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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24
Avoiding a Fortune BE Eaf$1tS G955Sn

My dear friend" drawled Adams, lazily puffing his cigarette, Sup pose you tell me in simple English what it's all about?"
 Opdycke. his attorney, quizzically regarded the young idler. "All right" he replied, "Pll put it as simply as can. Your principals S gone; wiped out. Hence your income has disappeared. Is that plain?"
 Quite. thank you. An! you have given me good advice sometimes. What would you suggest that l do now?7
 The lawyer laughed. "It seems obvious. You can, to put 1t bluntly, starve or go to work. Personally, l think that I should go to work"
 Go to work! Long after Opdycke had gone the young man sat chewing over this bitter phrase. Work! The Adanises had never worked. To be sure, some of them had made money. There had been, at favorable times especially war timeS-certain judi cious investments made on the basis of information imparted by good friends in high places-especially government places. A providence that watches over the elect had prospered these investments. Hence there Hdu alWdyS been money anu no need Cf work.
 Work! That meant living in mean quarters and riding to and fro on the elevated or subway during the jam hours. It meant eating in arm chair restaurants. It meant saying "Yes, sir" and No. sir" to some vulgar fellow who was your boss. It meant-well, what did it mean in the way of money? Mighty little. For what could he dc? He had not been trained to work. Perhaps he would have to be a shoe clerk or some thing like that and earn a mere nothing-fifteen dollars a week, maybe-tobacco money.
 The door opened and his valet en- I tered. "A letter. sir" he said I It bore no stamp and had evidently been delivered by special messenger. Adams tore 1t open. It was from Opdycke.
 By curious and it seems to me, happy coincidence" it read, "I had not been half an hour away from your house when I ran into a friend of mine who can give you a job. Not that I mentioned your name to him. But he said he wants an insurance | solicitor who can interview our best people, and al once I thought of you I said I knew just the man and ask ed him to hold the job until he heard l from me. What do you say? It seems to me a good opening for you" Oh, Lord! Insurance Adams shuddered Fancy going about and intruding on nice people-some of them one's friends-and trying to bulldoze them into buying insurance. Oh, unspeakable
 He arose and wandered about the library, hung with the portraits of past Adamses. Half uncCnsciously he came to a pause before the pie ture of his grandfather Abel. His grandfather had been different from the rest of the male Adamses. They had been a comfortable stay-at -hCme folks, content to wax sleek and fat on their fortunate investments. Abel had been rover, voyager into strange lands, hunter, an adven- turer. A fighter. too-the musk ct he had carried in that South Ameri- can filibustering expedition of his youth hung below his portrait.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24
Up From The Death Cell

"The jury followed all instructions carefully" he concluded his remarks and the recommendation they have made will be followed with a like care by this court. MT. Kane may stand up.
 Have you any reason to offer why sentence should not be passed upon you at this time?' he asked me rapidly.
 T have not" was my answer.
 The sentence of the court is," he went on, seemingly anxious to have it over with, that you, John w. Kane, be confined in the state prison for the rest of your natural life." Hard Laborr omitted.
 As l was sitting down again heard him say: Clear the court room, MT. Bailiff;" and then while my attorneys and I conferred brief ly, the crowd-some of them dis gruntled, no doubt-was herded out into the corridor.
 While I said nothing about it to anyone, I had noticed that the judge due to fear. excitement, irritation or all combined-had failed to state what penitentiary l was to be con fined in, and he did not incorporate in the sentence those usual words, lat hard labor" l knew well though which prison he had in mind; and as to the kind of labor, I knew that it was then but a matter of hours until I would be at it, for the rest of my life-maybe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24

Copyright. 1923. in the United
 States and Canada, e-reat Britain
 and South America, by the North American Newspaper Alliance. All rights reserVed.1
 SYNOPSIS
 This is the true story. or an ad- venturous youth, Curly Kane, once cowboy and Philippine campaigner, In a western state he kills two street car men while trying to hold them up, Is betrayed by an older criminal, and escapes lynching by being hurried from jail in disguise. His first step toward regeneration is a confession. He Is convicted of murder and sentenced to die on June 24, 1904, being given his choice of hanging CT shooting. During l7 months in Murderers' Row in the peAitentiary he hears the shots that legally end the life of another con demned. He wins a new trial, in which he refuses to give the name of girl he visited the night before the murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24
CHAPTER 24

A transfer to the first grade meant Wore Wore gray clothing instead @ tS9'ita of the e striped; they were permitted to grow their hair, rather than have it closely cropped once a month; they might write letter twice a week instead of once q month as in the lower grade; and instead of march ing to the dining room and chapel lock step fashion they merely walk ed single file with arms folded. In ad- dition to those privileges they had a good sized yard in which to exer- else, they were permitted to receive visitors twice a month. and had ex- tended library privileges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24
I Promise n Cigar.

"Well say, Frank, could I get you to run up to his office some of these days and get few books for me,"
 Wy, of course-if it'll be all right with the front
 I'd want to ask the front about 1t first" l told him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24

Four Feasts A Year.
 There in the prison we had four special days upon which an unusual
 meal was served. Those days were
 New Year, Fourth of July, Thanks giving and Christmas. It was as a
 result of a Fourth of July dinner, or rather a lack of it, that I came in
 touch with 34 fellow prisoners who
 had decided to kick up the kind of
 row that most persons call a mutiny. Until long afterward I was unable
 to find out the why of. it, but on the
 morning of the Fourth the cook from the kitchen department underneath
 the dining room called up to me to
 say that, so far as he knew, there
 would not be any extra menu that 1 ly discussed the matter, and both of
 us made predictions which later
 events proved to be correct.
 The word had gone forth among
 the body of inmates fthat no regula-
 tion holiday dinner would be served, but most of them were in doubt
 that is-until they arrived in the din : | ing room. There was no more grounds l for doubt then; for before the long tables of more or less hardened men we had placed nothing but tough boiled beef, thin dark -colored gravy, q cup of black coffee and bread. | My work during the time while the | prisoners were eating consisted most ly in watching the supplies of bread
 gravy, coffee, etc., to see that they
 were equally distributed among the walters, each one of whom had a
 table seating 22 men to wait upon | Occasionally some waiter would come
 to me and say that a certain prisoner
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23
News FAIRBANKS : Notes
Peter SteiL, Correspondent

The Elks' celebration was brought to a grand close last night with a dance at Eagle hail and the affair Is described as one of the most notable social events of recent years. The hall was crowded with dancers and many beautiful gowns were in evidence. The visitors were taken out to the college yesterday after noon for a look over the institu- ton, and on Saturday night the Elks ceremonial took place at Eagle hall, the work taking up the greater part of the night owing to the large number of candidates initiated. The work was conducted in a masterful manner by Exalted Ruler Choven and his official staff
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Ole Frederickson, who is in town from the upper Panama river coun- try, says that region is greatly in need of wagon roads. He says there are numerous streams which would yield good returns from their de- posits if mining costs could be re- duced. 4 road from McCarty js needed, 110 miles long, to tap the district referred 10, and it is the intention of the oldtimer to try to interest the Alaska Road Commis- sion in the proposition.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

In the second game of the basket ball series between the Anchorage and Fairbanks High School teams, the visitors defeated the locals by a score of ? to II, the Fairbanks boys being clearly outclassed. The visitors played match game with the College five last night and went down to defeat in one of the fast est games ever seen here. The score was II to s, in favor of the College. Toward the end of the game both teams went out of commission and rest period of five minutes was declared to enable the players to get their wind.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. |. Fro.
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has beer. appointed Ad. mlnistrator. of the estate of AIois Kitm, Deceased and that all per. sons having claims agains said estate are hereby required to present same with proper vouchers within sie months from this date of said Administrator al Kantishna Post office, Alaska. : ..."..... ..... Dated January 9th, 1923. = ...... (. II. RAWLINS, :
 ~~ Administrator. First Publication Jan. 9, 1923. Last Publication Feb. 5, 1923.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

The following we'll known citizens of Fairbanks and Nenana were initiated by the Elks: E. J. Cronin. Dr. J. R. Bowen, William Rodig- keit, Oliver Anderson, R. T. Brooks. Samuel E. Weiss, Gus Conrad, Syl- vester Howell, Walter Fisher, R. c. Wood, George Hutchinson, Frank McGarvie, Charles E. Sampson, Carl Berge, Jacob Bender, Robert Lillico, Ed A. Head, Robert Morris, Oscar Sanders, John NJ. Cunningham. J. H Russell, Oscar Weber, Thomas \. Marquam, E. M. Bockfnger.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Mrs. Bessie Morris. of Los Ange- les, has been engaged by the school board to take charge of the kinder garden which will be ready for op- eration within a few weeks. She is now on the way to Fairbanks. and so is the equipment for use in the new branch of the local school.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Mr. and Mrs. William Rodigkeit returned from Fairbanks with the eAcurslonists today having taken Tn the celebration in the upper town Bill IS regular "BnI' now.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

The blizzard of last Friday night has left the streets and sidewalks in deplorable condition in numerous parts of town. There is a drift a. bout block long and four feet deep at Front and Wickersham, an other one near the postoffice and another on upper Front street, near the Terrace Garden property. School children are having hard time getting through the drifts in out lying sections of the town.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Emil Pozzi, arrested or a charge of violating the dry law, appeared before Commissioner Boyd today and entered 3 plea of guilty. The court will impose sentence tomorrow.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Engineer J. J. Kestley made a trip out the line yesterday and re turned on this mornings train from the south. ="
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Tobe Thurston. who returned last week from a two months sojourn at Circle Hot Springs, says the healthful waters and restful atmos- phere of the popular resort did him a lot of good and he advises all oldtimers who feel run down, to try a month or two at the springs.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Rev. Robert c. Tatum, accom- panied by Ole Anderson, has left for Salcha to be present al the annual Indian potlatch scheduled to be held within the next few days. He will visit the Salcha mission and other Indian stations along the trail.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Tom Smith, proprietor of the Southern hotel, came up from Ne mana for the celebration and ra turned today.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

The curriers' have resumed their battle for the Waechter trophy, af- ter a layof for the celebration The Mack and Thompson and Ferp7,- son and Brown rinks will eros, brooms tonight.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Commissioner Charles E. Leckie of Nenana, was in Fairbanks fo. the Elks celebration.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Members of the Fairbanks High School entertained the visiting An chorage basketball team and others of the excursionists at the J. H. Russell home
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

\. P. Nelson is among the recent arrivals in town.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Among those arriving from Ne mana on Sunday on the special freight train were Miss Josephine Reese, C. J. Straus, Abe Simson, Chas. Sheldon.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Bert Currier was d visitor il town during the celebration.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

J. L. White, Olnes merchant. has returned to Dome creek after a brief visit in town.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Mrs. Stanford is a visitor in town from Nenana. ~ r. ..:: :...=..-
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

which was done without difficulty, very little damage resulting.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Bobby Jones, who is under ar rest on a charge of violating the dry law. as the result of a raid made upon a cabin occupied by him and Dan Callahan, will be up for hear ing before Commissioner Boyd next Tuesday + is reported that war rant also has been issued for the arrest of Callahan, but it is not known whether or not the officers will await the return of the Fair banks representative from Juneau.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Walter Golden, Of Healy, has been placed in the detention hospital for examination. He was brought to town by Deputy Marshal Ben Thompson.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

The fire department was called to the Friss bakery this morning to subdue a blaze behind the range,
The Nenana news., 1923-01-23

Billy Eisingminger, who arrived from Richardson this week, reports the Fairbanks-Valdez, trail practi- cally blocked as a result of the blizzard of last wekk. He faced the storm for many miles, and had all kinds of trouble getting through the drifts and owed the trees which had been blown across the trail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-16
Mr.. Niles Entertains

Monday evening at eight o'clock,
Charles Niles entertained the men,
bers of the post office force at a de-
lightful game supper. The game
which furnished the chief dishes of
the feast was shot by Mr.. Niles on a
recent hunting trip in China and
Nassalboro. The chef was Mrs. Will
Niles, whose ability in that line is
known to all Hallowell. 1t is, need
less to say that the guests sat down
to a feast.
The long table was most attractive
with it's shining silver and glass ware
and dainty china. The menu was
grape fruit cocktails. soup, rabbit
pie, mashed potatoes, squash, cram
berry sauce. pickles, olives. fried
partridge and woodcock, and stuffed,
baked raccoon. pies of various de-
lightful kinds, ice cream, coffee and
cake.
After the supper conversation,
music. and cards made the evening
pleasant The guests were postmas-
ter Dana c. Skillin. assistant post
master, Michael Sheehan. clerks
Harold Stevens, Arthur Fish. James
Leighton, carriers Charles Fuller.
William Woodside. Aldo J. Peile-
grim, Michele Falconi. Philip Pack
ard. Peter ]. Iedow. and John FLYNN.
With the host, Charles Niles, thir-
teen sat down to the feast OF good
things. 1t was a supper and an
evening to he remembered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-16
CEDAR GROVE

Mr. and Mrs. 7. r. 6. 'Twycross of
California. who have been the guests
of their sisters, Miss Lilly and Edith
Twycross. left for their home last
Wednesday.
Mrs Karl Darby and little son of
Belfast are the guests of Mrs. Darby S
parents.
l.. C. Ballard of Gardiner and f. f,
Cakes of Cedar Grove. who have been
on a Business trip to Baltimore. Md,
and New York. and also visiting Wash
ington, returned to their homes Friday.
Mrs. c. NJ. Cornell of Gardiner was
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. l.. II. Dorr
over the weekend.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Waterman, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Waterman and Ro-
land Waterman and friend of Massa
chusetts, were guests at the Cedar
Grove Inn over the weekend.
Word has been received by wire
that Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jackson of
Groton, Conn.,, are receiving congratu-
lations on the arrival of a little son.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Z. Cakes accom-
panied by Mrs. Herbert Getchell and
sons. Herman and Guy, motorcd to
Portland Sunday and We're guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Whitney, Jr.
]. A. McFadden. who is employed
by the c. NJ. T. Co. at Pittsfield, passed
Sunday with his family at the Grove
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-16
RICHMOND

Mrs. Flora Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland Mariner and daughter,
Freda, passed the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell at Phipps-
burg.
Frank Rice. Charles Blake. and
Mr.. knight left Friday for kineo,
on a hunting trip.
Tickets are out for the minstrel
show which is to be given in the
Opera House. Nov. .. by the boys
of the Richmond High school.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will have their regular pub
lie supper at the vestry. Wedncs-
day. Oct. II.
Miss Ora Reed. Mrs. lNettie I'M
herhind and Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Cos
day.
Mrs. Willis of Bath visited Mrs.
Ellen Eastman recently.
DIR. w. N. Price was called to
Richmond Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. B. Smith left Richmond
Saturday. She will pass the winter
with her daughter. Mrs. w. n. Soule.
at Attleboro. Mass.
William G. Rice OF Woolwich has
been visiting his son. Ernest Rice.
for few days. Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rice. daughter Florence. and
William Rice went to Woolwich by
automobile.
Mrs. Fred Rogers has returned
from New York and New JERSEY.
where she has been visiting her sons.
Drummond and Philip Rogers. for a
few weeks. -e
Mr., and Mrs. c. /. Andrews and
son, George, called at Mrs. Cora Os-
borne's recently,
Grace and Louise Foster of Win.
throp passed one night at Mrs. Os-
borne's. -
Miss Mary MacLean passed the
weekend in Augusta
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Reed ana
son Of Everett, Mass. arrived in
town Friday for a few days, return
ing to Massachusetts Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoe and Miss
Beatrice Card of Cambridge, Mass
motored to Richmond Friday. Mr.
and Mrs. Hoe passed the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles BIair
while Miss Card nassed the time
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ley Card. They returned to Cam
bridge Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-16
HalloweH Has Second ku kiux
Meeting

Monday evening in City hall was
held Hallowell's second ku kluS
meeting. This time instead of being
open to the general public admission
was by ticket. The Maine King Kea-
Gle. T.. Eugene Farnsworth was one
of the speakers, He brought with
him also a representative from the
national headquarters at Atlanta
Georgia. DR.. MacAldowny. OUTSIDE
the hall. up and down Winthrop
street and across on both sides OF
Second street were parked automo-
biles enough to suggest fairtime. fhe
hall was crowded to the doors. Even
the fire-escape held its quota. Au-
gusta and Gardiner sent contingentS
to swell the sum total of the audi
ence. The hall was literally lined
with flags and the patriotic note ev-
erywhere in evidence.
The meeting opened with "Ameri-
ca" followed by Onward Christian
Soldiers" Prof. Farnsworth spoke or
the organization desire to eliminate
the professional politician and refer
red to the recent Portland election as
proof of what the Khan might do. He
introduced Rev. and Mrs. Bennett OF
Oakland. Mr.. Bennett played piano
solo at the close of Mr.. Farnsworth's
address. while the collection was ia
ken. Prof. Farnsworth spoke for
more than an hour and was enthu-
siastically applauded.
DR.. MacAldowney followed him as
speaker, and was received with equal
acclaim. He assaulted those who deny
the divinity of Christ and declared
for the Bible in the public schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-16
EAST WINTHROP

A fine supper was given by the
Thursday Club at the vestry on Fri
day evening. After the supper G. f.
Marble gave fine talk in regard to
the As Hour law which was highly
appreciated. y good number were
present
Miss Rena Winslow has gone to
Portland. her cousin Miss Lois Var
ney. who has been staying with her.
has gone to Unity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Plummer who
have been at their place here for the
last three months returned to Port
land, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Wheeler closed
their camp on Robbins Point, Mon
day. Mrs. Wheeler will stop in New
York for a few weeks, but Mr.
Wheeler will go to Mission Inn, Riv-
erside. Calf, where they wifi pass
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Moore. who
have been at Robbins Point for the
summer left Monday for a visit. with
friends in Augusta. Later they will
return to their home in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Purinton of
Portland, were at their camp on Fri
day.
Mrs. Amy Ainslie of Monmouth has
been visiting at Mrs. Grace Ainslie's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-16
WINTHROP
Halloween Social

The pupils of the ninth grade held
Halloween social at the school
building Friday evening. THE room
was splendidly decorated for the ec-
casion. Boxes Of chocolates were
given to Evelyn Larrabee and Harold
Maxim for the best looking costumes
and to Adeline Aurclair and Lloyn
Moor for the worst looking costumes.
The judges were Miss Winnifred
Grant, Miss Alice HeWett and Joseph
Jordan. Refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman White and
baby and Mr., and Mrs. Arthur
White of Lisbon Falls visited rela :
tiyes In town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Carver Of San
ford were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Carver.
in Fayette. passed the weekend at
her home.
Burtis l.. Parkman Of Keene, N H.,
has been visiting his sister. Mrs. Rose
B. Parker.
Howard Doe OF Auburn. Merle Har-
riman of Readfield, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
F. Curtis, Mrs. Viola Hathaway and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Hathaway of
Auburn were guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. oliver Hathaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Hannaford Wis
tied their daughter, Miss Dorothy
Hannafofrd. at Colby college Sunday.
Miss Barbara Partridge Of Liver
more Falls was a weekend guest of
friends in town.
Miss Helena Bissonette of Bridge
water. Mass, passed the week lend
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Elec
Bissonette.
Ralph Titus and Guy Stetson have
gone to Boston, where they will be
employed this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Foster and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Rowell
visited Miss Marjorie Rowell at Col
by college Sunday.
John Mitchell. William Godfrey
and Albert Godfrey have gone on a
hunting trip to Saboomac. They will
be Joined Saturday by Mrs. John
Mitchell and Mrs. Albert Godfrey.
Mr. and Mrs. George Plummer and
daughter who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Yeaton. returned to
their home in Newport Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-16
NEWS BRIEFS

Fawtucket, r. J.. Oct. l5.-a
John c. Tennian. the Oldest Calal
clergyman in Rhode Island and
tional known as an authority
ecclesiastical history and Canon
died here tonight. He was " y
old and had been pastor o.
Mary's church. Pawtucket, ia
wears. He was born in Watens,
Conn. and was ordained 70
priesthood in Montreal in lSls
fore coming to Pawtucket he'
pastor of the church of the AssHl
ton. Providence.
Washington, Oct. - - Benz.
that visits of delegations 70
White House for the purpoS
shaking hands with the pfess
entails a "heayy and unnecess
burden on him, the supreme COW
s3d degree Ancient and Aeeeg
Scottish Rite, southern jurisaleu
voted today to send a formal Y
sage of greeting and loyalty 10 ~
dent Coolidge and TO ferego Us !,
tomary call at the executive Oh'