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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

to be launched by the local post were
discussed, and the proposal Tor a
group of local Legionaires and their
ladies' to go to Winthrop by special
car on Friday evening of this week to
witness the second night presentation
Of the Winthrop posts annual minstrel
show, was given hearty endorsement
and there is every indication that
close to four score viii make the trip
from this city.
The James Fitzgerald Post believes
that it holds the record for long dis
lance memberships amongst the posts
of the Department of Maine. At the
meeting last evening the post adjutant,
Reuel f. Soule. read a communication
from Miss Bernice Ames, army nurse,
now at Camp Kearney. California, In
which Miss Ames renewed her MEM
bership in the Augusta post. The
members Of the James Fitzgerald Post
are particularly proud of their COM
rade, who has been member since
the institution of the post, but who
has never had an opportunity to at
tend a meeting of the post in it's pres
cnt quarters.
Following the meeting and program.
light refreshments were served and
the comrades enjoyed an hour of gen.
eral sociability and good-felloWshlp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

installed on Canal street. Referred
to the committee on street lights.
Taxi drivers licenses were granted
to the following men: S. f. Blaisdell,
Ralph Turner, Sherman w. Halo
we'll, Garland Hallowell. The traffic
committee to which was referred the
APPLICATION for taxi license for
Charles Dyer reported that it was
opposed to the granting of such n
license and their report was accep-
ted.
Oppose Pool Room License
The traffic committee to which was
referred the matter of granting a
FOOL room license to Fred Daniels re-
ported that they were opposed to the
granting OF a pool room license TO
Mr. Daniels or to anyone else until
some licenses now held should be
given up or revoked. This report
was accepted.
An application for victualers Ii
cense for Charles Ware was referred
to the traffic committee for report.
This committee is acting as gener-
al license committee.
Mayor Mclean announced the ap-
pointment of Mrs. Maude Jackson as
a member of the board of registration
at the recommendation of the Re
publican committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
WINTHROP LEGION
OFFICIALS SPEAK
BEFORE LOCAL POST

Speaking upon the ideals, accom-
plishments and future of the American
Legion in community. State and ma
ton. Commander Francis RI. Bate and
First Vice Commander DR.. Don :.
knowlton, both of Winthrop post, No.
49, made most favorable impression
upon a large assemblage of members
Of the James Fitzgerald Post at the
regular meeting held in Legion hall
Monday evening.
The two speakers are we'll known in
Legion circles in the Maine depart
ment, and this year their post has the
unique record of having enrolled TO
date about Is per cent. of the eligible
service men Of their town and it's i'm
mediate environs. Both Commander
Bate and DR.. Knowlton had stirring
messages for their Legionaire audience
and delivered addresses which would
have commanded the closest attention
and aroused unbounded enthusiasm
and patriotic fervor. in any audience
of real Americans.
Several matters Of important bust
ness were disposed of at the business
session last evening. preceding the
program. Preliminary plans for the
membership campaign which is soon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
Doo Story Wins Him

One of New York's leading literary
lights, whose news stories have
charmed millions of readers of his
paper, had an original excuse when
he came in late the day of the recent
blizzard"
81 couldn't help it. boss" he said
to his city editor when he slumped in
from his suburban home bundled up
like an Eskimo. II have had a terri
flying experience. l was captured by
dog"
Don't believe I've ever heard that
one before" replied his chief, so I'll
listen"
well" said the delinquent. at was
a police dog, half wolf. He is young
and loves me and I'm fond of him.
He belongs to my next door neighhor
and is in the habit Of running out
every morning to greet me as pass
on my way to the 7:15.
This was his first snowstorm ana
he was excited over it. He ran up,
put his heavy paws against my
shoulders and tried to lick my face.
| tried to push him away. and to get
at my face better he pushed me over
in the snow. He would lick my face
and then dash madly around in cir
Gle. barking.
Il scrambled up and he tore my
gloves off and began to nibble at my
fingers. Then he became curious
about my artics and decided to pull
them off my feet. I wasn't sure he
wouldn't take off foot or two with
them, so l began trying to get away.
Then he bowles me over again.
when l finally got up again ana
hiked for the station he seemed TO
decide to get down to business. Run
ming ahead of me he wheeled,
crouche1 playfully but showed his
teeth. He seemed in high good hum
or, but 1 didn't like the looks of
those teeth, SO I just stood. still and
said Nice doggie, nice doggie."
I'VE stayed that way until his
owner, who had heard his barking.
could dress, put on his overshoes and
rescue me by dragging the dog inside
the house. By that time l had missed
my train"
"You win" decided the city editor.
We'll put that one in the archives
with the one Mac told. You know
Mac is superstitious. Leaving his
hotel one day he met a cross-eyed
man and went back to start over.
only to meet another. He kept doing
this until he was half an hour late.
and then discovered a convention or
cross eyed men was being held in the
hotel and came on to work.'-NeW
York Evening World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
The Freelance

1t was gathering of old timers in
4 local barber shop. Due to divers
bobbed heads in the chairs and others
demanding attention the wait prom
Used to be long one. A sort of self
defence conversation was being car
ried on and the Freelance edged in.
John remarked on the almost entire
absence of snow or ice on Water
street. Pete explained this was due
in the main to the excellent coopera-
ton between the city and the A. &;
X. railway.
You're right" youchsafed Ben,
but time was when this cooperation
you speak of was conspicuous by its
absence" Ben, a bit loud voiced for
the moment had unwittingly gripped
the attention of the whole shop and
there was a marked turning of bobbed
heads despite the protesting digits of
the tonsorial artists.
Lets see" said Ben reminisdently
cit was about 2J years ago and Ed
Dudley was mayor at the time. The
first SnowStOrm of the season was a
whopper and during the night Water
street was pretty well filled up. Early
in the morning the electric railroad.
which at that time was the Augusta,
Hallowell and Gardiner, sent a snow
pillow through the street, banking the
snow high on each side of the single
track. That was all. The city high
way superintendent, after viewing the
situation, kicked to the road officials,
asking for more work on their part.
but the latter couldn't see it that
way and refused point blank.
"The mayor was appealed to and
further parleys attempted. But the
road officials We're obdurate. Then
the mayor and his advisers held q
council of war. Shortly afterwards a
big force of men We're set to shovel
ing the snow back onto the car tracks
and at the edge Of the evening turned
the hose on the mass. 1t came of
swapping cold that night and the
whole mass froze solid.
1.-THE next morning the first car
came as far as the top of RineS hill
and stopped. From the railroad eros
sing clear up through Water street
there was no hint of car tracks; only
disconcertingly clear vista of snow
and ice. Then it was the railroad Of
ficials turn to hold council. There
were further conversations with May
or Dudley. who for the time being
emulated the rock of Gibraltar. Well.
to make it snappy, I'll say that the
road saw the need OF cooperation.
But. by Gosh, they had to chop the
tracks out and believe me it was
some job
Next" bawled Barber Number
Three.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
Pending Legislation
Subject of Debate
At CAPITAL Grange

At a largely attended and enthu-
siastic meeting of Capital Grange on
Saturday evening, four propositions
presented for consideration of the
members, by the State executive
committee were discussed and acted
upon. There was extensive debate
OIL the proposed goth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States,
anG when the vote was called there
were five in favor of the adoption of
the amendment, % opposed and 20
not voting.
The proposals for the support of a
uniform time standard as opposed to
the adoption of daylight" time by
communities; State pay-as-you-go
policy, and a substantial increase in
the gasoline tax for highway build
ing and maintenance We're unop-
posed
E. II. Libby of Auburn. State
grange secretary. was present at the
meeting Saturday evening and made
brief remarks to the members. Fol-
lowing the business session a Valen-
tine social program was carried out
which was participated in by all
present and was most enjoyable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

In Nahala1, one OF the largest or
the forty-three colonies maintain
ed by the Palestine Foundation
Fund in the Holy Land, a Girls
Agricultural College has been built.
where the young women of Pales-
tine are taught gardening. bee
keeping. dairying. poultry-raising
and given a general understanding
of scientific farm methods.
In addition to the special train
ing of women farmers. the Pales-
tine Foundation Fund of which
Samuel Untermyer. noted lawyer.
is President, maintains a series OF
agricultural experiment stations
where valuable results have been
achieved. particularly in tobacco
cultivation, which has become IN
the short space Of three years. one
of the most important agricultural
activities in the Holy Land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
EAST WINTHROP

The Willing Helpers will meet wit
Mrs. Arthur Brainard on wednesday
afternoon.
The Thursday Club will meet at
the parsonage with Mrs. G. r. Crit
fin Thursday afternoon.
Miss Louise Stinchfield OF Show
began was a weekend guest of Miss
Dorothy Kilbreth.-Miss Dorothy
Maxwell was a Sunday guest of Miss
Grace Foster.-Mrs. L. B. Tobey has
been visiting friends at Topsham
and. Bath for few days.
There will be no school here on
Monday and Tuesday as the teacher.
Mrs Alice Irish. is i'll with tonsilitis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

Magniflcently dressed and SUI
upremely we'll presented, 1928
Chizzle While swept into glorious
success, Monday evening. in the
wake Of 33 other Chizzle Wizzles, all
good but all having grown better.
There Is nothing quite SO life CIV
ing, JOY making, care forgetting and
memory endeavoring as a fresh and
new Chizzle WizzIc, with new faces.
fresh voices, new ideas, new talent.
and new everything. And 1925 Chiz-
de While has all this. The hall
vas packed and double packed with
admiriny relatives, friends who had
come from far and near to view the
coming out of the 1925 prize win
rer.
A new slant in decorations found
expression this year. Streamers,
short and flutterirg, red and white,
were hanging in ribbons. every
where. POM onis of red and white
wsfe used abundantly. A huge star,
emblazoned with a huge c caught
the eye Just above the stage cur
!. taina The center lights were en-
= .Hstd IN huge parchment shades,
, fearing CHS in big black letters. The
e5ass booths were also gay and fes-
!, tive and classmen We'd with one an
ether to make tho most sales.
!. The attraction center of Monday
4 evening was the MINISTRIES and the
+ vaudeville. When the green cur
I, tains rolled back they revealed a
,sight good for the eyes and allowed
! fWeet harmonies to roll out. that
4 were equally as good for the ears
The stage was arranged in a rain
how style, with huge pastel shaded
steamers gathered at the center
hack stage and finding security ir
The ceiling above. A huge rising
sun occupied the center back stage
The black suits of the boys and the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

How to keep women and child
rem happy and contented down on
the farm--the chief problem of
American rural life-is being sue
cessfully solved in ancient Pal
estine, in the opinion OF Prof. FL
wood Mead, United States Com
missioner of Reclamation and
world-famous colonization expert.
Prof. Mead, who recently made
a survey of Jewish agricultural
colonies in the Holy Land, reports
that the Jewish settlers have paid
particular attention to training wo-
men and children as efficient farm
ers and contented helpers of the
men-"a sensible, practical scheme
which could be followed to ad-
vantage in America the great need
in our rural life being to strength
en- the interest of wives and child
rem"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
AUGUSTA LOCALS

The ST. John Evening Globe, in it's
isue of the 14th. reprints the Jour-
nails story of the recent Red Triangle
supper and notes the fact that the
veteran actor. II. Price Weber, was
the main speaker of the evening. 1t
also refers to Mr.. Weber as one
holding the high regard of a big fol-
lowing in the provinces
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17


,..,v Hundreds of Students,
Alumni and Friends Of High
c.hool Assemble in Red and
White Bedecked City Hall
auditorium for First Night
Minstrel Show of 34th An
NAL Fair - Class Booths
Add to Festive Feature
Minstrels Again Tonight;
Senior Play and Grand Ball
Wednesday Evening
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

The American Legion Auxiliary
whist party which was originally
scheduled for Friday evening of this
week, has been set ahead to Thurs
day evening, Feb. 10, in ord,r not to
conflict with the date for the Ameri-
car Legion Ministries at Winthrop.
which many members of the James
Fitzgerald post and auxiliary are
planning to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
WINTHROP
Funeral of Emery Moore

Funeral services for the late En-
cry Moore were held Monday at 40
o'clock from the home Of his son, ID.
A. Moore and were conducted by
Rev. Fl. F. Aldrich. pastor Of the
Methodist church. The bearers were
Frank Corthell. Thomas Simpson,
Eben House and ]. r. d. burlington.
The remains were placed In the tomb
in Maple cemetery. Relatives from
out of town who were present at the
funeral We're, Mrs. Margaret Moore
and Miss Katherine Fitzsimmons of
Lawrence. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Knapp of Leeds and Miss Carrie
Moore of Norway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

German maidens are Just as madly
movie struck as American girls. The
directors of the moving picture stud
los in Berlin. which is the American
Hollywood. have issued a statement
to the German press warning the
public that one thousand extra
girls ar now hanging about the stud
los waiting for a chance to secure
enga gementS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
Eatable Witnesses

Three witnesses in a damage suit
tried recently in a New York court
were men named Coffey. Beloney and
Cantaloupe.
When the recess hour arrived. the
Judge. with a smile, suggested:
Gentlemen, I think we will stop for
lunch"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP ACTION
ON CIVIL SERVICE FOR AUGUSTA
POLICE FAILS IN CITY GOVT.

Action of Speca! Committee In Sending Bill to Legsa-
ture Before Reporting Back to City Government Explain
ed Necessary To Receive Consideration of Measure At
Present Sesson-Referendum Proviso Protests Citizens
City Government Moves To Investigate School Situation
With New School Building in Prospect-Lcense Commit.
tee Shuts Down On Pool Rooms and Taxi-Driver
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
kdother's Club Entertains

On Friday afternoon the Mothers
club entertained the fifth grade Oh
Winthrop Grammar school at VAL
entine social at the Community club
house. The three lower grades were
first to be entertained, and enjoyed
games and were treated to candy
hears and popcorn. The two other
grades also enjoyed games and con-
tests and the winners in the follow
ing contests were as follows: DouSnr
nut race, Aurare Fountain, Morris
Spear. John MEDIA and Marian An
Jrews: cracker race, Helen and Earle
Beatty: counting contest, Hall
Briggs: Lolita Perry. Dorothy Wing
and Malcolm Diamond. Each win
ner received a pre- and all enjoyed
pop corn and candy. Mrs. III. w.
Stevens was chairman of the COM
mittee in charge.
At the Congregational church Sun
day evening the .astor Rev. Z. r.
Sargent gave an address on Lincoln
speaking of him as a prophet with a
wonderful vision for the future. MRS.
C. f. Kilbreth gave reading on Lin
coin. Some who were to take part
in the. program were unable to at
tend on account of the travelling.
The meeting of the Home Mission
airy Society to be held at Mrs. Carrie
tons will be Wednesday afternoon
instead of Thursday.
Reserved seats went on sale yes
terday, morning, Feb. 16 at A. M,
and by noon well over half Of the
available reserved seats for both
nights had been sold. Judging from
ali appearances it would seem that
the standing room only" sign VIII
be hung out rather early. On We'd
nesday night will occur the final re-
hearsal, which will be in full dress
and at which time the representa-
tiyes of the press have been invited
to be present. The morals OF the
entire company is excellent ana
everyone is waiting with the utmost
expectancy for the premiere. Inc
production is crammed full OF the
old fight and is executed in snappy
ma nner such as only a veterans or
ganization can put across. from the
enormous demand for seats from not
only Winthrop. but from surround
ing towns the Legion management is
seriously considering third night
performance in order that no one
will be unable to witness the pro-
duction.
Commander +. TT. Bate OF Win,
throp Pest, American Legion. and
vice commander DR.. Don. S. knowl-
ton, were the guests last evening OF
James Fitzgerald Post No. In Au-
gusta where they were the opening
guns in the membership drive that
tie Augusta Post is laying down.
The Monday morning speakers at
the grammar school this week were
Cwendoiyn Brown, Fernald Deblols.
and Earl Beatty. The subject was
"Truthfulness and Earl Beatty was
declared the winner.
Miss Ethel Potter of Woodfords
is the guest of her cousin Mrs. Thel-
ma Godfrey.-Halvor Bruen Is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. b. Bruen in
New York City.-Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Hamblen and son Edward were the
guests sunday of Mrs. Hamb1en's
mother. Mrs. Abbie Morgan in West
Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17
LOCAL NOTICE

Fresh arrival. thick leaved spinach,
ACC peck. Weber & Hewett.
feb17d1t
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-17
DELUGE OF BUYING
ORDERS SWAMP NY.
STOCK EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-LP-The
flood gates of speculation staggering
under the load of swollen streams of
buying orders pouring from all sec
tons of the country, burst upon the
floor of the New York Stock Exchange
today and swept prices upward in one
of the widest sessions witnessed in
recent years.
The deluge reached its maximum
intensity in the motor stocks, which
were whirled upward 1 to points
on sales running into the hundreds
of thousands of shares. Total trans
actions of all stocks in the first hour
probably ran over 100000, with the
official ticker at least s minutes be-
hind the market.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-17
bL AM IF BABES DE ATH
ON S. A. M0T0R|ST
Call Conference on S. A. Air Mail
Spanks Her
In Wrong Place;
Divorce Granted
BY Universal Service.

BY Universal Service.
LON ANGELES, Oct. IL. -
He spanked me in the wrong
place, your honor"
This complaint formed the
text Of the mistreatment on
which Mrs. Patricia X. Beggs
sought a divorce here today from
X. II. Beggs. 1t developed, how
ever, that it was not the anatom-
zeal location of the spanking to
which she referred but the geo.
graphical. She declared her hus-
band administered the infantile
punishment in the living room
and before several guests. Judge
Fleming agreed that it was bad
form. But he wanted few de-
tails.
did he spank you in fun or
earnest?" he inquired.
"In earnest" declared the
spankee, land it hurt"
Decree granted" grunted the
court.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-17
WIFE SLAYER'S BOND
CUT FROM $4,000
TO $4,000 AT HEARING

Bond of $4,000 holding ]. B. Cop
pinger, charged with the murder OF
his wife. was reduced TO $1,000 at a
habeas corpus hearing in Ninety
Fourth District Court by Judge W.
w. McCrory Saturday.
Unable to make the $4,000 bond
set at a habeas corpus hearing in
Thirty-seventh District Court by
Judge William Anderson, attorneys
for Coppinger entered the motion for
reduction of bail.
Coppinger has been in Jail since
September 81. the day o. the fatal
shooting. Mrs. Coppinger was the vic
tim Of a bullet which passed through
the body Of Lee Mills, ehauffeuE
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-17
CRASH
VICTIM IS
DEAD, 9TH
DYING
Nine-year-old Boy Fights
for Life as Police
Prepare Charges.

While the seventh child accident
victim in two days was fighting for
life in the Robert B. Green Hospital
Saturday, police were preparing
charges against the driver Of the car
which was responsible for the death
of eight-year-old Francisco Sataraim.
The child died at 1 o'clock Satur.
day morning at the Santa Rosa Hos
pital from a fractured skull. The
driver is under arrest.
Nine-year-old Morris Garb, Ill
North Nueces Street, the seventh VIC
tim, is in the Robert B. Green Hos
pital, where it is reported he has
only a chance for fife. He is suffer-
ing from internal injuries and a.
crushed right foot and leg.
Witnesses said the boy was riding
on a milk truck and fell under the
wheels at 2901 West Commerce
Street. In the resulting confusion,
the driver disappeared. r. W. Means
took the lad to the hospital.
Little Francisco Sataraim was
struck by an automobile at the inter
section of South Frio and Colima as
she attempted to cross the thorough
fare to her home, 200 Colima street.
She was taken to the Santa Rosa
infirmary in a semi-conscious condi-
ton, where medical examination dis
closed a fractured skull. The driver
is being held at police headquarters
pending the filing of charges.
Five other children injured Friday
are well on their way to recovery. They
we're: Helen Koch, 8, of AT Queen
Anne's court; Lucy Benson, 1925
blackberry street; Sam Waller, 5, of
sos Florida street; Francisco Mar
tinez, 9, 412 South Alamo street, and
Charles Broemer, II, Covington park.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-17
PAVING COMPANY
PAID TWICE, RETURNS
$l5,730.67 TO STATE

AUSTIN, Oct. 17.-CP)-The Amer
lean Road company of Dallas, today
refunded to the state treasury $15,-
73O.67, representing accounts that
had been paid twice to the company
by the state highway department.
The money, in certified checks, was
turned over to the state comptroller
for deposit with the treasurer by At
torney General Dan Moody upon his
return from Dallas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-17
Goods Smoke
Mainly
For Pose
By Universal Service.

BY triyersai service,
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Oct. IL
Cigarette smoking among goods
Of Northwestern University Is
mainly a pose.
Not one in fifty knows how to
smoke and not one in twenty-five
enjoys it.
These are the conclusions Of
the official student body publi-
cation of the university, which
adds: ---,s-.-----
1--WE suggest a course in the
technique of restraint in dress,
in manners, in living and low
ing.
Until the lesson is learned
our little flapper Ednas should
be coerced by rules, put to bed
early and vigorously chastised."