By EDGAR
last summer a rnan set
lhan a score or berries.
‘ was entirely cousuxncd
as no insurance. The.
n his way. it not rejoic-
without visible evidence
6 had no fear of punish-
se the homes he had de-
e not yet built; they
the tree trunks awaiting
11ml of industry to give
ble form. But econo-
9 homes were destroyed
5 though the tr es had
into lumber and e lum-
ctuxes And this Is the
pen-ad.
he \acation Season and
file carying a. put; 0:
pped on a. road that
gh a. magnificent stand
The travelch sat in
admiration of the quiet
43 and rnapsodised over
rees that columncd their
eauly as far as the eye
”One oi: theemenrrozi the
”contemplative cigarette
ille- match totlze side 0!
ml the auto passed on.
ilmur later a. tire lookout
distant high point saw
make ballooning over the
’L‘pon the chart betore
‘atcd the fire approximat-
urncd puickly to the Lel-
icli connected him with
rangcr's station. 1
at semen an. intermin~
e lookout. with his pow-
es. noted various gangs
f work. They were corn-
1 most terrifying. most un—
orest Fable—-Burumg Homes I I.
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119111.511. elements, the
For 3 day and night
day the bottle waged.
haustlon.
one to another above
Several
scar
on:
lab white smoke.
cent woods were tire
again.
terly unconcerned.
from the pond to the
“What a. shame".
of - sentimental
and dangerous ot"ull re-
trees!"
forest fire.
and another
Grim! mall;
black as » charred trunks around
them. worn to the last stages of ex-
{ought on cutting away
underbrush. .1me logs and
trees. beating out the shaking fring-
es or advancing ground tire. shouting
the crackling
inferno of heat and smoke. panting
dike hunted animals around the wat-
er barrels where they slaked their
thirst with the lukewarm liduid. but
gaining. almost Impemepubly at first
yet gradually with greater certainty
as the weary hours dragged on. And
amid the contusion and crash or
falling timber the ranger and his
foreman generated the battle.
a later a wide. barren
3 upon the mountain side,
oulderlng in plaaces where
thefblack splinters .0! the charred
stumps pointed like accusing. fingers
and still sent out masses of yellow-
The scar covered,.
hundreds or acres 33th would con.
tinue to smoulder and smoke for
weeks. while all about in the adja-
guards corn
stantly vigilant to see that the en-
emy did'not» creep out and
strike
And {or away the automobile
tourists Journeyed carefree and ut-
At a.
they stoppedfor a. few minutes to
WatchAthe logs in slew _ procession
sawmill
bahdsaws.
exclaimed the
man with the cigarette. in a. burst“
revolt.
shame to cut down these beautiful
"what u
yor’s Clean-Up PreclamaIiOn
or Thomas Robins has issued the following proclamation
f-up and Paint-up Week:
The City Council voted
flhe Kiwanis Club will support a Clean-Up Week.
a Cleaanp Week.
The Boy Scouts will scout for Clean-Up .Week.
'l'l he Board of Health is behind Clean-Up W'eek.
Hie Fire Department will flush the streets and
the Street Department will cart away the
rubbish.
7]t is everybody 5 job; every man, woman and
'child is expected to help make our City clean
:1 11d beautifuhs -
M.“
l lam your cellar and clean your yard.
’1 he City will clean the streets.
It means health, prosperity, pride and happiness -
.\' orwalk.
(Signed) THOMAS ROBINS,
Mayor of the City of Norwalk.
. BRYAN'S WEALTH.
Hartford Coumnt.)
gh William Jennings Bryan
:15 secretary of. state under;
-.-causc. as he explained it.
not atiord to keep the po—
lhe salary it paid, it was
Tally thought at the time
was a poor man. Recently
can stated in a number 01
are that he has made a mll~
am or more in the real es-
lness in Florida. Apparent—
as greatly pained as if some
less reporter had referred to
a republican or a rucdernlst
takes his pen in hand and
to explain that. the reports
least been greatly exaggera~
open letter to the editor of
mpa. Morning Tribune“ he
0 "unfriendly" editorials that
icxred to him fax a. real es-
llionnire. The reports 01 his
he writes. illustrate the fact
ebood is more swift of toot
uth and he adds. "It Icon
1' some of the editorials that
acn sent me it is more ac-
e lhan the truth.” 'He found
5 lbs editorials in newspap-
h unfriendly and unkind in
::s that he is not a million-
d not only that, but is “to:
‘ and shall never be one. But
.115 that in has been fortun—
tlae mam-1 or finance and he
lzat thew has never been s.
me his xix-st nomination in
33 could not'have made a
had be taken the side of
r.- and myoriilsm. Since he
>2: nominated for the presi-
1- 1896 he could by this time.
own opinion ls met as to
. ====== as a. money getter, have
2“: son-19 $29,000,000 irrespec~
f interest. But, he said. he
*1 to make money. more
‘- y lecturing, and eyen at thatfl
accumulated. he says. an 110;
. -.~ made money at real estate
by lecturing tor he can:
1: ' expected profits that I have
x 1 lllamu real estate have 80]
ire-l my saying! Ill” I n”
Le promise of an income that
1.“ fully meet the new conditions
income from my earnings
Would have met old condi-
. i
11.2 ed at Aorwauz, this 30:]: day of April, 192:.
l 16’:- the first tine in his life suf-
ficient for the needs of his wife and
himself. He says he.
of his income to
No one will object
public in general
national conventions
Winston
gives a tenth
churches and
charities and he winds up the letter
with on attack. as usual. on
“predatory interests." ,
the
to Mr. Bryan
having a sufficient income 60 live
on—other things in his letter indl- ‘
cate that it must be about $100 000
a year and it he now tools that he
can retire from lecturing both the
and democratic
in particular.
that will hardly be revetted either.
England’s Return to Gold
The New York Sun.)
Churchill’s
mént that Great Britain has return-
8.1130“ nee-
ed to the gold basis records one of
ed for its financial
Chancellor
the timid and routine
thing.
to the gold standard.
earliest date which it
tion.
“'3’.
that redemption did
law.
end or the: mr.
tbur years after the
wan-angina!” a
fromthlsoouu
unknown vaults
. :tpeczs now to haveaudncotne
pound. The creditwfll
he would- 113 was January 1.
or the day after the British embargo
On exports 0: gold expires by limita-
080.000- 1!) the United
initial. the Federal Reserve Bank or
new York is to furnish $200,000,000.
This does not mean 1.11:1:
mutton W11 take 8390 00:060 0!
the boldest steps ever taken by a na-
tion which has always been admir-
courage.
of the Exchequer has
added to his reputation o: accruing.
The
thing and do-
ing the brilliant and imaginative
He was expected‘ indeed. to an-
uounce that England would return
But 1 was
expected to set the date for that
return some time in the future. The
was thought
1926,
The step taken by Great Britain
is in vivid contract with our own
Government’s caution after the civil
It. was on January 14.1875.
that President Grant sighed the bill
which provided for the redemption
of the greenback! in gold coin. But
not begin on
me very day that the bill became
It did not even been
The date set for
redemption was hungry 1.1879. or
at the
Government‘s
decision was nude known.
The tact that the British Goren-n;
xnout‘s present action is bold does
notmeanthatitisrah. Thebes):
or Wind has imply secured itself
or 3300‘
sites. of
ddeposit
9 protect the
11°de
theatres. etc.~ .
Costs less in the longorun
finishes are need.
be had upon application.
the British L
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Northern Ireland Glorws m Monarclual Pomp
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upon only as needed. Only the small-
est traction may be used. The mere
knowledge that the credit exists
sufficient to render its use unnec-
essary.
Appeal for Suspect
" In Bethe! Fire Case
BETHEL. May 1. —— Action
avowed on the appeal of Altred
is
ed with arson and attempted tour-
11: is taken by the Appellate ,mvi;
sion of the Brooklyn Supreme court,
sometime in May. The appeal stays
disorder or extradition to Connecti-
cut..an£horlties by Justice Young
Yesterday in White Plains, \. 12.
sworn by “the defendant.
Frederick Tyrell of Lexington
drenue who has been critically ill
with 31906 poisoning has entered the
‘ W'bilc the.1rish Free State continues its 'cfl‘orts to bring
land state is gloryjnz 1n the monarchiel pomp of old. All the
lag the state opening of the mother parliament in London a
parliament. The Duke of Abercorn, governor-general, is Seen- inspecting the
ready to be drawn uponfimay prove -
Rich. entitled “Dancing Mothers,” in
which. Isabel
Ulster into its fold, the Northern Ire-
mllitnry play
ttended thugsrcc’ent
andxolor accommv.
Opening of the Orange
guard of honor provisos
Play By, nm‘ e.
A play by Don Byrncr or Green:
Forbes- Robertsbn,
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'ds'u‘shter or su- Johnson and lady
. Forbes-Rahensom. is being present-
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Miss ForbesL‘Robex-tson is a niece of. 'V
Ataxinc Elliott.
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