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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
The Building Crisis
(Puh1ic T,edrorI

Months ago Secretary Hoover sug-
gested that work on Government
construction projects be held up this
spring and summer. He saw what
was coming.
1t was easy to see. Building per-
mits were sky-high. Unemployment
had been wiped out. States were
ready to spend hundreds of millions
on highways. Southern and Western
sawmills were running weeks be-
hind their orders. There were plain
signs OIL a coming material shortage.
Men IN the~bnilding trades were talk
ing about it before Secretary Hoover
urged the putting off of Federal
work.
A few days ago the thunderheads
Of threatened storm were piling high
on the horizon. Material costs were
rising; labor rates were climbing.
Builders were bidding against each
other for men and materials. A run
away building market was in plain
sight. Almost overnight great build
ing projects. totaling close to $780,
100000, were Cancelled in the East.
New electrical welders are getting
$50 a day bricklayers $12 and
plasterers $14 for eight hours work,
and are working but five days in
seven. Few skilled or semi skilled
men in the building trades are get
ting less than 50 day. Common
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22

labor is getting $500 and 81; yes, and
more. These are the straight wage
figures. Add to these bonuses of 81
day and upward in some trades.
There are plenty of stories Of
plasterers getting their $50 for eight
hours work.
These figures are rather general
over the country, and the governors
of the American Construction COun
Gil are agreed that the Nation is fac
ing another building crisis. They
fear that unless there is voluntary
halt and slowing down in building
there will be a widespread slump
that will do considerable harm. Their
warning is based on the following
factors:
So far this year the volume of
building projected is 40 per cent
greater than for the same period in
1922 Stocks of material were limit
ed, and their production cannot be
greatly increased. Prices of such
stocks are rising rapidly. Wages
are advancing to a scale of SIS to SIS
a day for skilled mechanics. They
fear a strike" on the part of the
home builder and the men who pay
the bills that will leave contractor
and laborer without contracts or
jobs.
The contractors want to slap on
the brakes. They urge that building
loans be restricted for time; that
wide publicity he given the discour-
aging. rising trend of costs. They
repeat the suggestion of Secretary
Hoover and urge that Federal, State.
county. municipal and town building
operations be slowed down this sum-
cnlnInI aopin in Som
TENDER and October. They want
+. bile help in stabili:ing their in
dustry.
The whole situation is jumpy.
Wages are "snowballing" and
pvramiding. While the union policy
of limiting apprenticeship and
monopolizing work is a factor in all
this and Is making the open shop
move easier, the unions are in a
place now where they are helpless,
) even were they minded to do some
thing about it. The harnessed.
bonus paying builder is bidding for
men, and the men make the most OF
it.
The sorriest phase of it all is that
, the country needs all the building
that can possibly be done for months,
and even for years. Two years ago
the factors the contractors have
named checked building. Labor ran
away with itself. SO did materials.
Building was caught in the general
deflation of the postwar primary
imitation"
Now we have come to the "secon-
Diary imitation" and the grass is
hardly green in 1928 till there are
signs of another building crisis.
Must we go over the same bumps
againp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
Troubled With Worms
Girl Had Two Commissions

Signs of Worms in children are: De-
ranged stomach. swollen upper lip, Of
fensive breath, hard and full stomach
with pains. pale face, eyes heavy,
twitching eyelids. itching Of the nose,
dry cough. grinding of the teeth, little
red points on tongue, starting during
sleep. with troublesome dreams, slow
fever. The safe method for Kidding
the child Of worms is to use Dr.. True's
Eli1if.
Mrs. Harry A. Salley, Dover. Me-,
writes: MY daughter has been trou-
bled with worms. had two commissions
and all the symptoms of worms. 1 be-
San to give her DR.. Trus's Elixir and
noticed decided change for the bet
ter. Always have handy. a bottle of
Dr. Trues Elixir, the True Family
LAXATIVE ana Worm Expeller. 40c-
60c-$1.20.-Adv,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
Successful Baby
|Cllnic at Calais

Calais. Me-. May 21-The resi-
dents of Calais can feel justly proud
OF the fine babies, 50 in number
which were examined at the recent
baby clinic held at the rest room
under the auspices of the public
nealth committee Of the City Club.
OF which Miss Gertrude McKelIar
IS Chairman. 1t was conducted by
Miss Eta Mitchell. district nurse
and Miss Nora Vowel. state field
worker from the state depa ftment
OF health, assisted by volunteers
from the City Club. by nurses from
Calais Hospital. and BY stude Al
from Calais Academy. DR.. ". N.
Miner, DR.. Charles Cook, Dr.. ii. r.
DePue. DR.. w. H. Bunker. DR.. p. v.
Sullivan and DR.. Ralph Stuart were
the physicians, while DR.. w. J. Gil
throat.
OF the 50 children examined there
We're very few having serious de-
fects. Forty were In normal condi.
tion., The purpose Of the clinic WA
to give to mothers the Opportunity
OF knowing just what the health stat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
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DAVID Cory

and had eaten 50 many that there
wasn't any left.
Have you got any clover top pie?"
he asked.
or course Lady Love had. She had
everything that was good to eat,
you may be sure. ,.....
Then. when the supper dishes were
cleared away. the three little rabbits
hoped into the sitting room to hear
the victrola sing:
"Oh, early in the morning,
Before the sun is high, {
I love to hunt for cherries
In mothers apple pie.
And If Old Mother Hubbard
Can't find her dog bone,
I'll take him to the candy store
TO get an ice cream cone.
"Ha, hal" laughed Uncle Lucky
and he told funny story about a
crab which, by walking backwards
into an apple orchard made all the
trees have crab apples, which so
provoked the farmer that he boiled
the crab and ate him for supper.
Pretty soon, it was thirteen o'clock
and the little cuckoo who lived up in
a little clock house began to sing:
thine for bed, time for bed!" so the
three little rabbits hoped upstairs
to bed, first blowing out all the
electric lights so that Hungry Hawk
who was always sailing about in the
sky after dark looking for the little
mice and rabbits couldn't see the
little white bungalow.
BY and by, when everything was
quiet, little mouse crept out of her
hole and said to the cricket in the
woodboX:
rs there any cheese in Lady
Loves cupboard?"
But the little cricket wouldn't tell
where Lady Love kept all her good
things. you know and neither would
l and neither would the canary bird
who was sound asleep in her cage
with her head under. her wing.
Copyright 1923. David Cory.
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Parrot Warns of
Dry Sleuths' Approach

Manchester. N. H.. May 21-The
liquor squad of the local police force
today reported the discovery of q
parrot stationed in the window Of
a house owned by an alleged boot :
logger. AS the officers approached
the house. the bird screeched Here
comes S-uosso." Sucsso was form
erly a member of the liquor squad
and made many raids. At the shrek
of the bird the man in the house is
said to have destroyed whatever in
eliminating evidence he may have
possessed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
and aggregate interests of the com

and aggregate interests of the COM
munity."
There was much of bitterness and
disturbance. when the voters of the
new country were divided between
Hamilton, the leader of one party,
and jefferson of the other. Today,
all intelligent people we'll under
stand that both were patriots, both
had principles worthy of adoption.
that the bitterness which existed
was productive of mischief rather
than good, most of it due to malice,
prejudice and misunderstanding ag-
gravated for purposes political.
There were differences between
which choice had to be made, but If
this might have been done in a
rational way the country would have
been spared much that it had to
undergo in consequence of its not do
ing so.
Factionalism is rampant. If one
but search to the roots it will, we
believe. be found that those are
nourished in the soil of selfishness,
cultivated by greed. that the peo-
pie involved are largely the dupes of
schem;ng minds making use of them
as pawns in the game. Thus
manipulated they are capable of SER
ious mischief. Some of the political
leaders are remarking that the
Presidents words will be thought to
apply to the Ku Klux. also that this
faction controls many votes in some
of the doubtful states, that President
Harding, who is expected to be a
candidate for a second term was
very unwise to tell the truth at this
time. 1t may be assumed, however.
that he foresaw all this, but con-
ceived it to be his duty to speak
plainly without delays. 1t was his
duty and he performed it. He better
can afford the consequences than
could the country should it withhold
support because he did his duty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
THE 4A.HOUR WEEK

The people Of Maine are asked to
pass judgment at the polls next
October on the proposition that all
women and all minors under 16 years
OF age shall not be employed in this
State in any workshop, factory,
manufacturing or mechanical estab-
lishment or laundry more than 4S
hours ii any week except that of
Christmas week or for eight days
prior to Easter in millinery shops.
The present law as it was amend
ed by the last Legislature provides
that no female shall be employed in
the above pursuits more than "a
hours in a week and no minor un-
der sixteen years shall be employed
in such establishments more than
eight hours In any one day.
Is this not fair? Is it not for the
greatest good of the greatest num-
Der? These are matters for the peo-
pie to determine. Many of those
VINO will be expected to vote on, and
whose duty 1t is to vote on it, will
not be protected by such law. and
some we venture to say will feel
like one who said he was against
huit1an slavery.
The old conception of that was
where the individual was compelled
TO work as long as the owner told
him to, while the modern variety, he
said, Is compelling the individual to
stop working, whether he wishes to
or not.
Experience, however, has shown
the need Of regulation in the matter
Of employment Of minors. The
present law does that as well as the
ene which is proposed. With re-
gard to the employment of women
there undoubtedly is a point at
which for the good of those who are
to come after us eXacting labor
should be limited. No way for do
ing that for all women has been
found. 1t IL proposed only to do II
Iii the case of women employed In
certain tocationS. The limit OF d
hours in any week is now in force
In such vocations.
e Is proposed to change this to
eight hours or to IS hours per week
AZ III many vocations women and
men are associated in the industry
It il claimed this proposed law would
t1kSn 4 A4hotIr wool for sfronS
tueked men as Well as for women
and children, that it would not be
practicable to curtail the hours oil
women and not of men.
This sounds reasonable and leads
TO the suspicion that the strong
fhSsed men. some Of them at least,
are more concerned in getting eight
hours for themselves than they are
for the women. OF course they claim
they will do as much in 4s hours a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
Editorial Comment
An lnto!erable Feature
(Lewiston SUM


An intolerable feature of the boot
and shoe industry-true Of others, as
WELLS the hard and fast division
into groups of workers. When indus
try is most efficiently organized
most profitable to employer and en-
ploye-the whole team will be one
team. Men will be trained to work at
different processes. So that at any
time all those at work will produce
the most that that number can pro-
duce. No dissatisfied minority will
have it in their power to deprive the
majority Of their days wages.
1t is time the humbug were
Knocked out of the pretence that any
small number of men have skill so
difficult and mysterious that when
they take a notion they can sit back
and starve the rest of us.
There isn't any such mysterious
skill. Consider the brevity of appren-
ticeship to running an automobile.
Consider the wonderful machine an
automobile is. Then the absurdity of
assuming that there is any machine
that only a comparatively few Of us
are capable of learning!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
UT THIS QUIT IS woRrB MONEY

Cut out this slip. enclose with SC
and mail 1t to Foley & Co.. 2s35 Shelf
name and address clearly. You will re-
ceive IN return a trial package Contain
ing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Tor coughs. colds and Group; Foley
back; rheumatism, backache. kidnaw
and bladder ailments; and Foley ca.
thartfc! Tablets. wholesome and
thoroughly. cleansing cathartic for con,
stIpatlon bilieusness headaches, and
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22

Now, let me see. Uncle Lucky
had just telephoned from his little
white house In Rabbitville that he
would be right over to the Dear Old
Bramble Batch. Pretty soon he ar
rived with with his old wedding
stovepipe hat and blue silk polkadot
handkerchief and as soon as he had
honked the horn maybe a million
times, less or more. he hoped out
and into the little house where Lady
Love and her little boy were eating
supper in the kitchen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22

Daniel j. Flynn. d South pl
druggist. was up for sentenSc
PeAobscot superior court es
on four liquor indictments ~
asgresAting 5000 with si1 ~
In jail were imposed on two
counts and the others placed ~
special docket. In default 81 =
meht Of fine there will be aaI
Jail time. Flynn was indicm
maintaining stills at hts stefs N
house and for Illegal deposit,
amount of alcohol being fou1e ~
place. Flynn purchases
quantities of an alcoholic
preparation. 1t ID charged,
titled the alcohol. s...>
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
LIGHT and Airv
The Point Of View

1--WE listened to two men who had
heen stung. Said the first to the
second:
THAT man is crook. He sold me
horse that was spawned, blind in
one eye. had the bolts and was %
years old.
Said the second to the first:
THAT man is thief. He sold me
hivver that had scored cylinders, a
wornout gear. a wobbly drive shaft
and a rusted front axle
And upon investigation we discov-
cred that they had been stung in a
trade of the horse for the flivvet.-
Richmond Times Dispatch.
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Bio Canadian Exports

Ottawa, Ont. May Il "a. -
ada ranks second among the ~.
In the world in the per caplly
OF exports with $1e0.e3 fol, even b
OF population, according to r.
issued by the Federal departmsG,
trade and commeree based on ~"
up to March 81.
New Zealand is first With q ~
value Of $152.54 per capita, the ~
shows and the United Kincd"
third with $63.36 per person; h
United States is fourth with
port value per capita Of $SS.ss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
Is rs ~ :: s't@' ~ csks: '9: 8:

"Sit down and have some turnip
tea and lettuce sandwiches" said
the pretty lady rabbit
Uncle Lucky hung up his old
wedding stovepipe hat and sat down
at the table.
"Shall l make more sandwiches ?"
asked Lady Love, for the old gentle
man rabbit was sdreadfully hungry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
Augusta Lodge Directory

AUGUSTA LODGE, N. al, =. 4 A.
M. Special communication Tuesday
evening. May %. at 1880 o'clock. Work
in +. z. degree. A cordial invitation ii
extended to all sojourning brethren to
be present.
LESTER NJ HART. w. M.
BERT p STUART Sac
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Much Easier

Two men were discussing golf
courses in general. and a pretty lit
tie nine hole course in particular.
Eventually the conversation turned
to certain 1S-hole course close to
the other one.
II always think" commented ono
to the other. that the little nine
hole course is far more difficult than
that 1S-hole course"
Wei. one would expect it to be
So" exclaimed a lady friend who.
needless to say, did not play golf.
"Why?" asked the two men stimuli
taneously.
Why, it is obviously easier to get
little ball into one of the holes
when there are IS. 1t would be
twice as hard when there are only
nI.e!"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
CELERY KING

IS purely vegetable. Brew a family
supply tonight-give the children a
cup. It's gentle laxative-good for
sick headache. bad breath and sallow,
pimply skin.-Adv.
apr10-19-May 1-15-22
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22

Court and acquits herself well. There
are frequent challenges in this court
and she has been saved the embar
rassment of sitting in vice cases by
friendly challenge, either by the state
o. defense. Mrs. Weber was drawn
in Windham and did not ask to be
excused when she appeared to quail
fy. She believes r woman has the
qualifications for jury duty and
should not shirk the responsibility.
Waldo county, particularly the
Penobscot Bay region. expects big
tourist season. Maine had 10000
this summer. At Dark Harbor many
cottage owners who went abroad last
year or who have not been there for
several seasons, are expected this
year, while many new ones are al
ready making reservations. Sii
Auckland Geddes with Lady Geddes
and their household will again sum-
mer there as for the last three sea
i, sons and in all probability every
available house and cottage will be
occupied.
When the class of 1928 in Brown
University Is graduated next month,
its members will scatter to all parts
of the country and even beyond the
nations borders. But lone it is like
ly. will go as far from home to be-
gin his education in the world as
Theodore Barton Akeley of Pressure
Isle. Starting from this country two
months after he receives his degree.
Mr.. Akeley will cross the ocean to
England. then go to France and 50
by easy stages to Cairo, Egypt,
where early in September he will
enter upon his duties as a teacher
OF English in the American Univer-
slty at Cairo. He expects to remain
there for three years.
After ia years Of constant service
the old Lincoln schoolhouse in Wis
casset, Me, will be abandoned with
the last day of the public school in
June. At that. the old structure is in
excellent condition and good for many
years more service if it were needed
This fall the new $4,000 high school
building will be ready for occupancy
which will make it possible to house
all pupils of the village schools in
| that and the present high school
building, and so have them centcred
at one point in town. The old brick
schoolhouse was erected in 1909 by
Lincoln lodge of Masons-third in the
State-and the old Wiscasset Acad-
envy Society. The top floor was used
by the lodge and the lower floor by
the academy. When the academy
went out of existence many'years ago
the town took the lower floor for a
rimary grade school. Later, about
Is years ago. the lodge erected new
building and the town then took over
the entire structure for school use
T. is one of the oldest buildings in
Maine in actual use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22

While one authority declares the
Government statistics show the use
of narcotic drugs is decreasing the
warden of Sing Sings says it is in
creasing as far as the inmates OF
prisons are concerned and that when
released the drug addicts return to
their drugs, no effort having been
made to cure them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22

Bryan says he is a busy man what
with having to keep the Democratic
party straight and seeing to it that
prohibition is enforced and defend
ing religion. Hasn't he bitten off
rather more than he can chew?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22

Evidently France as we'll as Great
Britain feels that Andrew Bonar
Law will be sadly missed from the
British helm. There is confidence in
the mans sincerity.
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Home Made Family
Tonic for Spring

The best Spring medicine you can
ta'-, to drive GU. the Winter impure
ties and put your liver and bowels
in perfect condition costs but a trifie
and can be brewed at home just like
ordinary tea
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Where HS Got Gold

Maybe you remember when your
favorite newspaper used to come 10
you in a rather damp condition.
Formerly 1t was necessary to wet
the paper before 1t passed through
the press, in order to get a good i'm
preston. In those times the story
was told Of Lord Melbourne meeting
ar English editor who had attacked
MIN in his newspaper. The editor
was well bundled UP ana remarked
ne mad severe cold. "That," said
Melbourne, comes of lying on damp
Sheets"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-22
LEWIS A. BURLElCH, h
ATToRNEy.AT.LAW
243 Water st. Augusta NJ
Oct Atl

US Of their children Is and 70 ~
them in regard to defects 50 tnM
can be corrected before they oeV'
of serious nature.
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A Struqal4

StFU90T0
Dobbins-I hear that yo,r d.ush
ter's married a struggling yonne
man. '""e
Jot bfns-Well, yes, ne cid sting
gre, on: he couldn't get away.--Edin-
nurgh Scotsman.
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Odd Fellows Hall

ASYLUM LODGE. NO. 70. /. o. o. r.
Regular meeting Friday evening at
s o'clock. Rehearsal Of 3rd degree.
Friday, May 18th.
IRVING Is. PACKARD. N. G.
ELLIS e WALKER. Secy.
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Eastern Steamship Lines /
Boston and
Portland Line

xxf11ss, 1ASsEMoxt An
11II0HT sEHv1C1
6f11lIsHfP 1AHsoii ). SvisS
Steamers leave b. DaynStt 1sihi
Leave Portland, Franklin. VIII
Estate PIER. Tuesdays, Thursday d
Saturdays at P. NJ.
Return-Leave Boston Mondzr
Wednesdays and Fridays At tP.N
At. Boston connection Is made n
the Metropolitan Line express freifi:
and passenger steamers for New Yea
and points South and West.
MAINE sr1A1eS1n INN ]
POOx1AH0, NEW, YORK I3I11I4
SERVICE
Direct freight service between HM1
land and New York is resumed I'D
the new State Pier. Portland. Ne
Through rates and direct tfack sS|
nections with Maine Central and Giiil
Trunk Railroads.
TEE. eeOO
Il. A. CLAY, supsriataSiet
1fan1S1 Wharf, 8egt1
Ssfsl - sa7rn6S1111
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With coal coming in almost faster
than it can be handled Bangor deal
ers are loking for orders rather than
turning them down for lack of supply
The summer price has been fixed at
s15.75 for pea and nut. sl625 for egg
and stove and SLIPS for soft coal
with two per cent. off for cash. The
dealers expect to get a full supply
this season.