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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Charles Howard of Boston. Mass,
former resident. has been visiting
in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15
(Poutical ADVERTISEMENT

Il is your privilege and duty to 90 to
the polls to vote June 21st. For
county commissioner, vote for
RALPH B. PILLSBURY :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Miss Clarissa Blake is here from
Boston for the funeral services Of her
father, Dudley Blake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Warren Bagley has a position for
the summer with the State Highway
department..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15
(Political ADVERTISEMENT

It is your privilege and duty TO 90 to
the polls to vote June 21st. For
county commissioner, vote for
RALPH B. PILLSBURY
Benton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

William Leary of Auburn was
business visitor in Hallowell yestcr-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Miss Olive Cummins is working in
the office at the Joseph Herman Com
many
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Albert Wilson Is employed at the
Joseph Herman factory for the sum
mer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Miss Queenie Carhino has a posi-
ton in the Office at the Joseph Her
man plant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Miss Dorothy Goodrich leaves today
for Old Orchard, where she has en-
ployment for the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Funeral services for the late Dudley
Blake will be held at 10 o'clock this
morning at the Baptist church
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

DR.. and Mrs. Earl s. Buchanan and
two children have been visiting rel
atiyes in Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. John s Carvor of
Mount Vernon were calling on Halo
well friends yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Leadbetter of Au-
burn have been visiting Hallowell
friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

Of her father, Hon. c. n Tilden.
Mrs. Hattie Jackson entertained
Portland CALLERS Sunday.
Clarence Rich has a position for
the summer at Nickcry and Hills,
Augusta.
Regular meeting of Hallowell Com
mandery, L. 0. G. c., Thursday even
ing.
Kennebec Lodge No. 5. r. and A.
NJ, are to meet this morRing at 900
to attend the funeral of Dudley Blake.
Miss Viola Lovely of Randolph has
. position with the Joseph Herman
Co.
William Leary of Auburn was a
business visitor in Halloween yestcr-
day.
Miss Olive Cummins is working in
the office at the Joseph Herman Com
pany.
Miss Queenie Carhino has a posi-
ton in the office at the Joseph Her
man plant.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leadbetter of Au-
burn have been visiting Hallowell
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John s CarVor of
Mount Vernon were calling on Halo
we'll friends yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. Earl s. Buchanan and
two children have been visiting rel
atives in Lewiston.
Funeral services for the late Dudley
Blake will be held at 10 o'clock this
morning at the Baptist church,
Miss Dorothy Goodrich leaves today
for Old Orchard, where she has en-
ployment for the summer.
Albert Wilson is employed at the
Joseph Herman factory for the sum
mer.
Warren Bagley has a position for
the summer with the State Highway
department.
Miss Clarissa Blake is here. from
Boston for the funeral services Of her
father, Dudley Blake.
Charles Howard of Boston. Mass,
a former resident. has been visiting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

selectmen of the Town of Winthrop,
jn15-lS-l9
Evening star., 1926-06-19

A. :. Wells of the Florida State
Railroad Commission reports great
activity all along the east coast of
Florida, which he recently toured.
Many Big Buildings.
Not as exceptional but as typical
OF the building program on the east
coast may he mentioned few OF
the major items that came 10 my
attention during the short stay at
Fort Lauderdale.' says Mr. Wells.
The First National Bank is erect
ing 2 lN-storN building. 2 l0-storv
hotel is in course Of construction.
a new county courthouse to cost
$3.50 600 is to he built during the
year: the city will spend around
- nOn. 600 in paving and other puhEc
improvements. the Florida Light
and Power 60. is building the hrSt
unit of its plant At cost Of $4,000
nnn. the Southern Sell Telephone Co.
Is enlarcin- its plant ~ cost OF
about S40Q 600.
In this connection il is interesting
10 know that the Sell company owns
an exchange in practically every
town on the coast large enough to
have exchange telephone service.
Almost without exception they are
rebuilding these exchanges, doubling
and trebling their capacity. Their
investment on the east coast this
year will run into millions of dol
lars This company, like other
public service corporations, does not
invest large sums of money in en-
largements until it has carefully en-
gineered the situation and become con
vinced that the investments will yield
a fair return.
Evening star., 1926-06-19

Semi-detaRhed brick house. 20 feet wide.
Hardwood floors throughout.
Floor plugs in every ronn including bath.
Concrete front porch. electric lighted.
Screens and screen doors throughout.
Wall paper and fixtures selected by purcha ser
Rest quality Stag roofing.
Fine quality window shades.
Water heater and tank.
Kitchen cabinet and ane.peee sink.
Linoleum covered kitchen floor.
Ruiit-in garage, Gear size.
Double hack porch. screened.
Tiled bathroom, built In tub.
Evening star., 1926-06-19
NEED OF GREATER SPACE
CAN BE MET ADEQUATELY
Planning Home With Expa nsion in
View Will Take Care of
Vexing Problem.

Quite often the small family ri linn
tied means builds q house which meets
the requirements most satisfactorily.
hut within a few years is confronted
with the problem of providing more
space to meet the changing needs.
IN MANY cases the only answer to
the problem Is An entirely new house,
which not only means more expense
hut also givinS up A Comfortab BILE home
to which the owners have become at
tached and which can never be en-
tirely replaced by p. new house.
Such an satisfactory arrange.
ment can he avoided by using fore
sight in the original planning. 1t is
possible to plan a house which will be
complete but which will allow for ad,
ditional room by comparatively
small outlay for the finishing of rooms
in unusual space.
In building such house. the first
floor only may be finished and still a
complete home for the small family
attained. BY slight modification of
the plan the lavatory can be expand.
ed into regular bathroom, ard 1t
would even be possible. by consigning
the washroom TO the basement, TO
provide a. second bedroom, or one or
two Of the Second-f1o bedrooms can
be finished first. Later, as required
all the second.foor rooms can he fin.
ished.
Evening star., 1926-06-19
INSECTS THREATENING
HUMANS. SAYS EXPERT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OAKLAND. Calf. June 1?.-Hu.
mans and insects face a death grapple
for the mastery of the earth. with the
conditions of warfare favoring the
insects, DR.. l.. q. Howard. chief OF
the Bureau of Entomology, United
states Department of Agriculture, said
in an address at the tenth annual con-
vention of the Pacific division, Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
of Science. here.
IF human beings are to continue
10 exist" he said, they must first
gain mastery over insects. Life may
develop into struggle between man
and insects for the mastery of earth.
Insects in this country continually
nuliify the labor of 100000 men.
Insects are better equipped to oc-
cupy the earth than are humans, hav-
ing been on the earth for $4,000 600
years, while the human race is but
500, 900 years old
Evening star., 1926-06-19
FLORIDA TRAVEL
REPORTED HEAVIER
BuiICing Permits for First
Five Months Greater Than
in Same Time Last Year.

Although the thousands of organi-
zations of realty statesmen aud the
horde Of land spectators who
ihronced Florida fror al parts OF
the country have left. and land
sales have suhsided more people are
going to Florida this Summer than
did lasl Winter. Reports oI the
Florida East Coast Railway Co SHOW
that passenger ira fiic at the present
time exceeds that Of year ago by
- per cent. Completion Of the main
line double track from Jacksonville
to Miami is scheduled for August.
Special excursion trains 10 the
Florida beaches are being run from
the southern cities.
Construction records throughout
the East coast cities and. in fact.
throughout the State Of Florida. eX
ceed those of the big boom year
according to records Of building per-
mitS
IN Miami according Ia records IN
the office Of \. II. Messler chief
building inspector, the total huildinc
permits for the first FIVE months of
this wear were $16.7S3.67l. - COM
pared with S15.oc2,o25 for the total
or 1905
Miami in First Place.
Twenty. Florida cities reporting
building permits issued during the
month of MAY turned in total of
$IA136,4SS Miami continued 10 hold
first place with $2,772,4S6, while
Jacksonville stepped into second
place with ta.1o3, 1856. Coral Gables
was third with sl.5t2.$0o. and Tampa
fourth with 81. .307.957.
Pensacola broke all records for the
city since the World War by turn
inc in a total Of sS42.150 during May.
The cities and their totals
Evening star., 1926-06-19
MIAMI GETS MEETING
OF REAL ESTATE MEN
Annual Business Session of Nation
al Associa tion will Be Held
in Middle of January.

Miami, Fla. was chosen as the place
for holding the next annual business
meeting of the National Association
OF Real Estate Boards. The meeting
will be held in the middle OF January,
the exact date to be decided later.
The decision as to where the next
annual convention will be held was
postponed to the next meeting of the
board Of directors, to he held in Chi
caso. Invitations have formally been
placed before the association by the
following cities: Atlantic City, ~ J.:
Estes Park, Colo; Seattle, WASH. and
Racine, Wis.,
Invitations have been extended by
the real estate boards of New Orleans.
La: Pasadena. Calf, ana Louisville
ky.. 10 hold the 1928 annual Conven.
ton in their respective cities
Evening star., 1926-06-19

Washable enariel walls ard ceilings in kitchen
and bathroom.
Front and side lawns scdded.
Fifteen,f0ot concrete alleys.
Six.foot concrete sidewalks
Double laundry tubs.
High dry basement under entire housf.
American Radiator Co.'S hOt.wafsr heat.
Woodwork enameed throughout.
Quality" gas range.
Toilet in basement.
Ruilt-in ice box.
Caat closet off entrance hall.
Large linen closet.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
Strange Case of Irby
Marshal

TRBY MARSHAL never wanted to
- be an actress. wherein she prob
sbly is unique among women. She
even had to be persuaded to appear in
an amateur performance.
Charles Holloway--this was in Aus
tralia--saw her and against her wishes
induced her to accept a part In Mere
lXJ JMarysAnn."
She became one Of the leading WON.
en- of the Australian stage. acting sew
eral of the Weat Shakespeare heroines
with Julius knight; appearing in
many of the chief roles in America n
and English plays transpianted to the
Antipodes, and with considerable sue
cess impersonating Hedda Gabler--the
character she favors above all others.
She married Leonard Wiley, an
actor. They came to America. They
bought a, AAKn- at Efshkill-on.the- Hud-
son, whey0 09ss Marshal was to live
while her h0gband acted. While wait
ing for Cso ground to thaw she was
invited toAHct with Norman Trevor in
The, Elder Son" 1t was not a sue
cess. but Arthur Hopkins saw her and
asked her to appear in The Happy
Ending" in which she was featured.
1t was not a success. but f. Lyall
SWete saw her and insisted she play
the only woman in Maeterlinck's 1.-The
not a.. success, but George Ford saw
her and, as his star. Fritz Leiber, due
to open in Chicago in 10 days, had not
found a satisfactory leading woman,
Ford pleaded with Miss Marshal to re-
lieve Leiber's prediCament. She acted
Lady Macbeth for the first time any
where with 10 days preparation, un-
der discouraging conditions.
John Galsworthy was searching
England for a woman to act the
Tightly but calculating Rosamund
Larne in the American production of
"Old English" He could not discover
suitable actress. Twelve women had
been tried in the role. He sent for
Miss Marshal
The irony of the strange case Of
1rhy Marshal is that she now is seen
for the first time by a considerable
public in America in a part which is
no more like herself than night is like
day. a sheer tour de force. which audi
ences do not realize because they are
not familiar with the kind of work
which won her enviable position in
Australia.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
Movies to Rebuild
Theater

A REVOLT against the pessimistic
realism of present day drama, both
on stage and screen, and demand
for a return to the romance of the
nineties." minus it's slush and senti,
mentality, will soon sweep the coun-
try clear Of shopworn theatricals and
leave in it's place theater virtually
rebuilt with radically new ideas.
Such was the prediction of Owen
Davis. eminent playwright and chair
man Of the Authors League Of Amer.
lea, in an interview on the eve Of the
national release of Forever After"
the first national film version of Mr..
Davis famous stage success.
Moving pictures are due to play
one of the most important roles in
this revolution against rot and the
return of true romance. he declared.
Mr.. Davis had just been present
at a private review of his picture,
in which Mary Astor takes the role
Alice Brady created, with Lloyd
Hughes co-featured, and was speak
ing enthusiastically of the flexible
possibilities Of the films.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
British Authors Kick.

LONDON. November 6 L4o).-British
writer's do not like the film versions of
their stories any better than many
Americans do.
Thomas Burke. the accredited au.
thor of London" which the British
National Film co. is now showing. is
chafing under the liberties taken with
his original scenario.
My scenario was called The Pill.
Eriu's March and bore no resem-
blance 10 what Is being offered" ne
declared. This film Is called ro-
nance Of Ma yfair and Limehouse.
| never called the scenario that. be-
cause h wasn't any romance at all. |
never 9aw a foot Of this film when II
was being made and was amazed when
] read there was 'Limehouse death
dance in il. | never heard of such a
dance. There is no literary version of
the story, so | suppose the public will
always think am responsible for the
filmed version"
Evening star., 1926-11-07
Kite Camera" Shoots.
BY the Associated Press. !.


T.. SAN ANTONIO, November ga
kite camera" operated by the pulling
power of a 100-foot centipede-type bam.
boo and paper kite has just been used
successfully for the first time in max
ing motion picture long shots Of troop
movements at Camp Stanley, near
here.
The camera, wound up with a spring,
Is set and released at a height Of Z
feet. grinding away all the time as 1t
ascends a kite string to a height of
1000 feet. The camera weighs Z
pounds and is carried up by a butter
fly .contrivance with a trap, or catch
OF rubber bands. When 1t strikes the
kite the catch breaks. the wings au-
tomatically fold. and the camera is car
ried back by It's own weight TO be re-
loaded. .
A balloon camera" also is being de-
veloped for some battle scenes. A gas
bag 20 feet in circumference will have
d carrying power of 80 pounds. 1t will
hold a 60-pound camera suspended in
a cradle and operated by two men,
being held by handles and then re-
leased on signal to rise to a height of
100 feet. shooting down on the action
for a scant so feet Of film, grinding au-
tomatically.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
Murnau and Titles

WHEN F. W. Murnau, the Euro
pean director. made ''The Last
Laugh" without a title, it was an
nounced that he would come to this
country to direct picture for Fox
Films.
Murnau took his company. with
George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor. on
location to Lake Arrowhead, Calf, to
shoot initial scenes of Sunrise" the
only picture he is to make in Amer.
lea. He answered the question, will
1t have subtitles?
Eyes: there will be two titles, posi-
bly, three, in Sunrise" which was
adapted by DIR. Carl Mayer from Her
man Sudermann's novel, "A Trip to
Tilsit.''
1T is my opinion" said Murnau
that titles should not be necessary In
motion pictures. The story should be
SO simple, so void of plot complica.
tions, that everything can be told with
the camera eye.
When The Last Laugh was shown
in America, 1t had one title. Sun.
rise will have two, possibly three. ]
shall eliminate all others and try to
get over their implication by photo.
graphic methods. Motion pictures
should tell their stories in pictures.
This is possible, and 1 think the de-
velopment of the industry will prove
it,"
Evening star., 1926-11-07
Doug and Mary in New
Roles

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS and Mary
Pickford participated recently in
a dedication ceremony at Laguna
Beach, Calf, where a new link of 20
miles of paved road was added to the
Pacific Highway, which when COM
pleted will extend along the Pacific
Ocean from Canada to Mexico. With
the exception of the Lincoln Highway,
this will be the longest road in the
United States.
Doug represented Vulcan the Black.
smith at this fete, and Mary imper.
sonated 'The Spirit of Progress" Mel
son T. Edwards, California highway
commissioner, acted of1cially for the
State.
Taking the form Of an allegory, the
celebration used the entire highway
as a stage. At the elimination of a
20mile auto parade Commissioner
Edwards petitioned THE Spirit of
Progress" for permission TO link the
new highway to the old. Mary then
commanded Doug to join two gigantic
links, which were borne by j. little
girls. all especially costumed for the
occasion.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
Tenor, Artist, Engineer.

MO one. it seems, ever hears about
stage tenors. Yet they have amaz-
ing careers of their own, vieing In
interest with that of q prima donna.
Certainly the career Of Irving Fisher
Of the Ziegfeid "Follies" Is punctuated
with vivid experiences.
Ranking among the best paid and
most popular of singers, he has never
taken q music lesson. AS small
boy he showed flashes of mechanical
genius. When 10 years old he built
his own workshop, adequately equip
ped with lathes, spindles and other
essentials that he fashioned from an
ancient sewing machine. He loved
to take things apart and put them
together again and to experiment in
mechanical invention. So marked
was this tendency that he was allowed
to follow a natural bent, quite un-
hampered. until he found himself i'll
Ohio State University. where he gradu
ated with honors rs mechanical en-
gineer. While q student he patented
numerous useful inventions. includ
ing a flexible piano lamp, a new spring
for car trucks and an air-brake ap-
pliance. all of which have yielded him
comfortable royalties.
AS a member Of the College Glee
Club he toured Ohio, Indiana and Ken.
lucky and created quite a stir as a
balladist. He gave song recitals in
small towns that practically paid his
college expenses. He was self-taught
but heredity asserted itself. His
mother was an accomplished vocalist,
though she never appeared publicly
His father. a prominent manufacturer
with a huge plant in Cincinnati
where yOunp Fisher was horn
Is a fine instrumentalist. Every Sun.
day. in his virile, middle seventies, he
is still to be found seated at the or,
gan in the choir loft. where he has
voluntarily presided since he was a
young man. >
Irving Fisher suddenly decided to
become A public singer and to give
a cold shoulder to mechanics. He came
to New York with fixed determination
Evening star., 1926-11-07

loss of costly time, for fuming and
fletting and idleness.
Rain clouds, as every motion pic.
ture man knows east a deep shadow
Where you have no shadows YOU have
no high lights and high lights and soft
shadows are the camera mans de.
light, because they make for perfect
photography. But the sun must pene-
trate the clouds or the effects Of light
and shadow are impossible.
PanchrOmatic film comes into heavy
play in '"The Rough Riders" This
film was originally used for CONNER.
cial purposes only to photograph ma.
hogany or chocolate colors, which on
ordinary film would go black. BY
using certain flters-for instance a
red filter against a red object, the
object is turned white instead of black.
The sunset cOlors have a great deal
OF red and this filter comes into great
Use in the present instance. With a
red filter red res white and black
goes black e there you have the
depth and cCA.rast desired.
The layman would think that a blue
sky and a white cloud would photo.
graph as it looks to the naked eye,
light against a dark background. But
blue at times registers white, owing
10 It's density. ana tne ciOu0S, Delng
white don't show at all. Consequent
ly 1t is necessary to use yellow
filter. which holds back the blue rays
and admits the white Of the clouds.
causing the desired exposure on the
plate. the sky going dark.
Another advantage OF San Antonio
clouds is their velocity. They have
a good current from the Gulf breeze
to send them along quickly, lightly
and with rapidly changing effects.
Clouds in various other sections of
the country move more slowly and
in pOnderous formation. due to their
density.
San AntoDio's region being level
there is a lot of sky. so to speak. and
the sky Is coming into it's own in
this particular Paramount production.
Practically every long shot taken
shows the enthralling vistas Of the
heavens. making backgrounds beyond
compare for the action Of the featured
players. Fleming, with his apprecia-
tion Of these values. and Howe, with
the mystic love of light and shadow
for which he is known, are said 70
be delighted at the artistic develop
ment OF the picture
Evening star., 1926-11-07
Get Rare Cloud Effects.

THE cloud with silver lining.
sought by motion picture directors
and camera men for beauty of sky ef-
1ects the world over. has Just been
discovered in San Antonio, Tex.
IN consequence, Photographic values
or the skies and horizons from sunrise
TO sunset are being given an almost
revolutionary prominence in the film
ing of The, Rough Riders" by. Victor
Fleming, director. and James Howe.
first camera man. rs
Edward Smith, art director Of
Famous yers-Lasky, has been called
INTO conference to obtain for the first
time in a big film feature the chang.
ing and evanescent beauty of clouds.
Rough Riders charging up San Juan
Hill in bitter rain of leaden death
will be siihouetted against a mar
velous panorama of tropical skies
laden with blood-red and fleecy-white
clouds.
The peculiar value of clouds to pho
tographc composition in San Antonio
was learned by mere accident Silver
lined clouds were obScuring the sun
during the filming of love scene be-
tween Mary Astor and Charles En-
NETT Mack, childhood sWeethearts in
the screen play, who stood in level,
grassy glade. half sheltered by trees
and With the skies vividly glowing at
the ORION line with the colors Of
dusk. But clouds hid the sun itself,
and it was thought there would be no
exposure on the negative.
They ran the "rushes." however,
and were overjoyed at the result The
scene was one of inspiring beauty with
the clouds in the background.
They knew from long experience
that fieecy white clouds Of certain
density acted as a filter-if the
clouds were backlighted with the sill
yer lining of the sun. But in Cali
fornia and in other sections of Ameri-
ca. even in the Mediterfa mean coun-
tries noted for their superb skies, the
clouds are foo dense. They are roll
ing clouds, and the Photographic rays
of the sun seldom penetrate. Expert
ments We're made. Reels of cloud ef
fects were run off, Various filters
were tried j. II. Jarboe. in charge Of
the United States Weather Bureau.
was consulted. And results that are
magnificent are being obtained daily.
Before that a cloud which obscured
the sun was q cause for rage. for