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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
New System Of
FAT REDUCTION

Here's a new way for all fat psOyss s,>
laugh together at that old ous ~
Obesity. The saying that there - "
ing new under the sun" does not y sssf
ply to fat people any more. Her Here !,
thing new for them--a new senss'S sat
new pleasure. a new and graceIu' "
easily found. by anyone who Is pas s,.s,,eg
yond the limits of slimness. 1.,rs,si
has heard of the Marmola PresssS ssynl
that harmless combination OF ia. ;sssmu6
elements perfected by one Of tine Ia "
physicians. Now. from the same 49, ~
thtrity. there comes another -
idea Of condensing these sams, IT.
harmless ingredients into pieass.. ~
tablet. Taken after eating anu 80
time. they help the stomach 10 u'sr NJ
all the fatty foods, converting ,ns Aasf,
compact. solid flesh. muscle anu usrpss
without dieting or exercise ssbr
Prescription Tablets regulate tne ,.rds
system-do for you what bodily ~ a.
and self-denial can not do. anu vcu ~
once routed. is gone for, good ,ssrmsp
prove all this at trifiing cost. II AZ.
Prescription Tablets are sold by ,u.rss
gists OF sent postpaid by the rstr1k
Company, 4612 Woodward Avenue 49,.
Mich. A case-sufiicient to Drins
10 but one d0llar.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
Fire At East SkOwhegan
Destroys Part of House

Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Richardson of East Skowhe-
gan will be most sorry to learp that
a part of their home was destroyed
by fire Thursday morning. The fire
was discovered about $50 by one Of
the daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ardson and Miss Lana Nottage, a
teacher who boarded at the Richard
son home. Mrs. Richardson, who
drives the school team. had just
started out with the team and Mr.
Richardson was working on the road
at some distance from home. Mrs.
Richardson noticed the smoke and
returned at once. The house and
ell and contents. with the exception
of some clothes, were burned, the
shed, barn. stock and farming i'm
PIGMENTS were saved. Miss Nottage
saved nearly all of her belongings. 1t
Is supposed that the fire caught
about the chimney. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson and Miss Nottage are
staying at the home of Elton Rich
ardson and the Richardson girls are
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
POOler
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
Polynesians
Came From Asia

Honolulu TIL. Dec. 26.-IHe liOra
of the Marquesa islands reveal con-
elusive proof that the Polynesian
race came out of southeastern Asia
to their present habitations in the
islands OF the Pacific. in the opinion
of Forrest Brown. Bishop museum
bo.anist who has just returned from
II months of investigation in the
Marquesas in connection with the
museums effort to eStabllSn the
origin OF the PolyneSians.
Prof. Brown expressed the belief
that few food plants now found IN
the Marquesas had been obtained
from the American continent dur
ing some pre- European period when
that branch of the Polynesians
which settled in the Marquesas
journeyed back and forth between
their island homes and America.
The presence in the MarquesaS of
the sweet potato and the papaia led
Prof. Brown to the theory that the
Marquesans visited America. as these
plants probably had been obtained in
semi tropical central America. he
said. The food plants most common
to the Marquesas came. however,
from southeastern Asia, probably by
way of Malay, Java. ard India.
These are the taro and The bread
fruit.
He said that the original rolync-
slams probably had inhabited the
coasts of southeastern Asia and had
been forced to seek new homes in the
Pacific by the pressure of tribes and
clans from the interior, which drove
them literally into the ocean. They
took their food plants with them
when they migrated. lie said.
Prof. Brown said that the natives
of the MaruueSas, who are governed
by the French are very civil and
exhibit the same generosity and hos
pitality that prevails among other
PO'ynesians.
He is not ready to express an opin-
ion as to the route or routes taken
by the PolyneSianS during their
migrations which finally landed them
in Hawaii. The solution of this
problem will require additional data
and further study of the specimens
which he brought back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
Mexican Monk Predicts
End of World in 1854

Mexico City. Jan. 4.-COnsderable
anxiety is being shown by the Indian
population Of the village Of Mexicoac,
near Mexico City, following the re-
cent declarations of Father Genaro
Rivera. a Carmelite monk residing
there, that the end of the world will
come on December II, 1854.
The monk bases his prediction on
highly complex astronomical OBJ
servations he has been conducting
for years, and he asserts that the
millennium is "a certainty on the date
mentioned. Inasmuch as he is a
highly respected man of the village,
his assertions have caused great eX-
citement among the credulous In
dams. Local newspapers have given
much prominence to the predictions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
OAKLAND
Church Notices

At the Methodist Church-Rev.
Weston l.. Holman, pastor. Morn
ing subject, How Jesus taught sun
day School. at 11.45, Fred A. Wy
man, superintendent. Evening SER
vice at o'clock. subject, Things
That Are True
At the Methodist Church. Sidney
Services Sunday afternoon at 2.W
o'clock by Rev. Weston p. Holman
of Oakland. Preaching service fol-
lowed by the Sunday School.
At the United Baptist Church
Rev. Howard G. Kennedy, pastor.
Morning service at 1890 o'clock.
Subject. THE Elder Brother" Sun
gay School at II o'clock Arthur
Greeley. superintendent. Jr. c. E.,
4 o'clock; Sr. c. E. at o'clock. con-
Quoted by Christian Workers. from
Colby College. Mr.. Dunston will
speak.
All Souls Universalist Church
Sunday. Rev. Milton c. Bennett, pas
tor. Young Peoples Day observed.
Subject of morning sermon at 1870,
1.-The Principals of Christian Ste
wardshIp." Sunday School at the
close Of the morning service. Young
Peoples Christian Union at Is
o'clock. Leader. Miss Mildred Libby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
Committee Hearings
LEGAL AFFAIRS

The committee on Legal Affairs will
give prhiic hearing in It's rooms at
the State House In Augusta.
TUESDAY. January 20. at 2 p. M.
on the following:
An Act TO amend Section 4 of Chap
ter 1923 OF the Private and Special Laws
OF 1917, entitled, An Act to amend the
charter of the York Beach Villege Cor
poration.
An Act to confer certain additional
powers upon tho the municipal ON
GERS Of cities and towns concerning
buildings. the intensity OF use or iot
areas and the qualifications or Dulio-
ipgs trades and Industries with respect
TO location and regulation. the creation
Of residential. industrial. commercial
and other Industries. and the excursion
from and regulation within such as
tricts of classes OF buildings traoes
and industries. ~,
THURSDAY, January 25, at 2 2. M.
An Act amending Chapter 449 OF the
Private and Special Laws OF 1869 IN
cooperating Irish-American Reher AS
An Act to amend the city charter of
An Act to Incorporate the Boothbay
Harbor school district.
An Act to establish the kennebunk
municipal court
An Act to amend Section ! OF CHAP
ter 81 of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter As of the Public
Laws OF 1919 as further amended py
Chapter 101 Of the Public Laws OF
1921. relating to corporations Tor NJ,
erary. charitable. educational and
'''0' BURLEIGH MARTIN. Sec.
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Prophecy in the Holv Land

Wnen Allenby entered Jerusalem
FOR Christmas. 1917, unarned and
on loot. he stirred the mysticism of
three great religions-the Christian.
me Jewish. and the Moslem-and
wen the most sceptical were re-
from awe.
AS DR.. John Finley has +o,d nc
tne very name, Allenby, recalliny ~
the Arabs the words, Allah and Mr.;
Goa and Prophet was. to saw
the least, a singular coincidence and
the General appeared, not merely as
q Oriilant cavalry officer. hut az tho
ma, OF destiny. In irony, the Arabs
nay, hau poasted that the Turks would
n n Jerusalem until the waters ~ The
~ Moved into Palestine, and here
t Monderiul to relate, was the railwav
from Egypt. advancing across ny
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
lSk0WnEcAM LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters phones farmers :s e;
Federated Primary Department
Party

The Primary department Of the
| Federated church party was quite a
success on Thursday afternoon when
| it was held at the church parlors
from > to o'clock, in spite of a
| cold, hard storm which made it nee
| cssary to change and substitute char
| acters in the numbers given.
Stephen and Anna Merrill. both OF
whom had prominent parts. were I'M
able to attend on account of illness.
| The following girls gave an illustra-
ton of the Ten Virgins: Ruth Thur
low. Marion Rolfe, Phyllis Richard
son. Doris Dunton, Bertha Norton,
Elizabeth NJ. Page, Elizabeth E.
Quincy. Meredith Harmon. Irma
Groves and Dorothy knight. The
bride was represented by Sally Mars
ton. who looked very youthful and
beautiful. and the groom was Ed
! ward Thompson, who was dignified
and carried himself in a commend
able manner. The beautiful poem,
The Fire by the Sea-" written by
Alice Carey. was splendidly read bv
Esther Jenkins, Henrietta Page and
Ihelma Greenwood. The shadows
! Of the shadowgraph of the Fire by
the Sea were arranged by Jackie
jenkins ard Clarence Whiting and
showed a good conception of the
| third appearance of Jesus up0n
earth. Jackie Jenkins represented
Jesus and he and Clarence Whiting
| were the helpers. Delicious refresh
| ments were served by Mrs. Sarah
Stenhouse and the teachers of the
aepartment-Mrs. Nancy Huckins,
Agnes Coburn. Phyllis Whitine. The
boys taking part in the shadowgraph
were Edward Quincy. Henry Thorn
as Herman Martin. Richard God
snlth. Kenneth McDongal. Fred Du-
"as' ana because of Illness. Stephen
Merr,ii was absent. The affair was
oenghttni party and was directed
by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Marble
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Mrs. Fortier Entertains

Mrs. Amos Fortier of Waterville.
formerly Miss Nellie Crawford of
SkoWhegan was given a delightful
surprise party on Thursday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Perley
stevens on Leavitt street. The
party was arranged by Mrs. Stevens.
Mrs. Bertha Hall and Mrs. Fortier's
sister. Mrs. George Brooks of the
middle road. The party was given
IN honor of Mrs. Fortier's birthday
but as it did not occur on the exact
day Of her birth She had no idea
when invited to attend, that the
party was for her.
Inc evening was delightfully."- pass
ca playing games and with music.
Ihere were about twenty of her
close friends in attendance. The
guests and a few who were invited
but unable to be present. presented
TO Mrs. Fortier handsome mahog-
any clock. the presentation being
made by Miss Margaret NJ. Chase
ana to which Mrs. Fortier cordially
feelinsly responded.
Mrs. Brooks gave a beautiful birth
day cake to her sister which was
cut and served with ices and other
cakes. The evening was most bappv
occasion especially for the guest of
honor and also for all her friends
present.
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MADISON

Rev. NJ. L. .Curran of Waterville
was calling on friends in Madison,
Wednesday. Mr.. Curran was former
ly rector Of st. Sebastian Catholic
church IN Madison for several years.
Walter Dixon returned Wednesday
to Portland for treatment at hos
pital. Mr.. Dixon has been under
treatment for several months but has
been home for few days visit.
Indian Spring Lodge, I. o. 0. F..
worked the first degree on one can
didate at the regular meeting Thurs
day evening.
Harvey Burton is quite i'll with
pneumonia at his homo on Weston
avenue.
A meeting of the Women's For
eign and Home Missionary Societies
OF the Methodist Episcopal church
was held Thursday evening at the
residence of Mrs. Mary w. kennison
on upper Main street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
BELFAST
Miss Kittredge To
See South America

Miss Anne NJ. Kittredge, the Jour
nal representative in the PenObscOt
Bay region, sails on Wednesday from
New York, on the Royal Mail steam
packet Orca, for q cruise de luxe OF
the West Indies, Canal Zone and
South America, a cruise of ~ days.
during which the passengers will
make the Orca their hotel, spending
many hours ashore when in the vari-
GUS ports of call. The S. S. Orca, a
new ship. is the largest in the trppi-
cal cruise business, lis of 25,OCO tons
displacement. $50 feet long and %
beam. She is the last word in mod
ern workmanship, luxurious in every
detail There will be several hun
dred passengers in the party and
everything possible for their enter
tainment will be done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
Company X, 103d Infantry Has Sue
cessfuI Year

The year just ending for Company
X. Beliast's unit OF the 1O3rd Imam
try, Maine National Guards. has been
the most successful in it's history.
During the past year 80 men enlist
ed for three years. tour for one year
and five re-cnlisted, making a total
OF A men who signed up. thus
bringing the strength of the COM
pany above it's required amount. Sew
enteen men received honorable dis
charges during the year, one was
promoted and one death occurred,
leaving 6S men and three officers at
the present time.
The morale of the company is OF
the highest type. Some of the finest
Young men OF the city are showing
their loyalty, patriotism and good
citizenship by joining the ranks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
Jan IL. sat.3t
desert of Sinai, nearer and nearer V

desert of Sinai, nearer and nearer
GAIA. a long riband of concrete, ~
bedded in the sand. with a plpelg
for this very water on one side ar
pipeline for petroleum on y.
other. Into Palestine, the ME W.
thus actually flowing. even across y
Suez Canal itself. The taunt W.
come true. And it was. too, suea 4.
short and silent siege to which Y.
city surrendered. Not a SHOT "
fired and not a stone was dispH.'
1t was an occasion when JeruSaNS
so often and so terribly beleasuass
by Babylon. by Persia. by A.s
donia. by Rome. by Crusaders =
by Moslems. could claim that y
had at last justified the name
slowed upon her az the caplla' \
his kingdom. by David. wne9 n
called the little stronghold o.
Jehusites the foundation OF pss T.t
p. w. Wilson in the Worlds w
for july.
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Church Notices

, Notre Dame dc Lourdcs Rev. FIR !.
LOUIS A: Renaud: Masses at $50 and
lo.3o; $50. Sunday school: $50, rosary
ana benediction of blessed sacrament:
meeting for boys at 2. NJ. The boys
y, ahH parish viii receive holy com
-; bethany Baptist. Rev. George Mcr-
RIA, 1890. The Centurion" Sun
gay school at -: Y. p. S. c. E. at r.
NJ; leader. Dorothy NJ. Nye: at Z p.
M Nh address on The, Prodigal Son. =
Mnen ~ views VIII be shown; mid
week service at $50 Thursday.
~, Federated church. Rev. George l..
Ihurlow: 1920. what Shall ! DO
Win Sunday" church school at u: y,
=, ). c; f. meets at in charge Of
Miss t,lliotts class: at I. Broken Cis-
Inrns; mid-week services at 7,3O
Thursday evening: kindergarten at
tcntanary Methodist. Rev. Herbert
j.; Nichols: 1880. "Succor for tho
I"mpted;" Bible school at L.: Epworth
league at O'Clock: at Z. 'Trifling
with Religion;' md-wcck service at
$50 +. NJ. Thursday
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Standard Scale Shortened

In 1889 90 nations decided to take
their standard of length from a
platinum scale; now France. the jeal-
Gus guardian of this piece of metal,
is alarmed to find that it has length
ened by a demimicron. or five mil
llQnths of meter, says the Scientific
American. The only explanation
available is that the annual cleaning
of the bar may have been RESPONSE
BILE for displacing the platinum mole
cules. 1t will be carefully watched
for the next ten years and the clean
ing may have 10 be abandoned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
JUDICIARY

The committee on judiciary will give
a public hearing in its rooms at the
State House, in Augusta. on
WEDNESDAY. January -. at > T. NJ.
on the following:
An Act to limit and define the pow
ers of the trustees of the Portland
Water District in certain things.
An Act to revive. renew. amend and
extend the charter of the Lubec and
Machias Railway Company.
An Act to extend and amend the
charter of the Bangor and Brewer
Steam Ferry Company.
An Act to consolidate the Maine
Methodist Episcopal with the East
Maine Conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
APPROPRIATIONS AND FiNAN-
CIAl AFFAIRS

The committee on Appropriations and
Financial Affairs will give a public
hearing in it's rooms at the State
THTRSDAY. January %, at 2. NJ.
on the following resolves:
Resolve for appropriating money for
the erection of memorial monument
in honor of the Mayflower Pilgrims IN
Maine.
Resolve in favor of the General Knox
Chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution.
THOMAS A. SANDERS, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
Publishes Magazine for Children

How young Jewish girl, despite
physical handicaps. has become edit
or and publisher of magazine circu-
lated throughout the country is the
story of Miss Rose Saffron Of 20
Irving avenue. Roxbury.
The story of her life. which reaCs
like fiction. has been a battle ag. INST
sickness and even death itself. But
the faith and courage possessed by
Miss Saffron have steadily grown.
until today she has reached the
height of her ambition and has
launched forth as founder. editor and
publisher Of 1.-THE Children's Hour"
magazine for children.
Miss Saffron, because of her phy-
ical disability. was obliged to leave
school when a freshman at the high
school. Since that time, with the
exception of two years. study at Bos-
ton University. she has practically
educated herself.
when she was child. Miss Saffron
showed marked talent for writing
and at an early age her essays and
poems showed such great promise
that great things were predicted for
her. She Is still in her early twenties.
Miss Saffron is dedicating her work
to children under IL years and this is
one CT the reasons why she has
launched the magazine for children.
1T is my purpose in publishing
this magazine" Miss Saffron said
yesterday, ito instruct, guide, uplift,
as well as amuse. Everything in it's
pages will reflect purity and good
ness. The magazine has entered the
field to keep children good, whole
some and pure. They simply must
be kept good. AS editor Of this mag
azine I will not publish stories suG-
costing cruelty, fear, sickness or
death. I feel that it will fulfil void
which heretofore has not been filed"
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ian13.s at.3t
jan13,Sat.3t

PROBATE NOTICE Notice is here
! by given that on the eighth day of jan
uary 1923. Katie A. Kempton of Mon
mouth in the County of Kennebec. was
by the Probate Court for the County
of Kennebec. duly appointed conserva-
of Monmouth in said County, and that
| on the scme date said Katie A. Kemp
ton qualified for and accepted said
| trust.
Attest: r. w. LEIGHTON.
Register of Probate.
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EDUCATION

The committee on Education will
give q public hearing in its rooms at
THURSDAY. Jan. 25, 1923 at p. M.
on the following matters: ,o 20
An Act to amend Sections 1853, 17o:
III, 172, 173. IA. 175, 176 and II OF OF
Chapter 16 of the Public Laws or inc
State of Maine relating to teachers
pensions.
Resolve proposing an amendment to
the constitution of the State of Maine
relative to appropriations for private
and secretarian purposes.
JOHN +. WOOD. Sec.
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Social Circle Meets

The ladies of the social circle of
the Centenary Methodist church
were entertained by the president
Mrs. a. b. Lamb at her home on
Turner avenue, Thursday afternoon,
There was a good attendance and
they spent the afternoon sewing.
Inc hostess served delicious cake
and coffee. The next meeting of the
Circle will be held on the first Wed
nesday in February at the home of
John f. Mcclellan on Elm street.
when Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson will be
the hostess.
Mrs. William King. who has beer
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John King
and other relative, returned Thurs.
day to Watervile.
Howard w. Lowd went to Water
vile on business Friday noon.
Harry l.. Palmer OF New York
City. arrived in town Friday noon tc
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Palmer of Silver street, and
with his sister and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hobart. of Madison
avenue
Miss Ella Booth went to Water.
vile Friday noon to visit with hel
y.
Hogan
Mrs. Amos Fortier returned tc
Watervile Friday noon after beins
guest over night of her sister and
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brooks Of the Middle Road.
Charles Folsom Jones was in Wa.
terville Thursday to accompany Mrs
Jones home from the Sisters Hospi-
tai. where she has been receiving
treatment for an ulcer on her eye
Mrs. Jones is much improved.
Mrs. Roy L. NIarston was in Wa.
terville Friday afternoon.
Wallace Price of Augusta. was ir
town the first of the week on bust.
ness and calling on friends.
Mrs. Thomas Legere went to Lin.
erick Friday morning. where she
will pass some weeks with hel
daughter and husband. Mr.. and Mrs
John Arsenault.
Grant Wakefield Of East Madison
was in town on business. Friday.
George Halves went to Waterville
Friday afternoon -