Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-10

Now it may be, the flower for me
| Is this beneath my nose;
How shall L tell. unless 1 smell
/ The Carthaginian rose?
The fabric of my faithful love
| No power shall dim or ravel
| Whilst l stay here-but 0, my dear,
| IT l should ever travel!
Edna st. Vincent NIillay in "A Few
Figs From Thistles.."
Dates for the holding of the East
ern Maine Musical Festival in Ban
gor for 1924 have been announced as
! October 2, 3 and 4. Director William
| K. Chapman was in conference re-
! Gently with the leaders of the festi-
val association at Bangor and many
; routine matters of interest to the
| organization were discussed.
Indignant refutation of the state
| ment of Secretary CRUDE b. Cornish
of the State Board of Charities and
! Corrections that there is not a de-
cent county Jail in Maine" is made
! by Sheriff King F. Graham. who
| holds that the Jail of Cumberland
county is at least one of the eXcep-
tionc.
/ Miss Annie Young of South Cush-
! ing. who is rs years young, has, be-
side caring for an invalid sister
| pieced and sewed by hand the out
side for eighteen quilts, some of
which have been silk and velvet, and
embroidered them in fancy stitches.
All of the quilts she has done in the
4 last fwn xycl1 hnr
housework.
A tedious voyage of 40 days from
Norfolk was experienced by the six
master schooner Edward j. Law
renee. Capt. Joseph H. York, which
arrived at Portland recently and
; locked at the Randall e. McAllister
plant, where her cargo Of 5000 tons
, Of coal will be discharged. All kinds
of hard luck was experienced by the
vessel on this trip. She ran into a
heavy gale when a few days out
from Norfolk. during which her rud-
der head became damaged, leaving
the vessel practically helpless. She
anchored below New York and in
answer to her call for aid a Coast
Guard cutter towed her to an an
chorage off Staten Island, where on
the following night she was run into
! by Oil tank steamer Paul II. Har-
| wood, the schooner losing her lib
Doom and also started leaking, sever
al of her plants being loosened. A
little later while undergoing repairs,
the steamer More, of the Grace Line.
struck her glancing blow, but the
damage was slight. The schooner
struck easterly winds after leaving
New York. and was further delayed
in getting there, Capt. York being
well pleased when his vessel came in
by Portland Head.
The farmer. the grocer and the
Gamer have loyal and understand
ing champion in Senator Bert M.
Fernald of Maine. a successful far
mer and Gamer, Senator Fernald is
a business man of ability and expert
cnce-one of the few in the Senate.
And he regards legislation from the
point OF view of business man
rather than from that of a lawyer.
AS Gamer of Maine Sweet Corn, he
has introduced his product through
out the world. Maine canned corn
does not owe its enviable prestige so
much to the favoring influences of
soil and climate as to the successors;
preservation of the delicate f1ayors
/ OF fresh corn achieved by Senator
fernald and other leaders Of the in
dustry in that State, and to the ad-
mirable standards of quality and
cleanliness which they have estab-
iished. Not only has he built up an
important business for himself but
he, has largely aided in the develop
ment of great industry, an Industry
that supplies stable market for the
produce of Maine farms, and adds
greatly to the prosperity of the far
| mers and of the whole community.
During his term as president of the
National Gamers associat ton he or
| iginated the scientific research of
that organization and did much to
increase its strength and prestige as
well as to promote constructive pub
| licity. He has broad experience in
public affairs, serving one term as
Representative in the State Legis-
lature and two terms as State SEN
l'ator. He was Governor of Maine in
l909-1O and has represented that
state in the Senate since 1916. He is
connected either as chairman or
member, with various important
senate committees, and Is very .ac-
tive on the Interstate Commerce
Committee, for Which, his business
training has admirably fitted him.
lie is well equipped to deal with all
commercial questions and as a mat
ter of fact would make q great
secretary of commerce.
Mr.. Fernald Is the first senator to