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The daily worker., 1926-11-06

But what impresses this reviewer
most Is this fact that books seem 70
have been so decidedly the most i'm
portant factor In the intellectual
growth Of Dell's literary generation
Books are important, of course. But
profound understanding belongs only
to them who can assim1late the les
sons Of life as well as the wisdom of
the printed page.
To us of that still younger genera
tion which was in it's adolescence dur
ing the war and Russian revolution
books did not mean so much. Life was
our Great Mentor. Shaw, Wells, Omar
Khayyam, and the rest-like Floyd
Dell we discovered them too. But
they provided the dessert not the
meat of our intellectual nourishment.
Mr.. Britling wasn't a tithe. as inter
esting to us as say Lloyd George or
Karl Liebknecht. "Fannie's First
Play" could scarcely hold our atten-
ton as well as the little mass play
staged in and around Smolny msti-
tute, Petrograd, by the Russian Com
munist Players headed by the great
impressarios, Lenin and Trotsky.
And jug of wine and she beside me
in the wilderness seemed very mild
stuff with the boom almost IN our
very ears of Big Bertha dropping
shells into Paris from placements sew
enty-fve miles away. The eternal
drama on the world-stage had mount
ed to stupendous climax showing hu-
manity doubled up in vital, tragic
agony-the birth-pangs, we hoped OF
new age. In the circumstances
'Bookes for to reade" could not much
"delighte" US.
1t never occurred 10 us to become
vagabonds, intellectualor otherwise.
We couldn't run away from the echoes
of Europe's guns. And we certainly
did not want to flee the inspiring
strains that came floating out OF Red
The daily worker., 1926-11-06

Russia-Young Russia Hail Victori-
GUS! The first great conquest Of the
worlds dispossessed, the first govern
ment in history to fall from the hands
of the insanely selfish, Mighty Ones
into those Of hard-fisted, keen-eyed
ideahsts, Russia was then, as it still
is, a source of inspiration to us who
saw in the working class the great
instrument of destiny to break down
the old economic order and build the
world anew.
But to the Intellectual Vagabonds
the Russian revolution was a disap-
pointment apparently because it fail
ed to convert by some Red Magic
the wreck of old Russia into a house
for Men Like Gods. The revolution
has. in fact, made a fetish Of the
Vagabonds' bugaboo, Duty. AS Floyd
Dell sees it, they failed as artists be-
cause they were derelict to their duty
ito explain life in terms of the arts
so as to make living more compre-
hensible and more enjoyable in its
widest sense" Failing in this artist
ic duty, it is no wonder that they
suddered at the prospect Of infinitely
more arduous revolutionary duties.
The world war gave the Intellectual
Vagabonds intellectual shell-shock.
Their liberal-radical movement Del
further points out, is bankrupt. His
literary eneration-himself included,
| take it-has left record of "mere
pain chagrin, disgust, cynicism, de-
feat and failure" This from the same
Floyd Dell who used TO cayort so
gracefully, so brightly, so world-hope-
fully, in the columns of the old Mass
es and LIberatox. Isn't it positively
pathetic?
Yet he is not entirely without hope
now. There is still the younger ge-
neration to be heard from. 1t may
make over "the shattered social, poll
tical and economic ideals" inherited
The daily worker., 1926-11-06

from the Vagabonds. These mp and
coming youngsters may remake the
world by beginning ito formulate and
erect into socially accepted conven-
tions and where possible into laws
some healthy modern ideals Of mar
rlage, divorce and the relations of the
sexes" My gosh! Won't that be
grand? Wot a vision!
'fIt may not be difficult for them.S
he goes on, referring to the rising
generation of artists, ito find the poll
tical terms upon which they can ao-
cept, serve, and use machine civil
ization." Join the Republican Party
and the Authors Club, l suppose. II
not, then what?
Once Floyd Den himself made the
discovery that only in and thru the
revolutionary labor movement is It
possible to accept, serve, and use a
machine civilization" That discOv-
cry seems to mean little to him now.
It does not occur to him that some.
at least of the rising generation Of
intellectuals and artists, as well az
workers, viii make that same dis
covery, as he himself made it; as
the youthful Shaw made it fifty years
ago, as old Bishop Brown made it
only yesterday; as John Reed made
it: as Lenin made it; as Mike Gold.
Albert WeisbOrd and unnumbered mik
lions the world over have made it.
That discovery means courage
power and insight for the artist. Out
of touch with the vital social and eco
nomic currents, the artists work ID
apt to be tenuous, timid, ephemeraL
Floyd Dell's own writing exemplify the
point. His criticisms, conceived In
catalytic contact with the revolution
airy movement, viii live. Who win
read his novels twenty years from
n0wf
8. s. AdRms0n.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
Death Maine Born
Man in Hartford, CT.

Hartford, CT. Feb. 7.-George NJ.
Lovejoy, aged 6S. prominent in insur-
ance circles in Connecticut and Rhode
Island, died here on Thursday For 12
years Mr.~Lovejoy had been vice pres
ident of the Phoenix Insurance Com
pany and the Connecticut Fir eInsur-
ance Company of this city and of the
Equitable Fire and Marine Insurance
Company Of Providence. Mr.. Lovejoy
died of heart attack.
Mr.. Lovejoy was vice president of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
and director of the Hartford Aetna
National Bank. In 1895 he was presi-
dent of the Fire Underwriters Associa-
ton of the Northwest and had been
prominently connected with the Ma
tional Board of Underwriters for a
number of years.
Mr.. Lovejoy was born in watervilIe
Me, and was educated at Westbrooll
seminary, Phillips Andover and Tufts
College. icing graduated from Tufts in
1882 He became actively engaged in
the f1rc insurance business in Chica 90
IN 1883 and after Is years in field and
once work became assistant general
agent with the western department of
the Phoenix Insurance Company of
Hartford. In 1901 he became Joint
general manager Of the western de-
partment with Theodore #. Spear with
headquarters in Cincinnati. He was
elected director and vice president of
the company in June. 1913
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
Probe Death Man
Found in Potato Car

Presque Isle, Me-, Feb. 6-The New
York police are investigating the
case OF the well dressed man, be-
leved to have been identified as
FRANK %. Curtis. whose body was
iouhd III a potato car Monday upon
1 ,,Is return from a southwark trip.
mere was no suspicion of foul play
ueaeii apparently having been caused
py gas 1fom the car heater. How he
eo IN INTO the carjs still a mystery.
by County Attorney Cyri,s + Snau
after he had received a MESSAGE r,.nr,
the ofhcers of Eagles Aerie 543 If
which he was a member that ~,
nad been unable to gain entrance ~
curtis room at 306 west 10Th street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
Monday, February 8, 1925.
absence of occupation Is not rest;
A mind quite vacant is a MIND
distressed"
LET'S DO OUR PART

Names pilgrimage to the Southland
appears to have stimulated the spirit
Of emulation. The Governor OF Vir-
ginia will ask his State to appropriate
n quarter million for publicity pur-
poses and another prominent Virgin
Ian will ask for an appropriation OF
a million dollars for that purpose to
be expended in the two years.
This effort on the part of the State
Is to be supplemented by cities and
counties. One regional fund OF
$4,000 is now being raised.
Now the pilgrimage is not wholly
responsible for this stimulation OF
interest rather a reminder. What Is
said to have convinced these Virgin
fans of the value Of this sort Of adj
vertising was learning what Maine
was doing, when they visited the State
last Fall.
Virginia now becomes a competitor
as we'll as co-operator with Maine,
along with Florida. 1t will not do for
Maine to withhold its hand from the
plow 1t has set in motion. Manager
Coe of Publicity Bureau suggests that
we may best meet this competition by
taking advantage of the law on our
statute books providing that any city
or town may appropriate any sum not
exceeding one mill on dollar of val
uation for the previous year to be
used for advertising purposes. Last
year the State raised $25,551 and in
Mr.. Goes opinion should raise at least
$4,000 and "even If the towns only
appropriate one-tenth Of a mill Of
their valuation, 1t would give us a
total of about $4,000 for the State"
he adds.
One does not take kindly to in
creased taxes these days-whenever
did we--but 1t would be well to keep
in mind what productive efforts have
been made gratis by private individ-
uals. how far-seeing people have
worked in various ways in the past
few years to set in motion a State
wide effort for helping ourselves, how
they have given of time and money.
Yet 1t Is just as much our Job as
Theirs. Let's do our part.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
A PENSION At LAST

The slave of a prominent family Of
South Carolina, Phil Roseboro. was
sent into the Confederate Army to
attend to his young master. The lat
ter was killed and Phil brought the
body home. Then he returned to the
front as the body servant Of another
member Of the family and continued
to serve those who fought against the
freedom of the blacks until the end
Of the war. For time he was the
servant of "Stonewall' Jackson.
At the close of the war he tramped
back to the plantation and took care
Of "ole missus" until she died. He
has been living for years at Shelby.
Promises of a pension have been
made to him only to end in disap-
pointment until few days ago North
Carolina found way to provide for
the last days of the old man. now 81
years old and bent with toll, for Phil
is proud that he earned his keep
cutting cordwood and has never
asked for aims. Perhaps all along he
has been convinced his real reward
will be from some other source.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
Editors Letter Box

To the Kennebec Journal:
1t is obvious that but few citizens
are considering seriously the situa-
ton in which Augusta finds itself,
in regard to the postal zone rate
law which works such financial
hardship to our two publishing
houses. 1t may be that but few
realize the real danger in the situa-
ton but there are those few, and
personally l believe that it behooves
one of those to enlighten the others.
Not only will the already adjusted
freight shipment of mail (second
class) to Pittsburgh, to be entered
into the Post Office at that point
deprive some ten to twenty of our
local postal clerks of their Jobs, but
should the system prove successful,
and there is not reason why under
the present law. it would not prove
so 1t will but render further induce
ment for the publishing plants them
selves to move westward, a move
ment that has already been made
by some publishers in other threat
ened sections, and in a move of this
kind. just let us consider for a mo-
ment what it all suggests.
Our publishing houses are the two
most important concerns doing bust
ness here, who are constantly bring
ing in out-of-State money, their
revenue is directly of foreign ma
ture bringing cash into our locality
for distribution here among our own
people, in other words they are feed
ers to our business world and they
take nothing away from us.
Augusta has two beautiful banks,
Trust Companies. brought about
largely by the publishing houses and
the banking of millions of dollars a
year is done in these two banks by
the publishing houses, loss of the
publishing business would mean q
serious damage to both banks. a re-
duction of help, loss of good posi-
tions, etc.
Another fine business employing
from fifteen to twenty men all heads
of families and bread earners, is the
Electrotype Foundry, which finishes
the plates necessary for the presses
in the great publishing business, the
electrotype business takes craftsmen
experts in their particular lines. well
paid, skilled and honored citizens;
seventy-five per cent of the business
done in Augustus Electrotype Foun-
dry is the publishing houses work,
again signifying that a loss of these
two business houses would cause the
loss of six to ten men from the
foundry.
Both publishing houses buy tons
OF paper month, and many citi
zens do not stop to think that thou
sands Of dollars of that paper comes
directly from our own local paper
mill on the east side of the river.
Again to lose the publishing houses
would mean a slicing of the help
at that paper mill and even more
seriously than that a complete shut
down.
Going further back the northern
part of the state would be badly af-
fected by the decrease of pulp wood.
hurting that industry the driving of
the logs to the digesters, the making
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
Democrats to Cut
Loose from Coolidge

Washington. Feb. 6-(AP)-Demo-
cratic leaders in congress are pre-
pairing to part company with the
Coolidge administration as soon as
the bipartisan tax bill has passed
the senate.
After a conference of Democratic
senators today, Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, the floor leader. said that
among other things the senate would
be given an opportunity to vote for a
unified air service" which william
Mitchell has advocated and the ad-
ministration has opposed.
The Democrats also are planning
to take some action designed to force
the hand of President Coolidge in the
coal controversy and some of them
at least will join the insurgent Re-
pubicans against the Italian debt
settlement.
Recently the question of Demo-
cratic team work in and out Of con-
gress was discussed at a dinner given
by Senator Walsh. Democrat, Mon
tana, in honor of Franklin D. Roose-
Welt. 1t was predicted afterward that
a Democratic program would emerge
shortly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
HOW TREAT CRIME NEWS

At recent meeting Of the Society
Of American Newspaper Editors the
question. How Shall Press Treat
Crime News?" was an interesting
subject under discussion. 1t was
treated from various view points,
that of the Christian Science Monitor
and Of the Boston American included.
The secretary of the Association
related how he had carefully checked
UP six great American newspapers
and found that the news of govern
nent affairs outranked on the first
pages. two to one the scandal, acct
dent and crime news. Some were for
segregating the news and others
thought there now is too much
segregation into departments. One
remarked that he was getting fed
up" on this talk about crime news.
He declared that crime criticizers are
usually the most voracious crime
readers.
If printing crime news stimulates
crime why does not this printing of
d
interest in governmental affairs than
Is shown by the popular vote? This
question was suggested at the meet
ing, but not answered.
Another remarked: IAN editor
with a sense Of the dramatic may see
in a thing that Is really q little
thing so far as the size of the crime
Is concerned or the size of the
scandal, a chance to play up some
thing that is melodramatic and
arouse curiosity in the mind of the
reader and our chief sin is we play
upon the human element in us all
curiosity-too much. 1t is that ele-
ment Of curiosity that will account
for a great deal of scandal news.
Along with that the fact of COM
petition among newspapers-one
newspaper being afraid the other
newspaper is going to get ahead, and
he will take relatively little thing
and in order that he will have the
better story and the bigger sale he
will play that up. The newspaper that
distributes it's product largely to the
home doesn't have the same problem
that the newspaper in the great
cities have with the competition
go"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08

sewing. not to mention tho sn.....
dinner. The literary program 8.
carried out as follows: Vocal ass i
Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Glaa.ss
reading, Elmina Bickford: readsn;
Mary Wallace; recitation. Ma pig.
ford; vocal solo. Doris Rs,,o.e.kSts
reading, Dora Bickford: vocal 49, 49,,
Mrs. Olive Wallace and Mrs. Cisssss
accompanied by Mrs. Stevens. 800
ing, Minnie Cook; vocal due, ~.
Stevens and Mrs. Gleason. tn. pts PTS.
regular meeting win be heid n nsat
Mrs. Dora Bickford on Februa,," ~, !.
II stormy the day after. =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
dLittle Jack ~ R)
4 Rabbit 81 - = !. 81
lS1 by David Cory Il $3.50 :
-aszss@g W.
=, 70 by David Cory

AS the Old Red Rooster strutted
along
He sang his Cocll-a-doodle song,
While his rubber boots went slipperty
clip,
"a wonder the old fowl didn't slip!)
'Tn soon be home" he said to him
self,
Hope there's some yellow corn on the
shelf.
Now waiting for me at supper to-
night
when 1 get back with my appetite"
You remember, Little Reader, that
the Old Red Rooster had been to the
Bunnybridge Bugle with dear Uncle
Lucky's Valentine poem. Well, on
strutted the old fowl through the
snow and over the slippery places,
his cap pulled well down over his
head and his red vest buttoned tight
ly across his chest. Dear me, but
it was growing cold, for Mr.. Merry
Sun had gone to rest yonder in the
purple West, and Mr.. North Wind.
harsh and shrill, came blowing down
the snow-clad hill.
"Hope Danny Fox is not about"
muttered the old fowl to himself,
STOPPING down to pull UP his boot
tops. Strange, how sometimes one
no sooner has mentioned some ones
name than that very person himself
suddenly appears. And this Is just
what happened as the Old Red Roo
ster finished speaking. Out from a
clump of bushes sprang the CRAFTY
fox and with a grin that showed all
his sharp white teeth, he shouted;
"Old Red Rooster. how would you
Like to make a chicken stew?
Maybe you would like to try
To be in a chicken pie"
"Please, please don't suggest any,
thing like that" begged the fright
ened old fowl. II must get back to
Uncle Lucky"
"Ha, hal" snarled wicked Danny
Fox, creeping closer. you'll never
see the old gentleman rabbit again.
No, stree. This time l have You as
surely as
Monday follows Sunday,
And summer follows spring.
And Miss Mousie on her pinkie
Wears a pretty diamond ring"
"Oh. dear, Oh dear!" sighed the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
On Lies Highway
BY w. o. Smith
Copyright Newspaper Feature
Bureau.)

Anyway when your wife travels
now she can pack all her q gowns
in an overnight bag.
The average mans conception of
a popular dry regime is dry wines.
The man who travels with his
head down is apt to find dime in
the dirt but he's going to miss the
big show in the air.
Man is more often guaged by
the manner in which he holds his
fork and chews his food than he is
by his financial attainments.
These slippery sidewalks seri-
ously endanger ones anti-cussing
resolutions.
Money doesn't always make a fool
of a man but it usually helps.
A good memory is often born of
a good conscience.
THE time to start mending is be-
fore you are broke.
If you wish to keep your men,
DRY green, leave a lot of debts when
you die.
Women's careers are usually the
result of one or two disappoint-
ments in love.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
FARM|NCTON
All Plead Guilty
When Arraigned
In Franklin Court

In the supreme judicial court for
Franklin county, Associate Justice
Guy H. Sturgis presiding, Clarence
Herbert Conant of Pennington, for
breaking and entering and larceny,
was today sentenced to serve five
years in the State reformatory. Car
roll Sprague of Pennington, for
adultery, was sentenced to serve two
years in the State reformatory. John
Wyman of Phillips, for negligently
shooting human being while hunt
ing, was fined $500, which he will
probably pay. Several other sent
ences are yet to be announced. All
pleaded guilty when arraigned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
Rheumatic
Pains Go
joints
Vanish

Twisted, swollen, unsightiv 1o,,..
are rapidly freed from pain and br ss,s..
back to normal with Rheuma.
Lame people walk without aid. .l...
comes to those who have been nnss3p1
to lie in bed; hands that were heInls.s
because of terrible RHEUMATISM, ! 80
now able to do their share for fha .,,s
port of the family. sS
Rheuma Is a wonderful renedv O..
rheumatism, govt, neuritis, lunshss.
and neuralgia.
1t Is wonder-worker: II never f.,.
tiers. never gives up until every vesfis.
of poison Is expelled from the BODY
Rheuma acts on stomach, liver ia.
neys and bladder all at once ass
quickly brings long prayed for com.
fort to distressed sufferers CouehIIr,
Drug Store and all druggists sell i
with guarantee of money back II Il
isn't satisfactory.-Adv. :"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08

Not all the miners in the non-union
soft coal mines are working on star
walton wages. A subsidiary Of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation is en-
gagged in running an open shop mine
and discloses It's payroll. From this
it. appears that among the firers.
motormen, snappers. drivers. laborers
and miscellaneous help one man re-
ceives $4,000 a year, few all the
way down to $4,000, IL get $4,000, 20
$500. 20 $27Oo 81 $4,000. and at an
nual pay descending by 500. AZ. AZ.
so, 81. 81, 81 until the last 81. who
get $4,000. One loader gets $4,000 a
year and so on down the scale. the
lowest wage, $4,000. "a leaders getting
that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08

Senator Copeland of New York
City, having been turned down by the
Senate in his effort to have the
Federal Government interfere in the
coal strike. generously declares he will
persist in his efforts for "shivering
humanity" He better take a day
off and see what may be done in his
home town to free "shivering hu-
manity" from the grasp of the local
coal profiteers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
Storm Causes Delay
Mails at FarningtOn

Members of Thaddeus Rouerick
Post of the American Legion have
discussed the matter of a Legion
trip to France next year, by mem
bers of the organization from all
over the country and it is believed
that when the time arrives, several
members of this post will go. The
post is now making plans to have
an old-fashioned dance on some I'M
named date in the near future. The
work of renovating and repairing the
old Free Baptist church, now owned
by this post, will begin as early in
the spring as the weather will per-
NIT it to be comfortably done, and
it is proposed next summer to have
some appropriate memorial of the
recent great war established on the
lawn in front of the building.
The next meeting of the Lend-a-
Hand Club will held at the home
of Mrs. Elmer Collins of High
street, February IL.
Roy F. Cannon has been in
Boston several days this week.
The Methodist Epworth League
Orchestra Is working on a light op-
era, king Dodo," which is a selec-
ton from PMley and ucers, arrang-
ed for Ouch by Hiding Anderson.
Tracy Stevens has the rehearsing in
charge, the work is going along
finely, and there will be a public
presentation before very long. al
though the date has not yet been
selected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08

Jump into the stagecoach," barked
that kind old dog, and up the three
steps at the rear hoped the Old Red
Rooster. "All aboard" shouted the
Old Dog Driver, and turning around
his billygoat team, he at once set
off for Uncle Lucky's little red
shingled house on the corner of Let
tuce Avenue and Carrot Street.
Goodness me! How fast the billygoats
galloped, End in less time than / can
take to tell it, they stopped at Uncle
Lucky's front gate.
"Give the old gentleman rabbit my
best regards" shouted tie Old Dog
Driver, as the Old Red Rooster hop
ped around to the kitchen door, and
in the next story you shall hear what
hammered after that.