Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-30

the ware Il sxacta. but X adds 70 the
ware Il sxacts by . demand for the
shortening % the hours o. hbor. We
can but wonder in the faes Of the con-
stantly increasing demands when they
VIII end and whether mans God given
right to work and enjoy the fruits OF
his labor b not being turned into
weApon OF injustice against himself and
his race. The legaliSed day Of ten
hours labor has shrunk from 10 10 yand
from 3 to 8 and the week of % hours
has shrunk to Is hours work for 81
hours nay and now the clamor u for .
six hours day and . nve day week. and
a demand that mans inherent right 10
labor and dispose Of his labor accocf-
irr TO his own will shall be SURRENDERED
tc an organization.
Mai Fosler added: This injustiee
= already being felt In the burden it
las nut upon the world In the in
creased price Of all the necessities o.
life, consequent upon the increase OF
wages and shortened hour OF labor.
This falls most heavily upon the non-
wage Garner and those who can COM
mand no wage. but it Affects all classes
Of people-the wage Garner and the
non-wage Garner alike IN the high cost
OF living which inevitably follows the
endless chain Of increase Of wages and
shortened hours Of labor and curtailed
production.
In addit on to the excellent address by
Maj. Fogier. pleasing whistling. vocal
and violin numbers were introduced by
Royce Tuscan and his mother. Mrs.
Fred Tuscan. Songs were sung ana
dancing was enjoyed In the garage
which is a finely equipped building with
hardwood floor. music being furnished
by Royce Tuscan ana = victrola- The
affair was ended about 5 o'clock.
As the result of the efficient work
Of Sheriff Mooers and Deputy Sher-
if Adams Of Madison a couple OF al
legged violators Of the law from Penn
sylvania are safe behind the bars OF
the county Jail in Skowhegan. It Is
an interesting story OF 2 quick trip
in a car appropriated by two army
deserters and their consequent sud
den change Of plans by the Somerset
county officers up in the little village
Of Starks.
Sheriff Mooers late last Wednesday
night was notified by telephone call
from Starks that two suspicious look
ing men with bis touring car were
laying under q shed in that vfiillage.
The sheriff got in touch with his dep
uty. Walter s. Adams of Madison and
that Official In the pouring rain
reached Starks and the corn shed
where he found the two men and
awakened them. The car was badly
camoufiaged with mud and both
mud guards had either been removed
or broken of. II was found to be a
Pennsylvania car.
The men. who have given their
names as George II. Shean and Will
liam H. Hunton, told a story that
didn't sound right to the officer and
they were accordingly taken into
custody and with the car were start
ed toward Madison. The car had to
be left within two miles OF Madison
but the men were locked up at Madi-
son during the night. The next morn
ing Sheriff Mooers went to Madison
and interviewed the boys. They
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Shean's father and that they had
had his car TO make a tour into
Maine. also that they were about to
return to Pennsylvania They SEEM
ed anxious TO get away.
The sheriff, noting various condi-
tons. one Of which was that il SEEM
ed strange that men driving so ex-
pensive touring car should not have
money sufficient to obtain lodging.
did not believe the story told by the
men and accordingly he telegraphed