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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-21
BY Upton Sinclair
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE.
Copyright. 1925. by Upton slnclairI

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OF runner He was brown as and his hair
still wavy and his lips pretty girls he was merry
on the surface but serious underneath trying
10 prepare Io the task OF administering some millions of dollars
of capital and directing the thousands of working
men If the people who wrote books about these matters
Taught en IN school had any useful suggestions Bunny wanted
get them; he listened told to read
and then he would come home and ask Dad about it, and when
eo the hed he would ask Paul The teachers and the text
books said there real dshamony
must learn TO get along together And Dad said that all
right only like everything else theory didn't always
work out Dad said that the worngmen ignorant and
wanted the things industry couldn't afford to gve from
this the quarrels grew But Dad didn't
and apparently wasn't trying find he always busy
geng some new tract developed and Bunny wasn't the
to compan-having got Dad into this latest pile of work!
seemed shame when you realize it.
but that they had place in the
world where he could There planned
and drilled and pipe lines to be run and oil tn he marketed and
financing to be and houses gas-plant
and waterthere something every day books
showed that nearly three million dollars had gone into the Mace
far and Dad talking about the absolute necessity
having his refinery his mind full technical
along this line There was group of menrealy big
capalss-who wanted to in with him. and this
one of the monster oil fields with company capitalized sixty
dollars there would be "tanlarm" and several dis
rbung stations Should Dad follow this
the business for Bunny? The boy would
pretty soon did he burden like
this to let other people carry for hm Did he
study all kinds of things like Paul. work and
the process of cracking disaon and understand the
deplegmators in connection with tower stills?
Evening star., 1926-09-26
RED CROSS GROUP
MEETS HERE: SOON
President Coolidge Will Ad-
dress Annual Convention
October d to 7.

National welfare from coast to
coast, as we'll as in insular posses
sions. will be the dominating note of
eight round.table discussions. the
main feature of the annual conven-
ton of the American Red Cross TO he
held here October 4 to :. Every i'm
portant city as we'll as many rural
cha piers will be represented in this
big pool of opinion to give greater
efficiency to Red Cross policies.
A general session will be devoted
to the problems of Red Cross disaster
relief service. now brought vividly to
the minds Of the people by the Florida
hurricane disaster.
President to Speak.
President Coolidge as president of
the American Red Cross will address
the delegates at the opening Monday
evening, meeting in Memorial Con
tinental Hall. adding an invisible
audience all over the United States to
Washington, for the speech will be
broadcast by the Radio Corpora tion of
America. The chair will be taken by
Judge John Barton Payne, chairman n
of the Red Cross. at o'clock, after a
concert by the United States Marine
Band Orchestra.
Other speakers of the evening will
be Col. Ernest p. Bicknell vice chair
man of foreign and insular operations
or the eve of his departure for Paris
where he will reside as newly appoint
cd vice chairman OF the League of
Red Cross Societies; James L. Fieser,
vice chairman of domestic operations,
and Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the
Chtldren's Bureau. United States De-
partment of Labor
The opening meeting of the con-
vention will be held Monday mornina
In the auditorium of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce at the invita-
ton Of the board of directors, who
have also extended the use of rooms
in their classic building facing La
fayette Park for other sessions.
Judge Payne as chairman will make
a report on The years work Of the
the invocation by the Right Rev.
James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash
lngton.
Welcome BY Col. Bell.
Delegates will be welcomed to the
District of Columbia by Col. ]. Frank
lin Bell, in behalf of the District
Board of Commissioners. and by
Elliott H. Goodwin, resident vice pres
ident Of the United States Chamber
Of Commerce.
Delegates and their guests as we'll
as members Of the National Tuber-
culosis Association and foreign guests
attending the international meeting
Of the association held in this city at
the same time will be entertained
Monday afternoon at a reception given
at national headquarters by members
Of the Red Cross central committee
and ladies Of the Presidents cabinet.
Luncheon at the Willard Hotel on
Tuesday will be another function
planned for delegates and guests.
Miss Clara D. Noyes. chairman:
Miss Mabel T. Boardman. Miss Ida
F. Butler and DR.. Thomas E. Green
form the committee in charge of
hostess and reception arrangements.
On the national committee In charge
Of general arrang ements for the con.
vention are James l.. Fieser. chair.
man; Douglas Griesemer. executive
secretary; Robert F.. Bondy. Miss
Eliza abeth- G. Fox Earl F. Gates. DR.
Thomas F.. Green. J. Arthur letters.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
SEND 100000 BY PLANE.
Workmen and Management of Phila.
deIphia Transit Co. Aid.

A $1,000 contribution to the Flor
ida, relief fund in the form of two
checks of $4,000 each was brought
to Washington from Philadelphia YES
terday by airplane and delivered TO
Judge John Barton PAYNE, chairman
Of the American Ted Cross.
The contribution was made by the
management and the men of the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit system at the
suggestion of the men. each group
contributing half the fund sent.
One check was from the Mitten
Mana cement. Inc: the other the CO.
operative Wage Fund. Inc. The con
trihution of the men represented ap-
proximately 81 from each of the per
sonnet. A resolution of sympathy ac-
companied the contribution.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
HALL TO BE DEDICATED.
William and Mary College Cere
mony Set for Tomorrow.

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, September
% CP)-The new Phi Beta Kappa me-
mortal hall at William and Mary Col.
lege will be dedicated Monday accord
ing to DR.. J. A. c. Chandler. president
of the college. The structure will
cost about S12o, 900 and will seat the
entire student body of the school
One wing of the memorial hall is
a replica of the famous Apollo room
of the old Raleigh Tavern in Williams
burg in which Phi Beta Kappa was
founded shortly before the Revolution.
airy War.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Relatives Safe in Florida.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special UIHpatC1i 10 TIE SVHT
PURCELLNILLE. Va. September
2a.-rNrs Stanley X. Tyler has re-
ceived letter from her mother. Mrs
H. B. Wentz. a resident of Miami
Fla, giving her vivid description OF
the disaster wrought by the recent
hurricane, but. stating that she. her
daughter and son-in.law are safe and
uniniured. Much Of their property
was DESTROYED
Evening star., 1926-09-26
High Life Party Formed.

SPRINGFIELD, H.. September 25
P-Indorsing platform which
would give the people what they de-
sire to eat and drink and let JOY he
unconfined." the High Life Party of
illinois" filed nomination papers for
ca niidates for State Offices TODAY
Evening star., 1926-09-26

James r. Nicholson, Miss Clara D.
Moves. A. l., Schafer, and Ernest j.
Swift
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
DIR. Thomas Gives
Out Statement on
Purpose Navy Day

DR.. Augustus o. Thomas, State
commissioner of education, gave out
the following statement, Saturday,
regarding Navy Day:
October 81 is set apart through
out the country as NAVY DAY.
President Kenneth c.. M. Stills of
Bowdoin College is chairman for
Maine. 1t is not the purpose Of this
day as l understand it to develop
propaganda for the building of a
larger Navy, but it is for the pur-
pose of acquainting the people with
the service the Navy has rendered
both in time of war and in time Of
peace and to keep before the people
this arm of our country's defense,
as well as its function in keeping the
peace, protecting American com
merce and performing such peace
time duties as may be assigned it.
There can be no objection offered
to program of this kind which, in
the main, must take the place of a
civic program and demonstration
rather than as school feature.
However, it would be well for our
schools on this day set apart to
spend few moments, at least, at
opening exercises, in some special
program or in connection with his
tory and civics, on the subject and
recall one or two instances of spe-
cial services or exploits-one in war
and one in peace-accomplished by
the Navy. 1t might be we'll, also,
to speak of the Washington Confer
ence as a means of checking COM
petitive naval ornaments and estab-
fishing a measure of justice insthe
ratios of navy building. Our Navy
has rendered honorable service to
our country and deserves credit and
tribute on the part of our people"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
Complain of M. c. r. r.
Service at Eaton

A complaint against the Maine
Central Railroad Company signed
by So residents of Eaton, Brookton,
Vanceboro and Lambert Lake, has
been filed at the office of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission protesting
against the schedule on which the
railroad is now operating Train No.
s going west in the afternoon, so
far as it relates to Eaton Station.
The petitioners ask that an inves-
tigation be made and if possible that
station be reinstated as a flag sta
ton as had always been the prac-
tice until the 1926 Fall schedule be-
came effective. Since that time no
stop has been made at that station
by Train No s. 1--WE believe that
the amount of business transacted
at this station is sufficient so that
the same should be recognized as
a regular stop station" the petition
ers assert.
The Public Utilities Commission
has given notice that if the cause
of complaint is not removed within
10 days, they will proceed to inves-
tigate the matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25

Picturegoers who visit the Opera
House. today and Tuesday will be
assured of a royal good time. Doug
las MacLean, acknowledged king of
comedy, will be there with his latest
mirthquake, Hold That Lion," sup
ported, as the title promisingly sug-
gests, by several kings of the jungle.
Besides the smiling funster and
his unsociable pets, the picture re-
veals a number Of other personalities
who share in the general fun and
excitement. Constance Howard, a
blonde and petite newcomer, makes
an impressive screen debut as Mac
Leans leading lady. Walter HERS,
who is just as funny as he is fat and
vice versa, contributes a goodly
quota of laughs on his own account.
Cyril Chadwick, Wade Boteler and
George Pearce-all tried and true
players-ably second the active and
irrepressible star.
In Hold That Lion" MacLean
starts out to demonstrate that the
way of a man to the heart of maid
Is sometimes via the big game hunt
Ing route. He ends up by proving
that love can laugh at lions as well
as lOCkSiulLHS. lie StOIy has aus
beginning in New York, where the
romantic Douglas first sets eyes on
the beautiful blonde, who becomes
the unconscious cause Of all his
trials and tribulations.
When the girl leaves on round
the-world trip with her father, Mac
Lean impulsively follows. The chase
leads to Cherbourg, then to Gibral-
tar, next to Naples and finally to
East Africa. BY that time, HERS.
who accompanied him, is minus
his breath and MacLean Is minus his
trousers. His antics as q trouserless
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
Audit Shows An
Increased Capacity
PoWnal State School

The annual audit at the PoWnai
state school, made by George H.
shows an increased capacity during
the year, so that now they care for
almost 700 inmates at net cost per
week per capita of $500. The gross
expense for the year was S2OO'92l H.
less regular income Of $5S5,50 and m
come for board and care of S4,4l9.36,
leaving the net cost of operation,
S195,916.23 for the year.
The trustees are: Chairman. Daniel
Field, of Phillips; secretary, Charles
E. Smith of Newport; Lillian H. Par
rott of Augusta, Carl n. Garland or
Augusta, Charles Marcyes of Bar
Harbor, John P. Deering of Saco, and
DR. Warren B. Sanborn of Augusta.
DR.. stephen r. Vosburgh is superin-
tendent; n. S. Kupelian. NJ. D., as
sistant superintendent; c. S. Lowe,
head farmer; and w. L. Pitman,
bookkeeper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
BATES COLLEGE

The Junior class picnic at y
Pond was one of the gayest p31
of the year. Unique confess
sports added to the gaiety Of 'a'
casion.
The Deutsche Verein. GeI]
club recently held their inluA|
ceremony. The new members
Elizebeth Alden, f. NJ. BesA|
Gertrude Campbell, Ruth Cns1
George Bradford, Helen Foss, ~
aid Haskins, Beryle irish, Fl
Jack, Charlotte Lane. Celeste
bard, Jeanne Low, Esther sapv
and Frederick Young. A very u
tiful recital of German muse
given after the initiation eeIes
Intensive training for the gha
sports has now begun. TINS ~
new system of voluntary us
which lasts from now till sprias
been instigated. No one Is reVy
to do this but credit toward
is given if the rules are lai'
kept.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
Need To Know
Public Utilities
Holding Companies

Boston, Oct. 24.-"More Light
And Power, Too" l. A. title of Will
liam T. Ripley's article in the No
vember Atlantic Monthly in which
he advoC ates an imparti l investiga-
ton of the public utility industry,
and finds a defect for every virtue OF
a holding company.
Prof. Ripley urges as "the surest
source of disinterested illumination,
comprehensive ex~---'- ion into
the whole subject of public utilities,
preferably under the authority of
the Federal Power Commission or
some other special board temporarily
created for the purpose"
Pointing out the wisdom, at least
at this juncture, of refraining from
advocacy of any particular program,
he urges, instead, that "the President
recommend to the Congress that pro-
vision be made for an exhaustive in
curry to be so prosecuted as to COM
mand the confidence of the entire
country" He places as the down
right need of the moment a search
ing inquiry by real experts, stripped
of all political bias and affording a
field day for all corners; an open
contest in which the truth, regardless
OF self-interest, shall prevail
Contrasting public opinion of today
with that of almost a generation ago.
Professor Ripley cites the Rock
Island set-up of 1900, in the days be-
fore corporate jazz"-which imposed
two holding companies upon the
operating property and was regarded
as downright scandal, with the
present public utility holding struc-
ture, wherein six companies are
pyramided", "and the practice is SO
common as to arouse no gossip
whatsoever" This concentration of
control he characterizes as a dis
t1nctively American development. It's
responsibility, he says, cannot fairly
be laid upon the doorstep of the in
dustry itself but is an outcome of
our Federal form of Government
Because of the diversity of State
laws, he finds utility managements
compelled to resort to artificial ar
rangements: 'albeit," he adds. "per-
maps not without a modicum of quiet
satisfaction that our conflicts of laws
are so badly permissive of profitable
indirection."
We Are Trendinq
AS to the involved 0rpl ate strrc-
ture of the utility holding comranv
he says, ut all seems so witless and
tortuou". this conflict of state legis-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
Chez ii after eoe1y meal

Calais were callers Saturday on
friends at the State House. Mr.
Beckett was representative from Ca
lais in the last Legislature.
Commissioner Neal L. Violette and
George Gruhn of the State forestry
department attended the Bates Uni
versity of Maine football game on
Saturday afternoon at Orono.
Influenza and common colds" will
be the subject of the radio talk to be
given by Dr. c. F. Kendall, State
commissioner of health, from Sta
ton WCSH at Portland on Tuesday
evening of this week. Commissioner
Kendall will address the Portland
Lions Club on Tuesday noon, and the
following morning will speak at the
Gorham Normal School.
DR.. Leverett D. Bristol of New
City, former Maine commissioner of
health, was a caller last Friday on
Commissioner c. f. Kendall at the
State House. DIR. Bristol is now ex-
ecutive officer for the Metropolitan
Health Demonstration of the Belle
vue- Yorkville district of the City of
New York.
Secretary CRUDE B. Cornish of the
State department of charities and
corrections, will speak on the work
of the department at the meeting of
the Waterville Kiwanis Club this
Monday at the Elmwood hotel in
that city.
The State board of charities and
corrections will hold its next meet
ing November 0, at the Office of the
president, Judge E. c. Reynolds of
Portland.
Miss Audrey NJ. Hackett, stenogra-
pher in the charities department, is
passing a two weeks vacation at
Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25

Romeo furnished some of the most
uproarious moments in the picture.
But it is in the lion hunting scenes
that the film reaches the heights of
hilarity. AS a big game hunter, Mac
Lean proves that he is in class by
himself His method of capturing
a lion would make even wooden In
dian roar with laughter.
The photoplay version of 1.-THE
Gay Deceiver," famous stage success
which served as a vehicle for Leo
Ditrichstein, is coming to the Opera
House screen as the second feature,
with Lew Cody in the title role that
Ditrichstein played on the stage.
Cody plays the part of a Paris
matinee idol enmeshed in a hilari-
ously funny series of domestic en-
tanglements caused by his engaging
mischief. Others in the brilliant cast
are Marceline Day, Carmel Meyers
Dorothy Phillips, Roy Darcy
Malcolm McGregor and Edward
Connolly.
Mid-week Program
Reversing the usual process and
going from flapper to campfire girl
is the step taken by Clara Bow in
"Mantrap," Paramount's perturbation
of Sinclair Lewis latest novel, which
comes to the Opera House, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Miss Bow begins as typical jazzy
f1apper, working as manicurist in
Minneapolis barber shop, whose
job consists principally in kidding
the butter and egg men,"
Then along comes Joe Easter
played by Ernest Terrence, the prin-
cipal character at a Canadian trading
post who has come to the big city
for the first time in is years.
He is so unusual that in sudden
whim she falls" for his outdoor
ways and strong manly kindness
Before she knows 1t they are mar
ried and settled in the North Woods
where campflres take the place OF
cabarets in furnishing an evening
entertainment.
Naturally a jazz girl can't be ex-
pected to entirely adjust herself to
this environment-and Clara doesn't
Percy Marmont, young New York
lawyer, comes there because he wants
to get away from the women who
are his principal clients in divorce
cases.
But he finds himself enmeshed in
a love intrigue with Miss Bow. How
this brillians story works itself out
forms one of the most fascinating,
spectacular tales the screen has ever
told.
If you came to America looking
for girl, whom you knew only
through letters and a worn photo
graph, how would you find her?
Especially If she had moved from
her last address, and you couldn't
even speak English?
Those are only a few of the pre-
dicaments which faced Harry Lang
don as the Belgian immigrant in
THE Strong Man." his laugh riot
which will be the second mid-week
feature.
The stranger got himself into
many scrapes because of his inqui-
ries for the girl, although his final
discovery of her was worth all the
trouble.
Langdon's search for the girl gives
rise to the various backgrounds OF
the story, which include New York
northern border town, and many
intermittent localities.
Naturally Harry's face has q
searching look, a wistful inquiry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25

and in this role he is hilariously
pathetic.
Hailed by critics as "the ideal
Betty Bronson picture" Para
mounts THE Cats Pajamas," which
| comes to the Opera House as the
first of the double features on the
last two days of the week, might
also be called the ideal Ricardo
Cortez picture"
Never has this popular young
actor appeared to better advantage
than in this film, in which he is CO.
, starred with Miss Bronson. 1t is a
delightful tale of love, humor and
adventure which was especially
written for the screen by Ernest
Vajda.
THE Cats Pajamas," from the
time its intriguing title is thrown on
the screen, until the last flicker
showing Miss Bronson's delightful
cat fading into the distance with a
brood of kittens, is as good enter
tainment as anything shown here in
recent months. 1t has all the ele-
ments movie-goerS Eke-love, ro-
nance, adventure, thrills, magnlf1-
cent and picturesque settings, pa
thos, and-the wonderful element OF
dreams come true"
The supporting cast includes that
grand old man, Theodore Roberts,
and the charming lily of France, Ar
lette Marchal. William Wellman is
the director.
Usually Western pictures mean ac-
ton, thrills and suspense, but Fred
Thomson's latest F. 3. o. produc-
ton, Lone Hand Saunders" to be
shown as the other Friday and Sat
urday feature, has a new element
mystery! Fred plays the part of a
ranch owner-a silent, forceful man
whose past is unknown. Much curl
osity is also aroused over the fact
that the rancher has habit of keep
ing his right hand constantly in his
pocket, doing everything with his
left. much to the bewilderment of
his neighbors who have never dared
to ask the reason. However, Two
loves come into the life of the stern,
silent man, and the double mystery
of his unknown past and his right
hand idiosyncrasy are revealed In
some gripping scenes. The girl is
played by lovely Bess Flowers, ana
the boy, his other object of devo-
ton, is portrayed by Billy Butts
The supporting cast includes: FRANK
Hagney. Albert Priscoe, Bill Dyer
and William COPYRIGHT. The pic
ture was brought to the screen un-
der the mastery direction of ReaVes
Fason with the assistance OF Al
Weker. The story is an original by
Frank M. Clifton and the continuity
was written by Del Andrews.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
New Corporations

Certificates of Incorporation of the
following two new corporations were
approved Saturday at the office of the
attorney general:
Riverdale Realty Corporation, or
ganized at Portland, to carry on all
kinds of manufacturing and trading
business; capital stock, $4,000, all
common; nothing paid in; three shares
subscribed directors = President.
Frank NJ. Libby of Portland; treas
urer, Harry c. Libby; and Arthur d.
Welch Of Portland.
Almon G. Libby Company, organ
lied at Portland, to deal in real es-
tate and carry on all kinds of trading
and manufacturing business; capital
stock, 1000 shares of no par value;
three shares subscribed; directors
President and treasurer, Almon G..
Libby Of Portland; Ernest L. Small
and Leo Gardiner Shesong of Port
land