Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-17

I never can hide myself from me;
| see what others may never see.
I know what others may never know:
I never can fool myself. and so,
Whatever happens I want to be
Self-respecting and CONSCIOUSNESS.
Directors of the State Of Maine
Associates will meet at the associa-
TONS office In City Hall. Portland,
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
Major General Mark l.. Hersey,
director, will attend this meeting,
which will be his last before leaving
for Washington where he will take
up other lines of work. He will
maintain his official connection with
the State of Maine Associates. how
ever. A program for 1927 will be
mapped out by the directors at this
meeting.
A seven-suory apartment hotel will
be constructed at Bates and Main
streets, Lewiston, to be completed
before January 1. 1928, according to
plans made by Guy e. Flagg, we'll
known Auburn realtor. The. pro-
posed building has been leased by
Christian +. Piehl of Manhattan,
New York, for term Of 81 years. at
an annual rental of nine per cent OF
the completed cost of the land. erec-
ton of building, financing and carry
ing charges in connection Herewith,
the total of which, however. shall not
exceed s675,000. Furniture and fur
nishings Of the hotel will cost ap-
proximately $4,000. and the kitchen
and refrigerating will be installed
at a cost of $4,000. The financing
of the enterprise has been completed.
The owners of the many smelling
shanties around Saco and Biddeford.
who have been looking forward for
long time to getting started are
hoping that the predicted cold spell
that the weather man says Is coming
is in truth reality. Up to the pres
ent time, the mildness Of the wealth
err and tie efforts of the tug A. G,
Prentiss, which is keeping the river
open for barges of coal that are des-
tined for the local coal dealers, have
made all thoughts Of smelling vanish,
but now with most of the coal in and
cold wave due there Is a great deal
of activity going on along the water
front In their efforts to get ready for
a good season of smelling. Every
year there are a large number Of this
kind of fish taken from the river and
either used by the fishermen or sold
than has been the case in the past,
there is a need of most of the men
for the money that they get as re-
suit of the sales. With business con-
ditions in the two cities poor good
run of smelts will help out more
than one needy family and be the
means of buying food and clothing
for the winter months.-Biddefor
Journal.
Ruth Gaffarella, II. and Frank
Adams, 16, who played hockey
from Maiden high school. Monday.
and started out to see the world on
Is cents, were picked up early Tues
day. in an exhausted condition be-
tween North Berwick and Sanford.
While the youngsters were sleeping
at the Sanford police station after
their long, weary hike from Maiden
parents of both were sent for and
came to Sanford after their children
Sanford authorities said the young
folks had made no attempt to get
married and that they had been on
the road continuously since they de-
cided to be A. w. o. L. from classes.
Ruth and Frank were found by Pa
trolman Allan B. Doss. Neither had
rubbers or overshoes. Ruth was the
treasurer. She had Is cents. Frank
had nothing. They had not eaten
since leaving Maiden. They got lifts
from friendly motorists. They walked
the rest of the way. The ending of
Ruth and Franks journey came
through the alertness of a commu-
nifty nurse. who was returning to
North Berwick. She saw them reel
ing along the road and Fastening
to the station, told the police the
couple staggered as though intoxi-
Gated" Ruth and Frank were stag
gering, but it was sheer exhaustion.
After a good sleep, Ruth and Frank
returned to Maiden with their folks.
and will probably once more resume
their classes.
Bath folks are discussing the ad-
visibility of putting a bill before the
coming Legislature seeking a change
from it's present form of city govern
ment (mayor and two boards) and
asking for the right to refer the mat
ter to the voters for approval or re-
lection. The Bath Times points out
that there are many who feel that a
change from the present form which
has been in operation 70 years, might
be advantageous. but just what form
would bring about the best results
is a problem. A few years ago
there was some talk as to the ad-
visibility of the council-manager
form, such as Portland adopted, and
which is not proving so popular
among the masses. according to gen.
eral rumor, as was generally believed
lit would. Adjustment of the board
Of common council has long been adj
vocated but the reasons therefor
have been numerous and varied In
the opinion of those who have fol-
lowed city governments over a long
period the lower board Is considered
an important branch. 1t is an ad-
mirable training school for those who
are interested in municipal govern
ment. Most of the successful alder
men who have served first in the
common council have been grateful
to the lower board for the knowledge
of procedure obtained there and
which afterwards served them to
good advantage in the upper branch
A comparison of the personnel of the
city governments, past and pres
ent, indicates that there is little Diff
ference in the calibre of men chosen
in recent years and those Of half a
century ago.
City electrician Is newly created
Office on the Biddeford municipal
roster. The ordinance passed by
the City Council On NTondoy o,,ao;rr