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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-06
PALM YRA

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Brewer of
st. Adams, visited for the weekend
at Frank Brewers on the Newport
road, and also called on relatives anc
friends in town.
Mrs. o. A. Neal of st. Adams, had
a birthday May l, and a number of
her children helped her celebrate.
Mrs. Neal is at present visiting her
son, Joel, and family on the Hart
land road.
William A. Blaisdell received a
message Sunday announcing the
death of his only sister, Mrs. Stella
Brown of Ripley. The funeral was
held Tuesday at 10 A. NJ.
Genevieve, the older daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robinson. is i'll
at this writing.
Obed Millett has moved his family
back to his farm home, after passing
the winter at the village.
Mrs. Cora Frost accompanied Mrs
Addie Appleby of Pittsfield, Monday
to a hospital in Portland for treat
ment.
The willing Workers" will meet
Wednesday May 5, at the home OF
Mrs. Abbie Weeks.
Frank Gee and Miss Rose Leigh
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Editors Letter Box
Cumberland Jail
Scene of OuSting

To the Editor of the Kennebec
Journal:
Pardon us. Mr.. Editor. for correct
ing slight historical error which APP
pears in the Journal of May Bird,
stating that ION Saturday afternoon,
the peaceful citizens of Augusta were
treated to a spectacle without parallel
in this State" which consisted in the
breaking into a Jail. by sheriff and
others, with picks, sledges and
axes
This is erroneous; for, in 1856, the
peaceful citizens" of Portland, Me-,
were treated" to a similar spectacle.
At that time, Cumberland county
happened to have two rival sheriffs,
one inside and the other outside, OF
the Jail, the situation arising from a
misunderstanding of constitutional
law" Prior to the happening of the
event in question. a constitutional
amendment had been enacted. or was
supposed to have been enacted, as the
case may have been, providing for the
election of sheriffs instead of ap-
pointment, as had been the practice
before that time. Under this amend
ment, one Emery, whose first name
we don't remember-but he probably
had one-claimed to have been elect
ed sheriff of Cumberland county; but
Judge Woodbury. Davis. holding
court at Portland after the election,
not being of the opinion that Mr..
Emery was sheriff, refused to recog-
nize him as the officer of the court,
which was deemed to be ''insubordi-
nation" for which Gov. Wells, upon
address of a sufficient majority OF
the Legislature, removed Judge Davis
from the bench of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court of Maine.
After the refusal of the Judge to
recognize Mr.. Emery as sheriff. the
latter, upon advice of counsel, with a
corps of deputies, armed with picks.
sledges and axes" took possession OF
the Jail, to the exclusion of his pred
ecessor in office and his deputies.
The trial Of Judge Davis before the
LEGISLATURE was believed, by many at
that time, not to have been wholly
free from political influences. Rufus
Choate of Davis counsel, called the
Legislature a political tribunal" the
majority Of whom, with Gov. Wells.
were Democrats, while Judge Davis
was a Republican. But there can be
no analogy between the two attacks
on these jails, with destructive i'm
plements, for the purpose Of getting in
instead of out, except in the matter
of precedent and we are correcting
the Journal only IN matter of his
tory. Both of the rival sheriffs of
Kennebec county are good Republic
cans, as all good men ought to be, no
offence intended by the reference.
After his removal, Judge Davis
sought redress from his former aSSo-
ciates on the bench of the supreme
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
TDAIAS FAVE AiIGIISTA FOR


TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA fok
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s2.37 pm. Il. SO p. m.
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Bar Harbor, t12 Ia a. M. II "a a. m NJ. 4
Bath, t4.54 a. m. 10 40 a m, t3. Is pm I4oOp'
Belfast. Ga. 81 a. m. T.. 10 p. m .on. m!
Boston. 1921 a. m. t4.54 a, m. no. :
t9.40 an. 1902 a. m, 1918 p. M. sas4 p~i
taos p. M. $40. 55 D. m.
Calais t12.17 a. m. tl1.4 a. m.
Dover -Foxerof C4.5l a: M. ~ p 3 M ~
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1913 D. m, TAOS D. m, sl0.55 p. m
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1918 p. m. ,o. 81
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Daily. except Monday I Daily, ezceps sunny
4 SUNDAY ouiv
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WOULD DISCONTINUE SUBSIDY

A gratifying recognition of re-
turning State consciousness respect
ing its natural responsibilities is
manifested in the report of a Sem
ate committee to the effect that ap-
propriations, which are in the nature
of subsidies under the Sheppard
Towner Act, should be discontinued
in 1928.
To the credit of Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Kansas, Illinois and Con-
>necticut they refused these sub
sides, termed maternity aid. Such
an attitude evidently was not look
ed for by the promoters of the plan.
They had assumed the States would
not refuse aid. even though by not
doing so they would come under OBJ
legations to give more than they re-
ceived.
Unless there be some reason for
the States existence it better be
obliterated. We believe there exist
very good reasons for retaining the
States entity and responsibilities,
but If 1t doesn't find way to pro-
vide for it's mothers and children It
doesn't deserve the distinction of
Statehood. Doing this for the State
isn't policy calculated to stimulate
continued effort on the part of that
State to fulfil it's obligations, if such
aid is to be made permanent.
The committee making the adverse
report finds that the subsidy was
granted in the first instance to en-
courage States to undertake the
work and not with a view to estab-
fishing permanent policy. The re-
port of the committee contains the
following:
1.-The original purpose and intent
of Congress to encourage the States
TO take up this important work is
rapidly approaching fulfillment, if
indeed that time has not already
come. 1t is conceded that the ex-
pertinent or demonstration has been
q success and that many States have
established the necessary machinery
which is now functioning properly
and adequately, even where they
have declined to accept Federal
aid.
ut is also generally admitted that
this work as conducted in the
several States is strictly local
function. They should therefore be
encouraged to stand on their own
feet rather than to< lean upon the
Central Government thus tending to
impair the prestige, power and
sovereignty of local self-government.
LAS already indicated. the very
object of granting such Federal aid
fails if the States, instead of learn
ing to take care of matters con-
Dected with maternity and infancy
through their own efforts grow to be
dependent upon Washington for this
purpose"
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WASHINGTON

wEST-Friends of Mrs. Maud
Marson were shocked to hear of her
death, which occurred in East
Gardner, Mass, last week. Deepest
sympathy is extended to the bereav-
ed relatives.
Hiram Chaplin, who has been
passing the winter with his daugh-
ter here, returned to his home. Mon
day.
The ridge is still impossible for
automobiles. Two cars were stuck
in the mud Monday. and were oblig-
ed to turn round in order to get off
from the ridge.
Mrs. Annie HILBERT, who has been
working in Coopers' Mills for some
time. has returned home for the
summer.
Leonce Hisler went to Augusta,
Monday. for medical treatment.
Calvin Hilbert was a caller at G.
B. Bartlett's. Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hilbert. and
Miss Katie Kennedy attended the
funeral of Mrs. Maud Marson in
Stickney Corner, Saturday.
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Didn't Want. But We Want

(SunQdV 1elSSTdInp
One of the wisest appointments
made by Former Governor Baxter
during his. administration was that
of William ]. Lanigan of Waterville
to be one of the State highway COM
missioners. The selection of Mr..
Lanigan for this place was not In the
slightest degree political. The
Waterville man did not want the job
and it was only after strong pres
sure had been brought to bear on
him that he was induced to accept.
The commissioner is one of the big
business men of Maine, and he
thought at the time that he could
not afford to give the time to the
work that the position called for. He
accepted when he had been persuad-
ed that he could be of real service to
the State by SO doing. But after he
took the job Mr.. Lanigan gave it his
attention, and he has continued to do
so, very frequently no doubt to his
own personal loss. 1t is only rarely
that a man of Mr.. Lanigan's extern
sive business connections can be in
duced to take position of this sort,
and it is quite easy for executives to
look elsewhere when there are so
many smaller men who are looking
for official positions for the profit
that there is in them.
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CHINA

LAKESIDE DRIvE-Mrs. ]. z.
Cloves is critically i'll at her home
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Q. Doe were in
Windsor on Sunday. where they at
tended Mr.. True's funeral
Mrs. w. j. Cloves and two chill
dren. Lucille end Dorothy. are pass
ing few days in town.
Miss Irene Chase passed the week.
end with Mrs. O. E. Worth
Lee NJ. Bassett passed the week.
end at home.
George and Wesley Morrill, motor
ed to Weeks Mills NOn Saturday
evening.
C.B. Clark, j. f. Cloves and Phil
ander Freeman were in Waterville
on Saturday.
Mrs. Croxford of South China Is
nursing at ]. +. Cloves
Ray Huntington is teaching at
Jonesport and writes that he likes
his position very much. Mrs. Hunt
iington and two children are living
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Davis Of
Vassalboro were Sunday guests of
his brother. Eden Davis. and family.
The ice left China Lake on May 2.
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hLittle.jacK
4 Rabbit
~ by David Cory

"Dear, oh DEAR" sighed Granddaddy
Bullfrog looking wistfully at a pasty
ball of paper floating away on the
water. there goes my piano"
"Your what" shouted the little
rabbit, in amazement.
Eyes, just swallowed by mistake a
lot of cigar coupons" went on the
poor old frog. "Id been saving them
to buy a piano. and now they're gone.
What will Mrs. Frog say?" and the
disappointed old frog gentleman
scratched his left ear drum, brilliantly
glowing like jewel in it's yellow
rim.
rious little bunny, sitting down beside
the waters edge.
"Well. I'll explain" went on the old
frog feeling better now that the bad
tasting colored coupons were out of
his system. II was watching from my
| lily pad shoal of minnows playing at
the surface. Stealing out in the shall
low water, I waited until Tommy
Trout, looking for his breakfast, drove
them helter-skelter toward me. But,
dear me, when | leaned over the cou-
pons must have dropped out of my
them instead of little minnow.
You have a wonderful stomach,
said the little rabbit.
Eyes, very convenient at times"
smiled the old frog. mot quite so easy
to fill, but very easy to empty" and
| with a wink. he splashed after small
| fish that ventured too near.
"There. I've caught him this time, -
| exclaimed Granddaddy Bullfrog, SOL
EMMY. Hope / never make another
mistake. Never eat chaeap candy nor
| drink cheap. soft drinks. They are
| usually colored artif1cially." advised
| the old frog. you will have a poor d.
gestion later if you indulge in this
| sort of stuff"
mot if l had a stomach like yours,
| laughed the little rabbit.
"One can't be turning his stomach
| inside out too often" answered Grand
daddy Bullfrog. Use your reason, lit
| tie rabbit. Ask Mother to make you
simple candy and fruit juices. Don't
| throw away your Pumpkin Pennies on
! cheap candy and soda pop. If you do,
| stop, stop, stop!'
| I'll remember" answered the bun
ny boy. II usually go to the kind Big
Brown Bear for Lollypops: to the field
for Glover Tops, and to the cupboard
| for Angel Cake"
'Ha, hal" laughed Granddaddy Bull
frog. I've heard. of your Mother
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What Are You Doing
For Your PuDy Child I

For weak. frail. nder-developed
children-and especially those that
have ricketts,. and need a sure builder
that promotes the growth of teeth
and bones, cod liver oil is the one
/ medicine supreme-nothing helps
like it.
But 1t is nasty and repulsive and
evil smelling and nearly always up
sets children's stomachs-so now up
to-date chemists advise McCoys Cod
Liver Oil Compound Tablets.
Children love them as they do
candy. because they are sugar coated
and easy to take. One boy gained
liz pounds in seven weeks, and is
now healthy and happy-thousand
of other children have grown strong
and robust.
Sixty tablets for so cents at Cough
Inns Drug Store and all druggists
but be sure and ask for McCoy's-the
original and genuine.
!. Give them to the sickly, frail child
for 30 days and If they don't help
wonderfully, your druggist is au-
thorized /, hand you back the money
you paid for them.
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SEE THAT YOU ARE ENROLLED

Those permitted to vote in the
primary election June q will be only
those that have been enrolled. The
new voters should get enrolled at
the first opportunity. There being
only Republican and Democratic
tickets at that election the voters
will enroll either as Republicans or
as Democrats. Under the law one
wishing to change from one party
to another must do so at least six
months before the election. So far
as this primary election is concern
ed the limit within which a change
could be made expired Dec. Fl, 1928.
The lists of voters will be posted 30
days before the election. If ones
name is not thereon the voter should
take steps to secure a voters rights.
In this city the Board of Registra-
ton will be in session for ten days
prior to June 81. During the first
seven days, June 9-16 the Board will
receive new registrations and en-
roll. The last three days its atten-
ton will be devoted to preparing the
records. The voter in this city if
not registered should go before the
Board during the period June Gle
for registration and enrolment.
The law as amended provides for
uniform enrolment in all cities,
towns and plantations. "In all such
primary elections the qualifications
Of voters shall be determined by the
voting list used at the municipal
elections of said towns. cities and
plantations, next preceding the
primary election and list of the
aforesaid voters enrolled by party
designation as provided for in the
preceding section and section SO of
this chapter. and no person shall be
allowed to vote in any primary cleo
ton unless the name Of said voter
appears legally on said voting list
and enrolment list, except those who
have become voters within eight
months preceding said primary cleo
tion, and a voter enrolling for the
first time in that municipality who
shall be allowed to enroll and vote
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cake. Best Angel Cake In town,
wouldn't hurt king or clown"
I'll tell her." said the little rabbit,
and politely lifting his khaki cap,
away he went, clipperty clip, lipperty
lip, his knapsack bouncing up and
down on his back and his red-striped
candy cane swinging from his left
paw.
All Of sudden Professor Jim Crow
flew by. Seems to your Uncle Dave
that this wise old bird is always after
the little rabbit. Guess he like to
teach him things concerning folk with
legs and wings. In this old birds Wis
dom Book are many interesting facts.
Yes, indeed. 1t was the privilege of
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Flu Sufferers
Take Tanlac

Has flu left you more dead than
al )? Let Tanlac pick you right
up and put you back in fighting
shape again. Your system needs
just such a natural tonic. Thou
sands of other men and women who
were weak and rundown after flu,
are now happy and vigorous again.
Dizziness, weakness. wobbly knees,
heavy feet, no longer bother them.
Natural in action, because nat
ural in its ingredients, Tanlac re-
vitalizes the blood, tones up the
digestive organs and invigorates
the whole system. 1t is compounded
from natures own storehouse of
herbs. banks and roots.
AS an added precaution. keen vour
bowels open with mild-acting Tanlac
Vegetable Pills.
may6-l3-20-27
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PALMYRA

Charles H.. Webb has sold his In
terest in his farm to his MIN
law Elmer Baird, and will move to
Hartland village at once where he
has purchased the residence of Clyde
Cookson.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Farnum were
in Pittsfield on Sunday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Ellen Patten.
+. H. Farnum left for Portland.
Monday. to attend the annual ses-
sion of the Masonic lodges of Maine.
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your Uncle Dave once upon time,
when visiting Rabbitville. to read it.
Gracious me, it has ever since been a
source of wonder how that old bird
ever copId in it all he bad.
Hey, there. bunny boy" he cawed
from limb overhead. II just saw you
talking to Granddaddy Bullfrog. Wait
below just a minute or two. I've some
thing important to read to you," and
opening his book to page %. the wise
professor bird placed his specracles
on his beak and clearing his throat.
and giving a Cav" he began to read
some forest lore. Goodness me. there
goes Kenny" my old typewriter, in
to poetry. And in the next story you
shall hear what Professor James Crow
has to saw
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MORE WORKERS THAN WORK

Forty-two millions of people 1--we
in Great Britain with its SS,745
square miles of territory, and eight
out of ten of these live in the cities.
Manifestly that land could not pro-
duce food for the population were
every available inch of suitable soil
used for tillage, which is by NO
means the case. Instead, England
has become a hive of industrialism
with an increasing population and
not enough employment to go
around. There is not enough of
work, for instance, to keep the coal
miners employed for much more
than half the time and it is said
their earnings will buy no more
than third of what the pay of a
Pennsylvania miner will purchase.
Such conditions are by no means
exclusive to coal miners. Since the
! war the British Government has
paid unemployment doles to as many
as a million and a quarter people.
| The crux of the situation. however,
| comes about by the refusal of the
| coal miners to accept a less wage
or to tolerate a business arrange
ment under which those unprRfit
ably employed might be laid oft.
And one can't blame them for their
attitude, but there is blame to be at
tached to neglect to foresee and
provide in some way against such
conditions. Not that the English
| people are more remiss in this re-
spect than are Americans. for that
matter.
And We have politics meddling
with such affairs right here in this
country. For years organized labor
in Great Britain has sought to gain
it's ends by means of it's political In
! fiuence. Only last year the Govern
ment subsidized the coM mining in
dustry to the amount Of hundred
| millions. In our own country poll
ticians are puzzling how to COM
mand votes in the Corn Belt by
means of Government subsidies. and
our plight and the consequent ex-
cuses for such measures are trifling
as compared with England's. We
best not be censorious of our cous-
! ms across the sea.
Indeed, both labor and capital in
that country appear to deserve SYM
pathy. What is to be done when
more workers than can be employed
are hungry? The conditions that
produce such a situation would only
, be temporarily alleviated were all
! the wealth divided up among the
people. The result would be in
finitely worse. They would have
| eaten up their substance and there
would be no more in the cupboard.
The savings of years would have
been expended and there would be
| lack of opportunity to get more. 1t
helps but little to say that England
has been overindustrialized, that the
workers haven't enough initiative to
go where work is, that they are I'M
willing to turn back to the soil and
away from the bright lights. yet
constructive effort instead of words,
along that line may result In a
palliative If not a remedy.
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CLINTON

Everything Is pelnS put INTO Tedoi-
ness for the May Festival Schools to
be held on. the village school grounds
| Friday, May Z, with the following
order Of events. At Q o'clock the par
ade starts from the high school
grounds and proceeds through Baker
street to Main street as Tar as
| Spring street. thence up Spring
street to Railroad street, down Rail-
road street to Church street, by way
| of Church street to Main street and
return to School grounds. Colby
Robinson will be drummer boy for
the occasion. The parade means 10
display Better Homes, Better Health,
Civic Pride, Patriotic and strangely
humorous spirits and Is INTENDED TO
please all.
At 10 o'clock athletic events will
take place in the school fields for
the Boys. The events will be d.
vided into the classes. The first for
boys over IA yrs of age and the Sec
ond for boys under IA years OF age.
The winners will receive ribbons.
The girls will be present to cheer
their favored heroes. Gordon Trim,
Prin. of the 7th and Sth grades mas
been putting in much time coaching
the boys for these entries which are
for all boys. who care to enter.
AT uOUH tic OSillOLo WILL eCAA SUM
witches, doughnuts, and Lemonade
for the benefit of their class at
graduation time.
At 1870 P. M. the very colorful
festivities will begin. The heralds
will first appear. followed by Spring
fauns, and maidens in gala attire.
Next will be the children's process
sional. singing the Spring Song.
These will prepare the way for the
May Queen, who is Amanda Sails
bury with all her attendants. ladies
in waiting, and Gwendolyn Gerald
who will crown her after the Queen
crowned the heralds will, at her
bidding, announce the following
How Do-You-Do My Partner;
Soldier Boy Drill; See You; Sail
ors Hornpipe Folk Dance; Holland
ers March; Highland Fling Folk
Dance; A Bit of Fairyland. given by
children of Town House school; Mo-
ton Song; Aesthetic Solo dance:
Hoe and Sunbeam Drill, by Hill
Road school children: Patriotic Drill
and Song, by Dixon Corner Schooi
| children: May Pole Dance which
Mock Basketball Game by High
School girls; Tug of War by boys,
after which the May Queen will re-
tire and the High School Valedictor-
ian, Freda Dixon. will take the
throne as the Spirit of Education,
holding high her flaming torch of
learning" while all the children
make a great circle about her sing
ing "All Hail the Public SchooP.
1t is hoped that great many may
| inspire the children with their pres
ence and interest at these festivities.
The parade will begin in readiness as
soon after s A. NJ. as possible. If
May is stormy, May 10 will be OBJ
served instead.