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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Colby-Clark Dual
Debate Called Off

Colby and Clark will not meet III
dual debate on the 18th Of March be-
cause of misunderstanding as to the
question to be debated upon. Last
December Colby proposed the question
Resolved: That the principle OF the
closeds shop is justiflable." and plans
have since gone forward at Colby for
the debate. a few days ago Colby
wrote to Clark to find out about The
Judges and to make final preparations
for the debate. The reply received
from Clark stated that the question
was too old for her and also stated
that a letter had been sent TO that ef-
feet about the middle of January. No
such letter has ever been received at
Colby. so far as is known. Clark pro-
posed as an alternative that debate
he held on the question "fesolved:
That the debts of the allied powers
should be cancelled" This is the
question that will be decided IN the
triangular debate between Syracuse,
Harvard and Clark. The time is too
short now that Colby men would not
have a chance to prepare for new
debate, and it will be called off for the
present although 1t is possible that
arrangements may be made for de-
bate later in the spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Alice s. Reynolds. Alice r. Stanwood
and Grace T. Wilder,
Cranberry Corners
Given at Manchester
BY Augusta Amateurs

Play Proves Big Hit Tuesday Eve
ming under Auspices Of Manchester
Grange - Funny Situations Por-
trayed by Mirth Makers, and Com
edy Drama Delights All
The four-act comedy, Cranberry
Corners" which was 90 successfully
presented by company of Augusta S
leading amateurs recently at the ves-
try of the Penney Memorial church.
was repeated Tuesday evening at
Manchester Grange hall under the
auspices of Manchester Grange, and
again proved winner.
Replete with amusing situations,
surprises and a climax that was a
hummer, the play was greatly en-
joyed from the beginning to the cur
tain fall. Each of the characters
was portrayed in a fine manner and
the work of. the Augusta amateur
group won enthusiastic applause
from all.
The cast was the same as when the
play was prese nted in Augusta and
included: Miss Gladys Madore. Mrs.
Leila Brown, Miss Gertrude Walch.
Miss Ruth Henderson, Miss Jose
phine galloway. Miss Irene Stevens,
Samuel Mccall, Philip Sylvester,
Donald Metcalf, c. Bryce Little,
Ralph Brown and Harol Clark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Treaty Party Still
Holds Dali Eiraann

Dublin, Feb. 2S-(By A., P.)-Con-
tinued control Of the Dali Eirearn
by the party favorable to the Anglo
Irish treaty, although by narrow
majority. was shown at tie resumed
session of the Dali today, the first
test of strength resulting in a vote
of sc to 80. with the Collins
Griffith party casting the larger num-
Der. The vote was on confirmation
of an appointment. Eamon De Va
lera and other of the republicans
raised at the outset of the meeting
the question of the Dails supremacy
over the provisional government. Mr..
DE Valera saying that unless this
weer made clear it would be impcs-
sible for him and his party to remain
in the chamber. Messrs. Griffit h
and Collins gave the assurances re-
Quired.
The exchanges between the Re-
publicanS and the Free State adher-
ents were at times most acrimonious.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01

started on his mad career through
Charles street. .. About half way
through he met a sleigh in which was
a woman driving another good piece
o horesfesh. The two vehicles came
together with such a bang that It
threw the woman into the air, but sac
pluckily held onto the reins until SIX
or seven men. who happened to be
congregated there. could spring to her
assistance and keep the horse from
losing his head and running away.
The first hors, continued going
through Charles street, and at the cor
ner of Silver he collided with a Ford
car and released himself from the
sleigh that was swinging along behind
him. He continued his run to West
ern avenue and returned to the stable
Of Alton Richardson. from whom his
present owner bought him q few days
ago. The sleigh was smashed to kind.
ling wood.
The lady who figured in the runaway
vas obliged to have the harness and
sleigh repaired before she could make
the return trip to her home in Oakland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
NORWICH TO GIVE
INFORMATION TO
| MUNICIPALITIES

Mortified. VT, FEB. 2S-A group
Of students at Norwich University
has announced that it is ready to
help mayors and city councils evade
the costly mistakes of administration
which heretofore have been con.
doned on the plea that they didn't
know any better"
The students are members OF a
bureau of municipal affairs. class
acw being organized. On the theory
that advice snou:j Re cheap. they
Will supply to anv county. city or viii
lage officials. information regarding
community organizations: town plan
ming, and the administration Of local
government. all without charge.
They also will publish bulletins
dealing with government questions
Of current interest and will supply
speaker: on. governmental topics to
communities seeking instructions for
holding local government confer
ences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Judge Puts One
Over on Magician

New York. Feb. 2S.--Harry Callag-
ran. by profession a magician. WELD
sd the palm for legerdemain to Mag
istrate Levine in Jefferson Market
court late today, and retired in confu.
sion to Blackwell's island where he
will spend the next SIX months think
Ing up some new tricks.
Callaghan, appearing in court on
behalf of young woman arrested on
on statutory charge assured the
court he was her husband and would
exercise his arts to SIC that she be-
haved. if the magistrate would just let
her off
what would you say II the real
husband of this woman were to an
pear right now?" asked the magi3-
trate.
"Oh. your honor, that would not be
possible" said the ma gician, "As I,
her husband. am already here"
1.-The magistrate made mystic pass
es with his hands; n door opened: a
young man stepped forth-and the
magician's wife" tainted.
The husband, whose name was
withheld. testified Callaghan had en-
ticed the young woman away from
husband. home and baby. Magis-
trate Levine gave him six months for
vasrancy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
STOCKHOLDERS OF
FREMONT TRUST
ASSESSED 1907

Boston, Feb. 2S-Calling for an as
sessment of 100 per cent upon the
stockholders of the defuEct fremont
Trust Company. Bank Commissioner
Joseph Allen today announced that
the Indebtedness of the institution
exceeded it's assets by at least ST.
100000. Capital stock and surplus
had been wiped out, ne said. The
company had issued sl,229,000 of
capital stock and had announced a
surplus of s444,65o just Lefore it was
closed by the commissioner in 1920.
Since its closing, the commissioner
said, 126 borrowers of the bank had
gone into bankruptcy CT had made
assignments.
Bank Commissioner Allen said the
largest debtor of the bank was Simon
Swig, vice president, who with men,
bers of his family, through personal
loans, owed Hhe institution 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Hold Clinton Man
on Charge That He
Deserted Children

Percy S. Giles Of Clinton was ar
raigned before the municipal court
Tuesday forenoon on a charge OF
desertion of his minor children.
Judge Atchley found probable cause
and Giles was held under bonds OF
$500 for the superior court. Bonds
we're furnished by Mr.. Giles himself.
Edgar Hunter and Lester Burke, all
Of Clinton. L. T.. Peacock was attor-
ney for Mrs. Goldie NJ. Giles, vino
was the complainant.
The witnesses in the case were
Mrs. Giles. her daughter. Eleanor,
aged Is. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hodg-
don, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hall. pa
rents Of Mrs. Giles and Marcellus
Cain. overseer of the poor Of Gin
ton. who testified tina. he had helped
the family during Mr.. Giles absence.
Mr.. Giles testified in his own behalf
He said that he earned S1620 some
weeks and had paid the rent.
The general trend Of the testimony
was to the effect that Giles had
failed to take proper care Of his
family. The minor children are
Camella. aged four: Erwin. nite ;
Charlie. 10; Marshall, Il; Eleanor.
Is. The latter testified that her
father had whipped her.
In pronouncing sentence Judge
Atchfey said that from all accounts
Mrs. Giles had been far from what
a mother should he to her children,
but that he was not influenced by
that fact in rendering his decision.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
STATE Q. N. CORPS AND
co, F HOLD SUCCESSFUL
| AND ENJOYABLE BALL

A large and successful military
ball was held Tuesday night at City
hall at which about 20 couples en-
joyed themselves until a late hour.
The ball was given by Co. + of the
National Guard of which Raymond
Swift is the captain and by the
Maine Quartermaster Corps COM
manded by Capt. Lester Hart.
About three quarters of an hour
was given over to an exhibition drill
in which various infantry formations
slc.l as those used in riot duty and
Numerous field maneouvers were
staged by Co. r. while a very in
structive and interesting exposition
Of first aid work was given by the
Ouartermaster Corps.
4. feature of the evening was TIE
drill Of the awkward squad under
the direction OF Sergeant Letendrc.
This squad had been drilled by Lieut..
Sprague in all Of the things that no
good soldier does. and they were let
ter perfect in their part making a
fanny sight. These men afterward
gave real drill in which they
r:cved that they were reall" expert
II, he manual arms and other things
Of 6. military nature.
One thing which greatly surprised
the people who attended the ball was
the condition of the floor in the hall
Many people thought that the floor
would be in poor condition for dane
Ing, due to the water at the recent
Gre hut they found that it was in as
sooo condition as it ever had been.
tbs was due to the work which the
mem bers of the companies had done
to make the dancing a pleasure.
litter the drills were concluded.
the remainder of the evening was
raised with dancing. the music be
ing furnished by Douglas orches-
ira. The proceeds Of the dance Will
be used to swell the funds of the two
companies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01

nearly universal esta blishment in the
fraternities Of the larger colleges. A
year, ago the fraternity made anoth-
er move and at present they occupy
the residence next to the Waterville
Fire Station.
During the years since the found.
ing Of Phi Delta Theta at Colby
many Of her men have been above
the average in college citizenship.
About 20 members have obtained the
Phi Beta Kappa key. Perhaps the
most famous of Colby's football
leaders was Paul Ginger" Fraser.
who captained the championship
team OF the fall of 1914. Several
have been captains Of baseball and
track and a few have been editors
OF the Oracle or Echo.
In the Great War Maine Alpha
did her share. Ninety-seven men
were in the service of their country
and three never came back.
John Arthur Stowell 10 enlisted
in the 2nd Maine Infantry and went
to France with the band Of the 1O3rd
Infantry of the 18th Division. He
saw active service from February S
to June IL. 1918. when he was NOR
tally wounded. Although the band
was stationed in the rear. he volun-
teered 10 act as litter bearer and al
though severely injured he begged
to be the last to he evacuated from
battle. For six hours he waited his
turn for the ambulance and by that
time he was SO exhausted from pain
and loss of blood that he was not
sent further to the rear. For six
days he fought death. until finally
the end came on June 30. For his
gallantry in action the French gov
eminent sent the Croix de Guerre
to his folks and in recognition of his
heroism the Freeport Post Of the
American Legion is called the John
Arthur Stowell Post.
The other two members of the
fraternity who made the supreme
sacrifice were Harry Lindsay Cur
tbs II and Norman Jesse Merrill IA:
Among the members of Maine AL
pha who have been prominent in the
affairs of the world are: Woorman
Bradbury 'S7. author and minister;
Arthur jeremiah Roberts 80. who
has been president of Colby College
since 1908: Charles willard Vigue
'9S. president of the Peoples Bark.
Waterville: Charles Wilson Atchley
'O3. Judge of the Waterville munich
pal court; William NJ. II. league 'O3,
superintendent of schools in Connec-
ticut: Charles Phillips Chapman O6
author. professor in Colby College
for several years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
White Wyandotte
Biddies Leading
in OrOnO Egg Race

Orono, Me-, Feb. aS.-A new leader
came to the front the third month in
the list Of those whose hens are com.
pcting in the Maine winter egg-layins
contest conducted by the College Of
Agriculture extension service. Four
of the six leading pens are White wy
andottes and the other two pens Rhode
Island Reds.
The number of eggs laid in 81 days
by Mrs. c. o. Hills White Wyandottes
at Sangerville was Goa. The next five
competitors scored as follows: Mrs,
G. Marie Cannon. Livermore Falls
White Wyandottes. 525; Mrs. Edwin
Noble. Livermore, Rhode Island Reds,
SIS: DR.. Howard Hamblen, Windham
/ White Wyandottes. SIT: Frank ID.
Lord, East Lebanon. Rhode Island
Reds, 496; Reuben Lowe, North Snap
leigh, 495. The other competing pans
completed the month in this order:
Walter Lord, Lebanon: Vernon
Bridges. Dover; Fred l.. Griffin. Lee
vant;E j. T.. Guptill. Berwick; L. l.
Sylverter, Milo; Leroy l.. Smith. Ken.
nebunkport: Philip Sauville. NORTH
Berwick; Mrs. A. w. Childs. Whitney.
Vile; L. H. Allen. Windham: Mrs. y
| e. Guptill, Berwick; c. S. Hilton, AL.
bans; Harriet Coolbroth, Alfred: Mrs
Elmer Hawkes., Windham; Della Has
kell. Alfred: l.. W. Cove. Windsor.
vile; Mildred Rowland. Albion: Julius
| Rowland. Albion: Charles Barker
.Brownville: Mrs. Estelle Stratton
| Hancock: Philip STEELE. North Kennc
hunkport: Clifford T. Howard, Brown
, field: z. w. Reed. Windsorville; l.. C
Foss, Dover: George A. Colburn, Au
| gusta; NJ. A. Phillips, East Holden
Mrs. Fred o. Shiplcy, North Var
| mouth.
The contest is now half over. Their
/ has been great deal of Interest in 1
among poultry raiscrs throughout til;
| State.
"What Can Be Learned from Egr
Laying Contests" is a subject chosen
for discussion at one of the session
! Of the poultry school to be held in con
necton with Farmers Week at th'
| College of Agriculture March 1851.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
$4,000 REAL ESTATE
DEAL AT PORTLAND

Portland, Me-, Feb. 2S.-Two large
real estate deals we're consummatcd
this morning having a total valuation
Of $4,000, the most important OF
which was the selling Of the old
Adams House property on Temple
street to Joseph Bremen of this city
by Jennie p. Perkins, also OF Port
and. This property for years was
used as a hotel and before being
known as the New Adams House was
operated under the name Of Swctt's
Hotel. The purchase price was In the
that Mr.. Bremen is contemplating
making extensive repairs and aitera-
lions. At the present time the prop
erty on the ground floor has been re-
modelled into stores while the upper
floors have been made into Offices.
The second deal is more or less cen
rected with the Adams House sale, 10"
Mr.. Bremen sold to the Rosemont
Farms, Inc. the property at 242 Brack-
EFT street, which property is said 10
live been sold for ebout $4,000; also
the building at 434 Fore street. when
was sold for about $4,000. An apart
ment house at 262 Spring street was
also included in the deal and brought
Mr.. Erenncr something in the vicinity
Of $4,000. Another structure as
part of this deal for the tire apart
ment house and store at 71-73 Con-
gross street, which sold for about SEA
600.
Both deals were put through the o.
fee of Worth Brothers and the attol
neys representing the different parties
we're Charles l.. Donahue and Paul
I,onlilue and NJ. A. Rudman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Radio Telephone
Conference Ends

Washington. Feb. oS-The radio
telephone conference which has been
in session for the past two days lis
te Wng to the views of those interest
ed in the art of radio telephone. con-
Guided its open meetings late today
and three committees now will meet
behind closed doors to sift informa-
ton cleaned with a view to formu-
lating recommendations.
The committees one legal. another
technical and the third composed OF
amateurs on the committee are now
confronted with the problem OF
working out and aIlocatiug wave
lengths to the various classes of US
crs and wireless telephones. sched-
ules and kinds of broadcasting, and
other measures for the prevention of
interference between amateur. COM
mercial and government stations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Probing Story Of
Canadian Veteran
in Taylor Killing

San FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-Dlstrlct
Attorney Brady began investigation
today of a report that a Canadian
army veteran had told another Cana
dian veteran here in January that he
was going to Los Angeles to get re-
venge on William Desmond Taylor,
motion picture director.
According to this story the second
veteran said that the first one blamed
Taylor for having caused him court
martial in France in which the SEN
tence imposed was being lashed' to an
artillery wheel four hours daily for
ninety days. The first veteran was
said to have been seen on the streets
of San Francisco two days ago with
a large roll of bills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Expect Boil Weevil
Pest in Cotton Belt

Washington. Feb. 2S.-A leavier
infestntion Of boil weevile in the
cotton belt than in any recent year,
is indicated for the coming season
by observations made at the Delta
Laboratory at TulIulah, La. by en-
perts Of the Bureau of Entomology
of the Department of Agriculture, it
was announced today.
While an abnormally heavy emer-
gency of weevile was indicated for
the spring, it was said this did not
necessarily mean that weevile dam
age would be unusually great. since
It was possible that summer weather
conditions might offset the early
infcstation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Want Congress to
Probe Textile Case

Manchester. n. H., Feb. ga re-
quest for a Congressional investiga-
ton of the New England textile in
dustries will be made to the Senators
'and Congressman of Rhode Island,
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
by textile workers according to a
statement made by Vice President
James Starr Of the United Textile
Workers of America following a con-
ference with President Thomas Nc
Mahon and other union officials. The
cooperation of the executive council
of the American Federation Of Labor
viii also be a.ked, Mr.. Starr said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Another Mooney Appeal

San Francisco, Feb. 2s.-An appeal
to the State supreme court was taken
today on behalf OF Thomas B. Moon
ey, serving a life sentence in San
Quintin prison for murder in connec-
ton with the Preparedness Day
bomb explosion in San Francisco in
1916. The appeal commended that the
superior court was in error last year
in refusing to grant Mooney a new
trial on petition known as a audita
querela. a procedure which permits
the invoking of common law pleadings
as ground for the admission of new
evidence after statutory procedure has
been exhausted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
SPORT NOTES

Three overtime periods OF flNe MN
utes each failed to break a 3S tie be-
tween the Berlin hockey team and the
Voltigeurs of Quebec Tuesday night
at Berlin, n H., in the first of a two
game series.
Tommy LoughraE, Philadelphia, out
pointed Bryan Downey, Columbus, O..
in an eight round bout Tuesday night
at philadelphia. The Philadelphia
had a slight advantage in every round
Except one.
Frank Moran, former heavyweight
pugilist. and Edward uppe, arrested at
Mechanicville Tuesday on charges OF
violating the Nolstead Act were held
for the grand jury when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Clark Cipperly at Troy, n. Y.
Aaron Ward. second baseman of the
New York Americans announced
Tuesday he would depart Immediately
for Hot Springs to join the Yankees
1t is understood he had come to terms
with the club officials.
Pere Marquette Tuesday night at
Boston defeated the Sherbrooke, Que.
hockey seXtet by ) to . score. 1t
was the first appearance of the Can
adian seEtet in Boston. They will
play the leaders of the eastern divi-
sion of the United States Hockey as
ISOLATION. the Westminster team, to-
morrow.
Frank L. Miller. a pitcher bought
by the Boston Nationals from Pitts
burg in 1920 but who never reported,
has been added to the Braves battery
STAG. Miller has been orking on his
farm in Michigan since 1920 when he
sustained an injury to his pitching
hand. Last season he failed to report
and was automatically suspended but
his petition for reinstatement has
been acted upon favorably by Judge
Lands and he will repor. at the train
ing camp of the Braves at st. Peters
burg Florida.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
COLBY Pm DELTA TnET A HISTORY
REPlETE WITH HEROES and N0TABlE e

Colby College, Watervilie, Me-,
t.cb -. 49, Especially. ON March
Y 1874 the Maine Alpha chap
,er OF Phi Delta Theta was char
cred az Colby College. This chap
,er was formed from local
,oe,c,y OF IL men as the fourth fra
,orui,y at Colby. During the first
mart of its existence the fraternity
Mold meetings in n room on the
,biri floor OF a Waterville business
block. while the members had
r,oms in what is now the Delta Cp-
sion house In the southern section
u North College.
T. those days fraternity houses
we're unheard OF and Phi Delt
,oomcd with Deke and ID. T.. with
Z.te. according TO the assignment Of
rooms The boys had an eating
'yL which was run by one, OF the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Chemistry Prof.
Would Turn Corn
Cobs to Good Uses

Decatur. Ills, Feb. eS.-That the
1870 million tons of corn cobs and
stalks now going to waste annually
in the United States can be made
into syrup, cattle feed, turned into
motion picture films, and sound
proofing, and for the base nitro
giycerine. was the statement Of Ell
ton Il. Darling, Phd., professor Of
chemistry at Milliken University Of
Decatur before the Kiwanis Club
here today.
Professor Darling recently caused
nationwide comment by his an
nounccmcnt that he had been able
to obtain ALCOHOL from illuminating
gas,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Indict Twenty
for Texas Murder

Brownville. Tex. Feb. 2S-Blaniet
indictments charging murder and
with the shooting Of Manuel Duarte.
Mexican citizen, Feb. 2. vas returned
today against 20 Cameron county resi-
dents. Their names were withheld
pending arrests. Duarte was fore
man of a farm near here and. ac-
cording to officers. had keen warned
10 leave. Four called at the farm
house at night and sho. him. Off
GERS charged the killing was planned
at a secret meeting Of about 90 men,