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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21


sl50,000 with enough lead, platinum
petroleum, and marble to make up
the balance. In 1921 the output OF
Alaskan minerals was valued by the
survey at $17,O0O,00O
THE Alaskan mining industry is
advancing, not retrograding." the
survey said of conditions there
brought under its study I'm fact.
though the value of its present out
put is small compared with that of
the past. the industry is now on a
more substantial basis than ever be
FORE
AS to the future the survey esti-
mi.,ss tl.isI unWorked placer ground
in ALASKA still holds $3.50. 100000 in
&c Id, which will be recovered by the
methods of dredging now being fol-
lowed. The resources of copper and
other minerals contained in hard
rock deposits it was added. cannot
be estimated as yet, but the opening
of coal deposits which will cheaper
the costs of production leaves the
prospect favorable to expansion OF
general mining enterprises.
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GOLD PRODUCTION in
ALASKA IS LARGER

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14-Mineral
production in Alaska. which has
shown a declining tendency in recent
years, staged a marked come back
during 1922. according to United
States geological survey estimates,
and turned cut more than $1S,0OO,00o
in new wealth. The value of Alaska's
gold output for the year was fixed
by the survey at s7.720.0G0; of cop
per, $4,000, 900; silver $4,000; coal,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

OF manufactured gas in 1922 increased
record breaking year of 1921, when
use of this fuel in homes and indus
try touched a new high figure Of
226 billion cubic feet
According to Oscar H. Fogg, secre-
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tary of the American Gas assocIa-
tion. who made the announcement. the
higher standard of living and in
creased efficiency in Industrial pro-
duetion resulted in America using
three times the gas last year that It
did 20 years ago.
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MORE GAS NOW BEING.
USED IN UNITED STATES.

CHICAGO, Jan. 20-Official pre-
liminary figures indicate that sales
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COUE FINDS LITTLE
HE CANNOT ADMIRE

Thinks Americas Seethng Activity and Confidence of
Each Individual in His Future Success Is Result of
Generations of Unconscious Suggestion Part
of Ancestors-What Visitor Thinks of Skyscrapers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-08
StefanssOn to
Quit Explorer Job

New York, Jan. 6.-(By A. 81
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic
plorer, today announced apana'
ment of his career as an expl"s
to devote his efforts to proVlns
a slcptical world that within -
cade or two the North Polar wv,
will be crossed by netwoh
commercial aviation routes ara Y
the Arctic regions, hitherto XIV.
as mysterious. uninhabitable ~
will be the source of develops
sources unlimited in magnituus.
II am through with, eSpio[ps
he declared to the Associated w
Il will devote myself seriously ~
abolition of the Polar regions. Il
aura of mystery SURROUNDING n
North is pail of Ignorance.
Polar regions are state OF LIZ m
Mr.. Stefansson said his de-
to give UP the Polar eXplora '.s|
which have made him interns~
ally famous. was prompted y
conviction that the age OF eAprsI
ton of the North was now 70
to the age of commercial dew
ment. -..xI
He felt. he said. that ne ~
give up exploring while ne wa' n
young enough to develop ms q
career as a propaganda o.
lightener as to the North. EApi
ing was q young mans GAM
added.
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The Saturday Club

Mrs. Raymond Sherman enter
tanned the Saturday Auction Club
and guests at her home in Church
street Friday night. Supper was
served at o'clock, the little son and
daughter, Richard and Janet. assist
ing in a very Geft and efficient man
ner. Auction followed supper, the
prizes, handsome piece of filet, a
pongee handkerchief and a potted
primrose, going to Mrs. Virgil L.
Hall. Mrs. Allen NJ. Howes, and Mrs.
Maine Hills. Two members of the
club, Mrs. r. /. Dinsmore and Mrs.
Sumner G. Pattee were absent, and
besides the members present there
were five guests, Mrs. Howes, Mrs.
c. w. Wcscott. Mrs. Carl H. Stevens,
Dana E. Southworth and Miss Anne
NJ. kittredge.
Owing to counter attractions, the
Fireside Club will meet Tuesday in
stead of Monday at the home OF Mrs.
Wilmer j. Dorman. Church street,
for its special meeting.
Beginning January 9TH, the reg
ular meetings of the Memorial Hos
pital League, will be held at the hos
pital each Tuesday at 2 o'clock, when
sewing 1Or the INSTITUTION IS done. All
members and others interested in the
new hospital are invited to join in
this work.
Sclwyn Thompson of Thompson
Manufacturing Company will sail
from New York Jan. 18th, on the
White Star Liner Megantic for a
cruise to the West Indies. He will
return via Nassau where he will
leave the Megantic and so across to
Florida to spend some time in ST
Petersburg before coming back to
Belfast.
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Seven New Members
Phi Sigma Society

Orono. Jan. 6-Seven University of
Maine students who are doing eX-
ceptional work in their biological
courses were Friday night admitted
to membership in the local chapter of
Phi Sigma, a national honorary
biological society. The initiation
took place in the home or Prof Min
ton A. Chrysler, head of the depart
ment of biology.
At the initiation, President Clar-
ence c. Little and DR.. Charles F.
Jordan of Orono. former head of the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton. were taken into the society as
honorary members. Prof. Irving H.
Blake was initiated as faculty
member.
The students honored are: Clayton
F. Jones of Randolph, VT. Miss
Beatrice Johnson of Portland, Miss
Eva Jones of Orono, Oscar S. Simp-
son of Marlboro. Mass, Thor Miller
of Portland. Julius Garsoe of Wood
fords. Philip Sargent of Sargentville
and Grant J. Wheeler Of Ease Orange,
N. j.
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Miles passed the day Friday in Lew

Miles passed the day Friday in Lew
iston.
The Willing Workers will meet next
tuesday afternoon for sewing with
Mrs. Clarence McAllister
Phyllis and Myron Watson Of
North Clinton are stopping with their
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. p. H.
Watson and attending the winter
term of school at the village.
Mr.. Rufus B. Gilmore was very
agreeably surprised On New Years
day when he was presented with a
fine walnut arm chair with leather
bottom. Mr.. T. B. McAllister and
Mr.. Turgeon, two of the, proprietors.
presented the chair to Mr.. Gilmore
in behalf of the new industry. The
Maine Chair Factory. Mr.. Gilmore is
96 years. of age and is very much in
| tcrested in the affairs OF the town
and in the prosperity OF this new en-
tcrprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Edmunds
went Thursday to Canaan to attend
the funeral services of Mr.. Edmund's
great uncle. the late Salem Edmunds.
whose death occurred there Tuesday
at the age of 96 years.
Mr.. Edmunds was born in Burn
ham in the eastern part of the town.
but moved from here more than so
years ago and is remembered by
the older residents of the town.
Mrs Albert Cole went Friday night
to Pittsheld for a brief visit with
friends.
Mrs. Mary f. Sherm-n. who has
been i'll for several weeks - still con-
fined to her bed and is quite sick.
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tancc to him in the performance of
the duties to which he has just been
called.
President Harrington is known as
ar cminently fair man and one who
will not be handicapped by any pre-
viOuS connections in the service he
will be called upon to render. No man
ever has gone to the chair of the
president of the Senate more free
fl ON personal obligations than has
Mr.. Harrington.
Mr.. Holley, who has been elected
the speaker of the House is now be-
ginning his fourth term as a member
OF the lower branch of the Legisla-
ture. No member of either House
has given more of time and effort to
the service of the State than has the
new speaker. He has served on the
budget committee ever since that
body was created by Governor Mill
kin and has given to it's duties much
OF his time. The past few months
Mr.. Hollcy has been much occupied
by his responsibilities as a member
of the Cole committee on rearrange-
mcnt Of state departments. This
committee has put in a Lard seasons
work and the new speaker has been
one II us busiest members. during
the time that he has been a member
of the House Mr. Holley has served
OH the important committee on finan-
cial affairs and appropriations and no
man in Maine had better knowledge
OF the business Of the State than has
he,
On a number of occasions he has
been called upon to preside Temporal
rily over the sessions of the House
and thus has been able to become
somewhat familiar with his new
duties. Like President harrington
the North Arson member comes to
the speakers chair with no strings
tied to him. He is controlled by no
interests and is responsible to none.
Never has a Legislature begun its
session with more capable presiding
officers than the two men. who were
elected TODAY
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Editorial Comment
FIy-cocek Law

: tilIIilIItl E1ilIttiitl
| That law is the refinement of req =
| son and the crystalization OF common
sense" these being favoritc terms of
admiration upon the lips of the law
ycrs when defending their honored
profession. again is demonstrated.
in the city of Sandusky, Ohio, af-
tel an embezzeler was arraigned and
his trial had been begun, it was found
| that the step6grapher. in the en-
dcavor to write the word mot"
struck the wrong key for tho third
letter and made the word appear
now" This error had nothing to do
| with the crime. being made in 4
negative avermcnt; that is, that the
defendant was not an apprentice of
the prosecuting witness.
The counsel for the accused dis
covered this error prior to the begin
ming of trial, but they reserved their
motion for the dismissal of the in
Glctment until their client had plead
cd. What they hoped for was to OBJ
tain his liberty on the technical
ground that, having once been placed
in jeopardy, he could not be arraiGn-
cd again. Instead of the evident
typographical error being ordered
corrected by the trial judge. tho in
dictment was withdrawn and the
defendant placed under bond to await
the action of the next grand jury.
1t is submitted, in all fairness, that
if this process is the refinement of
reason" and the crystalization of
common sense" then justice has I'M
dcrGone 4 mighty change in recent
years. To the lay mind trained to
have respect for tho courts. this at
fair looks suspiciously close to plain,
everyday, pucrile fColishness.
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MADISON

Through the courtesy of the man
agement of the Welfare Theatre a
benefit is to be given on January &c
for the junior High School.
The annual business meeting for
the election OF officers by the Madi-
son Board of Trade will be held next
Wednesday evening in F'ireman's
Hall. At this time will come the re-
ports of the officers and plans fol-
the coming year.
The next meeting Of Rainbow
Branch of the International Sun
shine Society will be held at The resi-
dence of Mrs. Lucy Paine on Wilson
street. Arson. January 18th.
Tryouts for parts in a play to be
given next month by the Madison
High School Dramatic Club were
held at the High School Building
Friday evening. Rehearsals are to
be commenced at once.
pie made a call Thursday evening at
the home of Dwight Merrill on Heald
street taking him completely by SUR
prise, the occasion being his birthday.
The evening was passed in an infor-
NAL social manner with games and
refreshments were served.
A meeting of Forget Me Not Branch
of the International Sunshine So
ciety was held Friday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. ID. L. McColIor
on Heal ST. with thir,y-rour mem
bers present. Interesting reports of
work done during the past year were
given. The officers elected for the
coming year were:
President. Mrs. Cora Brown; 1st vice
president. Mrs. Della Gray: end, vice
president. Mrs. d. T.. McCollor; sec
rotary, Mrs. Nellie Cookson.
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Accuse N. Y. State
Senator Having Hand
In Blowing up Train

Buffalo. Jan. 6.-Robert c. Lacey,
the Buffalo labor leader who was
elected to the state senate from the
10th district as a Democrat last No
vember, surrendered to the federal
authorities here today to answer an
indictment charging him with con-
spiracy to obstruct interstate COM
merce in connection with the dyna-
hitting of a three-car excursion train
on the Niagara Falls high speed line
on Aug. IL. Fifty people were in
jured in the wreck of the train, none
seriously, however.
Senator Lacey is one of the IL
men arrested thus far on secret in
dictments voted by the federal
grand jury, which examined more
than so witnesses in it's investiga-
ton of the dynamiting. The other
10 men are all members of the locfl
street Garments union, who went on
strike on July 1. The strike has
never been settled or called off, al
though the street railway company
has restored virtually normal service
on it's lines.
There are three counts in the in
dictment against Lacey. the con-
spiracy count and two others charg-
ing perjury and completely. AS he
gave cash bail of $1,000 the senator
remarked to reporters: II am inno-
cent and have been waiting for an
opportunity to prove it,"
When the strike broke out and at
the time Sthe dynamiting explosion
occurred Lacey was chairman of the
board of arbitration of the central
labor council OF Buffalo. He had
been at one time president OF the
council and took leading part in
the direction Of the street car strike.
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BELFAST
Fairfield Woman Reads Paper
Before Belfast Alliance -
Other News

OtuSI NEWS
Chile and its People. was the sub
ject of a most interesting and en-
Pertaining paper compiled and read
before the Woman's Alliance of the
First Church Federated Friday af-
ternoon in the North parlors. by Mrs.
William S. Simpson of Fairfield.
While Mrs. Simpson has never visit
ed Chile, her knowledge of that in
teresting and progressive country is
quite remarkable, and gained
through exhaustive reading and re-
search. She classified her subject in
to several distinct parts treating
them in a most delightful and pleas
ing manner which made it most in
teresting to listen to and from the
start she held the closest attention
of the audience. She told of the
physical conditions of the country,
of it's dry, arid north, and its wet.
rainy south, of it's volcanic and
mountainous and rugged area. its
long line of coast which placed in the
United States would reach from
Alaska to Mexico City. She told Of
it's exports of furs, honey and it's
marvellous output of nitrate OF soda,
mined in it's northern territory. The
customs and manners of it's peoples,
with their unique fire department
which makes the insurance rates the
highest in the world, owing to the
aristocracy comprising it's member
ship, and its dress parade instead Of
real work in time of CONGREGATIONS.
Most interesting was her descrip-
ton of the long war between Chile
and Argentina. a feud of II years or
more and it's final end some 20 years
AFRO, through arbitration. since when
all matters of dispute have been thus
submitted
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SPEAKING OF CRIME

Why Is one out of every twelve
persons in the United States murder
ed whereas in England there is but
one in $4,000: Presumably there is
more than one reason, and that the
greater certainty of punishment in
England, but that is a very impressive
one. With sixty-t three murders there
last year there were fifty-nine arrests
for fifty six of the cases-and every
one was convicted!
Attention Is being brought to these
details and comparisons by reason of
the visit in this country of Sir Basil
Thompson, who although the son OF
an archbishop and educated at Elton
and Oxford, possessed and employed
the ability to be the head of Scotland
Yard for eight years He was there
during the war and has interesting
"reminiscences which the newspaper
men in the places he is visiting over
here are getting from him. He had
an opportunity to know of the gold
which the Russian bolshevists ship
ped over here for purposes of pro-
paganda, he believes the Russian
crown jewels are hidden in Moscow.
though probably have been tempered
with, and he tells us why it is the Lon
don police are not allowed to carry
firearms.
In the first place unusually large
men are selected for the London po-
lice force; in the second place the
crooks are not allowed to carry guns
and do not, for the reason that any
one of them found with u revolver
would be subjected to serious penalty
and they have decided that it doesn't
pay to risk it. On the whole it would
seem that something might be learn
ed by us from Sir Basil's experience,
or do we know it already but are I'M
willing to make the effort to profit
from il?
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What the Country nlced3

tF all hiEcf - tES)
What Go we need most il this
country today?
Men.
Not imitation men, not men who
are afraid of work, not men who
think twice of themselves and cnco
of others, but real, honest, upright
one hundred per cent men.
Men who believe in God. in theil
country and in themselves. 4 man
without faith in God is but half a
man. A man without faith in his
country is useless fellow. \ man
without faith in himself Is not
worthy of the faith of his fellow
men-and he won't get 1t.
We need men who are not self
centered, men who are willing tC
sacrifice a little if there be need of
self sacrifice. Men who have deep
rooted principles, who have ideals
and who cherish these ideals. Men
who keep the faith. mon who are not
looking for every petty chance to
overreach in business. Men who car
be trusted Men who do not believe
that politics is dirty business;
men who realize that politics is gov
ton, and that civilization is not auto
matte. Men who know that unless
good men rule the world bad men
will Men who refuse to sit idly by
and see their country carried off as
spoils by the spoilsmen who are sc
numerous today And they are
numerous because we let them "get
away with it," There are enough de-
cent men in every city to save that
city from the grasp of the cheap e'c-
ment that controls most American
cities today But the decent folks are
, so busy making money and hcmoan-
ing the state of politics that they can
afford no time to roll up their sleeves
and go to work at the business OF
cleaning up.
We need today men who will fight
for America, who will fight fol
righteousness, who will fight for the
faith that has been handed on to us
by those who established this nation
We need men. We need volunteers
/ to keep this country free from Reds
the selfish graspers who would make
| it something different from the
l.America we love.
Who will volunteer?
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EVIDENCE OF PRESIDENTIAL
BACKBONE

Unfortunately, because of the be-
lief that their pensions were certain
ly to be increased, although doubt
less many of them did not even
know the provisions of the Bursum
bin, the Presidents veto must have
caused much disappointment among
those who would have been recipients
OF its favor
President Harding disrcgardcd
popularity when he vetoed the bonus
measure. 1t is not to be supposed
that he desired to court further dis
favor. The conclusion is that he
carefully looked over the measure
and decided that one OF the reasons
for his being in the Office of chief
executive confronted him, that there
was but one thing to do If he would
do his duty-and he did it. If he be
correct in his estimate of the situa-
ton we ought to take Off our hats to
hims Hs position is all the more
conspicuous because it is generally
admitted that in the matter of PEN
sion legislation the lawmakers,
whether they be Republican or
Democratic. are timid, to say the
least And it isn't a pleasant job to
be an obstacle to a favor for one who
has-served his country.
Concerning this measure the COM
missioner of pensions Informed the
President that the annual cost to the
country would not be less than s1Os..
100000. Notwithstanding Senator Bur-
sum estimated but $6O,000,OOO. The
President saw in it precedent which
would cost the country in the next
fifty years an expenditure of over
fifty billion dollars. The total tax
valuation of estates in Maine is only
1857. 403,433. or a little more than half
billion dollars.
The President said he did not
recognize any public obligation to
pension women who now. nearly
sixty years after the war become the
wives of veterans of tnat war. OF
course this will not meet the views of
all. This position. however, will be
found difficult to assail:
The Government has so many de-
tenders to whom generous treatment
is due that Congress will find II
necessary to consider all phases of
our obligations when making pro-
vision for any one group"
1t accordingly becomes doubtful,
whether during the present adminis-
tration the Bursum bill in its present
form ever becomes a law.
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CLINTON

Clinton A. A. basketball team will
meet the Maine Central team of
Waterville in a game in Town hall
Tuesday evening. Game called at
80.
Henry Clay of Pittsfield was a
business visitor in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rand have
been called to Detroit by the illness
OF his father, G. l.. Rand.
Mr.. and Mrs. CLYDE Mcclellan of
Pittsficld were weekend visitors in
town.
Miss Blanche Roundy reopens her
school at Benton Monday after a
vacation of three weeks.
DIR. Chas. II. Ncwcomb was pro-
fesSional visitor in Fairfield Satur-
day afternoon.
Carl Stinson returned Thursday
from Lewiston. where he has been
for surgical treatment in hospital
Mrs. George Proctor returned Sat
urday to her home in Waterville
after visit of few days with Mr.
and Mrs. John Hubbard.
Mrs. Orrin Murray, who has been
the guest OF her niece. Mrs. +. L.
Besse, and family. returned Satur-
day to her home in Fairfield.
Saturday visitors in Waterville in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rich
ardson Mrs. Carl Stinson, Mrs. r.
b. Runnels, Miss Gladys Runnells
Mrs. Henry Mckenncy, Mrs. w. A.
Dickey. Mrs. Ida Abbott. Miss Max
inc Dixon. Mrs. Ella Flood, Mrs. Geo
Rand. Mrs. Warren Dixon, Miss
Mary Pratt. Mrs. Susan Gerald
Misses Alice G.. Wakely, Martha A
Holt. Airline Johnson. Maxine Dixon
Phyllis Whitman, Harriet Mcken-
ney. Florence J.. Cain. ChrStinc
Whitman, c. II. Harding. Geo. Tap
lev
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/. O. o. Z, INSTALLATIONS,

The annual installation ceremonies
Tor Pine Tree Lodge and Laurel
Lodge OF Rebekahs was held Friday
evening before a large and inter
estcd audience which gathered in
Town hall. The installing officers
performed their duties in a manner
highly creditable to themselves and
satisfactory to those who watched.
District Deputy Willis f. Knight was
IN charge OF the subordinate branch
and his staff consisted of: Grand
marshal, Reuel f. Lamb; grand
warden, Fred Wallace: grand secre-
tary, ID. William Fisher: grand treas
urer, Irving z. Written: grand in
side guardian, George Wiley; grand
chaplain. Frank E. Trask. The Off
GERS of Pine Tree Lodge. as installed.
are: Past grand, Reuel +. Lamb.
noble grand. Carroll w. Robinson:
wee grand. Walter w. Wiley; sec
rotary, Harry A. Chamberlain; treas
urer, Scott McNally: warden. Fred
Blelby; conductor. Adelbert Young:
right scene supporter. Arthur Hodg-
don; left scene supporter, Clair Will
ley; inside guardian, Austin Hersey:
outside guardian. Cecil Nelson:
chaplain. Frank Trask; right sup
porter to noble grand. George Bell:
left supporter to noble grand, Ralph
Cole; right supporter to vice grand,
orrln ID. Simonson; left supporter to
vice grand, Herbert Grant.