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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-24


operation on President Ebert is de-
clared to have been successful.
President Ebert, born at Heidel-
berg in 1871, is the son of a tailor.
He attended tho public schools and
then learned the trade of harness
maker. His colorful career which
carried him to the presidency of the
German republic on February II,
1918. included newspaper editor, in
1ss& workmen's secretary in 1900;
member Of executive committe of the
Social Democratic party, 1908:
municipal counsellor Of Bremen and
member of the Reichstag, 1912. In
the following years he became the
leader Of both the Social Democratic
party and the Social Democratic
fiction in the Reichstag.
Just two days before the armistice
in the World war. on November 8,
1918, he took over the Office Of chan
cellor, when former Emperor Will
liam abdicated and fed. He held
that post until elected president Of
Germany by the national assembly
at Weimar.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-24
Fielding Starts Life
Term at ThOmastOn

;, roriand. Me-, Feb. 23-Charles
nenry Fielding, slayer Of Alphonse
vote Of Gorham on November 27,
oesan a sentence of life imprison-
m.nt ~ at hard labor at the state pris-
az Thomaston tonight. Warden
fsetsr ~ M ID. Eaton came to Portland
- l tne prisoner. Fielding appeared
= .ake his fate complacently.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-24
HEARING AT VAN
7. buren, MAR. Is ON
GRAND FALLS PLAN

New York, Feb. 23-The interna-
tional joint commission on boundary
waters representing Canada and the
United States, at Il special meeting
today, decided to hold a hearing at
Van Buren,, Me, March %, on the ap-
plication of New Brunswick to the
Dominion government for permission
to develop Grand Falls on the st.
John river.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-24
Confirm Humphrey
AS Member Federal
Trade Commission

~. washington, Feb. 23-The nomin-
ahon of William Z. Humphrey, for
mer representative from Washington,
y oe member Of the federal trade
Nommssion, was confirmed by the
senate today, after an hours discus
slon In executive session.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-24
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Tuesday mostly cloudy and cooler;
Wednesday generally fair; fresh
northwest and north winds becoming
southeast by Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-24
Mounting Difficulties
in Way Of Bridge Across
.Kennebec River at Bath
w ar Department in
Receipt of Remon-
strances Citing In
reference with
Shipping

Government Engineer Quoted
to Effect Such Protests
Would Be Considered in Pro-
posed Project at Shipping
City-Bath Citizens Not A
Unit on Question of Bridge
at That P0int-River Bot
tom Also Holds Problems
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-24
PRESIDENT EBERT

Berlin, Feb. 23-(By A. P.)-The
operation on President Ebert is de-
clared to have been successful.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
The Season Of Roses.

Here we are in rose time" said Mr..
Burbank and nothing has been ssid
about roses, And roses are pra ised by
poets md set TO music and have oeen
woven into every art.
II was afraid to begin, | said, Tor
] knew we would talk OF nothing else.
This queen Of Mowers would eclipse
all others and besides her court ladies'
had 10 be grouped first in the gar
den."
The scene Is well set. / think. "a Id
Mr.. Burba nix, and although this Ia
better month no enjoy roses than TO
plant them. yet il is the best time in
which TO plan rose ga rden. For only
now that they are in bloom can the
grower he sure just what he wants
and where he wants TO plant them.
What are the orthodox planting
dates?" ] asked.
I'm the North, early in March and
late in October and November. but
in the South they are planted a s early
as February and in California any
time from December to March when
they are dormant.
.'rhe rose beds might be planned
now and the lists made ont. with the
na mes of the different varieties; this
is q language by itself.
And roses are hsppiest by them
SELVES. They are sristocrats by nature
and dc NOT show their hest side II
obliged to nningie too closely with
other garden dweliers, They are a
Evening star., 1925-06-10
What ! TomorrowMeans to You
Gemini.
nv MARY BLAZE.

The unfavorab bile pla netary aspects
that prevail at the close OF today con
tinue until late tomorrow afternoon.
and conditions are so adverse that
careful absention from all that sayors
of forceful effort or radical enterprise
is recommended. Obligations of the
customary character must. of course
receive attention, but even in the dis.
charge of these. ii will be necessary
to avoid all impulsive action or speech.
If misundersta ndings and disagree.
ments are 10 be eliminated Later on
| the aspects assume an exceedingly be-
nign nature. but will he found more
active in an emotional than in a prac-
tical sense. and they will exercise a
potent effect on your social and home
life.
Excellent physical conditions are
foretold for the child born tomorrow.
! 1t will be practically immune to the
ailments that are generally peculiar to
infants, and develop. in later life. ab-
normal strength and exceptionally ro-
Dust health. 1t promises to be one of
those that will never grow old as. in
spite Of longevity. it will maintain a
youthful spirit and mien. Its dispo-
sition will always be cheerful and op-
tlmistfc. and radiate happiness and
1oviality wherever IL may be found.
1t will not be gifted with any degree
of abnormal intelligence but it's low
able cha haracteristics, combined with it's
charm of manner. will more than com.
pensate for absence of exceptional
ability.
IL tomorrow is your birthday, you
are conservative without being resc,
oh i0I frad I'd
precedent. and resent innovations or
change. although you are not so ex-
treme In your views as to merit the
term ldfashioned." You have al
ways been fond of study, and have
read. and still read, a great deal. One
of your chief pleasures is TO revel in
good literature. Your judgment, for
titled as 1t is. by a background Of ex-
perience. Is invariably sound. and YOU
never go off at ''half-cock." but care.
fully weigh and consider every propo.
sition that is submitted TO you.
You are proud. but not vain: very
careful of appeara noes. and devotee
Of convention, and all that II implies.
Although not prone to make friends
indiscriminately, you secure the re-
spect and loyalty of those you have.
Your home life is exceptionally happy,
as. although meticplously careful of
all that relates to you as an indi.
viduat, you are tolerant of others that
do not live by your standard
Well known persons born on this
date: Eli Thsyer. educator and in
ventor; Alexander B. Latta, inventor;
Orson ID. Mum, publisher; Augustus
n. Garland, Governor and Senator;
Eliphalet F. Andrews, artist: Arthur
Brooks, New York clergyman
fCopyrixht 1921
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Nutrition Nuggets.
Copyright. ls2b.)

A little care will make il possible
10 estimate the comparative nutritive
value of foods according to original
cost II You map out daily ration
for your family with the foods based
on a minimum cost. 1t is very easy to
practice making additions. when
making these additions you should
keep in mind that there is often
difference between the apparent cost
and the actual cost. Learn to dis
tinguish between these two.
Remember that growing boys and
girls between the ages of II and ma
turity need more food in proportion
than do their parents. For this rea-
son IL is not safe TO estimate the
needs of this sdolescent group by a
percentage of the adult requirements
II cost must be carefully curtailed.
we must stick tn the old ia Shioned
home cooked cereals: we must depend
largely on dried frnits for at least nine
months of the wear: we must make
frequent use Of skinned milk in cook.
ing; we must use msrgerin instead Of
| butter for avery one except. young
children and inValids: we must con-
slider dried vegetables. such as peas.
beans and lentils. as one of our most
| important food groups; we must learn
to make new and interesting cheese
dishes by way of meat substitute
These are a few OF the most impor-
tant considerations. --------
A fireless cooker will make Ii pos
sible to use the inexpensive cuts OF
meat and the dried vegetables in Sum
mertime Each OF these requires long
cooking to make IL palatabe and di-
gestible.
Except for those OF us who live on
the coast. lobster is luxury for
good part of the year. While it's meat
is coarse fiber and difficult to digest
for young children, q little care in
planning the meals will make IL pos.
sible to get the benefit of the vaIu-
able parts OF this shellfish Older
children who are sturdy and adults
will find value bic salts in the flesh OF
the lobster. Diets that are planned
for prevention OF goiter usually in
clude lobster.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

not to walk on their, neighhors
lawns. Not TO touch. MOI to speak.
Not TO throw sand Not to visit
Not to do anything. They had be
noaned the day they were born into
the folly OF believing that a home in
the suburb was home for children.
And then came real neighbor.
/ She lived 3 street down. so she was
about the last 10 receive the visiting
Youngsters. She invited them into
her lovely porch room. showed them
her pets, escorted them about the
garden, real garden. and then
walked home with them and called
on Mary. the first caller that had
crossed the threshold
Yes. know how IL feels. M
own children had TO be trained TO q
garden. I'm going TO help YOU with
these youngsters. Once they learn
about these things they will he all
right. Children are community in
terest. ] believe. and Wen all have to
help you and ourselves 10 live with
them"
Since then II isn't so bad.
MI Pslri will give DersonaI attention to
INQUIRIES from parents or school tascbers on
The care and development OF children. Write
him. IN care OF this psDer, inciosins self
addressed stamped envelope for recly.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

Paris as rather too extreme to meet
with success at present. And perhaps
they are right. However, the pendn:
lum is undoubtedly swinging gradually
but distinctly in that direction. or
rather gradually but surely the full
ness of the skirt is being showed far
ther and farther way from the front.
In many new evening frocks the fash
ion is sci forth more boldly. and there
- an inset gathered panel or apron
effect at the back.
Martial ct Armand of Paris is
spoken OF most often in connection
with this new silhouette. From this
house have come interesting little
frocks, short of skirt and quite wear.
able, that maintain the straight, slen.
der silhouette in spite of the gatherings
al the back. Coats, too. from Martial
ct Armand show fullness at the back
that is managed by means of an in
verted box pleat or skillfully arranged
goring. In every case the straight
slender line at the back continues
from the shoulder to the line of the
hips, or lower, before the fullness or
gathering appears.
tCopyriEht. la25.l
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Cucumber au Grstin.

Take three very small young GU
cumbers and peel them thin. Rub well
with salt. and then wash them and
boil quickly for twenty minutes in
boiling slightly salted water, and place
on napkin 10 drain. For the sauce:
Put into saucepan one tablespoonful
OF butter with one tablespoonful Of
-four, mix until smooth, then gradu-
suy add one gill of milk and one gin of
good cream. stir until boiling. then
add one gill NJ milk and one gill Of
good cream. stir until boiling, then
add a few drops Of lemon juice three
ia sblespoonfuls Of grated cheese. q dus,
of pa priks and cook for five minutes
Arrange the cucumbers on q silver
dish. pour the sauce quickly over and
serve.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
In THE GARDEN WITH BURBANK


little exclusive, perhaps, and are very
dainty and particular about standing
in wet soil-'roses do not like wet
feet
They love the early morning sun,
so If possible the rose garden should
be on southern or southeas stern slope
sheltered from harsh winds by trees.
hedges or buildings.
They seem to be exclusive only in
relation to other flowers and IL given
precedence and uDdisputed territory
they will bloom az thankfully on a
cottage wall as on a terraced garden.
The essentials OF rose growing are.
after all, little bit of good ground
little daily loving care-perhaps q
little cost. but they bear q harvest that
feeds the SOUL
How is one to make selection
from so many" 1 asked.
1T Is best to begin with only a few.
perhaps two or three dozen, and these
may be decided on by looking over
ones neighbors' fences. or by stroll
ing through nursery gardens nd by
long brooding over catalogues and
asking questions of ones rose friends.
The grower must first divide his
needs into asses, and make a list of
roses suita bic for different places and
purposes. For instance, there must be
a list OF climbing roses, trailing roses,
bush or bedding roses, standard or
tree roses. hedge roses, border roses
or roses grown in pots.
This list need not bewilder the be.
sinner; rather should he rejoice that
there Is rose for every need and
for every place in his garden.
He may have roses for cutting
climbing roses, to cover his srbors
trailing roses for his walls and rock
cries. stately little standard roses for
his walks. border roses for his rose
oeds. and when Winter comes there
are roses quite ready and willing to
live in pots within doors, while the
rest Of the family are snugiy covered
up outside
tcepyrisht Ia25.)
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Cherry Tim ba les.

Make a sirup with one cupfH OF
water and six hea ping "a ablespoonfuls
OF sugar by boiling them together
for 10 minutes. Stone three-uusrters
of pound of ripe cherries and cook
them in the boiling sirup for eight
minutes. drain them. and put them
aside. Meanwhile beat up four table
spoonfuls of butter with the same
quantity OF sugar to cream. When
well beaten. ado three well beat ten
eggs. beating the mixture well. then
sift in four hes spina tsblespoonfuls OF
hour with half q teaspoonful OF hak
Ing powder. Pour the paste into
small timbale molds previously well
buttered and houred. Bake them in
moderate oven for 20 minutes. Turn
out on a sieve Snd leave them to get
cold. Then SCOOP out the middle
from each To the depth of an inch
and half, trim them neatly and
brush them over with any kind of
jam that has heen dissolved over the
FIRE with little hot water.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
The Neighbors.

John and Mary began life In Nat
In the city When the children came
along they thought they must make
an effort TO get them into the country,
where they might grow up among the
green growing things. They ought
to hear the birds singing when they
waken In the morning and they
should know and love the flowers and
the trees said Mary. wistfully.
so they shalt" said John, and
manfully bent his back to the task
of digging up enough money TO build
little house in the country. Every
thing that could be spared from the
butcher and baker and ca ndlestick
maker went into that house-John's s
overcoat and Mary's gown; candy and
smokes: concerts and parties. Every
thing went into the house in the
country for the children.
When the time came and the three
youngsters and the family goods were
stablished in the modest shingled
cottage in a suburb OF lawns and
shade trees. John and Mary Thought
that new heaven and new earth
were about TO open to the children
Then came the shock of their lives
The neigbbors did not like children
They did not care for neighbors who
had them, either. They looked 10 at
first and then they said IL right out
You see, they were mostly elderly
people, who had retired to live in
this lovely place after they had res REQ
their families or, never having had
any. had retired there to enjoy the
ga ardens nd the repose OF the villa ge
The children knew nothing of re-
pose. They knew nothing Of precious
grass or sacred pla antings. In wild,
Joyous aba ndon they raced over
lawns and offered their friendly ad.
vances 10 Mortified adults, who
mourned their trsmpled plots and
threatened blossoms.
They sat down on the velvety
lawns and gather lunches OF dande-
lions. and. finding that they had
changed into lifeless srsy things in
their hands, dropped them where they
were and helped themselves TO stalks
Of iris buds OF tulips. II was
sad time for everybody. Until one
day.
John md Mary had exhausted them.
selves in trying to teach the children
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Roses for All Chimes.

What Of the question of climate
and latitude?" / asked.
This surely complicates the ques-
ton" admitted Mr.. Burbank, for
certain roses do their best only in
certain climates, and others are adapt
ed TO particular locations.
"A complete list of these selections
for special sections may be found
in several of the good books on gar
dening. and informa ton may be had
from well known rose growers and
rose societies in different localities.
1T would be well to settle these
questions first and then make a choice
from the various lists. AS ones eX-
perience grows. the list may be added
to and the garden increased by home
grown cuttings of special favorites
and successful plants.
AT first 1t is best TO buy young
two.year old plants from reliable
nursery and so make a safe begin
7 ing and save time.
ITO most people rose is a rose
q nd they care not to know its name
or it's pedigree or whether IL be a
climber or a bush rose, but such peo-
pie are not growing them. and miss
half the joy in this little five
petslled word as IT has been charm
ingly called. They miss the over
audible only TO those who have hea I'd
something besides the middle notes.
The planting. growing and daily
care of flowers is the practical part,
but IL need not take away from the
poetry of The blossoms, and to the
true rose lover ii Is all one, just as
the care and JOY of children are one
10 the parent. and both a rose and
IA child have beauty all their own
that makes a deep appeal"
Tell me something, please. of the
different ella sses of roses" | asked.
The main divisions said Mr.. Bur
bank. are the hybrid perpetuals, the
hybrid teas. the tea, roses, the hybrid
hrisrs. or pernetia mas. the polysnthas.
wichuraianas or memorial roses,
ia mblers. rugosss. and for milder
climates. the noisette cherokee and
ba nksia. as well as the climbing roses
Of nearly all varieties.
while the hybrid perpetuals are
the most hardy and the most vigorous
Of all roses, the largest and most
important class are hybrid teas. apd
to this class belong nearly all of the
new and beautiful roses produced in
recent years.
There are some new things under
the sun. in spite of the old saying
and the new roses are wonderfully
beautiful. The gardeners OF today,
experimenting with varia tions, may
also sing with the poet
yDewy as the morning and colored ike the
dawn
Little tepts OF color where the bte reposes.
swooning in sweetness of the oeo ne creams
Evening star., 1925-06-10
it1eBenfYS
Notebook

sunday morning | was setting on
Mary Watkinses frunt steps tawking
to her. and Puds Simkins came up
with part of the Sundey pa per. sa v.
ing. wiz. watts you think I got NV
ma me in the paper.
Yes you have, like fun, your dreem-
ing. ! sed.
o for goodniss sakes. ware? Leeve
me see. Mary Watkins sed all ixcited
md Puds pointed to ware it sed in big
letters. Mrs. Charles Simkins Wins
This Weeks Cross Werd Prize.
Well holey smokes, that aint YOU.
holey smokes that your mother. keen
your shert on, hoiey smokes. ! sed.
Well heer ! am ferther down. keen
your own shert on. Puds sed. And he
pointed down at the bottom saving
See this. II SAYS heer. Mrs Simkinses
husbind is reel estate man and she
has one small son. Charles
That's me, one small son Charles.
Puds sed.
o issent that wonderful. let me reed
n myself, Mary Watkins sed and /
sed, Its all rite TO have your name in
the paper. but wait till YOU have YOUR
pickture in. like me. and then youII
have something 10 tswk about.
Ware? Your crazy. show me ware
! dare you, Puds sed and ] sed Rite
there that's ware. And ! pointed TO a
pickture of some kid saving under
neeth Of IT. Ten Yeer Old Benja min
Strs ssbers the Boy Chess Wonder
They got the last name rong but
anybody can see its me. ! sed, and
Puds sed, Aw go on, il don't look
eny more like YOU than n nutbing at all
and enyways you don't know enythins
about chess.
Don't judge others by yourself. I sed
and Puds sed. Well enyways this kid
has got glasses on, and wen did you
ever have glasses?
] ony wear them for picktures.
sed. And I quick wawked away try
ing to look like somebody that jest
won q argument.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

Now bIithely happy and absent
minded misses win be able to return
home from 3 dance with hsndker-
chiefs still in their possession. For
Fashion, the mother OF invention.
has recently designed cunning ker-
chief with a tiny slit in the center
through which the little finger ts
slipped. Thus II lis whisked gaiiy
along wherever its csrefrse wesrsr
may "trip.
More sophisticated versions of
hsndkerchiefs are painted in cubis,
designs-bizsrre all over effects az
we'll as borders on georgette or creps
de chine.
MARC ETTE
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Good Peppermints.

Dissolve one-fourth teaspoon of
cream of tartar In teacup of cold
water, add to 1t one pound OF white
sugar. and place over the FIRE. and
boil until sample cooled in water
can be rolled into a ball with the fin-
gers. Then remove from the FIRE,
allow 1t TO cool little. and then beat
with spoon until il turns white
Add three drops of oil of peppermint
and mix 1t well into the candy. II
the candy hardens too quickly while
beating, set the bowl in tin Of boil
ing water. Make into balls with the
hands
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Butter Scotch.

One cup Of sugar, one cup Of but
ter, one tablespoon of vinegar and
one cup of maple sirup. Boil until
it will harden when dropped in cold
water. Take from stove and pour
in buttered tins, cut in circles and
then put in cold place to harden. Use
round cover to cut the circles
Evening star., 1925-06-10
New Silhouette Making Progress
BS MARY MARSHALL.

When some Of MS were young the
"Porn,al' place for fuilness in skirt
was at the back. Just as the nor
NAL" place for belt or girdle was
at the slenderest line between hips
and ribs. With many women there
still survives a stified sort of con.
riction thai fullness of skirt belongs
at the back. But to younger gen
eration there Is something rather
amusing. a trias extreme. about such
n thing. The logical place, from the
Evening star., 1925-06-10

After sailing fs.ooo miles in her
fathers ship round South America n
ports. little Muriel Lockyer. 12 years
old. has returned TO Liverpool. Her
father is the ca pta in OF the vessel;
and to comply with the regulate
little Muriel was signed up as mem
Der OF the ships crew.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

London has $4,000 women and girls
employed in business and the profes-
sions.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
FIG PUDDING.

FIG PUDDING.
One-half pound figs chopped
fine, one cup suet chopped fine.
one cup breadcrumbs. one table
spoonful sugar, three eggs, one
cup milk. CHINA mon and nutmeg
to taste. Steam hours. Serve
with cream or sauce
Evening star., 1925-06-10

For years you washed all your fine things
in marvellous, bubbling Lux suds and you
saw them bloom with fresher, sweeter
beauty. You saw how soft and smooth Lux
left your hands.
Then one Monday-a new idea! Joy
fully you plunge all your clothes-the
whole weeks laundry-into rich active
Lux suds. Such nice clothes, too-for
which YOU have TO pay so much more now
adays than formerly-realIy, they do de-
Evening star., 1925-06-10
Now your whole Mondays Laundry
goes into its sparkling suds

'an0J, 100 - ffpNJ K0N fWW
servethe care you give yoursiks and wooIens.
With what deep satisfaction you fold
away your laundry! Not since the day
you bought them have you seen your
clothes look as beautiful as they do after
their Lux-washing-colored ginghams and
prints SO bright and fresh, house linens so
snowy white! And Lux is such a relief to
your hands.
You'll be amazed 70 see how far little
Lux goes-it's really an economy to use it.
Evening star., 1925-06-10

ALE GREEN CHIFFON EVENING
FfOCk WITH FULLNESS At
BACK AND YOKE FORMED OF
GREEN LACE. THERE ARE
YELLOW FLOWERS ON THE
SHOULDER