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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23
Giiman.Spof Reunion

The third ANNUAL reunion OF the
Gilman and Spohford reunion was
held Sunday in Skowhegan at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ga
mage. A business session was held
at which time the following officers
were elected: President, Daniel Gil
man; vice president, Scott Gilman;
secretary, Mrs. Lizzie MCQuilkin, So
Ion: treasurer, Henry Cooley, Bing-
ham. The next reunion will be held
at the home of Henry Cooley near the
Goth Of August. The following COM
mittee to arrange for the next meet
ing was appointed. Charles Gamage,
Skowhegan: Calvin Berry, Millinock
ct; Edmund Gilman, Solon.
A delicious baked bean and pastry
dinner was served at noon. Among
those present were, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
i've Frcnchc. Athens: Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis. Seattle. Washington; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Cooley. Bingham; Mrs.
Esther Hughes. and Alonzo Gilman,
Presque Isle; Lucy French Gardiner;
Mabel Trot. Augusta: Mr.. and Mrs.
Leland Clark. Lynn, Mass: Mrs. Haz-
81 COokson and three children from
y. H.; Mrs. Luther Berce and son
Elmer of Haverhill. Mass: George
Spofford and Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Spofford of Augusta. The day was
one of great pleasure to those at
tending. The time was passed So
cially and renewing friendships.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23
"Not Guilty" for Green

AS a result of a mix up with two
automobiles and span OF horses
which occurred at Merrill corner
Wednesday .fternoon as people were
coming home from the Four County
Fair in Pittsfield, Charles Green OF
Pleasant street was before Trial Jus
tice on complaint OF State Higway
Police, Arthur w. Cushman at
hearing held in the Office of attorney
Harold J. Philips, charged with
reckless driving an automoblle.
From the testimony brought out at
the hearing it seemed that Mr., and
Mrs. Charles Green and DR.. and Mrs.
Edward Parker were returning from
Pittsfield in DR.. Parkers car which
Mr.. Green was operating. At Mer-
rill's corner a pair Of horces, which
were not attached to any rig. were
being driven from the field owned by
w. H. Scott and driven by Dennis
Murphy. Also at this time a Ford
car driven by Edison !. Hunt was 60
ing toward Canaan. The horses he
came somewhat frightened and
jumped into the Ford car breaking
the wind shield and top. The horses
were only slightly injured. From the
testimony trial Justice Lord did not
consider Mr.. Green in any way rc-
sponsihle for the accident and he WAS
dismissed The state was represent
ed by Attorney Phillips and tho re-
spondent by Attorney Amos X. But
lar. Five witnesses were called for
the state. Edison 7. Hunt ard wife.
Ninola Hunt, Dennis Murphy. Frank
Scott and Deputy sheriff. Cr0Ckor ot
Canaan. Three witnesses FOR tEo re-
spondent, DR.. Parker. Mrs. Parker.
and the respondent himself.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
Braves Gales i'm
junk of % Tons
up, thinking pirates might have
boarded the ship.
Snake for Breakfast.

up, thinking pirates might have
boarded the ship.
Snake for Breakfast.
"The first sight to meet my eyes
was this great snake sliding down
from the deck into the cabin. Well, he
took the floor | let him have it; the
table suited me better. And then l
blazed away. 1t took four shots to
finish the beggar. l threw It on the
deck.
Half a minute later l followed. But
it was too late. These fellows (point-
ing to his three Chinese) already had
the snake sliced up and in the pot
didn't even get the whole skin. The
men lived well next morning break
fasting on snake, cat and duck from
the same pot. They dined like lords :"
Full of pride in his vessel, the skip
per had a thousand instances to tell of
her seaWorthiness.
"Shell ride anything or we wouldn't
be here 1t was the toughest trip
ever made and I've made a-plenty.
Nervous? Not a bit. The Shanghai
people were when we left. But | knew
what was before us-no doctoring, no
fresh provisions, no ice chest--hard-
ship unstinred. | knew all that, and
so did mother.
Washed Once-a-Week Luxury.
"Water? Plenty Of it for drinking.
The tanks carry between 400 and 500
gallons. But the luxury of a wash
was weekly occurrence. Washing
clothes was out Of the question. We
couldn't think Of having a batn-nct
that l was greatly troubled by the
sailors there. As for the rest, we had
plenty. There was always a fish to
be caught on the road, bird to be
shot or porpoise to be harpooned.
Food was the least of our worries"
Captain Ward smiled and admitted
that after all he was glad it was over.
His Chinese wife at the tiller CON
CURED. Little Bob, nine years old,
born in China, with the voice and
lduEt b-t VI a w tSttIutI Dul llle Itd-
lures of the Oriental, lent his part to
the interview.
81 didn't like it very much too much
seasick," he admitted. Then, licking
first cone in one hdud- and ~rtTen um-
other in the other, he added: "Victoria
more better than Shanghai Ice cream
more cheap here"
IF it wasn't for her we would never
have made it," the skipper proudly
chimed in again Of his Chinese wife.
"She can handle the ship better than
can, and the crew hops when she gives
orders. No, she isn't the mate, she's
the MASTER
Is Thoroughbred of Sea.
Big and brawny, Ward is a
thoroughbred of the sea, bronzed and
wrinkled by the suns and winds of
many waters. Mild-mannered and
affable, he seems to have something
Of the imperturbability of the ocean
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
WAS A FACT ACCOMPLISHED
Married Men Will Be at No Loss to
Understand That Further Argu-
ment Was Useless.

A couple was seated on the top of
Fifth avenue bus ana their words
reached everyone around them. He
ventured a timid suggestion that they
get off at Forty-seventh street. She
had decided upon a street farther
south and said so with fnality An
argument followed, if a conversation
can be called an argument in which
one side has so much the best Of it.
The people listening in from nearby
seats were naturally Interested in the
outcome.
AS the bus slowed down for the
Forty-second street crossing the Wom-
an remained seated, and the man re-
newed his argument 1t was a word
in the final veto, however which es-
pecially attracted the audience, Every
married man present understood.
lll4eFe i%-no-- use tall-In@, ~ Le-4-nta-
an declared with Gnaity Il have
made up our minds. New York
Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
Has Never Felt
Better in All
Her Life

Thousands of frail, nervous people
and convaleScents everywhere have
testified to the remarkable power of
Tanlac in bringing back their health,
strength, and working efficiency. 1t
seems to quickly invigorate the CON
stitution and is a powerful foe of
weakness. Mrs. Mary Choklat, 1415
~ Broadway, Los Angeles, Calf,
says:
Before I took Tanlac, I was so
weak I had to be helped from one
room to another. My nerves We're
shattered and my digestion so poor |
was almost afraid to eat anything,
but now I am in perfect health and
will always be grateful to Tanac,"
There is not a single portion of the
body that is not benefited by the
helpful action of Tanlac. 1t enables
the stomach to, turn the food into
healthy blood, bone and muscle, puri-
fies the system and helps you back
to normal weight. Get a bottle today
at any good Observation-Disclosures,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
Print Bill Cut So. 900. 900.

The government printing office, the
largest printing establishment In the
world, used 50,OOOOOO pounds Of pa
per during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1921. The sheets, laid fiat, would
cover 80 square miles; piled in the
form Of octave books, they would eX-
tend 500 miles into the heavens To
tai expenditures were Sl1OOO.OOO, com
pared with Sl30000OO for the previous
year, the Scientific American states.
The Office prints, besides the speeches
of legislators, numerous government
publications, congressional documents,
and stationery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
SAVED BABIES WILL SAVE ENGLAND

doomed to speedy extinction unless 1t
produced more babies Now these
lamentations have ceased. Some far
seeing and logical statistician points
out that the future of a country is not
determined so much by the number Of
babies born as by the number of babies
which survive the first year Of life
Looked at from that angle, England Is
not doing SO badly.
During August, 1t is pointed out, the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

Itself, gained through a lifetime OF
voyagiug on its stormy bosom. A HoI
Lander by birth, he came to Canada as
a lad and first went to sea with the
sealing fleet from Victoria at the age
of eleven. He got his daily ration Of
beaings for doing wrong or because
the mate believed he would certainly
| do so before nightfall, if he had not
| done SO at the time of beating. Years
| later he went TO China and now he has
returned.
The Annoy, as his junk is known, is
the captains own creation, built at
Annoy at the cost of four months
labor and several thousand dollars. 1t
is 90 feet long-has an 1Sfoot beam
| and a 5-foot draft. The only motive
power is in its sails, six in all, so
arranged that one man can manipulate
them all. The vessel is built on the
to the eyes.
To the Chinaman the ships eyes
are more important than her lifebOats
They not only have to be there, but
must be placed there on certain days
Joss days. Behind them is a bit Of
money ana a scrap of paper with some
scribbling on it, all very significant 10
the Chinese seaman. Without eyes
how could the ship see in the dark,
the Chiuaman reasons.
The tale Of the trip is a stirring one,
Scarcely had Shanghai been left be-
hind when typhoons, seemingly in
waiting, swept down upon it, The
200 miles to Hokodate in the north
of Japan, was one continual struggle
Six days later, with the weather more
moderate, IIakodate was left behind,
But the luIl proved very temporary,
The storm king rushed w from the
east and south, driving the junk ever
north, until, passing among the Aleu-
tian islands. it burst into the Behring
sea. Repeatedly the rudder was car
ried away, repaired and swept away
again. Half the distance was covered
with jury rudders dragging the vessel
back. Gales and gales succeeded each
other-annoying calms with great
breaking swellS that tore and smashed
! the craft about While Roadway was
impossibe--and gales that made the
frail ship labor in alarming fashion.
Closest Shave Near End.
Unaaska, in the Aleutians, was
sought for refuge on August IS and
left again on September 1. On this
last leg of the voyage they had better
luck. A fair breeze sent the ship
down the coast to Victoria. Only a
few hours away from the port, how
ever. the fu-r bulk of Il jup;rt7ese
steamer suddenly loomed in the fog
| threatening disaster.
at was the closest shave I've had"
said Captain Ward.
81 could have put my hand on her.
But this old junk can spin about like
tub in her own length and that was
what she did when the Japanese was
three feet away coming closer every
second"
Now that he is safely on the Pacific
coast Ward intends to exhibit his
strange ship in every port on the CON
tinent, from Victoria to Panama, New
York to Boston, the St Lawrence and
the Great Lakes. This done, he will
turn TO Europe,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
Sanq and Danced When
His Mother-in-LaW Died

Her husbands exhibition Of
rejoicing by playing jazz rec
ords, singing and dancing on re-
ceiving word from Cleveland, O.,
that his m0ther-in-law was dead.
was one of the allegations Of
cruelty offered by Mrs Malcolm
MCGOWAN of New York city in
her suit for separation. Other
charges referred to frequent
beatings and the many love
notes that her husband was In
the habit of receiving. The court
granted $50 a week and 800
counsel fees.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

Victoria, b. Cit is we'll that Chris
topher Columbus established himself
in the Hail of Fame some centuries
ago, for If he had to do his discovering
today, ne would find worthy rival
adventuring about the great spaces
of the sea.
CHRISTOPHER crossed the Atlantic on
his historic voyage in 1O0-ton sail
ing vessel-the Santa Maria-with a
crew Of ffty-two men, But Capt.
George Ward, a modern Columbus,
puts the historic navigator tn shame
by spanning the broader Pacific IN a
23-ton Chinese fishing junk, with his
Chinese wife as helmsman, his nine
year-old son as cook and cabin boy,
and a foremost crew of three Chinese,
of whom two had never been beyond
the confines of Honkong harbor.
Several months ago, tired Of life on
the Chinese coast, Ward decided to
return to America. So he gathered
tools and timbers, fashioned himself a
ship, signed on hand or two. and
embarked with his family for British
Columbia. That was at Shanghai,
June q.
Junk Is Sensation.
Last week saw the finish at Victoria,
Il. c., of the remarkable crossing of
laore than $500 miles of the Pacific.
Into tie harbor stole a craft, the like
~ which had never before been seen
IN these waters. Spectators rubbed
their eyes in bewilderment over the
vessel, with its towering stern, its
stump of Il bow, its amazing Goa, of
red, green and yellow, the two buIging
brilliant fish eyes glaring on both
sides, the three ill-cut sails bellying
In the breeze-and over all the five
striped, multi-colored flag Of the Chi
nese republic.
Timid souls gaZed nervously at the
mysterious stranger, fearful lest she
be some ghostly visitor from the deep,
bearing to retribution some ancient,
SHINING mariner,
The full tale of the 81 days at sea
from the sailing day, June 81, at
Shanghai to the day of arrival at Vic
toria, September 10, as told by Ward
and his wife-matches the highest
flights of Imagination.
zone night" said Captain Ward
pointing out a snake skin as wide
around as a mans thigh and ten feet
in length, 1--WE were at anchor off the
China coast, The man on watch dozed
off A small chow dog aboard barked
and awakened me. On the China coast
you sleep with your gun on your pill
low and / had it handy as | sprang
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
To Preserve Welsh Lanauaas.

In order to prevent the native Ian
guage from falling into dsusc several
rural district councils in Wales have
passed resolutions to the effect that
all their minutes should be recorded
in Welsh instead of in English and
that all communications with govern
ment departments be forwarded IN
Welsh.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
Alarmsts Routed by Report That
Only Al Out Of 1000 in
fants Die.

London, England. recent.
~ INDUCED in dire predictions concern.
Ing the future of England because. 1t
was alleged, not enough babies were
being born. The great middle class,
called the backbone Of the country.
was declared By some pesslmists to be
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
In,nnrfanf tn Mnthers
Gave Watch a Bath.

Fair Customer-Something's gone
wrong with this wrist-watch. l had a
bath in 1t by mistake,
Salesman-Ah! They won't stand
that, For the future, / would recon-
mend one of our aluminium baths. You
can buy one in the ironmongery de-
partment.-London Tit-Bits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

lola, Kans-"I can highly recon.
mend DR.. Pierce's medicines. Some
years ago my health failed, | became
all run down and had chronic cough
that annoyed me considerably, but
after taking DR.. Pierce's Golden Med.
ical Discovery my health returned and
] became strong. What this medicine
did for me | feel it will do for others
If they will but give II rial."-Mrs,
Anna Keim, AIS South st.
Start no1o on the road to health by
obtaining the Discovery in tablets or
liquid from your druggist. Write DR..
Pierce, President Invalids' Hotel, in
Buffalo, N. Y. for free medical advice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

Touch pimpes, redness, roughness
or itching, If any with Cuticura Oint-
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot wafer Rinse, dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura TaIcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c each.-Advertisem
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
To FIqht DisloyaIty.

The League of American Penwomen,
composed of professional women writ
ers throughout the country, has called
upon its membership to enlist in ma
tion-Wide campaign against disloyalty
to the United States "of whatever ma.
ture, in the spoken or printed word. "
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
The Point Of View.

Men are ridiculous when they think
they can't do without women Women
are ridiculous when they think they
can do without men,-Llfe
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
AN Gem8e Lnsures Fresh Charm % Old sh2wLss
dyes or tints as YOU wish
loo Much.

"What makes Flubdub SO grouchy"
"All this glad stuff by current writ.
ers."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

Negligee shirt was like the camel's
nose in the tent-it nosed out every
other kind
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

A true child Of Nature in niggardly
and eXtrayagant by turns, That's
what Nature IS,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

death rate Of children under one year
of age was only Al for 1000 births.
In 1919 Londons rate for the same pc
riod was s.. Compared with the be-
ginning of this century the baby-sav-
ing figures give stlll greater cause for
rejoicing The first four weeks of Au-
gust, 1901, gave mn infant mortality
rate for London Of 26T-more than six
times That Of 1929.
England will be saved.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
Draws a Crowd.

"What's the riot call for?"
"Oh, "a girl was seen on the street
wearing a sleeve
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
Heard at the Museum.

Aunt Julia-"Look, dear, there's
Rameses' mummy" Elsie-"What was
his mummys name, auntieP
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
SHE DYED A SWEATER,
SKIRT AND CHILD'S COAT
WITH "DIAMOND DYES"

Each package of Diamond Dyes" con.
tains directions so simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses,
skirts, waists. coats stockings. sweaters,
coverings. draperies, hangings, everything,
even if she has never dyed before. Buy
Diamond Dyes"--no other kind-then
perfect home dyeing is sure because Dia.
mond Dyes are guaranteed not to spot,
fade, streak or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to dye is
wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton
or mixed goods --Advertisement.
Through.
THAT saXaphone player does things
with an air.
"He certainly does Murders it,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

Landsldes are frequently tie result
of earthquake
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
HoIIander Crosses Pacific Ocean
From Shanghai With Chinese
Wife at TiIer.
CRAFT CAUSES Big sensation
Tale of 81 Days at Sea Matches High
est Flights of maehation-Rides
Out Typhoons and Succession
of Heavy Gales.

How would you like to make
the trip this daring adVentureT
took?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26

Big and brawny, Ward is a
Of the sea, bronzed and
wrinkled by the suns and winds of
many waters. Mild-mannered and
affable, he seems to have something
Of the imperturbability of the ocean
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-26
When Berlin Wanted Dark Streets.

Street lighting is officially wrong be.
cause it is an open defiance of Deity
to turn night into day-day should be
day and night should be night!
In case some Old-fashiOned either
of Kansas City made this startling
statement he would in all probability
be declared insane and be placed where
he could not voice any other senti-
ments of a similar nature. Yet this
argument antedates street lighting it,
self
Historians and students on munich
pal affairs tell US that this argument
was one of the most powerful ones
against the installation of street lights
in Berlin in 1920. Conservative people
of that city deemed it an act against
Providence to light the streets of Der
lin with gas lights when God had or
dained that their section of the hemi
sphere should be dark.-Kansas City
Star.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-26
A STRONG ARGUMENT
FOR BETTER ROADS

In 1921 Florida showed the largest
percentage gain in automobiles reg
istered of any state in the Union. 1t
showed an increase of 32.40 per cent
over the previous year. This is just
one bit of information found in the
1922 Highways Green Book published
by the American Automobile Associa-
ton, copy of which has just been re-
ceived by the Marion County Motor
Club, an affiliated unit of the A. A A
The third annual edition of the
Highways Green Book contains much
valuable information. There are lead
ing articles by Senator Charles E
Townsend, chairman of the committee
On post roads of the Senate; Thos. H.
Mcdonald, chief of the bureau of pub
lie roads, and Charles NJ. Babcock,
president of the American Association
of State Highway Officials. Some of
the statements made by Senator
Townsend are most interesting: "Can
any other term than bad be applied
to the situation when one reflects that
it is costing US fully three times as
much per mile to move American
goods over the highway end of the
journey from the farm to the markets
of the world as it costs our compet1-
tors for those markets" asks the SEN
ator.
Pointing out that there are ten
million automobiles in the United
States representing an investment of
at least ten billion dollars, Senator
Townsend says: "Since the buying
public is willing to pay so much more
for superior transportation unit, the
buying public is not going to hesitate
to go to the expense of paying the
increased price the superior road call
ed for by the superior vehicle, espe-
cially when the cost of the modern
highway is mere bagatelle compared
with the appalling loss and waste due
to the anacronism of modern motor
lied America trying to do business
over primitive wagon trails of a type
long ago discarded by other civilized
nations. The annual depreciation on
vehicles due to inferior roads doubt
! less amounts to more than the total
annual expenditure for highway con-
struction and maintenance by all the
federal, state, county and municipal
agencies combined"
| The new volume contains the fed
eral highway act of 1921; highway
management and financing in the va
rious states; section on the con-
struction and maintenance of high
ways; articles on the technical side
of highway construction, and many
other articles and valuable statistics.
According to government figures
given in the book, the farmers lose
annually $3OO,OOO,OOO on account OF
the extent of bad roads between farms
and markets.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-26
ARMS FROM FLINT DEPOSITS
Investigators Have Shown Where
mound Builders" Got Their
Supply of Materials.

Methods of ancient munition making
are revealed by recent investigations
of the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical society, which show that
the tribes which once inhabited Ohio,
the so-called Mound Builders" got
their supply of flint for their arrow
heads, spears, ard knives from the de-
posits Of flint which occur in the fer
riferous limestone of Flint ridge
in Licking and Muskingum counties.
A great industry f1ourished there
once Skilled Quarrymen, with a
patience difficult to appreciate when
one finds that their tools were only
hammerstones of granite or quartZite,
with perhaps the aid of wooden or
bone wedges, worked out the stone
from the lodges Either the quarry
men or another group of workmen
then roughed out the blank forms
from which the implements were to be
made. This was done that imperfec-
tons might be discovered and also to
save the transportation of useless ma.
terial.
The roughed-Out blocks were then
taken to the workshops in the vicinity
of the quarry and expert workmen
fashioned from them leaf-lfke blades
from which, with but little further
work, all forms of arrow points. spear
points drills. knives and scrapers
could be made.