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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-01

Steep tHere are held. salute was
fired by Co. G., and as the three
staccato volleys sounded the many
people maintained an absolute sill
ence..
The parade marched from the
cemetery over East Birch street to
Clinton avenue to Ticonic Bridge
and up Main street to the Common
where it disbanded. At noon din
ner was served at Grand Army hall.
The Afternoon
The afternoon parade which was
considerably larger than that of the
morning was as follows:' Marshal
Gaskell and aides; platoon of police:
band; Co. G. 103rd., Maine Infantry:
FOREST j. Pare post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars: George N. Bouroue
post. American Legion: Bayard Co.
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias:
James Nivison, commanding; st.
Jean Baptiste d'Amerique, Fred
j. Fortier, commanding; Boy Scouts
of America; Garfield camp, Sons of
Veterans.
Automobile Division
W. S. Heath post, G. A. r., Of
ficers and ladies of affiliated bodies;
Gold Star mothers; officers and
ladies of the American Legion Aux
Hilary; Fathers Council, American
. Legion; members of the city govern
ment and clergymen.
The parade left Main street at
about 1.15 o'clock and proceeded
down Silver street to Sherwin, to
Summer and finally to Pine Grove
cemetery.
AT the entrance to the cemetery
the various bodies in the parade
formed on the sides of the street
and stood at rigid attention while
the automobiles carrying the few
remaining members of the w, s.
Heath post moved slowly into the
| cemetery. The many spectators
| were deeply impressed with the
significance of the occasion and it
was one of the most solemn and
beautiful of>the day.
The services at the cemetery were
short and much similar to those of
years before. But they had lost none
OF their solemnity or sincerity Fol-
lowing selection by the band, a
prayer was offered by Rev. BENJAMIN
Beatty, pastor of the Getchell Street
Baptist church. This was followed by
the decoration of graves and when the
recall was sounded the cemetery was
fragrant with the flowers of spring. A
salute to the dead was sounded by
buglers from the American Legion and
from Co. G, and a benediction pro-
nounced by Rev. Mr.. Beatty.
At Emerson Bridge
The services at Emerson Memorial
bridge, which was dedicated last ARM
1stice Day to the 901 Waterville men
who served in the World War, were an
innovation in the exercises this year
Prayer was offered by Rev. Leopold
Fl. A. Hass of the First Baptist church.
following which flowers were strewn
on the Messalonskee river in the mem
CRY of the dead.
From the bridge the parade went up
Silver street to Elm, to Monument
Park. A prayer was offered by Rev.
Robert Gay, pastor of the Episcopal
church. ]. L. Merrick read the roll
call of honor of the G. A. r. and Dr.
+. A. Hatch that of the American Le-
gion. A wreath commemorating the
Civil War dead was placed on the mon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-01
HONOR Departed COMRADES
memorial DAY EXERCISES

Saturday was devoted by Water.
vile citizens to one of the most inn
pfeSsive observances of Memoria
day that has taken place in MANY
Years. The services were under the
direction of the w. S. Heath Post.
Department of Maine, Grand ARMY
of the Republic, and the aid which
the aged Civil war veterans were
given by the other patriotic bodies of
the city made the day one in which
cue honor was done the men who
had defended their country in 1861.
Thegweather was in keeping with
the spirit CT the day. No bright sun
shone down on those who honored
the dead but the low-hanging. gray
clouds held little or no rain to make
those participating in the exercises
uncomfortable. The day was cool
and mild breeze came steadily from
the East.
Saturday marked the 57th time
that the Heath post has gathered in
body to honor their comrades who
have departed. And although the
observances are still primarily for
that organization services were held
Saturday for those who had taken
part in the recent World war. The
attendance of American Legion men
was large and for the first time in
the history of Waterville, members
of the Veterans of Foreign wars par
ticipated in the exercises. Boy
Scouts were also seen in the parades
for the first time in a number of
years.
The observance Of the day COM
|, menced with the parade at 9 o'clock
which started from Castonguay
square. The order for the parade
was as follows: Marshal, Franklin D.
Gaskell and aides; platoon of police
under the command of Deputy AL
fred Poirier; Waterville Military
Band; Co. g., 10Srd Maine Infantry,
Captain S. Parker Foss command
ing; Forest J. Pare post. Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Carl A. Dubord COM
handing: George n. Bourque Post,
American Legion, Howard B. WEIGH
commanding: Garfield Camp. Sons of
Veterans, Vernon A. Curtis COM
handing; Boy Scouts of America, III.
c. Marden commanding; w. S.
Heath post, Grand Army of the Re-
public, Frederick Lunt commanding:
Dorothy Dix tent Daughters of Vet
Grams and clergy in automobiles.
Inc pTOceSSlOH started TO move
promptly on time, moving from
Common street down Main street to
Ticonic bridge where a short stop
was made. Here exercises were held
by the Dorothy Dix tent, Daughters
OF Veterans. A brief prayer was
spoken by Rev. E. A. Pollard Jones
Of the Methodist church, a selection
was played by the band and then a
quantity of flowers We're strewn from
the bridge into the waters of the
Kennebec river. far below. as trib-
ute to the members of the tent who
are dead.
From the bridge march was re-
sumed down Bay street to Halifax
and finally to the Winslow ceme-
terry. Here prayer was said by Rev.
f., s. Dolliff, followed by beautiful
selection by the band. After graves
had been decorated march was again
taken up and the next stop was
made at the monument where an
other prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
Dolliff. Wreaths were placed on the
monument as a token of the rever-
ence with which the many who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-01
Memorial Day
Observed at Home

Memorial Day exercises were carried
out here Saturday in accordance with
the printed program. At A. NJ. a de.
tail accompanied Col. Keith Ryan tc
the East cemetery. where the graves
were decorated with American flags
At $50 the various military organiza.
tions attended mass celebrated by Rev
FIR. Mclaughlin in the Home chapel
At 10 o'clock the column was formed
by Capt. J. r. Mailman, the Branch
adjutant. in the following order and
marched to the West cemetery: Gov
ernor and staff; Home Band; Co. F,
, 103rd Inf, commanded by Capt. Frank
b. Sprague; Headquarters Co., seth
Infantry Brigade, commanded by Capt
Almon B. Sullivan; non-commissioned
staff; grouped colors of organizations;
Cutler Post, No. 4S, G. A. r.; Gen.
Beal Command, No. %, U. Y. u: 1t.
William Tiffany Camp, No. 4, u. S. w.
", John J. Mooney commanding; En-
sign Worth Bagley Post, No. 8, v. F.
W., Peter Connors commanding; Ivan
Bicknell Post. No. 80, American Le-
gion, Frank w. Gorham commanding:
and members Of the Home in autos.
After 1.-THE Vacant Chair" by the
Home Band and prayer by Rev. FIR.
Mclaughlin, the graves were decorat-
ed by American flags. There were ex-
ercises at the Spanish War Memorial
monument and at the Word War vet
erans' graves by the various military
organizations. Col. Keith Ryan, ac-
companied by the commanders Of the
military organizations, placed a wreath
on the Civil War veterans monument.
After three volleys of musketry and
taps, the column reformed and march
ed back to the Home, where the pa
rade was reviewed and dismissed.
At $50 at the North bandstand,
Capt. Percy A. Hasty, formerly COM
mander of Co. A, 103rd Inf, 26th Dr.
vision, made the Memorial Day adj
dress which held the closest attention
of the large number gathered there.
There was a band concert at 4 p. M.
and a special moving picture in the
theatre at P. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-01
fireman Scalded
In Ohio Rail Wreck

wooster, Ohio, May. 31.-(AP)-
fIlce Wolfe, fireman on a freight
yam, vas badly scalded and train
nisn ana passengers were shaken up
y. nnen the Broadway Limited" on
sns pennsylvania railroad crashed
mlo : freight just inside the city
minis Of Wooster tonight.
ine accident occurred on a high
.mDankment and was caused when
=. = wheel on freight car broke,
~ loving q string of three cars into
n as pain Of the oncoming limited.
nO'a engines and the baggage car
Y tne passenger train were tele-
Muped and derailed but the train
=. IN escaped serious injury. None of
- T,e passenger coaches left the rails.
y. ~ engine of the freight train was
~ -. uerailed and side-swiped by the
,ysS'senser train. Both trains held to
~ ~ emDankment averting a more
serious accident.
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I daughter of Charles George, was
wheeling baby in a carriage on
| Front street at the time of the shoot
ing. She hedrd the bullets and said
that they sounded like caps being set
off by some children. She saw She
| crallah run up behind the Karters
| but she saw no revolvers in his
hands. She saw some of the shots
| fired and soon realized the danger
and FASTENED to carry the child she
was with to safety.
From the scene of the shooting
| Shecrallah ran up the street being
pursued by a number of men. Against
these he turned and pointed his guns,
saying he would surrender himself.
He eluded his pursuers by running
around the city building and entering
/ it by the Main street entrance. He
was followed shortly afterwards by a
number of Syrians who lived in the
| neighborhood but there was no vio-
lence.
Three of the cartridges that were
| fired have been found. Aphepha
George finding two of the shells on
Front street and Joseph Hikel a
third. These have been turned over
to Deputy Marshal Thibodeau.
The body OF N1mOn was not moved
from the yard until the arrival of DIR.
Towne who ordered it taken into the
house of Charles George. Nimon had
not wholly lost consciousness and
there were several to testify that he
had said Shescrallah did the shoot
ing.
The dead man was also found to
have sustained a broken leg and as
there was no scuffle between him and
Shecrallah it is hard to say what
the cause might have been.
The Syrain population of the city
was incensed over the shooting and
for time threats were heard relative
to an attack on the Jail. But as the
evening wore on these ceased and no
trouble was looked for by the police.
Karter was a popular young man and
was thought highly of by those who
kpew him
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ument and the services were conclud-
ed by benediction by Rev. Mr.. Gay.
At the Opera House
The Memorial Day speaker was Hon.
John E. Nelson of Augusta, represent
ative from the third Maine district.
Mr.. Nelson said that the people were
gathered on that day in accordance
with beautiful custom on the most
tender and significant of all holidays.
The speaker dwelt at some legth
on the history of the day, saying that
for more than so years American cit
liens have gathered to do honor to
those who died that this nation might
remain undissolved. From this beau
tiful custom, he said, patriotism is
instilled into the minds of the young.
Altought the day is primarily for
the heroes of 1861 to 1865, said Mr..
Nelson, during the last few years it
has come to have an added signifi-
canoe owing to the terrible conflict
which has swept over Europe. He
thought that the civil war had
largely been the inspiration Of the
millions of young Americans who
went to battle on the fields of France
and many of whom died there.
No state in the Union had a
pfouuef, more NOBLE record in the
civil war than did Maine," he said
and he told how Maine had sent in
proportion to her population more
soldiers than had any other state. In
closing he drew comparison be-
ween Names part in the world war
and in the civil war and he said that
one may search the pages of Ameri-
can history and find no more glorious
record than that written at Chateau
Thierry, st. Mihiel and other battle
fields by he boys from Waterville.
The services were presided over by
Vernon A. Curtis. After a selection
by the band prayer was offered by
Rev. Auguste Bocquel. The general
orders of the day were read by j. A.
Merrick and Frederick Lunt, COM
mander of the w. S. Heath post,
said a few words. The address of
welcome was read by DR.. Paul r.
Baird, the mayor of Waterville, and
this was followed by the reading of
General Logan's orders, by Bradford
Hutchins. Mrs. Otto N. Larsen gave
Ia pleasing reading and Francis WEIGH
read Lincoln's Gettysburg address in
an impressive manner.
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NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day, Capt r. 3. La.
ferriere.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Peabody o.
Rumford are the guests of Major an(
Mrs. w. T. Hanley.
The American Legion post have is.
sued invitations to a box social We'd
nesday evening of this week.
Members of Cutler post, No. 4S. G
A. R., went Saturday afternoon te
Chelsea to decorate the graves Of
several comrades.
Mrs. Ellen Cavanaugh of Lynn ar
rived Saturday for a visit with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dinsmore OF
Boston were calling on friends here
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Cooker and
son, Claude of Whitefield, were the
guests Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. E
l.. Cooper.
William Michaelski, late Machine
Gun Co., 18th U. S. Inf, has been
granted a discharge from the Home
The Sunday concert was attended
by large number of music lovers
Joseph Christian rendered q pleasing
trumpet solo.
The returns from furloughs Satur-
day were Silas w. Hart from Bath
and John Mahoney from Lewiston.
Ivan Bicknell post, No. 90, A. L.,
will hold meeting at o'clock this
Monday evening and a full atten-
dance Is requested to act on matters
pertaining to the minstrel show, en-
dowment fund, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. ". Brigham,
daughter, Miss Pauline, End son, Ell
mer of NARROW, N. H., are visiting
friends in Camp.
Charles r. Diamond, adjutant of
the Legion post, Abe Chester, Bur-
leigh S. P. Jones and Frank Savoie,
motored Saturday to Skowhegan to
decorate the grave of Ivan Bicknell,
for whom the local post was named.
The moving picture program for
this week will be: Monday, Bert Ly-
tell and Claire Windsor in Son OF
Sahara" with a Spotlight and COM
edy; and Friday, Gloria Swanson in
wages of Virtue" with a Pathe
News and comedy.
A very interesting scene in the
Home chapel Sunday was the bap-
Using of several of the regular at
tendants by Rev. w. G. Kirschbaum,
the Home chaplain. This is Mr..
Kirschbaum's last Sunday, he having
accepted call to Boothbay Harbor.
The following heve been dropped
from the rolls for having been absent
without leave more than sixty days:
Willis D. Polston, Emanuel ]. Fergis,
Melborn A. Babridge, Adolph H. Pou-
lin, Clair S. Corey, Hugis Mcdonald,
Thomas J.. Coyne, John j. German,
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Better Business
Continued from Page One)

ment may have been based in part
on the rise in security prices, a great
deal of it was attributed to stronger
commodity prices.
1.-THE New England business activ-
ity index for April was above the
average of the past few years, while
the index for May will undoubtedly
be close to that for April. The value
of contracts awarded in. April has
been exceeded only once and the val
ue of projects contemplated is high.
The cotton textile industry in New
England has been more active than
usual during recent months; in fact,
certain individual cotton mills with
unusually progressive arrangements
are running at full production and
making profit. The wooden and the
worsted mills are less active than
the cotton textile plants and at no
time this year have they consumed
as much wool as in the correspond
ing months of winter of the two pre-
viouS years.
"The production of boots and of
shoes normally declines in April,
May and June as the seasons run
nears it's end. Output during March
of this year was approximately equal
10 IfidL OIL d year ago, Out III April II
was below that of 1924. On the 9TH
err hand, machine shops were gen.
orally active. Few persons were en-
ployed by the paper industry in Mas
sachusetts during April than in either
of the two previous months or APP
ril year ago. The April employ
ment report, which covers GAL rep
resentative establishments, employ
ing over 100000 workers, showed
fewer workers on full time sched-
uIes in April than in March with the
result that average weekly earnings
decline. In addition there was de-
crease in the number employed.
Retail distribution of merchandise
through New England department
stores was in smaller volume during
the first four months of this year
than in the corresponding period a
year ago. Sales of Boston depart
ment stores during the first two
weeks of May were slightly in ex-
cess of those during the correspond
ing period of 1924"
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coBURN NOTES

ME last week of the spring term
:. rclby college will start this
y ling S and end on Thursday night.
sss annual final examinations are
~ Arr for the three underclasses
Y Sunday while the members of
Y. b rrsduating class have their an
=. ~. s,senior vacation" which lasts
IN ~ Thursday until Saturday. JuI<
~, ,,vs- The 105th annual common o.
,s'ni K the college will start on that
- - "a continue until Wednesday
- = "a next week. The final exami-
ss, IA, are to take the time from
X. ~, sIrth until the twelfth of June.
y M work of erecting the class gift
,r,,stln board on the college CAM
=. started on Friday and the GEM
n n foundations were completed Sat-
s =; AZ soon as the large cement
~ NJ, 4 dry enough to permit, the
Nh WI supports will be erected and
N. Il, hoard placed in position for the
s =, to the college by the
s X II 1925. Russell M. Squire of
Wsferyille, president of the senior
,lsm VIII make the presentation on
g,,ssday, June 10TH. and in all pro-
ability the gift will be accepted by
PRESIDENT Arthur ]. Roberts.
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ment by ]. P. Morgan and Company
the rpSerVe hnard'S sta famant uhich

ment by j. P. Morgan and Company,
the reserve boards statement, which
appears in the June issue of the fed
eral reserve bulletin, deals with the
arrangement made between the bank
Of England and the New York federal
reserve bank prior to the re-estab-
lishment of the gold standard and
abolition Of the ban on gold exports
from England. Other federal reserve
banks also are participating in the
creation of the credit Of the Bank of
England upon which it can draw
when and if conditions require.
The board also issued a lengthy ex-
preston Of its views concerning the
benefits which it believed it would
derive from the establishment of the
gold standard in England and its do
minions. In this the boards observa-
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tons coincide largely with earlier ex-
pressions from official sources here,
| notably by the reserves advisory
council.
The board believes that the restor-
alton of the gold standard in England
will result in limitation on ex-
change fluctuation and will thereby
remover or largely reduce, hazards to
business transactions where cable
transfers and exchange must be CAL
culated. Credits in countries where
| the gold standard prevails become
interchangeable practically at par,
with dollar credits which have be-
| come practically equivalent to gold.
and the board asserted that short
time funds therefore ought to be dis
tributed more nearly in response to
Current demands.
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WATERv|LLE SYRIAN SHOT DEAD
Continued from Page one)

rallah shoot me-" An autopsy per-
formed by County Medical Examiner
j. G. Towne showed that the man
had been shot in both arms, in the
cheek and in the side, the last named
shot proving fatal having gone up
into the heart.
Shecrallah was questioned several
times by the authorities this after
noon but he has maintained silence
and at times feigned sleep. He has
asked that certain attorney be en-
gagged for him and until this is done
he says that he will not speak The
alleged murderer has shown no emo
ton over the crime and has acted
calmly at all times. At first he was
placed in a cell near window but
he was later put in a more isolated
cell as it was feared that people
from the enraged neighborhood
might start trouble.
Absolutely no motive can be adj
vanced for the crime. The men had
never been intimate with one an
other and the many people who were
questioned today said that they. were
quite sure that there had never been
hard feeling between them. Karter
was unmarried and had worked at
the Wyandotte Wooden mill until a
short time ago when he had been
laid off. Shecrallah is married, has
two children and conducts barber
shop and billiard parlor on the Head
of Falls. He has always been known
as a reticent man, keeping all his
affairs strictly to himself. He is al
so known to be the owner of con-
siderable property.
Nimon was walking along Front
street at the time he was shot, in
company with his cousin, Charlie
Carter of Union street and the lat
ter's three children. According to
Charlie Karter's story the two men
had walked up Front street to a
point little beyond that where the
shooting occurred. There they had
turned and commenced to retrace
their steps. When they had come
in from the house at % Front street
Nimon was on Charles right and
the pair of men with three children
occupied the entire sidewalk. Charlie
said that Shecrallah came up be-
hind them and jumped in front
where he turned and opened fire on
Nimon. He was not sure how manv
bullets had been fired and he said
there was no scuffie between the
two men. Nimon fell from the side
walk into the road where later
pool of blood was found and a
broken tooth. While he was down
in the road Shecrallah fired again
and Nimon got up. telling the man
to stop shooting. Nimon ran down
Front street short way and up on
to the land of George John. She
srraIIah followed and then came
Charlie Karter. Nimon fell sec
ond time in the driveway. iust out
side the kitchen of the house Of
Charles George. Shecrallah leaned
closely over him and fired one more
shot and then turned on Charlie who
had lodged behind an apple tree.
Three shots were directed at
Charlie but none of them took eff
feet
The shooting was witnessed hv a
number of people who were sitting
on their piazzas. Charlie Karter
quickly ran to the house of a Mrs
Row where he te1ephoned the police,
telling them of the murder.
Apepha George. the II year old
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How British Gold
Standard Will Be
SUPPORTED in America

washington, May 31-(AP)-De-
financial interests will support those
Of Great Britain in the maintenance
of the gold standard in England were
given to the public today for the first
time by the federal reserve board.
While there were actually two dis
tinct transactions, one being the es-
tablishment of a direct credit of
$110,0 100000 to the British govern
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vt An lsousness. lam glad to saw
UT 4 hsao ne OF the '98 out of 1907
shea i - ~ neiped. recommend it
,Mnen,s t as ! know it is good for
,,!ter ~ o | will answer any
kncr ~ Wy woman writes to mo
kpsd S. Sc Vegetable Compound i hs:
ssken ! e and hope it viii h a,ao
a. b ) mrs MS. CHARLES r. SHIJE.
y niedicinsee loo women who take
n saeh Il i e Tor the ailments for
20 Il recommended are bene-
ing / ma aney nave said SO in an
to IL 1sSes.lonaire sent to them.
Oy druggists everywhere.
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FACTORY Girl
one OF THE SO
!" Mm Answer Letters from,
" 4 asking about Lydia
Fmkham's Vegetable
Compound
i'd me- "a II was very nervous

pains in my back
and side. I was
employed in a fac
tory and for about
three months / did
no work at all.
There were two
women who told
me M about Lydia E.
Plnkham's Vege-
table Compound.
| didn't believe
what they told me