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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11

May .. 1927. Sealed proposals will
be received at office of Treasurer,
Eastern Branch. n. II. ID. V. s., Ma
tional Soldiers Home, Maine. and
there opened at the time fixed, for
furnishing and delivering supplies in
accordance with instructions and
specifications, copies of which with
blank proposals can be had upon APP
plication to the Treasurer, as follows:
current Expenses and Household
Supplies until Ills A. NJ. May 16.
1921: Subsistence Supplies until 11.15
A. NJ. May %, 1921: Hospital Supplies
until 11.15 A. NJ May 20, 1921 Re-
pairs Supplies until Ills A. NJ. May
IS. 1921; Farm Supplies until 1l.15 A.
NJ. May %. 1921. X. b. COOKE,
Treasurer mayy-10-11
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
CAPITOL ISLAND

Mr.. and Mrs S. H. Thompson Of
Somerville, Mass. have arrived at
Capitol Island and are getting the
Richardson house ready for it's sum-
mer rush of business. Mr.. and Mrs
Thompson found four other people
already installed on the island when
they arrived. They were Miss Crafts
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Adams
the three latter of Weeks Mills, Me-
-Boothbay Register.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
MOST FAMOUS OF
ALL KIDS HERE
ON THURSDAY

Breezy" Eason, the most famous
of all kids on the screen, the young
ster whose fame has extended from
Quoddy Head to the Golden Gate,
will be the big attraction at the Colo
NAL theatre on Thursday. The play
in which he will appear is "The Big
Adventure" and along with Breezy"
will be seen his dog, Micky. 1t Is a
story of a poor little waif of the
slunns and it carries heart gripping
interest possessed by few pictures.-
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
They like DR.. Caldwell's, and it quickly
relieves their constipation
and headaches.

more Falls was raided Monday after
noon by Deputies S. A McAllister
and Harry Abbott and 16 gallons of
home brew We're seized. Mrs Mar
cou, who is a widow with five chill
dren, was given until 10 o'clock Tues
day morning to either pay a fine Of
500 or be sent to the county Jail at
Auburn for 80 days. Judge Merri-
man presided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
TATE HOUSE
Next meeting Gill; May A. M
Time

DR.. Augustus O. Thomas, State
superintendent of public schools, de-
rlared Tuesday that it is not too
early to begin making definite plans
which will affect the school situation
beginning with the year which will
open in September.
I'VE cannot escape the fact that
there are several important factors
which go to make up good school
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
VISITORS AT
FAIR USED AS
SCREEN ACTORS

What is probably the most novel
way of securing players for motion
picture production was resorted to
recently by the Mary Pickford COM
pany while working at Independence
Cal, on exterior scenes for polly
anna" Miss Pickford's big picture
that will be seen at the Augusta
Opera house on Friday and Saturday.
Director Powell wanted to stage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
New Corporations

The following new corporations,
organized under the laws of Maine,
have had their articles of incorpora-
ton approved by the office of the at
torney general:
Boston Outfit Store. organized
May at Portland. Capital stock,
$4,000: all common; paid in. $3.50;
par value, SO: shares subscribed, 81
President, Bernhard Schechner. Port
land; treasurer, Bernard Cohen.
Portland; clerk, Reuben Licker. Port
land: directors, Bernhard Schechner,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11

$4,000 additional refugees to arrive
soon and says that there are more
than $4,000 others trying to reach
Greece. The fund appropriated by
the Greek government to feed, cloth
and provide medical attention will be
exhausted within a MONTH, say the
relief agents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
State House Chat

Bangor News--Miss Florence NJ
Hale, state agent for rural educa-
ton, will address the mothers of
Bangor at their monthly meeting
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, in
the lecture room of the High school,
She has chosen for her theme,
"Whcn Home and School Unite"
Any one interested in the educational
growth of Bangor is invited to the
lecture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
Rheuma For Uric Acid

Rheuma. a physicians prescription
for rheumatism, acts on the kidneys
and helps force the uric acid from
swollen joints and other lodging
places. says Fletcher drug store "A
few days use will convince the most
Skeptical-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
THE u. S. ROYAL CORD

A famous tire-and a famous tread.
Acknowledged among motorists and
dealers alike as the worlds foremost
example Of Cord tire building. Al
ways delivering the same repeated
economy. tire after tire, and season
after season.
The stripe around the sidewall is
registered as trademark in the u. S.
Patent Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-11
TRYITFREE

Send me your name and I'D.
dress and uil send you free
trial bottle ofmy Syrup Pepsin.
Address me Dr.. w. B. Cald.
tVell, 5r3 Washington Street.
Monticello, Illinois. Every.
body now and then needs a
laxative, and it is .vell to kno,u
the best. Write me TODAY.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
ROYs LOOK UP TO JACK.

Before the Carpenter fight some
fools were saving it might be fixed, that
! would lay down for price. Look
here. do you suppose I'd lay down to
any man, now or any time. when there
ere about million or more kids in this
country looking up to me and writing
ne letters every day and just sort OF
depending on me? Anyone who thinks
/ would doesn't know Jack Dempsey
that's all.'-Jack Dempsey.
No doubt large number of boys IN
this country do look mp to Jack Demp-
sey as Il hero. as one worthy OF emula-
ton. There are some traits of Jacks
character that have merit. He takes
good care of his physical body. That
is well. He is good to his mother. That
is admirable. But when there was real
fighting to do of the kind that is very
dangerous there were about 5,OOO,OW
Young men in this country far ahead
OF the world champion pngilist. Later
on in life, very large majority OF the
bows who now adore Jacks pugiliStiC
prOweSS will take a different view.
Brute strength not properly directed is
a menace rather than benefit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12

William Fox. the New York film
n.agnate. was a poor man very short
time ago, being cloth SpOnger on the
east side of the city. He was without
influential friends and had little or no
educate But he became interested in
movie pictures early in the game and
became imh,letl with the idea that there
was a chance for him. He went to
work with vigor and il is said that he
used to stay up nearly all night work
ing. He was in love with his work
and won out. Now he is worth many
millions of dollars and has become IL
very intelligent and cultured man. He
applied himself faithfully and has his
reward. There are plenty of oppor-
tunities left for the young man who
has the. stuff in him to succeed. \ few
years hence the newspapers will he tell
ing of the remarkable financial success
Ct some young man who is now work
ing for a mere pittance in some obscure
place, and he will not win through ac'
cldcnt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
THAT CONFERENCES.

Clinton w. Gilbert, of the Des
Moines Register and Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger bureau. seems not to knew
the proper term by which the Wash
ingtOn conference of Nov. II, 1921, Il
designated. He recently said: 1.-The
whole course of the movement for dis
arn,a ment. or as it is now more cauti.
0usly called. limitation OF ornaments
indicates difficulties and lack of en-
thusiasm everywhere" As Il matter OF
fact it was never officially known as
the disarmament conference. Thai
term has been applied by such careless
writer's as Mr.. Gilbert. In the SAM
issue Of the Register containing thes:
quoted words from Mr.. Gilbert, is q
Washington dispatch as follows:
Secretary Hughes at his conference
with newspaper men today good ma.
turelly criticized the tendency Of many
newspapers and persons who ought tC
know better" for referring to the COM
ing conference as "the disarmament
conference Such a designation. nc
added. gave an erroneous idea OF the
real purpose of the meeting.
THE proper and official term he
said, ''is the conference for the limita-
ton of armament an entirely differ
ent and distinct subject
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12

The shipping board has been COM
PEELED to sell 205aDf its fleet of 2Sl
wooden ships at &, 100 each. OF course
the price is ridiculOusly low when COM
pared with the cost Of the boats to
the government. ranging as they did
from 100000 to $SO0OOO apiece. Had
Chairman Lasker been ut the head of
the shipping board year ago. it is
probable the wooden vessels would
have been disposed Of at many times
their present sale price. On several
occasions under the direction of the
old shipping board bids were asked and
received for the wooden ships. but
each time were rejected because they
were considered too low. Foreign inter
ests evinced desire to buy the boats
and doubtless a sale could have been
consummated if IA reasonable price had
been acceptable to the board. Button
steadily falling market for ocean tom
Hase' tHc oiu shipping uodiu WIN "
to hold out for prices that nobody
would pay until the entire wooden
fleet lost practically all value and was
a drug on the hands of the government.
Chairman Lasker has done the only
practicable thing he could do under
the circumstances-sell them for what
they would bring. The transaction
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12

vide it with appropriate equipment so
that patrons could rely upon its serv-
ice; that it was valuable to Detroit as
the only road coming in from the south
which did not operate through the fire.
quently congested Toledo terminals:
that was convinced it cOnld be con-
lverted into money maker even by
other hands, but that so far as the
F0rds were concerned, they ran no
risk at all since they already had traf
fic enough of their own to make the
road profitable.
1 'The Detroit, Toledo 4 Ironton was
weak and had never been treated fairly
by many of its connections in the mat
ter of equitable division Of through
rates. Ford says: Come across with
more favorable divisions or no Ford
traffic for YOU and he secures the IL
visions"
| In his discussion of the petition Of
Mr.. Ford to reduce rates Mr.. Gordon
asserted that Ford would gain many
4 millions more out of reduced rates
than out of any possible profit on the
Detroit, Toledo & 1ronton, hut added
chat it would be spectacle for the
gods, to see Ford struggling with the
Detroit. Toledo 4 Ironton. if he had
mo traffic of his own to route over it :"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
FOR BETTER RELATIONS.

Judge Alton Il. Parker, candidate
for president on the democratic ticket
In 1904, is of the opinion that Great
Britain and the United States ought
to maintain very close relations. In IL
recent address before the bar associa-
ton mt Ottawa, Canada, he urged the
bar association of Canada to again
take up with members of the American
lar the efforts looking to improved
relations between Great Britain and
the United States. \ dispatch from
Ottawa says
He recalled that just before the
world war Canadians and .\meri-
cans held meetings on Mackinaw island
to plan for the celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the Treaty OF
Client and the century of peace between
Great Britain and America which fol-
lowed.
This plan was abandoned because Of
the war. but circumstances since, lie
said. had demonstrated to men not
blinded by prejudice that it was then.
is now and ever will he wise for Great
Britain and the United States to stand
together for the peace of the world il
they can influence it and, if they cam
not. then for their joint protection.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12

The cost of living would not be so
high compared with what it was thir-
ty wears ago if the people lived now as
they did then. The things that used
to he Injuries are now essentials, ana
if is likely that the level of living
thirty wears hence will be far above
what it is today. 1t is probably >true,
as maintained by some economists.
that there is no such thing as over
production, What makes it appear that
too much is produced is lack OF con-
sumption of the things the people
would like to consume hut cannot be-
cause of their financial condition.
When times are flush as they were a
few years ago the people We're buying
heavily and were buying many things
they did not really need. However,
they wanted them and as they had the
money they bought them. The average
family can live on 500 per month if it
has to. but it will expend three or four
times that much if it can afford it.
IT is all right. too. to live well. but
unreasonable extravaganza should be
avoided in any event. 1t is injurious to
the individual and the nation as well.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
Forced unemployment is an evil that

Forced unemployment is an evil that
is hard to overcome. 1t takes bread
from the mouths Of innocence and lays
Heavy hardShipS uDOn the shoulders
of the bread winner In such times
III is the duty of all good citizens to 90
all they possibly can TO relieve the
situation. just now there are more
than 100000 men and women out OF
employment in the United States ana
tie big problem is how to give them
work. Were taxpayers not so heavily
hurdened employment could be supplied
[Cn public improvements. but the public
is wondering how it can, pay for such
improvements The average farmer
wonld like to see lots of road work
done, but when lie cOntemplates the
size of his tax and the difficulty in meet
| ing it with corn at 81 cents and oats al
| 20 If takes the enthusiasm out OF his
system. Everybody knows that the
r.oblem would he solved in large meas
ure if the price OF farm staples cohid
he put upon a fair compensatory basis
Everybody admits this. hut snobod!
seems to know how it can he accom-
plished Fine will work it all ont.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
QUICK ACTION.

Some people have wondered how ii
was possible for the American relief
administration to respond so quickly to
the appeals for help from Russia. 1t is
easily explained. The association was
Fat work in countries contiguous Ia
Russia and when negotiations with the
Russian government were along far
enough TO warrant the conclusion that
satisfactory arrangements were to he
made. no time was lost in getting ready
to go into that country with supplies.
Within month after the cablegram
was received from Maxim GOrky. ask
ing American relief. thousands of Rms
sian children were being fed. The Am
erican relief association is a real or
ganization and it does things that are
urgent with all possible dispatch. That
is the Hoover way.
When the allied representatives met
at Geneva to consider joint relief meas
ures. Mr.. Brown of the American as
ISOLATION, was the only one who had
the facts Of the situation and a COM
prehensive knowledge of what should
be done. He knew because Americans
were already on the ground and were
familiar with the situation. The fact
that America was there first only en-
vI,o s;yoc thu American way of doing
things.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
s..is:1ts -.
men gel1erally.

sil5+ = 49, Il
men generally.
"There is never very long period
in peace times when goods cannot
be sold by consistent, persistent. eff
fort-simply because the human ami
nal goes on consuming. He slows
up at times. but over a long term
both his production and consumption
is always increasing
We have had fourteen depressions
since the Civil War and fourteen
periods Of prosperity. each OF the
latter greater than 1.-THE one before
We have passed the valley in this
s.ump-the worst and most rapid we
have ever fallen .into-but we are
coming out of it steadily through the
intelligence and capacity OF our bust
ness men," -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
There is no question hut that presi

There is no question hut that presi-
dent Harding is trying his best to
reduce governmental expenses and in
.dications are that he will succeed. 1t
may be impossible to make reductions
Iof much consequence this year, owing
&C the serious condition of the govern
ments affairs. hut constant effort in
rhe direction of economy must bring
results. According to Il Washington dis
patch of recent date, imperative i'll
structiOns for economy in preparing the
naw government estimates for the next
fiscal years appropriations have been
given all department heads, Director
Dawes discussed the tentative budget
v it'll President Harding during the
Labor day trip on the M:lNtlower. and
the president was said to be much en-
|ceuraged over the outlook for reducing
government expenditures. Mr. Dawes
today resumed conferences with depart
ment officials That is certainly en-
couraging and indicates that relief is III
sight.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
GOOD TINE TO SELL.

That Herbert Hoover is one Of the
Zig men Of the country cannot for a
moment he questioned. Along about
two years ago the New York World.
the leading democratic paper of the
country" brought out Mr.. Hoover as
Il candidate for the presidency on the
democratic ticket. declaring that re-
CARELESS of politics it would support
Mr. Hoover for the Office on any ticket.
The World was not alone in this atti-
tude. Many of the leading democratic
journals of the country promptly came
to the standard of Mr.. Hoover and
il appeared quite evident that he would
have Il large following for the nomi-
rntion. But later on Mr.. Hoover an
bounced that he was republican, and
the situation. However. it was demon
Strated that Mr.. Hoover had a strong
hold upon the rank and file of the peO-
pie. regardless of politics. and it may
he believed that what he says now will
have great influence among thinking
people everywhere.
Mr.. Hoover believes that goods can
lie sold right now by consistent, per-
sistcnt effort. He also believes that
business is recovering from the slump.
The Sell Now League. which was
started as the result of a Cosmopolitan
editorial. has been carrying on cam
laign to encourage statesmen, merchants
and manufacturers to sell their prod
u,ts more intensively to that part OF
the consuming public which is in "a posi-
ton to buy them.
Mr. Hoover, who has been interested
in the progress of this movement, rec
city sent the following letter to J.
Mitchell Thorsen. Chairman of the Sell
Now League. He is optimistic and his
remarks will he inspiring to business
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
HOW HE DOES IT.

The Freeman-JOurnal does not for n
moment belittle the business capacity
of Henry Ford He bOres with I. big
augur and as long as he confines his
prospecting operations within the
realm with which he III familiar he us
usually strikes oil. But the fact that
he is making such wonderful success
in the management of the railroad
property he recently acquired Is no
reason to believe that lie could do like
wise with the aver. ge railway. There
are several very important conditions
that enable him to succeed which
would not contribute to his success in
the operation Of the average railroad.
In the first place he purchased the
road for one-tllird of its cost-$17 900
per mile-while it. cost its late owners
something like $5O,OOO. There is n
saving Of One-third in Interest charges
alone, very important item.
Light upon Mr.. Forts railroad en-
perience was given in a letter written
to Dow. Jones Co.. by ]. A. Gordon.
former president of the Detroit, TOl-
edo and lrOntOn, (now' the property of
Mr.. Ford, and its general manager
under government control. charging
that the public discussion of Mr.. Ford S
railroading thus far has wrought seri-
ous injustice to the executives Of other
carriers and that the public has been
mislead, Mr.. Gordon says on the big
thing" namely, that Ford has made a
financial success of the road:
His formula is not secret one: it
has been known to all railroad men for
ages. 1t represents n volume of traffic
up to a roads carrying capacity. espe-
cially high-class carload traffic. Ford
has that traffic OH route to and from
his own plants: he doesn't have to So
licit it. While negotiations for the road
were still in progress was asked by a
Ford representative what thought
could be done with ~ My reply was
that much money would have to be
spent to improve it physically and pro-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12

ut is fortunate, it seems to me-.
observed citizen to the Freeman
Journal the other day. that Webster
City's main street is not obstructed
by any street railway or fnternrban
tracks, although, believe we did
grant the right-Of-way Oh Second
street to an interurban company some
years ago. If we had a railway track
down the center of the street. as many
towns have. there would have to he
an ordinance prohibiting the parking
of automobiles along the curb. That
would Inconvenience many people. cs-
pecially those from the country who
come to town now and park their cars
where they can he used as places of
rest and protection from rain. by the
entire family. Moreover, ii makes tie
city take on very busy aspect TO have
large numbers of cars parked along the
streets. 1t is to he hoped that the ag-
itation for an ordinance to prohibit the
parking of cars on the main streets of
the town will not result in the adop-
ton of such an ordinance. Strangers
coming to the city, especially on Sat
urday nights, have remarked OF the
metropolitan appearance OF the hnsl-
ness section, The Freeman-Jonrnal
quite agrees with this gentleman 1t IS
lucky that we have no street car me
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12

Samuel GOmpers will not get much
sympathy in his denunciation OF PreSi-
dent Harding for the way he handled
the troubles in West Virginia. The
president was very forebearing and re-
fused to act until the governor of the
state had asked it, Everybody in this
country ought to understand that the
president of the United States is bound
to maintain order after the state has
exhausted its resources. No matter
who the Observation-Disclosures. wealth or
criminal-peace must he preserved
Cleveland. Wilson and all the rest of
them. when the test came. did just as
Harding did and every president in
the future. unless he he recreant to
his trust. will pursue the same policy
if circumstances warrant.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-12
Had that big lirigible that exploded

Had that big rdirigihIe that exploded
in England the other day been MADE III
this country, as If should have been,
as it was made for MS. the 1rlshl1ui
accident that snuffed ont nearly nifty
valuable lives would not have nap
pened. 1t has never been explained
why the United States government mao
the big gas bag made across the water
We can certainly make better one
than England can. What's the explain
alton, anyhow? Did those letting the
contract believe in the principle OF 1ree
trade and that they should send money
across the water for something that
could be produced by American labol
and capital?