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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06

evidence of an eyewitness concernin,
farming conditions In our GRANDPA
Tiers times.
The surnameless Pete, Colone
Woodruf's hired man, halted Budd,
at the door.
"Mr. Simms, l believer" he said.
Il reckon you must be lookin' FOL
my brother, Raymond, suh," sale
Buddy.
II am a-lookin'." said Pete impress
sively, "for Mr.. McGeehee Simms."
"That's me-" said Buddy. .sbut 7
hain't been dom ncthin' wrong, sub p
4" have a message here,' said Pete,
for Professor James f. Irwin. He's
what-ho within, there, amt he?"
Hes inside, l reckon said Buddy.
'Then will you be so kind and con-
descendin' as to stoop so low as to
jump so high as to give him this let
ter" asked Pete.
Buddy took the letter and was con-
sidering Of his reply to this remarkable
speech, when Pete, gravely saluting,
passed on, rather congratulating him
self on having staged a very good
burlesque of the dignifed manner Of
those queer mountaineers. the Simmses.
The note was from the colonel:
"Please come to the meeting tonight,
and when you come, come prepared to
hold the district up. If we can't meet
the Pottawatomie county standard of
wages, we ought to lose you. Every
body In the district VIII be there.
Come late, SO you won't near yourself
talked about should recommend
nine-thirty and war-paint."
1t was a crisis, no doubt Of that;
and the responsibility of the situation
rather sickened jim, OF the task of
teaching. Only one thing kept him
from lodging the whole issue and re-
manning at home-the colonel's mat
ter-of-fact assumption that Jim had
become master OF the situation. How
could he flee, when this old soldier was
fighting SO valiantly for him in the
trenches? So Jim went to the meet
ing.
How could he impose conditions on
the whole school district! How could
the colonel expect such a thing of him?
And how could anyone look for any
thing but scorn for the upstart field
hand from these men who had for so
many years made him the butt of
their good-natured but none the less
,ontemptuous ridicule? Who was he,
anyway, to lay down rules for these
and successful men-he
who had been for all the years of his
life at their command, subservient to
heir demands for labor-their under
The season was nearing spring, and
t was a mild thawy night. The win
lows Of the schoolhouse were filed
With heads, ~eyidencing the presence
t a crowd Of almost unprecedented
lie, and the sashes had been thrown
p for ventilation and coolness. AS
i'm climbed the back fence OF the
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
Modern Destruction.

IF there should be another war;"
remarked the military expert, 1T
won't last long,"
NO." rejoined Senator Sorghum.
Neither will anything nor anybody
else."-Washington Star.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06

Col. Macks Willard Of Los Angeles
tells a tough luck story. He's Z feet 2
inches tall and weighs 80, so can't
get clothes, shoes, hats or other gar
ments unless they're made to order.
No girl will marry him because she
couldn't be on the level with him. He
has to pack his own bed along because
no hotel has n long enough; went
to war, but was too much OF a target,
being shot nine times; has to sit In
the back row or rent a O at the the
alter, and can't use a telephone booth
because they're not built big enough
But to pretty Lille Buker be confided
that there's one advantage and that
Is he's SO tall he can see all the pretty
girls In a crowd.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06
Can You Do 1T

Fame is fleeing, just how 1eeting
is shown by the fact that for the life
Of US we can't remember what half
the men did to get cigars named after
them.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-06

The father Of this sturdy infant,
Himan butcher, aged se~venty-eight. OF
Oswego, N. Y, is now claiming the
title of the oldest father In the United
States. The baby, Desmond George
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
Boston Air Station
to Be Model for -
Throughout Country

Boston, Aug. l - Announcement
that the United States will be divid-
ed into 10 naval reserve aviation
districts and that the New England
district. with headquarters in Bos-
ton. will be used as model was
made here today by Rear Admiral
William A. Moffett, chief Of the bu-
reau Of aeronautics Of the navy de-
partment. The New England sta
ton will be opened about August Is.
with temporary headquarters at
Sduantum, later to be transferred
to the New Boston Airport.
It is the hope Of the navy depart
ment, Admiral Moffett said, that at
least 1000 aviation reservists shall
be trained each year. In no other
way could the seas establishment be
secured of an adequate air force in
time of emergency. In time of war.
10000 men would be needed. AL
though planes had been developed
and placed ON ships, land develop
ment had been greatly retarded by a
lack of funds ever since the signing
of the armistice, the admiral said.
PLANES are useless without men to
operate them. and We should be
training at least thousand men a
year. If trouble should come now
we would have to use all our avi-
ators to teach others to fly. We have
altogether 1000 men. 60 percent of
whom are with the feet. In time Of
war we should need 10000 men,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
BRITISH HOUSES TO
HEAR PREPARATIONS
DECISION TODAY

London. Aug. 1.-(By A. P.)-
Whether the closing session of par
Lament tomorrow will reveal the
next step of the British government
in the difficult European problem
is still unknown. The cabinets pro-
longed discussion of the situation to-
day has only brought thus far the
announcement that Premier Baldwin
and Lord Curzon will make stimuli
taneous statements in the House of
Commons and the Lords respectively
tomorrow, but not the slightest in
dication of the nature of these state
ments.
The prime minister's admission in
the Commons today that in the alb
sence of permission from the French
and Belgian governments for the
publication of their notes the debate
would be restricted, seems, to point
to the fact that the government does
not consider the time has arrived to
take any new line. NJ. Poincare. the
French premier. has all along in
sisted upon the secrecy Of the nego-
tiations, and until he lifts this en-
barge. or the British government de-
cides that 1t is impossible to suffer
further delay. it is difficult to see
how there can be any publication
or revelation of the communications
which have passed between the al
lied governments.
The prime minister will probably
appeal to the House not to embarass
the delicate and difficult negotiations
b yhard criticisms. he having al
ready undertaken that a special ses-
sion of parliament shall be called
if new situation arises requiring
the sanction of that body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
CRITICISM OF SURCHARCE OF
PuLLMANS MOSTLY DUE TO NAME
GIVEN, SOUTHERN OFFICIAL SAYS
EAST MASS. ST. RY,
W0RKMEN GIVEN
BOOST IN WAGES

Boston, Aug. IAN increase Of pay
OF three and one-half cents an hour
or approximately six per cent. over
the basic wage now in effect was
awarded to the employees of the
Eastern Massachusetts, Street Rail-
way company today. The award was
made by Henry c. Atwill, chairman
of the state department of public
utilities, as neutral member and
chairman Of the arbitration board.
Fred A. Cummings, representing the
public trustees Of the road, con-
Cured in the report and James H.
Vahey. representing the employees,
dissented.
About 5000 men employed over a
wide territory in the eastern part Of
the state are affected by the award.
which is retroactive to May last
and will be in effect until May l,
1924. Under the new scale motormen
and conductors will receive SO 1-2
cents an hour for the first three
months Of their employment, 55 1-2
cents for the next nine months and
So cents thereafter. The differential
under which operators Of one man
cars receive an additional five cents
an hour is continued. Chairman Att
will asserted virtually all of the uni
formed employees receive this differ
entiai, as one man cars now con-
stituted 90 per cent. of the cars
operated on the system. The increase
also applies to employees in all other
departments.
Mr.. Valley said that he had refused
to sign the award because he thought
the increase granted was obviously
insufficient"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
fireman Silent on
Paris Divorce of
Irene Castle, Dancer

New York. Aug. 1.-Robert f.
fireman, wealthy Ithaca manufac-
turer, smiling and urbane. courteous
~ refused. when he returned on the
Majestic today. accompanied by ms
attorney, to affirm or deny that the
courts of Paris had divorced him
and Irene Castle.
Mr.. fireman returned to America
two days after Miss Castle. as she
said he would, but the dancer was
absent when the big liner docked.
Questioned by newspapermen, Mr..
fireman said he would rather not
talk about the divorce. Nor would he
discuss reports that he intended to
remarry the dancer.
II would rather not say anything
about the affair" he said. Il trust
| may be excused. l expect to return
to Ithaca tomorrow sometime"
Although the fireman Castle div
orce was recorded in Paris on July
y. Miss Castle vehemently denied.
when she reached these shores, that
any decree had been granted. She
and fireman were good friends
she declared. AS evidence thereof.
she announced, she would go down
the bay aboard a revenue cutter to
meet him when he arrived on the
Majestic.
In the meantime reports were cir
culated and denied by the dancer
that she and fireman were to be re-
wed here. She did not ride down the
BAY to greet the Majestic; nor was
she waiting for fireman beneath the
big 1T" in the customs baggage In
spection department on the pier,
where reporters and photographers
we're gathered awaiting them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
CERTAIN POWER INTERESTS
SEEK TO DODGE TAXES, BAXTER
CHARGES AT GRANGE MEETING
FRENCH COUNT RAPS
BRITISH FOR CHANGE
FRONT ON TREATY

-Williamstown. Mass, Aug. l.
Canon Ernest Dimnet of France said
in an address before the Institute of
Politics tonight that this country
would positively commit suicide" If
1t yielded on the separations ques-
ton. He said he could not under
stand what he characterized as the
complete reversal of the attitude of
Great Britain toward the Versailles
treaty.
Should France be expected to
make all the sacrifices alone?" he
asked. rs Great Britain willing to
give back to Germany her shipping
and her colonies? Why does Eng
land insist that France should for
give Germany a large part Of her
debt while Mr.. Balfour in his famous
note demanded that France pay her
debt to England in full? AS long as
these questions are not arbitrated
there will not be any chance of peace
in Europe. The rehabilitation of
Germany and the commercial future
Of Great Britain both hang on the
financial future Of France"
A round-table conference on 1.-THE
Near East" today developed a differ
ence of opinion between Sir Edward
Grigg and Professor Edward NJ.
Earle of Columbia University re-
garding responsibility for the nom
publication of the Anglo Turk Ger
man convention of June Is. 1914.
Professor Earle. the chief speaker at
the session. had implied in his pam
phlet on The Bagdad Railway" that
Withholding of the agreement by the
reflected unfavorably upon British
diplomacy.
Sir Edward cited Mr.. Asquith's
statement to the effect that one of
the main reasons why it was not
finally signed before the outbreak of
the war was that Sir Edward Grey
insisted upon it's immediate publica-
ton together with the renewed An
Portuguese treaty to the world,
to which the Berlin foreign office
demurred" Notwithstanding this
explanation Professor Earle insisted
that the publication should have
been made before the outbreak of
the war, and it's publication con-
stitutcd an unethical act on the part
of the British foreign office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
Methuen Officer
Fatally Shot in
Row with AutOists

Methuen. Mass, Aug. 1.-Arthur j.
Bower. a police officer. was shot and
fatally wounded here early today by
men whom he had encountered in an
automobile parked without lights.
Whether any of the shots which he and
another policeman. John Mcdonald.
fired at the car as it spend away took
effect is not known. Suspects arrested
during the day were released later and
tonight the police had no definite clue
as to the whereabouts of the automobile
or its occupants.
The police said tonight that there
was a bare possibility that one OF
Bowers wounds might have been IN
flicted by his own revolver. which was
of IS calibre. McDonald's report that
he saw Bowers fall from the running
board Of the automobile before hearing
any shots indicated. the police said.
that one of the men in the car had
pushed the officer off. While there was
a chance that when he fell his revolver
was accidentally discharged. the police
we're not certain whether the bullet
found in his body was similar in con-
struction to those used in the police
weapon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
Temperature Back To Normal; Improvement
Condition Of Lungs; Somewhat Restless During
Day Caused By Failure To Digest Soft Boiled
Eggs; Danger Of Complications Now Re- :
Noticeable To See Sister--No Time
Fixed For Removal To Washington
--Manifests Interest Over Recep-
lions Give His Address On
Foreign Relations
TEMPERATURE BACK

Presidential Headquarters, Palace
Hotel, San Francisco, Aug. by A.
P.)-President Harding was resting
comfortably tonight after a day de-
scribed by his physicians as some
what restless" but yet marked by
many indications that he was slowly
but sarely winning his way back to
health.
The restlessness Of the day was in
part due. 1t was said, by the physi-
clans, to a slight and only temporary
attack of indigestion resulting from
inability to assimilate two soft boiled
eggs eaten for breakfast.
This unfavorable condition, how
ever, was more than overbalanced by
the decline Of the Presidents tenn
perature to normal for the first
time.
Mention of both Of these elements
in the Presidents condition was
made by the attending physicians in
a bulletin issued at 4.50 o'clock this
evening. The bulletin added that
there was evidence of slight i'm
provement" in the condition of the
lungs, where central patches of
broncho- pneumonia have existed
since Monday. The pulse, according
Continued on Page 10-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
SLOWLY BUT SURELY

Presidential Headquarters, Palace
Hotel, San Francisco, Aug. 1.-(By A.
P)-President Harding is slowly but
surely winning his way back to
health.
Every official statement from the
attending physicians today contain
ed evidences of Improvement and
every report from the sickroom told
OF steady progress. The result is
that tonight the cautious physicians
are almost ready to announce that
all danger Is passed. They recognize,
however, as they said in a bulletin
issued shortly after ten o'clock to.
day that every care is necessary to
assure freedom from further compli-
cations"
With this situation existing, there
was a settling down during the day
To the task of bringing about a COM
! pltt recovery, task that will re-
quiie an indefinite number of days,
most of which will be spent here in
SaE Francisco. The headquarters,
huriiedly established here Sunday
orping, were altered in some res
poets tc promote efficiency and so
that there may be the same smooth
running condition that obtains at the
White House in Washington.
The formal day bulletin spoke Of
the President as being fairly COM
Portable" of the nights sleep which
was the best he has obtained since
he was taken ill., of less labored
breathing. only a slight cough. regu.
lar and satisfactory elimination. and
a lung condition about the same az
yesterday when it was said teere
were evidences Of subsistence q the
central patches of broncho- pneu-
monia.
The amount Of nourishment taken
by the chief executive during the day
Continued on Page 1o-CoI. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
WELL KNOWN SALES
MAN Dies after
BRIEF ILL ESS
Especial to the Kennebec JournaD

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
East Eassalboro Aug. John Gill
breth Bradley one of the oldest and
best known travelling salesman in
Maine died at his home in this town
on Tuesday. July 81, at Z P. NJ. in
the 73rd year of his life, after a brief
illness that closed a splendid record
OF service eminently performed and
a life well lived. He was born in
East Nassalboro and made the VIII
lage his home from his birth.
In the earlier part of his life he
entered the work of craftsmanship
and after serving for several years
with Boston boot and shoe firms he
went into the employ of A. S. Cox
and Son. of Portland. by which firm
he was esteemed as one of their most
valuable, honest and loyal men on
the road in their employ. He worked
for this concern for nearly 80 years
and was still in their employ at the
time of his death.
Mr.. Bradley possessed such gen.
ial nature that he was great fav-
orite on the railroad and steamboat
lines over which he travelled and was
well known not only to the business
firms with which he dealt but also
to the people of the many towns
which he visited on his route. Every
body knew Uncle John as they pre-
ferred to address him.
Mr.. Bradley was the son Of the
late Albert NJ. and Rebecca G.. Brad
ley. He leaves his wife. Josephine l..
Bradley. an aged sister. Mrs. Mary
A. Fassord. a brother William Brad
ley and a niece Miss Elizabeth r.
t'assord.
Funeral services will be held from
the Methodist church here on Fri
day, August at p. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
Evidence Of Georgia Official
Deals Largely With Excur.
sion Rates - Bad Bargain
By Railroad Not Fault OF
Pullman Company Declares
Plant - Claims No Way
Showing Net Revenue Sleep.
ing Car Passenger

Portland, Me-, Aug. Nv. H. How
ard Of Atlanta, Ga, chairman of the
Southeastern Passenger Association,
testifying this afternoon at the hear
ing before Commissioner Johnston
B. Campbell Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, on railroad sur
charges on sleeping and parlor car,
fares, expressed the opinion that
whatever of criticism had been made
of the surcharge had been due
largely to the name given it.
He made this statement in reply to
question as to whether objection to
the extra payment might not be
overcome by Jumping it with the
fares charged by the pullman COM
pany and the railroads.
Mr.. Howard asserted that he had
heard comparatively little criticism
OF the surcharge from the passengers
in the southeastern district. His
evidence dealt largely with excursion
rates in his district and the second
class fares of an earlier period,
which were gradually abolished.
Another witness for the southern
roads was S. A. Stockard Of Will
mington, n. c., general superintend-
ent of transportation for the Atlantic
Coast Railway, who gave figures as
to the cost of switching in connec-
ton with the operation of pullman
cars.
Johnston B. Campbell, member of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
before whom hearing was begun
yesterday on Pullman surcharges for
roi1rnodc inf hn
animation of A. II. Plant, represent
ing the southern railroad lines, at
this mornings session to inquire
just what was the purpose of Mr..
Plants testimony, anyhow.
Then the commissioner expressed
his views regarding the bearing
which contracts between the Pull
man Company nd the different lines
had on the question at issue.
Mr.. Plant at the time was being
oss-eXamined by Samuel Blumberg.
attorney for the National Council of
Travelling Statesmen. about various
items of expense to the roads in his
district in connection with the oper-
alton of sleeping and parlor cars.
while endeavoring to ascertain how
contracts with the Pullman Com
pany.
Finally. Commissioner Campbell
leaned forward and remarked that
in his opinion any item not in the
contract should not be up to the
public to pay. Il supposed at the
Chicago hearing" he added, that
Your testimony was based on the eX-
ira expenses outside the contracts
and would like to know what the
purpose of this mans testimony Is.
IF the railroads made a bad bar
gain with the Pullman company. that
had nothing to do with the public"
Continued on Page 3-Col. S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-02
Quotes From Statement OF
Prominent Attorney, Says Is
Clever Plan To Shift Burden
To Taxpayers - Enforce.
ment, Economy And Road
Problem Also Touched Upon
In Address At West Minot
Especial to the Kennebec Journal)

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
West Minot, Me-, Aug. There
Is movement on foot on the part of
I certain large interests not only to OBJ
tain the few water resources that the
State now owns. but also to avoid
taxation" said Governor Percival p.
Baxter in an address at the Andres
coggin Pomona meeting here this
afternoon. "These interests talk
about development and would have it
appear that development is the great
end to be desired. One of their prin-
cipal spokesman, prominent attor-
ney, sal only yesterday in a public
written statement that he wanted de-
velopment 'unburdened by anything
in the nature of charges or restric-
ticns which would add to the capital
| charges or annual expense of the
corporations interested. This dis
closed a we'll laid plan to shift the
tax burden upon the common people.
Il seems to me that every develop
ment, whether Of water powers, for
ests. farms or buildings in towns and
cities, must bear it's share of the tax
burdens and none should be exempt"
There was a large attendance at
the meeting and the Governor held
the undivided attention of his audi
ence, touching in his discourse on the
matter of enforcement. economy, the
road problems and water powers"
Governor Baxter began his re-
marks by referring to the unusually
beautiful country between the Ken
nebec and AndroscogSin rivers, and
spoke of it as the agricultural and
industrial heart of Maine. He eX-
pressed his interest in the work that
the oranges were doing and said that
they represented the highest type of
citizen; they were independent In
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
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U, s, STILL FAR FROM
AGREEMENT WITH
TURKS ON CLAIMS

Lausanne, Aug. 1.-(By A. P)-
The slight" change asked for by
Turkey in the formula of the Turco-
American treaty dealing with claims
is not considered by the American
delegates as slight. The Ottoman
suggestion was that only claims of
Americans who were citizens prior
to the World War should be enter
tanned; this would bar the claims
of all persons, including Greeks and
Armenians, who acquired American
citizenship subsequent to 1914, and in
the American view has raised the
whole question of dual nationality
and the recognition of American
naturalization laws. which by COM
mon agreement had been left to flu
tlr negotiations.
This > odification was suggested at
a meeting of the Turkish and Ameri-
can experts this afternoon. 1t was
not accepted and formed the sub
ject of a conference between Ismet
together with various other proposed
changes in the text dealing with
claims and designed to afford more
adequate protection to American in
terests.
The members Of the Turkish dele
cation say they must leave Lausanne
Monday at the latest. so as to arrive
a; Angora on August IL for the open
ing of the assembly and give Ismet
Pasha at least one day in Constan-
tinople. Ismet Is preparing the ad-
dress Which he will deliver to the
Angcr1 assembly when he presents
tie al.:.G, American and Polish
treaties and is devoting himself to
tho American difficulties. His lieut.
Grant, say he wants to have the
American treaty signed in his pocket
when he returns to Turkey.