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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17
A friendship founded on business
is better than a business founded on
friendship.-The Northern.
THE SOLID SOUTH

There are many good reasons why
a large number of the South's voters
should wish to vote the Republican
ticket; their belief in the protective
as distinguished from Democratic
tariff for revenue only, their resent
ment of the dictation of Tammany-
ism in the Democratic stronghold, to
mention some of them. The out
standing objection not reason
a. inst it is that the colored people
OF the South have remained so large
Iy loyal to the Republicans. The
message of President Coolidge evil
IDENTIFY made a strong appeal to the
South. There. today, doubtless are
many who would like to see him
elected next year. But to assume
that many of them will vote for him
has little warrant in experience.
A distinguished New York Demo-
crat and son of the South, Martin w.
Littleton, presiding at large han
4uet of the New York Society de-
clared President Coolidge's message
to be "the utterance of a man who
said: 7 stand here"
what can we say of that great
man from New England who sue
ceeded J. 'esident Harding?" he said,
: that silent man. man who said
10 Russia: Return to your old ways
and l will trade with you Who said
OF the bonus: L do not favor a
bonus.' Who said Of the League of
Nations: 1T is a foreign agency. The
incident is closed
Il am not making this speech in
favor of a Northern PRESIDENT am
making it in favor of an American
6 President" continued Mr.. Littleton.
II have said this because. as an
American citizen, l thought I ought
to say it,"
All very good and all very true.
but altogether it doesn't signify that
any couthern State will throw its
vote for Mr.. Coolidge, notwithstand-
ing one of the outstanding needs of
our government is the breaking up of
a South kept solid because of some
thing. past and gone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17
Claim Postmaster
Sent Obscene Mail

Concord, N. H., Dec. ID. D. p.
NORM, assistant postmaster of Berlin
was held in $1,000 bail for appear
ance in court Jan. 3, on charge of
sending obscene matter through the
mails, in United States district court
today. Albert Fitch. indicted for
the same offence, was held in $1,000
bail.
1t is charged that NORM opened a
package mailed by Berlin woman,
containing several obscene photo
graphs and Objectionable writing
and that instead of reporting the
case he replaced the pictures and
writing in the envelope and sent
them along.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17
The Curtain Falls
(POrtland EXpreSS)

Next Thursday evening, one week
from today, the members of Bos-
worth Post of the Grand Army of
the Republic will hold their last
camp fire in the memorial building
of the organization on Free street.
The principal participants in that
event will be a handful of aged men,
bent and gray, who are among the
final survivors of the great army of
youths, who over so years ago, for
sock farm and shop and marched
southwark to save this Republic
from the dissolution which threaten
ed it,
Not all of that mighty array re-
turned, but many thousands did.
Those who survived laid aside their
uniforms of blue. tossed their mus
kets into some attic room and within
a few hours, almost, became
absorbed again in the great in
dustrial life of the Nation that they
had helped to save. Sixty years is
very brief period as time is COM
monty reckoned, hut those veterans
of '61 have beheld marvels wrought
upon this continent within the six
decades that it has been given them
to live since their supreme task was
accomplished. Nothing like it had
been written in the history of human
kind previous to their day. 1t has
not been paralleled since.
When Lincoln was elected Presi-
cent, the American Republic was
sun an experiment, upon which the
governments of the world looked with
questioning and even with hostile
eyes. A group of small states, newly
settled. weak. envious and Jealous
of one another was endeayorine to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17
Willing Workers Fair
Most Successful

The fair held by the Willing York
ers society of North Monmouth, Dec.
Z was great success both socially
and financially.
The people of the village helped in
every way, by giving and purchasing,
and the society is most grateful to
them. The committees at the booths
were; Fancy work table, Mrs. Nellie
Ambrose, Mrs, Ruby Mcintire, Mrs.
Mary MAXWELL: aprons, Mrs. Nellie
AcKechnie, Mrs. Cora Jordanp Mrs.
Moody, Mrs. Nellie Daggett; candy,
Mrs. Evelyn Richardson, Mrs. Elinor
Hodsf on. Miss Marka Stevens;
mystery well, Mrs. Georgia Berry.
Mrs. Emma Kenny, Mrs. Elossie
Morse; ice cream, Miss Edith Kenny,
Mrs. Hazel Clark; decorating Mrs.
Mildred Lindsay, Mrs. Rosette With
ers. Mrs. Grace Hallowell; enterta m
ment, Mrs. Rosette Withers, Mrs.
Mildred Lindsay. The evenings en-
tertainment, was a drama THE Adj
ventures of Grandpa" by the North
Augusta Dramatic company. and was
especially well given. The receipts
for the afternoon and evening were
nearly 5000.
9. x. Norris, w. r. c.. elected the
following officers Wednesday,; p,
Mrs. Ida I. Cschrane; s. v, p. Mrs.
Mary w. Folsom; J. v. p. Mrs. Daisy
Z. Carr; Treas, Mrs. Harriet p. An
drews; Chap. Mrs. Lettie Pinkham;
Cond., Mrs. Myra w. Days, Guard.
MRS, LYDIA Berry; Delegate No. /.
mary W. Folsom; No. 2, Harriet p.
andrews: Alternate No. !, Myra Day;
NO =. Mrs. Ethel Richardson. In.
staliatiop will take place In January.
Fast president. Harriet p, Andrews
was chosen as installing officer.
Ine Methodist and Conversational
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17
Editorial Comment
By Albert T. Reid
The Aroostook Cases
(Bangor Commercially

AS the result of indictments
brought by the grand jury in the
United States court liquor conditions
in Aroostook county are to have an
airing. The Sheriff, deputy and a
Houlton attorney have been indicted
and must answer to charges of con-
spiracy to defeat the purposes of the
Volstead act. 1t is alleged by the
government that the respondents ac-
copied brides from liquor dealers to
permit them to sell without inter-
ference. The respondents, or some
OF them, deny guilt.
There have been many reports that
liquor has been very easy to obtain
in Aroostook county but on the other
hand it is well known that in a bor-
der county it is very difficult to pre-
vent liquor selling.
The evidence is yet to be presented
and until the verdicts are rendered
open minds should be retained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17
Left High School
Because of Lung
Trouble
ALIENS LUNG
HEALER
Restored Him to Health and to
His School

From all indications this boy was
on the verge of consumption, yet his
case was not so hopeless as it seemed.
Tor ne found and used the right
remedy in time. Cases similar to
tnis are common occurrence. as
Aliens Lung Healer is becoming
famous as lung medicine.
ii. j. Allen, Dear Sir:-Four years
ago, while in my senior year in the
hi"h school, ] was suffering from
severe cough on my lungs. l had
been doctoring for several months.
but had found nothing to help me.
My lungs became so sore that at
times it seemed as though they were
blistered. Y became SO run down that
/ had to leave school. Then a friend
told me # your Lung Healer, I tried
It and was greatly relieved by the
first bottle. | continued its use and
after takinr four bottles my cough
was gone and my health was COM
pletely restored. 1t made a new man
OF me and / went back to school.
Your LING Healer is certainly a
grand medicine and a great body
builder. Yours gratefully,
JOHN HENRY PERRY.
81 Carnes ST., Lynn, Mass.
Sold in Augusta by John CoughIfn. n.
=. Goodrieh: Beane's Drug store.
Gardiner. VIM. T. Quinn. HalioWell.
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Now, let me see. The tattered
tramp was tapping on the kitchen
door of the little white farm house
Xmas morning, and the farmer had
opened the front door to see who was
there.
ooh. please don't send me away
he said,
AS he lifted his ragged cap from
his head,
It's many years since ! left my
home.
Over the wide, wide world to roam.
But it's Xmas morn and I'd like to
hear
A word of love and kindly cheer.
I've got a heart, though 1 am a
tramp.
With ragged clothes and shoes all
damp.
And. Oh, it's so long since my
mother said,
"Merry Xmas, my little Red!"
And IL some one only would say
that word,
My heart would sing like happy
bird!"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17
MANY GERMANS NEED RELIEF

We think the President is right
Senator Lenroot's proposed govern
ment appreciation of twenty million
dollars for food for the German peo-
pie, AN international loan. Surely
the German people haven't come into
their evident distress through any
act of the Americans. That many
of them are in distress is beyond
question, however. though the lc-
sponsibility for this rests chiefly on
their poor leadership and desire to
evade the national obligations.
General Allen, who was head OF
our army of occupation and is now
chairman of the American Committee
foe Relief of German Children, is
authority for the information that
the federal and municipal govern-
ments. agricultural districts. relief
organizations of all religions, work.
ingren, banks and big industrial
concerns are contributing large
and the unemployed. 1t is pointed
out that this is the ninth year that
has been hard for the German chill
dren. Many thousands are going to
school without breakfast and many
more have become too weak to at
tend. Unemployment is on the in
crease and the thinking people of
Germany must by this time have ar
rived at the conclusion they did not
win the war.
Secretary Hoover has had an ey-
" animation made by the staff of the
Bureau of Commerce in Berlin. They
report the difficulties of the food sup
ply three-fold:
!. Inability Of merchants or gov
eminent to finance the usual margin
Of imports.
2. Breakdown of currency and
consequently of distribution of do
mestic supplies from the farms to
the cities.
3. Widesread unemployment, Doth
in occupied and unoccupied Germany
and consequent inability of large
masses of people to buy, even II
,. supplies existed.
We think it may safely be taken
as proved that, while some of the
German people are securing food in
abundance and those with money
are having no difficulty in procuring
sustenance. there are many more in
dire need of relief. Those who have
contributed to conditions which have
brought them there are under the
most direct obligation but even SO
charitable people will wish to dc
their part, and the President wishes
to encourage the doing of 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17
Back Up District Attorney

(EOTllanu PieSS H6falQ)
But if we know the United States
District Attorney, and we think we
do. nothing that the people can say
or do in those sections of the State
where the notification of the pro-
hibitory law has been Winked at will
stop Mr.. Dyer from completing the
job he has undertaken. lie proposes
to keep at the task of making Maine
clean no matter who may be swept
into his net. 1t may be bad
politics" for him to focus public at
tention upon officials elected by the
party with which he is connected,
but in the long fun it will prove the
finest thing ever done for the Re-
publican party in this State, as well
as the best thing that possibly could
be done for the people of Maine.
Now is the time for those who
have faith in prohibition to come to
the front and let all the people see
that this fearless and determined
United States District Attorney is
being given the moral support he
should have. He has been lighting
the sale of narcotics in Maine in a
way to win for himself commentator
within and without the State and
into this fight he has put all the
strength and energy he has. Now he
Is engaged in a fight which will de-
mand even more effort and de-
termination than has his conflict
with the narcotic gang. Public senti-
ment is against the distribution of
drugs but the same cannot be said
with relation to the violation of the
prohibitory law. Let the people
show that District Attorney Dyer
has some strength behind him and
his task will be made much easier
than it will if he is left with only the
support of a small. though vigilant,
corps of enforcement agents.
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ing paper when his young sons cry
ing disturbed him.
"What Is that child bowling for
now?" he demanded, irritably.
He wants his own way" said
Mrs. Slater.
"Well," argued Slater. absent
mindedly. as his eye fen on a parti-
cularly interesting item, eff it's his,
why don't you let him have it?'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17

Mrs. Parker does not plan to aban-
don her work in Northampton but
will continue for establishment there
during the collegiate season as in the
past; giving her personal attention
TO the Bath inn during the Summer
Her plan is to operate a house of
the same grade and on the same gen.
eral lines of the well known Bethel
Inn at Bethel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17

A woman who received bill of
s62 from a Greenwich Village hotel
jumped out the window to the street
below. This might be termed jump
ing O board bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-17

AUGUSTA LODGE. NO. 14i. :. q

AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141, r. & A.
NJ. Special communication at 7.30
Tuesday evening, Dec. 18th, at Ma
sonic Temple. Work in +. C. degree.
All sojourning, brethren cordially in
LESTER NJ. HART, w. NJ.
BERT P. STUART. See.
HOSE OF SHARON CHATTER,
No. Is. o. e. s. Stated meeting on
first Wednesday Of each month at Ma
sonic Temple. All sojournipg mem
bers are c el:rdiaILy Inyited so tS attend.
AA LsiE n n: P PhIfkEs''s Sec w. NJ
mon.Wed.fri.tf
ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70. 1. o. o. r.
Regular meetings at 1880 o'cIock Fri
day evening. Work in First degree
and first nomination of officers Dec.
14th: All sojourning brethren are
cordially invited.
EEfIs T. . w hRHfKAts sse =; C.
JEPTHA ENcAMPMENT, No. 8.
Meetings. ~ seSPnd and fourth Tuesdays
FRED B. HALL, c. r.
G. S. PEASLEE. Scribe.
CANTON AUGUSTA. NO. Q. p. M.
Regular meeting every third TUESDAY
at 8 O'Clock. Nomination and election
Of officers Dec. Is.
4 4"s X. p SHf Sssf Clerk
e. 8. cAPEN REsEKAH LODGE,
No. So. /. o. o. f.. meets "a and 4th
"sss2Xsp5ddEfy e sv5 SoRh 4! ~ r. O'clock.
,,.I EStsizABETH JACOBS. Rec Sec.
cALANTHE LODGE, NO. So. K. p
Meeting every Wednesday night az 7.S0
at Castle hall. Water street.
>: e ELETcHEk. <. OF r. r and s.
mon-tu-wed-tf
G. A. r. THE REGULAR MEETING
Of Seth Williams Post Eo 10. drst
GEO q. GAY. Commander.
WILLIAM McDAvID. Adjutant.
AUGUSTA LODGE Mo. 9s4. R.P.o.E. ,
Regular meetings In the Elks Home.
Winthrop street the second and
fourth Thursdays Of each month at s
u u. e e. H %TSMas: Sec 2 R
AUGUSTA CAMP NO. 74oG, NJ. W. A.
Regular meeting First and third
Thursday of each %month at g "A. r.
J. H. ELLIS, JR., Consul
BERT l.. NICHOLAS, Clerk.
m-w-f,tf
LOMBARD CAMP. 2751 ROYAL
Neighbors of America. Meetings. Sec
ond and fourth Friday evenings Of
each month al G. A. R: hall:
FRANCES E. FARWEl.L. Oracle.
JULIA e. ROBINSON. Rec
I'M. mon we'd
U.O.G.c. MORRILL, COMMANDERY
No. 1926. Regular meetings second and
fourth Monday of every month at 500
o'clock at Golden Cross hall.
ALICE v PlERPONT. N. C.
w. e. CLOIICH E. <. K.
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Maine GOSSIP
The Return

Cue &Stux1
How shall l know
On that, new day of living.
When | shall see your eyes again.
When ] shall hear
Your voice so loAv and calmly giving
Me the long story of the empty year
How shall know
Your words are cool and even-
That in the hours falling
So slowly from my days
Like blossoms from a tree, that
Heaven
Was not ali soft above your ways?
How shall I know
That you, too, yearned and fretted
For this high hour. this pinnacle
OF Hfe-as ],
An arrow caught within a bow. and
With waiting, wonder, and sigh?
How shall l know
That you have seen the far light
house
That has no road,
Or gate, or knochcr? But they, at
sight,
Who love will know their own abode.
How shall l know
Oh, there are things unnumbered
For which l wait to find somehow
SOmehoW-yet words
Will be but nothing, or as though
they Slumbcred.
Your eyes will whisper to me like
dark birds.
The American Legion and the
Auxiliary, which are in charge of the
plans at Fort Fairfield have provided
three trees, as one is not nearly
large enough to hold the gifts that
are pouring in for the little people.
Dr.. l.. l.. Young has given Use Of his
rooms for the legion during its ore
liininary work, and dona tons are be-
ing left there in flattering nurnbers.
Local stores have been designated as
receiving stations also.
Maine raised beef is coming into
it's own and there is said to be more
of it being raised in the state than
has been the case for a long time,
says The Bath Times. A consider
able amount of 1t has been marketed
this season and at good prices.
Years ago Maine farmers used TO
raise quantities of beef and supplied
large part of the home market.
western beef that has been offered
for sale. Experiments have teen
made In this state and careful watch
taken of results attained and it is
claimed by those in a position to
know that beef cattle can be raised
in this state at good profit to the
farmer who raises them. Certainly
this should be encouraged. Maine
needs more farmers. as does every
state and the nation as a whole. All
branches of agriculture that will pay
the farmer a profit deserve the en-
| couragcment of those who are in q
position to render 1t and Maine peo-
pie should be loyal in buying Maine
raised products when they can be
| found.
The homestead of Nine. Emma
Eames de Gogorza on North Street
at Bath has been purchased by Mrs
Mary M. Parker, of Northampton
Mass. This estate overlooking the
kennebec River is a beautiful ex-
ample of old New England architec-
ture situated in extensive and well
shaded grounds. The house contains
eighteen rooms and four baths beside
pantries and smaller rooms, and is
one of the best and most commodi-
Gus mansions in Bath. 1t is Mrs
Parkers intention to operate the
property as an inn catering to Sum
ner tourists. and win keep the house
| open during the Winter for the &C.
commodation of Bath people. Mrs
Parker has conducted one of the
"OR Campus" college houses al
Smith College for the last IL years
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Overbid the Minister

OveFptO the minister
The clergyman's eloquence may
have been at fault, still he felt an
noyed to find that an old gentle
man fell asleep during the sermon
on two consecutive Sundays. So,
after service on the second week, he
told the boy who accompanied the
sleeper that he wished to speak to
him in the vestry.
MY boy" said the minister, when
they were closeted together. who is
that elderly gentleman you attend
church with2"
Grandpa" was the reply.
WELL" said the clergyman, eff you
will only keep him awake during my
sermon, I'll give you nickel each
week."
The boy fell in with the arrange
ment. and for the next two weeks
the old gentleman listened intently
to the sermon. The third week, how
ever, found him soundIy asleep.
The vexed clergyman sent for the
boy and said: Il am very angry
with you. Didn't / promise you a
nickel a week to keep him awake ?n
Yes" replied the boy, but
grandpa now gives me a dime not
to disturb him."-The Christian
Slater was absorbed in the even
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In the Italian parliament a COM
munist deputy declared that soviet
Russia had sufficient mineral Oil to
hood Europe and stores Of grain to
export and that II Italy wished to
share in this she must get busy.
. apparently he produced enough of
proof to convince Mussolini. who
ehereupon announced that his gov
ernment had no objection to recog-
nis'ng the Russian government.
Once the promises Of making money
IN Russia are confirmed there will
pc a howl raised for recognition, the
: sound OF the pack seeming the kill
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There are two men in Maine who
probably have charge of more people
in automobiles than anybody else,
Capts. Thomas w. Coss and Charles
w. Dingley who for three years have
been ferrying automobiles across the
Kennehec at Bath, dividing their
time during the Summer schedule
when the heavy automobile traffic
is on. In that time they have ferried
safely from shore to shore more than
100000 automobiles of all sizes and
description without the loss of
single life for they see to it that the
crew takes every precaution and thus
their record is clean. These auto
mobiles. at conservative esti nate,
carried million passengers and SO
tar as known none OF this large
number were ever injured abroad
the craft which sometimes has been
packed like a box of sardines. They
nave used the Hockomoc.l and the
Gov. King and each is Very capable
in handling either craft. The last
season, during the Summer months
alone, more than $4,000 machines
were ferried across by these men
and to date, since Jan. last APP
proximately $4,000 automobiles have
crossed the Kennebec by ferry at that
point. Iney have seen cars from
every State in Union and from near
ly every province in Canada.
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Senator Hinckley
to Defend Levin

Portland. Me-, Dec. Ex-senator
Frederick w. Hinckley of South
Portland will be counsel for the de-
Tense when Willard Levin of Houl=
ton goes on trial next Thursday in
the United States District Court in
Bangor on the charge of conspiracy
to violate the Volstead Act.
Trial of the Houlton attorney and
Sheriff Grant and former Deputy
Sheriff Crosby is set for that day at
a special session of the court, to be
held expressly for that purpose.
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Light and Airy
Bv Profession

BY Profession
They were making out their quail
fication cards at Camp Greene in the
early part of the war and one dusky
recruit was under cross examination
as to his business.
Sub" he told the clerk firmly,
"Ah is a pacinst"
"a wha-a-at?" >gasped the clerk
aghast.
"A pacifist. All works in a ice
cream factory and pacifies all de
milk and de cream."-The American
Legion Weekly.
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No, LaFollette is not pleased with
the Presidents message. So far so
good
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Auburn. Me-, Dec. 15-After a
separation of II years, Mrs. Fannie
M. Bruce of Minot, formerly of Bos-
ton. today appeared before Justice
Henry w. Cakes of superior court to
ask for a divorce from her husband,
David Bruce. She alleged confirm
ed habits of intoxication and cruel
and abusive treatment. Mrs. Doro-
thy Morris OF Boston, neighbor of
the Bruces when they lived in that
city, was one OF the important wit
nesses. Decision was reserved.
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and Wadsworth of New York and
Watson Of Indiana do not scruple to
say so. The Ws have it.
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Chilly around the edges in Maine |;
snow in Alabama
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Right now the "Progressives" are
all dressed UP but with no place to
go.