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Evening star., 1923-02-20
FORD ASKS SERVICE
OR WILL BUILD ROAD
Threatens to Haul Own Fuel
From West Virginia
Mines. !
RAPS "COAL BARONS"
Also Declares He Will Develop
Ohio River to Aid Trans
portation System.
RAPS "COAL BAR0NS"
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to Tne stAr o
WILLIAMSON, w. Va. FEBRUARY ~
--Unless the railroads will furnish
us with satisfactory service, 1 Will
build the Detroit. Toledo and lronton
railroad to this section. electrify II
and haul our own coal" This is the
fiat of Henry Ford, made during
two-day survey of the small empire
lie recently purchased in West Fir-
.ripia and eastern Kentucky counties.
The inspection tour ended today when
Ford and a party of experts left for
Detroit. Ford also declared he will
develop the Ohio river, which runs
about eighty miles from his coal
properties, "just as we plan to de-
velop Muscle Shoals and use hydro
electric power to run trains ana IN
dustrieS."
Raps "Conl Bnrons."
Ford raped coal barons,' saying
mines are running only two days
week" He declared the reason for
own the railroads will not furnish
enough cars to the mine centers.
This forces the price up and keeps
it up. The Wall street barons oene-
the dealers at exorbitant rates. They
get their profits coming and going:
A third reason for this policy OF
keeping the railroads in poor cond1-
ton, Of not buying adequate equip
ment and charging exorbitant rates
is that the railroad owners hope the
public will become discouraged with
service and will force the govern
ment to buy their worn-out roads at
a figure which will net them millions
In profits and saddle the already
overburdened public with an extra
load of taxes. Our railroad, the De-
troit, Toledo and Ironton now eX-
tends to Ironton. which is only eighty
miles from here.
Develop Ohio River.
we will develop the Ohio river
just as we plan to develop Muscle
Shoals and >use the hydroelectric
power to run trains and industries.
We will haul coal to Detroit, put it
through efficient by-products coke
ovens instead Of wasting the most
valuable portions in smoke, and sell
the coke at a reasonable figure. When
the railroads are compelled to fur
rish cars so that mines can run five
days a week, it will mean that min
ers' families need no longer suffer
from lack of income. 1t will also
mean that the surplus of labor is
released for work in other industries
where it is needed. 1t will mean, too
the elimination of many small, in
efficient mines and. most important Of
all to the public. it will mean reason
able coal prices. and freedom from
the grasping coal bootleggers."
Evening star., 1923-02-20
STEEL MAGNATE DIES.

WARREN, Ohio, February 90
Wade A. Taylor. prominent Mahoning
valley banker and steel manufactur-
er. is dead at Pasadena. Calf, accord
ing to advices received by Warren
relatives. Mr.. Taylor died suddenly
last night. He was about sixty years
old.
lean Zinc Products Mills at Green
Castle, Ind, and president of the Dol
lar Bank at Niles. Up to the time the
Republic Iron and Steel Company ac-
quired the Deforest Steel and Tin
Plate Company at Niles, he was head
Of that concern. The body will be
taken to Youngstown for burial
Evening star., 1923-02-20
Double Bed
Heavy Sheets

A purchase OF splendid quality
Bleached Sheets that will 20 quickly
lay in q supply now.
Evening star., 1923-02-20

Mems Canvas-back Work Gloves. a
tough, durable glove that's big special.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
YET SkEPTICAL

Ordinarily the American people
would be touched to The quick at see
ing a people bravely meeting their
difficulties and applaud their avowal
to meet their obligations fairly. Yet
we find no evidence of such scnti-
ment toward Germany now that her
chancellor has declared his purpose to
give guarantees in Acknowledgement
of obligations. The cause for this is
not far to seek.
The German nation, so long admir-
ed and respected in the worlds af
fairs, abdicated that respect by its
methods in and following the war.
Whereas, now it is asserting that
Germany can give ample guarantees
it has all along since the war whim-
pered about its poverty and inability
TO pay. Now that it would seem to be
frank it's assumed frankness is re-
ceiVed with skepticism.
Germany has a long, if not a hard
road to travel before she may regain
the confidence which other countries
reposed in her prior to the war and
her contemplate hagglng following
the armiStiCe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
CONFIRMING PRESIDENT HARD.
tNG'S ATTITUDE

The attempt made by Prof. Irving
Fisher to make it appear that Presi-
dent Harding believed in the League
of Nations, as now functioning, but
was restrained by political expedien-
cy from putting his belief into prac-
tice has proved a dud. He had moth
ing to substantiate 1t and the manner
of putting it out after the death of
the President was not exactly in &C
cord with the public's sense of fair
play.
Included in the data which this
charge has brought to public notice
is a letter written by Mr.. Harding
April 10, 1923 in which he urged the
need of divorcing the international
court from the league. lie added: II
thought l did that when | addressed
my request to Congress, but it APP
pears that a good many extremists
have so persistently urged that this
is the beginning of a fellow ship in
the league that the whole situation
has been greatly embarrassed"
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COOpER'S MILLS

Miss Clara A. Ghddcn has gone to
Connecticut. whore she has a position
teaching school.
Miss Mildred Sukerorth OF Canton
Mass, is passine her vacation at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Louise
Sukeforth
Winfield Foster and family of Au-
gusta has moved into the house next
to tho l. O. .. r. building, formerly
occupied by L. T. Hslcr and owned
by l.. W. Bartlett.
Miss Helen Glidden has gone to
Roclliand to enter high school.
Rev. f. A. Davis of Lewiston. who
has been with us over two Sundays,
has left for other parts of the State.
Miss Ellen Smith of Waldoboro, a
former resident of this place. was
here one day last week calling on
friends.
Work has been started on the state
highway from AvorNs Corner towards
North Whiteficld. The work was talk
ell up where it was left last year. op-
posite the residence of George Place
ard the new section will extend as far
as Alden Clifford's home.
r. l.. n. Colby and son Chester are
working at their carpenter trade on
house in jefferson.
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Names Railroad Plans
(BostOn Herald

tbOStOn ltelJIuD
The state OF Maine has a perfect
right to think of its own interests in
its consideration of the railway prob
lem of the nation. What all Ne"
England claims for itself cannot be
denied any one of the six New Eng
land states. The city of Portland and
the officials of the Maine Central
road want to get trunk line into
Portland and to cut out Boston ana
change of cars here for summer tour
lists and freight. The State has
fine elevator at Portland, and the
Grand Trunk has connections which
enable it to use the Maine city for
expectation Of grain when the Cana
dian ports are blocked with ice. An
cnterprisine body of business men in
the city and the State are hard at
work to promote their commercial
and railroad advantages. If the
Worcester, Nashua & Portland dlVl-
sion of the Boston & Maine were
linked up with the Boston d Albany
and the New York Central at one END
and with the Bangor q Arooslook
and the Maine Central at the other,
Maine would have a trunk line or us
own. The Portland Chamber OF Com
mcrce intends to obtain an express
sion Of opinion on this matter from
all similar bodies in the state. This
is enterprising and creditable. But
there is one fact that cannot. and, or
course, will not, be overlooked. Meth
or Maine nor any other New England
state has more than two options IN
this whole railroad question. We
must either go with the trunk lines
or we must unity the roads of these
states into a New England system.
No consolda tons may take place for
n long time but when they do come
the choice will be between those two
alternatives. Neither Maine nor any
other state can obtain a state system
of railroads. The interstate COM
merce commission itself RECOGNIZES
that New England is unit. Maine
is not. Portland is aware OF TINS,
and the Maine members of the Stor-
row committee are on record for pref
erence of New England unificatton as
against trunk line consolidation, II
any changes at all are to be made.
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is THERE NO OTHER WAY?

Evidently the European countries
haven't learned better methods of
demonstrating their wishes than those
employed before the war by Kaiser
Bill. France has been holding army
down in Tie neighborhood of Italy so
that the latter along with other folks
may miss no opportunity to see what
powerful military equipment
France really has. Mussolini has been
pouring troops into Trieste. ostensi-
bly, an army manoeuvre but very con-
spicuous for the eyes of Jugo- Slavia
to observe, at this time when she is
considering yielding to Italy's de-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

1enca, General Wood was hlmSeli q
marty to the plot from FEBRUARY uhlli
August IS. In other words, GeneIdi
Wood stands revealed as having par
ticinated in the silence as long as the
Filiuino leaders were on good terms
with him, and only changed his attl-
tude after the break between them. IL
there had been no break, the plot
would still exist,
According to tho former Secretary
of Commerce. Laeuda, Vice President
of the Banks Board Of Directors,
Governor Wood broke his agreement
with the Board that no confidential
data regarding the operations Of the
bank were to be made public by any
one. If any official in the United
states were to make public the con-
fidentiaI relations Of d bank with its
customers such rs Governor Wood
has made public he would be liable
to criminal prosecution.
The Philippine National Bank to-
day is making money. The t'ilipinns
have made some costly mistakes in
connection with this bank, but what
government has never at any time
made any mistake? Why are we eH-
pected to lie always loo per cent
perfect when other nations arc scld-
ON so? We F'ilipipoS believe we have
profted by our error and in the flu
ture will endcaVor to sec to il that a
safer course Of conduct is followed in
the management Of the bank.
But we are determined that the
peoples bank shall not be closed and
if Governor Wood succeeds in closing
it, the Philippine LEGISLATURE. duly
elected by the Filipino people, Will
open another.
If the Philippine National Bank is
closed Philippine commerce and the
Filipino business men Will be almost
entirely at the mercy of foreign cap
ital. They know only too we'll what
that means. for they were up against
such n condition before they created
the bank. and they were discriminate
cd against and at times completely
helpless.
As to the WHY OF the present cri-
sis in the Philippine Islands please
permit nc to state: The real cause OF
the break between tho Filipino people
ana General Wood is not his failure
to recommend immediate indcpCnd-
cncc. which We Filipinos all ardent
IL desire. but his officially revealed
policy to Systematically deprive us of
important powers Of local selfgov-
eminent which We already possess.
and which we have hccn exercising
since the passage of the Jones law in
1916.
Very respectfully.
ALFREDO SAMSON
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s LITTLE J; A ss2,s R !SA7
DAVID CORY

A soon as the bunny boy felt Ger
tain thnt the giantess was turned IN
to stone. he went over and touclieu
the little bear with his magic Tea ner.
Pint. oh dear me, the little bear dldli
wake IN at all lie just kept on
slecping as peacefully as you pleas,
And when Little Jack Rabbit toncneu
the little monkey and the pig they
didn't wake up either. You see tiie
magic feather had only the power %
turn people into stone or WOOD anu
sometimes into ashes. Rut 1t couldll
bring them out of { spell.
Goodness me-" thought the Ht'ie
bunny, what shall doE
All Of a sudden, the poll parrot WIZ
bod warned him of the wicked giant
css in two or three stories aSo' ~"
into the dining room ana pefciieu oii
the head of the stone GianteSs:
"You must find gold star mower
In the fairies shady dell.
With if touch your friends who SUM
Der 49,,
And they'll waken from the spell,
she chartered. 1.tI,
Jack Rabbit. .,,.oo
inc mast the big giant who had fallen
asleep by this time .ho ood
By and by, not 50 very far she ana ma
tho hunnv came to a fairy dell anu
,fter looking here and there ana eN-
orvvhore Little Jack Rabbit sudden-
" spicd the gold star flower Cat "a
fully holding it in his paw, he sVarteo
back for the house. But oh dear me
Inst as he entered the garden ne NJ
the giant at the great fountain. ~
giant paid no attention 70 mn, n nu
Quickly hopping into the house
Little Jack Rabbit touched his
friends with the gold star flower .i ana
Immediately they awoke from th Ell,
dnan slcep. And next time III tel
Won what they did after that.
Copyright, 1923. DaNld -
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RaiLaoAe
Eastern Standard Time
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA ron

Bangor. t124s a. M. s110 a. m. .231.
400 am, e. - a. m, - AZ a. m. tl2.2s -
t2,f3 pm. s3.lI p. m. t6.40 p. m. w.
BIZ APIS tl2.4Sa.n1. t2 81 am ff2 "a.
Bar Harbo.. 1881 I'M, liz 2sp. m
Bath. 1919 I'M. 70 10 a m. tf02ia A. IN,
p. m. +1O48 p. m 'ios
Belfast. CAS- am. 70 .26 a. m. t243n
Boston - II a. m. t619 a. m. ~ 10
s1024 a. m. t2.jS p. m. tt0j m, I539n
~10f8 p. m. T"r
Calais f2.3l a. m. ti22G p. m.
Dover .Foxcroft. C453 a. m, t2.43 o. m
Gardiner 49, 2 a. m. f6.10 a. m. 10 IA.
st02i am. t2.58 pm. ti0j .. M. t5.l5n
1880 p. m. t7,35 p. m. ~104S p. m. "'
IIdllovcll fG.lJ "A. m. TO- 10 a. M g1DM.
f2.5S p. M. tfGJ p m. tj.1j p m, ij39o@
1875 D. m. #l04S p. III. H.
Harmony. @ - a m, t2.43 p. M
Lewiston. fG.l9 a. m. TO- 10 a. m. EI02.
;4.O5 p. m. 40. As p. m.
New York. $3.50 p. m. t405 p. m.
Portland. 49, II a. m. 1919 a. m, 1913.
;I02i a m, z . p. m. t4.o5 pm. 1880 .. n
Rockland. t5. 10 a. m. 70 10 a. m, +tO;,
Skowhcsan Ci.jJ IN. .2G a. m, So 42a ~
.2.43 pm, $40 p. m. ~
So. Gardiner tJls a. m. 1919 a. m, rh9,
L. IN. Il g p. m. fjl5 p. m. $3.50 p. m ne
p. m. *lOe8 .. m. 10y
St. John. tle.4S a. m. ~
Watcrvillc. tl2.fS a. m, tfI0 a. m ~,
am "a - n, 70. % m. So A. IN .fI2 5sn.
t243 p. m. s3.lI p. m. tJ.40p. m. 49,
fDaiiv. I Daily, except Sunday. Sunday o,I,
T i lily. except Monday.
: Except Sunday and MondsyR
Z. c. DcUGlAGG, NJ. /. HARRIS,
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Now, | hope you remember what
happened in the last story. How the
wicked giantcss had dropped sleeping
powders into the milk, which put the
little bear, the monkey and the pig to
sleep After which she had tried to
kill Little Jack Rabbit with her big
knife and she would have had he not
touched her with his magic feather,
turning her into statue.
Well, there she sat at the head of
the table, a great stone figure with
the big knife raised in her hand. OPP
posite sat the giant smoking his great
pipe, his feet up on a chair He SAID
never word. Perhaps he was afraid
Little Jack Rabbit might change him
into a stone image or maybe it was
tho first time in his life that he really
felt at home in his house, for n little
bird whose nest was just under his
window told me that his wife ruled
him with a rod of iron and had made
his life miserable ever since he had
slipped on her finger a gold wedding
ring as big as n bracelet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
this changed, as changed it could be

this changed, as changed it could be
overnight.
1t has been said that war between
our country and Canada for instance
is unthinkable because in the hearts
of neither is there a wish for war.
but all wish for peace. While it is
too much to expect that our course in
the Philippines will altogether please
them or be altogether wise they and
ourselves will be helped if, while rec
ognizng the difficulties, we endeavor
to see the situation as it actually is
and treat it in a dispassionate, prac-
teal manner rather than by means
of emotional appeals to prejudice for
political effect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

British Rubber Tire Manufacturers
association complains TO the London
Times that American tires are put
ting British makers out of business
The letter to the Times says:
In the light of past experiences
British manufacturers know only lou
we'll that more argosies of these sur.
plus tires will arrive at our ports,
The thing for the government any
the public to reflect upon is that u
only 100000 of these tires are un.
loaded in this country there VIII o.
a full years work less for S5OO BIZ
fishers"
And yet Great Britain refuses ~
adopt the equivalent of the Fordnes
tariff, for the protection of her capi'
tai and labor.
America is furnishing an objee'
lesson 10 the world in prosperity
based upon the protective tariff any
other sound national policies, sucn Y
avoidance of foreign complications
and reduction Of government eA
penditures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

mands respecting Fiume. Is there no
other way by which a European
country may be impressed with its
obligations except by display of
armed forces? If so Uncle Sam bet
ter reduce his neighborly relations
with them to the minimum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
GRAND To HAVE YOUR HEALTH"

says Mrs. Jenny Evans. of Detroit,
Mich. Few of us appreciate our
health until we lose it. Mrs. Evans
worked in a factory. but owing to
weakness, and pains in her back she
was forced to give up work She
says: a friend recommended Lydia
T. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and it made me well. 1t is grand to
nave your health, to feel well all the
Tune, and to go around like other NO
men without that awful torture of
female troubles" Women who are
suffering from such troubles should
remember that Lydia Z. Pinkban's
vegetable Compound is the tried and
true medicine, now recognized evcry-
Where as tha standard remedy for
female ills-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
ESTABLISHED 1925
Friday, September IA, 1923.

"Men and women do not want to be
bad, they want to be happy. The de.
sire is legitimate, however iIIesiti.
nately they seek to attain it. We
have right to want to be happy, but
we have no right to seek happiness at
the expense of others, or at the sac
rifice Of our diviner selves. That is
paying too high a price, an impossible
price, vain price. So to seek it is
to miss it."-Rabbi Harry Levi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

The fiftieth anniversary of the
typeWriter-the machine of course
was celebrated this week at lion, n.
serves to remind is that the inventor.
Christopher Latham Sholes. believed
while he was at work upon it that it
would be a novelty but not a staple
article
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
Old Curiosity Shop Sold
To be Preserved as Curiosity

London, Aug. - Ga. p. Bv NaiD
The "Old Curiosity Shop" in Lin
coins Inn fields familiar 10 all lovers
Of Dickens. has been sold for $11.25o.
The purchaser. J. \. Phillips. said he
bought the shop to preserve it as
curiosity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

Captain Patrick J. Handles was of
the New York police force for p
years. He was summoned~tato court
one day and told the truth, which
seems to have been his habit. He no
longer is a member of the New York
police force. His resigna ton abrupt
ly followed his testimony.
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Maine Gossip
Sleepy Head

WIZ, T VOC ,o,,u- ard CLAM ,,.ae swat
me- e. w.s Sncb any. n sInony T bcsd
And hated IN oct oIt az bedI
And each new morning sun or rain
\ SAG sweet voice would rise 10 me
ITS time to ect up. John. o john
c.
N''u L,n,. We, s',cI, e'o o,acnt, bcos
But i,,st ', Wbon 7 had dozod AGAIN
And all tho room was still as snow.
po 't. ,",,S thSt drcad L: ~ me
Its time to get up. John, Q john"
turn.
And ba'rd ia oct oYt Of bedl.
And curl up for ono last short nap,
WI men .mo,h'' lee' 1T PAIN "'"'u
Tn tho Ioba stairs TO nv small room
And Law her hand upon my face
And say. Get up, Q John, . John!'
NOW anu oIi d'lu NdN' ~ Ivy,
,t> ~ l",iS -..,, ,.a,nnt st,r in he'd,
&ieht lineors so I long for dawn,
E,t O to know Youths sleep again.
or hear her voice in Sopttst strain-
Iobn Pichard NoreIand in Boston
Transcript.
Gunner are ALREADY lil'hiiis pi'n9
to get their camps ready for the
ononino Of the season for black dncl5
.',.e.t,, 1885,, 5000. ,,e +ho,,, orr ,o4
siIoo.iiS az ma ,l'i,, -,
'iiS 'i'ei' h'''e' P'''t
pio1,or. r,,,ssioo1 1retitute ot 1ro,,,-
with good registration, and with
Prin. r. II. Stoyer as head of the
school.
T. ,,.i,I ~ -o..a j., ,bu pain Al
FEARS Ago column lhat lie SAVING
station was to be built at ropham
Beach. Tho station was not located
whore tho nreernt station stands but
AT the junction of the east and south
beaches nearly orposite Wood Island.
The change TO the present location was
made later as if was too rough At tho
original location. at times TO launch
a surf boat succcssfullv, there being
liar tbere hath Times
~ ). ,.oro,+od th,+ A++or,,,, ro,
ora1 Do,,ohort,, hoe rooo,,,onaod ~
prosido,t Coo1idao +ho+ ha roaern,
H., ao,isio, of coorotor,. Do,,,,, =,
dis,11oning tho cls;n, ~ tho Do tI
1ron Utn,its fn,, ,a;,,,l,,,rso,,,o,,t =, ~
. - 500, ono - ....l
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Can't We Have Cheaper Homes?


The British Director General or
Housing has started furious debate
by his assertion that a house can be
built in England for $1,000 which will
be Just as good as a $4,000 house put
up in 1920. The builders are eXas-
perated. They say it cannot be done.
Perhaps the Director General has
been n little too enthusiastic. But
$4,000 viii presumably go as far 'in
England in building as $4,000 would
two or three years ago. Increased
output and a decline in the cost OF
materials have done it. We could
stand few such happy surprises
here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

The attempts to Okkk Portland's
new charter-and the reverse are
somewhat amusing.