Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-20
MAINE GOSSIP
ouoddy Bay

In fact. the wise ones said. ut can't
be DONE"
For no man could dam that flood
With its bottom oozing mud.
They thought the fight was lost ere It
begun.
When he tackled Muscle Shoals
With its shifting sands and holes,
The natives held their sides ana
laughed with glee,.
To think that any school would grad
uate fool.
Who dreamed Of holding back the
Tennessee.
But both these things were done.
And the fight, though fierce. was won.
And now he plans great things for
And I believe he'll he'll do it. for saw a
plan, he drew it
AndfI hope the people let him have
his way.
I know those waters well. ana I've
often heard the bell,
Which sounds its warning notes at
channel light,
And I've watched the rushing tide
And the raging seas outside.
And seen the fog come rolling In at
night.
There are wondrous stories told
OF oil and mines Of gold,
And we hear Of glorious things the
West has done.
But there will come an hour. when
we'll use our Tidal Power
And take the place that's waiting
in the Sun.
What a splendid thing for Maine
If this child of Cooper's brain,
Should be born and grow in stature
day by day.
For twill bring us wealth ana Iame'
and add glory to his name,
When Cooper builds his Dam at
written BY Raymond 8. Sheldon Of
Brewer, to introduce Dexter P.
Cooper of Eastport, promoter of the
the speaker at the "Know Your Own
State, luncheon of the Bangor
Chamber Of Commerce last Thurs
day.
Have you made your plans to go
to Wiscasset today to participate
with thousands Of other Maine citi-
zens IN giving Commander MacMil-
ian a royal sendon?
Herrick Kimball Of Fort Fairfield,
% years of age, was the youngest
member of the class graduating last
week from the Western Reserve
Medical School in Cleveland, 0. He
will serve one and half years In
ternship at Cleveland.
Bath is rejoicing that son OF
that city, Rear Admiral Charles F.
Hughes, has been appointed to the
command Of the battle fleet Of the
United States Navy succeeding Ad-
miral S. S. Robinson, who has been
promoted commander in chief OF
the United States fleet.
The initial move of the Congress
Square hotel at Portland for the in
stallation of a 500 watt broadcast
ing station, was the filing Of an ap-
plication at the building inspectors
office for the erection of two aerial
towers on the roof of the hotel. The
towers will be so feet high with a
20 foot pole placed on their tops.
and will have base OF 16 feet
square. The cost of the erection Is
estimated at s725.
Milo will have special town
meeting today to see If the select
men will be authorized to issue per-
mits for holding boxing matches
there, Heretofore the selectmen,
believing that they were acting in
accordance with the will of the
townspeople have refused to issue
these permits and have, therefore
received considerable criticism from
the boxing fans, who now in consid-
cradle numbers have signed a call
fo,. fhfc cnoria1 fovvn Ypeaffn1
Unanimous endorsement was CIV
en- the Quoddy power project by the
audience of 125 men and women
who heard the address by Dexter p.
Cooper, engineer originating the
plan for the vast development, at the
Bangor Chamber of Comrerce lun-
cheon Thursday. At the close of
Mr.. Cooper's talk, Clarence c. Stet-
son, presiding officer, gave q supple
mentary statement in which he
stressed the importance of support
| for the Quoddy charter at the Sep
| TENDER election and there was a
unanimous tsanding vote of endorse
ment.
Boston Is still making a great
noise over the departure of MacMil-
Ian on Wednesday and insists that
he is starting his trip to the North
| from that port, says The Bath
| Times. In reality only one of the
| Macmillan ships was in port at
| Boston and the ship as we'll as ex-
| plorer left Boston bound for Wis
casset, where the official departure
takes places on Saturday. Boston
also claimed to be the first landing
| place on American soil Of the world
fiiers after they had made their
flight around the world but that did
not alter the fact that they passed
night at Mere Point before going
Maine has set forth on a bronze
| tablet erected at Mere Point a week
ago.
Two Bath young ladies who at
tended 101 Ranch wild West Show
in Lewiston a few days ago were
shown special courtesies as guests
of Col. Joseph Miller, one of the
three brothers who own the show.
They were Miss Mae Bickle and
Miss Cora Savage who had been CIV
en- a letter Of Introduction to Col.
Miller by mutual friend. After the
afternoon performance Col. Miller
| entertained them at dinner in the
big eating tent where a final meal
equal to that in the average restaur-
ant was served. Miss Bickle and Miss
Savage eating with the performers
whom they had seen work only a
| short time in the big arena. After
the dinner they were shown about