Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26

municipal building on Saturday. Oct
/ 80, at 7.30 p. m, for the nomination
of candidate to succeed the late Dr.
Clarence A. Peaslee as representa-
tive to the Maine legislature: The
Democrats too are planning on their
caucus and issued their call Satur-
day. The date is the same as that
, of their opponents, next Saturday
evening, and the place the same. the
! common council room. The time diff
J fers in that while the Republicans
| meet at 7.30 the Democrats do not
| meet until $50.
| One of the Inequalities which will
| be extended to the thousands of teach
| ers who will go to Bangor this week
| for the annual convention of the Maine
| Teachers Association will be the free
automobiles which will meet the
| trains to convey visitors to the pri-
vate houses to which they have been
assigned. More than rs business and
| professional men will cooperate in
| providing this courtesy. Automobiles
which will give free transportation to
| teachers will display insignia desig-
mating them M. T. A" cars. The re-
| quest for room reservations to the
| Chamber of Commerce which, as
usual, has charge of the assignment
| Of rooms in private houses. continues
| without decrease and already a much
| larger number than in former years
| have been handled.
New England Homestead: A fine
1 job in behalf of the Pine Tree State
is the lectures which Henry Z. Dun
| oIr ria Twin O.
| all over the country. He shows chat
Maine will be the focal point for the
next great development following that
| of California and Florida. All signs in
dictate that this State is the one place
| where opportunities await adVen-
turer capitalist and builder. Maine
has the space. the natural resources,
the power and, most important of all,
she has men of vision, character,
courage and initiative to build her
great future"
Mr. DunnachS lectures at Philadel-
phia, New York and Springfield have
aroused great interest, stimulating
| confidence in the coming boom in the
Pine Tree State.
dependent candidate for U. s. Senator,
| was in Lewiston Sunday in the inter-
est of his candidacy. He reports that
he is receiving very encouraging sup
port in all the places he has visited
| He expects to have his nomination
papers completed before the end OF
| the month.
The four candidates for the Republi-
can nomination are working overtime,
| and each one is reporting gains. 1t is
! claimed that Jack of Lisbon Falls in
| stead of supporting Buzzell of Belfast
is getting the Ku Klux Khan support
and that his vote is likely to be sur
prisingly large.
Chief interest, however, seems to
center in the candidates. of Gould OF
PresutN Isle and Baxter of Portland.
1t is Said that many of the old-time
Republican workers have enlisted on
Goulds side Much opposition to Ex-
Gov Baxter is said to have developed
in Cumberland county.-LewiSton
Sun.
Continuing their inspection of au-
tomobile lights. four patrolmen of
the State Highway Police halted APP
proximately 500 cars on Forest
Avenue near Woodfords Corner at
Portland Saturday night, either be-
cause Of improperly adjusted head
lights or burned out bulbs. Motor
lists whose machines had only one
headlight burning or no tail light
were not allowed to proceed until
new bulbs had been installed. while
those who had improperly adjusted
lights were allowed to proceed after
being warned to have their lights in
spected within the next As hours.
Motorists who have failed to heed
the advice of the highway officers
will be ordered into court Heavy
penalties may be imposed on motor
fists who drive with improper lights
or without any tail light. The cam
paign on lights will be continued in
definitely by the officers in that vi
cinity, and to make sure that none
, escape the inspection. different sec
: tions of Portland will be chosen for
the scene of their inspections. The
, highway officers on duty Saturday
night were Patrolmen Malon D. Ellis,
Merle +. Cole and Harold f. Coombs
of Portland and Carl Wibe of West
! brook.