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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
American Studies
French Mines and
Steel Plant Work

London. Oct. 14-(By MaiD-Whit-
| ing Williams, formerly vice president
Of the Hydraulic Steel Company Of
Cleveland, o., who had spent several
years studying the labor problem by
| working as a laborer in England and
America, worked all last summer as a
student in the mines and steel plants
| Of France and the Sarre.
While on a visit to London he has
just given some interesting Informal
ton about the German miners who
are working for French owners and
officials in that territory now under
French control as result of the war.
Mr.. Williams stated he expected to
find considerable unwillingness to
produce coal for the benefit of the
French but he found no such thing
The German miners, he said, are
receiving in France the equivalent of
more than twice the number of marks
received by German miners in the
Ruhr district. They are earning i'm
mensely more than the iron and steel
workers in German companies.
"The German miner is the cock of
the whole Industrial walk in the
Sarre," said Mr.. Williams.
"a number Of German workers con-
f1ded in me as a mining student work.
ing along with them that they were
better paid and better treated than
when the mines were operated by
Prussian state officials.
%
that the plebiscite to be taken by the
Sarre population about 10 years
hence. will make the Sarre either
French or neutral, like Luxembourg"
Mr. Williams reports that unem-
ployment seems considerably less in
France than in Great Britain or
America. He attributes this ia-part
to the fact that 100000 French work.
ers are still under arms.
In Germany. he said, the wages
have hardly kept up with the 1000
percent increase in the cost Of living.
Peoples such as teachers, small prop
erty holders, federal employees and
those in the railway and post office
service have been tremendously hard
hit" because their wages have hardly
Increased more than 500 percent.
TT appears to me all wrong to say
that Germany has got back to normal
and is busy and prosperous" said Mr..
Williams. ''The real fact is that Ger
man mines and mills are running
simply because Germany has not vet
started to get back to normal. Her
goods are sold abroad simply by rea-
son OF the advantage arising from a
currency which is constantly de-
preciating. Some day or other Ger
many must begin setting her financial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
REGRETS AND CONGRATULA-
TONS

sRegrets mingle with congratula-
tons on the retirement of Judge
Clarence Hale from the United States
Federal District Court, as this means
that Maine will lose the services of
the dean of her congressional dele
CATION when John A. Peters is chosen
to fill the vacancy on the bench.
Release from the eXacting duties
will be appreciated by Judge Hale
because health, and interest in affairs
outside the routine of his profession
are his to enjoy in the leisure thus
afforded. Rarely if ever have men at
tanned distinction on the bench and
the affection and respect of. their fell
low men in greater degree than has
tudge Hale.
Mr.. Peters will come to the posi-
ton eminently qualified to meet it's
responsibilities. Trained in the law.
the change will undoubtedly appeal
to his personal desire and the service
which he will be enabled to give will
be enriched by his experience in ma
tional affairs. His record as mem
Der of the state and national legis-
latures has been distinguished and
very useful, worthy of the traditions
of the old Third District. Yet those
most intimately acquainted with his
attachments believe his service on
the bench will be even more brilliant.
His appointment will be regarded a
most admirable one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
CORNVILLE

Wesserunsett Grange held its most
recent meeting with a fine attend
ance. The first and second degrees
were worked. An old fashioned pro-
gram was given consisting of songs
of earlier days, given by the chair,
Miss Winnefred Gardner, pianist, IT,
Ralph French, Wallace Hofey and
Carrie French, violins; short read
ings by members: more songs; sto-
ries and quotations; song, Dear Lit
tie Mother Of Nine" Mildred Smith;
impersonation, "Juthan and Me,
Carrie French; music and songs
The young ladies to furnish the next
program and the young gentlemen
the second. The first and second de-
grees will be again worked.
A Halloween social will be given
Monday evening, Oct. 81, by the
grange.
Ina Kelley who is at Kennebec VAL
ley hospital, is gaining very slowly.
Mrs. Kent, who has been keeping
house for Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Cronk-
hite, is on a vacation.
The apple crop is nearly harvest.
ed and is in an unusually fine con-
dition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

One of those concerns which ac-
cumulate money by selling every
thing from a college education to a
paper Of pins is now furnishing ma
terial for the construction of homes,
the owner TO invest thirty-five per
cent and the company the balance
secured by mortgage. Possibly the
skin flint landlord, the crooked con-
tractor or The Hold-Up Sons of Rest
aren't the only ones shrewd enough
to make "a dollar out of the housing
situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
More John Ruskin Letters
Soon Ready for Publication

Bloomington, Ind, Oct. 25-A series
of more than two hundred and fifty
unpublished letters of John Ruslsin is
being edited by Professor A. M,
Brooks, head of the Fine Arts De-
partment Of Indiana University, and
will be published soon by a publish
ing house Of Boston.
The letters present an epitome of
PRuskin's life. They were written by
Ruskin during a period of twenty
five years to his friend, William Ward
Of Richmond, Surrey, England.
Ruskin and Ward were intimate
friends and their views were similar
on most subjects. The letters touch
on all ltopics in which Ruskin was
interested. including art, economies.
literature and music.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
RAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA FoN

Bangor. tl.24 a. m. sl.40 a. m. 2.33 a m:
$500 a M. 1888 a. m. IS p. m. -. p IT,.
TAO p. m.
B. & A. Pts. II .24a m. II. 80 am. t933a- m.
Bar Harbor Asl .40a M. TO- 3 am. 1888 am.
Bath t6,l 5a m. 70. 3Sa. m. 59a. m. pm:
1925 q m. +lO.4 p. m
Belfast B5OO a. m. 1888 a. M. t25sp M
Boston 3 II a m. t6. Is M. 70. 3Sa. m, 1850
a m. to. sc p m 81. "a p. IN. *l04Sp.m.
Calais II ,33 a. M. 1888 a. N.
Dover Foxcroft. B500 a. m. t2.5S p. m.
Gardiner. F3 IL a. m. tells a. m. 1888 a m;
$3.50 a. m, u. 80 p M. 1894 p. M. 1918 p m.
II 25 D. m. %104S p. m.
Hallowel. to- Is a. m. TO. 3S a. m, 81. SO a. m.
1880 p m. 1884 p. m. t5.l5 p. m. t7.25 p m.
Harmony, B5Oo a. m, t25sp m.
Lewiston. t6 Is a. m, t93S a. m. 1859 a. m;
70 30 p. m. $40. AS p. IN.
New York. 1880 p. m. 1884 p. m.
Portland 10 IL m. t6 15a. m. 10 .3S a. M $3.50
am Is 30 m. 1884 p. m. Il 25 {. m. 40 AS IN.
Rockland. to / ) a. M. 1888 a. m.
Skowhegan B5 90 a. m. 933 In, t25S .. m.
So. Gardiner. 6l5a m. 4. IS a. m. 81. 80 am.
1880 p. m. 1894 p. m. To- is p. n. t725 p. M.
*10.4S p m.
St John. f124am m.
Waterville. II "a a. m. 81 40 g. m. Y. 80 am:
$500 a. m, 1888 a. m. II IS p. m. 3D. p. m.
f7.40p D. IN. SDaily except Monday
*Daily tDaily. except Sunday. sSunday only.
A Discontinued after October 23rd.
B Except Sunday and Monday.
DC. DOUGLASS, NJ. l.. HARRIS,
9-25-21 V.P. g. Genl Mgr. Genl Passenger Ast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

An effort is being made to revive
interest in the Kennebecs Historical
Society This should succeed. There
is need of just such an endeavor.
Never has there been greater demand
for historical information than at
present. Historical data concerning
this part of the State should not be
neglected and it is a public spirited
service to assist in preserving it.
Success to the kennebec Historical
Society,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
Safety First

A tall, thin man in hurry strobe
into the village grocers and demand
ed: Sell me all your stale eggs"
II don't generally sell stale eggs"
said the grocer cautiously but I
could let you have some if"
"Oh. that's all right" said the
stranger quickly. Let me have all
you've got"
The grocer smiled knowingly, "Ah,"
he suggested, Il suppose you're going
to see Hamlet at the village hall this
evening""
SSH" whispered the stranger. glanc-
ing round furtively. I'm Hamlet!"-
Houston Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

Amid what pomp the year awaits his
In regal state, majestic and serene,
Barring his breast to winters poniard
His scepter grasping till his latest
breath.
He has put on bright robes Of festival.
Scarlet and purple and respondent
gold,
Wrapping him close against the mount
ing cold,
Now in full court the festal board is
Piled with the spoil Of orchard. field
and vine.
With steady hand he drains Of ruddy
One trimming beaker-and the King
is dead.
A robin from the naples topmost
spray,
Belated minstrel, trills his roundelay.
Blanche Mary Kelly in America.
Carl A. Englund is out for a new
kind of record in the potato industry,
reports the Aroostook Republican,
Caribou. On one acre Of land, out of
field of potatoes planted to Green
Mountains, he dug 100 bushels.
Feeling confident all the tubers had
not been unearthed, he went over the
piece again with hand hoe. securing
an additional So barrels. Another
hand digging operation was per-
formed and five more barrels of
good, merchantable stock was dis
covered. Mr.. Englund is not quite
certain in his own mind whether or
not the second and third lots grew
after the digger went through the
field, or whether they were over
looked. Not being satisfied with
three in one year crops from one
field, he diversified his digging oper-
ations, and proceeded to pick a
couple of quarts of ripe red rnspber-
ries-not from the Lotato vines, but
from berry bushes growing near the
fence, and this on October IS.
Captain A. E. Archibald, who died
very suddenly Monday as he was
docking his steamer Huron at New
York, was native of PASSPORT, Me,
and had been for 80 years with the
Clyde Line, running to the West In
dies. His age was 81 years. Mrs
Archibald died several months ago
and he had since been much de-
pressed, worrying greatly over trivial
mishaps during the voyage just fin
ished. He remarked, but a moment
before he died: II guess am getting
pretty poor" ard as the steamer
bumped the wharf, reached for the
signal cord to run out the gang
planks and dropped dead from heart
diseasA
The Oxford Democrat Of South
Paris where Associate Justice
Charles ]. Dunn is holding court, has
the following stories of the judge:
Judge Dunn is very democratic in
ibis manners and while he preserves
THE proper dignity of the court. he
realizes what is simply form and per-
haps would dispense with it as far as
he could. A little incident illustrates
this. On his first charge to traverse
jury for the term. he began his ad-
dress something like this: Civiliza-
ton rests on law. therefore we are
the servants Of law. We are law
abiding men whether We know the
reason for it or not. Some one. not
myself, has made the rule that jury
men should stand when the presiding
magistrate addresses them. OF
course the Jurors obeyed this hint
and arose THANK you, gentlemen"
said the Judge. "Since you have in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

We don't know what the fellow
who owned the calf would say to all
this, but tanner might be able to
quiet him, though encountering some
difficulty in the process. OF course a
great demand for five dollar shoes is
going to be met somehow, even
though the purchaser will have to
wear the shoes out before he can be
certain that the five dollar variety 10
the one he is looking for.
The Evening News of Salem saws
the North Shore manufacturers find
1t very difficult to make shoes that
can be retailed at IS a pair, because
costs Of production continue at the
war time levels, even the bonus of 20
per cent on wages being in force.
Also overhead charges are as high
as ever" The News adds:
Country towns, like Maine and
New Hampshire shoe centres and
Western shoe cities, are making
shoes that are retailed at IS a pair
and they are gettinE a considerable
volume of business that usually
comes to North Shore factories"
Meanwhile the fellow who hasn't
any shoes and but four dollars in his
pocket isn't particularly interested in
the controversy over the five dollar
lind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
Mother is Wondering

Mamma. I've got a sweetheart" ex-
claimed Carl. a lad of 7, one evening
on his return from school, "and she is
pretty, too"
After several moments Of thought
full consideration of the subject. nc
asked: Mother. when we grow up do
the boys marry, the girls because they
are pretty. or just because they are
good like you when papa married
you?"
And mother is observation-disclosures
polls News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
Wednesday, October rs, 1921.
A particularly good workman al
ways seems to have particularly
GOOD lob.-The Northern.
TALK ABOUT SHOES

Evidences Of a demand for shoe
retailing around five dollars appear
to be agitating the shoe manufacture
ers and all who are interested IN
that very important part OF the mod
errl mans protection against chill
blains. The Boston Transcript in
vestigates the situation and publishes
several columns Of interviews and
data respecting the situation.
1t quotes the Lynn Daily Item:
Figuring The Best for Five shoe
is the task to which 4 number OF
Lynn manufacturers are giving their
best attention. This shoe looks like
the best seller for 1922 and the man
ufacturers who can make it and put
the maximum of quality and style
into it are likely to get the best of
business In 1922.
Eat the present time Lynn manu-
facturers can make a fairly good
Mckay shoe to retail at S. pair.
But the making of welt shoe is an
other and more difficult matter.
There is more material and more labor
in the welt than in the McKay&hoe
and that brings the cost Of making it
too high for the shoe to retail at 50
pair"
The Transcript reporter Is appar-
emily not finding his Investigations
altogether pleasurable. He says:
1.-THE statements made in the above
quotations have been reiterated many
times in this column, but there are
interested people who wish US to look
on one side of the shield only. Our
effort to present the news" has Of
Tended some persons identified with
the shoe trade, who are extremely
sensitive on the subject of prices and
whose resentment seems to be
aroused by any suggestic1 that any
body can be in need of shoes at
prices below those now asked for the
best quality of goods-prices rang
ing from So to $40 per pair They
have written letters to the editor,
come of which, are really abusive"
He undoubtedly is entitled to SYM
pathy-and will receive it in due time
for he believes that somewhere and
somehow a shoe ought to be made
and sold for five dollars which would
really be worth wearing. One man
told him what the public should do is
to get the mile-Wear of a pair of
shoes, the monthly service, into their
minds when seeking values and pre-
sented for his consideration the fol-
lowing data respecting the cost Of a
good pair Of shoes:
Detailed cost of good medium
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

A village supposed to have existed
before the days of Romulus and Re-
mus has been excavated in Italy
TfAs ought to improve attractions for
the tourists even though it may not
restore VOLTS milk to the Roman bill
of fare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

Railroads Not Liable While In
der the Government."-Hea
How about the Government being
liable for what happened when it was
under the railroad brotherhoods?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

proportion of his entire earnings. So
the farmer and the leather worker
and all down in the wage scale are
forced to buy sparingly. Under such
conditions business does not revive
with any great amount of speed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

Great Britain Is laying the keel for
q submersible dreadnaught. Would
that the Arms Farley could pnovide
that all dreadnaughts should be SUBJ
,mersible with no provisions for
making them resurgent. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

anything to say why judgment should
not be passed upon you?
Prisoner-All l has to say is this,
Judge-if you hangs me, you hangs the
best bass singer in the United King
dom!-London Answers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

dicated your willingness to obey the
law, you may sit"
Judge Dunn had the misfortune one
day during the past week to tip over
the inkstand on his desk and had to
seek assistance in damming the black
flow and absorbing + with plotting
paper This accident did not faze
him. He said it reminded him Of
another incident Of an inkstand. He
was illustrating size one day in court
with one. and asked q witness this
question: "If this inkstand was three
feet high and three feet thick what
should you say about it," IT should
say it was some inkstand," replied the
witness.
The Employment Bureau Of the
Portland Chamber Of Commerce
states that it is impossible now to
in that line being practically fiat.
More than so men visited the bureau
on Monday. asking for woods jobs.
The total Of big game passing
through the Bangor inspection sta
ton UP to Monday night included 1S9
deer and four bears. Some sections
Of the big woods report deer very
plenty, while others say they are
scarce. Hunting conditions in most
| sections up to date have not been Of
the best. The larger part ef the game
is being transported by automobile.
| Portland has but one infectious dis
ease at present with any number Of
cases, diphtheria, of which the city
on Monday had IS well defined cases.
The summary Of the month shows
about 1000 cultures, 175 guarantees.
"a developed cases, and two deaths.
One case of scarlet fever is the only
other infectious disease for the week.
+: A newspaper man in Easport, the
j original home of the American
! sardine, had an interesting experience
| the other day, when he seapched the
city from end to end and could find
not single box of special pack
| sardines put up in PASSPORT, nothing
but the ordinary smoked fish. Plenty
Of foreign sardines were found.
| George A. Buker, whose resigna-
ton as lieutenant colonel in the
| Maine Coast Artillery, National
Guard, was rendered Oct. Is, returned
to Bath Saturday from cunning
trip to his camp in Merrymeeting
bay Asked as to his reasons for his
resignation, Lieut.. Col. Buker stated
that because Of the resignation OF
Col. William P. Norton all admins
trative duties and detail work of the
Artillery would naturally be thrown
upon his shoulders as next in COM
mand. Because of the fact that his
work as a travelling salesman will
take him to various parts of the state
for long periods of time during the,
winter, Lieut.. Col. Buker says it
would be impossible for him to give
this work the many hours 1t de-
mands, hence his resignation. He
manifests a great interest in the
Coast Artillery which he terms his
ola military love and for this very
reason he will be unable to give it
the careful attention that he should.
he felt it best to withdraw altogeth-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

The American dollar is worth 1885,
900 Russian roubles; the average
American is worth a million of those
Russian nuts" who've been telling
us how we ought to run the govern
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
Dame Nature Keeping a Secret.

Dame Nature Keeping a Secret'
Lawrence Telegram)
The panorama that unfofds on
every hand in the New England
countryside in these October days
shows that the secret of dye making
to perfection is still held by old
mother nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

There is yet in old Boston profound
respect for one who devotes his life
to educational work: otherwise it
wouldn't be "Old Boston"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

If Neptune is the good old sport
some say he is he will leave the buff
feting of Foch to the banquetors
on land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

Now If Charles and Zita arranged
to have their exploit duly filmed they
ought to have a prosperous future in
the movies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

1t Is suggested that Foch go ever
the route travelled by L~eaystte. but
not by the same methods Of 10 'o'Do-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

If showdown comes the college
men may be depended on to make a
touchdown with the milk and the
mail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

Right this way, lady, to get the car,
All aboard all aboard. rah. rah. rah !,
Don't forget your tickets. All about
the rates.
Rah, rah! Rah, rah! Bully for Bates"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

Milwaukee may now get out that
bottle of beer she placed in muse.
UNI for a relic.
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Faith Didn't Helm

"No. you can't educate animals be-
yond certain point"
Help"
Take the organ grinders monkey.
He's just as grateful for penny as he
ever was."-New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune.
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A "GentIe Suggestion"

Detroit Free Press)
The gentle suggestion by some of
the railroad employees leaders that
the Government may be obliged to
take over the roads, is not going to
hit any responsive chord with the
public, which remembers that a good
deal Of the tangle That gave rise to
the present troubles grew out of the
last experiment in Government con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED. PRESS
The Aeeociated Press 10 exclusively
entitled to the use for republication OF
Ill news dispatches credited to It or not
otherwise credited, in this paper anu
also the local news published herein:
All rights Of republication OF spec'aA
dispatches herein are also reserved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

The Halifax Herald cup goes back
home-for a year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26

house in order. The result OF that
will be a period of vast unemployment
and unhappiness"
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Anyhow Bluenose didn't win by a
nose. =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-26
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held response
bic for the preservation or return
Of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to Kennebec Journal Company
Publishers, Augusta. Maine.
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Editorial Comment
Belligerent.

(BOstOn TransCript
Why try to sidetrack the strike
when it can be run into the ditch
where it belongs?
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THOUSANDS READ
THEM every DAY

See your .newsdealer to-
day and place a regular Or
der for the Boston Daily
and Sunday Globe. Tell
your neighbors to be sure
to read the Uncle Dudley
Editorials in the Daily
and Sunday Globe.
An. Uncle Dudley Edi-
toriai appears i'm the Bos-
to Globe every day in the
year.
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Music Tufp

A Mustard and Turpentins Ointment
dammation. At ali pru9gists. Price
CSC, to any address.
PRIEST DRUG CO.. Bangor. Ne.