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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-10
F. A. SHEPHERD ON
NEWSPAPER PSYCHOLOGY

Frederick A. Shepard spoke before
the journalism class at Colby Friday
morning. taking for his subject "a
Few Points on the Psychology of
Journalism" Mr.. Shepard explained
how che printed page appeals to the
mind and on this account q reporter
must take into careful consideration
some We'll known psychological rules.
He told the students that they must
always discount the statements of the
person who is excited, also those OF
the cocksure, which should always be
corroborated. Then also the bias of
Of prejudiced must be looked out for
and each statement looked into. tile
keenest psychological exercise is OBJ
tanned" said Mr.. Shepard. by getting
news from a person who Is unwilling
to give it," Another point he made
was that a reporter must examine his
own mental content to discover pre-
judicc or to eliminate self color.
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re-Christlnas Sale
OF Red Cross Seals
Amounts to S1.475.80.

announcement was made last eve.
ming of tie result. Of the sale of Red
Cross seals before Christmas for the
Anti>tuberculosis work.
The sale in the business sectio, n,
the city. conducted by the Forum,
committee Of the Chamber of Com
merce. Horace True Muzzy, chair.
man, resulted in total Of S1.Oos. 90
while the members Of the Woman's
club, under the leadership Of Mrs
Horace True Muzzy and Mrs. Anna
Drummond, canvasscd the residential
section of the city and sold seals To
the amount Of $572so.
A feature Of the canvas was the
sale Of bonds" in the amount Of d
and upwards. Among the heavier
buyers Of these bonds were Dr..
George G. Averill. $500; Harry Web
Der Of the Waterville Iron Works.
500; Hathaway Shirt Factory. s25:
George e. Vose Of the Lombard Trac-
ton Engine Co, 325: Merrill q Mayo.
US; DR.. T. E. Hardy, SIS: Central
Maine Power Co.. $3s; Ralph sJewell
Of Fairfield, SIS; DR.. Frederick G.
Thayer. $50; John trriel, SO; Angus
tus Carey, SO.
Purchasers Of bends. Of the wom-
ems committee were Mrs. Frederic e.
Boothby, IS; DR.. Frederick C. Thayer.
IS; Mrs. John Ware. IS.
These individual contributions are
counted into the totals Of 81. o0s. 90, Sc
cured by the Forum committee and
the 3472S0 by the Women's club.
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FARMINGDALE

Edward G. Bellen has sold his farm
here and Is moving with his family 70
Philadelphia. where they will reside.
A. J. Colson of Harrington, who
bought the L. J. Bellen farm. has ar
rived with his family and taken pos
session.
Wilbur Small has returned from a
visit to Somervilie. Mass. and left
Wednesday for Richmond.
Miss Vena James Of Randolph was a
recent guest of relatives here.
Mrs. A. H. Averill recently returned
from visit to her daughter. Mrs. Stan
ley Monrean. at Clinton, Mass.
Corporal and Mrs. A. L. Purdy of
Gardiner were recent overnight guests
CT relatives here.
Mrs. Edward Jones and daughter,
Mrs. Harold Banks. and her little son,
Stanley. were guests Wednesday of
Mrs. Cullen Davis IN Gardiner.
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MAN WHO BROKE. JAIL
CAPTURED BY OFFICERS
I'm White PLAINS, n. Y,

Through inability to keep silent and
with a spirit Of bravado worthy Of
'Delirious Dick. the Boy Bandit"
Charles Viewer who pleases to term
himself 1.-TWO Gun Charley" and ono
OF a trio who escaped from the coun-
ty Jail Nov. "a was taken into custody
by officers in New York on January
3rd. One Of the principal clues lead.
Ing to his capture was q letter writ
ten Deputy Sheriff Robinson Of Clin-
ton. in which he made known several
opinions and made several promises
among ono Of which WIS that he
swould leave his trade mark on Clin.
ton before long.
Through the untiring efforts Of tho
sherift's department Charles Holmes,
whose real name Is Charles Weever
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rounds of applause greeted the
speaker. And the president. Mr.. Viles.
stated that he hoped the speaker
would find his reward ip the good
he had done for Augusta Rotary.
When the Rotarians and their
guests sat down at the tables, Mr..
Viles called the meeting to order.
On the head table was a large pack
age. from which Mr.. Viles removed
the wrappings, and the box was found
to contain an abundance OF oranges.
and many other presents for mem
bers of Rotary, from Rotarian Per-
ley NJ. Lawrence. who Is passing the
winter at St. Petersburg, Fla In
note accompanying the suggestion
was made by Mr.. Lawrence that as
course in the Rotary dinner 1t
might be pleasing to eat the oranges
IN southern style.
Among the souvenirs sent by Mr..
Lawrence were a cigar that was made
in the Sunshine City" "a good smoke
that sells for four cents by the box); q
piece of sugar cane which he suggested
be cut into pieces and distributed 10
the quartet and the orchestra that their
tones may become sweeter: peanuts and
pecans, products OF Florida; q banana
which grew on the lawn by his house.
Each Of the gifts was given to the Ro.
tartan to whom it was addressed, and
there was one of those delicious Flor
ida oranges for every member. And
Mr.. Lawrence's gifts to Augusta Rota-
rians were surely greatly enjoyed and
appreciated.
The entertainment committee put
across a stunt in a nerve contest 1t
was q winner and for funmAker could
not be surpassed. The trick was to
carry water in u teaspoon across the
room, taking it from one tumbler and
putting it into another without spilling
drop. It vas a trick requiring q
steady hand and was holly contested to
the great amusement OF the spectators.
The contestants were John Hanson. II.
L. Pishon. Charles Metcalf, f. E. New
bert. William B. Williamson, H. E.
Wadsworth. ]. S. Nichols and William
Boothby. The prizes. which were GER
| tainly prizes were won by Messrs.
Boothby and Williamson. The Judges
were Is. F. Purinton Of Augusta and
Fred Boston of Gardiner.
Rotarians paid a visit to the Augusta
House '.itchen where many fine tnno-
vations and improvements have recently
been made. under the direction of Man.
! ager Bridges. 1t was game OF follow
the leader. the Rotarians In line fol-
! lowing Harris Woodman and Charles
| Kinsman into the culinary department.
| where everything was in spick-an.span
| orders and where the arrangement and
the fixtures were all that could be dc.
sired in the art of preparing food. And
as each Rotarian went back into the
! dining room he took with him the first
course of his dinner. friend scallops and
French fried potatoes-appetizing and
| delicious.
! Harris .Woodman led the club in the
singing Of the famous selection John
Browns Baby" with digital emphasii
Cor something like that. There were
other songs, all Of which went to make
the evenings meeting most enjoyable
and the session was adjourned after the
singing Of America"
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WEST GARDINER

MERRELL'S CORNER-Mrs. E. G.
Gilman is visiting relatives and
friends in Waterville.
Everett Wiles of Gardiner was
calling on friends in town Thursday.
Mrs r. n. Smith and daughters
Nancy ard Eleanor Of Littleboro
Mass, were recent callers at the
home of Mrs. Smiths brother, S. o
Green.
Willie Fountaine was the guest of
friends in Hallowell Sunday
Mrs. Frank Munroe Of Gardiner
was calling on friends in town
Thursday.
p. r. Lunt, of the Pond road, was
in this section of the town Wednes-
day on business.
Mrs. Mary Weston and son Philip
of Litchfield were callers at S. O.
Green's Tuesday. -
Mrs. George Gross and daughter
Ruth were the guests Of Mrs. Fred
Lord in Gardiner Tuesday.
Miss Nancy Merrill of Gardiner
vas a caller in town recently.
Eb-, h,H
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later taught in the Abbott. school At
Farmington. after which he complet-
ed the law course at u. OF NJ. re-
ceiving his degree In 1918 and was
admitted to the bar that year. He
soon after went into the Office Ut
Williamson. Bur1eigh & Mclean. Of
which firm he is now a member. At
the outbreak Of the war he assisted
In raising Battery e of First Maine
Heavy Field Artillery, enlisting on
June %. 1917. and was commissioned
frst lieutenant July IL Of that year.
He saw service in the Argonne or
fensive and later was in the army
OF occupation in Germany. stationed
at Coblenz, where for a time he was
Judge advocate. He was also assist
ant Judge advocate of the 26th Divi-
sion at Westfleld. He received hon.
orable discharge from the service
July %, 1919. Lieut.. Southland is q
member of Maosnic bodies. including
Chapter and Ccmmandery.
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First Baptist Has
Annual Meeting

al the annual parish meeting Of
the First Baptist church held Thurs
day evening"? the following of1icers
were elected: Clerk, Roscoe ]. Bowl
er; treasurer. Arthur r. Tracey:
treasurer Of benevolent funds, II. r.
Mitchell; auditor. z. NJ. Foster: dca-
cons. Frank p. Philbrick, Roscoe ].
Bowler. Cecil n. Degsett, Howard G.
Morse. J. Colby Biaisdeli. Arthur R.
Tracey and Harry s. Brown; stand
ing committee. Rev. A. s. Phelps.
together with the deaeeas, clerk and
treasursrs sn4 President Arthur j.
Roberts. Prot. Henry ". Brown. y.
w. Foytsr. Mrs. F. B. Philbrich, Mis-
Alice Purintop. o. I. Dickinson. ush-
era. chairman. Frank H. Austin;
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who also called himself Holmes has
been captured.
Viewer was in the Jail from Clint
ton, charged with breaking and en-
tering. He is about 10 years OF age.
The men made their escape by saw
ing through an iron bar in window
in a cell on the top floor OF the Jail.
from the window they slid down an
old fire hose, used for washing floors.
dropping the remaining ten feet to
the ground. Durell Harwood. son of
the sheriff. was nearly successful in
capturing Viewer who broke free
just a he was taking him through.
the door to the Jail.
Viewer was taken into custody by
New York omcers January 3rd at
White Plains, n. Y, just as he was
about to board train for New York
City. He is being held in Bridgeport,
Conn, charged with the theft of an
auto.
Sheriff Harwood and Turnkey
Gross have been exertins every eff
fort to capture the men. so when
Deputy Sheriff Robinson received the
following letter they Immediately got
busy with the above result.
The letter to the deputy sheriff
reads as follows:
Rochester, n. Y.
December IA. 1919.
Dear MIR. Robinson:
Just a few lines to let you know
just had to come home for Christmas.
! do not know that l am coming back
to the Jail or not, but If l do ! will
come to Clinton first and you want
to nave your sat well loaded. l do
not like trouble but if you want il
you can have it and want you u
tell the guy that you got with me to
---. He is the fool I
ever met and I have met good
many, If you get me again then you
can have some more news to put il
the paper. II you want the bracelet
look under the cooler steps in Clin
ton on the left hand side going in
and I want you to remember me a.
your worst enemy. l will leave my
trade mark in Clinton before long
Well. I will colse now until you see
me in person.
Sincerely yours.
Charles Holmes better known as Tw-
Gun Charley.
When Deputy Sheriff Robinson re
ceived this letter he turned it owe,
to Sheriff HARDWOOD whose depart.
ment Immediately got in touch wit!
the authorities in New York resulting
in the capture of Viewer.
The bracelet was found by the Off
GERS several months ago but Viewer
did not know this.
Warrants for Viewer will be for.
Warded at once
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RICHMOND

A daughter was born Monday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Rideout on the
county road.
Kennebec Galley Encampment in
stallation Of officers was held Friday
evening. Samuel D. Soule, D. D. G.
p. ana suite installed. The Golden
Rule degree was also given to three
candidates. A supper was given De-
fore tho work.
Leslie Dunstant returned to Colby
college Wednesday after passing a
few days at the home Of his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. John Dunstan.
Everett Paris returned wednes-
day from a ten.days business trip to
New York.
Carpenters are at work at the Du-
rand-Clouston shoe shop on kim
ball street. The office is to be en-
iarged and other changes are to be
made through the entire shop.
The Mt. Carmel Chapter. o. E. S.
held its installation Thursday even
ing.
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FAIRFIELD

The ~aung ladies' Sunday school class
Of the Uniersalist church held q meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Orrin Leonard
and club has been organized, this &c
be known as the Murray Class. MISS
Alice I.add will serve as president and
Mrs. Marjorie S. Weber as secretary
and treasurer. The first social Anail
will take place the first Tuesday In
February and plans are being made fol
that occasion.
Ruth. the little daughter Of Rev. and
Mrs. +. F. Foshay, is confined to he1
home on Newhail street with the
mumps.
A social was held last evening at The
Lawrence High school assembly hal
under the auspices Of the junior class
There was a good attendance and a 90
clay evening passed by all.
There will be dance this evening al
the Fairfield Center Grange hall under
the auspices of the Grange. Music will
be furnished by Whites orchestra.
The home of Neal Leary has bee1
placed under quarantine owing to q
member Of the family having scarlet
fover.
Ormande Lawry, who is attending ths
University of Maine. is passing the
week end at his home.
Methodist church - The Sunday
morning service will be held at the
usual hour, Rev. ". II. Varney will
take for his subject, Two Sides to
Every Question" Sunday school will
be held at noon. Junior League in the
afternoon. The regular prayer and
praise service will be held in the eve.
ming.
FRS Baptist church-The Sunday
morning service will be held at the
! usual hour. Rev. f. +. Foshay TAX.
ing for his subject, The Price of Our
Redemption" In the afternoon the
w. c. +. u. of Shawmut has invited
| the w. c. T. U. of this town to hold
joint meeting with it at the chapel
in Shawmut at 2.30. Rev. +. F.
Foshay will conduct the service.
The boys Of r. Q. Files Sunday
school class with other invited guests
were entertained at Mr.. Files home
last evening. A pleasant evening was
passed by all and refreshments were
| served.
The installation Of officers of the
Eastern Star has been postponed un.
til Jan. 26.
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business committee, chairman. 7 r.,
by Blaisdell: chairman bap,isw.,
committee. Henry Hoxie: chairrsa'
missionary committee, Harry q
Brown: chairman soliciting commh
tee. F. H. Austin; superintendent y,
Sunday school. Herbert L. Liner,
assistants. o. L. Dickinson, pr,,,
Drummond. Miss G. Alice Osborn
secretary, Herbert Dinsmore; tress
urer. George S. McCurdy.
It was voted to put on a cburc,
drive to raise $4,000 to remove all !,
debtedness and make needed renair.
and improvements for the comm,
year. AS a help in this matter, IN,
Ladies' Social Union has ALREADY a.
sumed the, parsonage debt of seOo
The annual report Of the Treasure,
A. r. Tracey, showed total roceip,.
for the year to be s663203 and IN.
total disbursements, s6595.15. Gavin,
a balance Of $29.43. The mis- lonar
treasurer, H. r. Mitchell. reported
receipts Of $SS07.15 and disburs.
ments of $3777.S1. leaving balaas
of $29.4s.
The members of the church han
contributed over $4,000 to miss ona,
and benevolent objects through othe
channels, making more than s6s,
for missionary work in full.
The church meeting was precedeI
by a picnic supper which was enjoy.
cd by a large number and all rs.
ports were very gratifying. The p,
call was represented by the large
religious gathering that the Nora
has ever held. The missionaIy cor.
tributions for the past year were tn
largest in the history of the chur1
and for the coming year there has
been a gain of over 200 per cent
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PITTSTON

NORTH-Miss Hazel Clifford was a
guest OF Miss Madeline Bailey at
Whitefleld Thursday night.
Mrs. Charles Starks and grand
daughter Florence Of North Vassal-
boro were weekend guests at the
home CT Mr.. and Mrs. Henry e,urks.
Mrs. Edwin Taylor passed Wednes.
day with Mrs. Taylor Ingraham at
North Whiteiield.
w. 3. Jewett was a business visi.
tor IN Chelsea.
f. IL. Webb has sold his farm on
the Gardiner-Whitefield, road to An
Drew Bcckwith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wadswcrth Lewis of
Joice were callers at c. X. Greene's
Sunday evening.
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Appointment Of Municipal
Judge Expected Shortly

The term for which Judge Lancas-
ter OF the municipal court in this
city was appointed expires January
2S and 1T Is expected that Governor
Milliken will make appointment be-
fore that time.
Judge Lancaster has served nearly
two terms. having received his first
appointment from. Governor Plaisted
in 1912 and was re-appointed by
Governor Curtis in 1916. He has no.
announced himself as an active cam
didate for re-appoinument.
The only active candidates for the
position SO far as learned are Robert
\. Cony and Frank +. Southland, both
prominent among Augustus younger
. attorneys and both actively interested
Republicans.
Mr.. Cony was born in Augusta and
educated in our schools and at Kents
Hill and graduated from Bowdoin,
after which he became the private
secretary OF then Congressman Bur-
leigh and later occupied like position
with Mr.. Burleigh as United States
Senator, his period of service being
nearly eight years. During this time
he also studied law and received his
degree from Georgetown University.
He became member of the bar In
1911, and is now member Of the
District OF Columbia Bar and the
Kennebec Bar Association. He has
served two years as recorder Of the
Augusta municipal court. Mr.. Cory
is past commander Of the Henry q.
Staples Camp. Sons of Veterans. and
senior vice division commander, d.
vision OF Maine, S. of ". being nett
to Col. VIM. L. Southland Of Bangor.
head Of the Maine division. Mr.. Cory
Is interested in fraternity work, at
present holding the position Of noble
grand Of Asylum Lodge of Augusta;
he is a member Of Augusta Lodge,
j.. and A. NJ. and Of the Abnaki
Club.
Frank Z. Southland is a native OF
Augusta and was educated in the
public schools of this city and II
Lewiston and Auburn. graduating
from the Jordan high school In
Lewiston. He graduated In 1910 from
the University OF Maine. taught
school for two years. first as prin-
ctpal Of tho Canton high school and
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MYSTERIOUS "DR. X"
EDUCATED ENCLISHMAN
SHOWS LAPSE MEMORY

Lambertville,. n. j., Jan. 9.-Appar-
emily unable to recall anything EXCEPT
indistinct recollections OF his life and
events since the sinking Of the Titanic,
a man Of mystery who christened him.
self Or. x, remained tonight at the
rectory Of Rev. J. T. Bentley here,
where efforts Are being made to recall
his memory. The stranger, who was
found wandering in rags and babbling
chIldishly near the city on December
z. Is a cultured EHglishnan. versed in
medicine and surgery, learned in re-
search work and music. Attracted by
the mans evident culture, DR.. Bentley,
rector Of st. andrews Episcopal church,
took him to his home from the city tai]
where he was being detained.
DR.. x said in an interview tonight:
I should say that am a native Of
Engiand-that's certain; but I attended
Cxford-that's certain; that I have had
English church experence-that is most
certain; that there is strong presump-
ton that my early life was spont in
Mississippi"
How long he has been suffering in
This manner, where he came from
and through what experience he went
before being found on the outskirt,
OF the town watching a sunset" the
man says he cannot remember.
While being questioned by DR.. Benz
ley the memoryless pointed to q pic
ture Of President Wilson and asked
who it was. II REMINDER when Pres
ident Mckinley was shot and -Roosa-
welt became President and then re-
member that he was elected" DR.. y
said.
Do you remember when he died %
he was asked.
No" replied the man of mystery,
quickly. rs he dead?"
The first that the aphasia victim
had heard Of the war was when DR..
Bentley told him about it, and he
appeared startled when he learned
that Germany was a republic. He
jumped out Of his chair excHtedly and
said "What?" DR.. X recalled vivid
ly the tragedy OF the sinking Of the
Titanic in 1912. but he is positive,
however. that he was not q passen-
ser on the vessel.
When asked il he had q wife, the
stranger answered: Il have NO recol-
lection Of any, probably have none"
Dr.. Bentley. an Englishman and
graduate Of Oxford, said that he be-
lieves that DR.. x attended Oxford In
the SOS and that he probably grad
uated about 1855 or 1886.
The first day at the rectory. the
man saw the piano and he sat down
and began to play. He was nervous.
DIT. Bentley said and moved his feet
repeatedly az II searching for pedal
notes. When taken into the church,
DR.. X, played the organ with ease,
and displayed an unusual knowledge
Of church music. particularly Gregor-
ian music.
One of the most vivid impressions
which tho rnemorylsss nun has re-
tained is that Of q large colonial
house, which he thinks 10 in the state
Of Mississippi and where be spent his
childhood.
The man. who To- apparently be-
tween 50 and 60 years old has eyes Of
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MANCHESTER

The Wednesday evening prayer
meeting was held at the home Of
Mrs. Bertha. N. Croker with a good
attendance. The meeting next wee,,
VIII be held at the homo Of Mrs.
Charles Moore.
The Manchester Wonan's Club met
on Thursday Afternoon with Mrs.
William WEIGH. The business Of the
meeting being disposed Of the after.
noon was very pleasantly passed IN
2 social way and in sewing for the
Children's Home.
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NATIONAL HOME

Oficer Of the day. Capt. Hugh
Doyle.
George ". Alexander has been
granted a furlough to visit relatives
in Cambridge.
william NJ. Packard has returned
from a pass to visit his old home in
Rockland.
Andrew J. Hanrahan Of Augusta.
late Co. G, I'd u. S. Art: John NJ.
Hall Of Bangor. late Co. D. 11sth Pa.
Inf. and Cornelius Connolly Of New
Britain. late Co. A, LIST Conn. Cav,
have been re-admitted to the Homo.
Religious services at the Home
chap1 Sunday morning will be held
as follows: Mass and sermon by Rev.
FIR. Mclaughlin at $50 and Protestant
services by Rev. Frank L. Phalen
at 1880. the subject being "Lincoln's
Religion" and Sunday school at 2.30
p. NJ.
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Mrs. II. l.. Sherburne and Mrs. Z.
W. Reid, past regents of koussinoc
Chapter. D. A. r., were delegates
from the chapter at the burial ser
vice of Mrs. Alma S. Goardman on
Thursday afternoon at Mt Pleasant
cemetery, Augusta. Mrs. Boardnan
was formerly member of the
Francis Dishton Williams Chapter.
p. A. r. Of Bangor, and served as
State chaplain, State recording secre-
tary and vice state regent.
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a battling color. He describes them
as greenish yellow. He is five feet
seven inches tall. has dark brown
hair. streaked with grey and brushed
back from his forehead. His black
beard. which is also tinged with grey,
is cropped in semi-Van Dyke Style.
He said that he should weigh about
145, but that he is now five pounds
under weight.
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Fishermen, Attention!

While Cobbosseecontee is open to
ice fishing one day u week from AIN
uary Is to March Is on Saturdays,
this does not apply to its tributaries.
1t would also be well to keep in mind
that the lake is not open today but a
week from today (the 17th) there
being allowed five lines to Il family
in the ola ytime.