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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14

Granddaddy Bullfrog was wise
sort of person. He never said much
but when he did speak, he always
said something worth while.
Good morning, said Little Jack
Rabbit, one sunshiny forenoon, as he
stopped beside the Old Duck Pond
where the Old Gentleman Frog was
sitting on a log all day, catching flies
ITS a good morning If you have
helped your mother with her work"
answered Granddaddy Bullfrog.
II have, replied the little bunny
boy. i've polished the front door
knob, fed the canary and filled the
woodbox with kindling".
You're good little bunny boy"
said the wise old frog. when l was
a tadpole, had lots of work to do for
my mother, but it never hurt me. Nc
Stree! and Granddaddy Bullfros
smoothed down the wrinkle in his
white waistcoat and wiped his spec
tacles on a clean piece of meadow
grass.
You said, When you were a tad
pole. Does that mean when you were
boy? asked Little Jack Rabbit. -
"Yes sir-that's what it means, re.
piled the old gentleman frog, snap
ping up fly that ventured too near
the big log.
Just then, Mrs. Oriole from her
nest in the Weeping Willow Tree be-
gan to sing:
up here in my stocking like nest we
swing
My little brides and I.
We are content meath our willow
tent,
To sing as the day goes by.
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MAINE cENTnAL RAJLaoan
Eastern Standard Time
TRAINS LEAVE AuauSTA ron :

Bangor. MAS .. M. n1oa. m. s2.s1ar
f4.55 am. 1925 q. m. sb.42 a. m, tl2.26 .. N
1913 pm, 1911 .. m, t6.40 D. m.
BIZ A.Pts., ill., S m, n 81 am. tl2. 26n I.
Bar Hsxbcr. *2s3l m. t1228p. m,
Bath; te;I9s.m.. 10. ioa.m.. iio.24 q. m. taos
Belfast. C455 an. 1925 q. m, st2Asp M
Boston. 1912 Q. m. 1919 q. m, TO- iear
iI02a a. m. t2.5s .. m. taos p. m. 1889 >. n,
Calais. 81 a. M t12.2e p. m.
Gardiner. 1912 a. M. tel9a. m. 1913 q. m:
1880 p. m. 1875 p. m, S104s o. m. ~
Halioweli, t618 a. m. 1919 a. m, f10Nar
t2.5s p. m. t405 p. m. ISIS p. m. 1899 .. N.
t7.35 p. m, sl0.48 p. m.
Lewiston. 1919 g. m. 1910 m. 1904 an;
New York. 1889 p. m, TAOS o. m.
Portland. 1912 a. m. 1919 Q. m, n. l9s m
1924 q. m. t2.58 p. m, taos pm, SO 8. :
t7.3S p. m. sl0.46 D. m.
Rockiand. t6.i9 .. m, TO- 10 a. m, TAOS a :
Skowhegan, C4.S5 am. 1926 am, i942s. a.
So. Gardner. t6.i9 a. M. ts.is q. M; sloM
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*Daiiy. I Daily. eseept Sunday. Sunday ouiy.
{ Daily. except Mendsy.
: Rssspt Sunday aad Mouday.A
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IS LITTLE r :.tls ek 8 Re-
2 DAVID CORY

saving poodby to Jack O'Lantern and
TIM hiking him for finding the lost
locket, they set out and by ana py
after a while they came to a stately
castle. 80,
lovely princess whose picture the
nrince carried in his locket, you
know, and, as soon as she heard that
he was outside the walls she ordered
the great gates thrown open. Then.
taking the prince by the hand and
Little Jack Rabbit by the paw. she
led them into her beautiful palace
and gave orders that the kind priest
who lived in a cloister nearby should
marry her to the handsome prince.
And, Oh dear me. I wish l could
relate what beautiful wedding II
was. Little Jack Rabbit gave the
bride a blue stone necklace which ne
had bought one day at the Three-inl-
one cent store in Rabbitville some
umpty 'leven stories ago.
After the wedding feast was over
the little bunny boy babe the prince
and princess goodbye and vent upon
his way, and after a while, not sc
very long, he heard little yellow
bird singing:
Little people. feet OF wing.
When you hear the blue bells ring.
You will know it's time to play
In the woodland all the day.
Little people. swift of feet.
When the morn is fresh and sweet,
Frolic underneath the shade
Ere the sun has dried the glade.
Little bird. Little BIRD! called the
1a ko1 Ia ri fe
song so many times that he wished to
see it's pretty form. but all he saw
was a flash of yellow as it disappear
ed among the leaves of the quiet for
est.
Dear me-! sighed Little Jack Rab-
bit, so many times have I'heard that
little bird. and yet it never stops tc
speak to me-. And in the next story
IL you're good, I'll tell you what hap
pened after that.
Copyright 1928. David Cory.
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pride or the sight of someone looting
OF desecrating his Preside, but it would
be risky to assume that he has ar
rived at such balance between emo
items and composure. Assuming he
had, If his neighbor should assault
him with a pitchfork the balance
might be upset. If not then the man
himself.
From time immemorial the ag-
gressor has usually been confident of
success, given little thought to alter
natives and been firmly convinced of
advantages in suddenness of attack.
Are such to apprehend punishment
by an international court in event Of
defeat? 1t would hardly seem so.
and anyhow it may be best to with
hold approval of the plan until we
know more about the details. al
though recognizing to the full the
equity in leaving to the determination
of those who are to fight and pay. In
theory that is done at present. In
eA-Ao guilty tLS " QSCldI Z
war would not usually be exercised
were the government not convinced
the public would support the declara-
ton.
Certainly the Marshall plan could
be of little use unless the public all
along may be kept informed respect
ing the situation, the facts about the
| controversy, the likelihood of war ap-
preaching, the merits of questions in
dispute. But this is something which
should be done in any event, some
| thing which ought to be practicable
to do. In other words we ought right
now to be able to obtain accurate in
formation respecting the situation in
Europe, to appreciate what =. bluff
and what is not; to estimate TIC war
like danger in this move or in that
We ought to have the assurance of
obtaining a judicial decision of an
international court on questions at
issue, so that we might have some
comprehensive idea before taking
sides. Indeed this seems to us most
desirable and which should be made
foundation fer further effort to pre-
vent war.
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The prosperous element of the State
must come to the aid Of the weaker
He sees rural decline a national prob
lem in the solution of which the
whole country Is vitality interested.
He concludes as follows:
Three sentinels of the north-sen-
tinels also in the hearts of all their
children! BY taking thought, the
orth-country states can provide for
themselves increasing numbers. re-
sources and influence. It means FRO
gress against stagnation. 1t requires
organization, as do all great efforts
i'll our time; but progress can be Sc
cured for the effort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14

Stone captured and killed the animal,
AZ pound porcupine. Only q few
weeks ago q porcupine put the cleo
trio light service out Of commission
In another part of the town.
The silent operation of the noe
turnal street sweeper on Auburn's
residential streets 10 meeting with
the approval Of householdsrs, who
were greatly disturbed by previous
racket, the Lewiston journal states.
The new Fordson tractor is rubber
tired and noiseless in operation.
Much criticism followed the bolster
Gus wanderings Of the numbering
motorized street flusher recently.
This too has been obviated.
The pictures Of Har6ld N. Sewall
Of Bath, the new Maine member of
the Republican national committee.
ordinarily present him as q man with
more than an average share of good
looks. The cut Of him which appear
ed In Wednesdays Boston Herald
made him appear like an individual
that 10 being "mugged" for the
rogues gallery with appearances
strongly in favor of the conclusion
that he belongs there-Biddeford
Journal.
The dismantling of the horse
trough opposite the Legion hall.
LIMERICK street, Rockland, marks
the passing Of a famous landmark
In the palmy days Of horse drawn
traffic this was the busiest place
| on the street, and while it still had
| many users it had become a great
nuisance in that vicinity in the win
ter time. when the overflow would
freeze on the sidewalk and almost
block that thorofare. It has been
| moved to Tillson avenue. Hundreds
Of birds which drank there regular
| ly, are very disconsolate.
Labor leaders from outside the
state are coming in and will take an
| active part in the fight for the Forty
Eight Hour law, Benjamin F. Cleaves
executive secretary of the Associated
Industries of Maine, told the members
| of the Portland Lions Club. IF the
campaign was carried on just by our
selves here in Maine, there would be
no fear Of the result, Mr.. Cleaves
continued. Il am sure that the peo-
pie OF Maine would, without inside
influence, vote against the Forty
Eight Hour law at the referendum in
October. Mr.. Cleaves said that the
Forty Eight Hour law was part of a
ten-year program Of legislation which
the American Federation Of Labor
proposed to put through and that is
the reason for the activity Of outside
labor leaders in behalf of the measure
now pending in Maine. THE workers
in Maine have been contented with
the hours of labor and would con-
tinue to be so, were it not for this
outside influence, said the speaker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14
Saturday, July "a, 1923.
EVIDENCE WE HAVE WITH US

When considering problems. when
seeking the truth, 1t is best not to
become so involved In fine spun the
cries as to overlook the evidence we
have with us, the testimony of fact
all about us. This is as true OF the
prohibitory laws as Of anything else.
Surely not all the truth lies in the
llrid accounts Of rum running. Some
OF it may be found in the lives Of our
neighbors, in the affairs of the local
ities with which we are acquainted.
We are reminded Of this by the
comment Of one who has been famil-
lar with conditions in this State and
city for many years, who has attend
ed numerous circuses and whose ca
pacity for observation and ability to
arrive at the correct conclusion are
eminently trustworthy. He said: Il
never attended a circus where every
thing was so clean, as that perform
anoe in this city, Wednesday after
noon. Neither at the show nor on the
streets did hear rough talk, or pro-
family, or see any evidence Of drink
ing. 1t was not always so of circus
day Even when we assumed to have
prohibition in Maine and saloons
were said to be closed, one would not
have to look far for signs of drinking,
indeed it was evident that certain of
the people considered the occasion
warranted them in taking a nip IL
not a ride to the cooler. l saw
nothing of that this year. heard of
no brawls".
Now as to the conclusion. The cit
fzen evidently wasn't looking for per-
lection and apparently was surprised
to find conditions as good as he had.
1T cannot be expected that one gen.
g Grafton can clean up the traces of in
diligence in intoXicants for thousands
Of years or can change the appetites.
and views handed down from the
habits of previous generations and
cultivated by those who sought to
make money out of the weaknesses of
stheir fellows. 1t is being done never
atheless. 1t seems to me very re-
tnarkable that SO much has been ac-
complished. A generation is coming
UP better fitted than are we to con-
stinue this grand work. America has
set her hand to the pillow and she will
hot turn back.
And on thinking it over we find no
Eaws In the conclusions arrived at.
a tremendous task has been under
taken. We are, of course, interested
az;
in how the struggle goes in other
places but we are under obligations
to observe and give credit to the work
=" us.
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Maine Gossip


A4N1
Oh, Maine it Is a broad land,
A wide land and a free;
A land of spreading forests
Where the pines are calling me.
oh, Maine it is a fair land,
A land that to its own,
is calling, ever calling
In the softest monotone.
Oh, Maine it is good land,
A land that seems to say
Come back to me my children,
Oh, come back to me today.
Come back. it seems murmur
That is like a soft reproof,
Come back again and listen
10 the rain upon the roof.
Come back and scent the fragrance
OF the lily and the rose;
Come back and view the sunset
When the day Is at its close.
Come back and see the byways
Where the fathers feet have trod:
Come back to Names dominion
Yes, come back and worship God.
Come, back and bring the stranger,
And with guiding hand,
Just show him all the glory
OF the pine and forest land.
Yes, show him all the outline
OF the hill and of the plain,
And the many shining waters
or the good old State of Maine.
And when his stay is over,
With word or two of cheer.
Invite him without failure
To come back another year.
E. w. McCutcheon. Old Orchard, in
the Biddeford Journal.
People at the seashore resorts, who
enjoy the bathing say that the water
has been unusually cold this season
to date and give as the reason the
fact that there has been coflpara-
lively little hot weather this year.
Portland observatory, after being
closed for three months for the first
time since it was built in 1907, is open
again to visitors. The ancient land
mark is owned by Mrs. Ellen Moody
York, granddaughter of Capt. Lemuel
Moody, the builder.
New potatoes were quoted at IS
cents a peck in the Bangor retail
market Thursday, an ADVANCE of ten
cents over the price quoted Wednes-
day. The advance is credited to the
fact that all of the old. potatoes are
gene and that the partial failure of
the southern crop has made an adj
vance in prices imperative. &
Roads to the summer resorts in the
Bath section will be considerably i'm
proved this year by the use of State
road funds, says The Bath Times.
Not only will the Sabine and Birch
Point roads. in West Bath, =. benefit
frem these funds but the state road
money for Phippsburgh will be ex-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14

Speaking of enlightened selfishness,
an example of what a good thing it
Is may be found in the effort of GER
tain makers Of gasoline to warn the
public respecting the dangers Of mot
oring and giving suggestions on how
to avoid them. Sane and sensible
people will stop burning gasoline on
the highways when, as now seems
probable, 1t may become suicidal to
do SO. The manufacturers Of gaso-
line and engines are wise enough to
see this and are doing what they may
to prevent such conditions. Let's all
help them 10 ti:iH
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Thank you, he cried. Wont you
come home with me7 You can sleep
in our Big Red Barn..
"All right, said the Big Brown
Horse, and he trotted after the little
bunny rabbit boy.
Now. dear boys and girls, while ]
am writing the rest of this story you
may color the illustration to this sto-
ry and send it to me, the Jack Rabbit
Man, David Cory, care Of The Ken
nebec Journal, Augusta, Maine. The
boys and girls who submit the best
colored pictures will each receive as
prize Little Jack Rabbit book, so
do your best, little friends. One lit
tie boy, Hadley G. Perkins of Oak
land, Me-. has won the complete set
of seven Little Jack Rabbit books
Any one of YOU has the same chance
If you are as neat and careful in your
coloring as he was. Those who have
not vet received book, please do not
be discouraged, for many boys and
girls have won prize only after
many trials. Your work IL improving
all the time, and many Of the pictures
sent in are most artistic.
Yours for a story,
DAVID CORY,
The Jack Rabbit Man.
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when will ,yeur little BIRDS learn
to f1y"? asked the curious bunny boy
rabbit.
AS soon as their wings are strong
and we'll feathered". answered the
pretty lady bird mother. 1t won't be
long.
We'll. guess must be going. said
Little Jack Rabbit and away he hop
ped, clipperty clip, lipperty lip, hop
perry hip. until he came to a wooded
hillside, where. beneath q pile of
rocks. Danny Fox had his den. The
little bunny boy rabbit suddenly re-
membered where he was. With a
frightened twinkle of his little pink
nose, he started to turn back, when
all of sudden. quicker than wink
or the bills on the first of the month,
out jumped Danny Fox from his roc
ky bungalow.
Dear, oh, dear me, Now what
shall do? I'm a goner, l know i'll
Know it,! cried the poor little bunny
boy rabbit. Yes, I'm a goner as sure
as sunshine follows RAIN.
stop whispering to yourself"i
snarled the wicked fox. I'VE n good
mind to eat you right now before the
Policeman Deg happens by with his
big hickory stick.
please dol mean please dontI
Oh dear, Oh dear, don't know what
| mean, cried the poor frightened
little bunny, and his pink nose trem
bled and twinkled like a star on q
frosty night.
"Gr-r-r-r"! growled the old fox
creeping up closer and closer, till his
hot breath burned the poor little rab.
bits whiskers. I'm going to eat you
now. Make no mistake about it. You
have given me the slip once too oft
en-.
mo. you're not, shouted a friendly
voice and from behind a clump OF
trees out ran the Old Brown Horse
Turning quickly aroupd, he let fly
with his two hind feet, sending DAN
ny Fox through the air like a hairy
four footed. two cared football.
Now, get away and never come
home, cried the old brown horse
leaning over to see if the little rabbit
was all right. OF course, he was. but
lall a tremble.
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little Pumpkin, lantern, don't burn
out, pray,
Make the Forest Pathway light as
though t'wers day.
footed a small owl as our little bunny
boy with the prince and Jack O'Lant-
ern started off for the Pumpkin
house, as told you in the last story.
And 1t was mighty good thing
that they had the little pumpkin lamp
for by this time it was very dark and
the moon was hidden behind bank
of black clouds.
Well, pretty soon, not so very far,
they all came to Jack OLantern's
house and as it stood on the edge Of
the forest, near the Kings Highway,
it wasn't so dark but what one could
see the road. So the handsome prince
asked Little Jack Rabbit to come
with him to his castle, and, after
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THE MARSHALL PLAN

The Honorable Thomas r. Mar
shall, one time vice. President, once
declared the greatest need in this
country was good scent cigar. This
rs not a solitary instance of his sense
OF humor.
= Now he, in response to the invita-
tion under the Box peace award, pro-
poses a preventive of war. Appar-
!, emily in all seriousness he would have
the decision left to those, who would
'~have to pay for and fig ht the war,
have it made by vote of all men and
women above eighteen years of age.
In his letter to Mr.. Box he refers to
the League Of Nations, declares he
believes In it, that he agrees with Mr..
Wilson that Article X is the heart of
the covenant, that he cannot con-
ceive of authority without power to
enforce that authority. Under his
proposed plan he would have an in
ternational court established consist
ing Of one judge from each nation.
a And he would provide that all who
ordered war without authority and
all who led armies and navies in the
war without authority should suffer
death at the hands of this tribunal.
Quoting from his letter:
Through diplomatic channels, let
the Government of the United States
Nropose to the several nations of the
world that the organic law of every
reivilized people shall be so altered as
0tU provide that no war shall ever be
waged until after the question of the
waging thereof has been submitted to
a referendum of all men and women
above Is years of age, and not then
until sixty days have expired after
the announcement of the result of the
referendum; that all officers. soldiers,
and sailors in the army and navy of
the country shall be sworn not to
leave the territorial land or water Of
the country and wage war until after
the referendum shall have directed
them SO to do; and that every person
who shall either give or obey an order
without this authorization shall be
taken to be an international criminal,
subject to trial for the offense in an
international criminal court; none OF
these changes to become effective un-
til the great Powers and o-thirds
to-.
Mr.. Marshall is considerable enough
to remark that he has merely outlin-
ed the plan. If called upon to fill in
the details he is likely to have a busy
summer. As advice goes it smacks of
the wisdom which admonishes us
! when mad to count tenor il very
mad. 100-before taking action. Uni
doubtedly man pursued by hornez
should be judicious in the selection OF
lotions. but no one has thought 1t
best to stop him while reminding him
OF 1t. Possibly. in process Of time
man may acquire the habit of re-
manning calm and judicial under
. stress, such as that produced by
hornets, the provocation of wounded
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will preach In the Methodist churah
next Sunday morning and will hols
the FIRST quarterly cenfsssaes sundsy
evening.
Miss Myfa A.. Wshber has rctususa
to Aususta sfter passing q few days a
her home here.
Mrs. Il. J. Gilman has feturpad
home after passing a week with Ms
Carrie Hammond at Ocean Point.
II. Warren Foss and family Of Ar.
lington. Mass, have arrived at Their
cottage for the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14
Winners This Week

First prize to the girls, Doris Pol
ley. II. 63 Chestnut street. Gardiner.
First prize to the boys, Henry Wes-
colt, 6, Windsorville.
Honorable mention: Evelyn Jones,
9, Gardiner; Wallace Hart, 9, Angus
ia; Wilma Shepherd, IL. Litchfeld,
R. F. d. 1e; Dorothy Penney, II, Au-
gusta: Robert Drake. 8, Gardiner;
Kenneth Barker. 8, East Vassalboro;
C. Francis Rush, 9. Litchfe!d; Vir-
sinia Tribou. 8, Augusta; Beatrice
Leighton, II, Augusta; Ernest Harri-
man, 10; Walter Vashon, 8, Water
WILLIE; Vivian Black, 6, Gardiner; Ev-
elyn Mentally, IL, Burnham: Robert
Hasson, Z, Augusta; Rena Curtis. z
Gardiner; Roger Williams, IL
Brighton; Lloyd Merigold, Z, Whites
field.
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Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc


Leave Gardiner Tuesdays. Thursday,
and Sundays at 3.45 P. NJ. Bath sd
?. n. (Standard Time) due Boston ths
following morning about A. M
Leave Bath Saturdays only at $40 l.
NJ. for Boston direct. due Boston
about p. NJ.
Return - Leave Boston Foster,
Wharf Mondays, Wednesdays and Sal.
urdays at 6 p. N. daylight Savinr
Time) for Bath and Gardiner. Leave
Boston Fridays at p. n. for Bath
only.
Connection at Bath with steamer for
and from Boothbay HaFbor, Christmas
Cove and waylandings.
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The old, old story. The burden Of
the talk at Lausanne, at London, at
Paris, at Berlin. in the Ruhr, at Hong
Kong-pessibly not at Moscow, but
the meaning is the same-is shout
the welfare. OF humanity? OF the
generations to come? Hardly! OF
dollars, pounds sterling, Of francs and
marks, of this interest or that inter-
est, business or industrial of course.
But If diplomats hold their jobs the
folks at home must get theirs. fl ON
the workman's wage up. Natural
enough. o, yes, but lacking in some
thing, the something which was lack
ing In pre-war diplomacy, since
which there has been much anguish
and loss Of dollars, and pounds ster-
ling, and francs, and welfare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14

Mussolini, premier dictator of Italy.
has forbidden the publication of
"untruthful or distorted news. Pre-
sumably he will assume to say what
is distorted. He has entered on a
periious undertaking in more ways
than one.
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BATH AID BooTK1AY LINE
Standard Tina

Leave Bath Tuesdays. Thursdays
Saturdays and Sundays at $50 A. M.
for Boothbay Harbor, Christmas Cove
and waylandings.
Return-Leave Christmas Cove Tues.
days, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sun
days at 2 p. NJ. Boothbay Harbor s.ls
Five Islands. Connection at Bath with
steamer for and from Boston.