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, 1923-09-04
Our Lead Toward Peace

The two most important treaties, from the
standpoint of world peace, of modern times, ne
gotiated at the Washington disarmament confer,
ence in 1921 are now in effect. The final formal
tiles in their ratification having been but recent.
ly concluded in Washington.
One is the five power treaty, binding the Unit
ed States, Great Britain, France, Japan and
Italy to radical naval reduction and a ten-year
holiday in navela construction. The other is the
four power treaty binding the United States,
Great Britain, France and Japan to an amicable
settlement of all differences arising in the region
Of the Pacific.
The moment the latter treaty was ratified the
Anglo-Japanese alliance entered into between
Great Britain and Japan in 1911 was automat-
ically terminated. This alliance was offensive
and defensive and pledged either power to come
to the rescue of the other in event of war. Tho
attempted renewal of this alliance in 1921
brought a sharp protest from the United States,
which notified both powers it would consider
such II renewal as n threat against the United
States. Out of the firm stand of this government
at that time grew the Washington Disarmament
conference.
As soon ms the navy department was notified
that the five power naval reduction treaty had
been ratified, orders were sent to shipyards
which started 2S battleships ana cruisers on
their way to destruction. Seven of the battle
ships under construction to be destroyed are:
The Indiana and South Dakota at the New York
navy yard; Montana, Mt Mare Island navy yard
North Carolina, Norfolk navy yard; Michigan,
Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation, Quincy,
, 1923-09-04
Postmaster Retires


Recommendations McNamara
more Familiarity known as Mack"
to hundreds of Kemmerer residents.
will retire as lpostmaster at the
Kemmerer postoffice. after having
served capably and efficiently for
the past nine and one-half years.
Mack was appointed to fill the un-
expired term of f. d. Palmer who
resigned during 1913. and he has
served increasingly since that time.
During these years Miss Mary Nc
Namara has served as assistant
postmistress, and even though the
business at the local office has
shown a great increase since 1918
1t has always been properly admin.
istered by Postmaster Mcnamara.
Regardless of the time of arrivals
of mail. 1t has always been quickly
distributed and the public has never
been forced to wait for their mail.
Mr.. McNamara has set n high stan
dard of service in the local office.
He has announced that he intends
to take n long needed vacation, but
has not further plans for the future.
The best wishes of his friends, who
are legion. will follow him into
whatever field he decides to enter.
James Plat. well and favorably
known locally. will enter upon his
new duties tomorrow morning. He
has been acq~uainting himself with
the many details of the office for
the past week. and will. no doubt,
serve very efficiently as postmaster.
Mr.. Plat will have the benefit of
the experience of his daughter, Julia
who served as postal clerk under
Postmaster McNamara for a long
time.
, 1923-09-04
It Happened In Wyoming
Matters and Things, of Statewide Interest, Wired in, Telephoned,
Written, Grape-Vined and Some of HPmloined
Old Settler Leaves

LOvELL-Mr. w. F. Hunt and
family who are the Oldest settlers in
the Lowell country. having beer
continuous residents on their farm
east of town for almost thirty years
are departing this week for Casper
where they contemplate making
their future home.
Up to about a year and a halt
ago. Mr.. Hunt lived on his home.
stead which adjoins town on the
east, where he settled when he first
came into the country. Mr.. Hunt,
for a number of years has been fol.
lowing his trade as carpenter, and
the attractive prices for this par.
ticular trade in Casper is what has
Influenced his move.
, 1923-09-04
Will Remain at Home

What is all this hokum about New York at
tempting to take our wild west away from us?
To declare all performances of this character
spurious unless the name New York" is blown
in the bottle? And who is Yakima Canutt any
way. and where does he get his authority to
speak for the west and make rules for the sport
or business of wild westing?
Fie upon the gentleman! Forget him and his
silly notion that you can transfer a thing like a
rodeo or a frontier performance to a place like
Madison square Garden.
This stuff can only be done at Cheyenne where
the sky is tall and the horizon is wide and there
is space to throw a rope. Mr.. Canutt is simply
chattering. Look up the records at Cheyenne or
Pendelton and see if the complainant did not
fail to connect with the prize or something.
The wild west performance is a creature of
environment. 1t cannot operate in n drawing
room, and is also out of place on a ballroom
floor. 1t is no good at all on paved streets.
There must be allNali dust and sage brush to
make it successful.
Cheyenne has all the elements to put the thing
over ms nature intended, why seek to palm off
n cheap substitute or an artificial product like
New York City?
Away with such foolish proposals and such
flighty proposers as Yakima Canutt. Wyoming
is the home of the rodeo and here it shall remain.
Cheyenne is its habitat and it will require just
about an army of a million Yakima Canutts to
induce the old thing to wander.
, 1923-09-04
Marked by Bronze
Tablet

KENNIERER-Last year the
teachers OF Lincoln and sweetwater
counties held a Joint institute in
Yellowstone National park. the first
ever held in that famous playground
and incident to the meeting was the
authorization OF a bronze tablet.
which was paid for by the assemb-
led teachers. to be placed in the
Mammoth hotel. as a permanent
marker of the innovation.
This week the tablet arrived and
has been sent on to the park 10 be
erected at the Mammoth hotel,
where the Institute was held q year
g this week. The tablet is hand
some, of bronze. about 10 by SO In
ches. and the inscription follows:
This tablet is dedicated to the
Teachers Institute held in Yellow.
, 1923-09-04
Obedience to Will of Majority

The faith OF our people in the stability and
permanence of their institutions was like their
faith in the eternal course of nature. Peace, lib
erty and personal security were blessings as
common and universal as sunshine and showers
and fruitful seasons; and all spring from a
single source, the principle declared in the Pill
grim covenant Of 1920, that all owed due submits
sion and obedience to the lawful expressed will
of the majority. This is not one of the doctrines
of our political system, it is tho system itself. 1t
is our political armament. in which all other
truths are set, as stars in the heaven. II is the
encasing air, the breath of the nations life
James a. Garfield.
, 1923-09-04
Chairman Corn Show

WORLAND-The selecting Of C.
F. Robertson as chairman OF the
four county Corn Show committee
which has in charge the First An.
nual Corn Show of the Big Horn
Basin. is notice to the world. that
there will be a real show.
Mr.. Robertson has been preaching
the gospel of corn growing in the
Big Horn Basin for some time and
last fall begun an educational cam
paign to bring about the growing OF
corn TO stimulate the dairy indus
try throughout the basin country,
IS a solution of our farm problem.
The orr crop throughout the
Basin bids fair to be a most con-
vincing demonstration Of its place
as the staple crop on Wyoming
farms. under certain attitudes.
, 1923-09-04
Ganguet Ranch Sold

Joseph Ganguet has sold the Gan
guet and Barth ranch on Pat o'Hara
Creek to James Mcknight of Texas.
the consideration being $50, 900. The
deal included the horses. machinery
and crops. Mr.. Mcknight is n
brother-in-law of Mrs. w. F. Marlin
of the Clarks fork. and is an ex-
perienced stockman. The ranch
has been greatly improved the past
two seasons by Mr.. Ganguet and
brought up to its former produc-
tivity. The ranch is one of the
oldest In this section having been
filed on by John Chapman.
, 1923-09-04
BRAZILIAN THE e A

MEXICO CITY. Mexico.-(By mail
to United Press)|The Brazilian
ambassador now in Mexico will be
the dean of the diplomatic corps in
Mexico. even after recognition. and
the United States. Great Britain and
other countries send ambassador.
The Brazilian ambassador, Raul
Regis de Oliveira. arrived In Mexico
some months ago and is the first
ambassador to be named. As a re-
suit he will be the dean. Recog-
milton of Mexico by the United
States will be closely followed by
recognition by Great Britain.
Send your automobile news to
Spark Plug."-Care Tribune.
, 1923-09-04

stone Park. August ss to September
1. 1922; Lincoln County. wyoming.
NJ. q. Geer. supt; L. D. Coffman.
Instructor; Sweetwnter County
wyoming, Norma w. Shedden.
Supt.; r. B. Won Klein. Instructor.
, 1923-09-04

It will indeed seem strange to
these good people to seek new sur
roundings after all these years. and
will seem equally strange in Lowell
not to see these familiar and well
known people. The best wishes of
a host of friends will accompany
them to their new home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-16
THE Open SHOP
: AN OBLIGATION
!; ON EMPLOYERS
BOSTON

New York. May 15-John L. Edger-
ton. president of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers, outlined the at
titHde of the association on the open
shop, at the beginning of the open
Ship session Of the convention today.
tsrhe question of the open shop.
safd Mr.. Edgcrton, is simply one
phase of the fundamental doctrine of
the right of free choice with which
every man is born, giving to individ-
u31s the right to choose their church
atfliation, lodge utilization, lines Of
ermcavor and their life companions.
This principle logically extends to the
question of utilization or non afIilia-
tiOn with labor organizations.
tWe advocate tho open shop not be-
cause we oppose any right Of indiv-
idnalS to combine for lawful pur-
poses: not primarily because we be-
liowe it maintains fundamental rights
of. all citizens, both employers and
employed. The open shop Will surely
fail if considered solely as a selfish
proposition. Our greatest reason as
employers for maintaining and up
hdtding the open shop is that it repre-
scntS an Cbii%Gtion owed by us in the
struggle to preserve and protect the
principles Of American liberty and in
dependence.
sEmpl0yers operating on the open
shop principle recognize that they
cannot discriminate against indiyidu-
els on account Of mere membership or
ndn membership in lawful labor or
G;hizations operating in a lawful
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-16
To Import Bugs
To Save Corn

Winnipeg. May - a. PD--nomin-
ion bug experts will import from the
United States this summer a horde Of
parasitic wasps which they VIII turn
loose in the Canadian corn belt to de-
stroy and fatten upon their hereditary
enemy, the corn-boring worm.
The campaign VIII be waGed alo=S
lines drawn by ". r. Walton. super
intcrdent of the insect division Of the
United States bureau Of Entomology,
who offered his aid at a recent meet
ing Of grain growers.
Wherever corn is grown in America
there lives the corn oror. taking his
toll Of millions of dollars from the
value Of crops each year. He makes
his home within tho green husk Of the
tender plant. and eats his way over
the milky ear. completing his WuIl, Of
dc struction Ions before the crop ma
lures.
Until the United States c1tomolo-
gists discovered in France the Tiny
wasp, there vas no known means cf
destroying the hurCr without also de-
sroyinr the corn. This insect does
the trick. according to Nir. Walton
Brought To America to a new hunt
ing ground. il was discovered he Xix
Cd the climate. reared large families,
and had a prediction fer corridors
ers, making his home on The lusk If
the ear within easy striking distance
OF his game
With tn" aid Of this parasite, CON
siderable progress has been made to-
ward eXtcrmiaating III" horeg from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-16

manner. Advocates of the closed
shop, however, both in theory and
practice, deny this principle Of free
choice and insist that in order to OBJ
tain work men must belong to their
organizations in order to obtain a
chance to earn 4 living for them
selves and their families.
The open shop, as the National
Association of Manufacturers views
it. does assert that employers can
discriminate between employees on the
basis Of their efficiency, honesty, 10y
atty, and ability to cooperate with
others; it likewise jUstiiicS discrimin-
alton against members of unlawful
organizations or of labor organiZa-
tons which are not operating in a
lawful manner.
where the employers operate non
union establishments as they have q
rIght to do, and as they certainly
should do in the general public inter-
est whore organizations with which
they are asked to deal are not con-
Quoting themselves in a lawful man.
rcr, those employers should not per-
nit il to be claimed for them that
they are operating open shops. AS
a matter of fact, union advocates who
maintain that open shop employers do
rot employ union men are guilty of
inconsistency to say the least, since
they know that under the constitu-
tions Of practically every union in
this country. Il union man who &C
Ccpts employment in an open shop, in
other words agrees to work peaceful
ly alongside a man who may not be-
long to q union. is deprived Of his
membership. The unions are not al
nays able to enforce these rules and
as a consequence there are thousands
Of establishments in the United states
which actually have union and non
union men working side by side.
"The question Of the open shop,
moreover, does not involve the princi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-16

pie of collective bargaining. Under
the open shop both collective bar
gaining and individual bargaining are
possible. and the system which Will
actually prevail must depend upon
the particular conditions in particu-
lar establishment.
"The open shop does not oppose
unionism per Sc, but it does oppose
the destructive practice of many
unions under their present leadership.
Less than a week ago. for example, it
was revealed that union miners in
this country now permit miner to
load not more than six cars a day
whereas before the suspension in
1922 it was customary for miners to
load from eight to twelve cars a day.
TT is such policies that arc opposed
by the open shop. There is no rCa
son why Il sound constructive
unionism should fear for its life
under open shop conditions. Union
ism based upon the principle of as
sociation for mutual advantage by
increasing the efficiency of the indi-
vidual workman would, | am sure,
meet with the cooperation of en-
ploNcrs. Yet il is rare indeed, to find
any union to-day which declares that
mon should increase their wages by
increasing their efficiency. Emphasis
is laid instead on the ability to in
crease wages through the power of
collective monopoly held by the union
organizations.
"Unsound ideas and theories, such
as Il belief that wages can perman-
entity be increased either in the
factory or i'll the nation by reduction
III output, can best be comb7ted i'll
many cases only through the fore
man. The foremen are naturally
considered by the men under them
as the representatives. of the wishes,
views, and policies Of the manage
,mcnt. Forcmcn, therefore. must he
trained III methods OF judiciouSly and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-16

! obtaining of the right man behind
/ the industry as more important than
! the location. Illustrating this point
| he spoke of a visit last Summer u
| IincOlnVlle, where after calling at
various 1armhouscS in search Of Il
man tor whom he was looking he
found one farmer making $500 from
a field of Strawberries and $500 off
bluebcrry patch. while the others
were getting bare living. The To-
eaton was the same but the differ
j ence was in the men" said Mr.. Wy
man. IF Henry Ford had been born
in Lincolnvilla instead of Detroit,
Lincolnvillc might have 100000 pco-
pie now
IF every man in Lewiston and
Auburn who employs labor in any
way would agree during the next
year to expand his business so as to
make necessary the employment of
one additional person YOU would
have quite business expansion in
the two cities without anybody hav-
ing to set up much earlier in the
morning to do it," Mr.. Wyman told
the business men.
Mr.. Wyman. sketched briefly the
remarkable growth Of the Central
HI ,,,.l',o,,t ~, ~ - w go ~
= - sN'''
me tehtrai Maine POWER Com
pdnN started "lth a gross income OF
I'oo TO lA'" ana al me present time
us income is H4.ooo,o"n' SAID Mr.
lyman in lH"9 al or the cpmp3n-
les now comprising the central Name
1oNeloped put SIX or seven million
hH"Watt hours year "hl!c TO-DAY
ttnlral Name EoheF&tes about l%2
nlliIon klloWatt hours year ana az
nu' ABOUT SIX or seven per cent OF
lhdl therS! is from water power.
An Absurdity
absurd" was Mr.. \Vymon.s chan
actcrization of the Thought mt ont
Nv Governor Baxter that ono com
Dany in tho state was seeking Ia rcr
control of an the water powers Of the
state,
"W'jth \ thousand on. moro water
powers deyelopcd in the state no
single comparv owns as many rs our
cu,nnar1- docs ard ,,n c,,,,. o,,,, ~,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-16
WYMAH Tells need
OF WATER STORAGE
HERE IN maine

Walter 5. NNman. treasurer anG
general manager of the Central
Maine Power Company told the Au-
burn Chamber of Commerce at Il
meeting Monday evening at the Y.
NJ. G. A.. at which leading business
men of Auburn and Lewiston were
present.
"But two reasons exist why the
State should go into any kind Of
business" said Mr.. Wyman. THE
! first is to make money and the sec
ond is to see that business is prop
crlv regulated to serve the needs of
| the citizens"
1T is entirely unnecessary for the
state to 20 into business to make
money lof II mas the power TO YAK
INDUSTRIES ~ ~ '',e "hoIe vi 'lie
revenue ei"t IL hecuS'
| 30 tnoie IS no hecu from
| money point OF view OF 'he H'a'e
llahli'5 i'S capi'"l ana 'aklns money
from It's cltizchS lof gong INTO pusi-
Hc"S.
~ i'r az reEuia'ioh IS concerned
~ -. ''.''au ,,1 ~ ','uH ''' 1oIilp.c.c "a"
iu i.; iv7 u1'''"S ','o sci.ei "tipii "n.
t.St' ,3u'ioii Vi 'ltc'llcitS "nitii ~
80 no ''',! 'H "'tcl po"ci anu ~ Ia"
9 ii 81 ~ - i,S o"' 'i'e
- ~ i,.i1'!a II I'VE, ~ >
io''Diii!,S uPoh III Ntniepec ~
erNolr Charter, Nh Wyman said
''!". lHe uoNti lol Ma9 l"llH ""IiG
~ '"t N"llt''t9 ol me oriSlHai niii
wv" "''hS 'tloie 1t was presenter
''i't hi'o" ''IIt IL was 70 NC present
~ 'Ho liiol'tHS ptlo ore 1t WAS lhtio
uurcu ~ tnc LEGISLATURES ! ca',ed
Of November Of last year and told
| him that this charter would be in
| troduced,' said Mr. Wyman. THE
Governor was given copies of the
| bill two weeks before it was intro
| duCCd."
Straight and Clean
~, 1r. ,.,
'''' nl"l' oeScIlped 'he hehhe-
" lldi'er a. =
,r ~ puSi,icn9 pioi,oHl,io'i'
- ~ = 49, ,'I a. III col'Slutl atom
~ i''',iO ,','N ~ VI the N1ter power
as oii '',e Neli,.coec river as
,''.,o i,'c'"' '''c iol lilpioNl"6
tHc SItuatoh'
M prolit was intended or cN,
b''i'u to.,, 'he enterprise as such'
u'tl"I," -NF. NNh'ah. any more
! thdn 'HtFe was cNn,ctatioh OF proht
ny '"e farmers IN thclr cooperative
oNII'lohS' except TO reduce the
CoSt Oh HlerChanulSe 10 themselves.
speaking OF the lease proposition
HlNotNtd IN lht proposed dead RIVER
storage pIll' Whlch was submitted rs
compromise out never formally
! introduced ~ thc LEGISLATURE. as
opposed to the purchase of state
lois involved III the henneDec tcS-
erVolr Charter. Mr. WNman said:
80 far as ! am concerned person
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-19
German Bachelors
Nav Be Ia: ]

Cologne, April 20 CA. p, by MaiD-
How to tax bachelor for being a
bachelor is puZZling number of
communities in the Rhineland, espe-
cially in localities where the author
tiles are for the most part married
men with families.
The little town Of Repelen, near the
Dutch border, decided simply to call
n spade a spade and declared an out
ard out bachelor tax" of 1000 marks
a month. Young men between is and
IS years of age were permitted 20
per cent. rebate, and complete i'm
munity was provided for such unmar-
ried chaps as had little or no income.
The latter clause wrecked the scheme.
for it ran the town amuck of the fed
eral finance ministry at Berlin, which
ruled the income tax was sole and
pet protege of the central authorities.
Therefore, the ministry decreed,
neither Repelen nor any other Ger
man community could levy against an
individuals earnings.
Hamborn profited by its little
neighbours experience and so disguis-
ed the tax that it comes under the
head Of per capita" assessments. yet
reads For Bachelors Only between
the lines. The Hamborn city fathers
wisely avoided making any reference
to a mans income.
Other places are figuring on dodg-
ing the federal objections by making
their bachelors subject merely to a
special residence" tax.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-19
BIG MASS MEETINGS IN OPERA HOUSE
SUNDAY P, N, WILL FEATURE PROGRAM
Will USHER IN AUGUSTA HEALTH week

ginning to end. This picture Is the
property Of the State Department of
Health and is greatly used in their
educational work. The Executive
Committee feel that they were very
fortunate in being able to secure
this particular picture as it is with
out doubt the best one the Health
Department Is now using.
After this picture Is shown there
will be the presentation of prizes
for the slogans written by the school
children and the announcement of
the winners of the Health Essay
Contest. which has been conducted
in the public schools.
This general meeting will close
with the singing of patriotic songs
a special meeting for men and boys
over 16 years of age at o'clock.
This special meeting for men and
boys will open with singing. There
will be a short talk by DR.. George
H. Coombs of the State Department
of Health and two or three reels OF
pictures on subjects of general in
terest to men. These films are also
some of the educational films owned
and used by the State Department
of Health in their educational work
Everybody Is earnestly urged to
make every endeavor to be present
at the general melting and the Com
mittee would like to have every man
and every boy over 16 years of age
present at the special meeting.
The place is the Augusta Opera
House.
The time OF the general meeting
is $50 sharp.
The time Of the special meeting
is 400 sharp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-19

Tomorrow, May Goth, is Health
Sunday. It officially opens the
Augusta Health Week. The Sunday
program will be held at the Augusta
Opera House and every seat will be
free and there will not be any COL
lections. The Executive Committee
in charge Of the Health Week pro-
gram is very anxious to have every
body who possibly can to be pres
ent at the Sunday afternoon meet
ing The committee has worked
very hard on the program and GER
tainly should be complimented on
the program that they have
arranged.
The meeting will be opened with
Community singing of popular and
patriotic songs. 1t Is hoped that j.
Francis MacNichols will be able to
lead the singing and he will be as
sisted by the Y. M. c. A. Orchestra
and possibly by choruses from the
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. The
printed by the Chamber of Com
merce and there will be copies
enough so that everyone may have
one.
After the singing DR.. George H.
Coombs Of the State Department OF
Health will give a short Introductory
talk to the picture called 1.-THE End
of the Road" This is a five reel
picture that very few local people
have seen and to miss it is to miss
one Of the greatest educational films
ever released. 1t is a picture that
will appeal to all both young and
old. a picture that delivers its mes
sage in a clean and forceful man.
ner and has story that holds the
interest of the audience from be-