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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
GRADUATION EXERCISES THIS EVENING
final EVENT OF CONY COMMENCEMENT

Members of the Senior class of
Couy High school. together with
their invited guests enjoyed the
annual Senior Hop, Thursday even
ing at the Assembly hall at the high
school building. This affair, which
Is the final social event before grad
uation proved to be one of the most
enjoyable occasions of its kind held
IN recent years and the large gath
ering made the most of the last
dancing assembly in which they
would participate as students of the
school.
The hall was beautifully decorat-
ed In the colors of the school, red
and white. which by established pre-
cedent become the colors of the SEN
ior class when it reaches to that high
degree. Excellent music and re-
freshments added to the enjoyment
Of the occasion.
Athletic Teams Have Luncheon.
( This hop was the second social
event for many of the boys, for
Thursday. as the members of the
track and baseball teams were pres
ent at a dinner at noon pit the Au-
gusta Girls Community Club. This
oinner was in the nature OF an in
.orma1 get-to-gether for the men,
! bers of the teams and the boys had
bully good" time.
Those present were: Guests
Coach Morrell, Assistant Coach
Coulman, Basketball Coach Conel-
IAN, President Perkins and Assistant
Managers Flynt and Murphy. Track
--Lishness, Soule, Jackson, Dens-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
Community Club
Girls Have League
Night Program

There was a friendly gathering
down at the Girls club Thursday
evening, when the long looked for
ward-to League Night was enjoyed
The hall was appropriately decorated
with streamers and apple blossoms
The first number on the program
was clever reading by Blanche
Dutton, very realistically describing
the experiences of the young camp
ers and the strange bear. She was
Obliged to give an encore. Next
came a pantomime which created
much merriment. The heroine OF
this exciting romance was Mary
Louise Merrill; her devoted swain
was was Margaret Nelson. with Arletta
Snow as the stern parent.
The report of the league commit
tee at the recent convention at Web
ster, giving some points from the
league, was read by Winona Jenkins
league delegate. A solo by Agatha
Piante, accompanied by Lucienne
Tarre, was SO greatly appreciated
that she was encored several times.
The Smith Mystery" the play
which was presented next, furnished
much pleasure. Miss Barbara Has
kelI, the president of the Girls club
took the part of Miss Jessica Smith,
MISS Margaret Nelson was Miss
Pauline Smith, while Miss Mary Ber-
ran, as the Irish maid, acted her part
with spirit. The play went off with
eciat' and was truly worthy of the
club girls.
After the play Miss Barbara Has
Ken gave the report of the Webster
convention as whole, giving the ac-
count of the business meeting nc
well as the other events of that mo-
mentous trip. After this report.
which concluded the program, deli
clous refreshments were served. and
the girls had pleasant time talking
over the different parts of the eve
ning's program.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
Health Measures
OF Children

Minneapolis, June 1S.-(AP)-"Of
the 100000 children born during
the year 1922, 100000 will die before
they are IA years of age; of these
$4,000 will die of preventable dis
eases" This statement by Miss
Mary Van Zile of Oklahoma City,
made before the nurses of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association at
their annual convention here today,
was used to emphasize the need for
a more general knowledge of the
health of children on the part of all
nurses doing work with families.
Miss Van Zile pointed out that in
addition to the 100000 children who
will die before they are IA, 100000
will need preventative care and sup
ervision to keep them we'll up to and
beyond the adolescent period. The
prevention of disease is a task, she
pointed out, that, belongs primarily
to the public heaNh nurse.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
Tricks in Movies Explained by In.
vestigator

Some of the tricks of the movie
business are explained in the March
issue of ST. Nicholas Magazine by
Fred Gilman Jopp, who recently took
an exploration trip through the
largest studios of Hollywood.
One of the most important men of
the entire industry-and one of the
least known-is the engineer, or
"hot-dog engineer" as he is called in
movie parlance.
HE supplied Cecil De Mile with a
field telephone which. extended to
every nook and corner of the great
tent city that housed $500 people,
5000 animals, and covered twenty
four square miles of desert while
filming The Ten Commandments
The operating set was dragged over
the sand on a sled, SO that the direc-
tor always had it at his elbow. Five
ton sphinxes-a whole avenue OF
them-were made in Hollywood and
shipped to the desert. What labor
could have been saved the Pharaohs
had they possessed such an engineer!
1.-THE cost of the original Mayflower
was, approximately, $4,000. That OF
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19

tioning of the men while on duty
there, it was found most eXpcdient
to sound the militia call on the fire
whistle in order to reach the entire
membership of the two units as
speedily as possible.
Captain Almon B. Sullivan of the
headquarters company and Captain
Frank B. Sprague of the rife COM
pany, stated last evening that the
response TO the emergency call was
most satisfactory.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
NATIONAL home

Officer OF the day, Capt. William
T. Wade. s<T
William II. Call has returned from
a furlough passed with relatives in
Bath.
Andrew Keenen, of Woodland, late
U. S. Navy, has been admitted to the
Home.
William Borrk who has been here
T. A. r. for the past two weeks has
gone to Brooklyn.
Daniel J. Kelly, late U. S. Navy,
Cyrus B. Coffin, late Co. A, /. Me.
II. A., and Thomas Prev. late Co. K,
46, L. S. Inf, have baen granted dis
charges.
John Murphy of Fall River. late
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
SERIES OF fires
RESULT OF Wires
BECOMING CROSSED

A currentof $4,000 volts conveyed
by the high tension feed wire of the
Central Maine Power Company, which
runs from the Farmingdale station to
Augusta, caused all manner of fire.
works and incidentally much work for
the local firemen, when the high ten
sion wire got Crossed" with telephone
lines and carried the current into sew
eral houses on Malta Hill and the Mid
de Belfast road, shortly after 1
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The high tension current on the tele-
phone wires quickly sought outlet to
the ground and at the various houses
where there were telephones great
sparks several inches in length were
jumping to the ground. The heat of
wire caused by the heavy current
burned the insulation on the wires
and filed the houses with smoke.
At the home of George Bourque on
the South Belfast road the ell of the
house caught fire and the Augusta
tiremen were called. They found it
extremely difficult to save the house
and We're only able to do SO by rapid
and efficient work. With the aid of
chemicals, axes and crowbars and a
little water which they were able to
draw from well on the premises, they
were able to save the main house al
though the ell and shed were de-
stroyed. Chief Small said last night
that it was one of the best stops" the
Augusta fire department has ever
made. Inasmuch as they are noted
for the efficient manner in which they
put a stop 10 the fires which have
attained much headway, it is easy to
In all there were about 10 houses
from which callss were sent in to the
fire station during the wire difficulty,
with the result that all available ap-
paratus was employed on the east side
of the river and the tiremen were kept
busy moving from one house to anoth-
er to see what was necessary to be
done there
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
NORTH AUGUSTA

The Ladies Aid of North Augusta
met at the home of Mrs. Harry Cum
sIhings, Thursday afternoon. There
were twelve members and one guest,
Mrs. May Nye of Troy, Mont, pres
There was a short business session
after which social hour was en-
joyed. Light refreshments were
served. The next meeting will be in
two weeks at the home of Mrs.
Charles Dutton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
Pine Cone Cub Entertained
At Girls Community Club

The Pine Cone club held an enjoy
able meeting Wednesday evening at
the Augusta Girls Community club
rooms as the guests of Mrs. Bridget
Springer and Mrs. Emma McDougall.
Following the business meeting,
whist was enjoyed, after which ice
cream, cake and crackers were
served.
The next meeting will be supper
lunch to be given in place of the
regular meeting and will be the last
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
Court Pine Tree F. of A.
Elects New Staff Officers

Officers were elected at the regu-
lar meeting of Court Pine Tree, No.
20, Foresters of America, held Thurs
day evening at their hall with the
following results: Chief ranger, Phil
ip S. Bartlett; sub chief ranger,
Harold Allard; lecturer, Antoine
Jean: senior woodward, Ralph
Worthing; junior woodward, John
Stickney: senior beedle, Henry
Britt; Junior beadle. Joe Couture;
pianist, Horace Diplock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19

w b Q n " Q
eliminate waste
we are following
the precepts of
true and right
full thrift, but it
is to be borne in
mind that over
e c o n o m y or
boarding some
times leads to
forms of waste
that are as un-
happy as are the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19

Match your memory against any
one of these telephone operators
and discover how feeble are your
powers Of retention. To be as
familiar with more than 5000
names and the corresponding tel
ephone numbers as with their
A B C's IL Just one part OF their
Job.
At the home Office OF the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company. New
ark, N. j.. numbers are not used
for intra- office or district agency
calls. The girls at the switch
board have to memorize more than
5000 names OF the people using
the 673 extensions and also the
district Office numbers. And there
is never a complaint that the smile
In the voice has grown wan or lost
Its appealing charm.
The average number OF calls
each working day at this big In
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
STRANGER TRIED TO POST LETTER IN FIRE
ALARM BOX, CALLS OUT ALL APPARATUS


through his mail
the vicinity mail box" He
sounded the fire alarm instead Of OPENING the mail
mail "frs
Middle street he opened read the sign that told him to Pull the
might deposit the letter he followed instructions And the fire depart
ment the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Merrill of
New Haven, Conn.,. who have been
touring New York state and Massa-
chusetts on their wedding trip. have
been the guests of their aunts, Mrs
Maud Belk of Hallowell and Mrs.
Bertha Overlook, this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19

meeting this season. The date will
be announced later. On July 10th
all the members will enjoy their an
nual trip to Old Orchard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19

The Junior League of the Congre-
gational church will hold a picnic at
Mrs. Nathan Weston's cottage at
Cobbosseecontee, Saturday. Men,
bers are asked to take the 10 or IL
o'clock car.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
AUGUSTALOCALS

MT. and Mrs. Thomas +. Donnelly
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of an eight pound son, borr
Thursday, June is. Mother and sor
are reported to be doing finely.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19

152 D. B. Inf; Albert Nedeal, of
Woonsocket, late 154 d. B. Inf, and
Patrick g.. Lynch of Lowell. late Co.
NJ, 9, Mass. Inf, have reported for
admission.
The moving picture program for
Friday evening will be, Peter Pan
featuring Betty Bronson and star
cast, also a Pathe News and comedy.
Special music with this picture will
be. March-"Peter Pam" Fox Trot.
Fed Hot Mama" Waltz. by Cone;
Fox Trot,. "Alabamy Bound; Waltz,
THE Melody that made you Mine;
Fox Trot. my Best Girl: Waltz,
Honest and Truly; Fox Trot, "All
Alone" and March 20 Katharina, -
and other catchy tunes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
Fridays Concert Program

Fridays Concert Program
Mafch--"The Pirate" ...... Thomas
Overture-"Strong and True" Keisler
Waltzes-"Fleurs de Alsace" Heinicke
Selection-"Adele" ......... Lampe
Fox Trot-"My Girl of the South"
Brown
Medley-"An Evening about Town
EoSullt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-19
FALSE IDEAS OF ECONOMY
FAR FROM TRUE THRIFT
BY S. w. STRAUS,
President American Society for

TOO much economy is not thrift.
Too much spending is not
thrift.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

that bad children only say one thing,
shout it to the listening world: bad
parents! Bad parents! Bad par
ents!
Most modern mothers would be as
ashamed to have a really naughty
child on the premises as a really mad
dog, or a really dirty bathtub.
Your children haze a right to ask
certain things of you, before YOU
have the right to ask ANYTHING of
them.
They have the right to ask health ;
plain food and plenty of it, brown
bread and butter, cereals and cooked
fruits, vegetables and milk. Not much
else to eat, by the way, for the first
ten years.
They have a right to plenty Of sleep
in clean beds in airy rooms, right
TO regular baths, plain, comfortable
underclothing, comfortable shoes.
They have n right to such sympathy
and help as they need in their school
ing; the right to feel that sehool-room
injustice or misunderstanding matters
to you, that you want them treated
fairly.
They have a right to understand.
Tell them what you expect; don't
scream at them for disobedience today,
and laugh proudly at their impudence
and defiance tomorrow. Have your
own code of behavior, and respect it
if on expect them to respect it.
A spank on a small fat leg. at two
years-but just one Ito register on
that baby mind that whining accom-
plishes nothing, is far more effective
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
You Little Bad Child Fetted and Mddened Into 0sobnce Your Som
ach Overloaded Your Rest Broken Your Code Changed Every Day
You Aren't the One Who Should Be Punished"

nurse. Because no two OF the chill
dren will eat a meal together.
/ know another woman who sent her
husband to his club. The baby hated
the big, noisy man with the cold
checks.
The newspapers the other day told
of a third woman who admitted that
her little boy of s had locked two
neighboring children in a cellar for
fourteen hours but she said she never
had been able to do anything with
him. She had begged him not to!
STUPID EXCEPTIONS.
And still a fourth woman, one i
know, feeds her children hot layer
cakes, veal, sausages, candy, dough-
nuts, saratoga chips, cucumbers and
crab salad-and then tells one pathet'
ically that her children are pimply,
nervous, excitable, sickly, understood
and bilious. But she is mot surprised
to have delicate children; mama's chill.
dren all had commissions. and out oil
seven she only raised me-"
But these stupid women are the ex'
captions, and every year the Ameri'
can child grows stronger, sturdier
nearer the ideal of health in mind and
body. To spend the waking hours, and
perhaps the sleeping hours, too, out OF
doors, to be dressed comfortably, &c
cat simple. easily-digested food, t.
have fair treatment in school, and
above all, to be able in any stress t'
turn to a balanced. conscientious
mother and father. who want what il
best for him, and who show their love
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

soap, and once at least he was held
under the cold water of a pump.
And this is America, only 80 years
ago, in a quiet suburban town filled
with tea-parties and big trees and
back-yards with hollyhocks in them,
and nice fathers and mothers.
What were our nice fathers and
mothers thinking about, one wonders,
that they didn't see that this poor lit
tie boy was no more responsible for
what he did at ten years than at ten
minutes?
Well, thank God this sort Of stupid
ity is out of fashion now. We don't
burden our youngsters today with
heavy books and heavy lessons, don't
fill their stomachs with poisoned sooth-
ing syrups and poisoned sweets, don't
use our supposedly superior minds to
harass and confuse theirs, don't use our
superior strength to hurt them-when-
ever OUR world goes wrong, and we
have to vent annoyance on something.
That is, we all don't. There are
a few suprcmely old-fashioned par
ents left to bully and beat; / encount-
cred on the other day., a man who is a
failure in his own business, and who
whips his own children whenever he
gets angry.
BRUTE FORCE DYING.
His children will leave home as
soon as they can, and then he and his
wife will sit about deserted and lone
ly, and perhaps in want, telling SYM
pathiziI.g world that it doesn't pay
to raise a family. The wife is foreign
born, which partially explains the sit
uation. In her country / once heard
a man say that HIS father always
strapped child until it lost conscious
ness. And Maxim Gorky's remarkable
autobiography bears out something of
the same ideal for his country, too.
But we Americans are getting fur
Their and further away from the brute
force method with our children; per-
haps we are beginning to realize too
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

but, small as they are, they are not
wise enough to form without your help
the habits that do away with all these
things.
You have to begin it. You have
to think out what you want from your
children, and whether you are reason
able in asking what you do. Then
you have to work out their schedules
and discover for yourself whether they
have time for lessons, play, help in
the house, teeth-brushing and orderly
dressing. You are the one to stop
Betty's dismal monologues before they
are fairly started, to find out how
serious Dicks teasing really is, to
hold impulsive Dick down to his rule,
and hurry lazy little dilatory Betty
into keeping up with hers.
NO BAD ONES.
So managed, there really are no bad
children, and very few sick, stupid,
abnormal ones. When someone tells
me of "bad" child, 1 always look
first for the bad mother, and she g
always there. To the most important.
the most delicate and valuable work
of her life she is not willing to give
an hour a day; she has never spent
a little thought, a little intelligent
effort, a little patience, on the prob
lem Of her own child.
You little bad child, fretted and
maddened into disobedience. your
stomach overloaded, your rest broken.
your code charged every hour Of every
day, your spirit broken by alternate
petting and whipping, you aren't the
one who should be punished.
Two persons ought 70 be on their
knees 10 you. in tears, asking you
whose beautiful little mind and soul
and body they have done their best
to ruin, TO forgive them
Your mother and your father.
Copyright, 1925, Mcclure Newsps'
per Syndicate).
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
A RE there bad children any /
III I don't think SO.

A RE there bad children any more!
"A don't think so.
/ am obliged to believe that once
upon a time there WERE naturally
bad children, because 1 remember, IN
the late Eighties, that the grown-ups
were continually talking about them.
Certain little boys were "terrors,
in the Eighties, certain little girls got
whipped by exhausted, painting, ner-
vous mothers EVERY DAY. There
That'll teach you to be so saucy," said
bysterical voices, breathlessly. "What
did you say, sir?' fathers shouted
menacingly. You're crying, Ell? I'll
give you something to cry fort"
Poor children Of a generation or
two past, how they were bullied and
bewildered and misunderstood and in
undated!
Little girls were bilious" and
"cranky." Little boys were STUB
born" "self-willed," and queer"
CRUEL MOTHERS.
Imagine the stupid, if unconscious,
cruelty Of a boys mother, complain
ing to the neighbors that one of her
children was "queer!"
"Thc more you whip him, the set
ter he GETS" said parents.
I remember one boy, about 1890,
who was the Terrible Example Of our
neighborhood. It sickens me to re-
member it, too, for have to remem-
Der also that he had a queer-shaped
head, like a gourd, and wild light
eyes. His father strapped him, his
mother tied him to bcdsteads, he was
shaken and cuffed. He was discussed
IN his own presence as hopeless. Once
he was made to start for school in
nightgown, poor little trembling,
ashamed fellow. Several times his
mouth was forcibly washed out with
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
By J. P. McEVOY

EXCITED HUMANITARIAN (LeapDgg to his feet) never
heard of such proposal It's outrageous it's unchrisan 1t
ates all the refinements all the decacy all the tenderness of
the Christmas Instead of making this distribution
of that will bring of gratitude eyes
of distracted mothers and the gurges of delight from the little
children who have these little their very love
cu.de and take to bed with them
VOICE: Throw him out he's breaking my heart.
EXCITED HUMANITARIAN: (Wyathtaly) / suppose
you of those who send check 90
to the slight effort of trying bring tangible joy these poor
households
VOICE: In astonistmen) Well if check amt tangible
MORE VOICES: That's enough g. Let's vote Como
on, I make motion.
BEN WEINBERG: (Uknlcls manufactured wan to add
few words to what the previous speaker has just said.
VOICE. What do you know about Christmas?
WEINBERG: Indignantly l know lot about Christmas
used to manufacture Christmas cards.
VOICE: Why?
WEINBERG: (Bdffled) Well, never mind that's why What
say that I'm heartily opposed giving money to
these families instead of food know year gave family
money
VOICE: That's good one
WEINBERG: And l made it point to go round there
afterwards and see what they did with il.
VOICE: You would.
WEINBURG: And guess what they were doing with that
money?
VOICES: How many letters in t Is this contest on the
squarea How much did you get back?
WEINBERG: (Unraffed) This family that had been rep
resented being without food and without clothing had
taken this had given them for Christmas and all gone
to the movies.
(Whh passionate ndignation)
Was that right ask your
CHORUS: Sure.
WEINBERG: Discouraged Well, if you feel that way
about it have say. (Sts doom sih tlop)
VOICE: Tell us where you got the five dollars
PA: (Rdpping for order 1t hat-Lee Meero
you'll have watt Swawood has the floor But what started
to6ay
SWARTWOOD: (Cntting in automatically Seems to me
that it's the of opinion here continue
to distribute baskets in the past We know better what these
people than they do But strongly insist that
operate with clearing house of information that all dup
cations may be eliminated.
VOICE. Dramatically suppose it would be terrible if
of these families got two baskets by mistake, wouldn't it?
SWARTWOOD: (Jndieialy) Duplication is bad business
and should strive hard for efficiency in the distribution of
charity in the conduct Of other affairs Now have
sy of card indexes
VOICE: In that move we adjourn
VOICES: Second the notion Ii blur of Voices and shuf-
fling of fse)
PA Trying to stop the stampsde Now listen felers we
break this meeting before doing something Let's do
thing.
VOICE. table the whole matter until the next
meeting.
CLAMOR: 1 second the motion.
Ii ronsing of ayes and rush for the door, leaving Pa
stranded his little island of authority surrounded by
members of the committee ho 0v proceed doun
do all the SUork
And That's That-Until Next Week.
motion picture
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

VOICE: can't owe you money.
GLUMP: Continuing nrnftled) I've been studying this
Christmas charity proposition for some years
VOICE: He's going to take it
.GLUMP: And I've to the conclusion that it's run
wrong. It's on the wrong basis.
VOICES: There's money in it, that's the trouble u.
Why don't you incorporate Santa Claus sell stock to the kds
GLUMP: My idea would be for the GoGeters to raise a
fund of money and deposit it in bank.
CHORUS: zone voiee) Who's bank?
GLUMP: (lagnanmoHsly) don't care, you put it in
my bank if you want to-
CHORUS: No.
GLUMP: don't care, any bank, but the idea is instead OF
giving these families baskets of food-why families know
have got eight baskets from all kinds of different agencies
instead of that I'd give each family check for say five dollars
signed by the Go-Getters.
CLAMOR: No. no, no, nothing doing Sit down. Terrible.