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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-28

w hen pain comes, stop II.
Be ever ready to stop it
night or day. Don't
suffer any pain which a mo-
ment of rubbing can stop.
These include pains allied
to rheumatism. to soreness. to
to chest colds. They
can be stopped at once. For
65 years they have been
by rubbing with ST.
Jacobs Oil.
AS for curing the cause of
the trouble. Nature usually
does that. But don't suffer
while you wait. st. Jacobs
Oil causes counter irritation.
Then it draws the blood to
the surface to relieve congec-
ton. In a minute or two you
feel that the pain has ebbed
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
Chez
q Legion
Copy for This Department supplied By the
COMMANDER NEWER
is STRONG LEADER

independence Day was not the only
thing American Leglonnaires of South
Carolina celebrated on the Fourth of
July, 1924; the second cause of
jubilee was the election on that date
of E. Rick McIver, of Florence, as
1925 commander of the South Carolina
department of the Legion.
There's nothing spectacular or
theatrical about Rick McIyer." de-
clared a rural friend, "but it's a mighty
comfortable feeling to have him at
the head of affairs; you can always
bank on the cart getting there that
Rick McIver is pulling, because he
never rears nor kicks over the traces"
That astute observance Of Com
mander McIver is about as true as
anything can be. He is a man who
has gone quietly and calmly about his
duties, leaving bombast and blah to
others while he worked. Which doesn't
imply that he has led a cloistered
and protected life by any He's
a fighter and a virile, two-fisted leader
Of men, at present engaged in the
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

business Of maintaining law and order
as the chief of police of Florence.
which Office he has held since 1921.
Something of the energy of Rick Nc
liver is revealed by the records Of
Clemson agricultural and mechanical
college from which institution he
graduated in 1915. In addition to
scholastic honors, the athletic records
show that as captain of the track
team, he won in one meet the high
jump, broad jump, 100-yard dash, the
40 and 220-yard hurdles. This is
mentioned as an indication Of what
might be expected of such a man in
the big track meet of 1917-1918 as a
member of the A. r. team.
At the beginning of the Mexican
border fireworks Rick" went to the
border as first sergeant Of company E,
Second South Carolina infantry. On
November 20, 1916, he was commits
stoned a first lieutenant and assigned
to the same unit. When called to the
service in the World war he was made
a captain. Captain McIver sailed for
France in May, 1918, and SERVED with
the One Hundred and Fifth ammuni-
ton train until his discharge In 1919.
Aside from soldering and policing.
Commander McIver Is a farmer.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
Education Week Is Set
for November is to %

American Education Week" will
be observed throughout the nation the
week of November 10 to %, 1925, 1t
has been announced at national head
quarters Of the American Legion at
Indianapolis.
The National Education association
and the United States bureau of edu-
cation cooperate with the Legion in
the perpetuation of Education week,
which was first suggested by the
Legion at the annual meeting Of the
National Education association in
1921. The week has since been OBJ
served annually by presidential proc
lamation.
The program for the week embraces
Constitution day, Patriotism day,
School and Teacher day, Conservation
and Thrift day, Know Your School
day, Community and Health day, and
For God and Country day.
President Coolidge, in commencing
Education week, said. ut is not too
much to say that the need of civiliza
ton is the need of teachers"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
Requests Purchase of
Historic BiIIop House

A proposal that the city of New York
purchase historic "Old Billop House,
at T~ottenville, N. T., which housed the
first peace conference after the War OF
the Revolution, was included in a petit
tion sent to Mayor Hylan recently by
the American Legion post Of Staten
island. The house was erected in 1868
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
met Lord Howe, representing the Brit
ish, there to decide peace terms. The
Legion would convert the ten acres
surrounding Billop house into a public
park.
Interesting opposition to the acquisi,
tion Of the property has been raised
on the grounds that Christopher Billop
Original owner, was a Tory actively
and brutally engaged In the War Of the
Revolution.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

Good Roads Notes

-
washington is to spend s~17.00O,O00
on roads, not to mention the upkeep
Of fences.
Pennsylvania plans to build a spe-
cial commercial highway between
Chester and Philadelphia to accommo-
date heavy trucking. 1t viii almost
parallel the existing road between
these cities.
Motor vehicles produced during June
In the United States and Canada to-
tailed 402, 500, according to the Depart
ment Of Commerce. OF these, 350,557
passenger cars and 36,O96 trucks were
made in the United States and 1920
passenger cars and 1874 trucks In
Canada. In June, 1924, this country
produced 214,322 passenger cars and
28,117 trucks.
Pennsylvania system Of whitewash-
ing poles along highway routes has
been adopted by several other states,
as It is a safeguard in night driving.
During 1924 the highway department
whitewashed $4,000 poles.
The first paved road in the United
States is In Alexandria, Va. The
stones used were brought as ballast in
ships from Europe and were laid by
Hessian prisoners during the years Of
the American Revolution. The old
pavement is bordered by shade trees.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
cutIcura comforts Raby's ekIn

cuticura Comforts 5aby's Skin
When red, rough and itching, by hot
baths Of Cuticura Soap and touches Of
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then Of that exQuisitely scent
ed busting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
one Of the Indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Tro.-Advertisement
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
over 2,4OO Miles on One Pair soles

n. H. Roehrig, a postman of Rich
mond Hill, N. T., wore a pair Of
USKIDE Soles for over 7 months, aver
weather on hard, rasping pavements-
and the soles are still good for more
wear! That is uSKIDE every time.
USKIDE-the Wonder Sole for Wear.
1t is made BY the United States Rubber
Company, the worlds largest manu-
facturer of rubber products. Wears
twice as long as best leather. Tell your
shoe repairman to re-sole your shoes
with USKIDE. Ask your shoe dealer for
new shoes with USKIDE Soles.-Adv.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With "5ayer Cross
Has Been Proved Safe by Millions.

Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer' on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for 25 years.
Say "Bayer' when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Adv.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
Messing II

He (swearlng)-On my word of
honor-as a gentleman.
She-Oh, why did you have to go
and spoil it?-Life.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
A Home WITHOUT CHILDREN
Lacks the Greatest JOYS of lie
Many Wives are ChiIdless Because of Ill Health. Read
How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Helped Mrs. Benedict

Wash, and It was not long till / was
relieved. Now ] do all my own work
and help others. / sure praise Lydia
E. Pinkham' 8 medicines to any one |
meet that is suffering from similar
troubles. / think if mothers with
girls would give it to them when
they come to womanhood it would
make them stronger. People who
have known me all my life r aston
ished to see me now as ! was always
sickly when in my teens until l
started taking the Vegetable Com
pound. Mrs. MARY r. BENEDICT
313 Payson Street, Kewanee, I'll.
Has a Beautiful Baby Girl Now
Bridport, Vermont. I'm the first
place / wanted a baby, but none
seemed to come to me. / just love
| children and my husband is away all
day, so / was not happy at all. A
doctor told me ! could not have a
baby until Invent to a hospital. But
my sisters said, Take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and you
viii be Ok l was nervous, had
organic weakness, with backaches
sideache, headache and no strength.
/ had been in bed nearly a week when
I began taking the Vegetable COM
pound. It was all that ever helped
me and / just wish you could see my
beautiful baby girl. / am fine now,
and so is she. / am still taking the
medicine as it keeps me well. You
may be sure I am recommending the
Vegetable Compound and always
| viii. "-Mrs. A. w. HOWE, Bridport,
Vermont
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
First Time Teller

The first dated scientific instrument
known is a Persian portable astrolabe
used by travellers to calculate time in
the year 984.-Science Service.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
KeLuir, Hall

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, which was de-
stroyed by fire last July, is to be re-
placed by a modern building that may
cost $5,O00,000.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

Still waters run deep, and there's
Tots of mud at the bottom Of still
water.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

Weakness Of saving your money for
a rainy day. is that every day Is a
little rainy.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
Home Stoyers

You can appreciate the great change
In the lats hundred and fifty years
when you remember that on his mid
night ride Paul Revere found most of
the folks at home. :.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

MRS. MARY n. BENEDICT
aia PAYsoN STREET, KEwANEE. ILLINOIS
Kewanee, Illinois. = when ! was
married about q year and q half /
took Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound because of i'll health. l
did not have any children. ] now
have two healthy little girls and / am
sure | would not have had them had
it not been for your medicine. Last
spring and summer ! got all run
down, irregular, and / had awful
headaches, and my back and side hurt
me 30 that I could stay up only a
short time. my limbs would get so
tired and ache till / could cry. /
started to take the Vegetable Com
pound again and used the Sanative
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

Light is the symbol Of truth
Lowell.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

Stolen kisses are always sweetest
Leigh Hunt.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

You overlook this beauty of a vii
iage: You can live handsomely there
on $1,000 a year.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

Silence is golden, but If you don't
speak up, they'll pass the cake rlgha
over your head.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART

Sea Salt Content ShOun
The salt content Of the sea is aboue
80 pounds to- 1000 pounds Of water.
How quickly vacation ends.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08

washington is to spend $17,000,O0C
on roads, not to mention the upkeeI
Of fences.
Evening star., 1925-03-14
PATIENT KILLS SELF
AT ARMY HOSPITAL
Puts Bullet Through Head in
Crowded Ward at Wal
ter Reed.

Otis T Cartwright, field clerk, U.
S. A. killed himself almost instantly
last night in a crowded ward in
which he was a patient at Walter
Reed Hospital. He sent revolver
bullet into his brain without warn
ing as he reclined on his cot.
Cartwright had been a patient at
the hospital for about a month, it
was stated today. He had given no
indication of any intention of COM
mitting suicide. officials said.
An investigation was launched to-
day by the military authorities o
ascertain where Cartwright obtained d
the revolver. The military board will
also inquire into the circumstances
of the shooting. At the same time
Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt was noti-
fed of the tragedy and he will con-
duct an inquest at the morgue shortly.
The room in which Cartwright lay
was occupied at the time by a num-
ber of patients and hospital attaches.
They paid no particular attention
to him, and the first notice they had
of the shooting was the sound of the
shot. Cartwright died almost in
stantly.
1t was stated at the hospital execu-
tive offices today that Cartwright had
been stationed in Washington for
some time previous to his illness. 1t
was indicated that his ailment was
of a psychopathic nature. 1t was
stated he apparently had no family
here. He was about As years old.
Evening star., 1925-03-14
PRESIDENT NAMES
DISTRICT JUDGES
Isaac R. Hit and George H.
Macdonald Appointed to
Police Court Bench.

Isaac r. Hit and George H. Mac
donald of this city were today ap-
pointed by President Coolidge Police
Court judges of the District of CO.
lumbia to fill the two new places
created by the new traffic law for the
District passed at the last session of
Congress
Mr.. Hit, who is a practicing attor-
ney here, was for ten years a United
States commissioner in this city, and
Mr.. Macdonald is at present serving
in that capacity.
These nominations were sent to the
Senate this afternoon by President
Coolidge, and il Is thought at the
White House and the Department of
Justice that they will be readily con-
hrmed, as both men were highly
recommended by associates of the
local bar and by local Republican
leaders.
Recommended by Justice Departm ent.
Besides this, their records were thor
oughly scrutinized by authorities of the
missions were placed before President
Coolidge to sign.
Mr.. Hit, besides being prominent
during his long service as United
States commissioner, has been active
in Republican politics and in mill
tary and Masonic circles. He is mas
ter of his lodge of Masons and was
at one time vice president of the
League of Republican State Clubs of
Continued on Page 9. Column &
Evening star., 1925-03-14
KANSAN IS NAMED.
TO PENSION POST
Wilder S. MetcaIf, Holder of
Congressional Medal, to
Succeed Gardner.

Nomination of Wilder S. MetcaIf of
Lawrence, Kans., to be commissioner
or pensions, succeeding Gen. Wash
ington Gardner, was sent to the SEN
ate by President Coolidge today. Gen
Gardner submitted his resignation
two weeks ago, to become effective
March T.
Mr.. Metcalf has served as United
States pension agent at Topeka,
Kans., for eight years and has been
engaged in the farm loan business in
Kansas and Oklahoma. He is a vet
eran OF the Spanish American and
World wars. serving as brigadier
general commanding ~the 77th Infan-
try Brigade at Camp Beaureguard.
Louisiana, during the World War.
He was honorably discharged from
the Army on May 25. 1918.
Mr.. Metcah was born in Maine, and
moved to Ohio in 1878 He served as
a private in the Ohio National Guard,
and later, when he moved to Kansas.
enlisted in the Kansas National Guard
as a private, advancing through the
grades until he became a brigader
general. He was a major and colonel
of the goth Kansas Infantry during
the Spanish-American War and the
Philippine insurrection.
The nominee for the pension COM
missionership is member of the
American Legion, the Order of For
eign Wars, the United Spanish War
Veterans and the Military Order of
the Carabao. He was awarded the
congressional medal for his services
in the Philippines.
Among other nominations sent to
the Senate today by the President
were:
Hoffman Philip of New York. to be
United States Minister to Persia.
Herman ]. Galloway of Indiana and
Ira L. Let's of Rhode Island. to be
United States attorneys.
John w. Goldsberry of Oklahoma,
to be United States attorney for the
northern district of Oklahoma, and
H. G. Beard of Oklahoma, to be United
States marshal for the northern dis
trict of that State.
Evening star., 1925-03-14
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
FIND NEW IDEAS
Visit Baltimore and Phi|adel-
phia Buildings to Obtain
Best Plans for Work Here.
BY JAMES f. CHINN,
stan Correspondent of The Star.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March IL
Enthusiastic over the ideas in school
house construction found in Baltimore
and impressed deeply with the steps
taken by those charged with the edu-
cation of the children of that city to
give them the best in modern educa-
tional facilities. washington's com
mittee OF school planners is in Phila-
delphia today, searching for addi-
tional features to be included in the
District schools to be erected under
the unprecedented $4,000, ,000-five-
year building program.
The committees tour of the Phila-
delphia schools directed by Supt. Ed
win c. Broome. took the committee,
composed of Supt. Frank w. Ballou,
Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris
and Ernest Greenwood, vice president
of the Board of Education, into Ger
mantown, Frankford and other sec
tions, where new school projects
were recently completed.
The schools visited included Logan
Demonstration, the Roosevelt Junior
High and the John Story jerks Ele-
mentary.
baltimore Schools Attract
The inspection trip in Baltimore
yesterday firmly convinced the trio
that modern ideas in schoolhouse
construction demand auditoriums
gymnasiums, adequate outdoor play
space, well equipped classrooms and
proper scientific safeguards to
child's health. All of these features
are conspicuously lacking in the Dis
trict's schools.
Three varied types of new schools,
erected under Baltimore's compre-
hensive s21.000.000 school develop
ment program, were literally fine
tooth-combed by the committee
Every feature which appealed to the
members was discussed and noted in
a diary being kept by Mr.. Green
wood, who has taken upon himself
the secretarial duties.
The first school inspected in Bal
timore was the Clifton Park Junior
High, massive structure in the ex-
treme corner of Clifton Park. What
1T lacked in exterior esthetic beauty
was more than offset by the interior
design and equipment Here the COM
mittee spent almost the entire morn
ing in company with Principal John
Colbourn and c. E. Douglass, as
sistant superintendent of Baltimore's
SCHOOLS, comparing It's outstanding
features with those in Washington's S
new schools.
Unit Kitchen Approved.
Among the many features observed
in the Junior high school, the COM
mittee manifested considerable en-
thusiasm over the unit kitchen type
of domestic science laboratory, which
adjoins a general kitchen domestic
science room and consists of six COM
plete kitchens separated by partitions
The unit is designed for 36 pupils
6 working in each partitioned- off
section, making 1t possible for each
group to work on a different project
without interference from the others
The entire unit is in charge of one
teacher.
DR.. Ballou described this unit the
latest thing in domestic science teach
ing and expressed the hope that it
would be included in Washington's
new schools.
The committee also became 'enthu-
siastic over the complete medical and
Continued on Page 4, Column ID
Evening star., 1925-03-14
Test
For British Peer
And Editor Off
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 14.-Lord Roth
ermere's schoolboy examination is
OF. The publisher contends that
the conditions of the challenge by
w. U. Cove, which at the begin
ning were clear and precise, have
been changed. and in a letter to
MS challenger he says: TT Is now
clear to me that you have no in
tention of standing by the terms of
your own challenge. Ever since 1
accepted 1t you have been trying
to wriggle away from it." After
reviewing the details of the nego-
tlatfons, he concludes:
4 really cannot allow you to
waste any more of my time over
this matter
Mr.. Cove's challenge arose out
of criticism by Rothermere's Daily
Mail of the Londen secondary
schools, of which Mr.. Cove, a
Laborite NJ. p, is an ardent cham
pion.
Evening star., 1925-03-14
Blizzard Cutting
Ouer Middle Vest
Viii Be Felt Here
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 14.-A typical
March blizzard, laden with rain
changing to snow and borne on a
60-mile wind, was moving into the
Middle West today, with warn
ings of a sharp drop in tempera-
ture
Already it has the West, par
ticularly the Rocky Mountains
region, in its grip.
Snow blanketed large parts of
Colorado and also fell in Iowa.
The snow was seen as a benefit
to Spring crops.
Washington will get a modified
sample tomorrow and Monday Of the
cold weather that has once again
gripped the Western States, the
Weather Bureau announced today.
The official forecast is for heavy
showers late this afternoon, with
slowly dropping temperature. 1t is
not believed the thermometer will go
below freezing tonight. but tomor-
row will be decidedly colder, and
freezing weather should be here by
Sunday night.
Monday will be decidedly cool, with
fair weather, the forecaster said.
Evening star., 1925-03-14

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE
aversion of Calvin Coolidge to sell
ing liquor now is revealed as one
thing that possibly started him on
the road to the White House.
At a banquet of Amherst alumni
last night. President George Daniel
Olds OF Amherst said that John Cool
idge wanted to apprentice his son
as druggist clerk at the age of
Is until terse objection was made
by the youth The story came from
Col. Coolidge while bound for
Washington with MIR. olds for the
Harding Inauguration. AS Mr.. Olds
told 1t:
"Col. Coolidge warmed up and
Evening star., 1925-03-14
CALLS CONFERENCE
ON NEW AUTO LAW
Bell Plans Early Action in
Making Traffic Code e.
fective Here.

Engineer Commissioner Bell today
directed officials of the Police Depart
ment and the corporation counsers
what is necessary to be done in car
rying out the provisions of the new
traffic law pending the appointment
of the director of traffic.
The officials who will join in the
conference are Corporation Counsel
Stephens, Maj. Sullivan, Inspector Al
bert ]. Headley and Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Frank w. Madigan.
In view of the fact that certain
parts of the law were made effective
Immediately, while others were de-
ferred for so days, it is Col. Bells
desire to determine definitely what
instructions should be given to the
police for the few weeks that will
elaDse before the entire law is op-
erative
Speed Clause Elastic.
Although an impression has pre-
vailed that Congress fixed a definite
speed limit of 22 miles an hour for
the central part of the city in the
new traffic law, Corporation Counsel
Stephens said today the act is so
phrased that the director of traffic
may in his discretion fix a lower
limit for the heart of the city and a
limit greater than % miles in outly-
ing sections and on arterial high
ways.
The corporation counsel also said
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-03-14
400 OFFICERS STUDYING
RESULTS OF MANEUVERS
Fourteen Admirals Participating
in Secret Farley at Pacific
Coast Stations.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO. Calf, March IL
Fourteen admirals and 400 officers of
STAFF and command in the United
States Navy today in assembly at
North Island air station, across San
Diego Bay. engaged in the analysis
of the naval battle off the Lower
California coast, a maneuyer partici-
pated in during the past two weeks
by 109 war craft of the Navy.
Admiral Robert p. Coontz, COM
mander-in chief of the United States
feet, presided. Officially the session
is termed a critique. Discussions will
be confidential and secret involving
as they do basic matters of the naval
defense of the Nation.
Evening star., 1925-03-14
Coolidge at IS Spurned Selling Rum,
So Became Lawyer and President

told me that when Calvin was 15
years old it was a serious question
whether or not he should be sent to
college.
Col. Coolidge said that he was
not sure his son was the right
type, and that he finally decided
he had better apprentice him to a
pharmacist. At that time all drug
stores had liquor in stock, and,
after the colonel told Calvin of his
decision, his son thought for a
minute or two and then said.
Father, sell ram?' That ended it,
Calvin Coolidge was graduated
from Amherst in 1895.
Evening star., 1925-03-14
100 SOULS BELIEVED LOST
ON JAPANESE STEAMSHIP
Sixteen Persons Saved-Destroye
Scour Ocean for Trace of
Possible Survivors.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NAGASAKI, Japan, March 14-One
hundred persons are missing from the
Japanese steamship Uwajima Maru.
No 6, which is believed to have foun-
dered in a storm Wednesday off
kabashima Island.
The purser and Is passengers have
been picked up thus far, and de-
stroyers are searching for other pos
sible survivors.
The Uwajima Maru, No. 6, was a
wooden vessel of 126 tons, built in
1901. Her home port was Kishuku.
The Island of Kabashima lies so miles
west of Nagasaki.
Evening star., 1925-03-14
''Baby Film Star" Dies.

LOS ANGELES. Calf, March IL
Lucille Ricksen, baby film star of
1923, said to have been the youngest
leading woman on the screen, died
today after a long illness. Her
mother died last month.