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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Less Births Startle
English Statisticians

Leeds. England, Sept. 10 CA. Z. by
MaiD-EnglandS empty cradles con-
tinue TO form a subject of animated
comment among the newspapers,
doctors and sociologists. Not few
British officials express misgivings
over the future of the race if the
present rate of decline in births con-
tinues.
DR.. J. Johnston Jarvis, medical Of
ficer of health for Leeds, in his re-
port for 1922, refers in some striking
passages to the subject of birth con-
troll. Commenting upon the fall of
the birth rate in Leeds from 21.S to
1913 per 1000, he says: How people
can in these circumstances, talk of
birth control and the necessity for
the reduction of the birth rate, pass
cs comprehension. To talk of the
risks of er-population with Europe
depleted by war, revolution. famine
and disease and other continents
calling out for settlers to occupy
their land and develop their indus
tries. is childish folly.
This Malthusian myth Of over
population was exploded long ago, so
one thought. but it has been resur-
rected, and is again being made to do
service in this anti-social campaign
to reduce the birth rate. No one OBJ
jects to the restriction of the unfit,
but to interfere with the birth Of the
fit-and this seriously is what is in
tended-is to invite disaster. Let
there be no mistake about it, IL the
British Empire falls, it will not be
for lack OF money. as so many seem
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Girls Club Notes

The Augusta Girls Community
club will hold their first big meeting
of the season, this Monday evening
at the clubhouse. There are. several
matters of Importance to be brought
before the members. including Chin
ney Corner affairs and the coming OF
the clubs big production, Spring
time"
After the meeting there will he n
party in honor of Miss Alice II. Hin
man, the retiring manager of THE
Chimney Corner. The club members
and friends of Miss liinman are in
vited to attend the party.
A rummage sale will be held at the
club house, Saturday morning. Oct.
6 at o'clock. All friends are urged
to bring their additions to the sale,
to the club house. They will be re =
ceived every day until O'Clock in
the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Among the visitors in the city and
callers at the Journal office, Satur-
day. We're Mr.. and Mrs. hudson
Maxim and his nephew. Hiram Per
Cy Maxim. son Of the late Sir Hiram
Maxim. These gentlemen have been
accorded notable space in the col
umus of "Who's Who in America"
bur right now are deyoting themscl-
YES to visit in Maine.
The object Of my present trip to
Maine said the senior, is to visit
the old scenes of my boyhood DAYS
with noted writer of books. MI
Clifton Johnson. of Springfield. Mass.
Mr.. Johnson is the author of the ia
nous biography of John Burroughs.
known as John Burroughs Talks"
The party consists of myself and
wife. Mr.. Clifton johnson and Hiram
Percy Maxim. We shall go from
here to Wayne; thence to Dexter
where we shall call upon my cousin,
Caroline Maxim True, who is now
cighty-four; thence to Abbott, Upper
Abbott. GuilfOrd. North Guilford. Do
Yer. FoXcroft; Orneville, where | was
born: thence to SanSCrVille. where
Sir Hiram was born, and then we
shall head for home again. We arc
planning to stop at the Augusta
House again on Monday night next.
ut may be worth mentioning that
we are taking a trip today down to
the HalloWell granite quarry. where
| worked when 4 boy. | remember
distinctly working on the quarrying of
the big cap stone now on the top of
the Tribune Building, New York city,
which bears the word Tribune"
Hudson wears 4 most becoming
crown of snow white hair, but meet
ing the alert look from his brilliant
eyes he stands an erect and vigorous
figure alive to the inspiration of a
mentality that has found successful
expression in so many ways. most
conspicuous of which are invention
and litcrature-it seems increditahle
that he was born at Ornville, Pts
cataquis county as far back as Feb,
3. 1888.
At Ken's Hill as n youth and with
p. Sc, Heidelberg in 1913, his mind
at the moment evidently was more
upon the old Towle Academy at Win
throp and he said he was anticipat-
ing a call when in Portland on Lucia
Bcale. the teacher at the Academy
who inspired him with a fondness for
literature which may have contribu-
ted to his becoming the author of
THE Science of Poetry and the
Philosophy of Language" Defense
less America" and dynamite Sto-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Board Of Registration In
Session Wednesday, Oct. 3

The Board of Registration will be
in session at their rooms at City
Hall commencing Wednesday. Octo-
Der for seven days, for the purpose
of correcting the voting lists and the
registration of new voters. No
names can he added to or stricken
from the lists after Wednesday, Oct
ober 10. All who expect to vote at
the special election on the IS Hour
Law should determine whether or
not their names are on the lists.
which are posted for thirty days in
conspicuous places in all wards of
the city.
Women voters who have been mar
ried since the last election must ap-
pear in person before the Board and
have their names changed on the
voting lists. or they will be Ineligible
to cast their ballots on October Is.
All voters should be on the list for
the ward in which they resided on
Anril l. 1929
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Did YOU know that Uncle Sam
maintains a standing army of big
game hunters whose duty it is to
protect the livestock of the country
by killing off predatory animals?
This army is under the direction
of the United States Biological Sur
vey. Last year they shot, poisoned
or trapped more than $4,000 wild
animals in stockraisinG sections.
In seven years their rifles have
brought down more than $4,000
stock-killing beasts. and they are
credited with saving $4,000, 600
worth of domestic livestock.
A veteran of this service is Ben Y.
Lily, of New Mexico. who is 10 years
old and has been a big game hunter
for 60 years. The story of his ad-
ventures is told in the Popular
Science Monthly. Lily has killed
more than 500 mountain lions, and
official estimat ties show that his cam
paigns against wild animals have
saved stockmcn in the West many
thousands of dollars annually for
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
UNITARIAN
MISSION WILL
START OCT. Z

! SuppOrted by the | nltaflan Lay
| mems League and under the dlrec-
| ton OF the local Chapter OF the
| I.caguc and the other uenomlnatloh
! al agencies OF All Souls church, Ut
| William Laurence sullivan OF ne"
York City will conduct Unitarian
preaching mission in Augusta dur
| ing the week of October ia. All
meetings will be held in the church.
which is at 40 State street, every
night EXCEPT Saturday at s o'clock
| il was announced today by Newton
! r. Lincoln, mission secretary Tor the
league, who arrived here Saturday
TO make final arrangements 1or the
holding of the mission.
DIR. Sullivan has been widely
known as a mission preacher fot
wears, both before and after MS
entrance into the Unitarian felloW-
shin. Formerly a missionary III tne
Paulist order, he entered the nj,
tartan church in 1912 and has held
pulpits in All Souls, SCHENECTADY
\ Y. and in All Souls church, New
Yorl, CITY. While in those chufches
he divided his time between work
in his own parish and the larger
field of missionary work. TWO
wears ago he conducted two weeks
series of protracted meetings IN 81
ouis with such success that the
league invited him to become It's
first missionary to the United states
and Canada. After consideration ne
resigned his ministry in All Soul s.
New York, and accepted the oler.
Last wear his missionary lapors car
ried him from Maine to the racine
coast. and from Montreal to New
Orleans.
In accepting the invitation of the
league, DR.. Sullivan applied 10 the
entire country the prediction that
unless the present ominous decilne
in church membership and attend
ance was halted. the Protestant
church membership of New YORK IN
80 years would not be more imam
10 per cent of the population of the
metropolis.
"The decision of the Unitarian
Lavmen's League to further the
missionary work of the churches is
of immense importance. 1t not only
shows that the laymen are filled
with earnestness and zeal: we knew
that before" said DR.. Sullivan. 1T
means, moreover, that these far
sighted men have deep under
standing of the historic days we are
living in, and perceive what spiritual
opportunity and what spiritual dan
gers confront us
The missions are in general charge
of Kenneth McDougall, vice-presi-
dent of the league. The local meet
ings will be conducted with the ac-
tive cooperation of the local chap
ter of the league and Rev. Dan
Huntington Fem. minister of All
Souls church. This is the second
wear of the leagues missionary eff
fort and the fifth year of the leagues
existence, Mr.. Lincoln explained. 1t
is the first laymen's orgaTnization of
its kind in America, and, growing
from handful of founders to a
membership of more than 12.OOo, 1t
has furnished the impetus for sew
eral new religious and educatlonal
enterprises hitherto uninterrupted by
the Unitarian church in the lOO
wears of it's official history, Mr.. Lin
coin stated.
THE purpose of these missions is
TO stimulate interest in liberia re-
ligion and to strengthen the liberal
churches of the country" Mr.. LIN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Why Take Gold Baths I?

"F0r years | had wasted precious
hours living in bed mornings, even
when wide awake. solely because of
my reluctance to go in and face the
ordeal of a cold bath One morning
at nine o'clock | bluntly asked my
self.
"'Just why do you take these cold
baths when YOU hate them so"
MY first impulse was to say, BE
cause its good for my health But
| reflected that my health had been
just as good when I didn't take them.
Cold baths didn't seem to affect my
health one way or the other Was it
then a hangover of an old Puri-
taniCal notion that anything pleasant
is wicked while anything unpleasant
whether vile-tasting medicine or
cold bathS-is Just naturally bound
to be morally and physically bcne-
fetal?
"That may have explained it part
~. but not entirely. l recalled the
number Of times when. in talking
I referred to my daily cold bath.
That appeared to he the real answer
| took cold baths that ! might men
ton them and my own hardihood,
when talking to the neighbors. But,
further asked myself, While |
undergo this daily ordeal for the
benefit of the neighbors. what have
the neighbOrs ever done for me?
II decided that the neighbors
didn't half appreciate what l had
been doing. and l then and there
quit the cold bath program forever.
Since then l have been changed
man. | began to view life. from the
moment awaken each morning. not
with dread but CompOsure and even
pleasure. At times I laugh right
gayly. / shout. | sing. You would
scarcely know me."-Fred c. Kelly
in Iarper'S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
The Lowest Temperature ct Reached

The Bureau of Standards. Wash
ington. ID. c.. recently announced
that the nearest approach to the alb
solute zero temperature which has
vet been attained has been recently
achieved by Professor II Kamerlingh
Onncs, of the University of Leyden.
Holland. The record temperature OF
272.1S below zero Centigrade, or, as
the physicists express it, 50 degrees
absolute, was reached by the Dutch
scientist in an unsuccessful attempt
to solidify LIQUID helium. The tenn
perature is equal to approximately
ass degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
At this temperature the liquid helium
showed absolutely no ndency 10
solidfy. according to the report OF
DR.. Onnes, who expresses the opin-
ion that helium may remain liqmd
even at the absolute zero.
This temperature. 273 degrees be-
low zero Centigrade. denotes the en-
tire absence of heat. or, expressed IN
more scientific language the entire
absence of atomic or molecular mo-
ton.
Every gas has been both liquefied
and solidified except helium, when
has never been reduced to the solid
state in spite of years of effort. DR..
Onnes in his recent attempt. erap-
GRATED the liquid helium in the most
perfect vacuum attainable. the pres
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

ries' His fame is not restricted to
his accomplishments in the field Of
invention, though they are ample to
satisfy one mans ambition, it would
seem. If the terror of war inven-
tons may help to end war then his
"MaXimite," the first explosive to be
fired through heavy armor plate not
TO mention almost innumerable other
devices. explosives and such, will
contribute very materially because of
their deadly effectiveness, to that
most desired end.
His nephew. Hiram Percy Maxim.
strikingly bears the family resem-
blance, not only in eyes and features
but in the work which he has done.
He was the inventor of the Maxim
"Silenccr." of various electrical de-
vices and ordnance and today is re-
garded as probably the highest au-
thOrity in amateur radio circles and
is now. it is said, interested in estab-
fishing an international amateur ra-
dio organization.
lie seemed much pleased in his
meeting with Mr.. Charles +. Flynt,
whose father. the late Daniel d.
Flynt, owned the carriage manufaC-
tory at Abbott Village in which the
youth that years after, in 1901, was
knighted Sir Hiram in recognition of
his services to the British nation,
served an apprenticeship. The son
listened with great interest to cpl
sodes of his fathers apprenticeship.
Mr.. Flynt described TO him the scene
of his father. the apprentice. propcll-
ing through the streets of Abbott viii
lagc 4 horseless vehicle. the motive
power of which was supplied by the
e;aoin hrdlushrdlu fwyp rdluetaoinnn
tcaoin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
hands and feet of the rider. Hiram
had embodied in making the wheels
of this vehicle the suspension prin-
ciple now heen in the wheel with
wire SpOkes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

coin explained today. Freedom,
reason. character, service the father
hood of God, the brotherhood OF
man, the leadership of Jesus. and
other principles emphasized by Uni
tartan Christianity, will be stated
and explained by DR.. sullivan, and
he will endeavor to answer some OF
the doubts and perpleNities that agi-
tate the minds of men and women
in the present day tendency to break
away from traditional Christian the
ology."
All the meetings will be open to
the public. All seats will be free
and no collections will be taken on
weekday nights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Radio
Programs
TODAY, OCT. l, 1923

TODAY, OCT. l, 1923
! Westinghouse Electric, Eas:
! Pitssbrrg, Fa., $40 Eilocycle5, Ere
quencJ. 326 Meters, Wave Length
Eastern Standard Time.
500 p NJ Baseball scores.
els j. NJ. Dinner concert.
100 =. NJ. baseball scores.
7.03 T. NJ. Dinner concert
7.15 r. NJ. Monthly review Of bust
ness conditions.
1870 7. NJ: The Old Fashioned Au-
tumn"
7.43 7. NJ. The chiIdren's period.
500 T. n Baseball scores:
sos p; NJ. Home Furnishing Hints"
$50 p. NJ. National Stockman ana
Farmer market reports.
S.45 j. NJ. Concert.
! 9.55 =. NJ Arlington time signals.
WEE - $50 Eilocycles, Frequency,
Westinghouse Electric. Springfield,
Mas. SGT Meters. Wave Length
600 =. NJ. Dinner concert.
700 J.. NJ. Baseball scores.
$50 +. NJ Twilight tales. Humorous
program.
500 7. N. Concert,
800 i. NJ Baseball scores.
Bedtime story for grownups.
wGY-3so Msters (schenectady, N.
W General Electric Company.
600 =. NJ. Produce and stock market
quotations; news bulletins; base
ball results.
7.4n u. NJ. Baseball scores.
745 Il. NJ. blossom Time" Comedy.
WJZ-Broadc2Ct Central, 80 West
f2nd Street, ". Y. City. ASS Meterz,
6eo Z1ilcc5olcs.
As y. NJ. Concert by blind musicians
5.l5 T. NJ. Closing report of the New
York State Dept. Of Farms and
Markets.
$50 J.. NJ Farm and Home reports.
| $50 =. NJ. Weekly report of the Ma
: tional Conference Board.
GOO l.. NJ. Closing quotations of the
New York Stock Exchange.
6.O0 !. NJ. Thornton Burgess Wood
folk story.
600 =. NJ. st. Nicholas story for older
children.
7.30 L. NJ. Final baseball scores.
735 y. NJ. Dogs" by Frank Dole.
74S i. NJ. Recital.
500 l.. NJ. The outlook literary talk
| SIS u. NJ. Eetcy organ recital.
9.15 II. NJ. Alaskan Big Game Hunt
ing."
| $50 J.. N. Musical program.
! 1G30 T. NJ. CONGO IT.
| 1885 L. NJ. Time signals and weather
forecast retransmitted from the
| government station MA at Ar
lington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Mems Gym Classes
at Y. M. c. A. to Get
Under Way This Week

The meas gymnasium classes at the
Y. NJ. {. y. viii begin today with the
uSincsS men ct BIS T. NJ and the
NudnG mon at s L. NJ. The business
mems class will meet every Monday.
Wednesday and Friday at SIS Z. NJ.
1t has been arranged this year so that
the Calisthcric drill Will be accompa-
niCd by music so that it will be much
more fun for the members of the class.
\ good workout is assured in this
way.
The business mems volloy ball teams
will be in evidence again this year
and there will be close competition as
there was last year. This sport gives
the business men a fine opportunity for
exercise in a very pleasant form and it
- Il sure bet that thcrc will be a large
number enrolled in the class this sea-
son.
The Young mons class will meet on
Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 =. NJ.
Basketball, the young mems game. will
bc Il feature of each class and this
game should he as popular with the
young mon as vOl!cy bali is with tho
older men. For those who do rot de-
sire to play, however, there are box
ing gloves handy and mats for wrcst-
ling. so that exercise to suit all
tastes is assured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

sure at the surface Of the liquid be-
ing only thirteen thousandths of a
mlllimeter of mercury, or about one
sixty five thouSandth of an atmos-
phere. \ battery of twelve glass and
six iron I.angmuir vacuum pumps
connected in parallel was used to OBJ
tain this result. The previous at
tempts to solidify helium having
produced n temperature of los de-
grees absolute, DR.. Onnes undertook
his latest attempt with the utmost
refinement of technique and he was
successful in getting the lowest tenn
perature ever produced by man.
Scientific American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Officers and members of Abnaki
Council, Knights of Columbus, have
received invitations to witness the
eXemplitication of the third degree at
Madison, October 3. under the aus
pices of the Knights of Columbus of
Madison. y large number of mem
bers have already arranged to at
tend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

A Kansas sitting hen is surely
faithful unto death to her trust, says
The Farm Journal. She refused to
bulge from blazing chicken house.
While the tircmcn put out the flames.
Two other hens. blown away in 6
tornado, were found attending to
business tho next day in their box
nests nearly u mile from home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Alden is one of the hottest places
on earth. A heavy rainfall recently
filled tanks with 100000 gallons of
water which was sold at auction
Scientific Am ,riCan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
NOTICE

! hereby give notice to all persons
that they are forbidden to extend cred
it to my wife. Carrie f. Baker as [
shall pay no bills of her contracting
after this date.
EUGENE l.. BAKER
Augusta. r, f., D. No. ]. Sept. -.
1928. sept17-24oct1'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Mrs. j. A. Barker has returned
from Milo, Bradford. Medford and
Orneville. where she conducted
Splrltualist meetings for the Spirit
ualists of that section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Bangs and Mr.. and
mrs; l.. Barker motored to Bingham,
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Mrs. Julia A. Barker left Saturday
Tor Bingham and The Forks, where
she will speak for the Spiritualists of
that section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Horton
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar S. Turner
enjoyed an auto trip to Wiscasset
Sunday. After a dinner there they
drove through Rockland, Camden
and Belfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

- ar and Mrs. Charles Bangs of
niVerton street, left Thursday for
flttsheld, making the trip by auto.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Legion Get to -gether Tuesday

The James Fitzgerald Post get-to-
gether has been postponed from this
Monday evening until tomorrow
CTuesdaY) evening because of the st.
Mary's play which will be presented
at the Augusta Opera house tonight.
Several very important matters will
be discussed at the business session
and entertainment will be furnished
and refreshments served. All Leg
ionaires in the city are cordially in
vited to attend this get together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
AUGUSTA LOCALS
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

n, Holoniai Theatre Monday and
paramount production .'Zaza" I,n,ns s
aubrey In The Decorator" "Star9
lana Revue and "Internation
News" ia 'loilai
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
ROB Z 8
AT FIFIELD'S

to fear but for lack of men, and be-
cause its sons and daughters have
been influenced by the vapourings of
a few seekers after notoriety and
have allowed selfish interests to come
between them and their way.
The State also has a duty in the
matter namely, TO ensure that every
parent have an income to enable him
to maintain himself and his family
in comfort and health. If it fails to
do this, it fails in that on which
most depends our national health and
welfare"
In the South Kensngton museum,
in London. is to be seen the very en-
CINE that propelled the Comet. the
first passenger steamboat seen in
European waters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
LOCAL NOTICE.

Dance al Rcdmcns hul!. Riverside,
cvcny Monday evening. Smiths Or
chCstra with banjo.
sept15sat-m If
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

Dance Elk's Hall. WaterviIle. Tues
day, Welsh's Orchestra.
Scnt11mon&tucStf
The Washington times., 1923-04-26
The Frank Club"
And Other Little Things.

Some gentlemen all named Frank, started cut raise
money for the college of ST. Francis Xavier Now they plan
Frank Club and you can't join unless your
Frank According to the Franks in the calendar
of Saints Frank Francis is the often met
Did you happen know that among all Saints there is
only lawyer born in Brittany The song that peasants
sing his birthday he is different from all other lawyers
Voltare by the way could have been member of the
Frank Club. His baptismal Jean Francois
(Frank) Marie.
But he might have been blackballed
Mr. Simmons, Emperor of the Klux accuses Imperial
Wizard Evans and Ku Kuxer Savage of taxing
for their benefit Every hood Ku Klux head
meant So profit to the Imperial Wizard says the angry
Emperor. RI
But do not become Imperial Wizards for nothing.
Deaths caused by typhoid in 1922 the point
known in all big cities So says the American Medical
ISOLATION That's due to the discovery and of typhoid
vaccination Let that be remembered by those who doubt the
Vae of vaccination and scientific treatment of disease
The head of Frances Senate Naval Committee Mons de
kerueze says France will scrap every of her fighting
ships other nations will do the He suggests fleet
internationally owned to police the of the world
France would consent to THAT knowing that ships on the
SURFACE have become targets for flying But
France would NOT consent scrap her Submarines
ing aeropanes dband her big They necessary
modern civilized Europe.