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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Editorial Comment.
Their Old, Old Game.
CBiddeford .Lournal.l


Maine and Kansas have had prohibi-
ton for over so years, and 1t is admitted
that there is more liquor sold in those
states per capita than in any other state
of the Union.-National Liberty Herald.
The National Liberty Herald is a
monthly publication, printed in Wash
ington, D. c., and devoted, according
to its subtitle, to 'the propaganda of
personal liberty Presumably the
phrase personal liberty is here used
in no restricted sense, for while in the
DRY 1t may mean the right of every
person to drink what he pleases, in
practice 1t cam be stretched to mean
the right to circulate deliberate false
hoods. We're not familiar with the
situation in Kansas, but as regards
Maine the statement is best character
lied by that shorter and uglier word"
so frequently used by the Famous
founder of the Ananias club. The per
capita consumption of liquor in Maine
is undoubtedly too much, but that it
exceeds. or comes anywhere near
equaling, the per capita consumption
in states where there is no prohibitory
restriction Is unthinkable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Gardner Lost a Vote.

This is the way the Pressure Isle
Star Herald tells 1t:
Last week when our hopeful and ex-
uherant young friend, the Hon. Hal
bert Gardner, Progressive candidate
for Governor, was in Houlton and ad-
dressed a rally in the village square,
among his hearers was a hard headed
young Frenchman from the upper end
OF the County. This man, when the
epidemic was at its height, got inoc-
ulated with the Progressive virus, and
his case was so pronounced one
that it brought him all the way from
his home to hear the standard bearer
of his party.
The Frenchman heard him all
through his harapgue and at the close,
in a tone that showed great disap-
peintment, remarked, "Mebbe l don't
know, but l links that's next to not
ings, and she tThe Hon. Halbert)
won't get no vote of mine this fall"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Jack Repeats Challenge.
Editor Kennebec Journal;

Editor Kennebec Journal.
is there David in the Progressive
party? There is certainly Goliath.
l haye dared Candidate Gardner,
Editor Dingley and his wards to get
Col. Roosevelt to take a stand for or
against prohibition and also on the
tariff questions, while in the State this
fall, and silence, SO far as they are
concerned, is very golden. The Pro-
gressive party up to date, is stalled on
the two leading issues of the fall cam
paign. as they dare not ask their Big
Noise to publicly discuss them. I
realize that 1t is quite delicate ques-
ton on which to consult the Colonel,
remembering his recent law suit in
which the forbidden juices were a part
of the main issue, and ina CINE that a
fellow would want more than an ordi-
nary sling shot In his possession If he
was to approach the Colonel on this
subject; but, as one of the minor
members" of the G. O. Pa must in
sist on its being done, as Maine should
know what Is right.
1t must be plain to all concerned why
the Progressive party lodged or
straddled the prohibition issue at their
Bangor convention, as it is very evil
dent that the great 1 Am had not au-
thortxed the plank. If remember
correctly. they had two parsons over at
the Bangor convention, and, as faith
full representatives of good causes, !
dare them to publicly request the
Colonel, through the press in at least
three leading State papers, to make a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Catch Hold Here!

Every night for twelve long years E.
S. Richardson of Elizabeth, N. j., has
communed with the spirits and each
one Of those 1880 nights the spirits
have told him that If he would dig deep
In a certain spot in one of the parks
of that city, he would And rich treas
IRE. Mr.. Richardson has at last been
convinced that there may be something
in it and he has asked the city council
for permission to dig.
1t is not exactly out Of place to OBJ
serve that our friend Richardson was a
difficult prospect" for the spirits to
work on. The spirit that accom-
plished that feat would make a splen-
did insurance agent, piano salesman or
membership solicitor for the Develop
Maine Movement. Some men who
have been asked to become members
of the Develop Maine Movement are
evidently distant relations of Richard
son, and some are not so distant
either! Twelve years Is long time to
argue with man in an endeavor to
get him to help himself to riches.
The Develop Maine Movement isn't a
dream Of riches. 1t is bona fide
business mems effort to bring new
business, new money and new men into
| Maine. OF course that means in
| creased property values, more money,
more jobs and a larger population. It's
success depends upon the corporation
OF the citizens Of the State. If enough
of them become members of the Move
ment and join in boosting instead of
knocking, Maine will be a bigger, bet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
This Is YOUR Affair.

II you are farmer. living far from
the big markets, and depend on the
patronage of the dealers in your village
TO bring in a little ready revenue, you
know how much of a disappointment it
would be to you to find that some other
farmer had taken up your distinctive
line and was supplying your usual
customers. This would be particular
iy depressing to you If you discovered
that while the other farmer was selling
TO the dealers at just little below
where to you would have been good
profit. the dealers themselves were re-
failing the goods at as high a price as
before.
Such suppositious case is analo.
gous TO the present returns from ths
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
FOR KENNEREc SENATORS:


JOSEPH w. ALLEN, Mount Vernon
MARTIN f. BARTLETT, Watervilie
WILLIS E. SWIFT, Augusta
FOB COUNTY ATTORNEY:
WILLIAM H. FISHER, Augusta
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS:
JOHN M. EASTMAN, Benton
FOR SHERIFF.:
COLBY GETCHELL. waterville
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
ARTHUR w. LEONARD, Oakland
FOR COUNTY TREASURER:
BERT P. STUART, Belgrade
FOR REPRESENTATIVES, TIC
LEGISLATURE:
JOHN H. RUSSELL, Augusta
ARTHUR N. SOULE, Augusta
SANGER N. ANNIS, Waterville
CHARLES E. BUSHEY, Waterville
EDWIN w. ELLIS, Gardiner
FRANK L. BESSE, Clinton
CHARLES H. DRUMMoND, Winslow
FRANK C. MEADER, Chelsea
GEORGE r. MANSIR, Pittston
FRED TOWLE, West Gardiner
ANSEL l.. BRANN, Winthrop
JOHN e. CARSON, Mount Vernon
ALBION w. BLAKE, Oakland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Refutina Democratic Measurements.

Refutng Democratic Measurements.
In a speech on the floor of the House
of Representatives, Charles H Sioar
of Nebraska. charged Representative
Cullop of Indiana, with having made
a statement which contradicted every
market of the United States and a.
the same time branded the new tariff
law as Ineffective in its leading pur
pose, which was to hammer down thu
price of farm products" Mr.. Sloan'l
speech was in answer to the recen
statement made by Representative
Cullop that wheat now is selling a.
a better price under Democratic times
than it was in 1912 under Republican
rule"
Mr.. Sloan backs up his statement
with figures and declares these figures
were available at the time Mr.. Cullop
made his statements. There is no ex-
cuse for the statement made by the
gentleman from Indiana said Mr.
Sloan; mo object apparent, except to
deceive the farmers who have been the
most harshly used of all the people OF
the United States in the tariff read
Justments of this Congress"
In refuting the statement by Mr.
Cullop, Mr.. Sloan takes five of the
leading wheat markets of the United
States and shows that there has been
an average decrease in these five mar
kets Of eighteen cents a bushel since
Republican times. He shows that un-
DER Democratic times more than four
and one-haf times as much wheat
was imported as in a correspondents
period under Republican times.
Mr.. Sloan groups wheat prices for
the first six months of this year and
compares them with the corresponding
Ave years from 1903 to 1913, inclusive,
and shows an average decrease per
month between the two periods of six
teen cents bushel Mr.. Sloan declares
at the time Mr.. Cullop made his state
ment that wheat in the capital city OF
his own State Qndiana) was worth
only 791zc, while in 1912, it was worth
s1.o7k. He declares there has not only
been a decrease in wheat prices in In
diana since 1912. but also a decrease In
the price Of corn and oats, barley. DO.
tatoes, hay and fiaxseed. These figures
are not limited to Indiana, he says
and in table of official figures he
shows an average decrease of s 3-4c
bushel in oats in the first six months
Of 1914 as against the correspondents
months in every year since 1909 ant
for the same period decrease of 1ss
bushel in barley and Sc lie a bushe
in faxseed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Editors Table

The New Orleans Daily Picayune's
Panama Canal number has been re-
ceived and it is a splendid publication
of 80 pages printed on heavy paper
with a thick cover. handsomely illus
trated in colors. The reading matter
is profusely illustrated and is writ
ten in a breezy and interesting style
as well as instructive. The paper will
be very valuable for a library. and Is
full to overlooking with matters con-
corning the canal, from the inception
of the idea to the present day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
The Brighter Side

When the naughty suffrage beauty, in
pursuance of her duty,
The government of tyrant man assails,
When she tells the eager masses how
he forms the criminal classes,
(Ninety-four per cent of criminals are
males).
Do not feel too much affrighted lest her
home be wrecked and blighted
By her knowledge of mans perhdy and
greed;
You will find that special sinner who sits
opposite her at dinner
She considers something very fine in
deed
Alice Duer Miller, in<New York Trib-
une.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Slow Work.

1t was Richards first day at school.
At, noon he rushed into the house
picked up the treasured comic supple
ment of the Sunday paper and scanned
it with eager anticipation in his face.
A moment later he threw it down, and
in a tone of disgust cried:
'Geei That's a rotten school"
why, Richard" exclaimed his as
tonished mother, what do you say
that for?"
well, I've been to Ii a whole half
day and l amt learned to read yeti
Harper's Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Choral Repsrtce

Once in a while the choirs do get
back at the minister, as for example,
in Connecticut church the other Sun
day morning. The minister announced
just after the choir had sung its an
them, as his text, Now when the up
roar has ceased" But the singers
bided their time patiently, and when
the sermon was over rose and rendered
in most melodious fashion another an
them +" Now it is high time to awake
after sleep. "-Congregationali
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Not an Even Break.

Rex and Tommy had been inattentive
the whole morning, and the teacher
said that each must write his name 200
times as a punishment. Presently,
when the rest of the class had gone
home. Tommy was found crying Bit
terly.
IT'S not fair" he sobbed; Rex has
only got to write Rex Dun 200 times,
but my names Thomas O,Shaugh-
Messy"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Editors Letter Box.

The publication of a letter in this
department Is not to be taken an
an endorsement of It's view by the
Kennebec Journal. This column
To- maintained for the discussion Of
matters Of general public interest
when kept within bounds OF rea.
nivo nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Explained

1.-THE general seemed much more
bloodthirsty than usual today. He lined
at least so men against the wall and
shot 'em, and he's just issued orders
to burn the orphan asylum. What's
this new policy mean?"
1T isn't new policy. He couldn't
find his razor strop this morning and
made mess of shaving That's ALL"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
What They Say of 1t.

Here are some of the comments Oh
thinking men of the country:
Potatoes come from Germany,
And beef from Argentine,
Yet still the u. s. workingman
Is growing very lean.
why sing to him of bargain pants,
Marked at "One-ninety-two,
When on his uppers he goes round,
without a think to do?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Looking the Picture of Health.
portland Press.)


United States Senator Burleigh was
at the union station yesterday noon
fer a brief stop between trains. Sena-
tor Burleigh is looking the picture of
vigorous health and does not look his
age by rs years. In fact, he is look
ing much better than he has before
for number of years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Our National Anthem.
lGarainsr- Reporter Journa,

(Garhinsr-Reporter JournaD.
Congress has been asked to adopt
the Star Spangled Banner" as our
national anthem. We have no official
anthem, although 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner and America" have both
been adopted by use. The latter how
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

Corn is about leg high."-Harrison,
(Ark.). Republican.
Whose leg?"-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Whose corn?-Portland Express-Adyer-
tiser.
Our corn is only toe high, but it is
high enough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

Associated charities of Cleveland re-
port a $4,000 deficit owing to increas-
ing demands for charity due to lack
of work.-Munisc Qnd.) Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

One idle factory damages the Wilson
party more than 1000 political speeches
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN. -
Standard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

Not one of the predictions which the
Republicans made In the campaign of
1912 as to what would happen IL the
Democrats were elected has come true
Biddeford Record.
No; not one of us had the heart to
tell the folks" just how bad it was
going to be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

ever has the same air as God Save
the King" SO that when that tune is
played it may be uncertain which
country it is intended to honor Per-
haps it will be just as we'll to let it
remain as it is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

While the government at Washing
ton is bankrupting American indus
tries the government at Ottawa is
raising the tariff with view of build
ing up the industries of Canada. The
contrast is appalling to the people of
the U. s. A.-Central Missouri Repub-
lican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

speech for or against Prohibition and
likewise on the tariff. while in the
State this fall.
Respectfully yours,
L. A. JACK.
Lisbon Falls. Maine, July 20, 1914.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Wait

They saiy he married her to get
square"
with some sweetheart with whom
he had quarreled, eh?"
mo; with his creditors who were
pushing him. His wife has money"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

ter and richer State and the individual
residents of the State will enjoy all
the benefits that can come from such
development.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

The high cost of living continues to
grow under a Free-Trade administra-
tiop.-CentraI Missouri Republican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS f:
For Governor:
William T. Haines
State Auditor:
Timothy F. Callahan
For Congress-:

list Dist, Hon. Asher C. Kinds.
End Dist, Hon. Harold M. Sewaii.
Bird Dist, Hon. John A. Peters.
4tl Dist, Hon. Frank e. Guernsey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

1t was a pity to spoil the best labor
market In the world as the Wilson
Tafiff has done.-Wapakoneta co. Re
publican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
Maine Gossip
The Trinity-(D reamins-Doins--Be-
inuA

The Trinity-( observation-disclosures
ins.)
eBy Elizabeth Powers Merrill.)
TO dream a dream of beauty
OF Temple rising high,
Which beauty shall enchant men,
That in its beauty lie,
To keep its affairs glowing
With fire from day TO day,
Where weary pilgrims linger.
Within the dream. to pray.
To do a deed so holy
That men may walk therin,
To bind the broken hearted
And shrive men of their sin.
To feed the souls that hunger
With Gods own bread of life.
To give men living water.
And bind the arms of strife.
Goblet me be thy temple
Where souls shall come to pray,
A temple rising toward Thee,
Its fires bright for aye
temple of Thy Power
That no man can destroy
/ would be dream and temple,
The dreamer and his joy.
To dream-to do-to be-God
Grant me all of this,
That into hearts of sorrow
pour Thy stream of bliss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

The latest report from Charles x.
Lunt of Frenchboro, whose spine was
badly injured causing paralysis, while
playing baseball and taken to a hos
pital in Boston, was that the surgeons
did not think that the paralysis will
be permanent after the injury to the
spine has been corrected. Mr.. Lunt is
the mail carrier between Frenchboro
and Swans Island
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. &c, REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at s. Friday,
July 81, work in Initiatory degree
w +. CURRIER, N. @.
Z. F. WESTON, Soc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

The new Davenport launch. the AL
ella at Squirrel Island, has proved her.
self very fast. She has been tried out
sufficiently on single mile tests to
show speed rate of IS miles per
hour or better. She has made a nauti-
cal mile under favorable conditions
slightly under I'm, 40sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

Ex-Congressman Charles z. Little
field said at Rockland: Il am funda-
mentally opposed to Democratic re-
gime, and hope that in 1916 we will
not have Government Of pedagogues,
by pedagogues. for pedagogues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

If we are not prosperous under the
new tariff act foreigners are, and
that is what this Government seems
to be in business for the amelioration
of the conditions of alien people
in alien lands.-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

The last of the worknen in the iron
mines of this section were laid off a
few days ago. The iron industry in
this part of the country is now nil
The mines here were operated on a
very close margin even when a pro-
tective tariff was in force. Under
present conditions it is impossible to
operate them at all.-Greenville (Mo.)
Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. NJ.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at 8 o'clock.
g. s. PEASLEE. Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS, Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 8.
Meetings at 500 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday.
J. r. TOWNSEND, C. p.
C. e. STEWART, Scribe.
dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
CAIANTHE ODC

CALANTHE. LODGE, NO. So, X. p.
Regular convention every Wednesday
evening. Meetings commence at g.
Installation of officers will take place
Wednesday, July is.
o. H. BRANN, C. c.
GEO. E. FRYE.sK. of r. and S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

Better than the contemplated bond
issue to pay the approaching deficit in
revenues, would be a readjustment of
the tariff increasing customs duties
and giving American labor its home
markets. What is the use of theoriz
ing on the Tariff when the concrete
Illustration is at hand and readily
understood by any man of intelli-
gence ?-Watertown IN. " Standard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

UNIFORM RAM, KNIGHTS OF
Pythias, King Company, No. 4. Regular
meeting first Thursday of each month.
Capt II. c. SMITH
Rec, w. FRANK HERRICK-
octb tu- tn If
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28

QUEEN TEMPLE. NO. 70, PYTHiAN
Sisters, meets in X. of p. hall the sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month, at 7.30 o'clock.
BERTHA B. STEARNS, M. e. C.
ADELAIDE M. PAGE, NJ OF r. and G.
LUCIE P. LEWIS, NJ. OF r.
fu-fh-saftf
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-30
KILLED WITH A HAMMER
JOHN MILLER FOUND WITH HIS
SKULL CRUSHED.
Aged Pueblo Farmer Was Victim Of
an Assassin-corpse Found BY
visitor-Had $175.
.wspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Pueblo, Colo.-With his skull frac-
tured. the body of John Miller, 55
years old, farmer. living Is miles
west of Pueblo, was found in his home
by a neighbor, Joseph Davis. The
wound on the back of the mans head
causes the sheriff to believe that the
man was murdered. and he is conduct
ing an exhaustive investigation.
Among Millers effects, In his home.
where he lived alone, were found an
uncashed check for $4,000 derived
from the. sale of a consignment Of
sugar beets, and some money, indicat-
Ing that the motive that prompted the
killing was not that of robbery.
Bloodstains in the house indicated
that Miller was struck, possibly with
hammer. while standing near the
door. He had endeavored to crawl
across the room to a bed but had be-
come unconscious before he reached
it. and died on the floor few feet
away.
Davis went to see Miller on busi-
ness. and, entering the house. found
his friend lying upon the floor. dead.
The coroner has taken charge of the
body. Miller had no relatives living
in this part of the country but leaves
a brother residing In Illinois.