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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Clark Concert
Company to Appear
In Waterville, July %

The Mems Brotherhood of the
Methodist church of this city has
made arrangements for the appear
ance of the Edith Marshall Clark
Concert Company at the vestry of
the church on the evening of Thurs
day, July %, and previous reports of
this popular and unusual company
which have come to the city are an
assurance that their performance will
be highly enjoyable. The company
has for many years made its country
wide tours and the excellent and uni
que entertainment furnished by these
clever artists has never failed to
please wherever presented, resulting
in innumerable return engagements.
Edith Marshall Clarke is consider
ed one of the finest bell ringers in the
country and she is also an adept per-
former with the Musical Lyre, an in
strument made especially for her. In
her many years before the public she
has been delighting her audiences by
her artistic ability and versatility.
Irene Soule is another member of
the troupe and she is an excellent So
prano of wide experience and estab-
lished reputation.
The artistic program which the
company presents is made up Of Sc
lections on the Swiss Hand Bells,
Xylophone, Cello. Musical Lyre, So
prano Solos. Vocal Duets, Readings
and Pianologues. Outstanding in the
performance is the beautiful musical
Tyre, it's sweet tone and brilliant cleo
trio illumination making it unique
instrument on the concert platform.
Another feature is the Swiss Bells.
played by Miss Clark, many of the
selections being original arrangments
by her especially adapted to the in
strumentS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18

officers, and of the adoption Of res
olutions. There were many special
diversions and entertainment fea-
lures for the pleasure of the visiting
Rotary delegates and guests, and the
Presidents Ball in the immense
municipal auditorium with an orches-
ira of so pieces and five pianos was
the crowning event of the fourth day.
The newly elected president of Ro-
tary International, Don Adams, ad-
dressed the vast assemblage at the
closing session on Friday.
Interested in Maine
"There were many amusing and
interesting incidents that happened
along the way. 1 found the Ohio
people to be big hearted and wide
awake, but their fat smoky country
did not appeal to me as a place to
live. The Westerners and the Flori-
da delegation advertised their states
at every opportunity, but the n. E.
representations were conspicuous by
their lack of unity in regard to get
ting together and lived up to the
n. E. reputation of over -conserva-
tism. Maine at least should get to-
gether for the next convention and
do a little boosting. We all wore
identifying hat bands or badges and
many people stopped me to ask for
information in regard to Maine, or
told me about hearing some Of the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18

"A Fourth of July on the Atlantic
ocean is a novel experience" writes
Frederic Mason of this city, in let
ter received here today.
"It is the first time in my life that
/ ever spent Independence Day away
from the noise of the firecrackers
and the glare of the fireworks. Over
the boundless eXpanse of water, not
living thing could be seen in a
radius diameter of 40 miles, all day
long. Not even a whale came up TO
eat the leavings of the Fourth of
July dinner. y
"As all the officers and most of the
crew of the steamer are Englishmen
it would be inferred that they were
naturally not interested in celebrat-
ing the occasion when Uncle Sam
wallopped John Bull, but these faith
full employees of the Cunard line seem
to bury all their personal feelings,
if any, and entered into the spirit
of the day.
AT the breakfast table small
American flags were at every plate,
and upon the wall hung large Amer
lean and British flags. Extra efforts
were made to provide sumptuous
bills of fare at all the meals. AT
noon, a small cannon was fired four
times from the upper deck and an
American flag was swung to the
breeze amidst the cheers of the
tourists. Then some more cannon
firing and the British flag futtered
by it's side.
When Celebration Ran High
at was at the dinner hour at night
that there was a more marked OBJ
servance. Festoons of red. white and
blue were everywhere in evidence.
In fact the whole dining room was a
maze of decora tions. At every plate
was either a tall hat for the men or
a cap for the women, all in red, white
and blue. With the guests thus doc
grated the dining room presented a
patriotic appearance.
1.-The orchestra struck up The
Star Spangled Banner Everyone
arose. Then came k'God Save the
King: Everyone again arose. Short
ly after the orchestra started in on
Dixie and this created quite a furor.
People jumped up and waved flags
and tossed their hats in the air. The
bill of fare was elaborate and all in
French, but most people ate all there
was on it.
1.-The tonic Of the sea air had Civ
en- everyone an appetite, and all were
hungry.
"I can't read word of that bill
Of fare said a white-haired old man
from Wisconsin, but bring me the
whole layout
"A group of girls from Simmons
College proposed a toast to the Pres
ident of the L., S. A. and wound up
with the college yell. Another group
of Y. w. C. A. girls from Ohio did a
toast to the King and closed with a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Examinations for
Civil Service Soon

The United States Civil Service
Commission will hold an open COM
ndtire examination at Waterville for
The positions of clerk. chauffeur-car-
nsr, and foot carrier in the post office
ii this city.
Regular positions with full time
service are seldom filed by direct ap-
pllntnsnt from eligible registers. Eli
sl0les are first appointed as substi-
lu'ss and are required to be available
9 render service whenever needed.
,acancies in the regular force are
niled-by the promotion of the senior
substitutes and the salaries of reg
aiaf employees range from $1700 to
eieo year. These positions are per-
nanent during good behaviour.
retirement on an annuity Is pro-
Nued Tor at 65 years of age or in the
ass Of total disability. Compensa-
uon during disability for injuries re-
.ssed In the service is allowed and
sanuitles are given to dependents in
edse OF death as result Of such IN
Jury
flfteen days vacation with full pay
allowed with an addition of 10 days
aek leave with pay.
for further information one should
saaiess the secretary Of the Board
y United States Civil Service Ex-
.nlnation at the post Office named
reose, or the District Secretary. First
rn.ed States Civil Service District,
su''omnouse Tower. Boston. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Reserves Decision
In Municipal
Court Case FRIDAY

Joseph Pomerleau of Winslow was
arraigned in the Watervile muni-
clpal court yesterday on charges
preferred against him by Mrs. Agnes
Compagnon of Winslow, that the
defendant had stolen from her about
half cord fire wood. The trial
opened in the morning and it's
length necessitated adjournment at
noon, the remainder of the witnesses
being heard in the afternoon. Judge
Charles w. Atchley reserved his
verdict and ordered the defendant
10 appear in court next Tuesday af-
ternoon. He was allowed his liberty
on his personal recognizance.
Mrs. Compagnon's story was that
on the night of Friday, July 10, she
saw a man prowling about her wood
pile and, hiding behind an apple
tree, she claimed to recognize him
as the defendant. Mrs. Companion
said that when she had seen the
man take a load of wood she went
Immediately to the house of Michael
Soucier, nearby, SO that he might
bear witness to the fact that her
wood was being stolen by Pomer-
leau. When Mr.. Soucier took the
stand he said that it was so dark that
he could not see ten feet ahead of
him and he was not able to recog-
nlze the pilferer of the wood pile.
The defense was that Pomerleau
had been in his home at the time
the wood was stolen. On the stand
the defendant said that he had gone
to bed early but had gotten up later
when a relation, Mrs. Rosie Pomer-
leau, had come to his house to bor-
Other witnesses were Joseph Sou
cier, Paul Thibodeau. Mrs. Mavis
Pomerleau, Mrs. Rosie Pomerleau
and Louis Pomerleau, who testified
in substantiation of the defendant S
testimony
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
North Grammar
School Building
Being Renovated

, The North Grammar school, the
oldest brick school building in Wat
erville, is this summer being thor
oughly redecoratei and renovated
| and when the building is opened in
September it will hardly be recog-
niZed as the one which was closed in
June. The school was built in 1887
and until this summer its condition
had remained practically the same as
when it was first opened.
On first entering the building 1t is
to be noticed that the corridors OF
the first floor are flooded with light
where moth previous that had been
dark and gloomy. This was accom-
plished by removing the teachers
toilet room from the second floor to
the basement. The toilet room wa.
formerly situated directly at the top
of one of the stairways, making a
much needed window impossible. Now
that the space has been made avail
able large window has been INSTALL
ed, making the corridos much light
er and more cheerful.
Repairs to the walls in the corri-
doris are being made wherever they
are needed and the green Of former
years will be replaced with a light
bNiL poiiits ooiliC vi liO AOoIio al Z
also being freshly painted. Last year
indirect lighting was installed in two
of the class rooms to take the place
of the low-hanging, unshaded bulbs
which up to that time had been used
and this year the system will be car
ried throughout the building.
The exterior of the building is in
sound condition but the wooden trim
mings have assumed rather shabby
appearance and they are all to be
freshly painted.
Considerable work is to be done at
the senior high school building during
the next two months. At the present
time the wooden troughs used by the
students in the chemical laboratory
are being replaced with strongly built
slate troughs which will be a great
improvement.
The Western avenue, the Reding-
ton street and the Grove street
schools all wooden buildings. are re-
ceiving two coats of Colonial yellow
paint and the trimmings of the build
ings are being painted white. The
first coats have nearly been complet-
ed and the task will be completed
within a short time. Previously the
buildings were a dull drab color,
badly in need Of painting.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Profiteerinq Guide Fined

Potsdam, June 29-(AP by MaiD-
Six dollars is too much for any guide
to charge for taxing tourists through
Sans Souci Castle and other sights
of Potsdam, in the opinion of the
Court of Appeals. Guides for tourists
are not luxury, as held by the lower
court whose decision was reversed,
but a daily necessity and therefore
cannot command fancy prices.
The case arose out of a difference
some months ago between a party of
Englishman and a Potsdam guide
named Max Schulz. The guide had
charged 25 marks for taking the
party around, whereupon the Eng
lishman appealed to the courts. The
lower court believed that anybody
who can afford a guide is rich enough
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18

fore he could be apprehended. In
the meantime watch has been kept
in this city as Mrs. Lizotte was keep
ing house for a man named Cormier,
who lives at No. ! Bridge Block.
Officer Letendre was notified and
he has kept watch, standing ready
to call the State Highway Police de-
partment If he saw Cormier riding
in strange car. Friday afternoon
as he was directing traffic at. the
corner of Bridge and Water streets
he observed Cormier drive ,by and
at once notified Chief Field at the
State House. Officer Place was then
in the office and being familiar with
the case he was sent to look the car
over. Picking up Officer Letendre
they hurried to the northern end of
the city and there found the car,
which they followed until it came
back to Water street and stopped.
Then they arrested the man whom
they believe to be Lizotte.
He claims that his name is Joseph
DUDE and that he comes from Mil
linocket. His general description an
and Officer Place declares there is
a 0liOIS UclWScA IIlIll
and brothers of Lizotte. Scars on
his hands also bear out the belief
that he is LiZotte and a search of
the car brought to light bill made
out to Lizotte's father.
He was taken to the municipal
court and hearing was held before
Judge Cony, after which he was re-
manded to the county Jail to await
1. H. T.. H.
A search at the Jail resulted in the
finding upon the prisoner of small
pocketbook, such as ladies carry in
their hand bags, and in the pocket
book were automobile licenses issued
to William Lizotte.
The state police department was
much pleased with the work of OFF,
GER Letendre. counting it as a good
job to spot the man while working
at the traffic beacon with cars pass
ing constantly in all directions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
PUT UP THE
"Welcome to Maine" Poster
land LIVE UP TO IT.

Advertising Maine Is not a mere
matter of saying nice things about
the state in newspaper advertise
ments and in attractively printed
booklets. These are necessary ele-
ments in the build up Maine cam
paign. They will get lot of strang
ers to come to Maine.
How our guests will like Maine de-
pends largely on the welcome they
receive and the treatment we all give
them. We intend to do the right
thing. Everyone of us is in hearty
agreement with the sentiments ex-
pressed in the "Welcome to Maine"
poster shown here.
Displaying this poster and living
up to the sentiments it expresses is
the most convincing and profitable
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
CRUSADERS DUE
HERE TODAY FOR
3 DAY SERVICE

iwenty-four members of the
church Army Crusaders Of England
Will arrive in Waterville this after.
noon and for the next three days thew
VIII conduct religious services in and
about the city.
Inc Army has been making a three
months pilgrimage through New Yorl,
state and New England and each
place 1t has visited has profited bv the
spirited religious services which the
men conduct, both in the churches and
In the open air.
Waterville is fortunate In that two
columns of the Army are to meet here
after travelling over different routes
In Maine. The program for their ac.
tivities follows:
Saturday-Service Of welcome al
the church. 8 P. M, followed by
march around the city with the Cru.
saders' Silver Band; open air service
in city in the evening.
Sunday-Corporate celebration of
holy communion for all communicate
Of the parish, with the Crusaders al
7.sO A. M: high celebration and ser.
mon" at 10.45 A. NJ; preacher, Capt
j. D. Ward, NJ NJ; open air service
at Monument park at p M; service
for men only at the church at 3 T. NJ
At z. M. service at the church
preacher, Captain Casey: followed by
open air service at Monument park.
Monday-Column No. under Capt
Atkinson will go to Skowhegan. Serv-
ice and visit to State Reformatory
Column No. under Mr.. Ben will ad-
dress the men at the r. r. shops in
the morning at Waterville. Column
No. l. under Capt. Casey. will pass the
day at Dexter.
Tuesday-Corporate celebration of
holy communion at A. NJ. followed
by formal dismissal at Monument
park at $50 A. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Lad Hit by Auto
i Badly Bruised

Reginald Montminy, seven year old
sca Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Mont
niny Of % Sherwin street, was struck
ih Knocked down by Buick auto
mobile, bearing Maine license plates
';io7, driven by George Pomerleau
Of lsi Water street, yesterday after
neon. The lad was taken to his
home, where an examination by DR..
Napoleon Bisson showed that although
h had been painfully bruised, his in
iurles were not Of a serious nature.
Mr. Pomerleau notified the police Of
the accident and Deputy Marshal AL
bert Thibodeau went Immediately to
the scene. Witnesses declared that
Il was not possible to avoid hitting
the boy. Mr.. Pomerleau was driving
slowly when young Montminy ran
INTO the path Of his car. The driver
sreryed sharply to the side of the
r'sd but not in time for the young
stsr to get out of the way.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
SAILING FORTH AND CELEBRATING THE FOURTH
GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED BY FRED MASON

yell that almost tore the seams In
the side of the boat. Some tourist
students from New York also rent
the air. A dear old lady from Nor
way, almost so years old, thought we
ought to extend thanks to the en-
ployes of the steamer. This was
given with a will.
Everybody Is cheered
"Let us give three rousing cheers
and a tiger for the dining room stew
ard shouted a bright eyed girl from
New Orleans. This one almost jig
gled the rafters overhead. All the
guests also had decorated horns, so
that something of the bedlam, as the
Fourth of July dinner progressed.
can we'll be imagined. There was not
dull moment during the whole
meal, nor scarcely a dry eye. A
flashlight photo of that scene would
have revealed a strikingly. patriotic
picture. The menu cards were in
colors and emblematic of the day.
So absorbed did the people become
in the exercises that they almost
forgot they were sailing on the sur,
face of tract of 30,000,000 square
miles of water.
after dinner came patriotic ex-~
ercises on deck, all gathered around
the musicians and had a community
sing. Over 500 joined in patriotic
songs, and the effect was most pleas
ing, bounding over the billows and
against moonlit sky. A young man
from Chicago University then direct
ed a series of cheers, and this was
followed by a Fourth of July Grafton
by a young divinity student from
Wisconsin. He emphasized the con-
tinued good feeling between America
and Great Britain. The young man
did not appear to be over % but he
was one of the brightest speakers,
among college students, that / ever
had the pleasure of listening to. At
the close he was given quite an oya-
ton, and was the hero of the hour,
so to speak.
A Worthy Collection
"Then came a concert and reading
in one of the salons. This was all
from volunteer talent, but out of
100 passengers, there naturally were
several specialists. Piano and violin
solos, readings and character sketch
es formed the program, and all were
clever. A collection was taken at
the concert for the orphans of the
Seamen's Union, something done on
all liners near the close of a voyage.
A large sum was realized Then
came dancing in the Fourth of July
costumes which continued until
o'clock in the morning.
AS this Fourth of July observance
followed a costume party of the day
before, in which SIS appeared in
various raiments, and marched all
over the boat, it can readily be seen
that there is little time on a trans
Atlantic liner to get homesick."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18

Herman r. Mansur, who was the
delegate of the Augusta Rotary Club
to the convention of Rotary Inter
national, held in Cleveland, Ohio
the week of June %, reporting back
to his club at the regular meeting
held at the Augusta House Friday
evening, amongst other things de-
clared that the campaign of pub
licity boosting Maine is bearing
fruit, and that while he was in
Cleveland many persons on learn
ing that he was from Maine inquired
regarding this state as a vacation
place.
The report by Mr.. Mansur was
most interesting to his fellow Rota-
rians and guests. 1t was compre-
hensive and covered entertainingly
the weeks sessions of Rotary Inter
national in their greatest conven-
ton. There were delegates repre-
senting thirty nations encircling the
globe, and the proud city of Cleve-
land opened up her wide doors to
receive the 1900 visitors in her
most gracious manner.
The luncheon session last evening
at the Augusta House was well at
tended for a midsummer meeting,
with several Rotary guests present,
representing clubs in widely sepa-
rated parts of the United States.
Vice President ]. A. Hanson pre-
sided in the absence of President
Everett V. Perkins, who IS visiting
at his old home in Bridgewater Cor
ners, VT.
The report of the Cleveland con-
vention was presented informally
and it's punctuation with anecdotes
made it the more interesting and
entertaining. Mr.. Mansur spoke IN
part as follows:
at is indeed difficult to paint
word picture of the 18th annual con-
vention of Rotary international. put
if you will bear with me l will try
in a brief way to take you through
the high spots in the greatest con-
vention ever held. Those of you
who have had the pleasure OF at
tending Rotary convention can
easily picture the event but to those
of you who have never had thai
privilege l feel like telling this old
story:
"a drunk had listened to the tales
of adventure and the wonderful
sights as witnessed by a world traV-
eler. At the conclusion of the recital
the inebriated man asked the speaker
if he had ever had delirium tremens
and received a negative reply. He
then said, Well, you amt seen moth
ing and you amt heard nothing yet
after 26 hours travel on a fas'
train l arrived at Cleveland on Mon
day noon with a small party of Ro-
tarians 1 had met on the way out
We were greeted by Cleveland Ro-
tarians who escorted us to our va
rious hotels. 1 was fotunate In be-
ing assigned to the Hotel Cleveland
which is the finest hotel in that city
80 Nations Represented
"Now picture with me the NTH
city of the United States in a blaze
of color and every citizen set to con-
vince US that theirs was the best
city on earth. The streets were NIL
ed with over $4,000 Rotarians from
thirty nations of the world. Every
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18

kind of advertising we can do here IN
the State.
Read this poster carefully. Dis
play it in your show window or in
your place of business. Become a
volunteer member of the State of
Maine reception committee. Do your
share to make Maine the land of re-
membered vacations, of sincere, cor
dial hospitality and friendliness.
Write for this poster to the Publicity
Bureau. Maine Development Associ-
alton, Longfellow Square, Portland.
Hang up the welcome" poster,
back it up with a smile. and you help
the old "Pine Tree State" Let us all
get into the game and pull together.
BY helping Maine we all help our
selves.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
CHURCH NOTICES

Union Services: Services in which
the First Baptist, Congregational and
Pleasant Street Methodist churches
unite will be held Sunday at the Con-
gregational church on Temple street.
Morning worship at 1890. Sermon by
Capt Arthur Casey of the Church of
England Army Crusaders. The eve
ming service will be held at O'Clock
instead of as usual. so rs not to
conflict with the Crusaders service on
Monument Park. The pastor of the
Congregational church will preach on
the subject: THE Still, Small Voice
Getchell Street Baptist church, Rev.
BENJAMIN Beatty. pastor: 1890 A. NJ,
preaching service: topic: "Agnosticism
Versus Revelation" 11.45 A.. NJ, S.
S. hour; 7.3O P. NJ. evangelistic serv-
ice; topic, Modernism Versus Funda-
mentalism." Strangers in the city
and non-church members especially
invited to all the services Of this
home-like church. A cordial welcome
awaits you. Mid-week prayer meet
ing Thursday at 7.30 P. M:
Sidney Baptist Church: The SUNDAY
school at the church on the River
road will meet at 10 o'clock. Preach /,
ing service at II. Mr.. Mitchell will
speak on the topic: "A Positive Cos
pel." An earnest invitation is extend,
ed to all the community to attend
these services.