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By Fl. L. SNillis
By Fl. L. AfiHis

E".|A ILLLONS of followers of
HIlHcS%N8Hh the Christian faith over
H4ST}$NhH the world are at this sea-
HE%MDSakA son making preparations
k=N AJl for the Easter festival,
the most important occa-
sion in the Christian calendar.
"If Christ be not risen from the
dead, then Is our preaching vain" said
Paul, and the whole Christian struc-
ture rests upon the resurrection as its
foundation. Without the resurrection
the hope of humanity is gone, for only
in a living Christ is there salvation.
The death and resurrection of Christ
are primarily involved in the keeping
of the Lenten season, which is observed
formally by the older branches of the
Christian church. The different
churches vary in their practices in
the observance of the forty days pre-
ceding Easter, but the spirit prompting
the observance is the same in all.
Some of the Protestant churches do
not observe Lent, but many ministers
find it propitious time for evangelis-
tic effort, and in recent years some
very successful evangelistic campaigns
have been waged by Protestants in
the large cities during the season of
Lent.
The history of Lent has many inter-
esting passages. The severe rules of
the fast prescribed in the early days
have been greatly relaxed during the
centuries, as far as they apply to
physical observance,
Since the earliest times In religious
history fasting at times has been a
custom. The patriarchs had great
MORNINGS and the ancient Israeiities
had devotional fasts for the expiation
of sins. Moses passed forty days on
Mount Horeb in fasting and after
Israel was defeated at Al, Joshua and
the elders remained PROSTATE before
the ark from morning until evening
without eating. Christ spent forty days
in the wilderness in fasting, but how
ever prevalent the custom it does not
appear that either Jewish legislation
or Christ Himself, either by command
or example, ever designated any Ger
tain period for fasting.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19
SsNRsT

AS the centuries passed, there was
great diversity in the practices of keep
ing Lent, but from the earliest times
there was prohibition against the eat
ing of meat, and it was deemed espe-
cially pious to refrain from eating eggs
or fruit with a hard covering. In the
beginning there was no prohibition
against the "Lacticinia," but ST. Greg
Dry in writing to st. Augustine from
England laid down the rule: I'VE
abstain from flesh meat and from all
things from flesh, eggs, milk and
cheese" There were special dispen.
sations for eating these products, how
ever and many churches were built
with the gifts for these dispensations.
Thus steeple in the cathedral ar
Rouen was known as "The Butter
Tower" The custom of giving Easter
eggs, so much enjoyed by the children
Of today, arose from the prohibition of
eggs. The eggs were blessed and CIV
en- to the children.
Although in the early Middle Ages
the rules of the fast were very strict.
with only one light meal on week days
and that in the evenings, and no flesh
on Sundays, the rules began to be less
rigid little later 1t became the Gus
tom to break the fast at three o'clock
in the afternoon or the period called
nome" Charlemagne is said to have
taken his Lenten repast at two O'Clock
in the afternoon. Gradually the time
was moved up to midday, as nome was
a period rather than an hour, and the
repast was eventually taken at twelve
o'clock, and the word nome" is per-
petuated in our word moon"
The collation. was introduced in the
Ninth century when the council at
Aix-ia- -Chapelle sanctioned that conces-
sion. 1t began with allowing in mo-
nasteries a draught of water to the
inmates at evening after a day of la
bor From this the much larger indul-
gence was developed. The principle
that a small quantity of food but not
taken as a regular meal, did not break
the fast, was adopted by Thimas
Aauinas. the celebrated Dominican
theologian. and in the course of cen
turtles taking of food not 10 exceed
eight ounces became recognized as
lawful custom of the church. 1t took
the name of collation." because il was
first taken in the monasteries at the
hour at which the "Collationes" of Alb
bot Cassion were read aloud TO the
brethren.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19
EXCLUSIVE Features

[ou will appreciate the special fea-
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'The boss offered me an interest in
the business today"
You don't say. Did he really?"
He sure did. In fact, he insisted
on it. He said if | didn't take an in
terest in the business pretty soon he'd
fire me-"
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The nice old lady dropped into the
office just as the editor cried out re-
garding the story that was denied,
Kill it: kill it," Hurriedly beating a
retreat, she exclaimed in horror,
Goodness gracious I've often heard
of a newspaper morgue. but l never
knew you killed folks to put in it
Hamilton (Ont) Herald.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

How are you feeling. OF MANI" in
Quired the ward doctor of one of his
patients. Not so bad, DOCTOR" replied
the patient, but my breathing troub-
les me-" We'll" assured the doctor,
''I1l see If I can stop that tomorrow. -
-Everybody's Magazine.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

Mrs. Tattle: I'm rather hard to
please. Have you had much expert
ence as maid?" Applicant: Il work
ed for Mrs. Naggers for six months
before she and her husband separat-
ed" Mrs. Tattle: 'I'll engage you.
Now tell me all about it. ."-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19
Quick heat for cooking

N7HEN you are rushed to get your
w meals promptly, you won't have
to waste time fussing and fuming over
slow stove if you cook on a Florence
Oil Range.
The Florence gives you intense heat
for speedy cooking. Just touch a
match to the Asbestos Kindler-in a
few moments the kettle begins to sing
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

orally practioed in Europe and he en-
joined upon the Alexandrians to DO
likewise, ITO the end that while all
the world is fasting, we who are in
Egypt should not become a laughing
stock as the only people who do not
fast, but take our pleasures in these
days"
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

| A hick town is place where every
body is suspicious of the man who
won't join four or five things.-Balti-
more Sun.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

1t is strange, but persons who do
not know right from wrong almost in
yariably choose the latter = Kansas
City Star.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

Diversified farming is the kind that
provides several crops you can't get
decent price for. - San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

The time l am liable to be wholly
wrong is when | know | am absolutely
right.-Thomas R. Marshall.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

~
and the pot to chuckle.
You can prepare every
dish for the biggest din
neron thismodernrang
When you are not
using the fire, merely
turn it out. This means
a cooler kitchen in sum-
mer and it means econ
omy. And, remember,
there are no SCOT and
ashes. noshaking the fire.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-19

The vapor from Kerosene cheap
fuel-is what burns. 1t. is not scick;
fame, such as you see In an oil lamp.
The fame in Florence Range is
close up under the cooking. By turn
ing a lever you can regulate the heat
to any degree.
Many Exclusive Features
You will appreciate the special fea-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-17
Will Broadcast
Funeral Services
Samuel GOmpers

New York, Dec. 16.-Plans are
under way to broadcast by radio the
funeral services of Samuel Gompers
late president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. when they are
held Thursday morning In the great
lodge room of the Elks' clubhouse
here. Hugh Frayne. general organic
er, announced tonight.
Town Hall, across the street, has
been engaged to accommodate mourn
ers who will be unable to gain ad-
mittance to the clubhouse. This
overflow attendance will receive the
broadcasting through ampliflers "a
1t is placed on the air for the east
crn seaboard.
The body of Mr.. Gompers will ar
rive from Washington at the Penn
sylvapia station tomorrow at Z A. NJ.
according to present plans. The
State Federation OF Labor has post.
poned its meeting at Albany sched-
uied for tomorrow until Monday.
The board of aldermen today passed
resolutions of coincidence for the
Gompers family. The joint advisory
board of the Cigar Makers Inter-
national Union. of which Mr.. Comp
ers. was vice president. announced
that it's 5000 members in the me-
tropolitan district would stop work
for an hour at the time of the fu-
neral.
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Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Dexter, Me, Dec. 16-Capt. Charles
Dustin of this town. has been ap-
pointed to the position Of private
secretary to Governor elect Ralph o.
Brewster. Mr.. Dustin is we'll quail
fed for this position and has the best
wishes Of his many friends, both in
his home town and other cities where
he has been employed.
Mr.. Dustin was born In Dexter.
Oct. 80, 1885. the son of the late
Frank r. and Ella NJ. Dustin of Port
land. He acquired his early educa-
ton in the public schools of this
town until the Junior year of high
school at which time he entered Dean
academy, graduating in 1905. He
graduated in 1911 from Tufts college.
He then accepted a position in BOB
ton as Office manager of the Seamless
Rubber Co. Of that city. In this
task he was very successful.
With the outbreak of the war with
Mexico in 1916 Mr. Dustin resigned
his duty and returned to Dexter
where he enlisted with the Second
Maine Regiment. Company a, and
went to the border as bugler of that
company. remaining with the COM
pany until their return from duty.
Hardly had the war of the border
quieted down when in April 1917 Mr..
Dustin was again called into service
and assigned to the Officers Train
ing School at Plattsburg, which was
then in it's infancy. He received Il
commission of second lieutenant. His
next assignment was to the French
Mission school at Harvard. From
here he was sent to Camp DeYens
where he acted as instructor to the
various troops. 1t was here that Mr.
Dustin was promoted to first lieuten-
ant and later to captain of Co. L.
73rd Regiment. 1t was n great dis
appointment to Mr.. Dustin not to sec
active service, after long service.
After the armistice was signed
Capt. Dustin returned to this town
and entered the employ of his uncle
! George A. Dustin. He was connected
with this firm until last spring when
he accepted the office of first select
man of Dexter.
/ He will return to Dexter over
| week ends to his duties as first Sc
lectman until the expiration of his
term in March.
Mr.. Dustin was married during the
war. Mr.. and Mrs. Dustin have nc
children. They will reside at 6s
Court street, Augusta. Mr.. and Mrs
Dustin was very popular with the
| Dexter younger set.
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No Action Pending
Probe u. S. Dist.
Atty.'s Office in n. ].

Washington. Dec. 16.-Attorney
General Stone announced after a
conference tonight with Senator
Edge. of New Jersey, United States
District Attorney Whine, and Assist
ant United States Attorney Van
Ripper. of, that state, that, pending
an examination into the administra-
ton of Mr.. WINES office, no action
would be taken by the department of
justice to alter the conditions there.
The conference resulted from a
series of circumstances which in
cluded the dispatch of a telegram
yesterday by Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrahdt. assistant attorney gen.
eral in charge of prohibition prose-
cutions, informing Mr.. Winnie that
Mr.. Van Ripper should not handle
prohibition cases The message was
considered to a large extent as an
expression by Mrs. Willebrandt with
the approval of Mr.. Stone of a lack
of confidence in Mr.. Van Ripper.
The telegram stated expressly that
A ssistant United States Attorneys
Besson and Plummer were to handle
prohibition prosecutions and at the
same time ordered Mr.. Whine to
hold in allegiance plans to present
evidence in the .Weehawken rum
scandal to the federal grand jury.
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Fined $3.50 for
EmbeZZlement of
POstOMce Funds

Portland, Dec. 16-Pleading guilty
to embezzlemcnt from the postoffice
at Bryants Pond. where he was post
master. Ned 1. Swan paid a fine OF
$3.50 in the United States district
court today.
The secret indictment on which
he was arraigned charged him with
appropriating approximately sou to
his own use, but all counts except
one concerning $i0.21 were mol
pressed at the request of District
Attorney Frederick X. Dyer.
Fred Seavey, postmaster at Port
Clyde. pleaded not guilty to an In
dictment charging him with irregul-
arities in postal management.
Jail sentences were given eight
liquor law violators as follows: Fred
NJ. Raney of Portland, four months;
Murray Singer and Harry Boucher
of Cambridge, Mass, two months,
and fines of 5000 each: John Duff
and Quiglio Eneo of Portland, four
months; Eugene Paradis of Bidde-
ford, four months and fines of $500;
Paul Ducharme of Lewiston, six
months: Donat LemieuX of Lewiston,
three months.
George b. Poulin of Waterville,
who informed the court he had been
told that a summons to appear be-
fore the grand jury was not of
much account and hardly worth
bothering with" was fined $50 for
contempt.
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Urges Timber
Culture to Assure
PulpwOOd Supply

Washington, Dec. 16.-Cnder in
tenSive forest management sufficient
pulpwood to meet future domestic
requirements could be grown in this
country. but "if our pulp and paper
industry is to be permanent, forest
destruction must give way to tim
Der culture" William B. Greeley,
chief of the forest service, declares
in his annual report to the score
tary of agriculture.
The problem is complicated, says
the report, which was made public
tonight, by concentration of the pulp
industry in the New England. mid
die Atlantic and Lake states, with q
resultant drain on forests in those
regions. Few mills are situated in
Alaska, on the Pacific coast. or in
southern states, which have much
larger supplies of pulp timber.
Pointing out that to grow timber
to meet future needs would require
n decade, the report describes the
immediate problem as a need to find
enough timber to keep the pulp in
dustry going. Confidence is express
ed, however, that the advisory COM
mittee of pulp manufacturers ap-
pointed last year by the secretary of
agriculture will discover means Of
'Nlleviating the shortage.
Establishment of a definite pro-
gram for extension of national for
ests by purchase and a concerted
drive for elimination of waste in
manufacture and consumption of
timber are advocated by Mr.. Gree
lev.
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EXPERTS ERRED IN
COST OF HANDLING
SECOND CLASS Mail

Washington, Dec. 16-Postofiice
department experts who prepared the
cost ascertainment report on the
handling Of the United States mails.
improperly allowed to second class
mail costs a total of sS2,507. 565.9S,
which exceed by $7,794.ss7 the deficit
charged to that class Of postage. said
a letter addressed today to Senator
Dale of Vermont, Republican men,
Der of the senate postoffice- commit
tee, by the American Newspaper
Publishrs' Association.
The letter, sent through Elisha
Hanson, the associations Washing
ton representative. stated that the
total sum credited to the cost OF
handling second class mail matter
was arrived at after improperly
charging So, 125. C9L11 for rural free
delivery service: SO. IL, 1913 incident
to the county free circulation prtri-
iege; $14.951 .S5S for distributing
favored rate" publications. and
S1S,31S, 457.S7 for overhead In the
handling of county free and favor
ed rate" publications.
The method Of allocating over
head charged to the paying users
OF second class mail also was attack
ed to the letter, tho rate of 1..5S
per cent being described as far out
Of proportion not only to receipts
from this class but to service rem
dered.
If the department seriously de-
sires to increase its revenues from
second class mail" the letter said.
1.-THE proper method for 1t to follow
would be to reduce existing rates to
q point which would make 1t profit
able for those users OF the second
class mail who have withdrawn their
publications from the mail, again
to avail themselves OF the mailing
privilege. This would enable the
department fully to utilize the pres
ent city postoffice clerical and de-
livery service without increasing Is
expense.
IF. on the other hand" it continu-
ed, congress should adopt the sug-
gestion of the department for 100
percent increase in the first and Sec
ond zones, such an increase would
drive all daily newspapers from the
mails and the department would be
confronted with q situation where 1t
| would be compelled to maintain its
present overhead, including the rural
free delivery SERVICE and suffer loss
of between s20.0O0,000 and $4,000, 900
in revenues"
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MUSCLE SHOALS BILL
AGAIN WITHSTANOS
SENATE ATTACK

washington. Dec. 16-The Under
wood Muscle Shoals bill today hurled
the most formidable obstacle that
has yet been placed in It's path when
It weathered a determined attempt
to eliminate its private operation
feature ami limit it to government
operation.
The amendment OF Senator Smith.
Democrat. South Carolina, which
would have" struck out all of the
leasing provisions Of the bill, was
defeated by 4 vote Of 40 to 81.
The vote was split widely. more
Republicans than Democrats voting
to sustain the Alabama senator
bin. Thirty-four Republicans and
fifteen Democrats voted against the
amendment and eight Republicans
twenty-one Democrats. one Farmer
Labor member and two insurgents
voted for 1t.
Senator Underwood today again
took notice of, the Washington Her
aid editorial attacking him and his
bill, charging on the senate floor that
the editorial had been influenced by
the fertilizer interests.
The SUBJ committee of the, senate
Judiciary committee appointed to in
vestigate the editorial will hold its
first meeting Thursday The sub
committee includes Senator Butler,
Massachusetts.
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MILLION DOLLAR
SLUSH FUND A myth
VIEW OF PRObERS

Washington. Dec. 16-The senate
campaign fund committee virtually
closed it's investigation into the al
legged million dollar Republican
slush fund" after As minutes inquiry
today in which no Facts were .uncov-
cred to support the charges. 81
Officials of the Franklin National
Bank here, who, the committee had
been told. sent kilograms to four
western reserve banks directing dis
position of the alleged funds, denied
knowledge of the messages produced,
as did officials of the telegraph COM
pany here which was said to have
dispatched the messages.
Chairman Borah announced that
Frank Z. Walsh, counsel for LaFol-
lette. who was the Independent cam
didate, had asked him this morning
to announce to the committee that
investigation had disclosed the mes
sages apparently were forgeries.
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Group Seeking to Go
Over Head of Presi-
dent Get Issue Be-
fore Senate But Par
liamentary Tangle
Prevents Decision -
Situation at a Stale
mate

Washington. Dec. 1G.-Another
unsuccessful attempt was made in
the senate today to bring a vote up
on President Coolidge's veto of the
postal salary increase bill. Those
desiring to override the veto sue
ceeded by Il vote of 81 to 30 In get
ting the issue before the senate, but
the parliamentary situation prevent
ed q decision and the bill went back
TO its place on the table.
The move for immediate consider
alton of the veto was made by SEN
ator Ashurst. Democrat, Arizona
during the opening hour after Chair
man Sterling of the postofiice conn.,
mittee, had introduced a bill pro-
posing increased postal rates in line
with recommendations OF Postmas.
ter General New. The Arizona SEN
ator objected TO the second reading
Of the Sterling bill. thus preventing
the measure being referred to j
committee.
As n result OF today's sklrmish
the postal pay situation Is practically
nj a stalematc. Senator Ashurst said
later.
The Sterling bill cannot be re.
ferred to a committee for action IN
III routine legislative business is
again In order. Likewise. the vetoed
measure cannot he called up In the
face of unanimous consent agree
ments giving right OF way to the
Muscle Shoals bill and then to the
isle o. Pines treaty, until the same
opportunity is afforded.
Thirteen Republican sennto IS
voted today with ~ Democrats and
two Farmer Labor members tC
bring the veto before the senate
while three Democrats opposed I'm
Continued on Page 3-col. ~
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ASSOCIATES OF BENCH and BAR
ASSEMBLE TO HONOR JUSTICE
WILLIAM H. FISHER OF AUGUSTA
ME. CENTRAL HEAD
; EXPLAINS EASTERN
RATE SITUATION

Portland, Dec, 16.-President
Mcdonald of the Maine Central rail-
road ha sauthorized the following
statement in connection with the
Eastern Glass rate investigation Or
dered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion early in May of this year or
dred an investigation of the mer-
chandise class rates within what is
known as "Oficial Classification
Territory" and have now assigned
the subject for hearing at Washing
ton, d. c. Feb. 4, 1925. TO facilitate
the proceedings the railroads have
placed before the public and the
Interstate Commerce Commission
proposed schedules which they be-
lieve will produce a logical and sys-
tematic rate structure for the entire
territory. The Maine Central Rail-
road believes it necessary, in the
public interest. that it make at this
time a general statement as to the
history underlying the rates now in
effect, outlining the scope of the in
vestigation and the extent that the
freight rates to and from the State
of Maine are involved.
That the rate situation may be
fully understood it is necessary to
state that official Classification Ter
ritory" comprises that part of the
United States extending from the
Atlantic Seaboard to the Mississippi
river and from the Canadian border
to the Potomac and Ohio rivers. For
rate making purposes this territory.
for long period of years. has been
divided into three zones which may
be broadly defined as follows:
]. New England territory which
Continued on Page 9-Col. A
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Largest Requests
In Belmont Will
Are to the Widow

New York. Dec. 16.-The will OF
the late August Belmont was filed
Tor probate ut the Nassau county
Surrogatc's Office in Minneola, L. J.,
today.
The largest requests are to the
widow, Mrs. Eleanor Robson Bel
mont. n famous actress before her
marriage. She receives $4,000 for
immediate use. as we'll as all goods.
lewelry, automobiles. land other per-
Nnal property acquired since our
marriage" together with the coun-
Try estate aud racing stable.
~ is also ordered that no less than
NN,Vn IN securities be set aside for
her
Personal property acquired prior
10 the marriage with the former act
tess is bequcathcd to the testator's
surviving children and the children
his deceased son. August Bel
mont, Jr.
The executors Of the will are the
Widow. Morgan Belmont. and Cor
nelius WiCkersham.
The will also creates n trust fund
,or the widow OF August Belmont,
W, ami makes various cash requests
20 persons long In the testator's em-
rloy. ;