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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Your Wishes Come True

Every now and again one will
hear a car owner wish for this or
that improvement in motoring when,
as a matter of fact, the improve
ment is already available.
Haven't you often wished that you
could take your car by train any
where you want to go in the United
States and have your own personal
transportation instantly available
when you reach your destination?
Well, there is a transcontinental
freight company already engaged in
answering that wish.
"Oh. for, an automobile diagnosic-
ian!" you doubtless have exclaimed,
knowing all too well the limitations
of the average repair shop when you
are in trouble of a tricky nature.
A popular wish, to be sure. But it
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Did Won kpow-

That failing TO have carbon re-
moved regularly helps to hasten the
need for replacing the piston pins? !?
The pinging knock caused by carbon
represents the blows upon the piston
heads, by preignited gas when the
pistons are coming up on their
compression strokes. The piston
pin absorbs much of the shock, and
wears accordingly.
That gases have momentum?
When a lot of gas is being sucked
through the intake manifold and you
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Make Your Errors Count

NdkS 6TToTS SOduh
Profiting by mistakes has be-
come one OF the most important
features of the average car owners
Any mistake is always fatal if one
learns nothing from it.
If you don't make some mistakes
in owning and operating your car
you aren't human. Il you don't
make those mistakes count for some
thing you're not wise.
Most automobile owners are be-
ginning to see that when a mistake
has beer made it should be studied
carefully in order to see wherein 1t
can be of service in avoiding a more
serious mistake.
Suppose you make the mistake of
rushing headlong into some major
repair work just because some
garage employe whom you have
never seen before tells you that
there is something very much the
matter with your car.
Discovering your mistake 1t is
foregone conclusion that some
profit lies in reminding yourself
that whenever you are given a piece
of advice again you will weigh 1t
carefully.
Right now there are thousands of
car owners who do not know what
bearing trouble is just because they
have learned through blundering
that changing the crankcase oil
every 500 miles is more than mere
custom. Had these people taken
their mistakes as total losses they
would, in all probability, have
completely overlooked the possibility
Of taking their mistakes as future
helps. They would not be getting
anywhere near as much out Of their
motoring today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08

jointless nature. 1t remains one of
the perfect gravel road-without the
61c
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Lessons from Accidents

Lessons from ACCioSntS
Motordom has a right to be exer-
cised over a verdict rendered by the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania In a
suit of Grein against Gordon. The
Grein car had stalled near the top
of hill on a avily-traveled high
way when a young woman who at
tempted to cross the space to the
right of the car was struck and kill
ed by the Gordon car in passing.
Since the stalled car was in the
center of the road with room to pass
on either side, the court maintains
that the Gordon car had the right to
pass on the right. In other words,
in Pennsylvania you are now legally
permitted to pass to the right ir-
respective of the fact that one of the
elementary road rules of Pennsyl-
vania is to pass to the left when
overtaking another vehicle. The
lesson in this is the growing need
for rules for enforcing the law.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Rinht off tha Linnd

One of the new skies on the
market provides for control and
variation of the oil pressure by the
throttle. Usually the pressure Is
controlled by an adjustment, or. by
the speed Of the engine. With the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08

should be depressed and held under
pressure for a half hour with
block of wood wedged between
pedal and front seat cushion. The
wheel cylinder and connection will
then quickly reveal any leaks due to
improper workmanship.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08

Motors are much like men
the less character they possess,
the more noise they make.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Two Birds-one Stone

When a motorist buys a storage
battery for his new radio set there
is no reason why his automobile
should not still be in the back of his
head. The battery folk put up a
little neater outfit for radio use, but
a storage battery is unsightly in any
event so why not buy regular
automobile battery and hide it be-
hind the furniture. Get battery
that will do for your car. In a
pinch you won't have to rent one or
wait around when you want to get
away with the car on the big trip.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
SHIFT IN TACTICS
WINS FOR PIRATES
When Sacrifice Was Logical
Play Glenn Wright Hits
Out Homer.

When the Giants were in Pittsburgh
recently, the Pirates beat them in a
ten-inning game in a manner which
was such a change in tactics from
what would have been pursued with
the then subdued ball that it made vet
eran players wonder Twas tactics
revolutionary.
The Giants made two runs in the
tenth and led II to 9. Nehf passed
the first Pirate up in the eleventh and
he scored on hit by Barnhart Tray
nor made an infield hit, putting men
on first and second with none out
One run was needed to tie, two to
win, Wright was up. What would be
the orthodox, natural and rational
and advance the tying run to third
base and the winning run to second.
Then a hit would win the game.
Wright never made an effort to
bunt No bunt was ordered. The way
he sacrificed was to take a toe hold
and drive the ball into the right field
stand for a home run. Effective be-
yond the question of a doubt, beauti-
fully elemental and effective, better
than all the fnesse in the world the
way it worked out.
Even in these hit 'er out days of
the lively ball it was a departure from
tactics approved by the soundest base
ball minds from time immemorial
Can it be that the ball this year is
so vfrile that the slam-bang course
gives percentage over science?
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
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Nearly 100000 people play tennis
in Great Britain.
Victoria, B. c., has just used for the
first time 100000 swimming pool.
Night golf by electric illumination
has been tried successfully in Bermuda.
First prize for the 3,600-mile yacht
race from San Francisco to Tahiti lis
a trophy costing $4,000, presented by
Sir Thomas Upton.
Canton, Ohio, will be represented
in professional football this fall, after
81 years absence from the gridiron
arena.
A club has been organized to con-
duct greyhound racing in New Or
leans along the lines that have made
the sport highly popular at Miami and
other southern resorts.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
Glove Came Back

A travelling man told John Hartigan
of Rochester, N. H., of friend whom
Hartigan had not met for 70 years,
when they were ball players together.
"Tell him to return my glove when
you see him again." said Hartigan.
The following week a parcel arrived
and Hartigan found it contained the
glove, which he missed after a game
20 years ago.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29

taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and that was the best con-
fnement had. Whenever I feel run
down 1 always take the Vegetable
Compound as tonic. We have just
removed from Broclville (Canada) so |
was pleased when the store ordered the
medicine for me and / got it today. /
would not be without it for any price
and recommend it to ladies around
here because feel so sure it will bene-
fit any woman who takes it. - Mrs.
AGNES WIGNALL, Talcville, New York.
Women can depend upon Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re-
lieve them from ills peculiar to their
sex. For sale by druggists everywhere.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
Figures in the Fire

Can you see figures in the fire,
Jack?"
"Yes, dear"
what figures can you see?"
Fifteen dollars a on!"-London
Weekly Telegraph.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
Woman JuggEes Freight

Mrs Florence Merriman of Port
land, Maine, is probably the only
"lady stevedore" in the country. She
as any man. She also is mate and
cook, and in addition helps at any
other task while at sea.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
MUST HAVE BEEN
Copyright. ". N. "

Bird-Ha, ha! Must have been an
Irish bird laid those eggs, judging by
the color of them.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
All a Mistake

Jordan-What do you think of mar
ried life by now?
Wheeler-Well. I'd just like to meet
the fellow who said you can't tell
what a woman means by what she
says!
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
1t Hits BugtorUn

Mrs. Bug can't get him TO do a
thing since these pesky crossword
puzzles came out.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
SUFFERED after
BIRTH OF BABY
Trouble Caused by Getting
Up Too Soon. Relieved by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Talcville, New York. .-"T thought it
would interest you to know what bene-

hit l have derived
from taking your
medicine. A few
days after the birth
of my third child I
got up too quick.
Tlen just before my
fifth child was born I
had inflammation Of
the bladder and dis
placement. Seeing
your advertisement
in a Liverpool eng
1opd\ manor T hoUan
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
Off or On2

"Pd like some powder, please"
"What kind of powder, little man;
the kind that goes off with puff"
mo, the kind that goes on with
puff. LIS for my big sister,"
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
Conditions Shocking

''Friend of mine visited the prison
lately''
"How did he find the conditions?"
"Shocking In fact, he was cleo
trocuted "-Princeton Tiger.
Arizona state miner., 1925-08-29
Partial to Plur,7s

Several departments in Washing
ton are interested in the production OF
fruit"
"But give altogether too much at.
tention to the cultivation Of plumR"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20

OF the most interesting of all of the
National Training camps in the State.
Camp Keyes is a regular camp in
every respect. and the men are enjoy
ing the facilities which have been pro-
vided for their comfort. The long row
of screened-in shower baths are most
popular these hot days after a morn
ing at close order drill, and it is the
intention Of the State authorities to
make the showers permanent another
year, with concrete foundation for the
drains and hot and cold water supply.
"Y" Tent Popular
The August Young Mems Christian
Association has established recrea-
tional tent on the east side of the field
near the streets of squad tents. and
this is proving an enjoyable social GEN.
ter in the evenings and during the
hours off duty. Ray Grant, the newly
appointed boys work secretary at the
Augusta Y. NJ. C. A., is in charge Of
the tent and has made a great hit with
the artillerymen and members of the
seth Inf. Brig. Hdqtrs. Co. There is
a good supply of games and reading
matter in the "Y" tent. and also a
piano and victrola- Secretary Grant
sent out a call yesterday for more
victrola records, so if there are any
citizens who have records which they
would be willing to donate for the en-
ioyment of the guardsmen in camp the
Y. M. C. A. officials would appreciate
their telephoning to the office at the
Augusta Y building, and they will be
called for.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20
Big Dinner and Entertainment
Program Enjoyed At River
side Grange Hall, Wednesday
Prizes Awarded To Oldest
Members of Family Present
--Seventy-Five Attend En-
jOyable Affair

About IS relatives and friends of
the Isaiah Pierce family met in re-
union, Wednesday at the Cushnoc
Grange hall, Riverside. The wealth :
er was most favorable and the hall
afforded very comfortable place
for the gathering.
The bountiful dinner was added to
by a large box of bananas donated
by Mr.. Fred Robbins of Ritzfelle,
Wash, who could not be present.
After the dinner the business
meeting was held. During this meet
ing notes of greeting were read from
Mrs. Harriet N. Dutton, Mansfield,
Mass; Mrs. Albina p. Smiley, West
Somerville, Mass; Mr.. Fred B.
Pierce, Dunkirk, N. Y; Mr.. Elmer
A. Pierce. Middlefield, Ohio: Mrs.
Ella B. Smith, Thorndike; Mrs. M.
B. Palmer, Portland; and Mr.. Lewis
A. Pierce, Peaks Island. There
were some surprises in the form of
prizes for some of the relatives
large bouquets of sweet peas were
given to Mrs. Martha T. Robbins,
Mrs. Helena M. Keller and Mrs.
Vesta Barton, who were the three
oldest present of the direct descen-
dants of Isaiah Pierce. Other prizes
were given to the other five oldest
persons present, the five youngest,
the family who came the longest
distance and the one with the larg-
est family. Much interest and
amusement followed the awarding
of the prizes and the speeches.
The following officers were elect
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20
DESCENDANTS OF ISAIAH PIERCE
HOLD annual FAMILY REUNION

ed for the following year: President,
Ernest s. Keller. Cambridge, Mass. ;
Vice President, Mrs. Laura McClel-
Ian, Fairfield; Secretary, Mrs. Flor
ence Haskell, Augusta; Treasurer.
Mrs. Martha T. Robbins, Augusta
Corresponding Secretary, Miss Aida
A. Barrows, Augusta.
A fine program of songs, readings,
solos and recitations was presented.
Much appreciation was given to
Mrs. Laura Mcclellan and Miss AL
ice Barton for the excellent enter
tainment. This was followed by an
ice cream feast, where everyone had
"all they wanted" Games, dancing,
and visiting occupied the remainder
of the time. A most pleasant and
enjoyable day was passed by every
one.
Those present from outside the
state were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur P.
Barton and Miss Alice of st. Adams.
VT, Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Plummer
and family, Braintree. Mass: Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Keller, Braintree,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20
CAPTAIN SPRAGUE TO RETIRE :
FROM COMM and, co. F, 103RD

est appearing companies in the reg
iment.
At the recent tour of duty of the
103rd Infantry when the regiment,
with full motor and horse auxiliary
sections, hiked overland to Lewis
ton, Capt. Sprague was ably second
ed in command of Company F by
1st Lieut.. William H. Doyle, and
2nd Lieut.. George A. J. Froberger.
Captain Sprague, who is a native
of Augusta and is a clerk in the
Post Office, first enlisted in Company
M, 2nd Infantry, N. G. g. NJ, June
3. 1915. and served on the Mexican
border from July to October 10.
1916. He was called into service
again April 13, 1917 and served with
the American Expeditionary Forces
overseas from Sept. p, 1917 until
July 1. 1919. He was cited for brav-
cry by General John J. Pershing
and by General Clarence r. Ed
wards. He was honorably discharged
from the Federal service on July II.
1910 with the rank of 1st Sergeant
He re-enlisted in Company F,
103rd Infantry, Feb. IS. 1921. was
commissioned second Lieut., Feb. 81.
1921. was promoted to the position
of first Lieut.. in October 1921, and
promoted to the captaincy of the
company. June 10. 1923.
No action has been taken as vet
on Captain Sprague's resignation,
and there is no indication of who
will succeed him as commanding Of
ficer of Company +.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20

The 152nd Field Artillery Batta-
| lion has reached the interesting
phase of their period of intensive
! training at Camp Keyes, and the
troopers of the three combat bat
| teries and the headquarters. battery
are anticipating their tour of service
practice with the French rs NM ar
| tillery pieces at the North Augusta
| Sidney Bog range, next week, when
each gun will fire some 400 rounds
of shrapnel and high explosive
shells.
When the batteries take position
and the guns have been oriented, the
targets, which are some miles dis
tant, are Of course not visible to the
soldiers who man the guns, and it Is
in this connection that the work of
the range finding and communica-
ton sections of sthe Headquarters
battery come in. instruction in the
duties which devolve upon them has
been carried on since the start of the
encampment to thoroughly train the
officers and men of the, batteries in
their particular part of the spectacu-
! lar functioning of the field artillery.
Establish Observation Post
Captain Thomas p. Packard of
Houlton is the commanding officer of
tllS DdtlCly VI tic
152nd Field Artillery. On Wednes-
day Captain Packard's men were oc-
cupied with working out an instruc-
ton problem in firing and firing data.
An o. P. observation post) was es-
tablished and the instrument detail
and communication sections Of the
unit were drilled in their duties un-
der firing conditions.
The instrument detail Of the Head
quarters Battery handles the range
finding instruments, and this impor-
tant phase of the outfits duties is
under the supervision of Sergeant +.
ID. Goodall. other members OF the
detail are instrument Corporal L. z.
Peabody, Rapge Finder Corporal ID.
E. Hovey and Private A. +. More
house.
The field telephone unit OF the
headquarters battery is also a neces-
sary adjunct, and this section estab-
lished telephone communication be-
tween the o. p, where are located
the range finders and observers. and
the gun positions. The firing is ac-
tually controlled from the o. p,
which often times is some consider
able distance from the place where
the battery is oriented.
Sergeant Thomas A. Murray is the
commissioned officer in charge
of the signal and communication sec
tipn of the Headquarters Battery.
Working with him are Signal Cor
poral c. A. Lander, Pvt. Cecil l..
Dobhins, switchboard operator; Line
guards, Corp. Lott and Pvt. f. H.
Bouter. The operators are Pvts.
Carson. Winston and Thornton.
French 75's Most Effective
The French IS MN type of light
fed artillery has been adopted into
general use by the United States
Army since the World war. Many of
the guns now a part of the ordi-
nance Of regular army and National
Guard units are French built pieces.
This type of artillery proved most
effective during the World War, both
because of it's destructiveness with
the use of shrapnel or H. E. (high ex-
plosive) shells and for it's great mo-
bility. The American forces. manned
thousands Of these guns in the fight
ing on the western front in 1918 and
in that connection a story was being
recalled at Camp Keyes Wednesday by
veterans Of the World War who fought
in France.
On certain sector where the Yanks
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20
Camp Keyes Has Many Features Worth OBJ
serving Firing of Guns Controlled
From the Observation Post - Necessary to
Establish Dependable Communication Be-
tween Range Finders and Gun Positions

had recently relieved the wornout
French troops and u. S. artillerymen
were manning the French "Soxante-
quinze," or 75s, German major of ar
tillery was taken prisoner and brought
before the American military intelli-
gence for questioning. After being
quizzed at some length the prisoner
was given permission to ask a ques-
tion.
II have long been an officer in the
imperial German army" he said, "and
the development Of artillery has been
my obsession. Before 1 am sent to the
stockade / respectfully request that
1 be permitted to- see in action the
wonderful three-inch machine guns
that the American troops are using on
this front"
The Germans officers assumption
that the guns were machine guns was
prompted by the great rapidity with
which the Yankee gunners fired their
pices.
Interesting Training
Though small in respect to the num-
Der of troops in the camp, the present
encampment at the muster field is one
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20
CAPTAIN FRANK 3. sPRAGUE

Captain Frank B. Sprague, COM
manding officer of Company f, 103rd
Infantry, Maine National Guard, has
rendered his resignation to the Ad-
jutant General, and intends to re-
tire from active participation in Ma
tional Guard affairs after a military
career which dates back to 1916
when he served through the Mexi-
can border campaign as a member
Of Company NJ, End Maine Infantry.
This information became known
Wednesday to few of Captain
Sprague's friends and those with
whom he has been intimately asso-
ciated in the National Guard.
Captain Sprague succeeded Cap
tain Raymond w. Swift as COM
manding officer of the Augusta rife
unit of the present 103rd regiment,
when the latter was retired to the
National Guard Reserve on the oc-
casion of his removal from the city
to become manager Of the Water
vile branch of the Holmes-Swift
Co. Under Capt Sprague's leader
ship the local company has had a
most successful history and is re-
puted in the service to be one of
the best drilled, disciplined and fin
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20
PALERMO

BRANCH sMILLS-Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Glidden are happy to an
nounce the arrival of a little son,
Elberton Howard. August II.
Mrs. Myra Malindy, Mrs. Althea
Doe and other relatives from Gar
diner and Augusta were calling at
Howard Glidden's and Clarence
Worthing's Saturday.
Little Miss Arlene Reynolds of
Georgetown, Mass, was a visitor
last week of her cousins, Edna and
Esther Leeman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Pawlowsky of
Watertown. Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Godso of Somerville were guests for
a couple of days last week at G. w.
Ilsley's.
Recent company at Celia Nelson's
were M. and Mrs. c. E. Carr of
Augusta, Mrs. Lena Ryder of SOM
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20

Europe, several years ago, that on q
marvellous organ in a certain famous
cathedral she read this inscription.
These notes shall sound when nly
voice is still.''
She was impressed by the serti-
ment conveyed in that inscription.
and it is the intention of the commit
tee to have the phrase included on
the tablet which will be placed with
in the church to commemorate the
gift of the chimes by Mrs. King.
There Is. no condition attached to
the gift. but Mrs. King expressed
the wish that the chimes might be
played daily, and her desire will find
echo with many citizens of Augusta,
and 1T may be that an arrangement
will be made to sound the chimes at
the vesper hour each day Of the year.
The committee which will carry
the installation of the set of chimes
through to completion at the earliest
possible date is composed of Charles
P. King, son of the doner, in consul
tation with the rector. Rev. Stuart
B. Purves, as representative Of the
yeStry
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20

The set of chimes which will be
electrically controlled and will in
clude IL or 16 bells will be installed
in the belfry tower and the work is
to be started Immediately. 1t is tho
hope of the committee which will
have supervision of the construction
that the chimes will be ready for the
playing of Christmas carols on
Christmas Eve, this year.
MRS. Ellen w. King, the donor of
the chimes, has long been a COM
municant at st. Marks and is a lover
OF its beautiful services, the splen-
did interior and exterior architecture
or the church edifice, and in advjs-
ing the vestrymen of her intention.
she declared it as her belief that n
set of chimes was all that ST.
Marks lacked.
Mrs. King makes her home In
Washington, d. c.. in the winter
months but occupies the beautiful
King mansion on Stone street dur
ing the summer and early autumn.
She has travelled extensively abroad
and it was on one of her trips 10
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20
$50 Maine Towns
Taking Count of
Is Year Old Citizens

A total Of $50 Maine cities and
towns are engaged in making a CEN
sus Of their 75-year-old inhabitants
Ior the Maine Three Quarters Cen
Jury club" according to a compila :
aon Of reports Wednesday at the Of
nee OF the Maine Public Health AS
sociation. 1t is believed that other
Wmmunities, which have not ad-
.,A aseds State headquarters Of their ac-
asities, are also engaged in the pro-
~, ,sst which is now attracting nation
wide attention.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-20
FRECKZE:S
-. and wind Bring Ont Ugly Spots
VOW to Remove Easily

,,.res a chance, Miss Freckleface,
.ry,a remedy for freckles with the
" rsntee of reliable concern that it
iii not cost you a penny unless it re-
,,es the freckles; while If 1t does
~ NJ you clear complexion the ex-
osn.e is trifiing.
s,,,n,v get an ounce Of Othine-dou-
o,rrsneth-from any drug or de-
blesnent ble store and few applications
paI..,S show you how easy it Is to rid
snavurself snvrsl of the homelj freckles and
sst' a beautiful complexion. Rarely is
nr more than one ounce needed tor the
Wo,s' Wps sure to ask the druggist for the
pe,a strength Othine as this strength
.old under guarantee of money
is Is IF fails to remove your freckles.
ADV.