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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
CIRCUIT COURT DENIES APPEAL
levin; MUST GO TO ATLANTA
MORE JObLESS IN
ENGLAND DURING
!. MONTH OF April

81 Boston. May Is. Considerable
Unemployment in the New England
setates during the month of April
Que to part time operations in many
Manufacturing lines, particularly
s$extiles. is noted in the monthly re-
BORT Of the Federal Industrial Sur
Eey, made public tonight. Building
Operations continued active. The
Ereport by states follows:
MAINE
Industrial employment conditions
throughout the state showed very
little change during the past month
as compared with March. Shoe fac
tories and textile mills are nearly all
on part time schedule and the sur
plus of workers are unable to find
employment in other lines. There
is a surplus of men reported in the
steel shipbuilding industry. Build
ing operations continue active and
give employment to large number
of men. Farm labor supply suffi-
cient to meet present demands.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Textile mills and shoe factories
are operating on a part time basis
and the surplus of workers are I'M
able to get work in other lines.
Electric cable, printing and wooden
plants are on an overtime schedule
in certain parts of the state. Hosiery
mills are on four day per week
basis. Building program fairly ac-
tive, employing a large number of
tradesmen. Farm labor situation
normal at the present time.
VERMONT
Nearly all industries are operating
throughout the state, although most
of them are on part time schedules.
A surplus of workers is reported in
the granite, textile and woodwork
ing industries and in the railroad re-
pair shops. Building activities fur
nish employment for a large num-
Der of men with plenty of craftsmen
available. Scarcity of good farm
help reported throughout the state.
Housing conditions inadequate in
certain sections.
MASSACHUSETTS,
In some sections of this state,
textile mills are closed entirely,
while number are working on a
part time basis, and there is a sur
plus of workers in this line who are
unable to find employment. Build
ing program continues active and
provides work for large number
of men. Supply of farm labor
about meets the demand at the pres
ent time. -
RHODE ISLAND
There was slowing up in practi-
cally all industries during the past
month. While all plants are operat-
ing, many are on part time sched-
ules. A surplus of textile, machin-
cry and jewel workers are unable to
secure employment in OTHER lines,
Building operations and road con-
struction afford work for quite a
number of men. Shortage of desir-
able farm help reported in some
parts of the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Congo Conference
At Durham, N. HI.
Rules Against War

Durham, N. H.. May 15--The New
| Hampshire Congregational confer
ence. in the last day of its 123rd an
nual meeting today. came out strong
ly against war, and praised action tn
ken within the Methodist denomina-
ton along similar lines. A resolution
adopted, sponsored by Rev. Roy Il.
Chamberlain OF Hanover. declared
that 1.-THE members of the Congrega-
tional conference of New Hampshire
rejoice to learn of such action against
was as has been recently taken by TIE
Methodist council of the cities of
Pittsburgh and by the Methodist stu
dents gathering at Pittsburgh"
Since 1t seems evident also to- us
that war is the most colossal and
ruinous collective sin on the EARTH"
the resolution continues, I'VE are
ready to say. as ministers and dele
gates Of Christian churches. that we
can never bless another war"
Originally, the resolution read that
we can never again put Christ in
khaki or officially bless another war;"
but the phrase was striker out and
the other substituted when DIRECTORS
asserted It was profane. -.
Woodstock. VT, May 15-A 'resolu-
ton declaring 1t the duty of the
Christian church to outlaw war and
never again apologize for 1t, bless It
or give it official sanction was adopted
today in the closing Of the 10th an
nual Vermont Congregational confer
ence. The resolution was proposed
by the Rev. George 3. Mills of. Ben
rington and met with heated debate
for two hours before II was passed.
The conference voted Tat the session
next year at Waterbury be held on r.
week end to enable more laymen. u
attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
General Forecast

OGNGTdT
The air pressure was low Thurs
day night in the Atlantic states along
the northern border. Centers of
minimum pressure were charted
Thursday night near the mouth of
the Saint Lawrence river and over
Manitoba.
There have been general showers
during the last "a hours in the At
lantic states.
In New England and New York
the weather will be partly cloudy
Friday and Saturday with moderate
temperature. In the middle Atlantic
states the weather will be cloudy
Friday and fair on Saturday with
somewhat higher temperature.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Moderate southwest and west and
weather fair Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Heavy Gale Holds
Up Flight World
Airmen in Alaska

cordova, Alaska, May Is (By' A.
P.)-Storm- dashed waters around
Attu Island prevented the three
United States Army cruisers en-
circling the globe from leaving for
Paramashiru Island, Japan, yester-
day. and moderate weather today
enabled the aviators to continue in
spection of their machines, accord
ing to n wireless message received
this afternoon. They probably will
hop off tomorrow.
The steamer Catherine D., of the
Pacific-Americam fisheries, on which
Major Frederick L. Martin, COM
mander of the round-the- world ex-
petition is returning to the States
after wrecking his plane against a
mountain, left Port Moller. Alaska,
at i've o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Legion Head Regrets
Action of President

Indianapolis, Ind, May 15.-"I re-
greet that the president has seen fit
to veto the adjusted compensation
measure" declared John r. Quinn,
national commander Of the American
Legion, when he learned of the pres
ident's action today. Il am not
familiar with his reasons However,
the ex-service men and women and
their dependents look with conf
dence to both houses of congress to
enact this just measure into law"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Victim MillinOcket
Fire Dies of Burns

Millinocket, Me, May 15.-Herbert
Bragan, aged IA, died in hospital here
Wednesday night from terrible burns
received in a fire that destroyed the
Bragan home Monday and cost the
lives Of Mrs. John Bragan and four
children. A son, Austin, died later and
the death of Herbert leaves the father
as the sole survivor. Physicians hold
out hopes for the recovery of the
father.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Indict Couple for
Murder of Infant

Rumford. Me, May 15.-Leander.
Thurlow of Andover and Mrs. Emma
Lufkin Of Peru were indicted today by
the grand jury of oxford county for
the murder of two-days-old infant
daughter alleged to have been born TO
them on January of this year. The
bones of the Infant were found IN. the
stove in a room occupied by Mrs. Luf-
kin at Andover by the county authori-
ties on May 10th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Florida Bandit
Gets Big PAYROLL

Gainesville, Fla, May IA lone
bandit today entered the office of the
American Railway Express Company
at High Springs. near here. and escaped
with the payroll intended for the At
lantic Coast Line shopmen, estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000. j. +.
Pendleton, company agent. said the
bandit drove away in small touring
carr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Boston Forecast

DOSLOU BOFcCdSS
Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Fair with moderate temperature Fri
day and Saturday; light westerl.
Winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
THE WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY

New England and Eastern New
York-Partly cloudy with moderate
temperature Friday and Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
Don't Act Like
An Ostrich

They say an ostrich, when In danger,
runs ana sticks his head in the sand
and feels perfectly safe.
In these days Of congested tra1ic and
swift moving vehicles, people who car
~ NO accident insurance are, hgura-
lively, acting like an ostrich. Appar-
emily the average person believes that
because he has never suffered an acci-
dent he never win. This kind Of rea-
soning 10 just about a. wise and ef-
fectivs a. sticking ones head in the
sand.
When 81 win buy o $1,000 Accumula-
tive Travel Accident Policy for one
year you've no excuse for acting like
an ostrich. Write now Tor sample
policy and fun information on our re-
markahle insurance offex.
Kennebec Journal Co.
Augusta, Maine
=. .. xxYNT, Assistant Manager ana
Agent for North American Accident
Insurance Co.
may16d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
SATURDAY: Cloudy

Publicity in the classified columns
enables q business man 70 select the
new worker judieiously - bringing
him applications from ell who may
be both re and available for the work
to bs DONE,
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY VIM. F. Kirk.

IA buyed gain, she Sed
N it was a new gain but
AVA Pa sed the Chiny-men
used to play it 5000 yeers bee
foar Mister Bryan evver made y
speach; the naim Of the gain Is
Ma Jong. guess Ma liked It
beekaus thay dident call it Pa
Jong.
Well, sed Ma, now for sum rare
sport. I am going to have our
ladys club oaver for a afternoon
sum Of these days, sed Ma, & we
will play this gain.
Let US have a flash at It, sed
Pa, & he looked at the gain.
It seams kind Of deep, sed Pa,
all excep the dice box. Do you
suppoas yure lady trends will be
abel to grasp it?
Do you dare to inty-mait that
our crowd of ladys knows less
than the Chinese? sed Ma. Do
you dare?
Doant get an riled UP, wife, sed
Pa. was meerly saying that
this gain Of Ma Jong may be
hard to learn, like chess. I tried
to lern chess for 20 yeers, sed
Pa, & newer got to first base.
& you will addermit, sed Pa, that
I am not lacking in mentil grasp?
Can I lern to play Ma Jong,
Ma, sed.
You can try, Bobbie, sed Ma.
Yes, Bobbie. sed Pa, this gain
IL a deep one. Lttel boys shud
stick to dommy-nose & skating
& playing bail s. sliding down
hill & shiny, Bobbie, sed Pa.
Bid up yure boddies with out
door sports, Bobbie, sed Pa, 4
let Ma Jong slide, sed Pa.
Then Pa took the gain all
apart & began to reed about
how to play it & after a VILE he
was scratching his he'd & then he
sed well. maybe we can lern this
gain sum day, but at first
glanst, sed Pa, It is about as
thrilling a pastime as Calkylus,
sed Pa, or Trigger-nomoty.
doant know what kind of
gains them is & I doant care.
The gains like best is baseball
q football. q shinny q checkers
q Prisoners Goul q Hiden Seek.
I doant see no sense in no gain
that maiks you scratch yure he'd.
that aint play, that Ia work.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
FOXYGRANDPA'SS STORIES
HE TELLS THE STORY OF MEDUSA

<<"HAT was a fine story
you told me about
u Perseus saving Andro-
media from the sea-monster when
she was chained to the rock, and
how they got married, Foxy
Grandpa" said Bobby one eve
ming. Tell me some more about
Perseus and his winged shoes"
''Well, Bobby" said I. You
know a terrible thing happened
after the wedding. Right when
all the guests were having such a
good time young man who had
wanted to marry Andromeda ap-
peared with his friends and tried
to kill Perseus for taking away
the girl he loved.
How awful" gasped Bobby.
Then what happened?"
1T was all right" answered
because Perseus had Medusa's
head with him. He simply
showed it to the intruders and
they were turned to stone"
Bobby's eyes grew larger as
he asked:
"And what was Medusa--?"
"I'll tell you about her." I an
swered. There were three sis.
ters once, according to the Greek
myths, and they were all very
beautiful and immortal-that Is,
they could not die--except Me-
dusa. Well, Medusa made a
great mistake and offended the
goddess Minerva. Minerva changed
Medusa from a beautiful woman
into a horrible looking monster.
What was she like?" queried
Bobby.
"Medusa had the most lovely
long flowing hair, and what do
you suppose Minerva did? She
changed all those long beautiful
locks into serpents."
"Ugh! said Bobby.
YES" I continued, "and what
is worse anyone who looked at
her turned into stone.
Nov you know these three
sisters were very bad and were
called Gorgons. so Perseus deter
mined to desti oy them. That was
the time when he borrowed Mer-
cury's winged shoes. So he flew
through the afr, and when he
cane near the place where the
Gorgons lived he saw all these
/ stone figures"
What were they? asked
Bobby.
People who had looked ON
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
ANECDOTES OF
THE FAMOUS

In the Autobiography OF An
thony Trollope," of which there
is recent reprint, appears an
account Of that prolific writer's
method:
According to the circum-
stances Of the time-whether my
other business might be then
heavy or light. or whether the
book which I was writing was or
was not wanted with speed-I
have allotted myself 80 many
pages a week. The avergo mum.
Der has been about forty. 1t has
been placed as low as twenty,
and has risen to III.
And az o page is an ambiguous
term, my page has been made to
contain ESQ words, and as words.
If not watched. will have a ten.
dency to straggle, have had
every word counted as I went.
There has ever been tho record
before me, and a week passed
with an insufficient number Of
pages has been blister to my
eye. and a month SO disGraced
would have been . sorrow to my
heart"
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
SECRETS OF HEALTH
BY CHARLES A. L. REED, M. D.

or cells, Of these same power.
expending organs or tissues.
It is natural law that within
the body all power is derived
from the cells Of the body.
The cells are the power-gener-
ating parts Of the human ma
chine because they are the fur
mace Of the human body.
1t is here that the fuel is
burned and the energy in II ia
transformed into the energy OF
the body which, for our purpose.
IL here called power.
This Transformation of energy
must be continuous and for that
reason the supply Of fuel must
be periodically continuous.
When the fuel or food has been
prepared by digestion It is car.
ried by certain rlood vessels to
the cells.
1t there meets the fire or oxy-
gen, that has been taken by res.
piration and also carried by the
blood from the lungs to these
same cells.
1t is this burning process in the
cells that gives us our bodily heat,
just as fire heats any other fur
mace and thereby gives It the
energy and power with which to
do everything that it does.
This, in other words. is the
process that enables US to live.
If the food taken in Is INSULT.
cient in either quality or quantity
to keep the cell-furnaces in fuel,
the resulting energy will be be-
low par.
So you see that to be up to
your best standard all the time.
three things are necessary-pure
air, abundant and wholesome
food, and avoidance of undue
fatigue.
Tomorrow: One Of Your Duties to
Your Family.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Read This Entertaining Serial in Which
the Author Has Woven a Thrilling
Romance of the Problems of
Married Life.

It wasn't adequate, but as laid
my cheek against hers Jeanie
knew some Of the joy I felt for
her and Pat. But I think she'd
have been startled IL she had
dreamed Of the sudden intense
longing which shook me in the
presence Of a perfect, simple.
human love such as hers has
como to be.
In q moment there flashed
through my mind all I'd done to
try to bring Jeanie and Pat back
to each other when they were 20
far apart. And I wondered why
there couldn't be someone to help
Jim and I find the way Jim and
had such a perfect love once
why does 1t have to rust and cor.
rode?"
But even az I wondered II there
were anyone who could help me
realized that when Pat had
drifted further from Jeanie, there
was never for a moment another
woman in Pat Dalton's life.
But It ls because Of another
woman that Jim has drifted 90
far from me.
In this moment I realized that
I can never know another mo-
ment Of peace until I have offered
Jim the freedom I am so afraid
he will gladly seize from my
reluctant hands"
When Jeanie and I came down
from the nursery, where she had
told me her beautiful secret as we
stood by the bedside Of PhOebe's
baby, we found a new element
introduced into the peaceful Sun
day atmosphere Of Dreamwold.
Pat and Ralph were entertaining
Tom and Envy Mason.
After we'd exchanged greetings.
I became suddenly aware that
Envy was up to her old tricks.
She was turning the battery of
her wide blue eyes and petulant
lips on Ralph Lacy.
1--WE invited us to tea" and.
nounced Envy pertly. "And Pat
didn't refuse my charming sug-
gestion. SO please don't negative
it, Virginia. I'm just in the mood
to escape Mason Towers and
cousin Toms lectures and to pur-
sue my acquaintance with Mr..
Lacy"
Envy calmly usurped a position
next to Ralph, who was on the
right Of Virginia, while Tom sat
on his left. This put me between
Tom and Pat. At once Pat began
by devoting himself to me with
all his warm charm. But when
Ralph upset Evvy's calculation by
turning from her to Virginia at
the first opportunity and remain
ing turned away from Envy, that
little imp promptly took posses
sion of Pat with an open declara-
ton of his intentions.
UO Be Continued TOmorrOw.)
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Sundew Leaf

rUsT as wild animals are
u caught by the traps of hunt
ers, insects are shared by
deathtraps among the plants.
The sundew leaf attracts insects
by a bright, sticky fluid on it's
tentacles. The insects are drawn
to the sweet fluid as a child is
lured by candy. AS the insects
alight on the leaf, the hairs on
the plant bend over slowly and
carry the victim to the center OF
the leaf, where Il is literally
drowned in a digestive ferment.
Even such large insects as but.
terflieb and moths are trapped In
this manner.
(Copyright. 1924, King Features
syndioats, Ino-o
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Who Holds q Unique Position II
the Writing World as an
Authority on the Prob
lens of Girls.


lens Of Girls.
w ERE is a letter which tells
of one of the cruelest
IA tricks emotion can play
upon a trusting woman. (At least
it seems cruel until the water
lilies that can grow up out of the
mud have begun to push to the
surface.)
Women frequently find them
selves third angles in triangles
of whose existence they never
dreamed, until what they thought
the perfect circle of their love
was rudely revealed for what it
is. So in answering the girl
whose letter 1 am printing here
today, I hope to offer the germ
of an idea-a suggestion for So
lution-which some other woman
in a parallel position can make
III nef n0eOS.
"I'm sick of living. My sweet
heart eloped with my best friend
one week before our marriage
day. Everyone despises me. I
was duped. And the worst Of 1t
Is that I long for him, which
shames me so I hate even to face
myself in the mirror.
eff my father could afford to
send me on a trip around the
world, / might have a chance to
forget. But sitting at home and
painting a little and drawing a
little and going out for walks and
reading and getting dinner on the
maids night outflow can I get
away from the sorrow and dis
grace of It all? I'll do anything
YOU suggest because even If you
said to tame lions, that would
give me something better to fight
than my own depression. And
here's the best joke of all the
whole mess Of irony. My name
is Felicity"
That's a very good name. and I
believe you're going to prove itS
correctness before long. In fact,
/ think you have already, though
I don't expect you to 80 all the
way in agreeing with Tne--yct!
Let's take up your own very
intelligent suggestion that you
might tame lions rather than
waste your energy fighting your
depression. Why notH Tho lions
will fight back and give you q
little excitement, 20 little run for
your money" instead of merely
sitting back and letting you build
them up as you so along, az does
tho Frankonstein Of depression,
Blues, depression, melancholla
are simply a lot of nothingS added
together by the unfortunate per-
son who endows them with power
and life from her own heart, And
when the figure is built up by the
woman who 10 tearing herself TO
pieces to manufacture her moth
ings into a cruel something, it
turns out to be just like Franken.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
A GREAT DILEMMA
WHEN LIFE LOSES ITS CHARM

; stein-a monster ready to rend its
creator.
So instead Of making yourself
a monster Of depression with
which to deal, why not stop and
fight the lions right in your path?
First Of all, there is lack Of initia-
tive-that's a lion worth attack
ing. Then there's a morbid I'm
agination, a tendency to be a
parasite. laziness, self-pity. bitter
ness and finally a definite weak
ness and unwillingness to face
facts. All lions-and right here
needing to be tanned!
Set to work and tame the loud
est roaring lion Of them all-khe
feeling that you are to be pitaed
because you. were deserted at
the altar" You say people pity
you. Maybe all they pity IL your
attitude! Would you want to be
tied for life to a man az weak.
unstable, dishonest, disloyal and
cowardly as was the man who
didn't come straight to you and
tell you he wanted his freedom,
but who ran away from his obli.
cations and with the girl who had
infatuated him?
Perhaps you would need uitv
II he hadn't shown himself IN his
true colors in time. But he did,
Be thankful-not ashamed. Take
every one Of your seeming TRACE.
dies and analyDe It. Each lion
will cease roaring when you lool,
it in the eyes and see that It ia
nothing but q hollow sham.
Face facts. Get work. Rorca
yourself to take an interest in
some form Of constructive activ-
ity. Make new friends who won't
know your story. Smile at your
old friends bravely. They Will
soon forget your tragedy in ad.
mir1ng the way you have riaan
above It.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

Medusa's face" answered. $50
in order to destroy Medusa with
out looking at her face what do
you think Perseus did?"
IT can't imagine, Foxy Grand
pa" whispered Bobby.
well, he held his shield up
like a mirror and looked at the
reflection of this horrible head.
Then he waited until she was
asleep and, guiding himself by
the reflection in his shield, flew
at her and cut off her head"
"Good," said Bobby.
eyes," I continued. "then ho
flew over the desert and some Of
the blood fell on the burning
sands. And from that blood ser
pents grew. And the Greeks be-
lieved that the serpents which in
tested that desert sprang from
Medusa's blood"
"Oh," said Bobby. "It was
after that that he found An
dromeda chained to the rocks be-
cause her father wanted to rid
his country Of the sea-monster."
Right" said I: 'and If Perseus
hadn't had the Medusa's head
with him at his wedding it might
have been a terriblel thing"
"Yes," said Bobby. land II It
had been the fashion for ladies
to wear bobbed hair then, Medusa
wouldn't have been the awful
looking thing she was with all
those serpents on her head"
eyes," chuckled, land there
might not haye been such a
thrilling story for me to tell you"
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
TELL THIS AT
DINNER

Mrs. Boulderton had social as
pirations and tried to impose ex-
treme responsibility on all her
family. She was anxious about
the studies Of her son. What
are they teaching you llow?'" she
asked him. I'VE are now investi.
eating molecules" he said. Very,
very suitable" said Mrs. Boulder
ton. "I have endeavored to. per.
suade your father to wear one,
but he is an awkward person and
could not keep It IN his eye"