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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-22
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting neil March 2 10 M

lowell for a certificate to operate q
motor bus line from Augusta to
Ocean Point. passing through and
serving Randolph, Dresden, Wiscas-
set, Boothbay Harbor, and Linniken.
This is the first application for the
establishment of a jitney route to
ocean Point since the announcement
that the steamer, Virginia" will not
make its trips from Augusta to the
ocean resorts this coming summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-22
Augusta Men Seek
To Establish Bus
Line to Ocean Point

The Public Utilities Commission
has ordered a hearing to be held at
its office at the State House at 10
A. M, Thursday. March 25. on the
application of Levi S. Williams of
and Martin Hughes of Hol-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-22
Stage and Screen Offerings for the Week
MARY PICKFORD RETURNS TO
RACCEDY ROLE IN PICTURE AT
OPERA HOUSE FIRST OF week

The saucy. mischievous imp who is
beloved by millions throughout the
world is back on the silver screen.
Mary Pickford has forsaken the
ruffied laces and bejeweled gowns Of
costume plays and has returned to
the type of role that made her IA
nous.
1.-THE Worlds Sweetheart" is again
the curly haired prank playing impet-
uous Irish lassie in Little Annie
Rooney" her latest United Artists
Corporation photoplay. which comes
to the Augusta Opera House for the
first three days of this week.
Little Annie Rooney" starts with
fight and ends with a fight. In be-
tween are laughs galore. tear or two,
much suspense and many heart throbs.
It's an ideal story for Mary Pickford
and her Characterization Of Little
Annie is one of genuine artistry,
played as no other actress could play
it.
The story is one of. the slums of
New York, an epic of those crowded,
musty thoroughfares on the East Side,
where men, women and children in
motley array swarm like ants in an
ant hill.
Little Annie is one of million
there. She is the leader of a gang
of boys which Is continually getting
into battles with a rival gang.
While still child Annie Is plunged
into maelstrom of dramatic Incl
dents that first sober the impulsive
ties so often found in children of the
slums.
Little Annie Rooney" is from an
original story by Katherine Hennes-
Sey. The title is familiar through the
old time song of that name, but there
has never been book nor a story of
"Litt1e Annie Rooney
William Beaudine, who was a prop
erty boy at the old Biograph studio in
the day when Mary Pickford was an
extra there. directed the picture.
A notable cast including William
Haines, Spec O'Donnell, VIOLA Vale,
Eugene Jackson, Carlo Schipa, Cor
don Griffith, Walter James, Hugh
Fay, and many others are seen in
support of Miss Pickford.
Little Annie Rooney" is declared
to be Miss Pickfords best picture in
her eventful screen career. 1t is the
type of picture which should please
everyone, has been given a sumptu-
Gus production and the photography
by Charles Kosher and Hal Mohr is
beautiful throughout.
Peter The Great, the new marvel
dog of the screen, comes to the Opera
House for the Thursday. Friday and
Saturday program in conjunction with
the five-act vaudeville offering. in his
latest thrilling starring picture, wild
Justice"
Filmed in the lonely snow country
Of the High Sierras. wild Justice
presents rapid succession of excit-
ing events against the majestic back
ground Of the snow-clad hills.
The story revolves around a mys-
FERROUS murder, and presents Peter
The Great in an almost-human role.
The great dog performs miracles of
athletic nrowess and demonstrates
amazing intelligence.
wild Justice" is John W. Consi-
dine, Jr.. production for United Ar
fists Corporation. 1t was directed by
Chester NJ. Franklin. remembered for
his splendid work in other pictures
with dog stars. The unusually we'll
balanced supporting cast is headed by
George Sherwood, Frances league and
Frank Hagney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-22

member Of Andrew TozIer Ca,
of ". Those attending the M.
from opt of town besides tbe n.
rem we're; Mr.. and Mrs. Saw.
Lewiston, and Mr.. Brighton a. n.
hogan. \ ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-22

last Wednesday night. Several men
have been questioned at police head
quarters, but none have been held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-22
Film Features and
Vaudeville for the
Week of March p
Colonial

MONDAY and TUESDAY,
Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee in
"The New kiondike," Fox all-star
"Johnstown Flood"
WEDNESDAY and THURS
DAYTON Clancy in. 1.-THE
Blackbird," Vera Reynolds and
Dorothy Phillips in without
Mercy"
FRIDAY and SATURDAY,
Art Accord in "Sky High Coral"
Conway TearIe and Agnes Ayres
in "Morals for Men,"
Opera House
M. o N D A Y, TUESDAY and
WEDNESDAY - Mary Pickford
in Little Annie Rooney"
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and
SATURDAY-Five acts Of vaude-
Vile; Also Peter the Great in
"WiId Justice"
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Raymond Hitchcock. Ford Sterling,
Louise Dresser, Betty Bronson,
Lawrence Gray and Henry Walt
hall. Any story having a cast like
this would get a long distance to
the moon and with the right kind Of
story this crew does get to the
moon. One wouldn't expect to see
Hitchcock and Ford Sterling in
papa" roles but they are 'papas"
with a couple OF other papas to a
little girl. the daughter OF a theatre
cal couple caught in the net of
tragedy.
Fate and a revolver as well as the
law makes a little orphan Annie out
OF a baby girl. Three Of the troup-
ers, all men. and a small town
newspaper editor decide to be "As-
ISOLATED Fathers" to the cute, little,
ugly duckling. And when little
duckling blossoms forth into beau
tiful and talented girl. the associ-
alton has a job on It's hands to find
a suitable Romeo.
And the association has many an
executive meeting to decide prob
lens of state. The biggest problem
is to make a society mother permit
her son to marry the now beautiful
duckling. And the association
wins.
The most charming and delightful
scene in "Everybody's Acting" is
when the association Of fathers de-
cides to turn their modest home into
a stage in order to make an i'm
preston upon the wealthy mother
Of Romeo.
And how these fathers Of the as
ISOLATION act. They sure do. This
IS when you see Raymond Hitchcock
and Ford Sterling do a high comedy
scene on the screen which rivals the
real article on the speaking stage.
These men actually make the movie
talk.
If you enjoy seeing Gmovie with
brains back Of it and if you relish
q mental treat as only fine and
proper acting can produce-then go
to the Apollo this week and see
"Everybody's Acting"
And Betty Bronson is a regular
dear in this one. In this movie she
lives up to early promises of good
things on the screen. II start TO
telling you about Ford Sterling
well, won't. Just see him. And
you will thank me for telling you
about this one.
Things are quite musical at the
Apollo this week also. Emil Seidel
has worked out a good program.
Enjoyed the ballad work OF l.. Maui
rice Lucas. Tad Dolen is an indi-
vidual singer who knows how to put
over a tune. All very good.
At the Apollo all week.
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A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

THE Farmers Federated Fertilizer Corporation -
G. Bascom Slemp President Coolidge's secre-
tary, chose grand nickname for his proposed Mus
Gle Shoals leasing organization And the thirteen
associated power companies also seeking to grab
the peoples giant power plant on the Tennessee
River, have taken the hint.
These companies during recent weeks have
Hooded the country with propaganda letters bally-
hoong their bid for the plant now pending in Con-
gress.
These letters bear the sole heading: Muscle
Shoals Fertilizer Company" Now here in the
heading can be found the title of that auxiliary or
ganization formed by the bidders: The Muscle
Shoals Power Distributing Company"
How many readers of these letters viii under
stand that the bidding companies propose to sub
scribe only to the stock of this distributing company
Of which the socaled fertilizer sompany will exist
only as subsidiary? And how many readers will
understand that Slemps so-called farmers CORPORA
ton wants control OF just as much electric power
as the Associated Power Companies?
rose by any other name smells just as sweet
But Slemp and the thirteen associates seem to
feel their proposals smell sweeter by the name of
fertilizer.
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IDEAS VERBOTENI

MRS. Lucia Ames Mead, having spent seventy
Years In thiszFale of tears believes that war is
terrible evil She planned to tell the girls of Agnes
scout college, Atlanta, something to this effect one
day last week. But the hundred percenters of that
happy village wouldn't have 1t. They persuaded the
presbyterian head Of the school to call the grand
mothery lecture off.
Some magazines published in Canada and
Europe contain advertisements Of whiskys and other
forgotten beverages. The Boston customs authori.
ties are now barring the arrival Of such magazines
at the port made famous by revolutionary tea
party.
This country simply must be made safe for
democracy, If we have to kill all the Democrats to
do it.
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Patriotism or Bunk

Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur for
bids Admiral Robson to tell the
Fall-Doheny jury what former Sec
rotary of the Navy DENLY author
lied him to whisper in Doheny's
ear.
Shall we put this down as due
merely to difference in attitude on
the part of the two secretaries, or
as representing fixed policy on the
part of the Government?
Has this Government come to a
point where 1t shares secrets with
millionaires that are too dangerous
to be disclosed in open court?
Doheny, 1t is implied. took a con-
tract for improving and increasing
the oil storage facilities at Pearl
Harbor, not because It appealed to
his business judgment. but because
an emissary of the Navy Depart
ment had told him that the country
was in grave peril.
Then, and presumably for no less
high minded reasons, he took lease
on the Elk Hills oil reserve.
He would never have known that
this country was in grave peril, or
have entered into contracts and
agreements that promised to net him
500, 900 900. IL Robson with the per-
mission of Secretary DENLY. had not
given him some very Confidential"
information.
That information was so very con-
fidentiaI. indeed, that not only was
IT withheld from everybody else, but
II. can not be told even now, though
Mr. Doheny Is in serious trouble and
though it might mean great deal
to him.
Has the Navy Department gone
back on an oil magnate who rescued
It and saved the country at mo-
ment of peculiar danger, or is some
body raising a smoke screen Of pure
bunk?
Was there yellow Peril" in
1922 so dire and terrible that the
Navy Department didn't dare tell
any good American about it except
Doheny, and was the United States
so poor and exposed as to he threat
ened with destruction IL he were not
given a contract to build tanks in
Hawaii and a lease of the Elk Hills
oil field. out Of which as he admits
himself. he will make A vast fortune?
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COMMON SENSE
What is common sense2
By n. ID. Cochran

What is common sense?
Evidently we think it is good sense. for we
think well of people who are credited with common
sense 1t isn't the of the idiot of genius
but rather of the general run of humanity.
We needn't bother about the idiot, but 1t may be
interesting to go to the other extreme what
makes the wheels around In the head Of the genius
who Is often as far away from common the
idiot.
It's difficult to draw the line between genius and
insanity. Some Of the worlds greatest geniuses died
in insane asylums. Their minds stepped over the
line. Paul de Maupaussant, the great French writer
was one; Neitsche was another We are told that
both Caesar and Napoleon epieptics Now bio
logical chemists tell us that Oscar Wildes endocrine
glands sent unbalanced secretion into the blood
stream.
Insane asyums are full Of inmates who are sane
most subjects but clear off on But there
are millions outside the asylums of whom the same
thing be said Unless they get violent too both
ersome we let them stay outside.
We are told that many insane people think they
are perfectly all right themselves and that everybody
else is batty But there isn't much difference between
their mental attitude and that of the socalled genius
who thinks that all people who not smart as
he is morons, yokes and boobs
Intellectual brilliancy doesn't mean common sense.
1t isn't common. Sometimes it becomes bothersome If
not Violent 1t becomes terribly impatient with the
common sense of the great crowd of people who make
up humanity 1t worries because the big mob doesn't
see with its eyes, hear with its and think with
its mental equipment.
There is no accepted definition of genius. Some
but that isn't satisfactory definition. A hafwit
might have that Edison is recognized as a genius.
He has the infinite capacity for hard work. but he has
much more than that He has imagination combined
with enough common sense to make his dreams come
true. The literary genius, so-called, has imangina-
ton, too, but not the common sense to make his
dreams come true His dreams often useful, but
that's because somebody else with common sense
takes them works with them and makes them come
true.
In general the worlds work is done by the people
whom literary genuses pleased to call morons
yokels and boobs. They may be supersttous. They
may not know all there is to know about religion
and statecraft They may be ignorant far as
literature science and art concerned But take
them oil together they have developed that
enables them to get by and push civilization along
slow steady and persistent way and it is that sense
that is called common sense
The human race, with its morons, yokels and
boobs, doesn't go ahead toward the promised land
fast the dreamers and geniuses would like to
have it 60 but it goes ahead as fast the common
sense OF the mob makes it possible to go. 1t is
bigoted and intoerant-Yes But its critics All
of intoerant
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of independence and integrity which that policy in
wolves.
1.-TWO things need looking into, badly. One Is
the method by which the State Department dis
tributes its news; the other is the personnel of
the State Department bureau OF the Associated
Press"
The United Press, which serves this newspaper
needless to say, did not carry the Mexican "bolshe-
vism" story though its representative was present
at the conference with Mr.. Odds.
Even If the State Department can get news
agency to lend itself to misleading propaganda re-
sponsible officials of that department should realize
the folly of such procedure. The press associa-
lions are the necessary, vital, link between
the American Government and the American peo-
ple but the good thus accomplished will be much
or little or none, according to just what reliance
the public feels it is justified in placing in news
from this source.
number of Senator's including Senator Norris
Republican, OF Nebraska, have intimated the ques.
ton will be given a further airing when Congress
convenes next week. This no doubt, will appeal to
the general public as very pious idea.
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private business or properly man.
aged utility should, on competitive
basis; but more often they purchase
supplies and let building contracts
with friendly interests, and the sky
is the limit. All reproduction costs
are figured on that basis, and ap
praislls and rates are figured on re
production costs: also the law does
not limit the operating expenses
and under such conditions, we car
expect mergers to control, and the
people pay the exorbitant rates.
No doubt, some Of the members lof
the public service commission, par
of the press, and many members Of
the Legislature. as well as the ad
ministration in power, have beer
friendly and influenced by utility IN.
terests. Eliminate that influence ano
demand a law that affords equal
justice to all; special privileges to
none. A law that gives the appeal
back to the people. the highest court
In the land. This viii allow com
petition, and will eliminate appeals
to higher courts, unjust appraisal
and unjust rates This law would
not abolish the public service com
mission. but would allow it to func
ton under the spirit that it was
created to guarantee a Just return
on the investment, and service &c
the people at reasonable rate.
Yours respectfully,
JAP JONES,
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7FI
/ r acY
Kind-Hearted Franklin
and Hard Boiled u, ST.
French View.
BY NJ. Il. Tracy

The little town of Array on the
coast OF Brittany staged a celebra-
ton yesterday.
It was here that Benjamin Frank.
lin, our first ambassador to France.
landed one hundred and fifty years
ago after a stormy voyage of thirty
days in the American sloop Reprisal.
Array has renamed it's dock and
posted a placard concentrating the
event.
The Journal des Debats, taking a
more thrifty view, points out that
the event should recall both to
France and America how kind the
former was and how hardboiled we
have become with respect to money
loans.
1t quotes ancient documents to
prove that France forgave the
United States some six years of in
terest and agreed to a refund Of the
debt on more liberal terms.
1t fails to mention. however. that
John Adams had to hustle from
Paris to Holland in the winter of
1885 via packet. fishing boat, fee
boat and DOORS wagon. as he vividly
describes in a letter to Thomas JEFF
ferson, In order that he might bor-
row 100000 guilders with which to
meet the insistent demands.
France was kind to this young re
public when she needed help, and
no American begrudges her the
gratitude that is due, but young as
this republic was, and poor as II
was It made no such monumental
default in payment of interest or
principal as France has made dur
ing the last eight years, nor did It
ask such an amazing reduction of
what it owed as France has been
granted and considers too small.
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Times Readers
Voice Viez0S
Martinsville, Ind, Dec. 0.

Martinsville, Ind, Dec. ..
Editor of The Indianapolis Times:
The people over the State are as
much interested In your editorials
on the utility question as Indian
apolis citizens, and probably a great
deal more, for the reason that al
most all of the light and power
plants Of the principal cities and
towns Of Indiana have for a long
time been included in this gigantic
utility merger, ard are paying
great deal more than the Indian
apolis rate for light and power. For
instance, the indianapolis rate is Z
cents per kilowatt; Martinsville
light rate is 10 cents per lilowatt;
Linton, 10 cents; Gary, 10 cents;
Vincennes, 10 cents. And the only
cities that have enjoyed a reason
able rate are cities that owned and
operated their own plants when the
utility law was enacted, cities with
municipal owned plants, such as
Anderson, having cent rates; TT.
Wayne, 6 cents; Logansport, cents,
and Richmond, 6 cents down to
Ia cents per kilowatt.
These plants all have operated at
profit and have used that profit to
reduce the city taxes. Out of such
profits Logansport has built one of
the finest city halls in the State.
Richmond buitl an addition TO the
plant last year, costing 100000. 1t
is fair estimate that Indianapolis,
with municipal owned utility plant
and properly managed with the ex-
listing utility rates, using the profits
for city expenses, could easily re.
duce the taxes so per cent.
You suggest in your editorial of
Saturday, Nov. 20, surely some way
can be devised to prevent the raid
of the public utilities upon the pub
lies pocketbook. The way is easy if
you can eliminate the opposition.
In the Legislature of 1923, I pre-
scented a bill, which provided that
cities and towns. by the referendum
vote Of the people, could build, own
and operate their utility plants. Such
law would strengthen the public
service commission: but it would also
afford relief to all the people. I'm
der the existing law, il the commits
sion denies the utilities increased
rates. the utility at once appeals to
the Federal Courts, where it is al
lowed to base its appraisals on re-
production costs. This is where the
dynamite is applied. The utility is
not compelled to purchase ma
chinery and supplies and build as a
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Buried in Concrete

The thought Of burial in the
ground is repellant to many people.
1t nearly drove Poe mad and made
him famous. Mrs. +. w. Miller Of
Miami, however, not only enter
tanned It calmly. but was willing to
go further and have herself incased
in solid concrete.
An invalid for seven years, she
had thought much about death and
had talked about 1t on many occa.
sions with her husband, as he ex.
planned while delivering her funeral
address Saturday.
Mrs. Miller read to me Of the
excavations at Pompeii." he said,
where the form Of a Roman SEN
tinel had been found just as he had
stood centuries before at the time
Of his death. The body had been
sealed In rock. We agreed that when
death came her body should be
placed on a slab of concrete and
concrete should be poured over It
until a huge monolith had been
formed, so that even II the body
turned to dust the form would re-
main the same in the center of the
block"
1t is a tomb such as few would
care for. but IL represents a COM
mon and an age-old longing. All
human beings, whether they admit
1t or not, would like TO leave some
thing permanent. The Egyptian
who embalmed his body. the modern
philanthropist who makes a gift
with the provision that it shall bear
his name and Mrs. w. f. Miller,
who rests inside a ffty-ton block
Of cocrete. represent the same eter.
nal thought.
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to appear at a
theater in person. II so happens
that she has an admirer who forgets
his wife for n minute and endeavors
to kidnap her.
OF course the star does not appear
IN time TO make her appearance and
there is a newspaper reporter in the
offing, who is Just looking for some
thing like this to happen so he can
get a story. The press agent is in a
jam and doesn't know what to do
about it so when he finds a double
for his star there is nothing for her
TO do. but make the appearance at
the theater.
Miss La Plante takes both roles,
the star and her double. and the
events following the stage APP
pearance Of the double contain most
Of the fun. The real husband OF the
star turns up and also a couple of
bogus ones. To enjoy it you will
have to see It.
On the stage are Novak and Ben
son and some featured numbers by
the theater orchestra, Floyd Thomp-
sons Singing Troubadors.
At the Colonial all week. By the
Observer)
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Movie Verdict

COLONIAL-Laura La Plante
in Her Big Night" has as en-.
tertaining picture as we have
ever seen with this much-liked
star.
CIRCLE~-It Is the entire pro-
gram here this week which will
cause the talk. The manage
ment permits the women to do
1t this week. A unique as well
as an interesting program is
the result, with Dessa Byrd
walking away with the honors.
OHIO-You will enjoy Seeing
how Beatrice Lille develops the
comedy idea in Exit Smiling"
The big personal hit Of the bill
Is Charlie Davis at the piano.
Apollo-I would miss a meal
If necessary to see Every
body's Acting" One Of the ten
best of the year.