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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05
Protests innocence. Eut Is Jailed

Ephrain Howe of Portland, Me.
was sentenced to serve three months
by Judge John J. Winn in the Dis
trict Court, Haverhill, Mass,
Wednesday, after being convicted of
a charge of breaking and entering
and larceny of money at the home of
Thomas J. Sullivan in Bradford
avenue. Howe protested his inno-
cence and told the court that since
he lost his lett arm when run over
by freight train year ago he had
been making living selling pencils
Mildred Pinkham of South Port
land, miss of Is years who oscar ped
from the State School for Girls at
Halloweil, Monday night, was found
on Federal street last night by Dep
uty Sheriff Hunt. She was returned
to the institution by Mrs. Mary s.
Burnham, who made the trip by au-
tomobile. The girl was committed
last May, as hayward child having
acquired habit of frequently run
ming away from home. She told va
rious stories regarding her escape
One time saying that she tied sheets
together and lowered herself from a
window, and again that she was as
sisted in getting away by a soldier
loyer.-Portland Press. Aug 3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05
AUTO SUGGESTION
tests Show Water from Augusta
supply Can Be Used Success sfusiy
IN Storage Batteries-DistilIed
Water Not Necessary Hare

! A matter in which many an Angus
ia automobile owner might eWel be
interested has only recently been
brought to light and the subject is
distilled water Every owner Of a car
worries a bit over the water that has
to be added at times to the storage
battery of his car. Appeals are fire.
guent at garages for distilled water.
hut now the problem as far as Au-
guSta people are concerned seems
solved for the water that supplies the
city drawn from the ordinary tap or
faucet will fill the want if only al
lowed to run q few moments before
hcing used
! For some time past, the New Eng
land Tel. x Tel. Co has been using
the water for their storage battery
system with gratifying results. Twice
Il month this water is analyZed by
the Electric Storage Battery 90. at
the laboratories at Philadelphia and
+ thus far the reports have always been
the I. -. Lawrence Motor Co gar
age on state street was probably the
first of the local mechanics to recog-
. nize the merits of the water and at
once gave to the automobile public
the secret that the augusta supply had
for them So why worry about dis
titled water as long as the Carleton
Pond supply lasts? It's free for the
asking anywhere in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05
DIED

THoMPSoN-Addiaon, July 90. Mrs.
ElNira.
LARRAHEE-rittsheld, Aug. ,, Mrs.
Hattie.
COOkSON-Glenburn. Aug. ), Mrs.
Bertha NJ. aged sc years
HCRRlLL--old Town, Aug ,. Will
liam r., son Of Mrs. Augusta, aged 4
years, > months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Frank Weymouth of Dorchester.
Mass. is passing a few days in this
city and Thursday was a caller on
legal matters at the office of the
county register of deeds at the court
house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mr. and Mrs. Almon Sullivan of
Augusta and Mrs. Della Sullivan of
Boston. Mass. were recent visitors
at ROckland and at Mirror Lake as
the gus SITS of Mr.. and Mrs Elmer s.
Bird
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

There is rumor that picked Cony
High team will play the Augusta
State hospital nine at the hospital
diamond az o'clock next Monday eve
ming. The probable battery for the
Cony picked team will be: Brennan,
p; and Austin, c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Roscoe Giddirgs of the clerical force
at the internal revenue Office is en-
joying his annual vacation from his
duties and left the first of the week
for Island Pond. in northern Maine,
where he will enjoy the fishing in that
vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. George Russell and
family Of Medford, Mass, formerly
here for few days stay They are
summer visitors at Old Orchard
Beach and made the trip here by
automobile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

William G. Bunker of the firm Of
Bunker & Savage. architects. of this
city. leaves today for Thomaston to
inspect the construction work on the
new cell house at the Maine State
prison. The construction is being
done under specifications from the
architects office in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mrs. Elmer Frame and children of
inns city returned recently from
South Brewer where they had been
Visiting Mrs. FRAMES sister, Mrs.
George Farnham. They were accom-
PANIED by Eimore Farnham who
viii pass his vacation with them in
this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Bunker & Savage architects. of this
city, have been appointed the archi-
tects for the remodeling of the Gram
mar school house at Winthrop. When
completed this will call for an outlay
of about $4,000, as was voted at u
town meeting held last week. The
local firm have already started work
on the plans and within a few DAYS
will have plans ready FOR the recep-
tion of bids on the construction work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Regular meeting of Clara Barton
Tent, No. ., Daughters Of Veterans,
this Friday evening at c. A. r. hall.
This is the only meeting for the
month Of August and all members
are requested to he present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

The barge "Ontelaunee" hailing
from Philadelphia, arrived at the
wharves of Stone s; Cooper Thursday
afternoon, loaded with coal Work
OF unloading was begun at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Rev Howard Fl. Brown, pastor of
the Penney Memorial United Baptist
thurch, accompanied by Mrs. Brown
ana their children. Howard and Hell
en- VIII leave on Saturday, Aug. Il.
Tor Southport where they will enjoy
vacation until after Labor Day.
Ihe church will be closed from now
nhh' the Sunday following Labor
DAY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Frank Crockett has resumed his
duties on the clerical force at the
internal revenue Office following a
two weeks vacation passed with his
family at Rye Beach, y. Fl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

J. r. r. White of Rumford- Falls
was among those who came to the
Capital city Thursday for the pur-
pose OF Witnessing some of the base
hall play of Ben Houser's colts on
the Williams field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Miss Katherine Lowell who has
heen confined to her home on Swan
street for week by illness. has suf-
fciently recovered to be able to re
sumo her duties as bookkeeper at the
richmond clothing store on Water
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Ross w. D. Smith, Deacon who is
a candidate fer holy orders In the
Episcopal church. arrived in the city
the first of the week and is to take up
work under the. administration of
Rev. FIR. E. NJ. H. Knapp, rector of
ST Marks church. Mr.. Smith is to
have charge Of st. Matthews church
at Hallowell and st. Barnabas chapel
at Pettingilrs Corner, Augusta. He
has been sent TO this vicinity under
the direction of Bishop Brewster. He
is the son of an Episcopal clergyman
and comes to Maine from Baltimore
Nd. He will probably reside in Hal
lowell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

WI Wednesday afternoon, the cler-
,ai iorce at the Grant Candy store
,'yoSed an outing to New Meadows
,l" where shore dinner was serv-
"a through the courtesy Of Alton w
.an'' the proprietor, who has head
nual'efs at Lewiston. The party then
- ut"eu TO Augusta and journeyed
;nn !.,dna Park in the evening, attend
ra? sne dance at the pavilion. A most
'"Jo'aoie time was reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mrs. +. II. Heineck of Detroit.
Mich. is visiting her father. Jane S
Orrick, j. Grove street Augusta,
and her aunt, Mrs. John Reynolds of
sidney,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Suit has been brought against the
State and service has been made upon
Secretary Of state Frank w. Eall un-
der authority granted by the Legisla-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Frank L. Pierce of Weeks Mills
vas among the out-of- town bust
ness callers along Water street,
THURSDAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

clenvood c. Damren Of Weeks
Mills was in the city Thursday call
ing on matters Of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Winfield Martin of Weeks Mills at
the Augusta General hospital Thurs
day morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfareth Mason Of
Winthrop are the proud parents of Il
son born Thursday at the Augusta
General hospital
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mrs. James Brown of South China
was among tn" out-of-town callers in
the city Thursday, calling on matters
of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Sidney c. Gould of Guilford was
in the city Thursday calling on
friends and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05
CHELSEA

EAsT-There will be a cottage
prayer meeting at the home of San
ford Allen next Saturday evening,
August 6.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mr. and Mrs. F. Ebert SAWYER OF
- davenport street entertained as
guests on Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs
H. e. kimhall of Cleveland, Ohio
WIZ ard Mrs. G. NJ Pearson of Bos
,oh' Frederic T. Murch of Wakefield
Mass and George Edmonds and
MSS Flora Murch of Morrill, Mr.
ara Mrs kimball came from Ohio
!" men % II. +. Revere machine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

X. G. Heckley Of Mcriden, Ct, was
IN the city Thursday calling on bust
ness friends along Water street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Albert Brown of South China was
calling on friends along Water sire eft.
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Dow and Mrs,
Harland Dow of kent's Hill were
visitors Wednesday in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Charles Lane of Grove street has
recently purchased a large Stanley
steamer automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Llcwellyn V"inot of Western avenue
left Thursday for Waterville on two
Gays business visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Garland of
Rangor visited Thursday in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Walter II. Holmes of this city, is a
business visitor at North Nassalboro
for a several days stay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05
LOCAL NOTICE
Artificial Teeth.

Il, Co,hmander, Miss Booth. Old Or
chard, Sunday. August IS. iulysodtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

California has sixty-one studios
for the production Of motion pictures,
with an annual output of finished
films of approximately s150,000.O0o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

stance the knife went through the
lunches like butter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

A mechanical sugar cane cutter
which is expected to solve the labor
difficulties of planters the world over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

Lewis Morgan, a barber in New
York City, has leased a shop in the
basement of large hotel for twelve
years at an annual rental of $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

the supreme judicia! court at Niscas-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

number of the car was reported as
Maine 55,5S2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Mrs a. w. Gordon of this city is
,,isiting at West Gouldsboro.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10

svo,vrss Of Harmony.: Fabsr and
prSnet: Miner end Evans Frances
and Willard Ubert Carlton: Leon
Stanton, with his own company Q.
players; Seymour and Jeafiette anu
Frances and Frank. -
GRAND--The headliner is the "Cabaret
de Luxe" blend of comedy, singing,
dancing and music. Other features
are the, McBans; Lang and Vernon ;
Billy JIibbtt and Eddie Male and as
a special attraction for the children
Jean Berzac's Indoor Circus has bech
secured. A comedy picture, Pathe
News Topics Of the Day and Aesop
Fables round out the bill.
KEYSTONE - "The Seven Military
Girls" head the show. Other acts
are Frank and Teddy Sabind and
company; Gerard's Monkeys; Rap
pi," the violinist: Duffy and Keller.
comedy skit, and pictures featuring
chapter two OF the "Hurricane Hatch
serial and tho Pathe News.
WILLIAM PENN--First half of weel:
Jack Levy and his Four symphony
Sisters Bebe Daniels, in "One Wild
Week" Princeton and Watson; Val.
entine vox; the Big Three; Larimer
and Hudson. Latter half of week
change OF bill, with Frank Dobson
and his Thirteen Sirens" as the head
liners.
Burlesque
CASTNo--Joe Hurtig's Greenwich vii.
lage Review" in a laughfest called
such Is Life" Frank Harcourt, the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10

tocratic nose at mere gold mine or an
oil well.
In tho beginning Irene was owned
by James Montgomery. the author.
Cnrle Carleton. n motion picture pro.
moter. and Joseph Moran. part owner
of the Vanderbilt Theatre in New York.
Subsequently, Carleton was bought out
by Montgomery. and today il is under
stood that the piece is owned two
thirds by Montgomery and one third by
Moran. BE that as it may, it is one
Of the greatest money makers OF the
present theatrical generation.
The engagement at the Vanderbilt
Theatre. New York. began on Novem-
bcr IS. 1919. The piece was produced
at the Empire Theatre in London on
April 3. 1920. and soon afterward by
three additional companies in the Eng
lish provinces. Ry this time it had
been well through Scotland and ireland.
At about the same time rights were
sold for the presentation of the piece
in Australia. New Zealand and South
Africa and Sydney. Adelaide. Mel
bourne. Auckland. Carotowr. Johan-
nesburg,p and other citicsS have also
been played.
In May. 1920. preparations were
begun for the organization OF three ad-
ditional companies to tour America
In June and July rights were sold
for Irene" in Sweden. India and GER
tain parts Of South America. Singa =
pore. Bombay. Calcutta. Rio Janeiro.
Bucnos Aires and other cities have had
| long engagements of Creme and In
/ January the fifteenth production wa
! planned for with the diSpoSal of the
rights for n presentation in Budapest
And. not satisfied with this, Mont
gomery is writing another one. Won
der if he wants all the money there il
in the world
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10

in two" The, surrounding. bill In.
cludes the Ford Dancers, Wellington
Cross Walter Newman and cast, In
'Profteering" Emily Darrell, come
Rooney In new skit; Corradini's
Animals Helen Morati; the Song
bird" and the Three Lordons. The
f1lm features are the Pathe Weekly
and Aesop's Fables
CROSS KEYS---"A Creole Cocktail" a
musical beverage with 100 per cent
kick" will be the headiiner Monday,
Lannigans and Haney. Philadelphia
boys, offering melange Of comedy,
songs. chatter and dances: Chisholm
and Breen, comedians: +. Barrett
Carman. billed as a "Dialestician" :
tsGns GSas snd Theme s Rsndss n sSTs shsras sssTs
dancers. On Thursday. Friday ami
Saturday the headliner will be Little
Margaret Osborn, premiere dancer In
Will Morrissey's oddities of 1921
with a cast Of nine principals.
ALLEGHENY-Thed Bara in person
Clara Kimball Young. in Charge II" ;
Oklahoma Four: Lew Cooper, "The
Schwartz and Clifford.
BRoADWAY-First halt of week little
Margaret Osborn. In Oddities OF
1921; Clara Kimball Young, in
Straight From Paris; Smith AMI
Neiman: Frances Rice and Jules Ru.
bell Dorothy Wahl Latter half Of
week new bill featuring Mile. Rhea
and company.
GLOBE-Ben Turpin, he OF the funny
crss-cross eyes and comlcal antics
who has made countless millions nr
followers of the screen roar with
laughter, Is the headliner this week.
when he will appear In person with
his own company. An all-star bill
surrounds Turpin. including Dancers
Supreme the Texas Comedy -Four, IN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10
Shows that Remain

Shows that Remain
SH HUBERT-''Irene," musical comedy.
Charles Thomas and
the .tstaires, IN The Love Letter"
GARRTCf-"The Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10

fun rnanlpulatsr, has tho ~. b
cnasi !. fmnn,sksr ~ ,ns He y support M
bers Tom SIENNA and 0ertyutos
ber,. Kitty Giasco, prlma donr W.
Bernard. soubrotte; Shaw az ia
Ulis, juvenile. ue' ana n
TR0CADERo--"some sbow. ~.
Levitt featured. Others with Jos
kohler, prima donna Florenc. Emma
ford, soubrette; Lillian p,nae, Whit.
little girl full Of pep" f,nus hs
furnished by Danny Murpby h
Evanson and Jock Power ~, Harry
are lita Lyons, the Venus 'nsr m ect,
of Man" temptation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10
GOSSIP OF THE THEATRES
New Season Began Whh Rush This Week, With Three
"Leg" Houses Opening-Tico More List Next
Week-Chdt Of the Plays and Players
BY HENRY M. NEElY

THE sensational last
Of to
In the air make think Of indoor
crowded all the eating
that walters their weight in gold
palace The in the box offices fairly carried off their feet They had
had how o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10
Norwood Fire Carniya, ,o a.. .

The twenty ninth annual carniS,, I.
the Norwood Fire Company omen. :, ~ or
evening, bringing many fremen ,. '
other boroughs of the county yl w
carnival will continue until son,,,s y,
II. The entire space above w,a e'
avenue will be roped OF along tho Tsaaa rOna
ter pike. The Ladies' Auxiliary - Jn.s.
Fire Company will take n lively nal. =, 'ns
the activities. part Ia
: The carnival this year will ho
the largest ever held by the cor, 20 une m
A band will be present each evep;mpp ;psnJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10
LYRIC - Madge Kennedy herself, IL
"Cornered'

LYRIC - Madge Kennedy herself, in
'Cornered."
Stock
METRoPoLITAN OPERA HOUSE
Mae Desmond and Her Players in
Eyes of Youth" the play originally
seen here at the Adelphi Theatre with
Alma Tell In the leading role. In
Miss Desnond's cast will be Frank
Fielder. Tello Webb Sumner Nichols
J. Jay Mulrey, Frank Camp, Earle
Dwire. Walter Grey. Eleanor Brent,
Louise Sanford. Mary Duncan Stew.
art and Helen Campbell.
CGPHEUM-The orpheum Players In
A. II. Woods laugh success, The
Girl in the Limousine" Mr.. Meade
and Miss Robinson, leading man and
woman OF the Orpheum Players, are
featured in this successful farce.
Vaudeville
KEITH S--Horace Goldin. THE Roval
1llusionist.' leads off, featuring his
new act of Saving "A living woman
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-10
Theatrical Billboard
For the Coming Week
New Attractions

WALNUT Oliver MorosCo's "Lovs
Dreams" a new tyre Of show called a
melody drama" It is a drama first
of all, with fourteen musical numbers
by a new composer Werner Jansen.
with lyrics by Mr, Morosco himself.
The cast Is headed by Else Alder,
Marion Green and Tom Powers
Others are Edna Bates. Maude Bourne
Paul Burns and Maurie Holland
ADELPHT - Walter Scanlon. in Irish
Eyes" with plot laid both In ireland
and America The young tenor has
dual role Of Irish fisher lad on
Galway Bay and millionaire mine
owner In America. The story gives d
chance to sing many old and new
Irish songs The cast includes Charles
W. Dingle. Bennett r. Finn. Pacie
Ripple. Clay Codc. Albert West
Fredericka Going, Olive Meehan and
Lydia Kane
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-13
PAYING THE DEBT

No one thing is responsible for in
dustrial depression. No one thing
can effect a cure and bring about
return to normal Overproduction
and underproduction, the law of sup
ply and demand, disputes between
capital and labor-or management
and labor, as some choose to call it
are contributing facotrs.
We are accustomed to lay the
blame for anything and everything
on the obvious; the less obvious, less
understood, the more or less tech
nical causes are ignored by a nation
which, as a rule, is too busy with the
thing that is Immediately in front of
it to investigate fundamentals.
What We shall decide to do with
our national debt-the manner in
which We pay it-can and will play
large part in determining the length
of the present industrial depression,
and the question of whether it is to
hang over our heads and affect bus
mess until it shall have been reduc-
ed to the size of the pre-war debt.
Debt-paying is obviously one of
the major tasks before the govern
ment and therefore before the Amer
lean peole. Indeed, the administra-
ton of the debt is by far the greatest
of our financial problems. To pro-
vide means for the ordinary expenses
of the government, on a broad and
generous scale, would be mere child's
play. But to provide for the payment
of many hundreds of millions of in
terest yearly, and for the redemption
of billions of bonds in the next few
years, that is the problem. That Is
what compels the imposition of ex
traordinary taxation, and bends all
public and private economy to its i'm
perious necessity.
Two fundamental principles are to
be observed, both of them so obvious
and so essential as to require no ar
gument, but merely statement One
is, that the debt must be paid, in full,
to the last cent-as the old note
forms used to say, without defalca-
ton or discount" 1t is true that the
sum is needlessly, extravagantly, per-
haps dishonesty, large. Afdecent
degree of discretion before and dur
ing the war on the part of the ma
tional administration would probably
have saved us billions of dollars,
creasing executive efficiency. But
that is not now the point. The debt
was contracted, and it must be paid,
and that Is all there is about it.
Thank God, we have no more serious
price than two or three unnecessary
billions to pay for our folly and in
difference.
The other principle is that debt
payment must be so adjusted as not
to impair the debt-paying power of
the nation. That is to say, taxation
must be so imposed, and in such
amounts, as not to destroy or to de-
press business or to impair the pros
perity of the people. That is prin-
ciple commonly recognized in private
in dealing with a bankrupt
or with man so overwhelmed with
debt as to be in danger of insolvency.