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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
STATE HOUSE
Meeting couns M, Thursday Nov IS

gravel road, $50 miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed.
Gouldsboro-State Highway 'N".
gravel road, two miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed.
Columbia State Highway "N",
gravel road. one mile under con-
strcctiOn. Work completed except
for one culvert. Travel allowed.
Perry-State Highway M, gravel
read, three miles under construction.
Travel allowed.
Mercer-State Highway "V'', gravel
read, 1897 miles under construction.
Travel allowed.
Norridgewock- Skowhegan = State
Highway "H", bituminous macadam
road, 4.3 miles under construc ton, on
the south side of Kennebec river.
Travel should cross the river at
Skowhegan and follow trolley line
toward Lakewood and follow detour
signs to Madison. From Skowhegan
to Norridgewock travel may use the
road on the north side of the river.
Monson-State Highway "J", gray
ell road, 6.1 miles under construction.
Travel allowed.
Shirley-State Highway "J", gravel
read, one mile under construction.
Travel allowed
Oldtown-State Highway "K", con-
crete road, 2.245 miles under con-
struction. Opened to travel Novem-
Der 1St.
Passadumkeag - State Highway
*, gravel road, 2.3 miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed.
silver Rldge-State Highway "K',
gravel road, one mile under construc
ton. Travel allowed.
Presque 1sle-State Highway "K",
eravel road. 6.25 miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Coast Artillery
Officers Named

Announcement was made yester-
day by Adjutant General James w.
Hanson of the appointment of the
following officers in the Coast Artil-
lery:
Percival A. Bachelor of West
brook. appointed captain to COM
mand Headquarters Battery, 24O Ar
tillery, stationed at Portland.
Alphonso s. Prince of Camden, ap-
pointed list lieutenant and assigned
to Battery f, 240th Artillery, Cam
den.
Elberton r. Andrews of Rockland,
appointed End lieutenant and assign
ed to Battery f, 240th Artillery,
Camden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
p. u. Hearing
for Fairfield
Grade Crossing

The Public Utilities Commission
has ordered a continued hearing to
be held at it's offices at the State
House at 10 A. NJ, Tuesday, Nov. 10,
on the petition of the municipal Of
ficers of Fairfield, asking that a
change be made in the protection af-
forded at Main and Kicker. street
grade crossings with. the tracks of
the Maine Central Railroads.&c. Fair
field.
Hearing was held on the matter in
the Opera House at Fairfield at
1890 A. NJ. Tuesday, Oct. 80.
The tracks of the Waterville, Fair
field & Oakland Railway Company,
street railway. cross within the
limits of Maine street. the tracks of
the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany. At the hearing it developed
that said street railway company was
notified of the hearing and the hear
ing was continued in order that said
company might be served with order
of notice for the continued hearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
CHINA

The Masons are rebuilding their
stable. The frame is already up and
the walls boarded.
The women's division of the Farm
Bureau will meet next week, Tues
day, Nov. at the Dorcas rooms.
Miss Clark will be present. Each
lady Is requested to bring sewing
material including one-half yard Of
cloth which will crease easily.
The Sunday school will hold a
Halloween and pie social at the
vestry Friday evening. Each lady
Is requested to bring a pie.
A new baby has arrived at the
home of Arvide Bumps.
Mrs. Libby of Albion, who has
been caring for Mrs. Eugene Brann,
returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Camisa of
Morristown, n. j., and Mrs. Fred
Gibbs of South Portland, who were
called here by the death of their
father, Alonzo Goodwin, returned to
their homes Tuesday.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Simpson are sorry to have them
leave but wish them much success
in their new location at South China.
Cecil Wentworth. who has been
working for. Orrin Bartlett, finished
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
New Baby Marriage Fad

Is the youthful marriage of the
Age of Innocence coming back-the
age when our grandmothers wore
the dangerous crinoline and the
come-hither poke bonnet, and went
to the. altar in their teens?
Certainly it would seem that the
granddaughters and great-grand-
daughters of those same danes OF
that faraway innocent age are spons-
oring teen marriages.
The Goulds and the Whitneys, the
Vanderbilts and other old names now
appear on the marriage roster with
an age behind their signatures which
bids fair to brighten the marry at
thirty not before" advocates.
Gloria Gould, youngest daughter OF
the late George Gould, whose mar
riage took place on Sept. II, is only
II. Barbara Whitney. fifth genera
ton of the Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt family. Who will be anoth-
ec fall bride. is but little older. and
Cathleen Vanderbilt. when she re-
Gently became the bride of Harry c.
Gushing Sd was also in her teens.
An officer of one of the large life
insurance companies said that in his
opinion the economic end of the
question was being solved by the
girls themselves, who no longer con-
sidered it necessary to postpone mar
riage until the prospective groom
could save sufficient money to go to
housekeeping. but who kept on with
their jobs otter marriage. And ac-
cording to this officer, as the custom
for girls to keep on with their pro-
fessional work after marriage be-
comes more general the probability
of later marriages will lessen.
AT present girls are marrying and
keeping it a secret for fear they will
lose their positions" he added, ''but
as firms become more sympathetic to
married women workers. as undoubt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
To Examine the
Guard Candidates
for West Point

The appointment was announced
yesterday at the Office of the Adju-
tant General of the members of the
examining board for the preliminary
examination of candidates for West
Point from the Maine National
Guard The examining board will
consist of Major William Mitchell,
Medical Corps. L. S. Army. and Capt.
Claude NJ. Adams, Infantry. L. S.
Army, both stationed at Augusta:
and Captain Clarence B. Lindner
Coast Artillery Corps. L. S. Army
stationed at Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02

family of the superintendent and in
mates. Four rooms should be paper
ed and painted. New furniture should
be purchased for the inmates quar-
tiers. There is not enough furniture
for ordinary comfort. The chimney
should be repaired. 1t may be neces-
sary to tear it down and build a new
one, but something should be done
at once to stop the creosote from
running into the rooms of the in
mates. At least three fire extin
guishers should be purchased. This
is especially important considering
the distance of the farm from other
houses. The water of the three wells
should be analysed. This may be
done by sending specimens to the
State Board of Health. One of the
wells may not be in good condition
and it is urged that this analysis be
made as soon as possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
C. & C. Inspection
Oct. 16 of Town
Farm at Oakland

The State Board of Charities and
Corrections issued the following re-
port Thursday of an inspection of
the Oakland town farm, made Oct. 16
last:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Knox are su-
perintendent and matron at a salary
OF $500 per year. There are three in
mates, two men, average age So, one
woman age IS. Sanitary paper tow
els and sanitary paper drinking cups
should be supplied for the use of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Will Rogers in doubling for Romeo"

Elmer l.. Rice, Will Rogers and
Will Shakespeare are given as the
authors of Goldwyn's funniest COM
edy, Doubling for Romeo" 1t is de-
licious satire on Romeo and Juliet"
with the action taking place on an
Arizona ranch, a Hollywood movie
studio and the ancient city. of Ven
ice. The story is really too-good to
give away. but we can promise you
as delightful an evening as you have
ever spent in u theatre. Here at the
Opera House today and tomorrow,
both afternoon and evening.-ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Plan Of National can,.a,

A national commission of which
George Washington was q member
laid out the District of Columbia r.
be used as a site for the capital CITY.
which was named for George Wash.
ington IN spite of his protests. He
always referred to it as the "Federal
CITY The city plan of Washington
Is very peculiar, many diagonal
avenues crossing the checkerboard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Ruth Roland in 1.-THE Haunted VAL
ley"

ITO Hazardous Heights" the 18th
episode of Haunted Valley" the new
Pathe- serial starring Ruth Roland,
will be seen today at the Opera
House. Thrills are the keynote of
the current chapter, with as hair
raising climax to the episode as
has ever been screened. Mysterious
characters Turk inuthe Valley. and
below in the mine Ruth encounters
one. In an effort to reach the vii
famous Madison. aided by Foster.
Ruth comes to grief when attempt
ing to climb n ladder that is secured
to the top of a cliff.-adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
State House Chat

DR.. A. o. Thomas, state superin-
tendant of schools, will go today to
Orono to attend meeting of the
board of trustees of the University
of Maine.
Judge E. G. Smith. deputy secre-
tary of State, is passing two days at
Portland and Auburn on matters of
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02

Big Feature Program at the Colonial
Today-Derothy Phillips Proves
That Merit Must Triumph-Talent
and Hard Work sTake Star of
ISLANDER the Woman" to the
Heights Of Stardom .
Dorothy Phillips has come to be
recognized as one of the finest emo
tional actresses in motion pictures.
Through merit alone she advanced to
stardom and with each new picture
she increases her following among
photoplay enthusiasts. Her latest
performance in ISLANDER the Wo-
man." an Allen Holubar production
for First National, is said to be as
emotionally stirring as anything she
has done on the screen.
Miss Phillips was. born in BATH
more, Nd, where she was graduated
from the Eastern Female High
school. Her first stage appearance
was with the George Fawcett stock
company. 1t was while playing with
this company that she adopted the
name of Dorothy Phillips. her real
name being Mary Gwendolyn Stride.
Because of her great interest in the
theatre and the distinct talent which
she manifested, her parents with
drew the opposition which they had
at first expressed to her appearing
before the footlights.
After a successful season in stock
in Baltimore, Miss Phillips went to
New York, where she was given the
ingenue role in MARY James Pa"
Her first screen experience was dur
ing summer spent with the Essan-
ay company, where she played oppo-
site Francis X> Bushman in 1.-THE
Rosary" This was her first impor-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Alonzo n. Goodwin

The funeral of Alonzo N. Goodwin
was held at his late home Monday
afternoon at 200 o'clock. Rev. w.
=. Palmer officiated, assisted by Rev.
Alexander Douglas. The many
beautiful flowers showed the esteem
in which he was held.
Mr.. Goodwin was born in Clinton,
Feb. IL. 1916. the son of Randolph
and Olive (Nelson) Goodwin. He
was the last survivor of a family of
six children.
For time he resided in Danforth,
going from there to Bridgton where
ne was engaged in the hardware
business for a number of years. He
removed from there to Lincoln, then
to Houlton. from which place he
came to China about rs years ago.
He was twice married, his first
wife being Miss Helen Brown of
Clinton. To them two daughters
were born who survive him, Mrs.
Fred c. Gibbs of South Portland.
and Mrs. John j. Camisa of Norris
town, n. J. His second wife was
Mrs. Ola c. Lamson of China, who
died in July. 1921. Since then he
has remained in the home with his
stepson, Bartlett Lamson.
He was a member of the Metho-
DIST Church and Silver Lake Grange.
He was a constant attendant and
faithful worker in the churches and
Sunday schools wherever he lived,
and always was member of the
cholrs. For several years he was
one OF the selectmen of the town of
China.
He was a kind neighbor. always
helpful in times of sickness and sor-
row, and will be greatly missed.
lnterment was in the China Village
cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02

How long will it take you to
complete your trousseau, dearest ?"
"The rest of my life, hope, darl-
ng."-Bulletin (Sydney).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02

SOUTH-Howard Fuller, r. Max
we'll. Ernest Hallowell and DR.. Small
of Waterville left Monday on their
annual hunting trip.
Charles Norton of Augusta passed
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Nellie
Burns.
Mrs. Eta Sibley is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. 1. Lincoln Jones.
Mrs. Virginia c. Jones with her
daughter Miss Virginia. attended the
funeral service of Mrs. Hannah j.
Bailey at Winthrop Friday.
Mrs. Mabel Mcdonald of Massa-
chusetts with her sister, Miss Marion
Brown, are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Brown.
Mr.. Morrison of Philadelphia is
the guest of Rev. and Mrs. George
Walenta.
Miss Mildred Mitchell, our cheer
full telephone girl. entered the Au-
gusta General hospital on Thursday
for treatment.
On 7.3O Friday evening at the cha
pei. Rev. A. Edward Kelsey will
speak on Palestine Since the War"
Mr.. Kelsey is superintendent of the
Friends Mission in Jerusalem and is
well known by many of our people
having visited here and spoken here
many times. 1t is hoped that large
audience will greet Mr.. Kelsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jacob. who
left for Germany in August, have re-
turned. MFR. Jacob has entered Har-
ward and they have an apartment
near by in Cambridge. The unset
tied conditions in Germany made it
quite impossible for Mr.. Jacob to
continue his University work there.
Wesley Haskell was in Augusta on
business Saturday.
On Saturday p. NJ. Miss Helen
Weber delightfully."- entertained a
paryt of her friends in honor of her
10th birthday.
The Community Ladies' aid met
with Mrs. w. J. Thompson on Tues
day. The day was passed happily
and busily and plans are being made
for n CO Ia II, tho near future
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
ADJUSTMENTS
Prominent Stars in Main Roles OF
"Self- Made Wife"

A strong cast of some of the best
known players of the screen is pre-
scented in the Universal all-star pro-
duction, THE Self Made Wife,"
which comes to the Opera House to-
day and tomorroW.-ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
The Falmouth
Hotel, Portland
IN THE HEART OF THE
BUSINESS DISTRICT

Offers you everything you seek:
Perfectly appointed rooms, quick
service cafeteria, family dining
room and an atmosphere that
will make you feel at home-all
at a price within the reach of
your pocketbook.
CARLETON GLIDDEN, Mgr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
A Drama That Will Strike the Understanding
tl Heart of Woman!

Womans storyand the
scandal had scared and her fight that
halls and the country
with tremendous power and surging emotions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-16
NORMAL SCHOOL GLEE CLUB
TO PERFORM ON FEB. %


Those who have heard the Normal
school Glee club in public perform
anee in recent years, will be inter-
ested 10 know that the Glee club il
bnsily reheaFsing for presentation
of an eperetta, '1rhe Land OF
chanhe," by the eminent woman
composer, Fay Foster. Miss Foster
has won recognition as song COM
poser Of first rank in America, and
her work In this little comedy opera
IL Of high rank,
The leading roles are very eapahly
taken by members Of the Glee club.
while the chorus OF over 80 members
adds considerably 10 the interest of
the work, OF no small importance
Is the Vegetable" ballet. which is
drilling with Miss Josephine Rath-
hone. who Ii In charge OF the physical
training at the Normal school. The
entire performance il under the
direction of Miss Pauline A. Meyer.
the director OF music.
Because OF the expense OF produce
ton, II Is necessary 10 charge a small
admission. Friends OF the Glee club
may obtain tickets through any Nor
NAL school student. The date has
been set for Monday evening. Feb
ruary es.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-16
THE SAHARA DESERT,
and What IT'S like
II Is Not a "Sea Of Sand" a!
Many Believe

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 16.--Pas,
sage recently OF fleet of special,
constructed automobile across the
sahara desert from the Mediterran.
can to the once mysterious city OF
Timbuktu. in less than a month-one-
third the time required by camel car
avans-serves TO emphasize how little
Is known Of this vast region. whose
name is familiar to every school child.
In. a bulletin from its Washington, d.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-16

g.. headquarters. the National Gee
graphic society points out some q
the sahara fsllaeies."
The trouble with. popular knowl'
edge about the sahara SAYS the bull
letin, lis, 20 paraphrase, that We know
So much that isn't so,
Not sssea OF sand"
Everyone knows that il is a sea
of sand for example, when as mat
ter Of fact it is pTedominantly q
land Of rocky nlateaus and mountains.
with sand plentiful enough. but play
ing a minor role,
I'VE know that II Is tremendously
hot, but We often forget that II Il
also tremendously cold after the sun
goes down,
I'VE know that the whole region
is hone dry when in reality the
mountains OF the interior receive cons
siderable rain and are even said by
some travellers 10 be capped with
snow during part OF the year: and
area after area is being shown to
have water available from artesian
reservoirs In the earth below. When
the soil 10 given given II yields most
satisfactorily as the oasis with their
springs. which are natural artesian
wells. have proved for ages.
There are good enough reasons for
the prevalent misconceptions and the
general lack OF knowledge about the
Sahara. II was known first from its
northeastern corner. where II stretches
westward from the Nile: and there
IL In In truth sea of sand The
vast billowy. shifting dunes OF the
Libyan desert then. inspired a strik-
ing word picture. which came 10 he
applied by the world TO the whole
Sahara, The fact that band OF sand
dunes also extends pretty much along
the entire northern edge Of the great /,
desert for n hundred or more miles
inland from the Mediterranean coast,
furnished further circumstantial evil
dcnce 10 convict the Sahara OF being
a sea OF sand
Fanatics Discouraged Exploration.
The desolate sand dunes were
enough In themselves to discourage
most would-be travellers who might
have found the truth TO the south.
Add TO this that the people who
'ame out OF the sands were fierce.
'anatical warriors who early estab-
ished regulations for massacring
strangers first and wondering about
heir errands afterward. and II is
mall Wonderland the European world
vent on century after century with
'ut knowing anything about the Sa-
lara.
Behind the bulwarks of sand that
tretch In a semi-circle from the Nile
outh Of the Mediterranean, below the
ltlas mountains and to the Atlantic,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-16

lies the real, and until recently the
unknown sahara, Recent estimates
are that loose sands make Up be-
tween only onertenth and one.ninth
the area OF the sahara, South OF
Algeria the northern sands gise way
10 rising. rocky ground, which leads
20 an extensive plateau of massive
rock, pebbles and boulders and nm
ally 900 miles from the coast are
erags OF the Hoggar mountains, S.
0oe 20 5000 feet high,
10000 Foot Mountains.
This roof.peak OF the Sahara is
almost exactly midway between the
Mediterranean and the Gulf OF Guinea,
and not far from the halfway point
between the Nile and the Atlantic.
From II plateans slope In every diree,
tion; but TO the southeast the descent
Is only temporary. for farther In that
direction lie other ranges, eulminat-
ing In the Tibesiis with a peak 10000
feet high, u il the highland portions
Of the Sahara, regions strikingly diff.
ferent from the sand dune sections.
that are the homes OF the fierce,
yelled TuareEs. believed 10 be descend
ants Of the pre-Arab peoples. They
have constantly preyed on the camel
caravans that Arabs and Jews have
sent periodically across the desert.
1.-THE French. since their political
entry into northern Africa at Algiers
In 1880. have extended their control
farther and farther into the desert,
establishing posts In the principal
eases. They have never satisfactorily
gotten the central plateau region in
hand. however, The recent successful
automobile expedition across sand
rocks and mountains. Ia looked upon
as an important step In opening up
this key region to the great desert
and 10 the control OF Its important
north-south caravan routes"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-16
STRIKE HITS PRISON.

Berlin, Feb. 16.--According to a
telegram from Duisburg. the govern
or recorder and inspector of the local
prison were tried yesterday by the
Belgian military court for refusing
TO accept prisoners arrested by the
Belgians. Upon receipt of the YER
dict. the prison staff went on strike,
and the prisoners were removed TO-
DBisburg.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-16
FRIEND OF MARK TWAIN DIES

Louisville. KY, Feb. is.-David II.
Green. SO. who served as a cub
pilot under Mark Twain and was said
by friends to have furnished material
from which the writer drew In his
description Of Mississippi river life. Is
dead at the home Of relatives here.
For many years he was stock
broker here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-16
GERMAN RELIEF WORK.

Berlin. Feb. 1s.--chancellor Cuno
today told the Ruhr relief fund CON-
mittee that about three billion marks
had been subscribed for relief work
SO far. in addition to several hun
bred million marks in foreign cur
rency.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-16

Strictly fresh eggs. Sic doz., doz.
800. Russell Bros.-advt.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-26

associated with the platinum. which
permitted the ore being mined, not fol
the platinum alone, but for all the met
ais in that particular ore. Little OF
nothing is now heard of these mines
81. Careful prospecting by cOmpan-
les and governmental agencies, includ
ing drilling of gravels and rocks, has
revealed nothing better than a trace
of platinum.
IS. All of the Russian and Colon
bian platinum comes from millions OF
yards Of gravel-nOne from ore.
80. The advice of the bureau of
mines to persons who are asked to
speculate in a platinum property is to
let it alone unless the buyer is pre-
pared to go to the expense of a careful
examination by competent engineer.
BY writing to the bureau of mines at
Washington, ID. c., a number of pub
locations may be had covering in de-
tail all of the points discussed in this
paper-Department of the interior,
bureau of mines. reports of investiga-
tons"