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VOL. XIV 
December 1, 1916. No. 48 
Tue Crry oF Boston for a long while has felt the 
menace of its North End slums and it has presented a 
serious problem not only to the city authorities, but to 
every social organization in Boston working to relieve 
the sufferings of the poor. The foreign world ideals 
evident there, the dense population, the increasing number 
of saloons and disorderly houses have not made for civic 
betterment. Social settlement organization, industrial 
societies and religious organizations have been trying to 
work out the terrible problem. The City of Boston now 
purposes in the interest of a cleaner and a better North 
End to establish a park on the area bounded by Stillman, 
Salen, Endicott and Cross streets appropriating two hun- 
dred thousand dollars to remove all the buildings there- 
upon and to construct a park. The plan is a good on: 
and the establishment of this breathing spot will be an 
aid to the city. The initial appropriation will be followed 
each year with a similar appropriation until the work has 
‘een completed. The money expended will be well used. 
Rev. WILLIAM SunpDAy has begun a vigorous attack 
upon the license system of regulating the liquor traffic in 
the city.of Boston. He has been hurling invective upon 
invective upon the trade and the system. It is recognized 
that he has been a mighty factor in putting Detroit in the 
no-license column and in making Michigan a prohibition 
state. Whatever other criticisms have been made of Mr. 
Sunday’s work in the present and in the past it is recog- 
nized the world over that he has been the greatest no- 
license worker in the twentieth century. 
Rev. WiitiAm A. Sunpay and his party paid a very 
hasty visit to our Shore, passing through Beverly Farms. 
visiting the Frick estate, passing the Oliver Wendell 
Holmes place through to Manchester and on to Newbury- 
port by the wav of Essex. It is unfortunate that the cele- 
ated evangelist could not have visited the Shore when 
nature does her best and the gardens are in bloom and 
the homes are open. 
ONE oF THE EFrrectrs of the Salem fire was the 
scattering of its population. Many families moved to 
3everly and established homes and have remained. Last 
Sunday for the first time in that old New England com- 
munity a service was held in French for the French Cath- 
olics. Evidently this is but a nucleous of a growing popu- 
lation and a new church will soon be built. 
Tue Norru SHoreE continues to attract many of its 
summer residents back for the Thanksgiving holiday. 
There is no place after all better than the summer home 
in which to spend a cheery and happy holiday away from 
the stress of business and the cares of city life. 
THe Mexican War is over tor a year or two and 
Pershing will bring his troons home safely, if he can 
Dee. 1, 1916. 
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THERE 1s ONE Appropriation which the next Con- 
z-ess snould make without question and that is the small 
sum asked for, to connect the coastal lighthouses and 
ughtships by telephone or by wireless. It will be in ho 
mterest of greater efficiency and a national defensive — 
measure. As our coast is now guarded it would be pos-— 
sible for a lighthouse keeper to have accurate knowledge 
of the presence of a serious wreck or of an enemy craft~ 
and be powerless to communicate with a life-saving sta-_ 
tion in the one case or to warn the military authorities 1n~ 
the other. An efficient system of intercommunication is 
desirable. It is not likely that the measure will be op-— 
posed; it ought not to be. 
Tue British GOVERNMENT has denied a safe passage © 
to Count Tarnoski the new Austro-Hungarian Ambas- 
sador to the United States. It is surprising that Great 
Britain should have seen fit to deny this courtesy. From 
tine immemorial the granting of safe passage to a rec-— 
ognized envoy has been recognized as expedient and just. 
It would appear in the premises that Great Britain is 
making an error. It will injure their cause. It will be 
interesting to note what the defences are for the position 
taken. Despite the friendly feeling America has for 
Great Britain, it could but call forth a protest from 
our national government. 
WILLIAM JENNINGS Bryan on Monday evening told 
a Worcester audience that it is perfectly possible for a 
man to earn five hundred million dollars and yet return 
to society service commensurate with the amount earned. 
Most folk in these days of high prices and high tension 
during hours of service would be glad to learn how to 
earn enough to make the two sides of the ledger balance. . 
Tue Massacuuserts Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Animals is serving the public admirably in~ 
prosecuting the search for the miserable wretch that poured 
kerosene over four horses in their stalls in a Somerville 
stable. A large reward has been offered and the sooner 
the culprit is apprehended and justly punished the better 
it will be for all. 
Tue AuTHoritiES IN NEw YorK have become 
aroused by the increasing prices charged for eggs and 
have decided upon a boycott for a period of two weeks. 
If the prices continue to rise the government will have to 
step in and take possession of the cold storage plants. It 
is quite evident that the regulative measures have failed 
to regulate. 
A Witp Car three feet long was shot last week at / 
a State ga've reservation by an alert attendant. It was a 
wild cat of the domestic variety, the offspring of a neglect- 
ed household cat. The malicious activities of these cats 
cannot be estimated and the thoughtless individuals who 
leave their cats at their summer places are culpable. 
THE FortuNAte Owners of telephone stocks are in 
line for an extra dividend which comes as a right to sub- 
scribe to new stock at par. Every owner of ten shares 
has the right to subscribe for one new share. There is 
nothing that succeeds like success. 
THE GERMAN AIRSHIP SQUAD are patient and per- 
sistent. Despite the constant dangers and the trifling 
iniuries that they can inflict they continue their air raids. 
The dropping of bombs upon peaceful communities does 
not appear very heroic to a neutral. 
Poor RotmMANTA has cause to semember the frithr-° 
ful contest of arms. 
