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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Prof. G. M. Chase OF Bates college
was a business caller in the city
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS
,,oNnAY AND rUEspAY

u,,nes Theatre-"Triumph," q Cecil
p peMille Paramount production with
al star cast: Daring Youth. featur-
INK Bebe Daniels; When knights Were
coid." Metro comedy; News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

T. A. Gale Of Orange, Mass, was q
,.sitor in the city over the week end
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Tonight is the past commanders
night at the meeting Of the George n.
RourQue post American Legion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

The birth Of a daughter. Marie
Therese, to Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse
Boudreau of Birch street on May
IA was recorded with the city clerk
Yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. c. o Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Wort of Sidney were
Sunday guests Of relatives in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Miss Olive NJ. Palmer has moved
| from 10 Ticonic street to the home Of
Mrs.F. B. Cannon on the West River
| road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Miss Delora A. Smith Of Portland.
Near East Relief worker. was In the
city over the weekend on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

r. A. jenkins Of birmingham
Mass, was a business caller in the
city Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

A. Berry Of Boston was in the
.,,v Yesterday calling on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

frank T. Mason of Bangor was II
.,,,., Saturday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

The T. N. Club will meet Monday
evening with Mrs. Philip Williamson
20h Prospect street., at 7.30 o'clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

J. Hennessey Of Portland was q
,n.,ness caller In the city Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Miss Edith Hunt Of Rumford was q
veek.e end visitor in Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Vienna. May 1S.-(By A. P.)-
Switzerland beat Austria today in
the doubles for the Davis cup. three
sets to one. Count Ludwig Salm Won
Hoogstraeten. husband of the former
Millicent Rogers, and his brother,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Troy, n. Y, May 1S-Manager John
J. Evers, Of the Chicogo White Sox,
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis in the hospital here this after
noon. Physicians said tonight his
condition was good" and that the
patient was resting comfortably"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Worcester. May 17-Springfield
Technical High School won the sec
ond meet today from a field of IL
schools. Pearson of Lowell established
a new record in the SS0-yard run and
also his team mate Slavin of Lowell
set a new record for the 44O.yard
run.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
PITTSFIELD
Henry TOzieP

hcury 1OzlcF
Word has been received here Of
the death of Henry Tozier, which oc-
Cured at Bangor on Saturday night.
Among the surviving relatives is a
son, Daniel S. Tozier of this town.
The funeral will be held at Bangor
and the remains will be brought to
Pittsfield on Tuesday for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

flight across the Pacific, as well as
the first to cross the Atlantic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
Mrs. Fred ORR

= MIS-. EreU 9TH
Mrs. Fred Orff died at her home
on Hartland avenue at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning. She is survived
by a brother. Mr.. Small of New
port. and by nephew. Charles
Small of Pittsfeld. The funeral
service will be held Tuesday after
noon and Rev. Mr.. Cam. pastor of
the First Universalist church, will
officiate. The arrangements will be
in charge of Undertaken Frank NJ.
Fairbanks. Interment will be made
in the Village cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Maplewood. n. J.. May 1s.-wil-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
FAIRFIELD

The Universalist Sewing Circle will
meet Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
with Mrs. James Atkins on Lower
Main street, with Mrs. Athens and
Mrs. Will Simpson as hostesses.
Misses Mabel and Matte Downs
will entertain the Mabel Wentworth
Philathea class this evening at their
home on Elm street. 80.
Carl E. Twitchell is moving his
household goods into the house on
Western avenue which he. recently
purchased from G. w. Gordon.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
~ RAILROADS OPERATED
UNDER LOSS DURING MAY

NEW YORK, July Glass one
railroads earned net operating in.
come Of secession in May. a de.
crease of s2s.e57.455 under the
same month last year, the American
Railway Association reports. April's
total was SCI. 1921 800.
For the first five months Of 1924,
net operating income mounted to
1926, 172,600. which was at the an.
nual rate Of return Of 4.27 per cent.
on their property investment, com.
pared with 1858 TAO, or 4.9s per
cent. for tho same period Of 1923.
Operating revenues in May totaled
SAT-, 229,000, a drop OF $40, 800,
or 1873 per cent below the same
month last year Operating ex.
penses Of 1881 ,253, 400 also showed
a decrease Of $35,99S, 900, or S.5 per
cent. under those for May, 1923.
Forty class one carriers operated
at loss in May, of which Is were
in the Eastern district and % In
the Western district,
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL

politics and one Of Al Smiths chief
managers, emerged.
Arthur F. Mullen, Of Nebraska.
profound professional Of politics and
one Of McAdoo's chief managers,
emerged.
They walked down the corridor
together. Said Mack to Mullen and
said Mullen to Mack, What do we
DO next?" Said Mullen to Mack
and said Mack to Mullen, who
knows?"
The professionals are as puzzled
as the amateurs. The professionals
realize that the public Is demanding
that they show leadership.
The fact is that there IL plenty
OF leadership in this convention, but
no fellowship.
A leader walks up to one Of Nc.
Adoo's Christian soldiers and com.
mandingly says: Vote for John w.
Davis" The Christian soldier sal.
utes and says: Chase yourself"
A leader walks up to a Kan.the.
Klanner and dominantly saws "Vote
Tor Joe Robinson, of Arkansas"
The Kan-the- Klanner looks him
In the eye and says: How did YOU
get that way?"
Ten fierce leaders 20 to Senator
Salisbury, of Delaware. and saw:
you have only six votes. Retire. -
He says: Il win not" And there
you are.
wire me how to make a delegate
to do?"
That is the message which thu
leaders here would like to send to
all their friends back home who
are urging them to lead.
Meanwhile the only hope that
seemed to even glimmer in the sky
today was that by some parliamerl.
tary device there might be a chance
Tor the convention itself to COLI
slider the McAdoo idea of running
the rest Of the race off in heats.
With the slowest horse in each heat
eliminated and that on the floor
OF the convention combination OF
Christian soldiers and weary world.
lings might force this idea upon all
reluctant candidates.
Hopes for Today.
Otherwise there lies ahead appar.
emily only a prospect Of further
balloting in q clinch until by utter
exhaustion there Is a breakaway.
Each day In this convention has
its favorite dose Of hope as to VINO
the candidates are toward whom the
breakaway would go.
Today's dose which is being passed
from arm to arm In the press gal
lery Is that II the breakaway came
today It would go toward Robinson
Of Arkansas, the leaping lion of the
Ozarls, or toward Ralston Of In.
diana, the wise walrus Of the Wa.
bash.
(copyriEht. Current News Featurea.l
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
SPAIN'S DIRECTORATE
Is DEMILITARlZED

MADRID. July IA demilitariza,
ton of the military directorate, the
governing body Of Spain, and a
modification Of the dictatorial pow.
ers Of General Primo Rivera. presi
dent Of the directorate, took place
today by royal decree.
New portfolios are assigned the
members OF the directorate, each
being responsible to the crown.
They took the oath before King
Alfonso.
Under the decree General Rivera
becomes minister of cults and Jus.
tice, but remains head Of the cabi.
net.
King Alfonso today signed a de.
cree for general amnesty to include
sentences imposed in connection
with the Spanish disaster in Mo.
rocco in July, 1921, and political
offenses and persons imprisoned Ioi
newspaper libel. General Primo De
Rivera drafted the decree and urged
the King 70 sign It.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
DEAD MANS SOUL ENTERS
BIRD, LINERS TARS SAY

Los ANGELES. July There IL
q superstition Of the deep that when
a seaman dies his soul enters tha
body Of gull.
The superstition assumed q nayv
color when the Panama Pacific lineM
Manchuria arrived here from Nav
York bearing the body OF one AZ
her men ami, in an adjoining cabin.
bird of brilliant plumage. whicn
mysteriously came out Of the ar
the morning after the man died.
1t was while the Manchuria was
far off the coast of Mexico that
Cornelius Van Rec, assistant baker.
died. A few hours later the bird
appeared.
I Members OF the Manchuria's crew
say their new mascot is the rein.
carnation OF Van Rec, and that Il
came in some other form Than \
gull because the dead man was not
q seaman.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
GIRL GETS KICK
. OUT Of STUNT
FLYING
OIivebelI Hamnn Wakes Poetic
After Thrilling Experience
In AirpIane
BY OLIvEBELL HAMON.
written for International News Ser
vice after her first airplane
Stunt Ride.'1

CHICAGO, July IT, The green
landscape grinning far beneath,
glorious azure skies beaming above,
a speeding airplane and yourself in
it-that's joy!
A white network of cleaning
roads in every direction, railroad
tracks that glisten like diamonds
In q slight dampness, trees that
sparkle with vibrant life, puddles
that flash respondent rays, still
looking purple rivers, tiny red
rooted houses, colossal greenish
lake and huge monuments-Iike sky
scrapers-how wonderful 1t is to see
all Of these things from the skies!
Thrills? Kicks? You bet! That
little plane packed punch for
every inch of air she touched! 1t
was like a dream--a beautiful, calm
dream, which the droning motor,
the shiny wings, even the atmos-
phere figuring only as a minor guam.
tity in a plot that included the
world.
But I sure woke up when we
looped-wow! AS looked up where
the sky should have been and saw
the city instead I loved it! And
tdu spin! we pulIeu SOME great
little old wingers!
Nose dives? Yea, even unto nose
dives we went! And fun never
enjoyed myself so much in all my
life;- it's just too indescribable to be
way up in the cloudsl
If you've never flown you've
never lived! You simply can't
know that excitement, that wonder
until you have tried 1t!
Now that Russell l.. Vaughan has
charmed the Witness Of the winged
way from New York to San Fran
cisco in one continuous day 1t is
surely up to everybody bravely to
fly.
Point out the person who hest.
tates to breeze through the clouds
nowadays and you'll have the vic.
lator Of high-powered pleasure.
In that strangest of WRITINGS,
looping the loop, you are looking
at the world absolutely upside
down and placing your relation to
gravity. head first.
From the grazing lands of ''the
cattle on the thousand hills" to the
swarms Of the city's human servi.
tude Is only a matter Of seconds,
so think fast abbut the beauty con.
nected with the passing scenery.
think flying is the best remedy
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
ADVERTISEMENT

Prices realised on Swift q Company
d. G. for week ending Saturday, July b.
1924, on shipments sold out, ranged from
1850 cents to 100 cents per pound
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

TO apply for brain .fag-for no slug
gish mentality can possibly exist
in that nothing. to-rest-upon.ness. &
One is surely up and goingl To
be an actual Hermes sailing
through space and wondering as to
the hospitality you win receive Il
you hop on Mr.. Mars doorstep is.
indeed, food for rapid pondering!
I went up at the Chicago Air
Park, which is maintained by the
Yackey Aircraft Company. They
have peach Of a little ship that
they call Tommy"
And, you Just take my word for
it Tor try it yourself, Tommy sure
can go! And Tommy is not very
big, either-in fact, 1t is the smallest
plane / have ever seen, and it rides
so easy!
Mr.. H. H. Hoyte (the pilot prom.
Used me either q safe and sane trip
or a rollicking stunt flight. / have
always been generous to myself, SO
took both!
When the safe and sane" was
being executed I saw so much ii
was just unbelievable! l had never
seen so much all at one time-I'm
sure! You see, an awful lot at q
big three-ring circus, but that has
nothing on an airplane view.
But when the stunt" began to
take place saw very little-rather
saw lots, but 1t was all in q jun.
BILE. Over and over, loop after loop,
end spin following spin; ! just
adored 1t!
The little belt that so kindly held
me in had one pretty stiff Job, If
you ask me! But the best part
the biggest kick and the most ex.
citing thrills when you are up.
side down so far above earth, and
knowing that it won't take you long
to get down, IL you hurry or slip!
I Just become ilIiterate whenever
I think of 1t. I can't explain the
sensation. but idolize 1t!
Some day / want to take UP fly
ing. I want to know how to walk
on wings dangle at the end of a
rope, parachute like a veteran and
be able to make q plane do every
thing.
I'll be about satisfied when I ac-
complish that But mother assures
me that / aIu movie mad and that
most Of the things I want to do
land am going to doD are Just mo.
ton picture fancies!
However, / don't mind that. for !
expect to be ''stunt man" in some
big production before I die, anyway
would love to swing across deep
chasms on a fragile rope just as the
villain was slashing 1t away, and /
would like to take high dives off
boat decks and ride in speedsters!
That may sound a bit foolish, but
just show me the person under sew.
enty that doesn't dream of doing
just such things! For we all see
the movies. and we like these wild
romances that we know are fooling
us.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
FIRST BICYCLE
COP QUITS
SERVICE
Harry Neggersmlth, on N. Y.
Force ? Years, Taught LII
Han Russell to Ride
g International Newa 80,

$1,000 s-uaB 4NONI
NEW YORK. July New York's
first bicycle cop-and. incidentally
the man who taught Lillian Russell
how to ride-has retired from the
force after thirty-four years serv
ice.
The old song which ran you'll
look sweet upon the seat Of . 81
cycle built for two" became popu.
lar long after Harry Neggersmith
had won his 'spurs"--or his pants
guards" az q speed cop.
He saw the fist fighting gang.
sters develop into the modern gun.
men and the "bilIe" speeder give
way to the automobile speed maniac
OF today.
Neggersmith began his police
career as traffic cop and ended
it as a detective. He was the first
bicycle cop In the country. and ar.
adventurous time he had OF it.
why, every nut that thought ns
was q speed marvel used to look
me up Just to see IL / could catch
him." he said. Zone colored gen.
tleman from the West Side, John
Brown. boasted that he was going
to come ana dare me to catch him.
The following morning he passed
me like q whirlwind. / gave chase
-and some time / had-all through
the park, and finally overlook him
at One Hundred and Tenth street.
The magistrate before whom ne ap-
peared asked:
"sOfficer, what IL the charge
against John Brown
'Scorching, your honor.
"sWhat have you got to say Tor
yourself. John Brown the court
equity John answered. sheep
Ten dollars fine the magistrate
announced. and Brown hurried
away.
Speeders COurted Arrest.
sIt was lust q series of match
races sprung on me without warn.
ing in those good old bicycle days. /"
Neggersmith continued.
None Of them ever got away
from me, and I did so well that two
more men were mounted on wheels.
OF course, there were ether duties,
too. I was put on about the time
women took up the sport. We had
to carry absorbent cotton. sticking
plaster, arnica, ETC.. to give first
aid when the dear things barkcd
their shins.
did / ever help any Of them tc
learn? Well, guess yes. One OF
my earliest pupils was Lillian Rus
sell. She certainly was a beauty
in those days, and as sweet as she
was pretty. Oh, there were lots OF
others, and /, as well as the others
who were put on wheels, when the
traffic was light helped girls to
learn.
Tanned Truck Drivers.
I'VE wore natty little short
jackets, short trousers and rakish
looking cap" Neggersmith said
with q twinkle in his brown eyes
well. think we looked good
anyhow.
''our worst trouble was with the
roughneck truck drivers. They
thought It great sport to whip ur
their horses when they saw womer
bicyclists coming just to brighter
the women into the gutter and gel
O laugh when they tumbIed off.
About the time we got Tho
truck drivers tanned, the womer
riders abandoned the short skirts
| and took to knickerbockers, anC
then we were kept busy keeping
the sidewalk crowds that came t
cape at the girls in order.
The Heavenly Twins and thu
Two Little Girls in Blue? Oh, Ii
rather not talk about them"
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
WAsHINoToNlANs LIKE
AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE

The cross.the-country air mail
service has become popular in Wash.
ington.
William Mooney, city postmaster,
said today that an average OF $50
letters are being sent here via air
mail"
THE service is great success
here" Mr.. Mooney said.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
SAGE DESCRIBES
ANOTHER \. |.
CONVENTION
John 3. stoII. 81, Tells Of
Shock Nomination Was
TO Seymour

While tho Democrats 81 1874
decide their presidential nominee
IN tenspestHOus sessions IN MGdisOs
Square Garden, d VeterGn Of the
Democrats party, and d keen
observer Of political events Of sir
decades, calls TO mind the last
memorable Democratic convention
IN NSU York, fifty-si1 gears Ogo.
It scGs as sCGrm a battle, Nth q
sudden and surprising decision.
The narrator Is John B. St0H,
eightg-OMe years old, political
sage of Indiana" and q member
of the staff Of the South Bend
Tribune.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

ballot resulted in an
Unanimous vote GID for Seymour.
How well and Systematically the
Seymour episode had been planned
may be conjectured from an in
cident Immediately following the
Seymour demonstration. Outside
Tammany Hall, a vast multitude
had gathered to learn the latest
developments. Banners and trans.
parencies heralding Seymour's nomi-
nation were abundantly In evidence
and proudly held aloft. Wondering
how such work could be done in
50 short time. one Of the Indiana
delegates, Major Samuel w. Sprott,
Of DeKalb county, stepped up to
one of these banners.
Running his finger over the
llettering he exclaimed: ':Regad, its
dryv'
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
GERMAN RACING CAR TO
ENTER ASCOT CUP RACES

LOS ANGELES, July IA Sem
mering hill-climb model of the Ger
man Mercedes is to run in the Ascot
Gold Cup road race here Thanks
giving Day, piloted by Leon Duray,
noted French daredevil OF the
tracks, 1t has been announced here.
The car was imported here after
its winning Of the Semmering
classic.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-20

only COW in the world with four yearly
records each over 1000 pounds of but
ter made in connection with four
seven-day records each over 80 pounds
of butter.
The grain ration consumed by Bess
Johanna Ormsby during her last test
period is small considering the record
made. She received from Is to 20
pounds daily of a grain mixture made
up to 200 pounds bran, 200 pounds
ground oats and As pounds each of
hOminy, oil meal, distiilers' grain and
gluten. III addition, she consumed
daily eight pounds corn silage, five
pounds beet pulp, Is pounds hay and
40 pounds of beets. During the summer
months beets were replaced with 40
pounds of d soiling crop. She was
kept in u box stall throughout the
year. During the summer season she
was allowed the run of u small grass
paddock for about two hours every
day, and was out i'll an exercising
paddock for about two Cours each day
during the winter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-20
Pure Bred Holstein
Makes Great Record
Dess Johanna Ormsby Sets
Mark for Butterfat.

Bv producing eanrly LOO pounds OF
butte fat in one year. hess Johanna
OrmSby, a pu.e bred lIClstein, recent
ly completed Il yearly record which
makes her one OF the four leading but
terfut COWS in the Unit ID States. Her
ye;.ly production, as announced by
the advanced registry department of
the Holstein-F riesian Association of
America, is 30,143.3 pounds of milk and
l.lgS,09 pounds of butterfat-equal TO
1876 pounds of butter. She also has
the distinction of being the only COW in
the world with four seven-day records
averaging over 10 pounds of butter
and three ~ten-ihonthS records each
over 1000 pounds of butter. She is
owned by Winterthur farms, WHITTIER
thur, Delaware.
The sire of this COW. Sir Pietertje
Ormsby Mercedes, is one Of the breeds
outstanding sires Of big producers and
show ring winners, ard her dam,
Spring Brook Bess Burke I'd. Is the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-20
Keeping Silo Doors in
Place While Emptying

A large percentage of farm sli0s
have removable doors. AS they are
taken out when feeding the silage they
are sometimes dropped to the bottom
and put In the barn or piled some
where for safe keeping.
AS the doors are taken out find ii
far better to stick the top door I'M
der the caves somewhere and then as
each door comes out slip ii In the open
ing above, says an Ohio writer In Sue
cessful Farming. When the silo Is
empty, the doors are all in place. This
helps to hold the empty silo rigid while
It is empty. Empty silos are the nes
affected by heavy. winds. In filling the
silo the replacing Is reversed so that
when the top is reached the last door
Is under the root just where you wan
Ii.
This saves a lot of bother during
filling, as many farmers fasten each
door on a rope and haul It up the
chute as the silo fills up. Tramping
silage keeps 1t lots more than pulling
doors.