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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-03
IN THE DAYS NEWS.

Eighty years old today is Baron
Mersey, the eminent English jurist,
whose name is familiar to the peoples
both of the United Kingdom and of
America as that of the commissioner
appointed by the British government
to inquire into the destruction Of the
Titanic, in 1912, and of the Lusitania,
in 1916. He was also president Of the
cour Of inquiry, in Canada, on the loss
of the Empress of Ireland, in 1914. 1t
is sometimes believed that the only
road to distinction nthe British judi
ciary lies through the House of Com
mons, but Lord Mercey's parliament
airy career lasted only two years, from
1895 to 1897, when, as John Charles
Bigham, he represented one of the
Liverpool divisions. In 1897 he was
knighted and appointed to the bench.
In due time he rose to be chief Judge
of bankruptcy, and president of the
probate, divorce and admiralty divi-
sion of the high court of Justice
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-03

be named in the primaries in Kansas
today. United States Senator Charles
Curtis and Governor Henry ]. Allen
are candidates for denomination on the
Republican tickets.
The tn rty-eighth supreme conven-
ton of the Knights of Columbus, which
is expected to be the largest and most
important in the history of the order,
will be formally opened in New York
city today with solmn mass in st.
Patrick's Cathedral, at which the cele-
brant will be the Most Rev. John Bon
zano, the Apostolic Delegate to the
United States.
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Harding's Genuine Amerlcanism.

please telle us about what Sena-
tor Harding said in his big speech"
1t was Jack speaking as usual teas
ing his Uncle Ted for a story.
81 couldn't possibly tell you all he
said tonight" answered Uncle Ted,
"but If you and Ruth will promise to
go to bed early tomorrow night I'll
tell you all can. You remember what
told you last week, how Mr.. Cox has
stated that he is going to fight for the
World Club and how after his talk
with President Wilson 1t was shown
by the statement both men made that
Mr.. Wilson is still the ruler of the
Democratic party. Since the day when
NJ Cox and Mr.. Wilson had their talk
and it was shown to the world that if
Mr.. Cox were elected President Mr..
Wilson would still rule the country, a
great man has made great speech.
"On Thursday, July 90, Senator
Warren G. Harding made the opening
speech of his campaign when he ac-
cepted the Republican candidacy for
| President"
did he say he wanted the World
Club?' asked Ruth.
81 should say MOTT" answered
Uncle Ted. "He knows, as we all
know. that we must have peace. But
he is not willing to have peace at
the cost of World Club. When Mr..
Harding becomes President we will
have peace, and the right kind. In his
speech he said, i promise you formal
and effective peace so quickly as a
Republican Congress can pass its dec
laration for Republican executive to
sign In other words, If he had been
President when Congress passed the
resolution declaring peace with Ger
many he would not have refused to
sign it as did Woodrow Wilson. He
will not try to run the whole Govern
ment without the advice of other big
men, neither will he try to run it with
disregard of the Constitution of the
United States On this point he said
No man is big enough to run this
great republic. There never has beer
one. Such domination was never in
tended After the long years of rule
in this country by one man; after we
have sen man sit in the White House
who care more for the interests of for.
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CONVENTIONS OPENING TODAY.

go-International Glove Work
ers' Union of America.
Cincinnati-Catholic Ladies of Co.
lumbia.
st. Paul - Minnesota State Bar AS
ISOLATION.
st. Louis = Missouri Association of
Master Painters and Decorators.
Cullman. Ala, Alabama Grand
Lodge of |. o. o. F.
Grand Fords N. ID. - North Dakota
Retail jewelers. Association.
Belleville, Ill. - Illinois Association
of Master Painters and Decorators.
Former King Constantine of Greece,
now an exile in Switzerland, born in
Athens, So years ago today.
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problems at home. it is a wonderful |
relief to hear man speak, who, when
he is seated in the White House, will |
save this country from the plots of |
Europe and Asia and who will wipe !
one-man government and information
alism from the face of Americas map
and replace it with the good ,old-fash-
toned nationalism that started when
the fathers wrote the Declaration of
Independence.
Suppose, Riddles, that we had not
had men in the United States Senate
who refused to see our country drag
ged into World Club. If there had
not been that band of Senators who
refused to approve the World Club
as Mr.. Wilson said it had to be, we
would undoubtedly be saying Bood
Bye to thousands of American boys
starting to Europe every few days to
fight"
ITO fight for what?" asked Jack.
"To fight for Poland. The Russian
bolshevists, for Russia is now ruled
by Bolshevists, have been fighting,
trying to defeat and wipe out Poland.
| Poland was set up as an independent
nation by the treaty of peace and was
formerly part of the Russian En-
pire. Although they have now stopped
| fighting, under an armistice such as
stopped the great war on November
II, 1918, the trouble will not be settled
so easily and more fighting is sure to
follow. The Russians threaten to go
into Poland with their armies, and be-
cause Poland is a member of the
| World Club teh other members must
join in the fighting. If we were a
member of the World Club today it
might mean that almost any time we
would have to send soldiers and money
to help Poland If the managers of the
Club told us to. When they read Arti-
Gle X of the World Club plan and
heard Mr.. Wilson say that this article
would bind us to assist other members
of the Club who might be attacked,
the majority of the members of the
Senate saw that the United States
would be bound to send American boys
to fight foreign battles. So, in order
to guard against being drawn into
wars that do not concern us, the ma
jority of the Senate adopted a resolu-
ton that relieved the United States
from all obligations. This resolution
kept the United States in the same
position 1t has always occupied that
is. that when the interests of the coun-
try demand our going to war we can
do so by act of Congress.
1--WE do not need to be member of
the World Club in order to go to the
assistance of Poland. if the people
want to do so. ] nten days, with
special session of Congress, we can
act to aid Poland, but WE DO NOT
AND MUST NO TBE FORCED TO DO
so UNDER A WORLD CLUB.
$50, kiddies, when the American
people go to the polls next November
to vote for President they can declare
that they favor sending American boys
overseas to fight for foreign countries
by voting for Cox, or that they want
to keep out of quarrels that don't con-
Germ us and return to Government by
the Constitution by voting for Hard
ing"
"I'll bet they will vote for Hard
ing" said Jack.
Eyes, Jack, the American people
want to see us governed once again
as the fathers intended, and when Sem
ator Warren G. Harding is elected we
can be sure that on-eman government
| Is at an end"
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CONFESS.

We are authorized to announce DR..
w. S. YAZELL, of Maysville, as a can
didate for Congress, subject to the ac-
tion of the Republican voters in the
primary 10 be held Saturday, August
7th, 1920.
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Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that Is by constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by an In.
famed condition OF the mucous lining Of
infiamed you have rumbiing sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely
closed, Deafness 10 the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cases OF
deafness are caused by catarrh. which 10
an infamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. CT.
culars free. All Druggists. 75c.
F. ]. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo, o.
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SENATE.

We are authorized to announce MR.
RICHARD P. ERNST, of Covington, as
candidate for U. S. Senator, subject
to the action Of the Republican pri.
mary, Saturday, August 7th, 1920.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-03
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

One thousand policemen in London
went out on strike.
Sin dreadnoughts of the American
Pacific feet were shaken by earth
quake off coast of Mex co.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-03

Archbishop Pietro Di Maria, Apos-
tolic Delegate to Canada and New
foundland, born in Italy, So years ago
today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
AVoidfng AM Unpleasant Duty

All indications point to another in
stance Of Congress negiecting an IN
pleasant duty. It is gTievous wrong
n a government like ours for any part
'of 10 exercise unmerited influence
in its management. That is being
done with impunity in several south
ern states where the right of the coll
ored people to vote is a byword and q
mOckery4 To assume that such, a con-
dition is not injurious to the morale
of those who politically profit by if,
is to assume that taking knowingly
that which doesn't belong to him does
not injufe the character OF the in
,dividuaI entity of the theft As for
the other states OF the Union if is
gross and fragrant outrage on them.
The Constitution in the 18th
amendment provides a penalty. and a
measure is before Congress to in
vestigate the conditions and apply
the remedy. That amendment ex-
pressly provides where the suffrage
rights are abridged except for par
. ticipation in rebellion or other crime,
"the basis of representation therein
shall be reduced in the proportion
| which the number OF such male citi-
zens shall bear to the whole IL Inbe--
iof male citizens twenty-one years Of
age in such State" The practise Of
ab.:dgfng the right Of the coiored
people to vote is not seriously denied;
| TIE corresponding obligation on Cut
| gress is evident Why is that rot
| taken seriously?
Is it because men fear the oUtcfy
bloody shirt? Is it because many
thousands OF Democrats voted for the
Republican administration? Is it be-
cause Republicans hope by pussy
footing methods to break the solid
! South" pipe dream SO long as the
South may fatten on the unlawful ad-
vantage it now enjoys. Our great
government owes a duty to its colorcd
citizens to protect them in their
rights. but failing in that, it at least
owes to itself protection from this
corrgptipg and Illegal influence. Once
d. the South knew it could have no
greater influence in Congress than
tAat supported by the number OF its
voters it would see to it that the bot =
ter class of colored people were :lvcn
tceir rights. In that indirec: way
some justice would be done, whereas
at present Justice is being done to nc
! one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27

Growers Association Is 10 contrc! -.
distribution and marketing Of VIZ,
through financial and selling ase',',
OF its own selection at price 'A' -,
upon cost. plus a fair and reaso"A'''
profit" said Secretary McGree'!,
Not only the wheat growers Oh
association but the wheat growers
general are refusing to sell any ""e
at present prices except IN ~
where financial conditions force =,
sale. For more than thirty days .rs
have withheld our wheat from -
market until now a large nuu'' al
flour mills are idle and the Local 80
terminal elevators are nearly emp
The wheat grower feels that III ,ss
practically accomplished what ST. -.
at first impossible. and is TO" his
couraged to continue withhohlhs
wheat from market in order ''.' 40 he
price which is fair and just SEA" IN.
paid him for his labor and money
vested"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
MidWestern Wheat
Growers Combine to
Force Up the Price

Wichita. Kan. Dec. 2-The Wheat
Growers Association of America. which
has been conducting a campaign to in
duce growers to withhold their wheat
from the market until prices are
higher, plans to have midwestern
states so well organized within the
next six months that the growers will
be able 10 control the price paid for
the 1921 wheat crop. according to w.
Fl. McGreevy. secretary and treasurer
The association now has a member
ship OF approximately 100. 600 in the
states OF Texas, Oklahoma. Kansas
and Nebraska. according to Mr.. Nc
Greevy. who has his headquarters
here. The organization will be extend
ed. he said, to Minnesota, North Da-
kota and South Dakota.
The purpose Of the National Wheat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
Speculation Over
Big Real Estate
Deal in North Arson

North Arson, Dec. 25-HOn. F. W.
Bunker of North Arson and T. G.
Hume of Fairfield have become own
ers of all The water power at North
Anson and of the mill stream So
called which is the outlet at Enb6en
Pond. Included in the deal were the
Shank factory and real estate on
both sides of the river near the pres
ent dam. They also purchased at the
same time several lots of timberla nd
in Embden and Concord. 1t is not
definitely announced what will be
done with this water power, but it is
the hope of the present owners to en-
large and improve it in a way which
must lead to the material prosperity
of North Arson and vicinity. Mr..
Hume was for two and a half years
the genera, manager of the North
Arson Manufacturing Co. and during
that time was a resident Of North
Arson.
This property has been the subject
of discussion before the several meet
ings of the North Arson Board of
Trade recently held. 1t was consid-
cred very important that this power
be developed for the benefit of North
Arson and it Is believed that under
the present ownership 1t will be.
The above property was purchased
from the Carrabassett Stock Farms
Co. in 1912 by Herbert Wentworth
and Bin w. Page of Skowhegan and
DIR. E. c. Andrews and Frank Donley
Of North Arson. DR.. Andrews and
Mr.. Wentworth have both passed
away and Mr.. Donley sold out his in
terests to Mr.. Page. Eventually Mrs.
Herbert Wentworth and G.. Allan
Wentworth. her son, purchased the
remaining three quarters interest
and 1t was by them that the present
sale to Mr.. Bunker and Mr.. Hume
was made. s4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
Schooner Balks
on Ways, Stockton
Springs Launching

Stockton Springs. Dec. % : The
launching of the four masted
schooner Alcaeus Hooper which was
to have been Christmas event here
was something Of disappointment
to the people who gathered at the
shipyard of the Stockton Yards Inc.
this morning although the shore was
swept by wintry gale and the mer-
curry stood close to the zero mark.
me blocks were cut away shortly
after 10 o'clock but the schooner re-
fused to bulge. Jacks were applied
with no effect. A hawser was passed
to the tug Pejepscot. the schooner
moved about a foot then settled down
and the hawser snapped under the
strain. Efforts to get the vessel
anoat were abandoned for the day.
Another attempt will be made next
week
The sudden cold snap had con-
gealed the grease on the ways ac
cording to Master Builder Manlev
Parker. This is the first time a
Stockton built craft has failed tn
slide in on time.
~ Hooper is the largest vessel
ever built here, measuring 1902 tons
gross; the sixth craft since the re-
vival of shipbuildtng at this port
She is for Crowell & Thurlow of
Boston and designed for general
cargo carrying with dead weight
capacity of 210O tons.
The yard will keep on work
through the winter, having contracts
for two 100-foot pulpwood lighters
whether any more large schooners
VIII De built depends upon the bust
ness conditions next wear
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
Appeal to the Human Side

Do we refrain from stealing be-
cause Of the laws, or because of en-
lightened comprehension and sense of
moral duty? Must fire prevention
depend solely on laws and their en-
forcement? Or shall there be high
er plane. a loftier conception of the
human side, sense of duty, an
awakening to the truth that laws un-
supported by sentiment and spirit are
dead, cumbersome obstacles?
We have many. many laws for fire
prevention. Yet last year three hun
bred and sixty million dollars worth
of property was destroyed by fire, of
which so per cent was preventable.
Think Of the lives needlessly lost.
Isn't here unquestionable proof that in
some degree our laws enacted for this
purpose are dead, litter on the books :?
To what shall this be attributed?
Why should not every decent human
being have in his heart and mind the
human obligation owed, each to each.
and be qdick to respond to it? Why
should we have seemingly forgotten
the aversion commonly felt toward
the incendiary? Why should there be
jest about such a serious matter?
Surely we need an awakened con-
science and it should profit us to read
what Names commissioner had to
say before the Fire Marshals' Asso-
citation OF North America at a recent
meeting in New York The high
plane he presented elected. COM
mendation of those present who have
had long experience with the great
and threatening. problem of fire pre-
vention, The need of a broader and
a quickened vision is unmistakab Bile
and it would seem that there is obi
CATION on both the fire insurance in
terests and the public to respond in a
cooperative spirit r. @sH'-' '-.
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Sunapee Farmers
Clean Out Farm Pests
BY Hunting Match

sunapee. N. H.. Dec. 26-The farmers
OF this countryside nave rid their lands
and environs OF a plague of animal
menaces to next seasons crops in a
new manner. Calling the spirit of
competition and the joy of the hunt to
their aid they organized the men OF
the town into two teams Of hunters.
The result was a weeks hunt that
Drought down big bag OF squirrels
ana other small game, gave the hun
tiers a good time and for the farmers
prepared the way for the next plant
ing.
The cleanup Of the countryside was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
MADISON
Madison WOODEN Mill An
nounces 22t per Cent. Cut in
Wages-Death of Howard
Adshade-Personals

Notices have been posted in the
Madison Wooden Mill announcing
% IL per cent. cut in wages. taking
effect when the mill starts up again
on January 3. continuing its four
days a week schedule. This reduction
effects about $50 employees. The mill
shut down last Thursday night.
Christmas passed quietly in Madi-
son. This is one of three days in the
year when all the mills are shut
down. The Great Northern Paper
Mill shut down at O'Clock for forty
hours. The plant of the Holdings
worth &. Whitney Co. shut down Fri
day night for Christmas. The Sun
day school Christmas programs of
the Congregational. Free Baptist and
and Methodist churches were all held
Friday evening. Special reels were
run at the moving picture theatres
afternoon and evening. The dancing
Saturday afternoon and evening in
Union hall. under the auspices of the
Central Labor Union, was well pat
rpnized. The grocery stores closed at
10 o'clock Saturday afternoon and a
SiSoASi PAL VI tAS StotSS NCIS SlOScO
for the day.
Ellsworth Prince OF Providence, r.
l.. arrived home Friday night 70 pass
the holidays with his parents. AIR.
and Mrs. II. c. Prince
Mrs. c. D. Gray of Portland arrived
in Madison Saturday forenoon 70
pass Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.
K c. Gray.
Clifford Moore and Clyde Lander
who are working in Portland. arrived
home Saturday to pass the holidays
with their parents in this village
Madison Postoffce was closed from
to P. NJ Saturday and was closed
for the day at o'clock. Christmas
services were held in ST. Sebastin
Catholic church Saturday forenoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
Suburban Scandal SiIenced

You know what suburbs are for Cos
sip. dont you? Well. listen to this:
Rumor charged a resident with
dragging his wife from a certain meet
ing aad compelling her to return
home with him.
The man let the story travel until
he had a fair opportunity to give it a
broad>iae. and then he replied in the
local PAPER as follows:
In the first place. 1 never attempt
ed to influence my wife in her view or
her choice Of meeting.
Second. my wife didn't attend the
meeting in question.
In TIE third place 1 did not attend
the meeting myself.
Finally, 1 never had wife.''-Reho-
both Sunday Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27

accomplished on a competitive basis
that allowed SO many points for each
animal killed. Squirrels. hedgehogs.
foxes. skunks and rabbits each had
their point values and each had many
members in the aggregate bag that
totalled $500 points at the week s
close. Eli ]. Gleason the fish and game
warden was captain of the team that
Won with a count of $3.50 and under
the conditions OF the contest were Civ
en- a dinner at which the animals
killed were tossed into the pot to
provide the feast.
Rabbit stew has been the piece de
resistance at family tables here since.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
Howard Adshade

Howard Adshade. the thirteen year
old son of Thomas and Eliza Hends-
bee Adshade, died Wednesday at his
home in Arson, after an illness of
nine weeks. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. William
Wood at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon
at the Adshade home. and the body
was placed in the receiving tomb in
the Forest Hill cemetery in Madison.
E. H. Athearn and Elmer Nichols.
and Mrs. William Hilton, who have
been attending the meeting of the
State grange in Lewiston this week,
returned home Thursday night.
Mrs. James S. Clark OF Brookfield
VT, arrived in Madison Thursday
night to spend Christmas with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Milton Phillips.
Roland Morse and Clyde Austin,
who are students at the Harvard Dem
tai College. arrived in Madison Thurs
day to pass the holidays with their
parents.
Miss Mary Bateman. who is head
operator in the Madison telephone
central, left town Thursday for An
napolis Royal. Nova Scotia, to pass
Christmas with her parents
Prof. and Mrs. Winthrop Stanley
OF Waterville. are the guests this
week of Mrs. Stanley's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. I. B. Dyer
The Madison Wooden Company has
a crew of carpenters at work re-
modelling the front of the Mckenzie
block TO make a suitable entrance for
its moving picture theatre. The posts
i'll the interior of the room on the
lower floor have been removed and
500 modern theatre chairs will soon
be placed in position. The hall when
completed will have seating ca
pacity Of eight hundred people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Strange left
town Friday morning for Bangor.
where they will pass Christmas with
their daughter.
Owing to the holiday rush the Mad
ison grocery stores kept open Thurs
day afternoon. contrary to their usual
custom,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
)" AThankless Job"
SAYS KaiSer's Guard

Doom. Holland. Dec. IThe CORES.
pondent. the other day. found in q
confidential mood. one Of the state
police whose task for the past two
years has been to guard former EN-.
peror William.
This said he. '1s thankless lob
II ! wanted to be dishonest. I could
make thousands OF guilders in brides.
But as I don't, all I get il rebufYs
from my superiors II 1 answer a cour-
teops question OF . sightseer; or an.
cry looks from the sishtzeer, If 1
dop't-"e-e