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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
National Honor
Society Students
Conduct Assembly

The members of the National
Honor Society of Cony High School
again had charge of the regular
morning Assembly, when on Friday
morning several speakers from that
group told of great men who have
eXemplified in their lives the ideals
for which the National Honor So
ciety stands. Flora Pierce spoke of
the life and work of Henry Ford T;
Grace Macdonald of Luther Bur-
bank, and Helen McCaughey of
Thomas A. Edison. Howard Stiles
spoke of the Cecil Rhodes scholar
ship, which is offered each year to
115 students in different parts of
country to go to Oxford University
to study. Gilmore Soule spoke of
Phi Beta Kappa, a college society
that corresponds to the National
/ Honor Society in High schools. A
feature of the program was a piano
solo by Catherine Foster, one of the
members of the society.
Arrangements have been made
whereby for the balance of the
school year the two choruses which
have been meeting, one on Tues
day and the other on Thursday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
Dunnack Gives
Fine Address at
c.. of c.. Gathering

There was large attendance at
the meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce held at the Lancey House
/. Thursday evening. A banquet which
! was feature of the evening proceed
ed the meeting during which music
was furnished by Shorey's orchestra.
The business meeting followed the
address by Mr.. Dunnack so that he
could return to Augusta on the $50
train. The business session was pre-
sided over by the president, Henry
F. Libby.
The Rev. Henry E. Dunnack of Au-
gusta, State Librarian, was the speak,
err of the evening and delivered a very
interesting and instructive address
in his usual forcible manner. Mr..
Dunnack's topic was 1.-THE Economic
Rebirth of Maine"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

ward Brew was charged with re-
ceiving stolen property.
Police said that the seven year old
daughter of Mrs. Barletto committed
many of the alleged thefts under the
women's direction. The arrests were
made in New Bedford after police in
spectors had trailed them from this
City
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

London-Sir Park Golf. NJ. NJ, who
is 55 and has been best man Is
times, is q bachelor because mar
riage is a lottery and lottery is for
hidden by law. He and 81 other I'M
married colleagues of the House
celebrated their freedom by din
ner. One course comprised apples
contributed with compliments of
Eve and the serpent"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
FLASHES OF LIFE
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PreSS)
New York-Eugene V. Debs is
back from Bermuda, uncertain
whether he is a citizen or an alien.
He told an immigration inspector
who classified him as citizen, that
he did not know his status, saying:
Il thought if / did not mention it
you might be called down for enter
ing me-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
cONY HIGH COACH
IN DIRECT BOSTON
rYU CAMP ATHLETICS

chosen from a list of three hun
..ed applicants for the position OF
n,rector Of Athletics and Camp Ac-
.,y,ties at the Boston Y. NJ. c. A.
ANN at Sandy Island, Lake Winnie
Sssaukee, n. H., Coach Israel Pierce
y Cony High school will this sum-
oasr have one of the finest camp
nositions in New England.
Coach Pierce was recommended
,.s the position by DR.. Nathan H.
~ narrick of Boston. under whose
.rsatment he has made a remark
Me recovery from an attack of in
..rt,le paralysis, suffered in Sep
His many friends In Augusta are
eongratulating him upon this honor,
.~ssch Is but another proof of his
shility along athletic lines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

morning, will be combined to meet
on Thursday morning and the band
VIII have Tuesday morning for re-
hearsale. Miss Gertrude Thorne
supervisor of music in the Augusta
public schools will have charge OF
both the combined chorus and the
band.
The students at the school have
entered whole-heartedly into the oh.
seryance of Forestry Week, the sub.
ject being discussed orally in the
various English classes. Several
students from each division are ar.
ranging to write themes on this i'm.
portant subject, the best of these
to be forwarded to the State De.
partment of Education in accordance
with rules laid down by State Com.
missioner of Education DR.. A. o
Thomas and State Forest Commits.
sioner Neil L. Violette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
Charge Little Girl
Used by Trio in
ShOplifting Case

Fall River. Mass, April 23-(P)-
Police today arrested two men and
two women whom they charged
used a seven year old girl in shop
lifting $1,000 worth of goods from
stores here. All four defendants are
from Newport, r. /. Three of them,
William Walsh, Grace Royce and
Katherine Barletto, were charged
with larceny, while the fourth, Ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

Chicago-Robert Pima, FIVE, whose
mother. a war bride, Is dead and
whose father has vanished. is bound
for France alone to live with grand
parents he has never seen. He comes
from Denver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

New York-Princess Red Apple,
granddaughter of John Ross. chief of
the Cherokees, is an American citi-
zen again by judicial decree. She
found she had lost her citizenship
by marrying a man who was born in
Rumania and came to the United
States when a baby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

champion, outpointed AL Brown fell
low New Yorker, in a fast 10 round
bout here tonight. Goldstein weigh
ed 119 and Brown lis 1-2. In the
semi-final Teddy Silva of California
scored a decision over Tommy Mil
ton, New York bantamweight, in 10
rounds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

agents found it was more liquid than
grease nd more glass than wool; in
fact it was Canadian ale. So it was
dumped overheard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

New York-Anthony c. LaRocce,
who was newsboy ten years ago,
is now building a subway having a
s5,000,000 contract. He is 2S years
old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

Constantinople-A statue of Mus
tapha Kemal shows him in a dinner
coats with arms akimbo and head
bare. There are many protests that
it is undignified. 1t is not to be put
in place until he approves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
SHOP NOTES

Charles E. Downing has an inter.
esting discussion about automobile
liability insurance on page one. II
will pay you to read it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
Weekend
FoodSpecials

The Augusta Public Market offers:
Pork to roast 25c to 35c pound, veal
roast 25c to 35c pound new parsnips
Il pounds Csc; Bermuda onions, 2
pounds Csc; dairy butter, Acc pound;
3 pounds compound ACC; nice new
turnips, pounds Csc; pound package
chocolate cordial cherries, 40.
G. w. Keene on Cony street has:
! 2 cans tomatoes, peas or golden BAN
tam corn, Csc; 2 cans loganberries,
3Sc; spinach. csc pix; White House
coffee, 4Sc; 8 pkgs. macaroni, 23e;
shredded wheat, lie.
At Landrys Marfet: Native fresh
or smoked shoulder, 24c: native or
fresh smoked ham, whole, 30c pork
| loin, 35c: rib roast beef. zoe; chuck
roast beef, 1Sc; sirloin or rump steak.
| soc: round steak, 35c; leg Of veal,
soc; special prices on canned goods.
Specials at the. Augusta Food
| shoppe: Orange, pineapple or straw
berry cake, SOC: 8 pans of biscuit,
csc; 2 doz. cookies, 25c; baked beans
and brown bread.
J. F. Turner offers: New vegetables
including onions, carrots, beets, spin
ach and iceberg lettuce; new maple
syrup; baldwin apples. Acc PIX. "A
oranges, SOC; Jell-o, 10c; Royal gela-
tine, pkgs csc; 2 pkgs shredded
| wheat 23c; dairy butter, ACC; fancy
native chicken and fowl; White
! House and Autocrat coffee, soc; 3
! lbs compound, 49c. 49,.
! Merrill Bros have: Fancy chicken
| titEn
! pork, veal and lamb; loaf sausage.
| head cheese, ham loaf and cooked
corned beef; large fresh cucumbers,
PC; Texas onions, lbs. zoe; aspara-
gus, spinach, dandelions, new pars-
nips, cabbage. beets and carrots:
strawberries, fancy Florida and, CAL
ifornia oranges; baked beans, brown
bread, Purina whole wheat bread;
neTmapl syrup.
Miller's candy specials for today:
Freshly sailed Spanish peanuts, 15c
h.; homemade chocolate-coyered
chips. 29c h.; assorted walnut rufus,
pc h.; Mothers day packages are
in. ...-.
Weber & Hewett are featuring:
Chicken and fowl, native pork loins,
green peas, string beans, radkhes
Portland cucumbers, caulifld%er
spinach, new beets, new carrots, eel
cry, salad endive, sweet potatoes;
Bermuda onions. 15c h.: 3 grape.
fruit, 29c; sunkist navel oranges
49c; STRAWBERRIES, rhubarb, live lob.
sters, about lbs. each, 49c lib.
D. Berni, IS Water ST., offers.
Oranges, PC dozen, = dozen soc; an,
pies. u for 25c, and all kinds o.
green stuff. ,--
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

Hersom & Bonsall offer: Ekonor1v
-four S1.45 bag. 10 pounds rolled oats
soc, 10 pounds sugar 5Sc, Baldwin
apples 35c peck, native veal for
stewing 19c pound, veal chop 35c
pound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

The new trousers may not be all
wool but they're a yard wide.-Knox-
vile Sentinel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

Miss Sylvia Hanson of n Sewall
steet who was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis at the Augusta General
hospital last Wednesday, is reported
TO be getting along satisfa ctorilY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
CHURCH NOTICES

I S&kxb4S 44x4@ 0S41NN6 0OS41 Z
Williams street: sunda yservice, 1875
Death; Sunday school, 1870; mid
week service Wednesday 8 P. NJ
Reading room open to public Wednes
day aqs s7turd MyEm af9n 80 to E
BAPTIST CHURCH, Rev. VIM. R
Wood. p D., pastor: Sunday ser
vice. 1880 A. NJ. sermon, AN Amazz'
ing Statement; noon, Church school
orchestral concert; 7.3O, Peoples ser.
vice with special musical features and
| sermon talk, Don't Look-Don't Lis
ten" Mid-week services: Wednesday
P. NJ, Junior C. E meeting; 7.30
SOUTH PAR1sH coNaRsEeaaATIoN.
AL CHURCH, A. T. McWhorter, pas
tor: 1890 A. NJ. public worship, mixed
quartet, sermon subject, Gods Hus-
bandry"; ~ NJ, Church school. classes
Washington Memorial; vespers, 4 p.
NJ, special music, sermon by minister;
$50 p. M, the Y. p. S. c. E., young
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALL
ANCE, G. A. r. hail. Water St, Miss
Beatrice Hanson in charge: Sunday
school, 100 P. NJ; sermon. 8 P. NJ;
praise service, $50 P. M: Speaker in
tuesday 7.Se r NJ; Jail meeting
Wednesday P. NJ; girls Missionary
Band Friday $50 p. NJ. at 26 North
s'l ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH,
Rev. Alfred ]. Wilson of Norwell,
Mass, will preach: Regular morning
service, 1920 A. NJ; Junior church,
II M; Huntington Club, 1870 p. M. at
Ms SAINT Is:re MA = Sswc cHuscH, Stuart
B. Purves, D. D.: Sunday services,
7.90 and 1890 A. NJ. and 7.30 p. NJ:
Sunday school at noon. Sunday is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24
LOCAL NOTICE

"a snecial dress waiting for you
At katherine Gray's dress shop, at
ssnecially low prices. 263 Water,
unstairs over Downing's store. 3.
enr24d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

New York, April 23.-(P)-Abe
Goldstein, former bantamweight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

Samuel Freeman of Waterville was
a business visitor in this city Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

D. Berni, IS Water ST., offers:
Oranges, PC dozen, = dozen soc; am
Piles, q for 25c, and all kinds Of
green stuff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

London-There's been a revolution
Men are leaving off their vests in hot
weather: Time was when that SIM
ply wasn't done, don't you know
Perhaps British golfers, once shock
ed by Jess Sweetser's short sleeve
shirt, some day will leave off their
coats
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

New York-The British recognize
a good thing when it's merits are
proved. Sir Charles Higham says
that newspaper advertising in the
United States stands head and
shoulders above every other medium
for public announcement. In two
years as an agent, he spent $780,
600 advertising tea in American
newspapers and his clients sales in
creased by $500 tons.
Philadelphia-Hom made wine
containing 10 per cent alcohol Is not
in fact intoxicating, the opinion of
eight men and four women compris-
ing jury which acquitted a grocer.
Buffalo-Many fish in the Niagara
river with -Volsteadian tastes
are enjoying themselves on creased
wool-a whole carload of it. Federal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24

Miller's candy specials for today:
Freshly sailed Spanish peanuts, 15c
h.; home made chocolate-covered
chips, 29c h.; assorted walnut rufus,
pc h.; Mothers day packages are
in
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-01-14
SPORTING

Forester gets pro golf job at Bal
tusrol Club.
New York and Boston hockey teams
battle to % score at Garden.
Four-mile race for varsity crews in
Poughkeepsie regatta again assured.
Bobby Jones, national amateur golf
titleholder, will get chance to
avenge his defeat by Archie Compston
and Arnaud Massey, champion Euro
pean players, when he and Tommy
Armour, local professional, play at
Sarasota, Fla, on Saturday, Janu-
airy 90.
Clas Thunberg, of Finland, Olympic
speed skating champion, made a spe-
cial trip to Newburgh, N. Y, to visit
the grave Of one who was champion
of champions of his day-Joseph F..
Donoghue, whose records for skating
distances more than twenty-five miles
still stand.
Queens College score easy victory
over Princeton in hockey match at
Garden, New York. 4 to 0.
Jake Schaefer regains worlds bill
lard title, defeating Edouard Hore-
mans, $500 to $50.
Bishop Manning rombarded with
letters In protest, reiterates his views
on sports and religion.
Price of 100000 set on Canter,
horse which ran second to Pompey in
the Futurity.
Sid ferris makes offer to Rocky
Kansas for title boxing bout.
England expects Tilden to invade
British Isles this year.
Boston Braves apply Or franciss in
National Football League.
Miss Helen Wills plays tennis IN
secret In New York on the eve OF sail
ing for Europe.
Plan suggested to raise fees Of
jockeys in Maryland on basis OF 10
per cent OF purse.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-01-14
FOREIGN

Seyen-foot Africans found who can
break Olympic records.
More than five hundred persons
were reported drowned by floods in
the State of Nayarit, Mexico Five
hundred houses are said to have col
lapsed
Bogus franc plot threatens to dis
credit entire Hungarian Fascist and
anti-Semitic movement.
Archduke Albrecht ready to mount
Hungarian throne when bogus money
scandal broke.
The flood damage in the district OF
Santiago Ixcuintla, Mexico, is placed
at 100000 pesos. Governor De La
Penna asks Federal aid for the suf-
ferers, and says some villages were
almost completely wiped out.
AS nearly every one else has reg
stored a protest against the financial
schemes proposed for France, the
smokers of the country have now de-
cided to hold huge mass meeting to
make known their particular form of
complaint
Exile of Crown Prince Carol leaves
queen Marie and Eratiano unopposed
in Roumania.
The Finance Committee of the
Chamber of Deputies approved the
Washington agreement for settlement
of the Belgian debt to the United
States.
Concentration of Mexican Federal
troops on the international boundary
is in progress because Of reports of a
new revolutionary movement, Marco
Flores, de facto Mayor Of Juarez, said.
A company of men is drilling in
Juarez with expectancy of entering
the army.
Sir Austen Chamberlain wants a
Balkan Locarno pact
Berenger. new French Ambassador,
sails for United States
Paul Cassier. Berlin art dealer, at,
tempts suicide
Queen Margherita's viii leaves pal
ace to Grown Prince Humbert.
Europe's attitude toward the United
States oscillates between two op.
posite poles. One is the belief that
European nations can go 1t alone
without American help. The other
Is that American aid is indispensable
for the genuine restoration o. war
ravaged Europe.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-01-14
WORLDS BUSINESS

Federal Reserve Bank rate is raised
to per cent.
More than 100000 pieces of mail
handled in New York daily.
Railroads and unions agree on ma
chinery to settle all disputes
F. A. Soldering urges U. S. to grow
rubber in Philippines to shake off
British grip"
O'Connor says foreign competition
against private American operators
will not drive United States flag from
seas.
Federal Mining and Smelling Com
pany votes $40 dividend.
Railroads indicate 5.55 per cent re-
turn for November.
Propeller Club plans nationwide
drive to educate public as to need Of
q merchant marine.
United States takes back American
Palmetto Line ships and opens fight
on foreign competition.
Senate orders Inquiry into failure
to prosecute aluminium Company Of
America.
Official Washington beginning to
realize formidability OF farmers com
plant.
National Cash Register LOO. 900
share offering many times oversub-
scribed.
Bills to authorize appropriations OF
$15O.OO0.O0O for public buildings
throughout the country were intro
duced by Chairmen Elliott and Fern
aid of the Senate and House Buildings
Committees. One-third Of the amount
would be spent In Washington No
other specific designations were con
tanned as to sites.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-01-14
More Than One Million
Boys to Play Baseball

Detailed plans for the junior worlds
baseball series are being worked out
by the national Americanism commits
sion of the American Legion. Arrange
ments for the series, which is to be
held at Philadelhia in connection with
the national convention of the Amer
lean Legion. are being developed by
Frank Clay Cross. director of the
commission. in conjunction with DIR.
George W. Orion. director of sports
for the sesquicentennial celebration
there next year Of the signing of the
Declaration Of independence.
Leagues will be organized by Legion
posts throughout the country Con-
tests will be held In local communities,
by congressional districts, by states,
by regions and then by sections Win
ners In the four sectionals. eastern,
central-southern, middle western and
western, will cross bats for national
honors at Philadelphia.
Officials Of the National Amateur
Athletic federation, who are deeply in
terested in the plan, estimate that
100000 boys will be drawn into play
in the first years competition. They
anticipate that the total number of
boys to he Interested in the game Of
baseball during the first year as
result of this competition will reach
more than l,000,O00
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-01-14

he joined the transportation depart
ment of the Northern Pacific at Glen
dive, Mont.
Enlisting in the air service at Omaha
In 1917, he was assigned to the school
Of military aeronautics at Austin, Tex
as, and later to Kelly field at San An
tonic. He later served at Camp Dick
and at Fort Sill. He was discharged
at the latter place in February. 1919
He then enrolled in the college Of
law at Drake university, Des Moines,
Iowa. After completing his course in
May, 1922, he returned to Glendive and
began the practice Of law. He was
elected city attorney in 1923 and holds
that Office at present.
Soon after it's organization, the new
chef de chemin de fer joined Argonne
post of the Legion at Des Moines. He
was transferred later to Dawson post
No. % at Glendive. He was post his
torian and then for three years a mem
Der of the post executive committee.
He has been department historian and
Is now department vice commander
of Montana. In the Forty and Eight
he has risen from chef de train Of his
local voiture at Glendive to grand chef
de train, chemin0t national and sous
chef de chemin de fer and then to chef
de chemin de fer. to which position
he was elected at Omaha in recognition
of his outstanding services.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-01-14
Has Sought the Fairest Possible Distribution of
Grazing Privileges
By SECRETARY W. NJ JARDINE, Annual Report.

tn URNG the last the viewpoint has been expressed by
ntatves Of the range live stock industry that the status of
~ grazing permanent the national for
@ should be defined by legislation and not left at present
to the exclusive control of the Department of Agriculture through adj
mnstrative regulations Thyn thousand livestock
approximately 100000 cattle and sheep the national for
& for varying portions the year These represent about 20 cent
Of the cattle per sheep the Western states and
with their dependent constitute important of
the which should
The department has sought the farest possible distribution of
ing privileges which the old has protected far consistent
with aordng reasonable opportunity for the settler and small ranch
to establish his home and develop his of livelihood 1t
felt that the settler who engaged developing from land
farm unit contributing the supply and wealth Of the nation and
who this needed the related national forest
should though that
ducon the privileges Of the established occupants of the range
As result of this policy the number of range has increased
since 1909 by nearly 25 per and the nona ranges
tribute to the maintenance of approximately 100000 Of cultivated
land and 100000 of grazing land private ownership
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-01-14

DR.. Lorenz recommends moderate
vice for longevity
Merger of management Of all film
theatres in the country forecast.
Anthracite strike conference, agree
ment far off, seeks adjournment.
Court formally approves sale Of Van
derbilt home on Fifth avenue for
s7,1OOOOO.
Mrs. r. r. Hamer repeats as winner
of Light Brahma prize at Poultry
Show
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. linked to Rio
Grande reorganization deal.
Establishing closed shop for dra-
matists In the American theater, with
threats of punishment for producing
managers who will not sign a closed
shop contract, was begun in New York
by 1872 American playwrights meeting
in person or by proxy as the Associa-
ton of Dramatists.
Bishop Manning prefers Sunday
sports to sitting around and praying
all day"
Coach Knute Rockne's confirmation
into Catholic Church announced at
Notre Dame. Ind.
Federal agents, under the direction
of Prohibition administrator John A.
Foster. raided in New York what they
described as the "moss complete and
efficient representing plant" yet. un-
covered there. It was looted in the
rear of a garage at 23f East Forty
seventh street. The agents seized
about $4,000 worth of uncut" liquor
and large quantity Of alec hol.
Mrs. Irving Berlin to ask Papa
Mackay's blessing.
Senate calls on Treasury Depart
ment for hard coal companies tax
returns.
Federal action in alleged murder of
seventeen Usage Indians begins In
Tulsa, Okla.