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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

n. A. Marston Of the Music Shop
was n business visitor In Dresden
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

doing your shopping for the week END
1t will pay you to look 1t over.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

e. E. Lewis and Arthur Lewis re-
turned from Capitol island Tuesday
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Charles BusseN, postmaster at
Pittsfield. was calling on Gardiner
friends Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts and
daughter have returned from. a two
weeks vacation, passed at Pleasant
Fond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Mrs. Henry Page and Mrs. James
Hatborne OF Richmond were in the
city Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Mrs. Ernest Hunt Of Lower State
street Is In Lewiston, called there by
the illness of her uncle. n. ID. Hoxie,
Sabattus street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Ralph Murphy Of Fairfield was
calling on Gardiner friends Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Mrs. E. A. kelley has returned to
Portland after visiting with Mrs. A.
c. Kelley, Church street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

j. E. Heath of Whitef1eld was a
business caller in town Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

The Corner Boot store has 4 very
attractive ad In this issue. Before
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Frank Larrabee of Portland was q
business visitor in town Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

e. G. Albee Of Kings Mills was
calling on friends Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Ralph CLANCY Of Dresden was a
business visitor in town yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Morrill, Of
Washington street left Tuesday foI
an auto trip to Haverhill, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Daniel Carleton of Alma was in
town Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

e. c. Hun. Of Portland was a busi-
ness visitor in town Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Mrs. Caroline Clark IS passing a
few days with relatives in Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Mrs. John Libby Of Whitefield was
q visitor in town Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Eugene Spfnney left Tuesday TO
resume his studies at Bates college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

Mrs. Jessie Moody and Miss Flor
ence Moody passed Monday in VIM
tErop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

| Mrs. May Spinney left Tuesday
| for a visit with friends in Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

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Evening star., 1924-05-04

know where he is, and we've got his
affidavit TO why he changed his story.
Oh. it was slick. Nobody could get
Chet for perjury. Change didn't
amount to enough for that, but it was
enough for what you needed. You
got away with ii then, but Chefs
ready TO tell how you got away with
1t now"
He stopped again, and the judge
inquired:
''Is that all"
Cotteriu shook his head.
"Not quite. Item three-Tne mat
ter of the Turner trust and how it
happened the trustee was short and
how the thing was covered up. You
were the trustee, Bob. One, two,
three-and there you have it,
He struck the desk again, triumph
innaming him.
"Furthermore," he cried, voice sud-
denly shrill "F'urthermore, the
story's ready TO spring. This after
noon petition for your disbarment
was filed down home. In a sealed
envelope. And the whole story back
Of it's ready. When leave here, be-
fore midnight tongiht, I'll hit a tele-
phone. If l say one word, the en-
velope goes into the fire. II I don't
say the word. the envelopes opened
in the morning and the story's on
the street in the Chronicle before
breakfast. There's the load, Judge"
Fhe shrugged, his hands outspread.
Look it over. Simple enough. Be
Evening star., 1924-05-04

good and you'll be happy. Now what
do you say
i \ x
EOR long moment there was si-
lence in the quiet room, and when
the judge spoke it was in a gentle,
but a decisive, tone.
Nor I've never permitted myself
to be blackmailed, Cotterili," he re-
piled
The lawyer stormed to his feet; he
threw up his hands. "All right" he
cried. Then it's bust for you"
The judge nodded. Maybe" he
agreed. "Of course, this is old stuff.
a little of it true, and a good deal OF
il lies. Dates back ten-twelve years.
Maybe you can make it go. l don't
know. But do know one thing, Jim.
I know you're a dirty specimen"
There was, abruptly, a hot ring in
his tones.
Cotterill cried: "Thatll do. You're
through. No man can talk to me that
way"
Hosmer's long arm shot out; his
fingers twisted into the others COL
lar. Talk to you? Talk to your
he repeated quietly. Why. Jim, I
aim to do considerable more than talk
Evening star., 1924-05-04

to you" His right hand swung; he
slapped the squirming man across the
cheek: swung and cuffed Jim Cotterill
to and fro in cold fire of rage.
Urged him toward the door; half
dragged, half thrust, half threw him
down the stairs; spurred his tumultu-
Gus exit from the house. A last sting
ing blow, and: Cit" he said.
Cotterill was gone.
The judges wife had come into the
hall. Hosmer slowly shut the door,
and he rubbed his hands as though
they were soiled. There was trouble
in his eyes, where the anger died.
Mary Hosmer touched his arm :;
asked softly: What is it, Bob?"
He looked down at her; slowly
shook his head. Trouble, Mary" he
said frankly. He wanted to beg, or
buy, or steal the Furnace case.
They're raked up those old affairs.
The Chronicle will print tho whole
business in the morning. He's gone
60 release tAs story now. guess
Evening star., 1924-05-04

OF fact, Mary" he said, this afrai!
has it's funny side"
Funny" she echoed
Yeah
Why"
came upstairs" he explained. I'd
already decided the way he wanted
me to-
(Copyr;yht, 1924
Evening star., 1924-05-04

He liked you when you were handling
their business, too. l guess the old
man kind of feels like you were his
own son."
Hosmers thin, wide mouth drew
into smile. "A fatherly interest.
eh? Toms a good old man"
We'll, he's not the only one down
there that feels that way about you,
Bob. You know how the folks there
stick together-the men that amount
to anything-Tom's bunch. Old Charley
Steele, and Dave Evans. and that
crowd. They're always been back of
you. Sort of feel as though you were
one Of them"
Best friends I've got in the world"
Hosmer agreed.
Cotterill chuckled Matter of fact,
it's right funny to see them watch
the papers when you're sitting in one
Of these big cases up'here, Dragging
to strangers that you're from there"
YEAH" Hosmer remarked encour-
agingly. He watched the fat little
lawyer, an ironic question in his eyes.
They're all getting ready to get
behind you and push, when you run
again" Cotterill assured him. Dave
Evans said here, just the other day,
that you could get pretty near any
thing you wanted to, if you watched
your step. 1t means lot to have the
hometown folks back of you, you
know. There's a neat bunch of votes
down there, Bob
Sure" the judge agreed
X x !: !;
roTTERILL opened his hands with
~ a frank gesture. "Of course,
they're all watching this case, right
now. It's pretty important to the
Furnace. you know. Not much in this
one case, but it's precedent. Reckon
it would cut into the business they do
down there quite a bit if things went
wrong. Tom says to me, when we
first talked about it: You got to win
this case, Jim. II you don't, it's
going to cost US money And what
hurts the Furnace hurts the town"
He hesitated. and the judge said
slowly and pleasantly:
You're lodging around corners,
Jim. What's on your mind?"
Cotterill swung toward th6 other,
leaning a little forward in his chair.
"Well-" he began, then hesitated.
Bob, you know my reputation, 1
guess?"
IT know you're reputed to be-suc
cessful," said the judge. If there was
in his word anything of criticism or
Of reproach, Cotterill paid no heed.
'I mean, you know, that I've the
reputation of going right after what
~ IN
Have you, Jim?''
"And I'm coming right to the point
now"
Come ahead"
The fat little man hitched his chair
a little nearer the others. His voice
was lowered. He gesticulated with
a pudgy finger.
"First thing" he explained, 'I want
to be sure you understand just how
important this is; to us and to you,
too. It's business with US, but it's
policy with you. That's what I want
you to understand. They haven't
asked you for anything because they
helped you get started, and they don't
aim to. Not for what was done for
you then. But We can't afford to lose
this case now"
Hosmer said slowly: Case is fin
ished, Jim. Decision is all written.
It's in that envelope there" He
pointed toward the top of his desk.
Cotterill shot a glance in that di-
rection, and beads of sweat started
upon his forehead. That's all right"
he said. mo need Of going into that.
I know I'm not much as a trial law
yer. I know fell down on this case.
Facts and law were with US, but I
didn't get the stuff into the record
the way I'd ought to, and some of our
Evening star., 1924-05-04

folks will walk right by and never
see US, tomorrow, Mary"
Comprehension came swiftly into
her eyes; she cried rebelliously:
you've lived those old tales down,
Bob" He shook his head. ANY
way" she told him, I'm glad you
kicked him out as you did
The judge nodded. Then u slow
smile crept into his eyes. Matter
Evening star., 1924-05-04
He Ate 1t.

Mother-Where's the paper plate L
gave you under your pie, dear?
Jack-Was that plate? I thought.
1t was the lower crust.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

money. If that's the trouble, we can
help you, too. You don't know the
market---not your business to. But
there are men that do know it. Fact
is. they are the market, judge. They
make it jump over a stick whenever
they like. Old Tom is in with then,
And they'd be glad to show you the
way. You wouldn't have to worry.
You just open an account. Put in as
much as you like. l can guarantee
it'll double and double for you pretty
regular, handled right. You can call
It a speculation, but it's not that-not
when the market is trained way it is.
You sec how / mean"
The judge said nothing at all, and
Cotterll threw out his hands with an
insinuating gesture.
or" he suggested, cit may be you
haven't got any loose money to put
in. That'll be all right. They'll carry
the account for you-carry IL and
take care OF it, and whenever they
make a turnover mail your check to
you. You cash it-that's all there
Is"
There was TO answering gleam in
the judges eye, and Cotterill added
hurriedly:
Maybe the notion OF check
bothers you. II does leave a trail
But cash don't. and cash can be got
There won't be any trouble about
that, nor about how much. We're
responsible people, SO are you. Come
on Bob. What's the natter"
The judge said, almost abstract
adly and optiraly
You're interesting, Jim, but you're
not convincing. You see, it just hap
pens that 1 don't take bribes."
Evening star., 1924-05-04

TIM CoTTERILL watchem him,
marked the apparent hesitation in
his answer, and the fat man licked
his lips and looked behind him to-
ward the door with something fur
tive in his manner. Then he jerked
his chair still nearer to the other,
with the buttonholing instinct always
so strong in his ilk, and laughed in an
unpleasant way.
"All right. Bob" he said. "All
right. get you. We're ready to
meet you on that ground. too"
"On what ground?" the judge
asked tonelessly.
Cotterin whisperingly explained.
I'VE know your affairs pretty well,
Bob" he said assuringly. you've
got a reasonable salary, but it's none
too much. You like to live comfort
able. and nobody bianes YOU. Every
body feels the same way. There are
a lot of folks thatd like to be
friendly-help you out If you wanted
they should. And there are lot OF
ways they could help you-any way
you like"
What way" Judge Hosmer in
sisted.
Cotterilrs embarrassed reluctance,
If such an emotion can fairly be at
tributed to the man, passed before
the judges encouraging inquiry.
There's that mortgage" he sug-
| gested. "I know it's a burden to you
1t amt that you need the money
You're paying per cent on it and
making more than that on the money
it releases for you. Pays any man
with a business head to borrow at
per cent That's all right. But may
be there are times when you fret a
little bit about that mortgage. Well,
judge, you don't need to. Easies,
thing in the world to have 1t tore up.
All you got to do is say the word"
The judge did not say the word.
Cotterill pursued the subject.
Maybe there's something else" he
suggested. 81 take it you're a busi-
ness man, but I may be wrong. May
be you don't know where to get any
better than per cent for your
Evening star., 1924-05-04

rOTTERILL twisted in his chair as
- though under blow, and his fat
face purpled with anger. lie struck
his fist upon the edge of the desk
before him.
"All right, all right, Bob" he cried
hotly. IF you won't have it in
friendship. take it the other way.
You can't pull this high and mighty
on me. You can't get away with il.
What are you after, anyway? I
haven't named a figure. You could
have named your own If you'd been
reasonable. Stead OF, that, you've got
to grow wings and fan 'em like an
angel or something. You can't pull
that with me, Bob. l know too
much"
What do you know, JIM" the
judge asked mildly.
Cotterill laughed.
Getting under your skin, am /:
Thought I would. You think Id go
into this without making sure i had
winning cards? I've looked you up,
Bob. d've had you looked up. ] know
you, innsideout. And I'll tell you
fiat, either you come across now or
everybody-u know you as well as we
do"
"How well do you know me-" Hos
mer inquired
The attorney held up his left hand.
the fingers outspread, and he ticked
of his points upon these fingers.
This we'll he declared. Item
one-You sat in the steel case.
When the decision was announced
the market went off. Robertson
Brothers had you on their books,
short a thousand shares. You made
a nice little pile Legal enough,
maybe, judge. but not right ethical.
Would you say so?"
Go on said the judge.
The fat little man touched another
finger.
Item two-Eemember the Daily
trial, down home? Chet Thorne?
Remember him? Witness for the
other side. Tou was defending Daily.
He needed it, too. He was guilty as
the devil. Chet told the truth first
trial. But you got a disagreement,
just the same. Second trial, Chet
lied. You got Daily off. Well we've
got Chet You can't find him, but we
Evening star., 1924-05-04

. HE Phi Beta Kappa Society,
which is now represented in
all of the great universities
Evening star., 1924-05-04

witnesses didn't stand up when Mars
ton got after them. Marstons a good
lawyer, but there's more to trying a
case than the court end of it. I'm
trying my case right now, Bob
The judge did not reply. He seemed
to have settled into a certain stony
calm; his eyes were steady and in
scrutable. CotteriIl waited for an in
stant, then swung swiftly on.
Thing is," he said, you want to
figure whether you're going to stand
with us, and have us back of you, or
whether you want to stand with this
other bunch. They were against you
at the start. You know that. And
they're not going to shift now. even
IL you're good to them. They'll just
figure you're scared.
You're coming up for reelection
one OF these days, maybe for bigger
Job. And if we're solid back of you,
you can have anything you want. You
know that, Bob. But if we split,
you're a goner. There's the whole
thing. You stick with us and wen
stick with you. You throw US, ana
we'll-remember it. We're not ask
ing favors for what we have done,
but for what we figure to do. See?
He stopped short, watching the
other shrewdly. The judge at iirst
made no move, said no word. HIS
eyes were thoughtful and his glance
was not turned toward the other man.
do you see?" Cotterill repeated.
"I-see what you mean" said the
judge slowly.
Then, what do you say the fat
man insisted.
Judge Hosmer swung slowly to race
him. There was something judicial
in his tones, even and calm, and his
colloquialisms were gone.
I'm not ambitious-in political
way" he replied.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

good and youll be happy. Now what
do you say
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-10
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT

The train was Very late, dear
heart, consequently got into New
York just in time to drive directly
to the dock. There was bad acci-
dent on the tracks just in front Of
us, and we had to wait until it was
cleared away. For the first time in
my life, Jack dear, | got little
creepy feeling around my heart
when | saw the long line of ambu-
lances and undertakcrs wagons TAX
ing the people past my car in the
early morning from the wreck just
ahead.
1t was almost a stroke of provi-
dence that we did not run into this
wreck, because our engineer missed
the signals and only stopped our
train within short distance of the
other.
However, if we always worried
about the accidents that might have
happened or the troubles that might
have been ours but for, some lucky
stroke of providence, l., think we
would be very unhappy people.
l got rather morbid feeling, Jack,
however, as | waited there in my
compartment for the train to start.
| wondered just what you and little
Jack would do if I never came back
to you. Now that isn't nice thing
for an absent wife to write to her
husband, is it? But I'm trying to
tell you frankly just what l do and
think from now on.
l don't know whether mentioned
to you that l had letter from Bea-
trice Grimshaw the day before l
came away, and Sally Atherton had
written her that she thought all o.
us were more or less hypocritical,
and said that hypocrisy was the at
tribute that animals took on with
their souls
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-10

Alexander Taraeff, once a col
porter in building on Broadway,
New York. His sword is broom
handle, his shield a dustpan.
Before the red flag Of revolution
was raised in Russia, Colonel Tar
aeff owned gold-producing mines
in Siberia along the River Amoor.
He was worth at least 3la million
dollars in gold.
The colonel was stationed at
I"kutsk, and perhaps was little
cZar in his own right. He had
carriages and servants, luxurious
homes, winter and summer. and
wife and growing daughter who
wanted for nothing that wealth
and station might procure. And
then came the overturn.
Colonel Taraeff and his family
were marked for looting and de-
struction. Their fortune was
swept away with the swiftness and
sureness Of a land made desolate
by "a cyclone; the colonel's mines
were, seized by the Red govern
ment; their lives were saved by the
intervention Of the cOlOneIS sol
dierS.
Colonel Taraeff made oath to
Armenian citizenship and was
drafted into the bolshevist army.
His wife and daughter were drag
ged to the level of the ferocious,
destitute mob.
I'VE spent many years under
these conditions" said the former
soldier of the car the other day,
"and all the while | was working
to get my wife and daughter out OF
the country.
at was only year and half
ago that the chance came
The colonel obtained his permit
to leave through commissioner
who had served with him in the
cars guards He made his way to
the coast through Siberia, one ride
he took costing him 1000 rubles,
and other expenses being in pro-
portion.
when at last saw the blue wa
ter and was on the ship that was
to carry me to the land of the free
/ wept with joy; and the trip was
all too long before l could clasp
my waiting ones to my arms.
and so | arrived, and so; what
can | do? The English l speak |
learned since l came. and With my
knowledge of French and Italian
and Austrian, and of music, | am
what you see. In this country OF
greatness, where so many of my
countrymen have made great for
tunes, there is but pittance for me
! and for mine"
And he shrugged his shoulders
and smiled a brave smile, as he
| grasped his broom-handle and pan
| i-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-10
DAY
BRINGS URGE
FOR VISITORS
May Visit Local Institutions
and Witness Modern Meth
ods of Aiding Sick

May 12, 1920, almost 104 years ago,
was born a woman whose fame pro-
badly is greater today than at any
time and whose name apparently is
gaining .glamor with the passing
years. Florence Nightingale, whose
birthday is observed as National Hos
pital Day, has received a greater
heritage Of fame because of her re-
volutionizing the profession Of nurst
ing but as a matter Of fact, her con-
tributions to the development of
hospital service, were at least on a
par with her nursing accomplish
ment. DR.. NJ. T. MacEachern, prcsi-
dent of the American Hospital Asso-
citation, and an international author
ity on hospital administration, re.
Gently asserted that Florence Night
ingale had even a greater influence
on hospital development than on
nursing, and since most of us are
familiar with her wonderful accom-
plishments in laying the foundation
for modern nursing, her hospital ac-
tivities make her an even greater
benefactor of humanity.
President Coolidge in recent let
ter commenting on National Hospi-
tai Day, wrote: SIN selecting the
birthday university of Florence
Nightingale you are making the occa-
sion, incidentally, a memorial to one
of the great women Of the nineteenth
century"
In keeping with the double accom-
plishmcnts of Florence Nightingale
in hospital administration and in
nursing, Blank Hospital, along with
some 5000 others in various parts Of
the world, will have a program en-
phasizing its service to the commun-
ity as a hospital and as a school for
nurses.
The Bismarck hospital in keeping
with the custom established IL a
number Of the larger cities of the
United States extend cordial invi
tation to their friends to call, Mon
day afternoon, between the hours of
9 and o'clock and visit the numer-
Gus departments of the hospital.
Short talks will be given by the
heads of each department, giving Il
brief outline of the work accomplish
ed.
The hours at the St. Alexius hos
pital are from 3 to 5 and plans have
been made to examine and weigh all
babies born during the past year on
this day and advice will be given
mothers as to care and feeding for
those found needing attention.