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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
NATIONAL Y. NJ c. A.
INAUGURATES AGE
RETIREMENT FUND

The National Y NJ. c. A. recently
has inaugurated Z new plan which
they call the Young Mems Christian
association Retirement Fund" The
!Gea behind this is to provide for
their employed officers after they
reach an old age. BY this plan a
man who has been in the employ of
the Y NJ. c. \. for about 35 years,
will at the age of 60 be able to re-
tire on approximately half pay.
The fundamental principle is that
It man shall pay a definite percent OF
his salary, which payment is COM
putCd 50 that at the age of so he will
have paid in about one half of the
money which he will draw from the
fund. The other half is to be paid
by the local organization in like
manner. lie, Il certain percent of the
amount of the salary of each en-
ployed officer. The amount he will
receive is computed from the average
Of his salary for the last ten years of
service The amount is 1 IL percent
of this average for each year he has
been in the service.
This plan is expected to give salts
faction to all concerned and at the
S2r1e time incur no added financial
burden for the association.
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Playground to Close
Saturday for Season
with Special Program

A day of health talks. illustrated
by stercoptican slides, demonstra-
lions in first aid and unique con-
tests for the Youngsters will mark
tho closing next Saturday of the
Maeomber playground season. In
addition to the views illustrating the
talks on health there will be slides
illustrating the playground activities
in other cities Miss Edith l.. Soule,
division director of public health
nursing and child welfare. will be the
darkened for the displaying of the
views.
Miss Corinne Paine, general secre-
tary of the Girls Community clubs,
Will assist in the direction of the
games. A feature of the contests
that will be of interest to all will be
the miniature sailboat races on the
wading pool The little homemade
craft have been raced before this
season and both boys and girls have
entered into the sports with delight
Director John +. Hyde desires that
the parents be present in large num-
bers to learn what the playground
is doing in the way of providing
health giving sport for the children
and also to hear the invaluable sug
gestions which Miss Soule will give
on the care of children. 1t is hoped
that children and their elders will
bring lunches that they may not miss
any of thS days activities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28

Among the many pieces sent by friend,
was noticed a spray of gladicli SEM
by the students OF Oak Grove semi.
nary in the school colors of red and
white
The comnnital service was read nv
Rev. Arthur Jones, and the Lord.
prayer was repeated in unison abou,
the open grave. The body was LAID
at rest in Lakeview cemetery.
Among the out-of-town friends and
relatives attending were Nathan Hoxio
of Lewiston, Oscar Briggs, sen ana
daughter of Madison, Miss Ryan ~
Augusta, Mr.. Hazelton Of Portland
Prof. and Mrs. Owen of Oak Grove
! Rev. and Mrs. Hinckley and son Wal.
ter of Good Will, Rev. and Mrs. Fred
Leach of Kennebunkport. Mr. and Mrs
Melvin Bailey of Portland, Mrs. Leon
Gordon of Mt. Vernon, and Willis
Halves, representative Of the Chill.
drcn's Home Society Of Augusta.
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Capitalistic Lion
Might Eat Labor Lamb
Hints Sam to LedOuX

Washington, Sept. 27.-Urbain Le-
doux of auction block fame. and
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, stag
ed an impromptu debate today IN
the halls Of the Commerce Depart
/ ment building outside the National
Unemployment Conference.
Mr.. Ledoux declared that the ef-
forts of organized labor to relieve
the unemployment situation were d.
rected to the future and not to the
immediate relief of the hungry ana
shelterness
Mr.. Gompers Indignantly denied
such charge and declared thai
what the poor did for the poor
was more than ever Became known.
Mr.. Ledouv told Mr.. Gompers that
he hoped capital and labor were get
ting together at the conference in
conciliatory spirit.
TO this Mr.. Gompers replied thai
he was not so sure and related the
story of the lion and the lamb IN
which the lamb found himself be-
ing devoured by the lion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28

Her face is made invisible by head
dress from which falls veil of some
sort. She is put in a sedan chair and
carried about the streets preceded by
a band of musicians and followed by
small boys, who fire off frecrackers
to scare the evil spirits away. Small
boys also brush out the footsteps Of
the bridal party with punches of
twigs so that the evil spirits may not
follow them.
The groom is waiting at his home
for the bride and when she reaches
there they advance together to ia
BILE in front of the ancestral tablets on
which are engraved the names of all
the ancestors of the groom for five
generations. The marriage ceremony
consists of the master of ceremonies
calling out the names of each ances-
tors and as he does so the bridal
couple invoke the blessing of these
ancestors on their married life. When
this is over the bride and groom lock
arms, sip wine from the same glass
and throw rice over their shoulders.
A Chinese wife must not speak un
less spoken to, must serve her lord
and master at the table and eat what
he leaves, her hand must never touch
his. her clothes must hang in the
back of the house. If she bears a
son, her honors begin to come, if she
bears a daughter. she is out of luck.
The difficulty in missionaries deal
ing with these women, Mr.. Ludlow
said, is great, as they have no educa
ton. and are rankly superstitious.
Because of social conditions, men
missionaries cannot talk with women
and this is why more women mis-
sionaries are needed. 1t was his
opinion that the women of China have
much quicker minds than the men
and that China's greatest undevelop-
ed resources are her women. Some
Of the women have done graf work
il the anti-foot binding campaign.
They will not bind their daughters
feet or allow their sons to marry a
girl whose feet are bound. One out
of 30 is able to read. They have
neither the help of the press or the
pulpit in their education.
Following Mr. Ludlow's talk, lunch
con was served in the parish house. a
few matters of business concluded
and the session was closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
BISHOP Brewster At MEETING
or DIOCESAN BRANCH, v!0HAN'S
AUXILIARY, EPISCOPAL. CHURCH

to get every woman in the chruch to
do something.
Rev. Theodore Ludlow gave most
interesting account of family life in
China, emphasizing the standing OF
women in that country. He said that
the language itself could be used as
an illustration of the attitude Of the
Chinese mind toward women. The
Chinese have no gender; they divide
everything into Yin and yang. Yin
is shadow and yang is sunlight, Vans
is everything that is, brave and
strong, otherwise, the man, vim is
everything else. likewise woman.
Mr. Ludlow illustrated some of
the Chinese characers. on the black
board. There is no alphabet. but
each character represents a word.
The daughters born into q family
have no names but are called daugh-
ter No. /, daughter No. and so on.
When a daughter is two or three
months old her father begins TO
hunt around for a husband. He goes
to a middleman, who eXacts a fee
for his services and although one
may not judge of a baby's beauty at
that tender age. it is said that the
size of the fee has often much to do
with the beauty of the intended
bride. The middleman also goes to
the father of some boy and tells him
that he has a bride for his son and
also eXacts a fee from the father.
The betrothal is in the form of a
written instrument and it is consid-
cred a deep disgrace 10 break an en-
gagement so made. If a girls father
has absolutely no money, the girl is
either sold as a. slave or a prostitute.
The poor girl always works, the rich
girl smokes, CANDLES and fixes her
hair
A Chinese wedding was also
described by Mr.. Ludlow who said
that the bride is always dressed in
red, vermillion red, from head to foot.
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TAX BILL
CONTINUED from PAGE One)

siderable progress on proposed chan
ges to some of the administrative
features None of the levy provi.
sions was passed upon. however, Oh.
lection being made in each case
Consideration of the bill under this
same agreement will be continued to.
morrow and Senator Penrose, q,
Pennsylvania. in charge of the meas.
urc. gave notice that he would seek
to have the senate meet an hour
earlier eacch day in order to expedite
consideration of the legislation.
In offering objections to some pha.
ses of the hill, Senator Simmons told
the Senate that it was his Judgment
that an eXacting peace-time tax laws
it would be for the Senate to strike
out boldly on new lines instead Of
tinkering with and trying TO repair
machine that was created 10 meet
other circumstances and conditions"
He declared he would vote against
the bill in it's present form, descrih.
ing it as the most horrible and I'M.
just proposition of taxation that has
ever been presented in this chamber"
The amendments TO he offered by
the Democrats, Senator Simmons
continued would be designed TO pro
duce something like uniformity Of
taxation between the different class
es and groups of tax payers in this
country. and will remedy some of the
class determinations which reek
throughout the bill" "He added that
the favoritism which this bill dis
plays towards the corporations Of the
country and against the partnerships
and individuals is so great that most
of the partnerships will dissolve TO
incorporate and every individual in
the country who can. if possible,
would like to convert his operations
into corporate form"
There was some discussion today
of a tax on the undivided profits Of
corporations held so as to avoid pay
ment of revenue to the government.
Senator Smoot, Republican. Utah,
said he hoped that no effort would
be made to pass law which would
force corpora tons to distribute their
profits as dividends as this would
tend to prevent them from laying
sufficient surplus to meet a business
slump
Senators Simmons and King. Dem
Ocrat. Utah. said there would he %
disposition to enact such a law, but
that some means should be found to
prevent corpora tons from evading
the payment of taxes. Senator Smoot
told the Senate he did not think
there would be many concerns which
would make enough in the next sew
eral years to have any considerable
surplus left after paying regular d.
VidendS.
Among amendments offered to the
bill during the day was one by Sen
ator McNary, Republican, Oregon,
proposing to reduce the tax on ex-
press packages from one cent to
half a cent for each twenty cents or
fraction of amount paid.
Under another amendment by SEN
ator Mcclellan. Democrat, Tennes-
sec, the treasury department would
be authorized to accept long time in
terest bearing bonds from foreign
nations to which loans have been
made by the United States. The
treasury secretary would he direct
ed also to obtain similar bonds for
past due interest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
L. S. OFFICIALS NAMED
FOR FISHERMENS' RACE

Gloucester Mess., Sept. 27.-The
American race committee today named
Benjamin r. Smith and Captain
Charles Harry as Its representatives
on the international committee which
will have charge of the races off Hal
flax, y. s.. beginning October %, 70,
the fishing vessel championship won
last fall by the Esperanto. They will
act withthree members named by the
Canadian committee.
1t was voted today to offer three
prizes for the elimination race to ne
sailed here October IL to determine
which of the several boats shall repre-
sent American fishermen. The first
prize will he $500, the second $500 and
the third 5000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28

and the Man." the official organ of the
National Rife Association of Amer
lea, had the following dispatch:
Long Range match shooting is In
chaos.
The long range targets which for
a generation have taxed the supreme
skill and ingenuity of Americas fore
most rifiemen were literally shot to
pieces during the Individual Matches
OF the National Rife Association at
Camp Perry.
"Seventy-fiv bulls eyes have been
registered at 1000 yards with the
match rifle, telescope sight and $780,
grain match ammunition.
seventy bulls-eyes have been made
at 1000 yards with the service rife.
as issued, service sights and service
ammunition.
Eighty bulls-eyes have been made
at 900 yards. with the match rifle,
the telescope sight and match ammu-
milton.
One hundred and seventy-s six
bulls-eyes have been made at 500
yards with the match rife, telescope
visibility target.
"Eighty-two bulls-eyes have been
made at 500 yards with the service
rifle and service sight.
And, were this not enough. there
stand in each of the matches where
these scores were recorded other
long-run totals which prove that the
winning scores were no freaks and
that similar astounding performances
may be expected in the future from
skilled riflemen shooting the most i'm
proved match and military rifles. 49,.
+ Never before was so high an ac
curacy standard been achieved with
high power rifles and ammunition.
Never before have there been devel
oped so many natural marksmen.
And tho upshot of it all is that long
range and mid range shooting has
become i mere matter of holdinG-a
test of physical endurance on the
part of the aspiring champions. 49,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28

The business melting of the dos
cesar branch of the Woman's Auxi-
llary of the Episcapol church opened
ut 10 o'clock at the st. Mark S
church Tuesday morning, preceded
by the service of Holy Communion
conducted by Bishop Benjamin
Brewster of Portland.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Herbert Payson of Portland,
president of the Diocesan branch.
Two fine addresses were heard dur
ing the forenoon, one by Miss Mar
guerite Odgen, vice president of the
branch and the other by Rev. Theo-
dOre Ludlow of Newton Highlands,
who has passed five years in China
at Boone University in Wuchang.
Hupeh Province, as member of the
faculty
Miss Ogden first gave an account
of her attendance at the church con-
ference in Wellesley from June ~ to
July and of the courses which she
took there and also of the scheme of
expansion work, which is destined to
include every woman in the church.
Miss Ogden urged personal contact
as great factor in drawing women
into church work. In speaking of
children in the church. she said
that it used to be thought that chill
dren would absorbs religion, but now
the teaching of children has been
made into an exact science in the
last 10 years. THE child is to be
the chief objective of the parish. His
religious education is to come before
everything but the rector's salary"
said Miss Ogden.
In referring to womens' work
Miss Ogden said that the organiza-
ton has been too confined They
have restricted to work of the
church for the advancement of
Christ's kingdom. down to those few
women who could meet on Friday
afternoon. She urged the members
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
r5!ANI. AND
Shaw

A quiet wedding was solemnized
at the Methodist parsonage Monday
afternoon when Charles p. Glidden
of Winslow. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Clidden and Miss Helen
Bunctte Shaw Of Augusta. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Shaw
Of Sidney. were united il marriage
by Rev Weston =. Holman. The
double ring service was used. The
couple was attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Peterson OF Sidney. Mrs.
Peterson being n. sister Of the bride.
The brides gown was of navy can
Ton crepe with bead trimming and
hat to match.
The bride attended Oakland High
school and is graduate nurse OF the
Augusta General hospital. Mr.. Gid
den was educated at Coburn Classi-
cal Institute and is one of Winslow' S
prosperous young dairy farmers.
After an automobile trip they will
make their home in Winslow.
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Attribute $4,000
Trio of Fires to
HOSPITAL Inmate

Worcester, Mass, Sept. 27--Fol-
lowing an incendiary fire which de-
stroyed the residence and barn of
Joseph Atchuo in North Grafton
last night with financial loss of
$4,000, Dana Leighton, aged 48
years, an inmate OF the state hos
pital near the Atchue place, for II
wears, is to be transferred TO the
Eridsewater hospital for criminal
insane.
Leighton admits he was near the
barn last night and shrcds Of his
uniform were found today on a fence
through which lie crawled. The
state police believe that Leighton is
responsible for two other fires
which have destroyed farm buildings
worth $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
Maine Rifle Team
Develops Strong at
National Tourney

Sergt. Ronald w. .Tobey of Co. r
Returns to City, Enthusiastic Over
Work at Ohio Camp and Its Far
Reaching Results
although the Maine Rife Team
did not bring home any trophies as
the result OF their competition in the
National Rifle matches at Camp Per-
ry, Ohio, we did get what we went
for-practice and experience in shoot
ing the regular service rifle said
Sergt Ronald w. Tobey of co. f..
Third Maine Infantry, Augusta, a
member OF the team, who has just
returned to his home from the tour
ney.
1T was a most successful contest
and especially so for the Maine team
for its members, practically all new
men on the team, perfected them
selves in position and in everything
that goes to make good shooting
And these men with their experience
this year are bringing back valuable
pointers for the Third Maine Infan-
try and will form the nucleus for next
years Maine team"
( The Maine team at Camp Perry
was composed of: Maj James w
Hanson. Ord Dept, Team Captain
Belgrade: 1St Lit. Ncrlc l.. Sweat, Co
Is. Sd Inf, Team Coach, Rumford;
1st 1t. Oliver w. Oberg. Co. l.. SC
Inf, Milo; 1st 1t. George c. Kern, C
y. G., Portland; I'd 1t. Francois NJ
I Carroll Co. c, Sd Inf. Norway: %
Ii Albert NJ Mcguire, Co. l.. Sd Inf.
Milo: I'd 1t. Herbert w. Wilson, 6tf
Co, G.. \. c., Sanford: Sgt. Roland w
Tobey, co. i, 80 Inf, Augusta; Sgt
Joseph NJ Thorne, Co |, Sd Inf, Mil
linocket; Sgt. Benjamin White Co
Sd Inf, Mlllnocket; Sgt. Alfred Ro-
billiard, 9Th Co, G. a. c.. Sanford;
Cpl Charles II. Silver. Co, c. Sd Inf
Norway; Pvt. John H. Waugh, Co B.
Sd Inf, Rumford; Pvt. George l.. Lon
don, Co. l., Sd Inf, Milo.
In the first place, the Maine team
was fortunate in having assigned as
it's instructor. Sergt. T. B. Crawley of
the L. s. Marine Corps. who held a
record of 176 consecutive bullseyes at
500 yards. winning the Winchester
match. Under his expert guidance.
the Maine men developed and con-
sidering the inexperience, made a
good showing in the matches in which
many crack shot teams competed
Sergt Tobey OF the Maine men was
very enthusiastic about the life at the
camp, situated at Lake Erie, and at
which there were 1000 men assembled
Matches from morning until night
was the daily schedule, and the last
two days were devoted to the Nation
al Rifle team match. There were 10
teams at camp, including teams from
the Regulars from the National
Guard and from the Civilians. The
National matches were held from
Aug 81 to Sept. %.
The National Rife team match
was won by the Marine Corps team.
Many records were broken at the
camp. Last years record of "a bulls
eyes on the 1000 yard range. was
broken by a Marine sergeant who had
to his credit rs consecutive bulls
eyes.
Under the heading. IN. r. A. Indi-
vidual Competitions Develop Incred-
ible Records" the magazine, Arms
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
WINTHROP

The Foreign Missionary Society
met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
L. r Carleton. The mite boxes were
opened at this meeting and officers
elected for coming year, the same Of
ficers being reelected serve as last
year. The regular program was car
ried out. Mrs. Carleton having
charge Of the mystery box and Mrs.
Edith Sturtevant conducting the de-
votional exercises.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Congregational church held a sue
cessful food sale Tuesday afternoon
at Hannaford's paper store. The
tables were attractively arranged
and a generous supply of food soon
disposed Of.
Miss Jessie Miller of Waldoboro is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Annie
Maxim and her cousin, Mrs. George
Cooling.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Kurtz, who
have been passing the summer in
town, left Tuesday morning for their
home in Brooklyn. n. Y. making the
trip by automobile. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Mabel T. Kecne,
who has been the guest of her sister,
Mrs. J. A. Foster for several weeks
and who is returning to her home
in Quincy, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs c. w Barton. who
have been visiting friends in town
for the past few weeks, left Tuesday
for Tyngsboro, Mass where they
will visit Mr. and Mrs. Parrish be-
fore returning to their home in New
Jersey.
Mrs. c. G. Brooks is in Portland.
Mrs. Arlington Trethewey and
baby of Livermoro Falls are guests
Of Mrs Trethewey's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Penney.
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Early Mailing Necessary

Effective with tie change Of time
IN the Maine Central Il. r. on Sept.
26th, mails for all points West, via
Augusta, close at the Waterville Of
fee at 2:22 T. NJ. The next mail for
Western points closes at $50 p. NJ.
1t is necessary, therefore, that busi-
ness firms desiring to connect this
earlier mail train must deposit their
mail in the Main street letter boxes
before 1870 p. NJ, or at the postof-
fee before 2:15 P. NJ. Mail dispatched
via o:22 p NJ. train will be delivered
In New York City "a hours earlier
than by the $50 P. NJ train. Patrons
are urged to mail letters at the post
office before p. NJ. to receive more
prompt dispatch than when mailed
after 90 p. NJ.
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GREAT NECK FOUR
VICTORS AT OPEN POLO

Philadelphia, Sept. 27--The Great
Neck Four, l.. f. stoddard, Rod
man Wanamaker, H., J. w. Webb
and r E. Strawbridge, Jr., won the
open polo championship of the Uni
ted States today by defeating Rock
away eight goals to six in the final
match OF the tournament. Morgan
Belmont, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.. B.
X. Gatins and j. Cheever Cowdin
comprised the Rockaway team. With
the championship goes the Joseph B.
Thomas cup.
The contest was marred by an ac-
cident to Cowdin in which his right
leg was broken and his pony killed.
The mishap occurred in the last
period.