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COURT ORDER PREVENTS STREET
CARS STOPPING.

The street cars are to remain N the
streets of San ,Iuan-for the time be-
ing, anyhow. Such is the decision of
the Public Service Commission which
has taken recourse to the law to prohibit
the trolley company from disseminating
its service.
The street cars were to have stopped
Sunday at midnight. Saturday after
moor Attorney General Butte got a court
order enjoining the Porto Rico Railway
Light and Power Co., from suspending
its service under penalty of the law.
In his opinion handed to the Public
Service Commission, Mr.. Butte stated
that the Porto Rico Railway Light and
Power Company is operating under
Franchise Ordinance No. 223, a part of
which it has indicated that it intends TO
abandon; that it cannot abandon either
a whole or a part of this franchise arbi-
trarily and without the consent of the
commission; that the commission is en-
titled to treat the notice from the COM
pany either as a nullity or as an applica
ton TO abandon the street car service;
and that the Public Service Commission
has the power upon hearing TO determine
whether or not such abandonment of ser-
vice and surrender of franchise shall be
permitted and upon what terms apd con-
ditions. In closing, DR.. Butte stated:
I'm connection with the general sub
ject under discussion, | wish to call to
the attention Of the Commission the fact
that the law imposes severe penalties
upo0 a public service company for vio-
Iation of the Public Service Act or of is
franchise.
Carl c.. Giles, president of the Porto:
Rico Railway Light and Power Co j
briefly reviewed the negotiations his
company has had with the Public Ser
vice Commission. =
I'm the beginning" Giles stated, both
our company and the Public Service
Commission were demanding opposite
extremes. We wanted a seven cents
fare and the guaguas taken off the
streets. The Com mission, on the other
hand. made impossible demands upon
US Also"
However, last April, the street car
company made q proposal to the Com
mission in which it waived its demand
for increased fare rates and also offered
a division of territory with the buses.
The proposal was that there should be
no more licenses granted for new buses
for a period of eighteen months, At
the end of this time, it was figured,
there would be but some forty buses
surviving fit for service. Meanwhile,
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nicipal election yesterday.
{ Eienna.-Belgrade DISPATCHES to news
paper Wester Lloyd of Budapest reports
that fifty traWlers with their crews were
sunk along Balmatian coast during terri
fc gale; on shore train was overturned
and many passengers were seriously
hurt; half of crew on Austrian freighter
seen persisted when ship was shattered
on rocks of SpIatoharbyr.
Teintsin. Port was completely closed
to shipping Tuesday on account of fac
tional Chinese fighting and national peo-
Piles party has barred river channel, es
tinguished all lights and forbidden pilots
to guide ships in.
Batavia. The deposits Of island of
Banda which have yielded up ward of ten
thousand tons yearly are showing signs
of approaching exhaustion. dredging for
ore from bottom Of sea has been ordered
off coast. Banda is reputed to be best in
world.
Madrid.-War office declared military
operations in Morocco designed to relieve
Tetutan from enemy pressure and BON
bardment ended successfully.
Plymouth. Col. John Coolidge, father
of President, has leased family sugar lot
this season because he is too i'll to take
charge of sugar making, he has been
bedridden for several months since
lost use Of his legs as aftermath Of heart
trouble.
Jerusalem. Reports of uprising in
Ammon capital of Transjordania were
received here and British military unit
with armOred car was dispatched there.
No details are available.
Lisbon. The DiarO notices says Great
Britain has sold Portugal four warships
for 500, coo pounds. Warships are not
obsolete paper says, but British desire
to substitute more modern vessels.
Mexico City. Convention of Labor
Party has adopted resolution in favor of
prohibition; Party will urge Congress at
the next session to enact legislation plac-
ing bar on alcoholic beverages.
Washington. --MeXico's new pOl:cv
governing religious teachings has
brought forth note from Ambassador
Sheffield to Mexican Foreign Office insist
ing American church men should not be
made to suffer unduly from it's operations.
Note was prepared by Ambassador after
he had received instructions from State
Department as to American attitude.
Topic Nayorit. Mexico. Charged by
church members with having made sport
of religion and attempting to enter
Cathedral while wearing large sombrero,
Secretary of State Nayorit was badly
beaten by worshippers; he was rescued
when it seemed he would be beaten to
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LOCAL

The U. S.. S. Rail arrived here at II. Is
yesterday morning from St. Thomas
with the following passengers:-H His Elk.
cellency, the Governor and Mrs. M. E.
Trench, Mr.. and Mrs. Schenck, Miss M.
Earle. Comdr. C. S. Baker. Lieut.. j. H.
Cassidy, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Ref
kohl, Charles A. Henry, Capt. Frark E.
Werner, Colonel R. s. Hooker. Miss
Nathalia Willard" Mr.. Richard Hooker,
Corporal P. c. Weight, Theresa Farrelly.
Lieut.. and Mrs. H. H. Hines, Lieut.. and
Mrs. R. R. Hartung, Mrs. Smith, Miss
Abnez, Mrs. GlanWell, Lieut.. Hoyt, Capt.
Schwinn, Master Gordon Skeoch and the
U. S. Naval Station Band.
Fourteen bags of St. Thomas, Porto
Rico and United States letter mail 10
March 3, were received via the u. S. S.
Real yesterday. Mails close for St.
Thomas for dispatch by the Bail at 5
p. m. today.
His Excellency the Governor and Mrs.
Trench and party landed from the u. S.
S. Rail for a four-day stay at Christian
sted just before moor yesterday, the
marines forming a guard of honor with
the Navy band in attendance and a
salute from the battery.
The Navy Band rendered in it's usual
excellent style a popular concert in the
bandstand last night to the enjoyment
of a large gathering. We understand
that it will play 10 Frederiksted tomor-
row night, and in this town on Sunday
night when another treat awaits US.
We are requested to ask Bandmaster
Adams to favor the public with one of
his now famous piccolo solos.
A canepiece fire of some proportions
is reported as having occurred at Estates
Enfield Green and Betty's Hope early
yesterday evening lasting until 10 o.. m.
The glare in the skies could be plainly
seen in this town for hours. 1t is re.
ported that the flames spread to Est.
Campo Rico and that probably hundreds
OF acres of cane are destroyed.
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DEBATES
The History Of Tasmania

Tasmania is an island about one
hundred miles off the southeast eX-
tremity of Australia, from which It is
separated by Bass Strait 1t Is shaped
like heart or an irregular triangle.
Its greatest length from north to
south is 1856 miles, its medium breadth
is 165 miles and it's area 26,215 square
miles.
1t was discovered In 1912 by the
Ouch navigator. Abel JAM Tasman,
who believing 1t to be a part of the
Australian continent. gave it the
name of the contemporary Dutch gov
ernor of the East Indies. Its other
name of Tasmania was given it in
honor of the navigator himself. Its
next visitor, after the lapse of more
than century, was Captain Cook.
who saw it in 1859. and coasted
3long part of it without detecting
Tasman's- mistake. The fact of its
separation from Australia Was first
made known in 1897. by Mr.. Bass, a
surgeon Of the British navy, who, on
a voluntary voyage, of discovery in a
skiff little larger than a whale boat,
sailed far enough through the strait.
which was later deservedly name i
after him to ascertain it's true charac-
ter. The following year he set out
on another voyage with Lieut. Film
ders and completed his discovery by a
circumnayigation of the island.
The first settlement on the island
was made in 1903 by guard of SOL
diers with body of convicts.
For a series Of years the great OBJ
stacles to the prosperity of the col
ony were the hostility of the natives
and the depreciation of escaped con-
victs Rnown as bushrangers.3 The
latter ultimately persisted by the
sword or by the hand of justice. But
it's impossible not to lament the
fate of the natives, who, after thew
had been reduced from compare
lively dense population Of several
thousand to a mere remnant. were
removed first to Flinders Island, and
/ then to Maria Island on the south
east coast.-By Philip Norman in Ad-
venture Magazine.
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COMING EVENTS

April 23--Lydia Q. (HamIin) Spear
+ StaIe prize speaking contest ct Port
April lS-Patriot's day.
April 24-Annual installation OF offi.
GERS, Azaz Sahctorun1, 176. Ancient
Mystic Order of Samaritans. in Port
land. ~. .....a I'LL
April 25-sept r2s-Daylight Saving,
April 26-Mass meeting at Augusta
City hall in interests of Maine pub
licity and development program.
ference. Rockla nd. II -.
Chamber of Commerce and indus
tran League at WaterVille. 10y
May l-Child Health day In Maine.
MAY l-S-National Boys week.
May 4-6-State. Conference of Congre-
.gational CHURCHES at Portland.
May 12-Annual convention of Ken
nebec County Sunday School Asso-
CATION ci;i at congregational church,
May l2-l3-Annual session Grand
R RfGdst of Maine Good Templars. in
May 9S-2s@state convention of Bust
ness and Professional Women's
Clubs at Houlton.
May 3U-Twenty-flrst annual conven-
ton Maine postoffice clerks at Pitts
June 34-Annual meeting Of Maine
Library Associa ton at Auburn.
June 9-10-ll-M Maine Medical Associa-
ton State Convention, Poland Spring.
June 9-ll-United Baptist convention
of Maine. Ruckland
June 14-l6-New England District
Convention of Lions Clubs, Port la nd
June Estate Encampment Of Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, National Sol
diers' Home. Togus, 10 A. nj.
June 19--Maine State Bankers Assoc
citation holds annual meeting and
outing at Poland Spring.
June 21-Maine primaries.
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Salaries of Superintendent Of
Burials And Of Members of
Board of Assessors Subjects
For Proposed Increases

An order providing that the sum
of $1757.5O be paid to the Capital
Motor Company for one Fordson
tractor and snow pillow, was referred
to the committee on Highways and
Sewers at the regular meeting Of
the Augusta City Council, which was
held Monday evening at City Hall.
1t is understood that this is the
tractor and pillow which was used
last winter by the city and which
proved of great value in the work
of keeping the city streets clear of
snow.
Amendments to the Revised Stat
utes of the City of Augusta were
offered, one of which would change
the salary of the superintendent of
burial grounds from $500 to $1,000
and the other to change the salary
of the board of assessors from $1,000
to $24O0. The first was passed on
the first reading by the board of
aldermen and tabled by the com
mon council, while the second was
passed on its first reading by both
bodies.
Roll of Accounts No. 4, in the
sum of $4S,O96.64 was read and
passed.
An order was passed providing
that the sum of $275 be appropriated
for the use of Seth Williams Post
G. A. r. for the Memorial Day OBJ
servance.
1t was ordered that the city treas
urer be authorized to deed a small
parcel of land to Earl Church in
, return for another small piece now
owned by him. This In effect will
i give the city more land where the
| sidewalk now is at the end of the
! Kennebec Bridge by front street, al
the front end of a proposed build.
ing to be built by Mr.. Church viii
be a continuation of the line of the
| Bridge street end of the block front
ing on Water street.
The Highway committee was also
authorized to permit Will Haydel
to occupy a part Of the unused en-;
of Jackson street for his own pur
poses, the order, however, eXpressl,
stating that he is to gain no RICH
to the land by such occupancy.
Other orders presented and upol
which action was taken were:
Ordered that the city treasurer b,
authorized to accept from w. L
Perkins administrator of the estat,
of the late Anna c. Beale. the sun
of $500 for the perpetual care of thu
Seth Beale lot at Mount Pleasan
cemetery. A similar order wa
passed authorizing the acceptance o
the sum of 500 from Carrie B. Woo,
for the care of one half of lot il
Mount Hope cemetery.
1 Ordered that the city engineer
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debaters, Vaughn Clay. Edith Len
fest, Alice Hartley. and Ruth Milton,
passed Friday and Saturday In Lew
iston, for the Bates League debate.
Though winning both debates at the
semi finals Friday evening, M. G. l..
lost out at the finals Saturday morn
ing to ~Waterville. and. Buckfeld.
Charles Halves, who has been at
his home in Rockland. Mass. for the
past week, returned to school Friday.
Elizabeth Griffin went to her home
in Stockton Springs for the week
end. 4
School was in session Monday the
10th as usual.
The orchestra picture was taken
Thursday evening, to be used for
newspaper publication and for the
Trumpet.
Rev. Mr.. Cam Of the Universalist
church led chapel Wednesday, morn
ing and was received by the stu
dents with their usual welcome and
attention. He spoke of the monot-
ony Of life in small town, and urged
them to use their pep to make It
better and bigger, rather than to try
to shock 1t by careless ways. He
challengingly invited them to pre-
sent any wide-awake ideas to the
Mems club. Of the Universalist
church, and to thus start some
thing"
The first track practice was called
Wednesday afternoon at $50 by
Coach Cook. -..-. ~
Elizabeth Hilliker and Ruth Mil
Ter of Newport, and Elaine Donovan
Of Ellsworth passed the weekend at
their homes.
Miss Baker went to Lewiston to
visit friends over the weekend.
Miss Adelaide Files Of :. Castine
Normal school is the guest of her
mother at the girls dormitory.
Triouts held last week at the In
stitute for prize speaker to be sent
to Portland for the contest there
resulted in the choosing Of Thomas
Johnston of Pittsfield, who gave
reading from 'Innocents Abroad"
A concert will be given Thursday
evening. the 29th, at Powers hall, by
the orchestra and members of the
Glee club. There will be solos. vocal,
piano and violin. In years past, the
musical concert, has been great
success. and there is much talent
available this year
Mr.. Cogan was out Of town over
the week lend.
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with their daughter. Mrs. Leigh
Shorey and family. They made the
trip by auto.
Fred W.Lane, agent at the Pioneer
Mill of the American Wooden Co.,
went to New York Saturday morn
ing on a few days business trip.
Russell A. Craig and Carl Hatch
were in Waterville on business Sats
urday.
Mrs. w f. Russell and son. Err
rold White, went to Belfast Satur-
day morning where they were the
guests of friends over the week end.
J. r. McMichael of the firm of
McMichael and Cianchette, was a
business caller in Bangor Saturday.
Mrs. Eta White went to Oakland
Saturday where she has position
in a hotel there.
Mrs. F. z. Frost and daughter,
Neva. were in Bangor for the day,
Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Temple and Mrs. Ray
/ Lander went to Bangor Saturday to
visit Mrs. Charles Eldridge who Is
a patient at the Eastern Maine Gen.
eral Hospital in that city.
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Veteran Journalist
Well Known Here
Dies in Boston

Nathaniel H. Taylor, we'll known
Boston newspaperman died Sunday
forenoon at St, Elizabeth's hospital
in that city as a result Of an attack
of influenza. although he had been
in bad health for about a year. He
was 70 years of age Mr.. Taylor who
was closely allied with the political
life Of Boston for many years mar
ried Miss Annie NJ. Brooks of this
city, April IL, 1881. They had five
children, three of whom survive Mr.
Taylor. Natalie. Brooks and Rralph
Mrs. Taylor died in 1898. Mr.. 'Tay-
Tor married Miss Teresa Callahan in
1904 and his wife survives him. Or
September 90, 1919 he was rendered
reception and dinner at the Boston
City Club by a group of newspaper
men to commemorate the 50th ami.
vesary of his work In the newspaper
profession. The funeral will be held
today at II o'clock from the Cathe.
dral of the Holy Cross at Washing
ton street. Boston. Interment will
be at olyHhood cemetery.
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PITTSFIELD

Urban G. Harris of Chicago will
be one of the : instructors at the
Bates College summer school Tor
teachers this summer.
Frank Clarity of Augusta was In
town Monday for visit with Mrs.
Clarity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Wyse of
Newport We're In town Monday.
Mrs. Grace Cook and Mrs. San
ger Cook went TO Newport Saturday
for visit with relatives. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Fuller
were passengers on the morning
train Saturday, Mr.. Fuller going to
Waterville on business and Mrs.
Fuller going to Springfield, Mass.
for visit with her son. Stanley Full
Ter, who is a student at a college in
that city. .u4
Mrs. c. L. Morse was in Water
vile where she passed the week end
with friends.
The w. C. T. U. will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Maude
Goodwin. Greeley street. The pro-
gram will be under the direction OF
Mrs. Villa Tarbell.
The New Era Auxiliary of the
Baptist church will hold a food sale
Friday afternoon, April %, at Ma
thewS Shoe store. ~. ~ ,.e
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CLINTON

regular meeting Of the Odd Eel
lows will be held at their hall Friday
evening.
Mrs. Scott Burns and Miss Hazel
Hopkins visited Monday in Winslow
with Mrs. Burns daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stewart.
and family.
The president Of the Philathea class
OF the Free Baptist church has called
special meeting to be held in the
church vestry this evening at 8 O'Clock.
All members are asked to be present.
Dir. and Mrs. Clyde Decker and lit
tie daughter Of Augusta are visiting
Mr.. Decker's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Decker of Main street.
Miss Esther Holt, a member of the
high school faculty Of Dexter, psased
the holiday at her home in town.
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Methodist Church

At the Brown Memorial Methodist
Episcopal church the pastor, Rev. c. S.
Mitchell, preached an excellent ser
mon. Music was furnished by the
choir with Mrs. Jennie Harmon leader
and Mrs. Norman Decker pianist. Sun
day school was held at the usual hour
with Miss Abbie F. Pray superinten-
dent. A large attendance was pres
ent. Epworth League was held at 6
o'clock with the president, Miss Laura
Willett. presiding. The following off,
GERS were elected: President, Miss
Laura Willett; LIST vice president. Mar
garet Adams: End vice president, Earle
Sherman: 3rd vice president, Carla
Weymouth; 4th vice president, Glenys
Robinson: secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Esther Robinson: pianist, Rev.
Mr.. Mitchell
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BEARINGS AND MEETINGS Al
STATE house

April 21-State Highway Commission
will open bids for the construction
of eight bridges. 10 a. NJ. ..
april 22-Public Health Council meets
at health department.
May bird day program given in
Senate Chamber at state House.
May 4-Directors of Kennebec Bridge
open bids at State Highway Depart
ment' for building the sub-structure,
super-structure and approaches for
the Kennebec bridge at Bath.
May 1l-State Board of Embalming
Examiners holds exams at State
House.
May ,22-Maine Home Economics AS.
ISOLATION holds spring meeting in
Senate Chamber.
June 4-5-Annual meeting of. Maine Par,
ent-Teacher Association in Senate
Chamber
June 24-26-State board of dental ex.
aminers holds exams in hall Of
Representatives q,
DEBATES
April 20 Bates Gowdoin debate at
Lewiston. t.t
April 30-Bates-U of Penn
sylvania debate at Lewiston.
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Baptist Church

Rev. w. A. knight, pastor OF the
Free Baptist church. took for his sub
ject THE Worth of Man" Several
selections were rendered by the sen
Tor choir with Mrs. Mabel Decked lead
er and George Tapley organist. SUM-
day school was held Immediately fol-
lowing the services with a large at
attendance present. At the evening
services the pastor talked on Disciple
ship"
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Charles F. Flynt left Monday af-
ternoon for New York, where he will
attend the annual meeting of the
Associated Press. to be held this
Tuesday. On Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday he will attend the con-
ference sessions of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
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Caruso.Rodick

Mr.. and Mrs. Urban G. Willis of
1922 East seth Street, Chicago. for
merly of this town, announce the
marriage of their daughter. Dorothy
Rodick to Felix Caruso. on Satur-
day, April 3rd. Mrs. Caruso grad
uated with honors from both the
University High school and the Uni
versity of Chicago. Mr.. Caruso
starred on several Oak Park high
championship football teams and
won his letter in track and football
at the University of Chicago. He
was a member of the 1924 champion
ship team there. The young couple
will make their home in Chicago.
Mrs. H. L. Taylor Is visiting in
Auburn with Mr.. and Mrs. w. z.
Lovejoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cfiilds and
son, Ned, of Lewiston, arrived in
town Sunday for a few days visit
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+ "Super-Power" Is no hazy thing
Of the future. It is here. Power
systems are already linked to cover
huge areas. New Englan and New
York are connected and one com.
pany has power and lighting lines
interconnected from Portland, Ore
gon, to, Los Angeles, Calf. Tie ma.
ton between is widely Melted with
many systems that serve parts OF
several states.-Electric Feature
Service.
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The Gen. Poor Ladies' Auxiliary,
No. 8. will hold its regular meeting
at 7.30 O'Clock this Tuesday evening.
All members are urged to attend.
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Murray Roderick, who has been
visiting at the home of his. parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Roderick of this
city. has returned to Boston where
he Is employed.
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General Phil Sheridan Circle,
Ladies of the G. A. r.. will meet in
regular session this Tuesday after
noon at ESQ o'clock. There is i'm
portant business to be considered.
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There will be steropticon lecture
at the Salvation Army citadel this
evening at p. NJ. The lecture will
be illustrated by IS colored slides on
the Life of Christ.
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The condition of Miss Sadie Cross,
who has been confined to her home
on Riverside Drive for the past three
weeks by illness, is reported to be
about the same.
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Mrs. W. j. Ford, who has been
passing the winter months with
friends at Lewiston and Auburn. ar
rived in this city Monday to visit
with her sister. Mrs. Charles c. Met
calf. Chapel street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-20

The regular, meeting of the North
Augusta Grange win be held this
Tuesday evening. when the work
will be in the first and second de-
grees Those who have not been SOL
icited are asked to please bring pas
try. '.t
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PALERMO
Card Of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the neighbors and friends
Tor their kindness, sympathy and floral
tributes IN our late bereavement.
MRS. ALICE PARMENTER.
GEORGE PARMENTER,
Mr.: AND MRS. CHARLES PARMEN-
TER.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN PARMENrER
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H. ". Carr. Spiritual Magnetic
Healer. will be able to see patients
Tues. and Wed. this week. at w.
Crescent street, appointments up to
$50 Wed. A. M. Tel. l244-R.
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