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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
Benefit Concert for
Baptist Orchestra

A bencht performance was given ~
the Coburn Institute Friday evening
for the orchestra of the First Baptist
sunday school, which vas a great slc-
cess both financially and as a social
occasion. The little folks occunied
the center of the stage during the first
OF the program and did their mart
.o"dru Inc entertainment in as excel
lent manner as did their elders.
Following a selection by the orches-
ira, Miss Alice purinton's kindcrpar-
ten class gave a little roundelav. the
tiny girls being dressed in blue and
white chcckcred Bingham dresses with
Wlltc caps. Three little soldiers came
next with their flags which they
waved and carried about in y march
while Miss Ruth Banghart sang for
thelr accompaniment. Alden Hale then
portrayed "Littlc Jack Homer" and
tiny Priscilla Green sang a little dolly
song.
MIS- Minetta Simpson gave a real
ing for the Philbrick class. which was
very funny: Ruth Hodgdon gave a solo
Tor Mrs. Wilson's class. Anthony Pc
ters gave violin solo. The Phfla-
thea class was represented by Miss
RoXie Stevens with a reading; the
young mems class with selections on
the Trans potato-graph." The high
school class was represented BY the
class emblcms, Rebecca Chester gave A
reading for the junior department, Hill
lard Sawyer gave cornet solo; the
Colby class OF young ladies, which
was designated on the program as
"namelcss but interesting" and
taught by Mrs. |. B. Mower gave their
contribution and musical selection
was given by the mems class.
Miss Ruth Plummcr rendered a
cello solo. 'Elegie." which was very
well received; A "Topsy Turvy" chorus
was very amusing. and this was fol-
lowed by short play. a serio-comedv
or ''comio-tra gedy," it would be hard
to say which," being presented by the
Coburn girls.
Miss Thelma Barnes. who has re-
Gently returned from a tour of the
South gave Il reading. 'Zuyder Dec"
This is the first time Miss Barnes has
appeared in public since here return
and she was given a cordial greeting
The committee on the affair consisted
of Miss Alice Purinton, Mrs. Grace
Jones and Mrs. Mabel Finnimore.
Much of the success was due to their
efforts aidef by the generous support
given by the various classes of the
Sunday school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
Church, Notices

1880 by Rev. G. \. knickerbocker
church school at 10: Y. f. c. L. at CSC
Unitarian church: Preaching at the
usual hour by Or. Herbert c. Libby
of Colby College.
Methodist Episcopal church. l.. A.
Pollard Jones minister: Morning wor-
ship at 1880 with appropriate message
for Mothers day, and baptism of chill
dren. Sunday school at II NJ; Junior
League at $50; Epworth League at
Go; installation service of Epworth
League officers at $50: midwcek serv-
ices at 80 Thursday evening.
st. Marks church: Services at
and 1915 A. NJ. and $50 p, NJ; church
school after morning service. a meet
ing of the executive committee for the
purpose of tranSacting business pre-
paratory to the meeting of the do
cesar convention. is called for Sunday
after the late morning service.
First Baptist church: Mothers Day
will be observed tomorrow A special
mothers Day program has been pre-
pared for the morning service. Dr.
Padelford. the educational secretary Of
the Northern Baptist Convention. will
speak at the service. DIR. Padelford
has just returned from the Orient and
will speak of his experiences TIC
usual good musical program will be
given. The quartet will sing. Miss
Armstrong and Mr.. Choate will render
a duet. and Miss Haines, cornetist
will play solo.
street, William Abbot Smith minister;
Morning worship at 1890 church
school at noon: Every Member Cam
vass for mission. education. etc. in the
afternoon: Christian Endeavor Society
at 6.30 meeting Of the canvassers 10
80; service of prayer Thursday eve
ming at $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
American w omen Asked to Commute
Death Sentence of Armenian Children
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
Heads Committee to Raise
More Funds For Relief

Appalled, by the tragedy which
threatens to turn twenty-five thousand
children into the streets to die, the
club women of America, twelve mil
lion strong, have Joined in an APP
peal for special emergency fund to
commute the sentence passed by the
Executive Board of the Near East
Relief, in voting cut in its appropri-
atoms. If men can calmly condemn
helpless children to die, the women
can't If there isn't money, money
must be found. That is their motto.
and with Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
as head of the Special Emergency
Committee, they are out to win.
The cut in appropriations, made
necessary by the decreased contribu-
lions to the organization comes at a
most desperate time. With children
already dying in the streets by the
score every day, because there is not
room in the orphanages to take them
in, or food at the soup kitchens to
feed them, there is no alternative
but to turn those away who have al
ready been taken under Americas
protection.
Famine and death arc pitted
against the strength of babies,' saws
Mrs. Gait in assuming the Chair
manship of the Committee. "Unlcss
the women of America throw in their
force on the babies side, famine and
death will win this spring.
This twenty-five per cent cut
means that thousands of children
must be driven away from the Near
East Relief doorsteps to die by the
roadside, children who three weeks
ago hoped for their chance at life.
For they love life as our children
love life.
''The women's Emergency Commit
tee of Near East Relief asks the
women of America to underwrite the
lives of these $4,000 children at five
dollars month per child"
Already in the streets OF Erivan,
according to letters received from
American women working in the
Near East, children are dying on the
very doorsteps OF the orphanage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
Judge Reads Riot
Act TO Hobo Group
Must Dodge This City

"Waterville is not going to be made
a dumping ground for tramps," said
Judge Charles w. Atchley in the
Waterville municipal court yesterday
to a crowd of 13 Migrants who had
been rounded up for on cause or an
other. AIDED to this number were five,
who had requested lodging the night
before which raised the total occu-
pants of the lookup Friday night to
IS. The remark of Judge Atchley
ley tas further emphasized by his
giving part Of the crowd until o.
clock OF leave town, and he added that
if they Were found in this vicinity,
lettering on Main street, or on the
bank of the river near the college,
or in the woods about the city, or
anywhere else he would have them ar
rested for vagrancy, and would ee
that they got a long enough SEN
tence in Jail so that he would know
where they were for some time
Judge Atchley further urged the
knights of the road to spread the
news among their fellow hoboes that
the Court and Police department are
right on their job here. and that they
would better give WatervilIe a wide
berth. BY request of the Court
names are used in the remainder Of
this article though of course, it is not
known whether the men gave the
correct names when questioned by
the Police.
The case arose out of the discovery
of Almont w. Halves in badly
beaten-up condition near the College
buildings Thursday, his nose was
broken and hewas also partly intoxi-
Gated. Joseph Hickson was found to
have been responsible for the beating
up Hawes received. and pleaded guilty
anC was sentenced to four months in
the county Jail at Augusta Halves
did not come unScathed from the le-
gal encounter for the Deputy City
Marshal of Augusta was on hand with
warrant for passing worthless
check on which he was arrested after
he had finished testifying in the case
against dickson, and the Augusta
Deputy Marshal took both Halves and
dickson to Augusta.
The remainder of the actors in the
drama were James Sullivan of New
London, Conn; Edward j. Sullivan Of
Winthrop, Mass; Thomas Shea of
Portland: Fred Adams of Springfield,
Mass; Bert WEIGH of Watcrville:
Arthur st. Armand of Springfield
Mass; James Reynolds of Bridgton.
Me-; Michael Coleman of Bangor: ana
James Mccarthy of Bellows Falls, Vt.
WEIGH and st. Armand convinced
the Court that they had Jobs wait
ing for them in the Wyandotte Wor-
sted Mill. Reynolds, a man 81 wears
Ole, had something les~, than s1OO 0
IN his possession, and b. order of {. e
Court was not given hi. money until
Policeman had ut him aboard the
TRAIN for Portland and handed him his
| tlc.-et. The rest of the crowd not
Otherwise accounted for were given
until o'clock Friday afternoon TO
leave town. A search for them later
yesterday afternoon showed th.t they
We're among the missing. and it il be-
ileved they have complied with the
order of the Court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

DIR. Harold M. Morse of this city
has recently been elected assistant
professor of mathematics at Cornell
University. Within the last few
months. DIR. Morse has received of
fers of assistant professorships in the
University of Oregon and in Dart
mouth college. The appointment at
Cornell is for a profess orship in the
Liberal Arts college in which the en-
rollment is about 5000 as compared
with about 5000 for all the colleges
combined. Dr. Morse is able to de-
vote large part of his time to re-
search in mathematics. His interests
are in celestial mechanics and the
closely allied recent dynamical
theories that are working toward an
explanation of the constitution of
matter. During the next year he
will give a lecture course on the
Einstein theory of time, space and
matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
Give Minstrel Show
at Tairfeld-EfOrts
Boys Appreciated

HE Bang-Up Boys class or the
Univ rsalist Sunday school. went TO
10 Central Maine Sanitorium NJ
FAIRFIELD. Friday evening. where they
repeated their minstrel show, winch
'''y gave at the Universalist church
recently. for tho entertainment OF the
PATIENTS there. Harry :. Nose. ac-
:" mpanicd the boys as a part OF the
Iot pc, being interlocutor. Mrs. .. Nj.
larsen went as acr ompanist. Follow
ing the minstrel show n style show
vas gwen which was an amusing
'eItH', OF the evening. The end men
!" Olc minstrel show were: Brayton
Larsen, George West, Wallace Perry
ana Philip Allen.
l"muol Leighton represented Peggy
"N'iL. and the other men were: Ben
AMIN Leighton. Icon Tebbetts. Miles
"'n. Ivan Fletcher. wilbut Larsen.
Nur Sanborn. ard Albert Larsen.
'N' show was given in the dining
., ''h1 and tho Jokes in which the peo-
tHo sanitorium figured were
'"'! aIprclatcd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
Odd Ladies' Whist Party

The Odd Ladies had 13 tables of
whist at their party at Woodman hall
Friday afternoon and enjoyed a very
pleasing session. Mrs. Hugh Smith
was chairman OF the committee of
arrangements and the other mem
bers We're Mrs. Irving Williams, Mrs
Irving Staples. Mrs. George Hay
hurst. Mrs. Randolph Waring. and
Mrs. Edgar Murray. Miss Niora
Grass and Miss Edna Chapman of
Colby college poured. Miss Marion lie
Smiley played the piano and Miss
Marion Johnson played the violin
during the serving of refreshments
which consisted of salmon wiggle
waffles, tartar sauce, sandwiches,
cake and coffee. The regular meet
irg was held in the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
Stained Glass Windows Die of
Strange Disease

red or bright coored one if she is
living.
1t is to the honor of the American
Legion that they have thrown their
influence towards a larger observa-
ton of the day, and it may be read
lily expected that they will put the
same yigor into this undertaking
which they have ever displayed, at
home or across the seas. This will
mean u finer spirit of loyalty
throughout our land to those who
can never be too greatly honorcd--
Our Mothers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

The Order of the Eastern Star,
of which Mrs. Ellie Lines Chaplin
is Most Worthy Grand Matron, is
one OF the prominent women's or
carnations behind the Women's
Emergency Committee OF the Near
East Relief This committee is
making an appeal to save the lives
OF the $4,000 children in the Trans
caucasian famine zore affected by
Is percent reduction in Near East
Relief appropriations.
Charity begins at home is an
old and hackneycd phrase" SAYS
Mrs. Chaplin. Yet where have VIC
IN America an appeal so tragic and
so heart-rcnding as comes from
twenty-five thousand homeless chill
dTen, such as those in the bread
lines at Tihis, whom the Near East
Relief has been Keeping alive on
cocoa and quarter of pound OF
bread day. Should the women OF
America forsakc them, they will re-
join the ranks of thousands Of chill
dren in scdnty rags who are seen
begging for bread, wandering the
roads seeking for refuse or lying
dead in Transcaucasia. Surely we
women can afford to make some
sacrifice. however small, in order
that they shall not perish"
Sponsorship booklets, each repre-
senting the life of a child, (S5 a
month, 500 year,. have been sent
to womcn's organizations through
out the country.
Please send contributions 10
Womcn's Emergency Committee,
Near East Relief, Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait. Chairman. Isl Fifth Ave-
nue., New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

Col f. :. Boothby has received an
invitation to attend the annual meet
ing of the United States Chamber
of Commerce, by virtue of having
feen for four years a director of that
organization. Mr.. Boothby resigned
at the end of that term of service to
allow f. A. Fflene of Boston to be-
come Il member of the board. Mr..
Boothby was also president of the
Portland Board of Trade for seven
years. resigning to become mayor of
Portland. and president of the state
boIrd for seven years which is as
long as one man is allowed to serve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
The Influence of Slam

N'N't WV Il HtD OF lOEolIN0SS
- clouds and stars and birds.
-Alu MADE not anything at all
30 beautiful as words.
lney shine around our simple earth
ana every common thing they toucl,
Is exquisite with wings"
/ Thus is Magic Words ana tbo fo1
lowing IS the Influence of Slang:
slang is the most dangerous weanoo
against good English. and is only used
10 abuse with vulgar language.
IL we conquer slang we are openinc
/ we road to glorious and a magnani-
nous destiny. Slang is a low. yulear
ana meaningless language. and does
/ hol ald IN the publication of ones own
character, but assists in the use Of
| unchastc language and in Think lr Of
/ impure thoughts.
Sang menaces our destinics. If we
! SOW slang in our acts, an ignominfous
/ habIt Is redped II we SOW slang in
our habits, dcfiled character is bar-
! vested. If we SOW slang in our char
acters, corrupt destiny natures.
I The extension and development of
slang spells The downfall of the Eng
1 llSh language.
our lorefathers made English Ian
guage unblcmished. untarnished and
unsurpassed as the greatest ana foro-
I most language in creation. Since tbcn
! IL mas stood supreme and precmirtcnt
over all Shall we allow slang to drag
1t down from its lofty pinnacle
Our great authors have accomplish
Cd wonders with the English tongue
Ihelf masterpieces reveal :. predictions
use of good English. Vivid and almost
miraculous pictures are painted and
sung. Beautiful, dazzling and artistic
tlnSes are produced, which wrap the
wonders Of nature in the most chaste
and royal robes Of magnificent spl III
dor and enrich the matchless seed of
priceless imagination. When good
English is in use, slang darcs not
snow IT'S face. 1t took good Engli ii. to
produce M io" cpics 1t took good
English TO proc ace the gorooo.,s en-
sign of our republic, which is respect
ca and honored throughout the carths
our speech, SoWn in our high school
career. Will be rcaped at the threshold
Of our future. As long as there is life
in US. our destinies shall always lie be-
fore us-detcrmined by our characters.
our characters are developing from
| our habits; and our habits mature from
( our actS-from our deeds. our
/ thoughts control our acts We think
and then we do. Our speeches govern
our acts, because they disclose our
thoughts. We say what we think; and
! we think rs we are.
Let us beware of what we say. lest
| our tongues betray US and inform 9TH
ers of what we are. Let US say it in
good English, and our destinies are
assured. Then let US continue our
grand crusade against slang and cry
out with animated voices: Live on.
! thou Q Spiritual Magnitude of the
English Language. for thy glory shalt
never dic!'
PHILIP NAGEM.
Glass of 1922.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
Mary e. Rollins

Nary f. Rollins of Vassalboro died
a. tho home OF Mrs. Mabel Hawes AT
40 age ~ ~ years. She is survived
tv ono son. James Rollins: two Sisters
Mrs Elizabeth Prescott and Mrs. Lyda
NewaU: and four brothers, Leander
and Wills Of vassalboro, Gilmore OF
Richmond and Llewellyn OF AUGUSTA.
Tho funeral will be held Sunday a'
521 T. NJ from the home or MIS-
HawoS. Rev G.. y. Milbury VIII oih-
''a'o. The burial will be at union
trretery. Nnssalboro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
Charged with Desertion

George L. Ogden of Canaan was
taken to Fort Williams, Portland.
Friday. charged with being a de-
serter from the United States Army
Inc alleged desertion occurred in
July. 1918, and Ogden. when oues-
toned as to his identity by Officer
Louis Rancourt. gave himself I'D to
that officer Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

y nternauonai
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
"All day long writes one woman,
we can hear the walls and groans
of little children outside the Office
buildings hoping We can and will
pick them up. One day when the rain
turned to snow, it was awful. The
note of terror that came into the
general wall was plainly perceptible.
They we'll knew what night in the
snow would mean to them"
The women of America arc de-
termined that the children now safe
inside can not he turned out to join
this terror stricken throng of the
condemned" Serving with Mrs.
Gait on the Emergency Committee
are fifty women, among whom are
Mrs. George Maynard Minor, Mrs.
Mary Roberts Rinehart, Miss Mary,
Emma Woolley, Mrs. Thomas g.
Winter, Mrs. Philip North Moore,
Mrs. Minnie Madden Fiske, Mrs.
Medill Mccormick ard Miss Jane
Adams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

Tho form for the south wall OF the
'a!nd.'tn Of tho new Cyr building
was So Friday and the work OF driil-
'fE t.e lodge ~ the southeastern COR
rtr OF 'nr collar is nearly completed
only few more blasts will be neces-
cay t,foro the ledge is reduced 10
We delrcd level. The fact that iedSe
vas discovered under tho site of the
building ls no detriment as its pres
e7.s VIII give greater stability 10
'ho structure than clay foundation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13
SCIENTIFIC
ODDITIES
"Strong Man" Is Weakling
Compared with Insect

If our legs had the same relative
power as those of flea, we coule
jump with ease over a church spirs
300 feet high.
An ant moving heavy pebble w
little slope of earth is performing
a feat equivalent to that of a mar
pulling a railroad train along thu
track single-handed. Ants have fire.
quently drawn little wagons I.40(
times as heavy as themselves. The
rove beetle has drawn cart As times
its own weight, and has lifted I,sOC
times its weight in escaping from
beneath the cover of tin can.
These instances are cited to show
that, weight for weight, the most
powerful professional 'strong man
is a weakling compared with many
common insects.
Is Giant Mexican Cypress the
Oldest Living Thing'
Reputed to be the oldest living
thing in the world, cypress tree
standing in the churchyard of the
little Mexican town of Santa Maria
del Tule has the largest trunk of any
known tree. The diameter of the
trunk is so feet. =
Twenty-eight people, with arms
outstretched and finger tips jus,
touching, can barely reach around
the circumference. The diameter ex.
ceedS by II feet that of the largest OF
the California redwoods, according to
Charles J. Chamberlain, of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Stained Glass Windows Die of
Strange Disease
An unknown malady is attacking
the stained glass panes of cathedral
windows in Europe. The sickness
makes the colors deepen, and the
glass flakes off in small pieces until
the panes are as thin as tissuc-papel
and will crumblc at touch.
The effect of rapid vibrations from
the music of the organ is suggested
as a cause, but it seems equally prob
able that the disease is little-under.
stood effect of the actinic rays of sun
light.-From the Popular Science
Monthly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

Quite lot of attention is being
attracted by the display of the Libby
Heights residences in the old Ticon-
ic Bank building. Maps of the city,
showing the location and photo
graphs of the different houses are
displayed. 1t is stated that the
houses are being sold from $500 to
$500, cheaper than would be pos
sible by contract at the present
price Of labor and materials. The
telephone number is 40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

i. L. Walker, librarian of the Uni
v>rsity Of Maine; Miss Har.i u.
Howe and Elmer Boyd of the Ban
gor library were callers in the city
Friday on their way from Lewiston
to Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

al members az tho American Legion
a-, requested To- meet at Bourque POST
h,Iat go this morning TO attend the
funeral If Elvin j.. Allen. which Will
b irl ~ o'clock at the First Zap
ru church.. In accordance with pre-
,.uas announcement. the funeral VIII
h. conducted according to military Gus
Il ra
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

Miss Hazel Convere of Bates col
lcge is the guest Of Hiss Inez Bowler
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roscoe Bowler of Nudd street
for the week end Miss Bowler has
returned from Lewiston, where she
has been in attendance at the State
ibraTy AssOcin ion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

The Alumnae Association of Colby
College will have booth for the
sale Of sandwiches at the Intercol-
legiate Track Association meet on
Severn's Field Saturday. The booth
will be opened at 10 o'clock and all
those wishing to make sandwiches for
sale at the booth should have them
on the field before that hour. Miss
Hildegarde Drummond is in charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

The funeral of William Speed WAS
held at 10 o'clock Friday morning az
st. Marks church. Rev. John Yates
officiating. The remains were placed
in the receiving tomb at Pine Grove
cemetery,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

Tho regular meeting OF Bayard Com
PAM. Uniform Rank OF khiGll's oi
rtb.as. viii 10 hold Monday. May 49,
AZ GO O'Clock. \ big supper Will DC
screod to All Sir knights and several
questions win be discussed. one OF
hem is In regard TO going to Bangor
Gardiner and Bath. and another mat
tr- tg ~ determine whether the
ka.gNrs wish to send n delegation 10
rnsturr, Ia, July 10. The rank oil
~ knight viii be conferred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

But there must be another more
potent cause. 1t has been observed
that the electricity contained in the
human body eXerts a direct influence
on the delicate mechanism of the
of the watch. 1t may be that the
small form Of n woman's watch rem
ders it very sensitive to the electro
magnetic influence that emanates
from tho body,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-13

Tho Incoming trains FriIay were
..d,d ~ Cd athletes and their college
,.rp.t,.,s. coming for the track meet.
A -uuir 90 goods came from Bates
a.d Nolro ana added liveliness 70
me- dGorcut groups Of young people
n ihl rNLrnnh station.