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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-17
WOman's Club Notes
Library and Music Department

The Library and Music department
of the Waterville Woman's Club was
very del ghtfully entertained at the
nome of Mrs. Clarence White Bur-
leigh street, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
White has been studying modern
music this winter and read at the
beginning of the program a paper
of intense interest. the subject of
which she styled Tendencies or
Earmarks of Modern Music" She
says she still loves the old classics
bet but has become much interested in
modern music. 1t was interesting to
note that $SG0,000.000 has been ex-
pended in the United States during
the past year for music.
She said that there was a question
whether we as a nation was coming
or going in music. Are old favorites
being abandoned for modern music ?
She also thought that modernism in
music is symbol of the worlds I'M
rest. New music is not modern but
1T is alive said a famous musician
All that is vital and great from the
past we still have and all that is fine
in the new will exist and all that is
unworthy will die. Mrs. White said
further that the creative function Of
artists is to seize some reflection of
Eternal Beauty and set it down in the
language of tone or color for all who
have ears to hear and eyes to see
and that something in the profound
depths of everyone Of US will res
pond. E7e
At the close Of the paper Mrs
White rendered serenade by
Rachmaninoff which she explained
shows the influence of the oriental.
The second number Tratmerei by r.
r. Strauss is not recent but fits in
Well Lento, the third number played
by Mrs. White written by Cyril Scott
is real modern music. 1.-The girl
with the F'laxen Hair" by Debussy
is modern in idea although not writ
ten by modern author.
The last number rendered by Mrs.
White was THE White Peacock" by
Charles Griffis, our greatest modern
composer. who unfortunately died
about four years ago still young
man. 1t was rare treat to again
listen to Mrs. Whites interprettion
first in words and then on the piano
of these numbers and several were
repeated by request.
The hostesses of the afternoon were
Mrs. White. Mrs. Harriet Parmenter,
Mrs. Cecil Rollins and Mrs. Hortense
Hutchins, who served delicious re-
freshments of sandwiches. cakes and
candies
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Three Youths Before
Judge Atchley Taking
Quantity Copper Wire

Henry Romeo, 16, Romeo JenneSs,
Is. and Arthur Fournier. IA, all Of
this city, were brought before Judge
Charles w. Atchley of the Water
vile municipal court yesterday be-
cause they had stolen some 200
pounds of copper wire from behind
the Colby college campus last week.
The boys admitted stealing the wire,
saying that they were going to sell
it to the junk man, and they also adj
mitted that they had stolen boys
sled with which to transport the
wire.
The boys were discovered by Fred
Weymouth. overseer of the Colby
grounds and buildings. last Saturday
afternoon and he notified the police.
The Fournier boy despite his youth
has appeared in court twice before
his present difficulties, while this was
the second appearance for both of
the others. No charge has been pre-
ferred against them and Judge
Atchley continued the case until
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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Chief Engineer
Speaks Before Elm
CITY Lions Club

Paul d. Sargent of Augusta, chief
engineer of the State highway de-
partment, was the speaker at the
regular meeting of the Waterville
Lions Club and in very interest
ing way he discussed the road prop
lem as it now confronts Maine. In
opening he said that he was glad
to know that such organizations as
the Lions Club had come to take an
interest in such matters.
To show the magnitude with
which road building is being carried
on today, Mr.. Sargent quoted a num-
Der of convincing figures. During
each of the past two years more
than billion dollars has been spent
in the United States for new roa is,
enough in each instance to dig three
Panama canals. The highway in
dustry if 1t be r.Ade to include the
various automobile and petroleum
industries represented an eXpendi-
ture of $12,O00,O00,OO0 last year. he
said.
The State Aid law is now % years
old, Mr.. Sargent said. For the first
year the State appropriation was
$4,000, all of which was not called
for by the various communities. To
contrast with this last year $4,000
came from the towns and $745,O00
from the State for new reads.
Mr.. Sargent explained that there
are three types of roads found in
Maine: the state highways or main
arteries of travel, the state aid roads
which connect communities not in
he path of the state roads and the
third class roads. which include al
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Fire Damage of
100000 Only in
New York Skyscraper

New York, Feb. 16-(AP)-Forty
stories above Broadway, firemen to-
day waged a successful and specta-
cular battle against fire in the $780,
100000 Equitable building, one of the
largest office structure in the world.
Most of the damage, estimated at
100000 was in the 34th and 18th floor
offices of Daniel Guggenheim and the
American Smelling & Refining Com
pany.
The blaze started in the basement
of the skyscraper, which is located
in the heart of the financial district
near Wall street, and leaped shaft
containing steam pipes and electric
cables to the 18th, 10th, gath and 34th
floors. skipping those that interviewed.
Four engineers and repairmen were
trapped in the pent house, a three
story superstructure on the roof
chiefly containing elevator machinery
and were found by firemen on a mar
row ledge, 4S stories above the street
level. nearly 400 feet up. The only
ladder available was a short one,
which was placed on the shoulders of
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those not in the other two classified
tions. He discussed in some detail
the elaborate system of road up
keep which the state carries on,
saying that it's costs in excess of
$1,000 an hour for the time that the
work is going on.
A peculiar condition of gravel
roads which the speaker mentioned
was their tendency to ripple. For
long time he said no satisfactory
explanation of this was offered but
after a careful study by eminent en-
gineers it was determined that the
ripples were caused by the kick-bac&
of automobile wheels after they had
bounced from the road and had
col he down spinning.
The state aid law he said was
primarily for those communities of
low valuation and the appropriations
for communities of small property
holdings are proportionately much
larger than those Of more wealthy
places.
In closing he said that all bond is
sues for building new roads and
bridges were entirely covered by the
proceeds from automobile registra-
tons and he expressed the hope that
his hearers would not be appalled,
by the apparent vast sums that the
state is required to pay to meet the
interest of these.
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COBURN NOTES

The Girls Reserves of Coburn
Classical Institute at their regular
meeting yesterday afternoon enter
tanned six girls from Oak Grove SEM
mary and the visitors had charge of
the meeting. The Oak Grove girls
explained the organization and de-
velopment of a Sunday school at the
seminary that is entirel. under the
control of the Y. w. c. A, and their
talks were much enjoyed. Miss Mir
lam Rice, a student at Colby college
and former student at Oak Grove
entertained with a cello solo, At the
close of the meeting light refresh
ments were served.
The Reserves and their guests then
went tot he music room where the
following program was heard: Piano
duet, Miss Lydick AID Thompson;
vocal solo, Muriel Wood; piano To-,
Sara Cherry: vocal solo, Alberta
Brown. The room was decorated with
the Oak Grove colors, blue and red.
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Get Insight Into
How Night Clubs
N. Y. Are Conducted

New York, Feb. 16.-(AP)-How the
night clubs of New York live and who
lives in them was revealed today as a
result of Police Commissioner Nc
Laughlin's drive to close certain OBJ
jectionable classes of them.
The question What is night club ~
as applied to the Objectionable kind
has been largely a secret of those ini-
tiates with much spending money. This
class of amusement places has been
described as the native heath of sap"
and the stamping ground of the wise
guy"
The commissioner has sought to en-
force fire hazard regulations to close
some of them. They have responded
by stripping down" their equipment
and making it mobile. Most of the
smaller clubs of this kind can now
pack up and scoot around the corner
and up two blocks to new location,
while the police are still en- route to
the old stand.
Tucked away here and there be-
meath the bright folds of the "Roarin'
Forties" there is nothing chubby"
about these colorful little places. They
are cabarets, pure and simple. No dues
az z SHoti Sou, lIO lIIlldLiOh Ice 10 iC-
quired, and anyone who has the price"
can Join" The roll of each club is a
mailing list which the management
uses assiduously.
THE only things found free are the
salt and pepper. Convert charges run
from three to five dollars. Water is
furnished up to a dollar pint, and
experienced walters sometimes move
the decimal point jump or two to the
right when adding the check. Bacon
and eggs, fad just now, may be had
at SO per order, which includes 20
cents worth of bacon and eggs.
One enterprising manager has two
sets of menus, one with and one with
out prices. The menus without prices
are handed the ladies, and they order,
blissfully ignorant of why their es-
corts squirm around so.
Most important digntary in the
night club is the head waiter. 1t is he
who spots the broker" one of the
preferred customer class. Next in the
order of their Importance as revenue
producers, at such clubs as the COM
missioner aims to close, came slightly
drunken boys who look rich," the but
ter and egg man." also referred to as
Good Time Charlie" and the "theat-
rical celebrity" Although unsuspect-
ing, these classes are put on exhibition
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Five and Ten to
Expand Store for
Summer Season

A business change on Main street
which will take place next summer
has been planned by which the F. w.
Woolworth store in the Edith build
ing will expand and occupy the space
now occupied by the Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Co. The first of next
month the Tea Co., is to change it's
location to the store in the Profess
sional building formerly occupied by
the Dubord Clothing Co. AS yet the
telegraph company has not made
plans for the future.
The Woolworth store of the future
is to have a SO foot frontage on Main
street and it will extend back "a feet.
A new front with much electrical
apparatus will be installed. The
stock is to be enlarged and the store
will be one Of the largest of it's kind
in the state. The concern has been
in Waterville for the last Is years.
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Only One American
Involved in Mexican
Religious Movement

Mexico City, Feb. 16.-(AP)-
Only one American thus far in the
interior of Mexico has been involved
in the Mexican governments an
nounced intention to close all re-
ligious and educational institutions
and churches where foreign-born
priests officiate. She is Margarita,
mother superior of the Catholic
Academy at Coyacan, who last week
informed James r. Sheffield, the
American ambassador. that she an
ticipated the closing of her school.
which apprehension proved correct.
She is being allowed to remain in
the academy. although 10 of the
nuns have been elected.
Orders to Catholic institutions to
close continue to be served by the
government and there apparently is
no intention to cease literal enforce
ment of the constitution, which pro-
hibitS the functioning of foreign
born priests and the operation Of
foreign religious schools. 1t is re-
ported that foreign priests, principal-
" SpaniardS, are on their way to
the capital, some of them under
government orders. presumably for
deportation. Others are said to be
preparing voluntarily to quit the
country. a considerable number al
ready have been sent back to Spain.
1t is understood that Madame
Semple," as she described herself to
the American embassy, is consider
ing leaving Mexico regardless of
whether or not her deportation is
being considered. The government
has not announced whether it in
tends to deport foreign nuns, but it
has made it perfectly plain that it
does intend to deport every foreign
priest in the country unless he ceases
his official church functions.
Although the Mexico CITY CORE
spondents appal emily have not been
informed of action by the govern
ment in religious matters against
any but Catholics, dispatches from
Eagle Pass, Tex. say that the Rev.
j. l.. Phillips. president of the Peo-
pies Institute of PiedraS Negras,
lying across the Rio Grande. and
seven women teachers who were Civ
en- "A hours to leave Mexico, have
arrived in Eagle Pass. The school
has been supported by the Method
list Episcopal church. South. Mr..
Phillips said the school was ordered
closed as an Objectionable educa-
tional institution. The Mexican fed
eral officers who served the order of
closing treated the Americans with
courtesy.
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the tallest fireman to reach the trap
ped men.
More than one hundred charwomen
were driven from the building carry
ing mopS and pals.
Firemen carried hose to the upper
floors in the elevators, which operat-
ed continuously, with the exception
of that elevator which stalled be-
tween the 2Sth and 29th floors with
five firemen in it. They had to chop
their way out.
Five firemen suffering from smoke,
were attended by ambulance sur
geOns after the fire.
The fire was discovered by a
steamfitter in the basement, who saw
sparks among the electric cables.
The building fire fighting force of
nine men fought the blaze with fire
eXtinguishers until they saw it was
beyond their control. Then four
alarms brought a great array of fire
fighting apparatus.
The old Equitable building on the
same site was destroyed by a spec
tacular blaze. Jan. 9, 1912. In that
fire the water froze almost before
touching the burning building and
the ice coated structure smouldered
for days afterward. Millions of dol
lars in securities were found safe in
the vaults.
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BOWDOlN

NORTH-C. NJ. Priest of Boston
passed the weekend at his summer
home on the Island.
The Robert Hatch farm which has
been conducted as Chick Inn for
the past two seasons has been old
to New Jersey parties; also the
Enoch Tomlnson farm has been sold
to Emile Van Leenemee of New Jer-
sey, the two places to be conducted
as RosebuSh Nurseries.
The heavy storms of the past week
have made the roads very hard for
heavy teaming.
Mrs. Walter Maxwell who has been
seriously ill is steadily gaining so as
to be out and take a short drive.
There seems to be quite a thriving
business in smelt fishing here, there
being quite a number of camps. side
by side.
Mrs. George Fassett who is employ
ed in Richmond, passed the week end
at her home.
The "old fashioned" dances given in
the village are proving to be very
popular. Many from here attending.
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by the proud mana cement which enjoys
their patronage.
In the ''even as you and T. class,
who make possible the sale of the
hat checking concessions of some OF
the smaller clubs at from $4,000
per year up, come the less moneyed
but essential Broadway habitues,
bank clerks, book-keepers and minor
executives, who bring their own
and appear about once a week,
spending only about $50.
Faced with the necessity of being
always one jump ahead of tomorrow,
the latest wrinkle evolved by night
club sponsors for the relief of the
tired business man." is the break
fast dance.
The breakfast dance strangely
enough, starts at about or 6 in
the afternoon. For two or three
hours it follows rather conventional
lines while, at some places objected
to by the police commissioner. those
participating so through a process
called getting oiled" Once well
oiled" perhaps an entertainer will
favor with who win chop your suev
when I'm gone" She will then ap-
pear to sing the last verse. the one
supposed to contain a kick for the
patrons for $500. If she doesn't run
out of last verses. she gets rich.
Other night club songs are such
as FLORIDA YOU owe lot to me. ="
when the final stage is reached pa
irons sometimes roll up dollar bills
ana lombard the orchestra across a
tiny dance floor. An experienced
pan]o player can pocket a dollar bill
without missing a stroke.
In some of the clubs where eIah-
crate bars are found in the upper
stories of barn-like BUILDINGS. a gem
eral pilgrimage higher up takes
place at about A. NJ Having par
taken of a might cap" the unini-
tiated maneuver downstairs again
and depart. The lights over the
main entrance are extinguished and
the club appears closed.
The regulars however. steer for
another and darker entrance some
distance down the street or around
the corenr and the revel continues
until about A. NJ The manage
ment of one club prides himself
upon closing promptly at s A. NJ
giving its patrons cold shoulders and
shipping them off to work as fresh
as the dawn" 10 the adage Never
educate a sucker" some of the night
clubs have added another line, "Nev-
er turn him loose while he has a
dime"
The clubs claim there is little OF
what the police eau raw stuff"
Their function as proprietors see it
is to entertain. The management
feels that when guests start throw
ing money around. they are well en-
tertained. Nude dances are taboo
in most night clubs.
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WINSLOW
Valentine Party Is Held

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon
Brann was the scene of a very pretty
little gathering Monday afternoon
when several little friends of little
Patricia Brann rendered her a party in
honor of her fourth birthday. The
rooms were prettily decorated in red
and white colors in observance of VAL
entine's Day. Games and music were
enjoyed for a while, and then Mrs.
Brann invited the little folks to the
dining room, which was most attrac-
lively trimmed in valentine colors.
The table was beautiful with red and
white centerpiece and small red hearts,
the favors also being tiny red hearts.
Refreshments of ice cream. fancy
crackers and birthday cake were serv-
ed. On this pretty and delicious cake
were four tiny red candles, and little
Miss Brann gracefully cut and served
to her guests. The little guest of hon
or received many beautiful and useful
presents in honor of her birthday and
everyone voted most happy time in
deed. Those present besides Patricia
were Phyllis and Nelson Melvin, Made
line Wilcox. Elizabeth Estes, Lucille
and Ellen Fitch. Margaret Henderson
and Hildred and Ruth Priest.
The members of the Lithgow Club
will meet this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. w. III. Bowden. DR.. Nora
Brown Of Waterville will be present
and give an account of her trip to the
Golden Gate from which she returned
this fall. This is sure to be very in
teresting and a full attendance is
hoped for.
Because of the badly drifted condi-
ton of the roads, the meeting of the
Sebasticook Literary Clug to have been
held yesterday at the home of Mrs. G.
w. Patterson was postponed. The ex-
act date of the next meeting has not
been decided upon.
The ladies of the Winslow Sewing
Circle will hold an all-day meeting to-
day al the church parlors. Mrs. A. NJ.
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At the regular February meeting
of the Philbrick class of the First
Baptist church this evening there will
be memorial service in the Phil
brick parlors when the fireplace tab
let in memory Of the late teacher.
Mrs. Frank Philbrick, who died two
years ago will be in place. Part of
the service will be repeated at the
time of the dedication of the gifts to
the church next February %.
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Lane.Lessard

Joseph H. Lane, son Of William
Lane of North New Portland, and
Leotine Lessard, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gedeon Lessard of this city,
were united in marriage in this city
last Monday, according to returns
filed at the city clerks office. The
ceremony was performed at the No
ire Dame church by Rev. Father Jo-
seph OrieuX.
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Breton.Caron

The marriage returns of Joseph
Breton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Breton of this city, and Rosanna
Caron. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Caron of Fairfield, have been
filed at the Office of the city clerk.
The ceremony was performed iii
Fairfield by Rev. Father ]. A. Win
min
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Rid Her Of Pimples

Brooklyn. Mrs. Minnie Fensterer
writes My pimples and black.
heads got so bad feared 1t was
eczema confided in nurse
friend of mine. had been trou.
bled with constipation and indiges-
ton tor some time. She advised:
me TO try Carriers Little Liver Pills
You can see by my picture that the
treatment has done wonders. and ]
am now free from constipation.
Chronic constipation many times
causes pimples. Carriers Little
Liver Pills encourage the bowels
TO eliminate the poisons.
Druggists. Is & 75c red packages,
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ST. Marks Church, Center Street

The observance of Lent in the Epis-
copal Church begins with Ash We'd
nesday today. at st. Marks church.
the services will be as follows: Holy
Communion at 500 A. NJ, and also at
900 A. NJ. Litany and intercessions
at 400 =. M. Penitential office and
address at 100 p. NJ. Preacher. the
Rector.
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The Woman's Auxiliary of st.
Marks Episcopal church will hold an
all day meeting tomorrow at the rec
tory, 10 Center street. The purpose
of the meeting is to sew on the Len
ten work. All members are urged to
come early and to bring their own
dishes, needles and thimbles.
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Patterson BRIDGES

The marriage returns of Roland A.
Patterson and Isabel Bridges, both Of
Bangor have been filed at the office
OF the city clerk. The ceremony was
performed in this city last Saturday
oy kew. Frederick s. Walker, pastor
of the Universalist church.
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The observance of Lent in the
Episcopal church will begin today at
st. Marks with the following SER
vices: Holy Communion at and 9 A.
NJ, Litany and Intercessions at =.
M, and penitential office and address
by the rector at 730 p. M.
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Mrs. H. A. Tozier will entertain
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church at her
nome, Pearl street, this afternoon
at $50 o'clock. The program is in
charge of Mrs. w. A. Farweu and
Miss Averill Varnham will conduct
the mystery box,
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u.,nes Theater-Lon CLANCY in
a,vsterv drama, THE Black
tns Lillian Rich in Al Christie's
p laedv special, Seven Days Ralph
c CONES comedy, wide Open Spaces"
J.,est News Reel.
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Jurors for the supreme judicial
court have been chosen from this city
as follows: Walter Z. THOMPSON.
James N. Greaney, George B. Jack
son and Charles E. Jones.
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A different Matter

Smith-So your son is in college.
How is he making it?
Smithers-He isn't. I'm making it
and he's spending it.
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The marriage intentions of Clinton
G. Davis of this city and Miss Isa-
belle e. Trafton of sidney have been
filed at the city clerks office.