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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03
MONDAY MORNING TALKS
A SERIES BY
George c. Clarke, Manager,
Augusta Chamber of Commerce
11-AMERICANIZATION

The United States is faced with
scores of problems as an aftermath
of the great war among which is the
question Of making the nation 1000
American. Our doors are thrown
open to immigrants because we be.
lieve that the same love of freedom
that sent our ancestors over the sea,
in face of unknown dangers and thu
sacrifice of home and friends, is shar.
ed by the oppressed people of every
land. We are proud of our land as
land of opportunity and welcome to
our shores the ambitious, the liberty
loving. the brave and true of all ma.
tions. The come to us with a zeaI
for better things. filled with hope, but
they come unprepared in Language
in comprehension of our ideals, and in
understanding of our ways of living
and the customs of our country.
In exchange for the opportunity
that America offers we ask only al.
|legiance to the new land which they
have chosen for their home. We do
not demand the REIMBURSEMENT of re.
ligion or ideals, nor do we seek 10
trample under foot the love they hold
for the soil that gave them birth. We
ask only their loyalty to America first
single-hearted and genuine, and that
they stand as ready to sacrifice sell
for the honor Of their adopted coun.
try as we do ourselves. The only
solution of this problem is education
By legislation we might make il
wrong to use a foreign language. TO-
publish a foreign-language newspa.
per, or to congregate in foreign
groups, but we would have our
trouble for our pains. while at the
same time we would violate our
own fundamental law. But educa
ton Of young and old Through
schools. books. me-teaching, and
observation is a practical way.
Augusta is more largely America,
in its make up than average Amer,
cancity. Our AUGMENTATION problem
is very small comparatively speak.
ing. This. however, is the very
reason why we should tackle Our
problem and do our bit in the nation
al campaign. If an Americanizatior
program cannot succeed in city
where American ideals of work, Am.
erican standards of honor. and Am
erican acceptance of Christian prin.
ciples prevail, such a program car
succeed nowhere else. Here are de.
cendants Of the oldest American fam.
lilies in whose veins flows the blool
of the earliest settlers. Surely as
stronghold of Americanism, we shoul
be among the first to strive to attain
a thoroughly American city.
We have at our disposal two ma
ior methods: the expansion of ou
evening schools for adults and the Or
ganization of neighborhood teachiE
through the cooperation Of tn
women of Augusta. Every influenc
should be brought to bear upon thOs
not in possession of the English Ian
euaCe to get them to accept tn
freely offered services of our evenn!
schools. Those not able to atten'
should be reached through devote
women. who are willing to accep
training as teachers and then 20 int
the homes in a neighborhoOd spirf
and impart practical knowledge
our language and our way OF dons
things to the women in the homes
Surely we can make this sacrifice fol
our country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03
Real Estate Transfers

Real estate transfers in Somerset
county for the week ending Friday
September 80, were as follows:
Anson-James M. Norton of Arson
to Reuel B. Norton and Ralph f.
Gould Of Arson, land in Arson with
buildings on westerly side of street
leading from Madison Arson bridge
over the crossing of the Maine Cen
trail railroad in Arson village except
ing garage owned by Reuel B. Nor
ton.
Bingham-Charles w. Green and
Carl c. Green of Madison, to Mahlon
C. Wentworth of Bingham. land with
buildings on east side of Main street
also right with others to use sewer
formerly owned by Sarah A. Law
renee
Cambridge-Almira L. Cole of Cam
bridge to A. M. Bailey of Cambridge
land in Cambridge being part of LOT
in range 5 of lots formerly owned
by John W. Cole.
Canaan-Harriet A. Jackman OF
Canaan to jeremiah r. Larry of Ca
naan, land in Canaan on road lead
ing to Alfred w. Thurston's. Carrie
M. Trask of Skowhegan to F. Omar
Furber of Skowhegan, land in Ca
naan village on which stands house
known as the Cook house, formerly
owned by Cora B. Furber. Josephine
NJ Written of Canaan to Maurice l..
Adams of Clinton, land in Canaan
being the homestead farm of George
Written of 100 acres.
Concord-John w. Thompson OF
Concord to Royden V. Brown of
Bingham, land in Concord on coun-
ty road consisting of 6 acres.
Detroit-Octavia Bickmore of Troy
to Thomas ]. Henderson of Old
Town, land in Detroit village on road
leading from Detroit to Palmyra. 2
acres with all buildings excepting
any island in the stream or pond east
of it formerly owned by Hattie H.
Butler.
Fairfield-Lizzie F. Crawford OF
Benton to William S. Crawford OF
Fairfield, land in Fairfield. with
buildings on Elm street, formerly
owned by William S. Crawford. Linda
A. Conner, Mary Elizabeth Conner
and Lucinda H. Conner of Fairfield
to Fred Duchaneau of Fairfield, land
in Fairfield village, being lot 80 on
plan of Harry f. Green, c. E.. being
third lot from Water street.
Harmony-WilIiamA A. Trip of Har-
mony to Elmer F. Downs of Athens
land with buildings in Harmony. be-
ing store and lots on which they stand.
situated on east side Of Higgins
stream and on both north and south
sides of highway. formerly owned by
Arthur F. Marble. Elmer c. Trafton
and Samuel w. Herrick of Harmony
to Andrew J. Gilman. Albert NJ. Bailey
and Lawrence A. Bailey of Cambridge.
land in Harmony village on road lead
ing from Harmony village past Saco
Valley Canning Company's plant. re-
serving therefrom lot No. 2, being lots
Nos. 8. 4, and 7. also the street as
laid out by E. A. Weber.
Hartland-Samuel G. Turner of
Portland to Asa E. Ladd of Hartland.
land in Hartland village on Blake
street about 35 square rods; said land
, was conveyed to said Turner by w. B.
French and Florence NJ. Turner.
Highland Plantation-Eugene L.
Williams ct al. of New Portland to
Ada NJ. Gould Of Highland plantation.
and in Highland plantation formerly
owned by Hiram A. Plummer. reserv-
ing all standing hard woed. namely
rock maple. white and silver birch.
yellow birch. beech, white ash and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03
September Weather

and the average temperature daily at
A. NJ. at SO IA degrees, the weather
during the month Of September which
has just drawn to close was certainly
as fine as could be asked for. Rain
fall was recorded on the 9Th, 18th,
18th, goth and 25th of the month.
The lowest temperature for the
month. from readings taken at A.
NJ. was As degrees on the 9th. and
the highest temperature. from read
ings at the same hour, was 70 degrees
on the Esd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03
Fire Calls on Saturday

The auto fire truck responded to
a still alarm at $50 Saturday morning
for a chimney fire at the house of
George Pierce on Cony street. The
IRE was quickly put out with the large
chemical and three smaller chemicals.
and there was no damage.
The fire department was called out
about o'clock Saturday afternoon
for a fire on the dump near Howard
street and the fire was extinguished in
short order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03

George Gray. whose farm is IN the
town Of Detroit, is among those whose
raspberry bushes are working over
time this fall. Henry F. Pease Of
Manchester, who has been his guest.
brought to the Journal Office Sunday
evening several sprigs which were
thick with berries. both ripe and
green. He says Mr.. Gray could easily
pick four quarts Of ripe ones from his
bushes at the present time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03

Hagerty Post. U. s. w. ". Of Lewis
ton. paid visit to the Home Sunday.
They visited all points of interest, re-
turning to their respective homes with
a much clearer understanding Of the
fine care Uncle Sam" gives to his boys
in times of need.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03
Breaking The Shackles of Time

CLOCKS are much matter of course suspend
- sausages. But it took energy and initiative
to get the first clock the kitchen shelf and start it
going. The Yankee pack peddler sole distributor
and transporter His ean lanky loose jonted legs set
the limits for most distribution problems in those days.
Modern transportation with progressive sales meth
DDS - and advertising have broken the shackes Of
time They make quick job of what used to take years.
Through advertising many article has been intro
duced simultaneously in stores all over the country
This newspaper does you two-fold service It not
only brings you of the world but also of what
to buy, where to buy and how to buy.
The advertisements are news columns Of merchants
and manufacturers who have important stories to tell
you.
Take advantage of them Read the latest news of
good things to be had-and where to get them.
Make sure you get all the news
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03

Lieut. Maxim. aviator, was busily
engaged Saturday and Sunday in TAX
ing up passengers in his airplane.
many flights being made during the
two days from the muster field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Mrs. William Wheeler and daughter
Gwendolyn have returned from a short
stay at their cottage at Lake Cobbos-
seecontee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03

to the concert which is to be given
by the ST. Cecilia and st. Agnes Or
chestras in the Opera house on the
evening Of Sunday, Oct. 9th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-03

brought before the court on tn.
charge of intoxication, pleaded gull.
ty and was allowed to go on the paw.
ment of q fine of s..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-22
VERMONT RURAL SCHOOLS

The state commission of education
Clarence II. Dempsey sends to the
state papers the following article pre-.
pared by Dorothy Garfield Fisher.
Almost any American would deny
at the top iii his voice the existence
of arist0cratic, families among us, and
certainly any Nermonter would bristle
MP at the mention OF such possibility
in our plain and democratic common
wealth. And yet we have our own
Veront variety OF aristocracy the only
true kind. the aiistocracy of service;
we have families on whom we can
always count to work for Vermont's
best interest,", families whose inherit.
ahee Is not money but a splendid ira
dition OF service OF the common good.
Perhaps the latest instance OF such
handing ON OF the torch OF service
to,vermont. il the acceptance by Miss
Rose Lucia OF the position OF State
Supervisor OF Rural Schools, position
created especially for her to improve
the condition OF our Vermont district
schools. 1t is O critical, dangerous
and decisive moment for our rural
schools. on which depend the future
of the State The latest census show
ed MS (what we already knew that
in Vermont as elsewhere the trend OF
population Is toward cities and towns
But we all also know that the standard
OF efficiency for schools is being raised
higher and all over the country. This
means that country districts are alb
4 so.utely Obliged to improve their
! schools unless they wish to see then
! children at a hofless disadvantage
y in the modern world, and yet there
\ are fewer people and hence less money
in the country than before, to furnish
the work, energy and intelligence t
do this necessary improvement,
This il the plainest possible state
ment OF the situation now confronting
Vermont But to put against the rath
err diseouraging sound in that plaii
statement there are many encourag
ing factors In the situation. One. tbs
most important one. is that Vernon
IS full OF Vermonters. and it is I'M
. thinkable that the descendants of tn,
Green Mountain Boys are going to ii
down and give. .upthefnre q problem
so vital to the moral health of tn
State AS the improvement OF OH
rural schools Men and women who's
lgrandfathers and graiidmothers Tough
for their homes against injustice arm
itea3by ssuparior giafk. wip not ono
,.+they-, are aware OF ths--probleasy. lie
ignorance rob Vermont children O
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-22
POSEAH REAL s..:. 2.
-AsTn9 .gu1 -sts@flk FR ArsiteA u
\ TREAT FOR SKIN
~ THAT |TCHES

Only those who have itched and
scratched and stu itched continually
can appreciate what IL means when the
penetrating, antiseptic influence OF Pos
lam And what relief to be rid of any
eruptional bfemsh which has entailed
prolonged embarrassment! Turn TO Pos
which alllng skin must have. You do
not have to wait in uncertainty for
Indications of Improvement II soon
= SHOWS as iiNaf Brl 1870
Sold everywhere. For free sample
West 18th vt Nek York City.
Urge your skin tO become clearer,
healthier by the daily use Of Poslam
soap. medicated with Poslam.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19

dustrial Aid Bureau, which opens this
morning. was not organized along the
right lines.
"The $4,000 appropriated for the
bureau will go for salaries" he said.
1T should be spent OH food and shelter
for these men"
He criticized the leaders "both of
organized capital and organized labor"
"They are demonstrating their self
ishness by paying no attention to these
men without food" he said. "They
boil, have forgotten the Golden Rule,
which l am trying to practice here"
Gets Recruits on Water Front
Ledoux visited the water front dur
ing the early evening and passed the
remainder Of the night in tho parks
sizing up the situation and gathering
recruits for his bread line in Cooper
Square and the auction.
Ten men, six of them negroes, volun-
teercd for the auction. His waterfront
tour extended from the Manhattan
Bridge to South Ferry, and everywhere
he found men asleep in the streets. He
distributed meal tickets among them.
and they started off with apparent
eagerness in the direction OF Thirty
fourth Street where the meal tickets
arc redeemable at Blake's restaurant
at the sofner Of Eighth Avenue.
Abort seventy men were sleeping on
the Aeor of the headquarters Of the
Marine FirsmeA's Union ut 70 South
Street and in frent Of the Seamen's
Church InstitAte were scores Of men
for whom there was no reom within the
mi ssien
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19
Richmond Silent
As COZ Ku-KIux
klansrnerl Parade
Crowds Moved to Laughter
by Some Banners Carried
by Masked Marchers, but
National Flag Is Ignored
Special Dispatch to The Tribmns

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 18.-Between
5000 and 10000 persons stood silent
on the sidewalks Of Broad and Main
streets last night to watch the passing
Of the parade of Richmond KIan /,
Knights of the Ku-Klux Klan. The
white robed figures, headed by ghostly
looking men on horseback, marched
along the principal thoroughfares in
orderly manner and with some pre-
tense of military formation. Their
hands were folded across their breasts
and they looked neither to the right
nor the left through the Sits which
had been cut in their masks.
Extra policemen were on duty along
Broad Street and plainclothes men
mingled with the crowds. There were
COZ knights in line. The klansmen
gathered at the City Auditorium, where
they donned their uniforms. The pro-
cession was headed by man on horse
back, in white, with blue and red
sash stretching owe, his shoulders and
around his waist. 1t was conjectured
that he was the "CycIops," or King of
the Richmond Klan.
Riding alone between footmen and
horsemen came knight in whose
hands was clutched the FLAMING
Cross" an Illuminated device standing
about three feet in height, small red
incandescent lamps furnishing the
illumination. Banners were carried
which read:
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19
TiggEne Assault
Case Witnesses
Charge Threats
Will File Affidavits With
District Attorney Alleging
intimidation by Friends
Of the Accused Detective
Women TellofWh hisperers
Met ON Street and Advised to
Lay OFF Charlie Murphy's
Cousin They Declare

Charges Of concerted effort to in
tjmdate witnesses in pending blackjack
assault cases against Detective Charles
F. Tighe, referred to among his inti-
mates as "Charle Murphy's cousin"
who is accused of having brutally
beaten men, women and children in
supposed gambling raid on the res
taurant Of Patrick Coen, 800 Ninth
Avenue, on July 2s, will be placed in
the hands of Assistant District Attor-
ney Sullivan to-day.
The detective is charged with having
indiscriminately slugged and man
handled persons Of all ages and Of both
sexes in the Coen place and in the
street. He was acquitted by Justices
Murphy, Healy and Moss, sitting to-
gether on September 13. of having
choked little Ellen Coen, six years old,
a daughter of the restaurant proprietor.
The Justices held that Tighe had not
used sufficient force" to support the
charge of assault. Ten more eases of
assault are pending against him.
Whispering Campaign" Charged
Mrs. Katherine Gaiety, 345 West
Forty-third Street; Mrs. Emma Len
non, SCI West Fiftieth Street; Mrs.
Ella Fitzgerald, 329 West Forty
third Street, and Patrick Coen, the res
taurant owner, are said to be prepared
to make affidavits before the District
Attorney that they have been consist
emily intimidated since. charges against
Tighe became public and that all wit
nesses in the cases pending against the
detective daily are being made victims
Of Whispering campaign" designed
to prevent them from testifying against
the officer.
II have had men step up to me on
the street and ask me my name," said
Mrs. Gaiety, one of the women who
charges that Tighe attacked her on
the night of the so-called raid. when
l admit my identity. the fellows whis-
per out Of the corners of their mouths.
They advise me to 'lay off of Tighe-
he's Charlie Murphy's first cousin
Saturday a man sidled up to me
when was coming from the bank.
First he asked me if l was Mrs. Gaiety
and then urged me to keep out of the
Tighe case He said Tighe was con-
nected with men high up and that the
best / could get would be the worst of
it. He said he was slipping a word
from wise guy to wise woman
Told "He's a Good Fellow"
Mrs. Emma Lennon also told of BE-
Ing approached by whispers, She said
she had never before seen the men who
spoke to, her in the street. One of
them said:
GO easy on that Tighe case. Tighe
Is good fellow. He was drunk and
did't know what he was doing. He's
family man and good to his folks.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19
POST ACTIVITIES

New officers have been nominated by
omted Service Post. and their election
az the annual meeting on September 90
seems seems assured They arc: Commander.
saa,ry larry fassig; vice ce~commanders, Frank
1ickett Daniel Curtin and Iamss
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19
Mayors Seek Lloyd Ceo,,

LONDON, Sept. 1s. - E;oh. !,
Mayors of the London boroucbs -. laa''
for for, Gairloeh "a tonight with the .,,s. ;...s
w;sh sloh 3, pr.ss seeking ;a. personal intsrvs.
employment question. Tbey hsg sss ~
viously wired the Premier exn nag Pr.
the hope that he would soon fhasss''g X
enough to receive them. Wh;Ie = We
ing the Prcmier's illness, thew d.slsgiss. slgiss.
In view Of the terrible oufioot ts'.sfes .s
employment for the winter ~ VI us'
compelled to obey our deep morss ~ an
victlon that it is our duty to to, nross soa,
to Gairloch." " proceed
The Premier had already ;pfou
the Mayors that no usef,,l 'aaYInea
would be served by receiving tbss. bs-spos;
later they were notified that S.,'' fSa = sas
mier could not receive them. own I re :
illness. wing 70
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19
The American Legion
Neaus: Local. State, National
State Convention at
jamestown Friday

Lcgionnaires of the Depart
ment Of New York are preparing
for their annual convention, which
will begin next Friday morning
at Jamestown, N. Y.
A detailed report Of the delib-
erations Of the convention will be
found each day in The Tribune,
which has been designated by De-
partment Commander Charles G.
Blakeslee as the Legion's official
publication in this state.
The American Legion Editor Of
The Tribune will cover. the ses-
sions, with particular attention to
the activities Of Legionnaires
from the metropolitan district.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19
Huston May Head Veterans
10000 Expected to Attend
Convention at Detroit

DETROIT, Sept. 1s.-Twenty thou
sand delegates and visitors from all
parts Of the world are expected to be
here tomorrow, when registration be-
gins for the twenty-second annual con-
vention of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States. The con-
vention will continue through Satur-
day. Two parades in which American
ization will be featured, several re-
unions Of former service men and q
number Of business meetings are on
the program.
Colonel Tillinghast Huston, one of
the owners of the New York American
baseball club, is expected to be elected
national commander Of the organiza-
tion. Commander Robert Woodside has
announced his retirement, and Colonel
Huston, who served in both the Span
ish and World War, is the only one
mentioned for the place so far.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19
Services for 1000 War
Dead Held at Army Pier
Bodies Were Brought Here Sat
urday Aboard Army Trans
port Cantigny

Services were held yesterday at the
army pier in Hoboken for the two
thousand dead Of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces whose bodies were
brought back on Saturday by the trans
port Cantigny. Ten coffins selected at
random from the two thousand were
placed in front Of the speakers stand.
Brigadier General Dwight E. Ault-
man, Of Camp Dix; Edward A. Sim
mons, chairman of the mortuary com
mittee of the American Legion; Colonel
H. X. Taylor, of the 107th United States
Infantry, and Captains James r. Tay-
Tor and Robert E. Shannon, U. S. A.,
were on the speakers stand with the
chaplains who officiated.
Rabbi Abraham Burnstein conducted
the Jewish service; Captain Thomas
Swan, chaplain at Fort Totten, con-
Quoted the Protestant service, and Cap
tain Aloysius C. Dineen, chaplain at
Governors Island, conducted the Ro-
man Cath olic service.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-19

You don't want to drag the fellow
down"
Mrs. Lennon declared she hud been
approached many times by strange men
and urged to clay off" the Tighc case,
with mysterious suggestions as to what
might happen If she persisted in ap-
pearinR against the detective.
Mrs. Lemons case against Tighc for
felonious assault is pending. in the
Court Of Special Sessions. She says
that Tighe not only struck her, but
used vile and obscene language toward
her.
Coen, the restaurant keeper. said
last night that all witnesses had been
approached by agents Of Tighc in an
effort to intimidate them. The accost-
ing Of witnesses against the detective
had been of daily occurrence and was
systematically conducted. Csen said.
Play Up Relation to Murphy
"They always harp on Tighe being
u cousin Of Charlie Murphy" Ccen
said, land then they ge en- to remark
that anybody trying to get Tighe has
about as much shanee as SNOWFALL in
HE'LL"
"That losks as Though it might. be
So" added Coen, because In the police
trial before Commissioner Leach,
where they whitewashea Tfghe and re-
fused to hear testimony of actual wit
nesses to what happened the night he
ran amuck in Ninth Avenue, it was evil
dent he had everything his own way.
Witnesses called sthere to testify
cinity. They were men hauled in to do
duty for the occasion. Not one of
them knew anything Of the case. The
only witness summoned who tried to
tell the truth was thrown off the stand
by the Commissioner"
A committee Of men and women in
terested in prosecuting the assault
cases against Tighe was said to have
Of bringing before the District Al
torney evidence Of attempts at
intimidation. 1t was understood that
affdavits were in preparation covering
the facts.