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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-27

Presbyterian Bazaar Deem
Der 5th. Place announced later.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
HOW FARMERS
ARE TO COMPUTE
Their INCOMES
Method Explained by
Revenue Bureau of
Treasury Dept.
RETURNS FOR LAST YEAR
MUST BE MADE TO REV.
ENUE COL. BY MARCH |.

Washington, D. c., FEB. 26.-(spec-
ial.)-If farmer is so fortunate as to
have a net income of over $4,000 a year
in case he is a bachelor, or $4,000 if
married, he is subject to the income
tax, and under the law each individual
must make return to the Internal Rev
enue collector of his district on or
before the first day of March if he has
a net income Of $1,000 or over 900
for the ten months of 1879 While
tho interest of most farmers in this
subject is purely academic, the Depart
ment Of Agriculture has received in
quiries indicating that some wish to
know Just what is required of them
under the new law.
Thea4ncome tax law Of Oct. 3, 1913
places a tax of / per cent. upon all
net incomes of over $4,000, with an ad
ditional tax on incomes of $4,000 or
more. The first question arising in
the minds of most people is what con-
stitutes a net income. For a man re-
eeiving a regular salary, or business
man with good system of bookkeep-
ing, it is easy to determine whether
or not his income is taxable. But for
the farmer who receives no stated in
come. and who often fails to keep ac-
curate account of receipts and eX-
pendtures, it is more difficult to cal
culate his net income.
In order that farmers may be posted
on the income tax as it may concern
them, the following information has
been furnished by the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau of the Treasury Depart
ment:
In general, an income consists of
amounts derived from salaries, wages,
or compensation for personal service,
paid in any form; also from profess
sions, business, sales or dealings in
property, or from rents, interest on
bonds or mortgages, dividends on
stocks, or other income from invest
ments. These items constitute gross
income. from which there should be
deducted the expenses of carrying on
the business; interest paid on indebt-
edness: worthless debts charged off;
losses by fire, storm or shipwreck, not
covered by Insurance.; exhaustion. wear
and tear Of property. and any income
upon which the income tax has already
been deducted at the source, as, for
instance, dividends on the stock of a
corporation which has already paid the
tax on its earnings. "a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Brunswick Wants
Kinds to Run

Brunswick, Me, Feb 26,-At the Re-
publican caucus held in the court room
Thursday afternoon a resolution was
adopted asking Asher C. Kinds to
stand as a candidate for Congress. The
following nominations We're made:
Moderator Edward w. Wheeler; clerk,
John Riley; selectmen, Harvey j. Civ
en-, Charles A. Randall, Pierre A. Mo-
rim: treasurer. Samuel L. Forsaith;
town agent, Harvey j. Given; col
lector of taxes, John r. Stanwood;
school committee, Wilmont E. Mitch
ell; auditors, Franklin c. Webb, Harry
F. Thompson. The following town COM
mittee was elected: Harvey j. Given.
William A. Fall, Stephen A. Walker,
G. Allen Howe, Edward st. Pierre,
Robert Jordan, Willis Z, Roberts, Jo-
seph II. Rosseau, Elbridge G A. Stet-
son, Anthony F. Bradley, George st.
Onge, Jr., Frank w. Plummer, Gill
bert NJ. Elliott.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Calf. Professor Scores Eugenics
As Snare to Modern Thought

Berkeley, Cal, Feb. 26.-Ranking eugen-
les as the greatest snare of modern
: thought, Prof. A. L. Kroeber of the de-
partment of anthropology of the Univer-
uity of California declared in a lecture
, today that the movement was "a joke"
According to Prof Kroeber individual
eadeavor and high ideals are the only
things that will make better human be-
ings."
T 'Heredity,'' continued Prof. Kroeber,
"is the most misunderstood subject under
discussion today. Ninety-nine per cent,
of what is commonly attributed to hered-
ity has nothing to do with it, and is
merely a matter of environment.
/, Scientists have run riot with the idea
until they fail to distinguish between
heredity, which comes from the inside,
tand inheritance. which. like fortune,
comes from the outside.
"Civiization is an inheritance pure and
simple, not caused in the slightest degree
by heredity Civilization has progressed,
but man has stood still and probably will
Y always remain the same.
"AIfred Russell Wallace was entirely
!. right when he said that in spite of the
enormous advance of civilization human
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
MAN
RET|RES AS HEAD
OF N. .E.T. & 7. co.

Lewiston, Feb. 26.-After "a years
of continuous service with the New
England Telephone Co., 2S years of
which he has been manager of the
Lewiston exchange, w. l. Noyes, bet
ter known as Dave" will retire as
manager on March /, under the pen
sion plan of the company. His sue
cessor will be Sumner Z. Austin, who
has been manager of the Bath ex-
change for several years. Mr. Austin
will Immediately take up his residence
in this city and assume active man
agement of the Lewiston exchange on
March /.
Manager Noyes, son of David F.
Noyes, was born in Lewiston, Nov. 2S,
1864. He was educated in the public
schools of the city and a few days
before he was 16 years, in Nov, 1880,
entered the employ of the New Eng
land Telephone Co. as office boy and
spare operator. At that time the ex-
change was located on the third floor
of Pillsburg block, Lisbon street. j.
d. Stanford, now of Portland, and
who recently retired as travelling audi
tor of the company, was then manager
of the Lewiston exchange. There
were not more than 70 subscribers to
the telephone service at that time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
|bORAH BREAKS CLEAN FROM
THE PROGRESSIVE POSITION.
Pioneer in the Third Party Movement De-
nounces Stand of Perkins and
Beveridge for Monopoly.

Columbus O., Feb. 26.-Open war on
monopoly was advocated by United
states Senator Borah of Idaho, in an
| address here today before the Repub-
/ licans of Ohio, at a get together"
luncheon. The time, he said, had come
for remedies not palliatives" in deal
ing with industrial monopolies, and
he urged n vigorous policy on the
part of the Republican party in this
regard At the same time he assailed
the attitude on this issue of such lead
ers of the Progressive party as former
Senator Beveridge of Indiana. and
George w. Perkins Of New York, who
! he said maintained that monopolies
were .the proper thing and all they
need IS a little regulation
Pleading for all men who believe in
the principles of the Republican party
to aid in it's rejuvenation as genuinely
progressive party, Senator Borah de-
clared that even if the Republican
/ party was at an end. / could never join
the third party so long as 1t stands,
as 1t now stands, if I correctly under
|. stand its leaders, on this question of
monopoly"
Monopoly" said Senator Borah, lis
ten thousand times worse than black
slavery-it is the father of class domi-
nation, the molder of chains both for
the body and the soul, and cannot ex-
list in any form with safety to the
people in Republic. Here, sir. is
| where | could never be g third party
man. Upon this issue | would have
to disagree with them, even if l agreed
with them upon all others.
Mr. Beveridge who has spoken to
you eloquently and effectively, says
that trusts and monopolies are the
richest, ripest fruits of civilization. He
says in print that the beef monopoly,
the steel monopoly. the Standard Oil
monopoly and all monopolies are the
result OF the combination of genius
and energy and of great benefit TO the
people These Industrial erganiza-
9tions." he says, tspeaking particularly
of the beef trust, the Standard Oil
Company and the steel trusD, have
steadied the whole commercial world
and have extended the period of pros
perity by the steadiness they have CIV
en- to the commercial ard financial
world More than that, ne says, they
: nave ACTUALLY SduStu, CtiupS4iSu. TIE
examination OF labor on modern lines.
Il do not know just what he mas ref
erence to by modern lines but l hard
ly presume he refers to the fact that
an investigation two years ago dis
/ closed that the steel trust worked men
twelve hours q day and seven days In
the week.
: THE President of one of these great
trusts or monopolies says according to
his interviews now that he would like
sto be managed and regulated a little
but not dismembered in any way. Mr..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

intelligence and capacity have not in
creased in thousands of years. The men
of the ice age possessed the same mental
capacities of the Anglo-Saxon of today,
and until this fact is recognized all his
tory will continue to be misunderstood.
so far as civilization is concerned,
there Is no such thing as Anglo-Saxon
breed or a white mans burden. Kip
lin, though his newspaper training has
made him an effective poet and his idio-
syncrasies a great one, has fundamental
ly false ideals of national physiology. He
does not know what a race is or what
civilization means Evan Galton, founder
of the eugenic movement and eminent sci
enlist, was deluded through overlooking
the influence of civilization on man. Eu-
senics appeal to men who are morally
long-haired and to women who are in
.teIiectually short-haired.
"It is easier to talk of breeding i'm
proved human beings than to begin by
improving one self and training ones
children. The future of the human race
can be enhanced only through character
building by individuals and courageous
adherence to ideals by nations"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

Perkins, the most persistent and pow
erful voice in the United States now of
the third party. says that it is the
thing to do, that these monopolies are
the proper thing and all they need is
little regulation.
Il cannot imagine a more harmoni-
GUS affair than my friend Beveridge as
attorney general and Mr.. Perkins as
the head of a board engaged in the
regulation of monopolies. But I pay TO
Mr.. Perkins the tribute of consistency.
He refuses to turn his back on the
method by which he made his great
fortune; he thinks it good system
The harvester trust with which farm
ers are quite familiar, is the ideal
way to his mind of doing business and
the ideal way of being managed.
Il am not assailing Mr.. Beveridge or
Mr. Perkins as individuals. / am dis
cussng their views and policies which
they call progressive views but which
l look upon as the views belonging to
that time in English history when
Queen Elizabeth and other English
sovereigns thought that monopolies
were the richest, best fruits CT ciyili-
zation and therefore granted monopo-
lies to all her favorite lords and sup
porters.
Mr.. President, our institutions, and
the legitimately earned property OF
this country, are just as safe and no
safer than the average standard OF
citizenship is high, and monopoly de-
stroys self reliant, independent e1tl-
zenship-the only guarantee under
heaven or among men for republic.
A republic is strong enough to oe-
stroy but never could be strong enough
to regulate monopoly. Some Of these
days all political parties ebecause the
people will rise in their might Will
take up this proposition of monopoly
and declare in terms unnistakabie that
a republic and monopoly cannot exist
under the same fiag-will declare that
we will put the man in jail who or
ganizes a monopoly and practices mo-
nopo!v as quickly as man who or
ganiZes a combination of thieves and
takes our property in another way. Do
not misunderstood me to oppose regu-
lation and control within certain lines,
but regulation and control should al
ways be in aid of and for the purpose
of destroying monopoly"
If monopoly ever gained complete
control of the country he said, in less
than half century the people
would rise like their forbears and
at the cost of treasure and
blood free the Republic of monopoly
unfetter the limbs and souls of men
as Lincoln, Sumner and Garfield did
in former days
The charge that the courts stand in
the way of destroying monopoly, he
described as "shambling. shifting,
cowardly pretense,' raised to conceal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
FAIRFIELD :

Lenten services will be observed Fri
day evening at the Sacred Heart
church by the Way to the Cross
and the Blessing of the Sacrement'
services.
Miss Mabel Wilson has gone to hineo
for a few days visit with relatives.
Albert Jewell of Oakland visited rel
atives in town Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Flood of Clinton is visit
ing friends in town.
| Warren Fogg is resting comfortably
at his home on Lower Main street
after undergoing a surgical operation
Tuesday.
Mrs John Stoddard of Lewiston was
guest Thursday of friends in town.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Holt, Mrs. H. NJ. Holt
and Mrs. Holt Pease of Fairfield Cen
ter were guests Thursday of Mrs F,
L. Tozier, High street.
Miss Angie Witham has gone to
Benton for a several weeks visit with
friends. Miss Witham has recently
recovered from a long Illness.
Mr. and Mrs. John II. Bacon enter
tanned a party of friends Thursday
evening at cards. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs.
John NJ. Eastman, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Hodges, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. S. Stevens, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. o. King. Refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served,
Mrs George Smith of Presque Isle
is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Law
ry on the Island.
Miss Cysitola Lothian is able to be
out after a several days illness.
The Twice Six Club will meet Mon
day evening with Miss Emma Brown,
West Benton.
George Kiernan will give reading
Monday evening, March 2, at the
Lawrence High school assembly hall,
under the auspices of the Senior class.
Mr.. Kiernan will read the Music
| Master"
Mrs. Preston Delano was at Albion
Thursday evening, called there by the
illness of her brother.
Mrs. Nellie Hopkins has returned to
her home at Skowhegan after a few
days visit in town on her return home
from Boston.
Mrs. John T.. Clark has returned
from visit with friends at Skowhe-
gan.
Earl Palmer of Hincllley was a
business caller in town Thursday.
c. Guy Hume has recently returned
from a business trip to Bald Mountain.
Miss Jennie Duncan of Washburn
and student at Kent's Hill is guest
of her aunt, Mrs. James Coker, New
hall street.
Miss Vesta Whitten and Mrs. Mabel
Rackliffe will leave Friday for Ma
chias on Rebekah business.
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Clement and
little daughter of Rockland will pass
the Weekend in town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
the unwillingness to do what ought to

the unwillingness to do what ought to
be done
Senator Borah told how a distin-
guished senator had recently placed in
the Congressional Record as Evidence
of prosperity the rise in stocks anq
bonds" and added that the next morn
ing a paper published thar there were
$50, 900 men out of employment in New
York City. While the industrial com
mission advised us in plain words
that we were up against the PROPOSE
ton as a government of caring for Ohe
thousands and thousands of the un-
employed and hungry
This is the prosperity which these
combinations brought" he continued
This is the 'steadying of business TO
which the eloquent senator from IN
diana refers. :,
..I know people are afraid we Will
disturb business and that is the thlng
which has kept US from ACTON ui''ii
business is no longer free. No ieslti-
mate business need fear whlIe on TIC
other hand if we We're to release 'ile
boundless energies of ninety millions
of naonle to q real new freedom we
would experience an era of prosperity
such as we never have known
senator Borah reviewed the history
Of the Republican party ana hs
achievements, denied that 1t was re-
actionary and asserted that "a party
which was the party of progress from
1e5e to June % at five o'clock +. NJ,
1919 did not undergo a complete trans
lcta ndinG the 1dCl, II
is conceded, that vast amount Oh VIZ
tue then departed.
"I would not stand here, ne saia'
land defend the old system OF holuiiis
marty conventions, system WHICH
had opposed years before 1t was pfoh-
o., down Rut on the other hand ul
terIv reject the proposition that the
millions of men and women VINO coh-
stituted the Republican party coulo oe
charged in character or purpose
through the wrong doings OF an anu
ona4ed and moribund system Oh hoio-
ing conventions
Sonotor Rorah denounced the Demo-
cratic tariff revision. declaring that II
had put the farmer on one u "1s
basis. .,;,.a
AT do NOT understand how our thlro
marty friends can endorse that pollcy'
b,a added "and yet it received LIE
votes of all the declared members Vi
the party in the Senate ana the mos
of the members of the party IN the
House. ,a,.oo.
az do not see why if man believes
in those policies he should not join
Democratic party outright.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
COLBY COLLEGE.
Mystics Hold Initiation Ban.
quet--Vote to Give Inter-
Frat Scholarship

The Mystics. the new Colby Sopho-
more honorary society for men, held its
third annual initiation banquet, late
Wednesday evening after the regular
fraternity meetings were over, at
Buzzels Chop House. Nearly 25 mem
bers were present including several OF
the charter members in the class of
1914. Ralph Bramhall, rs, of Belfast,
offieiated as toastmaster of the occa-
sion and called upon the following for
short responses: Chester +. Wood. IA,
of Woburn, Mass; Roland Hutchins,
Is, Of Methuen Mass: Donald Putnam,
'16 of Houlton; George w. Perry, IA.
of Camden; and Frank s. Carpenter,
H. of Madison.
The society voted to give an inter-
fraternity scholarship cup to that fra
ternity whose Freshman delegation
maintains the highest honors in schol-
arshlp, the cup to be awarded perma-1
nently after being won by any fra
ternity FIVE consecutive years. The
purpose of giving this cup is 10 slim
ulate faithful study and the prime i'm
portance Of scholastic standing on the
Freshman at the very outset of their
college course. The Freshman, by striv-
ing to win the mystic cup, will help ts
raise the general scholastic standing of
their fraternity at large, thus lncreas-
ing the possibility of winning the
Druid inter-fraternity scholarship cup
which is awarded yearly, The mystic
cup as soon as it can be secured, will
be placed upon exhibition in the Col
!. r6 6nd n
coming fall.
Following are the Mystic initiates:
Donald E. Putnam Of Houlton and
James A. Campbell of Cherryfield,
from Delta Kappa Epsilon: Albert j.
O'Neil. Nashua. n. H, and James II.
Prince of South Poland, from Phi
Delta Theta; Philip G. Curtis OF Ja-
maiea Plain, Mass; and Frances L.
irwin of Dorchester. Mass, from Zeta
Psi; Ralph Fl. Gilmore of Concord, n.
H., and Arthur B. Riley of Bridgton,
from Alpha Tau Omega; Scott D. sta
pies Of North Haven and Lyman L.
Thayer of Ballston Spa, N. Y. from
Delta Upsilon; and Cecil A. Rollins of
Vassalboro and Albert Moulton OF
Kittery Depot, from the Commons
Club.
The new date for the Waterville con-
cert of the Colby Musical Clubs has
been set for Tuesday, March "a.
Coach Cohn is now keeping an ex-
act record of the physical condition OF
all the men out for track athletics.
The distance and sprint men are
busy working on the boards and the
field and weight men are busy in the
gymnasium.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Every Home Needs
This Great Remedy
No Home Can Afford to Be Without {
Mild, Reliable Laxativet tonic.

No well-regulated home should be
without a laxative, for there is scarce
ly a day in family of several per-
sons that someone doesn't complain of
a headache, of sleeplessness, or show
the first signs of a cold.
A laxative then becomes a necessity
or what was trifing congestion at the
beginning may run into a serious cold
or fever Nc harsh remedy is needed
but simply mild laxative tonic that
will make the liver active and stir up
the bowels People who have tried a
great many things, and are themselves
heads of families, who have seen the
little ills run to big ones, will tell you
that there is nothing better than DR..
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin, which you
can obtain at any drug store for fifty
cents or one dollar a bottle, the latter
being the family size.
Among the great believers in Syrup
Pepsin for constipation in old or
young, and as general household
emergency remedy, is Mrs NJ F.
Smith, 710 n. Cherry ST, San Antonio,
Tex. To use her own words, she says
she will bless DIR. Caldwell to her dy-
ing day for she believes that through
his remedy, Syrup Pepsin, she found
the way to permanent good health.
DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is sci
entiffcally compounded and its purity
is vouched for Mothers give it to tiny
babes, and grown people, taking little
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27

Sabattus-Feb. 10, Mary F. Murray
AROOSTOOK.
Fort Fairfield-Feb. 10, Mrs. J. Harris
Beckwith aged about 80 years.
Presque Isle-Feb. Is, Alfred Cyr, aged
36 years.
Houlton-Feb. y, Harry Moody.
CUMBERLAND
Portland-Feb. 20, Elizabeth Reilly:
Feb 10, Martin Glennen; Feb: 20, Joseph
H. Bean, Feb. 20. Hattie Farnham Moore.
aged "a years: Feb. p, Harriette Tyler
Martin, aged 81 years: Feb. q, Sarah ].
Kuch, aged 6s years: Feb. 20, Harland P.
Leighton; Feb. IS, Albert w. Dyer, aged
S5 years.
South Portland-Feb. IS. James Drum
mond Hoyt, aged Il years, months. 22
days.
Gorham-Feb q, Evelyn NJ. Libby.
aged years, 3 months, 5 days.
Westbrook-Feb. II, B. Frank Andrews
aged Sc years.
Otisfield-Feb. II, Sumner Spur, aged II
years, II days.
HANCOCK
Bar Harbor-Feb. IA, Edith Stanley of
Feb 49, j. Andrew Rodick. aged IS years.
l day; Feb. q, Arthur E. Albee. aged 81
years.
Bucksport-Feb. Is. Charles H. Bowden.
aged 81 years, months.
KENNEBEC
Augusta-Feb q, Frederick W. Bailey
| of Freeport, formerly of Portland, aged
| IS years. months.
| Clinton-Feb. I, George E. WebbeN aged
| II years.
Benton-Feb. 10, Mrs. Fannie Went
worth Harding, aged 25 years
OXFORD.
Norway-Feb. 16, Mrs. Sarah Emeline
Packard, aged rs years, 10 months, q
days.
Paris-Feb 16, Hiram J. Rawson, aged
| 81 years.
South Paris-Feb. IS, Edward C. Field,
aged So years.
Rumford-Hiram J. West aged 76 years.
| Denmark-Feb. s. Mrs Nettie S. Berry.
aged 60 years. II months.
| Stow-Feb. 10, Mrs. Myra Charles, aged
about 60 years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
PLEADS INCOME TAX TO
BE RELEASED FROM ALlMONY

New York, Feb. 26,-A plea that the
income tax has so cut into his in
como of $4,000 year that he cannot
tell whether he will be able to pay TO
his wife. Martha V. L. Buchanan, $500
month alimony, was made yester-
day in the supreme court by Charles
P. Buchanan, tobacco merchant, art
collector and yachtsman. So far as is
known this is the first time in the
courts of this state that the income tax
has been advanced as a reason for
a mans inability to say what amount
he could pay his wife in an action for
separation or divorce.
Justice Cohalon allowed to Mrs. Bu-
chanan $500 month pending the trial
of the action for separation next
month.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
d1 eco BABIES LIVES SAVED
IN NEW YORK BY COOPERATION

New York, Feb. 26.-The lives of Al
O0O babies in New York City have been
seSed in the last seven years by CO.
operating public and private welfare
associations, according to the seventh
annual report of the New York milk
committee made public today.
The report shows that $4,000 babies
were born in New York in the last
seven years. If the infant death rate
of the seven years previous to the be-
ginning of this work had prevailed
there would have been $50 infant
seaths instead of the 100000, which ac-
tually occurred.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-27
Begin Work on
Frames of Defiance

Bath. Me-. Feb. 26.-The work OF
setting UP the frames for the racing
yacht Defiance was commenced today
at the Bath Iron Works. 1t will re-
ouire several days and it is probable
that the placing of the mahogany
:, planking will not begin much before
fhn middle of next month. The spars,
which will arrive frem East Boston
about the first of April, will be fin
ished and ready for stepping as soon
!. as received. Designer Owen stated
today that the Defiance will be launch
ed as near the middle Of May as pos
N6sible.