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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
Famous Speakers OF The House

The first speaker of the house OF
representatives of the United States
congress was Frederick A. Mullen
berg of Pennsylvania. who was born
in Trappe, Pa, in 1850. and died in
Lancaster, Pa. June 4. 1901, says the
Detroit News, Muhlenberg was the
son OF Rev. Heinrich Melchior
Muhlenberg, the founder of the Ger
man Lutheran church in America,
and the brother of John Peter
Gabriel Muhlenberg. Clergyman. gem
eral in Washington's army. congress
man and United States senator.
Muhlenberg served as speaker
throughout the first congress of the
United States and was succeeded
by Jonathan Trumbull of Connect
cut. but was returned to the speak
er's chair III the third congress.
Among his famous successors were
Henry Clay, who was speaker of six
congresses: James X. Polk. Robert G.
Winthrop. Schuyler Coifax. James G.
Blaine, John G. Carlisle, Thomas f.
Reed. Charles +. Crisp. David e.
Henderson, Joseph G. Cannon and
Champ Clark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
Church School Institute

The meetings of the Church School
wh;eh are being conducted at the
Federated church by Rev. Moaan A..
Pruitt. director OF Religious Educa-
ton in the State for the Congrega-
tional State Conference and Mrs.
Pruitt Of Bangor are being well at
tended by Sunday school officers,
teachers and workers and people who
are interested. The closing service
Of the institute will be held on this
Saturday evening at the church at
7,3o o'clock and all interested are COR
daily invited to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
Equalized Pressure
On Packard

Practically at the same time in
every part Of the country the new
packard Single Six was placed on ex-
hibition following the announcement
of the new model Dec. 81. AS a re-
suit hundreds OF thousands of per-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05

To New York alone OF Ill the places
or cities In the world belongs the
distinction Of maintaining an abb
selutely unique railway signal sys-
tenn which goes back to the FIRST days
OF raiIroading. In these days of
electric block signal systems and
other similar up to- date devices most
people are under the impression that
the mounted fagman riding ahead Of
trains passed about 1925. when
stevenson relied on such courier to
warn folks Of the approach Of his
Rocket. But today on Tenth avenue.
from which the surface railroad
tracks have not yet been removed.
New York depends on mounted cour-
iers TO keep speeding automobiles
and numbering trucks from the path
OF trains. They are known - dunn
my boys" The dummy boys" ride
ahead Of the trains TO warn pedes-
TRANS and traffic Of the trains APP
proach, and .hen necessary they halt
a train at crossing by stationins
themselves across the tracks.--From
Railway Age
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
First Millionaire In tn. United ssas..

The FIRST United States millionaire
was stephen Girard. . French sSiier
who settled In Philadslphia IN i5fS ~
. wine merchant on q small scaie.
and henceforth was bound up WffH
the destiny Of the Quaker CITY. ne
built fleets Of merchant yesseis.
created whole residential districtu.
and when the Bank OF the United
states threatened 70 stop payment
leading banker Of the counfrv. -
Girard's death In 1889 Hi eststs
amounted 70 ten million dolIars-fHs
LARGEST known up to fh1n "a ~
United StatsS. He was 4 bsc6sior
and left the whole Of hts forfune
WITH the exception % . few {riSis =
iegaciss fer charitable rurpos1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05

The public domain amounts to 1872
10000 acres. the great bulk of which
not yet allocated. lies in the states
Of California. Utah and Nevada
Some of it has so little value 1t has
not been SURVEYED
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
Taking America Off Its Feet!
Overland Success is Talk the Country

Great strides neutrality-suspicious. leadership
warm words Of praise on the lips of people
everywhere-all these things focus ON one
big, vital fact: Overland motor cars have the
right stuff in them. Worth shines out far
above price.
The year ended was the greatest of all the
fifteen years of Overland history. A great
year made by great cars-the greatest
Overlands ever built. Greatest in looks,
power, comfort-money's toorthl
The big record breaking success of these
cars is the direct reflection of the bigness
and heartiness of public interest everywhere.
Look at the new Overland Champion, for
instance. 1t brings quality closed car with
features and utilities hitherto unheard Of
within reach of every purse. Americas first
all-purpose car conceded to be the most
useful motor car on wheels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
Informal Meeting Of Somerset Lodge

judge AtDeFt spear OF RuFuSta. ana
Harold Cock. judge Of Kennebec
county probate court. were both in
town Thursday night in attendance
at an informal meeting OF the Som
erset Lodge which was held at the
Masonic hall The object ~ the
meeting was to consider the memorial
which is being constructed at Alex
ardria, Va. for George Washington
and both Judge Spear and Judge
Cook spoke on the subject.
There was we'll attended re-
hearsal of the Skowhegan festival
chorus Thursday evening in the club
rooms OF the Skovhegan Business
and Professional Women's club. The
rehearsal was directed by Mrs y. A.
Borden and Mrs. Edward Weston
acted as pianist. Several new mem
hers have united with the chorus
lately. The next rehearsal will be
held on Monday evening. January
the 7th.. at the r. and p. W. Club
rooms. All singers are invited to Join
this chorus.
Somerset Pomona Grange will hold
its annual meeting in Skowhegan on
| Tuesday and Wednesday, January
| the 9Th ana 9th at the Skowfegan
Grange hall as has been the custom
| for many years.
At the Bethany Baptist and the
| Centenary Methodist church the or
dinance Of the Lords Supper will
be administered at thu Sunday morn
| ing services.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05

The price of the Championships a
champion price. And even if the new
Overland Champion did not have the many
unique features that make it famous, it would
still be remarkable value at its price. 1t is
the only quality closed car seating more than
two passengers ever sold under 500.
The Champion and all Overland models
have the bigger Overland engine brute
power with extreme economy. And the
buoyant riding ease of patented Triplex
Springs. And the extra sturdy Overland
rear axle.
Leaders in economy-leaders on the road
leaders in the many satisfactions they bring
to owners. See them. Sit in them. Ask for
sample of their performance. Ten minutes
looking or ten minutes riding will tell you
why these fine cars are multiplying SO
rapidly on the streets of America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
Silver Tea

A silver tea was held Thursday
afternoon under theauspices Of Mi
nerva chapter of Eastern Star in
their hall In the !. Q. o. F. building.
The afternoon was passed in an in
formal social manner with cards and
sewing. and refreshments were serv-
ed. The proceeds will be donated TO
the Madison Arson chapter Of the
American Red Cross.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
Baby Ccokson

The body of the five months old
infant son OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Leon
CookSon arrived in Madison Thurs
day forenoon from Bridgeport, Conn.
and was taken to the home OF Mrs.
Cookson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ..
Il. Porter on Pine street. The fu-
neral was held Friday afternoon and
the interment was in the family lot in
the Forest Hill cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-05
G. A. r. Circle Elects oniesrs

A meeting OF the Wonen's Home
and Foreign Missionary societies OF
the Methodist Episcopal church was
held Thursday evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs, Cora Brown on Heald
street.
Evening star., 1924-03-16

mands upon It. Where insanttary
conditions were found in houses the
health department and the building
department took action. Notice was
served on property owners to correct
faults in buildings, and where this
could not or would not be done by
owners the work was done under di-
tion Of insanitary buildings and the
cost assessed against the property.
This work has been carried on to
the limit Of the fund at the disposal
Of that board. Much more work of
this kind Is contemplated to bring the
alleys out Of the condition which has
excited public indignation and unrest.
The Commissioners have directed the
District auditor to ask Congress for a
supplemental appropriation to carry
on this work. the sum to be available
for the remainder Of the present fiscal
year and in the year to begin July /.
The District health officer has said
that he will recommend that the board
for the condemnation Of inSanitary
buildings ask for an appropriation of
$4,000. The money spent for correc-
ton Of insanitary conditions would in
most cases be recovered as assess
ments against the property. The pres
ent fund OF the board is only $500
a year. This is exhausted, and in
most years it has been found that this
sum was not enough to permit the
board to do. the work expected of it.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
Not the Wettest City.

Rear Admiral Plunkett says he did
not say it. Queried by the Navy De-
partment in respect to a statement he
has been reported to have made to a
New York court to the effect that
Washington is the "wettest" city in
the United States, the admiral answers
as follows: 'In answer to the question
by the presiding judge as to what
was the 'wettest'. city in the United
States, I said I have been informed
that Washington is the wettest city
in the United States.'" The presiding
justice, he further states. confirms
this explanation.
There is no reason to doubt this yer.
sion Of the incident. Yet it may be
asked just why the presiding judge
found it necessary or desirable in the
case in hand to establish a superla.
tive in the matter Of municipal wet.
ness. It would be also interesting to
know who informed Admiral Plunkett
on this subject. Evidently somebody
is saying this about Washington,
somebody worthy Of credence by a
high officer Of a Navy. sufficiently
trustworthy to be quoted anonymously
in court Of law.
OF course. nobody really took the
admiral seriously even at the full valu.
alton Of his report. Had it come from
a less eminent parsonage it would
have caused no emotion whatever.
Nevertheless, it was deemed Of suf.
| ficient importance to ascertain just
what was said and upon what au.
thority. What was said has been
plain. but the authority remains OBJ.
scure.
Perhaps this will serve as an ad.
monition to officers OF the government
against making sweeping statements
of this character. A city cannot be
libeled in the sense Of the law, but
many cities are actually libeled, in the
public esteem by declarations Of a
, broad and general character which
have no foundation in fact.
The incident is not without its value
1t has at least brought forth the dis.
claimer which may be accepted as a
withdrawal Of the allegation. Wash
ington may be wet in spots, but it is
no longer proclaimed in a court Of
law to be the last word in moisture.
Evening star., 1924-03-16

Uniform marriage and divorce legisla-
tion Is one OF the important problems
pending before Congress which has been
overshadowed by the sensational investi-
cations that have monopolised the news
In Washington. A subcommittee OF the
House committee on tho judiciary has
the subject under consideration. and II
Congress acts favorably on the proposal
now before 1t the next step will be ac-
ton by the states on q constitutional
amendment under which the laws on
marriage and divorce. ON the question
Of the legitimacy Of children and on the
care and custody Of children affected by
the annulment of marriages or by
divorces may be made uniform through
out the United States.
With respect to marriage 1t is pro-
posed that no ceremony may be per
formed without q license. application
for which must be made two weeks in
advance, published in q newspaper and
posted in the county clerks Office. and
the tubercular, the epifeptic and those
related within immediate families would
be prohibited. - =
txinahle only on the grounds or adultery,
cruel or inhuman treatment, abandon
mont or failure to provide for period
Of year. aincurable insanity or the
conviction Of either party of the crime
Of murder. Defendants in divorce &C
tions would be required to appear in
court, or failing to do so, representatives
would be designated by an officer OF the
court to appear for them.
An amendment for uniform laws regu-
lating marriage and divorce is one OF
the measures that Is backed by the wom-
ems joint congressional committee.
which Is made up of seventeen national
organlxations composed exclusively ot
women, or in which women are largely
represented. It Is not part OF the cofn'
Evening star., 1924-03-16
Ancient Drama,

A scholarly and otherwise distin.
guished Washington man has just dis.
cussed before distinguished Wash
ington audience the beginning Of the
drama. A man searching for the be-
ginning Of anything is led far back in
the past. Sometimes a modern dis
covery is something that happened to
be forgot for thousand years. Many
researches In the beginnings" Of
things lead a man so far back that he
comes to a time when there were not
so many written records as now, and
few of which have been preserved to
US. Then his researches carry him
back to time when there were no
written records or to time whence
no records have come to US. This dis
tinguished man goes far beyond the
Christian era in his search for drama.
He finds plays and actors in early
pagan times. AS far back as he can go
he finds plays and actors and audi
ences.
Everybody knows that there are old
plays, and that many plays that are
called new are not worth the money
it costs to see them. Some theater-
goers believe that there are no new
play plots. Every now and then a
new play or a Broadway success or
something Of that kind comes to
Washington with plot, If it has one.
which must have been in use when
the grandmother Of King Tut was
playing with-a doll. Perhaps the plot
of many a new play was known to
playgoers who went to the theater
wearing nothing but tattoo marks and
bear robes. OF course, women still
dress in the skins Of wild beasts and
string themselves with beads. There
is nothing new in that. But we have
play plots today which must have
been known to playgoers who checked
their stone clubs at the door and per.
haps were sorry they had done so.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
Coolidge Also Strong in North.

Harold Ickes, Illinois manager of
Senator Hiram W. Johnson's presi.
Dental candidacy, has written an
open letter to James w. Good. west
ern manager for President Coolidge,
in which he complains that the Cool.
idge adherents are basing their claims
of ultimate victory on patronage
controlled delegates from southern
states
The point is not well taken. in view
Of the progress made thus far in Sc
curing delegates to the national con.
vention pledged, instructed or known
to be favorable to President Cool
idge's nomination. Up to date, the real
Coolidge strength has been found to
be in the north. If it be said that the
south has not been heard from in full,
the retort is that neither has the
north The real point is that Presi.
dent Coolidge has demopstrated his
strength in northern states where
reasonable expectations may have
been entertained by his opponents OF
breaking through the Coolidge lines,
That has not occurred.
Delegates for Coolidge from north.
ern states, including the border state
of Kentucky. which is not classed
with the solid south, thus far chosen
number 129. Delegates from southern
states total 81. The PHILIPPINES are
sending two delegates. That does not
look much like ''patronage-controlle
strength
Mr.. Ickes would seem to have IAN.
other guess coming to him."
Evening star., 1924-03-16
Marriage and Divorce LEGISLATION
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN.

mittee.s program for which an especial
drive Is being made at the present ses-
sion, but six of the seventeen member.
organizations have indorsed it formally.
be dropped. and that sooner or later
Congress will act upon it.
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Agitation of the divorce problem
In a national way dates back almost
fifty years. At that time there were
no data by which the extent OF the
growth OF divorce in the country at
large could be gauged, or by which
the seriousness of tho situation with
respect to the differences in state
laws could be impressed upon the
public In the SOS there was so
much discussion of the subject that
the Forty.Ninth Congress- was stir
red to action. and bill was passed
authortsinE u census OF the married
and divorced population Of the coun-
try. The report covered a period OF
twenty years. from 1867 to 1885, and
showed q total OF 32S,7Ie divorces
This report led to renewed discus
sion from press, pulpit and public
rostrunS but that was all that It did
lead to. and, the agitation gradually
died down. Two decades later. in
1SUS, TIE bureau OF the census pub
lished a special report on marriage
and divorce covering the ferty-year
period from 1857 to 1906, which SHOW
ed total OF 1,274.341 divorces, with
S4s.e25 during the last twenty-year
period.
Each five-year period for the whole
forty years showed a marked increase
over the five years immediately pre-
ceding, averaging about 80. per cent
During these periods the population
was increasing, only" about 10, per
cont.
No federal census was again taken
until 1915. and then only for one year
showing q total OF 1l2,o3e divorces
In 1872 there were 14s.6B4.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
The Alleys,

Much criticism has been made of a
number Of alleys in Washington.
Public-spirited men and women have
gone through certain alleys and ex.
pressed themselves as shocked at con.
ditlons. The criticism has been voiced
that alley houses are crowded, and
that insanitary conditions exist. Some
complaint has been made against the
unsightliness of alleys. The alley be-
comes a periodical public question in
Washington. We have had the prob
lem with us for many years, and it is
q problem that is not singular to
Washington. Not many persons live
in an alley through choice, and it is
no doubt true that the ratio Of alley
dwellers to the whole population has
been growing less over q long period.
When the war caused a bulge in the
in the alley population, and the high
cost of food and shelter and other
factors have operated to keep the alley
population too large. Recent police
surveys have shown that the alley
population is about 10000, but it is
not claimed that all these live under
insanitary conditions. Some alleys
are as well paved, severed and lighted
as some streets, and are as habitable
as many narrow streets in poor dis
tricts in many cities. Some alley
homes in Washington are as sanitary
as some houses on streets.
But very disagreeahle conditions
have been found in some alleys, and
the District authorities moved at
once to do what they could to correct
those conditions. The street-cfeantng
department put forth extra enort to
clean them. though the Districts fund
for street and alley cleaning, like most
other District 1Rnds, is below the de-
Evening star., 1924-03-16
BY THOMAS n. MARSHALL,
Former Vice President Of the
United Hfates.

In the old days, before Mr.. volHtesd
became a commanding figure In
American political and economic life,
in the days when tho liquor interests
dominated politics and no one dreain-
. ed that men could be made good by
law or sobered up by statute, there
was process known as tapering OF.
A man who had been drinking to ex :
cess for days, weeks, months and had
travelled the route Of intoxication to
the forest inhabited by purple ele-
plants. blue monkeys and red snakes,
was supposed to find his solo saliva
ton in this process. He was not sud
denly deprived OF intoxicants. Bh-
ther, strong liquor was fed to him in
gradually reduced quantity until ho
dition OF body and mind. Then he
was urged to show sense enough to
leave it alone thereafter
Stimulants have much the same ef-
feet upon the body polite that intoxi-
cants have upon the individual. Let
me illustrate: For many years now
our government has been upon a
financial orgy. Whenever 1t Is be-
lieved it could stimulate the busln ess
of the country it has offered protec-
tton, taxation or subsidy. The body
politic has absorbed so much of these
intoxicants that it is beginning to see
things.
In the old days of the free and un-
restricted use of liquors, beer drink
ers used to gather together in a body,
whisky drinkers in another, wine bib
bers In still another and the cocktail
crowd by themselves. Today we have
the blocs of government, created. to
my mind. by the intoxicants used by
business. The various big and little
interests OF America join together ac-
cording to the kind of intoxicant
which they hope the government will
grant to them in the belief that 1T
will stimulate. No one, SO far as
know. is hoping for sudden and
complete cessation OF the use of these
intoxicants. The utmost that any OF
US who do not believe that temporary
stimulants ever lead to permanent
tapering off, in the hope that IL it
shall be restorative and curative In
the case of any one industry, it will
come into general favor.
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The only man who really produces
anything is the farmer. other men
may by their industry, ingenuity and
enterprise add to the exchange value
Of things already in existence, but
the farmer alone Is the producer who
causes two blades of grass to grow
where but one grew before. He is
really the only person who introduces
into life any new source OF wealth.
Justice. therefore, demands that he
have a square deal. that every rea-
sonabie opportunity be given him to
make a success. But it is not doing
him any good in the world everlast-
ingly to discuss academic questions.
Men may not live by bread alone, and
the farmer cannot live upon the rea-
sons that are advanced for the un-
fortunate condition of his industry.
One of the evils OF American life is
the existence Of a middle man for
about every two and q half farmers,
in order TO bring about distribution
of farm products to those Of the
Evening star., 1924-03-16

heed the warning given and quickly
add the five new members to this an.
cient and honorable corps and bring
1t up to date by giving it an eight-hour
day. Just the same, one is prone to
wonder what would have happened if
the Beefeaters in the days of Henry
VIII had struck for higher wages or
shorter hours. For King Hal was q
strikebreaker if ever there was one.