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Klan Folly
I ‘ ' is many assert that the Km
‘ inn thrives on publicity and
uently should not. be. given
- nttentlon in the press. it is our
~tion that. tno hooded organiza-
. him grow only in tho dark.
flop-rat pointed comments have
.- 1’mnde. and adviocdly. regarding
' ‘ ctivity of the Klan. expressed
“‘“ft'cry crosoes" on Christmas Eve.
N” Inly was :hla uclion an insult to
community. but. to Christianity.
. Others have noted the fact that
~~ I Were not allro at practically
V". flame time at. two divergent
'. fl. one on tho‘iiliss property in
uh.
~ ofiBcuch.
unhis to denote that the various
n to of the Klan in this hldlc
'orklng in close cohesion? And
)ucntly. should God-fouring.
. orlcan citizens shrink in fear at
symbols of the power oi the
' zutlon'.’
T‘ the former question, the reply
. Wcrhupsf' to the second u 05‘
ad: "No."
15'er continued insult against our
- adJudgmt-nt and intclligcncc. in-
'- cited by the Klan. merely sets up
ll mnotlmr count against it.
Today. it is fast loung power in
,V-nn'y section: because: of the appur-
Int stupidity of tin lcudcl's. l-jx‘cii
It former l“iilll m are turning from
it nil denouncing it :is it menace.
In comnninltltw, such :13 Norwnlk.
her!) the lilun still i: comparatiiely
‘ w, it. remains a. danger only lic-
' it is not known. \‘chcd from
7»! hinglc, tho more episodes similar
_. ~ Mac (.at‘ Christmas live the better,
if . I then evcn its small mcmhor-
v ip'hcro must shrink into insignifi-
cc.
W0 do not fear any organization
act is against American Democratic
jll'incipals. A man who is a mum-
r-of tho Klun does not lit-long in
America. Compare the Kliuisniu-n
' in! those good souls who are night-
Mr attending our Amtricunizntlon
'3. hools.
r.
, Canadian Nickel.
Tho mlnos of the Stidbury district
3 an0w producing nickel and cap-
Ipor'fit the rate of close to 825.000.-
..0001. your. and are thereby running
och cud nock with the gold mines
"of Ontario for the position of loud-
‘ 3 place in tho mining industry of
:g‘ho Avrovince.
,
‘ “flint To Do.
', manger: "if customers come for
os. flutes. mnndolns. shoot mu-
, 1 or anything else. you know what
"0 dmw them?"
my: “You bet I do. sir."
Minster: “And if one should
”5 to see c. lyre—"
W Bow: "Yes, sir. that's when I call
f« cu. sir."
"’ THE WEATHER.
i. Southern Now England: Rain and
rmcr iv‘rlduy; Snimrdny chin and
-l r.
Eastern New York: Rain and
, urmer in south and rain or snow
udlwnrmer in north plrtlon ii‘ri‘
any; Hntiirilny fair and colder.
f Conditions: The disturbance that
'Vvus ccntrnl ovcr Colorado Wednes-
day night moved northcuutwurd
with increasing intensity Ind was
‘contorcd over northern Mlchtuun as
"Illorin of marked intensity
duldny night.
. Ifijhus been attended by precipita-
( .u‘ mostly in the form of IMin in
~ iddio and northern sections east of
ft. :Misslsnlppi river. except in New
' mud. Another storm of consid-
lo intensity was control over
ofihundlzmd Thursday night.
5% chther -becamo warmer
:w‘ uy south of the Lake region.
,. storm over the Lake region
imovo rapidly east-northeast-
nnd will be attended by snow
is In in northern New England
ml
‘0’
V . orthcrn New York Friday. Fol-
, the passage of this storm fair
“ . er‘wlll provnil almost. general-
IE tho Vanhington torocut dis-
t». Saturdny
temperature will rise in the
0 Atlantic and North Atlantic
Friday. while colder Weather
i-versprend the Atlantic states
4 ‘ night and Saturdu.
.. warning. are dilplnyod on
tlgntic cont from 'Dolswnro
star to Emport. mine.
custom-runs}.
ntiontnkenntflp. m. 75th
at New Haven Weather
" i .y
no ll! ‘
tfi‘ a
' “...... 29.90‘ 6: cloudy
l 3cm .... 29.30 44 min
nnd ....1'9.” 88 cloudy
H toast-cu 2.... 33 leudy
”...... 29.62 33 snow
..... so.“ a: cloudy
‘6 cloud)!
3: cloudy
to rain
as cloudy
64 clear
86 cloud!
a cloudy,
“3,1 cloud]
6! - clout
:4 snow
.« cloudy
' 'n ..m downs .
wmnn mus-rs
31 war Its-on.
I'm thinking of a learned physi-
ciun who's Just been sentenced to
the pen: and as he's old. in poor
condition. he may never come out
stain-a. mun who once had high
ambition to benefit his fellowmen.
A gifted mm who might hnvo risen
to any pinnacle of fame. had any
purpoao true been his'n. or stern re-
solve to play tho game; and now we
see him sent to prison, all bent and
burdened by his shame.
ho was intent on making. when he
was young. an honest roll: the hard
corned kopecks he was raking. like
my other thrifty soul: but later had
a. taste of faking when be dug up
the south-east pole.
been a. moral
coin at eight per cent. some ham-
let’s compass. helm and anchor, by
no cheap Utlchs lip-pent: but in his
heart there was the canker that one
small taste of faking lent. Ho might
have walked with merchant princes.
and had a. chain of ten cent stores,
dispensing nutmcgs, nails and quinc-
cs. and shipping prunes to‘ foreign
shores; and now the law its might
ovincos by shutting tight the iron
\thn once a. man becomes
a. taker he'll loop on chasing cnsv
the village undertaker
him devotes:
'uummum
wu toot
" HE SELLS
He might have
my local nun published
greats until
an earnest hour to
he'll keep on faking till his Maker
among the goats.
gives him place
Who's Who
IN THE DAY‘S" ngws
SEN. ELLISON D. SMITH,
Sonntor Ellison D. Smith of South
Carolina. has been the central figure
in an interesting political situation
in tho senate recently.
Smith was slated to bucomc chair-
man of the senate intcrstate com-
morcc committee.
lectcd for that. berth in caucus, and
yet neither he nor
collcagucs \vcrc desirous of his be-
ing “wished" into the choir.
Senator l.nl“ollcttc.
Republican progrcsslu-s.
raid to have directed the campaign
tor the sclecllon of Smith,
progress-ms
make his appointment possible. with
the idea. in mind that lllS followers
would switch their \otrs to Smith in
preference to the regular rcpublit‘i'i
possibilities and
Democrats undor obligation
unwillingly.
Sui-ll a. situation could rcudily bring
v-niliurriisstucnt
He had bccn dc-
his Democratic
leader of the
The Shipping Board
By ED\\'ARD NELSON DINGLEY
“'ASHINGTON. I). C..-When the
United States governmont's fleet of
built during and after the
at an expense of, some
billion dollars. was turned over to
the present administration March 4.
was this: \Vhat
shall be dono with them?
The board. reorganized under the
Harding-Coolidge administration un-
dcrtook at onco to sell as many ves-
ucls as possible. cut down expenses
and make the most. of
able situation.
The policy of the governmen was
to get out of the shipping bus nos:
as rapidly as possible. to. lease the
host ship! to operators on the main
llnt‘B of (radio and reduce
nunl loss of millions.
During the war the United States
had embarked on a most stupendous
of ship construction. .
brief time, utter tho armistice ship-
ping was highly profitable.
In the sprian 1920 the freight
due to overpro-
Arizona’s “Canyon of Gold”
Arizona's fabled
"Canyon of Gold" sons of: through
gont‘rations.
visiting in the New York. 'l‘ribunc.
has the following to say on the sub-
. Smnvu’hcrc in the desert. hills.
within striking distance of Tucson.
the origin of the gold mined by the
Indians for the Spanish mnstcrs may
l-n «liscoyvrcd.
'l'hc scorch for and thirst. and their provisions ran
'l‘lioy struck out in u northerly di~
sacking water in
supposedlo have been the Granite
Wash range of mountains in North—
ern Yuma. County.
Spring inset.
Smith has born a member of the
scouts since 1908 and has been one
of the important Democratic tlgurts
from the South almost. since the (by
or his :trrivul in the national capi-
ilu “U13 clct:tml to tho uppa‘
largest; vote cvcr
glvcn up to that “major that office
in his state.
Thcy found a
\V'ormley al-
dclirious. They
cuinpod by tho. side. of the spring
1 night and in the morning found
it it some gold nuggets. ‘
Above the spring were two quurlz
veins, one narrow and the othcraix-
tccn feet widc.
troopers dug coarse gold with their
About fifty poundsof this
golden quartz thcy loaded on their
rvtnaining horse and set out for Gila
hnd bccomc
may be brought to light. and thus
bring to an end the dreams of mom.
who sift the menu‘s sands for the
end of the rainbow.
1f the secret is rcvcnlcd, the world
may learn of'u. civilization rivaling
or Molitczumn in
'l‘tii;ttiltlt>-.~\nicii
and splendor.
legislature of Arizona in
published an
a disagrcc~
was formed in New Urlmins in 1905.
He's a native of South Carolina and
was born in Lynclibilrg.
was s minister.
L'nlvcrsity of South
then \Vofford college.
his iirst political czfpcrltncc as state
Smith nttcndcd the
Carolina and
Ho received report which
states that "irrigating canals point-
ing to tho pros-moo of an immense
now disap—
peared" liztd liccn found in the Salt
River and Gila valley 5, and that "in-
dlnns who have been taken prisoners
have told of the existence of rich
placer mines. but all efforts to find
them have so filr prmml futile." '
A mystic significance also is at.-
«inched to the writing of a Jesuit.
missionary who, in 1687. penned in
code to the king of Spain the follow-
"A scientific exploration of So-
nnme of Southern
Arizona) will 1 ad to the discovery
of gold and silver so marvelous that
the result will be such as has never
yet been seen in the \vorigj'
World or the mafia;
ane in n \vhllc Indinns wound .
drift. into Tucson from the hills. ac-
cording to old-time prospectors. and
show great nuggets of gold. as largo
us a man's two fists.
"It is a legend of our pcoplc." they
would say. upon being questioned as
to the source of lilo glittering stuff.
and their fathers
before them found these mines, but
they are ours. and no white man
shall ever find them."
Coronado left Spain in 1540 in
search of the treasures of the "City
the stor_es of which
had thrilled Madrid with u. lust. roi-
tlio gold Columbus intended origin-
ally to bring back from Cathay._ He
found nothing but deserts and prui:
rlcs. although he penetrated the re-
gion as far north as what is now
The Vanished Spring.
a day's journcy
the. l‘l\'(‘i‘ the men separated. after
the horse dropped (loud.
rchr demented from
Court Relic-f—
his sufforingu
guide a rescue party back into the
it‘lunnigan was found halt
dcad a few hours inter. and Croolh-
unite had succumbed by the time
the rescuers reached him.
loy and l-‘lnnnlgan told their strange
story. and it. was backed up by the
discovery of the horse and the fifty
pounds of ore. which assayed 81,800
market collapsed.
duction of shipping and lack of buy-
ing power on the part of European
nations. lintes fell to rock bottom;
American ships sought the protect-
cd consiwlse trade.
of 1920 the maintenance of Ameri-
cancervicc in the foreign trade de-
upon government
courts face to face with the increas—
ing detail and congestion of cases.
Equally before
ideal. but it is not so easily i‘Ciillch
when brilliant lawyers are
against weak and
And even the best intontioncd jury
often provcs incompetent lit-fore the
mass of details and figures hurled
at it in technical t‘iiSCS,
Minneapolis Journal.
1: was to remedy these defects
that. the Public Tribunal of Justice
was cstublis'ncd not long
New York city by the
Society of America.
ed to make justice simplcr. speed-
ier und‘chenpcr in cases of d'spute
over facts and it has done this in
high degree. claims its in ' "
present director. Moses
man. in. the "Outlook."
This public tribunal is
trutlon court equipped for hearings
or courts and its Judgments
are re tiered and recordcd in legal
form and conformation.
tutors or jurors may
from any walk of life ly dispu'ants.
and thus they need not, be entirely
ignorant of the matters at issue.
The significant thing ubot
court is that.
it has “on
only of Judges and attorneys. out of
trade and commercial bodies.
heartily is it supported by
says Lir. Grossmun. that. many trade
contracts now contain clauses spo-
cifying that in case of disput
sort shall be had to this tribunal.
Much emphasis has been rightly
placed on the need of attaini‘ - bet
ter Justice by eliminating technicali-
ties and speeding up processes
the regular ‘
way of progress is by using
stltuto tribunals after the Now
They will be 'tblo to do
.‘linnmpolis
After the end
pvnacd entirely
Ships were a liability.
of this situation
. S. \‘liipping Board took office.
It was found diflicult to sell U. S.
ships because there was no demand
It was found diffi-
cult. to operate in compegfigngylth
'finclgri’Wi-sifls’ because of higher
cost of construction and higher cost
of opcrutlpg.
~ Obviously. to overcome these dim-
culticc. some sort of government aid
Two methods are of-
nora (the curl
the present
Flannlgun later made unsuccess-
ful attempts to return to his find. as
did other prospectors.
spring has never again been seen by
white men, so far as
The golden
at a fair price.
is known to-
ll. “'LS QUJCL r r W
A most persistent searcher for the
is llnrold Boll \Vright.
the novelist. who makes his home
in the Arizona. Mountains near Tues
Ho has spent days at a. time
in the hills. talking to Indians and
following faint trails, in the hope
that he may be the discoverer of the
new Eldorado of the “fest.
"There is documentary evidence."
he writes to a. New York friend,
"which points out with some defi-
niteness to the reality of the Lost
Mines and also to their great an-
Lost Mines
is necessary.
wrath—one '0. government
the other a discrimination
that is. a ten per cent. additional
duly on imports brought in foreign
This was the ooriv policy of
The subsidy bill
"Our forefathers
the government.
To accomplish this
(discriminating‘dutios) certain corn-
mercial treaties must'jpo abrogated.
This was directed by Congress in the
Jones act of 1920. but both Presi-
dent. “’ilson and,.Presidont Harding-
refused to enforce the providons of
Now powerful «aorta are
being made to have the trénties ub-
rogated. thusvspermitting' Congress
to enforce a. higher duty on imports
‘brought in foreign vessels, and. en-
couraging the employment of Amer-l.
icsn vessels; '. ' , 7
Since Julyu1. 1922. the Shipping
Board has sold 1‘55 vessels-:99 steel
cargo. three passenger
"one barge and one trans?
latter result
of the Bull."
"Toltcc. Aztec. Spaniard or Amor-
lcan pioneer, whether all or any of
those dug the Lost Mines of Arizona,
tho best evidence is that the mines
are there; and the Indians guard the
secret with all the craft and cunning
they possess." : '
. ____—_______
College Humor.
it functions
Although Coronado did not find
his Quivers, some of the armored
followers remained in the high. dry
climate of New Mexico and Arizona,
and in the years that followed dis-
covered some of the mines and made
the Indians work them. After more
than one hundred years of Spanish
cruelty and oppression’tho natives »-
finally rose and drove the invaders
Some few escapgd the mas-
sacre and the hardships (if their only
fight: across Mexico and
reached Spain, but. they did not have
sufficient maps and charts to show
the location of the mines. so hasty
was their departure. '
An Elusive Lodcstone.
When the territory. of Arizona be.
came the magnet for gold, silvér‘und
copper miners in the early part "of
the last century. the famous
Mines became a. lodestone undo. i
fer hardy prospectors.
three soldiers in still related in tho .
E‘Mnrvelous. mademoiselle. marve-
I will make of you a. diva."
"But. monsieur, you forget I do
not. swims“ and cargo,
"Will you see it my tire‘ils‘ lint, 3900106 for sales during tho last
fiscal your 7woro $39,138,000 and ex.
peasecof the soles were 350.000.. ‘ ‘
claims amounting to?
the' board grow»
‘3. little flit on the
es’ am alright."
(Yale Record)
c tum. you
"Yasmin it am
for trade what ,
bottom. but de r
Conciliation Court has done for litt-
gnnts in minor disputes too small to
bear the burden of r gilur
.- fi‘h‘ere‘ arc'ezs
133347.900. ‘
' out‘b‘t tho'war. ,
i There. are 1.709 omployes in thc‘
, department. drawing sol-:5
arias jmnounting to 8.479.000. This-
irradiation of 800 in. emotions and ~
81.503300. in salaries in one year. '
There an 103' 7
. Washington depnr
' froln-‘ltoooiitors
era) mucosa:- {about . , .
.. The board, “controls andownr
can’t go to New York on
futon-lurked New York to new It
. Sud Dissppointmcnts,
It is easy to imagine what Mr.
Bryan would have thought of
Ford if the latter had announced
himself in favor of the Peerless ex.
Orator of the‘ Platte. comments the
Providence' Journal.
cum-innoc- the Michigan manufac-
turer would have seemed to
Young Man: That‘s all ht I *
ride backwards. ‘ ‘fig ' 1"
(Boll Weevil) '
ocs this road go to Dur
' Jill—Yes. ‘ .
. Rift-Weli. when does)“: lesve.
(Yule Record) ‘ .
I don't: soohow
outplayed in‘tho .
..tlio commission
Tho ltOf!’ ,
He does uot‘know me. and he ding
stings;
Jeers.
slicers. . ‘ .
But here and there I hnvo I. few
Good friends who are forever true:
To comfort mo in. my despair;
back
To strength to meet u. fresh attack.
Whatever cruel storm descends,
It will not drive any my friends.
strangers my ties sud {owners
hide. ‘ ' .
Pharisees walk the other side.
The crowds may mock and iibe tad
jeer; ' ‘ -
But 1'er the few I still shall hear.
Though trampled in the dust I lie.
The words that they are stmdlng
bY.
The men who‘waik in throngs de-
' part --
When the harsh storms of trouble
start.
i: friends who know—tho loyal
few
Who have gone down the road with
you—-
When life grows pitifully gray,
By storms are never blown away.
Sunshine Pellets
BY DR. W. F. THOMSON
Tho farmer dug a. shallow well
That gathered surface water;
I heard them toll the village bell--
It was the farmer's daughter. .
Pave the street and beat the doc-
tor.
Indigestion. if you please. is on-
ly a symptom of some disease.
\‘l’hcn you drain the land the
fever.
Mister Merchant on the street——
Great big farmer in his wheat;
Both are thinking of their wealth.
Neither thinks about his health.
water. good health is just around
the corner.
You can't get blood out of s tur-
nip but. a poor’ prune is frequently
bled. ‘
...-—
Rurnl application of urban sani-
less hazardous.
You can't talk to hot-house plants.
With skins of tissue paper:
For when it comes to endurance
They seldom cut the caper.
considerable amount of ignornnco.
turnlly. the most healthful
pin dearth is the form: our in.
diacr nce to hygcinic laws has made
it otherwise.
Poems that Live '
AN EPITAPH.
Enoug “wand leave the‘ rest to‘
Fam ,
'Tis to commend her. but to name.
Courtship, which. living. she declin-
ed. .
When dead. to offer were unkind:
Nor can the truest wit. or friend.
Without detracting, her commend.
To snywshc lived a. virgin chaste
In this age loose and all unlaccd;
Nor was. when vice is so allowed.
or virtue or ashamed or proud:
That her soul was on Heavcn‘ so
bent.
No minute but it came and Went:
That. ready her last debt to pay.
‘finc muffin? lTerili‘é up {ye}? day:
Modest as morn. as midday bright.
Gentle as evening. cool as night:
-—'Tis true; but all too weakly :aiJ.
’Twas' more significant. she's dcnd.
-—-Andrew Marwell 16214678.
The Ideal
“New boxing rules are made by
Connecticut State Boxing Commis-
sion."—-Headllne.
~Whnt are those for—tho' bones
thcy put up wooden nutmegs in?
I.
a.
‘ .
THE OFFICERS . i
AND DIRECTORS 'L
d
0!
”At, me the score which 'burns’fi‘cnd
Bernnpo my nonle‘ho greets with
Question my motlved . with . his ”
...v
If I should fulfill-y would be there
To bind my .wounds. and win jmc.
It Is Not Too Late To Join
Our 1924
Christmas Club
. You will not be sorry next December
save a. little each week h you
—THE—
CENTRAL FAIRFIELD
TRUST co.
“‘skeeter‘s" boned and so is yellow?
Where there, is asphalt and good.
tatlon would make rural habitation .
The phrase; "a. touch of malaria" '
covers much overeating and no in ‘
WHEREAS A Divine Provid . .-
the affairs of non, has remov ence V
friend and fellow director, Captain Isaac Ch
WHEREAS, he has served on the
rectors 'of The-People's Trust Company since its 01'-
gamution gtvmg his best thought and attentinn to
the busmess of our bank as director and merb'e‘r of
our appraisal committee, and. _ ~
. - WHEREAS, he. has endeared himself to us as a.
msetgnd conservative counsellor. and level fr‘erd
an e memory of his sterlin cho ract 9'” l A; V '
cherish' ed by us, g ‘1 er “m .o..g be
NOW THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that we do
hereby express our deep and lasting sor-cw at his
passing. and offer our most sincere and heaiifelt
sympathy to his family and friends in their great loss
. AND Be It Further Resolved that these resolu-
tions be entered on minutes of the meetings of the
directors of The People's Trust Companv and caries
thereof sent to the family of the deceased 3rd to“‘*e
local press. | ~ w
hich rules
ed from our midst our
limb. and
Board of Bi
LUTHER M. WRIGHT.
NEHEMIAH CANDEE.
Co .itiee on Resolution.
Christmas
This bank desires to wish. not only to
its customers, but to every passer-by,
that this may be the happiest Christmas
that ever happened.
The City National
Bank
South Norwalk Conn.
" The People’s :
wish for You 8,3“:
A; Yours Elva? Pros- V
Thrice Benton One the most excelc
rlcnt of oil the great company of
American captains of induztry.
now. or‘oourse. he is n. reactionary.
ed himself. in the Judg-
_1”.8.25 stool,;_ninofconcrgto. :3. 11mm
cavemen-Ln total of 1.857. Boron .
pet-anon were belied?
In 1869 {Abnér McKee»
ver. a settler. and his; umily’wrero
ambushed «by, Apache- onf‘s. rngeir
near the in: bond offtho’ Gila. m
settler-‘5 *dnughtcr.
captive, and . soldiers «pursued. . them.
Tho Apaches; findinggth'oir puri-
suors hobon. their MMGMN
mall condiment.- a: bout-coffin;
lowed each groupwf
you ‘sbiiiyour belts
can't sell mine undo
moi, thetleather.‘
for any con“. 1-1
r. eighty; End 1
:PeddIcMWem- you see. f’I'
the boils ready made. '
been oasis in
from, , $110an. _'
none. was mm“. .
with the ultra-conservatives cgalngz
tho Plain Poople.
cult to believe that if Mr. Ford had
declared himself in furor of Hiram
Johnson for President. tho Collier.
pin politician would lulled him a a
it loos-lost brother with «subtota—
mum ...Irr; , .‘I. 391'
Nor is it dim-
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TO BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR
+1924—
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.25 a week - -- - -- 5 12.50
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VEN PORT COFFEE SHOPPE
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Music Every Evening—$230 to 9:00
Norwalk Chronicler