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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Value Of Leather Learned Early

Leather is a word which appears
in all Teutonic languages, and the
invading Goths. who divided Gaul
into more than three parts" came
clothed in skins. The American In
dams were also we'll versed in the
art of making leather. although their
method Of tanning was entirely diff
ferent from that of the ancient races
Sermons in stones? Romance in
Rocks? Then there is history in
hides. Man made his first clothing of
hides. He used them for shelter
The tent in the wilderness, the couch
% skins, the hairy mantle. the haver-
sack and flask on his hip, the sling.
the thong that bound stone to a
stick to form the first weapon of
man. were formed of leather.
David sent Goliath TO the mat
with a leather catapult. And "the
great Ajax, bulwark of the Greeks,
met Trojan Hector on the parchment
of Homer's 'Tliad," from behind n
"bucklike rampant, bright with brass
and strong ox-hides seven" The
cunning hand of Tychius skilled be-
yond all other men in leather work,
had wrought it at his home in Hyla.
He for Ajax framed the shield with
hides of pampered bullocks in seven
folds and an eighth fold of brass.
This Telemonian Ajax held before
his breast as he approached" and
Hector brandishing his ponderous
lance hurled it; and on the outer
plate Of brass which covered the
seven bullock hides, it struck the
shield of Ajax. Through the brass
and through six folds Of hide the
irresistible spear cut Its swift way
and at the seventh was stopped" But
Ajax pierced Hector's shield OF brass
with lance and stone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
COBURN NOTES

DR.. George Otis Smith of the
United States Geological Survey and
Miss Louise Coburn were visitors at
Coburn yesterday.
Aquila Adams passed the week end
in Boston. returning last night He
was spectator at the Harvard
Dartmouth game on Saturday.
Miss Isabelle Bradshaw returned
to school yesterday morning from a
visit to her home in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haines with their
daughter Dorothy. passed the week
end at Old Orchard Beach.
Mrs. Pennock has gone to her home
because of a slight illness. In her
absence Miss Butler will be matron
at Thayer hall.
The whole school extend their
sympathy to Mrs Written. who is
seriously i'll at her home in Vassal-
boro. Miss Hardy of Colby and a
former Coburn student will take
charge of the French courses until
the return of Mrs. Written.
The girls basketball team will prac-
tice this afternoon in the gym. Miss
Pearse. athletic director of the girls
will be in charge of the practice.
The entire student body and most
Of the faculty went to the Opera
House Monday morning to hear DR..
Barker. The talk was very interest
ing and everyone expressed their de-
sire to hear more from this noted
man. DIR. Barker invited the girls
and their mothers to listen to his
speech at Elks hall Monday afternoon
and also the boys and their fathers
were invited to be present, at the
Junior high school auditorium last
evening. Many took this opportunity
to hear DIR. Barker and were well
paid for their time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Kiwanians Hear -
Augusta Speaker
At Regular Meeting.

The regular meeting of the Kiwan-
is Club was held at the yestry of
the Universalist church in Oakland.
last evening. A bountiful lunch was
served BY the ladies of the church
and there was the usual songs and
music by the Club orchestra. The
speaker of the evening was the Hon
orable Benedict Maher of Augusta
whose subject was the importance of
the vote. Judge Maher sketched
briefly the formation of this govern
ment and the sacrifices that were
made in order that we might have
government of the people. for the
people. and by the people" and then
told OF some of the minority selec-
tons for various national offices and
even for the presidency itself. He
showed that the fault was not con-
fined to any one section of the coun-
try but was to be found in Massachu-
sets. in New York. in Texas. and
many other states. He declared that
it was the greatest danger of this
government and that unless the vot-
ers aroused themselves and made
this government by all the people,
We were in danger of being con-
trolled by dictatorship of one group
or another.
He closed with an earnest plea for
everyone to go to the polls and vote
regardless of party and thus make
the selection of the candidates, the
choice of the majority.
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Haveloek Ellis Says Man Wars
on Mature

Man has involuntarily entered into
contest with Nature. fatal alike to
him and to her. yet contest from
which 1t Is hard to draw back. Its ia
tally for Nature we see on every hand
As regards one small corner Of the
world, DIR. DANES Richie has lately
drawn a terrible picture in his sub
stantial work on The Influence Of
Man on Animal Life in Scotland =
Man arrived late in Scotland. lie
found the reindeer and the elk and
the wolf and the brown bear and the
lynx and the beaver and the otter
and the buzzard and the bittern and
the water-ousel and the golden eagle
and the sea eagle and the osprey
ard the great aux. And he killed
them all. And in their stead he
placed by countless millions the rah-
hit and the sparrow and the earth
worm and the caterpillar and the rat
and, the cockroach and the bug
scarcely or at all found there before
he brought them, and they have
f,ourished and proved.
Scotland is but a small part of the
world. Everywhere we see Man to-
day surrounded by cloud of animal
and vegetable parasitic vermin. from
rodents to bacteria, multiplying as he
multiplies and even more rapidly so
that he can never overcome 1t, prey
ing upon him and staying him. ren-
dering him. indeed, in the process 80
poisonous that when a poatful of APP
Larently healthy civilized Europeans
is landed on a remote island inhabit-
ed by simple natural men it has
sometimes left death spreading in
fiction behind.
Man having slain Nature is about
to be slain by the swarm of living
things he has himself created.
Yet there Is still way of escape
open to Man. If he should gain con-
scious and deliberate control of his
own fatal power of reproduction and
by decreasing his reproductive exu-
berance, increase the possibilities Of
free and exhalted living, he would be
making what seems to many foolish
PEOPLE the Great Remuneration of life
which would vet be in reality the
Great Triumph Of life.-Havelock
Ellis in The Forum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Mr.. Wallace Basford and son Fred
City Hospital,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Hustus and
Mrs. Ella Caine and Mr.. Andrew
Babb returned from Chamberlain,
Monday.
Mr.. Frank Cayling of Bangor was
a business caller in town Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Bither and
son Morris left by auto for Palatka.
Fla. today.
and Mrs. Ray Carter and daughter
Laura and son Philip motored to
Mountville and Liberty Sunday.
The hurry. club will meet Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Mildred
Petite, West street.
Mr. and Mrs. Currie of Pittsfeld
have moved into the Peters house on
Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Arnold motor
ed to Richmond Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pratt Of
Portland are visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rollins and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Varney
motored to Liberty Sunday and
passed the day in the Varney cottage.
Chester Ellis and Joe Pereault Of
Augusta were business callers Mon
day.
Mrs. Mary J. Lake of Lubec is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Charles Ackley,
who has been very Ill but is better.
Mrs. Herbert l.. Ames of Skowhe-
gan was in town Saturday, the guest
of Mrs. Arthur Savage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Farmer q Bad Economist

Early last July man in Minnea =
polls telegraphed his associate in the
East: Wheat up eleven cents:
Canada reports partial crop failures;
God is certainly a good Republican.
Good, but tardy. IL the weather
conditions which prevailed in the
United States. Canada. and Europe
during the spring and summer of this
year had been thrown back to 1923.
their influence on political history.
might have been enormous. writes
Henry Adams Bellows. In The Forum.
As 1t was. the economic change came
too late; the launching of the La
Toilette campaign expressed, not the
optimism with which the present
crop year began in July. but the
cumulative protest against four con-
secutive years of low grain prices
and Of utterly delusive hopes of
legislative relief.
The farmer from 1920 to 1924 was.
as always. an exceedingly unsound
economist. Ninety mine farmers on.
Of every hundred still honestly be-
lieve that the right kind Of govern.
ment can and will legislate wealth
into their pockets. Republicans ana
Democrats alike have encouraged the
grain growers to cling to this perni-
clous Illusion, Dy repeatedly promis-
ing them legislative remedies which
could not possibly effect q cure.
More than to any other one thing, the
La Toilette movement I'm the Middle
West owes It's inception to the
glowing promises and the disastrous
failures Of farm relief legislation
during the three and q half years
Of the Harding Coolidge administra-
ton for fheaA rerNa Tad f>ils,rns ror
WINGED the farmers that II was time
to have done with. Republicans and
Democrats alike, and to put In power
government which would do for
them what the established parties
had so readily promised and 80 con-
spicuouSiy failed to perform. That
the failure was foredooned had no
weight with the farmers, because
they neither understood nor believed
It; the political biunder lay in the
promises.
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Government A Business En-.
terpriSe

The government of the United
states Is the biggest enterprise on
earth. says William Morgan Butler.
chairman of the Republican National
Committee in The Forum. The Am
erican people are the Stockholders Of
this business. In November tho
leople of the United States will be
called upon to decide whether the
man who has conducted this great
est business on earth successfully.
carefully, honestly, on u business
basis, and with remarkable economy,
shall be returned to that trust OF
turned out.
1t is an acknowledge fact that
President CNol!dGe's rec ord. since
succeeding to his high office more
than year ago has Lccn such that
the most violent partisan must hesi-
tate to attack II. His character and
his whole career. public and private.
no one, no matter how bitter an
enemy. can criticize with fairness.
On the national ticket with Calvin
Coolidge is n man whose reputation
as public servant Is nationally
known. and whose achievements in
the field of economies are known
General Dawes.
When tho long succession OF Euro
ptan commissions and bodies of many
sorts had failed to work out a solu-
tion of the reparations problem the
international Commission of Experts
was formed. and because of his rec
ord for clear insight and decisive
action in affairs OF national and
international Importance. President
Coolidge insisted that General Dawes
sit on this body. Without dis
senting vote. General Dawes was
made chairman Of the body. The
report on means of balancing the
German budget and stabilizing her
currency wds unanimously adopted
by the Commission of Experts. and
to-day Is known the world over as
the Dawes plan"
This service not only 20 the United
States but to the world cannot well
be magnified. President Coolidge, a
man not given to superlatives. him
self said of this report that Nothing
OF more Importance to Europe has
occurred since the armistice"
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FAIRFIELD

The Methodist Guild viii meet
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
with Mrs. J. c. Chapman. 1T the Me-
thodist pars 3naga. s - s
Marjory Lowry celebrated her
sixth birthday Monday afternoon at
her home ON Kelley street. The
guests were Mrs. B. A. Lowry and
daughter, 'Bemardine, Mrs. Charles
kennaston and daughters. Cha1lotte
and katharine. Mrs. Morris Bither
and son. Chester. Theresa Hall. Bar
bara Garry. Sophia, Weber, Avis
Alexander and Arnold Lowry. Re-
freshments of ice cream and fancy
cookies were served with q birthday
cake
The Good Will Rebecca stair will
hold a rehearsal this evening at $50
O'Clock in Odd Fellows hall and all
the members are urged to be pres
ent.
Mrs. Abbie Horne. who has been
at her home at Weeks Mills for the
past summer has returned to Fair
field and will pass the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Alton Mace OF
upper Main street.
Charles H. Park has gone on a
business trip to New York.
Miss Verna and Iona Mclaughlin
were visiting friends in town Sum
day. *
A surprise party was given Mrs.
Levi Dyer Friday evening in honor
of his birthday. The house was
gaily decorated with Halloween
Colors. Oyster stew was served and
the evening was passed with games
and music. She wns the recipient
of numerous gifts. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Bowker, Mr..
and Mrs. Thibodeau and daughter,
Laura, Miss Lucy Lutz, Edward
Burke AMI Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Fox of South
Paris have moved into the house Of
Albert Jewell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Patterson,
Mrs. Frank Smith. Mrs. w. d. Horne
and Mrs. James WaldronSmotored to
Sydney Sunday to call on Mrs Har-
ris' brother ana wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Perkins.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Savage re-
turned to Brownville after having
passed Sunday at their home on
Newhall street.
Mrs. James Snow has gone to
SkowheSan where she will receive
II eatment at the Kennebec Valley
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Bowker have
gone to Athens to visit friends.
Mrs. c. w. Corey of Springfield Is
visiting Mrs. Hugh Il. Hatch on
Newhall street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Legion Post
Discusses Plans
For Armistice Day

At the regular meeting Of the
George n. Bourque post, American
Legion, last evening plans were dis
cussed for the Armistice day pro-
gram. The programswill be special
one this year as the big bronze me-
mortal tablet on the new concrete
bridge at the lower end of Silver
street is to be dedicated. DR.. Her.
bert c. Libby. head Of the depart
ment of public speaking at Colby
college will deliver the dedication ad-
dresA
Many organizations have notified
Comrade Gaskell of their intention of
taking part in the parade. The St.
Jean d'Baptiste society IS planning
to turn out 1000 strong.
Although plans have not yet been
completed for the football game the
members were highly in favor of a
contest between Waterville and VIM
slow high schools as practically all
of the members of the two teams are
known in this vicinity and such 4
game would attract a big crowd.
Cards We're distributed for MEM
bership in the boys club on the pay
ment of 50 or more.
1t was voted to give such athletic
equipment as the Legion possesses to
the boys club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28

Mrs. c. w. Abbott lost a fine driv-
ing horse yesterday afternoon about
4 o'clock while driving her team
down Silver street. The horse Slip
ped on one of the metal sewer covers
in front of Wheeler's candy store and
fell on its hip. breaking the left leg.
Several men came to Mrs. Abbott s
assistance and cleared the horse from
the wagon. but when DR.. L. R. Baird.
veterinary surgeon, was called, he
found that the limb was injured so
badly that it was necessary to have
the animal shot,
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Pileup of Cars on
M. C.. Line Delays
9 O'OclOck Train

People travelling on Maine Central
railroad trains between Waterville
and Bangor yesterday between the
hours of i A. NJ. and noon were
transferred at Burnham Junction on
account of bad freight wreck there.
About four o'clock yesterday morn
ing a broken wheel caused a pile up
of - freight cars and it was several
hours before the wreckage was
cleared away. extra trains were
made up to carry the passengers and
baggage but the transfer delayed
some of the trains. the Q O'Clock
train for Portland arriving about 10
o'clock yesterday morning.
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PITTSFlELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Childs and son
Ned of Lewiston are in town. guests
at the home of their daughter, Mrs,
Leigh Shorey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Annis and Miss
Esther Annis went to Litchfield Sat
urday for a visit with relatives.
George Estes of Troy who has been
passing few weeks in town. has re-
turned to his home.
The Ladies of the New Era Auxil-
iary will meet Thursday afternoon,
Oct. 30, with Mrs. Ada Haseltine on
Nichols street. The hostesses will be
Mrs. Haseltine, Mrs. Edith Coolidge
and Mrs. Carrie Healey
The New Era Auxiliary will hold
a fair at the Baptist church on
Thursday, Nov. l3. A chicken pie
supper will be served at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. c. H. Russell. who was called
to Fryeburg by the death of rel
alive, has returned home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Edward G.. Meader
Waterville's Oldest
Citizen, Aged SO

Edward G. Meader. Waterville's
oldest citizen. passed his'99th mile
stone in life yesterday, quietly at his
home on Main street. Mr.. Meader,
who has not been in very good health
for the past two and a half years,
received very few callers on his
birthday anniversary, but was the re-
cipient of many concentrations and
flowers.
About i citizens. ten of whom have
known Mr.. Nleader during their en-
tire lives, and the others, close
friends, sent Mr.. Meader boquet
of 80 beautiful pinks as token of
esteem. -,
A committee from the Waterville
Rotary Club. also conveyed birthday
congratulations to him.
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Plans for Opening
Sunset Home
Nearly Complete

Plans for the dedication and for
NAL opening of the Waterville Sun
set Home for Aged Women are
practically complete. The program
for the dedicatory exercises are as
follows: Music, reading of scripture
Ivy DIR. Roderick J. Mooney, pastor
OF the Fairfield Universalist church /;
prayer by Rev. L. A. Pollard Jones,
pastor of the Methodist church; de-
Gicatory remarks by DR.. I. B. Mower,
president of the Sunset Home AS
ISOLATION.
The dedication ceremonies will be
held at $50 and from 3 to s O'Clock
a reception will be held which is
open to the public.
The committee in charge includes
Mrs. Henry L. Hanson. Mrs. Horace
True Muzzy and Mrs. Orrin A.
Learned.
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POWERFUL ADDRESS BY DR.. BARKER
HOLDS INTEREST STuDENTS-PARENTS

DR.. Charles E. Barker of Grand
Rapids. Mich. speaking before a
group of about 1900 school children
at the City Opera House Yesterday
morning at IL declared that the
three essentials to a successful life
as outltned2y the late Presid emf
Garneld were strong arm, a clear
mead and brave heart. On these
three topics he gave a powerful ad-
dress to the children and at the same
t1pe ne made 1t SO Entertaining and
Illustrated his points 30 clearly that
ne held the attention of every child
for an hour.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
LIZ: barker spoke to the mothers
and daughters of Waterville on the
subject "A Mothers Responsibility
TO Her Daughter" a. Elks hall. This
meeting was attended by several
hundred.
In the evening at the Junior High
School Auditorium DR.. Barker spoke
to nearly 1900 fathers and sons on
the subject "A Fathers RESPONSE
bility to His Son." In the same force
ful and entertaining manner as he
delivered his morning address DR..
Barker tactfully told the men and
women, young and old of these res
possibilities
AT noon DIR. Barker was the guest
or the Waterville Rotary Club at the
regular weekly luncheon. DR.. Bar
ker came to Waterville under the
auspices Of the Rotary Club. He
has spoken in a great many cities
and towns in the United States and
Canada and in all has addressed over
million school children.
For an hour yesterday morning
DR.. Barker held the attention OF
over 1900 school children from the
high and preparatory schools in Wa
tcrville from Oak Grove Seminary
and Clinton. Oakland, WinsIow and
Fairfield high schools, while he told
! them how to become successful men
and women. The subject of his ad
dress was How to Make the Most
| Out of Life"
DIR. Barker's whole address hinged
on three things that the late Presi-
! dent GARFIELD declared were absol-
utely essential in order for man
! or woman to make success out OF
life. namely. strong arm, a clear
head and brave heart.
! Taking the first topic, strong
arm. Dr. Barker told the story Of the
! described as the greatest man in III,
world during the years he was at the
| head of this country. Theodore
! Roosevelt was a puny child up to
the age of II. He was under de-
, Neloped. sunken chcsted and was
| troubled with asthma. Il disease al.
| most unknown to childhood. Finally
! Il doctor was found who declared
that Roosevelt could be as we'll rs
| any other boy by the time he was 81
| If he would spend certain length OF
! time every morning doing physical
exercises. From that day on Theo-
dore Roosevelt spent - minute:
! every morning doing those exercises
| and when he entered Harvard col
lege several years later he passed
the finest physical examination ever
passed by student entering that
| college.
! "And you would not have to dc
| those exercises - minutes" said DIR
| Barker. for most of YOU have fairly
| healthy bodies to start with. If YOU
! will take those exercises every
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Ladies' Auxiliary Meets

The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Meth
odst church held their regular meet
Ing last evening at the church and
closed the session with Halloween
party In the fireplace room OF the
vsstry. Tho usual games. appropri-
its to tho occasion were played and
amost ENJOYABLE evening was passed.
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses. Mrs. J. r. Larrabce. Mrs.
May James, Mrs. w. III. lockwood.
Mrs. c. A. Lewis and Miss Leola
lAwls
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Memorial Tablet
Set in Place

The bronze memorial tablet con-
tanning the names of 9O1 Waterville
service men and women has arrived
and workmen had the plate in place
yesterday mofning marking the holes
for the expansion bolts which will
hold the plate in place.
The tablet was then taken down
and will be permanently set some
time today. The tablet is a massive
affair seven or eight feet long and
three or more feet high. 1t is of
very beautiful design and will be a
very fitting tribute to those who gave
their service to their country in
time of war.
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P::'6i; J :!
The New.Day Dentifrioe
Somerset Jail
Relics at Good Will
Especial to Kennebec 10,

Especial to KennebeC JOurnaD
Goo\ VIII, Oct. 27.-The old
Somerset jail. which was built of
Dodlin granite in 1910. is being taxi
en- down in order that the granite
blocks may be used for the abut-
ments of bridge. AS Good viii
and Norridgewock are both in Som
erset county, it seemed appropriate
that some part of the old structure
be preserved in the Good VIII mus
cum. The barred door and the solid
iron door which were part OF the
cell used as the dungeon. have been
taken to Good Will and will be rein
stalled as an exhibit in one of the
rooms devoted to objects of histori-
cal interest
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Tickets Out for leuion Eollies

Tickets are out for the Legion Fol-
lies and the first sale according to
DIR. F. A. Hatch, chairman of the
ticket committee, is most gratifying.
DIR. Hatch announced last evening
that the program with local adver-
tisements will be done away with
this year as thee post feels that it
has called on the merchants for
enough this season. All of the efforts
will be put into selling the tickets
and it is expected that the City
Opera House will be filled to capac-
ity on Armistice day evening.
The cast for the Follies is rehears-
ing faithfully under the direction of
Mrs. Walter Hood, several nights q
week