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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-23
RICHMOND
..unera, Of Mrs. Ruth S. WeIeb


The funeral services for the late
Ruth S. WEIGH. widow Of John
WEIGH, were held Sunday. at one
o'clock, at the home on Lincoln
street, Rev. J. r. Clifford, Of
floating. Mrs. WEIGH passed away
Thursday in her eighty-fifth year.
She was born in Bowdoinham
March IA, 1S41, the daughter of
Emery and Hannah Sedgley Center
Richmond had been her home for the
past eight years. She is survived by
one son, Charles H. WEIGH. with
whom she lived and one grandchild,
Interment was in Bowdoinham
Ridge Cemetery.
Kermit Darrah, who works for the
General Electric Company in Lynn,
Mass. arrived home, Saturday, for
the holidays.
Miss Gwendolyn hurry of Water
vile is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wilson, this week.
Thomas Borjesson, principal OF
Coombs High School, Bowdoinham
visited Richmond High school, Mon
day.
All the stores in town are open
evenings this week and the post Of
fee remains open till $50 until
Christmas Day.
E. M. Spring of the Spring
Electrical Company Of Portland was
in town, Friday and removed the fire
whistle which has been on trial fol-
the town, for several months.
Freeman Wood was a visitor in
Gardiner, Friday evening.
Cora1d 0,Ncil op6 E,rpoef Mopril
students at Boston University, are
at their homes for the vacation.
Mrs. Frank Hawthorne is in Farm
ington passing several weeks with
relatives.
Russell Hatfield was a visitor in
Augusta. Friday.
There will be a game of Basket
ball at the Opera House Christina
night, between the American Legion
team of Richmond and the Bath
A. C.'s.
Miss Lillian Durham and Miss
Marion Sherburne of Portland, pass.
ed the weekend with relatives and
friends in town.
The Christmas entertainment and
Christmas tree of the Methods,
Church will be held In the vestry
Thursday evening at half past sever
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Cloustor
are leaving today, for Scarsdale, N
Y, where they will visit their daugh.
ter, Mrs. Paul Mcpherson and
family, over the holidays. On Jan.
uary II, in company with Mrs. Eliza.
beth Small, who will meet them In
New York, they will leave that city
for Sarasota. Florida, where the,
will pass the winter.
Miss Alice Potter arrived from
Pennington, Friday, and Miss Geral.
dine Stone from Springvale, Satur.
day to pass the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Whitney.
] Mrs. Charles Griffin and daughter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-23
[rue Prayer"
sdick Defines

PRAYER Is not crying to a mysteri-
kindiYidual off somewhere, prayer
=. bouncing the ball Of ones own
G1sion against the wall Of ones
4 soul and catching it again; true
|Uf Is fulfilling one of the major
s Of the spiritual world and get.
! the appropriate consequences.
|last al around our bodies is the
&zical universe, independence upon
NJ we live so that we create no
5r Of our own, but assimilate It
! II drink 1t, absorb it-so around
spirits and in them is the Spirit
Universe. 1t is really there and
as aW-abiding as the physical
nos with which the scientist
"a True prayer is fulfilling the
ilions of our relationship with
: Spiritual World. We cannot
be inward power any more than
create our physical strength. We
nllate it. We fulfil the laws of
reception and it comes. So Spirit,
b Is God, surrounds our lives.
ages on them, is the condition Of
existence, in whom we live, and
and have our being To see
truth Of this is to believe in God:
Pay Is to make earnest with it
avail ourselves of the resources
Esngth waiting for those who full
conditions and get the results.
ach an approach to prayer. as
hlhlling of spiritual law in ones
nnship with God, is bringing
the intelligent and fruitful prac-
y i to many who thought that
nag lost it altogether. Such an
zach saves us from the pious
heihy Of telling God what we
he should do, or reminding
q gifts to be bestowed which
anappily would otherwise forget.
a. approach saves us from the
and dangerous extension Of
70 realms where it does not
as though praying, which is a
q the inner world of personal
M is demonstrably effective
could be relied on to accom-
results beyond its onw realm.
a. approach saves us also from
naeliness Of mere self-commun-
" prayer is no more than eat
sna drinking are: like them,
s y receptive fellowship with
world by which we are sur
q = ana Of which we are a part.
anos God. not primarily with
~ within, rising inwardly as
Inscribed it, like a living foun-
y trusts the Spirit by whom
llls are inspired, and enters
'msclous fellowship with Him.
y prayer."-Harry Emerson
~ IN the January Harper's.
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READFIELD

sihe l.. S. c. was very
10y entertained Wednesday at
me OF Mrs. w. L. Gordon.
sstlng will be held with Mrs.
= Closed here Friday for .
nm, ssacation. In the afternoon
~ aren enjoyed a fine Christ
~ and a short program was
- inc scholars. Several visi-
1e present.
10Y Mace and son Everett
~ rss :. Thursday Of Mrs. Lee
Mt Vernon.
sr Trask was a week end
~ ne home of his parents,
mrs. Herbert Trask, Sid
IVA. snc Mrs. H. r. Aldrich and
4 Cnarlotte were calling on
lsre Thursday.
III Imnna Gordon, teacher IN
v 49,. e. her home for a two
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Lack Coal
Use Juice

All of the countries of Europe, save
England. have. because of the high
price of coal. been making rapid pro-
gress in Harvesting their water pow
ers to produce electricity. For the
three years ending in 1928, 3,400, 900
horsepower of water-power produced
electricity was added to the total
capacity of the European hydro-elec-
trio generating stations.-Electrical
Feature Service.
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Violet, have gone to Weeks Mills for
q few weeks stay with Mrs. Griffen's
daughter, Lillian.
Philip Randall and Leslie Gar
diner are home from Orono for the
vacation.
Randall Young Of Bates College,
came home from Lewiston, Friday.
Raymond Blair returned to Port
land, Sunday, after a short visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Blair.
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UNITY

SOUTH-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Good
win entertained Guy Libby and
friend of Thorndike and Elwood
Waning at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Waning were
Mrs. j. w. ibby's.
Mrs. Jennie Weber Is able to sit
up in a wheel chair a short time,
ruary.
The Woods School closed Friday
after term of fourteen weeks
There were fine children received
prizes for being neither tardy nor
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absent for the whole term. They
had a Christmas tree and a fine en-
tertafnment of songs, recitations and
dialogues were enjoyed by the par
ents and visitors.
Miss Nellie Nickless has been In
Freedom for a few days keeping
house for her father.
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Public Bequests
|Mhenck Will

W. Me-, Dec. 22.-(AP)-The
varrett Schenck, Jr., of New
Ass-, son of Garrett Schenck,
~ OF the Great Northern Paper
Med here today, makes no
quests. The bulk of the es-
A sslmated at 100000, is to form
iunu, with the income, equally
oetween the testator's wife
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-23

fhortn, Kans., Dec. 22-(AP)
nrSuugnts of his wife, Fannie
sta W. actress and musical
gIss ana their two children,
u ,Arnstein today was on
fol, Milwaukee to join his
wing his release from the
IL utentiary here today.
)!6ona central figure in a So
IN = tneft in New York City,
4 49, FEDERAL prisoner since
Ii IL F0 obeying the pris-
y isa1 eceived an allowance of
Cd Z oays on his two year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-23

On The railroads gives some idea
Of the advantageous use they can
make of capital and of the gains
which may be realized BY the public if
railroad inanagemehts are support
ed in making expenditures Of this
character. Such outlays, however,
mean the serapping Of capital equip
ment, and additional capital charges.
III the end the new OUTLAWS will
pay for themselves, but years will
be required to do it, and mean
time will they be allowed TO re-
tain the earnings required to do
it2
Some Of these capital improve
merits are not expected to pay in
tercst on cost. The Chicago &
Northwestern Company is equipping
$50 miles of road with automatic
train control devices at a cost of
$500 per mile. That sum alone
would represent q large part of the
original cost of building the main
line of a western railroad in an early
dry. The avoidance Of train as-
cidents viii save money for the COM
pAnies, but not enough to justify
thA outlay as 4 simple matter Of
economy. The protecticp Of life
for the employees and the travelling
public is the important considers
ton for this expenditure, which all
the roads will be required to make
II an early day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-23

Philadelphia, Dec. ~. - (AP) -
Thomas Osmazes, a Filipino, who
was alleged to have deserted from
the U. S. s. Cumberland at Annap-
oils several days ago. taking with
him sum of money from the mess
fund tonight shot and killed his ne
gro wife, her brother. seriously
wounded his father-in-la law, and then
committed suicide at his home he-S.
The brother in law was Verne Mil
ton. ~.
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Cotton Mills on Short
Time at Midtown. N. B,

Midtown, n. b., Dec. 22.-(AP) -
Beginning Monday the st. Croix cot
ton mills here will operate on a
schedule of 81 hours a week. Lack
of orders is reported to be the reason
for the curtailment. The plant EN-
ploys ~ workers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-23

Boston, Dec. 22.-(AP)-New York
defeated the Boston Bruins to In
a National Hockey League game here
tonight. The contest, played on slow
ice and characterized by ragged play,
was the cleanest on record here, only
two penalties being imposed.
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PereensasS
1873 c,vsr 1879

As the population grows and IN
dpstrial production continues to m.
crease faster than population, the
demands upon the railroads must
increase, and if the increased capac-'
| ity is to be supplied by private ini-l
tiative and private capital the re-
wards must correspond approxi--
mately to what they are in other
departments OF industry. To deny
this is not intelligent public econ
Omy.
The railroads should be planning
ahead for the handling of the traf-
fic which is certain to develop, and
be making the capital expenditures
necessary. 1t does not require ex-
tracsdinary vision or saeacity to-
recognize that this expansion Of ca
pacity cannot be financed altogether
on borrowed capital. The constant
additions to debt will steadily re-
duee che margin of proprietary eap-l
ital which the lender looks upon
~ security and on account of whichi
he accepts \ comparatively low. re.
turn. If this margin becomes in-i
adequate bonds will be regarded a.
no better than stock, and bond in-
tSsest will have to be as higs, a
stock dividends, or no capital eli
b available for the railroads
Distribution Of Industrial Gains
In concluding this brief review
OF improvements being accom-
plished in transportation service BY
invention and management. with
the indispensable. aid of new capi-
tai, we would emphasize as here
tofore that industrial gains like
these, which are being constantly
made in all the industries, are more
effective in raising the standard Of
living for the population. than wage
advances in terms of money. The
latter are competitive as between
the different groups of wage-wori.t
ers, for where successful they sim.
ply improve the position OF one
group by raising the cost of living !
for the others, and if ali wages
could be raised at once and equally.
the position Of the wase-earnine !
class would be changed but slisht-
ly, and if at all, at the expense of
the farmers and other people equal.
ly deserving.
The jacking up of wages and
prices by arbitrary means is a con-
tinuous process, one move counter.
balancing another, yielding no gen.
eraI benefits, significant of no real
progress, but costing all classes.
heavily through the friction, antae.
onisms and losses which are Incl
dental to industrial strife.
The gains by which q given too.
mage OF freight can be Transported
with a lower consumption of coal
BY which coal is fed into the loco
motive flrebox automatically and
without the hard manual labor
ormerly required. by which a car.
Dad of coal is lifted into the air
y machinery and dumped without
effort, by which much Of
he laborious and dangerous work
u eoal-mining is now done by ma.
'hinery, by which construction WORK
facilitated by powerful equipment
nd improved materials-these gains
which represent the increasing COM
nand OF man over the resources If,
'ature-are the only ones which
lold out the hope of rising stand
I'd OF hvizg despite an incfeasing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-23

ness visitors in Augusta on Monday
MIR. and Mrs. c. d. Jones made q
business trip to Augusta Tuesday.
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Show Long Popular

The Punch and Judy" show is
said to have been invented by Silvio
Flolo, an Italian dramatist,, before
1900.
Chinese version of the show dates
back to about 1000 B. c.
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.As Q sssuh a III Gzpestsua -
hsvs sztsndsd tAls msshed of spesatsoa
until No have an main line power,
bokh frsiehs sAd passenses. assigned -
ions runs. The only exceptions are
the local and braneh trains. Our pas.
senesr locppotiveS are now assigned 10
runs frsm 4t3 to $40 miles IN length
sad fssighe lseemotivss fsoa 22s b 337
mica
FROM m eeooomicai standpoint dis
method Of operation has nzst our full
est expectation; the saving IN locemo-
tive investneat and in internsdiate ter
nsinsi improvements and .rnsintsnaees:
end the reduction in the amount Of fuel
9ssd az internediate terminals. rarSs-
cents q lseos savtag - sar opsrating
eoota.
The Inauguration Of long runs
for both passenger and freight loco
motives on the Burlington Railroad
resulted in the release of quite 4
number of locomotives for other
service as illustrated in the follow
ing:
ferus~ svseaas daily locomotive
mtlon9o ............... -s....,.............- TO
nrsesat average dstfy locomotive
mileage Zo<
Miles pr day fpessass ..-...-.-..-.----. 1z
PeScenta9e kSuSeass .--...-..--..-...---. ~
Locomsk3vss ssis.sd b other
oaByfuo .s----.--..s.,........-..--...s-.s -
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Stunning up Of Locomotive
lnzprove1nents

The noticeable economies IN fuel
consumption effected by the mod
ern locomotive, the greater power
it develops through the use of three
instead of two cylinders, the APP
plication of automatic stokers and
power reverse gears which eiinin-
ate the physical endurance factor
Of the crew, the increased power Of
the boiler thnosGh II &c q supss-
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BOWDOINHAM

The schools Of the town closed
Friday. At the Coombs High School
building the Christmas spirit was
very much in evidence. Each one of
the grade schools had a short enter
tainment followed by Christmas
tree. For the last few weeks in the
High School there has been a contest
to help the Christmas Health Seal
Campaign. Earl Douglas was cap
tain Of one side and Leila Bishop
the Captain Of the other side. The
losing side was to furnish a program
the last day of school. The members
of EARL Douglas side proved to be
the smarter and sold a great many
more seals than the other side. The
members of the losing side furnished
a fine program of readings. solos, and
music, Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Marian ingalls, and two chill
dren of Massachusetts,, are stopping
at their farm here during the
Christmas vacation.
Sumner Dane is visiting at the
home of Mrs. Marian ingalls,.
Mrs. Carrie Merrill and three chill
dren passed the day, Saturday. in
Portland. Her daughter Frances,
went on from Portland to Biddeford
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Growing Needs Of the Country

The real explanation doubtless is
that the public thinks of the rail-
roads IS completed, having little
conception Of the enormous
amounts Of new capital constantly
required to keep this capacity up
to the growing needs Of the coun-
try. The following figures show
the increase Of population and. of
industrial output from 1899 to 1923,
and the increase of railroad tonnage
in the same tiuae. given IN pescent-
aSeS.
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In order to aid the raiiroads IN
raising the needed capital the trans
portatio0 act of 1920 was passed,
with the provision that the Inter
state Commerce Commission should
FIX . fair rate of return upon the
aggregate value Of railroad prop
erty and fix the charges with 4 view
to allowing the railroads to earn.
in the aggregate this rate. This
provision has been denounced as
special legislation m behalf of the
railroads, but the purpose of it was
to give assurance to investors that
the governmental power to restrict
railroad earnings would not be exer-
cised to prevent the railroads frem
paying a fair return upon the capi-
tai employed in giving transporta-
ton service. Unfortunately the as
surance has not been effective, for
five years have elapsed since it was
given and in no one OF them have
the aggregate earnings upon rail-
road property been equal to the
"fair return" named by the COM
mission. In these FIVE years the
earnings of the Class / roads have
fallen $lz@.24l,1+S short Of that
retxfn
Operating Eeonomies
h cannot be said that the rad
roads have failed to do their part
since 1870. The outlook was gloomy
then There were many predic-
tioas that private ownership weuld
be put to the supreme test and
would be unable to, deliver the re-
quired service Tho arrangements,
however, have displayed courage
and capacity. The companies hav-
ing the credit to do so have pledged
the equities of the stockholders
freely for new capital to improve
the service and effect economies in
operation. They have raised the
efficiency of cperstions, reducing
coal consumption and other expew-
q, increasing the weight Of ttscif
trains and the daily naReaes Of
freight cars.
The largest eoonomies have been
accomplished in the improvenent
Of locomotives and roadway, enab-
ling 4 regular train crew to handle
double the freight tonnage of TWEEN
~ years ago and make better time
with it. The President OF tho
Southern Railway System is au-
tbority for the statement that the
proceeds of 10000, 900 borrowed in
1928 has been so invested that 4 |
is yielding 70 per cent interest
through the economies It has ac-
crxnplished. Fortunately the South
esn had the credit to obtain the loan.
Impcesenent In Msehine SheP
Eauipment
lmprovemcnt IA machine shop |
equipment has bken an important
factor in the reduction Of operating !
expenses. The Introduction Of high
speed steel has revolutioHixed ma
.hine shoe work, but the first effect
3 to render obsolete most of the /
equipment Of twenty years ago. The
athes, drifts and mile Of that peri
ID are too expensive IN nsan-power
or the present time, besides being
to pfesent-day work.
Mr.. Loree, President Of the Deia-
a TJ.!o0-- g. n~s-,~- Ara l
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where she will pass a few days with
her uncle, Sam Thorn.
Mrs. Norman Pauling was a caller
at the home of Mrs. Huntley one day
the last of last week.
Dir. and Mrs. Caleb Mitchell pass
ed the week end with Mr.. Mitchells
parents, at Freeport. .
Kenneth Weber, a student at II. OF
M. came Friday night to pass his va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Weber.
Mary Hall and Hazel Cornish
teachers in Brunswick High School
are enjoying their Christmas vaca-
ton at their homes in town.
Miss Isabelle Shaw, who completed
her duties as teacher of the Gram
mar School Friday, left for her home
Friday night.
Mrs. Sarah Small and daughter
Beatrice, left Saturday for Beverly
Mass, where she will pass the
Christmas vacation with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Carr.
Miss Helen Hackett, q teacher at
Falmouth, is passing her Christmas
vacation at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hackett.
Miss Margaret Clancy. teacher at
the Jellison School, left for her heme
in Orono, Friday.
Earl Blodgett and Raymond Bod
gett, students at U. of NJ, came FIJI
day night to pass the Christmas va
cation with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elbridge Blodgett and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Blodgett.
Mrs. Nellie Rideout, who has been
working in Topsham is enjoying a
weeks vacation at her home here.
Bowdoinham Crane
There was a good attendance at
the Grange meeting, Friday evening,
when the Third and Fourth degrees
were conferred on three candidates
The program in charge Of George
Drawn and Beatrice Small was en-
joyed by all. Mrs. Johnson gave two
harp selections and Leila Bishop
gave a monologue. George Drawn
gave his report on his trip to State
Grange. He told many interesting
things that happened and some
changes made. District Deputy
Gould also offered some suggestions
and told other changes made at the
State meeting. The program was
followed by Harvest supper after
which games were enjoyed. There
will be no meeting next Friday night
as it is Christmas night. At the
next meeting, January l, there will
be a private installation of officers.
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| CEutlY TINS J8hIS IOiHO4o VtO0Gd
ont a z-l0-0 type Of locomotive,
| weighing 1855 tons, which develops
$500 hofsepover-or practically
one horsepower for every 10!
pounds of weight.
A New-oh Electric Drive
The very latest thing m loeon,o-
tive development is an oii-electrit
drive, which is arousing much In.
tereSt.
The principle Of the oii-electrit
locomotive is an internal combus-
tiou oil engine, using low-grade ftel
oil, which drives an electric genera.
tor. The current is supplied to
motors on the axles of the loeomo-
tive. 1t consumes fuel only when
actually running and is noiseiess and
snukeless. 1t is especially adapted
for switching service, as indicated
by the following report Of test
on the Jersey Central:
ia the esur,s Of sin days epssntins
the locorAp<ivs handled and distributed
%st ears, moving them "a and of
twuuey SIX car noats. The work vas
done IN 81 hours and 50 minutes. dur
ing which The locomotive consumed
fueL "A steam locomotive, IN thu same
sdfvioe, handled and distributed 40
cars. also on and of twshty-six car
Aoats. doing ~ work n ssventy-hvs
80 20 -
stssm locernotive stood BY. ready for
work, with Ms ares banked for SIXTY
nine addiltional hours-harning eeai oil
that time. During this time the total
fol and labricAtiag cost of the staem
was $53.3s, while that q
the oa-sssesxic We only >ii.sA~
It is announced that FIVE Of the
largest railroad companies entering
New York have placed orders for
these locomotives for switching ser
vice. The builders claim that their
use will not be limited to switching
service, but that they will show
economies for line ser
vice, drawing trains or fer single
passenger cars. One car with this
motive power has made the run
from Montreal to Vancouver over
the Canadian National Railways
with an average running time Of
q miles an hour.
Impre~ements Require Capital
This brief review Of Improvements
,nnisnx - = ennrsa q AAaonoa