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Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20
Santa Kept Busy
BV the YOUNGSTERS

Unpleasant weather could not keep
Santa Claus away from his little
friends and he passed a very day
yesterday when the children flocked
around him and followed him around
the streets all day. Now that the
snow has come Santa expects to be
able to ride around town in his sleigh
so that the sick kiddies can see him
from their window. He has been kept
very busy reading the letters which
the children are sending in and so
far has been able to fill all the wants.
He Is looking forward with much
pleasure to meeting all Of the kiddies
at the moving picture show which he
and Manager McDermott are giving
at the Opera House Monday morning
at $50. He says the program will
consist Of Charlie Chaplin in "a
Days Pleasure" and an Our Gang
comedy. Just Kids" Professor
Lukenheimer direct from the British
Isles with a real Punch and Judy
show. assisted by Santa Claus Is
sure to delight the youngsters.
Small children may oe accompani-
ed by a parent or guardian. After
the show Santa Claus will present
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20
CHURCH NOTICES

First Baptist, Rev. c. e: Young:
1890. Christmas sermon, "The Angel
Song at Bethlehem" Fred Bates Will
hearsal of evening exercises: z, con-
cert, .iChristmas Glory" and tableau
of the Manger Scene.
Middle street Methodist Episcopal
church, Rev. Henry Otto Megert min.
lister: 1890 A. NJ, preaching service
sermon topic. 1.-THE Christmas Mes
sage" anthem by chorus choir: church
school, 11.45 A. NJ: Epworth League.
6.15 p. NJ At the evening service at Z
O'Clock the Christmas cantata FOL
lowing the STAR will be rendered. A
cordial welcome to all.
ST. Matthews church. Rev. Rush W.
D. Smith rector Fourth Sunday in Ad-
vent): Holy communion. A. NJ;
litany. holy eucharist and sermon.
1890 A. NJ; church schools. 11.&5 A. NJ.
Christmas Day: Holy eucharist and
sermon, s A. NJ. Further notices later.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

William Green. secretary treasurer
of United Mine Workers of America,
Is unanimously elected president of
American Federation of Labor, sue
ceeding the late Samuel Gompers.
Kid Mcoy. former pugilist. testify
ing in his own defense in Los Ange-
les court. denies he killed Mrs. There
ga w. Mors and tells of her death,
which he said was suicide.
Motions for a new trial Of Willett-
Sears damage suit in which $1O,534,
109 verdict was rendered by jury In
Dedham. Mass. are filed by counsel
for the two Boston banking firms In :
volved.
A. f. Sartain, deposed warden OF
Atlanta federal penitentiary. is in
licted by federal grand jury for ac-
ceptance Of bribes from prisoners.
Professor Emeritus Henry I. Wells
noted chemist, dies at New Haven
Conn.
French foreign Office denies it will
attempt the prosecution of Vincente
Blasco Ibanez, Spanish author, for
lese majesty against the king OF
Spain.
Abnorrnally cold weather over
spreads western sections of the ,coun
try, disrupting communications in
the middle west and causing many
deaths.
Fritz Haarmann Hanover Ger
inany) butcher is sentenced to death
with an accomplice there for the
murder Of 26 persons.
South Hadley. Mass, Dec. 19.-The
crossword puzzle az an academic re-
quirement has been announced to the
freshmen at Mount Holyoke College.
Prof. Helen Griffith Of the department
Of English has instructed students to
hand in. before the end of the semes-
ter. q crossword puzzle based on the
new words learned in the course. The
test is intended principally as an fndi-
cation Of the value Of the course in
increasing student vocabularies.
|. New York. Dec. 1s.--American bank
ers today completed negotiations for a
loan OF S10.00o.0o0 TO the Krupp Works
Of Germany. which will be placed on
the market next week in the form of
five-year notes. The transaction will
mark the first public offering of Ger
man Industrial securities here since
the war. The loan to the famous for
mer munitions plant. known as the
fried krupp Atkin Gesseischaft. !"
will be secured by a pledge of mer-
chandise. The syndicate handling the
financing II headed by Goldman. Sachs
4. Co and fue1udea KIefnwort Sons 4
Co. Of London.
Cleveland. Ohio. Dec si9.--The Auro-
RI (Iil) Grand Circuit Association will
be given dates next year heretofore
awarded TO Windsor. Ont. is was an.
nounced here today. Application for
membership and q check for q fran
chise were received several days ago.
= Wilmington. Del, Dec. 1g-Mrs.
Osborne Cutler W9od today announ-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20
Plans to Abandon
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lien mortgage to secure bonds to be
issued under suitable restrictions for
additions and improvements. There
will be issued approximately $13,-
OOO, 900 seven per cent prior prefer
ence stock, preferred as to dividends
and cumulative after July /, 1925;
also approximately $36,500,000 z per
cent preferred stock. cumulative al
ter July /, 1927; and preferred as to
dividends and assets next after the
prior preference stock and $4S,00O.-
coo common stock.
Exchange Of. bonds: each Boston
and Maine bond issue (except bonds
owned by the United States) to re-
ceiye new tonds bearing present in
terest rate to and including July ]
of the year Of present maturity, and
4 per cent to q new maturity date 20
wears thereafter. (Example-4 la
per cent issue due May Il, 1928. to
receive new bonds with coupons at
tn, rate of 1-e per cent to and In
Guiding July /. 1928. cnd per cent
thereafter until due date. May !.
Is4s).
United States Approximately $4S,-
oO0, ,000) to receive general mortgage
bonds bearing q reduced rate OF IN
terest, maturing $5.0oo.0o each jan
uary I, 1870 to 1.ls inclusive. These
bonds to be callable.
Exchange of stocks: It Is to the in
terest Of all owners Of first preferred
stock to consolidate the various cias.
ses. Therefore. classes A. b. c. d. e.
first preferred stocks win receive.
upon subscription at par to $ls or
new prior preference stock for each
share OF present stock. new per
cent preferred stock as follows: class
A-present dividend rate per cent
s shares Of new per cent for each
shares now owned; class B-pres-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20
Death Well Known Suroeon

Nashua. n. H.. Dec 19--Dr Herb
ert l.. Smith. past president OF the
New Hampshire Medical Assoc iat tion
and at one time president of the New
Hampshire Surgical Club, died here
suddenly tonight. Death was said to
have resulted from heart disease.
DR.. Smith was assistant superin-
tendent and acting superintendent OF
the Boston City hospital In 1887 and
was professor OF surgery at the Bos-
ton Dental college from 1889 until
when he came to Nashua. He was
connected in various capacities with
the Boston ity hospital at different
times as surgeon. lie was n graduate
of Dartmouth and the Harvard Med
ical School. :
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

each child with big bag Of delicious
candy and popcorn. This is not only
for Gardiner children. but children
from miles around are welcome and
Santa wishes to meet each one per-
'sonally. All letters 10 Santa Claus
may be left at the Gardiner Kenne-
bee Journal office, where Santa has
private box.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

The Gardiner Girls club has offer
ed the use of their rooms In the Bail
ey Building in Depot Square to the
Merchants association to be used as
a rest room during holiday shopping
rush. Beginning Monday morning
these rooms will be open to the fem
mime shopping public as a place
where they can make their head
quarters, leave their bundles, get
warm, etc. 1t is expected that there
will be a lady there 10 make them
welcome,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

The members Of the Junior AuXil-
larry to st. Matthew'S church were
entertained Friday afternoon at the
home Of the Misses Helen and Sarah
Fuller. Winthrop street. The chief
business of the afternoon was the re-
hearsal Of the play that Is soon to be
given by the young people. After
the rehearsal there was a general
good time. A novelty tree was a
feature of the occasion. Refreshments
were served by the hostesses.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Boxes have been placed in various
stores along Water street for contri-
buttons for the Christmas dinner for
the needy Of the city. The need is
urgent and it Is hoped that the res
ponse may be generous.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

ced that she was separated from her
husband. son Of Major General
Leonard Wood, and that she would
institute divorce proceedings. She
said she had not decided where or
when the suit would be started and
did not "''r' to disclose the grounds
vi IN which 1t would lie based.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Lee Hescock arrived. home Fri
day on the afternoon train to pass
the Christmas holidays with his
parents. He is freshman ct the
University OF Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Miss Delphene Andrews ;,rrived
home Friday morning from the Uni
versity of Maine for the Christmas
holidays. " =,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20
HalloWell Local News

Mice Alma Perkins is at home ZOE
the Christmas holidays.
Mics Helen Quinn Of Water'''ie ''
.,a cuest Of her mother.
.. ouinn's Drug Store@AdV.
frank Malcolm is working at 'he
State garage.
,,,.. Iulia Thurber is slightly I'M
proved. -
Auca stevens Is at home iro"
New London. Conn.
Calvin Hutchinson is a' "
from the U! OF NJ.
Kiss Irene Lerette !; ,,.;nel 81 ho"e
from the University OF Ma
Rev. stanley Manning will lal, prsaSs s'n.
at the universalist churcn nsA. =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. William Bushey, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bushey and son, Ar
thur Of Madison are visiting Mrs.
Ella Foster, Temple street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Miss Frances Fuller, freshman at
the University of Maine, is at home
for a short vacation. -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

At z O'Clock this Saturday evening
st the Cniversalist church there will
be a rehearsal for the musical parts
in the Christmas pageant.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

William johnson of Westbrook
Seminary comes home today for the
Christmas recess.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

An parents who have children to
be christened at the Universaliss
church will find the vestry open. The
christening service will be held at II
o'clock
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Worcester. Mass. Dec. 19-Georgs
Kid Lee of Worcester, New England
lightweight champion. dccisively de-
feated Jimmy Cox of Athlone, Ireland,
in their ten round bout tonight. The
title was not at stake.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

day morning. He is State superin-
tendent of Universalist churches.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Mrs. James White and children Of
Dorchester. Mass. are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Cole. ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

DR.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Cole and son
Archie have eturned from o several
days visit in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Sanford Hutchinson is moving his
family to the George Pratt house at
Loudon Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Selden Pearce Is expected home
today from Orono for the Christmas
holidays.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20
GARDINER

The vestry Of christ church Will
meet in the study Sunday at IL
o'clock. Members please take notice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Princeton. n. j.. Dec. 19-St. Paul's
school defeated Princeton freshmen
by score of TO 0 in hockey game
here tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Campbell Of
Skowhegan are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Valentine Brann.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Miss Elsie Malcolm Is visiting her
cousin, Evelyn Malcolm in Gardi-
ncr.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Bowden was a recent visi-
No Mrs. r. E. Libby Of Rock
visiting in Hallowell.
sssaarlotte Johnson is expected
assport. Conn.,, today.
ai " Wright of Bangor is the
' William Wright. Loudon
sa = Mrs. George verril of
Si.aSS,. =, H. are guests Of HALO
ssss ssstons and past patrons
a sselebrated last evening by
\ sssssssrc ssesr Chapter. 8. E. S. Four us
nnm ss ~ were invited to the
taus and responded by send
"a s Ons ms A fine banquet was
q ss,s:so Jewels were pre.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20
NEWS BRIEFS

William Green. secretary-treasurer
OF United Mine Workers of America
Is unanimously elected president of
American Federation of Labor. sue
ceedipg the late Samuel Gompers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

= Wilmington. Del. Dec. 1o--Mrs.
Osborne Cutler WQod today anuoun-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. s19.-The Auro-
ra (II1) Grand Circuit Association will
be given dates next year heretofore
awarded TO Windsor. Ont. II was an
nounced here today. Application for
membership and q check for q fran
chise were received several DAYS age. !.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Kid Mcoy. former pugilist. testify
Ing in his own defense in Los Ange-
les court, denies he killed Mrs. There
ga w. Mors and tells of her death,
which he said was suicide.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Motions for a new trial of Willett-
Sears damage suit in which $1O,534,
109 verdict was rendered by jury In
Dedham. Mass, are fled by counsel
for the two Boston banking firms In :
volved.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-12-20

Rev. Stanley Manning WI. axt Sun-
at the Universalist cnu[cn A
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-13

berly beautiful interiors I remember
Of old.
Leaving the Kremlin gate, l saw
long lines of marching citizens with
scarlet banners and buntings, with
portraits Of Lenin and Marx, and texts
and slogans, pouring in from all direc-
tons and massing for great demon
stration march. My way lay with
theirs, SO / paralelled them on the
sidewalk. Companies of soldiers,
companies Of workers, Of women, of
students, of Young Pioneers, school
and gymnasium groups, down to the
smallest tots, who marched as valiant
ly as their elders through the hot sun
and the long hours. In front of the
Comintern, where an official group
was gathered on high balcony, each
company halted for salutes and
"yells', for like our own youths, each
group has its yell. 1 dropped out for
awhile and had lunch at small cafe,
and when l came out, they they were
still passing. On they went, past the
Moscow Soviet, where the saluting
and yelling was repeated, while the
bands played continuously the Inter
national" Long ranks of mounted
troups passed, blocks of them; each
time though the end had come, more
swung into sight around the bend of
the street. Finally, I gave up my re-
view of the Labor parade and went
home to rest, while they seemed to go
on endlessly,-and hope this is sym
bolical-in their great demonstration
against Capitalist war.
This morning, in an aimless ramble,
l skirted the walls of the Kremlin in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-13
By Anna Porter

the little terraced pains of the park
that surrounds them. The park-strip
was full of people but most of them
were occupied, in leisurely way.
Children played about under the trees.
The long grass and weeds had just been
cut with the traditional sickle, and
students and young intellectuals lay
about reading or discussing with open
books. 1t had restful withdrawn
atmosphere, very pleasant in contrast
with the confusion Of the streets; for
everywhere / go,-in the streets, the
shops, the offices and bureaus,-I feel
that things are out of order, and that
everyone is working evry hard to get
them in order again. The streets are
kept clean, nothing is really disor-
dered, find plan and system every
where, but there is the feeling you
have at home when the rugs are up
and the furniture moved into useless
corners and you sit on the chair-arms.
But you know it is getting into order,
and you don't mind for awhile. There
is sense of impermanence and tran
sition with clear object ahead. Mos
COW is getting into ORDER Russia is
getting into order,-you feel that
everywhere, in spite Of what seems
to be-and is-confusion.
A company of red soldiers, in dust
colored uniforms and peaked caps
with the army-star in front, and with
camping blankets slung across their
shoulders, have just passed by, sing
ing Justify, and in their wake a clear
ing thunder-shower is sweeping up the
street.
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NEW CULTURE

driven as l am for the enjoyment of
culture and wisdom" Culture YER
sus Life shall one day simply become
an apt phrase for denoting the colos-
sal mistakes of caste-rule. Hence
forth our ideal shall be a social de-
mocracy guided by a sociologic cul-
ture generously devoted to the discus
sion, analysis and solution of life's
daily problems. Lilies must be made
to bloom otherwheres than on dung
hills.
In the humanized tomorrow, no man
Of genius will repeat but with deep
humiliation those callous sentences
Of Oscar Wilde's:
1.-THE poor are poor creatures and
must be hewers of wood and drawers
of water. They are really the dung
hill out of which men of genius and
artists grow like flowers. Their func-
ton is to give birth to genius and
nourish it. They have no other raison
d'etre."
Haven't they?
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Continued from page ~
ceeding the proletarian-the Meta
physical, the Theological, the Linguis-
tic-were long-distance views of life.
Concrete aspects were overlooked as
insignificant; common life suffered
accordingly. Proletarian culture alone
is potent to make us realize the large
significance of common things. The
great lesson of Darwin's life work:
"The cumulative Importance of in
finitely little things" is also a true
basis for our Use-Culture. Bygone
cultures declared with contempt that
the toiler's life was an infinitely little
thing, but they knew not the cumula-
tive Importance of infinitely little
things! Hence their perverse bungl-
ing.
The Nouveau Regime is well on its
way. No longer shall it be legitimate
to assail Superior Brains with for
merly just condemnation: "tho We
boast an hundred wise ones amongst
we, what shall it profit me, too hard
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CONTINUED from previous issue)


How else should l have known some
nights ago that all over Moscow they
were celebrating the 10th anniversary
of the outbreak of war, with protest
meetings against the capitalist prepar-
atoms for the next outbreak. We
could not get tickets for the meeting
at which Trotsky spoke, but perhaps
there was no more interesting one
than that we did attend; meeting
of women delegates each represent
ing a group of 20, and accredited to
a permanent central body formed for
the purpose Of encouraging solidarity
among the workers. These women
filled the great white marble-or near
marble-pillared hall of the Moscow
Central Labor Council, formerly a
nobleman's club With the exception
of one man, all the speakers were wo-
men, among them a Chinese delegate
to the Red Trade Union International.
She spoke with the hardly suppressed
violence of voice and gesture, of the
woman still in subsection, while it
seemed to me that the others, how
ever impassioned, expressed a sense
of Observation-Disclosures of their class
rather than Of their sex, for the one
implies the other. After each address,
the band played few strains of the
international, all rising and in the
change Of attitude relaxing and rest
ing for the next address.
Suddenly the roll of drums was
heard without the door, and way was
made for a company of Young Pho
neers, boys and girls, with their gor-
geous red and gold banners and red
neck-kerchiefs. Down the isle they
marched to the roll of their own
drums, and up to the stage, where
they formed in two long lines across
it, while one of their number stepped
forward and spoke for them. Great
enthusiasm was shown for the little
band, for these young people are the
government pillars of the future. Two
hundred thousand of them there are,
enrolled thruout the country, with a
large membership in Moscow. Their
patchwork is BE prepared" and
they know very intelligently just what
they must be prepare for-to stand
for their class against the armed
threat of the capitalist world without.
Again the International, this time
sung by the whole audience thru
three long stxnzSs. have never heard
it so cheerfully sung. with no hint, in
the tone, Of the dismal and rebel
lious idea conveyed by the words;
rather, suggestion Of happy fulfill.
ment.
After a short intermission, the stage
was cleared for a children's perform
ance. A mixed group of boys and girls
from Homes and Trade Union schools
gave in song and dance, very beau
tifui Interpretation of the Carmag-
mole, which had to be repeated. A lit
tie play in dance and song was put
on by the Young Pioneers, called 1.-THE
Pioneers Dream" The preliminary
acting was spontaneous, and the dane
ing of flowers. butterflies, frogs, fish,
etc, pretty and amusing, but this part
might just as well have been any
where in America. Then came an eff
fectiVe drill; the bare-Iegged girls, in
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Letters From Moscow ,, Ann.

white blouses and short skirts carried
sickles at their hips, or large army
stars held high, the boys, stripped to
the waist, swung huge hammers over
their shoulders; and all went to work
with an energetic rythm. The whole
little company then gave a marching
drill in army fashion, with a great
deal Of snap. Finally a group of
young people, gathered from the fam
inc districts, from all sorts Of alien
races, gave songs in chorus from some
of their own music. Two young boys
sang together a strange barbaric
thing, with plaintive unfamiliar in
tervals. They were in charge of a
very unassuming leader, who led them
out and simply indicated when they
should begin, and then effaced him
self. l should have mentioned that
the children opened their program
with an artistically sung memorial
song for Lenin, whose huge portrait
hung behind them, decorated with
greens. Everywhere "Leninism" is
the conspicuous inspiration, and in
spite of Max Eastman, this is not
static conception; it's very essence is
flexibility.
About midnight, the International
again, and when we came out, keyed
up with the inspiration Of it all, we
found ourselves faced with an Amer
lean movie thrown high on the wall of
the building across the square. A
beautiful girl on horse back in a wild
country was being rescued from a low
browed villain by a handsome officer.
1t seems to be permanent free show,
and not having paid for it, you can
go on when you please without a
sense of extravaganza. Perhaps the
workers sit at the windows of their
club. and view it at ease.
They are run at much slower tenn
20 than our films. The next night as
l passed, the electric army star still
blazed above the labor temple and the
sickle and hammer above its door,
framed in scarlet bunting, and on the
film canvass they were throwing anti
war propaganda in cartoon and text,
while the great cobble-paved square
was filed with thousands, standing or
sitting cross-legged on the coolies, in
silent interest. And it is no pacifist
this anti-war protest, for
the watchword of the Workers Gov
eminent, like that OF the Young Pho
neers. and like that of every gov
eminent, but with more sincerity of
purpose, is BE prepared"
Yesterday, I just missed entrance
to the Lenin Mausoleum in the Red
Square, with contingent of CORES
pondents, to whom, with some nerve,
should have attached myself had
known in time. Every day at 5 P. M.
long lines of the devout assemble at
the doorway opposite, where permits
are given. Instead, was shown about
the Kremlin, (which is now difficult
of access) by Mrs. Fischer Of the
Children's Improvement Committee
whose Office is there in a beautiful
old 18th Century palace, and who sac
rificed her valuable time to go about
with me in the hot sun, and through
the state room of the palace. But alas,
| could not enter the proup of old
churches with their picturesquely-
massed domes and towers, whose SON.