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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Faith and OveraIIs.

WIN the wearing of overalls bring
down the prices of clothing?"
THAT depends"
That is the way most people feel
about the overall movement. They
receive it with a good deal of skep-
ticism. as fad adopted by those who
yearn for newspaper mention and
notoriety on the one hard and by
misguided but weli-meaning victims
of profiteering on the other. AS to
it's effectiveness in reducing the
prices Of clothing all kinds of doubt
great demand for overalls will raise
the price. which is true. 1t is said
that If demand doesn't. raise the
price, the dealers will. which is
probably also true. 1t is said that
overalls worn over 500 suits and $40
silk shirts are only an added expense
and therefore luxury, and this
statement contains truth too.
The claim that the overall move
ment is propag anda to boom the cot
ton trade is probably not true, and
the assertion that it is the biggest
profiteering scheme yet devised" is
perhaps a shade over emphatic
We hold no brief for the profiteers.
nor for overalls. Our point is that
nobody seems to believe that prices
will come down. or that such a thing
AS an honest attempt to improve
conditions is within the realm of
probability. Nothing worth while is
ever accomplished without faith to
believe that it can be accomplished.
And the faith must become convic-
ton which in turn must translate it
self into works. concentrated whole
heartcdly. and unswervingly on the
object to be attained
There arc no keener students Of
human nature-or of psychology, if
ono prefers-than the tradesmen who
sell goods over the counter If these
tradesmen perceive, as they may
easily, that the public's desire for
reduced prices is not a settled deter
mination that they must come down
and therefore conviction that they
will come down, the aforesaid trades
men will not lower prices voluntarily.
AS impractical as the overall move
ment is in some particulars, it stands
sincerely for an idea; the boycott of
expensive clothing, and a protest
against the exorbitant prices charged
for the necessities Of life. This is
the idea that must become cenvic-
ton. The newly rich ami the wage
Garner with plenty of ready money
need to overcome their Indifference
at being overcharged for what they
buy, for the sake of the rest of us
who cannot afford it. If the overall
movement can teach the differences
between prices and values it will
have performed valiant service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Our Friend the Horse Yet Useful

Our Friend the Horse Yet Useful
The horse is a very small topic Of
news nowadays. We hear much about
motor trucks doing the transporta-
ton of the world: Of the roads which
must be built to permit this. and
then comes the report that a city like
Denver is considering an ordinance
that would make it horseless city
and there was a time when
horse was considered one Of mans
best friends.
Think of the weary miles they
have Travelled together in the march
of progress, Of the obstacles they
together have overcome. Of the at
lection and loyalty that have subsist-
ed between the right man and the
right horse; and now to say the
world shall become horseless?
Not so. There came a big snow
storm in Denver and the tractors
were useless until the horses had
opened the way. The milk delivery
was stopped and could only be re-
newed by means of the horses. The
ordinance will not be passed in
Denver. There is use yet for the
horse. In these days when expense
is becoming an important factor
users Of tractors and Of horses are
comparing results and some Of them
are free to say that for the short
haul the horse Is the more econom-
ical AS a result there is a strong
demand for the heavy, trained draft
horse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Maine Has the Goods
portland preSSl


The census department announced
yesterday the population of the city
of Akron, Ohio. According to the
enumeration just made the Ohio city
now has 20S,435 residents, a. gain of
139,36S, or approximately 200 per
cent. This is the largest increase
thusrfar reported by any city in the
l4th census,
What has been done at Akron fur
nishes an impressive illustration of
what is entirely possible could be
done in Maine as set forth by Col
Frederick II. Parkhurst in his illu-
minating address before the Kiwa-
mis- club last Tuesday noon.
Ten years ago Akron was COM
paratively small city, ranking Slst
among the municipalities of the
country. A great tire manufactur-
ing concern centered all of its bust
ness there. With the marvellous in
crease in the demand for automo-
biles, the tire business has grown
with it, and Akron got the benefit of
the boom in this industry now one
of the big lines of manufacturing in
the country.
There is every reason why tires
could be manufactured to advantage
in Maine as Col. Parkhurst pointed
out i'll his remarks before the Port
land club. The materials employed
in making tires are rubber and cot
ton fabrics. Every pound of rubber
that is used in this country has to
be brought here in ships and there
fore comes to an Atlantic seaport
before it is transhipped to Ohio.
Cotton fabrics we know can be made
in Maine and are being made here.
A tire manufacturer who would
come to Maine thus would find
his raw materials right at hand.
They could be brought here more
cheapIy than they could be brought
to Ohio, for the railroad haul would
be much shorter.
In addition to these advantages,
Maine has two others to offer. The
first and most important is cheap
power. Hydro electric power as de-
veloped in Maine is vastly cheaper
than steam power derived from coal.
In Maine the proportion is about IS
to l. The differepce between steam
power in Ohio and hydro electric
power in Maine would not be quite
as wide as coal costs less in Ohio
than it does here. But it is still
wide enough to make a difference be-
tween a great profit and loss.
The second advantage that Maine
has to offer is In better labor con-
ditions. The labor of this State is
the most stable in the country. In
no other state in the union is the
labor turn over less than it is here.
This is an advantage that is fully
appreciated by employers every
and it has been to stabilize
the labor that manufacturers of
specialties are seeking out small
places to establish their plants in
stead of going to the great centers
of population, as they were doing up
to the beginning of the present dec
AIDE.
The great disadvantage under
which Maine has labored in the past
has been the higher cost of power.
So long as steam was the all but I'M
iversal power large manufacturers
were forced to go where coal was
cheapest and they went. Now the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Richard Holden

The sudden death of Richard Ho''
occurred at his home in Moose hH'
late Saturday afternoon. He had Os'
in his usual health. He was Il years
age. He leaves a wife and one SON. /"
grandsoRs. three brothers. five siss's
DR.. c. d. Hutchinson Of Augusta 10
been in town the past week
Rev. Mr.. wilkins Of Dover spoHe
the Congregational church Tuesday CIV
ming on the Interchurch Movement
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Murtha RETURN
Friday from Augusta. NJ,
Mrs. F. r. Moore will have her in''
merry opening Thursda.', April y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Garment workers in Baltimore
have made themselves ill in their ef-
forts to earn 800 a week. 1t has
been comparatively easy to make 800,
but when they set the goal at 800
the last ten dollars came hard, the
workers putting in long hours and
denying themselves proper food and
drink. And not so many years ago
we were hearing of garment workers
who worked long hours TO make SO
week, without the extra $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
The johnson MiIlionaires.

tHC SOUVSOb
New York Tribune)
The Los Angeles Times furnishes
information concerning the nine
millionaires who are candidates for
delegates to the Chicago convention
on the Hiram Johnson ticket.
Here are the names OF the nine.
whose combined wealth il estimated
as in excess of $l50,o00,000: Will
liam H. Croker, Michael Fl. de
Young, Frank r. Flint. George +.
Cochran, John Il. Miller, Herbert
Fleishhacker, Joseph r. Knowland
James Rolph and Mrs. Charles X.
McClatchy. In addition there are
six others on the Johnson delegate
ticket of twentysix who have "a
Bradstreet's rating in excess Of
100000.
1t is not necessary to point out to
anY Californian that the. foregoing
list includes the backbone and a
good many of the ribs Of he South
ern Pacific crowd" whose endorsing
is Hiram Johnson's CHIEF claim to
glory. Now the bunch is heartily for
him to the last check in it's several
check books.
Senator Johnson obviously holds
that there are good millionaires and
bad millionaircs, and that the way
to distinguish between the two Is to
ascertain whether they are for him
or not. AS long as Mr.. Croker,
Editor de Young former Senator
Flint and Others on the foregoing
list opposed Senator Johnson he de-
nounced them as pirate and corrup
tionists-said there was not and
never would be room for them and
himself in the same political house:
but now. Senator johnson having
made his peace with them, he selects
them to be his trusted representa-
tives at Chicago-to vote for him
until he releases them.
Senator Johnson, pleading his own
poverty, has complained CT the CON,
tributions which have been made to
meet the publicity expenses of the
Wood campaign. The implication,
of course, is that the wide reaching
Johnson propaganda is unaccele-
rated. But in California the under
standing is that Johnson's bunch of
millionaires, with the generosity be-
fitting men of the Golden West, are
seeing to it that the Johnson fiery
cross does not lack paid carriers.
The attack Of Senator johnson on
his rival is gross hypocrisy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Light and Airy
The June-bug hab de golden wing,
De lightnin' bug de flame:
DE bed-bug got no wing at all,
But he git dar jes' de same
Dorothy SCARBOROUGH,
Hard to Combat

A scientist said in discussion of an
anti-tubercuosis campaign:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of hygiene--is
our worst foe, and ignorance is very
hard to combat.
Il am reminded of a story about 4
scientist who once came Apon an old
fiint-cutter digging fints from chalk.
The scientist, remembering a supersti-
ton prevalent among fiint-cutters. said;
Do you think hints grow?
don't think nothin' about it, sir,
said the old man. I know they grow
Well said the scientist, take a
flint home, put it on y2ur mantlepiece.
and see how much 1t grows in a year.
All right, sir said the fiint-cutter;
and you, do the same with a potater,
and see how much it grows"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Reduced to their lowest terms, the
Nebraska primaries Of last week in
which the German vote was a big
factor, appear to have been a choice
between Senator Hitchcock, Demo-
crat, supporting beer. and Senator
Johnson, Republican, dead set
against the league Of nations. The
fact that some 10000 Germans went
over en- masse and voted for john
son indicates that there are greater
things than beer in the life Of Ger
man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

known in the row at Spring Cove,
Squirrel Island, was sold and was
last week being removed on two
scows to its new location at Mill
Cove, Boothbay Harhor. The ''mov-
ing bee" was about opposite Burnt
island, when one of the scows filed
and sank, one corner of the house
going into the water. with some
damage to both house and furni-
ture. The crippled outfit was navi-
gated into shoal water near Nc
kown's point and later to it's desti-
nation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Entirely New Way to
Danish SuperfIuOuS Hair
IDEALLY Removes Roots and AID,

Why should any woman continue 10
wear an ugly, humiiating growth OF
hair on her face, now that it is known
this can be completely and quickly re-
moved, roots and all, by the new Ehe-
lactine process? The process Is not 10
be compared at all with the depilatory
tine is non-odorous. non-irritating. non
poisonous-so harmless 1t could be eaten
without any bad effect Best of all the
hairs come out entire, even the roots.
before ones very eyes, The ski is left
as smooth and nair-free as a child's.
Anyone who purchases stick Of phe-
lactine from the druggist and follows
the simple directions. is bound to be
pleased and delghted.-Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Hoods
Sa!rsapariIIa
Makes Food
Taste Good

Creates an appetite, aids diges-
ton, puri6es the blood, promotes
assimilation so as to secure full
nutritive value of food, and to
give strength to the whole system.
Nearly SO years. phenomenal
sales tell the story Of the remarka-
BILE merit and success Of Hood s
Sarsaparilla. 1t is just the medi-
cine yen need this season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Editors Letter Box
For Standard Time

In Saturdays issue it stated that a
survey by the city council to find the
sentiment of the people of Augusta
in regard to the adoption of the day
light plan found that there was
hardly a dissenting voice.
Ihere are great many, the
farmers, whom it affects most, who
were not considered or asked in re-
CARDS to it, Apparently. considera-
ton was not had, also. Of the evil
dent fact that this change of time
must operate in some degree to les
sen production of food stuff and SO
Increase prices.
l.. b. STACKPOLE,
Augusta, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Tuesday, April 81, 1920.

Amercanism means the virtues Of
courage, honor, justice, truth, SINGER
ity, and hardihood-the virtues that
m adc America. The things that will
destroy America are prosperity at
any price, peace at any price, safety
first instead Of duty first, the love Of
soft living and the set.rich quick
theory Of Iife.LTheodore Roosevelt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Maine Gossip
Forgive M e!

elizabeth Powers MerrilD
When words are said that pierce the
heart
That make the bitter teardropS flow
Make gray the sky that seemed go blue
Those words that fall like blow on
blow:
How all lfe's JOY would come again.
How vanish all distrust and fear,
If one would say in loving tone
Forgive me. dear:'
In human life the pulse is quick
And thoughtless words oft deeply
wound
4 heart thatshas had much to bear
Upon the earth's long weary round,
@ let not fall the cruel words.!
Make not one hour more bleak and
drear;-
Remember Love: and softly cry
Forgive me, dear!'
When on the highway where men walk !;
Where pitfalls ever Turk and yawn
And oft one stumbies on the way
Cursing the day that he was barn
O man, let not your heart lose Faith.
The flowers bloom on grayest sod!
Rise when you fall! and softly cry
Forgive me, Cod
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Now that it is settled that the
army mule won the war let's get at
the next job-which is not Who lost
the peace? It's been pretty well es-
tablished that the mules cousin and
his followers were largely RESPONSE
bic. The jobs that remain require
elephantine strength and sagacity
for their performance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

The anthracite coal miners have
cut their wage demands in half, now
contenting themselves with asking
for a 30 per cent. increase for con-
tract workers and 81 for day men.
Such sacriicial magnanimity ought
to be duly appreciated by the public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

If the overall parades fail to reduce
the high cost Of living we would
respectfully suggest pageant illus
trating the habits costumes and ac-
tivities connected with the success
full raising of hill Of beans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
JACKMAN

John &. Sterling passed few Gays
Augusta and Madison last week.
Levi Newton made business TIP
Skowhegan last week.
Alice Adams of Bangor passed u,
weekend with her parents, Mt a.
Mrs. Irving Adams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

facilities is too expensive, it is sug-
gested the jails and lock-ups sus
pended by prohibition be opened for
public use. We don't know the
name of the one who made the sug
geStion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Costs few cents! Drop a little
Freezone on that touchy corn, in
stantly that corn stops hurting, then
you lift it right out with the fingers.
Why wait: Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle Of Freezone for a few
cents, sufficient to rid your feet of
every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes, and calluses. with
out soreness or irritation. Freezone
is the much talked Of discovery Of
the Cincinnati genius.--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Senator Hitchcock has given up
the fight for minority leadership in
the upper house. Because of his re-
cent statement that he sometimes
fails to agree with the President?
Or has he other fish to fry?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Now that Thomas J. Watson has
been dug from the lower strata of
Georgia an impertinent editor asks
Thomas what he really things of the
Silurian age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

1.-The demand for cottages in and
about Portland was never SO brisk as
this spring, we are informed. the indi-
cations for an influx of summer resi-
dents being something impressive
Eastern Argus.
Seeing that Portland is accustomed
to big crowds Of summer residents
something impressive" is signfi
ant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

of Lisbon. owing to the exorbitant
prices the people there with teams
charge for hauling them out of the
mud, records the Lewiston Sun. A
local dealer who was recently re-
turning from factory in New York,
with a new car found the roads in
good condition until he reached Lis
bon Falls in the evening. From there
up through Lisbon. the road is SO bad
he hired a man to tow him up. The
distance was six and one half miles
and the driver demanded S65 before
he hitched his horses on. THAT
stretch of road cost me $40 q mile"
said the owner of the car which
was highway robbery in one FORM
Report from the. Rangeleys say
that May % is a good prospective
date for the ice leaving the lakes;
somewhat late, but not so bad. when
it is remembered that 30-inch ice
was recently being cut there.
The Session last week at Bidde-
ford of the York County Medical
Society was its Tooth quarterly and
nearly every York city and town
was represented.
The Stroller, in the Express, writ
ing of the search on Casco bay
islands for buried pirates treasure
says: "On Jaquish island, to the
southeast of Bailey island, there is
place on the shore which when
one walks over it, has hollow sound
and again on Bailey island in the
woods there is q peculiar mound
that surrounds a certain tree and
around the base of the mound there
is a circle of small white stones.
Just what is buried here and also the
reason for the hollow sound at ia
quish is going to be Investigated by
the Stroller some of these days and
by then perhaps-well, somebody else
will have to be the Stroller"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

With the world what it is, the cir
Gus is not such a novelty as it used
to be.-Public Ledger.
The circus clowns are more anus
ing and usually there are some very
animals with the circus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

The Rockland navigation school has
GERS of large sailing and steam vessels
and at present has On enrolment of I
students.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

How to secure his supply Of ice was
a problem for Harold Stone Of Milford
until the freshet on the Penobscot over
tons of splendid ice within easy reach Of
his ice house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
French While You Wait

Waiter" said the discharged dough-
boy, II want this meal served tout de
suite"
Il get you, boss said the ebony
waiter with grin. You oin't de first
military gent'man OATS been here, sah''
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Admiral Foch figured that the Ger
mans ought to have an Army of D0.00o
men, and he has never been accused of
being pro-German.-Boston Globe.
Admiral? How long since? Well
allow Ferdinand Foch to know how
big the German army ought to be,
but it is a strain on verify to make
him amphibious.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

to do is to seize them and not let
go. That done, Maine will have some
200 per cent gains in population 70
rejoice over when the 18th census Is
reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Deserving of Punishment

The school visitor was asking the
class a few questions
Now, now do bees dispose of their
honey?" he inquired.
''They cell it," announced the clever
boy of the class.-American Boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

College professors are proverbially
absent-minded. and many stories are
told along this line One of the best
! have heard lately is one told about the
late Professor Cleveland, beloved of all
Bowdoin men of several decades ago
One day the professor had a powerful
electric current running over an insu-
lated wire in the class ROOM
IF man should touch this wire" he
said to the class in physics, "he would
be killed instantly"
Then beaming absent-mindediy upon
the nearest student. he said:
Now, Mr.. Smith, will you kindly
touch that wire"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Deacon AlonZo E. Libby, who died
Sunday at the home of his son, Ma
son A. Libby, 2 Broad street, Nash
VA, n. H.. was born Sept 20, 1929 in
Machiasport, Me, moving 90 years
ago to Nashua from Waltham, Mass,
where he was deacon of the First
Baptist church. Four children sur
YiVe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Monument Square, Portland, has lost
the famous log cabin. that had such
prominent part in the war work in that
tributor and owner, Herbert J. Brown,
to his estate at Falmouth Foreside.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

When the New York police hold up
the gamblers gunner come around
and hold up the combination. Great
little town, New York!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

The Masonic Grand Lodge bodies will
assemble in the first week of May in
Portland for their annual meetings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

Cleanup Week is being observed this
week ir: many places in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
And So On

A potato now costs about as much as
grape fruit. but it has the advantage
over that of not requiring any sugar at
% per.-Boston Transcript.
Only needs butter at IS per.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27
Fried Cakes Every Day

"Arbor day. said the teacher, sis the
day to plant trees. Now, suppose that
every member of this class should
plant his or her favorte nut tree. Let
US see how many varieties of nuts we
would have. We will begin at this end
Of the class" Walnut, beechnut, chest
nut, were named in rapid succession.
but when it came Mary's turn she
Wrinkled her brow and thought for y
long minute before she answered: Il
believe I'd plant a doughnut tree
Cleveland Plain Dealer