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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
NEPROPUsTf RIDITELE.
DivSrnici uSitelskeho Gstavya
stoji pfi DR.. McCilvreym.

Columbus, O., %. lnora. FL
nancni vybory senatu a sn6mov
ny, jez vcera daily ma vedomf,
re neodporuci povoleni zad-
nych pen6z pro ucitelsky Il
stav v Kent, nebude-li DR.. J.
E. McGilvrey propulsion, obdr-
zely dnes sdeleni cd sboru dI-
verniki zmin6neho lstavu, re
nemaji v umyslu podniknouti
|takovych kroki.
v prohlaseni vydanem zde,
D. C. Wills, hlava Cleveland
| ske federalni reservni banky a
pfedseda 'sbcru yi1verhfkdi pra
vii, ze on a ostatni clenove jsou
presvecdeni O "bezlhonnosti a
schopnosti" DR.. McGilvrey-ho
a re 'snemaji umyslu vzdati
Sc sve muznosti ucinenim ne
echo, CO by znamenalo opuste-
nj muze a smernice, jez povzne
lsly ucitelsky 1stav v Kent v
prvni radu Skol toho druhu v
cele zemi." Wills rovnez pro-
hlasil, ze DR.. McGilvrey stal Sc
"obeti pomluv".
Dnes predsedove financnich
vyborn senatu a sn6movny for
maine uvedomili guvernera o
! SVEN jednani, ale tyz nenazna
Gil, jake stanovisko zaujima v
teto veci.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
SMRT Ma SABOTAz v PORURl.
FRANCOUZI ZATKII Gel OU POIICu
We DVOU MESTECH.
NEMECKA VLADA PODNECUJE PRY BRANNE 20
VSTANf v OKKUPOVANEM UZEMf.

Koblenc, 90. iinora. Trest
smrti jest predepsan pfipa-
dech zeleznicni sabotaze, jez
by molly pfivoditi ztratu zivo-
til tresty ma mnohe jine pre-
stupky jsou znacne zvyseny
We dvou ordinancich pfijatych
ones mezispojeneckou poryn-
skou vysokou komisi.
Nektere trestI We starych
ordinancich jsou znasobeny az
800 a ma cetne prestupky jest
urcen trcst petileteho zalare a
5000 marek pokuty.
Essen, %. lnora. Vsichni ne
mecti policiste v Bochumu a
Herne, zatceni dnes okkupacni
armadou, byli pfevezeni dale
ko cd svych domovskych NEST.
Francouzi dnes rovnez zabrali
policejni hlavni stan V Reck-
linghausen a zatkli diva tired
Milky. Sd6luie Sc, re nemecka
policic tamt6Z bude roZpuSte-
ma.
Francouzi vpadli do schGze
riditelstva Balcke-ovych stroll
nickych zavodG V Bochumu a
zatkli sestnact ufednikG, me-
ri mimi vrchniho riditele. Del
nici okamzite vysli ma stavku
pozadujice propusteni zatce-
nych muzt.
Londyn, %. unora. V ddsled
cich vyjednavani 5 Nemci V Ko
line mad Rynem vcera, briticke
lirady vyrozumivaji, re doslo
k dohodnuti, die nehoz Fran
couzi mohou vypravovati deset
Nlaku denne brltlckym pa
smem, aniz by nemecti zrizen-
ci stavkovali neb pachali W.
trznosti. Zdali tento pocet Via
XII jest uspokojivym francouz
ske Wade, Britove jsou toho
presvedceni, re svizelna situa-
ce Poruri, pokud Anglie Sc ty
&c, byla aspon prozatimne Wy.
jasnena.
DIE depese ku Times Dues
seldorfu, Francouzi uvolili sc
vydati cast 12.OO0,800,000 ma.
rex zabavenych V sobotu, po
kud jich bude pouzito ma w.
platu britickeho vojska, ale X
zadnemu dohodnuti nedoSlt
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01

pfimeri," coz priiato bylo po-
chvalou, avSak "a hlubokehQ
mlceni mluvil p. Harvey n;isle-
dujici:
"Slysel jsem poznamky, ze
kdyby Velka Britanie nebyla
pujcovala spojencum, nebyla
by byvala nucena sama Sc .dlu
ziti Cd Spojenych Statd. Nepo
chybne jest to pravda, ale neni
stejne praydou, re kdybychom
nebyli pujcili 85O,OOO,00O liber
sterlingn Anglii, nebyli by
chom byvali nuceni vydluziti
Sc s4,OOO,0o0,OOO, ktere do
sud dluhujeme a jez ovsem mu
sine zanlatiti?
ITO jest, co jslne ucini'i, co
jsme museli ucinit a soucasn6
jsme Sc vydluzili a pdjtili o.
statnim spojencum dodatec-
nych S6,OOO,0OO,O0O. ma nez
jsme neobdrzeli a neobdrzime
v dohledne dobe ami centu uro-
ku a sami platime ma to 4 pull
proc, znacne vice nez $780,
100000 rocn6.
! "Mimo to, kdyz jsme pdjco-
wall tyto obrovske sunny, ko-
. lektovali .isme cd naseho vlast-
: niho lidu pomoci dani ma nase
! vlastni ucastenstvi We valce me-
, smirne vice. Jest to jiste zaji-
: mavou skutecnosti, re kdyz We
zmete uvahu nevyhnutelne
pense, shledate, re ma peneZich
valecne vylohy pro Spoiene
Staty Velkou Britanii byly
asi tytez, pfiblizne S10.0OO.-
100000 pro kazdou techto
zemi.
"Lidska mysl nemlze 81
predstaviti sumu tax obrov-
skou, ale jsem jist, re nikdo
zde nepopre, re vvsledek stal
"a ty penize a snad. Bdh mas
polituj, "a vsechny t. zivoty.'
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01

k ostatnim pen6zGm,
aniz zdali Francouzi nadale
budou bez zavady propouSteti
zasilky nemeckych papirovych
penez.
Washington, %. lnora. Dal
81 boure Ruhrske oblasti BY
ly predpovedeny dnes fran
couzskym velvyslanectvim, jez
oznamilo, re ma spolehlive in
formace nasvedcujici, re jest
organisovano protifrancouzske
hnuti, iez ma vyvrcholit v bran
mem povstani.
Y prohlaseni dnes vydanem
vyslanectvi pravi, ze n6mecka
vlada jest "a timto hnutim a ze
posila dobrovolniky do Poru-
ii, aby pomahali povstani. z
techto dGvodI Francouzi jsou
nuceni podniknouti move drasti
cke kroky.
Pariz, 20. unora. Francie
setrva We sve smernici v Poru-
ii az do nejtrpcich koncu.
Louis Loucheuer, ministr repa-
raci, v tomto smyslu odpovedel
ma britickou kritiku, ze Fran
Gle Sc pokousi vymoci valecn6
nahrady bajonetem.
We snemovne poslanecke,
kde vyvolal hlucny potlesk,
Loucheuer predpovedel, ze do
sti produktn prichazeti bude z
Porufi behem ctyr nebo pet
mesici, aby zlepsena byla zna-
telne celia ekonomicka situace
We Francii.
Berlin, %. iinora. Mohutna
vlna nacionalismu, rozhodn6
proti-zidovskeho a proti-sociali
stickeho vail Sc pres Nemecko.
Hnuti nabyva silly, ponevadz
vzniklo podezreni v konserva-
tivnich kruzich, re socialiste sc
chystaji vystoupiti proti kan
clere Cuna ms6rnici vzdoru '
Poruri.
Bavorsti reakcionari, vedeni
Adolfem Hittlerem, pravou ru
kou generala Ludendorfa, wy
dali v6era vystrahu, ze dojde
k povstani, dostanou-li sc Gle.
move radikalnich stran k veslu
vlady.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
PRO OsMIHoDINovY PRA.
COVNf DEN.

Madiso1, Wis, %. unora.-
Snemovna Wisconsinske zako.
nodarny dnes sc vyslovila pro
osmihodinovy pracovni den Y
tomto state, kdyz prijala So
proti 38 hlasdm Tuckerovu
predlohu. Predloha tato O.
mezuje pocet pracovnich hodin
v kazdem zavod9. zam9stnava-
jfcim pades&t osob neb vice
ma Oem.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
DRAHE PREDvOLBY.

Belleville, ILL.,, %. lnora. Ka
zdy hlas, odevzdany v tomto
meste pri vcerejsich predvol-
bach stal $50. Vylohy spojene
s konanim predvoleb chilly
800 a tricet pet hlasi bylo O.
devzdano. Cd te dolby, CO die il
linoiskeho zakona kandidati
mohou byti navrhovani pomoci
petice, predvolby pozbyly sve-
no vyznamu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
RUZNOST MfNENf Y SENA.
TORSKE RODINE.

Madison, Wis, %. lnora. -
Pi. Belle C. LaFollettova, v te.
legramu slecne AIDE l.. James.
owe z Pokrokoveho sdruzeni
wisconsinskych zen, dnes pro-
hlasila, ze pine souhlasi" $ &.
celem predlohy nyni pred sena
tenn ma zruSeni milice We Wis
consinu. Senator LaFollette
minuly tyden ohlasil svoji op.
posici proti tomuto navrhu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
PROTI-RECKE POVSTANl.

Bern, Svycarsko, %. unora.
Protirecke povstani v Thrakii,
"a n6hoz doslo jiz k nekolika
ostrym sarvatkam, oznamuje
Sc z bulharskych pramenu.
Organisace Thrakijskych naci
onalistu zahajuje pry vseobec-
ne hnuti proti Recku, kdezto v
zapadni Thrakii vsechno oby-
vatelstvo jest ozbrojeno.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
zELEZNIcNf NESTESTf.

Berlin, %. unora. Dva a diva
Get osob bylo zabito, kdyz do
vlaku stojiciho ma kolejich bli
ze Duerenu vrazil rychlik pfi-
jlzdejici z each \ Porynsku,
die zprav 2 Essen. Podle vseho
vyhybka byla pfesinuta, bud
nest 'astnoY nahodou nebo We
zlocinnem umyslu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
KU KLUxOvE MA POHRBU.

Canton, O., %. unora. - Tfi
a dyacet muzI v "uniforme'
Ku Klux Klanu- -vykonalo dnes
neocekavanou navStevu ma hrbi
tove Forest Hill, ably Sc sltast-
Mill pohfbu Archie 6nlitha, ze-
snuleho zam9stnance okres-
niho cestafsk3ho Gfadu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01

patnact roki, nebot' prave "a.
pocal psati monumentalni kni-
hu o fnosofii, jiz. odevzda po-
tomstvu, ably die nj byl souzen.
Dilo bude pozistavati re tfi
ohromnych svazkn.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
cLEMENCEAU PfSE KNIHU.

Pariz, %. dnora. Georges
Clemenceau patrne zmenil
svai 1mysl odeiiti tohoto ne
klidneho sveta, v n6mz byl tax
vynikajici postavou. Pravil, re
must Sc zdrzeti jeste nejmene
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01
NOVY FINANCNf MINISTR
v cESKOSLOVENSKU.
(Radiogram C.S.T.K.)

Praha, 26. lnora. President
Masaryk jmenoval inzenyra
Bohdana Becku, pfedsedu spra
vni rady Zivnostenske banky,
novym financnim ministrem
Ceskoslovenske republiky.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30
THAT'S OFF TO OLD GLORY"
Hats off to Old Glory

This is a suggestion, reminder
which, because of unpleasant expert
ence with the heedlessness manifest
ed in the past is now being brought
to the attention of the public.
The need of doing this in a COM
munity, than which we do not sup
pose there is a more loyal in all the
broad land, is regrettable.
Apparent Indifference to the ma
tional emblem. neglect to observe the
proper marks of respect when the
flag passes by. is not real. but it is
embarrassing to those whe heed 1t
is not at all creditable, but rather
the reverse. Such heedlcssness calls
unpleasant attention to itself, re-
fleets undeservedly on the commun-
ity.
1t is not asking much that every
man in civilian clothes should stand
and remove his hat, that every
woman should stand at attention.
when the flag is passing. We all will
be glad to pay this slight tribute if
we but think to do so. Not to think
to do so will, unfortunately, be to
our discrcdit, especially now that our
attention has been called to the mat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30
HINCKLEY

Mrs. s. e. Leonard Of Bath IL Wis
ting her niece, Mrs. Royal Went
worth.
Miss Harriet Alexander Of Water.
vile, accompanied by her mother was
III town, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Palmer were
IN Cornville, Sunday, to visit the
cemeteries. where their people are
buried They were callers at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Hefrin.
for a brief time. ...
H. q. Wentworth and son. Royal
Wentworth, were at Wentworth
Pond, May eth.
Rev. George Merriam preached at
the Federation, Sunday afternoon. On
account Of the baccalaureate sermon
at Good Will next Sunday. the Sum
day school will be held at 1880. in
stead of 1880 and there will be no
preaching service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30
WASHINGTON

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Overlook.
who have been attending the Grand
Chapter. Order of the Eastern Star
in Portland, arrived home Friday
evening.
A heavy frost was seen Monday
morning which reached even the
high places and in some localities
froze ice.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Jones of Au-
gusta visited his father, Sanford
Jones of this place Sunday.
Missionary w. e. Overlook has
been visiting his schools for the past
week in York. Cumberland and Sag
adahoc counties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Clark and little
son, Richard, who have been visiting
his mother, Mrs. Minnie Savage. have
now returned to their home in Rock
VILE
Several from here attended the
services on the Mountain Sunday.
conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E.
Tilson OF Belgrade Lakes.
missionary w. E. Overlook went TO
Liberty Sunday where he preached
the annual Memorial sermon before
the F. H. Bradstreet Post, G. A. r.,
No. a..
Mrs. Eva Black has purchased q
new car.
The Crooker-Johnston have added
THAT Good-Gulf Gasoline" to the
equipment Of their new garage.
Missionary w. E. Overlook went to
JEFFERSON Monday to o{ficiate at the
funeral Of Mrs. Hodgkins.
The new equipment Of b. X. ware.
the undertaken, includes an automo-
bile hearse and ambulance combined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30

MAINE cENTkAL RAiIaoss
Eastsrn StsAdAsd Tine
TpAsos 4 1aVvt

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Harmony. 1855 p. n.
LAwistSn, t6.l5 .. N, to16 q. m. ,lo n.
~" Her : Vol ri "a 4 p M ~ um,r
Portland. S.2i .. d. N.iSs = "a.
TO- u Z. a.. Y. 81 p. m. ~ .. h., NM.r
T,33 3. q. go, AS p. m. ia
kockiAad. t0.l5 q. b.. 1875 4. ~. Aox
Sk0vheSAn. C5.00 am. s947 am. 49,
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. m. t2.4 P. m. 1874 p. n. t5.l5p. ! ~
p. n. s1O.4S .. m.
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Wafkrville. tl2.4S I. m. lilo a -.
Z. m. $500 . m. %. a an. A tI2.4c % - s
?. m. s3.i2 p. n. f6.40p. m.
sDaily. I Dsily. except Sunday. isuuds,.s
Z Daily. except Monday.
A Will not run after May 5.
B Commencing May 7.
e Except SuAday and Monday.
D. c. DOUGLASS, M. L. HApax
AGA 2s v. P. & Gen1 Mgr. CenI Par =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30
DAVID CORY

Goodness me-" exclaimed Uncle
Lucky after maybe mile, we're no
sooner out OF one Ak than we're in an
other and no sooner were these words
out Of his mouth than the Luckymobile
ran into big ball that was hanging
from tree. The ball looked Just as IL
it was made of gray colored paper. and
from it came queer buzzing noise,
like a spinning top, and oh, dear me,
the next minute, swarm of hornets
flew out all around the two little rab-
bits. and one great big ugly one stung
Uncle Lucky's dear old wedding stove
pipe hat.
Don't stop" cried the old gentle
man rabbit. not to the hornet of course,
but TO the little bunny and pretty soon
the Luckymobile was far away from
these horrid hornets.
Thunder and lightning" exclaimed
the old gentleman rabbit, nov, what
next, / wondcr?"
All Of sudden. just like that, q
voice began to sing:
Now I am free to sing in the trees.
Ira. la, la. ira, Ia, la, la, la.
Yes, I'm as free as the sweet smelling
breeze
Free as the butterflies; free as the
bees
Aid III, Id Id, ira Ia, Ia III
and pretty bird, carrying a gold cage
in her bill perched on the brim of dear
Uncle Lucky's wedding stovepipe hat
and bending over, looked into his eyes
i mean his goggles, for the old gen.
tleman rabbit always wore goggles
when automobiling.
That's very sweet song" he said
with a smile. but what are you doing
with vonr capc 80
IF you promise not to tell, I'll ex.
plain she answered. Tonight I'm
going to hide it away so that no one
can ever put another bird in it. Cages
are prisons"
II think SO too" said Uncle Lucky.
and hopping out of the Luckymobile, he
dug hole in the ground and buried
the cage. which SO pleased the little
bird that she told it to me this morn
ing when I opened my window.
Copyright 1923. David Cory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30
Explorer Penetrates
Hffnalayas, Attempts
Enter Forbidden City

Calcutta, May ia. p. MALI
DR.. Hugh McGovern, the %
Buddhist priest who reeentiy
ceeded in penetrating the M'M
greatest rampant Of mountaihs N
Himalayas, behind which iles ~
forbidden city of Lhassa, nag -
returned to Darjeeling after Dave.
been arrested by British fronueI "
thorities for violating Tibets asS
ground. The doctor reports tnss
his attempts to get into LnaM I.
and his four companions suuef a
tense privations and exposure =
snowclad mountains, when ~
feet higher than the hisheSt psa''
the United States.
After battling with snowsMs
day and night, and being con ~
more than once to rstrac> nn ~
McGovern at Hanea was eenins ~
with q strike of his Servants, n
refused to go further. He nag ~
beat them into submission 4.
they would resume the journey ~
kept his ultimate destinat,ee ~
from his companions, fearins n
would desert him il they Knc NJ
distance and tho hardships: vw.,.u
desolate mountain pass OF AZ
the Irish prelate revealed ~ nj
jeetive. Only under compuiA, .tsssg
his companions continue the "'S
with him. -,
To avoid detection by the ~. III
cal Tibetans, DR.. Mc0cvern cssS ~, 4
hair and painted his whole ~ ~ ~ ~
as to look like a native. inu n
guished and attired in the dlss' .sIs
peasant. he played the role o.
and cook. After many weeAs NJ
ing experiences and reverb. y
finally reached Lhassa. only 70 sc 4.
pretended by the Tibetans. m n
dered his immediate depol!a .,:vs II
is now with friends in Dar1eeius
will soon leave for England. \
An American who Is plan1nsy st
enter Tibet is Captain Mefl " lib
of Seattle, Washington. Arms1 EN-
from the American in
and permits iio .3ti Il
Chinese Government, La Voy o.. n
Of American scientlsH,. o.
explorers will leave India late Ia
fall and proceed directly to L.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30
CHINA

SOUTH-Bry:n Bruce and wife and
Scott Fisher and family of Augusta
were guests Friday of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Bruce.
Mrs. Lena Stanley returned from
Portland tic last of the week.
Mrs. Charles kcon and Mrs. Charles
Stanley were in Augusta on business
Saturday.
Mrs Bcrnice Lovcjoy is visiting her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fl. Whitehouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Plaisted and little
son were calling on relatives in
Weeks Mills on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Whitehouse and
Mrs. b. +. Lovejoy were visitors Sun
day at the home of F. H. Sanborn.
Friends of Mrs. Emma Haskell Of
Augusta are very sorry to learn of her
recent illness and hope it will be of
short duration.
l.. w. Drake and family of Albion
were calling at the home Of II. White
house on Sunday.
Friends of Mrs. Jennie Coffin were
very glad to meet her again and well
come her after her long absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Bruce were BUSH
ness callers in Augusta Saturday.
Robert Hallowell is sick with a Sc
we're cold.
The Farm Bureau meeting was held
Saturday at the library. Two freless
cookers were made under the direction
of Mrs. Peck of Winslow and Mrs.
Richardson of Benton.
Friends of Mrs. ]. II. Holmes are
glad to see her out again, after her
severe illness.
The next meeting of China Grange
will be held AT G. A. +. han on
Wednesday. May 80. The exercises of
Decoration Day have been taken over
by the Grange. In the forenoon will be
tie regular Grange meeting. Dinner
will be served at noon with the G. A. Il.
and w. r. c. as guests. The after
noon will be given over to the Memo
rial exercises. The speaker will be At.
torney General Ransford Shaw.
On Saturday, June 5. Prof. Newman
OF Colby College will deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon to the Erskine Acad-
envy graduating class at the Friends
chapel at 1890 A. NJ
Sunday. May 81. the Memorial serv-
ices were held at G. A. r. hall. The
Memorial sermon was delivered by
Rev. S. NJ. Thompson of North Wind
sor.
The senior reception Of the gradual
ing class of Erskine Academy will be
held at G. A. r. hall June l.
II. Whitehouse was a business caller
in Waterville on Saturday.
The Joint meeting of Winslow, Vas
salboro and China School Union will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30
SCHOOL AND CITY ACCOUNTS

A much needed job appears to
have been done by Auditors Roy L.
Wardwell, representing the Board of
Education and John S. Everett,
representing the city in their inves-
tigation of the accounts of the City
of Education. While the investiga-
ton reveals confusion in methods of
accounting and absence of compari-
son between the accounts of the two
bodies nothing is shown to indicate
any other improperly in the handl-
ing of the funds.
The report establishes first, the
amount which will have to be raised.
something over $4,000 OF that
around $1,000 will be for the City
Government to appropriate and the
balance of about $4,000 is for the
school meeting to raise.
The auditors found an approx
mate difference of S964O between the
city accounts and those of the Board
of Education when all the accounts
were corrected. In addition to this
are some $4,000 in bills contracted
prior to March 31st. 1923, not in
cluded in the report of the Board
of Education, according to a custom
which appears to have prevailed for
the past 16 years These are mostly
expenses of the month of March but
include some from January and
February.
1t appears that under the system
which has been used the City has
since 1917, appropriated fixed
amount to the school board and
withheld any amounts in excess re-
ceived from the State. or in event
of receiving less the city has made
good the difference. The total of
such sums withheld amounts to ap-
proximately $1,000 which the audi
tors find the city now owes to the
Board
At the end of the year. March 81,
1908, the first year of the existence
of the present form of school ad-
ministration, there was a difference
between that and the city govern
ment of about $1,000. This came
about because the Board asked for
$4,000 from the city and expended
on the assumption this would be
granted. whereas the city appropri-
ated but $50 600, together with some
small credits not acknowledged in
the report of the Board
Had this discrepancy been then
brought to attention much annoy
ance would have been avoided. With
the increase in expenditures as the
years went by the bills for March
have naturally increased and SO the
actual deficit on March 31st has in
creased until it has reached the
present proportions. Evidently
better system of accounting will i'm
mediately be established.
The character of the accountants
who have audited the accounts and
the unanimity of their report should
contribute to the public's peace of
mind respecting this situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30

Just why Henry Ford Should de-
serve unstinted praise for loaning his
money to the city of Detroit at four
Der cent. when other money lenders
we're charging ~ and per cent.
Isn't clear. Either he wishes to con-
Ter a benefaction on Detroit or else
has money which he wishes to lend
On such good security at four per
cent. 1t does not appear the prices
charged by the other money lenders
were higher than the prevailing rates.
Such small reduction in the interest
rate is hardly gift from the richest
man in the world to the city of his
honne,~a benefaction of tremendous
Importance. However, it helps, and
Detroit doubles is glad he did it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-30
Editorial Comment
Armaments and Debts

L
1t appears that the strongest argu-
ment that, for many weeks, has been
advanced against Americas particle
patton in European affairs is furnish
ed by William G. McAdoo in his as
sertion that, enormous as are the
debts Of nations in Europe, if their
land and sea ornaments were elimin-
ated and the personnel employed in
item were to direct their efforts
along constructive lines Europe's in
debtedness would be wiped out in
generation.
If Mr.. McAdoo is right, Europe's
burden is traceable to it's refusal to
save itself by concerted action that
will make the elimination of arma-
Elents possible. The fact that Euro
peari nations block their recovery by
clinging to excessive ornaments and
militarism proves the wisdom of the
Harding administrations policy and
dealing.