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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23
Annual Reception
To Freshman Class
First COny Activity

The annual freshman reception viii
take place Friday evening at Cony
High school. This event. which takes
Hlace within few days of the opening
Of school, is for the purpose of intro
ducing the freshman class to the other
classes in the school and is always the
occasion of much dollity among the
;tudents. The entire student body is
invited to attend the reception. which
is to- be held in Assembly hall. Re
freshments will be served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23

World fiiers reach SIN Diego at
1921 A. NJ, mountain time. having
left Tucson. Ariz., at 7:2S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23

The three boys who were injured in
the football game on Saturday were
back in school Monday apparently
none the worse for their experience
Webb. who was thought TO be hurt the
worst, complained Of slight headache.
but apar tfrom that was in good con-
dition. Howe and Hayden. the other
two. seemed as eood as new and will
apparently be back in the next game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23

Damage placed at 100000 IL done
and 100 are made homeless by fire
village of st. Constant, near Mon
treal
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23

scarf Of the white satin, faced in
black satin. The blouse Of the dress
hung unbelted to the knees where its
only ornament consisted Of huge
cabachons of the black and white
satin. A lovely sport frock of crepe
de chine was made in the new shade
Of green. known as LEAF green" and
was trimmed with bands Of white, and
had a yoke of white, and a wide band
of white around the bottom Of the
pleated skirt. A pleated cape OF the
same color and fabric came with the
froek.
Another sport frock of white serge
was checked in a hairline checks Of
black, and worn with matching
cape, the jaunty shortness of which
was brought out by a facing Of black.
One of the most beautiful dinner
frocks was of white georgette, and
was trimmed with bands of exquisite
black lace, and was worn with a
shawl of white silk lace. A jaunty
black satin model had the shortest of
sleeves and the perkiest Of collars
which copied the Chinese mode and
stood up stiffly around the neck Of
its wearer. The only trimming con-
sisted of front Of ecru lace which
was combined with net and reached
from the shoulders to the hen-line of
the dress.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Hart Has Another Thriller
But Singer Jim Mckee Lacks Considerable of
Being Real Story.

| hold the screen, as well as stage, has
on its votaries.
Ruth Roland, who made her first
stage appearance at the age of three,
who came through girlhood in vaude-
vile and stock companies, who has
been a recognized picture star longer
than any actress except Mary Pick
ford, and who has amassed n fortune
in pay checks and realty invest
ments. tried to quit and couldn't.
"The passion to entertain" she
saws. ais stronger than desire for
money. when one has them both.
Public applause, once it sings in your
blood. exerts an irresistible call"
Ruth Roland's name in movie
thater lights once was synonymous
with the last word in thrilling ex-
ploits. She was the original "Kalem
Girl" starring in one-reel comedies
and western melodramas.
Doing nothing but turn over
HOLLYWOOD real estate at enormous
profits and living on the fat OF the
land soon began to pail on Ruth.
Even the reputation as Hollywood s
hest business woman began to go
stale. The movies were reckoning.
She thought TO eradicate the virus
nv stepping out into vaudeville. But
that only whetted the old nagging.
despite the TO her amazing attacks
of stage fright.
The dress styles of one period are
the laughing stock of the next AT
least until they become desirably
"ouaint." Wherefore in Goldwyn's
rendition Of Elinor Gyms Three
Weeks" Ailecn Pringle as the Slavic
queen will wear modern creations in
stead of clothes de riguer Is years ago
when the story was written.
Claire Windsor. who has been dali
lying with real sheiks and their en-
tourages in the Sahara. writes that
the camels she is forced to ride shave
nice kind faces, don't drink and viii
carry Won almost any place you want
to go-but their olfactory influence
is ANYTHING but inspiring" About
the sheiks, deponent sayeth not.
Dorothy Farnum, signed by War
ner Brothers to prepare the scenario
of Sinclair Lewis "Babbitt." soon to
be pictured. has called on three per
sonages to help her prepare the script.
They are an eminent judge. a leading
citizen of Toledo. Ohio; Miss Far
NUNS hair-dresser. and the author
himself. one of her personal friends.
Willard Louis has been selected to
portray "Babbitt."
Sylvia Dreamer. First National star.
who recently compacted her genealo-
gical research in an article for a scien-
tific magazine entitled "Jones. the
Garbage Man, Nav Be King is
celebrating her contention that every
one with a dron Of English blood is
lineai descendant Of Charlemas7fe.
This may comfort a good many near
movie celebrities who have been
hard put to create the kind of
lineage that sounds imposing in in
terviews.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Costumes for All Occasions
Exhibited BY Pretty Girls

The new Chinese yellow and arti-
choke green were shown in several OF
the dresses and coats, and there was
a special display of black and white
combinations both in frocks and
wraps. Powder blue was featured in
carefully chosen group of costumes
which illustrated the vogue of powder
blue for both sport and dress occa-
sions. One model in the new powder
blue had a long, graceful train and
was exquisitely beaded in pearl and
silver beads which made it glisten soft
" and brought out the full beauty
Of the delicate shade of blue. An
other evening dress of green was also
beaded in q beautiful jewelled design,
and was worn with large white
Spanish shawl which was embroider-
ed with large flowers of striking pat
tern. A shawl of black embroidery
on q white background boosted long
graceful fringe Of black, and was
worn with a white georgette dinner
dress which like most of the evening
dresses shown was heavily beaded with
sparkling beads.
New Fabrics Shown.
Models were shown in "Crepe de
Jour, one OIL the neWeSt idOilcc ioi
spring. Other frocks in Crepe
Silhouette" another new material
were displayed. and there were lovely
frocks in crepe romaine. goddess
crepe, and all the new printed silks,
including one striking model made
from an imported "Leon Bakst"
print. Silk alpacas. and brightly
hued flannels were shown for sport
attire. One sport costume was made
of the imported "Rodier" fabric which
has created such a sensation this sea-
son. For the tailored dress and suit
covert cloth, twills and flannels were
used, and these same materials were
shown in coats, while some of the
dressier wraps were made up in satin
and other soft silk fabrics.
The vogue for brightly colored
scarfs was illustrated and many OF
the street and sport frocks were ac-
companied by scarfs which were worn
draped in various ways according to
the type of costume with which they
were shown. These scarfs were made
of knitted fabrics, hand-blocked silks,
and brightly printed chiffons:
A striking model of heavy. lustrous
white satin, was designed with long,
flowing lines and had no waistline,
and no trimming except an attached
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
By JACK JUNGMEYER


Hollywood, March 22.-The arch
sentimentalist Of Hollywood is Bill
Hart. In Singer Jim Mckee.
which Bill, the author, wrote for Bill,
the actor, he has given himself every
opportunity for romantic vehemence.
In it q whimsical miner soothes
his own soul but harries others by
bursting into song upon the slight
est provocation.
Just why so much stress is laid
on his melodic propensities isn't
quite clear. True, it gets him into
trouble and out of it. but rather in
cidentally. 1t has little to do with
pect Bill had in mind some bond be-
tween the SINGERS" song and his
adventures which was obscured in
the filming.
"Singer jim" and his pal burrow
for gold in the California Sicrras.
The partner is father of a mother
less little girl. The mine failing, the
two men rob a stage TO provide
proper brinin' up" for the tot. The
partner is shot, and Jim" rides to
security with the waif.
Fifteen years later, played by
Phyllis Haver, she's mountain
belle. courted by the city-bred son
Of the sheriff who shot her dad. She
is snubbed at a dance because of
her clothes, and her indignant
guardian, to prevent further slight
on that score, robs another stage.
The girl faces one of those fates
subtitled worse than death, Just as
~Singer jim" is being arrested. She's
trapped by a villain in a bank: 40
miles away. Her phone call and the
arresting sheriffs kindly parole en-
ables Hart to speed to the rescue
with the officer on a motorcycle.
Apparently it never occurs to the
rescuers to notify the town police
to rescue the imperiled gal. But. Of
course. that would have nipped most
of the pictures thrills. and when
there's a thrill to be trull. theirs
not to reason why. In the end the
police do the arresting anyway, but
it's "Jim- they nab.
He goes to the pen for seven
wears. Seeking a job with circus,
he battles a brute who is mistreat-
ing a leopard. takes the mans par
rot and plods off to his home hills,
a chastened troubador.
Here a frightened COW excites the
curiosity Of the homegrown ward
and when she follows out into the
woods the parrot. mimicking his
song. guides her to his re-
treat and to his heart. now become
that of the lover. :,
Bill Hart has written some good
stories. This is not one of his best.
Ruth Roland, serial queen. is coming
back to films. She is going to make
dramatic features. Will be her own
producer. Has already started the
first picture.
That will be good news to her myr-
led followers.
But the event has an added sig.
1t indicates the profound
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
EVA TANGUAY WILL
APPEAR HERE SOON
AT THE MAJESTIC
Famous Comedian Covers
Four Miles in Her
Act.

II you have seen Eva Tansuay
prancing, dancing, skipping. running,
hopping or otherwise covering distance
on the stage, you probably marveled
at her seemingly untiring effort-won-
dercd hof she could keep it up.
But you probably didn't stop to
think how much ground she covers in
the course of her act. She did. however.
She thinks of everything.
IN get a speedometer," said Eva
Tanguay to herself, "and I'll just see
for my own satisfaction how far j
travel"
She did.
She attached a specially tested and
proved accurate little speedometer to
her corset (Which is how speedometers
meant for human beings must be
worm, and what do you think it reg
istered when her act was over?
Four miles.
That's the distance Eva Tanquay
travels in the twenty-seven minutes
she is on the stage. That's eight miles
a day and fifty-six miles week. and
well, figure it out for yourself. if
you don't think she gets enough exer-
else.
Ev aTanquay will soon appear at
the Majestic theater.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Joske Bros. Company Stages
One Of Most Elaborate
Style Shows in History Of
San Antonio Merchandise
ing at The P alace Theater.

The twenty beautiful models care
fully selected from among the en-
ployes Of Joske Bros. Company ap-
peared in the first performance of the
Joske Style Show at the Palace Thea
ter Saturday. The young women
only appeared after weeks Of careful
training so that they were expert in
the graceful carriage necessary to dis
play the full beauty Of the exquisite
models which they wore. Attire for
sport, for afternoon, and for evening
wear was featured.
Every new color was represented,
as well AZ the spring vogue for COM
bining colors in striking combination
effects.
Many Of the models were beltless,
and had the long, slim lines charac-
teristic of this spring. Most of the
sport frocks were shown with match
ing capes or coats, making the CON-
plete costume which milady is spon-
soring for sport wear.
Tailored Suits Popular.
Tailored suits, both in two-piece
and three-piece effects were shown.
and other tailored costumes for street
wear made their appearance illustrat-
ing the same tendency for boyish
lines. Every frock or suit was shown
with matching accessories, and the
shoes, hose, furs and other accessories
of the models were carefully chosen
to represent the latest mode. The
latest things in sport hose was Illus
trated by a model wearing white
hosiery with black, pointer heels. the
striking contrast of which does much
to bring out the full beauty of mi
lady's trim ankle.
White was the color most in evil
dence and many Of the frocks were
solid white. For sport, white was
combined with bright colors. for street.
it combined itself with black, and
for evening. it combined itself with
the loveliest of pastel shades.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
SURF Was Effective.

IT suppose. Henry" said the old gem
tleman 10 his new son-in-law. that you
are aware the check for $4,000 I put
among your wedding presents was mere
ly for effect"
"oh. yes SIR" responded the cheerful
Henry. And the effect was excellent.
The bank cashed Il this morning without
q wcrd."-Vanity Fair.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
Pronress in Tick Eradication.

I'VE are making good progress in
eradicating the tick from eastern
North Carolina under the zone plan
legalized for us by the last General
Assembly" said DR.. William Moore,
chief of veterinary work for North
Carolina State College and the State
Department of Agriculture, in a state
ment issued. "On our recommenda-
tion the secretary of the United States
Department Of Agriculture has releas-
ed BERTHE, Camden, Gates, Hertford
Perquimans and portions of Dare and
Beaufort counties from quarantine.
This was made effective on and after
December 81 by order No. 2S5 of the
bureau Of animal industry and signS5
by Secretary Wallace.
we will be ready to begin work
in zone two beginning with the new
year, Last year, at the height Of
our work in the first zone. we had
about IS men employed as inspectors,
range riders and supervising veteri-
narians. The government furnished
us experienced veterinarians to SUI,
pervse the work in each county and
with the exception Of few herds Of
cattle on some local farms and some
other wild. or semi-wild animals in the
swamps the first zone has about been
cleaned up.
Besides, cleaning up the tick in
those counties realised from quaran-
tine, DR.. Moore said he and his CO.
workers had found it necessary also
to clean up large area that had been
reinfested due to ticks coming back
from infested counties. He said
however, that the tick will be pushed
into the sea within three years If
the people will cooperate in the
movement. Fourteen counties infest-
ed with the tick remain in eastern
North Carolina.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
STATE COLLECTS
ALMOST s6,000,0O0
- APPROXIMATELY $25o,oop LESS
THAN THE BUDGET
ESTIMATE.
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
UncolIeceed Franchise and Corporation
Taxes Now in Hands Of County
Sheriffs.


Revenue collections for the year
1928 of $3.50, ,267 93, or approximate
ly $250,000 less than the budget com
missions estimate of s6.O0O,00O for the
year, were reported here by State
Commissioner of Revenue R. A
Doughton. In making public his re
port Mr.. Doughton expressed the opin-
ion that the total collections. when
several outstanding items were col
lected would equal and perhaps ex
ceed the figure set by the budget
commission.
He stated that the collections had
been greater on every item than the
commission had estimated except the
Inheritance taxes, which fell short
by $276,0O0.
There is due the department. as
serted the commissioner, consider
able amount of inheritance tax which
is in process of collection, and when
paid into the department will very
materially reduce this decrease as
compared with the previous year.
The collections of the department
for 1928 exceeded those of 1922 by
more than S2500,O00, but Commits
sioner Doughton explained that this
was in large measure due to the fact
that the 1928 legislature transferred
from other departments to the de-
partment of revenue the collection of
certain classes of revenue. The fig.
ures shown for 1928 included s10.-
220.20 license tax collected by the
department but paid directly into
the state treasury. An item of s22,
1927 uncollected franchise and cor.
poration tax was shown in Commits
sioner Doughtons report the indivi-
duals making up this amount being
now in hands of various sheriffs
throughout the state for collection.
The statement issued with the re.
port expressed as the opinion that the
revenue act, collected by the depart
ment Of s4,1S0.29 is materially in e.
cess of the amount of this license
tax, which has heretofore been col
lected by the sheriffs of the counties.
The amount of S41S.029 covers the
tax collected by the department from
June l, 1928, to December 81, 1923,
only, the tax collections from January
l to June /. 1928, having been col
lected by the sheritfs of the counties.
ut is also the opinion of the de-
partment that the corporation fran
privilege tax collected for the year
1928 is in excess Of the amount col
lected for the year 1922"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
Worth Portrait Given to State.

In the presence Of Sour generations
of his descendants and distinguish
ed company of citizens the portrait
of Jonathan Worth Financial Direc
toy of the commonwealth during the
Civil War and Governor from 1865 to
1868 was formally presented to the
State of North Carolina and placed
on the walls o fthe Executive Offices.
Presentation of the portrait on be-
half Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, of
Washington. and Mrs. Elvira E. Mof-
fit. of Richmond, two surviving
daughters of Governor Worth and
other lineal descendants was made
by Associate Justice w. A. Hoke, Of
the State Supreme Court. and ae-
ceptance by Governor Cameron Nor,
rison, whose maternal granfather
was closely associated with the Whig
leader for many years in the General
Assembly.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
PLAN 1863 TO 15
GET BOX AWARD
PEACE PLAN ENTAILS ENTRY OF
AMERICA INTO WORLD
COURT.
AUTHOR IS YET UNANNOUNCEO
May Hold PIebiscite Next Month to
See If America Wants to "Out-
law War"

New York,-The American peace
award announced that plan number
1869 had been adjudged the best of
22,165 entered in competition for the
100000 offered by Edward w. Box,
Philadelphia publicist, for the best
practical plan by which the United
States might co-oeprate with other
nations to prevent war.
In 1t essence this plant proposes,
first, that the United State immed.
lately should enter the permanent
court of international justice, endors.
ed by the late President Harding, and,
second, without becoming a member
OF the league of nations, as at present
constituted, should offer to cooperate
with the league, under certain con.
ditions, as a body of mutual counsel.
The identity of the author is un,
known to the jury of award and policy
committee. except one delegated mem.
ber.
The authorship will not be disclos-
ed until nationwide. referendum has
been taken to determine whether the
plan meets with the support of Ameri-
cans. This probably will not be until
early next month.
Fifty thousand dollars is awarded
the winner Immediately. The rest Of
the prize goes to him If the country
gives the plan it's support.
Announcement of his 100000 prize
was made by Mr.. Box July 1, 1928
The flood of peace plans Immediately
began. Conditions of the award were
made public July % The seven
judges were named September 16. On
November Is the contest closed with
221 plans from 20 countries before
the jury. The day before Christmas
Mr.. Root indicated the winning plan.
Mr. Bok's award was followed by
the action last week OF Edward A.
Filene. Boston merchant, in offering
$4,000 for a European competition
for the best plan for restoring proper
ity to the war stricken continent. Mr..
Filene frankly credited his action to
inspiration received from the Box
award
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
State Building Breaks Record.

Ample testimony to the prosperity
of North Carolina cities and towns
is borne by the money spent in build
ings during 1923. Almost without ex-
ception. building operations without
precedent since the World War are
reported. and even at the height of
prosperity before the war. there was
never as widespread construction
work carried on in the state as in
the year just gone.
Charlotte heads the list with five
and quarter million dollars in build
ings and Asheville is a close second
with s4.50O,000 while Raleigh kept
step in big company with S3,S00.000 in
buildings alongside Greensboro, which
reported sS.5OO,0O in buildings How
ever, Greensboro claims place high
er up owning to the fact that new
II story skyscraper has just been
completed. which was started in 1892.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
Fire Drives 1925 Into the Snow.

Cleveland.-Close to 1875 persons,
many Of them women and children.
were driven into snow severed streets
with the thermometer lowering near
zero, when fire destroyed a home and
damaged two apartment houses. ''
Six adults and five children driven
from their beds by fire resulting
from an explosion in coal furnace.
shivered in their night clothing and
barefooted in four inches of snow
with the thermometer eight degrees
below zero while neighbors rescued
then from the porch of thei rhome
in Woburn avenue.
This was the lowest temperature
here since 1918, when twelve below
zero was registered.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
New onen,lxe en noll w.sxil.

Covering those counties which had
light boil weevil infestation this year
and which will probably have their
first heavy damage by the pest in 1924.
the Division Of Entomology of the
State College and Department of Ag-
riculture has planned series of sew
enteen meetings 70 rthe northeastern
section Of the State to better acquaint
the cotton farmers with the habits
and control methods of the weevil.
According to Director B. W. KilSore
of the Agricultural Extension Ser.
vice, these meetings will be under
the supervision of w. Bruce Mabee.
extension entomologist, who will be
assisted by workers from the Division
Of Agronomy and from several coel-
mercial concerns that have taken an
interest in the movement
Among those who will assist Mr..
Mabee is G. NJ. Garren of the Division
of Agronomy. Mr.. Garren will pre-.
sent the cultural methods of growing
cotton under weevil conditions. He
will show from the experiments cSn
Quoted by his co-workers the best
varieties OF cotton to use, the kinds
and amounts Of fertilizers best suited,
the proper spacing distances for chop.
ping cotton and the planting dates for
producing crop of mature bolls be-
fore the weevil gets in his deadly
work. Mr.. Garren is especially well
fitted for this work having had several
years Of experience in doing extension
work with field crops over the entire
State.
The Division of Entomology has
done considerable work in conducting
experiments and demonstrations look
ing to direct control of the weevil
number of demonstrations have
been carried on by Mr.. Mabee and
number of scientific studies have been
made by DR.. r. w. Leiby The results
secured from these studiS have been
very gratifying and will be presented
at the coming meetings by Mr. Ma5ee
AS arranged by the Division Of En-
tomology, the seventeen meetings
will be held as follows:
January Is, Louisburg; Jan. 16,
Henderson; Jan. II. Warrenton; Jan
is, Halifax; Jan. 10, Jackson JAM
21, Wilson; Jan. %, Nashville: Jan
23, Tarboro; Jan. "a, Greenville; Jan
25, Williamston; Jan. 20. Windsor:
Jan 80, Aulander; Jan 81. Winton:
February l, Gatesville: Feb. 2, Ed.
enton; Feb. 4, Hertford and Feb 5
at Elizabeth City.
Each of the meetings will begin
at 10 80 a. m. and in those counties
where there is a farm agent, this
worker will be in charge and act as
chairman. Mr. Mabee states that
there is much interest in the boil
weevl over all this northeastern sec
tion and indications are now that good
crowds will greet the party represent
ing the College and Department