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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Augusta Man Is
Injured Saturday
in Auto Accident

Eugene stevens of this city, a
member of the local Salvation Army
corps, VINO was employed by New
ton Shaw of this city. hauling gravel
from pit on Riverside Drive. was
knocked down and badly bruised and
cut. about $50 Saturday forenoon
W an automobile which it is under
STOOD contained two ladies from New
Jersey who are thought to be stop
ping at the Belgrade House. Stevens
was taken to the Augusta General
hospital where he was reported SIn-
day night to be resting fairly com
Portable. N-rays have been taken
and no broken bones were found his
injuries beng. 1t is believed, only
bad bruises and cuts.
stevens. who was coming toward
THIS city. stopped at the store of F.
"A. Peabody and jumped from his cart.
apparently TO go into the store. The
auto. which was said TO be a Buick
was going toward Waterville, and hit
the man. knocking hi m down A doc
tor was called from this city and the
man was taken to the Augusta Cen
eral hospital.
AS the occupants of the car ha n
eXacted promises from the various
witnesses and parties who know their
names. not to tell them as they did
not want the newspaper notorictv.
IT was found impossible to learn their
identity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

To the trustees of the Diocesan
funds, state of Maine. $4,000. One
half of this gift is TO be known as the
Laura Burns Fund, and the income is
TO be used flor repairs TO the church
building Of 81. Annes. The other
half is to be known as the Elizabeth
Blodgctt Burns Fund and the income
is To be naid to the House Of the
Good Shepherd at Gardiner, towards
the maintenance of one child prefer
ably, but not necessarily, from the
parish of st. Anncs.
The bishop of Maine, corporation
sole, is given $1,000 and the income
IS TO be applied toward paying the
hospital, surgical and medical en-
pcnscs of such poor patients as may
be "dmived to Il hospital in Calais
or st. stephen ON the order of the
rector of 81. Anncs and one physician
OF Calais.
She also gives to the bishop Slo,-
GOO for the founding of the Kate
Armstrong and Laura Burns Fund
and the income is to be used in pay
meHt OF salary ana services of a
trained nurse who shall visit and re-
lIeNc the suffering of the poor of St.
AnneS parish. but if al any time there
Is not sufficient work among the poor
oi ~. AnncS, her services shall he
Tree 10 the poor Of the city generally
Ihe homestead is also given to this
fund with authority to the bishop 10
rent all of II, or a part of il, retaining
f,,r : L..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
TELL OF HEROISM
Continued from Page On,)

was spent on that side Of the shin,
those on the port side and in the sec
ond and third class sections ataft
being undisturbcd in their slumbcrs.
1t vas told too, how mon and
women and women Wcpt unabaShCd
yesterday when Martin RI. Glinn, tor-
mcr governor of New York standing
beside the Union Jack drapcd col
fins of the dead, made pleas for their
families that resulted in S6,lo oelnG
contributed by passengers of all
classes that viii keep the living vic
Tins from immediate want.
Several stories ct what caused the
explosion were told, bat Captain
David. a eriZzlcd, tacticurn sailor, in
a formal statement said that he did
not know and officials of the line cN-
planned an underwriters investigation
would be necessary. 1t happened
forward Of the bridge in the hold
nearest the Keel. almost 30 feet be-
low the main deck in a pile OF coal
brass. said to have hccn thirty tons.
for use in the manufacture of dc
tonatIng caps fnr heavy guns,
\ number of frcmcn and trim
mers were down there IN reserve
bunker working the fuel into an ad :
joining bunker when Leslie tblett Of
Liverpool, an electrician. stepped in.
George $. McLeash, Il retired theatri-
cal man of Toronto. Ont. and Surrey
England, who was one Of the first ON
the scene told reporters that Albeit.
before he died, Immediately after he
ing carried to tho hospital exclaimed {:
It's my fault. It's may fault. | lit
a match instead of turning on the
electric lights"
This version waG not officially ac-
cepted. All that is generally con-
Ceded is that there was crashing eX-
plosion followed by flames. The fire
was shortlvcd
number of stolcrS were killed.
The other victims were all from TIE
work pit. Ono man. steve McGuin-
mis- of Liverpool. 4 fireman was
oiown into the sea and another was
brown 80 feet st,rnward
Besides McGuinnis and Albeit. tie
dead are fremen A. J. Dilley and J..
Redmond who were killed outright
and fireman, John Northan. who died
from burns. All were from Liver
pool. Robert McCarty. Simon How
ley and Eedward Donnelly. all Liver
pool firemen. We're injured. and t@c
latter still unconscious is not expect
ed to live.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Fined for Reckless
Driving Motor Car
Municipal Court

Paul Thibodeau of this city was
! fined $40 and costs of SO and was
, sentenced to ten days in Jail, the Jail
| sentence being suspended upon pay
ment of fine and costs. upon a charge
of reckless operation Of motor
| vehicle so as to endanger lives and
/ property and also of leaving the scene
of an accident without giving his
name. Thibodcau had pleaded not
guilty and was represented by At
| tornoy John Nelson.
The charge was preferred by Dep
Ity Sheriff Ethcl Wade Lee. who wit
messed the accident. Mrs. Lee tcst-
fed that on August 9th she saw the
defendant come down Water street at
! n fast rate of speed and that when
opposite the post office he turned out
to pass another car and that his car
slcwcd in such Il manner that it hit
the car owned by J. Is. Farrell of this
! city. The defendant kept on going
rwithout giving his name.
Her testimony was corroborated by
both of Augusta.
Mr.. Thihodcau testified that he did
not know that the car was damage
and so did not stop.
In nronouncing sentence, Judge
Cony said that he thought that it
would he best to inf1ict heavier SEN
tenccs than he had bocn doing as the
sentences which had been pronounced
. dld not seem TO put a stop to reck-
less driving
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

seen standing by the side of the rail-
road right OF way.
! \ WrCcking crew sent TO the scene
helped the damaged train into Wee
! haWihcn, where the more seriously in
jurcl were given first aid.
The west shore is a subsidiary of
the New York Central Railroad.
| Signals had been set for the local at
GrantOn Junction. The train was
| to the dispatcher at WCehaWkcn The
three bombs are said to have struck
three cars Of the train. Tie train
was stopped on the bridge and the
crew ahghtcd, but they later said no
one was seen.
Police who reached tic scene in a
few minutes searched the country
side for suspects.
The explosion shattered car Win
dows the entire length of the train.
The scene Of the bombing is an iso-
lated corner of Hudson county. The
high road which parallels the railroad
tracks is little used. GrantOn juno
ton is q typical small town station
The first report Of the aCCidCn It's said
- have been received from a watch
man in the GraNton freight YARDS of
TIC line. The tracks over the culyclt
bridge are in q deep cut. 1t is the
holi"f Of the police that the bOmbcrS
stood on the railroad cmhankmcnt
and hurled their missiles as the train
rumhlcd slowly into the junction. 1t
Is believed thcy were thrown from n
distance Of less than 80 feet from the
train.
Tho engineer reported he saw no
one on the Cmhankmcnt as tho train
entered the cut. The three bombs
were hurled 50 close together that the
INST reports stated that but a single
explosion had occurred. Ns thc
'faIn came to 4 grinding stop, The
coaches echoed with tho screams of
women and the cries of frightcncd
chlldrcn. Several of those who wore
more seriously cut received their in
Jurics in climbing hcadlong from five
stalled cars. Passengers in three
coaches that were bombed were still
ranickE when the first persons from
tfahton junction reached the sccnc
IT vas said at the north Hudson
hospital that the injured received
there probably would be removed IA
'helr homes tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
NATIONAL HOME:

Officer of the day, Capt. Hugh
Doylc.
Ivan Bicl,nell Post 10. 90, Amer
ican Legion, will hold its regular
meeting Monday and a fun attend
ance is desired
Velette w. Van Horn has returned
from a furlouGh passed with relatives
in Springfield.
Togus playes at Augusta Monday
in a benefit game for Fitzpatrick, one
o fthe Augusta PLAYERS who was IN
iured. and a large crowd is expected
Chandler H. Lewis, Of Wiscasset.
late Second Maine c. A. c., has re-
ported for admission.
Benjamin L. Davenport. Of Town
VILE, Pe., late Co. D, Is. Pa. Inf, has
been re-admitted to the Home.
Maurice Quinlan, OF Manchester, y
H.. late Co. r. /, \. H. Inf, and Jane s
McGovern, Of Jersey City, late CO. F,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Bombs Hurled
at New Jersey Train
10 Persons Injured

North Bergen. y. j.. Aug. 13-
Three bombs hurled at the Nechawk-
en- local of the West Shore Railroad
as it crossed a culvert near Granton
junction tonight shattered the win
dOws Of three coaches and injured ton
persons. five seriously, officials Of the
road reported.
The train. filed with passengers
returning home after the weekend
holidays. was travelling slow ratc
of speed as the explosions came. 1t
was rumbling across the bridge
when the entire train was shaken
by the three explosions. The pas
sengers were thrown into a panic
as they were showered by nyiny
glass.
Ambulances and police reserves
were rushed to the scene from this
place. The police learned that
shortly before the Weehawken local
was due at Granton an automobile
said to have carried three men, was
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Deputy Damages Car

Deputy Sheriff Cedric Judkns ot
Upton, in his zeal to enforce the pro-
hIbit6ry laws, placed chain across
the highway short distance from
Rumford Thursday afternoon. Later
ne fired two shots through the gasoline
tank of an automobile driven by 10.
maud Iaradis and owned hv Auguste
iicard. When the automobile struck
me chain across the road it was tossed
from the highway and practically de-
moAshcd. Thursday night Deputy
sheriff Judkins was arrested by Depu-
" sheriff Uric Mepevier of Runford
ana arraigned before Magistrate Foster
charged with assaulting Paradis and
l1card, while Picard, owner of the au-
'omobilc, brought an action against the
deputy sheriff for $1,000 for the loss Of
the machine. Judkins was held in
SJVoo and furnished bail for his ap.
pcarance at the September term Of the
supreme court.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Boothbay Harbor
Board Of Trade
Outing to Augusta

The steamer islander" came up
river Sunday with a merry party of
p;cnickers from BOothbay Harbor.
picnic was given by the board Of
trade of Boothbay Harbor and the
board of trade band was aboard,
furnishing music for the trip. The
boat arrived here shortly after IL
o'clock and left at 80. There We're
about 175 on the boat when it ar
rived and if that figure is accurate,
there were but 173 when it left. as a
man and woman who had come up
on the boat arrived on the wharf Just
after the hawser had becn cast off
and the boat being in the stream,
they were unable to get aboard.
They We're taken by auto to Hallowoll
o. Gardiner where they hoped TO
catch the boat.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
HEALTH PROGRAM
AT MACOMBER
FAIRGROUNDS

Saturday afternoon at the Ma
comDer Playground, Miss Edith l..
Soule Of the State Department of
Health gave very interesting DEM
onstration of child care. with MARY
Jane the hospital doll A number
OF mothers were there and all were
Of the opinion that it was well worth
coming to hear.
Miss Soule took the baby through
the whole day, from 4 e time it woke
up in the morning until it was put
to bed at night, showing how the
child should be taken care of. After
the talk she gave each child a small
package of talcum powder and a
little book of health rhymes.
The office building was covered
with posters loaned by the State De-
partment Of Health. The whole af-
fair was a great success and Direct
or Hyde expects later to have more
of these health days.
Next Saturday. will be special
day for the hoys: watch for the pro-
gram Of events in this paper.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Mrs. Jennie Jewett

Mrs Jennie Jewett. widow of the
iate Dennis Is. Jewett of this CITY,
died Sunday morning at the home
OF byron Frost on the Pleasant Hill
road after an illness of about three
months at the age of IS. She is sur
'lVed ly two nephews, A. b. Spauld
ing OF Waterville and Frank l.
Spaulding of Augusta.
The funeral was held Sunday af-
ternoon at . o'clock from the Troua NJ
u Bates funeral parlors. o53 Wate,
street Rev. w. j. Layton officiating
lnterment was made in the family
lot in Riverside cemetery. The bear
ers were William H. Austin. Charles
Il. Dondero, Orrin Frost and Joseph
Wedge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
EXPE ER|mENTAT!0N NEEDED TO
UNFOLD THE FUEL POSSIBILITIES
OF Maine PEAT PRODUCTION

bron, Hermon, Houlton, Hudson. Jones'
boro, Jonesport. Kingman, Leeds. Le-
want. Lewiston. Lubec. Mapleton, Ma
sardis Monmouth. Montville. New
port, Norway. Oakland, Oldtown, Or
rington. Pembroke, Perry, Phillips,
Pittsfield. Reed Plantation, Rockland
Saco, Sebago. Sherman, Sidney, Smith
, field, Thomaston, Trescott. Nanceboro,
Vassalboro, Wayne, Winslow.
The most valuable beds at present
available, according to the report Of
the Public Utilities Commission, 1916,
lie in Androscoggin (southern parD,
Cumberland, kennebec, Knox, Lin
coin, Penobscot, and Washington
counties, with subordinate supplies in
Oxford Piscataquis, Waldo and York.
In Sidney, for example. the great bog
| with an area of $40 acres and with a
| depth of 20 feet is estimated to con-
tain 100000 short tons of air dried
peat. The bog in Smithfield, known
as East pond, is the best in the State
and will produce over a million tons
of fuel. The Central Maine Power Co.
at this place has carried on some eX :
pei W ltii pcdl, DuI luc pOS
sibilities of the entire State have not
as yet received the careful and extend
ed study that Mr.. Burr and other geo
| logists as we'll consider advisa BILE in
view of the possible stakes at the end
of the investigation. The cost of
| such experimentation is not great. as
! the apparatus is quite simple and the
| tests for fuel value and uses do not
require a large amount of equipment.
Peat is cut from the bog and dried
, on the edge through the action of the
! ing upon the weather Artificial
! methods for eXpelling the liquid con
| tent Of the material have not proved
| profitable. In the nature method
! the only cost is the time involved
| The peat is then ready for use as a
| fuel either in bulk or pressed. The
| process seems simple to the layman
| although there may be engineering
! difficulties which are not readily un-
| derstandable.
| Think of millions upon millions of
| tons of heating materials. The energy
| thus stored in our hitherto despised
| bOgS may Yet come to life through
| the agency of the scientists under the
! patronage of the government. Then
| Maine would possess an asset which
would revolu'ionize industry in our
| land and would make Maine one of
| the natural treasure houses of the
continent. Heat with Peat"--the
words may not be entirely the para
| Grapher's idle fancy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
CALAIS WOMAN'S WILL
CONTAINS GENEROUS
PUBLIC BEOUESTS

'aiaiS' Aug. 1.-THE will Of the late
Miss Laura Burns was probatcd and
allowed at the last term Of the pro-
Da'e court in Washington county.
she founded two scholarships at
Dartmouth college, one of $4,000 to be
khoWn as the George Blodgett Burns
Scholarship for the benefit of student g
who are graduates Of Calais acadoroy
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
WaterVilIe Cars Crasb

A collision occurred Sunday noon
about II o'clock on the East River
road about two miles from this CITY
when a car owned by Emile Roderick
OF Waterville, public car driver. col.
lided with one driven by Paul Dele
ware of the same city. Neither man
was injured. Roderick who was on
his way to this city, notified the Wa
terville police to stop Delaware who
had continued upon his way.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
OrH-White

Ruel Mckinney Orff and Miss
Edith A. White, both Of Augusta,
were united in marriage at 230 Sat
urdav afternoon at the parsonage Of
the Green Street Methodist church.
Rev. w. J. Layton officiating and
using the double ring ceremony. The
couple were attended by Miss Lillia n
White, sister Of the bride. Mr.. and
Mrs. Orff left on a two weeks trip
TO Waldoboro, and on their return
will reside in Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Ralph NJ. Brann of the local post
once force. accompanied by his son.
Pascal. left sunday by auto for Old
Orchard. Mr.. Brann is on his an
nuPal vacation and they took a tent
and camping paraphenalia, intending
20 camp out for the two weeks of the
vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs John Johnson, Dr.
and Mrs l.. L. Mann and Miss
Thclma Mann will leave this morn
ing for n ten DAYS auto trip TO Bar
Harl or. Bangor. Machias and other
points in the eastern part of the
State.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Ernest Barber OF Ware. Mass. who
Is passing a vacation in Readfeld.
was n visitor Saturday in this city
with his many friends. Mr.. Barbara
was formerly an Augusta hoy and
was employed az the E. F.. Davis
store. He is now in the clothing bus
iless In Ware.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

y. A. Clark has severed his con-
rection with tho Remington Type
writer Co. and has accepted the
agency for the Royal Type writer.
He will have the counties of Knox,
Cumberland and kcnnebec, with
Headquarters in Portland
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

William r. Mcnamara Of this city
ard his brother l.. 7. Mcnamara OF
Winthrop were visitors Sunday at
Old Orchard whcrc they passed the
day with their families who arc pas
sing n vacation thore.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Harvey Winslow. who has been Wis
iting for two weeks with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winslow OF
Middle street. returned Sunday morn
inc to Boston where he is employed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs Frederick A. Jones
and daughter Lillian of Worcester
spent the week end with Mr.. Jones'
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Jones of Chapel street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Angus Mclean Of MillinOcket. who
Il connected with the Great North
ern Paper Co. was n visitor Sunday
In this city, where he called upon
several friends
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Calanthe Lodge. No. 80. K. Of P.
will hold a business meeting OF
special interest Wednesday evening
August 18th. Arrangements will also
be made to attend the 50th Pythian
anniversary at Portland. September
2nd. A large attendance is request
cd
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Miss Marion Beck of this city ac-
companied by Miss Bessie Williams
Of Pittsfeld. loft Saturday afternoon
for Ocean Park whore they Will pass
a week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Miss Catherine Roderick who had
hcon passing tho past two weeks in
Portland and vicinity. returned sun
dav afternoon TO hCr home in this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. a. l.. Merrill and Mr.
and Mrs. u. l.. Hyson Of Bangor
street we're visitors Sunday at
Cundy's IIarhor. making the trip by
nutp.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Towllshury Of
Millinockct arc visiting with Mrs.
Tewksbury's uncle. Osgood Crawford
Of Riverside Drive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Mrs Ralph BiCkford of Mount Yer
non was visitor Saturday III Au-
gusta,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Mike lemko

Mike Lemko Of this city. died sun
CAV noon in this city after 4 short
Illness. He was sc years old and is
survived by his wife.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

John J. Ryan Of the Augusta post
Office left on Saturday for a two
weeks vacation at Capitol Island.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Lee Worthing OF Ecndfcld and
Warren Powell of Sidney were Wis
itors SATURDAY IN this City.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Miss Madeline Wcscott of Augusta
Is visiting friends in F'lSeburg.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Deputy Sheriff Winfield :. Barton
OF Windsor was a visitor Saturday in
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Mrs. NJ. A. Lambert OF State street
has returned 10 her home after pass
ing FIVE weeks at Summer resorts in
Maine and Canada
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
PELIEF

When you have . headache take Au-
burt's Headache powders, . great re-
lief. 1926 cts. at your druggists.
decl, ,th.mon.tt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

John Buckley OF Dead River was a
visitor Saturday in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Arnold Taylor of August left Sat
Crday for Bangor on d pleasure trip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

Lloyd Shapleigh of the Internal
Revenue Office left Saturday for a
weeks vacation which he Will pass in
kittery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14

L. s. Inf, have been admitted to the
Home.
Anthony F. Tufts reported Sunday
from a furlogh passed with relatives
in Northampton.
The returns from passes Saturday
were Frank Johnson from Bath and
Charles Kehoe from Portland.
Abram Clark
HEADQUARTERS were notified Satur-
day of the death of Abram Clark,
member of this Home. which occurred
at his home in Washhurn early Sat
urday. He was n veteran of the
Spanish War serving in Co. l., IS,
Minnesota Infantry. He came to the
Home from Washburn, Feb. IS, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Glazier and
Mrs w. j. Glazier, have gone to
Gloucester for a few days visit with
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. David Barton. have
returned to their home in Johnson
City, Tenn, after visit with Col. R.
B. Cooke. and family.
The moving picture program for
this week will be. Tuesday, William
| Russell in Dessert Blossoms" with a
Fox News and Sunshine comedy TRY
and Get IT," and Friday, Miss Lois
Wilson. Milton Sills. Theodore Rob
erts and others in Miss Lulu Belts"
with a Patho News and comedy The
Boat featuring Buster Keaton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Will Be Rector in Rome

VIII Be ReCtoF IN nome
The Rcv. DIR. Theodore Sedgwick.
pastor of Calvary Church, New York
City. who is passing the summer at
Falmouth Foresdc, is to leave in
September for Rome. where ne IS to
serve as rector for year of the
Episcopal church in that city. rclicv-
ing the Rcv. Hr. LoWcrY. VINO VIII
assume temporary charge Of Cal
vary church.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-14
Chenery Faces Grand Jury

The corporation Of Claiming Mem
orial church, Newport. X. l., on Tues
CAY voted unanimously to extend a
call to Rev. Dwight r. Mowrey, Of
Houlton, TO become their pastor A
committee was appointed TO take up
by letter with Mr.. MoWrey relative
to his acceptance. He has been the
union pastor Of the churches at
Houlton, Fort Fairfield and Prcsque
Isle for the past three years and has
been an able and popular pastor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-10
Youthful Radio Operators
Hamper Commercial " Ork

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Control
of the wave lengths Of the air may
require can ether cop 10 regulate
the wireless chatter of the Ameri-
can small boy" and other users Of
radio communication, Sec'y Hoover
Thursday i'm discussing the govern
ments plans for radio regulation.
The request of PRIEST Harding,
Mr.. Hoover said he was calling to-
gether radio experts of the army
navy. postofice and commerce de-
partments and the use of the air
for radio communication. Develop
rnent of the radio telephone. he de-
scrbed as one Of the most important
steps i'm the progress of cOmmunca-
ton but the limited number Of
available wavolengths. he declared
was causing congestion i'm the air.
The ingenuity Of the American
small boy in the use of radio tele-
phones. the secretary explained, had
fin the rast few months so filled
the air with chatter" that CONNER
csal and odicia. communication had
been interrered with while the prac-
tce of br0adcasting sermons. music
and other matter through the air
was hiudcriug the more important
uses of the wireless telephone