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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13

he sits quietly watching the sunset
lights on the waters of Merrymeeting.
Just as the sun sinks below the hori-
ION he disappears. Some years ago
this woodchuck or another like him,
was seen at the hunting season, on an
old family tomb from the top of which
he watched the sunset through October
and November. AS the twilight
merged into dusk the tomb seemed to
swallow him up and he would vanish
and be seen no more until the sunset
hour came round again.
Mrs Henry L. Wyman, 81, of Phipps-
burg, passing the fall and winter at
the home of Capt. and Mrs. Frank G.
burlington of Bath, was one of the
witnesses of the wreck of the ship
Hanover, of the then famous Houghton
fleet on Pond Island Bar, IS years ago.
and treasures souvenir of the wreck
in the shape of large covered basket
which is apparently stronger than
those made today, one of several
washed ashore from the wreck. The
ship and all its crew were lost. The
ship was commanded by Capt. George
Rogers, and his first officer was Bal
lard Bartlett, Jr.. both of Phippsburg,
and was manned by q crew of Bath and
Phippsburg men. The ship had been
on a voyage to Europe with cotton
from a Southern port, and was on her
homeward voyage to Bath. She was
laden with a cargo of salt for her own
ers. She made Segun in the afternoon
of the 10th. 1t was blowing a gale
with a southeast wind and heavy sea
running. The ship had sagged quite
close into the western bay, and to
fetch by Pond Island had to close haul
on the starboard tack. and when nearly
up to Pond Island the wind suddenly
Veered to the east, just enough to
shake her sails and prevent her wealth
ering the island. The only course pos
sible was to go in west of the island,
which was attempted; when going over
the bar there the trough Of the sea
settled her stern on to it, which blow
carried away her rudder, leaving her
to the mercy of the wind and seas.
She backed right on the bar that lies
between Pond and Wood Islands; the
season sea that thumped her on the
sand stove her all to pieces and every
soul on board was lost.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13
Birthday Party

katherine Starrett celebrated her
fourth birthday Monday p. NJ, Nov.6.
The time was passed in playing
games. A. four o'clock the little
guests were seated in the dining room
and enjoyed lunch. A birthday
cake with four lighted candles was
among other good things served. The
little people left at 4.30 for their
homes, wishing little katherine the
best of wishes for many happy birth
days. Those present were Hazel,
Ella and Willis Moody and Armie
Pocolka katherine was remember
cd with many pretty gifts:
Mrs. Vesta Seigars. Mrs. Fred
Starrett and daughter, Katherine
Starrett, and Mary Seigars were the
guests of Matte Campbell. Wednes-
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc
Boston and
Portland Line

EXPRESS PASSENGCE AID
FREIGHT SERVICE
STEAMSHIP GOVERNOR DINGHY
Leave Portland Tuesdays. THURSDAYS
and Saturdays at F. NJ.
Return. leave Boston MONDAYS
Wednesdays and Fridays at P. NJ.
At Boston connection is made via
the metropolitan Line express freight
and passenger steamers for New YORK
and points South and West.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13

The passengers on street car in
Rockland lad a close call recently
when a one man car left the track on
Gregory Hill and only missed going
over a steep bank. There were 20
passengers on the car and no serious
injury came to any of them outside of
nervous shock. 1t took two hours to
get the car back onto the track.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13

Meetings at $50 p. NJ. every second
and fourth Tuesday.
JOHN c. HOWES. c. r.
G. S. PEASLEE. Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9.sP. w.
Regular meeting every third TUESDAY
at o'clock. Tuesday, Nov. q, noml'
nation of officers, inspection Of Canton
Full dress. Refreshments.
GEORGE II. WADLElGH, Capt
A. NJ. DRUMMOND. Clerk. M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13
Odd Fellows Hall

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70. |. o. o. E.
Regular meeting Friday evening al
7.3O O'clock
GEORGE r. McCURDY. n. G.
ELLIS E. WALKER, Sec'y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
FCRTLAND-NEw YORK FREIGEr
SERVICE

DIRECT FREIGHT SERVICE BE.
TWEEN PORTLAND AND NEW
YORK is RESUMED FROM THE
FEW STATE PIER, PORTLAND. NE,
THROUGH RATES AND DIRECT
TRACK CON \ L IT ON S WITH
MAINE CENTRAL AND GRAND
TRUNK RAILROADS.
Tel. COCO
H. A. CLAY, Superintendent
Franklin Wharf. Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13

been critically i'll for the past wv
weeks. is gaining very little.
Mrs. Vesta Seigars and daugn'e"l
mary. OF South Dresden are 'is'''"'
ner daughter. Mrs. Gertrude Starre''
for few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13

Down at the Red Mouse, the sporting
camp of E. p. Kendall of Bowdoin-
ham, the spook woodchuck that a num-
Der Of years ago made his headquar-
ters on Merrymeeting shores. has re-
turned once more to his old hunting
grounds. Ever since November opened.
in the late afternoon. he appeared on
a knoll halfway between the cap ano
the Wildes farm. There on the Knoll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13

E. 3. CAPEN REBEkAH LODGEI
No. SO. |. o. o. r, meets I'd and Au|
Wednesday evening at 100 O'Clock.
EVA LAMSON. n. G.
MRS. SADIE T.. METCAIT. Rec. sec.
mch26 m-w-f 1vr
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
PHOTOGRAPH OF DA VISION GIRL
HALTS DIVORCE CASE HEA RING
SAVANNAH WOMAN ALLEGES
FAMOUS BEAUTY rs WIFE
NO. OF HER HUSBAND.

Any one would stop to gaze upon
Miss Lota Cheek, of Dawson, for no
other reason than she is said to be
Americas prettiest girl, but in Savan-
nah Friday, according to a news dis
patch from that city, just syndicate
picture of the beauty halted a divorce
case in Chatham superior court and
started annulment proceedings for no
other reason than, she is said to be
wife number one of the defendant
Miss Cheek is a Georgia girl and is
now starring in Make 1t Snappy," a
show in Winter Garden, New York.
Mrs. E. c. Seimmons, in divorce
suit, alleges that her husband, F. l..
Seimmons, was too snappy-he mar
ried her without securing a divorce
from Miss Cheek. For many months,
her attorneys stated, they have search
ed for Miss Cheek and now, since they
have found her, bigamy charges may
be lodged against Seimmons.
When the photograph of Miss Cheek
was published with a story telling of
her home in Dawson, and her selec-
ton in a recent New York beauty con-
test as Americas Prettiest Girl, was
published in Savannah the divorce
hearing was halted in superior court.
Motion Granted
Mrs. Seimmons saw the picture. She
conferred with her lawyers and it was
moved that the hearing be passed to
the next term of court upon grounds
that an amendment would be filed and
annulment of the marriage of Mrs.
Seimmons to Seimmons asked. The
motion was granted.
Miss Cheek also was adjudged the
most beautiful woman in Boston in a
recent contest. Her family has resided
in Dawson the past several years, Miss
Cheek is a frequent visitor to Dawson
and stayed here all last winter and
spring before re-entering motion pict-
ures. She seems to have acquired the
very habit of winning beauty prizes,
this being her second victory in Bos-
ton, as she won in the Boston Ameri-
cans contest for the prettiest girl in
the New England states last year. The
prize was $1,000.
Born in Pavo.
Miss Cheek was born in Pavo, Ga.
After working while she visited a
friend in New York. Her friend was
employed in the Selznick studios and
enc day while at the studio director
noticed Miss Cheeks unusual beauty
and camera face" He offered her a
position playing minor roles in several
productions, which she accepted.
While visiting in Dawson last win
ter one of the pictures was shown at
the Palace theatre and Miss Cheek
made personal appearance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
GREATEST GATHERING
OF KLANSMEN KNOWN
BETWEEN 10000 AND $4,000 AT
TEND AN ALL-NIGHT SIS
SION AT JOLIET.

JOLIET, Ill-What was declared
to be the largest gathering OF the ku
Klux Khan ever held did not end I'M
I'll approaching dawn dimmed the
fiery cross high over the assemDlage
this morning. 1t was said that every
CITY north of Springfield in Illinois
and many points in Iowa, Wisconsin
and Indiana were represented. ne
number in attendance was estimated
at from 10000 to $4,000 While bon
fires famed from surrounding mus
more than 1000 candidates were. nat
uralized" into the invisible empire
The meeting was held in the WOODS
near Plainsfeld, and robed and hood-
ed figures guarded the roads WINE
the weird rituals were conducted by
the light of flaming torches. The can
didates were grouped before a throne
while on the outskirts men STOOD VIII
folded arms to halt any curious.
The ceremony was reported to Dc
that usually followed at 'naturaliz:a1-
lions" The candidates, it was SAID
kissed the American flag, swore 10
obey the injunction of the khan. to up
hold the supremacy OF the white race
and 70 aid the defenseless. When tne
rites were completed, long atter, r1l i
night. the roads were TANNED lo'
hours with automobiles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
TAKE NAP IN AIR
ON A NIGHT TRIP
AIR PULLMANS ARE EQUIPPED
WITH BUNKS LIKE THOSE
IN SLEEPING CARS.

LONDON, England.-The search
lights in the airway between Paris and
London will be illuminated for the
first time tonight when Gen. Sir VIII
liam Brancker, director of civilian avia-
ton. will fly over the route, testing
the effectiveness OF the land lighthous-
e. Six lights of 10000 candlepower
each and a. visibility Of IS miles have
been located at Croydon, Tatsheld
Hill, Cranbrook, Lympne, near Folk
stone, St Ihglevert, near Boulogne,
and lie Bourget.
Additional lights are under construc-
ton in France near Beauvais and Abb
beville.
The night flying airplanes will be
equipped with wireless telegraph and
telephone instruments and will be con-
stantly in communication with the
land stations. The air pullmans will
be equipped with hunks like those in
sleeping cars in which night passen-
gers may take a nap.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
HARRY MCCOY is
GIVEN A PARDON
CUTHBERT YOUNG MAN WAS
SERVING A TERM OF TWO
YEARS FOR BIGAMY.

Harry Mccoy, well-known young
man of Cuthbert who was serving a
term in the penitentiary for bigamy,
has been granted a pardon by Gov
ernor Hardwick. McCoy's first mar
riage was contracted in France, where
he served as a member of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces.
Miss Oppha D. Wood, the woman
he married there, afterward made
her appearance in Atlanta. Later he
married Miss Georgia Pitts, pretty
student at Andrew college, the mar
riage being performed at Plains, III
Sumter county. Mccoy was separated
from his bride within an hour af-
ter the marriage and upon indictment
was tried, convicted and sentenced tc
two to three years on the chain gang
He served "a year and half in the
Sumter gang.
The couple came to Dawson imme
diately after the ceremony at Plains
and were arrested here by Chief O.
Police Hill and taken back to Cuth
bert
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
ONE MORE CUT in
RAIL MEMS WAGES
AN OTHER 100000 WORKERS
AFFECTED, WITH A SAVING
OF 100000 A YEAR.

CHICAGO, I1l.-Over the strong
protest of the three labor representa-
tives on the United States railroad la
Dor board a new wage cut of ! cents
and over for railway shop mechanics
and nine cents for freight car men,
cutting 100000 shopmen approximately
100000 year, was ordered by the
board today.
The new wage reduction brought an
estimated added saving Of $50, 669, 347
annually to the railroads, following on
the heels of a $50,000000 cut in the
wages of maintenance of way laborers
last week. The shop crafts decision be-
comes effective July LIST, the same
date as last weeks order.
The minority report of the labor
members pointedly stated that the ma
iority decision was made with no con-
sideration of human needs" and charg-
es that it fails to carry out the tunc--
ton of the board to set Just and
reasonable" wage.
Car cleaners. who now receive an
average of $318 a day, were cut five
cents an hour, or forty cents day.
The mechanics, whose daily rate
now averages from SOIL for electrical
workers to $6.2S for blacksmiths, will
lose ffty-six cents a day under the
new decision, bringing their daily
wage to approximately $50.
The boards latest decision, which is
to be followed shortly by reductions
for railway clerks, telegraphers and all
other classes of railway employees eX-
cept the train service men, was brief.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
DECISION MAY AFFECT
CO. OPERATIVE MARKET
SUPREME COURT RULING MAY
PUT FARM BODIES IN A
CLASS WITH TRUSTS.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Decision
by the United States supreme court
that a labor union can be sued under
the antitrust laws, admitted by labor
leaders to be the greatest single blow
ever experienced by organized labor,
was held Wednesday to be equally
menacing to the organized farmers
movement, which has been growing at
astonishing speed in the last few years.
This realization came to agricultural
interests in congress with startling sud
denness. Members of the farm bloc
Wednesday were engaged in, studying
the decision, and its individual mem
bers admitted they could see no reason
why the courts decision was not equal
" applicable to farmers cooperative
movements.
Wipes Out Immunity.
The Taft decision, it was said by
legal authorities virtually wiped out
the immunity clause contained in that
paragraph of the Sherman and Clay
ton laws which specifically sets forth
that labor unions and farmers unions
are not liable to the penalty provisions
contained in it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
RETAIL COAL PRICE IS DUE
FOR ADVANCE OF SI.75 A TON
RECENT AGREEMENT WITH
MINE OPERATORS TO FORCE
INCREASE TO CONSUMER.

WASHINGTON, D. CT e all
prices of bituminous coal will rise" as
much as $1.75 ton because of the adj
vance in the price of coal at the mines
under the agreements reached with
operators in the producing fields, Sec
rotary Hoover was informed today by
Roderick Stephens, of New York,
chairman of the board of directors of
the National Retail Coal Merchants
Association.
Mr.. Hoover met with about forty
members of the association to discuss
the cooperation of the retailers in the
commerce department effort to prevent
runaway coal prices during the strike,
but the conference developed princi-
pally into a colloquy between Mr..
Stephens and Mr.. Hoover over prob
able increase in the price of coal to the
householder.
Establishment of a maximum OF
$3.50 a ton for coal at the mines, Mr.
Stephens contended would mean an
increase of $1.75 ton in the retail
price in Maine and the northwest
while immediate advances could be ex-
pSClCu III NEW L OIk anu chicago. L Tic
necessity for advancing the retail
prices, he said, was due to the prices
fixed by the operators and the long
transportation now necessary from
non-union fields.
Mr.. Hoover declared that he Simply
would not stand" for retailers blaming
the increases on the fair prices fixed
He admitted that the consuming pub
lie must pay a reasonable handling
charge for its coal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
MAY POSTPONE.
FARLEY AT HAGUE
NATIONS AT, LOGGERHEADS
OVER PLANS FOR MEET. d.
vIDED ON USEFULNESS.

Indications from authoritative sourc-
les in Washington are that the propos-
ed Hague conference, by means OF
which Premier Lloyd George, Of Eng
land, hopes to continue the study OF
the Russian situation begun at Genoa,
may be postponed if not abandoned
The United States, France and Bel
GUM have virtually decided not to
take any part in the conference on the
basis Of the plan framed IN advance
by the Genoa conference on May Is.
AS a result Lloyd Georges Russian
program appears to be on the verge
of failure, as there is no substitute
plan looming that would be likely to
interest the three countries that have
expressed dissatisfaction with the
plans.
In Accord on Russian Problem.
There is every reason to believe that
the United States, France, and Bel
gium are in accord on the Russian
problem, although nothing has been
, said in Washington regarding the
communications exchanged between
the state department and the govern
ments of France and Belgium. Each
of the three governments, however,
appeals to have reached the same con-
clusion independently
The three countries which are an
tagonistic to The Hague meeting APP
parently feel that there is nothing to
be gained in considering the proposed
economic survey of conditions in Rus
STA unless the soviet authorities with
draw their memorandum of May IL,
which STIMULATES that pf7vate property
remain under control of the commune
list principles in Russia.
Separate Agreements Loom.
A clause inserted in the agenda for
the proposed Hague conference pro-
vided that each government would be
at liberty to make separate agree
ments with Russia in case no Joint
agreement could be reached three
months after the date of June 70. The
British premier has frequently sup
ported the idea of separate agreements
on matters of trade, private property,
etc. with the Russian government in
the event of failure among the pow
ers to agree upon a joint program.
British and Italian diplomats have
made the point in connection with the
Franco-American attitude that Amer
icas insistence upon specified agree
ments on the part of the Russians in
advance Of any survey of the economic
problems gives any proposed economic
conference a political flavor before it
starts. They say this makes it more
difficult for the Russians to strike a
bargain which would satisfy the out
side world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
What Is a Ouija Board?'
Battles Supreme Court


WASHINGTON, D. C.-The
supreme court today announced it
would not determine what is a ouija
board.
The question was presented in a
case brought by the Baltimore
Talking Board Company, which
protested against taxation Of such
boards as sporting goods, and in
sisted that should the court refuse
to hold that the board as a grade
of motor automatism, involving
considerable subconscious action of
intelligence" that it would at least
classify the smaller boards as
"chi1dren's toys"
The lower federal courts sustain
ed the governments contention
that the boards should be classed
as sporting goods.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
AMERICAN WHISKY IS
RETURNED TO U. S.
LIQUOR SHIPPED TO FRANCE
TO ESCAPE CONFISCATION
NEARLY ALL BACK.

PARIS.-Out of 21000 barrels Of
bourbon whisky shipped to Havre two
years ago to escape confscation by
the American government only 5000
remain. Eighteen thousand barrels
have been shipped, mainly to territory
contiguous to the United States, chief
ly Cuba, the Bahamas and Canada
The shippers were generally Ameri-
cans.
The whisky is Old Charter, made in
Louisville, and averages II years old
1t was sent to Havre as a speculation
by a syndicate of which Col Ha1sey
Dunwoody is Paris representative Col
Dunwoody was formerly chief of the
American aviation center of Colon
bey-les-B Bellies.
The whisky placed in the Havre
warehouse was generally sold at about
rs a quart. Small quantities have been
sold in France at IS francs (about So
a quart, but three-fourths of that price
represents French taxes 1t is on sale
now at all tourist hotels. 1t is expected
that the stock will be cleaned out al
Havre by December.
This whisky has been mainly shipp-
ed to Nassau, Bahama islands. One
cargo was sold in midocean while Ell
route to New York for gradual sale tc
druggists, with permission of the gov
eminent. 1t was then rerouted to Nau-
sau.
All liquor exporters in France agree
that Nassau is the chief distribution
point for America, except possibly
Canada, because Nassau has the only
reputable bonded warehouse in south
ern waters.
After leaving Nassau warehouses
the liquors pass through seven or
eight different hands before finally
reaching the consumers in America.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
Mailman's Son to Marry
Daughter of Du Pont
Norhance Of Heiress and Rhodes Schol-
dr Began on Deck of Aquitania.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-The ro-
nance a. that has eliminated in the en-
55a a5ss,r OF Miss Alicia du Pont,
n@uSatsr OF Alfred du Pont, of Viii
Ct,i".sjjon' Del, to Harold Sanford
Ciioonggehilng, son of Mrs. Percy H.
mr,ooau.ugnnng, OF Norwalk, announce
, ,lgal OF which was made in London
~ Gay ~ began on the promenade deck
i me me Aquitania in September, 1920,
c,.. was learned from friends of the
rr S~p;5 Today. Miss Du Pont is to be
d@ an to Mr.. Glendenning in Lon
T, M; on lune 18th, and they will re-
@ TL III Europe until June, 1928.
VIII NE marriage will unite one of the
ia -S;;ll'est American families with a
CT Ky t OF plain New Englanders-hon-
sts,n .'"'a workers of moderate circum-
Sos, so, Glendenning is "a years old,
st1 nd, OF a mail carrier. He is now a
10 T ~b;i at Oxford university, England,
shin winch we won the Rhodes scholar
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
COST OF GOVERNMENT IN GEORGIA SHOWS A LARGE INCREASE
DEATH KNELL
OF 21-INCH WAIST

CHICAGO.-Sherl never be a
II again.
A requiem over the 21-inch femi-
nine waist line was sung today in
Chicago by Ernest P Bennett, Bos-
ton corset manufacturer, who de-
clared that within the last few
years, due to the no-corset fad, the
waist line has jumped first from
the exaggerated q to the average
of % inches, and then up to a point
between 27 and % inches. This
new measurement he admitted,
was not especially pleasing to wo-
men returning to the corset.
"They do not realize said Mr..
Bennett, that they and not the
measures have changed. Women
have grown stouter around the
waist since they discarded corsets.
The same thing is true of men who
change from belts to suspenders."