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The Washington times., 1926-12-23
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The Washington times., 1926-12-23
Salient Facts

Making artificial silk stockings
Is now finding employment for over
1000 workers In this country
The Washington times., 1926-12-23
Long Species of Vine

WISTARIA vine, planted thirtythee Sierra
"A Madre, Caf grown length of $50 feet Each
the vine is covered with blossoms and people from all the
West make it point view this while sightseeing
The Washington times., 1926-12-23
This Day III Our History

this time during the history cf the Revolution Wasdhs
tons army was ii materi comforts On Dece
Der q 177 out Of an army 5000 mem If was eatea that
5000 Of them without shoes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-14
ALMOST UNANIMOUS

1t is inevitable, of course, that Gov
ernor Theodore Christensen should
have opposition for reelection. The
Farmer-Laborites and the Democrats
have no choice in the matter of put
ting up state ticket, unless they are
willing to allow their party to pass
out of existence. AS a matter Of
form both will put up state tickets.
But it will apparently, be only mat
ter of form, judging from the atti-
tude of many leaders of these two
parties in strongly endorsing Gov
ernor Christensen for reelection.
The Herald has heretofore repro
duced editorial comment from Demo-
cratic papers strongly endorsing Gov
ernor Christianson for reelection
Now comes the Glenwood Tribune
located in the very heart of the Far
mer-Labor organization strong
Farmer-Labor publication, with the
following comment upon the gubern
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-14

will be no student graduating with
such degree until next year. The
completion of this term, however, will
mark the end Of three years for those
taking that course and next year such
degrees will be handed out.
At Winona Teachers college four
students, the first to complete the
four-year course will receive the
Bachelor of Education degree. Wi
mona received her four year course
under authority given by the Mime
sofa Legislature in April 1921.
The event is significant in that it
places the professional preparation
to teach children on level with that
required in other responsible call
ings.
The college recognizes that to meet
the needs of the elementary schools
is its basic mission.
The college believe that the diplo-
ma work and indeed the certificate
work as partial preparation for rura
teaching will be strengthened by the
presence of the more advanced stu
dents.
Similar courses have been offered
for several years in most neighbor
ing states.
1t is only twenty years since Min.
nesota began to require the Teachers
college diploma for the primar!
grades.
1t is only ten years since the state
established the advanced diploma fol
grades 1 to 8 in all cities and villages
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-14

Gid John O'Connor came to Hast
ings, Nebraska, over a, half century
ago. He was a shoemaker by trade.
He worked hard and invested his saw
ings in Nebraska land at S1.25 an
acre. He never spoke to woman,
when he could get out of it, IN fifty
years. He never wrote or received a
letter in that time. He told folks he
had no relatives, and died without
will, leaving an estate worth a quar-
ter of million today. Within forty
eight hours after old Johns death the
news of his estate was known to
many and many an O'Connor. Claim
ants appeared from all over the globe
and $50 of them were in Hastings at
one time. A hundred women said
that John O'Connor was husband.
A couple of hundred claimed him as
brother and he had hundreds OF
nephews and cousins. They kept the
body in cold storage for three years,
where it was positively Identified by
many yearning relative. Early this
year the court, after thirteen years
of litigation upon which tens of thous-
ands of dollars had been expended,
decided that no claimant was entitled
to the money which now goes to the
state of Nebraska. A person could
perceive moral in such story. 1t
has it's comical side. It is interest
ing, anyway.-Grand Rapids Herald
Review
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-14
HOW'S YOUR TAG?
MINNES0TANS MAY
FACE ARREST
CAR AND TRUCK OWNERS FAIL
ING TO DISPLAY NEW 1926
LICENSES LIABLE NOW TO
PROSECUTION.

With April 1 the last day on which
motor vehicles owned in Redwood and
other counties of Minnesota were
operated lawfully without new 1926
license plates, thousands of owners
over the state face arrest while other
penalties are running up for those
who have yet to apply for new reg
istrations.
Mike Holm, secretary of state and
registrar of motor vehicles, said all
sheriffs and local police are asked
to arrest drivers of all autos and
trucks without 1926 license plates on
their machines, both front and rear.
While few slackers will grumble
against the procedure, it was held only
justice to the larger numbers who
have complied with the law and paid
their contributions to the fund used
entirely to improve and maintain the
trunk highways.
State motor vehicle taxes this year
are averaging less than $15 under the
new 1926 rates of "a per cent OF the
list price and 10 per cent annual de-
probation discount allowance, with
new $40 minimum, but higher rates
on commercial trucks, according to
figures from the registrars office,
The new average is nearly So below
that of last year, and by reason of it
the state highway fund will lose prob
ably more than $1,OOO,OOO, it was esti:
mated.
According to the motor vehicle tax
law, applications made after Feb. 15
incur delinquency penalties of q
cents day for 20 days and So 8
month thereafter
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-14

dLOf1al SITUATION.
The governor has the advantage
of already occupying the governor
chair and as most of his time has
been spent so far in getting the LAY
of the land" it does not seem fair
to give Christensen his honorable
discharge at time when his expert
ence would be Of the greatest value
to the state. In spite of the fact that
Christensen vetoed the supplement-
airy state aid school law, which was
introduced to equalize the education
al expense to all, and which meant
loss of about $4,000 to the people OF
Glenwood; and in spite of our dis
agreement on a few other matters, we
still believe that "Ted" has been the
best governor that Minnesota has had
for the last twenty years. Being a
human being, "Ted" naturally made
his mistakes, but in spite OF it all,
he has been real governor. =
Were it not for the necessity OF
the Farmer-Labor and Democratic
parties maintaining their legal stand
ing, we would suggest that they make
the reelection of Governor Christian
son unanimous in form as well as in
fact. However, with the clear un-
Outstanding of the situation confront
ing the opposition parties, the Gov
errors Republican friends are just
as appreciative of the attitude OF the
Governors Farmer-Labor and Demo-
cratic friends as if they actually re-
fuse to put tickets in the field.-Lu-
verne Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-14

Montevideo women are making pre-
parations to entertain the federated
women's clubs of the seventh district
in that city May Is and IA, when the
twenty-fourth annual convention will
be held. The federated clubs OF
Chippewa county will assist in enter
tanning. 1t is expected that there will
be about 500 delegates to the district
convention.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-14
Teacher College
to Grant Degrees

Because the four years course per-
hitting a degree of Bachelor of Edu-
cation has only recently been allowed
in the Mankato Teachers college there
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-04-14

Here lies all that's left of Harry;
at the railroad crossing he did not
tarry.-Railroad Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
WINDSOR

. WEST-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
'Capelle of South Acton, Mass, ar
rived at Beech Grove Farm on Tues
day evening for "a few days visit
with relatives. They have been
making an extended ITO trip. taking
in New York City and the Berk-
shires, later the Green mountains
and the White mountains. In all the
distance they have seen nothing more
beautiful than the forests in the
vicinity of Three Mile Pond on
Thursday morning of last week
The sessions of the South Kenne-
bee Association at the North Wind =
sor Baptist Church on Tuesday. Were
interesting and helpful throughout.
Ministers present were George H.
Hamlin. d. D., of the State Conven-
ton. Rev. Young of HalIowell. Rev.
Griffin and Rev. Johnson of Win
throp, Rev Dresser of Richmond
and Rev. Clarke of Gardiner. Dele
cations from the Richmond. Gardi-
ner and Vassalboro churches added
much to the pleasure of the occa-
sion.
Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin. of Winthrop.
who has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. w. S. Barton, returned on Wed
neSday
Lone Maple was wiped off the map
on Tuesday afternoon, when a truck
piled high with pressed hay, in driv-
ing out of the yard. caught the loop
OF the telephone and kept right on
going.
The Ladies' Union meeting at. Mrs.
Eta Barton's on Wednesday after
noon was well attended. Is women
being present. The next meeting
WI De with Mrs. Sadie Studley at
Gfeenknoll on Wednesday AFTERNOON.
October q.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
Editors Table

annette and Her Family" the
story of little girl of New Amster-
dam, by Dorothy Lyman Leetch, au-
thor of Tommy Tucker on a Planta-
ton" Pen and-ink full page and text
illustrations by L. j. Bridgman.
New York, the worlds greatest city,
owes much to the thriving Dutch
families who We're there when it was
New Amsterdam" Little Annetje's
home life, told with the same spright-
illness and wealth of knowledge that
make "Tommy Tucker so well liked
acquaints us with the manners,
habits, and methods of all these wor-
thy people. Their food. clothing. du-
ties, pastimes, school days and festal
occasions, often quaint and always in
teresting, are fully described. The
community life and general customs
are also given full attention. The
story closes at the important time
when the English sailed up the river
in way not to be resisted, and New
Amsterdam became New York The
large type and abundance of good
text illustrations help to make a
book Of exceptional value for all chill
dreN from six to ten. and readable for
any one,
Published by Lothrop, Lee. Shep-
ard CO., Boston Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
AS TO QUID PRO QUO

The giving of gratuities. until in
process OF time and custom they
come to be regarded as part and
parcel of the obligations, is seen in
the growth of the tipping system.
1t has many ramifications. For in
stance the Federal Trade Commits
sion has complained of the American
Disinfecting Company. Inc. charg-
ing unfair competitive trade prac-
tees and hearing is to be had.
In soliciting and securing business
from purchasing officials of such in
situations, the respondent has. the
complaint alleges, made 1t practice
for more than 10 years. past to offer
and give to these officials and others
deemed to have influence with such
officials, articles and merchandise of
substantial value as premiums or
gratuities to induce the purchase or
as reward for having purchased
respondents goods in preference to
the goods Of competitors. Respon-
dents" offers and gifts, the complaint
states, were made without the knowl-
edge and consent of anyone having
legal authority to- consent thereto
and were intended by respondent to
be appropriated to the personal use
and ownership of purchasing Of
fcials.
All of which may remind us that
kissing isn't the only award that
goes by favor: also that such gifts
as described, given as these are said
to have been given, arouse suspicion
as TO the guild pro quo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
Editorial Comment
Law Breakers

Uncle Dudley in Boston Globe)
When the Englishman abroad in
vestigates America he is appalled,
and bewildered at the disrespect for
law which he encounters here. 1t is
not merely in the matter of prohibit
, ton, but in countless other ways as
we'll Murders, holdups and other
crimes of violence crowd the news.
Men in prominent commercial circles
| are believed to consume an enormous
| amount of energy in evading the
provisions of the law. Women high in
social life are caught smuggling by
! customs officials The general at
| mosphere of breaking the rules,
when the umpire does not happen to
be looking, envelopes our athletic
fields.
All this the Englishman cannot
comprehend. In his own country
| laws are taken with great serious
ness. He wonders how America
which derived many institutions from
English sources, shows such a
marked divergence in this.
When a tree inclines the reason
may be that a twig was bent years
and years before. The origin of
American iawlessness may be found
in early colonial days, when Eng
ments here at long range, educated
generations Of Americans in artful
dodginS of the law.
A century before American indie
pendence was declared a British
agent tried to collect customs in
Boston and was thwarted by
capricious applications of local laws.
Goods we're landed at night, and
when he appeared on the scene he
was arrested for violation of the
curfew ordinance. They were
brought in on Sunday, and he, inter
ierlng, was charged. with breaking
the sabbath. The courts restricted
search warrants while the merchants
nullt communicating warehouses,
Wnen the agent raped at the door
OF one with his warrants the goods
were rolled next door. where he had
no right to search.
There were, of course. sound eco
nomic reasons because of which most
OF the English laws violated by the
americans were unavoidable. Yet
the very foundation of our system Is
pased upon violations of law ex-
lending over a period of much moro
IMAM century. American independ-
ence has its origin in violation of
law. Vi
Ihe reverse is true Of the liberty
which Englishmen enjoy in their
own country Every privilege that
they extracted from their overlords
was obtained with infinite difficulty
ana with admirable persistence
When the class at the top. or the
monarch capitulated, the change was
duly recorded in the statutes The
popular problem then became one Of
compelling Kings or Dukes to keen
the law. For Englishmen, law oh
servance thus was the basis of indie
pendence, just as law violation was
its condition over here.
It Is about time that we grew up.
stopped trying TO blame others ana
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
Editors Letter Box
Ward Officials Honest
Bar Public-Change Ballot
October %, 1926
Journal

october 70, 1876
Editor Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Maine
Dear Sir:
! have read your editorial In Sat
urday'S Issue relative to ward officials
with a great deal of interest | have
been active in Democratic politics in
Augusta for the last eight years and
| want to state in my Judgment the
ward officials in every ward in Au-
gusta are honest, capable and COM
petent and since l have been city
clerk, these officials have cooperated
with me in every way possible for
the good of all and never have l seen
any attempt on their part to allow
any unlawful act. Seven out of eight
of the. polling places are in control
of the Republican party so no one
can accuse us of playing politics.
There appears to be more or less
comment on the error in counting
ballots in Ward 3 on September Is.
To any one familiar with polling
places on election night, this error
would be excusable. The ward Off
Gals counted the straight ballots for
the head of the ticket first and then
counted the split tickets for the head
of the ticket and added these togeth-
er and gave the total to the clerk
then, instead of counting straight
ballots for other candidates, they
made the mistake of working on
split ballots and in the final report
forgot to count the straight ballots
for other candidates on the ticket.
I suggest the following:
That Immediately after the. clos
ing of polls, that the public be bar
red from the polling places. Ward
officials are entitled TO peace and
quietness while counting ballots.
Spectators make more or less noise
and much annoyance is caused by
expert advisors" on counting split
ballots.
That for compensation ward Off
Gals, in cities where the polls open
at O'Clock in the morning should
receive SO and overtime after 8
o'clock at night
That a bill be introduced at the
next Legislature changing the Maine
ballot to conform with the Massa-
chusetts ballot. This would elimin-
ate the large square at the top of the
party column for the voter would
make cross opposite every candi-
date for whom he desires to vote.
This would do away with the con-
fusion in voting that now exists in
Maine.
Truly Yours
DAN W. CONY
City Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
WAYNE

NORTH-Pansies, phlox and 9TH
ers are bravely blooming in spite of
several freezes and nearly three
inches of snow Wednesday night. A
uandeIlon blossom was also seen in
the earlier part of the week.
III. y. Chase, superintendent of
schools of Livermore and Wayne.
has rendered his resignation to take
ERECT the first of November.
Mrs. Carlos Osgood cut her finger
badly with a grass hook while as
slstlng her mother in the fall care
of plants
vaughn ketchum passed the week
end at his home in Albion.
Work is fast progressing on the
STATE road at North Wayne towards
winthrop, which will be q great i'm
provement as part of that piece
OF road was in a very bad condition
in the spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
CHINA

SOUTH - Miss Gladys Proctor.
'2S, has been appointed business
manager of the Pinnacle" which
will be published sometime in the
winter.
Manager Orlave Kitchen has been
making arrangements for the basket
ball schedule.
Word has been received from Mr..
and Mrs. Neal D. \ Newlin, former
principal at the school. that they are
now settled in their new home at
Alhambra, California.
Miss Ruby Shuman, 1918. is teach
ing Mathematics and Science at
"Mineville High school, MineviIle. n.
7. She received a B. s. degree at
Colby College the past year. This is
her firth year of teaching since she
was graduated from Erskine Acad :
envy.
The trustees have hired Pearl
Crockett. of Brooks, Maine, to com
plete the well which is located near
the entrance of the GYM. Mr..
crockett started to drill Thursday
morning and win run va night aud
day Shift until the woRk is com
pleted- The drillers have erected a
portable canvas house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
MAKE MORE NM

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Rid your system Of comet
its poisons. DR.. Edwards g ~
let's remove them gently IN
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and bring back normal vio, eoa1
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quickly on bowels and liv. w. e
Take DR.. Edwards ou.'. d
and keep fit for the daily ~.
sands Of happy men ana s, -
them regularly as an aid ]. ~
their everyday tasks. Kno,s' 4
their olive color, 15c. Az :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26

mo, you can't climb a tree,"
With a dreadful grin,
Mr.. Wicked Wolf growled
AS he stroked his chin,
and he crept closer to the poor little
rabbit, whose pretty pink nose twin
killed. with fright just like star on
a frosty night.
"Oh. please don't put me in your
old gunny sack" begged the little
trembling bunny, as the wicked
beast slipped the sack off his shoul-
der.
Don't you hurt Little Jack Rab-
Bit" shouted Squirrel Nutcracker
from his tree house doorway.
What business is that of yours ?"
| asked Mr.. Wicked Wolf, looking up
with a snarl.
You're an old robber," answered
Squirrel Nutcracker 1--WE a good
| mind to hit you with a nut"
"Ha, hal" laughed Mr.. Wicked
Wolf. That wouldn't even tickle
me. But advise you to keep quiet"
II won't" shouted back the brave
gray squirrel, and he threw down a
nut. hitting the old wolf squarely on
! the head.
I'll not argue with you any
| longer, he cried, and opening his
| gunny sack. he grinned at the poor
little bunny.
| Hey, there!" shouted Squirrel
( Nutcracker.
| Stop your chatter" commanded
! Mr.. Wicked Wolf, growing red in the
face with anger. I'll pitch a stone
at you, you old jumping nutcrack-
eri"
You couldn't hit me-" laughed the
/ old squirrel, whisking about on the
branches. You couldn't hit barn
door,"
Dear me. This made Mr.. Wicked
Wolf dreadfully angry. He at once
| hunted for a big stone, and when he
| found one, he threw it, Bang! against
a big limb. My goodness, what a
| smack,
fla. ha!" chartered the old gray
squirrel, darting up and down the
tree trunk. Mr.. Wicked Wolf, you
couldn't hit a haystack. oh, my
but you're a poor shot"
| My goodness. again. What a
noise the old squirrel did make. He
made so much noise that Mr. Wick
ed Wolf never heard the pitter pat
ter OF the Policeman Dogs feet
No. sir Mr., Wicked Wolf never
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
GET THE HIT.AND- RUN
DRIVERS

The chances of escape for the hit
and-run driver would be few and far
between II there were special and
concerted effort made to apprehend
him. The A. A A. is urging that
this be done. II there be a general
response 1t will be done. First get
the miscreant's number. Be sure to
do this and the rest will be COM
Fparatively easy.
President Henry of the Association
would also educate the public to the
folly OF yielding to the impulse to
run away from trouble. Once the
offending motorist does this he as
sumes the burden Of proving his in
nocence, whereas had he stood by
that would have been a presumption
in his favor. He is the victim of
fear and to him that unpleasant
word coward" is applicable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
SUCCESS FROM THAT OTHERS
ABANDONED

dong with comments on the five
day week and cultural progress Incl
dent thereto appears an article re-
specting development In an old New
England town, where Poles have
bought abandoned farms and are
making them profitable.
The former owners had decided
either that these farms were I'M
profitable or required too much of
drudgery and they sought other
fields. We hope they did well. They
may have been fitted for more
lucrative employment and shorter
hours. 1t is fortunate, however, that
the productive capacity Of this land
was not permitted to lie idle.
The Poles came. They began with
work, early and late, and they are
yet working. The women and chill
dren worked in the fields with the
leans hesitate to encourage. This
toll in the fields was largely directed
to raising onions, which require a lot
of drudgery, men, women and chill
dren on their knees wedding the
beds, a work that as Yet cannot be
done by machinery.
But however the bystanders might
regard this; however sordid it might
appear TO the onloolers the Pole.
persisted. A decade passed and nov
it is evident that for all the lowly
drudgery to which they subjected
themselves they cherished in theil
hearts purposes and ideals Theil
children are receiving the benefits o
education; most homes have {
garage and many radio The!
have money and economic independ
ence. They are not living from
hand to mouth nor are buying on tn,
instalment plan with futures mort
gagged to the collectors of payments
Experience has shown that PEG
pie made economically independcn
by their own efforts become as (,
rule good citizens, possessing quail
ties which make for Rogressiv
stability, especially if they evince
purpose TO improve their condition
intellectually as we'll as financially
In competition with them wha
would become of the flve-day weel
workers?