Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-19

If you kip leetle pig
| You know dis was true;
| Watts become all dat slop?
Dere'S puzzle for you!
| 'SpoSe dey ever will stop
! Max hog of derself?
"A l.. T. Cummings in The Maniac.
| Auburn is very proud of the in
slant success of one of it's native
daughters. Miss Ethel Frank, soprano.
who has had London audiences at her
feet during the past few weeks. One
! of the journals which reports her per-
formances in speaking of Miss Frank
says, Certainly the best vocalist that
America has sent US for many years"
This comment came after she had ap
peared at Queens hall with the Lon
don Symphony Orchestra, as a result
of which appearance she became the
sensation of the musical world in
/ England, and the recipient of many
/ honors. She was born in Auburn a few
! years after her parents moved from
their native land Of Poland.
The w. L. Tubbs Snow Shoe Com
pany of Norway are making shipment
of an order of snow shoes to be loaded
on MacMillan's ship, the Bowdoin,
| launched at East Boothbay recently.
This company supplied the last lot of
snow shoes for Macmillan when he
went to Crockerland.
! The U. of NJ bear Bananas, the mas
cot of the university. has emerged
from his den up in the college garage
and is locking fat and happy after his
| winters sleep. lie IS now living at
! the Beta house and is thoroughly en-
| joying himself climbing trees and do
| ing other interesting stunts.
! Rev. Kruger. who is to have charge
| of the Hebrew congregation Bath
Jacob" of Lewiston, has arrived from
Seattle. Washington. and has already
taken up his duties. Though coming to
this country from Russia, eight years
| ago, unable to speak our language, he
now delivers lectures in the English
| language with an ease that makes it
seem impossible that he is other than
a native-born American. The English
language, however, is not the only one
| he has mastered, for he talks Hebrew
and German. During the late after
noon. from 4 to Z, Rev. Mr.. Kruger
| will instruct classes in Hebrew Bible
study and history, taking as pupils
school children from the first grades
up through high school.
The Distinguished Service Cross
| was awarded to Frank J. Burbank of
Livermore Falls. overseas veteran of
the 103rd Infantry at the first annual
ball of the Harold T. Andrews Fost of
the American Legion held last Mon
day at the City hall. The commanding
officer of the local coast defenses
Colonel Clint c. Hearn made the pres
entation.
They have young motorcycle pa
trolman in Auburn, but even if he is
only % years old he's going to be a
corker at his job. Lester A. Bubier
of that city is the man who has been
appointed as the first motorcycle pa
| trolman Auburn ever had, and is the
successful one out of a group of 10
candidates who took the civil service
examination last week for this posi-
ton. Three out of the 10 were rec
commended to the city manager and
Lester won out. He is familiar with
motors as he received his army train
ing in the aeroplane service, becoming
a graduated f1ier. and is very well fit
ted for his new duties.
Many Of the young girls of Port
land are planning to attend the
Wyonegonic Camp luncheon to be CIV
en- at Hotel Brunswick in Boston the
23rd of this month. This will be
more than the yearly New England
reunion as it is the Goth anniversary of
the founding Of these famous camps
/ at East Denmark. Luncheon will be
served at / o'clock and will be fol-
lowed by a Wyonegonic reception
from to 5, during which time there
will be an entertainment by the Vino
ma Theatrical Troupe in addition to
Wyonegonic talent. The boys from
Winona will also be in attendance.
The Wyonegonic Camp is one of the
largest in the state and each summer
a large number of the young people of
prominent families spend the summer
there.
Rockland has bona fide sidewalk
merchant Fred A. Clark of public
auto fame has leased the site on which
the Central Garage stood, and tilted
comfortably back in a chair dispenses
gasoline from the Socony station
which formerly served the garage. and
oil from a supply kept on the prem
ises. 1t is a calling which is pretty
apt to keep Mr.. Clark busy through
the summer.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Proctor of
Freedom were away from home last
Thursday evening three young would
be bandits entered the store helping
themselves to whatever took their