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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12

A most unique institution for h,~h-
or learning has just been discovered
by federal agents Mt Bayonne. y J.
IL is college For Home Brewtnr.
The college IL operated by nm o.
saloon keeper and has a large enroll
n'en'' Is object Is 10 teach people
how 10 make good home brow M
no'ne' inc government IN now try
'"s 70 hhd out Vie NATURE 81 tho grad
uattng exercises and the nance O. tbe
alumni.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Pirates May Release
Catcher Walter Schmidt

Pittsburgh, Oct. 11.-President
Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh
Natiopal League baseball club intim-
ated today that catcher Walter
Schmidt may not be with the Pirates
next season.
mo contract has been offered
Schmidt" said Dreyfus. when I
said goodbye to him, nothing was
mentioned about terms for next
year"
There have been rumors that
Schmidt may be sold or traded. He
and Dreyfuss have been at logger
heads for two seasons. chiefly be-
cause of Schmidt's salary demands
The signed contract of outtie&der
Reb Russell has been received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Maine Fair Date. and seere,ari..

Oct Sagadahoc county. Tons.
ham. T.. G. Iatten Topsham
Nov. 2l-23 Androscoggi Poultry.
Auburn, A. A. Garcclon. Auburn
NOV lf-li- Maine state pomulor len !.
Levi L. white, Row doinham.
Dec. b-T-fr"crort Poultry, ltt,purt.
l.. q. Cushing Frccport
Dec. Maine state Poultry Fort
land, w. n. Whipple Portland.
Dec. lS-22-RanRor Poultry. Bangor T.
" Campbell. Bangor
Dec. 2s-@b-Souih Bcrwirk Poultry.
South Berwick Ralph T.. Fors. South
Berwick
jan s-lh.1l 70 ~ Western roultrv.
south faris. &. Guy Buck. South
Paris
Jan. geo, international Poultry
ana Fct stock. Calais. John ".
Coodc. Calais
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
PITTSfIELD

S. NJ. Raymond has sold for the
Briggs estate four house lots on the
north side of West street to George
w. Huff. three house lots on the
north side of West street to 7. 2.
Getchell. four house lots on North
Main street to A. H. Webendorfer
and three house lots on the extension
of Third street at the Waverlcy to
Simon Knowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. H, E. Brady Of Mil
ton, Mass, are in town for visit in
the home ofMrs. Jennie Chase. Wash
ington street. and will visit in Exc
ter and Bangor before returning
home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
So Different From Her Own

7 do enjoy those films with chill
oren in en-" remarked tired look
ing little woman. When the chill
dren romp around. on the screen
they don't make a particle OF noise. !"
Boston Transcript
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
HIGGINS TOLEAD
YANKEES IN 1928

New York, Oct. 11,-Miller Hug
gins, manager of the New York
Yankee American League baseball
champions. has been re-engaged to
pilot the club in 1928. it was announc-
ed tonight. The decision, a formal
statement said, was reached at
meeting this afternoon OF Jacob Rup-
pert and 7. L. Huston, owners of the
Yankees
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Miss Emma Kicker

Word has been received here Of the
death Of Miss Emma Kicker, which
occurred Monday in Boston. Miss
Kicker was a native of Detroit, a
daughter of the late Elisha and Mary
Kicker She is survived by two
brothers, Alfred Kicker Of BuckspOrt
and William Kicker of Boston and
two sisters, the Misses Iva and Della
Kicker Of Melrose. Mass. The funeral
services were held at the home of
Miss Della Kicker Wednesday after
noon at o'clock.
William l.. Percival left Tuesday for
Augusta. where he planned to join a
party and so to Topsham to attend the
fair.
c. A. Stevens was in Unity Tuesday
attending to matters of business.
James Young of Hartland was in
town Tuesday on his way to Bangor
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs Emerson d. Carr have
returned home from a vacation passed
in Lynn. Mass, and New York City.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Man
son Street Methodist church will con-
duct a food sale at the W. NJ. Prilay
store Friday afternoon, Oct. 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Vickery left
Monday for ocean Park by automo-
bile, where Mrs. Vickery will visit rel
atives. Mr.. Nickery will be in at
tendance at the meeting Of the Maine
Association of Insurance Agents to be
held at the Falmouth Hotel during this
week.
Sidney +. Jones is in Portland this
week attending the sessions of the
Maine Association of Insurance Agents
held at the Falmouth Hotel.
The members of the Rotary Club of
Skowhegan, with their ladies, to the
number of 65 came to Pittsfield by au-
tomobile Monday evening, where they
had an enjoyable banquet and meeting
at the Lancey House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Getting Even

Girl Shopper-Why did you make
that poor clerk pull down all that
stuff and then not buy anything?
Second Ditto-Why, the mean fell
low was in a crowded car yesterday
and never offered me his seat, though
l looked right at him. So 1 decided
l would get even.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Sisters All Stars to
Play in Lewiston Monday

George Sisler and his leaguers were
again thwarted in their attempt to
display their wares before the fans of
Maine when the game with the Star
Taxis, scheduled for Tuesday in Lew
iston. had to be called off because of
rain and wet grounds. Unlike many
major leaguers on transforming
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Mrs. Erancena Frost

Mrs. Francena Frost, wife of George
Frost and daughter of the late
Thomas Holway, died at her home in
the west part of the town Wednes-
day morning at 5 o'clock after long
illness. Her age was 20 years,
She is survived by her husband and
by a son, Chester A. Frost Of Pitts
field and by sister, Mrs. Herbert a.
Whitman of Palmyra.
The funeral service will be at the
house Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and the interment will be in the Pitts
field village cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Sport.

Nov. State college track moe, -
Lewiston
Nov. ll-New England Irtrrr,.lrrt.t.
, cross-country run 10 Boston
NOV. IL c. A. A. a. A. cToEB coun-
try run
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Grange Fair

Oct. 1a-li InrIs GtanF,
oct. l--1a- Eastern star Cr.r~s
Hampd'n
Oct. Auburn Crane
oct. lS-Nassalbpro Grange fair.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
j, PRESIDENT
ITHBRAINS0F
RUTH WANTED
DR.. Winship Says ''Babe" Has
Brain Power Such AS No
Other American Equals

Louisville, KY, April IL "A univer-
sity president, as brainy as Babe
Ruth is the need Of America, DR.. A.
E. Winship, editer OF the Journal of
Education, Boston, declared before
the Kentucky Educational Association
here today.
Babe Ruth has larger salary
than any five university presidents"
said Dr.. Winship, "any, ten state COM
missioners of education, any eight
city school superinteT,1ents, and II
he makes as many home runs as in
1921 he will have 100000 more than
the president Of the United States.
He remuneratiyely is not the result
of trick work, is not made at the
disadvantage OF anybody, not due TO
striking oil, and not due to politics
nor business combination. 1t Is pure
intensified brain power such as no
other American equals.
"Ruth's mind accurately estimates
when and where the ball that Is COM
ing like lightning will cross the plate.
At the same time he has decided just
where to have his bat send the ball.
"America is waiting for an equally
brainy university president to esti-
mate what is best to equip students IN
college to give the best service In
life" A. g. @s a
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
FARM EXPERT STARVES
~ IN SOVIET SERVICE

could hold. But often found that
after ! had eaten all could of this
diet was still hungry. It filled one
up, but didn't satisfy.
TN northern Russia, even in Pc
trograd and Moscow" Truesdell says
"the ps,1ple aro living chiefly on black
bread, soup made from grains and
cooked grains and tea. Kasha, which
is dried grains, chiefly wheat, barley
and millet, is the staple food.
''There is much actual starvation
and undernourishment and hunger are
gena;a myself was hungry most Of
tho cine was in Russia"
AS an expert on agriculture con-
ce1ning which he was employed to adj
wise the Soviet sgovefnm mt, Trues-
dell says Russia has much to learn.
Before she can get production in
creased to meet the needs OF her great
population, She mus5 accept modern
methods to increase efficiency.
THE production per capita of farm
workers is very, low" he says "even
in times when climatic and crop con-
dit:ons are good
'Tn fruit growing, for instance, they
still follow to great degree the prac-
tice of hand spading the orchards.
One good man in America, with Ameri-
can methods and implements, will do
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
NINE STATES
STUDYING CHILD
WELFARE WORK

North Dakota is one of nine states
that have this year been studying
child welfare conditions with the pur-
pose of revising their legislation for
child protection, according to infor-
nation received from the United
States department of Labor through
its Childrens Bureau. These states
are Kentucky, Maryland, New York,
North Dakota, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and West Vir-
ginia. The Governor Of Kansas has
recently appointed a new child-wel-
fare commission to carry on the work
begun by the commission which re-
portedssto the legislature last year.
The sChildren's Code Commission of
North Dakota was created by the
legislature of 1921. 1t is required to
ascertain the conditions affecting
child life, to study existing laws re-
1ating Ito children, to suggest stand
ards for administration of such laws,
to make known existing conditions, to
suggest improvements in such con,
ditions to the Governor and Legisla-
ture and to propose new measures and
amendments to existing laws TO bring
about n more satisfactory situation as
regardg child welfare.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
Minnesota's State
institutions Are
Worth $21,00O,OOO

St. Paul, iMnn., April 17.-Minneso-
ta's seventeen state institutions, not
including the University Of Mlnne-
sofa and the Soldiers home, Mime
apolis with a total combined popula-
ton of 1853 persons, are valued at
SCI 100000, according to official state
records. s...
These institutions are under direct
supervision of the estate board of con-
troll, which has charge of all expendi-
lures and collections and superin-
tends the administration of the af-
fairs.
The gross cost of maintenance OF
this vast business enterprise-for the
past year was approximately $780,
900, and a net cost to the state OF
S2,953,O61, the records show. The net
per capita cost to the state for all in
mates was $271.35. The receipts for
maintenance of patients of institu-
tions for the insane for the past year
was $201, 316,1S0, while the aid given
the families of some of the inmates
of the penal institutions was approx
mately $21,300. %
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
"CABBY" BUCKS
AUTO GAME

Chicago, ILL.,, April 17.-Repealing d
copy book maxim to keep his courage
up, Edward Budd, ther only horse cab
driver left on the south side and one
of the last seven in the city. remains
on duty despite the motor competi-
tion which he says is starving the old
fashioned cabby out Of existence and
will soon make his memory.
Give years ago there were about
500 of us, and plenty of work for ILL.,"
he remarked as he waited for custom
ers. "Now I am lucky If make S.
week, and sometimes two weeks
pass without bringing me nickel,
though I'm on watch from early in
the afternoon until 2 or O'clock in
the morning.
when get discouraged, though, l
remember a saying learned at school,
Perseverance overcomes every OBJ
stacle.' say that over to myself
some times, and then think of school
days in Hampshire, when saw her
majesty, the queen. We children stood
on bench as she passed, and her ma
jesty stopped and pinned a white rose
on my lapel. I'll never forget that.
"I'd quit driving il could do any
thing else, but froze my feet twenty
odd years ago in storm that tied up
all the trains. 4 was out all night
driving people home who would have
frozen to death II I'd stayed in and
taken care of myself. Now those same
people would pass me by and take a
taxicab.'
Mr.. Budd was a coachman for a
family of means in England before he
came to America 40 years ago, and has
been a cab-driver in Chicago ever
since.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
BY HARRY HUNT

Washington, April 1.-THE Sow
let government is in no danger from
IT'S opponents within "ussia. 1t has
great popular support, and all the in
itiative and enterprise are enlisted in
the Soviet forces. In the opposition,
there is neither energy nor moral
force"
That is the opinion brought back
to Washington by H. w Truesdell,
agricultural expert formerly with
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, after II months in the serv-
ice of the Soviet government.
TruesdelPs views of life in Russia,
however, are scarcely as glowing as
his opinion of the stability of th5
present government. Although him.
self an official representative Of the
"All Russian Soviet Peoples Kom-
missariat;," he; at times was weak
from undernourishment.
80 Days on Cabbage
And BlacI Bread
II lived for one prioi of 80 days
on cabbage and black bread" he ex-
plains, '"and for similar period |
had diet of only black bread and
summer squash. The bread ration
was limited to one, pound day. One
could eat all the summer squash he
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
LLOYD GEORGES
HOBBY Is TO
. SWAP STORIES
Gave a Tea Party To 10 Ancients
Who Kept The Premier In
Roars of Laughter

Criccieth Wales Apr 17.-Premier
Lloyd George is never so happy as
when swapping stories about his boy.
hood days with old cronies of his ma
tive Wales. " t..
During his last visit here he gave
a tea party to 10 ancients who were
his fathers pupils at Troedyallt schoo.
more than 60 years ago. The SEN
1or "old boy was John Jones, 81, who
still works as a carpenter. Next to
Jones was William Davies, an assistant
teacher under the Premier's father,
who testified to- the latter's hardness
with the cane on occasions. Another
guests was John Williams, now blind,
who used to carry love messages be-
tween the premier's father and moth
err
The "old boys told their host many
stories Of his father he had never
heard before and all were in the best
of spirits. Old John Jones made the
premier roar with laughter by the
quaint way he told story Of the lo>
cal indignation many years ago, when
a minister preached from text which
another minister had used the previ-
Gus Sunday. . y = -,ze-e.a ..
Mr.. Lloyd George always tries to
take things, easy while here, but men,
bers off,. his cabinet and newspaper
men seldom let a day 60 by without
appropriating part Of his time.
Getting up late in the morning,
working in the garden, and listening
to Welsh music are his chief pleas
ures during his visits, and When the
weather is threatening he sits on his
covered balcony wrapped in a gaudy
shawl. 44.g syr&.A
"They say he remarked on his last
visit, .''that must 90 back to school
in a few days. They say am playing
truant. Yet they all followed me, in
cluding the newspapers l wish they
would leave me alone for at least
fortnight; it would be better for them,
and certainly better for me-"
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17

as much as from five to eight Russian
workers. st
In an Industrial way, small indus
tries have been making rapid prog
ress since the decision of the govern
ment to license, small business.
soviets Develop
Electric Utilities.
zone of the great steps forward
that has been taken under tho Sow
cts, is the identification of all the
larger cities. The electric utilities
have been developed under Soviet con-
troll far beyond what they are in other
European cities.
Money is always a problem: Be-
cause of the tremendous issues of pa,
per currency and its depreciation, its
value is very uncertain. In one, week
before l left MOSCOW, the price Of
bread-black bread advanced from
5000 to 25,000 rubles a, pound. Partly
this was due to the shortage Of bread,
partly to further depreciation of the
ruble.
"Just before I left Moscow new
issue Of paper currency was started,
one ruble Of which was equal in value
to 10000 1ubles tof any previous is
sue.
oddly enough. foreign currencies
are worth more in Russ a than gold
coins of the same countries: That is
due to the comparative case in getting
currency out in Russia, while it is al
most impossible to get out any gold
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
CREAM COOLING
BOX is DEVISED
FOR FARM USE

With the intent of aiding farmers to
get better price for their cream by
Improving the quality, Dairy Com
missionerd Robert r.. Flint has had
constructed novel device for use In
cooling milk and cream on farms.
A large box-like chest was con-
structed, through which water will
flow, and in which milk cans may be
set, and in addition a can that can
be used for general refrigerator pur-
poses, The cooling box is now IN
the capitol carpenter shop, where It
was constructed. Other types will De
developed for usa by the farmer. Blue
prints will be made and furnished
county agents and organizations fur.
nished with Information on practical
and cheap methods Of cooling cream.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17

radio lectures into regular college
courses, but the desirability of at
tempting this end and the practical
obstacles which would have to be
overcome constitute question for
the future.
Certainly fullest possibilities are
worth striving for, because any meth
cd which tends to make knowledge
more valuable is of immense value.
Tufts Colleges special interest in
the wireless telephone is due to the
presence on the campus Of the radio
laboratory of the American Radio
and Research Corporation, a COM
pany organized by Tufts men who
have received their training in the
Tufts Engineering School.
The facilities of this laboratory,
used by advanced students in the en-
gineering courses, were placed at the
disposal Of the college for use in con-
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
BY JOHN A. COUSENS.
President Of Tufts College, Medford,

tMedfprd, Mass, April 17.-'rhe de-
velopnent Of the wireless telephone
to such an extent that limited col
lege courses may be given by means
Of it is now an accomplished fact:
Already lectures by members of
the Tufts College faculty have been
broadcasted from the distributing
station on the campus.
A committee of professors, appoint
ed by the faculty to investigate fur
ther possibilities of the radio in con-
nection with college education, has
formulated important plans.
The lectures sent out to date have
been those with a popular appeal.
The first lecture was by Professor
Wooster of the Economics Department
on ''Ti1e Story Of Money"
IT Is quite possible to organize
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
D. /. N.
(1O4 deo. fahr.)

union, unanimously deciding that DR..
John Roach Straton has better act.
Farmer near Kalamazoo writes his
J congressman tilat naighbors tame
crow persists in breaking in on the
line. suffragists organize to as.
sert that women congressman jam the
lad 10 vibrlions. Society dame in
Pittsburgh runs on platform of hav-
| ing all wireless waves nlarcelled by
presidential proclamation. Go-to.
church by wireless campaign utterly
ruined as radio listeners demand one
days rest in seven.
e. A. r.
(2.75 per cent)
Supper time. Corner grocer installs
nragnavox and says it draws moro
useless wire trade than 0ld-ime free
cracker barrel Beer -and -lsght-wine
advocates draft educational bin to es-
tablish poor mems clubs equipped
with amplifier horns and biggest-in-
/ city schooners. Anti Saloon League
favors amplifiers but against schoon->
liers. Congressman talk so much about \
Ii that Cincinnati, St. Louis and Mil
waukee aerial proprietors start back
to-lMunich movement
r. H.. M.
Is reeIs\
Midnight. Hollywood flicker film
flapper sending Marconi kiss to kind
old mother. in Philadelphia gets
grounds for breach of promise suit
when misguided ethar waves intro.
duce her to bewhiskerol congressman
from Blaaville. She says kiss was
longest on record, 5000 miles. He
says a kiss on the ear isn't worth
much.
FINL.S.
10 Seconds)
Adjournment. Radio vibrations laap
off capitol dome like Drckly heat,
crash into League Of Nations, duck
into wrong wave length, and knock
Kansas cyclone into an Eskimo dis
play of aurora .roreali1 Wireless
amateurs start agitation to make ma
tion safe for crystal detector sets.
Elect now congress on S-meter wave
Z, plank. Then float plank to three
| mile limit and sink it without a trace.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17

By KOy GiDDOnS
Chicago, April 17.-Mrs. Constance
Underhill Auer, Suite 16. %
And right underneath it alongside
sign reading 'all deliveries in the
rear" stares another brass plate in
scribed with this
Mr. H. c. Auer. Suite 2.
These two names appear on the
lobby telephone directory of the same
apartment house here.
Related? Married!
Are the owners related? My, yes!
Married, in fact and just perfectly in
love with each other.
She musician and "a. He's poet
and ~. They're trying out a new
game called: "Own Your Own Latch.
key" >.'.. -
When Auer wants to kiss his wife
good night, after first having made
an appointment earlier in the eve
ming, he must trot up four flights of
stairs. -
And she, to do likewise, must de-
scend as many.
Why?
Because intimacy breeds con-
tempt" says the bride of two weeks.
Modern matrimony is too ia
miliar an institution. It leads to
mutual boredom and disiDlusion-
ment." '@. =
Downstairs the reporter irtter-
viewed friend husband.
He was busy at work ON a new
volume entitled Future IDEALS"
"Why, there's nothing much too
it, old fellow" said he.
1--WE simply met. liked her. She
liked me- The second day We decided
we were in love.
"Then a week later we got a
preacher and moved here. l on the
first floor. She on the fourth. It
was safer up there-free from bur-
glar intrusions," he added after a
brief halt. f
"Why, this marriage game Of to-
day is full of frailties. That because
individuality Of both husband and
wife submerges under forced pres
sure to adjust and tolerate and give
in. and all that sort of thing.
"This is the day of separate ac-
oommodations.. for both. Happiness
never ceases under an arrangement
like we have
The Auers see each other every
evening. That's a standing engage
ment.
'fDutch Treats"
They have Dutch treats" at the
movies and corner ice cream shop
She pays her way and he his. Like
wise they share the living expenses
"And don't say we've patterned
Ourselves after Fannie Hurst" say
both.
"For We didn't. Our plan in liv-
ing separately was inspired simply
because we saw so much married
unhappmess about u.s."
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17

nection with the million-dollar en-
dowment fund now being raised
The radio advertised the campaign
for funds with good results. 4
Then their idea arose that the sta
tion might be used as direct ad-
junct of the college. On investigation
we discovered that radiophone lee
ures by members of the faculty
proved interesting to those who list
ened to them. Hence it was decided
to continue and elaborate upon this
departure in educational service.
Both the Engineering and Liberal
Arts Schools are represented on the
faculty committee in charge. IN
Subjects of wide appeal, those deal
ing with questions of economics, his
tory and political science will make
up the educational program of the
wireless lectures for the immediate
future.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
~couPLE Welded so YEARS.

Coteau, N. D., April 17.-Mr. and
Mrs. Markus B. Holmes have just cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Friends and relatives carried out a
surprise party. Interesting remin-
iscences were recalled. A purse full
of money was presented to Mr.. and
Mrs. Holmes.