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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24

Thomas Dionne returned to Angus
ia after passing a few days at his
home on High street.--Wilbur Ket-
chum went to Albion Monday TO be
a guest Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ketchum-Miss Gladys Ames
returned to Waterville Monday after
passing Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ames.-Miss Ruby
Dyer. a member of the Gardiner high
faculty, is passing a two weeks va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen T.. Dyer.-Merrill Mum
OF Cornville was business caller
in town Saturday.-Miss Helen John
son of Athens was in town Monday
on her way to Portland where she
will be employed.-Miss Doris Jewell
who passed her vacation with her
father, e. c. Jewell in Canaan was
in town Monday on her return to
Good Will.--Mrs. Fred Trip return
ed to Fairfield Monday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Nell Mills and daughter Elinor
returned to Portland Monday after
being guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Hurley.-Walter Stevens of Bigelow
Hill was a business caller in Water
willie Monday.-Mrs. Rend r. Green
OF Waterville. who has been a guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Green in
Canaan, was in town Monday.-Per-
cey and Edmund Violette, who have
been employed by the Jackman
Lumber Co.. at Jackman, have re-
tnrned.-Mrs. Lucy Richards and her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
Letter from Gene
StrattOn Porter on
Use Good English

The observance of Good English
month was continued in the Water
vile schools yesterday and in the
high school letter from Gene STRAIT
tom Porter, the we'll known American
author, was read, expressing her
opinion as TO the Importance of OBJ
serving such an occasion.
The letter was written at the re-
quest of II. Evangelne Marquis. n
student at the senior high school,
and it has become one of her priced
possessions.
Tie stationery used by the author
was beautifully decorated. The coll
ors of green and gold predominated.
Her picture was printed on the left
hand margin with a short sketch of
the character of her books. Then
there were some books standing care
lessly in a row, below which were
printed the names of her works.
Her Fathers Daughter" "A Girl of
the Limberlost" and "Freckles' are
among her most popular writings.
The bottom of the page was beauti-
fully decorated with the picture of a
lake almost surrounded by rolling
hills covered with verdant grass and
stately trees.
The reads as follows:
Only Dear Girl:
"Your letter crossed the entire
United States and then took the
shorter trip across the Pacific ocean
before it found me on an island in
the Pacific where | am just moving
into Il new home that [ am building
as a retreat in order that l may have
n quiet place near to the mountains
and the sea in which to work.
Il am greatly interested in your
campaign for good English. The
writers of our country are not taking
half the pains that they should to
express themselves in pure. high
grade English. / find that people in
almost every walk of life are drop
ping endings, running words together,
and speaking n sort of jargon that
can scarcely be classed as an I'M
derStanding or a sympathetic use of
the English language. l believe that
it is up to all the boys and girls in
every school and college in the coun-
try not only to do everything in their
power to improve the brand of Eng
liSh which each and every one is
writing, but to use whatever in
lfuence they may have in their homes,
in their neighborhoods, and among
their friends. If youngsters would
make practice of calling the at
tention of each other to any impro-
per language daily in use, it would be
great help, and if the public in
general would arise and demand that
Ihe DOCKS that are being published
1or them should be written in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
Rotarians Hear
Advertising Talk
At Regular Meeting

William B. Hay of Portland. ad
vertising and sales manager of the
Hines Laboratories of that city, was
! the principal speaker at the regular
meeting of the Waterville Rotary
club at the El,nwood Hotel yester-
day noon. Mr.. Hay took as his sub
ject, General Principals of Adver-
| Using"
| In opening his talk Mr.. Hay told
| the RotarianS that he has held his
present position for nearly 20 years
and during that time he said he
| had come TO learn one fundamental
truth about advertising and that is,
You can't get quick returns from
advertising in any substantial way.
It takes years"
Hines Honey and Almond Cream,
one of the most famous face lotions
and the main product of the COM
pany for which he works, has been
on the market SO years, Mr.. Hay
said, and. although at times Compe-
titiCn has been extremely keen, no
manufacturer has ever been able to
pass it in volume of sales. This has
been largely due to cumulative bust
hess and sustained advertising
campaign.
Mr.. Hay strongly reiterated the
fact that in advertising new pro-
duct the advertiser will not get quick
returns. In a discussion of news
paper and magazine advertising he
said that in many instances the great
bulk OF advertising that q publica-
ton has tends to impair the eff
cheney OF an advertisement for it is
g., impossible for q reader to peruse the
publication and have any of the
great number of advertisements stay
! il, his memory. The same applys to
newspapers, Mr.. Hay said.
\ serious fault with the advertis-
ing of the present day is that there
| is too much of the hypothetical and
F., vertising campaign should be plan
ned by expert brains, trained in the
| business world and not by the man
! fresh from the classroom where he
| has studied nothing but the theory
of the thing. Mr.. Hay stated. Man
ayers, he averred. who rely on the
Cry make good but in rare instances.
The ills of business, Mr.. May said,
| can be best cured by business men,
who alone understand the problems
confronting them. He deplored the
! interference that business has TO
! contend with by federal and State
| it was both unfair and unsound. In
closing Mr.. Hay urged all people to
| be interested in the business life of
: the country for no community can
carry on without prosperity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
Ladies' Aid Meets

Interesting reports were presented
at the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society Saturday at the parlors
of the public library. The reports
showed that the society has given Il
greater amount of aid to the needy
in town this year than previously.
This has been possible because of
generous gifts given the society by
c. A. Coffin of New York and local
people during the year. The calls
have been many due to depression in
the industrial plants in town which
have not been operating on full time.
Even with the increase in funds the
society has not been able to respond
to all calls for help. The officers to
serve for the coming year We're
elected as follows: President. Mrs.
Mary NJ. Greenway; vice president,
Mrs. Eva r. Greenwood; secretary.
Mrs Mary w. Emery; treasurer,
Miss Clara 3. Varney; board of
Mrs. Florence w. Danforth. Mrs
Margaret X. Goodrich. Miss Gertrude
S. Weston, Miss Hanah r. Page.
Mrs. Eugene r. Merriam. and Mrs.
Celeste Roullard.
This Tuesday evening at o'clock
supper will be served at the
Federated churchc parlOrs for the
members of the main department OF
the Federated Church School.
On Monday evening at the Opera
House occurred the closing enter
tainment in the winter course being
given by the Redpath Bureau under
the auspices of the Skowhegan
Business and Professional Women $
club. The entertainer was r. T.
Ambrose, a scientific lecturer-en-
tainer who Is of Scotch French par
,, entage and an athelete of prominence
He gave an entertainment unique in
| character but of special interest to all
| interested in electrical apparatus.
The committee in charge of max
Ing the vestments for the union
choir Of the Federated church are
very anxious that all vestments
which are being completed in the
various homes be returned to the
| committee this week as 1t is hoped
that the choir will hold it's first re-
hearsal wearing the vestments the
' last of the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
Richmond Oh. Com.
Asks Consideration

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Richmond. March 23.-Regarding
the proposed construction of a bridge
across the kennebec the Richmond
Chamber of Commerce has issued a
statement giving a further presenta-
ton of the arguments for location of
a bridge at this place and opposed to
the building of railroad bridge at
Bath.
The opening parasra phs of the
statement are these:
I'm a recent issue of the Kennebec
Journal 1t was stated that a canvas
of the Bridge Committee had been
made and the probable result would
be ought not to pass" on the Rich
mOnd Bridge bill. If this is the case,
there will be strong objection to such
a decision by a large majority of the
people of the state of Maine.
There was no objection offered at
the hearing TO this bill. and we do
not feel it just for a committee to
turn down so important a question
for the people of Maine.
I'VE are small towns. our one
Senator is a Bath bridge man, but
we have presented a bill in a fair
and straight forward manner. we
have fulfilled the requests made by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
|Sk0WHEcAn LOCAL news
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, IT, 1., =;

The funeral service for Mrs. Judith
B. Russell, widow of Warren Russell,
will be held this Tuesday afternoon
at 2.30 o'clock at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer E. Greenwood.
Madison avenue, conducted by the
Rev. George L. Thurlow. pastor Of
the Federated church.
The Union prayer service of the
Federated, Methodist and Bethany
churches, will be held Thursday
evening at the Federated Church.
conducted by the pastor. Rev. George
L. Thurlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira A. Norton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Plummer
gave a party one evening the last Of
of the week for their daughters, Miss
Florence Norton and Miss Dorothy
Plummer, in Heselton Hall. Thirty
guests were present. Dancing was
enjoyed with music by Miss Helen
Halves orchestra. Delicious punch
and walters were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
Prof. Libby Visiting Rotary Club

Professor Herbert c. Libby, gov
ernor Of the Sth district of Rotary
International, will pass this week
visiting Rotary Clubs in New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts. In all he
will visit eight clubs, spending Mon
day in Keene and Claremont. N. H.;
Tuesday in Concord and Lebanon;
Wednesday in Newport, n. H., and
Salem, Mass: Thursday in Lynn,
Mass, and Friday in Sanford and
Springvalc. Maine.
The meeting in Salem is to be an
inter-city meeting, comprising the
clubs of Lynn. Salem, Marblehead,
Peabody. Danvers and Beverly,
nearly 800 Rotarians in all. Prof.
libby will speak before the student
bodies of the high schools of the
cities he visits. with but one or two
exceptions, q I'd before he returns on
Saturday morning will have given IA
addresses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
Federated c. &. Meeting

Hamlin Tobey was the leader of
the Federated c. E. service Sunday
night. The subject "Who Are Good
Americana" was we'll developed by
the leader. Lovice Currier gave an
interesting talk on Jane Adams of
the Hull House, N. Y. Miss Dorothy
Dane presided at the piano. The
musical numbers included q piano
duet, Edna Adams and Jennette
Jewell; and vocal solo, Edna Petty,
accompanied by Miss Dane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
Municipal Court


The following cases were heard in
municipal court Monday afternoon.
The first was that of State VS..
George Viger of Arson charged on
January l, 1925 with being a COM
mon seller of intoxicating liquor.
The respondent, who was without an
attorney, plead not guilty. The
States case was represented by
Sheriff Healey. The respondent was
held for the grand jury at the April
term. He was committed to await
bail of $500. The witnesses for the
State were William Wit and Joseph
Bishop of Madison, and a Federal
agent of Bangor.
The second was against joseph
Bishop Of Arson charged with intox-
ication on the 22nd of March in a
public place in Madison, plead gull
ty and paid n cost of $11.O9.
The third was that Of State VS..
>. T.. Ptnkham, a grocer of Arson
IN which the respondent was charged
with selling extract as a beverage.
The State was represented by Sheriff
Healey. The only States witnesses
was Federal agent of Bangor who
testified to purchasing two bottles of
Bixby's Best, a vanilla extract at
Pinkhams store, Saturday night.
AAAo NSACioC Conducted OS at
torney James H. Thorne of Madi-
son who plead not guilty for his
client and waived the reading of the
warrant. No testimony was put in
for the defense, but attorney Thorne
argued the case. Judge Merrill an
nounced the respondent not guilty
and dismissed him.
A case which took all day Monday
was heard before the county com
missioners. Harry Goodrich of Pal
myra, chairman, s. j. Whitney of
B1ngnam and Henry Crowell of
Skowhegan in which Arthur V. Ro-
well of Scion petitioned for abate-
ment of taxes. Judge Small repre-
scented Mr.. Rowell and attorney
Amos K. Butler of Skowhegan rep
resented the town of Scion. MIR.
RoWell claimed that his valuation
was placed too high by the assessors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24

In response to an invitation ex-
blended to the club by Senator Clyde
H. Smith, several ladies of the
Skowhegan Business and Profess
sional Women's Club will visit legis-
lature Thursday of this week. All
ladies planning to go will please
notify Miss Nellie Bean. chairman Of
the Legislative Committee as soon as
possible.
Thursday afternoon at $40 the Sec
ond in series Of pastors classes
held by the pastor of the Federated
church. will be held at the church
parlors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
HoIstrom. Fairfield

A wedding Of interest to many
Somerset County people occurred re-
Gently in Portland when Miss Flora
Arbyne Fairfield, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Fairfield. formerly Of
Norridgewock, now of Portland, was
married to Ernest John Helstrom Of
Portland. They are to make their
home in Portland where Mr..
Helstrom has a position with the
United Motor Company. Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Witham and
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard P. Fairfield.
The bride has many friends in Nor
ridgewock and Skowhegan who ex-
tends best wishes for success and
happiness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24

of the town Of Scion. and appealed
to the county commissioners. The
case was not completed Monday
night and is continued until Monday.
April &. About a dozen witnesses
were heard and testimony was taken
out both on Mr.. Rowells and the
towns side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
highest form of English possible It
would be a great help.

&c q 6feuI IItIp.
1 have always firmly believed that
much of the clamor that has been
set up over the exquisite English en-
ployer by the late Joseph Conrad was
due to the fact that when this author
was nineteen years of age he did not
know one word of English, and when
he did study English, what he learned
was not from association but from
books. and as he was studying the
best books that the English language
had to offer, bordering on maturity
he learned the English language from
books and not from people.
Very truly yours.
GENE PORTER"
III. Evangel,ne Marquis.
Waterville Senior High School.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24

Gov. Brewster in his inaugural ad-
dress for completed costs and sur
veys and paid for these ourselves.
The least that can be accorded us IS
for our bill to come before the House
and Senate for discussion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
WATERvILLE

Mrs. Charles Burke and daughter,
Catherine of Portland, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnes of
Western avenue over the week end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24

There will be conclave of St.
Omer Commandery, *. r., number
T., at the asylum tomorrow evening
at 7.45 O'Clock for the purpose of
balloting. a large attendance is de-
sired.
Evening star., 1925-01-05
Rialto-"The Tornado"

House Peters storms into town this
week in The Tornado" at Moore's
Rialto, with the freshness and tang
of a. pine-scented mountain wind.
Why this actor, with a magnificent
physique and pleasant, strong face,
mas not risen to greater recognition
and appeared in more pictures has
been a mystery for years to House
Peters fans.
In the story on the Rialto screen
ne takes the role of a big, silent
Woodsman of the Northern lumber
country by the sobriquet of 'Tor-
nado," man of unknown past, loved
by his men and by children, but
feared by the ''roughneck" element,
which at times endeavors to break
up his organization. Into the logging
town comes a writer and his beau
tiful wife, who turns out to be the
old sweetheart of Tornado" and who
had been stolen from him by his old
pal with the lie that Tornado" had
DIED in France. The story then, of
how the tenseness of the trian gle
tightens, is woven deftly with an on
rushing real tornado. The woodsman
has confessed his love, the irate but
despicable husband has threatened
and beaten his wife because of it, and
as the heartbroken girl and her hus-
band leave on train for civilization
a storm arises, which for pictur-
esqueness and reality is one of the
best yet filmed. The woodsman
breaks the log jam which threatens
Evening star., 1925-01-05
d-"Hubert Kinney $
Revue.

Hubert Kinney's Revue, a preten-
tious song and dance act with bevy
of pretty girls and poppy melodies,
is the featured attraction this week
at the Strand Theater. Gladys Peter
son, Louise Taylor, Paule Lee, Ona
Davis, Vera McGrath and Tom Tuck
er, a versatile pianist, take part in
II. There are well sung songs, senti-
mental and popular; dancing, toe, JAZZ,
tango and otherwise, and there are
also beautiful costumes and lavish
sets.
Teddy, the wrestling bear, the add
ed attraction, with three assistants,
offers a program entitled "A Cloud
burst of Laughs" which it really is.
Warren and Hayes in Country
Versus City" in which the country
girl springs the wise cracks at the
city fellows" and both follow with
songs and dances and make a big
hit. AL II. Wilson in monologue and
songs, was forced to give several
encores, and the Powers Duo, in
pole balancing act are other good
offerings.
"Meddling Women" featuring Lionel
Barrymore, the distinguished star is
the photoplay offering. 1t comes in
the guise of a prophet, and breaches
an old-fashioned sermon in jolly good
style.
Evening star., 1925-01-05
Metropolitan" Madonna Of
the Streets.

madonna of the Streets" chosen
by Alma Nazimoya for her return TO
the screen after a long retirement,
and exhibited at the Metropolitan this
week. is inferior melodrama and does
not afford Nine. Nazimoya the oppor-
tunity that her well known histrionic
powers require or deserve. Intensely
religious in tone, yet too forced ih
every way, the picture is far from
being a fitting vehicle for the tenn
peramental Slav Nor is Milton Sills,
who loomed \so majeStically in Saba
tini's sea Hawk" able to do much
with the role of the cleric in Ma
donna of the Streets" He struggles
desperately to get something out of
the part, but SiIls is not a parson, in
characterization at least.
The story concerns a New York
woman bereft of home and it's com
forts when her wealthy benefactor
dies and leaves his fortune to an
obscure minister of the Gospel in
London. The woman sets about to
find the minister and drag him into
the mire with her. In the meantime
the minister is doing mission work
among London's slums. There, how
ever, he meets her and she inveigles
him into marriage. He then learns
he is heir to the New York fortune,
but continues to give his life to the
betterment of the slums. The wife
resents this and commits indiscre-
tions great enough TO arouse her hus-
bands anger. He casts her from his
house, but repentance follows and he
combs the low dives of the city to
find her. The reunion affords oppor-
tunity for excellent work by both the
principals, but neither seems able to
rise to the occasion.
The remainder of the bill is enter
tanning. AL ST. John is seen in a
rough and tumble comedy and the
, Metropolitan Orchestra plays admirably
Evening star., 1925-01-05
Keith 's-Adelaide and
Hughes-Kitty Doner.

A good program at Keith's this
week has twin headliners, featuring
Adelaide and Hughes, artistic dancers,
and spritely Kitty Doner, a leading
male impersonator. The well known
dancing duo are big favorites with
the Vaudeville patrons. Their work
is clean cut and artistic and quickly
demonstrates that there are none
better in their line. After introduce
ing new steps into their popular waltz
NUMBER and presenting individual Spe-
ciaIties, a clever dance pantomime,
The Elopement of the Toys" closes
their act, and for grand finale it is
very clever and interesting, with
unique scenery and costumes. a half
dozen curtain calls followed.
Kitty Doner was seen here first
with Al Jolson, some years back, then
she went into the movies for while
and now has drifted back to her first
love, vaudeville. She is seen as a
pretty boy in evening clothes, then
as an overdressed French dandy and
closes with d Scotch number that is
a scream. AS a singer, Kitty is
wonderful dancer. but she is so clever
with her feet that the shortcoming
of her voice can be overlooked. She
gathered in applause in waves that
showed hearty appreciation.
Dick Henderson, just over from
London, proved exceptionally enter
tanning lie has a fine voice to help
out his comedy work, and is original
in everything he does. He works
fast, shuts off the applause with a
wave Of his hand, and at the end was
allowed to go only after making
short speech of thanks.
William Brack and company open
the show with a tumbling act; Claudia
Coleman follows with original inn
pressions of well known characters;
Powers and Wallace come next, in
"Rosebuds, Birds and Babies" regis
tcring big hit in this new sketch,
n sequel to Dixie on Broadway"
Bad colds knocked out the Clark Sis
ters, and Combe and Nevins were
rushed into the breach with catchy
songs as substitutes. Harry kahne
astonishes with his achievements in
writing backward and upside down
while talking. The regular house at
fractions complete the bill.
Evening star., 1925-01-05
Tiivoli-"T Tongues of Flame

Thomas Me:ghan is pictured at
Crandalls Tivoli Theater the first
two days of this week in Tongues
of Flame" Paramount's perturbation
of the story by the late Peter
Clarke Macfarlane, together with
Mack Sennetts two-reeled "Lizzies of
the Field" and the Pathe Review,
with pipe organ music by Robert
Rodwell and Harold Pease.
Tongues OF Flame" is the story,
now well known, of a former over
seas captain of company of
American Indians fighting on the
west front, who, after returning to
the States, finds that his former
associates are about to be de-
frauded of their land by a mill
lionaire. He thereupon dedicates his
abilities to c;rcumventing the scheme.
The production stresses realism and
was directed by Joseph Henabery.