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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
WINTHROP
Public Whist for
Community HOSPITAL

A public whist party for the ben
eft of the Winthrop Community
hospital was held Wednesday after
noon, the proceeds of which
amounted to $1,000.
Those who attended were: Mrs.
Merton Hodges, Mrs. Arthur Etilph-
en-. Mrs. Weston. Mrs. Myron Hud =
son, Mrs. J. H. Wellman. Mrs. A. L.
Snow, Miss Bertha Hudson, Miss
Ida Morrill,. Mrs. Annette Giles,
Mrs. NJ. w. Wiswen, Mrs. w. II.
Stevens, Mrs. George BuzZen, Miss
Muriel Rollins, Mrs. c. a. Perry,
Mrs. H. S. Bell. Mrs. II. NJ. Trott,
TowIe, Miss Anna Beaulieu, Mrs. 8.
p. Sturtevant, Miss Wetherspoon,
Misses Madeline and Irma Riley,
Mrs. I. L. Kesner Mrs. L. T. Garlic
ton and Mrs. L. T. Carleton, Jr.,
Mrs. Arnold Thomas. Mrs. f. II.
Bate. Mrs. Earl 2-orton, Mrs. j. NJ.
Towle. Mrs. E. c. Leighton and
Miss Sara Leighton, Mrs. ]. p,
Whitney, Mrs. Bertha Prescott. Mrs.
Ray Riley. Mrs. Joseph Routhier,
Mrs. A Z. French, Mrs. Norman
Brown, Mrs. Laurence Richmond,
Mrs. John Young. Mrs. ]. P. Bishop,
Mrs. Mary Kurtz, Mrs. Margaret
Foster and Mrs. NJ. l.. Stanley. The
prize for the highest score was Won
by Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Prescott
received the consolation. A picnic
lunch was enjoyed and punch was
served. The punch was donated yb
Mrs. NJ w. Wiswell, Mrs. Margaret
Foster, Mrs. p M. Ainslie. Mrs. An
bic Hegarty, Mrs. Chas. Towle and
Mrs. J. p. Whitney. The prizes
were donated by Mrs. George Fos-
ter and Miss Antoinette Drapeau,
The next benefit whist will be held
the last Wednesday in July at the
home of Mrs. Raj Riley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Seek Girl AvalOne
In Killing of Youth

New York, July 1.-(P)-A girl
known to police only as "Avalone'
was sought today in an effort to
solve the mysterious Staying of 16
year old James Otto.
Otto was walking along a lonely
section of the White Plains road
last night with James DeF'eo, 16
when a slim man walked up to them
from behind and said to Otto:
I'm going to shoot YOU" The gun
mn fired one shot. which struck the
youth in the forehead, and then es-
capped through nearby woods
Police would not disclose what
connection "Avalone" had with the
case, but said she might be able to
explain the motive for the crime and
possibly reveal the slayer's identity
if she could be found. They express
ed the belief that the slayer was in
sane
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Worcester Power Co.
To Discount Bills
Of October so Percent

Worcester, Mass, July 1-CP)-The
Worcester Electric Light Co, is an
nouncing that it will make a present
to its customers of $136.0O0 in the
form of a so per cent discount on the
DIS which they will receive in the
month of October. This means half
price on all electric current used in
the 80 days prior to the October me-
ter reading date of the bill. Over
$4,000 bills will bear that discount
and practically every family will
share what is in effect a customers
dividend The city of Worcester it.
self will profit about $4,000 reckon
ing on last October's bill. The citys
industries are included in the dis
count, for it applies to all power
users. The only exceptions are other
public utilities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Fourth Victim Of
New Haven Wreck
Dies at Westerly, r. [.

westerly, r. l., July 1.-(Pl-The
fourth death in the wreck at Ken
yon last Saturday Of the Cape Cod
der, New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad express, came this
morning. Andrew Bennett, %, of
New Haven, Conn, fireman of the
express, died in the hospital here of
internal injuries. A brother speeding
to his bedside arrived 20 minutes
too late.
Three members Of the train crew
of a freight train were instantly
killed when their engine exploded,
throwing a string of freight cars in
to the path of the speeding express.
Charles Frazier, engineer of the
passenger train. is still in the hos
pital here. Passengers on the ex-
press escaped with minor hurts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE GENITAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
TPaIAe FAVE AIIclISTA EQR


Bangor, 1920 a. m, $40 a. m. *9.C3 a m,
B. & A. Pts, 1880 am, 1927 al
Bar Harbor, *l2 30 a m, 9.27 a m.
Bath t5.54 m, tS4S An, 10. As m, t. p m,
t401p. m
Belfast, GAO a. m, t21op m.
Boston, *3 Ii a. m. 1854 a. m, 1S.4S a. m,
I945 m, $40 Is m. 10. IA p. M, 1888 p. m.
ti0l p. m, 1880 p. m.
Calais. tl2.30 m, 1927 a.
Dover -Foxcr oft, ca 40 a M, f210 p. m.
Gardiner %. I3 a. m, 1854 a, m, IS As =. m,
IA am, Sl0.15 q. m, t3.l4Sb. m, S. 80 pm,
ff0l pm, t5l D. M. Il. % b. m, 1850 p.
hallowell. Is 81 a. m. tS4S a. m. s1015 a. m.
l3l4 p. m. 1888 pm, t5.l5 p. M, t726 p. m,
10 80 p. m.
Harmony, f9, 27 a. m.
lewiston. Is "a a m, ts.4S a. M. 10 As a m,
t5.l4 p. M, %4,0l p IN.
New York, 70 IA p m, t4o1 p m, 1898 p. m.
Portland. % l3 a. m, IS. 81 a.. m, tS.4S a. m,
Is45 m. NO. Is m, t3. IA p. m, S. 33 p. ~.
1901 p M, II 20 p. m. *10 so p. M.
Rockland IS "a a m, tS.4S a. M, to45 a m,
I3l4 p. m, "a OIL D. M
SSowhegan, C4.4o a. m. 70 03 a. m. 10. 27a. m.
f2,l0 p. m.
So Gardiner IS. "a a m, Is Asa m, $40 IS a. M,
TSl4 p. m, 1888 p. m, t5.l5 pm, 1875 pm.
1850 p. m.
St John, 1890 a. m, 47.53 p. m.
Waterville +I2 so a. m, r440 a. M 60 O3 a. m,
1877 a. m. r. 10 p m, 1921 p. m. f6. 10 p. m,
1883 p. m.
Daily. Except Sunday and Monday.
Daily. except Monday. Daily, except Sunday.
sunday only. + Friday only.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Stunt Filler and
Bride Held for
Fleeing Millionaire

New York, July 1-P)-Ernest
Fosnaugh. stunt aviator and his
bride of four weeks today faced trial
on charges of attempted extortlon
of $4,000 from Frederick Rowland
Hazard, who enjoys an allowance OF
$4,000 from the $4,0o0,00O estate LETT
him by his father.
In the last eight months, 1t Is al
legged, Gertrude Fosnaugh, "a yeas
old mulcted Hazard, who is 81, OF
nearly $4,000, which in turn was
taken from her by her husband, by
threatening to reveal to Hazard S
wife a situation that never existed.
Hazard, the son Of the late Fred
erick r. Hazard, ST., for many years
president of the Solvay Process
Company of Syracuse, N. Y, worked
as an accountant in the same Office
lfere four years ago with Mrs. Eos
naugh, then Mrs. Arthur Davis
A wear or so ago Hazard alleges
he furnished the woman money to 90
to California and since sent her vari-
Gus sums ranging from $1,000 to SlV,-
00O,- Three weeks ago he received a
letter. he says, with New YORK
postmark, informing him that Mrs.
Davis was back in town and needed
$4,000 to go to Europe for divorce.
This time Hazard called detectives,
whose work eliminated yesterday IN
the arrest of Mrs. Fosnaugh and her
| husband.
In her confession to the police the
woman is said to place all the blame
on her husband, saying he had com
posed all the notes she had written
Hazard. The last request for $4,000
is said to have threatened IF you
won't give it to me, I'll tell Arthur
and he will start the works"
Detectives say Fosnaugh had OBJ
tanned all the money received. The
couple met in Los Angeles, and were
married in Greenfield, Ind, June 3.
Hazard is a graduate of Brown
University and has a wife and two
children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
EAST WINTHROP

The members of the Baptist Prima-
~ Sunday school classes and some in
-vited guests were delightfully."- enter
tanned by Mrs. G. T. Griffin on Wednes-
day afternoon on the parsonage lawn.
All kinds of games We're played and
everyone had a fine time. Refresh
ments of cake, doughnuts and ice
cream were served. There were q
present.
Miss Alice Whiting. who has been
teaching at Stanford, Conn. is passing
her vacation with her parents in this
place.
Mrs. Linwood Damon of Smithfield
has been visiting Mrs. Edwin Bisbee
Ms. Furman and family of New Jer-
sey have arrived at their camp for the
summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Woman Victim i'm
Camden Shooting
Dies at Hospital

Camden, N. J., July 1.-(Pl-Mrs.
Harriet Vickers. 25 who was shot
Tuesday by Paul w. F'uersten, director
of the Camden Philharmonic Orches-
ira, after he had pleaded with her not
to return to her husband, died today
at the Cooper Hospital.
A few hours before her death Mrs.
Vickers again identified Fuersten as
the man who shot her twice through
the back when she visited him at his
apartment. Fuersten admitted the
shooting, saying that he had plotted to
Kill Mrs. Vickers and himself,
With Mrs. Vickers when she died
were her mother and her husband.
Rawton Vickers of harrington. N. j.
Her children, a boy and a girl 8, are
at their home in harrington.
Mrs. Vickers was formerly a mem
Der of the Salvation Army and it was
while she and her husband were work.
ers for the same organization that they
met Fuersten four years ago He
came to them saying he was down and
out" her husband told police. They
fed and sheltered him, Vickers said,
until he got a job.
In his confession to police Fuers-
ten said that he and Mrs Vickers had
attended a party Monday night and
that she had enraged him by saying
she was going back to live with her
husband. The next day, Fuersten said,
he met her by agreement and at his
apartment pleaded with her not to re-
turn to her husband.
"She laughed" he said. land It was
then | became frantic and in my hy-
steria / shot her"
An unfinished letter found in Fuers-
tens apartment, and which he admit
ted writing, told of his emotions for
Mrs. Vickers, adding that if she re-
turned to her husband he would kill
her and also himself. Fuersten was
drunk when arrested, but in his con-
fession said he was sober when he
shot her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

here and there among the fresh cow
foot prints in the soft earth. Then
along the top of stone fence and a
long jump into the jumpers, which
hold no scent oh, yes. you have much
to learn before you become good
hunter and one who can lead the dogs
astray. For while the dogs are puz-
zling their brains to find lost trail
you will have time to rest your tired
legs. Many a time 1 have run around
a hill half dozen times, crisscross-
ing my trail many times. oh, you
have much to learn" and Mrs. Fox
trotted over to the doorway to see if
Danny Fox were in sight. And in the
next story you shall hear what hap
pened after that.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Man Killed While
Crossing Railroad

North Grafton, Mass, July 1-[P)-
Eugene Jostie, aged 76, of Worcester.
was instantly killed here this morn
ing by an eastbound train while
crossing the Boston and Albany
tracks three quarters of a mile west
of the railroad station at a point
known as THE Banjo'
Mr.. Jostie was coming on foot from
his summer camp at Flint Pond to
board an electric car for Worcester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Lewiston Officials
Start Drive Against
Unlicensed Handlers

Lewiston, July DIR. L. j. Dumont
the Lewiston health officer and two
inspectors from the State department
Of Agriculture opened a drive against
delinquent food handlers today MAX
ing a store to store canvass to OBJ
tain the names of those who had not
obtained licenses before July LIST. A
list of names will be prepared at the
heath Office. The department is yet
undecided what official action will be
taken against this group. Probably
nothing will be done before Saturday
it was stated. An inspection of stores
is aso being made at the same time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

, den and set out to find new home.
At last the foolish young fox was
chased by the farmers dogs. and in
stead of leading them wild chase
through the woods. he made for home,
where a little later he was dug out
and killed"
foxes.
You must learn to kill the scent
Of your trail" went on Mrs. Fox, US
ing this good time to instruct her
young cubs in fox-ways. you must
learn to jump from stone to stone in
the Bubbling Brook, double on your
tracks, crisscross. often making a
skillful retreat back to the ponds,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Evangelist to Aid
Officers in Probe
Kidnapping Story

Douglas, AriZ., July 1-(FJ-Aimee
Semple Mcpherson, Los Angeles
evangelist. and her mother. Mrs
Minnie Kennedy, are scheduled 70
arrive here from the coast city to-
day to aid local authorities in further
investigation of the evangelist's
story of her Kidnapping.
1t is understood the evangelist
will visit shack found in the des-
ert south of here which answers the
description of one in which she says
she was held captive after her alb
duction at Ocean Park near Los
Angeles, May Is. Authorities have
continued the search for the shack
she described when she appeared
here recently in 4 state of exhaus
ton and told Of her experiences
during the five weeks in which she
was the object of nationwide
search.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Plan Big Time
Old Home Week

A meeting of the publicity COM
mittee for the celebration of Old
| Home Week was held Wednesday
evening at the office Of +. II. Bate,
chairman of the committee. The
celebration will take place the week
of August s to the 14th inclusive.
Each day there will be special fea-
lures and the tentative program
which has been arranged will be as
follows: Sunday-Services at all the
churches, including the 150th ami
versary of the Winthrop Congrega-
tional church; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ton Day: Tuesday-Sports, Dinner
at Congregational church for re-
turning church people. evening, re-
ception; nesday-Hospital day,
bazaar in the afternoon followed by
a street dance in the evening;
Observation-Disclosures parade, reun-
ion of Lucia f. Beale Association
on lawn with Mrs. Margaret Fos-
ter and Charles Longfellow lunch
con at 1 o'clock, concert at Town
haiti in the evening; Friday-Pa-
rade with floats, banquet for Three
Quarters Gentry Club, community
sing and "Frolic" ball in the eve
ming; SatuMay-Farewen day.
Mrs. Warren Griffiss. of Baltimore,
is at Dixie Camp, Lake Maranacook
Miss Katherine Hegarty has re-
turned from Cambridge, Mass, for
the summer vacation.
Miss Helen Clement, r. N, and c..
s. Weber, M. D., of Boston, and
Miss Ruth Clement, of Detroit, Mich
are spending their vacation at the
Elms" with the Misses Clements par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Clement.
Miss Lillia Marston, of Yakima.
Wash, and son, Daniel Marston. Of
Connecticut, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Hayford.
Winthrop is to have real flddlers'
contest, sthe most popular form of en-
tertainment at the present time This
will be held Friday evening, July g.
In connection with the big street
dance being given by Winthrop Post,
American Legion. Each contestant
will play for five minutes and all
flddlers in the county are eligible
Only jigs will be played and the prize
is SIS. All are looking forward with
pleasure to hearing this program of
old favorite dance tunes and to see
ing who shall be chosen as Kenne-
bees Nellie Durham"
Mrs. j. G. Gordon and son. Jack
and Miss Mabel Dugas We're visitors
in Gardiner Wednesday.
Mrs. Amanda Putnam and Miss
Mary Putnam have returned from
Melrose, Mass, and are at their home
on Genital street.
Miss Letha Edwards, of Madison,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
NeqC Beauty Cream
Becomes Popular

You will be enthusiastic over a new
French Process Cream for whitening
and beautifylng the skin. II is so
pure and different from other creams.
Women say they see a great improve
ment in their compilations after the
first application. If you want smooth
er, brighter and younger skin, use
MELLO-GLO Cream. It's wonderful.
At all Toilet Goods Counters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Rumanian Princess
Badly Hurt by Fall

bucharest Rumania. July 1-(P)-
r1ncess lleana, daughter of Queen
Marie has suffered serious internal
INJURIES as result Of falling from a
hanmock, according to advices re-
ceived here from Constanza. The
princess name has been frequently
mentioned as a possible consort for
the Prince of Wales.
Constanza is Rumania's principal
Black Sea summer resort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY
Change of Time

- EFFECTIVE JUNE 26th
,Irrains will leave Portland Grand
trunk Station at 7.20 a. m. and S.45
p n. for Montreal and principal inter-
mediate points connecting at Montreal
f LOT Ottawa, Toronto. Detroit, Chicago.
Stalifornia, and all Pacific Coast points,
ntnaSnlnding the Canadian Rockies, VAN
IIouver. Prince Rupert and Alaska.
p. m.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 27th
ana daily thereafter trains will leave
az 200 a. m. and S.45 d. m, making
9I ae connections as above, and the
40 10 and Pond local will leave 4lO o. m.
uauy except Sunday.
EFFECTIVE JUNE goth
trains will arrive 700 a. m. and 7.o5
y n. daily and 100 a. M daily ex-
cept Sunday For further information
apply to Mr.. D. F. Calvin, Ticket
Asent, Portland. Phone Forest 1860,
6. A. HARRISON, G.AP.D.
p, Grand trunk Station, Portland.
Jnl9d15t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
WISE PEOPLE

There are lot Of wise people In
Maine and carloads coming every
hour. They know where to go to get
the most for their vacations. Trains
into Maine are running in sections.
A New York train in sections dis
tributed around 120 carloads of
folks among the attractive summer
resorts of this good State. The
Publicity Bureau may have had
much to do with their coming, but
once they've come all the bureaus in
christendom could not keep them
away
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
President Far from
Silent, Counsellor
Of Institute Declares

New York July 1.-IP1-President
Coolidge is not the silent Cal" of pop
ular fancy. but a talkative person. in
the opinion of Jacob s. Worm-Muller,
counsellor to the Norwegian Nobel In
stitute
Mr.. Muller, who is completing tour
of the United States, says the presi-
dent is willing TO let the other fellow
say the 'yeses and the noes"
Il found your president very willing
to talk" said DR.. Muller I'VE dis
cussed many subjects, including that
of women in institutes of higher learn
ing, and he carried the burden of the
conversation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Earthquake Killed
ITO Persons in ECYnt

London, July 1-{P)-The earth
quake in Egypt Saturday night was
more serious than at first thought,
says an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Cairo. One hundred and
ten persons were killed and Sc in
jured, the casualties occurring CHIEFLY
in tho Fayum district A total of
APPS houses was damaged or des-
troyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

The estimate Of wheat this year
from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and
Missouri is 275,662, 900 as compared
with 163.310,0o0 bushels last year.
Meanwhile there come reports of a
lack of shipping facilities and the
Shipping Board has voted to add SO
vessels Of its fleet to aid in the
transportation of the grain. APP
parently not all the Shipping Board
does is useless. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Good. downright and upright fight
ing talk backed by sound sense is
this Of Bishop VIM. F. Mcdowell:
I'VE are with General Andrews to
the last ditch and when the bitches
are gone we are with him into No
Mans Land. The plea for light
wines and beer modification is
camoufage and deceit. What they
want is hard liquor and plenty of it.
The efforts to fool the people by a
referendum is ridiculous. The only
modification of the prohibition law
to which Methodists will submit is
that 1t be made more effective"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Not more than one newspaper to
a province, and that not a. news
paper, what with most Of the news
censored. That is Mussolinis pro-
gram. So Italy must look to him
for such information as he may
choose to give them!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Salem. N. H.. July 1-tP)-Tha1e
Hauser, Hollywood, Calf. racer.
reeled off 1875 miles an hour in the
first real test of the Rockingham
Motor Speedway. Hauser made the
unofficial time yesterday in prepara-
ton sfor the $50 Fourth of July race
next Monday. Entrants include Earl
Cooper, Eddie Kearns, Peter De Pao-
10. Harry Late and other well known
drivers. II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

The old Granite State isn't at all
frustrated by the new fashion for
primary slush funds. At least such
is the evidence from Messrs. Moses
and Bass, who would like the Sena-
torial lob
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Pat Harrison of Mississippi must
have been very busy the past few
days not to turn loose his vocal
chords on those who in designing a
Ses-quicentennial half dollar have
included the last as well as the first
President Coolidge knew nothing
about this being done. that he
would be the first living President
whose features appear on a coin.
tennial every year and we are
fortunate In having President, who
Is a credit to the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Japan with more people than she
has room for is financing colonial
ton of japanese laborers in the
rubber territory of Brazil. What a
tempting field would be afforded
Japan in the Philippines should
Uncle Sam get out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Would Go as Far as That

Counsel-And what was the de-
PENDANT doing meanwhile?
Witness-He was telling me a fun
ny story.
Remember, sir. that you are on
oath"
We'll, anyway, he was telling me
story. Stray Stories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Relatives Incjuded

$50 you want to marry my daugh-
ter. Ell?
II do, sir"
Young man. have you considered
her family in this NATTER"
Il have, sir. I love that girl so
much I'd be willing to put up with
anything!" - Birmingham Age-Her-
aid,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Politicians nowadays find 1t neces-
sary to deny a lot to which once
they paid little heed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Mussolini retains his popularity all
the while he DEGREES that the Italian
people must work harder and save
more. Mussolini is indeed "a rare
i,5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

We don't think much of strikes
but If 10000 of New Yorks cloak
makers go on strike we hope they
may find a comfortable place in
which to be idle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
FLASHES OF LIFE
(Bv The Associated Pressl

(By The Associated Press)
New YoYrk.-Tokens of great pros
perity for the first half of the year
were in the mails today-checks for
much of the $491 ,915,000 in interest
and dividends due on American
securities this month. The total is
an increase of S53.000.O 600 over July
] a year ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

The vacation spirit has fastened
on Congress. Really it must have
been warm in Washington the past
few days.