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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-27

The fly flies at the rate of five feet
a second when leisurely sporting In
the air, but II bird gives chase he
can increase bis speed to thirty-fve
feet a second.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-27

This is so unusual that 1t is worthy
of note. Judge William Fenimore
Cooper, of the Superior Court in Chi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
Shuttle Commerce

Thrifty Norwegians are said to be
doing neat little business in reship-
ping American foodstuffs back to this
country at profit. There is, it ap-
pears, an overstock of goods that
were brought by importers and
wholesalers to be distributed to Rus
sia and Central Europe when govern
ment restrictions should be removed
The Scandinavians saw their oppor-
tunity and are taking advantage OF
it, Return freight rates are com
paratively low and the exchange
value Of the dollar is high; goods oft :
en- are merely carried across the pier
from vessels arriving to others out
going and the temptation is too great
to be resisted.
This brand of commerce is On
about the same plane as much Of the
trade in farm products from this
state to Bosto, ana back again; and
still we stand for it.
BARNUM WAS RIGHT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19

tations. Instead, the august body re-
cessed until June I. Where did the
governor get that stuff?
Personal liberty" may mean much
or little. In the parlance Of the liquor
interests it usually refers to the de-
termination of the brewers to hang
onto their business and increase their
profits by deIuding vainglorious and
weak minded citizens with the idea
that their manhood is insuIted if they
can't get as drunk as they are able at
any time and season. The personal
liberty of the famlies and friends Of
such people is equally sacred and
stands in need of defenders from the
insults and brutalities Of drunken
husbands and fathers.
Governor Edwards war-cry is the
one that he would be expected to use,
but it is difficult to repeal a Consti-
tutional amendment, especially when
it's benefits have been demonstrated
BY such facts and figures as those of
the police courts, hospitals and char
stable institutions which have con-
stantly been reporting the marked de-
crease in crime, illness and poverty.
due to the passing of drink.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19

wages in the cities must be raised to
the point where anybody working on
the farm under present conditions
would be fool and agricultural pro-
duction would virtually cease. Either
that. or the price of farm products
would change so radically that the
$500 of the city wage-earner would
have less purchasing power than his
present income.
The trouble with Mr.. L.auck and
economists of his school is that they
get so tangled up i'll dollar marks
that they cannot eXtricate them
selves A dollar is nothing but a
symbol. How many bushels of wheat
shall a man get for the work he does
in the maintenance Of the social and
industrial order: how many pounds
Of cotton; how much 10 eat" Until
the dollar is translated into such
terms it means nothing and tells
nothing. Men may go on adding
noughts to the printed picture OF
their wage earning, but they cannot
overcome the laws of gravitation and
they cannot wipe out the truth of the
Divine dictum that by the sweat OF
his brow shall man cat bread.
1t is an axiom that no man is going
TO get permanently out of this world
more than he puts into il. In the vast
and intricate equation which we call
life there is an equilibrium natural
ly established that cannot be peIma-
nently disturbed without disaster.
The tremendous vibration set up by
the recent world catastrophe has ar
officially thrown things out of ball
ance. it is true, but what the world is
seeking is a restoration of that ball
ance, not a further intensification of
instability.
So long as one farmer would pro-
duce on five acres five bales of cotton
and another but two bales, the one
will have greater income than the
other. And so long as one workman
does more than another workman. the
engineer than the switchman, there
will be difference in the compensa-
ton received. You cannot make men
equal in earning power by legislation.
1t would be a terrible thing IL you
could. Ambition, energy, ability.
thoroughness--these are things worth
price. and for them civilization will
always pay price.
Americans who have not sought to
obtain benefits through unions 30
much 40 through hard work long ago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
"Pussyfoot" Edwards? No, Stree f.!

Governor Edwards of New Jersey,
very wet candidate for President. has
been accused through some grave err
~ Of "pussyfooting" on the prohibi-
ton question, In answer to the libel
Gus charge he had this to say:
lust watch me. I'm going to San
Francisco and exert every possible
ouAce-of pressure l can bring to bear
to place a straight out and out wet
plank in the Democratic national
platform. Then. if no other man bet
ter qualified has the courage to stand
fia9ooted on 1t, ! am going to once
myaeif.
'xAeres is. no question that more
graxa1y concerns the American peo-
plee6oaay than that Of personal liber-
tXalnd state rights. You can tell that
toAnybcdy who says that am trying
toypnssyfoot on the liquor question -
Governor Edwards Is the man who
sai1 iast,week that he had straight
ttps1sem. the Chief Justice or Joe
Euunuity or somebody else that the
Supreme Court would declare the
prohibition amendnsnt ana the en-
feRosnent act null, void ana Of no ef.
test Monday. the day set for the de-
eisson. came and went ana the su-
nrens Court failed to live up to Gov
crnor- Edwards promises and expec-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
An Appeal Worthy Of Consideration

Sentiment helps wonderfully in the
winning of wars and is needed for re-
construction and the healing Of scars
also cash, constructive ability, good
business methods, banking facilities
and far vision.
The appeal of Chairman Dawson
Of the Board of Governors of the Red
Gross for the appropriation by Con-
gress Of five hundred million dollars.
At least, for relief of conditions in
central Europe, at a time when facil-
tiles have not been adequately pro-
vided for the care of our soldiers suf-
fering from the effects of war. may
remind US of the adage that charity
begins at home. Sentiment should
aid US to see more clearly.
Any scheme to milk this country
for the benefit Of foreign peoples. who
in many instances appear to lack dis
position to help themselves, will meet
with vigorous protest. Nevertheless
it is idle to suppose that this part of
the world. notwithstanding it's previ
ousIy given and generous assistance,
is quit of the misery abroad. or has
fulfilled it's obligations as world
neighbor. World calamitics are not
so easily dismissed
Just what form and extent Ameri-
cas- aid should take is debatable, but
the need Of it should not and cannot
be ignored. Help that will help those
people to help themselves is a simple
formula but not easy to apply. Mr.
Davison's experience as a banker and
his knowledge OF actual conditions
the picture he reveals is astounding.
~ terrible, even to those who have
been made familiar with war TRACE
dies--Iend weight to his words. de-
rnand for them mature considera ton
II is pertinent to note that English
business men are making efforts to
advance money and machinery to in
dustry in the afflicted region. taking
mortgage on the future for payment
doing it as a matter of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
RHEU MATISM
Torturing Pains and Swollen Joints
Vanish When Rhsuma Is Used
or Money Refunded.

II there are any rheumatic sufferers
who have not arailed themselves OF this
generous offer they should do so at
once.
If Rheuma. the guaranteed prescrip-
ton for rheumatism in any form, does
not give quick and Joyful relief the cost.
small as it Is, will be gladly returned
without any clubbing or red tape.
rheumatism Is a dangerous disease
and anyone who has the slightest sign
Of IT should drive it from the system as
quickly as possible. This Is what Rheu-
ma did for many. 1t should do as
much for you.
Il have been laid up for one year with
chronic arthritis. says one sufferer.
~ had doctors galore. also spent four
months In a sanitorium, but had prac-
tiealIy no relief Then started taking
Rheurda. Now can go without
clutches or other aid, which 1 could not
do for the last nine months. highly
recommend it, and would gladly answer
any questions asked on receipt of stamp
for postase,"-Thouas II. Eddy, schuy.
lerville. y. Y.
Eheuma Is absolutely harmless and
thoroughly relia ole because il Is one dis.
cevery that has forced rheums tlsm to
yield and disappear. 1t is recommends
and sold on the no-cure-no-pay plan BY
Bowdtch- Webster Co. and good drug
gists everywhers.-Adv. may1s.a-ss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
A Relic of the Dark Ages.

When one who would travel safely
was obliged to have bodyguard we
rightly describe as the dark ages;
when one had to go armed to pro-
tect himself we speak Of as primitive
times. Were We to seek II the muz-
gle Of a gun what we might want we
Yet these are the methods being ex-
tensively employed all over the world
70 adjust the differences between
employers and employees. Were it
not so serious it would be ridiculous,
and that is how it impresses man
who has been long time counsel for
the labor unions, F. w. Mansfield.
three times a Democratic candidate
for Governor in Massachusetts.
Strikes" he said, are a relic of
the dark ages. They caltse untold
suffering to workers and great loss
es to employers. The remedy for
unrest is mol 10 Stfthe, pIr lOl Ell .
ployer and employees to get together
and work. While do not say strikes
ought to be forbidden by law, | do
say the unions ought to make such
d law unnecessary by voluntarily
agreeing to arbitrate all disputes
wheer the public would re seriously
inconvenienced if se:vic were
stopped.
I'm former days the employer was
able to dictate whatever terms of
employment suited him, and the
worker was forced to accept them.
Now, when the workers finds him
self in a position of power because
Of combinations, the yorker in turn
Is endeavoring to get all he can from
the employer. Labor unions, to be
successful, must be honest, honorable
in intention, their objects lawful
and praiseworthy, and above all they
must regain public respect and con-
fidence. One can't deny that unions
in the last few years have lost
caste"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
Editors Table

Forging the Sword. the Story of
Camp Devens," b. VIM. j. Robinson,
who had over year in that cantonment
as representative Of the Boston Globe.
Published by himself The book Is a
stirring tale of the great gathering place
for New England soldiers during tho
World War and Mr.. Robinson evidently
knew it thoroughly, because he has
made very infereSing story. cover
ing ever period from the selection Of
the camp site BY Gen. Edwards to the
discharge OF the famous 18th Division,
in which most Of US were particularly
interested. The book has nearly 700
illustrations. splendid aids to gaining
good idea Of Dcvens. His sturv of the
happenings of the various organiza lions
is viYidly done, cold facts mingling with
huu,or and pathos in a way that will APP
peal. General n. T. Mccain, former adj
iutant general of the army and later
Camp Devens' commander, gites the
book fine 'sendoff" with a forcword
and Mr.. Robinson dcdicates his work
to the American Legion. 1t is one Of
the best we have seen Of the many army
life books.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19

discovered solution for the wass
problem. The man with sometime
in him never was and never vii. D.
content to gamble his future on Nhh
union may get for him in higher
wages. The brakeman who becomes
president of the road is not worryihs
about raise In pay for brakemeh %
much as he is fitting himself 10 BE-
come an employee of a higher cas-
His way of getting ahead is TO give
more to the world and thereiors %
more back from the world
We suggest to Mr.. Lauck that L
the employees actually need m!nl'
mum wage Of $4,000 year, they say
to their employers: We have 70 haNf
more money. Wa are willing 20 Vo'h
for it. Add 80 per cent to our wage
and we'Il lengthen our hours o.
until the world rehabilitates lse!'
and we'll put an energy into our wen
that will compensate YOU for ever
penny of the advance. Our tamhc
also want motor cars and ta'hns
machines, and We want them 20 nav
them. We are willing 10 work 10 e
them. Give US the chance to meet VIZ
higher cost and higher scale OF hVlra
by doing more work. That IS 7ha'
we want. But MIR. Laucks Chew
arc not thinking about what they caD
do for the world; they arc th'nhNI
about what they can blackjatN 'A'
world into giving them. The soo"
is not laying enough golden esss
The whole wage question Is oe.o'n.
ing so involved and the vicious c'ro,
is so steadily. working overtime ''S'
we are merely in race with co!!aPs''
There is only one solution, apparent,
~. and that is general adoption OF .
system Of payment for the ac'ud.
service performed. wage 10 ever
workman based on what he produoek
Then 1t will be possible to appraIs'
the labor increment in all things pre-
duced and make payment accoro'hs
". Nothing substantial or pea''
making win ever come from the ao0i p.
tive effort to measure pay enTeiop''
by time clocks and pay man not d,
cording to what he does. but accor''
ing to how long it takes him to DO IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
Wednesday, May 10, 1890.
The New Role of the l. c. c.

The emergency clause under which
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is acting TO break the freight
IAN throughout the country is part
Of the new transportation act and
reads as follows:
Whenever the commission is Of
the opinion that shortage of equip
ment, congestion of traffic orr other
emergency requiring immediate &C
ton exists in any part Of the coun-
try the commission shall have au-
thority at once
To suspend the operation of rules,
regulations or practices with respect
to car service:
To make such directions with re-
spect to car service without regard
TO ownership Of locomotives, cars
and other vehicles, during such
emergency as in its opinion will best
promote the service in the interests
Of the public;
To require joint use Of terminals;
and
To give directions for priority in
transportation, embargoes or move
ment OF trafflc.
The commission thus becomes an
active agency rather than the pas
3ive arbitrator between shippers and
carriers which has been its principal
role. In the past the commission
has looked upon railroad problems
iudicially and it's duties have been
somewhat restricted to the field of
rate regulation and control.
The enlarged commission with it's
new powers has the opportunity to
help redeem the railroad service and
repair the errors of the past. If it
proves capable of directing the
traff1c Of nation 1t will have solved
one Of the biggest problems left us
by the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
Combing Won't Rid
Hair of Dandruff

The only sure way to get rid Of
dandruf is to dissolve 1t, then you
destroy it entirely. To do this. get
about four ounces Of ordinary liquid
arvon; apply it at night when retir-
ing; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub 1t in gently with the finger
tips.
DO this tonight, and by morning,
most if not all, Of your dandruff will
be gone and three or four more ap-
plications will completely dissolve
and entirely destroy every single sign
and trace Of it, no matter how much
dandrun you may have.
You will ma, too, that all itching
and digging Of the scalp will stop at
once, and your hair will be fluffy,
lustrouA glossy, silky ana soft, and
look and feel hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive and
never fails to do the work.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
Editorial Comment
Buckle Down" the Only Way
fBiddeford Journal)

fBiddeford JournaD
Only special pleaders who are not
above juggling facts and figures to
make them serve some special pur-
pose can find any authority for plac-
ing upon any single group Of persons
the responsibility for present price
conditions in this country. We all
know that we haye just gone through
a war which drew heavily upon the
nations resources and productive
powers. SO far as what we spent
was expended to win a victory it was
we'll spent. On top of that is much
that was not we'll spent. 1t is all
gone. however, and crying over
spilled milk is waste of time. We have
learned. or had chance to learn,
some valuable lessons. One Of the
most valuable is that we can make
good our loses, not by blaming 9TH
ers, but by personally buckling down
to hard work with view to increas-
ing production
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
The Secret of Keeping
The Skin Wrinkle.Free

The great secret of keeping the face
smooth. wrinke-frce and refined in tex
ture is to use an effective astrlngent
when the skin shows a tendency to be-
come loose or the pores to enlarge. The
best thing of the kind is a simple solu-
ton made by dissolving an ounce of
pure powdered saXolite in half-pint Of
witch-hazel. Used as a wash lotion,
this promptly tlghtens the skin. which
OF course smooths out the lines and
wrinkles and reduces too-large pores.
Large pores by the way. encourage
blackheads. being SO easily clogged with
dirt and CRIME. The lotion referred to
therefore serves as blackhead pre-
vsntive. il Is also valuable in cases of
saEging cheeks and chin. the astrIngent
action Of course serving to draw in
the folds and obliterate the creases.
powdered saxolite now being sold by
druggists generally in this country, any
woman can make this lotion herself. -
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19

Illinois farmers who have tried the
scheme Of putting hose on their cows
say that the cows are not troubled by
dies and give more milk. Do the
cows require silk? 1t has been made
plain to all of US that silk hose on
calves 10 nothing new.-Boston Globe.
We know a Maine farmer who
milks his COWS with hose. Yes, you've
guessed it. He has milking ma
chine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
An Experiment in Maine
Boston Transcript

Maine folk, in the centennial year
of their State, have inaugurated an
undertaking to advance its interests
through the medium of an organiza-
ton in which men and women in
many walks of life are cooperating
The organization is the State Cham
Der Of Commerce and Industrial
League Of Maine. 1t is described as
including within its membership the
banker. the business man. the farmer,
the member Of organized labor and
the home maker Here is an inter
esting experiment. To the outsider
it might seem that an organization
with membership composed of parts
so varied would be likely to find prog
ress prevented by internal dissension,
but the people living in Maine are
noted for their devotion to the State
and they have exhibited an ability to
live together with an unusual degree
of harmony. A political campaign
there often assumes an appearance Of
bitterness which would indicate that
the members of one party were not
on speaking terms with members of
the other. but, as a matter of fact
bitterness disappears the day after
election. Between campaigns there is
in evidence a solidarity among the
people that might well be taken as an
example for the guidance of the peo-
pie of some other States.
Names cooperative organization
finds abundant opportunity for work.
II \,
reference to the coming increase Of
freight rates pledging support to the
managers of New England railroads
in their endeavors to see that under
the new arrangement New England
shippers are not called upon to bear
greater burdens than are borne by
their competitors outside New Eng
land. II necessary, a delegation will
be sent to Washington to represent
the people Of the State in the matter
The new orga nization also proposes
to undertake the solution Of some of
Names agricultural problems. to fur
Their the use of Maine made goods,
and to increase knowledge Of the re-
sources of the State with the pur-
pose of upbuiIding of industry OF
course, 1t will have a drive. No move
ment is conducted today without one.
But this will not be drive for funds.
Its purpose is explained by the name.
It is to be the Know Maine Drive"
In connection with agricultural
problems. John Q. Gulnac of Bangor,
president of this body with a long
name, called attention TO some sti'ik-
ing facts He said that IT was seldom
one could buy a Maine apple on the
train or at the fruit stores. The APP
pies offered for sale came from Ore
son or California. He asked why hay
should be brought from outside tho
State for use in Maine lumber camps.
He instanced as among roundabout
and expensive means of distribution
the shipment of eggs from farms
within 4 few miles Of Bangor TO the
Boston market. from which they were
In turn shipped back to Maine to be
eaten in Bangor Names agricul-
tural problems. as are those of other
New England States, are many and
perpleSing in these days Of lowered
production and high costs of living.
They suggest a good starting point
for the activities of the new organi-
zation down in Maine. 1t may yet be
able to teach the rest Of New England
some valuable lessons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19

Appearing before the Railroad La
Dor Board. one W. Jett I.auck, for
merly secretary Of the National War
Labor Board and lately employed in
gathering statistics for the railroad
brotherhoods, declares that 1T is i'm
possible for a family of Ave in the
United States to maintain itself in
decent poverty for a penny less than
$500 year." He demands that that
sum be fixed by the Board as the
minimum wage for the 100000 call
way employees Of the country.
II the cost Of living for railroad en-
ployse IL what Mr.. Lauck suys, then
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
Onward and Upwards

What has become of the man who
used to rock the bcat?"
He has progressed with the ti1,ca.
He is not satisfied now unless he is
mussing up the equilibrium of an aero
plane
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19

Wheat shipments are reported
heavy but the milIed product for
last week was onl.s 74.2 per cent. as
large as for the corresponding week
Of the previous year. Say 1t with
-four.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
A Living and INDICATED Inspra.
ton,

about 1872; leader of the French at
Orleans in 1929: captured by the
|Burgundians and sold to the English
the following year: condemned and
burned as hereto in 1881. suffering
isnominy on iCnominy unto death;
exalted to sainthood at Rome. May
II. 1920, it is possible for Joan OF
Arc to inspire the world more effec-
lively today than she was able to do
as Maid of Orleans leading the forces
TO drive the English out of France.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
Plainly q Personaqe

= don't know who that solemn guy
over there is, but tn betcha he's some-
body important" whispered Heloise ct
the rapid-dre restaurant.
What makes you think so?' returns ed
Claudine of the same esta blishment t.
He never says anything about it, does
hep
No: but. my gosh. he can actu Ally
look dignided while eating paghetti.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19

Drouth indications: a whirlwind
Of dust on Water street going up
straight into the air and recess by
the supreme court until June LIST.