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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Open Meeting of
Cony Math Club
ENJOYABLE Affair

About 100 were in attendance at
the third open meeting OF the Cony
High Math Club to which all students
OF mathematics In the school and the
parents of club members were in
vited. The meetin~ was held at the
school building on Monday evening
and was a very enjoyable occasion.
After the usual business meeting
q delightful program was presented
under the direction OF Charles Nell
eon, the president. After the address
OF welcome by President Nelson, q
short address on the Life OF Archy-
Rose waltz" a violin and plano duet
by Don Hewett and Janet Chase was
very prettily executed and as an en-
core they played THAT Old Gang
OF Nine" socrates Teaches School"
skit. was next presented by the
seniors. Charles Nelson acted "a
Socrates and the pupils were Janet
Chase, Mildred Dixon, J. Fleming. r.
Friedman, NJ. Davies. and d. Hew-
EFT.
A talk ON mathematics by Miss
Day proved most interesting and II
was followed by very clever gcom-
etrical design drawn by Evelyn Hurd.
This design was very intricate and
beautiful and required nearly ten
minutes TO draw. Geometrical pug
xles by l. Leland kept the group In
*erested for some time.
Refreshments Of ice cream with
hot fudge. and cake were served
otter which the meeting adjourned.
The program committee consisted
OF Paul Giddings as chairman. Janet
Chase. lowell Leland, Carolyn Her.
rick. and the refreshments commit
Aee OF l.. Stiles. n Giddings. NJ.
esxastt, . Peters and q. Savage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Wet Group Opens
Anti-Dry Fight in
National Capitol

Washington. Jan. 21-Wet forces
brought their fight against the prohi-
tition laws to the national capital to-
day when they assembled here in a
face the facts conference of the AS
ISOLATION Against the Prohibition
Amendment and delivered a barrage
of condemnatory speeches that brought
hot return fire from dry champions
on the floor OF the House.
They also took their cause to the
White House and to their pleas for
modification of the existing dry laws
along with declaration for law and
order, they received a brief response
from President Coolidge. ignoring the
question of modification, but express
ing his qualification at the assurance
that the association stood behind the
law.
In the memorial presented TO the
president through Senator Bayard
Democrat. Delaware. and Archibald
Hopkins. president of its executive
committee. the association declared II
believed lin the impartial execution
OF law as the prescrvative of the cit
izen's liberty" and that Experience
has shown that existing laws should
be modified" In his reply. which was
made privately to the delegates and
not made public by the White House.
the president announced his determine
tfon to enforce the laws in accordance
with his oath OF Office
More than a dozer speakers attacked
the results of prohibition enforcement
during the day sessions of the associa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Brass Quartet to
Give Specially Number
In Legion Minstrels

Undoubtedly one of the features of
the fourth annual Legion Ministries to
be presented at City hall on the night
of January % will be the end song by
John McDonough. Jack has been Sc
lected to put over THAT Old Gang of
Nine" and those who know him are of
the opinion that this number will be
one of the individual hits of the pro-
gram.
1t was announced last evening that
one of the speciality numbers of the
program of the World War vets show
this year will be the appearance of
the brass quartet" from the National
Home. An instrumental selection al
ways goes big with minstrel audi
ence and in securing this aggregation
Of Professor Themes musicians the
Legion Minstrel management has made
ten strike.
All arrangements are complete for
the seat sale and exchange. which will
be held on Friday evening of this week
at 100 at City hall. The plan which
has been worked out for the dstribu-
tion of the reserved seat tickets is
believed to be the best possible solu-
ton of an old problem. and with three
lines moving by the ticket wickets
there should be little difficulty expert
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Silver Money Ends
Use Soviet Paper

Moscow, Jan. la. p. by MALL
Before the middle Of 1924 paper
rubles promise to be thing Of the
past in Soviet Russia. The silver
coins now being minted are to be
put into circulation In the spring. ac-
cording to Comissar for Finance
Sokolnikoff. They will be used for
fractional currency. while the cher
ovonetz," or ten ruble gold note OF
the state bank, will serve as q none
tary unit
The government has had silver
money prepared for many months.
but hesitated to issue 1t because or
the natural inclination Of the peasant
to stow coins away. Gold coins also
have been minted. but probably will
not be put into general circulation.
At the present time Russia has
about ESQ, 100000 gold rubles worth OF
cherovonetza in circulation, while the
gold value of the paper money Is only
about one fifth of that amount. 1t Is
planned to replace this latter by sill
yer currency, also to be backed by a
gold guarantee. Additional guaran-
teed bank paper and silver money
will be issued as assets warrant.
During pre-war days, Russia had
more than 2.000,000.000 gold rubles
worth Of coin and guaranteed paper
in circulation, or about eight times
the money available at present. Al
though the country will Have to do
business on an eighth of the money
IL had available formerly, neverthe-
less the government considers 1t bet
ter to have money famine than to
issue more practically worthless pa
per.
The soviet ruble never reached the
low valuation of the German mark.
although the currency has from time
to time been simplified by the expedi :
emit of looping off q few ciphers. A
note for 10000 rubles of issues prior
to 1922 became one ruble when, at
| first, four ciphers were removed. In
1928 two more ciphers were removed,
! making six in all. and making one
1928 paper ruble equal to one million
| rubles Of all issues prior to 1922, IN
Guiding paper money issued by the
Cars.
Even the 1923 paper money. how
ever. deprecated quickly. starting the
year at about 80 rubles to the dollar,
| this paper had fallen, in late Decent
Der, to more than 5000 rubles to the
| dollar, or, IL figured on the basis OF
pre-1922 rubles. the exchange was o.
900. 900. 900, to the dollar.
In 1924 virtually everything In Rus
STA will be on a gold basis. The com :
! missariat OF finance has announced
that no more taxes In kind" will be
collected from the peasants. All Will
be collected in money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Spears Sentences
CONTINUED from Paoe Ons)

pleaded nolo at the April term OF tEsV
Superior court on q charge of indie.
cent exposure and who was placed
upon probation at that time. wasA
brought to court and upon report Of
probation officer Edwin Bullock OF
Windsor, the probation was removed
and he was remanded to serve his
sentence.
The case Of Percy Wilbur. Francis
Bickford and Earl WEIGH. charged
with assault and battery were taken
up and jury trial was started. After
the evidence for the state had been
put in. Bickford changed his plea tcI
nolo and was sentenced to serve two
months in Jail. and the charge again.
st Wilbur was dropped upon recon-.
mendation Of county attorney Wal.
ter NJ. Sanborn who felt that he had
not sufficient evidence upoon which
to convict Wilbur. WEIGH has not
been apprehended.
Testimony in Assault Case
In the case OF assault and battery
against Percy Wilbur and Francis
Bickford, Elmer Cochrane was the first
witness for the State. He testified
that he went with William Chamber
cember 81. Chamberlain intended 10
trade horses with Bickford There
were present Mt the house. also. Percy
Wilbur and Earl Welch. The trade
was apparently completed and Cham.
berlain had left the house TO unhar.
ness his horse. and then Bickford. who
was In the house with Cochranc, sud-
denly announced that he had decided
not to swap. Cochrane told him that
in that case he would go out and no.
tify Chamberlain so that he would not
unharness the horse.
He testified that upon his saying
that. Bedford began to order him from
the house. and us he started toward the
door Bedford darted to the shed and
returning with an axe. attacked him.
I'm order to protect himself from the
attack he grabbed chair and when
Bickford struck at him with The axe
II hit the chair and was twisted from
his hand. Cochrane then clinched with
him and threw him upon a bed. As
he was doing this Welch came into the
house and hit him on the back of the
head. He went outside where Welcb
clinched with him. After wrestling
for moment he threw WEIGH. and as
he did Bickford came from the house
and jumped upon his back. He pulled
Rickford off his back and then Wilbur
started toward him with an axe. Hs
was hit in some way 80 that he be.
came UNCONSCIOUS and was badly cut
and bruised. He admitted that they
had all been drinking.
Chamberlain then testified. He stat
ed that at the time OF the assault lie
was in the barn and did not see Il UNI
til the men were lighting out OF doors.
He said thst he heard the noise and
thought that they were wrestling
Then he saw WEIGH strike Cochrans
and kick him. Bickford was going into
the house when he got to the scene OF
the assault and Wilbur was driving
slowly away In his team. He did not
gee Wilbur assault Cochrane nor did
he re any axe or club. but did see that
Cochrane was bleeding.
Recess was taken at this point and
when court resumed the case was dis
posed OF as above stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Loss of Arm Turns
Painter to High Art

Alameda, Cal, Jan. 20 CA. P)-
William Jones of this city used to
earn his living as a painter OF
houses. One day az he was Mt work
on q house his arms came in contact
with a live wire and were burned
so badly that 1t was necessary to
amputate them just below the
shoulder.
Casting about for means of live
uhood, Jones designed a pair of
artificial arms for himself. He found
that he could hold a brush. but he
feared to undertake again the
rigorous work of house painting.
He could draw pretty well and he
began experimenting with paints on
a small scale. He studied art and
tried painting pictures OF outdoor
scenes. He soon passed the crude
stage and his work became vivid. He
found that occasionally he could
sell a painting and decided to de-
vote his life to the pursuit that had
come to fascinate him.
Now many of his pictures OF the
woods and mountains and water
ways of this region find ready
sale. and local critics have en-
couraged him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
fairfield
Dial Club Holds Anniversary
Meeting

Dial Club Holds Anniversary
Meeting
The Dial Club held their anniver-
sary meeting at the home OF Mrs.
Ed. Kelley yesterday afternoon. A
box Of sachets which came at Christ
mas time from Mrs. Carrie Kendrick
Of Redwood City, Calf. a member
OF the club. were distributed. as this
was the postponed meeting. Birth
day cards were received by each
member. A most social afternoon,
during which time delicious refresh
ments of ice cream. cakes, candies
and nuts were served.
Charles Kicker has returned from
q business trip to Fall River.
An alarm was sounded yesterday
afternoon shortly after o'clock
from box IS. at the corner of High
and Burrill streets. for a bad CHM
ne. fire at the home Of Henry
Proulx.
Mrs. willard Higgins and daugh-
ter, Miss Ada Higgins. have gone to
Bangor for few days stay.
Eli Gregory and Charles Nichol-
son will 60 to Skowhegan. where
they are members of the grand jury,
A Universalist parish supper will
be held at the church tonight al
| $50 o'clock. supper being served by
| the Ladies' Sewing Circle. Plans
for opening the church will be dis.
| cussed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Prolong Life by
Stretching Muscles

Boston, Jan. 20 CA. P)-Ihe
chances Of a Harvard athlete for a
long life are excellent, according to
figures compiled by DR.. w. II. Geer,
director of physical education at the
college, and an insurance statistician.
OF former baseball players who, by
all the calculations of insurance OK
perts should now be dead, 81 per
cent. are still in the land of the liv-
ing. and the percentage is the
same among oarsmen. OF men who
had been on the track team only
rs have died. this being % per cent.
of the ordinary average. OF former
football players, however, 81 per
cent. of those calculated to have
died have fulfilled exceptions.
The figures were obtained from
the records of SIS men who won
their letters at Harvard previous to
1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
LINKS NAME
(continued from Paaa Onel

concurred with him I'm the view that
the conversation should be presented
to the committee.
Advised in advance of the nature
of the testimony which Archie
Roosevelt would give. Assistant At
torney General Holland was present
as the personal representative OF
Attorney General Daugherty. Rep
resentatives Longworth OF Ohio
Garrett. Of Tennessee. the Repubh-
can and Democratic leaders In the
house. followed the testimony.
Archie Roosevelt testified that he
had resigned as vice president OF the
Union Petroleum Company, the
branch of the Sinclair CONSOLIDATED
Oil Corporation in charge OF the ex-
port business. after having been
connected with the Sinclair Com
pany since August i, 1910.
Yesterday afternoon I handed In
my resignation to the Sinclair Con-
solidated Oil Corporation" he said.
II did this because I felt that could
not give the loyalty TO my employer
which he was entitled to, should re-
main with. him. The reasons are:
First. the amazing testimony
which has been developed by your
committee: second, because learn
ed some things which while not pro-
ven fdcts as yet at least corroborat-
ed certain suspicious / entertain
third, I noticed that two Of the pee,
pie most concerned with the navaI
Oil leases had left the United States
in great hurry. gave to my bro
Their all my various suspicious and IN,
formation. and he said that I shoui.s
come here and tell you what knew.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
QUICK Relief FROM
CONSTIPATION
a.. DE-. zawaras DIV. r.sl...

That Is the poyful cry Of thousapa.
since DR.. Edwards produced Olissl
Tablets. the substitute for calomel
: DR.. Edwards, a practicing physic,,,
for II years and calomers oid.tims
enemy, discovered the formula fos
Olive Tablets while treating patients
for chronic constipation and torpis
Avers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do M,
contain calomel, but a healing, sooth.
ing vegetable laxative.
No gripping In the Keynote" a,
these little sugar-coated. olive-colores
tablets. They cause the bowels ana
liver to act normally. They never
force them to unnatural action.
II you have Q dark brown mouth.
bad breath--a dull, tired feeling
sick headache-torpid liver-constip..
ton. you'll find quick. sure and pleas
ant results from one or two Of Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take them every nisA,
just to keep right. Try them. is
and SQc.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

A new gym class. that for married
women. will be started today. AL
ready about Is ladies have signed up
and there will be several more. The
class will meet from 2:15 to 3 o'clock
today. but 1t may be found better
to hold It in the forenoon. There is
still room for more members adh
those who desire to attend may do
so by notifying Miss Ethelle Garside
Mt the Y. NJ. c. A.
The ladies swimming class which
meets between 2 and 8 o'clock Tues
day afternoons Is proving very
popular and many Of the pupils are
showing great progress. Under Mrs.
O'Connor they are now diving and
having "a great time in the water.
All Of the swimming classes are pre-
pairing for tho water carnival which
IL to be held later in the month and
there are some fine stunts being
worked up for this carnival.
There are now about IS out-of-
town girls who enjoy the privileges
Of the Y. M. c. A. on Tuesdays and
they are certainly making the best
OF the opportunity to use the swim
ming pool. gymnasium and bowling
alleys,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
GrOn Renews His
Fight for Custody
Child at Portland

Portland. Maine; Jan. 2l-Neils
Gron Of New York today renewed his
fight for the custody Of his 10 veal,
old son. Neils. Junior, when he pre-.
scented a preliminary petition in tn,
superior court. He declares in III,
petition that his first wife. Mrs. Mad
cline Masters Stone. from whom HI,
was divorced in December, 1922, has
been absent from Maine. with her
son, for more than four months. This
violates and vacates The decree. he
alleges, . which provided that Mrs
Gron should not be absent from the
state for more than three months q.
any year. TIE decree stipulated tina,
should Mrs. Stone be absent NOR
than three months the custody Sth
boy would be divided betwee.F the
parents, as though no decree had been
made. The petition was held unde,
consideration by the court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22

neid was visiting friends in the neigh
borhood' on Tuesday. -
Word has been received OF the
death last week in Dresden OF one OF
our former neighbors, James Paris.
who resided In North Bowdoin Tor
many years. -4--ss. = >. = ~ =
Herbert Smah from Topsham was .
visitor Thursday In the place.
Charlie Wright. who has been sur
fering from carbuncle on his Knee. -
reported a. being more comfortable
and able to be about q little.
Weston Allen has recently installed
a radio at his house.
Mrs. Edwin Jordan. who has been
on the sick list for several months. Is
reported as Improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Fire Prevention
Experts All Alert
To Prevent Disasters

New York, Jan. 2"(By A. FL
Fire prevention is the subject which
perhaps more than any other inter-
ests the Underwriters Laboratories,
| with work shops in Chicago. New
York and San Francisco where tests
to secure dependable data on all
kinds of fire resisting materials con-
/ stantly are being made. The recent
| experience of the city Of Berkely.
| California, with a destructive fire
drew attention again to fire resistive
roofs. By means of specially de-
| signed furnaces roofing materials
| were once more subjected to the
same exposure to fire and wind that
they would meet in actual emergency,
| and the tests showed that there need
never be such thing as roof fire.
The Laboratories, operated for SER
! vice under the auspices of the insur-
ance companies, headed by the Ma
tional Board Of Fire Underwriters.
have had n busy year. Originally
! they consisted of two men working in
! one room. They now have three large
plants and employ nearly 200 engi-
| neers.
| Many facts Of vital importance
have been brought out in the tests
of fire doors, fire windows and shut
/
walls. floors and partitions. These
are compelled to withstand flames at
a temperature UP to ZOO degrees for
periods varying from As minutes to
an hour, and in some cases even
| longer Safes are heated to 100 de-
grees for an hour. They are then
hoisted 80 feet and dropped on pile
of brick, re-heated for another hour,
| and when opened must show no dam
age to their contents.
There has been a notable increase
| in the number and variety OF cleo
| trical apparatus submitted to the
Laboratories, and the small percen-
| tage of electrical fires as compared
with those from all other causes, Is
said. according to the annual report
of the association to be largely due
to Underwriters Laboratories in
spection and test.
/ In the automotive field the Labora-
| tories tests have included gasoline
! tanks, fuel feed systems, carburetors,
guages, generators, starting motors.
| ignition systems. mufflers, exhaust
| heaters, etc. With the cooperation OF
| the principal automobile manufacture
! ers, research work is being carried on
, with a view to developing certain
! new standards of design and equip
ment.
The aim of the Laboratories Is to
| establish a minimum standard of safe
practice in the case of each device or
material examined. The result of
their Investigations Is public proper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Police Fail To Learn Identity
Burglar Who Entered Neale'S

While the family of Don J. Neale of
outer Winthrop street were all away
from the house Saturday evening,
someone entered the house and carried
off a small metal cash box containing
insurance papers and other personal
documents and silver and jewelry to
the value of about $40. The matter was
reported to the police and an investi-
cation was started. but clues which 1t
was at first believed would lead TO the
detection of the burglar and his ap-
prchension proved valueless,- and the
authorities admit that they are with
cut information as to the identity of
the culprit.
On Sunday Mr.. Neale himself found
the cash box where it had evidently
been cast away on the north side of
the muster ground. The box contained
the valuable papers and also the jew
elry, only the silver had been removed.
1t was believed that someone who was
familiar with the premises made the
entrance. as a key was used in the
front door, which was left unlocked
on the thief's departure. It was a
bungling job and apparently the work
of some person unfamiliar with the
value of the articles in the box.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Blind Woman Dies
From Effects Fall
Especial to Kennebec Journal

tSpeClai TO henneDec JOurHalD
Brunswick. Jan. 21.-Mrs. Mary j.
Sadler. aged 81. died today from the
effects of shock. which she suffered
Saturday. Mrs. SadIer who has been
practically blind for years. lived
alone on Pleasant street. Saturday.
when her physician called he found
her lying on the floor, unable to
move. where she had fallen on being
stricken. te
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Housing Believed by State

Stockholm. Jan. 2. "a. p. by Mail)
Having spent s16,000,000 in the
last five years in efforts to solve the
housing problem in Sweden. the
state now finds the situation con-
siderably relieved.
Sixteen thousand new apartments,
with $4,000 rooms. and $500 private
homes in the suburbs have been
completed In this period OF time.
end It is no longer necessary to pay
large premiums for a lease. State
aid, nevertheless, in building opera
tons is being continued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
William A. Emery

William A. Emery died in this city
Sunday aged 50 years. He was for a
number OF years employed as a ma
chinist at the Edwards Manufacture
ing Co. plant. He was also located for
some time in the baggage room of the
old Maine Central railroad station. Mr..
Emery Is survived BY the widow. Lydia
Emery. and by son and daughter in
the west. The funeral services will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
home,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Chimney Blazes
In Homes Fire Ladies'

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick. Jan. 21.--Of the three
chimney fires to which the Bruins
wick Fire Department was called this
evening. two were at homes OF men,
bers of the department Charles Alex
ander and ]. J.. A. Fournier. The
third fire was in the threet enement
block owned by Maxine Kirouac.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
Mans Tombstone
Knocks His Greed

Hamburg, Jan. 2. ca. p. by MatD
For many years Carl Sternheim
boosted of his covetouspess and his
knack to accumulate Among his
neigj1bors he was known as greedy
man ard he did not deny it, Stern
helm died recently. The day after
his funeral a chall1cd signboard APP
peared as a tombstone. It read:
Here lies C. S. He wanted every
thing excepting this"