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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
State Assessors
Commit Taxes on
Bank Institutions

The members Of the board Of State
assessors, Clement S. Stetson of
Greene, Charles S. Jordan of Portland
and A. G. Merritt Of Houlton, Monday
committed the semi-annual taxes on
the savings banks and the trust and
banking companies doing business in
the State.
Savings Banks
A tax of $103,943.22 is assessed
against the savings banks as against
the sum of $105,4S6.17 at the last COM
mitment, a decrease of $1,552.95. The
heaviest tax is assessed against the
Maine Savings Bank OF Portland, with
the Portland Savings Bank second, the
Bath Savings Bank third and the
Androscoggin county Savings Bank Of
Lewiston fourth. The smallest tax is
assessed against the Kingfield Savings
Bank.
The following are the taxes assessed
on the savings banks of the State:
ApdroScOppiD On. Saw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05

Cleveland Mariner and Harry
Pond have been drawn as Jurors for
the May term of the Sagadahoc Su-
preme Judicial Court, which will
convene at Bath the second Tues
day of this month.
About rs members of the Kennebec
Valley Encampment were in Gar
diner, Monday evening, to attend the
Encampment meeting there where
"a members received the Royal Pur-
pie Degree. A banquet was served at
$50.
Beginning Wednesday, May 10, the
stores and business places of Rich
mond will close at noon every We'd
nesday through the summer season.
A telephone was installed Mon
day, at the residence of Lee Stinson
on the Beedle Road.
Mothers Day will be observed at
the meeting of Amy Bradley Tent d.
of V. May s.
Thelma Powers. who teaches in the
Orleans, Mass, High school, passed
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Powers, on the River
Road.-Herbert Stewart of Hart
ford, Conn, arrived Sunday and will
be at the home of his sister, Mrs. T.
w Card for few weeks.-Miss
Marcia Wade returned Saturday
from Newark, N j., where she has
passed the winter.-George Wilson
was a business visitor in Augusta,
Saturday.--Dr, and Mrs. w. N
Price of Gardiner were visitors in
Richmond, Sunday.-Mrs. Nettie
umberhind, who has been in Florida
for the past two months with her
sister, Mrs. John Curtis, returned to
her home on Main street, Sunday,
after passing few days in Port
land.-Mr. c. Priest of Boston,
made his first trip of the season to
Richmond this week end, passing
few days with his mother, Mrs. Ida
Hibbard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
INELU. !! { !!!!!!z:l
49, Break it Up QUICK
With Doctors New Prescription

Don't take chances with headache, chill.
ehakiness, weakness and fever - Influenza
welf'kpown professors of medicine that goes
direct TO internal cause and removes it. No
narcotics harmful drugs Endorsed and pre-.
( ecribed BY physicians. Ask for ANA. GIN
tahlete Only Csc box. and money back If not
relieved. Sold and guaranteed by:
PartridEe's Drug store. Red Cross Phar-
macy. John Coughlin, Pharmacie Fran
caise, sStackpole's Pharmacy, Sections
Pharmacy: Quinn's Drug Store. HalIowell !;
Manson 3 Church Drug Store. Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
Ridley. IN orrison

Francis Ridley and Miss. Florence
Morrison of Philadelphia were unit
ed in marriage at the home of the
brides parents, April 20. They
will make their home in Camden.
Mr.. Ridley is the son of Maurice
Ridley of this town and is a
Bowdoin graduate, class of 1922
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05

Miss Florence Watson enjoyed
this last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Seth Watson, returning
Monday to her school duties at
Bath. On Wednesday, Mrs. Watson
as delegate and daughter Florence,
attended the Kennebec Valley Ladies
Aid Union at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church at Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05

About six acre tract with nearly three hun.
dred and fifty foot lake front, modern cottage
thoroughly screened, large porches, beauti.
fully furnished, private blue stone road con.
Meeting with county highway, garage with
two sleeping rooms, electric light, telephone
artesian well, Ford depot wagon, two row
boats, one kicker ice house, tool house on
premises. Open for inspection after May
25th. Write to Owner-Mrs. George +. Win.
field, Breton Hall Hotel, New York City"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
RICHMOND
YOUNGEST Member of I. o. o. F.

The Richmond Lodge l. o. o. F.
No Sc must make bid to the
claim of having the youngest mem
Der in Maine. And they believe ii
is safe to say, in the U. S.
Lewis Sherman is believed to hold
the title of the youngest Odd Eel
low. He was born, Feb. %, 1907
and he took his third degree in the
Odd Fellows, April %, 1925. His
age allows him a six mile start or
Charles Christian. who has made the
claim OF being the youngest Odd Eel
low.
Sherman graduated from Rich
mond High last June. While in
High school he was interested in
athletics and music. He played
Basket Ball with the High schoo
team and was on the Tennis team
He played saxophone in the schoo
orchestra, and now plays in ar
orchestra which is being awakened
in the lodge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05
q
May Il
is the Day
City Hall
is the Place
500 P. N.
Is the Time

"A Kiwanis chorus Of
"a voices under the ex-
perienced leadership of
Leo Andrews and Keith
Ryan is preparing a
repertoire of : musical
numbers that will sur
prise you with their ex-
cellence. You will say II
didn't know the Kiwanis
Club had SO much tai
emit" It has. The voices
are excellent.
I Then there's
Kiwanian Ernest Hill
who will present a musi-
cal number.
You know Ernest well
enough to know that he
does not appear before
the public unless his per-
Torrance is AL.
All Guo1J,, <hnvo$,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-05

and Dance

In which everyone can
unite in an evening Of
joyous good time with
the knowledge that
every dollars worth Of
amusement adds a dollar
to the Free Bed Fund
which the Kiwanis hopes
to perpetuate.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
REBATE OF TAXES
IS NOT FEASIBLE

Washington. April 10.-The plan
sponsored by Chairman Madden of
The house appropriations committee
10 make rebates 10 taxpayers when
the government winds up a fiscal
period with n surplus. would, in the
opinion of President Coolidge. prove
too difficult Of administration to be
feasible.
The president has not discussed
the plan with Chairman Madden, who
said today he would press for action
by the next congress on his bill to
authorize such refunds, and he does
not desire to be placed in the posi-
ton Of condemning a proposal Of
which he has only a general knowl
edge. He regards Madden as an ex.
pert on government finance az. feels
that the appropriations chairman un-
doubtedly has sound and practical
reasons for sponsoring the rebate
plan.
Coolidge. however. believes that
surplus funds should be applied
toward reducing the government debt
IL the surplus is Incidental. or he
made the basis for downward revi-
sion of the tax rates if the surpluses
are large and continuing.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
Fisherman Drags
Body From River
T ather of South Omaha
Merchants Secretary
browns in Missouri.

The body Of Mike Shea, 50. father
Of Thomas shea secretary Of the
South Omaha Merchants association,
was dragged from the Missouri river
near the sarpy county line Friday
noon by fisherman. The lack Of
marks OF violence upon the body lead
police to believe Shea suicide.
DR. Samuel McCleneghan. coroner 5
physician. made a post-mortem exami
nation on the body last night ans
found that Mr.. Shea had beer
drowned. The body had apparently
been in the water only a few hours
Ne inquest will he held.
Shea. resident Of Potwin, Kan,
suffered a ST. Ike of paralysis recently
and has been living with son, James
II. Shea. state claim agent for the
Union Pacific. at 371e L street.
The elder Sh~~ .te dinner with his
son Thursday night.
lie Is survived by five suns. Johr
NJ csrtar-I-ake club Thomas f.. 500
south Ferty.second street; James p
and Mike. jr.. Chicago, and tw.
daughters. Mary Of OMAHA and Mrs
l.. II. Coleman. Potwin. Kan.
The body was taken TO the korisko
funeral home.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
HEAD OF SAINTS
DEFENDS STAND

Independence. Mo, April 10.-Presi-
dent Frederick Madison Smith took
the platform this morning and de
Tended vigorously his policies on
church administration which are be-
fore the general conference of the Re
organized Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter Day Saints in session here.
In this discussion | shall attempt
to disassoeiate personality from off.
cial standing" he said. II am con-
tending for the right of the first presi-
dency, whoever may now or in the
future occupy that position.
Il am not asking fer an opportu-
nifty to spend the money Of this
church without limit or recklessly, but
am asking for the right to demand
an accounting from those who may
be spending the moneys OF this church
contrary TO the will and legisla ton Of
this body"
The president charged the bishop,
as trustee of the funds Of this church.
guilty of treason, in signing his nanlo
10 a document which pledged him 10
bolt from the decisions of this confer
ence in case that decision is contrary
To his convictions, and demanded that
ne withdraw his name for the docu.
ment
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12

Revere. Mass. April 11.-Because
John \. Spencer remembered a way
he used To save himself work when
he was boy. he is a potential mil
lionaire today.
When the youthful Spencer was
younger, about Is TO be exact. he
tended the boiler in n Maine lumber
camp. The door of the boiler had a
curved front, and John noticed that
when the stove was hot. the door
bulged inRards. and on cooling,
snapped back out.
In time he made use Of the In
formation. TO keep himself posted as
10 when the stove needed retiring,
without having to get UP and go TO
il he put log against the door while
1t was hot: then. when the door cooled
and snapped out, it pushed over the
log.
And now again Spencer has made
use Of this information. He has in
vented a thermostat which regulates
the temperature Of electrical appara-
tus automatically. The Westinghouse
electric concern thinks so much OF
the invention that it has acquired
the American rights under an ar
rangement that is expected to make
Spencer a millionaire.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
Runaway Boy Spurns Sueets for Cash, Food, Movies;
Spends Three Nights in HayStack and Bread Boxes

would set IN the box. close the lid
down aud be snug ard warm for the
uiEhi,
lie VAS looking around for COM
Portable bread box Friday night when
the Sandman was coming. lie caught
sight Of Detectives Treglia. Trimble
and Cummings. MaAhe his conscience
troubled him. Jack started 10 run.
The detectives soon caught him and
he told his story. lie still had $3.50
and he Was very sleepy and tired
lie slept I'm y he'd n The detention
home, much softer than tho bread
boxes Juvenile authorities will con
slider his eSse
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12

for Omaha flour. one OF our mills
alone would be able to increase EN-
ployment from 100 to $50 employees.
Numerous other concerns were men
toned. The speaker showed how
buy in Omaha program through
loyalty league would fill up empty
offices and stores and wipe out the
fact of the. unemployment in Omaha.
'At the present time there are 100
less journeymen printers in Omaha,
continued the speaker. than there
were three years ago. From the facts
that we now have, all but two Omaha
banks have their printing done out
side Of Omaha"
Harry I.apidns OF the Omaha Fix
ture and supply company said Mr..
Baldrge, had 4 Des Moines contract
ness men entered the office and made
the Des Aloines purchaser keep the
business in Des Moines. One of our
cigar iobbers went TO Kansas city
last year. The second day he was
there, every retail cigar store was
oanvassed aud he was unable to sell
one cigar and had TO leave Kansas
city with a loss
Figures were given from the Uncle
sam Breakfast Food company. two
companies manufacturing mems ties
and the mattress company. lie said
that the head of one Of the big de
partment stores stated that he could
buy mems ties made in Omaha OF
exactly the material for exactly the
same price AZ In New York, and the
Omaha ties which be purchased have
sold "a well as any he ever bought
in the east
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
CAPITAL TRIES ;
LANE BOULEVARDS

Washington, April 1o.-A plan call
ing FOR three.lane bouleyards has
been tentatively adopted by Wash.
ington's ira fife supervisors in their
latest effort TO solve the capitals
traffic problem.
The central lized situation Of the gov
ernment departments has brought
about a serious morning and evening
jam in the principal thoroughfares.
Traffic Director Eldridge announced
today that several Of these streets
would be divided by white lines into
three lanes. two of which would be
turned over to incoming traffic IN
the morning and outgoing in the
afternoon.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
]. p. Davis Estate
Valued at s9l,lO6
Council Bluffs Financier v Was
Heavily Interested in
Two Failed Firms.

The estate of the late John y. Da
vis. Council Bluffs capitalist and Red
Cross secretary, totals s91 .106.4S. ex-
elusive of personal property and his
expensive automobile. according To
IN inventory filed in probate court
yesterday by Mrs. Maie o. Davis, the
widow.
Stock interests in private corpora
lions comprise the bulk of the estate,
while his bond holdings are valued at
5 10 o0o Ali of the stock is valued at
par in the inventory.
Davis was heavy stoekholder in
several Council Bluffs. and Omaha
corporations, two Of which have re-
Gently failed. lie owned "A shares of
preferred stock in the NJ. +. Smith
company and 30 shares of preferred
stock in the burgess Nash company,
both Of Omaha.
The late financier held Z shares of
preferred stock i'm the Omaha & Coun-
ell Bluffs Street Railway company and
80 shares of common stock in tho
First National bank Of Council Bluffs.
lie was also interested in the Council
Bluffs Country club, of which he was
secretary. and in the Council Bluffs
Auditorium company.
He owned 145 shares Of preferred
stock in the Ouren Seed company
Council Blufts, and 20 shares OF
common stock in the same concern.
Cash on deposit in the First National
hank of Council Bluffs totals but
s1,105l *, the inventory states.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
CHILDREN WILL BE
COOLIDGE GUESTS

Washington. April IL President
and Mrs. Coolidge will have with
them pext Monday. the birthday an
niversary of Calvin, jr.. who died last
sumner. practically all Of the children
in Washington.
This is the customary date when
the white house lawns are thrown
open 10 the city's children for Easter
egg rolling. The fact that the day
also Is the 17th birthday OF young Cal.
vim was not known to those who made
The preliminary arrangements for the
event this year. but the president and
Mrs Coolidge accepted the program
readily. Invitations Tor the children
were sent out today by public notice.
The grounds will be open from
early morning 10 late afternoon for
children under 10 years. accompanied
ny not more than one adult.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
Body of Kountze
to Be Cremated
Services Set for
Monday Afternoon at
3 i'm Home.

The body Of Luther kountze. presi-
dent OF the Lee-Kountze Hardware
company. who died Thursday, will bs
eremated, in compliance with his
wishes expressed at the time Of the
death of his father.in law. Mr.. Andree-
ser.
The cremation Will take place at
Forest Lawn cemetery. Monday after
noon. following services at in the
residence. 423 South Thirty ninth
street, conducted by Rev. Lloyd Hois-
apple Of ST. Barnabas Episcopal
church. Tile kountze burial. plot occu-
pies n large section on the highest
hill of the cemetery.
Pallbearers will not be selected till
the arrival OF Mr.. kountzes brother
Charles. returning from his wedding
trip abroad and due in Omaha SUNDAY
morning
Augustus, another brother. bank
er in New York. is i'll and will not be
able To attend the funeral.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
Bov Sent to Jail
for Not Drilling g
National Guard Officers Hold
Court Martial OH Two
Others.

Laurence Christie, 10. 22o7 North
Eighteenth street. began Today
sentence in county jail Saturday on
the charge of having failed to re.
port for national guard duty. Laai-
renee is in jail as the result of a
court martial held to try his case a
year ago, according to Col. Amos
Thomas.
Laurence I. inclined to take his
confinement philosophically, reason.
ing that it is rather short one, but
he insists that he received no hear
ing.
Supporting Mother.
II Joined the Nebraska National
Guard a month before I was is, but
didn't drill so much.' admitted Lau-
renee. II was supporting my moth.
er and was pretty busy. They once
told me 1 would have to report for
duty more frequently or be arrested.
But q short time later l went to
the harvest fields TO work and stayed
until last fall, when I began working
for Paxton & Gallagher. l never did
care much about drilling. anyway
Sentence Suspended.
THE boy had hearing at court
martial a year ago, and was SEN
fenced to 10 days in jail, but the
sentence was suspended when he
agreed 10 report regularly for duty.
He was a sore spot in the organiza-
ton, for his attitude of indifference
affected other men, said Colonel
Thomas.
"As a result We were forced TO hold
another court martial last night TO
hear cases Of two other men who
have been lax in reporting for duty.
These men have agreed to mend their
ways, however. and will not be
prosecuted"
Laurence was arrested at Paxton
& Gallagher's Friday by a United
States marshal.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12

An instrument which conneisseurs
have pronounced one of the Oldest
violins in America. was played all
last season in the Omaha symphony
orchestra.
The violin is the property Of Frank
Mach, one Of the first violinists with
the orchestra. and chairman of the
program committee of tho City Con-
cert club
According TO It's label, yellow with
age, the violin was made by Gaspar
Duifopruggar, In 1921. Authorities
are divided on whether the makers
name was Duifoprugsar or Tiefen-
brucker, but there is a well authen-
ticated record of such a man having
lived and worked at Bologna. lie was
born in F'reising. Bavaria, i'll 14G7.
Among Earliest Makers
He was one of the first instrument
makers TO turn out violins In the
form in which they are known To-
day. although Gasparo da Salo is
generally accredited as the father OF
the modern instrument. Records
show that Duifopruggar. having been
a mosaic worker and inlayer, made
violins. violas and flutes Of rare
beauty and rich artistic appearance.
Mr.. AIach's violin is exquisitely
fashioned, and curiously carved The
top, or table of the instrument. is of
spruce, while the back Is Of curly
maple. On the back is an oil paint
ing which was said by local art
dealer TO be In r state of excellent
preservation.
BY far the most ornate part OF the
entire instrument is the scroll. which
Is in the form of a human head,
carved with metleulous attention TO
detail. Hand carved designs also
ornament the corners OF the violin.
Brought Here BY Chance
1t was quite by chance that the
violin was brought to Omaha by Mrs.
A. D. Caldwell. wife Of an Omaha
musician, and herself a viollnist of
ability. She first saw the violin
while appearing in concert at Platts-
mouth. The tail piece Of her own
instrument broke shortly before the
program was scheduled to begin.
singer on the same program saw her
predicament, and offered To procure
for her an old violin which his IA
ther, a civil war veteran, had OBJ
tained in New Orleans at the close
OF the war; and which had at that
time reposed In the bottom of
trunk in a dusty attic for nearly
40 years. The violin was produced,
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12

jack Rouse. ., son OF Mr. and Mrs.
r. 7. Rouse. 6sss Evans street, had
run sway from home several times
and recently Was sent 20 Father
Flsnagans home for boys on West
Dodge street.
But he didn't like II any batter
there What he eraved Was freedom.
So he ran away from Father Flanas
gan- home last Tuesday.
lie slept that night in haystack
aud arrived the next day in Benson
lie picked up handout or two and
looked about.
That night he broke Into the Ben.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
Federal Court Blocks
Lewis Creditors Plan.

Los Angeles, Cal. April lo.-Plan
of creditors OF f. G. Lewis, 90 obtain
partial security for their calims by
taking over certain Atascadero lands.
were blocked in federal court here
late today when Judge William p.
James issued restraining order at
the instance OF A. II. Ruthford,
trustee in bankruptcy.
The order instruets the Atascadero
Beach Land and Improvement com
pany TO withhold completion Of any
land contracts or agreements until
MAY when the whole Lewis affair
will come before W. Preston Butcher.
jr.. referee in bankruptcy at Santa
Barbara.
The federal court order also In.
structs tho company TO produce all its
books, documents. contracts and cor
respondencs at that time.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
Municipal Light Plant
Plan Up TO TAXPAYERS

Bloomfield. April 1o.--At the las,
meeting Of the city council. the en-
gineer employed to investigate the
feasibility of constructing and operat.
ing a municipal electric light plant
made a report favorable to the prop
esition. \ mass meeting Of the tax.
payers has been called for April Ia.
at which action viii be taken. Presi.
dent Henley Of the Tri.State company
las been invited to attend this meet.
ins and present the eompany's side
Of the case.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
Ohio Man Elopes With
His Sisier.in.La Law. l3

Chicago. April Stanley Ander-
son. -. formerly II Cleveland. O. was
sought to-day hy police who were in
formed he had deserted his wife of
three months and fled to Bishcc. Ariz.
With her laNearold sister, an eighth
grade grammar school pupil. They
disappeared Wednesday afternoon.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
John HOPKINS
REGISTRAR HERE

Ryland y. Dempster, registrar oi
Johns Hopkins university OF Balt!-
more, spoke 10 the Omaha alumni Sat
urday noon at the University club
Mr.. Dempster is on his way to at
tend a convention of registrars at
Boulder. Colo. He stated that Johns
Hopkins is now interested in the com
pletion of additional endowments %
SO .se0, 600 with which 10 promote an
extension building program. Daniel
Willard. president OF the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. is chairman OF the cam
paign committee. The university l.
preparing for an impressive 50th an
niversary celebration on February -.
1876
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12
RAIDERS NOSES
LEAD TO STILL

Have you got 4 ssun in = your
honse2" Sheriff Lainshn and his
deputies asked Oieasge r Hooper
9112 South Tenth street. Council
Bluffs. yesterday afternoon.
"Stre.' said Hooper Come on
down in the cellar and III show il TO
YOU
The officers followed him. saw the
still. a 50.gallon affais. and then
seized II. together with thre barrels
or mash. and arrested Hooper on a
charge OF maintaining a liquor nuis.
anee.
The officers had smelled the mash
as they We're investigating outside
Hooper's home.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-12

son candy Kitchen. eass Military ave
rue. and stole $40 police say he told
them.
lie didn't touch the ice cream.
candy or cakes which were there IN
great profuslon.
Well fixed financially he disi 'a>ed
remarkable thrift. lie said he spent
very little money for CANDY. but an.
piled his funds chiefly TO meats anu
movies.
Wednesday night and Thursday
nisht he slept In bread hoNcs. which
are quite comfortable. They are left
In front of grocery stores for the
baker man TO leave the bread Ia. Jack