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W LIGHT ON TAXES
of every dollar of combined
of the American: people. in
its cents went to the main-
, . - of government—federal.
" '5 and local. ‘
1'11" out of the federal govern-
'- t is comparatively a simple mat-
K to ascertain. In 1924. each man.
. and child contributed. on an
$21.17 toward ills support
e same year the state govern.
s average was $9.59 for each
woman and child, while county
. city government cost $24.04 per
or $88.68 for all local govern-
- 6. then. federal govern-
ca $27.77. to local govern-
' crass.
' - states taxes are high but in
states they are much higher
'11! others. It is very little sat-
fin to a taspayor in a state
rats is 815 to know that the
ks! (average. per state, is only
IO. ”
Metal taxes are being reduced.
true. but lecal taxes are ad-
perhaps not everywhere.
on the average.
compared with ‘the 12.5 cents
(he dollar which went for govern-
” in 1924. only 11.80 were requi-
asd mites and but «.9 in on.
1Willie the national debt was being
' road by about 1-2 billions.
January 1. 1920 to January 1.
. stats and local debts were he-
~ wood by about 6 3-4 billions.
when there's the tariff—another
’y Nobody pretends to estimate
I it costs consumers. What it
in to thew‘government is
to ‘s cent byftreasury statis.
7. But what does it cost. in high-
pglces. as a subsidy to manufac-
1 It's any man‘s guess. ,
. if Infinite, all ’round figures were
.. bis from any single source.
might be possible to determine
.tsxel are. but they must be
ed from dozens—from the
' . from the commerce depart-
' ”Irothe census bureau, from
farm commission. from the
r of Conhmerce of the
. Elites. from 'committees of
WW and house“ of represents.—
" ‘tonamo 1...... few of them.
country simply doesn't know
’ it is tnixed.‘ .
i this we dd know. In the
,, of local government we can
expect to getiwhat we pay for.
~ ' ”ye’follow a pinch-penny policy.
can expect only miserly results.
cost money but wise
mes have learned. as Nor.
titanium that the benefits
. higher tax rate wisely expend.
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Editorial Views
Of State Papers
Keep Our Most Level
(Hartford Times).
American interests holds strong in
the Mexican conflict between church
and state. Naturally Catholics of
America sympathise with their
brothers in the southern republic
whose rights have been infringed
' upon and who are being dcspoiled of
their property.
The average American who at-
tempts to understand the controvor.
sy will find himself baffled by the
explanations offered by the Mexican
government. The statements of Pres.
ident Calles are clrcumlocutory. and
seem to get nowhere. The only con-
clusion after perusing them is that
the Mexican government has not
much of a case. If it had it should
be stated far more succinctly and
convincingly than it has been.
The Knights of Columbus of this
country call upon President Coolidge
and the state department to "put an
end to this fgnominious contempt
that has been shown by President
Cullen to American people." They de-
mand "protection of American citi-
zens" and assert that "Mexican offi-
cials have insulted. degraded and ex-
pelled American cltlsens under cir-
cumstances that are abhorent to our
conception of constitutional govern-
ment."
Meanwhile Ambassador Sheffield
is on his way to the United States to
make a confidential report to Presi-
dent Coolidge. He declines to be in.
terviewed and states that “the na-
ture of American-Mexican problems
at this time is too involved to risk
mis—lnterpretatlon eithed here or in
the United States."
It would be well if all interested
would be equally discreet. This coun-
try is bound to protect its nationals.
It may be taken for granted that it
will do so. However. saber rattling is
bad business. If we understand .the
situation correctly the American
people are not looking for war. It
is essential. therefore. that the temp.
iation to strong language should be
controlled to such an extent that our
words will not express more than
we are willing to undertake if need
be to- give them force.
Killing the Tbbsooo Market
" (Bridgeport Post)
We doubt very much if the Con-
necticut Valley Tobacco association
which cooperatively handles most of
the tobacco raised in Connecticut.
will make any great headway toward
that success which its members de~
sire until it discards its backnum-
her ideas, gets rid of some of its old-
fogy leadership and adopts those
principles which guide every mod-
ern business concerned with the
marketing of a luxury.
COOperative marketing is by no
means a Connecticut invention. The
most successful demonstration of it
is given on the Pacific coast. The
tobacco growers of the Connecticut
valley have an organisation that re-
sembles the Citrus organisation in
California in all respects save one.
but it happens that this one differ-
ence is vital.
Connecticut's organisation is not
formed for the purpose of selling
tobacco, but for the purpose of col-
lectively fighting the tobacco buy-
ers. Where the organization buy-
ers in the past dealt with unorgan-
ized tobacco growers, they are now
dealing with a collective organiza-
tion which prevents the members
from underblddiug each other. and
assures to each a fair share .of the
whole return for the product.
That is all very well, and the Cit-
rus organisation in California pri-
marily accomplished the same pur-
pose. But then notice the vast dif-
ference. In Connecticut the whole
policy of the association is “hush.
hush. say nothing!" In California
the policy is “advertise. advertise.
and then advertise."
During the lifetime of the Con-
necticut Cooperative Tobacco associ-
ation the number of cigars smoked
has steadily decreased.
Other tobacco products. notably
cigarettes. have had enormous in-
creases in popularity. unprecedent-
ed. unheard of. Twenty years ago
the man who smoked s cigarette
was a mhrked man. Today the
smoker who uses a pipe or a cigar is
a marked man. Advertising has edu-
cated the tobacco user out of s tre-
mendous prejudice. and sold him the
cigarette. ‘Meantime the Connecti-
cut rsisers of tobacco have been
asleep at the switch. The cigarette
trade will be only too pleased to see
them continue their stupid meth-
ods. and keep on restricting cigar
t'obach the use of cigars—un-
til the cigarettes have made cigars
as obsolete as snuff. The Connecti-
cut tobacc; raisers have employed
methods to restrict themselves out
of their own market. If they had
live leadership they would advertise
themselves back into it again—and
double it. quadruple it. or multiply it
bytes as the California fruit rsisers
have done. ~
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‘ The cat. itself, showed an opposite feeling. clinging to
the' master's footsteps. crouchin
leaping upon his knees. clsmber ng upon his breast
and running between his legs as he walked.
beneath his chair.
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Whereas Pluto had
been entirely black. the
new cat had a white a of
on its breast. his
seemed to grow lar'ger
and more distinct.
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In the diseased mind
of the master. that white
spot on the cat's breast,
became the he s of s
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The feeling remorse.
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made him its prey. J
seized him.
re acted in the pereisten
image of the cat and the dreadful picture its white
breast outlined. plunged the man into the depths of
awaken from fantastic dreams to find
the cat at his side. its hot breath upon his lace. Evil
thoughts and frequent outbursts of uncontrollable fury
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Maximilian’s
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the
fifth of a series of six articles on the
religious history of Mexico. closely
associated with governmental affairs
since the Conquest. Religious strife
has been Mexico's heritage since
three centuries before Christ. when
the tribes of the table-lands. inspired
by their priests and their gods,
warred for tho mastery of ancient
Mexico. Tomorrow: Mexico My.
By W. M. BRAUCHER
History repeats itself. Cortes and
the Conquistadores had f o u n d
Mexico easy prey because of re-
ligious enmity among the tribes.
Two centuries later an army of the
United States. under ,Gen. Winfield
Scott easily defeated a country torn
by political and religious dissensions.
1t was an era of pronunclumentos.
The end of the war with the United
States and the treaty of Guadalupe-
Iildalgo brought no end to the blood-
shed. Civil war divided the coun-
try. Generals. styling themselves
presidents. set up governments over-
night.
Out of the chaos arose the figure
of Don Benito Juarez. a Zapoteca
Indian from Oaxaca. He became the
leader of the new-born Liberal
party. and implacable enemy of the
Conservative or Catholic g r o u p
which held a great part of the
wealth of Mexico in its grasp.
And into the disorder and the
slaughter that swept Mexico came
the romantic. pathetic figure of an
old world noble—Maximilian—whose
Justice was his own undoing.
Fate and politics threw the two
great men across one another's path.
Maximilian‘the Emperor and Jaures
the Radical.
In 1357 came the election to the
presidency of Gen. Ignacio Comon-
fort.
It was by Comonfort that war be-
tween the Catholic church and the
government. so long imminent. was
precipitated. In June. 1866. Comon-
fort decreed that all unimproved real
estate held by the church should be
sold at its assessed value. the church
to receive the proceeds of the sale.
but the land to be freed thereby
from all ecclesiastical control.
It was the match that lighted the
bomb, an d spelled Comonfort's
downfall as well. Revolution fol-
lowed revolution. Comonfort heard
of a conspiracy originating in a
monastery and sent troops to take
possessionof the place. Retaliation
wuswlftandinthemidstofthe
bloodshed spilled over the decree.
Comonfort fled the country.
President followed president in
rapid succession. Benito Juana.
thrown into prison by Comonfort. at
“HOME!”
Save the price of a building lot; keep on saving
and before long you'll have ' the key to your
llf i! H Tilly‘s“ '_
that time held the post of Minister
of Justice, which entitled him to sue-
ceed Comonfort. but no fewer than
Death
Marked Darkest Days
For Mexican Catholics
four men took their turns in the
presidential chair before Juarez. by
force of arms, was able to establish
himself in Vera Cruz.
There were presidents in the capl-
tal. there was Juarez, president of
Vera Cruz. It was war to the end.
But. if Comcnfort had taken a
step in curbing the wealth and
power of the church. Juarez took a
longer one. In Vera Cruz. on July 12.
1859, he declared all church property
nationalized—more properly. con-
fiscated. These same laws. variously
enforced or ignored since. have been
carried down to today. when the
Calles government is taking the
same steps Jaures inaugurated.
The armies of Juarez. under Gen-
eral Ortega. marched on the capital.
defeated the “anti-Presidents." and
entereduthe city Dec. 27. when the
decress of confiscation were enforced
with cruel severity.
From the nationalized church
property, it is said that the govern-
ment obtained 820,000.000, but the
decree precipitated another war.
which swallowed up the sum realized
from 'conflscatlon.
Juarez' decree of confiscation was
followed quickly by another, in 1869.
suspending for two years payment
on public debt. With this news.
France. England and Spain broke of!
diplomatic relations with Mexico,
Napoleon 111.. of France proceeded
to carry out a dream he had long
entertained of the conquest of
Mexico. and the Archduke Maxi-
milian. brother of the Emperor-of
Austria. was thrown into the picture.
At first it was England, France
and Spain. setting out to demand
fulfillment of the obligations Mexico
contracted. England and Spain.
however. soon found that France
was determined upon conquest. and
withdrew. Napoleon and his troops
overrun Mexico, captured the capl-
tal. and. by previous agreement. set
up Maximilian as Emperor of
Mexico in 1864.
It soon became apparent that Max-
imilian was not a partisan church-
man. contrary to whatever hopes in
him the Cofiservatlves might have
entertained. He refused to rescind
the confiscation laws. which disap-
pointed the clericais. Indeed. in
some of his deeds, he displayed 'ac-
tive sympathy for the Liberals'
cause.
His downfall. perhaps. was his
own effort to be fair to both sides in
the controversy. The end came
swiftly. The Liberals. led by Juarez.
generaled by the fighting Pornrio
Dias. swept down upon the City of
Mexico in 18‘". The French army
had left Mexico and Maximilian to
whatever fate they could work out.
Maximilian had two choices. to
flee or light. and he chose to light.
Gathering a force of some 9,000
Royallsts. he intrenched himself at
Queretaro. The Republicans with a
force that doubled Maximillsn's laid
liege-
Queretaro was captured when the
treachery of one Lopes. of the Im-
perial army. gave them entrance fol
the town. Maximilian's fats was
cast npo e mercy of dual-es. A
cenrt- was called. There
could have been but one sentence.
death. and Maximilian took it brave-
ly. , .
The prise. Csrlcta appealed on
when the stern l’ardo. implacable
71.3“" appeared at the «ennui
warning. Ahosa o nuneass
.rvalapatrh” (NWorneverfor
HATS OFF
Today our hat is off to Herbert
Hoover because—
He is Secretary. of Commerce,
boss of the air. and a likely presi-
dential possibility.
He has saved millions of dollars
for America and thousands of lives
for Europe. His work in post-war
reconstruction has gained him twen-
ty-nlne honorary degrees.
He is 52 years old today.
New R. R. Mediation
Board’s First Meeting
The new United States Board of
Mediation. recently appointed b the
President under the provlsione the
Watson-Parker railway labor act. it
was announced on August 6. will be-
gin to function at a meeting in New
York on August 9 with committees
representing the eastern railroads
and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen and the Order of Railway
Conductors. whose demands for in-
creased wages were refused by the
roads some time ago. Both parties
have asked the board to exercise its
offices in an attempt to settle the
dispute, and. if the board is unable
to bring about an amicable adjust-
ment‘lietween parties. it is required
under the terms of the law. to make
an effort to induce them to consent
to arbitration.
As a first step. it was stated at the
offices of the board here. the board
will confer with the committees re-
presenting the roads and the labor
organisations "around the table" for
a discussion of the general aspects
of the case.
Flapper Fanny Says:
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TUESDAY, 'AUGUST 10, 1926
Norwalk NeWs
Of Other Years
TWENTY YEARS A00
The follovAng items appeared in
the issue of the Evening Sentinel
for August 10. 1900:
Theodore Brotherton, a well-
known Norwalk mason. was severely
injured this morning in a fall of
nearly 15 feet from a scaffolding
erected alongside a chimney on the
roof of the Rutchford block in Main
street.
Mrs. William D. Vernnm a'n-
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, lilies Marion 8. Vernsm.
to Samuel Edwin Montague of Au-
soniu. 5
s O O
lilies Katherine Millard and Miss
Margaret Kelly are sojourning at
Asbury Park.
a e e
Augustus P. Magnc’ is on a ten
dayti' trip to Montreal. Niagara and
Suratoxn .
O O 0
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thornton Prow-
ill. who have been the guests of
Mr. I'rowilt‘s relatives in England.
have returned home.
0 I C
Attorney William 0. Clark leaves
today for Bedford. N. Y.. for a few
duys‘ vacation”
0 O O
Myron Osborn of the South Nor-
walk Trust company has returned
from a vacation trip to Lake George.
e e a
Miss Pauline Miller is visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Miller, in Georgetown. '
O O 0
Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Smith have
returned from n short visit to Mr.
Smith's OIII home in Tltlcus.
TEN YEARS AGO
The following items appeared in
the issue of the Evening Sentinel for
August 10. 1916:
e e e ‘
Elton F. Hoyt. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Hoyt, of Bayvlew
avenue, returned home today after.
a five weeks' stay at the boys‘ train-
ing camp on Plum Island.
0 O 0
Miss Helen Barker. of Wall street.
loft today for Piiisfield, Mass..
where she will spend two weeks
with relatives.
s O 0
Frank and Nelson Chamberlain.
of Main street. are enjoylpg a week
of vacation from their duties in thv
Remington Arms 00.. Bridgeport.
O O 0
Cards received from Charles Walt-
era, the popular cutter in Davis'
Clothing store. report that he is en-
joying life at Rockaway beach.
U C O
lilies Mary Riordan. of Main St..
is visiting friends in Vermont.
e 0 0
Miss Alberta Twiss. of East Nor-
walk. is spending two weeks at Eyrie
Inn. Tompkins Cove. N. Y.
O O O
Clarence Siauson. of Berkeley
street. has purchased a six-cylinder
Studebaker roadster.
O O 0
While sailing off Peach Island
this morning. a. party of Norwalk
residents sighted a five foot shark
a short distance from their motor
boat but were unable to get a good
view of the man eater. for the boat
frightened it away,
Olive Roberts Barton’s
COLUMN
Spare Children too Much Fun
"They are only young once and I
believe in them having I. good time
while they can."
Have you ever heard a mother ex-
cuse herself so? This is not a dis-
tribe against indulgent mothers. The
mother who does not feel like that
is not natural—there is something
wrong with her. Of course. she
“lshes her children to have every
joy that life can give. whether it
means the price of a movie ticket
or a spanking new sport cal. accord-
ing to circumstance.
But there is this about it-there
comes an end. and than. when the
mother would pay the price of over~
excitement. boredom. restle-nese
and satiation. she cannot. There are
different flavors to candy. but it
cloys Just the same. There are dif-
ferent varieties of a “good time."
but they will lose their pep. And
then what? .
Everything in creation is good 0
bad or desirable or undesirable by
comparison. We try to outdo what
we have done before in our search
for thrills—otherwise there is no
thrill. And don't think that youth
has not discovered the progressive-
ness of thrills.
There is only so much that money
can buy. The box of sweets sooner
or later will be empty. And then
youth. satisfied with life before life
has begun. faces a dull maturity and
a dreary old age.
The son of one of America's old-
est and richest families lived in a
,plain little room at college and had
for his breakfast a pint of milk he
fetched from the landing. Ills fath-
er amused hlmseif by whittiing ships
out of wood. John D. Rockefeller. st
31. is appreciative of the simplest
trifies. If we go flowerle- through
a long season. the first snowdrop in
February brings an agony of lay
that all the roses of June cannot be.
slow. .
Don't allow your ran to waste
in the spring. er and autumn
are yet to come—and winter!
Today in Other Years |'
This is the feast day of Saints
'liiburtiue and Susanna. both mar-
tyrs. who suffered death for their
belief.
Today is the birthday of Gifford
Plnchot. Carrie Jacobs Bond and
Robert lngsrsoll.
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This bank fills a very inportant
place in the business life of Nor-
walk. Its ofllcers are ready at all
times to help in all matters where
needed.
the assistance of the
THE
CENTRAL FAIRFIELD
TRUST co.
Bank is
CALL
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' 108 So. Main St.
Telephone 1446
For House Painting and
Decorating
NOW IS THE TIME
Sherbets
Glass Plates
Vases, Flower Bowls
The Hamilton Shop
49 WALL STREET
NEWLY LAID EGGS
When we say they're fresh they
are fresh.
Our meats and vegetables are as
fresh as our eggs.
THE
MODERN MARKET
15 North Main Street
P. E. Fairchild. Prop.
Tel. 1456
HIGH
TIDE
Is_the time to swim.
High earning
power is the time to
save.
The tide does not
stay high, neither
WlII your earnings.
A savings account
will then be a help.
The South Norwalk
Trust Company
A%% and your money when
you want it.
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ANGEVINE
FURNITURE CO.
16 North Main Street
So. Norwalk Phone 255
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Ideal reception
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the finest storage facilities in the
State for any amount of space
you may require. ' '
Our warehouse, is a l-story
brick building. located at 5 Bevi-
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latest sprinkler system. giving
you the low insurance-rate of
"e per hundred do lars on con-
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so No. no st. south Norwalk '
This Bank will help you
cultivate it.
This is a fine time to take
inventory of yourself.
.«If you have not saved, it
is time to begin.
Start an account here in
this Friendly Bank.
The People’s
Trust Company
First Bank Under the Bridge
.on-
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South N orwalk
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