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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06

chosen, and tomorrow night the
three.year to five.year-old class will
be decided. ~
Vanities Girls Lucky.
On Saturday night the winners
in each one Of the three classes
will be given the center Of the
stage, while "Baby Washington"
will be picked out by a trio Of
prominent judges.
Attendance Of the pretty young
women who were successful in the
recent Vanities contest conducted
by The Washington Herald ELECTED
q great deal OF popular interest at
the fair last night. The girls made
the round of the booths, accom-
panied by chaperones, as guests Of
the management, and proved them
selves to be unusually lucky.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
AUGUSTA Wells
WINS FIRST
CONTEST
FraternaI Fair Choice Among
Babies Under Year Old.
Boy Runner-up.

Eleven.month-old Augusta Wells
was selected last night as the win
ner of the six-month to one-year
division of the Baby Washington"
contest at the third annual fra
ternal fair at the Coliseum.
When the decision was reached
by the judges, among whom were
the "Vanities Girls" the chairman
of the executive committee of the
fair and a representative of The
Washington Times. it proved to be
a popular one with the capacity
crowd in attendance.
Choice Was Difficult.
Little Miss Augusta is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Wells
and resides at 316 Indiana avenue
northwest.
The selection was made after a
series Of eliminations among the
twO-score babies entered in last
nights contest. Finally they had
been narrowed down to two-Miss
Augusta and seven month old
Charles Francis Hayden, 1888 Four
tenth street southeast, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. M. Hayden-and 1t
was some time before the final de-
cision was reached.
Tonight the winner in the one
year to three.year-old class will DO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
BLANToN TO BE GUEST
OF POLICE ASSOCIATION

Congressman Thomas l.. Blanton
Of Texas, author Of the amendment
to the District police and fire de.
,partment pay bill which will grant
members Of these departments one
day Of rest each week, will be the
speaker and guest Of honor at a
meeting Of the Policemenss Associa-
ton next Thursday night al
Pythian Temple.
M. d. Smith, president, Is in
charge Of the arrangements. The
day-off provision had been pending
in the House in the form of q
separate bill. The pay bill, carry.
ing the Blanton amendment, has
been passed by the House without
a dissenting voice. It Is now pend.
ding before the Senate District Com.
mittee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06

table Compound. She had never used
It herself, but she said one of her
neighbors suffered just like did, and
It cured her. After had taken four
bottles the pain left my side. had a
line appetite to eat anything that was
put before me, and began to do all
my work and my washing, something
7 hadn't done for years. lam a dress
maker, and this last fall l began sui.
ering with my side again, 80 I began
takingthe Vegetable Compound again.
4amon my fourth bottle, which makes
eight in all I have taken. / feel 80
much better when take it and everv-
body tells me I look better. My appe-
lite improves and l feel stronger in
every way. am a very nervous wo-
man and it seems to help my nerves
% much. Mrs. MAGGIE WALLER,
Glasgow, Kentucky.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
SILVER DOLLAR
NOW LITTLE
USED
People Prefer Paper, Expert
Says-7e4, 900, 900 Notes
in Circulation.

ny NODh1OpOA1G6n MOVIE 6CHVlCOs
The old silver dollar, variously
referred to as iron man, sinker,
and what-not, is fast going out Of
existence. People will not use it
any more.
Testifying before the House appro-
priations committee, William s.
Broughton, commissioner of the pub.
lie debt, quoted officials of the
Federal Reserve Banks as saying
they were unable to extend the
circulation of silver dollars because
people would not take them. Paper
dollars are more convenient to
carry and therefore more popular,
he said.
Accordingly Government officials
are asking for an increased appro-
priation to be used in printing a
larger amount Of paper dollars
Over one hundred million more sill
yer certificates are needed, the COM
mittee was told.
OF all kinds Of currency there
are now in circulation 784,000,0 900
notes, Commissioner Broughton said.
Seventy-five per cent Of these are
81 notes.
Asked to explain the increased
demand for dollar bills, Commits
sioner Broughton said apparently
the people are carrying around more
currency. He was unable to say
whether the tremendous circulation
Of 81 indicates a greater or less
degree Of extravaganza.
you might figure it either way"
he said. '"They are either spend
ing more money or spending 1t in
smaller sums"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06

Girls! Try this! When combing
and dressing your hair. just moisten
your hair brush with little Dan
derine" and brush 1t through your
hair. The effect Is startling! You
can do your hair up Immediately
and 1t will appear twice as thick
and heavy-a mass Of gleamy hair,
sparkling with life and possessing
that Incompatible softness, fresh.
ness and luxuriance.
!. While identifying the hair
, ''Danderine" Is also toning and
stimulating each single hair to
grow thick. long and strong. Hair
stops falling out and dandruff dis.
appears. Get a bottle Of delightful,
refreshing "Danderine" at any drug
or toilet counter and just see how
healthy and youthful your hair
becomes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
ADvERTlsEmemr.
ADvERTIsEmGnT.
Listen, Girls!
Use Othine

Why not get rid Of those Freckles
before they become deep seated?
old freckles and bring out MANY nav
ones. Othine-double strength has
been successfully used by Thousand
for fifteen years for the treatment Of
freckles VI
Remove yours now. Get an ourca
Of Othine-double strength from your
drug or department store ana use as
directed.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength Othine which IL sold on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
BALTIMORE'S REVENUE
FROM WATER DOUBLED

BALTIMORE, March 6.-Collec-
tons Of water rents during Feb
ruary were nearly double those in
February. 1923, Collector Of Water
Rents and Licenses Charles E. Bichy
announced. Last month collections
totaled $612,949.44, compared with
$389,6S9.65 for the corresponding
period of 1923.
Collections on dog licenses for the
same period increased from $23,-
S68.76 to $27,S25.25..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
Old Timepieces Combination Calen
dars, Weather Bureaus and
Snuff Retainers.

enough precious Jewels inIaid 30
that q fellow could pass out IN
engagement ring or q pearl neck
lace at q seconds notice!
see some Of 'em had the map
Of Napoleon on the back. PrOba-
bly, helped the owner get q table
when the cafe was crowded In
those days!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
AFRAID she
COULD NOT LIVE
Operation Advised, but Lydia E.
Pnkham's Vegetable Compound
Made 1t Unnecessary
Glasgow, Kentucky.-"I was run
down, nervous, with no appetite. NV

S1oe naO gwen me
trouble for five or
six years. Attimes
twas allIcould do
tolive, and the doc
tor said 1 couldn't
live but a short
time longer with
out an operation.
That W as two
years ago. My sis
ter-in-law recon-
Lydia E.
Pinkham's Yege-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
Agent kU kLUX kLANu PREPADEN,
P0vEsTNY GLENN YOUNG 4 JEHo
MANzELkA P0RANENI.
CTYRI MUzI v AUTOMOBILE ZAHAJILI
MA NE PALBU.

Okawvlle, Ind, %. kvet - s. Glenn Young 2 East ST.
Louis Ill., suchy najezdnk Ku Kux Klanu eho ranzelka
by poranen 5:l5 dnes odpoedne, kdyz e 1ousu,
neztooznenym zbujnky automobu ktef je chtS
ti ma Misunderstanding siinc Nldoli pr Okaw nedale-
10 odtud.
P. Youngova trefena byla pod levym akem vazn6 po-
ranena dest kui, nchz jedna zasahla Younga do
nohy pod koenem roztfistila kost Pr Youngova
Dya ednim auomobilstou jenz tomu nahod. do
nocnice Belevie kdezto Young mohl tam sam dojet
Young pravl, re asi dvace bylo vypaleno po
eho manzece Acknowledged pisto vekeho kabru cyr
nj muz uzavfenem automobile. kteri e PREDICT unkli
drive nez moh odpovadet eich strebu. Mize pry
ztotozni diva Mich.
Young konal pfednaskovou mesech jizniho Ii-
nosu vracel do ST. lousu Harrisburgu, H., kde mel
'fednasku vcera, kdyz jeho zena byl napadeni.
"Je jsme po A. p silnici do st. Louisu," vypravGl
Young kdyz tn povsm jsem 81 sedanu nasledujiciho
Mysm re byi ctyri muz nem Kdyz pfje jsem ku pfi-
1n1u behu reky Okaw, dic sedanu rozjel velkou
ehlo predict leve Zrovna kdyz oba stro-
byly pro sobe m muZ sedanu Zahali strebu mas.
Mole zena ia sehnui sme ryche 6imz zachranli jsme
sve zivoty.
"Nem6l sem vubec pfileztosti pouzti svych dvou 45
kalbrorych automatick!ch pistol anz me male sron pu
sky kterou isem mel. Nsnr;i. Zahnvtim4 zastras
pravo. bezmala jsem sje pnkreho do feky- # s
dtoku vyrozum6na bya policie vsech okolnich me-
sech zbunicich zahijeno horlve pardni Young pro-
ul nejvce svym suchymi najezdy hornickem mese Her.
rim okresu Marion Ilinou, kde po n6aky byl hoo
wynn dktatorem. Konecn6 vsak vek porota vznesa
no padesat obzalob souvsost vytrznost p niz
bit konseb Caesar eagle postreen priruci se John Lay
Po tt Young Herrn vystehoval vanova pred
naskove dnnosti We mestech zniho llinoisu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
zADNE Why ma Sen. WHEELEROW.
NEshLEDAL sENAr PRIJEIlM zPRk-
Wy vY$ETkUJiCin0 VYB0RU.
KLADNYCH HLAsu BYLO Sc, ZAPORNYCH
pOJZE5
Washington, %. kv6tna.

Washington, %. kvena Uplne ocisten senatora Bur-
tona K Wheelera Montany jenz by obzalovan SVEN
domoyskem state domnele nezakonite praktiky ako
pravnk kdyz by z zvolen do kongesu byo odhasovano
senatem Sc pro Pfatee p Wheelera sameho pocat-
ku trd re zaloba pro bya vysledkem spknuti po
nevada zaha senate vyetfovam prot byvalemu general
nimu navadnimu Daughcrtymu jez vedo jeho vypuzeni
presidenova kabinetu.
Senator Frank B. Willis Ohia, enz haji Daugheryho.
kdyz 1toceno byo neho senate eho resgnace pozao
vana, by jednim pe senatord, ktef hasoval pro
luci ktere dostao Wheeerov dpneho zadostiun6ni
Po vyvolni jmen povstal Willis prohlasi nepre
e aby jeho hlas by vkadn jako projev
obzalovaneho senatora
"verim dstavni rizeni." pravi Willis "a pfipad p
Wheelera e nyn pred soudy Montana Neverim, sena
SpOjenych Statn e tim pravm mistem souZen k0hOkoli
Resouce ker bya odhasovana, upne ocista Wheelera
Zdali je nevnen myslim, ze soudy mely by to rici"
Jednani senate nasledovalo zap6ti pc ednom ne.
boufvesich zasedan jez Wheeler Bookhartdv vybor mel
sve ruSne kariery. Senator Wheeler Paul Rowland
Ceveandu pravni zasupce byvaeho generanho navladn
no Daughertyho dosa do sebe kdezo Castor B. Means
dfiv6s detek pro odbor spravednost vyzyva Howanda
ably "vyse ven opakova sve prohasen ucn6ne komna
te vyboru by nezjedna Meanse cisteni plvatek
Ma zdvoflos odpovede Means ze znA ldi ktere me
srpe by ami SVEN chev6" konecH9 dospely tax
leko ze poncie kapitolii masii. zakrod kdyz pozds
Means Rowland sesli chodbe
Pro resoluc vyboru jehoz cele by senator Borah
nz dostalo senatoru WheeeroW 1pneho zadostucn6n
hasovai krone senatora Wise senatof Curtis Kansasu
Sterling South Dakoy. Wadsworth New Yorku War.
Wyomngu. Senator Curtis prohasil re kdyby resolu
bya byvaa pfedozena vlouceni Wheeera senatu
byl by hasova nj ponevadz ve re Wheeler dopus
pfestupku zakona.
tim, pfistoupeno ku vyvoavan jmen, senator
Sterling rovnez Glen vyboru vynut hasovan v6 menno
We zprve kere zadao ably v6c sen,tora Wheeera
nebylo podnknuto az po eho procesu Montane. To
bylo porazeno So proti hasdm
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
PoLsko 4 RuMuNsko SLIME zBRoJi.

Praha %. kvetna. - Komunisticke Rude Pravo ozna
muje France ako Skodovych dilen Plzni, udrzo
jest nepretrzity sreliva do Poska Rumunska
DIE nahedu tehoz casopsu vka doprava sreva da
vysv6tlit jedn6 napjate vztahy mez Rumunskem Ru-
skem k will Bessarabi.
Move ovan rude armady ruske Ukraine, jez
hraniGi Bessarab melo nasledek zvstn schulz
sk6ho mnisterva Bukures kere sdcastn take vrchn
velitel rumunske armady Bessarabi.
Pfedseda rumunskeho ministersva Braano oznaml. re
schnze dohody jez kona bude cerven
c Praze ably vysvetl nedorOzumen, ez vzniko Cesko
slovensku JugOslavi nasedkem ruskorumunske kontro
Bratano vysovl duveru re bude mono docil do
hodnu ohedne spoeGn6 potky Male dohody teto otazce
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
DosuD zkDNk sToPA Po 0NoscicN.
ROBERT FRANKS BYL ASH USMRCEN
v VZAPASE MIMI

Chicago 3d. kvetna. Zoufaly zapas lnosc pfivodil
Roberta Frankse ctrnactleteho syna millionaire, die
nejnov6 heore Po dni bezvsedneho patran vrazich
nasleduc pfedpoklad by vpracovan koronerem Woffem
"Nejmen6 diva muzi sosnoval spknuti unos Roberta
Frankse drzeni eho pokud vykupne nebyo by jim zapa-
Vlaka hocha do automobu kdyz Sci domd re sko-
ly ude e neGim do hlavy, ably jej sts. Chlapec bra
nil Jim ceou svo madsvou silou kdyz jal kfceti
mu ruce ma Mich. Zoufay zapas hochGv prvodi vntrni
krvacen ez meo zape smrt dvou neb tfech mnuach
zda neby zaduSen.
Minenm koroneroyym je. re lotfi pokusi Sc vymamit
vykupne rodcch Robertovych kdy by jz hoch mrtev
n6kok hodn. Domnvali re t6o nevypove porub pod
zeleznicnm tra6mi kan e vhod coz dao by Jim dosti
vyamen vykupneho sliby re hocha pfivedou live
budou Jim penize vyplaceny To jest heorie detektvu
kera e spravnou nebo pokus vymdmeni penez utnen
by odpoedne kdezo t6o asneho chapce bylo
jiz rano toho dne objeveno.
Pc azch ackoli policii pomahaj detektvove soukro-
mi, neni dosud stopy nejmensi
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
PtvoDNi AMERICkk OPERA
"ALGLALA" BYLA DAVANA POPRVE
VCERA v AKRONU.

Akron 23 kv6tna Ia bezmezneho nadSeni, nova a
mercka byla davana poprve zdes zbronic kon
cerni sni vybornou akustikou dnes Ucnkujici
zahrnu by kv6tnam potlesk jasot ozyval po kaz
dem ednani n6kdy p otevrene scene obecenstvu ci
tacm 5000 hlav byl nejen zdes movnici zp6vu hubby
ale ez mnozi Ceveandane dokonce az New Yorku do
stava Sc slna deegace Lbreto opere sepsa Cecil
ming Dayton, hudbu Francesca De Leone Akron Hav
dohy nell rukou Mabel Garrisonova Edward
Tanning Francis Sadlier znamy dobfe eveandskemu
obecenstvu. y
Nova ato opera, ez nepochybn6 proraz 81 cestu na
vets evste je typcky amerckou nebo nebo DEF e cer
pan amerckych IndianI Je to pouze ednoakov
opera, asi tax dlouha jako Cavaleria Rusana Ackoi
evt9 neni vGbec m6n6no oveno sv6tenymi eeky pred
stavujicimi casne jitro, soumrak
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
NEcHcE BYTI MlLLIoNkREM.

Cincinnati o., %. kvena. = Upatniv praxi sve casio
orakovane vrzen nkdo jenz zje die zlateho pavda
nema prava byi mlionarem, Arthur Nash, predseda A.
Nash Tailoring Co. nastinl dnes plan rozdeen mez
mesnance spoecnost veho podu 1OOprocenn akciove
dvidendy vyhlaSene minule utery
Nash mel 100000 akcii mmoradna divdenda by
la by zvysa jeho pod 81 ,2OOOOO co., jak yjadr.
jeho svedom nedovolo by pati Pravil vsak pfee
81 podrze kontrou spoeGnost ale jenom pokud
nebudou zpusobi prevzit rizeni zavodu.
Onech $6O0,OOO akcii bude rozdeleno takovym zp1so
be ably kazdy ylasni aspo cyri dlce hod
note $4OO Zakladn kapta spolecnos move reorgana
ce bude So, ,OOO, 900.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
RUDE NEBEZPEcf - HUM
BUG.

Washington, %. kvetna. =
Vcera svedcil pred vyborem
vysetrujicim lredni cinnost
byvaleho generalniho navlad-
niho Daughertyho, jeho assis-
tent, John w. Grim, jenz po
til roxy mel ma starosti vsech-
ny trestni pfipady odboru.
Rude nebezpeci'', pred nimz
zem6 tax casio byla varovana,
bylo vytvorem obraznosti, Wy
pravel vyboru. "Byli detekti-
vove," pokracoval, "kteri chte
Ii namluviti verejnosti, ze ru-
da armada tahne ma Wash
ington. avsak ia shledal jsem,
ze to byly ponejvice pouhe Re
ci. Byla tn tam 'ruda Gin
most, ale to nebylo mic vazne-
no. Trad generalniho navlad-
niho mel by byti wat z kabi-
netu, tax ably Sc zamezilo po-
liticke ovladani pravni masi-I
nerie vlady," pravil Grim. zel
to nekde vazne, "a to je zod-I
povedna politika a jako do
klad uvedl lrad distriktniho
v Chicagu, kde Sc
II prirucimi jenom % pripa-
dy byly predlozeny porote r.
1922. Grim dale projevil mi
n6nf, ze deceit desetin zffzenct
vladniho vySetfovaciho Ifa-
du m4lo by byti propusteno.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
PRESIDENT oPET zDRkv.

Washington, 23 kvstna. - Bronchiani nastuzeni, mz
president rpe yden konecne poddao eceni odpocnku
president poprve cd soboty venova svm obvyklym
vnnostem Pan Coolidge neenom mel plny den sve IT,
fadovne avsak sta spneni sbu ucneneho pred n6ko
ka esc sdcastnf zaajovacho Congressional
Country Club organisace washingtonskych lfednkh OBJ
cand jez zbudovala pekny kubovni dim nekolk mil cd
Washingtouu Marylandu President vefi Ae ecsni chic
rnovym plynem znaGn6 pomohlo
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24

II. Grindell Matthews, brit
sky vedec. ienz objeyil neoby-
cejne mocny tepelny paprsek,
ktery I ci vsechno ma sve dra
re. Matthews privodil yybuch
strelneho prachu, rozsvecoval
elektricke lampy, nicil motoro-
va magneta a zabijel mysi o.
kamzite ma vZdalenost 81
stop.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
Y SOUTH DAkoTE : sNln.

Watertown, S. D., 23 kvetna Tezky, vlhky snh. hna-
ny prudkm severozapadnim veem zata zde padat dnes
casn4 rano. Nikdy pred tax pozde snh zde nepadaL
Tepota vak daleko cd bodu tudtz nebnde to MT
ii "a nasedek skodu ma irode.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24
NA$LI "JEzERo PIvA".

Chicago, 2s kv6tna. Pfruci marsalove Spojenych
Sati brod Sc po ezefe piva krcm 5000 cverec
Mich stop podahy skepe sar6ho Manhattan pvovaru,
kdyz vk dnes vecer opatfeni souce prohledavacm
rozazem federaniho soudce Wlkersona Rovnez zaba
viii knihy "a 1teem zst9ni vastnc pvovaru enz po-
sledni dobe byl operovan pode menem Malt Maid Brewing
Company.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-05-24

Amateri staroznici sou tax cetn koem Fox Lake, Ill.,.
ako arn robn neb ojky Bylo vSechno zpGsobeno OBJ
evenim ndanskeho pohfebS6 uprosred uzounkch
anki jez vroubi Ptakee zatoku SO mil severozapane
Chicago Az dosud byo vykopano devet ebek
kos ze tvofi hromadu dive stopy vysokou. poohy ak
kos byy nalezeny soud Indiani pohfbeni by
pu po btve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07

will enable a much larger per cent OF
the members to be present as II IS
very desirable that there be more
thorough understanding Of the work
ing of the organization by its mem
bers. The meeting will be held at
Augusta city hall.
1T is very gratifying to the man
agement," said Mr.. Crawford. that
the goods manufactured from our ma
tive woods are meeting with so much
satisfaction and that the sales are
continually increasing. The manage
mcnt is also much pleased that the
association has been successful in
getting manufactured line of wors-
ted serges of nice colors and designs
in medium weights which will salts
fy an increasing demand.
''The condition of the focks OF
sheep showed a marked improvement
over anything during the past several
years. This is due principally to ed
ucational work carried out by the De-
partment of Agriculture, the Extern
sion Service and the members of the
Association in the grading of wool.
the thorough culling of Undesirable
ewes and rams. the careful selection
of eve lambs to replace the old ewes,
and the purchase OF pure-bred sircs.
There have been several who have
purchased breeding ewes during the
past season with idea of building up
a substantial flock and on the whole
the outlook for larger and more
profitab sheep industry throughout
the State is very bright"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Big Attendance
for Chicago Road
Builders Meeting

All indications point to u record
breaking attendance at the Conven-
ton and Road Show of the Ameri-
can Road Builders Association at
Chicago January ii to is. In various
sections of the country special
trains and special cars are being ar
ranged for by groups of men identi-
fled with the highway industry who
are planning to attend in body.
Arrangements have been made with
the various railway passenger asso-
Citations by which all who attend the
convention and then remain in Chi
cago for the sessions OF the annual
convention of the Associated General
Contractors Of America the following
week. may obtain a reduced rate COW
crinG both conventions. This re-
duced rate consisting of one and one.
half fares for the round trip. can be
obtained by procuring a convention
certificate at the starting point and
then having this certificate properly
validated at the road show. This
rate also applies to dependents of
those attending the convention and
show.
The official headquarters of the
American Road Builders Associa ton
will be at the Congress hotel and G.
NJ Cpham, convention and show
manager, will be in general charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Ask DiscOntinuance
Of Old Toll Bridge
Kittery-POrtSrnOuth

A petition asking that the old toll
bridge between Kittery. Me-. and
Portsmouth. N. H., be discontinued
for public use. has been filed with
fhe Public Utilities Commission, and
on this matter hearing will be held
before the Commissioners at the pas
senger depot Of the Boston & Maine
Railroad at Cummings Station on
Friday. JAM. rs. at 1915 A. NJ.
The petitioners are the proprietors
Of the bridge and I'm their petition
they set FORTH that pursuant to Chap
ter 107, Laws Of Maine Of 1921. they
desire to discontinue the public use
(for other than railroad purposes) of
their bridge now maintained extend
ing from Kittery to Hams Island.
so called, in Portsmouth.
The new free bridge between Kit
terry and Portsmouth has been COM
pleted and opened to travel, under
and by virtue OF the provisions Of
Chapter A., Resolves of Maine for
1919. the petition states.
The annual revenue from the pub
lie use of the aforesaid toll bridge,
other than its use by the Boston e.
Maine Railroad for railroad purposes,
Is not and will not hereafter. in the
judgment Of the petitioners. be sufH-
cient to pay the expense and opera
ton of the bridge as a toll bridge and
of Hams bridge. so called, extending
from Hams Island to the main land
in Portsmouth, and a fair return on
the value of such portion of the
bridge az devoted to a toll bridge and
OF Hams bridge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Creamery Men
Discuss Problems

Commissioner T. p. Washburn of
the department OF agriculture and
State Dairy Inspector Forrest A. Bar
bo1r were speakers at the meeting of
the Maine Creamery Association which
was held last Friday at Auburn. The
topic of the meeting was Better Co.
operation in Dairying."
Discussions were held on the Boston
board of health exclusions. and meth
eds of testing and sampling milk and
cream. Elmer T.. Harris of Skowhegan
secretary, read his report, which was
accepted. In the absence of President
Jewctt, i. f.. Bradford of Auburn act
ed as presiding officer.
Plans We're made to hold the meeting
next fall in connection with the ses-
sionS OF the Maine Dairymens Associa-
ton. the Maine Pomologcal Society.
the Maine Seed Improvement Associa-
tion and the Boys aad Girls Agricul-
tural Clubs, the time and place to be
determined later.
Commissioner Washburn in his ad-
dress urged better dairy exhibits. and
n decided effort is to be made to got
exhibits that will do justice to the
dairy industry of the state.