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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
SWAT! SWAT! sWATI!!

He came in briskly out OF the cir
cumambient outdoors Of an en-
trancing spring morning. He was
abrupt and zeal glistened in his eye.
The perfume Of the trailing arbutus
nesting under the snow Of the dis
tant hillside had nowise softened his
mood, which was militant
"Stop and think" eh admonished
with uplifted monito-y finger. little
rocking that this was not our habit
and might place us in dilemma. In
short he gave no thought to petty
details or asides. He was absorbed
by ono big idea and determined to
impress 1t on any plastic matter ly-
ing around loose.
"Stop and think he reiterated. 'Tf
every inhabitant - this good State
would swat but ten egg bearing flies
between now and the middle OF
May, that would be 100000 flies put
out Of commission. Now each of
these flies being capable Of produc-
Ing six million other flies. there
would be destroyed the potentiali-
ties for communicating the food OF
ourselves and our children by forty
I'VE thousand billion dies"
Now, in the language Of the street.
It was becoming clear that there were
no flies on the mathematical prowess
Of our monitor. We resolved to
"swat" industriously. persistentiy, ef-
fectiyely. from now on.
The armless and the lazy Will
dream Of parasites killing the ny
after the manner Of the anustatus
bifasciatus the eggs Of the gypsy
moth. Those who are awake ana
on the job. however. will proceed to
swat relentlessly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
D. A. r. Closes It's
C,anital Congress

Washington, April 19-The thirty
third continental congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, characterized by it's officers as
one of the most successful for con-
structive work in the history OF the
society, closed today.
The immigration bill in Congress
with its provision for excluding Jap
nese was endorsed a resolution
which was adopted without a dis
senting voice. while other resolutions
approved calling for forest preserva-
ton and support of the Yorktown
Battlefield legislation in Congress
and OF the policy of Secretary
Hughes with reference to Soviet
Russia. The society also voted to
support President Coolidge's stand
on the permanent court of internal
tional justice. =
Easter greetings and flowers were
sent to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and
Mrs. Warren G. Harding by action
Of the congress.
Installation of newly elected Of
ficers. and a banquet concluded the
sessions which opened here last
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
Alkali in Shampoos
Bad Cor Washing Hair

y Many soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much free alkali,
which is very injurious, as it dries
the scalp and makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is Mulsified
cocoanut oil shampoo, for this is
pure and entirely greaseless. 1t is
inexpensive and beats anything else
all to pieces. You can get this at
any drug store, and few ounces
will last the whole family for
months.
Two or. three teaspoonfuis is all
that is required. Simply moisten
your hair with water and rub ii in.
1t makes an abundance of rich,
creamy lather. which cleanses thor
oughly. and rinses out easily. The
mar dries quickly and evenly, and is
soft. fresh looking, bright. fluffy.
wavy and easy to manage. Besides,
It loosens and takes out every parti-
Gle OF dust. dirt and dandruff.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
/. NEW PORTLAND

Mrs. Maude Morton IS substituting
for Mr.. Steward; principal of Gen.
trail High School. while he is attend
ing the teachers convention at Au-
gusta.
Kenton Quint has been recent
guest OF relatives and friends in
town.
Lester Mitchell, and. Otis Hutchins
OF kingfield were recently In town
on business a<t
The place formerly owned by
ard Moore of North Anson. by Mr..
Richards Of Pennington. Mr.. Moore
Intends to move here the nrst Of
May.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

for which we have, as nation, to be
prepared. We say it is unfortunate,
and so it is, for the American people
do not wish to live in a state OF con-
slant and expectant hostility as re-
CARDS any other power. But at least
the situation will have one good eff
feet, and that is that it will put an
end to that form of national pusil-
lanimity, apathy and supineness
which denies or seeks to deny the
necessity of being prepared in time
: of peace for war that may come.
In the meantime, our rights and
our duty in the matter are clearly
outlined in the speech of Mr.. Lodge
in the Senate yesterday, from which
.ese words are taken:
If country cannot say who shall
ONE into the country. it has ceased
to be a sovereign country; 1t has be-
ine a subject country. .
whole world that the United
States alone is to say who shall come
Ito the United States to form part
of it's citizenship. What our country
determines as OF Its immigration is
neither a just cause Of offence nor a
subject for war of threat of war. 1t
is an undoubted sovereign right and
nothing else.
This amendment has now assumed
tho dignity of precedent and l never
: will consent to establish any prece-
y. lch will give any nation the
right to think that they can stop, by
"'.i>v compliments, the action
Of the United States when it deter
: t...u snail come within it's
- ho 'ome part of its citizen
ship. That is a decision which be-
.l.,s to the United States alone and
from that decision there can be no
appeal.
The United States alone will de-
eide the matter now. the Japanese
government having assumed a posi-
ton which is logically one Of dicta-
ton and not of negotiation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
April 10 Weather
IDa-4 H1i>


Without assuming any scientific
knowledge of the subject. we ques-
ton whether any other date in the
year can boast of n wider range of
temperature records than April 10.
1t can be as cold as midwinter, and
as hot as midsummer. Two strik-
ing illustrations may be readily re-
called.
Old-timers must remember April
10, 1875, when President Grant came
here to celebrate the Tooth anni-
versary Of the battle. He was half
frozen in the enterprise. Many
Maine people rode in sleighs as late
as May / of that year. The observ-
ance came in a bitterly cold spell
in a VIGOROUSLY late spring. The
countryside is full Of anecdotes of
the sufferings of the innocent by
ISLANDERS.
i. A still larger number of people
will remember April 10. 1896, when
1t was so hot that the local ply
sicians of Lexington, as well as else
where, were busy handling sun
stroke cases.
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TIME TO INSIST ON IMPROVE
MENT

We think pretty highly OF this
country Of ours: We are under OBJ
legations to do that; 1t deserves 1t.
But lest we become vain glorious 1t
win be well on the first day OF May
to give special consideration to the
disagreeable truth that this country
10 NTH among the countries Of the
world in the matter Of saving child
health and sixteenth In preserving
the lives Of mothers In childbirth.
This seems. incredible but the
American Child Health Association Of
which Herbert Hoover Is president 10
urging that May LIST be set aside a.
bill Of rights day for the American
child. on which occasion We are ad-
vised seriously to consider the facts.
II would seem about time for an TIM
provsment In the record Of 100000
children dying before reaching the
age Of one year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

What Is to be thought about the
influence Of those who have been
crusading against bobbed hair? The
BARRIERS are 30 busy bobbing the
hair Of the women kind they haven't
In some Instances time to attend to
the males. Notwithstanding so-and-
20 announces he win employ none
with bobbsd hair. and Newcastle.
out In Mr.. Pinchots state. pays its
aons-haire0 teachers one hundred
dollars = year moro than It does the
snort haired ones. So what Il to be
ousnts Really. b It = subject for
1nousht after allf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
Daylight Saving
In Portland Sunday

Portland. April ia proclamation
declaring daylight saving in effect in
Portland at o'clock Sunday morn
ing, April 81, was issued yesterday
by Philip J. Deering, chairman of the
city council, and at that hour all Of
the clocks in the city will be adj
vanced one hour.
The order is promulgated In ac-
cordance with the vote at the Deem
Der election favoring the continuance
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light After a
Severe Illness
McC0y's Cod Liver Oil Tablets
Help You Gain Strength
and Put on Needed
Weight-Great

Nothing like the vitamines in Cod
Liver Oil to help. Commissioning people
to quickly get strong and well--cvery-
body knows that.
But nobody wants TO take the ILL
smelling, horrible tasting stomach up
setting oil itself. SO nowadays, UP to
date medical men are ordering a tablet
of Cod Liver Oil and it surrey does do
the work.
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LIQUOR and Narcotics

portland Morning Oregonian)
Statistics contained in the recent
report of the Canadian minister of
health, and corroborated by the So
cial Service Council of Canada indi-
cate that failure to obtain liquor
does not induce the drug habit. but
that the unrestricted indulgence in
liquor creates narcotic drug addicts.
Quebec, one of the wet" provinces
of Canada, has the greatest number
of drug addicts in the dominion,
while British Columbia, another wet
province, is second, with 1850.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

know how to run our own country,
let alone the Philippines. Another
view might be that if Americans
after a century and a half Of expert
menting are having serious trouble
what could be expected of the Fill
pinos?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

of daylight saving. and will remain
in effect until Sunday. September %.
Daylight saving becomes effective
about three weeks earlier this year
than in 1923, in order to conform
to the arrangement that has been
made regarding daylight saving in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

Ever since the town Of Hampden
voted to buy a combination fire truck
the Selectmen have been pestered by
rival agents of different makes. They
closd a contract for the outfit to be
applied to any make Of chassis Sc
1ected. Then they decided to make it
something of a sporting proposition
and told the agents Of Chree trucks to
load a ton of weight run down the
road three miles and back and the
best performance would get the order
The course was uphill and down and
through much mud and rough places.
One truck broke down on the first
hill, another had some trouble, but
the third came through in flying
colors and was purchased on the spot,
ending all arguments. Hampden will
have combination, chemical, hose
and ladder outfit, painted red, with
gold lettering.
The air was full of money at Ban
gor Thursday. Greenbacks, bank
notes and silver certificates floated
down Kenduskeag stream. Henry
White q market gardener, who lives
two miles out, says that he started
home from the city with $500 in bills
/ in his coat pocket. When he reached
home dollar bill blew out of his poe
ket which he discovered was the last
of the roll. He drove oack and found
few bills by the side of the road,
over in the fields and under fences,
but at last accounts was $500 short
Everybody along the line is hunting
for the rest of it. One SO bill was
picked up nearly a quarter of mile
from the road. Thursday morning
bank messenger was crossing Ken
duskeag bridge with his hands full of
collateral when the elastic band
around roll of $3.50, mostly in small
bills, broke and the bills flew into the
street. Frantic efforts of the mes
senger and bystanders retrfved all
but about 800, which flew into Ken
duskeag stream. A volunteer crew
manned the police life boat and
picked up $50 in bills oatfling down
on the tide, while hundreds of spec
tators lined the bridge and shouted
advice and encouragement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
'E THIS YOUR NEI6HB0R7
Suffered With Indigestion
Laid Up Nearly AL
the Time

James o. Haskell Of So. China, says:
Three years ago I suffered from in
digestion so badly was unable TO
do hardly any work and was laid up
nearly all the time. DR.. Kings Blood
Cleanser was recommended to me
and I took IL bottles and have NOT
had a touch Of it since.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
Unpleasant Situation
(Bosfon Transcript)

(bOStou IrdnSCTIpC
The situation, 1t is needless to say,
is an uncomfortable one. Exclusion
means the nursing Of a permanent
grievance on the part Of Japan and
all its people. 1t means settled hos
tility. It means more "veiled threats"
and when Japan Is in q more favor
able situation than that In which 1t
has been placed by the earthquake
losses. the possibility Of retaliatory
measures. And that II an exigency
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

Once more the press illustrations
permit the public to see how Thaw
and the former Mrs. Thaw have
weathered tine years. Funny to
think anyone would be interested.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
Naturally

Lois: Jack tried to kiss me last
night"
Hope: "What in the world did you
do?"
Lois: ooh, l was up in arms in a
minute
Samuel Hoffenstein
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

On his death-bed SHINES is report
ed to have sent word to the German
government to accept the proposals
Germany needs q rest" he said.
Evidently sane at the last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
Eastern Steamship Lines, Incl
ExP1Ess, PAssENoER AID 4
HRHIGHE SERVICE
BOSTON AND PORTLAND LINE
FARE 92.7o. 9TATERooD6S al "a

Leave Portland. Franklin Wharf
Estate Pier) Tuesdays, Thursdays ana
Saturdays, at Z p. NJ.
Return-Leave Boston Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 P. N.
At Boston connection is made vh
the Metropolitan Line express, pas,
senger and freight steamers for New
York and points South and West.
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Editorial Comment
SINKING In
(Riddeford journal,

1t is beginning to penetrate the
understanding of many that the only
money which the government has to
spend is what it collects from the
people in the form of taxes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

passed on to the consumer or else
recourse be made hereafter to use
of an inferior grade of ice. such as
can be cut on small ponds near
Portland. This advance in, tariff is
to have the same figure as is cbarg-
Cd Ly the Boston & Maine accord
ing 10 railroad OFFICIALS. A hearing
will be- held at Portland on the case
le.el.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

That New York store which sold
Easter bonnets with guarantee
against rain on Easter appears to
have been greatly in need Of trade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

my Country right or wrong" 10 .
thing that no patriot would think Of
saying except in . dangerous case.
Il 10 like saying, my mother, drunk
or sobsr."-G. X. Chesterton.
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mottoes jokes
From 10
the
character
OF run Shop All must be written
dressed either the Shop
quarters ITO West Street,
lions cannot be returned.
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@&@
unTh!!!Qb
MAvCny EbysyA1y .fmeye
MXSONh xKllx LpEI

When a woman tells you your
coat Is wrinkled in the back and
that she doesn't like your tie, so
out and buy the ring.
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ant three months stay in Canada
yesterday. the indictment having
been Quashed.
Neighbors-the people who SYM
pathize with your wife.
Reactions to Spring
"Oh, Spring Is here!" the poet cried,
Eyes, May is on the way;
know. I know that Springs at
hand
A robin sang today!"
"Its Spring" the busy housewife
sighed,
Too busy to be gay,
II cleaned my closets and, all, me!
I saw a moth today!
-Roselle M. Montgomery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

Melville n Rope, former president
OF the Merchants and Bee Keepers
Natl. Bank. returned from a pleas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
Name GOSSIP
So1dShuasS

There's too much languor in me.
would go
Out on the tree-ridged hills and
breathe and be
One with snake birch shadows, or some
Bright river twisting silently to sea.
l would have nothing heavier to hold
Than a young spiders filmy fragrant
And petals weighted down with Au-
tumn gold.
And the long stiffness of the afternoon.
I've known so many hearts that break
My own seems numb; it can no longer
A sympathy to meet and there's need
OF any feeling for their suffering.
would shake every burden off and
walk
Down golden hills and hear young chill
dren talk.
BY Rita Chisholm in The Guild
Pioneer.
Ought to be safe to take off storm
doors and widows and get out the
screens and give them Il coat of paint.
Men on the lower Kennebec river
the last few days report the presence
OF an unusual number of seals. It
n school of fish into the river.
A 7-year-olG sea gull. that can
eat 20 clans at a meal and is on
good terms with the Malteset cat,
is the strange pet acquired by Mrs.
Dennis L. Wilson of Orrs Island,
Me.
Cressell Hanley. Henry Stickney
and Frank clifford opened the
bathing season at Damariscotta
Monday April 14th by a prolonged
swim in the Iamariscotta River.
They had large audience. The
shores were Still ice bound.
Prices in potatoes reached the
three dollar mark Tuesday, the high
est figure since the early part of the
harvest last fall. They are sky
rocketing higher, day by day. due to
the reported demand for Maine po-
tatocs for Spain.
AIRS. Herbert Peers of Parsons
field has Matched among her spring
chickens a very rare specimen in the
form of a four-legged baby. Three
Of the legs are constantly in use as
two on one side are partly grown to-
gether while the fourth one is pro-
crossing backward. which seems to
be Of use to the chicken as 1t uses
1t to rest on sometimes. The leg is
also on the left side back making
one perfect side with only one leg.
The chick is smart and eats well.
Reports from Moosehead Lake are
not encouraging for early fishing. as
the Ice appears solid as in Mid-Win-
ter, with no signs Of breaking as yet,
there having been no favorable
weather and many nights below the
freezing point. The ice in Phillips
and Greene Lakes are breaking up.
Two trout were taken at Greene Lake
today. The trout brooks are all open.
and although high and cold, some
good strings are being brought in. No
catches have been made at the Ban
gor salmon pool for nearly a week
due to q rise Of water and cold
weather, although fishermen are on
the pool every day. No catches have
been reported from the down river
weirs.
Appeal to the Public Utilities
Commission has been made by the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

!. naps that Philippine independ-
- se@ aissioa after watching our
n NM conclude ~ don't even
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A1AuEE STEAkSHR LINE
PORTLAND, NEW YORK T1EYox4
SERVICE

land and New York is resumed from
the new State Pier, Portland, Nj.
Sailings Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays each way. Through rates AMI
direct track connections with Main,
Central and Grand Trunk Railroads.
II. A. CLAY, Supt. 4
Franklin Wharf, Portland.
II. A. HARADEM, Supt
Bath, He.
apr16dtt ,N
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Appeal to the Public Utilities
Commission has been made by the
Portland Sebago Ice Company
against q Maine Central increase in
the price for hauling ice from Sc
bago Lake Station to Portland. It
Ii raised one cent hundred which
means an additional charge OF $6OOO
IN the course Of the year, this to be
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OAKLAND

Rev. Weston P. Holman has been
engaged to deliver the Memorial Day
address at Belgrade this. year.
The annual meeting of the Ken
nebec Union of Women's Clubs will
be held with Lithgow Club and Sc
basticook Literary Club at the Con-
gregational church in Winslow, May
,. The morning session will begin
at 1890. Dinner will be served af-
ter church by the Ladies' Sewing
Circle. An interesting and profit
able program has been prepared.
Reports of the different clubs will
be given and as many members as
possible from the Tuesday Club and
the Mothers Improvement Club are
urged to attend.
Charles D. Bates of Oakland
Heights has gone to Lynn. Mass, to
visit his nephew, Roy Rafuse.
Miss Irene Weston of Portland
Miss Clara Manter.
Fidelity Glass Meets
The Fidelity Glass of the United
Baptist church met Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Will PEN
ney. The regular study of the les
son was taken UP. followed by
social hour. The guests besides the
hostess were Mrs. Walter Farren.
Mrs. Leslie Witherell. Mrs. Edward
Wing, Mrs. Lottie Williams, Mrs.
Edith Millett, Mrs. Francenia Baker,
Mrs. Frank. Hersom and Mrs. George
Benson. The class will meet on Fri
day afternoon of this week at the
home of Mrs. Edith Millett on Fair
field street.
Fern Crabtree. who is attending
Oakland High school, passed the
weekend at her home in Sidney.
Ray Lydston of Lewiston was
weekend guest at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Penney of Water
street.
The Thursday Club" of Oakland
Heights will meet Thursday evening
ut the Asa Bates Memorial chapel.
Centlemen's Night will be observed.
Mrs. John Carroll, who has been
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Our Own
Lost And Found
Department

Department
Christopher Moore-Will you kind
ly give me the rest of the poem
starting:
Into each life some rain must fall.
Dear Chris: We hate to dampen
anybody's spirits with cloudy stuff
like this, but here you are:
Into each life some rain must fall:
So curses on the pikers. bern 'em,
Who borrow our umbrellas and
Forget serenely to return 'em
George Beele-There's a verse
about little drops of water and
little drops of sand running through
my head. Do you know what it is {?
Dear George: 1t sounds like sof-
tening OF the brain but here's the
verse:
Little drops Of water, little grains of
sand,
Make the mighty ocean and the
ditto land;
But why these drops of water and
little grains of sand
Are always served with spinach
cannot say off hand.
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Massachusetts and avoid the con-
fusion that resulted last season.
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Copyright, 1924. Reproduction
Forbidden)
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A woman regrets her first grey
hair, a man his last one.
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Augusta Lodge Directory

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. g, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tues.
day at 8 o'clock.
EDGAR NJ. GAME. Capt
A. NJ. DRUMMOND, Clerk.
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Ought to be safe to take off storm
doors and widows and get out the
screens and give them coat of paint.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21

Men on the lower Kennebec river
the last few days report the presence
OF an unusual number of seals. It
would appear that they have followed
a school of fish into the river.