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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
Mammoth London Hotel

Ottawa. The London correspond
ent of The Montreal Gazette" writes:
1.-THE famous and historic Devoh-
shire House, the best known. and
most finely placed private mansion in
London, is about to become a hotel,
as was announced. The plans are all
but completed for the transfer of this
immensely valuable property. tt is
understood that the purchaser will oe
Mr.. j. NICE. Bowman. the American
hotel proprietor, and the owner Of the
celebrated Commodore in New York.
The plan is. to acquire the Devon
shire house site for something over a
million sterling and erect a regular
New York or Chicago skyscraper of
a hotel of the Commodore model. Mr..
Bowman apparently thinks there is a
demand for this sort of thing in
London. and he may be right, especi-
ally as he builds on a big Yankee in
-vasion every year owing to the dry
climate Of the United States.
Mr. Bowman sailed for ENGLAND
about a month ago to perfect plans
for hotel on the site OF Devonshire
House. He Is the owner Of the Per-
shing Square group Of hotels in this
city and others, including hotels in
Havana. Belleaire. Fla, Detroit and
New London, Conn.-New York
Tribune. " -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
SUPERIOR COURT
Waterville. June IL


Court came in at 10 o'clock this
morning and the case started late
yesterday, Stevens VS.. Chase, was re-
sumed.
Plaintiff brought suit for balance
claimed to be due on the sale of 80
tons of hay to defendant. He stated
that he sold the hay in the fall for
SIG per ton, and was also to have
the benefit if any raise in price of
hay at the time the hay was shipped.
The defendant denied that he ever
made any such trade, and stated
that he bought the hay for SIG per
ton and paid down $3.50, and had
paid $3.50 in all on the hay.
Plaintiff claimed hay OF the same
quality was worth $50 per ton at the
time the hay was shipped.
Verdict, $301.21.
The next case was Horace A. Ben
nett of Boston VS.. B. D. Mcclellan Of
Waterville. Mark j. Bartlett for
plaintiff, and Carroll N. Perkins for
defendant.
This suit grew out of the purchase
Of boiler by the plaintiff Of the
defendant.
Only a small part Of the testimony
was in at the time of adjournment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16

protection of maternity and infancy.
the infant mortality rate for England
and Wales for 1918 is "a. There was
no increase over 1917 even under the
adverse conditions of war and influ-
enza.
The 1918 infant mortality rate for
the-U. S. birth registration area, just
published. is 101, seven points higher
than the rate for the preceding year.
The number of health .centers in
creased from $50 in 1917. to 1850 in
June. 1919. over one-half of them sup
ported entirely by public funds. At
tendance at the centers has also
shown a phenomenal increase. One
center in Gloucester, which in 1918 re-
ceived, 263 expectant mothers, had s32
on it's rolls in 1919.
Children'S Bureau investigations
have shown that Uncle Sans babies
die because they and their mothers do
not have skilled care. Until such
care is made available, as in England,
for all women in all parts or the coun-
try, regardless of economic standing,
no great decline in the infant msrtali-
ty rate may be expected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16

lures. and further when the mermaid
offered that she visit her underwater
home. 1.-The offer proved such a strong
temptation that I could not resist
and so the mermaid gained my reluc-
tant consent" a
No such imagery colors the out
look of the astute 1o-year-old that
nowadays can be seen impatiently
tapping sturdy foot while waiting
in line for admission to the movies.
Life to such a bob-haired realist
consists of ironicab observations as
the following extract from a theme
will show.
In describing a fair maiden the
young satirist says. she had ca
nary colored hair. while on her face
was an ample supply of vanishing
cream and plenty of powder and
paint" Going Unto further detail we
are informed. "She had ankles of the
pencil type ending lin fawn-topped
shoes, and she carried a blue box on
her arm in which were plenty re-
freshments for the face. while. from
time to time she took foreA a pencil
to blacken the eyebrows over a de-
eeiving set of eyes, Possibly the
writer had a sister.-North American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16

ton held in the Colby College chapel
last evening, the following members
Of the class of '22 took part: From
the mems division. George w. Cur
rier Kingston, n. H.; Evan J. Shear
man. Portland: Glide Russell,
Charleston; Harold T. Smith, Sedg-
wick; Charles HI. Gale. MedfQrd,
Mass, and Robert Jackson. Water
vile. From the womens division the
contestants were: Misses Eleanor
Bailey, Winthrop Center; Ruby r.
Dyer. Skowhegan: Edith L. Harvey,
Dover: Dorothy V. Sylvester, Deer
Isle, and Mae Greenlaw. Deer Isle.
Tn econtest was an excellent one and
the judges were forced to divide the
prizes in both cases in order that
fairness to the best could be secured.
First and second prizes for the men
was divided between Evan j. Shear
man of Portland. who spoke of THE
Great American Republic" and
Clyde Russell of Charleston, who
spoke on Slaves of Freemen.''
For the women, first prize was
won by Miss Mae Greenlaw of Deer
Isle. speaking on "wednesday Mad
ness" and second prize was divided
between Misses Catherine Bates,
Middleboro. Mass, who spoke The
Last Hymn" and Dorothy Sylvester
of Deer Isle, "Pelang." The judges
were Rev. w. A. Smith of Waterville,
Professor Charles P. Chapman and
Professor Josef Nelson President
Roberts presided at the contest.
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Refused 70 Be ChiIdjsh

She is the dearest little old lady of
seventy three any one ever saw. She
is very happy and always immensely
busy. She knitted a great many
sweaters and pairs of socks for the
soldier boys. And now, when we're
no longer needing socks for our boys
she is embroidering/ an exquisite
dress for the tiny baby of the girl
who used to be her maid
why are you So very happy?" she
was asked one day
I'm happy because I'm not child
ish," she said very emphatically
Now, I'm not. am ~ Did you ever
hear any one say that l was childish i?
And 1 am seventy three years
DID," she boasted. Now, the woman
next door is only sixty and she is
very, very childish. Why. have to
comfort and pet her often when I'm
longing to laugh at her. She isn't
wise enough to keep from being
childish. ,5.-..
When l was young I used to
watch the people in mSfamily get
childish" she continued 1T amused
nv AI III anu lllei With L saw HOW
people outside of our family regarded
them as nuisancesi determined then
that I never would be childish and q
nuisance. 1 watched and watched
and then l discovered the secret. If
you don't want to get the least bit
childish you don't ever dare pity
yourself. You have to think, think,
think of other people and ways in
which you can help them. The worst
thing people can do is to think of
themselves"
;. Outside the visitor met the grocer
boy DO you hear herr. he asked.
isn't she a dear and not a bit child
ish. either"
She's a grand success" she re-
turned.
you bet!" he agreed.-Indianapolis
News.
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Eighty. Seven Earthquakes in 1919

Though the general public may not
De aware Of the fact, the United
states usually experiences from 100 to
zoo earthquakes each year. This is
SHOWN by reports sent to the
weather Bureau, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. from the
large number OF stations which II
maintains in various parts of the
country and from its voluntary CO.
operators who send in notices of
earthquakes observed in their
respective localities. The number ~
disturbances last year was 81. and the
number reported the previous wear
was l27 A. very large proportion of
these. OF course. are so slight as TO
be entirely unnoticed by the public
On the Pacific coast slight earth
tremors are Of sufficient frequency To
cause no comment whatever. TIN.
majority Of quakes reported are from
that region.
One surprising fact, however
SHOWN by the summary OF earth.
quoke reports for 1919, which has re.
Gently been. prepared, lis that more
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
COLBY College
Oruids Banquet

The annual initiation banquet for
the newly elected members of the
Druids, the junior honorary society
was held at Harmon's cafe Tuesday
evening at which the following men
were taken into the society from this
years. junior class: From Delta
Kappa Epsilon. Merle Barnum, Cor
ming, N. Y, and Roland Ware, Wa
terville; from Zeta Psi, Ashton Rich
ardson. Fairfield, and Raymond I.
James,. Hartford. Conn; from Delta
Epsilon. Phil T. Somerville. Houlton
and Chauncey Brown, waterville;
from Phi Delta Theta, Bernard E.
Esters, Houlton and Stephen H. Aver,
Waterville: from Alpha Tau Omega,
Everett Cross. Searsport and Thomas
Grace, Brooklyn, n. Y: from Lamba
Chi Alpha, Edward Little, New Lon
don. Conn. and Isiah Hodges, Vas
salboro. The initiation ceremony was
held at the Delta Epsilon house at
7.S0and then the old members with
the new Initiates repaired to the cafe
where they enjoyed banquet until
late hour. Robert E Wilkins, of
Houlton acted as POSTMASTER at the
banquet.
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About the Trout

"A trout that has grown to fair
size is wonderfully sharp witted and
very, very sly" says Earnest Warren
Brockway in '"Trout Fishing for
Boys" in the April number Of BOYS
Life. And he is easily frightened: t
might be truthfully said that he is
afraid of his own shadow Surely. as
every experienced fisherman knows
SO well, he is afraid of any shadow
made in any way by a fisherman.
Even the slightest shadow cast in
any way by section of fsherman's
rod will nearly always cause him 10
dart to a hiding place under a bank
or under. tree root or some other
refuge of safety where the lure
of the angler cannot follow
A noise in the water near him will
also give him a big scare or else make
him acutely suspicious.
Yet when there has been no noise
or no shadow to scare him or 10
arouse his suspicious, he is likely to
be victim thereof just the same: or
he is Suspicious, but not at all times
frightened. If, for illustration, he s
hungry and big fat worm is washed
along by the current right in front Of
his mouth, he doesn't think that
SUFFICIENT reason for him to jump 5r
dart quickly for the choice morsel
and catch it and swallow it as quickly
as chicken would a bug. sometimes
big worms are not such choice eating
as they appear to be at first sight
There's something about them often.
times that hurts painfully: he has
had one experience. and possibly more
than one, which has taught him the
worth of being more cautious when
possible danger may be lurking
about. In this. at times, he would
seem to possess an almost human in.
telligence
Therefore. any intelligent bow NAV
readily understand that he as a
fisherman must be Oautious lest he
projects shadows over the brook
make any unnecessary disturbances
In the water. and he must learn how
best to tempt the appetite of Mr.
Trout"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
Cony High Graduation
Exercises Will Be Held
Tonight at City Hall

The graduation exercises Of the
class of 1920 of the Cony High school
Vii take place at o'clock this eve
ming at City hall. when diplomas will
Be presented to a class OF so pupils.
The following exercises will be car
ried out: Music; prayer; Some In
teresting Facts in the Early History
Of Maine" Miss Louise Fifiefd; Col
lsges of Maine" Miss Gladys A. Ste
vens; Maine, vocal solo. Miss Bar
bara Frobereer; Professional Women
Of Maine" Miss Irene l.. Goodrich;
1.-THE Development of Maine Water
Power" D. Addison stiles; THE For
ests Of Maine" Miss Frances E. Whit
ten; music; Loves in My Heart"
vocal solo, Miss Barbara Froberger;
"A Sketch Of Augustus Esrly Histo-
ry," Miss Harriet G. Eastman; The
Development Of Transportation in
Maine" Leo King Fox; Maine, the
BuIwark Of Liberty" Miss Vivien C.
Milliken, the class valedictorian; pre-
sentation. of diplomas, DR.. W. S.
Thompson. chairman Of the Board of
Education.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
CLERKS WIN over
CUShn0CKS, 6 TO |,
IN TWILIGHT LElGuE

The Clerks defeated the Cushnocs
in Tuesdays game of the Augusta
Twilight League on the Reuel Will
liams field by the score of to 1. The
contest was close up to the ninth,
when the Counterjumpers care across
with four hits and three runs and
made it a good-sized win.
Webb, who pitched for the Printers
last season, worked in The box for
the Clerks in fine shape up to the
sixth inning. when he sprained his
arm and was replaced by McDonough,
who also showed up we'll. Webb struck
out seven men and allowed but three
hits. while in the last three innings
McDenough allowed but two hits.
Abbott Of the Clerks pounded the
ball out into the field upon two oc-
casiens for two bases each, and Leigh.
ton and Cote each came in for three
singles.
The Papermakers made their only
run in the second inning when Har-
vey went the round of bases on a
fielder's choice and a hit by Gray.
The summary:
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Pershins's War Horse Released

kedron. Gen. Pershing's war horse,
mas been released from quarantine at
newport News, Va, by the United
States Department. of Agriculture.
1T will be remembered that efforts
We're made to have him released
Immediately after his arrival in orier
mat Gen. Pershing might ride him IN
the triumphal parades in New York
ana washington. The Department #
agriculture took the position. how
ever that the menace to the
livestock interests of the country was
such that the release of even so dis
lihguished an animal as Kedron
could not be justified. While Kedron
came through as sound as the day Of
ms departure for France, the wisdom
Vi the quarantine has been establish
ca by the fact that other officers
mounts in quarantine at Newport
news did develop dangerous diseases
ana TWO of them had to be destroyed.
one OF these had a contagious disease
oisease not known to exist in this
country The other had tryonosomia-
SIS an infectious blood disease akin
10 dourine, that is more or less preya-
lent in Nothern Africa and Southern
europe. II the quarantine had not
oeen established and these horses
mad been allowed to 60 free in the
United States, they very probably
would have been the means Of
spreading the diseases to such an eX-
tent that it would have been
necessary to spend thousands Of do
lars to eradicate the maladies, II
possible Of eradication at all.
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Fire Tuesday Morning

The storehouse at Gannett's siding
owned by Charles o'Connor was de-
stroyed by nre atabout s.45 Tuesday
morning. The auto fire truck. hook
and ladder, and fire team No. an
swered the can from Box n. but on
arriving upon the scene the fire had
gained such Roadway that the streams
from the two lines Of hose had little
effect upon it. The building and con-
tents were partially covered by in
sdrance.
The members Of the FIRE department
extend their thanks to Mr.. OConnor
for a box Of cigars he presented them
for their. fine work in endeavoring to
save the building
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
Kids Know a Thino

'Twould seem that the modern
child of 10 or whereabouts is far re-
moved in thought from children of
the same age who lived back in the
early seventies. This fact was amply
proved by written testimony exhibit
ed at the seventy fifth anniversary
of the Friends Central School now
being observed at the school building,
Fifteenth. and Race Streets.
Whereas one Lydia Y. Webb stat
ed in stilted perfect handwriting
that she, wishing solitude and time
for meditation, went to sit by the
side of the sea when, to her amaze
ment. slightly mixed with fear, she
was approached by a mermaid" Yes,
she knew it was a mermaid by de-
scripttuns she had read Of such crea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
PLUMMER WINS
SECOND PENTATHLON
MEET AT CONY HIGH
Proves Himself the Best AII-Around
Track Athlete in High School, in
the Events Of Tuesdays Meet
Two Records Of last Year Broken

Proves Himself the Best AiI-Around
Track Athlete in High School, in
the Events Of Tuesdays Meet
Two Records Of last Year Broken
In the second annual Pentathlon
meet Of Cony High school on the
Williams field Tuesday afternoon
II contestants competed to break
last years records. Norton Plum
nner won first honors as the best all
around track athlete. In the atf1-
fetic events Plunmer held positions
among the top-notchers in every
thing except the shot-put and in this
he was fifth. In the 1O0-yard dash
on Bangor street Plummer, Far.
rington and Stiles covered the dis
lance in IL is seconds, which com
pares with that Of last year. An in
terested crowd witnessed the run,
and clreered the boys as they COM
peted for the honors.
The eight pound shot came next
Brennan proved himself the victor of
the iron ball, by throwing it a dis
lance Of ~ IT. IL 3-4 in. beating
last years record by / foot s 3-4 in.
Newman followed by hurting it Al it.
IL IL in.
The high jumping seemed at first
to bring promise of great results,
but Plunfmef and Farnum were the
only two who went over the 4 it., s
in. measure. P1ummer won the
event BY jumping 4 it., 8 inches.
In the broad jump. there were
only two that went above IS feet,
and Plumn1er took first honors by
TAPPING off Is it., 8 in, being the same
as last year, and Austin came close,
by jumping 16 it., in. Coach
Thompson believes there is need for
Improvement in the broad jumping.
The last of the athletics was the
half-mile run. Gray and Plumfner
started out strong in the lead, but
Cross came oft as winner, making
the distancepin 220, which is better
than last year by 2 LIS seconds.
Gray came in second.
The records for the day were as
follows: High jump, it. 9 in, Plum
mer; 100yard dash, II is seconds,
Plummer. Harrington and Stiles;
broad jump, Is #. in, Plummer;
shot put, 43 #. IL 81 in; half mile,
2.20. Cross.
The silver medal winners were:
harrington, Gray, Stiles, Brennan
and Newman. The bronze medal
winners were: Cross, Giddings, Far.
nam and Austin. In most of the
athletics Of yesterday, all the winners
worked hard to create a new record;
theer wasn't the usual crowd on this
occasion to stimulate their enthusi-
asm, which may account for the loss.
In scoring the event those having
the smallest figures were the ones
who showed up best in the meet The
scores for the FIVE events was as fol-
lows: Plummer. 13; harrington, IS;
Gray,-22; stiles, %: Brennan, "a 1-2;
Newman, 81 1-2; Cross, "a 1-2; Gid
dings, SO; Farnam, 80; Austin, 40:
Church, 40 1-2.
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tice, truth and right shall ever be
present" said Judge Fogg.-
The exercises weer closed with the
singing Of 'The Star Spangled Ban
ner BY the entire audience, led by
Miss. Caroline Chase. supervisor Of
music.
The Freshman class at Cony is to
be congratulated, not only upon their
selection Of such a fine gift for the
school, but also upon the excellent
manner in which they carried out the
exercises Of the evening. The must
cal program was in charge Of Miss
Chase, supervisor Of music, and the
march selection was played by Mrs.
George Brickett.
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Pershing Visit On Screen

Much interest is shown in the NOV
ing pictures of General Pershing's
visit to Waterville, which are being
shown at the Haines theatre The
reel begins where the Generals car
rolls up to the Elmwood hotel and
shows, DR.. HILL chairman. and the
members of the reception committee.
The scene is then moved to the
campus. where the speaking took
place, and here are seen Lt.-Col John
g. Towne introducing Governor Mil
liken, President Roberts and General
Pershing as he makes his speech
The next scene is in Fairfield. where
the crowds await the coming of Cen
eral Pershing's party and shows him
speaking from an automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16
Clean Up the Stable EIx

Have you, ever tried to sleep on q
hot summer night when just one
mosquito had crept through the WIN
dow screen? Imagine your state If
mind If that single mosquito were
multiplied by 100 and you had your
hands tied!
That sensation, according to the
Bureau of Entomology, United States
Department OF Agriculture, is some-
thing comparable with what a horse.
mule. or cow endures when the stable
fly is present in great numbers.
The stable fly greatly resembles the
ordinary house fly but for the lance
with which he is armed ut is known
that he carries disease from infected
animals to healthy. ones, and there ia
some ground for belief that the insect
aids the spread Of spinal meningitis
among human beings.
The eggs Of the fly are laid in loose.
warm straw heaps and piles of stable
reIuse A plague of flies always
starts from these sources, and the
control of the pest Is best mana ged
by scattering the straw early in the
spring before the beginning of warm
weather and blowing it under, or by
burning it when the former method
can not be applied.
stable refuse should be scattered At
regular intervals of one week or less
throughout the season, starting with
early spring. In this way the, firsf
generation OF the pest is DESTROYED
and a plague averted. A recent
publication Of the department.
Farmers Bulletin 1897, gives in detaiI
the life history Of the stable f,v
methods for its control, and some
facts concerning the amount OF
damage done by the insect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16

National crop improvement serviee.1
THE late Major Morant who was
the first breeder to keep rab.
bits on the grass in hutches
with wire netting floors. invented q
Morant Hutch which is here shown.
The hutches being very light, they
can be easily moved about daily so
that the rabbits may eat the grow
ing heritage coming ,up through the
wire meshes.
These hutches are provided with
rain-proof tops having a separate
compartment with a. damp-preof
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16

Patients admitted recently. to the
augusta General hospital for surgical
treatment were, Miss Florence Cain
Of Clinton. Mrs. Nellie Bradbury Of
Portland, Raymond Babb and Henry
Austin Of this city. Miss Margaret
Fox, who has been a patient at the
hospitai for the past three weeks fol-
lowing surgical treatment, returned
Tuesday to her home.
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han a score Of these disturbanc,

than a score Of these disturbances
occurred in the Missippi Valley The
region comprising southern Illinois
southern Indiana, western kentucky
and western Tennessee experienced
20 quakes, while one was recorded in
northeastern Missouri. two immed,.
ately south Of Wichita, D. C. Many
disturbances in the total unmber rs
ported would haye wholly escaped
attention but for the seismographs.
which are so delicate that th.v
usually will detect q violent SHOCK
no matter in what part of the world
1t occurs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16

Through the efforts Of the hamber
Of Commerce $50 guideboards point
ing in the direction of the city have
been piaced recently on roads to Au-
gusta and win be appreciated espe-
cfally by automobile tourists from out
Of the state who come to Maine's cap
itAl city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-16

Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Lacombe
will leave this morning for st. Evar-
iste, Beauce. p. O.. called there by
the death of Mrs. Lacombe's father,
Fortunat Hamel who died Monday
night. They will be accompanied by
Mrs. Lacombe's brother from Lewis
ton and her sister from Riddeford.
They will return Friday night.