Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-05

man, who has consistently fought for
American art.
Remember what mother used to
keep package of paper lighters on
the mantlepiece. These were used for
lighting lamps and fires in the days
before matches were SO plentiful.
Portland Stars were the only match
in use in those days, coming in cards,
four to a package, and wrapped in
tissue paper held in place by a
revenue stamp. The lamp lighters
were made by taking piece of news
paper. wetting one corner and then
twisting 1t up until a complete roll
was made. One end was then bent
over to keep the roll in shape until
wanted. Most every home had
packages of these lighters in evil
dence.-Bath Times.
The Bangor Business and Profess
sional Womens Club held a meeting
in the Chamber OF Commerce Monday
night to consider the question of in
viting the Maine Teachers Associa-
ton to hold it's annual convention in
Bangor in 1924. The meeting was en-
tirely informal and the matter was
discussed at length, the principal
speaker being Miss Mary c. Robin
son, dean OF Bangor high school and
vice president of the Maine
Teachers Association. The mem
hers Of the club will do everything
in then power to bring the con-
yention to Bangor which. they be-
lieve, is more convenient place for
holding the convention than is Port
land, which hopes to have that city
made the permanent place of meet
ing of the Maine teachers.
Harrie 3. Coe. who succeeds John
c. Scates as executive secretary of
the Maine Publicity Bureau at it's
headquarters at Portland. is not new
to publicity work, for that has been
practically, his life's work. first with
the Maine Central railroad and next
as the manager of an extensive
printing business. ana for the past
Is months in charge OF publicity
for the Portland Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. Coe is an ardent sports.
men. has hunted deer in Maine and
moose in New Brunswick, and has
cast trout and salmon fly In nearly
every body of water of any note in
the State. He is q Kiwanian, an ae-
tive member of the Maine Automo-
bile Association, director of the
Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
association, past president and
director of the Cumberland County
Fish and Game club, member of the
Canadian Big Game club, the Isaac
Walton League, the North Ameri-
can Fish and Game Protective AS
ISOLATION and other organizations
devoted to the conservation and pro-
fonfjHn Of G,l>
His big game hunting is now done
| entirely with the camera.
Lyman II. Nelson of Portland,
member of the State Highway Com
mission, gave hearing recently at the
Falmouth Hotel. Portland, on three
cases which are new in the annals of
automobile laws enforcement. Mem
bers of the commission are of the
opinion that citizens of Maine who
go into other states and break the
automobile laws should stand in line
to have licenses in this state taken
away from them. Walter Barron of
Rumford Falls. arrested and con-
victed in the state of New Hamp-
shire, Peter Nadeau of York Village.
arrested and convicted in the COM
| monwealth of Massachusetts: and
Alden MeMennamin of Rumford. ar
rested and convicted in the state of
vermont, all on charges of driving
an automobile while under the in
fiuence of liquor. were summoned be-
fore Commissioner Nelson for this
hearing. Evidence on the ease Is to
be presented to the full board by
Commissioner Nelson and the full
board will take action thereon.
Hearing was also given on the case
of Edward J. Bradbury of Saeo,
Mr.. Bradbury was arrested on a
charge similar to that in the other
three cases and has entered an ab-
peal. He petitioned the commits
sioners for his driving license pend
ing the decision of the higher court,
An unusual operation was per-
formed Monday at the Webber
hospital, Biddeford, in which the
patient was perfectly conscious
throughout. says the Biddeford Jour
nal. 1t was performed with the aid
of spinal anestliesia and an iniec-
ton of cocaine in the lower part of
the vertebral canal. The operation
was performed by DR.. Eugene
Larochelle of Manchester, N. II, as
sisted by pr. A. D'Arche of that
city. the attending physician, and
was witnessed by several local
physicians. 1t is the first time that
this method of operating has been