Courier Gazette

Issued T b E S i w o r ' Thursday Saturday he ourier azette T Entered u Second ClazzC Mail Matte, -G Established January, 1846. By The Courier-Gazette, M5 Main St. Rockland, Maine, Tuesday, September 12, 1,939 THREE CENTS A COPY Volum e 9 4 ..................N um ber 109. The Courier-Gazette [EDITORIAL] THREV-TIMES-A-WEEK THE ANTAGONISTS’ CLAIMS OUR ALL-LEAGUE TEAM SOLDIERS OF ANOTHER WAR “The Black Cat” Editor '.VM. O. FULLER The news from the European battlefield sounds something Associate Editor like an argument between two very young boys. One says: Rockport Dedicates a Monument To Those In FRANK A WINSLOW Players So Closely Matched That the Picking “I did!" The other says “I didn't." And they repeat those Spanish-American Conflict Sulucrlptlonz WOO ner year payable statements indefinitely. Prance tells of conquest on German In advance: single copies three cents. soil; and Germany claims to know nothing of such warfare. Was No Easy Task Advertising rates based upon circula tion and very reasonable Germany claims to have “mopped up" the Polish forces, and Threatening skies did not pre men who volunteered service in the NEWSPAPER HISTORY Poland says it is standing by its guns. All we do know about Tbs Rockland Gazette was estab (By The Sports Editor) vent a goodly number of people Spanish American War, Charles the war is that the Germans are achieving some measure of lished In 1846 In 1874 the Courier was ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ from attending the exeiclses Sun Churchill, Edwin G Bennett. George tstabllshed snd consolidated with the success with its undersea warfare; that Italy is still ominously Oazette In 1882 The Free Press was THE COURIER-GAZETTE S ALL-LEAGUERS day afternoon dedicating the monu W Higgins, Walter E. Higgins. established In 1BSS and In 1891 changed silent: and that Russia is apparently about to swing into the ment to the 12 Rockport volunteers Ralph L. Higgins, Fred W Pitts, in name to the Tr'bune. These papers game. Canada has declared war on Germany, and we are left First Team Second Team consolidated Marvu 17. 1887 Thompson, Rockland ....................... c ......................... Rominick. Camden who saw service ln the Spanish Alton W Richards. Alfred L. Mc ' ' " ........ ....... ' ' - - = ^ to wonder if that will mean hostile invasion of the Western American War Arrangements for Intyre. Albert R McIntyre, Richard Hemisphere. We are told also that Britain is preparing itself D. Sawyer, Thomaston -------- c ......................... j>. Wiley, St. George French. Rockland ..... the dedication were made by Emma B. Small, Herman E. Small and * I for three years of war. Congress is coming back to express ------- p ............................... Ellis. Rockland By The Roving Reporter ♦ Thoroughness Is the secret of -■ L Torrey, assisted by Mrs. Cacilda John K. Salisbury The last three — superiority.—War Cry — J itself upon the United States' attitude. Bennett, Camden ___ _ ......... P ......................... Kinney. St. George Wadsworth. Camden ..... lb Cain, past department president of named are now deceased and Ralph Heald, Camden......... - .... 2b The town clock of Amersharm, Miller, Rockport .........._.. 3b England, has completed 300 years of NEUTRALITY “Pay As You Go” Baum, Camden............... ticking, according to an exchange. • Herald Tribune) Simmons, St. George .... If ......... .......... H. Boynton, Camden How could that have happened with Mayor Payne Expresses President Roosevelt issued two documents yesterday. The Karl, Rcckland.............. cf ......... out E O. Pinkham in charge? first formally proclaimed the neutrality of the United States Chisholm, Rockland .... rf ........ Himself With Reference under the accepted concepts of international law. Identical Men who have to do with local in form and fcr the most part in phraseology with President railroad affairs will be interested to To Old Age Pensions Wilscns proclamation of Aug. 5. 1914, It calls upon all citizens After chasing Knox County base very speedy on the base paths. Karl — know that a new locomotive in Rus tc obey the statutes in which the nation's “neutral duties" and Chisholm are two of the best Declaring himself unequivocally ball for more than four decades I sia is said to consume 40 percent have long been defined, and inferentially serves as a warning outfielders in the League and in in favor of pensions for the aged. to others that we shall expect our corresponding "neutral find my hardest task right now in less fuel and to cover 1000 to 1400 the closing games have improved in Frederick G. Payne, Augusta's third rights" to be respected. This establishes our basic legal posi selecting an all-league team for the miles without taking on water. tion before the world; It Is a position no different frem that batting. term mayor and candidate for the adopted in 1914, and is one which would not be abandoned Knox Twilight League of 1939. G en The second string outfield is also A Rockland 'boy, Lawrence Bar except through the United States itself becoming a belligerent. Republican gubernatorial nomina erally there are outstanding players a very’ strong combination. bour, is employed in one of the gov The second document was issued only after a significant who must necessarily be chosen, but tion in the 1940 June primaries told lapse of seme hours, intended deliberately to distinguish it In Thursday's issue I shall con ernment offices in Washington. Re. this year the competition for nearly sider other matters with reference a gathering of Lewiston district from the first. This put into operation the miscalled "neu cently a huge sack of mail was trality act." which never had much relation to neutrality and every position has been so keen that to the Knox Twilight League. dumped on his desk, and one letter Townsend Plan adherents yesterday has next to nothing to do with our position under interna any one of three men might well be ln particular caught Barbour's eye. that such pensions should be on a tional law. The act embodies no duties which the beligcrents eleced for the principal positions. “Gosh!' said he, “that writing looks “pay as you go basis" and “on a na may demand that we observe: essentially, it is simply a self- Take for instance the backstop's Tops $20,000 Mark natural." The letter was from City tional scale.” denying ordinance which we adopted for our own reasons and which we are free at any time to alter. The President tried berth. Little to choose beween four Clerk E. R. Keene, on government Stating further that “such pen hard to alter before the outbreak of the war by repealing the players, and I have placed all of Knox Hospital Drive So Re business. sions should not be contingent upon embargo which it imposes on the expert of arms, and has them on the two teams hoping that ported Tuesday— Lunch absolute need," Payne declared it as made no secret of hts Intention to summon Congress in spe my judgment is not too far astray. Flower beds in some parks in his belief that old age payments cial session in order to secure the repeal as soon as possible With reference to D Sawyer and eons Daily This Week This paper believed last spring and summer that the Rockpcrt Spanish War Veterans' Memorial. Bears insignia “United Leicester. England, are to be planted should be “available to all who have Wiley, both are comparatively Spanish War Veterans" and dates 1898-1902. In honnr of the men of embargo should be repealed and that the United States shculd Knox County General Hospital's with highly scented blooms for the outlived their productive years" and fall back in this respect upon established international law; "kids' and undoubtedly have a bril Rockport who volunteered for service in (he war with Spain. Inscription benefit of the blind Nobody can do drive for $50,000 had passed the says: “Erected by citizens of Rockport." Veterans' names Inscribed: “liberal enough to permit the en and It believes so still. Repeal now would be taken as a gesture liant baseball future. All four of too much for the blind. $20,000 mark at the conclusion of Charles A. Churchill. Edwin G. Bennett. George II. Higgins. Walter E. joyment of leisure that was not pos of symapthy for the Franco-British democracies, as it unques the catchers whom I have named tionably wculd be. Equally unquestionably, it would be as the opening luncheon yesterday Higgins. Ralph L. Higgins, died in service; Alton W. Richards. Alfred I.. sible during the period of life when are good “stickers" as well as good McIntire, Albert R. McIntire. Richard B. Small, deceased; Herman E. Charles M. Cook of 88 Tillson ave such express no more than what the cast mass cf Americans neon, the actual figure being $20,098 all energies were dedicated to pro backstops, but I give Thompson a Small, deceased; John K. Salisbury, deceased; Fred W. Pitts. nue has a valuable memento of the already feel. But If the embargo is ever to be repealed it is The campaign will continue all week past in the form of the Bay View ductive toil." certainly much better that it should be repaid at once, when slight edge ln all departments of with dally luncheons at 12.15. Solution of this problem of se the whole matter is of relatively little Importance, than that the catcher's Job. the National Women's Relief Corps Higgins died in service This tab- House register for the early Nine Considerable good natured rivalry curity for the aged is “ a duty of we should wait until pressures are at a much higher point, My first string pitchers are French and present department councillor, let, which was purchased by funds ties when the popular Camden hos the issue of much greater significance to the belligerents on was apparent ameng the teams and government,” said the speaker, and and Bennett.

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