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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
Examine Fruit Trees
Some Found Damaged
During the Past Winter

Orono, April 17-An examination
of young fruit trees in Orono has
disclosed the fact that some of them
hav. suffered winter injury. suppos-
eddy due to forma tion of an ice coat
ing at the base. The injury is indi-
Gated by a slight splitting Of the
bark. near the ground. usually on the
north or east side. In some instances
there was no cracking, but the bark
simply lOosened from the wood. In
severe cases the bark came off, leav-
ing the wood exposed.
Similar damage to young trees in
Norway, Oxford county. has been re-
ported. and it is feared that in other
Maine counties in which orchard
planting has been emphasized winter
injury my have been suffered by
some of the trees set out within the
last two years.
The agricultural extension service
of the University of Maine. which
has had a part in furthering the or
chard planting plan, is sending out to
fruit growers a warning to carefully
examine their young trees to see If
they have been similarly injured.
The letter carries the suggestion that
in any case swhere injury has oc-
Cured it will be well to cut away the
bark to a point where 1t Is Arm and
carefully wax the wound. In case
wax Is not available, the tree should
be banked with moist dirt as far as
the injury extends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
IS IS 1rT J. J4 As;,5 R l!47

"And every little boy and girl.
Should we'll each day his time en-
And sow a kindly little seed
Or help q friendless one In need"
"You see." said Professor Crow.
closing his little Wisdom Book. with
snap, Everybody must do something
in this great busy world. He mustn't
sit still while the Bubbling Brook
turns the Old Mill Wheel and the farm
or plows the field. Oh, my no. Every
body must do something to help"
THAT'S what mother says" laughed
the little rabbit. II polish the front
door knob every day. feed the canary
and keep the woodbox in the kitchen
full of wood: after that I've the rest Of
the day to myself"
Well, I'm glad you are doing your
part" answered Old Professor Crow.
putting his spectacles away in the case.
III you always do what your mother
says, you wont go wrong"
Then, away few that wise old bird
and the little rabbit hoped into the
Shady Forest to see what Squirrel Nut
cracker was doing. And what do you
suppose he was up to? Well, you'll
never guess, not if / gave you till to.
morrow or a year. SO I'll tell you right
away. He. was cracking = last years
nut. for. Of course the old Chestnut
Tree didn't have any nuts on it. Oh,
my no, it wouldn't have until the Au-
tumn came.
How did you know enough to store
away nuts asked the little rabbit.
"Ha. ha," laughed Squirrel Nut
cracker. "A fellow who can't take
re of himself in this world might
just as well try to borrow dollar
from a miser! 1 don't sit still and wait
for someone to hand me a nut. No
Stree, ! get them for myself" And
after that. Squirrel Nutcracker ran up
the tree to ask Mrs. Nutcracker how
she felt for she had lost her vanity
bag and was feeling very ill over it.
Copyright 1898. David Cory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

out, would mean progress to the
State of Maine, yet it is halted by
what appears in part at least to be
a combination of pique, politics. and
a play for personal prestige. No one
has any right to play politics with q
propositi" that is SO vital to the in
terests Of Maine. whether members
of the Legislature or holding other
office of trust or responsibility. We
are accusing no one. but it is not too
much to say that personalities have
played too large a part in the con-
troversy. If they have been at all in
volved they have been too much
mixed up with it. Nor has this mat
ter of personalities been confined al
together to the State House.
The promoters who came to the
Capitol and asked for this charter
ar not entirely blameless. We UNDER
stand that they repudiated the agree
ment TO which they had at one time
subscribed because the Governor said
in his proclama ton that the proposed
arrangement created precedent.
Without doubt the Governor thought
that it did. But that was only his
opinion. Others might think different
ly and others did. The question of
pIcCcuGHt lS NllOiiS q VI JlOSe
ment and not to be decided by the
dictum of anyone. Certainly the
Dead River bill bound no one to any,
thing beyond what was written In
that measure.
At any rate it is certain that no
precedent could be created that could
, not be overturned by the power
creating the precedent. in this case
the State Legislature.
We are not interested in who was
put in hole" by the different
maneuvers of this controversy nor in
who came out on top" and we don't
believe that the people of Maine are.
The latter want to see this storage
reservoir built. The do not want
their own rights sacrificed and they
do not want anyone else robbed of
their rights and they don't believe
that there is need that they should be.
They believe that the power people
and tie Governor and the members Of
the Legislture should get together,
forget personalities and theories. and
come to fair and a busnesslike
agreement which would respect the
rights of all. 1t ought to be possible
for them to do so. If they can and
will. the Governor should call the ex-
ira session as he said that he would
do. and settle this thing and get It
out of the way. Are we so helpless
that this cannot be done?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

Johns side could catch the words
George spoke through the tube.
my theory therefore is as follows:
The sound vibrations are conducted
by the nerves from the delicate area
in the hand to the general association
areas Of the brain and there are
directly transmitted to the mind.
John does not hear the words or the
phrases in the accepted sense Of the
term. 1t is true that when he is
learning a new word he says he
thinks he hears it when it is re-
peated. but when this word impress
sion has been indelibly> made, John
admits that all thoughts Of hearing
leave him, and as quickly as the vi
brations strike his hand, he repeats
the word automatically.
Professor Gault is working out a
definite process and theory which he
hopes to prove Of practical use. He
thinks it will not be difficult to per-
feet an instrument that will be easily
portable and of use for the deaf.
Commenting on the experience Of
Willetta Huggins, a deaf girl Of
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, who says she
hears by means of an acouSticOn held
in her hand, Professor Gault says
he is convinced that she does not
hear with the ear. but receives the
vibrations in the general association
areas Of the brain. He adds:
"A tuning fork may be placed
upon the head or the brow of q stone
deaf person, and it's vibrations will
be clearly detected. A person eX-
tremely deaf may GO to a telephone
and hear a conversation. These are
demonstrated facts. 1t is SO re-
motely possible that the sound act
ually reaches the auditory nerves in
some Of these instances that l am
convinced that John Crane gets no
help from his auditory nerves. when
he pronounces words just spoken by
his brother. and that Willetta Hug
gins does not hear at all, but re-
ceives the sound impressions by
another route
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

most severe for years, great num-
bers of them have wintered there.
Hawks and owls as wei! as other
birds which are supposed to so to
warmer climes have stayed in the
north country all winter. 1t is a
mystery how these birds have sur
vived the cold. The migrating birds
have begun-to arrive. During the
past few days robins, bluebirds,
song sparrows, juncos, grackles and
geese have been seen. Redpolls.
horned larks and snow birds are still
with us.
Five applicants have presented
themselves as candidates to take the
altcrnates' examinations for admis-
sion to the Naval ..cademy at
ANNAPOLIS, and their names have been
sent by the State Department OF
Education to Senator Fernald at
Washington, for further instructions.
The candidates are: John Field and
Albert Brown, sophomores in the
Hallowell High school; +. NJ. Perley
of Nassalboro, a graduate Of Wash
burn High school; Francis D. Hodg-
kins of Nassalboro, of Coburn Glass ST.
cal Institute: and Harold Sennett of
Albion, a graduate OF Besse High
school of that town.
I've been going TO sea good
many years." remarked Capt Charles
Patterson Saturday at Rockland, but
I'll be gosh darned if I ever ran into
snowdrift before" Capt Patterson
commands the two-masted schooner
Clinton, owned by Charles +. Bicknell
of fockland. Finding it necessary to
caulll the craft lie decided to beach
her in front of the Rockland Elks'
Rome, where hundreds OF tons of
snow have been dumped from city
streets. The Clinton ran directly
into the snow pile stabbing it so hard
the jibboOm was sunk clear to the
bowsprit The jar threw Capt. Pat
terson off his feet and started a
flow of nautical oratory not found in
censored works. The Clinton has
auxiliary power, but the engine
spluttered in vain. The old hooker
was fastened in the snow for keeps
an1 Capt. Patterson and crew clam
bered ashore and borrowed a supply
of shovels and picks. 1t was nearly
an hour before the schooner was
freed. and a crowd on the water front
enjoyed the unusual proceeding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
penditure of untold millions in buy

penditure of untold millions in buy
ing up the resources. The policy
under which development in Maine
has gone forward and taxable prop
erty been added has been brought to
a standstill so far as policy for fur
Their development is concerned. The
Governor might call the Legislature
into session, the Legislature might
do precisely what the Governor told
it to do-and then again 1t might not.
The development in the good State
of Maine has now come into a blind
alley. How may it be gotten out
and onto the high road again: Surely
calling one another names won't de-
it. Harping on blunders or worse
that have been made won't do it. If
We make the most of advantages
with which this State is blessed we
must all pull together and pull for
every ounce there is in us. There
should be no sh!rkers in the boat, no
waving of hands or thumbing of
noses at the bystanders, but long
steady pull altogether.
When the dust has settled perhaps
a way may be found to do this.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
Mauna LOa Soon
to Erupt, Prediction

Honolulu. April la. f. w
"A new summit eruption OF W.
termittently active volcano o, -
Loa before 1925 has been w 9
by Thomas A. Jagger, Jr, s s.;,,u@
ment voIcanologist at the -
observatory. Mauna Lou u W
island of Hawaii. ..,.,.
DR.. Jaeger says that the 81 I,
laval and that of Mauna Loa .'ss 4,
fall In concert. Both volcanvss, r M
meet with the same unoe,sST1
course. the pulsations OF wh'cas, ,ity
! about q nine year cycle OF a1 1900
In connection with this l u,icr
DR.. Jaeger urged the construSss sSv,
a trail to Mauna Loa a. . sasft
Z. which would permit quick ihs
tiOn Of activities. Al.
Mauna Loa's last great. Al,
was in 1919, when the ia'a sosp
| flowed the crater and swept W.
the sea thirty miles away.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
Careless Shampooing
Spells the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully,
if you want to keep your hair looking
its best. Many soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much free
alkali. This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle. and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
Mulsified cOCOanut Oil shampoo
(Which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than anything else you can
use.
Two or three teaspoonfuls of Null
sif1ed in cup or glass with little
warm water is sufficient to cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Sim
ply moisten the hair with water and
rub the Mulsified in. 1t makes an
abundance of rich creamy lather,
which rinses out easily. removing
every particle of dust. dirt. dandruff
and excess oil. The hair dries quick
ly and evenly, and 1t leaves the scalp
soft. and the hair fine and silky.
bright. lustrous, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get AIulsified cocoanut oil
shampoo at any pharmacy. it is very
cheap, and a few ounces will supply
every member of the family for
Be sure your druggist gives
you Mulsided.AAdv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
BEHIND LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Massachusetts House has
voted 1o1 to 1913 to have referendum
of the voters in that State on the
question whether they want a modi-
fication of the Volstead law; also
whether they wish a repeal of the
eighteenth amendment. What action
the Senate may take is not indicated.
Should Massachusetts have such
referendum, even should it favor
modification of the Volstead law it
would seem, in the perspective of
conditions throughout this broad
land to be mostly wasted effort. Not
for one moment do we believe the
people of the United State will favor
a repeal of the eighteenth amend
mcnt. and no modification of the
Nolstead law which would be con-
stitutional would satisfy anybody.
Not only the reports from trust
worthy observers bear out this opin-
ion but the arguments presented on
the other side are so fallacious as to
warrant little or no credence.
| There has just come to the desk a
! circular, the press Bulletin of the
National Association against the
Prohibition Amendment" and the
burden of its lament are the alleged
evils of the prohibition system in the
/ spread of drunkenness among classes
that escaped unscathed from the
! saloon evils. They have escaped our
notice. We are told of little children
! watching the making of home brew
and are led to imagine horrible pic
! ture of booze taken from it's affairs in
/ the saloon and enshrined in the
| home. although as by way of post
| scripts we are assured there is no de-
i sire to have the saloon back. Signifi-
! cant is the omission to tell US where
: we may have our booze if not in the
| saloon or the home. Perhaps we
might surreptitiously conceal a mod-
cum in the garage or out in the barn,
! but we can do that now II we get
the chance to take such a chance.
| In striking contrast with such
whiting and piffling is the clear call
of Governor Pinchot of Pcnnsyl-
vania. He is out to kill the dragon
with no time to waste on shivering
bystanders. He admite the dragon is
powerful but declares the forces of
! lawlcssness are in the hopeless
minority. He has confidence. moth
ing can shake his conviction, that
when moral issue Is put up to the
people they always decide right.
"This is a moral ISSUE" he de-
clares in statement in the Manu-
facturers' Record. 1T is being put
squarely before them, at least in the
State of Pennsylvania, and have
not the slightest question about the
! ultimate result"
slavery itself was not more thor
oughly discussed in advance OF a de-
cision than this very matter of pro-
hibition, and no decision ever taken
by our people was ever more delib-
erately registered, or more clearly in
accordance with popular will"
"The United States is not only dry
but getting steadily drier."
THE moral sense of the American
people-the backbone of this Com
monwealth-is overwhelmingly be.
hind law enforcement. The actively
bad, the morally lax, the self indul-
/ gent. and the thoughtless are arrayed
on the other side. What chance
| have they in the long RUM"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
USE SULPHUR TO
f. HEAL YOUR SKIN

For unsightly skin eruptions. rash
or blotches on face. neck. arms OF
body. you do not have to wait TO. re-
lief from torture or embarrassment,
declares q noted skin specialist. APP
ply a little Mentho-Sulphur and inn
proverent shows next day.
Because Of its germ destroying
properties, nothing has ever been
found to take the place of this sui
phur preparation. The moment you
apply it healing begins. Only those
who have had unsightly skin troubles
Sulphur brings. Even fiery, itching
ec-em ma Is dried right up.
Getfa small jar Of Rowles Mentho.
Sulphur from any GOOD druggist and
use it like cold crcam.-Adv.
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Railroads and Steama.
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Dover. Foxcroft AGO . m. ok.
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p m. 3.l2p N. " 400 a
sDaily tOaily .icept Sunday. vsu.x..
Z Daily. except Monday
A Daily. except Sunday and Moad1v
b Discontinued after October ~
D. C. DOUGLASS, NIL. pIs,,.
pa % V r 4 CenI Mgr Cer1ps
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Jap Prince Regents Wedding

Toxic, March 21-(By Mail)-The
wedding of tn. Prince Regent and
Princess Nagako. the greatest social
event since the coronation in 1912,
will be the occasion OF public festivi-
ties Of various kinds. There will be
lantern parades, electric floats nj
night. mass meetings and songs sung
by thousands OF school children
Flags and arches Of evergreen will
decorate the city.
The Prince Regent Is planning q
tour In Formosa during April. He
Is recupcrating from his recent III
ness at the seaside. riding and play.
ing golf every day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
Maine Road Building


II is sa! d. that the new concrete
highway built from Portland to Gray
has been damaged considerably by
the action of frost during the winter.
1t is reported that the concrete has
become cracked. Some parts of the
road seem TO have stood up well,
while others have suffered. 1t is one
of the most expensive pieces of road
yet built in the State. Concrete
roads are fine for automobile driving
but the action of the frost in Maine
is frequently so pronounced that
many have declared that concrete
construction is not easible in many
parts of the State, where the soil is
not adapted to it. The highway con-
stru"ti0n problem in Maine is a hard
one compared to that in states where
frost is no element to combat and 1t
is well that the people of the State
learn just what sort of construction
will stand before too large a sum is
invested in any type of road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

One bright morning. as Little Jack
Rabbit hoped along the Old Rail
Fence. Professor Crow looked out of
his Tall Pine Tree House and said:
Let me read you something from
my little Black Book?"
So the little rabbit sat up on his
hind legs and wiggled his nose three
times and a half. and when he had fin
ished. the old black bird had on his
spectacles and was ready to commence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18
~" S;ree, I gee them
Cor my self.

In the Spring. the wild birds sing,
The flowers nod and smile.
The Bubbling Brook. with twist anl
crook
Flows on for many mile.
The farmer plows the fields again
To raise potatoes, beans and grain
Il know that" said the little rabbit
Il saw him do it last year."
Wait minute" said Old Professor
Crow, Il haven't finished yet"
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Women Of Three Gensrads1'

The daughter. mother, anu
mother have all proved ilvp ~
sonal experience the 1870
strengthening and tonic PROV ~
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetau n,
pound in overcoming tns .u ~
women. 1t was first made IT, Pj
and herbs in 1878 by LYDIA aelsl
ham of Lynn. Mass. for ne. IN
bors ami friends. It's fame ~" n y
from shore to shore untii m,vvh
looked upon by women es. -
as the standard remedy Ior ~
ills. It has teen proved tns. 4
fits 90 out OF every 100 w.. ~
try 1t, which Is a marVeioySs
for any remedy to hold.-Aos
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Bar Bookies in Germany

Berlin. March ga. p, by Mail.)
Any horse belonging to book
maker or members of his staff will
hereafter be barred from racing on
a German track, under a decision
adopted by the governing board of
the German thoroughbred breeders
and horse racers association. Fur
Their, trainers and jockeys are for
hidden to handle such animals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

Japan is said to be bringing pres
sure to bear to prevent China having
wireless communication with the rest
of the world. Well, Japan has given
better assurances of good behavior
than many expected she would and
should not be supposed to have left
nothing to desire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

No, Woodrow Wilson doesn't in
tend the United States shall get into
any League of Nations. as he must
know his League never will be
adopted by this country. Well. SO
long as the League remains in con-
troversy. Woodrow Wilson will &C.
casionally be mentioned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

Bryan wants evolution banned by
law-not the law of God but of
Congress. Isn't there a convenient
sandpile somewhere adjacent to Will
liam in which he may stick his head
after the manner of an ostrich?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

"Aunt" Alice Robertson, former
representative from Oklahoma, has
been appointed a welfare worker in
the Veterans Bureau Bet she'll not
prove lame duck" on the job.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

Is England to be nest of SNUG
glers and the United States harbor
for rum pirates?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

The circus is unable to get loca-
has been going on there the past year
circus isn't really needed in Bos-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

Now that Mathilde Mccormick and
her husband are going in for farm
ing, you know, possibly they will be
too busy to figure so prominently in
the newspapers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

SHINES Forms Giant Merger
Headline.
Millions for mergers but none for
rcparations.
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Editorial Comment
Touched"
(Biddeford Iournall

When Colonel Goethals declared
that coal consumers have been
gougcd during the last few months
he touched a responsive chord in the
breast of every coal consumer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

The new Irish government prompt
ly gets in debt. Who said the Irish
couldn't govern?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

Professor See. it seems. can't see
the Einstein claim to the Einstein
theory at all-Boston Transcript.
Milton said: "Unbelief is blind"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

Uncle Sam didn't care f6r a piece
of Turkey but would like a little of
that nice oil gravy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-18

Canada proposes to reduce the
price of booze. Is this because of
competition by water for the Ameri-
can trade?