The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-09

dustry is soundly illustrated again today. The Indiana bitumi- nous coal operators association will not attend the Cleveland conference at which 1t was in tended to arrive at a settlement of the strike. The Illinois coal operators will not attend the con ference. This attempt at settle ment must fail.
 When the little nob1es of the Old World set up their little au- thorities over the face of Europe, and each petty sovereign admin istered the high and the low jus tice, the power of the King was asserted and out of this power there emerged one law and one order and one justice for the whole nation.
 
 In America the people are sov- ereign. Their sovereignty is as- sertei through their government at Washington. Presently this government must destroy coal feudalism and railroad feuda1ism. It is necessary to the American people that coal and transport shall be always available, other wise their industries must fail, their prosperity cease and their happiness be shattered.
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 Captain Thomas Myers of the Far Rockaway precinct declares: T am tired of telling them to roll 'em up. Now I'll lock 'em up." There are to be no bare knees on this bathing beach. Just why bare knees should fall under the ban at Far Rockaway when bare faces are sometimes infinitely more offensive Is a mys- tery that subsequent generations may solve. It would be just as reasonable and a good deal more conductive to universal comfort. 70 demand masks at Far Rocka- way, under penalty of a fine and Imprisonment.
 The worst typhoon in years ragged from Shanghai along the Chinese coast. At Swatow 2S,- 900 lives are lost. This news does not much afflict Americans. Hard ly any man will be much sadden- ed by 1t. This is not a matter for sorrowing. by a wise provision of nature. If each were mentally constituted with the capacity to be afflicted by the sufferings of mankind. every disaster would be universal, and after Swatow the world would be prostrated over a great instead of only a small per- -
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 John Mcconnell. Philadelphia, posed as a gang leader. Some body gave John a stiff punch on the nose. John wilted and said his name was Florence Gray. In- stead of a hard-boiled egg, there was g. girl not in the least habitu- ated to athletic pursuits. Flor ence is not the first gang leader who has discovered after a punch in the nose that there has been a. mistake about the avocation.
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 Nora Bayes, versatile vaude- vile star, is about to be freed from her fourth husband. Among the precepts about to be inscrib- ed upon the blackboard of the nation Is one providing that too much married actresses will fall short of full commercial value. Screen scandals are bringing the American people to the conclu- , sion that they won't take lessons in conduct and heroism from players whose lives are not pretty under inspection.
 
 When J. Henry and Col. Ul- mann met at the meeting of the Republican state central commit. tee yesterday, one said. Hello 1ke," and the other said. Hello Henry" They shook hand: heartily, practising a species ot courtesy set up ages ago to cover up the naked ugliness of fighting Duellists and prIzef1ghters abou to pound each other to a pull shake hands before they begin People insist upon these littl' artifeialities.
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 If, when the meeting occurred J. Henry had said, Hello, Ike, : and Ike had stuck out his tongue at J. Henry. the chances of tn latter getting a win in the ap nroachinU contest v0Il1d he de