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The Lamar register., 1921-05-25
COMMON SUPERSTITION
ATTAINED THEIR VOGUE

ATTAINED THEIR VOGUE
Many superstitions are sup
posed to have originated from
theories based on the work
ings of the subconscious mind.
or some deductions arrived at
by observing old sages who
knew how to put two and two
together.
Giving a knife to q friend,
says the philosopher. was con
sidered likely way to break
off a friendship because 1t de-
noted some subconscious but
sinister thought on the part Of
the giver.
He doped out the bad luck
that was supposed to follow
fellow who walked under a lad
der in this wise: II a fellow is
SO lazy he takes the chance OF
walking under q ladder instead
Of going around. he's likely to
meet with an accident before
long.
Picking up q pin, he says. IL
a thrifty habit, and the man
who picks 1t up is both saving
and observant, and so likely to
have success In whatever he
does.
As for the innocent 81 bill,
II got its reputation when some
careless shopper first handed II
out by mistake for 81 bill. and
didn't get the right change. And
the poor 81 bill, that really is
as nice as any of the Long
Green family. has been regard
ed with cold and suspicious
eye.
The bride who drops her ring
shows she Is either careless or
Indifferent TO her husband, sayt
the philosopher, SO can you won
der that their married life isn't
going TO be smooth
And here the musty old hand
er out of information leaves Us
with something TO think about.
THE custom of the wedding
ring, now that we are on the
subject" he tells US with his
driest smile. dates back to the
savage tribes. This. one Of our
most respected customs. had Its
origin. too, In one of the earli-
est superstitious rites"
The Lamar register., 1921-05-25
Lioht Attracted Mooss.

John Traynor Of Fredericton, N. B.,
declares that in automobiling through
New Brunswick woods he was greatly
bothered by moose last autumn. he
says: THE brilliant shaft Of light
seemed TO lure the moose. In a run Of
a few miles four came crashing out OF
the thicket beside the road and
plunged into the light"
The Lamar register., 1921-05-25

form you, sir, that
your house Is on
fire, came the
voice across the
phone.
what u ter
rible misfortune !.
But my wife--is
she safe p queried
his master.
Quite snfe sir .
The Lamar register., 1921-05-25
countrys Power Plants.

According to figures on energy pro
duction just issued by the geological
survey for the first quarter of 1920. the
average daily production from 2.sO0
power plants was 124 600. 900 kilowstt
hours In January. 119.s0O.0Oo kilowati
hours in February and 12l 800 900 kilo
watt hours In March.
The Lamar register., 1921-05-25
Very Much Surprised Hon.

WI ""e" p -"
A hen hatched out an alligator at
Corpus Christi, Tex. A doctor brought
home half dozen alligator eggs and
coniided them to a clucking hen. When
she saw what she had produced she
squawked and ran OF the nest. with
what her owner diagnosed as a bad
attack Of nerves. She absolutely re-
fused to proceed any further with her
maternal duties.
The Lamar register., 1921-05-25

Irish Paper Founded In 1877.
The oldest existing Irish newspaper
Is the Belfast Newsletter, established
In 17B7
The Lamar register., 1921-05-25
- The -
Scrap Book
HAD SOME DOUBT ABOUT 1T
Footman Wanted Explicit Directions
Where His Employers Mother
in-law Was Concerned.

William. the footman. called his mas
ter over the telephone one day.
81 rePrpt IN In
The Lamar register., 1921-05-25

JUST THE rHiNo
Hippoi can't kssp my stockings
UP. drat iti
Monks Why don't you set sartsr
snaksf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Big Library and
Heavy Mail Chief
Worries of Wilson

Washington, Mar. 11-Woodrow
Wilson rounded out the first week
of his return to private life tonight
with private dinner at which B. M.
Baruch of New York and Norman H.
Davis, former under-secretary of
state, who has been retained in the
Harding administration as the Amer
lean member Of the international
communications conference. were the
guests. 1t was said to signalize Mr..
Wilson's intention to keep in touch
with men and affairs. Both Mr.. Ba-
ruch and Mr.. Davis were among Mr..
Wilson's advisers in drawing up the
economic sections of the treaty of
Versailles. -.
The former president, it is said, is
now fully established in his new
home and has suffered no setback in
health. His principal household diff
'ficulty, his friends report, has been
to find room in his new house for his
library of some eight thousand vol
umes. Mr.. Wilson spends some part
of every day debating to stenogra-
pher attempting to dispose of a very
heavy correspondence, and with Mrs.
Wilson, frequently takes motor
drive in the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Damaging Flood
Of Connecticut
River Subsidies

Brattleboro, VT, Mar. 1.-THE
Connecticut river freshet passed it's
high mark here early today after
flooding the tracks of the Central
Vermont railroad, surrounding the
factory of the White River Chair
company, and damaging a thousand
bags of gain in the basement of the
Crosby Grain Elevator. At one
time the water was within two feet
of the high mark of last season
when the Connecticut river bridge
was carried away. AS the new bridge
is being built six feet higher than
the other structure it was in no
danger.
The West river branch of the Cen
trail Vermont was three feet under
water at the Bradley meadows north
of this city while along the Hunt
meadows a mile south of here 900
feet of track was moved from the
roadbed. Central Vermont trains
were routed over the Boston &
Maine. ~
After an ice jam at Putney gave
way last night there was sharp
rise in the flood and the water was
nine feet over the crest of the dam
at Vernon, but it had fallen to seven
feet today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Tariff and Tax
Experts to Hurry
Along Bill Drafts

Washington, March 11.-Speedy ac-
ton on tariff and tax revision at the
special session Of Congress was prom
Used today by Chairman Penrose of
the Senate finance committee. He said
the object of the conferences arranged
for Monday between Republican men,
bers Of congressional committees and
Secretary Mellon of the treasury was
to arrange a program behind which
all Republicans can put their Shout
ders."
If necessary. Senator Penrose said,
it is planned to resort to caucus action
to push through the legislation. There
would be no attempt to thwart proper
discussion, he added, but caucus action
might be resorted to in an effort for
harmony.
I'VE can not look for improved BUSH
ness" said Senator Penrose, until the
tariff and internal revenue legislation
are outlined and government extrava-
gance stops. Even the promise Of the
Dingley tariff law Immediately pro-
duced better coalitions in business
Urging less interference by the gov
eminent in business. Senator Penrose
said he favored abolishing 'all of the
autocratic mushroom government
boards, all the Wilson boards. which
rose during the war"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Dept. Justice Sticks
to Ruling on Foreign
Booze Shipments

Washington, Mar. 1.-THE depart
ment of Justice was said tonight by
prohibition officers to have refused
to review its recent opinion holding
trans shipments of liquor from one
foreign country to another via this
country illegal and ships touching at
American ports with intoxicants
aboard to be violators of the national
prohibition act. The refusal was
made on the ground that search of
the authorities revealed no reason for
reversal.
Request for the review was made
some weeks ago by the State Depart
ment to which the British embassy
made Representations and by the
Treasury Department. The review
was asked because Of the information
al questions said to be involved.
The Justice departments refusal il
not expected to end the matter ac-
cording to prohibition officials, who
say they have been informed that
the British embassy will urge the
State department to rehew it's request
and in doing so will cite eisting
commercial treaties. especially with
regard to Canada.
Until the question is finally settled,
officials said customs regulations on
the subject would be held in abey-
ance and the status both Of trans
shipments Of liquor and vessels
and vessels touching at American
ports would remain unchanged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Harding Holds
Long Conference
with Cabinet Heads

Was hingtOn, March 11.-Many prob
lens of departmental organization, to-
gether with various pressing questions
of public policy, were discussed by
President Harding and his cabinet to-
day at a three-hour meeting.
The threatened strike of packer en-
ployes and the selection of new ship
ping board are understood to have oc-
cupied first attention, and after they
had been put aside the president asked
each of his secretaries in turn to re-
port conditions in his department as
they had revealed themselves during
the first week of the new admins
tration.
The replies started several extended
discussions, 60 prolonging the session
that Mr.. Harding took the members
of his official family to lunch with
him : the White House.
Departmental patronage is said to
have been one of the subjects left out
of the canvass, and although several
of the secretaries were ready to rec
ommend important appointments with
in their departments, their suggestions
were put over to be discussed private
ly with the president at later dates.
was said that few decisions were
reached. most of the discussion being
Of an informative nature. The reor-
ganization plans to be inaugurated
soon are understood to have been
touched on only incidentally, the cab
met members agreeing that steps Of
that kind should wait until they had
more fully familiarized themselves
with general conditions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Good Offices Of Depart
ment Offered Following
Conference With
President
Threatened Wage Cut
Basis of Row Be-
tween Workers and
Big Packing Houses
Each A s k e d to
N a m e Two Repre-
sentatives

Washington, March 1.-THE SER
vices of the Department of Labor in
settlement of the controversy be-
tween packing house employees and
the packing concerns growing out of
proposed wage reductions were Of
fered in kilograms sent tonight to the
unions and packers by Secretary of
Labor Davis.
Secretary Davis, who dispatched
the kilograms after a conference
with President Harding, also re-
ouested the packers and the en-
ployes each to designate two repre-
sen atves to meet with Department
Of Labor agents in an attempt to re-
adjust the dispute which threatens
to develop into a strike.
The telegram sent to Dennis Lane,
secretary of the Amalgamated, Meat
Cutters ard Butcher Workmen, at
Chicago, which was practically iden-
teal in text with that sent the five
big packers, follows:
The federal government is deep
ly concerned about the maintenance
of industrial activity in fullest I'M
Outstanding and hopes there will be
no Interruption of the continuity of
Continued on Page 4ECoi. b
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New Haven Road
Head Seeks Calm
Wage Adjustment

New Haven, Conn. March IL -
Wage readjustments on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road, President E. J. Pearson hopes,
will come without the least disturb
ance. In referring to conferences
with employees begun today Mr.. Pear
ton said that ~ other expenses on
the system adbeen cut first before
The question of a wage reduction was
taken up. He added that the COM
pany did not intend to take drastic
steps" Should the representatives
Of the various groups accept the cut
the matter would end there. If they
hesitate the company would have no
objection to these representatives re-
turning to local boards or Organiza-
tons for consideration of the reduc-
ton.
President Pearson has given no
figure for the proposed reduction.
Men who were in conferences said
afterward that the impression they
got from General Manager Bardo was
that it would be around 20 per
cent"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
DAUGHERTY TO
REVIEW PALMER'S
RULING ON BEER

washington, Mar. 11-Early re-
view by Attorney General Daughtery
Of the recent ruling of Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer making valid the pre-
scription Of beer as medicine under
the volstead act is expected. Mr..
Daugherty says he is aware that the
whole country is interested and that
he probably will give the opinion
careful study.
Regulations to accord with the
opinion handed down by Mr.. Palmer
last week are being drafted by off,
Gals of the Interal Revenue Bureau
but no date has been set for it to
become effective.
Regarding the general subject of
prohibition, Mr.. Daugherty says the
department Of justice is not seeking
additional powers and that it has not
been suggested to him that his de-
partment take over the enforce
ment work now under the treasury
department. He added he had his
onw personal views on the subject,
but declined to disclose them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
ABAN DONED
BABY'S BODY ON
AUGUSTA DUMP
Police Seek Parents of
4 10-Days Old In
FAINT
Found on Bridge Street Rub
bish Pile Few Feet from
,Pasteboard Suitcase, Used as
Coffin-Was Fully Developed
Female Child-NO Mark on
Body

The finding of the body of a fully
developed female baby on the dump
pile in the rear of the house at II
Bridge street, was reported at about
4.35 o'clock Friday afternoon to City
Marshal James G. McKenney. Coun-
ty Attorney Walter NJ Sapborn,
Sheriff E. D. Harwood and Medical
Examiner William II. Harris, M. D.,
were Immediately notified and they
together with City Marshal McKen-
ney at once went to the place and
began their investigation which was
continued through the remainder of
the afternoon and evening. Many
places We're visited by the officers in
and by order of the sheriff and the
city marshal the investigation will
be continued today.
The body of the baby, which had
apparently been born a week or ten
days ago, was found lying a few feet
away from a pasteboard suit box,
in which it had apparently been
placed and had slid out, the end of
the box having broken off. The only
clue as to the time when the body of
the baby was placed in the box and
the box put on the pile, lay in the
facts that inside the box was found
Kennebec Journal of the date of
March z, and that the box and paper
were entirely dry, showing that they
had been put there since the recent
heavy rains. A string was found
tied about the middle of the box. The
dead body was found by soce chill
dren. There were no marks on the
body.
Both the sheriff's department. and
police department are working on the
case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
SENATE 0. KS
HARDING CHOICE
OF. COMP TROLLER
Confirmation Also of
Asst. Sec. of State
bearing
Many Nominations Must Await
Special Session in April
Senate Adjournment Sched-
uled for Today-BOston Man
Named as u. S. Marshal for
Mass.A

Washington, March 11.-Nearly a
score of nominations were sent by
President Harding today to the Sem
ate. which in turn confirmed a num-
be-. Only one day probably remains
for the Senate to take action on nomi-
nations because of its expected adj
journment tomorrow night. Thereafter
nominations to be effective before the
special session of Congress next month
will have to be of recess nature.
Nominations confirmed by the Sem
today were:
D. r. Crissinger Of Marion, O., to be
comptroller Of the currency; Fred Nor
ris bearing of Missouri, to be assist
ant secretary of state; Elmer D. Ball,
reappointed assis tant secretary of ag-
riculture; William j. keville of Bos-
ton, to be the United States marshal
for the District of Massachusetts,; Will
liam S. Culbertson of Kansas, reap
pointed to the tariff commission; Cap
ldil Vial iCS u. ~uS dys Jisp " Oc CuItI
of the navy bureau of ordnance with
the rank of rear admiral; and Ernest
Lester Jones of Virginia, reappointed
as director of the coast and geodetic
survey.
Former Repres entative John J. Esch
of Wisconsin and Mark w. Potter Of
New York were nominated to the In
tor q ,r,ye, set
their names were reported favorably
by the Senate interstate commerce
committee, but final action was not
taken. 1t was said that opposition
might develop to Mr.. Esch on the part
Of Senator LaFollette, Republican,
Wisconsi in.
Other nominations sent to the Sem
ate today by President Harding but
not acted on included: Thomas o. Mar
vim of Massachusetts, to .the tariff
commission; William H. Joyce of Los
Angeles, renominated to the Federal
Farm Loan Board; Walter Lyon Of
Pittsburg and former lieutenant gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, to be United
States district attorney for the west
ern district of Pennsylvania; and Clar-
ence C. Chase of New Mexico, to be
collector of customs for District "a.
Col. Gustave Lukesh was nominated
for membership on the Mississippi
River Commission and other service
nominations included Chaplain j. T.
Axton to be chief of chaplains of the
army with the rank of colonel, and
Medical Director Edward X. Stitt to
be surgeon general Of the navy.
Smedley D. Butler, Logan Feland
and Harry Lee were renominated to
their present rank of brigadier general
in the Marine Corps.
disappointment of Carl A. Mapes of
Albion, Mich. as solicitor of the bu-
reau Of internal revenue was recon-
mended to the president today by At
torney Daugherty. Mr.. Mapes, who
was formerly an attorney in the bu-
reau. was appointed solicitor last No
vember. f
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Greenville Constable
Held, Charge Intent
tn Kill "Y" Secretary

Dover, Me, March 11-Henry N.
Barley, a constable Of Greenville,
today was indicted by the Piscata-
ouis county grand jury for assault
with intent to kill in connection with
an alleged election of Joel Baker
Smith, YIN. C.. A. secretary at
Greenville. from a house in that vii
lage during a raid last November
Smith had complained of the house
a. a place where liquor was sold and
an ofiicer was sent to raid it. The
offieer forgot his badge and sent for
Mr.. Smith to identify him. A dis
turbance was said to have arisen and
hartley in his capacity as constable
WAS said to have elected Mr.. Smith
with undue force.
Thirty two indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury. Joseph
McIntire of Fort Fairfield. John
Flanagan of Boston and Thomas
Gerry of Garland, were indicted
charged with wholesale roboeries OF
summer homes on Moosehead lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Germans Vote
Confidence in
ReparatiOns Delegates

London, Mar. 11-Dr. Walter Simon.
the foreign minister and the other
German ENJOYS to the London confer
ence have received a vote of conf
dence of the cabinet and it is not
considered that there is any danger of
a governmental crisis. This, despite
the criticisms m lde at the sitting of
the foreign affairs committee today.
during which Hugo SHINES, the CAPT.
talist, attacked in violent terms not
only DR.. Simons, but the entire cab
met, says despatch to the London
Times, from Berlin.
Herr SHINES in his attack declared
that the government was pursuing
no definite or clear policy, and that it
was suffering from an absolute lack
of ideas.
DIR. Simons is reported to have said
that the German government has no
immediate intention of making fresh
PREPARATIONS proposals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12

London, Mar. II. (By The Associat-
ed Press)-Russia today is in the be-
ginning Of phases of upheaval which
will have essentially the same result
as the memorable occurrence of Mar.
II, 1917. said Alexander F. Kerensky,
Russia's former man of destiny to-
day.
The fundamental causes of the
outbreaks in Russia" Kerensky de-
clared, ARE the same as those which
brought about the first revolution just
four years ago, and the outcome in
evitably will be the san1e-the over
throw of the dictatorship.
ITO the Russian working masses
and the peasantry" kerensky contin-
ued, "Czarism and Bolshevism are in
Continued on Page 4-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
Wife BELIEVES
HUSBAND GUILTY
DOUBLE MURDER
CT i'm S He Kille d
Mother and Daughter
Last April
Victims Slain in Their Home at
Martins Ferry, Ohio, on
April II - Says Husband
Threatened to Kill Her if She
Betrayed Him

Wheeling, w. Va, Mar. 11-Andrew
Surgent of this city was arrested to-
day in connection with the mysteri-
GUS deaths of Mrs. John Burkhardt
and her daughter Lille, at Martins
Ferry, Ohio, April II, last.
Chief of Police Hyland said that
Mrs. Surgent had called him to her
home and told him that her husband
killed Mrs. Burkhardt and the daugh-
ter She said that her husband, who
was real estate agent for the Burk-
hardt's, went to the Burkhardt home
on the morning of April II and de-
manded $500 from Mrs. Burkhardt on
the pretext that he was in trouble.
HE took Ratchet and gun with
him." Mrs. Surgent said. The chief
of police quoted the woman as con-
tinuing:
Mrs. Burkhardt replied that she
had no money for him and he struck
her over the head. The daughter then
appeared and she consented to give
my husband $500. He took the money
and then struck her down. He came
home with his clothes all over blood
and took the Ratchet and the clothes
to an old shed on our lot and burned
them.
at is a horrible thing to implicate
my husband, but 1 can't help 1t.
From the time he told me about the
crime, l have been constantly tor
mented. I wanted to kill myself at
times. but I could not leave the chill
dren behind. My husband saw that I
was beginning to weaken and he told
me few days ago that he was going
| to- kill me and all the children for
fear would give him away. / final
ly decided to get this off my mind"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-12
TrOtzky and Rebel
General Trying to
Out-Ruble Each Other

Warsaw, Mar. II. (By The Associ-
ated Press)-Leon Trotzky, the Rus
sian Soviet war minister, according to
Russians here who are in daily touch
with their country, has offered a re-
ward of five million rubles for the
body, dead or alive, of Gen. Koslov-
sky, the revolutionary leader in the
Petrograd region. Gen. Koslovsky, in
return, is reported to have offered ten
million rubles for Trotzky's body.
1t is pointed out here that a mil
lion rubles now is worth about $50.
A dozen or more instructions are
in progress throughout Russia and
the anti-Bolshevik movement daily il
encouraging other uprisings. accord
ing to the local Russians. who assert
that they are gaining confidence of
the ultimate success of the counter
revolutionary movement as they
learn of fresh anti-Soviet forces ap-
pearing from Odessa northward.
Besides a dozen more main insur-
rections many anti-Bolshevik bands
are reported to be operating under
stimulus of the Kronstadt movement.
East of Kiev and the Volga river re-
gion there are five main bands, the
most important Of which is headed
by General Maxine, the Ukranian an
ti-Bolshevik leader. who recently con-
solidated his forces with those of
General Antonoff. These bands are
H. %r>
fifteen thousand men, all mounted
and well equipped. The band defeat
ed the Bolsheviki in several encoun-
tiers east of Kiev, but the Bolshevik
have frightened their hold in Kiev and
are preparing to defend it from with
in and without.