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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
HERE'S FAIR COMPARISON

The Hon John w. Davis is goinG
about the country endeavoring to
belttle what has been accomplished
in our foreign relations under the
Republican administration. Even
the conference to limit armament he
tells us is OF doubtful value; that
in realty nothing substantial has
been contributed TO the peace of
Europe. And il SO. the administra-
ton has had no part in 1t.
In this he runs counter to some of
the best opinion in England. at least.
There Is the British Premier, who
approves our attitude and deems 1t
proper for us to avoid being drawn
into Europes local difficulties.
Again there is the Spectator of
London, surely a competent observ-
er. Here is what it says and which
those who wish to obtain a rational
conclusion should compare with the
campaign speeches of Mr.. Davis:
Impartial observers like our
selves must feel bound to add
that the Dawes scheme. for
which tho present American ad-
ministration is responsible. is an
invaluable contribution to the
paCitying of Europe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
Dexter
palnnCP-Thon1aS

One OF the most brilliant social
events of the season took place
Monday at the Free Baptist church
ut high noon when Miss Mildred
Thomas became the bride of Rev.
Ralph Finch Palmer of Boston.
The double ring service was per
formed by Rev. Charles 4. Clifford
of Lewiston. The bride was given
in marriage by her brother, Harold
Thomas of Dexter.
The bridal attendants were friends
Gordon: maid of honor, Miss Mil
dred Bruce, Boston. Mass. who wore
pink seorGette with black picture
hat and carried ophelia roses. The
brides maids were, Misses Helen
Slaught, Of DAYTON, Ohio, who wore
peach Eeorgctte crepe. with black
picture hat and carried pink and
white astcrs. Alice Moscr of Bangor,
who wore blue Ee0rCette crepe with
black picture hat and carried pink
and white asters. Little Marion
Smart acted as flower girl. and was
daintily dressed in tinted organdie
The groom was attended by his
brother as best man. James Palmer
Of Mansfield, Mass. The ushers were
Walter Palmer Of Shanghai. China.
brother Of the groom. and George
White of Brewer.
The bride was attractivelv gown
cd in white Chinese satin. trimmed
with real lace and seed pearls. and
wore a bridal Veil OF tulc. caught
with orange blossoms. and carried n
shower bouquet of white roses and
sweet peas. The groom wore the
conventional black.
The bride is the daughter or Mrs
Abhie ThayeT of this town and re-
Ceived her carly education in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
next StNfN

known who it was. Each receiver
thinking it was the one on the other
end Of the line calling HIM NAMES
got stirred up and there was n
three Cornered conversation going on
for n while that was worth hcarinE
After the man got tired OF talkir@
into his derby he took the hat off the
line and shipped the wire II is pos
slblc that 1t was some such instance
a this which gave rise to the EXPIRE
sion Of years ago talking through
Your hat" One OF the reasons why
linemen somuCh diSliked the local Wi
res was that they we're not put up with
great care and as n result they were
frequently coming down. getting
across the Bell telephone wires and
making trouble. That was very like
~ why they cut them loose at every
opportunity but it used TO make the
boys who put them up very mad.
Mr.. MCQuarrie commenced work FOR
the Fell company when its entire
plant was in one room in Bank block
and one woman did all the business
OF the Office keeping the hooks. maxi
ing out the bills, acting as operator
and filing divers other roles. Theie
were very few telephones in town
and they were considered a great
luxury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
CHICKEN COME BACK TO
BOOST

> Those who recall the wild and
weird variety of gossip which Sena-
tor Wheeler delighted In retailing
before the investigating committee
without regard to rules Of evidence
or the rhyme Of reason. will better
appreciate tho recent sworn state
ment Of Remus. the bootleg king"
In his Atlanta cell. a very sizeable
chicken comes home to roost on
Senator Wheeler's roof.
A special 10 the Washington Post
states that sworn statement
which Remus gave out in the At
lanta prison last Thursday charges
Wheoler and Senator Brookhart
with an attempt 10 frame" Attor-
ney General Daueherty: he states,
At Ia said. that tho testimony which
he gave before that Wheeler Brook =
hart committee was false. and was
an early release from the peniten-
tiary: that they had failed to keep
their promise and so he is telling tho
truth about fhe whole affair.
Well. however such testimony
may appear as to credibility It Is OF
the same sort as much of that az
cepted by the investigating commit
tee as true. He also goes into de-
tails in n convincing way.
He declares that he told Sterns.
attorney for the committee. that he
had never met Daugherty or talked
with him. and knew nothing against
him. He then states that. urged by
his craving for liberty, he finally
consented to go before the commit
tee In Washington. There he testi-
fed that he had frequently met Jess
Smith. since deceased. and that he
gave Smith tens of thousands or
dollars to enable him (Remus) to get
whisky permits. to continue boot
Logging operations without Interior
ence by the Federal Department OF
Justice and to escape serving sem
tence on charges pending against
him. These charges. he said, were
being prosecuted by the Department
OF Justice OF which Harry Nj. Daugh-
erty was then Attorney General.
Il now state tho fact to be-"
says the statement. that never
met the said Jess Smith in my
life. that ! never communicated
with him directly or indirectly;
that | never tried to communt-
cate with him directly or indi-
rectly. ana that | never, directly
or indirectly. gave him any
money for any purpose. nor ever
tried 10 give him any money for
any purpose. and | made the
statements to the committee ur-
der the circumstances above set
forth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
THE ISSUE

Those who hewed the timhers and
framed our Government were not. of
course. all-wisc, but their vision re-
specting some things has never as
yet been improved upon. Moreover
out of the experience through which,
they had passed they had arrived at
certain fundamentals. fortunately for
the country they served.
= For one thing they were deter
mined to have Justice administered
and the law interpreted by judges
20 placed that their great induce
ment should he to arrive at lust
decisions. irrespective of political
excitement. of place and preferment
OF clamor or the dictates of
arrogance. They reasonably sue
ceeded in this endeavor. They so
provided a remedy against ills
which frequently had been endured
when the court was subordinate to
tyranny.
Now LaFollctte and his tribe
would pull this down. declaring that
It Is a condition without parallel.
They would so back TO that which
the founders OF this government
ahhorred and from which they made
lis free. Observant minds have
regarded this change the greatest
contribution to the science OF gov
eminent. Under It this country has
rrospered. Its Supreme Court has
commanded the respect OF Ameri-
cans and OF other peoples: its de-
cisions have written record OF
which Americans have every right
to be proud.
LaFollette would change this. He
the Court TO interfere with a ma
5ority decision of Congress on any
question affecting they Constitution.
He would turn back to the days Of
courts cringing under the dictation
OF an overload, be he potentate or
plain demagogue.
The LaFollette campaign circulars
bear this: THE supreme issue is the
encroachment Of the powerful few
upon the rights Of the many" Right
now 1t isla question whether Robert
M. LaFollette shall constitute HIM
sen and his satellites the powerful
lew" for purposes Of encroachment.
ne has a mastery plan for doing
Snet very thing. II he can dominate
Consress-and he has-and If he can
make the Supreme Court subord;-
asss to that Congress. as his pro-
peeed constitutional amendment
1eex1 to do. then win he have Turn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
nHQnC CORY

7 Tell me. Bobbie Redvest
What to write today.
Has my bunny rabbit
Hoped away 10 play?
Follow me-" answered that dear
! little bird.
Picking up my hat, STROBE across
the Sunny Meadow. You've never
been in Rabbit Land. have you, lit
| tie reader? Well. then. just listen 10
me and I'll tell you what I've seen
and heard in that pleasant country.
All Of a sudden. down the Old Cow
Path came Daddy Lonslegs on his
Pushmohile My. how fast he can
| make the little rubber-tired wheels
so around, But that's not strange
when you come 10 think Of II. Any
body with so many long legs ought
TO be able TO push along mighty fast,
don't you think so?
Gracious me. I'll have to hurry
IA ster,' painted the funny old insect.
and away he whizZed until in less
time than l can take TO tell II. he
| arrived at the little white gate in the
picket fence around the dear Old
! Bramble Patch.
Good morning. Daddy Lonslegs."
said Lady Love. the bunny boy $
pretty mother, as her long-legSed
caller jumped up on the back porch
| of the little white bungalow, what
brings Won around SO early?"
| "Stranse doings around the Old
| Duck Pond at night" painted Daddy
Longless. seating himself in the up
! holStered rocking chair that the lady
rabbit had brought out to dust and
| clean.
Gracious me. tell me-" exclaimed
anxious Lady Love, untying the cloth
over her pretty hair which she had
put on only a moment before TO keep
| off the dust. II must warn Little Jack
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

Now let me ponder. let me think,
Give my eyes a winky blink,
Did we finish the last story?
Tell your Uncle David Cory.
Now. would you believe il. II
didn't say so. little reader? Just as
l ended this poetry song, who should
hop on my window-sill but Bobbie
so often relates TO me the doings of
Little Jack Rabbit. Yes. there he
stood, his head on one side, winking
his pretty eye.
I'm surprised you can't remember
Everything you daily write.
Lots of boys and girls l know Of
Every story can recite.
Dear me" I exclaimed. they must
have wonderful memories
Yes. indeedy," answered Bobbie
Redvest. But hurry up, Uncle Dave.
Put down what happened when Little
Jack Rabbit heard the voice under
| the brush heap in the story before
this"
Well. well, well. Wasn't I relieved
| 10 hear him say that. for at once !
remembered what was going to hap
pen in this story.
Just as the voice exclaimed for
the third time, Il guess I've found
the very spot. who should creep out
from under the big brush heap but
Mrs. Porky Porcupine. For a mo-
ment. the little rabbit mistook her
for Mr.. Porcupine, but on seeing
that her coat wasn't quite as dark
as his. although hidden in il We're
just as many sharp pointed little
spears. he politely took off his little
khaki cap and wished her a good
morning.
Where is Porky Porcupine?' he
asked. after a moments pause. dur
! ing which the lady porcupine showed
plainly her impotence at being dis
turbed.
I'm sure I don't know" she ans
wered. "Probably busy eating ten
der tWiss. He's never very far away
| We see each other every day, hut he
goes his way and l so mine. Just AT
present I'm very busy. Please eX-
cuSe me-" and Mrs. Porcupine slow
" turned and crept under the brush
| heap.
Dear me" thought the bunny boy
shes not very sociable. Guess I'll
| hop along and away he went, his
| little knapsack bouncing up and
down on his back and his red striped
candy cane swinging from his left
/ paw. If he had known what Mrs
! Porcupine was up 10. maybe he
would have been more interested
But he didn't. you see SO on he
| hoped, leaving the lady porCupint
who was always hungry and thought
more about her stomach than any
thing else. In fact, neither of then
was very sociable They had few
friends in the Shady Forest. Nobody
likes to come very close to a porcu
pine. his sharp pointed spears are
likely to stick out and prick one.
SO while the little rabbit is hop
ping away and Mrs. Porcupine is
busy with her new home I'll ash
/ Bobbie RcdVcst what to write in the
I next story
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
Maine GOSSIP


We hear Of the men who succeeded,
Who count their achievements with
pride.
Who conquered the while they pro-
But what of the fellow who triedo
The mortal. discouraged and weary,
Who battled and stroVe night and
day.
The f"Iiow whose prospects were
Who tried but who fell by the way.
Who toiled with the faith of pill
grim.
Who drifted along with the tide,
Who put forth the best that was in
him,
Some mortals accumulate riches
And others win honor and fame,
Some crawl from the lOWllest bitches
And come out ahead of the game.
While others have failed in the trying
With never a whinper or groan.
The seeds that they planted are dying.
The seeds that were carefully kown.
Some plod on with the burdens en-
numbered
And some forge ahead like dart.
Some try. though their chances are
numbered.
And others fall down at the start.
A toast to the man who succeeded
Who counts his achievements with
Who conquered the while he pro-
A cheer for the fellow who tried
BY Ray Horpman in Good Hard
ware.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
By Albert T. Reid s

floats. The ST Cecela's Boys band
will furnish music. A letter was read
from Governor Baxter The plans for
the observance of the 10th anniver-
sary next Saturday and Sunday are
elaborate. In the morning of Satur-
day will be a parade. This will start
at the Lower Cornerd and go to Upper
Corner. where the turn will be made
and the trip both ways will cover
about two miles. The exercises will
he on the site of the old block house
that protected the first settlers from
tho Indians, being built in 1853. which
for six years was home, fort and
church for the IL families that occu-
piCd it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
so EASY TO Get
R|DOF HEADACHES
'Fruit.a.tiyes" SmoOthes Away the Pain

Headaches are always the result
of poisoned blood. II food is not
properly digested: if the bowels are
not regular; or If the kidneys are
weak and irritated: then impurities
are taken up by the blood and car
rted to the nerves OF the head caus-
ing dreadful headaches.
The Fruit Treatment is the most
effe Give means of keeping the blood
pure. 'F'ruit-a-tivcs." the wonder
full combination OF the juices OF
arples. oranges. iigs and prunes-
intensified and combined with tonics
are a complete fruit treatment for
Headaches. whether the headaches
are due to Neuralgia. Nervousness,
Biliousness, Indigestion. Constipa-
ton or Irritated Kidneys.
Just try the Fruit Treatment for
your Headaches. in the form of
"Fruit-a-tives." Your druggist has
them. &c and SOC box-or sent
postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited.
OSdensburg. n. ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

Many Of the earliest telephones in
Gath before the Eell system had be-
come much Of a factor there, We {
installed by James l.. McQuarric.
now one Of the hest known telephone
experts of the country and n former
Bath hoy, who on a recent visit 10
Bath related many of his early eX-
perienCes. One of these early tele-
phone lines he installed between the
coal office of Col J. Frank HAYDEN.
now of New York City. winch was At
the head of Center street. and the
coal ward which vas north of tie
wharf Of the Eastern Steamship
Lines Inc, then the Kennebec Steam
boat Go. It was crude affair
simply Wire with a drumhead ar
rangemcnt on each end. There was
no bell. when one wanted to COR
verse over this phone he simply tap
ped on the drum head until someone
on the other end heard it and called
out hello. then by dint OF Broad
casting" in loud tones the listener
could hear what the other was saw
ing. Mr.. McQuarrie remarked that
these telephones, which ne and other
Youth of the city installed, were con-
ttti Il Stttit !lHSIdiI'f ny lilt ttAt
phone linemen as the Bell telephone
service increased in Bath and where :
ever they found one of these home
made lines they would cut the wires.
He told the story of one man who
was running the Bell lines, finding
one of the crude local lines running
over building where he was work
ing. He took his derby hat, placed
the rim over the wire and tapped on
the crown. which had the same effe It
as tapping on one Of drum heads. and
soon had parties at each end Of the
line calling out hello OF course.
they knew new nothing OF the man
with tho derby and he got mucd
amusement by saying things to them
TINT he misht not have said, had they
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
DR.. DONNELL'S
INDIAN CALL
Stone SOLVENT
SALES EXCEED
SUPPLY

Thousands of local citizens are now
singing the praise OF my GALL
STONE SOLVENT, and every where
one goes he hears the wonderful re-
suits achieved by the solvent. Al
though DIR. DONNELL'S Laboratory
is working TO its full capacity. It is
impossible 10 supply the enormous
demand for the GALL STONE SOL
VENT. The rich and poor suffer
with gall stones or gravel. This SOL
vent removes all impurities from the
liver and gall bladder as we'll as to
remove the stones. thus giving health
and vigor to the whole system. Can
be obi ined from all leading drug
stores.-Adv.
augieeo6ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

lot Of breath proposing such dras-
tic penalties that they would not be
enforced if the guilty We're caught.
which is unlikely; after all this they
may adopt a sensible method, which
obviously ought to have been adopt
ed before this. That would be some
arrangement for requiring immi-
grants to be registered and be COM
PEELED to give on demand evidence of
such registrat ton. Why not?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

One reader of the newspapers tells
that 1t lacks conception OF a God of
Righteousness; that it does not per-
ccive wrong doing brings in its train
penalties which may not he avoided;
that in consequence people are not
honest. This, in the face of the ire
mendous effort that is being put
forth in this country for the better
ment of mankind. gives rise to OBJ
jections. but none seem quite ade-
quate explanation of the view that
crime is nothing more nor less than
the result OF disordered gland. It
IS not a very ideal conception Of man.
to say the least.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

The Secretary of War declares that
the Defense Day test has been justi-
fed by its support" In other words
it has revealed the groups on which
the country might depend in time of
trouble. Doubtless this will he found
Irritating and thought unjust by
many composing the opposition
groups. Among the pacittsts prob
ably are many who in the ordeal Of
war would offer themselves in its
defence. But If they are thoroughly
inoculated with the virus. if they are
susceptible to such ideals-if they be
called that-as are now advanced in
opposition to Defense Day they
would hardly get around to patri-
otto view point before the crisis had
passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

cd the trick; then will We have
come to the rule Of the dictator, and
American government as we have
known it Will cease to exist. Cen
eral Dawes in charactcriZing the is
the red flag was but emphasizing n
very important fact.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

Erwin A. Canham, %. of Auburn,
captain; Harold A. Walker. '26. of
Decring and John Davis 20 of Wash
ington. d. c., have been chosen as the
Bates team who will meet a team rep
resenting Cambridge University. Eng
land, i'll Lewiston on September %.
This choice has just been announced
by Prof. A. Craig Baird. coach. and
he faculty committee in charge of de-
batting at Bates college. The question
to be debated will be "Recognition of
the Russian Soviet government. O."
Bates has debated this question twice
before; with Wellesley and with the
! University Of Toronto. and won both
times, Mr.. Canham is a veteran de
batter at Bates. and has been a mem
Der of teams that have debated OK
ford. England twice. Yale Bowdoin.
University of Pennsylvania, UNIVERSE
" of Toronto. Colgate and Lafayette.
MIR. Walker has also been a member
Of previous Bates teams and is a bril-
liant speaker. Mr.. Davis was mem
her of the Batcs team defeating Uni
Nerstty Of Pennsylvania. and has had
considerable experience in intcrciass
debates at the Co!leGe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

would you marry an America n
girl, if YOU fell in love with ONE
was a question asked Of America S
guest, the prince. 1t is somewhat
reassurinG to learn that the ques-
toner was "a young woman jour
nalist." Had she been n mere re-
porter she probably would not have
been so impertinent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

No. Senator Wheeler is not to be
by the Montana indictment against
him. He is to he permitted to spill
himself all over the land between
now and November. He can't pose
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
Tuesday, September 2, 1924.

1T sssnns like stories from the land
Of spirits,
n sny man obtain that which no
merits,
Or any merit that which he obtains"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
PORTLAND, NEW York FREIGHT
GrnuTrH

the Republican campaign party dur
Ia. their tour of AroOstook county
Mr.. and Mrs. A. =. Abbott, Jefs
Abbott, Mrs. Mary blanchard am
Charles Towlc have returned from
trip to Bar Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
Driver Killed in
Plunge of Auto

Island Falls, Aug. 5o-John z.
Roach OF Fort Fairfield was killed
almost instantly tere today when he
lost control OF an automobile and it
plunged over an enbanknent. Char
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

Before taking a motor trip to
Massachusetts see that your lamps
are not out of focus, also that stick
ers are removed from the windshield
and windows
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
AND PATTI RAFTING EN-

(Boston Transcript
The ku klux Khan has been fay
ed" so much that i. is bound 10 be
more terrifying than ever. Sitting
around in its bones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02

Another prolific cause of crime is
cquittals.-Baltimore Sur.-Not to
mention failures to apprehend the
criminals.