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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
BRITAIN AS ARBITER?

The London Times says concerning the
role of the British Government at the
Washington Conference:
AS an ally of Japan and a close
friend of the United States, Great
Britain is in particularly favorable
position to express view that may
serve as wise and fruitful compro-
mise.
Our esteemed contemporary is in error.
AS long as Great Britain remains an ally
of Japan the United States cannot recog-
nize Great Britain as "a close frend"l
That alliance is disagreeable to the Gov
eminent and people of the United States
and it is the part of friendship at this
moment to make that fact as plain as
possible to the Government and people of
the British Empire. Unless and until that
alliance is dissolved the American people
cannot accept as genuine the assurances
of friendship that are coming from Brit
ishers of high and low degree today. The
sincerity of such assurances is belied by
the survival of the Anglo Japanese alli-
anCe.
I Moreover the Times is also uniformed
concerning American public opinion if it
assumes that the American people have
so soon forgotten the lesson of Versailles
At the Versailles conference Mr.. Lloyd
George essayed the role of arbiter be-
tween Mr. Wilson and Mr. Clemenceau
and the United States and France paid
the price. Mr.. Lloyd George essayed the
role of arbiter with such advantage to his
cllent-the British empre-that more
than 300, 900 square miles of territory
were added outright to that empire, and
in the newly created supergovernmeHt
set up at Geneva SIX seats were assigned
in the assembly to the British Empire
SIX times as many as any other nation
received-and a Britisher was installed
for life or good behavior as the executive
head of the League. These were only
few of the fruits of Mr.. Lloyd Georges
victory. But from the standpoint of the
British Empire they are ample to war
rant the assumption by the Times that in
the role of arbiter between America and
Japan Great Britain would be in posi-
ton to influence "a wise and fruitful
compromise" Wise for the Anglo
Japanese alliance and fruitful to each of
Its two partners. Boston Transcript
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
ySTERICAL PROCEEDINGS.

auctions" on Boston Common
sort of indecency. Workers with
obIess felt it. Now that investi-
as shown that Ledoux, the Bos-
tioneer," is being supported by a
king wife, who puts in eight
a proofreader, and by his minor
=u while paterfamilias works"
obleSs, some of the Boston hy-
Subsiding.
uployment conditions are bad. APP
they are growing shade better.
natives of labor and of the en-
nave been called together by the
nent to do what can be done.
a.9yment follows any and all great
ne aim and purpose of those who
&. help should be to lessen the
often the grindings AID prevent
ss.ble irritations, while getting la
* TO work as fast as possible.
he methods of the barker and the
auctioneer" are medievalisms. In
Vt helping they hurt. Instead OF
& irritations and lessening the
-S Of trouble they stir up irritations,
late and friction. They are spec
# dramatic and all that, but the
l. that they get nowhere and ac-
sA nothing except to make an evil
7 more evil.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
pRIM RETURNS TO MAINE

recent issue of Chattanooga, Tenn,
,.,banee says of former Brooksville,
gsiDe, man:
"a A. Prim, who came to Chattanooga
Pm years ago at the instance of z. C.
@a,+ten to take charge of the latter's farm
l.terests south of this city, has determin-
Ilo return to his old home in Maine.
g. a. said recently that he had already
~ Liked his goods and would go back to
Pa Maine mountains next week.
Car The past five years Mr.. Prim has
..-aged the Amnicola Farms, tn. prop
' 'g Of the late d. P. Montague, and has
-,-a a record as a farmer of southern
',r hat has attracted wide attention.
,m9ng Mr.. Prim's possessions is dog
b. Ellis "Ladd" of collie and shepherd
4.I which the farmer declares he will
ave behind him when he goes. This
Of very unusual Smartness. For
',.-5a g, he can be sent from the fields,
.~.r OF more to the farmhouse to ring
.-- auer bell merely by an order to that
.r..t. When told to go and ring the bell
Il. ol will run at top speed to the house
,ra .aking the bell rope in his teeth, will
r- lati the farm hands in all quarters
aa place hear. This dog is Mr.. Prim's
Instant companion and many people will
IRA him by his masters side in the lat
To. .dT.
NJ Prim many years ago met z. C.
atso, I. H, Payne, Dr. Bachman and
sssrs Of the Chattanoogans who annual
X lsh and hunt in the Maine woods.
Ng arm adioins the preserves where
a.se men spend their summer vaca-
roas he said. 81 can look from my
s,r down upon their camp. These are
Ne men who caused me to come down
-s-s .a see what can be done with typi-
"a. worm out Tennessee farm. have en-
re5 my life here. | love the place.
yr Montague was, think, the finest
nan ] ever knew. But his death has
hanged things and have decided to 60
s 10 Maine"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
RAIN AND FARMING

G blowing from the National Geo.
Society may be of interest:
lie everybody realizes in a general
nat the world depends on rainfall
ertlity for food, there are very few,
IDS, who even approximately appre-
now comparatively little the farmer
does in the great process of CROP
-rg To pillow millions of acres fur
ly furrow, to spend millions of dol
fertilizers, and to reap and gather
resh, is no mean task. And yet
red with the part that Nature plays
P arocess, mans work seems a very
abOT. For instance, it takes about
as of rainfall to grow a food crop
II general farming methods, which
bout 2260 tons of water to the
That seems preposterous figure,
1oubter can easily demonstrate
rectness. Suppose the American
mad to haul the water his ground
ave to give him a good crop, and
distance and freight rate were the
the average railroad haul and
lie United States. On that basis,
u.4 cost him more than $4,000 an
water his place.
ll not only would his water bill be
ralf a million dollars on 100-acre
but his fertilizer bill, also, would
to a neat little sum. 1t is esti-
that in the process of normal
stIon, soil water presents the root
It's neighborhood with about IA
Of ammonia year to the acre"
State the average annual pre-
IN is about AZ inches, in the Uni
5les about "a inches, and in the
lout 60 inches.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
THE EMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE

The employment conference is in ses-
sion. Its first work will be to make as
accurate an inventory as possible of the
kinds and extent of existing unemploy-
ment. There has been gross exaggeration
as to the extent and much sensational
exploitation of that which does exist.
This exploitation has bee made to serve
partisan and class purposes. The expos
ure of the fact that the person engaged
in "auctioning" working men in Boston
is professional "reformer" who permits
his wife to toll long hours each day in
order to support him and their children,
has hurt the prospects of those who
thought and sought to create class ha-
treds, fan ignorant preiudices ard serve
base partisan ends by promoting such
spectacular performances.
1t must not be expected the employ
ment conference will wave some magic
wand and put everybody on the payroll
at once. Its greatest work will probably
consist IN formulating some plan where
by the economic waste of seasonal en-
pioyment can be reduced. Undoubtedly
the conference will be flooded with sug-
gestlons which are socialistic and COM
ihAhiSeAS III character ana purpose
suggestions that the government owes
every one living and should assume the
responsibility of giving every one job
at the expense of the public treasury. In
the opinion of saner and closer students
OF the problem all the government owes
Is the guarantee that private industry of
every kind shall have fair chance to
engage in profitable production. Once
that is assured, the problem of unem-
ployment, except the seasonal variety,
will solve itself.
Once it is admitted the government
either national. state or local-should
furnish means of employment to the idle,
then the whole principle of state social
ism is limited and the government must
provide either job or an unemployment
penslon,-a vicious economic practice
that Is costing European nations millions
every year, encouraging idleness rather
than eliminating it and is the largest
single factor operating today to stagnate
European industry, depress Europe eco
nomlcally and prevent its return to pre-
war normally.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
Ky BOY IN HIS MOTHERS EYES

Aae walking down a crowded city
street the other day,
heard little urchin to a comrade, turn
e and say,
'sy, Chimney, lemme tell youse, I'd be
r as happy as clam,
1 only was de teller dat me mudder
links am;
'-s INKS am wonder, and she knows
her little lad
''D'1 never mix with nuttin' dat was
NJ ugly, mean or bad.
- OTIS of times l sit an t'ink how nice
h would be, gee whiz!
teller was de Teller dat his mudder
Il thinks he isp'
- mend, be yours life of toll or undi-
", luted Joy,
W can still learn a lesson from this
Don, small unlettered boy.
aim to be an earthly Saint with
lp,, eyes fixed on star;
Try to be the fellow that your moth
u.,, er thinks you are.
JJo MN 3. Adkin in the international
'''Aal of Surgery.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
MORE MEN THAN v OMEN
HAVE APPENDICITIS

Medical reports show men are more sub
ject to appendicitis Though many sud-
den cases occur among women. It can
be guarded against by preventing intes =
final infection. The intestinal antiseptic,
Adler-i-ka, acts on BOTH upper and low
er bowel, removing all foul, decaying
matter which might cause infection. It
brings out matter you never thought was
in your system and which may have been
poisoning you forlmonths. Adler-ik.a is
EXCELLENT for gas on the stomach.
City Drug Store, Read & Hills, proprie-
tors, Postoffice Square, Belfast.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
INCEST "Taxi" in
Town
BY MARY MORRISON

o. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate. !
The starter who stood in front of
the old Brevoort house was busy that
afternoon. At his sharp whistle taxis
came and weHt, one succeeding anoth-
er, continuous wave of them joining
the ever-moving stream of traffic that
poured up the avenue. And amid it
all, stationary, a shadow of the past,
stood hanson cab, it's old driver
perched atop, his ancient high hat
over his eyes, his reins lying slack and
llstlcsS over his patient horses back.
For twenty years Pat had stood in
that same place. The time had been
when it was he who had dashed up to
collect his fare and had trotted off
merrily to join the gay procession Of
shiny, black cabs going to many gay
rendezvous farther uptown. For a
while it had seemed to Pat that the
whole fashionable world was waiting
for him and his sleek brown horse to
whirl it away. But he was living to
see his world a tickle thing at best
and his golden place in it usurped by
dago taxi drivers and their villainous,
reeking cars.
The starter, with a minute or two
to spare, reused Pat from his dreary
revery with:
"Well, Pat, no business this after
noon-eh?"
Pat shook his head in a weary mega
tive. sour days over-the nag's and
moine," he answered slowly. "Tomor-
row it's the auction room for me cab
and the country for the nag and me,
I guess. The city has no use for the
likes of us any more; we're done for,
shure enough"
"Too bad, Pat, old boy; too bad"
sympathized the starter. "It's long
time you've had your stand here and
I'll miss you. But everybody's for
hurrying nowadays; it's catchin' a
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06
Sonnambulist's Escape,

: Being somnambulist, I have had
many startling experiences, but none
more thrilling than when l attempted
TO secrete some valuable papers my
husband had left in my charge while
he was away. The first night Of his
absence I awoke to find myself, pa
pers in hand, in the center of beam
extending from our third-story win
dow to an adjacent tree, and left there
by painters. A cold perspiration GOV.
cred me when l realized my peril, but
managed almost miraculously, it
seemed, to crawl back as I had crawled
out-ChicagO Journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06

ssI feel it my duty to tell you what
'Fruit-a-tives' or Fruit Liver Tablets
did for me.
tried several kinds of physic for
over three years and, of course,
while took it every night my bowels
would move butas soon as stopped
taking physic, I would be constipated
and would have Piles terribly.
1heard Of Fruit "a -tives' and bought
one box and took them. Now 1
am not troubled any more with
Constipation and no more Piles.
sFruit-a-tiyes' did for me what no
other medicine ever did they left
no after-ef1ects, and now do not
have to use physic.
l recommend 'Fruit-a.tives' to all
my friends.
Mrs. JOHN CAPOZZI.
Soc. box, 6 for s. 50, trial size Csc.
At dealers or from FRCIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-10-06

The London Times says concerning the
role of the British Government at the
Washington Conference:
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
FACTS ABOUT COTTON

About 60 per cent OF the worlds. sup.
ply Of cotton is grown in America.
Cotton is indigenous to all tropical and
semi-troplcsl countries.
Sea Islands, grown.Off the Atlantic
coast Of the United States are the
Anest cottons in the world.
Boil weeVil has about destroyed the
Sea Island cotton Industry.
Boil Weevil first appeared 10 the
United States at Brownsville Texas in
1892.
A single pound of cotton has been
spun into single thread more than ],
900 miles in length.
The prospect is that there will be an
unspun supply of American cotton at
August /, of 1907. 600 bales. Before
the war the average amount of cotton
on hand at that date was about l.2OO,
600 bales.
The 'VlsiDie Supply" OF cotton, and
the totsi supply on any given date are
two eanrelv different things.
Manufacture VI cotton goods Is the
very foundation OF British weaI.n.
There is new enough unsrun cotton
in the world t. last about two years.
Inc average price OF mldaIng COTTON
al ~ lehulug cotton markets III the
Soutn Sa,urdsy was l4.03 cents,
Tue statistical year l.r cotton runs
from August 1t. 10 July 31st.
u. ). census Bureau repurts 1905,
000 Jales ginned to January 10Th. In,
next sinn.ng report will pe publish
ed March 2uth,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

The public is vitality Interested in the
discussion by the railroad executives Of
of the reduction that they must make
in operating the roads, Costs of
freight and passenger fares have be-
come burdensome to the public since
recent increases. A sample of the cost
was carried in these columns last week
in chipping from another paper.
Thirty cent corn in southeastern Mis-.
souri, becomes $1.00 TO $l.25 corn in
Semrvlle because Of the heavy cost
freight and the wo or three profits opit.
The remedy is in Fayet.e county grow
ing her corn and saving these freights
and pr fits. The same lie true of hay,
OF other grains, of meats ard products,
of canned goods and the other things
we can easry produce on Fayette coun-
ty farms, We may not be able TO grow
cIrn at toe same price per bushel
the Missouri famrer can grow
it, out We can certainly grow it cheaper
than the sum of his cost of growing it
and the freight from his field to our
barn, including profits for handlers.
And when we grow these things at
home, quit specializing and live at home
We Will have a more prosperous coun-
try and one less effected by such close
times as the present.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
Tennessee Now Creates
Dairy State in South

Tennessee leads all Southern States
10 dairy industry according 30 c. A.
Hutton, dairy specialist Of the Division
OF Extension University of Tennessee.
During the year 1920 eight new cream
sries began operation in Tennessee.
making total OF 26 in operation. APP
pfoximstely 5.O2S. 900 pounds Of sas.sr
was made to the State during the year
- compared with s.s22. sS4 pounds
In 1919. or On Increase for 1870 over
1919 II IS per csaI The . cooperative
cresnssiss made approximately 2 32s.
600 pounds Of butter during the yesr.
or 50 per cent Il the total made Ia ths
sntlze State. Creamery patrons re-
caivsd in round numbers 81, 1913, 900 FOR
butterfst for the 1870 output. Ssvsn
OF the cooperative CT ameries handled
|, TAI tons OF feed for their pa,rons at
. saving of slo.5
E ght cooperative cheese factories
arr nos In operation and $1,000 pound.
Of cheese we're manufsesursd during
1921 These factories are laying the
foundation for new industry In the.
South.
0ssr 5000 had Of Jersey cattle
wsrs exported from the Ststs during
tns year Tor breeding and dairy psis-
pps. TIE nuuesr Of dagy eoss N
Tennessee has increased from ss7. lol IN
1910 60 ais. l2e in. 1870 A toss, OF 80
c1ss froa 10 Jensy herds are salhs
Rs.islsr Of nsrit tssk TNnsssss lsads
oil Southern States In number Of cows
% est ~ vsll ss ksing he creates,
dsir. rate ~ z e South
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
Income Tax Forms Mailed
Out Tuesday

Forms for the filing of income ta1
returns for the year 1920 for incomes
OF So, DOC and under we're mailed out
Tuesday to all persons who filed returns
last year. Blanks for Income over So.
600 had previously been mailed out by
the local office. Failure to receive a
blank, however does not relieve a per-
son of his obligation 10 file a return
and pay the tax on time.
Copies may he obtained from offices OF
collectors Of internal revenue, branch
offices and banks. The return, sworn
to before notary. or other person
authorized to administer osths, must be
filed with the collector for the district
In which the taxpayer lives or has bis
principal place OF business.
The exemptions 1920 are 81, 1000 single
persons, 81 900 for married persons and
head of families. plus 5000 for each de.
pendent If under l8 years Of age, or in.
capable Of self-support. The normal
rate is per cent on the first $4,000 OF
net income above the exemption and
eight per cent on the remaining net
income. This applies to every citizen
and resident of the United States.
Alein non-residents receiving income
from sources within. the United States
are taxed to the full eight per cent on
net income from such sources. The
surtax rates range from one per cert
on income between $1,000 and $1,000
to So per cent on income in excess OF
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

The legislative committee that inves.
tigated the Tennessee industri 4 School
recently found that institution in hurri
BILE condition, according TO their report.
People who were c0nvsrsant with the
way in which Roberts used the institu-
tons of the state as foot balls for his
political favorited are not surprised
at this discovery by the legislative
Committee. Olher similar conditions
will be found if a thoro investigation is
made into the affairs OF soms OF the
other state institutions.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
Equipment

on "a rspsir hsrssss. Ley = . sap
ply Of belts. washers sails. rivsts,
necessary tools. oils. etc. Have water
heating system designed for
house Keep the lime pulvefizer going.
Interest your Heighbors In the eoopers'
tive purchase Of farm level and diteher
for drainage and terrace work. See
ypur agricultural agent about terrsc-
ing Demonstration. aud diiehisg demon
,trstion with dynamite. Get manure
sprssder and haul out nsnnrs. Overhaul
tsssr. slxass following nassfsetar'
s's dire etsosa.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

81 0OO, 900. met income" is gross In
come less certain specified reductions.
The tax, this year as last, may be
paid in full at the time Of filing he re-
turn, or in four equal insr ailments; due
on or before March Is, June l5. sept
ember Is, and December Is. The first
allment must sccomp ny the fling
of the return. Forms l04OA for in
comes of IS. 600 and lees and l04O for
incomes of more than IS. 900 have been
revised and contain Instructions which
If carefully read and followed will be
of great aid to the taxpayer in the
m aking of his return.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

Mighty few men hate cigarettes
worse than the editor of this paper,
but we believe the action of the present
Legislature of this state in repeating
tue anti-cigarette law was wise. The
law has been guofed by merchants all
over the state in selling these goods and
every body has bought if he wanted to
buy, from the cradle to the grave.
With the passage of a law placing
license on sellers and restricting sal
10 adults. we believe that the u,e f
cigarettes will gradually be reduced.
The action of the Legislature should
rnsks it legal for men to gel them and
inn ossible for schildrep, minors, to get
them.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

The proposed budget for 1921 expen-
SEES of the United States government is
for IS, 1868, 0O5, 7O6 and 10 for the depart
ments as Follows: Past wars SO 855,
1872. 586; Future wars 81. 428 1875, SIT;
Civil departments $751; OS7, 225; Public
works $l68,2OS 557; Education ard
science $50, O9S 661. This figures 50
per cent Of Uncle Sans money for
wars. past and future, with only per
cent to all other purposes. Don't it
seem time to quit wars.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

The legislature last week passed the
bill suthorrzos assessment this yssI
Of all property in the state. real snG
personal. Under the former law res
sstste was assessed last year and the
value fixed then would sand two years
and no assessments would be made Cd
it this year. Bot the Legislature re
cognized the injustice done bylsst year.
high valuations az fixed by Gov. Roberts
chief ststisticisn end bis corps Of priv
ate citizen advisers thruout the stats
aud passed this new law 10 order thai
the injustice may be corrected. No.
IL Gov. Taylor will set aside tho stats
tlcian and his cohcrt Of hslpers, in tbs
first place. he will savesthe state . vas,
Sun this year and estimated last year
as high - $4,000 expended 10 rns
work dons b. the statiscian and bis as-
slstants. Ia the second place, it vii
leave the county tax assessor in saen
county to assess the taxes If the cum.
tY without being dictated tc from Mesa
vile IS to what values snsll be, q duty
these assessors were chosen BY IN.
people 10 pOfafm. Ano they know
more about lt.tban any cheap horde oi
small bore attorneys and poiiticiaes
such as vi, tied this and other counties
last year, L. the tbr4 plnce. the NJ =
las viii cause q u exp DID this yea
more than 100000 OF tne peopls
money that would not nave been nee
esssry f S,etis Sicisn Loulnan and hi
3 M had Used little more common
sense In fx, z values and not put Ihen
to the SIX per the unusual and inf
81 values Of property at that line. Tue
Roberts TAX Law is said H. hase coat .
,otsl of mr., than $50, 600 asst year n
Its execution, mt when sc add another
hundred Thousand nov Tor ~ extr.
ssment OF this wear. i make.
tnr~A hundr.d thoussrd doll r expense
oilI ctsrg, sni- aIrecuy to ,n.s lsw. =
~ n. esivs Law. ioni ynu taintf
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

was only able to drag around, and
kept getting worse all the time,
only weighed lis pounds. Aefriend
recommended DR.. Pierce's medicine
to me so | took four bottles of the
'Favorite Prescription and now l do
all my work and take care Of four
children, and | weigh 173."-MRS.
ETHEL RICHARDS, r. I'D. /.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

Surrson. gree TIA, insssss OF Cats,
Burns, 8saisss and, Wpspis. the FIRST
TREATMENT - most inportant.
An RFFIClEhf szsis.ptis b spphsd
prsnpsIY. ..shsrs b No .dsnEss 81 infsc-
;lop arc ne wound begins 10 hesl a
sn~e. Fer sss 90 mAs o. beast, B0R-
OZONE h tie IDEAL AETISfPTIC
sos HEALING AGKhf. ssy u bov
AID - rssds fsE =. s.sRgsasy. Sod
- Price Dog g. -.