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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
State House Chat

Governor Ralph o. Brewster pass
ed Saturday at Portland on matters
of business.
Philip Kicker Shorey of Portland,
Maine publicity director, was a caller
Saturday upon friends at the State
House.
DR.. Augustus o. Thomas, State
commissioner Of education, gave an
address Saturday noon at a luncheon
OF the goth Century Club of Boston.
Commissioner Thomas will pass to-
day at Vanceboro on school matters.
Lieut.. Albert c. Donovan, U. S.
Army, on duty as instructor for the
152nd Field Artillery, Maine National
Guard, was in the city Saturday
forenoon to confer with Adjutant
General James w. Hanson. He left
on the noon train for Presque Isle
where he is stationed.
Adjutant General James W. Han
son and Col. William c. Goodwin,
retired, military storekeeper, left by
train Sunday for Pr esque Isle, Carl
bou, Fort Fairfield and Houlton to
visit the units of the Field Artillery.
Miss Viola Rice has been promot d
to chief clerk, div ision of inspection
of the State Agriculture De )artment,
succeeding Miss Dorothy Rundlett,
who recently went to the Central
Maine Power Co. offices in this city.
Miss Margaret Campbell, formerly
employed in the dairy division of the
State Agricultural Department, will
be promoted to Miss Rice's former
position as assistant clerk in A. NJ.
G. Soule's office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
New Corporations

The certificates of incorporate of
the following three new corporations
were approved Saturday at the Office
OF the attorney general:
| Bay View Poultry Farm, organized
at Portland. to engage in all kinds of
farming, trading and mercantile bus
mess; capital stock, $4,000, all COM
mon; nothing paid in; par value of
shares. $40; three shares subscribed;
irectors-President, Ulmont N. Cor
+, Iss of Yarmouth; treasurer, John A.
: Ferris; and Albert A. Corliss of Var
mouth.
Autolet Company. Inc, organized
at Portland, to buy, sell, lease, hire
and rent automobiles; capital stock,
$4,000, all common; nothing paid in;
par value of shares, $40; four shares
subscribed; directors President.
David Finkelman of Portland; treas
urer, John w. Finkelman; Sophie
Finkelman and Bella Finkelman of
Portland.
Dover Hardware Company, organ
lied at Milo, to deal in real estate and
carry on general wholesale and re-
tail mercantile business; capital
stock, 1925, 00t. all common; $500 paid
In; par value of shares, 500; three
shares subscribed; directors-Presi-
dent and treasurer, Forrest r. Ire
worgy of Milo; Harold Z. Treworgy
of Brunswick; and Nathaniel w. AL
len of Dover FoXcroft.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
At the Colonial

The three double feature bills at the
Colonial Theatre this week will fur
nish some wonderful entertainment to
the picture lovers. Contained on the
program as just part of the regular
show are features which have been
shown in the larger cities at dollar
per seat. On Wednesday and Thurs
day one Of the big pictures which will
be secured is "A Kiss for Cinderella"
which was shown in the metropolitan
theatres as first release the week OF
December ~.
On Monday, the greatest Juvenile
actor Of all time will be seen on the
Colonial screen. The love Of an old
son Of Abraham for a young son OF
Erin and the love Of both Of them
for q lovely girl Is the essence Of the
story Of "Old Clothes" Jackie Coo
gan's new Metro-Goldwyn production.
with each succeeding release, Jackie
Coogan unfolds q new side Of his ge-
MUS. and unless you see the youthful
star in "Oid Clothes" you have never
seen the real Jackie Coogan Jackie
80 ably assisted in this homely and hui
man story by Max Davidson. Lillian
Elliott, Alan Forrest. James Mason,
and Willard Mack wrote the story es-
pscially for Jackie. +
Millions Of persons, In all parts OF
the world, will have their first oppor-
tunity Of viewing at close range IA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
Mid-Week Program at Colonial
Theatre Includes "A Kiss for
Cinderella" Which Had It's
First Showing in Metropoli-
tan Theatres, Christmas
Week - "Lightnin'" to Be
Offering For First Three
Days at Opera House

'Lightnin' the play that estab-
Hshed a worlds record for continu-
GUS run on the legitimate stage. will
be the motion picture feature re-
lease to be exhibited for the first half
of the week at the Augusta Opera
House. Jay Hunt will play the role
of the prevaricating but thoroughly
human old veteran, which was made
famous on the speaking stage by the
late Frank Bacon. This picture has
a wonderful balance Of pathos and
comedy and has taken its place
among the classics Of stage and
screen.
Richard Travers. who will be, re-
membered by many people in Angus
Ia as the young actor who played the
lead in the Holman Day production.
"Rider Of the King Log" many
scenes of which were shot In this
vicinity, will be included in the stel-
lar cast of "Lightnin'."
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
the film to be screened along with
the five act vaudeville show will be
"Just Suppose" with an all star cast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
Pine Blister
Rust Growth Is
Shown in Movies

w. o. Frost, leader in white pine
blister rust eradication work in
Maine. State forestry department.
has just received from the Federal
Bureau in Washington, D. c., a
movie film entitled The Pines, which
depicts the start and growth of the
much feared white pine blister rust.
I'VE are using this film to incul-
cate the rules and methods for hand
ling this disease" stated Mr.. Frost.
"It was shown in the theater in
Mexico Saturday, and on Monday
noon will be shown again Before the
Rumford Rotary club. In the after
noon it will be put on before the
Rumford schools, and at night will
be shown again in the Rumford The
ater."
He said that the four county ag-
ents of the Forestry department
! would arrange itineraries for this
film throughout the State, and add
ed:
Moving pictures make the most
| impression of any of the various
methods employed in demonstrating
work along these lines of prevention.
1t is a fact that In many cases read
ing does not deliver it's message as
forcibly as the actual living pictures
will do 1t, especially with the young
er people,"
Arthur Lambert, field agent in the
vicinity of Rumford has arranged the
distribution of the films in that part
of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
New Bulletin.
Tells of Growth
OF the COnifers

at has been common observation
, among foresters and lumbermen in
the Northeast that the new growth
of conifers replacing cut-over spruce
forests contains a much heavier pro-
portion Of fir than did the original
forest" says a bulletin Of the North
Eastern Experimental Station at
Amherst, Mass. which the Maine
Department of Forestry has just re-
ceived
"In 1924" it continues. Equally
heavy seed crops of fir and spruce
enabled the North Eastern Forest
Experiment Station to start some OBJ
servations alor~s this line on several
tracts of recently cut-over spruce
land in the White Mountains"
Commissioner violette calls atten-
ton to the fact that conditions in the
White Mountains are identical with
our own, thus data secured there
would have the same bearing on
Maine timber conditions as 1t has on
those where the experiments were
carried on.
Tables of seedlings were made
during 1925 on plots from which all
debris had been removed, exposing
the mineral soil. and also from plots
undisturbed after logging. On undis-
turbed plots seedlings had come in
at the rate of $500 an acre, but on the
exposed plots 27,500 to the acre were
counted. This proportion of about 4
to l seedlings fell midway between
the ratios for fir and spruce individ-
ually. these being to / for spruce
and to l for fir. On the respective
plots, fir far exceeded spruce, the re-
lation being to l on the undisturbed
plots, and 4 to on the exposed plots.
Termination Of both species began
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
i. S. Secretary
Agric. Sends New
Years Greetings,

Commissioner Frank P. Washburn
of the Maine department of agricul-
ture has just received the following
letter from W. NJ. Jardine, L. S. Sec
rotary of Agriculture:
"As the year draws to a close I
want to extend to yEu and your as
sociates my best wishes and those Of
all in the Department of Agriculture
for a new year full of prosperity and
service to agriculture.
agricultural progress depends
largely on the cooperation of all of
us, and 1 appreciate your readiness
to work with the Department of
Agriculture and with all other agen-
cies for the betterment of farming.
May our efforts during the coming
year be even more successful"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
The Vaudeville

The five acts of vaudeville enter
tainment as the final three days OF
the week at the Opera House are
representative of as many different
types of variety amusements. 1t
looks like the biggest and best bill
of the season.
Dave Gibson, and Sylvia Price are
seen in an unusual comedy novelty.
Mr.. Gibson is primarily juggler
and Miss Price an artist with cray
ons. These two accomplishments
have been carefully wrapped with
humor and not only afford a sur
prise but good entertainment as well.
They do lot Of things in an unusu-
al way.
Dancing goes back to mythology.
Every era has had it's own emotions
and own styles and while the dances
of yesterday may have been decided
ly different from the dances of to-
day they were all attractive. Doug
las and Clare demonstrate this at
Effectiveness with petite dance re-
vue called dance Diversions 1920
to 1925" With appropriate cos
tunes they present dances in vogue
during this period. Douglas and
Clare are fine examples of poetry
of motion. They have devoted a
great deal of study to their present
production so that in every detail
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FORMAL WORD
Continued from Page One)

bility of public official to give an
account of his course in the order.
ly functioning of democratic gov
eminent such as ours. On occasion
shall seek to render an account
OF this public trust without ihterfer-
Ing unduly with the conduct of the
executive responsibilities entrusted to
my care. 1t is not, however, SEEM
~ nor for the good of the State that
one occupying high public office
should be too much preoccupied with
primary campaign.
Any lack of activity on ones own
behalf must not be ascribed to a
lack of appreciation of the import
ance OF the issues which are at
stake nor to failure to realize the
earnest interest of citizens all over
the State of Maine in the proper
conduct of our governmental affairs.
To large extent the record of
this administration is written In the
developments of this past year and
upon this record reliance for en-
dorsement must chiefly be placed.
The citizens of Maine are best able
to appraise the extent to which these
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
DIR. Thomas Tells
OF Educators Part
In AbOlishing War :

Boston, Mass, Jan. 3-Dr. Angus
tus o. Thomas, Names commission
er of education and president of the
World Federation of Educational AS
-sociations, gave an hour at the
Twentieth Century club yesterday
afternoon to setting forth the part
education should play in bringing
the peoples of the world together and
abolishing war.
He called the American system of
education the best in the world, and
to show the educational progress
made in Massachusetts, and New
England, he pointed to the fact that
In this section of the country, be-
tween 1910 and 1923, there had been
large reduction of commitments
for crime, both drunkenness and law
lessness having decreased SO percent
After the war. the world said
there must be some common ground
on which the nations could be
brought together. 1t seemed as If
the church could bring them togeth-
er, but the world is part Christian
and part pagan, and the church
could not do it, although its spirit
must be the central truth which will
tons has its contribution to make.
We shall not come to a. time when
all the nations will be governed
from one seat of government.
There must be federation, either
league of nations Or something
simaar. along with an international
court of justice and arbitration.
I'VE are going out" he said, 'to
find the facts, and apply the result
in a new curriculum for the schools.
We want to develop patriotism
founded on love of country and the
thought of human brotherhood, rath-
er than on the hatred of other coun-
tries-an outlook which will enable
the citizen to function in his society
to his advantage without injuring it,
as well as to respect his brother man
everywhere whatever may be his
country, color or speech"
After giving picture of conditions
In England and France as a result
OF. the war. DR.. Thomas asserted,
amid applause, that the time had
come to outlaw war and make it for
ever impossible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
Plan Courses
instruction for
The State Police
School at Lewiston

Criminal law, police procedure,
Jiu Jitsu and boxing will probably
be included among the courses Of
instruction for the members of the
State highway police at the police
school to be held this winter. The
school will open early in February
and will continue three months and
will probably be held at the Lewis
ton Armory. although the arrange
ments have not been completed.
The subjects mentioned above will
be. taught by Patrolmen William
Hancock of York, who has just
graduated from the Pennsylvania po-
lice school, and Marion Jewell OF
Brewer and Sidney Frost of Water
vile, who are now studying at the
Massachusetts police school.
Chief Arthur H. Field of the State
highway police said Saturday that
If it Is decided to include military
drill and revolver practice among
the courses of instruction, he will
handle these subjects. There will be
gymnasium work aud out-of-door
exercise each morning so that the
men will be kept in good physical
condition.
The men will be given instruction
regarding the repair of their motor
cycles, this instruction to be given
by a man who will be assigned to
the school from the Harley-Davld-
son Motorcycle Company.
While all the details of the school
of instruction which the Maine state
police will attend have not been
worked out it is understood that the
school will be organized along the
lines of those which Officers Ham
cock, Jewell and Frost have attend
ed. There will be lectures on sub
jects which officers should be Ia
miliar with, talks on the invest1ga-
ton of crimes. with practical Illus
trations of how certain noted cases
have been solved, as we'll as reasons
why some were not. Naturally, much
of this instruction will have to be
given in executive session, as 1t Will
consist of secret Information which
could not well be made public.
Much attention will be devoted to
quizzes and round table discussions
on the work which the men of this
department will be called upon to do.
Chief Field Is enthusiastic over the
possibilities of the schools and be-
lieves that the greatest good will
come from it.
All of the members Of the State
highway police patrol will attend the
school, which will be concluded so
that the officers may start their
spring road patrol about the middle
of May.
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combine to make "a Kiss for Cinder-
ella" one of the screens notable
achievements.
Unlike Peter Pam" however, "A
Kiss for Cinderella" is not. entirely
pure fancy. 1t is, as matter of fact,
a vivid, appealing, modern-day romance
laid against the very realistic back
ground of the London srums, with a
lovable little heroine in the person of
a lonely half-statved waif, and SYM
pathetic policeman as the hero.
Tom Moore plays the part Of the
fairy prince who turns out to be po-
liceman; Esther Ralston makes a love-
ly fairy godmother, and Henry Wharf.
Dorothy Cumming, Flora Finch and a
score or more of equally well known
players round out distinguished sup
porting cast.
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nous valleys and mountain ranges of
Arizona where Bat Masterson, Wyatt
carp. John Slaughter, Peter Kitchen
and other noted gunner of fiction and
history roamed in the years that are
gone, when THE Golden Strain" Fox
Films version of a Peter B. Kyne
story. Is flashed across the silver
sheet. The picture Is also on the first
two days program.
This colorful story, starring Madge
Bellamy. Kenneth Harlan, Ann Pen
nington, Hobart Bosworth, Frank Nc
Glynn, Jr., Frank Beal and others, was
filmed by Victor Schertzinger in the
very heart Of the locale once fire.
Quented by some Of the worst-and a
few Of the best-men who have fig
ured in the making Of the West.
Roaring like simeon rushing across
the desert, Bob Custer swirls across
the screen again in his latest western
feature, mo Mans Law" which comes
to the Colonial Theatre on Wednesday,
Custer, a Texas college boy. whose as
cent to stardom in motion pictures has
been incredibly swift. rises to even
grester heights in his newest produc-
ton, a story Of brother love into which
Is delightfully."- interspersed, some of the
most enjoyable comedy ever seen in
/ this type of narrative. Clusters vogue
In this locality is widespread, indeed
and 1t Is safe to say that If he con.
| tinues to appear in more productions
like mo Mans Law" he could be
| elected sheriff or something. F. B. O
sponsors all the Custer pictures, OF
which mo Mans Law" is the eighth
| Of the series.
II is the mid-week program which
| will also bring dainty Betty Bronson
The imaginative whimsy of James M
Barrie, the directorial. artistry Of Her.
bert Brenon and the piquant personal.
ity Of Betty Bronson-the three fac.
| tors that were chiefly responsible fol
l the spectacular success of Peter Pan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04

Ludivigo Magoni passed this wed
with friends in Boston and viciniu
Rockwell Flint, who has been d
home for the holidays, has returns
to his studies at the Ohio State Tn
versity.
Mrs. J. w. Barker and daughtg.
Miss Leila. are passing a few DAY
in Portland. III
Mrs. Marah s. Webster, teachg
in Sanford. has been passing th
holidays in Pennington, a guest y
Mrs. Annie r. Craig of Perhar
street.
Maurice Adams, a student In ~
Teachers" College of Boston tHI
versity, has been passing the holids3
vacation with his parents, Mr.. on
Mrs. Charles Adams.
The annual meeting of the on
portunitv Circle of the Old Soul
church will take place at the churf'I
Thursday evening of next week
supper will he served at & o'clOa
following which reports will be prT
scented and officers elected. The ~
nual meeting of the church socN
will be held at the church TuesdR
evening, Jan. ~. at Z O'Clock. ~
missionary society of this chur'1
will meet with Mrs. w. G. MalsH
High and Perham streets, next Tns
dav afternoon at go O'Clock. To-
subject Of the mid-week service
the church next Wednesday evenliI
will be 1.-THE Process of Creation
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tional interests will all prosnsr
assist one another to grow az wa ala
ordinate and harmonic all orr ~. ~
ests and present their appeal ~ '' -
fellow men. w
1t Is desired to use the talents ~.
Maine possesses for national ser..s as
and thus develop our State in o,ss
that there may be more opportunits.s
for our boys and giils to stav J.
home and in order that we NAV h,,, :.
not merely buster but also a hsss.
state. 1t Is well. however. ALWAYS =
be mindful how little It shall nros !.
a man Tor a state) to gain the yvh.sss
world and lose his own soul" Masas
has led in many things, but chiass
and. most proudly In causes -.
cerned with the moral progress !,
mankind. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
FARMINCTON

There will be a joint instaiIa.,,.
of the officers of Franklin Lodee n
o. o. F., and Merrill Rebsb.s
lodge, in Odd Fellows hall MonS.a
evening, Jan. IL, which will be DuS
lie to the extent that members I,
either order may invite guests nss
members. Several grand officers MN
be present and a banquet will /.
served in the dining room preyioa.
to the meeting.
The Monday Club will meet VII,
Mrs. George A. Thomas next Mos
day afternoon, instead of Mrs, n
c. Metcalf, as scheduled brigham,
Mr.. Metcalf being out Of town. M
roll-call subject will be Con-
Schools" and Mrs. Lillian s, Hor
will contribute a paper on Sir Wal
ter Scott. Miss Ethel Howard. n
teacher in the Pennington school,
who passed the summer vacati0,
last summer in Europe, will give
traveloguc of Italy.
Mrs. l.. w. Harris of this Villas
won the first prize at a largely n.
tended New Years eve whist pary
at the hall of the West FarminetssI
Village Improvement Society M
West Harrington. Many from thsI
village attended.
The monthly child welfare en-.
ference will take place at the off,,
of the Franklin county district nurr1
Tuesday afternoon from 2 to n
o'clock. Miss Marian Purbrick n
the Maine State Department N
Health and a physician will assiv
the county nurse and all ehildral
under school age, who are takeai
there, will be given careful attsl.
ton.
There will be a preliminary mes.
ing of the Masonic Club nerI
Wednesday evening at the elm
rooms, to arrange for a whist tour.
nament similar to that of last win.
ter.
Forrest Hobart took over the star,
line and mail route between Farm
ington, Strong and Phillips yexsr.l
day. Hereafter the stage will leav,
on arrival of the noon train frou|
Portland and Boston, instead Of n
8 A. M, as has for some time ben
the custom. He has a new snowmO.
bile capable. of eight persons sM
baggage. mail and express.
Rev. c. o. Perry. pastor Of ths|
Methodist church. was the speaks|
at this weeks meeting Of the Farm
ington Rotary Club. his subject bel
ing New Years Reflections Their
was a good attendance and vocal
music by the company was an h|
teresting feature of the evening.
Mrs. Austin Vaughn is in WaterI
town, Mass, guest for two weeh|
of Mrs. r. G. Roderick, formertI
of Pennington.
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STATE HOUSE
Meeting andcou neil Tuesday IL 10

earlier and mortality among the
young seedlings was greater, on the
exposed plots than on those undis-
turbed. Fir apparently takes great
err advantage of cleared areas, such
as skid trails, sled roads, and land
ings, than does spruce, and comes in
more strongly where the advantages
are even," the experiment station
concludes. It goes on to state that
this may be partly explained by the
great preference that red squirrels
show for spruce seed. Because of
this fact, seed crops being equal in
any one season, fewer spruce seed
may by next season be available for
termination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
Stage and Screen Offerings for the Week
RECENT FEATURE RELEASES TO
Be SCREENED HERE THIS week
Film Features
And Vaudeville
Week of Jan. 4th
Colonial


Monday and Tuesday-Jaekie
Coogan in "OId Clothes" Fox
Special "The Golden Strain"
Peter 3. kyne's great story.
Special school chiIdren's matinee
at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday and Thursday
Betty Bronson in "A Kiss for
Cinderella" Bob Custer in "No
Mans Law"
Friday and Saturday.. 3.
o. Special "The Midnight Flyer"
Bert LyteH in sporting Life"
Opera House
y Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday-Fox Special, "Lishtin'".
Thursday, Friday and Satur.
day-All star cast in "Just Sup
pose" Five supreme acts of
Vaudeville. Wv
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All persons are hereby notified that
| will not be responsible for any bills
credit by any person other than my
self, and not to give credit to anyone
on my behalf.
Edgar f. Robinson.