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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
Editors Letter Box
On Cruelty to Animals
no Kennebec journal:

To the kennebec journal.
Doubtless most of us who were
reared in the country, or close to IT,.
remember the period of our boyhood
when the hunting instinct was
stronger than 1t Is now. But with
all due allowance for reasonable
qualification of this instinct, we must
confess the present year, around this
neighborhood, at least, has furnished
an exhibition of what. to my mind.
closely resembles an excess. For
with the daily believing of unleashed
hounds, running rabbits in the woods
at our back and the steady tramp Of
boys toting guns and Juggling traps
1t is no wonder that all signs Of ami
NAL life have just about disappeared.
/ had about concluded that the
neighborly little freddy" was extinct,
when recently, to my great joy.
little fellow skipped along the fence
towards me, and sat up In true squir-
rel poise, on fence post only few
feet away. j rather enjoyed his visit
amid such a barren background as
the deep snow and leafless forest.
hoped to meet my little friend again.
But alas, when | went out one cold
morning / spied what at first looked
like freddy" going down fencepost.
But closer inspection revealed him
hanging, stark dead and frozen stiff.
with both feet caught in a steel trap
secured to the top rail. There could
be no installing the deliberateness in
planning this; and also the insight
into the habit which freddy had Of
running along the top rail.
Would to God / had the eloquence
of Daniel Webster in his memorable
plea for the woodchuck which his
brother Zeke had caught! / might
possibly influence these boys to desist
from taking such innocent lives in
such merciless way for the mere
sport of killing something. But after
all it remains for parents and teach
ers In the public schools to lift the
boys standard from such brutality
and unfeelingness for dumb animals,
to one OF mercy and compassion and
companionship. as these latter prin-
ciples constitute the only foundation
for really strong character. For
my part, / enjoy most of our feath-
cred and furred friends. in life better
than in death, provided they are not,
by their attitude, a positive menace
to our interests. The divine law
and memorable 1t Is, too,-is that the
merciful shall~obtain mercy.
From a Lover of Animals In
Belgrade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
ALBION

Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Mclaughlin
have gone to Everett, Mass, to visit
her parents.
Russell Libby is at home from
Higgins Institute for the Christmas
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Elihu Tilton of Heb
ron are visiting his parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. s. Tilton.
Harold and Sybil Sennett are at
home for the Christmas vacation.
Frank Besse, who was operated
upon last week for appendicitis Is
getting along we'll.
Miss Evelyn Chalmers Is at home
from Pennington Normal school.
Miss Catherine Abbott Is at home
from the Posse-Nissen school In
Boston.
Miss Edwina Bagie-. WHO teaches
in Lee, n. H., Is at home for two
weeks.
Miss Louise Stratton has COM
pleted her work in Augusta and Is at
home to pass the winter with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Stratton.
Frank SlSillin. Edwin Libby, Ralph
knights and Ora Buzzell have gone
to Stratton to work In the woods.
Miss Verna Gould. who teaches at
the Good Will home is at home for
two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
REELEcTINe ON THE READERS

Thanks to Prof. Albert Bushnell
Hart of Harvard the public is being
helped to get its perspective OF George
Washington properly readJusted. IL
was In a way to be askew because OF
recent biographies Of the Father OF
the Country. Two of these, one by
Rupert Hughes and another by w.
Z. woodward, Hart terms sensation
seeking books by ignorant histor-
fans" Good!
OF the Hughes book he says 1t Is
full of slurs and snarls, that 1t Is
very plain he doesn't know what ne
Is talking about. He adds: Il found
297 statements In the book which
are absolutely false; III which are
extremity doubtful and 165 paragraphs
In which Hughs discusses a charac-
ter which has never before been
discovered as the evil genius behind
Washington. That Is Sally Fairfax.
In fact the book Is written only to
rive US a good dose of Sally Fairfax"
woodward's book the critic nnds
worthy Of even less attention.
Greater ignorance displayed, perhaps.
Hart doesn't leave the subject
until he has emphasized that WASH
ington "was up against terrible odds,
but he never flinchsd. He stood on
his quarterback until the storm
passed and the calm came. He was
absolutely the best trained American
in military affairs" Almost all Of
these new biographies, he tells us,
have totally neglected the fact that
Washington was "the one outstand-
ing business man Of his day."
And this is the man certain
writer's wishing to write something
to command attention and sales as
novelty, would cruelty with false
hood, half truths, innuendoes and
false proportions. Such procedure
with any outstanding character would
serve to belittle 1t, to confuse the
popular conception, to distort the
proportions to the injury Of all save
those, who thus may be able to sell
their wares as otherwise would not
be possible
Such defamation by way of ex-
ploitation is becoming altogether too
common. II it continues to succeed,
II It does not meet with the rebuke
It deserves and the consignment OF
such a writer's wares to oblivion, the
public's intelligence may be called in
question. 1t may be true that dog
biting a man is not news, but that
a man biting dog would be news.
II 80. we are giving too much atten-
ton to news. To satisfy the public
someone must go about biting dogs,
which Is neither edifying nor other
wise profitable; is hard, both on man
and on dog. All this would divert
the mind from something worth
while. A great deal of that which Is
being written Is of that nature. II
man is to be judged by what he likes
to read then we sensation lovers
better look to our reputation; it can
not long continue to be regarded as
that of sensible persons. Certain
writings reflect on the readers of
these as well as on the writers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
LIBERTY

Ruth Leeman and Lloyd D..
students at the University ~ ~.
arrived Friday night to pass n. =
days at their homes. y
Delma Oxton. Of Belfast -.
@. @. Thompson's several a. 1
week. l
Schools began THURSDAY an. i
eral days recess. caused by ths 49,
OF Miss Beatrice Hall, the tsssss
c. s. Gates is moving biz -,
into his camp In Palermo. n i
employment for the winter :.
Frank w. Winter, lumberma, =
A. N. Boynton returned ~,
from Lewiston, where he at.s,s
State Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
MT. VERNON

The house of Archie Stain was
burned last Thursday evening. Mr.
Staine was away when the building
burned. 1t Is thought it may have
caught from an over heated stove
pipe. There is partial insurance.
Mrs. w. P. Walker passed Tues
day and Wednesday in Lewiston.
Miss Cora Bradley, of Augusta,
passed the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Nellie Bradley.
Fred Norris, who issat ]. r. Walk
er's, passed the week end in Glou-
cester.
The travelling Is good in this vicin-
ity with team or auto.
School is closed in the Currier dis
trict for \ vacation of one week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
Railroads and SteamDoau
..,n.ern1RAL RAILnoA'

Fastern STANDARD iIms ros
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Belfast a 40 a. NJ. tl;A P. y; 49,
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70 10 a M. 40 is a. m, tS.is
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1914 D. m. 1886 p. nn-' I''i'
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lewiston. 1854 q. M. te. sss1 n n
$40 I5a. m, t314 p. M sin m :
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10 40 a m. sl0.15a- M. 70 70 = o. o. :
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Skowhegan. ca. 40 a. m. e ga. m. MA
81 Gardiner, "a a. H. sJ5 o. ~, p'"f
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1855 p. m. ts.5s ?; .s.ot SUNDAY sn ss. susds
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sSuuday only
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
Editorial Comment
Going Bankrupt for Schools
Y


The National Industrial Conference
Board reports from a school survey
that from 1900 ~ 1924 inclusive the
cost of public grammar and high
schools in the United States rose
from S214.000,000 to s1,S20.000,0 900. an
increase of TAI per cent. TRANSMITTING
the larger sum into pre-war dollars
at the 65-cent ratio, and remembering
that population doubled in the quar-
ter-century, the cost of these schools
in proportion to the ability of the
community to pay had more than
doubled. xxx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
CAPE COD CANAL

The Cape Cod canal bill apparently
has out-ridden the storm and is
peacefully sailing along in the convoy
of the River and Harbor fleet, i'm
provements on the Illinois and
Missouri rivers, for instance.
This canal bill has been waiting its
turn during four years. 1t carries an
ultimate appropriation of s11.500,0 900
and will entail others. II the canal
Is to be Of value to the Government in
time of war, widening and dredging
must follow to make 1t suitable for
larger craft.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
ARE YOU NERVOUS?

Dr. Mary Scharlieb. Of London. de-
clares that household york is the
greatest cure for the nerves. She
urges neurotic girls to get scrub
bling brush and scrub the floors.
This sounds sensible-to male ears,
of course. But the doctor did not
prescribe for housemaids knee. We
suspect the neurotics would all, to
the last futtering one of them, prefer
nerves" to the housemaid's knee.
The latter is simply not had, you
know, by those who can afford
NERVES"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
APRIL FOOLS DAY MORE
FITTING

The stored Christmas rush in the
liquor trade Is hokum. There isn't any
more of bootleg rush on Christmas
than on the Fourth of July or April
Fools Day-or the fourth Of march,"
c. Andrews, dry chief,-1n
the interest Of peace on earth, good
will toward men Christmas should be
passed over by the bootleggers. It
would seem more appropriate II they
concentrated on April Fools Day. .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
WHTTEFIELD

NORTH-Mrs. Guy Chadwick,
who has been visiting in Hallowell
and Waterville, has returned to her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Naray left Sat-
urday for Florida.
Misses Violet Tobie and Theresa
Hussey, of Pennington Normal
school, are passing the holiday re-
cess at their homes.
William Glidden has been work.
ing for Guy Chadwick
Mrs. A. A. Jewett was an over
night guest at the home of Mrs. Anna
Johnson.
Ben Fowles was a caller in Au-
gusta one day last week.
Henry Jackson, of Jefferson, was in
town on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

dread lest Hooty Tooty Owl. armed
with cruel beak and claw. will dis
cover us. Even If his sharp eyes
pass us by. chilly Mr.. North Wind
often forces us to dive head first into
a snowdrift to avoid being frozen In
a bleak treetop.
Eyes. you have hard time OF it,.
agreed Uncle John Hare. Even II
you escape all these dangers, sud
den thaw and sudden freeze will
make you a prisoner under thick
snow crust. But, cheer up, Mrs.
Grouse. We both have good snow
shoes"
Eyes, that's one thing to be thank
full for" sighed Mrs. Grouse. I'm
sure I don't know what I'd do II my
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
MADISON

kennebec Valley c..-
ing pans for a cbrssnse d NJ.
their hall Saturday s.,aas t.
attractive program IL hahn lung and /
Mrs. Mary Marden ' Nv asaan,
first of the week for p -. tosa \
the holidays with her d sn ID d,
Esther Marden. 'ausAta, X,
.r The Sunday :, .a school chrI,,n..
be held Friday evenins c ! ;, \
ercises at the cornm,,r s.ser Tie !
Main street. tts
- NV Va. and IN. Mrs. Ernest Il Wa.
=. 70. pass Christmas With 49, sssa
ter, Mrs. Archie Stevens 'slr Id
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
Thursday, December 23, 1925.

"A genuine American regards his
government as his servant, not his
master. He recognizes that
men are not equal as regards native
capacity or acquired powers, but
desires that all men shall be equal
before the law, and that every in
diyiduaI human being-chld or adult
shall have his just opportunity to
do his best for the common good"
DIR. Chas. w. Eliot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
READFIELD
Primary Entertainment

DEPOT-Fridav afternoon. at the
schoolhouse. Miss Shattuck, teacher
of the Primary school. and her pupils
presented the following program to
the parents, friends. and the gram
mar school, with their teacher, Mrs.
Frost:
Recitation. A Brave Girl. Arlene
Sedgeley: welcome exercise, SUD
primary and 1st grade; vocal music
by school. Dear Old Santa Claus !;
recitation. Christmas Season. Rachel
Gordon: recitation, Christmas Eve
at the North Pole, school; exercise.
What Can They Do? five boys: exer-
else. Happy Christmas Children, sub
primary and list grade; selection,
Silent Night. Holy Night. victrola;
Red Riding Hood Drill. five girls;
vocal music by school, Cradle Hymn;
recitation. In Closing. Joseph Childs.
This was followed by a social hour
and Christmas tree.
At the home of Herbert earle they
have recently had radio machine,
which they expect to enjoy, especial
" during the long winter evenings.
Mrs. Alice Giles went Saturday by
automobile to Winthrop, returning
by steam cars.
Mrs. Nellie Brann attended sale
given by the Methodist Circle, Fri
day, at Readfield Corner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

Two hundred Radcliffe girls sign
Ing Christmas cards with their toes.
gymnasium tests. by the way, fore
tells the demand for a professor of
pedalism, and possibly pedalian per-
QuisiteS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

The Holiday recess was never more
welcome to the United States Senate,
from all we hear. Meanwhile there
will be accumulation Of debris on the
senatorial threshold.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
Not Familiar With Fowl

: "That chicken you sent me was
very old bird" said the bride of two
weeks.
you are mistaken, madam. It was
a very young chicken" replied the
butcher.
Don't tell me that. Haven't / got
eyes? Why, it hadn't single tooth
in it's onkers Statesman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
OCCASIONAL REMARKS

Congressman Blanton proposes to
have the Marine Corps "dry up" the
country. but it would take the Ma
rine Corps, the standing army and all
the hosts of Hades to dry up Mr..
Blanton.-Boston Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

Harvard has called off the peace
negotiations with Princeton. 1t still
looks as If the only way to settle the
differences between these opponents
of learning is to refer the issues to
the League of Nations Hartford
s-ourant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
The Cook

want to hire a good cook"
II always want to hire good cook"
said the restaurant man suspiciously.
But if you are really good cook.
how is 1t you are out of job?"
TOO much cooking done in res
taurant windows these days" was the
answer. ''rm a good cook but I can't
juggle. "-Louisville Courier Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
Light and Airy
The Long and the Short of Il

Some wounded soldiers were conva-
descent in a hospital. A Red Cross
nurse had given one of them book
donated by the Y. NJ. c. A. A SER
geant began to read aloud an essay
on the Law Of Compensation. The
soldiers listened. for they We're dis
ciplined. At last voice interrupted.
Sergeant, / don't see what that
guy is getting at"
"Why." said the sergeant, this
Teller means to say that if a man
should lose one eye, the other eye
would become stronger for that rea-
son."
There was silence. and then one Of
the others spoke up.
"By Jove, hes right! I knowed a
man in my home town who had one
short leg and the other leg was longer
than that one."-From Everybody's
Magazine for November.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

Winter Comes In Like lamb
Headiine-so it's really arrived,
welcome to the contrast with what
went before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

Is baseball to be the modern
goose that laid the golden eggs?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
Augusta Lodge Director

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70 L0-0j|
Regular meeting every Friday =.
ming at 7.30 o'clock. All Odd F.r.s]]
and visiting brothers invited.
-LINWO0D F. ALBEE Na|
ELLIS z. WALKER. sesr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

JEPTHA ENcAMPMEhr, Nd /
Meetings every second and ~
Tuesday at 7.30 o'clock.
GEO. H. WADLEIGH HI
G.. s, PEASLEE. Scrike
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23
AS NEW ENGLAND SEES IT
fRy (Pl)

Too much water isn't common
complaint for a fire department to
make but that is what happened at
Oak Bluffs. on the island of Martha's
Vineyard. 1t all came about because
a plumber made social visit to the
fire engine house. While he was
there a telephone call was inter-
preted as an urgent summons for the
tiremen to rush to a house in the vii
lage of Eastville. The whole depart
ment turned out. Instead OF house
in flames they found cellar full of
water. 1t developed that telephone
call for the plumber had been relayed
to the engine house. where the mes
sage was misunderstood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

CANTON AUGUSTA, Noalt
Regular meeting every third Tush
at 3 o'clock. Inspection In P. u d
gree Dec. 81. Supper at & 3ePY'
LINWOOD ALBEE, caa
G. H. WADLEIGH, Ceik
az
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

II you are descendant of an old
Marblehead family it is likely that
you are the owner of a single room on
the second floor or perhaps all the
rooms on the ground floor of one Of
the ancient mansions in the famous
seaport. A curious custom whereby a
man bequeathed portions of his house
to different members of his fam
lily was prevalent among the early
residents. 1t has caused much in
convenience to would-be purchasers
of sorne of the houses who have
been unable to locate some of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

as this you or Is 1t your sister,"
is a common question. at Smith Col
lege, where six pairs of twins keep
the students and faculty members
guessing as to their Identities. Three
sets of twins are seniors and all of
them are prominent In college activi-
ties. Each of the other classes has
one set of twins Altogether the
college has AZ two-sister combina-
tons and three three sister groups.
AS rule sisters live in different DOR
mitorieS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-23

Stanley Bickle, a member Of the
freshman class at Cleveland Law
School and son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bickle Of Bath, has just been
elected president of his class, thus
bringing distinction to his home town
and honor to his family for he is the
only member of the class of $50
whose home Is outside the state of
Ohio. and naturally great majority
Of it's members are residents of
Cleveland Young Bickle was gradu
ated last June from Morse High in
Bath. He Is a brother of Samuel
Bickle of Dayton, whose wife was a
great niece of Chester A. Arthur,
former president Of the United
States. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bickle
have a son who is named for the
former president. Stanley Bickle
stands high in his studies. He has all
ways had natural aptitude for con-
structive augmentation and is ex-
ceedingly popular with his class
mates.
Members of the Portland Business
and Professional Women's Club were
urged by Mrs. Howard r. Ives, legis-
lative chairman, at the meeting Mon
day evening to keep alive as a club
to what is doing in Augusta this
Winter and to watch legislative
measures keenly. Mrs. Ives directed
attention particularly to bill which
will be presented to care more
adequately for the feeble- minded.
particularly feeble-minded women.
She urged a. study of this bill, She
further urged that they devote much
study to the special needs of the
University of Maine, giving particu-
lar attention to any provision made
for the needs of the women, and also
that they watch carefully health
legislation proposed. Mrs. Ives said
that at a later date DR.. Clarence Ken
dali, State commissioner of health.
and Miss Anne M. Peabody of the
local club, a member of the Health
Council will an ear before the elub
New Britain herald., 1926-08-24
BARTENDER WILL
 MAKE PLEA THURS.
He and Stevens to Ask Release
 in Bonds

Somerville, N. J., Aug. 24 Py-In- terest in the Hall-Mills murder mys- tery today once again centered about the investigation with the silencing of the legal talen in the case by the refusal of Chief Justice William S. Gummere to entertain an applica- ton for admission of Willie Stevens and Henry Carpenter to bail.
 Charged with the murder on Sen tember 14, 1922, Of Dr. Hall and his choir singer, Stevens and Carpenter must remain in the county jail until Justice Parker, yacationing in Maine. can return to hear their plea for freedom while awaiting grand jury action.
 In refusing to act on the motion. Justice Gummere, who released Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall in $15,0OO bail, indicated he was acting on the re- quest of Justice Parker, who in his desire to sit on all legal moves in the case, was willing to curtail his vaca- ton. Counsel for defense, not an- tcipating this attitude, had not com munlcated with Justice Parker. A long distance telephone message last night was eXpeced to reach him in
New Britain herald., 1926-08-24
STABLE PRICES,
 NEED OF FARMERS
This, Rather Than Loan, Is
 Solution, Says Meredith

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. A Pl- Stabilization of the price of the pro- ducts of the farmers is what they need rather than 0,000,0O0 loan fund, in the opinion of E. T. Mere dith of Des Moines, secretary of az riculture in President Wilson's cab met.
 MT. Meredith expressed his opin- ion in addressing a local farm organ ization. It was reported in New York recently that a plan for a S100,000,- 900 credit for farmers was to be considered by President Coolidge, but this was followed by denial at the summer White Mouse at Paul Smiths, N. T., that the president had any knowledge of any such plan.
 There is no more need of insti- tutions for financing the farmer" MT. Meredith said, than there is for financing city business. Any business man with stable security can find necessary money. That is the point. The farmers security under our present system is not stable. No one knows what corn, now worth 70 cents, will be worth six months hence. Possibly one dollar; possibly but 35 cents. The sound banker can not speculate as to the value Of the collateral he takes. He needs to be safe. He must loan on agricultural products as though the price will go off 30 per cent during the term of the loan-this due to the fluctuation in the price Of agricultural pro- ducts"