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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

Rev. John Day Of Boston. Of the
American Unitarian association, who
has been in the city and held SER
vices at the Unitarian church for the
past four weeks. left for this city
yesterday. The pulpit will be sup
piled from Sunday to Sunday for the
summer, the announcement to be
made in the church notices each
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
On Non-Support

Fred Stone of Portland was before
Trial Justice John II. Iancas ter
Monday morning charged with nom
support of his wife Ida Stone of
Jackman and one child. He was
ordered to pay six dollars per week
and bound over to the Supreme Court
in the sum of $500 which the res
pendent secured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

that are doing things for the eVsI
munity and 1 suppose its the ~
here in Waterville." and the 49,.
tary assured the man that TINS
true. The secretary explained
that many of the members o.
chamber are displaying small y. ~.
signs announcing the fact OF
membership to the public, am
man said that he would ioon
them, and hung up the telephons.
fore the secretary could as
from whom this request had ce rS.,l
"This goes to show that the Cisi,|
Der. of Commerce idea is h
ground" ID the secretary to .ns !, y
porter. "Mthfn a few montns
chambers have been organiLe1r ~
Millinocket, Norridgewock ana A
ter and it is probable. that tne "
son inquiring come from one VI =
towns"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
Funeral of Leona Croker

The funeral service for Leona
Crocker of HinckIey, the only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Croker
was held Saturday from the home
and was conducted by Reverend
George l.. Thurlow of Skowhegan.
The little girl is survived beside her
parents, by six brothers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
Mothers MEETING at the Grange

The Skowhegan Grange will hold
it's regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming. Instead Of the Veterans even
ing which was assigned in the cal
endar for this meeting the Mothers
evening program will be presented
as the roads are so bad that it would
be impossible for the grangers living
in the rural section to get the food
in for the supper which is always
served when the grange entertains
the veterans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
Orchestra Rehearsal

The st. Cecilia Orchestra Of the
Notre Dame of Iourdes church which
is to present a concert in the opera
house on Monday evening, April 30.
will hold rehearsals on Thursday
evening and on next Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
W, c. T, u. to Meet

The April meeting of the Clemen-
tine Weston Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held this
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at
the home of Mrs. Ernest l.. Savage
on Water ST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

Harold S. Fish returned to Bowdoin
College yesterday after spending the
week end at his home on College ave-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
How You Can Make
Hairs Quickly Disappea'
(I1elps to Beauty

(HeIps TO Beauty -. |
Even a stubborn growth Of ha1
will quickly vanish from the ia.sI
neck or arms after a single treatms.]
with delatone. To remove hair iI.1
arms, neck or face make stih ply
with a little powdered delatone u
water, apply to hairy surface
after about.two minutes rub on vi
the skin and it will be let free VI
hair or blemish. To avoid disappor|
ment. be quite certain you Sc, ~
delatone and mix fresh as wanl~
Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

The Ladies' Aid of the Congregation
al church will meet Wednesday after
noon in the church vestry. The meet
ing is to be followed by picnic supper.
to which the men are invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
Bloomfield Christmas Club

This Tuesday afternoon the ladies
Of the Bloomfield Christmas Club
will be entertained by Mrs. Joel
Whitney at her homo on Bloomfield
street at which time the club will
hold its regular semi monthly meet
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

The condition Of Perley Pellerin. who
fell beneath a switching engine Sat
urday night and lost his arm. is re-
ported as comfortable and as we'll as
con be expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

The women's prayer meeting of the
First Baptist church will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the
home of Mrs. F.. w. Scott, 90 Winter
street, with Miss Norcross as leader.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

The regular meeting of ". S. Heath
Circle. Ladies of the G. A., r. will be
held this evening at $50 at G. A. r.
hall. The usual supper will be served
at 6.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

Miss Myrtle Cornforth was visito
in Skowhegan over the week end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
Bad Roads

The roads fl town are at present in
bad condition. A farmer from the
country recently remarked that per
haps the roads in the country will be
pasSable to automobiles in another
week as he had read in the paper ono
day lately. but that judging from his
trip ~ town he didn't believe they
would bc--not in one week. or two
The road from Winslow to North Vas
salboro. called the Cushman road. is
passable but there are several bad
places. and it is going against a per-
sons better judgment to start out on
that road with a car at this time.
G. w. Wilson left last evening for
Portland on business. He will so to
Freeport, Biddeford, Lewiston and
Winthrop this week to attend farm
meetings.
The ladies' of the Winslow branch
Of the Farm Bureau will hold an all
day meeting Saturday, April IS. af the
church parlors. Miss Clarke will be
present and the work will consist Of
making one-piece dresses.
Friends in town of Miss Irene Lib
by. little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Libby of Waterville, formerly of
Winslow. will be very sorry to learn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
WATERvILLE

w. Fl. Conner Of Philadelphia was
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24
Funeral Mrs. Tetley

The remains of Mr.. William Tet-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-24

Mrs. p. II. Watson and Mrs. NJ. E.
Talbert of Boston, Mass, are visiting
Mrs. Watson's daughter. Mrs. Har-
old Thompson.
George Powell, who is employed in
North Wayne, passed the weekend
at his home in town.
Mrs. Gordon McTaggert was a
week guest of her sister, Mrs
Jesse Gould of Pittsfield.
Mrs. Marion Moore and daughters,
Coreen and Delight, have returned to
Madison after visiting Mrs. Moore's
sister, Mrs. Maurice Flint.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

A FEW MEMBERS of the Delaware legislature now
session. find that is difficult to square their actions
with their campaign promises They in similar stu-
alton as Sol Bloom of New City, Democrat who de-
feated his Republican opponent Congress by narrow
majority quoted saying 81" elected I'll be hell
guy nothing Billy Sunday won't have anything on
me for breaking up the furniture This class of men in
few cases managed break into the state legislature and
are trying to live up to their pledge to the people back
home in their representative DISTRICTS Without realization
as to what their prediction promises actually meant to
the public Institutions practical administration of pub
lie business through the departments these men have
rashly presented bills which possible to be made
into laws would certainly break the furniture in the
house keeping policies which have brought Delaware to
high point practical public service Fortunately these
men will permitted to have their The practi-
cal thinkers of their party will not stand for destruction
They will not permit the class who does not understand
the needs schools the business systems necessary
to bring the into the state and the prac
cal safeguarding future government to wreck their
party because their lack of ability to think practically
The acclaim who have actual knowledge of the
laws through study by experience, which is generally
spread in public places stores and other places
where the people gather for trade intercourse, is far
more often wrong fact we'll statement. When men
gather in a legislature they common level and
must produce to back statements to clean be-
fore the people, truth clearly set forth will win sup
mort for any purpose touching legislation We must not
give too serious thought the statements of this parcu
lar class of legisIaors but those who careful
in thought and speech who realize that their first duty is
IN bud Nd and destroy the advantages of the schools
the highways and civic government for all the peopeto
LEGISLATORS of this latter the people will look for
ctica1 study and solution of the problems to be settled
b the nresent legislature The Democratic party not
afford to permit the wreckers to have their way
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16
WITH THE CROP OF BILLS before the legislature

WITH THE CROP OF BILLS before the legislature
excepting the important special acts which may be admit
ted to consideration consent of the two Drances o the
legislature consideration of merits of the many
proposed changes before members will receive aten-
ton This session of the Delaware legislature differs but
little those of previous in the political
control It will be disappointing to those who expected to
see of legislation result from the men
composing the present legislature when they review the
work accomplished In most cases the individual member
fails to realize the responsibility placed upon him by be-
ing selected member of the legislature while the peo-
not realize that the member from local district
their personal representative to study the problems OF
administration which not generally understood by
directly interested in performance of the work
member of legislature is sent to act for the people
after investigation and understanding of the needs OF all
branches of the government Often these Investigations
bring necessity to act directly opposite to the intent and
purpose of the member before he undertook to perform the
duties of his Office If the has ability to understand
and realize that it important for the people at
large for him to refuse to vote important problems
to bring about wrecking Of effective administration OF
departmental work. then he is capable and worthy repre-
sentative of the people We need of constructive ab
y to meet the problems which have to be solved by the
present legislature. By their ability to consider wisely
interests of all the people, will the record
of those taking part in the sessions at Dover have
performed their duty wisely for the public If the schools
of Delaware to be maintained effective basis
which only economical method possible to spend
public money for education then the estimates asked for
will have to be made they without considera
ton then will have to cut short the school year. lower
teachers saaes-which lower grade of teachers
poorer the schools entirely if they
to be continued raise the taxes all kinds OF prop
erty several times higher than it is Do the people
want either of these contingencies to happen? Most en-
phaticaly they do Stop think and try to get some
real information to how the schools managed be-
fore attempting regulate the of the machin
cry of education 1t is easy wreck and Destroy but it
requires patient expenditure of much money to
build up any effective economical system for educa
ton This applies equally departments of
enment Political expedency the people great
loss in both money and education their children
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

ONCE THERE WAS an old Sage who edited folks
about the stoves in Milford with some odd forms OF
expression among them that he applied to dis
appointed politician who was to the legislature
where expected to perform grea stunts in oVertung
the ways and methods of doing busnessespeca
the punishment of political opponents by throwing them
out bodily and turning the work of the departments IN
which they had become efficient to persons without
knowledge the requirements of the business to be per-
formed After listening the disappointment of The pol
itician to accomplish this the old chap remarked in
casual wav-s easy to love-but, oh how bitter to love
girl and then not git her. It would seem to the aver
age citizen that this expression of the old fellow woud
aptly apply those who desire to wreck the Automobile
licensing and titlng business of Delaware, by taking II
from the present efficient and long trained direction Of
the Secretary of States Department and throwing into
the State Highway Department which is not trained and
has not the which to place the corps of employees
would have have in addition to the present force II
sounds easy to the dsgrunteed politician who has an OLD
grudge to against the individual who happens to be
at the head of the and Ting Departments for
automobiles in Delaware But what about the efficiency
results? What about the additional cost that would be add
ed through and by the Highway Department having 10
gather and train of new stenographers ana Cne
great rush brief time each to transact the great
and growing voumn of business of these two important
DEPARTMENTS now performed by the corps of clerks and
TWISTS in the Secretary of States Office and who have to
be maintained for incorporation work steadily with
out regard to maers Just here where the wreck
er would rush in and destroy the working machinery OF
efficiency that he they may crafty personal desire
to punish an individual at the expense of the people VI
all sad words of tongue pen the saddest of these are
might have beenf the majority of the legislators nao
failed to exercise common Let the effective work
ing machinery of the automobile licensing and tng WORK
alone for the best interest of all people concerned II
deputy or doorkeeper for sheriff is worth two Thousand
dollars per year open and lock DOORS man with aD
ity to organize successfully on department
which safeguards your property from theft and damage
easily worth than twice that amount
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

WE sHOULUD NOT BE TOO PEsSNIISTIC over the
outlook in Europe Many people seem to think it going
from bad to worse but candid observers must admit that
Old World conditions distinctly better than at any
time since the armsice Italy has apparently found her
self under the Mussoni government The forces Of law
and order in Ireland rapidly gaining the hand
Soviet Russia has abandoned many Of the impossible doc
trnes that the revolution urging capital
to seek investment the country The FrenchGerman
situation distressing for the moment but it is likely to
bring permanent solution of the reparaons question ear
lier than any other method would have done and thus
remove the most perpexing problem Europe since the
armisce Instead of holding hands in horror at
conditions Europe let look the facts in the face and
compare them with situation each of the last eight
years.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

WE BELIEVE in adequate and effective punishment of
all criminals commit crimes against the laws of Del
aware We patience with the class of people who
waste sympathy the murderer and highway robbers
let the first sympathy out to the victims of their crimes
and our first effort impose penalties sufficient to
meet crime Parole of prisoners under few OF the
crimes for which and are sent to the work
house or jail might be mercful justice; but with
general parole system that would turn the murder loose
after serving part of the sentence imposed by the courts
seems to have reached point where there should be he's
ation Why sentence criminals for ten they are
to serve only and be paroled? The Governor
of Delaware think long and deep before approving
any parole bill Delaware Our parole system as prac-
ticed by the in Delaware is almost farce Men
and women are paroed to citizens and the people who
know the connected with the case, either smile or
register disgust that criminal has escaped paying
penalty There are where the policy is mercful but
it seems to be growing into out of trap for
some of the folks who fall afoul of the laws.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

CUBA SHARED in the United States war loans to the
extent of $77OOO She the only debtor nation that has
regularly paid the its loan Cuba is also the
only debtor nation could be brought within the sound
principles that have been applied with such sue
cess in the United States The payment of the Cuban in
terest at the same time adoption of approved meth
DDS of finance the island is something more than CO.
incidence Other debtor nations could balance their bud
gets with equal facility they followed the example OF
thrift set by the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

ONE ESPECIAL merit the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Pettyohn has, that part which would require
all candidates for any elective Office in the town of Mil
ford file their names with Clerk of Town Council f-
teen days the annual town election The bill also
provides that the of all candidates shall be printed
under the name position to which they aspire This
gives the people the to before the peo-
pie without annoyance of taking part in crowded
mass meeting ballot would the names of all
candidates and the voter would mark the ballot exactly
they do voting at general election. One ballot
would be all that would be needed Dividing the town into
districts might be benefcial but that would soon
become troublesome The ballot proposition is worthy of
adoption for several and unless the mad virus
has deprived opponents the bill of all it should
be adopted
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

WHAT BECOMES of the Democratic argument that
the FordneycCumber tariff law would curta imports to
point would to yield adequate revenues?
No imports no revenues, of The Democratic tar
m law when not reinforced by the emergency tariff law
was producing small with large imports In 1918
we imported worth of goods under that law
and realized $17OOOOO of customs revenues thereon
or an average ad vaorem rate of but So cent On the
basis estimated total of imports for the first year OF
the present Republican OOOO-the average
ad valorem will be something like II cent or lower
than the average ad vaorem under the muchmaligned
Payne-Aldrich law of 1909-13
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

THE FAILURE of the present Congress to enact the
ship aid bill would simply be evasion of our merchant
marine problem The Congress would find the huge
wartime fleet on its hands, with equally insistent de-
and that something done to conserve the investment
of taxpayers in those ships Those VINO oppose ne
pendng measure offer no alternative solution. Apparent
y they are willing the vessels shall rot at their moor
ings or be sold for foreigners to be used in col
1ecting still more millions American exporters in
freight charges.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16
CANNON

Miss Catherine See of Bridgeville
was the weekend guest of Miss Eu-
nice WOotten.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Workman enter
tanned M. E. Allen and daughters,
Margaret and Viola, of Bridgeville on
Sunday.
Nelson Cannon of Delaware College
sNent the weekend with his parents
here.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16
WARWICK

The snow has about gone and our
mail carrier is able to make his entire
route once more.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Lingo entertain
ed on Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
E. R. Blizzard of Georgetown and
Mrs. E. L. Barto and daughter, Miss
Edith.
Mrs. E. w. Timmons and children
have been spending a few days with
her parents here.
Noah, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Harmon, was taken ill on Sunday and
was carried to the Emergency HOspi-
tai at Milford for treatment.
Mrs. Edgar Morris who recently un-
derwent an operation at the Beebe
Hospital has returned home.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

THAT ADMINISTRATION is the most effective, that
can show the greatest to the people for the least
pendture of the taxpayers money President Hardings
term in the White is when that test is
piled No candidate whom the Democratic party put
up could hope to better the record of the Republican ad
mnisraton The budget law, combined with the close
figuring the Congress- and the careful spending of the
executive officials has cut cost of efficient government
to the irreducible minimum.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

The community mass meeting which
was held in Laurel High School last
Friday and Saturday was largely at
tended by the people of this town.
Miss Pauline Priestley was the
guest Of Miss Mary Wright of Bridge
vile Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Gilbert and
family were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Iva Wiley Tuesday evening.
Miss Jessie Allen is out again.
Many of the people of the M. P.
Church attended the Christian En-
deavor convention held at Frankford
last Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

THE WORD has been given-according to rumor
circulating lobby of the State House that more
wooden passenger coaches to be trains over the
Delaware railroad while the legislature is in session Well
that is something which the people should thank the
Lord anyway 1t is understood and seems to be ust
fed by the sizing up legislature that the railroad
corporaons have more friends the present legislative
body than they had other for many years Let's
have spring schedule the Delaware railroad and its
connecting lines for 1925 that will at least restore the
service where during the just previous to
the war.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

Miss Iva Burton has been spending
a few days with friends in this vicin-
ity.
Mrs. Ernest Hudson visited her
parents on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. John w. Morris is numbered
among the sick this week.
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

THE FORMER AUSTRIAN MINISTER OF WAR de-
cares it is the duty the United States to intervene IN
Europe European culture is at stake II what mas Deen
going on for the past years there an example
of European culture Uncle Sam had best content himself
with homespn Brer Rabbit the skyscraper Whistler and
the objects dart the what-not
Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16

Habit That Makes Friends.
Who is a stranger to those who
have a habit of speaking kindlyf-
HitOpadexa.