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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-07
Railroads and Steamboa.,
MAINE CENTRAL RAIL Rosn.
81. Eastern Standard Time
~ TRAINS lEANE AIh6IxrA 4

Bangor, tl247 a. m, EloS a. m, 9N,N
f4.4S a m, 70 26 a. m. 1910 a m, 1.Gc,
SS.0S p. m, 1857 r. m. u
B. & A. Pts, tl2.47 a. m, i2soau
.. rs
Bar Harbor, $50 a. m ta.?sa N %nh
Bath, 1919 a. m, te.l9 a. m, Il0N,
t4o5 p. m, 30 As p. m.
Belfast, C44S a. m, 70 26 m, 1a1soy
Boston, 1918 a. nj, t6.le q m, t9la,
sio,?4 a. m, tS,l4 p. m. taos p. N. tSlSp r.
slo.4S Pr
Calais. t2so a. m, ta?6am. 49,
Dovcr-Foxcroft. GAS a. ~, t24sp.u\
Gardiner, 1913 a. m, t6l9 a. m, y 10,
$40 "a a. m, 1914 p. m, TAOS 2. m. sSlSn =
i7.l7p m. 80 IS p. M.
Haliowell, Il 10 a. m, - laa IN ElnA,.
tSl4 p, m, taos ?. m. IS LISP. n, tsl5ne
~l0. As p. IN.
Lewiston. u 10 a. IN. 70 10 a, m, EloaLs,
TAOS p. m, ~lo, As p, NJ.
New York, TAOS p. m, sSlSpm III.
Portland, 1913 a. IN, 1919 r. m, +ala, =,
tlo.24 a. m, 1914 p m. TAOS =. m, Misc
f7.l7p. m, ~io4S p. III,
Rockland II. 10 a M. 'a.le q n 4Mr,
Skowhcgan, GAS a. m, % 26 a. m, 40
a. m, t2.43 p. III.
So. Gardiner, t6 10 a. m, t9la a n. Ecs,
am. t3l4p,m *S,l5r.m,, III pm ,'i0SrS
ST, John.~tl2 A. a. M.
Watcrviile. tl2.47 a. m, 81 oS q. m, $50
a.m, S44S a. m, 20 II a. IN, 50 40 a n '!u
n. IN, SS.0S r. IN, 1887 p. M.
Anaily. I Daily. except Sunday. fSuuday 81,
Daily, except Monday. -
{ Except SUNDAY and Monday. ~'S
u. C. DOUGLASS. MI HARRIS
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GIVING US THE MERRY HA,HA!'

Motorist bandits, presumably from
far away places, motor to Maine, en-
joy the scenery, inhale the odors Of
balsam from our spruce and Stake
their thirst beside the pellucid wa
ters. On their return, as it appears,
they help themselves to "a safe at
Norridsewock. load it into their car
step on the gas and continue their
journey. They did not take the town
hall, possibly having in their bust
ness no use for it.
These bandits appear to possess
one commendable characteristic, that
of trying again if at first you don't
succeed. Whether this last visit was
intended as a rebuke is a matter of
conjecture. Anyhow this last bit Of
banditry may accelerate movements
to apprehend those guilty on a pre-
vious occasion. a few days before.
Be that as it may, and joke about it
as we may. Norridgewock and every
village In the State are placed at a
serious disadvantage in attempting
to protect themselves from the dep
relations of the thugs equipped with
motor cars. who may pass to and
from the State unquestioned and at
their own pleasure.
The employment OF a night watch
may become necessary, though quite
a serious burden on the small ham
let. 1t would seem that the State
should establish some sort of a sys-
tenn for apprehending these criminals
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-07
Editors Letter Box
Fears Pacifism

NaIpINlIle, Me,
July 80. 1924.
The Kennebec Journal,
Augusta. Me.
The greatest danger to the country
a present lies, not in its open or
secret enemies, or its towards. but
in those citizens of character and I'M
doubted personal courage who have
embraced and are attempting to
spread the so called doctrine of paci-
fcism.
stop and think for a moment Of
the men you have known. were the
men you have known who were
strong and athletic and well able 10
take care Of themselves any more
quarrelsome and apt to get in trou4
BILE than the weaker ones. Carry the
same idea UP to the nations. would
Belgium have been any worse off If
al the beginning Of the great war
she had been as well prepared as
Switzerland?
Look at Great Britain. at the open
ing of hostilities with the greatest
navy in the world but the pacifists
had undermined her land forces I'M
til she was unable to go to the as
sistance OF her allies with any effec-
tive force. And America, can any
true man think of those times with
out feeling shame? That great
American pacifist. Woodrow Wilson,
when urged by the greatest patriots
in both parties to prepare the army
and navy for what appeared to all
thinking men to be the inevitable
conflict. replied. Chat such prepara-
ton might be construed as looking
hostile to someone).
In consequence a terrible slaugh-
ter that might have been greatly les
sened IL America had been prepared.
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TESTING the Death Penalty

New York World)
Great credit is due Clarence Oar
row, chief defense attorney for Ma
than Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb,
for opening his case with an address
that makes a human problem out of
a crime which began as a nine day
wonder and threatened to end as an
excuse for amending legal pyrotech-
MICS in the interest of political pres
tige In the absence of evidence to
the contrary, it may be assumed that
il was Mr.. barrow who persuaded the
youths to change their pleas TO guilty
and throw themselves on the mercy
Of the court.
Instead of a complex tangle, inVolV-
ing the opinions of alienists. psyche
logists and a hundred witnesses, the
case is reduced to one simple ques-
ton which the court must answer. 1t
is admitted by the defense that the
crime was committed and that il &C
Cured substantially as it has been
reported in the newspapers. IL is adj
mitted by the defense that it has no
duty to the defendants or their fami-
lies or to society except to see that
they are safely and permanently eX-
Guided from the public" What the
defense asks is that Chief Justice
Caverly sentence the murdereTS not
to hanging but to life Imprisonment.
Rarely before has a judge been re-
uuired to commit himself so clearly
on the issue of capital punishment.
The crime was committed. 1t was
absolutely deliberate. There were no
extenuatinG circumstances. If ever
there was n case wherein capital pun
ishment was indicated under the law,
il is called for here.
Yet the very starkness Of the case
and the objeCtivitey Of the defend
ants throw the matter Of capital pun
ishment into unusual relief. Judge
CaverIy must decide for himself
whether or not he believes the death
penalty to be good or bad for society.
Ii is not an enviable task.
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8 1Frr1EJlAcK RABmr
a. 4 DAVID CORY
DAVID CORK

esq, I'll burn You up" shouted the
bunny boy, and when he started 10
touch her with his flaming gold feath-
er she was so frightened she almost
dropped TO the ground.
Il haven't got your glass egg" she
shouted. throwing open the door of the
shed. That's what came out of it"
and she would have flown of with the
peacock IL Little Jack Rabbit hadn't
been too QuicR for her. Before she
could mount her broom-stick. he
touched it with his flaming feather
and il burned up like a piece Of finder
being a very old broomstick and dry
as bone. YOU know.
Now will you give me the pea
cock asked the brave bunny boy. and
before she could strike him, he touched
her red skirt with his gold feather,
and away she went, up in the air, like
a Fourth of July rocket, TO break into
a thousand green stars which fell all
over the earth and afterwards grew
into beautiful green pine trees.
Come with me-" said the little
bunny 10 the beautiful peacock who
was really prince under spell, You
know. And away they went together
And the little black hen who had
Matched the wonderful blue glass esq
was so proud that she crowed like a
rooster from that day.
Well. after Little Jack Rabbit and
the peacock had gone for many mile.
they came TO stately house. II once
lived here" said the peacock but
don't tell anyone" And Little Jack
Rabbit promised although he thought
it very strange. But if he had known
that the peacock was a prince under
a spell, he wouldn't have thought It
strange at all. And perhaps YOU think
it queer the peacock didn't tell the
little bunny, but it's rule that YOU
mustn't tell secrets. If you do, moth
ing comes true. And in the next story
you shall hear what happens next.
Copyright 1924. David Corey.
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question the decision, even when it
upanimous. But when comparison is
made with the voluminous. and fool
ish, and inconsistent work of Con-
gress and the Legislatures. and with
the ineffiency of administration, the
citizen who had some great question
as to his own liberty and property
coming before the Court would hesi-
tate long before he would transfer
any power over the decision TO any
other organism.
The more you see of the work OF
the Supreme Court of the United
States, the more thankful you are.
The Supreme Court is the great
defender of our rights. 1t may well
be called the most precious defender
of liberty and justice among all the
inventions of government institu-
lions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-07

The above is tho Wow which thN
Democrats are now trying 10 impress b
on the public ana at tn" same hns +,
try to obtain temporary political az ,
vantage from the fruits Of Demo .
cratic interference i'm the Republican,
primaries. however that iutcrfefHncs I.
may have been brought about 10, :
speCting that feature our edioha, /.
opinion already has been given anu .
there seems no occasion here to re- /,
peat II.
The results confront as Ihes',
temporarily. are 10 the advantage VI ..
tho Democrats. Ultimately. We De-.
lleve. they will he found disahPdh.
tagc to us all. TO US it seems grossly
unjust for the Democrats. even Ten.
porarily. to profit from voting ".
nominate a candidate they were then ,,
and there resolved to vote against II i.
the election and help 10 pun do"n .
from the place in which they stro1s
to put him. Nor Is IL correct 10 az
sumo Democrats voted in the re ,
publican primary only at the SoiIs
tatiOn of Republicans. There sio
Democrats who know better ina" .
that-Ed.
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A RECENT REVELATION

The Democratic State Committee
is advertising a panacea for all the
ills by which the Maine farmer may
consider himself afflicted. They do
not, however. make public the in
gradients OF the formula, perhaps be-
cause they may wish to retain q
copyright, but more likely because
they don't themselves know. Indeed
they cannot know unless they have
had q recent revelation or else are
culpable for previous neglect.
They have been telling US all along
that the Maine farmer has been SUI
fering ever since the Republican
party came into being. There have
since that time been Democratic ad-
ministrations in Maine. but they left
behind no trace OF having rescued
the farmer, so If the party has re-
osived the revelation it must have
been quite recently.
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GET OUT THE VOTE

How many OF us realize that not
withstanding the hot contest in the
Republican primary, notwithstanding
the evidence that many Democrats
threw votes in the Republican pri-
mary, there were all told less votes
by 10000 than there were OF real Re-
publican votes thrown for Parkhurst
In 1890. Parkhurst received 1888
votes. At last account the vote in the
Republican primary this year totalled
1886. though the Governor and
Council had not weeded out Ward 4.
Portland.
And yet. down here in Maine, we
swallowed the direct primary bait
because we were told II was for the
purpose OF having the people get to
tho polls and have their will ex-
pressed. Had there been no contest
here last June the vote in all prob
ability would have been much small
or.
This condition doesn't exist in
Maine alone. Not long ago the Jour
nal quoted the statistics compiled. by
Golfers Weekly which showed that.
whereas in 1896 so per cent. OF the
qualified voters cast ballots, in 1920
less than so per cent. did so.
Here is a feature OF the suffrage In
this country which Is alarming in
many ways. not the least important
OF which is that 1t reveals lack Of in
terest in the government of our pub
lie affairs. We are fast becoming
n people willing TO be governed by
others rather than to take the trouble
OF governing ourselves. truly a peril
GUS condition for a republic to be in.
A movement has been begun In
Washington to encourage establishing
throughout the country "Get-Out-
the Vote" clubs. irrespective of party.
for the purposes expressed in the title.
such as getting out the vote. encour-
aging 1t to properly register. trying
20 inspire workers. in other words an
endeavor to induce the people to ex-
ercise their priceless heritage of suf-
frase, which inevitably they will
lose unless they do make use OF 1t.
1t is encouraging that interest In
securing remedy for this Is being
aroused. The kiwanians are entering
upon the work with gratifying zeal
and throughout the states, without
regard to party-it is In the interests
OF all parties that amount to anything
will endeavor to bring out big
vote ut the fall elections. Give them
encouragement.
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If America has possessed a great cit
liens army like Switzerland, trained
and equipped to take the field at a
moments notice, would Germany
have dared to destroy American
shipping and take American lives
while we were at peace with her?
To go a step further, if we had been
n we'll armed nation with a strong
and fearless leader who had the cour-
age to say to Germany at the begin
ming of her career of murder, (Stop
where you are or you will find the
American nation with all its resourc-
cs of army and navy in the field
against you at oncc). would she not
have stopped? We think she would
Or If Germany had seen fit to accept
the challenge the struggle would
have been short and decisive and the
nations Of Europe would not have
been bled almost to the last drop.
America should be completely pre-.
pared not only for defence but TO go
to the assistance of her friends in
need.
As to the objections to tho observ-
ance of National Defence Day. the
DIRECTORS say that such observance
would cast suspicion upon our sin
certify as advocates Of peace. We
should not worry on that score for
our friends will naturally be glad to
see US strong and our iii wishers II
any may be led to regard us with
more respect If they see we are at
tacking the matter of preparation
seriously. As to those who object TO
arousing the public mind to thoughts
OF military preparation. the history
OF the last few years shows that IL
is absolutely essential to have an
aroused public opinion to get our
legislators to furnish the means for
an adequate system of defence.
America as the leading exponent
OF peace can never hope to put the
idea across unless she is strong
enough to command the respect Of
both friends and enemies.
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YOU what Information ! know con-.
corning them; and | know several
other men ana women IN the city who
VIII join with me.
Why say tho Democratic party I'D
this. when the party organization
paid out it's good money u0t that
Wall Street money! In advertise
ments, advising members of the
Democratic party 20 let IN" EopuhH.
cans take care Of their own a1dus',
Certainly some Of you must have
seen that Mr.. Pattauaall has again
and again dCpl0rcd this. and many
times spoken against il.
1t has been said that Democrats
profit by this mcss moro than Ee''
publiCans. so that proves that Demo-
Gratis did IT. Isn't that rather weak
reasoning? In the nam" Of tu'h,
and dccency. why do you not stop
publishing these statements that are
untrue, and at least Investigate these
men who can 80 very easily be- iogna
If II seemed desirable - the Powers
that he in the RcpublrIn IHriyt
Thanking you for your space, an
Very truly yours
MARION HARRIET IiAi Den
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HEARING RESTORED
OFTEN IN "a HOURS
Amazing Results Secured In
One Day BY Use of Virex
Formerly Known AS
Rattle Snake Oil

Deafness and Head Noises need not
be dreaded any longer since the dis
covery of a widely known physician.
Now it is possible for some of the
most obstinate cases of deafness to
be relieved in a days time by the ap-
plication of a prescription formerly
known as Rattle Snake Oil. This
treatment is meeting with wide sue
cess all over the country.
Mr.. ID. Dey. a Nebraska resident,
g. years old, SAYS, Il have used the
treatment for only two weeks and my
hearing Is restored perfectly. The re-
lief was almost instantaneous and
now the head noises have disappeared.
My catarrh, a case of many years
standing, is improving wonderfully"
Mr.. Ben Jackson. who lives in In
diana says. Before I used Nirex I
could hear nothing. After ten days
could hear my watch tick"
Angelina Johnson, n Mississippi
resident had been stone deaf for eigh-
stopped my head noises and I can
hear the train whistle SI2 miles
away"
Roy Fisher. Iowa man, says, 81
hadn't heard a watch tick for eleven
years-now | can lay my watch on
the table and hear 1t plainly"
Mr.. w. A. Lumpkin of Oklahoma.
says. after being deaf IS years, I
used your treatment only few days
and hear fairly we'll"
Mr.. Anthony Chapman of Michi-
gan. says, The terrible head noises
have stopped entirely and my hearing
Is practically back to normal
Deaf Baby Now Hears
Mrs. Ola Valentine, of Arkansas,
says, MY little boy. now 5 years old.
had been deaf since about 4 months
OF age. Now he hears very we'll and
is learning to talk"
Mr.. Mather Pelleys says, "My
Young son, deaf for years, has used
Virex for only three days and he
hears almost as well as ever before.
Such amazing reports come from
all over this country and Canada.
The prescription which is known as
seems to work like magic in its rap
idity on people of all ages.
So confident are we that Nirex will
restore your hearing quickly, and to
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to a million more sufferers, we will
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S1.oo ON ten days free trial. II the
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ment costs nothing.
Send no money-just your name
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days your hearing is not relieved.
your head noises gone entirely, just
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refunded without question. This Of
fer is fully guaranteed so write today
and give this wonderful compound a
trial
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Well. the flames crept higher and
higher until the hut of the wicked
witch looked like a big bonfire, and
if she had waited as long as you have
TO hear what. happened after reading
the story befoee this. guess she would
have burned 10 a cinder.
But, all Of a sudden, she opened the
door and rushed out. My. wasn't she
a dreadful sight. Well, l should say
she was. For witches are more afraid
of fire than anyone else. She was so
frightened that her long hair stood
right up on end, and her high peaked
hat fell off and bent itself double, just
like her ugly chin. All of a sudden,
the little hut fell in with crash,
leaving nothing but heap of red hot
ashes.
"Oh, please don't burn up my chick
ems" begged the ugly old witch
IF YOU don't give me my blue glass
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The terrible fire at Chebeague in
which three lives were lost is re-
minder that such instances among
Names summer hotels are very rare.
However, the tragedy also should be
reminder that it is a matter of
grave concern to all of us to see to
it that no precautions against such
calamities are overlooked.
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Makinn a Cleanup

The tanner had engaged a Scot
fish laborer. and placing a cheese
on the breakfast table, told him to
help himself.
When the farmer returned. some
time later. he found the man still
eating.
Sandy" he exclaimed, you take
a long time to breakfast, don't YOU -"
"Aweel, replied the man, "A
cheese o this size is nae sac soon
eaten as ye may think"'-London
TeIcCraDh
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Maine Gossip
A Sonnet

l never see the red rose crown the
year,
Nor feel the young grass underneath
my tread.
Without the thought, This living
beauty here
Is earth's remembrance Of beauty
dead.
Surely where all this glory is dis
played
Love has been quick, like fire, to
high ends.
Here, In this grass, an altar has been
made
For some white JOY, some sacrifice of
friends.
Here, where 1 stand. some leap of hui
man brains
Has touched immortal things and
The earth is here, the spirit of the
place.
| touch the faith which nothing can de-
stroy,
The earth the living church of an
John Masefeld,
Dexter High School Alumni will
hold their annual reunion and field
day, Wednesday, August Goth at
Crosby Park, If the weather is I'M
favorable the meeting Will be held in
the town hall.
The annual mid summer meeting
of the Alumni of Higgins Classical
Institute will be held in Charleston
on the school grounds, Thursday,
Aug. IA. Two baseball games have
been arranged. Higgins vs. Medford
A. A., at $50 a. IA. and ESQ p. m.
Dinner will be served.
nolar Of part nd
has been elected chairman of the
Republican city committee of that
city, to succeed Charles H. Randall,
resigned. Mr.. Cakes is the son of
Justice and Mrs. Henry w. Cakes of
Auburn. and is a prominent at
torney of Portland.
The Lewiston and Auburn insur-
ance men and more specifically
those dealing in automobile insur-
ance will hold a meeting at the De-
Witt hotel at Lewiston Thursday
afternoon to draw up protest
against the action of the Maine
Automobile Association in cutting
the rate for auto insurance. George
L. Huskins. president of the Lewis
ton association of insurance men an
nounced the meeting.
Fish receipts at Portland were
quite light Tuesday, a few of the
METERS landing small catches. but
most of the boat fishermen were pre-
vented from fishing by reason of the
rough weather. There is no scarcity
of fish however, either at Portland
or at Boston, and at the latter port
on Monday. 43 fishing crafts landed
over 100000 pounds of cod.
mackerel. hahbut, swordfish. and
other species of groundfish, the Fish
Pier being kept busy all day in
handling the fish, swordfish selling
at about % cents pound.
The Library of the University OF
Maine will be open Wednesday,
August Is. to the men and women
attending the field day OF the
Penobscot Pomona Grange, No. s.
This announcement was made by r.
L. Walkley, Librarian. This is
being done, says Mr.. Walkley to
give the visitors an opportunity of
seeing the Library and of taking out
any books they desire. At present
time, the University of Maine has
more than $4,000 volumes covering
all subjects. Included in these are
some OF the latest and best books
on agriculture and home economics
which should be of great interest to
the visiting Grangers.
At special parish meeting OF the
Elm st. Universalist church OF
Lewiston it was voted to extend a
call to Rev. ]. B. Fortier of Morris
VILE, VT. Rev. Mr.. Fortier is the
Cniversalist state superintendent of
Vermont. a position which he has
held for about Is years. He has
been very highly recommended 70
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Thursday, August 7, 1924.

Government expenditures must
meet two tests: they must promote
the general welfare and must be for
undertakings which cannot be az ef.
fsetiveiy carried on by private mi.
tiativs.-Secretary Mellon.
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Out Goes All
Rheumatic
Poison
Rheuna Acts on Kidneys, Liver and
Bladder the Very RiEst Day

Da8uutK tns FeEy 1IksL Day
Get bottle Of Rheuma today and
wear a satisfied smile on your face
tomorrow.
It's a remedy that Is astonishing the
whole country. and it's just as good
for govt, sciatica. lumbago and kidney
misery as for rheumatism.
Il drives the poisonous waste from
the joints and muscles-that's the Sc
cret Of Rheuma's success.
But we don't ask you TO take our
word for It; go to Sections Pharmacy
or any good druggist and get bottle
Of RheuH1a today; IL ii doesn't do as
We promise get your money back 1t
Will be there waiting for you.-Adv.