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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

Raymond Jensen and Theodore
johnson were awarded the Harvard
Books fer 1925 and 1926. respective
~ Mt special assembly in Portland
high schooi Thursday morning. The
award for 1925 was delayed from
last year tecause the book arrived
too late for presentation in 1925.
The Harvard Book is offered in a.
limited number of high schools each
year. The prize Ia given to the jun
ior who is adjudged most worthy of
merit. He must be a leader of his
classmates. prominent in school ac-
tlvltles and good student. The
book Is not offered only to boys In
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11
(Political A ADVERTISEMENT

u il your privilege and duty 70 90 70
the polls to vote June 21st. For
county commissioner, vote for
RALPH B. PILLSBURY
Benton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

High building and George Hal, :,
cd janitor in Milton LsForrest ' Is!
liams High school. W.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

The sympathy Of this department
goes out to young John Coolidge.
He Is going to spend the summer
studying economics.-Jay r. House
in Public Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

Do they call it "the tobaccolau-
reate sermon" at Duke University
this year?-Boston Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

Archeologists find in Egypt nurs-
ing bottles such as those from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11
CLEANS

Rarely. If ever, have porch swings
been as late blooming as this year
Toledo Blade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

Charles Luce Of Auburn g..
Tuesday to make an extended ~,
with his cousin, B. A. Bean ana ~.
Bean.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Dow Of wa,
throp, were weekend guests Of ~,
daughter. Mrs. Harold Gray and fan.
lily.
New Sharon Grange held th.,,
regular meeting in Lancaster hsll
Wednesday evening.
Miss Eva Paine is Ill with Gerna,
measles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

consolation IN st. Matthew 7:S--
Biddeford Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11
Birthday Party

Catherine, the little daughter ~ n.
and Mrs. Harold Gray, celehratsa -
sixth birthday last Saturday an. ae
noon, by giving a party to her . ~.
friends. There were IL little sol s.
besides several older ones. The M.
miss received a number Of pressr.'
Games were played on the lawn. -
freshments consisting Of a birtbssr
cake, ice cream and fancy coots...
were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. Q, Pm
Regular meeting everv third Tuesday
at o'clock. P. NJ. degree.
LINWOOD ALBEE. Capt
G. H WADLEIGH. CLERK
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-11
Augusta Lodge Directory

Meetings four Tuesday Of each month
at 7.3O o'clock.
GEO. H. wADLEIGH. C. p.
G. S. PEASLEE. Scribe.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
Dempsey is Refused License to
 Fight Tunney at Yankee Stadium
Permit is Heldup Pending Champions Compliance With Rules Relative to Defense of Title Within Six Months After Winning or Defending It.

New York, Aug. 10 P-Jack Dempsey today was refused a license to fight Gene Tunney for the worlds heavyweight championship at the Yankee stadium Sept. 16.
 Colonel John J. Phelan, chairman of the license committee, said that Dempsey's application had been de- ferred pending his compliance with the rules of the New York state ath- letic commission relative to defense of championship within six months after winning or defending the title.
 The decision came after the com mittee had been in session for nearly two hours and 1t heard the situation presented by Dempsey. Gene Tun- ney, the challenger, and also Harry Wills, the giant negro, who has been clamoring for a match with Demp- sey. Dempsey, Tunney and Wills appeared before the committee.
 The committee sent for Wills to hear his side of the story. As the giant negro came down the hall to enter the offices he bumped into Dempsey. The champion grinneti and extended his hand. Wills shook it warmly.
 Reports persisted that members of the license committee had demand
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
BOY HIT BY AUTO
 SENT TO HOSPITAL
Joseph Cola, Aged [. May Be Seri- ously Injured-Driyer Not Yet
 Arrested

Struck by an automobile truck driven by Joseph Montovani of Swamp Road, Kensington. on South street, shortly before ' o'clock last night, Joseph Cola, aged ', of 491 South Main street, was thrown heavily to the ground and is at New Britain General hospital for treatment for possible internal in- juries. This afternoon, the attend ing physicians had not determined the nature of the injuries and the boys condition Is therefore un- known.
 According to statements of Louis Anselmo of 20 South street and Louis Notaro of 495 South Main street, to Sergeant McAvay and Of ficer William J. Mccarthy, Mon tovanis truck turned sharply into South street and struck the boy Anselmo said the truck was going ot least forty miles ,an hour and Notaro estimated the speed at 35 miles an hour.
 Notaro said, according to the DO. lice, that he was driving a truck north on South Main street and turned into driveway hs another truck backed away to make room for the former. The police took measurements and reported that marks of the tires on the road in dicated that Montovani's truck went lO5 feet before stopping, after the brakes were applied.
 Up to this afternoon police action had not been taken, but it was re- ported that Montovani may be ar rested.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
SARATOGA GAMBLING
 SCANDAL DEVELOPING
District Attorney Accused of Shaking Down"
 Sporting Fraternity

Ballaston Spa, N. T., Aug. 10 Pl- Charges of collision between Sara toga county officials and alleged gamblers at Saratoga Springs were before Supreme Court Justice Chris topher J. Hefferman, special commis- sioner appointed by Governor Smith to investigate the gambling charges today.
 District Attorney Charles B Andrus was singled out for special attack by Jules Formel. who has served time in state prison for op- eration Of gambling house in Sara toga Springs in 1919. Forme charged that Andrus received ter per cent of the profits of gambling place Formel ran at 210 South Broadway even complaining at one time that he was not getting his share.
 In 1920 there was grand jury investigation of gambling charges and at that time, Formel swore, Dis trict Attorney Andrews came to him with tears in his eyes and "cried to me to keep him out of prison Andrus promised to pay Formel's wife s100 a week while Formel was in prison in return for promise to silence by the gambler of the dis trict attorneys alleged activities.
 "I kept my word" said Formel but he never paid the money. l was framed and went to prison for Andrus."
 MT. Andrus at one time interrupt ed to demand that Formel be held for perjury, to which Formel coun- tered with a demand that the dis trict attorney be held as briber.
 Last year, Formel declared. Sara toga was wide open" mentioning several places where he said he had gambled, roulette. faro. craps and bird cage being mentioned as the games under way. He said last year he talked with Dr., Arthur J. Leon- ard. public safety commissioner of Saratoga Springs, who with District Attorney Andrus and Sheriff Arthur G. Wilmot Is under fire, and that Dr. Leonard had inquired why he did not open gambling place.
 Everything is running smooth. . Pr, Leonard was quoted as saying.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
AIR TRAVEL IS ONLY THING SAYS PHYSICIAN
Dr. Fromen, Back from Europe, Covered in Two Hours Distance
 It Takes Train 16 Hours.

Travel by air in Europe is now the accepted thing, and is, in fact the only way 10 get somewhere with out wasting time, according to Dr. E. T. Fromen of 323 West Main street, who has just returned after Ia three months trip to Europe. pr, Fromen visited Germany, the Tyro- lean Alps, Switzerland, Italy and the Scandinavian countries.
 He says many parts of continental Europe have come to recognize the possibilities and advantages of air transportation and thousands of people travel that way regularly. A journey from Stockholm to Kalmer, Sweden, tripsrequiring 16 hours by rail, Dr. Fromen covered in frac- ton over two hours by air.
 The big planes are built like a modern parlor car, he says. They have seats for dozen or more peo- pie. The passengers can walk back and forth in the aisles of the plane, can raise or lower windows and, il fact, have all the comfort and con- venience of a Pullman train. There are sanitary arrangements, rooms for baggage, etc. on the plane. No sensation of seasickness is encoun- tered and no special clothing is re- quired
 In Germany the New Britain man found the economic situation very much the same as it was before the war.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
Money in This Country, Divided Among Peo- pie, Would Give s42.Ol to Every Man Woman and Child.
National Bank Resources in United States and Possessions Aggregate More Than Twenty-Five Billion Dollars.

Washington, Aug. 10 OP-The av- terage American is wealthier than at any time since 1920.
 The amount of money in circrla. tfon Aug. was estimated by tb. treasury today at S42.Q1 Der canita compared with s41.Sf year sgo and S52.S6 Nov. l. 1920, the highest figure on record.
 In reaching it's estimate, the treas ury calculated the population of inc united States at 115,641,O00. The money in circulation Aug. 1 amount ed to s4S5S.47S,5 ,5Os while the tota, stocK or money was sS,39s,076, ,O61.
 National Bank Resources
 Iotal resources of the 7,97s na- tlonal banks of the United States. Alaska and Hawaii on June so inc close Of the fiscal year. aggregated sZS' S'Sl5,624,o00. an increase of al- most s1,OOQ,0o0,00o over & year ago. It was reported today by the conn troller of the currency.
 The total resources were s24.Sas.- 666,OOo on April 12, the date of the late national bank call and s24.- S5O,S6S,o00 on June 30, 1925.
 Loans and discounts including re- discounts amounted to S1s,417.674.- GOO on June 30, this year. This was s1l6'S6s,O0o more than in April, and s74S,6O7,oo0 more than a year ago.
 The percentage of loans and dis counts to total deposits was 65, as compared with 65.s3 on April 12 and 6S.66 on June 30, year ago.
 Cash in the banks totalled ss5S.- sS1,o00, a decrease of $7,e22. .Ooo since April, but an increase of. sSas.- 600 over June of last year.
 Total deposit liabilities amounted to s2o,642.164,OO0, in increase of s466.S66.000 over April and s732.- 4a5,0oo over June of last year.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
WATERFRONT FIRE AT
 PORTLAND FIERCE ONE
Wharf, Boats and Grain Go. Plant Burned-Loss
 S1OO,OOO at Maine Port

Portland, Me, Aug. 10 R- Breaking out in the New England Grain company's plant at the end or Browns wharf early this morn ing, flames swept through the large three-story frame structure, jumped across the wharf to another wooden building and also set fire to the steamer Baccarat, a shipping board vessel.
 The fire, the most spectacular and disastrous that has visited Portland's waterfront in years, is believed to have done damage totalling SS0O,- 900.
 So intense was the heat, that the fire jumped across the dock and ig- nited the Portland Yacht club on Merchants wharf, and early today this historic old structure was des- troyed.
 Tied up beside the steamer Bac- carat was the shipping board steam ed Seneca, The fireboat was making a valiant effort to set this vessel adrift at three o'clock, with every prospect of success.
 At the outbreak of the fire, Cap tain r. w. Dyer and his family were asleep aboard the four-masted schooner James c. Hamlen, which was tied alongside the grain com pany's plant. As the flames quickly gained headway. they were forced to flee from the vessel. Bremen and pulled the big craft out of reach of the flames.
 Feeding on large stock of grain and grain dust, the flames made rapid progress through the big struc- ture and soon were shooting more than a hundred feet into the air and Illuminating the entire water front. A brisk southwest wind swept the flames across the dock to- ignite what is known as the old Nickerson coal yard, and soon this building was all ablaZe.
 Hundreds of pigeons perished in the flames.
 At 3:30 o'clock this morning fire men announced that the blaze had been confined to the three properties destroyed, the grain plant, the yacht dub and the coal yard. All the ves- ,els were out of danger some dam lged.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
JOE KENNEDY LETS
 CAT OUT oF BAG
Literally, Though There Was a Mystery, No
 Doubt

The young women employees of the city clerks office are required by the nature of their duties to be very alert and observing, and they also come into possession of information forming picture of life that is dif- ferent from that obtained in many other occupations filled by beings Of the female kind.
 Consequently, the sight of wo- man, walking stealthily from Church street into Main, carrying a large burlap bag securely fastened by pie ture hanging wire. could not but at- tract their attention yesterday, and when the woman, casting furtive glances to the right and left, en- tered Central park and, with one final, sweeping glance to all sides, dropped the bag and hastened away, the watchers from the city clerks office window across the street could not contain the suspicious that an Illegal act was being committed.
 Had they not read in the general statutes at some time or other that whoever shall conceal, hide, etc" Cor whatever the language is)? Did not someone drop in at some time or other while the city clerk was at lunch and ask information that ne- cessitated boring over heavy vol umes, and was it not a fact that there was something somewhere that made illegal such movement as they had just observed? Or. worse sstin, were there not cases on record, yea. had they themselves not seen cer. tificates of births and. deaths time after time that brought to mind pie lures of the very act they were wit messing?
 What to do? We'll there was Traffic Policeman Joseph Kennedy on the street. Perchance he was too busy directing traffic 10 observe the mysterious woman with the more mysterious bag. It was about o'clock in the afternoon and there was a traffic rush on sidewalk and roadway. Let's tell Joe" was sug- gested, Maybe a poor infant is NNAA'S eAhNNAASANh III AAAtNt hqASs SVtiiN- one feared. "It's a shame, and right on Main street. too" "oh. the mean thing. How could anyone do such a thing? Oh. that poor baby"
 Out Of the office and into the street went one of the more aggres- sive young women and. rushing up to Officer Kennedy. she gave him, in trembling syllables. the story of the terrible deed she and her associates had witnessed, The woman had just left! The bag must be untiedi. The infant must be rescued!l Oh. offi- cer. hurry!!!l
 "Joe" hurried He must hurry when ordered to by young woman, and, anyway. if heartless mother had selected New Britsin's central beauty spot to abandon babe. here was job for the police and. sf-
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
ILL FROM TOADSTOOLS
Bridgeport Woman and Her Four Children Taken to Hospital For Treatment-Will Recover.

Bridgeport, Aug, 1O.-Mrs. Anna Gulick, 46 and her four children. Anna, IA; Olga, 8; Mabel, 5; and stephen 10; who were made sick vest erday by eating toadstools, were all improving today according to re- ports from the Bridgeport hospital, where they were taken yesterday. It was said at the hospital that they would probably be able to leave there in a few days.
 friend of the Gulick family gathered with the supposed to be mushrooms on Sunday 1t is said and presented them to Mrs. Gulick. who cooked and lserVed them at dinner yesterday. The five members of the family ate of them and immediately became violently Ill, 4 physician was called and they were removed to the hospital and treatment administered.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
FINANCIAL SURVEY SHOWS AVERAGE AMERICAN TORE
 WEAL7HzEST W SLX FEARS
WOULD REDUCE FEE
 ON PLUMBING PERMITS
Building Commission Vote Would Make it One
 Dollar, Not Three

Recommendation will be made to the common council by the building commission asking that the present ordinance which provides for a s3 fee on all plumbing permits be re- pealed and that new ordinance be substituted providing for s1 fee, the commission voted at its meet ing last night. It Is also voted to recommend to increase the salaries of Building Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford from s2.750 to sS,5OO and that of Mrs. Anne Schrey. clerk of the department from s1,2O0 to S1,300. f..
 Action on the plumbing recom- mendation was taken after the board has had realized the unpopu- larity of the law. The ordinance was passed at the June meeting of the common council and went into effect Monday, August 2. Plumbing contractors throughout the city were loud in their criticism of the law and during the week few permits were applied for.
 The plumbers argued that they have to pay SS tee regardless of the job they are anticipating. This would necessarily cause an increase in the price of the job. The cost of the job would prove out of the ques- ton. they said.
 The increase in wages for MT. Rutherford was expected since he was getting nearly as much as de- putty inspector as that of the build ing inspector. His willingness to for felt all private work was agreed upon with the provision that his salary be increased.
 It was decided to make the office hours of the building. plumbing, and electrical inspectors from 8 until 9.S0 in the morning and from until 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
 Bonds of $1, ,O0O each on the three inspectors and the clerk of the de- pertinent were arranged for with q New Britain bonding company, Chairman A. P. Leavitt reported.
 The increase of the salary in the office of building Inspector and in the position of clerk which has gone hand in hand with the abol- ishing of deputy building inspector will work toward saving for the city of New Britain, Chairman A. P. Leavitt declared this afternoon.
 The total salaries of the building inspector, the deputy building in- spector and the clerk was s6,400 annually The building Inspector received s2.700, the deputy received s2,600, and the clerk received s1100. Under the new system the building inspector will receive $500 and the clerk $1,S00 annually making a total annual salary ofs4,S00. Q saving to the city of s1.65o yearly.
 MT Leavitt feels that this plan would work well since Mrs. Schrey is experienced in her position and can do the greatest part of inside office work. She will be made a notary public, he announced.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10

1 ed that Dempsey and his manager produce the contracts Dempsey had
 signed to fight Harry Wills and to explain his reason for not meeting the negro challenger.
 The sudden action of the commit tee in refusing to grant a license Dempsey threw Tex Richards plan for promoting the fight Hp in the air. Rickard had hoped to stage il in the Yankee stadium Sept. 16. He had arranged to place seats on sale immediately and also had decided to appear before the commission and ask for permission to charge $50 as top price.
 This statement was issued by Col. Phelan: s [ "Dempsey's application for Sa li- cense was deferred pending his com pliance with rules and regulations of the New York state athletic commits sion relative to defense of champion ships" t
 The specific interpretation of this rule is that a boxer holding cham pionship must defend it within a period of six months after winning (Continued on Page 15.)
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
BUILDING PLANS FOR
 VANCE STREET SCHOOL
Saving of About s5O,OOO Expected in Special Type
 of Construction

The special building committee of the school board is to submit rec concentrations at a special meeting of the board to award the contract for new school in Vance street at an approximate cost of $246,S30. Due to the type of construction to be rec commended, type that has not been employed much here in the east but has worked out very we'll in the middle west, a saving of about $5O,- 900 will be effected, the committee reports.
 The Vance street school will be about the same size as the one in Steele street yet will cost about $50,- 900 less. This, the committee points out, doesn't indicate that the Steele street school is costing the city s50,- 900 too much, but is simply the re- suit of careful investigation into the latest and approved methods of school structure with the result that it has been decided to recommend this type.
 Warren. Holmes, Powers & Com pany of Lansing, Michigan, is the architectural firm whose plans are recommended by the committee, and their work has been personally investigated by both Superintendent s. H. Holmes and J. E. Downes.
 Bids, which were received yester- day by the committee, show the Hayes Construction company of this city to be the lowest bidder, with figures Of approximately s203,o00. Fierberg of Hartford is the lowest bidder on plumbing with a figure of $t1, 600, and Rath of Hartford with a price of s26,925 is the lowest bid der on heating. The Billings Electri- cal company of this city has the lowest bid for this work, it being S5,305.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-10
Good WiIlerS" Report

Mexico City, Aug. 10 P-The self styled good will mission from the United States to Mexico" which has been studying the religious situa- tion here, is of the opinion that the administration of President Gales is engaged in great program of social reforms which are essential to the welfare of Mexico.
 A resolution passed by the mis- sion. which is headed by Dr. Ava Taylor, editor of The Christian Century" and most of the members of which will start on their return to the United States today, says:
 Social Reform Necessary
 We believe program of educa- ton and social reform necessary for the rehabilitation of Mexico. We believe the Calles administration is engaged in great program of so- cial reform, and that all truly in- teTested in the welfare of Mexico will cooperate in it's essential under takings."
 The mission after q visit to Pres ident Gales during which it learned from the chief executive his ideas on the present religious situation, is sued statement in which the presi dent is quoted as saying that the Mexican government respects all re- ligions equally and gives to all the same protection and liberty.
 Church Disobedient
 He reiterated, the statement said, that the Catholic church throughout history had disobeyed~ the laws and brought about wars, disturbances and blodshed in Mexico and that the present government had been fore ed by the church's attitude to make the church obey the law. and de- cIared that the religious laws of Mexico would never be repealed, even if the Catholic church turned toward the government, but that in that event it would not be necessary to enforce penalties.
 The statement of the mission says the members have seen no riots or any signs of riots in Mexico.
 No Disturbances Seen
 We have searched for such vain ly," it adds. but can discover no disturbances beyond a few of a minor type. We are assured by rep resentatives of both groups even those opposed to the Gales govern ment that the latter is strong, in full command of the situation and does not anticipate serious trouble.
 I've believe that when church. es in Mexico, accept, as they have done in the United States, the funda- mental democratic principle that every individual. irrespective of re- ligion, owes civic loyalty to the state, rather than to the church, the religious question will be settled in Mexico and that the church will
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