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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-28

Courtney Ryley Cooper, the we'll
known fiction writer tells some of
his early life history in Every
body's Magazine:
Il went through college once. All
/ saw was worn-out evercoat. so
didn't take it. Was too busy finding
out where the good fishing spots
were to pay much attention to
school, so quit at fifteen.
or course there was an incentive
for quitting school. 1t lay in a
printing shop down on Fifth street,
in Kansas City. where I had been
born on a classic street known as
Drip, overlooking the beautiful,
muddy Missouri. But to get back to
that print shop. 1t was Autograph
outfit where small theatrical compa-
MES hung out. where actors were
hired, and that sort of thing. And
many a time had found myself in
front of the bulletin board. reading
the advertisements for actors-and
wishing that I could land job as
such. Then one day, the grand
opportunity came. / was appro-
ached! The GENT use the term
because he used it himself-needed
q character-man 7 was supposed to
play the part of siXty-year old doc
tor. And was fifteen. lasted un-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-28
IS LITTLE JACK 3. R ls
~ ;N - DAVID CORY

follow her, she led him to the giaoe'
where the fairies dance at night.
In the light Of the slowly rising
moon the fairies were gathering from
all quarters. From he low, damp
meadow lands came the piue-eSsu
fairies and from the woody depths
the pink winged fays and by the unit
the Queen reached the glade all her
little subjects were there.
All of a sudden, the Man IN the
Moon leaned out Of his great silver
circle and said:
Listen, fairies, one ana an,
Harken and keep very stiii,
nretty new baby has just been DOTH Z
In the little white house on inc mn.
At once. all the tiny stars twinkled
like silver bells as the so1t hisn.
winds rustled the leaves and the next
minute the Fairy Queen and her 1a'r-
les few away to the little white mouse
on the hill, taking the bunny boy WIN
them as he had pair OF WINES now
just like butterfly. ,..,.
AS soon as they reached the iitie
white house, they flew in through d
window and sat down on the cage Oh
n crib in which the little baby lay
sound asleep. .o
Il will give him blue eyes" said the
Bluebell Fairy.
II will give him yellow hair' said
the Buttercup Fairy.
Il viii give him thrift and prud :
ence." said Old Mother Fern. we
ferns have no blossoms to speak OF,
but we are a Il-to-do family as
everybody knows, and can get our
living on any soil where it pleases
Heaven to put us. Thrift Will be my ~,
gift to this little man Tor thrlit VIII
surely lead to riches and honor" :,
II will give him the spirit of truth,
said the Fairy Queen, bending over
the crib TO softly kiss the sleeping
baby, who never stirred but only
smiled in his dreams. Then, all the
fairies flew away with Little Jach
Rabbit and in the next story you shail
hear what Little Jack Rabbit ola
after that.
Copyright 1923. DAVID coy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-28

cessity and value of water-storaSe'
and we would stand by him in any
successful trade that he could make.
we would be delighted if he could
save his face; we hope he may 90 So
there is not an i'll wish on our prem
Uses regarding him. But where are
we getting in quarreling with our
customers. Why not forget the elst
legislature? Why not permit the slst
legislature to forget the governor?
In short cannot this fuss be com
posed; settled: peace and its smiles
replace this present state of affairs
Cannot we get together on a basis OF
give and take? Cannot we deter
mine who are the sheep and who are
goats and let the sheep so. into the
outer darkness, if that is where they
belong?
A man of great experience and
many years passed through this city
a few days ego. 1t was refreshing 10
talk with him. in his calm and SEN
sible way. What does he want Tor
Maine? He wants a great ferriage
system established as an outlet Tor
Maine through freight, with harporS
at Portland and Searsport. and other
ports of proper size for the Shipment
of our potatoes and lumber and paper
to the south and the bringing back
of coal. Is it a dream? 1t is not.
The greatest engineers in America
have passed favorably on it. The
greatest engineers in America have
pa ssed favorably on it. The plans of
the ships are ready. This man re-
CARDS all this other stuff as piff1e.
This is q world of business. Give
Jus commerce and our wheels will
turn. Business is better than war. Is
there no way in which League OF
Common Sense may sit on our quar-
rels and settle them?
with malice to none and with
charity to ell let us cherish a
Just and lasting peace among our
selves"
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"AMEN" TO PRESIDENT STILLS

President Sills of Bowdoin gave
the incoming class some suggestions
it will be to their advantage to keep
in mind. He sees lack of thorough
ness, of concentration, to be a nation
al weakness in our education. And
while recognizing the inadequacy of
any one institution attempting to
stem the tide he would have Bowdoin
do what it might to correct such con-
ditons.
The knowledge of how to work is
priceless. 1t should be fundamental
in our development whether in the
public school or school of life, in the
classroom or in the workroom. Eff
ficiency experts would have us be-
lieve that they have brought us the
last word for the workshop and some
of the results are gratifying, never
theless many do not appear to have
the ability properly to distinguish
between hustle and business, enough
Of them at least, to warrant Presi-
dent Sills' conclusion that the Ameri-
can while the busiest person in the
world hasn't really learned how to
work.
President Stills aptly called atten-
ton to Calvin Coolidge as one who
learned how to work. Presumably
he acquired this fundamental early
in life and went to college to educate
his head Not all who go to college
with a like purpose are equally sue
cessful but it clearly is the duty of
educators to discourage the coming
of those who go to college for some
other main purpose than education
of the head; the activities have
their place, but learning to run or
jump should not be considered sub
stitute for learning to use the mind.
"In beginning the collegiate year
the college can wish for you all no.
thing better than the ability to work
hard and to get satisfaction from
hard work."-President Stills told the
incoming class. The public's amen
to that should be spoken out loud.
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Nah Jongg Makers
Are Kent Busy

Shanghai. Sept. TIA. P. by MaiD
Ivory dealers and ivory carvers in
China are profiting hugely just now
by reason of the fact that something
approximating craze for one of
China's most ancient games has been
sweeping through both the United
States and Europe. Export reports of
ivory carving establishments, working
night and day in Shanghai and en-
viroEs, are bases for the belief that
thousands in the United States and
England are playing Nah Jongg.
The game Is akin to the card game
called "rummy," but it is played with
dominoes called tiles and in China
these are made of bamboo and bone
or, for the very expensive sets. bamboo
and ivory. The real origin of the
game. which in its English transla-
ton may be called "Sparrows" seem
;nSiy is lost, but it is known that it
was being played in China long before
the time OF Confucius.
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TIC g c@w S m a ar
ans y 9 tn 2 ~ e r. =

You remember where our Little
Jack Rabbit was in the last story, l
hope, but if you don't I'll tell you
right away. He was in the Fairy
Queens Palace and she had just said
to him that If he would taste her
Magic Checkerberry Juice he would
become as small as fairy.
Then you can enjoy yourself in
Fairy Land" she added. for now you
are too large and clumsy" Then she
handed him a tiny goblet. No sooner
had he tasted IT than he grew smaller
and smaller until, finally, he was the
tiniest bunny in the world, / imagine.
Why, l verify believe he was no larg-
er than a beetle.
THE Lily Fairy is ringing the
bells" said the Queen as the sweet,
low chime of bells and delicious
perfume were brought to them by Il
breath of wind. she rings them
every evening" Then, telling him to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-28
Editorial Comment
Let's Have an Amistiee
Lewiston JournaD

We are being treated to strange
spectacle of newspaper controversy
in Maine and the newspapers are NOT
to blame.
on one side is high public officer
sending out daily communications;
and on the other a series of rejoin-
ders. The harmony of Maine is be-
ing injured; its prospects of develop
ment are being ruined; its nope OF
peaceful and pleasant solution OF IT'S
several difficulties is being clouded.
Every experience of men of judg-
mcnt and calmness indicates that
this is bad business. Nothing good
can possibly Come of it; it should be
What is spread abroad
in the public print by eager press
agents could as well be settled by
private correspondence. Criticisms
of executive officers of counties could
far better be made personally than
by making them the medium of pro-
testations of personal innocence or
peculiar virtueS. The fault is not all
on one side and we would not nave
it so understood as our opinion. "A
Legislature and executive quarrel IN
which sober Judgment should have
prevailed: some innuendoes both
ways disregarded and lot of charity
exercised has on the contrary been
continued. It's bad for Maine. No one
is pleased at except partisans OF
the democratic party in Maine who
see in it the downfall OF their politi
cal opponents, a downfall which Is
surely on the way. as day is coming
next Tuesday. No matter what may
be the influence of presidential can
didates or elections: Maine will go
against the republican party in 1924,
If this thing continues much longer.
Perhaps no one cares. Very we'll
so be it.
Abroad throughout New England
our quarrels are regarded seriously
by political leaders. They see In
them a serious aspecf. IheS ask
what can be done and the answer is
that under the present conditions,
nothing can be done. This is q free
country; the newspapers print what
distinguished men have to say; dis
tinguished men are saying lot; let
it run it's course. But We ask can
all this do any good to Maine. Has
not this water-power trouble winch
involves no principle that could not
be evaluated in ten minutes of COM
mon sense and modest treatment.
been sufficiently eploited and venti-
lated? Is there a child who has not
heard of it? Is Maine to be sacri-
feed that this man or that may ride
into power on the back of a hypothe-
sis.
What does Maine need? Maine
needs more business; more attention
to business; better transportation;
lower freights; solution of it's great
railroad problems; publicity; devel-
opment of it's tourist business; more
water storage; more mills; more
shops. What are we doing? Writing
letters! Fussing about personal
matters! Reiterating the old agreed
statements of facts about the proper
enforcement of liquor laws!
We agree with everything that our
Governor has said regarding the ne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-28
FORD ON NEW ENG. ROADS

After spending a brief vacation in
touring parts of New England Henry
Ford, speaking of New England
roads says:
something must be done about
them. The automobiles cannot he
stopped and as the roads are not
now adequate to meet the demands
made upon them, they must be made
so.
II think that the solution lies in
parallel roads and roads double the
width of the present ones. And they
must be made of concrete, too. Ihere
is nothing like concrete for road;
# Is unbeatable. l know from my
own experience. Properly con-
structed. a concrete surface will out
wear anything else known.
"And the roads must be made
straighter. Out west we are taking
property to remove the curves from
our highways and that must be done
here. With the increasing speed OF
automobiles and their multiplying
number, the roads must not only be
wider, but straiehter..
From Mr.. Fords STANDPOINT as a
manufacturer Of cars this position
is comprehensive, and from the
standpoint of anyone WHO believes
we are never to reach the "saturation
point. in the matter Of making auto
mobiles it is inevitable. provided
there shall be enough of money and OF
men left over with which to build
the roads. Already some, with a
reputation for far-seeing, declare
that the building and using of roads
is being carried to an excess and is
a burden upon the countrN's abllltles
to construct; that already money
and men needed in the production. OF
other things are used in the con-
struction of highways to the injury
of our productive interests. Be TINS
correct or incorrect, if change does
not come it will be the first instance
where strenuous action was not fol-
lowed by reaction. But it would be
lovely to have the kind of roads Mr..
Ford predicts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-28
MERCER

Fred c. Floretts and Eddie krlcs.
son have been called to return y
Kezer Falls because Of the dea'n v
Mr.. Erickson's father. A
Arthur Works and family attsnasN
the fair at Norridgewock Saturos,'
Sandy River Grange will hoio
fair Oct. at the Grange nan. md
Electric lights have been inssA''''
at the store of Morse and Morse. ,rs
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hersom
enjoying new automobile. nor
Miss Bertha Young reopened I'M. hs
school here Monday, after pe ors
called to her home in Norrinss"s'
by the death of her mother. ",
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Dyer ana .,rss
and Mrs. Edward Jobber ana .n. sr.
little daughters of Fairfield "" .is.
guests Sunday of Mrs. Jobpsrs
ter. Mrs. Annie Gray and fanny.
Rev. E. c. Taylor of Norriassvwyrrs
is the guest of his daughter, .,i
Lettie Blaisdell and Mr.. Blaistrsrk
Charles Varney and son, E isss.
Narney. were in Winthrop wean''
day of last week on business. ,s,s.
Ira Bunker has entered NOTES.
wock High school. ,.u
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Caaxta
are happy over the birth OF M,
pound boy, born Sept. goth. nv
been named Frank Clarence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-28

aspire and its attainment being the
greatest honor it is possible to obtain
in such events. With him at Camp
Perry from this city was his younger
brother Irving, a member of the sec
ond year class at Bangor High school
and Eugene Winch. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyrus S. Winch of Center
street, graduate of Bangor High
in June and a member of this years
entering class at Maine. The
younger Somers and young Winch
went to Camp Perry as representa-
lives of the c. NJ. T. c. camp at
Devens, while the older brother
went as representative of the r. O.
T. G. camp. .
That wooden hulls have some ad-
Vantages, even though few wooden
vessels are built now days, is a point
which has been brought out many
times by old time shipbuilders when
the relative values of wooden and
steel hulls have been under discus
sion, says The Portland Press Her.
aid. The condition of the steamship
City of Rockland, which was floated
Tuesday from Dix Island reef, near
the mouth of the Kennebec river.
helps bear out their statement. The
steamship went aground in a dense
fog on the night of September 2. She
ran across the reef so far that she
caught about midships and hung
there on a sort of pivot. Her stern
filed with water causing it to settle
so that her third deck was under wat
CT. After remaining there for three
weeks she was pumped out and her
stern t1oated up to practically normal
and her .imbers which had been de-
clared were badly twisted, sprung
back into place quickly. Had it been
a steel hull, say the old snip mechan-
les. this would not have been the case.
The Rockland is now on the flats off
the Wyman shore in Phippsburg. Big
Eumps are sucking the mud from be-
meath her and divers will work in the
trench which these pumps make.
They will repair her huh so that she
can be taken to either the plant OF
the Cumberland Shipbuilding Com
nany in Portland or the drydock in
Boston. Once she is locked bids Will
he asked to recondition her for ser
vice.
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Railroads and Steamboa,,
E6lptE EEys rat nan ~
Eastern Standard Tims nSAn
TRAINS LEAVE Aucusra 80.

Bangor. tl2.4S a. M, Il .l0a. m a.,
1855 am. 1926 a. M. 1899 a. M t,o 81 ~ n
T.: 40 pm, 1912 .. m. t6AO D. m. ''S<opn,
B.& APIS. t1248 am. t2,3f r, tts..
Bar Harbor. a. 10 a. M, t23l a n tiass n
Bath. f6. 10 am. 70 10 m, ipSS. 4
q. m. n. 30 p. m. s10.4S p. m. n' No
Belfast. C4.55 am. 1925 a. M. mn.
Boston. 1912 a. M. 1919 a. M "a a.
1922 p m. f2.oS p. m. 1874 .. M, Nos.
Calais. 1881 a. m. tl2.2s p. m.
Dover Foxeroft. CAS- q. m. f243,
Gardiner 1912 q. m, f6.19a. m to1a .
1855 4. M. 1858 .. m, 1894 o. m sassa n
ISIS p. m, IL IS p. m. S104S o. m '''o p. q,
Halloweil. t6.19 a. M, 1914. m tor,
t2.5S p. M. 1894 .. M, taos o. m x ~ an,
1885 o. M. $l0y48 p. m. ''isp Z,
Harmony. CAS- a. m, t2.43p.n
Lewiston. t6.l9 a. M. 1910 a. m ,os.
t4.0j p. m. 40. 4S p. m s'''l u.
New York. 1874 o. M. taos D. m.
Portland. 70 IL p. m. 1919 g. m. 10 10. .
s955 a. m, t2:5s p. m. 1874 p. m, N0s Z,
I735 q. m. *10.4S o. m. ''os Pm,
Rocklaud TO. a. m. t9l9a. M Ha.
Skowhegan. C4.55 am. 1925 am. ID al!
t2.43 pm. a,
So. Gardiner, t6. 10 A. m. 10. 10 am. tas..
*10iS p. m. u,
ST. John. t12.4s a. m.
Watcrviile. tl2.4S a. m. lilo a. m 80,
a So m. 1926 am 10 80 am. .tIa IA ,-S
LAB p. m. g. IL p. m. t6.40 D. m. spn,
*Daily. Daily. except Sunday. suad.x...-
z Daily. except Monday. '-''
e Except Sunday and Monday.
d. C.. DOUGLASS, NIL. HAppre
o-cf Is ". p. & Cenl Mgr. Cent Pas. L..
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HINCKLEY
Funeral of FIoy L. Walker

Funeral service for Floy l..
Walker was held at the home Mon
day afternoon. Rev. &. W. Hinckley
officiating There was large at
tendance with a profusion OF beau
tiful flowers. Miss Walker was a
charter member of the Eleazer
Parker Chapter, d. A. X, and was
also a member of the Kennebecside
club. both societies being repre-
scented at the service. The speaker
spoke especially OF the sunny
disposition manifested by the de-
ceased at all times, and the brave
effort she made to make the most OF
her life. The bearers were her
cousins, Blaine Leigh. Emmons and
Robert Richardson. The interernn'
was in the family lot at Noble S
Ferry.
Mrs. Arthur Richardson and Mrs
George n. Wakely of Clinton were
in town Monday.
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Somerset Pomona
Meets With Hinckley

Somerset Pomona met with Hinck-
ley Grange Tuesday Sept. 25th.
Morning session IVES held in the
Charles f. Moody building when the
fifth degree was conferred on three
candidates Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Merriam and Mrs. Fred Newcomb.
At noon a picnic dinner was en-
joyed and later the afternoon session
called to order in Prescott hall, Miss
Faith Hinckley giving several selec-
tions on the pipe organ. Because OF
illness. the master of Hinckley
Grange, Ivanella Palmer. was I'M
able to be present, and Fast Master:
W. P. Hincllley, gave the address OF
welcome and also a short history of
Hinckley Grange.
At this time attention was called
to the death of Ira r. Elliott. which
occurred early Saturday morning at
Lynn, Mass. Mr.. Elliott was the
first master of HinckleY Grange and
served the Grange faithfully, making
many warm friends in this place.
One year ago when Somerset Po-
mona was entertained by Hinckley
Grange Brother Elliott took the fifth
degree. The same day the degree
was given this year, the funeral
service was being conducted for him
at his late home in Massachusetts.
1t was a peculiar coincidence.
Response to the address of well
come was given by State Deputy
Kate B. Ellis after which remarks
were offered by Mr.. Savage. former
Good Will bow. Rev. G. w. Hinck-
ley then gave an address, From the
Pine Tree to the Palm" which gave
a sketch of his California trip and
proved most interesting. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was given
up to the production of moving pic
lures entitled Grumpy which were
much enjoyed. The weather was de-
l;ghtful an~a very pleasant meeting
held.
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Last Christmas a young man was
invited to dinner at the house of one
of the Leaking men in the town. At
the dinner table he was placed OPP
posite a goose.
The lady of the house was seated
on the young mans left. Seeing the
goose, he remarked:
Shall sit SO close to the goose?"
Finding his words n bit equivccal,
he turned to the lady and said, in
q most inoffensive tone:
Excuse me. Mrs. Blank, l meant
the roast one"
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Depends on the Pockcsbook

Should physician give his
wealthy patients harmless powders
when they insist on being treated,
although he knows they are quite
well, or should he tell them frankly
there Is nothing the matter with
them?" asked the young doctor
That depends on the financial
status of the physician" said the
elderly doctor. IF he has an income
sufficient for his needs and is not de-
pendent on his practice for a living
he should not only tell such patients
there is nothing the matter with
them, but If he feels in a facetous
mood he can even afford to pooh
pooh their most cherished symp-
toms. "-Birmingham Age Herald.
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No Supervision
Over Big Woods

Missoula. Mont. Sept. 81 "a. Pr
There are approximately 1000, 900
acres of forest land in Montana and
Idaho without either federal or state
supervision, according to L. F..
kniepp, of Washington, assistant
forester, who has just completed an
inspection trip through the two
Because of the vast expanse of the
public domain lands. administration
by private owners is impossible, he
SAID. The land is classified as suit
able Tor reforestation or grazing.
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IMPROVING AND CONSTRUCTIVE

President Coolidge's decision to
accept no public speaking engage
ments this year in no way interferes
with his letter writing and one sent
by him in response to an invitation
to address n convention of editors
and publishers expresses sentiments
which all who have to do with pub
lieity will appreciate:
whatever has to do with the COL
lection and transmission of informal
ton to the public is of the highest
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/, Military rule in Spain, Bulgaria, in
the Ruhr-and in oklahoma. Cuba,
too, 1t is said, contemplates a revolu-
ton to compel Uncle Sam to inter-
fere and govern by military rule.
Evidently quite few disturbers
ought to be condemned to hard labor,
tor at least eight hours a day%any-
how the old world isn't suffering
from long hours at production of
anything save trouble.
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Stenoas Wanted In Egypt

Cairo. Egspt. Sept. 4 "a. r
MaiD-The government is endeas o,y
ing to decide upon a satlsla sssrt.
system of writing Arabic IN sly. II
hand. 1t desires that the depaIssr =.
the first parliament of Egypt o. i
ported verbatim. and to TINS s"sth.
Is examining various phonetlc my
DDS, to secure the best.
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Out of His Class

Father: Il never smoked when l
was your age. Will you be able to
tell that to your son when you grow
up?"
Willie: Not with such a straight
face as you do, father. You beat me
there. STRAY Stories.
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The Council of Amba ssadors has
found the Greek government "negli-
gent" in the matter of the murder of
3 the Italian boundary commissioners
but has said nothing about the neg
ligence Of Italy in bombarding Corfu
In such manner as to kill innocent
people.