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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-02
Florida and Maine
Boosters Meet at
BANQUET Session

Portland. July 1.-"Florida in the
Winter and Maine in the Summer"
was the keynote Of the joint dinner
meeting Of the Maine Tourist Society
and the st. Petersburg Maine Society
held yesterday afternoon at the Fall
mouth Hotel, Portland.
Harrie B. Coe, secretary Of the
Maine Publicity Bureau, and Paul Co
nant, assistant secretary of the st.
Petersburg, Fla, Chamber of Com
merce, were the principal speakers.
President G. H. Ward Of the Maine
Tourist Society presided.
Recognition of the efforts Of Gov
ernor Ralph o. Brewster in putting
Maine on the map" in the way of pub
licity was given by Mr.. Coe, who pre-
dicted that more than 100000 tour
lists would come into Maine during
the present summer, spending more
than $1OO,000.000 while here. He urged
Maine tourists in Florida and else
where to help boost the State.
"The difference between Maine and
Florida is the difference between the
duck and tn heen,' asserted Mr.. CO.
nant. "WhiIe scientists admit that
the ducks egg is superior food to
the hens egg, the hen by her persist
emit cackling has so called attention to
her product that 1t fills the the market
while the duck says so little about her
performance that few people OUTSIDE
of the scientists know anything OF the
value Of the ducks egg.
Mr.. Conant told OF construction
work going on in st. Petersburg ana
referred to the $2,414,000 bond issue
recently voted and the annexation OF
adjoining territory which Increased
the area of the city from u square
miles to SIS square miles. se
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Winthrop Nature Study Club
The Nature Study Club passed an
enjoyable day with Mrs. Eastman
on Tuesday at her camp Honey
MOON"
AT noon dinner was served, a
feast fit for a king, and after the
forenoon of research work it was
surely appreciated. Helen Pitman
had made unique place cards of
decorated clam shells that were fas-
tened together and inside each one
was a question to be answered by
the receiver. These created much
merriment as well as refreshing the
memory as to the various Nature
Writers, past and present.
Mrs. Millspaugh read an article on
the value of birds to our garden
and the many deeds we can do to
add to our feathered helpers in the
garden. Supply the birds with
drinking water and they will make
less ravage on the cultivated fruits.
The next meeting of the Club will
be July 18th, the place to be an
nounced later.
Mrs. j. r. Pitman of Boston Is
the guest of her son. F. H. Pitman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-02

WHEREAS. E. Belle Smith Doane,
formerly Of Worcester, in the County
of Worcester and Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts, by her mortgage, dated
Kennebee County, Registry of DeedS,
in Book 551, Page 246, conveyed to
The First National Granite Bank OF
Augusta, corporation existing by
and under the laws of the United
States Of America and having an Of
flee and place of business at Augusta,
in the County of Kennebec and State
of Maine, of which the undersigned
Dwight l.. Higgins is Cashier. a Ger
tain parcel of real estate. situated IN
said Augusta. and bounded and de-
scribed as follows. to-wit:. Beginning
at the northwest corner of said lot at
the junction of the easterly line of the
land of the First Baptist church with
Winthrop Street, and running souther-
ly along the easterly line Of said land
Staples and by him conveyed to DR.. L.
]. Crooker: thence easterly along ana
by the northerly line of said lot thirty
600 feet: thence northerly on line
parallel with the easterly line OF said
land of tho First Baptist Church to
along the southerly line Of said street.
to the first mentioned bound. Reserv-
ing the right of passageway to and
from said Croker lot and the Sawyer
and Bangs lots east of the lot therein
conveyed, being the same premises
described in a deed from Fannie A.
Crooker to Melville Smith, dated Sep
TENDER 4, 1888, and recorded in said
Registry, in .:ook BAT. Page 131. and
whereas the condition Of said mort
by reason of the breach of the condi-
ton thereof, 1t claims foreclosure
of said mortgage.
The First National Granite Bank
Of Augusta -
By Dwight L. Higgins,
Cashier.
jn25-jly2-s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-02
Early Converting
Conference on Treaty
Rights in China

washington, July 1.-(AP)-Early
converting of the international COM
mission provided for by the Washing
ton arms conference to study ways and
means of planting extra territorial
treaty rights in China with a Chinese
Judicial system to which matters in
volving American nationals could be
entrusted safely, would be regarded
with favor by the Washington govern
ment.
limitations of this attitude are
known not only to have been given
by DR.. SEE, Chinese minister here, by
Secretary Kellogg in recent CONVERSE
lions on anti-foreign outbreaks in
China, but also to be contained in new
instructions for John Van A. Mac.
Murray, minister to China. who Is due
in Picking July 4.
There are indications that steps also
may have been taken from Washing
ton to remind the signatory powers of
the suggestion for such q commission
contained in resolution number five of
the arms conference. So far as known,
however. no definite stepe beyond these
have been taken in Washington and
presumably the actual call for the
meeting of the commission would
come from the Chinese government
as provided in the resolution.
The conference action was based on
the attitude disclosed by all partici-
pating powers that China's extra ter
ritorial commitments should be re-
viewed and revised at the earliest pos
sible date. The Washington govern
ment was then and is now anxious to
forego extra territorial rights in China
or elsewhere if its citizens can be as
sured fair and just treatment under
the laws and customs where they may
be gathered in legitimate occupations.
The nine powers, including China.
which signed the Washington Far
Eastern treaties and the appended res
olution did so with the specific reser-
walton that none of them should be
committed to acceptance of any rec
concentrations made by the commits
sion. Surrender of any special treaty
right in China would remain to be de-
cided by each government, while China
retained the right to accept or reject
whatever program of internal judicial
reconstruction the commission might
, propose.
Since the Washington conference
four other governments, Peru, Den,
mark, Spain and Brazil, have accepted
the Washington conference to adhere
to the statements made by that confer
ence with respect to Japan and with
respect to China.
Dr. SEE declined to comment today
on his conference with Mr.. Kellogg be-
yond saying that much progress has
been made"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-02
ROTARY PRESIDENT
Tells OF D0INCS
AT CONVENTION

President Fred N. Boston's most
interesting report of the Sixteenth
Annual Convention of Rotary Inter-
national was the feature of the regu-
lar weekly meeting and luncheon held
Wednesday noon at the Johnson
House. President Boston attended as
a delegate from the local organiza-
ton, and his report was a compre
hensive one, covering all the impor-
tant details of the big conference.
The visitors present at Wednesdays
meeting were b. G. Pillsbury and son
Charles of Amesbury, Mass, John B.
Knox of Portland, and F. w. Burrell
of Augusta.
All nationalities were represented
at the big convention, Japanese, Mex
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Building Laborers
Ordered Back to
Work in Boston

Boston, July 1.-(AP)-Union Of.
ncials today ordered $500 striking
building laborers to report to their
former employers ready to resume
work next Monday. This action fol-
lowed a nagreement by the Building
Trades Employers Association with
a proposal of U. s. department of
labor commissioner to investigate
the strike.
The federal labor commissioners
will meet next Tuesday morning to
probe the laborers' strike.
A general strike in the building
industry was averted yesterday when
the various unions agreed to the
federal investigator proposal. Tn
ion leaders had planned to call the
strike this morning.
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ADJUSTMENTS
sala Program for "Night Before" a
Pleasant Pond Pavilion

sala Program for "Night Before" at
Pleasant Pond Pavilion
me stage is all set for the greatest
S.s.am ever arranged for Pleasant
MY .u PAVILION. In addition to the
sbssslonal Dancing Exhibitions
d ~ Will be series of contests
;h sn 70 all, including modern dane
:. s ana something new to the dane
h. mere a pivoting contest. Novel;
49, noisemakers and everything
css uucive to good time has been
nluloiiy planned. The grand dis
OF fireworks will be shown at
"a. =. NJ. Because of the extensive
q sslllsing this event has been CIV
iny careful program for the park
ths y cars under the supervision of
out management has been worked
sers,al mere will be no charge for the
ear,,as e Regardless of your plans
Tho ~ IN the night, be sure to visit
fur;ass uhd some hour. Fun, fast and
eIah, us IS the slogan for the entire
son,s hours of dancing, with Man
leavs orcnestra. Leonard bus will
affer Inc Strand Theatre shortly
n r. .ne closing of the retail stores,
fron, eponse to the many requests
81 ALL me retail clerks who will not
the .su TO go out earlier owing TO
hays sles remaining open. All taxis
1sers .a1ranged to carry out passen-
nen eouced rates for this occa-
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leans, Britans, South Americans.
Frenchmen, Philippines. Canadians
and many others, and everyone greet
ed each other with jokes and good
fellowship, fully exemplifying the
wonderful spirit of Rotary.
Presented Boston gave in his re-
port description of the Cleveland
public auditorium. 1t is according to
the dedication "a monument conceiv-
ed as tribute to the ideals of Cleve-
land builded by her citizens and ded-
icated to social progress. industrial
achievements and civic interest" 1t
| is the largest and finest public audi
forum in the world, 800 feet long,
215 feet wide. 80 feet from main floor
to glass ceiling. The cost was S6,50e-
900 and it seats $4,000 people, is
beautifully arranged, ventilated by
cool washed air, wonderfully decorat-
ed, artistic lighting effect through
glass ceiling which is converted into
rainbow and sunset effects. The or
gan is one of the largest in the
world and cost 100000, has 10.010
pipes. $50 speaking stops, echo or
| gan of II stops, console of manuels,
and mounted on electric elevator. 1t
contains a barber shop, shower baths,
restaurant, 5 rest rooms and a con-
| ference room SO by % feet. The aud
! itorium has housed every conceivable
| type of public entertainment from
Metropolitan Grand Opera to COM
plete circuses and eXpositions of all
kinds. Athletic events and conven-
lions have had a prominent part in
| it's schedules.
The whole basement of this was
I called the House of Friendship and
was divided into sections for each
| district Of Rotary. Here one could
meet friends, listen to good music,
| write and mail letters or attend TO
othe details of the trip. Monday, the
| first day of the Convention was de-
voted entirely to registration. In the
| evening Z the auditorium the pa
geant Rotary" was produced by
Robert Burnside, formerly of the
| New York Hippodrome, from a seen
ario written by Art. c. Klumph,
| President Rotary international 1916
II. This was spectacle in four cpl
sodes, and was dedicated to the man
who are vitalizing the spirit of SER
vice by expressing it in their social,
| civic, and business activities in ev-
cry part of the civilized world and
striving thus to make Rotary dy-
| manic living philosophy.
Tuesdoy morning a recital on the
auditorium organ was heard, and
then a written message from Paul
| Harris, founder and first president
of Rotary International. The secre-
| tary and treasurer's reports and pre-
sentation of the Overseas delega-
ton was next. This was followed by
an eloquent address by President
Everett Hill. The fine system of am
plification made every word audible
| in the farthest corners of this vast
| hail. All joined in Rotary songs led
| by Roy Williams of Oklahoma.
The afternoon session was devoted
to speeches, among the best being
! that of Bob Hill of Salem, whom the
Gardiner Rotarians have had the
pleasure of hearing Wednesday, af-
ter another organ recital and sing
| ing, reports on registration, commit
tee nomination for officers and a
| wonderful talk on the Uniqueness of
! Rotary by Canon William 7. Elliott
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-02
Survivors of Ill
Fated Schooner Rex
Reach Home Port

Gloucester, Mass, July lap
Eight Of the nine surviving members
of the crew of the schooner Rex,
which was rammed and sunk last
Sunday morning 100 miles east of
Sable Island by the Cunard Liner
Tuscania, arrived here from New
York soon after midnight tonight.
The ninth man, Edward Surrette, was
left in st. Vincent's Hospital to re-
cover from injuries sustained in the
crash. The men went Immediately to
their homes. They were dressed in
clothes furnished by the Cunari Line
and several were wearing Anchor
Line uniforms and jerseys.
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Lally of Texas
Wins Massachusetts
Open Golf Tourney

Newton Centre, Mass, July 1 -
(AP)-Tom Lally of San Antonio,
Tex, won the Massachusetts, open
golf championship title in the final
round of the r. hole medal tourna-
ment today at the Charles River
Country club. His card for the ~
holes read: IS, 80, 70 and IS for 306.
Jack Strait of Hartford, Conn, were
each a stroke behind the new cham
pion with 307.
Willie Ogg of Worcester, the de-
Tending champion, finished the tour
nament with card OF 314.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-02
Coombs-M oore

eArdiner friends will be interested
Z iearn OF the wedding of Miss Isa-
ae Moore. formerly of this city,
~ ~ hoy Coombs, which took place in
hampton Falls, N. H., on Saturday,
sas u The bride graduated from
a,o'ner High in the class of 1919
~ was well known and liked by a
81 circle of friends in Gardiner and
~, s.llity Following her graduation
YIN uardiner High she graduated
ia s'1 The Simms Memorial Hospital in
s r-..lneton, Mass, and after being in
- .sate practice for some time has
an M ior the past two years school
s Sa,se In Canton, Mass. The couple
r rni make their home in Hampton
aus where Mr.. Coombs is a farmer
ea an extensive scale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-02
STATE or MAINE

IL. So
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT u
IN VACATION
Augusta, June 18th. 1895,
Florence Coombs xiht s.
benjamin =; :. oooms. 8
Upon the annexed Writ and Libel. !
1t Is ordered by me, the undersigned.
Justice of said Court. that notice
fishing an attested copy or the same,s'
or an abstract thereof, together with
this order thereon, three weeks suc-
cessively in the Kennebec Journal. q
County Of kenneSec a the ns last pubi i
ton to be thirty days at least before.
the next term of said Court, to be-
holden at Augusta, within and for
said County of Kennebec, on the sec-
may then and there appear in said
Attest NORMAN L. BAssETT,
Justice Supreme judicial Court.
Copy Of Libel =
The Libelant alleges that she was
married to the said libelee at Rum-
ford in the State of Maine on the 10th
day Of June 1914: the said libelant and.
their said marriage; that the libelant
resided in this State when the cause
of divorce accrued as hereinafter set
forth, and had resided here In good
faith one year prior to the date hereof,
f to the ser has sssn s
that the said libelee has been unmind-
full Of the same; that on the 18th day
of July 1922, and on divers other days
and times since their intermarriage
of adultery with one Florence Cobb.
that since their intermarriage the SAID
libelee has been addicted to gross and
confirmed habits Of intoxicAtion: that
being of suficient ability he has
Sd 0' AND refused to and provide UuS saitabis
maintenance for your libelant: that he
has been guilty of cruel and abusive
treatment and extreme cruelty towards
her, as follows. to wit: n
That two children have been born
to them during their said marriage.
now living, viz: Gladys May. aged ten
years; and Marguerite E., aged six
years.
Wherefore, she prays that divorce
from the bonds of matrimony between
herself and said libelee may be dee
creed, and that the care and custody
of their minor children may be given
to her; also that reasonable alimony
be decreed to her out of his estate; Or :
paid to her by him. *
And the libellant further alleges
that he has used reasonable diligence
to ascertain the present residence Of
said libelee, but is unable to do so
and does not know where it Is.
FLORENCE COOMBS, Libelant.
Kennebec, IS. June II. 1925.-The
said Libslant made oath that the above
allegation as to the residence Of the
Libelee is true.
Before me.
JAMES B. PERKINS, : +.
Notary Public =
(Seal)
A true copy Of the order Of notice
and libel
Attest: G w. JONES, Clerk.
I'M thurs q
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Hold Wealthy Scion
In Contempt of Court

New York, July 1.-(AP)-Arthu
K. Bourne. Jr.. grandson of the late
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne,
sewing machine manufacturer, who
left an estate of $41, 100000 today
was directed to show cause why he
should not be adjudged in contempt
of court for failing to pay alimony
of $50 a week to his wife, Beatrice
Clancy Bourne. The order is re-
turnable July 6.
Bourne was arrested a few days
ago on charge of disorderly con-
duct made by his wife, after chase
through city streets.
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WINTHROP
Hayward Reward
Divided Three WAYS

The sum of $1,000, the amount of
the reward offered by Fred Moulton
of Lexington. Mass, a brother-in-
law for the discovery of Miss Aida
Hayward has been equally divided
between Charles Towle, S. l.. Wood
man and DR.. Carl Bates, the three
men who found the body. Before
returning to his home in Massachu-
sets Mr.. Moulton placed the re-
ward in the hands of a committee,
composed of NJ. w. Wiswell, c. I.
Bailey and II. S. Woodman, for set
tlement.
There will be two baseball games
Saturday between the Winthrop Ath-
Ietic Association and Nickery and
Hill of Augusta. The morning game
will be at 10 A. NJ, and the after
noon game at >.
Miss Margaret Chamberlain of
New York, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. G.. Jordan. went to
Waterville Tuesday where she will
visit relatives.
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Wall Street Briefs

New York, July 1.-(AP)-The
U. S. Steel Corporations report OF
untitled tonnage for June, to be made
public on July 10. is expected inythe
financial district to show another
decrease of approximately 25O,OOO
tons. A decrease of S96, 1853 tons was
reported for May. This estimated
decline would bring bookings as of
July j, to 100000 tons, against B.
262, sos tons on July ], 1924, and
the recent high of 5,2S6.771 tons on
March 1. Incoming business In
June was somewhat better than In
May. Steel men do not look for any
marked change in buying volume
until late in August.
Stockholders of the Richmond
Radiator Company will vote August
on a plan to retire the preferred
and common stocks outstanding.
Public offering is expected tomor-
row of 76,5O0 shares of seven per
cent convertible stock of the Ameri-
can District Telegraph Company of
New Jersey Of SOL share.
Another record high price for
membership in the New York curb
market was recorded today when
the seat of Ernest H. Riehl was sold
for $4,000 to Barney Peck, an In
crease of $500 over the record price
established in transaction yester-
day.
The Southern Railway surplus of
Sc, 1872 900 for the first five months
of 1925 is equal after preferred
dividends to $462 a share on the
common stock, against $3.47 share
in the same period of 1924.
The outlook for the mail order
business is so favorable that before
the close of the year, there Is a
good chance that Montgomery Ward
and Company will pay off the $500
back dividends on the class A stock,
Theodore +. Merseles, president,
said today on his departure for
Europe. Sales of Sears-Roebuck &
Company for the first half of 1925
reached $11S,242, 460, compared with
$104,917,7S1 year ago, an increase
of. 1871 per cent.
The ha!f-yearly report Of COM
mercial failures issued by r. g.,
Dun and Company gives total of
IL APO compared with Ills for the
first half of 1924, but this years in j
debtedness of $349, 396, 450 fell much
below the 1904, 459, 956 last year. -
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Direct Verdict in =
SymingtOn Divorce

New York, July 1.-(AP)-A direct
ed verdict in favor of Mrs. Ida May
Symington was ordered today by SUI
preme Court Justice Ford in the al
vorce suit brought by her husband
Thomas II. Symington, wealthy manu-:
facturer. The court ruled that there
was not adequate proof to sustain any
of the allegations of inf1delity.
After the decision Mr.. SyminGton
announced he would appeal at once &c
the higher court.
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r, e. ne last meeting of the Gardiner
~ giup It was decided to give UP
~ cluprooms in the Bailey building
Dspot Square. This will mean that
4, ciuD the Gardiner Girls Club has
Mssscaily- disbanded, but is expected
rss WIN the coming of the fall the
sss. e5s viii meet at each others
= 1sss and thus in a small way keep
" me work. At any rate, all actici-
- VII be suspended for the summer
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London. July 1-(AP)-The Brit
ish government is consulting other
interested powers and intends to act
in close cooperation with them re-
garding a reply to China's proposals
for revision of her foreign treaties
Austen Chamberlain, British foreign
secretary, told the House OF COM
mons today in answer to memDer
question. He said in the meantime
he could make no statement on the
subject until the Chinese government
had taken steps to end the present
anti-foreign agitation and to restore
law and order.
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GARDINER

very pleasant affair was held
3ecentiy at the home of George Hol-
s1ook IN Chelsea when about 60 of
sS friends from Gardiner and RAN
Solpn gathered to celebrate his 72nd
pi.raay. each one bringing some
smau token of remembrance. Games
vee played, and refreshments
sssrveo, and a most pleasant time en-
Dyed BY all.
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miscellaneous Shower

Tuesday evening the home of Mrs.
Mary Maxwell in North Monmouth was
the scene of pretty party and mis-
cellaneous shower with Miss Marion
Thaanum of Winthrop as guest of
honor. The marriage of Miss Thaanum
and r. Arthur Hobart of Auburn is
to take place in the near future
During the evening Miss Thaanum
was instructed to trace the course OF
her wedding tour by following stream
ers of pink and white crepe paper.
draped through the house. At different
places, marked by printed signs, un-
der each of which were found dainty
gifts of linen, pyrex, cut glass. silver
and other articles. Mrs. Lena Cook
and Mrs. Mary MAXWELL, the hostesses,
served dainty buffet lunch, assisted
by Miss Nellie Cook and Miss Lila
Beals of Auburn and Miss Christine
Thaanum of Winthrop.
The guests present were, Mrs.
Jessie Dudley of Lewiston, Miss Nell
lie Cook. Miss Lena Cook and Miss
Lila Beals of Auburn; Mrs. Mary
Alden. Mrs. Rita Randlette, Mrs.
Mabelle Norris, Mrs. Arville Powell,
Miss Ellen Alden, Miss Ruth Alden,
Miss Annie Thannum and Miss
Christine Thaanum of Winthrop;
Mrs. Frank Hilton of Augusta, Mrs.
LAND Davis, Mrs. Nellie Daggert,
Mrs. Evelyn Richardson, Mrs. Ella
Richardson, Mrs. Hazel Clark, Mrs.
Ada Trites, Mrs. Esther Maxwell,
Mrs. Sadie Maxwell, Mrs. Mary
Maxwell, Miss Edith Harvey and
Miss Jennie Fowler of Monmouth.
Miss Christine Thaanum, who has
been teaching history in the Junior
High school at Rumford for the past
three years has returned to her