Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-27

and the mistress told her to use one
half of an egg and use the other half
to settle the coffee instead Of the usual
whole egg. The cook looked at her in
establishment, doubtless wondering
why she had so suddenly grown sttngy,
Do YOU realize, added the woman, that
If every family in this country would
save that half egg that it would mean
one million dollars added to the ma
tioral wealth?
when you consider all the other
ard greater sources of waste in this
country the cost mounts into figures
that are absolutely staggering. In
France when family sit down to
dinner there is Just enough. food on
the table to satisfy the hunger of each
member. Everything is eaten clean
and there is no waste. In this country
when family sits down to dinner II i
considered q disgrace If there is not
enough left to feed another, family
equally as large. The most Of that IS
waste. 1t has been this economy
among the French people that has ell
ahled them to stand the financial STRAIN
OF this terrible war. When we in Am
erica become equally saving and econ
onlical our national wealth will in
crease beyond the dream Of avarice.
One of the greatest sources OF
waste in this country Is the liquor
bill. 1t is passing strange why this
national and criminal waste has not
been stopped long before this. Now
that we are in the war national pro-
hibition should be proclaimed at once
Even despotic Russia did this three
years ago and the other nations have
largely followed suit America alone
continues this frightful waste. We use
millions Of bushels Of rye and corn 10
make teer and whiskey, while at the
same time begging the farmers TO
plant and sow more in order that
people may not starve. Stop using our
grain TO make this poison that breaks
down manhood and desolates homes
and there would he no need of planting
and sowing in unusual quantities The
waste from this source alone could go
to feed our allies in the war Not only
that. but the saving from the reduction
or crime would be beyond calculation.
The idea that license fees are neces-
sary to help defray the national ex-
Eenses is worse than nonsense II is
stupid. as any school boy can tell you.
Russia stopped her income from the
sale of vodka and increased her rev.
enue ten times over as result Stop
the liquor curse here and the result
would he exactly the same The people
would produce more. and savings
hanks deposits would increase tremcn-
0ously. 1t Is strange why our national
administration fails to see this fact
that stands out so prominently among
foreign nations. There seems to be
some strange fatality that makes
Consress and our national admins
trauon cling to system that the
world Is fast condemning National
prohibition is bound TO come 1t is fast
coming end now is the time to deal the
death blow 10 vice and crime that
is clCTging the moral sense of nation.
and dragging down to ruin millions Of
our people"
Mr., Kicker Is member of the public
safety committee and also chairman Of
the subcommittee on finance in An
dioscosgin county. A vesy busy man
Is he. hut not too busy to devote part
or his time to public duties. His wide
experience makes him a very useful
member