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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27
Letters to the Editor

IN Mexico, and is under the control
f California interests.
He spoke very freely of priority
rights. Knowing those rights mean
the initial exercise of the use Of
waters which flow by reason of wat
erways in their normal channels or
the impounding of the head stream.
State, interstate, or international
rights are very very distinctly diff
ferentiated by statute, state, federal
and by treaty with nations immedi-
ateIy Involved The principles of law
involved in the dam-take it as you
please thing, are the same that gov
ern the use of the waters of the ST.
Lawrence river at the Niagara Falls,
or at any intermediate point in it's
low. where the water rights are in
volved, each government holding the
riparon and water rights as the
same. The question never becomes
domestic legislative issue for one
government to determine. The ques-
ton of international rights are never
involved except through our treaty
making powers.
The rights inhering and inuring to
he waters of a stream are always
restricted to those states, either as
individual segments of a nation or
as an Independent sovereignty, which
are adjacent to the flow of the
stream. So why advocate the pur-
chase of a body of land from Mexico
to satisfy group of Americans who
by a fortuitous combination of cir
eumstances acquired property rights
in it.
Governor Hunt knows the inter
ests of the people of his state and
is not willing to aid or abet the
special interests of California, Mr.
McGregor to the contrary notwith-
standing, however, but
w. r. SANDERS.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27
Gales Defends Attitude
Upon Religious Law
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When Informed that it had been
reported here that he is to be can
didate for the presidency of Mexico
at the next election, Obregon said
Il have no political announcements
to make at the present time as | am
on a pleasure trip to Los Angeles and
intended to devote my entire time
while there to taking a rest
The present enforcement of the
constitutional law in regard to the
teaching of religion in the grade and
high school is in the hands of Presi-
dent Gales, according to General
Obregon. "The president has sole
power to enforce the provisions of
the constitution in this matter" he
said HE has the final word in the
matter and as far as am concerned
1 am private citizen with nothing
to say relative to his policy in re-
gard to the movement.
''In Mexico all church property be-
longs to the state and under the rec
ent presidential order the government
is simply taking possession as 1 see
it. Personally have nothing to do
with the policies of President Gales
and have no declaration of any kind
to make"
Among those making up the party
were General Fausto Topeta, Senor A.
Saracho, presidente of Mexico City,
Senior Francisco Bey, charge of the
executive mansion in Mexico City,
Ramon Soledo, member of the city
council of Mexico City ,and General
Herelio Bernal. The entire party was
en- route for the coast where they
will make an extended stay.
Obregon declared that the Mexican
government is stable and that the
country is entering an era of pros
perity. He refused to discuss the
passage and enforcement of ~the alien
land laws. declaring that at present
he has nothing to do with the di-
rection of governmental affairs in
Mexico
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27
Coolidge Signs Tax
Reduction Bill

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which reductions were made in vir-
tually all grades. f49 t,.n
The tax of s2.2O proof gallon on
alcohol will be reduced to $1.65 eff
fective after next January l, and
to $1.10 after January /, 1928.
Corporation Taxes
The capital tax is repealed.
The first corporation income levy
of 12A per cent is Increased to 1S
per cent on taxes paid this year and
after. IS.
Inheritance and Gift Taxes
The gift tax is repealed.
The exemption from the inherit
anee tax, which is 1evied as an es-
tate tax, applicable on the estate of
deceased before it is divided up
for heirs, is increased from $50, 900
to 100000
The maximum inheritance rate is
cut from 40 to 20 applicable on the
amount of an estate in excess of $10,-
100000. The graduated scale of rates
will start, as now, at one per cent on
the first $4,000 taxable.
The present, 25 per cent credit al
lowed on settlement of the inheri-
tace tax for amount paid to states
under similar levies, is increased to
so per cent.
The Inheritance rates in effect since
June 2. 1924, when they were in
creased to the 40 per cent maximum
rate with corresponding increases in
the whole scale of lower rates, are
superseded by the lower rates in eff
feet prior to that time under the 1921
law. The maximum under these rates
is rs per cent.
The same action applies to the gift
tax which carried the same rates as
the inheritance tax.
The only new tax provided by the
bill is that for one-tenth of a cenl
gallon on cereal beverages which
was created to give the prohibition
bureau the right to inspect brewer
les.
Administrative provisions:
The board of tax appeals with a
membershipof 16 members is contin.
ned with he T1ep1harS to he
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27
Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 26. 1926.

Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 26. 1926.
To the Editor of the Daily Dispatch:
Mr.. McGregor from Bisbee in his
address last night before the Douglas
League of Women Voters made a
very pleasing impression on his audi
eice 1t is with no reluctance that
j grant Mr. McGregor that Scot
'cannyness" of perception in thi
choice of the most pleasing medium
of transmitting a pleasing impression.
like the ladies myself Am always
willing to WELD them that considera-
tion and courtesy that time and
tradition have wooed and won from
the most unwilling tyrany of man.
That has become a myth today. The
18th amendment has made it so.
But in any question demanding the
consideration Of the public let us
place that demand on the public
equally. We have yet to hear an
authoritative speaker on the question
of the construction of the Colorado
dam; giving an adequate analysis of
the purposes for which the dam is
to be constructed. Mr.. McGregor be-
ing one of the negotiation commit
tee, under the appointive power of
the governor, would most certainly
be expected to present Arizona's de-
fense. Did he? He. did not Mr.
McGregor is an engineer by profess
sion and employed to give when de-
manded that technical knowledge
when icalled upon. The political
factors in the equasion we depend
largely upon those upon whom we
depend by reason OF an unthinking
public to free their systems from an
nual congestion by a very strong
Legislative purgative Why should he
invade the province of the legislator? +?
His advocacy of the purchase of a
body of land from Mexico is a
myopic vision, 1t is a bi-focal farce
i'm so far as the law is concerned
l think he understands that there is
a constitutional provision that pre-
vents the government of Mexico
by grant or purchase any
part of the republic. If he is serv-
ing faithfully the state that employs
him how can Al4e defend such a
The land to be irrigated
or arabic is adjacent to the Colorado
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27
TWO KILLED AS S. ID.
EART WALL FALLS

RAPID CITY, S. d. Feb. 26.-Col-
lapse of a Is foot wall of earth on
one end of an excavation caused the
death of two workmen and injuries
to three others here today. Two
persons were rescued uninjured. The
crew was at work clearing up the
bottom of the excavation when the
wall toppled over burying most of
the men and team of horses. The
horses and two of the men were able
to get out unassisted. Emergency
diggers quickly located the five 9TH
er men.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27
be sl1apeIy!

ct DO NOT want to be thin! just
4 want to be my right weight!
want these hollows filled out. / just
want enough firm, plump flesh on my
bones to fill out my figure"
OF course you do. You want a fig
ure that you can drape your clothes
on-not just hang them on! What's
the use of having pretty clothes, if
they just hang on you?
And what would you say if you
were told you could have the figure
you want? A graceful, we'll rounded
body-firm, solid flesh-iust enough
just your right weight? You'd be
mighty happy wouldn't you?
Well, then, be happy-because you
can have itl41Put plenty of red cells
IN your blood and watch your weight
go UP to where you want it, That's
what's the matter with you! Your
blood is impoverished. You need more
rich, red blood. S. S. S. is the thing
to put red blood in your system
S. S. S. helps Nature build red blood
cells by the millions.
You just try S. S. S. and watch how
quickly you begin to fill
out your clothes Notice
your skin clear Of un- a G. e
slightly blemishes-your ANAJ
PIP t t G increase A0S~-0sOa~Y
strength come to tiabby
muscles and vim and
vigor fill your whole system. It's red
blood that does it. And S. S. S. surely
helps Nature build that red blood.
S. S. S. is sold by all drug stores.
The larger bottle is more economical
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27
MANN ACT VIOLATION
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Los ANGELES, Feb. 26.-Rev.
Thomas H. Jones, once pastor of the
Fashionable st. Barnabas church of
Philadelphia, was arrested on Thurs
day charged with violation of the
Mann act Miss Mildred Lever, for
merly a choir singer at the church,
was held as material witness.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-27
cArrL.ENIAN KILLED

PRESCOTT, Feb. ga. A. Burleson
,S5, recently appointed foreman of the
Coburn Cattle company was killed
today when truck he was driving
overturned Is miles out of Prescott
on the Black Canyon highway today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-24
Less Crime in
Bay State, Findings
State Commissioners

Boston. Nov. %. - up - Crime.
which has been increasingly preya-
lent since the tremendous drop dur
Ing the war. has once more reached
a stationary point in the belief of
Sanford Bates, state commissioner OF
correction. Although he is withhold
Ing final figures, for the department.
al year Of 1926. pending late reports,
Commissioner Bates sees in those al
ready compiled. evidence that the
mounting figures have been fixed at
level which is less than two-thirds
as high as that of 10 years ago.
There are nearly 1000 yess per-
sons in Jail in Massachusetts today
than In 1916, he finds. In soIle cas-
es the reduction in Jail facilities by
counties, who saw the institutions
almost emptied in 1920 has resulted
in overcrowding. In Essex county,
where three jails We're closed after
tn war. the Salem Jail is taxed to
| capacity and Middlesex county which
also curtailed it's facilities sharply
must also expand once more.
Automobile crimes cimprise the on.
ly class which continues to increase
Drunkenness and arrests for all
crimes has fallen off. -Sr. Bates con-
cludes that the Jail population which
continued to increase through 1925
has now fallen away trifle from the
peak.
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Play and Dance
Thanksgiving Night
Entertainment Treat

A society drama for the amuse-
mont of everyone, that is the treat
in store for the citizens of Augusta
on Thanksgiving night at City HAIL
when the Women's department OF the
Augusta Y. M. c.. A., stages "A
successful Calamity four act play
that is bound to please.
The play and the dance which fol-
lows will be the magnet that Will at
tract family parties to City Hail TO
stage a fitting ending to this dag OF
THANKSGIVING. The entertainment or
fered is one that will interest every
one large or small and the program
will be one that will not tire.
The cast. an especially strong one
for an amateur play, has been hand
nicked and hand drilled and they are
ready to carry through their parts
without hitch.
Those who will appear in this play
are. Ralph Farris, Mrs. Mary {. In
Graham. Ralph Brown, Thomas 5.
Smith. Miss Rose Dostie, Raymond
Grant Charles Webb, Miss Eleanor
Wilcox. Miss Polly Sturtevant. VIII
liam Viles, Horace Ingraham, and ii.
Augustus Huse.
Music for the dance which follows
will he furnished by Marty Fox and
his Aces and this part of the even
ing's entertainment will especially
attractive to the many students VINO
are home from their schools and col
leges for the holiday.
Tickets for the Y. M. c. A. concert
are now on sale at Sections Drug
store The one ticket admits to both
the play and the dance.-Adv.
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gusta League of Women Voters, In
a most able manner and the men,
bers were very much interested in
the address. The meeting was held
at the Augusta Y. M. C. A. building.
with Miss Mabel Conner, the presi-
dent, in the chair.
Mr.. Cornish quoted statistics to
snow the cost per capita for the
care or paupers in various munich
palities and in the state as a whole
and explained how, by provision of
four district almshouses, they might
be cared for in better style and at
a great deal less cost than is now
the case.
Mr.. Albion P. Goodhue of Belfast
was present at this meeting and he
explained to the members the sys-
tenn that Is being worked out in
Waldo county with a county aims
house In Belfast.
The members at the close of the
addresses held round table session
in which they asked many cues
tions OF the speakers. Not only was
the question of the paupers taken
up In this discussion but the ques-
ton of the mentally deficient and
the pauper children was also dis
cussed.
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Gannett Employees
Enjoy Dancing
Party Union Hall

The employees of the Ganne,t
Publishing Company held their an
nual dancing party at Union hall,
Tuesday evening. About 100 couples
were in attendance at the party and
the proceeds will be given to the
Gannett Athletic Association. Pierces
orchestra furnished the music for
dancing and many novelties were
introduced during the evening.
The two team captains, Alice
Emery and George Foy, have been
working hard for the distinction of
selling the most tickets for the party
The committee in charge of the
party after counting the returns
from the affair will award a cash
prize to the winning leader.
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COLBY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY TINE SPEAKER
Al GUEST NIGHT OF AUGUSTA COLLEGE CiIIR
Informative Session
KOdakery Class at
Augusta Girls Club

The Kodak class Of the Augusta
Girls Community club conducted by
Paul B. Merrill held it's second meet
ing at the club house. Tuesday eve
ming. There was a good number
present and all were much interested
in the valuable information that MI
Merrill gave. He illustrated his talk
with pictures and films. both bad
and good, which helped greatly t.
bring out his points. The four diff.
terent classes of out of door pic
lures were taken up and the. stor
and exposure times for each. At tht
next meeting of the class the girls
are invited to bring their own cam.
eras so that all may see the differen,
kinds In use and learn their posi-
bilities. The class will NEE again or
Friday, December 3rd, at 7.SO.
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Board of Charities
Secretary Talks on
District AlmshOuses

The advantages Of district aims
houses over either the county or the
municipal almshouses were set
forth by Secretary CRUDE B. Corn
ish of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections on Tuesday evening
at the reg meeting Of the Au-
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Killed bv Train

Bennington, Vt, Nov. 20. = d.
James Jerazoll. 60, Of County street,
sectionhand for the Rutland Rail-
road, was instantly killed ut 11.3o
o'clock this morning when he step.
ped in front II switching engine.
the wheels severing his head. The
unfortunate man backed into tina
path Of the engine in an effort to
get out of the way of q second en-
CINE approaching over the track on
which he was working.
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Alabama Governor
Must Explain Booze
Found in His Room

Bay Minnette. Ala. Nov. 23--(P--
Governor Brandon Of Alabama and
nine other men gave bonds of $500
each to appear in court Dec. 6 on
liquor charges as the result of raid
made by deputy sheriffs on fishing
camp near here last night. Sheriff
Ramsay Stewart said the deputies
carried a search warrant and found
more than a dozen quarts Of liquor
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Assumes New Post

New London, Nov. 23.-(P)-Cap-
tain Adolphus Andrews, U. S. n,
who returned Saturday aboard the
George Washington from the Inter-
national Arms Conference at Geneva,
entered upon his new duties as COM
mander of the submarine base, and
submarine training school here to-
day.
Captain Andrews, formerly In COM
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in a room occupied by the governor.
The latter was quoted as saying that
IL there was any liquor there he did
not know 1t and that the raid was
made merely to embarrass" the
party and that IL any of them were
convicted he would do his. best to
parole them.
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mand Of the presidential yacht May.
flower, succeeds as commandant
Captain e. ]. King, who received the
navy cross for his work az officer in
charge Of the salvage fleet that sue
ceeded In raising the submarine e.61
off Block Island.
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FAIRFIELD

The Christmas club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Eva Tay-
Tor on Osborne street.
publij whist party will he held
at the home of Mrs. A.. w. Crosby
TINS evening. Chickens will be
given for prizes.
Regular meeting of Good VIII
Rebekah Lodge will be held Thurs
day evening at 7:30.
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Giroux-L essard

Miss Annie Lessard and Julian
Giroux were unitel in marriage
Tuesday morning at the Immaculate
Heart of Mary church, the pastor,
Rev. j. A. Winner performing the
ceremony. They were attended by
the brides brother, Emile Lessard
and brotherin-la Frank Grevous.
The bride was prettily dressed in
pink crepe-de- and wore a blue
coat with hat to match. After the
ceremony a wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the brides
sister. Mrs. Frank Grivois, of King
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Giroux left
amid shower of rice and confetti
for Canada, where they will pass
their honeymoon. On their return
they will go to Bristol, Conn, where
the groom is employed and yhere
they will make their home.
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Returns have been filed at the Of
nee or the city clerk of the mar
rage OF Randolph Hisler of Somer-
vile and Eleanor H. Falconi of this
city, which was solemnized Novem-
Der ~ at Somerville by the Rev.
John +. Booker, justice of the peace.
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Funeral of John III, Grant

The funeral services of John III.
Grant weer held from his home on
Maple street, Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Alexander Henderson, pastor of
the Baptist church. officiating. The
bearers were B. r. Williamson, l..
f. Bray, Frank Leighton and Ben
Smith. Floral offerings were many
and beautiful. Interment was in
Maplewood cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-24

one of the old familiar signs on
Water street, that of the Dirlgo
Business College, which has been
prominently displayed high up on
f1,e block opposite Oak street since
1878. has been replaced by bright.
new sign indicating that the old
business college location Is now the
"Maine School of Commerce"
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.,rrp ATTRACTIONS

!. and ladder truck from
hook AR Are station was sent
ISlhteroar e. to a telephone call
|. Nsp0ia sv evening for q CHM
h fae,sa1tis he house at 10 Cony
'fDs n nv nv the Titcomb Real
.Nnear s pr small chemicals
q o. ,sxtinguish the fire.
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The Clara Barton Guild of the
J-niversalist church will meet this
wednesday evening at 1880 O'Clock
with Miss Hortense Rand as hostess
at her home 10 Columbia street.
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Held Under Mann
Act Following
Flight to California

San Francisco, Nov. 23.-[P)--The
story Of a love that not only laughs
at zlacksmiths but also pleads ignor-
ance OF the law was unfolded here
today following the arrest of a
! prominent New York couple. who,
not being free to marry. eloped to
| California. They are charged with
violating the Mann act.
| Their arrest yesterday ended a two
months search that extended from
| ocean to ocean. The woman in the
case is Mrs. Lyndon Walkup Burch,
who a few ycArs ago. as Miss Isa
belle keyes, was q popular debu-
tante at Hastings-on on Hudson, an eX-
! elusive suburb of New York. Her
, lover is Captain Orlando Tarson. an
Italian army officer during the world
war. He is her stepfather-in -law
and the husband of Mrs. Grace Burch
I Walkup Marson, the only daughter of
| the late Rt. Rev. Charles Sumner
Burch, bishop of the Protestant
! Episcopal diocese of New York.
| Arraigned before u. S. Commits
sioner Francis Krull Captain Mar
son was held in default of $4,000
bond, while Mrs. Burch V as released
on her own recognizance and subject
to call by the government as a ma
terial witness.
Defiant of the opinions of society.
both Mrs. Burch and Captain Mar
son defended their conduct in state
ments before Commissioner Krull
and also said that they did not know
they had violated a Federal law In
coming to California.
Captain Marson is the finest man
in the world" Mrs Burch said. Il
love him. We want to marry each
other. My husband would have con-
scented to a divorce, but my mother
in-law, who is Captain Magsons
wife, would not consent to give him
divorce. So we took the only course
that was left to us, and ran away.
But l am ashamed of nothing"
In fleeing to California, Mrs. Burch
left two small children in New York.
She said that she "hated to leave
them behind" but had expected that
the separation would be only tenn
porary.
When United States Commissioner
Krull announced Marson would be
held in Jail for lack of bond, Mrs.
Burch rushed into his arms and KISS
ed him affectionately. Otherwise the
arrests left her unfiurried.
The complaint that led to their ar
rests was sworn out by Frederick
walkup, Los Angeles financier and
first husband of Mrs. Marson.
Both Mrs. Burch and Marson de-
clared they had Invested themselves
of everything of value before leaving
New York. Marson said he turned
over all his property to his Wife. 1t
was learned that Mrs. Burch has
been working here as department
store clerk, supporting not only her
self but Marson as well.
Marson Is an egnineer and said 10
have been in the employ of the New
York Edison Company. He declared
he had been unable to find work
here. He was an aviator in the Ital-
ian army during the world war.
Qenias Move to Arrest
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,ocAL NOTICE

..ors on state street, oppo.
! ~ ss.s House, is prepared
o. aa i..r with a large variety
ss s'IIsA corrections. In another Z, g
sainaa' iii find our list. N. H.
y ~ .n state St., Tel. 1927.
La W. nsv24d2t
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). n announce the change of
~ ssiisuce from S3A Bangor
! ! swan St., where l have a
ls.,rrlpte line C stamped goods
.,,,.rabls prices. You are
..Ilr invited TO call or phone
4 GLADYS N. Metcalf.