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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
VASSALBORO

! SOUTH-Miss Kathleen White
house made trip to South China
Tuesday morning.
| Mrs. Matilda Lynn received word
! Tuesday evening that her sister, Mrs
Margaret Humphrey of Bolton Hill
/ had suffered a shock that afternoon
| M. L. Sabin took an auto drive to
the city, Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clark of Gar
! diners Crossing, were all day guests
| Tuesday, at w. P. Lamson's, visiting
! the family. All are glad to meet
their old neighbers.
Mrs. Ella Davis. who has been
passing the winter with her sister
/ in Waterville, is now with her son,
o. p. Davis and wife for an in
definite time.
THE men were called out Tuesday
also on Wednesday to shovel the
drifts, as the roads were badly
drifted in many places.
Mrs. Abbie Davis is visiting friends
at North Vassalboro for few days.
Mrs. Hiram Brann is gaining slow
ly each day from her recent illness.
t. w, Lamson and Charles Bick-
ford were hauling hay Tuesday with
two> woke of oxen, which seems to
he quite an unusual sight on our
roads at these times. One other
yoke at Warren Lamson's are all
there are in this section, when there
used to be a large yoke at nearly
every house beside the steers OF
which the boys felt justly proud.
Camille Morrisett and Monte
Cunningham were hauling househon
goods to Winthrop, Wednesday, with
the truck.
Miss Erlena Sabin returned to her
school at Lakeside, Wednesday, as
both teacher and pupils nave re-
covered from the epidemic
Miss Jeanette Seeley returned
to Waterville, Saturday.
Mrs. o. P. Davis and niece ana
the Misses Helen and Charlotte
clark and Roy Ford attended the
sabbath school and service at CEN
ter Vassalboro. Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. May Miller is passing a rev
DAYS in Augusta, calling on friends;
A robin redbreast visited at tne
home of Mrs. Carrie Whitehouse ano
daughter, Wednesday mornlns,
nerched upon the limb OF tree near
Word received by friends from
MRS. Allen Taber, now of Leicester
Mass. saying they were both Wen.
Mrs Taber celebrated her birthday
last Saturday, entertaining many OF
her relatives. who were trying u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Death of Queer
Yankee Yachtsman
At Colchester, Eng.

Colchester England, April Sap
-McEvers Bayard Brown, wealthy
eccentric American yachtsman died
today aboard his yacht Valfreya
which has been moored near Bright.
lingsea since 1889. He had long been
in Ill health.
McEvers Bayard Brown was the
son of the late Alexander Spears
Brown and grandson of Robert Bay
ard. Partner in the banking house OF
Brown, Shipley and Company and
prominent in New York society, he
suddenly decided one day to so cruis-
ing. He had the Valfreya, splendid
craft built, and started off to sal
around the world. 1t was on this
trip that he developed the idiosyn-
crasies which later made him the
subject of wide comment.
Coming finally to Brightlipgseas al
the mouth of the Little Colne river
he decided to anchor and the VAL
freya has swung to its chain there
since that time. One of Mr.. Browns
whims was to douse the members OF
his crew with water. Many men
quit under this treatment but others
quickly took their places. lured by
the good wages paid by the eccentric
owner.
One of the stories told about him
was that he would invite the mem
bers of the crew in to have ale with
him and that when they stood with
the glasses in their hands. he would
jump amengt hem with cudgel and
beat them.
Despite his 'mania" he was well
liked in Colchester and BrightlinS-
sea, and sent to the needy, establish
ing parks and keeping the libraries
of the towns along the Essex coast
stocked with good books.
When the Valfreya dropped an
chor for the last time in 1889. the
American flag was at her masthead
but later it was removed. At one
time an attempt was made by the
British to collect an income tax from
the wealthy old man, but he turned
the collectors away. He avowed that
he was a man without a country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Mercury Barred
In Michigan County

Lansing, Mich, April s.-(AP)-Tht
American Mercury, the monthly mag
azine edited by H. T.. Mencken, was or
dered suppressed in Ingham county
today by Harry r. Hittle. prosecuting
attorney. The prosecutor referred tc
a story in the April issue dealing with
small town morals. which he said die
not contain "a decent sentence"
Action was taken under a state law
providing penalties of a years i'm
prisonmeut, a fine of $1,000. or both
for distribution of publications con-
tanning obscene language "manifestly
tending to corrupt the morals oy
YOUTH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
NEWS BRIEFS

Washington. Apr. sap - An
appeal for congressional considera-
ton of the rights of composers,
whose, music, he said. has made pos
sibe the extensive development of
radio, was made before the senate
and house patent committees today
by Gene Buck, president of the
American Society of Composers, Au-
thors and Publishers. Opposing the
Dill-Vestal bill to fix the terms on
which broadcasters might use copy
right music, he said the measure was
an attempt at price fixing of the
most radical nature.
Rome, Apr. S.--(AP)-Lady Ash
bourne. sister-in-l law of Violet AL
bina Gibson, sent the following tele-
gram to Premier Mussolini from
Compiegene. France: II am deeply
stricken with horror over the attack
on YOU, a person SO precious to the
entire world. Permit me to express
my embarrassment. my indignation
and my disgrace. offer all my wish
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Cony High PIT Asso'n
Entertains Mothers
Eighth Grade Pupils

= Mothers of pupils In the eighth
grade OF the several grammar schools
were guests at a special meeting of
the Cony High school Parent-Tescher
Association held in the high school as
sembly hall Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock
The architects preliminary sketches
of the proposed extensive addition to
the high school building were on eXhl-
bition and A most interesting and
profitable discussion in which all pres
ent participated was the feature of the
afternoon.
Following the program social hour
was enjoyed and dainty refreshments
were served by the committee.
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Mrs. e. T. Whitehouse and daueh
ter Vinnetta returned from Washing
ton Tuesday.
H. M. Brown, e. B. Hunt, Mrs
E. D. Chase and Mrs. E. T. Reynolds
attended the Republican convention
in Portland.
NJ. D. Jones Of Orono was busi'
ness caller in town Wednesday.
Edward, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Weston, is Ill with
pneumonia.
vinaI Thompson Of Providence, r
l., was in town to attend the funeral
of the late Lewis Thompson.
DR.. and Mrs. c. L. Reynolds OF
Alaska, who have been the guests oil
their mother, left Monday morning for
Fort Kent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Goodine. who
have been guests of relatives In
Orono and saltwater for the past two
weeks, returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Adams were in
Waterville Tuesday.
Mrs. w. II. Hall, who has been
quite i'll, is better.
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GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS CONDITIONS
By
For April ssedyT Of swYo

payments are required and the large
increase in savings in the form Of bank
deposits and of investments in life in
suraHce and securities. With our busi-
mass situstion thus we'll founded and
fortified by . continued amplitude of
credit for al legitimate needs, there
is no reason Why. with the exercise Of
moderate degree of restraint on the
part of the various branches of indus
try, We should not expect to pass
through any necessary readjustments
without seriously upsetting our balance.
TAs InsaAllnAas Purchase System
There has been very considerable
increase in the Use of the instsllment
system in several lines. ef trade, and
the effects have been widely discussed.
On one side there is body of re-
spensible opinion which regards the
increasing use Of this system as a SER
ious menace to prosperity. In our opin-
ion, the installment system. when prop
erly safegarded, has legitimate place
in our financing system. Life insurance
is installaent buying of the same char
acter as that which has been employed
for many years in the purchase Of real
estate, in which it has always been
regarded as an aid to thrift because
it pledged certain part of the deb
tors income to the acquisition of prop
erty of permanent value. The plan
plainly is above criticism when so
used and perhaps there is no better
test of it than that it shall be employed
for the requirement of something
that shall have permanent or produc-
tive value, or at least not interfere
with the accumulation Of savings in
such forms. 1t is . basic principle
of sound finance, for individuals as
well As for corporations, that some
thing shall be set aside out of current
earnings with which to meet the
emergencies or opportunities of the
future.
Where the use of installmeft credit
represents the extension of a conven-
fence in buying to persons of estab-
lished credit there will be little abou,
it to criticize. When it occurs in
the purchase of things that are no,
productive in themselves and that
rapidly become less valuable with use
it is particularly important that the
person who buys on the installment
plan should have the income he
pledges assured to him for the time
that he is committed. Few can have
this assurance very far ahead, so that
the element of time becomes a yard
stick by which safe and unsafe in
stallment buying may be measured
When forced beyond the safety line
BY sales pressure it constitutes ar
over-expansion of credit with conse-
quences the same As result from over
expansion of credit in any other form
Such >over-expansion is violation OF
sound credit practice and it i: these
violations that we must be on the look
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Legion Auxiliary
Has Interesting
Program Session

The AmeriCanization program OF
The American Legion was the maip
topic at the regular meeting of tlA
James Fitzgerald post Auxiliary,
held Thursday evening in Legion hall
with a large attendance of members.
Ihis work was presented and dis
cussed in its many phases and prov
Ed most instructive.
A May day party on a date to be
dedided later is being planned by the
Auxiliary. at which the children of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

her daughter Mrs. George Drawn, IN
Dexter, for several days.
Merton Stafford is in Skowhegan
for q few days on business.
Misses Gertrude and Lucina Rich
ardson have returned from Har-
mony where they have been passing
their vacation.
Harold Weymouth Of Corinna is
stopping with his sister, Mrs. Eva
Films. for a short time, after which
he will enter the Sanatorium at Fair
field for treatment.
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Funeral Of Miss Ida M. Dunton

The funeral of Miss Ida NJ. Dun
ton who died at Cambridge. Mass.
was held at eleven o'clock Thurs =
day morning from the Plummer fu-
neral parlors at 16 Pleasant street.
Rev. \. Francis Walch of the Win
throp Street Universalist church
conducted the service in the presence
Of very large number of relatives
and friends. There was present a
delegation from the Daughters of
Veterans of which she was member.
There were also many beautiful floral
offerings. The body was placed in
the Mount Pleasant receiving tomb to
await burial later in the family lot
in Randolph.
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Sealing Steamer
damned in Ice

st. Johns, n. F., April 9.--(AP)-
The Newfoundland sealing steamer
Viking, in command of Captain vii.
liam Bartlett and carrying the cap.
tains son, Captain Bob Bartlett. IA
NOUS Polar explorer. has been damned
fast in the ice in the Gulf Of ST. Law
renee for the past three weeks, unable
to make any progress and without hav'
ing taken a single seal.
All on board are reported we'll. The
steamer is said to be in no danger, but
the prospects are that the trip will be
a total loss so far as seals are con-
cerned.
Captain William Bartlett has been
Ito the ice" for seals every year since
1884 and has accounted for 42S,710 Of
the animals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

make It pleasant, bringing gifts Of
irult, mowers and ported plants.
among them being beautiful Easter
Lily in full bloom. On Sunday
others came, who were unable to
attend on Saturday, laden with
sifts, and fine decorated birthday
cake which all enjoyed.
Several f1ocks of geese were seen
Monday and Tuesday flying north
ward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
CHELSEA

Miss Blanch Weeks OF Gardiner
was the week end guest of Mrs.
Doris Ralston.
AS none Of the delegates were able
to attend the Republican convention
at Portland, A, n. Douglas went as
a substitute.
Mrs. Annie Caldwell is recovering
from a sprained ankle. Mr.. Caldwell
who has been confined to the house
for several weeks with bad cold is
able to be out.
f. H. Collins is suffering with a
bad case of salt rhuem in his hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

L Leg and Auxiliary members
WIN De the guests. At sonne Later
tuh,ee NEE the Gold Star mothers Of
his ci.y and vicinity will also he
nonored by the Auxiliary. NC
sionn and piano selections ware
p p, by the Misses Marion ana
HMInzapeth White, and Mrs. Elwood
,WIru9n sang delightful solo. with
compartment. e 'ne ac-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
RIPLEY

Mr.. ana Mrs. Ivey Harris and
daughter Of Fairfield were the week
end guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Bowdoin
have returned to their home here,
after passing the winter in Dexter
Mrs. Annie Sawyer of Newport,
New Hampshire. is the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Stafford.
Mrs. Mary Nutter is the guest Of
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Hall-P Parent

Eva Parent and Albert Hall of Read
field were united in marriage at ST.
Mary's Catholic church at S o'clock
Wednesday morning by the. Rev. NJ. c.
Descoteaux. The impressive double
ring ceremony was used and the
bridal couple were attended by Miss
Elsie Parent and James Flemming.
The bride was attractlvely gov% ed
in white crepe and carried beautiful
bouquet of brides roses. Miss Parent,
the bridesmaid. wore blue canton
crepe.
Following a brief wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs. Hall will reside in Readfield
and Will he at home after May 1.
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The Basis of Prosperity

Eloquent testimony to the country's
prosperity appears in the March income
tax receipts which promise to reach
$4e0, COO, 900, a total considerably larger
than was received in the corresponding
period of last year despite the much
higher revenue rates then in effect
Moreover the effect of good times has
been unusually widespread throughout
the different classes of the population.
Corporate earnings, according to Z
study of the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York, were larger last year THAI
in any recent year. Wage earnings,
measured in terms of purchasing power,
have been higher probably than ever
before and seldom have we enjoyed an
equal period of business activity with
so few major labor disputes. Even the
farmer, taking agriculture generally,
has bettered his position over previous
years. II is TO this general state of
greater we'll being rather than to sueh
influences as the growth of INSTALL
ment credit that we must look for the
chief explanation of our continued high
consumption of goods. This is evidenced
by the great expansion in mail order
and chain store sales for which cash
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

W. o. Frost of the State Forestry
department left on the Thursday aft
ernoon train for Portland. where he
will meet his county agents and plan
work for the coming year. The
county agents will be present and
among others topics for discussion
will be the prevention of pine blis-
ter rust.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kirschner and
,.n,ilv. who have been passing the
inter In Florida, returned to Au-
S,sta Wednesday. They came as far
e portland by automobile and from
shsre by train.
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How Careless

Mother-Poor Jimmy is so unfortu-
nate.
Caller--IIpw Is that?
Mother-During the track meet he
broke one of the best records they
had at college.-Eew Orleans Times
Picayme.
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

nudge Leonard Campbell of Rock
I'D the present county attorney of
wnor county, was a business visitor In
A-rusta Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Mrs. Charles +. Marston OF 81
Green street returned home last eve
ming from a seven weeks trip to
South Bend, Ind, where she visited
with her son. w. Burleigh Marston
She was accompanied west by her
daughter. Mrs. Joseph W. yelling
ton and small son, Burleieh, of Ar
,ington, Mass. W. Burleigh Mars
ton has been promoted to office man
ager Of the South Bend, Ind. Office
Of the International Harvester Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Harry Leighton, who has been alb
sent from his duties at Cony High
school for the past two weeks be-
cause of illness, will return to his
work this morning. During his alb
sence Miss Ellen Parker, Bates '26,
conducted his classes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Parents of members OF the Augusta
troop, Boy Scouts, are invited to at
tend the meeting at Legion hall at
$50 this evening, when a feature of
the program will be a health talk with
pictures in illustration by Miss Edith
n. Soule of the State department of
health. Refreshments will be served
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Country Cousin (after prolonged
inspection of building operationsl !:
II don't see the sense Of putting sta =
tues on the top of your buildings
City Cousin: statues? Those
aren't statues. They're .bricklayers.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Miss Nettie Perry, teacher at the
incoIn school, has been Ill for the
n.st few days at her home on Quinn
X street. During her absence Mrs.
Madce O'Brien of Hallowell is con-
snctinc her classes.
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UNITY
Lewis Thompson

Lewis Thompson, who has been III
for some time, passed away Monday
morning. Funeral services were held
Thursday morning from the residence
of George Leadbetter. Rev. Mr.. Davis
officiating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Gideon Hallowell OF Eastern ave-
me. and James Mclaughlin of
Weeks Mills who have been employ
ed In Belleair, Florida in construction
work the past winter. returned to
Augusta, Wednesday. The trip was
made by automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Mrs. Elizabeth Hayden, principal
a. williams school, has been con-
Sned to her home for the past few
davs. During her absence from
school duties her place is being filed
bv Miss Lena Sperry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Lester r. Shibles of Orono. State
Club Leader. and Miss Grace Pen
mock of Orono, State Home Econom-
les Leader, were callers Thursday at
the office of the Kennebec County
Farm Bureau on matters of business.
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!. Stable Government
z. Determination of debt.
;. Balancing of budget.
4. Sterilization of currency.
5. Reorganization Of industry.

There is no way of reversing the
order of these steps or of skipping
step. Progress in each stage depends
absolutely upon complete frlhllment
of the requirements of the stage pre-
ceding By the application Of this
yardstick one may be aided in disting-
uishing between those disturbances
which strike at the foundations of the
economic structure and those which rep
resent merely some house cleaning IN
the upper stories.
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there were elements and signs in the
business situation that justified consid-
cradle misgvings. Business itself was
proceeding at a rate which ii contin-
ued, might easily have led to intensi-
he'd competition for the necessarily
limited supply Of materials and labor,
with the usual result Of price and wage
imitation. Accompanying this high level
OF business was a widespread specula-
ton in securities and real estate and
rapid expansion in the use of INSTALL
meut credit the results Of which no
one could foresee but which were aatici-
pated with concern.
Once more. however, business has
proved that it is not to be stampeded
into imitation. Thanks partly to the
country's high productive capacity. the
efficiency of transportation, and the
memories of 1870 and 1921, 40 one ap.
pears to have had any fears that there
will not be enough goods to 60 around.
Merchants have continued to follow a
policy of supplying actual needs only,
and while this hand-to-mouth method
of buying doubtless has been carried
too far in some instances, it has pre-
vented burdensome stocks from accounts
lating in wholesalers and retailers
hands. Under these circumstances the
moderate recession that has taken place
in certain lines OF activity since the
first of the year may be viewed as a
letdown to safer level Of doing bust
ness. Along with these indications OF
greater moderation in the commercial
field the excessive real estate specuia-
ton appears to be in the process OF
correcting itself, and without prejudice
to legitimate real estate and building
development.
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out tor.
That the plan stimulates business Tor
those who use it is not disputed, and
that is enough to keep it ia use, unless
there are undesirable results, but il shis
is at the expense of other lines Of
business there is no aggregate increase.
Unless in the long run the axxresn4e
earnings of the people are increased
there can be no increase in the total
expenditures.
Foreign Exchange
The continued difficulties experienced
by the French Government IN balancing
its budget have been reflected BY fur
ther weakness in the franc which on
March % reached a new low record
of $40 cents.
Along with the weakness in French
exchange, Belgium francs about the
middle of the month developed Sudden
weakness, apparently due to the break
down of the Governments sterilization
plans which UP to that time had ap-
peared to be progressing satisfactorily.
The weakness of these two exchanges
is of course disturbing and provides
an unpleasant reminder that European
difficulties are by no means solved, but
these events should not be masnified
out of due proportion. Other exchanges
were little affected, and some curTen-
cies, notably Danish kroner and Jap
anese yen, continued to better their
position. Taking world conditions a,
whole, and providing the recently
arisen political difficulties in Europe are
settled amicably, the outlook is distinct
ly more hopeful than it has been at
any time since the war.
Until the world is still further along
in its recovery from the war and its
after effects we must doubtless expect
to see the smoldering embers of the
old conAagration breaking out here and
there. We must learn, to distinguish,
brush fires from eonfagrations. A
simple rule-of- thumb test which anyone
may apply is to measure the different
nations in the light of the following
points which constitute in order OF
Importance FIVE principal stages Of
economic reconstruction.