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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

corrected. and Mir. Underwood him self spent several hours riding these cars in order to observe their con- dition. He promised immediate re- lief.
 MRS. GOODWIN ENTERTAINS
 The members of the sMatrons' club were charmingly entertained by Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
ANNIVERSARY | r bESSEMER U I ' : TO BE OBSERVED. Thirty Sixth Birthday Will be
 Celebrated on
 April 12
BESSEMFR BUREAU 1
 THE AGE-HERALD Rpssemer. Ala April i

Bessemer's thirty-sixth birthday will be celebrated on Thursday, April 12, when an amusement program will | be carried out and over s1.200 in [ prizes will be awarded by the mer- chants. The drawing for the grand 2 prize, an automobile, will take place in front of the Chamber of Commerce @ at II o'clock on that day. small girl will be selected to draw tickets. the cupons of which have been given on purchases and she will draw the 2 winning ticket for several prizes, The first ticket drawn if the holder . is not present, will be advertised for a period of six days, and if not claimed in that time then the next ticket will be drawn and advertised in the same way until claimant is found.
 As each ticket is drawn the ticket will be placed in an envelope and sealed and these envelopes will be held at the Chamber of Comm cree
 The merchants issuing tickets on these prizes will continue to do so until g o'clock Thursday. after which time all boxes from their stores will be sent to the Chamber of Commerce.
 In addition to the giving of the prizes poultry show will be held and music provided during the day as well as other entertainments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
American Leaion Fair

The fair given under the auspices
of the Harry Ct Decker post, Ameri-
can Legion. closed on Friday even
ing. a supper was served from
to o'clock in Murray vestry. Covers
were laid for two hundred and eighty
and the menu consisted of baked
beans, cold ham. mashed potatoes.
cabbage salad, picked beets, hot
rolls. pies. doughnuts, and coffee.
Much credit is due Mrs. Marshall B.
Helms, chairman of the committee
in charge of the supper for the able
manner in which it was carried out.
The supper was followed by the one
act comedy entitled "Today's Mon
day" which was presented in Me-
mortal hall. over four hundred
were in attendance. The entertain
ment was followed by dance.
Percy Cottle held the luck number
that drew the little brown jug, and
William MoEoubrey received the
quit which was donated by the
Numen's Relief Corp and bore the
names of the eX-SerVice men of the
local post. which was awarded for
guessing the number of beans con-
tanned IN The bottle and Mr.. Nc
Godfrey guessed FOL. The fair vas
the event OF the season and was a
success both socially and financially.
Master Ralph Williams OF South
Portland is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walker Of
nigh street.
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His powers and duties

Congress. His powers and duties
and his relations to the insular legis-
lature are all prescribed by that act.
There is no prctence that he is
violating the act. The Filipino COM
plant is that he is strictly obeying
and enforcing it. The Filipino lead
ers boast that they, not he, have
broken the law. The Speaker Of
the insuar House of Repres cnta
tlves declares that they have in
fringed upon the governors legal
rights and preroCatives, They DO
not like the law, and because General
Wood, in fulfilment of his oath of
office, Loyalty upholds and enfo"ces it,
they want to get rid of him. and to
replace him with someone who will
disregard the law or at least wink
at their disregard of it.
In the last analysis, the Filipino
attack is directed against the Con-
stitdtion of the United States and
against our constitutional theory and
system of government. The Con
stitution provides for a tripartite
organization OF government, with
three coordinate departments. That
is the American system. 1t original
Cd with America in 1889. 1t dis
tinguishcS and differentiates our
government from most OF the other
governments of the world--from all
save those few which have been
directly modelled after ours The
tilipinCs do not like it. Mr.. Harrison
as governor did not like it. but pre-
ferred the European system. SO the
Filipinos want another governor
like him. SO their drive. directed
against General Wood as an exponent
and upholder OF the Americans sys-
tenn. is really drive AGAINST the
Constitution Of the United States.
Now free thought is an American
principle. Anybody is free to prefer
a European system of government
to ours; though if he is an American
governCr-general he has no right t.
make that preference effective in his
administration. But there is another
American principle which is univer-
sal and eternal; and that is, that re-
sponsibility and authority, that duty
and power. must always be equal.
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in passing DR. w. J. Rouses building.
opposite the postotIce, to see this old
model in the window. He lost track
of it many years ago and had not
given it Il thought for n long time.
when suddenly it appeared in the
window and he recognized his former
work of art.-Bath Independent.
Unusual interest to Bath people is
attached to the recent suicide in
EaipponS, Indo-China, of Mrs. Ade-
laide Manola Hughes. wife of Major
rupert Hughes, author. playwright
and motion picture director, says the
Bath Times. Mrs. Hughes was the
daughter of Marion Manola, the well
known actress who with Jack Mason
opened the Columbia theatre in 1893.
There are many people who still re-
member the visit of Marion Manola
and Jack Mason to Bath on that i'm
portant occasion so wears ago when
they were here for two nights, pre-
scntInG Friend Fritz. on one night
and Queen of Hearts on the other.
She was travelling for her health to
combat Il disease which she feared
might have fatal consequences and
arrived in the Orient during a ty-
t'icOll III " IIlCI size iii Out lost nor
life and which was followed by the
earthquake in Japan.
Every shade tree in Auburn within
the city limits has been tagged with
a circular disk one inch in diameter
bearing the letter M" which stands
Tor Maine. There are Just about 5000
OF them. Livery shade Tree in every
city in Maine is the property of the
state of Maine legally and this brings
INTO consideration the law concerning
them. Auburn has decided to tag its
trees as result OF peculiar case,
A man on Spring street wanted to
cut down n tree that interfered with
his getting into his garage. 1t was Il
beautiful tree and as it happened.
Just before the axe vas put to it.
the city planning board of Auburn
who are also under the law. the tree
Wardens of the city of Auburn. learn
Cd of the mans determination He
was warned and notified that if he
proceeded without authority, he might
find that it would cost him money
Tie he'd up and Il compromise was
set up by which it was to be arrans-
ed that some of the trees be removed
provided the abutor agreed The
abuttor asreed for $25. The original
mover in the tree-cutting got a law
Yer and finally the lawyer notified
the abutor and the city. that his
client would not agree. Later it was
seen thai the party who first set
about cutting down the tree was go
ing ahead. The tree was felled and
when the city went about making a
claim and ATTEMPTING to exercise its
riGhtful authority it found that it
had no case. The state protects
only such trees as the property tag
Sed with the state disks as described,
and that all such trees are under the
care and custody of the tree-wardens
of the Respective towns and cities and
may not be touched by any person:
may not be trimmed ar cut without
authority and permission under pen
atty of fine. The tree wardens may
issue injunctions agai1 st any such
cutting and in short they have full
authority.
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Kenneth Walton who is attending
the Gorham Normal school is pass
ing the holiday vacation at the home
of his Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stott left
Friday for Portland and Lisbon Falls
where they will be guests of rela-
tives over the holidays.
Miss Phebe Brown, Miss Haze
Sawtelle. Mrs. Bernice Spiller and
Miss Mildred Penney attended the
Christmas tree and party given al
the rest room of the telephone opel-
ators in Waterville on Thursday
evening.
Mrs. S. y. Knight has returned
from Skowhegan where she has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Francis
Spofford and family for a few days.
Fred Pullen, who was a week end
guest of his mother. Mrs. Eta Pull
len, will return today to his home
in Boston. He was accompanied here
by his wife and young daughter,
Dorothea, who will remain over the
holidays.
Mrs. Martha Foster of Auburn is
in town, called here by the death of
her brother, Stephen Ellis.
Sarah Sampson Tent Daughters at
their regular meeting which will be
held this Monday evening in the
post rooms, will have a Christmas
tree. where small gifts will be ex-
changed between the members.
Robert Mathews and George Ma
thews of Bangor will be guests over
the holidays of their sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Mc-Ken
ney of High street.
Miss Kathaleen Hall of North
Wayne. is passing the holiday vaca
ton with her aunt. Mrs. Arthur
Shaw of Alpine street.
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Editorial Comment
The Issue at Manila


y real service is performed by Mr.
Richard Y. Oulahan, the veteran
correspondent OF The New York
Times independent Democracy. in
ie2fiinmnS to the public the true
nature of the issue between the
United States Government and the
| Filipino officials who control the in
sular Legislature. He is now at the
! very storm centIe. at Manila, and
has studied the situation at close
range and in actual touch with the
Filipino leaders themselves. And
while. like every good correspondent,
he doubtless reports the truth, inn
partially, it is properly to he borne
IN nina that the paper which he rep
teSentS and for which he writes is
unieisnedly sympathetic toward the
+. lllplnoS. In these circumstances it
Is hlShly significant to see that Mr.,
cuiahan fully confirms what has
hltherto been reported. concerning
the desire Of the Filipinos to reduce
tne PRESIDENTS representative in the
islands TO the status of a mere
hgurehead, and thus to transform our
relationship to the islands to one of
responsibility without authority.
Mr.. Oulahan tells us explicitly that
the tlliplnos want to restore tho
state OF affairs that existed under
the administration OF Mr.. Francis
burton Harrison; and Since they
KNOW that that is impossible while
General Leonard Wood is governor
general they want to force him out
u once ana have his place filled
by one of their own number. or nv
some pseudo American like Mr.
Harrison. who will be quite sub
serNient to their will That is what
the Filipino independence delegation
Is coming to Washington for. and no
matter how much other features of
me lnsular situation may he con-
sloefed, that is their real aim.
That means that the F'iliDino at
tack is directed not merely at Cen
eral W God, but at the President of
tile Chited States, at the Congress of
me Cnlted States, and at the funda-
mental principle upon which the
government of the United States is
founded in the Constitution. II is an
attack upon the whole American sys-
tenn and theory of government. AIR
harrison, when he was governor
general, did not believe in the Amer
lean system of government, but PIE
leired one with some European trim
lungs General Wood, on the other
NCNo OSIISN Ill In6 American
system, and purposes to m1intain II
as long as he is governor general.
Ihat Is the difference between the
Two men. and between their ad-
mnlStrationS.
The Filipino attack is directed.
through General Wood. at the Presi-
cent, because General Wood is the
personal representative of the Presi-
dent and is carrying out his orders
ana his policy 1t is his function to
be to the islands what the President
Is 10 the United States, or rather,
TO be the alter ego of the President
TO the islands. The demand that he
snail he what the F'ilipinos them
serves describe as "a mere figure
mead is in effect a demand that the
President OF the United States shall
he reduced to that ignominious
status.
The attack is directed, also. against
the Congress of the United States.
because General Wood is acting
under the provisions of an Act of
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OAKLAND

Ray Leavitt. who has been visit
ing at the home of his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hallett,
tor the past week has returned to
his home in Newport. He was ac-
companied TO his home by his cous-
ms, Gerald and Harold Hallett, who
Will be his guests over the week
end.
Mrs. Jesse Hallett was a guest
Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. George
HaIlctt and family of Hallowell.
Lloyd Fowles, who is attending
Bowdoin college, arrived in town
Saturday and will pass the holiday
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Fowles. He was ac-
companicd by his sister, Miss Iona
FoWles, who has been teaching in
Montgomery. Vermont, the past year
and who has been the guest at Col
lege for few DAYS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
Axe and Scythe Shop Destroyed by
Fire

IRE
The Emerson ana Stevens Axe and
Sl%the shop on Water street, was
completely destroyed by fire early
Saturday morning and Stephen Ellis,
one OF the employees lost his life
in the flames. The fire was first
discovered by workmen shortly be-
fore = o'clock. Mr.. Ellis and William
Penney, who were employed in the
polishing department. had just be-
gun their days work when they were
notified of the fire. Mr.. Penney made
his escape at once. but it is sup
posed that Mr.. Ellis was overcome
by the flames as his remains were
found in the grinding room late Sat
urday afternoon. Just how the fire
stan ted.-ls not known but it had
gained such Roadway that it was
impossible to check it. The main
building was completely destroyed
but the office, which was located
across the road from the main build
ing was saved, also the storehouse
and part of the finished product,
This was one of the oldest manu-
featuring plants in town and en-
ployed from so to 35 men. The prin-
clpal owner and manager was Lester
Nj. Andrews. Stephen Ellis, the man
who lost his life, was 50 years of age
and was native of Oakland. He is
survived by a wife and son, Charles
Ellis and grandson, Edward Ellis,
who left few weeks ago for Au-
burn. n. Y, to pass the winter with
relatives. He is also survived by one
brother. Joseph Ellis of Augusta;
four sisters, Mrs. jeanne White and
Miss Rebecca Ellis of Oakland, Mrs.
Mattle roster of Auburn and Mrs
William Belleview of Dexter. Fu-
neral arrangements will be announc-
ed later
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Editors Letter Fox
Mr.. PattanJaIls Inference

December 81, 1928.
Editor Kennebec Journal,
Augusta. Maine.
From YOUR editorial of Friday,
December 2lst, entitled More In
telligence Watching Congress-" one
would gather that the only support
which the Soldiers Bonus was re-
ceiving in Congress was from Demo-
Gratis and that you were opposed to
the bonus proposition. | quite agree
with you when you say
1T is extremely doubtful if the
Old f1imflams and camOuflageS
will be rs effective as formerly.
Congress is likely to be more
strictly held to accountability"
You are, of course, aware that
Senator Hale voted for the bonus,
voted to pass it over Pres. Harding's
veto and has been recently quoted
as occupying the same position in
the matter at the present time that
he occupied in 1922 when he was
candidate for re- election.
You also must know that Con-
Gressmen Beedy, White and Hersey
voted for the bonus.
Without at all raising the question
Of whether or not it is wise for the
country TO pass bonus legislation at
the present time. do YOU think 1t IS
quite fair to denounce Democrats
who favor q bonus as indulging in
film fans and camouf1ages" and at
the same time support Republican
congressman from Maine who take
2 like position?
Yours very truly.
w. r. PATTANGALL.
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1fty-year bonds with which to pay
the bonus. Nevertheless we have no
such poor opinion OF public intclH-
gence as to attempt. by inference or
otherwise, TO argue that all who favor
the bonus are Democrats. Far from
it. Neither would We be understood
as even insinuating that all who
favor a bonus do so from unworthy
motives. For one thing that would
lie unfair to Mr.. Pattangall. who
may favor Il bonus. we do not know
He doesn't raise that question
When he does we hope lie will tell
us where to get the money. And
should he DO SO. we have such high
estimate of his intelligence as 70 sup
pose that he viii not attempt to tell
us that this may be done without
burden to the taEpayers.-Ed.
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7 hope YOU remember in the last
story that the big elephant told lit
tie Jack Rabbit to close his eyes and
make i wish and when he opened
them, he would be in the land where
he most wished to be. Well. when
he opened his eyes he found himself
in a mulberry tree in Japan. There
were also other strange trees, COM
phor trees and cotton trees; orange
trees and pomegranite trees. and. oh
yes, persimmon trees. And, as the
bunny boy looked about he saw rice
and tea and sweet potatoes growing
in the fields.
This is a pretty country" he said
to himself and sliding down the tree.
ne hoped off along a road bordcrcd
with cameIlia hedges.
Pretty soon, along came a storN
iritched to a rickshaW. a sort of two
Wheeled carriage, YOU know.
Jump in" said tie tall, long
legged bird. and then away they went,
past the rice fields where great
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IS: LrrT = J)A As;1s R Re-

buffaIoes drew the ploughs; past nv
tIe towns and villages where s"ai-
lows and turtle doves sat up on the
roofs of the houses and funny bantams
with TUFTS on their neclis and pheas-
ants with wonderful golden tails
strutted on the ground. AS for niue
rice birds, why. there were hundreds
and hundreds of them.
where are we going, please, MIR.
Japanese stork?" asked Little Jack
Rabbit. :,
"To Nagasaki. a sea port town"
answered the great bird, and on ne
hurried, until after a little Whue,
they met little ponies with straw
boots on their feet, carrying LOADS or
ten and rice over the mountain 10
the sea.
"They are also going to Nagasaki'
explained the Stork.
How soon will we be there! ask
ed the bunny boy.
"In short time" answered the
Stork, and when he reached the TOP
Of the hill, he stopped and looke a
down. Around them rose beautiful
green hills covered with azalea ana
wistaria, and below. the sea, a
beautiful blue sea, dotted with junks
with square white sails.
1--WE shall have to sail over 70
Nagsaki," said the Stork. "Nagas-
aki is on an island"
"Who will ferry us over" asked
Little Jack Rabbit.
For answer, the Stork went to the
waters edge and blew on a silver
whistle. Pretty soon, a Junk took
them across the sea to the island OF
kiushui.
AS soon as they landed, the Stork
once more lifted the shafts of the
rickshaw and pushing his chest
against the bar, set off again. And
the wind from the sea sang softly
and the rickshaw swayed so gently
that pretty soon Little Jack Rabbit
fell asleep. And in the next story
YOU shall hear what happened after
that
David Cory. Copyright 1928.
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Railroads and Steamboats,
! MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA FOR

Bangor III 50 d m. 81 l0a. m t235 a. m
"A 80 a m *9. 80 d. m.. tl2 IS p M. z 81 pm.
So IL o m tao p
BIZ A Pts liz 5oa m. Il 30 a M TlZ3s p m
Bal Harbor a &c 4 m. Y 81 m. Tl2.3S {. m
Batn IT. Is 4 N 70 "a m. 1855 a H. "A %
, m tG32 o m. "lO.4s , N IL
Belfast \ 4 50 Am. ~ 90 m. r 80 p. m. =
Boston 1921 a m. t6 10 a m. 70 "a a. m.
1856 m. t2.46 p. m. 1894 p. m. T4oo p m.
Calais t2.35 a. m. 1928 D. m, <Nss-g
Dover Foxcroft CA SO a. M. 2. 80 p m. ,-,
Gardiner g q a. m. 70 ) 4. m, 1884 a. N.
1856 a NJ. y as p. m. 1894 D. m, TAOS p. N.
IS Is D. m. II 80 p m. 40 AZ D. m I
Hallowell t6 ) a. m. 1884 a. m. 50 50 a. m.
~ AZ y m. 50 81 p. m, taos p. m, T3.l5 p. n
t732 D m 40 4S Q N.
Harmony. $50 m, z. 2 p.
Lewiston. toll m. 1884 a m. 1885 a. NJ
TAOS 0 m 40 As D m. 1
New York 1884 p. m. TAOS p m.
Portland. % q a. m, t6 10 a. m. 70 "a a. m.
$685. m. +2.46 p. m. 1884 p. m, taos p.
f7.32 D m 40 As D m. :
Rockand is Is m, 70 81 a m. t4O5 D. m
Skowheran a 80 a m. &c. SO A. m. Y. So D m
So Gardner III 10 m. 1894 am. 1886 a. m.
II 46 p m. 1894 p. m, T5.l5 p. m, tI.32 p m
St Tohn 1l2 SO m
Waterville +l2 so a. m. 81 10 a. m. T2.3i
am q 50a m +9. SO An, Tl2.3S p m. Y 81 p m.
81 100 m. 74C D N.
*Daily Daily except Sunday sSunday only
z Daily except Monday
A Discontinued afte1 October 81.
Except Sunday and Monday.
D. C. DOUGLASS, NJ. L. HARRIS,
9-2O-23 V. P. & Genl Mgr. Genl Pass. Agent
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American Legion Fair Opens with
Good Attendance

The fair given under the auspices
or the Harry G. Decker Post Ameri-
can Legion opened on Thursday
evening in Memorial hall which was
packed to the doors. The booths
were decorated with evergreen and
red berries. There was a fine collec-
| ton of fancy work and usful articles
and delicious assortment of candy
for sale. A corner market with veg
etables of all kinds and canned
goods, One of the pleasing features
of the evening which attracted the
attention of both young and old was
the Mystery Wheel, here a variety Of
baskets could be obtained. At one
end of the hail was the refresh
ment booth where sandwiches,
frankforts, coffee, ice cream and or
angeade was dispensed. Clarence
Otis was the holder of the lucky
ticket which drew the boudoir lamp.
The one act comedy entitled The
Fevor Ward" was presented with
the following cast: Hilda. a maid,
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H|NCKLEY

Pnilander Bessey has purchased
the Ralph CLANCY farm.
Byron Flewelling has bought the
Elliott farm of NJ. L. Chase.
Mrs. Sarah Clifford Gary, an in
structor in Colby academy, New
London. N. H., accompanied by her
son and daughter, are guests of
relatives here and at North Fairfield
over the holidays.
Miss Edna Ellis. a graduate of
Skowhegan High school. and snc-
cessful teacher. is the guest of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ellis
George f. Clayford and little SON
of Waterville were recent guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Gaylord
postmaster, Melvin Palmer an
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Bates Gets BCnucSt

Lewiston, Me, Dec. 22.-Bates
College, the United Baptist church
and the Y. w. c. A., are among the
benehciaries in the will of Prof.
Thomas l.. Angel. who died at Wor-
cester. December s. He was a pro-
fessor of modern languages at Bates
College IS years. retiring in 1902
According to the provisions of his
will, when u trust fund established
for his two sisters and his daughter,
Mrs. Mary a. Lincoln of Worcester.
shall terminate by their death. the
Lewiston institutions named shall
each receive a stated sum,
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Two Drown Crossing Ice

Portsmouth, n. H., Dec. 22.-WitI.
woodsmen who We're drowned last
night while attempting to cross Long
pond on the ice were Charles Des-
biens and Joseph Courturier, it was
learned today. Both were citizens
of Canada. Desbien's body was re-
covered and tonight a party was
still searching for his companions
body.
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Admist Made Liquor

Lewiston, Me. Dec. 22-When ar
raigned in municipal court today
charged with the manufacture of one
10 gallon can and u quart bottles Of
intoxicating liquors, Paul BeaucheS-
mes of 4 Hill block surprised the
court by promptly declaring: II am
guilty ! made the stuff" He was
held in $500 for the superior court