Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-05

parochial school on Bates street, Lew
iston, to three mon of that city
Joseph Pelletier, Edmond Rivard and
Louis Malo-who have formed a
partnership for the purpose. The es-
timated cost is about 1925, 900 1t is
expected it will take two years for
the demolition of the old Bates
Street Baptist church and the wood
en- parochial school now occupying
the site and the erection Of the new
building.
The Portland Museum of Natural
History has received from Miss Lii
liam Eaton of Mt. Vernon, one of the
finest and most complete collections
of Maine flowers in existence, the
specimens numbering between 5000
and 1000. Nearly every variety of
Maine ferns and orchids are in the
collection, about 80 of each.
Wednesday, June q is the date set
for the 5sth annual Commencement
at Bates College.
Whether the Bath government will
be able to reduce the tax rate from 80
mills this year is a matter of consid-
cradle interest. 1t is no secret that
there is not the taxable property to be
found in the city today that there
was during the boom years, beginning
with 1918. The big plant Of the
Texas Steamship Co. is closed. no
vessels are under construction. and all
the material has been offered for sale,
NO wooden vessels are under con-
struction and the only type of craft
under way at the Bath Iron Works
is to be government owned, and so
from shipbuilding point of view re-
turns to the tax assessors will be
slim. Some members of the city gov
eminent feel that they will do we'll
to hold the tax rate at 80 mills.
The Maine Dairymen'a Association.
with the State Pathological Society,
the Maine Seed Improvement Asso-
citation and the Maine Roys and Girls
Clubs. have accepted the invitation
of the Chamber of Commerce to hold
their annual meetings Nov. IA, Is and
Is in Lewiston. The State Depart
ment of Agriculture, the Agricultural
Experiment Station and the College
of Agriculture will have exhibits at
[ 'jtN Hall az fhic
Association will conduct a speaking
program on the 14th, the PomologicaI
Society on Wednesday and the Seed
Improvement Association on Thurs
day. About $4,000 in premiums will be
at this exhibition.
Better commercial and social rcla-
tons between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada are the goal
for which $4,000 members of the XII
wants clubs Of North America will
strive this week. They have dedi-
Gated the, week to the celebration Of
the century of friendship which has
united the two great English speak
ing nations of the North American
This period was selected
because it was in April, 1918, that
between the United
States and Great Britain were finally
completed for restricted armament
upon the Great Lakes.
The Jews Of Portland are looking
forward with unusual interest and
enthusiasm to the coming visit Of
Vladimir Jabotinsky to that city. Mr..
Jabotinsky is the founder of the ia
nous Jewish Legion. In blacklist
Russia forseeing the trend of events
he declared himself for the Allies.
Thousands rallied around his white
and blue banner. He left for the
battlefields of Palestine there to fight
on Jewish soil. He is a member of
the Nahum Sokolow Commission re-
Gently received by President Harding
and one of the most aggressive mem
bers of the World Zionist executive
committee. A public demonstration
in his honor will be held at the
Pythian Temple. Tuesday evening,