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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18

| pressing this issue, professional
shorts" went cunning for other
| weak spots, forcing sharp recessions
| in such issues as Central Leather
common and preferred, Postum Ger
| eal National Biscuit, immons Com
pany and United DRUG. U. S. Steel
closed 1-2 point lower at 125 SIS af-
| ter fluctuating between 124 5-8 and
, 1875 IA. Independent Steels were
| heavy, Sloss heffield breaking four
! points to lis and Republic and Gulf
! States Steel each losing over a
| point. The weekly steel trade re-
| views reported a high rate of oper-
ations, the Iron Trade Review stat
| ing that "a further speeding UP of
steel production already on an I'M
usually high plane, points to the
| presence of another cycle of eXpan-
sion of consumption" adding that
| from the way the new capital is
| being called into service there is
| every indication that March will set
| q new high mark for the monthly
steel output for all time" Motors
7 showed a tendency to snap back
quickly on the cessation of selling
! pressure. General Motors dropped
| from 129 1-2 to 127 IL but rallied to
| 129. Hudson rallied from low of
| 1OS 3-S to 109 3-8 and Mack Trucks
! from 121 IL to 1913 ga.
General Petroleum. which had
dropped from 81 to SO ga. rallied to
81 "a. off on the day.
American Safety Razor, Chicago
Pneumatic Tool and Savage Arms
were among the few Independent
strong spots.
Reactionary tendencies predomin-
ated in the commodity markets. Ac-
P11ofrotnd within
narrow and Irregular limits. Cotton
sagged 8 to II points. The sugar
market was slightly easier and coffee
fell to 10 points to new low levels
for the month in sympathy with
lower prices for the product in
Brazil.
Call money held steady at 4 Ia
per cent. Time monep and CONNER
ciaI paper rates were unchanged.
Foreign exchanges were irregular,
with trading apparently influenced
by the decision to postpone Ger
many's- entrance into the league of
nations until September. Belgian
francs broke below four cents to
new low level for the year but rail-
lied to 4.05 on reports that the sta
bilization plan had not been aban-
doned. Demand sterling was slight
ly firmer at $4.S5 3-4 but French
francs sagged about 3 points to
around 3.57 10 cents. Norwegian
krone broke 90 points to 21.43 cents.
Argentine pesos made partial recoy-
cry from yesterdays weakness.
Price movements were confused in
today's quiet bond trading, which
reflected continued uneasiness over
the stock markets reaction, the
failure of the Geneva conference
and the disturbing political and fl
nancial developments in Belgium
which followed the mysterious break
in the Belgian franc.
Since the local bond market had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18

REDUCED PRlCES-On All used cars
TINS month. Bradstreef Motor Co
CHEVROLET Sales and Service. Halo.
well. Tel. 735-w.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18
Boston Produce Market

Boston, March II.
BEEF-Good to choice 15a616.
BUTTER-Extras 43@433; firsts ALI
@42a.
CHEESE-Fresh choice 24G 24a.
CORN-No 2 yellow 94@95.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 35@36; white and mixed extras
'31@34: eastern 32G33; western extras
313@32a.
FLOUR-Spring patents. 1876 tacfSs,
special short 10.S5@10.50; standard
9O0G 1925.
HAY-No. timothy %.
LAMB-Spring 20@23.
OATS-Forty pounds 56657.
PORK-Medium backs 32@35.
POTATOES-Cfreen Mountains 4.50
per 100 pounds: sweets 4.40@450.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes SIS cents in 100-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
VEAT-7m2S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18
CANAAN

The Young Merry Makers Club
will present play entitled Brook
dale Farm" at Town hall, Friday
evening, March 10. This will be fol-
lowed by a dance. Music by 1.-THE
jolly Four of Hartland.
Frank Homestead of Corinna, and
Herbert Richardson of Skowhegan,
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. v. c.
Holt, Sunday.
Harry Harris Harvey Harris, Ed
son Hunt, Ellie Jewell, Earl BurriIl,
Virgil Holt, John Goodridge, HAROLD
Foster, Merle Foster, Carl Nelson
Harold Salisbury attended the Spe-
cial communication of Somerset
lodge. F. and A. NJ, Of Skowhegan,
Monday evening.
Pauline Moody. who has been
stopping with her grandmother, Mrs.
Clarence Elliott. for several months,
returned to her home In Fairfield.
Tuesday.
Arland williams Of watsrvtlle. was
a guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Williams, Saturday and Sun.
day.
Mrs. Alton Wilson ana children ee
Pittsf1eld. visited her parenta. Mr..
and Mrs. Winfield Goodrich, Thurs
day and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Davis were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Peass,
Sunday.
MissEdna Davis Of Somerset Hos
pital, Skowhegan, was guest Of her
parents, Friday. night and Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Robinson wene to Lew
iston. Friday, for q short visit with
her sister, Mrs. James Brimmer, re-.
turning home Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18

tofore the southern Argentine wheat
crop has been relied upon to offset the
crop deficiencies in northern provinces
of Argentina. The Disappointing
yields in southern Argentina are prob
ably due to black rust, according to
some authorities here. such damage
being seldom fully apparent until aft
er the crop is threshed An advance
in Argentine exchange rates today to-
gether with diminishing stocks of do
nestle wheat borth northwest and
southwest. tended further to strength
en- values and somewhat counterbal-
ance bearish reports about United
States winter wheat as well as uncer-
tainty over European politics.
With corn planting already under
way in extreme southern states and
with speculative buying of corn and
oats generally small, prices of corn
and oats showed an inclination to lag:
Foreign purchasing of lard steadled
the provision market, Notwithstanding
lower quotations on hogs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18
NEW YORK MARKET
"'ufes OF the Days Dealings in All
Inc Leading Stocks

LEV York, March 17-CBy The As
r.s Press)-Stock prices con-
ku redetlonary today under the
'seht hammering of bear traders
Svusn SPECTATORS for the advance
sporadic attempts to rally the
va hst by bidding up some of
.,,. principal industrials. Price
'aduons generally were meaning
saS S'lough closing quotations dis
large number of losses
ms from | to 6 IA points with
.n smaller number of l to
% s''eSsional traders continued to
49, oearish Interpretation on the
ass avn Oh the Van Sweringens to
fckee, l ne stock deposited under the
Inv ', Il riale' merger plan with the
kps a u'dl the rails were freely of
Sa al'er an attempt had been
" rally those isues on rumors
Icbasos'antial di"i@end distribution
L sgtS'peake and Ohio common at
In fan 'naeeting -h1sapeake and
IA vi 100 from an early high of 133-
h for 40 Ia, closing near the bot
sN,ahe net loss of 2 points on the
i noir, oAei Plate" common broke
l fo, 70 l95 and rallied to 1876,
thrsrna sales. Atlantic Coast Line.
b. M, ana Hudson. Lackawanna.
Bill sn guette preferred and Pitts
ksg anu 4 West Virginia lost 3 to
In WE'D yea selling of the merchan-
d , ,ses followed the commits
Inl c me common dividend on Ma
iNssI , r and Suit which stock
h SIM oour points to %. the lowest
No." , i, 1922. Weakness also de-
khsrp" u p such issues as Gimbel
b Dss.kr.. H. Macy. S. S. Kresge,
c"lipaar'ment Stores. Oppenheim
Se Slnns. Century Ribbon Mills
Iths~r Baking b was subjected to
/ nearlSwe lere selling attack. break
HI lis hlne points to "A new low
IL = n, and then rebounding to
lss es me stock sold as high as
facoulrrar III. in the year.
ased by their success in de-
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Total sales were S9,743, 600.
New York Money Market

New YORK, March 17.-(AP).
Foreign exchanges irregular.
Great Britain, demand 4S5a, cables
SO SIG, 60-day bills on banks 4.S12.
France. demand 1919, cables SIS.
Italy. demand 4.015, cables 4.01g.
Belgium, demand 4.02@.
Germany, demand $3.50.
Holland, demand 1904.
Norway, demand 21.43.
Sweden demand 2677.
Denmark, demand 26.15.
Switzerland. demand 1924.
Spain, demand 1t0S3.
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New York Produce Market
New York, March 17.-lAP).

New York, March 17.-[AP)- :
wHEAT-Spot easy: No. ! dark
northern spring f New York all rail-
1898: No. Q hard winter ( o b all rail
1Ss9. No. 2 mixed durum do. 1.57s;
No / Manitoba do. in bond t.71s.
CORN-Spot easy: No. 2 yellow
track New York all rail Of: No. yell
low do. IS.
I,ARD-Easy; middle west 15.104
Other articles were unchanged.
BITTTER-Steady: receipts 13.6U5
creamery higher than extras 43a q -
do. extras. 80 scores 42a @ 49,; do. nrsts'
IS to 81 score. Al T42l.
EGGS-Firm: receipts 20. 7i3.a
,POTATOES-Stea New York bulk
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LAW" ADVERTISE
MENT

'kin, NJ having been made to the
Ia No., spartmenf by the following
IN il s san to be registered as a
0ls Of Geseurities under the pro-
". Of LAP IA, Sec l2S-I35. in
eics ne Public Laws of 1928.
" NAV y hereby given and any
,cate Of - within two weeks from
70 tb nus publication. file obiec-
he Raj proposed regisir ration.
ne oanKlns Depa rtment.
\ AGoodr,,. Business Address
Inc, 80 State st.
Boston, Mass.
JOHN G SMITH.
egusta =, sank Commissioner.
NE, March II, 1926.
mch1Sd1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18
FINANCIAL
Business Opportunities

CIGAR STORE-Old established one
over 20 yrs. in same place. Pool tables
In rear. Must be sold on account of
sickness. Write P. o. Box 155, Wa
terville.
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Boston. March 17.-(Ar

The Boston chamber of commerce
quotes butter as follows: Creamery
extra per pound 42A: creamery firsts
41642: creamery seconds 400 40a;
storage extras 40: storage firsts 41Q
41a; storage seconds 10000.
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EMPLOY MENT
Situations Wanted-Male
81

YOUNG MAN-Married. desires farm
work, team or truck driving, or gem
eral work; references. BIS, care Jour
nal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18

STOP WISHING and wondering.
start reading the CLASSIFIED columns
and begin having
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18
EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted--female

GIRLS-You can earn S35 to $50 per
week. Take advantage of this special
culture included for S25. Living mod
els furnished for practice and diplo-
ma given. Write for full particulars.
Podtland School of Beauty Culture,
Room 104. 5421s Congress ST., Port
land
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MERCHANDISE

Business and once Equipment So
STOCK AND FIXTURES-In our
store on Gage st. Must be sold this
week. Reason for selling, going
away. Casey Bros.
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SALESLADY-For garment depart
ment in Augusta store. One who
speaks both French and English EX-
perience preferred but not necessary.
Write LIZ care Innrna1
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COW-Fresh, with calf: also pen of
fancy r. /. Reds with rooster. b. A
Boothby, Louden Hill, Hallowell. Tel.
$751;
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ESEX COACH-We will deliver q
I'm 1926 model for s195 down and
Elance to be paid In Is mos. Hud-
kr.Essex Sales Co., Augusta-Gardiner
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SEVERAL PEOPLE are going to get
good jobs from today's classified Help
Wanted" offers.
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from S. C. r. 1. Reds, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks; White Wyandottes,
chicks, zoe each, eggs 81 per Is, Sc
per 100. RiversView Poultry Farm,
So. Gardiner. Tel Gardiner 295-22.
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Situations Wanted-FemaIe 81

LIGHT HOUSEWORK-And some
mending or help care for invalid,
position desired by an elderly lady.
Tel Augusta 164-33
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BABY CHICKS-R. 1. Reds, s19 and
$50 per 100; nice heavy birds, good
LAYERS. Lee Scott. r IL Gardiner
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WORK-By day or hour. Write Box
1876 Gardiner or Tel. TX.
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Automobiles For Sale

fDGE-1921 sedan, small mileage,
fnctically new tires, very attractive
I'M. Ernest Hewett, IS Gannett
I,rAet Augusta.
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LIVE STOCK
Dogs, Cats, Pets

SHEPHERD-And collie pups, heel
drivers A. B. Smith. r. 20, Winthrop
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USED AUTO PARTS--Old cars bought
for parts. Ripley Co.. Augusta
VULCANIZING - Latest equipment.
Tires. tubes and accessories, used
tires bought and sold. Gage & King,
Commercial ST.. Augusta. Tel. 959-M.
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EMPLOY MENT
HeIp Wanted-Male

SALESMEN-2 or 3, house to house
work. Write Box rs, Shawmut.
TIRE VULCANIZER - Experienced.
Give age. experiences, and salary
expected Warren Tire & Oil Co., Port
land
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WOMAN-Desires to assist with light
housework days a week In exchange
for room and board. H.. Journal
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Poultry and Supplies

BABY CHICKS-The quality kind,
high records. Only late April and
May delivery left. s.. C. r. !. Red at
$25 per 100. Peter Thaanum, Win
throp Tel 102-11
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SECOND neutrality-suspicious. Apply
by letter only to Mrs. Charles B.
Paine, rs State ST., Augusta, Maine.
WOMEN-Reflned, to represent an old
established concern specializing in
high grade silk lingerie, spare or full
time. We will help you to make real
money. Write B-4, care Journal
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KEEP Posted! Mead the classified
ads regularly.
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Garages-Autos for Hire IA
WINTER STORAGE--For storage bat
teries. Insured as usual. No change
In prices. Webber's Auto Electric
Service, Augusta.
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AUTOMOBILES

| Automobile Agencies A
EPD-Authorized dealers. Capital
Iay Motor Co.. opp depot. Augusta.
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TIRES-Built for longer service and
not for lower price. cost but a trifie
more than cheap tires, but run many
extra miles. They're NORWALkS at
Fifield's. opp. depot, Augusta.
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Clear Appearance Of This Page Eyes
BUSINESS SERVICE
Repairinu-Service Stations

DECENTRALIZATION car now and avoid
the spring rush: list class workman
ship on any make of car. Harry T.
Jose, Franklin Paige Jewett, Au-
gusta. Tel. 270
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Wanted-Live Stock

LIVE POUITRY--Highes cash prices
FL Desmond Tel Gardiner 272- r
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. LIVE STOCK
Horses. Cattle. vehicIes

BROOD SOWS-4, all due in March.
Price right, or will trade for hens.
Wallace Gilley, Church Hill, Angus
ia, r. +. d. No. 1, Tel. 13O5-S2
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.BULL-Guernsey, ready for service.
Price $65. Papers If wanted. Roy
Carson. Mt. Vernon.
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EGGS-Wanted to hatch from healthy
flocks, 4 cts. each. Ida Adams, VIM
throp. Tel. 1913.
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MERCHANDISE
BUILDING Materials

LUMBER - Thoroughly seas son d
spruce. pine. hemlock boards, pianks,
studding and dimensions: cedar posts,
poles, laths & strappings- Frank e
Mace, 81 Winthrop ST. Tel 1920.
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Jersey. F. NJ. Saw
yer. Readfield.
bays, W.T.. 1900. Oscar
A. Colson, r. Is, Gardiner.
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u. S. Bonds Closing
New York Stock Market
Corrected Daily by
J. A. GAMAGE & co.

STOCK BROKERS
335 Water Street Augusta
Phones 12s1-12e2
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SPRING STOCK-Of Sherwin VIII
liams paints and varnishes Just In.
Malcolm & Dyer Co., Augusta.
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Business Services offered

HOUSE WIRING-Electrical goods
and accessories. All work guaranteed.
L. F. McCurdy. Is Bangor st. Tel.
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AUTOMOBILES
Automobiles For Sale

NASH CAR-1923, winter ton will saIi
on terms or take Ford in part nav
ment: Price s325. w. E. Buber. Tel.
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STORAGE BATTERIES--Genu VIII.
lard Storage Batteries, $1195
AUGUSTA BATTERY SERVICE
6-S Bangor St. Tel. 1920 Augusta
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
WHO WERE THE BIG MEN?
By DIR. ROy l.. Smith

I Consciously or unconsciously every
man is in conflict with oblivion. We all
want to be remembered after we have pass
! ed from the stage Of human affairs. One
I of the supreme questions of life is what
\ to do to be sure we will not be forgotten.
! Is there any short cut to Immortality?
I Who was the richest man in the world
On the day that Martin Luther nailed his
! ninety-five theses to the cathedral door? No
/? ore knows! Yet there were thousands of
men who were struggling desperately to
accumulate money with which to build
monuments on which to carve their names
in letters that would not fade. But they
| are all forgotten We do not even know
their names. But the little Wittenburg
monk still lives.
Who was the greatest politician in the
world when William Herschel was peering
through his little homemade telescope and
discovering new worlds? No one knows.
At least his name is forgotten, but the
musician who made astronomy his hobby
has survived the ages and will be remember
ed as long as men undertake 70 chart the
heavens.
Who lived in the biggest house in AM
sterdam when Spinoza, the poor lens
grinder, was working at his bench and
teaching few fascinated pupils No one
knows. Yet some man in Spinozas day
walked the streets of the city and the
people called him great because he lived
in big house. But the big man and the
big house are both forgotten while the
name of the little lens grinder will live as
long as men ask the great questions Of life
and philosophy.
The. only reason Herod is remembered
is because he threw John the Baptiser, in
prison. Plate was rescued from oblivion
because he delivered Jesus of Nazareth over
to the mob to be crucified
Calico was poor and humble investi-
gator without money or friends at court
But he had an idea Corpernicus, New
ton, Columbus, Watts, Fulton, Arkwright-
all these were poor men who became great
before they became rich
Evidently Immortality is not to be
gained by brides. 1t is won by brains, or
secured by service.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
SMALL TOWN TALK

pedestrian these days is safe only when he
is riding-Helena Independent. -"-~-zr7
TT ~~>.~-
DR.. Mayo, the famous surgeon, declares walk
ing is good exercise 1t certainly exercises the
wits.-Asheville Times.
IT
We haven't heard any movie producers clam
oring to sign up that girl who is national SPELL
ing champion.-Cohmbus Dispatch.
What France wants is Minister of Finance
who can pay the nations debts without spend
ing any money.-Toledo Blade.
+ !
There is less of roar when milk goes up
cent a quart than when gas advances the same
amount per gallon.-Lowell Courier Citizen.
ftf
Prison reformer declares that putting GRIM
nal in prison will not make him better. Well,
at least it makes the world bette-.--Arkansas
Gazette.
ftf
The Springfield Advance calls cur atten-
ton to the fact that public sentiment is undoubt
edly behind law enforcement The only trouble
being that it is too far behind.
ftf.
eff you save doler a week you will save
| up 100000 in 10000 ears'-Exchange
Gosh we wish we had started our personal saw
ings earlier-we are going to be several dollars
shy.
/ IT
Sugar is selling as low as $685. per hun
| dred in this city according to ads in this is
/ sue Elk.
i Guess Redwood Falls merchants not selling
sugar; at least the two local papers not load
ed down with advertisements announcing it.
ii i
A Redwood Falls bride to be was given a
recipe shower the other highland the back
of one of the cards was these words, "My sole
advise to you is feed the BRUTE 1t is assumed
that the advice written by seasoned mar
ried woman.
+
sThe Kansas City Star was sold the other day
| for $11 100000. That is huge amount of money.
| But the Star is huge paper-not so huge in
size but huge in its influence and its capabilities
considering its past achievements and its future
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21

men. have faith in the eventual adjustment
in our Republic of the troubling differences
which temporarily threaten its stability, but
we must all contribute Of our time, our tai
ents, our education, our mental forces, our
physical forces, our loyalty, our material
blessings, our leadership, our organizations
but most of all of our individual faith and
love, to the re-establishment and support
Of the basic principles of our government.
Our homes cry out for it. There is no.
other task before us now. Let as complete
it..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
GODS CHALLENGERS

GODS CHALLENGEKS
Today, have seen mute ghosts of men,
Shaking, forever shaking;
Heard grown mems tongues children's Babel
making;
Felt the cold sweat
On trembling giant hands, to my own they
chung;
Have looked into eyes, glazed Geld pottery,
Eyes, dim as lanterns in garden strung,
Their lights most flickered out, yet, swaying,
Forever swaying
have seen smiles burn on hollow cheek
Down to dry aped grin; tears, yelling from
Great monster dams built doggedly within.
I have men, not blind
Yet, searching, forever searching
For something they cannot find,
Men who have done big things, alas, content,
To go the useless way their feet are sent.
These are the mothers sons who fought
"To make the world safe for Democracy"
These are the men, who, silent, tread
The stony road to Calvary.
Go look at them, l say,
To you, and you, and you!
The truth is known by, oh, so few!
These the boys sent to War.
Gods cEallengers asking,
Forever asking, what did we do it for?
This poem was written by Mrs. Marian Per-
ham Gale, of Winchester, Massachusetts, after
her first visit to Veterans Hospital
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