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The Delta independent., 1924-10-10

l. Exactly what do we mean by
the 'system'?" asked LaFollette, and
answering his own question, he said ::
We mean the combination which rules
the coal industry of this country and
which fixes the price of coal to the
consumer"
The fact is that in the bituminous
coal industry, which comprises 80 per
cent of all coal production, there Is
no single corporation or group which
controls more than 3 per cent of the
total output. Eight thousand indie
pendent operators are in active COM
petition, half Of them selling coal for
less than cost; bituminous prices are
lower today than in 1916, though
wages are 100 per cent above pre-war.
2. He said: I'VE mean the banking
combine which. through its control of
the federal reserve board, arbitrarily
fixed interest rates and controls credit
in the interest of the big monopoly sys-
TEN. 1t initiated four years ago a pol
Icy of detiation, causing u shriukage
in farm prices since 1920"
This detiatiOn was inaugurated and
carried out under the Democratic ad-
ministration. Interest rates were at
once lowered when the Republican
administration came into office. Fur
thermore the Republican admlnistra-
ton appointed farmer on the federal
reserve board and created the inter
mediate credit system for the farmers
special benefit.
Mr.. LaFollette forgets that there
has been a steady increase In the
prices to the farmer, as well as an
increase in the purchasing power of
his crops, ever since the Republican
administration reversed the policy Of
the Democratic administration, which
placed the farmer in the economic
situation that he was in in 1921 and
later. This is shown by the following
index numbers of the average price
of agricultural products and the In
dex numbers Of the purchasing power
of the products as published by the
Department of Agriculture:
Wholesale Prices for Farm Crops.
The Delta independent., 1924-10-10
"B0B'S SBUNKEM"IN TOTAL COLLAPSE
when HIS CHARGES ARE ANALYzED
Appeal to Class Prejudice by Accusing American Business
of Monopoistic Conspiracy Not
Supported by Facts.
BY VIM. M. BUTLER,
Chairman Republican National Committee.

"ashngton-Senaor LaFollet
on Labor pictured the
He
speh
was BASED
tand ~
He said gigantic monopistc
ing the blood
the Republican admipisaon
Folette speech in DETAIL how Will
The Delta independent., 1924-10-10
Wholesale Prices for Farm Crops.

3. Mr.. LaFollette said: The con-
sumption per capita of such staple
food as bread is very much less than
it was a few years ago. 1t
means that there are many people in
the United States today who are hun
CRY for bread
Bread consumption has been de
creaslng In the United States in re-
cent years, but Mr.. LaFOllette dis
tOrts the reason. Every nation de-
creases its consumption Of bread when
it increases its consumption of meats,
fruits, sugar and other palatable foods
demanded by higher standard Of
living. Senator LaFollette attempts
to conceal the Increased consumption
of other agricultural products Under
the low standards of living in Europe
the consumption of breadstuns
amounts to 60 per cent Of the total
diet as against 20 per cent In the
United States.
The following table shows the in
crease In consumption of fOodstuns
per capita In the United States in I'm
portant lines compared with wheat
Average Annual Consumption In
Pounds Per Person.
All Meats. Pork.
,,,s,.yfss yfS1' Sss Sssss fs5, fs5q Psst sso f5 sg5
1929 ..3OS.0 1868 1894 7O4 1918
4. He said: I'VE mean the meat
packing combination. which fixes the
price of the products of the farm,'
etc.
There are about 700 independent
competing packers in the United
States. Three of the big five" to
whom Mr. LaFollette refers, have had
to entirely rennnnce their business
due to enormous losses and one Is in
the hands of "a receiver. The five
have earned less than ! per cent on
goods handled during the pnst four
years.
.. Mr.. LaFollette said tariffs must
be reduced. He attacked the whole
Fordney bin and demanded all-around
reduction.
Take the tariff OFF dairy products
and you destroy that industry: take
the duty or wool and you destroy the
sheep Industry take the tariff on Cal
ifornla fruits and nuts and the Amer.
lean growers are at the mercy OF the
Mediterranean growers And so on
down the list. Take the tarln OFF
manufactured goods and the American
worklngmnn is at once In unrestralned
competition with the sweuied labor
OF Europe
Mr.. LaFolette snId:
@. 'The farmer In this country re.
ceives an average of only 40 cents Of
the dollar paid by the city consumer
FOR farm products while the farmer
Of Denmark receives an average OF 80
cents"
The Delta independent., 1924-10-10
COUNTY TICKET


State Senator
]. E. MOORE
Representative, 25th Gen. Assembly
JOHN E. HILLMAN
County Judge
F. NJ. GODDARD
County Clerk and Recorder
THOS. w. OSBORN
County Sheriff
G. E. VANAKEN
!. County Treasurer
CLARK w. ROE
County Assessor
GEORGE H. MERCHANT
County Superintendent of Schools
JESSIE L. BRENTON
County Surveyor
ABNER S. MCKEE
County Coroner
T. E. REMLEY
County Commissioner, End District
w. T. McMURRAY
County Commissioner, Bird District
MURRAY w. BENNETT
The Delta independent., 1924-10-10
HERE'S A GOOD TICKET

You can't go wrong if you vote foi
the following men at the cominl
election:
For President of the United States
CALVIN COOLIDGE
For Vice President
CHARLES G. DAWES
STATE TICKET
United States Senator
LAWRENCE C. PHIPPS
United States Senator
(To Fill Vacancy
RICE w. MEANS
Representative, 69th Congress
Fourth Congressional District
WEBSTER S. WHINNERY
Justice of the Supreme Court
JOHN T. ADAMS
Governor
CLARENCE J. MORLEY
Lieutenant-Governor
ELINAR ]. WALLINGER
Secretary of State
CARL S. MILLIKEN
Auditor of State
CHARLES DAVIS
State Treasurer
VIM. D. MacGINNIS
Attorney General
WILLIAM L. BOATRIGHT
Supt. of Public instruction
KATHERINE L. CRAIG
Regents of Public Instruction
FRANK H. MEANS
HENRY w. CATLIN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
Name Chamber
Committee for Work
Outline Next Year

At meeting of the directors OF
the Chamber of Commerce held yeSter-
day afternoon the following men were
appointed as a committee to arrange a
program of work for the Chamber of
Commerce for the coming year: DIR. r.
r. Hill, O. A. Meader. Frank w. Smith.
l.. G. Whipple, III. b. Holland and O..
J. Giguere.
The resignation of Robert Stobie.
who was elected a director at the last
meeting. was received and accepted
with regret. Mr.. Stobie is prevented
from, serving by too many duties al
ready undertaken. Mrs. Anna Drum
mond VS. elected to fill the vacancy.
Several suggestions for accomplish
ment by the chamber have been receiv-
ed and were presented to the meeting.
One has to do with the conservation
of trees In the city. one with park
ing place for outside shoppers. anoth-
err with the matter of having adequate
fire inspection especially in the streets
and alleys in the rear of Main and
Silver streets, and another matter OF
proper receptacles for rubbish that is
placed on the streets and is scattered
by the wind and the hands of young
boys over large area.
ANY further suggestions Will be
gladly received. Anyone who has In
mind anything for the good OF the
community is welcome to make q sug-
yestion whether he or she Is mem
Der of the Chamber of Commerce or
NOT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
HARRINGTON

Earl French went OK on q hunting
trip to Jackman last Friday but their
efforts were without avail although
deer were seen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Manshire and
son Richard, also Mr.. and Mrs Glen
Edgley and Mrs. McIntire Of HALO
well. were Sunday guests Of Rev. C..
o. Perry Of this town and his family.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Perry
formerly preached in Hallowell.
The members Of the Perham Street
Priscillas and of the Needlecraft Clubs
with their husbands gave a house.
warming party to Mr.. and Mrs. II. L.
Goodwin in their new home on Stewart
avenue Tuesday evening. The re-
freshments, consisting Of sandwiches,
salad, ice cream and cake. were
brought by the various members. The
evening was passed in playing bridge
and other amusements. This IL also
the wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodwin.
The High School Club Of the Old
South Congregational church met last
Sunday evening. as usual. with the
largest attendance yet. Helen McCuliy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
PITTSFIELD

Mrs. Ruby Hyde of Auburn is In
town this week for visit with her
mother. Mrs. Maude Hurd.
Mrs. Calvin Atkins was In Bangor on
matters Of business Monday.
Mrs. Charles Raymond was taken
to the Community Hospital Monday
! afternoon and was operated on for APP
pendicitis BY DR.. Sanger of Bangor.
Her condition was reported Tuesday TO
be as comfortable as could be expected.
There win be a series OF special
services at the Methodist church be-
ginning December 2. when the pa stor
will be assisted b. the Rev. job II.
Howse OF the Methodist church OF Do
ver-Foxcroft.
Rev. and Mrs. r. l.. Converse and
children left Monday for Concord. n.
H., where they plan to locate. Mr.
Converse has been the pastor OF the
Pittsnefd Baptist church for the past
four years,
George HTthee was a business caller
in Skowhegan and Fairfield Monday.
Mrs. Hattie Carl, who recently sold
her farm on Grove Hill to willitm II.
Mathews. left for Bangor for a visit
Monday.
William Robinson Of Sherman Sta
t'cD 80 - BhcSL VI SOun ~ mclean AZ
his home on Grove Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. 8. Damon Of Hart
land were business callers in Water
VILE and Pittsfeld Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Hubbard and
two children of HartIand left Monday
for a two weeks visit with relatives
In Exeter, y. H.
At the Methodist church wednes-
day evening there will be shown
steieopticon views of the hospital
and fresh air work carried on under
the auspices Of the church in this
area. The purpose Il to give infor-
nation about the work of the
church.
Mrs. Marie Bradford. who has
been caring for Mrs. Rodney Shaw
at Bangor has returned home and
Mrs. Shaw has returned home, con-
aderably Improved In health.
PfttsfeidPs new Community Hos
pital has been Incorporated with the
following officers: DR.. Z. III. Blan-
chard. president: DR.. w. b. Trickey.I
vice president; T. z. Getchell. secre-
tary ana treasurer: DR.. L. II. Blan-I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
,COBURN NOTES

Mrs. Manter. head of the vocal de,
rartment. took part in the Braggio.'
recital held Monday evening at Au-
rusta she is an accomplished sing,
err and has taken part in great u.a i
of concert work. Miss stevens anu
Miss Butler attended the recital.
The Cottage girls rendered oir.n-
dav party TO Miss Adams last eve.
Ming Miss Adams was the reciplent
OF many beautiful gifts ana the eNer
ming was enjoyably passed.
The clarion board Is hard at WORK
these days preparing the nrst Issue
which is to appear sometime oslole
Christmas. The students nave . oev,
urged to write stories for the ISSUE
and everything is being done 10 pun
fish a first class paper. latham
with football over dor aho' .n
war n Is rather an off season 1or .he
boys who seem to find time hanging
rather heavily, on their hands In the
afternoon. Many of the studen.S ar, n
taking advantage of this to prusn up
on their studies and make up any
hack work which they may .s
missed. Basketball and nockeS
NON, the fayorite conversation anu
no skathalIs are in evidence iateIs
wifi, some of the boys practicins up
a h,t for the coming class games 10
be played after the TnankssiSi"e
cess. ~. v;si-
MIR. and Mrs. Harthorn were V'si
tors Mt Thayer hall last evenihs'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
JUNIOR STUDENTS
HEAR POLICE CHIEF
ON SAFETY FIRST

Safety First" meeting was held
at the Junior High school yesterday
afternoon and Chief of Police Will
nam ii. Murray gave talk to about
1917 children on some of the pre-
cautions they should take when out
or doors to avoid getting hit by au-
tomobiles. A Safety First" film was
shown before Chief Murray gave his
talk.
AS the auditorium holds only
about $50 at one time the Junior
high school students went in first
and the meeting was repeated i'm
mediately afterwards for the chill
dren from the North and South
Grammar and Myrtle street schools.
|, The children were enthusiastic
and applauded Chief Murray vigor-
ously. The children from the other
schools were anxious as the Junior
high students to hear the talk and
see the picture, and they crowded the
space in front of the building Ia
minutes before they could come in
and when the doors were opened a
perfect avalanche of children pour
ed into the auditorium.
Principal Neal Merrill spoke brief
~ " LllC tlIAtuIcu anu
Chief Murray. The Chief called to
mind that last spring he went around
to all of the schools and talked to
the children on precautions they
should take to avoid accidents. He
asked them to keep on being eau
tious for the automobile season is
not yet over. He said that the police
officers had little trouble with the
children since his talk last spring
and the accidents were much less
this year than in 1923.
Chief Murray emphasized that
children riding bicycles should be
very careful not to turn without
looking and to watch out for autos,
He asked the children to look UP
and down the street before they
start to cross 'and never dodge out
from behind parked automobiles as
it was dangerous enough crossing the
street on the crosswalks.
There are no streets In Water
willie but what are dangerous" de-
clared the City Marshal. land there
are some people driving automobiles
in the city who should not be grant
ed licenses. You must always be or
the lookout"
Chief Murray spoke ABOUT WINTER
sports and recalled that when he was
a boy and enjoyed sliding he only
had to look out for runaway teams
while nowadays children have 10
look out for runaway teams and au-
tomobiles as well. He urged the
children when they go sliding to
take turns staying at the bad curves
and giving warning SO as. to avoid
accidents such as have occurred IN
Waterville during the winter months
He closed by asking the children
to assist the police officers and auto
mobile drivers and he expressed the
belief IL they will do this there will
be even fewer accidents this coming
wear than there have been In the
past II months.
The moving picture showed many
of the possibilities of accidents thai
can come from carelessness. 1t de-
picted various situations where peo-
pie step off the curb without look
ing around, autoists having poor
brakes and pure recklessness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
Cooperation of Health
Dent. and Hospital

That there Is excellent co-opefa =
ton between the Waterville Health
Department and the Sisters Of Char-
ity hospital is evidenced by letter
received Yesterday by Mayor Leon
O. Tebbetts from DR.. William James
Young. City Health officer.
The letter in part is as follows: ;,
at is with pleasure that I can tell
YOU that through the cooperation OF
the superintendent Of the Sisters
Hospital and your health department
we now have a senior student nurse
from the hospital working with US.
This nurse takes no responsibilities
but receives and takes all her orders
from this office.
l believe this shows that your
health department is getting CO.
operation from the people. ana we
are now we'll equipped to take care
of all our people, that need assist
ance"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
Miss Blanchard
WritssThird Essay
On Education Week

The third essay written by a Wa
terville High school student in the
observance of National Education
Week to be published in the Kennebec
Journal was contributed by Miss Dor
othy Blanchard. aged II years, of the
class Of 1927.
School ana Teacher Day
The third day. or Wednesday, Of the
American Education Week is devoted
TO the schools and teachers.
The school Is the road to education,
TO get good education one must 20
TO some school whether it is public or
private. Lincoln got his education
from very little schooling and by
studying at home. but what ordinary
BOY or girl could ever do this and not
attend a school of some kind? Schools
are necessity in every community
ana every boy and gSl Is compelled to
go until he has reached a certain age
More and more the world Is beginning
70 realize that 1t isn't the compulsion
tnat makes us go to school, hut a de-
sire to know and to be better fitted
LOT the opportunities which modern
civilization has opened to us.
We would learn nothing IL we did
not have teachers. Teachers are not
~''Ns Ah INC StnOOlS. tOr instance
books are teachers, parents are teach.
ers. and experience is a teacher. Each
uses a different method, but the re.
suit Is the samoa broader mind a
truer heart, an ambitious spirit fol-
good.
The schools are getting better and
better all the time. Every generation
ought to learn more than the last one
There must ha tron 4.
schools. better ways of learning and
new inventions by which each gener.
alton will profit.
School is a productive institution
The more one knows. the better service
he will give. We learn not only TO be
good, but to be good for something
With poor preparation or none at all
what help would he be to his fellow.
men? Nothing but a drag, hindrance
to success.
We need schools everywhere so rs
not to let our generation grow up &c
be ignorant. Ignorance will never
build a nation. There are night schools
to which the immigrants go to learn
Education makes you somebody, MOI
just anybody. Many a mother has re
allied too late that she has no hole
upon her children because of her lacl
of education. Many man has riser
in the business world only to he hu
inflated because he has neglected It
acquire that knowledge which would
qualify him for the standard for which
he has striven. No living person Il
sorry that he has secured an educa
ton. Knowledge Is power and to get
this we have free access through
schools and teachers provided for us.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
Maine TELEPHONE SERVICE REVIEWED
lNCAREER OF GEORGE B. LEIGHTON, 80
YEARS AT WORK "FRoM GROUND up

the splicing throughout the State
and when they were not working on
splicing they devoted their time to
line work.
Mr.. Leighton spent two years in
Portland and three years in Ellis
worth. He helped to build the first
line down from MiIbridge to
Machias. Only two wires were run
at the time of the work but it was
thought that these two wires would
be sufficient for many. many years
to come. At present they have 20
lines. on this section.
In October, 1900, just "a years ago
this last month, Mr.. Leighton came
to Waterville, at which time the
switchboard consisted of two
position magnetic section with a viii
lage board as an annex. This board
served the 1914 stations connected
with the exchange at that time. He
was the only man beside the man
ager, his territory extending as far
as North Arson and Newport. There
was no pole plant to speak Of but
there were generally convenient
ridge poles and trees.
When travel by team became too
slow to prove in on the budget, Mr.
Leighton was assigned a motor
cycle to use in his work. He be-
lieves 1t would have been a great
success had there not been so many
river bridges TO cross whose rails
sometimes gave way when the
cycle" got angry and charged
them. Henry Ford come to the
rescue soon after this and at the
present time. George" is wearing
out his second fiivver. He is proud
OF the NO Accident" plates which he
holds.
When a resident of three years in
Waterville, Mr.. Leighton married
Miss Elizabeth Manley. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. p. Manley OF
Waterville. Mr.. Leighton enlarged
the house at 33 Elm Street in which
he now lives. from seven to Is rooms
and besides this home that he owns
he runs a farm in the city. His
hobby is cattle farming, and al
though he sticks to his life work ne
is never happier than when he is on
his farm. milking the cows and TAX
ing care of the live stock.
During many years of service. his
unfailing generosity and good humor
have won for him the warm regard
and friendship of his fellow en-
ployees as well as that of the in
creasing number of subscribers with
whom he is daily in contact.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
OFFICIALS SMILE
over STORY OF ROBE
and GASOLINE FIRE

Waterville citizens are somewhat
puzzled concerning news item that
appeared in a Bangor paper yester-
day stating that Robert H. Jack OF
Auburn formerly of Bangor, field
chief of the Maine prohibition forces
eXtinguished dangerous gasoline
blaze in Waterville Monday night
and was rewarded by an order to
get out of town."
The item states that a fire depart
ment officer shouted to agent Jack
Get out of this town."
Chief w. w. Berry of the Water
Vile fire department when shown the
Bangor item last evening smiled and
said that he knew nothing about the
matter.
1t can be presumed that the item
referred to n gasoline fire that oc-
cured in Waterville shortly after
o'clock Saturday evening although il
specifically is stated that it occurred
Monday night. The department was
called out for a gasoline fire on Sat
urday night but not on Monday
night.
Chief Berry said that he rode al
once to the fire and as soon as he
saw what it was pulled in the al
out signal. He said that he did not
even see anyone trying to. eXtinguist
the fire with a robe.
All of the other officers of the fire
department and officers of the police
department who We're on the scene al
the time CT the fire Saturday evening
declared that they knew nothing
about an order being given to Mr.
Jack to Get out of this town."
All of the officers seemed to find
frmor in the item that appeared ir
the Bangor paper judging from the
smiles that appeared on the faces OF
those to whom it was shown.
A gentleman who was operating
his restaurant within a few feet Of
the fire at the time that it occurred
said that he saw man lump out OF
a closed car with a robe and attempt
to extinguish the blaze but he die
rot know how it started.
The journal reporter hunted dill
gently last evening for the two bis
gasoline tanks Immediately in the
vicinity of the blaze as referred tC
in the story but all that could bt
found was an ordinary curb gasoline
pump.
The story as told by several wht
claimed to have been at the fire wa
tina: a Ford coupe was parked neaI
the gasoline tank and someone threw
burning robe out of the car anc
it landed in puddle of gasoline
causing the blaze. From the stor,
OF the restaurant keeper one Nigh
judge that the people who claimed
that the robe caused the fire Nigh
have arrived a little late and seeing
the remains of the robe thought i
was the cause of the blaze.
The general opinion of officers o.
tho police and fire department.
seemed to be that perhaps the mar
who had the coupe parked near tn,
fire left it there while the blaze wa.
in progress and that some fireman
might have urgently requested hin
to move the car at once.
The item as it appeared in thu
Bangor paper Tuesday is as follows
Robert II. Jack of Auburn, for,
merly of Bangor, field chief of the
Maine prohibition forces. extinguish.
ed a dangerous gasoline blaze IL
Waterville last night and was re
warded' by an order to get out OF
town.
'Mr. Jack was driving past But
ler's filling station on Lockwood
street, where a Ford car was beihs
filed with gas. The liquid had over