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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08

Washington, Sept. 7.-{AP)-Decis-
ion as to the action to be taken by the
war department in connection with
public charges by Colonel William
Mitchell. former assistant chief of the
army air service, against the air serv-
ice administration of the war and ma
Wy departments. awaited tonight the
return to his desk tomorrow of Acting
Secretary Dwight +. Davis.
In his absence. department officials
maintained absolute silence.
There is reason to believe. however,
that Major General Ernest Kinds.
commanding the Eighth Corps Area, on
whose staff Colonel Mitchell is now
assigned. has been instructed to trans
init to Washington an official report
with any recommendations he might
care to make as to action against the
air service officer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
Deaths May Total Over
Score in Florida Flood
1000 PLEASED 1
PATRONS AT OPENING
Of WINDSOR FAIR
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

especial to Kennebec JournaD 2
South Windsor, Sept. 7.-Kenne-
bee county folks in goodly numbers
journeyed today to the World s
Fair" held here and were pleased
with the variety of attractions com-
posing the program of the 3Sth an-
nual exhibition. 1t was estimated
1000.
Hard fought races in the GIG and
the 100 classes, vaudeville specials
ties. first-class hall exhibits, and an
excellent showing of cattle were the
features of the holiday program.
The Race Card
Dewey. a bay gelding, owned by
Elwood L. Foye, of Gardiner. was
the winner of the 2.16 class, taking
the first, third and fourth heats. In
the second heat, Joe Hal, black
gelding, also owned by Mr.. Foyel
surprised the track fans by crossing
the wire for first place, after coming
in fourth in the first heat. Jim Ell
den. brown gelding, owned by Fred
Simmons of Waldoboro, was a strong
contender. The result:
Dewey. b 81 Elwood f.
Foye. Gardner ......... 1 . 1
Joe Hal blk Elwood f.
Foye Gardiner, .... 1 . 3
Jim Eden br Fred Sim
mons. Waldoboro 8 3 5
Princelyne blk & F. H. Bond
.............. . dis
Time-2.1S; els; 219; 2.23. Purse
5000.
The $50 Glass
Baby HI. bay mare, owned by
Mont Gerow of Pressure Isle, cap
Continued on Page 3-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
@dy Vanderbilt
!, 70 Rest in Family
MauSOleum in N. Y.

~ s.Wtsmouth, r. l., Sept. 7-(APJ-
~ oooy OF Reginald c. Vanderbilt,
~ uied last Friday at Sandy Point
~. ~ MS summer home here. was
4 = % New York today for burial
ls.s family mausoleum on Staten
lss neral services were held at st.
IL. = Episcopal church here by
NJ. nev. James P. Connover. the
a D.. assisted by the Rev. Stanley
al hughes of Trinity church, New
M v. y simple Episcopal service for
,rc. seao was read. The church was
i,,h,,ss with members of the VAN
I'M. a I, family, relatives and friends.
d p.,s we church the body was taken
tnin .oi Ferry where a special
Yrk. u 10 transport 1t to New
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
NO Hour L ull in
I Amusement Center
With Crowd of
$1,000 On
Grounds
NJ officials Finally Arrange
Matters - Stock Exhibition
c;..s Of Finest in History
Couvention of Scottish A
Feaure - Initial Staging of
Track Meet Proves Pleasing
And Will Be Annual Affair

,sc.cial to the Kennebec JournaD
lsriston. Me-, Sept. 7.-While
,svsing skies dripped moisture at
..,,ral stages, the 10th exhibition
4 ne Maine State Fair opened here
MAY In suspicious manner with all
nm set bands blaring and grounds
,v,rming with people. Cold. raw
rather seemed to dampen ardor
oaly 1 little, with between 14.OO0-
1900 people on the grounds.
For . time. 1t appeared as II there
,O,ldn't be any amusement center.
ior the great white way" of pleas
4. the Midway, closed its doors in
mjdafternoon, and it was two hours
heforS they reopened. When Chief
i,htcr Of the local police stopped a
eeuple Of alleged crooked games of
chance, the Midway became "peeved"
Ind vent on strike. Matters were
inally righted.
Experts rate the stock exhibition
~ 81 the finest in fair history. with
norcantile, mechanical and produce
dhplays also carrying away blue rib
bonk Many amusement features
- programed besides the Midway.
yhle the auto show is drawing a
hrye share of attention.
bagpipes and kits swayed the fair
tpiay, for the Maine convention of
e1ltish clans held their meeting
h4e, With soccer games, piping and
d1ncing contests, and athletic fea-
turts. Lewiston won the soccer
iouney, defeating Portland in the
fa1I game, 81.
hines Henihan. Dorchester A. A.,
04ly won the five-mile Marathon.
chfence Archibald. former Bates
III. surprised by taking the meas
n Of Jackson v. Scholz, Olympic
Champion. in the 100. Scholz ham
DIV copied the 220. George Mars
tn ef Georgetown won the half and
ME while Archibald won the quar-
h mile.
4 was the first time track has
ben staged at the fair and the
pmes will probably be an annual
labor Day feature from now on.
Nalier Scott, prominent New York
nslness man, noted Scot and sports
~, offered to donate a $500 trophy
4 ne games be continued under the
mme Of the Clan Campbell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
RENE vlviANl

Paris, Sept. 7.-(AP)-Pene WV
iani, former premier of France, and
twice his country's representative on
important missions to the United
States, died this morning IN The Mall
maison sanatorium where he had
been a patient for the last two years.
The part which NJ. Viviani played
on the relations of F.ance in the
United States figures largely in the
tributes which the press today paid
his memory.
NJ. vivianfs end came peacefully
after a long period of extreme feeble
ness, which friends said was to be
traced to the death of his wife. soon
after his return from Washington in
1922. He collapsed while pleading a
case in court on June s. 1923, and
had been confined to the sanatorium
since. suffering from complete
breakdown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
NEW SHARON HIGH
ScH00l, RURNS WITH
Loss OF $4,000

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
New Sharon, Sept. New Sharon
high school building was burned to-
day. The fire started in the stable
owned by Mrs. Ansbury Greenleaf
and occupied by Clarence Smith. the
flames spread rapidly into the house
before help could be obtained. The
school building which stood within a
few hundred feet was totally destroy
ed. Help was sent to Norfidgewock
for but the fire engine came a few
minutes to late. The town feels this
loss greatly as the high school build
ing was the pride of the town. The
loss is estimated about $4,000, it was
partly insured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
British Round Reds
In AldershOt Plots

~ London, Sept. 7.-(AP)-Ine Daiis
Mail says the British government mas
ordered the arrest of all Communists
concerned in plots which nave oeeh
brought to light during the past rev
weeks to influence troops at the Alder
shot camp and elsewhere.
The governments action. the news
naner adds, probably was taken 10
forestall plans of the COMMUNIST par,
~ 70 Great Britain for special lieu
Week" of agitation and recruitihs
among soldiers stationed at camps
throughout Great Britain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
Sons Body Killed in
Shenandoah Crash

Venice. Ills. Sept. 7-(AP)-How-
ard w. Spratley. father of William
II. Spratley, 26 year old machinist
killed when the Shenandoah was
wrecked has telegraphed Secretary
Wilbur protesting against the condi-
ton in which the body of his son
was received and the lack of an es-
cort. Spratley said that the body
was sent with express charges COL
lect on delivery, reposed on excelsi-
or in casket that resembled a
wooden box, and was only partly
clothed and imperfectly embalmed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
Fire Damages Movie
House i'm Caribou

Caribou. Me-. Sept 7.-(AP)-A
fire today in Powers Theatre de-
prived this town of motion pictures
until repairs have been completed.
The fire, of undetermined origin. was
discovered in the balcony of the the
atre, and heavy damage was caused
by water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
The Day in Washington

Military officials maintained 81
,ence on charges made by Coionei
william Mitchell at San Antonio.
Those interested in the Nickei
plate merger project arrived Tor re-
humption of hearings tomorrow
The German embassy announce
the date when American hoiders o.
German industrial bonds must hie
proof of ownership.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08

Calais, Me-, Sept. 7-(AP)-Clif-
ford Cookson, s years old. was killed
today when two automobiles collided
at street intersection. The boy
was sitting by the roadway and one
of the cars pinned him against q
telephone pole.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
High Voltage Wire
Kills Bangor Girl

Bangor. Sept. 7.-(AP)-Pauline
Corey, aged Z, daughter of Mrs. Gla-
dys Brown, chased ball into a dark
corner of building near her home
today and came in contact with high
power wire. being instantly killed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
General Forecast

A disturbance that was over Hud-
son Bay Monday morning, is over the
st. Lawrence valley. High and rls-
ing pressure covers ontario and the
unper lakes. During the last "a
hours showers and thunderstorms
have occurred in New England and
the middle Atlantic states. The out.
look is for showers along the New
England coast on Tuesday. 1t will
be cooler on Tuesday in portions OF
the middle Atlantic states.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Fresh south and southwest and wea.
Their partly overcast with occasional
showers Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
THE WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY

New England: Partly cloudy Tues
day. showers in Maine; Wednesday
fair. not much change in tempera-
ture.
Eastern New York: Fair TUESDAY
and Wednesday; not much change
in temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
Death Toll Six
FromAutoCrashes
Over Holiday
Calais Boy Crushed
Against Pole When
Two Cars Collide
At Crossing

Pawtucket Textile Manufac.
turer Killed When His Rae.
ing Car Crashes Head on
Into Another At Top of Hill
at Harwich, Mass.-Three
Dead in Series of Accidents
AT New BedfOrd-One Killed
When Trolley Hits Truck
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Partly cloudy Tuesday; WEDNESDAY
fair; not much change In temperh
ture; moderate west and northwest
winds.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18

ian and British schemes were done directly and without the slightest attempt at evasion as 10 the ulu- mate purpose.
 But the ultimate effect of such high handed interference with the dictates of trade are not always pleasant. In the case of Brazil there has been lessened coffee con- sumption by the victims of the scheme In the United States, in ad- dition 10 the stimulation of coffee production In other lands adapted 10 it. More will be heard from the latter when they have had time to develop more extensive plantations And In the case Of Britain's rubber scheme, the plan to grow rubber in the Philippines has been enormous ly stimulated.
 Nations. as well as people, who are not satisfied to let well enough alone sometimes get their fingers burned,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
FIGHTING THE COFILE
 MONOPOLY

eo there has been 8 marked fe- 5oc,ton" in the consumption of cot- ,te Tn he United states. When the pra ztlan cofeo growers, aided ana sno,.oi hy their governments s,ar,od a plan 10 stabilize" coffee rric,s Tor the people of the United states they evidently thought we would have no means of fighting back.
 The Brazinan scheme Nas simple The government merely bought the coffee surplus In other words the Brazilian government was party TO :. the scheme 10 fx prices to Ameri- can consumers, just like the British go,,rnment has been party 10 the scheme 10 fix the price Of rubber 10 American consumers.
 Put Brazilian and British bust ness men are no different from business men elsewhere, as there prorably are none anywhere who aop,s oh,sct 10 their governmen's a,linE them 70 fix prices. some times fl IS done directly and a' other times indirectly. The Brazil
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Dissertation On The Weather

Washington. Aug 15-Forecast for southern New England: Mostly cloudy tonight and Wrdnesday, probably local thunder showers, not so warm Wednesday in northern Massachusetts; moderate winds mostly west and southwest.
 Forecast for eastern New York; Mostly cloud ytoniEht and Wcdncs- day; probably local thunder show CTS: cooler "Wednesday in mort h portion, moderate winds mostly south and southwest.
 Conditions: Pressure Is high on the Atlantic coast but is falling in the Ohio valley and eastward over the North Atlantic states 10 The coast. Light showers are uCcurrnE this morning in Indiana, Ohio and southeastern Michigan and the cloudy area has advanced aS far east as Pittsburgh sul Washington | Pressure is relatively low from Min nesota southw, stward 10 Arizona and west of the Rocky Mountains 4 deciiod risa in temp"raturr has ! occurred during the past 4 hours in the central Mississippi valley Maximum temperatures Of ln0 de. Erees or above were reported gen. erally throughout the interior val. 1 leyS as far north as Minnesota and upper Michigan an7 as far east as 1 Dctroit and Columbus, the highos being lo2 degrees at Forth Wortt and San Antonio, Tex.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
AMATEUR BASEBALL AND ITS JOYS

The days of real sport - no" often does one hear the phrase, Yet the days of real sport are always with us - if we indulge in an anna teur baseball game occasionally, or take the trouble to attend" ono of these peculiar functions of the greensward.
 The best sort of amateur baseball game. one prolific of fun and frollc and occasionally baseball, Is found when none of the players is adept at the game; when each comes from office or factory and 'hasnt hit ball on the nose for ten years" Such inspired players can quickly prove that muft1ng fly IS one of the most artistic of comedy ! stunts; and they can prove just as effectively that striking out is ono of the mainstays Of rank amateur players. But they get a lot of run out of both proceedings. and the hilarious onlookers get big thrill in watching the weird perform ance."
 There has been a deal of this sort of thing in New Britain this sum mer. Of course, We have had anna teur baseball games with us every year. but unless memory is as poor nerformer as some of the amateur nerformers on the field. there has been no year that has seen as many spirited contests" on the diamond as this year. by youths and men who can't play, can't hit and whose base running gives the impression tho automobile life has interfered with their legs,
 Bnt as for enjoyment - there is A deal of tt for both players a"u the surrounding multitude. A rotter game of ball, in which the score keeper is at his wits end to keel track of the errors, yields as muc[ huaritv as a circus clown; and 'h' show is free to all Laughter or th' kind that breaks belt buckles IS ol tan every minute. And as iaueh'e' IS good for tho physique, the men tar.y. and even the soul, there Il nothing that can equal poor sam' of ball as d producer of this happ! quality of living.
 Next time your friends are lne' rn for 3. game of ball take 'h' trouble to watch them play lhe' v,n he tired the next day and vol won, readily forget the experience of naslng watched them,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
STATE DOESN'T NEED EXECUTIVE MANSION

Does Connecticut need an eXecu- tive mansion? Would the dignity of the Eovernorship be advanced If the chief executive of the state had a place in which 10 hang his official hat when in Hartford on official business?
 The question Is not q new one, but has been given additional rest through the generosity and public spirit of citizen who has made 1t the business 10 continue fhe agita- ton and is willing 10 hold collec- ton, if need be.
 Connecticut does not need an ex- ecutiNe mansion and our governors do not want one. It would be an unnecessary and expensive luxury. We are plain people, not given 10 unnecessary blah, and tax bur dens made heavier by such tinsel would find no enthusiastic reception in the public mind. Our governors have got along all right in the past without executive mansions in Hart ford and can continue to do the same in the future.
 The great honor Of being gov ernor of Connecticut cannot in the least be enhanced by constructing a marble home for them. This k not a large state and [ h ey car | travel between their homes anc Hartford without inconvenience, es pecially in these days when th' possession of 8 motor c ar make travel easy,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Tho Traprock Museum of Unnatural
 History
Ey Dr, Walter F.. Trarrocl5
'The Bird COIlcCtion

The Traprock museum has the finest collection of birds, alive, dead or picked that can be found any where. In addition to my own great discovery, the world famous Fatu- Liva bird which lays the great square egg, and the Ohaa-Ehec, or rcd pepper bird which, living on the berries of the tabasco bush, is forced 10 fly upside down in order to keep it's stomach cool. we have every other bird known to ornithOl- ocy and many which other scien- lists are not yet aware of, OUf group of round-robins is unique and queer spherical little creatures they are, which rotate rapidly as they fly.
 Our stork aviary contains some fine specimens of these handsome birds which run the risk of being exterminated hy the birth-control forces unless congress passes law.
 In Alcove S1 is one of the brides or tue ll'lS'ulni iihl dllH'7I "'i heard of thing a cuckoo's nest. Ii has been generally supposed that the cuckoo never built a nest but stole that of some other bird. In my article in Bird Life in America, Nov. '97, entitled "Who's Cuckoo Now?" I disprovod this. TO further snhstantiate my contention that cuckoos did. at tim"s, huild. I was able, a few years later, 10 produce this extraordinary homo which found in the garden of the Palace of Versailles. Examine if. Nou will see that |, is made Of human hair You may or may not recall it. probably not, but just at this time there was a fearful furor in Paris oyer the disappearance from Yer saillos of the portrait of Louis NINth worked by Marie Antoinett' in the Grand Monarch's own hair which he had shaved off so thai his royal reruque would sit hotter f. was forever coming off, and be- sides. with his hair, and all if Wa' hotter than fury.
 Well, there you are' This nest i' made of that hair. The cuckoos notorious thieves. had stolen it, 1 hair at q time I showed the nest in strictest confidence to very ol' lady who remembered the last day of the old regime She burst int tears. "Tt is Louis" she sobhed
 See, even the dandruff is there"
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
Sues Publisher For
 Using His Name in Book

New York, Aug. 1 s R-Joseph E, Walker of New York, a treasury de- partmcnt operative. has sued n, Appleton and company for $50,00o, because it published recently a book whose hero, bearing the surname Walker, has been a train robber be- fore joining tho secret service.
 In his suit Walker asserted that he is the only man named Walker in the secret service, and that his reputation has suffered because of the criminal exploits as the char acter Of the same name.
 Melville Davisson Post, of Lost Creek, West Virginia, author of the book. declared that there never was "a Captain Walker, chief of the United States secret service," so far as he can discover.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
CINDERELLA MAN FEELS
 CHORUS GIRLS TAUNTS
Browning F1ecs From Roof Garden as Diners Jeer Him--lngenue
 Forces Him to Dance.

New York, Aug. IS Pl-EdWard w. Browning, whose adoption of "Cindorella" Mary Louise Spas vas annulled recently, fled from a roof garden early today when chorus girls kissed him and shouted, "Oh, there's my Cinderella man."
 The millionaire realtor, who was dining on the roof, tried 10 retreat when two dozen girls circled his table and asked him 10 adopt them. Then d blonde ingenue cirCled his neck so strongly that it was a min ute before her arms could be pried loose.
 Other diners took up her cry, "Won't you adopt me, Mr. Brown ing" As he sought to leave another chorus girl took him by the arm and induced him to dance, but he soon broke away as the orchestra played. "If That's the Kind of Girl You Are"
 Earl Carroll, a Broadway pro- duccr, was the cause of the publicly manifested anxiety of girls on his payroll for adoption.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
NITp TOR WlDIAIN', THI, HIGHWAYS

The 'our-tr3ck suner-hEh~aT rrolected between Nov Haven and New York would tahe h}e years t" build and rost in 'he noighhurhool Of srHoo"oo so that 'he outlay each ,-ar would he j1.0oon during the years of co1z'ruo'ion- This 5i'es an idea of 'he nerrseities cf 'he "mez and tne rost of such n"csssi- ties
 Such super hEhvays could he utilized right now In other sections og the state in addition 10 tne route projected. hut ths rrohhtivo costs deter their construction st this tune, But within the next go years 0s will see sirt1any every trunk highway in the state vide enough 70 permit 'hs passage of four auto mobiles.
 It is sad that 3 quarter oi 'he trafac along the sound highways is composed ot motor trucks and buses. These are increasing yearly
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
SJPFR-POWER PROJECTS
 AND SOFT COAL

Just as the increased use of oil for heating purposes is worrying the anthracite mining operators, super electric power developments are causing bituminous coal opera tors 10 look to the future with some degree of misgivings.
 Although the late Charles P. Steinmetz estimated that If all the water power In the country could be developed without waste It would not suffice to keep current industry going, the development Of water power and super-power will tend, however, progressively to re- duce the demand for bituminous coal for manufacturing purposes. The Northeastern Super Power committee has estimated that the saving in that territory alone -- in cluding New England amount to So,O0o,0O0 tons of coal annually.
 Ultimately, of course, bituminous will entirely replace anthracite as domestic fuel, but not for decades. There is no great prospect of 8 1 large expansion In export coal trade.
 The super power development projects which can be said to be sweeping the country and which in the future will turn many of our rivers into great reservoirs of power production projects are certain to have a marked effect upon the bitunlinous industry. Here is an in- dustry that already is over-devel- oped, yet unquestionably is facing tout competition by water-poWer projects, especially in connection with large consumers. In addition to that, some of our railroads all ready use oil-burning locomotives, especially those in the west, and a large proportion of the steamships are burning oil instead of coal.
 The major problems that con front the bituminous industry will require great managerial ability to circumvent, with tn e chances rather against the industry.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-18
High School Couple
 Tell of El0pement

Orange, N. J., Aug. is P,-When Miss Mary Madeline Dugsn and W illiam J. Reid. Jr., members of the senior class of Orange high school, played married roles in the senior play in June. few knew they really were husband and wife. In fact, is was not known to members of their families until Saturday night, when they told of their elope- mcnt April 25 while the play was still in rehearsal
 Mrs. Reid Is eighteen years old and her husband is 8 year older. He had planned to enter Yale this fall.
 The bridegroom Ia one Of the countrys leading scholastic track performers. A year ago he quail fled for the final Olympic trials.