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Evening star., 1925-10-04

so healthy they had to kill two people
last week just to start a cemetery.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: My husband, Au-
gust II. Page, rents a store from a big
corporation. His rent is due the last
of every month. The corporation ha S
written A letter saying: UNLESS your
husband August pays his rent on the
3lst of this coming August he will
have to give up the store" 1t isn't
possible for him to pay his rent as
business has been bad. What can we
do about it?
Yours truly,
T1LLIE PAIGE,
Brooklyn.
Answer: Your letter was a long
time coming because Of delays in the
foreign mails, but just to show you
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Directors Absence Gave
Griffith His Big Chance

receipts grew larger and larger.
1t Is stated as actual truth that in
no time the Biograph's board Of di-
rectors. coming to the daily luncheon
table, lifted their plates invariably to
find q $1,000 bill snugly hidden be-
Meath
Griffith started in at salary Of $40
a week. Soon he jumped to $75, and
then 500. 1t was only a. few years
later. when Los Angeles became the
center of the industry. that he went
West with a contract calling for $780,
600 a year.
Some statistician of the motion pic
ture industry has fiflured out that
since Griffith began directing in 1908
he has made for others than himself
total profits Of $1a0,000.O0O.
Although he didn't know it, he was
destined from early boyhood to be a
motion picture director.
This statement may seem strange,
because, when Griffith was a little
child the motion picture was not a
means Of public entertainment. But it
it true.
Grif1th's father was the celebrated
Confederate Cavalry offic-sr. Roaring
Jacob Wark Griffith, who left the
Army at the end OF the Civil War
brevetted brigadier general. Gen. Grit
fifth had a superhuman voice, and his
orders could be heard at tremendous
distances. 1t was told Of him. too. that
after his horse had been shot under
him in battle, falling on him and
breaking both his legs, he had led a
Cavalry charge in a horse and buggy.
The Griffith family. like many others
in the neighborhood of La Grange
KY. where David was born in 1880.
was ruined by the war. the effects of
which were felt even during the boys
early days.
Friends visited together Of evenings
to be entertained by the readings of
the classics in the light OF single
candle, and to listen to stories of the
war. Young David Wark Griffith. sit
ting In the shadows of far corner Of
the room was imaginative. He found
himself stirred. not by the words he
heard. but by the pictures they
painted. With closed eyes he en-.
sisioned the panorama Of great events
and great deeds. Words were nothing,
the pictures were everything.
At sixteen he was a reporter on a
Evening star., 1925-10-04
By ED WYNN.

~ EAR MIR. WYNN: i am a
scientist. At present ] am ex-
perimenting with flies" /
- am trying to solve the big
problem of the century, that
is: Should Flies Marry"
This is my sixth year on the subject
and my greatest difficulty is to keep
the flies over the Winter months. Last
Winter 1 put a fly in a Cuckoo Clock
TO rest, but it woke the fly up every
hour and the poor thing died from lack
OF sleep.
Can you tell me the best place to
keep fly so it can rest peacefully?
Yours truly,
WILL L. HELPMEE.
Answer: Nothing in the world. ex-
cepting the discovery of the North
Pole, Will be of greater benefit to hui
manity than the solution of the prob
lem Should Flies Marry l find
that the Importance Of flies is II sub
inct to think about. Some folks like
flies, others don't. | know one man
who owns a candy store and he likes
flies SO much that he has just en-
gagged blacksmith for his store.
This blacksmith is supposed to "shoo
the flies" On the other hand, 1 hear
Evening star., 1925-10-04
The Power of Light.

IT has been pointed out that not
only the direction and intensity
of light hut its color must be consid-
cred in estimating its power to reveal
fine details. Experiment shows that
most persons are shortsighted- for blue
and violet light. When patterns are
illuminated alternately with red.
green and blue light 1t is found that
for ease of seeing minute details blue
and green light arc preferable to red
for short distances, but that at
greater distances red light gives the
best results
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Story of Town That Was So Healthful
They Had Trouble Starting Cemetery

Answer: AS your sweetheart didn't
hear you till you mentioned the dia-
monds and the emerald, 1t Is quite evil
dent that she is stone deaf
Dear Mr.. Wynn: Can you tell me
how to string beans?
Truly yours,
RUE BOBB.
Answer next week.
AS ever,
ED WYNN.
THE Perfect Fool
Copyright. 1025.b
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Defaced Coins.

MILLIONS of 1-cent and 5.cent
pieces are defaced in the United
States annually. and the number of
these coins returned to be remelted a t
the Philadelphia mint in five years
would fill five trains of fifty-six cars
each, holding so 900 pounds to the car.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Another scheme for cutting down
on the congestion would be to have
all the stores and offices open and
close at different hours instead of
$40 am. and $40 pm. like at pres
Evening star., 1925-10-04

ride free. And I think you would
find that when people knowed they
could ride free they would not be so
anxious to ride and hence depreciate
the present congestion.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Dear Mr.. Wynn: l am keeping com
pany with young lady. Last night
! called on her to tell her 1 love her
She didn't answer me. I asked her
to be my wife, but still she didn't
answer me. l told her I had bought
the engagement ring. Still she said
nothing. She acted as If she didn't
hear me. When / said the engage
ment ring had two large diamonds and
an extra large emerald she heard me
How do you account for these actions
on her part?
Sincerely,
AL. KOHOL.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
BY PRESTON WRIGHT.

d" HERE was wild scrambling in
the studio of the old Biograph
company, at No. II East Four
i teenth street, New York. one
Evening star., 1925-10-04
BY RING LARDNER.

"O the editor: Complying with
the demands of practically
the entire population of Great
Neck, the writer has consented
~. inlonopinnt
Evening star., 1925-10-04

, what accurate predictions I can make
I'll say that 1t looks to me as If the
LIST of September saw the last o.
August.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
Yale Head Touches
On Philosophy of
Life in Baccalaureate

New Haven, Conn.,, June H.
(AP)-A philosophy of life for the
educated man was presented by
President James Rowland Angel in
his baccalaureate address before the
graduating class of Yale University
today. He spoke from the text
But the excellency of knowledge is
that wisdom gives life to them that
have it,
1.-The educated man must recog-
nize," he said, land knit into his
view of life the undeniable physical
bases of our world and the extraor-
binary character Of the physical
forces which prevail in it. He must
accept at their just worth the eco
nomic forces which so largely mould
the form in which our civilization
is cast. But he must then make
clear to himself the supreme place
in human life occupied by the plen-
titude of spiritual forces, disclosed
IN beauty and art, in literature and
law, in ethics and above all, in re-
ngion. Not merely religion as itself
a philosophy, but religion as a Hv-
ing experiment which calls out the
highest and finest of the latent ener-
gies of men, putting them in vital
relations with the great spirit in
whom we move and have our be-
ing"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
Declares Sec. Kellogg's'
Statement Is Attack
On Sovereignty
of Nation
as Insult Declaration
That Mexico is Now on Trial
Before the World-Does Not
Intend to Subordinate Inter-
national Relations to Exigen-
cies of Another Country
Regrets Reference to I'm.
pending Revolution

WashingtoH, s.sJriae al aiss--t ZAP 49,
President Gales of Mexico in q
statement issued today by the Mexi-
can embassy here, asserted that Sec
rotary. Kellogg's statement last FRI
day contained a threat against Mex
ico's sovereignty and that the Inn
plication that Mexico "stood on trial
before the world" in the guise of q
defendant" in essence could only
mean an insult.
Further, President Gales added,
Mexico does not accord to any for,
eign country the right to intervene
in her domestic affairs, nor is she
disposed to subordinate her interna-
tional relations to the exigencies of
another country"
Mexico, the statement continues, Is
conscious of her international obli-
cations and is determined to comply
with them, as proof of which it
mentions the establishment of claims
commissions for the consideration of
claims held by foreigners against
Continued on Page 3-Coi. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
Fugitive Cobra
|DemOralizes Crew
Ocean Freighter

Boston, June 14.-(AP)-A three
days reign Of terror in mid-ocean
with a 25-foot cobea at large was de-
scribed by officers of the freighter
Sandon Hall on her arrival here today
from India and Ceylon with a cargo of
Wild animals, birds and reptiles. Cold
and seasickness caused by stormy seas
exacted . heavy toll from the jungle
passengers.
A cage containing two cobras and a
green whip snake was smashed by the
pitching of the vessel during the
heavy weather, it was related, and the
occupants were soon roaming the ship.
The whip snake. and one cobra were
soon recaptured, but the second was
nowhere to be seen. Frightened Lascar
sailors cowed in their hunks or hud-
died against the ships rail in fear and
refused to work while the reptile was
loose. Two days later an engineer
found the wanderer eurled comfortably
around a winch steampipe, and Charles
Franks, in charge Of the Noah's Ark
shipment. quickly noosed and Gagged It
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
Aggie's President
Warns of Intolerance
In Baccalaureate Talk

Amherst, Mass, June 14.-(AP)-
Acting President E. M. Lewis of the
Massachusetts, Agricultural College
in his baccalaureate address at that
institution here today warned
against feuds of racial and religious
bigotry and advised tolerance in in
dividual and international relations.
He asked for patience with the
European nations in there effort to
make peace under the handicap OF
numberless racial and religious diff
ferences.
He characterized as extremely
disquieting" signs which show that
some office seekers in this country
are willing to play group against
group, even at the cost of creating
racial enlightenment.
Since the war. he said, we have
seen party platforms written with a
view of catching the vote of radical
groups. Occasional individual tilts of
this nature will not disturb the ma
ton. he added, but If united into or
ganized enlightenment, the ensuing
strife will fast, bring the country to
the day of accounting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
Sch. Lucy Evelyn
Damaged in Crash
In Vineyard Sound

Vineyard Haven, Mass, June f.
(AP)-The schooner Lucy Evelyn,
bound from Port Reading, N. j., to
Machias, Me-, with a cargo of coal,
was rammed by an unidentified
steamer off West Choop in Vine
yard Sound early today, Captain f.
c. Lindsey. her skipper, reported on
arrival here.
The schooner had her. lib boom
broken and headgear damaged In
the crash and anchored here to
make temporary repairs before pro-
ceeding to Machias.
According to Captain Lindsey, the
steamer was light and bound west
ward. He said that she did not stop
after the crash and made no effort
to ascertain the extent Of the dam
age to the schooner. Clear weather
prevailed at the time of the COLI
sion, Captain Lindsey said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15

Hartford, Conn, June 14-(AP)-
Prohibition was declared by Assist
ant Secretary Andrews of the treas
ury today to have created a new
class of criminals more widely spread
and more numerous than in any
country and to have developed an
outlaw industry Of greater magnitude
than that with which any govern
ment has had to deal.
In a campu speech to Trinity col
lege students, the field marshal OF
federal prohibition enforcement took
particular issue with the wilful vio-
lators of the law, offering no criti-
cism of those honestly" opposed to
it. He told the students that honest
opposition to the law was a right OF
good citizenship.
The speech was the first public ut
terance on the prohibition question
since Mr.. Andrews was named rs
sistant secretary of the treasury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
French Premier
Optimistic Over
Moroccan Situation

Rabat, Morocco, June 14.-(AP)
IN. Painleve, the French premier,
Mo has been visiting the zone OF
hostHities In French Morocco, left
Ratnt this afternoon by airplane for
NalSsa, Spain. on his way back to
Paris.
r VIM make a full report of my
Wit I'd Morocco to parliament
Tuesday afternoon" M. Painleve IN
formed the correspondent previous
II to bparding the airplane for Nal
"a, where he slept tonight.
The premier expressed satisfac.
Ion With the morale and health Of
tie troops, but explained that the
NarVccan warfare was being con-
II 6i0ng entirely different lines
xhsn those set for the European
slf6dern instruments must be
n1apted to this style of guerilla
Naffaxe," he remarked. Tanks are
meS 10 play an important part In
future operations. And they are
just arriving here. We are trusting
u the new type Of seventy-fives and
guns Of the mountain type and high
artillery Of 80 millimetres in q few
Casa
N. Painleve then requested Gen.
eral Jacquemot, chief Of his mill
taxy staff, to give the correspondents
few more technical details from
: military viewpoint"
The general said: I'VE are In a
sesy favorable situation; there is
nothing to fear for the safety OF
Fes Or even Taounat."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
Macmillan All Set for
North; Big Crowd Will
Saw Adieu at Wiscasset
COMMENCEMENT At
OAK GROVE ENDS
IN FITTING manner
Especial to the Kennebec Journal)

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
Oak Grove, June 13.-Commence-
ment week closed this morning with
the most impressive graduation of
any class In the long history of the
school, for 1t marked the final year
when young men would be number
ed among the graduates. The exer-
cises opened at 1880, when the long
procession of seniors and faculty
marched down the winding path to
the beautiful little chapel at teh
foot of the hill. The quiet dignity
of the chapel and the masses of
graceful spirea that decorated 1t
were in full harmony with the spirit
OF solemnity that pervaded the exer-
cises. The commencement address
was delivered by Rev. Henry E.
Dunnack Of Augusta, whose theme
was Purpose and Motive" Mr..
Dunnack spoke with rare depth and
in complete keeping with such a
significant day as he paid the high
est tribute to the history of Oak
Grove and painted the brightest pic
ture under the new policy, as a
girls school. It was a most auspic-
ious and unique coincidence that the
farewell address to the young men
of Oak Grove should have been
delivered by the same man who
delivered the parting commence
ment address at Hebron, when
1t was the first co-educational school
in Maine to step forward and be-
come a school for boys. Then Mr..
Dunnack babe farewell to the girls
of Hebron; this year it was the
young men of Oak Grove. Even
the most enthusiastic promoters of
the change felt a deep sorrow yes
terday when they looked at the
sterling young men in the gradual
ing class and realized that Oak
Grove. could not send out manly
boys like these next year. The
class gift was presented by Theo-
dore Stockwell Of Winthrop, Mass,
who made the presentation with a
pledge of earnest loyalty that touch
ed everyone. Principal Owen ac-
copied the gift with deep feeling.
This year the class presented a gen.
erous sum of money for the installa-
ton of two beautiful pedestals and
lights which will be placed at either
side of the entrance walk to Sophia
Bailey Memorial chapel as soon as
the new road has been built. Be-
fore Principal Owen presented the
diplomas he addressed the members
rot the graduating class and In words
that reflected his depth of sentiment,
told them how much Oak Grove
Continues on Page 2-coI. 81
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Gales Conjures /.
Threat Against
Mexico by u. S
COOLIDGE SEES
NO NEED CUT IN
DUTY ON SUGAR

Washington, June 1l.-(AP)-Pres
ident Coolidge has decided to postpone
indefinitely action on the recommends
ton Of majority on the tariff COM
mission for reduction Of one-half
cent a pound in sugar duties. His
findings on the commissions report,
which was submitted him nearly a
year ago, were made public today at
the White House.
Discussing the issue at length, the
president points out that the commits
sion failed to agree on the difference
In cost Of producing domestic and i'm
ported sugar, and divided three to two
on the question. He asserts that
f1uctuating prices in the last few years
have made 1t next to impossible to ar
rive at accurate calculations and en-
phasizes the necessity of protecting
the beet sugar industry, of encourag-
ing farmers to diversity their crops,
and Of providing an adequate sugar
supply for the American consumer.
At the conclusion Of his findings the
president, however, made this state
ment:
IF, through decreased production or
other conditions, the world market
should be relieved of the weight of
sugar now pressing upon 1t, and the
consumer should again be compelled
to pay the abnormally high price COM
planned of in 1923, the change in con-
ditions might warrant a reconsfdera-
ton of the present decision to post
pone action upon the recommendation
offered in the majority report OF the
tariff commission"
AFTER full consideration of all the
facts shown in the reports of the menu
bers of the tariff commission" says
the presidents statement, Il do not
find that differences in costs Of pro-
duction are sufficiently established I'M
der present conditions to warrant any
change from the present duty.
1.-THE American farmer receives ao-
vice on every hand to diversity his
crops. He proceeds to do so by going
In for sugar beet culture, protected
from the competitive impact of cheap
Cuban labor by a tariff Of 1.764 cents
per mound on Cuban raw sugar. The
American farmer. is thus in process OF
building a great home agricultural in-
dustry which at once improves Inc
farmers soil, enables him to diversiy
crops and tends to releave the Ameri-
can people from dependence upon the
foreigner for major item In the ma
tional food supply. The farmer is en-
titled to share with the manufacturer
direct benefits under our national poi
lev of protecting domestic industry.
Money must be found to meet me
concentrations voted by representa-
tives Of the American people. 1t Is es-
timated that the sugar import DUTY
Welded the national treasury last year
u924) s135,09s.106 out of total rev.
enue from all imports of merchandise
Of s545,231,859. To make the proposed
reduction would covered the treasury
about s40.00O,000 each year."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
Saturday Promises to
.. Colorful Affair - 1000
sehool Children to Take Part
4 Novel Formation on Hill
educational and State Of
a>;sIs to Attend-Personnel
n Crews Both Ships

u,,.ra aset. June 14.-Thousands of
4.s,Ia from all sections OF the Pine
IS. state will journey to this town
4. saturday, Of this week to be on
s.,d Il noon when the State off,
s.,lv hids farewell to Lieutenant
r.mmander Donald B. Macmillan
:. - departs for the Arctic regions.
I,urinK the past week there have
IN Indications of a record-break-
4, crowd and Commander MacMil-
s.. Who has been here and at
southport making final preparations
81 ths trip. has been busily engaged
4 sxphining to hundreds Of his
frisnds details regarding this haz-
srdous trip.
me presence of a group of more
nan 1000 school children Of Maine
m lend color to the program next
ssfnrday. These children will be
"a 81 the Governors sons. Charles
20 brewster and Owen Brewster.
IA WI come to Wiscasset through
: speetal call sent out by Governor
Brevuter. They will be under the
Sirecfion Of DR.. Augustus o. Thoni-
r, Stafe commissioner of education.
icentinusd on Page 3-col. 81
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Smuggler Of Aliens
Fatally Shot by
IMMIGRATION Officer

Newport, VT, June 14.-(AP)-Eu-
gene Lamotte of Montreal was shot
BY = U. s. immigration patrolman to-
night at Westfield, near the Canadian
border, and died in a hospital here a
lev hours later. Timothy M. Baker
Of Montreal and six Chinese whom the
authorities say the men were snug
cling across the border, were lodged In
Jail here
y. 3. immigration Patrolmen
Rounds and Hadlock said that Lam
otts's machine passed them on the
International highway at Westfield
shd instead Of stopping at their COM
mand, put on speed.
They fired six shots at the car.
they said. Both declared they fired
low at the tires. The machine
swerved and came to a stop. Investi-
!ation showed that Lamotte had
eeen struck. He was rushed to q
hospital here, but died soon after
aomittAnce. Preliminary medical
summation showed that the bullet
which struck him probably was .
ncochet.
Backer was held on 4 charge Of
s1empting to smuggle aliens into
Mn country. An investigation OF
re shooting will be started before
Y. 3. Commissioner w. A. Cleary
mere tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-15
Maine People Paid Income
Tax $2,7S7, 22S in 1923
States Returns Were 4S,435
With Total Net Income of
$143,272,241-Intefnal Rev.
enue Bureau Makes Public
Figures for Entire Country
Total Tax Of $26, 1886, 337,-
S43Nearly Five Billion More
Than in 1922

Washington, June 14-(AP)-Tax-
able personal incomes in America in
1928 were shown tonight by the in
terna1 revenue to have amounted to
$2s.ss6,3s7,s4s or 100000 more than
the 1922 total.
The bureaus figures. made public
hits annual analysis Of personal in
comes. disclosed that 7,6ss.321 per-
sons filed returns in the year covered
by the statistics while in the preced-
ing year there were 6.7S7,4s1 returns.
The 7,s46.7s1 taxpayers in 1928 con-
tributed $7oS.se2.1s6 in taxes to the
government, which was approximate
~ $157 100000 less than the taxes
paid in 1922. largely as result of
the ~ per cent refund voted by con-
gress.
Incomes in the class of $1,000. 900
lcoHtinusd on Page 3-Coi. 81
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Quiet Day in
Strike Situation
Cane Breton Mines

Sydney, N. s., June 14.-(APJ-
Movement of infantry and artillery de-
tachments from here to New Aberdeen
in the Glace Bay area and word that
James Murdoch, minister of labor in
the Dominion government, was on his
way from Ottawa to make an attempt
at mediation, were the only develop
ments today in the situation arising
out of clashes between striking min
ers and forces protecting the property
Of the British Empire Steel Corpora
ton.
The troops sent to New Aberdeen
were stationed at the power station OF
the steel corporation to prevent the
possibility of a recurrence OF violence
such as occurred last week when
striking miners captured the power
plant at New Waterford.
In a telegram to the executive OF
the United Mine Workers of America,
Mr.. Murdoch announced that he was
leaving for Cape Breton where ne
would make every attempt possible to
effect mediation.
The day passed quietly in all re-
gions affected by the strike.