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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02
Pupils Having speIirs uo,o,:

Miss Athena Gray. teaches ~ ~.
third and fourth grades, annoiInces
tne Following honoFs in spelling for
Ine spring term and entire year.
Trade ~, 1000 for spring: Shirley
Proctor, Hilton Spinney. Mildsed
Sptnney; grade III, George Wakely.
Apie Brown, Ivan Stewart. .Jennie
tunnels; Record for year: Shirley
Proctor, words misspelled: Hilton
Spinpey 2, Mildred Spinney 1. Mar
ina wheeler !; grade III, fos wear.
Fhildora Dixon ], Lottie Crummet i.
Mansfield Goodrich 2, Christine Tib-
belts 2, Flora Hoxie 3. Charline
Bracket Z. Entire year without
missing a word Jennie Runneils.. Az.
pie Brown. George Wakeiy, Ivan
The attendance record for the
third and fourth grades In as fol-
lows: Not absent or tardy for the
spring term, Marjorie Bailey. Abbie
Brown, Luvie Hanscom, Mildred
spinney. Ivan Stewart, Alien Smith.
George Wakely, Etheiyn Gibson.
Clara Hume, Reginald Humphrey.
Edward Tibbetts. Shirley Proctor.
Not absent. but tardy, Flora Hoxie,
Hilton Spinney.
ABSENT, Rut not tardy' Martha
Wheeler, Edna Written, Chariine
Bracket. Lottie Crommett, Phildora
Dixon. Blynn Jones, Beverly Jones,
Russell Jones, Ruth IAmbertson,
Gorham Robinson, Clifton Stewart,
Martha Wheeler, Kenneth Written.
Pupils Of Grades Held Closins Ex.
ercises
Closing exercises for the third.
fourth. NTH and sixth grades were
neId IN the high school assembly
room before a large gathering 81 mar
ents and interested friends. The en-
tire program was Of unusual exceii-
eAce and showed resuIts OF the fine
years work accomplished under
Misses Hopkins and Gray, It q the
hope Of all who are acquainted with
the work ofsthese teachers that tI,ey
msy decide to accept their re- election
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02
Dedication Exercises OF
league Memorial Arch

The league Memorial Arch was
dedicated on Friday, May 30 in con-
nection with the usual Memorial Day
exercises. This Arch was erected
as q memorial to the men and wo:..
men, who served in the World War;
and while erected In Pennington the
shire town OF the County, 1t Is not
q Pennington memorial, but y
county one as many patriotic people
from all parts of the county have
contributed generously to purchase
the lot upon which 1t stands.
The following program was car
rted outs Music by the Band; In
troductory remarks. General George
Mel. Presson of Pennington; pray
er, by Rev. c. o. Perry. Pastor
Methodist Church, Pennington
reading Of Gettysburg Address, by
Ad1utant John III. Crowell; Presen'
tatton Of the league Memorial Area
by J. Blnine Morrison, Phillips; &C.
ceptance for Franklin County. BY
Clerk OF the Board of County Com
missioners, Byron NJ. Small, Farm.
ington; address. Colonel f. y. o..
Hern; Music. America by the Band
The Annual Meeting of the Farrna
ington Home for Aged People Wig
be held at the Court House. Tuess
day, June 3, at 2 p. M.
The ladies' Degree Staff OF Farms
ington Grange, assisted by the HAT
vesters and Cleaners, will confer tns
third and fourth degrees on q ca
OF candidates at Industry Grang9
west Mills, next Tuesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02
Pins Gone Club Meet.

The annual meeting OF the Pine
Cone women's club was held a. the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02

room. You can bake, roast,
fry and boil with this modern
oil range. And, of course,
you use it. only when actu-
ally cooking. This means not,
only comfort but economy.
So easy to start
You just touch a match to
the Asbestos Kinder. In a
few moments you have an in
tenaely hot blue fame, close
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02

department, furniture. and
hardware stores.) Notice
the quality of the porcelain
enamel, the sturdiness of the
whole range. The oil reser-
voir is metal. The oven has
the famous bakers arch"
and our patented heat
spreader to distribute the
heat evenly.
The Winslow mail., 1924-04-11

east quarter (NEA) Southeast
quarter (SEA) Northwest quarter
(NWA), and Southeast quarter
(SEA) Northeast quarter (NEA J
Southwest quarter (SWA) Section
Seventeen (17, Township Sixteen
(16) North, Range Twenty-Five (22)
East Gila and Salt River Meridian,
containing 145 square rods.
The Winslow mail., 1924-04-11


DESCRIPTION OF EACH SUB
DIVISION, OR TRACT OF LAND
WITHIN THE WOODRUFF IRRI-
CATION DISTRICT AND THE
NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND IN
EACH SUBDIVISION OR TRACT,
SUSCEPTIBLE OF IRRIGATION.
Lot Eight (8) in Northeast quar-
ter (NEA) Southeast quarter (SEA)
Southwest quarter (SWA) section
Seventeen 17) Township Sixteen
(16) North Range Twenty-Five (22)
ella and Salt River Meridian, con-
tanning $50 square rods. And part
of lots Fifty-eight (58) and Fifty
nine (59) in the north half (N1a)
Northeast quarter (NEA) Southeast
The Winslow mail., 1924-04-11

quarter (SEA) Section Seventeen
I'D, Township Sixteen (16) North
Range Twenty-Five (22) East, Gila
and Salt River Meridian, containing
8 acres, SO square rods, more or less
Lot Nine (9) in East half (E15)
Southeast quarter (SEA) Southwest
quarter (SWA) Section Seventeen
az, Township Sixteen (16) North
Range Twenty-Five (22) East Gila
and Salt River Meridian, containing
|147 square rods And Lot Fifty (5O)
in Southwest quarter (SWA) South
west quarter (SWA) Southeast half
(SE1A) Section Seventeen (1O
Township Sixteen (16) North Range
Twenty-Five (22) East, Gila and Salt
River Meridian, containing lat square
rods. And Lot Fifty-four (54) in
Southwest quarter (SWA) Southeast
quarter (SEA) Section Seventeen
(17) Township Sixteen (16) North
Range Twenty-Five (22) East, Gila
and Salt River Meridian, containing
Is acres, 88 square rods, more or
less. Part of Lot Fifty-four and a
half (541A), Lot Fifty-five (55) and
part of Lot Fifty-seven (57) bounded
as follows, from place of beginning:
East 8.66 chains, thence North 21.24
chains, thence West 1882 chains,
thence South 6 degrees East 10
chains, thence South S degrees East
11.24 chains to place of begir,tiirg
in Southeast quarter (SEA) North
east quarter (NEA) Southeast
quarter (SEA) and Northeast
quarter (NEA) Southeast quarter
(SEA) Southeast quarter (SEA
Section Seventeen (17) Township
Sixteen (16) North Range Twenty
two (22) East Gila and Salt River
Meridian, containing 20 acres, Fl
square rods, more or less. And Lot
Twelve (12) in Northwest quarter
(NWA) Southeast quarter (SEA)
Southwest quarter (SWA) Section
Seventeen (17) Township Sixteen
(16) North Range Twenty-Five (22)
East Gila and Salt River Meridian,
containing 1877 square rods. And
part of Lot Fifty-three (53) in
Southwest quarter (sWA) Southeast
quarter (sEA) Southeast quarter
(SEA) Section Seventeen q0,
Township Sixteen (16) North Range
Twenty-Five (22) East, ella and Salt
River Base and Meridian, bounded
as follows: from place of beginning,
South 6.38 chains, thence East 2.55
chains, thence North 21 degrees 45
minutes West 6.87 chains to the place
of beginning, containing 130 square
rods, more or less.
The Winslow mail., 1924-04-11

DESCRIPTION OF EACH SUB
DIVISION, OR TRACT OF LAND
WITHIN THE WOODRUFF IRRI-
CATION DISTRICT AND THE
NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND IN
EACH SUBDIVISION, OR TRACT
SUSCEPTIBLE OF IRRIGATION.
Lot Eleven (11) in the Northeast
quarter (NEA) Southeast quarter
(SEA) Southwest quarter (SWA)
Section Seventeen (17), Township
Sixteen (16) North Range Twenty
two (22) East Gila and Salt River
Meridian, containing 149 square rods.
Part of Lot Seventy (70) in South
half (S1A) Northeast quarter (NEA)
Northeast quarter (NEA) Section
Seventeen (1O, Township Sixteen
(16) North Range Twenty-Five (22)
East, Gila and Salt River Meridian,
bounded as follows: from place of
beginning, South 1O4 chains, thence
North 80 degrees, Is minutes East
13.45 chains, thence North II degrees,
IS minutes West, 2. AZ chains, thence
North 26 degrees, 80 minutes East,
80 chains, thence North 4 degrees,
Is minutes West, 2 chains, thence
West 1872 chains to place of begin
ming, containing Is acres, 105 so. rods,
more or less And part of Lot
Fifty-three (53) in Southeast quar-
ter (SEA) Southwest quarter
(sWA) Southeast quarter (SEA)
and Southwest quarter (SWA) of
Southeast quarter (SEA) Southeast
quarter (SEA) Section Seventeen
17), Township Sixteen (16) North
Range Twenty-Five (22) East, Gila
and Salt River Meridian, bounded as
follows from place of beginning:
South 5 degrees East, 5.66 chains
thence East 1888 chains, thence
North 6.38 chains, thence South 81
degrees West, 1921 chains to place of
beginning, containing acres 133 So.
rods. more or less. And part of lot fifty
(50) in Southwest quarter (SWA)
Southwest quarter (SWA) South
east quarter (SEA) Section Seven
teen (17) Township Sixteen (16)
North Range Twenty-Five (22) East,
ella and Salt River Meridian, con-
tanning 9 acres, 129 square rods,
more or less. And a parcel of land
in North half (N1Al North half
(N15) Northeast quarter (NEA)
Section Twenty (20), Township
Sixteen (16) North Range Twenty
two (22) East, Gila and Salt River
Meridian, starting at point ID
chains West of the Northeast corner
Section Twenty-four (24), Township
Sixteen (16) North Range Twenty
two (22) East, thence East 24.7
chains, thence North 9 chains to
place of beginning, containing %
acres. 81 square rods, more or less.
Lot Twenty-three (23) in North
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
BlantOn Has
District Pay
Bill Blues

:, Extending the right hand Of
friendship to District teachers, fire
men and policemen and at the same
time administering a figurative
swift kick at the Senate with his
left foot, Congressman Thomas l..
Blanton Of Texas today deplored
the 'regrettable Senate filibuster"
which, he states, killed the de.
ficiency BILL"
This damper," the Texas Con-
gresham declared in his statement,
should not have blighted the hap
piness Of so many deserving people. {"
The teachers, police and fire
men," he continues. should not be
discouraged. 1t means only a little
delay in getting their money. They
have been granted their increases
by substantive law, which fixes
their salaries and makes a just
claim against the Government.
Congress will provide the funds i'm
when it meets again.
Washington banks will undoubtedly
make advances to these deserving
employees covering such increases,
where the money is needed"
But the Senate filibuster," Con.
gresham Blanton states, "is to
blame"
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
FIELD WORKERS,
WANTED RAISE,
LOSE BONUS
sss.
6OOG OObuOO
Parliamentary Accident Will
Result in Pay Cut Instead
OF Expected Increase

The hardest blow dealt by the
chaotic conditions in the closing
hours Of Congress was struck at
more than 100000 field service
workers Of the Federal Government,
who had been stripped not only Of
an expected increase Of salary, but
Of their $24O wartime bonus as well.
The unkind fate suffered by the
teachers, firemen and policemen Of
the District Of Columbia Is dupli.
service reclassification measure to
pass-a piece Of legislation which
had been so confidently looked for.
ward to that no provision was made
to continue the $240 bonus as an
alternate emergency proposition.
How It Failed.
The failure of field service reclass.
nication was due to an unprece.
denied parliamentary accident. The
bill passed both the House and the
Senate. After being passed, 1t was
printed on parchment for presenta.
ton to the President after receiv-
Ing the signatures of the Speaker
of the House and the President Of
the Senate. The measure, however,
reached the Speaker of the House
from the Printing Office five minutes
after Congress adjourned and there.
fore 1t could not be put through the
customary parliamentary procedure
to become a law.
CONSERVATION among representa-.
tives of the Federal Employees was
widespread today when the situa.
tim uaa raaIizod The foil1sro ~
the bill means that all the Sield
service workers, including the GUS
toms and immigration workers, the
forestry and reclamation branches,
the prohibition enforcement unit and
the income tax division of - the
Treasury Department, will be placed
upon exactly the same salary basis
as they were in 1916, before the war.
The Reconsideration bill carried an
average increase in salaries of about
8 per cent over and above the
present salaries including the bonus.
The loss of the bonus means an
average decrease in salaries for the
field service workers of more than
~ per cent, 1t is estimated.
The reclassification bill undoubt.
edly will become lew as soon as
Congress Convenes next December.
4 1t carries $26,00O,0 in salary in.
creases, and probably will be made
retroactive to July of the current
year. In the meantime the field
service will be in a hard position
The only way to remedy the stu,
alton would be for President Cool
idge to call an extra session, which
Is not regarded as likely.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
j. s. EMPLOYE
FOUND DEAD
IN HOME
L. L.Smith, Engraving Bureau
Worker, Shot Through Head.
Gun by Side

Suffering from ill-health, Lewis L.
Smith, aged fifty, a veteran EN-.
ploye Of the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing, shot and killed him
self at his home, 1000 Eighth street
northwest, at noon today, it is be.
lieved.
The body was found by Mrs.
Smith, who had been absent shop.
ping from the house but a few
minutes. When found the body was
lying on the floor of his bedroom.
fully clothed. A bullet from a. .3S
caliber revolver had pierced his
head. In his right hand was found
the revolver with one chamber ex-
ploded.
For the past two weeks he had
been complaining of Ill health and
some weeks ago he underwent an
operation.
Detectives Flaherty and Fowler
of headquarters are conducting en-
investigation and Corone/ hewitt
Will hold an inquest later in the
day.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
WEAPON T0TERS
DRAW JAIL
TERMS
Two Sentenced on Gun Law
Charges; One for
Carrying Razor

Heavy sentences were handed out
to three violators Of the concealed
deadly weapon law in Police Court
by Judge Robert Mattingly today.
The court declared that jail terms
would be imposed on all such vio-
lators, as the carrying Of razors,
knives and revolvers In the District
must be broken up.
A sentence Of six months In Jail
In each Of two charges, carrying a
revolver and carrying it openly
with the intent to use It, were
imposed on James Massey, colored,
upon his plea Of guilty as charged.
Percy Lindsay, colored, was
charged and found guilty of draw.
ing a spring dirk knife on Harry
III. Watson, colored, in q cafe on
Third street southwest. He was
sentenced to serve three months in
jail on each Of the two charges
alleged. A colored visitor from
Beltsville, Nd, Arthur Owen, found
on Seventh and N streets north.
west with a razor in his pocket,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to serve sixty days in jail.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
THREE MEN JAILED ON
TIRE THEFT CHARGES

Frank Harrison. William Beck
with and Harold Gingal, who said
they lived in Maryland. pleaded
guilty to five charges Of larceny
before Judge Mattingly in police
court today and were fined 800
each in default of which they will
each serve $50 days in Jail.
They were charged with stealing
the spare tires, tubes and rims
from the rear of cars belonging to
Lloyd Sidnal, Louis Schultz, James
B. Harvey, John H. Jesse and Pc.
liceman William Kellam. Kellam
caught them in the act, Of taking
his spare tire and after a chase
through the streets arrested Gingal
and Beckwith. Harrison came to
the precinct later to find out the
bail required and was locked up.
Each pleaded guilty to the five
charges and asked for the mercy
of the court as they had never
been arrested before. Gingal said
that he enjoyed a good record as
a driver of truck for the DEPART.
ment of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
TO HAVE HONOR PLACE

The six companies Of the high
school cadet corps which won the
highest ratings in the competitive
drill will be given an honor place
in the military observance of Flag
pay at 1880 o'clock Saturday morn.
ing on the Ellipse, 1t was nn.
nounced today by Lieutenant Colonel
Wallace M. Craigie, officer in
Charge Of school cadet activities.
The companies and their com.
n1anders follow:
Company "F," Central, Captain
T. NJ. Pelzman, winner of the drill:
Company H" Western, Captain
John Nesbit; Company 3D." Cen.
trail, Captain George e. Huth: Com
pany a." Western, Captain Lewis
Craven; Company M" Columbia
Junior High School. Captain Louis
Lebowitz and Company &C." East.
Arn, Captain r. w. Swingle.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
PASSPORT
DENIED
After 50 Years, John Nc
Donough Finds He Is Not
Considered Citizen

Believing himself to have been
a citizen of the United States
since 1865 and as such having
voted many times for United.
States officials and served five
enlistments in the United States
army, John McDonough, for sew
eral years a resident of the Sol
diers' Home, recently applied for
a passport to return for a final
visit to his birthplace in County
Dare, Ireland.
Passport Denied.
The paper was denied him and
McDonough, determined to make his
last earthly pilgrimage. today ap-
piled to the District Supreme Court
to make Of him a citizen that he
believed he was.
McDonough has had a strenuous
United States when he was a youth
Of eighteen, and soon after was
fighting for the Confederate cause.
TAG was CdPLuTcu at NdSuNAlc ny
the Union forces and imprisoned
until the end Of the war. All Of
his property he had acquired in
the South and all of his other be-
longings, he said. were confiscated.
In 1865, McDonough applied in
Philadelphia for his citizenship
papers and received a certificate,
which he believed entitled him to
full citizenship. rights.
He then moved to Colorado and
began voting and later served his
five enlistments in the army. He
never married.
McDonough must now postpone
his trip to Ireland for ninety days.
at the end Of which time he ex.
poets to be officially admitted as a
citizen Of thu IInifad GfaHna
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
BRIDGE ToBE RESURFACED

Resurfacing Of the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge will begin immediate.
~ after July 1, 1t was stated today
by Engineer Commissioner J. Frank
lin Bell.
The bridge project will be the
first under the terms of the gaso.
line tax fund authorization. Repair
and resurfacing of the city's arterial
highway system will follow as
rapidly as possible.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
HARD
H|T;BU|LD|NG
DELAYED
Failure of Deficiency Bill IL
Blamed on School System
Here by BalIou

School officials today termed the
failure Of the second deficiency bill
providing for money to pay the
higher salary schedule for teachers
and school officers 'discouraging, I"
but the feeling was widespread in
school circles that there is little
doubt that when Congress returns
in December the money will be
provided and made retroactive to
July ].
Conferences will be held this
afternoon, by Superintendent Ballou
and Major C. o. Wilmarth, finance
officer. with District building Off
cials to decide what steps may be
taken to care for repairs and fur
niture which were left unprovided
for by the failure of the bill.
System Blamed.
Superintendent Ballou character
lied the failure Of the deficiency bill
"a result Of the present system of
the District government" and de-
clared that the way to obviate
similar unfortunate occurrences is
''to give the Commissioners and the
Board Of Education more power"
The failure Of the deficiency bill, it
was pointed out, means that the
schools will be held several months
behind their schedule.
The total number of school Of.
ftcers, teachers, community center
employees and attendance officers.
all Of whom temporarily at least
lose the bonus ana the difference
between present salaries and those
In the new salary schedule, is 2,641,
Teachers are paid in ten install.
ments. Their next pay installraent
Is not due until the first week OF
October. II Congress can be in.
duced to remedy the situation at
the opening of the session in De.
cember. 1t was pointed out, the
teachers will have to accent the
smaller pay for only three install.
ments
Right To Sue.
A legal right is given school EN-.
ployes to collect the higher salary
through the courts, 1t was the opin.
ion Of officers at school headoiIar.
ters, based on the Marsh case. de.
cided by the District courts seven
years ago, in which it was said a
teacher assigned to specific duties
must be paid the salary provided
Tor that particular position. This
would be an extreme remedy and
one that probably will be made un.
necessary by Congress, it was de.
clared.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
NEW BATHING BEACH
HELD UP FOR FUNDS

Little prospect remains that the
proposed bathing beach for colored
people can be developed this sum
mer, Congress having adjourned
without providing an appropriation
of $4,000 asked for by the depart.
ment of public buildings and
grounds in connection with the
construction of the beach.
Approximately $4,000 remaining,
and which could have been utilized
in addition to the $4,000 asked for,
will also cease to be available June
30, Il was said today.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
THREE CONVENIENCE
STATIONS ARE CLOSED

Owing to the lack of sufficient ap.
preparation three Of the city's pub
lie convenience stations have been
ordered closed until July /, when
the new appropriations will become
available.
The station at Fifteenth and New
YORK avenue northeast and the one
IN the Public Library grounds are
closed today, and the third station.
at Thirteenth and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, will close
wednesday, it was stated by En-
gineer Commissioner j. Franklin
Bell.
The Washington times., 1924-06-09
MARSHAL s.
FREED
ALSO
Six Other Men, Co-defendants
With Officers, Are Cleared
of Charges

Lieutenant Joshua L.. Sprinkle,
Of the Eleventh Precinct, Deputy
Marshals Patrick H, Barteman
and Charles Marshall, and six
other men were today exonerated
Of liquor law violation charges.
Evidence insufficient.
The veteran police official, the
deputies and the others had been
indicted by the grand jury. Dis
trict Attorney Peyton Gordon to.
day informed Justice HitZ that the
Government had insufficient evi.
dence for 4 prosecution, and asked
dismissal Of all the cases.
Co-defendants with Lieutenant
Sprinkle and the marshals were
Joseph e. Boudwin, ST.. Ralph Nc.
Cullough, James Hunter, John J..
Hickey, James A. Williamson and
John j. Lynch.
= Reinstatement Discussed.
Sprinkle had been suspended for
several months, pending trial. His
attorney, Wilton J. lambert, had
pressed the court FOR an early trial
i on the charges.
After conference today, Com
missioner Oyster said that neither
he nor Major Sullivan had been in.
formed that the charges against
Lieutenant Sprinkle had been
dropped. Even if that were so, he
suggested, a violation Of police
regulations might be involved in
SprinkleS case