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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
Bee Causes Crash
Which Injuries, Two

York Harbor, Me-. Aug. s.-xh
was the cause Of a terrific haads,
automobile collision this aftero.,
at Cape Neddick, according ID N
lice.
Joseph Bradford of Montc,a,,I \
j., was badly cut about the facs Az
injured about the body and IN Il.
ter Or. Stella Stevens Bradford !,
40 Commonwealth avenue. Rofm
and Montclair. was cut abous N
face when the machine In vafs
they were riding struck the Cav ~ ~
ed and operated by E. J. Arsesars
of Portland. :
1t is said the bee was flying ar,ss
the head of DR.. Bradford. who u,s
driving her car, and took her .Hs
ton frof the road.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
Tidal Project Is
Favored by Hale

Eastport. Aug. s-Senator Freder-
lex Hale arrived here today and af-
ter consultation with Dexter P.
Cooper. engineer in charge of the
Quoddy Tidal Power Development,
project said:
II am not an engineer and cannot
of course, pronounce the engineer
ing features of the plan, but as a
layman the project looks good to me
provided a market for the enormous
Cooper. to be the case. 1t seems to
power to be developed can be as
sured. This / understand from Mr..
Cooper to be the case. 1t seems to
me that the project as outlined to
me. If completed cannot fail to be of
advantage to the people of the state
and l hope and believe that 1t will
receive their endorsement at the
referendum to be held in Septem-
ber"
Senator Hale came by automobile
from Ellsworth and returned there
late In the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10

husband, Mr.. and Mrs. John Walton
of High street.
Mrs. Francis Ames and children,
Ida, Elizabeth, Mildred and Lillas,
who have been visiting Mrs. Ames
sister, Miss Phebe Brown, for few
DAYS. have returned to their home
in Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walton and
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hanson, daughter. Miriam, of Wa
terbury, Conn, motored to Dexter,
Sunday, and were guests for the day
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Martin and
James Armitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel B. Wood
sum. accompanied by Mrs. William
Hickman. have returned from an
automobile trip to Jackman.
Mrs. Marion Berry of Everett,
Mass, is a guest of her uncle. Will
liam Foss, and family of Water
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Welch have
returned from a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Welch of Cumberland
Miss, and Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Cou-
! sins of Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bridges, who
have been managing the new Re-
we're Hotel on Main street the past
few months, have completed their
work and returned to their home on
Fairfield street
Miss Nellie Wood will leave this
morning for Portland to visit Miss
Cecilia Cordes at her summer home
at Great Chebeague.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Aver, ac-
companied by Charles Kelley, have
gone to Pemaquid for a few days
outing.
Charles Crowell has gone to East
Highgate, VT, to visit his brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cro-
well.
DIR. and Mrs c. H. WithereI of
Camp, Holabird, Md, who have been
passing a vacation at the Witherell
home on School street, were week
end guests of relatives in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bickford Brannen
and son, Weston, of Stoneham,
Mass. were weekend guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. f. Harris. Mrs. Bran
men was formerly Miss Edna Belan-
ger of Oakland and is we'll known in
town.
Mrs. Ollie Leavitt and sons. Earl
and Bernard. formerly of Brunswick.
are visiting Mrs. Leavitt's sisters,
Mrs. Alton Wood and Mrs. III. w.
Preble before leaving for Norridge-
wock to join Mr.. Leavitt, who has
purchased farm and will reside
there in the future.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
Monmouth Academy
29th Reunion Aug. IL
Especial to the Kennebec JournaD

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
Monmouth, Me-, Aug. 9-Mon-
mouth Academy graduates from far
and near will return for the 18th
reunion to be held on Wednesday
Aug. IL. The program will begin
at IL o'clock in the morning, with a
dinner at noon and an afternoon
program. Justice A. M. Spear will
be one of the speakers. Mrs. May
Marston Norris will offer invoca-
ton. The .secretary's report Will be
given by Nellie E. Marston.
Dinner will be served meath the
shade of the old maple trees. The
toast mistress will be Mrs. Winnie
Gott Edwards.S There will be a
duet by Mrs. Helen Norris Hughes
and Mrs. Rena Mc1lroy.. A fashion
review, depicting styles of 1903 and
of 1925 will be a feature of the af-
ternoon's program.
Another interesting feature OF the
afternoon program will be de-
bate. Resolved: That women have
justified their demand for the right
of franchise. Affirmative, Hon.
Carl Getchell. Frof. Ernest Small,
Miss Anna Longfellow. Negative.
Hon. Charles Andrews, Mrs. Mar
garet Smith and Mrs. Luetta Tho
mas. One member will be taken
from each side for the rebuttal and
vote will be taken for the win
ming side.
A duet by Walter Mower and DR..
o. A. Sprague will also be enjoyed.
There will be "reminiscences by
Charles Lane, Miss Edna Frost, o.
B. Clason. Orville Addition, DR.. Ow-
en-, Hon. H. H. Cochrane, Prof. /.
NJ. Norcross and others. An address
by Justice Spear. followed by cho-
rus singing, will close the program.
The officers of the association are:
President. Justice Albert NJ. Spear
of Augusta; vice president, Carrie
D. French of Winthrop; secretary
and treasurer Nellie E. Marston Of
Monmouth; program committee, Mrs.
Luetta Thomas. Mrs. Alice Keen
ing and Miss Marion Chick.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
Woman Killed
In Triple Crash
Of Autos at Bangor

Bangor, Aug. s--Mrs. Charlotte T.
Smith. 50. of Jamaica Plain. Mass,
formerly of Bangor, wife of Abbott
Z. Smith. was instantly killed in an
automobile accident here this, after
noon. Her son, Garvin Smith. %. is
In the hospital, but his injuries are
not considered serious.
According to officers who investi-
gated the accident the Smith car was
IN the middle of line of three cars
on the state highway when the car
In the rear. driven by Sumner AL
ward of Greenville Junction attempt
ed to pass the two others. At the
same time the Smith car pulled out
to pass the leading car and all three
came together.
The Smith car left the road. turned
over and Mrs. Smith was crushed be-
meath 1t. The Award car went into
a held while the auto ahead, driven
by Florence B. Crittenden of West
Hartford, Conn, was somewhat dam
aged.
Award was arrested and held un-
der $4,000 bonds on the charge of
reckless driving for appearance Mon
day. Mrs. Smith was for many years
president Of the Bangor Y. w. c. A.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
|S by David Cory

"This is a beautiful day." ex-
claimed dear Uncle Lucky, the old
gentleman bunny, looking out of the
sitting room window. Maybe I'd
better take a hop over to the Old
Bramble Patch. 1t will do me good to
exercise a little" and placing his
precious old wedding stovepipe hat
on his head, he called out to Little
Miss Mousie, his tiny housekeeper,
that he'd be back by and by.
Down Lettuce Avenue he hoped
clipperty clip, lipperty lip until he
reached the Winding Trail that led
through the Shady Forest. Right on
he kept, clipperty clip, for he was
spunky old gentleman rabbit and
never allowed little touch of
rheumatism in his left hind toe to
keep him at home. No, stree. 1t
would take more than rheumatism to
keep nice Uncle Lucky quiet. He
didn't believe in sitting around, re-
prospecting (Which means thinking
backwards. little reader) No, he
didn't Not active Uncle Lucky,
President of the Rabbitville Savings
Bank and the Welsh Rabbit Club.
BY and by, not so very far, nor
so very long. for as he hoped along
the path he hummed a pretty sonS'
the dear old gentleman bunny came
to the Old Stone Fence that bound
ed the Sunny Meadow where the
Shady Forest ended. With a nimble
hop toe Idly dear Uncle Lucky, jump
ed right up on and over the piled
up stones and landed as gracefully
as you please on the meadow grass.
Then off he went again, hipperty
hop, clipperty clop until by and by.
after a while, and skip and a
smile, but not nearly a mile. he
came to the Old Duck Pond. Close
to the bank on log, shaded by a
big bush. sat Granddaddy Bullfrog
in his green coat and white waist
coat. Very busy was he catching
the flies that ventured too near. None
escaped tn, darting-out tongue. tip
ped with a sticky fluid. of the old
gentleman frog. No indeed. No fly
was quick enough for that. no more
than small bird. il taken un-
awares, could escape the swift dart
ing-out head of Rob Rattlesnake.
Hello, how are you?" cried
Granddaddy Bullfrog, turning his
big, bulging eyes on dear Uncle
Lucky.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
$4,000 Klansmen
Parade Streets
Of National CAPITAL

Washington, Aug. S.-(AP)-In
flowing white robe and high-peaked
hood the Ku Klux Klan paraded in
force today along PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue..
High officers of the order headed
the pageant and behind them
marched in mass formation Klans-
men from many communities in the
East. South, and Middle West.
A public meeting that followed
the parade was interrupted by a
rainstorm.
For little more than three hours
famous old Pennsylvania avenue was
hlled with great paths of white as
group after group of the marchers.
assembled from a score of states,
passed along from the Capitol to the
treasury. Some of the delegations
went by thirty abreast. Some
marched by tens and some in ranks
of four, while at frequent intervals
there were breaks to permit high po-
tentiates to walk alone at the head
of their commands.
The uneven alignment of the pro-
cession made it impossible to esti-
mate with precision how many took
part IN 1t, Klan officials themselves
did not agree upon the total but
many of them were inclined to hold
mat their promise of a parade of
oo,OOO had been made good. Few es-
Inmates ran above that figure and
some were far below it.
Despite the threat of rain which
hung over the parade from the time
1T began at mid-afternoon, nearly all
the marchers gathered at it's conclu-
sion In the growing darkness of the
washington monument grounds in
the order extoll its deeds and its pol
icies.
Thunder shook the armament
with mighty crashes as the last of
the marchers arrived and the long
slope where the robed thousands had
gathered was illumined by the play
of lightning. Just as the service be-
gan the deluge descended and by the
time the first speaker. A. H. Guiledge
of Columbus. Ohio. had finished
nearly all of his audience had been
driven to shelter. He declared the
meeting adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
Governor Not
Talking Politics
In New Brunswick

Portland, Aug. 9.-New Bruins
wick and Montreal papers received
here yesterday are aflame with a
story which charges that Governor
Brewster on his visit to New Bruins
wick territory last Tuesday tnterven-
ed in the New Brunswick political
campaign, which just now is at fever
heat, by making speech at st
Leonards in which he extolled the
Grand Falls power project, which
is the chief issue of the election
which will be held on Monday.
The only trouble with this inter
esting bit of political information Is
that it is, not true. The Maine Gov
ernor made no reference to Grand
Falls while in New Brunswick chief
ly for the reason that he made no
speeches of any kind on Canadian
soil. He did stop at the bridge at
Grand Falls to admire that cataract
but If he expressed any opinion of
it's possibilities, 1t was in confidence
to the members of his party who
happened to, be standing with him
at the time.
The Governor did speak Of the
Grand Falls project in the course OF
the address at Van Buren which is
across the river from st. Leonard on
the American side. but even there he
treated the matter only from the
American standpoint, expressing the
belief that the development planned
there would result in the establish
ment of new Industries in that town
and elsewhere nearby.
The st. John Telegraph
evidently is responsible for the first
story, stating that the Maine Gov
ernor spoke in st. Leonard and
there extolled the Grand Falls pro-
iect.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE

At the time Of the war Americans
who became acquainted with the
Australians took a shine" to them,
which appears to be reciprocated.
All reports from news sources indi-
cate that the occasion Of the fleets
visit to the land Of the Anzacs has
contributed greatly to the prevailing
feeling of accord between the two
peoples.
A lot Of propaganda has been put
forth to convey the idea that this
cruise Of the American feet was IN
the nature Of threat to japan. The
latter disclaimed any such notion,
saying that we were doing no more
than they themselves would con-
slider they had a perfect right to do.
Assuming, and the assumption
seems to be pretty conclusively
proven, that this visit has strength
ened the bonds Of friendship with
that people is not this more likely
to contribute to than detract from
the possibilities Of making peace
more enduring? 1t would seem so.
Australians entertain no desire to
wage war upon Japan. though they
do wish to avoid being overrun by
Asiatics, a desire with which we
well may sympathize.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
ENTERTAININc-ANp TRUE

Hudson Sinkinson contributes to
The Socony Standard a finely de-
scriptive article on: Exploring the
Land Of Sunrise, from which we
wish our readers to have the treat
Of reading the following. where he
describes what the tourist finds on
entering Maine by way Of the
beaches:
Green rollers racing shoreward
become long feathers of foam as old
ocean bows to mother earth. Sea
birds and bathers, white sails and
the dark smudge Of an ocean ex-
press or hard working tramp" on
the horizon. cool ocean breezes-
these make this beach tour memor-
able.
Next comes Portland, old Fall
mouth Of Revolutionary Days, where
the kings ships got masts. Here
the shore changes. No longer do
beaches succeed one another. Here
Is the Iron bound shore of high
cliffs. Jagged reefs, rocky shores
sculptured by the storms of a
thousand centuries, carved and
scraped by ancient glaciers. These
rocks were buffeted by the sea ages
before even the highest peaks of the
Rockies appeared as islands in the
waste OF waters in early geological
ages.
The gnawing sea and land grind
able bays and harbors along this
most picturesque of Atlantic coasts.
Thousands of islands fringe it's
shore. Many are tree-covered and
inviting. Some are gaunt, naked
rocks, where seals sun themselves
and gulas circle.
AS you travel east the mountains
come down to the sea at Bar Harbor
and Mount Desert Island. Here is
Lafayette National Park, the first
national park east of the Mississippi
mountains, lakes and swift run
ming brooks, forests Of spruce and
pine, and at the mountains feet the
restless OCEAN.
Pushing eastward you pass
through Machias where the first sea
battle Of the Revolution was fought.
= few miles further and you are at
PASSPORT, the most easterly city in
tn United States.
Turn north and you are headed for
NE land OF lakes and streams, of
1xWsvel forests. Of "dappled fawns"
end silver fsh. Lake Meddybemps
comes drst, whore Grover Cleveland
ana Joseph Jefferson found relaxa-
oop and recreation Turing black
pa0 rom their cool depths. Then
Grand Lake and Grand Lake Stream
e6aane homo Of the onananiche.
~aess lighting qualities Henry Van
yx4 has celebrated In his fishing
eieades.
!. Eoeu potato-rich Aroostook county
- S&d-EnM whose broad acres
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10

are harvested millions Of bushels Of
the worlds most choice potatoes
But Aroostook Is moro than po-
tato county. Only a fraction OF 1t
Is cultivated The rest is wild land
roamed by deer. moose and an oc-
casional berry eating, honey-steal-
ing black bear. Through Houlton,
Presque Isle and Caribou, you come
to Fort Kent on the Canadian
border.
Touring south you pass through
the famous Fish River country OF
forests and lakes to Ashland and
Patten and finally reach Bangor. at
the head of navigation on the
Penobscot River, where sea salmon
are still caught every spring.
From Bangor stretch tempting
trails to Mount Katahdin and
Moosehead, queen of Maine Lakes
A more westerly route brings you to
the famous Belgrade Lakes. Then
north westward lie the famous
Rangeley Lakes, while to the south
is the Sebago Lake region. Which
ever route you select, you will enjoy
the scenery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
RAILROAD MERGERS

There is no denying that lower
rates would facilitate transporta-
ton over the railroads, but 1t has
not been successfully disputed that
in the main the railroads under
present conditions cannot afford to
reduce those rates. OF course there
are those who declare the roads in
many instances are extravagantly
managed but this declaration. as a
rule, is merely an opinion not
fortified by the facts. Evidently
President Coolidge is not convinced
by them. On the contrary he is be-
lieved to favor merging of the weak
roads with the strong and finding II
possible q way for mutual help to
the railroads also to the shippers Of
products.
Right now there is opposition
being aired before the Interstate
Commission respecting the proposed
Nickel Plate merger by some Of the
stockholders Of railroads to be af-
fected by 1t. When this Is disposed
Of other mergers doubtless will be
suggested. Congress authorized FIVE
years ago the voluntary merging Of
200 railroads into twenty systems.
1t is to be hoped that compulsory
merging will not be found necessary.
If possible the adjustment Of these
interlocking difficulties and prob
lens require the genius and the skill
Of practical railroad managers, not
interfered with by politicians.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
Speeder Arrested and
Fined Inside 5 Min.

York Beach. Me-. Aug s-A
speeding automobilist was observed.
chased. arrested, fined and released,
all within Ave minutes here this
Elmer Creamer of Westboro. Mass.
the offender, came hurrying through
the square. Officer Fred Dyer, di-
recting traffic, saw him and jumped
on another machine and gave chase,
catching hi matter going an eighth
of a mile down Ocean Avenue.
Creamer was quickly brought back
to the home If Judge William Hill
dreth. and, pleading guilty to speed
ing, was fined $40 and costs. Po-
lice officials declare this Is a record.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
TAXES HERE AND ELSEWHERE

Following the war taxation in the
United States increased in about the
same proportion as in Great Britain
yet an Importance difference is noted
between the causes of this higher
tax rate in the two countries.
An analysis made by the National
Industrial Conference Board shows
that not only are the taxes more
easily borne in our country by rea-
SON of our great productivity, but
that much of our tax money goes for
education, for highways and other
improvements, whereas most OF
Great Britain's tax money is used in
paying war debts, old and new.
In both countries the taxation In
proportion to national income was
approximately doubled, and in this
country nominally trebled. British
per capita taxes, states the report,
amounting to Spill in the fiscal
year 1894, had risen to $5S.40 in
1s23-24, in terms of 1913 purchasing
power; per capita taxes IN the
United States, figured on the same
basis, increased from s22.73 in 1913
IA to $45.27 in 1923-24; In France,
from $24.70 to s2953; in Belgium
from 11.S9 to s17.7s; in Italy the
per capita tax remained the same,
$142s, taking into account the lower
purchasing power of the 1924 cur
rency
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10
Death of Veteran
Steamboat Man

Bath. Aug. s.-Capt. Thomas W.
Coss, SO, one of the best known steam
boat men of the Kennebec valley, died
today at his home, 144 North street,
after an illness of several months.
Capt. Coss was born in Pittston, a son
of Alfonso and Ellen Call Coss. He
was but II when he took up steam
boating. He has commanded towboats
on the river and has also served as
an officers on one of the steamers ply
ing between Kennebec ports and Bos-
ton. He was engaged in tow-boating
in the days when there was fleet of
tugs plying up and down the river.
He has been on such we'll remembered
boats as the Charley Lawrence, the
Perry, Stella and Della, all Of which
have passed to oblivion.
Capt. Coss came to Bath about 10
years ago to take command Of the
ferryboat Hocomo. then owned and op-
Grated by Bath and Woolwich, and
when the line was taken over by the
State a few years ago and its man.
agement placed in the hands Of the
State highway commission, Capt. Coss
was appointed resident manager, a po-
sition he retained until about a week
ago. At that time on account of ill
health he rendered his resignation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10

her home on Lound's Island "A.
passing q month with Mrs. Elsl.r frr
LOFT. ~
Alton strout 10 cutting Mrs ~.
p. e. Hawthorne's hay. n
Miss Alice Reed is stonnin. IN
Miss Sarah Bagley through ths IN. s
mer months.
Miss May Wright has gone "a vi.
casset to his her grandmother
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Isenber. sra
daughter Miriam have been gusss \
her mother, Mrs. Charles Prescct
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-10

only a little ahead of the principles
which he preached by voice and pen
Mary Baird Bryan. his wife, 1t was
provided. should receive all house
hold furnishings and other personal
belongings in addition to one third
of the entire estate estate.
Next were named his two daugh-
ters and son, Ruth Bryan Owen,
Grace Bryan Hargraves and William
Jennings Bryan, Jr., who are to re-
ceive one fourth each OF the remain
ing two thirds of the estate.
The other fourth of the remainder
is divided among more distant rela-
tives and the funds for "the entwin-
ing of the spiritual with the intellec-
tual."
Mr.. Bryan recently stated his accu-
mutations were less than 100000,
but the exact amount Is not revealed
in the will. Peculiarly, he failed TO
name an executor. 1t Is believed that
Mrs. Bryan will be the executor.