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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
Arctic Regions Warm A. FIorid.

The explorations OF recent years
have utterly changed our views OF
the Arctic regions. writes NilhJnlmur
StefansSon. the great explorer In the
Forum. We know that on the low
lands on the Arctic both in North
America and Asia. midsummer
maximum temperatures are some
times as high as at the south tip of
Florida (S5' +. to "a j.. In the shade
and even hotter. We know that the
snowfall In the Arctic averages less
than in Scotland, and that all the
snow of winter disappears In sum
mer from every Arctic land except
those that are mountainous. We
know that there are many. hundreds
of species of Towering plants I'm the
region formerly supposed to he GOV.
cred by eternal ice, and that there Is
more eternal Ice in Mexico than
there Ia I'm an equal area of con-
tinental Arctic Canada. We know
that bees and butterflies 20 about
amid the midsummer flowers on the
north coasts OF the most northerly
land5 in the world. But all these
the Arctic is not a .navigablc ocean
on the direct route from Europe to
the Pacific. But fortunately for us.
there lies above tho partly fec
f1lled waters the wide unhampcred
ocean OF The air.
The most optimistic students con-
slider tho flying conditions over tho
Arctic throughout the wear arc on
the average better than over tho
Atlantic. The most pesslmistic
consider them worse. but conquer
able. Those who hold the middle
ground think that theArctic IL more
favorable in summer, but less favor
able I'm winter. Though the average
temperature for the month OF July
at sea level at the north pole is ap-
proximately the freezing point. the
Arctic has above It in summer what
are called reversed temperatures.
that Ii, the air at flying altitude
OF 1000 feet above the water will
average for July from TO- to 90
warmer than the sea level figure.
In case Of forced landing. the
Arctic is safer than the Atlantic.
for 1t will be possible to land either
on the substantial ice foes or upon ,
the quiet voters between them.
The Atlantic between the United
states and Europe is. on the con-
traTy, seldom smooth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
MONTVILLE

Baxter Written. came home from
Boston. where he Is attending Cor
don Bible college, TO spend Thanks
giving with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Written.
Ernest Terry. has closed his houge,
and gone to Boston TO spend the
winter with his sisters.
Asa Hall, and Walter Colby. left
here last week. for Florida, they
went In Mr.. Halls touring car. and
expect to visit relatives and friends
along their route. They plan to
return about the first OF May.
Harding Bryant. Of Freedom. was
in town last week calling ON Walter
Colby.
Saturday night nearly one foot Of
snow fell here. and badly drifted In
places. Some automobilists, who
were away from home. had q hard
time to get back through the drifts.
Among those who are III, are
Mrs. Eliza Bean. Mrs. John L. Bean,
and Mrs. Thomas Thompson.
Dewey Hall. who r working in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
How to Make Linn. Set Quickly

Some months ago the Bureau Of
Standards developed a quick setting
lime composed OF one volume of
ground quicxIime and two volumes
of hydrate. The commercial success
of this material depends upon finding
some way to make u keep during
shipment, or else TO make II into
finished form at the factory. Work.
ing on this latter phase Of the Sub
ject the Bureau has been developing
cast lime partition tile. Expert
ments have shown the best compost
ton to be one volume of wood fiber.
FIVE OF quickIime and ten Of hydrate:
and that the best curing condition
Is outdoors exposed 10 the weather.
Such a block sets 80 that It can be
removed from the mold in ten min
utes, can be handled in twenty min
utes. can be sawed and nailed. and
has a compressive strength Of 100
pounds per square inch at seven
days. It is about 20 per cent heavier
than gypsum tile Of the same size.
and experiments are now being com
Quoted to see II the core volume can
be Increased without too great
sacrifice Of strength.-Scientific AM
erican. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Massachusetts,. arrived home last
week to spend Thanksgiving with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. ].
Hall.
CENTER-A II weeks term OF
school closed Wednesday,. The
schools here win reopen Monday
Dec. s.
Mrs. L. S. Moore, teacher Of the
grammar grade. reports perfect at
tendance for the term by MargerH
Thompson. Margaret and CAROLYN
Cushman, Katherine Thompson. Dc$is
Wentworth, and Erestine Moore.
Absent u day, Mabel Thompson.
Geneva Wentworth. absent but ]
day. Airline and Virgie Morse. Sherer
The schools have been very profitable
to the pupils.
Miss Marie Hogan. teacher Of the
primary grade, reports perfect at
tendance for Charlie Choate, Ivan
Thompson. Lawrence Hannah, and
William Snow.
Absent u day. Pearl Cushman,
Absent one day. Glen!ce Thompson,
and Clarence Choate. A treat was
provided by the teachers on the last
day.
Mrs. Charles Herbst Of Cxbridge.
Mass. is here caring for her grand
mother. Mrs. Amanda Kicker. who Is
rather feeble.
r. r. Luce and family Of Belfast,
were Thanksgiving guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, +. A. Luce.
z. n. Whitcomb and family. OF
Belfast. were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
G. a. Gordon. Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving day, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Newell entertained fifteen
dinner guests. Four generations
were present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
NATIONAL HOME.

onicer of the day. Capt Godfrey
Little.
Humphrey Jordan has been grant
ed furlough to Old Point Comfort.
Va.
George A.. 'Pappas. late 81 Co., .
Btn.. Isl Depot Brigade,> has been
granted q discharge from the Home.
Wakefield NJ. Blanche OF East Bos-
ton. late Co. A, 504 U. S. Eng. has
reported for admission to the Home.
Peter Bouley. of Marlboro. late Co.
H. IL n. ]. Inf. q former member,
reported Friday for re-admission.
mfr. and Mrs. George s. Gates are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of q daughter which arrived
Thursday night.
Religious services will be held in
the Home chapel Sunday as follows:
Mass and sermon by Rev. FIR. Nc
Laughlin at $50. and Protestant SER
vices by Rev. w. G. Kirschbaum AT
1910. Sunday school at 11.S0 and the
adult Bible class at 8 p. NJ.
Leonard B. Baumgarten, late Co,
E, 40 n. J. Inf. and Timothy Gala
han, late Navy, have been transfer
red to the Southern Branch.
Samuel Holland. late u. S. Marine
Corps; Thomas J. LOTUS. late Co. e,
3 Mass. Inf: James 8. Mangan, late
L. S. Marine Corps, and Lawrence T.
Morrissey, late Co. +, Mass. Inf,
have been transferred to the Central
Branch,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
MT. VERNON

SOCTH-Carl Jacobs still remains
very i'll.
A favorable report is heard from
Mrs. Charles Damrcn who Is pa
tient at Augusta General hospital.
Mrs. Sarah Dunn who has been
very i'll seems little more comfort
able at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Walker and
Mylcs Dudley were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. A. Walker on Thanksgiving
Day.
MIR. and Mrs. {. A. Hutchinson
were entertained by their grand
daughter Mrs. Leon Prince ut her
home in Monmouth on Thanksgiving
Day, as were also her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. II. &. Copp, and family.
George Il. Steward has radio In =
stalled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
Life on Ocean Floor

Scientists say there II some plant
and animal life on The ocean floor
even in the deepest places. IL IL
believed that the enormous pressure
does not make the slightest difference
to marine animals, for their tissues
are 50 uniformly permeated with
fluids that the pressure Is the same
from all directions. There marine
animals live. on one another and on
plants and animals which fall from
above. However, It is wellknoMn
fact that the number Of marine ari-u
mails and Marine plants gradually
diminishes as the water gets deeper
and farther from the land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Mrs. Charles IIildreth entertained
the Kings Daughters of Pittston
and Joice, Thursday. at her pleasant
home. This was an oil day meeting.
Owing to the prevailing grippe cpl
demic, the attendance was not quite
as large as usual. but the day never,
theless proved a very enjoyable one
for those present. At noon a dell
ctous and bountiful dinner was serv-
cd bv the hostess. The afternoon
was pleasantly passed In working on
ouiIts. The place of the next meet
Ing will be announced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Captain George Stuber rs, Manager
Harold McGoff rs. Robert Hazard
rs, Archie Cole .25. Theodore vo-
toe rs. Wallace Stonier rs, Lloyd
Hickey '25. Wflfred Hartman rs.
John Leighton rs. George Desmond
rs. Chester Rose '26, Theodore An
ketell Captain elect Leo Hickey, Ar
thur Webb '27. Edmund Lessard '27.
Earle Belts '27.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
READFIELD
Mrs. WaIter @. Smith

Ms. Carrie c. Smith. wife of
Walter e. Smith passed away at the
home Of her mother In Bcrniston,
Mass, Tuesday. Dec. . She had
been in failing health for the past
year. Besides her husband she
leaves two daughters, Rena and
Ruth, three sons. Donald, Reginal
and Hugh. her mother. Mrs. Crane,
and one brother, Fred Crane or
Berniston, Mass.
The Cniversalist Ladies' Aid. held
O sale of fancy articles and aprons,
at the vestry Tuesday afternoon and
evening. A baked bean supper was
served from six to eight, after
which an entertainment was given
as follows: Vocal solo. Harry
Reed: dialogue by four little girls:
piano solo, Eleanor Peacock: farce,
Ebony Flats and Black Sharps
Mrs. Hazel Adams, Mrs. Laura
Mack. Mrs. Etna Manter. Mrs
Catherine Daley, Mrs. Lillian Man
ter.
The Methodist Ladies Aid held an
all day meeting at the Chapel
Wednesday to finish up work for the
Christmas sale which will be held
Wednesday, Dec. 10. afternoon and
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
Baslsy Post Elects

The following officers We're elected
to carry on for the year 1925 at n
regular meeting of the Ensign Worth
Bagley Post, No. z, V. +. w: Com
mander. Peter Connors: senior vice
commander, Romeo Laferriere: jun
Tor vice commander. Patrick Noonan;
quartermaster, Philip s. Malloy;
chaplain. William G. Kirschbaum:
officer of the day, Edwin Beauchamp:
surgeon. Louis Hamer; officer of
guard. John +, Keough; quartermas-
ter sergeant. James Patterson; patri-
otto instructor. Frank Mcbride; color
guard, John Lunney and Thomas
Clark; trustees. Walter +. Lee, Hen
ry Kerr, and Joseph l.. Berube; ad-
jjutant, Amos f. Ingham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Members and friends of the Aux
Hilary are asked to note that the So
cial Hour is from to 3 r. NJ. on
Thursdays I'm the Parish House. Visi-
tors especially welcome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

The inter-class games at Gardiner
High Friday afternoon resulted in
win for the Juniors over the seniors
1U-4 and the Sophomores over the
Freshmen 1917. .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ran
dolph NJ. f. church will have their
supper and sale Wednesday. Decem-
Der 10 at the vestry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

See the ad Of the Community store
for some interesting specials Tor
Saturday. This store always car
ries a large line Of quality meats ana
vroceries--AdV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
Sundays Concert Program

Observation-Disclosures $50. Wagner
. xyerture-"Ten Maidens and
No Man." Suppe
"Th0 Three Star Polka" -. Bagley
Trumpet solo by Joseph Christian)
Grand selection from 'Lucrezia
Borgia." Donizetti
Fox Trot-'Love, My Heart
Is Calling You" Young
Medlcy-"The Boys In Blue"
LaErendeau
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Hall All Odd Fellows are asked to
be present to attend the services.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Inc place of the funeral OF the
a1e Lawrence Il. White has been
snahged from the Amesbury- White
Undertaking. rooms to Odd Fellows
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

$1SS,63S Actual amount available for
the different departments of our city
year 1924.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Before selecting your Christmas
s'its call at Harlow's Jewelry Store
ana look over the new stock which
ne Is receiving daiiy.--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

The December meeting OF the ID. A
r. was held yesterday afternoon at
the IHterlaken Cafe with IL members
present. A full course Christmas din
mr. was served. followd BY the busi-
ness meeting AID the annual Christ
mas party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
q, A. E, Electz

At a meeting of the 6. A. r. held
Thursday afternoon at the home of
l.. T. Carleton the following officers
were elected Commander Gustavc
Thompson: senior vice commander.
Henry Stevens: Junior vice commander,
Frank Davies; chaplain, William ii,
House; officer of the day, William X.
Brown: quartermaster. l.. T. Carleton:
adjutant, Mrs. H. T.. Carleton. 1t was
voted to hold the Installation at the
home of Mr.. Carleton on the first
Thursday in January. followed by a
chicken dinner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
Guy Br=:ell

Guy Buzzell. tn" 17-year-old son of
Airs. Helen Buzzell. passed away Fiji
day morning. Funeral services will be
held Sunday at . r. NJ. and will be pri-
vate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Abisha Lauehton has returned from
he Augusta General Hospital. where
he has been patient for the past
week.
DIR. Don s. Know lton has purchased
new snowmobiIe from tho Norcrosi;
Motor Sales Co. which was delivered
yesterday, to enable him to better at
tend to his country practice during the
winter months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

The Sunday school workers Coun-
eli OF tho First Baptist church will
ee held Saturday at 4 L. NJ, at the
church vestry. ..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
GARDINER

;, The Open Fire in the Parish
house Is for Men Folks Sundays at
SP. NJ. All welcome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
Miss Mary &. Sumner

Miss Mary Ellen Sumner passed
away Thursday morning at the home
of her sister. Mrs. J. Henry Moore,
with whom she had lived for the past
20 years. Miss Sumner was 81 years
of age and was born in Leeds. the
daughter Of Samuel and Olive Sum-
ner.
She is survived by her sister, Mrs.
Moore, and three nieces and one
nephew. Funeral scr1Yices will be
this forenoon at 10 o'clock and the
remains will be taken to West Leeds
for burial in the family lot.
Mrs. r. Crawford Mc.lroy of Lew
iston has been visiting relatives in
town.
Rev. y. r. Pearson OF Norway was
calling on friends in town Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

diner Water Power Co. by Mr.. j. S.
,Maxcy and is of great financial bene-
at to all users of water in the Gardiner
Water District.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
RESUME OF CITY'S
FINANCES GIVEN BY
MAYOR IN ADDRESS

The remainder of Mayor McNaugh-
toms speech on Municipal Finance
and City Government" which was
given Thursday evening before the
joint meeting of the Mems Brother
hoods of the Free Baptist and High
land avenue Methodist churches, is
given herewith. Coming as it does at
the last Of the year with the various
departments outlined, and the ex-
tremely interesting statistics given it
is a most comprehensive resume of
the city's finances and it's govern
ment.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
This year the city has put out H.
600 yards of gravel. which If we had
to pay $1.75 cubic yard would
amount to $19,250, but last spring
we bought a gravel loader which
made a saving Of SOC cubic yard
over handling 1t by hand, total saw
err loading it by hand, total saving
of $500 on a $500 investment which
the loader cost.
The cost of loading per cubic yard
was:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

Massachusetts,. arrived home last
week to spend Thanksgiving with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. ].
Hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06

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The Washington times., 1924-11-05

be enormously disastrous to busi.
ness!
Such are two illustrations of the
numerous complicated, arbitrary,
procrastinating and imperiling ideas
which are embedded in our Crescent
arrangements for getting our Gov
ernment chosen and into action.
It can be said without any fear
Of contradiction that this country,
which is supposed to be the most
energetic and briskest and sudden
lest country in the world, has the
slowest, most snail-like, most hest
tating and lingering and delaying
and stumbling methods ever mod
ernly tolerated in any really civil
lied part of the world for translat-
ing the win of the electorate into
governmental results.
Congress Out of Touch.
On the first Monday Of next
month, for instance, the same stale
old crowd of Congressman who were
elected approximately twenty-four
months ago yesterday will come
into session in the lower House of
Congress and will proceed to enact
appropriation bills for the Federal
fiscal year beginning on next
July ! and extending to June 80
Of 1895.
A certain number of these Con.
gressmen were defeated yesterday.
They win have ceased in many
cases to feel any absolute necessity
for consulting the feelings of their
constituents or the pocketbooks of
their constituents. They are hon.
orable men, but they nevertheless
will be politically irresponsible men.
In the midst of that political IRE.
sponslbility they will proceed to ap.
prCpriate the money of the people
for period which will not end. till
the middle Of year after next; and,
The Washington times., 1924-11-05
BROTHERS FOUND DEAD
IN BED OF ESCAPING GAS

NEW YORK, Nov. s. - Gas es
Gaping from a too hastily turned
jet killed William and Christie,
pher Woltman, brothers, whose
bodies were found side-by-side in
bed in their socond-floor room.
The odor OF. gas attracted a milk.
man. ell notified Patrolman James
Boyle, who crawled through an
unlocked window and found the
room heavy with gas from a fix.
ture above the head of the bed.
Ambulance surgeons were unable
to revive the brothers.
The Woltmans ran grocery
store on the ground floor, which
was formerly owned by John
Bruins. Two years ago Bruins was
murdered there by four hold.up
men,
The Washington times., 1924-11-05
100000 HAUL
BY DIAMOND
THIEF
Dragnet Extended Over Whole
South to Trap New Orleans
Hotel Rohher
D IntsFnatloaal News servios.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. b.
City and state Officers. working
with scores Of private detectives,
today were extending dragtlet
over the entire South In an effort
to apprehend the diamond robber
who last night IL alleged 70 have
stolen jewels amounting to approx
innately 100000 from b salesman
stopping ct q local hotel.
The robbery was reported 70 %.
lice at midnight by Henry Agate,
the victim who Is a vice president
Of the Bonner Jewelry Manufacttit-
ing Company, Maiden Lane, II. Z.
The robbery, Agate said, was
committed some time between $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon and
1890 last night. The jewels. most
Of which were diamonds, were IN
q wardrobe trunk and b hand
satchel which he left in his room
at the Roosevelt Hotel while he
went to dinner. III
On returning, Agate told police.
he discovered his trunk. had been
"jitnmied" and an examination re-
vealed the robbery. The trunk con.
tanned Jewels valued at approxk
inately 100000, according to him,
The thief overlooked two other
satchels in the room which con.
tanned diamonds valued at more
than, $4,000.
Police are holding q steel bar
which they believed was used a. a
Jimmie" with the hope finger
prints may be obtained. This win
be very difficult, Il not impossible,
they said, as the thief covered most
Of the bar with paper apparently
In an effort to avoid detection by
this means.
Officers are searching for Roy
Dickerson, escaped convict from
Alabama, whom they believe to be
responsible for the crime. In 1922
he. robbed two statesmen in the
same hotel Of Jewels valued at
$780, 900. A man answering Dicker-
sons description was said to have
been seen leaving the hotel hur-
riedly before 1890 last night, the
officers said.
A missing pillow slip from the
bed in Agate's room led police to
believe the thief carried the jewels
in this manner.
This Is said to be the greatest
jewel robbery on record in the
/ South.
The Washington times., 1924-11-05
WYOMING LEAD
IS HELD BY
WOMAN
Mrs. Ross Heads Republican
Opponent for Governor
In Close Race

CHEYENNE, wyo.. Nov. ST.
Tired but happy over, the favorable
trend Of the slow returns from all
sections Of Wyoming, Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross, Democratic candidate
to fill the position Of chief executive
Of the State, left vacant by the re.
cent death Of her governor-husband,
went to bed early today confident
that she would be victor in the
close gubernatorial race.
With SEQ precincts reporting out
Of 6s5 in the State Mrs. Ross was
leading her Republican opponent,
Eugene Sullivan. by 1.7TO votes.
Although certain Of victory" she
declined to make any statement for
publication until the result was de.
finitely known. She received the
happy Fluctuations of many women
friends who were her guests at the
executive mansion throughout the
night where election returns were
received.
Figures from the 800 precincts
indicated that President Coolidge
The Washington times., 1924-11-05
DEFEATS
ROOSEVELT
BY 88,552
Indications Are That Majority
WIN Be Higher When Last
Figures Come IN

NEW YORK, NOV. g. with
nearly 80 per cent OF the vote
tAbulated, Goyernor Alfred n.
Smith was leading Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt by 1852 votes III the
gubernatorial race. Early today
the complete vote, from all but 500
Of the 1853 election districts gave
Smith l,4e9,14S, to 1,SSO,6af for
Roosevelt.
Indications were that the Smith
majority would pass the 100000
mark, as more than half OF the
missing precincts, Ala, are IA
greater New York, where the gov.
erflor rolled up majority OF more
than $50 900 over Roosevelt. Roose.
yelt's majority over Smith up State
was So. 792.
A great Democratic tide, sweep.
ing UP from the five boroughs OF
New York city, saved the governor
from defeat. On the face OF the
returns he carried only three colin.
ties outside OF the city Albany,
Clinton and Hamilton-ai1d his ma
jority in the latter two ID so slight
late fluctuations may Upset It.