April 9, 1915 
No One Kwows when peace will be declared nor 
the terms that will be agreed upon by the nations at war. 
In the fall optimists were affirming their convictions that 
the early winter and surely the early spring would end 
the war. ‘Today no one is prophesying or even making 
guesses. There is nothing upon which one can build 
hopes. The facts at hand do not warrant one in making 
even a shrewd guess. ‘There is one hope that can he 
entertained and that is that during the last century every 
war has been followed by a period of prosperity that was 
impossible before the war days. This is a matter of 
history as far as the wars of other times are concerned. 
One does not need to have a professional economist 
point out the fact that such a wave of prosperity is cer- 
tain to follow the present depression. Every careful 
business man has been living as it were from hand to 
iwrouth. The conditions of trade have been such that it 
has been the policy of the times to “play safe.” The 
moment peace is declared and the future is assured, that 
policy will be abandoned everywhere and the results 1s 
certain to be a great revival of trade. Peace in Europe 
will mean prosperity for America. 
Tuer Droucut has been broken and every one re- 
joices, particularly firemen. The month of March broke 
all records for dry weather and spring fires. On Satur- 
day of last week the conditions were serious and every- 
thing was ready for a disastrous fire. The woods were 
dry. A neglected camp fire and a high wind would have 
done irreparable harm. But the Easter storm and the 
rain that followed on Tuesday was a blessing to the land. 
It is regretable that it worked such havoc at sea, but 
such are the strange compensations of life; the storm that 
saved the shore from fire wrecked ships at sea. 
Tue Passinc of Dr. William J. Dougherty brings 
home again the dangers that physicians meet in their 
work. Without a doubt he contracted the disease in the 
line of duty. A Manchester boy by residence he com- 
pleted his studies in medicine in Baltimore and took up 
practice at Beverly Farms. He was a young man of 
ability and promise and it seems the irony of fate that 
he should be cut off from life on the very threshold of 
his professional career. Many wil! miss his personal 
friendship. 
Tue New Pusiic Liprary Commission at Beveriy 
Farms is making a careful study of their problem. A 
study is being made of plans and of buildings now com- 
pleted and in operation in other cities. The Commission 
may be depended upon to execute its work in an efficient 
manner. 
EAsteR SuNpDAyY this year will long be rememberea. 
Sleighs were out along the Shore and some were used 
to carry worshippers to churches. Even the oldest in- 
habitant cannot remember such an Easter storm. 
THERE Ark THose who have yet to learn that the 
railroad rates have been. raised on certain forms of tic- 
kets but the regular tickets have not yet been changed. 
There is some consolation in that! 
THE RAILROAD SITUATION is improving. It is to be 
hoped that the dark days are over and that the trans- 
portation companies will have a square deal from the 
public. 
SPRING CLEANING, spring planting, spring feeling! 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 7 
Port Coniector Dudley Field Malone of New 
York, upon trustworthy information which he has been 
able to abtain, has made a protest against belligerents in 
the European War using that port as a base of supplies. 
The United States is determined, not only to maintain 
a paper neutrality, but to maintain a neutrality that 1s 
neutrality. Upon such men the country depends for an 
exact fulfilment of the American purposes. It is to be 
expected that enthusiastic working in the interests of 
foreign nations will do everyhing within their power to 
assist their native land. To such the breaking of Amer- 
ica’s neutrality law would mean nothing . America can- 
not afford to close its ports to any one power and open 
them to others. Neutrality must and will be maintained. 
Mayor Curry of the City of Boston predicts that 
the nation will go Prohibition in ten years. Great Britain 
faces a crisis in the management of its workmen because 
of the economic losses caused by the use of intoxicating 
liquors. It is only a matter of formulating a reasonable 
law that keeps the kingdom out of the prohibition 
columns. The King has begun the good work by start- 
ing a moral suasion campaign against the enemy and has 
banished wines and liquors from the royal tables. In 
the United States there are over twice as many states 
that have banished liquor selling now than there were a 
year ago. The war has accomplished one good at least. 
It is an undeniable fact that there is a world-wide move- 
rent now on that will mean much to mankind. 
GERMANY Wit Pay the Frye indemnity demands 
without serious protests and the incident will be ended. 
The owners, however, have had an experience that many 
would not care to repeat. 
THERE Is SOME SATISFACTION in contemplating that 
the prize fighters were forced to seek a place for their 
fight outside of this nation. The days of such frays 
ought to end. 
Tue Bors Wuo SrTarrep the bonfire that ended in 
a forty thousand dollar fire at Danvers have something 
to remember all their lives. 
Boston and North Shore society is looking forward 
to the Vincent club play—‘‘S.S. Romantic, or Count of 
No Account’—to be given at the Cort theatre the last 
week in April. 
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