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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-23
ADJUSTMENTS
LOVE FACES STARTLING
TRUTH IN GREAT PL

TRUTH IN GREAT PLAY
Florence Reed Says "Her Code Of
Honor" is the Best Picture She has
Ever Mads-it Will Be the Big
Feature at the Colonial Theatre
Today
Love never faced a more startling
dilemma than the little winged god
meets in Her Code Of Honor" a
great photoplay by the United Pic
ture Theatres OF America In which
Florence Reed appears at the Colo-
NAL theatre this afternoon and this
evening. Miss Reed herself SAYS it
Is the best picture she has ever made.
First appearing as Helen. an
American art student in Paris, she
refuses the love of Tom Davis. an
other American artist for that u
jacques, who 1t turns out has 4 wife
and son. Miss Reed then plays the
part Of Alice, the daughtersof Helen
by Jacques. On her death bed, Helen
gives Tom letter which she asks
him 70 hand to Alice whom the latter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-23
Suits

There is still a,good assortment of sizes and
styles in navy blue and black serge as well as
few light suits and afford you wonderful
opportunity to select q suit at a remarkable
saving. Values from $500 to $500.
The prices are
$500, $3.50, $500 & $3.50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-23

pay said tax may. on or before the
first day of April in each year, notify
in writing the assessors Of the city.
town or plantation in which he re-
sides Of his desire to pay sfch tax,
whereupon said assessors shall assess
said tax against said soldier or sailor
and said soldier or sailor shall be
legally holden to pay said tax" rs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-23
STATE HOUSE ]
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council w. Tuesday Aus %

Inquiry Is often received concern
ing the passage by the 10th Legisla-
ture Of q law to exempt certain Civil
War soldiers and sailors from certain
taxes, many seemingly not being
familiar with the same. It became a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-23
CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN
SUNNYSiDE ON MONDAY

Charlie Chaplin will be seen in
"Sunnyside" at the Colonial theatre
on Monday. This is the third Of his
million dollar pictures and it has
been playing to packed houses in all
Of the big cities. Bryant Washburn
will also be seen in Love Insur-
ance. an entirely new kind of play in
which policies to protect broken
hearts are the order Of the day.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-23
Death Of eertrude kaxanaah

In the matter OI Inc ACCIDENT at the
Fore River freight yard Of the Port
land Terminal Co. on Aug. last,
which resulted in the death Of Ger
trude Kavanagh. aged IL years,
daughter of Edward Kavanagh of
New York City. who was run over by
freight train and instantly killed.
The little girl, with three COM
panions. had crossed the tracks from
the high bank to the water front,
where they went in wading. On re-
turning from the water front they
again attempted to get across the
tracks and to crawl through between
the freight cars that We're then
standing on Track No. S. One of the
boys of the party had already sue
ceeded in getting through and the
little girl was just attempting to go
through when the train started. The
train crew did not know that these
children were there and were not
aware of anything unusual until after
the accident happened. The body of
the unfortunate child was placed
upon stretcher and taken to an
ambulance.
"Of course these children should
not have been allowed to go across
these RAILROAD tracks and had they
been kept away the accident could
not have occurred. Perhaps future
accidents of this nature may be
avoided by strictly enforcing this
rule and by compelling every one who
has no business there to keep away
from this dangerous place."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-29
Bio Private Telephone Exchange.

The size of the private telephone ex-
change grows with the erection or
every hotel or office building of any
considerable proportions. The largest
ever constructed Is that of a New
York hotel which has been recently
opened to the public. 1t occupies 3,l6o
square feet of floor space, having an
operating room 40 feet long by 10
feet wide, terminal room 30 feet
long and % feet wide, a restroom %
feet by Is feet and locker and wash
room 80 feet by II feet. The oper-
ating force consists of one chief oper-
ator, one assistant chief operator.
eight supervisors and 40 attendants.
The switchboard consists of twenty
three positions. Thirteen positions
are equipped with telautographs used
for paging and announcing only. The
switchboard has capacity of 3,34O
extensions and $50 trunks. The hotel
has telephone service in each OF Its
1900 rooms, and there are forty public
telephone booths served by -four
switchboards connected with the main
switchboard. The following gives some
idea of few of the items which
make up part of the telephone sys
tenn: $50 fuses. ITO condensers. q
400 relays, $3.50 lamps. 3s,5OO Jacks
10000 sOldered connections, 7,926.OOt
feet of wire.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-29
KING OF ALL "RATNMAKERS"
Secret Of Success Of SoIly Greeneup,
Who Is Well Remembered In the
West, Was Simple.

Given an ingenious mind and an eye
to business, live man can make mon
ey out of almost any old thing.
Perhaps you remember the extraordi-
nary success scored some years ago
by Solly Greencup, the rainmaker. If
not you can read his record in port
folio of newspaper clippings collected
ali the way from Nome to San Diego,
from eastern Oregon to western Kan
Sas.
Solly Greencup, indeed, occupied for
a while position unique in the annals
of meteorOlOgy. Scientists might doubt
and cynics might scott, but whenever
Solly went after the rain clouds he al
ways got 'em. Moreover he didn't
work on "the heads-I-win, tails-you-
lose" principle of some other rainmak-
ers. Solly Greencup, when he once de-
cided he could produce rain In given
district, always backed his opinion
with hard cash. If he asked the farm
ers to put up $1,000 for an inch Of
rain, he put up another $1,000 himself
as forfeit in case he failed. And he
always won.
Greencup never explained his meth
DDS. All the farmers wanted was the
rain. All Greencup wanted was the
money. With the result both were
satisfied. His apparatus consisted Of
a flag pole. an electric battery, kite
with a metal tail and an air balloon
filled with mysterious gas. If scien-
fists demanded the reason for these
contrivances, he shook his head and
smiled.
Sometimes Greencup would have TO
stay a long time in locality before
he could find the exact combination
necessary to coax the wet forces Into
action. Sometimes he had to confess
that the drys were too strong for him.
But as soon as he posted his forfeit
and set up his apparatus the desired
moisture followed In few days.
Once in Elsinore valley he gave the
ground a good soaking for paltry
$4,000, thus saving $1,OO0,OOO grain
crop. OF course he made tidy for
tune, yet at the time no one considered
his charges exorbitant. And everybody
admitted he was good sport. AS he
grew wealthy Greencup never gave
himself frills nor assumed the title OF
professor" These things were after
ward remembered TO his credit.
A few years ago Greencup went per-
manently out of the rainmaking bust
ness. In a street car accident he lost
his left foot, which had to be ampu
tated above the ankle. After that fol
love or money he refused to expert
ment with the weather.
When the secret Of his success wal
finally revealed some carping moralist'
called him make-believe. He neve
claimed, like another famous person
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-29
Britons Build Biggest Plane.

The Tarrant Aircraft Construction
company of marlborough, England. has
Just finished building the biggest air
plane In the world. 1t is a triplane,
the middle plane Of which Is 131 feet
wide. Above and below this are two
planes, each 9S feet long. All these
planes are 10. feet inches deep. The
body Is 70 feet long go feet longer
than the biggest biplane), and the
height is 81 feet. The pilots seat juts
out IL feet beyond the line Of the
planes. The body of the machine re
sembles a whale in length and girth
with great blunt-ended nose. Be
tween the planes are six Naper-Lion
engines, each developing 50O-horsepow
er. Four Of them operate two-bladed
tractor propellers; two of them four
bladed "pusher' propellers.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-29

age, to be in partnership with the
Almighty. But at least he had done
something that nobody in the world
had ever done before.
He had capitalized corn.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-29
SAW MILL MACHINERY
FOR SALE CHEAP

/ so hip. Engine,
/ 10 hip. Hosting Engine,
2 so hip. Boilers,
/ Complete Saw Rig & Carriage.
The above machinery is In good
condition.
r. G. REID,
4O-tf Rockport, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-29

No young woman can have better safe
guard against adyersities of fortune, or bet
ter resource in time of need than knowl-
edge Of bookkeeping aud business affairs
Harriet Beecher Stowe,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-29

Business colleges furnish their graduates
better education for practical purposes than
Princeton, Harvard or YALE
james A. Garfield,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
The Story of Alvin York.

The story of Alvin c. York, the Tennessee
mountaineer, who, in the judgment of General
Pershing, stands first among our war heroes, is
stranger than any that fiction writer's dare
print. 1t taxes the credulity) of newspaper
readers, but it is vouched for by the highest
authorities and substaRtated in every respect
by the official records How he killed, single
handed. a score of Germans, and almost alone
brought in 120 prisoners already has been given
a place in history. How he returned home
and led his sweetheart down from the noun
tains to Nashville, showing her railroad train
and a city for the first time, how the governor
married them and gave reception at the state
mansion for them and the humble members
of their families are items of current news. It
is story of absorbing interest and one typical
of America.
And still there are some people who think
life dull and uninteresting, and others who
wonder how we managed so quickly to put
the finishing touches on the Hun without a
big standing army to start with!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
In the Days News

Lieutenant General Robert Lee
Bullard, who was the speaker at
tcday's graduation exercises at the
United States military academy.
was the commander of the second
American field army in France. and
since his return has been in conf
mand of the southeast division.
General Billiard is an Albanian
who prefaced his period OF study
and training at West Point with a
course of investigation at the Ala
hama Agricultural and Mechanical
college. His career, prior to the
Spanish-American war. was of the
conventional type, tending, toward
the last. to specialization in the
subsistence department. Luring the
period when he was on duty in the
Philippines he showed marked abil-
ity as civilian administrator.
When the United States entered the
world war General Billiard was
selected to go to France because of
his distinct capacity for meeting
new problems. He distinguished
himself particularly at the battle OF
Chateau-Thierry and was reward
ed with promotion to the rank of
lieutenant general.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11

each other. The agitator is having his
inning because of the peculiar situation
and the would-be lawmaker his day. The
situation in Canada and the unrest in
Great Britain are marked illustrations of
the frame of mind in which society, col
lectively and individually. finds itself.
There are strikes and rumors of strikes
and il anyone refuses to do what some
one else wants him to do the DISPOSE,
ton is to get out jimmy of some kind
and make the recalcitrant person come
across.
The situation requires exceeding care
and great wisdom on the part of those
in authority and while there is need OF
f1rmness there is also necessity for con-
sideration. 1t will be the better part OF
good judgment to drive with loose rein.
We have more rules now and more laws
than can be enforced, and in our iudg-
ment too much law and too much tinker
ing with the rights Of others is to some
extent the cause of the prevailing unrest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
Flag Day.

Americanism is the only rock upon which
this country can build permanently for the
future. 1t must be depended upon to pull US
through all minor dissensions and to keep
us in the place we have earned the leaders
OF the world and underline most enlightened
and progressive government.
Next Saturday is Flag day. There are many
foreigners in the three cities and not few of
native birth whose faith in their country needs
Strengthening. A general observance of the
occasion will help to impress those who have
not yet caught the national spirit.
Be sure that you have flag to display.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
Today's Events

Graduation exercises being held
at the United States Military Acad-
envy today. with Lieut.. General
Robert l.. Billiard as the speaker.
Hearings on the eligibility OF Vic
tor Berger to a seat in the United
States house of representative be-
gan before a house committee to-
day
Postwar trade problems are TO
be considered at the annual meeting
of the Canadian Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, which opens today at
Toronto.
Indiana university holds its Goth
annual commencement today, the
address before the graduating
class to be delivered by Prof.
George l.. Burr.
The annual Rose Festival, for
which the city of Portland, Ore.
has become famous, opened today
and will be combined with a well
come to the returned soldiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
Today's Anniversaries

16SS-First earthquake recorded in
Canada
1741-General Joseph Warren. pa
triot of the American revolu-
ton, born at Roxbury, Mass.
killed at the battle of Bunker
er Hill. June II, 1875.
1S3s-Mariano Fortuny, the famous
painter who contributed one
of his best pictures in aid OF
the Chicago fire sufferers.
born in Spain. DiedAin Rome
1874.
1S61-France declared her neutral
ity in the American Civil
war
l5s3-Tamative. on the east coast
of Madagascar, bombarded
by the French.
1907-John T. Morgan. for 80 years
U. S. senator from Ala
bama. died in Washington.
D. c. Born at Athens, Tenn.
June 20. 1924
1915-Serbian troops began an in
vasion of Albania.
forced Austrains
back 25 miles along a 100
mile front.
t317-Lord Northcliffe arrived in
the United States as head of
British war mission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
Brad'S O. Verse
SIMMER TRIPS.

There's a bower of roses by Ben
demeer's stream, but it's too far
away for a work-a-day dream: and
besides, l am lacking the price of a
fare, and even if | had it | wouldn't
go there. The lakes and the noun
tains are pretty to see, but they're
calling in vain when they're calling
to me: for the walking's not good,
and the way is so far, and l haven't
the money to charter a car. There
are seaside resorts that are way
out of sight, where wavelets go
splashing DER sands that are
bright; but the cost of a dinner
would cause me to stare, and |
don't enjoy feeding on ambient air.
The lake and the canyon. the mount
and the plain are lovely no doubt,
but they call me in vain; I don't
seem to save up the price for a
roam; so I'm taking vacation this
summer at home Oh, there's COM
fort and rest meath the shady
home tree, and book and a ham
mock are glory for me; and l loaf
and | dream and l tend to my
chores. and have never a longing
for mountains or shores.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
Fisher and Fisk On @CoIds., .

Professor Irving Fisher CYale)
and Doctor E. L. Fish,. the authors
of book called How to Live
without great risk, which gives the
views of ninety-odd authorities OF
eminent repute-the Hygienic Ref
erence Board, Life Extension In
stitute-come out right blunt and
bold on the myth of taking cold
What they say about the influence
of gentle salutary drafts has my
o. K. and no doubt Chairman Will
liam Howard Taft's, for the popu-
lar conception that a draft will
cause a cold" is greatly exag-
gerated"-that is just what we are
told. And the best of friends a
seeker after health can cultivate. is
gentle draft-a GENTLE draft
be sure to get that through your
pate.
All this in Chapter One in the
very last edition, but not so fast,
for Chapter Seven introduces gen.
uine contrition:
After one has actually caught
cold the rules above given for pre-
venting a cold are in most partic-
ulars reversed. One should then
avoid drafts"
Now isn't that aggravatin'?
It amounts to the same old
thing: Have plenty Of fresh air
but look out you don't take more
coIdi" Or, for variation: Secure
good ventilation-but exclude
drafts" Certainly, my darling
daughter, you may go out to swim
but don't go near the water.
You remember the old school
book story of the boy who tarried
to turn the grindstone for foxy
grandpa-until the last bell rang,
and then the young rascal got a
good scolding from grandpa. Well.
foxy grandpa is still playing that
trick on the public.
The only trouble with Professor
Fisher and Doctor Fisk and the
nihety-odd members of the advis-
DRY board and Mr.. Taft and the
other eminent gentlemen Of the in
stitute is that they can't decide just
how far it is advisable to go on this
question of taking cold--so they
get you running along pretty fast
for a while, till you begin to think
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
An Apple TrGst.

Announcing the benevolent purpose of i'm
proving distribution the American Fruit Grow
ers incorporation has been formed, with cap
itaI of 100000 900. 1t is going into the apple
business.
At first thought sees nothing ominous
in this statement. Apples are grown pretty
much all the country, in New England.
Virginia southern Illinois, Washington. Ore
gon and elsewhere Getting control of pro-
duction seems beyond the power of any com
bine of this kind.
And yet 500 900 600, judiciously invested and
adroitly manipulated is not to be sneezed at
1t has done wonders before and is likely to
perform them again. even in these days of high
prices. when a million dollars does not cut
as much figure it used to.
The fact is only few regions of rather
limited area are especially adapted to apple
growing and they produce the bulk of the best
fruit which finds its way to market. Further
more, it takes time to bring an orchard into
bearing. II this new corporation should get
control of the best orchards it would be years
before there could be any formidable competi-
ton, even if apples could be successfully
grown for market most anywhere. An apple
trust probably would have things pretty much
its own way.
Much waste has existed in the past in con-
nection with apple growing, but it has not been
so noticeable in late years since cooperative
marketing has made such Roadway. Most of
the loss is in summer and fall fruit in small
orchards and remote from market. few
bushels spoil here and there when there hap
pens to be an abundant crop and probably this
always will be the case.
This new company is not out for such small
game Neither is it going into business for its
health. If it improves distribution it prom
ises we may expect to pay handsomely for the
improvement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11

wryly smiled.
You are certainly diverting." he
said. For five minutes l watched
your burglarlike experiments with
my gate. lock, and your easy de-
scent over my no trespassing
sign. only to find that you have
come to give me advice in the end.
Well. when a fellow can't move his
legs and his head is banged up
generally. just what mode of di-
version would you adviser
First Rosemary calmly sug-
gasted, lit might help you to tell
some one all about it,
Nothing to tell" the man an
swered crisply. War-that's all.
Made them let me come back to
the old home here to recuperate.
Have the best of care, but every
thing and everybody seems to get on
my nerves. So sent 'em all away,
and lie here looking up at the sky.
It's just a matter of time before
III be all right, the Doctors say
as if time isn't the hardest thing
helpless man can bear"
Rosemary nodded understand
ingly.
81 know. then" Rosemary said
to get on the other side of the wall
that makes the time so long. And,
while you've been thinking that
perhaps l could help you to make
the time pass. 1 know of many
original ways to entertain an in
valid and"
Original. all right. I'll bet, /"
chuckled the soldier. That's the
first time" he said suddenly, that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11
TIHI13 DAILY SHORT STORY

her quest. forgot the sorrow which
had brought her hither, forgot. in
fact, all rules of convention. and
gate, bent over low to push back
its rusty iron bolt. UNLIMITED, she
intended to enter the closed gar
den and to acquaint herself with
its secret.
AS the bolt yielded. the gate
swinging inward threatened to
make her lose her balance; but
nimbly Rosemary alighted-aEd at
the very feet of the PROSTATE fig
ure of a man. For a moment she
drew back fearfully, for the man,
resting upon blanket and pillow
looked awesome in his white wrap
pings. His face, too, was CHASTITY
white beneath the bandage which
bound his head.
The mans eyes gave her no well
come as she looked down upon
him, and fretfully he asked:
How did you get in?"
Rosemary blushe5 guilty.
cover the gate" She answered.
MY orders were that people
should be barred out" said the
young man. Il prefer to do my
suffering-in silence"
Rosemary's assurance came back
to her.
But don't you think" she asked.
"that one suffers more-that way?
1 mean" she fastened to add. that
1t is much better to have ones at
tention diverted from sorrow or
suffering If only for a time"
The man stared up at her, then
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-11

I've come near to a laugh in
months"
=" know, then" Rosemary said
delightedly, why l had to see the
other side of this hedge" and then
seated upon the grass before him
she told the amused man of her
old curious propensity and the sor-
row to which it had led.
But strangely enough, like Rose
mary's family, the invalid refused
to view her sorrow seriously.
In cheering me along" he said
you may help to divert your own
sad heart. / think you had better
come again tomorrow"
1t was an eager Rosemary who
later burst in upon Aunt Ellen.
You never told me-" she &C
cused, that the towns war hero
who had won that much-talked-of
medal-lives in the mysterious
Hunter place. 1 should love to
have met ham
Meeting him." Aunt Ellen re-
pliedh lis out of the question.
Young Richard Hunter since his
return refuses to see his nearest
friends; Colonel Hunter is quite
distressed about it. Even the
nurse whom they sent out from
town fails to arouse Richard from
his morbid state. But, my dear
Aund Ellen broke of abruptly.
What has happened to your white
skirt? 1t is dirt and green stains
from top to hem"
Rosemary smiled.
had to climb a fence" she
said guilelessly.