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New-York tribune., 1922-01-29
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hammered gold and black


employment Is similar to the local delivery
stamps that wcre common IN the United States
prior TO the issuance OF the first postars
stamps by the Federal government in 1aA7.
1ho national courier system In China IL
called the 1chan. It offered it's users facIll-
Ties, such as tho handling Of bank checka,
which ordinary pcstoff1ccs could not provide,
aud hence held on for long time But with
tho establishment Of a central postal system
IN 1896 by 'mpcriai dccrce death blow wa
dealt both tho 1chan and the Min-chu. Little
by little the national system Is spreading orer
the country, and 1t IL giving rulnous compe~
tition to both tho older establishments. Thus
tho Chinese government il driving two old
customs out Of usc without having to break
precedents. As long AZ tho national postal
system existed only In tho larger cities th~
local posts retained their Importance. but n
their field has been invaded with tho cxton-
sion Of tho national system, tho Ichan and
tho Min-chu and the persons who depend fer
their livelihood upon them are being crowded
to the wall. The peasant people havs trusted
tho Min-chu for so long that they have kept 4
alive much longer than its importance would
have justified. BY clnging to 1t and shunn1nr
the new national posts tho people offered
serious problem to the mail authorities,
Finally thcir prejudice was largely overcome
and the national system Is well-n}gh universal
The foreign postoffices in China arc 4 biz
factor in the stamp collection. Moro than
1000 different stamps have been Issued BY tn.
French agencies in that country. The British
have put out total Of moro than 200. italy
about 200, Portugal about 400, Russia about
100, Japan 30. Germany so and tho United
States 10. Thus collection Of these special
issues would number moro than 1000 var>
ties
Most of these stamps have not been dis
tinctive. They have in general been the Issues
Of the mother" country, with some special
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

was done, and The ordinary one cent green
postage stamp in Shanghai bears the nov
vsluo "2c.,' the two-center became "Ac' -
etc. Explaining the circumstance surround
ing the sale Of these stamps, recent dis
patch from Shanghai said
The United States postal axcncy 81 Sbarz-
hai is probably the only American postofice
that eyer held n).at may be called bargain
sslc in stamps. This happened this fall, and
was made possible by fuctuatjon in the rat.
OF exchange
The dispatch related how when exchange
rates on the Tar East dropped for a time sale
OF tho stamps had TO be stopped, and added
'Ear|y this fall the exchange rate aRain
won't to point at which it was possible again
10 place these stamps on sale, and promptly
a rush followed 10 buy them. The reason was
the anxiety OF collectors throughout tie world
10 OBTAIN sets Of the stamps. it wss found
mat "fule complete set OF stamps could be
pufchased at tile American poatoficc in Shane-
hal tor $0.74 Mexican, tic same sets were be-
ing sold by collectors in New York at a rate
or *lO sold and in London at e3 The Amcri-
can postofllcc in Shanghai is the only dis
trlDutlns office in the world where these stamp,
may be obtained, and they are issued from,
the Shanghai Office only when the exchange
rate warrants their sale"
lhe United States, having Only this ore
nostor1ce IN China, has little to loso bv the
conferences decision to withdraw the foreign
mall agencies. But Japan has lot at stake.
as was evidenced by her delegates hcsitanc,.
AZ nfse TO agree to the date Of January
1870 when the decision of the conferenc.
"ould 80 into effect. But China M +ho o>a.
"and' mas great deal to gain by tho de-
e's'on' Tor 1t means to the treasury the first
"'lnorswsl Of foreign monopolization Of
I"'1iccs o1 revenue that properly belong to III.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

su1chArxs to indicate that they were for US.
only at thess foreign Offices in China. Thus
tho current issue Of United States stamps has
nesn surcharEed in black letters "Shanghai,
China" with a new figure of value. The
American pcstohhco in Shanghai went long
time without special stamps, using the regular
home issues, but in 1919, when exchange rates
began to huctuate cxcitcdly, tho postal authori-
ties in Washington figured out that United
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

States postage stamps were boinr sold in
Shanghai at about half of what thcv cost
ilght here in New York. The fact that China
Is on a silver coinage basis while tho United
states uses gold played an important nart in
TINS sltuatlen As result the postal suthor-
ifics decided TO surcharge a new value on fh.
lacc OF each American stamp sold in SHANGHAI
SO that 1t would sell for twice the face vane
ana thus cGualzc the money situation. This
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29
CHINA SIMPLIFIES
ITS STAMPS
By Edwin A. Menninser

Y TAMP eoIlectnrs arc already singing
o. avian songs for all their troubles con-
y nccted With China The decision OF
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29
MARTY MCMAHON,
REFLECTIONS
By Robert 3. Peck

G(T KINDA hate to th.aA Of there lei,
no more horses in the Firc Deps.
ment, sighed Marty McMahco +,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17
ATLANTIC CITY LIFE GUARDS
HAVE MISHAP BUT GAME GOES
ON WITHOUT THEM

The first of the mid-week games OF
the w. A. C. basketball team got OH
to a bad start on Wednesday OF last
week when the Atlantic City Lire
Guards were to play in the Casino cage
The team started from Atlantic City in
two autos and the leading machine
continued right on its way without
thought of the car following. Great
was their surprise or reaching here
to find that the balance Of the can
was not right behind them. Greater
was their surprise to find that after
waiting almost an hour that the other
car was still among the missing"
They started huting for players now
and Cummins and Croker, although
they had played in the preliminary
game. were selected and agreed to
play. Although the substitute play
ers worked we'll with the balance of
the team, still the whole were easy for
wildwood and the w. A. G. finished
the game with a 50-25 score in their
favor. Just as the game ended the
car with the remainder of the Atlantic
City team arrived and it was learned
that car trouble had kept them just
outside of Ocean City until help could
be had. A second game was thought
of at this late hour but was finally
dropped as it was felt the players
could not stand another hour of hard
playing. The crowd was disappointed
L IL -zszIo0 -, XVndnncdou hiIf ca
were the w. A. C. officials, and another
game with the Atlantic City Life
Guards is being arranged. In the
preliminary game the second team de-
feated the Mystery A. c. with a 41-15
score. The mystery seems to be how
the other team dares call themselves
an athletic club.
The lineup and score Of the main
game follows:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17
PHILADELPHIA FIREMEN VISIT
WILDWOOD

A party of 25 of Philadelphia's brave
on Sunday last and were surprised to
see what great strides Wildwood has
taken in the last five years. These
men are old in the service, and look
ing over our boardwalk were sur
prised not to find a single fire box.
One old fellow in the lead was heard
to remark that wildwood has an up
to-date fighting force, and l would like
to hear the bell hit and see them go
into service. Another in the crowd
remarked, where are your fire boxes
located along the boardwalk? I
haven't seen one yet, and l have been
along your boardwalk nearly a whole
day. You haven't a box from end to
end. What if a fire were to start?
And how would you get your men
here?" When told that the nearest
fire box was two squares away, he
smiled and said: Suppose a fire were
to break out in a high wind and you
had to run two long squares to pull
a box? Before you got to it half of
your buildings would be gone. A fire
Of this kind would give your city a
black eye. What is the matter with
your City Commissioners; and why
don't they take some action in this
important matter?" When told they
were making plans for next season
he said, "Your City Fathers are very
far behind the times in so important
a matter and it is up to your citizens
to take action and not wait until you
are called upon to witness your brave
volunteers risk their lives"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

tary control over the city until peace
had been established and that the
terms of the Mudania agreement must
be observed. The request of the ma
tiOnalists that the Turkish railways
in Europe and Asia that have been
under temporary allied control be
handed yer to them also was refused.
Thereupon the Turks, r~eiterating their
demands, called three additional
classes to the colors and moblliZed
large forces near Constantinople.
Lieutenant General Harrington warned
Rafet Pasha he would permit no
usurpation of allied authority.
The allied governments admitted
the situation was acute and growing
dangerous. The British suggested
postponement Of the Lausanne con-
ference, but NJ. Poincare for France
urged that 1t open without delay.
1t was said that Lord Curzon, Poin-
are and Premier Mussolini all would
attend the meeting because Of the fear
that the soviet Russians would try to
persuade the Turks to join them In
a combine for the domination of the
Near East.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17
Democrats Score Great Victory
and Almost Capture Con-
troll of Congress.
EIGHT G. 0. P. SENATORS OUT
Al Smiths Success in New York
Starts His Boom for Presidential
Observation-Disclosures National
lists Goading the Allied Ma
lions to Drastic Action.
BY EDWARD w. P!cKARD

\ L SMITH, former governor
"A of New York, has been
elected to that office again by
a huge plurality and already Is
being doomed for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the presi-
dency in 1924. Regardless of
party affiliations, do you think
he would make a good nominee,
and a good President if elected?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

n EPUBLICAN control of congress
N was almost swept away in the
Democratic landslide at the election
on November Z. According to the re-
turns at this writing, the G. O., 2. in
the next congress will have SO sena-
tors. compared with 90 now, and the
Democrats will have AZ compared
with SO now. Doctor Shipstead, who
defeated Senator Kellogg in Mime
sofa, represents the Farmer-Labor
party.
The lower house of the Sixty-eighth
congress will be composed of 225 Re
p%ublicans, POT Democrats, n Social
ist, one Independent and n Farmer
Labor member. If these figures are
not changed by the revised returns,
the Republicans will have a majority
wei all of 10.
Nine senate seats were lost by the
Republicans, by the defeat Of Sena-
tors DUPONT in Delaware, France in
| Maryland, Townsend in Michigan,
Kellogg In Minnesota, Frelinghuysen
in New Jersey, Calder in New York,
Poindexter in Washington, and Suth-
erland in West Virginia, and of Albert
J. Beverage in Indiana. The Demo
Gratis lost two seats through the down
fall of Senators Hitchcock in Nebras-
ka and Pomerene in Ohio.
Among the outstanding results of
the election was the great victory of
AL Smith in New York. He defeated
Miller for the governorship, which he
once before held, by a plurality OF
more than 100000. This makes him q
logical possibility for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency in 1924
and already his enthusiastic admirers
are booming him for that honor. One
possible rival, Senator Pomerene, is
removed by his defeat for reelection
by Fess, Republican, but 1t is likely
Cox will want to try again. Another
man who may be put forward by the
Democrats is S. NJ. Ralston of Indiana
who defeated Beveridge for the senate
and who is very popular among thu
Hoosiers.
Necessarily the election has its eff
sects, also, on Republican presiden
al probabilities. Some politicians il
'ashington think President Harding
i'll not seek another nomination be
.iuse the great reverses sustained b.
i, party are interpreted as the ex
ression of dissatisfaction with hi
administration. However, if he shoul,
ish to lead the ticket again, tw,
kelly contenders for the place ar
low out of it-Beveridge of Indiani
md Miller of New York. But Their
are other strong Republican possibil
ties. Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia was returned with a big plural
ity; Clifford Pinchot won the COVER
norship Of Pennsylvania by 255,OO
plurality; and Senator Pepper O
Pennsylvania easily won reelection
Any one of these may reasonably as
The presidential nomination. and 81
too, might Governor Allen Of Kansas
There is some talk even of Senate
Mccormick of Illinois as the choic
Of the progressive Republicans; an
Tim Watson, now restored as the Dos
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

of his party in Indiana, might get am
bilious and offer himself, His fol-
lowers, as well as those of Senator
New, are accused of having knitted
Beverage at the polls, and the charge
seems to be true, as Republican con-
gressmen were elected in nine of the
thirteen Indiana districts.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
lust managed to weather the storm.
His plurality over CASTOR was about
S,OOO-a fourth of what it was in
1916. w. N. Ferris, who defeated
Senator Townsend in Michigan, an
LOUNGES that his first effort when he
gets to Washington will be to unseat
Senator Newberry.
Irrespective of partisan feeling,
there will be widespread regret over
the defeat of Senators Kellogg of
Minnesota and Poindexter Of Wash
ington, for both have proved them
selves able, honest and Industrious
servants of the people. The same
may be said for Hitchcock of Nebras-
ka. Senator James A. Reed of Mis-
souri,, who was repudiated by his
party two years ago, goes back for a
third term with a majority of $4,000.
Shortly before the election former
President Wilson wrote a letter say
ing that if Reed were returned to the
senate he would "of course be there
a mar without a party"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17


Shortly before the election former
ing that if Reed were returned to the
senate he would "of course be there
a man without a party"
EOES of prohibition were consider
L ably elated by certain features of
the election. Illinoisans voted two to
one for amendment of the Volstead
act to permit beer and light wines
California defeated the proposed state
enforcement law; Massachusetts, re-
jected a proposal to harmonic the
state prohibition law with the federal
enforcement act; Governor Edwards
of New Jersey, "wettest of the VETS"
was elected senator; New York Dem
ocrats won on a platform with a light
wine and beer plank; and in Mime
sofa Congressman Volstead, author Of
the enforcement act, was defeated.
The vets believe they have gained at
least 80 and maybe 60 votes In the
house.
On the other hand. the drys won a
test vote In Ohio by 100000, and their
leaders insist they will still control
congress. While Volstead wa retired.
the man who beat him, Rev. D. j.
Kvale, Independent, says he Is "drier
than Volstead." However, volstead
will normally be succeeded as chair
man Of the judiciary committee by
Graham Of Pennsylvania, who Is de-
cidedly liberal in the matter of pro-
hibftion.
1t vas a sad day for the once weak
er sex OF all the candidates
for seats in the senate and house,
only n was elected, and her term
will end on March 4 next. She Is Mrs.
Winnifred Mason Huck, who will fill
out the %unexpired term Of her father,
the late Congressman-at-Large VIII
Ham E. Mason of Illinois. Moreover,
as Representative Alice NJ. Robert
son Of Oklahoma was defeated by a
mere man, there will not be one wom-
an in the Sixty-eighth congress.
DRESDENT HARDING still hopes
L to have the ship subsidy bill
passed by this congress and therefore
has called an extra session to begin
November 20. The measure Is almost
certain to encounter stubborn oppo-
s1tion in the senate, and many lead
ers Of both parties believe it cannot
get through.
M USTAPHA KEMAL PASHA and
AVA the Turkish national assembly
are not satisfied with the victories
they have already won and are threat.
ening to stir up a lot more trouble In
the Near East. The sultan's ministry
having resigned. Rafet Pasha, nation
alist governor Of Constantinople, as
sumed power there, and the allied
high commission accepted the new
regime. But about the same time the
Angora government demanded that
the allied troops be removed from the
city at once, stating that It's occupa'
ton by foreign soldiery was incon,
sistent with Turkish independence
The n~ationalists also announced Thai
foreign warships could not enter the
straits without permission and ther
only one at a time, and thai
only one vessel Of each nation SHOULD
be stationed at Constantinople
These demands were firmly rejected
~ the allied high commission. thu
french agreeing with the British tina
40 such concessions should be mad
and that the allies must retain mill
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

n NE Of the worst mine disasters of
~ recent years occurred neal Span.
gler, Pa, when gas exploded In a
mine Of the Reilly Coal company.
Se%venty-nine men were killed and thir-
ty-two seriously injured. The state
mine inspector says someone was
guilty Of negligence in not reporting
gas pockets or In the methods of test
ing for gas.
TN MARION, ILL, great difficulty is
L being experienced in getting a Jury
to try the first batch Of five defend
ants In the Herrln mine massacre
case. The citizens are persistently
lodging jury service. Judge Hartwell
took under Amusement a motion by
the defense that the indictments be
quashed on the grounds that the grand
jury was Illegally selected and was
unduly influenced.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

N ETERMINED, as they themselves
- declare, to smash the Irish Free
State government or die In the at
tempt. the Irish republicans are keep
ing Dublin in a state of perpetual dis
order and alarm by sniping, footing
and incendiarism. Sometimes they
get e holder, as on Wednesday
when they placed machine guns on
~housetops and made an attack on the
Wellington military barracks. There
we're numerous casualties before the
rebels were ousted. Mary Mac.
Swiney, sister of the late lord mayor
of Cork, is in Mountjoy prison and
has started or a hunger strike, de.
claring she will starve herself to death
as did her brother in a British prison
Other republican prisoners have joined
her In this
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

FOLLOWING the advice of the In
4 ternational economic and financial
experts, the German government has
asked the PREPARATIONS commission for
a two-year moratorium on all repara-
tons payments-coal. iron and other
goods as well as cash-and for out
side financial help. The experts as
sert that the sterilization of the mark,
the first essential for the recovery of
Germany, is impossible under present
conditions and charge that the exist
ing catastrophe Is due to internal
financial policies combined with the
impossible conditions Of the Yer
sailles treaty. They propose the es-
adjustment of a currency bank which
should have the support of foreign
banks and also 5OO,OOO.OOO gold marks
from the Reichsbank's reserve. The
lifting Of restrictions abroad against
German trade and giving to Germany
full customs rights are recommended.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

DRESIDENT HARDING still hopes
L to have the ship subsidy bill
passed by this congress and therefore
has called an extra session to begin
November 20. The Measure Is almost
certain to encounter stubborn oppo-
sition in the senate, and many lead
ers Of both parties believe it cannot
get through.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17
A. C. Life Guards

Referee. Howard Topham.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-17

ITO CELEBRATE the fifth anniver-
l. sary of the Russian revolution,
some 100000 soviet troops and armed
workers marched in review in Mos
COW last week before the delegates TO
the Third International now in ses-
sion. 1t was an inspiring sight for
the communists who dream Of world
revolution. Premier Lenin did not
appear before the Internationale, but
others told Of the Red progress in
various lands. Leo Kameneff admit
ted that there is "a temporary victory
for reaction, capitalism and imperial
ism in the western countries. espe-
cially in Italy and Germany" but told
the workers they must hold tight to
their rifles. German delegates said
there would be a Red revolution soon
In their country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-19

NORRIDCEW0CK

The Ladies' Farm Bureau will
meet with Mrs. Allie Longley.
Wednesday, Aug. 26. Members are
requested to bring their own dishes.
Miss Whitman, who has been the
guest of Miss Iona Pray, has re-
turned to her home in Turner.
The annual Chautauqua will oc-
cur in town the last of this month.
Miss Ruth Blaisdell and Henry
George have been chosen to sell
tickets. This is to be a ticket selling
contest and both are putting forth
their best efforts to win.
Mrs. Fred Everett of Portland is
caring for Mrs. Harry Everett, who
is very ill.
Mrs. w. G. Bailey of Devore,
Calf, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Mary Gilman. Mrs. Bailey is Is
years old and when she returns home
in October it will make fifteen times
that she has crossed the continent.
Helen Gray. nurse from Boston,
and another lady are in town for a
two weeks vacation and are board
ing with Miss Alice johnson.
Rev. Mr.. Fletcher. State mission
airy from Waterville, occupied the
pulpit Of the Baptist church, Sun
day morning and evening. Both dis
courses were listened to with much
interest.
Next Sunday, July ODD. Rev. Mr..
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Crockett from Massachusetts, will be

Crockett from Massachusetts, will be
here as candidate. 1t is hoped that
as many members of the church and
parish as can, will be present.
Miss Georgia Morrow. teacher at
Good Will. and her sister. Miss Alb
bic. teacher in Kentucky, are at
the Morrow home in town to pass
their summer vacation.
Frank Tuttle, former resident of
this town. but now of New York. was
calling on old friends in town last
week.
Miss Dorothy Folsom and friend
are visiting friends in Hartland this
week.
Mrs. Sidney Jewett was very i'll
Sunday, but is better.
John Bacon, Jr., met with a pain
full accident Sunday by sticking a
pitchfork into his foot. The wound
was dressed by a physician, who
thinks Mr.. Bacon will soon recover.
Mrs. Walter Crosby is gaining
from her recent operation, in the
hospital. and will soon be able to be
moved TO her sisters home in Lewis
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Taylor have
returned from their automobile trip,
which they took last week, along the
coast of Maine and Massachusetts,.
This was their annual wedding trip.
Mrs d. f. Taylor returned from
Portland Sunday, where she has been
receiving treatment from an eye
snecialist
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MT. VERNON

Miss Nora Fairbanks entertained
the Belmont Club at her home Sat-
urday afternoon, July S. On account
of the thunderstorm which came up
shortly after the guests had arrived,
some of the ladies felt obliged to go
home. The storm was of short dura-
ton. but quite severe in this vicinity,
although no damage was done.
Miss Fairbanks served refresh
ments at the dining table, consisting
Of salmon sandwiches, sponge and as
sorted frosted cake and cocoa with
whipped cream. A pleasant time was
enjoyed by all. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Mcmillan.