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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
Pneumonia Serum
Discovered by a
Former Maine Man

Wilton, Me. Oct IAN interest
ing case Of pneumonia being cured
through the use of serum. has come
to attention in Wilton. in that of Mrs.
w. S. Bass, who continues to improve
from her recent attack. Her rapid re-
covery seems to be largely due to the
use of the serum prepared by Dr..
Preston kyes of the. University Ct
Chicago. The serum was admins
tered on the fifth day of illness. Her
temperature fell approximately two
degrees during the next two hours. \
second dose was administered about
FIVE hours after the first. In less than
Il hours from the first treatment her
temperature became normal and re-
manned so. Since the treatment her
condition has steadily improved.
DR.. Kyes has devoted a large por-
years to a study Of immunity particu.
larly with relation to pneumonia, and
has developed serum for the treat
ment Of pneumonia. He regards the
work as still in the experimental
stage, but many people who have ben
Gifted by the use of the serum hope
that 1t may soon be made available for
wider distribution.
DR.. kyes is weil-known throughout
South Franklin having been born in
North Jay and graduated at Wilton
Academy. His work is regarded Of
such scientific value that the degree Of
Doctor OF Science was conferred on
him last June by Eowdoin College.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
THE NAVAL RESERVE

Cutting the garment according to
the cloth has caused some disap-
pointment IN the Naval Reserve. The
President urges officers and men to
apply for membership in the volun-
teer Reserve. Lack of funds under
the appropriation required the dras-
tic reduction of the Naval Reserve
and the disenrollnent of 225,ooo off,
GERS and men, all of whom, however.
were given the right to transfer to
the volunteer reserve where they will
draw no pay
The President we'll says:
''Its members can in no better
manner shown their patriotism, and
loyalty as well az the true navy spirit
than by retaining their membership
pending further developments.
The necessity for a reorganization
of the Naval Reserve was recognized
at an early date in this Adn7inistra-
ton and steps were taken 70 for,r1u-
late a well-considered policy for the
future, based upon experience gained
in the World War. Such policy, il
adopted, must provide for supplying
trained, or partially trained, men to
NIL the compliments of auxiliary
ships in time for national en1ergen-
cy, thus obviating the necessity for
withdrawing men from the battle
fleet"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
No More Muddy
Water for Dexter
Households

Dexter, Me, Oct 12-Users OF wa
ter from the local water system will
be glad to know that the trouble at
the intake pipe which is located in
the upper pond about 80 feet above
the bridge has been remedied and
that houselleepers will be relieved of
the annoyance of having only muddy
water to use as has been the case
at times for the past few months.
The last length of pipe had been laid
upon a support to keep it out OF. the
mud and this had settled into the
mud so as to allow the struiner
which covered the end of the pipe to
become clogge1 with mud, and it had
become necessary to remove the
strainer in order to pump enough
water through the pipe to fill the
reservoir. To ascertain the exact
condition Of the pipe and surround
ings superintendent w. z. Hill Sc
cured the services OF a professional
diver. Matt r. Gordon of Portland.
who on Sunday with his air pump on
shore, walked out the 80 feet or SO
on the lake bottom cleared away the
mud and rerla the strainer which
had been damaged and no further
trouble from this source is anticipat-
cd. This being the r1rst trouble of
the sort for the past IS years.
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WEEKS MILLS

Ivory MARI Of Providence. r. l.. has
been visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mari. for a week. returning
home Friday.
Erwin Doe Of Lynn. Mass. Is pass
ing his vacation with his sister and
husband. Mr. ard Mrs. Clyde Ham
mond
Mrs. Sarah Robinson Of the Hanson
road passed the weekend as the guest
of Mrs. Augustus Mosher.
Miss Ruby Shuman, who is teach
ing in Unity, passed the weekend az
home.
Mrs. Raymond Dove and littls
daughter of Branch Mills visited Mrs.
F. a. Doe Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Maiden.
Mass. have moved onto the Jam IS
'MacLaughlin place which they re-
Gently purchased.
Mrs. Alva Mosher passed a week re.
Gently in Augusta as the guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Rose.
B. D. Brown OF Palermo recently
served on the grand jury at Belfast.
Mrs. Brown accompanied him and Wis
tied at the home of her uncle. r. 4.
Packard in Northport.
Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Grady of Paler-
mo called on their sister, Mrs p. G.
Brown Tuesday
Herbert Mosher has purchased the
Fred Malcolm place and will occupy
It for a home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
CHINA

SOUTH--A grand good time is re-
ported from the dance held Thursday
evening at G. A R. hall Another
will be given Oct. 20 under the same
management and same music.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Hallovell,
who are on an auto trip through New
Hampshire, are expected nome We'd
resday.
A general spirit Of clean up, paint
up. seems to have struck South China
Several sets of buildings are resplen-
dent in new coats OF paint
Among those who have recently
had their buildings painted is Arthur
Hallowell Mr.. Hallcwell has also
recently had his cellar cemented and
is to install furnace in the near
future. He has had several irnprove~
.ments in and about his barn.
Charles P. Laird of Winthrop Wis
tied his daughter, Florence, over
Sunday.
An old fashioned corn husking was
held at the home of Arthur Earring
ton Friday night This was the first
real old ''huskin" in this vicinity for
a long time. We understand Mr.
harrington has recently. taken unto
himself wife and all extend their
congratulations and best wishes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
THAT CENTRAL AMERICAN RE.
PUBLIC

Salvador Honduras and Guatemala
on Monday began to function as a
federated republic. The compact
was signed last January Another
country signing the compact was
Costa Rica but her legislature re-
fused to ratify, and Nicaragua, that
was to come into the union, did not
because Of inability to adjust her re-
lations respecting a treaty with our
country over proposed interoeeanic
canal through her territory.
Notwithstanding these OBJECTIONS
from the original plan the new re-
public has government over four mill
lion people and territory of around
hundred thousand square miles, not
an insignificant neighbor, and one
with a government patterned after
ours, but in place of a president has
an executive countil TO be chosen by
popular vote. That election is to be
held next Saturday
/ Such a union as this is not nov
city in that part of the world. 1t
was tried in 1928 but Guatemala
withdrew in 1899 Fifty-three years
later there was a federated republic
comprising Salvador, Nicaragua and
Honduras, though it was of brief ex-
istence. 1t is to be hoped that this
attempt may prove lasting for it
ought to improve relations and make
for stability.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
PUBLICITY AT TIE CONFER
ENCE

While the measure of publicity
which is to be allowed in the arms
parley is a matter to be determined
by the conference itself, nevertheless
public sentiment will exert some in
fiuence. There are those, it appears,
whose desire for a success of the
conference may be questioned, who
are raising clan1or for conference
open at all times to the public No
one has yet devised, nor is. it posi-
bic to conceive Of any arrangement
that would prevent the delegates
from meeting in groups and talking
over matters at issue, Or from ne
gotiating among themselves. No one
acquainted with conferences will ex-
pect anything else.
Just how far publicity should go is
debatable. Public sentiment in some
OF the countries that will be repre-
scented is not SO accustomed to pub
licity in such affairs as is this coun-
try Their delegates will naturally
feel more constrained because of the
traditions of European diplomacy of
which the American people are prop
erly distrustful. Yet evidence is not
lacking, it is said that from one for
eign country at least there will come
a desire for publicity greater than
has appeared among our own off,
Gals.
No world question. other than that
involved in the war itself has so alb
sorbed the interest of all classes
among all people as this which is to
be uppermost at the approaching
conference: What shall we do to be
saved from ourselves? A conference
sitting behind closed doors and Civ
ing out nothing would be irtolerable
Nor is It plain how publicity of any
real vaiue may he given out unless
/. the regular meetings of the confer
ence shall be opened to the press.
1t may not be expected that through
the medium Of such meetings alone
it would be possible for the delegates
to arrive at as intimate understand
ing as would be possible or desirable,
where that might be said in conf
dence which if given to the press
could be made very n,ischievous and
defeat the ends Of equity. Yet such
open meetings would nowlse prevent
informal meetings or executive" sea-
sions which would seem to satisfy
the requirements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
JAPAN READY TO DECKER

When the japanese delegates ar
rive at the conference it is probable
she will then have over seventy-five
thousand troops in Siberia and will
control the entire Pacific coast of
that country. Today the Japanese
have the railways. telegraph and tel
their management. the white popu-
latton disarmed and hold possession
Of vast amounts of property which
they have sequestered during the war
and since on the pretext that they
are protecting themselves from the
Bolsheviki
Japan has promised to do her best
to settle difficulties with China and
with Siberia but up to date has ac-
conaplished nothing definite. The
parleys which she has been holding
with the Chita government of eastern
Siberia has now been broken off while
adjustment Of the shantung affair
and the tventy-one demands is not
progressing with China. Japan is
not to be supposed wholly at fault
in this. in view of the disorganized
condition Of China and the conapli-
Gated situation in sihera. neverthe-
less there lisa much to encourage the
opinion that she regards the ap-
preaching arms parley at Washing
ton a place for dickering. Evidently,
too, she is not alone in that opinion.
The ns.llienium is not yet here and
governments yet believe that in order
to be sustained b. the people they
must bring hone the requisite "ba
CON" Nor may they find much in
our attitude to disabuse their minds
Of that belief; we are net electing
our officials and thea presenting
them with resolutions to the effect
that we will refuse now post office
building, or improvements in port ia
cilities. for instance. if it shall ap-
pear that these were obtained by any
sort of log-rolling. which is but an
other phase of dickering. But how
ever deficient We may be as an sx-
emplar we are under obligation to the
Russian people, having no way to
afford them an opportunity to take
part in the conference. to protect
their interests. This must not be
forgotten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
MERCER

Mrs. Fred Hatch and two children
went Monday to Oak Grove, where
they will pass the winter. Mr..
Hatch will join them later.
Mrs. Lila Buckier who has been
the guest of. Mrs. Mary Young the
past few weeks has returned to her
home in Falamagouche, N. S.
Mrs. Gladys Johnson and little son
are visiting for a short time with
her aunt, S. W. Greenlief
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
STRAIGHT TIP
FROM HOTEL CLERK
Here's Something Good and Don't
Miss II, He Tells the World

8. r. Seeley, clerk at the Windsor
Hotel. Bangor Ne. writes the Priest
Drug Co., Bangor. Me-:
I was suffering from a very bad
case Of indigestion when Vim. 2.
Bailey of the L. S. recruiting service
advised me to try Priests Indigestion
Powder It did ME a world Of good
st once giving me complete relief. 7
recommend it to people every day
and they al! thank me afterwards. It
sure is wonderful remedy.
For sale by all druggists. If your
dealer does not carry Priests Indi-
gestion Powder, insist on him order
ing it from the wholesaler or Priest
Drug Co, Bangor, Me. Samples sent
free. Mention paper in which you
read this advertisement-~A
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13

Investigation made in the state Of
Maryland shows that the safer the
roads are made the unsafer they be-
come because of misuse. In other
words narrow, rough road necessi-
tates careful motoring whereas a
wide macadam road invites--and
gets-speeding with the consequent
accidents. VIII it become necessary
! to make the construction of vehicles
incapable Of speed exceeding twenty
five miles an hour?~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
A Home Treatment
for Asthma
Makes Breathing Easy

A Worcester, Mass, doctor has sug-
gested the following simple harm
less and inexpensive home treatment
for bronchial asthma, chronic bron-
chitis and coughs and colds which
threaten to affect the lungs
AT any reliable druggists get a
bottle OF Oxiaaze essential oiiJ tab
lets and slowlv dissolve one tablet in
mouth at regular intervals. Though
harmless and pleasant they are 81
powerful in their action that even in
stubborn cases relief often comes in
just a few Tysslutes
Many uSers WHO for years have
been obliged tc sit up in bed easpin 2
for breath and unable to sleep repor.s
that they now take an Oxidaze tablet
WREN going to bed and can then lie
down and breathe easily and naturally
and get good nights restful sleep.
Druggists everywhere are selling
Oxidaze tablets on a positive guaran-
tee to refund the full purchase price CT
the first package IL II fails to give
prompt relief in any case Of Bron-
chia1 Coughs or Asthma.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
Piles
CANT Be Cured from, the Outside

CAN'T Be Cured from the Outside
( External treatments seldom cure
Piles.
Nor do surgical operations.
The cause is inside--bad circulation.
The blood is stagnant, the veins
fabby.
The bowel walls are weak. the parts
almost dead
To quickly and safely rid yourself
of piles YOU must free the circulation
send a fresh current through the
sta gnant pools. Internal treatment
is the one safe method
]. S. Leonhardt. NJ. D., set at work
some years ago to find a real internal
Pile remedy. He succeeded. He
named his prescription HEM-ROID
and tried it in 1000 cases before he
was satisfied. Now HEM-ROID Is
sold by druggists everywhere under
guarantee. It's easy to take, and can
always be found at Fletcher's drug
store, who will gladly refund the
purchase price to. any dissatisfied
customer-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
Monmouth Woman
An Artist. at 25

Monmouth, Me, Oct 12-Mrs.
Sarah Caswell. now So years of age,
who lives with heS husband on a
farm here, is a citizen that the town
feels proud of. She carries on her
own work, enjoyes telephone socials
with nelghbors and friends, goes to
oranges. on occasion, and when she
has no pressing work to do, sits down
to her easel and paints pictures.
This artist at S. years never
thought Of such amusement until
she was 10 years old Then it so
happened that she felt like trying to
paint, after watching her daughter
in law doing this work while at her
home. The older woman asked the
younger, as the latter went out of the
house on an errand, il she could try
using the brush for half an hour.
The younger assented And when
the latter returned Mrs Caswen had
painted thistle on a piece of black
SILK which was exactly like the
working on a. tidy in tho room.
The result was encouraging enough
so that she persisted in her attempts
to paint
Although Mrs. Caswell has never
taken a lesson in painting, she has
done some creditable work. More
over she is not content with copying.
she likes to go out and paint scenes
as she-sees them, or take some study
in the house and work directly from
the subject.
I suppose always had some tall
ent along this line" she admitted to
a visitor. For when I was a pupil
in school-and that was some wears
ago-I was always drawing things
on my slate. But I never expected
to paint until I took it up when
over ~ years old. I surprised my
sell, but | have enjoyed it greatly.
Asked what was her best piece of
work, she replied that she thought
1t was a canvas Of water lilies. done
from nature. Many relatives and
friends have samples OF her paint
ing and treasure them. These are
scattered all through Monmouth,
Greene and neighboring towns.
Mrs Caswell was born in Son1er-
set county. She lived for a time
after her first nasiaee to George
Perkins on Perkins Ridge in Auburn.
Then she lived in Turner for mum
Der of years, making many friends
IN both these Androscoggin Ssounty
towns. Her present husband is
Frank Casyel whose home is in
Monmouth Center. She belongs TO
Wales Grange. often attends its ses-
sions and likes nothing better than
an automobile spin with friends or
relatives.
She has three daughters. Mrs.
Beile Keats Of Winthrop, Mrs. Kate
Sweeney Of Sabbatus and Mrs. Allie
Chase Of Monmouth; also one son.
Bert Perkins of Winthrop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
SHOOTS PLEA FOR SALES TAX

If Senator Snoot isn't better in
formed respecting the sales tax which
he advocates than he was about the
income tax returns he made, his
opinion may hardly be accepted as
conclusive. Nevertheless t.is 10000
word address before the Senate in
advocacy Of the sales tax caused the
members to sit up and listen"
Snoot is practical naa and prob
ably better acquainted with his sdb-
Ject than any other member Of that
body. The fact that his income tax
return, approved by a treasury ex-
pert was later found to be incorrect,
serves better to illustrate the uncer-
tainty. complications and inequities
of the present laws than the sera-
ors lacl: of information. As he de-
clared in his speech, there is need of
''the substitution of simplicity for
conplexity." There is need of a tax
which does not require an army and
a war expenditure to collect He
evidently believes the sales tax meets
those requirements and he gave evil
dence OF the faith which he has.
He contended that there is no more
reason to suppose it cannot be sue
cessfully administered than there
was to suppose the sales tax Of 1917
and 1918 could not be. He urged that
it is a pay as you go proposition and
business would know just what to
expect; that every tax is in effect a
tax on consumption, but that this is
unlike the present system which ap-
plies to "the individuals who are
actively engaged in business employ
ing their time and money in produc-
tive enterprises" and on the other
hand, forces out of taxation the in
dividuals having great wealth either
into tax-exempt securities or to a
division of property among their
heirs"
The immediate prospect of the
adoption Of the Smoot plan is not
really encouraging. But day by day
partisan Vrangling and manipulation
is sinking Congress deeper in the
naire and eventually it may look to
the sales tax as the plank on. which
to regain solid ground. Certainly
Smoot ably answered the objections
to the tax and these words carry con-
viction to quite a degree:
1.-THE fact of the matter is that
there is no real, fundamental objec-
ton to sales tax. 1t is bound to
come. Under the present law we
have raised during the fiscal year
Just passed close to one billion dol
lars through various forms of sales
taxes and special taxes which have
been passed on to the consumer, Of
which about s2o000o,00o has been
upon sales by manufacturers In
other words. we have collected dur
ing the fiscal year under a manufac-
turers sale tax an amount of money
greater than was obtained IN the year
1916 through the income tax on cor
porations. So when the objection is
raised that proposed amendment is
lmpracticahle and cannot be admin
istered. it would hardly seem neces-
,sary to do more than to point to the
experience under the existing laws"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
Two Cut

Two Gut
The baseball fan takes his small fan
to see her first (and lasD game:
See that plate in the centreo That's
called the diamond"
That beautiful lawn is the out
field"
Why can't we sit down there on
those other seats9"
That man in the blue suit is the
umpire"
Daddy, want an almond bar"
That bell means that the game is
going TO start?"
What has the man in the white
coat and hat got in his basket"
Watch that man with the bat; he's
trying to hit the bail"
What does it say on those flags
over there?'
Where tse man stands is called
the home plate"
Daddy, that fat man bought SOM
popcorn: Why don't YOU buy SOM.
Daddy
Watch the ball; see it go?" -
Daddy, why don't you buy some
popcorn"
l"see that man catch the ball? That's
one OUT
It says Peanuts on that mans hat,
daddy
Let's go"
Two out.--Brooklyn Eagle.
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Editors Table

1.-The Raid of the Ottawa, by D.
LANCE. Illustrated by John D.
Whiting. Picture Jacket in colors.
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.. Boston.
The high-class Indian Stories of
Mr. LANCE are as cordially approved
by parents and educators for the val
liable knowledge of true American
history, as we'll as of natural history,
to be gained from them, as they are
we'll liked by the boys themselves for
their exciting situations and
their alluring accounts of wild life.
This story, the scene of which IS.
laid in Western Pennsylvania and
near the Great Lakes in the time of
the French and Indian War, tells
how two American boys followed the
trail of an Ottawa who had stolen
their younger brother, and how they
themselves We're captured and be-
came, for a time, the adopted sons
of a really noble Indian, who at last
helped them find their brother. No
one of Mr.. Lange's books gives a
better idea of Indian life and char
acteristics, which few other living
"IltSIS are quite 81 well Huatf4CN "
present For boys from twelve to
any age.
Dorothy Dainty's Red Letter
Days, Nae new Dorothy Dainty
book, by Amy Brooks Illustrated
by the author and picture Jacket in
colors by the author. Lothrop, Lee
& Shepard Co, Boston. In the lat
est volume Of the country's leading
series for little girls, Dorothy learns
how the term red letter day" orig
mated. and at once starts book Of
days to be marked in that way.
Fall and winter pass with many live
ly times in which many boys and
girls take part in happenings that
are often very funny, and when
spring comes Dorothy shows her
friend Nancy the days she has
marked. Nancy at -once sees that
each of these is one Of good fortune
for some one else, rather than for
Dorothy herself. Dorothy shows
why she is such favorite when she
explains that her book would not
hold ell the days that were lovely for
her. and the days marked are those
when she had been so glad for some
one else that she could not help
mark them. For girls from eight to
twelve
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IT'S a Grand old Remedy

You can't keep strong and well
without. sleep Whether your rest is
broken by painful hacking cough or
Just an annoying tickling ~i the
throat, the system becomes weakened
ana run down. Mrs. x D. Drake.
Childs.. Nd, writes: After an at
tack OF the fu' / was left with a se-
we're cough. Nothing relieved me till
used Feley's Honey and Tar, which
can highly recommend" 1t covers
frrttated membranes with a healing
and soothing coating. loosens phlegm
and clears air, passages. Sold every
whcre.-Adv.