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New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
Lillian Martha Ziegler,

Miss Lillian Martha ziegler, II.
year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Ziegler of 1Sl Whiting street,
died this morning after lingering
illness.
She is survived by five brothers,
Frank A. Ziegler. Howard J. Ziegler,
Raymond c. Ziegler. Harold J. Zieg-
Ter and Robert C. Ziegler, and four
sisters, Elizabeth II. Ziegler, Marie
NJ. Ziegler, Mildred L. ziegler and
Madelane P. Ziegler.
Funeral arrangements In charge
Of B. c. Porter Sons are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
Deaths
Mrs. Katie BalInski

Mrs, Katie Balinski Of Rocky
Hill died this morning at Prospect
hospital In West Hartford. She was
81 years old, and Is survived by
her husband, Walentry Balenski.
The funeral arrangements, in
charge OF Stanley Borawaski. are
incomplete. 1t Is expected that the
body will be taken to the home OF
Martin Russell Of Harrington ave-
nue. for services.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
$4,000 FIRE LOSS

Newport. VT, Jan. IL Rl-Fre
destroyed the interior OF the Orleans
BottlinG Works here early today.
The loss was 100000. MIR. and Mrs,
John ROGUE owner and only occu-
pants Of the building, awoke to find
the lower floor in flames. They es-
capped down a ladder in their night
clothing.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
To TEACH CHARLESTON

Chicago, Jan. 10 Rl--Charleston
classes for business girls will supple
ment the health education program
OF the Young Women's Christian
association of Chicago during It's
winter term.
In the belief that tho active
rythm OF the dance is beneficial, tho
association has decided TO add the
Charleston with lessons In clog
ging,
Golhng for women Is another spe-
cial course.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
Two Men Bound Over
For Cottage ThcftS

Suftield. Conn, Jan. IL LP'-An-
tonic Chappelle, James A. Williams
and Walter f. Stevens arrested in
Southwick. Mass. yesterday and
brought here during last night to
answer charges of having broken
into summer cottages. were held for
the superior court in $4,000 each
by the town court today. The men
admitted. the policy say. that in ten
months they had made as many az
fifteen breaks. some here here and
others in towns over the Massachu-
setts line.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
LUTHER LEAGUE MEETING

The annual business meeting Of
the Luther league Of the First
Lutheran church will be held
Thursday evening at o'clock. Of
ncers and all committees will be
elected and reports will be received.
The choir will meet for the first re-
hearsal under Professor Per OLSON
on Friday evening.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
Executive Clemency for
McGray Is Considered

Washington. Jan. IL Rl--An in
vestigation of the health Of former
Governor McCray OF Indiana. who is
serving a prison sentence az Atlanta,
has been directed by President
Coolidge 10 determine whether he
shall be granted executive clemency.
McCray was sentenced to the At
lanta pcnitcntiary after no was
found guilty of misuse of state funds
while governor. 1t was disclosed
today at the White House that the
district attorney. who prosecuted
him had entered strong objection 10
commutation of sentence.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
FRANKLIN CARTER DIES

Greenwich, Jan. IL R-Franklin
Carter, resident of Greenwich and a
rracticing lawyer in New York city
died at the Presbyterian hospital
there today. His wife is in Paris
and his young son in Greenwich
hospital III with pneumonia.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
RENZINE CAL SEES EIRE

Fire which started when hcnznc
with which she was cleaning clothes
ignitcd. caused slight damage at the
home of Mrs. G. Conf1etto, 2G4
Cherry street at noon today. COM
pany No. responded to the still
alarm.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
Mrs. Pauline PiIz

Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline
Pilz, aged IS, were held at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. A. II. Girls
void, 75 Francis street, this after
noon at o'clock. Rev. Martin w.
Gaudian officiated and burial was
in Fairview cemetery.
The pail bearers were Hurlhurt
Griswold, Ernest Griswold, and
Theodore Griswold, grandsons, and
Herman Doerr. George Doerr and
Albert Doerr.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
Miss Mary Grin

Funeral services for Miss Mary
Grip, II years old, daughter Of Mr.,
and Mrs. John Grip of GO Sexton
street will be held from the home
tomorrow morning at $50 O'Clock,
aud at Holy Trinity Greek Catholic
church Mt o'clock, Burial will be
i'll the church cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
Michael Perretta,

Michael Perretta, aged As years,
Of 2SS South Main street, died this
morning al the New Britain General
hospital. He is survived by his wife
three daughters. Mary Anna, Rose
and Florence Perrotta and four sons
Philip, Aniello, Casparro and John
Perretta and one brother Giro Peri
retta of Berlin.
The funeral arrangements, IN
charge Of Laria & Sagarino, are An
complete.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12

planned to have speakers at these
meetings and an effort will be made
to secure ]. $. Mahool, freight man
ager of the Pan-Pacinc line, next
month.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
Lucy A. Corbin Leaves
Estate TOtalIing Sl4.901

Lucy A. Corbin left an estate OF
sl4.9O1.2s, a report filed this after
noon in probate court shows.
Stock and bond holdings and per-
sonal properties make up the es-
tate
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12

New York-Exchanges, 1897 900
GOO; balances. 126,000,000.
Boston - Exchanges. $4,000, 900:
balances, 27,000,000.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
ESTATE INSURANCE COMPANY STOCKS

f-leo GU. Natl. City 90.
E-EEtra div. Jan. 2, 1925.
HIS ex. June 2e. 1925.
MEX. Dividend In 1891.
nj q ex. June 30, 1925.
s-les ex. June 30 and 81 ex. Sept. sc -
x-owns all stock Of Lawyers Trust Co,
R-Ex. Div, f-l-is.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-12
TREASURY STATEMENTS

Treasury balance .... s317,S09,90t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-16

alton by hunger. flew into an open
window in the Brooks chicken house
and there slew a big rooster, which
he proceeded to devour on the spot.
not even stopping TO carry his victim
off before commencing his savage
meal.
Never in the history of Maine have
these birds been reported in such
numbers as have been seen this yeal
and the fact that scarcity of their
usual provender, rabbits and grouse,
in the north country which they us
ually inhabit has driven them to seek
better hunting grounds further south,
leads one to speculate to the fate of
the other marauders. such as foxes,
bobcats. weasels, ETC., which depend
upon the same sources Of supply, and
are not equipped with wings to
transport them to better feeding
grounds.
Looks like 1t would be a tough
winter for the Meat-Eeaters in the
Arctic Circle this year. And the
hunting must be pretty poor in
Maine, too, or these big birds would
not be driven to attack domestic
fowl right in their own domiciles, as
has been the case repeatedly.
The market for the Arctic Owl,
formerly a strong one, has been so
flooded with the birds that no de-
mand now exists in this neighbour
hood, taxidermists being we'll sup
piled with the mounted specimens al
ready.
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Maine Woman Wants
To Help in Matter
OF Illiteracy Crusade

The Commissioner of Education
has received letter from Mrs. Liz
zie Farris OF Griswold, Me-, volun-
teering to help in the Illiteracy CRU
SADIE. Mrs. Farris has already founu
persons who desire to be taught to
read and to write. DR.. Thomas in
commenting on the m: ter today
said: Her letter Is especially graft
flying. If we had a sufficient number
Of persons who would find some
neighbor or some friend who Is shut
out Of the world in large measure by
being unable to read and write and
teach him, 1t would not be long before
we would reduce our percentage OF
illiteracy materially. We are anxious,
to make good showing by the time
the next census is taken in 1880. The
winter season offers good oppor-
tunity.
"In order to get a person out Of
the illiteracy class, as defined by the
United States Government, abort all
one needs to do is to teach him to
read and to write his name so thar
he does not need to sign his papers
with a cross. 1t Is a very interesting
process to teach an adult to read. Us
ually they make rapid progress. In
teaching adults to write some soft
material like a blotter IL used on
which the impression of the persons
name is made with some blunt In
strument. The person traces this
with the same instrument for num-
Der of times until he gets the form
of the letters and the swing Of the
arm. Then he may write it with q
pencil.
"The Commissioner of Education
will be glad to hear from volunteers
who will try to teach some neighbor
or acquaintance how to read and
write his name. also simple SEN
tences."
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Caroline Elizabeth Trotter

The angel of death rescended sud-
denly on Miss Caroline e. Trotter, a
lifelong resident of Augusta, at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Emma j.
Noble, on Sewall street. in the early
hours of Wednesday morning, De-
cember Is. Aunt" Caddie, as she
was Familiarity known to her legion
of friends, was born in Augusta, Au-
gust %, 1S4S, the daughter of Will
liam and Margaret J. Trotter, being
IS years of age. Besides her sister,
Mrs. Noble, she is survived by sis
ter, Mrs. Samuel J. Harris of Boston,
and brother Charles w. Trotter of
Danvers, Mass.
Her remarkable character and
cheerful intellect endeared her to all
with whom she came in contact. She
was a friend of everyone; keenly in
terested in the welfare of others. Alb
solutely without guile or selfishness
she was one of those unusual person.
alities that radiate cheerfulness and
make life on earth a little more
worth while. There surely was a
mansion in heaven waiting for Aunt
Caddie; one of natures noblewomen.
Funeral services will be held at 10
Sewall street, at o'clock Friday at
ternoon.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS HEALTH
SEALS ENDORSEMENTS OF AUGUSTA PROGRAM

appearing by the thousand on letters
transmitt' d through the Augusta
postof1lce. Rep is at the headouar-
ters OF the Augusta Association yes
.erday show that $400 already has
been received with more than 1000
letters vet to hear from.
II each-letter which has not been
answered averages one dollar each
the association will Shave-with its
prospective revenue from other
sources-just about enough to assure
the continuance Of its splendid work
Tor Augusta another year. The baby
Clinics held regularly by the associa-
t1on, the nursing service which has
brought encouragement and help to
SO many Augusta homes this year,
the clinics for crippled children and
Tor those suffering from tuberculosis
ana asthma, the help given at the
Macomber playground during the
summer by Mrs. Jennie Ballantyne
Hyde,-these are few Of the many
forms of service that Augusta has
received this year through funds de-
rived from the Health Seal sale of a
year ago.
Officers Of the Association and the
Seal Sale committee headed by Mrs.
Norman Bassett and Mrs. Percy v.
Hill, hope that the returns from now
until Christmas will reach 800 day.
Each letter as it comes into head
quarters is opened eagerly. Each re-
mittance as 1t is taken out of it's en-
yelope brings encouragement to the
local workers and each envelope in
which all the seals are returned
brings an equal amount OF discour-
agement.
IF those Augusta men and women
who have been invited to participate
in the Health Seal sale could only be
at the desk when the letters are re-
ceived and opened, their response
would be unanimous" an official of
the Augusta Public Health Associa-
ton said last night.
Every remittance that is received
be it large or small-naturally is
taken by the association to indicate
approval of and interest In the work
we are doing for the relief and the
prevention of suffering in Augusta.
Every envelope we open which brings
a blank, brings also a feeling that
Augusta is not interested in this
work for humanity. We should like
again to issue this reminder,-funds
from the sale of these health seals
is used right here at home-not in
some far off foreign country.
Every single seal that Is sold
brings just that much more happi-
ness and health to our neighbors
right here in Augusta"
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UNITY

The Ladies' Aid held a very sue
cessful fair at Odd Fellows hall,
Thursday afternoon and evening. The
hall was very attractively decorated
for the occasion and the booths
where arious articles were on sale
We're very pretty and well patroniz-
ed The Ladies' Aid furnished a
baked bean and pastry supper. A fine
literary entertainment consisting of
a play, vocal and instrumental music,
was very much enjoyed by large
audience. A vocal duet given by Mrs.
G. w. Wheaton and daughter, Gladys
was very much enjoyed as well as
the orchestra, composed OF the Rev.
and Mrs. c. L. Wheaton, l.. w. Toz-
Ter, G. w. Wood and C. A. Adams.
Much cerdit is due the Pollyanna
and Arts and Crafts clubs who had
beautiful booths filled with dainty
handiwork. These clubs gave their
proceeds to the Aid for which they
extend their thanks.
Rev. c. l.. Wheaton went to Troy,
Monday, December 10, to conduct
funeral services of Mrs. Flora Phil
brick, whose body was brought from
Lewiston for burial in her old home
town.
The pageant, 1.-THE Nobility, will
be given at the church, Sunday eve-
ming, December 49, at 100 under the
auspices of the Sunday school. Mu-
sic will be furnished by a quartet.
sA.trict Supt. Rev. r. L. Lowe will
speak at the church, Sunday morn
ing, December rs, and at Troy in the
afternoon.
Frederick Bagley ard Charles
Fogg, who attended the boys confer
| ence in Bangor, returned home Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Whitehouse
were in Bangor, Monday.
Margaret Stevens was home from
Waterville over the weekend.
c. D. Conner is in Boston for few
days.
c. E. Murch was in Belfast, We'd
nesday.
T. NJ. Holt of Clinton was in town,
Friday.
Claud McManus who has been in
Lewiston for the past six weeks re-
turned home Friday.
Harlan Dean had the misfortune
while working for the Central Maine
fracturing ribs and otherwise injur-
ing him.
H. w. Drawn and F. II. White
house were business visitors in Bel
fast. Friday.
E. d. Chase and A. D. Edgerly at
tended a meeting of the Turner Gen.
ter System in Newport, Thursday.
E. w. Doyle of Portland was in
town, Thursday.
L. w. knight was a business visi-
tor in PelermG Wednesday.
Mrs. Rannaly of Clinton was the
guest of her sister. Mrs. G. T. Whit
aker, few days the past week.
j. l.. Ames, Sr.s who has been Ill
for number of weeks past is very
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Chase were in
Belfast, Monday.
WEST-Mrs. Helen Edgerly very
pleasantly entertained the Happy
Hour Clug. Thursday, in her home.
All the members excepting one, were
present. The day was passed in sew
ing for needy children. A bountiful
dinner was served.
Mrs. c. B. Jones and Mrs. e. j.
Young were visitors, Friday, in Wa
terville.
A Bee" was given Walter Clifford
on Friday and Saturday for the pur-
pose of converting a part of his shed
into a living room. Mr.. Clifford's
house with all it's contents were
burned Tuesday night.
Mrs. John Edgerly and Mrs. Cecil
Packard were in Waterville, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Waning and
little daughter were Friday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Waning.
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HOXIE

The news Of the death of Lester
Brann last Tuesday, came very I'M
expectedly to his friends here, al
A. though he had been in poor health
for long time, his condition was
not thought Of as serious. Funeral
services were held Thursday after
noon. He Is survived by his wife
and three small children, and one
STEP daughter.
Mrs. Eva Sterry. of Madison, was
called here last week by the death
Of her step-father. Lester Brann.
Mr.. Smith and Mr. Rice of
Waterville, are getting their mill
and camps ready for their win
ter's work. The mill and camps
are being set on the w. Green farm;
the lumber is to come from the Smith
lot on Green mountain It is reported
that the sawed lumber will be
shipped to Auburn parties
Arthur Frederic, of Norridgewock,
has taken the job of hauling some
500 cords of pulp for Mr. Smith Of
Waterville.y
Mrs. Lester Brann and family were
guests of friends at Skowhegan. Sun
day.
Hugh Hight, of Fairfield, was a
business caller in this section last
week.
Mrs. Clara Gage is reported in a
very critical condition at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Hattie Bates.
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Adjutant General
Hanson Talks on
Deadly War Classes

Adjutant General James w. Han
son does not believe that future
wars will be any worse, from the
standpoint of increased fatalities,
than those already experienced.
Commenting yesterday on the fire.
auent rumors limiting at recent dis
coveries of more deadly gases,
death rays" ETC., he said: History
shows conclusively that the most
deadly wars were those IN which
men fought hand to hand, armed
with swords and spears and maces'
1t is a peculiar fact that with the
advance of science and the develop
ment of modern weapons. the per-
centage of men killed and injured
is continually falling off"
1--WE had about two million men
actually engaged in the World war
and of this number less than $4,000
were killed." he went on. Trench
warfare prevented the artillery from
taking as heavy a toll as it would
otherwise have done, and as fast as
a new offensive weapon was found,
effective methods of defense were
found to prevent the humiliation of
armies. This will always be the
case"
y Speaking Of the steps taken by
the League of Nations to prevent
the use of the so-called dun -dum
bullets" he said: "These steps are
ineffective because of the fact that
a nation, when it is in extremity,
will use whatever means she has at
hand, England and the United
States might stick to such an agree
,nant hllt / doubt If the other ma
tions would do So"
General Hanson is not convinced
of the efficiency of the airplane as
a weapon of attack. He told several
instances of the use of planes IN
the last war, and spoke particularly
Of one German flier who used to
patrol a communication road lead
ing UP to the American front line
trenches. THAT road was damned
with teams and men every night,
and this German got into the habit
Of skimming down over it. cutting
loose with machine gum said the
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general. HE never did any harm,
and we finally got SO we didn't pay
much attention to him. Only once
did l learn of his doing any dam
age, and that time he only killed a
mule" he added whimsically.
Asked as to the reports Of Ger
man atrocity during the war, Gen.
eral Hanson stated that the worst
instance of this that was actually
verified by him was the use of huge
bear traps, their jaws armed with
sharp teeth, which the Germans set
in front Of the wires which protect
ed their trenches to catch unwary
patrols in the night.
II actually saw several of these
brought in by our men," said the
general. "They were savage affairs,
strong enough to nearly cut mans
leg off. We didn't think it was very
nice of them to use those things"
mo, the next war won't be any
worse than the last one, no matter
what steps science takes along the
lines of improved weapons. Steps
will always be taken to protect the
soldier against ANY weapon which
can be used against him." he con-
cluded.
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MAIL.
EARLY
AND
81 I
Christmas
{ =
k--AS
who is he?" enquired William

who is he?" enquired William
Viles.
You mean who is She do you
not?" replied Charles S. Brown.
The treasurer and the president of
the Augusta Public Health Association
were checking up the envelopes that
are coming in on every mail bearing
funds sent in in exchange for the
Christmas Health Seals. which are
used to finance the work Of the Au-
gusta Public Health Association. The
discussion arose over the discovery
of two bright new five dollar bills
found in one of the envelopes. The
sender had failed to use the number
ed stamped and addressed envelope
which accompanied the seals to Sc
lected list of Augusta men and wo-
men. The name of the sender re-
mains a mystery.
Whoever the sender Is, he or she
was generous enough to send in a
total Of $1,000 in exchange for One
Dollars worth of the CHEEKY little
Christmas Health Seals, which are
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Must Not Use '27
Plates Until Jan. l

1927 registration plates should not
be attached to cars until January l,
and warning in respect to this was
given by Lieutenant Joseph f.
Young, Jr., of the State Highway
Police to an Augusta party whose
car, equipped with the new plates,
was parked near the Maine Central
station in this city Tuesday. The
new plates were quickly removed by
the owner who declared that the
putting on of the new plates was
merely an oversight on his part.
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JAY
SAries Of Sermans

Series OF SeFm0n8
For the past five Sunday evenings,
Rev. Geo. B. Davis has been preach
ing series of sermons on "the great
men of history" one character for an
evenings discourse.
A series of stereoptican lecture
sermons are planned for the near
future, with the accompanying slides.
Only the best will be shown.
The attendance and interest is in
creasing and both Rev. and Mrs.
Davis are encouraged with the work.
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Sends Specimen
Of Arctic Owl
To State Museum

Charles Brooks, who owns farm
on the so-called STANLEY Road" in
Winthrop, yesterday sent an espec-
tally beautiful specimen of the Arctic
Owl to the State museum, which has
been getting numbers of these US
ually rare birds during the past six
weeks.
1t appears that this particular
marauder; probably diven to desper-
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STATE HOUSE
Withdraw Complaint
BuckspOrt Water Case

An order was issued by the Public
Utilities Commission yesterday dis
missing the complaint of Olin l..
Heath against the Bucksport Water
Company which alleged inadequate
service. A statement was received
by the Commission from Mr.. Heath
averring his desire to withdraw the
complaint.
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SMITHFIELD

Supt. r. s. Finley Of Norridge-
wock, was a business caller in town
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson Clement are
parents Of daughter, Christine,
born December 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. I. Hartford are
attending the State Grange in Lew
iston this week.
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Eairview GRANGE

view grange, held Saturday evening.
the following officers were elected
for 1927: NJ, L. 1. Hartford; O..
George Hartford: L.. Mabel Hart
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ford; S., N. E. Charles; A. S.. George
Stevens; Chap. Frances Bickford;
Treas, F. d. Stevens; s.. Della
Witham; G. K, Melvin Latin; Ceres,
Lizzie Stevens; Pomona, Julia
Charles; Flora, Lillian Charles; l..
A. S.. Gladys Bowden. Trustee for
three years, F. H. Clark.
Ethel Mosher and Laura Carpenter
have returned from Portland, where
they took a special course in beauty
culture.
There will be dance at the
Grange hall, Wednesday evening,
December 49,.
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,,rcITSTA LOCALS
~ Your Locals to 1877

~ meeting of the Augusta
lhs d Hs which is to be a Christ
BY o.u" will be held Friday after
b pais he home of Mrs. Ransom
b T" Ok Weston street, at 8
kast Mrs E. E. Parkman is to be
Ee'Astng hostess.
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-c,,1-Marcel wave, 75c with
Tb eno until Dec. "a. evening
u a .msnts Edna F. Spearin. 20
e.r St. Tel. 265-M.
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LOCAL NOTICE
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fos "a less than 8 hrs. Can save
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