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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29
Dump Fire Calls Department

The chemical combination from the
Hartford Fire station responded at
12.40 this morning to n telephone cali
from the north end of the town for a
dump fire at the Hudson street dump,
The firemen found that the blaze was
not dangerous and that it needed no
attention from them and returned to
the station.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

The Y. p. c. L. of the winthrop
Street Cniversalist church will hold
a meeting Sunday evening at $3.50
at the church. Mrs. Fred Rand will
be the leader. The topic will be THE
Universal Fatherhood of God
Roland Cony will be the speaker at
this meeting. There will also be a
fine piano solo by Miss Fay Bickford
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29
ATT ENTION
TOWN. OFFICIALS

have the most complete line OF
Road Machines and Cuivert pipe
in N. E. Immediate delvery rroIn
Wateryille, Me. BIG STOCK on
hand at all times.
q. u. oooDXUE. distributor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

PROBATE NOTICE. Notice is here
by given that on the eighteenth day of
March 1924. lisa W. Ellinwood of Au-
gusta in the County of Kennebec. was
by the Probate Court for the County
of Kennebec, duly appointed Special
Administrator of the estate OF George
a. Ellinwoud. late of Augusta in said
County, deceased, and that on the same
date said lisa 4. Ellinwood qualified for
and accepted said trust,
Attest: II. w. LEIGHTON.
Register of Probate.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

Knight is counsel for the Equitable
Trust Company of New York, in
which the Rockefellers have an in
tereSt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29
INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS ON SEVERAL
PHASES OF CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

The ever-jovial JEFF c. Smith, secre-
tary of the State Y. NJ. G. A. organiza-
ton and also a member of the nation
al board, presided Friday afternoon
during the hours Of registration in the
secretaries office at the Augusta "Y."
All manner Of difficult twists and COM
plications in the registration and en-
rOllment of delegates came to his desk
| to be cleared. but sitting serenely in
this court of final appeal, he radiated
| good nature coupled with genial eff
cheney and smoothed out the toughest
wrinkles. jeff had n smile and good
word for everyone. and it was reve-
lation to sit by his side for an hour
and notice what great majority of
| the leaders and boys he could call by
their given names.
Donald Hewett the president-clect of
the 18th State Boys Conference, is a
member OF this years graduating class
Of Cony High school of this city. He
Is president of the senior class and one
OF the most popular boys in the school.
He has starred as an end man in the
MINISTRIES for the past two years and
in the senior play this year in the 33rd
annual ChiZZle WiZZle Fair. He was
president OF the great annual school
fair this year Don was recently elect
ed TO membership in the local chapter
OF the national honor society. He Is a
candidate for n berth on the Cony
baseball team this spring. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest 7. Hewett
Of Gannett street.
The boys who were quartered at
the Y. NJ. G.. A. building Thursday
night. early arrivals for the confer
cnce had the times of their young
lives Some of them come from little
towns way over East" and have
never enjoyed the modern facilities
Of such n "Y" building as that here.
and after an exciting twenty minutes
in the big swimming pool and under
the hot and cold showers Friday
morning. one of them was heard to
remark. Gee but those rain baths
are great"
Everything at registration head
quarters at the "Y" building Friday
afternoon was wonderfully system
affixed The main lobby office was
the information clearing center. The
registration was conducted in the
assembly hall on the second floor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

mates Interment was in the family
lot at Mount Pleasant cemetery. The
bearere were Clarence Frost, Earl
Baker, Lyman Harris and Ansel Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

WHEREAS, in each OF the above-
entitled cases. George A. Fuller Com
pany, corporation organized under
the laws of the state of New Jersey,
Central Maine Power Company, a cor
poration organized under the laws OF
the state of Maine, and Irving Bank
Columbia Trust Company. corpora
tion organized under the laws of the
State of New York, have filed their PEE
tition in this Court praying that an
order he entered consolidating the now
pending bankruptcy proceedings of tho
kennebec Paper Company and tho
Cushnoc Paper Company. and that tho
assets DC consolidated and the estates
administered as one estate for reasons
specifically set forth In said petitions;
IT is now therefore
ORDERED, that hearing be had
upon said petitions on Wednesday. the
sixteenth day OF April, 1924, at ten
O'clock A. NJ. at the Federal Court
House in Portland, Maine, and that tho
Clerk of this Court give Mt least ff-
teen days notice of said hearing by
mailing copy Of this order to tho
trustees and attorneys of record y OF
each Of tire above-entitled cases, and
10 each of the creditors whose names
appear upon the list of creditors filed
In this Court. and by publishing copy
hereof in the Kennebec journal in tho
Issues Of March 20 and of April /,
1924, that all persons interested may
appear and be heard If they think nj.
JOHN a. PETERS,
70 United states District Judge.
Attest: JOHN F. KNowLToN. CLERK.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29
MANCHESTER

The public schools will open on
Monday, March 31st, for the spring
term,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

FIR. Mclaughlin at $50 and Protest
ant services by Rev. f. l.. Phalen at
1910. Sunday school at 11.3O.
The fire detail for Sunday will be:
Frank +. Burdell. Thomas Kelley,
Ralph Lizotte. Sumner Giazier,
James Sullivan. Nathan Shaw, Doni-
nick Calabrase, John c. Collins.
Robert Kirk, Joseph Christian,
Charles Miller and John Tarisino.
Henry Currier, late Co. A, !, Me-.
III. A., has been granted a discharge
from the Home and will make his
home in Lewiston.
Sundays Concert Program
March king Cotton" ...... .Sousa
Overture ITO Martha" ..... Flotow
.Honeysuckle Polka" ....... Casey
(Trumpet solo by Joseph Christian)
Selection from THE Partisan
MOQet IlolIlldH
Fox Trot 80 This is Venice?"
$50. N"'tSh
Medley "Pele Mele" ...... Damn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Mrs. Lawrence Sidney of Murray
street is confined to her home by an
attack of bronchitis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

The conference has it's own Smith
Brothers" only in this instance there
Is a quartet Of these popular gentle
men. State Secretary Jefferson c.
Smith of Waterville is the oldest Of
the four, and Herbert S. Smith, gen.
eral secretary Of the Lynn, Mass, Y.
NJ c. A.. Is the second. Fred l..
Smith, secretary at the Meridian,
Conn.,. Y. NJ. c. A., is the third mem
Der of this famous foursome, and
Augustus own Thomas S. Smith.
general secretary of the Augusta
"Y," is the baby of the group. The
Massachusetts and Connecticut
brothers came through by automo-
bile Thursday. and while awaiting
their arrival the evervescent Jeff
confided that his brother Herbert's
middle initial stood for "Stew-ket-
flo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

with a corps OF eleven efficient work.
ers under the direction of Chairman
Laurence Purinton. examining cred
entails and issuing assignments with
wonderful dispatch. The guides were
located in the gymnasium. and with
in a few minutes of the arrival Of
the trains bearing their hundreds of
delegates the boys had gone through
the registration process and were be-
ing conducted to their places of en-
tertainment.
Through the medium of a filing
system devised and executed by
Chairman Laurence Purinton's
registration staff. the place where
any one of the nearly nine hundred
delegates to the conference sessions
can be determined at a glance. The
cards are cross indexed so that in
formation as to who comes from
which town and similar data can be
determined by reference to this file.
Arthur S. Merrill Of Augusta,
president of the 1910 State Boys
Conference, which was held in this
city, and an aide to Capt Miller in
the big parade last evening. was
wearing q particularly genial smile
face fairly beamed. The reason for
all this was that the opening day of
the conference, also marked the ar
rival of a fine eight pound baby girl,
which makes four fine young future
citizens of the State and conference
boosters in Arthur's family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

PROBATE NOTICE. Notice is here
by given that on the twenty-sixth
day of March 1924. w. l.. Packard OF
Winthrop in the County of Kennebec.
was by the Probate Court for the
County of Kennebec. duly appointed
administrator of the estate OF James
Il. Packard, late of Monmouth in said
same date said w. +. Packard qualified
for and accepted said trust.
Attest; X. w. LEIGHTON,
Register of Probate.
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PROBATE NOTICE. Notice is here
by given that on the twenty-fourth day
of March 1924, Charles w. Walton OF
Oakland in the County Of Kennebec,
was by the Probate Court for the
County of kcnncbcc. duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Eliza
Walton, late of Fayette in said Coun-
ty, deceased, and that on the same
date said Charles w. Walton quail
fed for and accepted said trust.
Attest: II. w. LEIGHTON,
Register OF Probate.
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PROBATE NOTICE. Notice is here
by given that on the eighteenth day
of March 1924, Herbert t. Foster OF
Winthrop in the County of Kennebec,
was by tn" Probate Court for tho
County of Kennebec. duly appointed
executor of the will of Cyrus G.. Wood,
late of Winthrop in said County, de-
ceased. and that on the same date said
Herbert T.. Foster qualified for and
accepted said trust. p
Attest: r. w. LEIGHTON,
Register of Probate,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29
AUCTION

At the store known as the J. n
Parker STORE situated at North
Wayne, Maine. Six miles from Win
throp. Four miles from Wayne Vii.
LACE on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29

In the matter of
Kenncbec Paper Com In Bankruptcy
pany, Bankrupt. J No. 423 Inv.
and
Cushnoc Paper Com
pany, }In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt No. Az Inv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-29
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoUET
DISTRICT OF MAINE

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The Washington times., 1924-03-22
j. 5. SPROb|NG
FAKE AUTO
GROUPS
Three Federal Agencies Are
Investigating ~ Alleged
To be Fraudulent.

Postoffice inspectors, the Depart
ment of Justice and the Federal
Trade Commission have started q
series of investigations of alleged
fraudulent automobile organizations
scattered over all sections of the
country, on information supplied by
the American Automobile Associa
ton, which has placed the names Of
seventeen organizations under sus
picion in the hands of the Federal
authorities.
Statistics at the association head.
quarters, 1108 Sixteenth street north
west, show that automobile owners
are mulcted annually out Of hun
dredS Of thousands Of dollars by men
representing themselves as agents OF
national organizations formed for
the BENEFIT and protection Of automo
bile owners. In addition, hundreds
OF garages during the past year
have accumulated collections OF
worthless signs and insignia carried
by members Of organizations pur,
porting to have memberships run.
ming into the thousands. Scores OF
hotels in smaller towns have been
defrauded Of thousands Of dollars
through the same agencies.
By at Old Games.
Among the organizations being
investigated with a view to insti
tuting criminal prosecutions are sew
eral already identified as older as
sociations once forced out of bust.
ness by previous investigations. I'm.
der new charters and new names
the men operating them have re.
sumed business" and, according to
reports reaching the association
headquarters, have been successful
IN imposing on the same automobile
owners second time.
protection against prosecution is
depended upon by the questionable
associations through charters Sc.
cured in various States. Many of
these charters cost but a few dol.
lars. They have value only in so
rar as they protect the incorpo.
rators against the use of the asso.
citation name by unauthorized agen.
cles. Members find in them no
guarantee that the association il
what Its representatives declare It
TO be, but the mere fact that an in.
corporation has been effected is
USED to create an impression.
According to information secured
oy the American Automobile Asso.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
BALLOON TIRES.
HELP. MENTA
PO|SE
Easier Riding Qualities Serve
to Keep Mind Clear
to Drive.

The study Of psychology and auto
mobile tires do not, at first blush.
seem to have very much in com.
mon. Yet developments of the last
few months have indicated that the
one has q rather profound effect
upon the other.
The advent of the balloon tire
brought many new experiences to
all who had occasion to ride on
them, either in the back seat or be.
hind the driving wheel. The sensa-
ton of literally floating over the
toughest of roads could not be Ell
fected without comment, either from
drivers or passengers.
But Of exceptional significance in
this connection was the discovery
by Miller tire experts that test-car
drtvers-nen whose work consists
OF driving 100 to 300 miles every
day-Quickly noticed that the alb
sence Of jolting made it easier to con-
centrate their minds upon the road.
They noticed that mental poiSe
was promoted by the absence Ut
jafring and vibration usual when
driving on high air pressure cords.
The long, low, silent fluctuations Of
the balloon-eQuipped car do not dis
tract the drivers attention SO that
his mind remains alert and free to
grapple with all emergencies as they
arise.
1t was found also that the factor
Of safety in driving was greatly aid.
ed by balloons. Drivers who do NOT
have to slow up for bad roads can
make better average rate over all
roads without speeding so that safety
is increased immensely. It Ia in
creased further by the fact that the
| driver has better control Of his car.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
|NOTOR|ST TAPS
THE AIR ON
RIDE
Complete BuiIt-in Radio Set
Enables Driver to Lis
ten In.

The next question home buyers
will be asking the long suffering
real estate agents will be this: "Is
it a good receiving location?"
The long-distance radio fans rec
ognize that there is a very marked
difference in radio reception condi-
lions even in the distance Of a very
few blocks. Why it is, nobody
knows, but the fact remains that
for no apparent reason a set will
bring in distant stations at one
point, and with an identical aerial
equipment will be unable to bring
them in a mile or so away.
The ideal car for charting recep-
ton conditions has been developed
by Los Angeles Star owner. 1t
is handsome little Star touring
car, with a fine five-tube neutro-
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
SAFE Smokes"
FOR I HE
CAR
New Device Does Everything
But Puff Cigarette for
Driver.

Among the many innovations that
have been produced during the past
few months in the way Of cigarette
lighters, the one that is rapidly
gaining in popularity is the com.
bined cigarette holder and lighter
called the "Cig-a-Lite," sold by a
Western accessory dealer.
Many accidents have occurred
when the driver attempts to Tight
up" while driving at a high rate OF
speed. When he lights a match
and holds 1t before his eyes for the
few seconds necessary to light a
cigarette It 10 several moments before
his eyes again become accustomed
ito the darkness. In the few sec.
onds that his eyes are turned from
the road and his hands taken from
the wheel serious accident could
occur.
The first operation that is re.
Quirted in obtaining a lighted cigarette
from "Cig-a.Lite" is that Of push.
ing lever on the right of the
lighter that releases a trap and
drops Smoke" into the tray. The
next step requires the pushing of a
button on the opposite side of the
device, which opens a valve in a
pipe leading from the intake mani
fold. that causes q current Of air to
be drawn through the entire length
Of the cigarette.
At the same time the valve Is
opened contact is made that heats
the element which lights the cigarette
All that is left for the driver to dc
is to remove 1t from the tray
evenly lighted and ready TO smoke
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
HOW FAST CAN A
JACK RABBIT
RUN?
"I had AM interesting race viii

81 had an interesting race with
a jack rabbit not long ago." says
A. G. Zeller, president of the Michi-
gan State Automobile School, De-
troit.
I'VE were driving at night along
the highway out west Of jackson,
Mich. Suddenly q big buck rabbit
jumped out Of the bushes and
streaked 1t down the road ahead
Of us keeping in full glare Of the
headlights.
Being curious to know just how
fast he could run, increased the
speed to well over thirty miles
an hour without being able to gain
an inch on him.
SHARP turns in the highway pre-
vented increasing the pace any
more and before we got on the
straight road he had disappeared
into the bushes. However, we had
Mr.. Rabbit doing better than thirty
and seeming to like it."
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
FACTORY TESTS
At EVERY
STEP
CooIican Explains inspection
System in Packard
Production.

Probably no piece of fine ma
chinery receives such rough treat
ment as that accorded the auto
mobile, and probably from no
other is as much expected as 4
matter of course by the owner.
said Oscar Coolican, local Packard
distributor.
THAT the American fine car may
continue functioning without com
plant from the owner for many
thousands of miles and over
period of years, there has been
built up a system of rigid tests
and inspections more exacting than
employed in any other industry"
says Coolican. Every piece of
material that goes into a quality
automobile is inspected and test
ed. Each step Of the progressive
assembly system is accompanied
by more tests and inspections.
Each major unit of the car is
operated by machines designed to
simulate as closely as possible
normal working conditions in the
car. Then before the finished
car is delivered it is subjected
to many tests to see that it con-
forms exactly to standards set
by the company producing it.
I'm the plant of the Packard
Motor Car Company every motor,
upon its final assembly, is op-
Grated nine hours by an electric
motor to get all it's working parts
functioning smoothly. Then it goes
into a quiet room. from which
all outside noises are eliminated,
and here it drives a dynamometer,
which registers it's efficiency and
power. While it is operated in
this silent room an expert goes
over every part of it with a steth-
oscope to catch any sounds not
audible to the unaided human ear
which might indicate faulty op-
Grafton of any of the parts.
While the motor is undergoing
its test other units in many other
parts of the factory are pass
ing through equally severe ordeals.
The transmission and clutch
unit is mounted on a machine
which drives all of its gears IN
the same manner in which they
will operate in the finished car.
The finished steering gear is
worked in by hand, tester
working the wheel back and forth
until it is possible to make a COM
plete turn of the wheel with one
finger under driving"
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

citation the operation Of the fraud
ulent" agent Is simplicity itself.
Provided with a handsome touring
car carrying the insignia of the as
sociation he represents, he makes
his appearance in a community. He
speedily becomes acquainted with
the names Of automobile owners
who can afford membership in auto
mobile associations and then pro-
ceeds to bring to their attention the
exceptional advantages alleged to
be enjoyed by members Of his asso-
citation when travelling.
Finds Work Easy.
In some instances he is known to
go so far as to wear a watch
charm insignia of the association,
to which he has little difficulty in
drawing attention during casual
interviews with prospective mem
bers. Sometimes he represents him
self to be merely a member of the
association who has enthusiastical
ly undertaken to secure additional
members.
In this case he is insistent that
the prospective member measure
up to certain qualifications and 1t
is only after the latter has been
put through a quiz as searching as
that Of a grand jury, that he stands
even chance of being accepted
When he Is taken in, he comes
willingly and is usually anxious to
get the same advantages for some
Of his particular friends. The
member-agent continues in the com
munity while the stampede to join
the association continues and then
moves on to new fields.
In many instances known to the
association not only have the newly
enrolled members suddenly awak-
ened to the realization that they
had been mulcted out of member.
ship fees, but they were being
used elsewhere to produce a new
crop of suckers"
Awakening Comes Early.
The awakening, it is pointed out,
comes when the new members fail
to receive the beautiful insignia
they were to be given for car dis
play, and the credentials and list
Of preferred" supply depots
promised. When they investigate
they learn the real membership Of
of the association is composed Of
themselves and other suckers and
that so far as organization is con-
cerned 1t begins and ends with the
glib tourist who took them in.
Small hotels are worked on the
proposition that the display Of the
association insignia will result in
a large patronage by it's members.
Garages suffer from placing con-
fidence in the same statements.
The average cost of membership
levied on the individual owners, it
has been estimated, is SO. In
some instances where special in
sigma is desired the cost runs up
to SIS. Hotels and garages con.
tribute from SIS to $25 to the
mebership campaign fund of the
promoter. In some instances they
are provided with signs "out Of
the stock he carries" In many
instances, however, they are among
those who complain that even such
inexpensive souvenirs are withheld,
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
This Weeks Motor SermOnette
8. "CO-ODerOtinO With Your Insurance. {"

UrepaTed by the Washington
There is something think statement by
an insurance Underwater that oydrs road hogs and similar
leeches on motoring are invariably insured
suggests that insurance is too we'll known for its unor
nae tendency to reckessness particularly
" "
without reklessness caressness and their like insurance
Woudn De necessary but just because much of this sort of
ng is encouraged by the knowledge that policy protects
one cannot very well that should be dispensed
WIN insurance does good than it does HARM Reckless
ness doesn't even make good insurance business.
gn rates make insurance hard seller and rates can't be
anytnng but high so long recklessness prevails
more car owners appreciated the relation between insurance
ana there would be the
OF the latter because less careesnes would make more sur
ance protection possible at less cost
Drive though didn't cent of insur-
ane It's the surest of lowering the cost of and
cuts the loss ratio that governs the rates.