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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-25
rs rs LITTLE y J |As;as RARp1r

, and when he had finished and opened
his eyes, low and behold! There
stood the little fairy.
"Come with me-" she said ana l
will show you a magic flying suit.
"a flying suit" thought the bunny
| boy. "Well, that would be NICE" ana
he followed the little fairy to the
wood until she came to tiny mouse
near q brook. ~ g.,
| wand and pretty soon the door
opened and dwarf dressed in Dig
apron, with a needle and thread in
| his hand came out.
"What does Your Highness wishE'
he asked.
Little Jack Rabbit would like a
| flying suit. Have you one that Will
| fit him." asked the tiny fairy.
Come in," said the dwarf. Il Will
show you what I have on hand" and
| he brought out box full OF flying
suits, some green, some yellow anu
some gray.
you'll make a fine bird" laughed
| the dwarf as the bunny boy buttoned
up flying suit of blue and gray
which fitted him nicely.
"Now," said the tiny fairy, viii
you Go me a FAVOR
what is it?" asked Little JACK
Rabbit.
"Over in Mother Goose Land where
Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
answered the fairy, lives little
crooked man in little crooked house,
and in his pocket is little crook
! ed sixpence. Will you please
! fly over to Mother Goose Land and
ask the little man to give you this
| crooked siXpence?"
"Will he give it for the asking?
Maybe not" answered the fairy
''but here is a ruby. Exchange it for
| the sixpence and return to ME as
soon as possible"
SO away few the little rabbit in
! his new winged suit to get the crook
ed sixpence, and in the next story you
shall hear what happened after that.
DOWNRIGHT 1923. David Cory.
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COL. HARvEYs PARTING WORD

Listening to the parting word
spoken by Ambassador Harvey at
the Pilgrims dinner may have been
somewhat perfunctory with some of
the audience. The report has it that
the quality of the speech seemed to
be lost in the desultory, almost in
audible. tone in which he delivered
it." OF course the Colonel well
knew they would all read the speech
in print and may have hesitated
about also inf1icting it on their ears,
though such consideration has not
always been looked for from that
source. But the report further re-
lates that when the ambassador
stated that billions of the money
lent to Europe are now being used
to maintain greater armies than ever
before existed, the Frenc. ambas-
sador fidgeted in his seat Possibly
he was saying to himself: What
can you expect when you left France
to clean up the mess?"
bul SoiOlel I1dINeS WOulu nut
leave it there. The French ambas-
sador will read, if he did not hear,
this: Have We not at least tried to
help win the peace, as the rather alb
surd popular phrase runs, as once
upon a time we tried to help win
the war;" And then he recalled that
year ago it was clear the settle
ment lay in determining the amount
Germany could pay, that only an
unbiased authority could ascertain
that satisfactorily, that the moral
obligation seemed to rest upon the
United States, which was disinter-
ested because it had waived all re-
paration claims on Germany.
And then: with what result
Very reluctantly eleven months ago
Secretary Hughes went as far as
diplomatic usage permits, and with
out even requiring a formal request
! from any power, offered to provide
American adjudication. If you knew
the United States as l know it you
| would realize that that was a some
what brave thing to do. Mr.. Hughes
did it publicly.
America came to the door of Eu
rope, and, behold. the door was clos
ed. What could the United States
do; what could any sef-respecting
nation have done? The United
States went home.
Conditions on tile continent have
changed somewhat during the II
months that have elapsed but there
is no material difference in the
fundamental situation. The need of q
financial plan to prevent economic
disaster in Europe is obviously no
less imperative, and it is quite with
in the range of possibility that the
preparation of such a plan would
have been rendered more feasible
by the abandonment of resistance
by the German government.
'If so, while Secretary Hughes
gave no option in perpetuity, and
could hardly renew his proffer with
out seeming to be intrusive, there
need be no question of my govern
ment's entire Willingness to take part
in such an economic conference as
he originally suggested, If requested
by all the allies chiefly concerned
in German reparationS. That is to
say, under President Coolidge, as
under President Harding, the United
States stands quite ready to help in
any practicable way to promote the
regeneration and establishment OF
economic stability throughout the
world. We are willing TO come in,
as the saying is. as soon as we arc
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WEEKS MILLS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Berry ana
Mrs. Fred Pierce attended m
funeral of their aunt. Mrs. fIsa
True in Manchester, Monday. :,
Mrs. Leander Haskell and Mr. an'
Mrs. Stanley Parmenter of the Han.
son road, and Mr.. and Mrs. RanW
of Waterville. attended church y
this place Sunday. =
Mrs. Althea Doe went to Brans1
Mills Sunday to visit her daughp'
Mrs. Clarence Worthing. :,
Frank Pierce of Boston, ~. ~.
brother. Fred Pierce, of this pay
and Arthur Harrington return..
Thursday from Northern Mal IAN,
where they had been on a hununs
trip. They brought home one os''
and quite a lot of small game -,
Miss Alice Holloway, who u -,
tending Copy high school. was Al W.
home over the weekend. =.
Mrs. Henry Miller is visiting ~"
sisters in Maiden, Mass.
= Frank Chadwick of West Brios.,
water, Mass, who has been VISIBLE ans
his uncle, Forrest Holloway ar
other relatives in this place, mas ~
turned home. -.
Mrs. Ada Hewitt is with ~ "
daughter and huSband.-Mr. ana ma ma
Fred Plaisted of South China s,ss
are the proud parents Of twin Da'''7
q son and daughter.
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NOT A cREDITABLE CHANGE

The Journal is receiving COM
plants from communities in Waldo
County about a proposed delay Of
"a hours in the delivery of their
mail. Certain of the rural carriers,
number not stated, are, it is said, to
leave on their routes at or about
A. NJ. instead of at II A. NJ. as at
present, during the period, Novem-
Der l to April l.
Presumably this is being done to
serve the convenience of the carrier.
1t must result In the delay of the
delivery of the important morning
mail-usually the most important
mail of the day-by "a hours.
Is it reasonable to ask one hun
d:ed to one hundred and fifty fam
lilies to wait a whole day for delivery
of their mail for the convenience of
one person. 1t does not seem SO to
us.
None, we believe, better ap-
preciate the difficult task of the
rural carrier during the months of an
Indictment Maine winter than do We.
He has an arduous as well as i'm
portant work. He is not paid for
this extravagantly. We understand
that the pay of the rural carriers on
the full length routes averages about
$500 including the providing and
maintaining of his equipment. One
need have no hesitancy in assuming
that both the carrier and his horses
earn every penny of this. No one
should miss any opportunity to aid
the carrier within reason, but this
delaying important mail by "a hours
hardly seems reasonable.
There are but comparatively few
days during the winter months
ordinarily that a carrier could moi
= drive his route between IL A. NJ
and 2. NJ. These exceptions would
he on account of bad storms ir
which case the roads would be I'M
likely to get broken out until the lat.
ter part of the forenoon, if then. A
start at 8 A. NJ. would be impossible
1t means setting back the clock Of
postal progress: it means, in some
ways a poorer service than the Gov.
eminent provided in the old star.
route days. The change is not nee
essary, as has been proved by ex.
perience. 1t does not seem credit
able to anyone having part in bring.
ing it about.
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asked. But surely we cannot be ex.

asked. But surely we cannot be ex-
pected to smash in the door. No,
the Monroe doctrine forbids it,"
He had alluded to the ironical
smile with which Europe once listen
ed to Americas protest for the Mon
roe Doctrine and promise for Eu-
ropes forbearance to interfere in
American affairs our forbearance to
interfere abroad. He added: I'VE
keep our promises"
There was a laugh when Eng
lands prime minister likening Har-
vey to the stormy petrol asked him
if he was going west in search of
a storm.
One may infer Colonel Harvey
rather enjoyed being referred to as
the stormy petrol" The European
skies have been overcast throughout
the period of his ambassadorship,
but he is able to point to their clear
ing in some quarters, the disappear
ance of such threatening clouds as
the Anglo-Japanese alliance, the
British debt to America, the menac-
ing rivalry in battleships, the I'M
happy condition of things in Ire
land. To all of this Colonel Harvey
is believed to have contributed in
| so far as it was possible for one in his
position to do. 1t had been quite a
, spell since he had INDUCED in a
speech, presumably with some re-
straint on his part, but this reads
! like a pretty good one and clearly
defines the American position on the
rcDa ration problem
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The Key of The Stu alton

\ w dSIllilS lOl IOSl)
Probably there will be no necessity
for setting up elaborate machinery
for regulating the production and
distribution of coal. On the other
hand there must be some regulation
by the government. If Congress
should ignore the question entirely
there will probably arise emergen-
cies which will drive the people to
excuses in their reaction against
eXtortionate coal prices. They may
command the government to take
over all coal fields as a national re-
source. That would be an unfortu-
nate outcome. 1t will be better for
the government and the people if
Congress will immediatel consider
the communications Of the Coal
Commission and provide a skeleton
machinery for regulating the coal
industry whenever abuses make regu-
lation necessary.
The key to coal distribution is the
railroad car. Without a supply of
cars the wholesaler is helpless. Dur
ing the war and up to a short time
ago the Interstate Commerce Com
mission had power to establish
priority rules for the distribution of
coal cars. Under that power the
Commission could have withheld cars
from wholesalers who had been found
guilty of the practices exposed by
the Coal Commission. The mere
denial of cars would put the prof.
teering wholesaler out of business.
Perhaps it would be we'll for Con-
gress to recnact that simple piece
of legislation. The possession of
that power would be sufficient to
keep wholesalers within bounds. and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
doubtless would never have occasion
to exercise it's power. The whole
saler. wholly at the mercy of the gov
eminent for his supply of cars, and
liable to detection in case of
profiteering, would not dare to risk
the ruin of his business for the sake
of q dishonest profit.
This would be unusual legislation;
but the situation is such as to re-
quire an unusual application of
governmental authority.
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HUMILIATION ALL AROUND

Scarcely less humiliating than
the surrender of Democratic Con-
gress to tie four brotherhoods in in
1916, was the address of General
Frank Il. Hines. Director of U. S.
Veterans Bureau, before the Ameri
can Federation of Labor when he
asked that organization to remove a
barrier between certain group of
Iehabilitated American soldiers and
their full establishment" asserts
the Republican Publicity Associa ton,
through it's President, Hon. Jonathan
Bourne. Jr.
There either is or is not situa-
ton which justified General Hines
reference to the Federation as a
barrier between rehabiltated Amer
lean soldiers and their employment
at legitimate occupations. If there
is not such barrier General
Hines offered a gratuitous insult
to the American Federation of
Labor. If there is such a barrier
then the dignity of the United States
is challenged. and it remains to be
seen how long this Government will
tolerate such a restriction upon the
rights and liberties of its faithful
protectors"
Here appears to be a situation de-
handing attention and consideration.
II President Harding was right when
he said: Liberty is gone in America
when any man is denied by anybody
The right to work and live by that
work." then it is doubly right that
those who have become shattered in
a war fought for the country, who
helped to make it possible for the
liberty to exist should be freely
granted opportunity to use enough of
that liberty to enable them to main
tain their self respect and at least
do what they may toward providing
for their own livelihood and for
those depending upon them.
Instead of General Hines pleading
with the American Federation of
Labor for a chance for American re-
habilitated soldiers to earn their
livelihood, it should have been the
American Federation of Labor offer
ing to General Hines every facility
within its power to enable these re-
habilitated men to earn living
This it would have done if it had
been really worthy of it's } title
american"
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BELFAST
Northport Girl WEEDS French Hero in
New York

New YORK
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Beach of
Northport announce the marriage OF
their daughter, Miss f. Katherine,
and Pierre Vuiliermet, of Bains,
France, which took place in New
York on Saturday at 25 West seth
street, Rev. w. r. Denison of the
Diocese of New York, officiating.
The bride who has been in New
York since leaving the Belfast high
school where she attained very high
rank, wore a handsome frock of
champagne satin. with real lace gar
niture and carried white aSters and
moss fern. Miss Camille Vuillemet,
sister of the bridegroom was brides
maid and the best man was A. p.
Musser of New York. Just before
the service Mrs. Musser rendered
o Promise Me. and the ceremony was
witnessed by few very close friends
of the bride and bridegroom. An
informal reception followed
Mr.. Vuillemet served in the French
army during the World War and was
thrice decorated for bravery. receiv-
ing the Croix de Guerre, decoration
for volunteers. and also the Croix
pour Blessures. He has been in
America for the past three years and
with his bride will continue to live
in New York.
Among the guests at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. Germaro Curci,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ferguson. Mrs.
w T Denison, Nine. Lena Were, Miss
Vincent, Mrs. Hyde and Mr.. Neil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-25

One morning as Little Jack Rabbit
woke up after spending the night
under a shady tree, he couldn't find
Dapple Gray. Instead, he saw a lit
tie fairy dancing on a rose bush. 1t
was a very tiny fairy and every now
and then hid itself in big rose.
II wonder what that little fairy is
and running over to the bush, he
waited for the little fairy to come out
of the rose. But, oh dear me! No
little fairy appeared and by and by
he grew impatient and spread apart
the petals of the rose. And wasn't it
too bad? There was no little fairy
there.
All of a sudden, little voice said:
"Shut your eyes and hold out your
paw,
And count to one hundred and forty
four"
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''FRUIT-h-TIvE
MADE FROM FRUIT
Intensified Juices Of Oranges,
Apples, Figs and Primes
Combired With TOnicS

In overcoming disease and making
the sick well. 'Fruit-a-t ives' or
Fruit LaXo Tablets" get their rare
and unusual powers from the meth
cd of combining the fruit juices.
This process was discovered By a
physician and perfected by him after
hundreds of tests.
BY this discovery. the juices of
apples, oranges, figs and prunes are
concentrated and combined with
tonics in such a manner that the
medicinal action of the fruit juices
are made much more active and
valuable.
Try Fruit a-tives'' for all Stom-
ach. Liver, Kidney and Skin
Troubles.
zoe a box. 6 for $3.50, trial size
Zoe. At dealers or sent by Fruit-a-
tives Limited, OGdensburg, n. Y
Adv.
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NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day, Capt. Godfrey
Little.
Charles Tambakis has returned
from furlough to visit relatives in
Manchester, n. II.
Ambrose Edmonds has been grant
ed furlough to Dayton, Ohio.
Frank L. CURLY, late Co. E. Mass.
Home.
Leonard Maillett and John n
Hardiman went Wednesday to Lew
iston to attend the funeral of the
late Harry Lizotte.
The returns from passes Wednes-
day We're Joseph Maxfield from Bos-
ton, Alexander Baker from Water
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-25
Thursday, October IS, 1923.

It is not enough to have UNDER
standing and good education among
a few what we require is good
understanding and good education en-
masse. We must in the mass UNDER
stand the problems with which we
must deal as a democratic people.
We can advance and develop
democracy but little faster than we
can advance and develop the aver
age level of intelligence and know.
ledge within the democracy. That
is the problem that confronts modern
educators; that is the problem that
confronts democracy itself.-Samue!
Gcmoers,
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Reynolds-Clax

The marriage of Ronello Reynolds
OF this town and Miss Dorothy Clay
OF Pittsfield. occurred Saturday even
ing in Pittsfeld at the Baptist par
sonaGe, Rev. E. L. Converse officiat-
ing. Mr. Reynolds is the oldest son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Reynolds and
their many friends here offer good
wishes for the future.
f. p. Taylor has bought a new
touring car.
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Simple Way to
Take Off Fat

There can be nothing simpler than TAX
ing convenient little tablet four times
each day until your weight is reduced to
normal. That's adjust purchase q case
or Marmola Prescription Tablets from
your Druggist Tor one dollar. the same
price the world over Follow directions
no starvation dieting or tiresome exercIs-
ing. Eat substantial food-be as lazy as
you like and keep on getting simmer
And the best part of Marmola Prescription
Tablets Ia they are harmless That is
your absolute safeguard. Purchase them
from your druggist, or send direct to Mar
mola Co, 4sl2 Woodward Ave-, Detroit,
Mieh.-Adv.
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Editors Letter Box
hn4L,i,. Ma,n lIaI.. H. Gu.

For SO, (by radio) shall an
abundant entrance be ministered I'M
to YOU, (by angels) into the ever
lasting Kingdom of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ" End Peter
Ill.
Are we trying to climb up of our
selves?
Speaking of the Angels, ARE they
not all ministering spirits, minister
ing (by radio) unto those who are
to be heirs of Salvation?" Heb. lila.
TRY the spirits whether they be
of God" as good men and evil men
talk by radio, so good Angels and
evil Angels, can, if allowed, COM
municate with men which accounts
for much of the spirit communica-
tions we may have read about.
A READER
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glar proof chest to be kept within the
larger vault. The old vault was
blown open recently by burglars, but
il has been repaired and strengthened
to serve till the new one will be
ready. The bank is offering $1,000
reward for capture of the robbers.
The town of Standish has received
three new chemical fire engines from
the La France Fire Engine company.
They We're ordered three months ago
but delivery was delayed by their
being lost in transportation. It would
seem that three fire trucks are rath-
er large articles to get mislaid. How
ever, it must be relief to residents
of Standish and vicinity to know that
suitable fire fighting apparatus is at
hand, considering the many myster-
ious fires in that town within the
last two years.
The hunting bulletin issued by the
passenger traffic department of the
Maine Central Railroad is calculated
to attune the hunters car to the
irresistible call of the wilds. 1t runs
thusly:
Moosehead Lake Region-Deer and
Partridge hunting excellent. Ground
wet. Quiet travelling.
Rangeley and Kennebago Region
Deer and Partridge hunting excellent.
Ground wet Quiet travelling.
Upper kennebec Region-Deer,
Bear and Partridge plentiful. Ground
wet. Quiet travelling.
Washington County-Deer and
Partridge plentiful. Ground wet.
Quiet travelling.
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Funeral Services for Mrs. Hartshorn

Funeral services for Esther, wife
or Zenas D. Hartshorn, will be held
in the First Church Federated,
Thursday at 2 o'clock, Rev. w. F..
Skerrye officiating. Members of
Primrose chapter. o. E. S., and Au-
rora Rebekah lodge. No. 10. I. o. o. r
will attend in bodies. Members of
Primrose chapter are requested to
assemble in Masonic Temple at 100
p. NJ. and members of Aurora lodge in
|. 0. 0. f. hall at the same hour.
Members Of the Guild, the Belfast
Teachers club and other organiza-
items to which Mrs. Hartshorn con-
tributed much OF her time and
thought, will also attend.
Farm Bureau Women Made Own Fall
Hats
The Belfast community. Farm Bu-
reau. cooperating with the University
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vile and John E. White from RcI.

vile and John E. White from RoS'
bury.
The funeral of the late PatricE
Stanton was held from the Hons
chapel at 1890 Wednesday, Rev. u
Mclaughlin officiating.
The funeral of the late Horae'
Ellison will be held from the Hon'
chapel at 1880 Thursday, Rev. !. L
Phalen officiating.
Capt. w. $. Oakman has resuns0
command Of his company after
few days in the hospital.
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Pile Suppositor-
les. This Won
derful method of
relieving the tor
ture of itching,
bleeding or pro-
truding piles or
hemorrhoids has
b e e n used by
millions and is
the n a t / o n a |
treatment. And
1T is q. Comfort fo
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The lure of Dear Old Boston"
with accent on the Dear" for I'M
worthy visitors-and blackmailers
entertaining visions of million dollar
nest egg therefrom. In other words
little more emphasis on the fact
that human beings might be quite
q decent lot were 1t not for the
money to be made out of their
rrailtics.