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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
WAGE INCREASE ALL
MAINE COTTON MILLS
TAKE EFFECT, OCT. 29

Lewiston, Ne. Oct Ia-It was learned
here tonight from what is believed 70 be
an authoritative source that an increase
in wages in all OF the cotton mills in
Maine would go into effect on Monday,
Oct %. The amount Of increase was not
definitely stated, but it is understood It
will be approximately 10 per cent
The rev schedule will affect over sno0
operatives in Lewiston. 1t win be the
third. increase granted in the Lewiston
cotton mills during the present year. The
total advance in wages here since Jan l.
1915. amounts to over so per cent,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19

Washington, Oct 1s.-Food Admin
istrator Hoover gave notice to the pub
lie tonight that the corner has been
turned in high food prices and that
most Of the essential commodities
should continue to show reductions be-
tween now and the end Of the year. At
the same time lie pointed out that re-
tail prices are not going down in ac-
cord with wholesale reductions, and
intimated that the consumer himself
might correct this by bringing proper
pressure to bear.
To aid the public in dealing with re-
tailers who continue to eXtort war
profits, the food administration now is
collecting wholesale prices Of all
staples in roo cities and soon will be-
gin publishing them weekly for COM
parison with the retail of the grocers
Cannot Control Small Retailers
Without further authority from
Congress. Mr. Hoover said, the govern
ment is powerless to control retailers.
except those doing business Of more
than 100000 a year
He did not care to discuss the ques-
tion Of whether Congress would be
asked to extend his authority, saying
he wanted to give the retailer chance
first
AS an illustration Of how the price
to the consumer is keeping up state
ment issued by the. administration
said the millers' price for first pat
ent -four in jute bags ranges from $40
to s1t7o, but the average retail price
is s1s17, or, the administrator says,
from 81 so to 81 more than the whole
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19

Although the amount reported as raised
yesterday was slightly less than that o.
the preceding day. the number of persons
whose fifts made up the days reports
vas well above the number obtained on
the opening day OF the movement.
That Augusta cannot afford 70 lower its
record Of being d city that never has
failed in supporting a worthy cause is
the spirit which anmates the workers,
to whom has been entrusted the task Of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
SOLDIERS PAST AND
PRESENT AT VICKSBURG

Vicksburg, Miss, Oct. 1s.-Soldiers Of
the past and present-regulars of the
United States army and veterans Of
the Union and Confederacy-marche
here today With Daughters of the Con-
federacy. Boy Scouts and patriotic or
CARNATIONS in parade featuring the
National Memorial reunion Of the Blue
and the Gray.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19

conserving for the city one of its most
necessary institutions
The workers Yesterday at the fourth
rally heard an inspirational address by
the Rev. Father Thomas J. Nelligan. who
urged redoubled efforts on their part IN
effectively presenting the institutions ap-
peal so that the hand on the campaign
clock may be pushed rapidly to it's des-
Continued on Page 11-Colunr 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
DR.. COOK, 10 OTHERS
WERE TO Be SLAIN IN
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INDIAN REVOLUTION

Chicago, Oct 1s.-Dr. Frederick A
Cook, the Arctic explorer. and a crew Of
10 sailor. were among those marked for
assassination by the leaders directing the
alleged plot to foment revolution in
India to embarrass Great Britain during
the war. according TO testimony given by
sakupa Chatteri;, a Hindu priest. in
Judge Landis' court at today's session of
the trial of Gustav H. Jacobsen, wealthy
Chicago real estate dealer, and his three
co-1efendants, charged with the conspir-
acy. Wholesale murder and the kidnap-
ping Of numerous persons was part Of the
program outlined, the witness testified.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
BEGIN INCREASING HOSPITAL
FUND GIFTS TO REACH GOAL

Workers Carry Total to S33,157 and Are Graft
fled by Continued Response of Public - They
Begin Hard Drive Today to Raise $4,000
Daily and Are Confident Augusta Will N o
Let Hospital Be Closed Through Lack of Sup
port-Almost 1000 Already Have Given to the
Fund-Many Make Second Gifts
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
New England Governors
Senators and Congressman
Urge Relief Coal Situation

Boston. oct. ls.-The national fuel
administrator and the priority board
were urged to relieve promptly the Sc
-ious coal shortage in New England
rravely affecting important war con
tracts in resolutions adopted today by
conference here of New England
rovernors. senators. congressman and
public safety committees.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19

sale figures warrants. Sugar should
sell from to 1-2 cents a pound in
spite Of the present temporary short
age. as the wholesale figures have not
advanced.
Now that it is all oyer, Mr.. Hoover
said, it may be admitted that in Sep
tomher the country faced serious
shortage Of -four and New York City
at che time was down to A SO hours
supply. Virtually the same condition
prevailed at Philadelphia and other
consuming centers.
Statement Of Hoover
The administrators statement fol-
lows:
The food administration considers
that, subject to cooperation from the
farmers and the retailers. the corner
has now been turned in high prices.
and that most of the essential COM
modities should one after another con-
tinue to show reductions between now
and the end of the year. The food ad-
ministration has no control of either
the grower or his organizations. nor
of the great majority of retailers The
foundations have been laid for regula-
ton Of the intermediate trades, and
where these regulations have come
into force and the trades are co-operat-
ing finely, considerable results are
evident in the wholesale prices.
Wheat and Flour Prices
The current prices at which -four is
being sold at the mill door in jute bags
vary somewhat with the locality and
freight charges on wheat, Toledo show
ing the lowest prices at SO for first
patent and 500 for second patent, the
highest ching Buffalo at s1os0 for first
patent and s1O.70 for second patents;
Minneapolis being s10.60 for first pat
ent and s1046 for second patent. This
shows a large reduction under August
prices.
The average retail prices on first
patents in 1876 cities on Oct 13 was
s1377, or from $50 to 81 per barrel
higher than is warranted by the price
being made by the millers. In other
Continued or Page 5-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19

Boston, Oct. 1S.-Liberty Loan subscrip-
tions reported by banks in this city in 81
hours ending at O'Clock this morning
amounted to :,o7sc, roo, according to the
announcement Of the New England loau
committee tonight. This brought the
city's total up to s43,514.noo while the
grand total Of the First Federal Reserve
Distri- It was Sis 3SJ ,nrn Totals for some
of the cities included in the committees
tabuIadon were: New Bedford Sc, s94 900
Ean River 81, ,43s,ooo. Lowell 1ss7ooo
Manchester. \. H, s56q,ooo; Bangor, Me-
s47c,ooo. Lawrence sss20oo.
Additional Subscriptions
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. Of
this city subscribed today to s4n0 0C0 this
not being included in the days Ia bulation.
The New England Telephone Co. which
had already taken $4,000, guaranteed a
subscription Of $3.50 000 more
Reports from the campaign by trades
committees among Industries showed sue
cess attending the efforts Of tine canvass
ers On the first day Of the drive at the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
CORNER IS TURNED IN HIGH
FOOD PRICES SAYS HOOVER

Essential Commodities Should One A t e An
other Show Continued Reductions B e tw n
Now and End of Year-Co-operation of Farm
ers and Retailers Needed to Benefit Consumer
Retail Prices Not Yet Lowered to Conform
to Wholesale Reduction
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
PROSECUTION
For Intimidation AS to
Liberty Loan
Depostors Who Threaten to Withdraw
from Banks that Subscribe TO Loan
"oisIoyaI and Traitorous," Says Nc.
Adoo

Washington. Oct. 1s.-Secretary Nc
Adoo today issued a statement re-
questng bankers to report the names
Of any persons attempting to intimi-
date them in making subscriptions to
the Liberty Loan and promising that
prosecutions to the full extent Of the
law would follow.
Threats Of Withdrawals
The secretary's statement was
prompted by reports from various
parts of the country that depositors
have threatened banks with with
drawals If they subscribed to the loan.
1t follows:
From several sections of the coun-
try bankers have reported to me that
some Of their customers have threat
ened to withdraw deposits IL their
banks subscribed to the Liberty Loan.
Such attempts at intimidation are
made by disloyal and traitorous per
sons and are serious offenses against
Continued on Page SCol. s.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
Resolutions Offered

The resolutions which were read b,
Senator Lodge said
"Whereas the New England states
are now face TO face with a serious
shortage OF coal which, unless rene
died, will soon cause not only a Sc
we're reduction nf industrial produc-
ton. grarely affecting important war
contracts, hut may lead to an arrest Of
manufacturing as we'll as cause suf
ferins among the people.
Therefore be it resolved that this
conference will do all in its power to
aid the fuel administrator of the
United states and the Priority Board
in their earnest efforts 10 perform the
difficult and responsible duties with
which they are charged and would
respectfully urge upon their attention
the peril Of the coal situation in New
England earnestly request the fuel ad-
ministrator and the Priority Board to
do AL in their power to give to New
England as soon as possible the neces-
sarv and most urgent relief in regard
70 coal demanded by present condi-
uons
Importance Of New England
of this state. who presided. pointed out
the Importance of New England to the
successful prosecution of the war
New England. he said. produces one
seventh Of all the manufactured goods IN
the United States. II is the center of the
textile Industry. 1t Is the center of the
boo; and shoe industry. II is a large rub
ber manufacturing center. l, has a great
number ~ establishments devoted to the
manufacture OF the finer classes of iron,
steel and metal goods, tools, implements.
machines. ammunition, explosives, etc.
The Importance OF New England's manu-
sactures 70 the successful prosecution OF
the war is readily apparent.
In the meantime. he pointed out AL
though the port Of Boston is the third
largest sea port in the western hemisphere,
according TO federal statisticians. the vast
volume OF manufactured goods for the
Allies and for the American forces at the
from, is being shipped out through New
York. large part OF the ports shipping
facilities, its three fully developed rail-
road wharf terminals. its state-owned
pier. the largest mercantile pier in the
world. and its numerous private wharves,
are lying iAle. he said.
Tic governor assorted that with
Boston l. hours nearer Europe than
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-19
Revealed in Manila

This part of the plot ChatterIi said was
revealed to him in Manila by George Paul
Boehm. one Of the defendants.
"Boehm said that he had planned to
kill Capt. Cook and hts crew. who were
making an expedition in the vicinity OF
the Himalaya mountains said the wit
ness. "Roehm was TO assume the name
of Capt. Cook and the other men in our
party We're to assume the names of the
other sailors who were to be killed.
protested. 1t was Boehm's plan to go
through India under the guise Of an ex-
plorer and foment a revolution among
the natives against Great Britain"
The witness came to this country in
1919 to study Journalism but later was in
duced to take part in the alleged plot
by Heramba Lal Pupta, one Of the de-
PENDANTS.
On cross-examination Chatteri admit
ted he had been imprisoned for six
months in solitary confinement IN India
before he confessed and was brought
here.
An Alleged Confession
Captain Thomas J. Tunney Of the neu-
tralty bureau of investiga ton Of the
New York police department testified 20
an alleged confession made to him by
Gup.a, March 10, 1917
"He told me that Capt. Won Papen. the
military attache Of the German embassy
in the United States, paid him between
$500 and $1,000 in a suite Of offices in
lower Broadway" said Capt. Tunney.
! He said he received the money in six or
seven payments and It was to be used in
making a trip to the Orient. He said
later ne went TO China and Japan and
purchased firearms and ammunition for
use in the revolution in India. Gupta
told me that Won Papen said he would
buy additional firearms and ammunition
in the United States and ship 1t 70 the
Orient by way Of the south seas. Gupta
told me he returned TO this country in
June. 1916 after having been followed b.
detectives all over China ann Japan. He
said that while In Japan he was given
protection on one occasion IN the home of
a high public oficiai."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21

not tried TO put anything over on the
city by his connection with the realty
companies that sold the sites to the
city. Mr.. Bullock declared The facts
showed otherwise.
Assistant District Attorney Black. in
charge Of the checking up OF the Bull
lo,k charges, assured Mr.. Reynolds that
Mr.. Bullock was there merely for the
purpose of assisting him in following
the intricate trail of the ownership OF
the sites before their purchase IN 1913.
Mr.. Bullock suggested some OF the
three hundred or more questions that
were put to Mr.. Reynolds. That didn't
release the witness, who promised TO
return in a few days with information
which he did not have handy yesterday.
District Attorney Swami said that
until he gets q report on the entire
matter covering a period of FIVE years
he could not predict wheth n they
would he referred to n grand jury or
the contents merely made public. lie
intimated that the subject matter was
of such importance that the taxpayers
of the city ought to be acquainted
with it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
How Cocchi Escaped
Told in Kin's Letter
Slayer Said He Had No Fear
of Police, Who Were
His Friends

Further light on the ease with which
Alfredo Cocchi, the murderer of Ruth
Cruger, made his escape from the city
was received by Assistant District At
torney Alfred J. Talley yesterday. 1t
came in 4 letter to Mrs. Cocchi from
her brother-in-law, Aldo Barontini. Of
Remolos, Italy, 20 whom Cocchi went as
soon as he reached that country
Barontini says that Cocchi told him
he had no fear OF the immediate dis
covery of the murder because the po-
lice were his friends. Cocchi, accord
ing to Baroatini, said he had remained
for two days with Father Gaspar Mo-
retti at the Charlton Street Mission.
Then an automobile called for him and
ne was taken to the North River, where
there was rowboat waiting which
took him to q British steamer lying
in the harbcr.
The letter was turned over by Mrs.
Cocchi 10 her attorney, Aaron Marcus.
who in turn gave it to the District
Attorney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
II Hurt in Collision
On Colonial Express
Electric Engine Crashes Into
Train at Switch in Long
Island City

An electric engine lacking into the
Sunnysde yards of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in Long Island City yesterday
to couple on to the Colonial Express
bumped into that aristocrat among
trains so heartily that eleven persons
were injured and three cars damaged.
The only person seriously hurt was
John Gibson. negro waiter. lie was
internally injured and was taken 10
Bellevue Hospital.
The passengers wfo were nurt we're
Cornelius B. McCrelis, of New Bruins
wick. n. j., president Of the McTale
Rubber Company, of West Haven,
Conn; Thomas W. McNslly. of Bridge
port. Conn; Sidney Boldt, of 200 North
Hampton Street, Boston; Carl Dixon,
of 2247 Seventh Avenue: Max Grant. OF
1906 Orinoco Avenue. Cleveland; Ro-
sario Carrot, of 40 East lOlst Street,
and Mary Coberman, of Chester, Penn.
They were treated by New York Hos
pital surgeons in the emergency hos
pital at the Pennsylvania Station.
Reaching the Sunnyside yards about
o'clock from Boston, the Colonial
stopped for the electric engine which
hauls it under the East River and half
of Manhattan 10 the Pennsylvania Sta
tion and then under the other half of
Manhattan and the North River to Jer-
sey City. j. j. Graham, driver Of the
electric engine. misunderstood signals
and misjudged his distance. it is said.
HIS engine crashed into the buffet
car. driving its platform flush into the
end of the car and damaging the plat
forms of the two cars behind it, The
other six cars suffered only severe
tolt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
Mother Fails to Save Boys
Dives Into Westchester Creek
in Effort to Rescue 2 Lads

William Farrell, thirteen, of 1872
East l77th street, TheBronX, and Rob-
ert Fairbrother, eleven, of 1872 Nc
Graw avenue, West Chester, were
drowned in a hole in Pugsley Creek,
West Chester, yesterday afternoon, but
mob until Mrs. Katherine Fairbrother
the mother Of the younger boy, had
made a desperate effort 70 save their
lives, nearly losing her own in so
doing
The boys, who had been wading in
the creek. were playing with ball.
The tide had made a whirlpool at one
point and the boys stepped into it.
Mrs. Fairbrother heard their calls, and
as they grabbed each other and sank
from sight. she Owed after them. She
caught each by the hair and tried TO
drag them out, but had to let go when
she found herself sinking.
Peter Quinn, of 1872 East l72d
street, and George Unger, of 1862
West Chester avenue, heard the wom-
ans cries and rescued her.
The boys bodies were afterward re-
covered by the police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
2 Indicted on Story
Of Consuelo La Rue
Blackmail Charged Against
Man and Woman in Alleged
White Slave Ring

Attended by a nurse and a physi-
clan from the Polytechnic Hospital, Con-
suelo La Rue. the young woman who
claims to have advised Mrs. Grace
Humiston to keep digging" in the
Cocchi cellar for the body of Ruth
Cruger, was taken into the grand jury
room yesterday on a.wheel chair. For
two hours she gave testimony about
the workings of a band of white slavers
and blackmailers that she declared had
tried TO make her their stool pigeon
from the time she came here from Ha-
vana last January until June is, when
she jumped out of the wir,ioS of her
home. at 2l5 West Eight Street. to
escape two mel. As a result Of her
testimony. corroborated by other wit
nesses, indictments charging blackmail
were returned against a man and a
woman.
According 20 the story she related to
Magistrate Groehl and Mrs. Humiston
before she testified before the grand
jury, she came TO New York in COM
pany with Mrs. Catherine Evans"
whom she met on shipboard. The
woman induced her TO 60 TO the Hotel
McAlpin, where she afterward intro
duced her TO her brother, who. she said,
went by the name of Count Mesa"
The indictments were fled with
Judge Mulqueen, in General Sessions,
and bench warrants were issued for the
arrest OF the defendants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
81 Killed, 1855 Hurt
By Autos During July
Speed Violations Increase, Is
Offenders Getting Jail
Sentences

Fifty-four persons were killed and
1856 injured by automobiles during
the month of July, according to the re-
port on traffic violations for that
month, made to Chief Magistrate Nc
Adoo by Chief Statistician Charles
Strong. This compares with fifty-four
deaths and 1889 injuries for the pre-
ceding month.
There were 1927 speed violations in
the greater city during July, as
against .096 in June. Brooklyn. as in
the month of June, led all boroughs in
the number of speed violators. 504 ar
rests being made. In Queens $40 speed
violations were reported; Manhattan
had 247 cases, Richmond l0l, and The
Bronx reported only siXty-five vio-
lators.
The greatest number of deaths from
automobile accidents occurred in Man
haitian, twenty-five beng killed. either
By being run down or by accidents TO
the machines in which they were rid
ing. In Brooklyn there were fifteen
fatalities, in The Bronx nine. in Queens
three. and in Richmond one.
OF the l,227 speed violators brought
before the magistrates during July
forty-eight were acquitted, 95l fined,
203 received SUSPENDED sentences and
twenty-five were sent TO jail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
LSpeclal Correspondencel

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2O.-The better
class Of idlers--the gentlemen of lei
sure-were the first to register to-day
when the compulsory work law went
into effect. Few tramps and derelects
responded, and Director Malone, with
the assistance Of the police, will pro-
coed TO round them up. A number of
them left town yesterday and to-day.
Only thirty-one men registered the
first day, and twenty-nine of these,
when questioned as to what work, such
as canning, making roads or farming,
they preferred, frankly declared they
preferred not to work at all. Most Of
these will be put to work on roads.
Under the compulsory work act, all
able bodied Maryland men between the
ages of eighteen and fifty who are
unemployed must register in city or
county, unless they are students--in
which classes men learning trades are
included-or unless they are tempora-
rily out of work because OF differences
with their employers.
Reports from the county towns do
not show much greater progress in
drafting idlors than was made in Bal
tlmore.
Some of the clubmen registered
Charles Boone, who makes his home at
the exclusive Maryland Club, was the
first clubman to register. Occupation
he put down as retired" but he men
toned that he had put in many years
Of hard work in Baltimore's business
world. He could not handle a plough,
he said, but sit would maybe reduce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
Land Purchase
Inquiry Political,
Says Reynolds

William II. Reynolds, whose connec-
ton with the sale Of the Rockayay and
Drcamland Park sites TO the. city is
under investigation, called on District
Attorney Swami yesterday 70 postpone
tho investigation until after the city
election on the ground that it was
based on political motives. He said the
fact that William Bullock. director Of
the Bureau Of City Inquiry and author
Of the charges, was present In the
District Attorneys Office when he WAS
called there 10 be questioned was proof
Of the political aspects Of the probe.
Mr. Bullock presence was proof that
10 and Mr. Reynolds evidently aren't
oil the best % terms, judging from the
-cbocs Of loud dialogue that occurred
te'Wccn them while they were ciOfcted
!r the Office Of Assistant District At.
t1.ncy KilTOc, where the examination
Of Mr. Reynolds Vns being held. The
.oiccE ~ The tWo men could easily be
fonrd out in The corridors. but The
resonant, basso Of Nr Reynolds quite
9otdid ~ 81 the mildcr Mr. Bullock
HSVN ynolds insisted that he had