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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
ADJUSTMENTS
SILENT COMMAND" PROVES
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE DRAMA
international Intrigue ls Background
for Thrilling Photoplay-Fine Cast
Portrays Characters

BRILLIANT SPECTACLE DRAMA
International Intrigue ls Background
tor Thrilling Photoplay-Fine Cast
Portrays Characters
International intrigues against
which the nation must guard con-
stantly. form the basis of the Will
liam Fox production, THE Silent
Command" the filming of which must
nave been a stupendOus undertaking.
The production opened a two day
run at the Colonial Theatre yester-
day. Shots of the Panama Canal.
the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and
other showing a storm at sea, must
have strained the steel nerves of
cameramen and required the cast to
lace frequent danger while at work.
Edmund Lowe, in the role of Cap
tain Richard Decatur, of the u. S.
Navy, leaps from u sinking vessel
into a sea that RACES viciously on a
rockbound coast. He swims to a life
line and draws himself hand over
hand to safety abroad a navy life
boat. The crew risks their lives
not only in lowering the boat from
the davits of man O. war, but
again when they pull away into open
sea, rolling dangerously under O
whipping gale.
Again, i9 the wireless room of the
sinking slip. Lowe engages in
hand to-hand struggle with Bella
Lugosi, who appears as the agent of
foreign power, intending to mine
the Panama Canal. The fight is very
realistic. Water pours in from the
battered door and the portfolios, half
engulfing them as they struggled.
Exterior scenes at Annapolis, the
brooklyn Navy Yard and aboard
ship, as we'll as at sea and in the
Canal Zone. are remarkable in their
effectiveness. And the story, dealing
with the navy intelligence bureau
and it's cunning. pitted against the
clever brains of international spies,
is something to bring a thrill of
patriotic fervor to the most faded
mind. 1t proves conclusively that
not all of the work of the navy lies
in fighting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
Cured His Rupture

1 was badly ruptured while lifting
trunk several years ago. Doctors said my
only hope of cure was an operation.
Trusses did me no good. Finally got
hold of something that quickly and COM
pietely cured me. Years have passed and
the rupture has never returned. although
l am doing hard work as carpenter.
Ihere was no operation. no lost time no
trouble. have nothing to sell, but will
give full information about how you NAV
ma complete cure without operation, il
you write to me, Eugene NJ Pullen, Car
penter. S12-K Marcellus Avenue, Manas-
quan N. j. Better cut out this notice
and show it to any others who are rup-
tured-you may save a life or at least stop
the misery OF rupture and the worry and
danger Of an operation.-Adv,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
Funds for Relief
Schools of japan

Belated contributions from New
England people toward the fund for
the aid of education in Japan have
just been forwarded. according to
the announcement yesterday by DR..
A. o. Thomas, who is president Of the
World Federation of Education AS
sociations. These latest contribu-
tions amounted to $3.50 and included
a donation from the school teachers
of Maine.
DIR. Thomas has just received a
letter saying that China had raised
funds for the aid of their sister ma
ton. and had sent it by a delegation
to Toxic.
The schools Of Japan are fast get
ting on their feet again, DR.. Thomas
reported yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
MUSICALE:
Gardner

who is closing out the stock ID
millinery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williston Burner 4
daughter. Dorothy and Mr.. ana
George Cummings and son, PaIs
Wilton were guests at Fred
hams over Thanksgiving.
Frederick Turner of AmesD1
Mass, is at the home Of his gIss
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene T.
er. He expects to remain fof
winter. So
Frank Ingham has gone to "a
to work in the woods helping gess
lumber.
Cressey school started in on;
winter term Monday after . ~
vacation. 70
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
TROY

L. L Rogers has recently had a ra-
dio installed
Schools in town closed last week,
excepting Bagley hill, which will con-
tinue one week longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c Hollis and Mr.
and Mrs. l.. w. Hollis who have en-
ployment in the State hospital at Ban
gor. passed Saturday and Sunday at
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Lamb have gone
to New Hampshire to pass the winter
with their daughter, Mrs. Eugene
Foster.
Mrs. S. II. Chase is confined to her
home by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Bagley motored
to Bucksport Saturday and were
guests of Mrs. Bagley's brother, Roy
Farris. returning home Sunday.
CENTER-Thomas p. Tyler met
with a painful accident week ago.
While working with his span he was
thrown from the>cart and his limbs so
badly injured that he is still confined
to his room.
Roy Stone and family have been
passing several days in Bangor, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. AL Farnham.
Israel Stone passed Thanksgiving
in Unity at the home of his daughter.
Miss Edith Estes returned this week
to Lynn. Mass. after passing several
days with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sargent enter
tanned Frank Rollins and family and
George shibles Thanksgiving day.
Mr. and Mrs. o. r. BagIey and little
son Olney are leaving this week for
Massachusetts,, where they will pass
the winter.
Willard Carter left Tuesday of this
week for Connecticut, where he will
pass the winter. He, visited his
daughter in Boston en- route.
Mrs. N. L. Danforth, w. l.. Hopkins,
Mr.. RamSdell and Benjamin Getchell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
Governor Names
Humane Agents

Governor Baxter. Wednesday,
nominated the following as State
humane agents: Mark Savage of
Skowhegan. Ivan Brooks of Pitts
field. Elmer G. Traitor of Harmony,
+. Lee Fuller OF. Hartland. II. l..
Goodrich of Palmyra. George b.
Walker of Arson. Harry Z Merrill
of Madison. George II. Beard of
Princeton. George +. Libby of Lew
iston, and Charles Shorty of Rum
ford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
Gov. Baxter Grants
EXtraditiOn Papers

Governor Baxter granted, Wednes-
day, eNtradition papers on Governor
Brown OF New Hampshire for the
return to this State of Walter
Shultz. who is now in Berlin, n. H,
and who is under indictment in
Androscoggin county for maintain
ing liquor nuisance. Shultz jump
ed his bail i'll the case and the COM
plant was made by his bondsmen.
who were represented by Mayor
Louis J. Brann of Lewiston, as
counsel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
ORONO DEER
HUNTER FINED

Samuel c. Tibbetts, deputy game
warden, reports to the Fish and
Game department the case Of State
against Charles Henry Tozier Of
Orono, for killing deer in closed sea-
son. This case was taken before the
Oldtown municipal court on Deem
Der Bird. 1928. The defendant was
adjudged guilty and sentenced to pay
fine and costs which amounted to
$3.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06

Of man. It IL strange how quickly
these wild creatures sense the hunt
ing season: they seem to have a spe-
cial instinct that warns them.
"All the game birds and animals,
great and small, now can rest and
enjoy themselves. They are safe
from pursuit except by those poach-
ers who disregard our laws. The
fact that we have had no snow
saved the lives of countless deer,
partridges and other game. 1t is
AN Ill wind that blows nobody any
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06

were entertained Thanksgiving at the
home of Otis Danforth.
George Garcelon and children passed
Thanksgiving in Burnham, the guests
of his sister. Mrs. Chandler.
Mrs. Irene Ward has returned from
Dexter. where she passed several
months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
MT. VERNON

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bean and
the Misses Amy and Lola Bean
were the guests of his sisters, Mrs.
Carrie hammond and Miss Tena
Bean on Thanksgiving day.
Miss Amy Bean left for Wilton
Friday to assist Mrs. George Ladd,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
Shipment of Auto
Plates, Reserved
Numbers, Begun

announced Wednesday that the ships
ment of automobile plates for re-
served numbers under 1000 has be-
gun. The central office here and
the three branches, at Portland, Au-
burn and Bangor. will begin issuing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
STATE AUDITOR HAYFORD FILES
Statement FOR NOVEMBER

panies for the year 1923. the sum Of
$41,747.02 as the tax on railroad COM
panies for the year 1923, the sum Of
$29,955.06 as the tax on collateral in
heritances, the sum of $52,597.49 as
the tax on internal combustion engine
fuel and the sum of $16,215.74 in au-
tomobile registration fees.
The bank balance Of the State of
Maine on the first Of the present
month was $1,635.s54.35 while the cash
in the office Of the State treasurer on
the first Of the month amounted to
$48,777.60.
The statement OF Auditor Hayford
is as follows:
TATE AUDITOR
Augusta, Maine. Dec. S. 1928.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06

Mrs. Carrie Tuttle of Norridge-
wock is passing several days with
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
| DEAD, 5 BADLY
HURT WHEN MAD
NEGRO RUNS WILD
Mother of Secy. of State
HastOn Shot Through
Head
by United Press

SPENCER, Tenn, March 8.-Mrs.
George Haston, mother Of the secre-
tary Of state Of Tennessee, was
probably fatally shot, Mrs. Sam
Hastol, sister-in-law Of Secretary
Haston, died of fright, and Sam
Haston ard three neighbors were
seriously wounded whesl negro
ran amuck today in the Haston
farm.
The negro, Lewis Dudley, a parol'
ed convict, was employed on the
Haston place and flew into rage
when reprimanded for stealing corn.
He appeared at the door of the Has
ton home, and calling Sam shot him
through the legs, and a neighbor
who was present, near the heart.
Mrs. Haston went to the aid of her
son and was almost instantly killed
when bullet pierced her head.
Mrs. Sam Haston was seriously
i'll in bed at the time of the exictc-
ment and died from the shock.
Secretary of State Haston is rush
ing to his home from Nashville.
A posse is pursuing the negro, and
if caught, grave fears are entertain
ed for his safety us feeling is run,
ming high.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
Boys Must Stand
Trial on Auto
Stealing Charge

Frank Morgan and S. B. Barnes,
charged with embczzlement of an
automobile from Frank Gonzales,
must stand trial in. the superior
court, having been bound by Justice
Mayfield, following a preliminary
hearing yesterday afternoon.
1t is claimed that on January 2G,
Morgan, Barnes and another youth
named Olson, took a Ford car be
longing to Frank Gonzales, a ranch
err in the McCabe district, and drove
it to Yuma, where they were arrest
ed and returned to Ell Centric. In
vestigation developed the fact that
Olson had escaped from the state
school for boys at Whittier, and he
was returned to that institution.
At yesterdays hearing, Morgan,
who was represented by Attorney
Joseph F. Seymour Jr., maintained
he had been told by Gonzales he
could take the car any time he
wished, and that it was with the
complainant s consent that he took
the ear to Yuma. He denied any
intention of stealing the car. Barnes
refused to make any statement.
Neither could furnish bail and were
returned to Jail, where they have
been since arrested, to await trial
in the superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
Jenkins Promises
Things Will Hum

c. c. Jenkins, Farm Bureau exec
utive secretary, says that the mem
bership campaign to be started soon
will make things hum. 1t is to be
put on through the farm centers,
with the workers in an open field to
get members where they can. Hand
some cash prizes will be paid to
those ending the campaign with
the highest record.
1t is Mr.. Jenkins idea that every
body, whatever his business, should
belong to the Farm Bureau in a see
ton where farming and its allied
industries are the basis of all active
business in every line. He feels
that the Farm Bureau here should
be the big, outstanding organization
and has no doubt but that it will be
after the intensive membership cam
paign about to start.
Full announcement Of the program
is promised in a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
Court Restores
Land to Fell

In the superior court yesterday
afternoon, Judge Franklin j. Cole
granted writ of restitution to Ar
thur s. Fell, repossessing him of GER
tain land in FL Centre which had
previously been declared the proper
ty of Moses B. Davis as the result
of a judgment secured by Davis in
a suit against Fell. The latter APP
pealed the decision of the superior
court and took the ease to the SUI
preme court, who referred it to the
district court of appeals. The latter
court reversed the decision of the
superior court and remanded the
case to that department for new
trial. In addition to regaining
his land, the court ordered Davis to
reimburse Fell for the costs of APP
pealing the case to the supreme
court, amounting to $445.95. Hill and
Dial were attorneys for Mr.. Fell.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
Who Has More
Troubles Than
Judge Lands?
By HENRY L. FARRELL
Omitted Press Sports Editor)

NEW YORK, March S.-When
Commissioner Lands took charge of
major league baseball he must have
known that pleasing the club owners
was tt Job of the size and almost as
impossible of fulfillmeat as drying
up the ocean with the well known
pan full of holes.
Rather fortunately for him, how
ever, he has only l6 men to deal with
and in that comparatively small
group he can sort the ones for him
and the ones against him.
Since he took up the reins of base
ball there has been a steady current
of anti-Landis propaganda under the
surface.
First it was suggested that he
could not deal with the White Sox
betrayers drastically and save his
hide. The same thing was said
about the Kauff case. Then he was
predicted as sure failure when it
came to getting the majors and min
ors together. Next it was the res
cue of baseball after it got dark
that afternoon during the world S
series.
Now it is the Benton case. If
RUDE Benton is to sue anyone, he
must institute proceedings against
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
Hays Says Won't
Reenter Politics
by United Press

NEW YORK, March S.-Will
Hays, "Czar' of the moving pict-
ure world, emphatically denied re-
ports that he intends to reenter
politics. The denial was occasioned
by reports from Los Angeles, stated
to be founded on good authority,
that Hays does not intend to con
tinue with his work after the cXpira
ton of his present, contract. It was
claimed he will either ask fer his
release or Il leave of absence during
the spring and summer of 1924 in
order to direct the Republican ma
tional campaign. He also denied to
his friends that he has any inten-
ton of becoming an independent
movie producer.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
Lettuce Shipment
Records Broken

Lettuce records were again smash
ed yesterday, when a total of 154
cars were shipped from the valley,
according to w. H. Hall, of the bu-
reau of markets, and belief that this
high record will go the boards today
was expressed by c. w. Runge, dis
trict freight and passenger agent
for the Southern Pacific, who ad-
vised that l69 ears had been order
ed for today, and that in all proba-
biiity all would be used.
The lettuce continues to pile in
from the fields, but is being moved
as rapidly as it is received and the
Southern Pacific is taking every pre-
caution to see that there are suffi-
cient refrigerator ears on hand to
supply the demands of the lettuce
shippers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
SOIL CONVENTION
WINDS UP WITH
LIVELY DISCOURSE

The meeting of the Soil Fertility
convention ut Brawley last night
was better attended than was the
evening meeting in FL Centre.
Quite Il live discussion grew out of
the address of Prof r. l.. Adams
on land leases. The suggestions
made at the Monday meeting of
the special committee on land
leases, were presented to the meet
ing and thoroughly considered.
Other suggestions were made and
some of the original ones were
modified or extended as result
of the discussion.
The list as amended is now in
the hands of the chairman of the
committee, Vern DeTar, and will be
in form Immediately and sent on
to Prof. Adams, who will work out
form embodying the suggestions
and return the same for considera-
ton and adoption by the commit
tee.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
They Come From
All Points to
See the Valley

That there are Il lot of tourists
taintv to be verified by glimpse
at the register of the hotels and
the Chamber of Commerce. And
they are coming from everywhere,
lured by interesting history of I'm
perial Valley as they have read of
it in Barbara Worth or in pro
motion literature. Note the follow
ing list taken from the register at
the Chamber of Commerce yestcr-
day:
Roy F. Parker, Venice, Cal; J. T.
Moore, San Diego; Theodore Cass,
Boston; James NJ. Reardon, New
York City; John H. Wood, Los An
geles; D. McDougall, San Diego;
Charles S. Ingram Phi. D., South Rv-
field, Massachusetts; Charles b.
Wheeler, New York City; w. H.
Lackie, Los Angeles; Robert Knapp,
Woodburn, Oregon; S. H. Rankin,
Holtville; John A. Carlson, Los An
geles; G. w. Blanche, Los Angeles
Robert Mcconnell, Los Angeles; A.
D. Hite, Akron, Colorado; w. c.
Smith, Spokane; H. \. Whitner,
Mortified, Mass; J. w. Alexander,
Mortified, Mass; L. P. Lee, Mil
ford, Mass; Mrs. b. F. Mellor, Ply
mouth, Mass; DR.. and Mrs. Harvey,
Milford, Mass.
Secretary Coyle states that these
people come to the Chamber of Com.
merce for litrature and to inquire
concerning the valley, its possibili
ties and its interesting features.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
ON in CL0SI NC
Line TO MIN0 RS
c.. of C's. Action Last
Night Endorses
Movement

Action of the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce in endorsing
the movement of the Federated
Women s Clubs of the county to
have the international line at Mexi-
cali closed to minors after 6 p. M,
unless accompanied by parents, is
in line with the movement which is
under way to have the line closing
supported by every civic, CONNER
cial, religious and fratcrnal organi
cation in Imperial Valley. Those in
terested feel that it is only by con
certed action of all concerned in
the valley that officials in Washing
ton can be made aware of the wishes
of the people in this regard, and get
action.
The suggestion of closing the line
to minors after 6 o clock originated
with the Women Improvement
Club of CaleXico, and instantly met
with approval of women s clubs in
other valley cities, all of whom real
ize that many young people visit
Mexicali nightly, for no good pur-
pose, and it is to prevent minors
from participating in the night life
of Mexicali that the clubs seek to
close the line.
The Federated Women's Clubs
makes it plain that they have no
quarrel with the business houses
of MeXicali, or with adults who
patronize them, but they deem it
part of their duty to protect young
people from evil influences and to
this end they seek the action out
lined.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
HERE ARE NAMES
OF CONGRESSIONAL
VISITORS CONF N G
q Sol0ns in. Party Come
to See Colorado
River

Officials of the Imperial lrriga-
ton District have just received the
personnel of the Congressional party
which will visit the valley, arriving
in FL Centre March -.
Senators Ashurst of Arizona and
Norris Of Nebraska, with their
wives, make mp the senatorial del
egation. Representatives Nichols j.
,innot of Oregon and Charles r..
Davis of Minnesota, and the follow
ing congressman and their wives
complete the group:
AnthOny-Kansas.
Cramton-Michigan.
Shrevc-Pennsylvania.
Dickinson-Iowa.
Carter-Oklahoma.
Tavlor---Colorado.
Griffin-New York.
YOnng-North Dakota.
Smith--Idaho.
Littlc--Kansas.
Summers Washington.
Standardization
Williamson-South Dakota.
Hayden-ArizOna.
Hudspeth-TeXas.
Raker-v California.
Lyon-North Carolina.
Observation-Disclosures.
Swing-California.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
Sheriff Here to
Take Away Young
Auto PurlOiners

William Cunningham, Carl Skin
ner and Howard Norris, the three
15-year- old Los Angeles youths who
were arrested by Sheriff Charles L..
Gillett Tuesday afternoon and later
confessed to stealing automobiles
in Cotton and Calexico, will be TAX
en- to San Bcrnardino by Sheriff
Shea of that county, who arrived
here today.
In addition to the ears mentioned
above, the youngsters have also adj
mitted stealing another car in
Oceanside, in which they set out to
see the world. This car was aban-
doned near Cotton, when the supply
of gasoline was exhausted, and they
made their way on foot to that city,
where they stole the car in which
they came to the valley.
The youths are apparently uncon-
cerned over their present position,
and according to Jail officials, are
simply three more of the "hard
boiled Youngsters who seem to be
flourishing at this particular period.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08

4" Various made up by one each
to Sioux City, Toronto, Milwaukee,
Waterloo, Boise, Wichita, Everett,
Montreal. Albany San Jose.
SHIPPING POINT information
for FL Centre and nearby points for
Wednesday, March 7th:
Maximum IS, minimum AZ clear.
Moderate wire inquiry. Demand
moderate for large stock, slow for
small stock. Market weaker, prices
slightly lower. California crates
New York Special iceberg type).
Carloads fob. cash track; 41as and
larger $l.55-1.75 depending upon
the percentages of AVS. 4Hs and
smaller $l.40-l.50, straight fives
$1.15-l.30. Carloads fob. usual
terms, few sales; 4hs and larger
$1.75-l.90. Cash to growers per
packed out crate, 41as and larger IS
to 90c, depending on quality and
amount of 41as. Very little demand
for IS and smaller.
REPORTS BY WIRE from i'm
portant markets. This morning s
sales to jobbers of California crates
New York Special iceberg type)
unless otherwise stated. Arrivals
cover "a hour period and ears on
track include all cars not complete
ly unloaded up to a. M. Weather
conditions taken at 8 a. m.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES %. No
carlot arrivals. Totals Of 9 cars on
track. Supplies moderate. Demand
and movement slow; market steady;
no change in prices. California IS
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-08
Ell Centre Commerce Board Denounces Lyon Bill
Junior College
Play Promises
to Kill Gloom

Rehearsals for "Too Much Moth
er-in-law,' the fun-provoking com
edy to be presented by Central Jun
Tor College at the high school Friday
and Saturday night of this week,
indicate that a finished performance
*reditable even for professionals,
will be presented for the entertain
ment of the people of FL Centre. A
dress rehearsal of the east will be
held tonight in the high school audi
forum.
Mrs. A. II. Keller is directing the
play and is meeting with the full
cooperation of those who are taking
part in it, and the smoothness of
the rehearsals augurs well for the
complete success of the play.
Tickets are on sale by pupils of
the college, and may be exchanged
for reserved seats at Loynd s drug
store.