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Evening star., 1923-03-11
AUTO DEALER COUNTS ON PUBLIC
SATISFACTION FOR HIS BUSINESS
Distributor Really Sells Service Instead of
Cars. Local Automotive Man Declares.
Must Know Customers.

The recognition by the public OF
the automobile as a necessary utility
as well as necessary luxury has
done more than build up the second
largest industry in the world. says
D. ]. O'Connell. local distributor for
rhe kisse1. IT has created q new
type OF American business man and
institution. refer to the automobile
distributor Of today. Hts position Is
unique in tina. ne really doesn't sell
a product or comoddity like other
retailers. He sells service--transpor-
fation service--and IL the owner Is
not thoroughly satisfied with his
automobile as to its adaptability to
his requirements. its economy of
operation and upkeep, and its comfort
and case OF driving. nine times out
os ten he bismes the distributor from
vlor. he bought the car
Becomes Business Builder.
From mere broker OF automobiles.
he automobile distributor has be-
.ome a business builder and mer-
;handiser The automobile from be-
'ng a piaything at first, has now be-
ONE a necessity. The manufacture
ais having made heavy investments
II the perfection and production of
heir product. turned their attention
70 closer cooperation and co-ordina-
Tin between themselves and their dis
rr!hufors
During the last three or four years
he automobile manufacturers of
america have been cleaning their dis
ribution houses, so to speak. They
realized the vitai.y important posi-
lion the distributor held In the manu-
facturer's organization. because II
vas the dealer that the owner came
!. n contact with.
I Hence there gradually appeared
throughout the country a new and
distinctly better class OF automobile
dealers, men who were first business
men. who believed IN conducting their
business on business principles. This
lass Of dealers soon found that the
public naturally looked to them for
continuous satisfaction in their prod
ucts.
Today's Successful Distrtbut0r.
During the last two years owners
who have bought their second and
third cars will tell you the successfr
Evening star., 1923-03-11

lasting satisfaction from it. And. con-
sequently, each year owners will nat
urally go back to the same dealer
who sold him his last car.
Building Public Confidence.
BY this kind Of representation the
automobile manufacturer Is building
public confidence in his product and
insuring public recognition Of his
product by having only high-olass
distributors represent him.
Therefore the dealer Of today takes
the last bit of speculation or chance
out of buying an automobile. It is to
his interest that every owner Of his
car in his territory Is thoroughly sat
isfied, because that IS the only way he
can build UP = profitable business
without local satisfaction he Is, in
deed, out Of luck, and no amount Of
money will enable him to buck the
results Of unbusinesslike methods,
poor advice or slipshod service.
Evening star., 1923-03-11
SAYS MOTOR TRUCK
HAS BIG future
No. Industry Holds Greater
Possibilities, Declares
Company u President.
VAST EFFECT ON ROADS
Method Of Constructing Highways
Expected to Be Greatly
Improved.
VAST EFFECT ON ROADS

There is no industry in the world
which holds such great possibilities
of doing real service for the country.
its business and the people interested
in fundamentals OF American life as
the motor truck says W. l.. Day.
president Of the General Motors
Truck Company.
I'VE have all seen how the automo-
bile has grown, what it has come to
mean to tho average citizen. and now
the motor truck has reached a posi-
ton whore 1t occupies the center Of
the transportation stage
TN fact. the motor trucks prestige
has so advanced In the last year that
today 1t is only q question OF a very
short time before the truck can be
counted on to play an all-important
position in the transportation field.
THE question Of the motor trucks
Evening star., 1923-03-11

use has now devolved itself into one
OF simple. service The business man
has become thoroughly familiar with
the motor truck and its possibilities.
and that Is, What service can IL rem
der meg
For AIl-Hound Service.
There Is a use for the motor truck
In every known field Of Industrial life,
and as. the years pass they are des-
tinod TO become moro and more COM
mon on our highways and city
streets. The contractor, tho builder.
plumber, merchant, freight handler,
manufacturer, railroad lines and mu-
inequalities all have uses for the mo-
tor. truck.
1T Is safe to predict. believe, that
within ave years a large percentage
OF the nations freight business will
be transacted by means OF the truck.
This. OF course. will mean vast
shall probably have roads built. .in
two sections within the next few
years. One eide Of tho road Will be
for fast-moving automobile traffic and
the other side for trucks. Running
in some way. we will have another
road for traffic going in the opposite
direction, divided in the same manner
as the first.
Vast Sums Necessary.
"A vast expenditure OF money will.
OF course, be necessary to build such
roads as this, but good roads more
and more viii become the principal
factor in the nations planning.
The transportation problem has be-
come one which can only be solved
by the entrance OF new means OF
transporting goods. Tho nations
business grew SO during tho war that
1t was impossible to handle It and to-
day that same situation exists, and
believe It is only through the truck
that It will ultimately be solved.
This slight outline Of the truck in
dustry's possibilities In tho next few
years will serve. ! believe. to prove
that there are almost limitiess possi-
bilities for tho truck. which should In
portance as the automobile"
Evening star., 1923-03-11
U. S. Cars Used in China.

Automobile passenger service is be-
ing furnished between the cities OF
Kalgan and Urga. China, q distance
OF 700 miles. according to q United
States consular report from ShanE-
hal. twenty-five cars are used on
the route. all of American make
Touring cars are used, and the re :
port on their performance is as fol-
lows:
when IL 10 considered that these
ordinary dve-passenger touring cars
are often called on to carry q ton or q
ton and half Of passengers and bag
gage, their Performance Is truly re-
markAble. There are no constructed
roads, the road between Kalgan and
Crga being an old caravan route, and
there are abonlfnable stretches OF
sand. rock. gravel ard dirt. Never
rheless, the cars make the run In
about four days:
Compliments arc silly, but even
sensible people enjoy them.
Evening star., 1923-03-11

zone OF tho historians, a Boswell
IN the, art Of setting down in minute
detail. I find waI Thomas Searight of
Unionto wn, .Pa.1I who became tmpa-
tient because mo. writing man had
come forward to record the history
of theroad and its hospitable taverns.
with their. rugged characters who
played such an important part in the
splitting of population toward the
Eest So he did II himself, and he
Old Pike now out of print Is found
an interesting account of Jenny
Lind's journey over the highway with
phlneas +. Barnum as her manager.
Repair Work Celebrated.
"As an Illustration of tho fidelity Of
this particular Boswell in setting
down the history of the old pike there
Is an account Of a public jollif1cation
upon hearing that the road was to be
rspafred at a point near Cumberland.
The record goes on to say that the
citizens OF the town on May 21, 1882
in demonstration of their great JOY
growing out OF the appropriation Of
the national government for the road,
made arrangements for the celebra-
that arrangement. Samuel Slicer IL
Illuminated his large and splendid
hotel. In addition to the illumination
Mr.. Bunting ordered out a coach
VI ," II ny Acux Adk gray Slnalioh6,
driven by George Shuck. There were
seated upon the top Of the vehicle
several gentlemen (this was in the
pre-Volstead era, we must remember)
who played upon various instruments.
which contributed very much to the
amusement of the citizens and gave
zest to everything that inspired de-
light or created feelings OF patriot
ism. They started from the front Of
Mr.. Slioers hotel, and az they moved
on slowly. the band played Hail, Co
lum bia. .'."F'reemaeons March" 'BDna-
parte Crossing the Rhine" washing
toms March," together with . new
tune. composed by Mr.. Mobley Of this
place and named by the gentlemen on
the stage. "The Lady We Love Best"
NO such an encore IL given now"
said Mr.. Brooks, when our highway
authorities repair a road. The mod
ern jollifcation usually takes the
form Of bricks heaved at the hapless
official for not being able to repair
the roads fast enough"
Evening star., 1923-03-11

Compliments arc silly, but even
sensible people enjoy them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-13
EAST WINTHROP

Mrs. Stella Stone is passing the week
with hcr daughter. Mrs. James Haney.
at Rcadfe!d
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Gilman motored
to Boston Friday
Rodney Merrill returned from Camp
Devens.
Kempton Eveleth and little sister
Margaret of New Gloucester are visit
ing their aunt. Mrs. Allen Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ford motored to
South Somcrvillc last Sunday to visit
Miss Alice Hewitt.
Philip Pike who has heen spending
several days at Winslow farm, has re-
turned to Readfield.
Miss Bertha Shepherd of Peabody.
Mass. called on friends in this town
Thursday.
Mrs. Katharine Bacon and three
daughters of Jacksonville, Fla. and
her mother. Mrs. lifts Of Cambridge.
Mass. who are passing the summer in
Freeport. were callers on friends here
Thursday.
Mrs. Frecland Yeaton Of Winthrop
visited Mrs. Fred Smith Thursday.
Mrs. Frances Titus of Head Tide and
Mrs. Frank Harding and two daugh-
tiers Frances and Mary of Boston. and
Nelson Titus of Erie. Pa, were callers
at w. II. Titus Thursday.
Mrs. Emma Robbins spent the day
Thursday with her sister. Mrs. A. Z.
Brainard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-13

Aug. 14-l6-New Belfast at Belfast.
Aug. 14-16-Cornish Agricultural al
Aug. I5-is-Four County at Pittsfeld
Aug. 20-25-Eastern Maine at Bangor.
| Aug. 21-s3-Androscoggin County al
Liyermore Falls.
Aug. 2l-sS-Aroostock County at Carl
Aug. .7-s1-central Maine at Water
Aug. 2s-so-Houiton Agricultural at
Houlton.
Aug. 2S-3o-Androscoggin Valley at
Aug. 2s-3o-North Ellsworth Farmers
Club at North Ellsworth.
Sept. 3-4-Somerset County at Arson.
Sept. 3-5-South Kennebec and South
Windsor.
Sept S-e-Maine State Agricultural at
Lewiston.
Sept. 4-6-Hancock County at Bluehill.
Sept. 4-6-North Penobscot at Spring
Sept. 4-7-Northern Maine at Presque
Sept. 6-s-East Somerset at Hartland.
Sept. 9-10-Unity Park at Unity.
Sept. 11-1S-North Franklin at Phil
Sept. ll-ls-oxford County at South
Sept. ii-1s-waldo and Penobscot at
Monroe.
Sept. li-i4-somerset Central at Show
Sept. I2-13-Eden Agricultural at Eden.
Sept. 15-Embden Agricultural at Emb-
Sept. ls.2e--Franklin County at Farm
Sept. is-2l-cumberlan County a,
Sept, is.2i-west Washington at Cher
ryfeld.
Sept. 19-2o-North Oxford at Andover.
Sept. 25-e7-kennebec County at Read
Sept, 25-27-North Knox at Union.
Sept. e6-Cochnewagon Agricultural at
Monmouth
Sept. 27-Soion Agricultural at Scion.
Oct. 2-Wesserrunset Valley at Athens.
Oct. 2-Greene Town at Greene.
Oct. 2-4-Lincoln County at Damaris-
Oct. a-4-west oxford at Fryeburg.
Oct. 2-4-Shapleigh-A Acton at Acton.
Oct. TRANQUILITY Grange at Lincoln
Oct. s-11-sagadahoc County at Tops
Nov. lo-2a-Maine State Pathological
at Portland.
Nov 27-30-south Berwick Poultry at
South Berwick.
Dec 4-Freeport Poultry at Freeport.
Dec. 11-14-Maine State Poultry at
Portland.
Jan 1917. '24-Western Maine Poultry
at South Paris.
Leeds Agricultural at Leeds Center,
date unsettled.
Richmond Farmers Club at Richmond,
date unsettled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-13
WHITEFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Perlie Reed and
daughter Geraldine and Mrs. Annie
IReed of South Gardiner were visitors
at the homes Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
King and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Meri
gold, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tyler of Bath
arrived at the home of their son,
Frank Tyler. Thursday, for a visit.
They brought their little grand
daughter, Miss Freda, home, who has
been visiting them for the past two
weeks.
Mrs. Fred Hatch and daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Russell and son. Mrs.
Lock MacInnis, Mrs. Bella Murphy
and Mrs. Arthur Merigold motoreH
to Skow hogan and returned Thurs
day, where they were dinner guests
vester Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tyler were
business callers in Gardineri Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lesley Ware. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bulwinkle and three
children OF Dorchester. Mass, arrived
at their old home Thursday to pass
their vacation.
Helen. Donald and Mildred Blair
have gone to Hallowell to visit their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Luke
Leighton for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. 3. Palmer and Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Palmer and children
Of Wayne were visitors at Newman
Fclt's Sunday.
Miss Caro- Cunningham Is visiting
lfiends IN Bangor for d week.
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Mother and Child
Held in Theft Case

Lewiston. Me-, Aug. 11.-Ruby MIN
and her daughter Kathleen. mehp'',
of tribe of gypsies who were arres'''
in Bangor early this week on epa'''
of looting a safe in the store of JoseFD
Bureau, Lisbon street, Aug. ), "'''
held under $500 bonds each in the Nv
nieipal court this morning and comnii'-
ted to Jail in default of bonds.
The two women were identine0 "
Bureau and his daughter as ha'"'
been In his store. Bureau testified "
seeing Mrs. Miller take money from Wv
drawer and then put it back ss 80
When she went out, he said, ne i01"
$203 missing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-13
HARTLAND

The Baptist and Methodist Epis-
pocal Sunday schools of this town
and St. Adams enjoyed a picnic in
the Webb grove on Well Ridge. Sat
urday afternoon. There was a pic
mic lunch at 5 o'clock.
Frank Norris of Boston called on
his cousins Warren and Frank Far
mum one day last week.
Mrs. T. +. MCGEE, who is at the E.
nj. G. hospital where she recently
underwent a serious surgical opera
ton, is reported to be doing well.
Ruel Webb, who has been a patient
at the Tibbetts hospital for several
weeks, went to Harmony Tuesday for
visit with his grandparents Mr..
and Mrs. Ora Willis.
Sixteen eX-soldiers and sailors
from this vicinity and Pittsfield
passed the week end at the Fuller
cottage. Great Moose Lake
Mrs. Harold Allen and little son re-
turned to her home from the Tib-
belts hospital Monday.
The farm buildings near Beans
corner owned by Mr.. Ames and occu-
pied by Mr.. Cameron. were enirely
| destroyed by fire Monday afternoon.
a small insurance. This farm was
known as the George Worthing
farm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-13
PALMYRA

Miss Anna Spole and Miss Arlene
Hubble of East Dcdham, Mass. are
at L. G. Hanson's for a two weeks
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alba Weeks and
daughters Of Pittsfield were Sunday
visitors at c. A. Leavitt's.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. z. Fales of Lis
bon were guests at the home of A
E. Jordan Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Manner Turner and
daughter, Virginia. Mrs. Annie Tur-
ner and Mildred Turner. were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Tibbetts of Exeter.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Parkman were
in Corinna Sunday to visit c. F.
Parkman, who was severely injured
by being thrown from his wagon
Friday. =. NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Lampher Sell
den and Merle Lamphcr, returned
Sunday night from a two days blue
berry trip. They brought home a
large quantity OF berries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-13
Capper Wants Cut
in Freight Rates

Washington. Aug. IA volunta1
reduction Of 25 per cent in freigh
rates on wheat and -four for expCr
was urged today by Senator Cappei
Republican, of Kansas, head Of tn
farm bloc.
Senator Capper made public let
ter he had written to President Cor
man of the Rock Island, chairman O
the Western Conference of railroa'
presidents, declaring the railroad
had great opportunity TO do TIL
nation a service at critical TIM
and greatly improve general bushes
conditions by Immediately putting y
force a reduction in export rates,
The Western Conference of railroad
presidents will peet in Chicago o.
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-13
C0IMlNe EVENTS

Aug. 10 .20--Fichmond campmeeting.
Aug13-15-Richmond Centennial.
Aug. 14-l5-Old Home day, Yarmouth.
Aug. 15-16-Fifteenth Maine Regimen
tai reunion. Brunswick and on New
Meadoys river.
Aug. l5-l7-community fair. South
Aug. is.is-Encampment and tour of
tional Guard. Camp Reyes. Augusta
Aug. lb-2s-Maine Christian Endeavor
ssummer school Y. M. c. A. Camp
Aug. i5-lS-Annual meeting Of Maine
State Undertakers Association
Aug. i6-Western and Central Maine
Boys and Girls Clubs. tour to Lew
Aug. 16-Hancock County Farmers
Aug as'G i5 c-s; sf Hall School Reunion.
Aug. i5-Maine Division Of Frost Fam
Association. Garland.
| Aug. 1S-Field day of Maine Potato
Aug. 16--The 18th annual reunion OF
18th Maine Regimental Association,
Gardiner.
! Growers Exchange. at Experiment
| Station Farm. Presque Isle.
| Aug. 17-Somerset County Boys and
Girls, Agricultural Clubs. field day.
Aug. iS-Field day of Penobscot. Han
cock and Waldo Pomona Oranges. at
University OF Maine campus. Orono.
Aug; 2isom .cSeU, oa Engis Park Baptist
Aug. 2l-Maine Pomoiogical Society
| Seth anniversary. Highmoor Farm.
Aug. 1.-THE 18th annual reunion of
the Cornville High school.
| Aug. 22-23-knUx Academy Of Arts
and Sciences host to Naturalists and
| Scientists. Rockland.
Aug. 22-Pierce Reunion. at home OF
| L.. S. Pierce. Wade road, Augusta.
| Aug. e2-24-New England Grange Lee
turers' Conference. Amherst, Mass.
| Aug. 22-l9th Maine Regimental AS
sociation annual meeting. East Vas
Aug. 23~New England Fat Mems Club.
annual meeting. Portland.
Aug. 23-24-Centennial North Arson
AUG ea ssmkeunion ssth Pioneer Infan-
try. home Lieut.. Col. Henry c. Boyer
Aug. 2sNKnox ana Lincoln Boys and
Girls Clubs tour to Augusta
Aug. 2s-30-Androscoggin Vale y fair
Aug. aS-2s-Msine Health Institute and
1923 annual meeting Maine Public
Health Association. Bangor.
| Aug. 30-SOmerset Academy reunion.
Sept. 20 - Madison Sipirtualists
Campmeeting Association, Lakewood
Skowhegan.
Sept. 3-Labor day.
Sept. s-Maine State Detective Asso-
| citation.
Sept. 5-7-Annual convention. Depart
| ment Of Maine. American Legion,
Pressure Isle.
Sept y-Westbrook. Portland. Bath.
brunswick. Camden. PASSPORT. Ken.
nebunls, Saco, Rockland and Bidde-
ford Daylight Saving ends
Sept. 1s-91--Maine State Federation
Of Women's Clubs annual meeting.
| Bar Harber.
Sept. l9.2l-Maine Pharmaceutical As
| aoeistiOn. POLE nd Springs.
Sept 24-26-Maine Universalist State
convention. Rockland.
| Sept 25-28-Annuai fall conclave of
| 51st Rotary District. Poland Springs.
| Oct. 3-5-Maine w. G. T. y. annual
State convention. Pittsfsld.
| Oct 5-Diyisional conference Northern
| Maine American Red Cross Chapter,
| Augusta.
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Exercises in Tribute
to President Harding

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
Belgrade Lakes. Me-, Aug. l1-Ac-
tivities at Hillside camps at the
north end of Great pond were sus-
pended yesterday to pay tribute to
the memory of the late President
Harding. At o'clock exercises were
held In the assembly hall to which
guests from nearby camps were in
vited. An address was given by
James III. Anderson OF New Rochell,
n. Y, a former Sc .retary to ex- Sena
tor Clark of Montana. o. F. Hubbard
of New York. who presided. related
personal Impressions Of the late
President. The program began with
the singing of America" by the
audience. Miss Elizabeth J.. Boyd Of
Philadelphia and Mrs. sylvester E.
Baker of Glen Ellyn. Ill.,, sang a duet
and Mrs. Baker a solo. The assemz-
blase Joined with the chairnaen in
reading the 23d Psalm after which all
sang Nearer My. God to Thee"
George y. Miller OF Montelair. N. j..
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Cambeau Held in $4,000

Joe Cambeau, also Of Madison, was
arrested Friday morning on a warrant
issued by Sheriff John A. Mooers
charging Cambeau with being q COM
mon seller. He was brought before
Judge Elmer w. Sawyer Saturday and
pleaded not guilty but was found guilty
by Judge Sawyer and held under bonds
amounting to $4,000 for his appearance
before the grand jury at the September
term of the supreme judicial court. as
it was not within the jurisdiction of
Judge Sawyer to fine him or sentence
HIM. The State was represented by
County Attorney James S. Thorne of
North Arson. and the respondent BY
an attorney from Augusta,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Many friends of Miss Virginia
Marguerite Hopkins, the younger
daughter of Conductor and Mrs.
Herbert S. Hopkins of the corner
of North Avenue and High street
will be interested to know that she
was married on Saturday, August
the fourth, to Albert Henry HodG-
kins of Portland. The ceremony
was performed at the Methodist
parsonage in South Portland by the
pastor of that church. The couple
were attended by Miss Hopkins sis
ter and husband Mr.! and Mrs. Har-
old E. Sawyer of South Portland
who was married by the same
clergyman. Mrs. Hodgkins came to
Skowhegan when only a small girl
and has many friends here who will
extend best wishes to her and her
husband for happy and prosper
Gus welded life. Mrs. Hodgkins
has been employed at the Bur-
rough's Art Store in Portland and
her husband is employed at the
Peoples Laundry as truck driver.
Mrs. Hopkins has been in Portland
the past week the guest of her
daughter.
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Feared Future, Shoot;
Wife and Kills Self

Duxbury. Aug. 11-Despondent be,
cause of his Wife'S continued y
health. and fearing for the future O
his children, Henry Schlee, wealth!
retired tea merchant of New lGA
and Shanghai. China. early uil,
morning shot her through the het.
as she lay sleeping, then turned u.
weapon and ended his own he ~ =.
the home Of Mrs. Nora Smith a.
Powder Point.
Rushed to the Jordan hospital a.
Plymouth. Mrs. Schlee was placed y.
the operating table, where surgeon;
found a .3S-calibre bullet embedusas
in the brain. This was later rerioVeu,
but late tonight doctors and nuls.'
held out little hope for her recover