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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

owned or caught there. The shell
has been mounted for exhibit.
While it is known by veteran lob
ster fishermen that 9-inch lobster
Is estimated at six years of age ana
every year when mounting, or she'd
ding the entire shell, they increase
in length one inch; which would
easily make this Jumbo lobster "a
years of age; it is also known that
the shell-shedding period is often de-
layed a few years after the crusta-
ceans become old
At As cents q pound for Holsters
during the past week this big catch
would cost considerable for family
meal, although such big shellfish are
not often used for food but the
"meat" is extracted carefully and the
fraii shells properly treated to pre-
serve them when mounted on
board for den.
In Cobscook river where this mon
ster crustacean was hooked is the
so-called lower poor OF the famous
Cooper Quoddy tidal development of
Engineer Dexter p. Cooper now To-
Gated in PASSPORT. and many other
other kinds of shellfish are caught
there each season. including large
scallops and clans, while many
schools of prolific herring swim along
it's shores each season and hand
line fishermen frequently catch had
dock, bake, cod and pollock.
1t is also noted spawning section
each season for alewives and smelt,
within several miles of this four mile
long island seaport.
Along the "Cobscook" are Wash
ington county towns of Perry. Penn
broke. West Pembroke, Dennysville,
Whiting, Trescott and North Lubec,
that may later be enclosed in the
lower pool when Engineer Cooper
harnesses the mighty tides of Passa-
maquoddy Bay for electrical energy.
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BETTER RELATIONS
LABOR AND CAPITAL
SAYS SEC'Y DAVIS

I Washington, Nov. 30-(AP)-Im-
provement Of relations between en-
ployers and workers. with an abb
sence of unemployment and a
diminution in strikes. was declared
today in the annual report of Sec
rotary of Labor Davis to have been
an outstanding feature of the past
year in industry.
With the pressure of major in
dustrial emergency removed. he said
the department had been able to give
constructive thought to the improve
ment of its work in controlling i'm
migration, aiding labor, and promot-
ing the public welfare.
Mr.. Davis sketched a possible line
Of future attack on the problem of
over production in industry, which
he held responsible for much part
workers. No mention of the anth-
racite suspension was made in the
report, which covered the fiscal year
ending with last June.
"One of the great elements ot the
problem of unemployment Is the
present over developed state of
some of our larger industries" he
said Our productive machinery and
equipment in many of these in
dustries cannot run 800 days per
year without producing a stock that
cannot be sold In this or any other
country. AS an illustration, the
census lists 1870 boot and shoe
factories: of these 227 or ID "A per-
cent produce, 65 percent of all shoes
produced, and if they should run full
time, they would produce IS per-
cent of all shoes now produced and
sold. In other words, IA II percent
Of the factories, employing 60.4
percent of the workers, could with
steady work for 800 days year
produce all the boots and shoes we
need.
another example. v Here we
have perhaps the worst situation of
all; 2.8 percent of the plants, en-
ploying AZ percent of the whole num-
Der of workers engaged in the in
dustry, produce 81 percent of the
output. while IS percent Of the
establishments produce but II per-
cent.
Take another situation, that of
bltuminous coal. There are 33S ship
ping mines in the state of Illinois.
Ihese operated an average of 1879
days in year. Had "a of these 33S
mines operated 300 days, they could
have produced 100000 tons more in
one year than all Of them produced in
1924.
Go down the line and In nearly
every industry you will find the same
appalling state of affairs. But it is
no use to consider the disease unless
we make some attempt to discover
the remedy. A generation ago our
people were frightened by the term
combination or trust. Most of the
protest that went up against these
new combinations came from the
very people engaged in superflous in
dustHy.> Now we see the fact more
clearly. The combination tends to
wipe out overdevelopment and the
wasteful unproductive.
i do not advocate a movement
toward monopoly or trusts such as
were conceived in the minds of
prctcstants u few years ago; not a
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y, bv David Cory

"Ank-ank!" sounded voice from a
chestnut tree as Little Jack Rabbit
honped merrily along, his knapsack
bouncing up and down on his back
and his red-striped candy cane
swinging from his left paw.
"HelIo. Neddy Nuthatch," he shout
cd. looking up into the tree, on
branch of which sat a little bird,
trifle smaller than an English Spar
row. dressed in a bluish-gray feather
suit and a pale rusty vest, what are
you doing this cold day?"
"Storing away few nuts for the
cold winter months" answered Ncddy
Nuthatch. "You see. all summer
when the insects are plentiful, wor-
ried little about food. But now that
lack Frost has killed them all, l
must store nuts away in cracks ana
crannies."
"Ha. ha," laughed the bunny boy.
"you are like Squirrel Nutcracker.
He fills his bungalow with nuts"
$50 he does" answered Neddy Nut
hatch. But have no bungalow.
lust press chestnut into a crack:
Then when the snow is on the ground
and food is scarce, remember where
I've hidden dinner.
Lear, uCdI, Si6ASA Wv DA-v
"I learn so many things each day
that forget half what / hear. Tell
me more"
"Well then, listen to me-" went on
the obliging little nuthatch. During
the summer and autumn, when there
are many insects. we nuthatches nave
no cause to worry. But when the
cold weather sets in and the snow
begins to fly. we must find other
food. That is the reason why In the
autumn we store nuts away in cracks
and crevices. And when these are
all gone, we hunt for grubs ana
insect eggs that are hidden under the
bark" -,
"I never saw you all summer
sighed the little rabbit.
"Of course not" answered Neddy
Nuthatch. "I hid in the woods and
brought up my young. But now that
Mrs. Nuthatchs nesting duties are
over. we have a chance to be neigh
borly. So. here we are. out In the
open. looking for food. But we nave
n cheerful disposition, like Charhe
Chickadee's".
"My, but you're wonderful aero
hat" laughed the little bunny. as
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SUSPECT THE LoAFER

what amounts to almost a mania
for collecting statistics and making
charts thrives in this country, but as
yet we have heard of none wishing to
obtain list of those, who have no
visible means of livelihood. The i'm
portance of such list, when au-
thorities are looking for thugs, might
easily be demonstrated, Anyone in
a.community, who lives without Wis
lple means of support, should be an
object of suspicion.
Love OF luxury is the plea of the
friends Of the Waltham car-barn
bandits; that they were not naturally
CRIMINALS but wanted money for the
things which they had learned n
desire. 1t does not appear that any
OF them worked and saved in
dpstriously to get that money,
Neither is it supposed that any of
the bandits who have CAUSED ION
hold-Vps In Boston the past month
have had visible means of support in
the lives they have been living.
sWhen one sets about getting VIVA
he wants at the point of a gun 1t IL
time to eliminate him from society
and keep him eliminated. 1t would
be good beginning to learn who
those are that are living without
visible means of support. though II
undoubtedly would seem an inter-
ference with personal privilege and a
tyrannical power to place in the
government, but evidently something
must be done about it. and that. too
without delay.
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system; Andrew Jackson, the from
tiersman. who became president; Mar
tin Van Buren,, who separated the Fed
eraI finances from the control of the
banks; John Jacob Aston, who believed
in the future of America; Washington
Irving, the father of American litera-
ture; Cornelius Vanderbilt, the father
American transportation; William
Henry Harrison. who opened up our
great Middle West; James X. Polk
who brought to America new en-
pire; Franklin Pierce, who held the
nation together.
The stories of the struggles and sue
cesses of these leaders in their re-
spective fields have the interest of fic-
tion and are of inestimable value as a
source of inspiration for young folks.
The book is replete with illustrations.
Published by l.. {. Page & Company,
Boston, Mass.
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THE WORKER AND OVER
PRODUCTION

IAN appalling state of affairs Is
The Characterization made by Secre-
tary of Labor Davis respecting the
threat Of overproduction in this
country. In this report he finds at
present a gratifying absence OF I'M
employment and strikes, considering
the country as a WHOLE and making no
reference to the coal strike, neverthe-
less he gives heed to the seriousness
involved in our capacity for produc-
ton in several lines.
He illustrates this from the Touring
and shoe industries. In the latter ne
finds that 14ia per cent. of our rae
tories with GOA per cent. of the shoe
operatives working steadily 500 days
per year would be able to produce the
shoes we need. Elsewhere. in the re-
port he says: "Contente'i workers
constitute the greatest asset in in
dustry; which is only another way OF
saying that the discontinued worker
is industry's liability"
Presumably the only way by which
workers and their employers may be
kept contented, are continuous en-
ployment at fair wage, or by part
time employment with full time pay
n,ent, the consumer paying the bill,
as is sought in the coal industry,
where under normal conditions there
is for living wage not enough en-
ployment in many mines unless the
miners receive While they do work,
more wages than they possibly can
earn.
With regard to the distribution of
farm labor to meet seasonal demands
the secretary says, Co operation of
agricultural extension agents has
been invaluable" From a
field activity supplying from 10000 to
$4,000 seasonal farm laborers in 1921,
this activity has grown in three years
to q service that in the year under
review recruited and directed to en-
ployment more than 100000 seasonal
laborers to assist in caring for and
harvesting farm crops valued at up
ward Of $2.oOo,OO0, OO0."
The success attending this under
taking may to some minds suggest
similar aid in distributing workers in
other lines Of industry, but the ques-
ton arises how would those, who seek
to restrict apprenticeship and hedge
about the industry with labor regula-
tons with a view to, keeping out
competitive labor, view the sug-
gestion. Surely there is plenty
OF work in this country if workers at
reasonable wages might be found for
doing it. but under present condi-
lions the efforts of the Federal gov
ernrnent or1of others would probably
fall far short of the success attend
ing the distribution of unorganized
farm labor.
The secretary notes that as bust
ness gets into the hands of the big
ger organizations, 1.-The trusts" there
is tendency to eliminate the waste
of part-time employment. However,
there remains a suggestion that in
this day when the machine does so
much of the thinking once done by
the worker he might, if permitted,
learn how to run the. machines of
more than one industry, and so not be
dependent upon that one alone. But
how many wish to seek independence
that way?
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COLLEGES AND FOOTBALL

Considering there were twelve
million spectators of football this
fall, two millions more than the pre-
vious year; that huge stadia are
being required in colleges, which in
some instances may need money for
development Of education facilities,
there seems to be need of some re-
lief to the exactions football is plac-
ing on the colleges.
Possibly this will be brought about
by professional football; the col
leges appear unequal to that en-
deavor. There are many who be-
lieve college athletics have outgrown
a we'll recognized function in col
lege activities. The average col
lege student should have other than
athletics in his repertoire of sub
iectS interesting to talk about.
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present voted to have a Christmas

present voted to have Christmas
tree and invite the schools to help.
The following program was presented
by Captain Bessie Yorkc: Illustrated
song, Mildred and Erwin Smith;
reading, Eta Scribner; play, "A Hot
Day." reading, Walter Bowman; in
strumental music, Mildred Smith;
monologue, Carl Wood; play 1.-The
Shoe Maker" illustrated song, Mill
dred Smith and Ray Cole: imperson-
alton and tablcau. George F'lewelling
The third and fourth degrees were
given. Pcasc Mcclure will he the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

single control or factory in each In
dustry, but a cutting down OF the
number to the point where each
establishment upon competitive
basis could operate at least APP
proximately so weeks in each year.
What is needed is some system
that will keep going only the coal
mines and the manufacturing plants
needed TO produce what we need and
can sell, and needed to keep an
adequate number of workers en-
ployed for 500 days in the year.
while the unnecessary mines and
plants can be closed or held in re-
serve. We need some system for
scattering unneeded workers in any
industry where they are really need
ed in industry yet to be developed.
If this cannot be permitted under
the existing laws, then there must be
a way of modifying them so as to
permit il without mourning any
other more serious consequence"
The Secretary repeated his recon-
mendations for legislation to permit
examination abroad of all immi-
grants, upon the system now oper-
ating in England and Ireland. He
asked likewise for more liberal
terms of retirement on pension to
government employees. and for the
construction of n building to house
the Labor Department.
AS to general immigration policy,
he repeated recommendations for
the establishment of quotas affecting
immigrants from countries on the
American continents. and for enroll =
ment in the United States of aliens.
Heads of bureaus in the Labor De-
tN1 4 hA
particular work under their juris-
Cancellation, said that during the
year federal representatives had
coped with industrial disputes in
volving an aggregate OF $4,000
workers, and had been successful in
aiding settlement in a large portion.
The United States employment
service reported actually placing in
employment during the fiscal year
1925 1,609,977 workers.
For the immigration service, Com
missioner General Hull gave the
total of aliens admitted to the United
States for the year as 458,4So. The
usual tourist and business travel &C
counting for large numbers. but i'm
migrants admitted numbered 294,314.
A total of 25,390 persons seeking to
enter were rejected as lnadmlSSahfr.
Additional patrol establishments
on borders. Mr.. Hull said, had bet
tered the work of the bureau, but he
asked for an increased force to cope
with alien smuggling.
Raymond +. Crist, chief of the
Naturalization Bureau. said there
were 277,21S declarations of intention
to become citizens by aliens during
the year, and 1925 petitions for
final naturalization. CT this last
total, 1858 petitions We're denied.
chiefly on grounds of bad character
and insufficient length of residence.
Mr.. Hull noted that assertions of
seamen from foreign ships at United
States ports We're on the increase,
and Secretary Davis took UP the
subject in his recommendations, ask
ing the codifying of the immigra ton
statutes with reference to this and
other types of evasion of the immi-
grafton restriction policy. The legal
provisions for deportation of aliens
improperly within the United States,
he said, We're faulty, and should be
revised by Congress.
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A pitiful cry of lack of employment
and lack of money to pay taxes: of
more laborers than work for them to
do; of high death rate among chill
dren, comes from Porto Rico. And
yet there is dearth in the United
States of agricultural laborers, such
as superabound in Porto Rico. Here
would seem to be lack of bringing
the worker who wishes to work to
the work waiting to be done. But
perhaps the worker. Notwithstanding
| his plants, does not wish to be
brought.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

Governor MA" of Texas offers a
reward of $500 for the apprehension
and conviction of any violator--
with property valued at $4,000 or
more-of the liquor laws of that
State. Rumor mas it that she has in
mind rich owners of certain news
papers hostile to Jim's political as
pirations. While it will be difficult to
defend policy of furnishing law
breakers with property above a
stipulated amount and pardoning all
having less of worldly gear. never
theless we hope she gives the
wealthy violators run for their
money.
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ROWDOIN

w. H. Jordan of Lisbon has crew
of men cutting cordwod on the John
Buker lot.
Miss Margaret Wheelock, who has
been attending High school at Bath,
is passing a few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Burton H. Whee-
lock. Burton Wheelock, who is
working in Portland is passing few
days at home.
The Ladies' Aid of East Bowdoin
will meet next Thursday with Mrs.
Fred Cornish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

eve are often called Tree Mice"
explained Neddy Nuthatch, smiling
at the wistful eyed little rabbit.
Then down the tree trunk head fore
most ran the little Nuthatch, the
hooks on his toes keeping him from
slipping and falling to the ground.
"Will you stay with us all winter
asked the little rabbit.
Eyes, indeed answered Neddy
Nuthatch. I'VE are not migrants.
You know what that word means?
We don't fly South and then back
again. No, We are steady neighbours
all the year round" And in the
next story you shall hear what hap
pened after that.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

Neddy Nuthatch suddenly hung
head downward from high branch.
"Just watch me-" he answered, as
he ran along the under side of n
limb, his claws, curved like little
sharp hooks, holding tight to the
rough places in the bark.
"You walk as well as a fly on the
ceiling" merrily laughed the little
rabbit. Goodness me. I've never
seen bird do such tricks. You
should belong to- Uncle Lucky's cir
CHS"
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Tuesday, December I, 1925.

"My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines,
tell him.
He only says. "Good fences make
good neiehbors."-Frost.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

Doing away with local self govern
ment in 1900 of 5000 Italian munich
palities is Mussolini's latest move.
Dictatorship evidently doesn't agree
any better with local self government
in that country than in the days OF
the Caesars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

Congratulate Massachusetts, on 6
Middlesex jury that had the courage
of it's convictions; congratulate, also
the potential criminals, who may b,
this verdict be led to hesitate in thu
way they are going.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

Congressman Tinkham of Massa-
cnusetts insisted that the Hague
conference established world
court. The proposition appears to
lack an essential, namely that 4,
snall De known as the Tinkered
court, but perhaps that is under
stood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

Bandit Chapman essays to criticise
the Presidents Communication of his
sentence. ON the ground that such use
was not the intent of the law under
which a pardon may be granted. II
the shifts, evasions, bubbles under
which Chapman's attorney is en-
deavoring to prolong the thugs life,
be the intent of the laws, then those
laws better be repealed.
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Railroads and Steamboats,
ELAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD

EEotCI II ot1Itu4-A& AAAA3~
TEAMS LEAVE AUGUSTA roh
Bangor. t12.21 a. M. s12.40 a. m. fa4 ~ !. NJ
1926 am. t12.25 pm, t2.23 pm, az.ssP'A''
B. & <. Pts, tl2.2l am. t12.25p.m.
Bar Harbor. t12 81 a. NJ, iI2.25 p. M
Bath 1854 a. M. 1871 q. m. ttoo ?. m
Belfast. GAIA a. M. TO- &c g. M. t2.23
Boston 1921 a. m. 1854 a. M W. ~. = n ~
sl0.0S a m. 1906 p, m, 1894 p N, Iasoo -
*l0.55 ., m.
Calais. tl2.2J a. m, t12.25 p. m;
Dover Foxcroft. C4.44 a. M. t2.2S p y,
Gardiner. 1921 a. m. t5.54 =. m Es'S os NJ
s100S a. m, 1905 p. m. So. "a pm. I4.uop ~
f515p. m. TIE o. M, *l0.55 p, a. "a no N.
Hallowcll 1854 a. H.. 1881 a. M. I'VE w. y
1906 p. n. 1894 pm. TAOS p m.' 1851
t719 p. m., *10.55 p M.
Harmony t1225 q. m. ,,ooe, N.
Lewiston i554 a. M. 1881 a. IN, siV.Vo . -
TAOS p. n., sl0.55 p. m.
New York, So. "a o. m, taos p. m ,o,, M
Portland 1921 a. M. l5.54 a. m. .Si M.
t7.I9p. m, s1055 p m. ar
Rockland 1854 a. m, 1881 a: M 1a y y y ~ n
SSowhegan. C4.44 a. m, 70. 20 a m .,,1noSsh Il.
So Gardiner IS 81 m. 1881 a. M s ~ "a !. m.
1905 p, m. 1894 p. m, ISIS pm l'is
slo.55p IN.
St. John, tl22i a. M. anam.
Watervie fI2.2l a. m. s1240 am u e q m NJ
10. % :. III. t12.25 p m. f2.23p p. n sS'''
I'll p. u. t9o0p. NJ. ,,,ocdar,
y Daily c Except Sunday anu c,,rday.
4 Daily. except Monday, Daily, excepe -
Sunday only.
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Pie social Saturday evenins'
cember 5, at the Grange nan vIl
Thursday the Farm buie Grange
hold regular meeting at tne srsstious
dining hall, Christmas suss
and basketry. Picnic luncn' az.
Walter Bowman and Aiiut' fns
age went hunting and sno'
deer, November rs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

1t would seem that Uncle Sam
might be N better business than ac-
quiring moneyed aristocracy
founded on the ill-gotten gains OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

1t is said the Democrats in Con-
gress are almost forgetting the tariff
while whetting their knives for the
secretary of the navy.
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CRsND 7hUNKRa!IXkySMlEA
CALIFORNIA

Going to California this winter Grand
fares via Montreal. Trains iease az q d.
Trunk Station, Portland. Me-. e'Vs sunday.
daily except Sunday. 9.15 a. M rife ths
and SIS p. m. daily. Phone m
nearest Grand Trunk Agent OF !"
q. 4. Harrison. Genl Agt., ras'. 4.
Grand Trunk station. Portland ~
Phone Forest 70i0.
Oct23dtf -
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Editorial Comment
Flappers' Self Expression
(Boston Globe)

(Boston Globe)
Perhaps the artist and psychologist
who declares that the dress of wo-
men accords with their desire for
self expression has the idea that
some of the flappers don't have much
to express,
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CORNVILI.E
Wesserunsett GRANGE

An unusually pleasant meeting of
the Wesserunsett Grange was held
Saturday evening. Brother Ralph
Yorke acted as master. 40 members
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

captain for the next program, ~ I'm rs
of Annie Hafey, who is H. nrl;e5
AMI second degrees win De WV Nv al
\ social hour was enJoyeu =
Music by Grange orchestra
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

QUEEN TEMPLE NO. 70 PYTHiAN
Sisters. meets in X. of +. hall the sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings Of
each month at 7.30 O'Clock.
LUCY A. FOWLER, NJ. e. C.
CORA A. JONES. NJ of r and c.
TIT tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

COURT PINE TREE NO. 20, FOR.
esters OF America, meets in Foresters'
hall .he first ana third Thursdays of
each month at O'Clock.
PHILIP $. BARTLETT. Chief Ranger.
JOHN J. WHITE. Fin. Sec.
may23, tu-th -Sat,lyr