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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
FAIRFIELD

The 134th annual town meeting
was held yesterday at the Fairfield
Opera house with over 500 present.
The meeting was called to order by
Clerk w. ]. Bradbury who read the
warrant of 81 articles. George G..
Chapman was then chosen modera-
tor to preside at said meeting. the
ballot being cast by Mrs. Grace
clark. Those chosen to receive and
count ballots were Mrs. Grace Clark,
Adelbert Greenleaf and James Pou-
lin. w. J. Bradbur who was served
as town clerk for a number of years
was reelected for the ensuing year.
This year there will be a COM
plete new board of selectmen who
will serve and those chosen for the
positions were Benz. A. Lawrence,
w. F. McClintock and Eugene A.
Covell. In the latter case there
were two candidates, Mr.. Covell re-
ceiving 266 votes: David King 215;
necessary for choice PAL Other
necessary town officers chosen were:
Treasurer. w. w. Merrill; auditor,
A. II. Totman; collector, W. j.
Bradbury. constables, w. A. Hill,
Joseph Quincy. Frank Lemlin, Jr..
Wallace Jewell, A. s. Burke. Ed.
Stratton, Joseph Sawyer, John E.
Williams Fred o. Savage, John Cur
ney, w. w. Nye, Charles Page, w. ].
Bradbury, John Harris. Fred Brow
an, r. H. Stevens. Albert Ferland,
Benjamin Nollett and Benjamin
Smith. Surveyors of lumber, wood
and bark, Willard Hatch. Henry
Fleury, Dan Mcknight, Ralph Jew
ell. Melvin Palmer, Herbert Des-
nand, George E. Richardson, w. s.
Simpson, w. H. Cakes and James
Badger. Fence viewers and field
drivers. Ed. Kelley, w. H.. Totman
and r. A. Jewell. Member of ceme-
terry committee elected for a term of
three years. George D. Richardson.
The board of selectmen. will serve
as assessors and overseerss of the
poor. Joseph Sawyer was reelected
fire warden.
There were two candidates for
road commissioner, these being
James Snow and Robert Mcclellan.
Snow received 238 votes. Mcclellan
242. necessary for choice 241.
The sum Of $4,000 was raised for
incidental. expenses instead Of $500
which was appropriated. Amount
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
MERGER EFFECTED
Merchants Asso'n. and Cham
Der of Commerce Join Forces
Important Resolutions Re-
tanned Objections to Timer
ant Vendors Registered

AT a special meeting of the mer-
chants of Augusta held Monday aft
ernoon at Ellihwood's store, the Re-
tail Merchants' Association voted to
disband and to unite with the Cham
Der Of Commerce. This association
has governed matters relating to re-
TIN trade fer a number of years. in
Guiding hours Of closing. holidays.
special sales and joint advertising
effort. Such an arrangement 1T is
believed will make More effective the
work Of both organizations as the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
SPECIAL SESSION
Continued from Page One,

gress without knowing whither
are going. we are trying to canv,..
the whole situation and arrive ..
proram.
This is the beginning Of thu ~.
gram Of the cooperation between ~
president and congress. 1t is an ass
~ step in the 4ulfilment Of what !.
lieve the best policy of conducts.
the government, bringing the felloss
together and getting them acop.,'.
ed with others views"
The president said army and ~.
matters had only been discn...,
very casually" The failure q, !,
appropriation bills had been re,...
to. he said. in considering what ~
special session would have to bans'
Ratification OF the Colombian ,s.S
ty was mentioned, the president s.,,
but he indicated that there had Nv
no decision. This treaty, by wb;sa
the United States would paw COZ Ss
900 to Colombia for the partit;onss
of Panama. was reported out va..ae
day by the Senate foreign relat,o..
committee. OnS
Opposition to the re-enactmen, i.
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law q.
stop gap measure until a new LAW
be enacted developed at the cow
ence. accordingeto some of tbosa :.
tending. d.
Chairman Fordney of the u,..
ways and means committee, was Us,
to have laid before the conferences 'a ~
plans for tariff revision and the -. s
posal to re-enact the Payne. A,ds;os
law met with instant opposition f,om
Senators present /, ~"
One member of the House said .,
legislative situation insofar az !, ~
fected tariff revision was moro "n,ra
died" to his mind, than it was ~
fore the conference. He referred :.
dlferences between Chairman Fo.s
ney and Representative Longwor,h =,
ONO, a member of the Wavs ~
Means committee, over tariff raw rI
sion, but whether these were aired =,
the conference was not made clear
Chairman Fordney was said to b.r.
presented an equalization plan 10
protect American industry desi,ros
TO place foreign goods on the Amsr, |,
can market on a par with the WHO'S
sale prices of similar American sooS.
President Harding said internation
al affairs had not been discussed and
some of the guests said pecificallv ths,
tne adoption of the Knox resolutioD
to declare the state of war at nm ara
also had not entered into the di.on. wv
sion. ''''us'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
German and Swiss
Dutch Teams Lead in
New York Bike Race

New York, March Two teams
gained a lap tonight ins the spring
six-day race at Madison Square
Garden. They were the German pair.
Walter Rutt and Willie Lorenz, and
the Swiss-Dutch team, Peter van
Kempen and Oscar Egg. The leaders
had covered at ten o'clock, the end
OF the 22nd hour, 463 miles and 4
laps, with Lorenz setting the pace.
The record for this hour is 493 miles
and six laps, made by Lawrence and
Magin in 1914.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
Ellsworth Non-Partisan

Ellsworth, Me-, Mar. 7-Non-parti-
san candidates for the first time in
the city's history were chosen today
except in Ward Four where Charles
Sweeney, Democrat defeated James
Salisbury. Republican, by ten votes
for aldermen.
George S. Foster was elected may
or and Harry c. Stratton, Edward F.
Small. Russell Smith and Walter H.
Cushman, aldermen.
The city normally is Republican,
though it went Democratic last wear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
Champ Clark Buried
at Bowling Green. Mo

Bowling Green. Mo-, March p
Champ Clark was laid at rest after a
simple ceremony in the Little Mound
cemetery here today on what would
nave been his list birthday. The
Democratic leader was buried beside
his father. John Hampton Clark.
and two OF his children, Champ and
Anna. who died in infancy.
There wefe no eulogies at the
grave and expression frequently was
heard that it was a Democratic fu-
neral in keeping with the stalwart
statesman's love of simplicity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
No Opposition
to G. 0. p. in Saco
and EastpOrt Elections

PASSPORT, Me-. Mar. 7.-Republicans
elected their entire ticket in the city
election today without opposition, re-
turning Mayor John N. Henward for
a second term. The Aldermen-elect
are Albert w. Bishop, Sidney S.
Frost, Herbert Kilby, Leroy G. vose,
Robert Webster, Robert Kirnen, Fred
B. Spear and Nelson Watt.
Saco, Me-, Mar. THE Republicans
had the only ticket at the municipal
election today. DR.. George r. Love
was elected mayor and the following
aldermen were chosen: Alexander
Rankeillor. Edmund E. Blake, James
P. Garland, Charles E. Clark, Henry
Carrier. Herbert A. Jose and Cyrus
F. Garland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
zETA PSI FEEDS
Bowdoin Colby Frats
at Augusta House
President Gregg of St. Louis Guest
of Honor-Gives Interesting Talk
on Culture of Zeta Psi" - Many
Prominent Maine Men Present

About so members of the Zeta
Psi college fraternity gathered at
the Augusta house Monday evening
to enjoy a joint banquet and get-to-
gether of the chapters of that fra
ternfty at Bowdoin and Colby col
legess Among the chapters repre-
scented were Psi of Cornell Univer-
sity, Zeta of Williams, Omega of Chi
cago University, Alpha of Columbia.
Lambda of Bowdoin and Chi of
Colby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Doe of River
side drive were very pleasantly sur
prised ON Monday evening, when
some IS Of their friends gathered to
help them celebrate Mr.. Does birth
day. George Colgan, in behalf Of
those present, presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Doe with handsome checker reading
lamp. Many mirth-provoking stunts
were enjoyed Delicious sandwiches,
cake and coffee were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
WOMAN TOWN CLERK
ELECTED IN BUXTON

Buxton, Maine. March Mrs. r.
Blanche Dean, Republican, and wife
of the retiring town clerk, Charles
H. Dean, was elected today to that
position at the town meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
The Babe Appears
in Fine Batting Form

Shreveport La, Mar. 7-"Babe,'
Ruth signalized his return tosharnes.
for 1921 by hammering the ball over
the fence eleven times in the training
PARK here today. The big New York
american League slugger his nine
balls over the fence in fungo batting
ana added q couple moro in a six in
ming practice game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
COLBY COLLEGE
Colby Comets Find
Easy Prey in
Maine White Bears

The Colby Comets had little trou-
BILE yesterday evening in white
washing the Maine White Bears to
the tune of 6S to "a in fine clean
cut game of basketball The affair
was staged in the city Armory. Maine
was somewhat handicapped by her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08

Mrs. J. L. Harris and Misses Helen,
Miriam and Thelma Partridge left
Monday night on their return to New,
York City after being called here by
the death of their sister, Mrs. Harriet
Rogers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
Schooner Trahan Fioated

Jonesport, Me-, Mar. 7-ip
schooner Clarence Trahan Of Me's
CHAN. N. s.. which dragged asn0''
at Halls Island off Jonesport y,
terday, was f1oated early TO-DAY ~.
Three Falls coast guard sla''
crew. The damage was slight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08

Edward Gauthier and the Singer
Sewing Machine Co. have found tenn
porary quarters in offices over The
Fashion on Main street. They are
some Of the parties who were burned
out in the recent fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
WATERv|LLE

Lindsay Partridge of Philadelphia,
who was called here by the death of
his sister, Mrs. Harriet Rogers of this
city. returned to his home Monday
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Daniel Ward. who for several days
has been confined by illness, has re-
covered and will be back at his duties
today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
Lebel. Blaisdell

Solomon Lebel and Miss Doris
Norrin Blaisdell were married at the
City building Monday evening by
City Clerk Harold Dubord.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
Funeral of Mrs. Harry Rogers

Funeral services for Mrs Harry
Rogers were held at the home Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev.
j. H. Yates officiating. Burial was
in Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08

Bridge also to enforce the slash law.
Article 38 to see IL the town will
vote to raise the sum of $500 to repair
the road beginning about nine rods
south of the home of e. 3. Emery and
continuing south As rods was passed
over but this road will be repaired
from the sum raised for highways.
The appropriation committee APP
pointed for next year is: L 8. Bray.
George G. Weeks, w. H. Totman,
Mrs. Jennie Kregar, Mrs. Ivanella
Palmer and Arthur Ellis.
There was one article omitted
from the warrant, this being in re-
gard to purchasing and moving the
Hinckley school house. AS the ar
ticle was not originally in the war
rant money could not be raised for
that purpose and the town gave the
experimenting school committee the
right to move said building to more
desirable place.
The meeting was adjourned at 4
o'clock for the day.
At noon, delicious dinner was
served in the Opera House dining
room by the Woman's Relief Corps.
The meeting of the Ladies' Social
Union of the Baptist church, which
was to have been held this after
noon, has been postponed for one
week. =
Miss Eva Braley. who has been at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Blackwell for several months, has
gone to her home in Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P. Hinckley,
Mrs. Annie Pratt, Melvin Palmer of
Hinckley were in town to attend
town meeting.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the Methodist church will
meet with Mrs. Charles Wheeler of
Elm street this afternoon at 2.30
o'clock
Mrs. c. w. Pooler has returned
from the Sisters hospital, where she
underwent a surgical operation.
Attorney p A. Smith will speak to
the ladies of Benton Grange on town
affairs at the regular Grange meet
ing Wednesday evening.
Many tickets are being sold for the
poverty ball to be given Wednesday
night by the Merrymeeting Club at
the Opera House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
COLBY COMETS
MAINE WHITE BEARS
Total

Referee, Fraser of Coburn. Time,
two 15-minute and one 1O-minute
period. Timer Reagan. Scorer Rea-
gan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11
CEASE EIRINGl

THE last shot of the World War fired three years ago today
The third anniversary Armistce Day celebrated The
unknown American soldier symbolic Of host of Others buried
Abingdon cemetery meeting of of the great
powers called limit and head of begins
in Washington
This conference the really important thing The
physical anguish passing the history
though the human will be erased for
A peculiar defect brain that easy forget
Every person the world should his memory
Brain with indeibe pencil these two facts:
Fnst The authoritative the World War
show hat about 600 killed in battle Countless mil
lions persisted through the indirect of the conflict
Second The actual all participating nations as
compiled by Prof Bogart Of the University of Illinois toaed
$4,000 600 600
With these terrible fresh before the eyes deploable
reflection o-caed human intelligence that
TO call disarmamnt conference
If this conference fails the World War cur geneaon
and the concerned-wa fought in vain,
fall
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11

piling great rocks on top of each
other until they reached the surface
of the water.
yes" put in Nick, and the worst
Of it is that sailors don't know the
new island is there because it isn't
marked on their maps, and they are
likely to run their boats right into
it in the dark!
'Well, well, we'll" said the sea-gull
thoughtfulIy, Whats to be done?'
wen go back and tell the fairy
policeman at once" said Nancy, con-
fidently. He'll fix it some way. He
knows a lot about everything"
Nancy was right. Cap'n Penny
Wrinkle sent thousand electric cells
to illuminate the island that night,
and in the meantime sent word to
the Fairy Queen about the whole af-
fair.
The fairy Queen had her helpers
build a fine big lighthouse, which is
there to this minute.
Ito be continued.)
Copyright, 1920
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11
IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat less meat and take a glass OF
Salts to flush out Kidneys
Drink plenty water.

Uric acid in meat excites the kidneys.
they become overworked get sluggish.
ache. and feel like Jumps of lead. The
urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is irri.
tated, and you may be obliged to seek re-
lief two or three times during the night.
When the kidneys clog you must help
them flush off the bodys urinous waste
or you'll be real sick person shortly.
At first you feel a dull misery in the kid
ney region, you suffer from backache,
sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets
sour, tongue coated and you feel rheu.
matte twinges when the weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots of water;
also get from any pharmacist four ounces
OF Jad Salts; take tablespoonful
IN a glass of water before breakfast
for a few days and your kidneys will
then act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice,
combined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activity,
also to neutralize the acids in urine, so
it no longer Is source of irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in.
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone should
take now and then 10 keep the kidneys
clean and active. Druggists here say
they sell lots of Jad Salts to folks who
believe ia overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11
Z Roberts baTtcs1

Yes, sir one old sea-gull knew
where the new island was.
q happened to be hunting for my
dinner" said he, "and was Just about
to dip my beak under the waves
where | saw a shiny little fish, when
suddenly there was roar and a
bang and the water shot up like porch
pillar, only higher, and drenched me
completely. ] thought for moment
that | was gone, but when | came
to my senses there ! was lying high
and dry on some brand new rocks.
No, | wasn't dry either was very
wet! But | was alive and that was
enough. The sun soon dried my
wings and | was able to fly away.
but l was dreadfully puzzled about
the whole affair, for such a strange
thing had never happened to me be-
fore. Do you know anything about
it,"
Nancy told the old sea-gull what
Cap'n Pennywinkle had said, and ex-
planned how volcanoes sometimes
blew UP from the bottom of the sea-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

the telegraph office at Chokee, Ga,
were burned. The loss will prob
ably reach $4,000. with an insurance
of about $4,000. The property was
owned by A. H Simmons, who was
absent from home at the time, and
the. fire is supposed to be of incen-
diary origin.
Mr.. haggerty, the superintendent.
announces that work on the new gas
plant is complete and that the re
torts will be fixed up tomorrow, and
this means that by next week our
citizens can throw away their smoky
old kerosene lamps and again enjoy
the blessings Of clean and decent
lights.
Little Callie Smith died last eve
ming at 6 o'clock, aged about nine
years. She was the only child OF
DR.. L. I Smith, who practiced medi-
cine here until his death alb )lt three
years ago. Left an orphan almost
before she had passed hec infancy
the little child was tenderly cared
for in the home of a relative.
Last night after the opera the
young ladies and their escorts were
invited to attend german at the
club rooms, which Will strictly i'm
promptu, and the ladies iwere in
street costume, was one of the really
enjoyable events of the week.
About two weeks ago the little
daughter of George w. Poole was
stricken with whooping cough, from
which she seemed to be recuperating
rapidly. Later chills and fever de
veloped, and produced a profound
sIumber, in which the little girl has
lain for six days. Great anxiety is
felt for her, and all medical skill
available is ministering to her physi.
cal needs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11
COSTS YOU ST..

no you do something very small provide ex
pert medical for disabled
OF course, you dol
Then reach your pocket for 81 your membership
in the American Red Gross
Annual Red Cross Roll Call begins Nov H. 1t ends Thanks
giving Day Nov. a.
There way which spend dollar wisely
The Red Cross gets least 200 every dollar
For the hsce year needs $40, Sol 657 This is
$5000000 less than spent year which demonstrates the ef
hcient management of Red Cross Funds
Your 81, given the Red Cross prevent much
suffering provide war veteran
will also help child welfare work. and relief in great
disasters such famnes foods and plaques.
Red Cross Roll Call starting the day disarmament
conference conference dsam disease suffering
dollar makes delegate 1t the original noble And
only $l-the price of few
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11

TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday mornin, No paper pub
lished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11
THE PICTURE PROVES NOTHING.

SAYS the Triton Gazette:
Printing the picture the gaolws which that
American soldiers executed France regard
because is calculated o misead the thoughtless.
This class seeing the picture and learning the source from
whence will regard the absurd and malicious
charge that American soldiers executed France without
AS of fact the nothing that there
were France and that denies
War Department that American sodiers
of them for but the executions only after
due ha and of henou that
fer violations of the military laws This of gaowo said
have been used lille France The surroundings shown
bear all the evidence of legal The soldiers
and the condemned ascending the scaord Senator
authority for the that soldiers
point that they were hung
assault year-od French girl who died within
ve Affairs this country have reached condition
when become the champions negro
apist Printing picture could good cause best bu
pandea morbid appetite for the and sordd
the will point evidence thought
less those who believe he falsehood accept it az
evidence,
1T that would have been left out OF
the newspapers.
debts
Mohnmedan Sunday Friday. putting them two days
ahead of us their golf
We doubt if heroes laugh when charged by coal
dealers
pelmis toothsche an opimiy is glad he has
tooth to ache
Also mans head is made soft by being soaked overnight
Shacketon will breathing masks on his dash to the pole
and pole cats of luck.
The hero of the will be man who prevents it