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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-17
A VERY HUMAN LETTER FROM
A METER READER.

In Plymouth, Mass, the birthplace
of our first public Utility, as we'll as
of New England itself, G A Fortini,
an expert gas meter reader, writes
an open letter to his constituency,
as follows:
"Some people still seem to believe
that it is my fault when their bill is
larger than they expected it was go
ing to be, and if it is not my fault,
then surely the meter is to blame.
Most of our customers, however,
know that we have nothing to do
with the amount of the gas bill, and
that it is only when they use gas
that the meter moves. 1t might be
compared to the turn-stiles at rail-
road stations which only move when
people pass through. There is moth
ing that can make the gas meter
register except the gas passing
through it. The meter has wonder
full memory and never forgets to
record the gas you use.
"When l visit your house each
month l write down the meter read
ing and try mighty hard to make no
mistake, but as I also am human it
is to be expected that l will put the
reading down wrong at times. If l
should put down the wrong reading,
the erorr would correct itself next
month and the total of your two bills
would be correct.
"In order that your bill may al
ways be for just month, l try to
read the meters on or about the same
date they were read the month be-
fore. Of course, you cannot always
be at home, and if I cannot get in, l
leave a card on which the dials are
printed without hands. If you will
just hold this card up before the
meter when you get home, and draw
lines the same place as the hands on
your meter are, | will enter this
reading in my book at the Office.
Quite often, cards are mailed with
out name or address and of course !
cannot tell who they are from.
II try to come into your house the
way you wish, but may forget some
month, as in some cases it is more
for the customer if
come the front way, others the back
door, and in still other cases the
customer likes me to go right down
into the cellar.
81 hope this article may help you
to understand my work, and if in any
way I can serve you better, won't
you be kind enough to drop line to
he Office to tell me, and it will be
I feel happy that the
logs do not chase me in Plymouth,
IS I hear they frequently do in other
'laces, and I suppose they know how
lard | try to please and so they '
7ould rather help me than chase me-"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-17
EDISON, FORD, EFT AL SHOULD
STICK TO THEIR BUSINESS.

The firm of Ford & Edison con-
/ tinues in the business of setting the
country and the world right on fun
damental questions of finance and
economics.
A tentative hint thrown out by
Henry Ford as to a new monetary
system based on power and efficiency
is aggressively followed up by Mr.
Edison in his favorite QUESTIONABLE
fashion with set of queries address
ed to bankers and economists. The
obvious purpose of these questions is
to throw the burden of proof on the
world in general to defend the gold
standard by telling Mr. Edison why
it should not be discarded in favor
of "real, actual wealth."
Mr. Edison comes out with revo-
lutionary plan for issuing new money
on the security of government
goodstuffs and other necessities of
life, plan of which he gives merely
the barest outline, and peremptorily
demands the world to show him why
the metallic foundations in use for
ages should not be replaced at once
by his new and half formed proposal.
The persons thus Intercepted
might we'll reply that the burden of
proof rests with the prepayment of the
new theory which needs considerable
elaboration and definiteness of out
line to be discussed at all. Six news
paper paragraphs are hardly suffi-
cient to give an adequate idea of a
brand new economic system that
aspires to revolutionize things.
But why it is that Messrs. Ford
and Edison, both eminent specialists
in their respective lines, have taken
it into their heads to reconstruct
economics, a field in which neither
them can pretend to more than a
perfunctory knowledge? If they had
a sense of humor or self-criticism, it |
might occur to them that a system
which has stood the test of thousands |
If years and has outlived innumer-
able other financial fads and quack-
cries has better reasons for its ex-
stance than Mr. Edison is willing to
admit
Mr. Edison, we are told, punches
he clock regularly every morning
md puts in more time at his labor
tory than his employees. We don't
now how he employs his time, but
t is certainly too valuable to be
pent in evolving new theories of
nance. Mr. Edison's best services to
mankind in the past have been
by sticking close to his
usiness.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-17
MUST NOT SADDLE AMERICA
WITH EUROPE'S EXTRAVAGANZA

Judging from the comments ap-
pearing in the foreign press, the OBJ
ject of the Genoa conference is to
effect some arrangements by which
European governments can secure
additional loans and extensions of
credit from the government of the
United States. Even the newspapers
on the other side of the Atlantic
that are credited with being reliably
informed concerning conditions in
this country persist in disseminating
the erroneous impression that our
government has billions of money to
loan, that it enjoys a position of
affluence.
But we of this country are remind
ed by the arrival of the income tax
blanks every January that our gov
eminent is deeply in debt and that
we must give up part of our earn
ings to help pull it through. Any
private business owing so much and
having on its books so much uncol-
lected paper would pass quickly into
the hands of a receiver and probably
through the bankruptcy courts. The
United States government is able to
function by reason of the annual
assessments levied against its stock
holders, the people of the United
States.
No government creates wealth. 1t
can act only as a distributor of
wealth. Since the World war some
of the European governments has
attempted to create wealth by issu-
ing a few billion treasury notes.
But the people soon found that notes
signed by a government without
funds were worthless. The status of
fiat money has been definitely settled.
This country has already advanced
about S17,OOO0O0 900 in public and
private loans, including extensions
of credit, to the different countries
of Europe. But it has all been swal-
lowed up and the same peoples are
crying for more. Since the armis-
tice the peoples of Europe have
borrowed about S12,O00,000, 900 from
other peoples. They have spent that
much more than they have earned.
During the same period the loss in
western Europe due to industrial
disturbances has been about S10,000,-
100000 Men who might have been
working if they had not gone on
voluntary strikes lest that amount
in wages. These figures do not in
clude the whole of Europe. They
apply only to Great Britain, France
and Italy.-Los Angeles Times.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-17
KEEP BRITISH ON RUN.

H G Wells says that George Wash
ington was indolent. 1t may be, but
we recall that he gave the British
paid HesSians a shock on one his
toric occasion.-Portland (Me.) Ex-
press.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-17
HE WILL NOT RUN.

Mr. Bryan will not be a candidate
for the Senate from Florida unless
convinced that the party, country
and state need him in Washington.
Oregonian.
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New Britain herald., 1922-05-19
TRUST co. SEEKS
 TO RECOVER NOTE
Trustee of Louis Zevin Estate Brings Suit for Money Owed by
 Constable.

The New Britain Trust Co. has brought suit against Attorney William M. Greenstein. Constable Fred Wrinkle and Morris Witkin of this city and Mary Alvaro and Matteo Nigro of Meriden for recovery on a note al- leged to be owed by Constable Wrinkle to the estah- of the late Louis Zevin The Trust Co. Is trustee of the estate. ..... t.
 The writ, which x>s served by Con- stable George A. Stark, stated that according to a promisory note of Wrinkles, he, on August Ss. 1920, owed $6,100 to the executo,S, Julius Bassevitch and Leah G. Zevin, with 6 per cent. interest. payable on the 18th day of February and August. Th> principal was payable $200 each sir months with all taxes assessed. The defendants have retained Lawyer Stanley J. Traceski as counsel.
 At the time the note was issued, Constable Wrinkle mortgaged the property on West Main street. near Woodruff Court. and on September 24, 1920, the executors assigned and transferred their interest in and to ehS hotC IO lilo A>CW TuSL OO., trustee. August 23, 1920, Constable Wrinkle deeded the premises to Albert Halpern. who in turn deeded them to Matteo Nigro and Domenic Alvaro. Alvaro later quit claimed his interest to Mary Alvaro, who holds the equity with Nigro. The allegation is that payments due August 16, 1921, and February Is, 1922. have not been made and the defendant owes $5,909' with interest.
 Attorney Greenstein and Morris Witkin are named defendants because they claim to have an interest in the premises by reason of mortgage from Domenic Alvaro and Matteo Mi gro to Nathan Dubowy, which has been assigned to them in the amount of $3,O00, dated September 17, 1920. The plaintiff claims foreclosure and sale of the premises. and a deficiency judgment against Constable Wrinkle in such sum as the court finds due
New Britain herald., 1922-05-19
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mir. and Mrs. Lawrence Hinchliffe of 23l Chestnut street, were pleasant ly surprised yesterday by about 30 Of their friends, the occasion being their 18th wedding anniversary The couple received many gifts. including cut glass and silverware. MT. and Mrs. Hinchliffe have five children. Francis, Eleanor, Mildred, Hazel and Mabel.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-19
MUST ABANDON BOAT.

Boston. May 19.-The coast guard cutter Ossipee. which had been stand ing by the collier Middlesex since that yesterday, sent word today that the collier would have to be abandoned. The Middlesex, vessel of 27s0 tons net. was bound from Lambert's Point to Portland with coal.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-19

Best coffee lbs. $1. Russell Bros.-advt
New Britain herald., 1922-05-19
Flags For Memorial Day

Buy them tomorrow. We have them at the right price, from the little cotton bunting flag with gilt spear head at 5c to the large sewed stripe halyard flag, size 4X6 at 98c- Outfits with poles and sash sockets. too.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
FAST LIVING

lE big goal among avators fly around the world in
10 days Of actual flying time. Ten years from
such an achievement will be commonplace that NJ
one will pay much attention To it.
Bert Acosta recently flew than 30 miles hour
At that rate. hsoud fly around the world the equator in
five days
When Andrew Jackson went to WaShin Ston TO become
president, took him 80 days make trip from Ten
Compare Andys speed with the modern airpane and the
thins that strikes most the tcrrealy fast speed at
which mSierns live
The first men to sail around the world in the Magel
ian expedition The trip took. roughly. three years and
month and the sea reached in Iasxaetly four cen
turies ago,
Jules Verne in 1919 Around the World in 80 Days
With Notebook and Camera Sash speed seemed visionary,
impossible at the time.
But ID wears later Nellie BY eired globe - days
hours IL minutes
In 1918 John Henry Mcsrs made the trip in IS days p
hours S minutes
Now the aNators confidently forth ay around the
earth in ~ dayswhsh would he IS the
Magellan trip
In every way constantly live faster. By eonqueTne
space and partially eliminating the tre element; able
to cram more and more into Rfe,inaes That eqaiva
lent g rr>ssssns hte Measuring life h Of actual
.AaiA 1aS aa2lfac1S TIA lou lsszs
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
|P1HitefS
| 6%honas

Gvery day gets shorter. bu, Sun
day is still the longest.
Opportunity often finds the door.
bell broken.
A sign Of a good winter is Help
Wanted"
II most people were as had SIS PEG.
PIE think, they would be worse than
they are.
No matter how rough q place is,
you can always live on the level.
People who get into everything
usually include debt
Eerediiy or not, a boy whose par
snts can't work arithmetic is hand.
capped at school
Some wives stay broke because
their husbands set UP first
The moon must be wicked place
80 RS-<.r Say O-s - --S--
Funny things hapPea- 4 New
York man who claimed he was 6
.ogat really was one.
Wonder Il Europe wants TO -;
N her feet or on ours?
Lots Of men ara scared By IL
lhaeaw Q. : doubt
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
Q&feS,QlD1eezEs
My HING,

Perhaps I'll iron all day 10 set my
garment into shape. I like TO have
my best gown looking fit. And.
then. perhaps. I'll find that I am
In an awful scrape. cause tiny.
dirty hands have ruined it.
And. too. I'll likely toll an hour 10
put my hair UP right: to make it
stay the way il ought 10 be. And
suddenly it loses all its style: be-
comes a fright. because these hands
have torn the hairpins free.
The bedroom closets tidied UP,
I've laid all things away. The shoes.
the gowns. and other things ali
placed. And then a little. tiny mite
creeps slowly DER that way ana
soon the whole affair is much dis
graeed
The living room. the dining room.
In fact. our Home. Swee, Home.
from one end TO the other has been
blurred. It's just because the Ettle
one has learned the creeping roam.
that all t.l.s frishtsai wTeckins has
occurred.
And DO I mind these baby pranks,
and does il make me ulad9 Well
hardly. folks, take such things
with ease. The fact that baby ereeps
and plays has only made me glad
Her little hands can do jus; as they
please
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
NO. s7ss
NOTICE To CREDITORS

In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington. in and
for the County of Whatcom-
In the Matter Of the Estate Of
Hugh II. Jameson. deceased.
Notice IS hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed
as exscutrix Of the last viii and
testament Of Hugh H Jameson,
deceased, and has duly qualified
as such. and that all persons hay-
ing claims against said deceased
or his estate are required to serve
the same upon the undersigned
executrix. or her attorney Of rec
ord. at his office in LINDEN.
Washington, and file the same
with the clerk OF the above en-
titled court. together with proof
Of such service. within six months
after the date of the first pub
lication Of this notice OF the
same viii be forever barred.
Dated this 24th day Of august,
1922.
First publication August -. 1929
LAST publication, Sep -. 1922
CENA NJ JAMESON.
Executrix Of the last will
and testament Of Hugh z.
Jameson. deceased.
r B. LIE COCO.
Lvnden. Washington,
attorney for ExeeGtrix.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
Ten Years Ago
September ). 1912

Q. J. Bylsma of the Lynden
Implement Co. has gone on =
business trip 10 eastern points.
Roy Clarke left Tuesday for
Pullman to resume his studies al
the agricultural school.
Hazel Ecker fell from swing
while playing al school Wednes-
Gay and suffered serious injury.
Henry Shagren. B. {. Crabtree.
and VIII JaekmaI are mentioned
as possible nominees for county
commissioners at the Bull Moose
Convention IL be held al Belling-
ham next Tuesday.
With all rooms crowded - the
limit. the LINDEN school took up
their regular work this week.
The high school enrolment is
i7srt-2 sea = per ce1t.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
ATTACKING LINDEN

The statement made by Sheriff Callahan,
charging that he was unable to get cooperation
from the Lynden marshal finds several thousand
doubters up in this section. The mayor. city of
ficias and the general Lynden public know that
Marshal lie Compile has endeavored to the best of
his ability to enforce the laws, and are willing to
take his side in any controversy with the county
official.
There have been other absurd statements
made by the sheriff and his supporters during the
past few weeks, endeavoring to bettle the Lyn-
den people, who desire change in this office.
One statement that has been spread broadcast in
Bellingham is that the Lynden opposition comes
from the "pro-German Holland people" gross
insult to the good people of the district who gave
their sons and their dollars to the Nation in its
time of need.
Lynden is convinced that the liquor laws are
not being enforced in Whatcom County the way
they should be. And such attacks as the above
only emphasize the need of a change in the sher-
ifs office.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
IN THE LYNDEN OF
LONG AGO
August IS, 1902

august -. 1SU.
\ franchise has been granted
by the County Commissioner for
the right of way for an electric
railway line over the Guide Mer-
idian road from Whatcom to Lyn-
den.
August klocke lost a valuable
horse Tuesday. II died of collie
The Roo Brothers are moving
their saw mill TO the tract of
land on which they own the tim
Der.
c. Landau has engaged with
Edison the druggist and hereafter
will be found behind the counter
of that popular pharmacy.
T. A Clarke is attending the
reunion at Blaine this week.
The Northwood school Will be
completed in about i've weeks.
and will be one Of the best in
this section.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
paid Advertising)
POLITICAL ANN0U NCEMENTS
FOR COUNTY CLERK

The undersigned hereby an
Eounces himself as : candidate
I0r the office of County Clerk Of
Wlatcom County, Washington, on
the Republican ticket. subject 10
tie will of the voters at the pri-
mary election on the 18th day
O. September. 1922. Have been
3 resident of Whatcom County
fer over So years and for the
FaSt years a resident of Rome
Township, his present home.
{ P. Y. DAY
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
CONCERNING THE CANDIDATES

Bert Kincad, candidate for clerk, has proved
his efficiency. He is thoroughly capable, and
merits big vote.
Fred McElmon, former LINDEN resident, has
an extra good chance for the Republican nomina-
ton for county engineer because he has NOT been
directly associated with the county engineers Of
flee. Whether justly or not, this office has been
under fire in connection with road-pavng jobs
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
TOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

wish 10 announce myself as
candidate for the Office Of Prose
cutting Attorney Of Whatcom
County. subject TO the Republican
Primaries, September -, 1892.
FRANK ". RADLEI.
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FOR COUNTY CLERK

hereby announce myself as
a candidate for the office az
County Clerk Of Whatcom Coun-
". Washington. subject 10 the
will Of the Republican voters at
the primary election September
u. 1929. l am 40 years cid.
have lived in Whafcorn CaEaty
- years and have served as dep
uty county clerk for nearly eight
years.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
SUGGESTIONS FROM
LYNDEN'S COOKS
Dill Pickles
{ Mrs. W. Warrenl

I
For each gallon of fresh Gu
cumbers prepare TO 5 sticks of
dill herb. a hand full each of
cherry leaves and grape leaves,
by washing them in water and
mixing them together. Then place
a layer of dill and leaves in the
bottom of jar, then layers
OF eucumhers followed by the
dill and leaves until the jar is
full. Fill jar with brine made as
follows: IL parts Of water. l
part of salt. and / part vinegar.
Weight down. Ready TO use in
a few days. \ little alum may
be added. which keeps them crisp
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
FOR COUNTY ENGINEER

1 asire u announce that l
wifi be a candidate for the office
Of County EDsi2 ser, suhjess 10
the Republican Primaries, : ~.
-. 1921
J. c. HNSTETTES,
Che: Dcpaty since 1915.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

hereby announce myself as
candidate for the Office Of County
Assessor. subject 10 The Repahli-
can primaries. Sept. -. 1879
H d. McARTEC
Present Assessor.
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10000

In spite of the fact that they were all of
unanimous opinion, the conference of the three
opponents of Senator PoindeXter to narrow the
race down to one, failed. Each was quite willing
that the other two withdraw.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

wish 10 announce myself as
candidate fer the Office a. Prose
cutting Attorney q Whatea0
County. subject 10 the Republican
Primaries. September -. 1922
THOMAS c NEWMAN.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

and there are many voters who are anxious to
have a change. McElmon has had fifteen years
of varied engineering experience in this country
British Columbia and France. He has made good
in private work
And for the same ant-adr1inistration I'M
pulse there may be several surprises Cor the in
cumbents when the votes are counted High tax
es have put the "cnange' idea into the heads of
many, who will vote for a new deal whether one
is justified or not.
N. P. Sorenson and Andrew Danielson have
been given the endorsement of the Tax-Limit
League and the Dairymen's Association in their
campaigns for the offices of state representative
Both men are pledged to do their utmost for tax
reduction.
Poindexter has five opponents for the Repub
ican nomination for senator. Hadley has three
for Congressman. We're not the seventh son
of a seventh son. but we predict both men will
win out by big majorities.
The attention of the Democrats is called to
the fact that James Laytham of Blaine, candidate
for sheriff, is an active prohibition worker, one
who will enforce the liquor laws if elected
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10000

American hotels have voted to take the
French out of their menus. 1t will be interesting
now to see how they dispose of their beef stew.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

When we see man eranking an automobile
now, we stop In a few minutes, we are back at
the office with 'another-arm- broken" story
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Bargain Rates. $3.50 year.
Subscribe st Tribune office.
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10000

The busiest man we know of is the reporter
who is sending out these unconfirmed rumors
that the kaiser is engaged again
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$1,000

The mothers of LINDEN will have 400 loads
off their hands Monday. School starts.
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FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

! desire % announce nv can
didaey for the Republican nanl-
ination for County Commissioner
from the Second District.
Z {. BANTER
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FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR

c, P. tBERTA KlNCAlp.
The New York herald., 1922-09-21
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
Rail- Earnings In August.

Preliminary gossip regarding August
earnings for the railroads OF the country
indicate none too favorable situation
as a result of the shopmen's strike. The
statement Is heard I'm many quarters that
the efforts TO break the strike during
August proved very costly to a number
Of important systems and reports have
been circulated 10 the effect that large
Eastern carrier viii show a considerable
deficit after turning in a July statement
which showed an increase over last years
earnings. Additional cases where roads
have fallen into line with their shop
representatives either under the Balti-
more or Chicago agreement are taken
20 indicate that the concession was made
because of financial position rather than
due 10 any change OF front with respect
10 the position of the shop workers.