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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
Slippery Roadway
Causes Collision
On Riverside Drive

Skidding, when the brakes were
applied quickly, Il WHY'S Knight
sedan, driven by Wallace Cormier OF
this city went across the Augusta
WaterVille State road in front of the
home of Howard M 'Farlane about
four miles from this city, and after
colliding with a Nash sedan. over
turned at about two O'Clock SUNDAY
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Cormier,
their two children and Miss Phili-
bert Poulin We're uniniured and the
occupants of the other car which
was owned and driven by Claude
Cole of Lewiston, formerly superin-
tendent OF the Augusta division OF
the AndroscoGGin ard kennebcc rail-
way also escaped without injury.
Mr.. Cormier WAS driving toward
Waterville at the time of the acct
dent and as he went around a turn
Just before reaching the MacFarlane
house the AUTO began to skid It.
went out of the road on the right
side far enough to collide with n
mail box there. and then as MI
Cormier applied the brakes. the car
skldded in the opposite direction.
directly in front of the Nash which
was coming toward Augusta. 1t col
~" viii INT Lewiston car just Iu:-
lclently to crush the radiator and a
front light of the Nash. and then
the WHY'S Knight hit ditch which
was dug for the installation Of water
pipe and overturned on IT'S left side.
me occupants were forced to crawl
out on the right side, which was. Of
course. on top.
In spite Of the nature of the ac-
lie front axle was sprung" some
what ana one window on the left
sac OF the auto was broken. The LETT
mudguard ard running board unon
"hlch the car had rested were not
crushed so easily did it overturn. 1t
was righted by the wrecking truck
from the Franklin service station
ana was brought to this city last
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

Fourteen of the So charter men,
bers of Abnaki Council, Knights Of
Columbus, We're honored guests on
Sunday morning at a 9th anniver-
sary communion breakfast which
was held at the Augusta House fol-
lowing the attendance in a body of
the members of the council at seven
o'clock mass at st. Mary's church.
Special tribute was accorded to
these men who helped to constitute
the organization in 1898 and who
We're seated at the head or the table.
The II charter members present at
the breakfast were Edward p. Dunn,
Thomas Brennan, John Cunningham,
Thomas Donahue, John Hennese,
Thomas Buckley, Arthur Tetreault,
John Coughlin. Charles +. Murphy,
Thomas Hickey. Charles De Grandy,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

With the start Of organization
for the American Legion Endow-
ment Fund in Maine, Floyd NJ. Dali
ley has been named the Field Sec
rotary for the campaign and will Wis
it as many OF the larger communi-
ties in the state Is possible to aid
the committees of public spirited
citizens and Legion workers in sys-
tematizing the detailed work OF the
endowment raising.
The endowment raising effort is in
the hands OF a state committee
composed jointly of prominent citi-
zens and Legion leaders, and cor
responding city committees are be-
ing organized in each community.
The Field Secretary will handle the
details of the state committee work
and advise with and assist the To-
cal workers with a view to so CO.
ordihating the many committees
that the whole state may go over
the top" as a unit with it's quota of
the national fund for the care of
disabled men and orphans OF those
who fell in the World War.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
Linen Shower For Bridc-To-Bc

A very enjoyable linen shower
was held Friday night at the
Naturalization Club house on upper
State street when a larse number of
friends gathered in honor of the
marriage of Miss Beatrice Bouchee
and Divide LageuX which is to be
solemnized this morning at seven
o'clock at st. Augustine's church.
Miss Bouchee received many beau
tiful and useful gifts, among which
was n 500 gold piece from her
father. Vital Bouchee. The evening
was passed with dancing and every
one had q pleasing time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

William Woodside and j. Bernard
Sheehan.
After attending the mass at st.
Mary's, lis members of the Council
marched to the Augusta House for
the communion breakfast. At the
close of the breakfast Carol Cough
lin, chairman of arrangements, in
troduced Senator Benedict +. Maher.
who acted as POSTMASTER.
In a beautiful and fitting manner,
Senator Maher introduced the speak
ers. who We're, Albert f. Wheeler,
Grand knight; Melvin Gallant. Dis
trict Deputy; Fred D. Harvey. Mas
ter of the Fourth Degree; John E.
Cunningham, State Treasurer, and
James Fl. Carroll, State Deputy.
Senator Maher commended the pi-
oneers of the local organiza ton and
he and the speakers of the morning
pictured the achievements of the
council in the 81 wears of it's eXiS-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

tence. These achievements \
clared to be directly due Ia
atty and devotion Of The
members and of those M
since been enrolled as menll
A rising vote of thanks ,
dered at the close Of the n
to the committee which hail
of the exercises and which
faithfully and efficiently cal
its duties. This COMMITTEES n
posed of Carroll Coughlin, 3
Fred C. Burke, Leo F. Dd
Robert Faulkner.
This affair was an espetj
portant event in the annsIj
MAXI Council. coming as 4 (
q years of successful and
service by several Of It's :
1t brought out the largest q
of members that has heen !
years and was especia.-.T pd
all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

several sharp clashes between them
and revolutionaries. both in the cap
ital and in the provinces. Several
persons are said to have been killed
or wounded in the encounters.
A detachment of troops dispatched
in pursuit of the band which last
week attacked the automobile of the
king has succeeded in capturing an
accomplice of the band. 1t is hoped
that his arrest will lead to the dis
covery of all the participants in the
attack.
A quantity of pyroxylene, a high
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
Out of Town Motorists In
Near Accident on Court Street

\ party of Waterville people in a
CHEVROLET touring car got into diff
culties late Sunday afternoon, when
they drove down Court street in an
EFFORT to reach Water street. The
driver of the out Of town machine
noticed that lower court street ended
In a steep cmbankment and a flight
or steps just in time to avoid going
over the brink. In stopping his ma
chine, he stalled 1t so suddenly and
SO completely that it was necessary
to call the wrecking car from the
Arsenal street garage, which labored
throughout the late afternoon and
early evening in an effort to extricate
the Waterville machine from its pre-
dicament The soft snow of yester-
day further hampered the work or
rescue. and it was late Sunday even
ing before the automobile was hauled
up the steep grade of lower Court
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

fenced a number of persons. most of
whom are reported to have been
summarily executed.
Other DEGREES signed by the king
appointing successors to the officials
and generals killed in the bomb eX-
plosion in the Svent Kral Cathedral
last Thursday also have been pro-
mulgated.
The police and troops are contin-
uing their efforts to run down per-
sons suspected of completely in the
bomb outrage. There have been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
Band Gives Concert

A large gathering Of members and
guests of the Calumet Club were en-
tertained on Sunday night by the
French band, organized about SIN
months ago, which furnished a pro-
gram of delightful music. A program
of six numbers, including THE Star
Spangled Banner and La Marsell.
laise,' was rendered by this group or
90 accomplished musicians under the
direction of Joe Hamel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Black and
son Harlow Of Somerville, Mass, ac-
companied by DR.. and Mrs. Philip j.
Murray, also of Somerville. are week
end guests of Mrs. Blacks parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Conner, 10
Ranger street,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

explosive. was found tod
home of a French woman
woman was arrested in ID
etx Bania Railway station I
ryins 40 pounds Of pyroxyk
was recognized as a q
agent and was trying tog
the country. Many womes'
to be involved In the ca
plot. either having acted as
diaries or concealed fugi
their houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
Military Courts
Take Place of Civil
King Boris Orders

Sofia, Bulgaria. Apr. 10 CBy a. PD
king Boris signed a decree substi-
tuting military courts for the ordi-
nary tribunals, and al crimes
against public order will be tried
by them.
Military courts already have SEN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

Mrs. William J. Devine, who under
went surgical operation on Wednes-
day al the Augusta General Hospital,
is improving daily, according to a re-
port received last night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

Rev. James Nixon, a retired preach
er OF the Maine Methodist conference
is visiting In this city as the guest of
CRUDE i. Cornish at his home on Am
herst street. Rev. Nixon participated
in the services at the Green Street
Methodist church Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

All members of the Calumet Club
are urged to be present at the meeting
which is to be held this evening as
business of Importance will come be-
fore the meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
AUGUSTALOCALS

Miss HiIda Z. Goode has returned
to Portland to resume her studies at
Kavanaugh School after having
passed the Easter holidays at home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

Mrs, Charles F. F'lynt, 1 Union
street, entered the Augusta General
hospital Sunday for treatment OF a
mild case Of the prevailing grippe or
influenza.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
Bay State Fishermen Get
Big Salmon at CObbOssee

Continuing their fishing on Lake
Copposseecontee in snowstorm
which had driven the other boats ia
cover, two Boston men, William Err
win and James Clarke, were rewarded
sunday afternoon by the capture of a
salmon weighing 10 "a pounds. The
nsh was reported by Capt. Russell N.
Pernette, whose boat they were using,
ana they were guided by A. Z. Mason.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20

About 25 of the younger Y. NJ. c. A.
girls enjoyed party Saturday after
noon at the Y. NJ. c. A. building under
the direction of Miss Ethclle Garside
Inc girls passed the first part Of the
AFTERNOON making maybaskets, and
the remainder of the time was occu
pied with a candy-pu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
NOTICE

The following petitioner for a
license to drive . public vehicle =
will be given q hearing at the
regular city government meeting
Monday, April 20: Patrick J. Far
relI.
DAN w. CoNY,
City Clerk.
, 1925-01-26
SOUTH SEAS DRAMA ENDS
At AMERICA today; ONE
MAN ON EARTH TUESDAY

THE Roughneck' closing at the
America theater today and adver'
tised as a novel of life for every
red-blooded man and woman" lives
up to the description. It is described
as an extraordinary story of thrill.
ing battles in the prize ring. of
South Sea Islands and b-eaohcombers,
OF the rif-rah and interesting dere.
lets OF civilization seasoned with
more than a full share OF romance
and adventure in San Francisco and
Tahiti.
Adapted from the Robert w. Ser.
vice novel, THE Roughneck," by
Charles Kenyon and produced by
william Fox, under the skillful
direction Of John Conway. the pic.
ture moves with the vigorous
rhythm Of the Service verse; often,
in fact. one is carried away by the
colorful treatment, according to ad.
ance reports.
To those who have enjoyed the
virile. herman writings of Mr.. Ser.
vice. THE Roughneek" is certain
TO bring delight. The story is re.
plete with exotic adventures enough
, 1925-01-26

was up to the highest expectations
and certainly no event in the history
vi the world ever had SO much press
agenting as this. What all the
mathematical analyses eventually
w.ll show no one can at the moment
tell. One may have accurately mea-
sured the steaming flames which
flowed about the black bulk OF the
moon as 1t hid the sun from view.
But it really makes no difference
If these flames were 200 900 or ESQ.,
600 miles in height. 1t is beyond
the average human conception. The
layman is glad only that the astron-
omrs know enough to predict the &c
lipses and that his descriptions are
not o%verdone.
According to the naked eye. the
weather on the sun was more or
less normal. 1t may be shown. how
ever, that an awful storm was brew
ing and that agitated atoms were do
ing a wild dervish dance. Spectre
scopic studies were made by the
thousands.
The eclipse upset New York com
pletely. 1t reersed traffic. The
rush hour was all uptown. But New
York, after all, is quick in readiust
ments. Secure in the knowledge
that there would not be another to
tai solar spectacle over Manhattan
for another 800 years. New York
riding downtown in the subway
went contentedly back to It's cross
word puzzles.
, 1925-01-26
BY ROBERT t. SMALL.

Copyright, 1926. Casper Tribune)
NEW YORK. Jan. Restraining
SIX million neclts and twice that
many eyes IN a wild search for
Balley's Beads, onrushing shadows,
ron and corona coronas. to say
nothing Of solar contacts, umbra,
penumbras and the various other
highly colored phenomena of a first
class total eclipse playing its premier
on Broadway. astonished New York
SATURDAY discovered the moon.
1t is a ragged disk-li thing in
the sky, as badly battered in ap-
pearance as Luis Angel Flrpo gen.
orally is about the tenth round OF
any n Of his numerous battles.
Comets have plunged into the poor
old moon and made enormous dents
in its once fair surface. Some day,
they saw. a comet viii knock the
earth for a loop. The moon is a hor-
r!ble example OF what may happen
after that.
New York was disappointed to
| find the moon has no atmosphere,
That is why 1t has been so long alb.
ENAl lAOAh blOeioN way LltiSf viz
simply must have an atmosphere.
Some seasons it may be Russian OF
Czecho- Slovakian. Again, 1t may be
| French or Batik. but always 1t must
be atmosphere.
New York's head has been Devil.
dered these many days. 1t has been
trying to absorb all the knowledge
,i.e scientists have gained from
their studies of eclipses during the
dim dark centuries. And a little
learning being a dangerous thing
New York tried to look in all direc
tons at once. The metropolitan audi
nee was a mass of amateur astrono
mers, each one trying to count those
Bailey beads, every n apart; eacf
one trying to chase the furtive sha
dows across the snow and all brac
ing themselves involuntarily agains
the shadow WALL which was rush
ing in from the west at the rate Of
60 miles a second.
The New York audience always IL
, 1925-01-26
TEXAS EPOCH RE-LIVE1
IN NORTH OF 49,; IS
FEATURE IRIS FILM

Two great marches mark the his
tory Of the making Of the United
States.
The first was the trip of the
covered wagons ncross the plains
and mountana from Missouri to
oregon in 1919.
The secona although Of equal i'm
portanee, is not 50 well known.
It IS the Journey of tho early
Texas settlers. driving their cattle
from the ranches in southern Texas
TO the railroad in the north.
It Is this latter journey which
forms the theme Of North Of 36, 20
an Irwin Willat production for Para
mount, at the Rialto theatsr, The
story OF North OF S." adapted by
lanes Hamilton, appears on the
screen as n faithful perturbation of
the epic story by Emerson Hough.
who also wrote The Covered
Wagon
The story opens In Texas in 1867.
Cattle without number roam the
ranges. but their owners are prac-
totally pouuiless, for there Is no mar
ket for their herds.
Everything looks pretty black
when news comes through that up
north Of SO" where a railroad has
been built the cattle can be sold at
an enormous profit by anyone BRAY
ing the dangers Of the traekless
plains. the Indian menace, swollen
streams and a hundred and one
other lurking perils.
Taisie Lockhart Oois wilson,.
orphan. young, beautiful and
hereditary chieftainess Of one Of the
largest and wealthiest lin cattle)
ranges in the Lone Star satte, de-
cides to risk the venture and with
her $500 long-horns, 16 cow hands,
lis saddle ponies, etc, she hits the
trail.
Obstacle after obstacle is placed
in their path. Over every hill a
new and unforeseen menace awaits
them. Day after day they travel in
the ~scorching sun. across rivers and
over prairies. through timber and
hostile Indian country. North of
&c., is their cry.
How. after months of hardships.
they finally reach the railroad own
and the ultimate results following
thier arrival viii so down in screen
history as n thing level TO be for
gotten.
In addition t. the four featured
players. jack Holt, Lois Wilson,
Ernest florence and Noah Berry,
the cast includes such we'll known
players as David Dunbar, Stephen
Carr. Guy Oliver, VIM. Carroll,
Clarence Geldert., Ella Miller and
George Irving.
, 1925-01-26

spoiled the day for him. but IT ap-
peared just about right.
What bothered the New York OBJ
servers n very great deal was that
green line in the corona They say
it is an unknown element on the
sun. New Workers know the green
line well, They follow 1t every day
in the subway stations. They could
not reach the corona, however.
The eerie atmosphere that sur
rounded the eclipse. the crowded
housetops OF the city and finally
the cheer which greeted the spec
taele at its height, all were remin-
iscent of d zeppelin night In Lon
don when one OF the big marauding
gas bags was shot down in glames.
A spontaneous cheer went up that
night in heartfelt thanksgiving. Sat
urday, the cheer was that Of an
audience vast and delighted
One of the best vantage points
from which the eclipse was viewed
was at the Washington bridge
spanning the Harlem river at 1s1st
street. At the Manhattan end OF
the bridge is a park and there fly
ing in the early morning breeze was
a beautiful new American flag.
When the stars came out and nj
one stride came the dark. many
eyes turned from the sur to the flut
tering symbol and hats revertnly
were lifted. When the brilliant
Bailey Beads appeared again. her
aiding the end of the show. the flag
was still there" sparkling in its
new found glory.
If there was one disappointment
to the eclipse. 1t was in the depth
OF the darkness at totaiity. New
York expected a stygian blackness
despite the warnings that the ligh'
would be unlike any other in tn,
world. The street lights in the uppel
| city were in full glow but the dark
ress was only that of n pale sun
set.
In every respect. the Performance,
, 1925-01-26
F~raternities Give
Mo- ripacy,O Oxford
Student Declares

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. &c. -
American college f~raternities and So
rorities afford too little privacy" to
serious minded students, Malcolm
Macdonald. son of Ramsay Macdon-
aid, former premier Of Great Britain.
declared in an address here yester-
day In which he compared the uni
versity system OF England and the
United States. He Is visiting Call
fornia as a member Of the oxford
university debating team.
AT Oxford Macdonald said, "a
man lives alone in the living quar-
tcrs of one of the twenty two differ
ent colleges forming the university,
He has a lock on his door and II he
chooses TO study night and day he
| a do so uninterrupted and with
complete privacy" He declared there
was not a single chapter house. fra
ternity or sorority in Great Britain
, 1925-01-26
New WORKERS GAWK 6 MILLION
STRONG AT ANTICS OF eclipse

a generous one. Saturdays big
gathering was no exception. II
cheered the moon as It finally OBJ
liberated the sun. 1t cheered that
last one of the Bailey Beads which
chung to the lowest point of the sun
as If for an interminable time and
seemingly bent upon spelling all
the calculations OF totality. That
bead hung like a diamond drop IN
the murky sky. while the filmy cor
ona spread its fan like glory into
what they say was millions of miles
Of space.
But the audience was not through
with its cheering. It cheered the
sun, the good old sun. badly needed
during this cold snap Of the winter.
as 1t gave the moor a thrust like
that of a subway guard trying TO
jam the last passenger aboard an
already crowded train.
Altogether. it was what New York
calls a perfect performance" OF
course. It can't be said offhand that
anyone has proved Or disproved the
Einstein theory that rays of light
from distant stars passing close to
the sun on their way to the earth
are bent by the gravitational attrac,
ton OF the SUM-. because the stars
| photographed are distorted by pass.
ing through SO much atmosphere,
Yet the doubt as to the solution OF
this problem did not seem to affect
the man in the street a bit. He was
very glad, of course, that the sur
had an elevation OF IT degrees. Six
teen and a half might have entirely
, 1925-01-26
LOVE BABY
GOING BACK
TO MOTHER

pTIFFIN. Ohio, Jan. 26.-CUnited
Press.)HIn a dramatic scent In the
probate court of Judge Clyde Peters
here tonight sedwyn Long. three
year-old 'love baby" was placed in
the custody of relatives of the
23-year-o,d unwed mother whom she
has never known.
Mrs. Perle Hawk of Attica, who
adopted the baby in a Cleveland
home for fallen girls several days
after its birth. surrendered Sedwyn
to Mrs. Henry Alden, sister of Miss
Frances Long.
Miss Long unlocked the n great
secret of her heat to appear in court
and claim the love. child as her
own. but was not present when
Sedwyn's foster-mother complied
with the courts order and gave
back the little girl she had taught
to call her mother.
, 1925-01-26
RURAEIsT|Gs ON STAGE
At COLUMBIA PLEASING

They're not so slow in the coun-
try-at least. not In the country
that is the stage at the Columbia
theater where Desmond's New York
Roof Garden Revue yesterday pre-
scented its "Hickville Junction"
comedy.
Things happen, not in just that
way. but speed along splitting out
laughs every other second. The show
is replete with rube jovilaity, much
to see in dancing. and lots of all
that goes to make up a good mu-
steal comedy.
Holly Desmond is the only n In
the east who is not a citizen Of
Hickville, 1t being her privilege to
be Gloria the movie enchantress.
Madame Desmond as Abigail Prue,
and Bud Desmond as Freckles her
son. are simply killing.
Lew Belmont and Lem Desmond
and Betty Belmont. with the chorus
to aid them. miss no opportunity to
entertain the audience.
, 1925-01-26
BILL FARNUM PICTURE
now ON IRIS PROGRAM

I. Adrienns Cabot GLADYS Brock.
welD fleeing in fear from her drunken
husband Cvillard Louisl after her
wedding.
. The pretuest love scene ever
pictured on tho screen when Jules
Lo Clerq Cwi1liam Farnuml meets
tho girl and falls in love.
Q. Adrienne barring to Jules, the
tragedy OF her life.
4. Devil" attacked by his In
dian guide and abandoned to the
perils of the winter SHOWS.
s, The sweet. simplicity Of the
wedding Of Jules and Adrlenne at
the Iris theater today.
, 1925-01-26

ss -

TO satisfy the greediest consumer
II romance.
THE Boushneck'' is being hailed
as one Of the most popular releases
Of the season
The character portrayal of John
Moon by George o'Brien is said to
be o superb piece Of acting and his
physical prowess and pleasing per-
sonality add much TO the interpre-
tation. IIo is ably supported by the
beautiful Billie Dove and an excel
lent cast including Harry T. Morey.
Cleo Madison, Ann Cornwall and
others.