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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
DESERTED cAMBoDfA
Once Centre Of a Brilliant CiviIiza
ton is Now a Waste,

In the jungles of Cambodia, where
the monkeys chatter and swing from
the knotted vines and the snake sheds
his skin on the marble steps high over
the stagnant pool where parrakeets
hang like jewels in the trees and
tigers glide by with muffied steps,
stand temples, long forgotten. pal
aces, moats, gates and walls, with
stones wrenched apart by the violent
urge of the tropic trees and vines.
Once kings stepped forth. hung
with jewels and robed in glittering
fabrics, to mount their elephants and
go a-hunting; once damsels danced
age-old steps before the affairs of the
gods and simple folk went about
their household tasks as simpler folk
have always done. For about 600
years Cambodia was the. centre of a
brilliant civilizations: after that, a
land of savage tribes forgetful of the
great past.
Today this country, now a province
Of French Indo- China, is forsaken
save by occasional half naked priests,
who climb the great palms to tap the
upper leaves for sugarwater, or pause
to grin at their own reflections in the
pools when they are tired of staring,
uncomprehending, at the forms that
decorate the temple v-alls-Asia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
Maine Not to Lose
Congress Seat
Belief Rep. Hersey

According to statements credited
to Congressman Hersey of the fourth
district, who was in Augusta Thurs
day in attendance upon the funeral
of Governor Parlihurst, all the, fuLS
and Juror which has filled the breasts
of Maine politicians as to the re- dis
tricting of the State, has been wasted
energy me- 800 -'-'' =,
The congressman is credited with
the assertion that there would be no
change; that when the apportion-
ment bill reaches the Senate it will
be taken care Of. -. -. i. a
Congressman HerSey, so it is said,
told number of prominent politi-
clans with whom he talked while here
that the only way in which the bill
to keep the membership of the House
at it's present number was by the
votes of members whoseterm expires
on March fourth.
1.-The rest of u.s." the congressman
is reported to have said, have !. a
feeling that this was. not right; that
it was none of the business of those
fellows and that the question of the
size of the House for the next. ten
year period should be ,, left to !. the
members of the incoming Congress-
According to the understanding of
the congressman, the. Senate isn't
particularly, interested and as they
have plenty of other matters to act
upon they will permit the reappor-
tionment bill to die natural death
with the adjournment of this Con-
gress on March A. This will put the
matter over to the special session
which President Harding will call in
the early part of his term. That
Congress, Congressman Hersey feels
very positive, will increase the mem
bership of the House SO that no state
will lose member.
While neither Senator Fernald nor
Senator Hale care to discuss the
matter, they were willing to admit
the possibility that the reapportion-
ment bill would die, this session, in
the Senate, SO that new bill would
have to be introduced at the special
session; but it was very evident they
were not so sanguine of the result at
the next session as was Congressman
Hersey. eeF .t ,-.
1t seemed to be their feeling that,
while there would naturally be a SEN
timent on the part Of the members
of then ext House to make sure. of
their own seats. there was not much
ground for expecting them to add to
the membership of the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
Oak Grove Basket
Ball Five Wins
Over Augusta Bows

Vassalboro. Feb. 4-(SpeciaD- THE
Oak Grove Seminary basketball team
won see-saw contest with a five
composed of the working boys of the
Augusta Y. NJ. c. A., by the score of
Is to 10, this evening. The first half
ended with the score of IS to 5 in Oak
Groves favor. In the first five min
utes of the, second period, the "Y''
team tied the score and twice in that
half took the lead. but lost in the f.
nal three minutes of play. The sum-
mary: s-s ,s
OAK GROVE EMPLOYED BOYS
+ '''5.,,,,'. AUGUSTA Y. M. c. A.
Williams, IF ....... h., Morton, Davis
Allen. Stun, Muir, If ...... RIB, Hall
Ddifu, C., '.................. c., Prime
Wilson, MARI, RIB .....,..... If, Stiles
Goddard, lb. -. -. IF, Titus, Plummer
Score Oak Grove 25; Y. M. C. A. 10.
Goals from floor Muir 4, Baird 5,
Stiles 7, Wilson l, Plummer l. Goals
from fouls: Wilson S. Baird 2. Referee,
-Sanborn; Umpire, Prince. Scorer,
Overlook. Timer. Gilbert. Time 2-2o
minute periods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05

A striking illustration of the eager
ness with which Germany is setting
out to recover her foreign trade is re-
vealed in the British Board or Trade
statement for the month of September,
which shows that Germany sent to
Great Britain during that month 40
completely equipped commercial mo-
tor vehicles. while the United States
sent but 1S5. In other respects, how
ever. motor imports from the United
States had the lead, for AS CONNER
cial chassis were sent. as against mono
for Germany, and 500 passenger cars.
while Germany sent but eight of that
type. OF passenger car chassis, 143
were sent from the United States and
three from Germany. In this chassis
type France was the leader. with 254,
but only 107 complete passenger cars
came from that country. In CONNER
cial motor chassis Italy was close
second to America. with 30s but she sent
only ninety-three completely equipped
motor trucks. France esent ninety-one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
TO HEAD INDIA'S SCHOOLS
Native Minister of Education Is t:
Be Appointed Under Reform Schem

Native Minister of Education Is to
Be Appointed Under Reform Scheme
India is to have native Minister of
Education. Under the reform scheme
education is one of the departments of
Government to be transferred to the
Indians. The new Minister will still be
responsible to the Legislative Coun-
eli, but it is felt that the appointment
will give an opportunity to the In
dams to show their ability as adj
ministrators and at the same time
stimulate the whole educational life
of the country.
The new Minister will have many
trying problems to face. as he will be
called upon to reorganize practically
the entire educational system. At the
start he must meet the question of
the education OF women and of the
relations of the schools to the colleges
and Of the colleges TO the universe
ties. He must also fix and maintain
the standard of the degrees and pro-
vide for the development of collegiate
life.
The Calcutta University Commission
in its recent report raised the ques-
ton of secondary and intermediate
education, WHICH needs improvement
and expansion. and this in a country
Of considerably more than 200, 600, 600
people is no small problem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
SIDNEY

Charles A. Houghton passed away
Friday at the home of Clyde Lyon.
aged "A. He. was the son Of Daniel. G.
and S. Jane Houghton and was born
in Waterville and came to Sidney
when small boy, where he has since
resided. November "a, 1875, he was
married to Alice s. Souie of Augusta,
who died March 49, 1912. He Is sur
vived by five children, Mrs. George
oliver of Oakland, Mrs. Bert Light Of
Wateryille, George Houghton and Mrs.
Guy Barr of Sidney and Frank
Houghton Of Oakland: eight grand
children. Clarence Oliver, Ernest Oh
liver of Oakland; Beatrice Light q
Waterville; Vera Houghton. Law
renee, Vernon and Elsie Barr of Sid
ney and Elmo Houghton of Oakland;
one sister, Mrs. Charles Burgess of
Winslow He was member of Ahi-
ram Encampment of Wateryille and
Asylum Lodge. 10. o. F., of Angus
Ia and A. o. u. w. Of Oakland, also a
member of Sidney grange in which he
was very active Funeral services will
be held at the Baptist church on. the
River road. Monday. at p. NJ. Rev.
c. "A. Knockerbocker Of Waterville
officiating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
Endeavorers Celebrate
Founding of Society
At Portland, Meeting

|. Portland, Me, Feb. An celebra-
ton of the founding of the Christian
Endeavor Society in this city 40 years
ago prayer meeting in which men,
bers ofthe local society participated
was held tonight in the same house
where the first prayer meeting was
held two days after the organization
had been formed. The building was
at that time the parsonage of Willis
ton church but is now a residence. The
leader of the prayer meeting this eve-
ming was Granville Staples, who led
the first, prayer meeting, and among
those present were Augustus T. Davis,
Miss Emma Sanborn and Mrs. Lillian
A. Doten. who were members of the
original society. The meeting was one
Of deep religious fervor and spirit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
MADISON

Flags on the school houses and
I1cthodist Episcopal church were
placed at half mast Thursday and II
Nc schools appropriate exercises
|wlrc he'd for Il few minutes of the
kltsscn. The Garfield schools on the
FAnson side of the river were closed
/ for the day. Hon. r. r. Towne, Wh }
Us the Madison representative in the
EL,g.c'atu,e. and T. II. Spear, went
10 Augusta, Thursday morning, to at
Atnd the funeral of Gov. Parkhurst-
Up to the present time, Madison
land Arson have had a branch of the
fkowheg&n Chapter of Red Cross, put
| has been felt for sometime that
Madison should have Il distinct Chap
FER by itself At a meeting held in the
llice OF Judge Charles Q. Small, Mon
kjay evening, a Chapter to be known
|as the Madison and Arson Chapter
vas organized with the following off,
Aus: Chairman. Edgar G. Burns; vice
chairman. Dr. w. II. Kennison; treas
Iurer Judge Charles Q. Small; secre.
Nary Miss Lulu Holway; finance
committee, Mrs. Angie Lancaster,
Walter Hinton. Mrs. Annie Walker;
executive committee, John Stobie.
John White. William Jardine, DR..
War1ol G. Sawyer, Bryce x. Edwards,
fllrs. o. NJ. Hilton, Mrs. S. G. Think
ham, chairman of home service de-
)artment, William Jardine. Plans
were made for the employment of Il
Public nurse.
P. F. Girard, who has been running
a restaurant business for the past
year and half, has discontinued that
business and opened grocery store
IN the same location.
meeting of the Ladies' Aid of the
Free Baptist church, was held We'd
hesday afternoon at the residence of
ylrs. Charles Lander on Head street.
The following delegates have been
ciected by Margaret Goffe Moore
napier, D. A. r., to attend the meet
Png of the State Council in Portland
ext month: Mrs. Nellie Sawyer, Mrs.
Arlen Riley, Mrs. Lena Davis, Mrs.
rattle Johnson, Mrs. Julia Tinkham,
lrs Halle Williams, Mrs. Lima Nc
Aenney. Mrs. Grace Humphreys.
Mrs. Matrala Renter left town Fri
ay morning 20 visit her daughter in
Portland
clyde Copp, papermaker at the
treat Northern mill, had narrow
scape from death, Thursday night,
Snen his arm was drawn into the
olis OF the machine. The belt slipped
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05

only $4,000, 900, which latter sum rep
resents only about one-third of cent
a pound on the tonnage of steel pro-
duced during that year. This was one
OF the Corporations most profitable
of years.
Wages are paid from the earnings of
capital and cannot be paid from capital
itself. 1t is sometimes thought that
capital is another word for money.
Generally, things are capital A fac
tory, sewing machine, dray horse,
o delivery truck, sack OF wheat, q
bale of cotton, lathe,-these are cap
ital. A factory may represent an in
vestment of a million dollars which
may be its owners entire wealth, yet
if the factory is idle and producing no
income, it is without value either to
its owner or the community. Prod
ucts must be produced in the factory
and sold, and from the receipts of the
sales, the employees receive their wages.
Capital invested in the factory can
not be distributed among the employees
in wages, only the income produced
from its successful operation. It. has
been proposed to make tax levy on
capital in some of the foreign coun-
tries. Such tax would be destruc-
tive and defeat its very purpose. As
factories. machinery, wagons. trucks,
bales of cotton sacks of wheat cannot
be paid out in wages, neither can they
be paid out in taxes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05

and printed an the news for Hh WesEjS
Herald and sold as many a. 400 copies
. week. A fire having occurred In
Edison's laboratory on tho tram. an
enraged conductor pitched Edison and
all bis belongings off, and this ended
his moving laboratory.
Edison's first important Invention
was an improvement on Q teleUaphic
instrument. Another one was . stock
ticker, which he sold to the Western
Union Telegraph Company and re-
ceived the sum Of $4,000. This sum
enabled Edison to open . plant Of his
own in Newark, N. J., and with this
equipment, he began in earnest his
laboratory work, from which have come
the many epoch-making inventions
that have made the name Edison" a
household word. Since the establish
ment of this first laboratory, Edison
has made several hundred inventions;
two of his most widely known achieve
ments being the perfection of the
electric light and the invention of the
monograph. Untold millions have
been added to the wealth of the world
because of the Edison inventions, and
the pleasure and Joy OF living have
been increased manv fold by the cease
less activity of this great inventor.
Although now past the age of seventy,
Edison is still tireless worker and his
brain has lost none of its brilliancy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
Tho Dogs of War

The war dogs We're the keenest. the
most intelligent, the most anxious
to help, of all the animals used by the
Allies. They were the only four
footed beast who could be trusted to
do a piece of work strictly ION their
own" Each one knew his job and
did it, not because he was made to,
but because of the love which is the
impelling motive for everything a
free dog does for man.
Dogs served in many capacities-as
messengers, sentries, and patrolmen,
and occasionally as combatants; as
draught animals with the machine
guns, in the transport and in the mail
service, and as pack animals to carry
food and ammunition to points diff
cult or impossible for other animals
to reach. AS detectives they were
valuable assistants, and as watchmen
they were easily superior to men.
They were not used up to the limit
of their mental capacity, but only to
the limit of what is practical in time
of war. Most of the stories we have
read of their wonderful work for the
iNSu Sioco|oA tiCiI seal CHING AoE dHu
finding wounded men after battle. and
of guiding stretcher bearers to the
scene-are fiction. That the Germans
used dogs with more or less success
in Red Cross work / am aware, but
am informed on the best authority
that, SO far as the Allies are con-
cerned. not single life was saved
in France by Red Crosa Hog II
was not that it was impossible to
train dogs to do any of the feats
required for such duties, but that It
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
TANY people are surprised when

TANY people are surprised when
Nl they learn of the many condi-
A'A tons and facts that exist and
kmust be considered in the conduct of
successful manufacturing business.
An explanation made to a prominent
\ minister by a leading manufacturer re-
suited in better understanding of
business relations in a certain COM
kmunity.
Two OF the largest items that enter
into the conduct of a manufacture,
Pbusness arc wages and materials. In
most cases scventy-fve per cent. of
the gross income that is paid out goes
hfor these two items. The other twenty
FIVE per cent. is represented in divi-
dends or profits to owners and interest
on borrowed money, insurance, taxes.
overhead and numerous other small
items In the shoe and clothing in
fdustries materials are very large fac
tor In the watch and other similar
! industries wages to employees. are the
Fhigpest factor. In building frame
dwelling house, labor is the largest
kitem In the largest and most profit
fable Of our big industries. the amount
paid out to stockholders and bond
lhoIders is comparatively small in re-
| la'on to the large sums paid to en-
yloyes in wages. In 1919 the U. S
kSteel Corporation paid to employees in
wages almost s5o000O0oO while the
owners Of its stock and bonds received
CO1,7yriobt COnsf;t,,t;n,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
Robbery in Portland

A suit and overcoat, AN Odd Fell
lows charm, a diamond ring and a
knife were taken from the home of
Frank C. Brown at SO Forest avenue,
Portland, some time Thursday after
noon during the absence of the fami-
ly. There was no clue left as to the
method of entrance of the unknown
marauders and police were notified of
the case. The family made the dis
covery about five o'clock and as has
been the case with several mysterious
robberies in the near past, 1t seemed
as though the burglars knew their
ground very well before entering.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05

would take too much of the time or
too many good men to establish and
maintain an efficient Red Cross dos
lservice in time of war. General
Joffre, by general order. abcl-
ished the Red Cross dog in the
French army in September, 1915
But the fame of the war dogs mag
well rest on the splendid work they
actually did; it needs no support from
the stories of what some of the senti-
, mentalists would like to believe the
did.
OF all the Allies the French used
dogs the most, and in the greatest
number of ways The French war
dog service was established after the
beginning of hostilities, and it's sue
cess was due largely to the untirin2
efforts of Sergeant Paul Megnin. who
later became a lieutenant and assist
ant chief of the service. The preju
dice he had to overcome is well Illus
trated by the following story, which
was told me by NJ. Megnin himself:
One afternoon, about the time when
dogs were being introduced in the
army, Sergeant Megnin and an as
sistant appeared in the front line
trenches with Ia and Helda,. two
Alsatian sheep dogs, trained to sentry
duty. They had come to offer thc
; services of the quartet for night work
at the 'front.' but the captain. to whom
the matter was referred, was merely
amused. Megnin politely pressed his
offer, and at last the captain said
| "Well, there's Poche outneS. enrl,".s
where out there which we haven't
been able to md; II Auur DOES ..,.l
, discover it for us. then I'm for sentry
dogs"
Megnin saluted. IF the outpost il;
within two hundred and fifty meters,
he said. I'VE shall probably find 1t. II
the men on duty there move or are
relieved during the, night my dogs
will hear them and tell me where they
are"
AS soon as it was dark Megnin took
up position in the trench, with
Helda lying on the edge of it. On"
hundred and fifty meters to his left
his assistant, a sergeant on yll p
/ Twenty-second Chasseu~e
expert dog trainer, occupied a similar
poSftioH WITH Ia, IhSy 4istNA
watching for more than ten minutes
when Helda's ears went forward, she
turned her head slightly, and began
to growl. Her master tried gently 10
calm her, but her attention was firm
ly fixed on something he could neither
see nor hear. So he very carefully
, marked the point at which he stood
and the exact direction of the dogs
nose from that point. A minute later
he learned from his assistant that IL
also had growled, and that, of course,
the sergeant had marked the direc-
, ton of her nose. The captain was
awakened, and Megnin indicated the
lines along which the dogs had
pointed.
Where those lines meet" said he.
you will probably find what you arc
looking for"
We'll see." said the captain, and.
| mounting an observation post, he or
dered star shell sent up above the
point to which Megnin referred.
There. sure enough. was the German
outpost he wanted, and French bat
terry did its duty.-Ernest Harold
Baynes in Harper's Magazine for
January.
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have been issued IN Thu
country more than one million

"HERE have been issued IN this
country more than one million
patents for inventions and de.
vices of more or less Importance and
aid to every one. The world owes the
inventor great debt. for he is one Of
the great benefactors Of mankind
America stands high in the ranks of
inventive genius. Within the last hall
century Americans have contributed,
to mention only great achievements,
the telegraph, the telephone, the cleo
trio light, the sewing machine, the
reaper, and vulcanized rubber, to the
worlds wealth-a far greater contri.
button than that of any other nation.
One of these benefactors of the human
race is Thomas A. Edison, who is ac-
knowledged by all to be the worlds
greatest inventor. Edison was born
on his fathers farm in Michigan.
While a mere youth he began expert
menting and before he was eleven he
had gathered together a remarkable
chemical Laboratory" in the basement
of his home. He became a newsboy
on the train running between Port
Huron and Detroit, and on this train
he started a laboratory. using part of
the unventilated smoking car which
was never used by passengers. Next
he installed g printing press in the car,
and actually collected. wrote. set up
COn,,riohf Constit,,tio
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Peru to Celebrate
Centennial Today

Peru, Maine, Feb. 4-This town on
Saturday observes the one hu1dredth
anniversary of its foundation. Morn
ing and afternoon programs are to be
given at the grange hall. Merrill
knight built the first house here 127
years ago and the town, the center OF
q farming community, now has a
population of more than TOO,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
Former Register of Deeds

Alanson NJ. Warren, Civil War vet
eran. and for many years register of
deeds for Piscataquis county. died at
his home in Pleasant street, Dover.
Wednesday morning. Although he had
been in falling health for some time,
his death came as shock to those who
did not know of his recent critical ILL
ness. Besides his wife. he leaves a
daughter and two sons. Mrs. Ellen w.
Weber and Victor L. Warren and Fred
Warren of Dover. The funeral will be
held from the late home Friday after
noon at 1 O'Clock.
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Farewell to Rev. A. D. Paul

Farewell to Rev. A. D. Paul
A farewell luncheon was rendered
Rev. A. d. Paul by the Pastors Union
Wednesday noon in the Lewiston Y.
W. c. A. rooms. Rev. Mr.. Paul leaves
early next week for his new passionate
in Saco, and the Lewiston and Auburn
clergymen joined in wishing him God
speed. A fine luncheon was served at
1880. Short addresses were made by
Rev. Mr.. Bean and Rev. Mr.. Finnie. to
which Rev. Mr.. Paul replied in brief
speech of farewell.
Among those present were Rev. II.
S. Dow. president of the Union: Rev.
G. F. Finnie, DR.. r. J. Mooney. Rev.
A. d. Paul, Rev. w. A. Kelley. Rev.
NJ. f. Pearson, Rev. ]. C. Macdonald.
Rev. I. A. Bean, Rev. G. f. Kinney.
Rev. Edward Brewster. Adjutant T..
D. Fowler. Mr.. Walton. French and
Gilbert of the Y NJ. C. A.
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Germany to Send
No Money Experts
to Brussels Meet

Berlin, Feb. At was officially
stated today that. Germany has deciin-
ed to attend the allied financial confer
ence of experts to be held in Brussels
beginning next Monday. The ground
taken is that Germany requires her
financial experts to remain at home for
the present.