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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
Catn 'i at the .Yuffuata Post Office aa
second class mall matter.
ESTABLISHED 1825
<o notice whatever will be taken of
'.rslgned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsi
ble for the preservation or return
. of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to Kennebec Journal Company,
Publishers. Augusta, Maine.
MEM KICK rHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press Is exclusively
•noth'll in the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
ii nd also the local news published
herein
All iiithis <>t rcpubllcation of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Saturday, March 11, 1922.
I Representative to Congreas
HON. JOHN E. NELSON
of Augusta
any constructive sugges
tions?
f4.imo of our reach is must have at
ti n i d the Democratic rally at Gardi
rei ; i then have acquired imprcs
s incting the candidate and
the i a :s« espoused. Perhaps the
journal has not he n fcrtunate in the
tnqini • s t lias made—it has made
s\ ral of responsible parties—but it
has not succeeded in finding anyone
who could recall any valuable con
stiu Jive suggestions put forth by the
pp ak is at that rally.
Naturally there was crtiteism of the
Republican party; that is to be ex- |
pscted, but there appears to have
been no Impressive declaration of pol
icy which the Democrats would pur- j
eu.e. We could not learn that the
candidate, Mr. McLean, in all that he
had to say respecting the bonus in
formed his hearers what kind of a
bonus law he favored. One speaker
was frank to admit that he didn t
know just what should be done about
the bonus, but tve cannot find that.
the candidate said that much. Nor do
w< find that he said what he would do
on the tariff, what he would do with
n sabs tax, what he would do about
Immigration. He may have though*. |
there was no need of this; that the'
voters should understand that he
would support the policies of the
Democratic party, whatever those
might happen to be.
He did give Wilson nr.d the Demo
cratic party credit for the high prices
which prevailed during the war. By
the same logic, of course, they should
have the Credit for the high prices
which have prevailed all over the
world during the war, nnd the Re
publican party should be Warned for
unemployment in Italy today, as well
as unemployment in this country. He
talked nbout business conditions in
Mntno but did not make clear how he
would improve them, didn't suggest
any plan for increasing lumber cut,
the clam crop or the sardine output or
how he would restore the icc business
on the Kennebec.
Mr. Bierce, who preceded him, de
clared that people do not concern
themselves enough with politics nor
take their political responsibilities
■erlously enough, all of which is most
emphatically true. He nlso said that,
the oh (tlon in this district is pecu
liarly a party election, the question
which party can be»t govern the
country. There will be some who, we
feel sure, will be of the opinion that
Mr. Nelson would lie a more effective
ly h< Ipful representative, but even on
the basis of party representation there
ought to be no question in the minds
■ •f a very large majority of the voters
In this district—they wiskto have the
Republicans administer affairs and
they want to send a man who will be
■Me to take a full-sized part in the
doing of it.
But do they want this enough to go
to the polls a I vote for it? Looks
like most <>f the Democrats will be
there. And the candidate who gets
the most votes will e elected.
BETTER ACCESS TO OUR
NEIGHBORS
Tin Canadian government has a
problem on Its hands in respect to
man;iK*ni' nt of its national railways.
They have been losing a lot of money
and conditions arc little if any im
proved. I
The citizens of a part of Xew
Brunswick have in mind a project
which they think would he helpful in
•otnc small degree. The minister of
lands and mines in New Brunswick
tells the legislature of that province
that a line should he built from Mo
duetic, a forty mile link from that
place to Panforth, Maine, on the line
of the Maine Central Railroad, af
fording the people of that part of the
province a shorter route to Boston.
It Is said this line, through its con
nections beyond Fredericton, would
resch a rich territory comprising
about a quarter of New Brunswick's
area.
If Mohandas K- Ohandt, the trouble
maker in India, can get arrested and
Imprisoned by the British govern
ment he will be in luck. Ho would
become a martyr tn the eyes of hts
people, whereas if he adheres to his
present coursa ho must eventually
become either a threadbare novelty j
of little interest or resoit to foment- j
Ing war. I
One comment Is that the Antigon
tsh ghost la keeping Lent. Perhaps
some Scotch spirits may be found
not no engsged.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
I
DATA AND DEEDS
The State Chamber of Commerce
and Agricultural League is not un- j
minrlful of the advantages which .
would be had were Xew England to j
raise the food that is eaten here.
As a preliminary to an effort to aid 1
agriculture in this State a survey of
the resources has been made by
Manager White and he row has the
data on file.
This includes the names of the
most influential men, the town offi
cers, the school department heads,
the organizations and clubs, the lead
ing women's organizations, the lead
ing business firms, etc.
A careful investigation has been
made as to the work for boys and
girls which is carried on in each
town, and the efforts that arc being
made to keep the young people in
terested to the extent where they will
remain in Maine.
The assessed value of the farm
property is tabulated, the number of
farms listed, together with the names
of the farmers who Jiave been most
successful, and tnerc is complete data
ns to hog raising, horse oreeding, beef
raising, dairying,etc. The names of
farmers who are increasing their
acreage are listed: the types and
kinds of stock bred are itemized. In
fact, there are few questions of an
agricultural nature pertaining to any
one of the communities in question
which cannot be answered instantly
by a reference to the Chamber of
Commerce files.
Xow for more men who are will
ing to work with their hands along
with their heads, willing to till the
soil and take their chances with the
seasons, willing to put in plenty of
overtime when necessary, willing to
co-operate with their fellows, intel
ligent to comprehend the present-day
requirements, capable of insisting on
their rights and wise enough to re
fuse to tie patronized or subsidized.
There already are millionaires in the
congressional farm bloc who know
icss about real farming than the av
erage country lad; we already have
more data than is being utilized as it
should be but it is gratifying to find
evidences of successful coordination
among the farmers, better facilities
for marketing and a general disposi
tion on the part of the farmer to
"get wise” to conditions. If the
League may make it3 data effective
it will materially help in one of the
places where Maine needs help.
After fourteen years experimenting
with five railroads the French Gov
ernment has arrived at the conclu
sion, previously reached by others,
that it is incapable of running a '
railroad to the advantage of anyone
RHEUMATIC ACHES
QUICKLY RELIEVED
THE racking, agonizing rheuma
ft C M O 1C 1. . . A .
sj . . O 1 o--o
I acne is quickly relieved by an i
plication of Slo
iloan’s Liniment.
For forty years, foiks all over
world have found Sloan’s to be
^ »uuuu ouwii a ILF Uf 1
natural enemy of pains and aches.
It penetrates without rubbing.
You can just tell by its healt!
stimulating odor that it is going to
you good.
Keep Sloan’s handy for neural?
sciatica, lame back, stiff joints, 6'
muscles, strains and sprains.
At all druggists—35c, 70c, $1.40
Sloans
Mates Sick Skins
of Dr.Hobaen't
Family Remedies. For a dear*
healthy completion use freely
Dr.Hqbsoris
Eczema Ointment
concerned. Now a transfer to a pri
vate corporation is recommended.
And yet there are those who will
tell you that a "distinguished” board
of men seated in Washington—occa
sionally—should run our railroads,
another board supervise our schools,
another board farm the farmer, an
other board regulate maternity in
Utah and among the Igocotes of Lu
zon, another board inspect our teeth,
another lay its hand on our eyesight,
another see to it that deaf men do not
marry voluble women, and so on,
enough being left off the boards to
do the work of collecting the taxes.
In those joyous days so fast ap
proaching one may pick his teeth
only after obtaining a permit and
leaving his thumb prints.
-1 <«» --—
We are now talking about a poor
boob who, left in charge of a strong
box by the bank which employed
him, stole many thousands from it to
speculate in bucket-shops. Of course
the bucket-shop promoters knew he
could not have come by so much
money honestly but they had no hes
itancy in robbing him if he was a
thief. Aren't we smart enough in
this country to punish such cooks?
That man Reed is from Missouri,
so of course he must be shown. He
declared in debate on the treaties
that they didn’t provide for the abro
gation of the Anglo-Japanese alli
ance. Evidently hadn't read the
treaty ITe was discussing, section 4 of
which specifically does that very
thing. He was shown, but offered no
apologies for wasting time because of
his ignorance.
Maine Gossip
Springtime Thought!
The Springtime is dawning before us,
Our hearts with expectation are
bright.
We're hoping some good to accomplish.
We can. if we all work with our
might.
We'll hope on. and persevere ever.
Always striving some kindness to
show.
Knowing He who cares for the spar
rows.
Towards us, care and love will be
stow.
Jf we from the harvest would gather,
In the sptingtime our seed wc must
sow,
For sunshine and rain have been
promised—
Now my coifiradts, it lies all with
you.
Through Ignorance we'll not be hin
derc u
But ever press on toward the goal;
Knowing that, a harvest awaits us
If we work with our heart, mind
and soul.
We'll always press onward and up
ward.
Looking ever to Jesus our Guide;
Knowing He has said He will keep us,
We are sale while we're close to
liis side.
At last when our labors are ended.
Struggles over and battles all won;
Mav we hear from our blessed Master.
Thou has labored, and it was well
done. __
—EUGENIA B. TJTLS.
Eeports come from all the sections
using water power that the water
shortage is over, after short time in
almost every mill in Maine on that
account. The storage basins of the
Androscoggin were said to be practi
cally exhausted when Monday night's
storm began.
Joseph Whittemore, who died <
Thursday at his Livermore Falls
home, was one of the best judges of
horses in Maine. He was born May
3, 1833 at Twelve Cornets, East Liv
ermore, one of the 11 children of Al
bion and Mary Cobb Whittemore,
and for 68 years carried on a farm
there, then moving to Livermore
Falls. He was known far and wide j
as “Uncle Joe"; a member of the
Baptist church, which he joined at
the age of 15 years. Four daughters
and a sister survive.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Carpenter of
Hammond on Tuesday evening cele
brated their golden wedding, with
nine of their 10 children, over 30
grandchildren and one great-grand
child assisting. A platter. 115 years
old and handed down from genera
tion to generation, was used in serv
ing refreshments and the tirst oil
lamp used in Houlton was lighted.
Many handsome gifts were bestowed,
including $115.50 in money, of which
$87.50 was in gold.
The lighthouse tender Zizania,
which arrived Tuesday at Bath,
started to go out on Wednesday hut
found it so rough at the mouth of
the river that she turned back to
Bath, going out again early Thurs
day. The seas on Wednesday were
exceptionally high and the surf un
usually grand.
There arc thousands of birds in
Georgetown and Arrowsic, black duck
and shclldrake with a sprinkling of
whistlers, according to Game War
den Herbert L. Spinney who was
down through those towns this week.
He also heard a report that there
were about 200 black ducks on the ice
at Merrymecting bay one day this
week.
Howard F. Hail of Portland was
sweeping his sidewalk Thursday
morning and swept a piece of dirty
paper into the, gutter, but his eye
caught the printed words “Fort Fair
field National Bank.” Examination
showed it to be a check for $10,000,
drawn by Clayton- W. Ramsay to
Kenneth M. Ramsay. lie has com
municated with the bank, to learn if
it is genuine or a joke.
Major E. E. Philbroekl the new
surveyor of the port of Portland, is
seeking to secure the government
Steamer Chicopee of the Coast Guard
service for the use of his department.
She would be manned by Coast
Guard men. All ctlicr important
ports on the coast have steamers ex
cept Portland, but customs and im
migration officers there have been
obliged to borrow tiie Public Health
Service steamer Petrel and when that
was busy to hire a tug or motorboat
to board incoming vessels.
Standish has a remarkably smart
old lady in Mrs. F. O. Paine, 81 years
old next month, who attended town
meeting March 6 and was a volun
teer to helg wipe the dishes after the
dinner served by the Ladies' Circle.
She lives with her daughter, Mrs. A.
O. Marean, Sebago Lake road, and
takes care of her own rooms.
Webster Cheney, who died March 5,
on Grand Manan, was the first white
child born on that island. His father
went there from Nova Scotia and was
one of the first two or three white
settlers, the original settlers being
mostly Etchemin and Abcnake Indi
ans. Webster grew up among them
and learned many of their tribal cus
toms.
Captain Ira E. Smith of Vinalhav
cn, one of the early graduates of the
Rockland Navigation school during
the war, is making a long series of
enviable records in the various ves
sels he had commanded. He is now
in the steamer Springfield, carrying
food stuff from Boston and Portland
to Hamburg ant! Antwerp. He com
manded a fisherman when but 18
years of age and has since constant
ly advanced.
Lumbermen from the woods are
beginning to drift back to Bangor
and other places where they pass the
time between the end of the winter’s
work and the spring drive and signs
or' “hard up” is already appearing.
The pay checks were considerably
smaller than last year.
i
POR
CONSTIPATION'
I
Brewer-Lax
36 CANDY
JLAXATIVE TABLETS
25$
SOLD AT ALL DRUG STORES
AWFUL TROUBLE
IS CONSTIPATION
Conquered* by “FRUIT-A-TIVES”
The Famous Fruit Medicine
JAMES A. PULMAN
401 Main St., Fitchburg, Mass.
*'I purchased “Fruit-a-tivcs” and 1
used them for Constipation over two
years ago. I thought they might help
me and did not expect more, so you j
may imagine my surprise when I
found the treatment not only regulat
ed the action of my bowels, but also
acted as a tonic to the whole system
and built me up in every way.
I have been a long sufferer with
Constipation and never have I found
anything to equal this fruit medicine.
“Fruit-a-tives" have given me
strength and my general health has
improved materially.”
JAMES A. PULMAN.
“Fruit-a-tivcs” or “Fruit Laxo
Tablets,” made from fruit juices and
tonics, is the greatest remedy known
for Constipation.
50c a box, 6 for $2.50. trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, X. Y.
Editor’s Letter Box
Beware the Fakers
Lewiston Chamber of Commerce,
Lewiston, Me., March 9, 1922.
Editor Kennebec Journal,
Augusta, Maine.*
Dear Sir:
The citizens of Lewiston have been
victimized again by fake advertising.
'This happens continually, only it is
very Seldom that the parties arc ap
prehended.
I am taking the liberty of sending
to you a copy of the letter which we
sent out to our members, trusting
that some of this information might
be useful and worth publishing. A
warning might be sounded in regard
to the particular case which we have
cited in our letter, as undoubtedly he
win be around trying to collect
money in your city.
Very truly yours,
ROGER A. GREENE,
Manager.
FAKE ADVERTISING—The mem
! hers of the Chamber of Commerce are
■ warned again against solicitors for
I lake advertising and take charitable
' organizations.
j. Tlie Chamber of Commerce devotes
| g department exclusively to the pro
i tection of advertisers and provides a
! permit for solicitors of legitimate ad
1 vertising. There is also the project
l labelled as advertising which, many
| times, has no advertising value, and
| is, in fact, a gift of money under the
| guise of advertising. Many institu
i tions of quasi public* status arc al
most criminal in their carelessness in
| allowing their name to be used by
t solicitors. In some cases the percent
age of revenue received by the insti
tution whose name lias been used is
less than 20%.
If members of tlie Chamber of
Commerce would insist on a solicitor
for advertising or charity, displaying
his permit from the Chamber, he
would be practically protected. Per
mits arc given only after the most
rigid investigation of the conditions;
j in fact, only four permits have been
I given over a period of twelve months.
It generally works out, in cases
such as came to the public notice a
tew days ago, that considerable dam
age has been done and money collect
ed before the Chamber has a chance
to put into operation its facilities for
checking such activity. If you have
any doubt about cither the person
who asks you to advertise, except, of
! course, in the regular'established
| publications such as newspapers, etc.
I or his project, call this office. This
protects, not only yourself, but oth
| ers. y’ .
Three cases of solicitors who
turned out to be fakes have been ex
posed within the last few days. A
solicitor alleging to represent a cer
tain organization tCas presenting
forged credentials, it was found upon
investigation. Another man solicit
ing gave unauthorized references.
The Police Department, upon infor
mation furnished by tlie Chamber of
Commerce, recently halted the ad- i
ventures of a Mr. Goff who was doing
quite a flourishing business.
He represented himrelf as the
agent of John J. Flaherty of Portland i
who was authorized by the Maine |
State Sealers Association to sell the |
advertising for the Year Book. |
This is an example, by Hie way, of i
an organization innocently permit- i
ting solicitors to impose on the pub- j
lie, for the Association would receive j
only $300, while the solicitors had the j
opportunity to make $3,000 or $4,000. !
Goff did not even stick to this prop- i
osition. He came to tire prospect ;
with a list of signatures purporting
to be a contract for advertising in j
the Year Cook. He would then pro- •
ducc a last year’s alleged bulletin of
tlie State Sealers Association and say
that he was collecting for an adver
tisement in that hook. He would
point out an alleged advertisement
and be ready to give a receipt for the
State Sealers Association, as soon as !
he could collect the money. In some j
instances he had genuine signatures,
but it developed that these were giv- .
en for another project.
Had the first member of the Cham
ber of Commerce whom this man vis- ,
ited demanded to see the Chamber
permit or had even called this office,
other members could have been im
mediately notified and measures tak
This is only one of many cases of
pleasing young men with plausible
stories. In protection to yourself and
the other fellow, demand to sec the
advertising permit, and H one is not
displayed and you do not know the
solicitor or the cause itself, call this
office immediately.
fleecing the public.
Light and Airy
A Llm(b)«rick
A fair maiden, named Peggy Rousseau,
Had ultra*' short skirts in her trous
seau.
When asked why. sweet Pegs
Hooked down at ner
Well, at her two reasons to dousseau.
—Wayside Talcs.
Bargaining
Minister ftaking Sunday afternoon
stroll)—You should have been to
church, little boy, instead of fishing
Kid—Mama thinks I was. Now.
mister, if I split the fish 50-50 will you
tell her that 1 was there'.’—New York
Sun '
Her Choice
Husband (firmly)—Understand me.
madam, your extravagance will have
to cease sooner or later.
Young wife—Well. then, we’ll make
It later.—Chicago Herald and Exam
iner.
An Excavator
Flubb—How is Brown taking to
golf?
Dubb—Like a prairie dog—only he
doesn't dig quite so deep!—New York
Sun.
Matrimonial Mystery
The average woman can't under
stand why her husband does so much
of the work at the office and still
gets so little pay.—Portland Press.
A Qulnqnegamlst, Isn’t He?
That Italian bigamist who boasted
of having five wives, doubtless realizes
now that he has made a big mistake.—
Indianapolis Star.
Natural Error
Reveille had been sounded and pri
vate Pence came running out with his
leggins on wrong. He jumped into,
the ranks and snapped into attention,
but not until the top kick had noticed
his lapse from military sartorial per
fection.
•'Private Pence,” he demanded an
grily, "why have you your leggins on
wrong?”
■‘It was just a personal mistake,”
answered the offender.
"Mistake?”
“Yes. I had my legs crossed when
I put them on.”—American Legion
Weekly.
It All Depends
“I can't see anything, in this new
fangled poetry they write nowadays.”
"That's because you look at it from
the viewpoint of the reader and not
from that of the writer. Old fash
ioned poetry was hard to write but
easy to read, while this new stuff is
easy to write but mightily hard to
read.”—New York Sun.
r---r
HOW I RAISED MY
PARENTS
By aa Ex-Child
(Chapter X.)
I Obtain Rest and Solitude for
Them
When I first came to my par
ents they were bting continually
bombarded by invitations to din
ners, parties, and various kinds
of shindigs. Neighbors and friends
—I make the distinction purpose
ly—were always dropping in to
spend the evening. Relatives
were always dropping in to keep
the guest room from being a total
loss. - As a result my poor par
ents were on the hop continually
and had no time to read the news
paper comics, go to the movies, or
otherwise broaden and uplift
' themselves.
As soon as I grew old enough 1
changed the situation. My first
step was to learn how to recite
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" with
gestures. My second was to learn
a few simple pieces on the piano,
a here was one that 1 was very
fond of:
"Little woolly puppy dog
Come and see this tiny frog,"
! It was a complete success. The
I tunc was even simpler, if possi
ble.
i The first time l tried it out the
living room was full of unexpected
and undesired guests. After I had
sung it the fifth time, the gath
ering- had thinned perceptibly. I
then recited "Mary Had a Little
Lamb. After I had got down to
the third stanza, which consisted
of the first one with the gestures
for the second, the exodus for the
door became almost unanimous.
Highly pleased, I turned again to
the piano and invited the little
woolly puppy dog to come and see
the tiny frog again for the fif
teenth or twenty-third time. At
this stage of the game the
room was empty, except for
my mother, who was very pale,
my father, who had a strange
gleam in, his eyes, and mv grand
mother, who was deaf.
A few neighbors came hack
some weeks later, but I merely
toddled towards the piano. I
didn’t even get a chance to open
it. when they rose and started
hunting for their hats. After that
our home was a quiet, restful spot.
My parents lost their haggard
look. They grew contented and
gay. We had no visitors, no rela
tives. no neighbors. We never
had to entertain or lie entertained
And we had plenty of time to read
the comics and the editorials and
the movie nib-’titlcs and grow in
wisdom and grace.
(Syndicated by Associated Editor?)
All right? reserved
--/
Whitefield Grange
Whjtefield Grange met in regular
session Saturday evening, March 4,
Worthy Master W. D. I’easlee in the
chair. After a short business session^,
tin open meeting was declared and
the officers were installed for the en- i
suing'year, the work being done in a
very able manner by Brother Lead
better of Jefferson, assisted by Sister
Lcadbetter. Sister Muriel Libby
played the march. A delicious sup
per was served at intermission.
Grange was again called to order and
a short musical program was ren
dered. which closed the evening's en
tertainment. Visitors were present
from Jefferson, l’ittston and Dresden. ’
_ i
Greatest Fees
Every household should have its |
life-guards. The need of them is es- j
pecially great when diseases, the ■
greatest foes of life, find allies in the
very elements, as colds, influenza, \
catarrh, the grip, and pneumonia do (
in this stormy month.
The best way to guard against ;
these diseases is to strengthen the j
system with Hoad's Sarsaparilla— \
one of the greatest of all life-guards.
It removes the conditions in which 1
these diseases make their most sue- !
cessful attack, gives vigoi and tone to i
the vital organs and functions, and
imparts ^genial warmth to the blood.
Remember, the weaker the system j
the greater the exposure to disease^
Hood’s Sarsaparilla makes the eys-'
tern strong.
If the liver is torpid or the bowels
are sluggish, causing biliousness or
constipation, Ilood-'s Pills will ' be
lound of great service. They arc es
pecially made to he taken with
Hood's Sarsaparilla:—Adv.
Aagusia ixidge Directory
AUGUSTA LODGE NO. 141, F. A A.
M. Special communication Tuesday
evening. Mar. 14, at 7.30 o'clock.
Work in F. C. degree. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all sojourning
brethren to be present.
D. SAUNDERS PATTERSON, W. M
BERT P. STUART. See.
BETHLEHEM LODGE, No. 35, F. A
A. M. Special communication Monday
evening. March 13. at 7.30. Work in
E. A. degree. All sojourning brethren
cordially invited.
REV. A. FRANCIS WALCH, W. M.
PEAREE E. FULLER. Sec.
Odd Fellows Hall •
ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70. I. O. O. F.
Regular meeting Friday evemng at
7.30. Friday, March 10, second degree.
GEORGE R. McCURDV. N. G.
ELLIS E. WALKER. Sec y.
JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT. NO &
Meetings at 7.30 P. II. every second
and fourth Tuesday. Tuesday. March
14. Royal Purple degree. Rcfrcsh
| incuts.
JOHN C. HOWES, C. P.
G. S. PEASLEE. Scribe.
CANTON AUGUSTA" NO. 9. P. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at 8 o'clock.
GEORGE H, WADLEIGH. Capt.
A. M. DRUMMOND, Clerk.
dtf
G. A. «., VUE REGULAR MEETING
of Seth Williams Post No. 13, drst
Thursday oi each month.
GEO. E. GAT. Commander.
WILLIAM McDAVID. Adjutant
_O. O STETSON. Quartermaster.
KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES
Kennebec Tent No. 15. meets in Mac
cabees hall on the first and third
Tuesdays of each montn at 7.30.
HERBERT A. FOLSOyl. Com.
WM. E. CROSS. R. K.
mon-wed-sat
QUEEN TEMPLE, NO. 79, PYTHIAN
Sisters^ meets in K. of P. hall ihe see
i nd and fourth Tuesday evenings of
each monthv at 7.30 o'clock.
MRS. EVELYN C. SLAVEY. M. E. C.
MRS. WINIFRED BUSH. M. of R.
and C.
tu-th-sat.tf
COURT PINE TREE NO. 20. FOR~
esters of America, meets in Golden
Cross hall, the first and third Thurs
days of each month at 8 o'clock.
JOHN W. STEVEN&. Chief Ranger.
JOHN J. WHITE, Fin. Sec.
may23.tu-th-sat.lyr
CAPITAL GRANGE. NO. 24* P. OP
IL Meetings 2d and 4th Saturday eve
nings of each mouth at G. A. It hall.
ARTHUR B. MASON. JR.. W. M.
ETHEL M. CROWELL. Sec.
tilth -sat.If
N. E. O. P. KENNEBEC LODCE,
No. 251. meets in G. A. It. hall ttie tlr.'t
and third Tuesday evenings of eacn
month at 7 20 o'clock
RILLA H. BLACK. Warden
B. F SMITH. Kin. Secy
. MRS. EMMA K. HOWE. Rec. Sec.
ru - th-sat
GEN. PHIL SHERIDAN CIRCLE
No. 5. Ladies ot the G. A. It. Regular
meeting In G. A. R. hall first and third
Tuesday of each month at 2.3D P. M
JENNIE M. DAVIS. Prea.
ADA M. HA’VES. Sec.
fehS tu-t h -sa 1.1 yr
Move to Establish
Bible Teaching in
Washington State
Spokane, Wash., March 10—Estab
lishment of Bible teaching as a part
of the course of study in public
schools of the state of Washington
is the purpose of a proposed state
wide organization of religious, fra
ternal, political, and labor organiza- .
tions, which will have its first meet- ,
ing in Seattle sometime in the next j
two months.
The move which is being initiated
by a special committee of the I’resby-j
terian church, synod of Washington,
through the contemplated organiza
tion—to be known as the “Bible
Fellowship of Washington”—will be
nonsectarian. Invitations have been 1
sent to the head of tlie Homan Cath
olic church here, as well as to the
I’rotestant churches. Participation
will also be asked of leading fraternal i
organizations, the state federation of j
labor, and governing bodies of politi
cal parties.
Since May, 10IS, when the Wash- !
ington state supreme court adjudged |
the Bible a “sectarian” book, ruling ;
that it was unconstitutional to teach
It in tlie public schools, different re
ligious organizations have been in
vestigating the question. The special
Presbyterian committee reported:
“The Bible is required to be read
daily in the state common schools of
Alabama, District of Columbia. Flori
da, and Massachusetts: Maine is ad
vocating a similar law.
“Thirty-five other states permit
Bible readings without sectarian
comment in their common schools !
and state colleges and universities.
“The only states whose constitu
tion and laws have been construed
as exeluding the reading or teaching
of the Bible from all state schools are
Arizona, Louisiana, Illinois, Minne
sota, Nevada,, Wisconsin, Wyoming,'
and Washington.
"Tlie only states that have in ef- ]
feet classed and adjudged the Bible
as a ‘sectarian’ book are Wisconsin
and Washington.” \
The report recommended a non
sectarian organization to “provide
ways and means and adopt and carry
out a program that will thoroughly
test arid establish the teaching of the
Bible as a part of the education the
constitution requires the state to pro
vide for; and to obtain tlie opinion
of tlie highest courts thereon, includ-i
ing the opinion or deliverance of the j
Supreme court of the United States j
and also a plebiscite, if deemed nec* !
cssary.” Tlie Bible Fellowship of
Washington is to be that organiza
tion.
Ii. E. Edmiston, chairman of the ’
committee which prepared the re- I
port, holds that because of the atti- !
tude on the question of the Warning- I
ton supreme court, this is the state!
ir, which to Istart the reform, which 1
he confidently expects to cover the I
entire United States—"jar the whole j
country”—before it is finished. Oth- i
er states are expected to follow
Washington’s load.
While the procedure will be de
termined by the fellowship after it
is organized, Mr. Kdmistofc indicates
that the probable first move will be
examination of prospective legisla
tors, "to see whether they are fit to
make laws for a Christian govern
ment." It may be necessary to seek
an amendment to the state constitu
tion, he said, or to take action against
the state in the United States su
preme court to require the state to
include the Bible in the educational
course of study. If such a case is
brought, Mr. Edmiston believes it
will he comparable in importance to
the Dred Scott case, tried before the
civil war.
1
• Mr. Edmiston contends that the
decision of the state supreme court,
barring the Bible from the schools, is !
‘‘repugnant to the principles of the i
declaration of independence,” which
he claims is the foundation of the
government of the United States.
The common assumption that the
government is founded on the con
stitution adopted by the colonies in
1789 is an error, he asserts. Since
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business Cards
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ICI.IO J 2 to fl V. M.
7 to 8 P. M. Mon., Wed., and Ttl
under Mr. Edmiston's reasoning, the
Bible was recognized in the declara
tlon of independence, lie believes any
statement in the constitution is su
perseded- by the declaration of in
dependence. which “was an admis
sion of the over-all sovereignty of
God." to quote Mr. Kdiniston.
Only one organization, the Meth
odist church, has accepted the invi
tation to the Seattle meeting so far
Roscoe G. Cutler was arrested l>>
Deputy U. S. Marshal Harriman
Tuesday forenoon, in Portland. °n
the charges cf having in his posses
sion 10 grains of morphine. He was
arraigned before Commissioner Chap*
man nnd pleaded guilty, being hrld
in $500 bail. Assistant District At
torney Perry appeared for the g°v‘
ernment, and John Manning, narcotic
agent, made the complaint.
THIS MAN MAS UKIJ’KII
John Grab. 2539 Jackson Ave.. Vw |
Orleans. La., writes: "My kid"*'?
were weak and had a soreness and du I
pain across iny back. I felt dull a"1*
languid and my kidneys didn t aft
right. 1 began taking I-'oley Kidm V
Pills ansi they soon put iuj knln ■■
In a sound healthy condition." rolef
Kidhey Pills help the kidneys rid th*
system of acids and waste that cau**
lameness, backache, sore muscle*,
swollen Joints and rheumatic P*,nf|
Tonic in effect, quick in action, ooiu
everywhere.—Adv. , g