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Evening star., 1924-06-01
FREED ON WIFE'S PLEA.
Husband Sentenced for Contempt
of Court Released,

Lewis Win Rapeer. former president
or the Research University. was re-
leased from Jail yesterday by Justice
STAFFORD on the plea of his wife, Frances
G. Rapeer. The wife complained to the
court about a month ago of the failure
OF her husband to keep up his alimony
payments of $500 per month and Justice
Stafford sent him to Jail for ninety DAYS
for contempt of court
Mrs. Rapeer relented after her hus-
band has served about Ave weeks in
Jail and today through Attorneys Bell,
Marshall & Rice asked the court TO let
the husband out of Jail saying that he
mas promised to pay her s1J per month
now and to increase the payments when
his financial condition will permit. The
court ordered the release The suit
of the wife has not yet reached for
trial on the court docket, the alimony
order being a temporary one. Attorney
Henry NJ. Fowler represents the hus-
band
Evening star., 1924-06-01
y. A. R. ACTIVITIES

Its founder and first regent, Mrs. A.
q. Wilkinson, was present. to whom
the chapter presented large silver
vase and bouquets of mowers.
Mrs. Sadler read poem which she
had writer in honor of Mrs. Wilkin-
son.
"Reminiscences and accounts of
chapter work were given by Mrs. H.
B. Polkinhorn, Miss Josephine f.
Prather. Mrs J. Edgar Smith and
Mrs. l.. d. Carman, former regents,
and Miss O'Hare, treasurer, and pub
lished poems dedicated to Our Flag
Chapter were read by Mrs. IT. A.
Broadus
Mrs. Wilkinson presented to Mrs
A. L. Hazelton a handsome silk nag
in appreciation of her interest in the
d. A. r., this being Mrs. Hazelton' s
ninety third birthday.
A birthday cake with eighteen
candles in red. white, and blue was
provided by the hostess and served
with the refreshments.
Evening star., 1924-06-01

Our Flag Chap1ef met IueSoay
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. G..
". Trowbridge on Nebraska avenue.
The regent. Mrs. John T. Sadler. pre-
sided. Report was made efof gifts to
Monticello, Kenmore and American
ization work. A donation OF SIS was
made to the chapter house fund; IS
was given to DecoratNE day ex-
penses. A page in the chapter house
book was voted in honor of past
regent.
Two new members were admitted
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Regent, Mrs.
John T. Sadler: vice regent, Mrs.
Frank L. williams; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Edward NJ. Weeks: cor
responding secretary, Mrs. 9. w.
Trowbridge: treasurer, Miss Laura
c. O'Harre; registar, Mrs. George w.
Eastment; historian, Mrs. Samuel
Polkinhorn: chaplain, Mrs. +. Graf.
tan Kerans. ~ :
Tho eighteenth birthday Of the
chapter was observed on thinDccasio0s
Evening star., 1924-06-01
|Cnpt. Wood, Leaving D. c. Post, Makes
IL Proposals to Upbuild Capital
You'd Develop Parks,
Approaches to Capitol
and Waterfront.
Observation-Disclosures
to Speed Traffic. Would
Change Streets.

Leaving the municipal service after
four wears as one of the assistant
engineer commissioners. Capt. John
E. Wood makes twelve suggestions
for the upbuilding of the National
Capital of tomorrow. Briefly stated,
they are;
"DeveIopment OF the Washington
Channel waterfront.
Modification of undeveloped streets
In accord with the best principles of
landscape treatment.
BELT highways In suburban Sec
tions to circumvent congested areas
and connecting parks.
"Radial bouIevaTds furnishing rapid
transit arteries.
development of the north and
south approaches to the Capitol be-
tween Soldiers Home and the Po-
tomac River.
Means Of CO. -ordinating park prop
erty acquisition.
.Acquisition and development of
the Potomac palisades.
"A metropolitan plan embracing
territory in Maryland and Virginia
contiguous to the District OF Column
bia.
Local treatment in centers like
Georgetown and Takoma-architec-
tural and landscape effects based on
vista value.
Assumption by the municipal gov
ernment of that public space between
building lines of streets for proper
and consistent treatment.
Some policy of having architects
design buildings with respect to con-
tiguous structures to obtain better
street effects.
Improvement by Identification. the
Evening star., 1924-06-01

ho.neySuckle. until
she came to a
plank set across q
box on the out
side curbing with
a ramshackle cart
in the rear.
For flowers there
were field daisies
that farmers cuss,
d 70 opy yellow
blossoms that had
been lively but
tercups, and odds
and ends of like
floral folk; and on
the ground back
of the box an up
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Women Score as Inventors.

More than 5000 patents have been
issued to women in the United States.
according to figures announced by
the United States patent office at
Washington. Their inventions run
the gamut from hairpins to bombs
and some of their devices are nota BILE
engineering or mechanical achieve
meutS
Evening star., 1924-06-01

I ANDS in purses to buy flowers
- on stalls made the big fea-
ture Of Thursday's market
day. One customer, who
looked AZ II she could afford to re-
member her dead with wreaths. potted
plants and lily stalks, passed by such
aristocrats; and even ignored the pink
wildernesses Of laurel and wild
Evening star., 1924-06-01

scrapping. until, in a fash, they made
a rush for the side door of a news
paper building. And. in another flash,
they were selling papers.
As the woman said, they were rum
ming the streets, all right.
But they were not running wild.
Evening star., 1924-06-01
parking Of railroad and highway en-
frances to the city"
Park Bill Recent: Passed.

Both branches of CV..:Iess within
the past few days have p..ssed the bill
creating the National Capital Park
Commission and authorizing an an
nual appropriation at a rate not ia
exceed one cent for each inhabita nj
of the United States to develop and
extend the park system OF Washing
ton and surrounding territory. This
legislation opens the way for the car
rying out of several of the sugges-
tions made by Capt. Wood
There is also before Congress at
this time in the District appropria-
tion bill an item of $4,000 for a sys-
tematic study of the highway plan
outside the old city limits. which
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Old Home Week.

From the Louisville Courier-JourHsi
Going home for Old Home week !:
is the grand jury in session."
Nope"
Yen"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Five Years For
Japanese Reconstruction

From a financial standpoint. con-
ditions in Japan after the earthquake
are as satisfactory as might be cX-
pected. Already the moratorium de-
Clared in the first days has been lifted
and the banks are doing business
once more. The insurance compan-
les, however. face a serious problem.
They state that without government
help they can only pay 4 per cent.
of the claims. How the work of re-
construction is to be financed has not
yet been definitely planned. lndi-
cations point strongly TO both for
eign and domestic loans. Most of
the money necessary for the purchase
of raw materials, il procured through
foreign loans, will find it's way back
to foreign countries. The import
business of Japan is largely in the
hands of foreign representatives of
large Japanese import houses. 1T
would not be surprising, however, II
a consolidated syndicate for foreign
purchase was formed under govern
ment auspices. The fact that Amer
lean steel and concrete buildings
suffered practically no loss from the
earthquake will have an important
effect upon the placing of contracts
for the reconstruction of the large
tiiiNo. III 4dtl, ShiIitilS otttl anu
lumber are the two biggest items
needed at present. In connection
with the selling Of lumber, Secre-
tary Hoover has made an effort to
secure the cooperation of the big
lumber industries in America to sell
to the Japanese at pre- disaster rates.
1t is estimated that n complete re-
l!abilitatiOn and reconstruction in the
devastated areas of Japan cannot be
effected in less than five Years. Full
employment of labor during this
period will cause great prosperity
throughout the empire. for the pur-
chasing power of the masses will be
increased, and the likely result will
be the importation of foreign Injuries
as well as necessities. Thus, the pic
ture as a whole begins to lose its
first aspects OF hopelessness and de-
spair.-Margaret De Forest Hicks, in
Current History Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09

riding with somebody and they
should drive through that street.
would have no business to take me
there"
Furnished Sheriff q Detective
Attorney General Shaw said that
during 1921 and 1922 he furnished
Sheriff Grant with detective to
make Investigation in regard to
liquor conditions in Aroostook coun-
ty. In 1923 he had an investigator
in Aroostook county, but without
the knowledge of the sheriff. The
County Attorney did not know that
such an Investigator was there.
During the fair season in ArooH-
took county, the Attorney General
said. he sent an agent to observe
conditions and this was without the
knowledge of either the County At
torney or the Sheriff.
What were the reports Of these
agents." asked the Journal.
There was nothing in them to in
dictate that such condition in
Aroostook county as the trial at
There has been considerable
comment over the fact that the
principal witnesses against Levin
and Sheriff Grant were rum sellers
under indictment. but what Is the
difference between them and the men
you depended on in Hancock county
case" asked the Journal.
The only difference is this" en-
phatically replied Mr.. Shaw, "the
men We used in the Hancock Coun-
ty case have been punished in the
Federal courts. They were both men
who had been engaged in the liquor
business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
COMING EVENTS

Jan. Q - Maine State Bee-keepers,
Jan; 9-Malne Federation of women's
Clubs; Lewiston Bates College
Jan. 15-Annual meeting Maine Far
mers' Exchange, Augusta.
Jan. 15 Meeting Governor and Coun-
Gil at 10 A. NJ. Augusta.
ers' Exchange all-day meeting at
State House. Augusta.
Jan. Injecting at Machias to form
a new fair association.
Jan. 16-17-Second annual New Eng
land agricultural conference at Con-
Jan. 17-Maine Children's Home So
ciety directors meet at Augusta.
Jan. 17-Charity bail. Augusta.
Jan. 30-31-Twelfth annual conference
of Maine Grange Lecturers at State
House, Augusta.
Feb. 6-I'afr officials annual meeting.
guests of Cumberland County Agri-
cultural and Horticultural Society at
Portland.
Feb. 12-13-Meeting Of Western Maine
Fruit Growers Association at Au-
burn.
Feb. 14-March s-Coast forecast trip.
sponsored by Portland AID. Club.
Feb. 14-16-Auburn Winter Carnival.
Feb. 25-Mar. Annual Portland Auto
Feb 25-27-chizzle wfzzle.
March 31-April Annual Farmers
week at the College~of Agriculture,
University of Maine, Orono.
June 14-1S-24Oth Artillery. C. A. c.
officers school. Fort Wright Long
Island Sound.
June 16-2l-Field Artillery school.
Presque Isle.
fcers' training school. Camp Reyes.
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
PlTTSFIELD

William L. Percivai was a business
caller in Waterville Monday.
Miss Doris Files, who has finished
course in training in the Brooklyn,
New York hospital is at home for
a short vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen p. Files at
their home at the NJ. C. ]. dormitory
Miss Mary Rhoades returned to
Springvale. Monday, where she is
attending school at Mason Insti-
tute.
Carl Hatch. who passed the week
end at his home here returned TO
Waterville, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Haseltine and
daughter, Mrs. Harry r. Coolidge
We're in Dexter Monday where they
attended the funeral service of Mr.,
Haseltine's brother, the late Leonard
NJ. Haseltine.
Miss Josie Knowlton. who IS en-
ployed as night superintendent in a
hospital at Belfast was in town over
the weekend the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank NJ. Fairbanks.
Miss Vivienne Rogers, who has
been passing the Christmas vacation
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Rogers returned to Kings
ton. n. H.. Monday where she is
employed as u teacher.
Harry Kinney was in Dover Fox
croft on business Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Cases Disposed of
at January Term

The following cases have been dis
posed OF at the January term:
Charles NJ. Foster OF Bangor VS..
Inhabitants of Belfast. damage
suit OF $4,000 to recover for loss of
truck and contents. which went
through the old lower bridge several
years ago. on the day Of Gen. Per-
shlng's visit to Belfast. The plain
tiff claims that the bridge was unsafe
and that he should be reimbursed for
his losses. The case has been con
tinued and assigned to the first day
OF the April term.
Myrn =. Thurston VS.. Abble c.
I VIM. dismissed.
A. l.. Chase d Co. vs.. Nellie Plum
Mer dismissed.
John Pcikic vs.. Dominique NJ Susi
continued by agreement.
+. II. Roberts VS.. Ernest Hartwell
ct al. dcfaultcd.
L. S. Pitcher vs.. Charles Chapman
dcfaultcd.
p. l.. IIuppcr vs. G. Il. Britton and
Searsport National bank, defaulted
for S25.l9.
CITY National bank VS.. Frank p
Nelson. dcfaultcd.
Waldo Motor Co. va. Jonathan g.
Gardiner. by agreement of counsel
referred to Justice a. NJ. Spear to
he heard in vacation.
John II. Farwcll rs. Everett +
Sturicvant, dcfaulted.
Sacadahoc Fertilizer Co. vs.
George l.. Blethen and trustee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Baby Gave Clue to Spy Tricks

4 tiny baby snatched from the
lifelcss arms of its French mother
while high-powered shells reduced
the homes of Armentieres to crum-
bled ruins, was indirectly responsible
for uncovering one Of the most bafTl-
ing of German spy systems encoun-
tered by the British during the World
War. Because British aviator
adopted and played nurse to this
baby, he ran down an ingenious
method of signaling messages to the
Germans by means of washed clothes
laid out to dry.
The true story of this dramatic
episode is told in McClures Maya
zine by a noted British airman. an
eyewitness. who signs himself Major
Tom Nigors. 1t occurred during a
time in the war when BritiSs troops
arriving in the PoperinShe area to
reinforce the line in the Ypres sec
tor found the Germans in possession
of complete information concerning
their movements. The Germans
plastered the new units with shells
and disorganiZed them.
In vain the Intelligence staff had
tried to uncover the communication
system And then. by chance, three
airmen-"Tinv." Shorty" and the
writer-stumbled upon the baby
while they were on relief detail at
Armentieres. 1t had been buried
beneath the pillars of ruined home.
1t lay crying on the crushed breast
of its mother. Tiny claimed it for
bis own. and carried it in his arms
back to Molly Sheer. a nurse in n
hospital near HaZebrouck. Molly, in
turn, found a foster mother for the
child, young war widow who lived
with her mother on small farm
near Steenwoorde. The mother did
laundry work for the hospital, en-
ploying two helpers. cripple, Paul
jacques" and his wife.
ut was during one of his frequent
visits to the farm to see his baby"
that Tiny heard Jacques speak to his
wife. He spoke in German,
Tiny became suspicious. Obtaining
flight "for its health" he few above
1900 feet. he watched Jacques putting
out the laundry in the yard below.
The appearance OF the laundry CON
firmed his suspicious. 1t seemed too
orderly for ordinary work. AS JAG
cues carefully arranged the many
pieces, they seemed to take on dis
tinct formations. which changed
every now and then as he put fresh
pieces down or took them away.
Tiny reported what he had seen TO
his commanding officer. Subsequent
photographs from the air proved con-
clusively that he and his baby" had
hit on the solution to a puzzle that
had baffied the cleverest intelligence
men in France.
Jacques and his wife" who was a
man. met the fate of snics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
How To Abolish War

Describing the proposals advocated
by the group who wish TO Outlaw
war" Salmon O. Levinson, writing in
the January Forum says that one of
the many fallacies that obtain in war
and peace thinking is that you can
not get rid of war until you remove
the causes of war. This objection is
used to show that the plan to out
law war Is idealistic and therefore
of no practical value. AS a matter
of fact. it is impracticable to get
RID of the causes of war and no
substantial progress has ever been
made in that regard. Certain it is
that with all the efforts that have
been made towards reducing the
severity of war, the last war was the
worst of all time and therefore the
progress we have been making. if
progress 1t may be called, is back
ward and not forward. II the plan
of our critics had been used with
reference to duelling we would not
, have outlawed duelling until the
causes of duelling had been removed.
Now as a matter of fact, not q single.
solitary cause of duelling has ever
been removed to this day. More than
that. not solitary cause Of duelling
can ever be removed until human
nature is utterly transformed from
what We know it to be.
The real causes of war are seldom
disclosed. but are hidden under The.
rseudonym OF non justiciable"
cnuses.-that is. matters affecting the
national honor or the vital interests
OF a nation. To attempt TO remove
such subtle, manipulated, diplomatic.
and surreptitious causes of war" is
really to shut our eyes to the real
difiiculty. Causes of duelling will be
removed when the era of brotheriy
love has arrived -panoplied, and
identicaily the same may be said for
the causes of war. The great
cause" of the present horrible
plight Of the world. particularly in
Europe. is the internal Institution of
war. That is the cause we must
get rid Of, namely. the right of a
nation legally to go to war and to in
voiye the world in agony, death, and
destruction. Unless and until war is
put under the condemnation OF law,
no possible progress can be made to-
wards its removal from the future
annals of civilization.
To this argument Professor ]. s,
Reeves, of the University of Michi-
gan, replies that one vastly import
ant cause of war has already been
eliminated. namely the claims of dy-
nastic succession. Another IL re-
hgion. Another Is the recognition by
states that certain questions may
properly be settled by arbitration
and judicial settlement. Great
Britain and the United States so de-
cided in the Treaty Of Washington
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Grid Eie'odies and Music

The successful hroadcasting Of the
song of canaries and the response
OF other birds miles away from the
point of transmission will provide
new impetus for the discussion of the
contribution bird melodies have made
to music. 1t has been claimed by
close students of bird life that many
Of the most beautiful passages IN
the works of great composers are
lifted note by note from the birds.
and that the patient watcher may
hear Beethoven from the throat OF
an oriolc, note for note and measure
for measure. emphasis and every
thing. Nor is this the only incident
cited. They number, literally, scores.
There is nothing surprising in this.
Bird-music is the most fluent and
natural in the world; so-called
coloratura voices merely" are in
Initiation of tho bird voice. and their
most noted numbers are usually emit
tied with some allusiou To birds. No
one who has listened to the sur
prising flights of melody of which
canary is capable but nlarvcls at
the mysteries which create such IL
tiny. delicate and perfect mechanism.
Detroit News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
BINGHAM

PLEASANT RIDGE-Milcs Good
all was n Sunday guest ut the home
of Henry Rollins in Concord.
Harry Edward. Jr.. is the name
given the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Z. Grcenlaw. Mrs. Emma Healy
is assisting in the care of mother
and child.
Floyd lIunnewell hauled wood at
Lost Pond camp one day recently.
Word was recently recently OF
the arrival of baby daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Spencer NJ. Holden Of
Holyoke. Mass. about Christmas.
Mrs. Holden Is well remembered by
people in this section az Miss
Frances Steele, who for many years
passed her summer vacation from
school at Healy's ranch.
George Andrews is hauling wood
at Rowe pond camps. The ice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
HOXIE

Miss Dorothy Kerstead has re-
sumed her studies at Pennington
normal school after vacation of two
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed kerstead.
VIII Otis has sold his farm at
Montvillc and moved his family into
che of the Mckay rents.
Friends of our teacher. Thelma
Smith. are interested to learn Of her
marriage to Mr.. Germcn Of East
Benton on Christmas day.
Mrs. Al Mace of Oakland has been
engaged to teach the Bates school.
She boards at home driving back and
forth with her team.
Morrison is hauling Grating to tile
Horne's Siding and Nedeau is haul
ing to Bangs Siding.
Ralph kerstead. who passed his
Christmas vacation with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Kerstead. has re-
turned to Hartland. where he is
sub principal at the academy.
Ralph York was visitor at North
Fairfield Sunday.
Mrs. Adrian Brooks of North Fair
field was a recent guest of her
daughter. Mrs. Lena Otis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Tapioea In South America

How the Indians of Brazil MANN
facture the starchy. jelly-like globu-
les. called tapioca is described by Mr.,
Charles w. Mead in Natural His
tory" The Indian woman, he says,
takes large piece of bitter Cnssaca
root in both hands and ruhs II hack
and forth on board studded with
hundreds of sharp pebbles until the
root is reduced to pulp.
When sho has grated q sufficient
quantity she presses as much water
out OF Il az possible. For that pur-
pose she uses as press n long. mar
row tube OF basketwori called n
tipit, with II loop at either end. She
forces the pulp into the press. which
she then hangs up by ono OF the
loops. Through tho lower loop she
inserts n long. stout pole. which she
runs under some convenient object,
which serves ~ q ftlcrum Then she
sits on tho free end of tho pole, md
her weight stretches the press and
forces the liquid through the In
tersticcs of the basketwork.
The liquid Ia caught In n pottery
vessel and is made into cassarcop.
tho favorite condimcnt OF tie South
American Indian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Portland Contractor
on Trial for
Reckless Driving

Antonio Forgione. of South Port
land, contractor for the new 100000
school house now under construction
IN Belfast, who was convicted III the
lower court of reckless driving and
sentenced To three months in Jail and
TO pay a fine OF $500, was on trial in
The supreme court ut Belfast Tues
day, having appealed from the SEN
tence OF the lower court
The case Is tho result Of an acci-
dent Dec. 9Th on the Atlantic High
way at I.incolnvillc Beach. when
George French OF Lincolnvillc. aged
a. was severely injured. Mr.. French
was driving along the highway and
the first the witnesses knew Of the
accident was when they saw his
horse running Wild. They later found
Mr. French lying in the road and
near him was Mr.. Forgione and his
Ford Coupe.
Mr.. Eorgione said ut that time
that he came along and seeing the
man lying by the roadside got out OF
his car to offer assistance, He de-
MED that there had been collision
or that he had anything to do with
the affair. II was found. however.
that the front tires of the coupe were
nat and there were traces Of yellow
paint on the wheels. The wagon
driven by Mr.. French was painted
yellow, Since the hearing in the low
rr court Mr.. Forgione has been I'M
der $l5e0 bonds.
The case opened late in the fore
noon.
Witnesses for the state included
Mr, and Mrs. Leon carton. state
Highway Police. Charles ID. Went
worth of Rockland aud others who
NSuiicd 10 arriving on the scene or
the accident soon after it happened
ANA that Mr.. ForGione ,old them that
ne had no part in II. and that it had
been caused by car that had pre-
ccedcd him. He said he had not been
II collision with Mr.. French. Wit
NesSes testified to the tracks OF the
Wheels of both car and wagon show
Ing thar tbev hid como fpyetlcr not