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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
PERSONAL MENTION

l.. II. Root of Newton. Mass, was
u business caller in town Tuesday.
Ernest NJ. Ames has returned from
an extended business trip in upper
So =" rset county towns
Mr.. and Mrs, Guy Lambert were
in ..adIsoii. whore they formerly re-
sided. Monday. calling on friends.
Rev. John y. Marks of Fall Riv-
err. Mass, Unitarian Laymen's
League missionary speaker. was in
town Tuesday and spoke at the Ro-
tary meeting.
Miss Geraldine Smith. who teaches
at the Lincoln school I'm Corvnille,
is passing two weeks vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Smith.
Mrs. George Merriam of Good
VIM was In town Monday afternoon.
being the soloist Mt the Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter, d. A. r., meet
ing.
The funeral service for James
Bramble. who died Monday. will be
held at the Lord Undertaking rooms
Wednesday morning ut 10 O'Clock,
conducted by the Rev. George Mer-
RAM of the Bethany Baptist church
Monday evening NJ. A. Dane. NJ
c. Viles of town and Perley Withee
OF East Madison were at the home
OF former County Agent G. A. Storer
in North Arson on business in con-
nection with TIL work of Somerset
County Jersey Cattle Club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
New Conant Homo

The new home being built on Nor
ridgewock avenue by Contractor A.
E. Conant for his own occupancy is
nearly completed and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cenant and family win soon move
into II from the Stinchfielc house on
Cross street, where they have resided
for several years. The house In two
story and on the first door Is = large
living room. dining room and
kitchen; on the second. three Sleep
ing rooms and bath. A oneApipe fur
mace has been Installed.
rhilathca Party at the Reformatory
The ladies OF the First PhiIathea
class of the Federated church viii
give the inmates 1t the 8tafe Re-
forsnatery for Women . party this
evening. The transpcrtaticn to the
institution Is being arranged by Mrs.
Nellie Fortier. chairman. Miss Edna
Crawford and Mrs. Fanny Hun aud
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19

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copyrigAt. 1854. By TAs Wheeler Syndicate lac
The Washington times., 1924-04-16

Coolidge May Speak July 4.
President Coolidge today tenta.
lively accepted an invitation to de-
liver an address in Philadelphia on
July f.
The Washington times., 1924-04-16

work in. the hands of another and
highly credited engineer.
Those important decisions have
been made by the President without
any show OF feeling against his
Cabinet members
There has been a complete avoid.
ance of any semblance of a row
among them. Yet the decisions
stand out significantly here among
those worshippers of precedent who
recall that Cabinet members Of the
past ordinarily offered to retire
when they were unable to agree
with their chief On matters of i'm.
portant policy
William J. Bfyan's retirement as
Secretary of State. and Lindley M.
Garrison's as Secretary Of War,
were among the more recent mani
festations of, that custom.
Japan New Problem.
The Japanese situation seems
ready to provoke another Of the
many serious problems that have
attended the Presidents brief period
in office. Japan has thrown down
the gauntlet. The Presidents re.
fusal to sign the bill might be con-
strued as a sign of weakness by a
public which is proud of it's country
and wants it to be strong whether
right OF wrong.
If he does sign it, however, he
will thus repudiate one of the highly
important formulas of Secretary
Hughes, who has repeatedly insisted
that the country should not raise
an especial bar against the Jap.
anese.
While there is every outward
indication Of good feeling between
the President and the entire Cabinet
it is believed that he has unusual
confidence in Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon and Secretary of
Commerce Hoover, with whom he
confers frequently.
Unlike Prcsider. Harding, who
gave them free rein, President
Coolidge conferE with the Cabinet
members on important issues and
accepts with them the responsibility
for the decisions.
The Washington times., 1924-04-16
FIVE ARE SHOT
IN PISTOL
BATTLE
Police. Officers Badly Wound
ed by Desperate Before They
Fatally Wound Him.

GARY. Ind, April 16.-Three
Gary officers fell wounded in q
running gun battle which traced
it's cracking staccato from In
diana Harbor to Gary and
claimed five wounded early to-
day before its final victim fell.
The wounded officers are:
William English, operator police
telephone switchboard, shot through
chest and leg: may die.
Motorcycle Policeman Otmaruf
Pospichal. shot through hand.
.Patrolman John Feigeile, shot
through both legs and through
hand.
Desperate Is Dying.
The fleeing desperate, whose gun
started the pitched battle, was be-
lieved dying in the Murphy Hos
pita1, shot through the head and
four times through the arms. He,
gave physicians the name Of Jo-
seph Boosquius and said his rela-
tiveS were in Mexico City.
In Indiana Harbor Boosquius shot
and. probably fatally wounded his
pal, Francisco Jacinero.
The motive for the shooting was
believed to be due to a failing out
Of underworld companions.
After shooting Jacinero, Boos.
quius boarded an interurban for
Gary. Gary police had been mott
fled. Patrolman Feigeile, walking
his beat, saw Boosquius alight from
the interurban.
COrnered After Chase.
He called on him to halt and the
desperate opened fire. Feigeile
fell wounded, returning the fugi-
tive's. fire as he fell.
English came running from a.
nearby cafe and Boosquius fiji ed
one shot at him before turning to-
flight again. English followed, shoot
ing.
Pospichal Joined him. The two
trailed BoosQuius to the Italian sec
ton of Gary. cornered him in an
outside staircase and shot 1t out
with him.
The Washington times., 1924-04-16
HOW TO MAKE HOME
RADIO OUTFIT CHEAPI Y

One useful way to extend the
service from q home radio set is to
wire up radio output jacks in
series so that several loud speakers
or head sets in different rooms or
apartments can be plugged in as
desired. The cost of twelve pack
circuit will usually not be over $40
complete.
- The audio output can be run
for, considerable distance, or even
to a neighboring house. It is best
not to use a ground for return, as
this may interfere with the radio
set circuits and cause bowls.
The Washington times., 1924-04-16
COOLIDGE
!. UP5ETS
PLANS
Weeks Twice Reversed, Wal
lace and Work Suffer, and
Hughes Faces Clash.
By JOHN T. LAMBERT,
Cosmopolitan. News Service,

The old Harding Cabinet,
which President Coolidge in.
herited like a family shawl, is
suspected Of being close to q
breakup.
DENLY and Daugherty are
gone. All the others, with the
sole exception Of Secretary of
Labor James J. Davis, have been
subjected to violent charges and
adverse criticism.
President Harding surrounded
himself with master minds. /"
His Cabinet was, supposed to be
the last word in intellectual su-
periority. So great was its
prowess with checkbook and pen
that it flourished under the title,
"Billion-D Dollar Cabinet" f..
THEORIES Knocked Out.
But in the short time he sud
denly ascended to the Presidency,
Mr.. Coolidge has reversed or knocked
out SO many OF their pet theories
and principles that it seems doubt.
ful II all. the remaining Cabinet
members can retain their places
and their pride of reputation at the
same time.
Secretary Of War Weeks was de-.
termined that Henry Ford should
not get Muscle Shoals.
In fact he engaged in a bitter
personal colloquy with the auto
builder at a time when it seemed
that but one more rebuff from
Washington would be enough to
cause him to become an active can
didate Tor President and thereby
endanger the Republican party.
Weeks Twice Reversed.
Mr.. Weeks attitude on Muscle
Shoals was one Of the most import
ant decisions Of policy which he as
a Cabinet member has been called
upon to make.
President Coolidge set it aside,
however, and both in his message
to Congress and in his discussions
with members Of Congress haSsdefi-
nitely announced his desire. that
Ford be given a chance to expert
ment with power and low-priced fer
tilizers for the farmers at the great
Government plant.
Mr.. Weeks had also hit upon the
policy of selling or leasing the Gov.
ernment's valuable concessions in
the Panama Zone to private opera
tors. The terms Of the lease were
Asr Il ~
Panama minister called upon the
in the interest of his people.
President Coolidge Immediately de-
clared that nothing would be done
adverse to the friendly relations be-
tween the two nations and thus set
aside another Of the Secretary's
policies.
Wallace and Work Lose.
Secretary Wallace and the Presi.
dent have been unable to agree up.
on an agricultural policy from the
start, although the President feels
that progressive measures of relief
for the farmers constituted the out
standing problem Of his administra-
ton.
Secretary Of Interior Work dis
charged Arthur p. Davis, one Of the
foremost reclamation engineers ir
the world, and was denounced by q
nationwide protest of engineering ex
rerts, who asserted that Works
choice Of Davis successor was az
bad as his decision to rid the
country Of Davis services.
President Coolidge has since lie,
go of Davis successor and has
placed that important reclamation
The Washington times., 1924-04-16

twenty days within which to with
draw the plea and file a demurrer
The indictment charges sale of de.
grees to alleged unqualified students
Of the Oriental University.
The Washington times., 1924-04-16
UNDER BAIL ON DIPLOMA
MILL" CHARGES IN D. c.

Entering a plea. Of not guilty,
DR.. Robert Adcox. of st. Louis,
Mo-, indicted with Bishop" Hell.
muth P. Holler and two others on
charges of conspiracy, have been
arraigned before Justice Hitz in
Criminal Court, No. /, and bond
was fixed at $4,000.
Counsel for the accused asked for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
VESTRY IS FITTED
 UP AS MEMORIAL
Miss Mary Avery To Be Remem-
 bered By Church

GREENSBORO, Ala. Sept. 20.- Especial. )-The vestry room Of St. Paul's Episcopal church in Greensboro has recently been beautifully refitted by the Cobbs family as a memorial to Miss Mary Avery. One of the articles used in the room is a chest of drawers that was brought from North Carolina some eighty years ago by Dr. Avery. father of Miss Mary. This chest of drawers will be used to store the vest ments, candles, and other ecclesiastical appurtenances. Friends who remember Miss Mary's interest in the proper care of these articles realize how appropriate this memorial is.
 The congregation of this church also placed an electrical cross above the al tar as memorial to Dr. Cobbs, rector of St Paul's for fifty years.
 Makes Trip By Car-Miss Miriam Buck, one of the science teachers in the Woman's college of Montgomery, made the trip from her home in Indiana to Alabama in her car, accompanied only by a young lady cousin. They stopped in Greensboro for day to visit friends; and reported pleasant trip.
 New School Bus-Prof. Colebeck, Hale county's efficient school superin- tendent is pleased to see the beginning of his plans for school betterment be- ing carried out this year, when a bus line has been established between Mel ton and Greensboro, bringing the chil- dren of that thriving little village to share the superior advantages of the Greensboro schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
AUBURN ALUMNI
 AIDING STUDENTS
Two Young Men Now Being
 Supported In College

ANBURN, Ala, Sept. 18.-(Spe- cial. Auburn Alumni have begun the work of actively aiding boys to obtain an education at Auburn, through the Auburn Alumni association, according to Judge w. H. Sanford, president of the association. The opening of the 1922-23 school at Auburn marked the inauguration of policy of giving aid from the alumni association to young men in need of help to go through col lege, two of the present students at Au- burn receiving assistance from the alumni fund.
 This fund is obtained from dues paid by alumin members, and is raised as a result of a resolution adopted by the executive committee of the alumni as- sociation at meeting in August. Judge Sanford stated that the alumni have responded to the task of creating the fund with much enthusiasm, and that the fund is steadily growing. Responses have been received to date from alumni in 19 states.
 Of the two students who are being assisted from the fund, one is Mont gomery boy, a graduate of Sidney La nier High school the other is senior at Auburn, who would have had to leave the college but for the assistance given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
UNIVERSITY HAS
 COLLEGE NIGHT
Opening Social Event Of Year
 Is Great Success

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Sept. 20.- Seniority distinction was forgotten and the "slimiest rat chatted with the pret- ties coed without fear of the Soph's displeasue last night when all 'Bama celebrated College Night. Cheers, talks, refreshments and delightful solo by Reginald Thomas, Birmingham bary- tone, featured the evening.
 Thomas sang, Angels Srenade." and, as an encore, Fairy Tales" He was accompanied on the violin by Miss Hazel Sweat and on the piano by Mrs. Susie Williford both of Tuscaloosa.
 Jack Coley. Alexander City, vice president of the student body. presided over the meeting in the absence of Jim Burt, president. He introduced Miss Joyce Merriman, Fairfield, president of the Y, w. c. A. and Verbun Gay, Ashland, president of the I. NJ. c. A, who sounded the note of welcome to the new corners. Miss Hanna Case of At talla, championed the shouldering of re- sponsibility early in life.
 Dr. James S. Thomas, director of the extension department of the university, in an address divided the students in two groups, those that go to college and those that are sent.
 Values Education-President George H. Denny, of the university, delivered his annual message to the freshmen in a joint meeting with the sophomores at the auditorium this morning. The value of the year at college is worth $150OO. Dr. Denny estimated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
HIGHWAY FUNDS TO BE EXHAUSTED IN ALABAMA SOON
County Officials To Meet November ' To Dis
 cuss Problem

MONTGOMERY, Sept. 20.-A con- ference of county road officials and members of the state hignway commits sion is to be held in Montgomery No vember ', during the state fair, ac- cording to present plants, to discuss the problem of raising further funds to carry on in the future the road pro- gram building instituted by the com mission.
 The counties of the state have not received their allotted $300,00O, accord ing to Chairman John A. Rogers, of the commission. It now will be necessary to halt any further road building in the counties which already have received their share of the $25,000,O00 state highway bond issue until those coun- ties which have not received their share have been attended to, it is said.
 A total of $2O,10O,000 of the $25,- 000,000 issue IS required to give each county its $300,000 allotment, accord ing to Chairman Rogers, and to carry out any further extensive road work, it will be necessary to vote additional bonds, he said.
 Counties which have not received their $300,000 and the amount due fhem arc as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
STATE TO BEGIN
 MARKING HIGHWAYS
Engineer Keller Authorized To
 Proceed With Work

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 20.- The state highway commission this week authorized W. S. Keller, state highway engineer, to proceed at once with the official marking of Alabama's state highways. These markings are to include, in addition to stenciling on telegraph and telephone poles the num- Der of the road and the route, the plac- ing of direction signs at the intersec- ton of trunk highways, also erection of warning signs at dangerous curves and road crossings.
 When this work gets under way it is planned to place large signboard or marker at Court Square in Montgomery indicating the direction of the different highway routes from the center of the city and the distance from Montgomery to surrounding cities including Troy, Selma, Union Springs and other points.
 It is understood that similar signs are to be placed in or near the center of other cities in the state later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
BAPTISTS ADJOURN
 SESSION AT DORA
54 Churches Of North River As-
 sociatiOn Represented -.

DORA, Ala, Sept. >2O.-The 90th session of the North River association which met with Dora Baptist church and adjourned this afternoon, after the most successful meeting in its entire history, with Rev. J. A. Huggins, of Parrish, as moderator, and J. $. Watts, oakman, as clerk. There. were about two hundred and seventy-fiye messen- gers present from the fifty-four churches of this association. Mir. Watts is now near eighty years old and has been clerk of this association for thirty years.
 The next session of this association meets at Eldridge, where the Baptists have an academy, known as one of our mountain schools presided over by Rev. J. H. Longcrier. Among the visitors to this association was Rev.. John w. Stewart, who organized the Alabama Baptist Orphans Home at Evergreen, and for thirty years was superintendent of this home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
EVERGREEN SENDS
 MANY TO COLLEGE
State Schools Prove Most Pop.
 ular With Young Folks

EVERGREEN, Ala, Sept. 20 Especial. IA number of boys and girls have departed during the past few days and others are making their prepara- tions to leave this week for the follow ing colleges:
 Miss Frances Whitcomb, Downing Industrial, Brewton; Miss Catherine Dunn, Sullins, Bristol Miss Kate Gail lard, Miss Susan Dickey, Miss Helen Hagood, Miss Sara Binion all for Mon tevallo, Charles Taliferro, Thaddus university; Harry Dickinson and Rob StaHworth for Howard; John Pritchett, Sam Morris, Albert Amos and D. NJ. Amos for A P. l., at Auburn Cecil Parks for Marion Military institute Edwin c. Page, Jr., E. A. Beaven, Jr., and Miss Claire Shanno for University of Alabama. Edward Hawkins for Me Callie School Tennessee; Mitchell N. Beaven for Bell Blckle, Tenn.
 Baaven for Belt Buckle, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
LOWNDES COTTON
 CROP TO BE SHORT
Drought During August Does
 Considerable Damage

FORT DEPOSIT, Ala, Sept. 2O.- Especial, )-The amount of cotton raised in this immediate vicinity will be much less than estimated several weeks ago, which is attributed to the continued drought during the month of August. At present there have been about 700 bales ginned here, whereas normal crop should have doubled this amount. Very little cotton is being held, the farmers as a whole are plac- ing the staple on the market while they can realize 20 cents or more.
 Three or four bales to the blow is a conservative estimate of the crop that will be harvested here this season. Full corn cribs and plenty of hogs is evi- dence that most of the farmers will not want for hog and hominy" another year.
 The budded oceans which play a prominent part in the money crop here each year will be the shortest crop since it became an industry, not more than 25,000 pounds being harvested here this season, against 100000 pounds last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
F. MILE BRIDGE OVER MOBILE BAY SEEN AS REALITY
State To Vote On Amend ment That Would Per-
 init Big Development

MOBILE, Ala.,~Sept. 20.-Dreans of n modern concrete bridge spanning the 15 miles of Mobile bay between Mo- bile and Baldwin county will become reality if voters of Alabama ratify a proposed constitutional amendment, number 200, at the general election in November according to opinions ex- pressed yesterday by county authorities and others who have devoted their en- ergies toward the removal of the water barrier" between the rich section of the gulf coast and the north and west. The constitutional amendment, if ratified, would give the board of revenue author ity to issue bonds, with the sanction of Mobile county voters, for the construc- tion of a bridge and the erection of concrete or other hard-surfaced roads.
 All doubt as to the submission of the amendment at the general election was removed yesterday when Governor Will liam W. Brandon wrote the board of revenue that the amendment was being advertised in Mobile and other counties of the state, as required by law. The board feared the advertisement had not been inserted and asked the chief exec utive for. enlightening information.
 Should the voters ratify the amend. ment the next legislature will be asked to pass the necessary enabling laws measures which would permit the ef- fectiveness of the amendment. That done the board can submit the question of a large bond issue to the voters of this county.
 The board expects to get an opinion during the next few weeks on the sug, gestion that the Mobile bad bridge charge tolls for automobilists and pc, destrians. Citizens are enthusiastic on information that a bridge over St Johns river in Jacksonville, Fla, built at cost of $1,OO0,O0O in 1921, has re. ceived more than $60O,000, and that half the cost of the bridge has been paid. The toll charged there is small and the officials here believe that tolls would pay the cost of the bay structure during a period of 10 years. At that time, it is stated, the county could con. slider the question of free passage, or a fee sufficient to maintain it.
 No campaign for the amendment has been mapped out. It appears that civic organizations will be asked to sponsor the campaign, because Mobile county is permitted by. law to appropriate money for the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Sept. 20.- Sheriff Guy V. O'Rear of Walker coun- ty today filed demurrers to the im- peachment charges brought in the su- preme court some time ago by Attorney General Harwell G. Davis.
 Articles of impeachment were filed against Sheriff O'Rear about three months ago after he had been indicted by a Walker county grand jury and his impeachment recommended. Charges brought against him include wilful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency and commission of an act involving moral turpitude while in of- flee.
 In the demurrer filed, Sheriff O'Rear alleges that sufficient facts were not set forth in the charges against him and that he is not erimin- ally responsible for acts of his deputies which are not committed under his di- reetion.
 The case is set for hearing Septem- Der %. .-,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
PLAN RATING BUREAU

ATAIORE, AIa., sept. ZU.-(Spe- cial. At recent meeting of the At more Chamber of Commerce, a repre- sentative group of merchants of At more and the surrounding territory be- ing present, definite steps were taken toward the establishment of a credit association and rating bureau. After a thorough discussion of the matter, a committee was appointed to draw up the necessary forms and to decide upon the plan of organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
DOCKET CLEARED,
 COURT ADJOURNS
TOmmie Johnson Acquitted Of
 Staying Ed Aldridge

FAYETTE. Ala, Sept. 2O.-(Spe- cial. )-Circuit court adjourned after disposing of all cases on the criminal docket. Tommie Johnson, indicted for killing Ed Aldridge in September, 1923, was acquitted. Joe Whitehead, indict- ed for mayhem, was fined $100 and given six months in the penitentiary on good behavior. Gene Ogden plead guilty to first degree manslaughter and was sentenced 6 to 10 years in the penitentiary Misdemeanors were set tied with fines and others continued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
NEW LAW FIRM

BREWTON, Ala, Sept. 20.-(Spe- cial. )-The announcement was made this week of the new law partnership consisting of Hybart, Hare and Rankin which will be associated in the future here and in Monroeville. H. c. Rankin, for a number of years one of Brew tons prominent lawyers and Hybart and Hare have been attorneys in Mon roeyille, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
PLAN WELFARE UNIT

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 20.- Miss Virginia B. Handley, state child welfare director, is to go to Albany Decatur early in October to form a county child welfare unit, it has been announced.