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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
1
The Intermediate Credit Act creates twelve banks with a 1.1 million loan capacity to aid farmers with long term credit for seed fertilizer equipment and cattle. It raises farm mortgage limits from 1000 to 5000 and allows agricultural credit associations and warehouse receipts to back loans, easing rural finance amid Republican measures.
The piece argues voters should avoid radical promises and support policies that restore normal business conditions. It cites improving farm prices, rising wages, and postwar global trade as reasons to maintain stability and reject class favoritism schemes.
The piece argues LaFollette’s run reveals men posing as Republicans who blocked pro ship legislation. It contends these foes will be revealed by the test of time and suggests LaFollette’s power is a threat to established shipping interests blamed for harming American merchant marine competitiveness through his legislative role.
La Follette's shipping measures have imposed burdens on American ship owners making competition with foreign built and owned craft nearly impossible. The speaker urges legislation to empower American builders and owners so U S ships once again dominate world commerce, reversing the effect of restrictive policies.
Fitchburg postmaster John G Faxon spoke to the Bath Rotary Club in Newcastle about civic duty and the electoral process. He highlighted Congress and state legislatures yielding to organized quinerities and urged voters to respect their responsibilities. He recalled Rudyard Kipling’s first U.S. visit and praised Maine hospitality, with guests including Theodore Lazelle and Col Fred Kh Gignoux.
Esther Lewis Jordan died Monday at Old Ladies Home after two years in the family residence. Born in Fairfield to Samuel Emery and his wife she lived in Bath about 40 years and held an early Genesta chapter position. She attended the First Church of Christ Scientist and was struck by a week ago illness. Survived by sister James Woods Jordan of Bath, sister Mrs Thomas Marr of Phillipsburg and brother Augustus Emery of Milton.
Joseph V. Morway a Worcester Mass goaltender known in Bath from the Porth and Bisons era died in his sleep early Saturday from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had recently visited Bath to see John J. Desmond and was one of Worcester lodge Elk members at his death. Funeral was planned for Friday.
Funeral services for Capt Levi S Wiley were held Tuesday forenoon at 10 30 with Rev Davie L Wilson officiating. A large crowd attended and floral tributes included a Polar Star lodge FL and A M piece. Bearers were J Edward Drake Herbert J Grinnell Albert F Austin and Joseph R Oliver. Body went to Boothbay Center for burial.
Hibbert Norton age 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Norton of Youngsberg Arizona, formerly Bath, is recovering after a two month ordeal when a drunken Mexican attacked him and left him for dead at a ravine foot. He shows recovery of speech and improved use of a broken right arm, now likely to straighten.
Miss Ethel May Albee of Bath wed Fred Wilbur May of Ohio in Washington D C last Wednesday. She is daughter of Charles and Effie Albee, a Bath High School graduate, former Pepper’s studio worker and former clerk at Eastern Steamship Co. In Bath she taught at Sterling Bible School. She moved to visit relatives in Virginia two years ago, then worked in a Washington studio where she met Mr May. The couple will reside in Washington.
The passage recalls youthful political antics during Lincoln era campaigns in Indiana and the South, with Wide-Awakes torches and paper vote contests. Brothers chose Daniel Webster and Henry Clay as heroes, stayed loyal to antislavery ideals, and praised Webster as a premier orator and lawyer.
Capt. Mark L. Gilbert once of Bath, a defendant in a $100,000 civil damages suit against Charles W. Morse and others, is reported missing. An assistant U.S. attorney called him a fugitive from justice after he was indicted two years ago for running and bail forfeiture. The suit by Adelaide Nelson of West Philadelphia stems from the 1916 Frederick disaster that killed 80 aboard.
The board reports as of Sept 1 124 the endowment pledge total of SOSG231.73 with S460.1708.03 paid.180 alumni make annual pledges. The class of STS leads in gifts followed by 1896 with 820 665. The IST5 class includes Hon. William J. Curtis of New York City, a key contributor among 19 living IST5 members.
The State D A R will elect officers next spring and candidates for the vice regent post emerge. Prominent hopefuls include Mrs Georgiana Porter of Old Town, a noted club woman and Americanization manuals committee member, and Mrs Frederick F E Lowell of Portland, state secretary. The vice regent contenders also include Mrs Blaine S Wiles of Augusta and Mrs William E Hill of Cambridge, Mass.
Bath and Kennebec County residents dispute a proposed Kennebec River bridge arguing it would harm Bath by closing harbor access for part of the year. They warn a costly location favors others, endangers Bath’s year round water transport, and may hinder industrial growth and ferry service removal.
The commandant of the Wittery Navy Yard invites Maine residents to Navy Day on Oct 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The yard, Atlantic coast submarine center, will showcase new submarines, with guided tours, an information booth, Marine drill at 2, a football game at 3, and a deep sea diving exhibition with band concerts between 3 and 4.
Friday afternoon a pan of fat caught fire at F. H. Thompson’s home on High Street. Mrs. Thompson called Combination No. 4. Two nearby workers aided, smothering the blaze and tossing the pan outside where a pony chemical finished the job.
A prize pumpkin with a circumference around 50 to 55 inches, grown at Edgewater Home West Woolwich, is drawing wide notice in the Independent window. It is praised as one of the best pumpkin specimens in the area for a long time.
The Lewiston Journal reports editorials on the proposed Kennebec bridge appear more in Maine newspapers as debates continue.
The Portland Express and Advertiser argues for calm debate over the Bath-Woolwich Kennebec crossing. It says legislators should know cost and location before voting and warns against forcing support with intimidation or political threats. The paper notes Maine is split by the river and urges careful planning.
The Bath bridge debate centers on need and cost over politics as Maine’s coast awaits a practical route. Advocates argue the project is essential for regional growth, coastal traffic, and lasting gains, while engineers note cost realities and the possibility of lower figures if design elements change.
A speaker argues for miles of rail to the Rocks and a largely approved bridge across the Kennebec. The Bath area remains the preferred route for a new highway, with millions spent on concrete roads and a section ready to build amidst debate over other locations.
Stanley Robinson, missing from Bath for over two years, arrived Oct. 15 to visit his mother at 2 Andrews Road. His travels included Lynchburg Virginia, Kentucky at Churchill Downs, Chicago, Rock Island, Brooklyn and Little Chebeague Island before returning home with plans to settle this winter.
The harvest supper of St Marys society was held last night in the Clifford house on Chestnut street. Committeewomen listed include Mrs Stephen Conley Mrs John Conley Mrs George McEiman Mrs Thomas Malin Mrs John VP Wayes Mrs Oscar Tanguay Mrs Charles Comenn Mrs Charles Hart and Mrs Coleman OBrien.
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