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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

Il do not believe that all of the
iconoclastic mouthings of H. L.
Mencken and his ilk can weigh as
feathers against the gold of single,
little, undernourished, under-p rivi
legged or crippled child, made happier
by the work of the Lions, Kiwanis
or Rotary Clubs" declared Professor
Ernest C. Mariner. Librarian of
Colby College, in an address before the
members of the Augusta Rotary Club
at their regular supper session, Fri
day evening.
Professor Mariners talk was in
defense of the group of Service clubs,
and his attack on Fl. l.. Menckens
paragraphs and editorials in his
American Mercury was vitrolic.
but withal clever, and to the minds
of his hearers plainly laid bare the
absurdity and preposterousness of
the contention OF Mencken and his
self styled new intellegentia."
The speaker assailed the Mcncken
charge that the Rotary, Kiwanis,
Lions. Civilian, Exchange and other
similar luncheon clubs We're auto
cratic and detrimental to democracy.
and by illustration and citing specific
examples revealed the true demo-
cracq of these organizations as
founded on the principles of good
fellowship, which IS the reason that
they are luncheon clubs,-men meet
ing together at the table that they
may come to know each other bet
ter and call each other by the first
names.
The ideals gained by such asso-
citation are carried onto Main street
and come to be a part of your bust
ness relations" said Professor Mar
riner. Through your Rotary Club
you have come to find that there is a
very distinct relationship between
cash and character"
He spoke of the great internation-
alism of the Service groups, and de-
clared that the very fact that similar
clubs are meeting this very week in
London, and Edinborough, and Lyons,
and Milan and Berlin and Toxic and
Melbourne and sydney, with the
same Ideals, is reason enough for
their existence, the rantngs of the
editor of the american Mercury"
and his folloWerssto the contrary not
withstanding.
The speaker at the Augusta
! House session last evening is a past
president of the ,Waterville kiwanis
Club, and his entire address was fol-
lowed with the closest of attention
and interest by his hearers, and he
was heartily applauded at the con-
| clusion of his remarks. Professor
Mariner was introduced by Secre-
tary Fred G. Davis, who with the
honor guest was a member of the
| Colby class of 1913.
| Rotarian Willard Ellis reported
| on the success of the Rotary Club
bowling quintet, and invited the
membership of the club to come to
the 'Y" alleys as a cheering section,
| especially on the next match date
with the Kiwanis Club five.
Because of extensive improvements
soon to be undertaken at the Au-
gusta House, the Rotary Club will
| temporarily occupy other quarters
! for the meetings, and Rotarian Fred
| Perry reporting for the committee
! suggested the Hotel North. Roland
| Lynn, proprietor of the North has
made special arrangements to enter
| tain the Rotarians at the weekly sup
| per sessions, and beginning next Fri
! day evening. November 26. the club
| will meet at the Water street hos
| telry,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Mrs. VIes Sends List of Histories Il
Books to Regents

Mrs. Niles has purchased copies
of most comprehensive list of his
torical books, entitled "A Selected
List of Books dealing with the
American Colonial and Revolution
AIRY Periods" prepared by William
Homer Ames. Librarian of j. Her
man Bosler Memorial Library. Car
isle. Penn. in cooperation with a
Committee of the Women's Division,
Sesqui- Centennial Exposition. Mrs.
Niles will send copy to each Chap
ter Regent as such list may be of
inestimable value in studying Col
onial and Revolutionary times. 1t
is interesting to note that the Wo-
mems Division of the Sesqui-Cen-
tennial is composed OF ~c~~esenta-
tlves of many patriotic organiza-
tions, and was the Division that
made possible the rebuilding. of Old
High St, of 1875 on the Exposition
Grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
CHURCH NOTICES
CHURCH OF THE OPEN noor

Golden Cross hall, Lawrence B. Green
wood minister: Las z. NJ, Bible
to the Romans: p. M. open air meet
ing; 7.30. the Resurrection and Millen-
NAL Reign of Christ, Rev. 20. Monday,
100, neighborhood meeting at the res
idence of George Wadleigh. Amherst
st. Thursday, 7.30. service for inter-
cession. Friday $50 p. NJ, Bible ex-
position. The latter two services 3t
West Crescent street. Saturday, z.
NJ. open air meeting.
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALL
LANCE, G. A, r. hall. Water street,
Miss Beatrice Hanson in charge: Sun
day school, 100 ?. NJ; sermon, P. NJ,
by Rev. r. A. L. Colby; young peo-
pies meeting, $50 p. NJ; praise serv-
ice, 100 p, M; Missionary meeting
Tuesday, ESQ P. NJ. at 80 North
T. NJ. Young peoples Bible class Fri
day, $50 p. NJ. Jail service Friday at
PENNEY MEMORIAL UNITED
BAPTIST CHURCH, William R.
Wood, D. D., pastor: 1890 A. NJ, wor-
vival"; IL O'Clock, Church school; 6.15
p. NJ, c. E. meeting for all young
people; 7.20, sacred concert, organ
and orchestra, special vocal and in
lures, sermon subject, "Thanksgiv-
vices: Wednesday 100, Thanksgiving;
church social in lecture room for
everybody, Tuesday evening.
SAINT MARKS Che church with
the chime of bells), Stuart B. Purves
d. D., pastor: Sunday services, 7.3O
and 1890 A. NJ, sermon subject,
True Confidence; 7.3o P. NJ, evening
prayer and sermon by the Rev. Robert
Gay of Waterville. Week services
daily $50 A. NJ: Friday, A. NJ. and
4.30 P. NJ; Thursday, Thanksgiving
day, 500 A. NJ. service, music by vest
ed choir, and short address. The fla g
| as usual carried in the procession on
this day.
ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH
Rev. Walter f. Greenman, pastor:
Sunday service, 1890 A NJ, Thanks.
| giving, the Home Festival; Church
school, 11.45, minister's talk on RE.
ligious Life in Nazareth; $50 p. M.
the Huntington Club at church parlor,
| Monday 2 z. NJ, Claiming Guild al
church parlor with Mrs. w. G. Web
| ster and Mrs. Harry NJ Patten.
WINTHROP STREET UNrVER.
sALIST CHURCH, A. Francis Walch
minister: Sunday service, 1870 A, NJ
with sermon by the minister, topic
Jesus Program of Life; Church
school at $50; Juniors at 5 P M: Y
Z. c. u. at $50.
GREEN STREET METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Carl n. Car
| iand, pastor: Sunday service. 1890 A.
| Al. sermon subject, why Should
BE Gratetul?" IL O'Clock, Church
school; els P. NJ, Epworth League:
''So' sermon subject, That Young
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Penney Memorials
Big Service
Sunday Evening

Audiences which threaten to break
all Augusta church records for size
and enthusiasm continue to enjoy the
out-of-the-ordinary religious services
being given Sunday evenings at the
Penney Memorial United Baptist
church.
New and pleasing features are in
troduced each Sunday night and it is
doubtful II finer programs are offered
at any religious services in Maine
than the ones given in this coy
church with it's comfortable seats.
For tomorrow evenings service
Director Frank E. Dennis has ar
ranged a particularly fine program for
his orchestra which Is composed of the
cream Of local instrumental players,
and Is augmented by organist Leo K.
Andrews at the keyboard OF Angus
ta's big concert organ. The prelimi-
nary orchestral concert will begin at
7.20. Mrs. Philip D. Stubs, the fav-
orite soprano, will be heard in an
aria by Dudley Buck while Augusta s
leading cellist, Ernest C. Hilton, will
render one of his delightful solo num-
bers. The big Sunday night sing with
it's beautifully illustrated screen
songs, combined orchestra and organ
accompaniment, will be under the
magnetic leadership Of w. e Cross.
Musical Program
Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser
Rich. Wagner
b o Beautiful Night Barcarole
Offenbach
C Kamennoi-O strow Rubinstein
Remembrance Telma
Orchestra and Organ
Screen Songs,
Vocal soloist, Song leader, Orchestra
and organ
Cello Solo Selected
Mr.. Ernest c. Hilton
Aria-Fear Not Ye, o Israel
Dudley Buck
Mrs. Philip D. Stubs
March from Suite Op. 113 Lachner
Orchestra and Organ
The service will conclude with one
of DR.. Woods short. plain and prac-
teal sermon talks, his subject,
Thanksgiving Day Abolished (?)" be-
ing appropriate for this holiday season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
BOOze-C Carrying Plane
Seized at Airport
At Word Henry Ford

Detroit, Nov. 19.--(PJ--An airplane
containing IA cases Of whisky was
seized at the Ford Airport today at
the request of Henry Ford. Henry
Spence was arrested as the aviator
who brought the plane to the airport
last night.
A night Waterman discovered the
liquor cargo. Mr.. Ford was notified
and the state police were called. The
automobile maker himself waited
several hours at the field last night
with officers in hopes the aviator
would return to his plane.
Spence, when arrested, denied he
was the pilot of the machine. Field
attaches, however. said Spence was
the man who alighted late yesterday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

into a patriotic reality. 1t would be
second only to Mount Vernon as a
Revolutionary Memorial"
Mrs. Viles as State Regent urges
all Chapters to donate literally
toward this building, which, will
prove of great value to 'laine in a
material way as well as being a
patriotic asset. 1t viii he recalled
that the movement was started in
the General Knox Chapter, Thomas
ton, and later the Knox memorial
Association was formed. It is spon-
sored by the National Society and
by. leaders all over the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Activities In Several Chapters Of
Maine Daughters Of Revolution
Maine Room in Memorial Continen-
tai Hall

In reply to notices sent to the
Chapters by Mrs. Viles concerning
the condition of the Maine Room in
Memorial Continental Fall, Mrs.
Niles has received many cards. and
is pleased to note the generous
spirit of the Chapters in not only
expressing a desire on the part of
the chapters to have the Maine
Room properly retinished, but also
in donating substantial checks for
that purpoSe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

Miss Ella Cowperthwaite, who has
been teaching in Palermo, and who
was obliged to return to her home
In Monticello, because of i'll health,
was in the city Friday, and remain
ed over night with friends, and will
leave for her home today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Caroline Scott Harrison Memorial
Fund

Miss Margaret F'oote OF Bath,
Chairman of Caroline Scott Harri-
son Memorial. urges all Maine Chap
ters to donate as literally as pos
slble toward the building of the
Women's Dormitory. oxford College.
Ohio, as memorial to the first
President General, Caroline Scott
Harrison. The Ohio Daughters laid
the corner stone in March 1926, and
it is Hoped that in the near future
sufficient funds may be available for
the building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

Torrential rains which for a period
Of Ia hours poured an immense blan-
ket of rain upon this section of the
country and which at IL o'clock Fri
day forenoon. after 10 hours, has re-
suited in precipitation of two and
one-quater inches, taxed every brook,
river, sewer and ditch to the utmost
and caused some damage before the
heavens ceased to weep and the va
rious arteries of the Kennebec water
shed were able to cope with the great
flow of water which was left after sat
urating the ground.
To offset the damage caused, the va
rious industries which are dependent
upon waterpower now have an album
dance of water in storage where few
days ago they had but little, and the
many farmers are rejoicing that the
ground is full of water and that wells
which have been dry for some time are
again filled with the necessary fluid.
The Kennebec river late Friday aft
ernoon had reached a height approXi-
mately the same as that of the extreme
high water of last spring and had COW
cred the Stone & Cooper coal wharf
while it was tapping the edges of the
steamboat landing. Early last eve
ming the water had dropped off foot
and half as the tide went out, but il
was expected that the turn of the tide
would again result in rise, although
little damage was expected unless a
further deluge from the skies should
occur.
at Kigh Level of Last Spring
1t was understood Friday noon that
careful measurements by the Central
Maine Power Company kept over a
period of several weeks shows that
but three weeks ago there was a flow
age in the river of 1000 cubic feet of
water a second. which is considerably
below the normal for this season OF
the year. After the rains of several
days ago the increase was measured
and it was found that 1000 cubic
feet of water was then flowing each
second. At II o'clock Friday morning
this had risen to $4,000 cubic feet and
the river was at freshet pitch
The experts y, no keep in close
touch with the river conditions ex-
pect that this morning when the wa
ter from the various tributaries to
the Kennebec, including the Cara
bassett. the Sandy River and the
Dead river reach this city it will re-
suit in further increase of about
5000 feet second over last spring
high mark. but this is nothing alarm
ing as this increase means but a
rise of an inch or two below the Au-
gasta dam where the river widens
out.
mo School" Signal Sounded
The very heavy and constant rain
which started to fall in this city
about one o'clock Friday morning
caused much discontinue to all who
We're obliged TO be out of doors. Few
raineoats were proof against it, and
wet feet and ankles We're the rule
rather than the exception Condi-
tons were such that the mo school,
signal was sounded for the grammar
school. students in the morning and
in the afternoon the whistle signalled
a holiday in all city schools,
During the height of the rain the
sewers We're inadequate TO handle
the water in the city asd every ditch
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Year Books Received

Mrs. Viles has recently received
copies of Year Books from the
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, Show
hogan; and from the Kennebec
Chapter, Bingham. Both show in
teresting historical programs ar
ranged for the year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

2 William P. Viles went to Portland
Thursday where he Joined Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles w. Bond and the party
continued on to New Haven, Conn,
to witness the annual Harvard Yale
football game in the Yale bowl this
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

Owing to the inclemency of the
weather Friday, the silver tea which
was to be held by the w C. 7. u.
at the home of Miss Caroline Fenno
Chase, IS East Crescent street, was
postponed one week and will be held
with Miss Chase, Friday, November
0f
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

Union Thanksgiving services will
be held in the Universalist church,
Winthrop street, No, ember rs and
the sermon will be preached by WAL
ter F. Grcenman, at the usual SER
vice hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Mrs. Viles to be Guest of Honor at
Oakland CHAPTER

Mrs. Blaine S. Viles, State Regent,
viii be the guest of honor at a
meeting of the Oakland ca Ter of
which Mrs. Everett Cover is Regent.
Saturday afternoon, November 20
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
KENNEBEC RIVER AT FRESHET
PITCH With PEAK EXPECTED
DURING MORNING HOURS TODAY

Dege of Friday Was General Throughout Valley with Rapid
Rise River Leve-Storage Basins Now Full with Ground
Thoroughly SoakedHeavy Downpour Occasioned Dismiss
al of School Sessions = Railroad Traffic Severely Hand-
capped by Washout
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

Little Willy: pass me Il.
Mother (reproachfully) 1..rs sutter :
Willie?" what.
II you can reach tn.
gressiye Grocer. cue Pro-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

and was granted permission
ms plane over night in aeco y park
with the hospitality GUSTAV dance
airport. at the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Fair Held BY Elizabeth Wadsworth
Chapter

A most successful Fair was held
by the Elizabeth WadsWorth Chap
ter of which Mrs. Benjamin LARA
bee is Regent, November 16 and II
at 651 a Congress ST., Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

= Mrs. Charles Trask and nephew,
Robert Johnson, are guests of Mrs.
lTrasks mother, Mrs. Floyd Luce on
the Winthrop road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

~ Charles Wilson, Of Everett, Mass,
Is passing few days in the city. the
guest Of relatives and friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
AUGUSTA LOCALS
hs Telephone Your Locals to 1877

William Miller is a patient at the
Sisters Hospital in Waterville, for
surgical treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
GREEN STREET METH0prsr
EPISCOPAL, CHTrRru 80

land. pastor: Sunday service. 1880 A.
~ sermon subject, Why Should /
school; els p NJ, Epworth League.
"5o, sermon subject, That Young
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05
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The Alaskan., 1926-11-05
EUGENE DEBS

And great hearted, goodnatured honest Gene Debs is no more. Plu- tocracy hated him, feared him, yet bowed it's head in genuine grief when word came of his death. Those who loved a fighter-and Debs was a fighter from from the top of his large domed head to the sole of his foOt-can't help but re- spect to the memory of the gladitor- even though the did not agree with his tenets. His longings were for human betterment. His heart and hand were for those who suffered and he toiled on through the years for a saner distribution of the pro- ducts of labor, for a better environ ment and a clearer understanding. The world is improved for his hav- ing been here, albeit he was gen eration, Or more, in, advance of his time.
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05
U. s. SCHOOLS GROWING

X survey for the year 1924 just compiled by the Bureau of Educa- tion shows that S2.8 per cent of the children of school age were enrolled in the public schools of the United States. These figures do not in- clude those enrolled in private or pa rcch:al schools.
 The figures for 1924 show an in crease over 1920, when only 77.S per cent of school-age children in the country were enrolled in the public schools. For the purpose of tue report it was assumed that chill dren from five to seven inclusive are of school age.
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05

Igeometrical ratio until every stream, rond, puddle and rain barrel was crawling with the big scaled things. And eat? They'e greedily devour anything from bugs to scrap iron
 A howl went up from Portland
 sportsmen when it was found that
 ducks weer leaving the Columbia
 River because carp were eating, or had eaten, all the wapati duck feed. Another below was made when. la ter it was learned that carp had eat
 en the roots of all the willow trees along the river banks, thusly caus-
 ing the soil to loosen and cave into
 went into broadcast when the fish
 found grass pretty good stuff and devoured lowland pastures whenev- CT ltralned a lltCle so they could
 w:ggle out on the COW fields. They'll live anyplace and they die Wofully hard. They are an all around curse. And there's the the same amount of sport angling for them as there is in hooking a sockful of mud. It is to be hoped the carp is, and we hope, some more, that it hasn't carp's diges- ton. We wonder what the ayu will, eventually you do. May be he's rantankerous sort of fish and will kill few carp. That'll be fine.
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05

ry the wall cracked, crumbled, and went down. Here's to every elector in Alaska, generally Here's to the nlen and women who stood by the Republican candidates, in particu- lar. Undoubtedly the opposition or those who so strenously opposed us-will dig up an alibi or two to lessen, a little, the sting of defeat. We have an idea that there'll be one or more poor losers. Anyway, it will little matter, for the Ameri- can voter has a tendency to shake off the effects of political defeat quite as easily as a robin fiutters the de wfrom its wings.
 The election returns as they came in brought a strange desire to climbe clear to the truck and crow, but We didn't do it. We may run for an office, sometime, our selves, and we'd feel peeved to be not only skinned at the ballotbox, but verbally humiliated, too.
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05
. . . . . .
WHAT'S THE USE

Down in Olmpiya a great stir is E.ade over the claim that new GUS pidors, for the six million dollar capital building, cost SAT. each Seems that is an awful price to pay for floor furniture that men spit ar-and miss by yard or two. We notice here, where there is the whole of Petersburg Bay to spit in, half or more of the approximations hit the roadway or docks instead of the water. Disagreable marks n,anship.
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05
ALASKA ENTERS WOOL sHIPPIN

Twenty tons of Alaska vol was shipped suth firm Unalaska recently Ii the Victria. Two years ago sheep wore imported from the States as an experiment and it has now been demonstrated that they can be suc- cessfully propogated in Alaska. The wool taken this year is said to be of an extremely high quality.
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05

With this issue of The Alaskan, Ahan-Kutt packs up his paper and pencil and hits 1t out for other re- gions. If we-the editorial i've, |" of ciurse-have pushed anything worth while over, you are welcome to it. It has been a pleasure to give. Good luck, best of wishes and fair winds to all.
 "AHN.KUTTY"
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05
WE WONDER

The other day, Dr. Arata Terao, professor of zoology at the Imperial Fisheries Institute of Japan, was admitted into the United States with millions of Jap inhabitants who slid u. tough the immigration station at Seattle without even the formality of registration But the Jap in habitants, in this case, are fish. They were turned over to the Col ledge of Fisheries, University of Washington, to be placed, later, in the streams of Washington. The fish is called "ayu" and found mo- where but in Japan and is about herring size. Now, we remember when carp were admitted, free of Gutv, from Germany o, were and still area great fish, alright. When cooked properly-or other wse-they taste like bedtick filling or old excelsior in denim covering. We'll, these carp multiplied and then increased, on top of that, in
The Alaskan., 1926-11-05

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The Alaskan., 1926-11-05

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