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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Pigs Have Headache

A herd of twenty pigs, ordinarily
we'll behaved. on the farm of Henry
Nanderpool. / II miles from McPaul,
Iowa, were found lying around in
the shade with large heads and I'M
settled interiors. What a night,
what head" is the general inter-
probation of the granting.
One night Sumner Knox, who takes
care that the Eighteenth Amendment
transgressors in Iowa find the path
sufficiently hard, raided the home of
Vanderpool and found two stills, ten
gallons Of corn flicker" and $50 gal
Ions of mash. The stills and the
whisky were taken to Council Bluffs
with Vanderpool. but the mash was
another proposition of fermenting
corn and raisins thickening the air of
TIE Federal Building. Postmaster
States Marshal Fred Shoemaker have
threatened to shoot him on sight if
more of the mash were brought in.
So one night he ordered the $50 gall
Ions dumped in the hog feed yard on
the Vanderpool farm. The pigs
meant well. How were they to know
that the law forbade the consump-
ton of the stuff that was before
them? They ate it all.
A large night was the result. Some
Of the pigs were completely anes-
thetized and spent the latter part of
the night lying in the troughs. feet
vertically extended. Others leaned
their backs together and staggered
round the lot gruntinge their best at
tempt at We won't 60 home until
morning" Others waxed pugnacious
and attempted to "clean up" the
herd.
Vanderpool's lot is identical with
that of his porkers. He faces a heavy
fine in the Federal Court. The stills
which he said he had been using as
a means OF paying off a $4,000 Mprt-
gage on his farm. are destroyed.-
Omaha World Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Wilson Denies
Promised u. S. Aid
to Rumania and Servia

Washington, Oct. 5.-President Will
son today wrote to Senator Spencer.
Republican, Missouri. that the state
ment recently made by the senator
that the President had promised
American. military aid to Rumania and
Serbia in the event of the invasion of
those country was false"
Senator Spencer's address was deliv-
cred In Missouri and when it was
called to Secretary Tumulty's atten-
ton Mr.. Tumulty gave out a state
ment to correspondents of st. Louis
papers declaring that the senator's
statement was absolutely and un-
quallhedly false" Senator Spencer in
turn issued statement saying that
he did not believe the President had
authorized SUCH denial
The Presidents letter was in reply
to this statement. 1t follows:
Senator Selden Palmer Spencer,
st. Louis. Mo.
II have just been shown Your state
ment that my secretary's denial of the
previous statement by you that l had
promised American military aid to Ru-
mania and Serbia was issued by him
without my knowledge and sanction,
and that YOU did not for a moment
believe that ! had made any such de-
Mat. or that the matter was ever
called to my attention. ! wish to state
that your statement was called to my
attention by Mr. Tumulty and that
requested him to issue the denial to
which you refer. / reiterate the de-
NAL. Inc statement you made was
false.
"WOODROW WILSON"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
LIBRARY IN SMALL COMPASS
Properly Prepared, Pigeon Could
Il Carry Volume Of Writing Equiva.
lent to 40 Ordinary Books

For more than 1000 years carrier
pigeons have been used to carry mes
sages when no other means suficed,
and during the seige of Paris in 1871.
when 1863 birds were sent out from the
city. one bird performed the almost
incredible feat Of carrying to the out
side world, in one trip no fewer than
10000 messages averaging 20 words
each. This was 10000 words, or the
equivalent of Ave or six average
novels.
1t was accomplished by means of mi
croscopic photography. the message
being first printed with ordinary type
and then photographed and rephoto-
ga pied until they had been reduced
Teeral hundred diameters. The final
~ ographs were taken on films ,.r
cles of collodion. each of which.
NQnt two inches square. contained So
words. a dozen Of these films,
rolled up in a quill. weighed but one
twenty-eighth of an ounce, and the
messages could. Of course, be read with
microscope, without the necessity of
rephotosraphing and enlarging.
Under favorable conditions. and for
comparatively short distances, pigeons
nave carried as much as three-ouarters
OF an ounce. Using the photo-reduc-
ing method it would therefore be pos
sole FOR a single bird to carry mes
sases equal in words to no fewer than
l2o ordinary volumes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Condensed Milk Situation.

During the past two months the
condensed and evaporated milk mar
ket has steadily become more de-
moraliZed and has now reached
critical stage with many manufacture
ers.
Export business which stimulated
increased production and consequent
ly the building of many new factories
during the war is now at a stand
still. The domestic market has been
flooded with goods offered at cut -rate
prices by companies which have been
exporting. Foreign demand has de-
creased partly on account of the in
creased production of Holland, Nor
way. and Denmark which is being
offered in this and other countries at
prices below our own.-U. S. Market
Reporter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
sHE1LED INTO FERTILITY
Battle Torn France, American Farm.
er Says. Is Ready to Make the Best
Of Farms

Of Farms
Out on Long Island, which begins
at Brooklyn and ends at Montauk
Point, there is wiry, brown man
with a lot of white hair. For some
other folks said he couldn't
But YOU can't raise that here" said
other folks.
But I do said the wiry, brown
man. Look at it,"
The wiry. brown man with the
white hair is Hal B. Fullerton. The
land where he persists in raising
things, to the agitation of people who
know it can't 'be done. is the Pine
Barrens Of Long Island.
1t will seem natural to you that the
man who had shown Long Island how
to grow real crops on the Pine Bar
rens should have been asked to go to
France and help restore, agricultural
ly, the war-scarred areas of the Somme
and the Aisne
Mr.. Fullerton files no claim that he
is a wizard of the land. BY study
and experiment he has become on pref
" tCIIS Win MOtneF Ma.
ture. and he has lot of faith in her.
He had an idea she would not fail
France any more than she had failed
the Pine Barrens of Long Island.
That was his hopeful state of mind
when he left for France last spring.
He was not obliged to revise his
guess. 1t was the experience of the
Pine Barrens of Long Island all over
again.
"Ah, Msieur nothing will grow
here French official said to him.
pointing despairingly at the havoc Of
war.
But it does" returned Mr.. Fuller
ton.
In trench he had spotted alfalfa.
Nearby, a stalk or two of wheat.
Mother Nature was throwing out some
rather broad hints. Mr.. Fullerton
saw them because he was looking for
them; not man made restoration, but
Natures own
This land was never so rich" Mr.
Fullerton declared. 1T has been fer
tilted by the waste of war. Every
where there is proof that it's crop
yield will be big"
But the shells, the hidden Shells"
they said to him. There is danger
M'sieur."
Whereupon. Mr.. Fullerton took his
tools in hand and held a demonstration
He asked for piece of land. as war
SCARED as any for test. He prepared
and planted it-and lived.
AS for the buried shells he was of
the opinion then. and he is of the opin-
ion still. that the high explosives, the
chemicals with which the shells were
filed. must from their very nature
disintegrate their metal castings and
eat their way QUITO the incalculable
benefit Of the land.
And as for the millions of shells
that exploded" he said TO visitor
who saw him at his Long Island
home. they gave French sell such a
turnin g-over as it had never had. and
nourished it, at German expense. with
chemical properties that doubled it's
richness. '-Leslie's
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Surplus Low Grade Woods,

The data at hand would indicate
that there is probably no abnormal
surplus Of low woods. This surplus of
low woods was apparent early in
1919. but it was expected that before
the end of 1920 central Europe would
have absorbed the surplus. Owing to
the disastrous exchange situation the
Central Powers have not been able to
purchase this wool, even though they
may need it.
The problem at present appears to
be to handle the large surplus of low
woods in, such way as not to injure
the market for the fine wools.-N. S.
Market Reporter,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Mayor Names Committee
To Arrange Observance
Of RoOsevelt's Birthday

A letter has been received by
Mayor E. E. Finnimore from Mrs.
William Tudor Gardiner of Oak
lands. Gardiner, chairman for the
State of Maine for the Woman's
Roosevelt Memorial Association, re-
garding an observance of the ami
versary of the birth of Theodore
Roosevelt, which occurs on Oct. q.
Mrs. Gardiner writes:
Oaklands, Gardiner, Me.
Hon. E. E. Finnimore:
Dear Sir-The anniversary of the
birth of Theodore Roosevelt, twen-
ty-sixth President of the United
States occurs on Oct. p.
The Woman's Roosevelt Memorial
Association respectfully asks that
you appoint a committee of leading
citizens composed equally of men
and women under whose direction
there shall be held in your city me-
mortal services in observance of this
historic event.
We consider it both a duty and a
privilege to preserve the birthplace
of so great a President and to hold
before the rising generation the ex-
ample of an American who, handi-
capped by physical weakness in his
boyhood, did by his own indomitable
will and perseverance transform
himself into a strong man and
thenceforth used his strength for the
betterment of mankind.
To the end that the inspiration of
Theodore Roosevelt's life may be in
| culcated in others, the Woman's
Roosevelt Memorial Association has
purchased and paid for his birth
place in New York City, is restoring
the home in which he was born and
will conduct Roosevelt House" as
| an educational institution whose in
f1uence will react into every COM
munity.
| In order that we may cooperate
with your local committee we should
be pleased to receive the names and
! addresses of those whom you may
/ select.
Very respectfully yours,
MRS. WIN. TUDOR GARDINER,
Chairman for the State of Maine.
October 4.
In response to this request, Mayor
Finnimore has appointed the follow
ing men and women to act on this
committee: DR.. J. F. Hill, Col F.. f,
Boothby, DR.. r. c. Thayer, Hon. E.
c. Wardwell. Leon o. Tebbetts, l.. E.
Thayer, Hon. o. A. Meader, Mrs. M.
w. Bessey. Mrs Horace T. Muzzy
and Mrs. Edmund Barton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Makina Children Eat

' Ine rules for teaching children n
eat are simple, but they must be adj
hered to absolutely.
lst'-The meals must be attractive. NJ
child should be asked to sit down to a
siovenly table or badly prepared mea,
2no.-The meals must be regular,
Breakfast, dinner and supper must be
at exactly the same time each day. II
this is impossible for the rest of tho
family. it should be made possible for
the child.
5rd.-The food that the child ought +,
eat should be placed before it. There
should be no comment whatever upon
whether or not the child eats this food.
4th.-There must be no eating between
meals.
5th.-Candy should not be allowed ex-
cept AFTER good meal has been eaten.
when it may be given as dessert after
the principal meal of the day.
oth.-The food should be varied, Chill
dren dislike monoteny in food, even
more than adults do.
Vh.-The child should not be reon;r.a
to eat any food which it actually die.
likes. but before this is determined q
trial should be made. ~,
eth.-No child should ever be al,ou ad
TO eat any food which makes il II,
9th.-from two to six years Of AFRO
one and a half pints of milk d,y ;s
sumcient. Part of this should be p;v-
EN- plain and part in the form Of cocoa
milk soups, custards. icecream, junk
cts. or cooked with vegetables.
lOth.-The mother must remember thu
upon her not upon the child, depends
the success or failure OF the effort IN
establish proper food habits. and she
must remember first, last and ali IN.
time, that IL the cause of the loss M
appetite is ill health. the condition rus,
be treated. but il the child ia in nor-
NAL health it will make no difference
If 1t goes without food one or two davs
and that as soon as it is hungry. NJ.
ture will assert itself and the child VIII
eat.
Regular meals for children Of the nigh.
KIND OF food are the foundation Of
That good digestion which Is one Of the
most valuable gifts a mother can Civ.
her child--a gift that. providing he takes
reasonable care of it himself, he ca,
carry with him trough life.-October
McCalrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Celluloid Collar SWIMMING Aid.

The timid beginner can learn 70
swim in ten minutes it is claimed, Il
he wears about his neck the new
swimming collar"
This collar, as described in Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine, consists of a
cylinder OF transparent celluloid,
about eight inches high. Across the
bottom is cepented rubber sheet
with central aperture. The edges
of the aperture fit snugly about the
neck. Thus the new swimming aid
holds the head above the water, and
recommends itself to fair swimmers
because it keeps the hair dry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
"Sunk BY German Rider; AZ Killed; ;"
Message Saws

New York-What may be an echo of
the WARM the form of a message from
a ship sunk by a German raider-was
picked up in Hoboken. where two long
shoremen, rescued from the water
sealed bottle
In the bottle was a pencled messag
dated July IA. 1915. and purporting to
have been written by an officer on the
steamship Nepigon or Hepigon the first
letter of the names not being clear.
The message states that the ship had
been sunk by German raider twenty
four miles southeast of Norfolk, and
that forty-seven members of the crew
had been killed. The message was
signed by Captain H. W. Dodge of
Cuba, w. l., per Second Mate J. B.
Button. Chicago, H.
Records here do not show a ship by
the name Nepigon or Hepigon to have
been lost or missing during the war
Frequently messages picked up in seal
ed bottles have proved to be pranks of
practical jokers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06

I've had the mumps. I've had the
flu; and had no trouble getting well.
But I'm afraid, I can't pull through
this Democratic II. c. L. No matter
what I have to buy, from shoes to
ships or sealing wax, find that I
must pay sky.high on someone's ex-
cess profit tax. I started out the
other day, with monthly pay check,
fine and grand, to see if could make
it pay the monthly bills had on
hand. I'd never had pay roll check
with such big figures on its face. but
pretty soon twas just a wreck; my
check was sunk without a trace. I
figured up when I got through, and
found that husky check had paid not
more than half of what was due upon
the monthly bills I'd made. thought
it over all that night and thought it
over all next day, and reckoned that
old sage was right who spoke of
H. c. L. to pay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Tractors In Straits

Several agencies have been formed in
the Straits Settlement for the sale of
tractors and is evidence Of an effective
demand. according to commercial ad-
vices received, from United States
Vice-Consul A. H. Elliott of Penang
He states that their use is becoming
quite popular in his district. The up
right tractor is meeting the demand Of
the market most effectively. and many
of the users are owners OF rubber es-
tates, who also operate the tin mines.
Much Of the land is filled with roots
and dead debris to such an extent that
a powerful tractor Is usually required
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
STRANGE Polar Sea Veoetation

cold water plants are the laminaria-
ceoe, kind of seaweed, which some
times attains a gigantic size. exceed
ing in length the longest climbing
plants of the tropical forests, and de-
veloping huge stems like the trunks
of trees Investigation has shown
that these plants flourish in the. cold
est waters of the polar seas. and that
they never advance further from their
frigid home than to the limits of
summer temperature" in the ocean,
The genial warmth DESTROYS them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Iron Hidh In China

Recent Investigations by an American
steel man in China reveal that the cost
of manufacturing pig iron in China is
approximately $50 gold per ton, as COM
pared with $27 in Pittsburgh. The cox,
alone needed to make one ton of pig
iron near Hankow costs 1913 Mexico AS
opposed TO the half-and-half Sino-
American enterprise, complete foreign
control management personnel and ev-
en- foreign foremen are deemed by tho
American investigator as necessary to
success in the manufacture Of iron and
steel in China.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Polling Places Changed
In Three Wards of CITY

A change in the polling places in
Wards one, two and seven, constitut-
ed the most important business trans
acted at the City government Tues
day evening. This change has long
been contemplated, but the advent of
the ladies into politics made the
change seem necessary. The polling
place in Ward one has been in the
basement in Myrtle street school, cold
and damp, which was not at all suit
able for voters to go and especially
for women and men too sit all day and
ofnciate as ward officers. In wards
two and seven the polling places have
been in fire houses.
An order asking that the following
changes be made in the polling places
of the city Of Watervjlle was passed:
That the ward one polling place be
changed from the room now being
used to an upper room OF the Myrtle
street school: that the ward two poll
ing place be changed to a room in the
Brook street school: that the ward
seven polling place be changed to a
room in the Grove street school,
The roll OF accounts was large this
AhVASu WHALING thC vi $AVo,Ct o. %
Of which $4,000 was paid on interest
bearing notes.
The following orders were passed;
having been reported on by the COM
mittee on street lights, who recon-
mehded amendments in several cases.
which were adopted: That an electric
light of eco candle power be installed
on Carroll street at the corner Of Mid
die street; that a $50 candle power
light be installed on King street near
the house of Joseph Barriault; that
two $50 candle power lights be install
ed on Colonial street, one near Pleas
antdale avenue and one near Elm
wood avenue; that a street light be
installed on Kimball street. the loca-
ton and candle power to be deter
mined by the committee on street
lights; that a $50 candle power light
be installed on College avenue at the
corner At Reservoir street; that 200
candle power light be installed on
Summer street at the junction of
Veteran court; that the incandescent
light on Hardwood avenue be chang
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
The "Sevsn SJseper.."

lhese were the heroes of an ancient
legend. 1t is supposed that during
the persecution of the Christians
about 250~A. D. these seven Christian
brothers Of Ephesus took refuge in a
cave. Their retreat was discovered
and the mouth of the cave walled up.
TWO hundred years later the cave
was accidentally opened and the men
emerged. having slept through CEN
turtles as though they were but a
single night. They found the Chris
tian religion accepted in the city
where they were honored and feted
and where all of them died on the
same day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06

The method introduced by Schane,
is the simplest. least injurious an
most effective in restoring pefso"
who has been rescued from droN nln-,
The subject is laid on the SrouH'
in prone position. with tins ~ .
folded garment under his chest. INV
operator kneels by his side or athNa'
him facing his head and plat'h7
his hands on each side over the 'oV =
or ribs of the subject. He SO"
throws the weight of his body to''
ward. and thus presses upon the 'nv,
rax of the subject and forces air ou' ~.
the lungs: he then gradually relax,
the pressure by bringing his hodl ~.
again, but without removing d.
hands. This is repeated regulalIN =
the rate of IL or Is times minN',
until normal respiration begins
until all hope of restoration is give"
up"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Harvest Light and
Many Revolts in Russia

London, Oct. 5-Further reports Of
INSTRUMENTATION and revolt in Soviet
Russia have been secured by Reuters
Ltd, from "a reliable person who
has just crossed the frontier into
Finland"
Reuters informant says the Red
army is in state Of disorganiza ton
and that the harvest is bad and that
revolts have broken out in Siberia,
Tombov~ and Samara. There is I'M
rest among the workmen. e..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
Skim Milk Good Food.

Some persons imagine that when
the cream is taken from the top of
milk the nourishment is withdrawn.
Skim milk used to be regarded as
scarcely better than water. The fact
is that though the fat is drawn off
in the cream and it should not, there
fore. be substituted for full milk in
the diet of child who gets fats in no
other form. skim milk is as rich in
protein as is full milk. and is. there
fore. for most purposes quite suit
able.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
AUGUSTA LOCALS

The Androscoggin- Kennebec Re-
lief Association at it's annual meet
ing Wednesday at Lake Auburn
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Marry Roes. Lewiston; vice
president, Walter H. Holmes. Angus
ia; secretary. D. E. Pearl, Lewiston:
treasurer Claude c. Cole, Lewiston.
The old board of 10 directors was
reelected.
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COAL co. PLEADS NOT
GUILTY TO PROFITEERING

New York, Oct. 5--The B. j.
Lynch Coal Company, Inc, one of
the corporations indicted yesterday
with the Brooklyn Edison Company.
for alleged profiteering and boarding
of coal. today, pleaded not guilty.
Judge Mayer allowed the company a
week in which to change its plea or
take any other action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
New York Divine
Killed by Auto Truck

William Patterson Bruce. who was 4
10 president Of the Duth Reforme
Church Synod Of America. and brett
err of Matthew Linn Bruce, AZ o's
time lieutenant governor Of New 1ofA
was killed today by an automoo"s
truck
DIR. Bruce was on his way 10 pa
golf in Van Cortland Park when, a.
cording to a witness. he took on NJ
overcoat and plunged under q truck
DR.. Bruce was said to have sanet1
a nervous breakdown recently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
ARIZONA'S INCREASE
is 63.1eo IN DECADE

Washington, Oct. 5--The following
state populations were announced
today:
Arizona, 333,273; increase, 12s.919,
or 63.1 per cent
Kansas, 1,769.165; increase, 1926,
or 4.6 per cent
North Carolina, 1854 1856; increase,
350,199, or 15.9 per cent.