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FLORENCE BENCH

Beginning at Cor. 1. lime stone 24x13x3 ins.. F ins. in
 ground. chiseled 1-r-1.s0. with earth mound, 24 ins. base. IS ins.
 high. alongside. for Cor. 1 from which |. S. l.. N. Sur. i2oo bears N 3 deg. 39 min. W. 4sl.3 ft. and left bank of Casadepa-s
 River is % ft. east: thence s. II
 deg. IS min. W. 1929 1t. to Cor.
 ? not set. identical with Cor. ?
 Treasure Bench this survey. not set with witness Cor. as previous
 ly' described: thence N. 34 deg.
 o3 min. W. along line Fl Treas
 ure Bench. this survey. 1000 fl
 thence x. 22 deg IS min. F.
 3ll fl: thence x. S2 deg. 34 min.
 F.. 6Ss 1t. to place of beginning.
 Containing an area of 12.1G4
 acres. Total area this Survey
 6S.7l2 acres. All cornc,s marked
 with an ( for true poin..
 Location certificates of these claim are of record in office of Recorder Council City Recording District. Ter ritory of Alaska. in Location Record as follows: :-Rench 1. Nol.' ], pap 20. Big Four Dist. Vol 1, page 1lC Bench ]. Vol. l. page 22 Old Serie Vol. s. page 127: Treasure Bencl Vol. IS, page 193; Florence Bencl
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Vol. 23. pare Ill.
 This claim is on left tank of Casa deIaga River. commencing about 36C f.. below mouth of Dixon Creek and running down stream about 3365 it. being about % miles southeasterly from Iron Creek Station on Nome Arctic Railroad. The adjoining cla inns on the north. east and west are un- surveyed and narnes "rd claimants un- known: on the south the Mortimer Ba ' and Eureka -iace~e of S'-- 1200 ad- join and are owned by claimant here in
 United States Location Monument Survey 1900 to which this survey is tied. is Il point on Limestone bed sock marked. r. S. L.. NJ 1900 with ( for true p>int. with stone mound. ( 1t. base 1t. high. alongs''e. situate on limestone bluff about 100 1t. higher than the Casadepaga River and about 400 fit. west # left bank of same and is about Sg50 f. northe1 -terly from mouth of Dixon Creek. in Latitude 64 deg. 54 min. N. Longitude 164 deg II. 5 min. W.
 JHoS. MeGANN
 Register Pubi:si-Juiy 9. Is. as. 30. Aug. :, ts. 20. ?. Sept. 2. 1921.
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ed ground on Penny River. q tributary to Boring Sea. about 20 miles N. w. of the town of Nome. in Cape Nome Mining and Recording Precinc.. Ter ritory of AlaSka.
 The notices of location of sad mining claims are of record in the of flee of the Recordec of Cape Nome Recording Precinct. Territory of Al asl>l. as follows:
 Nome Group Association placer, re- corded in Volume i55 at page SsO:
 Bering Group Association placer. -e- coi'der in Nolumr ifs at page 134.
 0. K. nciation placer. recorde e'i in Volume l69 at page 3S0 and amended notice in Volume l90 at page 3lS.
 The adjoining c,ahns are; on the Fast and west. claims and claimants unknown. On the North. Wayno As siciation owned by applicant: on rhe South the snow Bird claim owned by applicant. There are no conflicting claims.
 The Mineral Monumcn. to whic'i this survey is tied is described and locst ted as follows:-
 [. $. L.. NJ. No. lea2 is a schst stone 6i ins. long. ie ins. wide. ins |. USI.M No. i2s2 with stone mound around same. and also stone mound , it high. s 1t. base to N. side of same. situated on high prominence on side of mountain about 1855 1t in ele- vltion above bed of Penny River. whence Wireless Tower at Nome he $, 5s deg. e3 min. F.. Monument Rock belrs x. = deg. 5S min. F.. Cape Nome bears g s5 deg. l3 min F. High mountain at head of Penny River bears N. la deg q min. ti Latitude 6t deg. 3i min X Long .- ,ude l65 deg. 70 min. W.
 THOS. MeGANN.
 Register publish-July 9. IS. 2S. 20. Aug. 6. i3. 20. 27. Sept 3. 1921
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BENCH s

Beginning at Cor. 1. identical with Cor. Treasure Bench this survey. a limestone 24xl2x2 ins.. l2 ins. in ground. chiseied. l-B 5. 4-T-l2s0 with earth mound along
 side. for Con. 1 fr- which U. S. l.. NJ. Sur. 1900 bears N. 47 deg. 50 mn. r.. 1868 5i f.: thence $. 25 deg. or min. F. 137s.4 1t. tn Cor. ? not established. identical with Cor. 3 Treasure Bench this survey. from which a witness Cor. q limestone 24xSx6 ins., F inS. in ground chiseled. w C 2-B :. S-T- l2S0. with earth mound 2 ins. base. IS ins high. bears N. 25 deg. or min. W 50 f. distant: thence from true Cor S. 39 deg. A min. w. 6Ss.5 it.: thence N. 24 deg. 59 min. W. along line 2-l Bench this survey. 1928 it.: thence N. 35 deg. 22 min. F.. 66l fl. to place of beginning Con taininS an area of IT S6S acres.
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. tha. D. Basil O'Conror whose Post Of flee address is East Orange. New Jer- scy has through Geo. B. Schoficid. his duly authorized Agent and at.or- ncy-in-ftrt. whose Post office address is Nome. Alaska. made application in the United States Land Office at Nome in the Territory of Alaska. for United States Patent for placer mining claim known and described a.s No l above DISCOVERY placer on Sunset Creek in Cape Nome Recording Precinct. Ter ritory of ALska. being under Mineral Survey No. l2si. Said mining claim is mrre particularly describ in the field notes and plat of the offio:i survey thereof now on file in sLid land or fee. as follows, to-w-it:
 Beginning at cor. No. 1. iden
 tical with cor. No. 5. Sur. No.
 4S2. Discovery ard Cold Air
 Bench Group placer. E. fir post
 !ns sq. feet above ground. in
 earth and stone mound, scribed
 4s2 DC A. scribed l291 I Ab..
 whence U. S. l.. Al No r bears
 S. S6 deg. 3S min. 50 sec. F..
 8s27 n feet; Thcnce <. B deg
 10 min. w, variation IS deg 15
 min E) along line 6-5. Sur. No.
 4S2 Discovery and Cold Air Bench
 Group placer, 595. 10 feet to cor
 No. ,; identical with cor. No. ,
 sur. No. 4s2, a fir past. ms. sH..
 fha feet above ground with stone
 mound on F.. side of sstfne scribcd
 is2 and sc,dbed i291 l Ab:
 Thence N. 3l deg. Is min.
 W. (variation l9 deg. 02 mn.
 F. l29l 30 feet to cor. No. 3.
 q fir post ins. sq feet above
 ground in stone mound IS inl.
 high 30 ins. base scribed 129l.
 Ab.. whence Wireless tower at
 Nome bears $. 1T deg. 27 min.
 F.: Thence N 57 deg. 46 min.
 F. (Var. 19 deg. 29 min. ED714.90
 it to.cor. No. 1. a limestone 25 ins.
 long. l2 ins wide ins. thick set
 12 ins. In ground. with stone
 mound IS ins. h.gh. 3o ins. base on
 F. side of same. chiseled ls3l 1
 Ab Thence $. 25 deg. 2s min. F..
 tvaratiM l5 deg. IS min. E.)
 1.0t 10 fesnt to cor No. 1 and
 place of beginning containing an
 area of 1S.o92 acrrs.
 This claim is on nnsurveyed ground on Sunset Creek. a tributary to Snake River. about F miles N W, Of the town If NcGne in Cane None Minine and Recording Precinct Territory ot Alaska.
 Ine nOLCe or iOcdtIon CT said min trG claim is of record in the office 0. the Recorder of Cape Nnrie E.eco rllice Precinct. Territory Of Al,siss. in Vol , ume lS5 at page 25+
 The adjoining claims are: On ths North. No. above Discovery on Sun set Creek. claimant unknown: on ths East, claim and claimant unknown: on the South. Sur. 4S2. Discovery anG Cold Air HeHch C~o':'' placer, claim ant unknown: on the West. claim ant claimant unknown. There are nc | conflicting claims.
 The Mineral Monument to whic, this survey Is tied is located and de Scrfbed as follows.
 U. s. l.. NJ. No. IT. a limestone | 39 ins. long l ft. above ground chiseled IT. :. L.. NJ. No. IT on w | face. with stone mound around same | and is situated at the head of Russel Gulch, whence Anvil Rock bears < | 78 deg. II min. E.. about 4l. miles | Monument Rock bears N. 36 deg. 2 min. E. about l mile. Latitude 6
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8 aENCh 4.

Beginning at Cor. I. Identical with Cor. { Bench T this survey. a limestone 24xsx3 ;ns., lo ins. in ground. chiseled. 1B |. 4-B 5-I2s0. with earth mc'--' alongside. for Cor. l from which U. s. l.. Nj Sur. l2D0 bears N. it deg. 13 min. F.. 2313. 56 f.. thence $ @4 deg. 5S min. E. 1923 1t: thence s. 45 deg. i7 min. ". 656 ft: thence N. 24 deg. 5i min W. along line 2-1 Eureka placer Sur. 1900. l31S. , ft.. thence N. 4 deg 30 min E. 656 1t. to place of beginning. Containing an area of IS. 69l acres.
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NOTICE OF MARshAL's SALE

UyRIIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That under and by virtue or n Wri: of Execution and Order of Sale issued out of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Second Division, upon a certain Judgment therein Iendered on the 26th day or July. 1921, Cause No. 1871 and entered in favor of F.. F.. Powell. Trustee. plaintiff, and against the Nome Hold ing Company, a corporation. AiaSRa Mines Corporation. Il corporation. and Fl. $. Newman. Trustee. defendants. for the sum of One Hundred Thhty- one Thousand E;ish. Hundred Twenty four and O1 100 (sl3i.s24. 4.0D dollars. with interest from the date of said Judgment at the ra:e of eight per cent (s1s) per annum. l will on the 29th day of August. 1921 at twelve o'clock noon of said day at the front door Of the United States Courthouse a. Nome, Alaska. as commanded in said W,-it of Execution and Order of Sale. offer for sale at public vendue and sell to the highest and bes. bidder for cash all of the right title. and interest which the defendants had on .he 26th Of July, 1921, or at any time since. in ana to the following described real pro- perty. to-wit:
 Carnation Group. situated on Wonder Creek:
 Bonanza Association Claim. sit uated at the East side of the City of Nome towns.e;
 Anderson Claim. situated on the west side of Bonanza Claim;
 F. interest in No. Bench, left limit of No. Below on Dry Creek;
 No. 1 Above on Wonder Creek; Four claims. Jewel. Gold Dust. Lucky Two. No. claim and Juanita, situated off the left limit of No. 13 Below on Dry Greek: Moonlight Claim, situated second tier of benches off No. 10 Below on Dry Creek: Combination Claim, situated of No. and below. right limit Dry Creek: Johnson Group, one-haif interest, or all their interest. in three claims sit- lfated on the left limit of No. 2 above on Dry Greet. and described as Tibbets, Convex and Concave Claims The Milton and Dover Claims a. the mouth of Little Creek No. Tundra North of the milk ranch, East of Nome. Sheldon No. ? off No. ? below on Wonder. l.. l..
 Also n lease and option on ap- proximately 100 acres having about 16 years 70 run. rroperty owned by the Alaslta Dredging . Company. situated on Wonder Creek and q contiguous piece of property.
 Lots and buildings: lots 10 and II. Block 91; one building and lot, lot 40 in Block 20, situated in the Town of Nome.
 One office building and lots known as 2S, 20 and 30. in Block 16. situated in the town of Nome.
 Miles of ditch leading from the headwa.ers of Dry Creek to the southern lNnies of the proper ty adjoining the City of Nome.
 Miles of ditch leading from the hcadwpters of PeluIl Creek 70 southern limits of the property. adjoining the, City of Nome.
 All of the above real property Is located in .he Capc Nome Recording Precinct. Territory of Alaska, second Division.
 E. R. JORDAN,
 United States Marshal. Second
 Division, Territory of Alaska. Pubijsh-July 90, Aug. 6. 13. 20. 1921.
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TREASURE BENCH

Beginring at Cor. 1. a lime stone 2sx6xs ins.. l2 ins. in ground. chiseled. IT 12SO. with earth mound 24 ins. base. 1s ins. high alongside. for Cor. 1 from which U. $. L.. NJ. Survey 1900 bears x. 5i deg. 2i min. F.. 1073.2 f.: thence S. %4 deg. c3 min F.. l273 ft. to Cor. ? not established. identical with Cor. ? tlcrence Bench. this survey, from which q witness Cor. a limestone 24x8x6 ins.. i2 ins. in ground, chiseied. " c 2-T.2-F-i2s0. with earth mound 2i ins. base. IS ins. high alongside. bears N. 3i deg. O3 min. W. SC 1t. distant: thence s. B deg. 24 min. W. s42 1t. to Cor. 2 not set. bein~ identical with Cor. ? Bench this survey. with witness corner previously de- scribed: thence N. 25 deg or min. ". along line 2-1 Bench , this survey. l37s,4 fl: thence N. B deg 14 min. F.. 6io f.. to place of beginning. Containing ar area of IS. .9g9 acres.
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NOME, GROUP ASSOCIATION
 PLACER


 BeginninE at cor. No. I, a fir post 1t. long, { dns. sq. set fl. in ground. with earth mound around same. scribed 12s2 N. whence t. $. l.. M. No. 1922 bears N. s deg 55 min. w, s32. , fl. Monument Rock bears N. 72 deg. 49 min. E.. thence N. l3 deg 49 min F.. tNar. :2 deg. 17 min. F.. 27ss % il to cor. No. 2. q fir post { fl. long. irs. su. set f.. in ground, with earth mound around same. sorlhed I292 N: Thence S. F deg. 40 min. F.. tVar. ,s deg 56 min. E.) 7s2 10 1t. 10 cor. No. 2, a fir post f.: long. ins- sd.. set fl, in ground. with earth mound around same, soribed. , 12s2 N; Thence S deg. 5 min. F. tvar 19 deg. t2 min. ED 2ss1. 90 ft. 10 cor. No. {. Il fir post f.. long. ins. ST.. set fl. in ground. -ith earth mound around same. scribctl l292 N: Thence x 8 deg. 50 min. W. tNar. 13 deg. 52 mn. ED 57l DO it. to cor. No. a fir post, fl, long. ins. sq set q. n ground. with earth mound around same, scribe,i , l2S2 N: Thence N. 3S ieg 5s min. W tNtr. % leg DO min F., 9H7 co f tc cor. NJ. I and place of heginning. contain ing and area Of f7 SOC acres.
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deg. 3ol. min. N. Longitude 1855 deg 3l min. W.
 THoS. MCCAIN
 Register l'ublish-July 2. Is. g. go. Aug. 6. 1s. 20. 2I, Sept ', 192i
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE: SECOND DI- VISION OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
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MINERAL APPLICATION
 No. 04O6

C. $. Land Office, Nome, Alaska.
 ,Iulv &, 1921.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that D. Basil o'Connor whose Post Office address is East Orange. New Jersey. has through Geo. D. Schofield. his duly authorized Agent and attorney in-fact whose Post office address is Nome. Alaska, made application in the United States Land Otiicc, at Nome. in the Territory of Alaska, for q Unit ed States Patent for placer mining claims known and described as RER- ING GROUP placer NOME GROUP placer and O. K. ASSOCIATION placer. on Penny River. in Cape Nome EcrU~ding Precinct. Territory of AL aska. being under Mineral Survey No. 1292 Said mining claitns are more particularly described in the field notes and plat oF the oficial survey lhereof now on file in said Land Otice, ;s follows, to-wit:-
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WALTER <. REED. a7 sole surviving F:xecutor of the Estate of JAMES EAYI.EY. deceased.
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MINERAL APPLICATION
 No. 04oS

U. $. Land Office, Nome. Alaska.
 July 8. 1921.
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THoS. MeGANN

Pubi:sh-July 9. Is. as. 20. Aug. :. 1s. 20. 27. Sept. 2. 1921.
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NOnbIA!nNht, -against- ALASKA MINES CORPORATION, Defendant,
Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1921.
Al NATION OF SUPER-MEN

The inventive genius Of the people,
of a few of the centrally located
states of this country, has made us
a race of super-people, and the power
OF our inventions has increased the
man power of many other nations.
With the aid of improved machinery
one man can do more OF most ary
kind of work at the present time than
five men were able to perform thirt.
or forty years ago, and as much as
three men were able to perform twenty
years ago.
This increase in the productive
power of human beings has wrought
great changes, changes which may &C
far to account for many of the TN
settled conditions of the present tiis,e.
II human wants keep pace with
this increase in productive power,
then the enventions will be Of great
benefit to mankind. But If these in
ventions have the effect of depriving
millions of men of opportunities 20
work, then they may be quite the
reverse of human benefits, for the
old adage. "The Devil finds work for
idle hands to do, is as true today
as it was hundreds of years ago
Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
PEACE OR WAR IN IRELAND

Lloyd Georges last note to Emon
d. Valera opens the door for peace
between England and Ireland wider
than ever before. The Prime Minister'S
invitation to peace conference gets
rid Of all embarrassing conditions and
limitations. Ireland is asked to remain
within the British Empire and that
is the only condition imposed as a
preliminary to the conference. In our
Judgment if ireland refuses to aecepi
this invitation it will make a colossal
blunder. No people anywhere are more
contented or better governed than the
people OF Lower Canada, and they
are within the British Empire, They
are French and most of them speak
the French language and their news
papers are published in French, but
they could not be induced to transfer
their allegiance from Great Britain to
france. If Ireland can secure peace
terms that will give her Dominion
form of government similar to that
of Canada, it will be far preferable 4
TO complete independence.
Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
DA RAILWAY COMPANY that Ar

DA RAILWAY COMPANY that Ar.
| ticle Ten (10) Of the Amended and
Substituted Articles of Incorporation
of the MANCHESTER & ONEIDA
RAILWAY COMPANY be and the same
is hereby amended by inserting III
lieu of the words and figures Seventy
five t75,000) Thousand dollars, which
commence in the first line of said
Article Ten (1O), the following words
and figures, "One hundred thousand
(1O0,000) dollars" the object OF this
amendment being to increase the
capital stock of said company trom
Seventy-five thousand (75,000) dollars
to One hundred thousand (1OO,000)
dollars.
End. Be it further resolved by the
stockholders OF the MANCHESTER G
ONEIDA RAILWAY COMPANY that
Article Twelve (12) of the Amended
and Substituted Articles of Incorpora-
ton of the MANCHESTER & ONEIDA
RAILWAY COMPANY be and the same
is hereby amended by adding at the
end of said Article and after the word
stock in the second line of the same
the following, to-wit: Except that the
Board of Directors of said company
shall have power to issue bonds to be
secured by mortgage on the property
and franchises Of said company to an
Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
ROBINSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Robinson ar
rived home from their honeymoon trip
on Saturday, evening. They report a
very enjoyable trip.
Quite heavy rain occurred on Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. Walter Bersley of Coggon visit
ed at the home of her brother and
family Tuesday.
We are glad to note that MIS-. A.
T. Robinson who has been quite ill
with inflamatory rheumatism is able
to be up part Of each day aid is
improving daily.
Mrs. Fred Bersley was Ryan visi-
tor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Behan attended
the picnic at Masonville Monday.
M. Sheely was calling on friends
in this vicinity Tuesday.
Leonard Pike was a Robinson yisi-
tor Sunday
Robinson was well represented a.
the Delaware County Fair this year.
Louis McEnany and Francis McEn-
any started to school at Robinson
Monday. ~
Some from here attended the sale
BIT Irving Smiths Tuesday.
Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
X. X. X. sUPER-GOyERNMENT

(From the New York World
Only by law can defiance of Law
be curbed. Usurpation of power mus,
be met by legitimate power.
In planning an exposure of the ac-
tivities of the Ku Klux Klan The World
had no intention of trying it in the
newspapers" 1t proposed to present
the facts, leaving it to the proper
authorities to act on that presenta-
ton.
The Department of Justice has not
been unaware of the Klan's activities
It's agents have had the effrontery
to declare that the Government haG
given it clean bill Of legal health
even that Attorney General Daugh-
erty was member. Such silly state
ments answer themselves The De-
partment Of Justice will make thor
ough investigation of the Klan. Ex-
perience with other exposures OF
secret plottings in the past warrants
The World in the expectation, that
it's Ku Klux revelations, when COM
pleted, will be of material use as a
basis for Federal action.
That the Ku Klux is challenge
to Government, both State and Federal,
needs no further demonstration. With
out the citation of specific acts
which, nevertheless, we shall produce
Its existence is challenge. It's
avowed purposes are a defiance in
terms. irresponsible men without the
sanction Of the law have announced
aims at variance with the law and
by lawless acts OF terror have pro-
ceeded to their enforcement. Such a
rule within rule cannot continue if
legitimate government is to stand un-
Knocked and unshorn of power. In a
republican form of government there
is no room for super-government, and
those who for private purposes seek
to set up a super-government must
eventually answer to the law.
Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
amount not 70 exceed sixteen tbousand

amount not to exceed Sixteen thousand
10000 dollars per mile of single
track, standard guage railroad, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
statute laws of the state of Iowa"
Witness our hands and official seal
of the Company this Sth day OF Sep
tember, A. d. 1921
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON, Pres.
L. MATTHEW'S, Secretary.
(SEAL)
State of Iowa, Delaware County, IS.
BE 1T REMEMBERED, That on this
9th day of September, 1921, before me,
u Notary Public In and for said county
and state, personally appeared JOS
eph Hutchinson and L. Matthews,
president and secretary, respectively
of the said Manchester & Oneida Rail-
way Company, and each for himself
acknowledged the same to be his free
act and deed and voluntary act and
deed of the said company by them
voluntarily executed, being duly auth.
orized by the stockholders of said cor.
poration.
Witness my hand and notarial seal
at Manchester, in the county of Della
ware, State OF Iowa, on the day and
year last above written.
HUBERT CARR, Notary Public
(SEAL). 37-4w.
Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
YOU ARE QUITE RIGHT NEIGHBOR,

The Farmer who lives in consoli-
dated school district is not merely OBJ
streperous when he kicks about tax
es. In some districts the tax figures
as high as 81 per acre. it is said.
Education is good thing, but are we
not in danger of OVERRIDING it in Iowa
Are we not in danger of making our
rural educational facilities such a
burden to the patron as to become
insupportable? Now. don't let any
body rear up and say that we are OPP
posed to education and progress and
have moss hanging down our back. OF
course we are for education, but it is
a serious question with us if we are
not going to extreme in this consoli-
dated school business. Let's try to
keep in the middle of the road Man
chester Press.
Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
SOLICITOR GENERAL BECK on
WORLD LAWLESSNESS

James NJ Beck, Solicitor Genera
of the United States, delivered a nota
BILE address on "The Spirit of Law
lessness" before the American Bar AS
sociation at its recent meeting ii
Cincinnati. In his world review, ht
cited enough statistics to show ar
alarming increase in crime. The fol
lowing are paragraphs extracted from
his address:
LEST / be accused of undue pessi-
mism, let me cite as witness one who
Of all men, is probably best equipped
to express an opinion upon the. moral
state of the world. refer to the
venerable head of that religious or
ganization, which with it's trained re-
presentatives in every part of the world
is probably better informed as to its
spiritual state than any other organi-
zation.
Speaking last Christmas Eve, in
an address to the College of Cardinals
the venerable Pontiff gave expression
to an estimate of present conditions
which should have attracted far great
er attention than it apparently did.
1'The Pope said that five plaques
were now afflicting humanity. The
first was the unprecedented challenge
to authority. The second, an equally
unprecedented hatred between man
and man. The third was the abnormal
aversion to work. The fourth, the ex-
cessive thirst for pleasure as the
great aim of life. And the fifth, a
gross materialism which denied the
reality of the spiritual in human life
The accuracy of this indictment will
commend itself to men, who, like my
self, are not of Pope Benedict's COM
munion.
81 trust that I have already shown
that the challenge to authority is uni
versal and is not confined to that OF
the political state. Even in the mar
rover confines of the latter the fires
Of revolution are either violently
burning, or, at least, smoldering.
1.-TWO of the oldest empires in the