Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-27

Hall: tSate Endowmen, fund, Mrs.
Gertrude J. Nutter.
Governor Baxter
Il am very glad we have a WON
an in the Legislature and l wish
we had more women. They tend to
have a Soldering effect. | think If
we could distribute IL or even II
women through the House. that
when feelings are stirred up, the
men would look around. see the
women and refrain from heat of
argument.
The most pressing question is
that of law enforcement. 1t strikes
at the root of all other questions.
! A rum rebellion is taking place IN
| this country of ours. Forces of
| lawlessness are doing everything in
| their power to break down laws.
! The l.. S. Government makes up
| it's mind to get d man and bring
, him to Justice and they will pursue
/ that man for 20 years if necessary.
( to bring him to Justice. Has the
time come when the L. S. Govern
ment will give up its determination
| to bring to the bar of justice the
/ violator?
If the rum rebellion is not put
down. that determination will all
come to nothing and we will see
disintegration of law and order
! Gov Baxter expressed his pleasure
| in the fact that the President has
| put the coast guard cutters into, &C
ton, to take up the question OF put
| ting down rum runners along the
New Jersey course and In southerE
, waters. He said he is going to ask
! for a few amendments to stop up
a few leaks.
In connection with water power.
| he expressed the belief that Legls-
! lature may take some constructive
action to tend to conserve the great
| amount of water power going to
waste in Maine. lie hopes to in
tercst Legislature in the Mount ka-
| tahdin idea but will not ask for an
appropriation at this time.
The head of the Child Labor De-
partment wrote to Governor Baxter.
asking that a representative from
Maine be sent the New England
meeting. Child Labor laws of the
State of Maine are very advanced.
In the United States there are L.
COG. 600 under is years of age en-
ployed in different factories and in
dustries; in Massachusetts there are
II 600 such children. Maine has 2I1
children under 16 employed. None
of the New England states are as
far advanced as Maine in Child La
Dor legislature.
Il wish we had five millions to
enlarge institutions, help hospitals
and help academies. But we must
stop somewhere. There is a point
beyond where we cannot safely go.
Just what that point is / cannot
safely say at the present time. The
Legislature is pretty sure to arrive
pretty soon at a safe point
In appointing women to public
office, Gov. Baxter spoke Of the APP
pointment of Mrs. Abbott of Saco
on the Board of Normal School
trustees, a woman register of deeds
in Aroostook county and also the
attempt to appoint a second woman
on the board of hospital trustees
but finding it could not be done as
the law read that but one woman
and six men should comprise the
board. He stated he was going to
ask the Legislature to amend that
law, as he felt certain the position
was such that woman could do
well.
AFTERNOON SESSION
In rapid fire talk on community
health, DR.. George Edgar Vincent,
head of t. Rockefeller Foundation,
kept the delegates and numerous
visitors to the meeting of the Fed
Grated Womens Stubs Of Maine,
spell bound for an hour with an adj
dress full of sparkling wit and gen
tile irony. but withal filled With
words of wisdom and counsel which
all will remember and discuss.
DR.. Vincent commenced his fine
talk with a little observation upon
community spirit. He said that it
was his opinion that the first out
cropping of community spirit is in
Dictated by the thankfulness of the
people Of town that they are not
obliged to live in some other town.
This is form of self righteousness
and while not the best sort of COM
munity spirit it is preferable to none.
Then comes the boosting spirit which
is developed very strongly in many
parts of the country. This boosting
is divided into several kinds. One