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The Winslow mail., 1925-06-16
URINARY OF
IMPRESSIONS OF
NAVY AND ISLES
By CHARLES F. RENICH,
Especial Correspondent of The
WinsloW Mail.)

W AAAoAON ~iS"AA-J
ABOARD S. S. CITY OF LOS
ANGELES, en- route from Honolulu.
I'm closing this series of letters to
my readers in the States. feel that
I should make a brief survey and
closing summary of my impressions
and the things 1 have seen, heard
and felt during the six weeks |
have been en- route from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu with the fleet,
on the Hawaiian islands, and now
back to the States.
In announcing these letters, my
readers will remember I promised
not to relate things which can be
ordinarily found in any first-class
encyclopedia, but rather to tell
about the life of the ordinary en-
listed man in the navy, about life
on warship, the personal things !
might see and feel on the islands,
and in other ways make my letters
rather recital of personal expert
ences than repetition Of the big
ger affairs and events which have
been most ably covered by expert
enced writer's in the press dis
patches long before these letters
can reach the public eye.
In presenting this summary, I
want to say that I have had
most wonderful opportunity to
broaden my outlook and viewpoint
of our nations greatness and re-
sponsibility toward its own people
and the peoples of all the world,
and have been most deeply i'm
pressed with the Importance of the
part which our army and navy play
in the general scheme of American
security and dignity before the en-
tire world.
I have also been most favorably
impressed with the splendid morale
among both the officers and men Of
the navy, with which I have been
associated during this trip. Through
the close contacts of the last few
weeks / have become fully con-
vinced that whatever shortcomings
there are in this branch of our
public service are for the most part
individual, and not collective.
I have found the officers are
men of the highest intelligence,
schooler. and specialized in the
work to which they have dedicated
their lives, but in all other re-
spects men with the same human
impulses as have the general run
of citizens everywhere.
True, l have found them some
-vhat removed from the general
public and affairs in general
throughout the nation, but this is
the natural result of the life they
lead, removed as they are most of
the time from the daily contacts OF
the average citizen.
In the enlisted men I have found
class we'll up to if not above the
average young men with whom
have ordinarily come in contact. I
have found them intelligent, kindly
and loyal, and I have noted that
those who do not fully qualify to
this standard ordinarily leave the
service at the end of their first en-
listment, while the best men often
re-enlist and are promoted to posi-
tions of trust and responsibility.
Whatever my feelings may have
been before l started on this trip,
I have come to favor strength
ening in every way of this branch
of our public service, believing as
do that the mission which the
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17
Christmas Morning
By EUGENE FIELD

TINE angel host that sped last night.
Il Bearing the wondrous news afar'
Came in their ever-glorious flight
Unto a slumbering little star.
Awake and sing, o STAR" they cried.
Awake and glorify the morn.
Herald the tidings far and wide
He that shall lead His flock is born"
The little star awoke and sung
AS only stars in rapture may.
And presently where church bells hung
The joyous tidings found their way.
Awake, o bells! tits Christmas morn
Awake and let thy music tell
To all mankind that now is born
What Shepherd loves His iambkins
well"
Then rang the bells as fed the night
Ger dreaming land and browsing
deep,
And coming with the morning light.
They called, my child. to you asleep.
sweetly and tenderly they spoke.
And lingering round your little bed.
Their music pleaded till you woke,
And this is what their music said;
Awake and sing! tits Christmas morn,
wherein all earth salutes her King!
In Bethlehem is the Shepherd born,
Awake, o little lamb and sing"
So. dear, my child, kneel at my feet,
And with those voices from above
Share thou this holy time with me,
The universal hymn OF love.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17

for them and looking over the root and
apple cellar and preserve closet with
an eye to Christmas. =:
Then the girls piled in like whole
Jolly Christmas in itself, and the old
farmhouse seemed like to burst itself
The Christmas tree was cut and drawn
home with all the appropriate songs
and carols and huzzas they could think
of, and trimmed as never Christmas
tree had been trimmed before. Greens
the swamp, small holly discovered,
and a sprig of mistletoe bought at
some store. The kitchen became filed
with fragrance and song, the evening
cracked with popping corn, rang with
voices about the awakened organ, and
the fireplace glowed with the logs be-
hind and the half circle of baking
apples In front.
And then right in the midst of it
the hearty voice of Uncle Jack roared
through the door, mellOwed by the
softer, happy laugh of Aunt Margaret
that accompanied II.
I'm going to have that dinky post
office over yonder indicted" guffawed
Uncle Jack. Kept that postal. four
days before the r. F. d. delivered It.
Fifteen minutes after that we were on
our way. OF course we had to come.
Five more girls to help wake the old
house up. Whoopee! Why didn't you
write so we needn't have left the lone
some placer
"Why didn't you write you were 60
ing away, so I'd have known what to
expectT retorted Brice.
Lucky none of us didn't" laughed
Aunt Margaret, "for then we might not
have these nice FIVE extra girls. But
come, must get into the kitchen"
But we've cooked and cooked and
cooked, till"
"Not enough" declared Aunt Mar
garet firmly, mo matter how much
you've done. There are all your old
friends that must be invited to come,
though they would, anyway. And we
want your friends here to meet 'em.
Then We must invite a lot Of extra
young people in evenings to help keep
things going. Then-my land! II /
hadn't forgotten! There's a wagon
load outside. Where's Jack? Oh, ]
guess he's gone out to look after 'em.
You see, Cousin Mary didn't want us
to leave, being nigh Christmas. So
we brought 'em all along. Not any
danger of havin' too much to eat.
Then there amt much Christmas goods
over in the next county, so Jacks goin'
into town this evenin' to buy more"
But, Aunt Margaret, we've got a
tree ram-jammed FULL" explained
Brice.
"Not enough" firmly. 1--WE can pack
more on the floor under it. Now I'm
goin' into the kitchen. Can't you see,
girls" her firm voice suddenly drop.
ping pathetically; being Christmas,
I've list got to cook something"
&C. 1925, Western Newspaper Union.)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17

James D. Weaver, of Dawson, who
has used that number for several
wears, but Mr.. Weaver had prior
request. Superintendent Mathis
wrote Secretary McLendon that the
act creating the Americas school sys-
tenn was introduced on January -,
signed February 10, and provided
for 10 members of the school board.
He added that his wife's birthday is
February 10, his post office box and
telephone numbers are IL, and ne
has 10 children. Therefore, he felt
that he was entitled to automobile tag
No. 10.
Secretary McLendon put the mat
ter up to Representative Weaver,
who insisted that tag number IL had
driven all the boil weevils out OF
Terrell county, and expressed the
opoinion that he would be mobbed If
he surrendered the tag. He also
asked for chauffeur license No. ID.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17

embarrass any of my girl friends. You
may carry my trunk right out to the
farmhouse l know where Aunt Mar
garet hides the=key. And know she
and Uncle Jack would want me to 60
right there and use everything as my
own. Til take care of the poultry"
enthusiastically, land Til bake one Of
the turkeys for Christmas, and cook
everything that goes with 1t, pies and
cakes and all. Won't it be fun!"
"YOu can invite lot Of your girl
friends to eat with you, too," grinned
the expressman.
! "Afterward," agreed Brice. '"They
will all want to eat at home ON Christ
mas. Then we'll have q round Of nice
visiting. But for the real Christmas
I'm going to depend ON the postals
There are lots Of nice girls In the de-
partment store who haven't any home,
and who will have to depend on the
cheap boarding houses they live at.
I'll write q postal to Aunt Margaret,
and Eve or six to girls know will be
glad to spend their week or ten days
vacation with me. And say, Uncle
Sam, I'll look around the house, and
then make list Of groceries and other
things want you to bring out, and
any place where can buy q Christ
mas treer'
"Ain't none better than grow right
down on your uncle's lower shed med
der"
IAN right. TIL get the Dill boy to
help, and we'll cut and rig up a nice
one-Or no, I'll wait few days until
some Of the store girls come. II they
feel like me-and I know they will
they'll want to help get the tree. and
trim 1t, and to help cook the dinner"
"Need any Christmas present stuff"
chuckled old Sam. "Tomson's been
sayin' he was havin' the grandest holt
day goods ever opened up here, comm
in that box. Mebbe ye'd like to see
him pry the cover off,.
"'Deed would" promptly. an be
right over from the post Office"
The girls condemned to a prospective
boarding house Christmas accepted
Brice's invitation relievedly. On the
third day old Sam brought the hilarious
five out in his ancient express wagon.
In the three days Brice and the Dill
boy had been making the house ready
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17
Autoists in Annual
Rush for Pet
License Members

Georgians who are influenced by
sentiment, superstition or tradition
are now engaged in their annual
scramble for pet license numbers
with which to adorn their automo-
biles during the year 1926, and most
of the choice numerals already have
been promised, according to Charles
A. Cook, cashier of the motor vehl-
Gle department in the office of S. &.
McLendon, secretary of state. Mr..
Cook stated that no application for
special tnumbers will be received after
December Is.
]. E. Mathis, superintendent of the
city schools of Americas, made des-
perate effort to wrest No. ID from
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17
Atlanta Makes Plans
For Summer Opera

Atlanta. Ga. = Charles Howard
Gambler, president of the Atlanta
Municipal Light Opera Association,
has been reelected to head the or
ganization for another year. Mr.
Gambler was authorized to proceed
with plans and to close contracts foT
the 1926 season which will be 70.
eight weeks, as compared with the
six during the 1925 season.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17

or four seconds? That mad Shouter
was storekeeper Tomson. Been 'spect.
in a box O Christmas stuff more'n a
week, an t was just throwed off this
train. He was yellin' to me. S'pose
take the hox over to him, then come
an carry you and the trunk out to one
O your girl friends? They'll all be
glad to have We visit en-
But Brice had been thinking rap
idly.
'"rake the box over, Uncle SAM she
said. "and I'll run across to the post
Office while you're gone. / want Il
write some pOstals. And no, won
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17
Selma Banker Elected
Federal Bank Director

Atlanta. Ga.-OfficiAls of the At
lanta Federal Reserve Bank have an
nounced that E. C. Melvin, president
of the Selma National Bank, of Sell
ma, Ala, has been elected class
AZ director of the Federal Reserve
Bank.
.dr. Melvin is well known in fi2an-
cial circles il the Southeast s1d has
extensive business connections out-
side the banking field.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17

.SSM1&2& NNX8EE away. IHdt ihC"A'
aSSzWESMA&NS nearly three weeks
for after-C Christmas
Notification, skating, visiting around,
and curled up before the big fireplace
popping corn and reading and talking
just playing lady. After three
steady, grinding years in the depart
ment store it would be heavenly
Wouldn't Aunt Margaret and Uncle
Jack be surprised and pleased! 1t was
to be a surprise. She had not written
them.
She flashed a look down the plat
form. Yes, there was wooden-legged
Sam, the expressman, peering into the
baggage room for possible business.
"Hoo-hoo!" she challenged.
+. The old expressman looked up,
stared. then stumped forward.
"Brice Harper, for fact!" he cried.
"Rack home ag'in. Come to stay, or
a-visitin'?'
"Just visiting, Uncle Sam. A whole
month, though. After three years. I'd
never have believed could stay away
that long. want you to take my trunk
right out, and I'll ride with YOU
"Ain't We heered-had letter nor
nothing" asked the old man, whose
face had been growing troubled.
"N-no. Anything the matter?' with
sudden anxiety.
mo, except they amt there. Folks
round here know all other folks do, We
rec1ect. So l did hear your Aunt
Mag'ret Holmes said Christmas was so
lonesome here she wouldn't spend an
other like the last. Two, three days
ago she an your Uncle Jack went over
into the next county to spend Christ
mas with a cousin who has regular
passle o. children. was by there yes
terday, an the house did look dismal,
all shet up with hens an turkeys COM
plainin' all over the place"
isn't there anyone to look after
| them?'
zone O. the Dill boys was asked to,
I b1ieve, but he's neglectin' 'em shame
full. He"
i A shrill hail came from a store
! across from the station.
"Say, Brice," wheedled the old ex-
pressman, would We mind waitin' three
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-12-17
Brice's Christmas
atOld Farm Home
Jolly Girl Gives Uncle and
Aunt and Young Friends
Happy Surprise.
ey FRANK HERBERT SWEET

RICE Fl A X 2 K Il
stepped h apply
from the train. A
whole month vaca-
ton, with Christ
mas only ten days
away. That meant
nearly three weeks
for Christmas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
SUCCEEDS TO IMPORTANT POST

1t is permitted Ambassador KEEL
logg to come to the secretaryship of
the State Department after his pre-
decessor had conducted one of the
greatest feats of house-cleaning on
record. Mr. Hughes found our for
eign relations in confusion, cleared
away the debris he took over with the
office and leaves it spick and span,
with a sound foreign policy estab-
lished SO securely that his successor
is not expected materially to change
It.
Mr.. Kellogg is believed by those
who have followed his career to pos
sess warrant for entering upon the
duties Of a position that has COM
manded the brilliant and profound
qualities of men like Jay, jefferson,
Clay, Webster, Seward, Blaine, Bay
ard, Olney, Hay, Root and Hughes.
AS ambassador to England Mr.. KEEL
logg brings to his new post of public
service a knowledge of conditions
abroad skill in the law, experience
as a legislator and high character
serving at one time on the Foreign
Rela tons Committee of the Senate,
all Of which should contribute great
ly to his usefulness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
eORAH SHOULD BE MORE
EXPLICIT

Senator Borah wants the next
Congress to assemble in extra ses-
sion Immediately after March A.
Farm relief is the reason he as
signs, although there is a suspicion
abroad that Borah enjoys being in
session. Experience with the
present tax law until June 80, would
afford data on which to base i'm
provements. knowledge of that sort
would be worth more than six
months Of congressional yammering,
unless Borah has about his person
knowledge which he hasn't divulged.
If he possesses it, he should impart
it to the rest of us before expecting
us to cry aloud for more of Con-
gress, just when the country would
be settling down to a few months of
relief from adjournment. If the
Senator from Idaho out of all his eX-
perience hasn't a predigested pro-
gram Of relief ready-made for an
extra session to approve he at least
might permit the country to wait
until he has. If he really has such
a program he should in the interest
of expediting business, which he
seems to desire, make it public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
Observes Centennial

tilill2OI tblllllltTtlull
The keunebec Journal celebrated
its centennial, Jan s, and observed
the anniversary ny issuing fine
souvenir edition with mucH valuable
information Of Augusta and its sur
rounding territory, rich in historic
ass ociItions.
The journal has had an honorable,
useful and influential career during
which it has contributed greatly to
the development OF its section and
won for itself Il reputation as an
able, honest and enterlrising news
paper.
Names of men standing high in
the annals of the state and nation
lave been linked with tho history
of the Journal and among them
may no mentioned Luther Severance,
one of the original founders Of the
paper later member Of Congress
and L. s. Commissioner to the
Sandwich Islands; James G.. Blaine,
member of both branches of Con-
gress and Republican nominee for
the presidency; Edwin e. Burleieh.
governor of Maine. Representative
ana Senator: John l.. Stevens, L. s.
Minister to Paraguay, Sweden. Nor
way and the Sandwich Islands and
Charles Nash, historian and four
times mayor of Augusta. y notable
list this and a reason for the fine
standing shat the journal has al
ways maintained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14

end They found plenty of snow
when walking the four miles across
the lake.
The autos are still trying to go on
the country roads but the trips are
not pleasure trips by any means.
The number of fishermen on the
lake was larger than any previous
week, as the weather was so warm.
A number from China Grange Wis
tied East Nassalboro Grange on
Tuesday and enjoyed the day much.
Florence Plaisted observed her
10th birthday on TuesdU by taking
her birthday cake to the schoolroom
and sharing it with her schooimates.
Truman Taylor of Togus was a
guest of Fred Plaisted Friday night.
! He spent Saturday fishing on the
, lake and was joined by Gov. Keith
Ryan and Adjutant Mailman of the
Home during the day. They secured
quite a few fish.
The annual roll call of China Mo.
Wednesday. the 18th at the Chapel
az 10 A. NJ. All members are re-
quested to attend this important
meeting.
Mrs. Ada Hewett is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Plaisted for a
short time.
Oscar Carvell is gazing slowly
since his return from Rockland hos
pltal He is stopping at the home of
|. l.. Jones for a short time.
The farmers in this section are for
the most part putting in their ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
OUT IN LlNCoLN'S STATE

They do such things in Chicago.
They always did, for that matter.
Spectacular funerals for thugs,
funeral wreaths from newsboys for
generous crooks, who bought their
papers and helped them along;
educated morons saved from the
chair by the wealth of their fathers;
seats of learning in which they
shone with brilliancy without a
shred of character to hang their
brilliancy on; city where a court
may by it's decisions make the law
inf1icting the death penalty farce.
Now the State of Lincoln is endur-
ing Governor to be inaugurated
for his second term, whom the
courts find to have deposited money
Of the state in bank, which ap-
pears to have existed largely in
his imagination, at a small rate of
interest; loaning it out at high
rates of interest and pocketing the
difference; posing as the disciple of
good roads and securing the La Fol-
lette vote for his reelection. God
save the State of Illinois.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
FIRST CATCH 'EM =

Some say there is abroad a
dangerous wave Of sentimentality
favering treating our criminals too
well. Critics should be more specific.
They should tell us just what they
mean by treating too we'll.
And while they are about that
authorities should bestir themselves
that we may get more of the
criminals into custody where they
may be treated.
that, we shouldn't resort to the con-
temptible spleen of small souls in
taking it out" Of those whom we do
get! They are not to blame for our
1nediciency in enforcing the law
against 'criminals-the greatest in
centive to crime there is in all this
country.
The attention Of those who may
doubt this is respectfully called to
certain recent matters, such as a
Massachusetts railway company de-
Gliding to pay off it's employees with
checks to avoid the danger of ban
dts; also the American Bankers
Association, "in view of the wave Of
criminal operations" seeking more
drastic laws against burglary with
explosives
We shouldn't overlook the fact
that it is necessary first to catch
the criminal before the penalties of
the law may be imposed upon him.
We don't for one moment suppose
that prison walls may be made so
inviting that many would clamor for
a confinement therein over a period
Of several years. But if we don't
have better success in catching
criminals we may have to resort to
some method for Turing them into
durance vile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
MADISON.

Mrs. Mary W. Kennison, Postmis-
tress for Madison has gone to the
Central Maine General Hospital in
Lewiston to submit to a surgical OPP
GRAFTON. Miss Mildred Henderson
left Monday to care for her.
Leon and Sherman WEIGH of
Brockton. Mass. arrived in Madison,
Monday night. being called here ty
the death of their father, Frank r..
Welch.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Wright left
town Tuesday morning for Il wv
days visit in Portland and vicinity.
a company of 25 members of Ken
nebec Valley Grange went Tuesday
to Skowhegan to attend the January
meeting of the Somerset Pomona
Grange.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Hight went TO
Augusta Tuesday morning.
William L. Hilton left Tuesday
morning on a few days business trip.
A meeting of the Campfire Girls of
the n. +. Church vas held Monday
evening.
Agents of the Swarthmore Chau-
taunua Assn. are in Madison this
week ami will attempt 10 make ar
rangements for n winter session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
Dexter

The Dexter A. c. is right on the
jump this week getting. in trim for
the big game Friday night when
they play the Five Aces of Bangor.
The Apollo Duo will entertain the
public Thursday evening at the
Town Hall.
The Ladies' A;3 of the First Uni
versalist Church will enjoy social
meeting at the home of Mrs. Marion
Elliot Friday afternoon.
One of the young sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Gordon suffered a fractur-
ed arm as the result of a trip on
skis over an improvised ski jump
Tuesday.
Mis-. Susie Stickney anil Mrs. Luz
ellie Reynolds of Newport We're in
town Monday calling on their daugh-
ter and mother. Mrs. Henry Nutter
who is patient at the Plummer
..-emorial Hospital.
The we'll known Peerless Concert
Company will appear at the Town
Hall under the auspices of the Meth
odist Episcopal Ladies' Aid. Jan. %.
George w. Bradford of Newport is
in town for the winter the guest of
his daughter Mrs. Warren X. Pen
lev
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
WALDOBORO

NORTH-The farmers have finish
ed harvesting their ice and report
first class quality.
George Flanders is visiting rela-
t1ves in Rockland this week.
Mrs. Lena Howard and daughter,
Helen of Somerville, Mass, are pass
ing few days at John Burnheimer's
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Ii. Oliver passed
Sunday with their son, George in
Union.
Blanche Eannah after passing the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
u. 3. Walter. has returned to her
work in the button factory.
Members from Maple grange at
tended installation services of Eve
ming Star grange Saturday evening.
tuesday morning Otis Borneman
was handling a gun in the house
wnen 1t was accidentally discharged.
the charge going out through the
side of the house. Fortunately no
one was hurt.