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Evening star., 1923-03-04
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By William Allen White.

that damned old Warren Harding"
The Warren" is deeply essential.
Lacking it. America can't realize nor
utilize at his best it's President.
He has brought Marion, Ohio, to the
White House: a thousand times this
has been written; yet the people re-
fuse to accept 1t. They can't believe
in mon. so grounded are they in their
belief in the high gods OF the Wash
ingtcn Olympus. He is acting as
President as the editor of the leading
newspaper in Marion county. Ohio,
acts when he functions publicly. He
gets the sense of the leading men of
the village, accepts the dictum of
those who are willing to put their
energy and influence into a project
and then lines up with the drive,
does his part, expands his front as
ono who by his editorial position is
the bugler of the squad, takes the
praise or blame or Indifference casu
ally and so gets the job done, along
with the gang" or punch" or
crowd" committee. That Is exactly
what is happening at the White
House.
The responsibility for the destinies
Of 200. .00o.oo0 people, white and black
and brown, here and in the islands OF
the sea, does not puff up the Presi-
dent, nor break the amiable quality
of his contact with life. If it could be
said President Wilson had his chief
trouble in working with men. it is
also true that President Hardings
vice is his addiction to teamwork. He
always is working in traces, never in
shafts! He could not do anything
alone. Falling out of a balloon he
would take a friend along for COM
pany and to consult on the way down.
or he would be most miserable about
II! He seems to feel that he is the
honorary chairman Of a lot Of differ
ent committees in government; in
foreign affairs working with Hughes,
who Is executive secretary; sena-
torial affairs along with Lodge, Wat
son and Lenroot: fiscal affairs asso-
ciated with Mellon: agricultural in
terests consulting with Wallace and
Capper. and SO on down the list of
executive functions and responsible
ties. Always he goes hand in hand
with some beloved playmate.
X
It is not because he does not know
how to work that he demands fellow
ship in his work Partly 1t is a tenn
peramental desire for the society Of
his kind, a congenital country town
horror of loneliness, and partly the
Presidents training as country
politician. And there is his strength.
He. knows the game of American
politics as few of the men know it.
And he knows full well that a lot of
rspublicans Of high caste are trying
70 suchre him out Of tho republican
nrsddsntla1 nomination next yeart
Evening star., 1923-03-04
BY HARDEN COLFAx.

The chief railroads of the United
States have advised the Interstate
Commerce Commission that for the
first time in years they are earning
on the whole approximately all the
profits allowed them as a fair return
ON investment under the transporta-'
ton law. Individual roads have sur
passed the allotment Of 5X per cent
upon tho value Of their plants. Under
the law the excess profits are split
share and share alike with the gov
eminent
Some roads have failed to earn all
the commission allows them as fair
Seturn, but as unit the country's
transportation system appears to
have come within few millions, pos
sibIy less, of earning its maximum
fair profit. Earnings thus far re.
be1eed show an increase Of ia per
EAnt over earnings for tho same period
A<Vsar ago. Rscord-breaking volume
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Debt Commission to Meet

A meeting of the American Debt
Commission has been called for Tues
day morning at IL o'clock.
Just what subjects will be consid-
cred were not revealed. but it Is
understood that the commission will
take up the matter of Finnish debt,
preliminary discussion of which has
been opened by Secretary Mellon and
Minister Astrom from Finland. The
Finnish debt principal stands at
3s.2s1. 900. with interest at $1,012, 1000.
This debt was contracted a. . relief
measure through the Amer1naA RAAAk
AsBoo1Axie0 after tbs war. -
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ME present President Of the
United States would have a
better place In history IL only

HE present President OF the
United States would have a
better place In history II only
the people Of his country
could think Of him as Warren" For
at the bottom he is a man of coun-
try town where people are known by
chill derision that the country spoke
the name of Woodrow" when they
referred to their President. Bill
was clearly the privilege Of President
Taft's intimates. just as Teddy" was
the word used by those who never
knew their man when Roosevelt was
in the White House. Mckinley was
always Mckinley, a statue in a park.
Even Hanna in his moments of friend
ship got no nearer to the public man
than william; no one ever ventured
a "WilT' or a "BilT' on him. And as
for Stephen Grover Cleveland-toward
the public he turned q stone face.
however warm and human his heart.
No one Grovered him. AS soon would
the ancient Jews Of Moses time give
a diminutive to Jehovah.
But Warren GamaIiel Harding is
peculiarly Warrenesque.
If the people in considering him
would Just think Of him as ono of
their own kind. q man Of tho people.
the dear, common dub Americans.
who is mixed up in his homo affairs;
a joiner-Elk, Mason. Rotarian,
Chamber Of Commerce booster, mem
Der of the Ad Club, tho Retailers
Association, director Of the County
Fair, of the Country Club. Of the
Provident Association, Of the Red
Cross, chairman of the Community
Chest Drive, delegate to the state con-
vention of most anything, and all
round town boomer-in short, WAR
rem" The President in the White
House is having sad time getting
himself across to the people who have
yanked him onto q pedestal. coated
him with plating Of austerity because
he has vast power. II they only would
think Of him as Warren. They should
not use Warren in terms of mushy
affection, nor in terms Of intimate
preferment, but as the town hustler
who goes along with the fellows, one
of "the group that does things" who
has to. be counted in anything that
is done about the community. The
country in thinking Warren" should
not conceive boss, nor q super
man. but possibly "old Warren" or
IN terms OF DasAtng disesasemsnt -
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Note.-In publishing this ar
ticle by the brilliant editor of
the Emporia Gazette. The Star
does not necessarily indorse the
views he expresses. But Mr..
White brings to the discussion
of current events a fertile mind
and an entertaining style, and
a discriminating public will
place It's own valuation upon
the opinions he advances.
Evening star., 1923-03-04

They don't fool him for a moment
when they bring their gloom buckets
over to the White House and try to
paint the horizon black for next years
election. The President may not be
quoted. But a man from Marion, Ohio.
who shall be nameless. a man in a
rather exactly fitting dark suit just
pressed, a man biting rather casually
long. thin black cigar unlighted. a
man lounging lazily in swivel chair
at big mahogany desk. a man sit
tinS with one leg crossed, under his
chair pivot, lounging easily, drawing
in a half-Yankee, half-southern fash
ion, gazing out of the window at the
lawn. brown under the winters frost
he can look what he thinks at lea.tl
He was meditative, mellow, happy.
And he talked politics as one disin-
terested, as one who could consider II
as dispassionately yet quite as INTEL
ligently as last weeks poker. They
are not fooling him. these politicians.
who are trying to sidetrack him. One
who listens in while his reflective
moods are passing would say his at
titude about the nomination might
be something like this:
i don't know whether in tho
troubled and tumultuous times any
one can be elected on a sane plat
form. I do know that we have done
in quiet way some good things
They have not been advertised. but
they make good record. Maybe
the country knows, it, maybe not.
Maybe 1t will not know next year.
But If any one is elected on the
record of this administration, it will
be the man who made the record
He had no remote notion of letting
the big city slickers talk him out
OF his advantage. Not that he cares
much for it. He has had his full of
glory. He is not passionately inter
ested in curing sick world. But,
after all. the rules of the game are
what they are and under the rules
Of the game he is entitled to a
nomination twice If he wants and if
it means a second election he GER
tainly wants it.
That is his mood, even if these
are not at all his words.
X \ xIs
And all the time he is in the
midst of the great affairs of the
world, more or less vicariously,
through his secretaries and chief
clerks and official representatives, his
heart is in Marion, Ohio. He is
always thinking about the Marion
Star. 1t made over $4,000 last year
not more than the average good
American daily in a county of 10000.
It's $4,000 circulation is restricted to
Marion county. AS President of the
United States, his paper might as
we'll have 100000, but he would hold
10000 at a dead loss For the Marion
advertisers would not benefit from
subscribers scattered all over the
earth, and unless the advertisers
would pay a higher rate for adver-
tising than they pay; the editor of
the Marion Star would have to pay
the loss between the price of sub
scription and the cost to produce
the paper-a loss that would wipe
out his profit in six months.
: The. President. Is prouder of. the
Marion Star than of anything else IN
1C0finued on Third Page.J
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- OAL is to be a burning issue
at the next session of Con-
Y gress. And that is no joke.
The suffering that some of
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President Harding not long ago told a
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,AMUSEMENTS

The truth about George NJ. Cohans
new American song and dance show,
Little Nellie Kelly which is to be
seen at the Haines, Wednesday night,
IL that there wasn't an empty seat
in the theatres at Boston or New
York since the show was launched
almost two years ago. All of which
is as 1t should be, for IL ever there
was an entertainment built to satisfy
the masses Of eXacting playgoers
Little Nellie Kelly" is IT, in capital
letters.
AS a matter Of fact the new Cohan
masterpiece Is 'the best musical play
in the whole wide world" 1t tells a
charming love story. the unfolding
of which is interviewer with dandy
musical and ensemble numbers. ard
iS interpolated by regiment of sing
ing and dancing Americans and as
charming a chorus>as you will meet
up with in a year of theatregoing.
OF the twenty odd song hits, 1t is
a difficult matter to determine which
are the most tuneful or popular. and
1t is almost impossible to pick out
the best set Of special dancing teams
for they are all celebrated for their
particular style Of work.
There are plenty of choice seats
at all prices for the Waterville en-
gagement. Box office open from 9
A. NJ. to 8 P. M.-Adv.
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Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Edward Wing. Mrs. Wing was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Eli
"a Bates, Mrs. Traviss and Mrs.
Smith.
The subject Of the meeting was
Spanish Speaking People" and the
following program was carried out:
Mrs. Williams read letter from
Louise Is. Carter, missionary at
FL Salvador: letter from Vivian
Saylor, missionary also stationed
at FL Salvador was read by Mrs.
Hersom and Mrs. Traviss read a let
ter from Ida Warnock. a missionary
in Ell Salvador; a letter from Doris
Frederickson, missionary at Puebla.
Mexico. was read by Mrs. Mosher
and Mrs. Leech read letter from
Miss Rounds. missionary in Cuba:
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Silver Cup to be Given
Winner Billiard Tournament

evening the prizes that will be
awarded at the close of the Pocket
Billiard Tournament, as follows:
First silver cup; second, large
box of cigars: third. fancy billiard
cue. The cup is a handsome prize
with place for inscription and is on
display in MIR. Miller's window. The
announcement tends to set the in
terest of the players at a higher
pitch and each man is even more de-
ternined to win than ever.
Last evening Harry Bertrand won
the 18th game in the tournament
from Louis Marchette with a score
Of 100 to 81. The second game
Thursday evening was won by Mar
chete from "Deke" Smith. the score
being 100 to 81 points.
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Williams Fined at Municipal Court
Friday

Ma me Williams O.: Fairfield came
before Judge Charles w. Atchley in
the municipal court yesterday on
two charges. t'.
On the first charge of intoXication
he pleaded guilty ana was sentenced
to pay SO and costs or to serve 80
days Chief of Police William II.
Murray wa sthe complainant.
William pleaded not guilty to the
charge of lacivious speech and be-
havi- but on the testimony of Day
Deputy Ralph G.. Blunt who arrested
him on Main street Thursday night
the respondent was sentenced to pay
a fine of SO and costs or to serve 80
days in Jail. Williams was unable
to Ihy and was committed for SO
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Maple Syrup Made
In Fall Year Reported
By District Health Officer

DR.. c. E. Hutchinson district
health officer of kennebec and SOM
erset counties who has just return
ed from Waite. small town IN the
extreme eastern part Of Maine. re-
ports that for the first time in his
life he tasted maple syrup made in
the fall of the year.
DR.. Hutchns has been combating
an outbreak Of small pox near this
town and he went into a small camp
one day and found "a man cooking
something on the stove in Il large
kettle, He inquired as to the nature
of the cooking and the man replied
that he was making maple syrup.
DR.. Hutchins said that he did not
hardly believe it then but when the
man took him outside and showed
him sap running from maple trees
nearby and gave him a drink of sap
he was convinced that he was see
ing something in December that few
people ever had a chance to see.
DR.. Hutchins explained the phe-
nominon by saying that probably the
heavy freeze in November followed
by several weeks of warm weather
made much the same conditions as
exist in the spring, when sap is sup
posed to run.
DR.. Hutchins has done great
deal of travelling this fall through
I the different parts of Maine. But
| two or three weeks ago he was call
ed to q small plantation i'll the en-
treme western part Of the state and
/ hardly had he returned when he was
called back to the eastern part o.
| Maine for a second outbreak Of
smallpox. In his first trip to Waite
which is near Princeton. Maine he
stopped the epidemic and vaccina.
! ted about 100. The second outbreak
was very light and he quickly Sub
dued it.
In the course OF his travels DR.
Hutchins meets with some very un.
usual experiences. While in the
Journal Office yesterday Afternoon
he related a story of a trip he made
through the woods on horseback g
few weeks ago near Waite. He sale
the horse was one that would bt
good for Tom Mix. the movie star
h for the animal was always doing thu
unexpected. About halfway to- one
of the camps that the doctor was 60.
ing to visit the horse coming upor
huge mudhole stopped and rolled
over. DR.. Hutchins said that he die
the only thing that he thought could
be done under the circumstances
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Plans in Making
for Community Tree

Preparations have started for the
annual Community Christmas tree
according to information given out
last evening by Mayor Leon O.. Teb-
belts who will be in charge of the
affair The big Christmas tree was
erected yesterday in Castonguay
square and soon Will be adorned
with colored electric lights. The
children of the city who have good
memories will remember the celehra-
ton a year ago when barrels of kisses
were given away and general good
time was enjoyed. Probably a sim
liar program will be carried out this
wear.
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The regular meeting of Hamilton
Lodge. Degree of Honor. will be held
Monday evening. Dec. II, at the home
Of Mrs. Charles Lord on Pleasant
street and a full attendance is de-
sired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Danforth, who
have been attending the state Grange
in Lewiston. were overnight guests
Thursday of Mr.. Danforth's sister and
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall,
leaving Friday morning for their home
In North Arson. %
Miss Clara Runnells has completed
her work at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bartlett OF North New Port
land and visited friends in town Fri
day on her way to Fairfield. where she
will be guest or relatives for time.
Cascade Grange will hold an all-day
meeting today in Grange hall With
Vassaiboro Grangs-.as guests. Dinner
will be served at noon and all mem-
'ers not solicited are requested to
bring pie. cake or doughnuts.
William Wallace picked a large
bunch of mayfloyers Thursday near
his home, AT North Belgrade, which
we're budded and nearly biossomed out.
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week under the direction of Miss Flora
Kicker. physical Instructor.
II. NJ. Reynolds has gone to Portland
10 visit relatives.
A meeting Of the Literary Society OF
Lawrence High school was held yes.
terday AFTERNOON. A short business
session was held and the program in
charge of Miss Margaret Totman. Miss
Mabel Sylvester Miss Alice Wheeler
and Robert Brown. was given. the fea-
ture being the Christmas tree which
was greatly enjoyed,
NYE's CORNER-Robert Koran
was in Waterville on business Wednes-
day.
: MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Hobbs Of Shaw
NUT were calling on friends in this
place Wednesday. ="
Miss Ruth Horne was in Fairfield
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Henderson were
in Skowhegan, Norridgewocll and
Mercer Monday and were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Boynton
OF Mercer. 80 Gt
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CLINTON

The committee having in charge
Christmas cantata, "Santa's Won
derful Gift" which is being prepar-
ed for the Baptist Sunday school,
call a rehearsal of the three acts
at the church Saturday afternoon.
The first act at 100 and the second
at 2.30 etc. All members of the
school who care to have a part In
this concert are cordially invited TO
do so. and to be at the church at the
hour named without fail.
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Junior League M. {. Church Holds
Social

The Junior League of the NJ. F.
church held social in the Fireplace
room of the church last evening. At
the business meeting the following
officers were elected for the coming
year: President. willard Rowell:
first vice president, Elenor Rowell;
second vice president, Noyes Erwin:
third vice president. Marietta Corri-
gan; fourth vice president, Ruth
Atchley; secretary, Eleanor Wilson;
treasurer. Maynard 'Gustafson.
After the business hour plans were
discussed for Christmas and then a
short program followed with a dra-
matization. The remainder of the
evening was passed in games. Re
freshments were served.
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Pupils of First and Second Grades
Give Entertainment

Give Entertainment
The pupils of the first and second
grades with Mrs. John 8. Tapley and
Miss Marion Brown. teachers. had a
Christmas tree and entertainment
Friday afternoon in the Post rooms.
The tree was prettily decorated and
laden with bags of pop corn and
candy and small, gifts.
The following program was car
ried out by the pupils of the first
grade under the direction of their
teacher. Mrs Tapley; verse by Ell
wood Folsom: "A gift to Santa" by
Dorothy Hutchinson; a dialogue in
costume, Waiting up for Santa
Claus" the part of the little girl was
taken by Ruby Sabine and Gordon
lIewes was Santa; recitation. Par
IRISH Manson; Greeting for Santa"
Louise Withee; little play. Grand
pas Christmas Surprise" the seven
cousins. Hazel Mosher, Virgil Hard
ing, Lois Halves. Leo Bickford. Ken
meth Grant, Walter Criliss, and Ida
Williams: grandfather, Gordon Hew-
es; recitation. II wonder" by Law
renee Bickford costume play en-
titled Mother Goose Gives Christ
mas Party" Mother Goose, Althea
Burwood: Old Woman, Lois Halves:
five children. Kenneth Grant. Ida
Williams. Henry Frost. Joe Borak
and Murray : Marquis: DO Peep"
Lois Day: Boy Blue" Ralph Tuck
er: Thomas Tucker" Francis Ber-
nauer: ''Knaye of Hearts," Curtis
Lambert; Mistress Mary" Marion
FLETCHER: FAIRY" Louise Withee:
| Jack Corner" Walton Wood.
The pupils from the second grade,
with Miss Marion Brown teacher. pre-
sented the following program: Xmas
Day" Welcome Song by second grade
! girls; "A WISH" recitation, by Elwood
Folsom Christmas Wishes" by Lucille
Small: "a Gift to Santa" Dorothy
Hutchinson: Santa Is Coming" song,
by quartet; "Grandpa's Nmas Sur
Prise dialogue. by first grade; santa
Claus recitation. Dana Bean: Want
cd Nma Tree" by Dorothy Jordon;
Dear Old Santa" song. by first grade:
; How DO You Do. Ny Partner" dance,
second grade: Waiting Up for Santa
Clauss' dialogue, Ruby sabine and
/ Gordon Hughes; Mothers. Always Do"
rccitation., Laura Mithee< 81 Wonder
roeitatiorI E3w cod Manson; Greetings
ID Santag Susie Nithee; ''Dear Old
santa cfaussss Song. bye second grade;
"A Possibility" by Arthur Smith; "A
Present for Santa Claus" recitation.
Betty Mitchell; Enough for Ale" rec
itation, George Wood "A Christmas
Tree" Florence Mitchell; ~ Christmas
Speech" recitation. Walter Shirley;
"A Christmas Eve Thought Bernicc
Spiller: in Wooden. Shoes dance, by
second grade.
There were popcorn and candy bags
for .all and each child received small
, gift. The program presented by both
! grades was fine and much credit was
due the teachers for the manner in
which it was carried out.
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the Health Association has donated
silver cup which will be given to
the school selling the most.
At the same time the children of
the public schools of the city are still
busily engaged in selling their stamps
for the winner of this contest is also
going to get a silver cup.
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OAKLAND

Governor Percival Baxter will give
an address at 1.3O Saturday after
noon at the Cascade Grange. This
Is to be an open session of the
Grange and the public Is cordially
invited to attend.
The public schools closed Friday
afternoon for a two weeks vacation;
each of the grades had a Christmas
tree where small gifts were ex-
charged between THE children and in
some of the rooms Christmas pro-
was carried out. Santa Claus visited
each of the rooms and helped to dis
tribute the gifts. .t
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COMING EVENTS

Dec. 9-l6-Ha riding Memorial week'
Dec. 15-Maine Automobile Dealers
Association. Augusta House.
Dec. 1S-22-Anpual Poultry SHOW
Jan. g. Maine State Bee-keepers'
Jan. o. Maine Federation of Women's
Clubs, Lewiston, Bates College
chapel. SS -
Jan. ,i7--Charfty ball, Augusta.
Feb. .s1-23-Augusta Winter Carnival
Feb. 14-March S-Coast-io-coast trip
sponsored by Portland Ad. Club.
Feb. 25-Mar. i---Annual Portland Auto
Show.
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Mrs. Nellie o. Booker, Brunswick

Especial 10 the Kennebec Journa)
Brunswick. Me-, Dec. 14-Mre Mel
lie bennett Booker, widow of Ira p.
Booker. for many years treasurer Of
Bowdoin college. died today after an
illness Of only two days with erysip-
elias. Mrs. Booker vas born in
Brunswick SO years ago. the daugh-
ter of James bennett. she graduated
from the Brunswick high school in
1878. She has been active in social
organizations and for years was
treasurer Of the Saturday Club. She
also belonged to the Mummy Club.
Her nearest relatives are a niece,
Mrs. Florence Littig OF Boston and a
cousin. Mrs. Harry Beers Of San
francisco. Calf. Funeral services
will be held Saturday afternoon.
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and that was to jump off into the
mud.
Travelling in the sparsely settled
parts of the state is quite different
from travel through the southern
part of Maine. 1t takes about j.
hours to go to Waite from Water
vile.