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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
Honors Belfast Man

Ihe appointment of Belfast man
as Dean Of the PremedicaI school in
connection with the Peking Union
Medical college, China, is very pleas
ing to his friends. DR.. Stanley d.. Will
son, son of Manley o. Wilson. of Rel.
iast, has just received this honor. He
IS honorarr professor and head of the
chemistry department OF Pekine uni-
versity, having for the past five vears
neen located in China. as head of the
chemistry department of Union Med
,cai coiieee. He had planned to visit
,,s h,. olu nome IN Belfast this summer
"uo 'nuse new duties will not permit.
Rr. Wilson il a graduate Of I,r;uor
sity >of Chicago receiving hi. ph n
there and was recommended bv u re-
the Rockefeller Foundation for tho
position he has held for five years in
China. III
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24

, town on the evening train Friday
and will be guests Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Griffin at their
summer home on sthe east shore of
Lake Wesserrunsett.
Mrs. Harold Kilton and daughter,
Doris. arrived in town Friday after
noon from Machias and are guests OF
Mr.. Kittens sister and husband. Mr..
and Mrs. d. Herbert Smith, Summer
street Mr.. Kilton who is employed
by the Maine Central Railroad COM
pany came Saturday. to visit the
Smiths over Sunday.
c. J. Abbey, superintendent of the
outside work of the G. Nj. p. Co. in
this section, accompanied by Mrs.
Abbey motored to Ocean Point. Sum
day, where they will pass week
with Mrs. Abbey's sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sedge-
ley OF Waterville, who are passing
the month of July at the Point.
Mrs. Howard Sawyer and son, Mil
lard of Waterville and Mrs. z. w.
Bartlett Of Beecher Falls, VT, ar
rived In town Saturday and went to
Lakewood, where theyl will enjoy q
vacation occupying the Hoxie cot
tage. Mr.. Sawyer who is employed
on the Maine Central. will pass his
lay offs at the lake with Mrs. Sawyer
and son. ~
Miss Alta Young, who has been
in Auburn for two weeks attending
summer school at the Maine
School of Commerce. arrived in
Skowhegan, Saturday. Miss Young
is one of the teachers in the vom-
mercial department in the High
School and is passing the summer at
the home of. her father, George
Young, at East Madison on the east
shore of Lake Wesserrunsett.
Mr.\ and Mrs. William Gatherer of
| Waterville, who have been the guests
| for a week of Mrs. Gatherers sister
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs, Edward F.
/ Lord, at their home on the River road
to Waterville, returned to their home
in Waterville, Saturday msrning.
They were accompanied home by
their little daughter, Miss Edna, who
has been passing several weeks with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lord.
Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam
have received a telegram announc-
ing the birth on Thursday, July 10th,
of a little daughter to Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Merriam of Cleveland, Ohio
The little stranger has been named
Marguerite. Elaine, the first name
being in memory of next to the
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Merriam, who died a few years ago
Mr. Merriam is the youngest son OF
Rev. and Mrs. Merriam and has
many friends in SkoWhegan. who
will be pleased to learn Of the birth
of little daughter.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Jud,
kins of San Diego, Cal, will be inter
ested to know that they are enjoying
camping trip at Yellowltone Park
and are going across to Seattle and
down the coast. Mr.. Judkins is a SOM
erset county young man. having lived
in Athens and Harmony during his
boyhood. His mother, Mrs. Almedia
Penn III, and two sister, Mrs. Emu "a
-urray and Mrs. Mary Baele, now re-
l.: in Madison. Last year Mr.. .iud-
kins and wife and son spent the entire
sumner Cn an eastern trip, visiting
relatives in Skowhcgan and other SOM
crset county towns.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
Radio Concert

The radio was working so well and
the concerts from the broadcasting
stations were so clear on FRIDAY
night, that DIR. Foster C. Small. was
not only able TO herr it all over his
house by means Of a horn, but relayed
1t to the telephone and gave many
others the pleasure of hearing vocal
and instrumental numbers in their
own homes. They plainly heard a
piano solo, a Kreisler composition.
broadcasted from Schenectady, also a
violin solo and several local numbers
i'rolr to this DR.. Small had listened
TO program by the U. S. Military
band PLAYING in Washington. He has
very fine outfit, probably the bes,
IN the city and enjoys it very much.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
MAINE UNDERWOOD
MANAGER PROMOTED

Portland, Me-. July 22.-Beverly
II. Kitchen. for the past years man.
ager of the Underwood Typewriter
Company's business for the states of
Maine and New Hampshire, has been
promoted to the managership of the
company's business in the state of
Maryland, with headquarters at
Baltimore and takes up his new
duties on the first of August.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
PORTLAND METHODIST
OPEN CAMP MEETING

Old Orchard. Me-. July 22-The
Portland district Methodist camp
meeting opened here tonight for n
lo-day session. Rev. j, NJ. Arters,
superintendent of the district, pre-
SIDED at the first meeting and the
sermon was preached by DR.. Homer
z. Wark. Bishop Hughes of Boston
will preach tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
Miss Saue Pjeases

Miss Grace Sage, the charming i'm
personator of the Leland Powers
school, made another appearance in
Belfast on Friday night. and renewed
many pleasant acquaintances, made
on former visits, for those who heard
her in Peg O. My Heart and Daddy
Long Legs, were most anxious to hear
her program offered in the Methodist
church by the Dorcas Guild.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24

Miss Idonia Hibbs, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Bowden on Benton avenue,
has returned to Peaks Island.
Isabelle Grant of Amesbury, Mass,
Is guest of Miss Jennie Burgess,
for a few weeks.
The hen house of Lemuel Bowden
was struck by lightning during the
recent shower.
Scott Wood had the misfortune to
loose As chickens by skunks re-
Gently.
The regular meeting of the Fort
Halifax Chapter d. A. r. will meet
to-day at 2:30 p. NJ. at the home
of Mrs. Emily Horne on the Garland
~oad
The annual Sunday school picnic
of the Winslow Congrer ''onal Sun
day school will be held Tuesday in
Garlands grove on the Carl nd road.
Benton Sunday school has been in
vited.
Mrs. L. H. Hersom and daughter
Gladys have returned to their home
in Oakland after visiting Mrs. Her.
SONS daughter and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. J. 3. Smith of Clinton av-
enue for several weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
Luncheon Bridge

given Friday at one O'Clock by Mrs.
Allen NJ. Howes and Miss Belle Keat-
ing at the home of the former in
Church street, in honor of Miss Clara
B. Heating of Allston, Mass, who is
passing the month with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George !. Heating. The
guests were served at small tables
which were later used for the game,
Misses Hope Dorman and Katherine
Brown assisting the hostesses.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
MAYOR THORNDYKE
OF ROCKLAND. DIES

Rockland, Me. July 22.-Reuben
3 Thorndike. who, was serving his
fourth consecutive term as mayor.
died today at the age of 53. He was
nominated at the June primaries as
democratic candidate for sheriff of
Knox county. He formerly was
manager of the Farmers. Irnio,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
18th Regiment Reunion

The 10Th Maine Regimental Asso-
citation will hold it's annual reunion,
Thursday, August gath, in East Vas
salboro in the Grange half. Electric
cars will leave Waterville at 1880 and
Augusta at nine and eleven. 1t is
urged that all members and honorary
members of the association be present
and make this a big get-together of
the boys of '61-5, and their friends
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24

accompanied by Mrs. Cool. formerly
Miss Edith Dunton Of Belfast grad
uate of Nc. Holyoke College, and their
two children. They will also travel
in England, and France. ..u,.ss.s.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
BELFAST
Funeral of Mrs. Lillian Lenfest Nick

Funeral Of Mrs. Lillian Lenfest NICK
erson
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian
Lenfest Nickerson were held Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock, in the Uni
versalist church. ReY. William
Vaughan officiating. Mrs. Nickerson
died Thursday night, at the age Of
3S. She was born in Brooks, where
the remains will be taken for burial.
Her father was Granville Lenfest and
her only surviving relatives are Mrs.
Martha Harvey and Mrs. Sarah MUIR
ply.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
Sail for Spain

Charies Dean Cool professor Of
the spanish department of the Unit
versity of Wisconsin. has been given
70 months leave and will sail next
month for Spain. to further perfect
himself IN the language. He win be
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
Epw0rth League Field Day
At Lake Wesserrunsett

The EpwOrth League of the Cent
enary Methodist church had a de-
lightful afternoon and early even
ing, Friday, at the summer home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 3. Lamb on the
east shore of Lake Wesserrunsett.
The young people assembled at the
church in the early part of the af-
ternoon and were taken in automo-
biles to the scene of the party. For
ty were in attendance. The arrange
ments for the affair were directed
by Mrs. Grace Tucker, the fourth
vice. president of the League, who
was assisted by Mrs. Herbert L. Nj
chols, Mrs. Alma Bishop, Mr.. Gordon
Grundy and William Cole. The af-
fair was a great success and appre-
citation is due Mrs. Tucker and her
assistants.
The day was ideal for an out of
door affair as is likewise the home
| Of the Lambs at Lake Wesserrunsett,
Z who proved themselves most cordial
host and hostess on Friday after
noon. as many times in the past
Many out of door sports and stunts
were INDUCED in, and at six o'clock a
delicious picnic lunch was served.
which consister of sandwiches, olives,
cake and lemonade.
The return trip was made by auto
and the party reluctantly broke up
after most happy time was passed
by oil who were privileged to attend,
Shower Party
At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
man Rowell on Leavitt street Friday
| evening a delightful party was given
by Mrs. Rowell for Miss Inga Wilson
OF West Brooksville, who while being
employed here makes her home with
Mr. and Mrs. Rowell. The party was
shower party for Miss Wilson in
honor of her approaching marriage to
Ivan Dyer, which will take place in the
early fall.
Miss Wilson was invited out for
supper at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Sawyer. Main street, after which
she returned to the Rowell home to
invite Mrs. Rowell to go to Lakewood
with her, and found % Of her friends
assembled in the living rooms, which
we're prettily decorated with yellow
daisies and sweet peas. Upon a table
in the living room Miss Wilson found
handsome 112-picce set of dishes,
gift which tie friends had brought
for her.
The evening was happily passed
playing games and doing stunts and
was most jolly occasion.
Delicious refreshments Of fruit
salad. sandwiches. assorted cakes.
punch and mints were served in the
dining room. which was attractively
decorated with sweet peas. daisies and
yellow and white crepe paper and
beautiful pond lillies
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24

credit is due Albert LeClair. Grace
Garland, Eva, Higgins and Ernest
Priest for the splendid entertainment.
Refreshments of ice cream was
served after which games were
played until late hour. with Miss
Doris Garland at the piano.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
Girls! +! This Delightful
New Vanishing Cream


Your complexion from the use of this
old.fashioned beauty recipe brought up to
cate, must quickly show decided i'm.
provement or your dealer is authorized -
.eturn your money. Be sure you get
H0Ward's ButtermiIk Cream
H. Y. Goodrich. Partridge's Pharma. !.
cy. John Coughlin. +. C. Fletcher. n p
bither. Gilbert Picard can supply you.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-24
Funeral Of Mrs. Frank Orost

The funeral service for Mrs. Frank
night. was held at the Drost home on
Parkman Hill Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. Rev. Charles II. McIlhinney
of Madison. The burial was made in
the Southside cemetery. The service
was attended by many relatives and
friends. Among the out-of-town peo-
pie attending the service was a daugh-
ter Mrs. Martha Rowell. a nurse at
the State hospital. Fairfield: a sister
of oldtown. and another sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cole Of
Springfield. Maine.
The Pattehgall Club, which was
recently organized with the follow
Ing officers, chairwoman, Mrs. Lila
H. Fiend, vice chairwoman, Mrs. Mel
lie Hopkins. secretary Mrs. Ethel
Madden and treasurer Mrs. Belle
| Hill. will hold its second meeting
since organization this Monday even
ing at eight o'clock in the Grand
Army Hall. 1t is expected that an
out or town speaker will address the
meeting. Refreshments will be
served by committee composed of
Miss Rachel Conant. Miss Gladys
Rowell, Mrs. Lou Games, directed
by the chairman, Mrs. Sarah witham.
The funeral service for Philomine
Pooler. who died at the home of her
son, Louis Pooler, on Milburn street,
saturday morning. will be held this
Monday morning az the Notre Dame
OF Lourdes church. of which she
was a comunicant, and will be con-
Quoted by the paster, the Rev. Faith
er J. Louis A. Rcnaud The burial
will be in the st. Mary's catholic
cemetery. 70 l..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-26
SIP COLLECTED.lN
POLICE COURT TODAY

Fines amounting to SIP We're
collected in police court ms
morning when mum Der Of prison
ers were before Mayor W. w Con
away for a hearing. Drunkeness
and lettering were the chief Of
lenses.
Two houses were raided last
night and couples were found IN
each house. They were placed
under arrest and put up forfeits
for their appearance at ponce
court this morning. w. M. Quinn
and Ethel Parker we're arrested in
Monroe street and were each fined
$50 and cots. Another couple, CIV
ing the names of "A. P. Parrish and
iDovie .Worthington were arrested
in Jefferson street and were each
fined a similar amount.
James Murrey. Robe-. Murrey
and Daniel Ward were arrested in
washington street. on charges OF
being intoxicated. They did not
deny the charges at police court
today and were each fined So. EN-
M EFT Osgood was fined SIS for being
intoxicated, and being unable to
pay his fine he went back to jail
Charles Cummins and Dan Fagore
were also picked up in Jackson
street on charges Of being intoxi-
Gated. The usual fine of IS was
imposed upon them.
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URGES AMERICA
TO AID EUROPE u: D {
Governor Cox Claims Quick
Action Needed to Re
habiiitate Nations.

| aa n
LONON, Aug: 90. james M
Cox. former Democratic candidate
for President. was the guest OF
Prime Minister Lloyd George at
breakfast today. Last night, M ME-,
Cox dined with Colonel p. NJ
House, who is visiting here
Before going to the pr!emie :s'' 8
residence in Downing street TINS this
morning, MI. Cox gave out 4 a
statement to the Ame1'ican ana
British press dealing with the
economic plight Of Europe anu
quoting the Germau chancellor
Doctor Wirth as saying to him Z
few days ago in Berlin:
Unless the United States m
terests herself in European affairs
within a very short time, al III
Germany is lost. and all IN Cen
trail Europe as well Is
Mr.. Cox-s statement concludes
with the assertion that the faSe
of the world is in the hands OF u,
America and urges quick action ~
the United States to bring ABOUT
the rehabilitation Of Europe.
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MUCH INTEREST
TN \ ELECTION 1. ! / \ in
MICHIGAN !. { | | \ SHOWN.
Attention Centers in Race for
Republican Nomination \
for Senate

LANSING, Mich. Aug. 26,-fBy
=, e4,Associated Press Michigan
voters will so to the polls .Septem-
er 70 to name party nominees for.
United States senator, governor. i
lieutenant governor. members OF
Congress, state legislators and To-
cal officers. Over=shadoWlng all
other cont tests in point of statewide
interest is that for the Republican
5nor.iEa,icn for Jrited States sena-
tor:
There are tour candidates in tne
fiald.-Senator Charles E. Town.
secd State Senator Herbert F.
Baker. Congressman Patrick IT.
Kelly and. ] ohm G. Emery, form;
erly national commander 81 the
Am aricau I-cEion. The paramount
issue in the vigorous campaign
they are conducting is excessive
ca,s,paign e&penditures. With
michigan the home state OF Sena-.
TOR STrum an n. Eewberry, Newber-l
fryfs1n", has come to be the slogan n
of the ca1.i pnisn and all other is
sues have Comparatively. been lost
sight Of. .
Baker Kelley End Emery are lbas-s
ing their campaigns upon denunr-s
citation of "Newberryism: Senator
Townsend, in reply, has held stead
fastly4to the position tina t Ms II az
tionsS in the senate calf for noSapol-l
oeyg He has declared that he lis as
much against excessive expendl-5
stl1res as anyone" In the NeWberryi
case he admits that too much UGH,
money was spent but not that any
money was illegally spent.
9 Former. Governor Wood bridge NJ.
Ferris IS unopposed for the. Demo
era tic senatorial nomination..
\ Govern or. Alex ]. Groesback Is, op
posed for Republican denomination
ibys Form err Senate Labor Commits
ssioner Richard H. Fletcher ana
EThaodore M. ] oslin Of Adrian.$Both8
#Joslin and sFlet cher are askingS for
votes as a protest against alleged
excessive expenditures in the CON
duct Of the states business: They
also assert that Governor Groes-s
beck has created an autocracysSof$
which he is the head. The govern:
or will go before the voters on h 1ls
record.
or the nine congressman who are
running for renomina ton all but
two are opposed. The Republican:
nom nation is usually CON tderedS
equivalent to. election. Congress-
man Earl NJ chener is opposed by
S.yE. Crawford Of Ypsllanti; Al y
smith BY Brewster F. Kies OF. Hills.
dale: Carl E. Mapes by Alvah4sN W;
Brown OF Grand Rapids; LouisSe.i
Cramton by James McCaren Of Port
Huron; Francis o.. LindquistI.2by
Bird j. Vincent OF Saginaw William M
NJ. Smith Of st. Johns. and sWilliaml
NJ. Lash of Saginaw; James C.GMct
|sI.aughlin by State Senator Albert
Engel;styV Fran James5 BY Martin e tin
S. N1cDonough of8Iron Riyer.gJ Ohm Ohm
C.. Ketcham and Roy Q. Woodruff
are unopposed for denomination 5
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IS MEMB'ERS'' o.
KLAN ACQuI!T TED
Jury Exonerates klansmen in
Raid in Which Constable
Was Murdered.

LOS ANGELES. Aug. rs. -
Thirty five alleged mem bers of tn
Ku Klux Khan were free today, a
jury which tried them on felony
charges growing out OF the Ingle-
wood raid Of April las, having
acquitted them last night after n
little more than three hours Of
actual deliberation. although It
had been out five hours and ten
minutes ca CHI OF the defendants
had been indicted on two counts
OF Kidnapping, two of false impris-
onment and one of assault with a
deadly weapon and all had been
under total bond of $4.. 1000.
They were accused of having
raided the home and bonded
winery OF Fidel and Matias Eldu-
ayen at Inglewood, e suburb.
seized the men as alleged boot
leggers and turned them loose af-
ter officials had refused to lock
them up. 5s5
In the raid, M. B. NJ osher, Ing
,Iewood constable. was killed and
his son, Walter E. Mosher and
deputy constable, and Leonard
. Rugg. deputy sheriff, Were
wounded.
According to evidence brought
5outi at the Mosher inquest and at
the trial the raid was planned Z
a meeting OF the ku klux Khan IN
1nglewood 80. <, s
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CASINO RIVALLING
MONTE CARLO OPENS

EN- MOSCOW, Aug &c. CBy the
Associated Press) "a gambling.
casino rivalling the = ;ous Monte
Carlo casino in magn-e ude of4play
has been opened in Moscow.
Crowds are continually milling.
about the various tables during,
the hours of play, which are from
{ O'Clock in the evening until 0.
in the morning
There is a scattering represen-5
tation of foreign ers, but tn osefwho
spend the night at baccara t,
roulette and other games where
the minimum play ranges from
ten million to one hundred mil
lion rubles are mostly NJ oscovites-
Millions Of ru bles change hands
on each deal at baccarat.
NJ ost OF the profit taken by tn e
house goes to the government IN
taxes or famine benefits The
house draw OF S per cent is re-
ported in one night to have totaled
more than fifty billion rub1es, m
dicating that the play reach ed one
trillion rub1es or! the equivalent
of $25,0OO,0Uo s5 8s
ir Well dressed men and women.
rub elbows with the unsEav en- and
poorly CARRIED at tables here tn e
&croupiers speak French and
money oh angers accept gold and
foreign currency. II n iss. gS5 SS
~ " IL
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IWALK0UISUSH!.E|::R|
|NN!NT.H " | /. ] < 0.
RAILROAD STRIKE |:
Investigation of Wreck in Al Al
ALBANIA Discloses Deliber-
ate Attempt.

CHICAGO. Aug. 26.-(By the
the Associated Press = The mint
week Of the rail strike began to-
day with peace negotiations stop
ped, President Harding being a'u: -
Sthorized to place certa in railreoa a-i
and anthracite mines under led
eral control.
Walkouts on the Chicago & Al Al
ton followed explosions at Rood 1;
house, III, operating crews az
Roodhouse and Slater, Mo, ref'u ls-
ing to turn a wheel.
The new walkout at Slater vas Was
made in protest against the pres
ence Of guards who had been on
duty since disorders earlier IN
the strike. Passenger trains on
the Kansas City division were
detoured at Bloomington through
Springfield and ST. Louis.
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Of
hcials were estlgating last
nights wreck OF a passenger tram rain
at Whistler. Ala, in which sever
pSESUllS J" Sl . AAI
CINE and seven coaches lett RAJ Is
when the train hit half open
swicth. Oficials, following an
investigation, declared the switch
was thrown halfway and locked IN
a deliberate attempt to wreck the tn
train.
The Whistler wreck was the
second of the day on the Mobile
& Ohio, the first occurring near
Meriden. Four mem ers Of, tn
train crew were in juTed. The The
cause OF the wreck. remained I'M
determined The fifth dynamit-
ing of two days on the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway occurred az
Fisweir Creek near Jacksonville
Fla. where an attem pit was made made
to blow up a bridge. The .explos-
ion occurred just after. passen-
ger train bound for Tampa cross
ed the trestle. The, da mage'Was
said to have been slight. IWe
other trains passed over the
bridge shortly after the sexplos.
ion.
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Alcoholic Massage
Good for 80 Days

Newton Kirchner and Jesse
Neer were tried before Justlc
NJ. r.. Musgrove yesterday
afternoon Neer was able to
prove that he was not |ilty Of
having moonshine whiskey in
his possession and wa dismiss
led Kirchner was found guilty
Of having a bottle of alcoholic
ma ssage in his possession
which is moonshine under the
meaning of the statute and ne.
was given the minimum fine Of
500 and the minimum sentence
Of thirty days in the city Jail.
Kichner told the county author
tiles that he purchased the
massage at a local drug store.