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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16
Mrs. Carrie Churchill

Mrs. Carrie A. Churchill died sud-
denly at her home in North Vassal-
boro Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. She is survived by her hus-
band Llewellyn Churchill: her faith
er, Harris Bullin of New Sharon;
two daughters. Mrs. Ola w. VIM
throp of North Vassalboro and Mrs.
Mona oliver of Vassalboro; and a
brother living at New Sharon.
A prayer service will be held at the
late home Saturday morning at 10
o'clock and the funeral will be held
from the Methodist church at Madi-
son. Saturday afternoon at l o'clock.
Burial will be at Madison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16
Upper Mississippi
Traffic Resumed

Moline, Ill.,, Aug. 15.-(By A. P.)-
With four new motor barges, freight
traffic on the Mississippi between st.
Paul and st. Louis will begin soon
after a lapse of more than four years,
the River Transit Company of st.
Paul has announced.
Freight hauling will begin not later
than September /.
The motor barges on their route
between st. Louis and st. Paul will
cover $50 miles Ninety landing
places are tabulated on a list. The
boats will have a 100-ton cargo ca
pacity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

The following real estate transfers
made during the past month in this
vicinity are of interest to Wateryille
people: George G. Averill of Water
vile to Odilin Breton, Waterville.
land and buildings on the shores of
snow pond; l.. e. Thayer and II. l..
elley both of Waterville. trustees of
the estate of Ann NJ. Pullsifer to Ed
ward Marcia, land and buildings on
Boutelle avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16
Or. WinsIow Qualities

According to a telephone report
received here last night from Port
land DIR. Z. S. Winslow was the only
member of the eight man golf team
from the Waterville Country club
competing in the State amateur golf
tournament to qualify in the first
championship round.
In the qualifying round yesterday
morning William II. Cook made the
second low score while r. l.. Erwin,
DIR. L. S. Winslow and A. d. Blake
made qualifying scores. DR.. f. S.
Winslow won the tournament last
year carrying away the title of State
amateur champion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

from our lat0
Pr e s / d e n t,
none perhaps
are more typi-
cal of the man
himself than
: his utterances
u r 6 1 n g t h Q
practices Of
thrift by his
fellow country
men.
Pre- 8 1 d emit
Harding was
himself a man
of thrift. He
understood its
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold their annual
neld day next Friday at DR.. Browns
camp. All members and their friends
are invited. The party will take the
s.3o car from Waterville to Oakla nd.
A picnic lunch will be served
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

waterville construction companies
hve received two out Of the eight
yards Of contracts for bridge con-
|ruction made by the State Highway
knmission. The two awards are as
blows: New Portland, Carrabassett
Ridge, Edmund Cyr and company,
E!ei1; Ellsworth, Cyr Brothers Co..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Ruth the little daughter of Judge
and Mrs. Charles Atchley who has
been quite i'll is reported to be bet
ter. Judge Atchley and his family
were spending the month at North
Pond but returned to this city on
account of the illness of his daugh-
fer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

After two showery days the
clouds cleared away and the Their
mometer dropped in the city last
night between 20 and 30 degrees.
1t was almost as coo, as October
IN the city but not low enough to
nave any danger of frosts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Mrs. Lulu 7. Roberts. district dep
uty for the Women's Benefit associa =
tion has been appointed State com
mander of Maine. Mrs. Roberts
comes from Colorado where she has
held a position in the order for the
past IA Years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

The prize at the regular weekly
whist party given by the ladies Of
the Waterville Country club yester-
DAY afternoon was won by Mrs. E.
Il. Atwood. Mrs. George Vose was
the hostess.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

The funeral of Mrs. Thilonen Du-
quet who died Tuesday night at her
home in Winslow, will be held this
morning at s o'clock from the St.
Francis de Sales church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

yr, and Mrs. John Burleigh, Miss
irne Taylor and Emery Cook, will
[,ye today for a few days vacation
1 The BLACK Narrows Camp" at
Ike MoXie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

The picnic which was to have con
held yesterday at China for the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Methodist
church was cancelled on account of
the weather conditions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

,,o,rh Mandel OF New York City
4 risting at the home OF DR.. c. G..
1 ,sourt for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Mrs. c. C. Leffingwell and Mrs. J..
r. Ramsey Of Hachinsack, N. j.,
were calling on friends in town yes
terday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Hiss Elizabeth Dyer, who has been
kdtlng at the home of DIR. and Mrs
| P. Fish for a few days. will re-
Frn to her home in Pennington to-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis of New
York City are in Waterville for a
few days calling on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

There will be a picnic at the Col
Ire avenue Fairgrounds today. All
kidren Of the city are invited. After
Inner there will be special pro-
kgm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Reuben Wentworth and daughter
Gertrude of Cambridge, Mass, are
visiting friends in Waterville for a
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

l. A golf tournament will be held
by the ladies of the Country Club
on the links this afternoon begin
ming at 2 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

lu-s Eugene Wells has returned to
Il. home in Clinton after visiting her
IE.snts Mr.. and Mrs. John Rancourt
n his city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

wss Rachel H. Conant, Colby '24
] IN has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
4 Mason of this city has returned
| ,sr home in Skowhegan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

mss Ida circuit of New Bedford
,ss formerly of this city is visit
4. friends and relatives in Water
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. George Reynolds and
son Carlton of Waltham. Mass, are
making a short visit in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

him B. Craig of Candor, n. Y. n
4bicty agent f or the Redpath
i,,utauqua is in the city for a few
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

,,;.s Ruth Lewis of Sidney was
@ns in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

II. c. Spaulding of Portland was in
the city yesterday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

w. and Mrs. II. Z. Whittier Of
lsonl street will leave today for a
4 +n,e Of DAYS stay at Boothbay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

/, n tones of Bangor was a bust
.al,er in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Mrs. A. p. Michigan of Portland is
visiting friends in the city for a few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

c. II. Cobb of Bangor was a BUSH
ness caller in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

i,,neo Morneau Of Fort Kent is
A .;rs friends in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Mrs. NJ. A. Artmann of West Med.
ford. Mass. was calling on friends ir
the city Yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

4, rsvlor of Sidney was in the city
..rday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16
|,urATRE ATTRACTIONS
,.,xrsDAY AND THURSDAY

i .-rnNESDAY AND THURSDAY
,.r opera house-Marshall Neil
v. ,sents Minnie: The Hero"
az CLYDE Cookmin "The Artist"
nsu, theatre-"The Town that
H4 God:" AL. ST. John in out of
esUr around the World in IS
ars, With William Desmond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Eben Haley of Gardiner was in the
city yesterday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

|, n Burnham Of Brookline. Mass.
IN the city yesterday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16
Happiness Through Thrift
Was Advice Of Harding

BY 8. w. sTRAus,
President American Society for
Thrift
or THE many cherished words
~ which a grieving nation today
is recounting as a valued heritage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
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 together toward the court house the chief cast glance about, to see that no one was near, and said: "Tim, do you think Slim has sense enough to copy those pawnshop reports? Or that maybe at least he and Ben could do it if they both worked hard enough?
 EDITORIAL TROUBLES. The troubles of an editor in small town are many Besides the difficulties inherent in making up his paper satisfactorily, he often has to live up to a reputation for limitless knowledge. For many persons he is an oracle, and the column headed "Notes and Queries," or something similar, is his mouthpiece. A western paper re- ceived communication bearing pertinentiy on this matter. It ran as follows:
 "Dear Editor: Will you kindly inform me by return mail what number of seeds are
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l Wish to SettIe an argument.
 A parallel to this request lies in an un- happy experience of an editor who one morning received two letters from sub scribers. The first, an anxious father, wrote to find out the best way to bring up his twin babies in health and happiness, while the other, farmer, wanted to know the quick est method of getting rid of grasshoppers.
 The editor hesitated; then, out of the fullness of his knowledge, he wrote two let ters in reply. But in the haste of business he put the letters into the wrong envelopes.
 The next morning the father of the twins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25

q . their tin pocket-case. He put on his armpit holster, stretched the elastic brace over the other arm, took his gun from drawer and placed it in the holster. Then he put on his hat and coat and walked out-without a word. The chief felt like he had been kicked. Tim, still smarting from his re- tirement, intended he should feel like he had been kicked.
 Probably ten minutes later Tim accosted the hotel clerk.
 "Tell me all about this feller," he de- manded.
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fire to it. After jumping in the flames few moments the little pests will be speedily done for"
 And the man who was troubled with grasshoppers was bidden to "Give castor oil regularly in moderate doses and rub their gums with bone."
 NOT WORKING OVERTIME
 Every cellar window was broken in Mr..
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hborhood-particularly the cats-ran in and out at will.
 Sometimes there was quite gathering In the cellar, and when pet was missing, it was the reular thing to go to Uncle Bills" door with, Have you seen my cat?"
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'- By H; sertion of a large thumb, his other hand rose to the open mouth, and there glared gold front. The chief examined this exhibit, after it had been retrieved from the face of the visitor. with interest. A thin gold shell, probably stripped from an umbrella handle, had been cleverly crimped, with hook at each end of the piece, to hold it around the squirrel-like side teeth.
 Flair enough" said the chief. "Now if you were thoughtful enough to bring along his birthmark, maybe we can get some of these pinheads to identify our little joker"
 Again Tim dug into pocket and placed upon the desk small. cubic hottie labeled: "Best Purple Writing Fluid"
 Then the chief pushed button to the downstairs buzzer and the ancient, rheu- matic jailer responded after time. He gave but passing glance at the uninteresting prisoner before he followed, tho catch still in Tim's custody.
 "Wot1l book i'm fer?" he demanded, as a second thought.
 "Put him in the little room at the end of the women's ward," answered the chief. "It's an investigation case. Don't book him or let anybody see him till say so." When Tim returned, the chief said:
 'You got him-we can dress him up in his trick stuff and make some of the saps recognize him, but you know they won't prosecute. All they want is their money back. Did you find the dough?"
 "Yeh," replied Tim. "He had a roll on him that looks like floor dollars worth av lettuce" He began to extract cash from every pocket, and throw it on the desk. "And I jest thought of something while was bringing this squirrel in. This is a state case. Let's turn the roll over to the county attorney, take bis receipt for it, and frame him to hold out on thim fellahs until some av thim come across wit complaint. He can tell lem he has no way of knowing it's their money until tn court decides Let's me an you drop over to tn court house and see Jawn.'
 "All right" replied the chief, "but not be- fore you tell me all about it."
 "Well," said Tim, T was just lucky. found one person, Nellie Henderson at Jen- ins' place, who had sense. She remembered he had a bum finger. Of course, I knew no one with sense enough to frame bad check would go out and pass it if he was marked up like signboard. The way he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25

reporting wooden legs and gold teeth, and therefore as a simple victim of being the last straw of heavy load had received the latest and best cussing delivered by Messrs. Viles and Judson, detectives. The proprie- tor, after they were gone and he had re- covered from the shock, thought up an excellent scathing, almost scorching com ment on detectives in general. He was dis appointed when Tim ignored him and walked back in the store as if to make purchase. The proprietor resumed his vigil at the door, intent upon telling every pos sible fellowtownsman of the outrageous conduct of the detectives when he started to give them perfect description of the check artist. So he didn't hear Tim as the ancient jawndarme spoke to the pretty little girl, combination clerk and bookkeeper.
 "Oh, that fellow? He had an artificial er-limb and gold teeth and"
 
 'sYes, yes, Nellie. All the rest av thim noticed thin little marks but you're smart girl, and I had hopes you'd do better than the others. First, howja know he had wooden-uh-limb?"
 Why" replied the girl, anybody could hear it squeak, and he iimped--just a lit- tie, like Benny Adams, who got run over with freight. And then, while MT. Jenkins was examining the check he offered, the fellow stoodright here and kinda rested his lame-er-limb on this box, and tapped on it, kinda absent-minded like, with one of these hardware rulers. It sounded like rap ping on box, or something"
 That's fine," said Tim. "And-may- be, didja notice anything about his clothes, or his hair,-or his hands-''
 "Why, yes," admitted the girl. "He had a whole flock of gold teeth, and couldn't help looking at them, and it seemed to an- noy him. He kinda felt of them, like they didn't fit, or something, and noticed that one finger-I don't know which showed funny against his teeth. Maybe it didn't have any finger nail-or something like that. Anyway, it didn't look right"
 (Which hand?" demanded the old sleuth.
 "Lemme see." The girl took pose, when the young man had stood, raised one hand then the other. "Right-no, he held the ruler in his right hand. It was his left, Pm almost positive"
 "Ye're sensible girl, Nellie," said Tim, land some day mebbe yen get box of candy" And he walked out.
 TWenty-four hours elapsed. Both dailies
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.1le | r with bad checks. Therefore, while the mystery continued to mystify, the chief sat in his dingy little office and cursed his home town in impotent rage The first call was from the principal hotel.
 "No trouble to catch him." said the clerk, "that is, if those bulls of yours could track an elephant in the snow. Smooth looking young feer with wooden leg, plenty of gold teeth and birthmark on one side of his face"
 The usual procedure had been followed. Depot patrolmen were called up and given the description and pair of detectives, Slim Viles and Ben Judson, had been sent to the hotel to take up the trail. As patrol men from other points reported the aged desk sergeant read off the report. Inside of an hour six men ranging in age from IT to 81 had been walked to the station be- cause they had wooden legs, nme because they were strangers with one or more gold teeth and three with birthmarks on their hands, arms or faces. The report from the hotel was followed, in the course of the morning, by reports from about every bus mess institution on the avenue, for Grain vile, despite it's geographical spread, was a one-street town so far as business was concerned.
 "An' this feller comes in my store," re- ported Abe Goldberg of the Mammoth, gents ready to wear," and he says: I want a pair of gloves, good ones, y understand,' and I says, that's the only kind we keep. positively, l says. So he selects pair of unlined tans, y understand, and he says: T suppose you know P. G. railroad pay check when you see it?' Soitinly, I says. My best trade is with you P. G. boys, which come here because they know good stuff when they see it, and is swell dressers, I says. And I cashed his check for $S6.50, y un- derstand, and steps over to the Traders, y understand, and the cashier says it's sour one and there's lot more like it, y un- derstand. I don't want to punish the young man, v understand-I ain't got no time to be witnessing around court house. just want my money back, y understand"
 It was the same from each place. The highly decorated stranger had bought some small article and cashed his railway pay check for $8650. All victims were certain he had wooden leg, collection of gold teeth and birthmark. No one remembered how he was dressed, but each and severaiiy they demanded to know what the'- dif- ference it made when he had wooden leg a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25

DrdW | ~ TIES, when you come to think of it,
 are lot like people. There's the big,
 tough city that puts on lots of front and style, the retired plugugly who has learned to eat with fork and wear eve ming clothes, therefore considers himself shining example of everything proper; the lady-lke little city, which probably grew up around some college or seminary; the boom city, with miles of paving running in every direction beyond the inhabited dis trict and high-sounding street names show ing from corner posts almost hidden in weeds-like big, overgrown lout in a suit that doesn't fit. Then we have the retir- ing little city that has reached normal growth and knows it.
 But the real problem is the city that be- comes such by outgrowing it's natural tend ency to remain a village. Many such ac- cidents are to be found in the wide agri- cultural districts. Slowly, through genera tions, the village expands while the deni- zens thereof fail to realize the expansion, because it is like the progress of an hour hand on clock, and cannot expand with it. Therefore city of 60,000 or more with the mental development arrested about the time the first horse-car line was installed may be found trying to get by with the same machinery it used as a wide place in the road.
 And of such was Granville. The Boost ers' club protested the government census because it allowed the metropolis but 68,- 112. Yet old Hank Beverly, who ran the last and only livery stable in the same block, used to drop in at the same police station and into the same chair he had occupied B years ago and kid the new chief about his force.
 "To be sure," said Old Hank, "you have that gas buggy, but the only reason didn't have a couple of em when I was chief was because they wasn't invented yet had two more patrolmen than you got-ano they was all good men. You got 34 buns and retired bootleggers on your staff, and they don't make any more detectives like Long John Tanner. Ev Pavey and Tim Don ohue any more."
 'I've got that same Tim," defended the young chief
 "Yeh," Hank would repiy,' "but Tims getting old, old as I am. He's seen better days"
 Anyhow he's got sense, and l wouldn't trade him for flock of young ones," in- c;Stod tha chiaf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25

m tne DISCd
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marked up like sgnboard The way he
Evening star., 1923-02-07
The Giver.

The poor man gives his hard
earned cash to buy the poorer fell
lows hash His bottom plunk he
splits with glee to buy some kid a
Christmas tree; he backs up all who
pass the hat, he gives for this. he
gives for that; and if his gift is but
dime, he hands it out with pep
sublime. And oft he sighs, in long
ing tones, Il wish / had million
bonesl | know so many places
where bale of wealth would drive
out care. If | were rich and year
ing bells, I'd circulate where famine
dwefs, I'd feed the poor and bring
the sick the kind of dope that heals
them quick Wherever hunger rears
its head you'd see me packing pies
and bread. But | am poor, and all
earn | need to make the home fires
burn. | give a quarter or dime.
and feel such charity's a crime. If
were rich how | would give to peo-
pie who in squalor live" Some
times the poor man quits his toll; ;
his backyard has a we'll of oil. He
buys gorgeous limousine and
banks bundle of long green. Then
he grows cautious in day; it's sim
full, giving wealth away. The poor,
if pauperized, grow worse, and char
ity becomes a curse Moreover,
taxes are fright; assessors gobble
all in sight; the rich are soaked in
every way, and bear the burden of
the day. And yet again" this rich
man yells, Il need my cash to buy
oil wells"
(CopyrighD. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-02-07
TODI.Y'S ADJUSTMENTS.

POLPS-"Sniegurot Chlcaso
Civic Opera Company, at pm.
NATIONAL-Lionel Atwil1. in Ihe
Comedian" at 2:20 ana S:2o p'E' 4,
GARRICk-Pauline Lord, in anna
Christie" at $50 pm.
PRESIDENT-"Abie Irish Rose
at 2:30 and $50 pm.
kElTH'S-Miss Juliet and De Lyle
Aida vaudeville, at 2:15 and s:lo pm.
BELASCO-FranceS White, Vauue-
willie. at 2:15 and Sis pm.
COSMOS--Minstrels and vaudeVllie'
at 3. $50 and pm.
STRAND-Alder and Dunbar, vaude-
VILE, at 2:45, $3.50 and s:45 pm.
GAYETY-"The Record Breakers,
burlesque at 2:I5 and S:15 pm.
METROPOLITAN-N Talmadgee..
in THE Voice From the MinaTed;c
photoplay, 11:30 am, 1:So, S:5o' o''o'
7:30, $3.50 pm.
RIALTO-Marie Provost. The Beau
tiful and the Damned" at 1880 am,
1880, $3.50. $50, 1880 and $3.50 pm.
PALACE-Lon Chaney, in All the
Brothers Were valiant" at 1o:40 In,
1926, 2:1O, 4:O5. 5:55. 7:45 and s:4a
pm.
COLUMBIA-Douglas Feirbanks: IN
robin Hood" (fourth week), at lo:oo
am. 12:4O, 2:45. 5:45. and 9:lo pm.
CENTRAL-"The Woman VINO
Fooled Herself" at 1l:3o a.m'' 4:o''
ESQ. 4:30, 6:10. s, $50 pm.
RAMS HEAD PLAYERS-La a d
Gregory's "Grania." $50 pm.