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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-20
Officials Receive
Strange Request

One of the strangest requests that
has come to Waterville authorities
FOR a number of years came to the
mayors office yesterday, when a
letter arrived from certain Victor
klecker of Wasau. Wis. asking the
present whereabouts of one Bernard
Janda who, it is thought by writer,
lived here some years ago.
Janda was born in Bohemia. what
is now Ccecho Slovakia, in 1915, and
he emigrated to this country 40
years ago. Although the letter said
that Janda was last heard of from
Waterville and he may have died
here. a thorough study of the city
directories for some time past fail
ed to reveal such a name.
Any friend of the missing man
who knows where he now is can do
him cool turn for an inquiry has
come from Jandas native land to
Klecller which asks that he be found
so that he may take possession of a
considerable fortune.
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Indications That
Spring Session at
Colby Lively One

A number Of dates for social at
fairs at Colby College We're approx
ed at meeting of the Student Coun-
Gil held Monday. From the schedule
of dates for the various fraternity
and college social affairs. the spring
social season at Colby will be a live
ly one.
The dates which were favorably
voted upon were submitted by
number of fraternity and class So
cieties. The first dance will be a
Student Council hop which is set for
April 4. the day after the start Of the
spring term at the college. The Jun
ior dance of the woman's division
will be held on April IL at Foss hall.
The annual Junior Prom will be held
this year on May 1st and End, with
the formal affair being held on the
first night and the so-called chaser"
on the night following the Prom.
The Lancers Club will hold their an
nual dance on the eighth of May.
The night of the Maine Intercolleg-
late track meet will witness the an
nual spring dance of the lambda
Chi Alpha fraternity. while the Delta
Epsilon fraternity will hold their
spring dance on May IS. The AL
phas will hold their dance on May
20 and the annual Senior hop will
be held June Is. the Monday night
Of Commencement week.
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HEAR ARGUMENTS

Miss Mabel Conner, had undergone
a long and arduous struggle and
told of two such amendments passed
by the Federal government and then
rejected az unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court. The principal OPP
pcnents she said. were manufacture
ers. and for obvious reasons. These
had worked. to ally the powerful
farm group of the nation on the OPP
position side by disappearing the
real purposes and intent Of the pro-
posed amendment. They had raised
before the farmers, Miss Connors de-
clared. the Doggy OF Federal inter-
terence with the farm duties of the
farmers own children. saying that
If the law was ratified the farm
children could not be put to work
n teven milking cows until the age
of is. This, She asserted. is not so.
Opponents had olso raised the is
sue of States rights. and it was this
issue which nearly disrupted the ma
ton in 1860. Miss Connors concluded
with the belief that the "hidetound,
hon ribbed ew England Exterior"
covers a. warm heat and that now Is
the time for that heart to come to
the aid of downtrodden children.
William II. PattangaH
William X. Pattangall of Augusta
was the next prepayment. Stating in
opening that it was the greatest
pleasure he knew OF to speak on the
minority side of an issue when one
felt confident OF ones rightful stand,
Mr.. Pattangall prefaced his argu-
ments by stating TO the committee
that practically all of the numerous
amendments submitted to the State
for ratification had finally been rati-
fed. A IL of them, too, he said had
first been rejected.
Mr.. Pattangall showed how oppo-
sition had appeared to greet the
proposed amendments on prohibition
and woman suffrage, and said that
when the child labor amendment
was proposed, opposition had I'm
nediately got busy and had become
tremendously active.
He declared mat it is wise beyond
al gument and it has become a set
tied fact that the employment of
minors and of women should be re-
gulated, limited or prohibited under
certain conditions. Maine began in
1905 to pass child labor laws and
soon after to pass laws regulating
the employment or women, so that
now Maine is we'll in the advance
among State laws of this nature, Mr..
Fattangall declared himself proud of
Maine in this respect.
Mr.. Pattangall stressed in closing
his remarks that the proposed
amendment does not confer on Con-
gress any power that the State of
Maine has not already got; that it
doesn't confer as much power as
Maine now has, nor as much as the
leaders of both political parties have
advocated for the past 10 years.
Mrs. Hilda L. Ives of Portland
Mrs. Hide l.. Ives of Portland,
Names representative to the Ma
tional Board of Y. w. C. A.. said
that organization at it's national con-
ventions in the past few years. rep
resenting all states of the nation, had
gone on record as favoring adoption
Of the Child Labor amendment.
Howard c. Woodsde
Howard &. Woodside. representing
the Maine Federation of Labor, said
his organization was solidly behind
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WAS FORCED TO LEAVE
H0USEWORk UND0NE

years. 1t has simply been worth its
weight in gold to me. l had stomach
trouble and Indigestion of the worst
kind, and was in such a nervous. run
down condition that couldn't rest at
night and many a day was simply
forced to see my housework go I'M
done. 1t seemed like every morsel L
ate gave me gastritis and for hours
| would be so miserable l just didn't
know what to do.
II will always bless the day got
Karnak. for this medicine acted like
magic in my case. 1t helped me
from the start, and it wasn't long I'M
til could feel the good of it to my
very finger tips. Five bottles have
made clean sweep Of all my trou-
blcs. 1t has ended the stomach trou-
Bile, indigestion, gastritis and nerv-
BUSINESS completely, and now l eat as
l please and nights / sleep like a
healthy child. 1 have gained in
weight, too, and am, so well ana
happy that l just can't help praising
this wonderful new medicine"
Karnak is sold in Augusta exclu-
sively by John Coughlin; in Gardiner
by Manson and Church: in Richmond
by w. A. Bibber; in Randolph by r.
l.. Booker and by the leading drug
gist in every town.-Adv.
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educational Dept.
nas Entertainment

Am. "a" N Educational Department Of
Materville Woman's Club met
In Mssuay afternoon with Mrs. Rob-
a,oos NlVerson, Winslow, with a very
shs,S. number present. They took up
iaw usual study Of parliamentary
aSy m me class being conducted today
4. "ls. Adeline Meservel. Early in
year this committee in their
.prsm es decided to go through the
tlsc,;,ilminaries of forming a club
kisS.g Officers and ETC., that thew
.nss As oe able to conduct all such
1bs,n according to correct rules.
ks,. lesson today was electing Of
lisad :, and Mrs A. r. Drummond
hci.,' me lesson. After the lesson a
bostss.h our was enjoyed and their
'dons Mrs. Inversion served deli
totas refreshments of sandwiches,
kers cake and ice cream. Plans
las.s,an made for a general good time
ihs lug at the country club. After
IN .S,uuous tasks of the winter in
Ntb. line, this last meeting
nd ~ season is a general relaxation
iQn gathering.
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Public Utilities
Hear Protests
Telephone Groups

Judge II. Z. Foster OF winthrop ap-
peared before the public utllltles
committee on Thursday afternoon as
the only proponent for the act pre-
venting discrimination by telephone
companies furnishing its instrument
talities to other telephone COMPANIES.
Speaking for the Lewiston, Greene
and Monmouth Telephone and Iele-
graph company, Judge Foster tod
the committee of the nethodS III
which the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company did business
with the smaller connecting COM
panies. Explaining that up to re-
cent time the smaller companies were
able to buy all their instruments
from the mother company at cost
nlns two percent. while now they
have contracts which would PROVIDE
for the leasing of the transnitters
and receivers at rates which increas-
cd on a sliding scale, compelling the
larger companies to pay more than
the smaller ones. Mr.. Foster claimed
that this was discriminatory and
therefore unjust and the scale or the
lea sing bv the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co.. OF lnstru-
mentalities and service should pc
nor discriminatory in order that SUB
scribers to phone service from the
smaller companies would not have
to suffer.
Norman L. Bassett Of Augusta
representing the y. L. Tel. & Tel Co.
claimed that this matter should come
before the public utilities commission
as that commission had jurisdiction
over affairs of this nature. But
continued Mr.. Bassett, this contract
to which Judge Foster objects, IS rea-
sonable, it is classified and is under
the control Of the public utilities
commission and if there IS any dis
elimination the matter rightfuily pc
longs before the public utilities COM
mission. Many of the smaller con-
Meeting companies have found 1t to
their advantage to sign these con-
tracts and there Is 80 days can
ceiling agreement in every contract.
The graduated scale in the contract
for the leasing OF the transmltters
ard receivers is so fixed that the
companies signing these contracts
can avail themselves of the service,
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Spring Openings
OF Local Stores
Set for March Is

At recent meeting of the Water
Vile Merchants Bureau Wednesday,
March rs. was set as the day for the
annual spring openings in the va
rious clothing and shoe stores Of the
city.
In past years 1t has been the Gus
tom to hold the openings in the af-
ternoon although this will not be the
first time that they have occurred in
the evening. Stores will open at $50
o'clock ami will remain open
throughout the evening, displaying
clothes and shoes that are to be the
style this spring.
In several respects the openings
will be different from others this
year. The stores. as we'll as having
the latest stock on display. will be
open for sales and the early arrivals
will have the choice of the new cloth
es in ample time for Easter. All the
merchants have been asked to CO.
operate and 1t is expected that the
openings will be as brilliant and in
teresting as those of the past.
There is to be no styel show out on
through the united efforts of the
merchants but several Of them have
signified their intentions of having
exhibits in their own stores.
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Skin
With rash or eczema

Unsightly skin. red, rough or PIN
ply, or fiery with eczema. Modern
science has for decades studied how
to end such troubles. Get the best
It has developed. Sulphur IS one fac
tor-germ destroying sulphur. All
the ages have discovered nothing
better for afflicted skins.
But new combination called
Mentho- Sulphur gives it multiplied
effects. Now the relief is instant. the
healing begins at once. Complete
results come SO quickly that they Of
ten seem like magic.
Countless people who know this
method keep their skins smooth,
white and clear. They fear no erup-
lions, nor attack. Do what they do,
in Justice to yourself.
Ask your druggist for a jar OF
RowIes Mentho- Sulphur, then watch
how quickly all such troubles dlsap-
pear.
Fo, Free Sample Address
WHITEHALL. PIIARMACAL Co.. Inc. .,
5q2tdsdison Ava i*" 'oih' ~ -
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Danes Franchises
Hold Sale and Whist

The Danes Franchises of the Notre
Dame church held well attended
sal and whist party in the Armory
Yesterday afternoon and evening. The
affair was in charge of Mrs Alice Mo-
rim and Mrs. Aimee r. Fortier. A va
riety of fancy work and delicious
foodstuffs was on sale in the after
noon and all of the tables were well
patroniZed
The fancy work table, AT which the
finest of embroidery and other needle
work was for sale. was in charge of
Mrs. Auguste Carey. Mrs. Arthur Pei
letter, Mrs. George Daviau, Mrs. John
Pooler and Mrs. Eva Letourneau.
On the apron table We're aprons of
every hue and for every use and 1t
was under the direction of Mrs. Evelyn
Houle, Mrs. Josephine Bolduc, Mrs. L.
A. darcy. Mrs. Joseph Belanger and
Mrs. William Roy.
One of the busiest places OF the day
was the table at which candy was sold
and a large sale was reported. The
committee in charge of this table was
made up of Mrs. Frank Cyr. Mrs. Ida
May Cunion, Mrs. Christine Maheu
Mrs. Leah Poulin Miss Gabrielle eau
thier and Mrs. Edmund Cyr.
Throughout the day refreshments
were served at n table conducted py
Mrs. Napoleon GirouX, Mrs. Joseph
Audet. Mrs. Mary Rancourt, Mrs. Ar
thur Gamache and Mrs. Fred Butler.
Cake was sold at an attractive Ia
BILE by Mrs. Mamie Bechard, MIS- Mary
Her,Ibe, Mrs. Ophelia Beaudry. Mrs.
Eddie .Mercier and Mrs. James Breton.
Tn the evening there were 400 guests
present to enjoy the whist which was
PLAYED late into the evening. Inc
prizes were many and beautiful and
will be Of use to their winners. SIX
prizes were awarded to the holders
Of lucky ticket numbers.
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Waterville Students
On Guard with
Use of English

The observance of Good English
Week" was continued in the Water
vile schools yesterday and all the
students We're on their guare lest
they let fall some word or words that
are not considered to be Kings Eng
lish.
In connection with The observance
a letter from Margaret Deland, one Of
the foremost novelists Of the country,
was read Miss Deland is the author
Of such books as 1.-The Rising Tide"
1.-The Common Way" and "The Wis
dom of Fools"
The letter came as reply to a
letter written he author by Miss Dor
othy M. Donnclly. student at the
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Junior Reading Tonight

The annual junior reading of the
Waterville senior high school will
take place this evening in the audi
torium Of the Junior high school
building. The program will be open
ed by a selection by the orchestra at
40 o'clock. Norman X. Matthews
will preside at the exercises
There will be six readings inter-
spersed with selections by the Or
chestra. The students who are TAX
ing part are Ethel r. Rose, E. Alberta
Packard, Clara L. Kyle, Deane r.
Quinton. Geraldine E. Taylor and
Elizabeth Hodgdon. A violin solo Is
to be given by Francis B. Smith. ac-
companied by II. Evangeline Mar
quis and Jane Brisk. accompanied by
Dorothy l.. Fortier. will give the vo-
cal SOLO Sing Sing. Birds on the
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The Opposition

AhC oPPOSAtlOH
Judge Benjamin f. Cleaves rep
resenting the Associated Industries,
opened the opposition. He began by
contradicting some census figures
that had been quoted by proponents,
stating that there were actually less
than 100000 children under IS years
gainfully employed according to the
census of 1920. Also he said there
was no million dollars raised as a
propa sanda fund by the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers and that
he was in position to know as he
is an official of that organization.
There is always something wrong
away down South.-or on the Paci-
fic coast. or wherever it may be"
said Judge Cleaves. and then pro-
duced figures to show that the South
Is not so much worse than New Eng
land. According to these figures,
there are a thousand fewer boys and
girls employed in the five textile
states of the South than in New Eng
land. Judge Cleaves said he was
quoting from the 1920 census, and
was told by Rev. Mr.. Goddard that
il was "all out of date"
where have you anything anthem
tic that is more up to date?" asked
Judge Cleaves, and there was no
answer.
He then read further authorities
to show that all states in the union
prohibit the labor of children under
] 4 years of age with certain eXcep-
lions relating to school vacations.
He also quoted the laws of the south
ern states and said that those who
say children are working nights and
SO on, are miSinformed.
Referring to a statement alleging
that the Associated Industries or
Maine had taken a vote in favor Of
the Goth amendment, he said the fact
was that they had voted in favor of
an amendment offered by the late
Senator Lodge regulating the hours
of work of minors and children, but
that this amendment specifically
omitted farm and home labor from
regulation.
Asked by Rep. VIM OF the COM
mittee If he would favor the amend
ment with a 16 year limit, Judge
Cleaves said that personally ne
would not. If it would stop the talk
about sinister purposes on the part
of the manufacturers, he might be
in favor Of it as compromise.
Matthew Morrill, of Gray and
NIeOrSc NletIlll Aui Pio
tested the amendment on the ground
that it gave the federal government
too much power over farmers chill
dren.
Comm Frank p. Washburn
Commissioner of Agriculture Frank
P. Washburn said it would cause
more farms to be abandoned In
Maine than there are now If the act
were passed. He represented an
overwhelming majority of the senti-
ment of the agricultural interests OF
the state in making his opposition.
Passage Of the act as 1t Is would be
disastrous and he felt it unfortunate
that farmers children were not ex-
empted from the amendment.
Rep. Bragdon Of Perham said the
State Grange as unit Is opposed 10
the act.
Mrs. Jennie Flood Kreger OF Fair
field, member Of Republican state
committee, was also opposed to the
act.
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Plan to Make
Sorrento Great
Summer Resort

When Gov. Brewster, Thursday
noon, told Maine Real Estate men
that this week there was being
launched a development in a small
Maine town calling for the expendi-
ture of several hundreds of thous-
ands Of dollars there was an imme-
date, inquiry of where's?
The answer is: Sorrento, on the
shores of Frenchman's Bay.
This is one of the summer resort
communities which sprang up soon
after the railroad was built through
from Bangor to Bar Harbor. Re-
Gently the Charles A. Mann Realty
Co. sos Fifth Ave, New York city
has purchased the property there
and is now setting upon new era
of development and identifying
which it is said will make Sorrento
one of the most beautiful summer
places on the coast.
This company plans to spend near
~ a million dollars in the work and,
unlike most such development pro-
jects, will not sell piece Of land or
other property until the work Is
completed, which means, according
to men interested. that it will be the
spring or early summer Of 1926 be-
fore the public will have an oppor-
tunity to buy.
Charles A. Mann is native OF
Surry, in Hancock county, and live
for many years sSuclisport.
Another interesting piece OF news
given out in connection with this
Development is the fact that 1t is
Mr.. Mann who. has made possible
the broadcasting of stories Of Maine
from the great radio station, w. II.
NJ, in New York. He arranged for
this and pays all the expenses. All
that the broadcasting will cost Maine
is the transportation charges OF
those Maine men who go there to
talk
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Deputies Seize Alcohol

Deputy Sheriffs Harry Pinkham
William Cole and Edwin Megill con.
quoted raid between and
O'Clock last evening on the home 81
Claude c. Taylor. 1913 College ave.
nue., in search of liquor. Four gal.
lens of alcohol We're seized as well
as number of empty bottles. Tay-
Tor furnished bonds of $500 for his
appearance in court either today OF
tomorrow.
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Suffered From Indigestion and
Stomach Trouble of the
Worst Kind, Says Augusta
Woman
SUFFERING QUICKLY END
ED WITH KARNAK
Il Am So Well and Happy l
1 Can't Help Praising This
Wonderful New Medicine"
Declares Mrs. FallOn

Mrs. Lettie Fallon of IL Green ST,
Augusta, Is still another highly es-
teemed Maine woman to come for
ward with her unqualified indorse-
ment of Karnak, following her re-
restoration to good health
and happiness by means of this re-
markable new medicine.
II feel that it is only my duty to
tell others of karnak." says Mrs.
Fallon, "for 1t was through friends
that I learned of this new medicine
and got rid of troubles from which l
had been suffering for the past five
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bers of the executive council and
possibly some of the leading men,
bers of the Legislature. The Maine
party will make headquarters at the
Copley Plaza hotel.
The purpose of the visit, as I'M
derstood by the Maine men, is to
enable the Boston Chamber of Com
merce to become better acquainted
with conditions of roads in and out
OF Maine and touring possibilities.
1t is not known that there will be
any effort made to take up the mat
ter of truck licensing differences be-
tween the two states.
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The annual spring recess starts at
Icon today at Colby College when
ae QUO students will leave for their
aomes Tor ten days. The vacation
WI last until Thursday morning.
aspril 2. The spring term which
asnl start at that time, will last for
'snt weeks and ends on June 4, az
H. which the week Of final examina-
a-ohs VIII follow and the 105th an
.udi commencement. This year the
vmmencement is scheduled to be
.n from June 10 to II and will be
sVAe OF the best ever planned.
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Foss Hall Notes

The preliminary game between the
Sophomore Volley ball team and
Senior team was played Wednesday.
Sophomores won, to 0.
The finals of the Volley ball games
Played Wednesday between Juniors
and Sophomores award the cham
ponship for the year to the Juniors
VINO won by score to /.
A special meeting Of the WV. c. A.
vas held Wednesday evening, and the
reports Of the different committees
read. The reports showed that much
aa1 been accomplished by Y. w. G.
A. this year.
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'ludIywinks A New Fad at Colby

Ing latest fad at Colby College
tMch threatens to rival in popular
s al card games and cross word
sslles is tiddlywinks. This infant
.me Is all the rage in the fraternity
.ases on the campus where games
s sv, Played far into the night and the
eNsult.
s uuae are the bridge and poker
ssnes, no more to be seen are the
n, SSSss-word puzzles, for this latest
n.. mas taken full possession of the
IA ~ ume of the Colby students. 1t
may, aol Known where the idea first
srn, .su, out the game has spread like
NNlre and is very popular.
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Solons Group Will
Tell Hub of Names
Touring Possibilities

Members of the Ways and
Bridges committee of the Maine Leg
islature will go to Boston on Fri
day, March %. as the guests OF the
Boston Chamber of Commerce 10
spend the week end. They will be
accompanied by two or three mem
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The Woman's Missionary Society
Of the First Baptist church will hold
their regular all day meeting in the
church vestry tomorrow. In the
morning White Cross work will be
done and at noon a covered dish lun-
icheon will be served. The speaker
lat the afternoon session will be Miss
Ernia Reynolds. who has recently re-
turned from China, and she will tell
the ladies' of her work in the Orient.
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the amendment and that the issue
was along the lines of whether we
were brought into this world to pile
up dollars or whether it as to allow
humanity to live happily. He said
it was a fundamental principle to
protect the young that we take all
rights away from the youth under 81
and should therefore. protect them
up to that age. The proposed amend
ment would do that he said.