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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Predicts Augusta Man
AS Next President Of
Harvard University
Baldwin, Classmate of Edward Allen Whit
ney, Forecasts Possibility in
Interesting Article

That President Lowell of Harvard
College, today is only keeping the
presidential chair warm for someone
who is q little too young to occupy
it" and that there is a great posi-
bility that Edward Allen Whitney,
Harvard II, and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur w. Whitney of this city Is
the young man who will later I'LL
that position is the prophecy OIL
Summarized Baldwin, of the same
class, in an article entitled the
Next President of Harvard"
Mr., Baldwin leaves no doubt that
in his mind the chair will go to
Whitney or to DR.. c. C. Little. for
merly president of University OF
Maine and now president of Univer-
sity of Michigan, but from his sum-
ming up of the two men and their
possibilities there is little doubt that
he feels the scales swing heavily in
favor Of the Augusta young man.
He points out that those who will
have the responsibility of picking a
successor to President Lowell Will
strive to find a man who is "intellec-
tually sage and financially capable
and further declares that the next
president must possess three requls-
ties, he must be a Harvard gradu-
ate, socially presentable and between
80 and 40 years of age.
1t ic quite certain that the next
president will be a young man, as ne
will guarantee the academic peace
through the likelihood of the long
tenure of Office, and further. ne
would have a better opportunity to
carry out the policies which he sets
out to accomplish.
A few years ago it was the general
belief that r. B. hartman would be
the next president of the university.
But Mr.. Merriman, according to Mr..
Baldwin, is close to the half century
mark, he has some enemies and he is
not altogether progressing in ap-
pearance. Furthermore, If he We're
the man there is every reason to be-
lieve that President Lowell would
already have resigned.
With regard to President Little, he
declares that the Michigan president,
a man of under 30 years, progress
sive, vital, much and well heard ac-
ademically and publicly, has several
drawbacks. He is an Episcopalian.
He is a biologist and Science has no
totoriaI system very highly devel-
oped, nor it is a popular field of re-
search among the well groomed."
Even worse. his voice has been
heard of late in two very unfortu-
nate connections. He loudly APP
proved of birth control and he pub
licly declared that, compared TO
oxford, Harvard wasn't so much and
that the western universities only
needed a little more age to be about
as good as any other in America.
Then, as in the case of Mr.. Merri-
man, It must be inquired: If Mr..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
oct11d1t

Street Methodist Church will meet
Monday afternoon at 2.30 in the
church parlors. Mrs. Charles Chase
and Mrs. Annie Hall Will be the
hostesses.
The Armitage Club viii meet at
the Parish House, Monday evening
at 7.30 with Mrs. D. w. Adams.
The Armitage Club will hold a
whist party at the parish house
Thursday afternoon at 30.
The Standard Bearers VIII meet
this Monday evening with Miss Irene
Hunnewell at her home, il Dayen-
port street.
The Murray Alliance will meet
this evening at 100 o'clock with Mrs.
Howard Weber, 10 Court street
place.
The Women's League of the South
Parish Congregational Church Will
meet at go o'clock this afternoon
with Mrs. John Thompson, p Quinn
by street
The Fisher Club Of the Green
Street Methodist Church VIII meet
with Mrs. Orville Bruce, II Maple
street. with Mrs. Albee as assisting
hostess, this Monday evening.
The Miriam Circle viii hold its reg
ular monthly business meeting and
social Tuesday, oct. H.. instead Of
Thursday, October IA Il the home Of
Mrs. Herman MansIt, l HHlcrest
street The meeting will begin
promptly at 100 and it is hoped that
all members Of the circle viii be pre-
sent at this meeting.
The Junior League &C the Congre-
gational church will meet this Mon
day evening with Mrs Nathan Wes-
ton at her home. Z 5uth Chestnut
street. The meeting viii begin at
100.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Unknown Fires Shot
Perforating Officers
Cap-TO Investigate

The mysterious shooting of a dog
and the APPARENTLY remarkable escape
of Officer Wilfred Letendre, who is
reported to have been fired upon
early Sunday morning by an I'M
known person, is being investigated
by the local police and in this con-
nection Lewis Peacock Of Litchfield,
will appear in municipal court this
morning to determine If he can cast
any light upon the matter.
The case has unusual angles, or
perhaps it might rather be said that
there are two cases, and whether the
two are connected is yet to be deter
mined. A call was received about /
o'clock Sunday morning at the local
police station from the home Of John
Silva on Washington street and the
police were notified that an automo-
bile had gone over an embankment
on Silva's premises and was then
near his hen house which is at the
foot of the bank. Officers Miller and
Wentworth went up to the Silva
place and found Lewis or Leon Pea
cock, 1t is not clear which, about the
car. the other having left, 1t Is I'M
uGISNOOI, " SCI sumo lIGlp III
the car back to the street. A search
for the other man was unsuccessful
until sometime early Sunday fore
noon.
In the meantime a second call had
been received from the same home at
about $3.50 o'clock and officers Went
worth and Letendre went to the Silva
house in answer to the call. 1t was
understood that some one had fired
on and wounded Silva's dog. When
the officers arrived at the house they
started for the hen-house and at that
time, apparently Letendre was fired
upon. the bullet going through his
hat. No one was found in the build
ing.
Whether there IS any connection
between these two cases is vet un-
known but it is the hope of the Off
Gals that Peacock may be able to
help them in the case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

Harold s. Dockham. porter at
Hotel North, is reported to be very
Ill with pneumonia at the Augusta
General Hospital. He has been con-
fined to his home. 1-2 Dickman
street for several days, suffering
with grippe, and when complications
developed he was removed to the
hospital Sunday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

Several members Of the Augusta
Girls Community CLUB, numbering
about 20 in all, were the guests Of
Miss Rosamond Conner at tea Sun
day afternoon from i to O'Clock.
They discussed the work Of the past
week in the campaign which has
been conducted and were very much
pleased with the results. There were
present two new members. Miss Witt
and Miss Lapham. Miss Witt played
several delightful numbers on the
piano.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Augusta "Y" Junior Girls
Have ENJOYABLE Nature Hike

A most enthusiastic group of about
20 Junior "Y' girls accompanied Miss
Ethelle Garside to Ganeston Park,
Saturday afternoon on a nature hike.
Armed with cameras, printing frames
and blue print paper they took many
pictures and made blue prints of
ferns, leaves and flowers for their
hobby books. They We're much
pleased with the results of their ex-
periments and expressed the wish
that they might learn more about
kodakery.
A picnic lunch was enjoyed and at
this time the business of the Junior
Triangle Club was discussed and
many enthusiastic ideas were sug-
gested for the club program. Posi-
bilities for the club officers were also
talked over.
The new officers of the Girl Re
serves will meet at a conference with
Miss Ethelle Garside at $3.50 O'clock,
Monday afternoon.
On Wednesday afternoon the Ad-
visors' Study Course will be under
the leadership Of Miss Leora Prem
tiss.
On Tuesday and Thursday the reg
ular gymnasium and swimming
classes will be held, Miss Strout will
be in charge of the swimming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

Sunday morning as L. E. Chapman
OF this city was out on his front
lawn at Is Maple street, q large
bird few against the house and fell
to the ground. Two young boys who
live in the house picked 1t up and
found it to be a large, plump part
ridge with broken bill. They will
have partridge for dinner today. Ac-
cording to the boys, there is no need
to go hunting in the woods when the
game comes right to your yard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Pelton re-
turned Saturday to Somerville, Mass,
after passing a week in this city with
relatives and friends. Mrs. PeIton's
mother. Mrs. NJ. w. Keller, returned
with them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Writes of Neighborly Visits
In Maine of A Century Ago

the third the series of
historical subjects members Of the Maine
Previously
Bachelor of Winthrop life Maine Town Three
"An Account of Maine Event
the of
P. Smith Of Cornish aged 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

Mrs. Frances e. Shaw and little
daughter. Helen, left Saturday on the
9.SS train for Cheyenne, Wyo.. where
they will join Mr.. Shaw who has a
nice position. Many friends were at
the station to bid them good bye and
God -Speed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

! A baby girl weighing 1oi pounds
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. William E.
Watson OF 20 Arsenal street Friday
evening at the Augusta General Hos
pital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
! AUGUSTA LOCALS
Telephone Your Locals to 1877

The Miriam Circle will meet with
Mrs. Mansir. Hillcrest street. Tues
day evening. Oct. IL, instead of
Thursday. Members please notice
change in date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
LOCAL NOTICE

windsor, Grange Annual Fair
Thursday. Oct. IA. Supper and Drama
followed by dance. Manson's 4 piece
orchestra. oct11d4t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

Owing to small overhead we can
save you money for we now stock
wallpaper as well as hang it. Get
chelps Paint Shop. So Bridge St,
Augusta, Tel 213-W. oct7d9ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

The little daughter born Friday to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Watson. Amherst
street, has been named Alice Wat
son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

more gently and
thoroughly than hu-
man hands Does
all these things so
easily and simply
- touch a button,
move a lever and
it's done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

The New Easy Washer offers you
for the first time washing ma
chine that washes, rinses and dries
all at the same time +. Two Tubs
-. The small tub dries while the
large tub washes i. +. No water to
lift or carry >. Makes its own
'soapsuds in forty seconds ii. When
through washing, the New Easy
even empties itself into drain or
sink Dries clothes without
wrinkles; saves ironing time i.
Safeguards buttons Washes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11


This is the famous
Easy Washer with
the one-plece metal
wringer. We have
hundreds of these
washers In use
among our custom
ers; they are just
as popular as ever.
Either this Model
or the one above is
merely a matter Of
personal choice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11

hostage" He snapped his finger to-
ward me.
Come on, my lad Wen show you
the life of real gentlemen adventur-
ers aboard the Walrus."
I'm no negro man to be bargained
over and passed from owner to
owner!' / exclaimed hotly. "You can
make me go, but I'll not step will
ingly."
Flint was about to answer with a
squirt of oaths when Murray inter
rupted
"You anticipate matters" he re-
buked his associate. There Is no, oc-
casion for hostage yet. We shall
sail at once for the Rendezvous. 1t
will be weeks, aye, months, before
am in shape to sail west under His
PAMELA. Time enough then to talk
of delivering your hostage"
For an instant Flint appeared to he
about to object to this view, but he
evidently decided 1t was not worth
! another dispute.
Let 1t co." he assented gruffly.
Wen settle the details at the island.
D-n me" this with a sudden re-
vival of frfendliness- 81 knew we had
not picked up that red-headed lad for
nothingl 'Tis sure sign O. luck"
And out he staggered from the
cabin, stamping and banging the door
and sprinkling curses freely as he
gained the deck and shouted for his
boats crew to row him back to the
Walrus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11

agree to follow out several stipula-
lions l shall lay down."
Lets hear 'em."
My great-uncle licked off the items
upon his finger-tips.
First, It's highly desirable that we
should lie low during the ensuing
months. Activities such as we usually
conduct would tend to alright the
council of the Indies and bring about
change in plan for the treasure
ships sailing"
what shall we do, them"
my counsel is to bear up for Spy
glass island and careen there. Both
ships are foul, and twill prove an ex-
cellent opportunity to make all clean
and right"
Flint nodded.
"We shall need our speed against
the Spaniard," he commented.
II SHALL" returned my great-uncle
with some emphasis. "This brings
me to my second point. 'Tis advis-
able that we do not cruise in COM
pany for the treasure. / aim to inter-
cept the Santissima Trinidad before
she passes from the Caribbean into
the Atlantic"
The blue look became intensified In
Flint's face.
you'd leave the Walrus behindT'
he demanded.
81 must. Figure it for yourself"
argued my relative. 1.-TWO tall ships
plying the narrow seas, within easy
sail of Jamaica and the Havana and
Marmico! We should have the frig-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
Ne.c Rays DISCOVERED

Science has established the exist
ence Of new rays, stronger than ultra
X-rays' and 1000 times greater In
frequency. with ionization the same
at all times Of the day or night and
of 10,OO0000-volt variety. They were
partly described by DIR. r. A. Millikan
Of the California institute of Tech
nology to the convention of the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences in Madi.
son, Wis. He has studied them since
the World war, beginning where
German scientists left off. Millikan
won the $4,000 Nobel prize for first
measurement Of the electron. The
rays, unnamed, are due to atoms pass
ing over to other atoms. with the sun
having no effect on the action, he
said They appear throughout space,
lombard the earth from all directions
at all time. and have extraordinary
absorbing power.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
CHAPTER VII
A Wicked Old Mans Dream

My great-uncle sank into his chair
with a gesture of disgust and poured
three fingers of brandy into wine
glass.
'Phaugh ~ he exclaimed. "At
times l am nauseated by the company
perforce l keep"
laughed, and he put the glass from
his lips, peering at me across it's rim
as if surprised
"You find occasion for mirth in my
remark, Robert?'
"No," / said; 81 am only expressing
to you my feeling that you have as
little claim to possession of a sense
of honor as the man who was just
here"
Murray's large face, with its pow
erful, craggy features, glowed with
the radiance of an intense personal
conviction
"What is honor? Or dishonor2
Certes, here we have call for close
reasoning. No hasty generalities can
dismiss so vexed problem, which
hath consumed the attention of gentle
men since gentility's institution.
conceive of honor as the quality of
being faithful to oneself, to the ethical
standard one has established for this
life we pass through so precariously."
$50 that if man practices dishon-
esty toward all save himself he pre-
serves his honor!" I protested.
snow do you twist my thoughts"
replied my great-uncle. "And in the
same breath you raise a complement
tary question: What is dishonesty-or
honesty? AS l have told you before,
l take from those who have much,
those who prey upon Others
"You are clever with words"
sneered; 'but I'll not be fooled What
have you to say of your craft in de
luding- ODonnell into risking his
daughter aboard this treasure ship?
Do you call it honorable to persuade
foolish unbalanced fellow to take
an innocent young girl out of convent,
carry her half across the world, and
then, to cloak a miserable conspiracy,
plunge ner INTO the society of such
scoundrels as Flint and yourself?"
Instead of losing his temper, as l
had expected, my great-uncle stared at
me very earnestly throughout this
tongue-lashing. A speculative look
came into his eyes.
"You have seen this maid, l be-
lieve," he said.
81 met her by accident. Twas /
saved her from walking into the
Whales Head after her father"
''You did very WELL" he approved
warmly. "And you spoke to her?
Prithee, Robert, what manner of maid
is she? A lady?'
"Yes"
''She should be an exquisite chit,
Robert. She has good blood in her.
Her mother was younger sister of
the duke of Leitrim, and her fathers
father was a younger son 9f Lord
Donegal. size viii be much to the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
SYNOPSIS

The story opens in New York,
about the middle of the Eight
zenith century. Robert Ormerod.
who tells the tale, is talking to
Peter Corlaer, chief of the trad
ers, and man of enormous
strength, when Darby McGraw,
Irish bonded boy. brings news
that pirate ship is "off the
Hook" An old sea captain an
nounces he has been chased by
the notorious pirate, Captain
Rip-Rap. The older Ormerod
tells Robert the pirate is Andrew
Murray, his (Robert's) great
uncle, commanding the pirate
ship, the Royal James. Murray
is an ardent Jacobite. Next day
Robert and Darby encounter a
one-legged sailor, John Silver.
Robert meets a young woman
from a Spanish frigate who is
seeking her father. Colonel
O'Donnell. Murray with force
of sailors visits the Ormerod
house. He announces his inten-
ton of carrying off Robert, by
force, If necessary. promising him
a great future. The Royal James
and the Walrus, the latter COM
manded by Flint, Murray's part
ner in piracy, appear. Murray.
Robert and Peter board the
James.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
johnson Says Rosin Ball
Only Psychological Aid

Walter Johnson thinks the use Of
rosin by baseball pitchers is only OF
psychological value to them.
i've never used it and never felt
that 1 needed it." he said in reply to
reports that certain of the Philadel-
phia Athletics believed that he had
doctored the ball during the recent
Washington-Philad spring series.
II believe rosin benefits those adj
dicted to its use only mentally" he
said. There may be some pitchers
who imagine 1t increases their effec-
tiveness and who are mentally handi-
capped if they have no powder on
their hands"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
"Cloture" Rule

Cloture did not exist in the British
parliament until1SS2, debate being I'M
limited. About 1872 Isaac Butt, leader
of the Irish Home Rule party, began
the policy, but it was not until 1882
that a "cloture rule" was passed,
which allowed the speaker, on request
of 40 members, to pronounce the de-
bate closed and call for vote. In
1902 the present rule was adopted
providing that upon the proposal of a
question a member might move that
the question be put, and If the rules
be not abused by such motion and
the rights of the minority be not In.
fringed. then the question should ba
put at once and decided without fur
Their debate or amendment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
Bill Mehlhorn and Gene
SaraZen in Close Game

The hardest fought match Larry
Nabholtz, Cedarhurst pro, saw last
winter during his southern visit was
at Sebring over the Kennelworth
Lodge course. Bill Mehlhorn and Gene
Sarazen both came in with 2S1 cards.
They decided on en 1S-hole playoff.
Each had 81. Then they decided on
nine more. Each had 35.
Twenty-seven extra holes at medal
play bringing no break in the tie, they
decided to settle it by match play. On
the first hole each missed a putt for
a birdie. On the second, end third
they each had par As. But on the
fourth Sarazen sliced into trap and
took 5, Mehlhorn winning, after 81
extra holes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
GOLF PERFECTED
BY PRACTICING
Natural Born" Player Is
Unknown to Game.

II don't believe there is anything In
golf that could be called natural"
writes Bill Alves, a pro. "The game
from start to finish is completely for
eign to the muscles and athletic liy-
ing conditions of the human.
Il can't say that have ever known
golfer to be natural born Golf, to
my way of thinking, must be acquired.
THE rhythm, swing, stance, back
stroke, follow-through, ct al, are out
Of our daily routine.
ITO throw, to catch, to kick, ETC.,
are only natural. Where does the golf
stroke show up in the daily life?
Golf is only perfected through
practice. 1t is a game to which we
must accustom ourselves through
practice.
1.-THE side swing is confusing, also
trying to hit something lying on the
ground is very muddling, inasmuch as
the player doesn't move. Success
would probably be more rapid If one
could take running start at the pill.
He would start that momentum, which
unconsciously puts weight behind the
ball.
"All the best amateurs and profess
SIGNALS of today couldn't play any bet
ter than the average golfer when they
started out at the game.
Golf became a study with them
and they developed their game far
faster than the player who thinks he
cannot play golf and will never learn.
Hagen, Jones, Barnes, and the rest
were just as big dubs as the modern
dub of today.
"Golf, they say,ais like business,
often it can be learned In a short
length of time if the player would
start learning the game instead of
playing It."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
Consecutive Games

When Glenn Wright, Pittsburgh's
star shortstop, was kept out of the
lineup the other day, due to an in
jury, it brought to halt a nifty
string of consecutive games Wright
had played since coming to the majors.
Wright broke in with the Pirates In
the spring of 1924. He played, every
inning of every game that year-153
tits. Last season Wright again took
part In every brush on the Smoky
Towns clubs schedule-153. That
made 800 straight trays.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
All Shades of Color Play on Gulf Waters

81 have found where the sample
sets of colors used on all the Mediter-
ranean are located-the Gulf of Tu-
MIS-" declares writer in the Detroit
Free Press.
due to varying depths, changing
character of the bottom, clouds, sky,
and atmosphere, there is here to be
seen a marvellous display of color
all shades of blue from warm pur-
plish through chilly cobalt to green
ish, and even many shades of green
1t is never twice alike, and would.
should think, be the inspiration or
despair of marine painter.
Nor is color confined to the water,
for in March and April the fields are
dazzlingly gorgeous, with crimson pop