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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
New Mexico Wonder

One of the natural wonders Of New
Mexico is the Alamogordo. or Tula.
rosa, desert. It is a sandy plain,
measuring from 100 to 125 miles from
north to south and from IS to so
miles from east to west, and it rep
resents, in the opinion of many au-
thorities. the upper surface Of a gil
gantic block of the earth's crust that
sank after the deposition of the Gre
taceous strata. 1t is surrounded by
an elevated border. and on the east,
especially, the cliffs rise sheer to q
height Of 1000 feet. The curious
Organ mountains are on its southern
border. Within the plain, where
floods of lava once swelled up, are
vast deposits of gypsum. which forms
as white as now, which the wind
drives into vast drifts. The vegeta.
ton is peculiar and highly INTEREST,"
Ing to~hotanists
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
DAILY KENNEBEc JO,RNAi WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER &C. 1922

here to protect Formosans against al
legged attacks by the Chinese. are refus-
ing to leave. despite the continued
threat of general strike If they do not
evacuate the city. The Peking govern
ment Is reported to have ordered that
General Chang Tse-Ping. nominally in
control of Annoy, be arrested and de-
prived of all his decorations and med1
ais.
Portland. Ore.--With scores of dele
gates already in the city and the ar
rival of Samuel Gompers and other
nationally known figures in the labor
world scheduled for today, the conven-
ton Of the American Federation Of La
Dor will be ready to open next Monday.
On Thursday and building trades and
the metal trades departments will open
their departmental conventions. The
annual meetings of the Association of
Labor Editors and the label trades de-
partmentof the federation also are
scheduled to commence on the same
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
ST. ALBANS

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Robertson of
Portland are visiting at Osgood Rob-
crtson's.
Myron Wood. a member Of the Hart
land-St. Adams Boy s. and Girls Club.
who has been in attendance at the
Eastern States Exposition in Spring
field, Mass, returned home Sunday, re-
porting a wonderful trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Libby and
daughter Irene were in Skowhegan for
the day Sunday. Harry Finson accom-
panied them.
Mrs. Fannie Morrow of Etna is Wis
iting her son, Alton Morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. George Libby and lit
tie daughter were in Dexter Sunday.
Friends in town of Mrs. Lincoln
Merrick are very sorry to learn of her
critical illness at her home on Webb
Ridge.
Elmer Ward, the young son of AL
bert Ward, has sufficiently recovered
from his serious surgical operation of
a few weeks ago to be able to attend
school again at Hartland Academy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
ALBION

Monday was one of the warmest
days of the season. the thermome-
ter registering Sc degrees in the
shade.
N Sidney Kennedy is visiting at
Clarence Chalmers.
The Primary School was closed
Tuesday on account of the illness OF
the teacher, Miss Vivian Joy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hussey. who
have been passing the Summer va
cation at their farm have moved to
ployed as teacher of the Grammar
school at Good Will Farm.
Mrs. Minnie Hight and Ralph
Hight of Somerville. Mass, are Wis
iting at W. 2. Leonards.
Rally Day and Promotion Sunday
will be observed by the Christian
Sunday school, Sunday. September
80.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Libby and Mr..
and Mrs. f. G. Clark passed the
week end visiting in Portland.
Charlotte Taylor has gone to
Attleboro. Mass.
Mrs. r. L. Pitts OF Hyde Park,
Mass. is visiting her sister. Mrs.
Stella Dixon.
Mrs. Fred Goodwin recently found
a large red rose Of the General JAG
queminot variety in her garden.
Albion Grange will hold Grange
fair on Tuesday afternoon, October
9. Supper will be on sale from $3.50
to 1880. Drama and dance in the
evening.
Susie Swears was week end Wis
itor in Unity.
A baby boy arrived recently in the
home of Enoch Young.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
MANCHESTER

The Community club will meet
with Mrs. y. f. Farr on Thursday of
this week at her cottage by the lake.
J. Waldo Sampson, who has only
recently returned from a trip to New
York, has gone again for a short
stay.
Capt Donald Metcalf and family
passed the Weekend at A. Z. Ben
sons. Miss Florence Benson was
also at home for the week end.
Miss Nellie Robinson passed the
week end in Winthrop.
Mrs. Lizzie Robinson has gone to
Sabattus for a stay of several weeks.
Mrs. Bertha Whiting of Auburn
and sons visited Mrs. Charles San
born on Saturday.
George Gilbert and wife of Wor-
cester are visiting his mother. Mrs.
Wallace Welch.
The Friends Monthly meeting will
be held at Winthrop enter on Friday
of this week.
Mrs. Fred Young and brother of
Turner are visiting Mrs. Lucille
Blossom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
CHINA

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Washburn
passed the week end with Mrs. Anna
Marden, East VassaIboro.
Mrs. Jennie Robinson, Mrs. Charles
Whittemore and Mrs. Davis, all Of
West Roxbury, who have been guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Whittemore,
left last Monday.
William Cole came home from
northern Maine last Saturday, re-
turning on Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole are to close their house here for
an indefinite period and make their
home at Kokadjo. This Is 20 miles
above Greenville. Mr.. Cole will run
the post Office and general store for
the Hollingsworth & Whitney lum-
Der company.
Miss Alice Bellows went to Bath
for a visit on Tuesday.
Miss Dorothy Farnsworth has en-
tered the freshman class at Colby
college.
Lila Washburn has given up her
course at Coburn Institute and is at
tending high school at Albion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewis have
moved to their new home in Water
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Main have
come to their village home for the
winter.
Wendal Washburn has gone to
Hartland to build a State road
bridge.
Miss Estelle Brainerd will leave for
Wrentham, Mass, next Saturday for
the winter, passing a few days en-
route with her brother. DR.. w. S.
Brainerd in Haverhill, Mass.
John Rowe has the cellar dug for
his new house and will soon begin
building.
Winfield Martin will carry on his
photo business this winter in the
building adjoining the Doe block and
Is planning to build a studio in the
spring.
The post Office has been installed
in the Doe block for the present,
pending further plans.
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Mrs. Coolidge's Mother
To Leave Vermont Home

Burlington, VT, Sept. 25-President
Coolidge's mother in law. Mrs. La
mira Goodhue, is packing up, and
selling off most of her furniture pre-
paratory to moving her residence,
now for sale. to Mrs. Coolidge's home,
81 Massasoit street, Northampton,
Mass, in about three weeks. Since
the death of her husband, n. I. Good
hue, last spring, she has been lone
some and will find it more conGenial
at Northampton as she has relatives
near there and in the vicinity of Bos-
ton.
We shall. all come back to Burl-
ington to visit at least once a year."
Mrs. Goodhue said to a reporter. CAL
vim thinks Burlington is one of the
most beautifully situated cities in the
United States" Mrs. Goodhue took
occasion to deny that Mrs. Coolidge
did her own washings at one time. as
reported in a Massachusetts Jews
paper. How foolish that sounded
to me-" she said. although she
washed a few small pieces occasion
ally, she never did a real washing of
clothes in her life. I don't mean to
say she is not domestically inclined,
but don't you believe all that the
papers say about her and my son-in-
law"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Its use in the Far East steadily
gains while shipments to Europe
show a heavy decline. China the
chief oriental market and steadily
increasing her demand.

Twelve billion American cigar
cites, an average of billion a
month, passed out of the ports of
the United States in the fiscal year
Just ended. Curiously, too, says
the Trade Record of The National
City Bank of New York, nearly all
of them went to the Orient which
produces half the tobacco of the
world and has ample supplies of
labor with which to turn it into
form for use. While the whole
world made the acquaintance of
the American cigarette during the
war period, it was in the Orient
that its use ripened into "habit"
while the European habit of the
war years proved only temporary.
OF the II billion cigarettes passing
out of our ports in the fiscal year
1923 nearly 9 billion went to China
alone, approximately l billion to
the Straits Settlements and Dutch
East Indies, and another billion to
Siam, Hong Kong, Japan and the
Philippine Islands, while Eu, cpe,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Domestic Animals Eat Fish

Experiments with fish meal as a
food for domestic animals have been
made abroad. and it has been found
that pigs and cattle cat it with
relish.
In Norway the meal is made from
cod and herring. The Goldfish are
dried first in the air and then in an
oven, and afterward ground into
meal. They make 4 highly nutri-
tious food. Herring arc boiled and
placed under pressure before being
ground.
In England and Scotland fish meal
is made from the waste parts of all
kinds of fish. first steamed and then
dried and ground. This meal usual
~ contains from So to 65 percent of
albuminoids, to per cent of fats
and from IA to IS percent of calcium
phosphate Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Films Would Blow Up Battleships

According to Il statement OF d re-
sponsible manufacturer. there was
an output of 65o,000,000 feet of
motion picture film for 1921, and
about the same for 1922. This is
enough film to go five times around
the earth at the equator.
At the usual rate OF approximate
lv) > feet per second. it would take
a single operator 100000 hours to pro-
ject it: or. working "a hours a day.
1900 days-20 years and seven
months.
It contains enough guncotton, ac-
cording to best estimates, to blow
up IA battleships, with the Brooklyn
Bridge thrown in for good measure.
If it were ignited to flame under
kettle half a mile across and of pro-
portionate height. filled with water,
the water would boil throughout.
AS a final blow, it may be pointed
out that. at the traditional rate of it
pictures per foot. there have been no
less than 1O,4Oo.O0o000 individual
pictures displayed to US on the
sfreens during the year-assumlng
what is far below the truth. that
each piece of film has been run but
ODpP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Cony Cue Staff and
Board Announced

The full list of the editors and re-
porters for the Cony Cue has been
made out and announced by the
school authorities. 1t is as follows:
Editor-in- chief. Charles Nelson,
"A; assistant editors, Frank Howe,
q, Marguerite Lucchtcr 20; class
editor "a, Evelyn Sears; class edi-
Nr 70, Harriet Gilman; class editor
~ Rachel Maher, Howard Stiles;
clasS reporters '27. Frances Kinsman,
Atwood Nelson; alumni editor, Mil
area Dixon "a; athletic editor,
george Yeaton "a: exchange editor,
Janet Chase "a; joke editor. Daniel
5S,erran Jr., "a; literary editor, Ardis
Dollif.
Business staff-Business manager,
Lawrence Stiles '24; assistant man
ayers, Manson Gordon '25; Hubert
Merrick '25.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Local And State Officials
Leave Today To Attend
Bangor RefOrestatiOn Meet

An auto party consisting of acting
forest commissioner Neil Violettc, eX-
forest commissioner Samuel 7. Dana,
Harry r. Lovely, secretary of the
Maine Forestry Association; Herbert
Folsom, secretary of the Augusta
Chamber of Commerce; and George
A Faulkner, lookout inspector for the
forestry department will leave today
for Bangor, where they will attend a
meeting of the committee on reforest-
alton from the United States senate.
The committee has called a meet
Ing for the northern New England
states in Bangor on Thursday and
will endeaVor to get better coopera-
ton between the Chambers of Com
rerce and tn State Forestry Depart
nent and also to get a better idea
on the Maine Timberland situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
''Iin1e Means Life" Is Slogan of Euangene Booth
In RaLying The Salvation Army for japanese Relief
BY F. S. CLARKE.

Commander Evangeline Booth
has modified the vast resources
Of the Salvation Army throughout
the United States for two stimuli
taneous campaigns in the interest
OF Japanese relief work.
The first is for at least 81 ,000,-
600 in cash to be transmitted with
as little delay as possible to the
relief stations established by the
Salvation Army and the japanese
Government in Toxic anc Yoko-
hama.
The second is an appeal to the
American people for discarded
clothing to be sorted, fumigated
and packed by the Salvation Army
for immediate shipment to Japan.
Commander Booth has received di-
rect word from the stricken area
to the effect that mems clothing
Of all kinds, women's clothing. of
simple design and remnants Of
practically all materials will be
useful to the homeless Japanese
during the coming cold season.
To meet the Japanese emergency
adequately, and to make both
campaigns successful, Commander
Booth has summoned to her head
quarters at New York the officers
who aided her in making such
conspicuous success Of Salvation
Army service to the doughboys in
France. Practically the entire war
service machine Of the organiza-
ton has again been put into motion.
TN common with the people of
the earthquake zone our workers
have suffered and died." said Com
mander Booth in announcing the
campaigns, "but, notwithstanding
this great loss the Salvation Army
in Japan is still functioning in an
efficient and heroic manner.
among the bereaved and strip
ped and wounded who suffer in.
describably, these workers minister
increasingly, and General Booth,
my brother, has issued an urgent
call to the entire world, asking for
at least ten million dollars to
carry Oh Tic WOTh OIL SuCCOE tudt
must be done by The Salvation
Army forces in Toxic and ada
cent cities.
"As the leader of this work in
this great land I feel we must con-
tribute worthily toward the relief
Of all this sorrow and tragedy.
We must send at the very least
one million dollars, and I am
quite sure that the American
people, having given such unmis-
taxable evidence of their appre-
citation Of the spirit and object of
this Movement, will join in MAX
ing the result Of our appeal typi-
cal Of the large and generous
heart Of the United States.
"Time means life-therefore I
am trusting that the American
people will respond as promptly
as possible both in money and in
contributions of useful clothing.
'The people may be assured that
our relief measures will be carried
out with simplicity and directness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

during the evening, and the teachers
mad a fine chance to get better ac-
quainted with each other. This was
helped by cards which they wore.
bearing their names. Refreshments
or ice cream and fancy cookies were
served.
Miss Collins was greatly surprised
during the evening when, after a fine
speech by Supt. Burrill, he presented
her with beautiful wrist watch,
which was the gift of the primary
teachers of the city schools. In spite
or her surprise she made a very
graceful response and was heartily
applauded. Miss Buker. who will
succeed her in the work of primary
supervisor, was present at this party
as she is in the city for a few days
to be with Miss Collins in the work
before she leaves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

and in such a way as to be bless
ing to countless thousands of suf-
fering and bewildered men, women
and children"
Commander Booth explained
that contributions for this pur-
pose should be marked Japanese
Relief Fund" and sent either to her
at National Headquarters, 122
West 14th Street, New York City,
or to one of the three territorial
commissioners who are cooperat-
ing vigorously in the campaign.
They are Commissioner Thomas
Estill, 122 West 14th Street, New
York City, for the Eastern Ter
ritory; Commissioner VIM. Peart,
713 North State Street, Chicago,
H., for the Central Territory; and
ut--Commisa oner Adam Clifford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Robe Knitted BY
Mrs. Coolidge To Ee
Seen in Banker Pageant

Atlantic. City, \. J.. Sept. 25-The
baby carriage robe. knitted by Mrs
Calvin Coolidge, which received hon
orary mention in the recent knitting
contest, will make its only public ap-
pearance alta pageant in the Ambas-
sador Hotel.
Permission was granted to use the
robe on the perambulator of nine
months old Albert Johnson, at the
Hand knitting Fashion Pageant. ar
ranged as part Of the American
Bankers Association convention.
After the pageant the cover will
be returned to the White House and
held in keeping for the first Coolidge
grandchild.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

The United Kingdom dominates the
market in the Calcutta consular dis
trict for leather cloth, while the Uni
ted States supplies a considerable
portion of the imports of artificial
leather, says Vice Consul Harold
Shantz, Calcutta, in a report to the
Department of Commerce. Leather
cloth imports for the year ending
March 81. 1922. were valued at 229,-
$50 rupees, of which the United King
dom furnished 227,026 rupees worth.
During the same period artificial
leather was imported to the value OF
16,429 rupees. of which the United
Kingdoms share was 1925, rupees,
(rupee equals approximately SO.S0)
and the United States supplied the
balance,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
e;c Auto Bus Attracts Attention

A largea uto bus which was drawn
an 10 the curb about noon Tuesday on
Mater street drew quite a little at
..r.ion, The car was driven by a Penn
,ylyania dealer 1t was large one
t,ying six rows of seats and holds
- Messengers and the driven. There
l. also a large compartment in the
hack for the baggage.
The body is glassed in much like a
,ssseneer coach on the railroad. The
s,r is driven by 20 horsepower four
rynder Hall-Scott motor. The trade
name of the bus is the "Fageol."
The driver in speaking of the car
aid that in many places in the west
these misunderstanding trucks are
rsking the place of the electric lines.
He predicted that this would be true
IN many parts Of New England within
few years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

This Is how the children of the
Toxic slums look in normal times
how most they look noww The
question is asked by Commander
Evangeline Booth. who is directing
the Campaign of the Salvation
Army for immediate aid in stricken
Japan. A native Salvation Army las.
sic is shown examining the eyes of
an old man at the left of the group.
Inset
Commander Evangeline Booth.
head of The Salvation Army in the
United States. who has rallied her
vast organization in two stimuli.
taneous campaigns in the interest.
of Japanese relief.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
L ongshoremen To Vote
On Wage Increase Offer

New York. Sept. 25.-The offer of a
II per cent. increase in wages by ship
owners will be voted on tomorrow and
Thursday by the 10000 members of
the Longshoremen's Association, JOS
eph Ryan. vice president. announced
today. The longshoremen have threat
cnod to leave their jobs unless a IS
per cent. increase was granted and the
offer by the ship owners was made as
q compromise measure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

sc Golden Gate Ave-, San Francis
CO, CAL, for the Western Territory.
Bundles of clothing should be
sent to the nearest Salvation Army
Industrial HON. or other Insti-
tuition.
Losses sustained by the Saliva
ton Army both in lives and prop
erty in Japan have not in the least
incapacitated the organization for
active relief work. Although the
National Headquarters building. in
Toxic, e modern structure of west
ern design, has been destroyed,
temporary headquarters have been
set up and the officers in charge,
through the assistance Of govern
ment officials, have Communicated
several fleets Of automobile trucks
which enable them to transport
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
freshmen Members OF Student
Council At COny High Elected

The members representing the
freshman class of Cony high school
on the Student Council We're chosen
a. a meeting held at the school Tues
day. The constitution provides that
the entering elias shall be entitled to
four members of this student govern
ing body. two from the girls and two
boys. Those elected Tuesday were
William Weeks, Atwood Nelson, Alice
Barker and Frances i[insman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
surprise Present for
Miss Collins at Party
Tor Teachers Tuesday

A.. a very jolly party was held Tues
Ia. evening in Assembly hall at Cony
snSa school when Superintendent Of
, sUaools and Mrs. Fred w. Burrill en-
stained wa the teachers of the public
moo. Of this city. The party was
A O'' enjoyable as a get together for
.be teachers especially to welcome
c mr new members of the teaching
b;a ss ana was also the occasion for
n ,%iuills farewell to Miss Collins. the
h a," M.Iy supervisor, who will soon go
" cMelrose. Mass.
ualheS of all kinds were pIayed
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Nail Worked in Fowls Gizzard

When cleaning a chicken a Sas-
katchewan boy had some difficulty in
removing the gizzard. which was
found to be nailed to the breast bone
with a two-inch nail. The nail had
got into the birds gizZard and had
worked it's way through the bone and
flesh until it was within an eighth
of an inch of the skin. The head of
the nail was partly worn off.
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Asks Probe Money
Affairs Indiana Governor

indianapolis, Ind. Sept. o5.-An in
vcstigation by the Marion county
jury of the financial affairs of Gov
crnor McCray has been requested by
Gus Condo. an attorney of Marion.
Ind. representing the Marion National
Bank. it became known today. 1t was
said the investigation had been asked
in connection with notes endorsed by
the governor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Increased Demand for Grapes

Shipment Of grapes in 1922 from
the three leading grapes growing
states in the E,ast-New York, Mich
igan, and Pennsylvania-was double
their average annual shipments. &C
cording to reports to the United
States Department of Agriculture.
New York shipped 7,4S4 cars, COM
pared with an average of S,5S4 Tor the
years 1917-1921; Michigan shipped
1898 cars, compared with an average
of 2.912; and Pennsylvania, 15l4,
cnnnarCd with III.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

food and other supplies without
delay.
Prominent Japanese in the
United States have written Conn
mander Booth expressing their an
probation Of the work being done
among their stricken countrymen
by the Salvation Army. These
men know that the Salvation
Army has become perhaps as
strongly entrenched in Japan as
in any other missionary country.
Under the leadership Of Commits.
sioner William Eadie, a European
Officer, and Col. Gunpel Yama.
muro, a distinguished native. 400
commissioned officers and about
1000 members of the various Jan,
anese corps have been organized
for relief work.