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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-31
Everyone Looking Forward
10 Legion FOllies" Nov. II

Now that the theatre public of
Waterville is interested in good pro-
auctions and it's enthusiasm has
been aroused by the clever spectacle
staged by the Elks last evening, the
way to success is well paved for the
elaborate and scintillating extrava-
ganza de luxe, known as the Legion
Follies" to be presented by the
George \. Bourque Post. on the
night of the Armistice celebration,
November 18th at the Opera House.
While the cast has been selected
for some time and the committee
busily engaged in making plans for
the entertainment, the real inten-
Sive preparation for the perform
ance will begin at 7:30 this evening
at the Legion hall, when the full
cast will assemble and the show run
through from start to finish. The
committee have been exceedingly
fortunate in securing as coach, Mrs.
Walter J. Hood. whose past achiev-
ments in such lines well warrant a
polished production. Mrs Hood will
be present at this rehearsal on We'd
nesday evening and the cast will
report to a - woman, for it is a
girl show, this year. and while the
men will be there in several ways.
the beauty of the show will not be
their calling. but to the fairest of the
fair who can we'll handle the stua-
ton. The tickets for the Follies
were out on Monday and if history
repeats itself the advance sale will
be large. Let's go.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-31
WaterviIIe Women's Club Meets

The Waterville Women's club held
their regular melting last evening in
Library hall with a large attendance.
The program consisted of vocal solos
by Mrs. John Manter accompanied by
Miss Nellie French Stevens on the
piano; a few remarks by the presi-
dent of the State Federation of Wom-
ems clubs, Mrs. Florence W. Dam
forth and an address by Mrs. Jennie
Flood Kregor of Fairfield. Mrs.
Kregor's address took up the greater
part of the evening. Her subject
was My Experiences as a Jury
Woman" in which she related some
o. the problems that comes to a
woman when serving on the jury.
She tried to impress upon the
minds of the members, the import
ance of serving on a jury, and for
stopping this. craze for the making of
new laws, that seems to have de-
veloped in the women politicians of
today in the State of Maine. She
dwelt largely on the problem of law
keeping and proper law-making. In
closing she referred to the blanket"
and several maternalists bills that
are in the process of maturing and
declared that the women of Maine
have today sufficient laws to last for
years. Her address was extremely
interesting and highly appreciated by
the club members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-31
More AMdavits
on Khan Activities
at Atlanta Hearing

Atlanta. Ga, Oct. 30-ActiNltleS
of. the Ku Klux Khan in Oklahoma
as the result of series of fioggings
in that state and in the investigation
into the disappearance from Mer
Rouge, La, of Wat Daniel and T. j.
Richard after they had been kidnap-
ped by a hooded band in August,
1922, were alleged in a series of affi-
davits read in court here today
during the hearing of receivership
suit for the Khan. filed by H. NJ.
Rittenhouse, of Philadelphia, and
others.
DIR. H. w. Evans, imperial wizard
of the Knights of the Ku KluX Khan,
in a deposition taken at the imperi-
al palace of the Khan here. told of
the campaign planned for Oklaho1
ma and discussed various other
matters connected with the Klan.
]. n. Littlejohn. formerly a Khan
investigator, told of the Mer Rouge
incidents.
DR.. Evans told of meeting at
which he. Paul Etherbridge, N. b.
Forrest of Atlanta, c. J. Orbison of
Indianapolis, and J! A. Conner of
Little Rock, Ark, discussed the
Oklahoma situation and decided
upon speaking campaign in favor
of an anti-fiogging law. Governor
J. c. Walton had declared that $500
fioggings had taken place in Okla
homa alone.
The imperial wizard said that
they spent some money" in the
Oklahoma campaign, how much, he
said, he did not know.
Asked if Governor Walton wa4 a
Klansman. DR.. Evans replied that
he had been obligated by a kleagle
but never had been admitted to a
klavern.
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femized Bill of
fhurch Decorator

|, adv brought in a clipping from
old Maine paper of years ago, to
Kennebec Journal office yester-
thinking that it might prove of
Esrest to the Journal readers. 1t
ks as follows:
The Journal has been furnished
M a copy of a bill that an artist.
Eployed in decorating the properties
| an old church in Belgium drew off.
being refused payment in lump,
! was asked for details of his work.
kch he furnished, as follows:
k,wrted the Ten Command.
|rbelished Pontius PLATE. and
| mi a ribbon on his bonnet. -. 5.O2
N a new tail on a rooster of st.
|leter and mcnded his comb. $50
tpumed and gilded the left wing
| II the Guardian Angel ....... AIN
Dashed the servant of the High
| picst and put carmine on his
lnevcd Heaven. adjusted the
/ Stars and cleaned the moon. 7.15
,acyated the flames of He'll and
F put new tail on the devil.
nended his left hoof and dld
several jobs for the damned. III
.bOrdered the robe of Herod and
nadjusted his wig .........:. 4.ls
b a new spotted sash on the
T son Of Tobias and dressed his
acG .............., ~"
lled the cars of Baalam's ass 40
nd shod him 49,. 81.
b earrings in the ears of Sarah 2.o4
y stone in David's sling, en-
arged tho head Of Goliath and
attended his legs. ......,..... 3.Oo
0rated Noah's Ark ......... 800
1ied the skirt of the Prodigal
ION and cleaned his ears ...... 400
JT0al az 90
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-31
Colby Athletic
Association to
Support Hockey

The meeting OF the colby Athletic
Association Monday evening in the
Savings Bank building proved to be
an interesting as well as lengthy one
as there were several matters
thrashed out and talked over regard
ing the several branches of athletics
in Colby college.
The action that caused the most
attention Monday evening was the
rullng that this season and from now
on, hockey would be one OF the ma
Jor sports OF the college program and
would receive the support of the ath-
letic association towards their end.
1t was agreed that the regular four
inch minor Co would be given to
any man eligible to play and who
had played nine periods in any OF
the state series games this winter, a
half of the number of periods that
would ordinarily be played. This
action OF the athletic governing body
OF the college now sets the winter
sport OF ice hockey on a par with
tennis as major sport. The hockey
schedule has been announced and
approved by the association,
Managers William w. Hale of
baseball and Lionel Hebert of track
appeared before the meeting to ask
for the appropriations for their var
lous departments and after due con-
Sideration, both managers received
their flgure, which was said to be
much the same as the amount grant
ed last year. The baseball schedule
arranged by Hale was looked over
and will be formally voted upon at
the next regular meeting in week.
One new feature on the baseball
col nH,lIa will no
between Colby and Bates to be play
ed on the Colby field before the
opening of the state series. The an
nual exhibition game with the Uni
versity of Maine will be played as
has been the custom in the past on
April 10.
The association had a lengthy dis
cussion of the means that would be
used to take care of the crowd that
is expected to witness the Colby
Bates game in Waterville on Armis-
tice day. 1t was pointed out that
there was not another college foot
ball game on the slate for that day
and being holiday, there would be
thousands of people who would at
tend it. Plans are being made so
that Seaveren's field may be able to
accommodate all of eight thousand
persons that afternoon.
Also arrangements were made for
the Boston University game which
is to be played on the Colby field this
coming Saturday. Action was taken
so that the price of admission to the
game Saturday would be reduced.
The association also expects that
there will be, a good sized crowd on
hand to witness this clash as last
year it was said to be one of the best
home games PLAYED all season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-31
Chamber Commerce
Directors Give Report
on Business of Year

The last meeting of the present
board OF directors Of the Chamber Of
Commerce was held yesterday after
noon and the business of the year
cleaned up for the incoming board.
The Chamber finds itself In a. better
condition financially than it has been
since its reorganization and voted
payment of $1,000 on the property
known as the Eagles Home, which
was bought by the Chamber several
months ago, for the purpose of erect
ing community house some time in
the near future. There is no site in
town that would be more appropriate
for community development and the
directors are enthusiastic for the flu
ture outlook in that direction.
The report of the committee on ref
erendum No. AZ. relative to the re-
port of the committee of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, on a
national forestry policy. was submit
ted by Robert Nivison, chairman, and
accepted by the directors, unanimous
~. The local committee upheld the
opinion of the national committee on
five recommendations, as follows:
That Congress should enact new
legislation with reference to other
classes of timberlands to make provi-
sion for cooperation of Federal gov
eminent. state governments and tim
Der owners in protection and repro
duction of timber:
That such new federal legislation
should condition use of Federal funds
upon the state having a forestry OF
conservation commission. To formu-
late a code of forest management &C.
ceptable to the Federal department of
agriculture and timed to secure con-
tinuous forest production.
That Congress should provide for
national survey and inventory of for
est resources:
That Congress should increase the
Federal appropriations available for
protection of timber lands against fire
and
That Congress should provide for
enlargement of Federal research and
experiment in forest products.
Enthusiastic communications were
read from residents of several towns
between Waterville and Belfast in
favor of the State road being routed
as stated previously by the way of
Waterville. Fairfield, Benton. Albion,
Freedom, Knox and Waldo, believing
that this would accommodate the
greatest number of towns and the
..
1t was the concensus of opinion of
the board that soon after the organ
iZation of the incoming directors is
effected, that a membership meeting
should be held with supper when a
report of the past years accomplish
ments shall be given by the retiring
president and the introduction of the
new officers and members of the board
of directors be made to the member
ship of the Chamber.
The retiring president. Leon o. Teb-
belts. personally thanked the men,
bers of the board for their loyalty to
their duties during the past year and
congratulated them on the fact that
there had never failed to be quorum
present at directors meeting. Such
cooperation could not fail to work for
the best interests of the Chamber and
help it to hold a high place in civic
affairs.
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Bankers Told Need
Uniform Law for
State Public Utilities

Washington, Oct. 30-Uniformity
Of state laws regulating public utili-
ties was advocated in a report sub
mitted to the Investment Bankers
Association of America today by its
committee on public service securi-
ties.
The committees report, which wa5
one OF several considered at today's
session of the organizations annual
convention also urged that all state
commissions be vested with authdtity
over the valuation, rates, services
and capitalization of privately owned
utility plants, and that they be re-
quired to publish full financial re-
ports of their operations.
when administered with the
broadest powers and in a judicial.
manner the report said, state
wide regula ton of public utilities has
been conclusively proved in the
opinion of the committee to afford
the best guarantees which investors
can have in this country for main
tenance of that integrity of invest
ment necessary for a ready flow OF
money into the business"
Pointing out that investors are dis
posed to, withhold funds from busi-
ness affected by purely political"
agitations. the committee said that
such a situation Cramps a utility
and the public is eventually not ade-
quately served"
Harry Il. Hayes, of New York,
chairman of the committee, also ont
lined its efforts to make utilities Sc
curities legal investments for saving
banks. .....
A bill prepared by the committee
to amend the present laws governing
the investments of savings institu-
tions. provides conditions for such
investments with reference to elcc-
trio and gas companies dealing in
light, heat. and power, and telephone
corporations. 1t calls for jurisdic-
ton and supervision over such cor
porations at the time of investments
by public service commission.
board or department. and provides
that their outstanding capital stock
shall equal at least one and one half
their total mortgaged indebtedness.
or, in the case of corporations having
non par value shares. their propertX'
shall exceed by at least one half the
total mortgage indebtedness. The
corporations also would be required
to have a five year record for regular,
and punctual payment of matured
principal and interest on all indebt-
edness and show net earnings at.
least one and three quarter times the
amount of their interest obligations
and rentals for a period of three
fiscal years and for the last one OF
such fiscal years next preceding such
investment
Mr.. Hayes added that the COM
mittec was studying the extent to
which electric railway securities
might also be admitted to purchase
by savings banks.
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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1929

Q teams, 2 bicycles. II autos. From
A. M. to p. NJ, rs pedestrians. s
bicycles, teams, 1928 motor vehicles;
P. NJ. to Il midnight. 16 pedestrians.
II bicycles. teams. 80 motor vehi-
cles. Sand Hill crossing: Average per
hour from IL midnight to Z A. NJ. 40
pedestrians, bicycles, 1 team. mo-
tor vehicles; A. NJ. to P. M, 102
pedestrians. IL bicycles, II teams. 90
motor vehicles; from P. NJ. to IL
midnight, us pedestrians. bicycles,
3 teams and SO motor vehicles.
Mr.. Withee said that 1t was his
idea that it would be better to protect
the crossing all the time with an auto
matte signal than part of the time with
a flagman. The hearing ended and
the decision was reserved.
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L. S. Fur Market
Rules World Trade

st. Louis, Oct. 30 ca. P.)-St.
Louis which was one of the first fur
trading posts in America. bases it's
claim of being the raw fur market
of the world primarily on its central
location.
Virtually at the confluence of the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers, trap
pers century and half ago pad
died down these natural carriers
with their packs of pelts to dispose
of them in st. Louis. 1t was at this
time that Pierre Laclede established
the first trading post in this vicinity,
and one of the chief commodities it
handled was furs. On establishing
the post Laclede expressed the opin-
ion that the site might become a
right considerable settlement" A
granite boulder at the foot of Mar
ket street here marks the spot where
the post was established.
Although the largest fur sales
were held in London for many years,
st. Louis never lost it's prominence
as fur market, and with the out
break of the world war the sales
swung back to the American city.
Sixty per cent of the raw furs of
the United States are disposed of in
st. Louis, according to P. B. Fouke,
prominent local fur dealer. Mr..
Fouke estimates that local dealers
pay $15.0O0,OOO to trappers for the
four months work every year.
In addition to the sale of Ameri-
can furs all through the winter,
several millions of dollars of pelts
are sold at the semi-annual public
auctions, which are. attended by buy
ers from all parts of the world.
The sale of government skins usually
precedes these sales. Every variety
of fur. from the lowly house cat to
the expensive Russian sable, is Of
fered at the auctions.
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First of Lecture Series

Tho first lecture OF the course in
.ms Hygiene and care of the sick,
sirb is being conducted by Miss Gre
wahry of East Vassalboro. will be
hi This evening at the Red Cross
Inns on Charles street at 7'So
block. - =.
and promises to be most interest
Z .nd instructive, and is especially
foortant to young housewives and
Lars that they may understand
I care of the sick in the house. A
f,ll fec will be charged.
The story is told of a woman here
Maine. the mother of four small
Idreu. who drove eight miles to at
"a these lectures. When asked how
I could afford the time to do this,
|. replied that she couldn't afford
\ to do it.
h is earnestly desired that there
I'm be a large attendance this eve
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Frederick A. Gibson

Word has been received in this
city, announcing the death Of Fred
erick A. Gibson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Gibson of Boston. Mr.. Glib
son is we'll known here. being grad
uate from Colby into the War service,
after two years of study here. He
was captain of the tennis team and
on the football team while at Colby,
a member of the Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity and the mandolin club. In
September of 1919 he entered the
Harvard Dental college and was
about to graduate when taken i'll. He
was a member Of the American Leg
ion and Of the Masonic lodge. He
leaves. besides his parents, sister,
Mrs. Albert Dawson of Charlestown,
w Va
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-31

A minor accident occurred yester-
day afternoon shortly after 1 o'clock
on Silver street when a truck be-
longing to d. Rossignol and an Over
land touring car, license number
6-17S, came together. The drivers of
both cars were each positive that
they were entitled to the right of
way. The truck was going up Silver
street towards Main when the colli-
sion took place. The driver of the
passenger car was coming out from
Merchants court onto Silver street.
During the brief argument quite a
crowd collected, but they dispersed
when the motorists departed. The
left forward mudguards on both cars
were slightly hent
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Zev to Race Today

New York, Oct. 30-Zev, interna-
tional three year old champion. has
been entered in the $4,000 autumn
championship stakes. fourth race OF
the final days card at Empire City
track, tomorrow. This was revealed
late today when an entry list of fiye
horses was announced for this feat
ure, which is for all ages at a mile.
Zev is coupled with Bracadale a. tbs
Rancocas stable entry.
Sam Hildreth. trainer Of Zev, did
not announce his plans, but 1t was
indicated that he would ship the colt
either shortly after the race or
Thursday morning to Latonia, where
the Rancocas Star is slated to meet
My Own in the $4,000 championship
next Saturday. Other entries in the
autumn stakes are Tryster. Cyclops
and Ladkin. ..-
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SECOND NIGHT PRESENTATION OF GIRLS /.
CLUB PRODUCTION HIGHLY PLEASING

With confidence born of success
full first night, the cast of the Au-
gusta Girls Club play "Springtime,"
easily repeated the triumph of Mon
day evening before a large and en-
thusiastic audience Tuesday night at
the Opera House.
From the rise Of the curtain on
the first act until the close of the
finale the show went off with the
smoothness and pep" Of a profess
taken to perfection and the theme of
the play, was one giving the char
acters a chance to show their best.
Another feature especially new in
this city, while not apparent to the
casual observer, is the method of
directing the play from behind the
scenes. H. Edmund Hill, the direc-
tor of the production, conducted the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-31

performance with the exception Of
the finale from behind the scenes,
instead of from the orchestra pit as
is usually the case.
Director Hill was greatly aided In
making up" the large cast Of the
play by Ralph Brown and Charles
Kinsman who took a large part Of
this work upon themselves and thus
gave him time to look after other Inn
portant matters. Mrs. ] +. Morris
and Mrs. c. B. Croker. the property
committee, took care of this impor-
tant work in a most efficient man
ner. in spite of the large number Of
costumes employed during the course
Of the evening. The chaperones for
the play were Mrs. Ralph Brown,
Mrs. William F. Farnham, Mrs. w.
F. Curier. Mrs. Ernest Gray and Mrs.
Walter Savage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-31

clarence NJ. Wallace, secretary
A ". Maine Winter Sports Associa-
NV o,nounced yesterday that Blaine
', n Augusta had been elected
~ ,sont Of the association to fill the
'sScv made by the resignation of
''. -a. r Clarke, who left the State
s" 'aS.gn in Chamber of Commerce
~ in Rhode Island. Mr.. owen is
y" '..sasinc agent for the Central
'-n power Company and is well
..wn throughout the State. He, has
:. docnN Interested in winter sports
=. tbey become a part of the pro-
IN Of the State of Maine and will
T. .' hold of the work of the associa-
!. NTH earnest interest.
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Appleton b. Eastman

Appleton B. Eastman, died at his
home, n Gannett street, Tuesday
afternoon, at the age of 60 years.
Mr.. Eastman is survived by his vile,
and by one son, Malcolm A. East
man, also by two brothers, Frank,
who is in the West, and Frad. OF
Holyoke, Mass. two sisters, Mrs.
George r. Neale of Woburn, Mass
and Mrs. Will Moore of Windsor. VT.
The funeral services will be held
from the late home, Thursday at IL
o'clock in the forenoon and w.u lie
private.
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Enjoy Halloween PARTY

The members of the Just-Fur-F Fun
club enjoyed delightful Halloween
party at the home of Miss Thco
Mooers, % Gannett street, Tuesday
evening. Games and contests were
participated in and The hostess SER
we'd refreshments OF hot dogs"
pumpkin pies, doughnuts. and hot
coffee. Two new members were
elected to membership IN the Club at
the meeting last evening. They were
Lillian Walton and Leola Willett.
Prizes were awarded to Leola Will
EFT and Evelyn Lapham. Those Pres
ent were Marion Damren, Florence
Leighton, Theo Alooers. Leola Wei
cit, Lillian Walton. and Evelyn Lap
ham.
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COburn Music Recital

Coburn school Of music announces
very pleasing flower costume re-
cital in the Coburn auditorium,
Monday evening. November 5. The
costumes worn by the young piano
students are to represent flowers
The solos also have the manner of
the flowers represented.
The recital is under the direction
OF Mrs. Harriet Patterson. director
of the Normal department. The
program will consist of piano solos,
duets. violin numbers, dances and
chorus. No admission fee will be
asked and the public is cordially in
vited.
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Louisiana Governor
RaDS Ku KuX Khan

Baton Rouge, La. Oct. 30-"The
Associated Press wires from Atlanta
only confirm information we had as
to the presence of a large number of
Khan investigators doing their ut
most to balk justice" Governor John
M. Parker said today in commenting
ON the deposition of S. N. Littlejohn
offered at Atlanta in connection with
the Rittenhouse receivership suit
against the ku Klux Khan. "And
this was from an organization which
had the audacity to claim itself 100
percent American and to insist on
the enforcement of the law. Fur
Their comment Is unnecessary"