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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

istrar. Addie NJ. Weed. show the
scholastic standing of the II letter
men Of the Maine football squad. In
were obliged to devote to the sport,
as we'll as the class work which they
lost when on trips away from Orono
the average of the II. men, together
with that of Manager L. Leith Chase,
shows very little falling off during the
first quarter of the year, embracing
the whole football season, from that of
the last spring semester. on the other
hand, while the general average does
show a slight falling off, 10 of the is
included in this list were able to i'm
prove their classroom work.
Two of the regulars on the team
were on the Deans List at the end of
the spring semester. these men being
Willis Barrows, halfback, ard Thomas
Dickson. guard. Both failed to attain
a place on the coveted roll of this mid
semester, but both lead the rest of the
football men at this time, having al
lowed their rank to fall off but few
points. t
The showing made by the team as a
whole is perfectly satisfactory to the
University authorities, who have taken
into consideration the amount of time
which must be put in by a candidate
for an athletic team. The average
which is, in the point system. 2.02s. or
c plus is believed to compare favora-
bly, with that of any other college
team in the country, and is a falling
off Of only .044 from the spring semes-
ter rank.
The grid men who show improve
ment in their fall class work are Cap
tain Oren Fraser. Captain-elect Paul
Lamoreau, Fred Newhall, Joseph ST.
mon, Achilles Cassista, Wallace Ell
iiott and Harry Peakes. regulars; and
Edward Stanton. Emery Dickey and
Carroll Osgood, substitutes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
Editors Letter Box

Portland, Me-, Dec. 10, 1925.
Kennebec Journal,
Augusta, Me.
Now that Clement Sherwood and
two of his assistants have been ar
rested in Bangor for fake soliciting,
asking for money for the Salvatio
Army's Christmas work. l want to
tell You that all through this sum-
mer number of fakes have travel
ed over the State of Maine.
They have cleaned up the towns
where We were advertising our
State of Maine Drive, and have, no
doubt. got thousands of dollars that
people thought they were giving to
the Salvation Army.
We have found instances where
they have collected the regular year.
ly check that has been given to us
in the past. They are simply
crooked bunch and have, no doubt,
put this money in their own pockets.
1t is crime on the public.
1 cannot say that they have al
ways asked for money directly for
the Salvation Army. but they have
gone over the ground with uniform
on and people have thought that
they were Salvationists. and in fact
We understand that one or two of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
d, tvx David cOrw

Clipperty clop. clipperty clop!
MY, how the little rabbit can hop!
Up to the Farmyard over the snow,
Goodness me, how fast he can go!
By and by, after a while, and a
bump and a smile, and less than a
mile, he stood in front of Old Sic
'ems little wooden house by the
fence. Through the round open
doorway appeared the old dogs nose,
hut his eyes were closed. Yes, Old
Sic'em was sound asleep, dreaming
of the good old days when he was a
pup.
.Tll lust tickle his nose with a straw,
And maybe a toe on his right front
paw"
said the little bunny to himself in
poetry, Just like Bill Shakespeare.
"Eeny, meeny, miny, mo,
Ticle 'em little pinlzie toe."
laughed the little rabbit. UP started
Old Sic'em with a growl, but on see
ing who stood before him, he chang
ed it to a happy bark. "Did Black
Cat just try to catch jerry Junco!
asked the bunny boy.
.He certainly did" answered the
old dog, smiling with his tail. May
be l should have said with a wag
of his TAIL" as thatis the only way
dog can smile, Little Reader.
Glad Jerry Junco escaped" cried
the bunny boy.
Maybe he wouldn't have gotten
away If hadn't barked just at the
right time." laughed Old Sic'em. my
how angry was Black Cat to lose
good meal He glared at me as much
as to say: "I'd like to scratch your
nose with my claws
Dear me-" exclaimed the little
rabbit, as a snow fake fell on the
tip of his pink nose. L believe it's
going to snow again. Maybe I'd
better be going"
Sorry you can't stay longer" an
swered Old Sic'em, but don't worry
mother" Then away hoped the little
bunny, clipperty clip, clipperty clip,
his KIN ipsack bouncing up and down
on his back and his red-striped
candy cane swinging from his left
paw.
BY this time the snow was falling
steadily. so that he hardly saw Pro-
fessor Jim Grow perched on a limb
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
Reforming The Law

(Boston Post)
Outside of court" says the Gym
zeal Clarence Darrow. who has
made millions defending criminals
Il never say anything ] do not be-
lieve." The inference left is that
deception and untruth are quite all
right inside the court room.
In all this talk about reforming
the courts there is never one word
said about reforming the lawyers
Yet the gravest scandal of all is the
way the legal profession lends it's as
sistance to those who defy the com
munity. The criminal with money
has his pick of the bar. He can hire
the shrewdest brains that are for
sale.
No longer is the lawyer an officer
OF the court. lie is duelist, paid
TO do battle in behalf OF his client.
TO summon to his aid every artifice
OF the law, and, if possible. save him
from punishment Who ever heard
OF the modern lawyer putting his
duty to the community ahead of the
needs of his client?
we shall he told that such an at
titude is necessary In order that all
men shall get fair trials. 1t isn't
necessary and 1t is a modern de-
Velopment of the law which turns a.
court room into a battle-ground.
Persons charged with crime are
entitled to simple justice-nothing
more. Nobody ever contemplat ted
giving the criminal with money the
enormous advantage he enjoys in
our courts. He has this advanta Ge
because our lawyers see that he
gets II.
The opinions of business men on
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
WASHINGTON

EAST-Leander Pease and Clifton
Leighton are camping In W. W.
Lights tenement. while hauling
lumber for Andrew Rokes on the
Aldrich lot.
Mrs. Clara Overlook began the
winter term of school In the Barlow
District, Appleton, December I.
Mrs. Edith Light visited Mn
Blanche Rokes in North Burkettvills.
last Thursday.
Sanford Cargill and sister. Mx
Ida Jones were guests Of their sis-
ter, Mrs. Lottie Prescott. Sunday.
E. Burnell Overlook was husi.
ness visitor in Weeks Mills. last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Allen Ripley. who is CRITICALLY
i'll, with the "fu" and jaundice. re-
mains about the same at this writ
ing. A
Mrs. OliveNash of East Palermo b
caring for Mrs. Allen Ripley for d
few days.
Raymond Turner. who has been
working for Roy Light the past two
weeks. has completed his job and re.
turned home.
Linwood Turner Of West Washing.
ton was a caller at C. E. Overlcck's
last Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
CLINTON

Carroll Keene, submaster Of the
high school in Princetown, is pass
ing the holiday with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. w. M. Keene of Main
street.
The Sunday school at the Free
Baptist church was held at the usual
hour and was opened by the assist
ant superintendent, Mrs. Edith Pratt
Brown. The class voted to add $5
to the Five Dollar Fund which was
given each year by the Philathea
class and Frank L. Besse, which
makes SIS which is to be used to
buy toys to be distributed to some
of the children of this town during
Christmas. This will help gladden.
many little hearts. The assistant su-
perintendent appointed the following
to take charge of the purchasing
of these: Mrs. Addie Holt, Luther
Estey. Mrs. Lizzie Holt, Mrs. Char
lene Besse. The following decorat-
ing committee was also appointed: !:
Pastor, w. A. Knight, Miss Evelyn
Estey. George Tapley, Lawrence
Decker and Mrs. Edith Pratt Brown.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
ASTOUNDING suRvERsIoN OF
LAW

An eminent legal authority recent
ly deplored agitation respecting the
alleged "crime wave. there are
others who have insisted there is no
such wave. still others who explain
ed 1t on the ground of prevailing
luxury and laziness," others who at
tributed 1t to the treatment in jails
and prisons, from which convicts
are being discharged with incentives
to crime whetted by their prison ex-
perience.
Now we turn to the headlines OF a
Boston paper and they yell at us:
Goodwin Shows how to Get Away
With Murder. Registrar cites case
of man charged with killing who
secured reduced fake bail and free
dom to stand trial In Chicago-Still
at Observation-Disclosures not pun
ished for false claims to owning
property-Tells other instances of
beating law-State's disposition of
murder case was approved by Dis
trict Attorney-No hope for less
crime till fixing by politicians and
others is stopped.
Wonder what Dean Pound will
say about this? Wonder what great
er encouragement OF the criminally
inclined mind will be found? Pre-
sumably, stated another way. the
story of these conditions would not
sound quite so startling-but oughtn't
they to sound startling? We think
so. We think they should be start
ling enough to arouse people to deal
drastically with conditions and per-
sons responsible for the astounding
subversion of law and order here in
dicated.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
THOUGHTS PERMISSIBLE

Thoughts which seem permissible:
As it required six or seven men be-
hind the lines to support one man in
the trenches do we want or do we
need to go to the tremendous ex-
pense of an aviation department
managing it's own system of sup
plies?
Considering that in the army or in
the navy, though a man be educated
to the point of expert skill in q GER
tain line, he is then often assigned to
some other duty for performance of
which he has not been specially
trained: considering further that
private concerns do not conduct de-
velopment of their enterprises In any
such extravagant and senseiess
fashion, hence isn't aviation's best
chance for development at the hands
of private initiative and control. en-
couraged by the government rather
than hindered by red tape?
Hasn't experience taught us that
Congress likes to do something a
little different from the way suggest
ed by the President: that usually
the way in which Congress wishes
to do it has political wire attached
and running back into the political
bushes? This may not apply to the
congressional committees aviation
report, and then again it may.
Is there any reason to doubt that
aviation is developing and changing
so rapidly these days that no Con-
gress. no Governmental bureau could
possibly keep up with it? Aren't the
designs for parts to aircraft now
being devised in some of the shops
many times obsolete before those
parts can be made?
Isn't it entirely possible that
Colonel Mitchell, who evinces no
doubt respecting his knowledge of
aviation, is likely to find himself out
of date before he has succeeded in
proving that his charges of treason
able negligence were not exaggerat-
ed?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
ALBION

Miss Currier. teacher of the
Grammar school is i'll with scarlet
fever. School has been closed until
after Christmas.
The inhabitants of the Town are
rejoicing that money enough has
been raised to purchase the narrow
gauge railroad from it's present own
ers as much of the prosperity of this
section is largely dependent upon
the continuance of this road.
MI. and Mrs. +. l.. Wellington and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert N. Tozier intend
to start in a few days for Florida
to pass the winter months. The
trip will be made by auto.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

"A perceptible quickening of the
retail trade and a moderate slacken-
Ing OF activity in the basic indus
tries, summarizes two features of
the holiday season. The Christmas
shopping promises to break all rec
ords. but buyers show an inclina-
tion to withhold orders until after
stock-taking. The railroads, how.
ever. show what they think of future
business prospects by large pur-
cnases OF equipment. All features
considered the optimism reflected in
'ne residents message appears
warranted by the conditions
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

just overhead. You see, instead of
taking the shortest way home. the
little rabbit had turned into the
Shady Forest. "Ha, ha. cav. caw"
went the old crow. Mother Goose
is shaking her feathered bed UP in
the skies"
You don't really mean it," cried
the little rabbit.
mot exactly, but then maybe per-
haps," answered the wise. but truth
full old bird. "At any rate, all
Mother Natures little children are
being tucked UP warm for the win
fer"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
Tuesday, December IS, 1925.

"countIsss the various species Of
mankind,
Countless the shades which sep'rate
mind from mind;
No general object Of desire is known,
Each has his will, and each pursues
his oWn".-Wm. Clifford.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
Piles Go Quick
without salves or Cutting

Thousands who have piles have not
learned that quick and permanent re-
lief can only be accomplished with in
ternal medicine. Neither cutting nor
any amount of treatment with oint -
ments and suppositories will remove
the cause.
BAD circulation causes piles. There
Is complete stagnation of blood in
the parts. DIR. J. S. Leonhardt was
first to find the remedy and called his
prescription HEM-ROID. DR.. Leon
hardt tried it in 1000 cases with the
marvellous record of success in 80 per
cent. and then decided it should be
sold by druggists everywhere under a
rigid money-back guarantee.
Don't waste any more time with
outside applications. Get a package of
HEMRO from SeXton'S Pharmacy
today. 1t has given safe and lasting
relief to thousands and will do the
same for you.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
HARTLAND

Miss Orena Coty of Waterville Is
the guest at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. A. Bowley.
A meeting of The Great Moose
Boat Club was held at the Select
mems office on Saturday and several
OF the members were present, and
numerous questions were brought up
In regard to the improvement of the
, Club for the coming year.
Ralph c. Hamilton and James C.
Young were in Skowhegan on busi-
| ness, Saturday.
William Wilkins has returned from
Wells Beach where he has been en-
ployed for the summer months.
The Busy Bees of the Baptist
! church will meet at the home of
Miss Sarah Hurd, on Blake Avenue.
, On the evening of December Is, the
Senior Class of tn eHartland Aca-
denny will present a comedy drama
in three acts "Higbee of Harvard
under the direction of Miss Annie
Fuller. Reserved seats may be pur-
chased at the Hartland Drug Store.
Fred S. Sterns of Colby College
was Sunday guest of his mother.
Mrs. Bessie Sterns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Banks of
Pittsfeld were Sunday callers in
town.
Ernest Newcomb of Skowhegan
was the guest of friends in town, for
the past few days.
Mrs. Hazel Russell has been obfig-
ed to enter the hospital at Sanger
willie, for surgical operation.
Mrs. Perly Gowen was the guest Of
relatives at Harmony the later part
of the week.
Mrs. Lena SWEET was the Sunday
guest of her husband at Bingham,
where he is employed.
Mrs. Louise Brown was a Sunday
guest of her husband. Dana Brown,
in Guilford, where she has been en-
ployed for some time.
Sawyer.Hight
On Saturday evening at 6 O'Clock
Miss Ola A. Hight became the bride
of Herbert l.. Sawyer of Pittsfield,
at the home of the bride in the
presence of relatives and few
friends. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. C. Hamilton of
the Methodist church and the double
ring service was used. The room
was beautifully decorated and an
arch of evergreen and white roses
were e tastily designed under which
the ceremony was performed. The
bridesmaid was Miss Lola Steadman
and the groom was attended by his
brother. The bride was dressed in
blue. trimmed with white messaline.
and the bridesmaids was of orchid
crepe de chine. The groom was at
tired in the conventional black. The
wedding march was played by Mrs.
LYDIA Cookson.
Mrs. Sawyer is the daughter Of
Mrs. Cora Hight and has passed the
greater part of her life about Hart
land, where she has many friends.
Mr.. Sawyer is the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sawyer of
Pittsfi eld. For the past two or three
years he has been employed as
clerk in the firm of Getchell Pro-
vision Co.
At s O'Clock the reception was held
and a nice program was carried out,
after which refreshments were
served consisting of ice cream and
cake, peanuts and fancy cookies.
They received many beautiful and
useful presents, of which some were
cut glass, silver ware. linen, etc.
Their many friends wish them
much happiness and extend their
congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs. Saw
yer will reside in Pittsfield in the
near future.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
proved by sentencing direct to the
home for feeble-minded.

Those Cambridge. Mass, bandits,
who robbed a man, but gave back
ten cents for carfare to his home,
may be susceptible to conversion
from their lawless ways. but it best
take place in prison, aided by stiff
sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

low on Saturday and ATTENDED i
Christmas sale of the Lithsow c,saa
of which Mrs. Chase is a memhe.1
Augustus Belle has returned /.
his home in Connecticut, after az
iting with relatives and friends
town.
Miss Grace Walker was a ,,..
on Sunday at the homes of Mr. a 49,
Mrs. Fred Walker and Mr.. ana NY W.
Clyde Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Roh,,.
were in Waterville on business 'ss0a ~
urday. nals
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

them have worn at time. our uni
form.
Anything you can do to help us
get the other fakes in Jail where they
belong will be preatly appreciated
Some of these men were once
Salvationists and have been dis
missed because of conduct unbecom-
ing Christian gentleman and an
officer of The Salvation Army.
Faithfully yours,
JOHN N. WALDRON,
Major.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

Were it not for the well advertised
animosity of Senator Couzens to-
ward Secretary Mellon there would
be more general confidence in the
formers charge that Mellon did not
tax himself enough. Moreover. that
reminds one of what Secretary Mel
lon did to the income tax of
Couzens. The truth, Messrs. Mellon
and Couzens, but what disinterested
investigator is to procure It?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

"Modernists say there amt no
hell Fundao oentalists say the hell
there ain't". Rev. Shera Mont
gomery.-And some are equally
emphatic in speaking Of the kind of
q time, which ensues.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

"Red" Grange appears to be an
object OF pity rather than of awed
admiration. fallen, as appears he has,
into the clutches of exploiters. who
do not seem to have as solicitous
regard for his physical condition as
did the old slave-owners for their
slaves.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
Piano Recital

Sunday evening at the Free Bap-
tist church piano recital was CIV
en- by George w. Tapley. Several
of the following selections were
played: Lento, Scott: Country Gar
dens, Granger: Minuet, Paderewski:
Prophet Bird, Schuman; Juba, Dett.
Domance: La Forge, Brier; Rabbit.
MacDowell; Wake Caprice, New
lands; Romance, Schumann; En-
Route, GODDARD. A vocal solo entitled
Il Come to Thee" was beautifully
rendered by Mrs. Norman A. Decker.
Rev. w. A. Knight gave brief talk
about the new piano which has been
recently placed In the church. A
rising vote of thanks was given to
the Philathea class and to Mr.. Besse,
as the piano was gift to the church
by them. The church was filled to
its capacity. Mr.. Tapley is only
boy Of IL and has excellent music
talent. He Is student of Coburn
Classical Institute. He is the only
son of Mr.. and Mr.. Tapley of Rail-
road street. Ushers: Miss Pearl
Tapley, Dorothy McNally. Catherine
Whitman, Gladys Runnels. Misses
Martha Wheeler and Waldina
knight gave out programs.
The Arcana Club will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. Shaw as hostess
at her home on Railroad street. The
following program will i be given:
Roll call, quotation, christmas"
reading. Birds Christmas Carol"
members: magazine article, Mrs.
Cotton; poem, Mrs. A. Holt.
Billings Woman's Relief Corps
will hold its regular meeting in their
hall at z o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The meeting will be conducted by
the president, Mrs. Edith Walker.
The newly appointed incoming off,
GERS will make their report as to
when the Corps will have the in
stallation. The patriotic instructor,
Mrs. Lottie ID. Wakely, asks all mem
bers to come prepared for a Christ
mas program. All members are
asked to be present as there is other
special business to come before the
meeting.
On Tueday evening preceding the
praie and prayer service at the
Methodist church there Will be a
choir rehearsal of the Sunday school.
The Team Workers boys class. w.
w. d. r. girls class, l.. o. L. T. girls
class are asked to meet to arrange
for the Christmas concert which Is
to be given.
Mrs. Sarah Ross is reported Ill at
her home on Railroad street.
A fine baby boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie casters.
Baker street, Saturday morning.
The regular meeting of Clinton
Grange will be held Wednesday eve
ming. Plans for installation will be
discussed at this time. The program i
for the evening will be in charge of
the worthy lecturer, Mrs. Nellie G.
Tapley. All members are asked to
be present.
Everett Nelson is cutting wood on
the Horse Eack road this week.
Herbert Easter has completed his
work in Lewiston and returned to
his home here.
Albert Nelson Of Fairfield was a
guest at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Nell |
son, on Silver street.
A telephone has been installed at |
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Walker of Baker street-S-3. i
Mrs. Myrtle Chase was in Wins
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

The Lord tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb. There has been no
eruption of Vesuvius since Mussoiini
started in on Italy.-Boston Trans
cript-Well, Vesuvius isn't the only
entity in Italy, that is timid about
starting anything calculated to dis
tract attention from the master OF
ceremonies.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD

mAtvG S6NtNAb nNtkUS
Eastern STANDARD Time
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA Foh
Bangor. tl2.2l a. M. s12.40 q. m. i444
1929 am. fl2.25 pm. t2.2S p.m' t[esp@'
B. & A. Pts, t12.2l am. tl2.25 pm.
Bar Hsrbor. tl2 81 a. m, t12.25 p. m:
Bath t5.54 a. m. 1881 . m. t40o
Belfast. C4.44 a. m. t9. 26 a M. t2.2S ?; NJ
Boston 1921 a. M. t5.54 a m. ty.5i . ~
slo0s a. m. 1905 p. M. 1894 .. M. t4.Vs p'"7
s1055 q. m.
Calais. tl2.2I a. m. tl225 p m.
Dover Foxcroft. C4.44 a. N. t2.2S p n,
Gardiner 1921 a. nj. t5.54 d IA isSi =
sl00S a M. 1905 p m. s3.34 pm. t4Vs y"
t5.l5 p. m, t7.19 o. M, %l0.55 p, NJ
HalIoweli. t5.54 a. nj. 1881 =. m. tiuVs
1905 p IN. 1894 p. m. taos p. M. Is'ls = =
t7i9 ., m. *l0.55 p. IN.
Harmony fl225 D. m.
Lewiston. f5.54 a. N. 1881 g. M. siu.oe
TAOS p m. sl055 p. m.
New York, IS. - .. m taos .. m. o,m
Portland 932I q m. 1854 Q. m. fsSi
zoos u m. 1905 p. m, 1884 p m. ia.Vop -
IT, p, m, 40. 55 p. m.
Rockland. 1854 m. 1881 a. m. n 10 2;
Skowhegan. A. a. III. 1926 m, lzznSv -
So Gardner 1854 a M 1881 a. nj ,a :. n
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*l0.55p IN
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70 26 1. IN. tl2.1! p. m.. t2.23 o. IN. Wow
n o N. 1000 p. m. ,.,,d.s
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sSunday only.