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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Bank Profits

New York Commercially yC
Controller OF tho Currency John
Shelton Williams declares emphati-
cally that the banks of New York
city have been profiteering, and in a
preliminary statement shows that
the official record of two or three of
the thirty or more national banks in
New York city have been exacting
an annual interest rate of twenty per
cent or more, and in some instances
twenty five or thirty per cent. In
the closing days of 1919 as high as
twenty five per cent per annum was
made on loans aggregating some
s20.00O,0O0; while on Jan. 2 two or
three banks were lending at eighteen
twenty and twenty-five per cent in
terest upon s75,OOo,O0O, and so forth.
AS late as the end of June it appears
that interest as high as fourteen per
cent per annum was demanded by
these banks on millions of dollars of
call loans.
These are not only sensational
statements but sensational figures
and. as Controller Williams is a most
sensational person under any Cir
cumstances. it is quite likely that the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Catarrh, Rheumatism
And Stomach TrOu-
BILE Were Entirely
Relieved By Tanlac,
Declares N. III. Bust
ness Man

81 am now past seventy years old.
said A. w. Erskine, 6S5 Mitchell
street. Manchester. N. H., while re-
lating his experience with Tanlac re-
Gently, but if ever man felt like he
had been made all over again. I'm
that man." Mr.. Erskine is owner
and conductor of large trucking
business in the city, and also is wide
ly known and popular in fraternal
order circles.
MY stomach was the first thing to
begin bothering me-" continued Mr.
Erskine, land then other troubles
kept coming on until it looked like
everything was wrong with me. My
appetite was poor and I was trou
bled a lot with awful bilious spells
Gas seemed to stay on my stomach
all the time and my heart would
palpitate terribly.
Il had been nervous practically all
my life and would jump at little I'M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
PeeIing the Skin is
Better Than Bleaching

Ever since the discovery that ordi-
nary mercolized wax would absorb
and remove a discolored complexion.
its use by ladies as a substitute for
bleaching creams has grown rapidly.
A perfect complexion can be main
tanned Indefinitely If this remarkable
subs lance is used. Its beneficent
cleansing, clearing and preventative
action is quickly apparent. and ladies'
who have been paying high prices for
special bleach, from beauty special
lists. soon recognize that mercolized
wax outranks them all. 1t has become
so popular that it can be obtained at
all druggists who have it in original
one-ounce packages. The favorite
way of using is to apply it like cold
cream. before retiring, washing it of
in the morning.
The saXolite lotion for wrinkles and
fabbiness has also become extremely
popular. One ounce of powdered sax
olite is dissolved in one-half pint witch
hazel. Bathing the face in this has q
remarkable effect in erasing wrinklas
and In improving contour.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Intelligent Team Work and Plenty
of II

Work, work intelligentIy conceived
and directed, begun early and con-
tinued to the finish by Chairman
Ham and his co-workers, but no
mystery, no slipping of the cards un-
der the table, is shown by the ac-
counting of the campaign accom-
plishments credited to the Republi-
can organization. Anticipating the
wants and the needs of the new vot-
ers was no trifling effort. 1t was a
big task and it was we'll done. In
form the public; the people have a
way Of thinking straight when they
have the facts. They were given the
facts and their conclusions are logi-
cal and effective An interview de-
scribing the work. published in an
other column, will be of especial in
terest to the many who have been
brought in touch with Republican
efficiency in this campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Mr.. PETERS, COMMENT
A Republican Sweep Beyond the
Control OF Politicians

Congressman Peters, Interviewed
by a representative of The American,
acknowledged the imporeent part
played in the election by the women,
and paid graceful tribute to the
women who voted. but he sees in the
astonishing Republican majorities, an
underground and irresistible sweep of
Republicanism. He said:
The significance of the extraordinary
results of this election in this State
and in the third congressional district.
comprising the great counties of Ken
nebec. Somerset, Washington, Han
cock and Waldo. cannot be fully an
preciated without noting the following
facts:
The average Republican majority in
the State for the last 10 years has
been about 1000. In the last five
State elections the Democrats have
carried the State twice The majority
for governor in 1918 was $500 The
majority for governor this year ap-
pears to be $4,000. never esualled and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17

States after the proclamation OF
the Monroe Doctrine, among them
| the successive separate of Mex
ico," the armed intervention of the
United States with European coun-
tries when it collected the public
debts of Venezuela" the threat of
military intervention in Honduras
and the demand of the United States
upon Colombia that it enact a law for
the exploitation of. petroleum on ba =
scS determined by the Yankee gov
eminent under threat that Colombia
would be deprived of it's indemnity of
$25,000,000 voted by the North Ameri-
can parliament as compensation for
an act whose injustice even the Yam
KEGS recosniZe,-the separation from
Colombia of Panama" The latter in
stance, says DR.. Quintana, well char
acterizes the imperialistic ambitions
of the great republic of the North"
In reality. he declared, it ought be
said that the United States is "a
bastard brother in respect to the rest
of the American countries. There
does not exist between them and us
the same tie of brotherhood that we
Latin American countries have among
ourselves"
The Monroe Doctrine. he continued,
has served as an admirable inStru-
ment for the United States to separ-
ate Europe from America and to es-
tablish its hegemany over the latter.
The United States has been at all
times preoccupied in obtaining con-
cessions of every kind at the cost of
the sovereignty of the rest of the
American states" He argued that the
doctrine was dangerous because it
was North American Imperialism
hidden under a principle of interna-
tional law"
DR.. Quintana concluded by say
ing that the Pan American league
DR. Brum proposes. would be IAN or
ganization rebounding exclusively to
the benefit of the United States which
would convert itself juridically and
officially into the director of Ameri-
ca with consequent impairment and
evident danger to the other countries
of our continent"
Dr. Quintana's address is now be-
ing circulated in booklet form under
the title "Politica Americana" and is
dedicated to the late President Car
rama of Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Argentine Lawyer
Gets Crooked Slant
on Monroe Doctrine

Buenos Aires, Sept 16-The Mon
roe doctrine not doctrine of Am =
erica Tor the Americans" but of Am
erica for the North Americans" de-
clared DR.. Lucio M. Moreno Quintana,
, an Argentine lawyer and a grandson
Of a former Pre- sidcnt of Argentina
in an address recently before the law
students of the University of Buenos
Aires in which he attacked the pro
posal made by President Brum Of
Uruguay last April for the forma ton
of an american League" s.,
President BRUINS idea that the
League should be based. on declara
ton by all Latin Anne rican countries
similar to the Monroe Doctrine which
would thus place them on a footing of
equality with the United States in
maintaining that doctrine, was as
serted by DIR. Quintana to be Il dam
gerous one for Latin America. He
told the students that the danger lay
in North American imperialism" for
the Monroe Doctrine was an impe-
realistic doctrine solely intended to
maintain North American hegemony
over the rest of the continent.
DR.. Quintana con. ended that the
safety of Latin American countries
lay in the formation Of a league ex-
clusively among themselves. a Latin
American league of countries of the
same origin, analogous customs, SIM
liar language and processing the same
ideals and aspirations. 1t should be
formed with the end of uniting their
common interests and presenting a
defensive bloc against North Amer
lean Imperialism and against any
European pretensions" though he be-
lieved the latter would be very re-
mote.
The recognition of the Monroe Doc
trine in Article q of the pact of the
League of Nations was matter he
said. upon whose consequences for
them, all the Latin American coun-
tries. ought to mediate profoundly"
Although DR.. BRUINS an-American
concept was that of equality and fra
ternity among all the nations of the
two continents. DR.. Quintana declared
that any one who considered that the
United States would pretend to treat
the rest of the countries of America
as equals and brothers was utopian.
He cited what he called instances
OF the continuous tranSgression of the
Pan-American concept by the United
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
The Soviet in Federal pr;.o

The Soviet in Federal price,
A special agent of the department
or justice has filed report in the
federal court at Topeka of his inves-
tigation Of conditions connected with
the imprisonment of conscientious"
DIRECTORS and anarchists at Fort
Leavenworth in 1918. This is said
to be quite interesting.
The report serves to show further
evidence of the leniency of the war
department to this gentry. 1t will be
remembered that Secretary Raker
liberated 113 of these directors soon
after they were put in confinement.
and allowed them. four to six hundred
dollars back pay, with travel and
clothing allowance There was mich
complaint over this at the time.
there is likely to be more comn,ain+
when further facts are revealed
For one thing the report shows a
well organized soviet inside the nris-
on walls, and this was sanctioned
ofncially by Secretary Baker: that !,
took charge of affairs and authority.
that it shipped stuff outside the pris-
on for sale. kept a stock of prime
whiskey; had a smuggling COMMITTEES
whose duty it was to sec that none
Of the inmates told tales; that it took
charge OF the prison printing office
and stole narcotics from the prison
supplies.
All this would be expected of sovie,
regime and is decidedly Trotzky.
esque and the tolerance of it by tn.
authorities at Washington Is in keep.
ing with their frequently manifested
friendliness for this sort Of freaks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17

hardly approached in the history OF
the State.
When | was first elected i'll 1913, my
majority was 500 1t increased by
gradual steps to $500 in 1918, IL APP
pears now to be over 10000.
The issues talked in this campaign
were, almost exclusively national Is
sues. Mr.. Pattangall, who furnishes
the brains for the Democratic party
campaigned diligently and talked al
most entirely of the League OF Ma
lions. only throwing little mud, at
the candidate for governor on the side.
The Democrats instead of letting
the State go by default, msde VIZ
orous effort by sending here some Oh
their biggest guns. including McAdoo'
Franklin Roosevelt. cambridge CODY
Bourke Cochran, Cummings, Secretary
Daniels, Antoinette Funk and others.
The women of the State took an i'm
portant part in the election--more I'M
portant than the number or women
who voted would indicate. The most
intelligent. earnest and pub!ic-spirIted
women in each community that came
who came forward. regardless of their
previous attitude on suffrage. and
helped organize and stimulate other
women to vote their convictions, The
women who during the war were ac-
tive in the Red Cross, the church
women, the club women and others
representing the best thought of the
community, practically took charge of
the situation and have shown a loyal
ty and devotion to civic duty which is
a great object lesson to the men.
The enormous majorities, however.
that were given the Republican cam
didates. are out of all proportion to
the effort put into the campaign. They
are at least twice as great as were ex-
pected by anyone familiar with the
situation. There is only one conclu-
sion possible. and that is that there is
an irresistible and hitherto unap-
preciated demand by the people. al
most regardless of party, for a change
of administration and the adoption of
Republican propositions
This is a typical American commune
ity. highly endowed with ordinary
morse sense; and it seems certain that
this feeling, manifested IN this State
with such emphas is. will sweep over
the country and overwhelm all bar
sriers that puny politicians may put
sup. ~"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
RHEUMATISM
Torturing Pains and Swollen joint
Vanish When Rheu1na is Used OF
Money Refunded.

If there are any rheumatic sunereFi
who have not awaited themselves o
this generous offer they should dc 9
at once.
If Rheuma. the guaranteed prescrip1
ton for rheumatism in any form, doe1
not give quick and joyful relief M
cost. small as ii is. will be gladiy !e1
turned without any quibblinS or reg
tape.
rheumatism is a dangerous disease
and anyone who has the slightest slg1
of it should drive it from the system
as quickly as possible. This IS WNa]
Rheuma did for many. 1t should do a1
much for you.
Il have been laid up for one veal
with chronic arthritiS," says one SUI
ferer. Il had doctors galore. as1
spent four months in sar .tor!unl
but had practically no relief Tft1
l started taking Rheuma. Now Gag
go without crutches or other al1
which | could not do for the last NM
months. l highly recommend L. an1
would gladly answer any question:
asked on receipt of stamp for postage
Thomas H. Eddy. SchuylervLi
N. Y.
Rheuma is absolutely Harmless any
thoroughly reliable because 1t is ~
discovery that has forced rheumatls1
to yield and disappear IT j. rec'ni
mended and sold on the no-cure-no-pal
plan by good druggists everywhere
Adv. Srpt3-ll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Make Your Own
BUG KILLER
P. D. Q.

You can easily make at home a full
quart Of the strongest bug-killer for 3oc,
enough to kill million bedbugs,
reaches, feas and ants. This recipe will
not burn. rot or stain the clothing and
is entirely different from any other for
mula we know of. as this will kill the
eggs.
Procure of your druggist a 35c pack
age Of (Pesky Devils Quietus) P. d. Q.
then you will have the chemical made
expressly to rid Hotels. Hospitals and
dwellings, Of pesky bedbugs and other
insects.
Impossible for the pesky devils to ex-
list with the proper use of P. D. Q.
Special Hospital size s2.50--makes five
gallons-your druggist has it or he can
get it for you or sent prepaid either size
by the Owl Chemical Co., Terre Haute
Ind. upon receipt of price. Look fo- the
devils head on every package.-Adv.
For sale by John Coughiin and good
druggists veryWhere.-AdV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
ICEBORO

Mrs. Susie E. Galusha has return
ed home. after passing q few weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Penthouse
and three children and Mrs. w. C.
Clark and two children, all of Allan
tic, Mass. returned to 'their homes
on Sunday. after passing two months
at Overlook.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Wakem of
Bath passed Wednesday at the home
of Almon Farley. Mr.. Wakem is
convalescing from the effects of a
severe injury received at the Bath
Iron Works several weeks ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA FOR
Enafor, Cfandard Tina


Bangor. *1.24 a. M. *3 80 a. m. 90 IS a. H..
t255p m. SO. 05 p. m. TO 40p m,
b. s. A. Pts. tl.24a.m.. 1929 a. m. " ga II.
Bar Harbor. 1920 am. t9.2S a. IN. 80 pm,
s30jp. m.
Bath. t3l0a. m, 1928 a. m. 'o%5 L. II.
sl0l6 a. m. taos p. m. t6.1J PM. -l0.jl IN
Belfast 10 % a. m. t2.J5 p. nj.
Boston. 50. l, am, 70 % am. 70 IS m, sioll
m. ~ AZ D. m. "A 05 p. m. S. Is p M 'l0.jl pm
Calais, 1929 a. m, t9.2S a. N.
Dover and Foxcroit, t255p. m.
Gardiner, *3lOa. m. <6.23 a. m. 70 IS n.
s1O16 a. m. r.. 46 p. m. t4.l5 p, m.'6lj p N.
Halloweli. is % a. m. 70 So m. sIOisa II
t2.46 p. m. t4.15p. m. Vt. ID pm. 'l0.jl N
Harmony, r.. So p. m.
Lewiston. IS % a m. to 35 a. m. sl0.le a n
ti.05 p. m, So. 10 p. m. $l05l p. m.
New York, rs. 1877. m.
Portland. *3 10a m. t6. % M. fo. 35a r,slN
am. t. As m. "A m, SO IL p. m. 40 sip n
Rockland. 623 a. m. 1896 a. m, T4.0jpm
Skowhegan. *9. % am. Y S5p p. IN, = iOp m
So Gardiner. t6 % a m. te. IS a m. $40 loan.
t.. 46 p m. "a, 5 p. m, *6 | p. m. ~l0.5l n
VAUDEVILLE. "l24 a m. *3 90 a m. 80 Is an
t105 pm. t2.55p.m.. s5.05pm.. t6.40p,m.
"Daily Daily. except SUNDAY
Sunday only. Daily. except MONDAY.
DC DOUGLASS. NJ. L. HARRIS,
6-29-20 V.P. & Cen1 Mgr. Gen'l PassenFef AT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Friday. September II, 1920.
Mischievous

Because a grandson of a former
president of Argentina tells the law
students of Buenos Aires that the
Monroe Doctrine is not a doctrine OF
Americans but of America for the
North Americans" it does not prove
that his opinion is that of a wise
man, rather the contrary. but it does
afford cause for consideration. How
ever wise he may be. he certainly has
overlooked several important phases
Of the subject he attempts to treat.
At a very critical time in the his
tory of Latin America it found the
Monroe Doctrine most essential not
only to it's welfare but to it's very
existence. DR.. Quintana's argument
does not take this very important
fact into consideration. nor is he con-
sistent in pleading that under this
samo doctrine the United States
seeks imperial control of Latin
America grown strong. whereas it
was protector of Latin America when
weak.
One is impressed with the idea
that he takes this position partly be-
cause an eminent leader of thought
in Uruguay. President Brum of that
country. took the opposite. Brum
would have Pan American league,
whereas Quintana advocates one con-
fined to Latin America on the as
sumed ground that there can be no
fraternity between North and South
America. To support this he charges
North America, meaning the United
States, with following an imperialis-
tic policy and cites our relations with
Mexico as one Of the conditions to
prove his contention.
He includes in his consideration no
allusion to the forbearance displayed
by the United States in all it's recent
dealings with Mexico and absolutely
overlooks, if he is not ignorant of,
the real sentiment which the peo-
pie of the United States entertain
with respect to their neighbors on
the South.
The North American people have
in all the years of their relations de-
sired the welfare of their neighbors,
Notwithstanding our one-time atti-
tude towards Mexico; we have been
and are too busy with our own at
fairs to even consider imperialism.
Because some interests, in further
ance of schemes to exploit the re-
sources of those neighbors, may de-
sire interference with those affairs
in no way reflects the sentiment of
the people as a whole. This is a fact
which should be impressed on the
people of Latin America. Their
ways may not be our ways, but the
peoples are seeking similar ideals in
government. and any attempt to Gre
ate suspicion and foster jealousy has
Its origin, probably, in the ruthless
purpose of some interest seeking ad-
vantage regardless of consequences.
The intent is either due to mischief.
malice or ignorance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17

The Lafayette radio built at Bor-
deaux by American engineers for war
purposes and later turned over to
the French has established world
record by sending a message around
the earth in one seventh of a second,
and it only takes one fiftieth of sec
ond to get New York on the wireless.
Burleson's mail service was also
originally built by Americans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17


John Bull is bringing to account
the men connected with the London
Daily Herald, having found where it
solicited funds from Moscow, also
that the son of the owner has been
selling Russian diamonds which were
the loot of the Bolsheviki The Her
aid has been preaching sovietism
and stirring up British labor in be-
half Of the Russian ruffians and now
British labor is getting nervous, be-
cause of being found in such bad
company. It's about time the world
got wise" to the "inspira ton back
Of this Bolshevist propaganda.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
ASSURE He.'
(BoSton Herald)


We cannot see in this Maine result
anything except the assurance OF an
overwhelming Republican victory in
November. How there can be any
further betting on the election-the
acceptance of any odds on Cox
seems unaccountable. The Republi
cans would be unwise to remit any
energy in the six weeks that remain
and they will not do SO; but the out
come appears wholly clear. 1t. will
be a RehAblican sweep from the At
lantic to the Pacific, and will carry
the Senate and House of Represent
atives by quite unprecedented ma
iOritieS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Maine Gossip
Down In Maine

Cor the Kennebec JournaD
Hear the echoes from our polling.
Down in Maine.
For we've set the ball to rolling,
Down in Maine.
And we think, beyond a doubt,
Twas the ladies helped US out:
Put the Democrats to route
Down in Maine.
Down in Maine. once again,
Once again, down in Maine,
That our boasts. and all our roasts
Won't be in vain.
AS you helped us in September,
Rally round US in November;
And the enemy diSmember,
Down in Maine.
We must cut a mighty dash,
Down in Maine.
For we've spent lot of cash.
Down in Maine.
All hail to the woman voter.
Clear from Maine to Minnesota:
Help once more to fill our quota,
Down in Maine.
Down in Maine. once again.
Once again, down in Maine
That our boasts, and all our roasts
Won't be in vain.
AS you helped us in September,
Rally round us in November
And the enemy dismembcr,
Down in Maine.
IA. NJ F. Skowhegan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17

Cox men and McAdoo's friends are
calling each other names over the
results in Maine. Cox will have to
raise his slush fund estimate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17

The householder with limited coal
supply is already wondering at which
end of the winter cold weather feels
the colder-Boston Herald
Down here we consider both ends
and the middle, though we'd gladly
give the middle to the striking min
crS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17
Catarrh
Quickly Ended by a Pleasant Germ
Killing Antiseptic

The little Hyomei Inhaler is made OF
hard rubber and can easily be carried
in pocket or purse. 1t will last life
time.
Into this inhaler pour few drops
of magical Hyomei.
This Is absorbed by the antiseptic
gau3e within and now you are ready 10
breathe it in over the germ infested
membrane where It will speedily begin
its work of killing catarrh germs
Hyomei Is made Of Australian eucalvn.
tus combined with other ant:septics
and is very pleasant to breathe.
1t is guaranteed to end catarrh.
bronchitis. sore throat. Group, coughs
out a stuffed up head in two minutes
Sold by druggists .everywhere.-Ady'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17

New York primaries declare in ia
vor Of the candidates selected at the
state conventions. That however.
doesn't prove the primaries useless.
rather that the conventions may
have anticipated the value Of the
primaries whom making their selec-
lions -----4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17

The world cannot be all wrong so
long as there's huckleberry pie
Portland Argus.
Democratic consolation; blue, very
dark blue and a trif1e acrid.