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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-06

HIRE THEATRE TO.
+. MANAGER
OPERA HOUSE. AUGUSTA, MAINE
FIRST WEEK-Friday-S saturday
Betty Compson-"Lades Must Live"
SECOND WEEK-Fridny-S saturday
Get Rich Quick Wallingford'
OPERA HOUSE. GARDINER, MAINE
FIRST WEEk--Frldny Saturday
1.-THE Shek' with Agnes Ayres and Rudolph
Valentino
SECOND WEEK-Fridny- Snturdny
"Exre rience" with Richard Bartheemess
MAJESTIC THEATRE, RUMFORD, MAINE
FIRST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
William A Brady's Production Life
SECOND wEEK-wednesdny-T hur.dny
VIM. DeMille,s What Every Woman Is n Knew Wi;
Friday and Saturday
Thos. Meighan in "Cappy Kicks
1. o. o. r. HALL. ALBION. MAINE
FIRST WEEk-Snturdny
Wallace Reid in THE Lottery Man"
Sennett Comedy Up in Alf's Place"
Paramount Magazine
SECOND enthusiastically
THE Teeth of the Tiger
Sennett Comedy "A Ladies' Tailor
Paramount Magazine
OPERA HOUSE, DINFIELD. MAINE
FIRST WEEi<-Snturdny
Douglas Mclean in Chickens
Paramount Magazine
SECOND NEEK-Saturdny
THE Passionate Pilgrim with Matt Moore
Paramount Magazine
DREAMLAND. LvERMORE FALLS. MAINE
FIRST WEEK-Mondny-Tuc.ln
Ethel Clayton in Beyond"
Burton Holmes TraveloGue
Wednesday
Passing Thru" with Douglas Mclean
Thursday
Douglas Mclean in Passing Thru"
Lionel Barrymore in boomerang Eli
Friday
Lionel Barrymore in boomerang Bill
"After the Show" with Jack Holt and Lila Lee
Saturday
after the Show" with Jack Holt and Lila Lee
SECOND WEEK-Mondny
VIM. S. Hart in Three Word Brand"
Neutrality-suspicious. Lies"
observation-disclosures Meighan in The Con-
quest of Canaan
Thursday
Betty Compson in Ladies Must Live
Friday
Betty Compson in Ladies Must Live
Saturdny-"Besidc the Bonnie Brar Bush
GRANITE HALL. ROUND POND. MAINE
FIRST WEEI<-Thursdny-Fr
Robert Warwick in In Mzzoura'
SECOND Observation-Disclosures
Houdini in The Grim Game
Evening star., 1922-02-17

lieve it. Jerry Muskrat himself"
With bound Peter was down from
the roof Of Jerry's house and scam
pering across the snow-covered ice
toward Jerry. Jerry's was toward the
back OF him and he seemed to be busy
about something-what, Peter couldn't
imagine. As Peter drew near Jerry
heard the soft patter Of his feet and
turned quickly to see who might be
coming. A look of relief crossed his
face.
Hello. Peter" he cried. ut is a
long time since I've seen you. How
are you and Mrs. Peter standing the
| winter"
Hello yourself. Jerry Muskratv'
cried Peter. You are the last per-
son expected to see. l was sitting
up there on the roof Of your house
you were getting on. could hardly
believe. my eyes when l saw you
climb out on the ice. My, hasn't this
been a hard winter?"
Has it?" asked Jerry.
Has it?" repeated Peter in a tone
it has,"
No" replied Jerry. at has seemed
no different to me from most winters
There has been nothing hard about
it to me. What has made it so hard ?''
Peter stared very hard at Jerry.
He suspected Jerry of joking. But
Jerry's face was sober and it was
quite plain that he was in earnest.
where were you during and after
the great ice Storm" demanded Peter.
HAS there been great ice Storm
asked Jerry innocently.. Now you
speak of it, I do remember that for
several days the bushes and young
tress over yonder were covered with
ice. but didn't think anything of
1t at the time. Was it such a bad
Storm"
Listen to himt" cried Peter. Just
listen to him! Was it a bad storm?
1t was the worst storm I've ever
in my days. It Is wonder that there
is anybody alive around here. 1t is
So"
MY, 1t must have been bad" said
Jerry. "And to think I didn't know
It! But why Is it a wonder that there
is anybody alive around here?
couldn't everybody get under cover
until the storm was over?"
Certainly. OF course" replied
Peter impatiently. 1.-THE real trouble
came after the storm was over. I
Browns Boy most Of US would have
starved to death. Yes, sir; that is
what guess.
"Why?" asked Jerry innocently.
Because everything was covered
with ice, that's why" retorted Peter.
''No one could get through it to get
so much as q bite"
"How dreadful" exclaimed Jerry.
II pity you folks who have to 1.-Two on
land all the time"
(copyrisht. 1922. By 7. ". Bursen.)
Evening star., 1922-02-17
SUSAN SUE. BABY DIAGNosrIc1AN.


w YHEN Susan Sue. who was
NN fifty-eight and knew her
place. marched into her
mistress bedroom at mid
night without knocking. she did so
because Of an unwonted disturbance
IN that pretty boudoir.
The scene looked as though some
one had been trying to make a tab
leAu like the picture on an insurance
calendar. Susan Sue could see gay,
chfnts draperies, rose-shaded lights,
a charming red-haired woman in a
yellow neglige bending over blond
baby. and decidedly handsome young
man bending over the baby and the
woman.
But the life insurance calendar
drama is pleasantly silent. the Spec-
tator never hears the baby bowling.
the woman weeping and the man
cursing. And. of course. the life in
surance calendar presupposes that the
child belongs to the woman and the
man with whom it is pictured.
susan Sue gazed in surprise at the
osoy. At most certainly had not been
there when she had departed for her
afternoon out. The floor was covered
with broken glass and the rug drip
ping with milk. John Lindsay had
ten minutes previously tried to hush
the baby's walls by feeding an extra
bottle-which the baby had promptly
spurned.
John and Merriam hadn't been on
speaking terms since that episode
for Merriam had distinctly disap.
proved Of trying the extra feeding.
themselves heard If they had tried tc
speak. 1t seemed to their over.
,, wrought nerves that the child had
been crying twenty hours instead OF
two.
And John was angry at tho child
because 1t was crying. at Merriam be.
cause she couldn't make it stop cry.
ing. angry at the child's parents be.
cause they had inflicted the child
upon him. and angry at himself be-
cause he had been so soft.hearted az
to let such troublesome creature be
!! left under his roof.
AS for Merriam. her anger was
gone. She was badly frightened
She was quite sure that some serious
illness was upon the child.
She looked up at Susan Sue with
woebegone eyes.
We'll. even II babies can't have
apoplexy." she moaned, you don't
know. maybe she's been poisoned"
The two women were quite ignor.
ing John.
Susan took or her coat and bonnie,
quickly. She leaned over the baby
Evening star., 1922-02-17

I've used up all my wishbones. and !
cannot see my mountain any. more;
But still feel it waiting there-stiii
| do love it-still feel that | do owe
il gifts for all it's friendliness 10 me.
And now I'm going to try to pay tnaI
debt which l and all mountain iovers
owe to the mountains that we love:
If you do not love mountains you had
best not read this. for 1t is only q
little, private. debt-payinS party anu
you will not understand.
am telling of my love for noun
tains. All sorts of mountains, the
slow upreaching Of the gentler ranges
the swift, sharp leap Of other PIN
naeies and srass, Tney are are nxe ke es
sence of the truth. each showing
beauty in a different way. And all
their moods are different as their
faces differ. Their secret places-no
two are alike. There are wide, calm
Turing. tangled trails that no man
made. There are arid stretches.
waste and terrible with stiffness.
where the storms have struggled for
mastery. There are lakes like deep.
clear souls-such souls as strong
beyond the reach OF winds. There
are the voices Of the mountains-tbe
whisper and the wailing Of the pines
the chuckle and the thunder of the
| water-the infinite small shruggings
and shiftings that take place in it's
mantle of earth and moss-the
breathing,of a living pile. For noun
tains truly live and grow. Small
noises, vast noises. silence like . tide.
/ wish l could give myself up to the
silence of the mountain. I wish I
could stretch myself upon its top and
let my discomfort slip back into my
great mother earth. Once again to
see the fog floor rise from out the
plain. Once again to hear the thun-
ders as they breed. l would like,
when all is finished. to go up as Moses
did, high and higher, toward the star
] light and find peace upon my noun
Evening star., 1922-02-17
nrAuux1 rruArc BY EDNA
DEAO Of1AlS KENT FORBES

pearance they would have delighted
tho leaders Of the Spanish inquisition
1t can be drugged off-the market is
full Of patent prescriptions guaran.
teeing to mako you young and slen-
der even while you eat everything
your fancy dictates in as great guam
titles as your stomach will hold.
Lastly, 1t can be taken on by the
much more natural process OF being
re-absorbed into the system. Bears
and all other alternating animals do
this over the winter. The camel does
IL when he stores up fat for his long
trip into the desert, and man can do
tho same II he only exercises his will
power.
always remember the story Of the
Partisan banker weighing some hun
dreds of pounds who filched all the
money he could and then fed to a
small town. He spent every day in
. Turkish bath literally boiling the
for his wife, who did not recognize
him. Certain that no one else could.
he boldly went out into the streets.
only to be arrested at the next cor
ner. not az the runaway banker but
as q strange and suspicious object of
lice that no had once been fat, for
dry skin hung in folds all over him;
SO they locked him up and fed him
starch, and when he filled out again
they knew who he was. The wonder
is that he lived through such a vio.
lent treatment. Reducing should be
slow as well as sure.
Gabrielle.-The shade Of your hair
has not been affected by cutting it.
It merely appears to be darker from
the excessive Secretions Of the scalp.
1t win be improved by more frequent
shampooing. but do not resort to US
ing q bleach.
Bobbed hair sometimes becomes oily
and clings to the scalp in less than a
week after washing It. At such times
shake little talcum powder into It
to absorb some Of the oil. after which
brush It out.
The reason for this condition is the
fact that the scalp is secreting enough
oil to keep long hair in health. so
with the shortened hair there will be
an excess Of this unless 1t is kept
brushed out or washed oftener than
needed when the hair Is long.
Interested.-The treatment for the
skin which IL known as mud pack
IL an application Of q mixture Of In
gradients that cleanseS the pores and
acts as an astringent. It is used more
among the BARRIERS than beauty spe-
cialists. It should always DO followed
by Z generous application OF cold
cream, as Il dries out all the natural
secretions. Even tho following day
il the skin feels parched. apply more
cream and keep this up until the
tendency to dryness has disappeared
Evening star., 1922-02-17
Brides Will Be Brides
By Lucille Ta,, Slyke.

She put her roughened old hand down
on q waving foot. With scorn in her
glance at John, she picked up the
sQualiing baby.
about toward the baby's bassinet.
She jerked up the wee blankets and
began winding them around the child.
Cuddling the distracted baby over her
shoulder. smuggling the dropping
head In the hollow OF her leathery old
down the living room. patting and
grooming a sort of sing-song, while
John and Merriam listened in amaze-
mant as the sobs grew less and less
and presently dimuendoed into tired
sfghs.
Round blue eyes, tear drowned, roll.
ed accusing toward the culprits every
time Susan Sue passed the amazed
and BUNDLED young Lindsays. The
brlck-red color faded from the baby's
skin. a soft fiush of sleep came in.
stead. long lashes wavered, there was
q last agsrieved sigh. and Mile.
Jeanne Everett Leslie slept.
Susan Sue put her in the bassinet.
and. without a word. picked up the
bassinet. baby and all, ond departed
for her own quarters.
Ten minutes later Susan was rat
Ting the kitchen stove recklessly
when John ''ssshed'' at her.
For heavens sake. Susan, have q
heart! he whispered. shrilly. you'll
wake 1t up again! You don't know
how it's howled-let it sleep till the
doctor comes"
Doctor" shifted Susan Sue. from
her knees as she vigorously scooped
up the ashes. go long and telephone
him to save his time and gasoline an6
money: you don't aeed any doctor 70,
that pore little lamb"
But she's q very sick child" Johr
protested. 81 tell you Mrs. Lindsa,
| and I know she's a very sick baby
| Mrs. Lindsay noticed 1t before the
child had been here an hour. She-I-
We both think there's something men.
tally wronE-the head waEgles so anS
it goes into such convulsions and"
! Mentally wronEw gasped Susan
'oh. 60 long to bed. Mr.. Lindsay, and
tell Mrs. Lindsay to stop her worrit-
ing and 60 OF to sleep. It's the two
OF you that's mentally wrong! That
pore little lamb" she limped disgust.
edly back to the sleeping baby
neither Of you with sense enough to
know what was the matter!"
DO you think you know what was
the matter, Susan Sue?" John whis.
"Know. susan's scorn reached i,s
crescendo. wouldn't any woman
that had ever heard that kind of a
cry before know It was nothing in
the world but the cry that goes with
cold feet!"
Another episode of this story in to.
morroM's Star.
Evening star., 1922-02-17

The shoD0 are getting the right
sort OF bt1ooieres to 30 with the
loW.t0pped corset There was Q
good deal 0f complaint on the part
Of women because Of the hiatus
that appears when they stretch out
edge OF the brasaere and the top
edge OF the corset. Some resorted to
safety pins to faSten the two TIRE.
trisvably together. Some Just tried
70 rsmemese not 70 throw their
shoulders oAct: But now there are
these. low eoeeete that STAY whore
=: ;;';' .:':': - ~ d: s::" :ss 's: ''::
Evening star., 1922-02-17
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON.

When I was little child loved
mountain. I believed in fairies In
those days. and thought my noun
tain was q friendly giant curled in
a sleepy heap. as curled when I
slept. 1t lay across wide water.
and could not 60 to 1t. but I longed
to take it gifts to show my love-
three of my glass beads. a piece of
my best red crayon and one of my
wish bones. ! felt ! owed them to
the mountain for its friendiiness.
So now / am . woman. and my
fairies have all gone away. I've lost
my glass beads and my red crayon.
Evening star., 1922-02-17
GInIDdESIoRlE$
%rBEDTlnE
Peter Gets His Wish.
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Never make a wish you'll rue.
For wishes sometimes do come true.
~ ll..ll Il

Peter Rabblt.
AS Peter Rabbit sat on the top of
Jerry Muskrat's house plying Jerry
as he tried to imagine what it must
be like to have to spend the winter
as Jerry did. he happened to look
over to the place where the Laughing
Brook enters the Smiling Pool. Just
there was a little open place where
the water had not frozen. 1t looked
black and cold, did that water.
Suddenly Peter blinked He blinked
again and rubbed his eyes. 1t GER
tafnly looked to him as IL a brown
head had appeared in the middle of
that water. Yes. sir. there was some-
thing there that looked for all the
world like a brown head, and it was
moving. Peter sat up and stared.
Straight over to one side of that open
place moved that brown head and
then a stoft brown-coated little per-
son climbef out on the ice.
Jerry Nuskrat" exclaimed Peter
under his breath as If he couldn't be.
Evening star., 1922-02-17
Sweet Potato Salad.

Boil three large sweet potatoes. cut
into half-inch squares. cut into very
small pieces two stalks of celery
season with sale and pepper and pour
over q French dressing made as fol-
lows: Three tablespoons Of salad oil
two tablespoons Of vinegar. one tea
spoon Of onion Juice and one salt.
spoon each Of salt and pepper. Let
the salad stand in the refrigerator
for two hours. Garnish with pickles,
olives and pafbley.
Evening star., 1922-02-17
The Children's Hour

When you finish Mrs. Ducky Lucky
you'll surely expect her to waddle
over to you for some corn. She looks
SO real.
On a piece Of white paper four
inches by five inches draw the pattern
Of Mrs. Ducky Lucky as shown in the
carefully. Bend the legs under on
dotted lines A, and up on dotted lines
B. Color the bill and webbed feet
orange. Put in the eyes with black.
With q dull knife curl the neck first
up, then over. The illustration shows
how Mrs. Ducky Lucky looks when
finished. Make some smaller ones for
the baby Ducky Lucky. Place them in
a line behind Mrs. Ducky Lucky. That
is how she takes them down to the
pond to teach them to swim.
r. L. RIBLER..
Evening star., 1922-02-17
WaYs of Dieting.

Some one said that there are a hun
dred ways to reduce. Fat can b.
boiled off-you see this every day ii
the steam rooms of Turkish baths
1t can be baked off-electricallY heat
ed ovens come so gruesome in ap
Evening star., 1922-02-17

The close weave-the well-spm
threads-the soft, smooth finish give a
"feel'' to Fruit Of the Loom that tells
you at once of its substantial quality.
Further. proof is the long wear it gives;
while many washings only prove that
your fngertips were truthful.
Three generations of women have
used Fruit Of the Loom for many
Observation-Disclosures, underwear,
sheets, aprons, aud many other things
in white goods.
Evening star., 1922-02-17
TO Prevent Buttons Breaking in
Your Clothes Wringer.

Don't you fnd it annoying (not to
mention all the time spent in sewing
them on again). to have buttons
broken or torn of by the clothes
wringer? It is very easy to prevent
this. Before putting a garment hav-
ing buttons through the wringer, fold
the buttons inside Of the Earment.
hold 1t nat ~ you run 1t through. In
this way the wrinGer cannot harm
the buttons.
THE HOUSEWIFE,
Evening star., 1922-02-17

Lovely lingerie Of tho aheerest
hatiste, made all by hand and en-.
broiderod with the daintiest sort OF
patterns In the nnest sort OF stitches.
10 always sought after BY some WON.
an. who Tar prefer it to that OF Silk.
n ~ o( Oourse. white. This year one
may hoy u made By Fresch o. ~.
gian workerA
Evening star., 1922-02-17
Cottage Pudding.

Take one cup Of milk. one.half cup
Of sugar. one egg. two tablespoons
OF melted butter and one teaspoon OF
baking powder sifted with one pint
Of flour. Rake for half an hour ana
serve with liquid sauce.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
Expect to Reach Agree.
ment and Men Re-
turn to Work
CAssociated Prsssl

Cleveland, Aug. 0.--Virtual de-
cisiOn was reached today by union
leaders to conclude the settlement OF
the soft coal strike with operators
gathered here for joint peace con-
ference Operators also are expectant
of an agreement affecting practical
ly all mines Of Ohio and others scat
tered in Illinois, Indiana and Penn
sylvania. The final decision rests
with the union policy committee. Its
members are informed that President
John L. Lewis had assurances from
operators outside the four states of
their willingness to reach an agree
ment based on the conference here.
Marion, ILL.,, Aug. 9.---Hopeful tnat
today's conference of operators and
miners at Cleveland would effect
settlement of coal strikes, virtually
nil coal operators IN southern Illi-
nois today began setting collieries In
order to begin resumption of coal
production. In four county mines
mules are being let down shafts for
he first time since April st when the
miners struck.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
COWBOY DAYS
FRONTIER CELEBRATION TO BE
LIKE OLD TIMES
Legion Broncho and Roping Con-
tests at City Park August
70, 80 and 81

Plans for the American Legion
Frontier Celebration which will take
place the last three days Of August
at Abilene City Park are rapidly
taking shape. This is to be an un-
usual celebration, planned after
those held annually ut Cheyenne,
Wyoming. and Pendleton. Oregon,
where 10000 people are entertained
In the thre days tournament where
cowboys compete for large cash
prizes in such events Of the range as
bulldogging, r0ping, brOncho bust
ing, Roman standing races, wild
horse races and pony express races.
The Frontier Celebration is in no
sense salaried wild west show but
is more the nature Of champion
ship athletic contest for cowboys and
cOwgirls in the sports acquired by
them on the open ranges of the cat
tie country of the southwest, west
and northwest. There will be thrills
and spills, pageantry and pleasure
at this contest which is open to the
world and takes on somewhat of the
Importance of national tennis,
baseball or any athletic tournament
lasting for three days or so.
Since learning of this contest
which takes place the week follow
ing the "Cattlemen's Carnival at
Garden City, Kansas, several top
notch ranch hands have indicated
their intention to be present. Among
hem are Dan Offutt and his wife
iOldied, formerly of the Usage
Tony Swartz Of StapletOn,
Neb., who recently well nigh crack
ID the bulldogging record at Chey-
'nne. and last year won the worlds
in this event at Hold
ege, Neb. A father. mother and son
now mas the Griffith Trio will ap-
,ear here tn fancy rOping, riding
nd other events and it expected
" the management that by the time
he entries are closed on the day be-
ore, the contest, a half hundred
owbOys and cowgirls in fancy boots,
ngling spurs and beavered hats
hat are high, wide and handsome,
'ill be on the grounds ready for the '
ventful opening day when the big {
nnouncer with fog horn voice will S
tart the three-day contest. II
Fuller details will be given later {
nd Abilene counts on the biggest !
rowd in it's history August 20, 81 Il
nd 81. Ii
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
RACING CARS CAUSE CRASH
Philip Weisgerber Picked Up in
Semi Conscious Condition

Salina Journal: Philip Weisgerb-
er, living about two miles west OF
this city on the Golden Belt road,
narrowly escaped serious injury yes
terday and did sustain minor cuts
and bruises when, trying to pass
four racing cars on the turn Of the
road west of his place he crashed
into telephone pole, telling the pole
and hurting himself and car into the
ditch. Mr.. Weisgerber was picked
up in semi-dazed condition, being
found under his overturned machine.
The accident occurred yesterday
evening about 5 o'clock at the turn
on the road just west Of the Weis-
gerber place. Meeting the four cars,
all racing. Mr.. Weisgerber attempt
ed to turn out Of their way. He
crashed into the telephone pole, the
terrible force of the blow breaking
the pole and telling it to the ground.
The automobile turned completely
over, landing upside down in the
ditch. Mr.. Weisgerber was thrown |
put and under the machine, where |
he was found by other motorists
irving with him along the road at
hat time.
Several severe gashes on his head
Ind other bruises and cuts made up
he injuries he sustained. He was
,nly partially conscious when picked
lp but is feeling better today.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
LEGION HAD FINE RALLY

Over 500 Legion and Auxiliary
members and families enjoyed a fine
picnic supper In the Library Park
Tuesday evening. Afterward the
Abilene band played and an inter
esting program was given with A.
=. Rogers presiding. Gen. w. s.
Metcalf, OF Lawrence, commander of
the State Legion, made the princi-
pal address and 1t was a fine appre-
citation Of the Legion and Its work.
He spoke for adjusted compensation
and was listened to with interest
G. d. Withers Of Clay Center, Matt
Guilfoyle Of Herington, d. A. Wilkie
for the Legion and Miss Stella Muir
ply for the Auxiliary, also spoke.
q. A. Engh and Miller and Smith
gave musical numbers, and a boxing
bout also furnished entertainment.
The evening was much enjoyed by
all and was 4 credit to the local Or
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10

Junction City Union: To the west
Of Abilene on the Golden Belt high
way is tourists inn, which is a
popular rendezvous for travellers this
summer. There Is small rustic
building where the tourists are served
fine chicken dinners during the day
and also may order delicious Sand
Springs melons. During a visit to
the inn one encounters tourists from
both the east and west coasts; from
northern United States and south
ern United States. Such spot as
this Is much welcomed by the mo-
torist, as is shown by the patron
age he gives It,