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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17
(URRIER DISTRICT

Miss Annie Louise Roberts oil
bon Falls is the guest of her i
Mrs. Eugene A. Curriel.
Mr.. Wheeler of Brunswick
guest at the home of Mr.. and
Eugene A. Currier.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Currier and
lily, Miss annie L. Roberts Of Y
Falls and Albert A. Wheeler Of B
wick were at Lakewood Sunday.
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EAST Emblem

Arthur Flanders was a recent caller
at Chester Flanders.
Wu. Knox has returned to his home
in Fairfield.
Herbert Jacobs and family from
Pittsfeld were in town Sunday.
Chester Flanders is eating sweet
corn from his garden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Livingstone
from Oakland were over SunG0
guests at the home of her pareHys
Mr.. and Mrs Otfas. Perry.
Charles Perry is quite feeba BIT mis-
writing.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17
KFNNEBEC AyENUE-EMBBEN

Albert Spanldtng of Madison Is
spending a few days with his son,
Mont Spanlding.
Miss Lizzie Witham of Norridge-
wock visited relatives in town few
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Dinsmore of
watervlTle, called on relatives in
town, Sunday.
Quite a number Of women in town
have been working at Scion in the
bean factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Livingston of
Oakland were callers at Charles Ber-
rvs, Sunday.
Frank Pease returned home the last
of last week from Aroostook county
where he was visiting his grandfather.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy and
daughter Elsie were callers in Bling
ham, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Clara Montfort and daughter,
Mrs. jamie Howes of Topsham, are
visiting Mrs Montfort's sister, Mrs :.
Ansel Stevens.
Una Stevens of Madison spent last
week with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. lothian Stevens.
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ANS0N CENTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoyt and fam
lily went to New Portland Sunday to
visit Mr.. Hoyt's father, Hovey Hoyt.
Seine of our farmers have finished
having but there is a lot of grass yet
to be harvested The crop is proving
TO be more than an average yield.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17
NORTH FAIRFIELD

One of the prettiest home weddings
ever held here was that OF Sunday
afternoon. August IS, at the home OF
Mrs. William Browning Clifford when
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17
HARTLAND

Young women to work in hospital
with opportunity to train for nursing.
Education equal to two years in high
school required. Excellent opportu-
nifty. Kennebec Valley Hospital,
Skowhegan. 1w33
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17

Any person suffering s,1 1,n i
trouble, either recent o. m,s BALSAH
send card for ARNOLD : o. o Boz
cular to j. A. Gilman, onasd by
Boston. Mass. Recoiii'"'
sons Drug store.
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Weymouth. Mass Mrs. Augusta L.
Day and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hill
ton of Anaon; Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Churchill of Starks; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Jones and three sons Elroy,
Verne ana Merle OF Windsor; Mr.. and
Mrs Albert Jones and daughter. Mil
dred of New Vineyard; Miss Florence
Jones and John Jones of Pennington
Mr.. and Mrs R. c. Berry of Plea
cant Ridge were week end guests of
A H. Quimby.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quimby spent
Sunday nj North Pond in Smithfield.
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

IN all the Potash and Perlmut.
ters" we have an eczema OF
dialect. At the Fulton Theater in
the amazing play "Abies Irish
Rose" we have another outburst.
Here the old father is abundantly
dialectic. His hideous jargon is dis
played for purpose Of humor and
pathos. He is a slave to his blend
Of Yiddish and English. The au-
dience Is expected to roar with
laughter at speeches that. in dia-
lect, are presumed to be funny,
but that. in pure English, would
not extract a smile.
I venture to say this: that any
speech or any story that is value
less in pure English is not worth
while in dialect. abhor dialect.
I have never thought It funny.
never read stories in dialect. I
never read jokes In dialect. l am
a stickler for purity of speech. and
any humor that relies upon imper-
fection and illlteracy for its point
eludes me. l have no interest in
old pepper and old mommer when
they resort to dialect. Gibberish
has no charms for me. People who
live in a country should speak its
language. II they can't. let them
be silent. That is my idea. l know
that Is not all.prevailing. Dialect
roles on the stage are popular and
will remain so because there is a
certain class that never rises above
dialect. think that this class
should rise. Hence my remarks.
don't care II 1t be Barney Ber.
nard, or even David Warfield-I
can't abide" dialect. 1t hurts me.
II hurts others.
7 THOROUGHLY enjoyed Anne
Nichols play AZ the Fulton
Thsatsr because II was clever. In
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

genious and possible. but regret
ted the dialect. OF course, I know
that many in the audience might
have resented pure English because
these resenters have been taught
to believe that pure English is sort
of uppish, frilly, and ceremonious.
They regard dialect as trueN blue.
All. they say. THERE is human
nature: THERE is truth, SINGER
ity, charm. Perfection OF speech
is a horrid mannerism, a perquisite
of the younger generation. The
older generstion--bless it!-speaks
jargon. Thank goodness for jarson!
That is their reasoning. why1
The public absolutely believes
ttat nobody can be genuinely He
brew unless he speaks a horrible
patois in asserted tones. The He.
brew, say they, has lost his indi.
viduality when he let's loose pure
English. He is a renegade, or at
least he Is on the high road to
apostasy. The old orthodoxy passes
him by. He MUST be ashamed Of
It or he would not utter this blatant
dialect. You seldom see a non-dia.
lected Hebrew on the stage. He
wouldn't be funny" II he didn't
talk with his hands in dialect. The
public would not accept him (sav
the playwright and manager).
Perish the idea of a purely spoken
Hebrew. Yet there are such in real
life.
All the beauties Of the Hebrew
character and the admirable char.
acteristics of an old race, all the
splendid qualities due to blood and
pedigree, are cast aside for the In.
iquitously dialected buftoonery Of
the stage type. The Legitimate"
Is only a shade better than wauds-
CONTINUED on Page -
The Washington times., 1922-06-04
CAPITALS STAGE WORLD
EXPANDS UNDER ENTRY
OF NEW BELAS(0 PLAYERS
By HAROLD PHILLIPS.

vXTASHINGTON today to find a founding in
w theatrical bulrushes already
tue of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Beasco Players
Always the perennial optims,
Belasco Players the
competition that increases trade Mr. Ely would his
Outlines if he wrote them--whch he
1t is long since Washington has compmented
petng that might legimately
pcous of the motives prompting this Lyon and
doubts by the at
to the White preferable hroncay shady
of Seventh street The box office considerations
negligible factors
The LyonFoxe combination
ouse traps" in Washngtons we-trod
been the path the Gack these
FORTH That they will continue the balance the
their environment contention fairly
by the will hereto
fore in Washington.
Tonight the will make its debut Sleeping
"The Pigeon" will early venture,
Clare Runners "Good Gracious Annabee This
has Washington Gaworthys pigeon
what the keynote the petentiou schedule this offspring
OF the Capitals desire for entertainment will follow
MEANWHILE the Garck Players unperturbed justifaby
will initiate guest-star arrangement which will bring
people who successfully registered
plays these appear
night all the of B" Hagan in "The Acquit
will of the reporter, he
created in the original production.
productions contemplated by the Players include
"Bought "Three Live Ghosts and Turn
Right with probability that Tea for Three" follow
lead she registered successfully during the road tour and in
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

clientele from among the peer
and unedueated are to be found.
Such patrons have ne money for
hisher.grade players and higher
priced admissions. In FanHie's
ease, as we knew now, IL was the
urge of genius that kept her
watching the silhouette eff stages
skyline. Then there were anna.
teur nights" when sabition.fired
girls and boys rubbed elbows in
their effort to get an opening"
1t was great sport for the pub
lie who hewied get the hook"
when an amateur performer
"flivYered." And out from the
side entrance cams a hooiSlike
thing that was thrust around the
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

was instantly suspended when one
of them coyly produced a musical
comedy, words of which had been
written by Rosetta - she's the
chunky one-whtle Rosetta and
Vivian-the taller one-had COM
bined on the music. The two prin.
cipal characters, by some coinci.
dsnce. seem to Fit the particular
talents Of the authors.
Before the interview was ended,
Mr.. Harris had accepted the
comedy and the first try-out Of the
music found II ready for orchestra.
ton and harmonizing. When II
came to the books, II was thought
that perhaps Guy Bolton might do
a little something here and there
to the feet Of the lyrics and touch
up the dialogue in spots. but II Is
nothing 10 keep Mr.. Bolton from
working on five or six other pro.
ductions for the fall.
Neither OF the authors nor the
producer would reveal the title Of
the new comedy yesterday, That
IL 20 be heid a closely guarded
secret until the very young women
return from a short vacation In
England, They returned fPsm a
successful trip there recently dur.
ing which they met duchesses and
the ysuRs royal princes and all
sorts Of lords and ladies.
They sailed Wednesday On the
AquitsRia,
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

amateur and reientiessiy pulled
him or her or them away from he
jeering patrons. Others OF like
calibre succeeded and again and
again the hook caught them be.
fore their turn was finished and
fercibly withdrew them cut Of
sight but not Of sound of the
crewd that really differed little
from those arena crowds who saw
giadiators kill each other aad
wild animals bring to bloody death
the early Christian martyrs.
Luckily for Fannie she had the
web and weof Of wit from. which
stars are made and her audiences
intuitively recognised the fidelity
Of her imltstions
The Washington times., 1922-06-04
Some Things the Future Holds
For Theater and Film Patrons

CARRICK-Three Live Ghosts" will be weeks attrac
u tion, with William Harrigan.
BELASCO-The second summer offering will be "The Oua
Board"
KEITHS-Francis K Bushman and Beverly the
next program.
COLUMBA-"Fooish Wves with the villain Won
helm featured.
METROPOLITAN Richard Barthemess will in his new
play, Sonny"
R1ALfoEBetty compson and Tom Moore in thriller "over
the Border"
PALACE-Walaee Reid in racing story ACROSS the
tinent."
cRANDALLs-"I am the Law" and "The Man Who Married
His Own Wife,"
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

AN interesting establishment to
"A entertainment for the week
will be the appearance of he
Garrick Players at the Columbia
Country Club the afternoon Of
June in "A Happy Ending" for
"Romeo and Juliet" This re-
bellious twist to the immortal
tragedy was penned by none other
than Philander Johnson. coluymist
and critic Of the Evening Star,
VINO, on June :. will have rounded
out thirty years as a humortst
and creator Of Shooting Stars"
Mr.. johnson, despite his pro-
tests, will be ring.master at the
country club reception and in
addition to the Garrickers' BIT
there will be revealing illusions to
Senator Sorghum. Farmer Corn.
tossel. Miss Cayenne and other
offspring Of the Johnsonian brain.
VIvIAN AND ROSETTA DUN.
CAN, biithesorne young misses
known to vaudeville and musical
eomedies OF two continents aa the
Duncan Sisters" have been
graduated into the class Of George
NJ. cohan. I'd. Wynn and the other
stars who writs and play their own,
The Misses Duncan appeared uh,
20 Sam X. Harris To sign contracts
for their appearance under his
managerial next season and sew
eral mere 10 come. That fefmsiity
The Washington times., 1922-06-04
Glen Echo Park
AmuSeS Crowds

THAT washingtonians appre,
ciate q good thing" is
proved by the large crowds
that daily throng Glen Echo. The
management had an army Of w,rk.
men busy all winter improving
and renovating all the amusement
features. so that the Capital City
would stand second to none In the
matter of recreation facilities.
One Of the evidences of the parks
popularity is the fact that the
same people attend night after
night. They wish to duplicate the
thrills they receive on the coaster
dip-the fun they have on the mid
way, on the carrousel--or in the
old mill.
These who do not care for the
ether amusements ara drawn to
the ballroom, where they can
while away the hours To the splen.
did music of the Glen Echo
orchestra, under the direction of
A. oehlmann. The soft lighting
effects and oommodiously huilt
auditorium offer an ai!uring oppOr.
tunity to those Who find pleasure
in dancing. Fine car service TO
and from the park and free admis-
sion are magnets that help to
make washingtens oonsy Island
popiilar
The Washington times., 1922-06-04
Fannie Brice Was
"East Side" Girl

~ IAMONDS are found in blush
- clay, or mud. one might say.
Many vaudeville stars have
been discovered in the dirt and
gloom of New York's overcrowded.
warehoused, forbidding East Side,
with it's boiling pot of mixed races
and multitudlnous nationalities,
chiefly Of the Jewish and Latin
born and their native.born and
numerous progeny. For instance
Gus Edwards. Harry Carroll, and
80 on. In the latter are included
Fannie Brice. once a ragged chit
Of the sidewalks OF East New
York. now the favorite comsdienns
OF Broadway and lee collection of
funstars. the Zlesfeid FoilIes,
When Fannie was in her early
teens she had that Unsuitable am,
bition that sends SO many of its
daughters Of the poor shywaFd or
earthwaFd-that is, to become an
actress, Not of tragedy, net of
opera, net of strsight eemedy, but
the stage ef glitter, pemp and
circumstances of musical shows
and eHtrapagaRsas. Especially
vaudeville, sE variety, as 1t was
called in the days not SO ieas ago
when Fannie was budding from
the short skirts Of girihood.
Today In some sections sad
cities Of the country the sans
sort Of shows, drawing a sluaiiar
The Washington times., 1922-06-04
~4/LL'"
HARRIGAX, G0ES1 .
star WTH EH2RICK
PLAXFRS W'7HE
RCRG/THI"
.D|ALE(T|( DECAY DESTROYS
'DRAMA: JARG0N AS "CRUTCH"
.F0R COMEDY, DECLARES DALE
By ALAN DALE.

VIZ HAT should do the without dialecc types?
w Could there be humor pathos individuality bzarrere with
dialect? Personally, feel quite that there could
be- but the playwright and the for dialect 1t
the Dear old Notwithstanding the playwright
and managedarer and older and moherer plus fractured
English Old naughty is older laughter and atherer he
makes manifest daectc teracy they spoke dramatically
the their children affect both playwright
firmly believe that they would lose their charm To be m
pathetic and lovely To be nterate
airs But should that certain and brands
people dislike the persistent dcule that this attitude
gevously offended in this
spect the Hebrews The playwright is after humorhen old
and pepper displayed smashing into pieces the Engs
The playwright after pahosand he cxhales chunks
of the spectacular eracy of his Hebrew
There special humor, calls
and diosyncrases English would
fall In dialect that they exude Of
humor
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

T THOROUGHLY enjoyed Anne
Nichols play AZ the Fulton
Theatsr because Il was clever, in.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
WANTED-HELp.

FEMALE DOMESTTC-COntiA
COOK, colored. first class, so to 80 years; sal
afy $45 to 500; Cleveland Park; stay nights.
ton Hotel. - =. :
Evening star., 1922-02-27
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
P. F. CARLEY.

Reliable Business Broker,
617 E St. NV. FIR. 6153.
If your business is for sale l
am sure it will pay you to list it
with me. No charge for listing
and advertising your business.
l have a waiting list for Hotels
and paying Rooming Houses ;
also Cigar Stores, Lunchrooms
and Grocery Stores. Don't de-
lay, list today.
P. F. CARLEY.
CONFECTIONERY store for sale; good ioca-
capital stock Of the Crystal Glass Casket Co,
one share capital stock Of the Chemical Paper
Co. Both companies are in Washington, D. C.
Gaithersburg. Nd. p 0. Box LII. 27s
BATTERY service station. excellent location,
well established now doing good business, can
be purchased very reasonably. Phone Main
RELIABLE MAN has 81 500 cash and services
to invest. Address Bog 20s- H. Star once. 27'
LUNCHRoOM In business section; guarantees
business; the best opportunity for quick buyer;
lease. Call Franklin s57 27s
LARGE HOUSE for sale or rent; ant FRANK
I HAVE for sale several excellent investment,
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PARTNER wanted in real estate business:
must be honest and conservative. Address Box
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Evening star., 1922-02-27


SALARY-Twelve hundred dollars t$1.o00).
wASTED-One Of the largest life insurance
agencies in Washington wishes to employ nve
more: or on a commission and renewal con-
tract: prefer men who have not been in the
life insurance business. but must have amb-
tion and energy. We train and instruct In
the art of selling life insurance. and for that
reason pay guaranteed salary. This 10 an
opportunity to make at least 81, 500 the hfst
year. The average income of our present
statesmen for the frs. year during 1921 was
So. 500. We feel satisfied that any good
salesman during the year Of 1922 should do
well. Address Rox 2S5-C. Star Office.
SALESMEN-Good proposition; cooperation
guaranteed good men. H. j. Hogan. 6l2 Bond
bldg. 2Se
SALESMAN-By large old line company, writ
ing life, accident and health insurance: maxi
mum commission and fully equipped office. Mr..
Wright. supt. agents. 700 Bond bldg. before
10 am after pm.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
FLOOR REFINISHING.

FLOOR REF1NIsHING.
HAVE YOUR OLD FLOORS DRESSED BE.
fore the prices go up; planed, scraped OF
cleaned with a chemical and highly polished
no floors too bad: new floors also laid. Call
any hour ADAMS WOOD CO., 2os Barrister
bldg. 635 st. NV. Day phone, Main 1457;
night. franklin 6347 2ss
MATTR REsSES, FEATHER BEDS. Etc
Evening star., 1922-02-27
MALE.

NEVER mail ORIGINAL recommendations
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and We will give you the best proposition on
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craftsman and assure yourself of permanent.
well paid employment. Learn in your spare
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School of Drafting. 14th and SITS. NV.
AUDTr0RS-INCOME TAX-Prelininary test
exam. will be given applicants for March Sth
exam. Glasses giving review, test and drill
therefor start 7:30 Wednesday. For test Ques-
tons apply Revenue Auditors Training Inst.
1416 st. 27s
Evening star., 1922-02-27
WANTED-HELP.

HIGH-CLASS anto truck salesman. for old
established firm handling complete line: strict
ly commission basis. Address Box 30l-H. Star
off .
New-York tribune., 1922-06-26

measure designed 20 meet the demand
q inhationists and spectators, for
such a demand was not in evidence nor
Is the relationship Of the London and
New York markets under existing eN-
change conditions conccivnbly so close
that the action could be accepted as
forced solely by the dropping OF the
Bank Of England rate TO 3is per cent.
In January and in March, when the ae-
eumulation Of funds here for special
cxigcneies caused temporary and eX'
traord.nary easement Of open market
qpotations for money, there was con-
siderable agitation for a lowering Of
the rate. bankers are now ready TO
aGmi. that the resistance by the Re
serve Bank directors Of this pressure
was wise. and there is also almost ger
era, commcndation for the latest stand
At 81 rcr cent the bank rate was out
II an line with the facts Of the money
and credi, position; The opportunity
for the bank to exert any influence
uoon tho affairs OF the financial dis
t..ct was practically negligible No
-.cordsry imitation is feared as a re-
suit. The immediate effect has been
stimulation Of purchases Of Liberty
bonds AZ rising prices and a slight ease
mont in the commercial paper market.
ANY confidence that may have de-
vclopcd in the stability Of sterling has
been completely dissipated By the hap
pc~incs o. tho last fortnight. What
ever The facts OF Great Britain's hnan-
cial and economic position may be
and TO many there seemed ample jusii'
fcation FOR the quotation OF about
E4l5 which was so long maintained
with little variation--the foreign cx-
change market is still essentially a
center Of speculation. Sterling held at
sf45 and then advanced 20 above $3.50,
not because there was any important
change in the British situation, but
because the hopes Of bankers. dealers
and speculators alike were buoyed up
first by the outlook for the Genoa
meeting and subsequently By the pros
peet of a German loan. A European
settlement. IL was felt. would be Of
more immediate benefits 10 England
from the international standpoint than
TO the other nations concerned Then
with the collapse OF the Paris nego,ia-
tions and with no encouragement from
the Hague conference, severe liquida-
ton Of the tremendous long interest
that had been built up WIS started
and the quotation for sterling cables
was forced down more than IL cents
below the peak. A rapid partial re-
covcry cnsuod. and movements since
then have been directed toward achiev-
ing n reasonably sound trading basis
for the time being. The break in
francs and lire and TO lesser extent
in the European exchanges generally,
the comparative steadiness Of marks
occasioned some comment and various
efforts at particular explanations. 1t
was in sterling. however, that the
movements we're initiated. The violent
fluctuations elsewhere we're sym
pathetic and dominated by its leader
ship.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-26

Developments during the period
though not Of sweeping influence on
the market, were not unfavorable- In
following the reduction b. The Bank o,
England Of It's discount rate from to
81, per cent with cuts from ~ 20 !
pcr cent. the directors Of ;hc Federal
Reserve banks Of New York and Boston
in effect pu; their quasi-oficial sane
ton on the judgment regarding funda-
mental business and credit conditions
already expressed in the open market
tlthourh revealing no new state OF
rfsirs. this bringing down Of the dis
count rate to the lowest level in al
mos, four years acted as fresh i'm
pulse for investment buying. and LIB
crtv bonds several OF them .ouct ing
new high marks were consp.euous!y
frm
New-York tribune., 1922-06-26
Wheel Co. GUS Liabilities

The Hayes Wheel Company has iss
ssed a statement Of IS financial cordi-
i.on as % May 81 Lass. showing cash
m hand amounting 10 s5204-l: total
elrrent sssets. S3.6s2.227. clrrcnt La
niii-ies, Sl272i1s. and net current as-
AA's o. S21lO.l03. I0ta. 1c- assets.
SITTER providing for q. liabilities and
reserves. are gwen IS si,559.3,.. &. Is.
Hayes. president. stated that anri-S
ttf period since January The company
nas reduced ifs current Liabilities ap-
pr0Tlmafely S. l.if.NlJ, "alctI 'o.'- .ei
with $4,000 bonds retired. makes
'sfai reduction in indebtedness Of ST.
~ COO
New-York tribune., 1922-06-26
Garfield National
Bank
CLINTON GILBERT
7Wall Street, NJ Y. Tel 4S4S Rector
Nav Buy Phone Co. Stock
BE-. On s. Monthly Payments

The New York Telephone Company
n making formal Offering 70 It's sub
soribers and employees an issue Of
S25.0oo.00O cumulative 6ia Per cent
preferred stock at par. 500 a share,
payable In cash or by partial payments
AZ low as S. a month. Interest a. the
rate o. per cent will be allowed on
the installmonts until the stock is full
PAID tor The maximum number Of
SHARES 90 any one person is restricted
- twenty in order 60 insure wide
distribution.
This IS the first Offering % preferred
stock ever made by the company and
VIII, be offered through thc employees
ard business Offices.