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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
Editorial Comment
Is Justice Upheld?
Bangor Commercially


Court proceedings sometimes lead
me to wonder. The other day man
accused of murder in Lincoln county
changed his plea of not guilty of
murder to one of guilty of man
slaughter. According to the reports
the man fired three shots into the
body of a woman with whom he was
infatuated and whom he was taking
for an automobile ride on q lonely
road. The place was we'll chosen for
the act, the man was carrying a re-
volver. The indictment was for muir
Ger and seemed the natural one.
There appeared plenty of evidence
for conviction and conviction meant
a life sentence at Thomaston.
Then the respondent changed his
plea and was sentenced to not less
than 10 nor more than 20 years for
manslaughter. Perhaps the cause
of justice is fully served, possibly
there were mitigating circumstances
that did not come to the public at
tention. 1t may be that the. matter
is not properly open to criticism but
if the sofficials could have convicted
for murder there seems no good rea =
son why they did not Often we hear
that pleas for lesser crimes than the
indictment calls for are accepted
20 save the county the expense Of a
trial but such a course does not ap-
pear to lis as carrying out the intent
of the law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
In Place Of Reform, Graft


Editor Kennebec Journal:
The history of legislation fails to
show any material achievements
that have ever been wrought outside
of 4arty organizations; and for the
reason. no doubt, that "in union there
is strength" Two parties are essen
tial in any system of government,
without which no government could
exist for any great length of time. One
might advocate all good measures
and the other all bad. or one might
contain all of the good men and
women and the other all of the bad !;
but they would be parties neverthe-
less and necessary to the preserva-
ton of government.
Third party leaders and independ-
ents, as certain classes of politicians
are frequently called, are we'll
known; but the only success that
they have ever had has been in what
they have gained for themselves.
Their method of procedure is. to APP
pfopriate to themselves ideas, often
called reforms" that some paftlcu-
lar class of people want, or think
they want, enacted into laws; then,
with these ideas as platforms, enter
the political field for what there
may be in it for themselves, returning
to former political affiliations when
nothing more is to be had elsewhere.
They are soldiers of fortune. But in
the place of third party leaders and
independents substitute the term
"demagogues" and in place of reform.
lf'graft." and the whole story will thus
be told. j,
The direct primary is the worst
thing that has ever been introduced
into politics. It's tendency is to dis
organization; and under 1t, person
of sufficient means can nominate
himself, or anyone he pleaseS regard
less of qualifications.
What the Farmer Labor party pro-
poses to do for the farmer is sub
ject on which there has not been
much light. the first luminous ray
now coming for Senator Magnus
johnson, to the effect that what the
farmers most need is IAN opportunity
to set the price on their products" so
that they may "curtail production
which is interesting.
In Maine. the price of potatoes
runs from twelve cents to five dollars
per bushel. according to supply and
demand, from which 1t may be in
ferred, that if those who raise them
could fix their own price, there
would be times when they would not
have any market at all: and how
production could be "curtailed' in a
favorable season. with extensive
acreage planted, is beyond compre-
hension. And how about producers
other than farmers? Are they not to
have the same opportunities for fix
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
DISCUSSING DEMOCRATIC
SO. DELEGATES

There are signs that the senti-
meut which appeared to be drifting
toward Governor Smiths candidacy
In the Democratic camp Is checked
by the death of tho leader of
.-f1nrmany Hall. who was determined
. to bring about the governors nomina-
: ton. The other candidates see the
: pledged to New York's governor.
: They arc bestirring themselves.
F. Underwood headquarters puts out
--N-rulletin stating that of the $50
delegates already chosen to the con-
vention only 25S will go to the con-
eention under specific instruction.
The other 500 are at liberty to
change IL they wish. OF the dele
gates already instructed it is
claimed that "a are pledged to
underwood, IS to McAdoo, Smith
es. including New York's 90 dele
gates. Silzer IS. Govcrnor>Davis of
Kansas 20. Robinson of Arkansas IS.
The Underwood management claim
sEowa's delegates, though unpledged
and not bound to vote for him first,
last and all the time. 1t is also
claimed that two-thirds OF all the
delegates that have been chosen are
a friendly to Underwood and the
Spinion is expressed that among
those to be chosen the ratio of dele
~ Gates favoring him will be even
agreater. 1t is claimd that Under
wood now has nearly 100 who will
20 him early in the balloting:
\ l{tiat in the interest of fair play no
a0ght, has been made against "na-
tive sons and that Underwood has
.aaeteher the funds nor the organiza-
len to make contest in every
state.
There remains probability that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
THE HIGHWAYS AND THE LAW

How may the public be sold" the
fact that under the law the car
coming out of cross street on the
right has the right of way?
This question was asked by one
who Is salesman travelling all
over New England and driving a
car. He finds apparent disregard of
this law throughout this State. He
attributes this to ignorance. Some
rot so charitably minded will be In
rlned to think many of the Of
tenders don't care.
with spring blood gone to heads,
where not much else is. the season
opens with fragrant violation or dis
regard of the automobile laws.
doing past the same place in the
street of Maine city a bystander
one evening last week counted
fifteen cars in period of five
minutes, all with some defect with
their lights.
Manlfestly there Is opportunity for
officers of the law to get busy.
Every offender should be hailed to
#. court, should be fined all the Of
Tense will bear under the law and
wherever possible should be given
q sentence in iail.
We are of the opinion that II the
fast Legislature had done its duty
a lot of those now driving cars
would not be driving them. Licenses
should be issued only after thor
'tugh examination of the applicant.
Can't public sentiment be so arous-
ed that the next Legislature will
do its duty? Unless this Is done
and meanwhile all the law We now
have is enforced the highways this
season will be a very dangerous place
to venture upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
BURNHAM
A Correction

IT was reported in a recent issue
OF the Kennebec Journal that George
i. HoXie of Burnham suffered a
shock last fall. The facts are these:
On the night of November % Mr..
Hoxie was struck by an automobile,
driven by Ralph r. Doane of Old
Town, Me-, and thrown, causing
severe conclusion of the brain. Mr..
Doane stopped his car at once and
gave all the aid in his power to the
injured man. For many days Mr..
HoXie's life was despaired of. but
strong constitution, combined with
the best of medical skill and care
full nursing. triumnbed. and for sew
eral weeks he ha&been able to go
out of doors. His many friends hope
that he may soon regain his health.
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| ~ NJ " 81 David CORY

way while I run around to the stage
entrance where l have a little dress
ing room, you know.
Handing the ticket man the two
passes which the monkey had given
them. the two little Dummies hoped in
and sat down.
Well, the orchestra was playing
DANDY Ella and 4 half a dozen
little hens We're selling ice cream
cones up and down the aislcs and in
between the seats. Up in the gal
lery Photographer Crane was sitting
in the front row. Goodness me.
His legs were so long that he had
bought seat just below him in the
orchestra, to rest his feet on! Wasn't
that funny? And every once in "a
while, the usher, a white curly pood-
lie, had to scold little boy for
tickling the Cranes big toe.
Pretty soon the show started.
First the monkey came out dressed
like soldier boy and sang:
Jackie Rabbit, get your gun
And shoot Old Danny Fox.
The Sunny Meadow Bunny Boys
Are running in their sox."
Then ne went behind the curtain
and in less than five hundred short
seconds came out dressed just like
clown. He stood on his head and
hung by his tail, and turned somer-
saules backward and sideways. and
after that he threw popcorn balls at
al! the little boys and girls in the
theatre.
When the show was over. Uncle
Lucky shook hands with him, and
hopping into the Luckymobile with
Little Jack Rabbit, drove home. But,
OH dear me. they had forgotten to
fill the lamps with electricity. and,
o. course 1T was now nighttime.
Just then along came two lightning
bugs who promised to sit inside the
lamps. And in the next story you,
shall hear what happened after that
Copyright by David Cory, 1924
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

The total value Of imports in this
country for the nine months ended
March 1924 was s2,653,0S7 as COM
pared with $2723.934 for a like
period of 1923. OF these "a percent
were crude materials for manu-
featuring, m anu ctu.res for
further use in manufacturing 10 per-
cent. and of manufactures ready for
consumption 81 percent.
Our exports for the 1924 period
(domestic) were $3,263,4S9 as COM
pared with $2,946.561 for like period
of 1928. or these 80 percent was
made up of crude material for
manufacture abroad and "a percent of
manufactures ready for consump-
ton. But 10 percent was foodstuffs
crude and food animals and food
stuffs partly or wholly manufacture
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"Prcs!dent Coolidge Has Courage"

(kanSaS CITY starr
President Coolidge has courage.
This has been demonstrated more
than once. 1t is demonstrated again
in the fact that he has issued a book
of addresses in the midst OF a cam
paign for the presidential nomina-
ton. He has placed the principal
speeches he has made since he was
elected Vice President conveniently
before his political opponents. If
they think they can find anything in
these speeches to embarrass or con-
found him they are welcome.
The new volume. as did a.. previous
collection of Coolidge addresses,
shows the terse. lucid style of the
President. 1t reflects a mind given
to direct processes. an expansive
Enewledge of history and a reverence
for the fundamentals Of free govern
ment
The range of topics is wide, includ-
ing such themes as 1.-THE supports of
Civilization" The Purpose of Amer
lea" "The Instruments of Progress"
The Meaning of Democracy" 1.-THE
Frice OF Freedom" and 1.-THE Destiny
OF America" THE personal topics in
clude Lincoln, Roosevelt, Mckinley,
Grant and famous Virginians. The
book includes many other subjects,
for most of the addresses are short.
1t was in the address on Roosevelt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
CHILD LABOR

.s.:Eighteen years seems rather ad-
vanced agc to come under, the super
vision of the government in the
matter of employment. but evidently
some federal law is needed. Ger
tain of tho states have special in
.,ducements to oppose federal
regulation. In the beet fields, es-
pccially, child labor is sought. In
parts of the South there is fragrant
disregard of the rights of childhood
by those managing the industries.
Regulation should be uniform, and 1t
-ssrouid be enforced insistently and
.. without favoritism.
There are indications that many
Young people would he better off II
they were required to spend q por-
ton of their time In some useful vo-
cation, but to have them made the
. breadwinncrs of lazy parents or per-
init them to be exploited by greedy
employers should not longer be
tolerated in this country.
The measure as it passed the
House sets the limit at eighteen
years. which seems somewhat I'M
reasonable. VIII this be the prctext
for its defeat in the Senate? We be-
licvc the great majority desire chill
dren to have their opportunity to
enjoy normal childhood. desire 1t
SO strongly they would be willing to
undergo some inconvenience on that
account &c necessary. This Senate
would have one act to its credit II
1t should pass sensible resolve for
regulating the employment of chill
dren throughout the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

Save the Lighthouse" is the slogan
of those who are trying in New Eng
land to raise 100000 to purchase the
buildings and endow 'the light
house" founded in France by an
American woman, Miss Winifred Holt
in 1915. a place providing the only
disqualification in France for blinded
French veterans. Already. it has
made Independent wage earners of
nearly 1000 blind French veterans.
1t is incorporated under the French
law and receives the recognition of
the French government, which
promises large sum toward the en-
dowment fund II the buildings are
purchased. Henry Honblower, No.
co Congress St. Boston, is the
trea surer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

funds and efforts will have their
effect in this as is usual in such
contests. No one questions the
quality of Underwood's presidential
timber but the appeal of such a con-
servative to the radical wing of that
party is in doubt. Smith was sure
to have had strong opposition even
had Murphy lived. McAdoo is not
regarded as n possible winner but is
expected to be in a position to have
a say as to the selection to be made.
VIII McAdoo and the leaderless
Tammany. between whom no love is
found. find a way to help Ralston of
Indiana?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

ing the prices of their products and
curtailing the production of them
that the farmers have? If they are
then how could the resultxbe of any
benefit to the farmers; and 10 not,
then would there not be as many
political parties as there are differ
ent producers, each striving to fix
the price upon its products?
Wisdom and eloQuence. 1t is said.
do not always go together. Lord
Chatham said that both were COM
bined to a remarkable degree in the
first American Congress; but what
would he think of Congress now, II
ing to know.
T.. W. PHILBRICK.
Weeks Mills, Me-, April 26, 1924.
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PROTECT PEDESTRIANS

Have you ever noticed that some
traffic officers appear to think their
duty solely consists in keeping the
cars moving, and give no heed to
the pedestrian? Occasionally those
can't own cars shouldn't be penaliz-
ed or their lives imperilled. Pedes-
TRANS have just as much right at
the crossings of our streets as have
those driving cars. Their danger is
greater. They should be protected
in their rights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

"Hey diddle.. diddle,
There goes the fiddle,
The horn and the drum,
Tum, tunl, tum-a -tum.
And the Opera House there
Is 'ablaZe and aglare
With calcium light
To make it look bright.
Come on to the show,
It's a scream from the go,
For this monkeys a wizard
And swift as a blizzard"
shouted a man outside the opera
house as the two little rabbits with
their friend. the monkey, drove vi
in the Luckymobile.
"Ha, ha," laughed the monkey
that man knows how to get the
people. Now, you go to the front
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apr29-may1
Editors Letter Box
Farmers Object to Increased Paree
Post Rates

Editor Kennebec Journal
Farmers are Directing strenuously
to the proposals carried in the
Paige Kelley Edge bills which would
increase the parcel post rates three
times and also raise the rates on
fourth class matter. These bills will
give an increase of $150,000,0OO to
the postal employees and this in
crease would be paid primarily by
the farmers because it is proposed to
secure the money for these higher
salaries through advancing the rates
on parcel post and fourth class mat
ter only The parcel-post business
represents only small proportion
of the total business Of the Post
Office Department and yet the in
crease Is to be paid through the
parcel post and by the people whose
purchasing power is the lowest of all
the farmers. This is rank injustice.
The farmers know that some of the
postal employees may not get as
high pay as they should and they
are also appreciative Of the high
grade service which the department
renders. Nevertheless the farmers
cannot see the equity in requiring
them to bear the entire burden or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
s16,057. Just where does Hiram
draw the line on Shameless"

Some of the French postoffice
clerks, disgruntled on account of low
wages. declare they will follow the
regulations and make sure nothing
improper is being sent on the post
cards by stopping to read each and
all. More government red tape?
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SUFFERED PAIN 20 YEARS
|Rh e u m q ii 8 m in Fractured
Ankle-Seldom Feels a
Pain Now

Chas. Wiley of No. Windsor says:
'.In 1898 I had mya leg broken two
different times, MAJ and November
both fractures being in nearly the
same place. just above the ankle,
and for 20 years have suffered by
times with rheumatism. About six
years 10 It became chronic so that
it bothered me nearly all the time
and I suffered with intense pain,
especially nights. Two years ago !
moved to No. Windsor. Me-, and
hearing about everybody >praising
Young's Cure Oil for rheunia tism.
tried it and / want to say 1t is great
stuff. I used one bottle and very
seldom feel a pain now and feel
like recommending it to others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

What, If anything, is the signifi-
canoe of increase in the number of
restaurants and in the quantity of
bakery products? How do the wom-
en- get a chance to experiment with
all the tangled devices for cook
ing?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

"Says Gamma Rays Could Cure
haw'-Headline- a jury has
decided he is cured. The public is
left with the alternative, if he's not
cured he must be endured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

| snowstorm on the day he was born
May %, 1870.
Fishermen may not expect to find
conditions favorable to their inter-
ests at Mooselucmaguntic for about
| two weeks, if natural events bear
out recent indications as reported
by Mrs. Mabel Blair Burns, pro-
prietor of the MooselucmaguntiC
! House in the Rangeley region. In a
letter dated April % to Harrie b.
Coe, manager of the Maine Publicity
Bureau, Mrs. Burns said that at
looks as though the ice would not
leave before May Is if 1t does then"
There was very little water showing
around the edges and the ice was
still black. the letter pointed out.
In commenting upon the change
from standard to daylight savings
time at chapel last Saturday morn
ing, President Clifton d. Gray of
Bates college remarked that IT was
unfortunate that the college should
have to adopt daylight savings
schedule, for, he said Il should
find it difficult to imagine what the
loss of an extra hour of sleep will
have on students who yawn con-
tinually during classes" He further
suggested that all students retire
one hour earlier Sunday night to
sleeping during classes Monday,
when the new time commenced. I
The election of William W. Law
renee, Alfred B. White and Harvey
d. Gibson to the board of trustees
of Bowdoin College, and the deaths
of Henry B.. Quimby, John sE.
Chapman and Henry c. Emery, have
caused six vacancies in the present
board Of overseers. The persons
selected by the alumni as their
nominees will be chosen at Com
vacancies. Each name mentioned
by rs or more alumni is placed upon
the eligible list and this list, con-
tanning at least IL names becomes
the formal ballot by which the
nominees of the alumni are actually
chosen, and this ballot is mailed to
each alumnus in May by the Alumni
secretary.
At 30. Rev. Orrin s. French of
Fort Fairfield is going to publish a
book. 1t will be entitled Memoirs
of Ninety Years, with Selected Ser
MONS" and will contain about 800
pages. Fifty pages will be taken
up with his autobiography, there will
be a dozen or more sermons, and
some illustrations. Mr.. French has
been compiling the material for this
volume for some time, and it will
TO published by an Advent publish
ing house in Boston. the first edition
being of thousand copies. A large
number have teen subscribed for in
advance. Mr.. French. who reached
his S0th milestone on Saturday, Is
remarkably active and while, as the
result Of some accidents in his early
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
Local and Personal

Local and Personal
Friends of Uncle Joe whetsum will
be grieved to learn that he was brut-
ally assaulted by a couple of high
waymen Saturday night but was not
killed.
Silas Foddergrass is out on the
streets after having been confined to
his house for six weeks with broken
leg much to his friends relief.
Felix Stonebruise has received his
badge aud instruction book from the
Neversleep Detective Agency and is
now looking around for something to
detect. AS starter we might try 10
find out what has become Of the
Soldiers Monument Fund.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

There were less than a score pres
ent when the Senate turned down the
Mellon capital tax plan. Ashamed to
be present or another illustration Of
Hpnhody bome""
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Sayings of Little Socrates

SayIngs OF LITTLE Socrates
Everybody tells you not to worry,
and then worries you.
The country is suffering from
auto-intoXication.
1t seems a Teapot will burn any
thing of anybody.
The good die young; no use taking
chances with them.
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Congressman Burton will make an
excellent "key-noter" If he will but
take the pitch from President Cool
idge. In that event there will be ex-
cellent conversational singing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

Hiram johnson charged President
Coolidge with shameless use Of
money" in South Dakota's primary
election. The fling of campaign ex-
penses shows that the Coolidge men
spent SSo.792 and the Johnson men
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w.
.TUnNTAob.
MxS0N ExKAEx JLpEk
Verses and Rsverses
By Samuel Hoffenstein

By Samuel Hoffenstein
Sleep my little treasure,
Sleep my little tot;
Mamma needs some pleasure,
Which rocking You, is not;
love your little ways, dear,
Your body pink and white,
But you have rllama's days, dear,
So go to sleep at night.
A little dachslfund used to say.
Things grow brighter every day;
Sleet or snow or mist or hail,
l wag an optimistic tall
Little dog. you're not the first
Whose hopes have gone from bad to
wurst,
Two Characters in Search Of an
Author
Peg: Il took beauty nap this
morning
Meg: Really? What Weakened you
so soon, dear?"
Ernest Boyd
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Frenzied Finance

CA TrioleD
What goods our budget
The darned thingg won't bulge?
Perhaps we misjudSe 1t.
But what goods our budget?
When twist it or nudge it,
Its figures won't trudge?-
What goods our budget.
The darn thing won't bulge.
Molly Anderson
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WINDSOR

y Tie first annual meeting of Rest
haven Cemetery association will be
held at town hall, Saturday, May 3,
at 7.30 p. NJ.