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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25

There was a peculiar fitness in the
time and the place chosen by Pres.
dent Harding for the voicing of his
policy of Anglo-American friendship
for the future. He was standing
where Lord CORVALLIS and General
Washington met in the formal sur
render of a British army to the
forces of an infant republic. What
he said has a special Significance
now and for many reasons.
The Conference on the Limitation
of Armament that will gather IN
Washington is but a few days away
The United States and the British
Empire are two OF the three out
standing nations in that six-Power
meeting. 1t WIS but recently that
er in that "trusteeship Of preserving
civilization" of which the President
spoke. On them will rest, above all
other Powers, that same trustee-shlp
in the conference which is about to
be.
There are residents of these United
States who will be discouraged by
the Presidents open declaration oil
q policy of Anglo friend
ship. These who have worked
hoped and unanswered to draw the
two nations to war against each 9TH
er for the sake of ancient and half
forgotten wrongs or new born ha-
treds Will find no encouragement II
the speech at Yorktown field.
AS the President reminded the two
peoples, there has been an unbroken
and honorable peace between the two
countries these last hundred years
We have fought shouldt TO shoulder
with the Briton since the days Of the
redcoats of Bunker Hill and York
town, Lundy's Lane and New Or
leans. Anti British feeling in the
United States is dying a lingering but
steadily creeping death. Anti-Am'
erican fee ing in England has lost It's
bitterness.
For years the logic of events has
caused the races of the English
tongue to drift nearer each other
President Harding does not propose
to hinder or check that drift in any
way. He seeks, in fact, to hasten IL
believing that in the world currenH
now running this drift will make Tor
peace in the world and for an event.
ual better understanding between
men of all tongues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25
CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24s, p. OF

nally Mr.. Barcelo himself explained
that by independence" nothing
more has been really meant than a
demand for the rank of free and
sovereign state in the Union.
SO we now have all political ele-
ments in the Island joining in COM
mon aim for statehood with the ap-
prevail of the administration at
Washington. 1t is noteworthy that
the New York Herald, together with
various other prominent journals,
heartily approves prospective state
hood for the island. But II is given
to be understood that such O status
cannot be looked for until the popu-
lation has made itself fit for it. That
is still far from being the case. The
present illiteracy of about So per
cent. must first be reduced well to-
ward zero. Years, perhaps a gener-
alton, must pass before this can be
expected. The system of public
schools is admirable so far as it goes.
The prospect of statehood should of
fer sufficient incentive for it's ade-
duate extension. The possibility of
two sen; tors and three or more rep
resentatives in Congress from a West
India island is something of concern
Tor the entire country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25
Editors Letter Box
The Spencer Turkens Fowl, Half Hen
Half Turkey,
Santa Cruz. Calf. Oct /.

Santa Cruz, Calf, Oct. IA, 1921.
Editor Kennebec Journal, Augusta,
Me.
Dear Sir:
Since the press and screen are
anxious to place before the public the
fact and story of our new hybrid
fowl which I have named Spencer
Turkens, believe you will be pleased
to receive the facts concerning
origin, development and true value Of
these new fowl. am therefore en-
closing same which I was compelled
by the numerous requests for picture
and information. to have printed yes
terday. The writer is 70 year old
Maine boy born in Houlton and the
first newspaper ! ever saw and read
was the old Kennebec Journal. My
father took it away back in 1853. My
wife is also Maine woman, and at
this age and distUce we both have a
very warm feeling for dear old Maine
Sincerely yours.
2. T. Spencer.
Accompanying the above was a
pamphlet illustrated by pictures Of
specimens of the "turkens" Evident
ly such communication - they have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25
OPPORTUNITY TO CLIMB DOWN

Once on time, nearly twenty
years ago, one George F. Baer, OBJ
sessed with the idea that he was a
bigger man than old Grant, re-
fused to consider terms proposed by
President Roosevelt for settlement of
a railroad trouble. BIT he changed
his mind.
The United States Labor Board,
being informed the executives of the
railway employees organizations or
dered a strike in opposition to a de-
cision of the Board cites them to ap-
pear in conference. II also cites rep
resentatives Of the carriers that are
said to have violated the decision of
the Board to appear for a hearing.
It orders both employees and employ
ers to maintain the status quo until
said hearing and decision" Presi-
dent Lee of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen asks by what author
ity anyone could compel a man to
work, seeing that the T.. S. Supreme
Court had upheld the, right to strike.
The rail presidents, perhaps mindful
of what happened to Baer, promptly
comply with the order. If any con-
siderable number of the employees re-
fuse the indications are they will
change their mind.
So far no attempt has been made
to answer President Lees request as
to the whereabouts of authority to
compel men to work; it is doubtful
whether any definite reply will be
made, other than may be conveyed
by the results. 1t is said President
Harding does not intend to exercise
his war powers. If he should do so
Lee would find the answer very def
mite. Nevertheless it is explicitly
stated by those representing the ad-
ministration that resort will be had
to any measure which may be neces-
sary to preserve human life.
1t was Calvin Coolidge who said:
There is no right to strike against
the public welfare by anybody, any
where, any time"
The country at large is rallying to
that view. Once it is rallied Mr.. Lee
will no longer be asking questions
about authority for preserving HUI
man life. A good deal of hardship
would necessarily attend a general
strike Of railroad men, and the latter
in the end, with public sentiment as
it is, could not avoid some share in
it. The men themselves are coming
to see that their leaders have taken
a position which is unpopular and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25

No More Gas in
Stomach and Bowels

If you wish to be permanently re-
lieved of gas in the stomach and bow
els, take BaaImann's Gas-Tablets.
Baalmann's Gas-Tablets> are pre-
pared distinctly and especially for
stomach gas. and particularly for all
the bad effects coming from gas
pressure.
That empty. gone and gnawing feel
ing at the pit of your stomach will dis
appear; that anxious and nervous feel
ing with heart palpltation will vanish.
and You will once more be able to take
deep breath. so often prevented by
gas pressing against your heart and
lungs.
Your limbs. arms and fingers won:
feel cold and go to sleep. because
Baalmann's Gas-Tablets prevent gas
interfering with the circulation: in
tense drowsiness and sleepy feeling
after dinner will soon be replaced by
desire for some form of entertain
ment. Your distended stomach will
reduce by inches because gas will not
form after using Baalmanns Gas
Tablets.
Get the Genuine in the Yellow Pack
age from any reliable druggist or the
Goodrich drug store.-Adv.
oct13-1 9-25-31
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25
Bowdoin Grads Back
For Frat limitations

Brunswick, Me, Oct. 24-The an
nual limitations of the 10 national
fraternities and one local at Bowdoin
College took place here Saturday,
with alumni returning from all parts
of the country to renew their frater-
nifty ties. This the big fall reunion
and more than 800 attended. After
the initiation banquets the brothers
formed in line and started on their
march to the tune of old frat songs,
stopping before each fraternity house
and cheering each society. This per-
Torrance was repeated with great
spirit at the home of President Ken
meth NJ. Stills, at each of the college
ends, and at Kings Chapel. The So
cieties participating included Alpha
Delta Phi, Psi Upsilon,sChi Psi. Delta
Delta Epsilon, Zeta Psi, Beta Theta
Delta Epsilon, Zeta Psi, Beta Theta
Phi, Sigma NJ and Phi Delta Psi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25
WARREN

Chandler Bracket was the guest
Thursday of relatives at South
Union.
Mrs. Ella Dreamer was called to
South Waldoboro Tuesday, by the Sc
rious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Cream
er.
Mrs. Frank Collins and mother,
Sarah Trundy returned to their
home in Damariscotta Thursday
after passing four weeks with Mrs.
Collins daughter, Mrs. Ernest Camp
bell
Ernest Campbell passed Thursday
at Punkin Point.
Everett Colson Of Haiti Is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Annie Messer, for a
few days this being his first visit
here since 1905. Everett called on his
old schoolmate, Fred Starrett. Wed
nesdaY.
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A Forty Ninth State?


Recent developments have given
the question of forty ninth state a
more than academic intere.+ Porto
Rico, with a steadily growing popu-
lation of about 100000 is the whit
est island in the West Indies, the
proportion Of whites to blacks being
Tar greater than in Cuba. Probably
much less than so per cent. could
properly be classed as negro. Form
er Governor Wager thinks the total
amount of African blood might be
% per cent, including the various
gradations up to white.
All in all the island has been well
governed ever since it came under
the American flag: it's progress com
merclally has been phenomenal. A
long delay in fixing the political sta
tus of the population occasioned
much dissatisfaction. But in 1917
the granting of American citizenship.
with a territorial organization so lib
eral in self-governing features
seemed to allay the discomfort. Still
the dominant party, the Unionists.
retained the aim for independence"
as an ideal to be kept in view. At
the election last year there was an
unexpected nare-up for independ-
ence. 1t was made a campaign
shlbboleth. countenanced for politi-
cal ends by the leaders.
Quite significantly, President
Harding. In discussing the status of
the island, declared independence TO
be out of the question and advised
working for statehood. When the
new Governor, the Hon. f, Mont
gomery Reilly of Kansas City, as
sumed office he said substantially
the same thing and set his foot down
hard on all agitation for independ-
ence. declaring that no political fa-
vors at his hand could be looked for
by any person so long as he held to
that course. In other words the par
" leaders would be barred from the
major offices through which they
had controlled patronage.
There were indignant replies to the
Governors plain-spoken words. But
when the party head, Antonio Bar
cello. departed for the states, his sue
cessor pro tenn. Col. Luis Torres.
abruptly transformed the situation
by heartily approving the Governors
stand. Endorsement by the party's
executive committee followed. FL
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Editorial Comment
D.:I M,1a H,,4e or Ruin
On. Y. Herald.)


The calm, lucid and altogether adj
mirable statement of Thomas De
witt Cuyler, chairman of the Associ-
alton of Railway Executives, on the
facts of the railroad situation can
leave no doubt in any fair mind
that railway wages will have to come
down, strike or no strike, just as
railway rates will have to come
down, for the all compelling reason
that they cannot be paid.
The wages, of course. are not paid
by the railroads: they are paid by
the traffic hauled on the railroads.
And the fact is, Mr.. Cuyler submits,
that agriculture and industry gen.
orally are unable to pay many of the
current charges for railroad trans
portation."
The similar inability of the roads
to make both ends meet when the
payrolls run as they have been run
ming is pointed out by Mr.. Cuyler
with the sumo statistics used by the
New York Herald in these columns
several weeks ago. These show that
for the first eight months of the
present calendar year the roads TAX
en- all together did not earn the inter-
est due on their mortgage indebted
ness. This means that as a whole
they were headed straight for receiv-
erships, and under receiverships the
courts do not permit unions or any
body else to make up payrolls that
cannot be met.
In the first eight months of this
year, Furthermore, the railroads
managed to keep financially a1oat
only by spending for maintenance
S373,OO0,0O0 less than they spent in
the corresponding period even of the
disastrous year of 1920. Had they
spent no more in 1921 than they
spent in 1920 for maintenance they
would have shown no net operating
income at all; they would have
shown an actual operating deficit of
. more than S70,000,000.
But keeping temporarily out Of the
receivers hands by failing to do
maintenance work-the upkeep of
roadbeds. repair and replacement Of
WornOut rails, cars, locomotives
bridges, etc, simply means that fl
nancial wreck is postponed for the
while only at the cost of physical
wreck. The banllrupting wages can
not go on if the roads are in the
hands of receivers as wards of the
courts; they cannot go on if the roads
become only piles of junk.
Neither labor nor MANAGEMENT"
says Mr.. Cuyler, "can resist the in
eXorable economic forces" They
cannot, indeed. And railway labor
is bound to suffer more from the ut
ter ruin of the railroads than from
reasonable wage establishments
which will permit the rate reductions
essential to the preservation of the
roads, the jobs of the workers and
the business of the country.
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Regular Charge

A motorist put up at an English inn.
He bad just bought the car and did not
hesitate to brag about its capabilities
to the innkeeper.
The following morning. however
when he called for his bill, he gazed
at it in CONSERVATION.
Landlord" he called out. eve
been very comfortable here all night,
and your charge for bed and break
fast is very reasonable, but what's
this-S0 shillings for housing my car
in your stables?"
We'll. EUR" replied the innkeeper,
"Oi've not had one stop ere afore, and
| didn't exactly know what to charge.
and as you were a-telling OF that was
40 horsepower. I charged shillings
a night for a horse, as OF aIlus
charged"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25

cannot succeed. If it was hoped
that the railroads would again be
forced under Government control. if
nothing more, disappointment is in
store for that. This Government is
not disposed after all the revelation
of Governmental inefficiency it has
endured along with other woes in
herited from it's predecessor. to yield
on that point. In other words it is
up to the coon to climb down.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-25
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA FOR

Bangor, tl24 a. M. sl40 a. m. t2.33 q n,
$500 a. H.. 1888 a. m. t2.5S p. m. s3.l2p IN,
TAO p. IA.
B. ga. PTS. II .24a m. f. 33 am. t9.33a. m.
Bar Harbor AS foam. 233 j. m. 1888 an.
t7.25 p M. *l0.4S pm
Belfast ~ 90 a. m. 1898 4. m. t2.5Sp IN.
Boston g. II am. t6. 15a M. t9.3Sa, IN. $3.50
a m. 1902. m, 1894 p, m. *l04Sp. III,
Calais 1888 m. 1888 a. m
Dover Foxcroft. B500 a m, t2.5S p. m.
Gardiner, S3. IL a. m, tells a. M. 1898 a n,
$3.50 a m, 10 80 p m. 6S4 p. M. t5l5 ?. n,
IL 25 D. m. *l0.4S p. m.
Hallowell. t6 Is j. m. t9.3S a. m. $3.50 a H.
1880 p. m. 1894 p. M. IS 10 p. m. t7.25 p IN,
*l0.4S p. m.
Harmony. B500 a m. t2.5sp m.
Lewiston t6.l5 a. m, 1898 a m. 1859 a NJ
10 80 p. m. tl04S p. m.
New York, t3.30p. M. 1884 p. m.
Portland G3 Il a M. rs. "a m. t9.3S a m. 10 50
am. 1902 m. s3,34 pm, u .25 p. m, sic. asp n.
Rockland. t6. Is a. M. TOSS a. m.
Skowhegan B5 00a III. 1888 a M, Y - p. n.
So. Gardiner f6. l5a. m. 1855 a. m. t9.59 an
1880 p. m. 1884 p. m. 5.l5 p m. MS p. n.
*l0.4S p m.
st. John. II "a a. m.
Waterville. "a a. m. 81 40 n. m. Y. 50 a NJ
$500 a. m. 1888 a. m. t2.5S p. M. s3l2 p. H.
f7.4Op IN. TDaily except Monday
*Daily tDaiIy, except Sunday sSunday only
A Discontinued after October 23rd
Except Sunday and Monday.
DC. DOUGLASS, NJ. L. HARRIS,
9-25-21 V.P. & Genl Mgr. GenlPassenger Ast
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trial were found guilty of murder in
this country it take ten thousand SOL
diers of France to protect the Amer
lean embassy in Paris from the ven
geance of French communists! If
everybody didn't already know that
communists are not sensible people
this demonstration ought to be suf-
ficient proof.
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Lasting Friendship
public Ledger.)

Without a shadow of a turning.
President Harding moves on in his
wise and chosen course of bringing
the English-speaking rations of the
United States and the. British EN-
pire to a deeper friendship and a
better understanding. His speech at
Yorktown field will be studied in the
foreign offices Of the world. 1t sup
PIGMENTS other utterances ana other
moves made by the Administration.
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Some Wages!

prominent lawyer was in the habit
of lecturing his office staff from the
junior partner down. and Tommy. the
Office boy. comes in for his full share
OF the admonitions. That his words
were appreciated was made evident to
the lawyer by conversation between
Tommy and another Office boy on the
same floor. which he recently over
heard.
Wotcher wages?" asked the other
boy.
Ten thousand year." replied Tom
my.
Jaw. g'wan"
Sure" insisted Tommy unahashed.
"A five spot a week in cash, an the
rest in legal advice"
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Tuesday, October 25, 1921.
NOT BY DiCkERING

'Dicker," which is defined as ITO
make petty trade" should have no
place in the coming conference to
limit ornaments. 1t had none in the
ranks of those who fought the war.
When men stake their lives they are
in no mood for dickering. 1t would
outrage the cause for which that war
was waged for representatives Of
those who survived to meet in SOL
emn conference in the spirit of dick
err This is not a suggestion that
the wisdom of the serpent as well as
the harmlessness of the dove has no
place at the conference, but 1t does
mean that those who assemble there
and the peoples whom they repre-
sent should not be in mood to bag
gle and bargain. A quid pro quo
there must be, perhaps, though it is
by no means certain, were the United
States to announce its determination
to materially reduce its armament
regardless of the rest Of the world,
whether this country would suffer as
pect 1t is not, however, too much
to expect that conference to assem-
bic in solemn recognition of the
twenty million lives destroyed be-
cause of a war which set the world
back unless those who survive shall
be able to profit from the experience.
To accomplish what those lives
were destroyed for the world must
come into full recognition of the
sacrifice made, of the insane folly of
war under modern conditions, of the
awfully demonstrated fact that war
alone accomplishes nothing of good.
Among recent illustrations in the
press is one entitled: IF President
Harding Wants Results" A crippled
soldier is calling the Disarmament
Conference to order. Before him are
the delegates from France, England,
Italy and the other countries repre-
scented, all of them bearing the marks
of warfare, MANNED, blinded,a motley
lot.
Does anyone suppose a spirit of
dicker would find a place at a con-
ference so composed? 4
Knott in the Dallas News has pic
tured the decorations suitable for the
conference hall: a painting of "a
Flemish Landscape"-broad acres of
wooden crosses; another of French
village fresh from the vandalism of
the Hun, in one corner a gun that
kills at seventy FIVE miles; in another
the latest devices in poison gas, al
together an Impressive exhibit of the
utility of war and the folly of those
who resort to it. In such an atmos-
phere surely dicker has no place.
When a family consults for the
good Of the family, successfully, it
isn't in the spirit of dicker, of has-
Cling and seeking some petty advant
age, each member over the other. If
the war has taught anything it is
that this world is, at least so far as
Its material interests are concerned,
q great family of nations. General
SHUTS voiced this when he said:
The world is one. Humanity is one.
The war at terrible cost brought the
peoples together and it is to their su-
preme interest to work together"
But this may not be done by dick
ering at a conference on the subject
or limiting ornaments.
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A Clear Courae

Boys" remarked Noah, eve can
consider ourselves lucky"
I'm what way?"
IN not having to wait for legisla-
tive appropriation to carry out our
shipbuilding enterprise"
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1t is announced that millions of
dollars will within the next few
weeks be expended by municipalities
to relieve unemployment. 1t remains
to be announced whether the money
has been wisely expended or whether
the municipalities get the value of
their money.
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Cut This Ont It in Worth Money

Cut out this slip. enclose with 30
and mail it to Foley e. Co. 1886
sheffield Ave, Chicago. H.. writing
will receive in return a trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for coughs, colds and
Group; Foley Kidney pills for uains in
sides and back; rheumatism, backache,
kidney and bladder ailments: and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. wholesome
and thoroughly cleansing cathartic
for constipation. biliousness, head
acnes and sluggish bowels. Sold
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ocean and it has taken all this time
to work her way back again.

Station Agent M. L. Mitchell of
Kingfield states that when he first
took the station in 1908 about 500
deer were shipped yearly from Car
rabasset and the same number from
Bigelow station, and shipment was
even greater in the next few years
succeeding, but since that date it has
decreased yearly until last year there
were only about so from each station.
This year there have been almost
none, and the fact that most of the
deer are now transported by automo-
bile is the reason for the new state
law requiring all of the game to be
inspected and tagged.
The South Bristol correspondent of
the Boothbay Register writes:
In recent issue of one of our
dailies an article appears stating
that the pastor Of the S. BRISTOL
church had been mobbed by the peo-
pie; now this statement is absolutely
false. The pastor is not a faMorite
with our people and there are very
few who would really care to have
him remain with us another year
but he has never been mobbed or
hurt in any way and it will be per-
| fcctly safe for him to dwell in the
| place just as long as he wishes to do
| So.'
Gunners. said to have been BOYS.
amused themselves last Friday in
Weeks Mills by shoot G off the glass
insulators on the poles carrying cleo
trio current to Rockland-that city
being left without light and power so
FAR as the Central Maine Power Co. S
lines were concerned. When appre-
hended they will be taught a severe
| lesson.
The smallest three masted schoon-
err afloat, the British Souvenir ar
rived at Portlan Sunday with car
go of picked fish. The schooner
was built for a two-master, but her
owners cut her in two and added 10
feet to her 81 feet.
The Casco Bay Line Is said to have
been negotiating with Edgar r.
Rounds for the Peoples Ferry Co.'S,
property but that the price asked
was prohibitive and the deal is off.