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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
r find she, too, blamcs Everything
but her FEET! .

T>FIAT nagging backache- sulen, "dragging"
i sensations-those dizzy headaches and pal pi-
tating weaknesses;-what causes them? She has tried
all kinds of things to restore the buoyant sprit-the
vigor, poise, steady nerves-the youthful reserve
hers. She believes she has been more than ordi
narily careful of health. Then why-echy-WE1Y
should this happen to herr
And, all the withdrawing her FEET-are the
pretty little things" at the base of the trouble
the stiff, cramping, unnaturay constructed SHOES
she has let strange sensitive nervecenters, deaden
muscles, and throw her entire body out of balance
into revolt Her feet have been so patient all these
years, she has hardly thought of them as part of her
living breathing self. But imprisoned twisted bones
subtle pressures and irritatons- with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15

Miss Elizabeth Leslie of this city
was IN Biddeford, last week on bust
ness in connection with the state
charities and corrections.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Brian NJ. Jewett were
IN Waterville, Saturday forenoon,
where they visited the Kents Hill
Noourn game. Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett
are both Kents Hill graduates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15

Mrs. stephen Bunker Of Bangor,
returned to her home, Saturday, after
week in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15

:, Miss Linnie Nerple and her sister,.
mrs Riker of Newark, N. j., New
toTk guest. and Mrs. Anne M. Es-
Eond of Lewiston were in the city,
rrfiday and called upon Mr.. and Mrs.
s.1. 7. Little, Winthrop Street. They
are Squirrel Island summer resi-
Sen's and are touring Maine for a
Wv days. The out of state ladies
, were much delighted with Name
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

Polls open in this city, today, from
6 A. NJ. to p. NJ.
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This is SERIOUS BUSINESS
Madam and Miss!

Feet are willing servants but cruel masters And Shoes
with sensible toes and heels-conforming with the
straight inside line and graceful outer swing of the
foot as Nature modelled it-with pliant arches that
keep muscles alive and the blood coursing joyousy
by fexng with your feet every one of the five to
ten thousand steps you must take each day-are the
only Shoes that will not weaken and eventually wreck
the foundation of health, beauty and efficiency which
is the most precious Of feminine (and waterway
brthrights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

The French newspapers before the war
were filled with stories of her luxuries and
caprices. Her apartments and houses
were adorned with exquisite and costly
treasures of ancient and modern art. Her
favorite color was lavender and her most
intimate apartments were decorated in
this color. Her splendid motors were up
holstered with material of the same tone.
In Paris Lavallere occupied beautiful,
princely apartment overlooking the his
toric Tuileries Gardens. A visitor has
described finding her there in bed that
had belonged to her namesake, Louise de
la VALERIE, the earliest favorite of Louis
XIV. The modern idol of the boulevards
reposed there delightfully."- propped up
with soft piles of delicate lace and cambria
pillows, embodied in a marvellous quilt of
old rose, gold and lace.
Lavaliere's unusual type of beauty and
her ultra-modern cynical wit excited the
interest of the most prominent men of the
French capital. Princes, statesmen, Euro
pean and American millionaires thronged
to her salons and laid tribute at her feet.
At supper given to celebrate her sue
ce in "L'Oiseau Blesse," rising French
statesmen, who divided his time between
the Chamber and the theatre, said:
81 toast Eve Lavalliere, the incompar-
able artistic, wit and genius. | drink to
the brilliant and beautiful woman, who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

'It began with dream I had, This
was J. the days before the war. / had
come home from the theatre with num-
Der of friends. Wegwere very jolly, much
wine was drunk, there was much laughter,
much love and many kisses before the
party broke up for the night. lay was
dawning before j went to bed. i fell
asleep at once, for the performance VS.
heavy one for me and the gayety also
tired me.
"At once began to dream. saw a
picture of the stage, the costly scenery
and dresses, the magnificent gowns and
jewels of the people in the audience. Then
] saw outside of the theatre. It was snow
ing. There were cold, half-starved little
urchins Of Paris budding for shelter
against the walls of the house. Old
women were selling matches in the gut
tiers, drunken men were slouching into a
cabaret nearby.
GIN dream one can live through an
age and think the thoughts of, a lifetime.
thought of all the reckless extravcgances
of which had been guilty or of which
had been the object. Irecalled particular
experiences where the expenditures now
recalled many acts of which / felt deeply
ashamed. ,. <><5 SO
envy dreaming mind went back to a
banquet that had been given one Sunday
in my honor at beautiful resort on the
hanks of the Seine. The table was en-
tirely decorated with rare lavender-col-
ored orchids for my pleasure. These
flowers alone had cost perhaps 10000
francs It was the most astonishing ex--
travagance at one dinner that / had ever
known, even in my varied experience, and
made deep impression on me at the
time.
"The young man who gave the banquet
exhausted his vast fortune by a series of
similar acts and legal guardian had to
be appointed for him.
'"The banquet lasted all through the
warm Summer night and at dawn we were
assisted into our automobile and sped back
to Paris. 4 NJ" 49,
q ''As was approaching my apartment it
seemed that my car ran over an old
woman who was too weak to step out of
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noted for his gayeties, had paid her a
most extravagant complil ent she replied:
'"Thank you. l wonder how you would
treat me if I were poor and unknown"
The war brought about great change
in her thoughts and habits. At first she
plunged feverishly into war work and de-
voted herself to amusing the departing or
convalescing soldiers. -.
Early in the war six daring French
aviators, who had been her friends,
banded themselves together and called
themselves "Lavalliere Men," At first
she was thrilled and delighted at the idea
that all these gallant soldiers were fight.
ing for France in her name.
They all won citations and then all.
one by one, were killed. When the last
of them disappeared she was overcome
with grief. This man, it is believed. she
would have married. She felt that she
had been wicked when she reioice1 ~
their departure for the war. She could
no longer dance or act, even for the
benefit of soldiers.
She spent long hours weeping and.
mourning over the sins and extravagances
of the past. AS result of this remorse
she gave up her theatrical work and be-
came nursing sister among the poor.
That was during the last year of the war
and the year following. In a letter to
a friend at this time she said -.l ~.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

sweet rich voice saying:
Help these people! Do not add to
the sins of the world and increase the
sufferings of the poor! Do not be q
wilful parasite of society! Take up your
CROSSE
Il awoke then, telling perturbed, but
fell asleep again. But twice more /
dreamed that dream. Each time awoke
and felt more frightened. could not get
the memory off my mind. / dreamt that
dream again, and finally / was convinced
that was called by a divine message to,
leave my life of vanity and to work for
others instead of myself.
During the war l made nv definite
severance from the stage, but | gave no
reason for it, but it was but the first of
several steps toward the great change.
Il believe heaven sent me that vision
IN order to prepare me for the change.
/ threw off my low-cut stage gowns and
donned the garb &C a nursing sister,
But the mere work of a sister,, a lay
woman working among .the poor did not
satisfy the passionate desire for repent
ance and divine forgiveness that fillel Il e
bosom of Eve Lavalliere. There are nl:,r Y
women of intense nature who can only
find relief from their burden of sin hy
undergoing real suffering and she was
one of these.
It was at this point she told her friends.
she was going to enter the seve- est of
clustered orders.
The strange case of Lavalliere led r,any
Parisians to believe that Mile Cecile Sorai.
for many years the great star 6f tho am
Gus Coincide Franchise, had abandoned
the Paris stage for similar reasons. It
was distinctly stated that Cecile had a
dream in which voice from Heaven
warned her to leave the stage and it's
temptations.
Then it was explained that she was
convinced of the wickedness of Paris be-.
cause it continued to laugh at her Carl
cature by "Bib"-a caricature that an
noyed her so much that she smashed it
with her jeweled handbag in public gal
lery. Finally, however, she made com
promise by leaving the Paris stage and
making visit to America.
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pain of admitting that her thoughts are
still worldly. Her strange conduct and
actions point to no other explanation than
the one have outlined"
The career of Eve Lavalliere before the
war typified the luxurious, reckless, cyni-
cal life of the Partisan artistic world per-
haps better than that of any other woman.
She was the foremost coincidence of the
French stage-nOt vaudeville performer
She held position equivalent to that of
Madame Rejane or Sarah Bernha- It at
their best. ., 10.
Lavalliere leaped into success instanta-
ueously, and from that moment never
ceased to enjoy every luxury, to roll in
wealth and to have hosts of titled admirers
at her feet. Her first great success was in
"Le Vieux Marcheur" (The Old Rounder) :,
in which she played an ultra-modern, I'M
scrupulous, decadenG, gay, amorous little
wife.
She had an original, attractive style of
beauty of rather boyish type. With
wonderful skill she handled the most
delicate of risky scenes.
The eyes of Lavalliere were pronounced
the most beautiful possessed by any wo-
man on the Partisan stage, not even ex-
cepting those of the late Lucie Lantelme.
To her great range of skill as an actress
she added the advantage of being an &C.
complished stage dancer.
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m a kes Paris
! a u g h q n d
helps to decide
t h e destinies
of her beloved
France. T"
But even in
h e r maddest,
g a Y e S t mo-
ments, even in
the midst Of
t h e m o s t
S u m p t u Gus
banquets, Eve
Lavalliere of
t e n suffered
strange moods
of sadness and
r e f e c t ion.
When a GER
4 Il l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21
How Mile.
LavaIliere
Used to Receive
Her Friends and
the Partisan
Journalists,
When She w as
at the Height of
Her Frivolous
Fame.
How Mile.

the way. Thou b
dead and crushed 81 =
stood up before ny
car all the way home
not saying a word but
Just looking at nj
with reproachful, ap
pealing eyes. ST.
was a poor widowed
mother struggling to
support a family and
had been going to
early work when my
car ran over her.
She was too weak
from lack of food to
step out of the way.
| knew too well that
there was an uncount-
able number of such
women.
"1n my dream the
contrasting figures
were strangely mixed
up.
'.Then from above
l h e a d a d e ep,
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sionally enjoy an, all-night
carouse on the famous mill.
When the religious people
of France built the greatest
modern church in the country,
the Basilica of the Sacred
Heart, on the top of Montmar-
tire, it was with a full reaIiza-
ton that it would be in close
proximity to the widest dissi-
pations of Paris, and it was
with a hope that the sacred
edifce might sometimes be the
means of bringing some of the
sinners to repentance in the
gray dawn after a wild night.
So it is fitting that Mile.
Lavalliere should be working
out her penance there. One
who formerly knew her well
has offered this explanation of
her strange actions:
"When Eve Lavalliere APP
piled for admission to the con-
vent she was told that she
must accept the most humiliat-
ing penance and give unques-
tioDable proofs that she had
severed her connection with
her life of the past and had
not the slightest desire to re-
turn to it. She must not stay
away from Paris, as she had
tried to do, but go there and
devote herself to a life of SER
vice among the poor just
where she would meet the art
lists, actors. boulevardiers, men
oho,,% %4,-n o-I 1900
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about town and jour
nalists, with whom she
was associated in her
for m e r career, and
never speak to them Or
even give a sign Of
recognition.
"She lis to do this
until she has proved
that she wishes to have
nothing to do with her
old world and is for
gotten by it. The in
structions were given
to her in secret, and
she is required to re-
veal them to no one on
Evening star., 1923-04-28
FOUR RED AGENCIES
IN U. S., JURY HEARS
Press Service and Three Societies
Maintained. Ruthenburg
Trial Shows.

By the Associated Press.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich, April 2s.-A
witness for the defense in the trial
of Charles f. Ruthenberg of C1eve-
land. charged with criminal syndical-
ism. disclosed on the stand yesterday
information which government agents
had been attempting to obtain for
weeks
Jay Lovestone. who. at the COM
munist party convention near here
last August read lengthy report.
heard part of his report read again
by the defense yesterday. 1t in
dcated that Fred" otherwise the
Federated Press, a ws-gatherlng
agency, was controlled by the COM
munist party. Government officials
long have known what Fred meant
but lack evidence to prove It's con-
nection with the communist party.
The report stated that the FEEDER
ated Press, along with three organi-
zations formed to aid Russia, had
as one of their purposes the dis
Evening star., 1923-04-28
CIRCUS TO ARRIVE
LATE IN AFTERNOON
Precedent of Morning Arrival
Broken by Big Show
This Year.

SO far as the circus in concerned,
little Johnny will not have to get up
at daylight tomorrow to greet the
elephants.
For the elephants-to say nothing
of the tigers, lions, polar bears,
clowns and bareback riders-are not
due in Washington until afternoon.
The Ringling agents now
in Washington say that they do not
expect the special trains to arrive
before o'clock in the afternoon.
And it may be nightfall before the
last train appears. In former years
the show has jumped here from
Philadelphia, and always arrived
early in the morning. This season
il comes direct from New York city.
1t is explained that following the
farewell performance at Madison
Square Garden tonight a great deal
Of time is needed to move the show
out 1t will then be hauled to the
East river and ferried across New
| York harbor to the Jersey shore.
where the circus trains will be wait
ing. The show trains cannot be
handled through the Hudson tube.
CircuSmen figure that it may be day
light before the trains are loaded and
! on their way to Washington.
But out at Camp Meigs show
plenty to see, even if the show trains
are late in arriving. The giant tents
are up and the seats placed in posi-
| ton. Much of the working stock is
/ here and the horse tents. housing the
I percherons and Clydesdales, will be
/ open to visitors during the afternoon
/ hours.
Evening star., 1923-04-28
CIRCUS GOING TO HOSPITAL;
SPECIAL SHOWING FOR CHILDREN

A one-ring circus from the Ringing
Brothers shows will make next Tues
day morning a 'Ted letter" day for
crippled and sick children at Chill
dren's Hospital.
The youngsters will he grouped
around the windows, balconies and
on the grass plot in the courtyard OF
the hospital to see the clowns do
their stuff and to gasp at the riding
Of trained horses by pretty girls.
Today at the hospital arrangements
are going forward to allow every
child who can possibly be given an
opportunity to see the shoy to be one
Of the audience. Some of the children
will have to be propped up In beds
at the windows, others may be allow
ed on the balconies in wheel chairs,
while still others can go down on
the grass and watch the fun.
The special circus performance for
the children has been arranged by
Mrs Ernest r. Grant. director of the
childrens health crusade of the Dis
trict of Columbia tuberculosis Asso-
citation, through the courtesy of
Frank A. Cook, manager of the "big
show" Never before has the circus
organization given one of these spe-
cial performances for hospital chill
dren except in the few larger cities
where it was billed for a week stay
or longer.
A volunteer motor corps is being
organized TO carry the performers
and their properties to the hospital,
including the Rotary Club children's
motor bus. Not only the children con-
fined to the hospital. but the out
patients of the diSpensary, from zoo
Evening star., 1923-04-28

to 800, have been invited to see the
show. For. the benefit of those chill
dren who may be unable to leave
their beds some of the circus per-
formers Will do their stunts in the
wardrooms of the hospital under the
supervision and advice of the doctors
and nurses.
The youngsters in ward B, by the
way, are going to have big day to-
morrow, when they attend Reuben
Magha's party on his eighth birthday.
Reuben has been at the hospital for
four an one-half years, spending
most of this time in plaster cast to
morning he is going to outlive his
reputation Of being the happiest child
in the hospital. An anonymous friend
has already sent a $40 bill to start
a bank account for Reuben. He's feel
ing like a millionaire already.
Meanwhile other friends Of the hos
pital are struggling hard to make up
deficit threatening the institution.
A committee of 100 well known
Washington women. headed by Mrs.
Reginald X. Walker and Mrs. w. j.
Flather, jr. have been selling tickets
for base ball game on June %, at
which the proceeds will be given to
Children's Hospital. The latest an
nouncement from that committee to-
day was as follows:
The ticket sale is proceeding salts
factoriIy. although we are not able
to announce the results forthcoming
from the hotels and stores at which
the tickets are on sale. We are hop
ing earnestly that Washingtonians
who enjoy base ball and want to help
little sick children will take the op-
portunity of doing both, when the
Washington team plays Boston on
June oS.''
Evening star., 1923-04-28
.HYLAN ASKS STRIKE
AGAINST SUGAR COST
Denial Among Buyers Will Force
Prices Down in New York,
Says Mayor.

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Mayor
Hylan has issued a proclamation
asserting that the sugar profiteers
have robbed us long enough" and
urging the people of New York and
of the country TO refuse to pay the
present courageous sugar prices.
present prices are kept up by
speculators who believe the people
have not enough sense to protect
themselves" the proclamation said.
Let us deny ourselves a little and
drive the sugar prices down where
they belong.
do not spare sugar for babies and
small children. We grown-upS can do
the job.
Meanwhile several women'S organi-
cations announced that they would
try to force prices down, If necessary.
by a buyers strike.
Representatives of more than 500
600 housewives and 200 WomenS or
eanizations will be called together
by Mrs Louis r. Welzmiller, deputy
commissioner of markets. TO consider
the question of radical cut in the
consumption of sugar.
Retail sugar prices jumped from 10
cents a pound to 10l2 cents at some
stores today.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

Two hundred and thirty eight miles
of flower borders have been placed
round the graves of British soldiers
buried in France and Belgium.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

The Nile river has a fall Of but six
inches in the last 1000 miles of its
course.
Evening star., 1923-04-28
PR0BERS ASSA|L
j HERR|N OFFICERS
"GuiIty as Mine Strike Muir.
| derers," Says Legislative
Committee Member.

By the Associated Press.
MARION, Ill, April 2S.-The Illinois
Legislative committee investigating
the Herrin riots hopes today through
cooperation to obtain from witnesses;
frank statements which threats have
failed to bring out. Looking toward
that end the committee met in closed
session with officials here last night.
All witnesses so far examined have
been reluctant to testify regarding
the circumstances which led up to
the killing OF twenty-three non union
men here last June. Some displayed
u defiant attitude, while others said
they could not remember details
Repeated clashes between witnesses
and members of the committee
marked yesterdays session, cul1nl-
mating in a sweeping condemnation
of the attitude of peace officers dur-
ing the riot.
Officers Denounced.
Representative William r. Pierce
voiced the criticism. He said:
Il don't know what to think of
such officers as YOU" in speaking TO
w. A. Thornton, former Marion po-
liceman. and now miner.
You, and other officers, who ad-
nit your failure to perform your du-
ties. are accessories before the fact
and are as guilty as though You had
taken an actual part in the crime
Thornton admitted he made no eff
fort to stop eight automobiles filed
with armed men when they passed
him. the night before the killings.
other witnesses told of the effort
10 arrange truce after three union
men had been shot, and also of an
agreement reached to close the mine
Of the Southern Illinois Coal Company.
and remove the armed guards and
nOn-union workers.
Evening star., 1923-04-28
28 TAKEN AS REDS
IN PITTSBURGH RAIDS
Prisoners Had Planned Great May
Day Demonstration. Say Po-
lice Officials.
Ev the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. Pa. April oS--
Twenty-Five alleged communists, in
Guiding one woman. were under ar
rest here today after raids last night
by city, county and federal officers.
Tie prisoners, according to authori-
ties. had planned a big May day
demonstration in Allegheny county.
District Attorney Samuel n. Gardner
announced that the raids would con-
tinue until every one suspected was
in Jail.
Among those taken were Joe Bal
stratus. a printer, Fred Merrck, a
former editor. and George katsiolis
of Chicago. all said to have been ac-
tive in communist activities.
Large quantities of Illegal litera-
ture We're captured by the officers 1t
included subscription blanks for a
fund to defend men arrested in Mich
igan, list of contributors. trunks.
portfolios. Suitca Ses, handbags and
boxes. Several rooms in the court
house were used to store the cap
tured material.
w. B. Reese. special agent of the
Department of Justice, after ques-
tioning BalstratuS, said that the pris-
oner was the printer for the COM
muniSt party, the Workers Party and
the l. w. w. One of the confiscated
papers, it was said. contained the
caption: AN Army With Olive
Branches in its Bayonets."
Evening star., 1923-04-28
Of communist propaganda

semination of communist propaganda
throughout the United States.
While the relief organization Is
were known by code names and
designated by such in the report.
Lovestone identified them. The
Friends of Soviet Russia was known
as b" the trade union relief COM
mittee as IT, and the federated COM
mittee was IF. c." he said. In all
four organizations Lovestone's testi-
mony revealed the Moscow Interna :
tionaIe was interested. Lovestone is
the secretary of the communist part V.
Ruthenberg. the defense stated. will
take the stand on conclusion of Love-
stones testimony.