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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Outline "Y' Program
for Girls Classes at
Supper Tuesday Eve.

It was Ladies' Department Night at
the Y. NJ. c. A. when a party of about
10 sat down to supper Tuesday eve
ming, and after that talked over plans
for lessons in gymnasium work, SWIM
ming, bowling, billiards and various
other sports. 1t looks as if the young
ladies Of this city will have ample op-
portunity to keep up in the athletics,
In spite Of the tall snowdrifts and the
billiards. that should come along with
any good Main winter.
Miss Ethel Garside, associate score
tary at the Y. M. c. A.. H. S. Kennedy.
physical director; Mr.. Stacy. the boys
new secretary. and Mrs. w. H. O'Con-
ner OF Auburn, tho ne wswimming in
structor for women, were among the
after-supper speakers.
After the events in the upper assem-
bly, hall, eating and talking, the girls
went to the swimming pool, where they
witnessed some very interesting wa
ter feats by Mrs. O'Connor and four of
her pupils. All sorts of dives, that
MADE the girls wish they might be
doubles Of Annette Kellerman as well,
were displayed. Mrs. O'Connor did
among other interesting stunts. the
unusual trick Of eating a banana I'M
oer the water and also sewing under
\ me classes will start next Tuesday
evening for the women at the Y. M G
suo INDICATIONS ara for a busy win.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
DAILY KENNEEC JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER &c. 1928

sions. Mrs. Annie M. Barnes, Child
Welfare, others Meetings and White
Ribbon Recruits. Mrs. Beulah S.
Oxton associate, Miss Hattis A.
Livermore), Scientific Temperance
Instruction, Miss Edith D. Porter,
Loyal Temperance Legion and Mercy,
and Young Peoples Branch. 400
Children's Hour.
Thursday evening - 7.3O, music,
"Come Thou Almighty King" scrip
ture reading and prayer. Mrs. Eliza
Mrs. Ruth E. Walsh; address, Miss
Anna Adams Gordon, Evanston, ILL.,,
president Worlds and National
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union; music; brief address. Miss
Charlotte b. Frazer New York, field
worker National Americanization
Department; offering; benediction.
Friday morning-9.30, music, "Our
Faith Looks Up to Thee" devotional
service, Mrs. Mary r. McCullum. Au-
burn; report of secretary; memorial
service conducted by Mrs. Ruth E.
Walsh, Waterboro; How to Get Re-
suits in Department Work." Mrs.
Sadie Z. Boies. Prison and Jail; Mrs.
George H. Allan, Work Among Light
Stations; Mrs. Annie M. Frost (asso-
ciate, Miss Elsie l. Hannaford)
Flower Mission and Relief Work;
Mrs. Ida L. Cochrane, Work Among
Soldiers and Sailors; Mrs. H. Mae
Lawrence, Americanization; Mrs.
Mary e. Bass associate. Mrs. Minnie
II. .Allen) Christian Citizenship.
Acceptance of Reports of superin-
tendents; presentation of prize ban
ners: announcements: noontide
prayer. Mrs. Elizabeth Marble. Show
hogan: parting hymn, God Be With
You Till We Meet Again." w. c. r.
U. benediction; adjournment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Whistle 10 Birds Defense

THE reliability of the homing
pigeon over radio, telephone, tele-
graph or any other known means of
message transportation, for short
distance has been demonstrated. &"
said Roy Delhauer. United States
pigeon expert. in a lecture to mem-
bers of the second battalion. Fourth
field artillery, regarding the handl-
ing of homing pigeons at Fort Sam
Houston. Texas, recently.
That organization. while on a hike
of 500 miles. was supplied with
birds, and part of the days program
was to send messages from the
battalion headquarters at San
Antonio.
Mr.. Delhauer has recently adopted
a bamboo whistle that may be at
tached to the pigeons tail as a pro-
lection against the attack of hawks
while in the air. The whistle is
very light and makes a shrill noise
thus frightening off any bird of prey
that wanders too near the message
bird
In Papama it is said that such a
whistle is necessity on account of
the prevalence of pigeon hawks, It
is an invention of the Chinese. Mr..
Delhauer said that in China it is not
an uncommon thing for the natives
to release whole flocks of pigeons
and other birds. each with a whistle
tied to its tail. As the birds fly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

Benjamin F. Cleaves, executive
secretary of the Associated Indus
tries of Maine and Edward G. Nc
| Grady a representative of the Am
| erican Federation of labor, met in a
/ debate Tuesday evening in the ColIn-
, Gil room at City Hall, on the subject
of the 4S-hour law. There were
! about 100 people present at the de-
| bate, which was under the auspices
! of the Augusta League of Women
! Voters.
j Mr. McGrady was the first speak
, err. He called the attention of the
assemblage to the fact that the As
! hour law is endorsed by the Profess
| tant and Catholic churches of the
! country, by the Y. w. c. A, the
| League of Women Voters and by
many other organizations.
He then told of the fact that it is
now in operation in 10 states in the
union and in all of the large coun-
/ tries of the world with the cXcep-
| ton &C China and Japan.
Mr.. McGrady then produced some
of the ads which have been running
| in various papers asking that the
, voters vote against it in the COM
! ing election. He stated that many
of their statements We're misleading
to say the least.
| He called to mind what the oppon-
ents to the 81 hour law had said
about the industrial future of the
! state at the time of the agitation FOR
change from IS hours to 81 hours.
! Many of these arguments were much
! the same as those now being made,
that the wages would decrease. and
many others, but these dire prophe-
cics have not been fulfilled.
\
! factories of the state of MasSachus-
etts, where the As hour law has been
! in effect for some time, were doing
| better than ever before, that they
were declaring enormous dividends,
| that they were erecting more mills
and building additions upon the ones
now in existence. He also showed
that the wages in the mills where
! the As hour law is in operation are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

dustries were actively interested in
other industries of a like nature in
other northern states and in the
south.
Secretary Cleaves was then intro
duced. He said at the outset that he
wished to take full responsibility for
the advertisements as he had fur
nished the data from which they had
been written.
He declared that while there were
IL states that had adopted this law.
the majority of them were those in
which there were no industries in
which men and women worked side
by side and that therefore the COM
parison between these states and the
State of Maine was unfair. He said
that while this law Is supposed to APP
ply only to women and children, be-
cause of the fact that the work of
the men and the women is so bound
up together, any change that effects
the working hours of the women is
bound to have the same effect upon
the men. He brought to mind the
change from So hours to 81 hours and
said that within six months after
that went into effect the industries of
Maine were working on the 81 hour
schedule.
The speaker stated that 1t was
true that the predictions about
wages at that time did not prove
true, but this was due to the fact
that the machinery of the mills was
speeded up to keep the production
up. This cannot be done Indefinitely
and this time a decrease of one hour
in working time will necessitate a
decrease of about IL per cent. in the
wages of those concerned.
AS for the prosperity Of the mills
of Massachusetts which the other
speaker had told of Mr.. Cleaves said
that as a matter of fact several had
moved south and they were meeting
very strong competition from that
direction. The water he said had
easily been made good for bleaching
by chemists and at this time one of
the largest bleacheries in the world
is being built. He said that there
are now over 100 cotton mills in the
south making the finest grade of cot
ton cloth and they are situated so
that factory costs are not as high as
they are here, the working hours are
much longer and the wages are less.
With regard to the health of the
women workers Mr.. Cleaves said
that in his opinion the factory work.
erS OF Maine were very nealtny anu
contented and that one hour less
work a day would not benefit them.
He said that the piece workers would
certainly vote against this law and
in some industries half of the work Is
done by the piece.
Following this debate the speakers
were asked many questions by those
present Miss Rosamond Conner OF
the League of Women Voters presid-
ed over the meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Old Gretna Green PASSING

The famous Gretna Green smithy,
where runaway couples from Eng
land used to get married. is threat
ened with demolition because it
blocks the motor traffic. Shades of
lovers of the last century-of the
marques of Queensberry and
Frances Lowell, of Maria Grant and
Richard Sheridan-take note of
modern vandalism! No longer do
the gallant and the maid on : horse
back or in coach. gallop through the
muddy roads of England to cross the
border into Scotland. there to become
legal man and wife by the simple
process of getting the blacksmith
to witness mutual declarations to
this effect. But the place remoins
and all its traditions are intact.
Couples are still married by the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Mrs. Dow Ent-r

their husbands with a corn roast Her
beautiful. old-fashioned garden was
hung with Japanese lanterns. Over
the glowing Goals corn and marshmal-
lows were roasted to perfection. Punch
and old-fashioned caraway cookies and
big rosy apples were served. Not only
were the Danes merry, but the hus-
| bands IS well. Even the big full moon
seemed to share in the enjoyment felt
by all present.
The next regular meeting of the
East Somerset Pomona Grange will be
held with Hartland Grange at the OPP
era House on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at
1890 A. NJ, with the following pro-
gram: Opening exercises: business;
comforting of degrees; address Of well
come. Mrs. Bertha Haseltine; response,
, p. w. Libby. An address upon Grange
work will be given by l.. E. McIntire,
chairman of the executive committee
Of the Maine State Grange. Subjects
for discussion will be: What Is the
Greatest Thing the Grange Has Accom-
plisheda" opened by Mrs. Haseltine,
; Mrs. Vining and Mrs. Lucas; also
What Is the Better Investment for a
Young Man. a College Education or a
Good Farma" opened by H. H. Fuller
and c. H. Johonnett.
Universalist church: Sunday morn
ing service at 1890. Preacher as cam
didate. Rev. Frank L. Cam of New
York. formerly minister in this State.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
A meeting Of Meridian Lodge, No.
125. F. and A. NJ, will be held at Ma
sonic hall Friday evening and the F.
c. degree will be conferred on candi-
dates.
Mrs. Nellie NJ Hunnewell left Mon
day for Rockland to attend the State
convention of Universalist churches.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Uni
versalist church will meet in the
church parlor Thursday afternoon at
o.30 o'clock. The hostesses will be Mrs.
Mary Palmer, Mrs. Nina Moody. Mrs.
Weeks, Mrs. Smiley and Mrs. Elvie
Tozier.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Nutter Of Stet-
son are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l..
Nutter and Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Dins-
more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
EATING for Health

| Among the dietetically important
veaetables-and one, moreover. that
| is always with us-is the cabbage.
Cabbage is about nine tenths wat--,
and it requires three fourths of a
pound of cabbage. or about one
calories of heat to the body. while 1t
requires less than one ounce of
sugar to furnish the same amount.
This sounds bad for the cabbage,
doesn't it? But let us look at it
from another angle before coming to
conclusions.
This serving Of cabbage furnishes
nearly one-third of the lime needed
in the days rations. Sugar furnish
build bones. to make strong teeth
and for other equally important pur-
poses.
This serving Of cabbage also sup
plies nearly one-fourth of the iron
required by the body each day. The
body requires only small amount of
iron. but the work accomplished !
that minute quantity is Of exceeding
Importance Without iron, red blood
corpuscles can not be formed; and
without led corpuscles, the blood
does not function properly.
Not only does this serving of cab
bage furnish one third of the days
lime and nearly one-fourth of the
iron needed. but it also supplies
over half of the phosphorus requir,
by the body for the days work. and
phosphorus also is very essential to
the proper functioning Of the human
mechanism.
But these are not the only ad-
vantages of cabbage. 1t is what is
known as bulky vegetable. and
this bulkiness and certain laxative
properties, together with its high
iron and water content, help to pre-
vent conditions that may cause
putrefaction in the intestines.
In addition to this nearly all of
the cabbage is edible; ONLY fifteen
per cent. has to be discarded as
waste. AS vegetables go. this is a
comparatively low percentage OF
waste. There are only three in
which TIL, loss is lower-string-
beans, onions and okra-while in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Good Will Shop Workers
Hold ENJOYABLE Corn Roast

A group of about 80 of the workers
at the Good Will shop. with their hus-
bands. enjoyed a real outdoor corn
roast at the home of Stephen Blaisdell
on lower Sewall street Tuesday eve
ming. The party made merry around
the fire and indicated their enjoyment
of the unique repast by their hungry
attack on the great store of good
things provided.
The evening was perfect for the full
enjoyment Of such an affair, and after
the outdoor program, OF which the
roasted corn supper was the main fea-
ture, the entire party adjourned to the
Blaisdell home where a sing" about
the piano was in order. After full
evening Of pleasure the members of
the party departed for their homes
with declarations that it was the best
ever
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

several the loss is higher, green corn
having a vantage of over sixty per
cent. and green peas nearly fifty.
In addition to this, cabbage is q
of vitamins. But in this connection
it is well to remember that cooking
cabbage either in the pressure COOK
err or in boiling water destroys a
percentage of the vitamip c, the one
that prevents scurvy. Therefore,
cabbage that is served raw in the
form of salad - more valuable
source of this vitamin than cabbage
that has been cooked.-From the De-
lineator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Plummer Establishment Moved
To Funeral Home. Pleasant St.

The removal of the Henry w. Plum
mer undertaking establishment to the
new quarters at 16 Pleasant street was
completed Tuesday. and hereafter all
Of Mrs. Plummer's business will be
conducted from that place. where he
has established a modern and up-to-
date funeral home. also display rooms
for funeral fittings and equipment. Mr..
Plummer has conducted his business
at 316 Water street for the past II
years. The headquarters for the Plum
mer ambulance will also be at the
Pleasant street establishment and the
same telephone call has been retained.
Mr.. Plummer will continue to main
tain the family residence at Lombard
court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
PRO And CON SPEAKERS ON PROPOSED
48 HOUR Law AT CITY HALL MEETING OF
AUGUSTA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

higher than those in the 81 hour
mills. He stated that the cotton
mills of the south were unable to
produce fine cotton cloth because
the water of the south is not of any
use in bleaching the cloth and there
fore the competition between the
south and the north is of little con-
sequence.
The speaker also declared that alb
sentee ownership of mills is nearly as
bad as the old absentee landlordism
and then produced figures to show
that the directors of the Maine in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
Carleton ROYAL

The many friends in town Of Carle-
ton Royal will be saddened at learn
ing of his death which occurred at
New York Monday after a short ILL
ness following an operation for ap-
pendicitis His sisters, Mrs. A. r. Nc
Nabb and Miss Martha Royal reached
New York before his DEATH He is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Agnes
Royal, brother. Fred Royal of this
town and by other relatives at Els
worth. For some time he was clerk
at the Lancey house and made many
friends during his residence here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Burrill of
Fort Kent are in town for a visit
with Post Master and Mrs. Charles
H. Russell at their home on Lancey
street.
Raleigh G. Whittier left Monday
for Old Town where he has accepted
a position as assistant pay-master at
an Old Town Wooden Mill.
Mrs. F. L. Patten and daughter,
Miss Alma Paten were in Augusta
for the day. Monady.
Joe Harding and Harry Williams
of Hartland were in town Monday
on their way to Moosehead Lake for
a hunting trip.
The ladies Of the Relief Corps Of
the Stephen Davis Post will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. William L. Ross on Partk street.
Edward Core of Valley Falls, r. l..
a former resident of this town return
ed home Monday after visit in town
with friends.
The annual district meeting Of the
lodges of the 22nd Masonic District
will be held with Pacific Lodge, No.
Ga at Exeter on Wednesday evening.
Sept. 26. 1t is thought that Meridian
lodge will be largely represented as
many are planning to go by auto.
The banquet will be served at p. M,
and automobiles willie leave Pitts
field at 5.45.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

blacksmith who works the forge, ou'
he holds a government license as reg.
istrar. Entry in his book OF recoru.
effects a binding union only II guy
of the couple to be married mas ~
sided for three weeks in the pallsa
of Gretna Green. During the WsL
when many thousands OF works .s
were employed in a cordite facIO,,
near by, the blacksmith regisu s,.
was often busy. Now the cofus'
works, are closed and registIauuss
duties are light. A medieval coss ~.
which is kept in shed adjoining y. III
forge, still attracts visitors from :.
parts of the world. The low SUM
shanty which is the smitny n,r.
make more horseshoes than ms ,,h
riages. 1t may be threatened WIZ
demolition bat it's traditions lasL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

about the great number of whistles
produce aerial music.
Five hundred dollars is not con-
sidiered an exorbitant price to pay
for a pair of well-trained homing
pigeons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26

Omar Khayyam, the Persian pOe'
philosopher. author of the Rupai!a1
who died in 1923, was known In W
own day as great mathemauc'AD
and astronomer and was the au'n''
of a standard work on algebra.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-04
CHANGES IN GAS
COMP ANY LIKELY
Resignation of officials Starts
New Plans.

REORGANIZATION plans for the
Citizens Gas Company were being dis.
cussed today following resignation Of
former Congressman James w. Dun
bar as vice president and general man.
ager. Dunbar resigned because Of
illness.
John r. Welch, president Of the
company refused to discuss the resig-
nation pending consideration by the
directors. While Dunbar has held the
position Of vice president for some
,ime. the special session OF Congress
and his illness following prevented
him taking actiye charge.
T. Dorsey Forrest, general manager,
has announced his intention to re
sign July j. He said the resignation
Of Dunbar would not change his plans.
Tho public service commission Is
Investigating affairs of the gas com
pany pending the fixing Of a rate
that win not hc considered confsca.
tory by Federal Court. a complete
appraisal Of the company's property
is being made
Under the circumstances. it is
probable the commission win be con
suited before an active head Of the
company is named It is understood
Dunbar had been considered suitable
by the commission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-04

field. He said he remained in Plain
field until Tuesday morning when he
started to Terre Haute. After riding
three miles with another man he said,
lie was picked up by a Mr.. Pope and
brought on to Terrc Haute.
Tuesday morning r. W. Pope,
travelling from Indianapolis to Terre
Hautc, picked up a man at Plainfield.
The man apparently had been walk
ing all night, but appeared nervous
in spite Of his fatigue. From time
to time the man discussed fragments
Of a news story Of the murder of a
woman in Indianapolis. The conver-
sation between the two was directed
into other channels, but always the
passenger drifted back TO a discussion
Of the murder.
The driver had heard nothing Of the
story, but his suspicious We're aroused
and when he arrived in Terre Haute
he obtained a paper and read the ac-
count. Immediately after, Terre
Haute police. who had been instructed
by Indianapolis police to watch for
the fugitive. were notified, and Smith
was arrested. At police headquarters
he stoutly maintained his innocence
and was sent to. Jail charged with
vaErancy pending word from Indian
apohs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-04
SERGEANT SOUGHT
IN GIRL L'S CHARGES


Police today sought Sergt. Jerry
Smith Of TT Harrison ON statutory. as
sault and battery and grand larceny
charges as a result Of a story they
said Miss Lillian DE Moss, is, OF &24
n Fourth St, Terre Haute told them.
Police Charge Miss DE Moss with va
grancy after she appeared In the rear
OF 26i7 \. Delaware St, clad only in
an apron and a quilt late Tuesday.
According to police the girl said
she came here ten weeks ago, work
ing in a restaurant until three weeks
ago, when she mot Smith. Police say
she had been living at the y. Delaware
81 address where Smith ana two
other couples also resided.
Smith accused her Of stealing some
liquor, according to police. and she
started to pack her clothes. Smith
returned. took her clothes and beat
her, police said she said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-04
DOLLAR GASOLINE
IS RIDICULED BY
STANDARD CHIEF
Robert w. Stewart Addresses
Chamber of Com
mGrCe,

The talk about 81 gasoline is pre-
posterous and ridiculous. Robert w.
Stewart. Chcago, chairman OF the
board of directors Of the standard on
Company Of Indiana, told members
Of the Chamber of Commerce at noon
today
"Thc Standard oil Company has
been accused Of many things. but this
s the first time I have ever known II
10 be accused OF lacking ordinary
business sense Stewart said. "Such
Ill price on gasoline would mean the
destruction Of the business Of the
company" he declared. Dlsuuerics
soon would be turning out alcohol Tor
fuel at 80 or 40 cents a gallon, Stewart
said
Referring to a recent examination
before a Senate commiueee Stewart
declared. 1t would have thought that
even senatorial committee would
have credited tho Standard oil Com
pany with possessing enough business
sense not deliberately to wreck It's
own business"
During the twelve years since the
Supreme Court issued a decree d!ssolv-
ing tho Standard on Company, the
dissolution has been actual, he said.
1T may be interesting TO know that
Of our 81 900 stockholders. $500 are
employees" he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-04
MAYOR POSTPONES
CLEANUP PARADE
Weather Man Forces Change
Until Friday.

ON account of unfavorable weather
conditions. Mayor Shank ordered the
city cleanup parade which was to
have been held today postponed until
Friday at 2 p. m.
Although city equipment had been
cleaned, police and firemen uniforms
pressed, badges shlned and city en-
ployes expecting a half-holiday the
mayor ordered all department heads to
notify employees that work would go
on as usual
J. H. Arlington. meteorologist at
the weather bureau has promised de-
partment heads fair weather. Friday.