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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-03

before they could get in close enough
proximity to lay their hose lines eff.
GENTLY. They appeared at disadvant.
age for an hour and a half as they
labored against the rising blaze in
the curing shingles. No one was in.
jured. according TO reports.
At $50 the fire was still raging
In the center OF the kiln, which has
a capacity Of 100000 shingles. Then
the efforts Of the firemen began to
tell and the flames were subdued
and finally extinguished by IL o'clock
after one of the most spectacular
fires OF the year from the standpoint
OF flames and the pail OF smoke.
which overspread Ballard.
The loss is estimated to be be.
tween $4,000 and $1,000.
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W omen Bosses of TOUn
Warn AIL LalUbreukers

fell to the women. Two other
teachers, Miss Mary Moore and
Miss Nellie Moore. occupy the
posts of treasurer and assessor
respectively,
I'VE shall endeavor to show
how u city should be rum"
Mayor Bretz told the United
Press today. I'VE don't want
bootloggers, petting parties, the
mixing of gin with automobiles
and | am opposed to women
smoking cigarets or bobbing
their hair.
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POLICE
IlJIINY
BALKEL)
Severyns Listens
in Basement as
Officers Above
"Bawl Him Out"

While policemen used his
private office as a meeting
place, where they quarreled
over graft money and re-
ferred to him as a bone
head" Police Chief w. B.
Seyeryns Listened in" at the
receiving end of a privately
installed distaphone in the
basement of the public safety
building.
AS a result of the Tow
down" he was thus enabled
to obtain on the department
and his men, Severyns has a
pretty fair idea of what he
wants to do in the pending
shake-up, he told The Star
Thursday.
They discussed me up one
side and down the other"
said Severyns Thursday.
They called me a 'bonehead,'
'numbskulP and lots of other
things for letting a certain
'gold-braid' man hold his job
at headquarters.
"They said he was getting
all the big money and they
were sore because they were
not in on it."
Severyns also said he
learned that one officer was
being paid for his failure to
enforce the order to remove
slot machines.
Chief severyns refused to disclose
the name OF the "gold-braid" man
the quarreling cops referred TO.
I'm mention mono of the men
whom I overheard in my office But
they know who were in the party.
AS for that 'gold.braid.' well, he's
hNA WI III AiAt
SAW LIGHT IN OFFICE;
THEN HE GOT BUSY
Some time ago. Severyns said
wednesday, he wished to determine
the attitude of many OF his Meuten-
ants. captains and sergeants toward
him. their work. and also of condi-
tons that existed about town. Be
ing aware OF the fact that at night
his office was being made a meeting
place for certain clique of oft
GERS. he had q dictaphone secretly
installed there. and connected 10
room below.
Often downtown at night, Sew
eryns would see light i'm his
office window. Quiesly ap-
preaching the station, he world
let himself In by n side door
into the deserted corridor by the
police court and enter the tiny
room where his receiving set
was located.
Almost invariably meeting
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COLUMBUS CITY. Iowa,
April 3.--Eva Brett, school
tcacher.mayor of Columbus City.
and her cabinet OF women. to.
day served notice on all law.
breakers here to come into the
fold or get out Of town,
I'VE shall not tolerate boot.
logging or any other form of
lawbreaking." she declared.
Mayor Bretz Is also against
bobbed hair and cigarets for
women,
Every elective office In town
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JAILED
Gets Six Months for Run
ming Auto While Drunk

Charles Monohan, dairy worker ut
Carnation, was sentenced by Judge
g. c. Dalton Wednesday TO serve
six months in the county jail on con.
vlction OF a charge Of driving while
drunk. Judge Dalton scored mo.
torlsts who cndnnger the lives Of
Others by violation Of the traffic
laws. Monohan burnt up the road"
between Tolt and Duvall, Marshal w.
q. Collins of Falls City testified.
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Mr. Daugherty has at las. re.
signed. No doubt he has been read
Ing some Of the caustic things we
HAYS been saying about him.
a queer old fish IA the octopus,
Indeed he Is funny css:
Instead Of cars aud nose and neck,
He's Just pot head and legs. By
Heck.
Only 20 years oil supply ksft. saw
the experts. No wonder all the boys
are trying to get theirs now.-Jack
Raper.
Today's Definition. A wife n n
: Yoman who asks you to shake the
= PCS Just as you are about TO Fix
our fishing tackle.
SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT
Whether the mayor and chief
really had row.
LoNG-DiNTASCE COMMUTER
MISSEAPoLiS lady wants chamber
maid work; go home nights, Pbon.
Main s0s0.--Want ADV.
Scientist says there are 1892 .so4..
672 germs In cubic inch Of water
Well. everything Is 50 Jolly over.
crowded nowadays, isn't It?
University Of Washington student
has discovered new species OF crab
= I Friday Harbor Gosh. ana after
Dive years in newspaper office we
thought we had met every crab In
the stated
rs your wife entertaining this
winter"
MOT very"
Come. come. LisabcHc; change
nc needle.
ALB.
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PLEADS WITH HIN
TO SURRENDER

Tuesday night / met him at n
hotel in Los Angeles and he told
me about being short in his &c.
counts and then that he had the
money in tho suitcase that was
sitting in tho room.
II pleaded with him all night
long to give himself up.
II knew that something wns
wrong with him. He never would
have done such thing in his right
mind.
But he persisted that the best
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SPOUSE
insane
Fortune in Bills,
Part of $4,000,
Is Brought Back;
Lieutenant Flees

SAN DIEGO. Cal. April a.
i Mrs. IRVINE H. Brown. wife Of
Lieut.. Brown. naval supply off.
err. alleged 10 have deserted his
ship In Gulf Of Mexico port
after taking $4,000 IN govern
ment money. last night turned
over s75,s.o 10 local naval au.
thoritics.
Sho came hero by auto from
Los Angeles after taking q grip
with the money In u from her
husband while no was unaware.
she said.
Mrs. Brown said her husband ad
mlttcd having taken $4,000 from
hts ship.
Mrs. Browns return OF tho money
followed a night OF pleading with hei
husband 10 give himself up 10 au
thoritles. when Wednesday morn
Ing came. however. Brown persisted
in his intention 10 fec and no dis
appeared Immediately.
Mrs. Brown arrived in San Diego
late yesterday and sought out nayn
officers here.
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SAYS SHE JUST
HAD TO DO 1T"

II was no, untf this morning
that Il was revealed that she had
handed over 10 them moro than
half OF the money her husband ls
alleged to have taken.
Il just had 10 do H." Mrs. Brown
quietly told Lieutnnnnt Commander
J. r. Morrison. u. s, N, at tho
headquarters OF tho 18th naval dis.
trict here. explaining her act. HE
wns insane"
She and Browns mother drove
to San Diego. from their home at
Azusa. Cal. n distance OF about 100
mlles. alone in an automobile. with
the suitcase containing tho fortune
in $40 bills.
Tho suitcase was locked and
Brown had tho key. Navy officers
brolx5 II open and out tumbled the
flood OF bills.
II took II from him" Mrs. Brown
explained. He never knew l took
II. ] don't think he know II wns
| tvopc
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Firemen Battle Shingle Mill Blaze

Kiln Flames Send Out Suffocatng Smoke Hinder Work
Three Engine Companies
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DON'T REPINE OVER YOUR LOT
Let the Kids play ball on II.

Sometimes we think that aufomo-
bic manufacturers got the idea Of
balloon tires from seeing college
boys in their balloon trousers.
on. ton the BEL for Johnnie Barr.
Thy foans tho lad IN sectsoHs:
He drore his car not rerv far
Blu. drove IN fico directionsi
Mrs. A. - Your husband always
dresses so quietly.
Mrs. Bile does not. You ought
to hear him when he loses n collar
button.
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Howdy. folks, The age Of dis
erection i reached when = mans
too young 10 die and too old 10
have any fun.
kicking on the street car service
Is one Of the oldest forms Of amusc'
ment In this country.
How old arc you. little boy =
somebody asked Homer Brew, Jr,
I'm five. and mamma says II I'm
good an eat lots OF oatmeal IN be
six next birthday"
A proud father Is one who viii
spend two hours trying 70 imagine
how his syear-old son win look in a
silk hat.
The Seattle baseball team. Il j.
veraciously reported. has one pitcher
who throws such a moist spiiball
that the audience eiamors for rain
checks every time be Is put In.
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april -
After dinner. with my wife, To the
Palace Hip, and did there see the viii
King company for the first time. and u
did surprise me vastly, 40 good IL was.
and did hear .. Eiisrd sing "Nandaisy."
the beat song ever was written. and did
see Casey Jones and Marie Lokks. whom
Z aid know at other times and other
places. And 80. nightly pleased. to
home.
A new attorney general has been
named by President Coolidge. His
name is stone. Bet he's a hard guy.
The per capita wealth Of Ameri-
can citizens is ,2.ois. the department
Of commerce. announces.
Somebody's been cheating usl
The American nation. I, Is de-
clared, is worth s520.so5 .ss2. 900.
Wen trade our equity for a 1915
Chevrolet.
And did your wife die a natural
death7'.
~oh, yes. She was talking wheu
the end came"
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WEATHER

UHsriilcd tonight cad Friday
possibly occasional raiHs. Hrod-
erafc soHfhWcsicrly tuads
Temperature Last "a Hours
Maximum. S.. Minimum. So
Today noon. as.
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Help stamp out
eri m e. Buy a
Nick Harris po-
lice whistle-Ad
vertlsement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12
Last of U. S. Golfers
Leave for England

New York, June 1.-THE last con-
tingent of Americas golf forces in
vading Great Britain this year left
today when five professional stars
sailed on the Mauritania to compete
In the British open championship at
Holyokc June % to q.
The party was headed by Walter
Hagen, holder OF the premier British
crown in 1922 and runner-up to Ar
thur Havers last year. Others were
Gene Sarazen, professional champion,
who was accompanied by his bride:
Johnny Farrell, young metropolitan
district star; AL Lapinosa, Of Chicago
and Gil Nichols Of Providence, r. 1.
In England, this quintet will join
Jim Barnes, Of New York, former
American open title lolder, and Mac
Donald Smith, Of San Francisco, in
quest Of British honors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12
Gardiner Track
Men Banqueted
At Johnson House

The Gardiner High school track
team and Coach Malcolm B. O'Brier
were guests Of honor at dinner
given at the johnson House last
evening by the citizens of Gardiner
During the evening speeches Of con-
CALCULATIONS were made by Hon. o. B
Clason, and Principal c. e. Taylor
reviewing the splendid record which
the team has hung up the past sea
son. This team has the honor" OF
bringing to Gardiner High the first
State Interscholastic championship
in the history Of the school. when II
won the Bates Interscholastic meet
over such schools as Hebron and
Portland. However. to sons fans
their overwhelming defeat of Cony
meant more than any other victory
Those present at the banquet were:
Hon. o. B. Clason, Principal c. E.
Taylor, N. H. Condos, Captain Mer-
rill Danforth, Manager Kenneth
Cram. Earle Macdonald, James
Davidson, Ernest Morrill,, Harold
Dale, Ralph Hildreth, ohm Leighton
Bernard Lucas, Stanley Marshall and
George Blaisdell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12
Gaily Decorated
Streets Prepared
For Shriners' Day

Gardner IL fast assuming a holiday
aspect. practically all the store
fronts along Water street and IN
Depot Square have been decorated
in preparation for Gardeners big
day. Friday, the 13. when thousands
OF Shriners will invade the city for
q grand field day and ceremonials.
The work Of decorating Is under the
expert supervision Of Norman Fow-
Ter. and he and his corps Of assist
ants have certainly succeeded in
their work. Although there has been
several comments In regard to the
improper use of the flag for decor
ating purposes, Mr.. Fowler assures
us that he II doing his work in strict
accordance to the rules an set forth
In the phamplet recently issued by
the National Committee ON the COR
rect use Of the nag Of the National
Society Daughters Of the American
Revolution. with special attention to
caution Z in this phamplet, namely,
do not use the nag as drapery in
any form Whatever. Use bunting Of
blue. white and red" The bunting OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12
Merry Contest for
Alice M. Richards
Memorial CUP

Considerable interest has been arous-
ed in regard to the contestants for the
Alice M. Richards memorial cup which
will be presented at the graduation ex-
ercises at Gardiner High school this
EVENING". The winning Of this cup is
one Of the most coveted honors STU
dent can earn.
The cup has been offered to the stu
dent who makes the best record in
athletics and good sportsmanship dur
ing the four years. Two years ago
this cup was awarded to Arthur Sugar.
last year to Ralph McCurdy. and 1t is
expected that this year It will go to
either Earle Macdonald, James David
son or Harold Dale. and any one of
these boys in deserving Of the honor.
Macdonald has been captairf~of basket
ball and has won his letter in three
other sports, football. baseball and
track. Davidson was captain of this
years baseball nine and is also four
letter man. The record Of Dale is we'll
known, for he has starred consistently
in track and football and has won his
letter in baseball and was captain of
last years football team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12
Annual Meeting of
Kennebec Asso'n.
COngregatiOnalists

The annual meeting of the Kennebec
Association Of Congregational Churches
was held yesterday at the Old South
church. Hallowell. The church audito-
rum was attractively decorated for the
occasion with spring flowers of ca
rious kinds. The morning session
opened at 10 o'clock. There was a
brief devotional service led by Rev
A. T. McWhorter Of Augusta. Then
F. 8. Wingate on behalf OF the Old
South church bade the visiting dele
gates welcome. Response to this ad-
dress of welcome was made by the
moderator. Then few items of busi-
ness were taken up and the roll call
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12

New York where its session began
in 1855, and where it sat inSthe old
City Hall at the corner OF Wall
and Nassau Streets. During its
last session, in July 1888, it received
official notice that the new Constr.
tuition, framed by q constitutional
conventioA held at Philadelphia in
1887, had been ratified by the nee
essary number of states and It inn
mediateiy adopted resolution pro-
viding that the selection of pres
idential electors by the various
states as provided in the new con-
stitution should occur on the "hrst
Wednesday in January 1897 that
the electors should cast their votes
for President on the FIRST We'd
nesday in February" and that the
President thus elected should be
inaugurated on the first Wednes-
day in March. And as it happen
ed that the first Wednesday
in March," Of that year oc-
Cured on the fourth day of the
month the date for the beginning
of the Presidential term was thus
fixed for the historic date, the
"Fourth of March," And while il
happened that in the absence OF
railways, telegraphs. long distance
telephones. wireless telegraphy and
the radio. George Washington, seat
ed at his comfortable home at
Mount Vernon, Va. did not receive
official notice of his election in
time to reach New York by March
4 and was in fact inaugurated on
April 80. the date fixed for the in
auguration by the act of the expir'
ing Congress of the Confederacy
March Fourth. has always been OBJ
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BOWDONHAM

NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. Harold Roll
Inns motored to vassaIboro to visit Mr..
Rollins parents recently.
Mrs. Nettie Brown Of Gardiner has
been visitor for short time at the
homes Of Captain p. w. Sheldon and
J. c. Dill.
Miss Emma Pierce, who has been at
the home Of her cousin. George w
Thomson. returned to her home In
Southport Monday.
Charles Wade. Willard Wade, Mar
cia Wade and mother arrived Saturday
from Winthrop. Mass. Mrs. Wade
will remain at home. The others re-
turned Monday.
Cakes Palmer and sister Clara Of
Dresden were guests at the home of
II. =. Powers Sunday. Miss M. A.
Little returned with them for o visit.
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Social Welfare Club Meets

The Social Welfare club of the
Methodist church met Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Turner for the regular
monthly business meeting.
A short business meeting was held,
after which "Rook" and music were
enjoyed. Refreshments of Straw
berry shortcake, coffee and fancy
cookies were served. A social was
planned to be held Friday evening of
next week, June 20. with an enter
tainment combined. There will be a
short program under the direction of
a committee with Mrs. Stevens. the
president as chairman. The refresh
ments in charge of the men, the
committee to consist Of Harold Ste
vens. Sanford Hutchinson, Harry
Smith. Clarence Turner and DR..
Bachelor.
Other plans were discussed and a
lawn party planned for in the near
future.
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TRADE RECORD
WHY MARCH FOURTH?

served as the beginning OF the
Presidential term ,
curioysiy adds the Trade Rec.
ord, while the new government
with its congress and chief exec
utive were thus established in the
CITY of New York, the actual seat
of the government only remained
here for a comparatively short
time. All the sections Of the counrl
try, New England, the Middle
States and the South, were respee'i
lively clamoring for the establish.
ment of the permanent capital and
the matter was finally settled in
favor of the South by . compromise
by which certain southern members,
withdrew their objections to o.
bill providing that the govern
ment of the United States should
assume the $26.000,000 Of debts
which the various states had incur.
red during the Revolutionary War.
and a measure establishing the per.
manent seat of government ION the
Potomac River" was adopted, the
necessary buildings for its oeeu.
pancy to be ready by the year 1900
and the sessions of Congress mean.
time to be held in the city Of Phia'
delphia.
This establishment in the Wild
erness of a new seat OF govern
ment at a point distant from any
great business center marked 2
new era in capital making. and
is nov being followed In Australia
where the new city Of Canberra 10
being established as the future cap
ital of the commonwealth OF Aus
tralia.
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! How did it happen that the
fourth day OF the month OF March
was fixed as the permanent date
for the Inauguration of the Presi-
dent of the United States and the
beginning of the Presidential terml
Now that the usual quadrenniai
proposition to change the date OF
: inauguration" has received the ap-
prevail of one branch Of Congress
and may be offered as an amend
ment to the Constitution, it is in.
teresting, says the Trade Record
of The National City Bank Of New
, York, to know just how it hap
pened. that this rather peculiar date.
the fourth day Of March. was fixed
as that for the Inauguration OF the
President and the beginning OF the
presidential term. And it all hap
pened on "Wall Street" within a
! stones throw of the door Of The
| National City Bank of New York
where the Trade Record is pub
Iished.
! II was in the City of New York
that the old Congress OF the Con-
federacy" held its anal session. 1t
had led a peripatetic life holding
sessions in no less than eight dit
ferent cities and towns. Philadel-
phia, Baltimore. Lancaster, Pa,
York, Pa, Princeton. N. j.. Annap-
oils. Md, Trenton. N. J., and then
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12

As train No. ! was coming into
Gardiner depot Wednesday morning
about $40. Sewell Dow OF North
Newcastle was walking up the tres
tie near Gray's wharf and stepped
out on the edge to let the train
pass. The engineer stopped the train
near the crossing but Mr.. Dow either
lost his balance or one OF the cars
brushed him Off for he fell to the
ground below. but was uninjured ex-
cept for a few bruises and walked
away before the onlookers could tell
what had happened.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12

The up-river crew made a brief So
5ourn in Randolph unloading the
barge Tultehocken at the National
Soldiers Home wharf Monday and
Tuesday when they discharged 972
tons of bituminous coal In two days.
This makes a record for discharging
coal on the Kennebec river. The fol-
lowing men comprised the crew:
Roy Harris, Frank Harris, Allen
Thompson, Napoleon Cookson. Bert
Collins. Irving Lint, Louis Campbell,
Edwin Spencer. William Morang,
Wallace WEIGH. William Hale, Phil
lip Hebert. Ezra Twombly, and Ed
win Merrill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12

Mrs. C. Tina Written of Farming
dale and graduate Of Gardiner
High school, class Of 81, and was
formerly employed at the office of
DR.. A. b. Libby.
Mr.. Goggin is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Goggin. ST., of Ran
dolph. and Is employed at the Par
fridge Clothing Co.
After a short wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs. Goggin will reside at 81
Efm street. Gardiner. Both young
people have a large circle of friends
who wish them happiness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12
Annual Meeting HalloweIl Loan and
BUILDING Association

The annual meeting of the Halo
well Loan and Building association
showed the society In excellent con-
dition. The number Of shareholders
Is 200, shares outstanding. 1865, num-
Der Of borrowers, 70 and number OF
shares pledged 724, total assets
$124,799.71.
Officers were elected as. follows:
President, Wallace II. Perry: vice
president, John M. Robinson; secre-
tary and treasurer, J. Warren Jones:
auditor, Warren w. Seavey; board of
directors, Nathaniel H. Bridges
Clarence H. Shepherd. Charles L.
Hedrick andwCharles s. Buchanan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12
Goggin-Whitten

A quiet wedding took place
Wednesday MOI ming at the Metho-
dist parsonage, when Bernice Tina
Written of Farmingdale and Leroy
Lewis Goggin of Randolph were
united in marriage by Rev. Charles
Howard Atkins. the double ring
service being used. The bride was
becomingly gowned in orchid can
ton crepe.
Mrs. Goggin is the daughter of
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the National colors should be used
for covering a speakers desk, draping
over the front Of q platform and for
decoration in general. Bunting
should be arranged with the blue
above, the white in the middle. and
the red below.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-12
Gard Of Thanks

wish to extend my thanks
through the press to the officers and
members of Gardiner Lodge, Loyal
Order of Moose for their co-opera-
ton and assistance in making the
Mooseheart concert a success; also
to the C. E. Downing Co. for the
use of the piano.
w. A. WILEY, Dictator.