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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-28

Mr.. Gray continued to cite OPINION
after opinion, until he reached the cas-
of the state versus Ronello, which wa
tried in Huntingdon county in 1917
lie said there was a conviction, appeal
and reversal, followed by another con
viction, appeal and reversal, and h'
dwclt at great length on the similarity
in the evidence in the Honello and
Brines cases. lie said the outcome o!
the Noncllo case hinged on the findinF
of a knife on the bank of the JuniatE
river and the presence of the defendant
Ronello, in that vicinity on the day tn
crime was committed.
Mr.. Gray then stated that the knif'
in the ltoncllo case enacted the SAME
role of the revolver in this case.
"Thc commonwealth in this cas-
points to the blood and points to tho re-
vo!ver," he said; 'it points to the ties
timony and points to threats and point
to the conduct of the defendant. 1t "a
point TO anything it wishes, but 1t mus
nut Brines with Drewes and remove a
probabilities as to an accident and al
probabilities Of a suicide apd all prola
bllities that some one else may hay
committed this crime.
"Thc evidence presented hero doc
not warrant conviction for murder,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-28
COMPLAIN OF CITY JOB FEE
NeeId is Told Agencies Collect 81
From Eligible Laborers

Charles W. Neeld. secretary Of tho
civil Service Commission, said today
he had received complaints that employ
mcnt agencies were collecting 50 from
unemployed men sent TO City Hall AMI
taken on the eligible list as laborers at
$500 day.
lie said that when laborers were sent
to the commission, they were told 90
return to the agencies provided they
were accepted for the eligible list. Whea
the men return to the agencies and an.
nounce they have been placed on the
'abor eligible list, the agencies. it Is
alleged, make an unauthorized collec-
tiOn of 81 from each man.
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your honor should say, no matter how
suspicious the evidence. or how the evil
dence might indinte the guilt of the
prisoner, that the jury should return
a verdict of not guilty. Your honor
should determine that the common
wealth has not mnde out n case. No
twelve men, no matter how good and
true they might he. Should he allowed
to pass on this case when there is not
sufficient evidence u, warrant tbe;r On
doing"
Mr.. GRAY talked for ono bour o,d
twenty three minutes Ue was Sni =
lowed bv NJ .rS' Gordon ie was 'oi :
In replying to Mr.. Gray's arguments
VIZ: "ordon snid:
!, would ike hrst 70 comment on
thc noneiio case, Which seems to be
hr, ,.,,y mray man reliance;
ih're are only TWO tacts IN TINS
ease as tnsy were brought out IN court,
ahu III rulihg upon them the supreme
our ruisd tnat u was not necessary
10 prove iuehtincatlon. In >other words,
& ~ not necessary 10 brlns Brines and
n,u"ss aoaa .osetner IN order 90 put tms
dafor uo'o,. oo .o, 'ne JunS' Iounse, i1r .ne
ere, ,,orn, &C ,si;, sGss VIZ aiu NOT ssaolish the
pu' mop".oa,,h' LII shoa, Vhatnd tha. .ma. .ne com
fonnI shot S'tmsd o. tto In end' tnere was nag
Ind ant ~, 10 for b"u h"u;, nv; ~ n, .me roao
was tmaLoS naoti,, % ,u,,nn Uu ia. LIE o'e.Soa' .s
wns ABSOLUTELY M '" "v;dencs ns., nf s,,;o;Sa ont
nn MI na ho evuehce OF sulcide
every ;nd;co t;on | that H. anu hd, 'rer an war
transportod to thn ,rnt UJuy ,,.t.y u ~. o.s, .1
found The evidenc. We We ,rndncoa m n sh"ws ~as
that he was sbot ond taken tbere Thore
IL no sipn NJ n struagio ~ an, L;n,
near tho scnne whsrs tho ~ Hmu .aa
found therefore Tho commonwooitb Con-
tends tba, Voc have nrnnod ,La n,.O,,,
deficit sufficiently IN allow tb;s coss, ptr r.
90 TO tho iury '' '" "
Co,,.. p.,. x,,,.. c-,
r,,..,.- 49,. Wv" n,o
.bar.n rur'mramore. I,,an;. the commonwsaith has
w;tS .Su Sunv,en' 10 connect the detendnn'
VIZ. .he cuse;
NJ & 40 o"'S ,.ith h .ha a'.S s.a, n,s nome n,
wos go;,ar - 20 n Rood;n n Wv , '.ase'nent .h ~
ioco Thoro 49, @ ahu ahn. ." " i w;
c;Se Tho no,t tb;nm ~. s hpa' a., vi sui
on Mascber street A'' 0'' 10 'oun'
Then wo bavo tho av;do, .ho. ~,
dofondon. We II ns'e .h .ne es'uenS mar 'he
eru"1e oen, fo,sn n,ant ,.. .hreh.s ana that nc
,Thn, I'll. a. ia,se a .t.ter ~; .h5ousn the ma,Is
III, ~ me i.d.t. nuss ."is ".uruereu nun conins
90 rS;. a, nn >. .esponse 70 tae ict'
..,rt s snomH t"e eorpus uencli' -,
nc presumption IL murder. Inc
presum,p.ioh IL tnat the man was kiiied
, any ,heh carrieu there' lie uld mol
Nil hinseI;
Judge Ferguson mere interrupted
asking; siI,:.;, ,..,
Nnl you explain now you assume
tnere IS PRESUMPTION the man was
murdered because the body was found
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Final Kinder Recital Tomorrow

The fourth and last of the present
series Of Ralph Kinder's free Saturday
afternoon organ rccitaiS will be played
in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Kit.
tenhouse square, tomorrow afternoon
Mt 3 :45 o'clock. The program will in
clude compositions by Elgar, Fry
singer, Rachmaninoff, Pierre, Duane,
Guilmant, Kinder and Vierne. Dor
othy Johnstonc Basrler, harpist. and
Pauline Thayer, violinist, will be tho
assisting Soloists.
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ROYAL WEDDINGS SOON

Greek and Rumanian Ruling Fam
IlIes to Be United by Two Marriages
Athens. Jan. 27.-By A. PD-
Prince George of Greece and Princess
Elizabeth of Rumania will be mar
ried at Bucharest between February 10
and February 10. according to present
plans. King Constantine will BE- rep
resented by Prince and Princess Nich-
olas of Greece, who will leave here
on February i.
After the ceremony the royal party,
accompanied by Princess Marie Of lu-
mania. will return to Athens for the
marriage OF Prince Carol of Rumanu
and Princess Helene of Greece, which
win take place late in February. King
Ferdinand. of Rumunla, will not at
tend this ceremony.
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MAN LEAPS INTO NIAGARA
Unidentified Stranger is Swept 20
Death over American Falls

Niagara Falls. ". v, Jan. 2S.--(By
A. PAN unidentified man is report
cd to have jumped into the river above
the falls nt 2:1j o'clock this morning
and was swept TO death over the Ameri-
can brink. The man talked TO a res
ervation officer. II. w. Rhodes. just
few minutes before lie made the leap.
lie told Rhodes he was from Cleveland.
o., and that ho had conc to the park
to take farewell look before leaving
ing for Cleveland.
Rhodes, believing the man was all
right, turned and left him looking at
the falls lie was attracted by a shout
and turned back to see the man on the
railing.
Good by" he shouted to Rhodes
and disappeared over the rail. Rhodes
ran to the bank and states that he saw
the man pass over the brink.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-05

Mrs. c. E. Dwelley is visiting her
son, j. Raymond Dwelley, at Isles
ford.
Mrs. ]. H. Foster and son John
left Wednesday on their return to
Milwaukee, Wis.
Miss Celia Garbett is home from
a visit of two weeks in Cherryfield.
Rev. and Mrs. z. Andrews re-
turned Friday from visit to Cher
ryfield and Harrington.
Miss Muriel DeBeck, who is
teaching in Connecticut, writes in
terestingly of her work there.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Tracey and
little son are expected home from
Waterville, Wednesday.
Miss Gertrude Bragdon and Miss
Virginia Collins are i'll.
Ernest Andrews of Bar Harbor
and Bangor recently visited his
grandmother, Mrs. Ella Crabtree.
Saturday afternoon game of
baseball on the local diamond by
the Franklin and Aurora teams was
won by the Franklins. Score, 9 to 2.
Mrs. Rachel Smith is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Lueretia Downing, at
East Sullivan.
Friday evening members of the
ladies' aid society, with their hus-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-05
StoningtOn.

William Pinkham of Portland is
visiting his mother and friends.
Mr.. Taylor, State inspector of
secondary schools, gave short talk
to the high school students re-
Gently.
Webb Bros. are having their store
equipped with Delco lights.
Steamer Westport is substituting,
as every fall, for the J. T. Morse, and
has been running for over a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Silver have
moved from the Melissa Cousins
house to- house formerly owned by
Mrs. Mary Wells.
Miss Katherine Spofford Is here
from Portland for a short vacation.
The clam factory at Oceanvifle
has started work.
A pile of coal ON John Goss'
wharf at Crotch island caught fire,
and an alarm was given, but timely
assistance from the shore Of the
main island managed to control the
smoldering FIRE.
John l.. Goss was in town re-
Gently to confer with employees
about the labor situation.
Oct. 8. N.
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North Hancock.


e. L. Mckay was home from Ban
gor last Monday.
Miss Celia Foss has gone to Ban
gor, where she has employment in a
hospital.
Mrs. Charles Graves of Bangor
and Mrs. Lester Kief of Mt. Desert
Ferry, were recent guests OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Marshall.
Friends here and in surrounding
towns were saddened by the death
of Henry A. Butler last Thursday.
Mr.. Butler was taken i'll in July, and
since then had been gradually fail
ing. He was a good citizen, and
devoted to his family. He had been
selectman several terms. When a
young man he was foreman in the
woods for H. M. & B. Hall. He
understood the numbering business,
and had the happy faculty of get
ting along with men. The funeral
was held at the home Sunday, and
was attended by friends here and
from Eastbrook, Franklin, Sullivan
sion Of beautiful flowers, silent
CoSC1mOuldiS OI Inc ulSu esteem III
which he was held. He is survived
by a widow and two daughters,
Hazel and Mrs. Charles Scribner of
Green Lake, and two grandchildren,
Jay Butler Scribner and Doris
Scribner. He was tenderly cared
for by his wife and two daughters.
Everything that could be done to al
leviate his suffering was done by
them and his every wish was graft
fed. The sympathy of friends is ex-
tended to the wife and daughters.
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Southwest HarbOr.
Me-o-ny,

Rev. o. L. Olsen and wife left to-
day for two weeks trip to Bangor
and Boston.
A few cottagers Finger for the
fine days of October, but most of
the summer people have returned to
their city homes.
Mrs. George Cameron, with
guests, left for New York Septem-
Der q.
Mr.. Grundy and family, who have
made many improvements on
SLEEPY Hollow" formerly the Bee
cottage, left October 2, leaving in
structions for further additions to
their summer home.
Artemus Richardson is having a
cottage built on High street.
Joseph Joyce, who has been pa
tient in the Bangor hospital for two
years, came home last week, but as
he left without permission, he was
taken back by the hospital super
intendent pending legal discharge.
Mrs. George R. Fuller left on Sat-
urday for months visit in Boston
apd Fall River, Mass.
" Lawrence Phillips is attending a
military academy in Massachusetts,
and his sister Elsie has entered Alb
bot academy in Andover. Horace
Herrick returned for the second
year at Bates college, instead of U.
of M, as was stated last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins, who have
been here for month, left Sunday,
the former to go into northern
Maine to continue map-drawing for
an insurance company, and Mrs
Watkins to go to Washington, D. c.,
to visit sister and other relatives
before going to North Carolina for
the winter, where she will be joined
by her husband.
Oct. 3. SPRAY"
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North BrOOklin.


John Giles has purchased an auto
mobile of Ralph Dority of Sedg-
wick.
Allen Cole has crew of men at
work making alterations and adj
ditions on the Hull residence.
Wellington Redman and Byron
Roberts returned Tuesday from
New Sharon, where they have been
employed in corn shop.
Misses Helen Hull and Mabel
Robinson closed their summer
home here last week, and returned
to their duties on the faculty of
Columbia university, New York.
Herbert H. Hale, travelling sales
man for w. F. Cobb OF Franklin,
left Monday on business trip
through Hancock and Washington
counties. - ,.,4mr ~. .s-y-..a
Mrs. Mabel Davis of Forest Hills.
N. Y, and Louis A. Sherman of
Pembroke, Mass, are spending
few days with their parents, c. E.
Sherman and wife, at the old home.
Miss Helen Hale, who recently was
graduated with high honor from the
Eastern Maine general hospital,
Bangor, and has been at her home
here for three weeks, returned to the
hospital on Monday to take up re-
search and other work in the
laboratory.
Oct. 3. "Xenophon."
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LamOine.


Mrs. Clifton Stevens of Bangor
visited her parents, John Hopkins
and wife, last week.
Howard Hodgkins has returned
to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo of Brewer Wis
tied Mrs. Jane Grindle last week.
Mrs. Olive Crane and Mrs. Julia
Covey attended the funeral Of their
cousin, Henry Butler, at North Han
cock Sunday.
Roland Gibson of Waltham,
Mass, visited his parents, A. ]. Glib
son and wife, last week.
E. F. Hodgkins and wife and J. F.
Coolidge and wife left last Thurs
day for their home in Waltham,
Mass.
A pleasant. surprise party was
given Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Stratton
Saturday evening, the fortieth an
niversary of their marriage. Re-
freshments were served. A sum Of
money was left to show the good will
of their friends.
Oct. 3. r.
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Cranberry Isles.

Master Roger Stanley is visiting
his grandparents at Greetings is
land.
CHARLES Rice, who has been en-
ployed at Bar Harbor, returned
home Saturday.
Prof. Torrey and family left last
week for New Haven, after spend
ing the summer in the Birlem cot
tage.
Mrs. George Squirting, who has
been employed at Seal Harbor
through the summer, is home.
Mrs. Richard Stanley has been in
Bar HarbOr the past week.
Hilliard McGray, who has been
in Bangor some time, returned home
last week.
Wilbert Rice and wife, Mrs. Edith
Bracket and Walter Rice have
moved here for the winter. They
will occupy Willard Spurling's
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Squirting will
leave for the South this month.
Mrs. Dellie Harding, who has
been in Lamoine three weeks, is
home.
Frank Stanley and wife, who
have spent the summer at Northeast,
Harbor, are home.
Mrs. Leslie Rice and daughter
Barbara, who spent the week in Bar
Harbor, returned home Saturday.
Miss Barbara had her tonsils re-
moved while there.
Earl Pinkham is visiting his aunt.
Mrs. Roy Bulger, and attending
school.
Friends Of Mrs. Ernest Squirting
are sorry she has had to go to the
hospital, and hope she win receive
benefit.
Oct. 8. Rooney"
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ASnV1lle.
Mrs. Gertrude Sinclair and daugh-
ter Winifred, of Sullivan, visited
her sister, Mrs. C. G. Small, last
week.
Arthur Johnson has moved his
family into the Milton Johnson
house for the winter.
Mrs. Georgia Bunker spent the
weekend at Birch Harbor.
Miss Elva Leighton visited her
mother, Mrs. Fanny Leighton, before
going to Bar Harbor, where she has
employment.
Mrs. Delmar Robertson and two
children, of North Sullivan, are Wis.,
iting at Asa Bunker's.
w. H. Hammond and family are
camping for few weeks on Sew
ards island.
Mrs. Rachel Smith of Franklin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weeks and
Harvey Hanna of Bangor were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. e. A..
Hanna.
Rev. Mr.. Knowles preached a
helpful sermon here Sunday. Next
Sunday, Oct. 8, the district superin-
tendent will preach, and after the
service there will be holy COM
munion. Mid-week prayer meeting
will be held this week at the Tunk
Pond schoolhouse Thursday eve.
ming.
Saturday evening at $50 there
will be supper at the chapel, fol-
lowed by a social.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Preble Wis.
tied in Beechland last week.
Oct. 3. "Phoebe."
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fremont.

fremont.
Mrs. Sidney Wallace is visiting in
Rockland.
George Clark has returned to his
work in Baltimore, Md, after two
weeks at home.
Mrs. Julia Newman entertained
the ladies' aid society last Wednes-
day afternoon. There were twelve
present.
Mrs. John Murphy is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Jacob Kelly.
Harry Latty has returned from
Northeast Harbor, where he has
been employed.
e. B. Clark sold seven COWS and
three pigs last week.
Oct 2. X,
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bands, gave Mrs. Flora Perkins
genuine surprise, the occasion mark
ing her seventy-third birthday.
Peanuts stunts were a favorite
amusement for the company, which
numbered thirty-two. Ice-cream
and cake were served.
Mrs. Julia Martin and daughter,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, were in town
last week.
The many friends of Stanley
Lawrie regret to learn of his severe
illness.
The grange fair Friday was we'll
attended, despite the unfavorable
weather, but the managers decided
to open again Saturday, when they
had a fine day. The hall was
prettily decorated with red, white
and blue. The display of needle
work was artistic, and that of an
tiqueswas interesting. The vege-
table and fruit exhibit was grand
A. S. Gray of Sullivan was, as usual,
large contributor to the latter.
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Bluehill Falls.

Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Crockett
and daughter, Gertrude Hamilton,
have returned to their home in Port
land.
Schooner William Jewel, Capt.
Mitchell, of Rockland, is loading G..
M. Aliens lumber, for Rockland.
w. P. Palmer and family have
returned to their home in Cleveland,
O., after spending the summer at
CARLY Beacon" Bluehill Falls.
Mrs. Harry Conary spent the
weekend with her father at North
Bluehill.
Wilbur Friend is building a garage
for H. Fernstrom.
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Seal Cove,

Rev. Mr.. Woolsey, summer Wis
itor at Southwest Harbor, held SER
vices at the Episcopal chapel Sun
day morning, Oct. 2. Rev. G. D..
Mckenzie, of Manset, had service at
the Baptist church Sunday after
noon. Holy communion was cele-
brated at both churches.
Arthur Walls, who has been in
Bangor for hospital treatment sew
eral weeks, is at home, and improv-
ing rapidly.
The pulpwood operation on Tin
ker's island closed Thursday. Men
and teams broke camp Friday, Sept.
80.
Mrs. Phebe Robbins is at home
from Southwest Harbor, where she
has been visiting niece, Mrs. Ches-
ter Robbins. ~
Oct. 8. ~
.(e-
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Soothes and Heals,

No need suffering any more with
catarrh. Charles E. Alexander guar
antees that If Hyomei outfit does
not relieve you, he will pay for it
himself.
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ALGOLA PILLS

Regulate the Stomach, Liver and Bowels.
Make Pure Blood. For Constipation. Relieve
Gas. Indigestion, Biliousness, Sick Headache.
Try them; zoe. 2sc. At druggists. Duane
1t03, City Hall Station, New York. See
signature on each box.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-05
West fremont.

Mrs. Eliza Rumill and grand
daughter, Miss Leola G. Rumill,
have gone to Hampton, N. H., where
Mrs. Rumill will spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Jason Kane.
Miss Leola will go to Boston, where
she will have hospital work.
Carl and Hazel Reed of Rockland
and friend, Miss Nellie Reed of
Owls Head, left for their home Sun
day, after week at their home
here.
Miss Lillian Webster is quite i'll,
having bad abscess.
Miss Alice Rumill is attending
high school at Northeast Harbor,
making her home with her sister,
Mrs. Roy Clement, at Seal Harbor.
Mrs. Schuyler Rumill and son
Schuyler spent the past week with
her mother and Mr.. Rumill's
mother. Her husband came for the
weekend, and they returned to
their home at Seal Harbor Sunday.
F. w. Lunt, who has been quite
ill, is about again.
Mrs. Albert Hodgdon and baby
Eloise, of Center, spent last week
with her father, Dennis E. Norwood.
1huLOA ANOl WOOO, w III ACo SpOht
the summer at Hotel Dirigo. South
west Harbor, is at home for few
weeks.
Dennis Norwood left to-day for
Town Hill, to paint the house of E.
F. Hamor.
Capt. and Mrs. Gardner Lawson
have moved into their new home
here, the former James T. Clark
place. They have had many i'm
provements made.
Mrs. Lena A. Robbins, who has
been employed at Bar Harbor, is
home.
The w. T. 1. society, that has
been idle the past year, will meet
at Mrs. l.. w. Rumill's to begin
work.
Mr.. and Mrs Vernon Latty have
the sympathy of the community in
the loss of their son Vernon. In
terment was at Hill Rest cemetery,
Sept. "a.
Oct. 3. "Thelma'
The New York herald., 1921-03-30

and other Incidents nicely calculated
10 a better understanding of the
financial problem involved. In other
days progress was marked by toasts
drunk to the health of the President
and TO the Governor OF Virginia /;
agreeable compliments are always ex-
changed and the commissioner re-
turns TO Richmond with renewed
assurances OF esteem, and promises
that the claim will receive further
examination.
1t is said that in Virginia no more
prized honor can come 10 Il citizen
than to be elected to the Office which
carries with it the distinction of con-
Quoting these almost hallowed nego-
tiations. 1t must be that this manner
Of forwarding adjustment of claim
between even the most sensitive ma
tions. without denial OF validity, will
appeal to the good sense and kindly
humor Of statesmen alert TO the politi-
cal value of courtesy visits.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30

lines wrote also Hamlet's soliloquy.
Mark Antony's speech over the body of
Caesar, or put into the mouth of Mer-
QUITO. in Romeo and Juliet" the merry
fairy fancles. Such evidence would be
rejected in a court composed of infant
school children.
Shakespeare has the homage of the
highest intellects Of the world. Ben
Jonson, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Coleridge,
De Quincsy, Carlyle, Emerson and Rob-
ert IngersoIl have led the chorus of his
praise. He was the greatest imaginative
genius, the myriad minded man. the poet
of the human race. In no other mans
works is to be found so much truth,
wisdom and beauty.
They have become to large part of
the world one of the primal necessities
OF life. All the contemporary play
wrights of the period are obsolete and
forgotten. He was so far from dream
ing that his plays would become the
most precious treasures of posterity that
he did not take the trouble to have a
printed edition OF his vorks published.
In view of all these facts why should
there be doubts, talks about signatures
and cryptogram discussions? 1t is just
as reasonable to suppose that Shake
speare wrote Bacon as that Bacon wrote
Shakespeare or that Clyde Fitch or Ros-
sitter Johnson wrote them both.
B. e. VALENTINE.
New YORK, March 20.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
BalIade Of Spring.

The cellar pine has sprung leak,
The plumbers at his club. they say;
In vain decent cook we seek:
The furnace RAN has gone astray.
The laundress didn't care to stay
The seamstress left Us with a pout;
But nought can sink US in dismay--
The cherry buds are bursting out
The grocer. though his manners meek,
Is but an idol made OF clay
We can't afford some new Belleek
Since Bridget tipped ours from the
tray:
The butchers bills too big to pay,
And grandpapas laid UP with gout,
Yet he. too. shouts in accents gay;
"The cherry buds are bursting outr
our next door nelghbor is freak 4
Who Joins in each new fad or fray.
And. on our line with jealous cheek.
Uses the telephone all day;
The bulbs that Aunt Amanda Gray
Gave us as Christmas gifts won't sprout--
But what's annoyance anyway:
The cherry buds are bursting out
Though comforts fallen to decay
And left us only debt and drought;
One Joy can all our woes allay:
The Cherry buds are bursting outi
CHARLOTTE RrcKrr