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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-24
n. E. COAL COMMITTEE
GETS NEEDED TONNAGE

Boston. Aug. 2.-The New England
coal committee announced tonight that it
had succeeded in saving tonnage for
transport of 10000 tons Of soft coal from
tidewater to New England ports by per
suading the navy department, through
the federal shipping board. to abandon
its plan Of taking Immediately FIVE ocean
tugs used in the coal carrying trade.
The navy recently requisitioned FIVE
other tugs. and to have taken five more,
the committee said would have meant a
total withdraw wal of 100000 tons of car
rying capacity from New England for
this season.
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UNABLE TO LOCATE
MCDoNAlD'S RELATIVES

Saco. Me. Aug. 23.--The authorities
have not been able to procure any
definite information regarding the rel
atives of Frank Mcdonald, formerly an
employe Of the Preble House at Port :
land, who died al the Weber hospital
in Biddeford last night after a five
days illness. DURING the summer Nc
Donald has bean employed as an as
sisiant chef at Hotel Brunswick at
Old Orchard. Last Saturday night he
was found unconscious and died last
night without having regained con-
sciousness. The BODY is at Bradbury s
morgue awaiting claimant.
Coroner Bradbury talked with Chef
Harris of the Preble House in Port
land today and learned that the man
had been employed at the hotel for
some time. From another source he
learned that Mcdonald had made his
home in Portland for seven or eight
years and claimed that city as his resi-
dence He had spoken Of his mother
as living in suburb of Boston An
effort is being made to locate her.
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RICHMOND

ne musical and lawn party which was
e SVEN az the F W Alexander farm
- We Lansdon road Thursday evening
!" me benefit OF the local Red Cross
'oFN has been postponed TO next Tuesday
"enns The fine program which had
IN arranged will be given then.
Ai's Mildred puren returned this week
SSowheEsn after passing few days
YIN her parents. Mr.. and Mrs F. r.
ogr.r
Nf' William Kincaid Of Auburn is a
"'s' this week AZ the home of her broth
Geo 2 shaw
LARK Flarg was in Augusta .Wednes-
~ - attend the 18th annual conven-
'n r he Maine Cndertakers Associa-
IN
1P' Geo r Theobald passed the day
~ 'sd7v az CAPITOL Island
"" Florence Wakefield is passing the
90 Capitol Island
''f.'' sheriff Joseph :. Carter is the
''s'' = relative. In Brunswick for a
- DAYS
HlsN Riley ~ Boston is visiting hts
'h'r' IN town FOR few days
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OAKLAND
Local Ball Team Will Play at
Central Maine Fair-Red
Cross Rooms Open for Work
Today.

Miss Florence Dudley and Miss Ethyl
Wyrnan passed the DAY Thursday with
friends in Belgrade.
Mrs. r. W. Larrabee, son, Clayton,
and daughter, MurieL have returned. to
their home in Scion after short visi.
with Mrs. Larrabee's sister, Mrs. A. II.
Oliver.
Mrs. r. W. Flynn and daughter,
Marion, have returned to their home
in Worcester. Mass. after a weeks
visit with Miss Georgia Youngman.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Wentworth Of
Lynn. Mass, are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs r. Spaulding for several days.
Mrs Horace Farrar. daughter. Alice,
and Mrs. A. P. Sherman, Of Waverly,
Mass. are passing a week at Mrs
| Farrar's cottage on East pond.
DR.. c. r. Simomns is passing q few
days at Temple Heights.
Edward E. Yeaton of Lynn. Mass. Is
the guest of c. D. Bates for two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. E. Morrisette ar. ,,..e
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Morse At
the Morse cottage. jefferson.
The Misses Fern Bickford and Helen
| Blaisdell, Messrs. Roland Tilton and
Louis Bickford. with Mrs. Sawtelle, as
chaperone, are enjoying a weeks OUT
ing at Swifts cottage on Messalon-
skee lake. ''r
Albion Blake has returned from a
| canoe trip through the Belgrade lakes
Irving Morse Of Boston is passing
his vacation with his mother, Mrs.
/ Raymond Messer, High street
Miss Maude Lancaster has returned
to her home in Dexter after a two
weeks visit as the guest of Miss
Louise Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Longe and
daughter Irene left yesterday for East
Hishgate. VT. where they will make
their home for the future. Mr. Longe
has until recently. been employed in
the Emerson Stevens axe shop
but has accepted a position with the
Rexford Axe Co., East Highgata
Mrs. ]. T. Bracket, son Lyal and
daughter Haidee Of Bangor are the
guests Of Mrs. F. e. Fowles for sew
eral DAYS -.
Mrs. Eugene Cook and daughter
Louise have returned from Bangor
where they have been visiting rela-
/ yves TOT rev days.
| The local ball team Is scheduled TO
play at the Central Maine fair The
team has selected as its opponente
those teams which have either won or
come the nearest to winning from
them. The schedule is as follows: list
day. Pittsfeld vs.. Oakland; second
/ day. Wilton vs. Oakland; third day.
Nassalboro VS.. Oakland; fourth day.
4 Lewiston VS.. Oakland.
! The Red Cross rooms are open for
work this afternoon. All are cordially
/ invited to attend. as the Red Cross So
ciety wishes 100000 articles by the
! goth of September.
Miss I.ottie Booker Of Portland is the
guest of her cousin. Mrs. z. L. Booker
for few days. r.
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79S SHOOT At
80 TARGETS

Chicago. Aug. 23-Seven hundred and
ninety eight trap shooters fired at so
targets today in the grand American
handicap event of the tournament that
has been under way all week at South
Shore Country Club. The finish
of the big event of the tour
nament will take place tomor-
row when those who still have
a chance for honors in the handicap
will shoot at 20 targets.
John Peterson of Randall. Iowa.
won the preliminary handicap brought
over from Wednesday with 30. and the
professional event was won by Rollo
Heiskes of Dayton. Ohio, also with 80.
This leaves Heikes. Homer Clark of
Alton. H.. W. r. Crosby. of OFallon.
H.. George W. Maxwell of Hastings,
Neb.. and NJ. D. Gibbs of Union City,
Tenn. TO shoot for the professional
championship tomorrow. each having
qualified IN events during the week.
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EAST WINTHROP

Mas Eta a. Goddard OF Everett,
y'ss Was ! guest OF Mrs. A. W.
frtham ono day recently.
Nr and Mrs w y Titus of Alma
H''sn Titus and little daughter and
lf Lock n Poston. also Miss Gay of
Na'FobNro motored from Alma on
WEDNESDAY and were dinner guests at
V II Titus
Rev and Mrs r. s Fife!d of Pat
ten md two sons WELLINGTON and AL
tort who w"le guests AT w. F. Hew-
~ TUESDAY and Wednesday. left on
InHr day morning for Boothbar Har-
tor
Il Sylvester Of Boston is stopping
= Edgar Parkmans for a few days
Nr' Frank Washhurn of waterville
AI"f On Mrs A. W. Pinkham Tues :
'av
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Macmillan Party All Well,
Is Proceeding to St. John

NsU York Aug. ga wireless des-
...eh dated Yesterday and received
s,.e today from Donald b. MacMil-
-, read Of the Arctic exploration ex-
..A,,ion on the steamship Neptune.
I. president Henry Fairfield Osborn.
!, .he American Museum OF Natural
u,.,orv stating that all were we'll and
,-4ira,.ns that al his collections and
.oulpnen' were safe on board the yes
,sl Tho message supplements des-
,..rhrs received from 81. Johns, y.
last r.ch'. stntiuc tina. the Nep-
.,,s Ma off the c0ast Of Labrador
I'm wauld roach 1t Johns SUNDAY.
Al Well on Board
q. vru Everyone and everything
=. hard Hoycy left Disco by Hans
rs.do IN July. Ice very heavy Mel
ytIe Rsv Captain Bob did fine work.
prcoab. proceed 10 -. Johns"
Il "a. understood by this despatch.
!. va- sand n the Offices Of Presi-
asr' OSBORN tnat the Neptune, which
-saetc3 The Mac MILAN party base at
yi1h Aug. ! took on board all the
-,.nref- ~ tho expedition which had
teen maroonod in the far north for
rfa-.. our years.
The Fover mentioned is DR.. Edmund
c.s How. curator Of geology at the
museum no took a relief expedition
.-r 30 Ma MILAN party but himself
suffered tai luck and spent some
IRE nth the maroonod explorers. He
srr,sd r. Copenhagen two weeks ago.
" was $50.
CAPTAIN Rob" mentioned in the
v'rt'~ ir Captain Robert Bartlett.
commander ~ The Neptune.
Story OF Macmillan Aid
0ar' Bartlett took command of the
Ntp'.ro ~ - Iohn g y. F. on June 30
h'' ara started the next dav for sydney.
c r where he took on eight tons of
t-rNes for the Macmillan Arctic expedi-
t-- Th had been marooned in the
r- No-'h for nearly lour wears. few
t'e .a''r no left : dney for Eth. Green
bra where the Macmillan expedition
w. 'so. 7.arfereG
A--7lr three attempts 70 lnd the Mac
"a. rlrtv bad failed Captain Bart
=" en - started forth expected 70
~',rr cart, autumn
me " MILAN party left New York on
't'' ~ On the eeaInr Diana The
t~sr.-8a Museum Of Natural History.
'-' American Geographical Society and
80 '. '"rsit, ~ 1llirois contributed 70
- s'l clifton vi'h Donald r. MacMil-
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WINS n. {. PLAY0UT
Handful Ge1mania of
Chelsea First While
Portland Engine Fin
iShes 21st

Boston, Aug. 23.-The Winnissim-
net Veteran Firemen's Association OF
Chelsea pumping the handful Germa :
ria, won the New England States
Veteran Firemen's League annual
playout on Boston Common today by
throwing water ga feet 81 inches,
Protector of Boston was second with
229 feet. 9 IA inches, Oko Of Marble
head third with 22e feet, l-2 inches
and. Alabama Coon of Stoughton fourth
with 226 feet, ) Ia inches. To the Chel-
sea Veterans went the league trophy
and a purse of $3.50. Other prizes were
purses of $50, $50 and $25.
Governor Plaisted of Portland, Me.
finished No p with ISL feet. ga in
ches.
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TEXAS HOUSE
VOTES IMPEACH
Gov. FERGUSON

Austin. Texas. Aug. 23.-The House
In committee of the whole tonight re-
ported a recommendation that bill
of impeachment against Governor
James F. Ferguson be presented to the
Senate. The vote was 81 to so.
The House adopted the report Of
the committee of the whole, 50 to ST.
Await Senate Action
The articles OF impeachment to be
drawn must be passed on by the House
before they can go to the Senate. Legis-
lative leaders expressed the belief that
the articles, in view of tonights vote.
will be adopted quickly.
Should the articles be signed tomorrow
Gov Ferguson will be automatically sus-
pended from office$and his place taken by
Lieut.. Gov William P. Hobby pending
Senate action.
Fight Over University
Much of the stir which caused the In
vestisation resulted from the governor s
attitude toward the state university. He
object ID to President r. e. Vinson and to
certain members Of the faculty and claim
irg that there was corruption and ineff1
cheney in the school. vetoed the appropri-
ations for its support for the next two
years. He claimed also that the univer-
sity was fighting him.
Other charges against the governor are
Of a financial nature.
Governor Ferguson's actions were in
vestigated by House committee last
March and though his conduct was CRIT
icized it was held that there was no ba-
sis for impea chment.
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SENATE REJECTS
Continued from Page One)

lis. Those opposing the movement to
increase the rates claimed however, to
have 81 votes certain against any rad
ical proposal and estimated the max
imum strength of the other side at 80
to 35 Another contest promised on the
income section is over an amendment
introduced late today ty Senator
Trammell Of Florida. proposing TO
strike out provisions in the bill lower
ing the exemption from income taxa
ton 10 $1,000 for single persons and
$1,000 for married, and to retain the
present exemptions of $4,000 and $4,000
respectively.
Bigger Contest Saturday
Disposition of the income tax section
tomorrow is hoped for by leaders of
all factions. to clear the way SATURDAY.
to make way for the more spectacular
contest promised in the effort to raise
the levy on war profits
Secretary Tumulty authorized the
statement today that reports that
President Wilson had been supporting
the attacks upon the revised draft of
the tax bill We're absolutely unbound
ed, and the President had been taking
no part in the controversy.
To Make War Unpopular
Charges that those opposed to the war
were attempting to impose upon the pres
ent generation the full burden in an eff
fort to make it as unpopular as possible,
were made by Chairman Simmons of the
finance committee in opposing the La Fol-
lette proposal.
Il charge no man with wrong, he con-
tinued, but l do charge that the inspra
ton for that suggestion finds its genesis
IN hostility to the war with the desire OF
making this war unpopular as possible
IF YOU want to make this bill unpop-
ular with the masses Of the people and
take from them an unfair proportion Of
revenue. adopt the substtute--it places
the burden Of the increase on small in
comes
OF the net increase OF "A per cent. pro-
posed In income surtaxes, Senator Sim
mons said the La Toilette substitute
would take . per cent. of the return from
incomes under $50 0oo
Substitute ingenious Scheme"
7S4ldtO4 w iiiidIIlS, tndt La
Follette's plan would take only a per
cent. of the incomes of the Rockefellers
and the Goulds, charged that the substi-
tute was a. ingenious scheme to light
en- the burden Of the rich and place it on
the poor. He defied La Toilette TO DEM
onstrate that it was not
Senator La Toilette Immediately made
an imprisoned reply, protesting against
questioning the loyalty Of men advocat-
ing the plan.
1T is pretty late for the gentlemen who
agreed to the report of the finance COM
mittee to come before the people of the
country and pose as defenders of the peo-
re having small and moderate incomes"
cried Senator La Toilette. He said the
taxes which the committee proposed to
levy on coffee, tea, sugar, passenger and
freight rates, transportation, second class
mail and the parcel post totalled s4o6,-
$4,000 He added that if his amendments
were adopted all those taxes could be
eliminated
The substitute proposal, Senator La Fol-
lette said in closing. would yield s65s, $50 :
asa. OF this more than 20 per cent. would
come from incomes over $50 ron.
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more conferences among themselves than
usual. Secretaries Lansing, Baker and
McAdoo had a conference and afterward,
when Mr. Lansing was asked If it con-
cerned the Russian situation. he replied
only Incidentally
Late today the Russian embassy still
disclaimed having any advices to throw
light or the situation. 1t was known,
the embassy stated. that the Germans
were we'll equipped for drive at Riga,
because they had the assistance OF naval
forces for their army. The embassy said
IL was without new advices on the mill
tary or political situations.
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GERMAN INTRIGUE
Continued from Page One)

the unofficial Interpretation of the
governments dispatches as relating to
political conditions within the pro-
visional government and probably I'M
dercurrents of German intrigue work
ing for the unseating of Premier
kerensky with either counter-revo-
luton seeking to re-establish the au-
tocracy or the breaking down alto
gether of the provisional government
and resulting chaos.
Whether the official advices deal
with an alarming need for physical
support of new Russia by her allies If
she is to continue in the war in the
face of menacing military situation.
tinued in their refusal to discuss their
advices in any way whatever.
Physical Assistance Needed
Nevertheless it is known that the
quate physical assistance to Russia
has been urged upon the government
by all the members of the American
mission recently returned from Petro-
grad, This has not applied to the
sending of troops, to which a majority
Of the mission is opposed, but to send
ing supplies. and principally trans
port facilities, sorely needed to main
tain the efficiency of the armies at the
front
In explaining the uselessness Of send
ing more troops into Russia. il has been
pointed out that Russias transport facil-
lem of supply the men she already has
on the lines
Uneasiness Is Admitted
American officials frankly admit their
uneasiness over the tenor of the conf
Dental advices They realize that the
pressure upon the provisional govern
ment from the opposition element within
the new republic now further increased
by the Pope's proposal for peace. has
confronted Premier Kerensky witt a
more perplexing task. and the difficulties
are much increased by the threat Of the
country being overrus by the German
military machine while troops anxious to
defend their home soil are helpless for
lack Of means to do so.
Say Riga Menaced
A report was current. although without
any official foundation so far as could
be learned, that the governments advices
related to the German military menace
against Riga. In one quarter the opinion
was expressed that the Germans were
threatening the city and Berlin dispatch
es reporting the presence Of Field Mar
ind in hal
taken to confirm that view. Possibility
of moving the Russian capital from Pet
rograd to Moscow was discussed. but
that has been brought up before when
the purpose was to get away from the
radical elements In Petroerad.
Cabinet ofleers seemed to be holding
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OACH ART SMITH TO
lRAIN FOR AVIATION

MY smith the well known athletic
"ch and trainer. so long at Univer-
' p Maine and later at Colby is TO
=" NJ AVIATION and be a flyer. one
we chaps that really go up and
'hase Germans.
ne was in Bangor last night on his
~ % Harvard College where he will
I'm me Aviation corps and take the
,.hmlnary study course in theory
Gre actually going up" Mr..
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CONSERVE GASOLINE
FOR WAR PURPOSES

New York, Aug. 23.-National automo-
bile organizations have begun their save
gasoline" campaign in an effort to con-
serve the supply for war purposes, 1t was
announced here today by the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce.
The 1900 automobile dealers. 4,Ooo gar
ages and 1900 repair shops in the United
States have been urged to save gasoline
In every possible way.
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GINGER EXTRACT
SOLD FOR ":BOOZE"

Portland, Me, Aug 23-Twenty bottles
containing extract of ginger, found in his
possession by deputy sheriffs. resulted In
John c. Reardon being arraigne1 in the
municipal court this morning He was
charged with having the extract of gin.
ger with The intention of selling it for
tipping purposes a beverage and was
fred 500 and costs and 50 days in jail,
but was placed on probation for one year
by Judge Bates.
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SHUTDOWN or
NORTHWESTERN
LUMBER MILLS

Seattle. vn.. Aug. S.-Announcement
was made today by the organized lumber
manufacturers of continued and virtu-
ally unanimous shutdown of all the Pa
camps for at least four months, or until
after the beginning of 1915
Not Due to Strike
The lumber operators declared that
the shutdown was not due to the strike
which tas seriously affected the lum-
her output for several months but
rather vas the result Of slump in
the market The statement points out
that it is not the intention 70 close
down the shingle mills. The statement
issued by the West Coast Lumbermens
Association also said
j Harry Cosington. federal judge
OF the District Of Columbia. sent here
as President Wilson's personal inves-
tigator of the lumber situation, is in
the state and was in conference with
Coy. Lister Yesterday. Thus far he
has not requested a conference with
any Of the lumber operators. We shall
he glad to meet him at his request and
aid his work in any way possible.
In connection with the strike Of
lumber workers. announcement was
made that tie Seattle Central Labor
Council voted last night to place on
the unfair list September l all lum-
Der mills and camps which refuse to
grant the eight-hour day. Secretary Of
War Baker and President Wilson We're
to De notified by the council Of this
action. it was said. and were to be urg-
ed 70 commander all mills and camps
necessary to supply industrial as we'll
as war orders.
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$4,000 fire LOSS
At SOUTH WINDRAM

Portland, Me, Aug. 2S.-The box FAC
tory of L. c. Andrews at South Wind
ham was totally destroyed BY fire to-
night. The loss on the building and
machinery was about $4,000. Between
$1,000 and $4,000 worth Of lumber in
the building was burned. All the lum-
her in the yard was saved.
Two nearby dwellings caught fire
but the damage was slight. The fire
broke out after the crew had sone
hcme, The cause is unknown. The
property was partially insured.
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WILLING TO ENLIST
.TH|DODEAU RELEASED

Portland. Me. Aug. 2a.-Eli Thibo-
deau. aged IS, Of North Bangor, was
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Chapman today charged
with failing to register for the draft.
He was arrested at Kittery. Thibo-
deau testified that he was at Chesun.
cook lake the day Of registration. and
being a Canadian citizen did not sup
pose he had to register. He said he
was willing to enlist and vas released
on his own recosnizance.
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K!ERENSkY TO PRESIDE
over CONFERENCE.

Petrograd, Aug. 23.-Premier kerensky
will preside over the national council
which is to be held soon at Moscow. The
list of the delegates has not yet been
completed.
The army will be represented by dele
gates from committees at the front and
from other army committees.
No resolutions will be submitted to the
conference for voting.