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Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Morgan's Corsair
In Portland Harbor

Portland, July 21-Beginning her
annual cruise in Maine waters, the
beautiful j. Pierpont Morgan steam
yacht Corsair dropped anchor in
Peaks Island roads last night and
steamed to the eastward again this
morning. The Cor3air, largest of her
class flying the American flag, last
called in Portland Harbor on July
%, 1925.
AS far as could be learned this
morning, the Corsair is on the way
to Bar Harbor from Long Island
Sound. Her guest flag was tapping
in the breeze this morning, but none
of the party aboard came ashore
The Corsair,. whose only rival is
the Curtis yacht Lyndonia, was built
at New borough, y. Y, in 1899 for J. Z.
Morgan, and has always been re-
tanned in the family She has
cruised the Seven Seas and few
years have passed since she was
launched when she has not spent
part of the summer in the waters of
Maine.
She registers 1885 gross tons. is
210 feet long, 33 feet abeam and
draws over 20 feet of water. Her en-
gines develop $500 horsepower and
she carries a crew of 50 men. 1t was
thought that the party might ferry
ashore this morning and land at the
Portland Yacht Club, but with Won
derful weather prevailing, the Coz
sair continued on to the eastward
but not before she was admired by
crowds of people on their way UP
and down the harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Sanoans Still
Fear Old Time Oath

Apia, Samoa, July 21-(P)-White
men who introduced the system OF
plotting land and the surveyors
methods of defining boundaries,
brought with them to Samoa the
white mans method of administer
ing oaths.
So. officially, the native Samoan
places his hand upon the Holy
Bible to swear that title to a certain
piece of land belongs to him. But
those who have lived here long know
that at heart the native does not
have the degree of fear when an
oath is taken upon a Bible that he
had for the old Samoan OATH Where
grave issues are at stake he is apt
to discard the modern form for the
old one.
While the old manner varied in the
different villages the common rite
was to take a bunch of grass and
lay it on a stone or other object that
represented the family or village
God. The contesting parties would
say with hand resting on the grass,
In the presence of this whole as
sembly, l lay my hand on the grass.
If | have declared falsely may I
suddenly die"
1t often happened that one making
a false oath would be seized with
superstitious fear that would over
come him or cause him to confess.
The meaning Of the grass was that
should the oath be false, he and his
entire family should be extermin-
ated from the face of the earth and
their habltatioR covered with grass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Portland Lions
Fete so Youths

Portland, July 21-Eighty boys,
ranging in ages from seven to II
years, from Portland, Gorham and
Windham, were entertained by the
mmebers of the Portland Lions club
Yesterday at Sebago Lake. The out
standing features of the occasion
were the chicken dinner at "Sandy's'
and the various out door sports. Ihe
bows assembled in Dcering Oaks at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon. where
they were met by their hosts and
taken in automobiles to Sebago Lake
Stpehen Dill was the winner of the
"blimp race in which the contest
ants had balloons tied to their
ankles. and Gordon Bailey was sec
ond. In the daily dozen cntest
William Merrill was first and Bud
Devlin second The water carrying
contests were won by Regiland
Ouelette. The three winners in the
sack race were James Devlin, Jack
Gain and Earle Hinckley Jack Mac
Couley was first in the cracker cat
in gcontest. Jack Devlin being sec
ond and George Goodwin third. Gus
tav c. Schueler was the winner of
the daily dozen" contest staged by
the members of the Lions Club.
After dinner George McCallum per-
formed some sleight- f-hand tricks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
DOUBLE B OUTFIT
DIVIDES WITH NAR0RS

Especial to the Kennebec Journa)
Bangor Me-, July 21.-Brewer and
Bar Harbor split double header
in the Maine League today, the
home team winning the first to S
in a tight battle, pulled out in the
ninth on hits by Moran and Lotus.
Bar Harbor took the second, hitting
the Bangor and Brewer pitchers
hard and often. The summary:
First game:
Bangor and Brewer
OOO 8 0 90 2-7-9-3
Bar Harbor
0011 3 0 l 0 0-6-11-3
Batteries: Carruthers and Bur
man, Gray and Masterman.
Second game:
Bar Harbor
Bangor and Brewer
Batteries: Manfredi and Lesko,
Lotus, Clancy, Bernard and Ken
yong.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
FAIR DATES, xENNEsEo VALLEY

Aug. 31-Sept. 4-Central Maine Fair,
Waterville.
Sept. 6-S-South Kennebec Fair, South
Windsor.
Sept. T-S-Unity Park, Unity.
Sept. 14-17-Somerset Central Agri-
cultural, Skowhegan.
Sept. 22-Solon Agricultural.
Sept. 22-23 - Somerset Agricultural,
Anson.
Sept. 23-24-Kennebec County Fair,
Readfield.
Sept. 24-26-Wesserunsett Valley Fair,
Athens.
Sept. 25-Embden Agricultural.
Sept. 2S30-North Knox Fair, Union.
Sept. 29-Cochnewagan Agric., Mon
mouth.
Sept. 30-Richmond Farmers & Me-
chanics' Club.
Oct. 5-Litchfield Farmers Club
Oct. 5-Greene Town Fair.
Oct. 12-14-Sa ga adahoc Agri., and Hort,
Topshan1.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22

Whole allspice, crushed, two
ounces; stick of cinnamon, broken
two ounces; bruised and shredded
orris-root, one ounce: lavender flow
er, two ounces, oil of rose. five drops;
good cologne, quarter pint; rose
petals, salt.
Gather rose leaves in the morning;
let stand in cool place to dry, Toss
them lightly. then put them in large,
covered dish in layers sprinkling
each layer freely with salt. Add to
this for several mornings, until en-
ough leaves have been gathered to fill
a quart jar. Shake up or stir every
morning, and let the whole stand ten
days after the petals are added.
Transfer to glass fruit Jars in the
bottom of which have been placed the
allspice and cinnamon. Let it stand
six weeks, partly covered. 1t is then
ready for permanent Jar. Add to II
now the orris, lavender and small
quantity of any sweet scented dried
leaves. Add a few drops of rose oil
and then pour over one-fourth pint of
cologne water.
From time to time a little lavender
or other scents may he added.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Favored Jewel Of
Movie Actresses
Often Seen in Picture

Culver City. CAL July 2N,-(P)-
Most every woman has one piece of
iewelSy that is her favorite and mo-
ton picture stars and players are not
exceptions. AS a rule, the favored
jewel will be seen in every picture
in which the actress appears.
Pauline Stark, Metro -Goldwyp-
Mayer player, has as her choice an
interesting pendent of Lalique ana
in the center is a tiny dancing fig
ure of onyx. Tiny diamonds encircle
this figure, being set in the Lalique.
This is worn on a black satin ribbon.
Carmel Myers seldom is seen
without her crown. This is worn at
the throat instead Of on the head. 1t
is a miniature crown made into a pin
and is an interesting antique that
she brought back from Rome. This
crown is of old gold and in each
point a tiny pears is fastened.
Claire Windsor's wedding ring is
her favorite piece of jewelry, IN
stead of the regulation platinum
band Miss Windsor wears tiny
chain around her finger. The links
of this chain are platinum and are
set with diamonds
None of these pieces is remarkably
elaborate. Their appeal lies in the
fact that they are unique.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Bulgarian Will
Teach at Bates

Lewiston, July 21-Prof. George
Stephen Getchev, who will be
member of the Bates college faculty
during the coming year. Is native
of Lovstch. Bulgaria. He holds a &.
S. degree from the Gymnasia IN
Roustchouk, Bulgaria, NJ. S. from
Syracuse University, S. T. B. from
Boston University, and in 1917 ne
received a Masters Degree from
Harvard. He has also done sradu-
ate work at the University of Chi
cago. The summer of 1928 he passed
in study and travel in Europe.
Over a period of 10 years he has
published many articles and reviews
in the standard magazines of this
country.
His teaching experience includes
two years in the faculty of the Uni
versity of Michigan and five years
as instructor and assistant protes-
sor of French in the Syracuse Uni
versity.
Prof. Getchev will take the place
Of Prof Sydney B. Brown, head Of
the French department at Bates, who
has been granted years leave OF
absence Owing to the i'll health Of
Mrs Brown they plan to pass the
winter in southern France and nS
will devote some time to study in his
particular line.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Maine Summer
Resorts Reporting
A Record Business

Portland, July 21-That business
has been quite satisfactory thus far
this season in spite of a backward
season in other states, and that book
ings from now on are the best in his
tory in many sections, SO much that
many of the summer resorts will
lengthen their season, is the report
brought to Portland today by l.. G.
Minor, field secretary Of the State Of
Maine Publicity Bureau.
Mr. Minor returns from trip
which covered the greater part of
the State from Kittery to Fort Kent
and states that while the majority
of the summer hotel proprietors re-
port business satisfactory. several
report the best business ever.
In the immediate vicinity of Port
land conditions have been fine. At
Prouts Neck the hotel business has
been good and bookings from now
until the end of the season are re-
ported the best in the histroy of the
resorts. One hotel at Scarboro Beach
reports the best business in it's his
tory thus far and unable to take care
of further bookings this season.
A number of the coast hotels will
remain open much longer than usual
and the Nonantum at kennebunllport
is scheduled to remain open until the
middle of October, with a convention
of 600 people dated for the last week
in September.
At Bath reports show a big in
crease in ferry traffic and New
Meadows Inn reported 600 patrons
for Sunday.
A check of the wayside stands,
showing an increasing numebr, also
brings reports of many with a busi-
ness equal to that of last season and
a large number reporting better
business
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Building Holds
Up with That of '25
Throughout Country

New York, July 21.-Building activi-
ties throughout the country, as indi-
Gated by the volume of permits issued
and plans filed, begin the second half
of the year on about the same basis as
last year. In the 457 cities reported in
the national monthly building survey
of the S. w. Straus & Co, permits of
s2,212,61449s We're issued for the six
months period, loss Of per cent as
compared with the first half of 1925.
There We're indications, however,
just at the end of the other half-year
period of a rather pronounced upward
movements. The 457 cities reported
permits of s41o,770,125 for June this
year as compared with $3S2,S51 ,634
for June year ago, a gain of u per
cent. The significance of the figures
lies in the fact that the gain over May
was substantially per cent. Normal
ly, there is aStlistinct falling off be-
tween May and June. Since 1919 this
decline has avera ged around 10 or II
per cent. Last year when building ac-
tiVities were proceeding with unprec-
edented momentum, June permits were
just about equal to those of May.
Whether this June sport marks the
beginning of a period of even more in
tensive building activity than has ever
DGIOIe DetH experienced III TIE OHiltu
States or whether the figures represent
a considerable volume of projects that
were deferred from the spring months
due to unfavorable weather conditions,
are matters that cannot now be deter
mined.
An important feature of the semi
annual review of the national building
situation is the continued gain of con-
struction work throughout the South,
notwithstanding the spectacular activl-
ties that have been in progress in that
Section for the last three years. The
100 leading cities of the 12 southern
states showed gain of 26 per cent,
during the first half of the year as
compared with the same months of
1925, and II per cent. in June COM
pared with last June. The chief CEN
ters OF, activity were Florida, Texas
and North Carolina.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Statue of Marquette
Views. Site Chicago

Chicago, July 20.-(P)-The first
white man and likewise the first
Christian missionary to view the site
of Chicago, was honored today by
a bronze statue depicting Father
Marquette holding high a cross.
Louis Joliet, fellow explorer and ar
Algonquin Indian. are at his side.
The last months of the explorers
life were spent in a little cabin on
the Chicago river. not far from the
site where his statue was unveiled
today. The cabin was five miles up
stream from the spot where Mar
quette reared the first place Of Chris
tan worship within the present linn
its OF Chicago, then an Indian hunt
ing ground.
Herman A. MacNeill of New York,
the sculptor, also is especially noted
for his Indian pieces, The Moqui's
Prayer for Rain" and THE Sun
Vow"
A feature of the dedication was
that although Marquette prophesied
commercial greatness for the place
of his last labors. the goal at which
he aimed was a spiritual one recent
ly fulfilled by the international Eu-
charistic Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22

passenger liner. All the cooking will
be done by electricity and ll5,000
pieces of silver, glass and china will
be required for the dining room SER
vice. The table linens, sheets, carpets
and other fabrics would cover a farm
of thirty-four acres. assis's'=: as7s=:s.s-'-, s-'-,2
The vessel will be equipped with the
latest type inter-communicating tele-
phone system. This system will pro-
vide communication to any point on
the ship and in addition will have
shore connections at San Francisco and
Honolulu, thus enabling passengers to
remain in direct telephonic communica-
ton with home or Office from their
statercom aboard ship.
There will be a total Of 323 teie-
phones installed, each stateroom hav-
ing its own private phone. According
to w. w. Ponsford, telephone engi-
neer and specialist Of the Graybar
Electric Company, the system to be
here installed will be one OF the finest
and most complete ever incorporated in
an ocean going vessel.
To handle this telephone traffic, the
equipment of which is equal to that
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
AirWay Traffic
Is Heavy Enough
For y. S. Mapping

Dayton, O.. July 21.-tP)-Traffic
on the airWays pf the United States
is not vet heavy enough to call for
strict police supervision. but their
travel has reached the point where
statistics are being compiled on their
use, just as they are compiled on
highways, railroads and water ", VS..
Compila ton up to last June l.,
made at the L. S. model airway con-
troll office. Wright Field, Fairfield,
Ohio. shows that in the forty-seven
months just preceding that date.
more than one million miles had
been flown over the airways by army
f1iers with the loss of but one life.
Used in Official Trade
The airwaYs are definitely estab-
lished routes between the air and
commercial centers of the United
States. They are travelled by govern
ment planes in carrying officials
from place to place, to convey official
messages by personal courier, and to
carry dispatches and parcels of gov
ernmental importance. The routes
are designated on maps and at night
are illuminated at intervals by re-
volving beacon lights. BY day the
airways are marked by signals
painted on foot tops in cities along
the route.
Originally planes were flown over
the airways only from Dayton. New
York, Langley Filed, Va, and
Washington. Later Detroit. ST.
Louis. Scott Field. H., and Kelly
ard Brooks Fields have been includ-
ed.
Planes leaving New York over the
airways, fly to McCook Field Day
ton. thence to Detroit. St. Louis,
Louisville Cincinnati, Dayton and
bael, to New York.
Routes of Travel
Ships leaving Kelly Field, Texas,
fly to Dallas. Muskogee. Kansas
City, and Scott Field. where they
meet the New York planes enroute
to st. Louis, and then return to
Kelly Field.
McCook Field Planes make trips
to Langley Field, Va, New York,
Washington and back 10 Dayton
From July !. 1922, TO June /, 1926.
691 flights have been started over the
airways. OF these $50 have been com
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Construction in
South New Record

New York, July 21--Building con-
struction in the sixteen Southern
states for the first six months of this
year broke all previous records for
this period, reaching a tremendous
total of more than S500,000,0 900, ac-
cording to statistics compiled by the
building construction research bureau
Of G. L. Miller & Co, nationally
known Investment bond house spe-
cia!izing in building construction fin
ancing.
Buildings permit figures from Off
cial sources. compiled in the survey,
show that construction in the princi-
pal cities of the South total s436, ,160,-
152 for the six months period. This
eclipses last years record of sass,
308 by almost ten per cent. 1t was
estimated that construction in the
large number of smaller cities and
towns which do not officially record
building permits, would add between
s75,00000 and S100,000000 to the to-
tai for the first half of the year.
IN view OF the fact that contiier-
able losses We're sustained in tn. bor-
der states of Maryland, Vests Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Missouri, this
howing is regarded as phenomenal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22

generally utilized in a town of ap-
proximately 5000 inhabitants, 323 lines,
will be provided in addition to Isl
trunk lines for direct telephone COM
munication with local exchanges at
San Francisco and Honolulu.
The vessel will be equipped with oil
burners and will carry 1000 tons of
fuel in her tanks. 1t will have a
pumping plant capable OF supplying a
city Of nearly two million inhabitants.
with twenty-five gallons of water a
day for every man, woman and child
The Malola is said to be the first
private vessel built in the United
States to incorporate in its design full
compliance with the specifications of
the International Convention for
Safety OF Lives at Sea- A reef could
rip open the outer she'll of the Ma
lola's double bottom from stem to
stern, but she would still float safely.
The Malola's keel was laid May a.,
1925. She was designed by William
Francis Gibbs. naval architect of New
York. The Matson Navigation Com
pany of San Francisco are the owners
of the vessel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Exhibit Of Types
Of French Women

Paris, July 21.-fP)-Undiluted blue
blood was essential before a portrait
could figure in an exhibition which
President Doumergue has just opened.
The 20 photographs of society wom-
en-. grandmothers, mothers and daugh-
ters on view represent an effort to es-
tablish the true type of the artsto"
cratic French woman. In order that
this type might be purely French. no
photograph is shown of any female
member of the French aristocracy into
whose family foreigner has entered
by marriage during the last 200 years
Duchesses countosses and mar
ouises responded readily to the appeal
made to them by the Countess of
Mortemart, who initiated the scheme,
the more so as the money raised by the
admission fees to the exhibition will
be handed over td the anti-tubercu-
losis dispensaries run by the countess.
America will be able to draw its own
conclusions as to the French woman S
type, as the photographs Az to he
shown there after the exhibit N closes
in Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Annual Outing
Maine Odd Ladies

Lewiston, July 21.-The scorching
heat of Wednesday, did not abate
in the least the enthusiasm of the
Odd Ladies Of Maine for their an
nual outing, which was held at East
Auburn grange hall.
Six lodges We're represented, out
oftown visitors coming from
Brunswick, Bath, WatervilIe and
Portland, besides two lodges from
Lewiston and two from Auburn. At
least a hundred and fifty sat down
to the tables when dinner was serv-
ed, and number arrived later. This
is an annual affair: no business
matters are transacted, but lively
program, containing plenty of en-
tertainment and recreation was ar
ranged, and the members complete
ly ignored the rising mercury in the
thermometer tube, while they COM
peted for the prizes.
A banana eating contest was one
of the most amusing numbers. The
contestants We're required to go to
the opposite end of the hail, eat a
banana, return to the starting place
and whistle. The effect of some Of
the whistles resembled pipe organ
when the tremolo stop is applied.
Other mirth- provoking stunts
made the morning, and a good part
of the afternoon pass quickly and
merrily. The prize winners had not
been announced early in the after
noon.
At noon dinner was served in the
dining room on the first floor of
Benevolent branch, /. S. S. The din
ner committee was composed Of
Mrs. Lottie Garland, Mrs. Blanche
Wills Mrs. Mary Libby, Mrs. Gladys
Grant and Mrs. Nellie Hall.
In charge Of the dining room were
Mrs. Sadie Waterman. Mrs. Anna
Goss, Mrs. Lucille Blossom, Mrs.
ZeIla Whitman, MIS- Linda Morrill,.
Ms. Cora Conant and Mrs. Hattie
Lewis, and they were ably assisted
by Mrs Annie ATilliken, Mrs. EIdora
Scruton, Mrs. Rose Conant, Mrs.
Angie Record and Mrs. Freda
Church.
The general committee in charge
of the event included Mrs. Vesta
Barton.f of Watelville. vice lady
governess; Miss Elizabeth Litchf1eld
of Lewiston, and Mrs. Alice Larock
Of Brunswick.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
tgaconnets Defeat
Mats 9 to 5 Wednesday

Il, fsnecial to the hennebec JournaD
4 wsterville, July 21.-Manager Pap
h. found it necessary to surrender
|n blade yesterday afternoon to Man.
k,,.- Mansfield of the Taconnets in a
|Nt.rly contested game at Seavers
fr.M BY a score of 9-5. Although the
[,y,ts" went into the game with
halves IN their teeth, they found an
f,sytrssry armed to the toes and back
M by a spirit as volcanic as their
h was a good game to watch and
!, one was heard complaining of hav-
! !, raid admission. 1t was generally
M that the Mats outplayed the Ia
srnsts in the field, showing a coun-
vscting weakness elsewhere that
rst them the game. Three errors were
dscked against the Papolos bunch as
,!ainst six for the opposition. The
,ltsring Of seven bases by the Mats
,uinst one surreptitious advance by
h. Taconnets showed a superior de-
,rss Of strategy. A double steal In
h. ninth caught the Taconnet fiat
hotsd
Brown Of Fairfield played big
ure, looming easily as the hardest
yuker on either team, accepting five
dances without a fall down. Roy
-sis three sensational catches in left
Md. besides hitting well, getting two
Its In 1--WE times up. O'Brien and
TtIbodeau likewise did some vivid
hshng.
J Donell, Reed and Campbell starred
kr the Taconnets, Donell doing a
ittty homer
I Il certainly was fast game, with
Ne Mats fighting a battle against su-
Nror forces.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-22
Says Men Have More
Religion Than Women

London. July 21.-(PJ-Canon Mar
quis Of Normandy, the only marquis
in holy order, says wome are not as
religious as men.
"Women have grown worse in the
last fifty years, while the attitude OF
men toward religion has improved.
declared the canon, who is sun
preaching although he is eighty
years old. "T think many modern
women have too material and arti-
fetal an outlook on life-perhaps it
is the reaction from their greater
freedom"
The venerable canon says the great
need of the established church in
England is more vigorous men in its
pulpits and he urges the laity to ass
sist the church in paying better sal
aries. He says parsons can not sup
port families on $1,000 year.