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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
why He Didnr walk.

As the large ocean liner pulled into
it's New York berth an immigrant
hung over the railing watching with
eager eyes the scene before him.
Some engineering operations on the
adjoining wharf aroused his interest.
The engineers had employed a diver,
and, as the newcomer stood watching,
the diver came to the surface.
"Blimey," he said to a bystander.
'ff had a suit like that I'd q
walked over, too."-Forbes Maza-
zine.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
sweet Childish 1nnocence

did you make that face at me?"
roared the schoolmistress.
mo, maam," said the little boy,
you just happened to walk in front
of it."-London Daily Express.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
The COnspiratOrs.

The young master arrived home late
and encountered the housemaid re-
turning from her day out"
why, Jane" he said jocularly,
this is a nice time of night to come
home"
Jane: Yes, sir. What would mis-
sus say to us if she w"-Pear-
sons Weekly, London.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
a Place in the sun.

I'm going to open grocery store
in Arizona"
Its 10 in the shade there"
'T don't have to stay in the shade
all the time"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
Somebody Knew.

Fond Wife: viii, do you know you
haven't kissed me for eight days?
Absent minded Husband: No? Dear
me- how annoying! Whom have /
been kissing?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
ABE MARTIN

All tn opinions are formed these
days six months before a jury gifts
seated, Home grown children III soon
be as scarce as buggy whips.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13

An initial dividend of 40 cents a
share has been declared on the new
stock of the Amerada corporation, pay
able April 80 to holders of record
April %.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
PZucked From the Plains

"Oh, you must remember her! She
was the plainest girl in the village.
But / forgot-that was after you
left"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
sHH ALWAYS HAS ONE

SHE ALWAYS HAS ONE.
China has evidently secured book
of blank war permits from the League
of Nations.
Copyright, 1926, by the Bell Syndi.
cate, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
PLKERS.

Paris hotel keepers are going to
boost prices twenty-five per cent. II
they make it a hundred, visitors from
New York will begin to feel at home
over there
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
In the wrong Job.

A young artist was visited by a
wealthy merchant. After looking at
a number of pictures the business
man said:
young man, do you sell many of
these pictures?'
"Of course" the artist replied un-
truthfully, thinking that at last he
was about to sell a picture.
''Well," said the merchant, eff you
will come, to my office tomorrow l
will give you a good job. 1 have
been looking for a salesman like you
for years."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
OF NO CONSEQUENCE.

1t is said that there will not be
standing room on the earth in 1000
years But what the world will be
interested in is parking room.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13
Motive Not Neglect.

MONAVe NOL NCSSACCNs
A certain colonel was inspecting
the stables belonging to a cavalry
barracks. All went well until sud
denly his eagle eye discovered a
festoon of spiders webs.
whats the meaning of this?" he
demanded angrily.
"Shure; sor," explained the Irish
sergeant, as he saluted, I'VE have
them there on purpose to privint the
flois taxing tn horses"
OF Course, OF Course.
Singular, isn't it, how the obvious
escapes us sometimes. We wrote the
other day about a fish that washes
it's young, and an exchange is won
dering how on earth the little ones
get dried. why, on fish line
probably this is doubt she reel So
luton of this problem.-Boston Aran~
script
A TOngue-SIfp.
do you. remember Miss Smith
mo- I can't say / do"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-13

Dispatch Telephones-S1 and 50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
Production in 1925
Of Lumber i'm u. S.

washington D. c., Dec. 22.-The
Department of Commerce announces
that, according to data collected at
me census of manufacturers taken in
1926, the production of lumber. lath.
and shingles in the United States in
1925 was as follows: Lumber, $685.
GAL thousand feet, board measure. an
increase of 81 per cent as compared
with 35,930,9S6 thousand feet in 1924:
lath, 3,161,137 thousands, an increase
OF 6.S per cent as compared with p
$4,000 thousands in 1924; and shin
giles, 7,S5o,422 thousands, an increase
OF Il per cent as compared with g.
S62,3S5 thousands in 1924
OF the IS states reporting the pro-
duction of lumber for 1925, "a showed
increases and % decreases as COM
pared with the output for 1924. the
greatest amount of increase being in
Dictated for Washington, for which
state the lumber cut-over 1000. 600
thousand feet-was greater than that
reported by any state at any fpre-
ceding census. Twelve other states
SHOW a production of more than L.
100000 thousand feet for both 1925
and 1924.
Seven kinds Of wood contributed
more than 100000 thousand feet
each to the total cut for each Of the
two Years. Die predominating woods.
as for previous years, were yellow
pine and Douglas fir. which contri-
buted 34.5 per cent and 21.3 per cent,
respectively, of the total production
for 1925, as against 34.7 per cent and
EOS per cent, respectively, of that
for 1924. Only one of the seven woods
Of chief importance-white pine
showed a decrease for 1925 as COM
pared with 1924.
The cut of lumber In 1925 by CIR
cular saws and by band or gang saws
amounted to 13.447,653 thousand feet
and 24.S90,9SS thousand feet, respec-
lively,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22

can stage. These young ladies will
offer the very latest of dances, Jimmie
Evans (himself) will be aided =
that popular Jewish comedian Micky
Flynn. Mr.. Evans has brand new
comedy scenes for these engagements.
modern, up to- the-time humor, es-
pecially written for his new presenta-
lions.
Miss Evelyn Parr and Miss Betty
Shaw have several new duets OF the
surprise kind. The dancing part OF
the attraction will be a revelation.
individual numbers will be presented
by Miss Evelyn Breem, who will in
troduce some of the very latest New
York dances. Miss Marie Murpf
who leads the ponies will be with the
Revue in some Of her late numbers.
Miss Edith O'Connell and s'fss Peg
gle Cuhna, two petite girls, viii de-
light the audience with their duets.
Clarke RAIDER and Sam Ford, those
two dashing boys, will give a clever
impersonation of soft-shoe dancing.
The Jimmie Evans Revue has be-
cor in musical comedy What the
old stage favorites were in the drama.
Jimmie always has good clean snow
and he promises his many friends IN
Augusta that the shows he offers Will
be novel and amusing. The same
popular prices will prevail.
On the screen Doroth Gish will be
seen in London" A moving picture
of life as it's lived lover There II
Is a unique cinderella" story because
of the Importance of the authentic
London scenes amidst which the ro-
nance of little slum girl weayes its
adventurous way on her rise to love
and richeS.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
"Mike" BrOadcasts
Health Talk by
Health Commissioner

Portland, Me-, Dec. ZI.--StTsSSiHs
the Importance Of recording vital
statistics, DR.. Clarence +. Kendall OF
Augusta. State commissioner OF
health, gave the weekly health mes
sage broadcast this evening from ra-
do station WcSH at the Congress
Square hotel In this city.
.rhroughout the world there IL an
ever increasing interest IN MAINTAIN
Ing correct records of finance, maxi
ing collections OF books for libra
ries. of geological and other speci-
m ens for museums, but of how much
greater Importance is a correct col
lection, tabulation and analysis OF
births, marriages, divorces, deaths
and sickness which may be known
as the bookkeeping of humanity"
said the commissioner.
1.-THE great import, It periods OF
life are birth. marriage and death.
How very important 1t is that there
should be a correct record of these
important events with other incl
dents which may affect the health
and length of their lives.
"A successful life Is not always
one which may be successful finan-
cially but If the system of events
which forecast his demise are no.
ticed, so that he may combat to pre-
vent them from making premature
end of life, he may be considered
much more successful. The essential
thought of our personal. social and
national problems should be human
life from it's beginning to it's end. All
thoughtful people acknowledge this
but how often we are surprised at
the way people neglect this vital
fact.
1.-The farmer does not fail to reg
lister his blooded or pedigreed stock,
yet children are born. become faith
ers and mothers and die without any
record of their existence having been
made.
Large amounts Of money are
spent annually in preventing disease
from destroying vegetables, plants
and animals, and to collect statistics
in regard to them, yet there is not
q place probably in the whole coun-
try where the correct number Of
cases of contagious diseases or the
exact number of deaths from these
are obtainable.
THE reporting of vital statistics
is OF the greatest Importance to the
individual. No successful business
man would think of carrying on his
business without an accurate tabu-
iation OF the events which make his
business successful. These tabula-
IONS are very important, yet of how
much greater importance is the cor
rect tabulation of those events In
each individuals life which, taken as
a whole, affect the lives and per-
haps destinies Of nation"
In conclusion. Commissioner Ken
dali pointed out that the vital sta
ustics law requires that every birth
and death be registered. he describ-
ed the method of registering these
| statistics, and he related instances
showing the Importance of reporting
births.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
Auto Fatalities
During Year 1925

washington, ID. c., Dec. 22.-The
Department of Commerce announces
that in the registration area of the
United States there were 1851 ac-
cidental beats In 1926 charged to au-
tomobiles and other motor vehicles
excluding motorcycles,) and that the
death rate from this cause was II
per 100000 population against 1871
in 1924. 14.9 in 1928, 1875 in 1922, and
Ills in 1921.
1t should be noted, however, that
the deaths assigned to automobile
accidents do not include those due
TO colilsfons of automobiles with
street cars and with railroad trains.
Therefore. as in 1925 there were 49S
deaths due to collisions of automo-
biles with street cars and 1856 due
to collisions with railroad trains,
those deaths If added to the 1851
assigned to a ltomobile accidents
would make for he registration area
grand total of 1885 deaths due to
accidents in which automobiles were
involved and would raise the rate
from IL to 1873. per 100000 popula-
ton.
As in 1925 the registration area
included only 1914 per cent of the to-
tai population of the United States.
by assuming that the number of
automobile fatalities reported in the
registration area comprises S9.4 per
cent OF the number of fatalities in the
entire United States, it has been es-
tlmated that the total number of
lataIties in that year due to acct
dents in which automobiles were in
VOWED was approximately 1882.
In the 81 states for which data are
available for the five year period 1921
to 1925 the number of these deaths
as shown in the attached table. in
creased from $3.50 in 1921 to I6.14S
In 1925. and the corresponding rates
were ia and ia.
In the 66 cities for which similar
data are available, the number of
deaths increased from 4.4l5 in 1921
to 6.3oS in 1925, and the rate in
creased from I5.S to 2I.2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
Auditors Dept.
Has Christmas Party

State Auditor Gilbert d. Havford
and the clerks employed in his Of
flee enjoyed their annual Christmas
party in the Rest Room at the State
House last evening. following sup
per served at 5:15 P. M. The menu
consisted of oyster stew, rolls, ices
and coffee. The rest room was very
Hastily decorated for the occasion
ana IN one corner was the Christ
mas tree aglow with colored lights.
PRESENTS were exchanged. these in
Guiding numerous souvenir gifts with
appropriate designations. The com
mittee in charge of the party con-
sisted of: Chairman. w. E. S. Berry.
Mrs. Alice Wyman and Miss Ethel
Knowles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22

Senate Chamber at the State House
on Thursday afternoon. Dec. %, at z
o'clock, Secretary CRUDE b. Cornish
of the board announced yesterday.
Children without their parents will
not be admitted, but IL accompanied
by their parents they will be vel
coined.
Secretary Cornish stated that xloO
is still needed by the board to
square up accounts for the enter
prise, and donations will be CRATE
fully received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
FREEDOM

SOUTH-Mr. and Mrs. Will Rowell
are home from Hartford, Conn,
where they have had employment.
Mrs. Eta Adams is at home after
visiting at Bert Sprowrs at McFar-
land Corner.
School has closed for a weeks va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Griffen have
moved from the home of their son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22

Commissioners Neil L. Violette Of
the State Department OF Forestry, IN
his biennial report which was sub
mitted to Governor Ralph .. Brew
ster yesterday, calls attention to the
growing Importance of Names for
est resources in relation to the con-
tinued prosperity of the State.
1.-THE largest forest area in the
East. No other New England state
has such a wealth of forest re-
sources" says Commissioner Violette
in part. beside the nearly 10000
600 acres incorporated in the Maine
Forestry District, there are some
100000 acres outside of this dis
trict in organized towns and in con-
nection with agricultural lands.
About rs percent of the total area of
the State is wooded"
The importance of the forests of
the State to the railroads is empha
sized in the statement: Forest pro-
ducts constitute over so percent OF
the total freight tonnage originating
in Maine and are, therefore. the
mainstay of the transportation sys-
tenn. Almost as great a percentage
OF the entire capital invested in
manufacturing industries is in the
wood using industries"
Reference is made to the increas-
ing value of the forests from the
standpoint of recreation, and the
commissioner says: Maine, the
Playground of the Nation as a
recreation center could not exist
without her forests, and the demand
for recreational uses of the forests
is increasing annually. as many of
the recent developments on a large
scale in this state during the past
few years will testify"
Summing up, he makes this state
ment: I'm short, 1t is an established
fact that no other single resource
has such an important influence.
both direct and indirect on the gen.
eral prosperity of the people, II,
helping to stabilize agriculture and
business prosperity in general"
According to the tabulations pre-
pared for this latest report, 9,7OO,-
600 acres are included in the Forest
ry District, under the direct supervi-
sion of the forest commissioner. Fire
protection within this district, in
Guiding fire fighting, is organized and
paid for by the State through an
assessment secured by a special tax
of Ia mills on the dollar on all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
ADJUSTMENTS
OPERA HOUSE

The Wednesday show at the Opera
House promises to be lively one.
from a theatrical viewpoi t, for the
Jimmie Evans Revue are unloading a
heap Of gay and cheerful entertain
ment. Catchy music, new songs,
clever dances and new comedy. With
new scenery and new wardrobe.
Everything entirely different tl-an
shown here in previous engagements.
The Revue will be presented by a
company of N25 talented performers,
and chorus of IA of the snappiest
and prettiest chorines on the Ameri-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22

Governor Ralph O. Brewster VIII
give the response to the toast to
"Forefathers' Day" at the annual
dinner of the New England Society
of New York to be held this Wednes-
day evening at Hotel Waldorf in
New York CITY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
Invite Citizens to
Christmas Tree
For the State Wards

All Interested citizens are cordiaIlv
invited to attend the Christmas tree
party to be held by the State Board
OF Children's Guardians for the State
wards in kennebec county. in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
RAILROADS. Welt ARE LINKED UP
WITH FORESTS, COM. v|0LETTE
POINTS OUT IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT

property within the district. Provi-
sion has been made for any adjoin-
ing town or plantation to avaii
itself of this protection at any time
by vote of it's Inhabitants.
Outside the Forestry District is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22

Daniel Griffen, to the home of their
daughter, Mrs. w. M. Rowell.
Nathan Russell was caller at o.
B. Wards, Sunday evening.
Grace Rosa Thompson was caller
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Seward daily gateway., 1926-06-15
SOuRDOUCH RECALLS DAYS OF LONG AGO
 OLD SEWARD TOWN
"REMINISCENCES OF oLDTiMER BRINGS TO MIND MANY
 EARLY-DAYERS
By SoURDouGH BILL

Let's see, remunated the Oldtimer, it was just 20 years ago that Randall H. Kemp was the editor and publish
Seward daily gateway., 1926-06-15

CT of The Gateway. The Seward Com mercial Company was running fun blast then and was called the W-hits House on the levee. Then there was W A. McPherson, scenic photograph CT who did a rattling good business. Cameron & Wilkes were the paint CTS of the town and the Moose Cab in Cafe was popular eating house and a bakery. The Commerce, then owned by Peterson & Brown, was a regular rooming house where the mi ner and prospector could get honest weight for his dust. The Northern saloon was owned by E. L. White more. The Board of Trade was an other popular public place where one could Quench their their thirst ss only the choicest Of liquors were sold. F
 V. Thomas owned it. P. H. Karstedt was Stewards watchmaker. The Lake side dairy was operated by J. D. John ston and the milk was just as good as now. Chas. Crawford did general blacksmithing, the same as he is do- ing today. Walter L. White ran the Seward News Go. Small & Gas brenner conducted the Bay City mar ket, The Coleman House was own ed by H. N. Coleman. Wallace < Thomson were the proprietors of the Ashland House and the Bank saloon.
 The Northwestern Steamship Com pany carried the '. s. mails in those early days with the fast express steamer Santa Clara, the Scr. Dora and the Str. Excelsior. E. R. Gray was the
 agent for the line Then there was
 the Alaska Commercial O., with the
 steamers Bertha and Portland. Brown
 & Hawkins was the company's local headquarters. Among the profession al men were Dr. c. T. Daggeu, Dr. c. L. Hale, H. H. HnGeth, and E R Gray, notary pubIics, Cecil N. Clegg, a rising young attorney, Q. Lascy. Frank H. Lascy, mineral and land sur veyors. Crary & Ogden were attor- neys-inlaw, and Gould and Connor ran a barber shop. The Square Deal res taurant was owned by M. C. Kidder and was located on Washington S. W A. Bell conducted a smoke shop and A. J. Carlson ran the Troy laun- dry. Brown & Hawkins had a large store even in those early days, as also did J. L. Graef. Richards & %. had a furniture store, and the Commerce cafe was then run by ". Levin and William Johnson. There were nume-- ous other places but it is SD far back it is hard for me to remember them
Seward daily gateway., 1926-06-15

MT. and Mrs. A. \. Comet, prom nent Fasteners, were among the round trippers on the :, s. Alaska who enjoyed their day and half stay in Seward. MT. Connect is recognized as being one of the most noted power plant constructors in the United States.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-06-15

'<The best In the north" The Seward Weekly Gateway. $500 8 year and worth it.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-06-15

Garden seeds and onion sets St Brown & Hawkins Corporation.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-09-10
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. R. CLOPTON
Leaves Infant SOn-Husband
Died in Oregon Last June
Was Well Known Here

Mrs. Ruby Clopton, widow of the
late Rex Clopton, died late Friday
night at the Pinewood hospital, where
she was taken II days before after a
son had been born to her at the home
Of her mother Mrs. Effie Dennis, 402
East Lamme. Mr. Clopton passed
away in Oregon about two months
ago.
Funeral services for Mrs. ClOpton
were held Tuesday afternoon at the
West chapel with the Rev. E. T.
Standifer officiating. Burial was in
the Bozeman cemetery. The singers
were Miss Mary Davidson and Miss
Rita Henry, and the pallbearers were
M. J. N'Connell, Frank Wilton, w.
Ray Deem, Fred Holmdahl, H. P.
Railey and Harold Korslund.
Mrs. Clopton, before her marriage
Miss Ruby Dennis, was born at
Springfield, Mo. She was married at
Livingston in November of last year
and soon thereafter accompanied her
husband to Irrigon, Oregon, where he
died in June. She accompanied the
body to Bozeman, and had been here
since that time.
Besides her infant son, Mrs. Cloptor
is survived by her mother, Mrs. Den
mis-, two brothers, and three sisters
The Bozeman courier., 1926-09-10

: With business activities virtually
suspended, Labor day in Bozeman was
quiet, there being no public Demon
strations. A large number of people
took advantage of the double holiday
to tour Yellowstone park, go fishing,
or disport themselves at various near
by resorts. A feature of the day out
side the city was the picnic held at
Bozeman Hot Springs by the Modern
Woodmen of America. The affair was
largely attended, and proved most en-
joyable.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-09-10
LITTLE DEMAND
FOR LABOR NOW

HELENA.-Winter logging opera
tions are beginning IN western Mon
tana with a number OF men being
sent to camps each day from Mis-
soula, according to the monthly labor
survey made by the state division Of
labor and publicity. Resident labor
is generally employed in the cities Of
the state but there is nc room for
transients, the report says.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-09-10
]. R. SCOTT HEADS
POULTRY BREEDERS

j. R. Scott of Helena was elected
president of the Montana Poultry
Breeders association, according to re-
suits of a canvass last week of the
annual mail ballot.
J. L. Dorsch of Butte was chosen
vice president; Mrs. Margaret Kahn
of Butte, reelected secretary; Mrs.
J. P. Sundquist of Chinook, commits
sioner, and C. A. Greenfield of Butte,
member of the executive board for
three years.