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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15
FARMER BLAND OF
NORTH CAROLINA
HAS ONLY "a
CHILDREN
No More Trouble to Bring Up so than
10, Says He-Rep. Small Renigs on
Suit Of Clothes for Each New Child
Has Furnished 10 SO Far

Washington. y. c.. Dec. 1i.-For
many years Representative Small of
i North Carolina has by agreement been
presenting 10 r. c. Bland, Carolina
farmer and one of his constituents. a
new suit of clothes Cor each additional
child in his family: Having presented
IS suits. and being recently notified
to send the 9Th. Rep. Small has in
formed Bland that the contract will
Re of with Mr.. Smalrs retirement
from Congress on March ).
Small and Bland made their COM
pact d number of years aao when
Small was making campaign speech
at Robersonville, near here. Bland
then had 20 children; he now has 81.
Twenty-six of the "a Bland children
ere living. and the present Mrs. Bland
FiaEds second wife is the mother of
IL. nine of whom were born during the
last 10 years. including one set of
twins. Eighteen children still live at
llom.c ;,ut Mrs. Bland declares she gets
tci-,a'in2 sometimes because SO many
have & 5iis sway"
Mir. AID Mrs. Bland recently had a
group photo graph taken of the family
still remaining on the Bland farm.
While the photographer was working
huZzard cast its shadow on the
ground Bland was asked if he was
5uperstitiCus.
No he said. I'm not afraid of
,uzzards. but at first l thought the
lame thing was a stork"
II calling the children together for
the photograph. Bland simply cupped
his hands and in stentorian voice
cried: Children Results were i'm
mediate Children appeared from
! every direction. Some of the Chill
dren' were grown men and women,
others were barely able to toddle forth.
and one still was being carried in
arms.
bring up so children than it is to
raise 10.
After you pass 10" he says. the
older cnes are a big help"
The children were not unusually
noisy. Bland said. although they
made considerable racket when II We're
taken down together with whooping
cough The Bland gfocery bill is
equivalent to about $3.50 a week. al
! though Bland produces large part of
his food. On one occasion he says he
spent most of one night computing the
cost of keeping his family comfortable
but that the figures reached such
alarming proportions he gave up the
job.
Blanl is Go years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15

that nothing at Gettysburg or Bloody
Angle was more difficult than the as
sault by which the Italians won Pod
CORA, the precipice. 100 feet high, which
commanded Gorilla, and with it that
important town. THE DEVILS Den on
the Union left at Gettysburg is not to
be mentioned with these Bad Lands
that form so strong a defense Of
Trieste he added
Let it not be forgotten that the
Italians held front of 400 miles, that
they lost half million milled and a
million and a half wounded and that
they held million and a half of Aus
TRANS from reinforcing the western
line"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15
Why Druggists Recommend
Swamp=Root

For many years druggists have
watched with much interest the re-
markable record maintained by DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kid
ney, liver and bladder medicine.
1t is physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is a strengthening
medicine. 1t helps the kidneys. liver
and bladder do the work nature in
tended they should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of
years. 1t is sold by all druggists on
it's merit and IT should help you. No
other kidney medicine has 50 many
friends.
Be sure TO get Swamp Root and
start treatment at once.
However, If you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents
to DIR. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton. ".
Y. for sample bottle. When writ
ing be sure and mention this paper
Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15
The Boston Post
Both Daily and Sunday

Will print from day to day series of rhymes
of which specimen is printed at the top Of
these columns.
That rhyme is called IAN INSTEAD-ER.'
"He asked her for pie" but
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15

worthy matron: Mrs. Hattie Wing.
associate matron: Walter ID. Ludwick.
worthy patron: Mrs. Ethel Sherman.
conductress; Mrs. Clara Bagley. asso-
ciate conductress: Mrs. Eva n. Ripley.
secretary: Miss Susan Copp. treasurer
The installation will take place some
time in January. The chapter has
enjoyed a very prosperous year. with
"a new members.
Miss Margie Norton of Palermo has
been visiting at E. E. Wentworth's the
past week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15

school pupils Tuesday evening was
well patronized. About Sal was real
lied. The entertainment was followed
by dancing.
W. j. Greeley passed Wednesday
and Thursday in Augusta attending
the meeting of assessors.
Charles Skidmore arrived last week
from the West for visit with his
brother. A. J. Skidmore.
At the annual meeting of Arbutus
Chapter. Q. E. s.. the following officers
were elected: Mrs. Minnie Sprague.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15
LIBERTY

Barry Hartman has bought the
Stevens mill.
Rev. H. w. Abbott, who has been
building an extension on his barn in
Palermo. returned home last week.
Mrs. Bertha Sylvester passed few
days last week in Freedom with her
sister. Mrs. John Downer.
w. u. Sanford. who has been passing
a. week In Boston, has returned home.
The entertainment given by the high
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-15

The tendency Of prices to fall has
now reached Sweden and according to
the Svensk MISUNDERSTANDING. OF Stock
holm. during the month of October 1t
amounted to 1 Ia per cent.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
.MASONS ADDING
. CLUB ROOMS At
$4,000 COST
Entrance To Lower Floor Be-
ing Cut on Central Ave-
nue.; 70 Novices Initiated
On Shrine Pilgrimage.

The work of converting the part
of the lower floor of the Masonic
temple heretofore used as a dining
room into club rooms, has begun
following the taking out of per
nit at the city hall yesterday for
improvements to cost $4,000. Tho
total cost of improvements and
equipment will approximate s15,-
600, 1t is estimated by the COM
mittee in charge.
1t is the plan to have a reading
room, billiard, gym and cloak
room. There is also an entrance on
Seventh street and two others will
be cut under the stairway on Cen
tral avenue. The reading room will
be provided with books and cur
rent magazines. Several billiard
and pool tables will be placed in
the billiard room and the gymna-
sium will be fully equipped.
The committee In charge in
GUIDES p. Cameron, chairman; r.
r. Mead, Fred HOFFMAN. Dave
Sterrett, Joseph Solko and Arno
Huning.
A formal shrine ball will be held
September Is for Shriners and
their wives and friends. supper
will be served from IL o'clock on.
r. F. Mead and George Peterson
are in charge of arrangements.
Seventy novices were in tiated
into Shrinedom on the recent pill
grimage to Tucumcari and Clayton
made by twenty-three members of
the Ballut Abyad temple. A pa
rade was held at Tucumcari and
the ceremonial at the high school
where thirty-seven candidates
crossed the sands. Shriners from
Trinidad and Amarillo joined the
Ballut Abyad patrol at Clayton and
assisted in the initiation of thirty
three novices. The following Off
cials were in charge on the trip
l.. J. Abrahams. potentate; II. p.
Walter, secretary. c. NJ. Barber,
assistant rabban. andNR, F. Mead,
Chairman entertainment commit
tna
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
Nominee Made Eight Speech
es on Three Day Trip; To
Leave Marion Again In
October on Extensive Tour
tsr so-s'ss ,ou.sAt SPECIAL ts.sro w,ss,

Marion, o.. Sept. 9.-Senator
Harding returned to Marion to-
night from his first campa gn trip
and prepared to resume front
porch campaign which is expected
to keep him here during the re-
mainder of September.
Both the nominee and his po-
litical managers declared them
themselves pleased at the practical
results of the three-day journey,
and 1t was indicated that an
nouncement might be made soon OF
other trips to be made in the last
month of the campaign.
on the return today from Min
nesota, the senator made two
short rear platform speeches. The
first was at Janesville, Wis, where
he praised the influence OF the
small town in maintaining nation
al tranquility. The other, a plea
that the nation be put "back on
the right track" was delivered to
a cheering crowd at Rochester, Ind
Made Eight Speeches.
During the trip Senator Hard ng
made eight speeches, four of them
from the platform of his private
car. Besides he shook hands with
hundreds who crowded around him
at the way stations and during his
visit to the Twin Cities. Gen. j. j
Pershing boarded the senator's
train at Chicago today and during
the trip across Indiana and Ohio
shared some of the popular APP
plause. On his way back to Wash
ington from vacation in the west
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
COX WILL SPEAK
At GALLUP AND
GRANTS ON TOUR

Governor Cox will speak at Cal
Iup and Grants in addition to Al
buquerque. 1t was announced yes
terday from state democratic head
quarters.
He will arrive from Gallup on
train No. and will speak from
the platform of hts car. making a
rs or minute address. The spe-
cial will arrive at Grants at 2:l9
o. m, where he will make short
talk.
The train will reach Albuquer-
que at 5 o'clock and the governor
will be here until 1890 p. m, IN
stead of $3.50 as formerly an
nounced. Plans are now under
way for the program which may
include state speakers. A large
number of the Cox supporters have
announced their intention of COM
ing here to hear him speak regard
less of whether special rates are
granted by the railroads.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
PERSI1ING JOINS HARDING
EN- ROUTE BACK HOME;
TO RESUME PORCH TALKS

the general called at the Harding
car to pay his respects and Senator
Harding insisted that he so a ong
as far east as Marion, but insisted
that no political significance should
be attached to his presence.
General Pershing sa d he ex-
pected TO. take no part in the cam
paign but would devote his whole
attention during the next few weeks
to army reorganization.
Entertain I'm Diner.
From Chicago the senator's pri-
vate car was attached to regular
passenger train and as 1t APP
preached Marion the nominee and
General Pershing went into the
din ng car and held public recep-
ton, during which scores of the
passengers filed in to shake hands.
The general spent the night at the
Harding home here and will re-
sume his journey to Washington to-
morrow.
Several front porch speeches will
be made by Senator Harding dur
ing the remainder of the next three
weeks and his next speaking trip
is expected to begin about the ( rst
of october. II is understood that
his visit to New York will be
made during the last part of that
month, but the question of what
other cities will be included in HIS
schedule has not been decided.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
CONVENTION Of
STATE BANKERS
BEGINS TO-DAY
One Hundred Bankers Ex-
peCted To Attend Two
Day Session; Forty Rep
resentativeS Have Arrived

A total attendance of about one
hundred bankers from all over the
state and from eastern and western
points is expected at the tenth an
nual convention of the New Mex
leo Bankers association, which
opens at $3.50 O'Clock this morning.
at the Chamber of Commerce.
on account of the congestion
caused by the republican state con-
vention It was extremely difficult
to lodge the forty odd bankers
who arrived last night, and top
floor rooms in small hotels were
pressed into service.
Registration at the Chamber Of
Commerce win open upon the ar
rival of those attending the con-
vention, and the programs will be
brought In this morning by the
manager of the Mountain states
Banker association of Denver. j,
w. Leech, chairman of the com
mittee in charge, stated last night
that it was expected that this
would be the best convention VIII en-
had yet been held.
DR.. T.. S. Peters, president OF
the Chamber of Commerce,
will make the address of wei,
come. to which a response VIII
had yet been held, Dr. l.. s. Peters
president of the Chamber of Com.
merce, will make the address OF
welcome, to which response vii.
be made by G. *. Richardson OF
Fort sumner. g. Ls Ulrich, presi-
dent of the association, Will then
call for reports of committees ana
officers. j, y. Rising of New YORK
will be among the prominent out
of-town speakers.
on Saturday addresses Will be
made by w f. Ramsay OF Dallas
George r. Wells OF Denver, w X
Heryey of Los Angeles, Fred Finch
of New York, and j. T. Waylano
of Kansas City. Election Of Officers
will be held on Saturday and re-
ports of committees will be- heard
Among those who arrived iasl
night were George 7. Wells and
wife Of Denver
A tea will be held for the en-
tertainment Of the lodies Of the
convention this att srnoen at th'
home of Mrs Ross MerriSt on West
Central avenue, while 4 smoker Tor
the men will be held ut the afticry
at $3.50 tonight. The big Socla'
event of the convention VIII be the
bah at the .Alvarndo Saturday
n ght, in honor Of al the delegates
and their wives.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
TWO ARE HURT
WHEN STRUCK BY
RUNAWAY TEAM

A runaway team belonging to tho
Shufflebarger Transfer company.
was seized with a wild desire for
flight yesterday morning, and
dashing south on Fourth street
from Central, scattered vehicles
and pedestrians in it's career and
narrowly missed hitting the tele-
graph pole on the corner of Gold,
which street 1t turnee up on the
way to the station.
A car belonging to f. Dana john
son, editor of the Santa Fe New
Mexican. was struck and the back
fender Knocked off. John Conway,
"a convention visitor, narrowly
escaped with his life, and a buggy
belonging to the McCanna real
estate company, and driven by Ed
MCGUIRE, was struck and almost
demolished.
Mr.. Mcclure was thrown out and
quite badly bruised, and Eugene
Shaeffer, of Old Albuquerque, who
was with >him sustained broken
arm. He was taken to local hos
pital. The horses were stopped on
First street,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
Albuquerque Citizens

what Is your name?
Sidney n. Rosenwald.
Did you ever have nickname?
"RoSey."
Where and when were you bvfnf
Trinidad, Colo.
What is your business? "a
Merchant.
What caused you to choose that
profession? n
Just happened that way. f.
What profession would You
choose II YOU had your life to live
over?
Cutting coupons off enough Lib
erty bonds.
Where and how did you meet
your wife?
Under lucky star.
What was your boyhood ambi.
tion?
To travel around the world.
What would you do with a mil-
lion dollars IL you had It to spend:
That's quite problem-to spend
il to do the most good for the
greatest number.
What Is your hobby?
Watching the other fellow APP
parently enjoying himself chasing
around golf course,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
LATE RETURNS FAIL
TO CHANGE STANDING
IN ARIZONA PRIMARY 7

Inv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED @'HhI
Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 9. - Re-
turns on less than 5000 votes, cast
in remote precincts in Arizona's
primary last Tuesday did not
change the relative standing OF
democratic and republican con-
testants for congressional and
state offices. With complete re-
turns from five of the fourteen
counties, Ralph Cameron led r..
S. Clark for republican nomina-
ton for United States senator,
3,508 to 3,47l. Senator Mark
Smiths majority for democratic
nomination for United States SEN
ator, on the basis of reports still
incomplete, was about 1000. Smith
had received S,756 votes to $500
for Il. c. Stanford. A. A. Worsley
was in third place. Nit Simms
had passed the 10000 mark in the
democratic contest for go oJernor-
ship nomination, leading Mulfort
Winsor by 1000 votes
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
POLICE OFFICER
TAKES FUGITIVE
WITHOUT FIGHT
"Jack Robinson" Escaped
From Wyoming Peniten.
tiary. Is Captured BY Pa
trOIman Salazar.

"Jack Robinson" escaped con-
vict from the Wyoming state peni-
tentiary at Rawlings, who eluded
Undersheriff Dick Wootton We'd
nesday night at the Elms hotel
after the officer had fired shot
at him, was captured last night by
Patrolman Salazar on Pacific ave-
nue..
The fugitive was carrying n
loaded automatic revolver and is
said to be dangerous character.
He was taken without a show Of
resistance and at the police STATIC n
maintained d sullen silence. For
time he refused to admit his
identity, but later confessed that
he was Robinson and had escaped
from the Rawlings prison last
July.
He was serving a seven-year sent
ence for automobile stealing and
declares he will fight extrddition to
"Jyoming because he considers the
sentence given him excessive as he
'eturned the automobile to the
owner before being charged with
the theft. ~s@
Robinson said that he was hit by
Undersheriff Wootton's fire at the
Elms hotel Wednesday night. The
bullet grazed his legs and the in
jury Is not serious. Fe declared
. that he had hoped Salazar would
'"get him." as he would rather be
dead than back in his prison cell.
The police wired the warden OF
the Wyoming penitentiary last
night that Robinson had heen taken
and asking them what disposition
they wished made of the prisoner.
He will probably be taken to the
county iail pending result of ex-
traditit n proceedings, which are
are expected to be made by the
Wyoming officials.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
fBy clinton r. Anderson.l

With everv outward evidence Of
harmony the republican state con-
vention ended its three day session
last night after having put into
the field full ticket. prepared
for the reorganization of the
party's state central committee by
the addition of women. and adopt
ed a platform embracing a group
of reforms considered by many TO
be the most vital for the correction
of state ills.
Recognition was given by the
classes OF voters-the newly en-
ed service men Two of the five
bss representatives from every
county upon the state central COM
mittee are to be women. The plat
form pledged the party to submit
to the electorate a constitutional
amendment allowing women to
hold any public office in the state
Two service men were nominated
Maj. Herman r. Grille of Albuquer-
que for lieutenant governor and
Capt. Edward Stafford of Santa Fe
for auditor.
Thursday Session Quiet.
The sessions of yesterday offered
a marked contrast to the stormy
and dramatic assembly of Wednes-
day night, when Governor LARA
zolo was defeated in his race for
denomination and Judge Merritt c.
Mechem Of Socorro was put across
as a candidate able 20, compromise
the differences between party fac
tions. The Thursday meetings
were rather dull and prosaic af-
fairs which gave the impression of
possibly being arranged. There
seemed to be a lack of Willingness
to run for most offices, and at
least two of them went begging
on the first roll call of counties for
nominations.
The afternoon session opened
with the call for nominations
foi lieutenant governor, The roll
of counties was called and no one
was placed in nomination. Chair
man David J. Leahy declared that
the place would be passed and
that the convention would return
to it.
With the call for nominations
Tor secretary OF Stdte del uatiiio
county yielded to Union, which
placed before the convention the
name of Manuel Martinez, the
present incumbent of the office.
Upon motion of Eugene Kempe-
Mich the nomination of Martinez
was made unanimous.
For state auditor, T. B. Catron
of Santa Fe county placed In NOM
ination the name of Capt. Edward
Stafford of Santa Fe. Mr.. Catron
reviewed Captain Safford's war
record and his particular qualifi-
cations for the office. Upon mo-
ton of Eduardo Otero, Safford's
nomination was made by acclama-
tion.
Treasurer Goes Begging.
The roll of counties was then
called for nominations for treas
urer and again the list was ex-
hausted without a name being pre-
sented. Mora county was then
called again and Charles U. Strong,
who now holds the state position,
was nominated by j Frank Curns
of Mora. His nomination was i'm
mediately made unanimous. Mr..
strong announced that he did not
desire the position but that he was
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
No New Facts DcycIop.

No New Facts Develop.
Chicago, Sept. 3. - Testimony
bearing on Governor Cox's charge
that a quota list of fifty-one cities
had been sent out by the republi-
can national committee, was elic-
tied at today's session of the senate
committee investigating campaign
funds.
While Harry NJ, Blair, assistant
to Fred w. Upham, national re-
publican treasurer. was on the
stand, a document was introduced
which the witness identified as n
substitute for form 10t," the cam
paign plan which Blair drew up
but which was rejected by the ma
tional executive committee. This
substitute document stated that an
intensive campaign was to be un
dertaken in fifty-four cities.
John A. Kelly and G. DcForrest
Kinney, state ways and means
heads for Ohio and Illinois, re-
spectively, said they appointed the
| local chalrmen themselves and
that the national treasurer had
nothing to do with these selections
or with fixing quotas for the vari-
Gus counties.
| Henry owen, a paid assistant to
Blair and organizer for Ohio. Ken
tucky, Tennessee, West Virginia
and Indiana. testified that he had
never heard of any plan to organ
ize cities as distinctive from the
county organizations. He said fur
thermore that he never saw form
101" and knew nothing of it being
| locked In a safe at republican head
quarters after it had been rejected.
To Finish Work Saturday,
The committee held another
night session, Chairman Kenyon
explaining that they hoped to wind
up the committee hearings by Sat
/ urday night.
Other developments today in
cluded testimony by John A. Kelly.
that he fixed quotas of Ohio coun-
| ties at Just double what he ex-
! Dected to raise. On that basis the
workers In that state, 1t was
brought out by Senator Pomerene,
were striving to get $i,300,000 in
stead of the $3.50, 900 which the ma
tional committee wanted.
1--WE shot at the moon hoping to
hit the tree tops" explained Mr..
Kelly,
Mrs. Bertha Baur, Of Chicago.
ways and means vice chairman for
| Illinois, told of the difficulties OF
/ raising money among woman
voters.
1--WE thought that since women
had assumed the privileges of the
ballot they ought to assume some OF
| its responsibilities, she said, hpt
| her figures showed that she had
collected sS5, 5,S67.57 from only five
counties in Illinois and that all ex-
(Continued on Page Three.)
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-10
MEXICAN DIPLOMATS
TO GET MORE MONEY

Mexico Ciy, Sept. 9.-Because of
the increased cost of living
throughout the wor d, the Mex can
government has decided to raise
the salaries of its diplomatic rep
resentatives abroad so per cent.
This increase will affect both lega-
ion and consular employees.
Hereafter diplomatic appoint
ments will be signed by officials
of the foreign office instead of by
the president, as heretofore. New
appointees will be required to pro-
coed to their respect We posts
within 80 instead of 60 days, This
latter reform has been introduced,
1t is said, because in the past many
diplomats have shown tendency
to linger at home while they were
drawing full pay,