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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-23
MT. VERNON

SOCTH-Mr. and Mrs Harry =.
Stearns and Mr. and Mrs Arthur l..
Hanson OF Waverley. Mass, are
guests at Albion farm, making the
trip by auto and stopping at points
of interest.
Mrs. Eufina +. Wood. of Bangor.
who IS dt the homo Of her niece.
Mrs. q. l.. Dunn, for the summer.
was in Winthrop Monday TO attend
the funeral services Of Il friend. Mrs.
Mary Strout. whose death occurred
in New Hampshire.
MISS Josephine Fogc is assisting
Mrs. +. \. Walker during the stay
Of Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. S. Robinson have
been entertaining party Of friends.
Arthur lose is in poor health.
Miss NJ. Louise Dunn, who has
been passing some months in cali
rornla with relatives and friends.
arrived home recently having had y
delightful stay and interesting. trip.
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Christian and Missionary
Alliance Meetings at
First Baptist Church

The messages Of Rev Paul s. Allen.
Christian and Missionary Alliance
evangelist. at ;he First Baptist church
the past week relative 10 Divine heal
ing have been cnlightening N Tho SUI
periative degree. and the many who
have been out to study this subject
have been wonderfully blessed
His topic for sunday afternoon will
be The Bride Of Christ" which will
deal with the fact IT the close and vi
tai relationship between Christ and
the church. as we'll as those necessary
qualifications to be found IN one
claiming part in that great cody.
1t is manifested every where that
the organized church is giving itself
70 schemes of social uplift by mere
human cndeavor as never before
Young men are being ordained to the
ministry simply on their ability as
platform orators or promoters of So
cial affairs even while they confess
no belief whatever in the fundament-
ais of our Christian faith. Against
this condition of affairs God has called
Us 20 take. a most uncompromising
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-23
Remove One Man
from Crossing
Petition Granted

short meeting was held Friday
morning by the Public Utilities Com
mission at the aldcrmens room at the
city building - take action on the pc
tltion Of the Maine Central Railroad
10 remove one man from the upper
College avenue crossing between the
hours Of l. midnight and A. N. The
railroad was represented by Attorney
George Foee o. Portland with George
Foster, superintendent of the road. as
4 witness. Mr.. Foster explained that
q record had been kept of the mum Der
OF persons AM vehicles which passed
the point in question between the
hours named for four successive
nights. Mr.. Foster gave the figures
in this regard and the average is
about 40 automobiles. So pedestrians
and 10 bicycles. There are also two
electric cars going each way after )
o'clock III the morning but the officials
IF tho Waterville and Fairfield cleo
trio line did not appear at tho hearing
IT vas also shown that there are
two passenger trains going east and
two going west between the hours
named and several freight trains in
addition, some nights one each way
aud some nigns one one way and two
the other gay.
Alderman Binette represented the
city and stated that the city off
cials did MT object to the change
being made and the petition was al
lowed by the commission. 1t is no.
known at just what time the change
Will go into effect but probably with
in few days
VIZ /" n. fIsley appeared Al the
meeting bringing a petition hearing
the names Of u men. residents Of the
upper part Of the city. in regard to
the excessive vhistling Of tn. trains.
As the meeting was not called to cs,n-
slider that matter il will be taken up
by the commission at another time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-23

Manager RI. :, higgins has matched
tW1 Of his battlcrs to box at Nap Du-
fresncs show At Lewiston on August
T. which will be an opcn-air affair in
the evening. Young Joseph. middle
weight champion Of Maine. vii meet
Walter Ellingwood Of Lewiston in six
rounds, and Tom Mix. lightweight of
Waterville. ~ill fight Conrad Gilbert
of Auburn in tn, hvc-round bouts for
semi final. The boys are training
hard with Fighting Langley Of this
city ard Eddie Polo Of WINSTON AT
the 81 John the Baptist Club under
the watchful eye of their manager.
J Dung Hig ms
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OAKLAND

Miss Helen Raynor. who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Bragg
at their home on Alpine street for two
weeks, has returned to her home III
Dexter.
Miss Edna stevens is confined to
her home on account of illness. Her
mother, Mrs. Mary ToWle, is caring
for her.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Blake, Jr.. of
Lantic. Conn, are visiting Mr..
Blake's parents. MIR. and Mrs. Wal
ter Blake of Fairfield street.
Mrs. Jesse Hallett who has been
visiting Mrs NJ w Tozier Of Unity.
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur PettegroHe
delightfully."- entertained party of
friends at their home on the Nc
Grath pond road last Tuesday eve
ming. A musical program was en-
ioyed and refreshments of ice cream
and saltines were served.
Mr., Robert McCoubrcy of Fort
land is passing few days with rela-
tiVes and friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Livingston
of Main street enjoyed an automo-
bile trip to Emblem. Wednesday
where they passed the day with Mrs.
Livingstons parents, MIR. and Mrs.
j. r. Perry.
Mrs. George Robinson who has
been visiting relatives in town. has
returned to he rhome in Winslow.
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POGM co. OF Maiden
REGRETS SWINDLES BY
ALLEGED Representative

Relative 20 the SN indllng operations
carried on recently IN this city by a
man GIVING his name as J. F. Williams
who represented himself TO be from
the 2. O. .. NJ. Co., Inc, IF Maiden,
Mass, a letter has been received by
Edison Locke Of Augusta from Charles
H. Moss. president ofthe Maiden con-
Germ. in which it is pointed out that
the company notified by wire several
Interested parties that il had never
written the letters nor drawn the
checks and he'd no responsibility for
Williams
The letter written to Mr.. Locke, an
Augusta grocer. Is dated July ~ and
reads as follows:
Mr.. Edison Locke,
Augusta, Maine.
Dear Sir: We learn that a man by
the name of Williams who bought
some goods of us fpr cash some weeks
ago has been stirring things up gcner-
ally in and about Augusta. He has
been forging letters and checks for
large amounts and getting cash and
{ thor things during ~ past few days,
using our name and purport!n2 I"
faVc authority from US. Strangely he
mas been trusted by several banks and
business concerns for several thps-
sands of dollars before any effort was
made to learn whether or not he was
entitled to credit AS soon as tn"
facts began to come to us we notified
by wire several Interested PARTIES
that we had never written tho letters
nor drawn the checbss and had ~ re
sponsihility for Williams. We do not
know who among the groccrs in Au-
gusta may have hecn Nictimized. but
if YOU VIII tel! them how greatly W.
regret anything that may hay" oc-
Cured through the criminal usr Of
our name. To bling loss - them in any
way, re VIII i preclato it.
Very truly yours
THE POGM co. INC,
&C.. n. Moss, President"
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Mrs. Young Looks
For Her Daughter

Mrs. Lord, said to reside in Skowhe-
gan and to have been staying in Lake
wood for the summer, was in the city
last Friday evening boxing for her
daughter, Miss Blanche, 10 years Of
age, who eft home without, the con-
sent Of her mother. The girl was in
the city Friday and went to Harmon's
restaurant in the afternoon to ind
employment. She is large girl OF
her age and very good looking. Mr..
harmon was unable to give her en-
plcyment. r'he girl was dressed in a
pretty pink and white Bingham with a
white roll collar. Mrs. Lord applied
TO the po:ce for help and with Depu-
ty Marsha' George Simpson went to
Wirs!ow in ne evening to try 10 find a
trace of her daughter there, but was
unsucccssf.:.
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Mcmahon Colt
in First Effort
Kalamazoo Winner

Kalamazoo, Mlcn., july Ill re-
duired a fourth heat today to deter
mine the winner of the 2.15 trot on
the getaway program at the kala
mazoo grand circuit meeting, and
bring Guardian Trust, starting for
the first time on any track, winner
over Neya Brooke. the favorite and
the Great Miss Norris, the heat win
ners. The Mcmahon colt won the
second heat and took over the over
time drive.
Pop" Geers won his first race of
the week when he piloted Lillian
SiIkwood to victory in the 10 pace,
Able Hal finishing second up.
Hal Malone won the 2.03 pace.
taking the first and second heats
from Roy Grattan, but finishing sec
ond to the Murphy entry in the final
drive.
Peter Coley annexed the go trot
after Comet had taken the first heat
in easy fashion.
The 1921 meeting was the most
successful in the history of the local
association.
2:05 CLASS TROTTING THREE
HEATS PURSE $1,000
Peter Coley, by. by Peter the
Great tStokeS) .......... + ] l
Comet, chm (Teachcut) .... ! , 2
Charlie Rex, dry Murphy ;. , 5 4
Baron Gigantic, bhr, (McDon-
AID ................. . )
Arion Mckinney, grh, (Er.-
KNEE ............. > =
Time 2:07 IL; 2:06 L.; 2:O6 IA.
,2I5 CLASS TROTTING, THREE
HEATS, PURSE $1,000.
Guardian Trust. b c, by Bel
win tMcMahon) ........7 i l
Nova Brooke, h m 1Mur-
phy) ................1 8 2
The Great Miss Morris, oh
f tCoX) ..............6 3
Checkers. b II. Allen)..3 . no
Miss Hahaff, b m (Shively) i 70
Utah Lady X. also started
Time-2.0S 3-4, 2o7 81, 207 81
I'll ga.
2.0S CLASS, PACING, THREE HEATS.
PURSE $1,000.
! Hay Malone h z, by Arget
Halp tChildsl .............1 ?
Roy Grattan, b z (Murphy) 80 ; I
John Henry, Epittman) ...2 4 )
Drift Patch, b e gMcMahpnJ . 5 3
Jay Frook, br sEdmanl 1874 5 4
I Time-2.o+ "a, 2.6i "a, a.04 Ia
10 CLASS FACING THREE HEATS,
/ PURSE $1,000.
Lillian Silkwood. bis g., bv
J Stronghold 'Geer>D ......-i / /
j. l.. j.. b tEdman) ......4 5 ;
! Jessie Riggs. h m LoweD ....3 4 I
Minerva Gentry. b m OChilds).s ) /
Hedgetreo Boy, Allie Clay. Haledo
also started
! Tmc-2."6 IL. 100 -. EOS II.
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Accident Toll in One Year.

Accidents killed more people in
the United States in one year than
the much dreaded scourge OF cancer
according to a com pilation OF stats
tlcs Just completed by the America
Red Cross.
Inc toll of accident deaths in 1918
the latest year for which figures are
now available, was $3.50
Automobile fatalities have increas-
ed tenfold in the last decade. Ninety
out of each one million of population
were Killed by automobiles in 1915
as compared with ten in each one
million annually from 1906 to 1910
however. the safety movement has
apparently been successful for the
railroad and trolley lines. since here
the death rate has appreciably dc.
creased
Accident deaths for the year 1918
constituted 4.6 per cent of the
deaths from all causes.-Indianap-
oils News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-23

A complaint was made to the health
officer. DR.. W j. Young. By Drum
mond avenue family that pieces Of fish
lad come through the water pipes in
their residence. and another family in
that vicinity also made complaint
that small live FISH vas drawn of
into the bath tub. In dry seasons if
IS not IN unusual thing FOR the fisa in
the lake to c: use some trouble. but a
peculiar thing about the situation is
that the fault is only found in a cert
tain section OF the city. In other
PARTS of the c.:v the water is a. sweet
and clear as usual Superintendent,
Thompson of the Eennebec Water
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-23
Agricultural Fairs in Maine, 1921

Nc, state Agricultural, Lewiston Sept.
Eastern Maine. Bangor Aug. 2.-27.
Contra! Maine, Waterville Aug. 80
Me, State Pathological, Bangor Nov.
I4lS.
Nc. State Poultry, Portland Dec. 1916.
Androscoggin County, Livermorc Falls
Aug. 1925.
Greene Town. Greene. oct. !.
Leeds Leeds Centre undecided.
Northern Maine. Pressure Isle Sept.
Houlton Agricultural, Houlton Aug.
Caribou Trottihg Park, Caribou Aug
13-26. avs
Cumberland County. cicrham Sept. IS.
New csst Gio wees panvillc New Glou-
Ereeport toultry;. Frecport Dec. SIS.
Rridgtoh Agricultural, Bridston Aug.
Franklin County, Fafminyton So,
North Frankln. Phillips Sept. SIS.
Eden: Eden Sept l4-1J.
y. Ellsworth Farmers Club, y. Ellis
worth. undecided
Cochnewagan Agricultural. Monnop,
Sept. % "a
south kennehec, :. Windsor Sept 81
H !, Knox. Union Sept. a7-2a
kennebec County. Readheld Oct. as
Sagadahoc County. Topsham Oct liza
Lincoln County. Damariscotta unde.
Bristol Bristol Eristol Undecided.
ONford COUNTY, 5. Paris Sept. 1920
West oxford. Fryebura Sept. .i-ag
Androscoggin Valley. Canton Sent
North oxford. Andover Sept. 1S.9S =
" 1Ss Me. Poultry. s. Paris Jan. %-5.
West Penobscot. Exeter Sent. t5.1-
North Penobscot Springfield Sent ss
Orrington, OrringtJh undecidod 0-0'
SCION, Solon oct. L.
Ean2or Poultry, Bangor Dec, oooa
Plscstaauis County. Foxcroft unde-
Richmond Farmers Club, Ricbmopd
Sept 81 ~'i'iiohu
-Four County, Pittsfeld Sept. 10.
somerset County, Arson Oct. ,-s
East somerset, Hartland Sent. o".oa
somerset -enNral, Skowhegan Sent
Embden, Il nbden undecided.
"aldo ant Pencbscot, Monroe SEM
New Eelfast. Belfast Aug. 1913
Unity Park, Unity, Sept. 1874
tranquility Grange, Lincolnyilie 90,
": Washington cherryheId so,t
Machias Valley. Machias Sept. 27.,.
Shapleish and Acton. Acton Oct IA
soihlsh. Cornish Aug. 1918
" esserunsett Valley Athens oct :
. 6erwick Poultry, s. Berwick i1ao
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sion of Court
The first case to be brought into the
Augusta Municipal court on com
plant of q member Of the state High
way police corps, was heard Friday
before JUDGE Robert 4. Couv. NAL
COIN +. o'Brien of Gardiner one Of
the motor, cycle corps. cOmplaincd
that Harry {. McCausIand Of this
city was operating an automobile go
ing mp Western avenue at an Excess
sive rate of speed He testified that
McCausland was going between IS
and ~ miles per hour
The respondent pleaded guilty. He
stated that he is employed as a mo
chanlc at Nj ZoubS garage and in
trying out an automobile that he had
oNernauled. he mad exceeded the sDeed
limit
1t appeared that it was not a flag
rant case. Officer O'Rrien asked that
clemcncN he shown in the case. stat :
ing that the road ahead of this car
was clear at the time
Judge Cony imposed fine Of SO
which tho respondent paid
Thursday Case Disposed OF
Judge tonN yesterday disposed of
the case which was continued from
Thursday and in which two local neo-
pie man and a woman. were charged
with wanton behavior. the complaint
being made hy the woman's husband
Judge ConN found the respondents
guilty, imposing sentence on the ma n
or 60 days sentence in Jail. this be-
ING suspended during us GOOD be-
havi"+. Tho woruan was placed on
probation in charge Of the police ma
iron Both respondents wore warned
that If complaint was made again or
they We're seen together again. SON
tonce Upon them would he enforced,
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Four Men Killed
in Ship Explosion

New York. July 22.-Three nien were
Killed and number injured today
when an explosion occurred IN an
empty compartment on tn" tank
steamship Ardnorc, owned by the
Standard Oil 60. IF New Jersev.
the cause of the explosion Is MOI
known. hut is believed 10 have re-
suited from spark Isniting gas gen
Grated in the compartment by crude
ell The vessel was undergoing re.
pairs at Brooklyn dry dock
ON" of the injured died later in a
hospital, bringing the death list r.
four.
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Esperanto's W0uld-Be
Rescuer to Try Again

beam trawler l'abia. which unsuc-
cessfullH tried % salvage off Sable
Island the surken American schoon-
CT Esperanto winner of the Inter
national fshcrman's racing cup last
year, arrived here from Boston to-
day. rctitted to start tomorrow on Il
Vessel.
4 wireless outfit has heen install
ed on the Fabia and six rontoons in
addition 20 the ten already aboard,
have been added tn her equipm ent.
She will stop at Halifax. y. s.. TO
take on two moro divers for the
work, her captain said.
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Blond Esquimo
"DiScOVerer'n -.eS

New Bedford. Mass. july 23-Frank
Vera, one of New BedfordS Whalere,
q, ii ~ TIA" summer homo of his son.
Frank, JT in Oak Bluffs. hate last
night. aged 81. Nh Vera WAS one of
III, first mon to bring back to civil
cation a report Of the blond Eskim"s
in the Arctic many years before Ste
fansson returned from his famous
trip towards the North Pole and told
OF seeing and trading with blond Is
kimos.
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Train Service Changes

Several changes in train service
VIII come into effect Monday which
Will affect W4tervillc. a. follows:
Trains Nos. and liz will be an
uulled after today between Portland
and WatervlIe. Train No. 5 has been
arriving here at 1.45 P. 81. from Port
land and Train No. 1l2 has be Ieav-
ing here at So p. NJ Train No. IS.
commencing Monday. will handle pas
sengers between Waterville and Port
land and will connect at Brunswick
at SO r. NJ. for Train 81 for attn.
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Shipping Board SEXES
Five Large Ships of
y. S. Merchant Marine

New York. July 22.-Fiye NJ the
largest and finest steamships in The
United States merchant marine. which
had been chartered tn the United
states Mail steamship Co. were sez'
ed tonight by representative OF the
United states shipping Eoard tecaus'
Of an alleged violation NJ contract
The seized vessels, all former German
liners. are the George Washngton
America. Susquehanna, Preslden
Grant and Agamemnon.
The five steamships are herthed al
various piers IN Hoboken, Staten Is
land and Brooklyn. 1t took shipping
board officials more than four hours
10 make the rounds on board tusboat
and complete the formalities Of SELF
Ire
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stand. believing that the call OF the
chl/.h is to do one thing only ana
that is - preach the Gospel TO eV-
cry creature"
Rev. Mr. Aliens message explains
The Word relItive to the qualifications
of the members of the church-fhe
Bride Of Christ.
There will b. special music al ootii
services III the afternoon there VIII
be a solo by Miss Grace Pulien en-
titled Tell Me the Story of Jesus
and in the evening the regular song
service
All arc cordially invited TO be pres
ent at these services, afternoon at .
o'clock and evening at $50.
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ItctImen Elect

kennebec Tribe No. 25, improved
Order of Red Men, met Friday and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term. Sachem. Leonard RI.
George: senior sycamore, Hugh n.
Peavy: junior sycamore, George T..
Jones prophet. Perley p. Stevens
William \. REYNOLDS was elected to
the Great Council of Maine which Will
be held in Portland. Oct. II.
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Arthur Twins Body
Found at Fort Terry

Greenport. \. Y. July 222-A body
believed TO be that of Arthur Irwin
retired baseball PLAYER who was
thought to have jumped from the
steamer Calvin Austin, bound from
New York to Boston last Friday.
yas washed ashore today at Fort
Terry on Plum Island
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Summer Supplies at the 6aptis'
Church

The First Baptist church Will nave
some particularly interesting speakers
for the Sunday services for the re-
mainder of the GUNNER. The list IN
cludes men OF wide reputation VINO
are glad to come here because ~ their
interest in Colby and Waterviiie peo-
pic Tney are as follows:
July 24-Rev.' Chas. i. MeserVe' u
D., former president of Shaw CnlNef-
sity. Raleigh. y. c. July Sl-Prot'
Clarence r. Johnson. Roberts college,
Constantinople, Turkey. Aug 1--keV'
W. A. Smith. Waterville. Aug. l4-ReN.
Alexander Henderson. director Of re-
IiSjous education, Maine state CON
vention. Aug. 21-Rev. e. c. Herrick'
y. D.. pastor First Baptist church
Fall River, Mass. Aug. 2s-Open
date. Sept. 4-Rev. Chas. f. Meserve'
ID, u.
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Hub Woman Has
Medal of France
for Post War Work

Paris, July -, tEy The Associated
Prcssl--The Journal Official today
publishes list of persons who have
been awarded medals by tn" govern
,nent as Il mark OF gratitude for work
performed for France in connection
with post war relief activities.
4 bronze medal is given to Mrs.
Constance Sargent. Boston, Mass.
Among others receiving decorations
is Constance Hall. Cambridge. Mass.
for gathering clothing for French
children
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Convict Chief of
Police at Tulsa
on Various Charges

Tulsa, okla. July John A. Gus
tafson, suspended chief nf police, to-
night was found guilty by a jury of
having failed to take proportion pre-
cautions FOR public safety on the night
and day of the recent race riot here,
and also guilty on another count of
conspiracy to free automobile thieves
and collect rewards. The jury deiib-
Grated six hours.
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Report u. S. Racer
Is Breaking Un

Halifax, y. 6, July 22-Thc inter-
national champion schooner Esperanto.
wrecked recently on a sand bar near
Sahle Island. was reported bres kim
UP IN a message received tonight by
the department of marine and fisher
les. Spars and wreckase such as deck
heams and decking. were foatin.
ashore. twas stated
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great vision and COURAGE as 10 the ~
ture Of moving pictures. HE was one
Of the quickest thinkers in the pusl-
ness and maintained a leadership IN
the profession that was remafhaoie'
/, ;s a common remark all through
this part of New England, the death
of William p. Gray VIII be great
loss to the amusement Woflo anu
greater loss to those to whom ne mas
been so good friend.
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Mrs. Laura CARPENTER.

Mrs. Laura Carpenter, who has
many friends here. has been playing
the leading lady in East is West" at
Lakewood during the wook Many
Watervile people have been to Lake
wood TO witness the performances and
Miss Carpenter has received no end of
compliments on her work IT is her
first appearance in Maine since her re-
turn from France where she served
as an entertainer through the war