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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
THE PARAGRAPHERS
Turn About Needed

NEnllauelpnla bultoIluI
 The United States will make for nal apology to Poland for raiding the residence of the secretary of the Polish legation. But if. there was $50,000 worth of liquor in that. cellar. apologies for the abuse of courtesy ought to be coming from Poland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Appears Rank Interloper

Greensboro Watchman)
 It appears to the extreme Un, derwood men that Musgrove ia . rank interloper, and has no busi-l ness running in this primary. The Alabama legislature enacted this primary law for the sole benefit of the Underwood candidacy foi president, in order to be doubly sure that he would carry Ala bama's electoral vote. and to force people to vote for him in the pri- mary whether they wished to or not--or else not vote at all. Blu Mir. Musgrove's entrance into the race affords those who resent be ing hog-tied and ham-strung a opportunity to register their pro test against the high-handed an. unwise action of Mir. Underwoo and his friends in the last legisia ture-an opportunity that Is goinS to be taken advantage of by 9 large number of voters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
THAT ABSENT FINALE
(New Haven Cour er)

D'Annunzio has issued another valedictory to the world. inciden- tally throwing In a garden and some stone grottoes. The poets retirements are historically deco rative, but seem to lack Carrying power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Inherent Possibilities

(Boston Evening Transcript
 Customer; "I like that umbrella stand, but I don't think 1t is worth s."
 Salesman: "why, madam, the very first umbrella that is left in 1t may be worth more than that,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
He Is Not Alone

Jack Dempsey says he will have to fight next year to pay taxes on this years income. and a lot of people feel like that about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
SURE TO COME

Columbia students have voted to abolish examinations. We always felt that the Dad example or the civil service bursau acpner CT la- ter wodld be followed by other organizations and institutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

We see the Sunday supplements are carrying pictures of Jackie Coogan and his mother eating soup. We pre- sume the victrola records also will soon be out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
BANANAS GAIN
(New Orleans States)

INeW OFIeans. StatesJ
 That popular song about ba- nanas greatly stimulated the sale of that particular fruit, according to the Wall Street Journal. This was the case in our. country. Ap appetite for bananas is increasing also in England as the song gains popularity over there.
 Mighty Is the power of sugges- ton. Mightier is the power of repeti- tion. A significant tip for advertisers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
You Never Can Tell

NIV6Iy UUUy NhdEdIINtJ
 A strapping 'woman boarded a trolley car in Rye, N. Y.. settled into a seat and paid her fare. The car had not travelled more than five blocks when she rose and rang up a cash fare. whereupon the conductor strode up to her.
 Madam" he demanded. do you know that I must turn in every fare .rung up on that .register?"
 Certainly" the woman replied. throwing open her coat and showing a badge, Meet the new inspector"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Judgment fin Picking

Our new ambassador to the Court of St. James Is becoming known as "the friendly ambassa- dor" Well, maybe Coolidge picked out a good josher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
His Alibi
Success Magagine)

Success Magasine) Nose Sampson had been arrest. ed for helping himself illegally to a white neighbor's Wyandottes. Guilty or not guilty?" demanded the judge.
 Not guilty. suh!" answered the prisoner promptly.
 Have you an alibi?"
 "Al-al-says which, please. suh?" You heard me! Have you an alibi?"
 "Oho! Yessuh! Didn' onnerstan' yo' at fust. Yo' means de alley by which ah 'scaped wid dem chick ens?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
An OLA IrndertnIxinr

(LouisVille COuC.
 A Harvard professor is trying to teach a monkey to talk. A lot of hopeful parents have already beat him to 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Stand, Out to Themselves
Washington Star)


 The Chinese bandits are appar- entity the only prominent citizens of their country who are capable of putting through a fixed policy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Them Were the Days

A picture of a baseball team in 1863- The quaint old-fashioned costumes
 make strong appeal to me. ,.. Their trousers hung like drapery
 about their sturdy shins, Their whiskers hung like Spanish moss
 About their manly chins. In early days when all the land was full of baseball fever, The athletes looked as if they played the grand old game of beaver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

There are increasing demands that both the party platforms be brief and simple. Perhaps that would make them harder to forget-which would be fatal political error.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Only State That Can Do It

est. Louis GloBe-D -Democrat)
 This Is morally middling certain, Two presidential candidates can't be nominated from California; 1; though Ohio has turned the trick in her timA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Strength fin Experience
Washington Starl

Having survived an earthquake, the Japanese are warranted in feeling confident that they can manage so comparatively small a matter as cabinet crisis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Keep Your Eyes Open. Folk.

me movie people are threatening to desert Hollywood. If they do it there ought to be chances to get some, fine palaces at bargain prices. =,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

President Coolidge is up and at work before some of the statesmen who express concern for the good of the country have stopped snoring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

There are indications that the most pressing need for censorship of the movies is at the source.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
ALABAMA PRESS ON
 IS ECIAL PRIMARY
What Caused tt
Greene County nsmocrat)

Greene County Demoerat)
 Alabama is going 10 have three candidates for president of the United States In the primary this year. The new primary law en- acted by the Legislature is the cause, as the candidates in both Democratic and tepuhlicsn par ties want ta control delegates to the convention Since writing theA above, one rIdra has annohneeiN making four tayorite sons: Ihsyl are Un6erwood,% husgroye anH Dinsmore fer the Democratic ronf- ination, and Chepault for the Re- publican aurrination. In as mulch as thret o2 >seu are running for fun or spitc or ple, they san buy space from us ut the regular rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
HirhIx EncnnraEine

(New York Evening Post)
 Four more labor banks are to open. That's capital!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

While humans are outspeeding the birds in the flying game, the latter still hold the Safety First" record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

less there would be protests in that country against restriction of per sonal liberty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

We suppose they advocate a joint city and county building on the theory that one joint is better than two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
4 saa Mistake
.tiadsden .sonrnall

Due 10 the eng egnent by the last legislature of the new preferential presidential primary law. voters of Alabama find rhenselvse in the peculiar position of giving g 'po- litical nowsr of attorney" as it were, to one man, The law. like every piece of legislation aimed to fit a particular individuai or case, was a sad mistake. It Is doing an injustice to the candidates. and especially to MT. Underwood, whom 1t was intended to aid, and 1t is especially unpopular among the voters, who feel that they should be permitted to name their own delegates to the national con vention,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
sTANDARD OF LIVING

(Little Rock Gaz4ttol The trouble with tncrehsed earn ings is that they nearly always bring increased yearninsf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

A contemporary contends that talk ing other folks umbrellas is not lar ceny. Is it not grand?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

We should send General Coxey abroad to form an association of job less kings in. Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

The year will be over before the city commission quits telling about it's New Year resolutions and gets down to business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

The Holdout It is merry sight to see the holdout holding out. He makes the well-known welkin ring with many an angry shout. When all the fields are cold and white He keeps the hot stove fires bright,
 But he will sign . The dotted line Without the slightest doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
.
 DEMOCRATIC TAX PROGRAM

Although it is called the Democratic ax program, 1t does not yet appear ow generally it receives the approval Democrats in house and senate. The ica.ipn of the program is widely !rded as the Democratic reply to presidents intimation that he
 countenance no great amount ration of the Mellon program.
 pmoc1ats should not premit
 yes to be stampeded, however,
 position of less strategic
 than that they now occupy.
 of offering a separate meas
 rhaps it would be more expe-
 to present the various items in
 ogram as amendments to the
 outline, especially as the pro- 'ollows the general Mellon plan
 notifications. The Democrats
 ave whatever credit they may by cooperating in wise tax and should by all means avoid
 responsibility that would fall
 Nsarty that could be held re-
 Aapr the defeat of such a 70. m.
 {. The plan outlined Is more directly .npealing to the people of the United gtates than the Mellon plan, because it i,aore materially reduces the burden mon small incomes and progressively ,astuIates less relief for the larger incomes. The. Mellon plan has per haps been justly criticised for show ;ra. more concern for plethoric in- snsnes than for the smaller incomes ,;ore directly absorbed in the neces- ,rv living expenses of the recipients. 0 \. however, could be modified by ,msht- There is approval of
 gweeping abolition of nuisance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

If the Turkish government at An gora should prohibit pOlygamy, doubt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY

MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY Now, while praise is passed along : By the humble and the great I'll toss off little song,
 Mentioning some things hate. Kindness, admit, is good,
 Tenderness and cheer and love, Honesty and brotherhood- These things I'm in favor of, .t But have patience with me, for There are some things that I abhor. l hate people who are slow
 Where l wish to pass in haste; hate those who puff and blow
 In my face-it's darned poor taste l hate people who repeat
 Stories have heard before; Those who bulge with much conceit Never fail to make me sore: Those who like to seem to be What they're not look poor to me. hate people who believe
 Any foolish lie they hear; I hate people who deceive, \ Wrecking other peoples cheer; began long, long ago
 To have deep contempt for those Who insist and think they know,
 When they merely can suppose: hate fools who trail along With the big crowd, right or wrong. hate narrow-minded men .. Who look out through little cracks hate those who snicker when
 Others, slandered, turn their backs; I hate bigots, profiteers.
 Toadies, sycophants and cheats. But l wish to ask for cheers
 For the hero who retreats . From positions that are strong. When he learns that he is wrong
 -S. E. Riser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

The street railway officials try to distract our attention by saying that the street-car service here is better than in any other city in the South.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

George Bernard Shaw's claim that vegetarian is more ferocious than a meat eater reminds us that once upon time he picked Carpenter to beat Dempsey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

If Ernie Goozman wins the feather weight boxing title he will demon strate that Shakespeare was right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

The old gray mare is not what she used to be-before the election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

F Furthermore, before the election a motorman could see passenger com ing block away. Yesterday morning an Acipco motorman on South Twen- tieth street passed us coldly by, though we were politely gesturing to him to stop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

The day before the election he would have almost descended and ten derly assisted us aboard. ....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

Mebbe it is, and mebbe it isn't; but what of it? The fact that sticks in Birmingham's craw is that the service is not so good as it was just prior to the jitney election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08

used to be-before the election.
 "Of course," writes hoss expert, "there are unreliable men in the race business" Them are harsh words. They shatter one of our favorite illu- sions.
 Statisticians who compiled the ath- letic records of 1928 are guilty of a serious omission. They have over- looked the fact that the City College of New York won the intercollegiate chess championship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29

this live organization seconding
Evangelist Saunders in his first eve
ming service in Gardiner.
Mr.. Saunders viii be here two
weeks. including the three Sundays
Sept. 20. October and October IL.
There win be no meetings on Satur-
day and some Sunday afternoon
meetings are arranged for as last
year.
The evangelist preached Sunday
morning on The Seven Petitions Of
the Man Jesus and in the evening on
1.-TWO Men. A Rich Blind Man and a
Poor Rich Man."
The members Of the new orches-
ira are Mr.. Ray Beedle Albert Hen
cerson. Carroll Houdlette. Donald
Grover. Harold Jones. Ralph Wake
field. Richard Cobb. Elwood Beane.
Ebert Colby. Kenneth Fish. Roland
Perkins. Percy Tibbetts. Mr.. George
Sager. and Mr.. H. S. Twombly. Mrs.
Alfred Manson is the popular and ef-
ficient pianist.
Come and hear the man with a
message for you"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29
Observe Children's
NIGHT SanbOrn Lodge

Childrens Night, an annual Gus
tom of Sanborn Lodge, I. o. o. F.,
and the Rebekahs. was very pleas
antly observed this year. There was
an interesting program Of music and
readings, as follows: Vocal solo,
Elizabeth Coburn; piano solo, Mrs.
Ruth Hooper: vocal solo, Charles
Fuller: recitation Leona Head !;
piano solo. Shirley Fuller; recitation,
Charles Fuller, Jr.: piano solo, Mary
Cutler: reading, Arthur Moore; vo-
cal duet. Charlotte and Frances Co.
burn with Priscilla Hamilton at the
piano: recitation, Marion Turner;
song. Claire Miller and Eleanor
Aldrich; song, Margaret Jameson,
Shirley Fuller. and Margaret Ander-
son: reading, Mrs. Ferdinand Co
burn. After the program the chill
dren played games. Mrs. Ruth
Hooper and Mrs. Hilda Aldrich
played for the games and also acted
as accompanies. Refreshments of
ice cream and fancy cookies were
served. About go children were pres
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29

The winter schedule Of the Maine
Central Railroad went into effect Sun
day morning. Sept. %. at one minute
after midnight. The new schedule of
trains passing through this city Is as
follows:
Eastbound on Week Days
Train No. 71-12.2S A. NJ. for Ban
gor, b. & A. points, st. John and Hal
flax.
Train No. 127-2.13 A. NJ. for Ban
gor. Washington county, Bar Harbor
and Greenville via Northern Maine
Junction.
Train No. 47-4.15 A. M. Except
Monday for Skowhegan Dover-Fox-
croft. Belfast, Harmony, Kineo. Ban
gor and Greenville.
Train No. 1-9.19 A. M. for Bangor,
Skowhegan. Belfast.
Train No. 3-12.1S P. M. for Bangor.
Washington county. B. & A. points, Bar
Harbor.
Train No. 11-2s2 P. M. for Bangor.
Skowhegan, Bingham. Dover-Foxcroft,
Harmony. Belfast and Greenvi}e.
Train No. Bills p. M. for Bangor.
Westbound on Week Days
Train No. $3.50 A. M. Except Mon
day. for Portland and Boston.
Train No. 44-6.32 A. M. for Lewis
ton, Rockland. Portland. Boston, Mon
treal and Quebec.
Train No. 64-9.54 A. NJ. for Port
land. Boston, Lewiston and Rockland.
Train No. 1910 p. M. local for
Portland.
Train No. 102-4.22 P. NJ. for Port
land. Boston, New York, Lewiston,
Rockland and Montreal.
Train No. 9i-5.35 P. M. for South
Gardiner QocaD.
Train No. 4S-7.40 P. M. for Bath,
Portland QocaD.
Train No. 2-11.O4 P. NJ. for Port
land, Boston, Bath, Lewiston.
Sunday Trains EastbOund
Train No. 171-12.41 A. M, local
to Bangor only.
Train No. 47-4.15 A. NJ, local to
Bangor only. .....
Train No. 1-0.19 A. M, skowhe-
gan. Bangor.
Train No. 711-o.4o P. M, local
TO Bangor.
Sunday Trains Westbound
Train No. St3.36 A. NJ, for Port
land and Boston.
Portland, Boston, Bath and Lewis
| ton.
Train No. 7O2-3.51 P. NJ. for
Va Sidhus AOOolOIS ave" IOih duu
Montreal.
Train No. 2-11.O4 P. NJ. for Port
land, Boston, Bath and Lewiston.
Commencing Friday, September
%. through 1O-section, two-compart-
! ment, one drawing room sleeping
| car will be operated between New
York and Bar Harbor, from New
York Tuesday and Friday only from
Sept. 26 to Oct. q, inclusive, and
from Mt. Desert Ferry. Monday and
Thursday only. Sept. 20 to Oct. %,
inclusive.
State Of Maine Express, operating
between Portland and New York
daily. including Sundays, will con-
tinue on the following schedules:
Leave Portland $40 P. NJ, arrive
New York $40 A. M. Leave New
York P. NJ, arrive Portland 6.35
A. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29
Roland Beckwith
Injured by Fall

Roland Beckwith of II Windsor
street met with very painful acct
dent while on a visit to Washburn,
Me-. about two weeks ago. Mr..
Beckwith, who Is blind. was walk
ing along Hines street in Wash
burn and fell into a bulkhead that
had been left open by a citizen who
had been working at his house. OF
course. Mr.. Beckwith could do moth
ing to help himself and was rather
badly injured. fracturing several
ribs. his spine was injured and his
right hand badly sprained. Attend
ing physicians said that 1t would be
able to resume his work. He is we'll
known in this locality and has a
large number of customers to whom
he sells brooms, on whom he will
not be able to call for several weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29
MM1uy g4se
! b. VIOLET DARE,
uruoe or. Tie IdF-7ne TCife.. 70,


leisure" the old sav lifted throu..
her mind. She smiled. Her m.
had said to her once. frstfuuy era
feel much morn certain that yors
marry we'll II you weren't 20 beaua.
full. A girl who u too good loot,s,
is likely to hang on till she ha, I.
take whatever offers" Wen ~.
aunt wouldn't have to feel disturb
now-Nigel certainly was all tA,,
any matchmaker could desire! -n..
pent at leisure" the words un,
through her head. She alnos, ~.
pected to say them. Would A..
then. repent at leisures
A feeling Of panic rose within As,.
valiantly she fought It, trying no, !,
think Of what was happening. sinc.
II frightened her. She stared ham
at the wall behind the minister,
head. at the floor beneath her ON,
feet. Ah-the ring: Nigel wa, mn.
ting 1t on her finger. He didn't An
1t down quite far enough. and \
would have fallen OF IL she had M,
put 1t back. Was that an oman,
Where had he got the ring. n,
wondered. Probably Vera Atvooa
had unearthed II somewhere: n
was always resourceful. II VA a
platinum. beautifully carved. 81,
was to have the famous CavendiA
emerald as an engagement r.nr
Nigel had told her.
She had a curiously detached fe,,A
ing, as II someone else was Esttis,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29

be married, with no music, no flow
crs but the huge bowl Of roses on a
table nearby. no attendants but lit
tie Nancy Atwood. who was so ex-
cited that she was quite incoherent.
II don't care IL this does mean
that can only be in two other we'd
ding parties befoye get married
myself. for fear Of never getting
married at ALL" she told Mary. I'D
rather be in yours than any other
one. ever! You'll be presented at
court very soon. won't you. Mary?
And have crests on everything. /
love crests. There's one in our fam
lily, but father won't let us use it
says Americans shouldn't. Oh. you
ought to have a bouquet-take
these"
She caught up the great mass Of
yellow roses from their bowl, hastily
dried their stems. and thrust them
into Mary's arms.
1t would sound quite proper and
conventional in the newsp1per ac-
counts, Mary told herself. as she
took her place with Nigel before
dear old Doctor Leland. Miss Mary
Hayward. who Is the niece Of Mrs.
Fulton Carruthers, and Sir Nigel
Cavendish-" The society columns
would relate her parentage. would
tell all about Nigel. and lament the
fact that his fathers sudden death
had made a large wedding impossi-
BILE. They would tell Of her e'Int's
absence in the Orient, which made
It quite proper for Jim Atwood. a
distant cousin. to give her in mar
riagc. Nancy would be mentioned
as the only attendant And reading
it, nobody would know that she was
standing there listening to DIR. Le-
lands words and wishing with all
her heart that she could be suddenly
struck dead. Nobody would know
that the marriage service sounded to
her like a funeral knell. that she
felt each second that she must cry
out for it to be stopped. because It
was sacrilege for her to marry any
one but Bruce Gillian.
But Bruce doesn't love you" a
voice seemed to say TO her. Queer,
though he had gone to such trouble
to let her know that he did not care.
that he still instinctively acted as
IL he did. Well. this marriage to
Nigel would end all that: he would
mt need to try so hard any more!
Marry in haste and repent al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29

At the Old South Congregational
church the morning service was of an
interesting and inspirational character.
There We're two fine anthem by the
vested choir. J. Archer Snare director.
Mrs. w. P. Bradford was at the or
gan. The church was decorated with
gladioli and asters. The sermon won
on the church and it's fellowship. The
kingdom of heaven was compared to a
pearl of great price and the idea ex-
emplified and illustrated. In order to
carry out further this idea Of fellow
ship. teams of two called during the
afternoon upon members of the church
and congregation. This was in prepa-
ration for Rally Sunday, which comes
next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29
SOUTH GARDINER

The Kings Daughters will meet
with Mrs. Swapp at the parsonage
next Tuesday afternoon. A large
number is hoped for to be present as
it is to be the Dollar Social"
M and Mrs. Charles Mountfort of
Indianapolis. Ind. are visiting Mrs.
w P. Hodgkins. River road.
Mrs. Earle Philbrook. who has been
visiting friends in New York for the
past week. has returned to her home
on Cunard street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Reed and
daughter. Geraldine. are visiting Mr..
Reeds aunt in birmingham, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-29

Wednesday evening. A very nm
program was presented. which w
much enjoyed by ALL, ,
Rev. c. A. Watkins, Mrs. MAJ
Chase, Miss Mary Packard. Mr.: sus
Mrs. d. r. Small. Miss Edith Sfnaa
and Mrs. Angie Pierce recently "
tended the South Kennebec Al"
citation at West Sidney. -.
Miss Stella A. Powers. formep
of Litchfield, who was severely "
jured by an auto truck In bo..%
on June 18th. held a birthday pa.
at the homo Of Mrs. Arthur T. w
tbs, 103 Highland street. South ron'
land, Wednesday, Sept. oath. N
eral of her relatives and friends ~
present, and many cards and lew.
were received, Miss Powers ~
ben cared for by Mrs. Curtis lot
eraI weeks and has gained 20
WALKS about the house and out ~
the piazza. Her right wrist ana "
were broken and she was other"~
badly hurt.