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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-19

The Distinguished Service Cross
was awarded to Frank J. Burbank of
Livermore Falls. overseas veteran of
the 103rd Infantry at the first annual
ball of the Harold T. Andrews F'ost of
the American Legion held last Mon
day at the City hall. The commanding
officer of the local coast defenses,
Colonel Clint c. Hearn made the pres
entation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-19
Augusta Lodge Directory
Odd Fellows Hail

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. N
Regular meeting every third TUESDAY
a. +. NJ. SPEARIN. Capt.
A. Nj. DRuMMUNp. Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-19

The U. of NJ. bear Bananas, the mas
cot of the university, has emerged
I:om his den up in the college garage
and Is locking fat and happy after his
winters sleep. lie IS now nv1ng at
the Beta house and is thoroughly en-
joying himself climbing trees and do
ing other interesting stunts.
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CAPITAL GRANGE. NO. a4s, p. OF

H. Meetings I'd and Attn saturday eve
nings Of each month az G. A. 4. hall
ARTHUR B. MASON, JR:, w. NJ.
u-th-Sat.tf
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had whipped the Goliath she had a.
ways dreaded. But she had gone only
a few yards toward the center of the
river when John Moreland and Sam
Heck reached the unconscious figures.
Heck dragged Ball to the Littleford
bank and left him lying there, face
downward, on the sand. Moreland half
carried, half dragged Bill Dale to the
other bank. Babe Littleford waded
out. She paid absolutely no attention
to the worSted bully. She stood in
tently watching the limp form Of Dale.
rs he dead, John Moreland?" she
called TREMENDOUSLY.
mo, Babe" Moreland answered, his
voice not unkind; she amt anyways
nigh dead"
He and Sam Heck look up Dale's
dripping figure and bore it away. Babe
Littleford ran to higher ground, hid
herself behind a clump of s~assafras
and watched them.
Granny Heck followed with Dale's
Oat and hat. She chartered all. the
way across the meadow
Now what did 1 tell We, John and
Sam? What did l tell We? La, lal
| Wasn't it a master fight, like / said
now wasn't it?"
Sometimes ye make me a little
tired, granny-woman," Moreland re-
monstrated gently. 1.-The amt nothin'
in forchune- tellin'. You've jest been
here TO- so long at you know how to
jedge the future by the past. And
you're a tol'able good guesser. too, l
reckon"
Granny Heck fared up quickly:
"Ain't nothin' In forchune-tellin'l
Now don't go and fool yeself, John
Moreland. You listen to me about a
half minute, John. I seed more in the
cup an / told Mr.. Bill. / seed blood
and death. l seed a big fight atwixt
| the Morelands and the Lttlefords !"
That's easy to guess at" John
Moreland replied. "You know, o.
course, at Black Adam will do all he
can to bring trouble to US on account
o. Bill Dale a-stayin' with us. And
you know it amt never onpossible to
hatch up war atween us and the Lit.
tlefords. Jest run on ahead, Granny
Heck, and tell my wife to hunt up
some kind o. good liniment TO- Bills
bruises. Tell her she needn't to waste
| time a-lookin' Up any oandages. This
man here Is like me: he wouldn't wear
bandages. cause they look bad"
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ing Dale slowly backward and down
ward more by reason OF weight man
Of strength another moment, ana d
was about to sink the brown head un'
der the surface!
Babe Llttleford gave a smothered
cry. John Moreland stepped toward
the water and shouted hoarsely:
Don't We drowned him Adam! 1t
| we do, yen answer to me!'
Dale had gathered himself for a last
move. He slipped downward suddenly,
immersing himself completely, and
shot one arm around Balls thigh;
/ then, by a great effort, he rose with
the giant and overthrow him, and
staggered free
Balls hairy face came to the surface
first. Dale fought back the pain OF
the water in his lungs, and the pain
as Of sharp and jagged slivers of steel
in his hands, and struck madly, half
blindly, at the hateful face. He kept
it down, but it wouldn't go under the
water completely.
Adam Ball began to DRIFT as though
lifeleSS down the stream. Bill Dale
followed, still fighting weakly, choking
as he breathed. But soon he ceased
to strike. He saw, instead Of the beast
like face, flashes as of distant summer
lightning, and red blOtches against a
thick blackness. The blotChes faded,
and all became dark to him; he
pitched forward, gasping, and began
to drift down the stream with the
yanquished Ball.
Babe Littleford was standing in the
water to her knees. When Dale sue
cumbed to utter exhaustion, she start.
ed toward him, to save him from
drowning. She felt strangely drawn
toward the big, white, clean man who
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l&lHdssl!s9
MARY II BONNER
- coPrnoAT " vtSItEh EtvSPAFtk UHtCs -
& e.

II can't understand" said Mr.. Chick
adee, how creatures can live to-
gether and quarrel all the time. Ii is
such waste Of perfectly good time in
the first place.
"In the second place it isn't any fun.
Quarrcling most assuredly isn't fun
Now singing and chirping and worm
huntir ! and bread-crumb parties are
all lot; Of fun.
"Buy quarreling isn't any fun at ALL
1t makes creatures unhappy and il
makes them very often quite sad. Even
If they get the best of a quarrel they
don't feel all happy and excited as they
do after q fine party.
Now, the SparroWs fight all the
time. But no one would ever de
scribe the Sparrow as a merry, happy
little bird.
There is the Startling. No one
would describe him as a happy bird.
And the Startling is a fighter, too.
1--WE scold in fun, nice ~chucklinc.
scolding notes we give, but we are
famous for our good spirits.
I'm sure most people know what
we look like with our little black.
capped heads and the patch Of black
right under our beaks.
1--WE have pretty threats, were told.
The black patches are soft looking and
rather smart, too.
"We wear simple gray suits and
have white touches on our wings.
in the winter time we like to be
about, too. And nothing upSetS us.
We never grumble over the weather.
We can't understand how people can
grumble over the weather.
"To us it is ~ foolish. The weather
is going to do just what it wants to,
in the first place, and isn't going to
pay attention to anyone, nor is it go
ing to pay any attention to what any
one thinks.
Sensible creatures have discovered
that. And we feel we are sensible.
Besides, it only makes others un-
happy TO hear grumbles about the
weather all the time. Any kind Of
grumbles are unpleasant.
'We like to be friendly with crca-
lures, and we like people immensely,
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We like to cheer them up in the cold
winter time as we'll as in the beautiful
summer time.
'ln the winter time there aren't so
many birds about, and it is nice for
us to do what we can to cheer people
up.
They're very good TO us, very good
indeed. SO many people give us bread
crumbs in the winter time, when food
Is scarce and hard to get.
"And so we like to do what we can
for people, to show them we are CRATE,
full to them"
"We do, indeed" said Mrs. Chick
adee.
1T seems the Phoebe birds have
been telling others that the way to
know them Is by listening to them
saying their name over and over
again.
1.-The Bobolinks have said the same.
What about us, Mr.. C~hickadee?" Mrs.
Chickadee ended.
"Ah," said Mr.. Chickadee, I'VE like
to let them know who we are, too.
We are very anxious they should
know us, not only by our looks, but
because we, too, tell them our family
name.
"Over and over again we like to
say:
"'Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. chick-a dee
dee-dee,' so they will know we are OF
the chickadee family.
"Then when they know who we are.
we like to show them how friendly we
are and how we like to be with them
In all sorts Of weather. and in the
winter as well as in the summer.
Il think I'd like to sing a little 0
about it,"
DO" said Mrs. Chickadee.
SO Mr.. Chickadee sang this song:
When the winter is long.
were here with our song,
When summer Is here.
we want to give cheer.
so all times OF the year,
We're hopping about,
Singing that they never need fear.
And never need doubt,
But that we'll be around.
Quite near the ground.
On days OF all sorts,
With our chick n -dee-dee-dee.
Chick-a-dee-dee-dee.
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CHAPTER ~
Goliath Of the Hills.

Dale awoke a little after daybreak,
arose and dressed himself, and went
out by way Of the door beside the
huge stone-and-clay chimney.
The mountain air was bracing. Dale
threw out his chest and started eager
ly for a walk.
The road led past the cabin of
Grandpap Moreiand. When Dale was
directly In front Of the log house, he
saw tle aged mountaineer standing on
a rickety sawhorse beside the stone
step at the narrow porch; Grandpap
Moreland was helping a gray cat down
from the roof.
"Mornin'! l was. jest a-takin' that
thar cussfred old pest down often the
roof. I've took him down every morn
in as regular as / make fires, TO three
year or more. Ef it wasn't bad luck
to kill a cat, L shoot him, mebbe."
After breakfasting with John More
land, Bill Dale borrowed fishing-tackle
from his host, and set out alone for
the little river.
There were many shoals and rapids
and he went almost half n mile before
he found a place to his liking. 1t was
a beautiful spot. Above, the water
poured between two great boulders
with a gentle roar; below. II Swallowed
out over round stones, Overhead
lowered tall white sycamores.
Not until he had put a minnow or
the hook and cast 1t out did he SCI
that he was not alone at the pool. Or
the other side, less than sixty fee
away, Babe Littleford sat on a ston,
the size Of a small barrel; she hello
a zane fshing-rod In her hands. &C,
her bare feet were In the warer 10 he,
ankles. She Was looking sGuaresy to
ward Dale, and there was somcthin,
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akin to r~eproachful anger in her long
brown eyes.
Good m9y2fng" called Dale, lifting
his hat.
There was no reply. There was not
even a change Of countenance. Again
Dale called his friendly greeting, and
again there was no reply. 1t piqued
Dale.
A few yards down the stream the
white body of a sycamore lay from
n bank to the other; it had been
blown there by a recent storm. Dale
wound his line, went down and crossed
by means Of the PROSTATE tree.
She didn't even look around when
he walked up to her and spoke again.
1t struck him as being decidedly odd.
II say he told her, you're as
chatty as a set of stencils, You
mustn't talk so much, y'know."
Her eyes smiled at the river, but
Dale couldn't see her eyes.
do you like v~iolets, Miss Little
ford?' he asked next.
In the black, mlca-starred soil al
his feet grew a carpet of the finest
violets he had eve seen. Babe let the
tip Of her cane rod fall into the water
and looked around.
1T sounds funny to hear a man talk
o. sech little things as %vi'lets," she de-
clared. Most q men don't think O.
nothin' but workin', huntin', nghtin'
and eatln'. I'm a little mad at you!
| went home yeste'day-and l think
| run might nigh the whole six mile
and fixed up dinner fo' you, cause l
understood you was a-cOmin' to our
hOuse-and you went to them low
down Morelands! !"
II beg pardon" he said contritely
didn't know you were especially eX-
necting me. I had business" he added,
with John Moreland."
There came to his ears from some
where down the river the chorus of
a raklsh old hill song, and the voice
was that OF the lanky moonshiner, BY
Heck
"Oh, when I die, don't-a bury me deep,
Put no tombstone at my head and feet,
Put a bears jawbone in my right hand
On my way to the Promised La-a-and,
Oh! on my way to the Promised
Land!"
a few minutes later there appeared
on the Moreland side OF the river the
singer of the rakish old song he had
a minnow pail In one hand and a white
hickory rod in the other.
Hi. thar, Bill, old bOy!" he yelled.
Hi, thar, Babe! Either of ye'uns
ketched anything?"
Ben Littleford's daughter held up a
fish proudly. Heck slapped his thigh
with his SLOUGH hat.
Good TO you'll" he exclaimed. But
they amt a-bitin' jest right. The
moons wrong, and the signs is wrong,
TO fishin'."
At that instant John Moreland ap
peared ct Heck's side. He seemed very
serious about something.
bill Dale" he called, "come yer
here"
Wondering, Dale put down his rod
and turned to obey. Two minutes later
he stood before John Moreland.
II jest wanted to tell ye," and the
mountaineer almost closed n alert
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Moreland's bedtime prayer was very
simple, and very earnest, and IT had
IN it more of thanksgiving than of
SPECIFICATION. And a part OF it certain
~ was uncommon
BLESS the stranger with US here to-
night, and all o. our kinfolks, ana all
o. our friends, and our inimies, the
Littlefords Especially the Littlefords.
Aymen"
Dale was deeply impressed. He
heard Mrs. Moreland dimly when she
told him TO let her know-she would
bear him if he called-if there wasn't
enough cover for his bed. Then he
found himself alone with the stalwart
chief Of the MorelandS.
He stepped forward and put his
hand on the mountaineer's shoulder.
How a man can go Down on his
knees and pray for bis enemies"
smiled Dale, lis entry beyond me
Do you really mean ~"
Il try hayS co. Moreland said quick
~. I'm a-doln' that" he went IN, II
go Ben Littleford one better. Ben
Littleford's the bell sheep o. the peO-
pie who lives acrost the river from
us, people we've hated TO years and
years. Ben, he holds family prayers,
too, every night. He'd ak the blessin'
o the Lord on the stranger onder his
roof, but not on his inimies, the More
lands. Yes, l try hard to mean it, Bill
Dale"
And that other enemy" murmured
Dale-and he wondered why that
should bother him so much, why he
should feel that vague responsibility
about 1.-THE man who killed your
brother, David"
Il don't never pray TO him." inter
rupted the m~ountaineer, going a little
pale. II hain't that nigh juffect. A
man don't git so good at he axes the
Almighty to bless the devil-or the
RATHER in the l%aurels, or the copper
head at waits onder a bush TO- the
paSsin' o. some bare-legged child"
Dale WINGED, but Moreland didn't
notice it. Dale let his hand fall from
the others shoulder. Moreland began
to speak again:
Il didn't tell We afOre, Bill Dale. My
brother David, he was the hope O. his
people. He was better'n the rest of
US. The n big aim O. his life was
to educate us all, the b~enighted. Yes,
we're benighted, and we know it. He
meant to do it with the coal he'd
found. AS I've done told We, we amt
never had the heart to sell the coal.
| hope yell have a fine rest, Bill
l amt a-goin' to call We Mister
no more, Bill Dale!"
"Don't!" smilingly said the younger
man. "'Bill Dale is right, y'know.
John Moreland I"
Dale removed his shoes and outer
blew out the light, and went
to bed in the best rooms hand-carved
black walnut .fourposter.
For a long time he lay there awake,
and stared through a little window to-
a bright star that burned like a |
beacon fire about the pine-fringed
crest of David Moreland's mountain.
he believed he understood now why
his father had turned a %greenish gray
this coal property was mentioned
to him. He believed he understood
why his father had fatty refused to
investigate this vein. But he was
wholly at a loss to account for the
use Of his w given name instead Of
Looking toward the mountain again,
he spoke as though he were talking
TO David Moreland himself:
I'll see 1t through for you, old man.
This shall be my country"
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RIDDLES.

Where can happiness always be
found? In the dictionary.
What Is that which is invisible, yet
always In sight? The letter s.
What are we afraid OF that canno,
really hurt us? The roar of a lion.
Why do authors dislike the letter
)! Because 1t makes their tale
stale.
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grey eye, "'at ye're purity shore to
git into trouble over thar"
I'm an. able-bodied man." Dale re-
turned smilingly.
"You shore are" frowned Moreland,
but mebbe you amt used 20 burned
hard fightin'."
Not used to hard Hgfesng! Dale's
smile broadened. Once he had whipped
a heavyweight pugiiist; and he had
fought as a matter Of principle. and
not for money or prestige.
Moreland suddenly jerked one thumb
| toward the other side Of the stream.
Dale looked and saw. standing beside
Babe Littleford. q quite Formidable
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BLACK ADAM.

Synopsis.-Young Carlyle Wilbur
ton Dale, or BIN Dale" as he
elects TO be known, son of a wealthy
coal operator, John K. Dale, ar
riVes at the Halfway Switch, In
eastern Tennessee, abandoning a
life OF idle ease-and incidentally a
bride. Patricia Clavering, at the al
PREDETERMINED tc make his
way In life. He meets Babe" Lit
tlsford, typical m%ountaineer girl.
BY" Heck, a character OF the
hills, takes him TO John More
lands home. Moreland Is chief OF
his '%clan," which has an old feud
with the Littlefords. He tells Dale
OF the killing OF his brother, David
Moreland, years ago, owner Of rich
coal deposits, by a man named
Carlyle. Moreland's description Of
Carlyle" causes Dale TO believe
the man was his father.
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Bill joins the Morelands.
(TO BE cONTINUED.)

Where Australia Gets lts Name.
The name Australia Is taken direct
ly from the Latin word a~ustralis,
meaning southern. Thus the smallest
of the Ave continents Is the south
land In name as well as In locatilQs
Evening star., 1921-12-07

at-law for the youngstsr whom James
A. Stillman, millionaire New York
banker. impunged his paternity upon
suing Mrs. Anne y. Stillman for d.
vorce, announced at the close OF the
days proceedings that he had rested
his case In defense OF Guys good
name. He reserved the right. how"
ever, to question any witnesses who
might be called by Mrs. Stillman's
counsel at . hearing in Poughkespsie
January Is.
WIN Continue Divorce Issue.
Meanwhile the divorce issue will be
contested. Counsel for both sides
have agreed to 60 to Montreal Janu-
ary II to hear testimony OF witnesses
called by Mrs. Stillman to defend her
against the bankers charges that she
was guilty OF misconduct In Canada
with Fred Beauvais, Indian guide.
named es correspondent Their testi-
mony, 1t was said. would have no
bearing on the paternity Of Baby Guy.
After the hearing here in January.
the case will go to Referee Daniel J..
Gleason and Justice Morschauser for
decision.
The only testimony In opposition to
Mr.. Stillman's indictment Of Guys pa
ternity was that Of Mary J. Sullivan.
employed on the bankers country es-
Evening star., 1921-12-07

eA&e in the Pooantioo hills from De-
Gambler, 1917. until the following
March. She told Of Mr.. Stillman's
Visits to his wife during January and
February. Guy was born the Novem-
Der following,
The other witnesses supported Mrs.
Stillman's counter charges that her
husband was intimate with Florence
q. Leeds. former Broadway show girl.
Ward Leeds. born In September. 1918.
Mary Farney related her experiences
a. nurse TO Mrs.. Leeds from June,
1913. until after the birth Of Jay. at
Mhicn. she. was reported to have said.
MI. Stilman was In "excited, nerv-
ous" attendance. Afterward he fire.
quently telephoned to the hospital to
wife," she added.
Known ~ r. H. Leeds.
Tho banker visited Mrs. Leeds at
her Long Island residence several
times q week and was known to the
nurse az Franklyn Harold Leeds, she
testified. She identified a photograph
Of Mr.. Stillman as Leeds.
Some Of the experiences of Mr.
Stillman and Mrs. Leeds when they
were alleged to have taken up light
housekeeping at 13 East 65th street
late in 1917, were recounted by Mabel
Young. who said they employed her
spoke OF the man who came to the
place as Mr.. Stillman. later referring
to him as "Jimmie." The witness. q
colored woman. told of Mr.. Stillman
coming in with jelly and q coffee per-
colator on one occasion.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
VOTE At NORTHAMPTON.

| BOSTON. December 7-Eight may
ore were reelected and two defeated
in the elections in twenty Massachu-
setts cities yesterday. In seven cities
the present mayors held over another
year. In most cases the elections were
non-partisan. Where party desiena-
Harry b. Bicknell, democrat, was
elected mayor by q margin Of only
seventeen votes in NORTHAMPTON
wheSe Vice President and Mrs. Coo
lidee cast their votes.
Vice President and Mrs.. Calvin Coo
lidge, who came from Washington
for the purpose, cast their ballots IA
tho municipal election in Northamp-
ton. Mrs. Coolidge appeared at the
polls several hours earlier than her
husband and later in the day left Tor
Sosson persons r.. at the polling piaoss
Evening star., 1921-12-07
.RESTSBABY GUYS
FIGHT FOR NAME
Guardian-at-LaW Announces
Resting Of Defense Of Pa
ternity of StiIIman Child.

By the Associated Press.
PoUGHKEEPsIE. N. T., December
THE fight over the paternity Of
Baby Guy Stillman came to an end
here yesterday. but it will be several
weeks before Supreme Court Justice
Morschauser decides whether or not
the child is legitimate.
John e. Mack, appointed guardian
Evening star., 1921-12-07
Federal JUDGE DIES.
onn Wellborn on q. s. Bench in
California Twenty Years.

LOS ANGELES. Calif.. December T.
Federal Judge olin wellborn, for twenty
years Judge. Of the United States dis
trict court for southern California, died
last night, aged seventy-nine.
A native Of Georgia, Judge wellborn
was successfully an officer in the Con-
federate army. member of Congress
from Texas for four terms, a practicing
attorney and federal judge. He retired
from the latter position in 1915.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
Candy Values

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Charms Filled Dainties in 3-pound 89c
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Luden's Special S.pound box Of choco.
l:tes and Capitalized Fruits. spe- $2.19
ci0
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Mixture. Special. Observation-Disclosures.
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WIDE ASSORTMENT
Evening star., 1921-12-07
the Choicest of Pyralu,

exquisite pattern is favored by discriminating
women everywhere It il rich and beautiful In design
nasterful workmanship economical in price.
~ Prfcea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-03
Rooms for Journalists.

In addition to taking care OF the
delegates, their secretaries and other
assistants, II 10 Just as necessary TO
see that the newspaper correspon-
dents coming from these countries
are also properly housed. Recently
II was intimated that informal OBJ
servers from many countries will be
In Washington. The board desires
to see that every person from for
eign country 10 properly taken care
Of while in Washington.
Officials of the Press Club have
been invited to seek the assistance
of the real estate board I'm taking
care Of the needs OF Newspaper cor
respondents that are expected to
come to Washington from every
State In the Union.
Special request Is made OF prop.
erty owners and agents that fur
nished houses and apartments. par
ticularly in the central northwest
and Mt. Pleasant sections. be listed
with the board as In some instances