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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
Daddy Longlegs'
Given Tonight

The drama, Daddy Longlegs,'
will be given at the City Opera
House this evening by a cast of To-
cal talent, and the production has
been looked forward to with much
anticipation. The proceeds of the
play will be used for the benefit of
the Watervule Public library.
The cast is as follows: Jennie
pendleton, Abbott Smith; James
Mcbride, Perrin Freeman; Cyrus
Wykoff, Edward Baxter; Abner Par
sons. Linn r. Wood; Peter Goldman,
Charles Parmenter:. Griggs, Cecil
Rollins; Walters, Walter Day; Doc
tor. William w. Quinton; Judy,
Ruth Daggett; Miss Pritchard. Ruth
abbott: Mrs. Pendleton, Florence
Green; Julia PenGleton. Florence
FIajsted; Sally Mcbride, Emily
Heath; Mrs. Semple, Eva Jackson;
Maid, .Exerene Flood; Maid, Carrie
Jackson; Sadie Kate, Eleanor Will
SON: Gladiola, Ruth Atchley: Lor-
eta, Virginia Getchell; Marie, Julia
Wheeler; Freddie Perkins, Moves
Erwin: Cary. Mary Louise Wheeler
and Hattie Jane Weber.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
mrs. Josephine Bernard

Mrs. Josephine Bernard. aged AZ
years, died at local hospital yester-
day morning. She came to Waterville
from Canada two years ago. She Is
survived by her husband. Henry;
three boys, Wilfor Of Hartford, Conn,
Harry of Canada and Victor of Water
Vile; two daughters, Evelyn and Lu-
Glen Of Waterville; father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Forth of Canada.
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning at o'clock from the st.
Francis church and the burial will be
in the Catholic cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
BENJAMIN Bickford

Benjamin Bickford of Winslow died
at his home yesterday at the age of
SO. He was born in Hinckley but
moved to Winslow when a boy. He
was employed at the Hollingsworth &
Whitney mill for Is years. He Is sur
vived by a wife. Marie; three broth
ers, Wallace of Belfast, Fred of Sid
ney and Alonzo of Belfast; and a sis
ter, Mrs. John Coffin of Pittsfield. The
funeral will be held from the home
Wednesday at o'clock and burial will
be in Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
DR.. Libby Speaker
At Rotary Meeting

DR.. Herbert C. Libby of this city,
governor of the eighth Rotary dis
trict, was the speaker at the weekly
meeting of the Waterville Rotary
club at the Elmwood hotel yester-
day noon.
DIR. Libby told in a very interest
ing way of his work during the last
year and he explained the work that
was entailed in putting over a spring
conference of the district, such as
that held at Poland Springs last
year. He spoke in closing of the
pleasure that has been his in work
ing for the club in his official capa-
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
Ernest Z. Small

Ernest T. Small Of SO1a Pleasant
street, an employee at the Hollings-
worth and Whitney paper mill, died
at local hospital yesterday after
noon from bronchial pneumonia.
He was born in Litchfield, Jan. II,
1873. the son of Edwin b., and Effie
T. Small. Mr.. Small is survived by
his mother. with whom he has re-
sided since coming to Waterville
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
TuttIs.Woods

-. marriage returns Of Ralph
mia q vassalboro. SON OF Mr.. and
~ lsa'n sndall futile Of Fairfield and
~ - Snnie Woods Of Vassalboro,
, Lr Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
- c.sni 'of Lisbon Falls, have been filed
IN ~ once Of the city clerk The
: -. was performed In this city
. w BY Rev. e. A. Pollard
80 a the Methodist church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12

=. f,edeon Gullifer has gone to
1900 Ohio, where she will at
" ~ national convention of the
J w 49, Auxiliary Of the Brotherhood
= !. Ipsi,road Trainmen, which will
= y. n May IL Mrs. Gullifer at
~. a. convention as the delegate
! ~ local auxiliary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12

The Waterville w. G. T. U. will
meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon at
the home of H. G. Hodgkins. of 4
Dalton street. Senator E. M. Foster
is expected to speak. A very large
attendance at the meeting Is expect
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12

-. fadies Auxiliary Of the post
Y. ~ employees will hold its regular
M tomorrow evening at 1880
n "a F. B. Witham, SO Morrill,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
Paris in Doubt

Paris. May 11-(AP)-Paris heard
in quick succession today first that
the United States government was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12

william p. Squire of Belmont,
Mass. was in Waterville yesterday
afternoon on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12
c'FArER ATTRACTIONS
.1,,nAy AND TUESDAY

,snNDAY AND IUESDAI
20, mara House: Evelyn Brent
Cu.ssisht Molly" Bob Custer in
u w.rre Terror" A riot of a
Wy .The Girl Halter" Latest
|sns isvs. Walter Hoods concert
,sIthes ~ Theatre: D. w. Griffith
balss ..Isn't Life Wonderful?"
y s n In wild Goose Chaser"
= - nicture and news reel.
49, Theatre: The Silver Play
4 ~ drama, sex Against Sex"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-12

.,.6ies Aid OF the Universalist
- - an meet at the home of Mrs.
slu y Acorthell, Is Boutelle avenue,
b..vosv afternoon.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

The railroads last year carried 2.631,-
$50 carloads of automotive freight.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
AUTO accidents
Most Numerous
BettUeen 5 and 6
Tired Business Man,
Less Careful in
afternoon.

Automobile accidents in large cities
are most numerous between the hours
of and 6 o'clock in the evening. This
fact was revealed by an investigation
just completed by Charles A. Harnett,
commissioner of motor vehicles of
New York. The exodus of so many
persons from offices and the mental
fatigue by which both driver and
pedestrian are handicapped at that
time of day are believed to be directly
responsible.
There is a second high accident peak
peculiar to New York City between s
and o'clock in the evening, due to
the presence of so many automobiles
on the streets during the theater rush.
The report of the commissioner show
ed that more accidents occurred on
Saturday than on any other day, due
to the large number of pleasure cars
driven on Saturday afternoons. The
Sunday traffic toll is reduced, ii was
stated, because commercial cars.
which are involved in 25 per cent of
all auto accidents. do not operate eX,
tensively on that day. Fortyfour per
cent of all accidents in New York
City during the first four months of
this year occurred at street inter
sections.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
COST OF MOTORING
NOT IN CARS PRICE
Man Who Buys Many Ma
chimes and One Who Gets
Most Expensive Pay Same.

Automobile owners are being di-
vided into two classes-those who buy
expensive cars and those who buy ex-
pensive motoring.
Contending that his observation of
conditions warrants this conclusion,
Oscar Coolican, president of the Pack
ard Washington Motor Car Company,
explains that, while one group of car
owners is running TO one extreme by
judging cars entirely by their list
price and assuming that the more
they pay the better off they will be.
the other group buy a large number
of cheaper cars and frequently spend
more than they should for what they
actually get in year-round transpor-
tation.
Mr.. Coolican believes that some
where between the two extremes
there is a small but growing group
that puts as much money into a
car as is necessary for good work
manship, comfort, endurance, per-
formance and style. without putting
so much into motoring as to render
IL overcapitalized.
There are many people in Wash
ington who are buying so many cars
as to make it impossible to expect
dividends to be commensurate with
the amount of capital invested" he
says. THE type of motorist who
makes this mistake is the one who
is looking for a car that he can trade
in without taking too high a deprecia-
ton. He does not realize that, be-
cause of his plan of not trying to
keep a car for longer than six months
or a year as we'll as because he is
buying the kind of car that will not
last very long with abuse, he takes
several depreciation losses over a
period of a few years. The aggregate
of such losses usually exceeds even
an unnecessarily high depreciation on
a better car that would last longer.
Care of Car Necessary.
This type of car owner spends too
much for his motoring. On the other
hand, there is the car owner who
spends too much on a single car. He
is the man who has not yet learned
how to care for a car that is built to
last 10 years or more. He is accus-
toned to abusing cars, and he does
not realize that quality alone will not
make his ownership economical. He
forgets that a very high-grade auto
mobile requires high grade ownership
and service.
Somewhere in between these ex-
tremes, however, there is developing
the type Of car owner who strikes
the happy medium. He cuts deprecia-
ton loss by running each car longer.
He buys the car that is better than
the average. This enables him to
avoid the first mistake in ownership.
Then, safely past this blunder, he en-
deavors to learn to treat his better
grade property to better grade own
ership, driving and service.
The industry recognizes that on
the development of this type of owner
rests the stability of the business and
the genuine progress of personal mo-
tor transportation. Uneconomic mo-
toring cannot be permanent"
The railroads last year carried 2.631,-
enn ,,n,.lnndS nf .l11tn1nnnfin.a fraiorkt
Evening star., 1925-07-05
SEES FAIRGROUNDS
OUTSTANDING NEED
More and Better Recreation Spaces
in Cities Urged by National
Automobile C. of C.

More and better organized play
grounds is an outstanding need of
many large cities, according to the
monthly traffic bulletin compiled by
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce. Active playground effort
1t is argued. will result in the saving
of lives of many children during the
Summer months.
Many cities are beginning to realize
the Importance of the playground as
an aid in the reduction of the num-
ber of traffic fatalities, it is pointed
out. More than $50 new play areas
were established last year in 231
cities and rapid progress continues
along this line. Detroit opened u
new Fairgrounds this year: Evanston,
ILL.,, has a playground within six
blocks of every child; Paterson, n. J.,
has added three play spaces per year
for the last five years, and Haverhill
Mass, has 245 square feet of play
ground per school child.
Some of the requirements of a mod
ern playground are listed as follows:
Located every few blocks: located on
each side of any main avenue to elm
mate need of crossing; provision of
trained instructors; definite program
for growth of city; adequate equip
ment; keeping of attendance records
to see whether play spaces are being
used by the neighborhoods.
"It is recognized" says the bulletin,
that the chief need of, a playground
is to be more attractive than the
street. 1t must not be a place where
the parents will compel their children
to play, but where the children want
to plaV.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

rods where they are joined to the
connecting rod is very great at low
car speed in high. and plain babbttt-
lined bearings seem to be the only
type that will do the work. 1 can't
show you on this engine, but on many
of them you will find the babbitt lin
ings backed with bronze.
Smith Sees New Light.
Smith was beginning to see bear
ings in a different light. He com
menced to appreciate why the auto
mobile cannot be improved by jump
ing from one idea to another, and
was somewhat surprised to discover
that much more thought has been
given to the development of the go
called conventional features of the
car than he imagined,
Il should think they could try q
roller bearing in place of that rear
main bearing, anyway he suggested.
There's no direct pounding on main
bearings OF course, there's a terrific
endwise force, which I believe you
call end thrust, but there certainly
must be equally serious stresses in
the transmission, or perhaps in
turning around corner too sharply.
"How about heat?" asked the me
chanic. II suppose your front wheels
or the differential or the transmission
are red hot when the cars racing
along the highway or climbing
miniature Pixies Peak"
Admits the Difference.
THAT may make a difference,
Smith admitted, but I'm not going
to get into an argument over 1t. From
what l gather so far, I'm satisfied
that I can profit by inspecting the
bearings in my front wheels, greas-
ing them more regularly and avoid
ing the strain Of driving fast over
rough roads
Smith henceforth was never trou-
bled with a cracked ball in either of
the front wheel bearings or with the
problem of readjusting the roller
bearings of the transmission, differ
ential and rear axles. He got his
bearings, so TO speak, by taking un
necessary loads off the bearings.
Next week: Reducing Windshield
Glare"
Copyright. 1e25.l
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Bearing Adjustment

Lost motion in the wheel bearings
can be detected by lacking up the
front end of the car and by grasping
the wheel at the top and bottom try
to rock it in see-saw fashion. In do
ing this it is advisable to drive a
wooden wedge between the axle and
the knuckle, so that lost motion in
the latter will not be mistaken for
play in the wheel bearings. Should
lost motion exist in the wheel bear
ings this can be taken up by the nut
on the end of the spindle inside of the
hub cap. AS the bearings are always
mounted to take the thrust in either
direction, a single adjustment takes
up the play in both bearings.
In taking up lost motion consider
able judgment must be exercised in
screwing up on the adjusting member
not to get this too tight and thus i'm.
pose a serious end pressure on the
bearings.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

to the speed of the wind without change
Of gears.and in but few seconds. The
first to get away when the traffic cop
gives the "go" signal. The ability to
slow down behind slow moving vehicles
on hills and to shoot away when the
opening offers. A steering mechanism SO
perfectly constructed that milady can drive
and park the car absolutely free of physi-
cal effort.
By performance we mean, too, the ability
to do all of these things, month in and
month out, at the very lowest cost.
There is certain joyous thrill you get
in the Hupmobile Eight that comes from
the vibrationless, gliding action of the car,
giving you a sensation you can get in no
other way.
The Hupmobile Eight is secure in its high
position because it carries with it all the
Evening star., 1925-07-05

for some of the Pickering which
should not be confused with trouble.
The pS4nter will flicker because of the
rough condition of the road. Uneven
feeding Of gas will vary the speed of
the engine enough to vary the charg
ing rate of the generator. There will
be a flicker when the relay points op-
crate on the generator. The stop light
Evening star., 1925-07-05

good will that the Hupmobile Four has
won through dependability long life and
economy.
"The proof of the pudding is in the
eating"
Here is what an owner told US. eve
left Washington at 4:24 AM, after eat
ing breakfast, and reached Ithaca, ". Y,
at I 100 PM, in time for lunch, after a Uon-
derful drive in perfect comfort in Hup-
mobile 8 Sedan, in 8 hours and 36 minutes.
IT'S wonderful car"
We honestly believe that you would make
a serious mistake to buy any automobile
without first phoning Columbia $3.50 and
making an appointment to drive a Hup-
mobile Eight. All models, both Fights and
Fours, on display at our convenient and
attractive showroom, Champlain Street at
Kalcrama Road.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

John Smith
selfish; he 5
or rmorem memhe of the motor clan
Evening star., 1925-07-05
BY BECK.

will draw current and cause a flicker
of the ammeter pointer when the
brakes are applied And, of course,
every time the horn is blown the
pointer goes wild.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
SHOWS uneven FIRING" "
Pickering of the Ammeter Pointer
Requires Investigation.

Pickering of the ammeter pointer
usually indicates uneven firing. or
missing but there are normal causes
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Bearing on Bearings.

1t was in the public garage where
Smith obtained view of the main
and connecting rod bearings of the
engine of a car that was up on the
work rack. He studied the situation
for a time and then asked the me-
chanic:
why not use roller bearings for
the engine instead of those babbitt
bearings that fit so snugly on the
crankshaft? Just think how the en-
gine would spin around! Why, you've
taken up on those bearings till you
can just barely crank over the en-
gine."
What good do you think roller
bearings would be for this sort Of
work ?" the mechanic queried him
Don't you know that a good engine
in good condition is supposed TO come
TO a dead stop as soon as you switch
off the ignition? 1t isn't supposed to
spin around like a wheel or a gen
orator arnature. If a shaft keeps
on spinning around after the ignition
is switched off you've either got leaky
piston rings or loose bearings If
the rings are worn, the compression
is low and the power is gone; if the
bearings are not snug, therell be
knocks and vibration.
Action of Compression.
Compression keeps an engine shaft
from revolving freely better than
these plain bearings. Every time the
shaft turns over it has TO transmit
enough force to one of the connect
ing rods and pistons to put the re-
spective cylinder under compression,
and TO have it do this you must
either exert a greater force on the
hand crank or let the other cylinders
do it when their gas mixture fires.
OF course, after the engine is going
the f1ywheeHs momentum helps to in
crease the force necessary to com
press the mixture in the cylinders.
Probably the main reason why
they've never tried roller or ball bear
ings in the engine is because of the
pounding action of the connecting
rods. You see there's a terrific down
ward driving force when a piston is
going down on its power stroke, and
particularly when you're trying to
climb a hill slowly in high. Connect
ing rods often bend under the strain,
so you can figure what might happen
to the rollers.
You know what happens to piston
pins when you make a habit of ac-
celebrating with the spark fully ad-
vanced. The piston pins may be re-
garded as the upper bearings of the
engine. because they act as a bearing
for the upper ends of the connecting
Evening star., 1925-07-05

Tire prices are As. per cent lower
than they were i'm 1920.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Rather Literal.

From Life.
Mark could die dancing with you
Julia-It's about to kill me, too.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
WOULD HAVE u. S.
JOIN WORLD COURT

Washington. - American adherence
to the World court was approved by
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States through its board of di-
rectOrs.
More active participation by the
United States in European affairs was
advocated along various lines by speak
ers at a dinner of the American Sec
ton of the International Chamber of
Commerce. Addresses were made by
Owen d. Young and Henry NJ Robin
son, two Of the Americans who partici-
pated in the framing of the Dawes
plan, and former Under Secretary of
State Norman II. Davis who figured
cOnspicuOusly in the international poll
cies Of the Wilson administration.
The board Of directors of the United
States chamber adopted the report
prepared by the chambers committee
on foreign affairs. The report urges
that "the United States take its place
with other civilized nations to support
the court"
Mr.. Robinson said that the United
States is in a position to be helpful
to Europe, but that it should guard
against attempting to force other ma
tiOns ito adopt plans and rules that
fit our book and our conventions"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
Frost Causes Damage to
Fruit and Vegetables

Chicago.-Heavy damage by frost
was done to the fruit and vegetable
growing sections in the northern corn
belt reports from all over that section
indicated. From Nebraska to Ohio the
reports said that fruit crops were seri-
ously hurt, with the greater part Of the
damage occurring in northern Illinois
and Michigan.
In the Fox River valley west of Chi
cago, fruit and vegetable crops were
injured but the amount of damage will
not be determined for several DAYS. an
thorities said. Some orchard owners
declared that half the fruit is dead.
In some Michigan sections the cranes
and strawberries were destroyed. The
frost covered most of eastern Iowa
Wisconsin. north and central Illinois
north and central Indiana, Michigan
and Ohio,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
C B. Means Seeks Refuge
Within Walls of Prison

Washington.-With his back to the
wall and facing renewed onslaughts Of
the government. CASTOR B. Means. in
vestigator extraordinary and central
figure in many sensational episodes Of
recent American history, has sought
refuge within the walls of Atlanta fed
eral penitentiary.
Means surrender came in District
of Columbia Supreme court when he
asked to be allowed to begin a two
year sentence imposed in New York
on his conviction for conspiracy in con-
nection with illegal whisky withdraw
ais. Pending against him is a charge
of forgery involving signing of the
name of Senator Smith w. Brookhart
of Iowa and relating to documents fig
uring in the Daugherty investigation.
Sensational testimony was given by
Means in the Daugherty inquiry.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
IotOa "Gas Tax MGrshGIs"
Try to Halt LouO Euoders

Des Moines, Iowa.-Wholesale eva
sion of the gasoline tax law on the
Iowa-Illinois border led State Treas
urer Ray e. Johnson to take steps to
break up the practice of numerous
residents of border cities, particularly
Davenport, of purchasing their motor
fuel in Illinois, where it is not taxed.
The activities Of the, gas tax col
lection division of the state treasury
were confined to collection of license
numbers of Iowans who drove across
the free bridge at Davenport, filed
their tanks and returned to this state.
Rock Island, Ill.-A gasoline war
was inaugurated here by Iowa mar
shals. who set a watch on local sta
lions where Iowa motorists were fill
ing their tanks, instead of buying the
fuel in Iowa. Local oil companies took
the position that the marshals were
interfering with interstate commerce
and ordered them away from the sta
tons here, many of which are clus-
tered near or within a block of the
Illinois end of the bridge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
u. S. OPPOSES SEARCH
FOR ARMS SHIPMENTS

Geneva. = Representative Theodore
e. Burton of Ohio put the United
States on record as opposing the
search of ships of other countries for
Illegal shipments of arms.
A proposal authorizing search of
suspected ships had been put before
the international conference for the
control of traffic in arms and NUM-
tons.
Mr.. Burton, who is the head of the
American delegation to the conference,
said that the United States would not
be likely to accede to such proposal
for its own ships, and that it would
hardly exercise the privilege in regard
to ships of other nations.
He pointed out that the United
States had made special search agree
ments with some nations but only as
means of enforcing the prohibition
law, and asserted that the general pol
Icy of the government was against
search at sea. He cited the POSSIBLE
ity of the abuse of the search privilege
and emphasized the American view
that shipping through the Panama
canal should not be hampered by re-
strictions
The control of arms export and i'm
port should be entirely under the juris-
diction of the individual countries, he
said.
General disfavor of the proposal and
its probable abandonment were indi-
Gated after the French delegates had
expressed their opposition on the
ground that the seizure privilege
might result in the revelation of trade
secrets