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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29
BURNHAM

II. and Mrs. Owen c. Gould and
two children of New York City ar
rived by auto Sunday night to pass
his annual vacation visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Maude
Miles, and with relatives here and
also with his relatives in Pittsfield
Mrs. Doris Johnston and little
daughter, Keitha Of Hartland, are
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hunt.
The Porter Cottage at Weeds
Shore at Winnecook Lake. Is oc-
cupied this year by parties from
Boston, who arrived by auto, Sum-
day.
The July meeting of the Women's
Division of the Burnham Farm Bu-
reau which was scheduled to be held
on Thursday of this week has been
postponed to later date.
Sebasticook and Burnham Oranges
will unite in entertaining the North
Waldo Pomona Grange at Sebasti-
cook Grange Hall for an all day
meeting on Wednesday August ~,
ana the following program has been
prepared by the Pomona Lecturer,
noon meeting to open at 1o:30
action of business. after which the
fifth degree will be conferred on
class Of candidates. Recess at noon
for dinner. The meeting will re-
open about 1880 o'clock with music
and salute to the flag. The address
of Welcome will be given by the
lecturer of Sebasticook Grange.
Verdila Pease and the response will
be given by the Pomona Master, c.
c. Clements of Winterport. Ques-
ton Resolved That labor unions are
a menace to the government and are
the indirect cause of agricultural de-
preston and the abandonment of
farms" affirmative, o. B. Dow.
negative, E. E. Davis. Address of
the day to be given by John E. Alb
bott, Master of Maine State Grange.
Five minute talks: G) What have
been some of the effects of the
ballot for women? Ermine Davis;
(2) On what questions are men
politicians afraid of the woman
vote? Maude Z. Mudgett; music
and readings for the program are to
be furnished by the host oranges.
Carroll Harding returned Monday
to his duties at the Station as tele-
graph operator, after a two weeks
vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

oakdale. Auburn, at 1870 O'clock
Monday night with his clothes aname.
A large crowd witnessed the spectac-
ular leap and saw Henri disappear
in the black water to emerge un-
harmed. 1.-THE Human Torch" as
Henri is billed, is to perform at the
same time each night this week at
Oakdale. He saturates his clothes
with gasoline, ignites 1t and leaps
from his lofty perch to the river be-
low. The water extinguishes the
flames. The feat Is extremely haz-
ardous, but Henri is daredevil and
fears nothing in the high diving line.
There is a possibility Of an amateur
diving program being instituted at
Oakdale, states the management, II
interest enough is shown. THIS event
would take place Friday nights.
Speaking Of strange manifestations
a Rockland man relates this incident
which came before his observation
Sunday, July IL: Driving in the
country" he says, II stopped awhile
at the Pentacostal church meeting in
Appleton. There I saw an old lady
81 years old, go into a trance, talk
and give message In an unknown
tongue. She also got the message
back in the English language and de-
livered it., saying she did not know
who the message was for but it was
for some one there and he would
know. l understand man present,
who is not of the faith OF these
people, knew the message was for
him. Any one who could have wit
messed this incident as did, with the
VI
woman of 81 years, must be con-
vinced that there are powers un-
known and undeveloped in humanity
which if brought out under the right
conditions, would be marvellous. un-
derstand that this old lady came over
from Waldo county, near Belfast. She
left an impression stamped on my
mind, and I am sure I have lots to
learn yet. There was crowd OF
people present who saw and heard
as I did"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

been visiting them ana r.,,,...
home. 'ssunM
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon or.r..
daughter Marjory went ~ sat
Messalonskee Saturday to pass .s
week at the Berry's cottage. ns
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Varnev
turned Saturday from an auto ~. =
New Hampshire where thew .
been visiting relatives. as"
Hugh Wyer and family. who =.
been visiting relatives In town ~ ~
Saturday for Salisbury Beach vasat ICY
they will pass the week befor. Asls =
turning to their home in RochAss
Mass.
Stephen Bradley and Donald po,,,-
passed the weekend in Togus wh.sa JS.a
they attended the ball game.
Federal Detective Charles s.r.r
and Deputy Sheriff, Leverette F,sa F,.sa
elling were in Bath Friday on osss,., s,
business.
Leo Lessor and Reginald Fo,,..
motored to Skowhegan Satnrsssas
where they attended the basshsxS
game.
Wentworth Greenleaf is able IA /.
out again after being confined IA ~.
house for several weeks by illness
Clayton Atkins. who is ennnlov.s
by the Maine Central Railroad =
Portland, passed the weekend al bis T.
home.
Wesley Fletcher has been spuoin,.
ed deputy by Hon. John Healey ~
Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson -.
turned Saturday from China Ists
where they passed the week with M
and Mrs. B. l.. Nichols at their camn
Lone Elm Farm"
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Haynes Ana
daughter motored to Skowhegan Ri.
day where they visited friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merlin Young ana
children of Burnham passed the dar
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Dear.
born.
Mrs. Ray Tweedie of Pittsfeld ana
Mr.. and Mrs. v. L. Currie and son
passed the weekend at China Iaks
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McConkis
passed the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Merlin Young in Burnham.
Mrs. Harry Gibbs motored to Rel.
grade Saturday. She was accomuan.
led by her son Robert and Mrs. Alica
Drew, who have been enjoying an
outing at the Drew's cottage.
Mrs. Charles H. Smith of Bar Har.
Dor arrived in town Saturday to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Gerald on Hirb
street.
The marriage intentions Of Ralph
Glazier Of this town and Miss Ruth
Richardson of Gardiner are on fle Al
the town clerks office.
Ralph Range, who is employed n
Wilton. passed the weekend at his
home.
Frank Michaud passed Sunday at
Old Orchard.
Mrs. Correne Fleury left Friday for
Massachusetts, to join her husband
who is employed there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29
UNITY

C. W. Taylor was business visitor
in Belfast. Friday.
Miss Alton Libby, who underwent
surgical operation at the Bradbury
Memorial hospital at Belfast, re-
turned home Friday very much i'm
proved.
Mrs. w. w. Rolfe Of Berwick.
passed the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs F. A. Whitehouse.
The Rev. Mr.. Davis conducted the
funeral service of Mrs. Mary Whit
ten in Burnham, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Conner was in
Bangor. Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Adams and Mrs.
S. p. Libby were in Clinton, Thurs
day.
nc. Buzzell Of Belfast was a busi-
ness visitor in town. Thursday.
q The Rev. George Davis conducted
the funeral service of w. e. Lancas-
ter in Burnham Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark and Mrs.
Eta Barney were in Waterviile,
Thursday.
H. L. Truworthy was the guest Of
his sister, Mrs. Earl Furbush In New
port the past week.
The Portland Packing Company are
running their factory day and nignl
putting up their pack Of peas.
Mrs. Angie Whitten of Albion Is
stopping at Windemere Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. X. Hatch of
Presque Isle are guests Of Mr.. Hatch's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hatcn.
Bert Mudgett Of Bangor was a
business visitor in town Thursday.
H. NJ. Brawn was in Bangor, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Adams are en-
tertaining guests from Middletown.
Conn.
C.N. Packard was called to Bridge
water Friday by the death OF his
father.
c. l.. Moulton has moved into the
Taylor house vacated by B. F. Ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Webb, who have
been OCCUPYING the Frost cottage at
windemere Park for the past two
weeks, have returned to their home
in Bangor.
Mrs. Edythe Stevens has rented
her cottage to parties from Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Goodrich and
daughter, Irene Goodrich of Augusta
and Mrs. Orison Chandler Of Burn
ham were in town. Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Larabee of
Lewiston passed the week-e end with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dobsen.
John Grant and Mr. Merrill Of the
American Can Company of Portland
were in town Friday.
Mrs. Abbie Myrick Of Dedham,
Mass, was a recent guest OF Mrs.
Alice Stone.
Mrs. c. w. Taylor and Mrs. Paul
Mosher were in Bangor. Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Truworthy were
in Portland over the weekend.
H. L. Glines was a business visitor
in Waterville, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Knight passed
the week -end with Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Sanderson in Belfast.
Clyde Bagley and Mrs. Harry
Bryant of Lewiston were in town re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marry Whitney passed
the weekend with their daughter in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29
What Travel Teaches

(Boston Transcript
1t is said that of the thirty men
who have been Presidents of the
United States, sixteen had never
been in Europe before their election
or succession to the presidency.
Several of the early Presidents who
had visited Europe would scarcely
have done so If, like the two
Adamses, Jefferson and Monroe they
had not been sent there on public
errands. Washington was never in
Europe, nor was jackson, Taylor,
Lincoln or Coolidge; and Grant was
never there until after he had re-
tired from the presidency. In the
period Of the education and develop
ment of all the earlier of these great
men our country was relatively more
deficient in the means of education
and culture than 1t Is now; and yet
no one could say that they were
lacking either in the qualities or the
training requisite for the highest Of
flee in the gift of the people.
Are we to infer from this that a
tour abroad Is Of no advantage to a
statesman or public servant? As
Suredly not. It Is still true that
many men and women of the highest
endowments have never crossed the
ocean. We have all the means and
agencies, as well as all the in
spiration that make men and women
great. Yet surely the Adamses
jefferson and Monroe had derived
great advantage, by which their
countrymen benefited, from their
European experiences. Perhaps
Monroe would never have given us
that very American thing, his
doctrine" If he had not known
Canning in England.
And this much is to be said IN
favor Of European travel for any
future public servant, that usually 1t
tends to make a man just a little
keener in his pride in his native
land than would otherwise be.
Particularly at this epoch, and more
SO. than in the days Of Lincoln and
jackson, it is desirable that an
American public man as we'll as
the average American citizen, should
know, from observation on the spot,
the reasons for European jealousy,
distrust and opposition to America.
AS Confucius learned politeness from
the impolite, we may learn Amer
icanism from contact abroad with
those who, in the defense Of in
stitutions and methods which our
own national forces are supposed to
be undermining, denounce or depre-
cate every form Of American in
fuence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

Here is real news from Holly
wood: Mary Pickford is not going to
bob her hair. II have not bobbed
my hair because my husband does
not want me to and because I do not
believe the public does" she de-
clares; but she further states Il
think bobbed hair is comfortable,
convenient and sanitary and have
no quarrel with the thousands who
have had their locks cut off," Miss
Pickford states both sides Of the
case, but emphasizes the point that
she is an individualist and believes
in doing what one thinks is suitable
to the individual, not in doing some-
thing because others are doing It.
1t will not be said of Miss Pickford
that she has been obliged to follow
the crowd to gain popularity at
Hollywood and elsewhere.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

The belief is expressed that there
will be a considerable amount Of
political "sniping" when President
Coolidge's tax reduction measure is
presented to Congress. in spite Of
the fact that Senator Joseph T.
Robinson Of Kansas. leader Of the
Democratic forces in the Senate is
among those who have come out in
favor of the plan. 1t is anticipated
that there will be plenty of speeches
by Democratic members who can see
nothing good in any Republican
plan, but there Is great doubt If such
speeches can divert attention from
the issue, the tightening OF the
burden Of taxation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29
Wednesday, July 2e, 1925.

"If I had to choose, | would prefer
to be q descendant Of q humble
monkey rather than Of 4 man who
employs his knowledge and eIo.
qusnes In Misrepresentation of those
who are wearing cut their lives in
the search fer truth."-Huxley.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29
Editorial Comment
Maine Treats Tourists Fairly
(Boston American)

(6OSIOIl <AIllcTlCdL)
OF the six New England States
Maine is the. only one, according to
tour book just issued by the
American Automobile Association,
which offers to visiting motorists
complete reciprocity in the matter OF
registration.
AS a result the State Of Maine is
growing rapidly in popularity as a
Summer playground. 1t is gaining
more revenue from Summer visitors,
attracted there by its hospitable
automobile law, than it could gain
from the smaller number who might
come in spite of a law compelling
them after a short time to obtain a
Maine registration plate.
In Vermont you may visit Tor
three months-spend the Summer
before the State requires you to
take a Vermont registration plate.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
allow only thirty days Of grace to
visiting motorists.
New Hampshire's limit Is twenty
days and the State of Connecticut
refuses to recognize the registration
plates Of other States after fifteen
days.
A uniform registration law for the
six New England States Is obviously
the sensible solution of the problem.
1t would benefit the whole region,
make il more attractive to visitors
from other States, advertise New
England hospitality from one end of
the country to the other.
Where Maine and Vermont have
led the way Massachusetts,. Rhode
Island, New Hampshire and Con-
necticut should have the gumption
to follow and the grit to compel
their public officials to clear the
way.
Why allow another Summer to
come and 60 without a uniform
registration law for the six New
England States?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

Brunswick has been engaged to
teach the Grammar school at the viii
lage for the coming year and Mrs.
Leon McNally of Burnham Is to
teach the village Primary.
G. ]. Mudgett was visitor in
Troy. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Gray Of Troy
were recent callers with friends in
town
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

cannot meet the demand for the
higher arts in that section. however,
and the proposed institution OF
learning" at Kansas City will be a
boon to arts and culture in Missouri.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29
MAINE GOSSIP
Come, Come Ny Love

Come, Come MY Love
Come. come. my, Love, the morning
waits,
What magic now shall greet our
sight:
What butterflies
Before our eyes
Shall vanish in the open light!
Come. while the Sun has power to
strike
Our household fires all dead and cold:
How softly now
The wind can blow
When carrying off field Of gold!
Come, when behind some leafy hedge
Wen see snow-white, newborn
lamb
No man has set
His eyes on yet
Where it lies sleeping near its dam
Come, come, my Love. the morning
The Sun is high, the dew has gone:
The airs as bright
AS though the light
w. H Davies from the London
Spectator.
Librarian Elmar T. Boyd Of the
Bangor Public library returned Mon
day forenoon from Seattle. Washing
ton, where he had been attending
the national convention Of the Amer
ican Library Association. There were
1900 delegates present. Mr.. Boyd was
gone month and day, and visited
Yellowstone Park and many other
places of scenic beauty.
Membership Of the community or
ganizations was lauded as highly de-
sirable by Secretary E. H. McDon-
aid of the Portland Chamber Of Com
merce in an address before the Long
Island Improvement Association
Monday evening. He congratulated
the association on what it l/i accom-
plished for community welfare, and
urged to renew activities.
Auburn people are complaining at
the spray which has been used on
shade trees to protect them from the
insect pests. According to news dis
patches from that city cats and dogs
are dying by the dozen there daily
and their owners believe that the
deaths are caused by the animals
getting the poison from the grass
which receives some of the falling
spray.-Bath Times.
August predictions in the Maine
Farmers Almanac are for four days
Of fair weather to begin the month.
Rain is predicted for the 5th; rs.
somewhat cooler; 9-12, signs of rain; (;
II, hot and dry; %, thunder showers; !;
27, rain; 30-31, fair and cooler. There
is partial eclipse of the moon on
Aug. 4, invisible on Pacific shores.
This will be the last eclipse of the
year. The days declination is from
IA hours, 80 minutes on the first to
13 hours and Is minutes on the 31st.
There are five Sundays in August.
Alfred Clifford Of Damariscotta lost
part Of line while wishing in Biscay
Pond recently. 1t got caught in a
crevice. Next day while trolling he
saw the end of his line moving
through the water near the surface.
He got hold of 1t and pulled it in. He
found a four-pound pickerel on the
end of it, but investigation showed a
good sized pickerel within the big
one and a half-pound perch within
the second pickerel. The perch had
taken the hook baited with a worm
and pulled it clear from the crack, 1t
had then been swallowed by the
smaller pickerel, which in turn had
been engulfed by the big fellow.
Henri TEX" Wiseman, well known
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

Longlegs, none the worse for his
ride.
"Whew!" whistled the dwarf
through his teeth. i've never made
shoes for an eight-footed person"
IT will need four pairs" explained
Daddy Longlegs. "Snug and trim,
but not too tight. I guess YOU can
make four pairs all right"
mot all RIGHT laughed the
tiny shoemaker dwarf. you will
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time .

MAINE CENTRAL. RAllRoAp
Eastern Standard Time 4
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA foR
Bangor, t12.47 a. m. s1.0S a. m. y 230 z n'
f4.45 a. m, 1925 a. m. s9.40 am, fz2a p'ns
s3.0S p. m, 1881 p. m.
B. s. A. Pts, AZ am, T. 80 a. m, fs.z' IN
Bar Harbor, %2 80 a m, TO- 25 a. m.
Bath, t6.19 a. m, 1919 a. m, slo.zA T. A'
taos p. m. *l0.55 p. m.
Belfast, C4.45 a. M, 1925 a. m, t223 o.
Boston, *3. 13 a. m. t619 a. m, 1918 = ~
slo. "a a. m. t3.o9 p. m. t4.o5 p. m.' sai'p -
Calais. f.. so a. m, 1925 a. m.
Dover -Foxcroft. C4.45 a. m, t2.23 p a; a
ardiner. 1918 a. m. 1919 q. m, ~. = w.
s10.24 A. m. 1900 p. m, taos p. m, |5ls w.
t7.25 p. m, *10.55 p. m. ..... ~
Halloweil. t5l9 a. m. t9. 19 a. m, tlgM =
1900 p. M. taos p. m. ISIS p. u,.' f''S' :
+lo.55 p. m.
Harmony, C4.45 a. m. t223p, N. o,,
Lewiston, t6 10 a. m. f9.lo a. H., Ii.o' =
s5.l5 p. m +10.55 p. m.
New York, "a .05 p. M. S.. Is p. N.
sl0.24 m. IS 90 p. m, TAOS p. M, &a'io = ~
t725 p. M, *1o.55 p. m. ,
Rockland, t6 10 a. M, 10. 10 a. m, fi;oo P, - a.
Skowhesan, C4.45 a. M, 1925 a. m, s94us ~
1928 p. m. .,oo..m
So Gardiner t6 10 a. m, 10 10 a. m, ~ 1,
1909 p. m, IS. Is pm, t725 m, 'Io'0'r'I
St. John. tl247 a. m. .o,o a.
Waterviile. tl2.47 a. m, s1.0S a. m, sg y ~ a. n
s4.45 q. m. 1925 a. M, 20 10 a. ri-' I-'3'r
s3.os p. m, 1851 p: M. -. Noudsy.
Daily. Except Sunday ano nd nsvnd,y
: Daily, except Monday. Daily, except san'''i
Sunday only,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

Henri 'Tex" Wiseman, we'll known
Lewiston high diver. plunged 100 feet
from a ladder on che bridge across
the Little Androscoggin river at
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

need four LEFT" and he grinned at
Daddy Longlegs.
"Ha, hal" wheezed the old gentle
man insect. II see you are a joker
as we'll as a shoemaker. Well, take
my measure" and down he sat on a
three legged stool and pulled off a
shoe.
when do you wish them finish
ed ?" asked the dwarf when he had
marked down the measurements In
a little book.
But what Daddy Longlegs answer
ed you must wait to hear In the
next story.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

Abby Mitchell and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Allen and daughter,
Constance and Miss Ethel M. Allen
motored Sunday, to Orr's Island, for
the day.
Miss Ethel M. Allen, who is en-
ployed in the Office of the Advertiser,
Is enjoying her annual vacation,
which she is passing at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clegg and
two children. who have been visiting
at the home of his uncle, E. P.
Sullivan, have returned to, their
home In Providence, r. I.
Miss Alma Stobie of New
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29
Mrs. Mary (Moore) Written

The death Of Mrs. Mary (Moore)
Whitten, widow of the late Charles
L. Whitten, occurred on Thursday
night at her home in the eastern
part of the town. Mrs. Whitten was
the Oldest woman in Burnham and
had the distinction Of reaching the
advanced age of "a years, having
been born in January 1881. She had
suffered from lameness for many
years and had been confined to her
room for long time, but her mind
remained active and she passed
much of her time in reading or do
ing some light work. Her health
had failed gradually for several
weeks.
She was born in Unity, and pre-
vious to her marriage to Mr.. Whit
ten she was a school teacher. She
had been a highly esteemed resident
of Burnham for a large number of
years and the family have always
been among the prosperous farmers
Of the town. Mr.. Whitten's death
occurred about 20 years ago. She is
survived by one daughter, Miss Cora
Whitten and four sons, Alton, who
resides in the west, Milton S. Whit
ten, who lives in Portland. Freeman
Whitten of Portland and Truman
Whitten, who lives at the home
place and has cared for his mother
and several grand children. Funeral
services were held from her late
home on Sunday afternoon and in
terment was made in her family lot
in the Pond Cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

THE MACcABEES, kENNEBEc
Tent. No. Is, meets in Foresters' hall
the second Monday of each month at s
o'clock.
H. A. MILLER, Com.
w. z. CROSS, r. K.
mon-wed-fri,1y 1yr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-29

kENNE6Ec LODGE NO. 1853,
Loyal Order Of Moose. meets in G.. A.
r. hall, Water street, first and third
Wednesday evening of each month at
o'clock.
CHESTER NJ. REDMOND, Dictator.
w. w. JACKSON, Sec, Is Pike st.
mon-wed-fri,tf
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
"Rook PIates0

"Ex libris" means, literally, from
the books Of" 1t is synonymous with
"boOk plate" Both names are applied
in the case of a label printed with the
name Of the owner, and usually his
arms also, and intended to indicate
ownership in individual volumes, which
is a device that is nearly as old as the
printed book itself. The earliest known
examples are German. The oldest are
certain wOod-cuts representing a shield
Of arms supported by an angel, which
were pasted in books presented to the
Carthusian monastery of Buxheim
about the year 1880. In France the
most ancient yet discovered is that of
Jean Berland de la TOur-Blance 1929.
In England that of Sir Nicholas Bacon,
1874 The earliest known American
example is the plain printed label OF
one Of John Williams, 1879.