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Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
Editorial Comment
There Sure Is
(ChjcagO Tribune)


There is a Santa Claus. The most
truthful father and mother in the
world can say it with conviction
and prove it. The child can be taught
o belief in and an understanding OF
this Santa Claus, which no scornful
urchin, wise" beyond his years, can
destroy or jeer away.
Santa Claus is the spirit of Christ
mas-particularly of the children's
Christmas. Who shall say that that
spirit does not exist? Santa Claus per-
sonifies jollity, generosity and good
cheer. That is what the little people
and the grown people, too. for that
matter-love and seek to perpetuate
Jollity, generosity and good cheer are
realities; they are Santa Claus.
With his jolly red face,
And his little round belly,
That shakes when lie laughs.
Like a bowl full of jelly.
What matter if he ceases, when we
are years old, to ride in a sleigh
drawn by reindeer, coming in through
the chimney and stufflng the stock
ings with toys? He can still ride in
taxicab, or on a street car or go afoot.
and come in at the door, If we are
ready and fit to welcome and help
him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

Mrs. AL Scullings broke down at
the glove counter of the Cash and
Garry store last Wednesday and is
confined to her home. Her condition
is serious. She keeps picking at the
bedclothes and saying, How much is
this?' and Have you anything cheap
cr?' The case is a pitiable one. Mrs.
Scullings had but one present bought
at the time she was stricken."-From
the Shaw Star and Argus, Jay +.
House editor and general utility man,
as per "On Second Thoughts" in Pub
lie Ledger.
Truly pitiable case with no local
significance. He announces that his
next weeks editorial will be entitled:
Save Your Christmas Presents;
They May Come in Handy Next
Year" A newspaper with an editor
like that couldn't shoe away sub
scribers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
WHAT DO WE WANT?

What one man wouldn't think Of
doing to another, groups of men in a
corporation or in a nation have ap-
parently thought it perfectly proper
to do. The corporate conception re-
sembling David Harum's idea of a
horse trade needs to undergo radi-
cal change and some are making ef-
forts to that end. In the matter of
railroads, for instance, the old time
notion Of getting everything possible
out of them in the belief they will get
all possible out of us is being modi
fed. The railroad managers and the
shippers are putting their heads to-
gether-where they should have been
long ago--in an effort to arrive at
some lower basis for freight rates.
Under the transportation act
passed last year the interstate Com
merce Commission was directed to
plan for a consolidation of the rail-
roads into few systems. Work has
been done on this. tentative plans
have been published and after due
hearing a final plan is to be decided
on. No part Of the country is more
interested than is New England, and
no part of New England more than
Maine. Just which of those plans
does Maine favor? That is what the
directorate of the
State Chamber of Commerce would
like to know and those interested are
invited to a meeting at City Hall.
Portland, at 10 A. NJ. Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
Foundation Completed
For Last Big Pier of
The Memorial Bridge

Portsmouth, n. H., Dec. 20-The
foundation for the last of the big
piers being constructed for the
Maine-New Hampshire Memorial
Bridge across the Piscataqua River
between Portsmouth, n. H., and Kit
terry, Maine, was completed at noon
Monday This is the south channel
pier located on the Maine side Of the
river.
The work on this particular pier
has been in Progress for several
weeks with day and night shifts, the
caisson being sunk through the river
bottom, distance of over 90 feet, to
bedrock. The work of putting the
caisson down through this stretch of
boulders, clay and gravel had to be
done by sand hogs" working in the
compressed air chamber under 3S
pounds pressure per square inch.
The bedrock is slaty in coloC with
a few quartz veins showing, and its
surface is unduIating and worn
through by glacial action with the
grooves and marking plainly to be
seen. The marks run in a generally
north and south direction, which,
of course, is the direction followed by
the great glacier.
1t took 620 cubic yards of concrete
completely to fill the air chamber.
Monday noon the pressure was taken
off, and the last of this dangerous
work was completed. Both piers and
both abutments are now founded on
bedrock below the river bottom.
When the southerly channel pier is
completed. the one whose foundation
was finished Monday, it will measure
107 feet from its bottom to the top,
and from the top of the pier to the
top Of the steel tower, which 1t will
support and which will carry the ma
chinery for the draw span. it will be
1S0 feet more, or a total constructive
height of 2s7 feet. This is &C feet
higher than Bunker Hill Monument
and nearly twice as high as the FL
deity Building in Portland.
The bridge is being built by the
states of Maine and New Hampshire,
aided by the Federal government. and
is under the direct charge off Cover
nor Perc!vai p. Baxter, OF Maine, for
mer Governor John II. Bartlett, of
New Hampshire, and Secretary of the
Navy, Edwin Denby.
Governor Baxter is taking a very
active interest in the big project and
pays frequent visits to it to protect
the interests of the State in connec-
ton with its construction and to con-
fer with the other members of the
commission. or their Representatives.
It 10 anticipated that the work OF
laying the steel or superstructurc of
the bridge viii be started in Tho
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
When, as Plutarch tells us. Herm

When, as Plutarch tells us, Hermo-
dotus described Antigonus as the son
Of Helios. he remarked: MY valet
de-chambre is not aware of this"
When Inspector Burns declared that
Wolfe Unidentified knew all about that
Wall Street bomb plot he didn't add:
but his wife knows nothing of this"
1t was left to Lindenf1eld's wife to
say. but she doesn't say it that way.
On the contrary she opines that Lin
denfield hasn't the nerve to connect
himself with an anarchist plot and
that if he made any such statement
it was figment of his imagination.
Having been obliged to support the
family because they couldn't live on
imagination she evidently is some
what skeptical.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

article year after its actual. appear
ance, and say:
'.As for Mr.. Roosevelt, who devoted
the latter part of 1915 and the first
six months of 1915 to attacking Pres
ident Wilson for his failure to protest
in the matter of Belgium. the follow
ing article from his pen appeared in
The outlook under date of Sept. %,
1915"
The fact, as many well understand,
is that Roosevelt denounced the pol
icy he once had approved after the
Germans had begun their ruthless
campaign az sea and had sunk the
Lusitania. The Outlook article ap-
peared long before the denunciations,
and Mr. Creel ought not to have been
guilty of such an error in the first in
stance, and Mr.. TumultS ought not to
persist in giving currency to such an
inaccuracy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
Caretaker ali Capitol

capitol Island is experiencing its
nrst winter in charge of caretaker
ana the properly owners there are
naturally relieved of much worry
whilc they are away. Mr.. Leavitt is
hnding plenty of work to do on the
island during the closed season and
'he Islanders should return to find
many improvements. The island as
soeiation and the ladies' associations
are working together in the matter of
hoepihg caretaker and are sharing
In the expense.
The work of clearing underbrush.
changing bathing beaches and i'm
proving roads and paths has not al
.osether met with approval by the
islanders. 1t was planned to remove
rom the trees of Capitol that beauti-
,ni spanish moss. which gave to the
's'aha SO much of its attractiveness
anu made it almost unique in this
section. Remonstrances against this
were quickly made by islanders who
'esrea that this work would prove
""s,n,ng but an improvement
beothbay Register. s
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
Mr.. Tumulty's Error


George Creel wrote book called
THE War. the World. and Wilson"
Joseph Tumulty published his
Woodrow Wilson as Know Him"
first in the New York Times and now
i'm book form. The former secretary
to the war president acknowledges
his obligations to the former director
of publicity. But it is curious fact
that an error of some Importance
made by Creel is taken over by Tum-
ulty as a statement of fact, and, in
spite of its having been noted by his
readers when it appeared in the Sc
realization in The Times, 1t persists
in it's original form in the book.
The mistake is the postdating by
precisely one year of an article by
Theodore Roosevelt in Tie Outlook.
On Sept. %, 1914, the colonel signed
an article for that periodical indors-
ing the Wilsonian policy of neutral
;ty in the world war which had begun
lust seven weeks before. Mr.. Creel
first, and now Mr.. Tunulty. base upon
that article charges OF Inconsistency
By Col. Roosevelt. They date the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
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Editors Letter Box
Just a Thought
Augusta, Dec. 20.

Augusta, Dec. 70.
Publishers Kennebec journal:
was privileged to be present at
the Symphony Recital, City Hall,
Sunday evening, and only hope ev-
eryone carried away for present and
future use the everlasting inspiration
and uplift.
One thought seems to clearly stand
out above others. 1t was this: Look
ing over the players who were in
dividually producing this really Won
derful result, / found our own friends
and neighbors and from every calling,
profession and trade in life. Men and
women alike, some using string in
struments, others with reeds, many
with brass instruments in different
shapes and sizes. also drums. Each
intently busy with her or his sole idea
to do their small part well. Never
realizing the wonderful harmony re-
sulting from all.
Does any person realize just what
this big effort means? Suppose our
trained musician and director. Ernest
r. Hill, was in return asked by these
different people composing this SYM
phony Orchestra to assist them in
their trade. profession or calling,
could he lay bricks? Shoe horse?
Cook in the kitchen? Pull teeth? Or
sell merchandise? Yet all these diff
ferent people with only slight idea
of music come to him with a sincere
elonging to play some pet musical in
strument that somehow they believe
they can't do without. 1t is then that
the experienced music master har-
nesses up these individual efforts and
produces for us the glorious ensem-
BILE of harmony, tempo and technique,
giving hours Of work, care and
thoughtful energy to the6nterpreta-
ton of the past masters and all this
simply for good and humanity. With
out a cent of cost to anyone, any
where anytime.
Subscriber.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
JACKMAN

{. II. Mills made business trip to
Bangor and Skowhegan. last week.
e. A. Piper, Thursday, returned
from Nova Scotia, where he has been
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Sawyer returned
home Thursday from Portland. where
Mrs. Sawyer went to have her tonsils
removed.
Helen +. Newton who has been
passing a few weeks in SkowheTGn
with her brother, Harry, returned
home. Thursday.
Russell Taylor of Greenville was
IN town few days recently.
All schools closed Friday for
christmas vacation, the several
teachers going to their homes on sat
urday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
"THE BIG THING"

"The big thing is the call Of the
suffering and the dying" said Presi-
dent Harding when asking Congress
to appropriate money for the starv-
ing people Of Russia. The House aft
er some discussion quickly responded
with a measure to take twenty mill
lion dollars from the funds Of the
United States Grain Corporation. 1t
is to be hoped the Senate will see it's
way clear to prompt approval of this
measure.
The call from foreign countries for
our financial assistance is getting
somewhat monotonous, as too fire.
quently accompanying it come re-
ports OF warlike preparations and
aggressions. But 1.-The big thing is
the call of the suffering and the
dying" That rings in our ears above
the curses Of the combatants and
conspirators, that we should not
harden our hearts against. The ap-
palling need exists, just as truly and
is attended by as much suffering as
though it were down the street in our
own town. Those starving are hui
man beings, many Of them women
and children who have had no more
to do with The Third Internationale
that would blow up Wall Street, or
the Bolshevists who seek to destroy
our government and all other save
that Of their own will, than we have.
True, we cannot feel all the hungry,
although we have in this country
grain stored which Is said to have
cost the producers two or three hun
dred millions of dollars. and some Of
it is being burned for fuel. We have
facilities for distributing 1t, thanks to
Mr.. Hoover; we have every assurance
that this food may be brought to the
hungry WITHOUT waste or extrava-
gance.
1t Is but fair to remember that
what it is proposed to give them is a
lot of money but it would not build
and maintain for long a battleship of
the Pennsylvania class. The tax pay
ers would have to pay it but it would
be mostly for that which is likely to
become a loss on the hands OF the
hard pressed producers, the growers
of the grain which has found no mar
ket. 1t will serve to keep the breath
of life in a people whose soldiers,
often treacherously led and slaught-
cred with as little compunction as
cattle in an abattoir, served to keep
Germany from winning the war be-
fore America came to the rescue.
This country has every reason to be
gladDGermany didn't win the war.
America made money while Russia
was fighting to prevent 1t. Surely the
welfare Of Russia is Of as much in
terest to us as ever the welfare of
America was to Russia. But aside
from all this the big thing" is the
call of the hungry
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
MERELY MeEVOY
We Are Curious to Know

si, Who picked the flavor Of the
|. What favor is it?
Why can't VIC have chocolate
vanilla, or strawberry?
Who. figures oyt the numbers on
dollar bills?
And freight cars?
Who first started calling dogs
"Rover?"
Who is the unknown genius
who composes the sentiments on
rubber stamps?
Such as Return for better ad-
dress?
A1d AZ s :PFrty Ftyy unknown"'
fragile, Do Not Crush?
This side up?
Handle with Care?
Is it true that these last two
were written by a great humorist?
Who names all the streets that
have no cedar trees on them,
Cedar Street.?
And streets that never saw an
elm. Elm Street?
Why do women always wear out
the toes of their shoes before men
do?
Why do people dash across the
street IN front OF street cars ana
then turn around and watch them
60 by?
Who invented Ravioli?
What is it made of?
Who designs the animal crack
ers?
Who regulates the length Of
spaghetti?
Why do banks have so many
vice presidents?
Why are there so many COM
modores around the yacht club?
What does tthc government do
with all our money?
When are they going to reduce
the income taxes?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

the Guardsmen by a substantial ma
jority of 81 points, which speaks well
for the ability of the youngsters and
the instruction which they receive.
In this match Cadet Captain Vernon
II. Somers made a possible at the
200 yards distance, position prone,
following this up with a score of n
at 500 yards. Other members of the
squad acquitted themselves with
credit in this match and won high
praise for their work. The club has
q membership of 6j at the present
time, all enthusiasts, and Lieut.. Col.
c. w. Cole. instructor in military tao
tics and his assistant, Sergeant l.. j.
Beane, are very proud of the prog
ress which the members of the club
have made since its organization.
The sheriff's Office at Houlton, and
local police are swamped with com
plants of an epidemic Of bold thiev-
ing in the town and immediate vicin-
ity which has grown to such propor-
ton as to cause some alarm.
The most serious case reported was
the raiding of the fox farm of the
Houlton Black Fox Co. Sunday night
when three black foxes valued by the
owners at $1,000 were stolen. A
farmer reported to the sheriff that a
sled loaded with 500 worth of balcd
hay left standing in his yard was
stolen in the night. Another farmer
complained that O truck backed up
to his granary and loaded UP with a
ton or more OF choice oats.
Numerous breaks in storehouses
and wholesale thefts of geese, chick
ems and produce are reported.
About the only clue is that the
thieves are using truck or large car.
Edwin Libby Post, G. A. r., of
Rockland which was to have voted
this month on how to dispose Of it's
real estate at the corner of Union and
LIMERICK Sts., has deferred action
until next June. Sentiment in favor
of turning the property over to the
Sons of Veterans is manifesting itself
The new steel tank ship New Jersey,
launched four weeks ago last Satur-
day, left Tuesday from the plant of
the Texas Steamship Co. at Path for
her official trials, after which she will
go to Port Arthur, Tex, to load oil for
European port, This clears the
shipyard of any vessels under con-
struction or repair for the first time
since it located here in 1916. There
have been 35 vessels of various types
built during this period.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
xne 1ustliug 0ccidsnt

A Chinaman who had recently ar
rived from China was desirous OF
starting a laundry. but was at loss
10 know what sort of sign to put over
his shop. He therefore decided to
take a walk and investigate other
signs in order to get an idea.
After walking a while he came to
restaurant, before which appeared the
following: Never Closed" A little
furtheN on he saw another restaurant
with this sign: '24-Hour Service
walking still further, he came to one
rcading: Meals Served Day ana
Night" Finally he hung up the 1ot-
lowing: "Ma No Sleep, TOO. -
Everybody's Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
- aeallslsss ~ asIassliill
WINDSOR

Dedication exercises Of tho ,aw
WINDSOR Town He'll will take place on
Mednesday' December 2s. Beginning
~ l'3o IN tho afternoon a program
WIN bc carried out ~ Keeping with
me occasion. Frank q. rarrlnrton os
AnEusta being tho principal snrhite,.
'no AFTERNOON. Various ,nual.a,
seiecuons will also find place on tha
program. In the evehins a drama
WI bo presented bs the pnnlis AZ
Erskine Academy with a su,i,s, AM
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
DIED

BROOKLYN. Walter R.,
native of Winterport.
TARDIF-Van Buren,. Dec. IA. Mrs
Fred, aged &c years.
TlBBETTS-Belfast. Mrs Matte
NJ; wire of Harold e.. aged 80 years
BuRR-Bangor, Dee. fs. Velma j..
wlie OF Zachary. of Brewer, aged 50
AkTLETT-orono. Dec. IS, Elena
WlLKINs-Halloweil. Dec. IS, Rev.
1onn r. formerly of Foxcroft
"hlTt.-Machias Dec. IS. Everett
,,GAERlEt.-Fort Fairfield. Dec. 15
MISS Minnie. aged 60 Years.
.GARDNER-Bu Bucksport. Dec. Is,
Mrs. Adeline b., aged SO years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

Small Boy--Lions have big appe-
tites, haven't they. daddy?
Father-Yes. sonny.
Small Boy-They'd be sure to 60 Tor
the biggest piece Of meat, wouldn't
they?
Father-Certainly. J..
Small Boy-Im not a bit AFRAID OF
lions while you're with me, daddy
London Passing Show.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
Wednesday, December Fl, 1921.

"There is no more inconceivabIe
folly than this continued riot Of ex.
penditure en- battIeships at time
when great masses Of humanity are
dying of Observation-Disclosures Hoov-
er.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
Nm nzceptiou

"Have you never been deceived py
men who pretended to be your
friends?"
VERY seldom" replied Senator sorg-
hum. "A false friend Is generaily
bad actor. and the fact that ne teels
Obliged to dissimulate is tribute TO
the power Of the fellow he's after.
washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

A careful reading of the treaty dis
cussion in the Dali Eireann affords a
fairly comprehensive idea Of some of
the difficulties attending government
in Ireland. This may be amplified by
reading what they are saying in
Ulster.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
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spring and the whole bridge should be
completed next fall.
sIt will be one of the biggest bridges
in the East and from an engineering
standpoint is one of the most difficult
projects Of it's kind that has been un-
dertaken.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

In place of the nine-dollar week
boy one New York bank Is
to use an armored car guarded by
armed men. Here's hoping they can
find honest men for the job.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

It IL good guess that Secretary
Hughes resorted to frank, abovea
board, straight-from- the shoulder
diplomacy in the matter Of Frances
naval apportionment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

Watered stock Is common. Ford
proposes water currency-currency
backed by the energy of the waters of
the Tennessee River. How much cur
rency would Henry suggest us using
based on the energy supplied by the
FORBES Magazine IN. "
This done every day'n be Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
"yybat is il she is doing?"
Ncn.yaxz Family

Mrs. Blackstone-Wbat gives you
the impression that our new neighbors
are fond of good music?
Blackstone-Quite simple, my dear.
I noticed while the men were carrying
in their furniture that they had an
old-fashioned square piano and no
talking machine.-New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

Flight for free hides" doesn't refer
to the belligerency of the "hooch"
makers but to the shoe manufactur-
crs toward the raisers of cattle who
want a duty on hides.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21
which the voters of Boston gave him.
Maybe now he can take the garbage.

In the big wind two-story house
was blown over onto a flivver-but
the only damage was to the house.
This is not news, everybody has seen
just such 6ivvers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

BRAND says he found on visiting
America that France cannot expect
to lean on US. Bien sure. Msieu, but
we can make you good neighbor
and ASSOCIATE and have been very
kindly disposed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

Apparently the Boston mayor ELECT
wants Boston's garbage reserved for
him. 1t has long been evident there
was something he wanted, part Of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

The Allied Medical Associations OF
America are fastening to make
amends for the disagreeabie attitude
some Of the medical men took with
regard to DR.. Lorenz. And they
can't be any too quick aboutit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

Strange how Ulster turns up her
choler when the south wind blows
Boston Herald.
And there's O. lot of wind left in
the Dali Eireann.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-21

Exonerating public official on the
ground that acts for which he is ac-
cused occurred in previous term Of
office would hardly seem to afford an
honest official a satisfactory acquit-
tai.