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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25
Enthusiasm the Key
Note Y. p. c. u. Meet
Uniyersalist Church

A very interesting meeting of the
\. r c. L. was held Sunday evening
at the Winthrop Street Universalist
tchureh. The meeting was led by
EveIyn Wyman. The topic was En-
,.husiasm" and a fine discussion was
heid. splendid talk on THE Life
VI John Murray and Murray Grove"
was given by Mrs. Ralph Ingraham.
"A new membership service was
SNen by Zadie McFadden and Miss
rauIlne Washburn was the first new
1 mwemoer to be taken in under II.
MS rnis brought the total number Of
members to so.
,-a "A contest is now going on in the
ma ,on Tor the purpose of raising
ise,iloership and funds. The Union
usVlded into two sides, under the
Chnusrship OF Hortense Rand and
ws nnriotte Carleton. The losing side
tho thu give the winners a banquet at
bs. siose Of the contest. The team
,h a by Miss Carleton is now In
o. or N ,ead with 140 points. while that
j., m n Rand is close behind with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25
Women's Skating Interesting

NOncnS
The women's relay which roll
! lowed the hockey game and the ex-
hibition fancy and acroyatic skat-
inf by the Carlisle and Bourke team
and Harry Flemming. was one OF
the most interesting and closely con-
tested events of the afternoon. Two
teams of four young ladies came on
to the ice and lined UP for the start.
Some fine skating with splendid
bursts of speed on the straight
stretches was displayed by the con-
testants for the Crossett cup.
The race wa fairly even between
the first three skaters OF each quar-
tet, neither having an advantage, but
Miss Agatha Casey of the victorious
four, skated away to wide lead
when Miss Audrey Hanks the anchor
speedster for the opposing team got
late start because of a delay In
receiving the wand from the skater
who preceded her and who fell on
reaching the starting point.
Miss Casey skated easily and with
beautiful strokes for her lap around
the rink, and though Miss Hanks UNI
covered a spectacular burst of speed,
she could not overcome the lead.
The members Of the winning wom-
ems relay team who will each re-
ceive silver trophy cups were Madel-
inc Turner, Mrs. Frederick owen.
Dorothy Gray, and Agatha Casey.
The other quartet contrasting for the
relay honors were Mrs. George
Ouimby. Bertha NJ. Ham, Audrey
Hanks, and Jane Doe.
The womens open speed skating
was another thrilling race. which
brought the great galleries OF spec
tators which surrounded the rink on
to their feet in wild cheers for their
favorites. Miss Agatha Casey was a
fairly easy winner of the event. but
was followed closely for all three
laps around the rink by punched
field striving for the second and third
positions. Behind Miss Casey. Mrs
George Quimby took second honors
by a narrow margin, with Miss Aud
rey Hanks, third. and Miss Madeline
Turner fourth. There were eight en-
trants for this event.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25
AUGUSTA LOCALS
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

Opera Housc-Monday and Tues
day ketty COmpson. Richard Dix.
LOWS stone. fully Marshall, Robert
NChahle. Jane Irving. Frank Nelson,
Marion skinner in the Paramount
Special. Tho Stranger High
kickers" Century comedy feature
and East Lynne"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25
A Correction

In the report of the carnival sports
in Saturday mornings Journal, in the
grammar school events, one OF the
high point winners, Stewart Taylor.
is pupil of the Smith grammar
school instead Of the Lincoln school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

Colonal-Monday and Tuesday
Around the World in the Spec
Jacks n Paramount Picture; James
Audrey in THE Riot" "Pathe Re
view" and Colonial News"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

Melbourne McFarlane. who has been
studying telegraphy in Augusta. is
managing the Western Union office Mt
Gardiner during the Chizzle Wizzle va
cation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

Mrs. W. T. Berry returned Sunday
to her home in this city after visit
ing for two weeks with relatives in
Providence. r. l.. and in Boston.
Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

Herman Dobson of Portland was
in the city Saturday TO witness the
winter sports. He was the guest at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Nc
Wicker OF II Gilman street while
here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

Miss Ida Thcriault and Mrs. Frank
&. Sprague left Sunday evening on the
Pullman for New York and Boston to
attend the spring millinery opening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

Mrs. Raymond Leighton entered the
Augusta General hospital for surgical
treatment Thursday. At last reports
She was getting along nicely.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

j. Fred Iiussey of Providence. r. l.,
IL passing a few days with his parents
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

Adolphus Whitney Of Kent's Hill
Seminary was the guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. McVicker
during the Winter carnival. in which
he participated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25

Miss Louise !. Higgins. a teacher IN
The public schools OF Gardiner. passed
the week end at the home OF her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight l..
Higgins. While here she attended the
state Of Maine Winter Carnival.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25
DIR. PAINE WINS
TRANSPORTING MATCH

The trapshooting match for the
championship of the Kennebec VAL
ley was held Saturday afternoon I'M
der very hard shooting conditions. A
cold breeze from the north reached
icy fingers down the shooters backs
and caused the clay birds to duck
and swerve in a disconcerting man.
ner. The fact that the traps were
set at the foot of a steep bank made
thrown. at an unusually sharp rise.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks
the match was won by the surpris-
ingly high score of 40 out of 50 birds.
by DR.. Edward c. Paine, of Water
Vile, who has also won the State
Championship for the past two
years.
Duffy" Blaisdell OF Waterville.
and Rupert T. Berry of Portland
were tied with the high score of AZ
X 80, while Chester w. Getchell of
Waterville and William G. (Billy)
Hill of Portland were tied with
45x50. In the shoot offs Blaisdell
won from Berry. and Getchell from
HILL Kenneth F. Lee Of Augusta,
took sixth place with the score Of
43x50-and by the way, 43x5O was
good enough to take first place in the
match last year, and this fact shows
the high scores made in this years
match.
There was large field of entrants
in this event. among them being the
best trap shots in the State, and the
match was watched by an unusually
large number of intensely interested
spectators. There is something fas-
chatting in the sharp crack of the
shotgun and the almost instanta-
neous splintering of the clay birds In
its swift flight. To the small boys in
the crowd-and to the boys not SO
small-there was also fascinating In
terest in the different vocal intona-
tions of the shooter in calling PULL"
to the trap boys, these commands
ranging from a deep growl to shrill
soprano.
The match was refereed by Thorn
as A. James. of Augusta.
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DAILYKENNEBEC JOURNAL
Telephone 135

Cards OF Thanks. obituary notices, res
olutions of prospect, etc. will DO
charged at the rate OF ten cents per
line. No charge less than 20 cents.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer a favor
by notifying tho office Immediately.
Monday. February rs. 1924. Y
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LOCAL NOTICE

Npsioa al dance tonight. Union hall.
ira py Peaslee's Novelty orches-
feb25d1t
DAY. Ws,Elk's Hail. Waterville, Tues
- Helsh's Orchestra.
Sept17mon&tuesti
trs see Chevrolet first for economical
ton r. alion, cars and trucks. Wal
J fsb2sd,,' ana Auto Co, Winthrop.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
EGYPT K4S HOME OF FIRST MAN.,
CHICAGO PROFESSOR DECLARES
Dr. Breasted Claims That North frica Vas Cradle OF
Civilization and That 1t Flourished
There During Stone Age.

be found from the fact that in q stone
age cave found in England was q
beautifully made Egyptian necklace,
DR.. Breasted declared. "The earliest
of the men had finely made imple-
ments and weapons. As early 40 5000
years before Christ they were using .
hand plow.
First Tree Transplaatea.
"I have well kept lettuce from the
stomach OF a person mummfffed 5000
years ago, showing to what degree
these people developed the science
Of preservation. have the stump Of
a tree transplantsd from the East
African coast into Luxor. Egypt, Is
first tree ever transplanted. Much
earlier men had domesticated animals
in this region.
And to show, too, how modern
these ancient people we're the Assy-
rlans in tho ninth century before
Christ had an armored tank, on
wheels, propelled by a gear n1echa-
nism through capstans on the side
This tank. with a lookout in the top,
heavily armored, lacked only q gaso-
line engine to make It quite modern
The civilization. that brought all
these things Is now definitely trace
aDl0 DaCk through ages, LIE. DTedstcu
claims. There is little doubt In his
opinion but that this North African
country was the home OF the earliest
upright man, who roamed the forests
and fought the battle for existence
until he acquired an intelligence that
developed into one Of the most strik-
ing Of civilizations.
King Tut and his affairs came near
the tail end OF this evolution Of civiliza-
ton. Up on the Luxor plateau where
he had his home many of the evil
dences of the earlier life are still
found. 1t is there that Prof Breasted
is now going. The Oriental Institute
which he heads. has established a
house there. where a wealth OF In
scriptions made during the time OF
the height OF Egyptian civilization
are being efaced by the constan,
windstorms. DIR. Breasted and his
staff will photograph and decipheI
the hieroglyphic writings.
II there is further investigation OF
King Tut-ankh- -Amen's tomb. he also
will be present for that, since he fig-
ured prominently in the work that
led up to the discovery and the open
ing of that ancient burial place.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
REGRETS MINISTER
ESCAPED GALLONS
Mrs. Sweetin's Love for
Partner in Crime Seems
Turned to Hate.
By the Associated Press.


MOUNT VERNON. ILL.,. December 25.
Bitterness against her co-defend-
ant, Lawrence NJ. Hight, and dissatis-
faction with her own sentence were
expressed by Mrs. Elsie Sweetin as
she was led from the courtroom yes
terday after hearing a jury pronounce
her guilty of the murder by poison OF
her husband, Wilford Sweetin, and
sentence her to IS years in prison.
Hight received life sentence.
If they had only hanged him." she
cried to Sheriff Grant Holcomb as
she was led back to jail through the
Christmas shoppers. II wouldn't care"
Love Turned to Hate.
Her alleged infatuation for Hight.
61-year-old preacher and grand
father, seemed turned to hatred. On
the witness stand she had attempted
to place the blame on him, telling
the jury he had won her love and
then betrayed her to the officers.
II would as soon have been hanged
as to have one year in prison" she
said. II told my lawyer, Mr.. Smith.
to tell the jury to send me to the
gallows or home to my children and
he did. But they would not do It"
Hight Seems Satisfied.
Meanwhile Hight was in an evident
happy frame Of mind. He expressed
satisfaction with the verdict, and
said, II amt mad at nobody.s'
Motions were made for a new trial
for Hight and Mrs. Sweetin and a
hearing was set for January 3, but 1t
was indicated that at least as far as
Hight was concerned the motions
would not be pressed very vigorously.
We'll he didn't hang" was the
only comment OF Attorney Nelson
Layman, who represented Hight. He
seemed satisfied, but refused to say
more.
Attorney Layman did not allow
Hight to address the Jury. he an
nounced. because of the Importance
he attached to the insanity plea
Mrs. Sweetin will spend Christmas
In jail at Benton, while Hight will re-
main in the Mount Vernon Jail, pend
ing the arguing for new trial.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
HERR|OT DEFEATED
0NAMNESTY BILL
Senate Sends Measure Pack,
Due to Clause on Rail
Strikers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS. December 25.-The amnesty
bill came back from the Chamber Of
Deputies to the Senate yesterday aft
ernoon and was the cause of Premier
Herriot's government being defeated
by IL votes, a question regarding an
amendment bringing out 154 votes
against the governments 143.
AS the government had not made
the vote a question of confidence, NJ.
Herriot's defeat did not presage the
resignation of the ministry. The re-
naming clauses Of the bill were
voted and the measure now returns
Tor the second time to the chamber.
Due to Rail Clauses.
The defeat of the government was
brought about by the presentation of
an amendment to reinstate the rail-
road strikers in their positions. The
government wanted the companies
forced to reinstate the men, but the
Senate refused to alter its stand that
the reinstatement be optional. 1t is
on the question of the railroad men
that the two houses are divided The
chamber voted that the employees who
were let out in 1920 should be granted
amnesty and the companies compelled
to reinState them.
The railroad companies had pre-
viously promised Premier Herriot
to use their good will In be-
half Of the dismissed men, and
the premier had accepted the
promise as sufficient. NJ. Peytral,
minister Of public works, however,
was unwilling to allow the phrase
If reinstatement occurs" to appear
In the bill as giving the companies
the right to refuse reinstatement.
This phrase had been inserted by the
Senate when the bill first came before
1t. When the measure went back to
the chamber that body decided to
eliminate the phrase. Consequently,
when the bill came back to the Sem
ate yesterday the Senate voted to re-
insert the phrase, and thus send the
amended bill back to the chamber,
Evening star., 1924-12-25
Hotel Staff Takes
Employees Places
For Holiday Party

That colored employees of the
hotel might attend the annual
Christmas party given by the man
agement, members of the Grace
Dodge Hotel staff took their places
Tuesday night and performed their
duties.
The substitution caused many
novel situations and gave the STAFF
members an insight into the duties
of the operating personnel. The
storekeeper chose place in front
Of the building as head doorman,
the carpenter answered elevators
and office girls checked wraps,
PACED guests and answered calls
for ice water.
The hotel staff found the jobs
were not as easy as they looked
when they answered calls. AL
though they did not respond with
the aplonb of the regular bellboys
and other members OF the operat-
ing personnel, they got the work
done.
A Christmas tree has been erect
ed in the garden of the hotel and
is illuminated at night.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
M'CL|NTOCK DEATH
PROBES IN SIGHT
win Be Demanded Tomorrow.
Traces of Poison Are
Sought in Body.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 25.--Four
pathologists who examined the eI-
humed body Of William Nelson Nc
Clintock, the millionaire orphan"
today prepared opinions as to-whether
typhoid fever caused the death three
weeks ago OF the heir to the Inflated
McClintock fortune.
Their findings will be reported to-
morrow to Coroner Oscar Wolff, pre-
liminary to a complete analysis be-
fore a coroner's Jury January 20.
Regardless Of the result Of the
post-mortem examination, grand
jury investigation will be demanded
by Harry Olson OF the Municipal
Court and friend OF the Mcclintock
family, who instigated the inquiry.
According to the death certificate
McClintock died Of hemorrhagic
typhoid, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William D. Shepherd. his foster par
ents. His will, signed at the time he
became OF age, last April, left his
entire estate to Mr.. Shepherd, hus-
band OF his coguardian. with A. r.
Reichmann. an attorney, ana provfd-
ed for an $4,000 annuity for Miss Isa-
belle Pope, who waited at his death
bed with a marriage license to wed
him had he recovered consciousness.
Look for Poison. %
The pathologists, who began their
examination within an hour after the
body was exhumed yesterday, made
analyses for the possible discovery Of
poison traces by order Of Coroner
Wolff. Tho experts represented. re-
spectively. the corner, States attor-
ney and the Shepherds, with a deputy
coroner in charge. e..
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd, who have
been visiting in Albuquerque. N. NJ.
since the death Of McClintock, will
be questioned on their return here.
States attorneys said. Through their
attorney, Robert Fl. Stoil, Shepherds
law partner, they told prosecutors
not only they but any witness under
their control would be submitted to
examination at the States attorneys
request.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
WOMEN FAIN7 AS MAN
STABS WIFE TO DEATH
Electrician Waylays Estranged
Spouse-Blames Act on Break
ing Up Of Home. :.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 25.-Faced
with the prospect Of spending q
Christmas without his Wife and small
daughter in a comfortable home, Carl
Smith. So years old. an electrician en-
ployed by the Hotel Pennsylvania,
yesterday, according to the police,
waylaid his wife. Elsie. who had left
him last Spring. as she was on her
way to the delicatessen store whore
she has worked for the past two
months and stabbed her In the abdo-
men. She died within 10 minutes
after dragging herself into the store.
More than 100 persons witnessed the
stabbing. Many women tainted. AS
Smith fed down the street. Lucien
Meyer overlook him in the light truck
in which he had been sitting. At the
police station Smith confessed the
stabbing, police alleEe. saying he did
Il because she was breaking up our
home" He was held without bail.
charged with homicide.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
BY Consolidated Press.

By Consolidated Press.
CHICAGO, December 25.-Egypt.
not Asia or Europe, was the home
of the first intelligent man-and the
cradle of all civilization. Ages upon
ages before the "stone age men of
Europe humans were hunting in the
forests of North Africa. Their
civilization grew until 1t eliminated
in the cultural period of the Pharaohs
and of Tut-ank-A few centuries
before Christ.
These assertions were made in
an interview with DR.. James
Henry Breasted, director of the Ori-
entail Institute of the University OF
Chicago and one of the world fore-
most Egyptologists. He based his
stand on his personal discoveries In
Egypt.
Returning to Egypt.
DIR. Breasted, early in January, is
returning to Egypt to study heiro-
glyphic Inscriptions.
How long ago that man lived whose
spark Of thought started the trend
that has led up to present-day civili-
cation DR.. Breasted Is unable to say.
"It was hundreds OF thousands. may
be a million, years ago." he said. AT
that time, the end of the tertiary
period, EUROPE was In tn6 grip Oh
the Ice age. The Sahara plateau. now
the greatest OF deserts, was a rainy
region. densely forested, when these
first Intelligent men carried on their
hunting. 1t was an enormously old
man who first gained civilization
here, older by far than any man dis
covered in Europe.
Find Flint Tools.
1--WE have found in rock formation,
so feet down, in solid rock. flint In
struments used by these hunters on
the Sahara plateau"
DIR. Breasted explained that these
men, emigrating to the Nile Valley.
found a paradise there. Evidences Of
their civilization have been found In
the black earth, 80 feet below the bed
of the river. That man, from hunts
man, tribesman, domesticator of ami
mails, herdsmen, farmer, craftsman
and builder, through his period of
brilliant civilization thousands OF
years before Christ, has been definite
ly traced.
IAN indication Of the ago of this
Egyptian civilization, developed by
descendants OF this earliest man, can
Evening star., 1924-12-25
FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL.
Guests Forced to Flee Into Streets
in Night Clothing.
' the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. December 25.-
The MCGEE Hotel and several business
houses adjoining were destroyed by
fire this morning. causing an esti-
snated loss Of 100000. Hotel guests
IN night dress were driven into tho
streets, with a bitter cold wind blow
ing and the mercury around 20.
Besides the hotel these business
houses we're wiped out: Alexander &
Patterson, dry goods; Independent
Tire Company. Rodenhouser, florist;
Sam Brocato, fruit dealer, and Pigsly
WiEHly grocery. The burning area
covers ons-fourth of a city block in
the 6ewntown district. The hotel was
oNuSd by T. T. Terry, r. e. Smith and
- T. Murdock
Evening star., 1924-12-25
BISHOP DELEGATES
|NCURAB[ES' HOME
Right Rev. James E. Freeman
0fficiates at Ceremonies
at Institution.

The new building Of the Washing
ton Home for Incurables, Wisconsin
avenue and Tilden street, was dedi-
Gated to "the glory Of God and the
service OF suffering humanity by
Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese OF Washing
ton, at exercises in the rotunda OF
the structure yesterday afternoon.
The sixty invalids OF the institu-
ton in their wheel chairs and q group
of clergy. city officials and representa-
tiyes OF charitable institutions at
tended the ceremonies.
A huge Christmas tree radiating
with tiny bulbs OF light and sur
rounded by veritable mountain OF
gifts for the invalids made the oc-
casion a colorful one and served to
brighten the hearts OF those who
make their home at the institution
The choir of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Georgetown. sang hymns and
carols during the program.
Mrs. Coolidge senas Flowers.
The base OF the tree was trimmed
with cut poinsettias sent by Mrs.
Coolidge and other Christmas flowers
were placed about the hall.
In his dedicatory address Bishop
Freeman spoke of the high character
OF work performed by the home and
praised the board of trustees for its
efforts to build up the Institution.
The dedication began with services
conducted by Rev. John S. Moses, pas
tor OF st. Johns Church. Rabbi Alb
ram Simon also paid tribute to those
who direct the affairs of the home
and declared that charity transcends
religion and binds people together.
Balance of Debt $4,000.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, president
of the home and of the board Of trus-
tees, gave a summary Of its financial
condition, showing that the balance
of debt from the erection OF the new
building Is approximately $4,000.
Mrs Hopkins made d public ex-
preston Of gratitude to all who have
helped to make the new home q
others would be moved to contribute
small sums toward the payment OF
the remaining Indebtedness Con-
tributions may be sent to Mrs. Hop
Rims at her residence, 1898 Massachu-
setts avenue. or to the institution.
Announcement was made by Mrs.
Hopkins that one wing OF. the new
building will be known as the Riggs
wing, in honor Of z. Francis Riggs,
whose Two sons, Col. u. ETan els
Riggs and Rev. r. LawraSon Riggs.
made large contribution to the new
home.
The east wing, Mrs. Hopkins said,
will be called the Mary Farr Perry wing
in honor OF Mrs. Seaton Perry, who
made provision for a trust fund for
the institution.
The new home. which cost about
S550.o00, including land and equip
ment. has been occupied only since
last month Mrs. Hopkins said that
with its endowment fund, a small
congressional appropriation and some
private assistance. the home Is oper-
atfnE on q sound basis
The dedication exercises were fol.
lowed by tea Members OF the board
of trustees held an informal reception
at which they were individually con-
graduated by the visitors upon the
appearance Of the building. Mrs
Hopkins distributed the Christm as
gifts to the patients.