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WATERV1LLE LOCAL NEWS
OFFICE ....OVER STEAM LAUNDRY, MAIN STREET
OFFICE OPEN DAY AND EVENING
i'EL EPHONE
WATERVILLE 800
The Pythian Slaters will hold their
regular meeting at the new hall in !
the Sentinel block this evening. The i
offlcers-elect will hold a rehearsal at !
7 o’clock.
Gideon Barton, formerly with" tho
Sanders Engineering Company of
Portland, left Tuesday evening for
Amsterdam. N. Y., to accept a posi
tion as foreman with the Adirondack
Electric Corporation.
The directors of the Chamber of Com
merce met Tuesday afternoon and con
sidered the matter of asking for special |
legislation in the interest of a new ;
school building for Waterville. They j
formulated some plans which they will j
give to the public later.
The Men’s Auxiliary of the Methodist ;
church will hold the regular monthly i
meeting in the clturch vestry this eve- ]
ning. Supper will be served at 6.30
o'clock and later, L. R. Wood, manager
■of the local office of the New England
Telephone Company, will give an il
lustrated lecture on the telephone busi-*
ness. V
Miss Auwelda Bowker of this city
and her sister, Mrs. Ruth Bassett of i
.Fairfield, Mrs. Florence Bacon of |
Fairfield and Mrs. May Hallett of 1
Oakland, returned Tuesday afternoon ,
from Portland, where they attended i
a get-together meeting of members
of the auxiliaries of the Sons of Vet
erans from all over Maine in the in
fs terest of the national membership
campaign.
GIRLS* CLUB NOTES
There will be a meeting of all the
officers and chairmen of committees
at the clubroo inthis evenifig at 6.15.
AH are requested to bring a lunch.
The "gym” class will be held at 7.30
and at 8.30 will be the regular bust- !
ness meeting, after which there will
be a rehearsal of the plays to he given
Friday night.
Thursday evening will be held the
regular dancing class.
Home Reception For
New Pastor and Wife
A very pleasant social occasion Tues- ]
day evening, was the reception given
at theh ome of Dr. and Mrs. M. N.
Bessey of Elm street, in honor of Rev.
W. A. Smith, whoh as recently been
elected pastor of the Congregational
church, and Mrs. Smith. In the receiv- :
ing line were the host and hostess, Dr.
jnd Mrs. M. X. Bessey and Rev. and
Mrs. \V. A. Smith. A large company !
was present to meet the new pastor and j
his wife. Refreshments of sandwiches,
cake and coffee were served. Mrs. W. B. I
Ncvins, president of the Moman's Fed- !
oration of the church and Mrs. Gilbert
Morrill poured while Miss Emily Vigue,
Miss Gladys Welch, Miss Lucille Jones
and .Miss Maude Herron assisted,
Monthly Meeting
of City Government
The February meeting of the city
government was liejd Tuesday even
ing and, being near the close of the
year, was naturally brief. The roll of
accounts totalling $15,170.43 was
passed.
An application for a license to
maintain a public pool room at 10
King Court made by John Mitchell
wasfreferred to the committee on li
censes with power to act.
William Albert, night watrhman of
the Wyandotte Worsted Company,
was appointed a special policeman.
An order was passed authorizing
the city auditor to transfer to the con
tingent fund the undrawn balance
which remains to the credit of any
appropriation or rcvenueaccount and
that there be appropriated from said
fund the amounts necessary to cover
any overdrafts.
The report of the county commis
sioners in the matter of the relocation
of College avenue was accepted and
placed on the city records. Also their
report in the matter of the location
as a highway of the State road lead
ing from Emerson bridge to OalUyad,
was accepted.
A communication was receivMHKfm
Belle P. Smiley, of 12 Morrill jgwufek
asking that a refund of $25.75 iMKipe
her on a bill she paid for the
of a sewer leading from
The trouble was found to be at the
junction of the sewer from her house
with the city’s pipe across the street
from her property. It was voted to
refer the communication to the com
mittee on claims, who will look into
the matter. •
The Salvation Army asked for the
abatement of taxes on their property
on Temple street, amounting to $94.60.
It was explained that only the part
'of the building that is bringing in a
revenue to the Salvation Army has
been taxed but it was also pointed out
that the money received from the
store pays only the interest on the
mortgage of $6,0t*>. Alderman Vose
spoke strongly in favor of the propo
sition and, on motion of Alderman
Uetchell, the order was passed.
A. F. Drummond, J. Howard Welch,
Frank Kedington and Mrs. W. B. Ar
nold were appointed trustees of the
publie library for four years.
An order was passed to place a
street light at the corner of Spruce
street and Drummond avenue.
The WaterviUe Tire and Accessory
Company asked for a permit to place
a gasoline tank on Lockwood street,
which was granted.
The committee on licenses report
ed unfavorably on the request of
Frank Pelkey to sell gasoline on Main
street by means of a swinging arm
from a tank on Appleton street, as
it is contrary to the city ordnance.
The aldermen concurred in the report
of the committee.
AnJ order was presented for two
catch basins to be installed on Edge
mont avenue the location to be deter
mined by the street commisioner and
the city engineer and the order wah
passed.
A hearing on sewer assessments
for persona owning lots on Edgemont
avenue was held, several men appear
ing in their own behalf. A 60 per
cent, reduction was allowed on the
stated price and this arrangement
was found satisfactory.
Annual Meeting
Maine Agricultural
Fairs Association
Tlie annual meeting of the Maine
Agricultural Fairs Association was
held Tuesday in the Municipal court
room at City building, the business
meeting opening at 10.30 o’clock.
There were members present from
the various fairs In the State and
after the regular business session
with election of officers, matters in
regard to the conduct of fairs in-fthe
State were talked over.
The meeting was presided hver by
the president, J. F. Guiou of Presque
Tsle, and the following officers were
elected: President J. F. Guiou, Presque
Isle; treasurer. George W. Westcott of
Bangor; secretary, R. M. Gilmore of
Waterville. Legislative committee,
J. F. G.ilou, Presque Isle; H. D.
Eaton. Waterville; A. B. Peckham,
Bangor; Dr. A. M. Garcelon, Lewis
ton. Membership committee: R, M.
Gilmore, Waterville; J. C. ' Fuller,
Waterville; John C. Gordon. Pittsfield;
Daniel Gilman, Presque Isle and J.
F. Goodrich,' Ilartland.
It was voted to hold the next meet
ing in Bangor about February 1, 1922,
and make it a two-days’ meeting. The
committee on arrangements for the
same consisting of A. B. Peckham,
Bangor: J. S. Butler, Lewiston; M- I
Collins, Gorham; and J. Harry Allen
of New York City were appointed.
A communication was read from
the New England Agricultural Fairs
association asking that the Maine
association become affiliated with the
former. The matter was laid oM the
table, but it was later suggested thatj
it be investigated with a view of,
joining and a committee consisting of
James Butler of Lewiston, chairman; j
A. B. Peckham of Bangor and R. M. j
Gilmore of Waterville were appointed i
for that purpose.
w. rt. uocner or naruora, ,uonn., ;
secretary of the National Trotting:
Association was introduced and asked
to talk a little about horses. Mr.
Gocher is said to know more about
horses than any other man in the
United States and gave a most inter
esting talk regarding some of the
early trotting horses which were.
owned in Maine. He said that the
first horse in the world that ever
trotted a mile in three minutes was
Boston Blue in 1818, before Maine be
came a State and came from near
Augusta, then a man named Alonzo!
Heywood from Winthrop bought ini
Oneida, N. Y., the horse Maine Mes
senger or Winthrop Messenger. This
horse sired the first trotters of any
breeding in the world. Then there
was Lion, foaled in Maine in 1822,
that was taken to Boston when seven
yc&rs of age, before there were any
race tracks and beat everything on
the road. i
The first real good trotter from ]
Maine, Mr. Gocher said, was Fannie
Pullen, foaled in 1825. dam of Trustee, !
the first horse in the world to trot 20 '
miles in an hour. The second .horse to]
beat the world's record as a trotter i
was raised in Gardiner and trotted in j
2:28 in 1840. Another good horse was
Daniel D. Tompkins. In 1830 this!
horse was raced in two and three mile
heats in Philadelphia. Another 'good j
Maine horse was owned by a minis- ;
ter from Norridgewock, S. B. Wither
ed, who bred Withered Messenger, the
sire of the first real Maine trotter.
Belle of Portland, that made a record
of 2:26 in 1S61.
Among the modern horses owned in
Maine,,Mr. Gocher said, the first real
good one came from Waterville, Gen
eral Knox, owned by T. S. Lang, one
of the best horses that ever stood in
the State. He was the sire of two
great horses, Camors and Lady
Maud. Another great horse owned in
Maine was Young Rolfe, sold by C. H.
Nelson to John Shepard of Boston.
Young Rolfe was the sire of the two
great trotters, Aubine and Nelson.
“It was quite a thing for Maine to
raise a horse like Nelson,” said Mr.
Gocher, but the animal was badly
handicapped in being trained and
driven by its owner, but he was a
wonderful horse in spite of’ it and
made a record of 2.10 which later he
cut to 2.09 and will always stand as
the Northern King. Mr. Gocher said
that he was present in Buffalo when
“Hod” Nelson who had just sold Au
bine for $30,000 was offered $50,000 for
Nelson but refused it.
Mr. Gocher said that all the best
sires had been sold out of Maine and
that is why no more Maine horses
were at the front row. Referring to
the fairs, Mr. Gocher said that Maine
fairs are putting on a brand of racing
that is attracting much attention and
that without doubt the racing pro- •
gram is the biggest asset of the fairs.1
He gave the members many new
ideas in regard to the running of fairs
in the west. He Baid that in the west,
to get to be the secretary of a fatr
was the first Btep toward becoming a
politician; that he knew President
Elect Harding when he was a fair
secretary and also Governor Cox of
Ohio when he was in the same posl- I
tion. Children's work is a great fea
ture of the fairs in the west and he
advocated it in Maine. The mission
of the fair is to educate and enter
tain, ho said.
Speaking of railroad rates, he said i
that the railroads have all they can
do at present to keep running and
they should not be asked for conces- I
sions, but in the condition of things
over the country at present each man
must meet his own troubles. He urg
ed the use of trucks for the transpor
tation of animals to the fairs, when
ever it was feasible.
The afternoon session was given
over to the discussion of matters per
taining to the best interests of the
Maine fairs. Those present at th«
; meeting and the fairs the;* represent
ed are as follows: Northern Maine
fair. J. F. Guiou, Arthur Sylvester. E.
T. McGlauflin. Presque Isle; Bangor,
George \V. Wescott and A. B. Peck
ham; 'W'aterville, F. L. Besse. Frank
E. Haines and C. Guy Hume; Pitts
field Four County fair, A. H. Burse:
Cumberland County Agricultural and
! Horticultural society, M. I. Collins;
Farmington fair, A. L. ’Adams. East
Wilton; Caribou, Frank Riley; Maine
l State fair, Lewiston, E. E. Additon,
| J. T. McGillicuddy and j. S. Butler.
Mrs. Blancne ueraia oi uiiuuu
in the city Tuesday shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Beckett of
Bangor were in the city Tuesday.
Charles W. Meador went to Boston
Tuesday afternoon on business t6r a
few days.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega
tional church will meet this afternoon
at 3 o’clock at the church parlors.
p. B. Byrom of Boston, formerly of
this city, was in the city on busi
ness Tuesday.
Mrs. Josie Wilson will leave today |
for Madison to visit Mrs. Mary Stobie
for a few days.
Mrs. Winifred Ingalls Welch went
to Bangor Monday evening to take the
examination for the Maine bar on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Frank Hastings left Tuesday morn
ing for Boston, where he will remain
for a few days and then go to Savan
nah, Ga., for the rest of the winter.
Mrs. Pearl Williams of Fort Fair- ;
field left Tuesday afternoon for Bos
ton after passing a week with Mrs.
E. E. Austin of The Melcher.
Emery fiSfen Austin has returned
to his studies at Boston University
in ’ Boston after a mid-year recesB
passed at his honie here.
Dr. I. B. - MoWer went to Bangor
Tuesday afternoon to attend a region
al conference connected with the P.ap
tlst New World movement.
The marriage intentions of Harry '
Mitchel of this city and Miss Amelia j
Abraham of Springfield, Mass., were !
filed at the ofilce of the city clerk
Tuesday
George Barney, who broke his hip ]
bone by slipping on the sidewaUc on
Sunday, was reported as very com
fortable at Gray’s hospital Tuesday
afternoon.
The travel and history department
of the Waterville Woman’s Club will
meet Wednesday evening at 7.30 o’clock
with Mrs. H. A. Wfight at her home at
S Pleasant Place. Each member is
requested to come, prepared with a
current event
A party of deputy sheriffs including
Robinson of Gardiner, Robinson of
Clinton, Stratton of Albion. Dutton of
Augusta and Dignam and Marden of
Waterville, searched several places at
the north end of the city Tuesday but
found nothing in the nature of liquor.
The executive board of the Water
ville Woman's Club met Tuesday aft
ernoon and made plans for the spring
picnic to be held later. Mrs. Anna
M. Drummond and Miss Julia Lakin
were appointed a commute to arrange
for fhe details of the affair. Mrs.
Frank W. Alden and Miss Julia Dakin
served refreshments.
A still alarm called the combination
chemical to the home of Mrs. James
G. Barnes at 2.15 Tuesday afternooti
for what was thought to be a chimney
fire. It was found that the children
had placed a dot of pine cones In the
open lire and the crackling in the chim
ney caused Mrs. Barnes to think the
chimney was on fire.
Averill-Mosher
Today at noon at the home of the
bride’s sister, Mrs. O. S. Townsend. 3Sl
Forest avenue, will occur the mar
riage of Dr. George G. Averill of this
city and Miss Frances II. Mosher of
Bangor. The ceremony will be per
formed by Rev. Ashley A. Smith, pas
tor of the Universalist church of that
city. Dr. Averill and his bride will
leave immediately for California and
will pass the rest of the winter at
Los Angeles, where Mrs. Leah G. Av
eriil, mother of Dr. Averill, resides.
Miss Mosher has been in Waterville
on several occasions and has won
many friends here by her charming
personality. Dr. Averill is at the
head of the Keyes Fibre Co. and the
best wishes of his numerous friends
go with him and his bride on their
western journey.
Fun, Melody and Color
In Legion Minstrels
The best show ever! That’s what
everybody said about the minstrel*
show that was put on last evening
at the City Opera House by the
Bourque Post of the American Le
gion. The stage setting was very at
tractive, the costumes were moat be
coming and, lent a gpod deal of color
to the occasion, the interlocutor was
excellent, the Bongs were finely ren
dered, the dancing was unusual and
the Jokes were sprinkled with enough
local hits to make them interesting.
The boys' efforts were rewarded with
a crowded house.
Tw o of the end men were in red
coats with red and white striped
pants, the remaining six in yellow
coats with black and yellow striped
cests and pants. The first two rows
the circle were in English hunt
ing costumes, red coats, white
trousers, black leggings and black
jockey caps, while the rest of the
chorus were all in Jockey costumes
of various hues.
Ginger Fraser was the interlocu
tor. Nuf ced. He was good and kept
the situation well in hand when any
of his end men got too uproarious as
they did at one time, when they
started shooting craps on the stage.
Among the boIos, which were render
ed with special excellence, were:
“There is Only One Pal After All,”
by William H. Murray, with Hugh
Tracey in the chorus; "Mandy Lee,”
by Walter Austin, with Norman
Haskell and John Choate joining in
the chorus; “I’ve Got the Blues for
My Old Kentucky Home," by Clar
ence Proctor, assisted by the end
men; "Apple Blossom Time,” by
Hugh Tracey; "Moonshine,” by B.
Steele; “Sally Green,” by Ralph
Blunt; "Nobody to Love,” by Nor
man Haskell; “Palestine,” by Irving
Talberth, and “Because" by Harry
Marcon. The chorus work was fine,
the voices blending in a splendid
melody, the singers all being of more
than ordinary talent.
A clog dance was given by Hugh
Andrews and a very difficult dance
I I I
by Perry Maddox, which was given
unstinted applause. He was called ;
back and responded, although it was ■
considerable r of an ditort to comply
with the request.
The end men were Irving Talberth, I
Lisle Burns, Benjamin Steele, Fred
Barton, Hugh Andrews, Rudolph
Turcotte. Clarence Proctor and Ralph
Blunt. The performance was direct
ed by Sam Freeman, to whosfe efforts 1
much om the credit of' the success of !
the affair is due. Music was fur
nished by an orchestra of 10 pieces
with Walter Hood, leader and Willie
Provenfcher at the piano.,
After the show a dance was put on j
at the Elks’ hall at which there was a I
good attendance.
COLBY COLLEGE i
Thursday evening at 7.45 in the1
Colby college gymnasium will be held
the first of the college stunt nights.1
The affair will be In part a rally and
send-off for the relay team which
goes to represent Colby at the B. A.
A. meet in the Boston Arena Satur- i
day, and in part an evening of ath-!
letic entertainment. The members of
both divisions are to be in attend- i
ance. The evening’s entertainment
will Include several contests of an
athletic nature, and among them will
be a tug-of-war between the fresh
men and sophomores. The affair is to
be held for the benefit of tjie athletic
association, and is in charge of a
committee composed of Athletic Di
rector Michael J. Ryan, Neil F. Leon
ard, '21, and Wayne \V. McNally, ’21.
Zeta Psis Entertain
Phi Delta Theta Men
On Tuesday evening, the Colby i
chapter of the Zeta Psi fraternity
were hosts at thsir house on the cam
pus to the members of the Colby
chapter of Phi Delta Theta frater
nity at an informal guest night. Joel
K. Taylor, *21, of Skowhegafi, opened
the ceremonies of the evening by
stating that the purpose of the affair
was to foster the spirit of the col
lege, and introduced Dr. George F.
Parmenter, professor of chemistry,
who spoke on photography. Dr. Par
menter gave an outline of the pro
cesses by which photographs are
made, and went on to tell of the pro
cess of color photography. He Illus
trated his talk with many very life
like color photographs of sccnei in
this region a rill in the White Moun
tains. which he had taken himself.
The lecture was most interesting and
instructive.
Bricklayers’ Speed
and Wages in 1898
Compared With present
Boston, Feb. 1.—Estimates pur
porting to show that in 1898 a mason
and helper laid 1500 bricks in an
eight hour day at an average wage
rate of 36 cents a hundred where as
now they average 500 bricks a day at
a rate of $2.72 a hundred, were pre
sented to the special committee of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce
that is investigating the building sit
uation in this city.
Alexander K. Williams, engineer
and treasurer of a construction com
pany who submitted the estimates,
told the committee that in his Opin
ion the alleged decrease in the effi
ciency of labo" was due to “lack of
ambition” resulting from the “clos
ed shop” principle which “limits the
best man in any class to the amount
of labor performed by the poorest."
“Under closed shop conditions,” he
said, “contractors have had to pay all
the men in one class of work the
same pay. We find the amount of
work accomplished by the poorest
man in a class regulates the amount
of work the best man docs.”
Debs Says Wants No
Favors of Pres. Wilson
Atlanta, Feb. 1.—Eugene V. Debs,
Socialist leader serving a ten year
sentence in the Federal prison here,
for violation of the espionage law.
was not “surprised nor disappointed”
over the president's refusal to com
mute his sentence, according to a
statement he issued here today
through his counsel, Samuel W. Cas
tletonr, of Atlanta.
“It was my own only fear,” the
statement said, “that I might be in
debted for my liberty to Woodrow
Wilson. My record, good or bad. is
at least consistent and that is the
only way it could have been smirch
ed.”
The statement referred to the pres
ident as the most “pitiful figure in
history.”
“Mr. Palmer called attention to the
fact that I shall he eligible, to parole
August 11, 1922. In answer to this
I have to say that I shall not apply
for parole, nor accept it. I shall serve
my term to the last day or leave here
with an unconditional pardon.”
Establish Identity Bandit
Killed at Providence
Newport, R. I., Feb. 1—The descrip
tion that H. A. Belcher, a sailor,
gave to the police tonight of his
roommate Harold AX Smith of North
field, Vt., who has been missing since
Monday, was said by the authorities
to tally with that of the unidentified
man Bhot at Providence yesterday af
ter he had attempted to holdup Orrie
A. Lane, collected for the Great At
lantic and Pacific Tea Company.
Belcher told the police that Smith's
revolver and blackjack were missing
from the room. Such implements
were found in the man’s pockets. The
description of Smith contained In na
val discharge papers found In * the
room also agreed with that of the
dead man, the police said.
Smith, according to Belcher, was a
former employe of the tea company.
He was 23 years old.
Greenville Woman Terribly Burned
Greenville, Feb. 1.—Mrs. Elwin
Noyes of this town was severely
burned about the face, chest and j
arms, Saturday, when she became un- ;
conscious and fell on the kitchen:
stove, while preparing- breakfast.
Mr. Noyes was in the dining room, j
When Mrs. Noyes did not appear he
became alarmed and went to the
kitchen where he found her lying on,
the stove. Her burns are critical,:
and but for the arrival of her hus
band on the scene would have doubt- '
less proved fatal. She was removed i
to the Charles A. Dean hospital.
Mrs. Noyes was formerly Miss
Theora Galusha. Mr. Noyes is the
.local manager of the Central Maine
Power Com pa by.. They have three
children. 1
/
Reparation Plan
Out of Reason
Says Prof. Keynes
London, Feb. 1—It will be impossi
ble for Germany to pay the amounts
fixed for her reparation 'debt to the
Allies, says Professor John Mayfltyril
Keynes, principal representative of the
British treasury at the Beraaills*
peace conference. He argues that
Germany, to have surplus exports
with £200,000,000 must have total ex
ports worth at least £700,000,000.
Twelve per cent or this amount would
be £34.000,000, and therefore, he says
that, with £700,000,(100 of exports
yearly against £500,000,000 in imports
she could Just pay a fixed sum of
£116,000,000 plus £84,000,000, making a
total of £200,000,000. '
“That is to say,” he continues,
“trade on this vast scale would be re
quired to pay the minimum annuity i
of £100,000,000 plus the export per
centage. If the Paris proposals are
more than wind, they mean a com
plete reorganization of the channels
of International trade. If anything
remotely like them should really be
intended to happen, the reaction on
British trade and industry would be
incalculable. It is an outrage that
the Allied leaders should have dealt
with eafh other by using the methods
of a poker party."
Norman Angell, lecturer, and peace
advocate, is quoted by the Dally Her
ald. organ- of labor, as having charac
terized the reparation demands as
“eye wash, pure bunkum and fantas
tic rubbish.” •
' “Of course,” the interview contin- !
ues, “there will be a hitc hthe first j
year, arid the second, and the third
until the map of Etirope is entirely
altered and alliances are rearranged." |
Brotherhood Fails To
Block Independents
At Chicago Labor Hearing
Chicago, Feb. 1—Seven independent
employes' organizations, despite oppo
sition of railroad brotherhoods affiliated :
with the American Federation of Lab- !
or, were admitted today as parties to
the hearing on rules and working con
ditions before the railroad labor board. ;
They will have full opportunity to pre- ,
sent testimony covering their conten- !
tlons for the board's consideration in j
rendering a decision on the case.
Opposition to allowing the seven or- |
ganizations to participate in the hearing
was voiced in the employes’ opening
statement several weeks ago by B. M. j
Jewell, president of the Railway Em
ployes department of the American Fed
eration of Labor. He contended that
the brotherhoods represented the em- i
ployes as a wdiole and asked from the
boiyd the riglk to negotiate agree- j
ments in the name of all employes.
Officers of the independent organiza- ]
ttons characterized this contention as
an attempt to “be the Czar of the em- j
ployes.’’ They declared 150,000 men were
represented in their .organizations and
denied the right of the brotherhoods to
speak for these men.
PRESIDENT HARDING
MUST PAY*INCOME TAX
Washington, Feb. 1—Warren G.
Harding, as president of the United
States, will receive something like
$14,000 less compensation from the
government annually than Woodrow
Wilson has received. The treasury
will pay Mr. Harding the same
amount thaj; it paid Mr. Wilson—
$75,000 annually — but internal
revenue bureau officials say that Mr.
Harding must return nearly one
fourth of this in income tax.
President Wilson was exempted
from the income tax under a supreme
court ruling because he came into of
fice before the. enactment of the 1918
revenue laws under which taxes were
sought to be imposed on the salaries
of the president and of federal
judges. The Supreme court held that
the tax could not be collected in the
case of incumbents because of the
constitutional inhibition against the
i eduction of the salary of the execu
tive and federal judges during their
term of office.
The solicitor general has ruled
that the tax could be collected from
officials taking office after the law \
became effective because that would !
not bring about any reduction in \
salary during the term of office.
Revenue bureau officials say that :
Mr. Harding, of course, will he al- i
lowed the usual exemption of $2000 j
a year for a married man and may .
claim certain business exemptions. !
NEW LIGHT ON SIZE
OF SHIP MAYFLOWER
Barnstable, Mass., Feb. X—The di
mensions of the Pilgrim ship May
flower as gleaned from the records of
Lloyds’ of London, were given in an
address here tonight by Rear Ad
miral Francis T. Bowles (resigned)
as, length 90 feet, beam 20 feet,
depth of h6ld 12 to 14 feet.
He said the figures were obtained
after a personal research into May- i
flower history in connection with the i
celebration of the tercentenary of the i
Landing of the Pilgrims, and added !
that the records gave the Mayflower s
capacity as “180 tuns,” ‘the unit for
measuring. Bordeaux wine at the
time the Pilgrims sailed. He is
making further inquiries to deter
mine the authority for the figures,
which are regarded as important by
those compiling the chronicles of the
little vessel’s historic voyage to Ply
mouth.
Not to Use Balloons
To Hunt Seals-in North
St. John’s N. F., Feb. 1—The New
Foundland government has abandoned
its plan to use blimps to aid in the lo
ation of seal herds in the annual hunt
for seals to be started next month, be
cause of difficulty of operating dirigibles
in northern latitudes.
There will be a hunt from the air in
two airplanes. One already Is stationed
at Botwood, on the northern coast and
another will be taken to the same place.
Woman Tennis Champ Defaults
New York, Feb. 1—Mrs. Molla BJur
stedt Mallory, national women * ten
nis champion, defaulted today in the
second round of the invitation indoor
tournament of the Heights Casino,
Brooklyn, because of an injured foot.
Miss Marion Zinderstein of Boston,
national runnerup, is a competitor.
Brannan Knocks Out Rica
Buffalo. N. Y„ Feb. 1—Bill Bren
nan, Irish heavyweight, knocked put
Bandsman pick Rice of England In
the second round here tonight.
ANTI-BOLSHEVIK
ASSEMBLY SEEKS
RECOGNITION
Paris, Feb. 1.—<By the Associated
Press).—Former application Is about
to be made to the governments of
Great Britain, France and the United
States to redbgnize the Russian con
stituent assembly as the rightful ex
isting government of Russia. The as
sembly has Just been completed at a
meeting of all Russian elements op
posed to Bolshevism with the purpose
cf sinking of all differences of opinlnon
and presenting a united front against
Bolshevism.
The precedent invoked will be the
recognition by the Allies of the Serbian
government set up on the island of
Corfu during the war while Serbia was
completely occupied by the Central
Powers.
Thirty-three of the members of the
assembly created here were elected in
Russia in the latter part cf 1917 by
popular vote. These elections were
held under Bolshevik rule and the Bol
shevik! failed to obtain more than
40 per cent, of tho seats. Lenine, the
soviet premier, dissolved the assem
bly on Jan. 18, 1918. when his follow
ers were placed in the minority. A
majority of the members left Russia
but many went to Jail. Those who es
caper regrouped in Paris and formed
the assembly which-adopted resolu
tions containing these provisions:
"1—A declaration of the principle of
the liberty of the Russian • people in
opposition to Bolshevik rule.
"2—Refusal to recognize any and all
treaties. Including commercial agree
ments. made with the Bolshevikl as
one of the parties.” '(this would entail
repudiation of the agreement between
the Bolsheviki and Washington B. Van
derlip for a concession in Siberia.)
Dr. Atwood Now
President of Clark
Worcester, Mass., Feb. 1—In 'the
presence of an asse'mblage of at least
1,000 people, including presidents of
more than a score of universities and
many statesmen and jurists. Dr. Wal
lace W. Atwood was formally inaugu
rated president of Clark University
and College this afternoon with im
piessive dignity. i
The academic procession which was
formed on the second and third floors
of the University building was
marshalled by Albert F. Richardson,
clad in colonial uniform as high
sheriff or AVorcester county.
Following the sheriff came Presi
dent Atwood and former President G.
Stanley Hall, Charles H. Thurber of
the board of trustees and Chief Jus
tice Arthur P. Rugg of the Massachu
setts Supreme court also a member of
thetrustees and the full board of trus
tees. Governor Cox and President
Harry Pratt Judson of the University
of Chicago, Dr. Frank Morley of
Johns Hopkins University, and other
speakers, members of the faculty, del
egates from universities and colleges,
Clark College and University students
and alumni.
Sheriff Richardson proclaimed from
the platform- the opening of the as
sembly and President Thurber of th/
trustees then took charge and made
his opening address follownig the in
vocation by Rev. Dr. Maxwell Sav
age, pastor of the First Unitarian
church in Worcester.
The formal ceremony of inaugura
tion of President Atwood was per
formed by Chief Justice Rugg and
former President Rail.
The formal installation was con
ducted by Chief Justice Rugg and Dr.
Hall. President Atwood making a
brief response. Dr. Atwood’s inau
gural address concluded the occasion.
Anti-Bolshevists In
Paris Censure Jap
Occupation Vladivostok
York, Feb. 1.—A resolution
directed against Japan’s occupation
of Vladivostok and eastern Siberia
was adopted today at the conference
in Paris of all the elements opposed
to Bolshevism, according to a cable
message made public tonight by A. J.
Sack, director of the Russian Infor
mation Bureau in the United States
and spokesman for the Russian dem
ocratic anti-Bolshevik forces.
The resolution, while not specifying
Japan \/y name, says “the conference
must, especially most emphatically
insist upon a final cessation of in
tervention in the Far East.”
The conference of deputies of the
constituent assembly declares that all
treaties and agreements which will
consolidate internationally acts of
seizure or occupation of Russian ter
ritory, without the knowledge and
free-will ,/f the Russian people will
be cancelled and under no, condition
will be considered binding.
Arkansas Bill Would
Make Death Penalty
For Robbing Banks
Little Rcick, Ark., Feb. 1.—The Sen
ate today passed unanimously a bill
providing capital punishment for.
bank robbery. The act puts bank
robbery on an equal footing wi^h
murder int hat it gives juries the;
right to fix either life Imprisonment!
or electrocution as punishment. J
Portland* Pressman Dies
Fred L. Saunders, age 52, for more
than 35 years employed In the com
posing rooms of Portland newspap
ers, died at his home, ll Fessenden
street, Portland, Monday after an ill
ness of about five weeks. He had un
der-gone an operation for appendici
tis and has failed in health since that
time. Mr. Saunders was born in
Portland, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lincoln R. Saunders, and started his
career as a ‘‘galley boy" when a
young man. Learning the trade of a
printer he had remained in the busi
ness during his entire life and at the
time of his death was employed in
the composing room of the Portland
Daily Press: At one time he was
foreman in the composing room of
the old Portland Times. For a num
ber of years Mr. Saunders had been
active in fraternal organisations as
he was a member of Ancient Land
mark Lodge of Masons, Ivanhoe
Lodge. Knights of Phythias, and of
the Redmen. He was essentially a*
home man and never been a candi
date for public or political office. He
is survived by his wife, who before
marriage 28 years ago. was Miss
Mary Randall Scholes, and one
daughter Lizzie Ellen Saunders..
Cork. Feb. 1—District Inspector O'
Sullivan was shot dead today while
wanting with his little son ListoweL
Machinist’s Death
in Engine Firebox
Declared Suicide
Worcester, Man.. F*b. I—Suicide was
the official report of the . police and
medical examiner today in their Inves
tigation of the death of WUUam Trued*
son, a machinist, whose charred body
was found in the firebox of a locomo
tive in the Boston ft Maine Railroad
roundhouse hers yesterday. It la be
lieved that Truedson first cooled off the
front of the box by putting new coal
on the fire and then crawled into It a
distance ten- feet becoming uncon
scious from thf hot gases almost imme
diately. Vive years ago he attempted
suictde by cutting his throat. The
theory of murder was abandoned when
it was learned that none of Truedson’a
fellow workers heard any evidence of
an attack. He was an unusually strong
man and an assailant would have had
no easy task in overcoming him. 2t was
also pointed out that had the body been
placed In the firebox to conceal evi
dence of murder it probably would
have been left at the front Instead of
far Inside.
I Foreign Briefs
Sligo, Ireland, Feb. 11 — Police
searching a cemetery here today
found ten revolvers, 150 rounds of am
| munition, a thousand yards of fuse
used in detonating explosives and a
dozen sticks of gelignite.
Cork, Feb. 1—Cornelius Murphy of
Rathmore, County Kerry, was shot
today after .being found guilty by a
court martial of having in his posses
sion a loaded revolver. This'is be
lieved to be the first execution carried
out on such a charge since the declar
ation of martial alw in Cork.
Dublin, Feb. 1—Vincent Fouvardue,
who is regarded as an important Sinn
Fein prisoner made his escape last
night while the police were taking
| him from the Kllmainham prison to
; Dublin Castle. The car in which they
were making the journey was at
tacked on the way to the castle. The
police jumped out and returned the
fire of the attacking party, but when
they again entered the car they found
that Fouvardue had vanished.
London, Feb. 1—The successful test
i ing of a mie thousand horsepower
aero engine which is said to be the
.most powerful known has opened up
claims by experts of the possibility of
a regular London-New York aerial
service and a complete passage with
in twenty four hours, either direct or
by changing aircraft at the Azores
: Islands.
I London, Feb. 1—Father Dominic,
i spiritual adviser to the late Terence
, MacSwiney, lord mayor of Cork, who
is under sentence by a Dublin court
1 martial to serve three years impris
! onment, has been brought to London
und imprisoned in Wormwood
Scrubbs.
One-Third of Country Now
Completed in Soil Survey
One-third of continental United
States has been covered to date by
detailed or reconnaissance soli sur
I veys by the Bureau of Soils, United
| States Department of Agriculture.
I The total area covered by detailed
; survey amounts to 547,733 square
i miles, or 350,549,120 acres, and that
! covered by reconnaissance survey Is
1516,286 square miles, or 330,432,040
: acres. As large areas of mountain
and desert land in the West, are not
expected to be available for agricul
i ture In any near period, it will be
seen that a large proportion of
necessary work of this kind has been
completed. Soil surveys are widely
consulted for various purposes, in
cluding contemplated purchases of
land, selection of crops, and planting
of gardens.
Strength of a Clear Conscience
A great financier in New York sat
' one day, a good many years ago, on
' the board of one of the big life insur
ance companies, and argued with its
members that they ought to buy
space in the newspapers every year
, and print their whole balance sheet,
! showing every dollar’s worth of prop
erty they owned, tone director ob
jected indignantly. ‘‘But some day
you will make a bad investment,” the
objector said. “What are you going
to do then? Are you going to ad
vertise that to the publuic too?" To
which the financier replied: “If you
know in advance that every invest
ment you make is going to be ad
vertised, you will be idfech less likely
to make a bad investment.”—Joseph
French Johnson.
Boston Broker Convicted
Boston, Feb. 1—George L. Ware, in
vestment broker today was found
guilty on charges of using the mails
to defraud in promotion of Mutual
Divide, an oil stock. The court al
lowed him 15 days in which to file a
bill of exceptions. Bail was fixed at
$5,000. * . ,
Card. O'Connell on Irish Relief
Boston, Feb. 1—Cardinal O'Connell
of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of
Boston today was announced as a
member of the executive committee of
the New Rnglar. ommittee organ
ized to cooperate with the national
committee for relief In Ireland. James
J. Preland, also of Boston, Was named
chairman.
Fractured Hip Fatal
Miss Martha Washburn of Auburn
died Monday morning at 145 Gamage
avenue, as the result of a fall which
she sustained a little more than a
week ago. She 'broke one hip, be
sides receiving severe bruises, and
she failed steadily in health from that
time until the end. Miss Washburn
was born in Minot Center 80 years
ago, the daughter of James E. and
Martha (Briggs) Washburn. She
had lived in Auburn about 10 years.
She was a member of the Minot Cor
ner church.
Mrs. Walter J. Winter. Jr., died
Saturday at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawler of 26
South Main street, Auburn. She. suf
fered an attack of Influenaa more
than a year ago. which developed into
an illness which caused her death.
Mrs. Winter was born in Auburn 29
years ago, and has always made her
home here with the exception of two
yeata spent in Portland. Besides her
SSfaJStT"'" *h,
«TKew,WOrId* produet of lead-pencils
Probably amounts to nearly 2,000,000
from yC^- - ^alf °f wh,ch are made
nrom American* grown cedar. The
ay ear raake* ft bout 750,000,000
NAVAL BUILDING
HALT COSTLY,
ADMIRALS SAY
Washington, Feb. 1_A m
suspension ot work on the l»i«
building program, scheduled for co«.
pletlon in 1923 would result not
In delaylngv the commissioning m
much needed ships but in great*!
costs to the government. Admiral »
K Coontz, chief of naval operations
and Rear Admiral D. w. Taylo
chief constructor q£ the navy, told tH»
Senate naval committee todav i
executive session. 1 lc
The committee has under consid
emtion Senator Borah’s resolution
inquiring as to the advisability „
such suspension with study
meantime as to the best type,
naval vessel, based on the lessons of
the world war.
Admiral Taylor explained that
many of the larger shipbuild^
plants of the country had much w
thteir equipment and resources tied
up in contracts with the government
lor units of the 1916 program an
that these plants could not be Item
idle for half a year, with partial
completed ships on the ways with
out some compensations from th
government. Scores of sub-contract'
ors would be similarly affected h!
m aid. and he estimated the expens,
of #uch a delay at 310.000,000 ..
least. •
The officers said that it was n
consensus of opinion of naval «u!
thortties Of all nations that the bat
tieship and battle cruiser remained
the backbone of the fleet ami th«
aircraft development had not pro
grossed to a point where aerial forces
seriously menaced major ships u
view of this, he added, nothing w*
to be gained by suspending work on
the 17 major ships under constructor
while a study of types was beinr
made because the study unquestion
ably would result in endorsement of
the major ships.
Admiral Coontz said that the gen
eral board's study of the whole quo*,
tion, ordered recently by Secretan
Daniels, had about been completed
and that it probably would be for
warded to the committee tomorrow
The committee will study it Thurs
DEPUTIES GUARD
KIDNAPPERS’
JAIL RETREAT
Los Angeles. Feb. 1-A special squad
of deputy sheriffs, with others held ic
reserve, today guarded the county jail
where Floyd X,. Carr and Arthu# W
Carr, cousins, who confessed to kid
napping Mrs. .Gladys Withered, were
held after their plea of guilty in coun
last night
COMING EVENTS
Feb. 2—Lecture before Maine Senate
on 'Mount Katahdin,” William F
Dorson. evening.
Feb. £—Candlemas day.
, Feb. 2-3—Northern Maine Baptist
' convention conference. Bangor.
! Feb. 3-4—Northern Maine Baptist con
vention conference, Hnulton.
Feb. 6—Knox Pomona Grange.
Feb. 5—Peru, 100th anniversary cele
bration.
Feb. 9—Commercial Union Telegraph
i Co. of Maine annual meeting of
stockholders, 15 Exchange street.
! Portland. 3 P. M.
I Feb. 10—Conference of New England
Prohibition agents with Wayne B
Wheeler, general counsel of Anti
Saloon League at Augusta.
Feb. 11—Carpenters’ Union. City hall
Portland, to meet General President
William L. Hutchinson.
Feb. 11-12-13—State C. E. Convention.
Lewiston.
Feb. 12—Lincoln's Birthday.
Feb. 12—Lincoln Club banquet, Port
land.
Feb. 14—St. Valentine's day (Monday).
1' eb. 14-16—Annual convention Fruit
Growers of Maine, Auburn.
Feb. 15—Meeting to organize beekeep
ers of Maine at 10, Auburn.
Feb. 16—Maine and New Brunswick
Harness Circuit meeting, Presque
Isle.
Feb. 17—Mid-winter meeting of Maine
Federation of Women's Clubs, Au
gusta. * ,
Feb .22—Maine Society. Sons of Amer
ican Revolution, at Portland. Judge
A. M. Spear, speaker.
Feb. 22—Shrine Ladies’ night, Lew
iston.
Feb. 22—Washington Birthday (Tues
day).
Feb. 27—Longfellow's birthday.
Feb. 28-Marcli 5—Maine Automobile
Dealers' automobile show, Exposi
tion Building. Portland.
Mar. 4-6—State Boys' conference
Portland.
Mar. 12—Boston Auto Show.
Mar. 15-21—W. L. U- Maine day.
Mar. 16—State Council of Maine D. A
R.„ Portland.
March 16-17—D. A- R. State Coun
cil, Portland.
Mar. 28-Apr. 2—Farmers’ week. Col
lege of Agriculture. U. of M.. Orono,
Aug. 2-13—Maine Christian Endeavor
summer school. Augusta.
Aug. 11—Fifth Me. Battery Asan.
South Paris.
Aftermath of “Debate"
Monday was a busy day in the Au
burn municipal court. An assault
end battery case, Mrs. Harry Shiffer
vs. J. D. St. Pierre, with conflicting
testimony as to a verbal battle, last
ed over an hour and was the main
reason for the courtroom being
packed with spectators. Three men
were each fined five dollars and costs
for intoxication. Charges were pre
ferred against William Tryder and
Daisy Brown; but as both were
wanted by the United States Im
migration officials the State's case
against them was declared nol
I-roesed and they were turned over to
the government authorities.
Portland Women Not Voters
That there are from 10,000 to l-.Mt'
women in the city of Portland unreg
istered, the greater part of these from
21 to 28 years, is the opinion of
George H. Allan, chairman of the
Portland Board of Registration. Mr
Allan attributes the unwillingness of
the women to register in considera
ble degree to the ruling of th* hoard
that insists that a woman shall reg
ister by her baptismal name, no mat
ter whether she has been known by
some other name and transacted iega*
business under that name or not, and
to the requirement that voters wken
registering shall give,the exact age.
A decrease of one cent a quart
in the retail price of whoie^
milk was announced Monday” “T
the Turner Center System at Lew
iston. This decrease, it wa*
stated, would be universal through
all the dispensing stations an
creameries of the system. U was ex
plained that with the price of milk at
16 cents a quait by purchase of 1“ #
Coupons, milk could be bought a*
15 1-2 cents a quart and that in®
same plan will be followed, enabling
a person, by the purchase of 19 cou
pons, to buy milk at 14 1-2 c«nts *
quart.