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The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

FOR RENT-Some nice rooms,
suitable for light housekeeping, fur
nished or unfurnished. Location,
Evergreen Hill. James Flynn. Is If.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

MRS. G. E. BOHALL ASSISTED
by the Mesdames ". G.. Wedge and
Theo. Dock entertained at 1870
bridge luncheon Wednesday after
noon. Cards were played at nine
tables.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

JERSEY COW-For sale, five
years old. Fresh about 10 weeks.
Inquire Fred Lux. Sauk Centre 18pd
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

FOR SALE-Pine, edgings for
kindling wood, lSk bundles for $1.00
Steiner Lumber Co. 17~
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

MR. AND MRS. ALEX DRYDEN
were Sunday dinner guests at the
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Bosshardt.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30
CLASSIFIED WANT ADS

TRY BLUE RIBBON COAL-It
pleases. Steiner Lumber Co. II
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

THE w. N. A. WILL MEET WITH
Mrs. R. E. Hansen and Mrs. Whip
pie Tuesday afternoon Oct. 9Th This
will be the first meeting of the year.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

MRS. j. A. CAUGHREN AS
sisted by Mrs. Geo. Berggreen will
entertain the Ladies' Missionary So
ciety of the Congregational church
Friday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

THE DEGREE OF HONOR IS
meeting today Thursday at the home
of Mrs "a. Sutton.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-09-30

ON LAST FRIDAY EVENING
Mrs. DIR. Rose Stern entertained at
a surprise birthday party in honor of
DR.. Louis Stern. The evening was
enjoyed at bridge and at IL o'clock
a birthday lunch was served. There
were eight present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Hear Plea B. & M.
For Better Service
At Portland Hearing

Portland. April illumination of
station stops, substitution Of motor
coach and gasoline car transporta-
ton and lettering Of railroad passen-
ger service are embodied in a pc
tition Of the Boston & Maine Trans
portation Co, now before the public
utilities commission.
Hearing began here today. Fred
erick T. Grant. vice president of the
Boston & Maine railroad and an Of
fetal of the subsidiary corporation
was the first witness and was under
cross-examination wheE the hearing
suspended at IL o'clock, resuming at
100.
All three members, Charles E.
Quincy, Albert Greenlaw and Her
bert w. Traitor, were sitting.
More than 100 were present dur
ing the forenoon and various locali-
ties and public service corporations
liable or certain to be affected, were
represented by counsel. Thornton
er. William M. 3. Lord of kennebunk
for the York Utilities CO.. Leroy
Haley for the Biddeford & Saco rail
road, Perley III. Ford >for Sanford.
Hiram Willard for Ogunquit, Wells
Beach and Old Orchard, John P.
Deering and Clyfton Hewes for Saco,
Leon V. Walker for the Portland
Railroad. Howard HI. Waldron for
the chamber of commerce, e. P. Spin
new for North Berwick ad A. l.. T.
Cummings for the state chamber of
commerce.
All did not engage IN the hearing
but all appear as matter of record
for the commission when all inter-
ests are considered in formulating a
decision later
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
CHELSEA

WEST-NIr. and Mrs. Frank Chen.
ely are slowly recovering from the
prevailing cold.
Miss Mary Swift was the guest Of
Miss Ruth Fowler Tuesday. Both at
tended the Marthas at Randolph in
the evening.
Peggy Marquis also attended the
Marthas Tuesday evening.
Mr.. John Ring has so far recover
ed from a severe attack of sctatica
rheumatism as to be able to walk
out into the kitchen. His neighbors
met at his home Tuesday to saw
and split up his wood for him. Mrs.
Ring served a baked bean dinner at
noon.
Miss Ruth Fowler attended the
Senior High school play at Gardiner
Friday night, passing the night with
a friend, Miss Douglass of that city.
One of the big teams that went up
to Dead River to haul wood out of
the woods for Harry Derry returned
Saturday aftern ION.
Mrs. Caroline Springer is quite
feeble at this writing. She is tha
oldest woman of the town Of Chel-
sea, being SO years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Arrest 3 Seamen
In Smuggling of
Arms Into Mexico

New York. April 1-(AP)-A pro-
jected Mexican revolution for which
American ammunition was to be
struggled in American ships without
the knowledge of owners or officers,
was believed to have been frustrated
today when the arrest of three sea
men and confiscation, of 10000 rounds
of ammunition was announced at the
customs house.
The raid was made at midnight last
night at the foot of Wall Street after
prominent part was played by a
mysterious and anonymous informant
who tipped off the officials in advance
that 100000 cartridges We're to be
shipped TO Mexico today
Members Of the police found from
shipping schedules that the only
steamer, freight or passenger, leav-
ing for Mexican ports today was the
Ward freighter Cauto, and so this
boat was raised.
At noon yesterday the special SER
vice squad began its shadowing of
members of the crew Throughout
the afternoon and evening the boat
was kept under close surveillance
and stevedores were seen carving
bulky packages of apparent weight
aboard. One such package was car
ried over the gangplank just before
midnight by Antonio Esteban, a
ships fireman, and the officers fol-
lowed him aboard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Illness of Senator
Hats Probe of
Hearing at CAPITAL

Washington, April 1-(AP)-The
senate tariff investigating committee
ended today's tariff hearing abruptly
when Senator Dennis, Democrat,
Maryland. VIII owas testifying, suffer
ed a nervous attack and was unable
to continue.
In the midst of charges that the
committee as pigeon holing lower
duty cases and eXpediting those for
higher rates. Mr.. Dennis put both
hands on his head and asked for a
recess. He was taken to an ante
room but in few minutes resumed
the stand only to find that he could
not read his notes. He explained that
he had been unable to sleep during
the night and the committee adj
journed until Monday when he will
complete his testimony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
THE BUSINESS SECTION OF GRIFFIN THIS PICTURE MAS
TAKEN RE GENTLY

man and child in . town were
either killed or injured. Scores
never emerged alive from under the
blackened. twisted mass of burning
debris. Those who did were stun.
ned by the picture before them.
But only for few moments. With
indomitable courage they went
about helping pull each other out of
the flaming ruins. Men with broken
arms and other serious injuries
were seen trying to drag pinioned
neighbors from under the wreck
age. One father had the CHASTITY
experience Of seeing his son burn
ed to death Under a great pile Of
timbers too heavy to move. When
the fire came close the two simply
shook hands and said goodbye.
Deeds OF striking heroism illum-
ined the stark tragedy while word
OF the catastrophe was seeping
through to the outside world.
w Va hOho Va LaO dASftklS CHdpl6T
OF the Red Cross, 30 miles away,
were just sitting down. to a formal
dinner when an excited bell-boy
ran into the hotel dining room
shouting, There is a terrible dis
aster in Griffin. They want doc
tors, nurses and bedding at once"
Leaving their dinner untouched
the workers dashed in an automo-
bile for a firehouse where their
disaster relief equipment was
stored.
A special train was quickly made
up and aboard it went hundreds of
volunteers with picks, axes and
lanterns This corps of rescuers
had been assembled in a novel way,
Miss Grace Wright, secretary of the
Evansville Chapter of the Red
Cross, had visited every large mo-
ton picture theatre in the city, de-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

shall change its clocks and that law
was ratified by the people at the polls.
THE Ministers Union ordinarily
favors daylight saving time, but we
believe absolutely In law enforcement
and in the observance OF all laws. We
look upon attempts to defeat the spirit
OF the Standard time law as a con-
spiracy toward evasion of law and we
emphatically decline to enter into such
il conspiracy.
'"The fact was pointed out In the dis
cussion before our executive board and
resolution committed" continued the
union executive, that If the union
conformed othe'. idea OF changing
clocks as advocated by Portland bust.
ness men it would injure the influences
and power of the pulpit in urging the
observance of any other laws The
members of the Ministers Union be-
lieve in urging the enforcement of law
and in personally observing the law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Portland Ministers
Will Not Set Clocks
For Daylight Time

Portland, April 1-Declining to en-
ter into what it holds to be "a con-
spiracy toward evasion of law the
Portland Ministers Union will refuse
to set church clocks ahead during the
summer season in conformity with a
daylight saving schedule advocated
by Portland business men.
This was the substance of a state
ment made to the Express today by
the Rev. FL. F. Milligan, pastor. of the
Washington avenue NJ. e. church and
president of the Ministers Union. The
Union, although a branch organiza-
ton Of the Church Federation of
Portland and South Portland, COM
prises a representative delegation
from the churches of this City and
also of nearby cities and towns.
Admitting in answer to query
that the daylight saving movement
as agitated locally had formed the
basis for a warm discussion in a re-
cent meeting of the executive board
of the Union, President Milligan de-
clared that in that discussion. al
though no definite action, was taken,
the Union clearly demonstrated that
it will not stand for changing Of
church clocks in defiance of a State
law.
1T is likely that our churches will
adopt summer schedule of services, y
explained Mr.. Milligan, but it is GER
tain that such a schedule will not be
accomplished by changing Of clocks"
He added that the matter would
doubtless be subjected to general dis
cussion by the entire union member
ship at regular meeting to be held
Monday, April ~.
whatever action is to be taken will
be taken at that time" said President
MiIliean. but II is certain that church
clocks will remain on STANDARD time.
The state law distinctly SAYS AZ we
underet-nd st. that no nuricir-1itv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Little Prospect
u. S. Attendance
At Geneva Conference

Washington, April 1-(AP)-What
prospects of acceptance by the Unit
ed States of the league of nations in
vitation to a Geneva conference in
September on the senate's world
court reservations may have existed
when it was started ont he way to
Washington. it was authoritatively
stated today, virtually have been dis
sipated by subsequent developments.
The invitation arrived by cable AL
most simultaneously with advices
from Geneva of the circular sent out
by the league advising the As sigma
tories to the world court protocol to
indicate opposition to the procedure
approved by the, senate, the situation
at once took on new complications.
The circular was viewed by chair
man Borah of the senate foreign rela-
tons committee, as an attempt to
draw the United States into direct
with the league and he
saw in the move logical sequence TO
the action taken by the senate when
II voted adhs~is.1 to the court. as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Westbrook Doctor
Dies While Calling

Wcstbrook, April City Physician
Adjutor couturier died suddenly last
evening from heart disease while max
ing professional call on a patient.
DR.. Couturier was born in Canada g.
years ago, the son of Ganzagoue and
Lenora Harvey Couturier. Thirty
eight years ago he came to this city
and had resided here ever since, being
practicing physician.
He was member of the W'estbrook
Council, Knights of Columbus, the So
ciety of st. John the Baptist and the
Forestiers F'ranco-American. Last Jan
uary he was appointed city physician
by Mayor John Lawrenson and few
years ago he also held the same Office
under the Lawrenson administration.
Besides mis- widow, Adeiina, he is
survived by II children, Mrs. Marguer-
lite C. DeBall OF Somerville, Mass,
Mrs. Gabrielle, wife of John Lucas of
Portland, John Couturier. Adjutor Cou-
turier, Jr., Leurent f. Couturier, Ber-
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! tive homes began to greet the eye.
Now, q year later, Griffin is the
same as it was before the disas-
| ter. Not the same, il you talk to
the towns leading citizens.
1T is prettier than ever" IS
their proud comment.
And who wouldn't be proud OF
such an achievement? Less than
twelve months ago these people
gazed with horror and dismay upon
tangled mass OF junk, level with
the ground, where their town once
stood. 1t simply did not exist!
Only two houses, mere broken
shells, without roofs or tnsideS,
were left above ground out Of the
whole town. Is it any wonder that
some thought it would be best to
abandon the place and move away?
Yet with the help OF the Red
Cross and their own unselfish, IN
remitting labor, the new Griffin, a
veritable Phoenix amongst towns.
had risen from the ashes!
AS the ancient engine puffed
into the station and the visitor
prepared to depart. friendly
hand took him by the arm. !
Look here" said its owner. And |
from an inside pocket he pulled
news dispatch, clipped from q pa
per in a larger Indiana city.
Estimated Value OF Griffin
Township Greater Than Before
the Tornado" read the headline.
What do you think Of thati"
asked the Grifinite, proudly.
Great stunt" mumbled the WIS.,
itor. not knowing what else to say
right of. But as he rode away he
Tight: Here is a people who
have built back on the ashes OF
their sorrow and despair, a place
where they can live and look fear.
lessly at the future. For what can
the future hold that would daunt
them?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
WEST GARDINER

Ed Norton has been drawn to serve
as a juror at the April term of court.
Miss Alice Parsons is at home
from Guilford, Conn, for a week
vacation.
Lee Hescock Is home from the Z.
of NJ. for the Easter vacation.
Schools in town reopened Monday
after two weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Hopkins and
son. Richard, of Augusta were week
end guests of his parents. Mr.. apd
Mrs. w A. Hopkins.
Miss Angie Tucker is visiting in
Augusta.
Cobbosseecontee grange will OBJ
serve Children's day, April 6.
Mrs. Irwin Ware is at a Boston
hospital receiving treatment for her
eyes. Mrs. Weston is keeping house
for her during her absenSY.
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scribed the extent OF the disaster
and called for volunteers. Dozens
left their seats in the theatres and
departed for the station.
The quaint old town Of New Har-
mony, six miles from Griffin, had a
large gymnasium. which was con-
verted into a first-aid station, where
doctors and nurses from Evansville
and surrounding towns worked all
night treating the injured. Every
doctor in Evansville had offered his
services free. Eight city amb@
lances piled back and forth. and
90 victims suffering from serious
injuries were brought from Griffin.
Special care was given the children
Of the destroyed town and to get
them away from the horror of the
tornado scenes many were brought
to Evansville in motor buses for a
round of the picture shows and 9th.
er entertainments.
After all the emergency needs Of
the population of Griffin had been
cared for to the extent that no tor
nado victim suffered from lack OF
food, clothing, shelter and medical
attention, the permanent process OF
reconstruction began. The Ameri-
can Red Cross, which had been en-.
trusted with this task by the state
of Indiana, set up headquarters
manned by trained disaster relief
workers. .-.r-.
A tent city, healthful and order
ly, with gravel walks, canteen and
water supply, sprang up.
1t had the efficiency and clearly ap.
pearance of well-policed army
camp. Townspeople who assembled
there to live proudly put up large
sign over its gateway, American
Red Cross Tent City" 1t could be
seen for miles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Former Portland
Business Man
Dies in Hollywood

Foflland. April 1.-Ma1or Ira Berry
80. veteran of the Civil War and a
matchmaker here many years, died
in Hollywood, Cal, Tuesday accord
ing to informa ton received here. He
had been living in the West several
wears, retiring from business when
than here.
his health began to fail and finding
the climate there more congenial
He is the fourth Maine man who
attained to the rank Of major in the
war who died during March. Majors
BHrrage, Nickerson and Shorey be-
ing but three.
He had the unique experience of
serving first in the Confederate
army. later and during the entire
war from early in 1851 in the 14th
n. H. Infantry. He was living in Mo-
bile, Ala, at the time the war be-
gan and was a member of the Gulf
City Guards, ordered to garrison
Fort Morgan in April of that year.
The stars and bars foated from the
flag pole in place of the American
flag which was not pleasing to the
Yankees and he obtained his lis
Charge when the guards became a
company of the Third Alabama m
iantry, CSA
Major Berry lost no time in re-
turning to his native City of Port
land where he found business in a
depression due to the war and he
went to Keene. n. II. and it was the
same there. He enlisted early in 1862
and was elected i.rst lieutenant just
as soon as it was noted that his mill
tary experience in the South was an
advantage in the capacity of an Of
flcer.
He was made captain in 1863 and
major after the battle of Opequan,
Vo., where he was wounded and
taken prisoner but was brought with
in his own lines in a short time
when the Union army captured the
town. He recovered, rejoined his reg
iment and served until the SURRENDER
in April, 1865.
He was born here, Sept, g. 1887
and entered the store of Lowell and
Senter on Exchange street as an APP
prentice in 1851 and remained there
eight years, learning all details of
clock and watch work locating in
Philadelphia Year and then going
to Mobile. Major Gerry was in husi-
ness on F,ychar~e s're a,.. than
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
PITTSTON

NORTH-John and Frank McCor-.
mick and Hazel Sparrow, students at
the University of Maine, are pass.
ing their Easter vacation here at
their homes.
Gertrude Webb who was home a
few days last week with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Webb, re-,
turned to Coopers Mills, Saturday.
A number of the young people from
here attended the party given by Mr.,
and Mrs. Kicker last Saturday eve
ming and reported very nice time.
School commenced Monday. Mar.
80. with the same teacher, Mrs. Alice
Webb
Harry Moulton. Arthur Lawrence,
Hartwell and Virginia Webb, who
attend school at Randolph, are home.
on their vacation.
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RealtOr Browning
Organizer of Phi
Lambda Tau Sorority

New York, April 1-(AP)-E3d-
ward W. Browning, wealthy real es-
tate operator famed as a fairy god
father to CinderelIas. was pictured
today as the organizer of a sorority
for young girls.
Assertion that Browning, foster
father to Dorothy Sunshine Brown
ing. and for time to Mary Louise
Spas. whose adoption was set aside
when he discovered she was 81 in
stead of is, was the founder of the
Phi lambda Tau, was made by Mrs.
William Heenan, mother of the latest
Browning Cinderella.
Reports that Browning will marry
Frances Heenan as soon as she be-
comes 16 in June We're cinfirmed by
Mr.. Browning's secretary yesterday
at the same time that 1t was learned
Kiss Heenan was suffering from acid
thrown in her face by an unknown
assailant.
Browning declined TO confirm the
reports but said he was very much
interested in the girl and had seen
great deal of her after meeting her
at a dance of the Phi Lambda Tau
Sorority
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Producer Carroll
Faces Possibility of
Thirty Years in Prison

New York. April 1-(AP)-The al
legged wine bath" party which start
led Broadway. a month ago, resulted
today in the arrest of Earl Carroll,
theatrical producer. on a federal in
dictment charging perjury. If he is
convicted, it may cost him as much
as 80 Years in prison and a $4,000
fine. should the maximum penalty be
exacted. a.
The indictment was the result of
the, federal grand jury's investiga-
ton into a party given by Carroll at
the Earl Carroll Theatre on the night
of February % and early morning of
February %. The feature of the af-
fair was a bath said to have been
taken by Joyce Hawley, showgirl, in
a bathtub on the stage containing
what was variously described as fruit
juice, ginger ale, and wine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02

with scenes recalling the most trag-
ic happenings of their lives, the
youngsters responded with enthusi-
asm to this outlet for their natural
ly joyous emotions, SO long pent up.
The Red Cross helped them forget
by providing them a place where
again they might all play together.
Their happiness had its natural re-
action in their parents. Tornado
nerves" vanished for good.
AS rapidly as new homes were
built, the population OF the tent
city began to flow into them. Be-
fore the first snowfall the tents
had been emptied and were taken
down. Streets lined with attrac-
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Receive Slides
And Costumes for
Easter Pageant

Rev. H. A. Clark, pastor Of the
Free Baptist church and director of
the Easter pageant, 1.-THE Power of
the Resurrection which is to be
presented Sunday evening. received
new slides from New York on THURS
day, also costumes to be worn by the
Characters in the pageant, in order
that the costumes will be true to the
period in which the scene = laid.
This pr %lCtion Is an elaborate one,
and Judging trcm the attendance
Which had marked previous affairs
Of this kind at the church It will be
well for those planning to attend to
ne on hand early. The pageant will
begin at seven o'clock, and every ef-
ioit will be made to accomodats the
crowd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-02
Wall Street Briefs

New York, April 1---(AP)-The
New York stock exchange. all other
securities and commodities markets
will be closed tomorrow in observance
of Good Friday. The banks will be
open as it is not a legal holiday. The
stock exchange will, resume business
for the usual two hour session on
Saturday, but the cotton exchange,
coffee and sugar Exchange and Rub
Der Exchange will take a three day
recess until Monday. The produce
exchange will be open on Saturday.
European exchanges generally will
suspend until after Easter.
-
Marked improvement is reported in
operations of subsidiaries of the u.
:. Steel Corporation which are now
virtually at capacity, in fact. the
been at a rate representing 102 per
cent of theoretical capacity. meaning
that production is greater than the
estimated capacity Of the corpora
tons mills. Incoming orders in the
last few days have increased and
heavier buying in the next few weeks
is anticipated.
Shipments by the American Brass
Company in the first quarter this
year were the largest for any quarter
in its history, having been IL IL per
cent more than the same period of
1925, John D. Ryan. chairman of the
Anaconda Copper Company. said to-
day.
Orders booked by General Electric
Company in the first quarter this