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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-08
MEXICANS SEIZE
AMERICAN SHIP

Washington, Dec. THE Ameri-
can fishing boat Mabel of Los An
gelcs was seized early this week
about five miles off the Mexican
coast by vessel of the Mexican
patrol and another of American reg
istry manned by Mexican soldiers,
the State department was advised
today by American Consul Burdette
at Ensenada, Mexico.
The Mabel was subsequently, re-
leased afteK a fine had been paid, the
Consul Eurdette added that three OF
the crew had been held - the Mexi-
cans pending the payment of an adj
ditional fine. The State department
announced that it lad made repre-
sensations to the Obregcn govern
ment at Mexico City on the case.
The Olga D., the vessel of Ameri-
can registry, the message said. fired
with machine guns on the Mabel be-
fore it was seized and the crew were
then roughly treated and robbed by
the men of the Olga D.. and tho
Tecate. of the Mexican patrol. The
Americans were charged with carry
ing contraband arms and munitions.
This later was changed - a charge
of illegal fishing.
The cargo of the Mabel, 1t Is said,
consisted of fresh iced fisi: valued at
$4,000 and. according to telegra m
from Captain Jacob Bernstein to the
owners. was bound for San Pedro.
California.
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Harding Optimistic
Continued from RaAe Qnel

are going to succeed beyond our
fondest hopes; it is. getting to be
pleasing to be able to say that things
never done before we can do now.
There isn't anything impossible when
the conscience of present day civili-
cation is fixed on that accomplish
ment.
And quite apart, from our contri-
button to this new consciousness
in the world, quite apart, from the
immediate benefits and satisfactions
which come to us what wonderful
thing it is to have lived in thought
and acted in such a way as to bring
the deliberate intelligent public opin-
ion Of the world to this conclusion. l
am so proud of America. l don't
mean in the sense that we have here
tofore boosted becomingly; l don
mean in. any materialistic way, or in
that magic accomplishment. which is
justly the pride of Aemricans, but l
am proud of America because l nave
been the witness to the radiation Of
American conscience and American.
public sentiment to the farthermo>t
parts of the world.
You haven't any idea the influence
which the state of mind of this re-
public has had on the other nations
of the world in this very crucial and
important time. And it is so fine to
know that the rest of mankind ac-
cepts the attitude of this great, pow
erful nation, much ADLER to so on in
60 n,
stronger to assert its demands
through physical might than anybody
else in the world today, and yet not
withstanding that more fortunate po-
stion of physical might and finan-
cial strength, here is our republic.
asking nothing of anybody in the
world except to join US in the ac-
complishment of a thing which God
would wish and for which humanity
must rejoice.
"While 7 have found many a satis-
faction in the knowledge OF the ten
der things and sympathetic things and
helpful things and Christ-like things
which you have done, it is a pleasure
to say that I hope your sympath'es
and your humanities and your gentler
and sympathetic ministrations, and
your generosity from this time on
shall more largely be applied to those
inevitable misfortunes and those in
escapable sufferings which come !. to
peoples now end then in the peacefui
course of human affairs. There will
never be a time when there is not a
work to do but how much more COM
forting it is going to be to have the
consciousness that you are contribut-
ing to the alienation of'these ines
capable sufferings Of peace rather
than to be called upon in the great
or way as en- agency to relieve the
suffcrings deliberately caused oV
war"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-08
Harding Wants to
Create Air Bureau

Washington. Dec. 7.-President
Harding transmitted to congress to-
day the annual report of the national
advisory committee for aeronautcis
with the recommendation that a bu-
reau for the regulation and develop
ment OF air navigation be established
in the department of commerce as
proposed by the committee.
Il think there can be no doubt"
the President stated in a message
which accompanied the report, that
the development Of aviation will be-
come of great importance for the
purposes of commerce as well as ma
tional defense. While the material
progress in aircraft has been remark.
able the use has not as yet been ex-
tensively developed in America. This
has been due, in the main. to lack of
wise and necessary legislation. Avia-
ton is destined to make great strides
and believe that America, its birth
place, can and should be foremost in
its development
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Amateurs Trying
England by Wireless

New York, Dec. An effort TO set
a record in amateur wireless telcg
raphy-the sending OF clear mes
sage to England-was begun tonight
by 1900 amateur operators, the ra-
do club of America and the Ameri-
can Radio Relay announced.
The amateurs started sending mes
sages at I o'clock. The work it was
announced would continue five hours
tonight and every night for ten days
until news OF successful relay was
heard from England
Paul f. Geddley of this city, rep
.rcsentative for cooperation at all
British wireless organizations in
England has arranged for coopera-
ton at all British wireless stations
and his daily reports on the test will
be relayed to amateurs by the radio
corporation of America station at
New Brunswick, y. J.
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PROPERTY INCREASE
Two and Three-Quar-
tiers Millions in City
in Last Three Years
No Raise in Tax
Rate in That Time

Waterville city property has been
raised in valuation by approximately
two and three quarters millions OF
dollars G.. in round figures $2,796,
500 during the last three years,
by a revision of property values. ac-
cordins to figures quoted by DR.. A.
city. 1t is interesting to note, how
ever, that while this is true, taxes
have remained at the 80 mills rate,
which has not been done in many
other cities and towns in the State.
The figures given by DIR. Jolly are
as follows: The total valuation of
the city property in 1918 was 1854
$50; in 1919, s9,70S,700; in 1920, $l1,-
1885; in 1921, $11.451, 450.
The revision of valuation was ac
complished by the use of the Somers'
system for the land and by the aid of
experts IN the valuation o: buildings
and their percentage Of depreciation,
for the buildings: so that the relative
value of all property has been care
fully worked out.
The business section OF the city
was divided into IA blocks and the
land valued on the basis Of the foot
frontage. BY the system used. every
square foot of land has received its
proportional share of valuation. DR..
Jolly says that this has proved emf
nently satisfactory to property own
ers in the city.
"Of course" said DR.. Jolly. "prop-
erty is changing in value all the time
and some of this shown here has in
creased since this revision was made,
but we now have an excellent system
for basis of valuation and values
can be determined much more quick
ly and accurately now than ever be.
fore"
The increase found in the number
OF automobiles in the last three years
is not without interest. In 1919, there
We're 43S automobiles, in 1920 there
were SAG and in 1921 there were 675.
The increase in pianos is also large.
In 1919 there were 1898; IN 1920, 1452
and in 1921, 1854.
In the matter of horses and cows
there has been decrease. There
are 64 less horses and 90 less cows in
town now than there were in 1919.
The figures show that in 1919 there
were 524 horses: in 1920. 1876 and in
1921, AGO. In 1919 there were SAT
cows, in 1920. 496 and in 1921, Asa.
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Brunswick Chamber
FavOrs Re-valuation

Brunswick, Dec. THE Brunswick
Chamber of Commerce held its
monthly meeting at the Community
house, Tuesday evening. 1t was vot-
the election of directors so that in the
future one third of the directors will
be elected as usual, but the one in
each group receiving the largest
number will serve two years and the
next highest in each group will serve
one year. Thereafter one-third of the
directors will be elected each year.
Mrs. Sarah O. Cook made a most
interesting report for the welfare
committee and her description OF
conditions which she had found in
some Of the camps and houses of the
town were very vivid. She then told
how she had been able to remedy
conditions in many families. Mrs.
Cook stated that her sympathies were
entirely with the children, as she
found that in many cases the men
and women would not work
Mrs Cook told many interesting
stories of her visits among the thirty
Of the poorer families during the last
month. At ono home there were five
children aged five. six, eight, ten md
eleven years with a father and
mother. all living the n small cabin.
They did not ask for help but they
were needy and she helped them by
giving them bedding. In other fam
lilies where the parents were not
working she helped the children. At
the homes of four of the families
whic had apparently nothing, there
were four dogs, other of the poorer
families had from one to three dogs.
Arrangements are being made now
by Mrs. Cook for the community
Christmas tree on the common for the
children. Mrs. Cook is surely doing q
good work among the needy of Bruins
wick. The newly formed farm com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
has elected c. Choatc for chairman and
Lee Billet for secretary.
Harry w. Saunders reported for the
publicity committee and told of the
favorable comment which the recent
series of articles about Brunswick and
the airplane photographs published in
connection with them, had received.
one letter Of approval having been sent
by Governor Baxter.
Joseph Carlin of tho special COM
mittce appointed to confer with the
school committee in regard to fire es-
capes on some of the primary schools
told Of an interview with the school
authorities at which the question was
thoroughly discussed.
Mr.. Carln said that the members
of the school committee felt the great
need Of brunswick was new modern
school buildings. They would hesitate
to recommend an expenditure Of 5000
on an old and antiquatcd school build
ing.
Why not build now schoolhouses at
mis- rate. Soy. of one a year and cquin
them with fire escapes? The present
Schoolhouscs are within the law on
the fire escape question for they ha, {,
two entry ways. Interest in a new
Echcol building could he started BY
agitatiny the matter in the town
through the Chamber of CONNIE rec
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Dozen Teams Still
Together in Bike
Race at New York

New York. Dec. Twelve teams
were still punched for the lead when
the halfway mark was reached in the
annual six-day bicycle race at Madi-
son Square Garden tonight. Each
had covered ] .249 miles and s laps at
10 p. NJ. the 10th hour. as compared
with the record for that hour of
1,42S miles. two laps made by Dro-
bach and Lawson in 1914.
Just before 10 o'clock, the team Of
Brocco and Goullet endeavored to
steal lap. but they were unable to
shake off the other riders and finally
gave it up. De Ruyter was leading
when the riders settled down to the
regular grind.
The teams Of Grenda and Belloni
and Bello and Gaffney were still one
lap behind the leaders while that of
Billiard and Alavoine was two laps
behind,
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SPOKE TO WORLD
CONTINUED from Page one)

together on the floor Of the House @.
Representatives and the audience In
the galleries Tho galleries need not
be described. They were merely 4
small town American church on
larger scale. For that matter, the
body of the House might have beer
the congregation of small town
church, except, Of course, for the Alb
sence of women. In fact. the Sunda,
Of a small town Ameri-
can church is markedly better dressed
than Congress. Congress in its APP
pearance as mass is very wcrlsaday
and very average. The sack coat is
practically universal, rather wrinkleti
and worn at that. and for the most
part black. Practically the only
touches Of color were at the few
places where members had negotiated
some elasticity of the rules. that per-
mittcd them to bring their little chill
dren, who sat on their fathers knees.
The little red hair ribbons. and
brightly colored dresses. with the
they implied of parents
caring enough to give their children
of a historic occasion. were
the brightest touches in the room. One
detail in the room was
wholly unprecedented. This was the
presence of a large number OF foreign
crs on the floor. There were rot only
delegates to the armament conference.
but there were also in one corner Of
the room some 40 newspaper men from
England, Canada. Japan. China. France.
Holland and Italy. All the newspaper
men, as we'll as the delegates, were
wholly in the role Of observers and
But one wondered whether
there might be just the faintest his
torical Significance in the fact that
on the very day when the parliament
lry body Of Great Britain lost in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-08
O'Connell Has Fine Record

San Francisco. Dec. Jimmy, o.
Connell came to the San Francisco
baseball club from Santa Clara Uni
versity two years ago, as an out
fielder. He played his first season in
the outfield and was used this sea
son at first base. He is 20 years old.
and hit above 800 in both 1920 and
1921.
O'Connell was recommended to
Manager McGraw of the Giants by
William Lange. former major league
star. during the 1921 spring trairing.
LANCE is said to have rendered Il
blank check signed by McGraw to
Charles Graham Of the San Fran
cisco club and to have told Graham
to fill in his own figures for 'O'Con-
nell, but Graham decided to walt un.
til the season was over.
O'Connell hit three home runs in
one series with Seattle at Seattle this
year. His home is in Sacramento.
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Believe Far East :
Questions on Way
Towards Settlement

Washington, Dec. 1-(By A. P)-
Optimism prevailed In both Chinese
and japanese circles over the pros
pect OF satisfactory solution of Far
Eastern questions at the Washing
ton conference as a result of meet
lngS today at which many of the in
vol"c / problems were discussed. The
important developments OF the day
included: y
Adoption Of a resolution providing
for the neutrality OF China in future
wars to which China is not a party.
Agreement by the japanese dele
cation, subject in part to approval by
Toxic that all public property in the
kiao Chow leasehold of the Shan
tung province be transferred to
China.
A tetative agreement by the Jap
anese delegation to delay no longer
than Saturday further discussion Of
control OF the Kiao Chow Tsinanfu
railroad in Shantung.
Somewhat offsetting the progress
made toward satisfactory settlement
of points of contention between
China and Japan were assertions and
denials of further designations and
dissensions with the Chinese delega-
ton.
DR.. Alfred SEE, Chinese minister to
Washington and one OF China's dele.
gates, denied there had been any
designations of high officers other
than that Of DR.. Philip K. G. Tyau
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separation Of ireland considerable
group. who for q hundred years have
looked to London. it happened by this
odd coincidence that q considerable
portion Of the earth's surface was
looking to Washington for leadership.
1t would be easy to exaggerate or
even wholly misread this -coirt :dence.
But . person with Imagination could
hardly help noting it.. OF many re-
Elections that arose from observing
how Hardings speech was received,
the first was the vitality of me
League Of Nations. The first applause
came with the, phrase that limited of
world associations when he said,
There are growing assurances of the
permanence Of the. peace which we 80
deeply cherish" Again came applause
when Harding spoke Of our "rnescap-
able relationship to world affairs IN
finance and trade"
1t was noticeable that this applause
started on the Democratic side. Most
OF the Democrats have an abiding
faith that what Wilson started to do,
under the form of the League Of, Ma
tons. is some how bound to come
about in the course Of time. The
Democrats believe this, and in a way
they want to keep the brand Of their
party on the Wilson invention. Again
there was applause when Harding,
speaking Of the nations Of the world,
used the phrase I'VE can help and we
mean to help" On the other hand
Harding's emphatic assurances that
he would do nothing about our for
eign' relations which would lead to
conflict with the Senate about consti-
tutional prerogative, and his pledge
OF adherence to the accepted policy"
OF not entering the League of Nations,
brought equally emphatic applause
IL Harding had had the time, and if
| the idea had occurred to him, he
might have done a useful thing If he
had expanded upon the single SEN
tence in which he said that the initia-
ton of the actual operation of the
budget system. which had taken place
,, the same day as the speech is the
great reformation in governmental
practice since the beginning of the
Republic" This is literally true. and
in a period of well justified criticism
| OF the work OF Congress it is useful
and cheering to remember that so
| big thing as this has been done. So
far as 1t pointed towards the future,
there were three indications in Hard
inss speech which are borne out by
the current gossip of Washington, the
first is. that he will make the effort
long urged upon him to bring about
unity of policy and action between
himself and the Republican majority
IN the Senate and House. the secon
Is, that he will try to get away from
government ownership and operation
I.of ships while at the same time find
ing another means of achieving his
! fixed purpose of having an adequate
American mercantile marine. The
third is, that he will try again the
effort that has several times failed
in the past, to give real power to the
tariff. commission so that we may
have flexible import duties.
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Worcester Man Is
Awarded Gold Medal
by u. S. Engineers

New York. Dec. THE gold medal
of the American Society of Mechanic
Engineers was awarded today to HAL
mar G. Carlson OF Worcester, Mass,
an expert sheet metal worker. for mis-
wartime invention of a device for use
in high explosive shells which enabled
American overseas forces to receive
adequate ammunition supplies at q
critical moment.
Carlson's invention. the socr ty's Of
fetal statement said. made tssiple
the production of 10000, 900 drawn
steel booster castings. used principally
as a component of Is nm. high ex-
plosive shells and also extensively in
gas shells and bombs. as an aid to
victory in the World War"
Illness prevented Carlson from at
tending the gathering at which the
award was announced His invention
was explained by DIR. Hollis. president
of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
who told how Carlson had come to the
United States as an immigrant at the
age of 13, and after attending public
school, had learned the machinists'
trade.
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Lands Addresses
Continued from Page One)

tatives in the company about the
tables in the assembly room at the
Minor Leagues annual, dinner when
he was introduced.
During the day, Judge Lands at
tended the minors executives in ex-
ecutivc session and was given a cor
dial reception. Leaving the assem-
blyroom through the lobby. he met
Col. Jacob C. Rupert of the Yam
KEGS. 1t was their first meeting since
the commissioner fined Babe Ruth,
Bob Meusel and Bill Percy, and rul-
ed them out of the game until May
20. 1922. The incident was not dis
cussed.
Manager McGraw Of the New York
Giants announced today his club has
paid the San Francisco team OF the
Pacific Coast League $4,000 for. the
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First Reception Of Year
To President Roberts

Chemical hall, Colby college, was
the scene Of the first formal recep-
ton of the present college year. Two
or three times each year receptions
are held at Colby in order that the
students and faculty may become
letter acquainted. In the receiving
line were Mrs. Arthur J. Roberts.
Mrs. Winthrop H. Stanley. Mrs. Ed
ward NJ. Perkins, Mrs. Curtis NJ.
Morrow and Mrs. Nathaniel f..
Wheeler, all of whom are wives of
the Colby professors.
All the rooms in the building were
decorated with evergreen. holly and
Christmas wreaths. Two of the
rooms served as places for the guests
to gather and get acquainted after
they had passed down the receiving
line. In these rooms some of the
ladies of the faculty presided at
tastefully arranged tables where they
served tea, coffee and little cakes.
Mrs. Harriet Nigue Bessey, '07, Mrs.
William H. Brown. and Mrs. Lois n.
Smith president of the general alum
nae association. were at the tables
and poured. Mrs. Webster Chester.
'03 and Mrs. Henry +. Trefethcn
served.
Professor and Mrs. Clarence III.
White were in charge OF one room.
Here the Charles II. Pepper collec-
ton of paintings was on exhibition.
This collection was the gift of
Charles II. Pepper, 'SS, of Boston
and Concord. Mass. The collection is
one of the most beautiful in this pa
of the country and the pictures were
so arranged tho the light caused the
real beauty to be emphasized. Every
one was interested to know about the
pictures and Professor White was
constantly called upon TO give the
name and history of each picture.
The collection consists of European
art classics. and Japanese prints.
The paintings by Nclasquez attract
ed much attention but Madonna by
Rcubers was the memory which poo
pie carried away with them.
The Condor medal was on exhibit
ton on n stand in the middle OF the
room. This medal is awarded each
year to the member of the senior
class who has been the best citizen
of the college during his four years
in the opinion of his classmates. The
medal is almost three inches in di-
ameter and on the face the following
is inscribed:
For God and His Children-First
medal awarded to John Woolman
Brush by the unanimous vote Of the
Centennial Glass Colby College 1920
Condor Medal" On the reverse
side is a has relief or an ancient
Roman galleon under full sail. On
the ship is engraved these words:
Constructive Christian Citizenship"
Everyone in the college was inter-
ested to see this medal as this is the
first time that it has ever been on ex-
hibition. The medal was not award
cd in 1920 because no member of the
senior class obtained the 56th vote
necessary.
President Arthur J. Roberts was
everywhere. sometimes carrying
plates of sand witches and cakes to
serve those who did not go to the
tables. Sometimes one could hear
his hearty laugh as he conversed
pleasantly with some of the students.
Mrs. Roberts, vino was the hostess,
passed from room to room trying to
make everyone feel at ease.
The reception was we'll attended by
almost the entire student body. It