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VOL. XII Apr. 3, 1914 No. 14 
What Moral or Legal Right has a board of non- 
residents to superimpose a name upon a community 
without consulting the wishes of that community? The 
New Haven has imperiously changed the picturesque 
name of Bournedale to Sampson, and perpetrated 
many similar atrocities. The towns of West Falmouth, 
North Falmouth, West Barnstable and East Sandwich, 
historical names, all have been inflicted with meaning- 
less appelations without the slightest local, historical 
or geographical association. Hf a little care had been 
used and an old Indian name substituted with the con- 
sent of the townspeople the change would not be so 
severe or inane. There is a principal involved which 
ought to be brought to the front. What right has 
any railroad to superimpose a name upon a station 
without the consent of the public served? The place 
should name the station and not the station the place. 
If this principle is allowed to pass undisputed res- 
idents anywhere may wake up some morning and dis- 
cover their railroad station and town have a new name. 
If this principle be allowed to pass unchallenged what 
will hinder the management of the branch to change 
the names of Beverly Farms, West Manchester, or 
East and West Gloucester to some outlandish village 
such as Big Rock, Narow Beach or Gypsy’s Knoll. 
In Refusing to make Lincoln’s Birthday a holiday 
the committee on legal affairs has acted wisely. With 
no disrespect to the memory of Abraham Lincoln the 
proposed holiday, so near February 22, in so short 
a month as February, would be undesirable and some- 
what annoying to business enterprises. 
The Panama Canal Tolls Controversy has given the 
opposition in the democratic party their first defensible 
opportunity to break with the President. It is evi- 
dent that the maleontents will force the issue for their ~ 
own ends. The merits of the case will be neglected in 
certain quarters for political reasons. 
A Clark University Professor considers it a crime 
to bar the mussel from our table. In this sense New 
Englanders who know a good clam or a genuine oyster 
are willing to continue to be ‘‘eriminals’’ in this sense. 
The mussel may be nutritious, but nutriment is not all 
that makes food valuable. 
The Soup Kitchen has roused the ire of officials in 
the poor department in the City of Boston, of course. 
The Moral Courage and personal tenacity of an as- 
sistant commissioner of Indian affairs has defeated the 
concerted plans of a railroad corporation and a group 
of politicians to obtain a franchise which would have 
ultimately blocked the construction of a storage reser- 
voir. This reservoir would mean an addition of $22,- 
000,000 to the wealth of Arizona. Edgar B. Merritt 
refused to be a rubber stamp official and withheld his 
approval of a set of railroad plans for personal inves- 
tigation. The investigations were made and his approval 
was refused. With the possibility of losing his posi- 
tion for his courage he put up a fight. His position was 
so clearly stated and so courageously maintained that 
the House Committee on Imdian affairs suspected the 
plans and appointed an army corps of engineers to 
make an investigation. This corps has now made their 
report and in it the contentions of the Mr. Merritt have 
been sustained. Such patriotic determination and fi- 
delity to right ought not to pass uncommended. 
Clinical Research and medical inquiry and sani- 
taritim experience have demonstrated that tuberculo- 
sis is a curable disease and what is better it may be 
prevented. The Anti-Tuberculosis league, under the 
leadership of Mr. Seymour H. Stone, secretary, is prov-— 
ing to be the most. effective agency in Massachusetts 
for the spread of information regarding this dreadful 
disease. A Massachusetts conference on Tuberculosis 
arranged for yesterday at the Twentieth Century club 
was a success. It is well for the best interests of so- 
ciety that there are trained minds studying this prob- 
lem and giving their lives to its beneficial work. The 
progress in Massachusetts has been remarkable when 
the expenditures in money are considered. The con- 
ference ought not to be obliged to wait long for a 
modest budget of $150 a year to do its good samaritan 
work from its office at 3 Joy street, Boston. 
A Breezy Young Senator delivered himself of a 
large burden of self-conceit at the Harvard Union re- 
cently. Doubtless the University will be able to re- 
cover from the assault. Had he had the real Harvard 
spirit he would have been more careful in stating his 
facts and more patriotic in his utterances. Every 
alumnus of Harvard appreciates any failings it may 
have, but the warm feeling of loyalty that true Har- 
vard men have or should have for their beloved Alma 
Mater would. have spared them from making such an 
ignominious and unfair attack. 
Wellesley Faces a Crisis, but its embarrassment - 
ought not to be for long. There is money enough in 
Massachusetts to avoid the catastrophe incident to a 
single night’s fire. Someone will come to the rescue, 
so that out of the ashes of the old Wellesley there may 
arise a new Wellesley richer and better than ever be- 
fore, baptized wenitably. by fire. 
The Will of Francis J. Cotting of Pride’s and Bos- 
ton was as benevolent as was Mr. Cotting in life. The 
Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children — 
received his personal attention and loving service, but 
now receives seventy-five thousand dollars to continue 
its benevolent work. The Children’s Hospital will re- 
celve generous bequests. It is a pleasant and alto- 
gether commendable custom that is shown in publie be- 
quests of men of means. Such spirit shown to hu- 
manity can not but help to bring in that good day | 
when pain, suffering and sorrow are alleviated as much 
as man Gan, 
