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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
SHE SAYS

Mr.. HORSEPOWER says he thinks
luck came his way for once. They
We're hurrying to leave home for the
holiday visit. Mrs. H-O turned on
the water in the bath tub and then
she turned it off. In order to make
sure it didn't drip she gave it anoth-
or twist. 1t was just the time for the
thing to happen and the top of the
faucet came right off. Instantly
young geyser shot up and. out. Panic
cnSued in the bath room. But quiet
and peace was quickly restored when
it was found that the stream of water
from the broken faucet forced per-
feet arc and found its other end right
in the layatory hard by, without an
atom of damage to any of the bath
room furnishings. And the plumber
quickly attended to the broken faucet.
The neighborhood always claimed
that chore-ma Wallie. didn't have
much gray matter stored under his
dome. But no startling evidence of
the same had ever been brought to
light But then again, they say that
it was shown up this week when
chorc- man Wallie put on all the
double windows and left the screens
right on the windows. Maybe he
was looking ahead to next spring.
You know-take off windows, put on
screens-but there, the screens would
be right there.
She had just bought the house. Tie
paper hangers were busy at work.
She had great fear of any domesti-
Gated vermin and had grave fears
that her new home might be infested.
She was down stairs and the paper
hangers were engaged in their lahors
up stairs. Suddenly VOICE from
above, Come up here. Mrs. s., and,
see what l found" reached down to
her on the first floor and gripped her
with agony. She rushed up stairs,
feather white, all out of breath and
very excited. Bugs" were in her
mind. What is the matter, Mrs. s..
you look as pale as a ghost. I Just
wanted you to see this paper we are
pulling off. There are nine layers
Of it,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

That is q grewsome tale about sew
enteen Armenian women and chill
dren. deported under our immigration
laws, being killed by the Turks. If
true the conditions over there appear
to need the sort of treatment once
given by this country to the Algerian
pirates, or worse. There would be
little or no injustice in sending our
warships over there for thorough
job before sending them to the scrap
heap, but as to the wisdom of so do
Ing, that is another matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
NEARLY KILLED
BY INDIGESTION
1Fruit.a-tives" Re-
Stored Him to Per-
feet Health
South Royalton, Vermont.

South ROyalton, vermont.
about three years ago. ! began to
suffer with Indigestion. Food seured
in my stomach, causing me to belch;
and had terrible heart burn.
was knocked out and good for
nothing, when I read about Fruit
a-tives' and sent for a box. To my
surprise and gladness, ! noticed I'M
provement and continued the use
of "Fruit a -tives" or Fruit taxo
Tablets" with the result that dozen
boxes made me feel like new per-
son."
CHAS. F. HARTWELL
soc a box, for $3.50. trial size, Csc,
At dealers or from -FfVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG. N. "
Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Editorial Comment
lust Suppase
[ Lewiston SUM

Would the Supreme Court call it
combination in restraint of trade,
that concerted pushing up of the
trained nurses rates?
OF course when YOU are right at
home sick in bed and the nurse is
staying right in the same home-of
course that is not interstate COM
merce. But suppose you had got your
trunk packed to so to Florida for the
winter for your health; suppose the
nurse takes the money that was to
pay your fare. and You don't get to
Florida; isn't interstate commerce
restrained by the nurses combination
for higher rates?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

If thinking about turning farmer it
may be worth while to learn that ev-
cry farmer in three attains the age
of seventy as compared with one in
eight of the industrial workers in the
cities. At that it may be best not to
buy the farm unless one knows some
thing about farming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Painful Sores
On Her Ankle
Healed BY Hood Preparations

For two years 1 suffered greatly
from blue veins on my leg. They
started with little sore that grew
worse; larger; more painful til it ex-
l decided to take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla TO purify my blood with
Hoods Medieated Soap to wash The
sore. and Hoods Olive Ointment TO
help heal it. 1t was soon apparent 1
suit of faithfully taking the Sarsa-
parilla. the sore diminished and ANAL
~ disappeared. + heartily recommend
these remedies to All suffering from
similar troubles. Mrs. John Peter-
son. Detroit HaEbor, Wis.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

The public is impressively in
formed that the Sugar Trust no lon
ger exists, the suit begun eleven
years ago having come to a success
full issue. But look what's happened
to us meanwhile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
SOMERVILLE

IL sn hemy pupils .prs sentea
w. NE e"'ees entitled Mr.. Easyma,,.s
Nee AZ the Grange hall. Rran.h
Mis- TUESDAY evening, Dec. IA 80
giving Indian Club drills - a's'
80 n as harrington and Arekie ca
6nrn % south China and Fred p,o ~.
q Deef TN. China, passed ss,,,s 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

Tntrusive questionable" is one
term applied to the prop by which
open price associations" held up the
hricos. But as yet we've heard no
duh. sickening thud of the prices fel=
lowing the decision Of the court,
knocking it out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

Now the Bank of England is to
build sky-scraper in London, after
the style of dominant architecture in
New York City. Has the conscrva-
tive Briton come to this?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

If H. G. Wells really thinks physi-
cal suffering preferable to boredom
let him suffer, but he needn't come
where suffering might bore him, don't
YOU know,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
CIT THIS oUr-.r IS WORTH MOSEY

Cut out this slip, enclose with &C and
mail ii to Foley & Co, 2sS5 shefieid
Ave, Chicago, H., writing Your name
IN return trial package containing
Toley's Honey and Tar Compound for
coughs, colds and Group: Foley, KID
rcy pills for pains in sides and back;
rheumatism, baekache. kidney. ana
bladder ailments; and Foley Esthariic
TahIets, q wholesome and thor oughiy
cioanSirS cathartic for constipation,
biIiousnsss. headaches, and sluggish
boWels.-AdY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

A former director of the Russian
soviet has opened an office in New
York. to secure emigrants for Russia.
Wouldn't Emma Goldman just love to
take charge of it?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Something Doing

Gaybuck-Nhat possesses you to 60
back this time of year where you
spent your summer vacation?
Gayboy-While ! was there | locat-
ed several places where the cider was
getting hard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
He's AItruietic

'Why do you object to children in
your apartment house?"
"As a matter of kindness. People
who ars~raising families can't be eN-
pected to pay the rentals l require
Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

give Slain in Eskimo Triangle
Headline.
How come triangle? Philandering
pentagon, you mean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

"Peking Pro American"-Headlin
Headlines the day before told of
plans to have America finance the
Chinese problems.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Vagus Tsrm

"Uhy can't you wait on that Gus
toner? Haven't you learned tie
stocks?"
II thought I had. But he says nc
wants thineumbub for his Airfer.
Detroit Free Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

Anyhow the President wasn't try
ing to conceal anything from the
public respecting that treaty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

OF the training camps General
Pershing truly says: "They are anti
militaristic, and in the second place
they are democratic to the core"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

Listen to the swapping of electric
light switches in Pembroke! Or do
they press a button?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Mors Nan-Made Law

20, my dear, your skirts are creep
ing up"
"Wcll, you know how 1t is-man
wants but little here below, nor wants
that little long."-Sydney Bulletin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

"All or nothing" is the slogan of
Carson, DeValera, LaFellette and
Borah and the "alI' what each hap
pens to want. That spirit rather
than battleships is the cause of war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Ouick Time

popularity of mince pie to the 18th
amendment"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

"What is the name of that beautiful
summer girl / have been going around
WITH" q
Il thought YOU were engaged 10
her." said the~hotel clerk.
II am. That is why wish 70 know
her name"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

No one can make fool of you un-
less you supply the material.-The
Northern.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

Houlton might lock her silver foxes
in the Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Light and Airy

Slapgy
I'd like to give
The man q crack,
Who speaks of coin,
But calls it Jack"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Augusta Lodge Directory
TRINITY coMMANDERY. NO, i
CUsHNoc CHAPTER. NO, AZ. r, 4

Nj. Special convocation Wennesday
evening, Dec, II, at 1880 o'clock. Work
IN me- Royal Arch. Refreshments.
special convocation Thursday evening,
Dec. ~, at 7.S0 o'clock. Work in
Royal Arch. Refreshments. All So
Journing companions cordially in.
vitcd.
HERMAN II. STUART. II. P. r
HENRY j. THYNG. See
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
Catch il There, Too

'Would you call Blithersby stupid9'
well. be has ? limited amount q
YES"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

(Syndicated by Associated EGitors)
All rights reserved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

Capt. Joseph L. Staples OF Bidde-
ford Pool. Me-. after 80 years in the
coast guard service, has decided
that he had done his stint, and
so on the first of this month retired
His record is remarkable. for he has
assisted in so wrecks, large and small,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

nsning through the ice on Turner'S
mill pond.
~ Colby and son, c. G. Colby
ooper Mills, We're recent business
en y. and Lewis A. Turner, Els
en- academy students are at home
LOT the Christmas recess.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

Bangor, December 10, l92l.
Kennebec journal Company,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

HE can trace the decline in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

Odd Fellows Hall
ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, !. o. o. r.
Regular meeting Friday evening ct
n5D. Friday, Dec. 20, nomination Of
officers.
G; s. PEASLEE, N. G.
~EDWiN r. WESTON, Secy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22

The Biddeford Democratic COM
mittee announces that ex-Mayor
Walter ]. Harmon will be their can
didate for Mayor next March. Mr..
Harmon was elected in 1911. He is
now in Washington and plans to pass
part of the winter in the South.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-22
JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO !
ANTON AUGUSTA, NO. g. P. NJ.

Regular, meeting every third Tuesday
ton of Canton and election of officers.
+. M. SPEARIN, Capt.
A. NJ. DRUMMOND, Clerk
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
kasper A. Shanner Dies.

Word was received from Holly last
Friday that Kasper A. Shanner, sup
erintendent OF schools at that place.
had passed away and the sad news
was great shock to his large circle
OF friends here. Mr.. Shanner WAS in
the prime of life. just SO pears Of age,
man of high ability and learning,
an educator of first rank, good
friend and citizen. He came to La
mar from Indiana in the summer of
1916 to take the position of principal
of the Lamar high school. He made
a marked improvement In the school
from the start and brought it up to
high standing in the next two years.
He was asked to accept the position
as superintendent Of the Holly schools
and had held the position ever since.
An attack of pneumonia a year ago
impaired his health SO that he was COM
PEELED to be absent from his duties
at times the past year and he tender
ed his resignation SO as TO seek out
door work. However, he failed to raj
ly sufficiently TO even be present at
the closing exercises and in two weeks
passed away. The funeral service was
held on Monday morning at the Meth
odist church and the body was con-
Quoted to the train by the Holly Ma
sonic Lodge. The body was shipped
to Francisco. Indiana. for interment
and was accompanied by Mrs. Shan
ner, her two sons, and her mother. Mr..
Shanner was a member of Orient Chap
ter No. 32, r. A. NJ, Of Lamar and
quite a good sized delegation went
down TO Holly to attend the funeral
Several other Masons and friends Of
Mrs. Shanner also went down.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
GOVERNMENT ASKED TO ASSIST
Road Over Bridge Should Be Repair
ed AS Quickly AZ Possible.

Chairman IL. f. Decker of the Board
of Commissioners and County Attor-
ney W. b. Gordon left last Saturday
for Denver via Cheyenne Wells to take
up the matter of the government re-
building the road north from Lamar
over the bridge with highway officials.
The road has been established as a
national highway and any permanent
improvements placed on it should be
under the usual methods adopted for
such work. If the work is to take
any long period of time q temporary
structure should as soon as the condi-
ton of the stream will permit be
thrown across to permit the resump-
tion of usual travel between the two
sides of the river, as the nearest cross
ing point is now Granada. The river
for the past week has maintained a
high stage that makes work danger
Gus.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
BENT-PROwERS b. b. LEAGUE
Lamar Wins Sunday Game. Gregg
Pitching No-Hit Game.

With a new pitcher, Gregg, who
made fine record in the Oklahoma
league, the Lamar team won two
games the past week and moved the
Holly team back into the cellar with
them. They are now only game be-
hind the Fort Lyon and Las Animas
leaders. Both games the past week
were played in Lamar, the regular
scheduled game for Sunday with Hol-
ly and the extra game on Tuesday
with Las Animas.
The Holly game last Sunday was
largely attended and Gregg introduc-
ed himself to the fans by pitching the
first no-hit, no-run game ever seen
on our ball grounds. The Holly boys
simply could not touch his delivery and
went out generally in one. two, three
order-not one reaching third base.
The Lamar team had on its batting
clothes and for the first time this sea-
son touched up Annear for a long list
of hits, a number of them for extra
bases. The Holly team got ratified
under the heavy bombardment and
made number of costly errors The
final score was IL to 0.
The Las Animas team came down
yesterday and played their first game
of the season with Lamar. They
would not agree to let it be listed as
one of the postponed games. however.
otherwise the Lamar team would now
be tied with them for second place.
The crowd was not large but they saw
good game. The Lamar team out
played the Las Animas team at every
angle of the game and won by score
of to 3. The Lamar boys are now
playing the game with pep both in the
field and at bat, and with the class
of pitching they are now getting
should soon be the league leaders.
The box score of the Tuesday game
is as follows:
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
Greatest Flood in Sixty Years.

Judge II. NJ. Fosiiek, who lives just
below the Otero canal, felt the flood
waters would not reach his house.
During his residence OF many years
there he had experienced several floods
one in 1864, and one in 1894. The
highes: the water had ever come was
to the north edge Of his house. Within
ten minutes after the flood waters ar
rived Saturday morning water stood
three and one-ha.f feet deep in the
rooms Oh the lower floor. Today there
is six inches Of mud and sediment in
all of these rooms. Mr.. Fosdick states
the flood IS five feet lceper than any
thing that has ever come down the
river during his residence in the val
ley.-Fowler Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
Beats Old Time Floods.

NJ. ]. McMillin was up from his
farm near Carlton last Saturday and
reports heavy damage there-the riy-
er cutting a new channel through his
farm almost in the shape of letter
IS" The sediment covered up much
of his crops to such u depth as to
make them a complete loss. He has
lived in that vicinity for as years
since coming to the valley in 1873.
and says this was by two feet the
highest water that he has seen in the
river in all thoce years. The water
did not get in his house but covered
all the farm north Of the railroad ex-
cept about thirty acres around the
house
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
FLAG DAY SERVICE
Lamar Elks and Friends Hold Patri-
otic Service ut the Auditorium.

There was fair sized audience last
night at the high school auditorium
for the Elks Flag Day service. A very
pleasing program of patriotic music
was rendered by double quartet. The
addresses of the evening was an elo-
quent patriotic appeal by Hon. W. E.
Fisher. The entire program was as
follows:
Star Spangled Banner-Audience
Introductory Exercises-Officers Of
Lamar Lodge.
Prayer-Chaplain.
History of the Flag-Brother A. C.
Gordon.
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean
Double Quartet - Mesdames Leist,
Kirkpatrick, Leigh, Pyle; Messrs.
Conklin. Garrico, Center, Skinner.
Altar Service-Esquire and Officers.
Flag of the Free-Double Quartet.
Elks Tribute to the Flag-Brother
Matthew Ober.
Rally Round the Flag-Double Quar-
tet.
Address-Brother W. f. Fisher.
Song-America-Audience.
Closing Exercises.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
Eighth District Normal.

Office of the County Superintendent.
The 1921 session of the Eighth Dis
trict Normal Institute including the
Counties Of Crowley, Kiowa, Prowers,
Baca, Bent. and Otero. will be held in
Las Animas, Colorado. beginning on
Monday. July l8. and continuing for
two weeks.
The institute this year will be un-
der the leadership OF X. ID. McClintock.
County Superintendent, otero County.
assisted by the following corps of in
structors: Miss Birdie f. Adams.
Specialist in kindergarten and Pri-
mary Work. Pueblo Public Schools; s.
NJ. Andrews, Superintendent of City
Schools. Walsenburg. Colorado: E. A.
Schreck, Superintendent of City
Schools, Las Animas, Colorado. In
addition to these teachers, who will
give their full time to the institute,
the Executive Committee plans to
have teachers who will offer special
courses in Music and Penmanship, and
if possible, someone will be secured
to present work in Art.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
Hunt for Bodies.

A large party of Lomor citizens on
last Friday afternoon went to Prov
ers and walked through the bottom
lands for number of miles until east
of Lamar searching for possible dead
bodies in the debris OF the flood. They
made as careful search as conditions
would possibly permit but found no
bodies of humans. They found many
carcasses of animals, horses, cows,
sheep, hogs and deer that had been
unable to escape the rush Of the wa.
ters.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
Elks Work at Pueblo.

Chas. II. Wooden, Dept. Dist. Grand
Exalted Ruler of the Elks for the
southeastern Colorado district, visited
the lodges at La Junta and Pueblo on
Saturday and Sunday. He was ae-
companied by l. E. Butler. Mr.. Wood
en- states that at Pueblo where the
Grand Lodge has already sent $4,000
the Elks and their wives are feeding
the homeless by the thousands. The
flood struck Pueblo at o'clock on
Friday evening in full force and at
IL o'clock the Elks were feeding all
who came. They have kept the work
up ever since.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15

of the warnings it was not SO great
here as at Rocky Ford region where
the A. B. S. Co. alone lost many thous-
and dollars worth of hogs they were
feeding. Manager Noble and the Of
ficials under him laid aside all thought
of property losses and devoted their
united efforts and energies to seeing
that all the hundreds of employees and
their families, who are mostly on the
lowlands, got out Of danger Their work
resulted in the fact that there was alb
solutely no loss Of life in their num-
erous camps.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
LAWRENCE C. PHIPPS.

Washington. d. c., June 10, 1921.
Jas. l.. Lovern, Mayor City of Pueblo.
Answering your telegram of today
the resolution adopted by congress did
not carry appropriation of one million
or any other amount but merely au-
thorized army to take temporary san
itation measures necessary and to dis
tribute quarternaster stores including
food and other supplies to those in
need. Our advice has been that food,
clothing and shelter should be provided
by army insofar as possible, leaving
Red Cross funds available for other
work.
LAWRENCE C. PHIPPS.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
D-C-D Convention.

Canadian. Tex, June 14.-W. A.
Palmer, secretary and general mana
ger of the D-C-D Highway association.
gave out the following statement to-
day: "The postponement of the An
nual Convention of the D-C-D High
way association on account of continu-
Gus rains was unavoidable. This post
ponement does not mean that the in
terest Of the people along the line Of
the highway is in any way abated. We
propose to make the convention big
ger and greater than ever. The exact
dates have not been fixed. but will
be announced in few days. The dates
will probably be between July 7th and
i4th. | ask the people along the DC
d Highway to keep this convention
in mind and send delegates to Elk City
without fail.
"This convention will be the most
important one heretofore held by the
association. Since the convention wss
put off. have received letters from
large number Of towns assuring me
that many delegates would have at
tended the convention"
The Lamar register., 1921-06-15

Washington, d. c.. June 10, 1921.
Jas. J. Lovern. Mayor City of Pueblo.
Arranged yesterday with depart
ment Of Interior to send corps Of en-
gineers from Denver to Pueblo where
they will be joined by Director Davis
Of reclamation service. to make COM
plete examination and report on dam
age to levees and irrigation works
with view to determining what fur
ther steps should be taken. Until this
preliminary measure has been cover
ed by report believe it impossible to
secure further federal action. Glad
to know that matter of constructing
bridges and roads out of state and fed
eral funds is being taken up with bu-
reau of public roads as suggested by
me