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Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
Virile Meighan Role

In THE Conquest of Canaan" Par
amounts perturbation Of Booth
Tarkington's celebrated novel of that
name. which will be shown at the
Colonial theatre beginning next Tues
day, Thomas Meighan. the star, has
an opportunity for some of the best
work of his motion picture career.
AS "Joe Louden" Mr.. Meighan plays
the part of the ostraciZed youth-a
member of the so-called "other half"
in Canaan, a typical middle western
town with its provincial likes and
dislikes ard it's society" He loves
Ariel Tabor, who also belongs to the
same strata of unrespectables, but
life for them is a burden. Ariel's un-
Gle dies and she goes to Paris and Joe
goes away to study law. He returns
to conquer Canaan" and his prob
lens give Mr.. Meighan splendid op-
portunity to display his talents.
Doris Kenyon is leading woman in
the picture.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

"Busincss men haze expressed to
me their approval of the excellent
postal facilities in Augusta and have
hoped that whenever a vacancy oc-
ours and an appointment is made
that choice may be made of a man
trained in postal affairs. equipped to
continue and improve the service.
This idea was voiced in a message to
postal employees, issued by Postmas-
ter General Hays when he assumed
the duties of his office on March 8,
1921:
".The Postal Establishment is not
an institution for profit or politics; it
is an institution for service: and it is
the Presidents purpose that every
effort shall be made to improve that
service.
"'Every effort shall be exercised to
humanizc the industry. Labor is not
Il commodity. That idea was aban-
doncd 1921 years ago next Easter.
There are 100000 employees. They
have the brain and they have the
hand to do the job well; and they
shall have the heart to do it we'll.
We purpose to approach this matter
so that they shall be partners with
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
Christmas Sunday at
Penney Memorial Baptist
Church-EIaborate Program

Due to the fact that Christmas
comes this year on Sunday, extra
ordinary efforts will lie made by the
Penney Memorial church to make the
day one long to be remembered.
Those desiring to attend had bet
ter arrange to be at the church when
the doors are opened at 10 in the
morning and at in the evening
The church is usually full each Sun
day but if the weather is at all favor
able next Sunday, no doubt hundreds
will be turned away from the church
The Church Quartette, consistina
of Mrs. NJ. e. SawtelIe. soprano: Mrs.
j. A. Anderson, alto; Mr.. Herbert
Goodwin. bass; Mr.. r. F. Stuber.
tenor. has arranged an unusually at
tractive program of Christmas music
in which they will be ably assisted
by Miss Marion Waterman of Bos-
ton on the harp.
Augusta people always recognize
IN artist and they will not be disap-
pointed in Miss Waterman. She is
a member of the famous Smallev
Trio of Boston. group of unusual
musicians, and she was formerly con-
nected with the Rogers Ensemble,
having studied with Van Veachton
Rogers. At the morning service she
will render selection from Hassel-
man, entitled "Reverie" as a solo on
the harp. She will also join with
the quartette in Neidlinger's angels
from the Realms of Glory"
Miss Emily F. Burbank, the church
organist, has prepared a fine variety
of organ numbers from Dubois,
GODDARD. Baptiste and other masters.
In addition to others, especial men
ton should be made of the quar-
tette's selections: while Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks by Night" and
20 Little Town Of Bethlehem"
The evening service will he largely
musical: the quartette rendering two
anthems and Miss Waterman two
solos. while the entire group Join in
the closing number. "HoIy Nicht"-
organ. harp and quartctte. The two
harp solos by Miss Waterman arc
Hahn's 'Tmpromptu" and Gounod' s
lie Printemps"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
RIPLEY

c. E. Tripp is passing a few days
in Newport visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Ncwland Woodcock.
Mrs. Cora Jewett and children
passed Thursday in Dexter.
The Welcome Club met with MIS-
Mary Nutter Wednesday with eight
ladies present. A vote was taken t.
send the sick member. Mrs. Clara
Sawyer. a box of fruit for a Christ
mas present from the club.
Thomas Folsom and Elmer Quimby
of Cambridge were in town on busi-
ness Thursday.
Mrs. Inez Wakefield and son Vance
are i'll with the grip.
Clarence Hanson of Harmony Wis.
tied his parents. Mr. ana Mrs. Charles
Hanson. last week.
Archie Morrill, has bought the Fred
Tibbetts farm. Mr.. Morrill, has beer
living there and carrying On ths
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
Holiday Observance at the Post
Office.

On Sunday, December 25, Christ
mas Day, there will be a delivery of
parcel post, only. to all parts of the
city at 700 A. M.
Monday, December &c, will be OBJ
served as holiday in accordance
with the following schedule:
There will be a forenoon delivery,
only, of all classes OF mail by city
carriers. Rural carriers will make
their usual trip. The general deliv-
cry and stamp windows will be open
from 11.00 A. M. to 1900 NJ, and from
500 to 600 P. NJ; the money order
and registry windows from 100 A.
M. to 1900 NJ, only; the newspaper
mailing room will be closed for the
entire day.
There will be the usual 500 p. M.
holiday collection of street letter
boxes and dispatches of mail dcpos-
tied in the post Office made by all
regular trains.
F. W. PLAISTFD,
Postmaster.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
ADJUSTMENTS
Tom Mix in
Another Thriller

Tom Mix will give som2 of his Gel
ebrated rollicking entertainment at
the Colonial today, when his latest
William Fox picture, after Your
Own Heart" will be shown here for
the first time. Tom, as usual, went
back to his memory of the good old
days on the range for some new
stunts. 1t is lively story of life in a
country where disputes were many
and were adjusted only after some
strenuous conflict. Mix is certainly
making fine photoplays. The author
of the story is William Wallace Cook,
4 most successful writer of popular
fiction.
The leading woman, Ora Carew, is
a very charming actress.
In addition to the Mix picture,
there is also the usual surrounding
program: a Snub Pollard comedy,
Fifteen Minutes" Pathe Review and
q two reel Western drama "Son of
the North" The starting hour on
Saturday is 215 in the afternoon and
the first show in the evening starting
at six o'clock and the second at eight
o'clock.--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
LOST! Everything
Fame, Fortune and
"ReputatiOn"

The two greatest forces in all the
world are love for your mother and
love for another woman. All the
world loves q lover-and all the
world adores a mother. To have
given a beautiful and vivid picturiza-
tion of one Of these to the screen
would have been glory enough for
most actresses. But not for Priscilla
Dean. Mother and daughter-one
with her infamous passions that led
to degradation-the other with a
beautiful, SURPRISING love that led to
fame and happiness II it's heart ap-
peal you want-seek no further,
Greater and bigger love in all its
forms was never screened.
Woman Against Woman. One fight
ing vainly to protect the fame and
Reputation with which years of work
and sacrifice had rewarded her-the
other cropping blindly to gain the
heights to which her mother had
risen.
Drama that plays with tho pas
sions and emotions of human beings
as child plays with it's dolls. Drama
that for emotional thrills, love in
terest, heart appeal. swift action and
wonderful settings has rarely. if
ever. been equalled. The drama of
yesterday, of today and tomorrow.
One of the great dramas of all time.
The surrounding program for next
Monday and Tuesday at the Opera
House, as we'll as the Opera House
L -
date.
The matinees will start at e.15 and
the evening shows at 7.30 with no ad-
vance in the regular Opera House
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
Changes in United
States Laws Secured
by American Legion

Colonel Albert Greenlaw, the first
commander of the Department OF
Maine, The American Legion, has re-
ceived the following information from
the National Legislative committee,
Gilbert Bettman, chairman, which
will interest most people, especially
the Maine Legion boys:
ITO carry out the spirit of resolu-
tions adopted by the f"st. second and
third National conventions of The
American Legion, the National Legis-
lative committee secured in Public
Law No. 90, 9th Congress. AN act to
reduce and equalize taxation. to pro-
vide revenue and for other pur-
poses.' Nov. 90, 1921. effective Jan. !,
1922, the following amendments:
"'Sec. 214. Par. II. Contributions
or gifts made within the taxable
year to or for the use of ex-
clusively public purposes: (b) any
corporation sorganized and oper-
ated exclusively for religious, chari-
table. scientific. literary or educa-
tional purposes, including Posts of
Yhe American Legion or the Women's
Auxiliary Units thereof. " no part
of the net earnings of which inures
to the benefit of anv private stock
holder or individual.
"'Sec. 213. Par. 9. Amounts re-
ceived as compensation. family allot-
ments and allowances under the pro-
visions Of the War Risk Insurance
~na <ha vocati Rehabilitation
Acts, or as pensions from the United
States for service of the beneficiary
or another in the military or naval
forces of the United States in time
Of war;"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
Portrays Four Char
acters in One Picture

When a great motion picture star
appears in a dual-role. the event is
hailed as sensation in filmdom. The
sensation Of multiple roles is doubled
in Clara Kimball Young's latest pho
todrama Charge It," in which she
assumes four different roles. The re-
markable point, however, is not in
the number of roles this versatile ac-
tress portrays, but in the effective
ness with which she enacts each
part. AS the brilliant. glorious social
leader, surrounded by all the extlav-
agance of wealth. Miss Young's car
riage is convincing. AS the flippant
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

ming, Dec. u, the following prizes
being given: Mrs. Bibber, the la
dies first prize, duck; Ina Gilman.
the BOBBY, a duck; Clarence Cooper
the first prize for gentlemen, duck;
Maurice Bilodeau, the BOBBY. a
duck; Miss Pooler drew the lucky
number, which brought her tur-
key.
The public telephone has been
transferred from Mrs George Clark S
to Archie Dyer's store.
\. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cooper will
pass Christmas with Mrs. Cooper's
parents in Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Delano will
pass Christmas with Mr.. Delano's
parents of Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Perry will
pass Christmas with Mrs. Perry's
parents in WaterviIle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hayes of Unity
are passing the holiday with Mrs.
Hayes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Carnegie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Fisher of Old
town will pass Christmas as guests
of Mr.. Fishers mother.
G. Edmond Manson arrived Tues
day to pass the Christmas holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Manson. He is attending theolcgi-
cal school at Alexandria, Va.
J. w. Arril has returned from Bos-
ton, where he has been attending
the paymaster's meeting.
Miss Mary Donnelly. who atte ends
Shaw Business College in Bangor. is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Donnelly of North Vassal-
boro.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

'Who is to be the next postmaster
of Augusta?" is question often
asked and of course cannot yet be
definitely answered. In that con-
nection, however. the following will
be of interest to a wide circle, both
locally and in other places:
When interviewed by q Kennebec
Journal man with reference to his
candidacy for the postmastership,
John G. Arnold, assistant postmaster,
made the following statement:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

lover of another man. her gaiety and
reckless demeanor are equally real
istic. Again as the humble restau-
rant help in a cheap cabaret, Miss
Young seems to have been born for
the part. Finally, as the repentant,
modest wife of a striving husband,
she seems to be the ideal housewife
to the manner born.
See it at the Colonial Theatre Mon
day.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

Hartland passed Sunday in town
making the journey in their automo-
bile which is a very unusual trip at
this time Of year.
Mrs. Lidie Felker OF Dexter called
Monday on friends in Ripley.
The Misses Myra and Dorothy
Seavey and Doris F'elker have ar
rived home from Pennington to pass
the Christmas vacation with their
parents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
dec24dtf

farm for Mr. Tibbetts for about a
year.
Bert Carleton and family have
moved from Corinna to the M. A. Ran
dall farm in Ripley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Felker passed
the day Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Felker, it being Frank Eel
ker's 10th birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs C. E. Wakefield of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
LOCAL NOTICE

Parties wishing to retain my sery-
ices in matters of general law prac-
tice not conflicting with my duties as
Judge of Probate may consult me.
preferably by appointment. at my
house, No. 2 Vine street. Gardiner. or
at the Court House.
HAROLD E. COOK.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
VASSALBORO

NORTH-Rev. James H. Gray oc-
cupied the pulpit at the Methodist
church Sunday. Dec. IS.
A whist party was held at the
Golden Cross hall Wednesday eve
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

Medical Examiner G. L. Crockett Of
Rockland was called to South War
rem Wednesday in connection with
the death of Hilda, 3-months-
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curtis.
The infant was found dead in her
cradle this morning. DIR. Crockett
rendered a verdict Of death from
natural causes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
AUGUSTA LOCALS

= christmas Eve Regret
"nen ! watch the laughing children
VITA hanging e,,aE up their stockings bright.
Nv the tI ainappy inaappy care-free laughter,
feel Q homesick longing
For my stocking hanging days
ana ior the time (not long ago)
"heh romped in childish pays.
SO wnen each Christmas eve arrives
l feel sad. just because
cannot hang my stocking up,
And dream of Santa Claus
IRMA KNOWLToN NELSON
Palermo. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

Roger Maynard Of lockwood has
Deen passing several weeks in this
city where he is receiving surgical
treatment. He is reported as getting
along nicely.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

ROBERT Williamson. second year
student at Harvard Law school, has
arrived IN the city, to pass the holi-
days at his home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

Lew Hallowell, 60 Eastern avenue.
was operated upon at the Augusta
General hospital. Tuesday. He is re-
ported as getting along nicely.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

Henfy Berry has returned to this
city after visiting in Smithfield for
few days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24

Allen Young and family have re-
turned to their home in North An
son after visiting here for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-24
JOHN c, ARNOLD ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR POSTMASTER

Spenddl Qualified by % Years Experience in Augusta Post
Oce-Has Held Positions of Foreman of Mailing, Superin
endent of Mails and Postal Cashier and Assistant
Postmaster Prominent in Masonry, Of Unblemished
Character He Is in Line for Promotion for Meritorious
Service, According to President Hardings Official Order
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-08
CABINET OFFICERS SHOULD KNOW ALASKANS AS WELL AS ALASKA.

The announcement that Secretary Fall and See retary Denby of President Hardings Cabinet will visit Alaska this summer, and that they will tour Southeastern Alaska and the Alaskan coast 'exten- sively' is gratifying news. It will be a fortunate thing to have at least two of the members of the Cabinet visit the Territory early in the new Admin 1stration and the extensively they make their tour the better it will be o''.f
 The people of Alaska should make it a point to get in touch with these who high in the councils of the Nation, and they should do all within their power impress upon them the viewpoint of the men and women who live in Alaska and expect to continue to make it their home
 Secretary Fall will have great deal of authority with respect Alaska in the future. Not only is that true account of his position Secretary of the Interior, but because of other reasons what he says will have great weight in Congress. He is a great ability, he has lived long in the West and he has served with distinction in the United States Senate It is very important that he not only get the facts concerning the and possbili- ties of Alaska but that he know the Alaska people who, after all is said and done, constitute the real Alaska. No Alaskan policy be wholly satis- factory that does not take into account the aspira tions and hopes of the people of the North and none can be wholly efficient which does provide for the utilization of their experience energy and ity to
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-08

among whom the males greatly outhumber the te-
 males. The excess of males is not, however, que
 wholly immigration, the native population having comprised greater number of males than females
 at every census for separate returns for natives have been made
 The preponderance of males over females in 1920 appears for every state in Union except Massa- chusetts Rhode Island, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, in which states the number of males to 100 females ranges
 from 96.3 Massachusetts to 999 for North Caro- lima The District of Columbia shows greater eX-
 cess of females appears for any state, it's ratio being only S7 to 100.
 The ratios lowest. rule, in the eastern
 and southeastern states and are highest in the western states Among the of the Mississippi River Michigan, with HOS males to 100 females, is the lony state in which the ratio is in excess of 110 to
 10O but of the 22 states of the Mississippi, 12 North Dakota, South Dakota Montana, Idaho. Wyoming Colorado New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada,
 Washington, Oregon and Cafornia-show higher
 ratios than this, the highest of all being for Nevada ASA to 100
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-08
VOLCANOES HEAT
 TO BE UTILIZED

HONOLULU. T. H.. July S.-Al. though the recent session of the leg islature defeated a bill to provide $25, ,000 for experimental borings in kilauea, the perpetually active vol, cano on the Island of Hawaii. those interested in the project have not abandoned hope that something will be done to utilize the heat of the House of Fire" for industrial pur. poses after the manner followed in Italy, according to Lorrin A. Thurs ton, president of the Volcano Re search Association
 From Dr. H. s. Washington, of the Carnegie Institution, of Washing ton, D. C., came the first suggestion to attempt to harness the latent en- ergy of Pele, Kilauea's goddess, to the wheels of practical industry, said MT. Thurston. The project also had the support of Dr. A. L. Day of the Carnegie Institution, an inter. nationally recognized authority on such matters.
 ue oilSludi pidH NdS tO nave lne territory of Hawaii provide the ne- cessary initial funds for experiment. al boring, but, said Mir. Thurston, since this proposal has been upset by the pressing need for territorial funds in other directions, it is prob able that the next move will have to come from such an agency as the Carnegie Institution or from some individual or group of persons in- terested in the commercial possibili- ties of the project.
 Mir. Thurston pointed out that gen. eration of industrial power from vol canic gases had passed beyond the experimental stage. particularly in Italy, where electric lines for trac> tion and. industrial power were fed with energy generated from volcanic sources.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-08

sador to Great Britain was the fact that Mr. Harvey shortly was to rep resent President Harding at the forthcoming meeting of the Su. preme Council.
 This later task in itself promised to provide enough work for one man and to necessitate considerable preparation and study of the various intricaeies of the Upper Silesar question destined for discussion.
 In itself the boundary question ir Upper Silesia does not concern the United States and MT. Harvey. SC far as this phase of the matter goes. will have only the duty oi reporting as to what the various de velopments mean. what effect they may or may not have on future re lationships.
 But to make an intelligent report Of this 1t requires thorough understanding of the general con. ditions and the various matters at issue If, at the complications aris.
  ing from the discussions, it should develop that American interests might be endangered. it obviously will be Mr, Harveys duty to flash the signals to Washington and tc understand where the danger tC American interests may lie. it. of course, is necessary thoroughly tc understood the situation.
 The danger to American interests might not be apparent unless Mir Harvey had sufficient owledge Of the situation to see it and this Knowledge implies preparation and study and hard work in advance of the meeting.
 Both Premiers David Lloyd George and Aristide Briand will go to the Council deliberations with scores of experts, with advisors and staffs Each will have an organization of specially trained men to assist him MT. Harvey will go virtually single handed
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-08
Luke McLuke Says

Many a good wife is spoiled by a bad husband. And vice versa.
 Every married man appreciates the gratitude of the New York man who willed $50,000 to the woman who, 20 years ago, tilted him and married an. other man.
 Compulsory Education may be a good thing. But, at that a whole lot of men imagine that Alpha and Omega are the names of new-fangled automobile oils.
 This would be a better world if you could teach a man to think straight as easily as you can teach him to shoot straight
 A lot of bigots stagger away from the dinner table, drunk on food and sweet stuffs, and thank God that Prohibition reigns in this alleged Land of the Free.
 Prohibition is the Mother of In vention The men folks have dis covered 61 ways to get a cork out of a bottle without the assistance of Corkscrew.
 Marriage is about the only thing that will make a Naughty Young Thing come down out of the clouds and act like a Human Being
 A wife reserves the right to call her husband a slog-whizzled, blim- glatted, glig-blogged ant eater any time she pleases. But she'll dare any other woman to say mean word about him
 It has just about gotten so that il a modern girl happened to find a Thimble or a Sewing Machine Bobbin on the street she'd imagine that they were parts of the mechanism of an automobile engine, and let it go at that
 Anyway, we have noticed that wo- men are not kissing one another as much as they used to before the 18th Amendment went into effect.
 About this time of year Father begins to let the flies into the house so Mother can have the fun of driv- ing them out again.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-08
GEORGE HARVEY ADOPTS SLOGAN
 TO TALK LESS
American Ambassador to England Will Devote More
 Time to Business.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July & In copyright article by the Wash ington Post Company, written by Albert w. Fox, he says the reasons governing President Hardings de cision to curtail public speaking for the present are precisely the req sons which have prompted Ambas- sador George Harvey to follow the same course. It was a choice be- tween neglecting public business or curtailing public speaking. and the latter, had to be sacrificed
 1 happened to be with Ambassador Harvey on the day he reached the decision to limit speeches to i'm portant occasions and to set up a general. infexible rule against ac. cepting other invitations to make addresses. This was a week ago June IS.
 MT. Harvey has an invitation tC make a speech at the rededicatior of Sulgrave Manor. and several as. sociations of American business mel are besieging him to attend their various functions and deliver ad dresses, while a score or more ot other similar invitations awaited a reply. The problem of which tC accept and which not to accept. oi course. was present, and meanwhile more and more pressing officia duties were calling upon the Am bassador's time.
 And in ada ion to the unusually heavy task of the American Ambas-