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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
MINUTE MEN OF THE cONSTI-
TUITION

The setting of one group to regu-
late other groups is proposition
which does not appeal strongly to
those who have had experience with
such ineffectual method. However,
that group, THE Minute Men Of the
Constitution" which General Charles
c. Dawes is endeavoring to form, will
if successful be sufficiently inclusive
to exempt it from the ordinary group
limitations. The principles it es-
pouses ought to have the support of
a very large ajority of American
citizens.
Its avowed purpose is to put loyal
ty to the government and to the
community aboye group or bloc int
crest. 1t would insist on putting
these democratic principles into
effect. on holding up a standard
which toA frequently is trailed in the
dust by conflicting grceds. 1t ought
to serve to incite ambitions with
nobler motives than the getting Of
money, than in advancing the ma
terial intere. IS Of the individual, than
in bctfaying the welfere Of the com
munity to further the selfish aims
of. Il group or bloc. If it may exert
at this time an appreciate influence
to these ends it will be eXemplifica-
ton of the spirit Of the Minute Men
never more needed since the days of
Paul Revere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
A MATTER OF SCHOOL BUSI-
NESS

II one is to live up to popularity
evidently one must be at ones best.
II Augusta is to retain the popular
fly which she now enjoys with
educators in other States, who US
Ially come here when looking for the
best available material in school
teachers, she must have the fruits,
schools, to show for it. She has
been very lucky and otherwise
favored when securing those to take
the places of those called away. She
has undoubtedly been indebted to
excellent judgment and much UNI
selfish endeavor on the part of those
actively interested in keeping up our
schools. We hope she will con-
tinlie to be so favored. but would it
be wise to depend on. luck or what
ever that may be which has wrought
SO well for the Augusta schools?
That is an important and a press
ing O.. question. 1t soon must DE
answered. The principal of 'our
High School, Mr.. Quimby, has been
offered a large increase in salary to
go to Connecticut. He has been very
successful here. The community and
the pupils have confidence in him.
We understand he dislikes to
move away from Augusta but
cannot afford to let the opportunity
pass The question which presents
itself and demands an iHnmediate
answer is whether Augusta can af-
ford to let him go.
The community to which he would
70 is not much larger than is Au-
gusta. Presumably Augusta as well as
Manchester, Connecticut. can afford
to have him, especially as it is under
stood that he would remain for less
than he would get by making the
change The salary for which he
would remain is said to be no larger
than that paid in several other
places, in Maine, which are not as
large as Augusta, Houlton, for in
stance.
Under such conditions would it be
good business to let him go? Would
practical employers consider it good
policy in their respective businesses?
Surely none of these can be any
more important than our schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
COMING EVENTS

MAY May Waldo teachers convection.
Nav as' 4-ll"Nation Tree Planting Week;
May 5-Mainc high schools entertained
by M Club. L. of N.
MAY G-Sept. 9-Daylight saving time.
May e-sept. s--Dayight saving time,
Westbrook.
May I -Kennebcc Baptist Sunday
School convention, MaterVille.
May l0-Fcnobscot Teachers conven-
ton. Bfngcr.
Max 11-Kenncboc Teachers conven-
ton. Augusta.
convention Augusta.
May l2-DayAghl saving time, Rock
Nav l3-Mothers' day.
MAY l5-l6-Grand Lodge of Maine OF
X. of F. annual session. Lewiston.
May 1S-Oxford Teachers convention
MAJ o' ilsIKsnnebec County Sunday
School Association. annual conven-
ton. Methodist church. Monmouth;
May lS-20--Maine state spirituaiist
Association. Augusta.
MAY 24-25-Siate convention Maine
Federation business and professional
women's clubs. Bangor
May 25-Westcrn Somerset Ie2chefs
convention. Solon. ~.
May 25-36-Maine Federation of Bust
ness and Professional w omen ,
Clubs, State convention. Bangor.
Nav 30-Stato convention United Ma
tonal Association of Letter Carriers.
Bath. ..
juno 1-saco Valley Teachers conven-
ton. Hiram.
June I-2-Mane Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION. fourth convention. Au-
June 5-7-Mainc and New Brunswick
Medical Societies. Bangor.
June 7-s-Maine Library Association.
Tune ne" is-i3-p. A., /. 0. 0. L, annual
council meeting and field day. Rock
land.
June l2-1 t-United Baptist convention
of Maine Bangor.
June lS-l4-Malne Department. G. A.
K. and Auxiliaries. Augusta
June l7-20-BatcS commencement.
July 3-4--Firamens muster Rockiand.
Aug. 15-22-Maine Christian Endeavor
summer school. Y. Nj. c. A. Camp.
winthrop Center.
Aug. 2l-Alaine Pathological Society.
50th anniversary. Highmoor Farm
Monmouth.
Aux 22-24-New England Grange Lee
turors' Conference. Amherst, Mass.
Aug. 2o-Ncw England Fat Men C!up.
annual meeting. Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
PITTSFIELD

Capt. and Mrs. w. L. Ross were
visitors in Bangor Friday.
Mrs. p. d. Perry left Friday for
a visit in Andover, Mass.
Frank Thompson returned Satur-
day from Boston. where he had
been an business.
Arson Crowell was business call
er in Bangor. Friday.
Mrs. Ethel Clark and Mastar
Richard Clark were visitors in
Skowhegan, Friday
Carl Pierce was il - >" -, ~
day for the day.
J. Il. Manson of Hartland. was in
town Friday. leaving later for East
Newport on business.
f. NJ. Fairbanks and Allie Atwell
were in Bangor Friday, where they
attended rehearsal of Armah Tenn
pie Band.
Miss Mary Rhoades passed the
week end in town with her parents.
Miss Rhoades is student at Mason
Institute.
The senior class at Maine Central
Institute will present its annual
class play on Tuesday evening. May
list, in Union Hall. They will pre-
sent the comedy. WHEN . Teller
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL nAlLnoAo
Eastern Standard Time
YsAtNs Lave Auat,SYA 70
AVE AUGUSTA Fo0

800 An. y. I'd |. M a fi24o >. m, fs.ss es
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Bath. fs.i5am.. 10 80 am. iio.ls q. n Nm
Belfast. t947 q. m. t2.5sp. m.
Boston. S3.21 q. m. is q. M, 1913 = =
80 IS .. m. t2.54 p. M. 1874 p. m. t40s -
Cal calsIs. Pas q. m, yts.naa.An2Aop >. :.
Dover Foxcrcit. c6W Z. n.t1.1 :. :.
Gardiner. T3.21 q. m. 1918 Z. -, 1o.14 = =
$40. IS am. t2g4 pm. 1894 2. y. ti.06 ) D.
1918 .. M, Il SO p. m. sl04s p. n.
HalioweM 10. IS .. m. te.3e q. M. SOL
rs 2. % slo.g ;. N. '''' p H. ''' ..
Harmony t2.58 p. m. 81
Lewiston, tells a. m. 1886 a. m, il0.lSas
"A. O5 D. M. 40. 4S p. m.
New York. 1874 p. m. TAOS p. m.
Portland. 1921 a. M. 1915 a. m. tesea. =.
i7.32 .. m, siO.4s p. m.
Rockland. f6.15 4. m, 1885 .. m, Ho5p
Skowhegan. C5.00 am. s9.47 am. t2SrS
So Gardner. f6.15 q. m. 1926 q. n. li6n
a. m. t2.54 p. M. 1874 p. m. ISL, ,. m. Nn
p. m. slo.4s ?; n.
Waierville. tl24S q. m. lilo 4. m. t2s
a. M. $500 m. *9.7 am, A tl2. 40 pm, ~
D. m. IS. IL p. m. t6.A0p p. m.
aDaiIy. Daily. except Sunday. Sunday sSl,.
Daily. except Monday.
A Will not run after May ..
3 Commencing May z.
c Except Sunday and Monday.
DC. DOUGLASS, NJ. L. HARRIS,
200 q. " " :. rc-1 Mr.. Gent Ps.s. Ases..
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Mo Wonder At All

(Thc Republican JournaD
More than four years ago, fourteen
men we're found guilty OF haVlils
consprcd to keep the price OF hsh a.
/ high level by means of a company
known as the Bay State FlshihS
Company and described in the cour,
proceeding as being the fish trust,
These men were all of consldefanie
prominence They were ofiglnails
sentenced July 8. 1919. Five OF lheiii,
the organizer of the company ana
four Of its officers, We're sentenced
to serve II months in jail ana 10 pay
fines of $1,000 each. Nine others
were sentenced to 6 months IN jan
and to pay fines of $500 each. Every
known legal device to stay the en-
ecution of these sentences mas neeh
so successfully employed that II va
NOT until the second day or. lhis
month that they were imprisoned. IN
the face Of this slow ADMINISTRATOR
* Justice and scores of others anu
having in mind tho entire failure o.,
Justice in the Herrin tragedy ana
The Bastrop tragedy, is 1t any won
der that trusts are defiant ana lha'
tragedies become moro frequent:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
CLINTON

The meeting Of the Arcana Club
postponed from Tuesday, April ~
will be held on Tuesday P. NJ, at the
home of Mrs. r. B. Runnels.
Abbott McKenny came Saturday
to pay week end visit to his mo-
Their. Mrs. Bina McKenney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Jennings OF
Waterville were visitors Sunday At
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole L
Gerald.
The following persons are appoint.
ed delegates to represent the BaptA
sunday School at the kennebse
county convention to be held in Wat
crville. May I. Mrs. Frank L. Best
Mrs. Fred Walker. Mrs. LleweHN
Decker, Mrs. Arthur Holt, Ms
Frances Crockett.
Because of the rain the Pine Tres
Lodge. I. 0. o. F., and Laurel Lodse
OF Rebekahs postponed attendance q
the Baptist church on Sunday morn
ing. Instead of the anniversary SER
mon to the orders. the pulpit was oc-
cupied by Mrs. Clifford. OF Spring.
field, Mass, a worker in the interest,"
OF the Vocational Bible School AS
ISOLATION. Mrs. Clifford also spok.
during the Sunday Schol hour. =
good sized congregation was present
and the words of the speaker wers
OF much interest to all:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
oulETING MIDWEST NERVES

In this hullabaloo about the World
Court some of the mid western folk
are giving good imitation of
credulity--or is it the real thing?
A telegram from the Governor of
Missouri to Senator Lodge tells of
shout five hundred thousand Repub-
licans in that state trembling In
apprehension lest they be cozened in
to supporting something in some
way related to the League of Nations.
Actually they must have leen talk
ing, Hiram Johnson, Jim Reed and
Bob LaFollette seriously. They be-
gin to see things at night before
e<en the dusk begins to fall. If
someone should drop a butter dish
they would dive under the bed to
save themselves from the bogeyman.
such state of mind is especially
deulorable in Missourian who
additionally insists on being shown.
Ono with no calmer nerves may
SCARCELY bear the horrid sights of
revelation after a night Of Jim Reed
Nightmares. However. Senator Lodge
writes a soothing letter and it is
ferIently hoped the Missourian pulse
may return to normal. This letter
sivhs assurance that due care will
be Exercised. The Senate will con-
slider the matter. Trust the Senate
for. that, not to miss any such an
opportunity to be heard. Reed will
havs his chance. His staccatic
expdetives will be broadcasted over
the. rolling praries and the anxious
Missourian may puff his soothing
corhcob while listening. With all
the3e safeguards against inter-
national peace all must be well.
With Quieted nerves the Missouri
ian. should read this from Senator
Lodges answer: .
,"1n the plan now before us, the
permanent court of international
Justice is not to be formed by the
nations Independently. but is to be
thes court already elected by the
council and assembly by the League
Of Nations, and this fact, as is al
ready obvious, will lead to much
discussion and it will have to be
deciaed whether the Senate will as
a4ny to accepting the court as pro-
po1ld and chosen by the League.
The secretary of state, in his
letter accompanying the Presidents
MeeSeGe, recommending our parti-
cap0iont in the court, proposed GER
TAIN conditions to be appended to the
resWution to be passed by the Senate
IN ving their advice and consent
20 ne signature of the protocol or
stAtete creating the International
ccuH. These conditions must in
ctuos a declaration of the refusal OF
Inc emitted States to join the League
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
Tuesday, May I, 1923.

n don't like people who are contin-
ualiy thinking about money and con-
kinually talking about money. Money
Isn't life; money is only a by-produet
Of life. The main thing, as ! see it,
Il to develop your abilities to the
fullest extent, apply them day by day
with all possible diligence and in.
tsliaence, honestly earn as much as
you can; spend prudentIy and, as
your circumstances improve, more
and more generously and unselfishly;
utilize tho surplus as proftably as
you know how. Then forget the
money end Of life and devote your
mind to useful cffort."-B. c. Forbes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
Is LITTLE J. J4 SsMs R Re-
DAVID CORY

begged the frightened little bunny,
MIR. Wicked Wolf is after me-"
The Big Brown Bear put his Shout
der to the rock and rolled it up against
the door. ''Whew! That was a job!'
he exclaimed and guess it was for the
rock was as big as himself and maybe
bigger.
Let me out! let me OUT" shouted
Mr. Wicked Wolf through the keyhole,
for he couldn't even open the door a
tiny crack because the bear had rolled
the stone UP against it. as tight as
could be.
You stay in there till the Fourth of
July,
Away from the sun and bright blue sky
And maybe by then you will have
grown wise
Enough to wear spectacles over your
eyes,
sang the Big Brown Bear as he and
the little rabbit hoped away. Dear
me! Maybe the bear didn't hop but L
was so excited for fear Little Jack
Rabbit wouldn't get away that my
typewriter picked out the wrong word.
"Gracious me" said the little bunny
after Il while and maybe a mile, Il
guess I'll telephone to my Uncle Lucky
ara lHll nun "liet d Hf'ii N''~'i'N
just had"
SO, hopping into the Hollow Stump
Telephone Booth. he called up "One,
two, three, ring Happy Bell, Rabbitville.
Glover DELI and pretty soon he heard
Uncle Lucky's voice say: WHO is it?'
les me-" answered the little bunny
and then he told the old gentleman rab-
bit what had happened which so eX-
cited dear Uncle Lucky that he dropped
the receiver on his left hind toe-thc
one that had the rheumatism in it, you
remember.
Come over right away shouted
Uncle Lucky, after rubbing his toe
three tfmAs and half and in the next
story you shall hear what happened
after that.
DoyjJ CORY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01

Needs a Friend" under the djree-
ton of Mrs. Lola Louden. teavher
of expression at the Institute. Those
who will take part are. Miss Meri.
deth Blanchard. Clayton Grace,
Kenneth Rich, Mabel Louder, Ma
rion Childs. Bryant Anderson. Jesse
Fuller. Esther Hill and Walter
Timer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Watson, who
passed the winter in Florida, wsr
in town Friday on the way to Their
home in st. Adams.
Mrs. Carl Randlett of Hartland
was among the out of town visiteh
here Friday.
Judge T. A. Anderson was 3 bust
ness caller in Bangor. Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01

Well, before Mr.. Wicked, Wolf found
out who was talking to him., as l meant
to tell you in the last tale, he spied the
tip of Little Jack Rabbits tail just
ahead of him, SO off he ran down the
dark tunnel as fast as he could.
"Oh. dear me!' sighed the little rab-
bit to himself, IL thought Mr.. Mole
would keep him for q few minutes till 1
got away" and the little rabbit chopped
along faster than ever but / guess he
would have been caught if the tunnel
hadn't been so low and narrow that Mr..
Wicked Wolf had to be very careful
end not bump off his head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01

There is something decidedly salts
flying in the sentence of the mayor
of Gary to the Federal prison at At
lanta for a year and a half and to
pay a fine of $4,000 for f1agrantly
violating the prohibition law. 1t Will
be yet more satisfying if he serves
the full term and isn't pardoned out
or reprieved on account of a sore
thumb, the govt, or some other COM
plant of the many to which the flesh
Of even mayors is occasionally heir.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01

A fund of $4,000 may be raised
this spring to purchase Barry Field
in Biddeford for public play
ground. 1t is centrally located and
desirable in every way for a play,
ground. Mayor Drapeau and other
prominent citizens are behind this
project.
The art work which is being done
in the schools of Lewiston is to be
inspected and some of the best sent
to the Eastern Arts Association con-
vention to he held in Providence,
next Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day. The Lewiston and the Port
land schools are the emily ones in
Maine which will be represented.
The birds in this state have been
doing unusual things this past Win
ter according to Eugene Grant Of
Patten, who is considered an author
ity on them. He says he has seen
robins every month for the past
year. Great numbers of crows have
Wintered in the vicinity Of ] tten the
past winter, which is most unusual
Hawks and owls have stayed up
north, also this winter.
In Greenville. one day recently,
Mrs. Kate r. Fleming got the shock
of her life, when she discovered in
the melting snow what she thought
was human hand. She called her
husband, all the neigbors. sent for
two doctors and Il deputy sheriff.
But after the town had been all
stirred up over the possibility of a
murder. the young Fleming boy APP
pcarod and explained it was the paw
of bear he had shot last fall.
Page the Pied Piper of Hamlin.
In Saco theJ report rats in armies.
The poultry of that place is suffer-
ing especially~by the invasion. One
day recently woman in Saco sat
in her window and saw an army of
rodents advance across the field and
charge for her henhouse. Before
she reached the scene Of attack. five
chickens had been killed outright
and about 20 more bitten or other
wise mutilated. Her loss was placed
at $40.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Spencer, Ar
syle, while both past 80 years. are
still active and earning their daily
bread. The work Of Mrs. Spencer is
especially Interesting as she has
spun during the past winter so 1915
pound rolls Of wool and knit so pairs
of stockings besides making three re-
verSible patchwork quilts and on 10
occasions has gone into the Spencer
woodlot, cut, worked and piled
cord of wood a day. Last summer
she and her husband did the entire
excavation and laying of a founda-
ton 2Sx14X7 under. their house.
local man was engaged by one of
Prohibition Director Mays agents to
drive him outpn the Danville road in
search of liquor smugglers. When a
car was observed beside the road, the
deputy ordered his driver to slow down
as it looked to him as though liquor
cache might be located nearby. Short
~ man and woman appeared and
were seen to put a package" into the
car waiting beside the road THAT
looks to me like a can of alcohol" re-
marked the dry agent, adding: Now
We'll go after them" But as they an
preached the suspected car it was dis
covered that the couple were relatives
of the slelth's chauffeur and that the
package they had placed in the car was
a perfectly healthy baby who had been
taken out for an airing while the par
ents gathered few mayflowers.-Lew-
iston Sum-,
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To be Pastor in Ware, Mass.

Rev. Charles 1. Spears Of LivernioIs
Falls Me-, has received TRANSFER
from the Maine Conference OF Me.ns
odist Churches to the New Englana
Conference and been assigned to "a.
Ware. Mass, Methodist church. ~
will assume his duties there May !.
Rev. D. 6. Porteous. pastor OF ~
church there the past three years =
unassigned and will pass the ye1'
studying.
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BELT Asst
B. & P. w. Club Given
Attractive Gift

The members of the Belfast Bus
mess and Professional Club will be
surprised and delighted to learn
that the very handsome new china
Which fills the shelves in the club
room and which has been so much
admired since its arrival. is the git
of its first honorary member, Mrs.
Joseph w. Blaisdell, who has al
ready done SO much for the new
headquarters During her recent
visit in New York. Mrs. Blaisdell
called, at the national headquarters
of the =. q p. w. Club and learned
that the Belfast club. the youngest
in Maine. already has the reputation
of being one of the most energetic
and promising in the country. Mrs.
Blaisdell will have some interesting
things to tell club members at the
first get-together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01
Not Safe to Operate
(Biddeford JournaD

tBIddefOIU JOUTHdIJ
According to Il headline in a
'steencd comtcmp, Senators Lodge
ans Watson are going ito probe the
party feeling on the question OF par.
Iteration in an international court OF
Justice. Judging by the pulse ana
temperature of the party since the
president delivered Lis A. p. speech
a very little probing, unless an anes-
thetic is used, will send the party
into histories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01

Who knows but some of these yes
sells mysteriously disappearing at sea
have been the victims of moral eff
fectiveness" bombs, such as those
found in the Possession of a Boston
man recently arrested?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-01

1.-THE month ends with about a
two-inch shortage in April showers"
Boston Herald-Guess the esteem
ed Herald hadn't received the latest
returns