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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21
| ITCHY P|MP[ES
| THREE YEARS
IAl Over Face. Could Not
Sleep. Cuticura Heals.

had large, red. hard pimples
break out all over my face. They
itched and burned causing me to
scratch and scratching caused them
to bleed; ! could not sleep on nc.
count Of the irritation. The trouble
lasted about three years.
tried different remedies bu,
they did not show any results. /
read an advertisement for Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and sent for :
free sample. After using il I got
relief SO purchased more, and in
three weeks / was completely
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rique. 200 S. Main ST., Fall River.
Mass, Apr. 2, 1925.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21

Imperial Lodge, A. o. U. W., will
meet in the assembly hall at the Au-
gusta Y. M. C. A. building Thursday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21
Gard of Thanks

wish to thank my friends for the
thoughtful shower of cards. on my
recent birthday.
ANNIE M. TRASK
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21

Learn about the great work the
Augusta General hospital 10 doing.
Visit the institution today and take
. gift with you-jelly, canned goods,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21

Rev. Ralph F. Lowe. superintendent
of the Augusta district and former
pastor Of the Green Street Methodist
church, will lead the prayer service at
the church this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21
AUGUSTA LOCALS

The East Side Association will meet
in the aldermens room at City hall
this afternoon at o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21
CHURCH HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Savage visited
in Pennington, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. e. Foster and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21
LOCAL NOTICE

Dance every Wednesday and Sat
urday night at Union hall. Music
by Douglas Melody Men. OctSdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21

Rumrnage Sale at Salvation Army
nan Friday, October %, by the Wom-
ems League Of the Congregational
church, oct17-21-22-23
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21
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So favorable to the purchaser Is this
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Ask us, without obligation, for full
particulars.
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Thirty-fve cents buys big,
satisfying dinner at the Young
China Restaurant, next the Colonial
Ineatre. Special suppers at 4Oc.
Sept24dtf
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18
van Tells Hon. He Was Chosen for Gross of Gold Speech

to the nations everywhere, not only TO
this country, but all over the world.
When Senator Tillman was through,
Senator Jones took tho platform and
announced to the convention tlSt the
committee did not endorse the Sec
tional argument OF Senator Tillmm.
This increased my responsibility, be-
cause it threw the whole burden on
my closing speech.
HILL IN OPPOSITION.
Senator Hill led the opposition and
made the principal speech. He was at
his best, and presented the arguments
on his side with consummate skill and
adroitness. The effect upon the audi
cncc was apparent, and the nervous
ness Of our delegation increased AS
he proceeded. He was followed ty
Senator Villas of Wisconsin, q man
of high standing in the party, of
large experience in politics and great
ability as lawyer. He pounded the
advocates of free coinage without
mercy.
Near the close of his speech, Gov.
ernor Russell of Massachusetts, who
was the third and last man on the
gold side. came back to Senator Hills
seat with evident excitement and pro-
tested that Senator Villas was not 60
ing to leave him any time. My seat
was SO near that l could hear Sen
ator Hill. 1 Immediately stepped
across the aisle and suggested to him
that | was willing to have the time
extended and give Governor Russell
the time he wanted. the same period
to be added to my time.
ADDED TO SPEECH.
Governor Russell was very appre-
ciative Of the suggestion. and Senator
Hill at once agreed to it.
I cannot say that it was entirely
unselfish on my side, but / think i
would have made the suggestion if the
extension of time Aad fallen to some
one else, but as it was, it added about
10 minutes to my time, and 1 needed
it for the speech / made which was 30
or 35 minutes in length. This was
another unexpected bit Of good for
tune.
There never was such a setting for a
political speech in my own experience,
and so far as know, there never was
such a setting for any other political
speech ever made in this country. And
it must be remembered that the set
ting has a great deal to do with
speech.
BRYAN HAS OPPORTUNITY.
Webster says that the essentials for
successful speech are eloquence, the
subject, and the occasion. 1 felt that
had at least two-thirds of the re-
quirements. L had a subject of tran
scendent Importance. The demoneti-
cation Of silver in 1898 had so de-
creased the worlds supply Of stand
ard money as to bring about shrink
age in values that covered a period
Of more than 20 years.
This shrinkage in prices caused by
the increase in the purchasing power
of the dollar had led to three interna-
tional conferences m which the lead
ing nations had sought in vain for
remedy.
Many Of the leading Republicans
we're on record in favor Of demonetiza-
ton ms the only means of fighting for
the restoration Of the parity between
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No Parson,
Island Couples
Can't Wed

ISLAND OF ST. KILDA,
Oct. f7.-Romance Is thwarted
in this tiny island by the failure
Of clergymen TO travel.
Engaged couples are anxiousIy
awaiting the arrival OF the
steamship Hebrides in hopes that
among the passengers there will
be a clergyman who can marry
them. The Hebrides makes but
few calls here, and thus far
this summer no cleric has been
found on her passenger list.
This island is inhabited by
about 20 people, many Of whom
have never visited the mainland.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18

orablo as no money whatever was
snnnt in entertaining delegations or
delegates.
The exclusion of my delegates was
a good illustration OF machine pon'
tics. As has been shown elseWnere,
there was not the slightest ground TOT
the opposing delegates. There was no
irrerularity in our convention, and II
renrcsented more than nineteen-twen-
ticths Of the party vote in Nebraska.
But the gold and corporation faction
had control Of tn. old national COM
mittcc. and the other delegation was
seated, making us the contestlng dele
cation before the credentials committee
of the convention.
The delegates desired me to lead
the fight before the committee, and
this kept me from attending the SEES
sions of the committee on resolutions,
for which l was selected by our dele
gates.
c. J. Smyth took an active part IN
presenting our side, fact which i
remember with peculiar satisfaction,
because his law partner, T. }. Ma
honey, was head ef the gold delega-
ton and presented their, side.
CONTEST ONE-SIDED.
1t is not often that law firm is
thus divided. two members opposing
each other on an issue so clearly
drawn as that. but they we're both
men of such nigh character and
breadth that the political contest did
not disturb their professional and per-
sonal relations.
The contest before the credentials
committee of the convention was one
sided. the opposition bringing in no
minority report. Our bi-metallist dele
gates were seated. / was more exui'
tant over the seating of our delega'
ton than ! was over my nomina!lo!n.
In the former case ] could reJolee
with the boys: IN the latter case my
rejoicing was sobered by sense oil
responsibility.
As soon as my delegation was seat
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next day, and 1 had time to think
over my speech during the night ana
TO arrange my arguments in so far as
one can arrange arguments for clos
ing speech.
T fitted my definition OF the bust
ness man at the place that j thought
best and kept my "cross OF gold ana
crown of thorns" for the conclusion.
When it became known that was
TO have charge of the debate, my
delegation was quite buoyant. They
had known of debates in Nebraska,
and they were confident that my
closing speech would make an impress
sion on the convention.
WEAK BEFORE SPEECH.
When the convention was called to
order l felt as l always do just be-
fore q speech OF unusual Importance,
| usually have feeling of weakness
at the pit of my stomach-a sugges-
ton of faintness. j want to lie down.
But this being impossible in the con-
yention. l got a sandwich and a cup
of coffee and devoted myself to these
as / waited for the debate to begin.
During the moments of suspense,
Clarke Howell, new editor of the
Atlasta Constitution, with whom !
had become acquainted in 1893, and
whose father was one of the leaders
of the silver movement, sent me n
note scrubbed on an envelope. 1t
read:
This is a great opportunity"
] wrote under it the words:
You will not be disappointed, !"
and sent the envelope back to him.
TILLMAN UNSATISFACTORY.
Senator Tillman's speech did not
present our side to the satisfaction
Of the friends of bi-metalism. 1t was
strong speech-he could not make
any other kind-but it presented the
subject as a sectional issue between
the South on one side and the West
and Northeast states on the other.
While that division was very clear
" represented in the convention, we
did not regard it as a necessary di'
vision. We believed that the restora-
ton of bi-metalism would be beneficial
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situation, rather than upon the IN
fluence of a speech. .
The speech that ] expected to make
was not different from the speeches
that l had been making, except III
the setting, to which l had not given
special consideration. My interest
was in the subject, and / felt that L
was master of the subject and couid
give expression to the sentiment OF
the convention as represented by 1T
tie more than two.thirds of its mem
bers.
Senator Jones answered my ques-
ton by saying thac l was the oniy
one of the prominent speakers VINO
had not had an opportunity to al
dress the convention. He referred to
the speeches made by the temporary
and permanent chairmen, and by 9TH
ers who were called out by the con
vention, while l was attending tho
meeting of the credentials committee.
He knew of the part | had taken III
the organizing of the fight. and now
| had Travelled over the country for a
year helping in many states. and saiu
that his invitation to me was due en-
tirely to a sense Of fairness, and hence
/ honored him more for it than L
could have done had it been due 20
partiality for me.
ARGUING ON SPEECHES.
But to resume: / first went TO
Senator Hill, who had prepared the
minority report, and discussed with
him the length Of time that should DC
given to the debate. He recognized
that the convention was against NM
and favored short debate. we finai-
ly agreed upon an hour and fifteen
minutes to a side.
I then went to Senator Tillman and
asked him how much time he wanted.
He said be would like to have the clos
ing speech, and would require nearly
an hour. told him that ] thought
Senator Hill would not be willing to
have so long a speech made In conclu-
sion. but as he would require that
much time, and seemed to prefer the
closing speech, returned to Senator
Hill with his request.
Hill objected to it on the ground
that the first speech ought to be the
long one, and the last speech ought to
be the short one, and he did not like
to have the senator follow him. urged
me to keep the closing speech for my
self and give the opening speech TO
Senator Tillman.
GETS CLOSING SPEECH.
That, Of course, was my preference:
I did not care to speak SO long, and L
knew that the closing speech gave me
a better opportunity for my kind OF
speaking. l had been speaking long
enough to know that, comparing my
self with myself. / was more effective
in brief speech in conclusion than
longer speech that simply laid down
propositions for another TO answer.
But. as Senator Tillman was older
than I, and much more prominent in
the counsels of the party, ] felt like
giving him thep lace he preferred.
When 1 told. him of Senator Hills OBJ
lection to the long speech being made
last, he consented 10 open with %
minutes, giving me 20 minutes for the
closing speech.
Fortune favored me again. For
some Teason-I do not now recall
what the reason was-the debate on
the platform was put over until the
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cd. I went to the resolutions commit
tee and took the place vacated by the
representative of the gold delegation.
When entered the committee room
! asked for a copy of the platform as
drafted and examined the money
plank. / found that il had been ac-
cepted exactly as | had written it two
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18

porary organization by &c
tion of the national commit
tee. in which the gold men
had a considerable majority.
The possibility of my nomihauo',
led me to urge Mrs. Bryan to attena
the convention, a precaution of Wn'cn
Il wa. afterward glad when the con-
vention resulted as it did. We tooh
rooms at the Clifton House, where my
delegation had headquarters. My rea-
SON for selecting the Clifton House
was that it was just across the street
from the Palmer House. -,
Our national committeeman so,I
man. had engaged rooms for the so'a
delegates at the Palmer House ana as
II was the center of the political ac-
,;x;,, .t that time, thought 1t wise
n be as near the Palmer HOUSE a.
EXPENSES MODERATE
After nv nomination it was qul'e
customary for the papers TO give d
sensational color to convention ~ heinr
porssd At small hotel. As ! have
explained. my delegation would have ave-
: been housed at the Palmer House ou'
for the reasons given. -. ,s the
NAV add. however. that as .n
yates were lower at the Clifton h3use;
/ I' can point to a less preteIti99us ;. hG me-
palmer House I took 500 10, with 1T ,T %s,
and after paying the hotel i hlll Co VEN
ron week. ! had about $40 left-an
expenditure eU probably as small as any any
ono has spent in securing a presioen-
tan nomination. ~
= II did not, of course. include M!
share Of the expenses Of the delesates
or The expenses of the preliminary con
rest in which the delegates were select
s.ed. but even this yum was inconsio'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18

the marty. and had had previous ex
nerience in writing platforms. Some
~ tSe leaders on our side had asked
him N prepare a draft Of the plat
form.
. He showed me the planks he had
written and | volunteered to submit
a money plank TO him. As l knew him
personally. and had been associated
With him in the pre-convention con-
tcst he gladly accepted my offer and
INCORPORATED my plank just as 1t was
written.
ADDS TWO PLANKS.
There were two planks which, ac-
cordinc to my recollection, l added to
the platform after 1 joined the CON-
mittee. Someone suggested that We
had no plank on arbitration, and If my
memory serves me right, wrote that
nIonk and it was accepted. And then
Someone suggested that there was no
nlank ON the Venezuela question, and l
wrote that.
IF will be seen, therefore, that l
had very little to do with writing the
Chicago platform, although since the
convention l have been given credit
for writing it.
And now we come again to another
unexpected stroke of luck. Senator
Homes. chairman of the committee on
resolutions, sent for me. 1 at once
RESPONDED to the summons, and he
said, in a matter of fact way, "Mr.
Bryan, wish you would take charge
of this debate"
LUCKY SUMMONS.
No summons to distinction ever
came to one more Unexpectedly.
asked him il he did not want to con.
duct the debate himself, and he replied
in the negative.
I digress for a moment to remind
the readers that this was a position to
which / aspired in the beginning, but
which ] was not willing TO be can
didate for after heard of Senator
Jones aspirations. Then ] had seen
nv chance of temporary Craftsmanship
disappear, and then the chance for the
permanent Craftsmanship which after
ward had become impossible because
the possibility of my nomination made
the other candidates hostile to the sus-
sestion. And now, having passed
through the circle of disappointment,
l found myself in the very position for
which I had at first longed.
REASON FOR CHOICE.
Before continuing the narrative, the
reader may be interested, as / was,
to know why this good fortune befcll
me. After the convention was over
and Senator Jones had been made
chairman Of the national COMMITTEES
at my request, asked him how he
happened TO turn the defense of the
platform over TO me. | know that
it was not with any thought OF favor
ing me as a candidate. because he was
4 supporter of Mr.. Bland, and too
loyal to him to have knowingly given
an opportunity to any possible can
didate if there was any likelihood Of
the opportunity being used TO the dis
advantage of his choice.
And ] myself had no thought of the
effect which was later produced by
my speech. Although 1 had. before
the convention met, regarded my nom
ination as a possibility, | had relied
upon what / called the logic Of the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18
FORTUNE FAVORED HIM,
COMMONER DECLARES

This is the fourth inStallnent of the memoirs OF W'dm
Jennings Bryan part of series published exclusively IN ms
territory BY The Sanday Light IN this article Mr. Bryd" tells OF
the c7cafs leading M TO Ills first nomination.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18
Consoles, UprightS
and POrtableS
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vryFN got back to Chicago the situation so far as my
J" prospect were concerned had not percepuoly I'M
and found that my first fight would be to get my
aaenatnn seated it having been shut out OF the te-
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Bv WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Edited and corrected by Mary Bard brySn'
Copyright, 1895 by United Feature Syndicate inc
rb, In Canada and Britain. All Rights reserve
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The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-01
GAINS
IN PRODUCTION

With a scheduled production of 49,.
900 cars for March, the Chevrolet
Motor company Is gaining increased
momentum in the building of the new
Chevrolet and the working force is
being added to in each of the 12
manufacturing and assembly plants
throughout the country.
W. s. Knudsen, president and
general manager, estimates that
within the next month and a half the
actual factory working force will
have been augmented approximately
40 per cent.
Whereas the sale of the new
Chevrolet is pushing us to our ca
pacity to fill orders, we are not ex
panding our working force any more
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explains Knudsen. when going
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made from new tools, 1t is importa mt
that the entire job be co.ordinated
carefully so as to give the highest
grade result expected by the buying
public now as never before"
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-01
REQ Aids Program
for Assimilation
of Foreign Born
Factory Workers Are All Ma
tive or Naturalized Citi-
zens and All Speak
English.

Most recent immigration laws pro
dueed by the legislative mill of the
United States have been condemned
by many as acts liable to offend the
people of other nations. At least in
spirit, however, they are admitted to
be worthy measures. for one Of their
chief aims is, not to bar the foreign
born from America, but to admit them
only in such numbers as can be as.
simulated into American life.
Among the principal advantages to
be gained by the PEOPLE OF foreign
lands who come to this country are
higher standards of living and great.
er opportunities for education. It
seems. though, that these advantages
are gained only when the immigrants
actually become a part Of the Ameri-
can communities.
Where they band together in colo
MES. speak their native tongues, and
continue to live according to the
same standards they We're accustomed
to before setting out to find their new
homes, the greatest of the advantages
are lost to them.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-01
Auto Dollar Is
Gaining in Value
Buys More in Motor Industry
Today Than Before
War.

Almost the only American dollar
spent today which buys more In re-
turn than ever before is the auto.
mobile dollar.
At no time In the history Of the
motor car industry has the dollar
spent brought back to the spender so
many miles of untrouble transporta-
ton, so much comfort, or power, dis
tinction, luxury, convenience or serv.
ice.
At no time in that history has the
spending of an automobile dollar
been attended with so little loss
through repairs. maintenance. delays
and snnoyances attendant upon the
use OF any machinery.
Today'a automobile has more power
more comfort, more disability, better
appearance. 1t Is outfitted with con.
veniences undreamed OF a decade ago.
Its power plant runs with greater
reliability, less trouble. greater
economy, and yet the car Is bought
for almost the lowest price. including
all these advantages, that 1t ever has
sold for, even when it had none of
these advantages.
The year 1918 has been considered
low water mark year for prices. TAX
Ing. as an example. a car that will
not involve invidious comparisons, a
Studebaker special six sedan sold that
year for 81 $50.
Judged by the standards of that
year. today's car OF the game make
and mode Ii aetually worth approxi-
mstely 1915 more than II was then.
Yet today's price Is within S35 of the
low water mHrk.
The whole motor ear Industry toda Y
represents something OF that inerea sc
in the value OF the automobile dollar
With the growth OF larger companies
which can give larger value for the
dollar by reason Of quantity produe,
ton. complete manufacture. low over
head costs and enormous plant facili
ties, the value of the motor car dollar
10 still growing.