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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
Or. Bells "reminiscences.

Some interesting "reminiscences are
told in The London Times by DR..
Alexander Graham Bell. inventor of
the telephone. DR.. Bell, who recently
visited his native city of Edinburgh
freedom of which was conferred upon
him. was interviewed by a member
Of the Times staff. who renders the
conversation as follows:
Il finished with the telephone over
thirty-five years ago, but it has been
extremely interesting to watch its
progress This evening have been
nearing of future DEVELOPMENTS ~
the meeting of the wireless section
OF the Institute of Electrical sEiisi-
neers. l heard a most Interesting
address, by Professor EccIes. I rem
resent the past Eccles repre-
sents the future. When invented
the telephone forty-fi Ave Years APO
nobody realized the DEVELOPMENTS
which would take !. place. In 1877
or 1873 the directors of the National
Telephone Company, which had inst
been organized asked me for. INV
ideas as to the future Of the tele-.
phone. | created a great smile by
outlining the central exchange !. avs,
tenn which exists today. 1T seemed
like Utopiarl dream to those d.
rectors, and my letter, which WAS
printed and sent. to each director.
has often been quoted to show the
ambition of an inventor Not s
single copy ofsthat letter was i5re-
served. and when /, asked the 70 I
cipients of it whatsthey had done
with it the invarfable replysw -.
We'll, j rather smiled at IT and
tore it up. 2
Asked what he, thought of our
British telephone system. DR., a. Bell
shrugged his shoulders and ,replieti.
Il do not want to. say too much
about it.. 4 think you do very wen.
but You do not compare well with
the United States. and think re-
cent history in the United States re.
yeals the cause. We had the best
system of telephony in. the world he.
fore the war in the United Stafes
Then we came into the war. the
telephone was taken out. Of the. hands
of private companies and run by the
government. Immediately the ef-
nciency of the service felr. Now the
control has been returned to the COM
panies, and | hope the efficiency wifi
improve. The decrease in eff1ciencv
in consequence pr government own.
ership is found elsewhere"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
Pumpkin an American Plant.

The home of the pumpkin is be-.
lieved to, be America. IT has been
found growing wild in Mexico, ana
was under cultivation by the abo-
frgines in Florida, Mexico and the
West Indies, when these regions were
first visited by Europeans. DR.. Gray
the botanist. believed that all species
except gourd squash are American
The species and varieties of this
vegetable have been so confused thai
this is not certain. The cheese pump.
Kin and the sugar pumpkin are used
Tor making a circular opening in the
top, the center of which is the stem
Through this hole the seeds and pulp
are removed, and the cavity flleo
with sliced apples, spices and sugar
The whole is then baked and served
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
Armament Talk
at Farewell !
Luncheon to NibIack

London Jan. 20-The Pilgrims today
gave q luncheon in honor of Vice Adj
miral Albert p. Niblack, commander of
the American naval forces in European
waters, prior to his departure for the
Mediterranean sea on board his nag
ship the cruiser Pittsburgh.
In addition to Admiral Niblack. Lord
Desborough. Vice Admiral Sir William
Lowtter Grant and the Earl of Onslow
made addresses.
Admiral Grant discucced the question
of naval competition. Incidentally he
said he believed he knew the feeling
of the United States regarding arma-
mems, because. among others" he had
talked with Senator (now President.
eIect) Harding at Washington.
II am opposed" he said. ito great
PROGRAM of capital ships. because am
opposed to anything that will bring
about shipbuilding competition between
business to oppose such competition
Admiral Grant expressed regret at
what he said was the beginning OF mis-
trust and suspicion among a consid-
cradle section Of the two peoples.
1T is inevitable" said Admiral Nj
black. that great Britain and America
should be rivals in foreign markets.
The future of anglo-Ameriean relations
must depend on the spirit in which both
sides face this competition and the
sporting proposition. The world will
recognize the necessity which compels
Americans to look abroad and will not
view with, suspicion their present ac-
tivities. which seek to salvage from the
output OF the. war shipping as is re-
CURED by economic conditions.
Personally 1 think that in the mari
time development of America there is
no better guarantee of the freedom OF
the seas, of the rights of small nations
and of the balance of power in the
world than maintenance of Anglo
Saxon ideals. 1t is only natural that
America should share with England and
the other countries the worlds sea
borne trade"
Admiral NibIack emphasized that
the present mission of the American
navy in European waters was hur1ani-
tartan. Incidentally he scoffed at the
idea that America would not be able to
maintain a great navy through lack
of man-power.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21

The Indian is more impressive on his
horse than Of 1t. Therefore nearly every
artist who has been inspired to sketch
the Indian has put horse under him.
So probably the artists themselves are
to blame for the common impression
that the horse and the red man have
always been inseparable, when as a
matter OF fact. Columbus had come and
gone long before the horse had found
his place in the new world. The In
dams acquaintance with the horse
dates back to the visits OF Cortex, Co.
ronado and De Soto. all OF whom came
equipped with horses. The last two.
threading their way through the new
land, had many horses in their trains
These escaping. became the nucleus of
the wild herds that later corners found
here.-Clark Wissler IN the American
Indian magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21

down for a little time, but as the de-
lay went on the men in the balcony
became more unruly. Then higgins
came on again. This time he was
more successful and the impersona.
ton was gone thraugh with. The. on
~ missiles thrown at this time were
peanuts. Two college men, Ray Dan
iels, % and Roswell Sadd "a, next APP
peared, waving handkerchief, al
flags of truce. Their selection was re-
ceived with applause. They were fol-
lowed by Leg Nichols who with Dam
iels as Iaccompanist played violin
solo. Clarence Emery "a. then sang
Christ in Flanders and was well
applauded- The three returned again
and were well received Then there
was long wait. Cries Of "Oh, Olney''
rang out. The officers prevented
. trouble. Then Higgins appeared and
started his lecture on eThe Kingdom
Around the Corner and was not
very successful. Peanuts and other
things whistled through the air. He
stopped the riot for short time with
a few words, saying that perhaps a
to see the slides with whichrthe lee
ture was. illustrated. st,s Z
Hardly had he shown six pictures
when he was again. driven from the
stage. Then President Roberts of the
college arose. to greeting of cheers.
He started to speak but was stopped
by an officer in the balcony. He con-
tinued. however. and ordered the boys
to stop their nonsense and then to go
home. After this the noisy element
in the balcony and elsewhere in the
theatre left and Mr.. Higgins was suf-
fered to go on. t,s
/, The lecture itself was most interest
ing and the slides shown were of some
of tlfe most wonderful scenery in the
United States. They covered in pic
lures the Rocky mountains, the Grand
Canyon, New Mexico. the Yosemite
Valley and California. The slides were
beautifully colored and gave the au-
dience fine idea of the scenic beau
ties in this. country and could make
one well believe that foreign travel is
not necessary to view the glorfes of
nature. $50
err movement, telling how young boys
are taken from the street or other UNI
promising surroundings and educated
and given disadvantages OF good en-.
vironment. 1T is not given to all OF
us to inspire beautiful shafts of mar.
BILE or tablets of bronze" said Mr..
Higgins in the afternoon address, 'but
1T is the privilege Of every human be-
ing to plant within some fellows
breast an ever-blooming friendship
that will endure for al leternity and
to gather for himself all the fruit IL
bears"
The reason for the demonstration
against Mr.. Higgins may be ascribed
to the fact that he has been a visitor
at one of the college fraternity houses
for several weeks and is not over-popu.
lar with the college boys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
Insects Not Prohibitionists

There are no prohibitionists among
the insects, says a correspondent.
Hundreds of wasps were recently OBJ
served among the fir trees of Keston
lake crawling eagerly over spindles
and sucking at drops of turpentine
which form at this time of year. A
vast humming came from the trees
reminiscent of the midsummer ring
over the heated hay fields. Large
flies and bIue-bottles were also seen.
in many cases the insects consumed
80 much of the firewater that they
fell to the ground in q drunken stup-
or, or chung hazardly to the trees
The wolf-spider chasing its prey
through the grass like a dog was hay-
ing q rich harvest. Other insects
came to the bacchanalian repast. A
species of aphis was much in evil
dence and also it's keeper, the ant.
busy milking it of its gathered liquor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
URGES WORKERS
TO OWNHOMES

Rev. Arthur Leonard Wadsworth.
cousin of Henry wadsworth Longfel-
low. was the speaker at the noon
meeting at the railroad shops Thurs
day, his subject, own Your own
Home" being one of the phas es Of the
general program of thrift week. After
quoting several passages from poems
and prose regarding the sanctity and
beauty of home, the last. of which
was Home owned hearts are the hap.
pest" MIR. Wadsworth told the men
of how he got his home in Pasadena,
Cal. He said he made the purchase
Is years ago for $4,000 and for. the
last seven or eight years had en-
joyed the feeling of having a home
Of his own. He said that the owning
of home in his case. had meant
much that he could summarize under
seven heads. ~ r'tI ~
The first point made was that il had
encouraged thrift; second, he had ser
cured himself a permanent home.
That he had had to move. many times
before he had really found a, place
TO live and remain. He explained
that thrift has to do with earning
money, saving money, spending mon
ey. investing money and also giving
money. The third point in. his favor
was that it made him independent.
No landlord could tell him to get out
IF the house. ITO make this point
stronger he gave several illustrations
where during the few, years past sew
eral families had been obliged to move
from the homes they were, renting of
others, and purchase homes of their
own at big prices. The fourth point
was that It gave his, children a bet
ter chance They could play on the
lawn. they could have company, they
could do many OF the things forbid
den in rented homes. Fifth, it gave
him better standing in the communi-
ty and more interest in the welfare of
the community and also afforded him
a chance to negotiate loans. if he need
ed the mdnex. Sixth, it Increased his
self-respect: and seventh. it was r
good investment. He had had is years
of life and happiness and his property
had doubled in value. fss~,4
Mr.. Wadsworth stated that in the
country at large A. per cent: of. the
people own their own homes and that
S4.500.000 of, money was invested in
loan associations, the total assets of
which were $4,000. 100000. Z Sixty per
cent. of Waterville home& he said,
were owned by Waterville inhabitants.
Regarding his own home. he stated
that it cost him $4,000 when. he bought
it. He had beeh paying sac a, month
,ort If he had cont ina,ed for fhe ~
years rent he would have paid out
$500, and he claimed that he had
made $3.50 on the investment. Mr..
Wadsworth spoke at the $50. o'clock
meeting at the Y. M. c., A. along the
same lines. !. The attendance was the
largest at any of the meetings and. the
men were more than impressed with
Mr.. wadsworth's talk. He laid be-
fore them the plan OF the .Waterville
building & Loan Association for build
ing homes for people and gave, it hia
appreciation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
Drought Rests Australian Land.

what the snow is to CANADA
drought is to Australia. 1t rests
land, which otherwise would exhaust
itself by its own fertility. OF the
amazing recuperative powers 81
Australian land under moderate rain
after drought that has scarified the
face of the country into grim
specter of ash-drg barrenness. there
is no doubt. You may ride HUNDREDS
OF miles through country where the
uryness is as that Of Ezekiel's bones
and returning three weeks later ma.
md q green prairie Of grass tina,
sweeps your horses knees. This WIN
not happen everywhere; but there
are innunerable parts of Austraha
where It Is a commonplace Of expert
ence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
|Middlesex District
Attorney Replies
to Allen Charges

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 2O-D,s,,.
Attorney Nathan A. Tufts of Midd,.
sex county today issued a statemss.
in connection with the criticism bv a,
torney General Allen in his annual -
port made public last night OF NJ
Tufts activities in returning to st.s.
prison, Herman A. Barney, an escansS
convict.
my offense seems to be that. for m.
purpose of getting Barney back in nr,.
on. where he belonged, / respected ~.
confidence given me as a condi,io,
precedent to his surrender" the stat.
rnent said. EFF l had not given NJ.
word to respect those condolences Ra,
ney would not have surrendered ana
probably would be at large today Tn.
silly story that l ever said or dreamea
of Barney's return helping me in
political fight is only devised as
smoke screen.
las to auto cases i'm general: I hav.
tried since ] have been district sttos.
ney to get additional terms of com,
for the trial of cases. The present svs
TEN is utterly inadequate, fact which
K have stated time and again to In,
chief justice of the superior court /,
is true that we had many automobI.
cases pending. 1t is equally true thu,
we had many more cases of otbsr
crimes pending. Al the present tim.
some $50 cases, with no possibility d
trial for a great majority of them. are
pending on our docket
District Attorney Tufts stated tha,
when the attorney general announces
his intention of taking charge of auto.
mobile prosecutions throughout the
state he offered to help him in any way
HE has never accepted myoffer. II.
stead he sent Mr.. Hurlburt. Henry
Hurlburt, special assistant attorney
generaD into our Office practically IL
assume charge. / restented his failure
to tell us the truth, as in the kozlow.
sky case, when he knew that we were
looking for this defendant who was a
fugitive from justice and he told nv
assistant, Mr.. Harvey, that he did not
know where he was. when as a matter
of fact he had had him in conference in
the attorney generals office that very
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21

There will be five events OH the card
for this evening at the Waterville
Athletic Club Nall. to which the pub
lie is cordially invited. The main
bout will be between Young Joseph
of Winslow and the Zulu Kid of this
city. The semi-finals will consist of
bout between Young Georges Carpen-
tier OF the North End and Young Hig-
gins of the South End. Thetprelimi-
naries will consist of three bouts, one
between Kid Dennis of Winslow and
Young Abe Attell of Waterville. Babe
Kouth of Fairfield and K. Q. Wilson
of Oakland, Young Fulton of Canada
and Joe Lynch of Gardiner. Clifford
Vigue will act as referee. AS a nov
city George Maheu will give an exhi-
bition showing how he can overcome
handouts and rope-tying. He has ex-
tended an invitation to any policeman
in town to put the handouts on him or
to tie him UP. and guarantees 10 es-
cape.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
Blue Favored BY Men.

ASH any man what color he likes
his wife or sweetheart to wear, and
It's ten chances to one he'll tell you
..white" or blue" White has always
been held to represent purity. The
Bible uses that color to symbolize
absolute stainIessness; poets from the
very first have sung about 1t, and
writers have written about the white
ness Of good wopan's soul. In the
same way blue has always been held
TO mean gentleness, truth ana stead
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21

The Unitarian Alliance was de-
iishtfully entertained Thursday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Edward
Ware of Park. street. After short
business session, a musical, literary
and social afternoon was passed.
Miss Nora B. Greeley sang a group
of songs in a most pleasing manner,
being accompanied by Mrs. Clifford
Keif. Miss Mary Redington enter
tanned with a reading. Refreshments
were served by the hostess. accom-
panied by Mrs. Phil Ware
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
FOresters' and Companions
Officers are Installed

Officers elect of Court Pine Tree,
Pine Cone Circle, No. 1852, Compan-
ions of the Forest, Were Jointly in
stalled on. Thursday. evening. The
following officers of Court Pine Tree
were installed by deputy chief rang
er, Lawrence Moulton and chief rang
er. Peter Bush, assisted by John j.
White as herald: Sub chief ranger
William Mariner; financial secre-
tary, John J. White; treasurer, Fred
w. Hefferman; recording secretary,
Charlton ; Finley: senior woodward,
john stevens; junior woodward, Har-
old Wasgett: senior beadle, Henry
Britt. junior beadle, Joseph, Couture:
lecturer. Harold Allard: trustee, three
years, Herman Redman.
The. officers of Pine Cone Circle
who were installed. by State Deputy
Lillian Heffernan.s assisted by Nettie
Simpson as marshal, are: Chief COM
panion, Lucy Fowler; sub chief, Cora
Jones; financial secretary, Laura
CuTI1eT, treasurer, Soii"s 'cHcS,
eording secretary, Thelma Tohey;
right guide. Evelyn .Whitten;r left
guide, Louise Pratt; inside guard.
Emma Ellis; outside guard, Agnes
Nichols; trustees, Emma Olson, Ma
BILE Stearns, Clara Mariner.
The hall was decorated in national
colors. About, ESQ witnessed the cere-
monies Ice cream and cake were
.ar,-oj ~. = s-"3 'fT~N f4r
A past chief ranger jewel was pre-
scented to Perley A. Donaldson by
Peter Bush, Jr. A past chief com
panion jewel was given to Mrs. Jen-
ME L. White by Circle Deputy Emma
LePlain.
A social dance followed the. install
1atiOn f
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cannibaIs' odd DueIins Custom

The Pangwes, cannibal tribe of
Africa. had an odd way of settling
disputes with neighboring tribes.
When they wished to settle point
they sent work to the tribe with
which they had dispute. and the tribe
selected 20 men, the Pangwes sim
iiar> number These constituted the
armies" that were to settle the dis
pute. Both armies then repaired to
an island in the riveN set their Ca
noes adfift, completely cutting them
selves off from any assistance, and
went to it. They hunted each other
down through the trees and fought
until all but one man was killed. The
tribe to which this sole survivor be-
lenged was the. victor, and to it be-
longed all the dead on the island. The
victorious tribe then carried Off the
dead, friend and foe alike, and feast
ed for eight or ten days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
.Eidridqe Randall

Eldridge Randall Of Eas Vassal-
boro died at the home of his son, Will
liam Randall, Thursday morning at the
age of 81 years. He is survived by a
widow, two sons, William of East Vas
salboro and Elmer of Easton. Mass.
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day afternoon at L o'clock at the
home, Rev. John Gibson officiating.
Burial will be at Cross HILL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
BEFORE WHITE MANS COMING
Eight Groups Of Indians Divided the
Land Which We Now Know as
Nnr$h ASnArina

The North American Indians were
divided into seven or eight great
groups, according to their various
languages The Algonquins made up
the largest family, comprising the
eastern tribes of Canada and the
United States south of Hudson bay,
east Of the Mississippi river and south
to Virginia and Tennessee. including
the Ojibwas. Ottawas, Crees. Algon-
quins and Blackfeet. The 1roquois
of FIVE Nations of Cooper's stirring
tales inhabited the east central states.
including New York. West Of them
lived the Dakotas or Sioux, from Can
ada to Arkansas and from the Mis-
sissippi 10 the Rocky mountains. The
Muskokis or Appalachians occupied the
southeastern states as far west as the
Mississippi; while the Shoshonis were
at home in the region from Texas to
Montana and from California to Idaho.
The Athabascas, the Yumas, and the
Pueblos occupied Alaska and Canada,
Oregon and New Mexico respectively
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Stake. Holder Satisfied

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 20.-Robert
w. Edgren, stakeholder in the Demp-
sey-Carpentier bout. said today that
he was satisfied that all terms Of the
contract had been properly observed.
1.-The only possible hitch he added,
els in Carpenters posting his forfeit
in Paris. There may be some tech
nicality there. but / believe the pro-
moters will accept his action as with
in the agreement"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21

Pine National orsanfsAtion Yor p,,h
lie Health Nursing today announces
the opening on Fsbruary / Of 4 earn
paisn for D,0o new sustainins mem.
bers The object OF the campaign. ac-
cofding to the national chairman. Ala.
ardes N. whits, ID to obtain NOT nnl,,
the financial support OF Thousands j,
citisens who win become member :.
nominal annual dues but also ths,,
moral influence IN spreading fhra,,s,..
ovt the country knowledge 81 ~. "a
'iAtionshtp 81 public health nnrs,r.. a. =
national welfare. y
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}. A. r. Contribution for Polish Inn
migrants .,-.s...

Koussinoea Chapter d. A. F.s of
which Mrs. Blaine s. viles is regent.
is sending Is women's hats and IS
pairs of shoes to the Polish immi-
grant headquarters at Ellis Island. as
a contribution to the Polish arrivals.
Mrs. FL. l.. Sherburne is chairman of
the committee of conservation and
thrift, which was in charge of solicit
ing the contributions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21
Funeral Of Miss Ade,jne Martin

Funeral services for Miss Adeline
Martin were held Thursday morning
at o'clock at the st. Francis de
Sales church The bearers were
Lionel Michaud, Wallace Provost,
Joseph Provost and Eddie Bizier.
Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21

Miss Elizabeth Macomber, who teach
es in Skowhegan, was called to her
home in Ellsworth Thursday, having re-
ceived word that her father was killed
in an automobile accident. Miss Ma
comber has visited here many times
and has many friends. who, will regret
to hear of her loss. -.~..,-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21

The forum committee Of the Cham
Der of Commerce met at the rooms
Thursday afternoon for the purpose of
canvassing the list of suggestions
which have been submitted by THE
members, from which the committee
will select those which will consti-
tute the years work; also to discuss
the January meeting of the chamber,
which will probably occur on the 31st
of the month. The meeting was adj
journed till Saturday morning at 10
o'clock.