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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

Images were introduced into vari.
GUS churches about 300 A. D.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
Poilvznna Saws

PoIlyanna Says.
"Cheer up! When all our neighbors
buy autos, Wen be able to get q seat
in the street cars"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
LETTING IT KNOW

Just from the way the tin horns foot
And from the way the shooters shoot
There must be general the belief
That little cute New Year is deaf.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

A ton of water contains 224 gallons
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
Uncle Sans Waterways Bill Is Large

wv YORK on the country's rivers,
NM harbors and waterways will
" v require $63,32S,O65 during
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
RIDDEN BY RuREAuCRAIS

In recent interview Senator
Fernald referred to his vote in the
Senate against an appropriation of
100000 in the Agricultural Appro-
priation bill. He declares if this APP
preparation is permitted to stand we
will be building up in the department
a bureau costing the taxpayers at
least five million dollars a year and
bcncfitting the farmers not n cent.
He referred to the bill which was
supposed to regulate the packers, but
which he asserts vas just what they
wanted. and which hasn't done the
things it was said it would do.
The senator is convinced-and he
has had exceptional opportunity to
know whereof he Speaks-that the
country is getting to be ridden by
bureaucrats. He said: II know of a
commission that was started here in
Washington. that was started with
eight persons and now there arc
twenty-five hundred employed.
Another commission was started with
five persons and this number has
been increased to twelve hundred"
There are others coming to the Sen
ator's way of thinking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
College Girls Vote
On Ten Hour Day

New York. Jan. co.- With the
eight hour day for women. the pre-
dominant cry in the industry, a ten
hour day for college women. six days
a week. is the proposal just announc-
ed for Barnard College by the Board
of Student Presidents. This organi-
cation, after long study, has present.
cd the proposal to the under grad
uate body for ratification or disap-
prevail.
The plan proposes a new point
system to regulate extra -curricular
activity. The Barnard girls twen-
ty-four hours, it proposes, shall be
! divided as follows: eight hours for
sleep. two hours for exercise, four
hours for meals and incidental duties
at home, and ten hours for college
activities.
1t is explained that the new method
of extra curricular activities would
be regulated by a point system, in
which each point would stand for
three hours of work. No student of
Barnard. under the system, would be
permitted to carry more than an ag-
gregate of twenty points a semes-
ter of academic and extra -curricular
work combined.
The plan is now up to the student
body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
German Women of Title
Make Christmas Toys

Potsdam, Jan. I'm a quiet, resi-
Dental quarter of Potsdam a group
of women who formerly belonged to
the aristocracy and the brilliant So
cial circles of imperial days. are
working daily from morning until
night at stuf1ing teddy bears, toy
elephants, dogs, and other animal
figures. Their place of employment
is branch Of toy factory at
Doberan. Mecklenburg- Schwerin.
The factory provides the felt
Skins" and it remains only for the
local plant to fill them with wood
wool and to affiX the necessary beads
fo. eyes and nose. The playthings
produced are intended primarily for
export. and heavy demand has been
reported. especially during the pre-
Christmas season.
Children in foreign countries are
promised a new German creation for
next years Yuletide in a plaything
called the fighting cocks" Already a
few of them have been made here.
and large contracts have been closed
abroad.
Teddy bears range in price this
year from 1920 marks for the small
est, to $4,000 for huge bruins whose
leather soled feet are mounted on
wheels. ..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Burlap Sacks
ClOthe Russians

Moscow. Jan. millions of Ameri-
can burlap sacks which We're brought
to Russia filled with sugar, flour,
corn or rice for the starving popula-
ZION are to be made into garments
this winter to help relieve the famine
IN clothing among the poor. The
sacks have been accommodating in
warehouses since the American Relief
Administration shipments began to
arrive nearly a year and a half ago.
Experience has shown that Russian
women. taught by hard times, can
take three sacks and from them soon
turn out a serviceable overcoat or a
dress. One sack is placed inside the
other. head hole cut, and places al
lowed for the arms. Double sleeves
and pockets are made from the third
sack. For wear in cold weather the
garment is made thicker by quilt
ing" with whatever is most handy.
articles such as excelsior, rags, pieces
of rope. or leather. sheared wool or
tea case fibre being used. The sacks
Will be turned over to old peoples
homes. orphanages and various other
institutions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
MADISON

a benefit for the Garfield schools
on the Arson side of the river will
be given at the Pastime theatre on
tha evening of Feb. LIST, through the
courtesy of Manager Smiley.
The subject of the sermon at the
Methodist Episcopal church next
Sunday morning by Rev. John r.
Browne, will be. Does Love or Fear
Govern Our Religious Life?" The
theme of the evening address will be
Camping at Elm"
The boys and girls basket ball
teams of the Madison high school will
play the boys and girls teams of the
Scion high school at the gymnasium
ut the new high school building Fri
day evening.
w. j. Hall of Lewiston was the
guest of friends in Madison over
Wednesday night. Mr.. Hall was
formerly Il resident of this village for
many years.
A social was held Wednesday eve
ming in the basement of the NIetho-
dist Episcopal church under the aus
plces of Bethesda Chapter Of Ep-
worth lie. que. There was Il pro-
gram of games and refreshments
were served.
Messrs. a. G. Walton, Reuben w.
Heald and Ernest Wilson went to
Skowhcgan Wednesday afternoon to
serve as traverse jurors at the jan
uary term of the supreme judicial
court. Messrs Alfred ingalls, and
Chas. a. Lander are serving on the
grand jury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Railroad Bargain
Days To
E0ualiZe Traffic

st. Paul, Jan. 25.-Bargain DAYS
on railroads the Offering OF spec
ial inducements to equalize passen-
ger and freight traffic under the same
principle that the modern merchant
advertises sales to stimulate trade
at times which otherwise would be
rated dull were advanced today
by Charles M. Babcock, Minnesota
commissioner of highways, toward
amelioratipg railroad ills in the I'm
tied States.
More or less slack periods as well
as those of traffic congestion make
up rail transportation problems, ac-
cording to press reports" said Mr..
Babcock. I'm my opinion, adoption
by railroad managers of the bust
ness stimulants and methods employ
cd by the successful merchants OF
today will go far toward solving the
problems. Many commodities can
be moved as well in one month as
another and inducements in the form
of freight rate reductions in the So
called dull months, l believe, would
cqualize the now seasonal movement.
The same would apply to passenger
travel. although in a lesser degree
perhaps. Bargain days on our rail-
reads could be made to work for the
mutual advantage of carriers and
shippers"
Traffic experts OF long experience
said that proposed legislation now
pending in congress provides for sea-
sonal rate reductions to promote the
shipping of coal in certain months,
but credited Commissioner Babcock
with originating the proposal to
broaden the plan.
Building material shipments Of
fer a simple example," continued Mr..
Babcock, cement can be shipped al
most as well in one month as anoth-
er, and every car of cement for con-
struction takes others of lumber and
steel and various materials enter
ing building and also exempt from
seasonal shipping conditions. All
that seems necessary to move such
freight to the best advantage and
convenience of the carriers is a cut
rate inducement and it must be
enough only to slightly more than
offset the investment charges Re-
turn loads and other details probably
can be worked out with little difficult
ty once the plan is undertaken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Railroads and Steamboati
s..4ssts CE.nGHl.L EklLRoA0
Eastern Standard Time
TRAINS LEAVE Auci,sYA ~

Bangor. t12.50 4 m. s11oa m. i2s.,
A5.OO a m. *947 m. tl2 10 o M. 10.
1912 p m. t7.40p m
BE- A Pts ZIP SC m t235am. 'nA..
Bar Harbor BsI I0a.m ~ 35 a m ila n.
Bath. t6.15a. N 70 SO a m. 80 80 m n
D. m. II 32 m. *104sp m
Belfast A500a m. t947a m. t252o,
Boston. 1921 = M. tfjl5 = m. No.
SS.50a N t246o N % "a Q. IN. a 05ss
s10.4S , m
Ca.ais ~ IS q. M. fI2Lpm ~
Dover Foxcroft A5.00 m. t252p M
Gardiner % u m. tolls m. t9b !,
eo.5C d N. t2.46 p m. 1894 p m. Nos a N
b.li p m. ~ - . H. .io4s F. m
Hallowell t6 l5a m: 70 IS a. m. $780,.
t2.46o m. g "a p m. taos o m- ta5i Il
1882 p m. %l04S 2. m
Harmony A5.O0 m. r252 D m.
Lewiston t6 Is q m. 1896 a m. i9a, 4.
t4.O5 D m 40 As p m
New York 1874 M. r405 o m
Portland g u d. m ". 10 m t9.Htr
50. so a m. f. 4G p me- IS "a D n IiGpa
IL 80 D m. *lO4S q M.
Rockland t6 Is N. 1896 n NyOsa,
Skowhcgan A5OC m. - AZ am t2aps
So Gardiner 'G.l5 m: 1886 n n
m, q AZ p m.. 1894 ~: Is l5p n. lir
m. +l0.4s p m
St John ~ 80 d. N
Watcrvillc tI2.JO m: sl.lC q m rs
d n. % 004 m ~94| a m. ~ icp a. VI |
IN. IS l2p m " i0p m
*Daily Daily except Sunday sSundaysy.
Z Daily except Monday
A Daily. except Sunday and Monday.
Is Discontinued after October -.
DC. DOUGLASS. NJ. L. R.aRlS
9-24 90 V. Z e. Genl Mgr. GeriPass Agn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER

Augusta has good school system,
as Mr.. Pcttensill says in his COM
munication published in another
column. He would have us keep 1t
so. He asks for the reasons, if any.
for the change proposed by the bill
before the Legislature?
1t can't be because VIC have poor
schools, for they compare favorably
with others in this State. 1t can't
be because of untrustworthy officials
in charge, for they arc trustworthy,
and were they not it would be the
public's fault because they choose
them.
This is not saying some improve
mcnt may not be possible. but that
should not be undertaken except
there be proof of the need and due
consideration of the remedy pro-
posed. What is the need that would
be met by the bill?
Section 3 Of that bill would have
the fiscal year of the school board
coincide with that of the city. This
seems to us reasonable but to make
the board the creature of the mayor
does not seem to us advisable. For
one thing We think the mayor of
Augusta has about all the respon-
sibility that he should have Or for
which he receives pay.
Empowering the city council in
place Of the school meeting to deter
mine what shall be raised for schools
is a change for and against which
plausible arguments may be made
Its immediate effect might not be
considerable but it has possibilities
which should not be overlooked.
This is an important matter We
hope the people of Augusta will give
1t careful consideration and so be-
fore the legislative committee with
their conclusions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Editors Letter Box
Ahoi,f Our CebooI cx.4.~,

Augusta, Maine, January 25, 1928.
To the Parents and Tax Payers of
the City of Augusta
The writer attended our schools as
boy. taught in them later and now
has two children who are pupils.
Upon inquiry concerning the
author of the proposed Augusta
School ELL, | found that one man
claimed to represent a committee of
seventy-five citizens. no one of
whom he was willing to name.
1t would seem reasonable to sup
pose that If a committee of seventy
five Augusta people had plan that
they thought would benefit the
scholars of our City. they would be
Glad to tell the rest of us their roa-
sons and let us know who were sup
porting the proposed changes.
| feel that we have been unusually
free from political interference in
school matters, that our children
have been given especially good OPP
portunitics, and that the suggested
change would seriously cripple our
system within less than five years
time
We have excellent schools. We
owe 1t to the children to make them
better instead of spelling them by
making them the football of politics.
The parents and tax payers decide
how much money shall be spent
every year in an open school meet
ing where everyone has a chance to
speak and vote as he wishes.
We have a good system. Let US
keep it so.
Chas. s. Pettengill
50 Bangor Street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Friday, January rs, 1928.
FIGHTING AGAINST TAx.Ex.
EMPT SECURITIES

The Federal Government is COM
mitted to the use of an income tax;
there is little likelihood of it's fore
going this use. Year by year it
wants more and more of tax and will
scarcely relinquish any of the meth
DDS for getting it. 1t sees it's ability
being restricted by means of tax
exempt securities. These are multi
plying. States and municipalities are
tempted to borrow because of the
ease by means of tax exempt securi-
ties with which they are enabled to
borrow. The time is fast approach
ing when only the person with a
comparatively small income will be
taxable. On these will fall the bur-
den as those with the larger incomes
find refuge in tax exempt securities.
Little wonder the Government is APP
prehcnsive, sees the need of putting
an end to this tax exemption.
The Governments efforts have
been strenuously opposed. Some as
sumo to think it will trench on
State rights. The southern states
like to borrow money, think they
have need of it. and by means of tax
exempt securities are enabled easily
to do it. When the Administration
first got the measure before the
House in the form of a proposed
amendment to the Constitution the
opposition was pronounced. There
has been some effective educational
work. There is no blinking the need
of change when the Federal Gov
eminent is losirg nearly 4 quarter
billion annually in revenue because
of these tax exempt securities. The
lawmakers are confronted by con-
dition and the House, a few days
ago, put the measure through by a
good majority Party and farm bloc
lines broke down. State delegations,
notably from Indiana and Texas,
were split. But they could not get
away from the logic of the situa-
ton.
Congressman Longworth, who led
the fight on the Republican side.
demonstrated to the members that
slowly earned incomes arc paying
more and more of the cost of govern
ment, while unearned incomes are
avoiding the tax. States are borrow
ing five times what they were before
the war.
While the measure met with sue
cess i'm tho HouSe if has :, ROCKY road
before it. To pass the Senate it
must secure a two thirds vote of that
body and then go to the people Of
the country. Its pathway is bcset by
difficulties but the people arc daily
becoming better acquainted with the
mischief and injustice resulting from
the abuse of taX-cXempt securities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Cooperative Settlers
In New South Wales

Sydney, N. S. W., Jan. 5--ins = :
South Wales government is ~
ing to undertake an amp.ss
scheme to aid settlers by pfo'~,
community settlements and -
credits and establishing rusei
erative associations. =. +
1t was pointed out, when tne
was introduced into the state ~
ment, that community life was
known in this state as II -,
other lands. because Of the na.u..
the country settlers were new ~
other and they had lacked tns
erative and community spirit
1t is proposed that If a menu ~
a rural association desires
order to harvest his crop. ne - -
to the association. instead OF
to go through a long process w.
bank manager. The associaton
have it's responsibilities as II ~
have to see that the borrower w.
misspend money. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Maine S. S. Assn
Gratifying Reports
Better Organization

At the recent semi annual meeting
of the Executive Committee of the
Maine State Sunday School Associa-
ton statistics for the Sunday schools
of the State were reported by the
general secretary. Rev. Edward II.
| Brewster, as follows:
baptlSt.. ....... ,UUo
Lplscopal -. -. ....."...:a'.
MethOdlSt. ........ ....o 9.Oo4
Congregational. ..... %, 1879
flendS. ....... ...... ...l,ltO
Cniversalist.. ..... 80. ..... 3, 623
Total. $500
Deducting the usual percentages
for those under school age and those
above it the number of school age in
Sunday school is $3.50. There are
14S,000 in the public schools of
/ Maine exclusive of the colleges. This
| leaves SO,31O receiving no formal re-
! lisious education. At the meeting
resolutions were passed calling for
religious education for more children
and more religious education for
those now receiving it, the associa-
! ton going on record in favor of
weekday religious schools and Vaca-
| ton church schools.
| The name of the association was
| changed by vote of the executive
committee to Maine state Sunday
| School Association for Religious Edu-
cation. and will hereafter be known
as such. Three summer schools for
the training of Sunday school teach
crs were voted, to be held at Houl-
| ton, Machias. and Oak Grove Semi
nary. NaSsalboro.
| Reports of the work showed better
organization throughout the state
| Including many county officers and
larger gifts. The association is PLAN
ming to send promising young people
/ to be trained for Christian leadership
this summer as formerly to the In
ternatonal Camp Conferences at
Winnipesauke. County conventions
Of the association will be held in the
spring. One of the early Sundays in
March will I've observed throughout
the State as Sunday School Day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
OUCH! BACkACHE!
RUB lUMbACO OR
STIFFNESS AWAY

st. Jacobs Oil stops any pain. so
when your back is sore and lame. or
lumbago. sciatica or rheumatism has
you stiffened up. don't suffer! Get a
small trial bottle of old, honest ST.
Jacobs Oil at any drug store, pour a
little in your hand. and rub it right
on your aching back: and by the
time you count fifty the soreness and
lameness is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing.
penetrating oil needs to be used
only once. 1t takes the pain right
out and ends the misery. it is magi-
cal, vet absolutely harmless. and
doesn't burn the skin.
Nq2hing else stops rprha,o
sciatca. backache or rheumatism 40
prom ny. 1t : never disappoints,-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26

pidity, he has gone into the business
of selling them to antique dealers.
Before delivery he trains the worms
to the work required. SO that the fur
niture maker has only to turn them
loose in room empty save for the
new furniture, and the hungry worms
proceed to bore holes in the surface
of the wood. When the furniture
has the number of holes thought nee
cessary, the worms are coaxed out
of the wood and turned loose on more
new furniture.
This holed appearance was former
ly obtained by firing buckshot into
the furniture and then gouging out
the shot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Sweden To Run Air
Service to Hamburg

Stockholm, Jan. 1.-Swcdcn will be
twenty four hours nearer the CONT
nent when a new aerial company gets
its four machines in operation in the
near future. Stockholm. Gothenburg
and Malmo will be linked with Ham
burg, and then. still aerially, with
Berlin, Paris and London.
Letters for England will reach Lon
don in less han "a hours. The daily
trip from Malmo to Hamburg, 200
miles, will be made in two hours. The
passenger tariff will be $14.OO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Inden,nities!
(Tne Public Ledger


The mutterings from Berlin that
Germany will claim indemnities for
the Franco Belgium invasion of the
Ruhr is piece of bra2en and con-
summate check. 1t somehow recalls
the days of "Spurlos Versunkt." the
Zimmerman Mexico notes and the
offer to permit one American ship
week to pass through the U-boat
Gordon if we would paint it like a
circus wagon. BcrlinS voice is be-
ginning to have the old Potsdam
ring.
Speaking of indcmnitics, after all
who was it the Allies were fighting
in 19l4-l91Sr Who was it destroyed
a sixth of the French area? Who
drowned the mines of Lens so deep
they still are being pumped out?
Who blew Louvain and Rheims and
4 thousand other towns to shell
dust" Who lost that war, anyway?
France and Belgium were trodden
in the wine press and stamped in
the dust. Germany is getting no
more than 4 slap on the wrist in the
Ruhr. There is danger of some
folk forgetting in this chorusing of
French militariSm' and the blather
about poor down trOdden Germany
that Germany fought war of ag-
2rcSsion in France and it took the
united efforts of the world to get
her out. What she left behind her
was the worlds masterpiece of ruin.
France wants Germany to make
good that damage. The Germans
lave not. They are, after all, de-
faulters in coal. wood and cash.
| These things ought not to be for
gotten. France is a constable on
| the Ruhr trying to collect just
judgment. She is going after those
who can pay. the Stinneses, Thys-
sens and other industrial over-lords
>ho have sucked German industry
dry. In the name of elementary
| justice of the workers they have en-
plotted and the gold they have hid
den and exported. why shouldn't
they pay"
France is trying to make them
pay by methods the world believes
dangerous. London fears war and
the German military spirit is rising.
Germany is making heroes of her
capitalists, but if she does try to
make war there is a madness on her
If she listens to her junkcrs, digs
up her hidden rifles and gas cylin-
| ders, then the wrath will strike her.
She and her cities will know war,
yes and her fields, as Northern
France knows it. This time war
will begin north. not south Of the
Rhine. France may so down in the
maelstrom of a new world disaster.
but before she does Germany will
| drink from the cup France knew for
four years.
Berlin as we'll as Paris has re-
sponsibilitics and should answer for
them TO the world. Let not Berlin
mistake world disapproval of French
methods for approval of German
tactics. The word "indemnities" on
German lips crates harshly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
Furniture Made Old
With Real Worms

Paris, Jan. 3.-Trained worms in
stead Of buckshot are now being used
by certain manufacturers of antique
furniture in order to give it the VEN
crablc aspect brought by age and de-
cay in the real old product.
The new departure in, this indus
try is due to the ingenuity of a gar
dener living near DIXON. Noting that
certain wood worms which had been
killing his trees reproduced with ra-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
SULPHUR CLEARS
ROUGH, RED Skin

ANY breaking out of the skin. even
merry. itching eczema, can be quickly
overcome by applying a little Mem
mo Sulphur. declares a noted skin
specialist. Because of its germ
destroying properties, this sulphur
preparation begins at once to soothe
lrritated skin and heal eruptions
such as rash, pimples and ring
worm.
1t seldom fails to remove the tor
ment and Disagreement. and YOU do
not have to wait for relief from en-
barrassment Improvement Quickly
shows. Sufferers from skin trouble
should obtain small, jar of Rowles
Mentho. Sulphur from any good drug