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Evening star., 1923-05-30
Distorp of Dour Rame.


The family names of Packer and
Packman come down to US from the
expressmen and purchasing agents OF
the middle ages.
ers of calling strictly parallel to those
of the modern expressman and pur
chasing agent, yet the similarity is
close enough to warrant the use OF
those terms with reservations"
Their economic reason for existence
cilities in the middle ages. The
housewife who lived just outside
London or any other city could not
run into town to do a little shopping
as easily as she could today. A
journey of even a few miles was
proposition. Nor did all Of the ladies
who had the funds and the desire
to spend them i'm the larger shops Of
the cities have the servants and
horses at their disposal that their
more wealthy sisters Of the nobility
had. Hence the packer" or pack
man
The packer" was trustworthy
individual Of sound judgment and
reputation in his own community who
acted as the go-between for those of
that community who wished to shop
ice by riding horse instead OF driv-
ing a cart. His customers trusted
him with their money and their tastes
and he brought their purchases back
to them in his saddlehorse.
AS the name appears in the writs of
first as purely descriptive of a call
ing. and later as a family name, it
was spelled "Pakkere." "Packere," or
"Pakeman."
Evening star., 1923-05-30
LOSS of POWER and strength

and strength
follow loss of
flesh. Il h e q e
come from i'm
d o Verfs h e d
D. I o cd. DIR.
PIerce's Golden
vi e Il &c al Dis
cOSery enriches
the blood. stops
the waste of
strength and tis-
sue. and builds
up healthy flesh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Common Colds to
Be Service Study

Washington, Dec. IL "a. PA
detailed study OF common colds is to
be made by the Public Health Ser
vice in coopcra ton with a number
OF the country's leading universities
Dr. Hugh ). Cumming, surgeon gen
efal says colds, influenza and similar
conditions arc responsible for q great
deal CT suffering, loss of time, dis
ability and a not inconsiderab BILE num-
Der of deaths
lie says there are few. if any. indi-
VfdualS who do not suffer from some
acute respiratory condition at least
once year. losing from Il day to a
week or more as Il result, and some
attacks develop into more serious
conditions, at times even latent
pulmonary tuberculosis being lighted
up.
Comparatively little is definitely
known as to the real cause, distribu
ton, manner of spread, and epidemic
ology of these so-called minor
respiratory ailments, DR.. Cumming
says, and this detailed study being
undertaken is expected to be of
value III attempting TO prevent these
affections.
The work will be actively under
taken at Harvard University, Johns
Hopkins Medical School, Georgetown
and HorWard Universities, Washing
ton; Tulane University, New Or
leans; Ohio State University, Uni
Hersity of Chicago, and University
Oh california. 1t is anticipated the
studies will extend over two or three
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
British Made Films
Doomed in "HOme Town"

Lon~on. Nov 27-(A. +. by MaiD--
The British used to smile at the.
American custom of picking sever
days out of the calendar to stir up
interest in sundry things. Fire Pre-
vention Week, Better Babies Week,
Whatnot Week. But now the British
are acquiring the habit themselves.
Or perhaps 1t is being thrust upon
them by press-agents and go-getters
and the lively worshippers of the
verb ito SELL"
The custom slipped into England by
the back door, or maybe underneath.
The first week" was set aside for
the purpose of getting people to an
initiate few millions of the rats
which infest these isles. Hardly any,
one got excited over "Rat Week." but
now that the cinema manufacturers
have instituted rGreat British Film
Week." and adorned it with appear
ances of the Prince of Wales and
Princess Mary themselves. not a
movie), the public is responding.
1t seems that only Is per cent. of
all the films shown in Britain are of
British make; the rest come from
America. And in the colonies and
dominions of the British Empire, the
Yankee movies are even more popu-
lar, only two or three per cent. of the
reels being British products. The
British National Film League opened
it's week" by inviting the Prince of
Wales to luncheon. and the prince in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
UNITY

The fair held in l. o. o. +. hall
here under the auspices of the Union
church proved great event in every
way. The net proceeds amounting to
nearly $50, was in view Of bad
weather conditions considered a re-
markable success.
A ten minute sermon by the Rev.
Mr.. Davis to the children is among
the preliminaries of the Sunday
morning service at the Union church.
The parents are asked to cooperate
with the pastor in filling the front
pews of the church with the young
people of this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Ames were
business visitors in Waterville, Sat
urday.
Jeane Carnegie of Waterville was
with her sister. Mrs Ray Hayes, a
few days the past week.
Mrs. L. II. Whitehouse is working
in the post office at Thorndike, Post
master Mrs. Bartlett being ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Chase returned
from Newton. Mass. where they
have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Blair for the rast 10
days.
Mrs. J.. w. knight was in Water
Vile. Tuesday.
Mrs. Maurice York of Wilton has
been thes guest of her mother, Mrs.
Myra Brown. the past week.
George Gregoire, who is attend
ing school at Oak Grove. is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Z. +. Gre
goire.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Sanderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Sanderson of Bel
fast were in town Sunday.
nt. C,rII -
professional visitor in town Sunday.
Mrs. Charles GRAHAM is with her
mother. Mrs. Martha Fernald, in
Fairfield.
The Rev. William Kerriman of
Portland was in town Tuesday, be-
ing called here to attend the funeral
of Reuben Rhodes in Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Swears of AL
bion were guests Sunday of Mrs.
William Hamilton.
The Odd Fellows are rehearsing
for a play that they intend to put
on in the near future.
Mrs. c. ID. Conner was a business
visitor in Belfast. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Bagley return
ed recently from a two weeks visit
with friends in Boston.
G. NJ. Whitney returned Saturday
from two weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Bradford in Med
ford. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Whitehouse
are in Boston for a few days.
Mrs. Roy Hayes had the misfor-
tune to fall on the sidewalk Thurs
day and break a leg. She is as COM
Portable as can be expected.
Mrs. S. C.. Rand. who has been
with her daughter. Mrs. 3. P. Hurd
in Waterville, for several weeks, has
returned home.
Alfred Trask has sold his place
to d. +. Walton. Mr.. Walton will
take possession as soon as arrange
ments can be made.
Fred Halett of Oakland was in
town over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Has Driven Franklin
20 YearS-Giyen Sedan

November 10. 1928. will always be a
rcd letter day in the lie OF Leslie 3.
Sanuels of Bardstown, Kentucky. for
on that date he was formally pre-
scented with new 1924 Franklin
Sedan. The gift came from the
Franklin Automobile company in
recognition of the fact that Mr.. Sam
uels has Il record OF continuous own
ership of Franklin cars surprising
that of any other person in this coun-
try--a record covering twenty years.
Mr.. Samuels purchase car No. As in
1903 and has owned Franklins con-
tinuouSly ever since.
An interesting sidelieht in connec-
tion with the formalitieS attendant to
the presentation is the fact that the
keys of the car were turned over to
Mr.. Samuels in front of my Old
Kentucky Home" This famous Old
Bardstown house. within the walls of
which Stephen G. Foster composed
and wrote in 1852 his song My Old
Kentucky Home" is now preserved
bv the State of Kentucky as a shrine
of home. Tho formal preSenta ton
was made by NJ. H. Carter. district
sales manager of the Franklin Auto
mobile Company on behalf of Mi. IT
r. Franklin and the Franklin Com
pany. All the Franklin cars which
Mr.. Saflucls hes owned in the past
90 years have been purchased
through tnc Louisville Franklin deal
orsjh.p.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL. SATURDAY DECEMBER Is 1928

Spaulding and Mrs. Lila Mitchell,
who sold five and 10 cent articles. A
large number of aprons which had
been made by the society were sold at
the apron table, in charge of Mrs. Liz
zic Jones. chairman of the committee.
The doll table was one of the. most
attractive, especially to the younger
ladies present. The center of the
table held complete bridal party
standing in an arch beneath wedding
bell. the members of the party being
dolls about six inches high. There
were dolls of every description made
from paper. corn husks. peanuts, soap,
candy and cloth, China and celluloid.
This table was in charge of Mrs.
Elizabeth Russell, Mrs. Mabel Miller,
Mrs. Henrietta Wood and Mrs. Katie
Horne. The general utility table. in
charge \of Mrs. Hattie Miller, Mrs.
Jane Whiting and Mrs. Helen Pierce,
contained many articles to gladden.
the heart of the housewife.
At $50 q bounteous supper was
served by the efficient committee
among whom were Mrs. Alfred Ever
EFT, Mrs. Ira Knowlan, Mrs. Walter
Perkins, Mrs. Mary Wing. Mrs. Ina
Percival, assisted by Donald Everett
and Morris Knowlan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
LOndOn-Near East Air
Service To Be Extended

Munich, Nov. % "a. P. by MaiD-
Plans for a comprehensive air SER
vice from London to Persia were out
lined by Major Won Tschudi in "a re-
cent lecture at the Munich Museum
before a meeting of representatives
OF various companies operating air
planes commercially in Europe. A
rans-European union was establish
ed which Professor Junkers and
many other men prominent in Kthe
world of aircraft Joined. Bayapia,
Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, and
the leading airplane companies of all
these countries are represented in
the union.
1t COntemplates the extension OF
the London Cologne Fuerth service
by night flights along the Danube to
Budapest in hydroplanes which will
be guided by reflectors along the
river. Before 1926 this union hopes
to extend this service to Braila on
the Black Sea, to Russia, Persia,
Greece, Turkey and Spain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Gold in Gizzards
Starts Gold Hunt

Siiven, Bulgaria, Nov. % "a. P.)-
A brace of Turkish chickens. re-
Gently brought some gold nuggets in
to Sliven IN their outlets, since which
time the townspeople have been
thinking far more of prospecting
than of their age-Old industry OF
spinning wooden cloth. -.
The birds were carried to the
market place by a Turkish peasant,
since eagerly sought, and sold to
Ivan Manoloff. Preparing them for
the pot Ivan found the nuggets which.
after his excitement abated. he sold
to the local goldsmith for 400 leva.
Ivan has quit work and is devoting
all his time to seeking the village
where the Turk raised the chickens.
His argument is that thus could the
trace the source of the find. But he
is still looking. for there are many
Turkish villages in the Sliven dis
trict, and the Turkish peasant has
not reappeared in the market place
since the day of the now historic &C.
Currence,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Maine Couples In
Marital Tangles

: Harry E French. son of a Med
1 ford soda manufacturer of A Taintor
street, Medford, has filed a divorce
libel in East Cambridge court, NAM
ing Woodfords. Me-, man as CO.
respondent with his wife, Beatrice e.
French of Norway, Me.
The libel names two specific dates,
June 10 and July II. when Mrs.
Frepeh is alleged to have committed
Meanwhile the filing of the libel re-
. veals a most amazing tangle in the
| love affairs of French, the correspond
ent and respondent and Cambridge
young woman.
The Trenches were married at
South Paris. Me-, after a brief six
months courtship. The marriage was
performed by the Rev. Edward Nor
ris at South Paris, July %, 1922. A
few days after the ceremony, accord
ing to young Mrs French, she dis
covered letters that led to a separa
ton from her husband. In June of
this year Mrs. French met Wood
fords man. who was employed as
travelling salesman for Portland
firm and who is married.
Later the wife of the Woodfords.
Me-. man and Mrs. French mace an
appointment at the Falmouth hotel
in Portland and after that interview
Mrs. French departed for sojourn
in Boston.
According to French. his wife COM
municated with him after the filing
of the divorce libel and said that II
he wished she was willing to testify
to her relations with the Woodfords
man in order to give French his free
dom.
The alleged offences in the libel are
said to have occurred at Pennington,
Mc.-Boston Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Germans Abroad
Most Disseminated
They Write Home

Leipzig, Nov. 26 "a. l.. by MaiDA-
Germanys enforced emigration APP
parently results in many persons
getting into lands where they are not
contented. German papers abound
in letters from emigrants who are
dissat listed with their new homes
and warn their ow-countrymen to
exercise greater care in choosing a
land tor adoption.
Most of the~complaints are clearly
from men Of the middle-class who
have had experience as clerks, sales
men. teachers and accountants.
Artisans and farm workers are not
numerous among the grumblerS.
In fact, most of the letters urge
that only artisans and men exper-
fenced as farmers try their hand in
South America, Canada and the
United States, and Germans are
warned to select land where they
will not have to compete with negro
labor and other workers whose liv-
ing standards are below those of
Germans.
Brazil is commended by many corr
respondents to the German press as
place where emigrants can soon
earn enough on coffee plantations to
BUY land of their own. Argentina Is
te0o AHfOA0Dly lIlSullOIlGu because OF
the Keen competition of the Italian
farm workers who are satisfied with
q lower wage than German can live
on In the style he desires.
one correspondent writing from
Mexico warns his countrymen not
to be fooled by rosy pictures of that
country. An artisan writing from
Chile says it is hard for German
mechanics to compete in that country
with artisans from Spain, Portugal,
Italy. Dllmatia and Syria who are
contented with very low wages.
But these communications from
disillusioned emiGrants who clearly
expected to find sudden wealth and
an easy lot beyond the sea do not
discourage thousands of others in
Germany from making preparations
TO leave the fatherland They will
go nearly anywhere. Half the popu-
latlon in German wants to go to the
United States. ii stands to them as
symbollcal of the dollar. But the
fares Americaward are beyond their
reach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Woman's Working League
Gives Fair and Supper

On Tuesday afternoon and evening
occurred the annual fair and supper
of the Woman's Working League of the
Congregational church. There was a
large attendance in spite of the newly
fallen snow and muddy travelling.
About S175 vas realized for the treas
ury. The decorations were unusually
attractive. being entirely in the
Christmas colors. The fancy work
booth. in charge OF Mrs. Edith Jones.
Mrs. Florence Taylor and Mrs. Hazel
Moore. was dore in Norway pine with
red trimmings. Home made candies
and ice cream We're sold at another
booth by Mrs. Grace Whitney and
Mrs. Ellen Pierce. The Woolworth
booth with it's red front and gold let
ters was in charge of Mrs. Ida
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Paris TabOOs f.
German Hawking

Paris, Nov. 26 "a. P. by MaiD-
German banknotes, mostly in mil
lions and billions, have been driven
off the streets of Paris by the
police. They were sold chiefly as
souvenirs or given as premiums, but
the city authorities discovered a
wartime law forbidding traffic in
for cign monies except under license,
and they have applied it.
Just why this law should have been
dug up now, after German currency
had been circulating widely for sew
eral years, puzzled the curious, as
they felt it to be quite worth while
for the French to see to what depths
the mark had fallen. The authori-
ties. however, thought the influence
of the deprecated German money was
bad, for it could not stimulate the
peoples confidence in governments
or currencies, even their own, to
have before them the evidence of a
once great nation in the depths of de-
Spair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Reichsbank Faith
Strong in Germany

Berlin, Nov. rs. Ga. Z. by MaiD--
There are today many Germans who
thoroughly believe that the old, red
stamped thousand mark notes of the
Reichsbank, issued before the War,
have not shared the decline of other
paper money, and will some day be
redeemed at their face value in gold.
Incidentally there is large group
of Russians who feel the same way
about the rubles of the days of the
Gar
Trade in the old German money
has been especially lively in foreign
countries, and all sorts of ruses have
been adopted to get these bills out of
Germany in violation of the law
against such export. Women have
sewed them into their clothing, and
they have been concealed in every
possible way in baggage and freight.
Large quantities of this currency
ultimately find their way to England
and the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Faced by Death
"Snaps" Volcano

Hilo. Island of Hawaii. Nov. 20
ca. p. by MaiD-Airplane photo
graphs of the fire-pit of an active
volcano were taken recently by Uni
ted State army pilots. who success
fully performed this daring feat over
Kilauea. the largest continuously ac-
tive volcano in the world.
\ group of four planes did the
work. In sudden descent directly
over the inner crater they went down
to within few hundred feet of the
roaring inferno of Law within the en-
circling walls.
Heavily buffeted by the up-rush of
super heated air and gas fumes aris-
ing from the pit, the aviators drove
their planes straight ahead. while
the daring photographers leaning far
outboard. took series of rapid fire
photographs of the tumultuous mol
ten lava directly beneath them. ac-
cordihg to witnesses of the feat. A
series of unusually graphic views was
taken.
Those who participated in the flight
were Lieutenants J. NJ. McCulloch,
w. n. ARMS and Ned Schramm:
Captain r. G. Hoyt. communication
officer: Il. c. Wriston, photographer
an three enlisted men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Metal Glands For
Old Locomotives

San Francisco. Dec. IA "a. P)-
! Locomotives. while not subject to
gland transplanting, can be rejuven-
ated, according to an announcement
by the Southern Pacific Company.
The railroad Is authority fer the
statement that weak and decrepit
locomotives can be vitalized, energiZ-
ed and otherwise made oyer into
working haulers of trains.
Some Of these engines are being
operated with greater efficiency than
when they were new" said George
McCormicK, superintendent of motive
power for the railroad.
Various new appliances and parts
are grated" on the old engines.
They are overhauled from tender to
.cowcatcher.
No. 3O25 is the oldest engine of its
type on the s. p. line. Recently it
was refitted, and now 1t Is carrying
the Daylight Limited daily the en-
tire distance between. San Francisco
and Los Angeles. All miles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
Monarchist Hopes
Not Seen in Austria

Vienna, Nov. 25--(A. Z. by MaiD-
The utter failure of the Ludendorf-
Hitler coup in Bavaria to react on
monarchist elements here, is looked
upon as denoting a steadily decreas-
ing rcactionary feeling in Austria.
Indeed, many close foreign observ-
efS mere are now inclined to look
upon monarchism as an old theory.
Apparently it is going through the
/ same stages in Austria that it has in
other countries where republics have
succeeded crowns, and if this is so
only sporadic upheavals and occas-
ional plots and demonstrations are to
be looked for.
In Austria. at least there always
will be a moderately strong monar-
chist element, but the men who COM
pose 1T are not of the type to risk
Punishment and the probable loss of
their remaining estates in mad en-
deavor to put some one on a throne.
The members of the young Aus
TRAN nobility did not flock to Munich
the other night when the great Luz
dendorf and his right hand man Hit
Ter, former Austrian house painters
assistant, sent out their call for roy
alists to rally. Even the fiery Ober-
ioAIuClS' lHOSS diIIieti IIIcSuluIS VI luc
Tyrol and Salzburg, failed to rush
the border as duly advertised.
Five years of republic, even
though years of vicissitude and I'M
certainty. have permitted the memory
of the Empires srlendor to fade: the
mass of the people are becoming
either used to or educated in rcpub-
lican principles, and the workmen's
organizations have established them
selves strongly. The forces of time
and events work against a restora
ton, and the open royalists are
broadly confined to the aristocracy,
the old bureaucracy who fed idly on
the Empire, and the church.
Above all is the money factor. Aus
tria lives precariouslv on foreign
loans while she strives to rebuild her
Industries and become self-support-
ing, and such a situation leaves no
room for the luxury of a king and
court and its appanages. Her think
ing men of all classes constantly
preach the gospel of work, of attend
ing to domestic business and leaving
the broil of central European politics
and inducements strictly alone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
ANOTHER RECORD
SHATTERED BY A
STIJDEBAKER CAR

Breaking the record time of the
famous Los Angeles Limited from
Salt Lake City to Los Angeles by one
hour and ten minutes, a stock 1924
Studebaker Special-SiX, driven by D.
A Jenkins of Salt Lake City, has es-
tabljshed a motor car performance
mark that is causing widespread
comment among motorists along the
Pacific Coast.
This is the fastest that man has
ever travelled. overland between
these two cities. 1t is one hour and
tifty-eight minutes - almost two
hours-faster than the best previous
motor car record.
The Arrowhead Trail over which
the record was made winds through
many treacherouS fountain passes
and traverses hundreds of miles of
desert roads. For this reason, and
hecarse no attempt was made to wait
for ideal road and weather conditions,
the feat is all the more impressive to
those who are familiar with the route.
No Water Added to Radiator
Even more remarkable than the
rpeed attained vas the endurance
displayed by the car, Despite the
fact that its cooling system was nat
urally subjected to severe test. over
~ mountain and desert roads, no
water was added to the radiator dur
ing the entire run. The American
Express company scaled the filler cap
al Salt Lake City and broke the seal
Mt Los Angeles. When checked in at
Los Angeles the motor was running
rs smoothly and as quietly as it was
when it left Salt Lake City.
The run, arranged by tie 7. W.
Naylor Company, StudcbalSer dealers
In Salt Lake City. was timed ana
authenticated by the Western Union.
The distance of S53 miles was COW
cred by the Special-SiX in 30 hours,
43 minutes. The best previous auto
mobile record was % hours. Al min =
utes and the time Of the Los Angeles
Limited is "a hours, so minutes.
Other Studebaker Records
With the addition of this record
four official road records are now
Z held by Studcbaker in California.
Considering the fact that the per
per capita ownership of automobiles
in California is higher than in any
other state with tho result that riv-
airy for automobile records is eN-
tremely keen. the accomplishments
are all the moro important. The
hree previous records have been
held by the .;tudebakcr Light-Six for
narly three years. They arc:
Falley I,outc Record: Los Angeles
to San Francisco: total distance. ALI
miles. Official time, 8 hours. IS min
utes so seconds.
Coast Route record: Third and
townsend, San Francisco to Main
postoftice Los Angeles. total distance