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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-02
William Gray


Word has been received here OF the
death Of William Gray. one OF Pitts.
fields prominent business men, which
occurred at q hospital In Boston Sat
urday following an operation.
Mr.. Gray had been In the dry goods
business here for many years snd had
many friends who deeply regret his
death. He was a member OF Ira Berry
Chapter. r. A. M; Of Meridian Lodge
No. 1875. +. and A. NJ, and the Com
mandery.
He was a progressive business men
and always ready to help along any
good w>rk, and he will be greatly
missed by his many friends and bust
ness associates.
The remains have been taken 10
Brattleboro. VT, where the funeral will
be held on Tuesday and where the IN
terment will be made. Charles u
vickery will 70 70 Brattieboro 20 A.
tend the funeral as a representative Of
the Pittsfcld Retail Merchants A.
ISOLATION.
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"I'm Glad there's somebody In
that house at last with q little
imagination"

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THE MOONS HINTS
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Mr.. Moon heard that the Fairy
Queen was going to give a party and
he was greatly excited about 1t.
"Td like to be present ut the party"
he said TO himself. II do hope it will
be an evening party.
81 like evening parties, must say.
Daytime parties aren't at all In my
line. No, they're not in my line at all.
"Well. must see when the party Is
to be. OF course, I don't want to hint
or anything like that. But maybe I'll
suggest to the Fairy Queen that the
evening Is a lovely time In which to
give party.
perhaps she'll take the suggestion
and won't see that I'm limiting just a
little bit.
"Well, I'll try"
SO the next time the Fairy Queen
came up to see the Blue Mountain Top
Fairies Mr.. Moon was just getting up.
Good evening, Fairy Queen" he said,
and grinned his best and most attrac-
tive grin.
Good evening. Mr.. Moon." said the
Fairy Queen. "llow are you this eve
ning?"
"Oh, nicely, ma'am. Nicely. your
majesty.
'And how are you this evening, Won.
drous Fairy?"
"Oh, I feel splendid" said the Fairy
Queen.
Good" said Mr.. Moon.
Then he thought for u moment and
then he said:
"These evenings are wonderful eve
nings for all sorts Of things. don't
mean anything special. but they're fine
fOr-well-let us say, entertainments,
lie didn't want to say the word par
ties" right out for fear the Fairy Queen
would think he was limiting.
"Yes," said the Fairy Queen, "these
evenings are nice enough for any
thing
Mr.. Moon was a little sad at that.
The Fairy Queen was not thinking Of
her party, evidently.
"Well." said Mr. Moon after another
moment, 81 suppose you are quite busy
these fine evenings?"
mot unusually So" answered the
Fairy Queen.
"No?" said Mr.. Moon, becoming a
little bOldCr. II had an idea you
WERE"
"Oh, no." said the Fairy Queen, "Tve
not been so busy. But will be busy
from now on"
Well, this was exciting. Mr.. Moon
could hardly keep from saying right
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again on light blue, pink, lilac. yellow
and green taffeta FOR young folks, and
In simple styles and lines. The party
trock has long bodice with alternat-
ing panels of plain and wrinkled silk.
ending in short peplum, cut into
pointed scallops at tie bottCcr. The
bodice Is sleeveless md has bateau
neck line, becoming to slim necks,
with a petal finish aoout II. A pointed
band across the top of the arm cor
responds with the r.eck finish. The
skirt is covered with overlapping
strips of taffeta cut IN one edge into
pointed scallops. All these edges are
picoted. The dress - prettlly finished
with small fancy c,rdle In silver.
The dress at the left Of brown vel
veteen Is unusually graceful. 1t Is cut
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ing brim and soft crown. 1t Is
made of black velvet. A soft rope of
ostrich fues about the crown ends In
many falling plumes at the right side.
Shaded ostrich in several cOlors Is
used in this way or velvet hats in
colors or black. In spite of the velvet
vogue, duvetine Is we'll represented
In winter hats ana he model shown
at the upper right has made Il success.
Narrow ribbon and fur cOntrive to
adorn 1t with the effect Of embroidery,
the fur placed IN ornaments at the
front and sides. At the lower left, n
black and white hat has peculiar
lTim covered with embossed white vel
vet with appliques OF black hatter's
plush. The applique makes back
ground for decoration o. white bugl ,
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have been a grasshopper's, II was so
thin and Little, and made Of such tiny
wuvers AMI quavers and creaxings.
'I-want-" said this eltin voice, 81
--want-l,lll--IIam
The shs bby car which had passed my
Cousins Louse was drawing up to the
curb near Beasley's gate. Evidently
the old Iegro saw It.
"IIi dtr" he exclaimed. "Look at
dat! HUN Bill comm yonnah des
edzacly on de dot an to de vey spot
an instink when you 'quish fo' i'm,
honey? Oar come Mist Dave, right
on de minute. an you kin ret yo' las
hunDud dollahs he got dat Bill Ham
mersley wifi i'm Come along, honey
chile! Abs go to pull you 'roun I'm
de side yod fO' to meet EN-"
The small wagon creaked away, the
chant resuming us 1t went.
Mr.. Dowden jumped out Of the car
with wave OF his hand to the driver,
Beasley himself. who drove through his
open carrlage.gates and down the
drive OH the other side OF the house,
where he was lost 10 my view.
DOwden, entering our own gate. nod.
ded I'm friendly fashion to me, and
/ advanced to meet him.
"Some day want to take you over
next door," he said cordially, as
came up. "You ought to know Beas-
ley, especially as | hear you're doing
some political reporting. Dave Beas.
ley's going to be the next governor of
this state, you know" He laughed,
offered me cigar, and we sat down
together on the front steps.
"From all I hear" l rejoined. "you
ought to know who'll get It." (It was
said In town that DOwden would
'come pretty near having the nOmina.
tion In his pocket.")
81 expect you thought I shifted the
subject pretty brlskly the other dayT
He glanced at me qulzzically from un.
der the brim Of his black felt hat. 81
meant to tell you about that. but the
opportunity didn't occur. You see
81 understand" interrupted. ave
heard the story. You thought it might
be embarrassing to Miss Apper
thwaite."
| 81 expect I was pretty clumsy abou,
It," said DOwden. cheerfully. "Well
we'll" he flicked his cigar with q
smothered ejaculation that was hall
a sigh and half laugh ats a mighty
strange case. Here they keep on liv
Ing next door to each other, year after
might just as we'll" He left the
sentence unfinished, save for voca
click of compassion. "They bow wher
they happen to meet, but they haven
exchanged word since the night sh'
sent him away, long ago" He shool
his head, then his countenance cleared
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This Is a SURPRISE"

out, "You mean because of your
party!"
But instead he said, "Oh, have you
much to do from now on?"
"Yes," the Fairy Queen answered.
"quite lot"
SWELL" said Mr.. Moon. II suppose
there is lot of work to be done at
this time Of the year."
He thought to himself that that was
a foolish remark to have made.
Why would any one be so very much
buster now than at any other time?
But still he had said this and so he
wouldn't change his speech now or try
to improve upon it.
mo. l really couldn't call 1t work."
said the Fairy Queen.
"Well that's good" said Mr.. Moon.
"I'm glad 1t is to be pleasure. like to
feel there Is to be more pleasure go
ing on"
He had almost said that he liked to
feel there was going to be a party.
How nearly he had said that.
He was very glad he wasn't given
to blushing, for he knew he would have
blushed at that hint of his IL 1t had
been a habit of his to blush.
"Well,' said the Fairy Queen after
a moment, II love to chat with you,
Mr. Moon, but ! must be going.
"And one of the things particularly
wanted to say--in fact, one Of the rea.
sons / came to the mountain top this
evening-was to invite you to my par
ty tomorrow evening"
"Oh, Fairy Queen, this is sur
prise!" said Mr.. Moon, and then he
felt little guilty and yet 1t had been
a surprise to have been invited like
that-all of a sudden. Still he must
be perfectly truthful, so he said, II
heard rumors of party. your majesty.
but l didn't know whether or not II
was nighttime affair. I am so glad
II Is"
"So glad you can come." said the
Fairy Queen.
But after she had gone Mr.. Moon
laughed to himself: "She had come to
invite me and here ! had limited and
hinted and she had not taken the
hints because she had meant me to
have an invitation, anyway"
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an orphan without any kin. That was
about seven years ago. Well, sir, this
last summer he and his wife were TAX
ing q trip down In Switzerland. and
they were both drowned-tipped over
out Of a rOwboat in Lake Lucerne-
and word came that Hamilton Swift's
will appointed Dave guardian of the
one child they had, a little boy-Ham-
ilton Swift, Juniors. his name. He
was sent across the ocean In charge
of a doctor, and Dave went on to New
York to meet him. He brought him
home here the very day before you
passed the house and saw peor Dave
getting up at four In the morning to
let that ghost in. And mighty funny
ghost Simpledoria isl"
81 begin to understand" said, "and
to feel pretty silly. TOO"
"Not at ALL" he rejoined, heartily.
"That little chaps freaks would mys-
tify anybody, especially with Dave hu-
moring 'em the ridiculous way he
does. Hamilton Swift, Junior. Is the
curiousest child ever saw-and the
good Lord knows He made all chill
dren powerful mysterious! This poor
little cuss has a complication Of in
firmities that have kept him on his
back most of his life, never knowing
other children, never playing, or any
| thing; and he's got ideas and ways
that never saw the beat Of He was
born sick, as I understand it-his
bones and nerves and insides are all
wrong, somehow-but It's supposed he
gets little better from year to year.
He wears a pretty elaborate set OF
braces. and he's subject to attacks.
tool don't know the name for EN-
and loses what little voice he has
sometimes, all but whisper. He had
one, l know. the day after Beasley
brought him home, and that was prob
ably the reason you thought Dave was
carrying on all to himself about that
jumping-match out in the backyard
The boy must have been lying there
In the little wagon they have for him,
while Dave cut up shines with 'Bill
Hammersley.' or course most children
have make-believe friends and COM
panions, especially II they haven't any
brothers or sisters, but this lonely
little fellIr's got his people worked
out in his mind and materialized be-
yond any ever heard Of. Dave got
well acquainted with 'em on the train
on the way home, and they certainly
are giving him lively time. Ho, no
Getting him up atsfour in the morn
ing"
Mr.. Dowden's mirth overcnme him
for a moment; when he had mastered
it. he continued: "Simpledoria-now
where do you suppose he got that
name?-well, anyway. Simpledoria Is
supposed to be Hamilton Swift. Jun
iors, ST. Bernard dog. Beasley had ia
battle him the other day, he told me-
And Bill Hammersley Is supposed tt
l'be boy OF Hamilton Swift, Juniors
own age, but very big and strong; he
has rosy cheeks, and he can do more
in athletics than whole college track
team. That's the reason he out
jumped Dave so far. you see."
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HAMILTON SWIFT. JR.

sYNOPSlS-Newco In O small
town. q young newspaper man. who
tells the story. IL amazed by the
unaccountable actions OF man
who, from the window of fine
house. apparently has converse
with invisible personages. particu-
larly mentioning one Simple
doria." Next morning he discov-
ers hls strange neighbor Ia the
Hon. David Beasley, prominen. pol
itlcian, and universally respected.
With Miss Apperthwaite. he is nm
unseen witness OF a purely imag-
mary jumping contest between
Beasley and "Bill Hammersley."
Miss Apperthwaite appears deeply
concerned. 7 no reporter learns that
Beaslcy and Miss Apperthwaite had
nt one time been engaged. and that
the young lady had broken the
engagement because OF Beasley's
lack of Imagination"
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coming down at four in the morning
to open the door for nothing on sea or
land or In the waters under the earth.
gave account, also. Of the miraculous
jumping contest (though / did not
mention Miss Apperthwaite's having
been with mel. and of the elfin voice
had just now overheard demanding
"Blll Hammersley."
$50 I expect you must have decld-
that David Beasley has gone just
plain insane"
mot bit of It. Nobody could look
at him and not know better than that"
you're right there! !" said Dowden,
heartily. "And now I'll tell you all
there is to it. You see, Dave grew
up with a cousin of his named Ham,
ilton Swift; they were boys together;
went to the same school, and then to
college. don't believe there was ever
a high word spoken between them.
Nobody in this life ever got n quarrel
out of Dave Bcasley, and Hamilton
Swift was a mighty good sort Of fell
low, too. lie went East to live, after
they got out Of college. yet they al
ways managed to get together once
year. generally about Christmas time.
You couldn't pass them on the street
without hearing their laughter ringing
out louder than the sleigh-bells, may
be over some old Joke between them,
or some fool thing they did. perhaps,
when they were boys. But finally
Hamilton Swift's business took him
over to the other side Of the water to
live: and he married an English girl,
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beads In figures that conform to the
outlines of the applied plush. The
crown is soft and Il spray of curving
feathers provides me graceful trim
ming.
There was time when people
were not much interested In clothes
for their younger girls, 1t was when
they believed In "the awkward ge."
Girls were supposed to arrive at a
period In their development when
nothing could be made to look well
upon them. sort OF pin.feather stage.
and their clothes were relegated to
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Latest in Winter Millinery;
Frocks for Young Girlhood

the ranks Of unimportant things. But
the awkward age, like the stone age.
has passed almost iEto oblivion. When
designers began to specialize In chill
dren's apparel, they uncovered the
charms Of the half-grown girl.
A frock for all ordinary dress-up
times, and party frock, for the
younger girls, are shown here-the
party frock at the right of the two
pictured. This is merely new form
Of the petal frock, made of taffeta
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THE story of winte: millinery Is
L ended--except for those beautiful.
frivolous and ephemeral affairs for
dances and the theater, that are Its
epiogue. Designers must now turn
their thoughts to spring.
The dignity and beauty of this sea.
sons shapes seemed to demand velvet
and 1t has played the star part among
millinery fabrics. A representative
dress hat, shown at the upper left
in the group OF four hats pictured
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lii--Continued.

"Poor David, Outside OF his law
books, I don't believe he's ever read
anything but Robinson Crusoc' and
the Bible and Mark Twain. Oh, you
should have heard her talk about It +
Il couldn't bear II another day. she
said, 4 couldn't stand It! In all the
time I've known him l don't believe
hes ever asked me n single question
except when he asked me II I'd marry
him. lie never says anythIng-never
speaks at all = she said. You don't
know n blessing when you see It,
told her. Blessing" she said. There's
nothing In the man! He has no
depths! He hasn't any more imaglna-
ton thnn the chair he sits and sits
and sits inl Half the time he answers
what say to him by nodding and soy
ing "um-hum," with that same old
foolish, contented smile Of his. I'd
have gone mad II 1t had lasted any
lOngerr I asked her IL she thought
married life consisted very largely Of
conversations between husband and
wife; and she answered that even
AhoishVu INV otSht w htlNC BV-
etry in 1t. Some romance she said,
some soul And he Just comes and
SITS she said, and sits and sits and
sits and sits! And I can't bear It any
longer, and I've told him So"
"PoOr Mr.. Beasley." I said.
81 think. Poor Ann ApperthwaIte = "
retOrted my cousin. "rd like to know
II there's anything nicer than Just to
sit and sit and sit and sit with as love
ly a man as that-a man who under
stands things, and thinks and listens
and smiles--instead Of everlastingly
talking"
"As It happens" remarked, "Tve
heard Mr.. Beasley talk"
"Why. of course he talks" she re-
turned, "when there's any real use In
It, And he talks to children; he's that
kind OF man."
81 meant particular instance"
began; meaning to see II she could
give me any clew to Bill Hammersley
and Simpledorla, but ats that moment
the gate clicked under the hand Of
another caller MY cousin rose Il
greet him, and presently I took my
leave without having been able to gel
back upon the subject Of Beasley.
Thus, once more bafiled, returned
to Mrs. Apperthwaite's--and within
the hour came into full possession oi
the very heart Of that dark and subtle
mystery which overhung the house
next door and so perplexed my soul.
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and he chuckled. swell, sir, Dawes
got something at home to keep him
busy enough, these days, expect!"
"Do you mind telling me?" I in
quired. "Is his name 'Simpledoria'
Mr.. Dowden threw back his head
and laughed loudly. Lord, moi What
on earth made you think that?"
told him. II was my second sue
cess with this narrative; however,
there was difference: my former au-
ditor listened with flushed and breath
less excitement. whereas the present
one laughed consumedly throughout.
Especially he laughed with a great
laughter at the picture OF Beasley's
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".

Finding that had still some leisure
before me, got book from my room
and repaired to the bench In the gar
den. But ! did not read; had but
opened the book when my attention
was arrested by sounds from the other
side OF the high fence-low and trem-
uious crOonings Of distinctly African
derivation:
"Ah met nah sistuh In a-mawnin'.
She 'uz a-waggin' up de hill so slow!
Sistuh. you mus git a rastle In doc time,
B'fo de hevumly dos cloze-iz!"
It was the voice of an aged negro
Ind the simultaneous slight creaking
small hub and axle seemed to In
cate that he was pushing or pulling
child's wagon or perambulator up
and down the walk from the kitchen
door to the stable. Whiles, he prof
fered soothing music: over and over
ne repeated the chant, though with va.
riations; encountering In turn his
brother, his daughter, each Of his par
ents.- hts uncle, his cousin. and his
secon d cousin, one after the other
ascending the same slope with the
same perilous leisure.
"Lay still, honey" He interrupted
his Anjunctisps TO the second-cousin
sDes Keep on a-nappin' an a-breavin
de flesh air. Dass wha's 60 mex yor
good an well agin."
Then there. spoke the strangest
voice that ever fell upon my ear; I,
,wasrppf .pke acblld's, neither was I,
ME Z vsrS old persons voice; II might
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on straight lines with kimono sleeves
hanging in points below the elbow
and faced with light crepe de chine.
A narrow girdle of metallic ribbon Is
tied at the left side where hanging
loops and ends finish 1t. Crepe dc
chine tabs, simply decorated with
needlework of colored silk fiosA.
make a pretty collar for the neck.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-08

We ask you to think of the seo of Syracuse New York. Syracuse is regard
ed rs a city. You think of it as such. Yet Syracuse has not grown as other
eastern cities have grown and it sought the reason 1t called in experts who
studied it and its Houishng. growing neighbors and they told the business
community OF You are a hotel town that why
your growth is slow in comparison with your neighbors."
Syracuse studied that advice and realized that it "a sound. 1t adopted a
hotel building plan which is, in all it's essentials, the plan adopted by Albu-
querque, New Mexico, and which other cities have used successfully to build
hotels since Albuquerque undertook lit and announced to the world that this
city would put that plan through.
Backed by the Kiwanis club and similar clubs, and by al aroused commun-
Ty determined to grow, Syracuse, in a seven-day program of community
effort, financed a So, 100000 hotel with 500 rooms now under construction.
Syracuse, says a current publication of that city, is no longer a 'onehotel
town. Syracuse is ready to grow.
We ask you to think of the fact that since Albuquerque undertook this com
through-to a total of S350OO0 and without a dollar of mortgage or bond
ed indebtedness a dozen cities, several of them 10 larger than Albuquer-
que, have actually done what W re are still trying to do.
We ask you to think of the fact that approximately sixsevenths of the total
fund required has been subscribed and that only 100000 more is necessary
permit us to let a building contract.
We ask you to think that nearly 800 citizens have subscribed to this building
fund, a majority for all they "a afford; that there arr some citizens able to
subscribe who have not done so and who will be directly benefited by the
success of this project. We ask you to think if YOU are of these latter.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-08

We ask you to think of Salt Lake City, Spokane, Seattle, FL Paso, Dial
las, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Springfield, Illinois; St Joseph, Mis-
sour; Jacksonville Florida; Richmond, Birmingham, Rochester, Day
ton, Joplin, Tulsa, Wichita, Des Moines, Louisville, Houston, and one
hundred other cities that might be listed and whose names you know
cities which awakened the will to grow, financed that determination on
firm foundations and worked the modern miracles of American city
building.
We ask you to think of the fact that in reasonable and sensible compar-
ison, as to tributary resources, trade territory and transportation, Abu-
querque, New Mexico, has equal advantages and equally firm founda-
tons on which to build, with any of these. We ask you to think of the
FACT, established beyond the question of the most skephcal investi
gator, that at the real beginning of growth for each of the cities named
and the 100 others you know of, was the provision of adequate, modern
hotel facilities.
We ask you to think of the fact that a dozen important building enter
pnses considered for this city are being held in abeyance-whie their
projectors wait to see what Albuquerque is going to do about the key to
the future, the key to the door to growth and prosperity-ths commun-
ity hotel project
We ask you to think about the one resource Albuquerque has which
none Of these other cities which have opened the door to growth and
prosperity can claim the resource which depends first last
and always upon adequate accomn odation for those who seek it, in or
der to transform that resource into growth, prosperity, money.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-08

This sketch was not drawn 10 decorate an advertisement,
but 10 roughly illustrate a dream that s practical. well
thought-out and based upon events that have been made to
happen bsfors ana that viii be made 10 happen agar. IL
can DC made to happen in the immediate future IN AicEquer-
qze, NeT nisx;oo. Smile, # yo- vii o~t THINK.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-08

This sketch is no idle, rosy dream of some miraculous, mush-
room growth at a rainbow end. Smile If you wish, at the
suggestion that such a picture may be transformed into
reality on Central avenue and adjacent streets in Aiblquer-
smile TnlSK.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-08

the 0mnnHyh hotel project the ywh hwWQ Mnhedm Sbw which the willie grow Amp prosper will enter SGV Under
wSy that heN success this hotel mO@tbH KEY mott ed~rn mort cmpetda nmmed prosperity We are dreaming
DRomhmgd cities W KNOW What bkyv wild in aiding the modern miracle dgvwhh Mm accomplished yh faiths courage an
We outline for a skyline a m%Hn bnm@cn muHy of Astonishing haHHMc yo an bmmeqmd 5000
2 NM MWmW but THK