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Klan Publicity
i The Bridgeport Telegram objects
“II I curious sort of way to The
lentinel's policy regarding Klan
actiVities in this section of the state.
Ionic days ago a story was pub-
lished in the news columns quoting
a Kinsman in this wise: .
"I don't think there is a news:
pnper in the country which doesnt
7310‘ among its editorial staff one or
‘- 0 members of the Kin Klux Klan.
, lac: “Reporters on your local pa-
Xl'urs are members,” and "a large
percentage of llridgeport newspaper
"men also are members of the Klan.
At the time this article was pub-
' lished we knew the talkative klans-
linen was mouthing wordy exagger-
1htions. Newspapermen in this sec-
tion in isolated instances may be as-
\socisted with the Klan. but that
there are members on even a ma-
-jority of the papers in the country
its tommyrot. The press of the us.
.' tion has far too much sense to sue-
cumb to the infantile twaddle of the
Klan.
The Bridgeport paper criticises
the publicity given the Klan. It is
a \ariation of tho same old argu-
ment of not calling attention to ' an
evil for fear of spreading its in-
fluences. For our part we believe in
allowing the Klan to hang itself with
nrds and yards of publicity. Too
,» uth cannot tw printed concerning
. the dangers and asinlnity of the
Klan. Every time n klansmnn
speaks publicly he condemns him-
self afresh.
The Ti-lcgrnm states:
"As for the 'large percentage of
Fridgspori newspapermen' who are
supposed to tie klansmen. we can
speak for 'a. lxlrge percentage' who
find much to disgust them and
nothing to attract them in organ-
ised narrowmlndcdncss. whether
hooded or not"
This is. we know. very true. not
only in Ilridgvport but throughout
the. Country.
As far as the Sentinel is concern-
ed. as long as the hooded organiza-
’itin pvrllsla in its acts of stupidity
lvriltallly and bigotry. we shall con-
tinue to publicise its deeds. and
“'Orill, knowing that ultimately
"pitiless publicity" on the part of a
large section of the press will strip
the Klitn of power and members.
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THE “'EATHEB
South New England Fair Suture
day, Sunday cluudy and cooler.
The weather chart of Friday
night showv-d high barometer north
i of the. Great Llikcs and off the Mid-
] i die Ailnntiv (wrist and low pressure
‘ in all “'ei-tcrn districts with centers
-' of minimum pressure over Kansas.
‘- Alberta nnd Arizona.
‘~ Nnrmnl temrmrnturcs prevailed
' generally not nf the Rocky moun-
I tains.
in New anEImii llntl New York
L." the weather u ii be generally fair
t ‘ Saturday unri «untidy with somewhat
‘1' lower tr‘mpernl'lr“ on Sunday.
‘ \Vintln. North of Sandy Hook:
{ Gentle mostly southwest and “'est
iii and wotllhrr fair Saturday.
14 Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Gentle
: mostly southcriv and weather fair
. Saturday.
a ’ TEMPERATURE
., Ohecnntlnn taken at s I‘. M. 75th
meridian at New .llawn .W'Psthcr
Install.
i Atlanta ..... . 30.06 80 clear
1,. Atlantic (let . 30.14 70 clear
«“ ' Block Island 30.16 64 clear
loaton ........ 30.12 70 clear
Buffalo 30 08 76 cloudy
Cincinnati . 30 06 78 clear
Chicago ..... an M 72 cloudy
Denver ..... . 30.00 66 clear
Jacksonville 30.0: 76 cloudy
Kansas City 29.84 80 cloudy
Nlntucket 30.16 to clear
, New Haven 30.l5 70 clear
. flew Orleans 29 92 70 cloudy
* New York . 30.“; 70 clear
moi-folk ... . 30.12 72 clear
«mtbneld. Vt. . 30.08 64 clear
tteburgh 30.08 7 clear
‘rtland. Me. . 30.10 66 clear
pl. Louis ...... 29.94 so cloudy
“It. Paul ...... 29.98 70 cloudy
“washington 30.14 74 clear
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DISTRIIH'TION INQUIRY
“ The second step in the Govern-
w‘ .. 'l effort to minimize waste in
I - .. bution was taken when repre-
" stivee of sir organisations :1
; lecturers met in Washington
f" oat-isle of the Department of
g; . - - . e to (New. this problem.
if organisations represented were
'q . National Boot and Shoe Manu-
“.. - - rs' Association. the Interns-
‘ Association of Garment Manu-
. the American Specialty
turers' Association. the As-
. Knit Underwear Manufac-
of America. the American
e Hanufacturers’ Asecia-
snd the Knitted Outerwear
Ifacturers' Association.
‘ first conference for the pur-
. Issued was bold in July. when
Gover‘ent eliciale met with
tells. of "tellers h various
m I am pgiod repre-
.. " tho whelemle trades
, .
. "to visit Washington for
ust.‘ ‘ 0
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A rm 1'03 GROWTH
By Edgar A. Guest.
Let me grow taller with the years.
Above the petty things of pride;
Let me look out and far and wido_
Beyond the underbrush of spite.
The bickerings o'er wrong and right.
The little meanneases of life.
The loss or gain of selfish strife.
And let me see when I grow tall
l-Iigh purpose glowing through it all.
Let me grow bigger with the years.
Too big to do the petty thing
Which for advantage leaves a. stingi
Too big to sneer at simple worth
And honest toil and gentle mirth;
Too big. no matter where I am.
To try to hold my place with sham:
Too big. if I possess a fee.
To nrike at him a cowardly blow.
Let me grow wiser through the
years—-
Wiser in gentleness and truth,
Wiser in knowledge of the youth.
Wiser in flying. Let me learn
That wheresocvcr I may turn.
Some beauty glows: that wealth nor
fame
Cannot surpass an honest name.
And let this growth in wisdom be
lucb as to make a man of me.
Copyright. 1028. by Edgar A. Guest.
ALGNG BROADWAY
—- With —-
Dme Hines
NEW YORK. Aug.—"()h. what a.
shock there was. my countrymen."
when “Artists and Models." the lat-
est revue. was displayed to the first
night audience at the Shubert thea-
tre this week. with its beautiful un~
draped models and its picturesque
artists. There were other interest-
ing things about this revue. but they
were secondary to the lavish dis-
play of feminine charms heretofore
publicly displayed only in the art
galleries of the world. This revue
was first done by the artists and the
models of the New York studios
themselves. and there was so much
beauty to the pictures. so much clev-
erness to the skits. that the Messrs.
Shubert decided to take it over and
give it a public presentation. They
retained many of the original fea-
tures. contributed by James Mont-
gomery Flags. Rube Goldberg. Will
Johnstone. “’atson Barrett. Billy dc
Beck. Jack Sheridan. Claire Briggs.
Eugene Lockhart. C. D.‘ Williams.
li‘ontsine Fox. H. ’I‘. \Vebster. George
Herriman. Harry Hirshfleld and oth-
ers. which reads like the roster of
the artists and cartoons of New
York.
In the main our Metropolitan crit-
ics blushed in print. but so far as
this scribe can chronicle there was
less blushing at the undraped forms
than at some of the transposed
jokes. And there was so much
cleverness displayed. so many at-
tractive girls. such a variety of en-
tertainment and generally so much
that appealed to the audience. if
judged by the applause. that a. few
half-nude bodies. the upper half to
be specific. were far more artistic
than objectionable.
To properly record
groups would require more space
than is here permitted. but if the
stranger within the boundaries of
New York is desirous of witnessing
some of the most fetching stage
numbers yet offered. "Artists and
Models" at the Shubert theatre will
give them that opportunity. And
there will be less reason to close
their eyes than their cars.
A gentleman approached the box
office in Boston where "Kempy" is
being shown with J. C. Nugent and
Elliott Nugent. the authors. Ap-
proaching the manager on the door,
he rather tipsily inquired:
”Say. how long has this play been
running?"
“About two and a half years," the
urbane manager replied.
"Two years and a half? Well.
I’ll just stick around. It ought to be
pretty nearly over by this time."
D I 0
Agnes Dorntee. the little actress
whose character sketches in Broad-
way plays will be remembered
pleasantly for seasons to come. was
touring out near her country home
in Wfstchester county. As she
passed a tired looking pedestrian
she stopped her car and offered him
a lift.
The guest looked rather skepti-
cally at a. couple of French poodles
that reposed in the rear seat. "They
won’t bite me. will they?" he asked.
"I don't know.” Miss Dorntee re-
plied. "that is what I want to and
out.”
the various
Out in Hollywood a new stage
star has gone back to the movies.
Hedda Hopper. one of the most pop-
ular stage players on Broadway has
given the drama a swan song kiss
and departed to the haven of the
films.
At one of the "parties" out in
Hollywood Bliss Hopper was intro-
duced to a recruit.
"Hopper?" she said.
you first name. please?"
"Hedda Hopper.” the actress sn-
swered.
“No." the other replied. "I don't
think I know you. I think I have
met a. Hopper because the name is
familiar, but I think it was Finale."
0 O .
Bessie Barriscale is entertaining
all the kids in the county out in
Indiana. where she is sumfhcrihg.
When she fed a bunch to ice cream
recently one of them wiped her lips
en the back of her hand and Him
Berriscale protested.
“You mustn't wipe your lips on
the back of your hand." she said.
“I getter." the urchin answered.
"the front of me hand is dirty."
Not Like Bury M
The season at Deauville. fashion.
able watering place. attracts not only
the society of the world but society's
gamblers.
last year. Andre atroen, famous
French automobile manufacturer.
was the public cyneeure. as was re-
perted to have won mmjhsn 1.-
000.000 francs. about “6.000 at tbnti
"What in
mufiflmcmefbam
commerce.
shall:
regulate interstate commerce has no
limit."
\
“’ASIIINGTON. D. C.-—The Inter-
state Commerce Cornmission is the
most important and most powerful
of all the independent commissions
in the Federal machinery. There are
eleven members including the chair-
man, each drawing a salary of 812.-
000. It is-a semi-judicnl body, and
has tremendous and far-r‘iching
powers touching the domestic trade
and commerce of 110 million people.
as well as their living conditions.
writes Edward Nelson Dingley.
The tremendous growth of our do-
mestic commerce following the build-
ing of railroads. brought about a re-
versol of the normal state of affairs.
The railroads became the masters of
business and commerce rather than
the servants and handmaids.
It is a matter of common knowl-
edge that between use and tau.
railroads. by means of freight dis-
crimination. rebates and favorite
shippers. not only brought great for
tunes to some. but ruined others.
thus destroying competition. They
made towns and cities and ruined
others. They afforded opportunities
for inside speculation. Consolidations
and pooling created monopolies.
The Granger movement of 1870 in
the Northwest started the regulation
of railroads an dof transporation
over railroads. These movements rc-
sultcd in the Interstate Commerce
Act of Feb. 4. 188'. “to secure just
and reasonable charges for transpor-
tation: prohibit unjust discrimina-
tion; prevent undue preferences. and
corporations or localities. and to ab-
olish combinations for the pooling
of freight."
This not created the Interstate
Commerce Commission. and in the
intervening 25 years this commie-
sion has grown to be the most pow-
erful and important of all the inde-
pendent commissions. It runs the
transportation of‘ihe country by
stringent rules and regulations. and
by the enforcement of freight and
passenger rates. Its decisions are
final and cannot be appealed. excep-
on constitutional grounds. In many
respects it is above the Federal
COUI‘QB.
The commission alts as a court and
renders decisions exactly like a
court. It has secretaries. attorneys.
examiners. special agents and a
small army of assistants. This ma-
chinery cost about $6,250,000 a year.
The Interstate Commerce act has
been extended to apply to pipe lines.
telegraph. telephone and cable com-
panies. ferries. floats. lighters. ter-
minals and all 'agencies or facilities
engaged in interstate transportation
The field is so broad tlibt the lan-
guage of Chief Justice Marshall one
hundred years ago. concerning the
power of Congre- over interstate
is recalled. Said Mar-
"The power of Congress to
The commission requires rates to
be published: sees that. all are just
and reasonable: eliminates discrimo
inatione: gives all an equal oppor-
tunity. The purpose of the law and
the duty of. the commission is to
give every traveler and every ship-
per a "square deal."
The original regulation prohibit-
ing a higher rate for a shorter than
in the mine direction has been med-
lfled. and the commission is anthro-
ised to permit this discrimination
in special cases.
The eommi-ion many compel
routes and Saint rates:
compel railroads to construct suit-
able connections and brances and
side-tracks.
The commission how is authorised
to permit pooling of rcights undo!
certain conditions. and to permit
the acquisition by one carrier of the
control of another. . ‘
Buchcombinations. amounting to
a monopolr. were prohibited by the
original law. but the tramporiation
act of 1020 specifically permits it.
A recentlcase' tug-question t‘ is the
stock control of the South.- .‘Pa-
cine by the Central . Beside. "the
l‘ederaLcoart decided this consoli-
dation fies legal might be’ coho
seated to by the Interstate Com-
(TI-e. Weekine)
.er. .:s
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A
ing the supremo authority of the For ’ two-year guar-
The InterStat’e _ Interstate Commerce Commission in anty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “0.0003300
Commerce Commlsson all future consolidations. For new loans ....... ”5.889.000
, The transportation act of "20 and TM“ - - . - - - - -- - ‘ $791,013.000
the decision of the Federal court, is
a departure from the original In-
terstate Commerce act sill the
Sherma nanti-iruat act. It means a
more liberal treatment of the rail-
roads in the matter of consolida~
tion and elimination of unnecessary
competition.
Doubtless two things havg led to
this interpretation hnd policy: mg.
the practical knowledge that unlim-
ited competition between railroads
resulted in great loss; the other.
that during the W'orld war. the gov-
ernment did with the railroads pre-
cisely what the law prohibit“—
consoildated all the railroads into
one system operated by the rail-
road Administration.
The policy of the government in
this regard has changed entirely:
and now it h proposed to unite
railroads into 10 systems divided
geographically. thus saving in cost
of operation. This may permit a
reduction of freight rates.
The commission has jurisdiction
over all complaints. violations of
transportation laws. and opemtions
of all common dtrriers. There is
practically nothing common car-
iers (and by that is meant any in.
corporated company transpor.\g
passengers or freight. information
or conversation or any sort of prop.
erty. both tangible and intangible)
can do. without the consent of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The business of railroads and oth-
or common carrier: is inspected by
the commission; their method of
accounting is controllcd'and uni~
fled: complete reports are required.
This is the most complete and
through system of government con-
trol in the world: and the hand of
the Interstate Commcrpe Commission
guides the whole machinery.
.. The commission has Just complet-
ed an inventory of the value of all
railroads in the country. This Job
cost the taxpayers several million
dollars. it is reported 875.000.000.
The commission controls the
amount of new securities the rail-
roads and‘ other common carriers
under its control may issue.
The commission enforces certain
sections of the 1914 anti-trust act;
determines fair and reasonable
rates and compensation for the
transportation of the mails by rail-
roads and interurbans: el.\rces the
laws governing safety appliances to
trains: reports all accidents: enforces
the hours of service act. the trans-
portatien of explosives act. the loco-
motive and boiler inspection act.
the signal and automatic train con-
trol mfety act.
“’hen the Interstate Commerce
Commission was created in 18,87
there were 188.000 miles of railroads
costing about 37.254.000.000. In 1018
there were 250,000 miles. with a cap-
ital investment of about 821.000.000..
0 . . - .
The federal control act of 1018
suspended much of the Iniurstate
Commerce act, The President.
through the Director of Railroads.
initiated all rates and rules and reg.
"ism. .2" - my“...
so to one "stem. »
government railroad trust, . n.
This experiment (instilled by the
World‘wes and slash-cost.
the Treasury , about ti.soo.eoo.ooe.r
The transportation act of 1020 as
amended in 1023 provided for a ter-
mination of federal control.
Federal operation nod antes!
amounted practically to a govern‘
ment lease of the railroads. The
government agreed to make up w
dcfloigfin operation. and guaranteed
areturnofat least 5% percent
(and “of one per cent “ditto“!
for repute if » the 00m
agreed) for two yearn after If“
new government loans out of a re-
volving fund of $000,000.00. provid-
ed by the government.
W sold to the railroads the‘foi-
lowing sumsvnader'tbe her-sets! th-
le'm'mwmermn .ox the
roads to their 0m . .
For reimbursement of
' .. , m red m
muwnucing ti; coerce: gm.
idem Coolidge must be
In making these loans the Fed-
eral government has acquired secu-
rities amounting to "18.505.000. up
to June 30. 1022.
Notwithstanding the wide jurisdic-
tion of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and the long steps that
have been taken to control the op.
eratlons of railroads and all other
common carriers for the benefit of
the people. the transportation prob-
lem is still unsetfled.
ls it to be government consolidao
tion of railroad systems according
to geographical groups. and more
power to the Interstate Commerce
Commi-ion? Or is it to be govern-
ment ownership and operation of
the railroads?
Consolidation means a release of
the railroads from the anthtrust
tion. At the same time it means a
reversal of gpvernment policy.
If government ownership is to be
tried. the Treasury must borrow
from ten to twenty billion dollars
to buy the railroads.
Is this what the people want?
They must settle the problem.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion of eleven men sitting here in
Washington as a semi-judicial body.
controls the trade and commerce of
transportation of people and mer-
chandise. in a large measure it con-
trols prices and the cost of living.
Its decisions effect the lives of mil-
lions of people.
The Future of
Mr. Coolidge
We are told by men who have a
plecsant and friendly relation with
one Calvin Coolidge that he has a
very lively sense of humor beneath
his naturally‘reticent disposition. He
knows how to on”! Md comrade-
ship with the chat! that goes with it
though the proof is detected in his
twinkling eyes and not in his lips.
says the Hartford Courier.
Vents leads us to belive that Presi-
gettlng a
whole lot of fun from the stories that
are being manufacturedand printed
eut of his alleged political sagecity.
The presentation of him as a sly pol-
itician who has already begun in his
inimitable way to seine the nomina-
tion of his party nest year for Presi—
dent can only be compared in its an-
conscious humor with the other pic-
ture of him as a simple minded
)
By Whit Mills.
I often hear my neighbors say.
“That hire. Bunk is truly great; in-
. spired. she goes her noble way. and
makes dire evils pull ‘heir freight.
Whenever there's a bi gh crusade to
battle sins we all abhcr. we see Mi-
randa Bunk arrayed ,in all the pa-
noply of war. She lest Is a grand and
useful life. as all the moralists agree;
Jack Bunk should glo: :1 in his wife.
but ah-. a grouchy d'ub is be. No
high ideals fill his sooil, no fine am-
bitions..npur his mind. but creature
comfo “ are his goal. to things up-
lifting’ .is blind." .And yet. al-
though lt be a crime. I sympathize
with poor old Jack. when he comes
home at supper time. - and finds no
fodder in 'the shack. -No tempting
pies does he behold. unwashed are
all the plates and spot» as: the kitchen
stove is bleak and col it. there is no
scent of stcwing prune 3;. He's labor-
ed roundly in the mart dispensing
gas for limousines. and with an
aching. broken heart. he eats a can
of slimy beans. His rnblc wife has
run amuck to benefit her fellow-
man. and Jack. who ltetgs for roast-
ed duck. must eat cold victuals from
a can. And so when people wildly
boost that splendid do me and all her
deeds. I think of Jac': who goes to
roost without the w‘hnlesome grub
he needs. '
..
Miss Catherine Big-techs of the.
Southern New Enginsd telephxi}
company is spending the weelpcnd
in Holyoke, Mass.
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Mrs. Lester Hughes; has resigned
her position with the local telephone
company.
concealed in a gratin where little
boys are eaten alive by- political mon-
sters and never heard of again.
It is just this point that we suspect
Mr. Coolidge and his admirable lady
are having the fun of their lives after
the day’s work has ‘been done. the
dishes washed. and the beds turned
down for'the night. If there is any
one thing these two crimmon sensible
people know it is that there will be
no negotiated seizure. of she presi-
dential nomination. and there will be
no negotiated seizure. of the presi-
receaaes of a. remote grotto. If Calvin
Coolidge receives the nomination of
his party for Preside at next year. it
will be because he ha I earned it dur-
ing the period of his incumbency of
the oflile. If he earns it in public.
service. no power on carth will stop
his getting it except fzis own refusal
to accept it.
If he falls to earn lit. all the post-
mastcrs from Maine t a California. all
the collectors of internal revenue in
that large expanse of territory. and
all the little busy btdics who shine
in ward politics can not save him.
May we suggest that. Mr. and Mrs.
Coolidge quite undetitand this and
hence their amusemetu‘. at the activl.
ty of the purveyors of triangular
gossip.
a. . DneBcatson
Why there is want, fail~
urc. distress, rain and dis-
grace, 'yis bees-use some
people never dc sly them-
selves. bui: live» beyond
their means to keep up
“appearances."
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