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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-03
READFIELD

Mrs. Mary f. Dudley, widow of the
late David Dudley, passed away Jan.
81 at her home of pneumonia. Her
funeral was attended Thursday by
Rev. Costello Weston. One son, Ivan,
is left to mourn her loss.
Mrs. David Smith, who had been in
poor health for some years. died at
the home of Charles Stoddard last
week. Funeral was Sunday from the
Methodist Episcopal chapel.
The Ladies' Circle met at the
chapel Wednesday and was well at
tended. Hostesses were Mrs. Lottie
Collins, Mrs. Annie Tingley and Mrs.
Lillian Manter. Work was done for
the Childrens Home of Augusta.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

vested their small savings. these
petty tradesmen and transforming
actors, in the venture that high
found them securely in the saddle.
That's why the public gets so much
perfunctory and stupid stuff
thrown at it today"
But our pictures aren't going
to be in that class-are they?"
Rather not. We're going to go at
this thing in an intelligent way.
Well pick good staff. select our
stories with care, get the best men
to write our scenarios, and gather
round US group of actors, like
those who have made the Cont
mental cinema what il is today,
more interested in their work than
in themselves, willing to take their
chances of scoring In fine ensemble
acting instead of insistent that
every picture shall be distorted TO
throw so-called star into promi-
hence Even in America such sim
cere artists exist, and Wen find
and bring them together and prove
that cinema production can be an
, art as well as a money-grubbing
scheme"
Bravo! bravo" Fanny inter
polated Hard to the dear man.
Now if only he'll perform one-half
| as bravely as he promises
Lontaine flushed a little but paid
no other heed ITO get back to the
question of capitalization Ar
bitrarily setting fifty thousand as a
| fair production cost, we'll want at
least hundred and fifty thousand
to begin with
But surely we wont need a
hundred thousand margin for
/ safety?''
Not for safety-for economy.
When we finish our first picture il
will be a matter of six months at
| least before it can be exhibited
Meantime, we can't afford either
to disband our company or hold il
together in idlness. We ought to
start our second picture the day
after we finish the first. Thus We
will waste no gestures. And allow
ing three months to each, We should
have our second and third ready by
the time the first is released Dc
you follow me, Mrs. Druce?'
81 think you're quite right Yot
said yesterday you had some people
ready to furnish the necessary CAPT
talT
I'm half an hour I can find hal
a dozen who'd jump at the chance.
Lontaine replied without a culver
| 1.-THE question is: Do we want tc
take them in? Is it necessary? Is il
goor business ?"
Can we avoid that"
Simple enough, if you care tC
take the risk. I'll confess I'm moi
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

.TrI trv.. Lucinda promised
Considered in the light OF this
semi-serious warning. all that Lon
tame had to lay before her seemeo
almost disappo.ntingiy conserva-
tive y,
eve been thinking it over all
night he assured Lucinda serious
Nv as she and Fanny settled to give
him attention, land it seems to me
I ought to let you know more
specifically what you're ietting
yourself in for. before ask you 70
hold yourself pledged"
That sounds suspiciously IKE
preparation for letting me down
easily"
.sPlease don't think that" There
was a convincing CLINT Of alarm IN
Lontaine's look Never more en-
thusiastic, more sure OF anything
than am of your eventual success
But it's going to mean hard WORK
for both of US"
ct shan't mind hard work Lu-
cinda replied LAS for disappoint-
ments, l don't except much, so L
can't be very hard hit if everything
doesn't turn out as happily as one
might wish"
.sIf that spirit won't win for us,
nothing will" Lontaine declared.
Now for a tentative program !.
Our first step, naturally, will be TO
incorporate And since it seems to
be of fashion on this side, and our
corporate name will serve as
trademark, I venture to Suggest
Linda Lee, Inc
"One name is as good as another,
don't you think
Good. Call that settled Then as
to finances Ny study Of American
studio conditions has satisfied NE
/ that production costs this side are
normally excessive The average
cost of a well-made picture today is
| between eighty and a hundred and
! twenty thousand-too much by
/ half
| 'Mr Culp's secretary told me
Alma Daley's pictures cost between
a hundred and fifty and two hun
dred thousand each"
! eff so, Ben Culp is throwing
money away through ignorance oil
bad management of Indifference
But say a picture costs us fifty
! thousand: its gross earnings, the
first year, should be two hundred
and fifty thousand We ought to
! turn out not less than four pictures
a year, which will mean at least
! four hundred and fifty thousand
clear profit to be split up between
the star, the executive, and the CAPT
talists.".
1T sounds like fairy tale
"It is a fairy tale-comes true II
real life. Nothing else could &C
count for the present-day tribe o.
motion picture millionaires. They
have imagination enough to sec
cheap amusement for the masses II
| what most intelli, MT people, {
dozen years ago, considered merel!
mechanical curiosity. So they in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
h1dh@e.h1M[
~ LOUIS JOSEPH NANcKA ~
ekr1 -

Continued from our last issue)
The man I've got in mind to
direct you in your first picture, Mrs.
Lee; that is, il you can get hold of
Barry. You couldn't do better, but
his salary's ee-normous. I'll give
him a ring and find out for you"
There's no hurry, Mr. Summer
lad. Remember, Mr.. Lontaine hasn't
taken the first step toward forming
a company yet"
We'll, but I'd hate to have you
lose a chance. Barry's a wonder.
Even Griffith talks back seat when
Barry Nolan picks up the mega
phone
Lontaine interposed question If
technical nature, and as Summer
Lad answered him at length, Luz
cinda's attention wandered, she be-
gan to think more about the speak
er, less about what he was saying
Undenia.bly a most satisfying crea-
ture, at least to look at Bending
over the table, his face glowing as
he illustrated his meaning with an
animated play of hands: though his
words were all for Lontaine, Sum-
merlad's consciousness was con-
slant to Lucinda, his quick eyes
were forever seeking hers
Hard hit and making no secret
of it.
Not that it mattered, more than
for the good it did ones self-esteem
to be respectfully if openly adored
by personable young man whom
one found agreeable Vanity had
been sorely sprung by Bellamy's
sacrifices OF his wife's love to his
appetite for flirting with women OF
cheap emotions Neither had Daube-
ney's devotion meant a great deal
being something too familiar
through old acquaintance not to be
misprized. 1t had needed some new
conquest as this to make Lucinda
think well of herself again; this Al
| passee.
Lucinda inclined to approve the
style in which Summerlad main
tanned himself. The bungalow, Sc
| Guided in wide and well-kemp p
grounds, might have served as the
warm-weather retreat of a grand
duke.
By merely turning her head she
| could look out through an oper
| easement to a lawn where moon
light like liquid silver slept between
l mysterious, dense masses of purple
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

shadow. The breath OF the night
was bland and fragrant. In Chi
cago the thermometer had shivered
in the neighborhood of zero; New
York, according to Geographic
news, was digging out from under
snowfall second only to that of
its legendary blizzard
Il want to purr," Lucinda con-
fessed, finding Summerlad's eyes
upon her. Il am enslaved by Cali
fornia."
Il must make the most of these
moments, then. Presently we'll
both be busy, you especially far tho
busy to give me many evenings like
this"
I'm not at all afraid of being
doomed to ennui through any lack
of ingenuity on your part"
IF I'm not mistaken, that's a
dare"
"It's as you care to take it."
He accepted with smile the
smiling gage of her eyes. They
understood each other perfectly.
When it was time to return 20
the Alexandria, Summerlad insisted
ON driving them home himself
Lucinda fell asleep that night 70
dream of coursing will-o'-the-
wisp through a land whose painted
Illusion failed and faded as she
fed, till in the end there was no
more beauty, only the bare grin OF
the desert savage and implacable.
She started awake with her hus-
bands name trembling on her lips
XVIII
The room the Lontaines occupied
in the Alexandria adjoined Lu-
cinda's, and while she was lazing
over breakfast Fanny tapped on the
communicating door and drifted in
en- negligee, with a cigaret and ar
| airy nonchalance oddly at war with
a problematic shadow that lurked
I in her eyes.
! My amiable first husband" she
announced, has charged me to ar
range for an audience at your con-
venience"
LAS soos as you like" Lucinda
! laughed.
This morning Harry has walked
up with his poor dear head more
than usually added with gorgeous
schemes, and says he wants to con-
suit you. What he really wants is
your unconditional approval ot
everything he has to propose. Sc
/ do be wise as well as kind"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

financially in position to invest in
the business myself. But IL you
should decide to back yourself, use
your own money to finance Linda
Lee. Inc, You would ultimately re-
ceive two-thirds of the profits in
stead of the one you'd be entitled to
as the star And no outsider would
have anything to say about the way
we conduct our own business"
Il don't think I care about that
Lucinda observed thoughtfuliy.
But il does appeal to me, the idea
that il l use my own money nobody
but myself can suffer IL we're max
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
CARL 7'ROMAND
ROSENFIELD TO
GREET M'NIDER
commander of Local Post on Re.
eeption Committee at Blooming
ton Ceremonies.

walter A. Rosenfield, commander
~ Rock Island post No. zoo, Amer
,can legion, and Oscar E. CarIstrom
of Aledo. national commander of
me United Spanish War veterans,
will take prominent parts in the
natriotic ceremonies at Blooming
ton Saturday, when National Com
mander Hanford MacNider of the
American legion will lay the cor
ner stone for the $150,00O Nc
barnes Memorial building for SOL
diers and sailors, which will house
the state headquarters of the le-
gion.
Mr.. Rosenheld has been appoint
Cd a member of the reception COM
mittee to greet Commander Mac
Nider, while Captain Carlstrom will
represent the Spanish war veter-
ans and deliver one of the ad-
dresses of the day.
1t will be the greatest gathering
of ex-service notables ever assem-
bled in Illinois and 10000 ex-ser-
vice men and women representing
all legion pOSLS anu service OrSdi-
izstions in Illinois will march in
uniform in the monster parade
which will be the feature of the
day. Fifteen bands and drum corps
will march.
Aside from Captain Carlstrom
addresses will be made by Com
mander MacNider. John W. Thomp-
son for the national commander OF
the World war veterans, State
Commander whitman of the Veter-
ans of Foreign wars. and Judge
Cochrane of Sullivan, ILL.,, past
eommander-in-chie of the G. A. r
State Commander McCauley of the
legion, will address ex-service men
on the state bonus. Chicago alone
plans to send three special trains
to Bloomington for the occasion.
The memorial building is the gift
of the late John McBarnes OF
Bloomington for the ex-service meT
and women of the state and it will
be the first building of the kind in
Illinois. Permanent state head
quarters of the legion will be estab-
lished in it upon its completion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

ing a mistake. if we don't make q
success"
''Then-you viii find the capital
yourself. Mrs. bruce.
81 think / can manage it without
much trouble"
Lontaine sighed quietly and re-
Taxed. The contented glow of last
night crept back into his eyes. He
produced his cigaret-ease, and be-
gan to smoke in luxurious puffs.
II may call on you for check in
a day or two. for preliminary ex-
penses."
THAT brings up a question" Lu-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

Graphite from viii h pencils are
made is imported from Mexico and
Ceylon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

e,nda confessed. ~You see. my
checks win be signed Lucinda
bruce. and don't ike TO risk my
incognita as Linda Lee.
Nothing TO fret about" LontaiHe
declared. simply make your
checks payable TO me. I'll open an
account with a local bank in my
name first, and transfer it to the
account OF Linda Lee Inc,) as soon
as we incorporate
7To07ip1e5 In orr NEXT IsSWe4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

The tomato was once known as
the love apple.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

Continued In our next issue1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

(Continued from our last issue)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Dope on Last
Years World Series

New York, Sept. 25-In the world
series of 1921 the New York Giants.
led by John McGraw. and Hughey
Jennings, formerly OF the Detroit
Americans, defeated the New York
Yankees, bossed by Miller Higgins
in eight games.
The Giants were shut out 3 to 0
in the first two games. Mays pitching
the Yanks to victory in the opener
and the youthful Waite Hoyt turning
the trick in the second. The third
game. heavy hitting affair, went to
the Nationals. Ii to 5, Jess Barnes
defeating Bob Shawkey. Phil Doug
las pitched the Giants to victory, 4
to 2 in the fourth game, but Hoyt
came back in the fifth against Artie
Nehf. the young Giant and the Am
orleans won 3 to /. Barnes won the
sixth game for the Giants, 8 to 5
and Douglas won the seventh, 9 to !.
again defeating Mays.
Nehf and Hoyt engaged in q stir.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Cunning Season
Opens Up Brisk
on Merrymeeting

In spite of the downpour Friday
night scores of Bath gunners were
at Merrymeeting lay or mighty near
it to be ready for the open season
on ducks Saturday morning. Thirty
minutes before sunrise the lombard
ment began 1t was not so pronounc-
ed as last year on accodnt Of the
weather preventing many gunners
from being there but the birds found
thatSthere were scores of hunters af-
ter their lives. The bay is filled with
birds who up to noon had not left.
The first gunners to return from
the bay were Ralph and Harold Small
and Walter Devine, the latter from
the Tampa. and they brought back
five black ducks and blue winged
teal.
John A. Legro and son, Jack went
went out on. the bay with William
r. Elliott and brought tnck five
black ducks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
P|TTSFIELD

Hon. Allison P. Howes of Palmyrp
was business caller in town Satur-
day.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Drake
have returned from their cottage at
Lake Sebasticook where they have
been passing a vacation for a few
weeks.
Mrs. Mary Gray was a business
caller in Newport Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Braley of Wa
terville, who have been passing a
few days with relatives in Harmony
and Pittsfield returned home Satur-
day.
At meeting of Ira Berry Chapter,
r. A. NJ, to be held on Tuesday eve
ming there will be work in the NJ. NJ.
NJ. degree.
E. o. Percival left Saturday for
Richmond after passing a few DAYS
in town with his son, William L. Per-
cival.
j. o. Steward of Bangor was a
business caller in town Monday
Wilbert H. Cook. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eber L. Cook, a graduate of M.
Z. L., 1922, left Saturday for Boston
where he will enter the Wentworth
School of Technology.
Mrs. Thomas /. Dobson and SON.
Bernard, who have been visiting rela
tives in Scotland for the summer,
returned home Saturday evening. Mr..
Dobson went to New York to meet
them and they report a very pleasant
trip to Mrs. Dobson's native land
where she passed her childhood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
PIRATES DIVIDE
WITH PHILLIES

Philadelrhia, Sept. 1S.-Pittsburgh
lost a half game in the National
League race today by dividing
double header with Philadelphia, while
Kew York defeated Cincinnati. The
Pirates won the first game IL to by
batting Huhbell and G. Smith to all
corners of the field while Morrison
was pitching brilliant ball. The Phil
lies won the second game to =.
Morrison pitched seven innings of the
second game, allowing one run and
six hits until relieved by Hamilton
The latter was driven from the
mound in the eighth and was relieved
by Brown who stopped the scoring
Score:
'-~ FIRST GAME
PITTSBURGH 00 3 2 : o-l1-13-o
Philadelphia q ooo 20 o O. g. 9-5
Morrison and Schmidt: Huhbell, q.
Srtlth and Henline.
SECOND GAME,
pittsburgh 900 q o o g 7r2
-rhpa dclrhia 100000 x-5-10-o
Morrison. Hamilton, Brown ana
Schmidt: weincrt and Peters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
81 SPORTING NEWS e
RALLY IN ninth
WINS FOR YANKS
over BROWNS

Sportsman's Park, st. Louis, Sept
1s.-After holding a lead on the New
York Americans, the Browns permitted
the visitors to come from behind in the
last inning and take today's game 8
to 2, thus increasing the Yankees lead
to one and one-half games. The
Browns four errors figured in the Wis
itors' three runs.
Up to the last inning the contest was
a pitchers battle with Davis of the
Browns getting the better Of his bat
tie with Bush. Davis weakened in the
ninth. The visitors took advantage Of
two hits and an error and scored the
tying and winning runs.
The Browns scored the first run in
the fifth inning on Jacobson's double,
McManus' single and Severeids sacri-
enth on Williams double, Jacobson s
sacrifice and McManus' double.
The visitors made their first run in
the first inning when Dugan, who had
doubled, raced home as McManus
threw over Sisters head on Pipp's in
field single. The tying and winning
tallies came in the last inning. Schang
reached first on an infeld hit and
went to second on passed ball Smith
was sent in to bat for Ward but was
removed in favor of McNally when
Pruett relieved Davis. McNally, at
tempting to sacrifice, went to first as
SEVERED threw low to catch Schang
on third. Scott walked and Shocker
relieved Pruett. Bush forced Schang
at the plate.
Wits single brought in McNally
and Scott. Dugan hit into a double
play, ending the rally.
By taking today's game the visit
ors also took the series, having won
the first game Saturday. The Browns
only victory Of this, the crucial series.
was due to Pruett's great pitching in
Sundays game.
This series between the Yankees
and Browns, referred to by local
newspapers as little worlds Sc
ries," drew a capacity crowd.
At all three games the spectators
were admitted to the playing field and
ground rules were enforced. 1t has
been estimated by the Browns man.
agement that at least $4,000 attended
the three games.
Although the Browns are scheduled
to meet the weaker teams of the
league while the leaders will play De-
troit and Cleveland it is believed I'M
likely by fans that the Yankees will
lose their lead of one and one-half
games. The score: tr,5-
New York 30 0 0 0 0 0 o 1 2-3-6-O
st. Louis % 0 90 1 0 1 o O-2-5-A
. Bush and Schang; Davis, Pruett
Shocker and SEVERED.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
PALMYRA

Friends in town OF Alvin PARK
man, will be grieved to hear that nc
is critically Ill at his home In New
port. :
Mrs. Helen Hall of Millinocket' -
the guest Of her brother, Le"H
Pray. =,
Mr.. and Mrs Manner Turner Ns''
ted relatives in Exeter, Sunday.
Herbert Peterson has recently pu''
chased a Ford car.
Miss Helen Savage, went TO Wa'.'-
Vile, Saturday, where she Will en'''
Colby college. IA,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hanson WIN
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. stole' y.
Windham. Mass, were Visitors !"
Bangor, Thursday.
Miss Emma Thompson OF ulen,
burn. is visiting her sister, Mrs h"i'
Parkman. NJ
Elwood Nickerson and family y.
Corrinna have moved into the ie"'
of J. b. Lampher.
Miss Thelma Littlefield. a tea0n
III the bdlu I1iSH oSlooi' W." .r
end visitor at the home OF her pa
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Littlen..
Mr.. Jack Jervis has gone TO Afv''
took county for a few days VEL "a.
c. F. Parkman and daugnter, A.,
ma, of Corinna. were guests Oh 49,
z. NJ. Leavitt, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Lampher'
in Pittsfield on business. SATURDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Stackpoie an
family were in Augusta. Sunday.
Mr.. Jones, of Portland. Is the su'
of his sister. Mrs. Earl LeavltI
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Parkman, W."
business visitors in Dexter, lhu''
day. =,
Mrs. Nellie Parkman. is visltihs =,
the home Of Mrs. Lydia Naso"
Newport, for a few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Cubs Take Last
Of Series with Robins

BROOKLYN, y. Y. Sept. 1s.-Chicago
made IL three out of four in the series
and an even break with Brooklyn on
the 90 games of the year. by staging
a ninth inning rally today and VIM
ming 4 to 8. Cheeves was the win
ming pitcher. although he worked only
in the ninth and had run scored OF
him on two hits and an error. Vance
had previously won five straight from
!. Chicago.
Chicago 80 0 90 % I 0 2 4-1o-2
Brooklyn 30 o 0 0 2 o 0 0 / l. 81
Cheeves. Kaufman. Stueland and
O'Farrell: Vance and Deberry.
Better team work. coupled with
. good stroking gave Eastcott. the
Anglo. American polo team. a fine
victory over Averill Harriman's
Orange County four, at the Phila-
! dtiphia Country Club Monday. by the
score of ~ goals to II. The winning
team had conceded Orange four goals
! by handicap. The defeat OF Orange,
eliminates the team from the present
tournament, and gives Eastcott the
Fright to meet next Saturday. in the
NeS).. the winner of Wednesdays
match between Argentine Federation
and pevereux's MilburR,s Meadow
brook team. ~>
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19

ring mound duel In the ANAL game.
and the Giants won 1, to o.
The Giants accounted for ID extra
base hits in the series. OF these 10
were two baggers, four were three
base hits and two were home runs.
The Yankees had seven two baSSers.
one three base hit and two homers.
The Giants had Il hits for q total
of 50 bases and % runs. Fifty hits
were credited to the Yankees for 20
total bases and % runs.
Giant pitchers struck out 81 bat
tiers and walked %. Forty-four bats
men were struck out by Yankee hurl-
ers and q were passed. The Giants
stole seven bases, one more than the
Yankees.
The Giants had a combined bat
ting average of .269 as compared to
the Yankees POI.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Tiger Rally Wins
Over Senators lis

Detroit, Sept. 1S.-A Tiger batting
rally in the fifth that netted five runs
and retired Brillheart, won today's
game with Washington for the locals
IL to S. Zachary and Yarmouth prov
ed equally easy for the Cobbmen, ev-
cry man on the Detroit team except
Cole, who ran for johnson in the
fourth. obtained at least one safety.
The score:
Washington 80. / 2 0 1 OF O. 5-11-2
Detroit ........0 o 2 5 0 0 3x-11-142
Brillheart Zachary. Yarmouth and
Picinich, Lapham; johnson, Oldham
and Bassler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Cut Down Number
in Harvard SQUAD

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 1S.-The
first cut in the Harvard football squad
was made today when so men were rel
egated to the second team. leaving 70
will be made in the course Of a few
days. it was announced. On account
Of difficulties with the line, 81 wings
will be retained until further orders.
The first closed practice of the sea-
son will be held tomorrow at the sta
dunn, although the players will do
most Of their work beforehand on the
freshmen's field. The first scrimmage
is set for Friday or Saturday.
George Owen. baseball and hockey
captain. and Phil Coburn. two Of the
regular 1921 backfeld, returned today.