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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-01
COBURN MASQUERADERS
HAVE MERRY TIME

\ very enjoyable masquerade parry
VAS held Saturday evening at Coburn
by the students Of the school. 4
large number masked and for few
hours Coburn gymnasium was PEI
pled by many different characters.
conyicts hobnobbed with Martha
Washington; Mephistopheles was az.
ientive to the Old Fashioned Maid.
while Marguerite made herself l'app%
with the admiration of Happy Holli-
-an. Then there were Indian n,aidenG,
knights and ladies. the kaZenjammcr
kids, Japanese girls, hobocs, Dutch
girls and many others. The affair
vas in charge Of committee con-
slstinS OF Sylvester Sullivan, Bernard
Fitzgerald, Caroline Foyer and Ruth
kelleher,.. Prizes were awarded as
wollows: kirst Tor girls, to Miss
Greta Clark, who unprecedented Polly
Of the Circus in green and silver
GOWN; Miss Pauline Taber as Sis
hopkins. for the funniest girls cos
'un1e; Gilman Small. first for boys,
as Mcphistopheles; for the funnies.
Carl Hamilton as Happy Hooligan.
after unmaskins u social was held
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-01
Pastor Arrested
Following Row
with Church Board

Chicago, FEB. 2S.--Rev. e. :. Mar
solS. pastor Of the North Chicago
Presbyterian church, whcse resigna-
ton had been demanded by tho
church board was arrested today
" hen he attempted to enter the
church. Despite the opposition Of the
board Of directors, Rev. Mr.. Marsoll
had announced he would preach !
sermon at the morning service.
The minister was taken before 4
justice Of the peace and released In
$500 bail on charges of disturbing the
peace and interfering Wit. religion:
services.
The trouble VAS said TO have start
cd when despite protest by the super
intcndent of Sunday school. the pas
tor gave his permission for Il Sunday
rehearsal Of Christmas play.
rev. Mr.. Marsolf SAW service il
France as a member OF the SIS
machine gun battalion.
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Col. Bacon's Widow
Gives Big Fund to
Paris Hospital

Paris, Feb. ee-Mrs. Robert Bacon.
widow Of the late Colonel Robert 8as
con. at one time American ambas.
sador to France and former secre.
tary Of state. has Just placed In the
hands of the trustees Of the Amer
lean hospital in Paris 4.s46.000 francs
with the request that it be devoted
to endow beds IN frec wards Of the
new American hospital which is to
be built at Seuilly. This endowment
is given in memory Of Col. Bacon,
who as president Of the American
hospital took great interest in its
welfare.
Henry r. Dawson has transferred
10000 francs. the remainder Of one
of the war funds Of which he was
chairman, towards the building fund
Of the hospital, the sum to insure
erection of that part of the building
which will DO devoted to the free
wards endowed in memory Of Colonel
Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs. George A. kes@
Ter has given a5o,oA0 francs TO the
building fund.
Mrs. Eacon's gift brings the hos
pitafs total yearly revenue from en-
doNmeIt to 3H.a00 francs, tho amount
required to operate the hospital be-
ing $4,000 francs. The cost OF
maintaining bed is 1900 francs
yearly and Of the 10 beds only NINE
remain unendowcd. The amount ne.
ccssarE for the proposed building is
$500 900 francs. Of which in addition
to the donation Of Mr.. Dawson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Kessler. 5000 francs
already has been subscribed.
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DRY LAW ONE OF BIG
ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN
BELIEF OF w. ]. BRYAN

DEVILS Lake, ~. D.. Fe:,. c9.-Willianl
]. Bryan in a telegram from Miami.
Fla. to j. H. Bloom. Democratic state
leader. last night declared that enforce
nent Of national prohibition would be
tbs paramount issue in the coming pres
idcntial election.
The action Of the New York state
committee in advocating the nullifica-
ton of the prohibition amendment By
state legislatures. the telegram said,
made enforcement of prohibition the
paramount issue until the ''outiawed
liquor traffic ceases to menace the
homes Of the land"
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NO HEAD OR TAIL
Continued from PAGE One)

Trust. confidence. nthuSia sm-these
simple virtues Of all sreat business are
the ones mos: lacking in government
organization. We have so many checks
and brakes upon our work that our
progress does not keen pace with the
nation requirements.
I'VE could save money for the gov.
ernr7cnt IL VIC had more discretion as to
how We should use that given U.S. For
the body OF the civil servants there
should pc quicker promotion or dis
charge and Il sure insurance wien disa-
bili,y comes. For the higher officers
there shoU!l be salaries twice as high
are those now given and they should i e
made TO feel tina, they are the ones re-
sponsible for the WORK of the depart
ment: the head being merely an adviser
and constructor IF policies. As mat
tors arc now devised there are TOO few
in the great whose business it is to plan
Every man is held 10 details. to the
narrower view. which somes too often
TO be the department view or some sort
Of parochial view. We need for the
day that is here and upon us men who
have little to do but study the prob
lens Of the time and test their capacity
at meeting them.
In j word. VIC need more orportuni-
~ for planning. engineering statesman.
ship above. and more fixed authority
and responsibility below"
Describing the interior DEPARTMENT as
"an abiding place for Il group OF unre-
lated governmental agencies" the re-
firing secretary characterized none the
less tho most distinctively American of
all tho departments and reviews briefly
tho aims and accomplishments of his
administration of the former unreal
izcj. Construction Of the Alaskan rail-
way, opening of Alaskan coal lands by
leasing system, water power develop
ment and leasing system of oil and
mineral lands of the public domain, are
enumerated among the latter.
Alaska, the secretary thinks. is ham,
pcrcd by TOO much red tape" In Wash.
ingtou.' which Is a static policy in
many .of the governments bureaus
Alaska. Mr.. Lane saws. should>be ad.
nlinistered by a federal board In the
territory. be poiiccd BY a constabulary
as is northwestern Canada. should have
he. coasts made safe for navigation and
have Canadian muskoX crossed with
the native reindeer to furnish a new
meat supply to the Pacific coast.
Amcricanizatior. the development Of
the capital as an educational center for
the country. farms for soldiers and de-
vclopment Of natural resources. are
among the projects Mr.. Lane leaves be.
hind him and his report argues for the
wisdom Of their prosecution.
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Another Use for Bunnv

That Belgian hares have Other 70.
sourceful veins than mear produc;nr
remained to be established by nm
amateur English womau :ancirr. The
Climax Of her undertaking, was when
she appeared at large pct stock
show in England with n ,aunty. be-
coming hat, coat. and q set Of furs
made from rabbit skins, which she
admitted publicly were nothing more
IMAM some Of her pet rabbits.
In England, $4,000 rabbit skins -,
year are being made over into ermine
Arctic fox and black lynx furs to fool
m'ady. Before the war such rabbit,
were produced by scores of millions
IN europe. and vast quantities Of the
SKINS imported to the United States 10
masquerade as real fur. American
breeders are raising the same kind OF
raooits that produce the best money
LOT the fur shops. and it is certain
tnat as valuable rabbit fur can he
produced in America as elsewhere. II
IS business that can be Conducted
eveIy month 10 the year. and a hobby
.nat VIII pay its way is zone to be
'a'ueo.-Hunter.T Trader, Trapper.
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f! Reds Not To Trade
:. ANY of Regular Play ers

Cincinnati. O.. Feb. 9.-Therc will be
no trades involving the regulars OF the
Cincinnati National League baseball
team. Augusta HERMANN, president u
the champion Reds, made this declare
ton when told today OF q New YORK
dispatch stating that Manager McGra;'
Of the Giants had offered TO exchange
Pep" Young for Eddie Eoush and La
~ kopf.
There is no, one word OF ruth in
any report that Roush. kopf or any IT
OUT regular players arc going to be
traded 70 New York or any other club.
said Mr. Hermann. Manager Moran
intends to stand pat on his winning
team. We hope 20 have all the boys
signed UP and ready to leave for thc
training camp on Friday morning. Ba,
whether they are signed or not there
will be no trades
Manager Moran will be IN Cncinna 4
Tuesday aud Till accompany the tear
TO Miami Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-01
Ice Cream "Spres.''

Ice cream manufacturers IRON SaS-
katchewan to the Panama Canal
Zone, which held their convention in
Chicago. report more than 100000, 900
gallons to be the 1919 consumption TO
date, with the season still going
strong.
Dcvotccs OF hard liquor. IN KS
paimicst day. were negligible in uuul
Der and limited in capacity compared
10 the hordes that daily swing per-
fervid spoon into the nations iavorite
confectioD
But prohibition is not the cause for
the unprecedented increase in ice
cream consumption, they say.
Prohibition has proved Il disap-
pointmcnt for the soft drink and ice
cream manufacturers" S. T. Nivlipg,
Rochester. y. V. vice PRESIDENT Of the
National Association Of Ice Cream
Manufacturers, said. Tho big liquor
centres have not been the largest con-
tributorS to ice cream consumption.
Maps of the 'sundae belts" in the
United States show that:
Chicago and the Middle West We're
on n wild ice cream bender" all
summer.
NcN York and the Atlantic sea
board were very ofi'sil, with con.
sumption no larger than usual
The South rvus largely TO soft
drinks with caffeine kick" but is
coming around toScc cream.
The Far West is producing millions
Of frozen lelicacy "opens,
Canada eats more ice cream than
the United states on d population
basis. Tho farther north the greater
the appetite for ice cream. Moose
Jaw, with D population Of twenty
five thousand, consumed d quarter
million gallons.
Panama simply has 10 have its ice
cream in unlimited quantities.
Tho nearer VIC get TO the Arctic
Circle the more ice cream our people
eat" s. \ Cauldcr Of Saskatchewan
said. In winter VIC sell more bricks
than in summer. 1t is nothing for US
to see Young fcllcw bring his best
girl to town on q dog sled with the
temperature around 80 degrees below
zero and head straight for an ice
cream parlor."
The manufacturers are greatly per.
turbed over the 1920 sugar situation
Without Federal sugar rationlng,
Nthey say. the output next summer Will
be observation-disclosures City State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-01
Girls City Club

There viii be ~, ail-eyeninS program
tor the Girls City Club this week
Thursday. The girls are asked to brin,;
lunch for themselves. The officers and
,hairmen of the committees are TO dis.
FUSS plans and will be glad of suGges-
lions from one and al. This will, it IS
hoped. he the beginning Of many such
round table discussion evenings. Tho
regular business meeting will be week
hence and the the president and chair
men will have the meeting we'll planne
hrousl, this round table idea. Some o.
inc topics for discussion will be En-
tertainmenis-Pay and Otherwise.
Programs for the Year and for the
Weekly Meetings. What Shall We do
.or Permanent Clubroonls. for Il Tenn
porary Meeting Place."
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APPOINT MAYER
POSTAL MANAGER
BANGOR OFFICE

Bangor, Feb. 2S.-Halph H. Mayer
Of Gloucester. Mass, for some time
in the employ of the Postal Telegraph
Co, has been appointed manager OF
the company's Office in this city and
has already taken up his new duties
lie succeeds Mrs. F. E. Peterson. who
has been 16 years a telegrapher. the
last two years serving as manager of
the Bangor Office. Mr.. Peterson Is
now employed in Washington. D. C.
Before joining her husband. Mrs
Peterson will reside for time with
her mother, Mrs. II. J. Hartman, in
Eucksport.
Mr.. Mayer was at one time an OPP
orator in the Bangor Office Of the Pos
tai end prior to his recent return to
Bangor was manager OF the Salem
Mass, office. He and Mrs. Mayer. for
merly Miss Avis Daley OF this city,
and their daughter, Marjorie, will re-
side in Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-01
Marblehead Volunteers
Help Clear Trolley Tracks

Marblchcad. Mass, Feb .s-The
combined efforts of go men and boys
who volunteered TO assist the Eastern
Massa chusetts Street Railway Co. IN
clearing it, tracks in this town OF 4
sreat accumulation OF snow and ice
resulted il. the resumption Of traf-
tic between Marbleacai and Salem
tonight. No cars had been run over
This rout" since Tuesday last. \ iarsc
part of the line 10 Swampscott also
was cleared. Among the disgcrs were
many business men.
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Wateryille Local News
|Ro1AR|AN IDEALS At
CHURCH

Members Of the Rotary club were
present IN good numbers SUNDAY
forenoon at the Cniversalist church
to listen to Rev. Charles A. knicker-
bosker, pastor of the church, who had
been invited by the club to preach on
subject pertaining to Rc-ary ideals.
Mr.. Knjckerbocker took bis text from
Revelations :o-17. "Whosocrcr will
let him take the water OF life freely.
He said: we cannot know life, but
we can know many things about it.
II liz not static but dynamic. To be
alive is one thing; to live is another.
Life means action. First, action
withdrawing, determining. hoping
loving. But internal energies, to be-
come fully developed, must be made
external.
Thoughts have no mission until
expressed; purposes do not become
motive power until Get free; hopes ea.
pressed, aspirations; affections must
be iayjshed on some object, or they
wither. But life is not only action,
II Is useful, productive action. Tn.
Jess We are accomplishing something
tor ourselves and others. we are not
satisfied.
Further. this way of expressing Of
use Of power, Of accomplishments is
the way Of renewal Of development
Life is not only action. productive
action; it is also charging action
The way to unseal its fountains is &c
expcnd productivity the energy tina,
Is now ours. The water Of life Is
free. but it is not for US, we cannot
even know that 1t exists, if we mere.
ly dream about it, or long for it, OF
pray for it. merely in words, but
when we give ourselves that others
may be helped. refreshment and re.
newal come. Then we have really
prayed. The ideal Of Rotary is ser.
vice, and am showing you today th,
way to the beautifying of that idea,
by such whole'souled loyalty to i,
that you tear the rocks Of se!ishness
asunder and sink the roots Of ljf,
into the everlasting springs"
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MID YEAR AWARD OF
DEGREES AT HARVARD

Cambridge. Mass. Feb. 2a-The gov
crning board of Harvard University an
nounced today the miiyear award OF
degrees to 3os mon. including ll9 who
lave been granted a special degree for
honorable service in the war" The
special degree was given those who,
upon returning to complete their col
lego course that was Interrupted by the
war. have fulfilled hree-quarters of the
regular requirements for degree
Fourteen were originally members Of
the class of 1921. 81 Of tho class of 1919.
and IS of the class OF 1916.
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Norcross Garage
Ford Sales & Service Station
Winthrop, Maine -,
WINTHROP
THE UNIVERSAL CAB

Harmony Circle Of the Rebeks.
will meet Tuesday afternoon Wit
Mrs. E. c. Leighton.
Herbert Bell is confined to ii
house with the mumps.
Paul Mason left Brunswick {,
Boston as senior delegate 10 the De
ia Epsilon fraternity convention
be held in that city FRIDAY and Sa
urday, Feb. % and 2sth. Mr. Mas,
was also elected chairman If Il
class day committee. at the ser..
election of officers held in Brunsw!c
Thursday evening.
James Fl. Pinkham Of Por,saI
was in town the last of the week
Mrs. Martha Patterson is i'll =.
diphtheria.
Percy Maxwell is confined 10 Ii
house, with mumps.
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'HITNTTNG SLAYEKS
(consinued from Page One)

Fraser told the story Of the faio
DAY on tho store owned jointly by mn
and his brother. He Identified On.
the bandits as Lara. former emp'o.
Of the l'rasers in the Orc Blanca as
trict. Lara was accompanied by an
other .iexican. They entered the s'os,
and ordered hands up" according -
Fraser. Then. without warning they ~
gan shooting. Alexander Fraser VIZ
almost instantly killed.
Ills brother was shot down ana IN
bandits took what they pleased ana a.
parted on horseback.
Divisional General Manuel NJ. DIE
suez. who today assumed full comman
OF tho military forces in the state OF
Sonora, accompanied by the Mexican
consul here and the mayor of Hosales
Sonora, called late yesterday on AuIc-
lean Consul Francis J. Dyer and eA'
pressed regrets over the killing OF Al
cXander Fraser and the woundinS OF hi
brother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-01
College of Agriculture
Faculty Feel Loss of
Commissioner Roberts

Orono, Feb. % - News OF the
death Of Commissioner John A Rob-
erts Of the Maine Department of Ag-
riculture caused feeling of personal
loss among members of the faculty
Of the College of Agriculture with
whom nc had long been on intimate
relations He was frequent visitor
at the college and often took part
in special programs. His name ap-
pears IN the recently issued program
OF Farmers week, March 22-e6.
Success on the Farm and How OBJ
taiued" was the subject on which he
was 10 speak, the evening Of March
IS.
In the temporary absence Of Presi-
dent Alley and Dean Merrill, Prof. II.
P.6weetseY Of tho department Of hor.
ticulture was delegated TO represent
the College of Agriculture at the
funeral
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RELEASE ON BAIL AGED
WOMAN CHARGED WITH.
MURDER OF DAUGHTER

Paw. Mich, Feb. .e-Mrs. Sara,
Tabor charged witt, the murder 81
her daughter, Maude Tabor Virgo,
was yesterday released on $1,000 bail
US q result OF the supreme court
reversal Of Circuit Judge pes Verg-
mes decision that the so-year old
woman should be held without bail
for her trial which, was set for March
Is. The supreme court also ordered
Judge Des Ncrgnes to show cause
why the murder charge should not
be dismissed
Mrs. Tabor had been in Jail here
since December when she was
brought back from California as a
result of an investigation that fol-
lowed the finding of her daughter
body in the family home at Lawton
Mich
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What TO Do With Money

If any man i'll this town really has
moro money than he knows what to
do with We suggest that he take Il
trip through tho hospitals Of the city
and discover for himself the crowded
conditions that exist. Personally NC
know Of one hospital that needs a
new wing that few rich men could
build very quickly if they'd get to
gether.
Anyhow what VIC started to say is
that there's SO much needed to b.
done that no man ought to have moro
money than he knows what TO do with
for the want of a worthy cause TO
spend it in.-Cleycland PA in Dealer.
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Funeral Mr.. and Mrs. Moreau

\ double funeral for Mr. and Mrs
Frank Morcau was held at the home
OF their, daughter, Mrs. 4. s. Huar.I
oi Ticonic street Saturday afternoon
at : O'Clock. DIR. Arthur =. Phelps
and Rev. Fl. j. Tctrcault officiating
All OF the sons and daughters were
present at the funeral and there were
many beautiful flowers. The remains
were taken ia College avenue in an
ambulance and transferred 10 a spe-
cial electric. which: conveyed them to
the cemetery. The bearers were three
sons, Thomas, Robert and Harold
Moreau. and Il son -in.law, T. :.
Haurd. 1.-THE bodies were placed in
The tomb.
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CUT OUT SElFISnNESS
URGES FORUM SPEAKER

We are not demeerac, said rev.
Z. A. Kniekerboeker at the Open Foo
run meeting 1T tho City Opera house
Sunday afternoon at which he was the
speaker. TOO many have narrowed
ihcir activities down to their own in
terest.'
Mr. Kniekerbocker took tor his SUBJ
cct "Mc-and the Other Fellow He
.turted w. saying that there are In thie
world very few selfish men; there ts
nest always SOMEONE else" He point
I'd out that man must not work tor his
elf interest alopa, but tor the good 0!
the community. the state AID the nation
NO man can Re thoroughsoing cip'
zen Of wateril's without ne Is a thor
oughgeins citizen Of the State ct Maine
and Of the United States.
He spoke Of the Federation of Labor
Going into politics and the farmers ana
others going into politics, and said II
hey all 60 into politics the country
will be full Of ~arring groups and then
it ceases to be 2 democracy. We a.e
not 2 democracy" he added. 1oo
many have narrowed down their act1v'
,iics to their own interests.
The thing NC want to talk for. to
work for and to fight for is that the
standard Of this country shall be
maintain at the highest plane. II
we are going to fight the reds and
radicals. let's fight all groups who
are fighting for some group and It's
interests. We talk OF .AmericanizinG
Asians in our midst. believe in 1t;
we can't do too much. Eut lets first
\mericanize ourselves until we feel
Icep down that we arc decent,
worthy, workable citizens. Let's be
honest. Let's make a frank confes'
sion. We are not such citizens. VIC
are not. II we were VIC would have a
different sort Of government in
W3shingtoS. interests. parties are
represented. but not the people.
I'VE are Americans when we come
together tor a sfeat common scheme
for the upbuiiding and increasing
strength Of this nation Of ours. Our
cuty is world wide. There has been
100 much fallcyism III the United
states We haven't begun to achieve
The height Of the ideals our fathers
set for US
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Murphy Wins Auto Race at Los
Angeles

Los Angeles. Feb. oo.-Figuses an
nounced today by the official scorers
Of the $50 mile auto race gave second
place and n purse Of $4,000 to Joe
Thomas and placed Ira Vail third
Unofficial scorers yesterday placed
Vail second and Thomas third. The
of1icia! score also clipped q minute
fro mthe unofficial time of Jimmy
Murphy who won the race and prize
OF $4,000
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Translated Into English.

Nj books Of tho Old Testament
apocryp!a, II in number. have been
translated into English. and are in :
clude1 as apochryphal books in some
editions Of tho Bible. They were for
merry printed under Il DISTINCTIVE
heading between the Old and the New
Tcstaments. and in that form can still
be- found in many old family Bibles.
They are always INCLUDED in the So
called SeptuaSint Il version of the
Bible used by the Greek church.
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To increase Fares on
Manhattan Traffic Lines

New York, Feb. oa-Tmc Manl,at
tan Railroad Go. which operates the
tunnel under tho Hudson river. an
nounccd tonight that the fare be-
tween all points in Jersey City and
Ifoboken TO New Yorp' will be in
creased 10 eight cents on April l. The
fare to the Hudson terminal in Man
haitian is five cents and to stations
further seven cents
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Troops Searching for Bandits

San Antonio. Texas, Feb. %
Troop \. Of the 10th cavalry, with
headquarters at Fort Huachaca Ariz-
ona, is securing the country around
Ruby. Arizona, for some clue TO the
bandits who killed Alexander X.
Fraser and wounded his brother. Jack
Fraser. Colonel W. \. Holbrook.
Southern Department chief Of staff.
said tonight.
Under existing orders the troops,
who are negroes, can follow a hot
trail into Mexico after bandits. Col
oncl lIolbfook said. No report Of tho
discovery of a hot trail has been re-
ceivcd at the department hcadquar-
tiers Yet. he added