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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
This and That

If the spare wheels on sport models
We're set at right angles to the body
and mounted on aXles they might
come in handy for folks who have
difficulty keeping the conventional
four wheels on terra firma.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
Jewett Special Six Sedan
Picture 1t at Your Oqv,, Door,!

AGAR to be proud Of Beautiful from bumper
to bumper. Artistic, appealing, impressive!
Sit at the wheel and command full fifty
horsepower motor, with six smooth, well-lubri-
Gated cylinders. Shift the gears as you have
always been told not to-fast as the hand can
move. No pause, no clash.
You simply cannot "jerk" this Jewett car!
Anew-type clutch does it. Drop from high"
to second" at 80 miles per hour. Crawl at 2
miles; shoot along at 6o-Jewett's everyday
high-gear range. Accelerate from to IS miles
per hour in seven seconds.
Equaling Jewetts fascinating ease Of han
ding is its smooth riding at whatever speed.
Rugged six-inch frame and Paige imken axles
Of finest workmanship combine with long, flat
springs and scientifically distributed weight to
ride you restfully
Everything heart could wish is included
in the appointments: Full -nickeled double
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
Cranks on Cranks

Many motorists who really. under
stand their cars, who crank over
their engines in cold weather as a
means of saving the battery or who
use a hand crank in order to test for
compression, timing the ignition or
the valves, are complaining because
many present day cars are not
equipped with permanent hand
cranks. With one or two exceptions
the hand crank is now regarded as
4 sort of fifth wheel, is made Of poor
material and carefully concealed un-
der a seat cushion.
The self-starter hasn't replaced
the hand crank entirely: not by
long shot. And experienced motorists
are justified in urging the manu-
facturers to make hand -cranks per-
mament. If nickel plated and held
in neat strap they would add to the
appearance of the car. and at the
same time encourage car owners TO
make those tests which help to keep
a car in shape and which cannot be
done with the aid of the self-starter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17

II some drivers could and would
change their driving tactics as quick
motorists would be saved much mis-
cry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17

bar spring bumpers front and rear Trunk rack
and trunk at rear, with graceful body rails to
protect finish. Ful-nickeled radiator. Nickeled
motometer. Nickeled barrel-typ head lamps
and side lights. Extra cord tire, tube, rim and
drum-style cover in front at left Ventlator in
cowl. Adjustable sun and storm visor. Auto
matte windshield wiper Combination ail-light
and automatic stop-lght. [Disctype wheels
shown are optional, at slight extra cost]
Picture such car as this always at the dis
posal Of yourself and your family! Rolling over
city streets or summer bordered highroads, tax
ing the mountain tour or cross country spin,
weather-free and storm protected in allseasons!
Laying on softest cushions with all accessories
Of comfort near: Iaffeta shades, window regu-
lators, arm-rests, robe-rail, heater, roar-view
mirror, etched dome light.
Isn't that your ideal Of hne-fashioned motor
ing? And this Jewett Special Six Sedan its
ideal medium? Please come in and look at it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
Slower But Surer

fan. The air is the most important
factor in the cooling process.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
Did You Know


That the front axle of a motor car
should be the lowest point on the
car? Or. to put it another way. that
the clearance between the road and
any other part of the car proper
should not be less than that between
the road and the front axle? If the
front axle is the lowest point and a
driver manages to get over some
road obstruction with it he knows
that the car will not get hung up on
the engine pan, the transmission or
the differential housing.
That a bend in the steering tie
rod, drag link or brake rods Is an
indication of poor engineering? IN
every well -designed car all rods are
as straight as possible. Where cars
are hastily designed it is often found
that a rod will conflict with some
thing if it runs straight. So they
take the easiest road to a solution BY
bending it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17

Mrs. Cecil Clay asks for more bed
ding for the needy Of the city, also
for underclothes and shirts fur a
medium sized man. j
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17

fast on Wednesday. Feb. 18th, at
their home in Brooklyn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morse will be at home after the
first of May, Al Congress street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
when the speed Of the car got dowr

when the speed Of the car got down
too low.
"The moment the drive doesn't run
smoothly play begins in the universal
Joints and back lash develops in the
| transmission and differential gears.
Every time the driver let's in his
clutch with a slam little more play
develops all along the line. The first
thing you know it becomes the usual
thing for the engine to turn little
before it starts turning the rear
wheels. This is on account OF the
play in the drive. Instead of the
clutch taking up the shock Of startin'
the car the driver begins to rely on
the play in the drive. This means
joltin' Of every working part of the
engine every time the clutch Is en-
gagged or the speed Of the car in
creased or decreased. And joltin',
YOU know, means wear. II you want
to keep that car of yours right up TO
scratch just remember to ease the
shock between power and load. It's
all in the way you use the acceler-
ator, the brakes and the clutch. The
"A B C's' of economical drivin', IN
other words"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
POLISHING Trimmings

are the sort of wrinkles no amount
Of good intentions will remove.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17

That is the answer. They have made
the 1923 cars a little better by add
ing refnements and improving de-
tails. They are just enough of an
advantage over the 1922 models to
make YOU want them, but not so
different as to render Your old car
obsolete. All Of which leads one to
believe that unless some rash COM
petition sets in improvements will be
made more gradually than in the
past. 1t would be different if no one
had old cars to dispose of.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
Our Motor Sportiness

We're Kidding ourselves about our
"sport models" If we could have
seen one of today's sport models ten
wears ago we would have regarded 1T
as refined chariot Of comfort for
lounge lizards. Our sportness is
getting to be excitement for the eye,
surely not a thrill to the ear drums
or a shock to the lungs. We're so
sporty now that we loll in deeply up
holstered sedans well sealed against
the rigors of normal weather. : Our
nerves are soothed by sweet running
r.ulti- cylinder vibrationless motors.
We have every convenience except
sclf-filling bank accounts. It's q
rough. sporty pastime-this modern
motoring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17
Worth Remembering

Whci. busting the car in the win
ter. or when polishing it. be careful
to cover those sections of the car
which are usually hidden by the
overhang of the rain curtains. I'm
less the curtains are frequently de-
tached from the car body, and the
portions covered by the overhanS
rubbed. the motorist is likely to find
that his curtains have left marks on
the body when he comes to remove
them altogether in the spring. These
marks will line the doors just an inch
or two below the tops. and will eX-
tend to the body and cowl wherever
the curtains touch. Lines like these
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Blanche "Wised I'm"
IN "Anna Christie"

She thought she hated all men
and she had reason enough,
I'm wise 10 your game-up. down
and sideways. / amt been born and
dragged up on the waterfront for
nothin'.
That's Anna Christie" with
Blanche Sweet In the titular role. at
the Liberty theater this coming week.
IT'S stirring, pulsating adaptation
Of the Pulitzer prize.wInning story by
Eugene Omen. which created n
storm wave Of Conversation and ar.
eument when II appeared in leglti.
mate stage form and later as n book.
It's n tale Of realism-of elemental
people and elemental passions. nc.
cording 10 advance notices. and con.
tains some powerful scenes. "Anno
Christie" in drama form on the
stages OF New York and England
was hailed as "the greatest American
drama OF years" In It's cast IL in.
cludes Miss Sweet. a favorite since
the old Telegraph dnys when her
Judith Of Bethula" became famous
and her later "The Secret Orchard"
was much criticized and discussed
william Russell plays opposite her
with George Marion as Chris" hOr
old. "square-head" father. and Eu.
genie Bessercr appears as Martha"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
"Hoot" Still Rides
a Bucking Broncho

No matter what type of story Hoot
Gibson stars in. the public loves 10
see him mount the deck Of rocking
broncho. ana do his STUFF on the
rolling plains.
Accordingly. tho he is more or less
thro with the straigh, Western
dramas in which he gained his first
popularity. Gihson's pictures today
always show flash. at least. OF the
trick horsemanshlp for which he Is
famous
For example. The Thrill Chaser"
the story OF the "exifa' mana woes
in FINLAND. which has just opened at
the Columbia. opens with one OF the
finest pieces OF riding he has ever
done.
AS n cowboy. Omar X. Jenkins. he
Is sitting beneath tree on a piece
OF land not far from railroad track.
lie IN reading Omar Khayyam's
poetic dissertations on ~ Ionf OF
bread. a jug OF wine and Thou be.
side mo in the Wilderness" when
from behind the tree. taking n walk
while her train Is delayed, comes a
very acceptable Thou"
But trains supposedly stalled have
habit OF starting suddenly, and
that's what this one does so It's mp
to the cowboy and his horse TO get
the lady on her train. which Is
marching on the horizon Mt fast
pace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Would You Desert q
Career for Bo,Cers?

Career or homer /.
Just glnnce at Cynthia Grey's
column. ten table conversations. a
few curtain lectures win sabmit
the fact that the modern question Of
home life versus woman's career is
actual and gives truth TO the themes
OF books such as This Freedom"
and picture plays such ms what a
Woman Learned" coming to the
Coliseum for the ensuing week.
Marguerite de Ia Motto and John
Bowers and Milton sills--that speaks
plenty for many film fans-head the
cast which presents this entertaining
spectacle OF home life and the prob
lens OF the married and the would.
be's.
IT'S not n sugar.coated lecturette.
either. according TO advance notices,
tho the question is solved in con.
sistent manner just what Miss de In
Motto rs Sheila Dorne decides you
must see for yourself in the last few
feet OF the $500 feet OF celluloid.
Others in the Ince production in
clude Evelyn Mccoy, Harry Todd.
Aggie Herring, Francella Ellington.
Ernest Butterworth and John strip.
ling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
" 0nle Men
as Pirates
Star Fiction Tale to
Be Filmed

Nitagraph's request to motion pic.
ture editors to help that company to
select the actor best suited for the
title role in Captain Blood" the
Rafael Sabatini novel, which 1t will
produce, has brought hundreds of re.
plies. Among the many leading
romantic actors whose names have
been submitted are:
Ramon Navarro. Lewis Stone.
Douglas Fairbanks, Hobart Bos-
worth. Antonio Moreno. Thomas
Meighan. William Russell. Richard
Talmadge, Bert Lytell. Jack Holt,
Richard Darthelmess, Conway Tearle,
Lon CLANCY, ]. Warren Kerrigan.
Rodolph Valentino, Milton Stills, Will
liam b. Mack, Malcolm MacGregor,
Sidney Blackmer. Theodore Kosloff.
Wallace Berry. Holbrook Blinn and
House Peters.
Many of the editors have referred
the request to their readers and the
fans are beginning to respond. A
separate record of the selections
made by the fans will be kept and
when Albert f. Smith. president OF
Vitagraph. finally casts the picture.
due consideration will be given to the
answers received before the choice
Is made. Picture-goers who have
favorite leading man may send their
selections TO vitagraph studios,
Brooklyn, New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Mdrio,e's Disguise
Is Not OUerdrdiU1s

II you saw Marion Davies dis
guIsed as a boy in ".When knight
hood Was in Flower" you have
some slight idea Of her new presenta
ton OF Pat o'Day." another dis
giise character in Little Old New
York." continuing at the Blue Mouse
this coming week
She's adorable as the little Irish
girl and she's consistent in her role
Of girl disguised as her own broth.
or. The plot is laid in the days OF
Robert Fulton's presentation of the
first successful steamboat to the
world. and the scenes showing its
cruise up the Hudson are not the
least thrilling Of the picture.
The presentation OF the new film
classic here is featured by the play.
ing of Schutcrt's unforgetable
Song of Love-" In the prologue and
turnout the showing. Human fig
uros In limitations OF the old medal
lions and lighting effects, with the
clever costumlng OF the ushers and
theater attendants are added drawing
cards.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Oberammergau Artists
May Come to Seattle
Anton Lang Heads Passion Play Cast Max
ing Visit to United States

NEW YORK. Dec. s.--After a long
year Of intensive preparation the
Passion Players of oberammergau
have left their little village in the
Bavarian Alps for America. Anton
Lang. famed us the "Christus" OF
the Passion Play for three decades,
accompanied by Andreas Lang, the
Peter" and by two.score others, all
Of whom are world.famous for their
roles, were bid a sorrowful farewell
by their acknowledges. for this is
the first time in the history OF their
village that fits leaders have made a
voyage 10 foreign lands.
They are coming TO save their
Passion Play for future generations,
TO preserve their village and TO save
the lives OF more than a million lit
tie children OF Bavaria
Unlike other foreign "invasions. :"
these Oberammergauers come to ask
for anything except charity-they
ask but the chance TO earn their
daily bread by the sale OF their han
diwork. They are the master crafts
men Of the world. Anton Lang being
a potter and the others being cary
ers, painters and workers in clay.
They bring with them moro than
10000 objects OF the finest crafts
manship, many of them unique and
all incapable Of duplication except by
the obcrammergauers themselves.
These objects are the basis OF their
exhibition. which will be opened in
the Grand Central palace here De-
cember 10. The main features win
be a perfect reproduction OF the
quaintest street in oberammergau
showing the ancient houses on each
side In the front room of each
house will be the workbench or pot
tors wheel of the owners, and Anton
Lang and the others win be seen nc.
lively at work creating the beautiful
objects they show.
Tho visit of the Oberammerguers
was arranged by an American com.
mittee. many members OF which saw
the Passion Play when 1t was given
during 1922. These Americans found
that the oberammerguers were ruin.
ing themselves by the production
owing to the rapid fall Of the German
mark. They refused to raise the
prices for seats and board and lodg.
ing. so that when the play was fin.
ished. the village found that the
keeping Of its ancient vow had prac.
tIcally brought the ultimate sacrifice.
This also was behind their refusal
10 accept more than $1,000. 600 for
the filming Of the play. They felt
that such a film would be profaning
their hottest festival and. in spite of
the want creeping on tho village.
they were steadfast in their refusal.
Knowing these conditions. the
Americans formed themselves into
the Oborammergau reception com.
mittee. Of which George Gordon Bat.
tie. noted lawyer. is chairman. and
Gov. Alfred +. Smith. chairman for
the state OF New York
According to the plans Of the com.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
To Screen
NeW Play
"Rose of the Ghetto"
Is Coming Film

Following the reception accorded
his first picture for Grandfather with
Elliott Dexter. THE way Men
Love-" by critics and others at a
New York preview, II Is announced
that r. William Nell will start the
first OF his new series Of productions
in about three weeks This viii be
Rose Of the Ghetto" a perturbation
Of Edward r. Roses play successful
" produced by Oliver Morosco in
New York.
a cast Of the highest oaliber will
be selected and the continuity will be
prepared by Nell and Josef Won
Sternberg. with the collaboration Of
Adam Hull shirk, who adapted The
Way Men Love"
The story Is an appealing one,
Astounding in human instorest and
with phases Of mystery and strong
dramatic moments. There Is much
clever comedy as well. and as play
II was one Of the big hits Of New
York.
The production. announces Samuel
Bischoff. Will be distinctly high class
in every respect The fun facilities
Of the Grand studio will be at the
disposal Of the producer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
TUo ON the Aisle" =
for These Attractions

uErIGton chaasy Hunshtssk Of
am week.
i-hihnehs Christie vsstl
bItE Nopsh-safioa week.
Milton s what
week
n
naekamiih.~
Hanasy
home ana Hroke.r Tuesday 1 ThursdAY night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08

Chiyalric Age. And now We are
emerging fran ihe home Age into
a Child Age apparently.
What with motion picture babies
heading their own producing com.
panles and commanding annual pay
checks that look like tho German
war debt: baby actors and actresses
being starred in feature productions
with grownups for supporting casts
and minor bits" and child screen
folk being interviewed by serious
young men and women in rubber.
tired spectacles. who get about the
same wage as their tiny vls.a.via. II
looks like tho Age OF Kids Is
upon US.
It's unnatural. but the public
likes Il. and the kids seem to en-.
joy their emancipation from the
manacies OF inferiority
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
SEEKS CORRECT nArA

Forrest Halsey. who adapted
Maude Fulton's play. "The Hum.
ming Bird" for screen production
with Gloria Swanson in the star role.
has gone to Washington to look up
war data Mt tho war department. The
story OF the picture takes place in
Paris between tho years 1914 and
1918 and. altho the war scenes are
merely background for the struggle
Of Toinette with her love and
against the Apaches, Il Is necessary
to have details correct. The war de.
partment's film library Is expected
to give MIR Holsey all the informo.
tlon he needs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
KIDS MAKE FILM

Earl Montgomery has completed
production on the third OF the Edu.
cational.Juyenlo comedies. over
the Fence" Tho youthful members
Of the cast include Ernest Butter
worth Roger Keene, Joe Butter.
worth, Jack McIIugh. Peggy Cart.
wright, Tommy Hicks and Bonnie
Barrett
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08

mittee. whose headquarters are at
10 T.. Fortieth St. New York. the ex-
hibition. which is known as 'Ober-
ammergau in America" will be sent
10 a number of the most important
cities OF this country. Requests from
many cities have already been re-
ceived and every attempt is being
made to fill these requests in the or
der in which they are received.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
Watching the Screen
Norman Kerry dgdln.
BY LELAND HANNUM-

Joseph NJ Schenck announces that salaries Of film stars
must tumble
He adds that prices charged for motion pictures must
rise.
1t doesn't take long nor complicated reasoning to
at the conclusion that greater profits planned for
cinema producers
Mr.. Schenck is producer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
woT A LIE!

one idea Of a pleasant job Is that
Of Herbert Grlmwood, who Is In
Italy. preparing to play the role Of
sayanarola, in the Henry King.Lil.
Ian Gish production OF "Romola."
savanarola was n monk, and, to ac.
qulre atmosphere for his part, Mr..
Grimwood Is visiting all the monns.
taries in and about Florence. Italy.
Incidentally, he Is collecting sam.
plies OF iiquores manufactured by the
monks We hope that Mr.. Grim.
wood will az least bring back the
oddly shaped Jugs in which the liq.
uors arc contain 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08

Tho Jack Hoxie company, filming
"Thc Driftcr." is working at Sonora.
California. near the reservations OF
lone and Digger Indians
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08

William Brandt, president
Of the Motion Picture The
alter Owners of New York
State, is another who traces
difficulties in the film indus
try to the enormous salaries
paid to screen stars. The diff
ference is that Bran d t
doesn't mention the need of
higher prices for pictures 81
specifically as does Producer
Schenck.
And jesse L. Iasky. first vice
president Of the Famous Players
Lasky corporation, lays the trouble
all 70 waste and says that efforts
ito eliminate waste In production
has already borne fruit in the form
Dof new frame Of mind in Holly.
wood.
"siace We announced our de-
termination 10 curtail extravaganza
IN plctures," he said recently. there
has been great deal Of loose talk.
Some producers said they were go
ing to follow our lead; others, that
they we're going TO spend more
money than ever. Some blamed
the actors. the actors blamed the
directors, and there was wonder.
ful exhibition Of passing the buck
all around.
AN actors are not overpaid, bu:
some actors are. 50 far as we
are concerned the remedy for the
condition, which grew up, is the
reorganization Of our studio forces
and methods"
Somebody recently asked Ernest
florence, character actor supreme
Tor a lot Of folks-how he entered
the movies. Spent 20 years on the
stage" fs replied. and five trying
70 convince producers that was
suitable for some kind Of part
Disregarding Mr. Terrence for the
moment, u follows that there are a
ot Of producers who are evidently
easily convinced by a lot Of actors
mat they are suitable. But then.
Ernest had 20 years experience on
lhe stage and that 81 a better kin
osrgarten than n high school senior
e'ass play or a ribbon counter
piyyed Tor some Of the others who
s.,hently convinced producers Of
iasir suitability.
We've had the Stone Age. the
~ Age and the Steel Age. not to
@'nllon the Age Of Bronze and the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
RUSS FILM SHOWING
Is POSTPONED HERE

The nine-reel motion picture.
f'Russia in the Fifth Year" will not
be shown In Seattle Saturday and
Sunday as previously announced
by the local committee of tho
Friends Of Soviet Russia, under
whose auspices It was to have been
screened here. Unavoidable delay
in getting the reels has made Il
necessary to postpone the showing
until after the first of next year.
Helene Chadwick. Goldwyn film
beauty, was elected queen OF the Los
Angeles Chamber OF Commerce ex-
cursior at n banquet given in honor
Of the party at san Luis obuspo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08

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