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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
PITTSTON

NORTH-Miss Marjorie HUFF, who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
George Sparrow, for a few weeks, re-
turned to her home in Portland sat
urday. She was accompanied by her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leav-
ittt, who stayed over the weekend.
The school children are busy get
ting ready for a Halloween enter
tainment and box social which they
will hold at the schoolhouse Friday
evening, October %.
This place was visited with quite
little snow storm early Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Addie Lawrence is stopping
with her father for a while.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
BURNHAM

A. NJ. McNally and William Nc
Allister left by auto Tuesday morn
ing for the South, where they plan
to pass the winter
superintendent of Schools. 6. NJ.
ID. Grant, of Unity, was business
visitor in town Tuesday.
AT business meeting OF the Burn
ham, Benton locals of the New Eng
land Milk Producers Association on
Monday evening. G. J. Mudgett was
elected delegate to attend the an
nual meeting in Boston next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
Burnham GRANGE

Burnham Grange. No. 509. enter
tanned its deputy. Mrs. Annie Aboru
and Mr.. Aborn. of Belfast, ut THEN
regular meeting on Tuesday evening
treat of candy and So led peanuts
was served. Two visitors were pres
ent from Sebasticook Grange. Mrs
Minnie Gerald has been elected Lee
turer in place of Mrs. Sylvia Brown
who is away for the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
MAINE RELIGIOUS LEADERS
HOLD DIVISIONAL CONFERENCES.
SECOND DAY OF CONVENTION

Splendid Array of Speakers at Thursday
Meetings - Governor Brewster Principal
Speaker at General Assembly in the Eve
ning-Convention to Continue Through To-
day with Feature Program in City Hall
Auditorium Tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22

ton; monologue, Sister Flora Houd-
lett; story, Brother Russell; duet,
Sister. Turner and Brother Clark !:
remarks, Brother Frank Dodge; re-
citation. Sister Augusta Little, who
responded to an encore: song by
Grange: remarks, Brother Huston.
Closed in form. Attendance 50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
PALERMO

BRANCH MILLS Mrs Merriam
Berry was q visitor last weeli-at G.
A. Bradstreets
Mrs. Harriet Chadwick passed Sat
urdays and sunday with relatives at
Clinton
Mr., and Mrs. 4. ". Jordan ereer-
tanned friends over the week end.
:. G. Parmenter and son. A&er,
were callers in Augusta. SATURDAY.
f. X. Dove has had lightning fods
put on his buildings.
The Fish and Game Association
have engaged the haIl for their san-
nual ball to be held November 10
Mrs. Clarence Worthine passed a
few days in Gardiner and Augusta
last week.
Mrs. D. W, Worthing and daughter.
Louise, We're guests last sunday of
Mrs. Frank Harrington of Augusta.
s. G. Parmenter ana son Aleer and
Mrs. Ida Young have returned ffom
a visit with Frank Mccormick and
family of Brewer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Choatk Of
California passed several days OF
last week as guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
George Worthing.
Miss Stewart of Nova Scotia, and
Mr.. Bredeen of Wilton, who have been
visiting at +. Il. Doves, left lastaweek
for Augusta where they We're united
in marriage. They were accompanied
there by Mr.. and Mrs Dove.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22

those who had received training
through young manhood and woman
hood and thus serve the council rs
well as the individual
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
LIBERTY
LOCAL NOTICE

Al Community hall tonight. 3act
Comedy Daddy" .oct22dlt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
Howard Reed

Howard Reed died Tuesday after
noon at his home in the village fol-
lowing critical illness of several
weeks from "a complication of dis
eases Mr.. Reed was born in Burn
ham AZ years ago and had resided
here a greater part Of his life. He
leaves many friends who deeply
regret mis- passing, and extend SYM
pathy to the daughter. Some years
ago he was married to a young lady
in DiXmont, and her death occurred
there after few years OF married
Ire He is survived by the daughter,
Miss Josephine Reed, who has lived
with her father and kept house for
him since her mothers death, ana a
sister, Mrs. Nellie Stimson of Boston.
who has been caring for him the past
two or three weeks. cousin, Leon
McNaily, has assisted in caring for
him during his illness Funeral ser
vices will be held from the church.
Thursday forenoon at 8 o'clock. and
the remains will be taken to Dixmont
for interment in his lot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Cunningham went
/ Wednesday to Boston. where Mrs.
Cunningham will enter a hospital for
further treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Gerald have re
turned from an auto trip through
Aroostook county and to Mrs. Ger
AIDS former home in New Bruins
wick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
Funeral of Elizabeth ParmenteT

Funeral services for Miss Eliza beth
Parmenter who died in China Thars-
day were held at the church. Sasur-
day at 10 o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Jones of
South China officiated Miss Far
menter was a christian woman and
highly respected. She had been in
failing health for number of years
and although unfortunate and an
happy in her last days she Kept
strong religious faith and often re
marked that she had. a home in glpry
to which she was longing to go. In
terment was in the Branch Cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22

The Dramatic club will go To lib
erty next Friday evening, Octobers23.
Where they will present the drama
Daddy" at the Community hall
Dancing VIII follow the play ION
Monday night, October %, they Will
give the same drama at Jefferson
CENTER-Otto Turner of Augusta,
and Wesley Turner OF Portland, were
Monday morning callers at w. w.
Turner's. :
Frances Smell of Gardiner, passed
the weekend at home
The third class highway, which, Is
under the supervisor of Mahlon Mel
son is nearing completion
Everett Jones moved the houpe-
hold goods, of Rev and Mrs. George
Davis to jay. Monday.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
RETAIL CLERKS
Meet and Plan Benefit Show
in Near Future

Retail Clerks Union No. 119 met
in regular session Monday night. De-
spite the big snow storm of that
night there was large attendance.
Two new members were added to the
roster and much other business was
transacted. The important feature OF
the evening was consideration of a
new working agreement with the local
merchants whose stores are conducted
under union conditions. The presen.
agreement expires June 1st of this
year. A committee was named to pre-
sent to the merchants for their ap-
proval the agreement as drawn by the
local.
A proposition was presented for the
union taking part in benefit show at
the Jefferson theatre in conjunction
with the Robertson Players, now play
inc at the Jefferson. The proposition
was practically agreed upon, and a
committee named to further arrange
ments. This committee will report in
detail on the arrangements at the
next meeting of the local. 1t is plan
ned to hold the benefit shortly after
Easter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
PINCHOT is ASKED
TO TALK TO MINERS

Harrisburg, Pain appreciation of
his services during the anthracite
strike, the miners requested Governor
Pinchot to address the tri-district con.
vention that indorsed the settlement
agreed to by their wage committee.
The invitation was signed by Off
cials of the international and of the
three anthracite districts.
"As governor of Pennsylvania" the
invitation states, "you maintained,
through nearly eight months of nego-
tiation and strike, the most keen and
personal interest and diligently devot-
ed your time, energy and brilliant tai
ents to the problem of bringing about
an honorable peace.
"The high courage displayed by you
in making known to the public the
essential facts of the great contro-
versy in the face of bitter and adverse
criticism has rarely been equalled by
any figure in our national life. Your
constructive service to the public in
terest sets high standard of Ameri-
can craftsmanship"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
LIFE INSURANCE
BY Unions a Natural Exten-
isOn of Workers in Eco
nOmic Field

New York-Organized Iabor's en-
trance into the life insurance field is
the natural extension of the workers
tendency to occupy new positions Of
social economic advantage, says DR.
Herman Frank, writing in Justice.
The new movement is directed BY
the Union Labor Life Insurance Com.
pany, with headqquarter in the A. F
of l.. building, Washington; Matthew
Vol, president of the Internationa
Photo Engravers' Union, is president
and George w. Perkins, president OF
the Cigarmakers' Internationa
Union, is secretary An executiv.
committee consists of Is trad,
union officials.
The company's charter permits ths
issuance of the usual standard forms
of personal, health, accident and cas-.
ualty insurance. On every form oil
policy issued, the company will ac
cept premiums monthly, if desired, anc
Will charge only a sufficient amouni
in excess of one-twelfth- of the an
nual premium to cover the cost d
collection.
National and international union.
are limited to 500 shares of stock. A
local union may have not more thar
so shares and an individual not more
than 10 shares. The stock is selling
at $50, of which S25 goes to capita
and S25 to reserve. Partial payments
on the stock purchased by individual.
may be arranged.
The insurance plan was approved
at a conference of trade unionists il
Washington, July 25 last, and fol
lowed an Investigation of the subject
by committee appointed by the A
F. of L.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26

or injury by the present inadequate
publicity provision. He said that an
extension of this unlimited publicity
would increase the revenue of the gov
ernment by many thousands of dollars
and save abuses.
There will be full discussion in
the senate of these conditions" he
said, "and we will know just what we
are voting for when we vote for Sc
crecy. / fe..l confident that the sem
ate is not going to vote for secrecy in
governmental affairs in the face Of
this record"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
LESS SECRECY
And More Publicity of In
come Tax Urged
By Norris

Washington.-Sen Norris gives
notice that he will combat a repeal
of the publicity section, of the income
tax law
The tax bill, with it's repeal provi-
sion of the publicity clause, was
passed by the house, but the Norris
declaration indicates that fight
awaits it in the senate.
The Nebraska lawmaker insists that
the cry for secrecy of income tax re-
turns is simply a demand on the part
of interested millionaires to avoid tax
payments. He will insist on greater
publicity. The special senate commit
tee of which Senator Couzens is chair
man, he said, has already shown that
"big business" through secrecy of the
internal revenue bureau, has been able
to avoid the payment of many millions
of dollars and that the manipulation
in the ubreau continues.
He charges that secrecy meant CIV
ing to tn esteel trust about $21 ,000,000
intax refunds; to the Gulf Oil Com
pany. one of the Mellon interests,
about S4,OO0,0OO; to the aluminum
trust, another Mellon interest, about
50, 100000; to the Standard Oil Com
pany of California, about $4,000, 900.
and that the treasury has so handled
the returns of the Sinclair Oil Com
pany that the cases of that concern
of 1916 are not yet closed.
Senator Norris denied that any evi-
dence has been produced to show harm
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
OIL CRABBERS
Lose Legal Battle; Indict.
ment is Upheld

Washington.-The Elk Hills ana
Teapot Dome oil grabbers received
another jolt in the District of Colum
bia criminal court when Judge Stat
ford sustained conspiracy indictments
against Albert B. Fall, former secre-
tary of the interior, and Edward l.
Dohney, in one case, and Fall and
Harry Sinclair in another.
Doheny's Pan-American Petroleum
Company leased the Elk Hills reserve
and Sinclair's Mammoth Oil Company
leased the Teapot Dome reserve. In
each instance the conspiracy indict-
ment alleges corrupt method of OBJ.
tanning the leases.
The government charges that Fall
entered into an agreement with the oil
companies to transfer oil and gas
lands to them in consideration of gifts
and loans, and to accomplish such pur.
pose by trickery and dishonest meth
DDS.
Fall signed the leases by virtue ot
an executive order which transferred
control of the oil lands from Secre.
tary of the Navy DENLY to the de-
partment of the interior.
1T is now agreed" said Justic;
Stafford, "that this order was null ano
void, because congress had entrusted
the power to the secretary of the navy
alone"
The defendants finally accepted this
viewpoint, but they insist that as Fall
had no legal authority to act, any at
tempt by him to make the leases was
null and void, and therefore the con.
spiracy charge could not be consid
cred
| To this technicality, Justice Stafford
replied:
This court feels constrained to hole
/, that such a conspiracy as this indict
ment charges is conspiracy to de
fraud the United States, regardless O
the fact that Fall had no legal author
ity to do what he conspired to do"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
TheCherry
~ Where with our
we tell the truth
about many things. sometimes pro-
found'v. sometimes fiippantly,
sometimes reckiessly. S.

The sun doesn't care who it shines
on, nor does the ocean worry about
who dips into it's piling surf There
fore, let us laugh and be merry over
a dispatch that comes from Palm
Beach.
Twenty-eight Of the "aristocracy''
have fenced off a part of the ocean
and nobody else may go into its COOL
ing waters on the portion of beach
which they have dedicated to the knee
plus ultra Of the social elect.
When it was announced that a very
restricted beach was to be opened at
the famous resort 55 families applied
for inclusion in the tight little group.
But only 28 were chosen.
A. j. Drexel Biddle, of New York,
is president of the superior bathing
coterie. My gosh.
The 28 declare that they wanted to
get away from the hoi polloi and
JIlC IlOuFcdu IlCilG-dWdy HUN tiiS
rough-necks and the got-rox crowd of
grocers and butchers.
The sanctity of inherited blue blood
must come by no accidental contain
ination with blood that still flows red.
If any crowd of % people decided to
flock together because they particu
larly enjoyed each others company,
because they were congenial and just
naturally liked to be together, that
would be pleasant exemplification
of natural social intercourse.
As the matter stands, however, we
are afforded what amounts to most
amusing but conclusive proof of ego
centricity. For each of these %
nabobs the axis of the earth sticks out
right under his own feet-or hers, as
the case may be.
How much Of the ocean this little
group of self-anointed has AFRO
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
TnuincibIe Air

well, mans conquest of the air IL
certainly an achievement" said Gusb
ly.
yep. | s'pose 1t Is" said his friend,
Wetrag, but the trouble about con-
quering the atmosphere is that the
darned thing doesn't know when 1t is
licked. Farm Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
COMPENSATION
BILLS OPPOSED
BY EMPLOYERS

Albany, N. Y.-Employers are op-
posed to amendments to the state
compensation law, now pending in the
general assembly. One of these pro-
posals, recommended by Governor
Smith, would increase the maximum
weekly compensation from $40 to $25.
This is urged because Of the increased
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Mi4ht Houe Been Worse

Dobbs-The man In the next apart
ment isn't such a bad chap, after ALL
Hobs-Is that go?
Dobbs-Yes. After he had awak-
ened our baby last night with his saxo-
phone he kept right on playing so I
couldn't hear 1t crying.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Kindly Judge

Thirty dollars fine for collding.
But how did it happen?'
Your honor, l was trying to kiss
the girl with me-"
"Did you get the kiss2"
mo, sir"
Make the fine S10."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
IN WASHINGTON

Megaphone Man on Rubberneck
Wagon In front of you is the National
Capitol.
Sweet Young Thing-Oh, isn't it an
gelic?
Mr.. Grouch-Angelic7 Why, young
woman. how can you speak of 1t as be
ing angelic?
Sweet Young Thing Well. 1t has
wings, hasn't it?-Florida Times
Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Social Position Assured

II hope this expulsion of ours isn't
going to injure us socially remarked
Eve ruefully.
"Oh, think not" returned Adam
calmly. Nothing Of the sort can pre-
vent us from heading the list of the
first families, you know"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Vain Search

His Bride -Elect-You' re so late .we'll
have TO postpone our wedding
The Bricklayer-It would have to be.
anyway. I've been hunting all over
town for union preacher and haven't
found one yet
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Evidently a Dochshund

Young Woman-I want that dog
shot at once.
Policeman can't shoot him here
In this residence district The bullet
might go right through him and hit
somebody
Young Woman-But couldn't you
shoot him lengthwise7
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Best Time to Call

Bill Collector-Can you pay this
little account today, sir?
Debtor-You call at such inconveni-
ent times.
We'll, sir, what time would best
suit you for me TO call?"
"Oh, call when I'm outi"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26

jackers these days certainly brings
this work under the head of danger
Gus pastimes.
We knew there was something COM
ing. The day after the increase in
the price of gasoline, John d. an
nounced 81 100000 gift. to an Egyr
tian museum.
The attorney who prosecuted Scopes
in the evolution trial i'm Tennessee
has been convicted of violating the
Volstead act. You can say it as well
rs we can.
Treasury department is considering
making paper money smaller. So the
girls can get it in vanity case with
out folding
Suzanne Legnlen is still champion
of tennis. If you can't pronounce
Lenglen, be coward like us and call
her Suzanne.
Baltimore women protest increase
in price of bread. Can't expect these
new-fangled philanthropists to use
their own money
When the Lady Cathcart pointed
her finger at him Lord Craven scoot-
ed for Canada There is, perhaps
something in a name, after all.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
STATE UNIONS TO MEET

Nashville, Tenn.-The annual con-
vention of the Tennessee State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor will be held in this
city, beginning May 8. 1t will be the
thirtieth anniversary of that organ
ization
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
The Proper Care of Husbands

80 you let your husband carry a
latchkey?"
"Oh, just to humor him. He likes
to show 1t to his friends to let them
see how independent he is-but 1t
doesn't flt the door !''-The Passing
Show Iondon).
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26

GATED to itself the dispatches do not
Indicate. Nor are we informed as to
what precautions have been taken to
prevent water from hoi polio infested
sections of the blue deep from infil-
trating into the sacred precincts.
But surely some device must have
been found to keep this little section
of ocean pure and undefiled and like
wise to keep adjacent sands from
blowing over onto the pristine pebbles
of the Biddles and the Stotesburys.
And even more important than
It is devoutLy to be hoped that no sand
once sanctifed by the contact of these
per-aristocratic posteriors will ever
be allowed to drift over where it can
be sat on by the unholy anatomies of
the pretenders and the scoffers, the
mere nobodies of this mundane
sphere.
What glorious mockery there is
about much of this business of hu-
man self f-demarcation, this business
of grading humanity into A, B and
c groups of good, better and bes,.
or bad, worse and worst.
81 am as good as you" easily glides
into II am better than you," as many
an observer has observed. And after
it is all over, and the just and the un-
just have become metamorphosed into
about the same grade of dust, who
shall say which was better and which
was worse, which was good and
which was bad, which was of the
elect and which poor, derided Bah
tit?
The monkey shines of humanity are
by no means confined to the cradle
days, either of the race or the indi-
vidual.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
EMBROIDERY WORKERS WIN

Toronto, Ontario. - Embroidery
workers have won five-days' strike
and signed a collective agreement
with manufacturers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
MARK OF HEREDITY

Bobbie-Gimme half your cookie.
Mines all ct up.
Ethel never saw such q greedy
boy. l don't believe you were brought
by stork, at all. An ostrich must
have brought you.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Couldn't Joke Adam,

Whatever troubles Adam had,
No man could make him sore
BY saying, when he told joke,
I've heard that one before"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26

Mrs McTavish- You're as well as
| am and able TO be up
Sandy-Na. ma. I'm sick mon
till day after t-morra Dye think |
want to waste a half-bottle of medi
cine?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
YEAST WORKERS GAIN

Baltimore Organized yeast work
ers employed by the Fleischmann
Company have raised wages 81
week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
SPEEDING PARTING GUEST

Hostess Going 80 soon, Mr.
PStunge?
Mr.. Pstunge-No, I'm not going for
at least an hour, but | have to begin
to start the engine of my secondhand
car.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
cost Of living.

cost OF living.
Another bill would extend compen-
sation to all occupational diseases not
specifically defined in the present law.
In opposing these bills, employers
make the usual plea, increased costs. "
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Left With Thorn

Talks about the roses
Where the light is born,
When the darkness closes,
Leaves us with the thorn.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26

The men on submarines and de
stroyers are asking for extra compen-
sation because of the hazardous ma
ture of their employment. Playing
the game with bootleggers and high
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
Washington, d. c..


Jack Dempsey stopped over between
trains last week. The champ wanted
to hear the Marine Band, but was
disappointed. He didn't get chance
to hear it in 1918 because he was
busy building ships.
A London newspaper proposes to
send British workmen to study wages
and working conditions in the United
States to Learnt how American work
men enjoy high standard of living
and high wages
The army general staff is consider
ing a measure which would give the
president power to revoke posts Of
generals. Then when an officer is too
autspoken, off goes his head
'"Labor's Reward" plays return
engagement in Washington, March 2
1t will be at one of the centrally
located movie houses, and plans are
on foot to meet it with record
breaking audience. March / it is in
Cumberland, Md, and on March it
will show in Baltimore
The men on submarines and de
stroyers are asking for extra compen-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
CAPITAL Comment BY wnhRes ahRD :

jackers these days certainly brings
this work under the head of danger
Gus pastimes.