Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-29

ner over and dump the rubbish from
the Dirigo Fish Company fire ruins,
which could not be dumped in the
ordinary way.
Two Maine students are active in
the New England intercollegiate
Newspaper Association that meets at
the University of New Hampshire,
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Kirby Baker of Bates College is
president of the organization and
William Mahoney of the Uni
versity of Maine is secretary treas
urer. The association was formed
year ago at a meeting held at
Boston College and the membership
is restricted to the weekly news
papers of the New England colleges.
1t includes the Universities of
Maine, New Hampshire and Yer
mont. Bates College, Norwich Uni
Versity, Northeastern University,
Boston College and Holy Cross.
Several other newspapers are eX-
pected to join the association this
week. The purpose is to foster "a
better understanding between the
college newspapermen of New Eng
land and to enable them TO become
better acquainted for mutual bene-
fit.
An intimate account of his re-
cent trip to the Holy Land was CIV
en- by the Rev. George +. Finnie,
pastor of the United Baptist Church
of Lewiston and past president of
the Lewiston Auburn kiwanis Club,
speaking at the luncheon meeting
Tuesday of the Portland Kiwanis
Club at the Elks' Club in Portland.
He dwelt particularly upon political
and economic conditions as he had
observed them. He asserted that the
British mandate over Palestine had
proved very successful while the
French were having a great deal of
trouble over their supervision of
Syria. He attributed the situation
to the care taken by the British not
to overturn the customs and usages
of the natives, while the French
were attempting to enforce their
own methods upon the Syrians.
Referring to the Zionist movement
he said that, in his opinion, it would
never prove attractive to the Jews
of America but would have an ap-
peal to Jews in Europe and Asia. and
particularly those of Russia.
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the Bath Riding Club which now
numbers nearly rs members. About
two years ago the club had a much
more limited membership when II.
A. Huse, County Attorney Arthur
j. Dunton, Charles w. Clifford, ST.,
and Charles w. Clifford, Jr., COM
posed practically it's entire member
ship. The ranks of the riders have
grown, however, until today Gus
Huse's cavalry" as some call it, now,
numbers more than a score of Bath
men and women. These people
gather almost every pleasant morn
ing, when road conditions are any,
where near right, for ride into the
suburbs. Pleasant mornings does not
necessarily mean warm, sunny ones,
for these riders are not afraid of a
few clouds or shower now and
then. They love their sport and all
are enthusiastic boosters for horse
back riding as being the ideal form
of exercise. On their trips into the
country they do not confine them
selves to the travelled highways but
sometimes take old bride paths.
wood roads, discontinued roads and
across lots. coming suddenly upon
beautiful views which the driver of
a motor car never sees. Occasionally
they breakfast at the home of some
friend, visit the Summer camp of
some member or perhaps enjoy
vicente roast