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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
Employing More Workers

| a. H. Berry Shoe Company, the
largest shoe producers in Portland
are employing 20 per cent? more OPP
eratives than three months ago. The
Haskell Silk Mill at Westbrook which
was doing practically nothing three
months ago is now working overtime
to fill orders.
! The Portland Company, the largest
machine making plant in this section
| reports that the plant is doing less
than three months ago. This also Is
! true of smaller machine shops, but
the Fay and Scott Machine Shops at
Dexter, idle since the first of the
year, will resume operations at once
at one third capacity.
Full Time in Augusta
The Edwards Manufacturing Com
pany. at Augusta. is now producing
about two-t thirds of normal capacity
employing $50 persons and working
81 hours a week. Three months ago
the mill was running 80 hours
week, with $50 hands.
Conditions in the Lewiston textile
mills and the Auburn shoe shops. the
former employing approximately $500
operatives and the latter 5000 have
improved greatly since November.
Three months ago all these textile
mills were running on half time ana
at about fifty per cent. production.
Now all are on full time. although
some are operating with reduced
crews. The general wage average or
production is estimated at IS per cent.
Wage Cuts Not Probable
I Mill agents say they anticipate a
gradual return to normal production
and that further wage reductions are
unlikely.
In Auburn, where three months
ago all of the shoe, shops were run
ming on half time and 90 per cent.
normal production. all are today on
/ full time, although some have re-.
duced crews. Production ranges
/ from 65 per cent. normal in some
factories to a full 100 per cent. in
others; the general average is ap-
proximately 20 per cent. There have
, been no wage reductions.
| Prominent shoe men say that, in
! their belief, the improvement
throughout New England has not
been as rapid as it has been in Au-
burn. They attribute this to the
fact that since the war Auburn has
had no labor troubles although va
rious other large manufacturing
communities have been thus affected.
] 40G6 Increase at Biddeford
The Pepperell Manufacturing
Company at Biddeford, employing
about $500, with no change in the
working force has increased its pro-
duction of drillings about 40 per
cent, the hours being increased from
80 to 81 week. The York Manu-
featuring Company, ginghams, at
Saco has increased production about
, so per cent, the 1900 employees be-
ing on full 81 hours time whereas
they were working 80 IL hours two
months ago.
| At the Saco-Lowell shops at Saco,
manufacturers of mill machinery
there has been no change, exports
orders for Japan and China keeping
/ the plant on full time with full
crew of about 1000 through the dull
season.
The Mechanics Shoe Company at
Biddeford, reports business practi-
cally fiat. 1t is about one-third of
normal with a crew of less than 100
! Continued on Pace 5-CoI, 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
Senate Kills Free
Seed Distribution

Washington, Feb. 22-House provi-
sions in the agricultural appropria-
tons bill allowing $4,000 for the an
nual congressional distribution of free
seeds were struck out today in the
Senate. Senator Harrison, Democrat.
Mississippi, led a fight for retention
of the appropriation but did not foice
a roll call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
THE DEAD

Milton Cheritree of Shelton, motor.
man of the Bridgeport bound car.
Edith Wilkinson, four years old, Of
Shelton.
Nancy Wilkinson, three years old,
her sister. -
Freda Goldberg, IS years old, Of
Derby.
Harry Goldberg, 10. her brother.
Peter kock, 26, of Shelton.
An unidentified girl and an uniden.
titled woman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
Marked Improvement in
Shoe and Textile Indus
tries Compared With
Three Months Ago
Upward Trend Aided
Materially by A b.
sence Of Dor
Troubles - Optimis-
tic Survey of Maine
Situation

Portland, Me-, Feb. 22.-Ab-
sence of labor troubles has
been a big factor in the inn
provement in Maine industries
over the slack period of three
months ago. Shoe and textile
plants have shown the greatest
increase.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
THE WEATHER
RAIN OR SNOW

Northern New England: Rain or
snow and slightly warmer wednes-
day; Thursday cloudy and much
colder.
Southern New England and East
ern New York: Rain and warmer
Wednesday,; Thursday cloudy and
much colder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
'MOntenegrins
Fighting Serbia
Berlin Radios

London. Feb. PA wireless mes
sage from Berlin today says that ac-
cording to Swiss reports the Monte
negrins have declared a holy war
against the Serbians. Two Serbian
regiments have occupied Cettinje,
Montenegro and the situation is
grave the message says
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
Tro||eys Meet Head on Near High
bridge, Conn. Explosion and Fire
from Gasoline Adds to Casualty List
--5-Ca||on Can Carried in Front
veStibu|e of Car--F0ur of
Victims Children

Shelton, Conn.,, Feb. 22-Eight persons burned to
death and 25 injured this afternoon when two trolley col
ded headon the BrdgeportShelton line High Bridge
in the southern part of this town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Wednesday rain and warmer: Thurs
day fair and much colder; fresh
southeast and south winds shifting to
westerly and becoming strong.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
General Forecast

Winds: North of Sandy Hook -
Increasing east to south winds and
overcast weather Wednesday,, prob
ably rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23

ANDREW w. MELLON,
well-known Pittsburg bank
i er named Treasury Head in
Harding Cabinet and (be-
low U. S. SENATOR AL
BERT s. FALL, selected for
Secretary of Interior
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23

cooperation with the chief lost no
time in getting to the scene.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
THURSDAY: Cloudy

Genuine bargains In housshoid fur
niturs are advertised svsry day In
The Journal. Read the classified ads
and save money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
WEDNESDAY: Rain

Sun Rises GIT
Sun Sets 5.16
Days Length 1851
Days increase 81
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09
A PRIVATE UNDERTAKING.

Certain Engshmen upset because stocks of ammuni
ton made in the United States have been found
session of Sim Fene We also much during
the Civil War because considerable English munitions
found in Confederate England grew rather bold
in that period and supplied the Confederaes with
war result of which the Alabama claims and
shook John Bull down for indemnity of about
The for the claims being decided in favor
that England remss in knowingly permitting
the outfng of ships of her harbors for the
purpose OF preying federal and making
the Union 1t has not yet become principle of international
law that munitions cannot be sold to begerent private
persons OF they the risk of loss by capture
condemnation contraband But far officially
Ireland is not bellgeren if she is in beligerent
mood; and whoever is selling munitions the Sim Feners
engaged legal business 1t is hardly within the province
OF this government to prohibit such commerce. fact which
Engshmen better informed matters of international law
undoubtedly appreciate
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09
OVER THE WHEEL.

One OF the proverbs learned early youth to the
effect that 1.-THE mill grind with the water that
passed. too bad that Director of Railroads McAdoo did
not realize the significance of this proverb applied to rail
reading When the whole country prosperous and shpp
ing lots of goods which brought high prices McAdoo
creased the expenditures without increasing
spending degree AS result the railroads behind nan
cialy The flood of commodities flowing the railroads
during the high prices in the nature of the
wheel of the railroad mill Mr. McAdoo would the roads
grind with that water Now the water has passed. and
roads in desperate plight Too much government
ference with business has resulted the roads being COMPEL
ed to charge high freight time when the prices of
commodities do not enable the sellers buyers pay the
charges without embarrassment
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09
A SETTLED NAVAL POLICY.

In the course OF the debate the senate the
preparation bill Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington
ectvey disposed of the ridiculous argument that ships
ying 16nch should not be built because years
other nations may build ships carrying 20nch guns The
policy OF keeping the upodae of settled
long time ago. the senator reminded his colleagues Gone
small ship of the American navy today could very quickly
destroy and sink to the bottom of the the entire United
States fleet OF 1861 But apprehend that there very
people who would claim that should have continued in the
face of the of the world to rely upon ships of the
Iprevious generation"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09
BURTON BOOSTS MARINE.

Congressman Theodore f. Burton of Ohio is lending his
and Whenever opportunity Offers the urtherance of egs
ation for the benefit of the merchant marine He
recently secured the defeat of attempt reimburse the
steamboat inspection service and the of navigation
through fees assessed against ships Mr. called atten
ton to the fact that inspection locomotives and safety de
vices on railways and of products of the packing industry
was earned on at government expense and he
why the policy should be followed in services rend
cred to ships.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09
CLARIFIED.

Recent decisions of the supreme court have determined
some OF the disputed interpretations of the income
The treasury has its claim hundreds millions of dol
lars paid in taxes But than that the law has been
clarified and the principles under which it drawn have
also been established Not only will treasury officials aided
in their future administration of the internal act now
In force but congress will have the benefit of the definitions
ana interpretations made by the court
phases OF taxation when the work of income tax
laws is begun in the near future
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09
NO MORE ONE MAN covERNMENT

Democratic editors finding fault because Ambassador
Harvey declared that the United States went into war solely
or sell defense while President Harding says large
y acuated by interest in civilization and humanity The
criticisms OF the Democratic EDITORS aimed chiefly at Mr.
Harvey demonstrate important fac-that we now have
an administration that tolerate whose minds do not
always exactly the same channel as the nresdent,s
inns Is no longer oneman Freedom of speech
and of the press has been restored
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09
DON'T PLAY BLIND MANS BUFF
, WITH YOUR PRECIOUS DOLLARS

LIND MANS BUFF" is poor
game to play when we are spending
our dollars And that's exactly what
we do when we send away to buy All
article by mail
The mail order house gets your
letter and cash among thousand or
ten thousand others and a clerk
jerks your article from the huge pile
and sends it to you. No picking it
over to suit your taste, no attempt
to fit your SPECIAL needs, you get
no choice at all.
But when you trade at home, you
pick yourself as your taste dictates,
you can choose yourself for quality,
and you can see to it yourself that
your special needs are filled Be-
sides. the man in the store IS your
neighbor. and tries to please you
must buy his goods with quality in
at all his Drice must he reasonable
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09
FREE MEN OF THE BALTIC.

Congressman Walter NJ Chandler of New York believes
that the United States should recognize at the ndepend
qnce Oh the new republics of Esthona Lava and thuana
In an extended speech the house of
Mr. Chandler paid high tribute to the craftsmanship
age and other attributes of sovereignty bv the Gift
zens OF the Baltic states hey merit recognition and
and good WILL sympathy support he said Tbe;
people are hera their statesmen able and accomplished
and their soldiers are brave and uncomfortable
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09

Congressman H. NJ Wurzbach of Texas recently elect
ed chairman of committee of representatives who
ing the committee ways and put hides and veget
able oils the dutabe list in the permanent tariff bill Hear
ngs being conducted before the committee and Mr.
Wurzbach preparing to make vigorous presentation of
his case
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09

How would you like government bureau take super
vision business and tell you what prices you NAV
charge and what you must pay and then take big
share of profits if you make any, refuse to share
your ossesa That is practically the in which the
government is regulating the railroads today.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09

Inc farmers suffered cut of about sc per cent in their in
come So naturally they think the rail employees should be
willing to take cut of 10 to Is per cent
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-06-09

TO please his buy goods with quality
mind and in order all his price be reasonable
Don't invest your precious dollars "Bllnd Mans Buff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-03
INFORMATION FOR ALL READERS OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL.

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fered the unlimited use OF the largest IN
formation bureau in the world.
This Service Bureau is located In the
national capital, where 1t is In immedlate
touch with all the great resources OF the
United States government ...
II can answer practically any question
you want to ask, butt can't give ad-
vice or make exhaustive research.
The war forced SO many changes IN tne
daiiv life of the American people that the
service OF this information bureau Will De
invaluable to all who use it.
Keep in touch with your government AZ
ali times. 1t can help you In thousand
ways if your wants are only made known;
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service in order that every one OF IT'S
readers may take free advantage OF II.
You are welcome to use 1t as orten as you
like. - ..-
Write your request briefly sign you! yonTF
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-03
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BIZ LGE PAPE

A box of candy came for my sister
Gladdis this AFTERNOON, and wen she
came home sed. Hay Gladdis, there's
Ia box of candy for you up in your
room, do you wunt me to go up and
get it for you
No thank you, sed Gladdis. and I
sed, Well if 1 go up with you will you
give me a peece OF 1t and she sed, No,
I'm not reddy to open it\yet.
Well gosh G, Gladdis, wen will you
open it? 1 sed, and she sed, Wen the
spirit moves me. Prcberly meening
Wen she got good and reddy and none
of my bizzniss. and I sed, Aw heck,
keep your old candy, 1 wouldent eat a
it brakes 8 of your teeth.
Wat a lovely disposition, sed Glad
dis, meening mine, and l went out to
see if eny of the fellows was out. and
wen I went home agen 1 looked in
Gladdisses room Jest out of curiosity
and Gladdis was fixing her face in the
mirrer and eating candy out of the
box, me thinking, Gosh G WIZ, this
is good time for me to ipologize.
WITCH I started to do. saying. Hay
Gladdis. did you think I ment wat L
sed about your candy breaking teeth
and all? Heck, Gladdis. I was ony sey-
ing that in fun. 1 could tell 1t was
good fresh candy as soon as smelt It
throo the box, .how do you like it,
Gladdis? Are you injoying it, Glad
dis?
I'm injoying it a darn site more than
you will. for the simple reason that
wouldent give you a peece IL you
begged frum now to Doomsday, sed
Gladdis
Being a heck of impolite way to
accept a zoology, and 1 sed. o is that
so. well who asked you for eny? I
wouldent take a peece of your old
candy If you got down on your neez
and followed me all over the house.
hope 1t brakes teeth insted of jest
8 ana hope its all full OF stummick
AXE germs inside.
And / wawked out of her room
hawty and I wouldent stoop myself to
take eny Of her candy unless she hap
pins to forget to lock It away some
time wen she goes out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-03

lion head last year that should nor
maily have gone to Europe. Perhaps
lack of money in Europe had more
to do with it than vegetable oils.
The cattlemen want the government
to regulate the packers, the stock
yards, the commission men. and the
traders. They want the railroads to be
regulated and the rates substantially
reduced. And 10 these are added a
series of requests for the government
to function in a way that will make
the production and distribution of the
meat products go forward with con-
siderably lets rake-off on the route to
the consumer than at present
Like all other Americans, the cattle
man believes that almost anything
short of the miraculous can be
brought to pass by law and govern
ment. But laws have not helped him
much in the past and perhaps he has
a faint suspicion that the law helps
those who help themselves. Hence.
while roofing for a tariff law. he con-
siders also the ACCESSIBILITY of estab
fishing a meat market and selling the
meat he raises to the fellow who is
going to eat it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-03
girl as she felt the reptile tightening

girl as she felt the reptile Tightening
around her neck.
Dave ran to her aid. He tugged
hard to no purpose. the python tight
ened his grip and the girls face turned
purple. She could make no articulate
sound. Her arms waved violently
beating the air.
the sailor. open the window; help
me get her out into the air. it's the
only way to make i'm let co."
In a minute the window was open
and the girls body was pressed out
into the cool night air. As by magic
the python stiffened into its apathetic
state. and in another instant was un-
coiled from the girls neck.
Shortly after daylight the next
morning, twenty-four hours after the
docking of the South American vessel,
Prof. Anderson was passing thru a
deserted stretch of pavement in Union
Square. He noticed a bundle that at
first seemed merely a pack of news
papers. Curiosity caused him to stop
and prod the bundle with the end Of
his cane. The paper tore. and he saw
the glittering tip of the python's tail.
A crowd collected and a policeman
came. In a few minutes the heavy
club had ended the life of the denizen
of the tropics.
BY right of discovery the professor
claimed the skin, and today he points
to it hanging upon his wall and says:
THAT'S the mystery. How a live
python found its way from the jungle
of a tropical country to a bench in
Union Square-that's what I'd like to
know"
Copyright 1921, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-03

he Immediately was given by line
set in eight-point type. Since the py
iine' under which our own lucuora-
tons are printed is set in six-point
type, it seemed to us we had already
suffered sufficient humiliation in the
premises. But the browning blow did
not fall until yesterday morning, when
Mr.. Cain appeared at the office wear
ing a brown pair of trousers with a
gray coat and waistcoat. He had, It
appeared. donned his brown trousers
when he arose in the morning and had
carelessly and absent mindedly re-
sumed the gray coat and waistcoat
which he had been wearing Not only
that, he was wholly unaware of the
gaucherie until his attention was d.
rected to it; and he still regards 1t as
a neat and tasty color combination.
1t is not enough that we are
scourged by domestic problems. We
also rest fftfully and uneasily in the
knowledge that we spoke well OF a.
gentleman who wears brown trousers
with a gray coat and doesn't realize
he has committed q sartorial offense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-03
THINK 1T OVER!

In a discussion of the farmers re-
lation to the public in general and the
business world in particular. Farm
Life makes a few remarks pertinent
to the existing conditions, as follows:
This idea of Conspiracy to ex-
plot the farmer, to make "bondmen'
and Slaves" of us all, is a foolish
idea. If you come to look at it.
. Who makes money when agricul-
ture loses? Who is making profits,
now, when farm products have
slumpeds
Nobody, of course
Not the manufacturer. Not the
merchant. Not the banker. Not the
publisher. Not the laboring man. Not
the professional man.
So if a conspiracy to make the
farmer poor could be possibly formed
and carried out, whom would you pick
out to profit by it?
Maybe a few spectators, and a few
professional agitators who thrive on
and despondency-not one
per cent of our people.
At least 80 per cent of our people
would stand to lose, and would lose #
the farmer could be impoverished per
manently. At least 80 per cent of US
are losing now. while AGRICULTURAL
prices are slumping.
You can just bet your last cent that
Big Business and Little Business, that
congress and the courts, that the
pulpit and the press trying their
very best to make farming pay.
IF they can do anything to help they
are going, to dc it, and do it quickly.
They may be selfish about it, they
may have mistaken ideas, they may
not understand everything clearly
but you can be sure that they haven't
Joined in any great nationwide con-
spiracy to send agriculture to the
poorhouse.
Whatever mean thing you can say
about the alleged conspiracy inte--
ests" you can't saysthey are crazy
and they now that business is always
good when farmers have money, and
always poor when they haven't.