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streets. The assisting hoSteSSeS were
Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Waller and Mrs.
King. Mrs. llolZberg, the delegate,
spoke of the state executive meeting,
and. as chairman of the ways ana
means committee, announced the sue
cess of the entertainment given by
the chapter on the 9Th instant. The
vice regent. Mrs. Murphy. read a
letter of last years work accom-
plished by the chapter This letter
will he sent to all out-oi-toWn mem
bcrS. Appropriations were made dur
ing the course of business toward
the student loan fund in the fhll-
ippines. Juvenile Protective Associa-
ton. Children. Sons and Daughters OF
the Republic and patriotic education.
The following alternateS were noml-
mated and elected unanimously: Mrs.
Murphy. Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. Suttner,
Mrs. Topping, Mrs. t'isl<e. Mrs.
Young. Mrs Waller Mrs. Strong,
Mrs. Langley and Mrs. Goodman. The
regent announced that at the last
caucus meeting the chapters chap
lain. Mrs. Goodman. had been nomi-
mated I! candidate for state chaplain
The routine of business was inter
Spersed with speeches made by Miss
Hermine Schwed on The Influence
of the Reds in the United States.
Miss COlSOu on the "JuNenlIe PrOtec-
tive Association and Mrs. c. {.
Combs on patriotic Education
Martha Washington Society. {. \.
R-Mrs. Charles r.. Winter, wife of
Representative Winter of Wyoming.
orga nized the Martha Washington So
ciety of the Children of the American
Revolution. at her home February
with l3 members. Franklin c. Win
ter was elected Junior president and
JOY Linton recording secretary: Mar
Serite culver, corresponding SeCre
tary: Virginia d. Lightfoot. trea surer;
Eugene :. culver. historian: Julian
Culver. registrar: Edward a Bealer
color bearer Walter y. Munster.
chaplain. Two mothers were present.
Mrs. Linton and Mrs. Lightfoot. Mrs.
Josiah Van OrsGel, president general
OF the Children OF the American Rev
olutiOn, was present and gave an in
spring talk regarding the activities
Of the {. \. K. Mrs. Winter was ap-
pointed organizing president about a
year ago and is also state historian
of the G. y. Il. for the District of Co
lumbia
Florence Crittenton Mission. ~ The
Chevy Chase Circle of the mission
met Tuesday al the home of Mrs A.
b. crane on Northampton street. Mrs.
{. l.. WolcoJt. chairman of the pro
gram committee, presided in the alb
Sence OF Mrs. Stephen Lyman Tabor,
the president. Lieut.. Nina G. Van
Wrinkle was the guest of honor and
addressed the meeting on the work of
the woman's bureau. Tea was served.
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been desired by the parents there
Mrs. Eugene Burr, president of the
Conduit Road and Reservoir Parent
Teacher Association, has charge of the
center. which at present is opened one
afternoon a week. Story tellerS from
a kindergarten training school have
been secured by the protective asso
citation.
The Cranch-Tyler Parent Teacher
Association will meet tomorrow at
315 pm. in the Cranch School.
Brightwood Park Parent-Tea cher
Association will meet tomorrow at
3l5 pm. The date of meeting has
been changed from the first To the
third Monday of the month.
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Mrs. Angelina l.. Avery Of VII
liamantic, Conn, now past Sc years
Of age, is the youngest of the Is
living daughters of the American
Revolution.
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The Morgan Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation met February at 2:45 in the
kindergarten room. DR.. l.. II. Alder
man of the Bureau of Education gave
~ talk on adult Education" Miss
Pauline Bruner, third grade teacher,
rendered vocal selections. Plans were
made for serving "a luncheon every
second Friday, to be given by the diff
ferent grades to earn money for school
equipment. Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
presided.
4 meeting was held February at
pm. by the Weightman Parent
Teacher Association. Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter was the principal speaker.
Il. w Murch, supervising principal of
the fourth division; Frank Van SAINT,
member of the West End Citizens As
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The regular monthly meeting of the
Congress Heights Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION was held at the school Febru-
airy a at 2:30 pm. Miss Trucheon Of
the seventh grade was appointed to
purchase a banner for the school, also
a pennant for the banner class. Mrs.
Williamson'S class had the largest
attendance of mothers and will hold
the pennant for February Mrs. Nus
baum. Mrs. Walter Nj. Grimes. Mrs.
Eldrid were appointed to serve as
hostesses at the March meeting
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giles teacher. Pupils of the Janney
School, under the guidance of their
teachers, write articles of school in
terest for The Top-Notch, the monthly
paper published by the Northwest SUI
burban Citizens Association.
The Parent Teacher Association rep
resentatives to the Juvenile Protec-
tive Association at their last meeting
Endorsed the Zihlman bill and ap-
proved establishing small bathing
pools in supervised Fairgrounds. espe-
cially the Plaza playground The Ju-
venile Protective Association, at the
request of Miss Began, attendance Off
Ger of the Reservoir and Conduit roa
district, has organized a community
center in that section. a room for
children to play and read in has long
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The West School association held it's
regular meeting February ). The pro
gram consisted of selections by the
school orchestra, composed by Paul
Wollner, Larry Sopierza, Bertram
Richter. JohnJ George and Edward
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y iilt iio'>l'N~-
Tile Dolly Madison Chapter held it's
February meeting Tuesday evening at
the Church of the Holy city parish
. house. At the meeting the bylaws
were amended providing for the adj
diton of a chaplain to the list of Off
Gers. Appropriations were made
amounting to $S7 for the various lines
ut u. y. II. work. 1t was voted to
postpone other appropriations until
after the card party, held Thursday
The state regent, Mrs. Beavers, who
j., n member of this chapter, was pres
ent and gave several notices. The re-
gent, Mrs. Call. told the chapter of
The nomination by the administration
caucus. last week. of Mrs. Beavers rs
candidate for vice president general.
The announcement was greeted with
enthusiastic applause.
The speaker of the evening was
William Barnes. who gave an il
Illustrated talk on Alaska
John Lindsay Chapter met Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Harvey +. Gram
rs hostess Mrs. John w. Cupp. vice
regent. presided. The usual business
of the chapter was taken up. Re
ports of officers and committees on
the active work of the chapter We're
accepted. Contributions We're made to
-AmerlCdnlSdtlOll' JuNeiille ifotectlNe
Association, Ellis Island. Chapter
House. Entertainment and other lines
of work.
After the business meeting the
chapter members and the following
guests. Mai. NJ. G.. Cook, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Garden, Miss Sue Wolf and
II. w. Bowling, We're delightfully."- en-
tertained by the hostess.
The Descendants of '76 Chapter met
Tuesday night at the home of the
recording secretary, Mrs. w. c. Han
son, at Sevsutsenth and Buchanan
Evening star., 1926-06-20

The Speaker of the House of
Representatives. Nicholas Long
worth, receives the honorary
degree of doctor of laws at
commencement of New York
University.
q Underwood g. I-ndcrw nu.t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-11
CATHOLIC BISHOP
| IN new OVERTURE
ON MEXICAN TROUBLE.

Mexico City, Aug. 10.-(P)-An-
other Catholic overture for a truce
in the religious conflict has been
made.
Archbishop Veray Zuria of Puebla
has sent communication to Presi-
dent Gales asking the chief execu-
tive to suspend the religious regula-
tons until congress convenes, in the
hope that that body will enact less
severe regulations of the religious law
and thus end the controversies.
President Gales has not made any
official reply but it is stated in re-
liable quarters there is no prospect
whatever of the president accepting
the proposal or ordering suspension
of the regulations.
Archbishop Veras communication
declared that the government was
mistaken in thinking Catholic
churches rebelious in ordering a
suspension of religious services.
He said the church had not re-
pudiated the law but had merely
placed itself outside the requirements
of the law, exactly as any profession
al might do. under similar circum-
stances if a law demanded of him
certain requirements impossible of
fulfillment by him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-11
Fire Destroys Three Portland
Buildings With Loss of 100000
Tiny Craft and Grew of 4
Repeat Voyage of Vikings
maine, FOSTER HOME
OF FUTURE LEADERS
SAYS GOV. Brewster
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Bridgton, Me, Aug. 1O-Gov. Ralph
Q. Brewster. in his address stoday at
the Northern Cumberland Fair here
today. made eloquent reference to
the summer camps of Maine
Bridgton, he said, is to be congrat-
ulated upon conceiving the happy
idea of devoting a day at the Norht-
ern Cumberland Fair to the boys and
girls in the summer camps of Maine.
President Emeritus Eliot of Har-
ward University has characterized
the summer camp movement as one
OF the greatest contributions in our
generation to the cause of education.
Maine is ideally adapted to serve
in this new development with its all
most unlimited array of shore, lake,
forest and stream. This is of advan-
taGe not merely in the immediate
activities it generates and the SER
vice it renders to these boys and
girls in healthful, innocent recreation
of the most admirable kind under
ideal conditions, but also in the
broader currency it gives to the at
fractions of the State of Maine as an
ever increasing host pours in follow
ed by their parents and their aunts
and their cousins without end.
1t is safe to say that in no field is
Names appear more unique and its
opportunities less subject to success
full competition.
The citizens of Maine can render
themselves and their State a real
service by encouraging this move
ment in every proper way and by
seeing to it that these boys and girls
feel the cordially of a New England
welcome. For this reason the people
of Maine are indebted to Bridgton
for such a happy event as we cele-
brate today.
Maine is becoming the foster homo
of myriad future leaders of the COM
mercial, civic and social life of the
United States. This will pay ricn
dividends as the years go by.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-11
WATERv|LLE MAN
DROWNED WHILE
SWIMMING IN RIVER
Especial to the Kennehec Journal

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Waterville, Aug. 10.-Joseph Gravel
of Seavy street lost his life while
swimming in the Kennebec river this
morning at bathing pool behind the
Maine Central Railroad car shops. Mr..
Gravel was enjoying a cool dip with
a friend, Leonce Gilbert, when the ac-
cident occurred. Leonce gave the
alarm as he saw Mr. Gravel go down,
being unable to rescue the man alone.
ter by Charles Lightbody of Light
body Bros Garage. and a call was
sent in to police headquarters and
also for a doctor. officers Beckett and
Higgins responded and conducted brief
investigation. DR.. Wheeler arriving
at the scene examined the body and
stated that death was due to heart
failure. The man must have had a bad
attack while in the water. 1t was
later ascertained that DR.. Bison had
but a short time ago examined the
man for life insurance and that he
was unable to pass on account of the
condition of his heart.
DIR. John G. Towne. county medical
examiner. was called and gave permits
sion to move the body. which was was
taken by Redington & Company and
later transferred to Undertaken
Charles Roderique.
Mr. Gravel was barber with a shop
on Seavy street. He was 81 years old,
and leaves a wife and three small
children, Francois, age 4, Romeo, age
3, and Roland, age =.
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Find Bodies of Six

Word was received here tonight
that the bodies of six of the crev. had
been washed ashore on the island and
fears were expressed that all the rs
men had been lost in one of the worst
disasters off the Nova Scotia Coast in
years 1t is thought the Sylvia No
sher was carried ashore in the huH-
rfcane last Saturday night.
The captain and sailors on the
schooner, which was the highliner Of
the Lunenburg fishing feet, were all
Nova Scotians. The wreck was sight
ed this morning by members of the
island life-saving staff. There was
no sign of any of the ships crew.
Throughout the day bystanders
searched the beach and scanned the
waves without discovering any trace
of the missing men.
In Lunenburg there was some hope
tonight that some of the men would
be able to save themselves. 1t was
pointed out that if the crew escaped
from the vessel in the dories they
might be making their way toward
the mainland, are else they might
have been picked up by some ship not
equipped with wireless and therefore
not able to report.
Several empty dories were washed
ashore on Sable Island during the
day but it is thought these may have
been torn loose from the vessel by
the waves after she was abandoned.
Captain Mosher was rs years old
and married.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-11
State Librarian
Speaks at HOwland's
Tooth Anniversary

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Rowland, Me, Aug. 10-State Ii
brarian Henry f. Dunnack speaking
this afternoon at Howland's celebra-
ton of it's Tooth anniversary. dis
cussed briefly the occasion of found
ing the town ana told a number of
interesting stories of the early found
ers.
Mr.. Dunnack pointed out that the
real purpose of centennial is to
discover the spirit of the founders
and in that spirit to carry on the
development of the State. He dis
cussed briefly the conditions in 1926
and referred to the advance made in
agriculture, science and the arts
during the last 100 years.
One interesting portion of his adj
dress concerned Names contribution
to the development of the Republic,
the speaker calling attention to the
great leaders born in Maine and tell
ing of the States influence in COM
merce. literature, civic progress and
political development.
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Bears Have Their
Innings in Stock
Trading on Wall St.

New York. Aug. 10.-(P)-Bear
traders pulled the plug" from under
today's stock market and prices of
high-priced industrial issues crashed
from four to 16 points. Wall Street,
which is never without reason" to
explain market movements, blamed the
reaction on the stiffening of call mon
ey rates following the heavy calling
Of loans by out-of-town banks, the
sharp increase in brokers' loans and
speculative disappointment over the
increase of only 123,SS0 tons in the
untitled orders of the United. States
Steel Corporation last month.
1t was the first severe setback since
the present bull movement started
nearly three months ago.
General Motors, which has advanced
over 10 points since the first of
April, was the hardest hit The first
sale was a block of $4,000 shares at
the spread" price of PIG to 211l as
against the record high of 225 ga es-
tablished Yesterday. The closing was
at 206i for a net loss of 15t points on
the day.
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100000 Blaze at
Bangor Cripples
Telegraph Service
TWO MORE MOVES
IN FIGHT TO Save
CAR BARN SLAYERS

Boston. Aug. 10.-(P)-Counsel
for the three murders of James H.
Ferneau, aged Waltham carbarn
Waterman, just before the court day
closed today struck two more blows
seeking to save their lives. They are
under sentence to die in the electric
chair this week.
Judge Fosdick Of the superior
court Immediately granted hearing
on the petition and set Thursday
morning as the time for argument
This automatically postponed exc
cution until Friday morning. Pre-
viously the electrocution, which had
been ordered this week, had been de-
ferred by habeas corpus petitions
which are to be heard tomorrow.
One petition in the supreme court
here. sought writ of mandamus to
compel the governor and council to
grant a respite until complete de-
termination is made of the sanity OF
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JUDGE LECTURES
DRIVER CONVICTED
OF DRUNKEN DRIVING

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Winthrop, Aug. 10.-As the result
of a bad accident on the State high
way to Augusta. William F. Logan,
Patrick Ryan and Paul Kitchen, all
from the Soldiers Home, were
brought before the local court today
upon the complaint of state High
way Police John Z. Marks who
charged Logan with operating an au-
tomobile while intoxicated and Ryan
and Kitchen with intoXication; all of
the respondents were represented by
Robert Williamson. Esq. of Angus
ia. Ryan and Kitchen were found
guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of
$40 and costs. BY reason of a lack
Of funds, they We're committed.
Logan was also found guilty and
sentenced to pay fine of 500 and
costs and in addition to serve three
months in Jail. From this he took
an appeal. The testimony of several
officers and of DR.. Badger, the ply
stefan who examined him, was con-
vincing. to the court Judge Foster,
in passing sentence, said: I'm order
10 make our highways safe for law
abiding citizens, 1t is necessary to
impose sentences to punish the Of
fender and to give warming to any
others who might violate the law.
Our highways are intended to be
used by decent people and one of the
greatest menaces is a drunken driv-
er. In this case. it is a wonder that
several people were not killed and
that they were not is but MIRAGE.
People driving their cars are entitled
to protection and they must have it..
Our courts would be derelict if they
failed to impose proper penalties"
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Water in Lakes
And Rivers Normal
Word p. i. Engineer

Chief Engineer M. r. Stackpole,
head of the water storage division of
the Public Utilities Commission,
stated yesterday that in spite of the
continued dry spell which has caus-
ed disastrous forest fires in many
sections of Maine, the water levels
in lakes and rivers throughout the
State remain nearly normal for this
season Of the year.
"Our river gauges do not show any
marked difference between this year
and last" he declared. only few
of the smaller rivers Of the State are
suitable as indicators of the actual
conditions, owing to the fact that the
larger ones, such as the kenhebec
Penobscot and Androscoggin are all
more or less subject to the effects OF
storage dams. The Dead River is
free from such artificial influences,
and over the past five years the
gauge readings on August 10th show
very little deviation, being as fol-
lows: 1921. reading was 8; 1922, IL;
1928, 9; 1924, FL; 1925, %.
"Moosehead Lake Is a good indi-
Gator of wet or dry seasons, the
gauge at East outlet being read
daily, and the lake being very little
subject to artificial influences except
as to log drives. The readings taken
in August over the past five year
period were as follows: 920. 1873;
1921. 1873; 1922, 1862; 1923. 1874; 1924,
15.2: 925, 16.S; and 1926. 1871.
people are much inclined to jump
at conclusions in regard to dry con-
ditions. A few weeks of dry weather
will cause many of them to remark
that "the river was never so low as
at present. when as a matter of fact
the variation from. year to year is
very slight"
Last year was an unusually wet
year, and the stream gauge on the
st. Johns river at Van Buren, jump
ed from "a in 1924 to Al in 1925 as
a result. This was an exceptional
case. generally the variation is not
nearly so great. 1923, on the other
hand, was very dry, and in August
the gauge at Van Buren, showed a
low reading of 1.2," he concluded.
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Western Union And Postal Of
fees Hard Hit in Fire From
Unknown Cause in Bass
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Service
Not Affected We stern
Union Had Recently Com
pleted Extensive Improve
ments

Bangor, Me, Aug. 1O.-(P)-Fire
which originated from an unknown
cause tonight in the top floor Of the
Bass building at Hammond and Frank
lin streets, occupied by the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph compa-
mics and the telephone exchange, caus-
ed losses estimated at $4,000 to $780,
600, principally sustained by the
Western Union, whose operating room
and other offices were flooded, putting
all wires out of, use.
The Western Union had only a few
weeks ago completed extensive i'm
provements and extensions.
All telegraph service, both Western
Union and Postal, is suspended pend
ing the establishment of temporary
circuits, but the telephone service is
not interrupted.
The blaze knocked out the main
Western Union cable service and
Northern Maine circuits, but cable
service Immediately was transferred
to other lines. the company announc-
ed. A temporary office was set up in
the Union station and enough loops
were cut in to take care or the regu-
lar file from Bangor and northern
points.
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Blaze Starts in Grain
Co., Spreads to Coal
Plant and zach t
Club House
Two Steamers and Schooner
lowed Out of Reach OF
Flames-H u n d re d S of
Pigeons Perish in Grain
Undergraduates Relics of
Sea, Including Gifts by Late
Admiral Peary Lost in Loss
of Yacht Club Building

Portland, Maine, Aug. 10-P)-
The three story frame building of
the New England Grain Co., and the
Nickerson coal plant on the end of
Browns wharf, and the Portland
Yacht Club building on the end of
Merchants Wharf were burned early
today in a fire which started in the
Grain company's building and quickly
iumped across the dock to the yacht
club. The aggregate loss was rough
" estimated at 100000, in the alb
sence of definite reports, of which
100000 was on the buildings.
The Shipping Board steamers Bac-
carat and Seneca, the four-masted
schooner James c. Hamlen, and a
steam lighter, which were locked at
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-11
Offer Third Block
OF Bridge Bonds
To Amount 100000

The State treasurer was authoriz-
ed by an order passed by the Gov
ernor and Council on Monday, to sell
to the highest bidder serial Highway
and Bridge Loan four per cent
Coupon bonds in the aggregate
amount of 100000. bearing date OF
Sept 10, 1926. and payable at the
office of the treasurer of tSate In
annual installments of $4,000 on
Sept Is in the years 1927-1941 in
elusive. The State treasurer is fur
Their authorized to prepare and sub
nit for approval form of bond ana
coupon representing the above issue.
This will be the third issue in the
100000 highway and bridge bond
total, authorized by the last Legis-
lature. Bonds amounting to S2,442,OO0
have been issued to date under the
provisions of the Legislative resolve,
the issues being in November 1925
and April 1926.
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Gupmen Stage Duel
On Chicago Avenue

Chicago, Aug. 10.-(P,-Gangsters
made battle-ground of Chicago's
smarteSt business section today, trad
ing shots on Michigan avenue. One
spectator was wounded, traffic was
stampeded and pedestrians dashed to
cover.
Vincent Drucci, long a figure in
feuds, was attacked by gunner as he
walked up the avenue carrying 1920
in currency.
With torrent of bullets flying at
him he lodged, emptied his gun at his
assailants, and was about to make his
escape in car whose driver he
threatened with his empty gun, when
police captured him.
Police arrested Paul Valerie. %. as
a possible party to the shooting
Drucci, who is under indictment for
alleged intimidation of primary cleo
ton officials, and who lately was sus-
pected of completely in a $4,000 gem
holdup at a downtown hotel, immedi-
ately started habeas Corpus action to
win his release. Police say Drucci be-
longs to the gang once led by Dion
OBannion, slain many months ago by
enemy gunner.