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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18
SOLON
Parish Supper Served

A Congregational parish supper
was served in Caratunk banquet
hall Wednesday evening. About go
were present, Rev. G. w. Rogers
and Judge Elmer Sawyer of North
Arson were present. Clayton Games
acted as toast master, Mr.. Rogers
and Judge Sawyer spoke Of the
growth of the work In the North
Arson Congregational church, where
there is & large Mems Association,
also a large Sunday school class Of
men.
The Scion church is Undertaking
TO put over an every member
canvass" and secure q pastor.
Association was formed with ~
members.
Ralnh Tihhaffa Ir In viaifin3 n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

The Parent-Teachers Association
of the Smith school will meet at $50
this Tuesday afternoon in the kind
ergarten at the school. Miss Winn.
the child welfare nurse, will be
present and will address the meet
ing on the subject OF hygiene. SUI
perintendent of Schools Fred w.
Burrill and Principal Everett v.
Perkins of Cony high school will
talk on the proposed two session
plan at the high school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18
Tuesday. March 10, 1924.
AUGUSTA LOCALS
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

Colonial Theatre - Monday and
Tuesday--Ramon Novarro, Barbara
La Mari, in Thy Name Is Woman;
second attraction. south Bound
Limited. Colonial Gazetteer. Screen
Review, ami BostCa Post Series.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

Opera House-Monday and Tues
day-Lon CLANCY, Conway Tearle,
Dorothy MacKaill. Ricardo Cortez
and Louise Dresser in THE Next
Corner: Fashion Follies" and THE
Last Hour of Fagin."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

Mrs. Mildred Davis, employed at
the u. w. Adams Co. store. has gone
to Boston for a short visit with
friends and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

E.. Raymond Small. compositor for
the Vickery and Hin Publishing
company is confined to his home at
Z Chapel street with a severe attack
OF muscular rheumatism.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

Richard Valentine Small. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Small OF
Chapel street. who has been Ill with
measles is getting along nicely.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

IIr. and Mrs. Clifford Jewett and
son, Mahlon and Miss Mary Dowl-
ing were in North Vassalboro, sun
day where they were guests of Mrs.
.lewetts brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merton J.. Delano.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

The first rank degree will be
worked at the regular meeting of the
knights of Pythias Wednesday even
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18
LOCAL NOTICE

Mid Lent Confetti dance, Golden
Cross hall Thursday eve, Mar. 20.
Smiths orchestra. MarlSd3ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

OHIO METAL WORER 4 yICrur 81
Ray 8. Ball Huron, Ohio. was v1estnky
Of coughs and colds, hut found speedy 49,
lief through the use 81 FOLEYau HONEY.
AND TAR COMPOUND. He wrftess ~
have found FOLEYs HONEY AND TAR
COMPOUND Q most excellent remedy for
coughs and colds" Try q today. geid
eyerywheye.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18
HEAD COLDS
Conquered I'm ; Hours

Every trace OF the sniffiing. de-
pressing Head Cold will go in :
hours or less with DR.. Platts Rinex
Prescription, . new treatment which
Complete relief guaranteed In 8
hours or your money back. On sale
In this city at:
b. =. Hithcr, John Ccughlin, Arthur
Tetreault, Red Cross Pharmacy, Dam
lei w. Sexton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18
NOTICE
NOTICE
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
Telephone 1876

Cards OF Thanks. obituary notices. res
olutions of respect. etc. VIII be
charged at the rate OF ten cents per
line. No charge less than 40 cents.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
journal promptly will confer favor
by notifying the office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18
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vittum.
Mrs. Elizabeth vittum f. suffer-
ing from an attack of shingles.
A cute sight on Scion streets IN
Glen Foss dog. Klingo, harnessed to
a small hand sled and drawing his
six year old master.
Miss Carolyn Piper. has chicken
pox.
North Somerset Grange
North Somerset Grange celebrated
IT. 18th Anniversary Saturday March
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18

Ralph Tibb.tts. Jr, IL visiting At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
GAS TANK EKPLODES
 BUT NO ONE IS HURT
Fumes Ignite From Match Flame
 Ten Feet Away

oPELIKA, Ala, Aug. 6-lSpecial.( ] R. A. Bannister, manager of local garage, narrowly escaped serious in injury and possible death Tuesday when a gasoline tank exploded near him in his garage. A tank from one of the Standard oil trucks, had been removed from the rtuck and placed on the floor for soldering. Te tank had been drained of all gasoline. But just as Bannister struck a match to light his blow pipe, ten feet or more away, the match flame caught the fumes from the gasoline tank, and quick blaze flashed up, followed by defeating report as the rank exploded. It was torn in two, one end of which was hurled against and overturned an automobile at the end of the building. Bannister escaped injury entirely.
 Open Boil Exhibited-The first open cotton boil of the season was brought to town and exhibited Tuesday by W. R. Prince, a farmer, of near Salem.
 Troops Leave MOnday-COmpany D, local company of the Alabama national guard will go into annual encampment at Camp Mcclellan, leaving here early
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
NEW HOTEL COST
 SET AT $8O,OOO
Building Plans Now Call For
 Three-Story Structure
Muscle Shoals Bureaul

FLORENCE, Ala, Aug. 5.-Mrs. Charles Negley of Florence announced today that the new Jefferson hotel un- der construction will be made a three story building instead of two, as first planned, and will have 150 rooms. Mir. Negley stated the building, under the enlarged plans, would cost $S0,O00. [
 To Discuss CentenniaI-At a meet ling of the First Presbyterian church in Florence Wednesday night, plans will be discussed for the centennial of the church, which was established in 1924.
 To Start Bridge-Lauderdale county commissioners have announced that contracts will be let at once for the construction of the approaches to the Shoals creek bridge, and that the steel is on hand and work has begun on this part of the construction. A barge has been obtained and will be ready for use in case of overflow.
 Discuss New Hotel-At meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Florence Monday night plans for 200-room ho- tel, costing approximately $350, 900, were discussed at length. The Cham Der authorized that a committee be ap- pointed to raise the necessary local funds to put the proposition over. Among the speakers heard were M. W. Darby, J. Fred Johnson, J. Lewis, H. A. Austin and A. T. Campbell.
 Many Attend RevivaI-Large audi ences are being drawn nightly to the revival meeting being conducted by the Central Baptist church of East Flor ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
WARD FUNERAL
 SET FOR TODAY
Dr. L. O. Dawson To Con- duct Services For Tus-
 calOOsa Doctor
fTuscaloosa Rureau.l

TUSCALOOSA Ala, Aug. 6.-The funeral of Dr. J. Hester Ward, who was found dead in his office late Tues day night from gun shot wound, be- lieved to have been self-inflicted, due to long illness, will be held from the First Baptist church Thursday morn ing at g o'clock, conducted by Dr. l.. O. Dawson. The Masons will have charge of the services at the grave in Ever green cemetery. ss
 Johnson Child Dies-Jaunita John son, 2-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson, died at her home here early Wednesday morning. The child had been ill several days.
 Auto Theft Charged-A man giving his name as Will Allen and said to be former policeman of Gadsden, was bound over to the grand jury under a $2,000 bond, charged with the theft of an automobile belonging to the Drive A-Ford company of this city by Justice J. P. Shelton. He was brought back from Gadsden where the car was lo- cated. He is said to have worked at Raul, under the name of W. H. Allison sometime ago.
 HefIin Won't SpeaE-Senator J.. Thomas Heflin, who was to have spoken at the farm bureau picnic on August, 15, will be unable to come. He wrote President J. s. Yerby that he had al- ready had speaking date to carry him beyond the date of the picnic.
 Can't Take Agency-Afiss Kathleen Brown, who accepted a position as home demonstration agent of Tuscaloosa county and was to have taken charge August 1, relieving Miss Isadore Vii Hams, who was elected market master, is unable to come on account of ill., ness. Arrangements have been made with the extension department at Au- burn to furnish another agent.
 To Speak On Klan-Rev. J. o. Haynes of Birmingham, who is con ducting an open air revival here, will speak Thursday night on the state, the klan and the church. He did not give out what his reference to the klan would be.
 Defense Day EndOrsed-After hear ing discussion of national Defense day by Probate Judge WOolsey Finnel, the Civitan club endorsed the plans for the day. The members pledged their support in making the day a success.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
OFFICERS ELECTED
 FOR HIGHWAY, FAIR
GOOdwater Exposition To Be
 Held Sept. IS To 20

G0ODWATER, Ala, Aug. 6.-At meeting of the board of directors today the following officers were elect ed for. the Three-Way State Highway Educational fair to be held here Sep tember 15 to 20:
 President, Mayor T. J. Wheeler; su- perintendent, Robert Wilson; secretary and treasurer, Robert Riley superin-
 President, Mayor T. J. Wheeler; su- perintendent,. Robert Wilson; secretary and treasurer, Robert Riley superin- tendent of agriculture, S. M. Day coun- ty agent superintendent live stock, Dr, H. A. Neighbors superintendent of poultry, Braunt Whatley; superin- tendent mechanical department, W. H. Gilliland; superintendent of school work, Professor O. T. Smith superin- tendent of. Woman's department, Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07

day, when he was brought to Colum- biana and lodged in the Shelby county jail. When found by the officers, Ever. cit was at work at small sawmill, deep in the woods of Bibb county.
 Church RemOdeIed-The interior of the Baptist church of Columbiana is being remodeled.
 Carried To Hospital-Mrs. Harri- son, wife of w. E. Harrison, tax as- sessor Of Shelby county, was stricken with appendicitis and carried to the South Highlands infirmary in Birming- ham this afternoon.
 To Conduct RevivaI-Beginning next Sunday, Rev. Hewlett, pastor of Blue Springs church, will conduct a revival meeting at that place, which will last through the following week.
 Expect Early Disqualification are that due to the hot dry weather cot ton will mature early and much of the crop will be on the market in Septem- Der. The first open boil was seen in Columbiana this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
BRYANT RESIGNS AT ALABAMA CITY
City Council Objects To Employment Of Negro
 Stool Pigeons
iGadsden Bureaul

GADSDEN, Ala, Aug. 5.-Z. c. OBryant has resigned as chief of po- lice of Alabama City because of fric- tion, it is said, with some members of the council over the employment of negro stool pigeons in collecting evidence against blind tigers. It is un- derstood that a successor to Chief OBryant will not be named until after the city election September 15. In the meantime Patrolman Mount will be in charge of the force.
 MarstOn Convicted-J. D. Marston, former rural mail carrier in Cherokee county, was Wednesday convicted on every count of an indictment charging him with stealing money orders. He is alleged to have appropriated between S1O0 and $15O. Judge Grubb of the United States court sentenced him to five years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
 To Select Site-Members of the board of trustees of the Alabama School of Trades and Industry announced We'd nesday afternoon they would announce their selection of a site for that insti- tuition Thursday. They held a long session here Wednesday, being enter tained by the directors of the Chamber of Commerce..
 Hawkins Heads Committee-John Hawkins of DeKalb county was We'd nesday selected as chairman of the re- publican campaign committee in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
CONNECTS AFRAID TO MAKE REPORT. CLAIMS LETTER
Men Feared Punishment If They Testified To
 Blair, Says Message
EStste Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 6.-That prisoners who had received cruel treat ment were afraid to make report to Dr. F. F. Blair, physician inspector of /. the state convict department, when he appeared at River Falls prison on the day the prisoners complained of treat ment to the Montgomery Journal is the declaration of the prisoners in an- other communication received by the Journal today. The convicts said threats of death were made against one con vict who had been beaten the day be- fore Dr. Blair. arrived, and that he was afraid to make report to Dr. Blair.
 The convicts, whose names are withheld for obvious reasons, appealed for an investigation by the people of Alabama. They said an investigation would deveiOp the truth or falsity of the charge and that they would be satis- fled with the report.
 The statement from prisoners at Riv- CT Falls prison regarding Dr. Blair's visit follow:
 We hare seen the statement that the report of conditions at River Falls prison made by us is false. We want to take this opportunity of saying that we would not put out any false report and would not try to islander the state. All we can say is that those who feel sufficient interest should make vis- it to this prison and learn for them selves whether or not the statement was true. We do not believe it is right for the people of the state to hear of the treatment we have received with out making a proper investigation.
 '.Dr. F. F. Blair arrived at this camp last Thursday evening after. supper time, and talked with several of the inmates at the bars, but gave no satis- faction regarding the complaints of any prisoners.J a
 We declare the report filed with Governor Brandon by him to be in- correct because one inmate, by name of Monroe Edwards, called him and asked him to examine him and see the scars made by the deputy warden and yard sergeant. He looked at the wounds but made no comment. We could not make such a statement if it was not true, but we have a man here who bears the scars to prove that the charge is correct. On last Wednes- day, before Dr. Blair arrived on Thurs day afternoon, two deputies called a man out of line, took him to tAe slaughter pen and beat him, put him back in the cell and declared that if he told they would kill him. He was afraid to go to the bars where Dr. Blair was.
 "All we ask of the people of Alabama is that they learn for themselves wheth- CT or not the statement we have made is correct"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
HUNTSVILLE MILLS
 TO REOPEN SOON
Officials Refuse To Give Def mite Date Of, Resumed Activities

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug. 6.--tSpe- cial. )--The Margaret cotton mill, which has been closed down several weeks because of the unsettled condi- tion of the textile goods markets, will resume operations within the next few days, according to reports here. Off, ficials who were questioned intimated that the plant would soon be going again but would nat give the exact date.
 The Lowe mills are still going on half time, never having reached the necessity of suspe,.ding entirely. The Merrimack is running full time and the Dallas is also on full time, but will close down for two weeks beginning next Monday. Nothing definite is yet known regarding the future plans of the West Huntsville cotton mill and Huntsville knitting mill, which have been closed during the last five weeks.
 Dividend Declared-Shareholders of the Farmers Cotton Oil and Fertilizer company held tENir annual meeting yesterday and reelected all directors and the directors reelected all the of ficers. The usual dividend was de- clared out of the earnings of the two cotton oil mills here. The officers are R. 10. Spragins, president; J. E. Me Caleb, vice president; Louis Nolen, secretary; w. Paul Monroe, general manager.
 No Traces Of Pest-The Oriental moth has not appeared in orchards and nurseries of this region, according to Henry B. Chase, head of the Chase Nursery company, and president of the Alabama Nursery Mems association. Mir. Chase said an expert was here recently and made a thorough exam ination and was unable to find any traces of the. pest.
 Still Is Destr0ycd-y. s. Root. fed eral prohibition agent, has returned from Limestone county and reported the destruction of fully equipped small illicit distillery and several hundred gallons of beer 12 miles west of Athens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
WORK ON. BRIDGE
 WILL BEGIN SOON
Alabama Span At Selma Will Be Re-
 paired

SELMA, Ala, Aug. 6.-(Special.) )- Actual work of repairing the bridge oyer the Alabama river will begin in ten days. Plans have been made by H. H. Houk of the rtate bridge depart ment, and have been checked by W. K. Upchurcb, who is the engineer placed in charge of the work.
 All plans being checked, work on the bridge will begin as soon as Rouse and Cooper, contractors, can get their men and material on the ground. Steel for the structure will be supplied by the Ingalls, iron works of Birmingham.
 During the repair work, the bridge will be kept open from 6 am. to p.m., giving opportunity to cross at all hours of the day. Special arrangement had to be made in order to keep the bridge open, and an extra sum of $1 900 paid for having the work managed in this way. The money was raised by the citizens of Selma, by reason of the im- portance of the measure.
 Judge Vaughan appealed to Att,lney General Davis to learn if the board of revenue of Dallas county could pay this $1 900 in the interest of the city VI RCahdy OuI SuuSe bduBudu mas been notified that Dallas county has no right under the constitution of the state to pay to keep the bridge open for the convenience of county and city. So the Chamber of Commerce has the money in the, bank and will pay for this privilege. The money was given by the citizens of Selma and has been kept in the bank pending the result of the inquiry of the attorney general. and will now he used for this pur- pose.
 J. Hooper Adams, president of the Selma cotton exchange, and an out standing cotton man, has just returned from an automobile trip through Will COX, Clarke and Marengo counties and states that the cotton crop is very spotted" and everywhere it seemed backward. Mir. Adams says the best crop prospects he saw were in West Dallas county.
 J. D. Giles, head of the poultry as- soclat1on of Dallas county, attended A meeting of men and women at Marion Junction Tuesday for the purpose of in- cFeasing the interest in poultry and egg production. John Blake, county demonstration agent and Mrs. Annetta Tyndall, home demonstration agent ac- companied Mir. Giles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
FACULTY COMPLETED
 FOR COMING TERM
Tuscumbia Schools To Open
 Session On Sept. 2
Muscle Shoals Bureau.

TUSCUMBfA, Ala, Aug. 6.-Prof. R. E. Thompson, superintendent of the Tuscumbia city schools, announced to- day that the faculty for the city schools had been completed for the opening on September 2.
 To Sponsor Drive-The Tuscumbis Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and the To- cal post American Legion have ap- pointed committees, who will sponsor the Salvation9 Army home service drive in the%city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
BIDS TO BE OPEN
Spring Hill College Building To Be I'm
 proved

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 6.-Sealed bids, showing the cost of general improve ments to the east wing of the old main building of Spring Hill college, will be opened by the college building commit tee and Mobile architects Thursday.
 It is proposed to provide, among other things, additional class rooms and dorm itory capacity, and it is expected that many bids will be received.
 Funds for the work at the college, fa- nous throughout the country as a Jesuit institution, were obtained several months in a campaign for bigger and better Spring Hill" Approximately $117, 900 was raised in a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07

} his name-showed wall full of y. He's in the society line. He lie, and when to act to a flapper as on a walk through papa's estate. asked.
 Beautiful but dumb"
 is singing scores that were written more than a thousand years ago on it's stage. It is said the prima donna-for even the Chinese theatre has progressed and female parts are sung by women now, instead of by boys in girls clothes ---is Manchu princess. Set that down to the imagination of press agent, but the fact remains that the music pro- duces the purest ecstacy in the Orien- tai breast. The scenery is adequate to the presentation of themes which show the history of ancient China and the costumes are superb.
 The really interesting element is the audience. Ten years ago the last Chi nese theatrical performance in New York ended in a gun fight between rival tongs in the filthy old theatre on Doyers street, which had been a tenn pie until religion ceased to pay. Three died in the aisles and half a dozen in the narrow street outside the door.
 Nowadays the audience is of differ ent sort. The best seats cost five dol lars and are always filled. The Chi nese men and women are clean, well dressed and obviously prosperous, even if in the grubby gallery one sees wrink- led old yellow men who have failed SSoine travel for one hundred miles or more to see the show. There are Chi nese bankers who are-one never knows about Chinese-certainly rich and per- haps millionaires.
 "Do they smoke hop nowadays" asked.
 The plain clothes man said they do. It was his opinion that all Chinese hit the pipe. Perhaps it does not hurt them at all.
 "I'll find as many white men who have been injured by too much factory pie-relatively-as Chinese who have been ruined by opium" he said. But I've never known a white man to clear up after he's once taken to the black smoke. He's gone"
 It was the Chinamen who cleaned up Chinatown. They got tired of having their privacy invaded by visitors from the sticks. Nowadays they do their smoking in nearby towns, where the police do not bother, said the p. c. Just now and then a few friends get together here for a party.