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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Wife Heartless,
Count Ludwig to
Sue for Separation

New York, Dec. 9.-(AP)-BecauSe
his wife has been "heartless" in not
letting him see their infant son,
Count Ludwig Salm Won .Hoogstraeten
plans to sue her for separation on the
grounds Of desertion.
His attorneys announced last night
they are drawing UP papers for the
suit
Down at Palm Beach, Fla, where
the former Millicent Rogers went
with her son and her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. II. Rogers, just before her
titled husbands arrival from Europe
week ago, the countess intimated
that she was indifferent.
II have nothing to say" was her
answer, between puffs at a monogram
med cigarette. to all questions. An
Associated Press representative had
interrupted a gay card party at her
home to notify her of the suit.
On reading the New York dispatch
the $4e,000,000 heiress shrugged her
shoulders. tipped ashes from her Gig
arctic and gave her usual answer to
questions of the interviewer: II have
nothing to say
The baby that Count Salm wants to
see is about a year old.
i AIillicent Rogers and Count Salm
were married in the municipal building
in New York on Jan. s. 1924, when she
was 20 and her husband 40. They
left soon after on honeymoon abroad,
the countess returning without her
husband several months before the
baby was born. She went back to her
parents. who had not approved Of the
match, and has been with them ever
since
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Successful univeralist Sale

The ladies Of the First Universalist
church held their annual Christmas
sale with the usual attractive display
of fancy articles, aprons and cooked
food and with the usual successful
results. There was an unusually good
attendance and the stock Of articles
for sale rapidly dwindled, while the
receipts correspondingly increased.
A chicken pie dinner was served
from II until . and was equally well
attended. The Universalist cooks
have more than local reputation
and one that is fully justified. Many
were the compliments heard con-
corning this dinner. Mrs. Carrie Fitz-
simmonds and Mrs. Tony Gatchell
were in charge in the dining room,
and Mrs. Charles Hedricks in the
Kitchen.
At the cooked food Mrs. Chester
Fuller presided. Mrs. J. NJ. Robinson
was in charge Of the fancy work.
which was unusually varied and
adapted to use as Christmas gifts for
any or all persons on the patrons
lists. At the apron table were Mrs.
irwin Ballard and Mrs. Kinda Brown.
They had aprons for every practical
purpose as we'll as those adapted for
gifts and ornament. All tables had
a touch of Christmas decorations
about them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Four Vermont Boys
In Jail Sadder and
Wiser After Racket

st. Adams, VT, Dec. 9.-(AP)-
-Four boys, the Oldest IL, were in
Jail here tonight after brief taste
of banditry and starvation, and a
fieeting Jaunt across the Canadian
border in search of adventure. The
youths, all of Millers Falls, Mass,
were taken off the New England
Express by u. s. Immigration au-
thorities, who turned them over to
police.
They told Police Chief Mahoney
tale of abduction from home and
robbery by two men who had kid
mapped them last Sunday night. But
Chief Mahoney was more skeptical
than Canadian authorities in the
town of st. Armand, Que, who had
been so moved by the boys story
that they had provided funds for
their return to the United States.
Under questioning. the boys ad-
mitted two store robberies in Mil
lers Falls. Fearing the consequences
they had hoped freight train at
st. Adams. and then walked % miles
to the Quebec town where. two days
of hunger sharpened their imagin-
atoms. Their story was accepted and
they were put aboard the train.
The boys were Signlund Denkwicz,
16, John Niedzuiedz, H., Walter
Whiskey. 10, and Raymond Weston,
A. While awaiting arrival of Millers
Falls police Denkwicz said he expect
ed a term in a reformatory but
wanted to be sure he would have a
supply of cigarettes and the others
talked of "Whiskey's" experiences in
opening locks. They told police
they had planned to get jobs in bor-
der saloons If other sources of re-
venue failed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
improvements Made
At Gardiner Library

A city or town is often Judged by
the popularity of it's library. Per-
maps larger per cent of the POM.
iatlon or city enters the door of
the library during the year than Of
any other public building.
Feeling the need of more room
for books with better lighted and
equipped plant. the trustees of the
Gardiner Public library. with the
help of its citizens, have made that
institution place of usefulness to
its patrons.
Formally the reading room was
furnished with high wooden stacks.
many of the shelves being beyond
the reach of the public. BY Installing
steel stacks, room for two additional
stacks was made, thus increasing the
capacity several thousand. At the
present time five standing and two
wall stacks accommodate the books,
each marked with the name of the
donor, as follows: Clara /. Robinson.
Edna G.. Hazard, Henry Z. Marian.
Josiah S. Maxcy. Arthur Lincoln
Perry. In memory of Mary Frances
(Loring) Webster. Gift of Lucy f.
Loring and Henrietta Loring John
son. In memory of Frank z. Bos-
ton. In Memory OF Charles Henry
Gray.
Before the stacks We're installed
the reading room was decorated in
gray and the lighting system, which
had not been satisfactory for years,
was changed to the indirect system,
giving the Illumination that the
room had long needed.
Not only were the stacks gifts but
all the repairs were financed by
small amounts from citizens. The
small amount realized from Chau-
tauqua in the summer. was also
added to the repair budget.
The library has been made a very
cheary and pleasant place in which
to read.
Its books are accessible to the pub
lie and it's magazine list carrier
twice as mapy titles as ever before
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Says Reform Leaders
Must Share Blame
Laxity of Enforcement

Washington, Dec. 9.-(AP)-Blame
for laxity in enforcement of the prohi-
bition law cannot be placed solely on
the government, but part of it must
be assumed by reform leaders" who
slowed down and let themselves be
put on the defensive when they should
have advanced on all fronts DR..
Clarence True Wilson, general secreta-
ry, declared in his annual report read
today to the board of temperance. pro-
hibition and public morals of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The report endorsed the remarks of
President Coolidge in his message to
Congress on the 18th amendment, up
held the enforcement policy adopted
by Assistant Secretary Andrews of
the treasury and attacked the men
with great fortunes who are doing all
they can to break down the authorities
of the law to which they owe their
lives. their fortunes and their safety"
These men, DIR. Wilson said. store
contraband goods and patronize boot
leggers and thus encourage anarchy"
He urged an educational campaign of
American loyalty that shall give to
thoughtless men some sense of graft
tude for the law and order under
which they live"
Members of the board. who were
present from all parts of the country,
were told that the. presidents appeal
to the nation for law observance
rings true and clear" and that the
country will advance. with Calvin
Coolidge to the plains OF loyalty and
law-abiding citizenship or it will re-
treat in the spirit of 1awlessness to
anarchy and a disrespect for our own
fundamental institutions"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Hold Ten Lowell
Officials on Charges
Conspiracy and Fraud

Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 9-(AP)-
Mayor John j. Donovan of Lowell.
former ex- Mayor Dennis j. Murphy
and eight other municipal officials,
pleaded not guilty when arraigned in
superior criminal court here today
on secret indictments charging con-
spiracy and fraud in the making of
contracts and purchase of supplies,
larceny and Alteration of public
records. They were held in $1,000
bail each and allowed a week to re-
tract their pleas
Donovan and Murphy each are
charged with conspiracy in three
counts. James Reynolds, superin-
tendent of the water works, and
Fred G. Leary, both members of the
public service commission, together
with Frank p. Mcneil member of the
election committee, and William NJ.
Handley are charged with larceny of
sums ranging from $500 to $3.50.
In addition, Donovan, Murphy,
Leary, Reynolds and Fred P. Meloy,
member Of the service commission,
John j. Moynahan. superintendent of
the building department and Edward
j. Donley are alleged to have conspir-
ed to nullify the city charter for pri-
vate gain and in the interevs Of fav-
ored persons and concerns.
Other counts in the indictments al
lege conspiracies to approve pay
ments for illegal contracts, fraudu-
lent award Of contracts at exhorbi-
tant prices. and awards contrary to
the city law. The mayor and former
mayor and others furthermore are
accused Of falsely declaring emer-
9encies to avoid requirements of the
municipal charter.
The indictments, which were hand
Ell up yesterday, came as result of
lengthy investigation into the af-
fairs of the city at the instance of a
committee of citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
IMMIGRANTS ARE
CHIEF PROBLEM Of
AMERICANS TODAY

An entirely new conception of one
of Americas greatest problems was
given to the audience which attended
the lecture given by Hon. Frederick
A Wallis last evening on immigration
and Americanization. Hon. Mr.. Wal
lis is a speaker possessed of a mag
netic personality and he drove home
the truths which he spoke in a most
impressive manner. According to the
former commissioner of immigration.
this big problem is not immigration. it
Is the immigrant, the individual who
is human being. and should be treat
ed as such by the officials and the cit
liens of this country. II not treated
as human beings, immigrants may
turn into anarchists over night. We
Will always have aliens in America.
and immigrants are absolutely indis-
pensable to this country's growth. Ev-
cry one of us has foreign blood in our
veins, either one generation back or
several, and it was our ancestors who
came to this country seeking some
thing new and better. Here Mr.. Wall
lis went on briefly to trace the migra-
ton of the peoples of the earth down
through the ages and the reason for
those changes was to improve their
conditions in life. T. Is our problem
aliens who come to our shores to bet
ter their conditions in life that we do
not allow them 10 pull down our own
standards Of life.
II Is not the number OF immigrants
that should concern the thinking peo-
pie of America. it is the kind of people
that we should consider. One attitude
that is most harmful is that of an
tipathy against the immigrants that
come here. Mr.. Wallis here told of
the instances at Ellis Island when he
first went there as commissioner OF
how ignorant people were robbed of
their savings, and OF the many hard
ships they had to suffer prior to the
new regime. Most Of all. he deplored
the spirit Of officiousness that former
ly prevailed there, and while he him
self is a respecter of uniformed au-
thority he believes that 1t should be
vested in someone who is conscious at
all times of the dignity of his oath of
office. His stories of conditions at
Ellis. Island were, to many, the best
part of his talk. interspersed with
touching tales of the separation Of
families. were the humorous sides OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Methodist Prohibition
Group at Capital for
Two Day Conference

Washington, Dec. 9.-(AP)-.More
fuel was placed beneath the Capt.
tors boiling prohibition pot today
when the Board of Temperance,
Prohibition and Public Morals of the
Methodist. Episcopal church. assem-
bled in the Methodist building for
annual two day gathering.
The meeting, attended by promi-
nent ministers and 1aymen from all
parts of the country, was told by the
boards secretary, the Rev. DIR.
Clarence True Wilson, that he per-
sonally wished I'VE had let the
Democrats nominate Al Smith on a
wet platform" in the 1924 campaign
because John w. Davis and Charles
w. Bryan, who made up the ticket,
we're TOO good to waste on the sit
uation."
Deets Pickett. research secretary,
said in his report that "as an econ
omic measure. prohibition has been
the wonder worker OF the present
century"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Sees Calamity
In Amendment OF
National Revenue Bill

Washington, Dec. 9.--(AP)-
Amendment of the revenue bill Elm
an important particular will be moth
ing short or a national calamity"
Representative Mills Of New York, a
Republican member OF the ways
and means coulnittee. which fran =
ed the $3o5,O0O,O00 tax reduction
measure. today told the House.
While not agreeing with every
provision of the bill Mr.. Mills de-
Tended at some length its income tax
rate schedules which he described
as the best drafted by the commit
tee in the last ten years.
Discussing the proposed cut in the
maximum surtax rate from 40 to 70
per cent, the New York representa-
tive declared he believed s'any at
tempt to impose a higher rate will
inevitably breed the kind of invasion
that has characterized the admins
tration of our postwar statutes
while any lower rate will cause an
unnecessary loss in revenue"
Mr.. Mills answered criticism that
the bill did not benefit tax payers
with incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000 as much as others with the
assertion that this is due ito the
arbitrariness of the cuts made In
1921 and 1924 and the necessity or
now making the consequent adjust
ments.'
The 1921 and 1924 acts, he declar-
ed, granted to men with taxable in
comes OF $4,000 or less over twice
as much reduction and to the men
with taxable incomes of $4,000 or
less almost twice as much reduction
as is given to the incomes in the
high bcackets.
Mr.. Mills on the other hand. de-
Tended the argument of Secretary
Mellon that the inheritance tax field
should be turned over entirely TO
the states and the Federal tax re-
pealed.
'vThe states need the money" he
said, ito relieve in some measure the
colossal burden of state and local
taxes: while the federal government
doesn't. In the course nf the last
few years the latter has taken over.
the cream of the taxes ana has LETT
the former to struggle along as best
they can with the skinned milk"
Present methods Of procedure In
the taking of appeals by either the
tax payer or the government IN the
rulings were described by Mr.. Mills
as illogical and unjustified."
1.-THE bill purposes he explained.
that upon notice of q deficiency the
taxpayer IL he does not agree, has
only the course open to him to petit
ton the board of tax appeals for a.
review of the decision of the COM
missioner and then it dissatisfied
with the decision of the board, all
appeal will lie to the United States
district court of appeals and from
there by writ of certiorar to the 81 =
preme court. Conversively, like
limitations apply to the commits
sioner. The amendment represents,
in my judgment genuine improve
n1ent in procedure and will. think
meet with your unqualified ap-
nroya1 -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10


The Children's room was enlarged
the first of the year and now is
crowded to It's limit, especially on
Saturdays and holidays.
With its present modern equip
ment the library expects to make the
coming year distinctly book year.
Every available penny of the ap-
preparation possible, will be used for
books both adult and Juvenile.
With shelves well stocked, the
library hopes to serve the public bet
ter than at any time heretofore. 1t
invites the interest and seeks the aid
of it's patrons. It welcomes people
from out of town who wish to pass
few quiet minutes at the reading
tables or wait TO FRIENDS. Call and
make yourself acquainted with the
Above all things. books, like
people, are friends, and to live
among friends is to live full ex-
iStance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Political Advt.
TO THE CITIZENS OF
HALLOWELL

With tax valuation made artifi
cially high to increase our capacity
for borrowing, neceSsitated by I'M
warranted expenditures which the,
citizens were without power to check
the rate too has been advanced tw't
and one-half mills under the present
administration. in spite of the sub
stantial increase in the City's revenue
derived from the taxation of the
Marston & Brooks company, whose
10 years exemption has elapsed. y
further increase OF the tax rate seems
inevitable, as things are nov going,
and no one should be surprised to
hear soon again the dictum of the
Bank Folks "Raise your valuations 10
legalize your borrowings
suggest that any citizen who has
not done SO compare the valuation Of
Hallowell property with that In the
city of Augusta, taking into consid-
Grafton the relative earning power OF
the properties, and then mediate
with pride il he be so moved--upon
Hallowell's magnificent generosity as
a payer Of excessive taxes to the
State and County--tle inevitable
consequence Of inflated valuations.
I predict that our City's next an
nual report. the eventual appearance
of which in print assume will re-
ward our patience; will present fig
ures that will give our taxpayers a
most unpleasant shock, or. which
fear is more probable. that the desig-
nation Miscellaneous" will be utiliz-
ed even more than in the last City
report to summarize certain figures
which the citizens are entitled to see
itemized.
Some of my opponents say, I am
informed, that as Mayor would pur-
sue a policy of over-stressed econ
omy. My one and firm purpose is u
truly progressive policy. the only
sound basis of which Is thrift.
Nathan H. Bridges
fn1fnd1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10

the cases which came to the attention
of the commissioner. one New YORK
newspaper has termed the changes
which ex-Commissioner Wallis brought
about the changing of Ellis Island
from place of fea. to place of
cheer. Many famous singers and opera
companies brought their talent to the
island in an effort to bring comfort
and happiness to the ones who were
detained there. and the speaker was
emphatic in his declaration that music
of the right kind was large factor
in the transformation of Ellis Island.
The ex-Commissioner's definition
Of AmericaniZation is the interpret
ing in deeds of kindness the better
par of our American life. such as our
schools, evening schols, vocational
schools libraries social service work,
and other great inspirational accom-
plishments. We must make the i'm
migrant see that this country Is an
opportunity and that he is welcome
here.
Mr.. Wallis pointed out as part OF
the solution of this great problem,
this requirement-every man. woman
and child coming to America should
be examined before they go onto the
ship at their home port. He describ-
ed the touching scenes, occasioned
when a man had given up his home,
occupation, practically his all to come
to the land. of opportunity. to arrive
here friendless, penniless, and ignor-
ant of what was before him to have
that man be rejected and turned
back. Turned back to what? What
was there waiting for him when he
did get back to his native land?
Nothing. he had staked his all on Am
erica, and she had failed him. Before
leaving his own country the imml-
grant should have police certificate
in addition to the other customary
papers. 1t is absolutely essential In
solving this problem that we go back
to the source of supply. to Europe
Another important question is the
proper distribution of these aliens,
| they should be sent to the farming
districts instead of to the congested
cities where crime is rampant. There
are fourteen million foreigners in
America today who are not register
ed, this is the final point making the
three selection. distribution and reg
istration, and until the people of Am
| erica awaken to their responsibility
/ in these matters our problem cannot
| be solved. In conclusion Mr.. Wallis
urged his listeners to study these
points. to discuss them. and to make
the solution of the problem their per-
sonal interest as well as that of the
entire nation of which every voted is
a part.
The attendance at the lecture last
evening was rather small which fact
is an unfortunate one. as everyone
present agreed that it was one Of the
most valuable talks that he has ever
/ been heard in Gardiner. Announce
ment was made by inc chairman DR..
| Wallane n. Price of an entertainment
| to be staged by local talent sometime
in January prior to the final one In
| the Shrine club series.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Doubts Girl in n. Y.

Northampton, Mass. Dec. o.
(AP)-State Detective Joseph v.
DAILY, who is conducting the search
for Miss Alice NJ. Corbett, missing
Smith college junior. said today he
did not have much faith in the be-
lief of Captain Ayres of the New
York Missing Persons Bureau that
Miss Corbett is in New York City.
He admitted that a Springfield man
had reported seeing a girl answer
ing Miss Corbett's description and
acting queerly" alight from
Springfield train in New York on
the day she disappeared.
State Detective DAILY said he be-
lieved it more likely that Miss Cor
bett may have thrown herself in the
Connecticut river. Patrol of the
river was resumed today after
Holyoke man reported that he had
seen a yellow object which he be-
lieved might have been the students
slicker, go over the Holyoke dam.
Private detectives are working on
clues in three Vermont towns, also,
the state officers said. He declined to
name the towns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Declares Homicide
Was "JuStifable"

Bridgeport. Conn.,, Dec. g.-IAPJ-
A homicide that was "justifiable' was
the death of William Kunst, a.,
strangled by his daughter Anna on
Dec. /, in the opinion of Coroner B.
]. Pbelan. who filed his inquest re-
port today. A charge Of manslaugh-
ter against the daughters husband.
Charles f. King, was dismissed In
court. The coroner said Kunsts death
resulted from justifable acts Of
Charles and Anna King "in defence
Of their proper persons from imnni-
flent death or great bodily danger"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10

Granite City Rebekah Lodge pre-
sents on Friday night at s o'clock
at X. of p. hall, the screaming COM
edy. The Old Maids Convention"
in one act. The cast includes some
Of the best local talent available and
Is q riot Of mirth from start to IN
ish. The entertainment has been
presented numerous times all over
the country and is considered one
of the best local talent comedies on
the market. Prof. Pinkerton with
his electrical transform CHI er is bit
OF the show, which winds up with
clever dancing and musical numbers.
A social dance will follow the enter
tainment, with music by Pierce's
Orchestra of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Believe Missing
Smith College Junior
Is in New York City

New York, Dec. 9.-(AP)-Re-
turning from Northampton, Mass,
today. Captain Ayres of the Missing
Person Bureau, announced that pol
Ice are convinced Alice NJ. Corbett,
Smith College student, who disap-
peared from tn campus November
10. Is in New York. A renewed
search for the girl was ordered, par
ticularly in Greenwich Village.
Captain Ayres learned In North
ampton that the girl had boarded a
train which would have taken her to
New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10
Minister to Prison

Cleveland, Dec. 9.-(AP)-Rev.
Albert Sidney Gregg, author, lecturer
and head of the American Civic Re-
form League, was sentenced today to
% months in Atlanta Federal peni-
Tertiary and was fined $3.50 by Fed
eral Judge Jones. Gregg was found
guilty by jury Monday on charge
OF sending obscene matter through
the mails.