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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
CITIZEN, SHERIFF DEAD
IN LAND QUARREL

SELMA, Ala, Aug. 2S.-Percy
Dawson, sheriff, and Dan Weaver are
dead here today as the result of six
months controyerys over the laying of
a public service power line over pri-
vate property.
Weaver shot Dawson TO death as
the sheriff and his deputies approach
ed his house to reset some traction
poles which the land owner had cut
down. Weaver was Immediately slain
by Hugh Sinclair, sheriff's deputy.
Sinclair was not arrested.
Trouble arose six months ago when
the Dixie Construction Company, en-
ployed by the Alabama Power Com
pany, instituted condemnation pro-
ceedings in a move to pass a transmits
mission line through Weavers farm on
the way from Lock II, on the Coosa
River to Selma. Weaver had refused
to sell
Sinclair reported that Weaver hail
ed the sheriff with friendly greet
ing when the party appeared then
fired without warning, killing Dawson
instantly. Sinclair returned the fire
and Weaver fell dead.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
PINCH RAIN FALLS
IN COMAL COUNTY

A two-inch rain fell Thursday in
Comal county over a section sewn
miles south of the Comal postoffice.
Lighter showers were reported in 9th
er sections Of the county.
Lowering Of temperature and a
mild wind accompanied the rain, which
was the heaviest for the past eighteen
months.
New feed crops had been planted
following the recent lighter rains, and
is is believed the Thursday rain will
produce considerable fall feed
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
ABILENE FRIENDLY
TOUR IN SAN ANGELO

SAN ANGELO, Aug. 2S.-Wearing
white suits and carrying red umbrel-
las, 10 Abilene citizens visited here to.
day, accompanied by n similar num-
Der of Boy Scouts, on their final lap
of 1O00-mile Friendship tour" in
which they are advertising the forth
coming fair in that city September
81 to &c.
The tour has lasted four days and
included points in the Panhandle and
West Texas.
The guests were greeted by Mayor
W. ID. HolcOmb after which they at
tended luncheon at the Lions Club.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
GIRL ESCAPES
TWO EX|CANS
| N A j 7 D
Victim Fights Off Pair and
Flees After Daring
Abduction.

After fighting off two MexicanS who
had seized her when she came from
a motion picture show Thursday night,
a 16-year-old Mexican girl leaped from
the machine in which she was being
carried away and rolled down Gn en-
bankment on the Corpus Christi road,
where she was found by police and
taken to Robert b. Green Memorial
Hospital for treatment.
The girl, who lives at Laredo and
Nueva streets, was mass of abra-
sions and black marks when received
at the hospital. but was sent home
after being treated.
She declared that she never before
had seen the two men.
SNATCHED FROM CURB.
They were standing at the curb, she
explained, as she left the thcater and
had hustled her into the car before
she realized that she was being abb
Quoted.
One of the men muffled her cries
with his hands until the trio reached
a lonely spot on the road where the
car was stopped.
Then the girl began to fight.
She clawed both men with her fin
ger nails and thinks that she scratch
ed the face Of one so that he can be
identified.
LEAPS FROM AUTO.
Finally another car was seen ap-
preaching and the girl leaped from the
machine.
As she rolled down the embankment
the men got into the machine and
drove away.
The girl, when she recovered con-
seriousness, started for town, where
she collapsed into the arms of po-
liceman.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
Hearty Diner
SmilingH Eats
Self Into Jail

"Stick around officer, your
services will be needed here in a
few minutes"
These remarks were made by
a stranger to Policeman Bill
Hobbs Thursday night as the
officer entered the Santa Monica
Cafe, near the I.-G. n. depot,
Figuring that possibly a
grudge battle was impending, the
officer stuck"
The stranger consumed huge
proportions Of ham, eggs, pie and
coffee meanwhile repeating his
warning that the officer was
about to have 2 customer.
When finished eating the
stranger approached the cashier.
said "thank you and turned
smiling to the policeman.
Lock me up" he announced.
IL haven't a sou. Anyhow I'd
rather be on the chain gang than
living with my mother.in.law."
He is on it.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
FARMERS USE TREES
TO FEED CATTLE
BY the Associated Press.

ASHLAND. Wis, Aug. 2S.-Farm-
crs in the Marriage Valley, south of
Ashland, are reported to be chopping
down small poplar trees for the cattle
which feed on the leaves in the abb
sence of grass. The drouth is making
itself felt unusually hard in some por-
tons of the state and pasturage is ex-
hausted in many places.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
CLOTHIERS AWARD
BEST DRESSED PRIZE
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.--Gcorge H..
Wright of Huntington, W. Va, took
the grand prize as the best dressed
man attending the National Associa-
tion of Retail Clothing Merchants con-
vention here. Robert ODER of Law
renee, Kan, was one of the runnersur.
But life is hard for the well-dressed
man. Mr.. Wright admitted that he
changed his clothes Is times in one
day in order to display his wardrobe
effectively.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

A Full Line of Fruits and Vegetables
We Deliver to All Parts of the City
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
GASOLINE PRICES
SLASHED IN DALLAS

DALLAS, Aug. 2S.-Gasoline
prices st Dallas filling stations op-
Grated by major refining companies
were cut two cents a gallon today,
bringing the price to 81 cents. Tank
wagon prices of II cents a gallon
were not reduced.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
COTTON PICKERs NEEDED.

DALLAS, Aug. 2S.-Dcmand for
cotton piclicrs in Northeast Texas is
continuing, J. ii. Fallin, special dep
uty of the Department of Labor here,
said today. The demand in that sec
ton has exceeded the supply, he said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28

return trip in traversing ice-filled Mel
vile Bay.
The feeling of the expedition as
those waters were approached was
thus described in the Wednesday
message:
Melville Bay lies ahead of the two
ships and there is no indication of
what ice conditions are"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting Of Council at 10 A. M Tuesday, July "a

am accordingly reminding you that
all gambling, games of chance and
immoral shows must be excluded, if
you are to share in the stipend
granted by the State to agricultural
societies.
Games of chance have been de-
fined as those in which the prize
or reward depends in any way or
part upon luck or chance and under
this head are included all wheels,
paddle games, lotteries, roll downs
(unless balls are rolled one at a
time), punch boards, string games,
fish ponds and pickouts (unless OBJ
jects played for are plainly number
ed), and of course any other games
where chance is the factor that de-
termines the value of the prize.
"All games where skill and dex-
terity determine the reward may be
allowed, and we include in this list
the swing ball and bucket games
provided the apparatus is honestly
and substantially constructed.
Il would also call your attention
to the law now in effect providing
that any society must display at
least 100 exhibits of agricultural
products in order T. be eligible to
its share of the stipend.
Il would advise your society to
employ competent ground man
with full authority to evict conces-
sionaries who attempt to operate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
Domestic Business Conditions

Early reports to the Department
OF commerce on business conditions
IN June showed increases over Nav
IN the principal industrial indicators
such as wool receipts at Boston. de-
hver1es of tin, shipments of new To-
comotives. receipts of turpentine and
rosln at Savannah, Jacksonville and
PENSACOLA, and in the number of
patents issued by the government on
new inventions. Decreases, how
ever, occurred from May in the ont
put or pig iron and in the shipments
OF iron ore through the upper lake
ports. Trade and financial indica-
tors showed an increase, in the sales
by the two principal mail-order
houses and the amount of customs
receipts, while business failures.
both in number and in liabilities.
decreased as did the issuance of new
corporate securities, and the amount
of the public debt.
Compared with June, 1924, early
industrial indicators showed in
creases In sthe output of pig iron,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
Moose Injured in
Collision with Auto
On WiScaSset Road

Word was received Friday morn
Ing at the department of inland
fisheries and game that an auto.
mobile driven by Gardiner man,
returning home from Wiscasset
Thursday night, collided with a
| moose about four miles this side of
W1scasset and that one of the hind
, legs OF the moose were broken. The
name of the driver of the car was
not ascertained at the department.
The mudguards and headlights of
the car were damaged.
Richard ]. Upton, chief game war
den In kennebec county, and Ralph
Coombs, curator at the State mus
cum, were Immediately notified and
they started for Wiscasset to investi-
| gate and put the animal out of mis-
cry, If necessary. 1t was reported
that the animal Immediately after
the collision, had started for the
swamp in that vicinity.
Warden Upton and Coombs re-
turned last evening without finding
the wounded moose, but the tracks
OF the animal led them to believe
that in the collision the animal did
not break leg. They could track
the animal for a considerable dis
lance, but could not find it.
Another report of the accident
was received by phone from a Wis
casset party, who mentioned that
people In that vicinity had read in
a newspaper that the ban on hunt
ing moose was to be removed July
IL. Miss Myrtle Hodgdon, chief
clerk in the department, Immediate
ly notified the party that such was
not the case and that the ban on
hunting moose has been continued
through the action of the last Leg
islature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11

states that mo act or joint resolu-
ton of the Legislature, except such
orders or resolutions as pertain
solely to facilitating the performance
of the business of the Legislature, of
either branch, or of any committee
or officer thereof, or appropriate
money therefor or for the payment
of salaries fixed by law, shall take
effect until ninety days after the
recess of the Legislature passing It,,
unless in case of emergency"
Judge E. C. Smith. deputy secre-
tary of State, found the legal defin-
alton of the word, after used
above, in the case of the 1O0th
Maine. Applying that ruling to the
90-days provision, 1t seems clear that
80 days must elapse not including
the day on which the Legislature ad-
journed and not including the date
on which the law would go into eff
feet, or in other words, that 30 days
must intervene between those two
dates.
Thus the gasoline tax law and the
other acts passed by the S2nd Leg
islature, except those passed with
the emergency provision, were not
effective through the day yesterday,
but did go into effect at midnight
last (F'riday) night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11

games or shows of an illegal nature.
Please remember that you have the
right to say, through your ground
man, what shall be allowed upon
your midway and IL the ground man
is constantly on duty and carefully
observes conditions along the mid
way giving. it his undivided atten-
ton, your society cannot possibly
run any risk of losing it's share of
the support provided by the State.
This department stands ready to
aid you in securing a better agri-
cultural display and in carrying out
the objects for which the State sti-
pend was originally granted. We are
also ready at all times to instruct
your ground man or other official as
to just what attractions should be
permitted to run upon your grounds
A letter, telephone call, or personal
visit at our Office in the State House
Will secure prompt attention along
this line.
Hoping that your 1925 show NAV
be successful one and that it NAV
tend toward the strengthening of ag-
riculture in your area"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
PITTSFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. William Wayness
left Friday forenoon for Bangor
where they went to Boston by boat
for few days visit with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ w. Lane and
children, Joe and Betty are on an
auto trip to Dover, N. H.
Walter Gordon left Thursday for
Fryeburg, where he has accepted
position.
Mrs. Clarence Cole and daughter,
Vera of st. Stephen, N. B., who have
been visiting Mrs. May Gray have
gone to Boston for a few weeks
visit.
The funeral service for the late
Mrs. Susan (Farnham) Porter was
held from the home of Mrs. E. A.
Porter, Railroad street, Friday fore
noon at 10 o'clock, Rev. Walter
Quarrington pastor of the Baptist
church officiating. The bearers were
G. N. Cargill. Thomas F. Conner,
Charles E. Vickery and Earle N.
Vickery.
An interesting meeting of the B.
& P. w. Club of Pittsfield was held
in the club rooms Wednesday even
ing of this week, at which time
many matters of importance were
| considered.
The club will be represented at
the Portland National Convention
| next week by Mrs. Emily Hubbard,
delegate, and Mrs. Mabel Hussey, al
ternate. Several other members will
attend a part or all of the sessions
and festivities which will open Sat
urday, July IL and continue through
Saturday, July Is.
The Pittsfield club has the dis
tinction of having three of it's men,
bers appointed for parts in the pro-
| gram. Mrs. Burns. a member of the
| reception committee for the big re-
ception Monday evening: Mrs.
Mrs. Hubbard. a part in one of the
episodes of the historical pageant
and Mrs. Hussey an usher at one of
the functions.
Several members of the Club are
wearing the handsome emblem pin
which entities them to a place at the
emblem breakfast Thursday morn
| ing at the Congress Square Hotel.
The next and only meeting Of the
club in August is called for We'd
nesday, the 9th. Reports of the con-
vention will then be given and all
members will wish to be present.
| Beginning in September the. meet
ings will be held on schedule time,
the first and third Wednesday even
| ings of each month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
New Gas Tax Law
Effective Midnight
Last Night in State

An item appearing in the Lewiston
Sun Friday morning to the effect
that the new gasoline tax law be-
came effective lat midnight last
night" (Thursday mighty caused
some people to wonder if Lewiston
retail dealers in gasoline were
charging the extra two cents per gall
ION on sales made during the day
Friday.
In a recent letter sent to retail
gasoline dealers, State Auditor Hay
1ord pointed out that the new law
imposing three cent tax on gasoline
would become effective at midnight
on July 10. This, of course, indicat-
ed at midnight Friday night, SO that
any gasoline sold after - O'Clock
last night would be subject to the
additional tax.
Section 16 Of the Constitution
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
Rumor Pattangall
And Redman to Buy
Bangor Commercial

Bangor, July 1O.-Rumors in cir
culation here today are to the effect
that w. r. Pattangall of Augusta
and ]. Fulton Redman of Ellsworth
are negotiating with DR.. Frank H.
Gordon, for the purchase of the Ban
gor Evening Commercial property.
1t is known that DR.. Gordon would
be willing, Is even anxious to dis
pose Of the Commercial. and that
there are other parties also consid-
ering the purchase of the plant.
Mr.. Pattangall, who was the DEM
ocratic candidate for governor in
1922 and 1924, has had consider
able experience in operating a daily
newspaper. having been for several
years the managing editor of the
Waterville Sentinel during it's owner
ship by Cyrus w. Davis. Redman
was a Democratic candidate for
United States Senator in 1924. He
is man of wealth and it is supposed
that the object of himself and Mr..
Pattangall, if the report is correct
is to secure the Commercial and
make 1t an active Democratic news
paper in eastern Maine.
1t will be recalled by those who
followed the campaign of last year
that the constant complaint of both
Mr.. Pattangall and Mr. Redman was
that their party did not have a fair
representation in the newspapers be-
cause there was no Democratic
newspaper in this State.
The Bangor Commercial was orig
inally a decidedly partisan Demo-
cratic newspaper. During the latter
years of the life of Joseph P. Bass
its owner for nearly half a century
it became independent Democratic
and since the death of Mr. Bass has
endeavored to maintain a non-parti-
san attitude, though at times, indi-
eating leanings towards the Repub.
lican faith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11

Here in an ideal Saturday pro-
gram, one that will be appreciated
as well as adults. Agnes Ayres APP
pears in a delightful comedy drama
entitled 1.-The Awful Truth" This is
pleasing picture with plenty of
laughs, with just enough story to
keep you interested. "Ridin' Thun-
der" with Jack Hoxie is a real, hon.
est to goodness action picture. Some
of the stunts that Jack Julls are al
most unbelievable. If you enjoy
thrills here is picture that will
meet your fondest expectations. Cur
rent episode of 1.-THE Great Circus
Mystery, will also be enjoyed not
only by those who have followed
same from the start but today's cpl
sode is a story in itself and anyone
can pick up the story without the
preceding episodes.
Pictures will be run continuous
with the usual small prices of ad-
mission. 1t is a great program and
the management highly recommends
it.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
Highway Comm.
Issues Bulletin on
Road Construction

Tar will be applied during the next
week:
In Lincoln
Between Island Falls and New
Limerick.
Between Rockport and Rockland.
Between Bethel and Locke's Mills.
Between Pennington and Jay.
Construction Jobs
Traffic is allowed through all Of the
following construction jobs, with the
exception of the work in Livermore
and that a short detour may be used
in the town of Frankfort and in the
town of Turner. Better road condi-
tons will be found by following the
detours than by passing over the
work.
Kittery-About 4 mile of concrete
pavement is being constructed around
the State Park approaching the inter-
state bridge. This work will be built
on one side Of the park at a time,
leaving the other side clear for traffic.
Turner-About miles of bitumin-
Gus macadam under construction
from Turner village to the Turner
Auburn line.
Livermore-About miles of gravel
road under construction from Bret
tun's Mills, or North Turner. nearly
to Livermore Falls. Detour.
Dennistown-3 miles of gravel road
work being carried on by two crews
and expected to be completed about
July is.
Winn-5.75 miles of gravel road.
Partly on new location.
Houlton-On road to Woodstock.
about two miles bituminous macad-
am.
F'rankfort-About . miles of BIZ
luminous macadam. A short detour
may be used to get by foundation
work. 'atur-
Gray miles From Gray Corner
to the New Gloucester line on the
road running to Poland Spring and
Oxford county.
Paris Woodstock-S.2 miles of
gravel road. about ia miles Of grade
under construction.
New Sharon-3 miles Of gravel
road.
Dover-Foxcroft-4 miles Of gravel
road from East Dover to Charleston.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES work, con-
sisting of laying bituminous macad-
am surface. About Il mile of road
under construction at time. Traffic
passing with but a few minutes in
terruption at time.
Windham Raymond-2S miles Of
bituminous macadam. Work will be
started within a week
York-3.77 miles of concrete and
bituminous construction, between
York Corner and Cape Neddick.
Traffic should follow the shore road,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11

The management of the Colonial
was greatly pleased in being inform
ed by so many patrons that they
considered yesterdays program as
good entertainment as they had ever
seen on the screen. Many people said
that any one of the four attractions
was well worth the price of admis-
sion.
For those who did not attend the
performances yesterday, there will
be given three complete shows to-
day and II you enjoy good clean
amusement you cannot afford to pass
uR this program.
Next week Is the big six week,
during which time six features which
are rated at the top Of the 1925 list
will be shown. The week starts
with "The Spaniard," Paramount
special production. which has Great
ed such wonderful comments in the
big cities. AS a companion feature
Douglas MacLean will appear in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
BOwdOin Committees
Trustees and Overseers
Named for Next Fall

! Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick, Me-, July 10.-Tht
following list of committees of the
trustees and overseers of Bowdoir
college for the year 1925-1026 ha!
| just been announced:
Executive: President Kenneth G
M. Stills, Franklin c. Payson of Port.
land, Hon. Clarence Hale of Port
land, Henry H. Pierce of New York
City, George f. Cary of Portland
Leonard A. Pierce of Portland and
Frank H. Swan of Providence, r.
Visiting: Hon. William r. Cobb oil
Rockland, Alfred b. White of Bos-
ton. E. Harrington Abbot of Au-
burn, Harold Lee Berry of Port
land, Ripley l.. Dana of Boston.
Examining: Hon. Charles +. John
son of Portland, Hon. Ansel LEI.
Lumbert of Houlton, Augustus f.
Moulton of Portland and Frederick
w. Pickard of Philadelphia, Pa.
Finance: William j. Curtis OF
New York. Harvey D. Gibson of
New York. Frederick o. Conant of
Portland and William w. Thomas of
Portland.
Honorary Degrees: Franklin c.
Payson of Portland, Professor Will
liam w. Lawrence of New York
City. Hon. John A. Morrill, of Au-
burn, Lewis A. Burleigh of Augusta,
Hon. John A. Peters of Portland
and Ellis Spear of Boston.
Vacancies in the College: Hon.
Clarence Hale of Portland, Hon.
charles f. johnson of Portland,
John w. Manson of Pittsfield and
Hon. Frank G. Harrington of Au-
gusta.
Art Interests: Hon. Clarence Hale
or Portland. Edgar o. Achon of
Boston and Professor Henry E. An
! drews.
Grounds and Buildings: PhiIin
Dana of Westbrook, Professor Chas
=. Hutchins and Professor Wilmot
B. Mitchell.
lnhrmary: President Kenneth G.
M. Sills, DR.. Charles S. F. Lincoln
ana Professor Marshall P. Cram.
Library: President Kenneth c. NJ
sliis, Librarian Gerald G. Wilder
ana Professor Thomas c. Van Cleve
war memorial: President Kenneth
=. M. Sills, William ]. Curtis of New
York City, Henry H. Pierce of New
FORK lty. Professor William w. Law.
renee OF New York City, Edgar O.
Acnorn OF Boston, Hon. Frederic A
elsner OF Lowell. Mass, and Arthur
". staples of Auburn
furnishing of Alumni Room IN
the Library: President Kenneth q.
NJ. Sills. Professor Henry E. An
ureWs' Professor William w. Law
renee OF New York City and Philin
u. Clifford of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-11
C0m'r Washburn
Defines Games of
Chance in Letters
TO Fair Officials

Commissioner F. p. Washburn of
the State department Of agriculture
has sent the following letter to Of
11cers Of all agricultural societies of
the State. calling attention to the
games and attractions which may
properly be admitted on the fair
grounds under the laws of the State.
I'm disposing of space and renting
concessions upon your grounds for
the 1925 exhibition, you will doubt
less be confronted with the question
Of just what games and attractions
may be properly admitted under the
laws of our State" says Commits
sioner Washburn in the letter. II