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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
Interdependence of Industry

The paramount fact OF modern life
is that people are necessarily depen-
dent upon each other and must some
how manage to live together and
work together. The farmer, the coal
miner, the railroad worker, the shoe
maker, the textile worker, the ply
sician, the school-teacher, and all the
rest in the circle of occupations, to-
gether form all organization which
supplies the wants of each one far
more effectively than he alone could
supply himself 1t is a great mutual
system, for the common advantage.
The matter of supreme Importance is
TO keep this organization in effective
operation and adjust the relations be-
tween the members upon fair basis.
This is the test to be applied to every
disputed policy: How does it affect
the general interest in the long run?
1t cannot be too strongly emphasized
that individuals have no rights that
impinge upon the rights Of others, and
where rights come in conflict they
may be adjudicated under the au-
thority of the Government itself.
Nobody suffers wrong by having the
authority of the Government main
tanned, for everybody is more than
compensated for any curtailment Of
his own freedom by the protection
he receives from the aggressions of
others. and by the blessings OF peace
and order in the community.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
Poultry Cullinq Demonstrations

The poultry culling demonstrations
which have been conducted during
the month of September so far under
the direction Of County Agent c. A.
Storer of the Somerset County Farm
Bureau, assisted by the agricultural
extension service, will be continued
and the dates for demonstrations are
as follows:
Monday, Sept. 8, at Mr.. Carriers,
Palmyra; Wednesday, Sept. 2Oth'
Warren Caldwells, Sko"heeah'
Wednesday Sept. goth. Henry Boyn-
tons, Malbon's Mills; Sept. xlst'
Hartland Fair; Sept. 22no, J.. =.
Pierce, Bingham; Sept. End, Charles
Collins. Moscow; Sept. 90. l.. Fl. Luce.
Madison Center; Sept. 3oth, Mrs. Eu
Rowell, East Madison; sept. oo'h'
North Arson Fair.
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Missionary Conference

Many Skowhegan people and es
pecally the Baptists will be much
interested in the announcement of a
missionary conference which is to be
held in WatervilIe. Monday and
Tuesday of next week.
The opening session is to be held
at T. NJ, Monday. The meetings
will be held in the First Baptist
church. Among the speakers are
to be Mrs H. f. Goodwin of Chi
cago, ILL.,, who is a member Of the
administrative committee OF the
Northern Baptist Convention, and
representative Of the Woman's Amer
lean Baptist Foreign Missionary So
ciety.
DR.. w. S. Abernethy pastor Of the
Calvery Baptist church in Washing
ton, D. c., and the pastor of President
Warren G. Harding, Rev. Fowler Of
the Home Missionary Society, DR.. w.
A. Hill of New York, one of the Of
tlcers of the Northern Baptist Con-
vention, DR.. p. H. J. Lerrigo, who
has recently been in Africa and DR..
Charles L. White the executive sec
rotary Of the American Baptist
Home Missionary Society.
Early Tuesday evening there will
be a layman's banquet. Because OF
these meetings the fall basket meet
ing of thesLadies' Missionary Society
will not be held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16

YOU drive up to filing station
4 and say: Put in five gallons
Of Gas" You pay for it and drive
Off.
1t is all so much matter of
course that you never stop to think
Of what has been done by somebody
to make 1t so easy for you.
Every time you use five gallons
OF gas in your car somebody has 10
pump a half barrel Of crude oil out
of the ground.
Examination OF recent figures
showing over half a billion barrels
OF crude oil produced for use in
America last year and only 123 mil
lion barrels Of gasoline made from
It, develops the fact that 1t takes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago. Sent. ]

NHICHEO. sept. To.
War talk prompted higher prices to-
day for wheat. The market closed
strong at II to 3 cents net gain with
December 1913 to 102 and May 1863 TO
i. Corn finished to lac up and oats
&c to &c. In provisions the out
come was unchanged TO 25c higher.
At first wheat traders wege inclined
for the most part to treat war posi-"
bilities lightly as market factor. Iiv-
crpool quotations giving no sign of any
disturbance. and opinions being ex-
pressed here that Europeans were
without funds to pay for augmented
supplies of foodstuffs. Later. however.
the rank and file of dealers showed
disposition to take a more serious
view OF the situa Jon. especially as to
likelihood of an Spen breach between
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
THE good crops are an outstand-

THE good crops are an outstand-
L ing feature in the business situa-
ton. Corn has been hurt in some
states by drought, but the yield on
the whole is good one, and the
other grains have done we'll. All food
stuffs are in abundant supply. The
farmer ha. done his work faithfully,
and will feed the town populations
during the coming year at as low a
price level as in the past year, and It
may be little lower.
The cotton crop again faces below
the amount required for years con-
sumption, owing to drought and boil
weevil. The carry-over August !.
1921, was over 100000 bales and
August /, 1922, was only about one
half that amount. Even if world
consumption is no greater in the
coming year than in the last, stocks
will be very low before another crop
is made. All textile goods seem
likely to be higher.
Steel Industry Wage Advance
The most notable development in
the labor market since the depression
began has been the advance of 20 per
cent. in the wages Of common day
labor announced by the United States
Steel Corporation, followed by the
other steel companies. 1t took the
country by surprise, and may be taken
as proof that involuntary unemploy-
ment for the present at least is at
an end.
The explanation is that the steel
industry during the war was largely
devoted to the war. In some lines
equipment and construction fell be-
hind the needs of the country, and
the general slump in business last
year cut down the production of iron
and steel before the shortage was
made good. This has been particu-
larly true of railroad needs. The
demand has been increasing since
early spring and the companies have
had difficulty in recruiting their
forces. Their men have scattered,
many having gone back to the old
countries, and the companies have
decided that they must rescind some
of the wage reductions made last
year.
The action is an effective refutation
of the charge that there is a close
community of interests among all
employers with fixed policy to de-
press labor. and of the claim that
there is no such thing as the law OF
supply and demand in the labor mar.
ket. Here is the biggest open-shop
industry in the country leading a
wage advance at the very moment
most embarrassing to the railroad
companies and coal operators.
As rule, wage-advances are a
good sign, but there is doubt about
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
x. P.'s Met Thursday Evening

The Skowhegan Lodge, knights of
Pythias, No. 70, held its regular
meeting Thursday evening in Castle
hall. The usual business was trans
acted and an invitation to hold corn
roast with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Rus
sell at their home on the Lakewood
road, Monday evening, Sept. 18th,
was accepted. The following commit
tee was appointed to serve refresh
ments at the next meeting of the
lodge: Ralph Priest, Ernest NJ. Anles
and Chester Barker.
The next meeting will be held on
Thursday evening, Sept. 2lst, at
which time three candidates from the
Harmony Lodge will be brought here
and the Skowhegan lodge will con-
fer the second degree, the Esquire
rank Guests are expected to be
present from the Norridgewock.
Pittsfield, Madison and Harmony
lodges.
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nearly four barrels Of oil to make
one barrel OF gasoline. Yet the
crude oil of the United States and
Mexico is produced primarily for
gasoline.
A digest of oil figures compiled
by the American Petroleum lnsti-,
tute for 1921 shows that 405,OO0OOOi
barrels of oil were used in the form
of petroleum products other than
gasoline.
There are forty-two gallons Of oil
in a barrel. OF those 2J.6 per cent
goes into gasoline; 81 per cent
kerosene 40 per cent fuel and gas
oil; 43, lubricating oil; "a wax.
coke. and asphalt; & per cent mis-
rcllaneous and Al per cent loss.
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great European powers. Estimates
that geo GOO bushels of wheat had
been lb4rchasCd for transatlantic ship
ment attracted notice in this connec-
.tion.
1t was. further said that 100000
bushels OF United states hard winter
wheat had been sold to exporters TINS
week and that practically all Chicago
owned wheat at the scaboprd or on the
Lakes had Thus been disposed of. An
additional influence tending to lift
values was that the market had been
declining for four consecutive days
and that ovcrE"ling had attained Suiii-
cicnt volume to cause rally to be
looked tor.
corn and oats sympathizcd with the
wheat advance. BESIDES, exporters
were afte, corn To Il moderate extent.
Shorts covered freely both in corn and
oats.
Strength in hogs and grain was re-
flnct"d by the provision market. TACK
crS bought lard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
Mrs Goodwin to Speak at Bethany

Mrs X. A. Goodwin Of Chicago, ILL.,,
n member Of the administrative COM
mittee OF the Northern Baptist Con-
venton and representative OF the
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
society, who is to be one of the prin-
cipal speakers at the Missionary
Conference TO be held in WaterVllle
Monday and Tuesday Of next week,
will be in Skowhegan Sunday and
will speak at the morning service at
1890 at the Bethany Baptist church
The public is cordially invited to at
tend this service and hear Mrs. Good
N-ip
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
kennebec Association Meets

Thursday afternoon and evening
attorney and Mrs. Harold ]. Phillips
rtcrtaincd the ladies' of the Ken
p bee Fast Matrons Association OF
4he Minerva Chapter. Order OF
Eastern star. No. "a, of Madison and
their gentlemen at their home on
West Front street.
The ladies gathered in the after
noon and the regular monthly busi-
pess session OF the association was
ned with the president, Mrs. Sadie
churchill in the chair and Mrs. Mary
Nennsou acting as chaplain. The
routine business was transacted and
reports were heard At $40 a deli.
Sous supper was served. The tables
were set In the dining room and in
,he west living room. The tables
'Ha rooms were attractively decorat-
90 with many bouquets of fall fow-
us The gentlemen were guests Of
Nhe association at supper for the
evening.
During the evening music and story
.e'lhs were enjoyable features Of the
evening.
me next meeting will be held on
80 second Thursday in October.
Sneh Mrs. Sadie Churchill will be
"stess al her home in Madison.
.hose In attendance were Mrs.
S>au'e Churchill. Mrs. Mary Kennison.
-,s' Ehie Hanson. Mrs. Stella Mer-
~ Mrs Marion Green, Mrs. Arab
Tvs Mrs. Addie Burns, Fanny
W a,het OF Madison and Mrs. George
aiker and Miss Florence Walker Of
SSon' George Walker Of Arson. NJ.
D., Nhurchill. Frank Merrill. Edgar
49,, and Frank Davis of Madison.
me association was organized last
inter and the meetings are held
y" month on the second Thursday.
~ officers are. Presidcn.. Mrs.
NJ. ohurchill; secretary, Stella
seff'n' treasurer, Arab Davis.
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Current Business Conditions
BY GEORGE ROBERTS


can their rights transcend the rights Of
the remaining IS per cent. of the
population. TO say that the issue is
between capital and labor or between
employers and wage-earners, there
fore, is to make a false issue The
real question is that of maintaining
community life, and of secui ing fair
adjustment of the relations between
the workers in different industries.
The real paymasters OF miners and
railroad employees are the public, and
they have right to be represented
in the settlements.
This is the theory upon which the
President has been active in attempts
to promote a settlement in each con-
troversy. The case is concisely stated
in the following telegram to him,
dated August Is, from the New York
State Farm Bureau Federation:
The general welfare is paramount. Min.
ing and transportation are vital TO the
general welfare. The New York State
Farm Bureau Federation believes that those
engaged in these occupations should submit
to such Government regulation and control
as will secure their continuance and opera.
ton on terms comparable with other busi.
ness, and il there is efficient law to
this end we believe Congress should con.
slider the enactment of necessary legislation.
The farmers challenge all good citizens to
join them in economical production and
in obedience to law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
To Attend Postal Employees Con-
ference

The following of the force at the
Skowhegan postoffice will accompany
Past Master William r. Elliott to
Whiting. Malhou Dane, Elmer
Blaisdell, Henry Thomas. The trip
will be made in Past Master Elliott's
machine and the object is to attend
a postal employees conference. Post
Master General Work of Washington,
D. c., will be in attendance.
The kindergarten of the Federated
church will on Sunday resume its
sessions for the first time since a
summer vacation of several weeks.
The kindergarten is directed by Mrs.
Edward F. Merrill, who is a trained
kindergarten teacher. The sessions
will be held in the church parlors
and at 1890, the hour of the morning
service. which makes it possible for
mothers of young children to bring
them to kindergarten and they them
selves attend the morning service.
Friday noon a message was re-
ceived by Mr.. John L. Fish stating
that Rev. Frank Oliver Hall, D. D.,
Mass, who was expected to preach
the services Sunday afternoon at the
Univcrsalist church would be unable
to be here and that Rev. Knicker-
booker Of the Waterville church will
preach at the service. DR.. Hall will
be here on the first Sunday in Oc-
tober
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Russell Of the
Lakewood road have extended an in
vftation to the Skowhegan Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, No. 70, and to the
Bloomfield Temple. Pythian Sisters,
to hold corn roast at their home on
Monday evening, Sept. 18th, which
invitation has been gladly accepted.
The band concert which is to he
given Sunday afternoon by the
Skowhegan Citizens band is to be
given at FairnNw park instead Of
Coburn Park. The concert is at 8
p, NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16

N.t. Dame ii" Lourdes, Rev. f'r. ).
,o.. \. E,naud. The usual masses
! "a bc Mold. At low mass The Holy
Name bows will receive holy commu-
Lir Rosary and honediction or me
,s-,d -acramcnt sunday evening at Z.
Federated church. Roy. George l.;
rt4rhw. The parish at 1880 VIII
In.tc WIN tho N. f.. church and also
j. T. ~ sunday school Will resume
scst c's la the church parlors. Y. 4.
=, f. meets at q l.. NJ. in church par
,rs.
Centenary Methodist. Roy. Hcrbert
!. Airlole IAN. Federated church
eIl unite with NJ. L. sermon by Mr..
Sithols. SUNDAY school at ": Epworih
League mC'ts at i o'clock; evening
son.rc at :. Mr.. Thurlow to preach
Irmoa.
R,'hanv Baptist. Rev George Mer..
ram lo3n Mrs, II. T.. Goodwin OF
lineage member Of administration
commute" of Northern BAPTIST Con-
'fnlon WAL speak; Sunday school AT
J., v +. :. T.. T.. AT Is. evening scrN..
b. AZ : uclock. midwcok service at
T. VI Thursday.
FIs' lnitcrsalist will resume scrv-
Ices sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Sermon by Ecy. Knickerbocker OF Wa
SrV,l,c. Special music by out-of-town
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Repairs Nearing Completion

The scaffold which was CONSTRUCTED
in the Federated church before the
interior decoration was begun and on
which the workmen have worked
during the redecorating OK the in
terror of the church was taken down
Friday. 1t is expected the repairs
which have been extensive Will re
completed within n week. excepting
the Memorial windows which are to
be nlaccd in the church.
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PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. Harry Nelson IL confined to
home on Pleasant street with q
evere cold.
W. Revert Munson. the parole Of
.sr Al Inc State Reformatory for
.n.n went TO Augusta on oflcial
,a,ness Friday.
NJ and Mrs. Horace Clukey Of
,.coln have arrived In town and are
LIS OF Mr.. Clukey's aunt and hus-
"a Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Tortier Of
Iorth avenue.
VI Willis f. Porter. son Herman,
H. Mfr. and Mrs. Austin r. Jewett
A son Iangdan returned Thurs
.r night from an auto trip to Que
X Ind 81. Anne dc Beaupre, Canada.
4 ~ and Mrs. Fred Williams accom-
,red by Mrs. Frank Merrill and
g. Vina Harville motored Thurs
-, in The Williams car to Scion
$50 they enjoyed attending the
rao,s Brann who has been in
avn the guest OF his grandfather.
'R,eder Roullard and aunts. Misses
knma and Maud Roullard, for the
,ss, five weeks returned Saturday to
home in Westbrook.
winfield Cavanaugh. who has been
|, ,own visiting with his parents, Mr..
e Mrs Micheal Cavanaugh at their
ore on Pine street. left Friday
,or,,ng on his return to his home in
Norccs,cr. Mass.
Mss Ruth Vilcs the older daugh-
Dr. n Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Viles.
IA was graduated from the Show
k,e5Y High school in the class OF
400 lcft saturday morning for Bos-
vhorc she enters Boston tniver-
I ., u train for n nurse.
4 We Ellen Cloves Of Portland ar
4ysd IN town Thursday night to Wis
v..b Her sister Mrs. Cyrus Newton
=. ber home on tho East Madison
Rosd Ms. Cloves will also visit with
- Charles Holden at her home in
ohbots Mills.
Mss Nla Lander, who has been the
gfst ~ lcr sister and husband. DR..
nj MS Edward n Parker OF Pleas
\, s,u.,t. lcft Friday morning on
.-.eturn 10 <atick. Mass. where she
i hid. Id responsible position in one OF
H. hospitals.
rrrd Weston. a member of the race
o7i.uI'irc tor the Somerset Central
r..a.ltu,al Society went to EXtcr
suelal where hc attends the fair
6.l., and saturday. Mr. Weston
Nos accompanied by a party VINO
U r.,I,r ny u herd of live stock
:, ttrb viii he sold at auction at the
Ekov r. gan fair.
I NJ ana Mrs. David Haig and
f,qgh,c~ Miss Jessie lIaig OF Bel
kot. Mas. are in town the guests
A. MS lTrfc's parcnts, Mr.. and MIS-
kr.d y Ievctt of Winter street,
,u. ,.o tGp 10y machine. Mr.. and
b.. u.re formerly resided here on
s,f,,' in the American house
l.V. agent for the company
7 ir Vocal mills.
'i.. I.,h.i Cnnant went to Bling
o., "0 ,Isdav afternoon whore last
y Old vl4 n member of the High
..n lutiN. VI MIC Ill DiHEii'tii'
a. 90. .,,ar.,rt will he tho guest OF her
\ It'd. Esther owen, aud OF Miss Mar
runlcv the teacher Of English
! .et runaut VIII return sunday
4 +. to ,csumc her studies ut Colby
nllr. tli, fall where she VIII be a
roH
4 Mss ADELAIDE Lancaster. oldel
fsgp''rr ~ Mr.. and Mrs. John Ian
j l,,,r If Water street. who has beer
,.,,r, tho summer with them, LETT
! rday for rostou who're she enters
b. Boston University to rcrsue a
nrsr in Home Economics. MISS
! mn aetcr IS a graduate from 'he
i ,ovhoean High school. class of l?2o
! nd az the Vocational Mason lnsti-
70, "a, SpftncValc. class of '22.
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New York Money Market

New York. Sept. -.
Foreign exchange steady.
Great Britain. demand i,42a, cables
4.424. 6G-day bills on banks i.40..
France demand Us. cables IN.
Belgium. demand 7.169. cables III.
Italy. demand 4.2a, cables A.20i.
Germany, demand CO All6, cables
.0Gs.
Holland, demand $3.50. cables 3S.7l.
Norway. demand 1850.
sweden. demand 1851.
Denmark, demand 2l.2o
Switzerland. demand 1872.
Spain, demand 13.l4.
Greece, demand 2.jh.
Poland, demand on.
ciccho-Slovakia. demand :.2S.
Argentine. demand 35.G..
Brazil. demand 12G2.
Montreal 80 15-l6
tall money easier; high ~. low Il.
ruling rate A.. closing h;I u. offered
at }. lest loan -.
call loans against accoptances 4.
Time loans firm; mixed collateral,
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public health nurse.
The civil case OF the Inhabitants of
Madison VS.. Inhabitants of OldtoWn
which was assigned as the first case
to be tried at the September term OF
the Somerset county supreme judi
cial court has been settled out OF
court and the entry Of neither party
will be ordered.
The Federated church will next
Sunday unite with the Centenary
Methodist church in the 1890 morn
ing service and in the o'clock eve
ming service, as the Federated church,
which is undergoing repairs. is not
vet ready for occupancy. At the
morning service, Rev. Herbert L..
Nichols, pastor Of the Methodist
church will deliver the sermon. AT
the evening service. Rev. George L..
Thurlow Of the Federated church
deliver a sermon upon the subject,
1.-THE Basis Of a Reasonagle Christian
Faith"
The mid-week prayer meetings OF
the Federated church will be resumed
on Thursday evening. Sept. 21st In
the church parlors. Mr.. Thurlow, the
pastor. announces that he is at these
services to give for some weeks a
series of talks on 1.-THE Christ OF
Faith and the Jesus Of History" The
first talk of the series, which is to be
given next Thursday. will be upon
1.-THE Ideals Of Jesus" Mr.. Thurlow
believes this series Of talks will be
helpful to the members of the parish.
The Priscilla Rebekah Lodge Will
meet next Tuesday evening, at which
time the degree will be conferred upon
A class Of candidates. 1t is expected
that Mrs. Lucy A. Burton of Pitts
field. president Of the Rebekah AS
sembly Of Maine will be present. A
committee of which Past Noble
Grand, Mrs. Violet V. Fogg is the
chairman. will have charge Of the re-
f,eshments which will be served aft
er the work.
Somerset county people will be
interested to know that two m en-
from the county were elected to Of
fee at the annual meeting Of the
Maine Pharmaceutical Association.
held this week at Bar Harbor. E. w.
Moore of Bingham was elected presi-
dent and Frank w. Buchanan Of
Skowhegan was elected secretary.
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Sorosis Board Meets

The officers and directors OF the
Skowhegan Sorosis held an important
business meeting Thursday afternoon
with one of the directors, Mrs. Vivian
G. Woodbury. in the office of Col. Roy
l.. Marston. Plans were discussed
for the operetta Spring Time which
the club is to stage on the evening
of October 3rd, as a benefit for the
public health nurse.
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Reduced Rates for Federation Meet

The Skowhegan club women will
he interested in the announcement
that the Maine Central and Bangor &
Aroostook railroads have granted re-
duced rates Of fare and one third
for the round trip ticket to dele
gates attending the Maine Federation
of Women's clubs fall meetings,
which are to be held in Dover-Fox-
croft Tickets will be good from
September 10Th. to midnight Sep
TENDER 23rd.
An interesting program has been
announced and several Skowhegan
ladies will attend the meetings. Rev.
Huse. who was formerly pastor Of
the First Baptist church here is To-
Gated in Dover-Foxcroft and has a
part on the program.
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Kew England Bldg. Statistics

Compiled by The +. W. Dodge Coz
,ntracts awarded