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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
ROASTING OF A VIOLATION
OF THE LAW

The Anti-Saloon League demands
the prohibition law because it is a
law-"law enforcement is their
chief slogan.
Yet this same League is openly
violating the law which specifies
that all campaign funds expended
in elections shall be reported and
filed with the Secretary of State. The
League denies vehemently that it is
political organization, but their
actions give the lie to their state
ments.
A circular letter sent out by the
Jersey League, dated May 16, 1924,
openly boasts of its political activi-
ties. Here's one quotation from that
letter: 1--WE helped to elect legis-
lature that stood firmly for prohi-
bition."
Continued in 4th column)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
RICHES IN A LITTLE ROOM

RICHES IN A LITTLE ROOM
"An open doorway that frames
the lighted corner of living room
nighttime and darkness on the out
er world and here the cordial glow
of shaded lamps. Two broad, low
chairs; a cushioned window seat; a
window ledge with potted plants and
flowers in a bowl; two little paint
ings rich in color, and near by on
the wall one end of wide etching;
a tall piano, quite old-fashioned, with
open sheets of well-worn music, and
on top row of books.
''No one list here. And yet the
place is warm with human usage
music and books and pictures, flow
ers and mellow lights-a place where
human beings can rest when even
ing comes, and there, maybe, re-
lease their better Selves"
From Golfers May 8.
The above editorial was sent to
us by a friend, with the request
that we write an erticle ON it.
We are much obliged for the COM
pliment, but the task seems to be
too great for our powers.
1t was Phillips Brooks who said
that we SHOULD not pray for lighter
burdens, but for stronger backs. I"
When those frequent feelings of in
adequacy creep over us, our minds
revert to the famous preachers ad-
vice.
To attempt to add to the article,
or to embellish it, would be, as
President Taft once said, work of
super-erogation.
As some folks may have noticed,
the trouble with the writer of this
column, is, that he has not learned
the tenth Beautitude: BLESSED is
that man that maketh long story
short
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
INK FROM OTHER
PRESSES
Humorous and Serious Topics
From Leading Editors
of the Country
FARMER AND SUPERPOWER

Wherever superpower has had
chance to operate, it works to the
advantage of the little town and the
little fellow. In California, where the
whole state is tied together from
end to end, the town of thousand
people gets current at exactly the
same rate paid by the city of
half a million; and the farmer out
in the country gets the same rate
too. This often makes it possible
for the little town to develop in
dustries. And development of new
industries in country neighborhoods
is one of the most important angles
to superpower.
1t is quite likely that the farmer
and electrical engineer, working out
this problem, will seek an indus
trial solution. Our first manufactur-
ing industries grew up in New Eng
land, where every farmer who lived
on a creek had some sort of mill run
with water wheel and made Cyan
kee notions" Farming in summer
and manufacturing in winter, many
Of these Yankees became inventors
and manufacturers, leaving the
farms and going down into the
cities. Superpower will, in effect, put
every farmer on the creek and give
him a water wheel. He usually has
time in winter when he could work
at factory job. What can he make
Rat traps and wooden nutmegs in
shop of his own? Or something
larger in a neighborhood factory?
The electrical engineer and the far
mer must find out.-Jas. H. Collins
in Tho Natiop'g Rucipasc
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
THEIR SUDDEN CONCERN


Senator Walsh, of Montana, and
Senator Harrison. the two opposi-
ton leaders in the attack on the
naval oil leases, We're members of
the Senate from April to June 1922.
In June, 1922, Secretary Fall made
his complete report to the Senate
giving details and copies of the
leases of the naval oil lands and
reasons therefor. Examination os
the debates does not disclose any
opposition to the leases from Sena-
tors Walsh or Harrison. They failed
to speak until another national cam
paign began to cast it's shadows
before.-Camas (Wash.) Post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
SMILIN' THRU
BY GEE SEE
WITH APOLOGIES TO
LONGFELLOW

WITH APOLOGlES III
LONGFELLOW
Tell me not in mournful mumbles,
Life is but an empty dream,
And the soul is dead that grumbles,
When we have to keep up steam
Life is chill, and life is earnest,
And to rave is not the goal,
When we have to stoke the furnace
And to keep on buying coal.
But | cannot help believing,
AS / shovel in more coal,
That I'm justified in grieving
For the summer that's the goal.
| am sick of rainy weather
And the weather man, the bum!
We would all rejoice together
If the summer days should come!
*#**&*
Wiseacres shake their heads in
disdain when people claim that the
seasons are changing.
And yet they had snow storm
in Michigan last Monday!
**#**&
While we sit and SILVER, gnawing
our finger nails when we think about
increasing coal bills, the warm sun
shine bathes the lucky individuals in
Florida and lower California.
*&&#*&
But how can you expect pleasant
weather in Lambertville when Mayor
Moonan continues in office? (This is
a free advertisement, EdD
*&&&#*
There are two ministers in New
York who are brothers. One of them
is DR.. VIM. Guthrie, rector of the
Bowery Mission, where they stag
ed entertainments of interpretative
dancing girls in filmy draperies. DIR.
Guthrie was bitterly criticized by
his brother, saying, "There is moth
ing in nude legs and hips but motor
iety!"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
FORCED FROM HOSPITAL,
VETERAN COLLAPSED

Fessenden, N. D.-When Ronald
G. Cameron, 55, war veteran, at
tempted to walk to his home in
Great Falls, Mont, after his dis
charge from a government hospital
in st. Paul, he collapsed and was
found near here by deputy sher-
if.
Cameron served thirty-three years
in the army, and has been in govern
ment hospitals for thirty seven
months since he suffered from shell
shock in France He was the first
adjutant of the Great Falls, Mont,
post of the American Legion. and
comrades of that organization here
cared for him until arrival of rela-
tives from Montana.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
ANOTHER ROMANCE
SHATTERED


SHATTERED
From the want-ad columns of a
New York newspaper;-"SACRI-
Diamond ring. Address Box
43S, N. Y. City"
An astronomer of Clark Univer-
sity in Worcester, Mass, is work
ing on skyrocket which he claims
will reach the moon.
Talk about aiming hight But
we wonder how he'll know if he sue
ceeds in hitting the moon!
***%+%
The most optimistic person we
ever heard of is the goof who has
the nerve to mail oilwell circulars
to suckers after the mess down in
Washington.
Evidently they believe in the old
adage that zone is born every min
ute"
Sure we believe in bobbed hairl Go
ahead and bob it-bob it close-bob
it as close as the Indians used to
bob it, and then it'll stay bobbed!
&#%s#*
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
Young lady, 8 years experience
II
Bracy, 800 E. 18th St."-Want ad in
N. Y. American.
Most every telephone user would
be glad to have the same thing.
&%%*&*
"WHY SHOULD WE SLAM THE
FLAPPER ?" asks an editorial head.
line in a New York paper.
They don't! The fapper usually
does the slamming-with a neck
hold.
Now comes a newspaper with an
offer of $50. for the best definition
of flapper.
Answer: Sweet milk that's gone
sour. tSend the $50. in care of this
paper.)
News reports say that the for
mer Clown Prince of Germany is
selling farm machinery to make a
living.
Manure spreaders?
s&ss&&
We are thinking of an invention
for self-emptying ash tray. We
don't mind so much the mounds OF
butts and charred matches, but the
smell is something fierce after a
weeks aging"
%ss&s*
Anyone with suggestive ideas or
the subject will have chance &c
share in the million we expect to
make from the invention if they
will communicate with us,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
BACK TO NATURE

Two colored men were standing on
the corner discussing family trees.
Eyes. sub, man." said Ambrose,
81 can trace my relations back to a
family tree"
"Chase 'em back to a family tree -
said Nose.
NAV, man. trace EN-, trace EN-
get me?"
"Well, they amt but two kinds of
things dat live in trees. Birds and
monkeys, and you sho' amt got no
feathers on you."3Judge.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
INK FROM OTHER PRESSES
NEW SIGN NEEDED

According to contemp., New
York bachelor girl is starting a
movement to have all married men
identified by tattoo marks, which
is a step in the right direction. Black
eyes have come to be too common
TO afford positive proof of mans
matrimonial status.-Buffalo Ex-
press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
EDITORIAL

Continued from first column)
Who contributes these campaign
funds to the League9 How are these
funds spent? How can the League
consistently demand "law enforce
ment' when it is violating one of the
established laws of the country?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
VETERANS TO ERECT MONU
MENT AT PRINCETON

The American Legion has raised
$4,000 here for the erection of a
monument on the field of the Revolu-
tionary War Battle of Princeton.
Frederick MacMonnies, the sculptor,
has offered his services gratis to the
Legion committee in charge of the
campaign.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
Don't fool yourself!
#A#A#k
WHO SAID THE AMERICAN GOV.
EMINENT is SLOW?

Last week papers carried the an
nouncement that General Charles
King had just been awarded cita-
ton "for gallantry in action" when
in May, 1874 he led successful at
tack on a band of Indians.
Fifty years ago! Cheer up, Bud
dies Perhaps fifty years from now
you'll get recognition for the self
sacrificing deeds you did during the
World War!
DIR. Raymond Pearl, of John Hop
kins Hospital, says that calculations
of life insurance tables show that
moderate drinkers outlive the total
abstainers. The examinations inclu-
ded 100000 cases.
&*%A&*
The bootleggers will deny DR..
PEARLS statement just as vehement
ly as the Anti Saloon Leggers.
*s&&&a
There's a man who says that you
Feel sometimes a trifle blue
When you think your trade is
scarcely up to snuff;
But he'll never feel serene
Six months after having seen
That he never advertised one-half
enough! Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-05-23
LEGION MEN SET A GOOD
EXAMPLE

The American Legion post in
Chase City, Va, of ten acres and
turned it over to the city for a
public park and playground. The
post reserves to itself one quarter
Of an acre on which it will erect
a community center, the center be-
ing also a Legion clubhouse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15
JOS. BOurassa.
Lewiston, Seeks
Pardon from Jail

A petition for the pardon of Joseph
Bourassa of Lewiston, who is serving
a term in the Auburn Jail for keeping
and maintaining a common nuisance
was filed at the Department of State
Monday. A hearing on the petition
will be assigned at the session of the
Governor and Council, which will be
held Thursday.
Bourassa is the father of IS chill
dren. In his pardon petition he
states that his confinement has been
very detrimental to his health: that
unless he is released his health will
be permanently impaired: that he
Is a farmer and is needed on the
farm for his spring work; and that
he is the father of is children, many
OF whom are still small and depen-
dent upon him for support.
Thomas Leigh of Augusta and
Louis J. Brann of Lewiston are
counsel for the petitioner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15
Auto Registration
Report from the
Three Branches

The sum of S2S5,145.3O was re-
ceived for 1924 nNtor vehicle
registrations and licenses at the
Portland, Bangor and Auburn
branch offices up to March 31st last,
according to the report issued Mon
day from the Office of Secretary of
State Frank w. Ball. The report
for the three branch offices was as
follows:
Portland Branch-Passenger cars.
$500; passenger cars for hire, 2O5;
trucks, 2201; tractors, 6; trailers,
20; motorcycles, So; side cars, 35;
operators licenses. 1906; chauffeurs'
licenses, S32; motorcycle operators
licenses, 80. Total receipts to
March 81, 1924, $153,05767.
Bangor Branch-Passenger cars.
316S; passenger cars for hire, 1872:
trucks, 944; tractors, SO; trailers,
IL; motorcycles IS; side cars, S;
operators licenses, 1881: chauffeurs'
licenses, EOS: motorcycle operators
licenses, 4. Total receipts to March
81, 1924, $72.615.79.
Auburn Branch-Passenger cars.
1854; passenger cars for hire. 800:
trucks. $50; tractors, y; trailers.
10: motorcycles "a; sidecars, s.;
operators licenses, 412S: chauffeurs'
| licenses. 203; motorcycle operators
licenses, 3. Total receipts to March
81, 1924, $59,471S4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15

year. The commission is taking
care of these bad places as best 1t
may with its regular patrolmen and
with some extra help. If. however,
an attempt were made to draw ma
terial at the present time with
trucks or teams. many of the Sec
tons which are now in good shape
would be wrecked. Some bright
sun and drying winds will cure tn,
defective places quicker than any
other agency.
The commission Is not advising
extended automobile trips in any
parts Of the State. They are at
tempting, however. through bulletins
issued every few days to advise mo-
florists of the road conditions as they
are reported by road supervisors in
various parts of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15
"Swat the Fly"
Is the Warning
From Health Dept.

Swat the Early Fly lest a Baby
Die" Is the admonition issued to
every man. woman and child of
.swatting' age by the Maine State
Department of Health.
Flies are making their appear
ance earlier than usual this year."
says the Department. "In several
localities a few Of these deadly car
riers of dangerous disease germs al
ready have made their appearance.
"A female fly which has 'wintered
over may have mere than six mil
lion descendants between spring and
the following October.
Every fly swatted now means a
probable reduction of six million
lilies during the summer months,
Files are real menace to health.
They carry filth from manure piles,
privy vaults, street cutters, spit cast
thoughtlessly on floors, sidewalks and
other places by careless persons di-
rectly to your food supply.
Millions of disease germs have
been found on the feet and wings of
single fly.
Whenever a fly lodges on your
1000 or upon the tiny hands of a
paoy or the baby's nursing bottle
or anywhere else-you should re-
member that in all probabilities
hundreds of disease germs have there
been dislodged.
For your own sake and for the
sake OF the members of your own
family you should join the fly swat
ting brigade.
There are two ways to swat a
fly-wholesale and retail.
The wholesale method is to stop
Ties from breeding. This can be
done in the following ways:
Keep all manure in an absolute
ly tight and dark pit or on screens
with the water underneath changed
weekly.
Continued on Page 9col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15
Highway Comm.
Refers to Failure
Of Gravel Roads
In Heavy Traffic

The Highway News Service of the
minnesota State Highway Depart
ment in its bulletin under date OF
wednesday, Apr. 16. contains the
following editorials:
permanent Roads Cheapest
Public sentiment is gradually
shifting around in the direction of
nard surfaced roads and we are sat
isned that some day that will be the
solution of the good roads question.
Inc truck is here to stay and gray
elIed highways will never stand UP
unoer the punishment of the crue,
monsters" (Fairmont Daily Senti-
mel, MIMI
"Gravel Roads Falling
Those who have Travelled the
highways in Freeborn county this
spring realize more than ever that
the defeat of the $20.OOO.OOO high
way bond issue was one of the big
gest mistakes ever made in Mime
sofa. Graveled roads will not stand
up under the present and ever in
creasing traffic. The millions of dol
lars which have been spent and will
De spent for graveled roads is an
extravagant waiste. Paved roads
must take the place of the graveled
roads. Saturday and Sunday the
iocai garage men were busy answer
ing hurry up calls from those who
ventured out on the trunk highways
and got stuck in the mud of the
broken down graveled trunk high
ways. Graveled roads are hard on
the cars, rough on the nerves and
q strain on the pocketbooks. Paved
roads are by far the cheaper" (Al-
bert Lea Daily Tribune, MIMI
II newspaper comments in Maine
were rejecting the criticisms that
are flowing into the State Highway
Commissions Office at Augusta, the
papers would be full of editorials
like the two quoted above. While
the engineers at the Office of the
commission have been anticipating
a good spring on the highways, con-
dittons which have been coming to
light every day for a week show tIs
these anticipations are not to be real
lied. On practically every long Sec
ton OF State highway with gravel
surface several spots have developed
weaknesses which are holding IN
traffic. As matter of fact, the
conditions are much worse this year
than they were in the spring Of
Every failure on any piece of
State highway which was reported
In 1923 was taken care of during
the fall. in the hope that traffic
would not suffer any interruption
this spring on account of the weak
condition of the roads. While the
places that were strengthened and
patched last fall are holding up,
many new ones are developing this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15

[ket from the class towns Of Lee.
Springfield, etc.
Abrial o. Briggs Of Houlton. for
representative on the Republican tic
ket from Houiton.
For County Officers
John r. Farrar Of Bangor. Repub-
lican, for sheriff Of Penobscot county.
william O. rockingham Of Paris,
Democrat, for sheriff Of Oxford coun-
ty.
Matthew Mccarthy of Rumford.
Democrat, for county attorney Of Ok
Clayton z. Eames Of Scion. Demo-
crat. for county attorney Of Somerset
Ralph r. Rowell Of South Thomas
ton, Democrat, for clerk Of courts Of
Knox county.
Peter NJ. Mcdonald Of Rumford,
Democrat. for judge Of probate Of OK
! ford county.
| william e. Bramhall Of Friendship,
Democrat, for county commissioner
| Of Knox.
Amos H. Higgins Of Augusta, Re-
publican, for county commissioner Of
Kennebec.
Charles 8. Hassell of Sebec, Re-
publican, for county commissioner Of
| Piscataquis.
! Edwin Cummings Of Jonesport, Re-
publican, for county commissioner of
Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15
Comparisons
of Interest in n. E.
Crop Report of 1923

The total acreage devoted to the
principal crops in New England in
1928 was about the same as 1922.
both years being somewhat below the
five-year average, according to the
New England Crop and Live Stock
Review for 1923 issued by the New
England Crop Reporting Service. The
report states that Maine and New
Hampshire show increases in acreage
which are offset by decreases in New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode
island and Connecticut.
"Among the principal crops, pota-
toes, commercial onions and sweet
corn for canning showed reductions,
while tobacco and hay increased con-
siderably," continues the report. 1.-THE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15
HOW "T|z" HELP
SORE, TIRED FEET

Goodbye, sore feet, burning feet,
swollen feet, sweaty feet, smelling
feet, tired feet.
Goodbye, corns, callouses, bunions
and raw spots. No more shoe tight
ness, no more limping with pain or
drawing up your face in agony.
"Tiz" is magical, acts right off.
"Tiz" draws out all the poisonous ex-
udations which puff up the feet.
Use "Tiz" and forget your foot mis-
cry. All! how comfortable your feet
feel. Get a box of "Tiz" now at any
drug or department store. Don't
suffer. Have good feet, glad feet, feet
that never swell, never hurt, never
get tired. A years foot comfort guar
anteed for a few cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15
Gov. Baxter Says
Indifference of
People Toward the
Govt Is DeplOrable

| Judge Alton B. Parker, once a
, candidate for the presidency, is
President of the National Civic
/ Federation, of which Mr.. Samuel
| lGompers is vice president, Warren
| 5. Stone of the Railway Locomotive
mond, vice chairman. Judge Parker
wrote to Governor Baxter asking his
| views as to what was the most
| vital problem now confronting our
| people. Governor Baxter replied in
| part as follows:
Il am deeply interested in the
| subjects that are to be discussed at
| the coming meeting of the National
| Civic Federation. Your program
opens wide field and there can be
no question but that your conven-
ton will prove helpful.
I'm Maine, with IS per cent. of
our people of American parentage
and native born, the Indifference OF
the average citizen toward the gov
eminent is deplorable. Our natural
lied citizens and those born here of
| non-naturalized parents, are inclined
to take their obligations of citizen
ship more seriously than those who
comprise the IS per cent above re-
ferred to. This intensifies our prob
lem.
"Our citizens, by their unfair and
bitter criticism of those public of
ficials who are manfully shoulder
ing their burdens, often deter many
good and able men and women from
taking an active part in political af-
fairs.
If we are to make real progress
toward better government, some
way must be found to arouse in the
minds of our citizens, especially
those of American ancestry, a sense
OF their responsibilities. These So
called 100 per cent. Americans need
to be shocked out of their present
lcomplacency and indifference toward
the problems of government. Once
this is accomplished, and once q
c ntinuing interest in public af-
airs is taken, the way will be made
c1sy for better, more intelligent and
more unselfish administration of ma
tonai: state and municipal af-
fairs