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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
Governor and Council
Take Up Grist of
Matters on Tuesday

The Governors Council at its
| Tuesday session confirmed Governor
Bakers appointment of Hon. Guy H.
| Sturgis of Portland as an associate
| justice of the supreme judicial court
| to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Associate Justice AL
! bert NJ. Spear of Gardiner. Mr.. Stur-
| gis was escorted to the Council
Chamber and the oath of office was
administered by Governor Baxter.
A large number of other nominal
tons were confirmed yesterday in
Guiding the following: Mrs. William
l.. Brewster Of Dexter as a member
Corrections; Carlton Doak as judge
of the Belfast municipal court and
Arthur B. Sewell of York and Fred
B. Spear of PASSPORT as members of
the Sea and Shore Fisheries commits
sion.
Pardon Matter Tabled
Hearing was given on the pardon
petition of Mrs. Hannah Frye of
Portland, who was convicted in the
superior court of Cumberland county
| of liquor selling and was sentenced
to pay a fine Of $500 and costs and
to serve three months in Jail, and in
default of payment of fine and costs
to serve six months additional. Mrs.
Frye was committed to Jail June 20
last.
Attorney Harry f. Nixon Of Port
land. representing the petitioner,
pointed out that she is over so years
of age and in poor health, and that
the case against her was brought as
a revenge. He asserted that that case
was not instigated until after she
began a civil suit for $4,000 against
her landlady. a Mrs. Fireman, alleg-
ing negligence whereby she had been
injured. Mrs. Frye was not seller
of liquor, Mr.. Nixon stated, and never
had been suspected as such. She has
been in Jail six weeks and is unable
to pay the fine imposed.
A petition was presented from the
Council of Jewish Women of Port
land, asking for the pardon of Mrs.
Frye, and other letters were read
from people who favored the grant
ing Of the pardon.
Isn't 1t odd that this woman
could be a common seller and not be
suspected and caught by Sheriff
Graham and his deputies" said At
torney Nixon. "She was never pre-
viously before the court on any
charge"
At the conclusion of the hearing.
the Governor and Council took up the
matter in executive session and then
tabled it until the next meeting.
Augusta Inventor Before Council
Frederick A. Furbush of 161 Water
street, Augusta. declaring himself to
be the inventor and discoverer of a
cure for paralytics, appeared before
the Governor and Council asking
that warning be given against toilet
preparations containing the poison
"Acetone." These preparations used
externally are destroying the race of
civilization through absorption, he
declared.
Hardships that an inventor and
discoverer must face. were brought
to light in Mr.. Furbush's remarks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
STATE HOUSE
Meeting un 10 A. M, Tuesday, Sept

, that amount for the other seven
months of the year, that the total
there represented of $425, 900 would
be a very conservative estimate Of a
full wears revenue from the tax.
|. Referring to the announcement
made yesterday that there will be a
drop in the price of gasoline. Mr..
| Hayford said that as matters have
| turned out the gasoline tax in Maine
might we'll have been fixed at two
cents a gallon instead of one cent
| and the difference would scarcely
have been noticed.
Rhode Island is the only New Eng
! land state that does not now have a
gasoline tax and Auditor Hayford
has received letters from officials of
that state inquiring about the Maine
| law, which would indicate that Lit
| tie Rhode" is considering passing
such a tax law. The great majority
| of the states have a gasoline tax law,
the tax ranging from one to five cents
| a gallon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
WASHINGTON

WEST-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bur-
dick have been visiting in Thomas
ton for a few days.
Elton Wellman is doing big bust
ness in blueberries this year
Mr.. and Mrs. Hisler and Mr. En-
cry and Mrs. Garland were visiting
Mrs. Gertie Bowman Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bennett and
Mrs. Avis Ward and Mrs. Jennie
Ward and Miss Bennett are visiting
Mrs. Frank Folsom for two weeks
c. S. Bowman has opened grocery
store at West Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Bowman and
son was visiting her sister Mrs. Ray
mond Ames in Augusta Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
Governor Hill
Fish Hatchery Is
Presented to State

Mrs. Laura Z. Hill of Augusta,
widow of the late Governor John
r. Hill, and her son, Percy V. Hill
of Augusta have presented to the
State the Spring Brook fish hatch
cry in North Augusta, which was
built by Governor Hill in 1911.
The Governors Council at its
| meeting yesterday formally accept
ed the gift and requested Governor
Baxter to express to the donors the
thanks of the State for this unu-
sual and generous gift.
The late Governor of Maine, John
F. Hill of Augusta, was especially
| interested in the propagation of fish
and made a careful study of it.
At his own expense he erected the
most modern fish hatchery in the
State at location about six miles
from the Augusta postoffice. This
| spot is an ideal one and it is
doubtful If there is another place
in the State as well adapted for
fish culture as the one selected by
Governor Hill.
The property comprises about s.
acres, in the center of which is a
| hollow or basin which is fed by in
Vulnerable springs of water. the
temperature of which does not vary
from .46 degrees in the winter to 30
degrees in the SUMMER. In this
favored location Governor Hill
| built modern hatchery with about
AZ separate concrete fish ponds.
Most of the property around the
hatchery itself is covered with
spruce, pine and hemlock. and
many beautiful paths are laid out
through the woods.
This location will prove one of
the most interesting places in the
State, and arrangements will be
made SO that the public may visit it
under certain reasonable restric-
tons. In addition to the 50 acres
there is a modern fish hatchery
house with complete up-to- date
living quarters on the second floor.
There is a barn. ice house and
other buildings, all of which are
in excellent condition.
The State of Maine was in need
of fish hatchery where it could
raise spawn and propagate fish for
distribution among the several
hatcheries of the State. At the
present time the State is paving
about $4,000 a year for spawn and
within a two-year period all of this,
Hatchery.
Mrs. Hill and her son are desir-
Gus of doing something for the
State and are showing their inter-
est in the work begun by the late
Governor. A few days ago Mr.. Hill
and Governor Baxter inspected the
premises and later on Governor
Baxter had the lines run out and
markers placed at the different
angles These will be replaced by
granite posts and the deed of the
property already has been prepar-
ed and is in the hands o. the Gov
ernor.
The present name of the hatch
cry is the Spring Brook Hatchery,
but in order to show the States ap-
probation the Governor and Coun-
Gil have renamed it the Governor
Hill Fish Hatchery"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
HOME REMEDIES OF OUR
ANCESTORS

Almost every man and woman in
America can remember the botanic
recipes of our mothers and grand
mothers for the treatment of disease,
and they were wonderfully depend
able. too. Every fal! there were
stored away in the attic thorough
wood. rue. ETC., for treating ills of the
family during the winter months thar
followed In 1873, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was first
prepared from one of these botanic
recipes, and the demand for 1t has in
creased to such an extent that hum
dreds of tons of roots and, herbs are
now used annually in its preparation:
1t has recently been proved that SO
out of every 100 women who try IL
have been benefited by its use, which
Is a marvellous record for any medi-
cine to hOld.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
VASSALBORO

GETCHELL'S CORNER-The an,
nual picnic of the Vassalboro anu
Riverside churches will be held on
Friday of this week in Robbins Grow,
Weber Pond. The cars and asS
racks" will leave the church at sl'
sharp. -
A program of sports. baseball, vo u,
ley ball, a track meet and games VIA
be enjoyed throughout the day -.
Box lunches wifi be carried ana ~
cream will be furnished by as
schools. Everyone's cordially lnvi'ss
to attend this picnic and to nave :
good time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15

and two sons of Lakewood. r. l., ars
! visiting relatives in Gardiner for
few days.
Miss Verda Bailey is employed ~
the girls camps at China Lake. =.
Mrs. Henry Fish Of Winslow, WIZ W.
friends, had a picnic dinner in the
Prescott grove Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
STATE HOUSE CHAT

Cornish FAIR today. On Thursday,
he will address the gathering of boys
and girls clubs of six counties at
Auburn Mr. Washburn will attend
the 5oth anniversary celebration of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15

and Allan c. Knowlton from Liberty;
Mrs. Fred Vose and children, Ed
ward, Annie. Celia, Gerald and Rich
ard from Liberty: Mr.. and Mrs
Forrest w. Hussey and children
| Thelma, Robert. Edris and Forrest
Jr., from Waterville; Mr.. and Mrs
Fred A. Fuller. Miss Beatrice Mel
son from Augusta: Mr.. and Mrs.
Seth H. Bradstreet and children
Clara, Gwendolyn. Winnifred, Fred
erick. Clair, Donald. Alberta. Lucille,
and Cecil. from Albion: Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Glidden and children,
Mahlon. Lawrence and Eloise from
Albion; Mr., and Mrs. Lawrence X.
Crommett, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry P.
Reed, Jr., and son, Clayton from
Weeks Mills.
CENTER-Mary Bowler. the little
daughter of f. c. Bowler. fell from a
horses back recently. breaking her
arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin E. Wood of
Pasadena, Calf, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Turner called on
their aunt. Mrs. Emma Grotton at
Washington Mills Sunday.
There will not be any service at the
chapel Aug. 10 and Aug. &c. as the pas
tor. Harold Nutter. will be engaged
with special services at North Palermo.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Leavitt of Coon
er's Mills were visitors at the home of
j. w. Northrup Sunday.
Eli Smell and family visited relatives
in Gardiner Sunday.
NORTH-A very pleasant evening
was passed Aug. 10 at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Ilsley and Mrs. Hattie
Chadwick at Branch Mills The people
were invited in honor of the cath ami
versary of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Pawlowsky of Watcrtown, Mass,
who have been here for their two
weeks vacation. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Nelson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Nelson, Frank Nelson. Mary Wilton.
Mrs. Julia Nelson and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. r. Nelson and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. w. Worthing. Ice cream.
saltines and fancy cookies were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pawlowsky returned to
their home the next day.
Mrs. Alice Bowler Mrs. Arthur Tut
tie and Mrs. Addie Sinclair were guests
of Mrs. John Dyer Friday afternoon.
Mrs. w. A. Nelson is visiting her sis
tiers, Mrs. Nellie Little and Abbie Law
renee at East Vassalboro.
NORTH-A series of grove meet
ings are to be held at North Palermo
from August 10. to August 26, in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15

NORTH-A series of grove meet
irgs are to be held at North Palermo
from August 10. to August 26, in the
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
WOMAN HURT WHEN
FORD CAR UPSETS
Mrs. Willis Bateman. Meets With
Accident on WOOdyille Road
Wednesday

While oil tn" way home to Wood
vile with her husband i'm Ford
automobile "Wednesday. Mrs. Willis
Batcman of PcrquimanS County
met with Il serious accident when
the car ran off the paving aud turn
ed over several times.
Mrs. BatCman was cut and bruiS-
ed badly and when taken 10 doc
tor it was feared that she had SuS-
tanned internal injuries. f. l.. Will
liamS. one of the highway con-
tractors working on the road. came
by just after the accident. and took
the victims To WOodvillc to DIR.
W. \. IIog"arl. Batcman was not
seriously injured.
Tn" BatemanS had been to the
hospital at this city where they
have Il child undergoing treatment.
This Batcman is the same man
who is now under bond charged
with assault with intent to kill
Frank AlbcrtSOn, ST., of this city
early in July.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
CLAIMS $4,000
INDAMACE SUIT
Tyrrell County Boy Pressing
Suit in Federal Court For
Injuries Sustained

Twenty thousand dollars is the
sum sought by Frank MeekinS, a
Tyrrell County boy who is suing
The Eastern Transportation Com
pany of Philadelphia in Federal
court here for damages sustained to
his person when he fell thru the
hatchway of n barge in 1920. while
the barge was anchored near Ports
mouth. Virginia.
In his complaint the plaintiff al
lcgcs that hawser was. thrown
him with such force that he was
thrown thru the hatchway and that
it was thru the negligence of the
defendant company that the hatch
way was left open. When he fell.
he claims he landed on his head
in the hold of the barge. fracturing
his skull, from the effects of which
he claims he has never fully recOv-
cred.
Young Mcekins is a minor and is
bringing suit thru his father. c. G.
Meekins. At the time of the acci-
dent. which was i'm February 1920,
the plaintiff is said to have been
less than II years old.
The case went on trial Thursday
morning.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
EVANGELIST LIDDELL TO
HOLD MEETING AT GRANDY

Evangelist +. r. Liddell of Chi.
cago, will begin tent meeting at
randy, n. c., Sunday October 21st,
1923. A great meeting is anticipat.
ed. Mr.. Liddell is at present con-
ducting great meeting at Ex-
more, Va, from 1000 to 5000 peO-
pie are in attendance at every serv-
ice. Many are driving from 80 to
100 miles every night to hear him.
Mr.. Liddell is well known through
out America and especially in Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, as great
preacher and an invincible, cOnvinc-
ing speaker. He is considered one
of the greatest Bible Students in
the country and this section Is in
for an illumination on the Bible.
Everyone is invited to these meet
ings which will be held every night
except Saturday at 80.
Ady-Oct. 12-2t.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
eJhQ BANK CLERK A.o THE SODA uCpKeR
THEY DISCUSS THE SUBJECT OF CARNIvALS

"IIavc you taken i'll the carnival
on the midway at the Fair this
week? asked the Bank Clerk of the
Soda Jcrkcr.
"Ask me if I've been taken in and
I'll answer you ycSly." replied the
Soda Jerkcr. IF there ever waS
anything about one of these mid
way show outfits that's worth TAX
ing in I've never seen it yet, hut if
YOU want to get took in good and
proper | commend you to the mid
way.
"If it wasn't for the fact that
there's Il sucker or Il SuckcrcSS born
every minute there wouldn't be such
things as carnivalS. 1t sure is Il
helluva commentary on civilization
that we can't hold a great agricul.
tlIral exposition for the boosting and
uphuilding OF our agricultural, live
of lousc- bitten human rubbish with
stock and industrial industries
without dragging in an aggregation
a lot of bedraggled, mildewed can-
vas, rickety carousel and u four
piece Grand Spaghetti band to
make noise and make folks think
they are having a glorious time.
Folks walk up and down the
midway looking for something to
amuse them and. failing to find it.
they fetch up ut some game OF
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
NOT WHY HYDE COUNTY
SHEEP HAVE TWO HEADS

Geo. i. Carter of Fairfield who
staged the Hyde County exhibit at
the Fair this week has a stuffed
specimen of Il lamb born with two
heads in Hyde County. Some one
asked Mr.. Carter if Hyde County
sheep had To have two heads to get
enough forage in Hyde to keep 'em
alive: Mr.. Carter says they do
not. but that he knows Il lot of farm
rrS in Hyde who would starve to
death if they had two mouths to
feed instead of one.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
JlRIST II YEARS OLD DID
NOT KNOW GAME OF CRAP

Hon. Henry Groves COnnOr. Judge
of the I. :. Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina. has
been Il Judge of one kind or another
for 10 years or such matter and
wasrp rracticing attorney for %
years before he was a judge. hut he
didn't know until this week that the
game of crap is played with dice.
1t was explained To him in the
progress of II ease in the Court here
this week. We'll that's the first
time I ever knew that dice were
used in playing the game said the
Judge.
Ii is quite evident that His
Honor never had any police court
experience" said the District At
tOrnrv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
COTTON PICKING TIME
KEEPS 'EM OUT O. COURT

\ sudden decrease in the business
of police court has been evident
since the beginning of the cotton
harvest. In fact. the police court Is
TRYING the fewcSt cases in several
months. or that is il waS. for during
the ten day period ending Monday
of this week. only about half
dozen eases had been tried. and they
were only small offcmScS like speed
ing and allowing chickens to run at
large.
Not all of this slump in business
is laid To the inactivity of the
police. Court Officers believe that
the busy harvest season is finding
work for all hands to do and leaves
few opportunities for mischief. The
usual offenders are busy because
the biz cotton crop of this section
is finding more work for all hands
to do. Every line of business is
improving as Il result of the sale
of cotton.
Not only in Elizabeth City are
hi. crowds of shoppers evident on
Saturday. All The roads are full of
cars. carts and buggicS. and the
country stores arc filled with people
at night. Everybody with plenty of
work to do and some money To spend
if they have time enough from their
work to spend it i'll makes times
better for all of us and leaves fewer
hands for the Devil To find more
work To do.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
FINED $150 EACH FOR
OPERATING A STILL
Federal Court Docket Carried 22
Cases Mostly Violations of
Prohibition Laws.

+ 1t looks as il there would be a
short term of Federal court in Eliz-
ebth City. if there were no liquor
cases to be disposed of. Probably
the heaviest fine imposed in any
liquor case this week was the fines
of $50 each which C. L. Smith and
Alex Jones, two Norfolk men who
operated a still in Currituck County
will pay. These men We. tried
yesterday. Other cases N"rr:
Caesar Bond, who plead guilty
and was let off with the costs, for
violation of the Volstead act.
William Fl. Nixon, plead guilty
Of transporting and was let off with
the costs, it having appeared that
he paid a penalty imposed by the
state court.
William S. White. who plead
guilty of manufacturing. was SEN
fenced to two months in Jail.
J.. 5. Scott of PasquOtank whose
case resulted in a mistrial at the
last term of court here, plead
guilty and was fined $75.
G. c. Upton, J. J. Morse and John
Ackers Of Currituck, plead guilty
and were fined S75 each.
Louis Hill of Currituck paid q
fine of $50 and costs.
John O'Neal Of Nags Head was
given ten days in Jail for selling
whiskey,
There seems TO have been a
scramble Oh the part Of the de-
PENDANTS to plead guilty.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
MILLIONS FOR
COTTON CROP
Begins to Look Like Farmers
Of This Section Will Get
Real Money.

With the cotton crop of
northeastern North Carolina
only half marketed. it is be-
ginning to look like sales will
run into several million dol
lars by the end OF the season.
and already more than a mil
lion dollars have been paid oit
for cotton BY some II to Is
gins in Elizabeth City and i'm
mediate territory.
Up To the middle of this week.
local banks had paid out a million
dollars on cotton checks. and had
sent nearly Il quarter of Il million
dollars to banks in nearby towns.
BY the end of the season. it is be-
lieved that these banks will have
paid ont at least two million dol
lars. And the cotton crop of the
counties of Tyrrcll. Washington.
Chowan. PcrquinanS. Pasquotank.
Camden and Currituck may amount
to four Of five millions by the end
Of the season.
With cotton bringing ten cents
Il pound right along in thc seed. it
appears that 100000 pounds have
Eren marketed locally from the
counties of Currituck. Camden and
PaSQuotamk already. Gins are tax
ed tn capacity and every family is
worked To the utmost in harvest
ing the cotton. So busy are the
people iii the fields that many
schools which heretofore open early
in the fall have hcCn delayed TO
meet conditions brought on by the
big yield of cotton.
The money that cotton is bring
in@ in is evidenced by the general
improvement in all lines Of buSa-
ness in Elizabeth City and the iD-
CREASE in the SiDe of the SHOPPING
crowds. An business is doing bet
ter and there Seerns To he n great
evidence of prosperity among all
classes of trade and people.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
EDENTONIANS RESENT
KLAN ORGANIZATION
Hold Mass Meeting Protesting
Against Work of klan Or
ganizers.


4 mass meeting protesting
against the activities of ku kluX
Klam organizers in EdentOn was
held by citizens of EdcntOn in the
court house in that city Tuesday
night. according to reports reaching
Elizabeth City. The second at
tempt to organize klan i'll Eden
ton is now being made, klan or
ganiZerS working in the SuiSe OF
salcSmen or radio apparatus. Eden
tOnianS are generally one hundred
Der cent white Protestant Amerl-
cans who are proud of the fact and
who resent the suggestion that they
hide their identity under a mask:
being of the right kind of stock
they are not afraid of Jews, Ne
rroes. Catholics or anything under
the sun and they don't have to pay
ten dollars and take an oath to an
Imperial Wizard to show where
they stand. In fact, the deScen-
dants of those outstanding Colonial
patriots who were among the first
TO hurl defiance at British King
and dump his tea overheard. don't
think much of an organization
swearing allegiance to an Imperial
Wizard. IL flock of King kleagleS
and a lot of other titles borrowed
from the hateful mOnarchies and
,lespotism of the European world.
Edenton is OH record as against
Kluckerism.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12

chance and spend all their loose
change trying to get parlor lamp,
!; rag baby. IL clock with big face
and no CUTS, or a box of candy that
would make a hound sick.
"You couldn't put all the shows
in the biggest carnival that ever
came to town into Il twenty cents
vaudeville show and get away with
such IL show as you'd get out of
the whole combination. But folks
are Just that eager for amusement
and just that hopeful that they keep
right on noSing around these carni-
walls like lot of fool moths and
other insects around street light,
until they get singcd.'
"Still. you seemed to be enjoy
ing Yourself the way you were eat
ing hot dogs the last time | saw
YOU at il carnival said the Bank
Clerk.
Maybe so," said the Soda Jerker.
Il do like Il hot dog. But l like
hot dogs less and less when I come
to think that hot dogs are, after
all, the main prop of all these bum
shows. Take the frankfurterS away
from 'em and the riff raft that's in
the midway show business would
find some other means of getting
Il living or just naturally starve to
DEATH"
ipath'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12
PASOUOTANK WINS FIRST
COUNTY EXHIBIT PRIZE

Pasuuotank County again won
first prize with its county exhibit
at the fair yesterday. Currituck
ran second, Camden third, Dare
fourth and Hyde fifth. The prizes
in order are 500, $75, $50, and for
Dare and Hyde $50 each.
Caleb Ives of this county, II. e..
Ferebee of Camden, and Mrs. Milton
Sample of this county, won in
order named, first second and third
prizes of $50, SIS and $40 for best
individual farm exhibits.