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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-13
Editors Table

"Sportcraft for All the Year." Ways
to enjoy making and doing, by Dale
R. Van Horn. With Frontispiece and
$50 Text Illustration.
s"Sportcraft is happy word. 1t
means making something-as every
active boy likes to do-and then
having fun with it after it Is made.
What can beat having enjoyment
twice over the same thing, and gain
ing knowledge and health at the
same time? This handsome book is
in two parts: Summer Sportcraft''
and Winter Sportcraft." In the first
part we are told how to make and
set up or use more than twenty
kinds of apparatus for having fun
in the water; we are shown an
even larger number of ways for maxi
ing camp life easy and pleasant; we
are given excellent ideas about the
garden, including dog-kennel and
pond for goldfish we are given
thirty sets of instructions for fun
and usefulness about the home. In
winter Sportcraft," we are taught
, how to prepare for all kinds of
interesting sports where there are ice
. and snow and also shown Indoor
Sportcraft." which applies to any
climate. This book is away out of
| the commonplace and will appeal
most particularly to bright lads who
are tired of the usual things taught
by trite descriptions. Safety, com.
i mon sense. and good craftsmanship
are emphasized throughout as mat
tiers of course, which is as 1t should
be. Special emphasis is also laid on
avoiding eXtravagant expense. For
all boys from the time they are old
enough to use a tool-c chest. .
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shep-
ard Co., Boston. Mass.
jungle Joe. Pride of The Circus"
The story of a trick elephant. by
Clarence Hawkes.. Picture jacket
and frontispiece In Colors and other
Illustrations by L. ]. Bridgman.
A bright boy and a circus elephant.
What an alluring combination for a
story! And how the master writer
of such stories, Clarence Hawkes.,
tells this. his masterpiece! First,
having learned interesting things
about elephants, we are taken to a
Malay jungle, where wild life
abounds, and shown how wild crea-
lures are secured for a circus men,
agerie, and how they are trained in
captivity, among them a baby ele-
plant that a Malay boy comes to
love like brother. Then, after stir
ring adventures, little Ali and his
pet come to Amarica, and are at
tached to great circus. Eight years
pass. and All and "Joie" are indeed
the leading feature Of the show.
Many exciting things occur in the
life of constant motion that they
must lead much of each year, and
at times only love and loyalty be-
tween man and elephant avert
tragedy. Finally the devoted pair
change to happy home in the 200"
maintained in fine park by a -four
ishing city, furnishing delight to
joyous throngs of children. Much
that is true and good as well as
entertaining is to be gained from
this attractive story for boys from
ten to fifteen.
Published by Lothrop. Lee & Shep-
ard Co., Boston. Mass.
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Editors Letter Box
Open Letter
Ralph o. Brewster.

Hon. Ralph o. Brewster,
Governor of the
State of Maine,
Augusta, Maine.
1 cannot refrain from extending my
hearty congratulations, through the
columns of the Kennebec Journal, to
You and your constituents in the
noble work you have accomplished In
the past few months.
have been a teacher in the public
schools of Maine for the past forty
one years, and it has always been
my great aim to first teach the child
to use the right building
material at all times; to impress on
the young mind that reputation
means what we appear to be, while
character means what we really
are.
/ can see wherein you are ap-
plying that wonderful rule. l
think we have q very good illustra-
ton of reputation in that most
dastardly murder, that was commit
ted in Winthrop, last May. Kirby's
reputation threw the searchers from
their guard and his brazen appear
ance led the party away from the
cottage where he committed the
most dastardly of dastardly crimes.
Then coolly and deliberately he went
into Augusta and spent the night at
the Y. M. c. A.. This should lead
every right minded citizen to sup
port men and women of character
not of reputation as leaders of our
State, and may God grant you many
more privileges to help in your noble
work to promote our dear old State
of Maine.
B. E. FARNHAM,
r. D. No. q, Readfield. Me.
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COOPER'S MILLS

Mrs. Lou Allen has purchased the
former residence of Mrs. Ina Smith
and will occupy 1T shortly.
The village school opened here
April under the instruction Of Miss
Gertrude Webb of Pittston.
Glidden Bros. have purchased the
barber shop formerly owned by e. D.
Bowman and they will use same for
an office.
Fl. w. Weeks has commenced his
saving of Weeks Bros. logs; they will
have quite few more than last sea-
son.
H. T. Weeks attended the funeral
services of w. E. Overlook at Razor
vile on April z.
Miss Madeline Douglass Of North
Whitefield passed the weekend with
Mrs. Louise Foster.
Wheels are now the accepted mode
of travel in this vicinity: snow still
fingers and 1t is yet quite a stretch of
time till settled travelling. One OF
two cars have been to Augusta and
through to Waldoboro but the travel
ing is far from pleasurable.
r. L. n. Colby is moving his mill
from Jefferson TO the VIII Plummer
lot where he has quite bit of saving
to do.
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That's the lucky way to fold EN-
he laughed. as he walked over to a
counter to buy pair Of supenders
and a pearl collar button. After which
he and the little rabbit stepped out on
the sidewalk, when who should come
down the street but dear Uncle Lucky
in his Luckymobile. Want to go for
ride he askedndrawing up to the
curb.
What shall do with the wheel
barrow - asked the Old Red Rooster.
Tie 1t on the. front bumper. 1t will
make a good .cowcatcher! Well pre-
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'SMlTHFlELD

Mrs. Hazel Bean of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. +. Groves, has re-
turned to her work.
Joseph Blanchard is building a
roadhouse and store near his resi-
dence in the south end of the town.
Roy Cunliff slipped and fell while
opening his barn door. striking on his
back and tanning him so he has been
unable to leaA the house since
1t is reportSd that the Smithheld
Inn has been sold to Oakland parties
+. A. Champlin. who passes his win
tiers at Long Beach, Cal, has re-
turned and will board at E. C. Tracys
this summer.
Mrs. Blanch Mace Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Walter Jackson of Water
Vile and receiving treatments for q
nervous shock from which she is suf-
fering.
Mrs. Villa Alexander Of Belgrade
visited her sister. Mrs. H. j. Paine
several days last week. s.
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HIGHWAY OBSERVATIONS IN
SPRiNGTIME

Conditions on our highways merit
observation. 1t is possible that those
swho are clamoring to have the roads
kept open In Maine all winter may
calm down" a little If they but look
the situation over with inquiring
eyes.
The frost has been doing things"
on many Of the stretches that were
kept open. This will happen every
winter-in some more than others
where the roads are kept open. In
other words, all-winter use Of our
the cost Of maintenance tremendous
~.
II efforts be made to keep the
roads open as late as it may
practically be done in the early
winter and to clear them out as early
In the spring as feasible to do SO
these would seem about all that
should be expected If supplement-
ed by the erection In the fall OF
snow fences at places where snow
drifts badly. Such methods would
greatly lessen the expense of clear
ing the highways in the spring aside
from facilitating the passableness of
the roads for traffic on runners in
mid winter.
Spring conditions on a main high
way emphasize the unwisdom OF
other than hard surface construction
of roads designed for heavy traffic
Between Kittery and Portland are q
few miles of gravel road incapable
Of undergoing the kind of traffic thai
may safely be borne by a hard sur
face. especially in the springtime
The strength Of chain depends or
the weakest link; the utility Of ever
q hard surfaced boulevard. were
there no more than half mile Of its
entire length built of gravel, would
at this season of the year. depend or
the condition Of that short grave
link
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IMPOSES DILIGENCE IN PLACE
OF lDlENESS

The whites have learned not a ut
tie from Indians. There's a chance
to learn more from the modern
Indian. There is one Of them. Judge
Bull Calf, who administers justice
among his people on the Glacier Ma
tional Park reservation. He en-
deavors to impose penalties that shall
leave the offender a better Indian
than he was before.
For instance, where 1t Is possible
to do so, he sentences the offender
to pillow a certain part of his own
land, instead Of leaving 1t for the
squaw to do. It Is said that instead
of idleness the offender is compelled
to make use of diligence with the re-
suit that he reaps benefit. It
amounts to crime to sentence a
human being to idleness.
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THE INDUSTRIAL FORESTS

1t appears that Industrial forests
which produce about 81 per cent Of
the lumber and other forest products.
lion dollars and directly and in
directly furnish a living for ten mill
lion people.
The owners of these forests are in
clined to belittle certain of the
predictions respecting lumber
famine In this country. A state
ment submitted by the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association
declares with respect to reforestatron
that:
1.-THE facts are that great progress
has been made, that the turning
point from the era of exploitation to
the era of reproductive forest use
has been definitely passed"
There are said to be nine million
acres Of pulp wood land under man
agement in Maine. Among the COM
panies in this State mentioned in the
list of those observing the practice
of diameter limit In cutting are:
The Brown Company, which also
carries on extensive forestry re-
search work: the Great Northern
Paper Co., owning about one ana
fourth million acres, the Information
al Paper Co., and several lumbe,
estates. These are in greater or less
degree caring for their forests beyond
the protection afforded by adherence
to the diameter limit in cutting.
The statement of the Lumber
Manufacturers lays emphasis on the
conclusion that "A profitable market
for their products is necessary to the
perpetuation of forests" That "the
rapidly growing number Of timber
owners. who are embarking on re-
forestation or policies Of c9nserva-
tive cutting that will result In sus-
tanned yields. indicates that the for
est industries are convinced that
substitutes can never crowd out
wood. At the same time the inroads
of substitutes are a reminder that
forest use is as necessary to forest
maintenance as forest planting.
Cease to use the forests and private
owners will cease to protect and
decline to replace them"
Someone may remark that the for
ests were here before the foresters;
that nature has q way Of growing
forests under certain conditions.
Nevertheless, It Is easy OF demon
stration that forests under good
management are more profitable to
ever prolific in growth they may be.
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NIX BREAKS UP A
COLD OVERNIGHT

NIX (Mentho-Kreoamo) will break
up cold oyernight-it will prevent
pneumonia. Physicians prescribe 1t.
There are no better healing agents for
colds and pneumonia than Menthol
ana Creosote. These two agents have
been scientifically combined with
other ingredients to make NIX the
positive cold destroyer. At the first
sign of cold, take a good dose of
NIX before retiring, and you'll awak-
en- feeling fine and full of pep. Use ac-
cording to directions and if Won DOM
get results. your money win be re-
FUNDED. Buy at any drur store.
Msntno' kreoame Co., Clinton, III.
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VASSAI. BORO

CROSS HILL-Mrs. Stella Parker OF
Augusta was a guest during the week.
end of her sister. Mrs. A. H. Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jones of East
Vassalboro were guests Sunday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. y. Libby were
guests Sunday at the home of their
SON. Frank Tobey, of South vassal-
boro. The friends Of Mrs. Frank To.
hey are sorry to hear she Is still con.
fined to her home suffering from an
attack of the grip.
Robert Stone, the McNess man OF
augusta, was business caller
Wednesday on the Hill.
Mrs. Lila Cloves entertained Tues
Gay a. dinner guests. Mrs. Emma Per-
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railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
KRAiAa 4 EaMr AllcilsYA Ed2

Bangor. t1221 a. m, sl2.40 a. m. f4:A M
1926 am. tl2.25 pm. 1928 pm. $3.50 Pm
49, p. m.
3 & A. Pts. t122l sm. tl2.2sp.m.
Bar Harbor, tl22l Z. m, tl2.25 Q. N.
Bath. f5.54 a. m. 1881 a. m. t4,0S p.
Belfast. C4.44 a. m. 10. 26 a. m. % ?. %.
Boston. 1921 a. m. t5.A a. m. 1881 q. NJ
zoos a. m. 1905 p. m, s3.34 pm, f4.Oo p. ~
sl055 p. m.
Calais. tl221 a. m. tl225 p m.
Dover -Foxcroft, GAIA y. M. f2.23 .. NJ
Gardiner. 1921 a. m. 1854 a. m. 1921 9. ms
Sl00S a. m. 1906 p. m, 60. "a pm. t4.05 p ns
Is. Is p. M. n. 10 p. M, A10.55 p. m.
Hallowell. 1884 q. m. 1881 a. m. NOUS q NJ
1905 p. m. 1894 pm. TAOS p. m. f5.l5 p. W.
TIE p. m. tl055 o. m.
Harmony. ti2. IS .. m.
Lewiston. t554 a M, 1881 q. m, sio.Os = M
t405 p. m. Sl0.55 p. m.
New York, "a p. m, TAOS p M
Portland. 81 a. M. t5.54 a. m. WIZ = n.'
sl00S m. 1906 p. M 1894 .. m t4Co p "
t719 q. M, *1o.55 o. m
Rocklahd 1854 a. m. teal a. m. t4O5 2. y, ;,
Skowhegan, C4.44 a. m. 1926 q m. y - IS p. ~
So. Gardiner t5.54 q. m. 93l q. M, tiuvs As.'
1905 p. M. 1894 p. m. IS. 10 pm f1.is p.''-'
*l055p p. m.
St. John, tl2.2l q m.
waterviile. tl22l q m. il2 40 am. Hz4 A.
1925 a. M. ti225 p. m. f223 p. m. " 5s p. '''
TIA p. IN. 1883 p. m. 1919,
Daily. { Except Sunday and NOES .s.
I Daily. except Monday. Daily. except sass-s
fSunday only.
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Editorial Comment
Character and Environment

(The Public Ledger
About eight out of every million
Englishmen commit a murder in
England each year. Yet last year,
in the United States, $50 Englishmen
INDUCED themselves in this crime.
DIR. Ben Reiman. director of the
Hobo College" of Chicago, is in
London trying to find an answer to
this riddle. He Is not the first to
question the sphinx. nor Is he likely
to be the last. He asks his ques-
ton straight-out: "Why do Eng
lishmen. who behave themselves at
home. become criminals when they
emigrate. to American" However
this question may be answered, one
thing seems fairly clear: that it IS
not entirely the so-called British
character that gives England her
lower murder rate. If this is so,
there may beshope even for America:
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MAINE GOSSIP
Spring Comes

Spring comes!
SheA smiles anew with CHEEKY face,
From winters chill, with charming
She leads the lengthening days apace.
Spring comes!
The sun upon his gracious way,
Riding yet higher with each day,
Holds back the night with lingering
ray.
Spring comes!
Her face now wet with April Showers,
And now made glad with earliest
Calls earth to rouse it's dormant
powers.
Spring comes!
With hope far flung and blossoms
With earth renewed and radiant air,
She scatters beauty everywhere.
Spring comes!
Singing again Faiths daring lay,
That Life is King, and far away
Deaths winter yields the Souls full
day.
Rev. A. Francis Walch.
Augusta, Maine.
The tangle from the vote on the
question of the removal of Sheriff
Cummings, appears to present the
legal question whether we have a
Governor and Council or "a Gov
ernor-and q Council"
Protestant ministers of Lewiston
and Auburn exchanged pulpits last
Sunday, nearly every member
preaching from the pulpit of q diff
ferent denomination than his own.
This idea was presented by a Lewis
ton minister at recent meeting of
the Pastors Union of the Twin
Cities and it was decided to give the
plan tryout.
Maine members of the Unitarian
Laymen's League are interested in
the announcement Of the sixth an
nual. institute conducted by the
League, which will be held at Star
Island. Isles of Shoals. off Ports
mouth, N. H., July 10 to II. The
speakers will include: J. M. Artman,
Phi. D., professor at the University
of Chicago; Rev. Frederick May
Eliot, minister of the Unity Church,
st. Paul, Mimi; and Isabel Kimball
Whiting of Cambridge, Mass,
author of Dramatic Services of
Worship Each chapter Of the
league Is entitled to send two Of
fetal delegates to the institute and
as many other members as accom-
modations will permit.
Charles H. Cox of Haverhill.
Mass, takes exception to the news
paper statement that Leonard J.
Boynton, 81 years of age, is the only
survivor of Company X, 2Sth Maine
Infantry, WHICH was commanded by
Col. Woodman. Mr.. Cox writes that
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tend the Luckymobile Is q locomo-
tive" laughed the funny old gentle
man rabbit, and footing his horn
three times, away he drove, singing
at the top of his high tenor voice:
The little wheelbarrow has only one
wheel,
But, goodness me! Do you hear 1t
squeal?
l CUES it needs oiling, but how can we
stop
Until we arrive at good repair shop
So get off the road land please don't
be slow. .sa -..--,
For I'm honking the horn to let you
We are coming along at mighty good
clip"
My goodness! I'm hoping that nothing
will slip
before your Uncle Dave writes the
next story.
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STEAM RAILROAD ACCIDENTS

There were 6,766 persons killed
and 137,4S5 persons injured in steam
railroad accidents In this country
last year. These totals show that
149 more were killed in 1925 than in
1924 but those injured were fewer
than in 1924 by 1904.
A feature of the report is the
number, 2.156, killed in accidents at
highway crossings. The number of
accidents at highway crossings was
$40. The total number of train
accidents, 20,7S5. This number is
smaller by 1883 than the number
for 1924. OF the number killed
2,644 were classed as trespassers.
Evidently not enough attention Is
being paid to the admonition: stop,
Look, Listen!"
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Kentucky Adopts State
Flower, Bird and Poet

Frankfort. KY. Apr. 1o--(AP,
Kentucky has formally adopted =
state flower. a state bird ana nafnee
a poet laureate within the last slxtv
days.
The flower Is the Golden Rod.
The Kentucky Cardinal, bird -
brilliant red pIummage, was choxsn
as the feathered representative N
the state.
Originating In the House. a resolu.
ton passed both assembly branches
naming DIR. J. G. T. Noe, professor A.
the University of Kentucky, as Poet
Laureate of Kentucky.
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Tuesday, April 10, 1926.

Wise forest protection does not
mean the withdrawal of forest re.
sources, whether of wood, water, or
grass. from contributing their full
share to the welfare of the people,
but, on the contrary, gives the as
suranes of larger and moro certain
supplies.-1heodore Roosevelt.
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A gang of boys set out to substi-
tute for New York's Whittemore
gang of thugs and murderers but 1t
was nipped in the bud by arrest of
the ringleaders. Boys will be boys
but these appear to need a job of
hard work with an exacting over
seer and pains and penalties for
failure to perform. But what place
is there where they may receive just
the kind of treatment they deserve
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I'VE have nice horseradish just in.
Would you like some?"
mo" answered Mrs. NNoolewed; at
would be no use to us; We don't keep
a horse"
do you consider it moral wrong
to cheat a lawyer asked the person
who is always looking for chance to
start something.
NO" replied the man whose spec
ialty Is worldly wisdom, "but I consid-
Ell 1t a physical impossibility.'
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BECAUSE one woman so advises
- others, and, because doctors so
urge, most women are deserving the
old-time sanitary pad" for a new
and better way.
Eight in 10 better-class women
now use "KOTEX."
Discards as easily as piece Of
tissue. No laundry. No embar-
rassment.
Five times as absorbent as ordi-
nary cotton pads. i
Deodorizes, thus ending ALL
danger of offending.
Obtainable at all drug and DEPART
msnt stores simply by saying
"KOTEX." You ask for it without
hesitancy.
Package Of IL costs only a few
cents. Proves old ways a needless
risk In fairness to yourself, try it.
< q T e <
No laandry-discard like tissue
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kins. Mrs. Carrie Ames and Mrs., ~
Austin
Miss Greta Clark Of Lakeside
the guest Friday Of her cousin. NJ.
Lila Cloves. iA
Clarence Jones was business can
or recently at Charles Lows. s'a-
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London's sellers of bananas see
trade dropping off now that the song
yes. We Have No Bananas" is go
ing out of use. Well. old songs have
. way Of coming back after time.
Meanwhile the dealers better offer
prize for another popular song to run
during the interregnum,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-13

A noted student informs the world
that the Chinese established a
League of Nations 546 years before
the birth of Christ. Well, they also
invented gunpowder. 1t was up to
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The. Governments experimenters
are making Roadway with under
water telephony and depth sound
ings. A few years ago governments
We're experimenting with depth
charges to destroy submarines.
Present conditions are preferable.
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It Is proposed to make a second
Niagara In the st. Lawrence by
means of dam forty miles below
ogdensburg. n. Y, but it may be
doubted whether it could get recog
milton on bridal tours.
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Try This Simple Method
For BIocbheod.

II you are troubled with these un-
slightly blemishes, get two ounces Z,
Calonite powder from any drug stors
Sprinkle a little on Q hot. wet cloth ana
rub over the blackheads. In few min.
utes every blackhead. big or little wifi
be dissolved away entirely.
mch16-30-apr13-27
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"Pussyfoot Johnson declares he lies
only to sinners to decoy them into
telling the truth. AS if the sinners
hadn't troubles enough. Verify the
way of the transgressor is hard.
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II we are going to have synthetic
beefsteak and mechanical milk, isn't
there rather poor outlook for the
cow?-Boston Globe-But she will
have left her cud and the habit of
chewing it.