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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28

Surgeon: whats the idea of the
lily in your hand?"
PATIENT "Why, If can smell II,
I'll know I'm all right.
Legion Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28
A Good nndasr

GOOD 0ou8ef
A negro was trying to saddle a frac-
tious mule.
Does that mule ever kick you,
Sam?" asked a bystander.
mo, suh," said Sam; but he some
times kicks whar I jes' been."-The
Progressive Grocer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9. p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
a. 3 o'clock.
JOHN C. HowEs, Capt
A. N. DRUMMOND. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28

make 1t neat and make 1t pretty,
Good enough for any city,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28
Augusta Lodge Directory

ASYLUM LODGE. NO. 70. I. o. o. r.
Regular meetings Friday at s o'clock
Z. NJ. Work in third degree May 20.
FRANK l.. DOUGLAS, N. q.
ELLIS e. WALKER. Sec'y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28

The cratic conduct Of the Sandy
river has long been a subject of COM
ment, its sinuous course and shifting
bed making possible almost any combi-
nation of circumstances to vex the soul
of abutting farmers and highway Of
ficials, upon whom the burden of re-
pairing its ravages falls heavily. The
stretch Of highway connecting Farm
ington Falls and New Sharon has long
been subject to it's caprice, SO much
so that in several places, as the result
of many cave-ins and slides, the dam
age extends to the wheel tracks of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28

The new Portland-Eastport ser
vice ~of the Eastern Steamship Lines
will be inaugurated June Is, making
direct connection with the New York
steamer coming to Portland, which be-
0;pe its service at the same time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28

JEPTHA ENcAMPMENT. NO. 8
Meetings second and fourth TUESDAYS
of each month at o'clock Work in
Royal Purple degree May &c.
EDGAR w. FLETCHER. c. p.
G. S. PEASLEE Scribe.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
14TH STREET STORES
o. K, SAYS D. C. COURT

Holding that it would be inequit-
able to require the tearing down
Of certain buildings on Fourteenth
street in view of the changed con-
ditions, Justice Hoehling of the
District Supreme Court today :'1-
fused to direct the destruction of
three stores erected on the east side
of Fourteenth street northwest, be-
tween Girard and Harvard streets,
on the complaint of residents of
Girard street that the building line
covenant written in the deeds of
all the property in the block, pro-
hibits building to the building line.
Thomas r. Townsend and his
wife, Mrs. Catherine Rothrocl1
brought suit to compel Margaret
e. Kennedy, Rose O'Hanlon and
Joseph Marchi, owners Of the stores,
to remove the buildings.
After a hearing Justice Hoehling
dismissed the complaint. Attorney
George G. Gertman appeared for
the plaintiffs while the defendants
were represented by Attorneys
Syme and Syme, Louis Gutenberg
and James F. Splain.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
BOOK MAN FINED
$40 D VE R
LICENSE
Harry c. Jones Said His Vio-
Iation Was Innocent; Stolen
Books Are Seized

Harry C. Jones, proprietor OF the
stationery store at 7341 Seventh
street northwest. where it is alleged
approximately three hundred school
Jooks we've found yesterday, many
of which had been stolen from the
Mckinley Technical, Central and
Dunbar High Schools. was fined $40
in the District branch of the Police
Court today by JUDGE John P. Nc
Mahon on the charge OF operating
nan5 business without first
obtaining Il license.
The store was raided yesterday
by Detectives L. Christensen and
T. Barbee. of No. precinct station
after complaints had been made by
Frank N. Woodward, assistant prtn-
cipal of the Mckinley School, that
lockers in the school lad been broken
open during school hours and Il lum-
ber Of hooks stolen.
According to Detective Christen.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
'FRATS" HOPE TO RAISE
FIGHT FUND AT DANCE

The fraternity committee in
charge of raising money for test
ing in the courts the Board Of Edu-
cation ban on Greek letter societies
today is making it's last appeal to
sympathizers with the fraternities,
asking them to attend the dance to
be given tonight by Sigma Delta
at the City Club.
Through the dance subscriptions,
the fraternity hopes to raise suf-
ficient money for. carrying its fight
to the highest tribunal. The com
nittee in charge comprises j. Mil
ton Probey, chairman, J. F. Sweeney,
Frank Moreland, Charles Van
Meter, and Porter B. ShreVe. They
promise an enjoyable dance PRO-
gram from 8 to l o'clock with
music by Johnny" Leishear's or
cheStra,
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
''SPREAD OF SOVIETISM"
THEME OF ADDRESSES

The spread of Sovietism, will be
one of the topics discussed at the
annual conference of the National
Association for Constitutional gov
ernment at the Cosmos Club Mon
day.
David Jayne Hill, former am
bassador to Germany, will preside.
Addresses will be delivered by the
Reverend Doctor Edmund "A.
Walsh, former papal delegate to
Russia, and at present regent Of
Georgetown University Foreign
Service school; Doctor Henry Camp.
bell Black, authority on constitu.
tional law and political science. and
Hermine Schwed, field secretary OF
the association.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
SYNDICATE.
WRITER
TALKS
Helen Rowland Gives Pen
Women "LowdoWn" on
Breaking Into the Press

Ability to present feature ar
ticle with a new "angle" was the
formula for success in newspaper
syndicate work given her fellow
writers today by Helen Rowland,
feature writer for the Hearst
Newspapers, in an address before
the League Of American Pen
Women at the Shoreham Hotel.
"You don't get into the syndi-
Gates, you just somehow skid into
them," was Miss Rowland's numor
GUS "lowdown" on success in this
field of writing, where she de-
clared, ga woman has no boss un-
less she is married"
Wide Field for Writers.
Miss Rowland sketched the news
paper feature syndicate field as be-
ing so wide as to include every
thing from sermons, novels, and
plays to your husbands affections" !"
The writer Of 1.-The Sayings Of Mrs.
Solomon" stressed the need for
keeping up with the times in that
type Of writing, and answered
scores of queries from a large group
Of interested hearers at the close OF
her address.
Slang is classic" was the OBJ
servation OF Mrs. Katharine Egg
gleston Holmes, fiction writer, wh(o
reviewed her experiences to tell the
Pen Women the reason why so
many of them are discouraged IS
because they are doing what they
want to do, but that is not usually
what editors want.
Society Editor Talks.
her experiences as a society editor.
Other speakers included Rheta
Childe Dorr, Jeanne Robert Foster
and Louise Hogan.
The afternoon session was a
colorful affair, when several authors
represented the characters in their
books in costume. Among them
were Mrs. Harry Atwood Coleman,
who appeared as Mrs. Abraham Lin
coin in representing her book, "Sev-
enty-five Years Of White House
Gossip"
Lady Astor was impersonated
by Mrs. Ruby Bigger. of Richmond,
Va, who appeared as Nancy Lang
horne" in representing her book,
Mrs. Nancy"
Miss Rowland appeared as Mrs.
Solomon" and wore an Egyptian
costume which would have made
Cleopatra turn green with envy and
spoke in proverbs and epigrams.
At the book fair yesterday Mrs.
Forrestine Hooker told of her early
life on the Arizona desert.
Mrs. Ida Bailey Allen, cooking ex-
pert, gave some recipes which she
prepared for Donald Macmillan,
famous explorer, for his airplane
expedition to the North Pole.
Children's games were explained
by Mrs. Theresa Wolcott. Original
poems were read by Jesse Ritten-
house, wife Of Clinton Scollard, the
poet.
A reception was rendered mem
bers of the league by Mrs. Coolidge
in the blue room Of the White
House at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Last night the composers
group gave musical program at
the City Club.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
POLICEMAN W. L. DANT,

sen, Jones was closely questioned
as to how he had received the
books and he declared that although
he had been very careful in re-
ceiving the books he was unable
to give the names of any of the
students who had sold him books.
Several of the boys from Nc
Kfnley High School testified today
that they had sold and bought
books in Jones' store.
According to assistant corporation
counsel Joseph McGarraghy, the
license for a secondhand business
is $40 per year.
Jones told Judge Mcmahon that
he didn't know that he had to take
out a license and that he had
started to buy books from the
students last fall.
All of the books were seized by
the two detectives and taken to No.
2 precinct station. A number of
the students from the schools who
have missed books came to the
station to identify them.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
YOUNG GIRL
DESCRIBES
YOUTH
Tells Police He Made Indecent
Remarks to Her-Gives
Good Description

A new canoe, stolen from one
Of the summer camps near Glen
Echo, Md, is believed to have
been the method of escape used
by the young white man who
criminally assaulted and robbed
Mrs. Nellie T. Cause, in her home
on the Conduit road, Monday, ac-
cording to Sheriff Clay Plummer
and Chief of Police William Aud,
Of Rockville.
Woman Describes Youth.
A complete description of the
youth. said to be about twenty
two years old, has been furnished
the county officials by Mrs. Cause
and other residents of the COM
munity.
Working on the theory that he
may have escaped in a canoe,
Sheriff Plummer and Montgomery
county police are making strenu-
Gus efforts to apprehend the as
saiIant
Spoke To Young Girl.
According to information the po-
hce now have, the youth has been
lingering in the vicinity Of the
Cause home for about a week.
A few days before the attack,
the police were informed today. u
young girl standing in front OF
her home not far from the Cause
bungalow, said tha' the Va1-'' -
preached and made indecent re-
marks.
She fed into the house, but did
not inform the police at the time
because she feared notoriety.
Campers On Guard.
AS soon as he heard of the case,
Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief
Of the local detective force, assign.
ed Detectives Sweeney, Waldron
and Springman to the search, and
for two days, but to no avail.
However, the authorities believe
the criminal is still within reach.
But until the assailant is located
campers along the Potomac will
continue to keep up the guard
which they have maintained since
Monday. No longer are women re-
manning alone in the lonely
"shacks' and camps and the vacant
camps are being doubly locked to
prevent further thefts.
Mrs. Cause is still in bed suffer
ing from the severe bruises SUI
fered in her struggle with the in
truder. In her desperate strug-
gle to defend herself the woman
was kicked. beaten and choked
and her family physician Is watch
ing carefully to prevent any seri.
Gus complications from her injuries.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
C. G. HOOPER CLEARED
OF LITTLE GIRLS CHARGES

Charles q. Hooper. resident Of
Capitol Heights, has been cleared
of serious charges preferred against
him by his fourte sn-year-old sister
in-law, .Nettie Porter. Justice cf
the Peace John Weast, dismissed
the case, declaring there was insult
ficient evidence.
The girl was ordered by the JUS
tice to spend the night with a
neighbor. Arrangements will lie
made today by Justice Weast to
have charitable organization take
care of her, as she is an orphan.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
POLICE SEEKING GIRL
FUGITIVES FROM SCHOOL

Two young white girls known as
Mary Perry and Eva Elmore
escaped from the Industrial School
for Girls of Virginia last week
after stealing money and clothing
from the guards and are being
sought by local police, according
to a report received today.
The Perry girl is said to be about
seventeen years old with dark
bobbed hair and brown eyes. Miss
EImore is also seventeen years old
and has blonde bobbed hair and
h1ua ewes
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
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UNION, IS
CLAIM
Secretary, in Letter to Presl-
dent Ewing, AssaiIs Attitude.
Charges Profit Seeking

Charges that master plumbers
of Washington intend to give an
increased wage to the plumbers
union, thereby increasing their
own proportionate profits and
probably tying up the entire local
building program, were made to-
day by Rufus S. Lusk, secretary
Of the fair wage committee.
Mr.. Lusk declared that Che
temporizing on the part of the
master plumbers as to whether
they would or not grant the raise
has finally resulted in the as
sumption, that the employers viii
give in to the Unions demands.
Condemns His Methods.
A letter was sent by Mr.. Lusk
today to e. J. Ewing. president
of the Master Plumbers Associa.
ton, condemning the "stammer-
ing, hating method" used by the
employing plumbers in dealing with
the fair wage committee.
THE building interests Of the
city," said Mr.. Lusk today, "had
hoped from past experience with
employing plumbers for co-opera-
ton in an endeavor to stabilize
labor conditions here. But the
plumbers organization has very
definitely withheld any but the
most luekwarm support of the pro
gram.
Perhaps their real reason in
thus holding off is the fact that
aTly increase III wage means in
crease in the percentage of profit
to the sutcontractor."
Mr.. LIisl said that this situation
"can easily be understood by the
public"
Blame on Employers.
Here, again. he stated. I'VE
have been placed in such q posi-
ton that the great portion OF all
builders in the District will be
forced, as a consequence OF this
dilatory stand, to use every avail
able plumber that can be secured.
Every bit of this would be unneces-
sary If the employing plumbers
were to act in accordance with
statistics which show the compare
lively increased purchasing power
of the dollar today.
The letter to Mr.. Ewing reads:
ION February 16, meeting
was held in this office at which
committee from the Master Plumb
ers Association and other associa-
tions interested in holding down
building costs in Washington was
CONTINUED on Page 24)
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
Engineers to Ra Guasts

Members of the Washington So
ciety Of Engineers and their wives
will visit the Industrial building Of
the Bureau of Standards, Con-
necticut avenue, on the night Of
May 6. The excursion is through
the courtsey OF Doctor George K
Burgess, Director. of the Bun eau.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
SEEMS TO BE SETTLED
THAT WE ARE FROM APES

11AtA1 WE ARE u k6N1M Ak G50
Dear Bill: No4o that Doctor
Alec HrdLiclG, of the National
Museum, has ode fi1eiteLy estGb-
lished," from fossils IN India,
that man originated from an
thropoid apes, UhGt's the use
arguing about it any longer?
Don't zoe see evidences eVeq'y
day that lots of the monkey still
remains IN man? w. J. Bryan
sUiu probably take fall OMt of
Doctor HrdIichn, especially IN
View of the fact that the last
part of the Doctors name IS en-
tireIy too suggestive of some.
thing that isn't grape juice.
"LickG," yoM knoqO, Is the aOGy
the stuff is pronounced IN many
parts of the country and aOith
that hung on the Doctors name,
the Anti-SGIOon League mag
JOIN Bryan IN fighting, the latest
confirmation of scientific proof
that qCe come from monkeys,
apes, balloons or. something of
that kind.
CICERO SAPP.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
200 ARE CONVERTED
IN CITY-WIDE REVIVAL

More than 200 persons have been
converted at the city-wide revival
services, now entering its second
week at the Morning Star Baptist
Church, under the direction of the
Reverend Doctor Simon p w.
Drew. colored evangelist, who is
conducting the meetings
The subject for Doctor DreW'S
sermon tonight is "Th0 Handwrit.
ing on the Wall"
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
ODD FELLOWS TO HAVE
A GALA CELEBRATION

Washington lodges will have a
gala time tonight when the 1O6th
anniversary of the founding of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
will be celebrated at Central High
School.
The affair will be under the au-
spices of the District Grand Lodge.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
THE BEGINNING OF THEIR
TROUBLES.

The orgGslist took his chair
In the midst of to0rna applause
And played a IoUesick air,
"At Ddicning," think 1t 4cGs.
o, the trouble that had its start
From that melody of tears,
BuTdened many trusting heart
For years and years and gears.
For tohen the lights tcere lOi1,
Changing from, blue to rose,
Some hidden charm tcithia the 0IoC
Made sixteen men propose.
KEVINO.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
Host to Editors

A special committee of the Cham
ber Of Commerce which is planning
for the National Edi-
torial Association during it's visit
here June 18 will meet at 1890
p. m. Friday at the Homer building.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
CICERO SAPP,
A TIMELY ACROSTTC.

T ruth is mighty and will prevail.
r emember this when other axiOms fail.
L ntO you IL comes anew. every day,
T eaching you 1T will never decay.
Al old to It ever. now foes Will assa1l.
HI. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
A PALTNDROME.

BRIDGEPORT" says the pa
Iindrome below is one of "them
whatyoucallems:"
Now. sab, wonder Red now
has WOn.'
Palindromes once greatly inter-
ested fans of this column.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
,SOME ARE EXPENSIVE.

NY girl is quite a flapper,
And she has an ivory dome.
She costs me money, too.
For she gets hungry away from
home.
Having little in her head,
Her appetite In immense,
But IL she'd only eat at home
I'd save dollars and cents.
HARRY, THE SHEIK.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
A DEAD LANGUAGE.

They are an 0Id-time couple
And some say they have crooks"
But anyhow, he often says to her:
Hannah, darn my socks"
This is almost a dead language,
And In these times it doesn't pay.
II you ask your flapper wife to darn
socks
She comes back with: "HOw'jer get
that way?"
The Washington times., 1925-04-29

The difference beta0ee1a man
and a aOom,Gn is, that a aOOnaGn
4OGtts things in good taste"
White a man 10Gnts things that
"Taste good"
And again, q WOmGn looks
for the letter carrier aOhite
many q man is looking for has
Iiosor carrier. OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1925-04-29
DON'T LET THIS GET OUT"

my wife came in very late
last night" he explained to his
lawyer. land told me she had
spent the even ng with her friend
Cora. But she did not look me
in the face when she said 1t,
and what could / say, coming in
but q moment before, having
spent the evening myself-with
Cora" DIXIE DOT.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-02-26
Frank p. Gatewood Dies

Mr.. Frank Pierce Gatewood, aged
about so, died Feb. 5, very suddenly,
at his home near Brinkhaven, o.
He had apparently been in his custo-
mary health, and while on. his way
to their mail box dropped dead. He
was a son of the late Thomas and
Esther Gatewood and was born in
East Windsor this county, where
he resided for number of years,
leaving the county about 40 years
ago. He was a farmer, and stone
mason by trade. His wife died sud
denly about year ago. They were
the parents of five children.
Mr.. Gatewood's death removes the
last of his parents family of twelve
children. The late DR.. w. E. Gate
wood who died about a year ago,
was brother, and they were uncles
of w. G. Gatewood of this place. A
rather remarkable coincidence with
this family is that out of the IL
children, five of them have died in
the same manner-suddenly and
without apparent warning
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-02-26
vi. VI. ROBERTS SUCCUMBS
AFTER HEROIC STRUGGLE

Mr.. Montford Monroe Roberts,
mention of whose illness has been
made in this paper at different
times, died Tuesday afternoon about
2 o'clock, at the home of his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. John r Roberts
of East Bloom, after a heroic fight
for his life. He was 3 j years of age,
and was born in East Bloom where
his entire life was spent. His death
was caused by cancer from which
he had suffered for number of
years. When about Ia years of ago.
he complained of hurting in his
arm, and later cancer developed. He
underwent three operations in hav-
ing the cancer removed, and also
took treatments which We're severe,
but the trouble continued to recur,
and a little over a year ago he un-
derwent a fourth operation. This
time he had his arm removed at the
shoulder, hoping to stop the spread
of the malady. He recovered from
the operation, and for a number of
months it appeared that he was free
two months, the trouble returned
and developed rapidly in and about
his shoulder, and then it was known
that his condition was hopeless. For
the past two weeks his suffering had
been intense, however, he remained
cheerful and hopeful
Mr.. Roberts leaves a wife, who be-
fore her marriage was Nina Hill,
and a daughter Eloise, aged about
year. also his parents John T. and
Birdie Richardson Roberts, and a
younger brother Earle Roberts, all
of East Bloom.
The deceased was a highly regard
ed young man, who had many
friends, whose sympathy was with
him throughout his long and terrible
illness, and who were but all too
willing to do something that might
relieve, or cheer him. Just last
Thursday his near friends planned a
postal shower on him, and he re-
ceiyed APT cards, which act of
thoughtfulness on the part of his
friends he very greatly appreciated.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day. After short services at the
home, the body will be taken to
Wesley Chapel where services will
be held at / o'clock, conducted by
Rev. j. L. Nuzum. Burial will be
made in the Chapel cemetery
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-02-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
AT MALTA vi. Il. CHURCH

An institute is to be held in the
Malta NJ E. church Friday, March s.
1t is for ministers, officers and
teachers of the Sunday schools Of
Morgan county, and for any and ev-
erybody interested in this very i'm
portant work The public in general
is invited Following is the pro-
gram: d.,
Afternoon session, 1:30 o'clock:
Devotional, Rev. B. F. w. Pitman;
Program of worship for Sunday
school, A. T. Arnold; Aims and
methods in week day teaching of re-
ligion, Dr. Franklin McElfresh; Uni
fed program of religious education
for churches, A. T. Arnold; two con-
ferences-Problems of better organ
ization in Sunday school, led by A.
T. Arnold; Problem of better teach
ing, led by Dr. McElfresh.
Evening session at 1880. Devo-
tional, Rev. A N. Grove; half hour
of song; The child and the Bible,
Dr. McElfFesh; Sunday school draw
ing near to Easter, A 7. Arnold.
Officers of this association are
Rev Frank Gillian, president; c..
c. Wilson, vice president; Mrs. A. L.
Smith, secretary, and Earle Eyeland,