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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
Negative Public Speaking
Team Wins Debate

An interesting debate was held yes
terday afternoon at Colby College when
two teams of the classes in public
speaking hashed over the question of
whether or not freshmen i'm the coll
lege should be rushed and pledged by
the various fraternities until after the
first semester. Both teams put forth
some strong arguments for and against
the question. with the negative having
the slight edge of As votes to the 80
for the affirmative.
For the negative team c. Barnard
Chapman and Burke upheld the argu-
ments against Edward Baxter. John
Berry and Chester Brown. the absence
of one member of the negative team
not affecting the resulting work of the
other two men. c. +. Chapman was
the best speaker of the afternoon and
carried fine audience with his points
putting them through successfully and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

clearly pointing out that in such q
small college with the little room In
the dormitories for the incoming stu
dents. IL would never be feasible to
postpone the pledging Until after the
first semester. In the rebuttal, Chap
man carried the points, OF his oppo-
Eents down in excellent style while the
affirmative team failed to prove their
contentious. Chester Brown did the
best work for the Affirmative team.
which pointed out that the freshmen
should be allowed to run free Of re-
strictions in the form Of pledges until
after the first of the second semester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
ADJUSTMENTS

The last two performances of the
spectacular production THE Hunch-
back Of Notre Dame" will be given
today at the Watervilie Opera House.
with a matinee at 2.I5 and evening
at las.
All who enjoy the better and big
ger things in moving pictures should
avail themselves Of this opportunity
OF seeing Victor Hugo's great master
piece, which Is being presented on
q most elaborate scale. There Is
also special music score which
Will add greatly to the pleasure OF
the picture.
Reserved seats can be had at the
Box Office for both performances.
ADV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
Badger New Fire Chief

At a meeting of the Pittstield Fire
Department held in the Firemen's
room in Union hall. Wednesday eve
ming, Herbert Davis, who has been
the efficient chief since September,
1918, rendered his resignation to take
effect at once. Mr.. Davis has been
very popular chief of the depart
ment and many fires have been very
successfully handled during his adj
ministraticn. AS n mark of apprecia-
ton by the members of the depart
ment. Mr.. Davis was presented with
4 loving cup. The members of the
department elected Ray Badger to
fill out the uneXpired term of Mr..
Davis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
YvettA Miehaud

Yvette Michaud. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierre Michaud. died Friday. aged
9 years and IL months. She Is sur
vtyed by her parents and several
brothers and sisters. Funeral services
viii be Sunday afternoon at 2.30 from
the Notre Dame church. Burial will
be made in the Catholic Pice Grove
cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
Funeral of Mrs. Sarah ". Lightbody

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Murray Lightbody were held yester-
day afternoon at Q o'clock from her
late home on Allen street. Rev.
BENJAMIN Beatty. pastor OF the
Getchell street United Baptist
church oniciated. The bearers were
her four sons. Carleton, James,
Charles and Raymond Lightbody.
Burial will be in the North Vassal-
bOro cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS
rp,pAY AND SATURDAY

Haines Theatre--"The Acquitted"
Windsor. Norman Kerry. Barbara Bed
ford. Richard Travers and others: shir-
n "a OF Daniel Boone" Haines Har-
,nonists. r,o ..r. r,,...
:, So,re Dame" featuring Lon Clancy
VI ,,h ernest Torrance. Patsy Ruth Mil
WIZ herman Kerry Tully Marshall
is hig cast: Augmented Symphonic
orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
NEWS BRIEFS

Ex-premier Eenizelos forms cabinet
with him as premier. without portfolio.
as only solution of protracted govern
mental crisis in Greece.
Massachusetts, department of public
utilities grants petition of Boston &
Maine. New York. New Haven G. Hart
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

The marriage intentions OF Cleo
,bus Clicke and Gertrude T.. Sauci-
~ both Of this city have been filed
=, tho office OF the city clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
Additional Watervilie News will be
.,nnd on PAGE 10 Of this issue.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart OF
springfeld. Mass, are visiting in
,nwn for several days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

Mrs. w. w. Brown has returned to
her home in Old Town, after visit
,ng NJ the home Of Mrs. Frank Brown
on Gilman street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

Nathan Chadbourne. who has been
vIdtinfi in the city for a few days,
returned last evening to his home in
R0stOn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

Mrs. Charles Burner Of Skowhe-
can was shopping in the city Thurs
day,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

G. L. Parker of Lewiston, who has
been in town On business for several
days, left last night for his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12
Mrs. Sarah Butler

Mrs Sarah Butler died Friday
evening at the home of her son.
Charles Butler. at the age of "a.
She is survived by her husband.
George Butler. and seven children,
Mrs. Lena Larousche of Chicoutine.
Canada. Joseph. Peter and Charles
of waterville. Mrs. Mary Cloutier of
Augusta. Mrs. Oman Vigue and Mrs.
Emile Vashon of Waterville: and
two brothers. Philip and Edward
Ware of Fairfield. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

G. c. Barker of Boston Is in town
on a short business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

Mrs. Lawrence Hill of Belgrade
was calling on friends in town FRI
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-12

Miss Lorette Lapointe of BrunS
wick is visiting friends in town for
a few days. :
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
AMERICA NOT FOLLOWING
DECAY OF OLD ROME

America is in no danger of follow.
ing ancient Rome into decay, &C.
cording to Professor William A. Bor.
ing, director Of the school Of archi-
lecture of Columbia University, in
his annual report. The resemblance
Of American public buildings to
those of Rome, Professor Boring
states, should not lead to the con-
clusion that the final stages of the
Roman Empire will be repeated
here.
"The majority of American build
ings are of a new system of con-
struction," he declares. students
are guided to personal and indie
pendent thought in design, and in.
struction in the achievements of the
past lead to productive imagination
and finally to vision. This is the
power to give definition to ideas:
and our problem in the school cf
architecture is to stimulate the
imagination and train the vision of
the students"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
TWO LARGE D. {.
APARTMENTS
SOLD
hHH
Maurice Baskin, of Boston,
Buys Clifton Terrace and
10Th Street Mansions

Two of Washington largest
apartment houses were sold yester-
day, when Thomas w. Stubblefield
transferred his ownership Of tn
Sixteenth Street Mansions and the
Clifton Terrace apartments to
Maurice Baskin, of Boston, in con.
sideration Of $4,S50 900.
The Sixteenth Street Mansions.
built five years ago. was sold for
$2,75O, 900. The building is eight
stories, contains 1858 apartments
and has an estimated rental income
OF $S65,OO0 annually. 1t is located
at Sixteenth and r streets north.
west.
The Clifton Terrace apartments.
Fourteenth and Clifton streets north
west, sold for $2,100,OO0. This
structure has more than 400 apart.
ments and has an annual estimated
rental of $4,000
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
s n { 8 7
IS found At
HARBOR
Discovery of Giant Home of
Bird Draws Thousands
to Scene

Discovery on the property at
Herald Harbor on the Severn Of
the mammoth nest of a bald eagle
has added another point of inter
est to the new resort and hundreds
of persons last Sunday viewed the
nest for the first time.
The Audubon Society became in.
terested in the discovery, made in
vestigation, and purchased the lot
so as to preserve the nest. The
long time inhabitants of the COM
munity relate weird stories of the
big eagle, which each season makes
it's home at Herald Harbor.
The nest is about the size of a
Ford automobile and is in the top
Of a big tree. The supports, for
the most part, are of cornStalks
and branches Of trees.
Tomorrow's excursion to the Hsr.
Dor is expected to see another
crowd of sightseers gathered about
the nest.
Last Sunday saw more than
10000 persons at the beach. Motor
cars and excursion trains from
Baltimore and Washington carried
a record crowd, which enjoyed
bathing in the waters of the Severn,
dancing on the big open pavilion
TN the beach, boating and fishing.
The Herald Harbor Inn will be
open to club members and their
friends until late in October.
Should there be sufficient demand,
the Inn will remain open until the
first Of the year.
The motor buses have been pur-
chased for use between Baltimore
and Herald Harbor. and If there
is a sufficient demand motor bus
service will be established between
Washington and the HarboE
The roads through Camp Meade
have been put in good condition
by the War Department and the
authorities of Anne Arundel County
are going forward rapidly on the
new trunk line between Waterbury
and the Harbor.- This will be
new addition to the county sys-
tenn and provide a better and
shorter route to the Harbor.
The Herald Harbor Company,
which is developing the Herald
Harbor project, will install a por-
table. sawmill On the property
next month to be kept busy during
the winter months clearing the
thickly wooded areas. Lumber
will be sawed for use in building
bungalows and cottages next
spring.
Opening of the new section on
Little Round Bay has attracted
many new investors and several
large groups in Baltimore and
Washington have purchased ad-
joining lots for colonies made up
Of families who are neighbors in
the cities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
LOTS IN SUMMIT
PARK SELLING
RAPIDLY
Southeast Subdivision Being
Greatly Improved by Wild
ening of Streets

According to all report the new
direction Of growth of Washington
Is to the southeast. as numerous
building lots have been sold during
the past two months to prospective
home owners who intend building
IN the near future. One of the
most attractive subdivisions being
offered to Washingtonians today is
Summit Park.
This property, because Of its
natural environment and beautiful
shade trees, is proving to be very
popular with people desiring a real
permanent home. George Wedder.
burn, the selling agent, reports that
sales have been much greater than
ne expected and that the southeast
will prove within the next few
years to be even more popular
than the northwest.
Considerable improvements are
being made OF the property, such
as widening Of streets, etc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
D. c. Realty Board To
Resume Sessions
On Sept. Is

The Washington Real Estate
board will resume its regular
schedule of monthly meetings
on Thursday, September 18th,
when it meets at Wardman
Park Hotel. This is the first
meeting of the board since the
convention of the national
association was held in this city
last June. Financial and other
convention reports will be SUBJ
mitted by tIr. Harry X. Boss,
chairman Of the convention
committee.
Following a short business
session, the meeting will be
conducted in the nature Of a
get-together gathering and will
be followed by an informal
buffet supper. President j. G.
Weldon will preside.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
HARRIS REALTY
BUSINESS
CROWS
Office Handled Sales Last
Year Aggregating More
Than $25o,oo6

Eleven years ago salesman and
collector in a real estate office
today the head of the largest home
building project III the city, for
colored people, financed ~ coiored
people. is the record of Mortimer
M. Harris, colored lawyer, banker
and real estate broker
In addition to tie extensive OPP
erations already completed, Harris
will begin at once the building of
another group of homes for colored
people to cost $14o.oOO.
The business career of E.arris has
attracted wide attsnuon. His first
office in his own name was es-
tablshed in 1916 at No. 500 F
street northwest. In 1920 he
moved to larger quarters at No.
615 F street and these quarters
were later abandoned for the offices
he maintains at No. G13 F street.
Last year, his office handled safes
aggregating more than $3.50, 600.
Harris today is the lead of the
largest colored business In the city
and has associated with him two CT
the city's wealthiest colored bust
ness men-Doctor A. 3. PENN and
Doctor John A. Hawkins.
During the past summer Harris
visited Europe ard made an eX.
tensive tour of many centers, max
ing a study of housing conditions.
His latest Accomplishment is the
building of eight homes which he
is offering to the highest class Cf
colored homeseel1ers These homes
contain eight ROOMS, bath and all
modern Improvements. They are
priced at $1S,500. Nine more Of
these homes are to be built this
fall.
Several apartment houses, thea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
FARRELL MOVES
TO LARGER
QUARTERS
ReaItor to Have Offices in
Washington Savings Bank
Building

Thomas e. farrell, realtor and
general insurance broker. announces
he removal of his offices from
he woodward Building, where he
has been for the past nine years,
to the Washington Savings Bank
Building, No. 721 Tenth street
northwest. Mr.. farrell il presi-
dent of this bank.
The increase in his real estate
activities made the larger quarters
necessary, Mr.. FARRELL states. AS
sociates with him are the follow.
ing:
Sales department: Lloyd r..
Gaines, sales manager; w. Maurice
Williams, Jesse T. Nussear, Donald
e. Mattingly, Charles A. Aue,
Louis Meir and Mrs. Louise r.
Stambaugh.
Building department.: George B.
Stambaugh, Mrs. Louise r. STAN.
baugh. and William T. Beall, gen.
eral foreman.
Ralph c. Boyd is in charge of
the insurance department. Miss
Helen F. Ingersoll, with Miss Hen.
rietta L. Yost, as assistant, il in
charge of the office and mortgage
loans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
SHEETS WILL BE ADDED
TO ZINC co.'s OUTPUT

Zinc sheets will be added to the
list of products of the New Jersey
Zinc Company and for the produc.
ton of this new product an addi.
tional rolling mill is being erected
by the company at Palmerton, Pa.
The plant will produce corrugated
and plain zinc sheets in standard
sizes and guages. This will be in
addition to the production of the
narrower strips and ribbons now
made by the company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
MERGER IS TO INCREASE
SAND AND GRAVEL OUTPUT

The Van Sewer CORPORATION Of
Philadelphia, miners and distrib.
utors OF sand and gravel, have
taken over the plant of the Curtis
q Hill sand and Gravel Company,
Morrlsvllle, Pa, The increased out
put through this merger will
amount to 5000 tons per day, and
improvements contemplated by the
van Solver Corporation will increase
this by 1000 tons additional.
L. +. McCue, formerly Of the
curtis q Hill Co., will continue in
the sales department of the Van
sewer Corporation. The merger of
the business offices of the two
forms took place in August.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13

ters, hotels and farms rave been
handled by Harris during the past
few years. PractI ally all of these
sales have been made t. coiored
people.
Harris has handled homes rang
ing in price from $4,000 70 S22, 600.
In all his dealings Harris has
adhered to the poii':y that: "In the
field of residences. nc effort has
been spared to finance and house
the individual hoineseeker regard
less of his class and purchasing
power"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-13
Meet at Los Angeles

The next annual convention Of
the National Association Of Build.
ers Exchanges, it is announced.
will be held at Los Angeles, Cal.
February % to 26, 1925.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
BAZAAR DOINCS

Immediately after the central body
adjourned Tuesday night the bazaar
committee went into session, and the
chair called for the different commit
tee reports. From these reports the
committee is down to business, and
on the first day of the bazaar every
thing will be in readiness to the pub
lie. Turkeys, chickens, ducks and
geese are now being secured and
a large display will be there. The
dates of the bazaar will be Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday, December 20, 22
and %. The admission will be free
and free prizes will be given away
every hour each night. Many fam
lily was made happy last year by re-
ceiving a large turkey, and many
more will be made happy this year if
they attend the Trades Council ba-
zaar. There will be other amuse-
ments arranged for and all are in
vited. Don't forget the date.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
~wnar is TINS r

-WnaI is InlsT
Ned bobbed vigorously, as If assent
ing to show the king what the machine
could do His bonds were cut. He set
the device In position, filled the acid
receptacle and taking out the glass
that held the water indicated by mo-
tions that it be filled with water.
Then Ned turned the crank. All
hands in the royal court watched him
raptly. Their eyes bulged as at the
end of eight minutes he drew out
pound cake of Ice.
Hoo hoo!'' shouted the king, as
the ice was handed to him, and he
dropped the unusual substance from
his fingers as though it were a piece
of red-hot iron.
But once his royal highness cooled
the drink at his side and enjoyed it's
rare freshness, he virtually appointed
Ned ice purveyor to the crown
Ned knew that his life was now
surely safe. For week he catered to
the palate of King Obi Then the sui
phuric acid supply ran out. Ned ex-
planned TO Obi that he would have to
go to the nearest settlement to replen-
ish it, By signs he made bargain
with the king that he was to furnish
him an escort, give him his liberty
and he would secure the acid and give
him the ice-maker.
SO it was arranged and in payment
for the same Obi handed Ned little
sack full Of diamonds.
One day two months later, we'll
dressed. almost a capitalist, with
bright face and happy heart, Ned
appeared at the Office of the patent
lawyer to pay him the fee for advice.
The attorney had refused to accept
1t when Ned was poor. The latter re
lated his strange story.
"And now | suppose" smiled the
lawyer, you are going to expand your
invention in a large way?"
Yes replied Ned, after | have
married Nellie"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
new LIGHTS

In order to furnish better lights in
the labor temple the trustees have
ordered seven X-CEL-ALL Co. master
lights. Two of these lights will be
placed in the big hall, two in the hall
on the third floor, and one each in the
small halls on the first floor. These
lights have been ordered from H. F.
Weisbrod, the local agent Weisbrod,
better known to the trades unionists
as Skinner" at one time was active
in the labor movement, but lately has
taken up the products of the above
company. With seven of these new
lights in the different halls, the labor
temple will outshine anything in the
neighborhood
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
MUST PAY DIVIDENDS

Trenton, N. J.-The court of errors
and appeals has ruled that where a
corporation passes dividends on non
cumulative preferred stock, the stock
holder does not lose his right to these
dividends.
Corporation directors have assumed
that when dividends are not paid in
any one year, whether earned or not,
the stockholders right for that year
has lapsed. The decision will be car
ried to the highest courts, as it in
wolves the entire structure of dividend
payments. Already suit has been
started by stockholders of the South
ern railway for $50, 100000 back divi-
dends they claim is owed them.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
SHE'D TOLD HIM SO

The professor and his wife were
talking over the remarkable discoveries
in King Tutankhamen's tomb.
Isn't it wonderful my dear" said
the professor. They've actually
found in the tomb couches and chairs
thirty centuries old and in good condi-
ton
Well, replied his wife. i've al
ways said it pays in the long run to
buy tire best
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
No Particular Character

Butler, at fancy-dress ball, who has
been told to announce people by the
characters they represent-What char
acter?
Guests-Oh, no particular character.
Butler Cat the top of his voice)-
Two ladies of no character in particu-
lar.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
STREET CAR MEN GAIN

Boston.-A board of arbitration has
raised wages 21a cents an hour for
1000 employees of the Boston Eelevat-
ed Street Railway Company. The
blue uniform men, who comprise the
majority of the employees, will re-
ceive maximum of 721A cents an
hour
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
Running Wild

What has become OF the tin loco
motive and train of cars / gave you on
your birthday"
"All smashed up replied the little
boy. We've been playing government
ownership
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14

In the passing of Harry Daugherty
as attorney general there is story
which comes to mind that may be il
Illuminating.
"Melindy," urged Rastus Brown,
"Ah done would ask question an
favo' AS you'll know, All done
been an admirer OBJ youse fer long
time. All done would like to impress
a kiss upon those ruby lips OBJ yourn." !"
Melindy Jackson fiirted her eye
brows up and down, sized up Rastus
Brown, considered his providing
qualities, and without changing an
eyelash, murmured, Help yoself."
"Whut do yo'all mean when you'll
say dat?" came back Rastus Brown.
"You'all sure am a dumb nigger,"
replied Melindy Jackson. "Piggly-
wiggly-help yoself."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14

This model A B C is for large
families. 1t is of 12-sheet capa-
city which makes it ideal for the
home in which there are number
of children or in which there is
an unusual amount of clothing, bed
linen, towels, ETC., to be cleansed.
The two tubs are made of Cy
press - "The Wood Eternal" = in
natural finish protected by a
waterproof varnish. Bound with
bronzed steel hoops, the full
swinging wringer locks in any
position and is sturdily built for
long and continuous service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14

ers of wetness. Thus, it is proven
without the peradventure of a doubt
that Roy is on the job and his vouch-
ers will come regularly. 'Tis a great
life, me boy, if the knee does not
weaken.