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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
WATERVILLE GOES G. O. P.
FIRST TINE SINCE 1908

WaterviIIe gave Harding a plurality
of e1I votes over all other candidates
in Tuesdays election and Il majority
over Cox of 31s. This is the first time
the Republicans have carried the city
in a presidential election since 1898.
II has been said that the women would
make a great change in the vote this
year and would really elect the Pres
ident. and according 10 look at the
1916 vote ii seems as if they had had
a great hand in the makngs Then
there were SIT Republicans and 1857
Democratic votes.
The day was very quiet Very few
machines were carrying Democratic
voters to the polls, but good number
OF Republicans were busiiy engaged
IN that manner and the results show
ed the effects of their work
Cox carried but three wards i'm The
go heavily Democratic. The largest
vote in the city was polled in Ward
Five s21 votes having been cast 43s
for Harding and 1s3 for Cox
The news from the surrounding
towns also brought in the fact of
heavy Republican majority.
At the various polling places the
ladies were in attendance and in
many cases when not busy were en-
gagged in some like work In several
wards. however, the women acted as
~trusty ward feelers" for the parties
they represented.
In the evening crowds stood before
the places where election bulletins
were shown, but 1t was seen that
everything was going one way. the
interest soon abated and onlI the
eager ones remained.
Vote by wards:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
kes Full OF Silver

In one OF tire older churches OF New
Haven there IL very quaint and beau
tiful baptisnsl service set OF silver and no
less guam, is the tale OF how the old
church came By same
1t was during the year that Yorktown
fell that the trustees of the church de-
cided tia, the frame building must have
repairs and sent 10 Boston for six kegs
OF nails In course OF time the kegs ar
riyed OF one o: the huge and slow-u
ing freight wagons of the day and were
drly delivered 70 the carpenters
Nails in. those days were scarce and
expensive, each one being the handwork
OF blacksmith. ard. as consequence OF
the methods followed in their manu-
iaoture, the smiths usually turning out a
hundred or on days when they had
rothinr else in particular to engage their
attention. they were apt TO be very IT.
regular in size and degree OF perfection.
The delight OF the chief carpenter was
therefore. great when, knocking in the
head OF one keg, he found the nails OF
remarkable uniform size and indicating
the best workmanship and material
"Ye we're in luck, deacon he remarked
TO one OF the trustees who had beea
present to receipt for the six kegs. .for
these to be Spanish nails. made at Toledo.
Belize they were taken from some Span
isn ship by ses-rover." He began TO
beat IN the head OF another key and utter
ed an exclamation OF establishment.
These ben; nails, deacon" he gAsped,
his eyes staring.
They were not The kee was full 10
the brinl OF Spanish silver dollars
so l sec, Master Thomas" the deacon
remarked quietly. Suppose you head up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
Legion Chooses
Afmistice Day Committees

AT the meeting of George \.
Bourque Post held Monday evening
the following committees were ap-
pointed to have charge of the pro-
gram for Armistice day. Morning
program. Lnquist- Hill. Fraser.
Cote, and Julien; tickets for the
football game Austin. Sahagian-
Hurley Bailey and Chamberlain;
banquet committee. Towne, Boyle
and Lutx: dance committee Taylor,
Marcou and Dudley: football game,
Fraser and Drummond.
The next meeting. which viii take
place on Monday evening next. will
be in the form of a bee to make
tables for the Armjstice night supper.
Doughnuts and coffee will be furnish
ed to the workers. All kitchen police
are requested to be on hand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
Overcoming Plant Disease

Announcement By scientists al Cam.
bridge university That it is now possible
70 breed disease-prooi plants. following =
long series OF immunizing tests applied TO
grains. potatoes and other sro~ths. ough.
20 Shed ray OF light upon the world
sorelys vexed by iood problems
Potato disease alone has cost this
country untold millions OF dollars. II
this one zrticIe OF focd could be protect
Ell against the destructive fungi tina,
attack it 80 persisten,ly. solid iood basis
would be assured, As !, is. potatoes.
which should be the cheapest and mos,
plentiful iood, nov huctuate from node..
ate prices 10 prices thar are absufdly
high.
Tn checking OF plant diesase is second
only IN importance TO overcoming the dis.
eases that attack hurnaeify At this time
OF iood scarcity any progress that can be
made toward conserving the worlds crops
will be doubly a blessinS--New York
Tribune
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
MIGHT HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT
Ambitious Party Leaders Prevented
the keminatien of Judge David
Davis in 1872

In 1872. David Davis of Illinois
missed his chance for the presidency
through the overweening ambition of
Horace Greeley of New York. and 8.
Gratz Brown Of Missouri The Lib
erai Republican convention met a,
Cincinnati. with thousands of prom
inent Republicans in revolt against
Gen. Grant. and the powers in the Re-
publican Party which controlled it.
Davis. who had been former Demo
crat. had become a Lincoln Republi-
can. and LiRcoln put him on the SUI
preme bench. He would have had a
great deal of the Lincoln support and
large Democratic following. if he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

had been nominated; but Greeley was
amoitious-and 80 vas Brown and
they formed a combination to nomi-
nate themselves. defeating Davis. who
might have been elected over Grant.
The business interests Of the country
were distrustful Of Greeley, but they
had confidence in Davis. That the
Grant administration and the Repub-
hcan party. rs then controlled. was
unpopular. was shown in the great
Democratic congressional triumph of
1874. after Grant had been elected a
second time-Detroit News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
Etiquette Of the Revolving ooo'

The etiquette OF the revolving too' rs
yet 70 be standardized At p-..en: ,sr,
are two schools OF opinion oe re s-s.1
One holds tia, when a mar ard ~a-s-
approach . revolving door i, i '-s zi-'
place to 60 hrst. pushing the dec ',7'T
so as to allow has partner TO folio~ = e.
next compartment ~I;hou; ary e4o- y
Fer part The other contends ;aa, ;;.
FIRST stall holds sway. J, swi
manners, these theorists say. TO- TX ra
to step ASIDE. let tie woman sta-t -sraf
ing. and then Iunp INTO ire oo-T'n
ment behind her In this ~ss : &C.
tended. the man may assume ooatro' .
the door until the woman ahead Q, ~ q
safely out The hit;erest -lvs,r rsr''
between the two schccls.-Ne~ lork BE
ming Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
Pictures of Pig "Stars" for South
American Movies

Motion pictures depicting the Ameri-
can swine industry and showing all
important types OF American swine
are being prepared by the United
States Department Of Agriculture. The
titles of the pictures win be produced
in Spanish. as the Aim is intended for
use in South America by a represen-
tative of the Bureau Of Markets. South
Americans have shown much interest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
"Nish.ie Night" Bright and Clever

Those who didn't attend "Nightie
Night at the Haines theatre Tuesday
evening lost out. for the play was a
very interesting. bright and spark
ling comedy. Bruce Elmore as Billy
Noffat gos into more trouble and out
of il by the skin of his teeth than
anyone would think possible. Miss
Emma Cunningham as Mollie Moffat
was sweet and trusting and made a
great hit with the audience The
house was full for Manager MCGEE
seems TO be getting so many fine
plays here that no one can resist go
ing - --r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

remainder Of his crew had bas
killed Dowarreux. the French sras.
picked upon Leader as his deal o. !
typical American soldier and rais }
painting from him which nou sracs
the walls of the French Fe1s1
building,
Twice wounded and twice Essss
Leader has been doing vocat.ont
work and only recently brough! hon.
his bride TO McAIester from Okla
homa City.-Wichita Beacon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03
MILITARY BAND TO PLAY
ON ARMISTICE DAY

The Waterville Military Band has
been engaged by the American Legion
to furnish music on Atmistice Day.
Director Haines has some snappy
martial airs that will be played in the
morning for the parade and at the
short meeting on the Common also
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

The monthly business meeting Of
the Girls City club will be held al
their rooms tonight at $50 O'Clock
Those who are TO take part in the
circus are requested to meet at S
O'Clock To rehearse. Those who wish
are requested to bring picnic lunch.
The gym class will be held at $50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

The wrestling match which was
scheduled to take place this Wednes-
day evening al American Legion hall
between Ernest Abbott of Colby. who
claims the heavyweight championship
of New England did not take place
because of the failure of Louis Per-
gantan of Greece. Abbott's opponent,
to appear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

Mrs. G. 81. Pitcher Of North Leo
minister, Mass. who has been visiting
Mrs Nellie Sswfelle of lower Silver
street viii return TO her home this
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

The Kennebec Housing corporation
had a meeting Tuesday al the
Chamber of Commerce rooms for the
purpose of devisinz ways and means
to raise money to finish the ID houses
which they have under construction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

Mrs.. Stella Colby returned on Tues
day from skovhegaa. where she has
been Writing the family Of her son.
Merle Colby. she was accompanied
hcre b. her Granddaughter. Dorothy
villa Colby. sho viii visit Mrs Colby
for. . time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

street hase gone 20 Gardiner and
Lewiston to visit for two- weeks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

i A EsCliMord left Tuesday evening
fSr Poaehkeepsie. n T. where he
win attend . convention Of the DE-
Laval nen which viii - held there
sevefal layH Il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

A. r. Goodhue of Belfast was the
guest Of his cousin c. II. Gccdfue.
of Winter street. TUESDAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

sfsas Ksss Brown has gone to Port
land TO visit friends for several days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-03

=. ". Cram Of Bangor was ouri-
ness caller IN the city Tuesday
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
WIFE OF CONSUL RENTS
BATHROOM In BUDAPEST

Like nearly every other city In
Europe. Vienna. Austria, is taxed be-
yond its capacity for rooming ac-
commodations. Every train unloads
It's quota Of newcomers to travel in
taXicabs and fiacres from one end of
the city to the other in search of
sleeping quarters. An American Wis
itor wishing to go from Vienna to
Budapest telegraphcd daily for a
week, receiving always the same re-
Fly: Nothing available"
Tie wife Of an American consul
arrived recently and it required all
the influence of four American Of
Gcials to obtain for her a bathroom
in which to sleep, declares the Bo3-
ton Globe.
To solve the housing problem the
city authorities have passed an ordi-
nance permitting the reconstruction
of the attics of apartment buildings
for sleeping quarters. This space
under the roof is meant as storage
room for tenants and for laundry
drying purposes 1t was unlawful to
permit any one sleeping there, and
'n ordinance required the concierge
to lock the entrance at p. m. Some
alteration is necessary before own
crs will be permitted to use this
space for sleeping quarters as ar
ranged under the new ordinance.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
"Hon1e Loan Banks"

With the conyening OF Congress next week, national
building and loan interests looking forward to imme
date action the CalderNolan BILL recently introduced,
for the establishment of a system of homeoan banks"
With bureau of Federal building loan banks in the
Treasury Department the des of the system is to pro-
vide for the small hOmeseekers of the country of
procuring capital for the requirement of homes The gen
cral principle of the system is similar TO the Federal farm
loan, designed for the farmers
Eleven Federal districts to be created in each of
which bank to be organized The capital stock of the
mestc building and loan associations of the district where
such associations under proper State supervision.
When the demand for home purchase mortgage loans
made upon any building and loan association which is
member of the district bank is in of the assoca
tons available funds it may obtain loans from the Fed
cra building loan bank by depostng first mortgages upon
dwelling houses with the district registrar az collateral
for the loan The collateral shall at all times exceed the
amount of loans outstanding by at least % per cent
The building loan bank is authorized under the pro-
posed law to issue taxfree bonds for raising the money to
be loaned to the building and loan associations who have
deposited the collateral
The proposed system requires that a borrowing asso-
citation will lquldate its Indebtedness to the Federal,
building loan bank by annual equal instaments of prn-
cpa along with the interest upon the oa and the bonds
to be issued payable by similar system of amortiza-
ton
1t is reported that the bill is being enthusiastically
supported by responsj BILE building and loan interests
throughout the United States
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
MUCH IMPRESSED BY
SCHWAB'S SWELL DUMP

y writer in tho Philadelphia Public
Ledger das"rihos IN an interesting
manner the deep impression made
upon II friend ur Charles W Schwab
after visit to tho $4,000, 900 mansion
of the steel magratc, at Riverside
Drive and Scvcnty-third street. This
friend, Pittsburgh steel puddlcr.
camo in leather boots, flannel shirt
and y broad brimmed felt hat Mr..
SchWab personally escorted the
visitor through his marble palace,
with dgnih"d pau"oe before the
paintings an works OF art
with which ... .,pr is studded
IL" even h1G s rr.N"ic organist
finger or a er.1i ~ rammc on
the great orr Ia l,.,r OF the
visitor.
What do yo, hint g.. r,y place?
inquired the steel Nira W m every
thing had been seen.
The visitor I. JIal u ell YOU
Charlie. IL is one sv"I dunn"
That reminds o. . OF tho 70 mark OF
the aged pittsburgrer while on n Fifth
Avenue bus ridint past The marble
residence OF H. late Indrew
Carnegie: candy = rely has carved
himself n neat hut
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
.JAN|TOR INHER|TS
S25O,OoO FORTUNE
Will Accept Money, He Says,
But will MOI Give Up
His Job.

MAIDEN, Mass. Dec. 4.-willism
X. Hanson. a janitor. was telling fell
low employees here what he would do
with $1,000. 900 that Charles Garland.
OF Buzzard's Bay. has refused. when
a postman gave him a letter that told
him he was heir TO about $25O.O00.
He will accept the money. he said.
but will stay at his work so that he
will have something to do.
Between times he intends to smoke
good cigars and have an automobile
to take him out in the country for
week lends. The estate. according TO
Hanson, was that OF James Moore, an
uncle, who died several years ago.
leaving the property in trust for the
use OF his wife, with instructions that
at her death IL should be divided
among seven relatives, one OF whom
was Hanson.
Mrs. Moore died recently and the
estate, which had been increased TO
nearly $1,000, 600 by wartime invest
ments. is about to be divided, the let
ter said.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

connecting the tops with a horizontal
run of pipe which in turn was at
tached to a pump. The well points
were made OF one and a half inch pipe
with a strainer at the bottom to pre-
vent the sand from entering them.
and were driven two or three inches
below the level OF the proposed exca-
let to them for the foundation work.
Briefly this method consisted OF driv-
vation.
THE sand Is so fine and compact
that water does not run through ii
freely and the water in the soil was
soon lowered by the pump to the de-
sired level, and all excavation was
done by dry firm sand that stood up
straight without any sheet piling.
Even during a bad storm and cx.
tremely high tide which occurred
while excavation was in progress,
there was no difficulty in taking care
Of the water. Pumping was continued
during the installation OF the foun-
lations and basement floor.
I'VE believe that the foundations
as built will be less subject to a
settlement than pile foundation
would be. because II H. on firm, un
disturbed ground. If piles had been
used they would '.avc had to be
ictt"d in thereby disturbing the
around upon which they depend for
support
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
new PROCESS SEEN
IN CONSTRUCTION
Result of 400-Room Addition
To Large Hostelry a
Success.

Builders and architects. especially
those engaged in operations near
large bodies OF water. will be inter
ested in the successful outcome of a
new construction process employed
on an Atlantic City contract. The
sob was the 400-room addition to the
Ambassador Hotel. In conditions such
as exist in Atlantic City, the construc-
tion OF deep Easements Is costly.
Within certain limits OF load. wooden
piles can be utilized for foundation
purposes, but as for permanence
these should be constantly wet and
their tops must be but little above
the low-water level. This means ad-
itionai and costly excavation below
igh-water level.
Easements near large bodies OF
kater are, therefore, generally shall
Vow and II is necessary to protect the
beach and all foundations with a
relatively deep structure. In outlining
the new method employed on the Am
bassador Hotel in Atlantic City.
George Simpson, chief engineer OF
the Thompson-Starrett Company Is
quoted in the American Architect as
l1llows:
"The annex to the Ambassador Ho-
Eel Is back from the beach about 300
Feet and is protected from erosion by
he old building. For this reason il
WAS thought safe to use spread foot
ings. and tests were made which
showed that the sand in its natural
bed would stand six tons per square
foot without dangerous settlement.
Three tons were used as the safe
working load In the design of the
footings.
Part OF the basement OF the annex
extended about twelve feet below
the mean high water, and the foot
ings extended four feet beyond this
depth. making it necessary to adopt
some other way of taking care OF the
water than by open pumping.
''Messrs. James Ferry & Son. OF
Atlantic City, suggested to us that
they could take care of these condi-
tons by a method they had used
some time previously in constructing
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Masonic Home for Detroit.

The largest and most magnificent
Masonic structure in the world 10
shortly to be erected in Detroit.
Michigan. The temple Will stand at
the northeast corner OF Second Boule-
ward and Temple avenue. on a plot
100 feet wide by 800 feet deep. II
viii be 2O6 feet high. Of gray terra
Gotta stone. aud will be one OF the
architectural monuments OF the city.
rwo years viii be required 10 nnish
,he temple, the interior OF which will
represent the last word in architec-
ture OF this kind. The auditorium
alone, which is TO be eighty feet high,
will seat upward Of 5000.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
ARMY TENTS USED AS
TEMPORARY DWELLINGS

Los Angeles is in the grip Of a hous-
ing shortage so acute as to compel the
requisition upon the Secretary of War
Tor 1000 army tents for use as tenn
porary dwellings. The. city J, pecu-
barly fortunate in its location. I. can
use tents for dwellings. whereas many
or the other cities that are similarly
affected by lack Of housing could not
make shift with such accommoda
tons Its climate is equable and mild
and town OF tents is quite possible
as temporary measure.
Tent colonies in Minneapolis or
Duluth. Buffalo or Cleveland, or even
New York. would be decidedly uncom-
iortaoie in winter. still there arc
uweilers in those cities and others
who would probably be glad OF such
accommodations, even with all tho
RISKS OF drafts and chills. 4 tent
really can be made fairly weather
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
SAYS U. 5. SUFFERS LACK
OF WORKING CAPITAL

The country is now suffering from
a lack OF working capital. according TO
Chairman Louis r. McFadden Of the
house banking and currency COM
mittee
To replenish this working capital
n" suggests n repeal of the excess
profts tax and n reduction of the
heavy sur taxes on incomes To take
the place of these taxes and produce
revenue, he suggests a revolution of
the tariff. tax on the horse power
of automobiles. and q refunding of
the entire public debt over a period
OF at least 40 years
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
HOWENSTElN TO Build
SIX COLONIAL HOMES

A permit Was secured this week by
III. II. Howenstein Company. lll3 r
street north west for a row Of six CO.
lonial houses on Claiming street at
North Capitol street. The houses will
contain six rooms and bath. with lots
It5 feet deep TO alley. This operation
makes a total Of over two hundred
Howenstein homes in this immediate
section.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
100000 Movie for Atlanta.

Down in Atlanta certain interests
are erecting a theater to cost $500 900
which is being extensively advertised
as the nations most beautiful picture
house. The superlative Is used ad-
visedly for the Howard, as the new
theater will be called, will be bigger
than. anything in the South. bigger
than anything on Broadway except
the gigantic Capitol Theater.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

These are brick dwelling
houses, containing ) rooms and
bath, etc. VIII be sold in front
Of the premises.
Terms: $500 cash deposit On
each property at time and place
Of sale. Details of financing
will be announced at place of
sale. Expenses TO be adjusted
to day of transfer.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
DIR. J. W. COUGHLIN DIES;
PROMINENT DEMOCRAT

FALL. RIVER, Mass. Dec. 4.-Dr.
John William Coughlin. for many
years Democratic national committee
man from Massachusetts, eX-mayor
of this city. friend Of Grover Clcve-
land, and for n quarter of century
a notable figure in national and state
politics. died at his home yesterday.
He had been declining since he under
went an operation recently. He was
born here in 1860.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
WOULD ADMIT ALIENS,

Passage Of immigration legislation
providing for the admission or "as
many aliens as we an assimilntc,
Americanize. and emp. .py" was sivo-
Gated today by the National Commit
tee for Constructive lnmig 'atipn
LEGISLATION, in letters 70 members Of
Congress
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

tight. and a person need not actually
freeze in such quarters. whatever the
temperature in this country. There
are houses and apartments in which
heating facilities are so uncertain
that perhaps tent would offer a
chance for an even break on comfort
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
T kC" RoI;o Buy
N

THE oregonian Apartment, located at Eighteenth
street and Oregon avenue recently sold through the
office of Gardiner Dent Inc, in connection with the
realty firm of Francis A. Bundon, who represented the
purchaser. The consideration SAT 500.