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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
MARKING TIE HIGHWAYS

BY means of a joint board COM
posed of officials from the State
highway departments and from the
federal bureau a limited system of
roads to receive national numbers
has been arranged so that people
may travel across the continent fol-
lowing the same number. Similar
cooperation has in like way been
secured for safety devices and di-
rectional signs.
The standard route marker de-
termined is to be typical U. S.
shield, white, name of State in
black Yellow in place of red was
selected for expressing caution. II
is fortunate, however, considering
the number of persons, who are
color-b blind and driving cars, that
color alone is not depended upon, the
shape of the sign being also a factor.
A round sign is always to indicate a
railroad crossing, an octagonal sign
will indicate a positive danger call
ing for a complete stop; diamond
shaped sign will bid one to proceed
with caution, while square yellow
sign cautions in lesser degree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
LIBERTY VALLEY

Mr.. and Mrs Maurice S. Towle and
family entertained Thanksgiving Mrs.
Towle's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Brown of North Palermo and Mrs.
Towles sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Myrtle Lee
man and children, Myrtle and Ray
mond Leman.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Morang enter
tanned their daughters. Mrs. Harold
Stebbens, and husband of Quigg's
Mills. East Palermo, and the Misses
Esther and Theresa Morang.
Mrs. Grace Blanchard entertained a
small radio party Wednesday eve
ming.
Much sympathy is felt here for Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Brown of Weeks Mills.
who lost their home by fire recently.
Mrs. Brown was Valley girl, Miss
Blanche Boynton.
The Valley was shocked by the
death of Sumner Scates, who died very
suddenly Wednesday.
Preston Boynton. who died Wednes-
day. was well known here.
Miss Esther Blanchard of Liberty
High school visited her mother and
family over the holiday and weekend.
Mrs. Frank Brown has returned to
her home in North Palermo after Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. NJ. S. Towle
ana laHlllN.
Myron Blanchard and Everett Page
were in Palermo on business.
After several unsuccessful attempts
Everett $. Hannah has succeeded in
catching a wild heifer which has been
running al large all fall. The heifer
is a yearling Jersey as there seemed
to be no other way to get her she was
run down by dogs. procured for that
purpose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tobey of Mas
sachusetts are visiting Mr.. Febeys
father, a. J. Tobey. .Mr. Tobey's sis
ter. and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Mullen and brother, Walter Tobey.
Blanch Towle has returned after
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Carrie Leman
and family of Quigg's Mill, East Pa
lermo.
Master Warren L. Towle has recov-
cred after a slight illness.
Ed. Dodge is visiting his nephew
Maurice S. Towle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
LTTCHFIELD

PLAINS-The Community Circk
will meet with Mr. and Mrs. r. z
Price for their regular meeting cI
Wednesday evening, Dec. 2. A bake
bean supper will be served followe,
by an entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Slocoml
passed Thanksgiving in Gardine
with their son, Frank Slocomb ant
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. II. Small and fam
lily passed Thanksgiving at l. r
Harvey's.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Gidney hav,
moved into Charles Pinkham's house
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenwood Iapham o
Bowdoinham and Miss Ruth Laphan
of Augusta also f. T. Packard ant
family passed Thanksgiving at i. Nj
Lapham's.
II. A. Parker passed Thursday will
relatives in Lewiston.
Miss Lorraine Rogers of Augusta
and Marshall Rogers and friend, Ar,
thur Stebbins of Colchester, Conn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
WASHINGTON

NORTH-Mrs. M. w. Lenfest is
visiting relatives and friends in Au-
guSta for a week.
Miss Marguerite Hisler returned
Sunday to Cony high.
Elmer Jones made an auto trip to
Augusta Sunday.
Monday. Nov. 80, the mercury reg
istered two below zero in the morn
ing here.
Mr.. Ward of Bath has been the
guest of Rex Prescott last week,
coming to enjoy hunting for a few
days.
II. NJ. Lenfest had 100 bushels OF
fine oats threshed onut last week.
w. A. Palmer is chopping lumber
for II. NJ. Lenfest. who has a winters
operation.
Deer hunting season, closed Mon
day Few tracks have been seen. No
deer reported shot in town. +. w.
Cunningham, ". \. Palmer and NJ.
w Lenfest each got a deer but 100
miles in the northern part OF the
state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02

passed their Thanksgiving vacat,.s
at G. M. Rogers.
The annual meeting OF the Ittch.
teld Fair Association will meet ~.
saturday, Dec. 5 at o'clock at ~
Town house.
] CORNER-Mrs Mary Benson wa,,
Thursday to Waterville wbe,a ~
will pass the winter with her sn.
Benjamin Benson.
Mrs. Alton Tozier and little danch
Ter, Virginia of Portland passed las,
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ceors.s
Kicker.
Mrs. Grace Young is visiting re,a
tves in Manchester.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Acklev -.
two children of Auburn. nassaa
Thanksgiving day at Charles Cam
telrs.
Miss Rhona Maloon was a business
visitor in Gardiner and Hallawa,l
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hebb enta,
aimed Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Malonn
and family of Bowdoin, Tha nkseivino
day. ms
Miss Katherine Farr of MancbestN.
passed the weekend with her eranS-
mother. Mrs. Harriet Libby.
Litchfield Academy girls basl,ethal,
cam played Lisbon Falls high team
at Lisbon Falls, Friday evening mha
game resulted in a scors of "a To IL
II favor of Lisbon Falls,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
REPORT OF INTERIOR

There have been indications that
certain interests in the West were
better pleased with Mr. Falls man
agement of the Interior Department
than they are with that of Mr.. Work,
who now issues his departmental re-
port. This begins to be understand
able when he tells us that there has
been saved to the government in that
department the tidy sum of eighty
two and a half millions. He has in
CURED enmity by insisting there
shall be some return for ex-
penditures Of Uncle Sans money,
which is not to the liking of those
who wish to exploit the Govern
ment's resources.
Secretary Work will not expend
money for irrigating lands that set
tiers do not seek to settle upon. He
first would make the old irrigation
projects self-supporting before he
would take on new ones. Not so
those who want the irrigation money
expended whether any good is to
come from it, or not. Presumably
the secretary is in for bad winter
at the hands of opponents whose
plans he has upset.
In his report he warns that the
country is threatened by a timber
famine; that we sorely need sound
development policy; that we should
charge off the books twenty-six mil
lion dollars for unproductive lands
and so relieve farmers of indebted
ness that they cannot meet. He re-
minds us that two years is not
enough time in which to "dispel the
the operations of federal reclama-
tom" He insists that it is up to
Congress to formulate a sound policy
and, to review the instances where
reclamation projects have been held
up. He expresses the opinion that
the States have not given essential
cooperation.
We are told that Alaska is rapidly
becoming "a lost province. that bu-
reau officials are made hesitant by
limited authority: that the white
population has shrunk from $4,000 to
10000; that production from its
natural resources wavers and re-
cedes. He also would have medical
aid given the natives for diseases
the whites have given them.
Shrinkage of the public domain
has made possible the closing of AZ
of the "a land offices. The secre-
tary4 would relinquish to the States
the educational facilities for the
Indians. likewise jurisdiction over the
smaller national parks. reserving to
the Federal Government the control
Of those parks that are of interest
to the people of every State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
GOVERNMENT BY GROUPS

One phase of the methods of group
government and the inefficiency they
demonstrate in time of national de-
mand is now being unpleasantly IL
Illustrated in France. which above all
else needs leaders of national scope
with a vision OF national welfare
and backed by q national resolve to
stabilize finances and become a self
respecting and respectable debtor in
stead of a harried dodger of the in
evitable.
Looking on this demonstration
should afford those who would split
our Congress into factions, each in
tent on securing some group advant-
age without consideration to the ad-
vantages of the country as whole,
a warning to their folly. In emer-
gency those leaders possessing only
group mind with its attendant
group selfishness become a menace
where before they were a nuisance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
Editorial Comment
The Mitchell Plan Defeated

Il (New York World)
II would have been amazing had
the Presidents Aviation Inquiry
Board decided in favor of Col.
.NIitchell's so-called unified air force.
For the Mitchell plan as 1t finally
took shape after Col. Mitchell had
changed his mind provided not for
one air service but for three a navy
force. an army force and an in
dependent force. 1t was not a plan
for the more efficient development of
aircraft as auXiliaries to the army
and the navy; it was essentially a
plan to starve the auxiliary services
and to build up an immense and
threatening aerial armament. The
interests behind Col. Mitchell's
propaganda were fundamentally
lingo. II they had had their way
they would have made the United
States a leader in a new world wide
race of ornaments.
The plan was strategically I'M
sound, economically wasteful and In
international affairs dangerous 1t
offered no real solution of the le-
Ultimate grievances of the airmen.
and at the end very few airmen
actually supported the Mitchell plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
e., "a bv David Cory

Now let me think, Little Reader.
Didn't Neddy Nuthatch climb down
the tree trunk, head first, just as l
ended yesterdays story. Mighty
lucky to have such strong hooks on
the ends of his toes to keep him from
slipping. Well, l guess yes three
times over.
"Did you build nest this sum-
mer?" asked the curious little rabbit,
whose thirst for knowledge is grow
ing every day, Little Reader. Yes
sir. this little bunny boy of ours is
striving to fill his small head with
learning.
A little knowledge every day
To make him wise when old and
gray.
Yes sir. Only lazy folks are content
to shuttle through life without find
ing out all the wonderful things that
are happening daily in the woods
and valleys. fields and meadows,
mo, Mrs. Nuthatch and l found an
old woodpecker hole. This made a
nice home for us and saved a lot of
labor. OF course our sharp Ratchet
like bills are useful to chop out a
nOllOW space. Dul Wiicil . VIC dSC VI
going to all that trouble when one
finds a home already made"
Does any one ever steal your
eggs?" asked the bunny boy.
"Ha. ha," merrily laughed Neddy
Nuthatch. Leave that to Mrs. Nut
hatch and me. We smear the. en-
trance to the hole in our tree with
pitch. Any snake or squirrel would
find it difficult to get by. Some
times Mrs. Nuthatch and l lose a
feather or two, but we don't mind"
Yes, we can climb to any part OF
a tree" went on the laxative little
Nuthatch. With the hooks on our
toes we climb anywhere. upward or
downward or sideways. And with
our long bills we can poke into deep
holes in the thick bark and pull from
their hiding places insects, grubs
and in the winter time, eggs that
have been laid away out of sight
Only the Brown Creeper and the
Woodpecker can do what we can
Dear me- won't l have lots to tell
Mother tonight" cried the little rab-
bit. "She loves to hear me repeat
what I've learned during the day"
Tell her that we Nuthatches are
better acrobats than our cousins the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
4ouR UNSTABLE DOLLAR.

Twenty years of varied experience
in attempting to educate the public
respecting the need of stabilizing
the dollar does not appear to have
lessened Professor Irving Fishers
zeal In that cause. notwithstanding
his methods for stabilizing have not
received general approval even in
theory. He has, however, been sue
cessful in contributing very ma
terialiy to the publics understanding
OF certain features of monetary af-
SairA
Writing for Kardex Service on the
subject of "Our Unstable Dollar" he
reminds his readers that what we
term a dollar worth 100 cents in
1918 was worth 105 cents in 1860,
but ~ cents five years later, 1852
cents in 1896, but Al cents in 1920,
70 cents in 1929 and last July but
SO cents. Terming the dollar "a
yardstick of commerce" he thinks
such stretching and shrinking un-
suitable for yafdstick. Undoubt-
eddy 1t is unsuitable and incon-
Senient and he pertinently remarks
that one buying a gold bond in 1896
payable in 1920 bought a gold
brick. His advice to business men
to keep their eyes open to the
fluctuations in the value of the dol
lar Is timely. Prof. Fisher recog-
nizes that the Federal Reserve
System aids in this within it's limi-
tations for control of credit. Yet
already there is a great deal Of
chatting under this limited control of
credit.
There are varying phases Of this
discussion respecting the actual
valqe Of the dollar in the purchase
Of staple commodities. In his recent
report Secretary Hoover made this
statement respecting the value of
wages:
while wages are higher than In
1920--wholesale prices are lower. We
have thus the highest real wages in
our, history, and we have had three
years Of remarkable price stability,
which has reduced speculation in
commodities to a minimum"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
What Skinny Men
Ought to Know

You probably know that Cod Liver
Oil is the greatest flesh producer in
the world.
Because it contains more Vitamines
than any food you can get.
You'll be glad to know that Cod
Liver Oil comes in sugar-coated tab
lets now, SO if you really want to put
10 or 20 pounds of real healthy flesh
on your bones and feel well and
strong ask Coughlin. Sexton or any
druggist for box of McCoy's Col
Liver Oil Compound Tablets.
Only so cents for so tablets and
if you don't gain five pounds in 80
days your druggist is authorized In
hand you back the money you paid
for them. d
1t isn't anything unusual for per-
son to gain 10 pounds In 80 days.
Get McCoy's, the original and gen.
uine Cod Liver Oil Tablet"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA FOR
Bangor. t1221 a. M, sl2.40 a. m. u ~ a On.
1926 am. t12.25 pm, 1928 pm, $3.50 PM
3. & A. Pts, t1221 am. f12.25 pm.
Bar Harbor. t12 81 a. M, t12.25 p. m.
Bath t5.54 a. m, 1881 a. m. taos p. m
Belfast. C4.44 a. nj. ,26 a. M. t2.23 p: m.
Boston 1921 a. m. 1854 a. M. t93l a. NJ
1905 a M. 1906 p. m, 1894 p. m, ti.o5 .. H.
1885 p. M.
calais. t1221 a. M. ti2.25 p. m.
Dover Foxcroft. C4.44 a. m. 1928 .: M
Gardiner. 1921 a. m. 1854 a. M t93i a. M
zoos a. M. 10 05 p. M. So. "a pm. t4.O5 p M
Sis p. m, t719 p. M, *l0. SO p. M
Iallowell. is "a a. M. 1881 a. m. sl00S m'
3.05 M. So "a p m. taos p. M, t5lo p. H.
7.19 D. M. *l0.55 p. m.
harmony 1925 D. m.
lewiston. Is. 81 a. m. 1881 a. m, slO.OS a. NJ
4.05 p. m. Slo.55 p. m.
lew York, So "a p. M, TAOS p. m.
'ortland. 1921 a. M. 1854 a. m. 1871 a. m
zoos m. - .05 p. m, - "a p m, 14.oo p U.s.
.719 p. m. 40 SIS p. IN.
lockland. IS. "a a. m. 1881 a. m. "a ,05 p m.
kowhegan, C4.44 a. M. *9.26 a. m. " 70 p NJ
To- Gardiner. IS "a a. m. teal a. M, sl0Vs a. H.
3.o5 p. M. 1894 p m, t5.l5 pm fLls p'm''
1855 p III.
/. John, ti221 a. m.
Vaterville t122l a. M. sl2.40 am. a a am.
9.26 a. m. t12.25 p m. t2.23 D. m. s2.os D. w.
7.l4 p. M. 1000 p. nj. 1870,
Daily c Except Sunday and Mondsy'
Daily. except Monday, Daily, except SUNDAY.
Sunday only.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
FAYETTE
Starting Grange

The regular meeting Of Starl,nr
Grange was held last Saturday with
the following Thanksgiving program:
Piano solo,, Ruth Hessmer: recitation.
Annie Hessmer; reading. Mrs. Gordon.
Thanksgiving conundrums asked bv
Mr.. Currier and Mrs. Davenport.
reading, Mrs. Mason; violin solo, Car.
roll Fellows; reading, Miss Billings.
Thanksgiving charades acted by diff.
ferent members; paper. THE Spirit Of
Thanksgiving" by Mrs. Carroll Fell
lows; exercise, When Papa is Sick"
|by Genie Davenport and the Parsons
sisters; recitation, Ruth Hessmer;
lreading. Mrs. w. w. Harrington; sing
hing by the Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
held at her late home Sunday aIter-
noon. Rev. Charles Johonnett con-
Quoting the services. Interment III
Spring Hill cemetery.

held at her late home Sunday AFTER
noon. Rev. Charles Johonnett con-
Quoting the services. lnterment III
Spring Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Rose Dearborn of Dorchester
Mass. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mar
garet Damon.
Donald Stackpole, who has peen- d
natient at the Dexter hospital, re-
turned home Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Leavltt were
Thanksgiving guests of Mr.. anu MI D
Albion Weeks of Pittsfeld.
Miss Sabrina Parkman is WISHING
relatives in st. Adams. -,
w. A. Blaisdell executor of the Will
of his brother, the late Albert ".
Blaisdell, was in Newport SATURDAY
and made a final settlement with the
heirs. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brewer of Sc.
Adams were Thanksgiving guests OF
A. e. Hilton's.
o. A. Parkman, who has been quite
Ill at the home of his son, j. A. Park-
man, is gaining.
Miss Dorothy Downs Of Pittsfield
and Miss Cora Brewer of Palmyra
were recent visitors at c. B. Brewer S
in st. Adams.
Otis Blaisdell Of Dexter was re-
cent guest at the home of his parents.
Miss Edith Emerson, Junior at CO.
rinna Union Academy, is at home Ill
with a cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Seek1ns were
in Bangor Saturday on a business trip.
The Willing Workers will meet
Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the home OF
Mrs. e. r. McCabe.
The annual meeting of the Farm
Bureau and Extension Service Will be
held at the Grange hall December IL.
Palmyra Grange will elect its Off
GERS for the ensuing year next Satur-
day evening. There will be play ana
refreshments will be served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
THE ANTHRACITE DEADLOCK

Not only do the anthracite oper-
ators reject the Pinchot compromise
for doing which they appear to
have some good reason-they also
reject any arrangement for further
conference with the miners. Evil
IDENTIFY they wish to give the i'm
preston that they will fight this
matter to freeze Out. In doing
this they assume what is likely to be
a growing responsibility. II their
endeavor had been in the past or
were in the present to give the pub
lie the worth of its money in fuel,
exacting no more than a fair profit,
substituting no incombustibles for
the combustibles they profess to sell,
this burden would not be so provoca-
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good results through such an effort
and there is every reason to believe
that Maine will be vastly benefited.
If the market for Maine grown or
Maine constructed goods is increased
the demand for labor is increased.
Larger production should mean more
efficiency, larger profits and de-
creased prices. 1t is movement
whose success will be of advantage
to the entire state.
We have had year of effort to
benefit the state and it has brought
results but the greater, achievements
are yet to come. Maine has but
started on it's self advertising career
and the public cooperation is
steadily increasing as the evidences
of benefit are noted on every hand.
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PALMYRA

o. A. Parkman, who is passing
the winter with his son. J. A. Park
man, is recovering from his recent
ILLNESS.
w. w. Hughes has moved his fam
lily to Dixmont where he has en-
ployment.
F. H. Farnham had a radio INSTALL
ed in his home last week
Miss Annie l. Merrick. who Is at
tending Colby College. passed the
Thanksgiving recess with her father,
Lincoln Merrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Temple visit
ed with relatives in Detroit over
Saturday and Sunday.
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you think l was doing circus stunts?"
Not exactly" answered the truth
full little rabbit. Il really didn't
think much about it, only that it was
wonderful"
We'll, | must be Off" said Neddy
Nuthatch. Maybe someday when
the snow is on the ground I'll show
you how well ! can open a nut with
my long. sharply pointed bill. If you
come across nut wedged tightly in
a crack. don't disturb it. Remem-
Der. put it there to cut open some
cold day with my hatchet-like bill"
And in the next story YOU shall hear
what happened after that.
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1T HELPS PREVENT
RHEUMATIC PAINS

Rub feet and ankles before going to
bed with Mike Martins Liniment-
Ointment used by athletes). 1t keeps
feet warm as toast all night. Rub
again in morning-keeps feet COM
Portable all day in winter. Helps pre-
vent chills, colds and rheumatism
All druggists soc bottle.
nov1Sdec2
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PALM YfsA
Ellen Farnhan Limit

The death of Mrs. Ellen Farnham
Lunt occurred very suddenly early
Friday morning, Nov. 81. Mrs. Lunt
had been in poor health for several
years. but with the exception of a
slight cold seemed to be as we'll as
usual She is survived by her hus-
band. three brothers and number of
nephews and nieces. Her kind and
genial disposition had won her n host
of friends who will be grieved to learn
of her death. Funeral services were
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02

Chickadees," answered Neddy Nut
hatch.
"Why don't you join Uncle Lucky
circus? You have heard of my
Uncle, Mr.. Lucky Lefthindfoot.
haven't you?' asked the bunny boy.
"Of course l have" answered Ned
DIV Nuthatch. "But 1 don't do tricks
in the trees just for the fun of it.
I'm looking for food. When l run
under and over, down and up. this
way and that, I'm trying to find a
grub or a nest of insect egg. Did
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tive of the public's criticism. The
tenacity of the operators may result
finally in less likelihood Of a strike IN
the near future but does not en-
courage consumers to hesitate In
making their plans to use soft coal in
place of the anthracite. In that way
and in that way alone may the con-
sumner win relief from extortion.
From now on anthracite should be
clearly seen in it's true light as an
extravaganza fuel, not suited to the
advantage of the average consumer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02

Chile complains that General
Pershing has given her a cold deal,
and is trying to get ALI het up, in
consequence. If Pershing gets heat
ed be probably will keep the fact to
himself.