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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
THAT COAL SHORTAGE

The United Mine Workers tell the
United States Coal Commission that
II the country willput the mining OF
coal in their hands there will be no
shortage. which Under the present
conditions IL equivalent to telling US
that until this happens we may ex-
pect such shortage.
It is believed this threat is not an
idle one. It is said the United Mine
Workers are assured that the Eng
lish miners will not mine coal to be
shipped to this country, as was done
during the recent shortage.
But how may the country insist
that all mines shall be put under the
dictation Of the union, that all open
mines shall be run as closed mines?
And who are the United Mine Work
ers that we should expect them to be
unselfish, considerate of others and be
depended on to charge only what is
right and proper for their services?
The experience of all the ages has
revealed few who are qualified to es-
innate their own worth or the value
OF their services; certainly the
United Mine Workers has yet to
make any such demonstration. What
would become of this present plan of
working half the year and loafing the
other half, and insisting upon pay
enough for the six months to be suffi-
cient for annual needs? Granting
that this organization has been in
strumental in improving the condi-
fion of the miners there yet is no good
reason for permitting them, any more
than others. to do as they wish.
And If tle Government should take
over the mines can the Mine Work.
ers depend on labor elsewhere to
help them elect a congress that would
fix the wages to suit the Mine
Workers? Probably could If the Gov
eminent would also take over the
railroads. telephones and telegraph
tines. When that comes it will be
time for all to insist on having one
great union so that we may all fix
wages and salaries and profits, and
each would join with all in paying
the price. We would be taking from
one pocket to put in the other.
Lovely! But instead of talking SO
much about it why not see what we
can make out Of present conditions.
Very rarely do we hear Of anyone
willing and capable of doing good
work, and doing it, who is long out
of job or forced to go to the poor
house. However. they don't have as
much opportunity for conversation
as some appear to wish.
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and AIai., Railroad and the con-
struction of Portland into a greater
port. The Mohawk Valley-one of
the greatest hives of industry in
America. sh0 Id be brought down this
way to the sea-here and into Boston
instead of its coine, as it does now.
E,lcctrification of the Boston and
Maine is his solution. "Of course"
| hear YOU saving. Ana why not of
course? But he has the facts to sup
port il. He has the story to go with
il. He las tie history to prove it.
He has the situation to warrant it
and he has the figures to show that it
will save Maine and that it will save
the Boston and Maine.
| was surprised to know that for
all OF this contention 0, er the Ken
ncbcc Dam and thu Dead River Co,
Mr. Wyman has never a word Of i'm
rpaticncc or Of complaint. He sees in
il only a delay: not a defeat. He
secs in it only an ordinary business
ihcloeh'' never stopping Oh me on
ward mafch OF progress, Which ne
neheN'S Is anSoIttclN superior 10 an
DELAYS ana all Obstacles Whether ne
continue 1t or not, lie has no con-
Germ ABOUT VINO piucks victory or VINO
goes TO deleat as long as we get the
ueNcioplAcht. fIhcse thinSs are soon
tofEotteh' remarks he. Polltlcal
fortunes 90 not concern me. l am
not interested. am NOT AFRAID OF
me puhfc. would as soon pass the
Governors Constitutional Amend
ment as not am would favor IT II it
were Ieft 10 me TO say. | nave no lear
OF definitions OF public rights, because
90 not WISH TO run counter TO them:
nor 90 | know OF anyone else VINO
Goes. when the water runs to power
ana wren we bulld cites ana towns
on waste places AN interested"
\ billion kilowatt hours on the
kcnnebec, That is what be sees
ahead His eyes close: Ills mind
seems to he pondcrinr: his vision
seems to clarity and he shakes his
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DESERVES SUPPORT

Germany had a plan for passing
.ths buck to the nations which de-
feated her In war. She lost her
colonies, her shipping ana some other
capital but her industries were prac-
tically unimpaired and her leaders
planned to make them the best in the
world. to rebuild her shipping, to
enrich themselves and make the
country bankrupt and then to tell
the rest Of the world to collect If they
could. There seems to be little
doubt Of this plan among those best
acquainted with the situation. ANY,
how, the working of the plan demon
strates Its nature.
France. as was her right, aided
only by Belgium. seized the Ruhr in
dustries. She has therl in her pos
session. The industries are yet. be-
Ing run by the Germans at full ca
paeity. the products being stored be-
cause to attempt to ship them out
would enable France to collect on
them. This procedure naturally
can't go on forever. Germany makes
another proposal. Why France and
Belgium, would not accept it is very
plain from what they say about it.
England woulr not help France in
This undertaking. She feared to see
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the Hinckley team and the team from
Canaan, Saturday afternoon.
w. A. Hall visited in Madison, Sat-
urday.
w. A. Hoxie was a Sunday guest of
his sister. Mrs. Rubie Goodwin at
North Fairfield.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Mabel Decker Philathea class will
be held Wednesday afternoon, Nav
Sth. at the home of Mrs. Selden Nam
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Rowe were in
town. Sunday.
Melvin Palmer and niece, Miss
Mary Palmer, were callers in Show
hogan. Sunday. at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Spofford
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gilfllian of
Skowhegan were in town Sunday and
with their sister Mrs. Rose L. Strick-
land, went to Waterville.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks of
Clinton were dinner guests Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l..
Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Carr and
Mrs. c. l.. Bowden came from Cara
funk. Sunday to the Bowden home at
this place. Mr.. Bowden has been here
the past several days.
Misses Florence and Aileen Hicks
were in Skowhegan, Saturday to call
on Mrs. Roy Hicks at Somerset hos
pital
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Illicit production. manufacture or trade
in opium or other dangerous drugs.
The advisory committee held its
second session at Geneva April 10, 1922
apparently the full committee being
present. The committee had not been
able to secure as many statistics as de-
sired. ON September 10, 1922 the third
assembly passed five resolutions. The
first urging on all governments tho nee
Cssity of adopting the import and eX
port system without delay; second sug
costing that the governments who arc
parties TO the International opium
Convention should be asked not to
issue licenses for the import Of opium
or other such drugs from any country
which has not Net ratified and put into
force the convention. The third as
scmbly again asked the governments
TO report tho amount of drugs required
by each country for internal consump
ton.
The fourth resolution adopted tho
opinion OF he advisory committee that
the control of production so as to
limit it to III" amount required for
medical and legitimate purposes is the
most effective method Of stopping the
traffic.
Fifth. the assembly, in view of the
fact that the United States is one IF
the most important manufacturing and
importing countries, recommended to
the council that it should address
pressing Invitation to the United States
to nominate member to serve on the
committee.
The advisory committee met for the
fourth time at Geneva i'll January. 1928
and planned TO secure necessary sta
tistiCs.
The r. is in the United States 50
much Misrepresentation Of the activity
and efficiency Of the League Of Nations.
that those who believe the United
States must take its full share OF
moral responsibility for world condI-
tions ought 10 do everything in their
power to see that the truth is known.
Yours sincerely,
I;OBT. H. GARDINER.
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THAT "oPEN DOOR"

Following the Washington Confer
ence lanai gave assurances of a dis
position to live up to her agreement
Evidences of good faith respecting
the curtailment of her fleet were not
lacking. l. was thought that, con-
scious of a distrust among the Euro
pean peoples, she intended to be
scrupulou~ in the keeping of the faith.
A change. however, has been indi-
Gated. Whether her pride was hurt
by the manner of our insisting on the
exclusion of the Japanese from citi-
zenship in this country may not be
determined. Certainly her well-in-
formed LEADERS, must have foreseen
that we would adhere to that policy,
but a GOODNESS has arisen from some
cause.
Right now she is believed to be en-
deavoring to evade her agreement to
aid in observing in China the open
door policy to which she became
obligated at the Conference. She is
opposing a contract between the
Chinese Government and the Federal
Telegraph Company for the latter to
erect five radio stations in that coun-
try, which now has but one and that
built at Peking by the Mitsui Bussan
Kaisha. Ltd for the Chinese govern
ment back in 1918. 1t is said this
station is unavoidable. that there is
secret pact between Japan and
England to keep others out.
Uncle Sam is putting the matter
scuarely up to Japan and China and
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Editors Letter Box

Gardner. Me. May 4, 1873.
Editor of the Konncbcc Journal:
Dear Sir: som" days ago YOU Ind
Il cartoon intimating that the Lee guc
Of Nations was ncglecting the question
of traffic in opium. Perhaps YOU will
like TO publish the facts.
The first assembly. on December IL.
1920, decided that an advisory com
mitteo should be appointed hy the
Council. which. three months before
each session Of the Assembly, should
present report on all matters regaid-
ing the execution or arrangements
with regard to the traffic in opium and
other dangerous drugs. Hitherto tile
duties arising out of the opium Convcu-
tion had to a large extent been per
formed by the Netherlands to which it
had been entrusted under the opium
convention OF 1918. The assembly de-
cidcd that a special invitation should
be addressed To the United states of
America t. sit on the advisory com
mittcc. The council, on February u,
decided that the advisory committee
should consist of one representative
from the iutcrnationaiS, Great Britain.
France. India. Japan, China. Siam and
Portugal, and appointed as assessors
to the committee. among others Mrs.
Hamilton Wright Of the L. s A.
The committee held it's first session
at Geneva May to ), 1921 and adopted
qucStionairoS to the governments of
all countries While waiting for re-
plies. the committee presented a pre-
liminary report to the council con-
tanning a number Of recommendations
which the council considered on Juno
2Sth when it adopted seven resolutions.
one of them being that every applica-
tiCn for export should he accompanied
by certificate from the government
of tho importing country that the inn
port is approved by that government
and is required for legitimate pur-
poses. Another called the special at
tcntion of the powers having treaties
with China to Article - of the Inter
national Opium Convent ion and the last
requested tho advisory committee to
report as to the possibility of an in
quiry to determine approximately the
average requirement of raw and pre-
pared opium for medicinal and scen-
tific purposes in different countries.
At the second meeting of the Assem-
bly,, October l. 1921, the Assembly
recommended to the Council that the
different governments be invited to
furnish information concerning the
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Union Theological Seminary. and
will graduate this spring with the dc-
gree Of Bachelor of Divinity.
At tho cost Of 5000, 1000 or moro, the
Maine Central Railroad will build this
summer a new railroad bridge On the
site Of the present ono which spans the
AndroscogGin river from Brunswick
to Topsham. II Will lie a steel rivttcd
lattice bridge. L. \. Watson, Who is
employed by the Company as supcrin-
tondent of bridges and highways. SAYS
that work on the new structure Will
probably commence the first of next
month As the bridge Will be built
under traffic. mtre time for construc-
ton viii be required. but Mr.. Watson
expressed the hope that it would be
completed in October. The present
bridge is still sound but as it was
built some years ago. when traffic was
much lighter than at present, trains
have taken the precautionary measure
of running over it slowly. The now
bridge Will effect a saving Of time by
eliminating the necessity Of slowing
down, while crossing the river.
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France gain mastery of the industrial
situation of Europe. Not having
assumed any responsibility and not
having offered any assistance she
need not complain that France and
Belgium did not consult her about
their answer to Germany. The Ger
mans proposal was not worthy of
consultation. 1t was a striking eX-
ample OF the untrustworthness of
the German government. France
acted within her rights and deserves
support.
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HINCkLEy

Mrs. Lyman Barnes left SATURDAY.
morning for Lowell. Mass. to be the
guest of relatives for week. Mrs.
n. Smith will keep house for her
during her absence.
Two new garages are under con-
structlop in this place. one to be in
charge of T.. &. Hicks and Norman
Cain. the other of Otto Miller.
Delmar w. Savage is in town, en-
ploycd doing carpentry work.
Remember the grange meeting
IucSday' evening. On account of bad
travelling and stormy weather the at
tendance has not been so good as US
ual the past few months. The sec
Ond meeting Will be the anniversary.
May 20, 1920, having been the date of
organization. 1t is hoped that large
number will be present next Tuesday
evening to help plan good time for
the anniversary meeting.
Mrs. Raymond Tozier and little
son, Ivan, have been. passing a few
Gays at The home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles COnforth.
Miss Ruth Horne of Nye's Corner
has been the recent guest of Mrs.
Frances Hall
Many beautiful clusters of arbutus
are being gathered here and sent to
friends.
Maybasket season has arrived
which makes some Of US long for the
days that are no more!"
George NJ. Gaylord and James
Green are each saving wood for peo-
PIE in town by machinery
The bridge on the Clinton side of
the river which was swept several
rods from it's place by the freshet.
has been put in position and is safe
for traffic.
Fred +. Head left Friday for Port
land to meet Mrs. Head, who has
been passing several weeks with
relatives and friends in New York.
A game of baseball was PLAYED on
the diamond in Good VIII Pines. hy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Railroads and Steamboat
MAINE CENTRAL RAILAol
Eastern STANDARD Time
TEAMS LEAVE Auou4rA n.

Bangor. .ti2.4S a. m. lilo q. N. ne.
Is. 90 am. *9 Al a m. Afl2.40 .. m. 2ls
1912 o M. t6.40 p. m.
BE APIS ti2.4s am. r IS a. m. Baru
Bar Harbor s1.loa.m.. f. IS m. Bsrv
A fl2 10 p. m.
Bath. t6I5 In. 70 SO a m. !l0.lsau
,. m. t7.32 p. IN. #l0.4s p. m.
Belfast. t0.47 a. M. t2.5sp m.
Boston. 1921 a m. t6l5 a. m, teS,
slOls a. m. i2.54 p m. 1894 o. m. i@,
*1043 p. m.
Calais t2.35 m, B r9.47 a. m, Alp "a,
Dover Foxcroft. C5.00 a. m. t25s D. n
Gardiner. 1921 m. tolls a m. ts.A,
s10.lS am. t2.A pm. 81 "a p. m. taos.
ISIS D. m. t732 .. m. *l0.4S p. N.
Haliowell to- Is a. m, 1876 a. m. sos,
t24 m. 1874 p. m. taos p. n, f5ljr
t7.32 p. M. s10.4S p. m.
Harmony t25S p. m.
Lewiston. to- Is a. m. 1886 a. m, il0I,
TAOS o. m. SO As p. m.
New York. 1912. M. t405 .. m
Portland 1921 a. m. t6.l5 a. n, t93,
s1O.lS a M. Y. "A p. m. 1894 o. m ii0;,
1892 D. m, "i0.4S p. IN.
Rockland. t6.15 a. m. 1896 a. m. ,ae,
Skowhegan. C5.00 am. "9.47 am t2-1l
So Gardiner tolls a. m. 1895 a m. II
M. t254 p. m. 1894 p. m. t5.l5 p. N.
D. m. rl04S p. m.
St. John. tl2.4S a. m.
Waterville tl2.4S a. m. lilo a n.
a. IN. 800 m. ~9.47 am. A IL 40 pm,
D. m. 1912 p. m. t6.40p. m.
sDaily. Daily, except Sunday. sSundsya
I Daily. except Monday.
A Will not run after May 5.
Is Commencing May Z.
{ Except Sunday and Monday.
ID. C.. DOUGLASS. NJ. L. HARkIs
ga -; Y. p. 2. Ceni Mgr. Genl Pass 4
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FIGHTING POLITICAL APATHY

Democracy IS assailed by political
apathy" declares Maud Wood Park.
president of the National League of
Women Voters. She says the Lea cue
has embarked on a campaign to get
out a record vote in 1924; that
mother is now a voter and one of her
obligations is to see that every men,
Der Of her family more than 81 regis
tiers and votes. This is an excellent
effort and should be productive of
Improvement, if mother" be able to
see that they vote right.
In aid of this campaign, Mrs. Park
calls for observance Of a pre- elec-
ton Sunday. when prayers may be
offered for the guidance of the voters.
She would thus assist in having cleo
ton day associated in .the minds of
the young voter especially with re-
ligion and right living. She rightly
says:
"Our institutions and our national
ideals cannot long survive if we do
not protect them by the vote. We
are not, and we cannot be, living I'M
der government by the people so
long as fewer than half the qualified
voters of the country vote. We are
ruled by the minority"
Her suggestions are good, but we
feel they should include stress on
the importance of selecting the right
sort of candidates to be voted on
election. Unless this be done it might
be impossible to find among all those
nominated one really suitable for the
position; there is as much need of a
pre- primary as a pre- election Sun
cay observance.
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WHITEFIELD

NORTH-Mrs. F. c. Clemens
Augusta was a Sunday visitor u
home Of Mrs. c. NJ. Tobin.
Newell Cunningham Of Massae
sets is visiting his mother ID
place.
A. A. Jewett was a business ca
in Gardiner Saturday.,
Mrs. Eta Jewett visited nef
A. A. Jewett, last week.
Louise Cunningham of aug,
was a week lend guest Of her nV'
Mrs. Edna Johnson.
Theresa Hussey, who was Oh
sick list, is improving at TINS "
ing.
DR.. J. f. Odiorne was profess
al caller in this place Saturdsy
Edward. the little son OF NJ
Mrs. Arthur Villeaux. who was "
ated on for appendicitis at ".
gusta General hospital, ID ny
recovering.
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the legation in Pehirg has been in
structed 10 say this respecting the
attitude of this country:
at is nc too much to say that the
American government has given evil
dence Of regarding the execution of
the Federal contract by the Chinese
government as an almost crucial test
of the efficacy of he policy of equal
opportunity in China. If the whole
area of China may be barricaded
against all overseas radio develop
ment for thirty years for the benefit
OF one station. equal opportunity.
whether for China among the nations
or for other nations il China, cannot
be said to exist"
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BY and by, way, way yonder. he
coud just make out the comfortable
figure Of the. Big Brown BcaH sitting
in front of his cosy cave, smoking a
corncob pipe.
Hello. hello!" shouted the little rab-
bit waving his red striped candy cane.
are YOU there. Mr.. Bear?"
mo, I'm here chuckled the big.
Eood-natured furry coated animal
but just keep on. you'll find me all
right"
In n few minutes the little rabbit
stood in front OF the cosy cave.
Good morning. Mr.. Brown Bear.
Have YOU any lollypops for me?'
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Maine Gossip
Our Keuuebec

A peaceful river.
Serene and blue beneath the smiling
Sky,
Winding its slow. majestic way
BY towns and cities. fields and woods,
Down to the waiting sea.
Now bearing on its bosom great groups
of drifting logs.
And now gay pleasure crafts with hap
Ply people.
While white-winged sta-gulls fly from
pine and spruce trees
Across our Kennebcc.
Threatening and dull beneath a cloudy
Still surging onward with a mighty
Swollen with forest snow and SPRING
time rains,
on to the sea.
And in its strong advance still grow
ing higher.
Surrounding houses flooding business
streets,
And bearing with it logs and casks and
even houses
On down our kennebcc
4 peaceful river,
It's anger cooling as it flows along.
Its waters lowering to their usual
course
No longer carrying all within its sweep
Down to the foaming sea.
Again it carries logs along on surface
smooth.
Again it calmly mirrors sunset skies.
And winds its ribbon blue between
green hills,
Our own dear kenncbec.
-Winona jenkins.
Mrs. o. c. Dolber of Kingfield has
an enormous geranium grown from
slip last spring. The plant is five
feet and nine inches in height and
has spread of four feet. Some of
the blossoms measure 16 inches in
circumference.
Assessors in some Of the Sagada-
hoe suburban towns are using the
book which is in the hands of auto
mobile dealers. giving values on cars
of various .makes according to their
ago to be used in guiding dealers in
mating allowances in trade, by which
to MAKE the valuation on cars for
taxation III loses.
There is increas sing interest in the
Woburn in this state and a petition
has been presented the county COM
missioners of Franklin county asking
that they locate the bounds of the
trail The trail will be an automobile
route and some people object to it's
name because Arnold was a traitor to
his country and they do not feel that
he should be honored by having
highway named for him.
Arthur Acy Rouner, who has ac-
copied tie unanimous call extended
by the Old South Congregational
church of Harrington and will begin
his duties there following his gradual
ton from the Union Theological
Seminary in New York City. is a
native of Omaha. Neb, where he was
born July IS, 1895. He received his
preliminary education in the public
schools of his native ,'ty, graduating
from the Central High school, He
then entered Harvard College, gradu-
atin@ wit, the degree of A. b. in 1920.
During his senior year at Harvard
he was instructor in Public Speak
ing. In the Fall Of 1920 he entered
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IS IS rr1 J. )s s1,s R tS47
DAVID CORY

"Well, I'll see," said the Big Brown
Bear. and, rising to his feet. ne walked
into the cosy cave. but oh. dear me. the
only things he could find were q pop
corn ball in little box and IN empty
ice cream cone on shelf.
Goodness gracious." he exclaimed.
coming out again to the sunlight. Il
guess I'll have to climb up the Lolly-
pop Tree"
1t didn't take him long to swing
himself up, and
When at last, he had climbed up high,
Almost up to the big blue sky,
He reached the place where the lolly-
pops grew.
All in a beautiful rainbow row.
"Do you want that nice big pink
one?" asked the big Brown Bear. look
ing down into the little rabbits up
turned face. as he stood below anxious
ly watching the big. kind animal, way
up among the branches where the Jolly
pops grow in a rainbow row.
ooh, yes!" shouted the little bunny,
land that green one too. and that one
all blue, and maybe q purple one for
YOU"
Carefully picking off the lollypops.
the big Kind animal showed them into
his coat pocket and then, sliding down
the tree. he was once moro seated on
the big wooden bench
Come. little bunny hop up beside
me and Wen sing the lollypop song" !;
and. moving over to one side, he made
room for the little bunny. Then.
holding up a purple lollypop. he waited
for the happy little bunny boy to wave
u pink lollypop in his left paw. Then,
both at once, they shouted:
Hip, hip. Murray.
| lick Il lollypop every day
and pretty soon the poor little lolly-
pops were licked all to pieces and in
the next story. YOU shall hear what
happened after that.
Copyright 1928. David Cory