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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-30
Cold snap Serious

What many of the older inhabitants
claim to be the coolest snap In
years suddenly came to an end Mon
day night. but leaving In its wake
many hundreds OF dollars damage in
the twin town, in the line Of broken
pipes and other plumbing. The
plumbers were called from their beds
early Sunday morning and were kept
on the jump all day and far into the
night.
Monday they worked all day. and
one concern who was doing the work
On the Blethen house was obliged to
work all Monday night in order to
get water circulating throughout the
hotel. The new Chandler block sur
fered to some extent from frozen
pipes as did the Spraeue block, and
scores Of private dwellings,.
Samuel Norton, one Of the local
grocerys. who has been In business
q years in one building said Monday
that the interior was the coolest he
had ever seen 1t.
c. r. Douglass returned Monday
from Waterville where he has been
for several days.
Baxter Drawn has installed a radio
in his home.
Myles Anterior Is home for q few
days. returning from business trip
In Penobscot county.
Miss Rena Badger Of GuiIford pass
ed the week end In town with friends.
Miss Navy Schofield OF Gullford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-30
Mrs. Doe Fries Eggs
In Deep Mazola-
Read Her Letter:
Corn Products Refining Co. s.5s
Corn Products Refining Co.
New York
Read Her Letter:

Gentlemen:
r AM only glad to praise Mazola because can do
it honestly. find Mazola best for frying oysters and
CLANS 1t browns them quickly without burning.
fry eggs in deep Mazda They puff up like turn
overs and have new TASTE
make delicious salad dressing with Mazda, lemon
juice to TASTE celery, salt and paprika.
Mazda does away. with that peculiar odor in fried
food and leaves greasy taste. prefer Marcia for
all cooking purposes because Mazda is sweet clean
and effective.
(sgned) MRS. F. e. DOE
ira r. Ell
Street.
N H
This . Of 30 letters
chossa from hum
dreds personally
England Women
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-30

town. besides boy and girl who died
in childhood. The funeral will he
held Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
from the residence of her son. Steward
Webb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-30

This . oes Of 30 letters
Chosen from many hum
drsds personally loriftsn
By NssD England Women
Evening star., 1924-11-09

candidate, has been postponed" and
the purchasers of tickets will be re-
turned the money paid for them by
James r. Baker, chairman Of the
ticket committee, according to an an
nouncement today.
The announcement said "a called
meeting of all the Democratic clubs
was held in the Southern Building last
night to decide as to whether they
were to hold a national Democratic
Evening star., 1924-11-09

is fixed at 81 years and it's headquar-
ters are In Paris.
The soiree will begin at 8 o'clock
and will include French playets,
songs in costumes, monologues, etc.
At $50 a dance will begin
The patronesses for the occasion are
Mrs. Hugh 8. Cumming, Mrs. A. Gar
rison McClintock, Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe, Mrs. Charles Wood. Mrs. Err
nest Bicknell, Mrs. Ernest Greenwood,
Evening star., 1924-11-09

ing room, library and recreation room
for the orphans of the war in France.
The soiree is being organized by
Nine. Blanche J. Bimot, a member of
the faculty of Western High School
and one of many supporters in Wash
ington Of the Orphelinat des Armees,
an organization founded in 1914 for
the protection of orphans of the war
when family resources are INSULT
cient. The duration of the organization
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Charleston, S. c. Milwaukee report.
ed the only decrease, amounting to
per cent. Figures for Washington
We're not included in the list made
public today.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Mrs. Frances Walker and Miss Fannie
Food Costs Boosted

Retail food prices increased in 19
out OF 21 cities during the month
ending October 10. according to fig
urss made public by the Labor De-
partment yesterday. The highest in
crease, 3 per cent, was reportei for
Evening star., 1924-11-09

In Chelsea, Mass, a space Of I
acres is devoted to what is said ia
be the largest junk market in tie
world.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
DAVIS BANQUET DROPPED.
Democratic Clubs Postpone Tribute
to National Leader.

The banquet to be held in four
hotels here on the night of November
Is by the Davis-Bryan Progressive
Club in honor of John w. Davis, the
defeated Democratic presidential
Evening star., 1924-11-09

banquet here on November 25, as
had been planned. After due con-
sideration it was put to the vote
and decided that the banquet would
be postponed and that the chairman.
Mr.. Baker. would return, by check. all
money for tickets that had been pur-
chased"
Evening star., 1924-11-09
PLAN SOIREE FRANCHISE,

Dance to Be Given at Washington
Club to Aid Orphans.
A soiree Franchise will be given
at the Washington Club the night OF
November 81, for the purpose Of rails
ing funds to equip a dormitory, din.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

If you need work, read the want
columns of The Star.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Melon Will Be Popular

A new type of melon called the
Texas honey ball, which is cross
between the Texas cannonball canta-
loupe and the California honeydew
melon, will be found in the markets
this year. The melon is almost per-
fectly round in shape, and averages
five inches in diameter About $500
acres of the melons have been plant
ed. Under favorable conditions, 1850
carloads should be produced. The
meat Of the new honeyball melon is
similar in texture to that of the honey
dew, one and one-half inches thick,
and is covered by smooth, thin rind,
fairly well netted. The chief merits
of the melon are its shipping qualities
and its flavor. Shipments can be
made without refrigeration to any
part of the United States that can be
reached within two weeks. The melon
is not susceptible to damage from
bruises caused by ordinary handling.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Bringing Up Baby

Six-year-old Walters patience was
at, an end. Mother" he demanded,
don't you want baby sister to be a
good wife when she grows up?"
"Of course, l do. dear"
"Well. then, why don't you start
her right? You keep giving her my
playthings just because she's a girl
an littler'n me, but you're a lot lit
tern daddy, an yet every night when
he comes home you jump up out of
the armchair an get his slippers and
his magazine an everything"
Before his surprised mother could
frame a reply, Walter swooped down
and tore his favorite toy from the
hands of the screaming baby.
"She'll be turrible wife if we don't
begin to train her." was his parting
shot as he strobe from the room, his
treasure under his arm.-Boston
Transcript.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Woman Arrested in
Ft. Lee Connected
With N. Y. Crime

Irene Haggerty 20 years old, of 312
East Forty-second street, New York
city, was committed to the Hacken-
sack Jail recently by Recorder Will
liam J. Ennis for a ten day term in
default of paying a $25 fine.
The woman was charged with being
intoxicated and while at the Fort Lee
police station revealed certain infor-
nation linking her with the murder
of Patrolman Neville of the New York
police department in an affray that
occurred several years ago in the
freight yards at Tenth avenue and
Fifty-sixth street, New York city.
A man named Hoey is now serving
twenty year sentence in Sing Sing
prison in connection with the case
The police declare that the woman
was seen with Hoey and man known
as "the Swede" on the night of the
shooting.
The New York police have been
searching for the woman ever since.
In company with Sergeant Joseph
Rosenstengel of Fort Lee, New York
detectives visited the prisoner at the
Hackensack Jail, but she refused to
divulge any further information.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Human, Head or Stone?
Scientists to Decide

Whether a skull-shaped silica stone,
unearthed at Canton, Ohio, is the head
of an infant of 10000 years ago or
decided by recognized anthropologists,
members of Canton's medical fraterni-
ty have indicated
The stone, center of an interesting
word war among medical authorities in
Canton, was unearthed by J. ]. Paris,
proprietor Of gasoline filling station,
when he was excavating preparatory
to erecting an air tank. Paris says he
has refused an offer of $500 made by
a physician for his find.
If the stone is declared to be the
petrified head of an infant of prehis-
toric time, new light may be thrown on
the mystery of the race of men who in
habited the American continent gen.
erations before the Indians, since, it is
said, no find has dated back that far.
The skull, if it be one, is unlike that
of modern men. 1t is flat, long and
narrow. 1t gives the impression of
having been crushed by two opposing
forces.
In weight Il does not exceed five
pounds. The length from front to back
is about seven inches, the width about
three and half inches, and the
thickness about three inches. The gen.
eral shape is oval.
Deep down in the mouth cavity,
those who believe it to be petrified
head point out, is the vestige of a
tongue. In the lower part Of the
mouth, where the teeth of human
would be, there are faint impressions,
as of tooth marks. There is a small
hole at the rear of the base of the
stone.
AS one looks at the stone, the posi-
bility Of it being petrified head
grows in ones mind, those who have
examined it say.
On the left cheek there is an inden-
tation that resembles fossilized bone.
This point has been the subject of
many debates on the part of the ply
sicians who have examined the stone.
Belief that the stone may be the
work of man of long ago is general
ly discredited by the doctors, who point
out that man would have made the
carving more regular and not in the
"crushed" style
Palisadian., 1924-10-10

PROMISE OF STILL HIGHER TAX.
ES. The time has long passed when
the people should hold their tongue
on this question Of taxation. They
should remain silent no longer on gov.
ernment expenditures. They have
been far too patient already and
should now arouse themselves and do
it in no uncertain tones. 1t is their
time to speak. Having expense after
expense loaded on them; salaries of
office-holders raised and raised until
good government is actually involved
in these practices over which few
have spoken in protest because no
protest in the borough of Fort Lee
no matter if as loud as fog horn
would be heard by those in power.
No imperial government was ever
more autocratic than those little bor-
ough municipalities of New Jersey.
Those in Office are defiant of every
approach. Any effort to probe into
affairs is sure to result in a white
wash and at outrageous cost. The
effort to ferret out any borough prob
lem makes for more and more entan-
clement. THE HIGH COST OF GOV
ERNMENT HAS DEFEATED ALL
ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL
FACILITIES and fiat decline has
come to any appeal for much-needed
high school building and an urgent
demand for improved facilities in the
Palisade public school, as we'll as
Coytesville. The danger point has
long since been reached and the dan
ger signals are out. The Palisade
avenue debauch of public monies was
a Belshazzar feast at which the hand
writing on the wall blaZed forth :
THIS THING MUST STOP! There is
deep feeling on this whole thing-a
deep sense of wrong And if the tax
payers do not want it to continue, let
them go forth with hosannas and
shout it down under a snow storm
of ballots with moi" on each one.
NOW, GOOD PEOPLE, EXERCISE
YOUR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AND
CIRCULATE A PETITION FOR
COMMISSION WHERE SALARIES
ARE MEAGRE AND WHERE EFF.
CIENCY MINUS GRATING POLL
TICS IS THE WATCHWORD AND
WHERE YOU WILL SEE YOUR
TAX BILLS LOWERED TO PROPER
STANDARDS. YOU KNOW YOUR
FAITH IS ALL GONE IN THE
PRESENT GOVERNMENT.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
VOTE DOWN The SALARY
CRAB IN FORT LEE
Continued from page 1

seek to remove these things that have
caused people to think.
What history it all makes!
The Sentinel, ever alert to get in
on the ground floor, will probably ap-
prove the new plan. 1t was the SEN
tinel which disapproved Commission
government and damned it from Dan
to Beersheba as more costly than any
other kind of government, which was
a lie, as a statement, and said the
borough would be ruined under Com
mission by extra costs. Too bad that
the Commission petition was not
drawn right and failed to get before
the people on vote.
And now what?
The whole borough is going to get
a wheeze on costs, it will long remem-
her if it doesn't halt in it's tracks and
put this new iniquitous plan down.
THE PALISADIAN BELIEVES OF
FICERS SHOULD BE PAID and has
always said so. But it does not be-
lieve in graft and political rotten
ness and has always said that.
That the present system is rotten
and awry any thinking man knows
1t is true as Gods sun shines! There
have been so many Jobs put over that
they smell to heaven. They have
been named too many times to need
further mention here, This writer
has never subscribed to the doctrine
of defense put out by those who think
there would be complaining anyhow,
no matter what hte form of govern
ment. That is all nonsense. What
the people want is lower taxes and
THEY NOW HAVE ONLY THE
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
For Your Amusement
No Extras" in the
Valentino Picture

There are no so-called ''extras" in
Monsieur Beaucaire." Forrest Hal
sey, who adapted the Booth Tarking
ton story to the screen, has given al
most every one of the large number
of characters in the picture "bits" to
play, which have a distinct bearing
upon the story. This marks new
departure in the making of motion
pictures containing an exceptionally
large cast as heretofore the policy has
generally been one of having groups
of players serving merely as back
ground for the star and featured play
ers. In giving the reasons for this un-
usual procedure, Mr.. Halsey said
In Monsieur Beaucaire' most of
the action of the story takes place at
the court of Louis XIV. of France, and
in Bath, England, the favorite resort
of English nobility. The nobility de-
picted in the picture are almost all
real characters who had hand in the
making of history. And because we
are trying to make this picture as his
torically correct as possible we found
it advisable to portray the more i'm
portant incidents in the lives of these
interesting people so that the differ
ent turn of events in the story could
be more easily understood. It is in
the portrayal of these important in
cidents that so many people in the
cast received bits to do which requir-
ed real acting ability, so the use Of
extra was out of the question"
This picture will be shown at the
Grant-Lee theatre on next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10

to the girl who has made the best
progress in the home economics
course in school and who is best fit
ted to take her place in the home~and
the community.
Mayor Marini was the speaker of
the afternoon on the subject of What
the Womans Club Can Do in the Com
munity."
Some much needed information was
gained as d result of the questions
which the members of the club civic
department asked the mayor, such as
the cleaning of vacant lots, ordinance
against dumping on these lots and
other similar questions.
In his talk the mayor explained the
matters of taxation in the borough,
the phenomenal growth of which in
wolves much higher expenditure for
roads, sewerage, ETC., representing an
increase of 200 per cent over 1919.
In the state the cost of operation
has increased 2S7 per cent, in the
counties So per cent and in the schools
of the state 108 per cent.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
FORCED SHARK TO
CARRY HIM ASHORE
Pearl Diuer Rode Monster
and Lived to Tell 1t.

There Is a remarkable shark story in
Mr.. Frederick OBrien's "Atolls of the
Sun" An old pearl diver, addicted to
rum, named Huri-Huri, was diving in
the lagoon of Rangiroa, and native
thus describes his experience:
He was all alone in his canoe, and
was in deep water. He had gone down
several times, and had in his canoe
four or five pairs of shells. He looked
again and saw another pair, and
plunged to the bottom. He had the
shells in his sack and was leaving the
bank when he saw, just above him,
shark so big that, as he said, it could
have bitten him in half as a man eats
a banana. The shark thrust down its
nose toward Huri-Huri, and he took
out his shells and held them against
the beast. He kept it's nose down for
half a minute, but then was out of
breath.
He was about to die, he believed,
unless he could reach the air without
the shark following him. He threw
himself on the sharks back and put
his hands in the fish's gills, and so
stopped or partly stopped the sharks
breathing. The shark did not know
what to make of that, and hurried up
ward, headed for the surface by the
diver. Huri-Huri was afraid to let go
even there, because he knew the mao
would turn on him and tear him to
pieces. But he took several long
breaths in the way diver understands
and still held on, and tore the sharks
breathing places.
Now the shark was angry and puZ-
zled, and so rushed to the bottom again,
but with the man on his back. The
shark had not been able to enjoy the
air at the top because he breathes wa
ter and not air Huri-Huri closed his
gill openings, and piloted him, and so
he came up again and again descend
ed. BY pulling at the gills the sharks
head was brought up and he began to
rise. All the time, Huri-Huri was
thinking hard about God and his own
evil life. He knew that each second
might be his last one in life, and he
prayed. He thought of Iona (Jonah),
who was saved out of the sharks
belly in the sea, when Christ was born,
and he asked Iona to help him.
Up and down they went for half an
hour, the sharks blood pouring out
over Huri-Huri's hand as he, minute
after minute, tore at the gills. Now he
could direct the shark any way, and
often he guided him toward the beach
of the lagoon. The shark would swim
toward it, but when he felt the shallow
water would turn. But after many
minutes, the shark had to stay on top
altogether, because he was too far
gone to dive, and finally Huri-Huri
steered him right upon the sand. Huri-
Huri fell off the mao tshark) and
crawled up farther, out of reach of
him. The fish could barely move his
tail when the watchers on the shore
reached it, and every bit of skin was
rubbed off the divers body, for the
sharks body is as rough as file, but
the diver lived to become a deeply re-
ligious man.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
WOMEN'S CLUBS OF PALISADE AND
CLIFFSIDE PIX. HOLD OCT. MEETINGS;
MAKE PLANS FOR 1924-25 SEASON
Continued from page 1

Mayor Marini stated that the cost
in our town per capita, based on the
1920 population, is $24 in 1924, but as
the population has greatly increased
to something like 10000, the cost
would be much less than that, or $13
per capita. In Fort Lee 1t is $35; in
Bogota $31, towns about like ours. He
also stated that ours is the fastest
growing town in the county and our
county is the fastest growing one in
the state and that it has been said
that our state is the fastest growing
one in the Union.
Following the mayors address Miss
Virginia Chetwood gave a talk about
tuberculosis seals, explaining the
work now done by the Bergen County
tuberculosis Association, keeping
after the official bodies of the towns,
etc.
For the work this year of securing
the funds by mail through the club
Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Sears, Mrs. Leopold,
Mrs. Ahearn and Mrs. Conroy volun-
teered their aid.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Benefit Dance Tonight

On Friday night of this week, Oc-
tober 10, there will be benefit dance
given in Epiphany Hall on Knox ave-
nue., Grantwood, under the auspices
of the Holy Name Society. This is a
worthy charity, to assist member
who has been incapacitated for work
a number of months, having large
family to support. Father Ferretti
has kindly donated the hall and no
tickets have been issued, but an ad-
mission fee of fifty cents will be
charged at the door and refreshments
served during the evening.
The music for the evening has been
donated through one of the members
and is of the finest, being one of
Mayor Hylan's bands that played in
Central Park during the summer.
In addition to this marvellous band,
the Irish Pipers from Englewood will
entertain during the evening.
The Epiphany Circle ladies have
agreed to furnish and serve the re-
freshments to assist in this worthy
charity.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Great Sermon

Jack and Jim, two small boys, had
been bribed by a fond grandmother
with a promise Of two helpings of
mince pie and any other delicacies
they might wish If they would go to
church with her.
After the services Jack was intro
duced to the minister and said polite
ly: "Mr. Longwind, 1 sure am thank
full to you for that sermon"
"And how is that, my boy?" asked
the gratified pastor, while grandma
beamed.
"Well, you see, Jim bet me your
sermon wouldn't last more'n three
quarters of an hour, an you let it
last forty-eight minutes. So / won
his knife and I'm awful grateful to
YOU"
Palisadian., 1924-10-10

named, is a five-foot bullsnake, whose
home is on the terraces at Mammoth
Hot Springs. He has often been seen,
for bullsnakes are harmless and rat
tiers do not exist in Yellowstone park.
However, he was recently observed in
his own home den, which is in cave
in hot spring crater. The hot water
has long since ceased to flow from
this place, but hot gases and steam
still issue through the opening. The
dwelling, in spite of its suggestion of
the internal, seems to agree with
Slim, for he is sleek and in good con.
ditiOn.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
The Alaskan" At
Keith's Capitol

Thomas Meighan in James Oliver
Curwoods great story of the frozen
north, "The Alaskan" is the featured
photoplay for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week at B. F. Keith's
Capitol Theatre, Bergenline avenue
at Fourth street, Union Hill.
There is plenty of punch, action and
thrill in this outdoor picture, with one
of the finest stars of the screen in the
leading role. 1t smacks of the days
when hardy adventurers- rushed across
the continent and made their way to
the frozen gold fields of Alaska. There
is snappy love story as basis for
the production.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Flashlight Saves Boys

Three Racine (Wis) youths, Sidney
Burman, Howard Default and Marvin
Nelson, owe their lives to an electric
pocket flashlight They left Racine
one afternoon recently for Milwaukee
aboard naval reserve cutter A storm
came up, the cutter turned turtle and
the three clung to it for three hours.
Then, one of them pulled out his fash
light and began flashing a distress sig
nal. A nearby United States coast
guard station picked up this signal
and rescued the boys
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Lillian Gish at State

Lillian Gish is starred in "The
White Sister," one of the screens
greatest successes, which is now play
ing at B. F. Keith's State Theatre, Ber-
genline avenue at Fourth street, Union
Hill. 1t is a romance of the old world
that has made a decided impression
on all who have seen it.
There is a wonderful love story as
the basis of the plot, and Lillian Gish
makes the hit Of her career in the
leading role. She was acclaimed by
critics throughout the country as one
of the greatest of actresses after they
saw her in "The White Sister"
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Crater Is Snakes Home

A short time ago government natu-
ralists in Yellowstone park discovered
a pair Of bluebirds nesting in a geyser
crater. Now they have turned up
snake that lives in steam-heated
cave. Slim. as ho his hNon nick.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
The Eson of ENGLAND

John Gay, the English poet and
playwright, whose work, "The Beg
gar's Opera" is still popular, is called
the "Esop of England" from his de-
lightful book of fables published in
1927. He also wrote "Black-Eyed
Susan"
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
More PLAY in Small Towns

More toys are sold in cities of 25,-
600 or less population than in larger
places and a greater number of games
and puzzles are used west Of the Mis-
sissippi than east of it.
Palisadian., 1924-10-10
Spread of Freedom

The cause of freedom is identified
with the destinies of humanity, and in
whatever part of the world it gains
ground, by and by it will be a COM
mon gain to all who desire it.-Kos-
suth.