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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Order for Duty
With Adj. Gen. Dept.

Major Wallace C. Philoon, senior
instructor for the 103rd Infantry,
Maine National Guard, received an
order yesterday from Major General
Preston Brown of the First Corps
Area notifying him that in addition
to his duties as instructor of the
Guard, he is assigned to duty with
and will report to the adjutant gen.
eral of the State. Similar orders
were received by the senior instruc-
tors of the Guard in all Of the New
England states.
No change in the status of Major
Philoon will result from this order
which is in reality a confirmation of
the procedure carried on by the
major since his arrival here last
July,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

house he purchased short tim.
before moving his family. asa
Miss Alta Doe Is at home for ].
Easter vacation. ns
Mrs. Hubbard White has tuj,r. !.
her garden four inches high. y
Miss Doris Shunan returneH ),
Pennington Normal school Mora. 9
having passed the vacation A. X, q.
home. ~
Mrs. VIII Toe Is critically IN J.
this writing. y
Wilson Manning and voyIa ~.
were callers In Augusta Sunday :
ing out by auto. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

The program offered this week lend
at the Colonial Theatre is one of de-
cided merit. The entertainments Of
varied nature as one feature. 1.-THE
Nutcracker," Is an out and out COM
edy, and the other feature, people
vs.. Nancy Preston" Is a Cecil B.
DeMille drama. Each Of these Is a
headliner In its class. and with the
current episode of the Scarlet
Streak" and News Weekly a program
is offered Of exceptional entertain-
ment value.--Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
WEEKS MILLS

Freeman Mosher from Richmond
passed Sunday with his fatner'
James Mosher.
Mrs. Rose Murphy returned to OAK
Grove, Sunday.
Steven Plummer Is having eA.en-
s,ve renairs made on the dwelling
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

from the grippe, they are much oct.
ter now and soon to be out.
Abner Richards and family have
moved 10 the farm Of John Walker,
Mt. Vernon, where he has employ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

Lewiston, who 1t has been previous
ly announced. would speak to the
members, will be unable to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

pared by DIR. ]. A l.. Waddell, con-
sulting engineer, of New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
READFIEID

Grange which is to be held Saturday,
April 3, Attorney Charles Carter of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
ADJUSTMENTS
COLONIAL

"The Nutcracker," Famous Comedy
Drama; "PeopIe vs.. Nancy Pres
tom" Cecil 3. DeMilIe Special;
"Seariet Streak; News Weekly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

ment. Then you will feel like 70,
old self again. Take Tanlac Veg
table Pills for constipation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

this money is distributed here in
Maine-to be spent in Maine or saved
in Maine or invested in Maine.
Mail Coupons for Full Details
If you too believe in home invest
ing-if you believe in investing with
a Company with a long and uninter-
rupted dividend record-in security
that gives good promise of paying
dividends just as long as water runs
down hill to generate electricity, buy
Central Maine Power Company Z %
Preferred Stock.
At least send in the coupon and full
details will be mailed to you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

New England. 1t is a situation,
which requires sober thought and
vigorous action. Every effort should
be made to save these markets of
Southern New England"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02


The amount distributed to Maine
people by this 18th dividend was
$194,706.92 The total amount paid
out by Central Maine Power Company
in preferred stock dividends since the
first share was issued 20 years ago is
$3,528,11760.
Money Stays in Maine
If Central Maine Power Company
had been financed in the usual way
this money would have gone to rich
stockholders in remote cities-out-
side of Maine. Under its customer
ownership plan of financing among
Maine people, almost every. cent of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-12
HELDON CHARGE
Of SHOOTING

Judge George H. Macdonald or
dered Mckinley F'urgeson. colored.
of Congress Court Northwest, held
in $4,000 bond for action OF the
grand jury when he pleaded not
guilty to firing five shots at
police who chased him last night.
Detectives Frank Varney and
Robert E. Brodie testified in court
today that Furgeson was reported
making a disturbance in lunch
room at 1877 Seventh st. N. w,
and when they went to arrest him he
dashed out Of the door and up
Seventh Street, firing on them.
After the trio had run five
blocks they became exhausted and
slowed down to walk, 1t was
testified. Sergeant L. j. Kelly, OF
Precinct No. 2 came upon the
scene and made the arrest.
It was not until four hours after
the negro was locked up at the
precinct that 1t was found he had
been shot in the right leg. The
wound was treated at Emergency
HOSPITAL
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He is waiting in Florida now for
his answer. Indications are that
it will be affirmative. The most
married beauty in America is on
her way South to meet CoEnstock.
For three weeks the courtship OF
Miss Joyce by ~Comstock has been
the talk of Broadway. 1t started
when Comstock met her at night
club. After the first 4S hours
Comstock gave Miss Joyce a dia-
rnond and sapphire bracelet, for
which he paid Cartier $4,000.
Miss Joyce, the bracelet-w1th
many others-and Comstock -ap-
peared at the Mayfair Club dance
a few nights later. They sat very
much by themselves, looking az all
lovers do look at such times. Mean
while, the diamonds and sapphires
dazzIed an audience of beautiful
women stars who are used to such
things. The sapphires were as big
as large marbles.
Then came the introduction OF
Miss Joyce to Comstock's mother.
She was charmed with the charmer
of many men. She gave her con-
sent, but Peggy still withheld her
own.
: In the meantime. Comstock has
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IS HIT
BY FIRE
b. international News Service


ELKTON, Nd, April 12.-Fire
which originated in the Howard
House, a favorite mecca for newly
weds, destroyed a large portion of
the business section of Elkton
early today. The town was saved
only after hard, all-night battle,
in which the fire-fighting ap-
paratus of a half dozen nearby
towns were called into play.
EIkton is known along the en-
tire Atlantic Coast as the "Gret-
ma Green" of Maryland. Thou
sands annually come here from
New York, Philadelphia, Wash
ington and other cities to take
advantage of the easy marriage
regulations.
One Person Missing
One person was reported missing,
an unidentified bell boy in the
Howard House.
About so guests in the hotel,
most OF them said to be bridal
couples, were compelled to escape
from the burning structure leaving
most of their belongings behind.
One bridegroom reached the street
Continued on Page 2, Column %
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W0ME n IN
FIGHT ON
WE IS
b. WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
An army Of women invaded The
senatorial 'wet and dry hearings
today to defend pfoIiibition; Op-
pose its modification and demand
stricter enforcement by the Fed
eral Government.
The feminist drys, here to at
tend the convention Of the national
women's committee for law en-
forcement, sent IS witnesses to
the stand. They were headed by
Mrs. Henry w. Peabody, of Bey-
erly, Mass.
Great Petition Presented
One OF their first acts was to
present a great petition to the
committee, carrying 1896 sigma
lures OF New Jersey women, urging
a strengthening of the dry law.
Most New Jersey Representatives
are wet.
The women witnesses, accom-
panied by a. large crowd, sWarmed
into the corridors of the Senate Of
flee Building where the hearings
are held. and virtually captured
the committee. Mrs. Peabody ex-
planned their purpose in defending
the dry law.
1--WE hold the Constitution In
violate" she said.
I'VE are opposed to modification
Of the dry law. but rather we want
it strengthened. We want strict
law enforcement and the removal
of all men from office who do not
strictly enforce the law"
Senator Reed CD of Missouri, a
wet, questioned Mrs. Peabody to
the evident annoyance of the other
witnesses who, wanted to take the
stand.
She wanted more Federal activity
in wet States. She accepted the
Volstead act iii it will be enforced
rigidly."
what do you think of Section
1872" Reed persisted.
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
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LONG FIGHT
OVER JURY
STARTED

Possibility of assembling y Jury
to sit is the third murder trial
&c Ziana Sun Wan. il less than
i week was sim e 49, to-day
when a. taIesrnen had been ex.
cused.
The first surprise IA CriminsI
Court No. 1, where the case is to
be tried, came when It was dis
covered that Justice Adolph A.
Hoehling was to sit in place Of
Justice Jennings Bailey, who It.
was generally supposed. would
preside at the third Wan trial.
Justice Bailey was in another
court. No reason was given for
the change.
Questioned About Khan
The courtroom got its second sen.
sation when wilton J. Lambert,
chief defense counsel, questioning
the prospective jurors, shot out the
following question:
Are any of you members OF the
Ku Klux Klan?'
At the outset of the trial today.
Lambert inquired OF the court u
a motion was to be made to lock
up the jury overnight during the
course OF the trial.
He said that he had heard ''rus
mors and threats, that the prose
Continued on Page 2. Column II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-12
BY MILLER HOLLAND
international News Service

SANTA ROSA, Cal, April IL
The world naourns today for
Luthar Burbank.
Lone are the paths and sad the
bowers in the Santa Rosa cou1-
tryside from whence q great man
is gone.
Burbank, beloved plant and
flower scientist, who during his
lifetime probably created more
beauty in this world than any
other man, is dead-passed quiet
" and peacefully at 1918 Sunday
morning.
He was ~ years OF age.
Death came to him in his sleep.
Grave to Be in Garden
The plant wizard" probably win
be laid to rest in the silent dust OF
his garden beneath a simple craven
stone, surrounded by his flowers, his
trees and his plants.
A public memorial service for Mr..
Burbank will be held in the Doyle
Memorial Park on the outskirts Of
Santa Rosa at 4 o'clock, Wednesday
afternoon.
At this memorial Judge Ben Lind.
sey, of Denver, lifelong friend OF
the great scientist, will speak.
Burial will be at an hour which
will not be announced, probably late
Wednesday afternoon, and will be
strictly private, only members OF
the family and a few intimate
friends being present.
IngersOIl Tribute to Be Read
In compliance with Mr.. Burbank's
wish, Judge Lindsey will read at
the funeral the famous tribute OF
Robert Ingersoll. delivered at the
Continued on Page 25, Column ~
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GUARD POSTED
BY BROWNING

COLD SPRINGS, N. r.. April IL,
A strong-arm squad of five pugi-
lists and three deputy si1eriffs to-
day patrolled the honeymoon retreat
of Edward w. Browning, ST, &C.
centric millionaire. and his 15-year-
old bride. Frances Peaches"
Heenan.
The elderly prince Charming"
has developed a sudden aversion
to newspaper men and indicated
he intended to maintain a state
of seige until he sailed for Europe
shortly with his Cinderella bride.
Whether the millionaire's elop-
ment with Frances has settled the
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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MRS. A. HAYNES LPPINCOTT
Who holds signed 10000 Of her sisters from New
Jersey protesting against modification Of the Vosead act
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been accepted by the rest of the
Joyce family. Accompanied by Lu.
ellie Upton Harrison, sister OF
Peggy, and Frank Harrison, her
husband, he sailed for Miami last
week. Harrison is to be employed
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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TIE WEATHER

official q. s. weather Bureau Report
Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; slowly rising tenn
perature Tuesday: lowest
temperature tonight about
SO degrees, with frost il
weather remains clear; mod
crate northeast winds. Tenn
perature yesterday - High
est, 81; lowest, 30.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-12
irish History Meeting

A meeting of the Irish History
Study Club will be held at 8
O'Clock this evening In st. stephens
School Hall, Twenty-fourth and K
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FOR THE FRAY
ALL GATHERED

: NEW YORK April 12-The New York Daily Mirror prints
the following copyrighted article:
Stanley Comstock multmionare Florida real estate
has asked Peggy Hopkins Joyce to marry him.
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painting valued =. sss.sso te y

paintinR valued mt $500 TO be
knocked down FOR $607 Never
An interruption came from a lady.
whose far as that auctioneers
knowledge went-did thing that was
never heard Of before:
II will add $40 to her bid-provided
the painting stays in Washington.
Mrs. Hendley assured the lady that
It would. And, without a thought to
the fact that the auctioneer had rugs
and furniture on sale, she told or tne
temple of her work and dreams-n
clubhouse for all women from al
places who would come to washington
either for visits or conventions-a
temple that In Its glory OF achieve
pensats for all the hardships and
ignominies that had come to Susan Is.
Anthony in her lifelong fight for
women. 49,.
And the men and women listened.
Also the auctioneer.
Example is a powerful thing. When
Mrs. Mccormick Goodhart had gener.
ously started to help. other women
present Clipped in, until the impossl'
BILE had happened and the costly paint
ing had been sold to the susan Is.
Anthony Foundation for $S0.7b!
Until the Shoreham was sold, the
painting hung in that hotel, where
Miss Anthony stayed during her last
visit to Washington. Now the Won.
ems City Club Is hostess to the great
pioneer, whose presence should prove
inspirational to those splendidly gifted
other women who gather within Its
walls, but--for mere everyday out.
siders, the interest of this tale may
hang on this fact:
Did you ever in your life before
hear tell Of q woman-or q man--at
an auction sale who would bid out
good money to help some one else
along?
Echo. seems to answer. mo"
r Asst Sunday. on Massachusetts,
~ avenue, q good sized dog was
knocked down by an automobile which
ran over the poor things central
anatomy.
The lookers-on expected, Of course,
to see q crushed body, but-such are
the surprises Of this life-the dog
jumped up and ran down m alley
ki, yt-ki vi.
And the citizen who was telling
about it--a small woman citizen who
ought to be a District Commissioners,
at the least-and who. Incidentally,
had never before seen q car accident
said to q listener who loves her:
;. "Talk about cats having nine llves.
Dogs must be immortal!'
+ 4
THERE IL q row Of pretty. honey
4 houses on a quiet street up north.
west way. In front of one house hay
q ton Of coal. In the house next door
q neighbor. looking out through q
closed window, noticed q stylish young
man walking up and down In front
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20 a far less remarkable parsonage
than little invisible Sue-like this:
"May I not request you in your
wanderings About the City to sug-
eest to some you meet that a profit.
able field in repairing apparel of the
unprotected male abounds here, and
that a little 'ad' in The Star-'Darn-
ing of socks and repairing Of mems
apparel at reasonable prices,' would
pay handsomely.
'"As Poor Richard says, "A stitch
in time saves nine.' There must be
number Of old-fashioned women here
who are tired of Jazz and dancing and
would like to have a bit of sewing to
do In odd moments. and your sugges-
ton would benefit them and a large
number of old baches and widowers
who, however grouchy, require some
attention in this respect from the op.
posite sex.
''Trusting that my request will meet
with your approval and hearty CO.
operation, ! am.
yours respectfully, u. B. A."
THE portrait Of Susan B. Anthony
painted by Jerome X. Uhl may
one day be shrined in a memorial tenn
pie which grateful women Will erect
In tribute to Americas great crusader
for the rights Of women. Just now
ft h q wallguest Of the Women's City
Club. and the circumstance of it's ar
rival. at this distinguished resting
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AROUND THE CITY
By MAMIE LANCASTER.
place on the way to its own hall of

place on the way to its own hall OF
fame makes this little story:
For many years Susan B. Anthony
has been a figure of devotion in the
eyes, heart and soul Of Mrs. Anna r.
Hendley. She inaugurated the An
thony League and later merged 1t into
the Susan b. Anthony Foundation.
which she created with the prayerful
hope that one day-one day--a snowy
temple may arise in honor OF the p1o-
neer women who have done such big,
vital things for the betterment Of the
women of today, with Miss Anthony.
the beloved, towering Saul-like above
the others and giving the temple Its
name. She has gathered devoted col
leagues around her, and together they
are working hard to make the dream
come true.
One day, two years ago. Mrs. Hend-
ley received word that the Anthony
portrait, formerly in the possession
of a woman's suffrage organization.
was going to be auctioned OF that
afternoon for storage charges. There
was no money in the foundations 8
treasury available for the purchase
and, after shoning to several sister or.
CARNATIONS without success. she man.
aged to have the sale postponed for
the day and frantically rushed around
among her friends. What she got was
a mere nothing-$50-to what she
needed, and the time being SO short
there was no hoping to own the thing
she felt she most wanted In all the
world for the Anthony Foundation.
Still she and a few desperate col.
leagues attended the auction, which
chanced that day to include a sale of
fine rugs and furniture that brought
together many prosperous people.
The competition was antagonizing
and the noise really clamorous when
the auctioneer dropped the deal In
hand and brought forward the An
thony portrait. At sight OF the. In
spirational figure In crimson velvet
and rare lace. with its frame splen-
did enough to Justify a casing Of Cir.
cassian walnut, the crowd registered
silence. And there was something
of reverence in the hush as the dealer
spoke Of what Miss Anthony had done
for womanhood-bu when he started
a bid of a mere 500, there was no
response. He sympathized with the
Hendley followers of the great cru.
sader, but business is business, always
and always
Finally. he had to drop to. $50 a.
a starter, and Mrs. Hendley. so
emotionally anxious that tears were
In her eyes and voice, arose from
her seat and accepted the bid.
The dealer expOstulated: What, a
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ii tho coal Pile. And she wondered.
Later on she remembered TO men.
tion to big brother fwho makes up
the other half Of the home) about the
stylish young man and to ask why
he should be patrolling a coal pile.
''He put the coal away" replied
big brother.
That gave sister something else to
wonder at.
Then. pretty soon, when brother
was having a bit Of neighborly chat
with the owner Of the coal, he COM
tnented on the style of the man who
had put It away. And the neighbor
had her own little something to won
der at:
Here's the astonishing thing Of IL!
A. soon as he had finished the job and
had paid him. he crossed the street
and got In q handsome car In which
another man was waiting. Then they
drove away. And I've been wonder
Ing IL he really needed the money or
II he was just paying a debt of some
sort"
And when brother had told sister
what the neighbor had thought she
said:
II wonder!'
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creasing," II continued. Health ON.
GERS at present are able 10 prever1t
the introduction and spread of nracti-
caiiy all the major diseases. Reckohed
In dollars. properly directed keditIa
work pays large dividends." -
Eighty'four per cent Of the rural
population. however, is not provided
with adequate local health service, the
report said.
The service, 1t added, has efnbarked
on a new enterprise in employing afr.
planes to distribute arsenical dust for
the control Of malarial mosquitoes In
the South. -
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INCREASE IN DISEASE
POSSIBLE IN AMERICA
Surgeon General Holds Public
Must Cooperate With Health
Authorities.

Increases In the population In the
United States are certain to be FOL.
lowed with corresponding increases in
sickness and death, the annual report
OF the Surgeon General declared yes
terday, recording the 12sth year of
the Public Health Service.
The increases in disease "surely will
follow" the report said, unless means
OF prevention are placed at the dis
posal of the public health agencies
and the people themselves cooperate
with the health authorities"
THE responsibilities of health offi.
GERS are increasing, but knowledge and
methods Of prevention also are In
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WATERWAY FREIGHT
35 PER CENT OF RAIL
4S3, ,400, 900 Tons Carried in 1928.
Value Placed at Nearly
$4,000, 100000

Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief OF
Army engineers. in a supplementary
report to the War Department, de-
clared that waterway freight aggre-
gated 483. 100000 tons in 1925, or 35
per cent of the freight movement over
all railways for the same period. The
value Of the water.borne freight was
placed at $23,946, ,000,0 900, an Increase
of $1,S31, 100000 over the preceding
year.
Varied opinions are held as to the
part played by transportation by wa
ter In the economic life of the Nation."
commented Gen. Jadwin, "but 1t can
be demonstrated to the rejudiced
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that the needs Of the people are served
SO greativ by this form OF transpUrta-

that the needs Of the people are served
so greatly by this form or transporta-
tion that it's value can scarcely be
measured in dollars, any more than
can the benefits of the postal service,
the highway system and numerous
other activities of the Government
which are maintained for the benefit
of the people,"
Coal was the outstanding leader In
watefborne commodities in 1925 at
104, 900 900 tons, about a tenth of
which went to export trade: petroleum
and it's products was second at S4.-
100, 900 tons; iron ore, third, SO, 900 900
tons, the report estimating a freight
cost saving to the public in this
movement alone of 100000, 900; sand
and gravel fourth at 45.000.000 tons,
and lumber and logs fifth at nearly 90
billion feet. Grain and -four shipments
were placed at 22,300,000 tons.
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request her in Ger.
tain magic words.
The one trouble in
getting in touch
with this helpful
lady arises from
the fact that the
formula for ask
ing is known only
to those who live
in hill d h o o d
Land, and as all
Of US puor dears
have been turned
out of that be-
loved kingdom and
the gates locked
on us, we can, of
course, excuse the
practical being for
waking an apDeal
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Divorce Decree Granted.

Justice Stafford has awarded an
decree of absolute di.
vorce to Fred w. Steele from Eva
M. Steele. They were married
February 1. 1922. Attorney o. Bigo-
ness appeared for the husband.
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$4,000 Awarded for Injuries.

Harvey 8. Nicholson has been a.
sessed $4,000 damages by a jury in
the District Supreme Court In favor
of Edward T. Burns. 113 Pennsyl.
vania avenue. who was struck by
Nicholson's automobile while standing
In the safety zone at John Marshall
place and Pennsylvania avenue. Burns
was represented by Attorneys Tench
T. Marye and III. Ralph Burton.