davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
RADIO RUCTIONS

Any who may have entertained
the idea that II is about time to do
away with newspapers and turn to
radio for our news are likely to
reconsider under existing conditions
and be thankful there are news
papers to tell us what about 1t.
As Secretary Hoover declares, It
would be as intolerable to permit
monopoly of broadcastng for the
radio as to permit n monopoly of
the newspapers. Were there a mo-
noply of the latter what an easy
matter to enter into collision with
monopoly of the air.
The White bill before Congress
would provide against any such
monopoly: for the interstate COM
merce commission to regulate rates
and for the secretary of commerce
to issue licenses for broadcasting.
Mr.. Hoover said he was opposed to
licensing the receiving sets: he
would not have any group or the
government placed in the position
Of censor OF what might be broad
casted and he thought the deter
mination OF the question of mo-
nopoly should be left to the judicial
authorities.
The committee was told that the
city Of New York because OF the
practical monopoly OF the manu.
facture and sale of radio apparatus
found It impossible to erect n broad
casting station as was contemplate
ed. The government is asked. to
provide against such a condition.
Fortunately the printed word is
being broadcasted by printed sheets
and there Is no monopoly Of 1t SO
the public may be reasonably as
sured OF learning about what is. go
ing on underneath the surface in
the radio field. These news reports
indicate that there is a control Of
radio apparatus which approaches
monopoly. but also that all Is not
milk and honey with those who
would control the broadcasting.
Producers Of music think they have
some Fights over what may be done
with their productions by means Of
the radio, and some are said to wish
to establish exorbitant rates. Then
there Is the problem how those do
ing the broadcasting may secure a
rscompenss for doing 1t. All In all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
IS LITE i: = E 5s2x Re-
DAVID CORY,

shouted: There's the Three-in-O One
Cent Store." and the next second,
"There's DR.. Quack's Housed" and in
a minute or three, There's the Po-
''I sure enough n there stood the good
old Bow-wow in his blue coat ana
helmet.
Pretty soon, not so very long, the
Old Dog Stage Coach Driver drew
in his Billy Goat Team at Uncle
Lucky's front gate.
There on the front porch in spite
of his rheumatic toe, stood the dear
old gentleman rabbit bowling and
smiling as his bunny nephew led
Uncle Dave Cory up the little path.
Glad to see you MIR. Jack Rabbit
Man." cried Uncle Lucky, lifting his
old wedding stovepipe hat politely
and patting the cheek of his little
rabbit nephew, he led the way into
his neat little parlor.
In few minutes Little MISS
Mousie peeped in and squealed:
"Supper's ready"
ave bought you both something"
said the little rabbit when supper
was over and they were all once
more in the parlor. And opening his
knapsack, he took out three Jolly
pops. 1.-The Big Brown Bear gave
them to me. He has plenty more in
his big cave in the Shady Forest.
Maybe Uncle Dave would rather
smoke" laughed the thoughtful old
gentleman rabbit, opening a box of
fine cabbage leaf cigars.
Just then the canary bird began
to sing:
Don't forget. you little rabbit
That 1t is a lovely habit
Always to be most polite
And phone YOU won't be home to-
night
To your mother, that's the way
To keep her hair from turning gray.
Say you'll bring her chocolate creams
And wish her lovely, happy dreams!"
1t didn't take the little rabbit two
seconds to call up, zone, two, three,
Ring Happy Bell, Sunny Meadow,
Glover Dell" And his dear mother
was so glad to hear from him that
she sang all next day at her work.
Copyright 1924. David Cory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

Now where were we when We last
left off?
Did the Rabbitville Press give an
inky cough
AS the last edition went in to print?
I'll give you a guess and little
squint.
Dear me! There goes my typewrit-
err again spouting poetry just like a
long haired poet. Maybe it wants a
pink ribbon to tie up its bonny
bobbed hair.
But first let us find out what the
little rabbit is doing. Maybe he's
gone to have his picture taken with
Uncle Dave Cory so that all the little
rabbit boys and bunny girls will
laugh when they read the Rabbitville
News.
Just then. all of sudden. the dear.
hospitable Uncle Lucky called up on
the phone: Bring Uncle Dave to my
house. The sciatica in my little
pinky toe won't let me go out doors"
So at once the little rabbit said
goodbye to the kind dog editor and
hopping into the old stage coach,
took Uncle Dave to the old gentle
man rabbits house on the corner of
Lettuce Avenue and Carrot street,
Rabbitvillc.
All of q sudden the little rabbit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
Editorial Comment
Meet Mr.. Wiley!

New York Herald)
Two weeks ago the oil inveStiga-
ton turned up u telegram in which
one of Edward Is. McLean'S en-
ployes advised him to have private
wire installed between the office of
his newspaper. the Washington Post.
and his home in Palm Beach, SO that
he might have easy access to the
White House"
That phrase was so alarming and
so alluring to some newspapers that
the New York World, for instance,
displayed it in a front page headline
five columns wide. The implication
was mischievous, for in the public
mind the White House and the
President are as one. To persons
who went no further than headlines
the phrase was sinister.
The oil committee had the good
sense to summon Francis Z. Homer
of Baltimore, a distinguished lawyer
and trustee of the estate of Mr..
McLean's father, for it was Mr..
Homer who was quoted in the
alarming telegram as having given
the reason that such 4 wire would
afford easy access to the White
House" Mr.. Homer should have
the opportunity to explain what he
meant by the mysterious phrase.
And Mr.. Homer did explain. What
he had said to MI .McLean's en-
ploye was that the private wire
would give Mr.. Mclean easy ac-
cess to Wiley Gone of Mr.. McLean's
editors) at his house" This sug-
gestion was telephoned by Mr..
Homer and the man at the other
end mistook Wiley" for White
and did not hear "at his" at all.
So he sent to Mr.. Mclean a mes
sage which Mr.. Homer never gave.
The explanation is as simple as
the quotation was startling. The
character of Mr.. Homer guarantees
the truth of it. He has cleared up
a muddle and given u lesson to
alarmiSts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
Thursday, March 10, 1924.
" realize that patriotism 10 not
enough. must have no hatred
toward any ons-Edith CaveII.
A WORD ABOUT FIRE HAZARDS

He In indeed O. dull scholar who
is unable to learn something from
observation. So 1t comes about that
bystanders absorb some information
when watching a burning building.
Unfortunately most OF US do not re-
act TO this as promptly as we should.
and forget quickly.
Anyone who witnessed the fire de-
stroy the mills on Bond Brook not
long ago and saw the burning
shingles flying before the wind
carrying fame far and wide, or
anyone present few days ago at
East Winthrop and witnessing
similar demonstration of the fire
menace of shingied roof ought
to be convinced OF the danger which
turks in wood shingles. especially In
a thickIy settled territory.
Another menace Is the old house.
especially II cheaply built. The old
houses for the most part were
pretty well built and the chimneys
we're well constructed, but car
penters Of those days did not
hesitate to nail wood against the
mortar and leave little or no space
between the woodwork and the
bricks. In process Of time the
chimney becomes unsafe. The
practice of builders today is to set
the studding at least an inch away
from the brickwork. The best
chimneys have lined flues and are
plastered with concrete outside.
Builders should and many do fill
around studding with tin or mortar
so that fire started on lower
floor or in the cellar may not creep
up between tho partitions where 1t
is difficult to extinguish and where
1t often gains such Roadway that
firemen are unable to check it. Au-
gusta's building code, section 10,
provides that this shall be done.
When the inspector OF buildings.
Chapter V. sec. OF the revised
ordinances specifies that the chief
engineer of the fire department
shall assume the duties Of in
spector of buildings-is satisfied re-
garding ANY building or structure. or
any portion thereof. or any drain
age. or plumbing. the erection. con-
struction or alteration. execution or
repair OF which is regulated" etc,
that requirements have not been
complied with under the build
Ing code. he may through the city
solicitor institute proceedings.
Anyone considering all that
might be done in the way of in
spection, not only of cellars and
rubbish heaps. not only In the bust
ness but also in tho residential sec
ton. not only of houses in process
of construction but of houses out
of repair, will, we think. arrive at
tho conclusion that the inspector
could have hut little time left over
for his duties as fire chief. indeed
would be unable without assistance
to perform all the work which 1t
would seem might be done with
profit and better assurance of
safety,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
HEARING R. STORED
OFTEN IN d HOURS
Amazing Results Secured i'm One Day
BY Use of Vircx Formerly Known
as Rattle Snake Oil

Deafness and Head Noises need not
be dreaded any longer since the dis
covcry of "A widely known physician.
Now it is possible for some of the
most obstinate cases of deafness to be
relieved in n days time by the applica-
ton of a prescription formerly known
as Rattle Snake Oil. This treatment
is meeting with wide success all over
the country.
Mr.. ID. Dey. Nebra ska resident, GO
years old. says. II 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
ing, is improving wonderfully
Mr.. Ben Jackson. who lives in 1r-
diana SAYS. Before used Nircx !
could hear nothing; After ten days
/. Angelina Johnson. a Mississippi
resident had been stone deaf for eigh-
teen years. She says, "Virex has
stopped my head noises and / can hear
the train whistle 80 miles away"
Roy Fisher Iowa man. says. Il
ycars-now I can lay my watch on
the table and hear it plainly"
Mr.. w. A. Lumpliin. Of oklahoma.
says. After being deaf 80 years. |
used your treatment only a few days
and hear fairly we'll"
Mr. Anth 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 years old.
had been deaf since about months
Of age. Now ~ hears very well and is
learning to talk
Mr.. Mather- Pelleys says, My
Young son. deaf for years. has used
, Eirex 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 Virex,
is easily used at home and seems TO
work like magic in it's rapidity on peo-
PIE of all ages.
So confident are we that Virex will
restore your hearing quickly. and To
introduce this remarkable treatment
t, to a million more sufferers. we will
send a large $500 treatment for only
loo on ten days' free trial If the
results are not satisfactory the treat
ment costs nothing.
Send no money-iust your name and
address to the Dale Laboratories,
114s Gateway Sution. Kansas City.
Mo, and the treatment will be mailed
at once. Use II according TO the SIM
pie directions. If at the end OF 10
days your hearing is not relieved
your head noises gone entirely. Just
send 1t back and your money will be
refunded without question This Of
fer is fully guaranteed. so write today
and give. this wonderful compound a
trial.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
Editors Letter Box
Deputy Pinkham Says
Mrs. Purity Mistaken
Augusta. Me. Mar. II. 1921.


kenncbcc Journal:
AS | am the man who swOre out
the warrant and made the last arrest
at the Snow Plow, ] wish TO offer a
correction to what appeared in the
journal today over the signature of
MIS-. Edward Purity. saying that the
last arrest was done with the help OF
cit and federal authorities. Perhaps
Mrs. Purity does not know me by
sight. but the warrant was sworn out
and the arrest made by me, and the
man was sentenced to four months
in jail and TO pay fine of $500 and
$50 costs, or to serve six months adj
ditional in jail.
| note her previous complaint that
1t was two hours before county Off
GERS reached the scene after n teIe-
phone call, and that nothing was
found.
1t is not always possible to respond
to calls of this kind instantly. and
sometimes 1t is not always wise to
search Immediately after the filing of
q complaint. Enforcement work con-
Quoted with bells and whistles. like
fire department, would not be very
effective. anyone will agree. And
then. similar call may have come
in from point 20 miles away a few
minutes before, and the men may
lie out Of reach of the phone, on train
or trolley car. Furthermore, the
telephone is liable to give just as
much information to Mrs. Purty's un-
desirable neighbors as 1t does to the
officers, and as they are closer at
hand they may soonest take advan-
tage Of their information.
Five residents of the Snow Plow
district are now serving time at. the
Jail for selling intoxicating liquors,
quite a representation, considering
| the size of the county.
Lest Mrs. Purty's criticism and this
reply should have tendency to con-
tInue what seems a general misap-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
JOE REVO
ellis Essays
GOSSIP

De mos nobul crecchar dc Lord
ncvair create is de Gossip. She's
mebby male or feemale or bQte,
but she's alters mannerfackclard
out NC &c sam kline NV muck.
De Gossip is born in dc frunt
winder. fed on condensed scandal,
an live wit her car on de key
hole. Wen she grow ole nuf to
unde"stan' all de misery in de
wOrl'. she oil up her naughtNma-
tick tung an EeeVe de town hccs
moneys wort.
Fv'ry village in de Ian, besides
Utopia an Subur"S. elaine to have
de grateSt Gossip on cart, an
weosh she be citazun Nv som
uddcr plartashm.
Shore. dc Gossip is uncommon
to no phase. an her popularity is
confne to de desert islands.
81 De pastam wat she enjoy dc
best is Trut' Twistin'. 1t is frs
class game an come easy fer DE-
Gossip. Wen she shoot out wan
yard Nv slipp'ry turg an wrap il
rOun' de ncc.I ny dat loog boob,
Fact. dc pore o!o Teller git black
in de face an don't look dc sam
he did hofor. An Wen sh" git
troo wit hcem. he crawl de street
on tree laig an fclt shame to he
alive. But nobuddY rCconize h"cm
fer de hanSum he uSr to WIS. so
he drag hcrSclf to de ditch an die
in de cutter
nodn,,, 'U Co.,, , ~ W." no, II w,
pocLr' ~" n,,o
EecNe , her r., = E G,', I" INV b',,,
~ t' ,,e, IL ob,,r oc,,'' a.
rect'ry. ai&htccn carrot put an
shine lax a now teakittlc. Now
let her hOrrer Nor car fer tirtY
SeCu,Ius pn ue '','on ~, RI, ~ 't ~;
YOU ny d.i IL - n'".,
Sel!t1 !or !aT nIi -u ,1, - puI ~
Ie,tI.e 10y - laE''u,, - o., "a.i ,a.t
III, IA - :. e to'''" ' o., cba -
~, i', 80. ~ d ~ bo, ,.~ do c,inhroT
gun ~ Eit Slh.n '5i"M ~ rt."M
a., ~ w. ,,,Ianri,,,,,, w" &C.
~ Nv "u at. H., otaa,,ho,ro , o,, sho
umh:e ui Nv ny ,',,r -, ~ az
W., Ma.' ~ ~ ~ 49,. ~. a., ,,t.
N"r~ MI w w Ili ~ 49,,
4opd ID, har, he ~ 10 ribe '''' chn
."nutr hhIl ~ MI NJ, re i.,'9, > ~
nnIalr c keGl Ernaf ,1eI1I noWm-
ciioi n od oi ,'f, , rros
C -,
my-hart GOSSIP VII Ia care io rr"t
* lIm'I ,,,' 80 5 pH 49, ea,
i nCh'.'' ~! NJ w VI ~ -"
49,, " 'i,Nr ,.i1, t,,a,.t -.
49,, -. w., -, ~ ~
pe no -. ~ ~ " r., - , -, 80 ~
~ 49,. ~ ~ ~, ~ t ~, .C'r ~
f"r ~, e " go. -, on I'll - p
~, a., "a, ,ian,i,, a. toh
, ,,r mtn,i p'''i''''' 81 ''D i'' w.
'''',' ~, ~ =, GUY, ,oeo o,.o- - o;,,.
=, a. en- "1 u IL ,,.hr,.I.o+e ~,
,nrl,;r. ,,,ochma,, ~ ~, ~. b,,,,a,,a
49, ha,Ian ..>-d..,,, o'' "' ''''''''''
W. ,.",'' =. y."se;r, ,s Won so ros,
rosno a.. cantIa ro,ti,n Wv, Rat,
l I'm h ~ ne s'uGEI"w' Thf IN h'I 80, a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
Fat That Shows
Soon Disappears

Prominent fat that comes and stays
where it is not needed is a burden. him
drance TO activity. a curb upon pleasure.
You can take off the fat where IL shows
by taking after each meal and at bed
time, one Marmola Prescription Tablet.
These little tablets are as effective and
harmless as the famous prescription from
which they take their name. Buy and
try box today. All druggists the world
over sell them, at one dollar for a box or
you can order them direct from the Mar
mola Co. SSle Woodward Av.. Detroit.
dieting. exercise and fat.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

The big fellows are not falling
over each other in a scramble for a
cabinet job, which right now has
mighty little appeal either to the
imagination or discretion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
Daueherty and Mclean

N'FI ITt-T TNT'I TNVPHUIIN'TIT
While awaiting the fair hearing
that the Brookhart committee is to
give him. the attorney general of the
United States should promptly ask
to be heard by the oil committee.
Senator Curtis of Kansas demanded
n hearing Immediately after Ira j..
Bennett. the editor of McIean's pa
per- the Washington Post, had tCsti-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

there are no more difficulties than
might be expected to arise in con-
nection with an innovation of great
possibilities such as this. and no
reason to suppose the problems may
not be properly solved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

w. 4. I IlIIVSJ
There is no court as yet consti
tuted on earth in which a case of
alleged treason against God" and
of libel on the human race can
be brought to trial. If there We're,
anybody who gives utterance to
such charges as have Just been
made against the American Museum.
of Natural History might be held
responsible for his statements. But
as things are. the human reason is
left to make its own decisions. And
no mind capable of reasoning can
think it treason to let the public
know what man has discovered
after long search in his effort to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

Much has been said about the
need of censoring the film, about
the difficulties of interesting patrons
with clean and wholesome exhibits,
about Americanism, about modern
decadence, how it will not respond
to the right sort Of inspiration
Much has been said. but the genius
which produced 1.-THE Covered
Wagon" leaves us in brief for
getfulness OF all this clamor, alb
sorbed by graphic expression of the
actual life of the pioneer generation
that opened up the great West and
carved the fundamentals of Amer
icanism deeply on the scroll of
mountain and prairie? The art and
enterprise of the film producers are
doing a wonderful thing in this
portrayal of Emerson Hough's epic
of the West.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

prehension, will say that a seizure
by the sheriffs is in no sense a re-
Fiction on the federal officers. or vice
versa, as there is close harmony be
tween the county and federal objects
for the enforcement of the laws ia
this county. The federal Offices
themselves would. believe, bo tts
first to disavow any such notion.
Sincerely yours,
w. A. PINKHAM,
Deputy Sheriff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

Will the Senate look for oil on the
driving gear of the Ford lease of
Muscle Shoals?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
IS THIS YOUR HE|GHBoR?
Had Rheumatism Badly-G0t
Relief From DR.. Kings
Remedy

Mrs. NJ. G.. Sherman writes:
Please send me the medicine as
quickly as possible. am having
rheumatism pretty badly. Used some
of your DR.. Kings remedy some
time ago and it seemed to help me
quite a bit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

What used to be said of oil and
water is now being said of oil and
honesty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
WINDSOR

WEST-Mrs. Neal Fowler who
underwent surgical operation
Wednesday, March 5. is doing as
we'll as can be expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

The big wind cooled perceptibly
on it's way from Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

A large number of fatal accidents
to aviators in and about Prague are
attributed to impure gasoline. made
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc.
EXPRESS. PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT SERVICE

BOSTON AND PORTLAND LIMB Pc.
FARE $2.7o. STATEROOMS Sl.50.
s. 8. GOVERNOR DINGLEY
Leave Portland. Franklin Wharf
Estate Pier) Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays. at =. NJ. r
Return-Leave Boston Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 +. NJ.
AT Boston connection Is made via
the Metropolitan Line express freight
steamers for New York and points
South and West.
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
PORTLAND, NEW YORK FREIGHT
SERVICE
Direct freight service between PORT
land and New York is resumed from
the new State Pier. Portland. Me.
Sailings Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat-
urdayS each way. Through rates and
direct track connections with Maine
Central and Grand Trunk Railroads
II. A. CLAY, Supt.
Franklin Wharf. Portland.
M. A. HARADEN SUIT,
Bath. Me.
sept2edtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13

SO by the grafters; What a con-
temptible, Ubiquitous, cowardly,
sneaking, Shiny thing Is graft!