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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Wickcrsl1an Will,
Be REemter Advisory
Committee 10 League

EaGhin ten. Dec. 12--AnnouncinIs
his acceptance OF the appointment
by tSc coVRcil OF the LEAGUE OF n.-
lions ~ tn" American member Of tho
inttruT iun;l committee ON codiflCa-
ltnn oi intHrG3' fon&l law. George W
Nitfc,Gi'"UI. in 4 statement issued
here ion!Eht, eg.iHFtcd the sub iect an
PICARD - h. Il hGttcr in which Amer
lea C2n corporate heartily with the
lt3'uc o. melons without danger oc
complications CT misunderstood
inG~, Til" lo"mer attorney general
hos appointment WAS made known
Last night a. Rome, said he under
stood tho committee, which will have
seventeen members. would not rep
resent "O'c.nmCn;s but would bc
considered tyc..n.c.;l adN iscrs TO the
league.
g! feel Il rare privilege" said
AIR. Nfckt rri'aEl. ITO hc given the
o?roriun.ty oS collaborating with
such an cninGnt group OF jurists for
the purpose "f taking preliminary
steps in the direction of the further
eodt1c2tio1 % international law.
THIS VOL; he's received constant sup
post from the American government
Tc"cr'lcss ot party lines. and It APP
pears TO be 4 matter, In which Amer
lea can cooperate heartily with tho
lS%Suc OF nations without danger of
complications ar Observation-Disclosures
The codifcation OF international
, law ]" p"ohlo'n In which this coun-
Try mas alWaySsa ken n peculiar In
| tcEcat. We we're among the chief
suppcrtcfs Of The Hague conference
, which i1"G" decided progress I'm
hanGltaT this question in prc-war
days. largely under the inspiration OF
President Roosevelt. 1t is moreover
matter Oh which n distinguished
representative of this country, Mr..
Elihu Root. hes already co-operatcd
, with Il commission of the league Of
E%tion3. the commission which draft
Cd the Etatrtc for the international
court in 1920.
"That commission recommended n
general prCgtan for the codification Of
international l2w. The league did not
see ~ Ia pat IL 'Tto "&c'ution at the
tine, lIit it Went On With the work OF
coJiliration through the adoption OF In
tcrrGtioEaI conventions on specific
qucs tioE@. such ms the white slave trar-
, ne. labor conditions. rail and water
Transportation. The experience OF tho
: lat four yc"rH l,as led the way TO fur
thcr Developments. and | presume our
commjitre vii consider in what other
hcIda the coGIilratiuu Of international
law may uScfu'ly take place.
'''rhe co.:i:ica ion OF international Law
! Il Tremendous tGsl. and feel that
the League f. attacking it In very
">ISible manner hy dealing with spc-
cal FubJ2c;a sc?"Tstc'y rather than by
attempting II write the law OF the
world In ita entirety ct ono time. II |
correctly undorrtsrd. the committee
dogs not reprcront governments. We
are only technical advisers to the
league. II viii lie for the govern
E1cnt5 to decide later on as TO the eC-
feet 10 lie Siven to our proposals."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
|Elect Officers at
Meeting Waterville
country Club

us spce!al meeting OF the Water
N, country club members held last
...,las at the EirwnoI hotel. the
.o,~eetlone to amend the bylaws as
...rosed was accepted and the an
.o,I reet,ng viii be held I'm the
s,rre on tire second Friday in De-
,srber. At iHc regular annual meet
i.r watch followed immediately the
|hll1vine members were elected gov
,,.ers for three year terms: DIR. r. r.
lsll =. J. Arnold. W. &. Philbrnok.
m George G. Ayerill, y. ii. Barrows 3.
The officers reported the club to he
n very prosperous condition Gnan-
taGy and much enthusiasm WAS
snlfpst over the prospects of. the
tIab for the coming year.
The governors then elected the fol-
hsing officers: PRESIDENT. l.. Eugene
Tbayer; vice president. Fred J. Ar
roll secretary. cyril NJ. Jolly; trens-
rsr. nr. l.. 4. n'A"ry, The matter of
te,pIng the clubhouse open for the
tslIre year was disc uSscd and viii he
s.Ided finally at tlreNncXt meeting
!, the beard Of governors which viii
. held soon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Mortimer Further
Modifes Story
REGARDING Forbes

Chicago. Dee. 1..-By a. PD--
Elias II. Mortimer's story OF cor
ruption. waste, and collueion In the
veterans bureau during Charles Il.
Forbes regime as director was
modified in important. detail today
from the witness c;and in federal
court.
tComrletinE their five day cross
examination of Mortimer i'm the trial
of Forbes, and ]. w. Thompson.
contraction for conspiracy to DC
fraud the government. defense coun-
eel drew from the witness the adj
mission that his entire testimony be
fore the senate committee last year
in relation to trip with Forbes to
Atlantic City. y. j., in March. lo22.
was erroneous. He made no such
trip. he testified. but repeated testi-
mony concerning a trip to the came
city with Forbes In May and june
of the same year.
Tho fabric of Mortimcr's story in
the light ofsthe reputation of the
March trip teaves the sequence of
events - an order indicating that
Forbes was approached In the mat
ter of profit SPLITS. G after Mortimer
had arranged all details Of the plan
with The contractors. the defense
declares. The previous sequence
brought Forbes into all the prelim-
mary conversations and negotiations
leading up to the alleged agreement.
The alteration of the testimony f.
viewed by the defense as bearing
ard. that evening at thenanvenaabt
directly on the question of con-
spiracy between Thomuscn snd
Forbes. the charge On which the
trial Is based.
Eortmer denied he bad urged bis
vile and mother in-lav after HIS
appearance before the senate COM
miitee, to so before that body and
cosroborate his story of q payment
of 5000 I'm Forbes In CHICAGO
hotel. In June. 1922. He said he wcnt
70 the committee to ask that the
two women be excused from appear
pg.
was IL not after Mrs. Mortimer
had refused to testify before the
committee that you used your in
huence to have the subpoenas with
drawn" he was asked.
An objection by government cour-
eel vas sustained and the ancwer
ne.sr vas given.
With the completion of Mortimer's
cro-s examination, court adjourned
until Monday. 49,
L
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Marry Before Dee.
80, Sentence Given
n. Y. Boss CARPENTER

New York, Dec. 12-William Scho-
enfield of Winfield. n. Y. was order
Cl to marry before December so,
when he was brought before Judge
George J. OKeefc in Children's court
Mt ran!aica today by agents of chill
dren's society. 1t was charged that
Schoenfeld. Il boss carpenter. had
left the care of his four young chill
dren to their eleven year old sister.
Emma, since their mother died four
years ago. An older daughter kept
house for Il time but was Z married
some time ago. Since then Emma
has lecn unable to go to school be-
cause she was kept so busy taking
care : he, juniors.
Schoenfcid thanked the judge for
his sentence. saying that he had the
right woman picked OUT and that
all thct was now necessary to per-
suade her to marry him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
"SplkEU MACCORMICK SPEAKS At ROTARY |
CLUB, WITH BOWDOIN ALUMNI AS GUESTS

+ From the great chorus OF mems
voices which rose and swefied and
flled the banquet hall with the
words ead spirited measures of
"Bowdoin Beata," with which the
meeting was opened. to the last SAL
vo OF applause when Austin Fl. Mac
Cormiek. alumni secretary of Bow
doin college had completed his re-
marks, the meeting of the Rotary
club with the local members of the
kennebec Bowdoin Alumni Associa-
ton as special guests at the Augusta
House Friday evening. was colored
RnS characterized with the old Bow
dom spirit.
The "Bowdoin Night" observance
by the Rotorians was in honor OF the
speaker, Spike" MacCosmick.
known. honored and loved by the
later geneRation of alumni of the
Brunswick institution. and practic-
ally every graduate of Bowdoin re-
siding in Augusta and vicinity was
present GS a guest of 4 Rotari2n.
Early in the course of the even
ing's activities the asscmblage WAS
set In good humor through the per-
petration of n clever hoax in which
it ultimately developed President
Arthur \. Soule of the Rotary club.
Sheriff Henry Cummings and one OF
the front" boys in All livery were
co-conspirators. Involuntary 2cters
in this little burlesque were Charles
L. Andrews, Judge Robert A. Cony.
Smith Randall, Judge Sanford l..
Fogg, Elmer f. Newbcrt, Rev. a.
Francis Waich and Z few others, but
each nobly responded to the call
made. upon them and the farce pro-
vidcd some real humOr which
pleased the big audience ;>:Se.nblctl
at the long tables.
4 group of Rotar;&ns and quests
were sent down TO oac end Of the
banquet hall where Rot22ian Vii
liam l.. Williamson was To oStenai-
lily Give instructions in si~nCl,. the
group quickly a"acmbold IN approved
''huddlc system" style and '.nad> TIE
rafteTs ring with the cd BoUGoin
cheer.
Professor MacCormich. if his rep
ntation had not preceded him GER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
EENNEREC COUNTY
PROBATE COURT

The following routine business
was transacted at the Probate Courl
the week of December 9Th. 1921:
Wills proved. approved and, allow
ed-Of Brainard G.. True late of
Clinton. Gretta NJ. True of Clinton.
executrix: of Ella V. Jones, late of
Hallowell. Adeline MalIoy of Au-
gusta, executrix; of George A. Bry-
ant, late OF Augusta. Myrtle Eliza
beth McDavid CT Augusta, executrix:
of Bennett 4. Fuller. late OF Auburn.
Fred o. Watson and Amos c. F'itz.
both Of Auburn. executors.
Administrations granted-Of, the
the estate OF AKA A. Woodruff late of
Waterville. Alfred Fl. Webendorfer OF
.Tatcrville. administrator: OF the es-
tate of Frank p. Flynn, late OF Gar
diner. o. p. Clason of Gardiner. adj
r1inistra,or; of the estate of Elsie M.
Williamson late of ~yassalboro,
George A. Williamson Of vassalboro,
administrator; OF the estate OF Eu-
gene E Stackpolc late OF Augusta.
Stella A. Stackpole. Of Augusta. adj
ministratrix; of the estate OF Abbie
r. Eaton. late OF Augusta. Mary. NJ.
Eaton of Augusta. administrators: OF
the estate OF Abigail Fl Guild late of
sidney. Robert A. Cony OF Augusta.
administrator de boris non.
Guardians appo!nted-Of Esther
z Laphan,. ct al. minors ofGardine-.
Caroline F. Watson of Gardiner.
guardian.
Adoptions granted-.alta a. De-
Na.r, minor adopted by Fred and
Ruby ~. yotoa OF Manchester.
widows allowance granted-To
Florence A. Wight. widow Of Charles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Immunity RINK
|vgrADY FOR USE

-. ronrnunity skating INK IS all
lm nv use today If the Weather
a,~ did. This will be wonderful s
I'M I'M been waiting for nearly two
...ts as we:ther conditions nave
saIsd the skating each time the rink
Z. been ready Before.
y -. stating dlnk IS not a money
~ ~. nronosii.on, as all of the pro-
s's's M turned in to improving Com
~ park. Watcrville's winter play
~. VA for both the children and older
IT, SEASON tickets are on sale by
n,0rs Of the Community Service. at
4 s% r,hanber Of Commerce and at the
| 9 nrired al S1.fe for the season and
~ ..rts single admission. Children
~ I; arc admitted free every day
= AZ sandoy, whea NE park is supposed
Ia clogcd to children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

III. Wight late oF Gardiner: 10 Tam
son $. Pitcher widow of Ira Il. Pitch
CIR, late of Gardiner.
Accounts alluWcd-Fir~t account
of Mary J.. King, CXecutriV Of the
will of George r. King of Gardiner:
FIRST and final account of Jcmes Nc
keHdrick. executor of the WIN of
Alexander McKendricll late Of oak
land; first and final account OF HCiin
NJ. Malcolm. eXcCu;riS OF the viii III
George A. Malcolm. late Of Gardiner :.
first account of Thomas II. BudEc
executor of the will OF Susan l..
Jam esOn. ~late of Augusta: tin3i ac-
count of Arthur Holt. executor Of the
will of Helen a. Malcolm late Of Gin
ton; first and final account of Alvin
&. Higgins, executor of the will OF
Sarah A. Higgins late OF Albion; first
and final account of Daniel A. Mosh =
or. administrator with will enncNed
of the estate OF Reuben y. JJoncs
late OF Nass2,boro; first and tiaa,
account OF Harriet G. CochranN. adj
min;stratrix Of the estate of James
Edward Cochrane late II HalloweIl:
iipal account Of Alice Wilson abbott,
cXecuiriX OF the will Of Eugene I
Wilson. late of Monmouth.
Inventories filed-in the estates OF
Isaiah Il. Clark. late of Oakland 3;
William r. James late of Randolph;
Fred a. Howard late Ct Augusta
Frederick Jones. late of Fariningdalc
Eunice l.. Williams late of Augusta
IEora G. Lee late of Haliowcii: lda
T.. Leighton, late of Augusta: Mich
ale ]. Kelley. late of Tcgus: Alansor
Cassady late III Toyus: Abbie r. la
ton late of Augusta; Fred Z. Hutch
insor late of Iitchfeld: AKA y
Woodruff late of WatCrville: Joseph
NJ. Barker late Of Watervillc; Erwin
Augustus Mal1o.rn, minor of Wind
So-.
Papers filed for notice-i'irSt and
final account in the estate of Samuel
Henry Riches late of Winthrop: PC
tition for assessment of inheritance
tax In the estate of Alexander Nc
Kcndrick late OF OalSland: petition
for assessment of Inheritance tax IN
the estate OF Isaiali X. Clark late %.
Oakland: petition for administration
Of the estate of Emma y. Robbins
late of Winthrop; petition for admin
istration of tie estate of George =
Higgins late of OAKLAND: Will and
petition for probate thereof of Mary
X. Strickland late of Oakland; petit
ton for administration of the estate
of Charles A. Pend:rguSt late q,
Nins!o@,: VIII and petition for pro
bate thereof of Charles Harris late
OF National Soldiers Home: oi%h-
tccnth account of the estate of Her
bert l.. lIacomber adult ward oi
Monmouth: will and petition for pco-
l,nte thereof of George L. Cay late 81
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Horse Dealer Is
Held for Assault
And Battery on Wife

Alton Richardson, Jr., a WateryHle
horse dealer appeared before Judge
Charles w. Atciiiey in the Water
vile municipal court yesterday after
noon charged with assault and bat
terry on his wife on Nov. Is. He
! pleaded not guilty but the Judge
| found probable cause and bound the
respondent over to the Janlar. term
| $500 bonds which were furnished.
/ The judge also placed Mr. Richard
son under $4,000 bonds to keep the
\ peace.
! HarveyD. Eaton was the attorney
| for the complainant, Mrs. Richard
| SON. Mrs. Richardson was the first
witness and she testified that MIR
had evidently been drinking that day
and he chased her about the house
| and struck her so hard tat her nose
| bled and she went to Judge Atchley
! with the blood stains on her clothing.
| She testified that she had only stage
at Mr.. Richardson's house on account
of their children. She mentioned
other times when she had been
abused.
| Bessie Rhoda, girl In the employ
: of the Richardson's was called by Mr..
Richardson and she said that size did
not see Mr.. Richardson STRIKE his
. wife. She heard Mrs. Richardson
p say. Don't strike me- and heard
/ him answer. Il never strike YOU"
! In the cross eXamna ton she testi-
fled that she had been employed by
, them for two years and she thought
he had been drinking at that time
| Mr.. Richardson testified that his
wife was trying to get rid oil him.
j He said that he loved her too well TO
| hit her
Mrs. Clarn ]. Martin. sister Of the
! respondent, went on tie stand ami
| told the court that she did not be-
i Leve that RisIamily was really afraid
/ of him.
( Mrs. Richardson returned to the
stand ana testified that she had left
| the house with her chilic-n anG that
| hc had repeatedly come to the house
/ where they were staying.
Mr.. Eaton asked the judge to bind
( the respondent over TO the superior
court and make the bonds heavy In
. his plea. Mr.. Richardson spoke at
! some length and was warned by the
Judge about saying things in con =
tempt of court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

Mrs. Martha Davis died Friday af-
teTDoon at the home Of Mrs. Amos
Adams at pugh corner. having been
sick only since Sunday with pneu-
monia. Mrs. Davis was born in
S,mithfeld 81 years ego and was the
daughter of John and Augusta Went
worth. She vas twice marriedk the
first husband being Philander Bige-
low and the second( Frank Davis.
Mrs. Davis was member OF the
Good Templars lodge. She is sur
yi,ed by four children. Harold B!Se-
low of Hebron, Miss Gertrude Bige-
low, sherman Mills. Chester Bige-
low, Fairfield. and Mrs. Ella Adams,
Madison: also the following brothers
and sisters, Mrs. Fred Mitchell, Wa
tcrville; Mrs. John Morrow. Beltast;
Mrs. l.. !. Wyman. Smithtield; Mrs;
pwssle Clouticr OF SkoWhegan ana
Reuben Wentworth of Benton.
The funeral will be held sunday
q fternoon at o'clock at the nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cloutier on West
Front street and will be conducted by
Rev. George Merriam. The remains
will be placed in the tomb at the
Souths;de cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Royal Neighbors
Elect Years Officers

Lombard Camp. Royal Neighbors
elected officers for the coming year
at its regular meeting Friday even
ing. There was good attendance
of members and pleasing program
was carried out. Refreshments were
served. The following were elected:
Oracle. Bertha E. Sidney: Past Ora
Gle. Frances E. Farrell: Vice Oracle,
Helen L. Trask: Chancellor, Iva NJ,
Haskell: Recorder. julia E. Robin
son; Receiver. Margaret F.. Sawyer:
Marshal, Bessie e. Merrill: Inside
Sen. May r. ThibodeauX;~ Outside,
Helen E. Pcrham; Manager, Bertha
T.. Movers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Clever Children's>
Entertainment at
Baptist Church Social

The social committee of the Chris
tan Endeavor society of the United
Baptist church presented a tic
entertainment Friday evening to the
members of the society which proved
very pleasant and unique affair.
The pragram was as follows:
Christmas Glee, presented by the
Tiny Tots Dramatic Association
Welcome. Buster Brown; What
Christmas Is. EnsemhlN A Radio 10
Santa Claus. Hucl' Finn: Gobbiuns,
Calamity jane No Stockings 10
Wear Mary ANN Who Lives OF Our
Street: IKE Solo, Calamity Jane;
Bedtime Story, Mother
Pantomime: Cast Ct characters -
Buster Brown. Elizabeth Bean: Cal
amity Jane. Elizabeth Harris: Little
Miss Muffett, Dorothy. Page; Hucliie-
berry Finn. Nernie Sands: Mary
Ann Who Lives on Our Street Fran
ces Folsom: Becky, Madeline YounG
Santa Claus, Lester Young.
Santa's Secret-Little Miss Muffe,t
The tiny tots were true To life and
in their presentation caused much
laughter and applause by the nudi-
once. Flora Knight acted as Mother
and read to them the Bedtime Story
and as the children were gettins {;
sleepy and the story ended. they trp-
, toed off to bed. Little Miss Muffet;
with her candle light was Santa's
visitor and in delightful way wei
COINED Santa. with lots of wishes Tor
her stockings which were hung 10y
the fire. AS Sant) came down the
chimney and fllleHthc stockings. the
pay ended but rot the fun.
In the middle of the room there
was a large tree with many gifts
which were distributed and each one
present received joke gift with q
bag Of candy and popcorn. Game
were played and everyone gave ne
committee Il hearty vote of than..i
for the good time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Miscellaneous Shower Fer
Popular Augusta Teacher

/. A miscellaneous shower for Miss
Carolyne Kennedy which was ne!i
Friday night at the home OF Miss
Thelma Mann. ~ Bangor street, was
attended by about 25 of her friends
and pro@d most enjoyable. The
home was prettuy decorated WITH
Christmas trimmings and in the CEN
ter of the paflor was a large Christ
mas tree upon which a LARGE assort-
ment of beautiful and useful gifts
were placed. The tree was trimmed
with electric lights of many coloTs
and was especially pretty.
Among the gifts received By the
charming bride to-be were cut gla IS.
china. hand painted candle shades
and book ends. and from her hostess
a choice collection of beautiful linen.
In the dining room delicious re-
freshSnents were served and large
cake. in the middle Of which were
miniature figures OF a bride and
groom. wasscut.. This cake contained
the symbolic ring. penny and thin
bic. and much merriment was occa :
stoned when it was cut. DaintX ia
yors of little red baskets containing
nuts and candy. were at each place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

tainly established his ability last
evening of carrying the best bit of
sustained humor, which the Rotar-
ians and their guests have been
privileged to listen to in long time
The speaker ran easily and fiuently
from one facetious allusion and hu-
morous characterization to another,
handling his, transitions deity and
in n mastery manner.
spike" MacCormick talks easily
and his method is somewhat similar
TO that of stephen Leacock. Ring
I.ardner and Irwin Cobb-something
of n combination of all three, and
yet with an individual style and an
innate personal manner which in its
fineSsc is something TO marvel at
and causes his hearers to wonder
how the man does 1t.
There was no announced subject,
the speaker satirizing and para
phrasinS on motley OF themes,
starting with his crusade against
athletics, continuing with n shatter-
inS but entirely good-humored at
tack on the modern school of poetry.
trarcsty on his "eNplorstions'' in
the Arctic and Sarara, then allitera-
ton OF advertising slogans and witty
allusion II advertised properties. Il
Joco2e review OF the Nah Jongg and
eros word "u=::le popularity.
Very clever in its presentation.
the Kotar;anS and their special
guests found themselves rocking
with laughter 1T the speakers jocu-
lar handling of his theme. \ YER
ha;im report only would he adequate
and ny the sTaaker's own admission
the tax Ia is entirety has never
lcoa tSancctihed and 80 far AZ this
account is concerned IL must be
treated us a generality.
oac new member, Adam NJ. Hon
Inns OF the Arnold Roberts Co. Jeal-
crG IL wholesale rarnr, WAS iA-
irod"ced at tho meeting last CNeninT
II N'"S SO aauomced that the nest
meeting Of the Kota,i?ns would I've
on re|t TNur%dpy evening when The
Club would Join witl, the kiwari9
Club. wiki CoNcrror-cl Ralph q.
IrCW ;"r rs tire speaker