The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-25

Rev. Dr. Ernest Stires, address, ing an audience in the famous Jerry NrcCauIey Water Street Mis- sion said, ''the great difference between those in prison and those outside is that those within were caught" Not a very thoughtful utterance. There would be one other difference which would be speedily discovered by any good intelligence tests. There would be exceptions. but those inside the prison would have much less mentality than those outside. Very intelligent men do commit crimes. Nevertheless very intelligent men are not So apt to commit crimes. There is very close connection between intelligence and morality Statements like these must not be too sweeping. There are always exceptions
 
 William s. Gilbert, of Trenton. ". J. has never executed anyone but ne has made a study of cleo tricaI switchboards; he has also constructed double. portable scaffold. He wants to become a professional executioner, at cut rates. For New York he makes the low price of $I75.00 for a single or double In Southern States he charges more. The New York rate he says. is a quantity rate In the old days they had public executioners who were much detested. Gilre-t probably wouldn't like the pro- fession if he got into 1t. Ameri- cans, right or wrong, want their executioners to be amateurs.
 
 William Jennings Bryan. who last spoke for the purpose of de- nouncfng evolution, speaks again, to denounce France. France, fle says. is militartstio and this nation can have nothing to do with her. France has colonies. MT. Bryan says this is bad. America has the Philippines. This is not so bad. he says. because America has promised to give them up. It would be better to throw that particular stone at the French after America HAS given up the Philippines.
 The British Parliament opens with every detail of pictur esque paEeantry. The floor of the House of Lords was e glowing mass of color; the crimson robes of the peers were thrown into greater relief by the varied hued robes of the peeresses. The wave of color swept up to the throne where it merged to a band of black and gold formed by the robes of the judges" When Britain becomes a republic, as 1t may some day. if Labor gets into the saddle. most Of the color will disappear. Pageantry is a means adopted by kings to amuse the people Republics have less use for such aids.
 
 President Harding nominates Pierce Butler. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Tho appointment is, doubtless, an expression of the Presidents mind with respect to the wave of Ku KIuxism and Know-Nothingisr which Is hay ing a revival in this country
 
 r-graduates of the Bafay- cite Student Council of Easton, Pa, have voted that any student j q q condition savoring of intoXi- cation will be asked 70 leave. In toxicated students usually use bootleg. Bootleg. often as not. Is a violent poison which does not give the opportunity to be asked to leave. The drtnker just leaves. Sometimes he stays. to go it blind for the rest Of his life Colleges exist 10 train minds 4 student who doesn't know the dangers of bootleg. has a mind that needs a great deal of train inE
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 Probate Judges want the law to say who dies first, legally, when husband and wife die to- gether. Common law makes ir the wife. Often as not the phys teal law makes it the man Na- ture takes more precauuon in nearly every branch of life Co save the female. The time of death determines heirs to the es- tate. Better might f. be. where two die together. to pass the es- tate according to the natural eqUt- ties of the case. If 1t Is her es- tate, her heirs. If 1t is his es-