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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
MODERN PRESS ROOM COSTING
$4,000 TO Be BUILT BY VICKERY
& H|LL--WORk TOSTART TUESDAY

, The building will be fireproof with
sprinkler addition. In the edifice
there will be no woodwork with the
exception of the benches and such
like equipment.
Lockwood. Greene & Co.. 60 Fed
eral street, Boston, are the engineers.
McNally Building Co.. birmingham,
| Mass, are the contractors.
When the presses are removed
from their present places that will
afford more room. Then the fancy
work department of the concern,
which is now at work in the upper
floor of the Hill stable, will be
moved to the publishing house
There are about Is employed in the
fancy work department. In the en-
tire establishment the pay roll num-
bers between $50 and 500.
With a circulation of about two
and a half million copies, divided
among Needlecraft, Hearth and
Home, Good Stories and American
Woman. the plant is working two
eight hour shifts day. During the
winter they worked two ten-hour
shifts and before the war they
] worked full days.
By the method Of addressing the
magazine directly, not using the seal.
the addressing is done at the rate of
10000 an hour
Hearth and Home and Good Stor-
les are the first publications of the
| company and are nationally known.
The company commenced business
in Waverly hall. on the corner Of
State and Winthrop streets where tie
Y. M. c. A. building now stands. The
business was founded by P. O. Wick
cry. late of Augusta After the
business had been moved to it's pres
cnt site. John F. Hill. who later be-
came governor of Maine. entered
partnership with Mr.. Vickery.-
Since being located on the present
site. fully ten additions have been
built onto the plant They have been
on their present site for about 40
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Phila. Mayor at
Portland Meeting
State Chamber

j. Hampton Moore, mayor o.
Philadelphia. will be among the
speakers at the semi annual meeting
of the State Chamber of Commerce,
which is to be held next Thursday
at the Falmouth Hotel. Hon. William
r. Pattangall of Augusta and Henry
+. Merrill of Portland will also speak.
The session opens at o'clock,
daylight saving time, with Il bust
ness meeting of the members. Re
ports of officers will be presented.
also the report Of the committee APP
pointed to make recommendations
for changing and amending the
Conctitution and Bylaws of the
State Chamber.
A banquet will be held at $50 p.
NJ. daylight saving time. The sub
jects taken up will be development
of Maine Maine Transportation. =
and Vocational Education" Other
speakers, in addition to Mr.. Moore.
VIII be announced later.
Various chambers of commerce
throughout the State are urged to
be represented at these meetings by
a large number ofsdeleSates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
SCREEN ACTOR
is ARRESTED ON
BIGAMY CHARGE

Los Angeles. Calf. May 20-Ru'
dolph Valentino. screen actor. was ar
rested here today on felony charge
of bigamy. He surrendered to the
district attorneys Office, accompanied
by counsel, and arrangements were
made to provide for his immediate
release on bail.
Valentino pleaded not guilty before
Justice Bowser to the bigamy charge
which grew out of his marriage IN
Mexicali. Mexico, Saturday to Wini-
fred Hudnut.
A $4,000 bail bond for Valentines
release was deposited with Justice
Bowser. The bondsmen were Miss
June Mathis, scenario writer; George
Melford, director at the Lasky Stu
Gio. who had directed Valentino IN
several pictures, and Thomas Neigh
an, motion picture actor.
The penal code fixes punishment
for the felony of bigamy as fine not
exceeding $4,000 and Imprisonment
not exceeding 10 years in states pris-
on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Reach Agreement
on Irish Elections

Dublin. May 2O-(By A. P.)-An
agreement making possible the hold
ing of Irish elections in June and
the formation of a coalition cabinet
was reached today by the leaders of
the two political factions in Southern
ireland and was unanimously ap-
proved by their respective followers
in the Dali Eireann.
Michael Collins, head Of the Free
State Provisional government. and
canon de Valera, the Republican
leader arrived at the agreement
after all possibility of reachiny any
scmblance of reconciliation had been
virtually abandoned.
The minor points of divergence
concerning the proportion of repre-
sentation in the ministry were
waived by TIE agreement and the
question as to the issues to be decid-
ed by the June elections was iy
nored.
In the prediction campaign those
favoring the Anglo-Irish Treaty es-
tablishing the Free State will be
free under the terms of the agree
ment, to say that the election will be
qualification of the treaty, and
those opposed to the treaty may
deny that proposition.
The action terms of the agreement
correspond closely with those put
forward by Harry c. Boland, for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Tug Sought by
Dry Navy Located
at New London

New London. Conn, May 90
William &. Bicklc of the Forsyth
sought by the prohibition navy
several days, VAS found here last
ming shortly after word came to
4 Electors Of internal revenue Jera
Dillon and Joseph G. Co'nstock to
for her. Sho had been lying for |
days at Chappoll Company wharf.
Captain Tuwcs of the Hahn. Of
prohibition navy. asscrtc that just
fore the capture of the liquor.L
smack Edna ami MAY the Bickle ,!
away from her and refused 10
his command 10 stop. Word was
ca'vcd today that revenue officers
New York we've coming by boat 10
possession of the Bicklc which
been i'll custody of details of men
the coast guard academy here :
seizure by the local revenue office
Secretary Lester A. Forsyth O.
company own:ne the Bickle STATED
day thac the tug had not been carr
liquor and was in these waters see
what tow she might chance TO pics
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
NATIONAL home

Officer Of the day. Capt. Charles A
Dunno.
The morning report shows the
membership Of the Home to be 1O41
with 365 absent.
Alfred c. Taft has returned from
frulough passed with relatives in
Boston.
The returns from passes Saturday
were Orland Hooper from North
Arson. John j. McDermott from
Boston. Homer G. Munson from
Springfield and Albert e. Clark
from Bangor.
There will be a practice game Mon
day after the supper hour and all
should be out.
The moving picture program for
this week will be, Tuesday. James
Kirkwood. Miss Ann Forrest in The
Great Impersonation" with Ford
weekly and comedy; and Friday. w.
S. Hart in 1.-THE Three Word Brand
with a Pathe News and comedy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Rich Chicago Men
in Fear of Lives

Chicago, May 21.-More than 200
homes OF wealthy Chicagoan are
guarded by special policemen, armed
with shot guns and heavy pistols,
it became known today, as a result
of the killing of burglar late Friday
night by a special officer at the home
OF Henry a. Blair. president of the
Chicago Surface Lines.
At the inquest Mr.. Blair told of
receiving threatening letters and of
employing a special guard who had
been on duty at his home for several
months. Other Chicagoans said they
we're taking the same precautions to
protect themselves and their prop
erty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

A $4,000 addition will be erected
this summer at the Vickery & Hill
Publishing Co.'S plant and ready for
occupancy by Sept. L. The work
will be started on Tuesday of this
week. The new addition is being
built for the press room, the old
presses being moved from their pres
ent locations and 60 two-color
press also being added to the equip
ment. When completed it will, with
out doubt. be the best lighted press
room in the State, having on each of
two sides five sets of windows, all
glass, 10x15 feet and five smaller
windows of dimensions, 6x15 feet as
we'll as a comparatively well lighted
end. The only dark side of the addi-
ton will be that which connects
onto the original building.
The building will be located on
the Court street side of the plant
with frontage Of SO feet and it
will be SIS feet wide. The house
now occupied by George Frye and
owned by the Augusta Real Estate
Co, is being moved directly across
the street and will be landed on the
rear lot of what is known as the
Johnson house which faces Winth-
rop street. The Johnson house is
owned by the company, but it is I'M
derstood it will be not utilized by
the company as was first planned.
The new press room will contain
in the basement the rotary press. On
the first floor will be the fiat bed
presses. The building is to be but
a story high, but will be so con-
structed that two more stories may
be added as the occasion demands.
Reinforced concrete fiat slab is
the construction of the building.
There will be no comparative in
crease in the number employed at
the publishing house by the new ad-
dition. The figure of $4,000 will
include the heating, lighting and all
extra plumbing.
The work of moving in the press
es will begin about the first of July.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Sealed proposals addressed to the
State Highway Commission. Augusta.
Maine. for building nine sections OF
state highway in the Towns OF New
and Auburn. 3.55 miles and Farming
dale. 2.4S miles. all of cement con-
crete surface; Lewiston, Isl miles.
Bituminous Macadam surface; Liver
more & Hartford, 2.49 miles. Old Town,
2.25 miles. Milford. $40 miles. Green,
bush 4.29 miles and Mars Hill. 3.11
miles, all of gravel surface, will be re-
ceived by the Commission at its office
in the State House. Augusta, Maine.
until eleven Q1) o'clock A. NJ. (Stand-
time and place. publicly opened and
read The work will consist of grad
ing. drainage and surfacing.
Each proposal must be made upon
mission. for copy Of which a deposit
of one dollar will be required. and
must be accompanied by a certified
check or surety bond for 100 of the
amount bid, payable to the Treasurer
closing the proposal should be plainly
marked Proposal for State Highway
Construction in the Town OF
:" The deposit and the GER
tilted check will be returned to the un.
under the conditions stipulated.
A surety company bond satisfactory
to the Commission. of not less than
one-fourth nor more than one-halt or
the amount of the contract will be re-
qured. Plans may be seen and forms
., specifications and contract may be
obtained at the Office of the Commits
sion. Augusta, Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all Proposals.
WILLIAM NJ. AVER,
Chairman.
FRANK \. PEABODY,
Commissioner,
LYMAN II. NELSON,
Commissioner.
State Highway Commission.
PAUL d. SARGENT.
Chief Engineer. .
Dated at Augusta. Me-, May 10. 1922.
1 i 6 on-op-o1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Hold Youth as
Automobile Suspect

Boston. May 2l-A youth who gave
his name as James Wilson was ar
rested in the Mattapan district today
IN an automobile which the police
believe was stolen from L. Meikle, at
Newport, L. L., last night. The occu-
pants of a car answering the same
description fired one shot at patrol
man, who tried to stop it in Fall
River late last night, then sped away,
the car hitting an electric tight pole
and having one door torn off One
door was gone from the car recovered
here today and a revolver was found
on the floor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
MAY USE TIDE
FOR MILL POWER

Lubec, Me, May 18-Straight bay
and a portion of the adjacent waters
to the north and west of this town
have been selected by a western cora
pany. whose identity has not been
made known, as the tentative site for
gigantic hydro electric power de-
velopment, using the rise and fall of
the tides. by.means of locks and dams
with a canal o70 feet long and 100
feet wide, to utilize both the ebb and
flow. making the service continuous
and uniform at all seasons.
Several narrow inlets extend into
the land back of North Lubec, and the
incoming and outgoing tides are ac-
knowlcdged to be among the swiftest
on the coast. The company has had
engineers and surveyors at work, who
hove made maps of the territory and
have stated that without a doubt the
plan is feasible.
A leading attorney of this town has
been employed as counsel and agent,
and. through HIM, owners of property
abutting o.. these tidal streams have
Decn asked 1oE their best 1SurcS on
such points of land as may be needed
for the construction of the canal and
the ur concrete dams.
Tn cr-irnA g lave stated that they
apprehcnd little trouble in construct
the dal =, and that the horsepower
that could be generated would run in. }
the thousands. As to the purpose for
which the current could be used rui lor
goes so far as to say that the plan
entails the coming of certain manu-
facturcrs from Massachusetts to Der
nysville. a short distance from the site
of tho propo5 Il development. to cstab-
fish factor~. of different kinds, hav-
ing in mind the freedom of Woodland
and other Maine manufacturing towns
FRO ml1bor disturbances.
Those W o are acting for the COM
pany are not giving out much infor-
nation. but certain happenings have
T. scd hope t at something definite
may grow out of what has already
taken pl~cc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Pleads Not Guilty
To EmbeZZleuent

Portland, Me, May oo-Extradited
from Baltimore, at the instance of To-
cal police. John F. Barrett of this city.
former president of the Eastern States
Distributing company pleaded not
guilty in superior court today. to an
indictment charging er:bezzlement of
$500 from this concern. He wished to
handle his own defence. but finally re-
considered and announced he would
be represented by counsel appointed
by the court. His case comes up for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Dies Claiming Nat
Goodwin His Father

Portland. Me-. May 2O-Alleged to
be a son of the late Nat Goodwin.
John Goodwin, 50, died at the Maine
General hospital Friday from effects
of poison tablets he took two weeks
ago on Forest avenue.
Goodwin was a baker At the tim.
that he took poison friends claimed
Tat he lacked money to pay dues in
a union, and that this preyed on his
mind. 1t was since established that
he vas a union member in good stan !.
ing, and this organization is to dcfray
burial expenses.
The man had always claimed Nat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Penchant for "Forty-
Five Loses Job for Four

New Waterford y. S., May 81
town council of this Cape Breton
mining center has discharged tho
untcer fire brigade of 25 men be-
four members, who are coal mi
played a game of "forty-flce'
four officials of the Dominion Goa
a Cancellation board named b.
Canadian government to settle
Cape Breton coal strike held lis
sions here in the fire station an
game took place while officials
miners were waiting for the
members to return from a min
srcction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Thousands See
Negro Burned
at Stake in Texas

Conrol. Tex. May 20-Joe Winters,
negro, 20 years old, was burned at
the stake in the courthouse yard here
this afternoon. TIL 0usands of per-
sons, including women and children.
witnessed the burning.
Winters, just before the match was
touched to his oil saturated clothing,
admitted an attacllsupon a 14-year-
old white girl near Leonidas.
The burning of Winters followed Il
long chase with bloodhounds.
Columbus, Texas, May 20-Mosc
Bozier 60 years old negro, was hang
ed to a tree today by mob of 800
persons near Alleyton, after he had
been taken from officers who were
holding him on Il charge of attacking
q young white girl Yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

Goodwin as his father, and at one ii .
started TO take legal steps to establish
his contention. He came here from
Morristown, Ontario, where lie had
been adopted by the family of George
L. Campbell. They toct him from an
orphan asylum when young and knew
little of his origin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Notice to
Contractors

Sealed proposals for the construction
of addition to Stevens Cottage State
Of Maine Reformatory for Women at
Skowhegan. Maine. will be received
until II O'Clock noon May 3Oth-by the
Board of Trustees of the State Re-
formatory for Women. Proposals
must be addressed to State Reforma-
tory for Women. Skowhegan. Maine.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned from Milton w. Stratton, Archi-
tect. Bar Harbor. Maine.
A surety bond for 25T. OF the
amount of the contract will be re-
ouired Of the successful bidder, bond
to be a surety Company bond.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all proposals.
Per order.
Board of Trustees of Reformatory
for Women.
may16-1S-20-2o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
RADIO FANS WARNED
OF SUMNER NOISES

Washington. May 20.-Wireless
fans were wrned tonight by the
Commerce Department to beware OF
the activities of the three Summer
time radio imps'
Summertime disturbances, the de-
partment said. called strays, static
and atmospheric, are in evidence
from about April to Oct 1. causing
radio sets to give forth "a first class
imitation of boiler shop in full
operation"
Some relief. the department said
might be obtained from these dis
turbances by using a cpil antonna.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Presidents Statement

Presidents Statement
The report OF Mr.. Clarke, manag
OF the Augusta Chamber OF Commerce,
is preceded by the following statement
by Myron NJ. Davis, who retired as
president of the organization at the
time of the annual meetin
At the end CT the fiscal year let US
take an inventory and make plans for
the coming year to avoid the mistakes
and take advantage of the failures of
the past. f we consider tn t this has
been a period of REIMBURSEMENT when
business MN have had TO fight hard
to keep their leads above water, it will
not rcem surprising that there has
been an effective limitation on activi-
tics of the Chamber of Commerce
which look toward business expansion
or substantial investments of capital.
On the other hand. every opportunity
for service along these lines has been
carefully Investigated and carried as
far as your directors believed that
conditions warranted. The chamber
has, however, been particularly active
in those things which are of general
community benefit and civic in nature.
| believe that 8. fair appraisal will in
dictate that the effort has not been al
together wasted and is in reality 4
healthy conditions very strictly in line
! with the broad basis on which the
! chamber was G, ganized.
| 1t seems quite lil:ely that business
conditions in general durin.. the COM
| ing year VII be such that the Cham-
Der may properly devote more time
| to seeking ways Of charging the in
| dustrial opportunities CT the Hity and
improving it's standing as a mercan-
tile center. Such things necessarily
rebound to the benefit OF our people
and the pro Derity Of the employer is
passed along to the employe.
! During the year | have visited the
office of your Il anager frequently, and
! know that the number of business
visitors there has been increasingly
| rye and that good use has been made
of our facilities. Generous support has
been given to the projects of the
Cha:nbcr of Commerce by the r.emtcrs
and I be ak for the coming yer al
ven larger mec~'lr, of effort, in or r
t.-1t, when our three-year period shall
have been completed we shall be in a
! better position to fairly estimate the
ty. Pulling together always accom-
pliilles results.
MYRON NJ. DAVIS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

Mrs. W. ]. Dorr of n Chapel street
received as birthday reminder a
unique present in the form of 90
pound salmon. sent by an older
brother. George ]. Moody of WASH
ougal, Wash. The fish was shipped
from Portland, Ore. by express. was
one week on the road. arriving in per-
feet condition after its trip across
the continent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

Miss Gertrude Walch went to
Camp Ellis. Friday, where she joined
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. Fran
els Walch for short stay. She
was accompanied home by her pa
tents, who have been passing several
days at the summer home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
William z. Towne. kennebunk

Kennebunk. Me-. May 20-Consta-
bic William E. Towne II years old
dropped dead in Pine Grove cemetery
at West Kennebunk today. He had
been working on his family lot. DE-
J. Starr Barker said heart disease
was the cause of death.
Mr.. Towne was born in kennebunk,
son Of the late Deputy Sheriff Will
liam -. Towne. He was member OF
the Grange, Mousam lodge, l. .. ..
f.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

Esther. the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar II. Anderson of u
Child street. who underwent surgical
treatment for appendicitis Friday at
che Augusta General hospital. was re-
ported yesterday to be getting on
nicely.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

trial next week. Barrett was an army
recruiting sergeant before becoming
president of the concern. and he dis
appeared from here several weeks ago.
The company has fled petition for
bankruptcy and elected new officers
since that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

Vera Cruz. Mex. May Il
newspaper FL Dictamcn annor
that it has been forced TO susI
publication because of the actlo
syndicates of workers" 1t dec
that this is the beginning Of a
jected movement against newspa
with anti Bols heviki ideas, En-
1t adds. have appealed TO Pres
Obregon for guarantees for
lives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

Genoa. May 21-(By A. P.)-
ing the economic conference
tiations' were started for an Al
Italian commercial treaty. II
pected that after the Italian pa
ment adjourns Signor Schanzer
foreign minister. will go TO Lo
to conclude the negotiations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Monday, May %, 1922.
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Among the visitors Saturday in this
city were Eugene Baker. Frank Nor
gan. Alfred Peacock and Frank Luce
of Riverside and Storer Tanner of
Sidney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
RELIEF

When you have . headache take An
butts Headache powders. . great 70.
lief. lo-2s cts. ct your druggists.
dec th.mon.tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

some time representative of Nj
Valera in the United States
represented the Republican Sc:
OF the peace committee recently
pointed by the Dali.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

Miss Jennie Burton OF Clinton is
the guest for few days of Mrs. Mel
lie Tibbetts, 81 Eastern avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

Warren n. Raynes of Bangor Wis
tied his sister, Mrs. Nellie Douglas at
Ocean Point over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

ton and Market square has been
frequently suggested as its site.
In conclusion, ! wish to thank
those who have given me loyal sup
port during the year in my work in
your behalf. With this support we
can realize our vision, without it
there can be no success.
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE c. CLARKE.
Secretary Mana ger,