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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07
Augusta Lodge Directory

RETHLEHEM LODGE, NO. IS, 2. &
A M Special communication Monday
Temple. Work in F. G. degree. All
sojourning brothers cordially invited.
HAROLD NJ. STONE, w. NJ.
=. L. FULLER, Sec.
ASYLUM LODGE. NO. 70 I. o. Q. F.
Regular meetings Friday at 100 I: M.
FRANK L.. DOUGLAS. n. G.
ELLIS u. WALKER, Sec'y.
JEPTHA eNcAMPMENT. NO. 8
Meetings second and fourth Tuesday
EDGAR v: I,LETcH1tEn. c. p. +
G. S. PEASLEE Scribe.
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9. p. NJ.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
jolly 6; HoWEs; ca g:,,,
G: 4. r. THE REGULAR MEETING nc;
# sssh % of sacn m pDf No.
GEO. e. GAY. Commander.
WILLIAM McDAVID. Adjutant.
FORT WESTERN LODGE NEW
England Order Of Protection, Ne. SIS:
meets in |. o. o. r. hall second and
fourth Thursday at 7.S0 o'clock. All
MRS fssog LAW Wf'EH;as coLGAN. Warden.
MRS. ALICE l.. pIERPoNT. sec'y.
jn1 0eodtf
N. e. O. p. KENNEBEc LODGE,
No. 25l. meets In G. A. R.. hall the first
and third Tuesday evenings of each
month at 7.30 O'Clock.
CADDIE 3. LOvEJOY. Warden.
3. +. SMITH. Fin. Sec.
MRS. EMMA r. HOWE. Rec. Sec.
tu-th-sat.
COURT PINE TREE NO. 20. FOR.
esters Of America. meets In Foresters'
hall tho first and third Thursdays OF
each month at 8 o'clock.
PHILIP S. BARTLETT, Chief Ranger.
JOHN ]. WHITE. Fin. Sec.
may23,tu-th-sat.1yr
U.o.G.c. MORRILL, coMMANDERY
and fourth Tuesday Of every month
at 7.30 o'clock at Golden Cross hall.
R b :; Il .d F; REP p 3 3 N. c.
tu-th-sat.tf
AUGUST CAMP NO. 74oo. M. W..
A. Regular meeting first and third
, Thursday Of each month at 9. A. K.
i r. O. KNIGHT. Consul.
BERT l.. NICHOLAS. Clerk.
tu-th-sat.tf
QUEEN TEMPLE NO. 70 PYTHIAN
Sisters meets In X. of p. hall the Sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings of
each month at 100 o'clock.
LUCY A. FOWLER. NJ. z. c.
CORA A: JONES. M. OF r, and c.
tu-th-sat.tf
CAPITAL GRANGE. NO. 24s, p. OF
H. Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday eve-
nings Of each month at G.. A. r. ball.
A. B. RIPLEY. w. NJ.
| MRS. EMMA F. HOWE Sec.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07

One of the landmarks at Minot
Corner, recently remodeled. is the
general store, now occupied by Pulsi-
fer Brothers and in which the Post
office is located. Here also, the n.
+. o. Z. and Grange were organized
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07

Potatoes are looking >up in Aroos-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07

One of the landmarks at Minot
Corner, recently remodeled. is the
general store, now occupied by Pulsi-
: fer Brothers and in which the Post
office is located. Here also, the N
T.. o. Z. and Grange were organized
A new industry at cath is the re-
timing Of ice cream containers and
at present the company has contracts
to retin about 1000 of these cans. This
industry has given employment to
eight or ten men through the winter
and the work seems to be growing.
Evidently they don't believe in fires
in Vanceboro as it is reported that
the chemical engine Of that place has
not yet been placed on runners. Per-
haps they think they couldn't use it
anyway. as drift of snow fully four
feet high is banked across the door.
What promises to be big hit in
the song world is spur of the mo-
ment" song composed by two U. of
M. students, John D. O'Neil. '27, and
Clement w. Boucher, 20. The song
was prompted by the present cross
word puzzle craze and Is entitled
Those Cross Word Puzzle Blues"
The Republican Journal, Belfast,
reports this romance in Penobscot
Bay: Last Thursday the Camden
remained here for a short time until
the vapor over the bay cleared.
She was accompanied up river by the
tug Ralph Ross on account of the
buoys. etc."-And did they live hap
PLY ever after?
An accumulation Of Illuminating
gas in the basement of the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert l.. Strout Of
Bath, caused by leakeage in the gas
main has been giving a great deal of
annoyance. Mr.. Strout's son. Sewall
tried to locate the leak the other day
by the use Of lighted match. An
explosion which tore hole in the
wall and shook the northwest foun-
dation was the result.
In the little publication containing
the 18th Annual Report Of the Penob-
scot Bay Bethel Mission Superin-
tendent there are some very inter-
esting facts. Three communities
nave had Sunday services and much
help has been given to needy families,
D new babies were given their first
outfit and IL quilts and over $50 pairs
OF shoes furnished. At Christmas
the Missions Santa called on 30 chill
dren. Through their Library Elk
change system they have served 1O4
families, the number of books ex-
changed being 1910. They have also
distributed over 5000 ,-Spers and
magazines. AT Christmas % adults
were given cheer. is Comfort Bags
were given to sailors, 3? pairs of nit
tens. "a sweaters, 27 dolls were given
To clailIro1,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07

Here We are in the midst of an
eat-a- potato campaign and not all
the dealers have .spuds" in stock.
Excuse-"Too cold and drifted for
the farmers to bring their potatoes
to market
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07

AUGUST CAMP NO. 740o. M. W..
A. Regular meeting first and third
=, Thursday Of each month at @. A r.
r. O. KNIGHT. Consul.
BERT l.. NICHOLAS. Clerk.
ty-th-Sot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07

A new industry at cath is the re-
timing Of ice cream containers and
at present the company has contracts
to retin about 1000 of these cans. This
industry has given employment to
eight or ten men through the winter
and the work seems to be growing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07

RETHLEHEM LODGE, NO. IS, r; &
A. M. Special communication Monday
evening, Feb. 9, at 730 at Masonic
Temple Work in F. c.. degree. All
brothers cordially invited.
HAROLD NJ. STONE, w. NJ.
ELI .ER Sec.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
'PAPER" HIGHWAY BODIES
DEATH KNELL SOUNDED
Creation Of 10000 Miles of Federal Roads
to Drive Out Associations That Once
Collected Millions.

arterial interstate highways, uni
formly designated and marked by
standardized directional, cautionary
and international signs.
These roads selected by the joint
board touch every State capital and
every important center in the coun-
try. They will be known as United
States" highways, and each road will
bear a number.
AT recent meeting of the board
the standard United States shield wa s
adopted as the form of the route
marker. This shield will have white
background, with the name of the
State, the initials "U. s." and the
route number in black.
Other standard signs have been
adopted, including warning signs at
railroad crossings, stop" signs and
caution signs. These will be uniform
throughout the country on the desig-
mated .. S. highways.
Travellers Path Eased
With the inauguration of this sys-
tenn of designating highways, the
motor traveller will have little diff
Guilty in finding his way cross coun-
try. For instance, a motorist in Jack
sonville, Fla, planning on a tour to
San Francisco by the southern route,
would find 1t a simple matter to fol-
low Route 21," by way of illustra-
ton, to southern California, and then
Route 49, to his desired destination
EOr, the motor tourist in st. Louis de-
String to travel to Boston may select
one of a number of designated routes
with full assurance that he will not
be directed off the proper road by
scores OF confusing and contradictory
signs. He may follow one route,
bearing the same number through the
intervening States, to his destination
The plan of the joint highway board
involves more than the mere desig-
nation and marking of highways. 1t
involves a program of intensive road
construction. in which thousands of
miles of improved highways will be
added to the total mileage of good
roads in America. Many of the high
ways to be designated are yet unim-
proved. but the individual States, with
the assistance of Federal aid road
money, have pledged themselves to
devote their road construction ap-
preparations first to the construction
and improvement of the Interstate
highways designated by the joint
board
1t may take years before this net
work of Interstate roads is completed.
On the other hand, many of the high
ways designated by the old trails or
ganization will be included in the
Federal road building program. while
still others will be shunted altogether.
AS an auxiliary movement to the
selection of interstate highways, many
of the States have launched a cam
paign to classify and mark the roads
within their own borders on a plan
similar to that adopted for the Ma
ton as a whole.
With the Federal and State gov
ernments thus assuming the task of
giving the Nations highway users a
system of connected, plainly marked
Evening star., 1925-08-23
BY WILLIAM ULLM.iN.

Paper" highway associations have
been dealt deathblow. Some 250
of them are now gaspinS their last
in a futile effort to justify their con
tinued existence, while the State high
way departments and the Federal
Government, cooperating as a joint
board, are untangling the jumbled net
work of roads left by their incoher-
ent, disjointed operations.
Within a few weeks officials of the
United States Bureau of Public Roads,
who have been working on this tre-
1nendous task since February with
State highway experts. expect to an
nounce a complete system of roads
approximately $4,000 miles in all--tra-
verSing every State in the Union, each
road designated by numbers and prop
erly marked by a system of uniform
signs. In addition, all roads, whether
in Maine or in California, will carry
standardized directional and informa-
tional markers. to the end that trans
continental motor travel will be great
1y simplified.
In the last Is years so-called high
way associations were organized in
all parts of the country. They pro-
Jected quarter million miles of road
gridironing the continent from coast
to coast, touching important points
and many other points more gullfble
than important. They collected mil
lions of dollars from property owners,
rural realty promoters, chambers OF
commerce and other booster organi-
cations, a negligible fraction Of which,
according TO Federal road officials,
was expended for the construction of
good roads
They continued, however, to collect
moneys and to maintain their organi-
cations nd maid They set
up markers and signs along their
designated routes, despite the fact
that these highways overlapped, to
the confusion of the innocent touring
motorist, as many as eight and ten
times in single ten-mile stretch. In
one State, a mile of road is marked
by seven different designations-seven
highway associations claiming this
mile as part of their system.
States Start Movement
Two years ago the State highway
departments at their annual conven-
ton initiated the movement, calling
upon the Secretary of Agriculture to
appoint a Joint board, consisting of
State and Federal officials, to unravel
the highway mess. States themselves
began taking action prohibiting pri-
waite trails organizations from fur
ther setting up road signs and mark
ers. They began making il increas-
ingly more difficult for the paid Off
GERS of the paper" highway asso-
Citations.
The formation of the joint board on
interstate highways was the out
growth of this agitation against the
so-called highway associations, and
shortly, for the first time in the his
tory of the good roads movement in
this country, the United States will
have a carefully planned system of
Evening star., 1925-08-23
OLD NATIONAL ROAD is ROUTE
OVER MOUNTAINS OF TWO STATES
Historic Thoroughfare and Lincoln Highway Used
in Trip to Pittsburgh Described by Stars
Tourist Guide.

The most historic thoroughfare in
the United States, the old National
road. from Baltimore through the
mountain ranges Of western Mary
land and Pennsylvania, offers Wash
ington motorists an opportunity to
tour through some of the most ap-
pealing scenic portions of the country
east of the Rocky Mountains.
Truly an American institution. this
road was laid out in the early days of
the Republic and built by congression-
al appropriation. 1t played an i'm
portant part In the early life, politics
and industry of the country. Forced
to take a temporary setback by the
growth of the railways. the road.
however, Is now regaining its popu-
larity as main artery of travel with
Evening star., 1925-08-23
DRIVERS DISREGARD
WHITE LINE ON ROAD
straddling Mark Is Dangerous
Practice INDUCED in by
Many Motorists.

The white line in the middle of
the road apparently has little sig
nificance for a great many motorists,
according to Maryland highway off,
cial, who has observed constant dis
regard for this item in the highway
safety scheme.
The white line is intended to keep
cars to the right of the road and over
so far that the left wheels are not
rolling on the mark, d" this official said.
II travelled over the road from
Baltimore to Washington and / had
ample opportunity 10 watch the con-
duct OF motorists on the curves where
the lines are placed. Almost an
even number appeared to be trying
to straddle the white lines to gain
the middle of the road. thereby fore
ing other cars to ride with their right
wheels almost in the ditch. This is
a dangerous practice: more so when
traffic Is light, for the offender never
knows when he will meet another
machine speeding around the bend in
the opposite direction"
Evening star., 1925-08-23
TRAFFIC INSTRUCTION
GIVEN IN CITY SCHOOL
Birmingham, Ala, Conducting
Fve-Week Course, With Di-
plomas to Students.

Motorists and pedestrians are being
gives an opportunity to receive spe-
cial instruction in traffic school
started by the city government in
Birmingham, Ala. The course" will
cover five weeks of one night a week
and two sessions during the last week.
A novel feature Of the school will
be the award of diplomas and certifi-
Gates of attendance to all drivers of
commercial vehicles who qualify
Drivers of pleasure cars and even
pedestrians may compete for diplo-
mas and certificates. Lecturers will
cover such topics as You and Your
Car" Rules OF the Road" "Mechani-
cal Equipment" The Motorist and
the Pedestrian" Automobiles and
Steam and Electric Railways Ca
rage Accident Hazards-Dangers Of
Carbon Monoxide," and Safe and Eff
cient Driving" Motion pictures and
demonstrations will be used.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
MOTOR HAS LARGE PART
In AIDING EUROPE'S TRADE
Rehabilitation Depends Greatly ON Use
of Modern Transportation Methods,
American Auto Trade Expert Finds.

Rehabilitation of Europe CONNER.
cially and industrially is predicated TO
large extent on the adoption by the
continental countries of modern meth
DDS of transportation. This is the
opinion Of George +. Bauer, secretary
of the foreign trade committee of the
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, who has just completed a trip
through 16 European countries.
To compete successfully in world
markets, in the opinion of Mr., Bauer.
Germany will have to arrive at a more
efficient utilization of her manpower
by the adoption Of a more flexible
system of transportation. Her higher
paid officers in Industrial enterprises,
as we'll as her higher-g grade govern
ment officials, are seriously handi-
capped in the performance of their
duties because of their inability to
cover territory as quickly as possible.
Auto Called Luxury.
Until Germany and the other Euro
pean countries view the motor vehicle
as a modern means of transportation
and not as mere luxury. Mr.. Bauer
states. they will not be able to put
their production on a basis so as to
enable them to enter successfully into
Worl0 trade.
After careful study of industrial
progress in leading countries of
Europe. Mr.. Bauer makes the follow
ing comment:
The population Of Germany is com
ing more and more TO realize the
automobile as a producer rather than
consumer of wealth. The editor of
one of the largest newspapers in Ber-
lin receives less income than certain
far-sighted advertising solicitor who
has acquired an automobile for the
sole purpose Of visiting more clients.
Similar financial progress is being
made by business firms which employ
automobiles to increase the efficiency
of statesmen. Automotive commuters
are also increasin particularly in
such centers as Frankfort, Cologne,
Munich and Dresden. A policy by the
German government TO foster these
tendencies by more reasonable taxa
tion Is certain TO lead to a great de-
velopment of motor transportation
with resultant benefits to the country
as a whole
Considerable strides in automotive
transportation have already been made
in Belgium, and American automobiles
are preferred, because Of low prices
and their recognized inherent quail
ties. Roads outside OF some of the
cities have been neglected and are
Evening star., 1925-08-23

gradually being repaired as funds
needed for that purpose come to hand.
Cheese and milk are no longer
transported on the canals Of Holland.
but rather in light delivery wagons,
which assure greater promptness of
arrival at destination. With relatively
high wages that prevail in Holland,
there is likely to be constantly in
creasing use Of motor vehicles to keep
down the labor costs in the nanufac-
turing and mercha ndising of various
commodities.
Although Denmark is particularly
in need Of better transportation facil-
tiles, as evidenced by the large num-
Der of bicycles in operation. there has
been retarding of development be-
cause of an oppressive sales tax, which
is not only adverse to the motor in
dustry there, but also to any allevia-
ton of the housing situation, which
might be accomplished through ex-
tending the habitable territory around
the CITY, once transportation to assure
accessibility is provided
Similarly there has been little use
made of the automobile in Prague 10
overcome the housing shortage. which
Is very acute there, although recogni-
ton of this utility service has partially
been given by fact that the lower
priced automobiles are exempted from
taxation in the class of luXuries in
which soap is still included.
Improvement in the exchange OF
Norway is proving. contrary to a gen
eral assumption, to have halting ef-
feet on sales because of belief of pros
pective buyers that prices are certain
TO be reduced shortly because Of the
greater value of Norwegian money in
the purchase of American automo-
biles.
Sweden Good Market.
Sweden continues TO be one of the
best European markets for United
States automobiles, in view of the po-
sition OF its currency and the high
standard of living. Automotive cred
its are given for long terms. such as
two years in retail sales, mostly be-
cause of the short time that autorno-
biles can be used during the year.
Snow makes il difficult to use cars
more than six to eight months, and
taxi drivers, dependent on their auto
mobiles for income, consequently ask
for these long-credit terms, which are
accorded in many instances by the
dealers.
With the enactment of the COM
mercial treaty between Finland and
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Evening star., 1925-08-23

Continued from Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1925-08-23

the ever-increasing number of tour
ing motorists.
1t is along this route and the
equally interesting Pennsylvania State
road. known as the Lincoln Highway.
that lies The Stars motor tour to-
day-two routes to Pittsburgh. Much
of this territory is new TO the aver
age motor tourist of Washington, yet
1t abounds in scenic thrills and his
toric interest. The entire trip is less
than $50 miles and may be made COM
fortably on a weekend tour.
Leaving Washington. the motorist
may take a direct route to Frederick,
as indicated on the accompanying
map, avoiding the Ridgeville triangle
and saving a few miles. From
Frederick to Hagerstown the road
traverses stretch of fascinating
country, a series of elevations and
corresponding depressions. the fa-
nous South Mountain and picturesque
Catoctin Mountain. Hagerstown is
strategically situated as the con-
verging point of roads from East,
West, North and South.
The road continues through rolling
Maryland country to Hancock. a pros
Evening star., 1925-08-23

and uniformly designated roads. there
appears little reason for the further
continuance of the so-called paper"
highways. albeit in their initial stages
they served a worthy purpose in
spreading the gospel of the good roads
movement.
Henceforth, the tourist traveller,
with the aid of a United States high
ways map, will know the main roads
of the Nation as well as he does those
in the vicinity of his part of the
State. He will have little occasion
to stop the roadside wayfarer for in
formation, and much of the unpleas-
antness of cross-country travel will be
eliminated.
(Copyright. fe25)
Evening star., 1925-08-23
$1.691, ,O5O,11 in Motor Industry.

The capital invested in automobile
manufacturing in the United States
at the end. of 1924 was 1851. 1.050.1I2,
representing an increase of s676,00o,-
900 since 1919.
Evening star., 1925-08-23

Continued from Eighth Page.)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-24
THE FAMILY GOAT

Let US not be frivolous A goat is serious thing,
and dignified A certain philosopher says that
he esteems the goat above all other animals, because
of the calm, frank cynicsm with which it regards the
human race. Every time he finds himself growing
ceited he says, he pays little visit to neghborng
goat and the look of unuterable superiority and dis
dan in that goats yellow eye quickly puts him back
in his place
But this is not what the writer started out to say.
Goats have way of running away with anything.
The theme is the goats value dairy animal, which
has been strangely ignored in this country.
1t will not be ignored much longer Indeed goat
never can be ignored very long. There goat
but we must get with this editorial.
Let the worst be known at once. There is Cen
tral States Milk Goat Breeders Association headed by
George F. FunwTder of Ell Dorado Kansas which is
determined to enlighen America regarding the goats
lacteal merits. That organization has nothing against
the dull and gentle but it has started out to ed-
cate the people to the economy and practicablity
of keeping the goat for milk where it is impossible to
keep the cow"
incidentally it doesn't mind telling the public that
goats milk is far superior to cows milk in richness
and freedom from disease germs Goats, these pro-
IN the future for the benefit of babies as we'll as for
general family use"
That may well be. Let the slogan be raised: "a
Coat for Every Baby" That will start the movement
right Let the gocart become the goat cart and milk
with transportation. 1t may be taken for granted
that any child brought up goat won't let anybody
get his goat in after life For milk, play and phios-
ophy, the goats the thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-24
THE CRIMINAL CIRCLE

An investigating committee headed by former At
torney General Wickershaw finds that American penal
institutions are handling the material and
over again, locking up and turning out the ind
viduals Also that hreefourths of those individuals
plainly recognizable of abnormal and defec-
tive minds.
Most of the prisoners, therefore, not helped at
all by the present system of imprisonng their bodies
and ignoring their minds, and while they remain
they are, hardly help committing further ofenses
when they are released. Their crimes and misdemean-
mostly offenses of stupidity and mental sick
ness
~ There has been little sympathy these last few
years with any view which regarded our criminal
classes sick rather than wicked. Efforts to turn
public attention to their minds rather than their crimes
are likely to be criticised efforts to coddle GRIM
inals." Yet evidence submitted by such an eminent
body of inquiries the committee referred to cannot
be ignored
The New York World wonders, accordingly
whether it isn't time to get minds off crime" and
turn attention to 'the criminal and adds: IF
most crime is traceabe to pathological impulses, then
applying retributve punishment sensible flog
gng lunatics to drive the devils OUT
Perhaps there devils that will have to be driv
out of the public mind before society becomes really
civilized.