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Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
A PECULIAR LAW

We wonder how many automobile owners have read section 68, page 70, of the Motor Vehicle laws and considered what interpretation could be placed upon this particular sec ton. For the benefit of those who do not happen to have copy of these laws handy, we reprint this particu- lar section:' " ;
 Sec. 68. The custody of aban-
 doned motor vehicles. Any motor
 vehicle inspector, upon discovery
 of any motor vehicle apparently
 abandoned, whether situated with
 in or without any highway of
 the state, or any motor vehicle
 without proper registration, shall
 take such motor vehicle into his
 cutody and may cause the same to
 be taken to and stored in a proper
 place. There shall be no liability. attached to such officer for any
 damages to such motor vehicle while in his custody. All charges. necessarily incurred by such off
 cer in the exercise of such duty shall be a lien upon such motor vehicle, ........-..-....,.
 When is a motor vehicle, either within or without the highways of the state apparently abandoned"? On the face of it, it would seem that there is a great opportunity in this section of the laws for miscarriage of justice and petty heckling of auto nobilists by officers who think their authority far exceeds what would naturally be their duty. +.
 Supposing for instance that a party from a neighboring town mo- tored here to visit friends. The house at which they are visiting is within the Fire district, so they drive up side of a streer light and park their cars. The illumination of the street light being sufficient, all car lights are turned off. The party stay for perhaps several hours, when upon going to where they left the car, they find it is gone. The motor vehicle inspector thinking it was apparently abandoned" has taken it to a garage and when it is found by the owners, they must pay all charges for it being taken into custody.
 Is this justice? Is it common sense? We believe not, and inas- much as our laws are, or should be- based upon both justice and common sense it would seem that this sec tion is an exception, cognizance of which should be taken by the De- partment.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS

Opportunity-We desire to make connections with a good reliable party to handle Light & Power Plants, Water Systems, and Heat ing Systems, in the surrounding territory. Must be a producer. For particulars, address The Gris- wold Richmond & Clock Co.,, Meri- den, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
A NECESSARY CONDIMENT

Any statement by politician about the disinterested benevolence Of his attitude on the soldiers bonus would naturally be taken with a grain of salt. It may be suggested that a grain of Pepper be added. The new Senator from Pennsylvania, appoint ed by the Governor in the place of Boies Penrose, apparently does not care whether he is elected to succeed himself or not. Only on such indiff- erence to popular claptrap can his remorseless truthfulness about the soldiers bonus be explained. He is rapidly becoming a statesman, which in political circles is said to be an- other name for a dead politician. Here is a thought from Senator Pepper:
 "The thing service men gained
 from their training is a thing alto
 gether priceless. If they will capi-
 talize the energy, the spirit of dis
 cipline and that courage in the face
 of obstacles which was the glory of
 the American army, they will not
 need a, public collection taken up
 for their benefit and will not con-
 sent to accept it if it is taken. No
 body would advocate bonus pay
 able to a man on commencement
 day to compensate him for the. money he might have earned if he had not been getting his training" You cannot hurt the self-respect of the panhandler who asks for the bonus, any more than you. can touch the pride of the politician who is out to be reelected to his $7,50O a year if he has to paralyze the commerce of the country. Financial interests and even the Treasury Department are not the people to make the right answer to the bonus claim. If we really owed anything we are big enough to pay it. But patriotism, honorable family tradition, national defense, good citizenship, canont be measured or matched in dollars. They can only be insulted in dollars. A bonus bill commercializes national defense. It puts a premium upon self-sacrifce it kills patriotic self sacrifice for all time.
 This soldier citizen, who fought a little, suffered little and for the most part endured the irksomeness of barrack discipline, is something more than he thinks he is. He is him. self the government of America and it's defense, because he is America himself. He salutes himself when he salutes the Presidents commission carried by his officer. His duty as a citizen changes according to his time of life. If he is young enough, and lucky enough, he may carry gun. If he is old enough he will work to pay war taxes and give his spare time to raising them. In spite of many letters which miss this point The Wall Street Jouranl continues to have a higher opinion of the soldier boy than his ill-advised or dishonest friends. It declines to put him in a class with profteering unionized labor.
 Senator Pepper makes his appeal Ito any healthy and self-respecting young American" Politicians are usually wrong in their guesses. Per haps because that sort of young American is inarticulate they do not realize that they cannot card-index his vote.-Wall Street Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
SNAP SHOTS

Spring is now only four tons away.-Gloversville Leader-Republi- can.
 When last seen business was still turning the corner."- ."-Brookville Record.
 If you have nothing to smile at, the jokes on you; Smile at that Wall Street Journal.
 The big conference is over, but the treaties are not. They're only as far as the senate.
 It may be that the mills of the
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
STARTING TREE PLANTATIONS
Cottonwood and Willow Do Best With Cuttings of 12 to 14 Inches
 Avoid Cruising.

Cottonwood and willow plantations are most easily started with cuttings. These are simply from 12 to 14-inch sections taken from the one or two year-old twigs of living trees. The cuts should be made with a sharp tool, to avoid bruising the bark. Gut tings should be collected during early winter and buried in moist sand In a cool place until the time for plant ing.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
Sooner or 1 ater.

We may blind ourselves to our own real purposes, and refuse to recognize our motives or to accept responsibility for our influence, but this is possible only for a time, Sooner or later, at some turn of the road. we are bound to come face to face with ourselves.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16

The coal miners who are talking about a strike to begin on April ought to give a second thought to the date and its popular significance. Providence Journal
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
C~nt-a-Word Advertisements
 Min:clum Charge, 1st Insertion 25e
FOR SALE

For Sale-Cutter with extra good shoes, very cheap. P. o. Box 80,
 Canaan. For Sale Cheap-Laying bullets.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16

Entered at the Post Office as second class matter.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
Gutu.ecz.rut Uuestern RemS

A. W. AROUSE, Managing Editor
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16
WANTED
Wanted-Farm hand, single. Tel.
 Canaan 97-14, Andrew FulkersOn.

Wanted-One or two White Rock yearling cock birds from good laying strain. A. w. Krouse, Canaan.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20
An Urgent Party Appeal.
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF MISSOURI,

DEMOCRATS OF MISSOURI:
At meeting the subcommittee appointed by Yancey,
what action should he the Congressional Redctng Bill
by the Special Session of the Fifty
unanimously decided that the best interests
demanded that this bill be submitted
the last election which
rictng Of the state population partisan basis
The Congressional Rstrcng Bill which herewith submitting
to the referendum consider extremely unfair and partisan in the
Z
puts many districts
possible and nsu the election of
sixteen Missouri
non-partisan?
comprising the City St Louis
make absolutely impossible the election
from that city with its 10000 Democratic
1t divided the
northern with of
and Ray forms another district out the southern wards the
farming counties Of Platte Clinton Clay and Ray similar
manufacturing and business of Northern
the people Of Platte Clinton Clay and Ray
which would always be dominated
equitable a
that we got consider and careful
evident to all that this bill is not fair dcng state
on population not partisan basis but Republican
the worst and allowed will ppetuate Republican major
iy Congress from Missouri for the years.
chances il only five r districts. 3
Before definitely deciding to
miee made careful detailed study
preston Of sentiment Of Democrats generally
ing TINS action The sentiment expressed leading Democrats
district in the state almost
this
the best interests party herewith
hand referendum petitions referring active
county and district
Quick action necessary filed with the Sec
State February
You will readily that no time be lost your
Sincerely yours,
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20
A FRIGHTENED OUTFIT

Reports from Washington conclu-
sively show that the Harding admin
istration is in bad way. They are in
the position of the lazily-indifferent,
who become panic stricken when the
avalanche looms up above them, and
they cannot devise means of escape.
They have let months of inaction, or
else stupid action, go drifting by, while
conditions in the country went from
bad to worse, without a single turn
ing point, Indicative of better times.
They have "pottered" around, to use
an apt old word, with emergency tar
ifs, temporary revenue bills, political
reprisals against Democrats in office,
interference with the right of self
government through anti-lynching
bills, proposals to pay New England
ship owners the subsidies for which
they have clamored for half century,
until the industrial structure of
America has been placed in the great
est peril known in many decades.
Prices Of commodities, where they
would benefit the producer, have fall
en-, while prices of goods and manu-
facturers held by monopolies have re-
manned steady or increased. The Ia
borer is idle. Business establishments
large and small alike, have suffered
from contraction of credits and the
lack of commercial activity among the
buying public. Banks have been fore
ed into failures or consultations to
prevent failures. Factories have clos
ed, or have been compelled to reduce
wages, lower the number of their per-
sonnet and curtail production. Hun
CRY men, ill-clothed and unkempt,
haunt the streets of the cities, beg
ging for bread, while the soup-houses
opened after many years of absence.
1t is nothing short of marvellous that
the people have been able to hold
things together as well as they have,
and the fact is due solely to the pros
perity that prevailed from 1913 to
1920, and the safeguards provided by
Democratic legislation, which consti-
tuted the bulwark upon which the
people fell back during the days of ex-
IRENE distress under Republican re-
gime.
The touch of Republicanism has
been deadly. If it had not been for
tile FeueIdl NeSeINe system, pIoNlueu
by Democratic administration and a
Democratic Congress, over the protest
of Elihu Root and the Republican
bankers of New York and Chicago, the
country would have experienced the
worst panic in all history.
No wonder the Harding administra-
ton is frightened. Their fright will
intensity as the people look farther in
to the measure of their responsibility.
Take, for example, the question of
taxation: In 1920 the voters refused
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, God in His infinite wisdom
has seen fit to remove from among US
our beloved brother, Hiram Dell
Watts, who departed this life at his
home in Flat River, Missouri, Monday,
January End, 1922;
Therefore be it resolved that in his
death, Lead Belt Lodge No. 1853,
Knights Of Pythias, has lost valued
and consistent member; the commun-
ity, an upright and honorable citizen
and the family, a kind and loving
father, husband, son and brother.
Be it further resolved, that as a
fitting tribute to the memory of our
departed brother, our charter be
draped in mourning for a period of
thirty days; that these resolutions be
inscribed upon the records of this
lodge; that copy be sent to the mem
bers of the bereaved family and that
they be published in the Lead Belt
News and The Pennington Times.
D. S. COUNTS,
r. E. D0DD,
E. A. COUNTS,
Committee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20

to listen to those who reminded them
of the failure of the Republican Con-
gress to accede to the demands of
President Wilson and his Secretaries
of the Treasury for the lowering of
| taxes and the repeal of wartime leg
islation. The Republicans, from
March a, 1919, controlled the Senate
and the House, and could have passed
any of these bills. They avoided ac-
ton, because they wanted the country
to blame the Democratic President and
his associates for the war taxes and
war measures, continued after the war
had ended, although they knew their
| own failures were responsible. When
Harding entered the Presidency, these
Republican pretexts ceased to have
any value. If the country suffers for
their incompetence, they cannot now
evade the responsibility.
They have come back into control
and daily are proving to the voters of
the land that they are no more fit to
govern today than they were in 1910,
when the wrath of the public wrested
Congress out of their hands and threw
them out completely two years later.
The Republican party belongs to a
dead age, and its precepts and slogans
have no more place in thought and
government today than the edicts of
the Bourbons. whom they resemble
most of all.
! Their policies cannot save the mass
es from the evils they are suffering to-
day, any more than their shallow
catchwords, coined in the eighties, can
appeal to the man out of work, whose
wife and children face starvation.
They are comforting in Washington.
The "town meeting" form of govern
! ment is functioning, but all that re-
sits is the conference, or the series of
conferences, which a weak Elective
finds poor substitute for the knowl-
edge and wisdom he ought to possess
if he were fit for the high place he
holds.
Their conferences bring only confu-
sion, whether they be international or
domestic, and their confusion adds just
that much to the distress of the coun-
try. State Journal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20
WIFE DOING GOOD WORK

II have been bad off with stomach
and liver treble and bloating for many
years. No doctors or medicine helped
me. On the advice of my druggist, l
bought bottle of Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy and ! don't want to miss a
single dose. 1t has given me more
benefit than all the medicine l have
ever taken. feel | am doing good to
recommend it to Others" 1t is a SIM
pie, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the in
fammation which causes practically
all stomach, liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money refunded.
At E. NJ. Laakman's, and druggists
everywhere.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20

ground, for the possibility is imminent
of relapse of those elements into
their earlier pursuits. and criminal
warrant might operate to their undo
ing.
The American Legion goes about
peddling the claim that it embodies
the cream of the nation. 1t seems to
create the belief that it unites in it
self the noblest elements of the Amer
lean people, that it is dedicated to I'M
selfish devotion to its American fellow
citizens, and that the country owes it
an especial reverence because it so
spontaneously and readily sprang to
her defense. That is merely an au-
dacious lie.
So we have freedom of the press"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20
FREEDOM TO vILLIFY.

Freedom of speech and of the press
are noble fundamentals of a democ.
racy-their absence in America is un.
thinkable.
But what is freedom of the press
and of speech? Is that not burning
question when such things as the fol.
lowing are freely printed in newspa.
per-herewith translated from the ed.
ltorial columns of the Chicago Stats.
Zeitung, daily newspaper in the Ger.
man language:
The American Legion, this instru.
ment bought with British gold to sup.
press truth, to gag freedom of con.
science, to beat down. every free ex.
preston of opinion, to betray organ
lied American labor---ti,is American
Legion seeks the scalp of Police Com
missioner Miller of st. Louis. Mr.
Miller has in plain terms given express
sion to naked truth in that he has
established the fact that 85 per cent
of all crimes must be attributed to
veterans of the world war.
The army, far from being hotbed
of patriotic virtue, was quite evidently
an excellent preparatory school for the
fostering of this inclination, at least
among the millions who did not at all
learn to understand the seriousness of
the war, but sneaked about the train
ing. camps or among the hating plac-
es in France.
Those who had really adopted the
trade of war (the volunteers) as a
means of earning a living were the
best among them and even they were,
almost without exception, tramps, vag-
abonds and buns.
When the American Legion claims
as its nucleus these volunteers it is
naturally treading upon dangerous
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20
GO\ Poem, b.
Uncle John
THE JOY OF TRAVELIN'

Every bend the road brings vision of joy to the heart that's
things the distance
pands lends Judgment with wisdom repe not to wall at the
sands, which cumber the wayfarer's feet
of shadows
of adds its wealth the
wisdom road
grim dappontments weakng bends
his load, or sinks in the Of despair
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20

in America that permits these bitter,
brutal, outrageous filings to appear in
print. AS our contemporary, the
Lewistown (Ill.) Democrat, remarks:
eve wonder why the writer of them
is not where he belongs, in Fort Lea
venworth prison."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-20
USE SLOAN'S TO
EASE LAME BACKS

NOU can't do your best when
your back and every muscle
aches with fatigue.
Apply Sloan's Liniment freely, iUitt-
or rubbing, and enjoy a penetrative
glow of warmth and comfort.
Good for rheumatism, neuralgia,
sprains and strains, aches and pains,
sciatica, sore muscles, stiff joints and
the after effects of weather exposure.
For forty years pains enemy. Ask
your neighbor. Keep Sloan's handy.
At all druggists-3Sc, zoe, $1.40.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-20
JACKET BLOUSE is WELCOME
Garment Viii Help Out MiIady's Ward
robe; Suitable for Women With
Slender Lines.

The Jacket blouse is new and some
thing that is going to be welcomed by
lot of women as means OF helplns
out their wardrobe. The idea started
in Paris, where all through the spring
and summer they were worn with
skirts and waists in different color
ings, This is fashion which should
be confined to women with long, slen-
der lines, because on any more robust
figures it is quite an unhappy thing to
break the line of waist and skirt. How
ever. there are many tall, thin figures
in the world and they will look lovely
In the jacket blouse.
1t Is, really, a blouse with a long
waistline and tight, rather wide band
about the hips. 1t is made with
low, rolled collar or with a high one
that buttons under the chin, and its
material is some heavy colorful fabric
suitable to the street, with cover
ing coat. that makes it sort Of coat
in itself-hence its name, the Jacket
blouse. The favorite material for this
kind of blouse is q fabric called mate
lasse. 1t has q rather thick. almost
quiltey, silk surface and over all
an embroidered design.
These outer hlouses are often worn
with plated skirts of black satin or
creme and they are desirable, too, with
the lighter weight wooden materials.
They will naturally grow more in ia
vOr as the cooler days approach, for
they are essentially the thing to wear
before one needs to don top coat of
any great warmth or weight. They
are at their loveliest when more or
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-20
Capital Is Headquarters for More
Organizations Than Any Other
American City.
VAST RANGE OF ACTIVITIES
Their Establishments Range From
Modest Quarters in Office Buildings
to Magnificent Edifces-Run Ga
NUT of Human Activities.

Washington, D. C.--This city has be-
come the headquarters of more ma
tional organizations and associations
than any other city in the country.
This is evidence CT the growth of
Washington as Il grea. national center,
but it is even more indicative of the
manner in which the federal govern
ment touches upon and affects every
activity and every interest Of the
American people.
A recent compilation, admittedly in
complete, lists almost 800 of these or
CARNATIONS. They run the gamut of
human activities-comnerc profess
sional, political, patriotic, industrial,
social, artistic, educational, fraternal,
scientific, financial, religious, philan-
thropic and what not. Their establish
ments range from modest quarters In
office buildings to magnificent edifices
that represent investments running
into the millions. They give employ
ment to thousands of men and women.
They expend millions of dollars an
nually.
Vast Range-of Activities.
They represent the seltishness and
unselfishness, the achievements and
undertakings, the aspirations and
dreams, OF great people. They seek
to do everything from rehabilitating
convicts to immortalizing the nations
great, from lobbying bills through con-
gress to scotching the demon rum,
from practicing practical politics to in
culcating high Ideals Of citizenship,
from preaching peace to preparing for
war, from encouraging art to con-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-20
WIDER RIBBONS FOR GIRDLES
Strands Resemble Strips of Metal Bro
cade; Excellent Means OF Doing
Over Old Dresses.

Ribbons of more width are used for
twisted girdles and for panels at the
sides of skirts. They look like strips
of metal brocade, and really that Is
what they are, though woven In ribbon
widths. In some instances a whole
bodice is made of this metal or plain
brocaded ribbon and one interesting
gown had the draped bodice running
off into sash that tied in a big bow
at one side of the back and fell in a
long train over the silver-clOth under
skirt.
This Is an excellent means Of doing
over old dresses, for bit of new rib
bon added to the old foundation does
wonders in the way of freshening a
frock to face a new seasons wear.
And for this coming season, particu-
larly, one will have to resort to good
deal of cleverness in the way OF maR
ing over, for the gowns of last win
ter are going to look trlf1e scant
when slipped from their hiding places.
However, no encouragement Is neces'
sary, until one has considered ways
and means of bringing them up to date
and making them look like something
designed especially according to the
last word Of fashion.