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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19

For the "a hours ending at .. m,
January is, 1929;
Highest temperature ...,...........- 81
Lowest temperature ......t.s..,.... IS
Mean temperature .................. So
Normal temperature ............. IS
Excess in temperature since Jan. l.. 100
Rainfall . INSTRUMENTATION. 90
Total rainfall since Jan. .... ST
Deficiency In rainfall since Jan. L.. 2.2T
Relative humidity a. m. .-....''.' 81
D. m. ....E......... SIS
Dry Thermometer. a. m. ,...'.... 4
D. m. observation-disclosures. 81
Wat therrnometer a M ...... Al
u noon .,....,........ So
D. M Observation-Disclosures. So
E. C. HORTON, Observer.
Summary of observations maze at sta
lions of the United States Weather Bureau
during the "a hours ending at p. M, Goth
meridian time. January is, 1923
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
FIGHT ON CHIRoPRACTIc

One of the biggest fights of the
short session will result from the in
PRODUCTION in the house and senate
today legalizing the practice of CHI
ropractic and creating state board
of examiners which would examine
applicants for licenses to practice
chiropractic in Alabama. Mr.. ST. John
of Cullman introduced the bill in the
house and Senator Griffith OF Gull
man presented it to the senate. The
state health department is bitterly
opposed to the bill and in srecent
months several persons protesting to
belong to the profession have been
arrested on charges of practicing
medicine without license. The con-
tention of the health department is
that chiropractic is not recognized
by the medical laws of Alabama
When the bill was called by the SEN
ate judiciary committee following
adjournment Senator Foster, chair.
man, announced that consideration
would be postponed until wednesday
lat II o'clock when public hearing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Maine Born Actor
Entertains Wounded
Soldiers in West

One of the first offerings at the
Colonial theatre in this city after it's
opening was the rural comedy. THE
County Fair" with the female i'm
personator, Harry LAMAR % Priscil-
la Puffy. Mr.. LeMarr has mot play
ed in this city since that time but
has continued on the western circuit
in similar characterizations. Word
comes from San Diego, Calf, that
200 wounded veterans Of the World
war were the special guests of Mr..
LAMAR when he played the theatre
there recently.
Wherever Mr.. LAMAR plays, and
there is also a veterans hospital in
the city, he makes it a point to have
them see his play as his guests. He
is also devOting much time to play
ing special engagements in the hos
pitfalls and has arranged several all
star vaudeville acts for the enter
tainment of the veterasn in the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Sawtelle,
Calf.
Mr.. LAMAR is a native of Maine,
and is widely Known throughout this
section of the country. He devoted
two years during the war to enter
tainment work in the army camps.
during which time he played every
camp, hospital and ~" hut from
Portland, Me-. to San Francisco. He
later went overseas as an entertain
er with the Overseas Theatrical
League. Mr.. LAMAR often times
meets boys from Maine or who served
with the 103rd Regiment of the 26th
Yankee Division. and they speak or
him as one of the few who did not
forget, but is still carrying on"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Further Initiation

The initiation ceremonies of Co. r
have been many and varied. The us
ual ones have been tried out on the
recruits and some others that are
new. OF course several of the boys
have been sent on errands after tent
oil, pie twisters, reveille paste. skirm-
ish line and even the key to the pa
rade line, but the real stuff was
pulled off when the recruits were put
through the third degree on Wednes-
day evening.
They were lined up and told to
bark like a tree, cave like tree,
come in on the spur of the moment.
scramble like an egg and other things
of like nature. AS they had no
precedent upon which to base their
carrying out of these commands and
as the older members were all call
ing to them while they must keep a
straight face, some interesting situa-
tions developed during the evening.
The penalty for smiling was enough
so that they endeavored to keep a
sober face but it was indeed hard
lob.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Settlers Barking Leads
to Rescue of Collie
Fallen i'm Deem Well

A little story of good Samaritan
ism among dogs has just come out
concerning the rescue by the persis-
tence of an Irish setter of a collie
that fell into a well.
The incident happened this week
at the estate of w. G. Boothby of
this city on the West shore of Lake
Cobbosseecontee. COttagers around
the lake noticed the barking of a dog
all one night and the next morning,
but nobody apparently paid much
~attention to 1t.
Finally two men who were en-
ployed at one of the cottages started
out to locate the barking. Proceed
ing in the direction of the sound,
they came upon the Irish setter be-
longing to Nathan Weston of this
city, and the dog led them along a
well worn path in the deep grass to
a shallow well near Mr.. Boothby's
cottage, where they discovered the
collie.
The collie was found to belong to
William Mcnamara of East Win
throp, and was nearly exhausted.
The we'll is cemented. and the dog
had worn away his nails in many
vain attempts to climb out of the
water. He was rescued and dried off.
given hot milk, and later restored to
his owner.
The setter had worn the path
through the grass by constantly
running back and forth while bark
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

Foreign Missions, the speaker pointed
out, while the women of various de-
nominations and countries are COOP
Grating in the support of is schools
in the Orient which have for their
sole purpose the provision of a
trained Christian leadership for the
women of that section of the world.
A fund of 100000 for these schools
was recently completed m the United
States under the leadership of Mrs.
Henry w. Peabody of Boston.
Christ was the great emancipation
of women, Mrs. Montgomery de-
clared. and in the proportion that the
women of the world are educated and
trained for service will the Kingdom
of Christ be ushered in. With the
larger education of women there have
come larger opportunities in organ
iZation and service. it was set forth.
and recent reforms in temperance
and other welfare lines indicate the
effectiveness of woman's power. once
she is liberated and trained, it was
declared
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
SEVERAL SPECIAL EEAT URES PROMISED
FOR BIG SWIMMING meet AT STATE ny"
CAMP LAKE C0BBOSSEEC0NTEE TODAY

horace Day, president Of the First
Auburn Trust Co. and chairman Of the
State committee of the Y. NJ. c. A..
who Is enjoying q few days at the
state Y. NJ @ A. camp at Lake Cobbos-
seeeontee, was informed Thursday aft
ernoon that he had broken one of the
stringent rules of the camp in going
in swimming with his clothes on. 1t
could not be learned late last evening
whether Mr.. Day would be put ION the
woodpile" for his infringement of the
camp regulations. or whether he would
have to submit himself to the very eff
Iect1Ve hot oven process of correction.
1t developed that Mr.. Days swim
was somewhat involuntary. He had set
out for days fishing in one of the
camp boats. and had taken a lunch for
the noontime hour. When the rays of
the sun beat directly down upon the
boat, Mr.. Day decided to heed the call
of the inner man and headed In to one
of the innumerable prettily wooded is
lands that dot that section of the lake.
The PROV Of the rowboat was drawn up
on the rocks and. the lunch taken
ashore. Mr.. Day had thoughtfully put
several bottles of soda pop into the
boat the last minute before venturing
out from the ''Y" camp, and he stepped
back into the partly grounded boat to
fetch these to the dining place. AS he
turned with the several bottles clutched
tightly in both hands he stepped on
his favorite fishing scat. which was fit
ted with very comfortable chair
back. But this foreign luxury proved
his undoing by taking a sudden and ex-
asperating turn. splitting Mr.. Day head
long into the waters of Cobbosseecon-
tee. He held to HIS soda water. and
al &c nd; oil
much under water and started manoeu-
vering toward shore. which he reached
with his soda pop still intact, but his
clothing very wet indeed.
After the return to the camp, when
Mr.. Day in his bcdraggled condition
was faced with the charge of breaking
camp rule, Jeff Smith offered to- fit
him out temporarily with dry raiment,
but MIR. Day would not consider i'm
posing on Jeff to that extent and his
auto@obile was dispatched post haste
| to Auburn for dry outfit for the State
committee hartman.
1t is understood that Mr.. Day will
be invited to give special underwater
demonstration with his boots on as
an added feature of the big swimming
meet to be staged at the camp today.
When the boys who could not
swim were asked to stand in the din
ing hall at noontime Thursday, there
! were only eight who got to their
feet, while a week ago the number
that stood at this call was some two
score. The boys are certainly learn
| ing how to handle themselves in fine
style under the expert and personal
| tutelage of Instructor Fender and his
efficient corps of assistants. And on
Saturday, one of the events which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Educate All Women
Should Be Baptist Slogan

Stockholm, July 26.-If the Baptist
women of the world seize their pres
ent opportunity for the service of
their generation they will adopt as
their slogan Educate the women of
ALI lands" Mrs. Helen Barrett Mont
gomery of Rochester,, N. Y. ana
former president of the Northern
Baptist Convention told the Baptist
World Alliance today during it's
special program given over to the
consideration Of women's work.
"When you educate a man you
liberate an individual, but when you
educate woman you liberate a fam
ily," Mrs. Montgomery declared, and
she said Baptist women of the world
were performing no more significant
service for womankind today than
through their Home and Foreign
Mission Societies in establishing
schools for the education of women
to wnom doors of opportunity have
been closed heretofore. Seven schools
of higher learning in the Orient are
by the Women's Board of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

has been anticipated by the boys at
the camp ever since the opening of
the season will take place, when all
the qualified swimmers will be per-
mitted to enter the swim to the island
which lies off the shore from the ''Y"
camp. This is a distance of about
one-half mile and the boys who have
just learned to swim within the
week are just as eager to make the
This feature will be run off under the
direction of the instructors with am
pie boat protection for any who be-
come fatigued in the water. All
those who succeed in the swim out
to the island and wish 1t will be per-
mitted to try to make the return as
well.
Another feature of the swimming
meet today, which has occasioned
considerable discussion amongst the
boys, will be a match between Coun-
cillors Fritz Lewis and Perry Hay
den. Some OF the youngsters have
become quite heated In their support
of their opinion as to which of these
two popular leaders is the better
swimmer, and on at least one Occa-
sion the argument waXed SO warm
that the two youngsters were taken
into the auditorium and settled the
matter themselves with the boxing
gloves.
About half the personnel Of the
camp on Thursday enjoyed an all day
canoe trip down the lake. The flag
ship of the big fleet Of canoes was
the great war canoe accommodating
IL boys, a coxswain and five pairs of
paddles, which was recently present.
ed to the camp by the Gymkhana
committee of the Augusta Boys
Camp committee. This big red
canoe Is a splendid addition to the
camp equipment and is thoroughly
appreciated by the boys. who vie for
the honor Of plying one of the pad
dies on the days when canoe trips
are in order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Bill Havina Good Time

Bill Miller he nine-year old mascot
of Co. f. is having the time of his
life at camp. Bill is a general fav-
orite with the boys and they see
that he has a good time al OF the
time that they are off duty. Whlle
the misfortune to lose his hat. When
the boys found it out they pooled
small amount each and bought him
a fine barracks cap which he wears
with great pride. During the trip he
kept count of the overhead bridges
which the train passed and the count
was forty something. Bill by the
way is picking up piece of change
selling Kennebec Journals; lie mas
a package of 100 come each morning
and they are quickly disposed. of to
the boys from the Augusta and Wat
erville companies who are eager LOT
newS from home,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
FITCHBURG PUZZLED
OVER BURNING CROSS
AND TWO EXPLOSIONS

Fitchburg. Mass, July 26-Two ex-
plosions followed by fire at the sum-
nit of Hallstone Hill. in the center of
this city. tonight startled the citizens
and puzzled the authorities. Hundreds
attracted by the explosions, which re-
sembled the reports Of big guns. saw a
huge cross blazing on the hilltop, the
highest point in F'itchburg.
Police made their way to the top
of the rocky eminence and found the
charred remains of a cross. built of
rough boards. covered with burlap. The
burlap had been soaked with oil. The
explosions have not been explained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
VERMONT REPUBLICANS
NAME WOMAN MEMBER
TO NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Rutland. VT, July 26.-Mrs.
George Orvis of Manchester has
been appointed by Earle S. Kinsley,
Republican National Committeeman,
as woman member of the Republican
National Committee from Vermont.
Mrs. Orvis is the owner of the
Equinox House and has been presi-
dent of Manchester Village for three
years. She is a member of the exc
cutive boards of several prominent
charities in New York. She served
as vice chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee for Vermont dur.
ing the 1920 campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Gilhart.Pepin

One of the members of the Com
pany f, Of the 103rd Infantry, Maine
National Guard is not with the COM
pany on the annual tour of duty at
Camp Devens. Octave Gilbert who
holds corporal's rating in the local
company, was excused from making
the trip to Aver. Mass, last Satur-
day, and on Monday morning vas
one of the principals lin a wedding
solemnizcd at the st. Augustine
church by the Rev. Father Joseph O..
Casavant. His bride was Miss
Yvonne Pepin of this city, and the
couple were attended by George Gill
bert and Mary Pepin. After the
ceremony, the newly married couple
left on a wedding trip to Canada,
and after their return will reside
here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Hopes to Win Prizes

Already the members of the regi-
ment are discussing the whining of
prizes for military bearing and APP
pearance and cleanliness Of equip
ment. Capt. Sprague of Co. F, is
very hopeful of winning at least one
of these prizes. The personnel of the
company is as good if not better than
ever before and Capt. ,Sprague with
able assistance such as Lieutenants
Merrill and Letendre and non-coms
of long experience like Sergeant Niles
and Sergeant Chamber and Corporal
Fellows can and will give have good
reason to be hopeful of winning a
prize.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Co. E Bows O. K.

The members of Co. + of the 103rd
Infantry are all feeling fine and in the
best of spirits. especially as they have
nearly completed their work on the
rift range. One of the things that
contributes to a large extent in this
feeling of general well-being is the
fine mess which is being served. The
mess is exceptionally good this year
and the boys are not bashful about
coming back for Second"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Rebekahs Will Go to-
Island Park Aug. l
for Annual Field Day

The annual Field Day Of r. B.
Capen Rebekah Lodge will be held at
Island Park. Wednesday, August /,
afternoon and evening. The commit
tee in charge are planning many in
teresting stunts and games for the
afternoon and 1t is hoped that there
will be large gathering. The chill
dren are especially invited as we'll as
all visiting Rebekahs in the. city.
Some of the members are planning to
take picnic lunch while others will
enjoy the shore dinner at the Inn,
which will be served at 6 o'clock.
Those who wish the shore dinner are
requested to call 546-W. The dance
in the evening at the pavilion will be
ap attraction for many.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

An officer should know all that his
men know but know it better. This
is the case with Capt, Sprague OF co.
r. Of Augusta, who has been hitting
the bullseye at the range with re-
markable consistency. Capt. Sprague
is one Of the best shots in the COM
pany and makes the other members
of the company step some to trim
him with a rifle. This does not mean
however, that the other members OF
the company are poor shots. On the
contrary there are many fine shots
in Co. F. and they are turning In
very fine cards
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Economy in Canada

Ottawa July 26.-(By A. Ply
Savings accounts in banks through
out Canada showed an increase of
$9,3S3,259 in the year ended May 1,
government bureau of statistics.
accounts amounted to $146 for every
man, woman and child in the Domin-
ion. Total savings on May /, the
statistics show. amounted to S1.317,-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
May Have Leave

Tt seems probable now that the men,
bers of the 103rd Infantry will be
granted leave from Saturday noon over
Sunday to visit where they please.
Whether this leave will be granted also
to the members of the seth Infantry
Brigade Headquarters Company is in
doubt. 1t is understood that the men,
bers of Co. + will be taken to Boston
by truck on Saturday and If this is so
they will get chance to see a big
league ball game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

First Lieutenant Merrill of Co. F.,
on Tuesday evening delivered fine
lecture to the officers Of the battalion
on rifle craftsmanship which he also
Illustrated so that the officers might
more easily understand the salient
points of trigger squeezing and other
important matters. This lecture was
extremely enjoyable to the ofhcers
and incidently remarkably funny at
times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Special Program at cushnoe Grange

A special program has been ar
ranged for the lecture hour at the
regular meeting of Cushnoc Grange,
to be held this evening. The fol-
lowing numbers will be presented:
Piano solo, Catherine Foster; "A
Prayer for the Out of Doors" by the
chaplain; roll call with jokes for the
responses; duet by Louise Mason and
Lorna Moulton; reading, "The Spirit
of Fraternity" reading, Certain
Definitions OF Good Granger"
solo by Leon Dean, accompanied by
Miss Inez Moulton; singing by the
Grange; Find Your Partner March.
Ice cream will be on sale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Lifelike Artist

It Is not generally known that Capt.
Sprague of Co. + is an artist, but this
is so. The other night he drew a pic
ture of a hen that was so lifelike that
the boys swear that it was left<on the
table in the mess hall over night and
The next morning fresh-laid egg was
found there. But that is not all. Capt.
Sprague took the egg out that noon
and fried it on the rifle range.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
Cures at ST. Anne,a

Quebec, Que, July 26-Five cures
were reported to ave been effected
today at the Shrine of Ste. Anne de
Beaupres, when the cornerstone of
the new basilica was laid.
Mrs. II. Poitras of Nashua, n. H.,
suffering from hip disease. was said
to have been relieved Of minor Attic
tions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

The crew Of the trading schooner
Iskum Of Tacoma, WASH. which was
held I'm Siberia by Soviet authorities
on the charge that Russian CONNER
cial laws had been violated, over
powered guards stationed on the yes
sci. placed them in irons and brought
the craft here, arriving today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

Linden f. Chapman of 16 Maple
street has accepted a position as
manager of the Cloverdale store at
Gardiner, which was formerly one
of the stores Of the Direct Importing
Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27
NEWS BRIEFS

Pittsburg, July 26-Jack V. Hurd,
today was recommended divorce
from Dorothy I. CampbeA Hurd, FOR
mer woman golf champion OF the
United states and Great Britain and
Canada, in a masters report.
Nome, Alaska, July 26-v(By A. P.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

A marriage which is of interest
to many Augusta friends is that or
Lucy X Getchell of Lincolnville TO
Gerald Cushman Wardwell of this
city which was solemnized at Rock
land, July %, by the Rev. John NJ
Radcliffe, Of that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

Beside the outside amusements. the
boys are well entertained by Sergeant
Sewell Austin with his banjo, and he
with his brother Lee Austin and Cor
poral Sam Folsom put on some enter
tainments that keep the boys in gales
of laughter all the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

S55,7s0 compared with $1.s0s,522,531 a
year ago.
/. The increase in savings, 1t is
pointed out, is due to the return of
prosperity and sterilization of busi-
ness conditions throughout the Do
minion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

The following marriage intentions
have been filed at the office of the
city clerk in this city: Fred A. How
ard and Estella Turner Spratt, both
of Augusta; Andrew Bouffard and
Alphonsine Bourgett, both of this
city; Lawrence l.. Smith Of Belgrade
and Olive o. Murch of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

Ralph A. Dakin, an accountant
from the Post Office Department at
Washington and F. V. Mosher OF the
Railway Mail service, were In the
city, Wednesday in conference with
Postmaster John c. Arnold, relative
to the cost accounting in the Post
Office Department. The Augusta
Post Office is one OF 80 Post orlces
which have been selected 10 secure
data for a period of 80 days, begin
ming Sept. 20. Appropriation for this
work was made by Congress. with the
intention to report for the benefit OF
the Congressional committee exact
cost of handling in the mails the var
ious classes of mail matter. Messrs.
Dakin and Mosher will make an
other visit to the Augusta office the
latter part of August previous to the
inception of actual accounting work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

Mrs. Nellie Little has been surgi-
cal patient at the Augusta General
Hospital and she has left the hospital
and gone to the home of her son at
26 Cannot street. She expects to be
able to return to her home Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

Miss Helen Fits has returned to
Her home in Canaan, n. H., after
visiting here for several days as the
guest of Miss Capitola Clough,
Western avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

Mrs. Herbert Traitor. Miss Ger
trude Trafton and Mrs. Harry
Thompson have returned from sew
eral weeks visit in Fort Fairfield and
vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-27

Superintendent of Schools F. w.
Burrill and Mrs. Burrill are enjoying
a two weeks camping outing at
Pemaquid in company with Penob-
scot county friends