Tue Beverty Farms ImMprovEMENT SOCIETY is con- 
tinuing its good work. A ca. paign of education has been 
 conducied along the lines of town cleanliness wita some 
results. In the efforts of the North Shore towns to keep 
the highways clean fron newspapers, lunch boxes and 
rubbish the general pubiic, particularly automobile par- 
ties ought to co-operate. Through the efforts of the or- 
ganization two of the contractors doing business in the 
town have each agreed to furnish, without expense to the 
society, a man for one day each week. The society 
will employ a man for one day each week until the first of 
October. With a cleaner at work three days a week the 
highway from Chapman’s corner to the Manchester line 
ought to be well cared for. In Central Square, with per- 
mission from the State Highway Commission, and under 
the direction of the police department white lines have 
been laid to mark the lanes of traffic for automobiles. 
This has long been a dangerous corner and it is only short 
of a marvel that serious accidents have not happened. 
The new lanes of travel plainly laid out will minimize the 
dangers. 
Aut ABUTTERS, PARTICULARLY ON THE Main Hicu- 
ways may well heed the request that has gone out from a 
local organization that there be a spirit of co-operation 
between the cleaning departirents of the city and property 
owners. If every owner of land contiguous to highways 
will instruct their gardener or workman to clean up the 
highway or sideways along the road it will be a great 
contribution to the generally well-groomed appearance of 
the roads along the North Shore. 
THERE ARE, DoustLEss, MANy TRADES that will re- 
ceive a benefit from the paralysis of business in Europe, 
but when all things are considered it will be found that 
the whole world will have suffered by the war. Millions 
of men cannot be withdrawn from the productive indus- 
tries of the world to engage in battle without effect upon 
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Iv 1s Evipen’t that the innocent must pay the penal- 
ties of war also. Now little Switzerland is harassed by 
‘-oney needs. Belgium is repulsing an invading army 
while Norway and Sweden wait in suspense for any 
change in events that will threaten them. And all of 
these find their trade communications and exports and 
imports hindered by the war. The United States finds 
that the traffic through the Panama Canal is affected 
noticeably and our imports seriously. Never in the his- 
tory of the world has there been a more potent illustra- 
tion of the community of interests of all the world’s 
people. 
Anp Tuts 1s APPLE YEAR! The trees are deeply 
laden,—and the markets of Europe shut off. Thousands 
of barrels waste away on the ground while many want. 
The Boston Transcript editorially suggests the establish- 
ment of apple missions in the cities after Edward Everett 
Hale’s idea. Such a depot would serve as a charitable 
apple-clearing house. To it the fortunate possessors of 
apples could send their surplus stock for distribution 
among the poor and needy. ‘This is a most excellent idea 
and one which some charitable person with the will, the 
energy and the efficiency—and the leisure should attempt. 
Tur GERMAN-American Merevinc held in Boston in 
historic old Faneuil Hall was a violation of the inheri- 
tances of that sacred building. Our nation is pledged to 
neutrality and any public demonstration of a partisan 
nature is a direct disobedience of the President’s injunc- 
tion that the people maintain in act and behavior a strict 
neutrality. Mayor Curley was caught napping when he 
permitted the use of the old hall. But, there is some 
satisfaction in recognizing the dangers of such meetings 
and stopping them before serious public harm has been 
done. 
the world’s wealth. 
Ir 1s A Poor War that does not do some good. It 
is hard to see, however, who profits by this war. 
No Oprra THIS WINTER and possibly no Symphony 
. concerts! 
of battle. 
JAMES B. DOW, CANDIDATE 
FOR REPUBLICAN NOMIN- 
ATION FOR REPRESEN- 
TATIVE FROM THE 
BEVERLY-DANVERS 
Dis CRICT 
Mr. James B. Dow of Beverly 
Farms (Ward Six of the City of 
Beverly) has announced his candi- 
dacy for the Republican nomination 
for representative from the 20th Es- 
sex District, which is the Danvers- 
Beverly District. 
Mr. Dow came to live in the dis- 
trict thirty-five years ago and estab- 
lished at Beverly Farms a landscape 
gardening, florist business. Later he 
established and conducted the “James 
B. Dow Coal and Wood Company,” 
carrying on both enterprises until a 
year ago when he retired from active 
business life. He has a branch of 
this business in Manchester, also, with 
office on Beach street. 
During all these years Mr, Dow 
All because of the Kaiser’s love of the music 
One more score “agin” the war. 
Wuat Has 
Channel” idea? 
has remained loyal to the republican 
party and has_ served its interests 
efficiently. He was a member of the 
comtnittee that arranged the agree- 
ment with the Town of Danvers 
where that town was assured of per- 
sonal representation. For many years 
he served on the Republican City 
Committee. In local affairs he has 
shown a public spirit and interest. 
For several terms he served on the 
Beverly School Committee and is 
now a member of that board. As 
assessor from Ward Six on the Bev- 
erly Board of Assessors, he rendered 
good public service. 
With a spirit to serve, his qualifi- 
caction were recognized by the West 
Beach Corporation, which is an or- 
ganization of Beverly Farms citizens 
that owns West Beach, and he was 
chosen a director and then elected 
president. Under his administration 
the unsightly booths along the shore 
were removed and the present ade- 
Become oF the “Subway-under-the- 
quate bathing pavilion constructed 
and opened for public service. 
Interested in educational problems, 
Board of Trustees of the Beverly In- 
dustrial School and now serves. Upon 
the organization of the Beverly Y. M. 
Cc. A. , he was chosen to.represent 
Ward Six. All of his life in Beverly 
Farms, he has been identified with the 
interests of the Beverly Farms Bap- 
tist church although a Presbyterian 
himself. As pupil, then as teacher, 
and then as superintendent, he has 
been interested in its Sunday School 
work. He is now the teacher of the 
Men’s Class. 
Now that he has retired from busi- 
ness, he has the time to serve the 
district and has consented to run for 
the House. He is being loyally sup- 
pored by his many Beverly friends 
who feel that it would be hard for 
the district to find a better man by 
business training and temperamental 
inclinations to represent it, 
