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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
GARDINER

The Gardiner Red Cross drive for
japanese Relief is progressing and
Gardiner is expected to go over the
top.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
SHOP NOTES

In his advertisement in today's Is
sue c. P. Rowell announces new
plan for the selection of your Christ
mas gifts. Anyone is invited to
take advantage of this offer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
Close Finishes
Mark Races Last
Day Waldo Fair

Especial to the Kennebec Jouruap
Monroe, Me. Sept. 13-The WALDO
and Penobscot County Fair closed To-
day with a good attendance and sus-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
LOCAL NOTICE

M, Mrs. E. E. Norton, chiropodist all
n!Ius OF beauty culture work. Will
g nal by appointment, IA Beech street.
Lei oily, Gardiner. Sept14d3t+
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

Douglas j. Gushing Cony go. left
on the early train this morning for
pittsburgh, Pa. where he will enter
carnegie Institution of Technology
Tor four year course in Chemical
Engineering.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

Mrs. j. w. Jones and daughter.
Mrs. w. F. Hayden, left Thursday to
visit friends and relatives in Massa-
chuSetts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

Miss Lois NJ. Hayden left Thursday
morning on train Ga for Boston,
where she will attend the school of
Secretarial Science at Boston Uni
verSity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

however, that the people be not
coerced. that the choice be free from
impending threat of any kind"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

The Millinery Store has just re-
ceived a new line of Fall hats. These
are priced very moderately. Only a
few days remain t. take advantage
of the closing out sale of souvenirs
and toys Some excellent bargains
in monographs and records are also
to be had.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
Wilson Greene

Word has been received here of
the death of the well-known store
keeper, Wilson Greene of. st. AL
bions. who passed away very sud
denly Wednesday evening about II
o'clock at his home in that town.
Mr.. Greene is survived by wife and
two daughters. Mrs. Marjorie
Greene Martin and Miss Dorothea
Greene. both of st. Albions. Fune-
raj services will be held at his late
residence Sat. morning at 10 A. NJ.
THE Fidelity Class of the Uni
ted Baptist Church will hold an all
day meeting today (Friday) at the
home of Mrs. Davis Kerr. A picnic
dinner will be served at noon. The
members are requested to meet at
the vstry Friday morning at 10 O.
clock and the party will be conveyed
by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Barton of
Caribou will arrive in town today
and will visit Mrs. Barton's mother,
Mrs. Mary Peavey.
The local branch of the Red Cross
will meet this (Friday) evening at
7.30 o'clock in Library Hail. This is
the annual meeting and officers will
be elected for the ensuing year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Fillmore
and daughter Dorothy, Leslie Fill
more and Miss Helen Elliot, who
have been visiting relatives in New
Brunswick were over night guests
Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs Sturgeon
Hoar, leaving Wednesday for their
home in Eastern Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14

Mrs. Sidney Wentworth has re-
ceived word of the critical illness of
her brother. Ernest Blethen who has
been receiving treatment at a hos
pital in Bangor for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bridges were
guests Thursday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Bridges of Oakland Heights
THE Progressive Clas" of the
United Baptist Church met on Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs
Carrie Russell on Summer street
The evening was pleasantly passed
with music and there was a guessing
contest and refreshments of hot
chocolate, sandwiches and assorted
cake was served. The guests beside
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-14
Henry Little

The remains of Henry Little of
Smithfield, who died Sunday (Sept.
0th) at the Skowhegan Hospital,
were brought to Oakland Wednes-
day afternoon and interment was in
the family lot in the Middle Gene
terry. Mr.. Little was "A years of age
and was well known in this vicinity
He is survived by a wife; one son,
Clyde Little of Leominster, Mass,
besides a brother. Geo. Little of
Smithfield. Funeral services were
held at the Baptist Church in
Smithfield Wednesday afternoon at
> o'clock.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04

An artist, sculptor, philosopher, and
linguiSt in youth of twenty-five t2j)
is indeed n rare combination and hard
to find Such is Mr.. David Becker who
is known i'm art circles of Jerusalem as
Ben Menachem Becker. His work in
art Includes painting in oil. ivory en-
craving. and plastic Sculpiuring for
bronze plates and medallons An en-
craving in ivory of President Warren
q. Harding was accorded second t2nd)
prize at the Colorado State Fair at Pu-
eblo in September 1922.
In 1917, then barely twenty (20)
years of age. he attracted the atten-
tion of Queen Mary of Rumania to his
talent. The Queen consented to sit for
him and he engraved n portrait of her
in ivory. Immediately following. he
was taken into the employ of the Ru-
manian government for the period of
the war. and made in bronze n num-
Der of medals and trophies for the
heroes of that country.
Mr.. Becker's education began at the
age of four when he was. sent to
Chadir tHebrew SCHOOL, in Russia.
Then came the blow. \ turn in the
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04
HONOR VETERAN JEWISH
EDITOR ON 10TH BIRTH
DAY.

Chicago-The SEVENTEEN birthday of
DIR. Uerehmiah Mossessohn. editor of
the Jewish Tribune and Hebrew Stand
ard was celebrated with n dinner held
in his honor at Chalifs. 1G3 w. 5Ith
street Wednesday evening. The veter-
an editor was presented with silver
ware
DIR. Mossessohn has been engaged in
the Jewish journalistic world for half
century. Prior to coming to New
York. he was rabbi and editor of II
Jewish periodical in Portland, Ore.
Among those who spoke at the dinner
were Nathan Strauss, Rev. f. DeSola
Mendos. David A. Brown. Professor
Richard Gottheil, Rabbi Elias Solomon.
Mrs. Richard Gottheil and Rev. DR..
Bernard n. Kaplan. Rabbi Nathan
Kraus was toastmaster.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04

financial state of affairs in the family
deprived Mr.. Becker of further study
in preparation for the university. This
happened when he was but fifteen.
Since childhood he had found him
self between two agnetiG currents
pulling in opposite directions: one
sought to submerge him in the deep
and mystic labyrinths of the Talmud !;
the other propelled him to admire and
pcrsonify the things about him and to
record his impressions with pen and
paint brush. The latter force undoubt-
e,lly triumphed.
Now. too. the wanderlust seized him
and he was unable to shake off his
powerful and overwhelming grip. His
travels, with few exceptions, include
every part of the globe. From Rus
sa he went to Palestine ana Egypt,
and fingered on at Constantinople.
Smyrna. TripOli, and all important
cities en- route. Then he journeyed
throughout the Balkan states: Bull
garia. Serbia. RuInania. Later he went
to Germany and France. At each place
he stopped for varying periods but
merely passed through Italy and Eng
land. Still later he visited Canada.
and for the past two years has been n
resident of the u. $. A.
In the Orient, for example. he found
vast variety of colors and styles of
dress, but striking similarity of
character and customs among the in
habitants. OF the L. S. a. his impress
sion is vice versa close adherence
to fixed styles and colors of clothes.
but n variety of degrees of habits and
character of the individuals.
While in Arabia in 1919. he donned
the prevailing styles of clothes and be-
came very intimate with the Falach
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04

Comedy again predomnates at the Orpheum with
the new bill which a weeks engagement todays
matinee.
Topping the program is Sylvia Clark described as
klassy little klown who comes to Denver direct
from Brondway has been starring in musical
comedy Miss Clark presents new act called artistic
bufvontry' by Blanche Merrill
Harry Iangdon is another big name" of the new
bill is assisted by Rose and Cecil in brilliant skt
called lfter Ball" Iangdon also presents along wi
th the artists of the bill big comedy aferpiece.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04
Is America Anti-Semitic
By LEWIS GANNETT

Comparing the present Eu KluN Klan
with the Know Nothing Movement
early in the last century, when whole
Irish quarters were burned in anti
Catholic pOgroms. Lewis Gannett de-
clares in "The Nation" for March 21st
that intolerance is natural expression
of Anglo Saxon Americanism.
The Know Nothing party drew its
name because its members professcd
ignorance of its activities "as complete
as the ignorance today professed by
citizens of Mer Rouge. Louisiana. of
the deeds of their fellow klansmen"
Ii WAS organized as n vast system of
secret lodges. with passwords and de-
grees, grips. and cercmOnious initia-
tions. Catholic children We're expelled
from Boston schools and throughout
the north, Catholics We're subjected to
various kinds of petty persecution. As
counterpart of the modern Jewish
protocols" Mr.. Gannett mentions the
series of anti-Catholic pamphlets by
Samuel Morse, known as the inventor
of the telegraph, in which he described
n so-called foreign conspiracy against
the United Stntes."
Anti-Semetic feeling in America is
more closely related to this intOlcrnnt
attitude than ii Is to the ti-Semitic
current in Europe. Mr.. Gannett thinks :
and it can largely be explained with
;.r
of either Christians or Jews. Here
he differs with Horace NJ Kallen of
the New School for Social Research,
who wrote in an earlier article of THE
its roots in the teachings of Christian
Sunday schools.
According to Mr.. Gannett. the reason
why this general Anglo-Saxon resent
ment of the foreigner concentrates on
the Jew is his very eagerness to adapt
himself to Anglo-Saxon standards
''The Russian Jew" he writes, ''has an
hereditary respect for culture, and he
seems also to have n certain intensity
which If it is not n racial characters
tie. is at least n group trait. acquired
and transmitted through long centuries
of oppression, isolation. and thwarted
opportunity. 1t translates itself into
an ambition and n persistence which
we Anglo Saxons hate. Ii defeats MS
at our own game Vt not only wins
scholarships and prizes in the schools
and universities IL solves prOblpms md
achieves business success. Sometimes
it leads new arrivals to intellectual or
financial success before social adjust
ments have been made.
Now Anglo-S o-Saxbns" he concludes.
are forcing the Jew to choose between
assimilation with complete loss of
group identity, and the establishment
of entirely independent cultural ;nsti-
tutions Either of these solu-
tions is defeat for the ideal of Amer
lea as harmony and symphony of the
cultures of the world. We have never
faced the meaning of our own ideal
j" - 1t is not so much anti
Semetism. Christian theology. or Jew
ish traits that stand in the way as the
Snug Anglo-Saxon tradition of ex-
clusiyeness and self-sufiiciency."
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04

An original quality of jazz is said to reign in the
act of the Seattle Harmony Kings Each member of the
act is an accomplished singer and nstrumentalist.
refreshing BIT of humor is given by Milt Collins W
ho known the speaker of the house. Local and III
teratio topics discussed wttily by Hap Farnell
and Florence Donegan and Julia Stegcr former
stars Listen Lester, twinkle in vaudeville skit VIII
lie johnson and Baker best described as mad hat
ters.'
1t is announced that Irene Franklin the queen of
song and famous her Red Head numbers, will be
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04
TWO JEWS EXECUTED FOR
ALLEGED MILITARY OF
FENSE.
tJewish Telegraphic AgencyJ

London-TwO Jews, Isaac Handel
and Jacob Sava, sentenced to death by
military courtmartial on the charge
of having destroyed army telegraph
lines were executed in Athens. accord
ing to story printed in the London
Daily Express.
In announcing their death. the Greek
communique expressed regret that the
executed men were of the Jewish faith
adding that the Greek government
highly esteems the Jewish people"
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04
Ben 'tMenachem''--- Artist and Sculptor

(farmer), and the Bedouin (nomndic
Arab. These interesting classes of pco-
pie offered innumerable themes for his
fantastic. artistic Imagination.
Incidentally. while in Boston, Mr..
Becker was honored with an invitation
to call on Governor Cox of Massn-
chusetts. The Governor sat for him in
the State house: Mr.. Becker sculptured
the Governors portrait in ivory.
Although the percentage of educated
Russians in proportion 10 the popula-
tion is rather small yet it has been
frequently said that those who happen
to he among the learned. are invariably
liuguists to n large extent. Mr.. Beck
er bears out this statement. for he is
conversant in Arabian. Bulgarian, Rus
sian. Hebrew. Rumanian, French. and
German His English however. is not
well developed ON account of recent
Illness but with Jealous study he hopes
to master this language before many
months go by.
In his art he is len follower
of the Impressionistic school. This
specially. of course. was preceded by
II full course of studies in the art
classics.
In composition he finds himself
strongest. His originality is always
there with punch A student of the
Bible. he uses that source for numerous
themes in his constructive paintings
and sculpturings. A number of his
paintings We're chosen for exhibits in
bucharest. Rumania. and in Sofia. Bull
garia. Paris.
Mr.. Becker began his definite art ca
reer at the Antokolski Art School.
wilma. Russia. His studies We're com
pletrd at the BeZalel Art School, in
Jerusalem. where he had studied I'M
der Prof. ShatZ. and Prof. Pan Pfeffer-
man. The former sold several paint
ings in New York before the War; the
latter. French artist. but now CON
nected with the Palestine art school.
held an exhibition of his work in New
York in 1920.
Since early youth Mr.. Becker had
mingled with all classes of society and
has learned to love the purity and
simplicity of the philosophy of plain
people. He enjoys to see how people
mould their ideas and habits to suit
their immediate and ultimate needs.
He is IA devout believer in and follow
er of the Spinoza school of thought.
He takes all knocks with n smile. for
he interprets it rhat he is forever
learning.
Mr.. Becker is now practicing his art
in Denver. Colorado. AS soon as he
is eligible. he will adopt the Land of
the Free and the Home of the Brave as
his own Small exhibits will he shown
ut the Simon Bros. Jewelry store. The
larger paintings and sculptor work will
be exhibited ut the Denver Public Ii
brary during the summer months.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-04-04
VATE IN JEWISH LEGION
MAKES BUST OF FORMER
COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
(Jewish TcIegraphic Agency

Jerusalem-LOrd Allenby, former
commander of the Egyptian EXpedi-
tionary Force and now the High Com
missioner for Egypt will be present at
the unveilng at Beer Sheba of II bust
of himself by the former Jewish Legion
naire Melnikov, who. in 1918. enlisted
in Chicago Sir Herbert Samuel will
preside over the exercises.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
TURNING THE PAGES

Message from d. d. Wilmington,
y. c., reads, Wont you please say
a kind word for Temple Baileg's
The Dim Lantern? 1t is one of
the most popular books in this sec
ton of the country Copies are hard
to get. Perhaps it was too clean in
tone to receive much notice in New
York.. George Jean Nathan has
been called the broadway Smart
Alex" George AIDE said he remind
ed him of somebody with verbal Ro-
man candle in each hand. Nathan's
new book, "The World in Falseface,"
is not so alecky as some of his past
writings on the theater. 4. OF re-
cent poetry, 1 like best "The Puri-
tan's Ballad" by Elinor Wylie. #. .
The exact intent of Karel Capek in
"R. U. r., the Theater Guild play,
was not entirely clear to many who
saw it. They may now study the
Czechoslovakian satire on Industrial
ism at their leisure. The play is out
in book form, John Farrar, editor of
The Bookman, believes that "Chal-
lenge," By v. Sackyille West, is SUI
perior to Hergesheimer's "The Bright
Shawl" which it resembles in plot
and theme. Deems Taylor says that
"Annals of Music in America" by
Henry G. Lahee, is fascinating
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

concerts which Jenny Lind gave in
nine months under Barnum's manage
ment crossed $712,i61.34, of which
$176,675.09 went to her.
Barnum died in 1890. His life as
Werner sets it down is an extensive
chronicle of American history COW
ering q period OF so years.
A Modern Humbug.
Simon's fictional heroine in sour
Little Girl' represents modern
humbug who finds her counterpart
in hundreds of others. His book. is
satire on wou:d-Je climbers, who
use exploitation methods as rank as
those of Barnum, but more cleverly
concealed. One is led TO believe by
his book that anyone can give re-
cital in New York concert hall and
have their names in the, papers and
in electric lights. il they have the
hard, cold cash to pay for it.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

BY JAMES w. DEAN

New York, April 1.-Two re-
cent books attracting widespread and
favorable attention ale linked together
bly coincidence Of circumstances. They
are "Barnum," NJ. X. Werner and
Our Little GIRL by Robert Simon.
Each is the respective authors first
work and the authors once were class
mates at Columbia.
The coincidence goes further than
that. Each IS s. biographical inter-
pretation of life. 'Barnum," is the
actual story Of the one and only
p. II. Barnum, circus man. "Our
Little Girl is the fictional story of
several characters, but chiefly about
n girl with ambition but without tai
ent for musical career.
The facts of Barnum's life are in
many instances stranger than fic-
ton. The delineatiOn of character
in "Our Little Girl" is often so au-
thentic that the reader is convinced
the author has given some of his
close acquaintance fictional names
and set down actual events and con-
versations.
In neither case docs the author
seek to inject himself into the run
ming story. The characters speak
for themselves. .2
Barnum's First Freak.
p. T. Barnum was born at Bethel,
Conn, in 1910. He had been a
farm boy, lottery ticket salesman,
store clerk, bartender, newspaper edi-
tor, boarding house keeper and groc-
eryman when at % he bought his
first freak, an aged black woman, Joice
Heth, who was represented to be 161
and was ADVERTISED ns the first wom-
an to have dressed the infant George
Washington.
He made money, but, believing all
men honest, was relieved of most Of
it by dishonest men. At 81, broke.
he told Biblical illustrations, but
other swindled him of his profits
even in that enterprise.
He wrote advertisements for
Bowery theater for time, receiving
81 a week. Then he engineered
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
IOWA PHYSICIAN MAKES
STARTLING Offer TO
: CATARRH SUFFERERS
Found Treatment Which Healed
His Own Catarrh and Now
Offers to Send 1t Free
to Sufferers Any
where.

+ Davenport, Iowa.-Dr. W. o. COT
fee. Suite 1867, st. James Hotel
Bldg, this city, enc of the most
widely known physicians and sur
geons in the Central West, an
nounces that he found a treatment
which completely healed him of ca
tarrh in the head and nose. deaf
ness and head noises after many
years of suffering. He then gave
the treatment to number Of other
sufferers and they state that they
also were completely healed. The
doctor is so proud Of his achieve
ment and so confident that this treat
ment will bring other sufferers the
same freedom it gave him that he is
offering to send a 10 days supply
absolutely free to any reader of. this
paper who writes him. DR.. Coffee
has specialized on eye, ear. nose and
throat diseases for more than thirty
five years and is honored and re-
spected by countless thousands. IL
you suffer from nose, head or throat
catarrh, catarrhal deafness or head
noises, send him your name and
address today.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

anything. That evening she cooked a
dinner Tor twelve.
Now, l ask you, has dentistry i'm
proved? =,
has.
When the modern dentist pulls 4
tooth. instead of groaning and whoop-
ing "Murderi" you merely sat IN a
chair and tase free round trip to
the Elysian Fields.
May Even Do Miracle.
And when you come back they've
hid the tooth. washed you all up slick
and clean as though nothing had hap
pened. The way dentistry has pro-
crossed it wouldn't surprise me any
day to learn some dental expert had
found a way to keep patient from
putting his tongue in the hole where
the tooth formerly was.
While there is nothing SO fascinat-
ing as a loose tooth there is nothing
a tongue will miss SO much as tooth
when it leaves.
There is 4 lot of service about dem
tistry these days too. After they cram
couple of napkins and a sheet for
good measure into your mouth and
clamp your tongue down, they give
you a pad and pencil and you can
write down any funny jokes that may
be passing through your head.
1t used TO be dentists in our town
wore whiskers and tip-toed around
mysterious like. They were creepy.
The dentist today Keeps his face right
out in the open and he always carries
supply of good stories.
Some of them even play ukuleles in
odd moments when they have your
mouth full of plumbing.
It's the right idea, believe the su-
per-dentist will be the one who has
bis chair placed before little stage
and. while he is working, he will pre-
sent a miniature musical revue-wlth
beautiful girls melting into beautiful
scenes and all such.
Another Dental Chair Mystery.
Another thing intrigues Inc about
modern dentistry. That's the way they
understand what you are saying when
they have installed hardware store
in your mouth.
was in the office of one recently
while q friend sat in the chair. He mo
toned to the dentist and said what
sounded like this: "Ub-gawk-ru-ich-
blig-blug."
Certainly" said the dentist-and
opened the window. My friend nodded
his thanks. That kind of stuff is al
most like mind reading.
Nowadays, too, the dentists office is
a lilliputian replica Of one Of those
huge dynamo stations. There are all
sorts Of funny lights. shiny brass
handles, push buttons, tubes and
wires.
lie sits on revolving stool and
can read a magazine, push buttons
and before you know it you are all
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
VIRGINIAN TO VISIT
Neif VIII Have As His Guest Gov.
ernor OF Old Dominion State.

Austin. Tex, April 14.-GovernOr
f. Lee Trinkle, of Virginia, has ac,
cepted the invitation extended by Gov.
ernor Neff to attend and participate
in the San Jaeinto Day celebration
to be held at San Jacinto Park, near
Houston, on San Jacinto Day, April
81.
When Governor Neff was advised
that the Virginia. governor was attend
ing the Confederate reunion at New
Orleans, he (Neff) extended Governor
Trinkle an invitation to join him at
Houston on San Jacinto Day.
Several days ago Governor .Neff
learned, through Judge Norman G.
,Kittrell, that Governor Trinkle was
TO visit Texas after the reunion.
Governor Neff Immediately extended
the invitation which was accepted.