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THE REALTY OF JUSTICE.

In a recent issue Of the Atlantic Monthly Russell
Robb points out the folly Of taking from the few for
the many.
II is a game which has been tried since the world
began but has never yet succeeded. The result is the
same as with the man who killed the goose which laid
the golden eggs, the source of wealth Is destroyed AND
with it --lues and employment
In his article Mr.. Robb says: TT is easy for the pub
lie 10 destroy the value Of private property; II Is even
easy for the public to take property away from the
individual but it seems extremely difficult fo- The pub
lie to take property, or its value, away from individ-
uals, and at the same time increase the pubiie's pos
sessions.
"The loot of the mobs in Russia had great value
while the old regime ..as in power, but the value de-
pended principally upon the old social conditions.
Statuary, pictures, fine furniture and hangings are
valuable II there are fine houses. with owners who want
such things; but their value disappears with the disap-
pearance of the conditions that make Enjoyment and
use of such property possible"
To a less degree the same conditions have existed
in this country and are illustrated by Mr.. Robb, who
points out that "the public was deluded into thinking
that anything that could be taken away from the rail-
roads. street railroads, lighting companies, and other
public service corporations was pure gain for the pub
lie. They succeeded, it is true, in taking enormous
value away from the utilities, but the value was not
transferred to the public; it was only destroyed. The
value that attached to these utilities existed under con-
ditions that induced owners to put new capital into
them, extend the use, and maintain the greatest serv-
ice. When the public attempted to take value away
from the owners by loading the properties with bur-
dens and by insisting upon prices that were less than
worth and cost. the public did not add to their own
profit, but began to lose convenienees they wished to
hive. and, in some cases, even ran the risk of losing
service. or did lose it altogether, to their own great
hardship and cost.
for the many to take from the few, but difficult to
do it to the advantage Of the many. Too bold a taking
creates conditions that are more burdensome than they
we're before.
shines aloft, unaffected by universal law, as It is a per-
feet reality.
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A survey reveals the fact that there are $4,000
churches in the United States without pastors. There
is e very good reason or this would not be the situa-
ton. The reason of course is the pay. A preacher
of the gospel can no more live on wind than can any
ether person. Donations of turnips, pumpkins, spuds
and dried apples answered well enough in the old and
simpler days, but it does not do now. A preacher is
worthy Of his hire; and his hire means exactly regu-
lar money in an amount to sustain himself in his po-
s;tion in the community, educate his children and ac-
cumulate something for old age.
If it is not desirable to have churches in American
communities, If we can get along without them, then
let matters drift as they seem to be doing. On the
other hand if we feel that the church is still a useful
institution, is a factor for good and an influence for
better citizenship, then let's do something about these
vacant pulpits and get these brethren of the cloth ac-
tive in combat with the devil and his works. There
will be no disputing the fact that the old boy and his
cohorts have been busy during the time the $4,000
brethren that ought to be laundering against ~iniquity,
were engaged in other occupations.
Thirty-fve thousand voices instructing the people
for righteousness, would have quite a weight in the
balances against evil. And the crime waves that con-
stantly sweep over the land would find in this moral
check.
The worst feature Of lettering existing conditions is
the further fact that but 1,450 new ministers were
graduated the past year to supply the deficiency.
1t appears on the face Of things, that we are grow
ing careless about our moral welfare.
Are we going to let things ride, or are we going to
arouse ourselves to a sense of the danger and do some
thing for the safety Of society?
, 1922-01-09
A Chapter on League Finance

That the Nonpartisan league does
not propose to let loose of the easy
money that has been flowing into its
Golfers fors evera years through the
ability of well paid organizers to arouse
unrest. distrust and Ill feeling among
the farmers by the use of plain decep-
ton and offering pretended cures for
the farmers troubles. is evident
from renewed activities around the
National headquarters at st. Paul.
A financial statement covering
league work in the state of Washington
has just fallen into the hands of a
correspondent. This statement shows
the farmers Of Washington have been
mulcted out OF nearly $275 .o0Q- and It
further shows that not only was all
money spent to secure additional mem
bers and propaganda work, but that
the return OF profits TO the national
organization was such tina an ad-
vancement OF over scr. 900 was made
to Washington to start work.
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E THE

We don't need any additional legislation, we don't
need any prohibition enforcement officer in the case,
all we want is a regular officer of the everyday law
with %gumption enough to nail the fellow who puts
wood alcohol or any other ingredient into any bev-
erages he sells for money that causes death of the per-
son who drinks it; and having nailed the criminal to
prefer a charge of murder against him, stick to the
job until conviction is occurred and proper punishment
meted out.
This murder of people by the drink route Is becom-
ing altogether too common. 1t is a great deal more
serious than a simple evasion of the prohibition laws.
The excuse that the person who drank the poison, con-
nived at law violation, and drank upon his own re-
sponsibility does not bold good. There is no defense
against poisoning a fellow man. 1t is wilful murder
nothing lees.
These are the criminals that need to be hunted down
and either hanged or placed behind walls that will hold
them secure until hooch is forgotten.
The peddlers of so-calied regular goods, if any such
exists, are angels in comparison with the deliberate
poisoner. Get him and give him his deserts, and do
it quick.
, 1922-01-09

.litsrzturs ana pr0paQne.-" pOs,sEe
etc
No where in the report dosk "a aD-
pecr so much as ma dollar was spent
TO aid the farmers And there Is no
evidence from Washington that the
league have done The farmers " that
state any good. ~hi1o there Is much
evidence they hav done them a vast
amount OF harm
Taking the other states IN which the
N~onpzrttsan league has been. and now
is acuve-North Dakota. s>-- Da'
kota. Iowa. Nebraska Wisconsin.
Minnesota. Colorado. Wyoming. Ore
gan Montana and Idaho-and using
Washington Is a basis o estimating
organizers have secured around 81
100000 while the National Nonpartisan
league for subscriptions to its paper
have received around 5000 or a
total OF around 81 500. ooo. which would
indicate that about the mast profitable
business In this nation todaylindeed
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a factory that would enable him and hs helpers 70
turn out a pillow at the least possible cost Then, after
giving his home people the benefit of this enterprise,
he took the risk of loss in order to INTRODUCES his plow
in South America The venture proved a success.
with profits which Mr. Debs would deny him
But the profits were not all going into thu poekss
Of the owner Of the factory The dull times when
other mills were closed down this factory kept on
running, making plows for South America Owners
a timber who had oak or hickory or other tough
woods for sale, found q market for their product The
steel mills and iron foundres were afforded a markst
they would not have otherwise enjoyed Miners and
lumbermen were given employment Storeksepss
who supplied these lumbemen and miners with food
and clothing were Indirect benehcisries Directly
benefited were the employees Of his own factory who
would have been idle part Of the time II he bad not
developed his plant to such an extent as TO produces
a surplus for which he found q market abroad.
II would be interesting TO know how many Of the
direct or indirect benehciaries of the enterprise of the
pillow manufacturer are followers of the Debs school
, 1922-01-09
AN AMERICAN PLow WORKS.

Tbe boundless eXpanse of prairie land and wide fer
tile valleys of TIE country west of the Alleghenies de-
veloped under a public land policy which encouraged
operations on a large scale, created a demand in farm
machinery of a labor saving character and it is there
fore quite natural that the United States should take
the lead in all the world in the manufacture Of farm
machinery.
It is, by the same token, that the United States, as
tho leader in invention of modern machinery should
become the leader in supplying such machinery to
other countries, particularly to South America where
natural conditions are more or less similar to our own.
Giving an account of the modest beginnings Of trade
CT this kind, a manufacturer who was q factor in it
relates that his first shipment of plows to South Amer
lea was made in 1868. The plows were found better
than any in use heretofore and orders for more were
forthcoming regularly and in greater volume. Sales
which amounted to only a few hundred dollars grew
to millions Of dollars annually.
An important circumstance in connection with the
story is the remark of the manufacturer that the bust.
ness grew to such an extent that, sin times of de-
preston at home the export trade usually kept our
factory going. In fact we had a record for practical
ly never shutting down" This information might be
Of some little interest TO Mr.. Debs, who has declared
renewed war upon capitalists. This pillow manufacturer
IS a capitalist-one who invested his capital in a pillow
factory. Mr.. Debs and his followers would probably
consider this capitalist an enemy of society-an en-.
envy of labor.
But let US consider what he really did. He secured
the best inventions for the Improvement of plows. He
ascertained what materials and what manner of manu-
iacture would produce the best plow. He established
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really the on.y prunssbls buxz>sEn
organising farmers into the So,paru-
san isague. and securing Subscription
without cost
For this ezpenttt1re Of real mcney
on the part Of the farmers. they have
rccsiverd no return In North Dakota
the SonpsrfiEan league statn officials
have been recalled n Il THl tako
many years TO clean up the terrible
financial mess In which hat state has
been left
, 1922-01-09

ou of the total of nearly ,2T5. 900 &C.
cured from the farmers OF that state
for memberships. organizers. man
ayers, lecturers. ETC.. were paid s1o2.
e15. while the national organization
for subscriptions to its publication, the
National N~onpartisan Leader, secured
ss4.es2. With this s1s7,5s7 going to
organizers and to the wnsrs of the
National Nonpartisan Lender. the bal
ance of n total OF ssoo,s2o secured
from all sources in Washington went
for automobiles, travelling expenses.
, 1922-01-09
MUST BE srRIcTLY AMER,cANs

1t may be taken for granted that the individuals to
be appointed to the debt refunding commission, soon
70 De authorized by congress-. will not be men Of the
internanonalist type. The sole purpose of setting up
the commission is to make more certain the collection
OF the foreign debt and the interest thereon, 1t is
the dream of the internationalist that the debts be can.
eeiea as an aid to the rehabilitation of foreign coun-
tries. While entertaining profound sympathy for tbe
troubles of Europe, this administration is for Amer.
lca hrst, and will take no step that will imperil the
welfare of the American people.
, 1922-01-09

who never thinks that he Is doing any
controlling.
II fear all this makes but a plain
tale. this account Of what we found
during the months after 1870 IN tho
way OF business experience that will
always be useful to us.
But common sense is rarely spec.
tacular. What we. in charge. princi.
paiiy learned was that the biggest as
set in business Is good win. FOR 1t was
tho good will OF the workers and Gus
toners that pulled us out
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ten. Business is controlled-it IL abso-
lutely controIled-by an invisible au.
tocratic empire, but the capital Of that
empire. the seat OF tho autocracy,
is not in banking houses or in the Of
fices OF trade associations or in the
halls OF Washington or any other one
geographical location. That capital Is
under the Int Of the average citizen
, 1922-01-09

To Curs = Cold In 0ns Day
Take Laxative BRoAc oUISISE tab
let's Tho genuine beaz h ngn.turs
Of Z. w. Grove. Be IN You get
BHOMOl soc.
, 1922-01-09

Having sold the CT restaurant on
January ., 1874. I viii o be
sfbie for any dshts for said restaurant.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
Ben IuthiIL, Disc0Uerer Of
 .JOKn Garrison, Tells Of
 Baseball Buck M the sos

windups and could make the ball talk" Jim Mccormick was anoth- CT great pitcher of the old days just as effective as Walter Johnson or any of the present day sbabbists, ac- cording to TuthilPs views.
 Huthin also sent Bobby Caruthers to the St. Louis Browns, who later figured in a s1O,000 sale along with Dave Foutz and Bushong. to the Brooklyn club.
 On a recent visit to Cambridge Mass, Tuthill met Tim Keefe, Giant pitching star of the old days. Keefe is just as deboinar as everA but appar- ently has banished diamond memor- ies from his mind, said Tuthiu It's a hard matter to get Tim to converse on the days he ranked as the nations greatest baseball star. Micky Welch keefe'S old teammate, who is HoI- yoke taxpayer, is now holding down a government job in Brooklyn, said Tuthill.
 Tuthi1 is now following the thea trical game and is the New England agent of the Universal Exchange Sym dicate, and is making his headouar- ters at the Atlantic hotel while in Bridgeport. Back in 1885 and 1886 he was the business manager of ssThe Mighty Dollar" show in which Billy Florence starred, and which played at Hawes' Opera House Chow the
 Plaza). here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
Hot Shot for Devon Quintet

There's a big furry in Milford basketball series between the Pad docks and Devons. The rival man agers, it appears, cannot reach an agreement, but William Ashworth, Paddock leader, comes out today with a def that should start something. Ashworth declares he's willing to talk business at any time about the playing court, and that he is willing to arrange a series with the Devons on the following terms:
 CD That all money taken at the door or received by the sale of tickets will be turned over to the hospital.
 CD Absolutely no expenses will be taken out of any receipts received.
 (3) That no player will receive any recompence for his services.
 (4) That a neutral referee be en- gagged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
McCdnn and Gilbert RiUuI Bidders for Glen Kilinger
Ruth Has Gay Times at Tank Training Camp

According to all accounts the Hon. Babe Ruth used Hot Springs as a locale for everything but ball play ing. By day he golfed, by night he held a mean fist at bridge or one of the other elevating pastimes. He even essayed a Bill Hart, b1andly sitting aStride the nape of a horses neck. But no baseball.
 MT. Ruth seems to have been a. Jall- player merely by accident Other advertisements claim his rov- ing eye at such times as the demands If the American League schedule do not interfere.
 He even might have been a jockey were it possible to perform a major operation looking toward the com 3lete elimination of that portion of his anatomy between the knes and the windpipe. Some such thought, apparently, runs through his mind from time to time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
Kacey Quiint
 Confident of
 A Comeback

Although the Knights of Columbus basketeers received 49 to 1T sapping in the first game of their series with the Y. M. H. A. last night, the kaceys are nonplussed and going into the second tilt scheGA uled for the High School gym, Saturday night, with a deter mination to turn the tables. One of the largest crowds of the season filled the Madison Avenue gym last night, sup porters of both quintets beins much in evidence by their en- thusiastic roofing.
 Brilliant playing by both teams featured the contest last night, and although the Knights lost there were many bright spots in the game from their standp oint. The Y. Ms hit up a winning pace at the start and held it to the end. At the end of the first period the score was 21 to ' in favor of the Madison avenue ath- letes.
 Danny Kap1an covered himself with glory by locating the basket for seven doubledeckers, winning a hat offered by Jim Connors, for the highest in dividual scoring performance. Billy seconds, each accounting for 1S points.
 Duvars brilliant shooting featured the play of the Kaceys. He was the only K. c. performer to score field goal, and he found tho basket six times. Joe Waters handled the game to the satisfaction of both teams. Lineup:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22

J. Ben Tuthiil, veteran baseball manager and theatrical man, the chap wilo boosted the famous John Clark son into the major league, like some of the other oldtime diamond pas timers, declares the gaT1e is not a bit faster than it was played way back in the SOS. Tuthiu backs up his opinion by recalling that catchers in those days never used the ponder ous puitfs now in vogue. He called attention to the fact that Maya, fla G1ous Providence catcher, handled the deliveries of John Nj. Ward and Rad bourne, barehanded, using only a rub Der contrivance in his mouth for the protection of his teeth in case a foul tip bumped into his face--- .
 Tuthiu was managing the Minneap- oils club when Ciarkson was pitching for Saginaw. He arranged the deal which sent Clarkson to Chicago. A little bit later Clarkson and Kelly was sold to Boston for S1O.00o, rec ord breaking price for players in those days Then, s1,000 spent for a player was considered a gold mine.
 C1arkson was one of the best pitch CTS who ever faced a batter. in Tut hills estirna tion- He had every
 thing.'' his most effective ball being a drop, which resembled Christy Mathowson's historic ''fadeaway." He used no fantastic gyrations in freak
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
Tanks Have Jewel
 In Dixie Colegian

George Murray, former baseball and football star at North Caro- lima State College, is showing the best form of all the young pitch CTS at the New Orleans training camp. Murray joined the Roch- ester club after graduation Last June and won fourteen games, while only six defeats were charged against him.
 Murray is a bachelor of en- gineerine and when not engaged in baseball work he pursues his studies at his alma mater in Or- der to obtain a masters degree. He started his baseball career as a catcher, took up pitching in an emergency.
 Miller Huggins has intimated that this twenty -two-year-Old old boxman from Charlotte, N. O., will be among those present when the Yankee squad is whit tied down to the twenty-five player limit. Murray is feet II inches in height.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
IS Contests On
 B. H. s. Schedule

Eighteen games are scheduled for Bridgeport Highs baseball team this season, according to a revised ar ing tilt to be played with Choate here on April 12. The sche edule follows:
 April 12, Choate Prey at Walling- ford.
 April 15. Crosby High at Bridge port.
 April 18th, Naugatuck at Bridge port.
 April 26th. Torrfngton at Bridge port.
 April 2sth, N. H. Commercial at Bridgeport.
 April 29th, N. Y. U. Freshmen at Bridgeport.
 May Srd. wilby High at Bridge port.
 May 9th, N. H. High at Bridgeport
 May 10th, Crosby High at Water bury.
 May 1eth. Greenwich High at Greenwich.
 May 18th, N. H. High at New Ha- ven May 24th, New Britain High at
 May 9sth, wilby High at Water bury.
 May 21st. Yale Freshmen at Bridgeport.
 June 2nd, Kent Prep at Kent.
 June 3rd Bulkely at Bridgeport June 7th, Hopkins at Bridgeport June 18th, Sppringfield at Bridge port.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
RedsHaveOnly
 One SOuthpaw

Cincinnati, March 22-1nformation as to the makeup of the Cincinnati clubs pitching staff for the coming season has been given out by Man ager Moran, dispatches from the Reds training camp state. The roster will include eight hurlers, of which Rixey is the only left handler. The other members of the staff are Luque, Scott. Donahue. Couch, Mar kle, Schnell and Gillespie.
 Four other pitchers at the training camp will not bee arried, Moran said.
 Luque who had been i'll with the grippe since arriving at Mineral Wells and had not been in the box, was so much improved yesterday that he took long workout with the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
Cleveland Will
 Keep Hammond

Cleveland, March 22-Seven ina fielders will be carried by the Cleve- land Indians this season, according to advices received here from Dallas. In addition to McInnis, Wan1bsganss. SeweU and Gardner, the regulars. Manager Speaker plans to keep Guis- to, Stephenson and Hammond, the advices state.
 Guisto will be kept as an under study to McInnis and as a pinch hit ter; Hammond as a reserve second baseman and Stephenson for emer- gency use at third base and in the outfield.
 Babe Ruth's horsehide thumped amounted to a double and triple
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
GLEN KILLINGER
 IS WANTED HERE

Reports from the New Orleans train- ing camp of the Yankees states that Gene McCann and Billy Gilbert of Waterbury are rivals bidders for Glen Killinger, Penn State athelete, who has failed to hit the big league grade.
 Killinger is an outfie1der, but he has also covered infie1d positions success fully while at college. The Penn. Stater would fit in nicely with the Derbies and would also be a drawing card in the Eastern League.
 McCann and Gilbert are also said to be trying to outdo each other to get Quinn, a southpaw pitching recruit with the Tanks who has promising symtons. Higgins declares the ytoungs- ter is a conner and should hold his own
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
Training. Camp
 BiHs

Ralph Shinners is i'll and Davy Ban croft the Giants ShortstOp is suffer- ing from a strained groin. Frank Frisch. however. is back in his uni form.
 Brooklyn made it three straight over Louisville in Il to 6 contest
 Speakers knees is likely to keep the Cleveland leader out of the game for some time. He is grooming candidates to fill his station in left field.
 Mays and Wilson displayed corkine good form for the Yankees. New Or leans was only able to collect four hits, losing by a 12 to 1 score
 The improvel 1922 Pirates are noom- ing up as the most dangerous rivals of the Giants.
 Bill Klen1, in reply to Judge Landis. suggestions for a training camp for urnpires, says umpires don't want to train.
 Black's homer was the feature of the 12 to win of the Giants rockies over Galveston.
 Harry Hooper, White Sox veteran has hit 800 percent in the five games against the Giants. The Giant rezu- lars play Iadianapolis today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-22
Schoolboy Passes
 Up Grant Class

San Antonio, Tex, March 22.- A lad named SeidIer, 8 husky Texan, exhibited pitching wares at the ball park for the benefit of John McGraw, Hugh Jennings and other efficiency experts of the Giants cabinet. He is an eigh- teen-year-old, still a pupil at the West Texas Military Academy, a youth of 1S0 pounds who will be still bigger, but who right now can pitch considerably, if not more than that.
 Eeidler put on, among other things of the pitching art, an un- derhand ball, and altogether appeared such an a1luring pros pect that he could have signed 8 contract if he would. But he wouldn't. Not just yet. He has another year in school and says he won't talk any professional baseball until a year is up.