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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19

Never was life 20 lonely and cheer
less as in the desoiate novels OF the
Moquis. Their land is not a tender
solitude. but forbidding desolation o.
escarped ellis. overlooking wastes OF
SAND. where the winds wage war on
the small shrubs and yenture.o,,,.
grasses. leaving to the drought such a,
.hey cannot nproot. A few scrabby
trees. spotting the edge OF the p,ain .
Il they had looked across the va,er-
less waste and crouched in fear. fur
nish little brushwood for the ares of
the McQuis who are lighting orr ~
battle o. existence that is hardly Wort :
ny struggle The seven villages within
aaeircuit Of ten miles have been isa-
iafed from the world through centur.
e. set they have 50 little intercourse
With each other thar their tribal Ian
gnases. everywhere subisc4 - s,.,s.
mutations. are entirely unIske.-susan
Arnold Wallace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Garage Bomb
Suspects Freed
in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Jan IS - Seventeen
men arrested in connection with the
explosion of a bomb which killed two
men last night in a garage of the
Quaker City Taxicab Company were
discharged at hearing today for
lack of evidence against them
The entire murder squad of the
Philadelphia police force has beer
assigned to running down the bomb
ers and those believed responsible
for other acts of violence In connec-
ton with strike of chauffeurs here
Police were detailed to guard every
garage affected by the strike today.
and in addition patrolrnan appear
ed on every cab operated by strike
breakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Talks Thrift at Car Shops

Walter /. Eaton. manager Of Tia.
Chamber of Commerce was tie,
speaker at the Maine Central SHOPS,
TUESDAY noon in observance Of thrift
week Mr.. Eaton spoke on Tia
Budget System and said that whk
the making Of budget could not bs
regarded as a sure cure for not get,
ting ahead or a sure way of becom.
ing wealthy. that the making OF 4,
budget must Of necessity enforce the
careful keeping or an expense sc,
count. and that the difference be-,
tween a successful and an unsuceess.
full man is the power 10 save
Mr.. Eaton said that the making Of,
budget, proceeding on the above
basis teaches first 10 spend money
wisely and second TO save month";
particularly. the margin OF mones,
outside Of regular expenses. That.
unless a budget is made a MAJ,
spends a great deal more money on
indulgenees than he is aware of and
all out OF proportion to his income1i
The speaker stated that the keeping
of a budget develops the habit Of.
thinking before spending. or again
planning. how 10 spend before the.
money comes into ones bands He,
said that after budget is made one
should keep within il as il is of no.
value unless followed. He pointed
cut in closing that only three out Of
IS men are financially independent.
but dependent on relatives. charity,
or other sources for support, when il.
they had developed The habit of say,
ing they would have been able to,
look out for themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Fox Skins Lower

New York. Jan. 1s.-Priees of fox
skins at the fur auctions held here to-
day, showed decreases ranging from
forty to sixty per cent. in COMPARISON
with the current prices of last April
The actual percentages of declines
Were gray fox forty; blue fox forty;
white fox A. 1-2: cross fox As: Aus
tralian fox IS and silver FORK so. Re-
ductions of so per cent. in Ciyet cat
at SIS per cent. in kolinsl1y also were
recorded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
YOUTHS ROB
MAIL TRUCK
AND ESCAPE

ChtcAgo, Jan 3.-Etve youtnfui
bandits held mp . Omitted States mail
truck AZ the Union station here early
today. escaping in an automobile with
IL SACHS OF mail, 10 OF which con-
tanned registered mail Police say
that inc best information cbtainabls
Indicates the pouches contained part
Of federal reserve bank money ship
.. ment which was 20 have been placed
on q train leaving for St. Paul. MINI,
at 2.38 a, n.
The bandits surprised three postal
employees guarding the pouches and
forced them at the paint OF guns back
into the truck while the bandit car
drew alongside and the IL mail bags
were transferred 10 it The robbery
was accomplished in q few minutes.
The regular mail was composed
solely of city collection. the police
say. The registered mail bags were
supposed 10 contain currency and
bonds whose value cannot be estimated
YET,
One of the postal employees said
that only a few minutes after they
had arrived AT the station with their
police believe the robbery was an in
side job as the bandits seemed to have
knowledge Of the ban kshipment as
well as the time the truck would ar
rive and the number OF men guarding.
Thunas Carter, Richard J. Sliney
and Phillip Cahiu. postal employees.
said the five men. none of whom APP
peared to be more than 20 years old.
ali wore black masks and carried out
robbery in such a short time that the
attention of a Waterman and a rail-
road rail foreman working nearby was
not attracted until the robbers Were
speeding away on their motor car
with the II pouches.
Carter. who drove the mail truck
said he believed the bandit car fol-
lowed him from the postoftiee TO the
station.
Postal authorities while unable to
IS timate the amount of the loot. said
the shipments to the northwest which
usually go out on the ESQ A. NJ mail
train average about 100000 in value.
TIE mail truck had been backed 10
/ the curb in front of an elevator used
| 10 deliver mail to the basement Of the
statior- The bandit car arrived O no
| nent later and as II slowed up opposite
the truc kthree of the outlaws leaped
! from II and ran across the street. The
| trio faced seven postal and railway
| employees.
We're armed. Do exactly as we
gay" said the leader, who ordered one
Of the mail handlers TO remain on the
sidewalk TO avert suspicion and sent
the other snen into the truck 10 sepa-
rate the registered sacks from the
rest.
Throw the sacks into our machine.
ordered the leader. and as the railroad
and mail employees complied he added:
"Muca obliged. So long
He ieaped into the touring car with
| his aeconfpliees and stared.
stop that machine; it's Il hoid-up,
cried one of the railroad men. but the
| leader Of the robbers brandished a
pistol and pursuit stopped 1t was
1 the only sigh. of firearms reported 10
tie police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19

the dates being January n and q,
and these exams win count towards
the students standing according 10
the subjects.
The Cony High teachers held their
monthly soctaI sa&haring At 9 O'Clock
Tuesday evening at the science Abo-
ratories. the hosts and hostesses be-
ing Chester A. Floyd apd Misses Inez
81. Robinson, FlQrence n. Dag. Mar
tha A. Tucker and lice 6psu1ding.
Twenty-eight were present, including
besides the members Of the faculty;
Superintendent and Mrs. H. Fl. Stu
art, Mrs. Clarence Quimby and hrs
C. r Thompson.
The party took the form OF q cob
web party. the members finding their
places by rolling up balls Of .wine.
The laboratory tables had been trans
formed into banquet tables, and q de-
licious supper was served. following
which a social hour was enjoyed with
games until the time of the Conv-Cak
Grove basketball game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Dry Goods Market stronoer

New York, Jan. 1s-Dry goods markets
today were strengthened by offers Of
several large buying organizations to
purchase goods In quantities for cash
Baltimore corporation has it's COM
plete buying force here to take in So
ooo.00 worth OF dry goods while some
large catalogue houses are sending
special representatives 10 acquire avail
able stocks OF staple goods. Some retail
houses also are offering to buy spring
goods for immediate shipment
Cotton goods were -firmer, yarns tend
ed higher and buriaps were easier. Wool
goods markets awaited an opening of
the leading mems wear lines for fall
and expected announcements OF low
prices to clean up spring mill stocks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Joint Installation
OF Canton Augusta
And Ladies' Auxiliary

A large gathering of the members
of Canton Augusta. Patriarchs Mill
1ant, l. 9. o r.. and Gen. Levi Poor
Ladies auxiliary. together with their
families. assembled at Ode Fellows
hall Tuesday evening TO witness the
ceremonies Of the installation Of off,
GERS OF both organizations. which
we're most impressively carried out.
The WORK was done under the direc-
ton Of Erigadier General VIII G. Mil
Ter and staff.
The officers installed for the coming
year were as follows: For Canton Az
gusts,-captain. Fred Spearin.: lieuten-
ant George II. Wadleigb: ensign. John
Day: clerk. A NJ. Drummond; &C
countaat. W. &. Baldwin; s. bearer.
Edgar II. CsiBe; guard. r. Brooks
Brown; sentinel, Elmer ". Lapham:
picket. Fred J. Davidson. For the
Ladies Auxiliary-Presidsnt Carrie
Spear'B. vice president. Mildred Caine
secretarz. Edith Foster; treasurer.
Minnie Nichols: chaplain. Media Ia
her. past president. Sadie Austin
aids. Martha Philips. Lila Dreamer,
Rena Heath. Maude Day, Tlavia Fos-
Ter. Amelia Falconi. Elizabeth Foster
and sadie Best.
Following the work. entertainment
was furnished with a vocal solo by
Mrs. Carol Black. solo dance by Miss
Vivian Currier, and a vocal solo by
Mrs. i.6.sen Overlook.
Refreshments CT ice cream and cake
were served in the banquet hall al
The r1oss IF .he rneefirg The r1fsrfry
president, Mrs. Sadie Austin. was
presented, ON behalf OF The ladies',
with very handsome Sc of a half
loren silver teaspoons and tray. the
presentation being made by Mrs. Ar
thur Foster in a few we'll chosen
Ror6s-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
FIXED CHARGES WOULD
BOOST LOSSES SHIP
BOARDS OPERATIONS

New York, Jan. 1S.-Losses running
into millions of dollars would be
shown by the Shipping Board in the
operation of its vessels if fixed
charges We're taken into account, Col
4. II. Abadie today informed the
Walsh committee in its investigation
former general comptroller of the
Shipping Board
Failure TO include these fixed
charges. such as insurance, deprecia-
ton, interest, etc. he said, made the
financial statement show a profit,
when, according to sound industrial
practices. a net loss would be shown.
The witness brought with him to
the committee room a trunk full of
exhibits. From these exhibits and q
prepared statement he read his testi-
mony which promises TO take up the
greater part of tomorrow's session.
A chart which he identified as show
ing the voyage accounts of shipping
board vessels substantiated. he said,
his statement.
He testified as TO the efforts of the
comptroller's department to pick vi,
and bring TO a general accounting the
affairs Of the board-delayed during
the war for the reason that il was
ship production and not accounting
that the people demanded.
Among reasons attributed by him
for delay in accounting was inability
TO get record OF voyages and of aIlo-
cations. He said certain ALLEGATION
records never reached Washington
from New York, due possibly to fear
that German spies" might get hold
OF them during transmission. He
added that the Shipping board was
not so carefully guarded during the
war as the navy and army depart
ments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Arrest IL In Chicago
Theft of Mail Sacks

Chicago. jan 1s.-City detectives
and federal postal inspectors tonight
arrested IL men in a saloon in con-
nection with the theft early today OF
IL sacks of mail from truck at the
union station. but none of the miss
ing mail had been found.
Neither the federal officials nor the
city police tonight would place an es-
innate on the amount lost in the rob-
berg, except to say that it would
probably be low. In the meantime
officials and. financial houses were
checking up on their shipments to
find out just what loot the robbers
might have obtained
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Sand and Gravel
Men Admit Their
Combine Illegal

New York, Jan. ls-Four sand and
gravel corporations and their officers
ard directors pleaded guilty before
Federal Judge Hand today to indict-
menss charging violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
They agreed to dissolve the sand and
gravel board of trade and were fined a
total of sso.6ao.
The corporations pleading guilty were
the observation-disclosures Sand d Gravel
Corporation: Manhattan Sand Company.
Inc: Lenox Sand 4 Gravel Co. Inc. !:
and Colonial Sand & Stone Co. lac.
Teh indictments grew out Of testimony
before the Lockwood legislative COM
mittee. Each company was fined sa.ys:
each individual s1.0D0 TO s4.ooH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
BAY STATE PUPILS
|TOBE INSTRUCTED
IN AUTO DODGING

Boston. Jan. 1e.-Rules Of the road
win be taught the children Of the
elementary schools Of the state az q
means of reducing accidents which
last year killed lis children and in
jured 200 others. The SAFE Roads
Federation of Massachusetts today
wrote Governor Coz that in conse-
auence Of his suggestion that these
schools devote Is minutes each week
to study of the proper use OF the
highway il was sending q supply Of
Institutional leaflets for school use
The children are to be taught to wall
on the left side OF the road after sun.
down II there are no sidewalks in or
der toavoid automobiles coming az
from behind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19

Dublin. jan iS--A motor car with
eleven anxiiiaries. which left Ga,waS
today, was ambushed at Kiiroe. &C.
coraing TO statement given out by
dublin Castle. Thirty men attacked
.ne auxiiiaries with guns and bombs
from the woods on both sides n the
road. The auxiiiaries returned the
nre until the attacking party fled.
me auxiiiaries had one seriously ana
i've slightly wounded. '-s'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Accused Builders
Secretary Missing
Sought as Witness

New YORK, Jan 1s.-RosWeli d.
Tompkins, secretary of the Building
Trades Council. wanted by the pros
ecution as a witness against Robert
+. Brindell president of the council.
woh Is on trail for extortion, has dis
appeared.
This became known today when
Samuel Untermyer. counsel for the
prosecution placed several witnesses
on the stand in an effort TO learn
Tompkins' whereabouts.
Testimony was given that Richard
Pike, one of Brindeil's walking dele
gates under indictment, is also miss
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Nebraska Electors
to Fly to Capital

Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 1S-Mrs. H. H.
Wheeler. presidential elector. and
Mrs. Draper Smith, alternate. who
plan to carry the states electoral
vote to Washington by airplane, ex-
pect to leave Nebraska on their
flight next Thursday weather per-
hitting. Mrs. Smith. who is Sc years
cid, made trial fight here yester-
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
QUAKER CITY CLEARING
HOUSE FOR JOBLESS

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE CITY
councils finance committee today ap-
proved a preliminary appropriation
of $4,000 to establish municjpaI
clearing house for Philadelphia's I'M
employed Activities of all the well
fare organizations in the city would
be co-ordinated under the depart
ment of public welfare to lessen dis
tress among the jobless and their
families.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
SHERIFF STEVENS
SEEKS JOB u. S.
MARSHAL IN MAINE

Auburn, Jan. 1s-Sberiff Ferd f.
Stevens has returned from Washing
ton, where he went to confer with
Senators Frederick Hale and Bert NJ.
Fernald relative to appointment to the
Office of United States marshal 70
succeed John g. p. III. Wilson of this
city. Sheriff Stevens has announced
himself a candidate for the Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Newspaper Saves
Waterman from
Death in Fire

Raleigh. n. c. Jan. ls.-The III
wind thar blows somebody good
sometimes even blows up an elevator
shaft Frank French. Waterman. fell
into a comfortable snooze while read
ing newspaper. Fire started at the
bottom OF the elevator shaft beside
which Frank slept and licked upward
until it igrited the newspaper The
burning paper singed Franks fingers,
woke him up and he was just able 10
escape before his exit was cut of by
the fire
Frank now believes that a newspa-
per is always useful commodity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Legislative Committee Visits
Central Maine SanitOrium

The members of the legislative COM.
naittee on sanitoria came up from Az
gusta Tuesday and visited the Central
Maine sanitorium al Fairfield. together
with the trustees OF the institution.
Those who made. the trip were Senators
W. o. Cobb Of kennebec; ". S. Bemt
OF Somerset and Sargent of HsncoCk
and Representatives Arthur c FORBES
Of Paris; George Chamberlain Of Wins
low; II. S. Sawyer of Garland Allea
Wilson of Presaue Isle. P!uTumef Of
Bridgton. II Z, Read of Harmony and
Renai 4. Daigle of MadaWaska. The
trustees present were: DR.. T. T. HARDY
r. W Fits, Ralph Jewell of Fairfield
and Mrs George F. French Of Port.
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Foreign Briefs

liiio. Hawaiian Islands, Jan ia
cloud burst Sunday flooded sections
Of Hiio damaging stores and other
property 70 an extent estimated al
500, o6o. One hundred and fifty per-
sons were made homeless. The rain
fall at Kilauea volcano registered q
inches in ~ hours.
Triest, Jan. ls-D'Aanunzio lef.
Finme today by automobile. His de-
parture was pathetic The poet made
a long speech in the council hall and
DR.. Antonio Grossich. the provisional
governor. replied. The stores were
closed and there was great pup.ic
demonstration.
Berne. Switzerland. Jan. 1.-the
swiss Socialist party. which is voting
in sections on the question of adher-
ing to the q conditions laid down by
the third International has according
TO partial returns. decided against
Bolshevist doctrines by a vote of g.
500 to 500.
London. Jan. 1s-Trains are arriving
daily in Danzig loaded with artillery
supplies, bomb throwers and ammuni.
ton for the Polish army, says a wire
less message from Moscow TODAY.
quoting reports from Danzig. Tn.
Polish army. the despatch adds. is
hurriediy being organised under the
direction of French officers.
Toxic, Jan. 1s-The military reserr-
lists association at Takamatsu, prc.
vince OF Shikoku, has passed a resolu.
tion authorizing its officers TO file a
protest against the reported instruc-
lions issued by General Oh, the ia
panese commander at yiadivostok in
future not TO challenge Americans
The order OF General Oh 10 considered
suoVersive of military discipline.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
State Of Maine Branch
NEW ENGLAND HOME Foa
LITTLE Wanderers
t7s Main st., Wsteryille, Me.

rs Main St. Waterviiie, Me.
Cares for homeless, destitute and or
phan children. Sspportsd entirely BY
voluntary contributions.
NO STATE AID
Donations solicited that work may be
continues and enlarged.
officers - President Edward Heath,
Waterviile, Me-; vice president,
Mrs. Anna Drummond, Wsterviiie,
Me-; treasurer and attorney, Car
roll N. Perkins, WaterviiIs, Me-;
chairman Of finance committee,
Willard Cummings, SkoWhsgan.
Me-; extension secretary, Angela
N. ka'ioeh, Waterviile, Me.
jan1Sdst
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Raid in Dublin Subway

Dublin, Jan. 1s.-An official pro-
clamation has been issued in Upper
AIRY, cashel and KilimauIe districts,
owing to murders and attacks on po-
lice barracks.
An extensive raid was made today
in the Forks Hills district, south Arr
magh. Twenty-three arrests were
made. including lieutenant in the
republican army
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Girl Killed by Train

SauGus. Mass. Jan. 1s.-While
walking on the railroad tracks on her
way to greet her parents at the sta
tion mere today, Eileen Mexican. Is
years old. was crushed TO death by a
train. Her body was found shortly
after the train on which her parents
came from Boston had pulled into the
station and # is believed il was this
train that struck her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Its Battle Won,
Connecticut Suffrage
AssO. Disbands

New Haven. Lonn., Jan 1s-After 81
years Of effort and with its ambition
accomplished. the Connecticut Woman
Suffrage Association dissolved today.
Among those who in 1853 formed the
association were Susan E. Anthony.
Isabelle Beecher Hooker, Harriet
Beecheri Stowe. Julia Ward Howe, Rev.
c. e. Stowe and William Lloyd Garri-
son. Miss Frances Ellen Burr, So, alone
is living of the pioneer band. She was
secretary from 1853 TO 1910.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
Water Rescue Despite
Cold In Boston HarbOr

Boston. Jan. Is-The fact that the
Thermometer lowered just above the
zero mark did not deter William WANT,
seaman aboard British steamer Lady
of Gaspe, from jumping OF Commercial
wharf into the harbor today to rescue
Augustus Nelson who had tumbIed
into the water
Both men were taken TO a hospital
suffering from shock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
COLBY COLLEGE
A. A. Five Beats COburn In
Game MARRIED By Fouls

In the Coburn gymnasium TUESDAY
evening the fast Ceburn basketball
team went down in defeat before a
team using the name of the Water.
Vile Athletic Association The scort
was 40 TO o. The game would have
been fast one had il not been slowed
up by the twenty six fouls which
We're called by referee Mathews or
the Watervilie high school. The new.
set Of rules Were used. the game be-
ing an exhibition affair for the pBf--
pose of making clear these rules tes.
the various basketball organizations
or this section. BY these rules, per-
sonai contact in nine cases out Of ten T.
constitutes a personal foul
The teams of Oakland High school
YAK Grove seminary. Winslow High
school. Waterville High school Good
VIII Academy, the Bessey school. ahds
the independent teams from Celt5s
college were present by special inyita1p
ton to see this exposition of thsa
rules. which, IL is claimed. will clean
up basketball in this State. Coburn -
normally fast team was crippled eNl
the loss of several strong men wheil
were out OF the game because o.
oTercnts or Deficiencies. The a. A..
Team, which was composed Of me X
Colby Comets was slowed up by inc
tact that the men were not acquairi''l
ed toany extent with The rules UNDER
which they played. and so were fouied Z
OFTEN. Lind was easily supreme fds
Sobnrn. netting ten baskets. SmitR''
and Lowery excelled in the offenss
Tor the A. A. Enholm coming through;
on the defense. The summary: +
Cob1,rf. 80 RE pis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19
COny Faculty Favors
Mid-Year Exams.

Unanimous Vote in Favor Taken a.
Weekly Meeting of Teachers Mon
day-Mid Years Will Be Held Jan
n and % for First Time in Two OF
Three Yesrs
At the weekly meeting of the teach
ers OF the Cony High school held
Monday. Superintendent of Schools II.
n. stuart gave an address on the
subject, The Value of the Written
ton"
This was followed by a question pc
rod during which the issue was raised
reRarding the advisability of holding
mid-year examinations. A vote was
1aAen and the faculty, voted nuani-
Ehously in favor. For the first time
in two or thee years mid-year exams
will be held this year at Cony High,