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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-07

sentatives and ought to be kicked
OUT
After Representative Mondell or
Wyoming, the Republican leader. had
made a general reply to Blanton's
charges as to petty graft with the
declaration that he could count on
one finger of one hand the number OF
house members who would stoop to
graft, petty or otherwise the ex-
element subsidized.
A moment later Mr.. Blanton re-
turned to his seat, and within ten
minutes was making points of order
on the $26,OO0O00 bill carrying appro-
priations for the department of JUS
tice and state.
One of the reasons, he explained
for Mr.. Gamers speech was the
charge that Mr.. Blanton, in publish
ing the menu at the house restaurant,
had omitted the prices lin the hope
of making it appear that the govern
ment paid for congressman's food
AS to the whisky bask, Representa-
tive Barley. Kentucky, said the sta
tionery room record showed it had
been ordered from Philadelphia at
Mr.. Banton's request and that the
latter had paid for it out of his own
pocket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-07
WEST GARDINER
Cobbosseecontee Grange ChiIdren's
Day

The meeting of Cobbosseccontee
Grange on Tuesday. Apr. 4. was
called to order for a brief business
session by Overseer Wilbur Lowell
who asked Postmaster NJ. i. Parker
to take the chair. Communications
were read and one application for
membership received and then re-
cess was declared until after the
childrens' program in the afternoon.
The children were gathered and
formed in line and, with music of
piano and violin the little folks and
the young people passed to the din
ing hall. More than 20 children sat
at the tables, with good number of
older guests, who were gladly re-
ceived by grange members and all
seemed to enjoy the dinner. Others
came in for the afternoon entertain
ment. This was most interesting
and enjoyable and well appreciated
by the audience.
1t affords the grange members
much pleasure to have these young
ne ople come to their hall once each
year and so joyously accept their
hospitality and render in return their
delightful parts in the program. 1t
is to be hoped that they will acquire
a permanent interest in the grange
and a good number of them become
members in time. There IS room
and work in the grange for much
larger number then its present mem
bership, and 1t. is realized most sad
~ at this time that the loss of MEM
bers must be met and their places
filed as,best they can be.
At the closing session of the day 1t
was decided to hold an all-day meet
ing on April Is. and. on account of
Gov. Bakers appointment OF April
IA as Bird days that it should be a
- bird day. meeting. An effort will
be made to have a speaker for the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-07
PITTTTSFIELD

! There will be q special eonvoca-
ton OF ira Berry Chapter No. 81,
Royal Arch Masons. on Friday eve
ming, April T. in Masonic hall. Work
in Most Excellent and Royal Arch
| degrees. Refreshments will be
| served.
! Mr.. and Mrs. T.. G. Miliken went
to Boston Wednesday for a few days
/ visit.
! The Pittsffeld band announces that
they will give a grand concert and
ball in Union hall Friday evening.
| May 10. The proceeds will be used
toward building a band stand on the
new park. 1t is hoped that there
will be large sale of tickets.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Palmer enter
tanned few friends at their home
on Park street, Tuesday evening, the
occasion being the second anniver-
sary of their marriage. Delicious re-
freshments were served.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Albert r. Spaulding
! left Wednesday for Boston for a few
days visit.
Mrs. Flora Sinclair went to Fair
| field Wednesday for visit with her
mother.
II. r. Coolidge was business
caller in Skowhegan Wednesday.
Edward Karen went to Fairfield
Wednesday for a visit with his
grandm other. Mrs Emerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Mills of St.
Adams were in town Tuesday leaving
later for Sllowhegan on business.
Deputy Sheriff G.. A. kimball and
Night Officer Ivan Brooks were bust
ness callers in Skowhegan Wedncs-
day.
A large number of members of the
Commandery were in Waterville
Wednesday evening to attend the in
spection of st. Omar Commandery
by Rt. En-. Frank w. Buchanan of
Skowhegan. Among those who went
from Pittsfeld were Past E. c., DR..
Edwin A. Porter. DR.. Lynne II. Blan-
chard, Verne Collamore, i. G. Eaton,
Harry l.. Cornforth. Thomas +. Con-
nor, Neal d. Stanley, Frank w. Full
Ter. G. II. Cargill, A. +. Noble, J. ID.
Gatchell. Elmer Daniels, a. +. Nell
son, J. Q. Buzzell. r. w. Hurd, Chas.
+. Vickery, J. Earl Sinclair. Matt
land Wentworth, ]. d. Wentworth.
DIR. c. S. Coffin. C. L. Merrill and
Parker S. Littlefield.
Herbert Griffin of Waterville was
in town Thursday attending to mat
tiers of business.
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Pershing Protests
Army Reduction

Boston. April 6-The action of Con-
gress in proposing to reduce the fight
ing forces Of the country was deplored
tonight by General John J. Pershing,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Ma
jor General George ii. Harries. who
spoke at dinner given by the Great
er Boston Chapters. of the Military
Order Of the Word War.
Senator Lodge, commenting on the
atcion of the house in cutting down
the navy personnel and reducing the
appropriation for the rational guard.
declared that it was the duty of the
country to keep the navy under the
terms of the naval treaty "in the very
highest condition OF perfection" The
proposal to cut the navy personnel to
$4,000 men, he said, would mean GO
ing below what we agreed to in the
treaty"
Senator Lodge agreed with Major
General Harries that the proposed
army Of $4,000 men was not enough
for "the ordinary police duty which
the army Of the United States has to
perform"
General PArshing warned members
of the order that there is an absol-
ute minimum below which it Is highly
dangerous to reduce"
Major General Harris speaking as
commanders of the order, said that
the proposed economics were largely
the result of reaction from tho war.
Senator Lodge. speaking OF the re-
suits of the armament conference. said
that the nations signatory to the ma
val treaty we're left with strong ma
vies, well balanced and entirely suf-
fiicent for defense"
The United States, he added. re-
manned "in relation TO the other ma
tions in great strength"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-07
r. /. 4S.Hour Law
Still in Senate Committee

Providence, r. l., Apr. 6rThe bat
tie to get the lavender 4S-heur bill
out of the Senate judiciary commit
tee and on to the floor for a vote
broke out anew this afternoon. After
a brief but sharp debate the Senate
killed a motion by Senator Saugy OF
Warren to take the measure away
from committee and make it spec
ial order for next Tuesday afternoon.
The vote was % to 9.
President Thomas F. Mcmahon of
the United Textile Workers, who has
been away for more than week,
signalized to return to Rhode Island
by statement this morning in which
he declared that Senator Herbert M.
Sherwood of Providence alone YVES
blocking action on the 4S-hour act
by refusing to cast the vote which
would bring it out of committee. He
asserted that Senator Sherwood by
his attitude was prolonging the tex
tile strike, for, with the hour in
question settled. the wage issued
could be arbitrated."
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CLINTON
Funeral Fred RIaisdeII

The remains of the late Fred Blais-
dell Of Waterville were brought TO
Clinton on the 4.03 train, accompan-
led by Mrs. Blaisdell and daughter,
Miss Pauline. and by Mr.. and Mrs.
II. A. Dixon and Frank Hanscom,
who were in Waterville for the ser
vices. Bearers were Charles Hodg-
don. Scott McNelly, Prescott A.
Hobbs and Undertaken Marcellus
Cain. Burial was in the family lot
in Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Scott McNelly and i. son,
Wayne. were guests Wednesday OF
Mrs. McNelly's sister. Mrs. c. w.
McClintock of Fairfield. Mrs. d. Z.
Firth of Hartland, another sister.
was also a guest.
Mrs. Ethel Shaw. delegate, and
Mrs. Roger Stinchfield and Mrs.
John f. Stinchfield attended the Re-
publican State convention at Ban
gor yesterday.
Erlon Jackson Of North Portland
was a recent guest at the home. OF
Retire Weber on Pleasant street.
He was returning to Maine Central
Institute to resume his studies after
the spring recess.
Warren DiXen, who recently sold
his farm with stock and implements
to Frank Tremble of Moncton, y. B.,
Will move to the farm of w. L. Whit
ten on the Burnham road.
Rev. Edward J. Weber was
business visitor in Bangor Thursday.
Among the business visitors in
Watcrvillc Thursday were Mrs.
Herbert Gerald. Mrs. Walter w. VIII
ley, Miss Julia Goodrich. Seth ".
Stratton, Mrs. Ida c. Rolfe.
Mrs. II. b. Moore was in Fairfield
Thursday attending to business matters
and visiting relatives.
Final Young, who has been attend
| ing Perkins Institute for the Blind at
Watertown, Mass, arrived Thursday
afternoon to spend the Easter vaca-
ton at the home Of his pa onts, Mr..
and Mrs. Adelbcrt Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Burns returned
Thursday afternoon from Winslow,
where they have been at the home of
their daughter. Mrs. Robert Stewart.
| Mrs. Harriet Reed Johnson of Ha-
verhill, Mass, is the guest of her sis
ter. Mrs. Arthur Richardson. Mrs.
! Orphclia Reed, who has spent the win
ter in Haverhill. returned with Mrs.
! Johnson and will remain at the home
! of Mrs. Richardson, her daughter.
! Reuben Sylvester of Etna is visiting
| his sons, Everett and Herbert Sylves-
! ter.
At the meeting of Clinton Grange,
2. of IL, held Wednesday evening the
| first and second degrees were conferred
on Misses Eva Armstrong, Wilma Mil
| Ter, Vera Grant, Mrs. Warren Dixon
and Asa Holt. Mrs. Ella Kennedy was
| elected member Of the trustees of
; the charity fund. 1t was the vote of
the Grange to grant the use of the
hall free to the Oakland Grange, which
desires to present minstrel entertain
ment in this town soon. The hall of
Oakland Grange was recently destroy
ed by fire and the members are work.
ing hard to raise the means to re-
build. At the next meeting of Clinton
Grange the third and fourth degrees
will be conferred and refreshments
served by Mrs. Cora knight. Mrs.
| Blanche Simonson and Mrs. Mary
Lamb.
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QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the Joyful cry Of thousands
since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tab
lets' the substitute for calomel.
Dr. Edwards, practicing physician
Tor IL years and calomers old-time
enemy. discovered the formula Tor
ollve Tablets while treating patients
LOT chronic constipation and torpid
livers.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but a healing, sooth-
ing vegetable laxative.
NO gripping is the keynote" Of these
niue sugar-coated. olive-colored tab
tets. They cause the bowels and liver
10 act normally. They never, force
them TO unnatural action.
II you have a dark brown mouth
PAD breath--a duh, tired feeling-sick
headache-torpid Observation-Disclosures
you IL md quick sure and pleasant re-
SUITS from one or two of DIR. Edwards
ollVe Tablets at bedtime.
thousands take them every night
JUST 10 keep right. Try them. l5c
and 30c.-Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-07
Asahel w. Hamlin
Active at SO Years

farmlngdale, Me, April Gust a
year this side of the century mari,
finds Asahel w. Hamlin as usual in
his customary good spirits and ready
TO greet all who call to see him al
his home on Russell street, with the
same genial smile and hearty hand
shake. He is known among his
close friends as doc" gaining this
handle to his name while engaged
for many years in the drug business
at Gardiner. Those were the days
when the old apothecary shop was
the hanging out place for the town
characters and when both young and
old would gather around the stove or
the winter nights. Eager to get all
the late news. Mr. Hamlin says that
Inc drugstore in those days was fol
many people Il family physician as
well.
I'VE had to know how to COM
pound. Patent medicines had not
then made their appearance ON sc
large scale as now and it took a
man long time to fill a prescription
The drugstore IS also in those DAYS
JobbinS house for the physician
There he was obliged to get the in
gradients for those familiar pellets
| also recall many political battles
fought out in the back shop of my
old apothccary store.
l remember once I was candidate
for the Maine Legislature on the
Prohibitions ticket. OF course, l
didn't get elected. because the Pro
ilbltlonists were not strong enough
TO get much of anywhere, but I had
the satisfaction of knowing that |
was backing my convictions right up
10 the notch. | was a delegate with
j others who attended the Prohibi-
ton Convention in Augusta in 1S4S
and it was a live convention and full
Of steam all the time. I was also
interested in that old time Washing
tonian movement that swept over
the State of Maine and I attended
many of the meetings. I have be-
longcd about all my life to the order
Of Good Tcmplcrs"
ALr. IIamln is the only charter
member living who joined the Free
Baptist churh at Gardiner in 1914.
when Rev. Herbert Stinson was pas
tor. lie taught for long time in the
Free Baptist Sunday School, was
clerk of the church for more than
20 years and Il member of the build
ing committee when the edifice was
constructed, long one of the land
marks of the city of Gardiner.
Mr.. Hamlin is distantly related to
Hannibal Hamlin, once Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. and he
has a nephew in Gardiner Who bears
that distinguished name. Mr.. Ham
lin is a native of Winslow, Me, and
1880 he married Mary A. Packard in
Augusta. who died the following
year. He married in 1852 Mary L.
Bukcr of BOwdoin. She is still liv-
ing. a companionablc mate to her
husband I'M his declining years. Mr..
Hamlin has served on the jury n
number of times at the Supreme
Court in Bath and at one time
had a wide acquaintance in Saga
dahoc county He writes a remark
able hand, his pcnmanship today be-
ing much clearer than many man
his junior. He is the second Oldest
man in Kennebec county. Uncle
George Wecvcr of Augusta now be-
ing 101 years.
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PTTTSTON

Miss Mae Mcintosh has come bacl
from woolwich to teach the schoo
in District No. 4 for the third term.
Miss Carrie Blair passed last weel
with her aunt. Mrs. Henry Moody.
Edward Lord and friends from
Reading. Mass, arrived at the Pine'
last week.
Mrs. George J. F'litner went to Bos.
ton last week.
Fred Shea is moving into the Mood,
house at Four Corners.
Mrs. Lewis Chapman and Miss Car.
rie Blair went to Lewiston. Friday.
Fourteen inches of snow fell In tn,
April fool snowstorm.
Friends are sorry to hear Of TIT
death of Miss Dorothy Fackner whit
died in Brooklyn. She formerly pass
ed her vacations in Pittston where hel
memory is warmly cherished.
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.BLANT0N CALLED
common LIAR" BY
TEXAS COLLEAGUE

Washington, April 6.-For the third
time within year the house was
thrown into an uproar today with
Representative Blanton, Democrat,
Texas, the object Of attack.
In a fiery ten-minute speech, Rep
resentative Garner, dean Of the Texas
was las common lair as ever spoke
word of English in this country"
Mr.. Blanton however. was not there
to hear the Characterization. for he
left the chamber at the outset Of the
verbal attack. after shouting that he
would hold the gentleman personally
responsible to me, IL he calls me a
liar"
Standing six feet away. Mr.. Garner
had held up his hand during the con-
fusion asking for order and request
ing Mr.. Blanton not to leave. But
responding to a clash Of the speak,
er's gavel. sergeants at arms had
rushed in to prevent what appeared
to be an open break, when Repre-
sentative Summers, also from Texas,
sitting on the front row. started to-
ward Mr.. Blanton shouting "You
know you are liar"
The trouble started while Mr.. Blan-
ton, in denouncing a newspaper re-
port of a speech he had made recent
ly in Texas, declared that members
could not defend "these measly items
Of petty graft" referring to mileage
and the funds allotted each session 10
members for stationery and supplies.
Mr.. Blanton reiterated what he had
said in the house in January. when,
armed with a bag Of articles from the
stationery store, he produced a whis-
ky flask. Mr. Garner, Directing to
this line Of argument. insisted the
impression Mr.. Blanton intended to
convey was that members got these
things at tax payers expense.
Starting out with the statement
that the world is full of "all kinds of
liars, the artistic liar, the inartistic
liar. and the common ordinary liar"
Garner. his face flushed, declared
that the man he had in mind 'would
destroy his own family in order to
accumulate wealth or to place him.
self forward from political stand
point And then. speaking as he
said, for the Texas delegation. he
shouted that 1--WE hang our heads in
shame and Cancellation when Blanton
OF Texas Is referred to as our COL
league" He spoke too, he added. for
the entire Democratic party when he
declared that I'VE look upon him as a
liability and a distinct injury to our
party"
IF could only suspend the rules
of the house." Mr.. Garner said as he
moved toward his seat, II would say
what is in your hearts. that II the
rules did not prevent 1 would say
what 430 members believe at this mo-
mcnt-that Thomas Blanton of Texas
is a disgrace to the House Of Repre-.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Combination Of Comedy and Heart
Interest in "Dous's' Latest-Crit'cs
and Public Alike Have Acclaimed
I, the Most Unusual Picture OF Its
Kind Ever Made

How n man dashed madly through
the streets in his undcrclothcs,
stopped New York traffic with
clothing dummy. started file un-
intentionally. became Il murder sus-
pcct also unintentionally and finally
invented his way to the altar, are but
4, few OF the remarkable features OF
The Nut" starring Douglas Fair
banks, which is at the johnson
opera House today and tomorrow.
This picture is said TO be COM
blnation OF comedy and heart inter-
est. with n very pleasing love story
dominating throughout in addition
to the star. the photoplay has in 1T
some of the most capable and popular
screen players in the picture bust
ness.
The theatre management proclalhS
his Aim as one of the most unique
that Doug has ever done. 1t dls-
plavs some of the most original ana
Iaurhable situations ever shown, ana
NJ the same time develops genuine
artistry in the nature of its treat
ment ut the hands of this clever ana
athletic comedian.-adv.
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PROTESTS 1910 CENSUS
AS BASIS FOR ALIENS
ADMISSION TO u. S.

Washington. Apr. 6-(By A. P.)-
Communications addressed to the
state department by Ambassador
Ricci Of Italy appealing against use
of the 1910 census figures as a basis
for fixing the three per cent. quotas
under the immigration restriction act
have been forwarded by Secretary
Hughes to Chairman Johnson of the
House immigration committee. In
doing so, Mr.. Hughes makes the OBJ
servation that the restriction i'm
posed are of a general char
acter and therefor do not appear to
be discriminatory against Italy or
any other country"
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Notice Of First Mestins Of crsditers

In the District Court Of the United
states for the District OF Maine.
In the matter OF
FRANKIE G. Doucette. In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt
To the creditors Of Frank G. Doucetts Z,
Of Gardiner. in the County of KEN
nebec. and District aforesaid. bank
rupt:
Notice Is hereby given that on ths
eth day of March. A. u. 19e2. the said
Frank Z. Doucette was duly adjudicat1
ed bankrupt: and that the first meet
ing Of creditors will be held at ths
ONCE Of the Referee. 100 Water street,
in Augusta, District aforesaid. on ths
18th day Of April. A. u. 1922, at ter;
o'clock In the forenoon. at which tins
the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims. appoint a trustee. exam
Inc the bankrupt and transact sucrl
other business rs may properly CO. d
before said meeting.
FREMONT J. c. LII LIE.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Augusta, Me-, March Is, 1922.
aprfA1tt
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Girl Thieves Lift X
$4,000 Jewels of
Madame Galli-Curci

San Juan, Capistrano, California,
April 6.-Madame Calli-Curci, opera
singer, was robbed here today of
jewels and valuables which she said
were worth $4,000 when two girls
fed with a jewel case that had been
left by the singer in a cafe rest
room. The singer and her party had
stopped here for luncheon.
The singer. her husband, Homer
Samuels. and the maid de-
parted at once for Los Angeles, to
aid in the search for the girls.
San Juan Capistrano is the usual
midway stopping point for automo-
bile parties between San Diego and
Los Angeles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-07

ritory into three or five instead of
the present four districts.
The conference directed a commit
tee to revise the list of special ap-
pointments so that cleEgymen who
are engaged in business or other
activities outside the church would
be returned to ministerial duties or
dropped from the rolls.
1t was reported that SO ministers
would be ordained Sunday, num-
Der in excess of that at any previous
conference.
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Heiress and Hired Man in Romance
Course Of True Love BumPy IN
Viola Oana's New Picture, me
Fourteenth Lover

There ~ the story of the young
bridegroom who was asked If he mad
ever loved any other woman. Ana
no had to confess that for years he
had cherished an ardent devotion for
Maudc Adams. although he had never
spoken to her: all he had done was
20 see her on the stage.
And IL Is true that actresses nave
lovers ~ the thousands: in the case
ct screen actresses their lovers are
aIl over the world How many lovers
las little Viola Dana. for instance?
l. would be impossible TO make
cunt. Hut in her latest photoplay
the number Is Just fourteen.
THE Fourteenth Lover" which VIII
ho shown at tho Strand Theatre
today concerns speedy little fapper'
Nj Murchmont. played by Miss Dana.
NJ las thirteen suitors to start with
ana n father who wants her to con-
routratc on ono. The one she con-
c,ntratcs on Is the fourteenth,
gardener on her fathers estate. He
T. a university man. but not consider
81 eligible by tho wealthy March,
mont family. And vi is not consider
81 eligible by the gardener. lie does
not like these society girls whose
lives seem remote from ordinary
human emotion. But Wis emotion is
very ordinary and very human. She
knows she IL in love. and she is
rcndy 90 live In hall bedroom II
necessary 10 have the man of her
choice. Her father steps in and
discharges tho gardener. Whereupon
vi prepares TO 1T herself 10 become
gardeners wife. She takes up
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American Party Fired
On By Bandits in Holy Land

Cairo, Apr. 6-(By A. Pad
vices received here are to the effect
that Russell Reed Of New York, and
his wife, child and several other
Americans were fired on by q party
Of bandits while motoring from
Jerusalem to Jericho. None Of the
party was injured.
Two rife bullets struck the car.
When the attack occurred the
chauffeur speeded up the car and got
out Of range. The police were adj