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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
Public Opinion and Our Foreign Pol
icies

(Chicago Tribune.)
One clear benefit the American peo-
pie are secure of, whether the Wash
lngton conference succeeds or fails.
We are going to do some thinking
about our foreign relations. We
never do that except at the eleventh
hour or in a crisis. Between whites
we concentrate on domestic interests,
and our foreign affairs just drift.
When the European war began,
many Americans discovered Europe.
For several years we really watched
events across our boundaries. Since
the armistice we have had to observe
and during the Paris conference and
the debate over the league covenent
we have had to discuss and make
some important decisions
But these decisions were a reaf-
f1rmation of old policy, or, rather, re-
fusals to depart from it. The new
conference challenges us to decisions
not merely negative. We must make
up our minds what we want in the
Pacific and what we are willing to
pay for it.
We are not very we'll prepared to
decide what we really want or what
we want to pay. Since 1914 we have
thought about Europe, not Asia.
Now we turn to new field of inter-
est, to problems which are only
vaguely familiar. Echoes of policy.
formulate such as 1.-The open door"
territorial and administrative integ-
rity of China" etc. return upon us.
But the American people cannot be
said to have a foreign policy on the
Pacific. The Japanese perhaps think
we have because we have advanced
into the Pacific arena step by step.
But it was a European foe that left
US in the Philippines The purchase
OF Alaska was considered, at the time
1t was made, the payment of a debt
to a European friend and the Ha-
waiian islands. nearer our shores
than Japan's by a third of the dis
lance between us, was a natural and
inevitable adoption. Our expansion
IN the Pacific may represent a ten
cency more formidable than policy,
but it has not been the result of a
policy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

BRAND was eloquent but no more
so than the headlines of the daily
press telling us that SHINES urges a
moratorium on the German indem-
nifty and is pouring Germany's real
money into other parts of Europs in
an effort to control the industries and
meanwhile is making plans with
English and American financiers for
the exploitation Of Russia. Then, If
we turn to another column, we are
told that financial affairs in Europe
are in chaos and nothing can save the
situation unless the United States
comes to the rescue with loans. Does
SHINES need more money for his
speculations?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

sorrow. Thus they dedicate their
lives to something which the world
could not appreciate. Look at it any
way you, will, the nurse who lacks
these essential qualities fails utterly
in her vows, and invariably turns to
a less distasteful trade or profess
sion, less exacting to an avaricious
nature than the self sacrificing one of
a nurse.
Our accusers bewail the passing of
the Old time nurse who shaved
twenty-four hours a day, until she
Cropped" Comforting thought. She
wasn't much good to a sick patient il
she persisted in hopping up the floor
with herself after n bit. of exertion.
Were the nurse of today to follow in
her august sisters footsteps and pro-
ceed to mop instead of conserve her
strength for crisis, where would in
common parlance the physician and
patient get off? The patients well
fare is considered first of all by the
modern nurse. First Of all. .
II takes years of practical and
theoretical training to produce the
best nurses. They don't grow on
trees.
The world is governed by the law
OF compensation, the law of remuner-
alton for service. Value for value in
the eyes of the world means IN hon.
est days work for an honest DAYS
pay. Does any nurse shirk her duty
Tor fear she will not be sufficiently
paid? Has she lowered the standard
OF ner profession by raising her wage
rate? She most decidedly has not,
higher standard in the nursing pro-
<ession will be maintained by ad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
TYPICAL CONVERSATION
Two Old Grads at a Football
j. T. McEvoy)

Look kind of slight, don't theyc
Yeh, I'll say they do.
No such full back as olda Bull
Brannigan. There was the boy.
Dear old Bull. Wasn't he Won
der? Do you remember the time
he ran forty yards with three men
hanging around his neck?
,rDo /! Well
) Do you think any of that gang
down there could do anything like
that?
Oh. they aren't so BAD.
(They watch the game for a
few minutes).
did fool thing like that for?
don't think the coach knows his
business. They don't have any
coaches these days like they used
70 be. Remember old Eagle-eye
Simpkins? There was a coach.
Wasn't he wonder? Say, Go you
remember the time he took eleven
cripples off to play old Wasach
and licked them 60 to O? That boy
had skull.
I'll say he did!
There amt no coaches like that
today.
I'll say there amt.
(The full back for the home
team carries the ball forty yards
LOT lOuCnQOWn.)
lGrudgingly) Not so baC.
Yeh. but you notice he had an
open field. Say, what Red" Miller
wouldn't have done,
l don't suppose he could do
much more than make a touch
down. could he?
Say, he used to run forty yards
after he was thrown. I've seen
him. crawl ten yards with the
whole team on his back.
Yeh. he was a bear! They don't
make them like they used to.
And these fuddy-duddy rules.
There amt no sense to them. Oh.
it was real football in the good old
days.
III say IT was!
Chat night the old grads gettup
at the dinner and tell the team It's
the best team they ever saw -.
Well, they'll be old grads some
day, too. They're entitled to use
the same stuff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

To promote digestion it is suggest
I'd that following the Thanksgiving
dlnner.you make out a list of Christ
mas gifts, resolve to buy early and
avoid the rush, to address them
properly, to alfix thereto Red Cross
seals, to mail them promptly. all In
accordance with the innumerable bits
OF advice current about this season
of the year. If by that time digestion
has not overtaken you send for the
DOCTOR
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

The German denial of the French
Premiers charge Of military prepar-
edness would be more effective were
1t not accompanied by propagan da
intended to make Japan dissatisfied
with the Conference and abiding to
q possible future combination Of
Japan. Russia and Germany. Fur
thermore their statement that only
the young men are being trained
merely serves to remind US that the
older men ought not to need train
Ing in view Of what they had in the
war. The spirit behind German pub
licity is that of the old German and
1t is not pleasant to contemplate. It
confirms the words of Premier Bril-
and.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
PUBLIC SENTIMENT AND THE
SCRAP PILE

A hundred thousand japanese
shouted their approval when, one day
last week. the great super-dread-
naught, the Kaga. said to be the
largest fighting ship Of her class
afioat, was launched. Will they ap-
prove the plans Of the Washington
conference to send the Kaga to the
scrap? To be sure the people have
not the voice they do in q republic
but they are not to be overlooked.
On Saturday there was launched
from the Newport News yard the
splendid battleship. West Virginia,
considered to be one Of the best ever
built in this country. The plans pro-
posed by Secretary Hughes would
send the West Virginia to the junk
pile.
Those who have taken pride in the
construction Of these ships, who have
the natural desire to see their handi-
work approved will experience a
sense OF loss II the plan OF destruc-
ton Is carried out. Yet throughout
the country there will be very few
voices raised in protest because of
the widespread conviction that the
menace Of increased armament is a
very formidable one. that the way to
reduce is to reduce. All this is pos
sible with an enlightened public sem
timent capable Of intelligent consid-
Grafton of such matters.
The Japanese leaders cannot have
a public so we'll informed, yet one
perhaps more tractable. 1t is report
ed that at the launching Of the for
midable super -dreadnaught the
speeches were of an exulting nature,
that opinion both public and private
is averse to scrapping this ship. To
such people their delegates at
Washington must return. OF these
IHey are tHlHhiHs anu VI WHAT tHeiI
reception will be when they get home
Manifestly the returning Of the Jap
anese delegates will be made less en-
barassing If way may be found to
I convince the people of that country
I that there was but one thing to do.
| If they may comprehend the fact that
| the United States in armament COM
petition with Japan would be able to
/ overwhelm the latter it may help.
/ Some Of the Japanese leaders admit
/ this but whether their countrymen
| are fully convinced remains to be
I seen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
It PIeases the West
Baltimore American.)

(balllmOre AmerlCan.)
The House of Representatives, es-
pousing the delightful if somewhat
doubtful theory that you can eat your
cake and have it too, proceeded to
negative the Presidents opposition to
a 80 per cent. surtax on large in
comes. The legislative bodies have
decided to continue to bid for ap-
plause of the proletariat by swatting
the men who make employment for
the very people whom hard times hits
the hardest. We are to take the
better part OF the producers money
to run the government, getting even
thereby with the iniquitous rich. but
preventing at the same time the ex-
pansion of the industries which the
producers produce. That means a
steadily decreasing income and small
er tax returns as time goes on. with
the only remaining source of collec-
ton being the pockets of those whom
the surtax bill supposedly protects.
The whole business is illogical, de-
structive, uneconomic, but it pleases
the West and the bill goes through.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
JOY RIDING ON A FIRE TRUCK

An excited citizen rushed in We'd
nesday morning to inquire why the
fire truck returning from an alarm
should run through Water street at
As to so miles an hour. Indeed he
was convinced that the truck would
stand a better chance of reaching a
fire If when responding to an alarm
it were not driven quite so fast, but
he was indignant at having speed
laws and sweet reasonableness dis
regarded when returning from a fire
and when there was no need Of haste.
We agreed with him that it isn't be-
cause of these things our fire depart
ment earned the reputation Of being
the best in Maine. And considering
the number Of complaints heard re-
specting this disregard of public
safety it would seem the impression
is getting abroad that Joy riding on
fire trucks isn't essential to the gen.
eral welfare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

| ". l.. NJ. in The American Journal of
| Nursins)
Dear Editor:
There has been a vast amount of
unjust criticism of the modern nurse
who is accused of being guilty of the
helnous crime of "commercializing
her profession" Now, in order to ac-
quit or convict, we must define the
word. To Webster, commercialism
means commercial habits, methods
or principles" Commercial
ized-well. I guess so. We grant she
is guilty, but listen: There's always a
joker in the pack. They-the accus-
ers-have the wrong word They
don't really mean Commercial" they
mean avaricious. and I do not believe
the trained nurse of today need or
would stoop to such an ignoble prac-
tice; no-not one of them.
To begin the argument. the motives
actuating the modern young woman
to enter the nursing profession are
decidedly contradictory to satisfying
the demands of the avaricious nature
The one thing that raises the profess
sion head and shoulders above all 9TH
err professions open to women is the
fact that 1t demands such high type
Of character and moral power for the
initial qualifications. 1t is veritable
survival of the f1ttest, this long
arduous course of training. There is
no logical argument to prove that
greed for the material things alone is
the chief motive for taking up train
ing. Common sense skaters that be-
lief just as surely as one day on the
wards skaters "the fiapper's idea of
nursing which is: to be attired in a
becoming cap and uniform and serve
iced drinks off a silver tray. No, the
real motive. regardless of the fact
that this profession has been chosen
from the rest as a means of liveli-
hood flor nurses have discovered they
cannot eat ideals. dress on profess
sional reticence. or sleep on noble
sentiment) is a deep. sympathetic love
for the sick and suffering. and ar
exalted impulse to relieve pain and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
MERCER

Mrs. Florence Maloon Is at her
home here after a visit with her
daughter in Portland.
Angie Johnson was a weekend
guest here.
Mrs. Alton Smith. who has been
quite i'll. is much better.
William Doran arrived at his home
here Friday of last week, having mo-
tored from Boston.
Mrs. AIilly Tyler has bought the
James S. Pressey place of j. B. Smith
and will make it her home.
w. g. Greenlief is very low. Miss
Sweeny, a trained nurse from Water
willie, Is caring for him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

How fully are you going to discharge
the duty you have assumed?
We have progressed rapidly in the
past few years in the development
of better shapes of children's shoes.
The foor-for1n last has been a God
send to humanity. but in processes of
more scientific construction we are
far from the ideal.
A prominent school physician as
serts that observations of children
Of school age show that easily 90 per
cent. are suffering consciously or un-
consciously from defective feet.
Just how many of the ills to which
the human race is heir are traceable
to unanatomic lasts, defective shoe
construction and faulty shoe fitting is
problematical, but there are many.
and the tabulated list is constantly
growing as more thought and study
are devoted to the subject.
Many men and women on whom
rests the responsibility of the world s
work today are crippled through life,
their efficiency sadly impaired as the
result of lily constructed and faulty
fitted shoes which they had to endure
during the time their feet were grow
ing and expanding.
The bones of a child's foot.are soft,
flexible and easily bent. Too much
care cannot be given to the construc-
ton and fitting of the footwear which
must encase these little growing feet
1t Is not possible to believe that any
shoe salesman, any merchant or any
manufacturer would Intentionally in
jure one of these little ones, and yet
through thoughtlessrfess or greed
many of the feet of these little child
rem become distorted and some day
somebody will have to answer for
that in iury
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
For Raw Sore Throat

At the first sign of a raw, sore
throat rub on little Musterole with
your fingers.
1t goes right to the spot with a
gentle tingle, loosens congestion,
draws out soreness and pain.
Musterole Is clean. white ONT
ment made with Oil of mustard. 1t
has all the strength of the old fash
toned mustard plaster Without the
blister.
. Nothing like Musterole for croupy
children. Keep it handy for insta mt
use. 35c and IS cents in Jars and
tubes: hospital size. SO. BETTER
THAN A MUSTARD PLASTER
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
DIED

GRINDLE-South Bluehill, Nov. 10.
Joseph H.. aged 81 years.
WARREN-Bangor, Nov. Fl. Ara,
aged So years.
LoWE-West Winterport, Nov. 10.
Alonzo, aged SO years.
FOLEY-Winterpor Nov. 10. John.
AUSTIN-Lamoine, Nov. Is. Mrs.
Amanda. aged rs years.
HAMMOND = South Gouidsboro.
Nov. IA. Harold A.. aged II years.
BENNETT-Searsmo Nov. 19,
Samuel r.
ALWARD-Bangor, Nov. %, Olga
NJ. wife of Harry A., aged 10 years. Is
days.
PETRE-sullivan. Nov. IS, Mrs.
Joseph, aged rs years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
Light and Airy
RiAR

In all the culinary world, no sight to
me. so thrilling
AS to look in on new pies, still inno-
cent of filling,
Each white expanse of blameless crust
turned up to cruel world
For what of fruit or vegetable may
into it be hurled.
All pies that come OF common crust
are equal at the root,
But some must take the vegetable and
others win the fruit:
Apple, peach, or cherry pie, rhubarb,
squash, or pumpkin,
Their bakers hand adapts the pies to
bon vivant' or pumpkin.
The whitest, purest, noblset crust may
fall to sordid fiili1k;
Squash fills the pie THAI might have
been peach. had fate been
willing; 4
How sad to meet rhubarb pie that
might have been 1.-The berries"
Or pumpkin in patrician crust that
Nature framed for cherries,
Keith Preston in Wsayside Tales.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
Transfers Life Saved
Writes Letter That II Worth Beading
Very Carefully

Peterson Ointment Co., Inc, Buffalo.
y. Y; II was afflicted with very Sc
we're sore on my leg for years. 1 am a
teamster. I tried all medicines and
salIes. but without success. ; tried
doctors. but they failed to cure me. l
couldn't sleep for many nights from
pain. Doctors said ! could not live for
more than two years. Finally Peter
sons Ointment was recommended to
me and by its use the sore was entirely
healed. Thankfully yours, William
Haase. West Park, Ohio. March ~,
1915. care p. @. Rcitz. Box 1897
Peterson says: Il am proud OF the
above letter and have hundreds of
others that tell OF wonderful cures of
Eczema, Piles and Skin Diseases."
Peterson's Ointment is 35 cents a
large box at all druggists, and there
isn't a broad-n,inded druggist IN Amer
aga that won't praise Il. Natl orders
nlled by Peterson Ointment Co., Inc,
Buffalo, N. ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
Painful Sores
On Her Ankle
x,al.d b. HOOD Preparatsoas

For two years / suffered greatly
from blue veins on my leg. They
started with a little sore thar grew
worse. larger. more painful till 1t ex-
tended around my whole ankle
/ decided to take Hoods Sarsaparilla
to purify my blood, with Hoods Medi-
Gated Soap to wash the sore. and
Hoods Olive Ointment to help heal II.
1t was soon apparent was on the right
course, for as the result of faithfully
taking the Sarsaparilla. the sore di-
minished and finally disappeared. /
heartily recommend these remedies to
all suffering from similar troubles.
Mrs. John Peterson, Detroit Harbor,
WiS-Ady
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
The Feet Of the Children
(Boot and Shoe Recorder,

Boot and Shoe Recorder.)
The responsibility Of the next gen.
Grafton will be carried on the feet of
the children Of today. Those feet
are in your charge. Upon you rests
the duty Of sending forth these fu-
ture men and women to their life's
work fully efficient and unhampered
by foot ailments and deformities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

The Honorable Halbert p. Gardner
scores parley purposes" and an
nounces: Il am a white man from
New England and l demand that our
race shall be supreme" Make way
for Mr.. Gardiner. Though, come to
think Of it, there is nothing to pre-
vent him going into warlike training
right away. If he chooses to do so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
cut mi. ous-ft Il worth Money

Cut out this slip. enclose with sc
and mail it to Foley & Co., 2Ss5 Shelf
field Ave. Chicago. Ill, writing your
receive in return a trial package con-
tanning Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound for coughs, colds and Group;
Foley Kidney Pills for pains IN sides
rey and bladder ailments: ami Foley
Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic for
constipation, billion sness. headaches,
and sluggish bowels.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
Police Enforcement

Policeman-Hey, what's in that bot
tie sticking out Of your pocket?
Observation-Disclosures. What's that
in that bottle sticking out of yours?
Policeman-Just plain ginger ale.
Pedestrian-Let's make a highball.
Policeman-Sure!-N York Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

Paying a soldier SO cents day, but
deducting from it the cost Of his am
munition so that the harder he fights
the less he gets, tickles the funny
bone of the American youth who en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
The Topic OF the Day

Here is good one right from Life:
First Maid (bragging about a party
given the day before by her mistress>
And they all came in limousines and
had on the grandest clothes and wore
the biggest diamonds
Neighbours Maitland what did they
talk about?
First Maid-Cs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
Already Attended to II

(Boston Transcript
America must finance the world.
says London newspaper. There has
been a somewhat general impression
that to all intents and purposes
America had already attended to that
little job.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

Temporary and transitional make
shift" is what Penrose terms the tax
bill. Rather funny excuse for slap
ping it through so as to get home for
the holidays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

Forty automobiles were stolen in
Philadelphia in period of twenty
four hours. Honesty seems to lack
announcement in Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

Hats on to the ire ladies for
their enterprise in building the new
hre truck. 1t is a handsome demon.
etration not only OF unusual skill but
OF the right spirit as well.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
Perhaps

II wonder why Henry VIII divorced
some wives and chopped off the heads
of others?"
Probably got tired paying alimony."
louisville Courier-Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

The Journal Office will be closed in
observance Of Thanksgiving Day but
the paper will be issued regularly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

Italy Needs Submarines
line.
We don't believe any nation needs
submarines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

listed in the Spanish army for the
Moroccan war-after he gets back
home.
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Editorial Comment
To Heart of World Trouble
(New York Tribune.)

New York Tribune.)
A joint watch on the Rhine, joint
agreement to enforce the Versailles
Treaty, means assured peace. Moth
ing else discoverable reaches to the
very heart of the worlds trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

The courts are widening the range
- the Federal tax gathcrer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24

outside of Houlton and points north
are mostly s2.00. Rose and Cobblers
are selling from s1.75 to s2.0o. the
latter price for well sorted .stock.
Even with the moderate shipments
throughout the country there seems
to be sufficient to take care Of the
trade and earlier accumulations are
only slightly reduced. No better, mar
ket can be hoped for until stock in
the hands of the receivers is cohsid-
erably reduced. New York isTonly
offering $500 per cwt.. delivered.s for
Mountains. E. & A. r. r. raports
shipments as Ill cars Saturday-and
IS on Monday.-Aroostook Daily
News. Nov. %.