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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-07

Miss Gladys Husc of Waterville
was the week end guest of Miss
Frances Dresser at the home of
Charles Pray.
Horace Frost has been confined to
his bed for the past three weeks. He
is under the care of DIR. II. W.Smith
Mrs. frOsts sister. Mrs. Wing, is
assisting her with her housework and
caring for Mr.. Frost
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Everett accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lewis left town Monday morning by
auto, for Florida, where they expect
to pass the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Il. Taylor, DR.. and
Mrs. Lancaster of Madison and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Spaulding enjoyed a
chicken dinner at the Lancaster
camp at North pond Sunday.
Miss Edith Jones, Mrs. Ann Jones.
MISS Frances Jones and Mrs. Herbert
Crosby went to New Sharon Sunday.
Mrs Stella BiSelow of Mercer was
the guest Of Mrs. Henry George one
Gay last week.
Charles Sawyer of Concord. Y. H..
arrived in town Monday.
Mrs. George Lyons was able to re-
sumo her duties at the bakery Mon
day, after a short illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-07
STATE OF MAINE

KENNEBEC. SIS. SUPREME Judi
ClAL COURT IN EQUITY.
HERBERT DuT pUY VS.. GOODWIN
SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-07
10000 Miles
Of Cloth FOR:
Cement Sacks

okeep cement moving from the mills
to the many building jobs always under
way, cement manufacturers require an
astonishing quantity OF sacks.
This year the industry has consider
ably more than 225, 100000 sacks. These
represent enough cotton cloth to make
skirt for every woman and girl in the
United States-126, 900 miles Of 3O-inch
fabric. Even moderate sized mill which
ships say 100000 barrels year must
have 100000 or SO sacks
When customer returns sack he
gets credit for it, if it is disable or repair
able The convenient returnable sack
means that each plant has to have large
departments where men and women
sew, Sort clean and count sacks continu- ~'
ously This work alone costs the industry
nearly $1,25O,O00 year.
And cement manufacturers keep in
creasing their sack inventories so that
they can ship promptly. Last year they
purchased total Of more than 100000
600 new cotton sacks. For requirements
alone over 100000 were needed; for
increased supplies over 100000. In =
addition over 100000 paper bags
were used representing 1000, 900 pounds
OF paper.
This problem Of containers causes a
large and steadily growing investment by +.
the portland cement industry.
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
Ill West Washington Street
CHICAGO
cANdfiondl Organization
to Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete
Sa.es B:.s; k,s;sS SsTY s.. a:.ne
Detroit Memphis Philadelphia ST. Louis
Chiuso Helena Milwaukee Pittsburgh Vancouver, B.
Jacksonville New Orleans Salt Lake City
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-07

Armistice Day will be observed
next Sunday ut the Congregational
church.
Mrs. Maud Carr, Mrs. Mary Wing,
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Miller visited
Mrs. Christine Ordway in Skowhegan
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-07

upper part of his head and face
causing severe wounds and serious
injury to one eye. DIR. Ames was
called and the boy was later taken
to Skowhegan for examination by X
IaN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23

! 81 know, but the strangest
thing" Allie spoke breathlessly.
Let me do the talking, please. You
remember the drIIl Stems were
sCanulng over in one corner? Wen,
the 1Iredroye everybody off OF
course; there was no facing it,
and they thought sure they'd have
a job-have to send for boilers
smother it down with steam, may
be, or tunnel under, or something
work for days, maybe weeks,
spend a fortune. Anyhow, they
were in panic, bue when the der
rick went down what do you think?
That stack of drill stems fell in
such a way as to close the gate
valve at the top of the casing"
"It-sounds incredible" The
speaker made an effort to collect
himself, he raised an uncertain
hand to his bandaged head. what
ails me? | recall lot of things,
but they're pretty well confused. "
Allie made known the nature OF
the accident resulting in Gray S
injury, and he nodded his under
standing. $50 Buddy saved my
lifep' He smiled. Great boy,
Buddy! I'll know better than to
mix it with him again-he learns
too quickly" -,
ca frightenedr' Allie Briskow
suddenly lost control of herself,
and. bowling her head, she hid her
face in the musty patchwork quilt
Her shoulders shook, her whole
strong body twitched and trembl-
ed You've b-been awful sick. |
did the best could, but"
"There, there! Gray placed ms
hand upon the girls head; he took
her palm in his and stroked 1T. ! m
not worth your tears, child. And
ANYHOW, I'm all right again; | am
indeed. Pm as well as ever, SO Tar
as can tell. By the way, what set
the well afiTe?"
Buddy thinks somebody must
have dropped a cigaret when the
stampede came" The girl raised
her face and wiped the tears from
it.
at has been raining cats and
dogs; the creek has overflowed and
everything is under water"
"Under water? Here? Why, that
can't be-" Gray insisted upon ris-
ing and Allie finally consented to
his doing so; then, despite his pro-
test that he was quite able to take
care of himself, she helped him to
the window. From that position he
beheld a surprising scene.
The Briskow farm lay in flat,
saucerlike valley, arid and dusty at
most seasons Of the year, but now
a shallow lake, the surface Of
which was broken by occasional
feHdas, misty clumps of bushes,
or the tops Of dead weeds. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23

nearest tRriskow derrick was dim
ly visible, it's floor awash, it's
shape suggestive Of the battle mast
of a sunken man-of-war.. 5000
Allegheny Briskow sang while
she prepared supper, for the re-
action from the strain of the last
twelve hours was like an intoxica-
ton. Mr.. Gray was in no further
danger; he was well except for a
bandaged head and some bruises.
And he was here alone with her.
Supper, when the two sat down
to it, proved to be pleasant meal,
for the soft glow of the lamp, the
warmth from the stove, made of
the Briskow kitchen a cozy place,
while the drumming of the rain
overhead enFLnced their feeling of
comfort and security.
During the night an explosive
crash followed by loud reverber-
ration awoke Calvin Gray and
brought him up sitting. His room
was lit by white flickers, against
which he saw that the rain still
sheeted his windows; he fumbled
for his watch and found that it
was two o'clock. This was a
storm, indeed, and he began to
fear that this deluge might swell
the waters to a danger point ;
therefore he rose, struck a light,
and dressed himself. Sleep was out
of the question, anyhow, amid such
an uproar. AS he stepped out upon
the front porch, his attention was
instantly drawn to a yellow glow
in the west, a distant torch, the
flame of which illuminated the
angry night. He stared at it for
moment before he realized its
meaning,
Hearing an exclamation behind
him, Gray turned to behold Allie
Briskow's dim figure in the door.
"HelloW he cried, excitedly.
did you see that? Yonder are
two wells afire."
q know, I haven't closed my
eyes. You can see another from
my window" Allie snapped the
light from a pocket flash. upon
Gray, and, noting that he was only
partly clad, she urged him to come
into the house. When he ignored
the request she joined him, and to-
gether they stared at the mount
ing flames,
glove! That's terriblep' he NUT
tered.
Look here" Allie directed the
beam Of her light down over the
edge of the porch, and moved it
sl6wly from side to side. The sur
face of the water was not only bur
dened with debris, but also it was
thick with oil. "It's just like that
on the other side. The gusher on
sixteen must be wild"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23

81 dare say it won't get any
worse" Gray spoke with a care
lessness that he was far from feel
ing, but his tone did not deceive
the girl.
at doesn't have to get any
worse" she declared, impatiently.
There's oil enough here to burn.
We're in the middle of lake of
it. What'll happen if it catches
fire?"
cat least We'll be as we'll off in
side as out here" Gray declared,
and his companion agreed, so to-
gether they went intos her room,
where side by side, they peered
through her window.
1--we read about this sort of
thing" Allie, was saying. Tanks
bursting and rivers afire. 1t
spreads all over, the fire does, and
there's no putting it out"
cone thing sure, this lightning
won't last long"
A blue glare and a ripping ex-
plosion gave the lie to Gray's
cheering words. Allie Briskow re-
coiled from the window
wen be burned alive!' she
gasped. Roasted like rats in
trap. I'm frightened. Mr.. Gray"
She drew closer to him.
mo need of that. Wen get out
of this scrape somehow-peOple al
ways do" A flicker lit the room,
and he saw that the face upturned
to his was wide eyed, strained. That
brief glimpse of Allie, like pic
ture seen through the shutter of
camera, remained long with the
man, for her hair was unbound,
her lips were parted, and ) her
dark eyes were peculiarly brilliant
through the opening of her lacy
negligee her round, white neck and
swelling bosom were exposed. 1t
was head, bust, to be Temem-
bered.
You got to-hold me,4 she
said, huskily, and he felt her body
shrink close to his. She chung tight
ly to him trembling at first, then
shaking in every limb. Fright. It'll
seemed, had suddenly mastered
Allie Briskow
Gray endeavored for a moment
to soothe her, then gently to loos-
en- her hold; he spoke to her as he
would have spoken to a terrified
child, but the wildness Of her
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23
PAIGE PRODUCTIONAND.
.SELESREC0RD BROKEN.
Total of 5,186 Paiges and Jew
etts Built During May, Pres
dent II. NJ. Jewett States

DETROIT, June 23.-Production
and sales records of the Paige De-
troit Motor Car Company were
smashed during May. The month
just finished was the largest in ths
history of the company, said Mr..
+ NJ. Jewett, president. The Paige
Company built 5,186 Paiges and
MJewetts in May.
The previous record was that of
April when 4,982 Paiges and
Jewetts were built and sent on
their way to new owners.
Encouraged by the unusual de-
mand at this season of the year.
Ir. Jewett states he has author
lied a production schedule for
June of $500 Paiges and Jewetts.
This schedule was necessary, he
says to catch up with the unfill-
ed Paige and Jewett orders.
The shipping Department of the
Paige Company held switching
crews and all hands at work the
night of May 31st, in an attempt
to ship the entire production for
May. At Z p. M however when it
was seen that freight cars could
not be obtained, check was made
and it was found that Silt auto
mobiles had been sent on their way
to dealers during the month.
The extra work of the shipping
department however Melted it a
record for day of a figure never
before approached by the Paige
Company as 345 cars, of which II
were Paiges and 274 were Jewetts,
We're shipped. Each shipment rep
resented bona fide orders on hand,
according to the Paige sales de-
partment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23
AID No. COS.


Any person firm or corporation,
doing business in the city of Amer
icus shall be required to provide a
galvanized iron trash can with a
lid and of sufficient size to hold
all trash and waste paper accumu-
lating at their place of business,
and shall keep same in front Of
their place of business and deposit
therein all trash and waste paper
and keep the same therein until it
is taken up by the street wagon.
Any person, firm or corporation
who shall fail to provide said can or
who shall deposit the streets
in any place other than in such can
shall, on conviction, be punished
as prescribed in section 10 of the
charter.
Cases will be made against arg
person, firm or corporation who
fails to comply with the above or
dinance within ten days from this
date. By order of the Mayor and
City Council Of Americas. This
the 9TH day of June 1923.
A. D. GATEWOOD, ia.
S. Clerk 70 Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23

, emotion matched the wildness Of
fthe night, and her. strength was
nearly equal to his, Roughly he
tore her arms from about his neck
and put her away from him; by
main strength he forced her into
a chair, then snatched a covering
of some sort from the bed and
folded it around her shoulders.
His voice was hoarse-to him it
sounded almost brutal as he said:
Get hold Of yourself! We're in
no great danger, really. Now then,
light will help us both" With
clumsy hands he struck a matcn
and lit the lamp. Lights a great
thing-drives away foolishness-
Nightmares and faneies of all
sorts" Without looking at her he
seized the electric torch and NUT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23

When she had laid her inert bur
den upon the bed, Allie knelt and
took Gray's head upon her bosom.
Then for the first time, those
forces imprisoned deep within the
red glare of that flaming geyser
she kissed his hair, his eyes, his
lips. Over and over again she kiss
ed them with the hungry passion
Of a woman starved.
Chapter XVI %.
In Dangerous Waters. .....
A subdued but continuous
whispering irritated Calvin Gray.
When it persisted, minute after
minute, he opened his eyes asking
himself, duly, why it was That
people couldn't let a fellow sleep.
Allegheny Briskow appeared out
of nowhere and laid a soothing
hand upon his brow. When she saw
the light of sanity in his eyes,
her face frightened and she cried,
eagrely:
you're coming around all right,
aren't you? You mustn't talk.
Everything is all right-all right,
honestly. I'll tell you everything
but just you rest now until Buddy
comes" There was magnetism to
the girls touch and comfort in her
voice.
1t was sometime later that Gray
opened his eyes and spoke in
more natural voice, saying. How
do | happen to be here in your
house, Allie?"
eve brought you over at day
light. Buddy's gone for a doctor,
but he'll be back" The girl avert
ed her face quickly and moved to-
ward the window.
HE ought to be at the we'll
putting it out. God! What a sight!
l see it yetr'
"The well is Quit" Allie returned
ard seated herself beside the bed.
you probably Won't understand it
or believe i'll can scarcely be-
lieve it myself, for it'1 a miracle.
All the same, it is out, SHUT IN, and
not much damage done. You're not
ruined, either, for Buddy says
they're short of fuel here, and
gasser this size is worth a good
deal-'most as much as a fair oil
we'll
How can it be shut in? 1t was
blazing, roaring a tower of
flame. The derrick itself was GO
ing"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23

Nor efficiency award. Pleasant
Grove Union was represented at the
Atlanta convention by w. B. John
son and Miss Maude Cheek, and the
senior union president is Edwin
Samson, with Mrs. w. B. Johnson
intermediate leader, and Rev. E. 7.
Moore pastor of the congregation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23
DISABLED VETERANS
ACCEPT FORD DEFER

DETROIT, June 23.-More than
fifty disabled veterans. of the
World War already have taken adj
vantage of Henry Ford's recent Of
fer of free disqualification in the
big Ford hospital in Detroit. All
the veterans are admitted as are
private patients, and are treated
ON the same basis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23
STATE BANNER AWARDED
PLEASANT GROVE B. Y. P u.

Information has reached Ameri-
Gus from Atlanta that Pleasant
Grove B. Y. P. u. has been awarded
the state efficiency banner for Sc
Nor unions in Georgia, the honor
being an exceptional one. In addi-
ton the Pleasant Grove Union In
termediate Union took second place
for intermediate honors and Pleas
ant Grove church now holds both
regional banners and the state Sc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23
HOW'S THIS9

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE WI
do what we claim for it--rid your system
OF Catarrh or Deafness caused o.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con
sists OF an Ointment Whlch @ui. ~!
tba Internal Medicine, Tonic, whicf
acts through the Blood on the Mucous
Silrfaces. thus assisting to restore nor
ma ~, druggists for over 40 Years.
s2otsi 9fsbenev & Co, Toledo, 0.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23
KIWANIANs MAP PROGRAM.

MOULTRIE. June 23-Follow-
ing plans outlined at the recent
convention Of Kiwanis clubs in At.
lanta, local Kiwanians have map
ped out a program for the coming
twelve months in which boys will
be aided, and which will center
around live stock, marketing, pro-
motion and farm diversification.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23
ORGANIZE COMMUNITY CLUB

BROOKS, Ga, June 23.-Seven
community agricultural clubs in
Fayette county have been organ
ized and at meeting just held
here it was decided to further ex-
tend the work in preparation for
a fair. t.Ec a..,.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23
TO LAUNCH LINER

SAVANNAH, June 23.-The
City of Birmingham, one of the
two new ships just completed here
by the Ocean Steamship company,
vail be launched about August 20
it has. been annunoced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-23

tered: "I'll take a look around, just
to see that things are snug. Back
presently" ~ ~
Continued Tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-12
A DOUBLE MISTAKE

Mai Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the army air service, made talk in Birmingham Saturday which causes people seriously to ponder whether congress makes it's appro- priations in full knowledge of actual require ments, or whether it is purely a matter of trading. The desirability of a military air service equal to that of any other power has appealed to the popular mind. To be told that, because of insufficient appropriation, we are gradually falling behind those whom a short time ago we surpassed in every par ticular of aviation cannot fail to arouse wide disappointment. The cost of maintain nig an adequate air service is by no means so great as maintaining large navy. 1n- deed, if the next war is to be fought in the air, it appears that all our other measures of safety are futile if this one department is lacking.
 Besides their value in actual military op- eration, experiments in flying contribute di- rectly to commercial progress Whether there is another war or not, we know that we can make no mistake in cultivating all the arts and paraphernala of industry and commerce. Whatever of general value is learned in military flying is easily trans lated into the public service. No other the manufacture of munitions and chemicals is so calculated as aviation to contribute to the arts of peac eas well as of war. We are making double mistake when we fail to encourage it's deyelopment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-12
IF ALL DOVETAHS

Birmingham has no difficulty in proving that the showing of growth in any one line of activity is bona fide showing and means what the figures indicate, because all other lines neatly dovetail and harmonize with any one that may be questioned. For the man who does not regard bank-clearing data as direct reflex of financial and industrial conditions, there are the records of iron and steel production that fit in with the output of the furnaces and the mills. Down at the city hall is procession of building permits pointing out the growth in that di- Tection.
 | Now comes the postoffce and shows an increase in business of twenty per cent. this January and February over the same period last year. Comparative figures of the past seven years show that there has been gain of nearly one hundred per cent. glance at the soil pipe industry over the past three years will disclose an increase of one hun dred per cent. in plant capacity. As for the structural steel industry it was not at all few years ago and it has made an increase in the past two years of at least
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-12
SOUTH HOLDS THE KEY

There are tremendous demands upon the industry of the country and expansion is springing promptly to meet 1t; there are equally important developments in agricul- ture. No section of the United States is more called on at this time to perfect it's working forces than the South. Particularly is this true concerning agriculture. The industrial South, being more closely related to financial powers, has, and is continuing 3 to equip itself, for larger and larger pro duction. The agricultural South has much yet to do, especially as to it's chief crop. Cotton is now in a unique position. Never before, even when we pictured it crowned as king, was it's position so important. The rest of the world may secure it's supplies of necessities from various sources; for it's wheat and meat and wool and other pro- ducts of the field it may shift from South America to Russia, and from Canada to Rhodesia, or Australia. But in it's own sta- pie the South is secure in it's supremacy. Certainly there is nothing new in this state ment. 1t was not new when cotton was five and six cents pound.
 Cotton is, nevertheless, in new position,
 
 momentous changes in 1914. Events fol- lowing that momentous time which upset so much that was settled have also set the South's staple in a position that is supreme and commanding in the world of trade. In this world of new conditions cotton is the one product of the soil whose universal and essential need is thrilled and for whose place there is no substitute. Cotton today has more essential and unassailable value than the coin of any realm and is good as cash in any market. Since this is true, it is equally true that the South should be the chief beneficiary from this it's principal crop and indications are that it is so shaping itself in this regard, by improving farming methods and intensifying instead of scatter ing its efforts. It is taking advantage ols it's opportunity for prosperity, an oppor- tuEity to which the department of agricul- ture points in its monthly review, which says that the South is holding the key to the American. agricultural situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-12
A CRISIS IN RUBBER

The intimation that foreign producers of crude rubber plan deliberately to raise the price of the product to American manufac- turers has set the government to work to investigate. Rubber plays such an inn portant part in our industrial and domestic life. and is now in it's finished form so suf- ficiently high in price, that the people may we'll be concerned at the prospect of still further increase. The department of com- merce is charged with the investigation and has been given half a million dollars for the purpose. The situation may be turned to our advantage, for it is reported that part of the inquiry will be directed towards ascertaning the capacity of our own tropi cal possessions for producing rubber and the practicability of such project. It is already reported that we can produce far more than our needs, if the land suitable but now unutilized is planted to rubber trees. Perhaps, if this plan is proposed, the foreign producers of raw rubber will think again before they drive us into adopt ing it. Meanwhile, as a sensible precaution, it would be well for us to encourage the production of raw rubber among our own people.