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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-13
Chamber Commerce
Receives Thanks
From Legion Head

Mrs. Florence NJ. Wallace. secre-
tary of the Waterville- Winslow
Chamber Of Commerce, has just re-
ceived the following letter from AL
bert Beliveau, department command
err of the American Legion of Maine
thanking the Chamber for the CO.
operation during tho recent Legion
convention:
Secretary,
Chamber of Commerce,
Waterville. Maine
Dear Sir:
I write to thank the Chamber of
Commerce of your city for its excel
lent cooperation in extending well
come to the Legionaires of Maine at
their recent convention.
Citizens OF Waterville must be
proud Of their city for 1t represents
everything that Is good and loyal and
active in any effort which calls for
public support. 1t has been our for
tune to hold twice our Department
convention in your community and
the Legionaires of Maine go to your
city with the expectations of the
pleasant hours they will spend there
and leave it with regret.
AS l am to be Department Com
mander of the American Legion in
this state for the next year. I hope
that our local organizations will CO.
operate in Waterville for community
advancement.
Respectfully yours.
ALBERT BELIVEAU
Department Commander
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-13
Church Notices

sGetchell Street United Baptist
church. Rev. benjamin Beatty pastor:
Services at 1880 A. NJ: preaching serv
Our Faith?" 11.45 A. NJ, Sunday
school hour: $50 p. NJ. young people s
meeting; 100 =. NJ, evangelistic serv-
ice. Strangers in the city and nom
church members especially invited to
all the services of this hOmelike church.
A cordial welcome awaits you.
First Baptist church: Morning wor-
ship at 1890; morning topic. "God s
Abundance" Rev. Leopold II. r. Hass
of Manchester, Ia. has been engaged
as a stated supply for the next four
Sundays. He is a graduate of Newton
Theological Institute has taken a post
graduate course at Harvard and stud
led in London after being released from
war service. Mr. Hass has had an ac-
tive PASTORAL experience in Marble
Sunday school at noon. Prof. Curtis IL.
Morrow superintendent. The evening
service is held at 7.30. Mr.. Hass
takes as his subject The Necessary"
There will be an excellent musical pro-
gram. The public is cordially invited
Methodist Episcopal church, f. A.
Pollard Jones minister: Morning wor-
ship at 1890: sermon. Our Commit
tall" church school at IL noon: Ep-
worth League at $50; evening service
at $50: sermon, Beyond the HILL"
$50.
st. Marks church: Services at s
and 1915 A. NJ. The bishop of the do
Cese. the Ri. Rev. Benjamin Brewster.
d. D.. will preach at the late morning
service. All welcome.
Sidney Baptist church: Sunday
school meets at 10 o'clock; preaching a
II. Mr. Mitchell will speak on the
topic The Personal Touch" We ex-
poet to have special music at this serv-
ice. Come and enjoy the picnic which
the Sunday school will have at Mr..
Trageny's Sunny Bank Inn today.
First Congregational church. Temple
street. William Abbot Smith minister:
worship at 1880 with semon
by the pastor; subject. Our Most VAL
liable Possession" Music under the
of John F. Choate. Com
service at the close of morning
worship. The church school meets for
the first session of the fall at II
o'clock, Arthur A. Head superinten-
dent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-13
Seventy Volunteers
Are Signed Up in
Co. G., 1O3rd Inf.

Following instructions received
from the war Department., Co. G
103rd Maine Infantry. Captain f.
Parker F'oss, commanding, modified
last evening in the .rmory as part
of the program for National Defense
Day. The Company was supposed
to be recruited to War strength and
Captain Foss signed up over 20 vol
unteers headed by Mayor Leon Teb
belts. Captain Foss intends to make
these new recruits honorary mem
bers of the Company. SiXty-nine of
the seventy three members. of the
Company were present last night
as the four missing were out of town
and unable to attend.
The matter of insurance for the
entire company was discussed. A
group insurance is offered by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
open only to members of the Ma
tional Guard and of the required
number of the company. IS per cent
decided to take the insurance. Cap
tain Foss expects that every man will
decide to take out the insurance.
The mobilization consisted of as
sembling at the Armory where drill
work was carried out and the new
members recruited. Drill night has
been Friday night for some time but
beginning October it will be chang
ed to Monday nifiht.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-13

The modern alchemist no longer
dreams of transmitting the baser
metals into gold: he Is more con-
cerned with the possibility of ex-
tracing from the waters OF the
ocean the vast' quantity of the pre-
cious metal known to be held in so.
luton in them.
AS a matter OF fact, 1t was ru-
mored recently that profitable
method OF doing this had been dis
covered and that Germany might
pay her reparations debts in sea-
water gold. The run1or, however,
was premature.
1t has been calculated that there
Is one ounce of gold in every 81, 600
tons OF sea water. And this gold Ia
not in simple solution, but in what
Is known as the "co1lodar state
thus rendering its extraction a diff.
cult and costly matter, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. At present
indeed. the cost Of producing gold
from sea water Is about 20 times
the market price.
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Meaning of "HaIcyon Days"

Classical writings have many allu-
sions to the kingfsher or halcyon.
and 1t was believed the bird was 50
favored by the gods that during the
two weeks preceding winter solstice,
when the kingfisher was Matching
her young, there prevailed n great
calm lest the nest (Which was sup
posed to be boating serenely on tho
seal should be disturbed. Those
were the halcyon days.
There was also a superstition that
a dead kingfisher suspended by the
bill will Away turn it's breast in the
direction whence the wind blows.
and weather vane of this sort was
often hung in the chimney corner.
Sir Thomas Browne, in his book,
Enquiry Into Vulgar Errors 'G6I2),
actually made a number of expert
ments to test this belief even hang
ing two separate birds in the same
room together, and finally suspend
ing them in large and spacious
glasses closely stopped" until he
proved to his complet. satisfaction
that the long current superstition
was unworthy of belief-Detroit
News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-13
Perry Appeals to
Superior Court
On LiduOr Charge

Guy w. Perry of this city appealed
a sentence of $500 and costs. three
months in Jail and six months addi-
tional in default of payment yester-
day morning. given to him by Judge
Charles w. Atchley of the Waterville
municipal court when Perry was
found guilty of illegal possession of
intoxicating liquor.
The respondent was arrested
Thursday night at s o'clock by dep
uty sheriffs Harry Pinkham. William
Cole and Frank Lessor. The three
deputies raided a two story wooden
building on the cast side OF Water
street and found two gallon cans
filed with alcohol and one partly
full. They found Perry In possession
and ordered him to appear in court.
The deputies testified to finding
the liquor and to arresting Perry in
court yesterday morning. Ne de-
Tense was offered. Bonds in the
sum of $500 for Perry's appearance
at the January term Of the Superior
court. were furnished by Joseph
Beauchesne. Jr, and Charles Lebrun.
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DAY SUCCESSFUL
Continued from Pace Onel

lay up Pennsylvania avenue, from
the Capitol to the great ellipse south
of the white house, where the
marchers formed in solid mass to
hear Secretary Weeks and General
Pershlng speak.
At one side stood the reviewing
stand with a great cluster of ampli-
fers. There President and Mrs. Cool
idge stood through all the time the
column was passing, thanked by Sec
rotary Weeks and General Pershing
and with other high government Of
fiicals. The parade was punctual to
the moment. Behind the police es-
cort came the officers of the general
staff. They were followed by the
state reservists, many in civilian
clothing, and then the regulars.
There were groups of civilians
among the regular commands. In
fantry, cavalry and artillery rolled
by, and their appearance bearing de-
lighted the presidents eye, he said
to those about him.
Then came the National Guard.
More civilians were needed here 20
fill out the ranks. Behind these
were the organized reserve officers
and great mass of volunteers filling
the ranks, composed each.
Behind the. military formations
were the auxiliary agencies. nurse
corps, the Red Cross and many 9TH
ers, and throughout the marching
line were banners showing what
units were filled up for the day and
in many cases where the men to fill
them came from. They were en-
gineer regiments with personnel
drawn from power companies and
engineering concerns, bakery units
filled up by employees of big baker
les, motor transport attachments
with full strength drawn from The
automobile industry of the city.
When the last unit had moved
by to it's place on the Ellipse, the
President and Mrs. Coolidge return
ed to the white house while Secre-
tary Weeks and General Pershing
stayed TO express their gratitude to
the waiting host.
The war secretary said when he
realized that other cities and com
munitics all over the United States
had held similar demonstrations, he
did not hesitate to say that we
come nearert having adequate ma
tional defense than ever before dur
ing peace"
Mr.. Weeks expressed the hope that
citizens committees which conduct
cd the tests today throughout the
country would become continuing
organizations in their communities,
adding that the defense test might
well be repeated at frequent and de-
finite periods.
General Pcrshing told it's march
ers that without your support, the
country would soon drop back into
pre-war attitude of inaction and
neglect"
General Pershing also declared
that the defeEse test was not a
show of strength aimed at any pow
cr' asserting that any such conten-
ton was was "baseless not to say
childish"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-13
South American
Among New Students
At COburn Classical

The opening Of the school year at
Coburn Classical showed enrollmen.
of SO new students, Louis Ferro one
Of the new boys, comes from Col
umbia, South America. He will
study English exclusively at CO.
burn.
As yet successor to George
Evans. instructor in History and
Civics has not been named, but he
is expected to report next week.
Thayer hall. the dormitory for the
Coburn boys has been entirely re-
ton.
Mrs. Pennock is the new matron
in Thayer hall, succeeding Mrs. Inez
Lawrie.
Aquila Adams, Bridgeport. Conn;
Allen, Sedgwick, Thelma Bean, Ho-
lette Boulter, Kittery; Isabelle
ham, Arlington, Mass: Matnard
ron, Adams, Mass; Douglass Clark,
Winslow: Mildred Conant. Winter
port; Buryl Crosby. Waterville;
Marcia Daye. Waterville: James l..
Dean, Jr., Winslow: Phyllis De-
Beck, Franklin: Kenneth Dorr, Wa
terville: William Druehl. New Hav-
en-. Conn: Robert Dupont, Ware.
Mass: John Eastman, Jr., Benton
Station: Louis Ferro, Columbia,
South America: Hope Flood. Clin-
ton; Victoria Flood. Clinton: How
ard Grey. Waterville: Clifford Ha-
thorn, Bangor: John Herd, Winsloy:
Thomas Hodgkins. Pennington;
Muriel Holt, Winter Harbor: Ralph
Holt, Fairfield Center; Royce Holt,
Canaan: Dorothy Hutchins. Water
vile; Alice Jewett. Head Tide: Ma
define knight, Sidney; Evelyn Le-
vine. Waterville; Eleanor Lunn, Wa
terville; Richard McGraw, Surry:
Clifford Mitchell, New Haven, Conn. !:
Raymond Parsons, Skowhegan;
John Pollard, Fairfield: Henry Roll
Inns, Fairfield; Reginald Hood, Han
over. ". H.; Eileen Short, Water
Vile: Bertha Simmons, Oakland /;
Burrill Smell. Fairfield: Leslie
Spaulding. Oakland; George Tapley,
Clinton: Donal Thompson. Bangor:
Caroline Totman. Oakland; Gather
inc Turbyne. Winslow: John Tur-
byne, Winslow; Thelma Turner. AL
bion: Lila Washburn, China; Myrtle
Williams. Canaan; Nellie Wood,
Oakland.
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DAY GALA OCCASION y
FOR GARDINER PEOPLE WHO J
{ HELP OBSERVE EvENTFuL Day

in front of the johnson House with
the big Armour truck as a rostum.
Mayor McNaughton presided. and
Rev. NJ. G. Folsom of the Universal
list church delivered the invocation.
II few we'll chosen words Mayor
McNaughton outlined the purpose OF
Defense Day and then went on TO
thank the merchants along Water
Street for their patience during the
work on Water Street. He cited the
case of Landlord Hilbert OF the
Johnson House who perhaps suffer.
ed the most direct loss by the work,
Mr.. Hilbert has declared that he was
glad to lose money IL the city could
profit by the new street. He also paid
a high tribute To the Gardner Police
and Highway Department, the for
mer for their efficient work in as
Stunning the duties of traffic officers,
and the latter for their splendid ser
vice under the expert supervision OF
Street Commissioner r. F. Jose.
The first speaker. to he introduced
was Chaplain ,Edy. {. McAllister OF
Benjamin Il. Smith Post No. 4, AM
erican Legion. After briefly men
tioning the advantage OF the new
street he spoke in most interesting
manner of the various wars in which
the United States has been engaged,
and showed the need of preparedness
as preventive measure for future
wars.
After q selection ny the band.
Mayor McNaughton introduced Col
onel William Tudor Gardiner who
spoke on the purpose of Defence
Day. He quoted the Preamble OF the
Constitution as the reason we have
Denfcnce Day. He said that the
standing army of today was $4,000
the navy was $4,000 and the National
Guard 100000 which would comprise
our peace strength. In emergency
this could quickly he expanded to
200, 900. which would he sufficient for
our defence until adequate prepara-
tions could he made. He stated that
at the present time every man In
our country according to the Consti-
tuition was subject to a draft leeis-
lation is proposed that in any future
war every man would he subject 20
a draft not only for military pur-
industries ut home. thus making It
impossible for slackers and Drofi.
teerS.
Mayor McNaughton then announce
ed that the band was engaged to
play as long as there was anyone to
dance. and told the assembled crowd
that the street was theirs for the re-
maindcr of the evening and ns long
>as they desired 1t. The spirit Of
Mardi Grss entered the occasion and
the scene presented was one Of color
and happiness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-13
Candle.1nch Auctions

Nowadays 1t would seem curious,
indeed. to visit a large auction room
where furniture, wearing apparel.
jeweiry and knicknacks Of every dee.
cription were scattered around
awaiting their turn to be disposed o.,
according to the within OF a burning
candle. The proceedings in a candle
sale were simple. A piece of cand e
an inch long waslighted and the in
slant the flame arose. the bidding on
a certain article began. The last bid
that was made before the flame ex-
pired was the fortunate bid.
Sometimes the sale was varied by
dividing the whole candle into Sec
lions marked off by red circles. Bids
were received on any article during
the burning of one section, and the
last bidder before the second ring
was reached was the purchaser
For sale by inch Of candle" was q
common announcement IN early days.
This manner Of conducting an auc.
ton was very general, and the GUS
tom Is by no means obsolete.-W4sh-
ington Star.
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Friday was Defense Day and the
committees on the Gardiner celebra-
ton certainly did themselves proud.
Never. did Water street display more
fiags and bunting and never did 1t
look any prettier than on this occa-
sion. The out -of-town people began
to arrive about noon and by early
afternoon the street was well filled
with onlookers. Drews Military band
Of Waterville arrived about 2 p. NJ.
and gave a concert at different sec
tions of the street all the afternoon.
At P. NJ. the new pumper gave an
exhibition playout on the F. n. BIOS,
ton coal wharf near the Maine Cen
trail passenger station for nearly an
hour and this attracted a large
crowd. At $50 the band boys march,
ed to the American Legion hall.
where the, Legion Auxiliary served
them one of their famous suppers.
At $50 r. NJ. came the hig Defense
Day parade. This was really one OF
of the best >parades that was ever
seen in Gardiner. 1t was ably direct
ed by DR.. Carroll Church as grand
marshal, with Walter Roberts and
Wallace Libbey as aides, but IL 1t
could have been held earlier in the
day 1t would have shown off to much
better advantage. There were hum
dreds of red lights all along Water
street on the curbing.
First came the motorcycle corps.
which was made up Of State Highway
police; then the Gardiner police
force; mounted escort; Drew's Mill
tary band: American Legion. and
Veterans of Foreign Wars: Grand
Army in automobiles: Officers Re
serve Corps; Company X. 3S6th Re-
serve Infantry: Pell Clason Camp.
Sons of Veterans: Gardiner Shrine
club in bright red capes faced with
yellow, tied with green: Red Cross
float: District Nurse crowd; Wake
field Nc Naughton Co.'S large ambu-
lance, representing the Red Cross SER
vice: delegation OF Boy Scouts. led
by Mr.. Swap of the South Gardi-
ner Congregational church: nearly
500 school children bearing flags.
The second division was made up
of mounted escort of 20 ladies': IS
floats representing the different mcr-
chants and industries of the city: the
Gardiner Fire department consisting
of four motor trucks, the big pump
er, steamer. combination hook and
ladder; the Gardiner Veteran Fire
mems Association. and the lIecla
Firemen's Association of Randolph.
The mile long parade was formed
on Bridge street, passed the length
of Water street. up Vine street.
School and the Common. down
Brunswick Hill to Water street
where 1t was dismissed. Directly fol-
lowing this speeches were delivered
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IL Ladies' Aid
"a Entertainment
&ptember 30

ladies' Aid OF the Methodist
Nia meeting yesterday aft
,.na Mrs. Henry r. Winters of
lss s avenue and made plans for
entertainment in the audito-
ss LAY evening, Sept. 30. They
1870 the DeMoss Family En-
~ VINO are travelling through
Nm. the state this fall. and
people will be assured of
ns.mus music in this company. The
~. not only play various in
Ia NJ, "a professional manner,
ls.s.a and the committe on ar
ssss expects a packed house on
=. vas the first meeting sine.
" Maine Fair. reports were
n. ae Committeeman on the
~. AID. after deductins the
q. Ss nearly $500 to it's credit
NJ VINO were in charge as we'll
M feel very pleased over
heur , usual business meeting a
esA Gag enjoyed and the host
M h. fancy cakes. cookies and
eicA ~, Also discussed for the
eAuna nl De held in the vestry
n fossa. december IL. This will
,sS OF a Christmas sale and
Ala , vii be in charge Of the
no the Ladies' Auxiliary,
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Mail Terminals
To Speed Work

indianapolis, Sept. il ca. P)-Es-
Establishment of parcel post and third
class mail terminals in every state. to
facilitate quicker handling of these
classes of mail. will be among the
recommendations to the L. 5. Post
office Department proposed by the
National Association OF Postmastcrs
of the United States which meets
here Sept. % TO 25.
Only few large cities have such
terminals at present, and the concen-
tration of this type of mail in these
cities is resulting in congestion
which the postmasters believe can
be relieved by establishing similar
terminals in each state.
Other recommendations expected
to be made is that the government
bond it's employees, adoption of leg
islation abollishing the compensatory
time feature for employees who work
on Sunday or holiday. new regula
tions which will permit return of
mail posted with insufficient stamps
to senders, and more stringent rules
governing containers in which eggs
may be shipped to reduce breakage
in the mails. The speakers before
the meeting include Postmaster Cen
eral Harry s. New.
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Sk0whegan Fair
CONTINUED from PAGE One)

others. One special feature is the
trick riding and chariot races by
Halls circus show.
A squash raised in 1923 and shown
by H. E. Parkman is an unusual ex-
hibit. The two fiat doll houses shown
by the pupils of the Parker school is
Of especial interest to little girls and
may be seen upstairs in the sexhibi-
tion hall.
The evening shows are a special
feature this year. The Skowhegan
Citizens band furnishes music and
the st. Cecilia orchestra gives con-
certs.
A new feature of midway attrac-
lions is the Popsicle stick. Juices of
any fruits are used and by the pop
sicle process are at once made into
a frozen lollypop on a stick.
Thursday and Friday nights big
fire work displays were special feat
ures, and the vaudeville shows gave
much enjoyment to those attending
in the evening. Saturday night there
will be grand ball in the exhibition
hall, which will accommodate 400
people with a dance program by
Citizens band. On Saturday night
there will be no admission fee.
The American Wooden local plants,
Maine Spinning mill, Somerset Shoe
and other industrial places and near
ly all the mercantile places closed
Thursday and Friday afternoons.
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Wild Flowers Goino

One Of the reasons advanced by
some persons for owning an AUTO
mobile Is that 1t gives them a chance
to get out into the country where
they can see the beauties of nature.
These same people are doing much
to wipe out these same beauties I'm
less something IL done to enlist the
interest OF city people the woods ad.
5acent to the cities will soon be rob
bed OF their spring beauty and much,
II not all, the responsibility for this
condition 10 put on the shoulders oil
the city automobile oYners.
In the springtime II 10 no uncom-
mon thing to see one auto after ar
other filled with flower laden branch
es and the occupants carrying bunch
es Of flowers gathered In the fields.
Operations of this character will
soon wipe out the wiz flowers and
the woods and fields will be bare Of
their natural beauty. Blooms Of this
kind never last long and there is
little or no satisfaction in gathering
them.
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again be caught so that she cannot in
stantly answer the arrogant insult Of
a foreign power. Let that flag fly over
a happy. prosperous. liberty-loving.
peace-loving nation. the citizens of
which are ever ready to answer the
call"
Members of the Officers Reserve
Corps who took part in the program of
the day were Major Irving E. Thomas.
Major E. c. Wilson. Major-William ].
Young, Captain r.. T. Turcotte. Captain
John F. Choate. Captain r. T. Hill.
Captain Raymond Swift. Lieutenants
f. T. Hatch, Bunker. Pendegast. Light
body. II. D. Heraum, Cyril NJ. Jolly.
William Mansfield. William Luce and
Otto Totman.
Music was furnished by the Madison
Boys Band. The exercises colsed with
the playing of the national anthem,
THE Star Spangled Banner" while the
1000 people assembled in the square
stood at attention.
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Ticonic Bridge
Closed to Traffic

The Ticonic road bridge was closed
to traffic yesterday and from now
until the new surface of creolite
wood blocks is completed traffic will
be diverted to the bridge used by the
A. and X. electric car line. Officers
have Leen stationed at each end of
the bridge so as to keep traffic from
jamming. Workmen started tearing
up the cd plank and before the day
was over half of the old surface had
been removed. The bridge will be
closed for about six weeks.