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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
$4,000 Burned to
Death in Past Year
10000 Injured

! Boston, Sept. 28-Last year nearly
$4,000 persons were burned to death
with approximately 10000 injured, a
large percentage of whom were in
jured permanently and made a public
charge on our citizenship, T. Alfred
Fleming of the National Board of
Fire Underwriters of New York City
told the Automotive section of the
National Safety Council congress here
today.
"A classification of these losses
shows that over 20 per cent are wom-
en- and children of school age and
under. This classification shows that
the home and the school have been
neglected in our great scheme of
safety education. 1t also shows the
effectiveness of the general campaign
OF safety in the shop and factory
"Co-incident with this loss of life,
the destruction of property during
/ 1920 as quoted by Mr.. w. f. Malta
leo, general manager of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters almost
doubled that of any previous year of
our history, reaching an enormous
total of over $505. 900, O00-which does
not include the stupendous losses in
forestry. 80 per cent of which is due
TO carelessness of citizens. This
waste of our national wealth of near
ly one and one-half millions n dav is
paid for by every citizen of the ma
ton. 1t is generally considered that
these losses are borne largely by in
surance companies which is true but
insurance companies are only collect
ing and distributing agencies and of
necessity are compelled to REQUIRE
increased rates to cover increased
losses. Every product purchased for
the homo or for the factory has in it's
cost to the consumer an amount to
cover the insurance and overhead
cost. 1t is the largest and most I'M
necessary leakage Of the country's
resources, and is almost entirely
avoidable and unnecessary.
Paul G. Redington of the Forestry
Division of the United States. in an
address in California recently stated
that of 20,244 forest fires caused bv
campers last year, rs percent or over
$4,000 were due to smokers careless
ness. 1t would seem that the only
way to obviate these tremendous
losses Of life and property would be
to conduct the longest possible con-
tinuous campaign of education for
their elimination.
THE sections where safety has been
most neglected are in the home and
school. It is an appalling fact that
not one business man out of every
200 has ever applied the knowledge
Of safety he has used in his factory
to his home. He has forgotten to
call cabinet meeting of the MEM
bers of his family and servants to
instruct them how to turn in an
alarm. how to extinguish fire in its
incipiency. how to avoid danger from
articles used in the home and how to
use the extinguisher he has installed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Bay State Efforts
in Aid of Jobless
Reported by Governor

Boston, Sept. 2s.-What Massachu-
sets cities, twons and counties are
going to provide work for the unem-
ployed became known tonight when
Governor Claiming H. Cox made
public extracts from letters written
him by several mayors, selectmen
and county commissioners in reply to
his recent communication relative to
unemployment throughout the state.
The replies to the Governors letter
! indicated a general willingness on the
part of community executives TO help
relieve unemployment.
Many of them told of new con-
struction work thar made use of the
services of unemployed men.
/ Mayor Andrew ]. Peters of Bos-
ton assured the governor that every
eort is being made by the city of
Boston within its financial capability
to inaugurate new construction.
NO stone will lbe left unturned,"
the mayor added, ''to provide en-
ployment in municipal improve
ments."
From Cambridge came a report
that the city government was doing
everything that it possibly could to
help the unemployment and relieve
conditions.
Plans for considerable work are al
ready in hand. the report said, and
Cambridge intends to continue nee
essary public improvement"
The city of Beverly informed the
governor that it had been doing a
vast amount of road, sewer and wa
ter work, these undertakings giving
employment to many of our citizens"
Lowell, this year appropriated
more money for it's streets and sewer
construction than ever before and
is erecting two very expensive build
ings all of which was done with one
{ thought in mind-to care for the I'M
! employed"
Maiden, Reading, Taunton and
Woburn were among the places
whose executives reported similar
undertakings.
The unemployment situation in
Lawrence, according to the reports,
is not acute, and only the normal
number of calls have been filed with
the poor department. Mansfield also
reported that it had not suffered eX-
tensively because of unemployment.
Results of Worcester's efforts to
decrease the number of jobless have
been most gratifying, the mayor OF
that city reported
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Women's Golf Title
Play on Hollywood
Links Starts Monday

New York, Sept. 2S.-Pairings for
the qualifying round Of the womens
national golf championship at Deal, n.
j.. for which 166 entries have been
listed, were announced today by the
United States Golf Association. Play
begins next Monday on the links of
the Hollywood Golf Club.
Miss Alexa Stirling, Atlanta, Ga,
holder of the United States title, is
paired with Miss Edith Leitch for the
preliminary round Miss Cecil Leitch,
holder of the English. French and Ca
madam titles. will tee off with Mrs
w. A. Gavin of New York. The Eng
lish champion came into the Canadian
title last week.
Among the other notable contestants
are Miss Elaine Rosenthal, Homewood
H., paired with Miss Glenna Collect
Nayatt, r. l.; and Miss Willu Gage
Lambton, Ont, paired with Miss Bes-
sic Fem, Portland, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

In other words. financial value in nm.
duction has 1000 per cent more cara
and oversight than the priceless,
jewels of human life in the home, and
yet the nation is only as large or az
strong as its homes.
Similar negligence is shown in tina
care. maintenance and constructio,
of our schools. A very small per.
centage of the members of our pres.
ent Boards of Education have nc.
sumed more than the financial bur.
den of school activities while they are
equally responsible for the moral and
physical safety of each child under
their care. There is a great disre.
gard of properly established rules in
the construction of new buildings and
the remodelnE of old structures II
has been found by experts. that over
80 per cent of the school buildings
are more unsafe either struCturally or
in maintenance than the Colinwood
school when it burned causing the
death of 173 children and three
teachers. Over five schools burn in
the United States for each day of the
year. Trifles due to carelessness or
through thoughtlessness are the cases
of the largest percentage of fire
casualties and conflagrattOns
1T has been said by an eminent au-
thority that 20 per cent of our loss Of
life is due to unprotected vertical
openings. l firmly believe this is
true. 1t is the vertical opening left
unprotected that allows the fire TO
spread through the building or TO the
adjoining area. Lack Of proper fire.
windows. shutters, water curtains,
open stairways and elevator shafts.
lack of fire doors between divisions
of or main buildings. This is what
traps the workman at his bench or
the clerk making her sales.
"The above coupled with improper
fire exit facilities spells the death
sentence of thousands. It is a
traversty on the present high stand.
ards of mental development to note
the useless sham involved in 90 per
cent Of our present exit facilities
sides of buildings aud passing ordi.
nary glass windows. eliminating their
utility after the first puff of fame
from the window below. Spiral slides
erected inside of n steel enclosure,
frequently found locked with pad.
lock at the exit door below, only pre-
pare a more horrible death by roast.
ing, while deluding many with sur.
rounding of apparent safety I per-
sOnally found three of these traps
locked with Yale padlocks, whose
keys were !Ost-even while IS rooms
of the school, they were supposed to
serve, were in session.
ut is the duty of every employer to
help every member of boards Of edu-
cation and every home owner to real
ize that he personally must assume
the liability and provide 100 per cent
safety to those for whom he is re.
sponsible."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Over Half Thousand
N! E. Rotarians
at Poland SPRINGS

Poland Spring, Me-, Sept. 2S-More
than 800 delegates to the annual con-
clave of the New England section.
international Association of Rotary
Clubs. had been registered here. to-
nlght. They were entertained by an
informal musical program and ball
Baseball and other sports are on
thursdays program. Golf and ten
mis- championships will be decided
on the third and last day of the con-
Vention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
ACIDS in STOMACH
CAUSE INDIGESTION
Cfente Gas, SournesS and Pajn
How to Treat

Medical authorities state that near
ly nine-tenths of the cases of stom-
ach trouble. indigestion, sourness.
burning. gas. bloating. nausea, etc,
are due to an excess of hydrochloric
acid In the stomach and not as some
believe to a lack of digestive Juices.
The delicate stomach lining is irri.
tated. digestion is delayed and food
sours, causing the disagreeable symp-
toms which every stomach sufferer
knows 50 we'll.
A1dAcfai digestents are not needed
ia'sscA cases and may do real harm.
~ laying aside all digestive aids
and instead get from any druggist a
few ounces of Bisurated Magnesia
aad take a teaspoonful in a quarter
gAss of water right after eating.
This sweetens the stomach, prevents
the formation of excess acid and
there is no sourness. gas or pain.
Bisurated Magnesia Tin powder or
tablet form-never liquid or milky is
harmless to the stomach. inexpensive
to take and is the most efficient form
of magnesia for stomach purposes. 1t
is used by thousands of people who
enjoy their meals with NO more fear
OF xipdigeetion-A0H -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Canning Business at
Stockton Springs
Changes Owners

Stocton Springs, Me. Sept. @-
Angus NJ. Holmes, II. L. Hopkins
and William II. Morrison, local bust
ness men, Tuesday bought OF the
Gordon Pew Fisheries Co. the con-
trolling interest in the Stockton Cam
ming Co. the property including the
sardine canneries here and at Sears
port. The plants are fully equipped
but have not been operated since
1919.
The new owners will begin can
ming sardines at once and apples Ia
ter. The Stockton plant has capa'
city of 100 cases a day and employs
about 30 persons. The Scarspor'
factory packs Russian sardine3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
FORMER U. S. CONSULAR
AGENT DIES IN PORTLAND

Portland. Me, Sept. 2S--Joseph E.
Cor5in, for IS years United States
consular agent at Henmingford, Que,
his first commission having been Civ
en- by Secretary of State Hamilton
Fish. about 1870, died at his home
here today at the age of %. He was
born in 1925 at Champlain, n. y. to
which place his father who was born
IN Wt|liamstown, Mass, in 1894, was
carried on an ox-sled by his parents.
the trip of about 200 miles being
made about 1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
SAFETY COUNCIL
NAMES PRESIDENT

Boston. Sept 2s.--Arthur H. Young,
manager of industrial relations of the
International Harvester Co, Chicago,
was elected president of the National
Safety Council today. Other officers
will be chosen at the next meeting of
the executive committee.
While delegates to the convention
were discussing means of preventing
fires and accidents due to carelessness,
fire was discovered in the room at the
state house used by the public utili-
ties section of the council. The blaze,
which state house officials said prob
ably was caused by a match or cigar
burned the carpet slightly before it
was extinguished by an attendant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Two Edged Affair

Boston, Sept 2S.-"The only place
in Province street to get an edge
read a sign over the door of the scis-
sor grinding establishment of George
Bartlett. So Sergeant MCGEE of Sta
ton Two investigated. What he found
within became the subject of testimo-
ny in district court today and Bart
lett was fined $50 on charge of vio-
lating the prohibition laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Certain Relief From
Bronchial Asthm,
Simple Home Treatment Ma...
Breathing Easy

Just because you start the A..
tired, lifeless, WORKOUT from Iosa
rest and the difficult breathing OF ny VI
cradle Asthma-do not think MS
have to stay this way long. '0a
Be strong and well, breathe cIa,v
and easily again by using this ST.
pie treatment known as Oxidaza ~.
prescription of a Worcester Ma Me
physician.
For any form of Asthma whers >, !,
bronchial tubes are irritated ~
breathing short and difficult. its ha we
ing. relieving action is really wonSs.
full. Sufferers who can't breathe ..
night and who gasp for a good. c,ss..
breath will appreciate the relief sas
comfort OXidaze gives. ~Ha
OXidaze is a tablet made from, a.
sential oils which, when the pats,
dissolves in the mouth, almost immnl
diately soothes the irritation. cIes..
out the choked up air passages as
enables the sufferer to breathe ASH,
and get a real comfortable night
sleep.
1t is sold by leading druggists wb,
agree to refund the full purchsso
price of the first package to any snf'
ferer who does not obtain satisfso
tory relief. Asthmatic SUFFERS,
should give Oxidaze a trial. Il =
harmless and ineXpensive.-Adv. %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
RIVERSIDE

Miss Edith L. Soule, director Of
Division Of Public Health nursing
and child hygiene of the State De-
partment of Health will give an il
Illustrated lecture ct Cushnoc Grange
hall. Friday evening, Sept at 40.
TIE public is cordially invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Skowhegan High school IA to 0 in the
football game that followed the base
ball. 1t was Skowhegan Highs first
game this season.
The First Philathea class of the
Federated church held a largely at
tended meeting in the church par
lors Tuesday evening The president
Mrs. Lou Eames, presided and the
usual routine business was transact
ed. Prayers We're offered by Mrs
Philo Steward and Mrs. Z. L. Marsh
of Providence, r. l., and the Phila-
thea hymn was sung. Two vocal
solos sung by Mrs. Ethel Christensen
and Miss Evelyn st. Ledger We're
much enjoyed but the real feature
of the evening was wonderful ad-
dress given by Miss Gertrude Carter
a matron at the Reformatory for
Women who was formerly a resident
of SkoWhegan and was the State
Philathea secretary. Miss Carter
| who has been residing in New Lon
I don, Conn, since the breaking out
of the World War and doing Ameri-
o
vention of Connecticut spoke CT
Tuesday evening on her work and
gave many incidents of much inter
est to the members of the class OF
which she was q very active member
when she resided here. Delicious
refreshments were served and a So
cial hour enjoyed.
Many friends of Mrs. Ira A. Nor
ton of Madison avenue will be sorry
to learn of her accident. AS Mrs
Norton was being seated on the
grandstand at the Fairview park at
the fair Tuesday she slipped and fell
striking face downward cutting her
nose and hurting her knees. She was
taken to her home where a physician
was called who found that no bones
were broken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
BIG ULCER
ALL. HEALED
"Now l Can Walk" Says Mrs.
SOuthcOtt of Medina.

Here is another letter that makes
me happy" says Peterson, of Buffalo.
One that l would rather have than
a thousand dollars"
Money isn't everything in this
world. There is many big hearted,
rich man who would give all he has
on earth to be able to produce a
remedy with such mighty healing
power as Peterson's Ointment, to sell
at all druggists for IS cents a large
box"
Read this letter, written February
A. 1918, by Mrs. Albert Southcott, OF
Medina, n. Y. 1t seems like mira
Gle, but it is true. every word of it.
l know it because l get similar let
ters almost every day from people
who have used my ointment for old
sores, eczema and piles.
Is it any wonder l am happy.
Peterson Ointment Co, Inc, Buffalo,
n. Y.
Dear sirs:-
Il was an untold sufferer from an
old running sore and ulcers. l had
tried most everything without any
relief from pain. A friend told me
of your wonderful ointment and the
first box took away the pain that
had not left me before in years, and
of the salve | am cured. The ulcer
was inches by 61a inches, is all
healed and l can walk. Never, never
will L be without Peterson's again.
You may use this to recommend
your ointment if you wish. l cannot
say enough to praise it," Yours truly
Mrs. Albert Southcott, Medina. n. Y
Mail orders filled by Peterson Oint-
'ment Co, Inc, Buffalo, n. Y.-AdV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
SKOWHECAN

Tuesday afternoon Charles CARR
veau sent three carrier pigeons from
the judges stand at Fairview Park to
his home on Milburn street dis
lance of something over a mile and
their arrival there, with the message,
was telephoned to Mr.. Carriveau at
the park. The birds made the trip
in about five minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Charles A. Jones, head chef at the
Mt Washington hotel in the White
Mountains. left on the Pullman We'd
nesday night for Boston on his way
to bermuda for the winter months,
where he is employed as chef at the
Hamilton hotel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Washington monument is high, has a
breadth at the waterline of SIS feet,
and carries a main battery of IL six
inch guns, two three-inch anti-air-
craft guns, and other smaller guns
in addition to two torpedo tubes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Income and Profits Tax Collections

Washington. Sept. 2s.-Collection of
the September Is installment of in
come and profits taxes today reached
Secretary Melons estimate, according
to treasury reports. The amount re-
ceived to date totals S526.2o1. 99S. Mr..
Mellon estimated the collections in
round figures ut $500, 900, 00e.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Antonio Landry, who comes from
Auburn, has leased the store at III
Watt street and plans to conduct a
grocery business there. Mrs. Mary
A. Hopkins owns the stand He was
conducting n similar business in Au-
burn but recently sold out that con-
Germ. The place into which he is now
going vas formerly occupied by
Fred l.. Hopkins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Chess Champs to CLASH

London. Sept. ga letter from
Jose r. Capablanca, the worlds chess
champion, to Akiba Rubeinstein, tn
Russo-Polish master, accepting Rubin
STEMS challenge for the worlds title.
is published in the London Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Edwin A. Morehouse

The death of Edwin A. Morehouse
occurred in the ospital here Wednes-
day morning. He served in Co. A, Is,
n. Y. Cav, and Co. H, 8, n. Y. Prov.
Cav, during the Civil war He came
to this Home Aug. 1, 1921.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
Stecher and Lewis to Meet

+ San Francisco. Sept. 2S.-Joe
Stecher and Stranger Lewis, both for
mer worlds champion heavyweight
wrestlers, signed articles today for a
two hours match to, decision here
next Tuesday ni1hf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

A dispatch from Havana Sept. 7 said
Capablanca had accepted Rubinsteins
challenge and that he shortly would
outline the conditions under which he
would play.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

The Misses Alice and Helen Sterl-
ing will leave today for New York
City. where they will enter the Flush
ing school Of Nursing on Long Is
land
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

E.. S. Mack Of the Sunbeam bakery
returned Tuesday from a trip to
Calais and the Washington county re-
gion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. H. 3. Oakley have
returned frno . visit to Greenvilie,
making the trip by automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Misses Ella and JeAMie Crcwen of
Riverside were visitors IN town
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Attorney YAsmAS Leigh went to
Bangor and Newport Junction On
short business Trip Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Alfred Dostie, Who - employed At
Herseys shoe StorA DaaDs4 . week OF
his vacation In Danger HooeAtH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
DO v0m ku01v ze,hQt constitutes
a strong constitution?

have sound healthy completely under control digestive
organs capable absorbing hearty
constitutional Your attitude
and energy.
irritable disposition attacks of indigestion
igud working order.
Probably eating food Probably the
nohmen
phshed of giving
barley
IS wholesome rule follow.
hotel restaurant
m
large and small village m North America
Grape-Nuts the Body Builder
There's Reason"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Work is nearly completed on very
attractive natural stone wall, and
stone gateway at the entrance to
Ganeston Park on Western avenue.
Square stone pillars with cap stones
support an iron gate at the entrance
to the road. from which the irregular
stone, chinked with black mortar
falls gracefully away for distance OF
about $50 feet on each side, terminal
ing in square stone posts with cement
tops. Mr.. W. s. Gannett, for whom
the work is being done. also plans to
lay a granolithic sidewalk nearly 300
feet long beside the wall. When side
walk and wall are finished a grape
vine will be trained over the wall
making a most artistic approach to
this unique and charming estate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

The following Augusta ladies were
in Watervillc Wednesday to attend the
meeting of the Kennebec Valley Fed
Grafton of Ladies' Aid societies of the
Methodist church of the Kennebec val
ley: Mrs. A. L. Drummond, Mrs. T..
T.. Smith, Mrs. Ahbie Lilley, Mrs. Edith
Packard. Mrs Abbie Hallowell. Mrs.
Ida Mckay. Mrs. Ardena Small, Mrs.
A. f. Bradford, Mrs. Anna Larrabee,
Mrs. Della Moore, Mrs. Alice Chase.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29

Skowhegan High school IA to in the
football game that followed the base
ball. 1t was Skowhegan Highs first
game this season.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-05-18
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