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New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
State Needs A Bamum

Record of Noted Showman's Terms In Legislature As Representative From Fairfield Shows How He Bat tied For Justice and Reform Smashing Railroad Lobby With Devastating Outburst of Logic and Satire - Hired Detectives To Trail New Haven Directors
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

the honest folk who live upon the spending of care-free visitors. None, however, is blaming his plight upon politics.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Example of sloppy English. I'm modest bathing suit" The im- modesty consists in what is in it.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Ordinary platform, shorn of all guile and nonsense: T want a job"
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Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively en. titled to the use for republication of all news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published therein.
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The Herald is on sale daily in New York at Hotalng's Newsstand, Times square; schultz's Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central. 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
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Statesmen may be superior in some respects, but they cant swing train the way an old-fashioned drummer could.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Americas greatest walker carries a stick in his hand. In Europe small change proves much more satis- factory.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Americanism; Thinking a suc- cessful manufacturer of mouse traps
 has something worth while to tell a luncheon club.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
STILL THE BATTLE RACES! Sunny Falls Back on a Woman $
 Weapon

Dear Prince: It really seems to me That you could find a minute To steal from work to think of me, i Come now! Why not begin it? To prove the real depth of youl love Why not risk getting fired? The world is full of lovely men You'd soon again be hired! But let's suppose worst came to
 worst
 And. spite of your ambition; In spite of hunting far and wide, You could find no position: Do you suppose because you'd find No office that would take you, That I would prove q heartless jade, I, also would forsake you? An. no, dear Prince! And here's
 the proof
 That my love is the greater-- Since to our own best interests I'd been the culprit traitor, And made you lose your job because foolishly did wheedle, I would through selling fancy work, Support you with my needle!
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

P. T. Barnum, member of the Connecticut legislature!
 Or perhaps you didn't know the famous snowman had ever been a member of the legislature?
 Well, he was - in 1865. At that time he was 55 years of age Eff teen years had passed since he had brought Jenny Lind across tke ocean; but five years were still to pass before he would begin his ex- perience of 20 years as a proprie- tor of "The Greatest Show on Earth"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Years ago there was no clover in Australia Now Australian farmers raise their own clover seed with. im- ported humblebees.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

One thing nearly all Americans have in common is the conviction that they are better than the others.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

At any rate the quality called cul- ture enables people to scorn a diff ferent set of laws.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Of course General Motors earns more than U. S. Steel. You cant buy steel on easy payments.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

American. shippers cant marry passengers. One by one they elimin- ate the hazards of ocean travel.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
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The only profitable advertising medium Ia the City. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

The fish isn't the only sucker Man sweats while digging the bait.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

One superstition that is common to all is the idea that Central gives wrong numbers because she's mad about something.
 There's some good in every sit nation. The lawyers are doing bet ter now than they have for years.
 The best way to get even with a husband is to divorce him and ask alimony of S1S9 a week.
 A politician is a man who can fan a prejudice until it bIazes into a Cause.
 Let the Russians go ahead with their revolution. A little home work will keep them out of mischief in the alleys.
 Relatives are paradoxical when you're broke. The more distant they are, the closer they are.
 Correct this sentence: T would have been dressed long ago." said the man, but couldn't decide what to wear"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

The bills Barnum was interested in were many. ...
 The state enjoyed the luxury" of two capitals. Barnum offered resolution for one capital and one
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
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Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care Of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

A natural-born reformer is a man who always feels unanimous.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

How simple politics would be if none voted save those who make a great noise at campaign meetings.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
FactsandFancies BY ROBERT CULLEN

And among the poor that are with us always is poor coffee.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

! ford was not chosen at that time l He opposed with logic and satir
 the business of putting thing
 over in the regular way. He wa
 d nightmare to the regular
 politicians.
 He attacked the issuance of in
 discriminate special charters b, the legislature, citing how he hac
 lost a million dollars in a deal.
 Barnum was bear for work. 4 resolution provided for adjourn, ment until Tuesday," Barnun | fiared up to say the legislature
 could work Mondays to Saturday.
 at noon and get through in three
 weeks. The farmers favored an ad. Journment until fall. Barnum flaw.
 ored Saturday afternoon and Sun- | day sessions instead.
 Then there popped up a bill to amend the constitution to enable the legislature to meet in January. Barnum opposed it with these words:
 The beauties of the winter sea- son for legislation can be seen at Albany, where the lobbyists, hav- ing leisure at that time, are thick CT than they are here, though they have invaded Us here like the life and frogs of Egypt; but make this change and the lobby agents would be thicker than the mosquitoes In Stratford would be greater suckers and present longer bills"
 He enabled a woman to get divorce by special act, her husband having jailed her indefinitely until she paid him s1O,OOO. It was a famous case.
 He exposed a member of the railroad commission as being iD the employ of the New Haven railroad as a clerk, and wanted him fired. ...
 He opposed higher communication rates.
 The railroad bill therefore. he said, is tied Up with red tape and slowed away in the circumlocution office"
 He favored an increase in con- rates only in the same ratio that regular fares were in- creased.
 The railroad commission, he said, was composed of mere rail- 'oad clerks"
 The railroad bill Barnum so definitely opposed failed of passage 1 n the senate.
 The apex of his attendance at hat session came when he pre- tented and spoke for his own rail- 'oad bill, which would prevent the 'alsing of communication rates.
 The railroads, he said. at first ayored commuters 10 settle along he lines, and then. after towns we're settled with them. they raised ! he rates to squeeze them as much $ possible. He would prevent such increases unless they were the anne as increases in regular fares; nd as the railroads could not alse the fares at that time on ac ount Of Sound and river compe- ltion. the communication rates would remain low.
 In the midst of his talk he an- bounced he had employed detec- Ives to shadow the New Haven ailroad directors, and reaching nto a pocket he produced tele- rams showing the directors had cid a secret meeting in New York he day before and voted to raise ommutation rates at once, so as 0 get them in force before the 'arnnm bill would take effect.
 Barnum therefore amended his ill to provide it take effect July <, 1865, so as to beat the railroad irectors.
 The bill passed.
 Barnum represented Fairfield. He ias opposed for re- election by the ailroad interests, and was re- lecfpd
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Harvey W. Root. in Harper's magazine, does the inestimable service of tracing the record of the great snowman as a legislator in this state.
 The snowman had no political ambitions; but when at the close of the Civil War a son-in-law in Bridgeport irritated him by wishing to run for the state senate and vote against ratification of the con- stitutional amendment abolishing slavery, Barnum decided to get to the legislature and balance his kin's vote, as Barnum favored the amendment. The son-in-law, how ever, failed of election.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

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New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Barnum's first experience in Hartford was on the evening be- fore the General Assembly was to meet. He was in town only a few hours when he sensed the efforts to choose speaker centered largely in hotel Hobbies, where the railroad interests sought to put over their rubber stamp.
 Barnum disliked railroad influ- ence, believing a railroad com pany, like fire, was q good servant but bad master" Consequently he horned in on the caucus and made a flew remarks They were quite warm. For the first time in the history of the state up to that time the railroads lost--the other candidate was chosen speaker.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

state house. It passed. But Hart ford was not chosen at that time. He opposed with logic and satire
 the business of putting things
 over in the regular way. He was
 a nightmare to the regular" politicians.
 He attacked the issuance of in- discriminate special charters by
 the legislature. citing how he had lost million dollars in a deal.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

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New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

once more turning 10 the statements of the opposition" :" notes Harper's writer he noted it's expressions Of great love for white blood and wondered if it would be willing 10 let a mulatto vote half the time. q quadroon three-fourths, and an octoroon seven-eights of tho time. If not, why not? he asked"
 Following more remarks of equal potency, the word white" was finally erased from the suffrage plank in the state constitution. It had been in the constitution since 1918, and Connecticut had been the only New England state which ''so demeancd herself" according to Barnum. as to make eonstitu- tional difference between the races.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

The constitutional amendment was the first order of business. Here was the official report: P
 MT. Welch called up the resolu- ton ratifying the constitutional amendment.
 MT. Barnum advocated its pas sage.
 The resolution was unanimously passed with great applause.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

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Then Barnum laid down a rule which Harper's writer justly opines is applicable today as well as then:
 We cannot afford to carry pas sengers and have them live under our government with no real in- terest in it's perpetuity. Every man must be joint owner. The best inhabitants of any town are the householders. The only safe inhabi- tants of free country are edu- cated citizens who vote"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

But the matter of striking out the word white" fpom the suffrage clause of the state constitution was an entirely different matter and required much animated disserta- tton, in which the snowman came forward with language of strength and power
 When the opposition had had good fling against allowing the Ne gro to vote in Connecticut. Bar mum arose and remarked he would not notice at length the. "declama- ton of the gentleman from Mill ford" because he had spoken nothing approaching to the dig nity of argument"
 But he took up the Milford mans argument nevertheless, in relation to a fear expressed that there would be intermarriage be- tween the whites and blacks.
 T perfectly agree with the gen. tleman in his tastes" remarked MT. Barnum. T should not like 10 have my children marry with ne- groes. but the gentleman may re- member that when his sons pro- pose 10 marry with negroes the black girls may have word to say in objection to such a proposi- tion. It is matter of taste and the tastes of the colored women may not be found sympathetic"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

A politician is man who can fan a prejudice until it blazes into a Cause.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
BURNHAM

Mr.. and Mrs. Seward Harding. OF
Benton, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cole, Of Palmyra, We're visitors sun
day at the home of +. a. McAllister.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hunt and Mr..
and Mrs. E. II. Hunt and two daugh-
tiers, Glennis and Marion visited over
the weekend with relatives in Brad
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles sherman, Of
Winthrop, visited over the week end
with relatives and friends. and on
Saturday Mr.. Sherman went to>Free-
dom to attend the funeral service of
his sister, the late Mrs. Annie Bar
stow
Nelson Sedgeley has returned from
Lewiston, where he underwent an
operation on his throat at the Cen
tral Maine Hospital
Mrs. w. H. Hunt returned Sunday
from Hartland, where she has been
passing several days with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Bradford Johnston, who is
the mother of little son, Bradford,
Jr., born August 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Wyman, OF
South Paris, are visiting with their
daughter, Mrs. F. 0. Sedgeley and
family.
Miss Virginia Wright, Of Pittsfeld,
visited over Sunday with her aunt,
Mrs. L. Z. Gerald.
Rev. Chesley Weddleton, pastor of
the Baptist church, preached an
sermon on Sunday fore
noon before good sized audience.
Deacon Z. E. Davis, with the pastor
was elected delegate to attend the
ordination services of w. A. knight.
at CLINTON, On September 10,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
JEFFERSON

There was fine supper and enter
tainment given by Willow Grange at
their hall Wednesday evening. The
entertainment consisted of music
readings, sketches, tableaus, and dia.
logues.
The Sunday school had an enter
talnment at the c. E. hall, Friday
evening. G. w. Sprenger and son rem
dered several piano duets and Mrs
Sprenger sang in German and English
with encores. Others gave readings
ana stories which were followed bv
stunts. ~
Basil Burgess and wife Of ST. Louis
MO, nave been visiting at the Castle
Brothers home. 'ie
j. Frank Hill, formerly principal of
the Jefferson High school, and now
teachlng in the High school at Tor.
ilhgton' Conn, was weekend visitor
IN town in company with weslev
Iurner of Portland.
Miss Phyllis Bond, who has heen +.
teacner in Gorham, is at home for her
vacation, No1 nei
FRANK Richardson and family Of os.
Wego, N. Y, are at S. A. Richardson,s
ior a two weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. George Samnso, 80
Skowhegan. Mrs Jennie FilIsb-o,,,.
ana Mrs. Cinda Sampson Of Msd,son
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
CITY GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZES
$4,000 BOND ISSUE FOR CONY
HIGH SCHOOL Bull DING PROJECT

order Of the city government to the
special school building fund total ap-
proximately S3S,700, but after shrink
age and expense of selling the money
to be collected through the special one
mill tax will bring the total funds
available for the building program to
the $4,000 appropriated.
Under suspension Of the rules the
order authorizing the $4,000 bond is
sue was given unanimous passage in
both branches of the city government,
as was the order directing the city
treasurer to transfer and convert into
cash the sinking fund assets.
City Treasurer Grin B. Frost stated
Tuesday that the funds raised in the
manner directed will be deposited to
a special checking account to be de-
voted entirely to the Cony High school
building project. The order which au-
thorized the transfer Of the sinking
fund assets, and which was unani-
mously adopted at the regular city
government meeting for this month
was as follows:
"Ordered: That the city treasurer
be and hereby is authorized and di-
rected to convert into cash and trans
fer to the general account of the city
the following accounts and securities
hereinafter described, the proceeds
thereof to be used solely for the alter
alton of and additions to the Cony
High school building and property as
authorized by the annual school meet
ing Of April 10, 1926, and as approved
by a majority of the special building
committee appointed at said school
meeting:
Savings deposits number s4o2 in
the Augusta Trust Company. entitled
City of Augusta Sinking Fund for
Highway Bonds, up to the amount Of
$3.50
"Bonds number "a, 25, IS and 81 of
the City Of Augusta Highway I'M
provement Bonds of 1908 Of the par
value of $4,000, same to be sold by the
city treasurer at the highest price OBJ
tainable by him;
Eighteen certain bonds of the City
of Augusta Highway Improvement
Bonds of 1908, being numbers to
inclusive, 10 to 10 inclusive. and num-
Der %, and being of the total par
value of $4,000; same to be sold by
the city treasurer at the highest price
obtainable by him."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
Makes Statement
On Circumstances
Sunday Auto Crash

In an item which appeared in
Mondays paper giving an account
of an automobile accident which &C.
Cured Sunday evening in Farming
dale, it was stated that c. w. Bailey
of this city. driving a Hudson, who
was third in a line of cars, could
not stop his machine quickly enough
to avoid hitting the car ahead, and
drew his machine to one side di-
rectly in the path of an oncoming
Ford driven by r. A. Shaw, of Carl
bou. This information was supplied
by the Office of the State Highway
Police following an investigation of
the case.
Mr.. Bailey states that he was the
driver of the Ford instead of the
Hudson, and that he did not swing
to one side, thus bringing his car
outside the line, but that he could
not stop his machine quickly
enough to avoid hitting the car
ahead of him. Mr.. Bailey also
stated that it was the Hudson car,
driven by Mr.. Shaw. coming toward
him which hit his Ford as it passed
him, and that the car hit by the
Bailey ford was not damaged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
vASSALbORO

NORTH-Harold Watson and fam
lily went to Fort Mckinley, Sunday
to visit their son Laurice, who is in
training there.
Harry Simpson and family went
to Fort Mckinley, Sunday, to visit
their son, Arthur.
Benjamin, Harry, Herbert and Gill
bert Muir went to Fort Mckinley,
Sunday, to visit Frank Muir, who is
in training at the camp.
Arthur Vince and family went to
Fort Mckinley, Sunday to visit Rich
ard Vince.
John Anil and Miss Ina have gone
to Lowell, Mass, for two weeks.
Miss Minnie Clifford has returned
to her home in Lowell, Mass, after
visiting Mrs. Anil for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hayes and family
passed the week with Mrs.
Hayes grandmother Mrs. Jane Fish
err. Friends of Roy Hayes will be
glad to hear he has been elected
Principal of Kicker. at Houlton.
y Henry Chase and family moved to
South Windham, Saturday.
Clarence Lyons returned from the
Harvard Summer school this week,
where he has taken the summer
course.
Mrs. George McKenna returned
Saturday from the Central Maine
Sanatoriun, where she has been re-
ceiving treatment.
Mrs. George Manson and daughter,
Lucille, returned home this week after
passing the past two weeks with her
son. Rev. Manson, at Derry. \. II.
Mrs. John Grant and family passed
the weekend at Pemaquid.
The Fairfield Post will present a
play Thursday evening; this week un-
der the auspices of the Frank D. Post.
A dance will follow.
Raymond Manson returned Sunday
after passing two weeks. at Harps-
well.
a food and White Elephant sale
will be held Friday evening in the
Legion hall at $50 p. M, under the
auspices of the Catholic church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Lyon and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Dusty, Jr., passed
/, Sunday. at Togus.
Mrs. Z. H. Adams passed Sunday
at Fort Mckinley visiting her son,
Clyde, who is training at the camp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
MAYOR MCLEAN HAS
STRONG SUPPORT IN
P!SCATAQU|S TOWNS

Mrs. o. B. Frost was in Piscata-
quis County last week, where she
did organization work among the
Democratic women voters of the
county. In speaking to Journal
reporter, Mrs. Frost says. that she
found the county pleasingly well or
ganized and received very encour-
aging response to her endeavors,
much political enthusiasm being
manifest and much good work being
accomplished.
A big meeting was held in the
Town Hall at Milo on August IL,
much enthusiasm being shown, this
meeting being for both men and
women voters. Meetings were also
held at Guilford, Dover Foxcroft
and Monson, these being especially
for the organization of women
voters, and in these towns Mrs.
Frost found the women very re-
sponsive.
Mrs. Frost was one Of the speak
ers at the meeting held in Farm
ington, Saturday afternoon, and will
also be one of the speakers at the
coming county meeting.
zone feature which was most no
ticeably brought to my attention"
said Mrs. Frost, was the declara-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
ETNA

Major Bennett and family of vir-
ginia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wat
mough, Miss Carmichael and Ernest
Strider of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Rick of New York City, are pass
ing few weeks at Friends Retreat.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Friend have re-
turned from a trip to Boston.
Mrs. Rebecca Homer of Massachu-
sets. is visiting her sister. Mrs. Nina
Underhill, for few weeks.
Earl Ames of Honduras. Central
America, was the guest of friends in
town Saturday night.
Ivan B. Friend is gaining after an
operation Wednesday at the Paine
Hospital in Bangor.
Mrs. Chamberlain of Exeter, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Wiggin,
for few days.
Mrs. Perkins returned to her home
in Orono. Sunday. after visiting her
sister, Mrs. E. A. Tarr, for several
DAYS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18

Chief Neptune of the Penobscot In
dams will be one of the features at
the two-day Scout Carnival which
opens today at the Macomber Play
ground for the benefit of the fund of
Troop No. l, Boy Scouts, Of this city.
The chief will present a surprise pro-
gram, even the management of the
carnival being in the dark as to the
exact nature of his entertainment, but
it will without doubt be well worth
watching.
Leo Neptune, son of the chief, and
a member of the Scout troop, is chair
man of the booth committee. and it
was through him that the Penobscot
Tribe chief was prevailed upon to as
sist the boys.
The boys of the troop have been
working especially hard in prepara-
ton for this carnival and they hope
to make it the best event of it's kind
ever held at the playground. They
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
Continue Hearing on
Case for Non-Support

At an afternoon session of the
Augusta municipal court Tuesday a
hearing was held before Recorder
Arthur F. Tiffin on the complaint
of Annie Emerson, who charged her
husband, Arthur Emerson, with
non-support of herself and two
minor children. Mrs. Emerson was
represented by Samuel Titcomb, and
Mr.. Emerson by Judge B. F. Maher.
After hearing all the evidence,
which was somewhat protracted,
upon suggestion of the court and
by agreement of counsel, the mat
ter was continued to September list.