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Douglas Island news., 1919-11-14
AMONG FLY WHEELS
 OF MOSQUITO FLEET
Bnrthed Here

HN"N NH|"" HHH
 Tho ue J M Colman is tied up at one Of Ono city floats and win perhaps lie there for some timc to como.
 The salvage company has oban- douod its work at tho wreck Of thc Princess Sophia for tho winter, as it was found that the weather iu Lynn Canal was too troacherous Co operate with safety The company had its equipment in shape SO that lt could havo taken a lift at Che unken boat In very short tmc. hu we're afraid thol oyon if they did uft tho boat they might get caught In a storm and lose Che ship before it could Doe taken to shelter
 The four hig scows and Che other me boat Harold c. belonging Go Che company arc lying in Bridget Cove for Che winter in charge Of a crew of men.
 As soon as Che weather begins to get good iu tho spring work win be resumed and officials say that two weeks after Che crew arrives at Che scene of Che wreck. thc Princess so- pbio win be brought to Che surface
 The boats and equipment of Che company were just a few weeks too late In arriving here from Che South thIs ian. and old-tmcrs Iu Che sec- tion who are familiar with Lynn Canal have predicted for some timo that work would have to be aban- doned for this year.
 Some papers published in Che in- tcrior have printed Che rumor chat tho company raised Che wreck Co the surface and lost it again This rumor was untrue
 Soon Ready
 Work of installing Che new crank shaft ou the Emma. belonging to Capt. Tom Ness. has been almost completed. It is thought that Che boat win soon be in commission
Douglas Island news., 1919-11-14
Soon Ready

Work Of installing Che now crank shaft ou the Emma. belonging To Capt Tom Ness. has been almost completed. lt Is thought that Che boat win soon bc iu commission
Douglas Island news., 1919-11-14

Piano for rent rhouella. jme"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
HEAVY RANSOM
Demanded for Release
L. S. Consular Agent
Kidnapped AZ 7uepia, Mexico. by
Three Masked 5annits - Mexican
GcVft. PROMISES All AIc Possible
70 Effect His Release

Washington. Oct William O Jsn-
kIns. American consular agent a. Puso-
"a. Mexico, WAS kidnapped by -hree
masked bandits last FRIDAY al SuepiA
anu Is being held 1or sl5USo ransom.
the state department Was advised to0av-
The American embassy on inquiry has
been informed pv The Mexican foreign
Office thai the government would lake
all possible steps 10 effect the liberation
o. Jenkins. The American embassy mas
been authorized 70 detail q member OF
its staff Pueoia 70 assist II obtain
ing the agent release
The dispatch rece-ved by the depart
ment quotes the Mexico City newspaper
Excelsior as reporting that the ban
dts er-rered a actory owned py Jen-
kinE. gagged and tied the warchman.
forced the safe and robbed * Of 51.ea
pesos and then took Jenkins away with
hem The bandits are reported 10 have
toiu Mrs jenkins that they were rebels
and woulf hold her husband 1or go 90
pesos ransom The said that Jenkins
would not be harmed If there was no
acIempf 10 pursue the abducrurs. An
American business associate of Jenkins
has Confirmed the newspaper story
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
SIGNS FOOD ACT
President Is Gradually
Resuning Duties
Passes One Of Best Nights Since
Illness 5eean-Attencs = Other
Minor Business-May Study and
Pass an Dry Enforcement Bill
To-Day

Washington. Oct. :..-H-eslden-
Wilson was permitted again today ID
transact some public business. After
what his physicians dictated as one
Of the best nights ne has mad sin g
his illness began, ne signed rhe
amendments 10 the food control act
providing penalties for boarding AM
proireering n food and clothing am
three other measures of minor i'm
por-anca-
Tomorrow the prohibition enforce
ment bill will be returned ID the
White House by the Department If
Justice with an opinion as 10 IT'S con-
sIirunonaliry ana II Is expected that
If the President shows no II effects
from his work yesterday and roday
he viii De allowed ID study the Opin
ion. and pass on the bill. He mas ur-
I'll miiulgtI Of October IS 70 act De-
fore the Measure becomes a law witt
out his signature.
The Presidents physicians an
nounced today that MS temperature.
pulse and respiration continued nor
ma and that his digestion was more
Continues on Page -Coi. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
Farmers Neglect
Parcel Post Boon
Say \. E. POstmasters

fGcN iuSNcE. =. l.. &c New Eng
land postmaster gathered mere III their
-8lh annua4 convention TO-DAY. agreed
ina farmers were NOT taking tuL ad-
vanta-e - he parcel post system fur
The sale OF GOOD products DISCUSSIONS
on this anG other topics relating Ii
mail service largely occupied me morn
ing anC -~tsrnoou Sessions
Among those taking a prominent par
in this discussions were ". Z Hurley
Of Boston. 2. j. Here-n OF Paw-uck.r.
! ii Hoa- Of FAN River, =. p Cav
anaugh Of WoonsDcket. j r EeRly Of
o-cester. VI. O. Eaggsrty nf North
Adams. Mass N T CrunIn Of law.
renee ana 7. 2 CostnIlo OF Springfield
The convention will conclude with a
banquet tonight al which the addresses
viii be nIaue by -ourth Assistant Post
master General John / Blaksiee. Post
master Sel< Of ST. Louis president Of
the National PostmHsters Association
United SHES Senator Ger-v. Lieut.
Gov san Souci and Mayor Gamer
Dr.. Edward F Carroll. postmaster "
Providence, was reelected president of
The Postmasrers Association Of New
a. the convention here this Aft
e-noon- c NJ Richardson Of Water
vile. Maine, was reelected secrsrs-v
and treasurer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
DEMAND PROOF
Of Charges Made by
Senator Watson
Composed OF 5oisnev,sts snc Ar
arcnIsts-Oecisre II PART Of Pack
ers' Propaganda

washington. Oct --P-oof Of me
Indiana, MAJ me Fedora Trade com
mission is q hotDed Of noisnevlsm. sed'-
hon and anarchy, was challenged o
day ny ne COMMISSION.
In d forrna. statement i charged Sen
ator WATSON wit having relations with
ne chicago nsa- packers and declared
ma his allegations agaInst ne commits
ta-e Of tne packers against me CON
mission and ne department OF Justice,
with me purpose Of SUFFERING JUS
-lcs''
The commission further alleged ma
II was not q coincidence ma the
employees attacked by Senator Watson
were those VINO mad been summoned -
testify in The case against The packers
which the department Of Justice son1
IS TO present 70 federal grand Jury IN
Chiragn.
AS the witnesses a. 2 aD0uI % enter
he grand Jury room. said ne COM
IT ssiun. there Is everv effort 10 dls-
credit them
Declaring tna- while Lhev themselves
had stood man attack. ssc-ar and pup
lie ne commissioners SAID -nev woll ]
oe dereAct IN their duty If they should
let pass unchaIlenged the false. OUT
-aeeous and despicaDi assault" made
upon members o. their STAFF whose
only offense is that tnev have Stood
steadtast III the performance Of their
duty, unner constant na-asEment. re-
sisting caJoriories offers of ernplpymen.
and attempted sediuiuns
A the time the commission state
merit was mace punIfc Senator Watson
was informing the senate tnat none Of
Continued on PAGE Col. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
Give WARNING
Rail Workers Prepar-
ed for Finish Fight
Il Demands Are Net Met Previous
e Turning Sack Of aoacs % H-i-
Vate Scnt-ni-Fatiure &c Reduce
-Sr Prices Wouic Near Adj
ticna Demands

Washington. Oct e..-Eailroad en-
with the railroad adrninIs-ra non for
increased wages, tune and a half
overtime and improved working con-
Gil lions before the government sur
lenders rh- roads ~ private control.
UnUIslakaDie notice 10 tins effect
aas been served by Timothy Snaa. Of
me Firemen. appearing befure the
ooa-d Of ra-lway wages ana working
conditions
II orr demands 1nr living wage
should not ne mel when The lime ap-
proacnes Tor turning back the rail-
roads 70 their private owners" Mr..
Shea said. IT T-s-!nonv which be-
came public t1uIEr- we shall de-
r1and as q condition precedent u tbe
change the realization Of che 1unca-
mental rights II labor. rne LIVING
wage, the A-hour day IN ali federal
couc-olled roads. Tine and one na-f
for overtime. and other principles 70
which rne government pledged y
self during the war. which nave now
been made d par of the treaty Of
peace and which 50 far the railroad
administration has never fulfilled.
While M Shea was appearing on
behalf Of the firernen only, u has
been recognized generally thai wage
increases for any one class Of rail-
road employees means an advance for
all 10 MAINTAIN equality between .ns
workers furthermore. MIR. Shea sane
ne anticipated that the failure Of rne
government : efforts Ia T-duCe the
cost II living. which ne frankly *
pressed wouid make necessary ad-
vRnces in pay for all workers and
predicted rnaI by Nov !, me wage
board would be forged 70 consider
further requests for genera Increas-
es" from railroad employees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23

Revised and Adopted
by Foreign Relations
includes Provision Tha2 the Senate
Quairfications Nnst De Acnerter
by Three OF oeissr Grsar Powers
Before Treaty Ratification Be-
comes Effective

Washington, Oct. s2Re-opening Ks
consideration Of the peace treaty the
Senate foreign relations committee
today adopted ten revised reser~a-
lions. including a provision that the
Senate qualification must be accept
ed BY three Of the other great pow
ers before the treaty ratification be
comes effective.
Among them was a new proposal
which administration senator's de-
cia-ed would break down the ego
n0rric boycott feature Of rne league
Of Nations covenant anu a rsserva-
ton on article ten differing only IN
the transportation Of one phrase from
that which President Wilson has an
nounced ne would treat as q rejec-
tion of the treaty.
The ten reservations were part nf a
list presented by Chairman Lodge
and declared ny the Republican lead
ers TO represent a compromise behind
which a majority of the Senate IS
pledged to stand. The admiuistra-
lion members Of the committee. head
ed by Democratic leader Hirchcoca,
tried in vain 20 secure modification
Of the majority proposals and thea
voted soiidly against all Of them.
Showing for the first time. however.
willingness to include reservations
OF an iEferpretirIve character IN the
~. tftirarIf,p resolutiun Sannfor Fitch
Continues on paos Col. q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
Immediate End
LOngshoremen's
Strike Unlikely

N@W y ORR Oct THE END NJ the
lnnEshOremen g strike which If tyinr
up ms port searned far distan. ta-
night when Representatives. ef II e
the y View 7 0rk locals. meeting WIZ,
The committee IN Cancellation nj
which Mayor Hyla- Is head. repu-
-diated the award Of the national al
Jusr;nent committee and submitted
demands for 3 an hour and s. an
hour for overtime
Mayor Hyian announced he would
present The men : demands 10 the
heads Of the stee. companies IN
volved N the strike
Tonight meeting served as a eli
max TO the disappninrmerts Of those
VINO had hoped To see the strikers
back on their JOBS today Among
these were T. Z. O'Connor. president
Of the International Longshoremen :
Association, VINO yesterday pro
nouncad the unauthorized strike.
officially" ended. and who today en-
deavored 70 ger The men 70 return.
Not man reported for work on
the chief trans-A tlanric piers. In
some cases whore men reported II
coast WISE docks. leaders Of the In
te''nat10nal Union declared they had
been attacked by RADICALS" and I'M
able 70 work because of inadequate
police protection
Before ronigh1's meeting. represent
taL1Tes Of various Locals held an in
dependent meeting al which speakers
urged impeachment oe NJ. O'Con-
nor because their International lend
er had CHARGED the strike had been
tnst4gated by L " VS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
SUGAR EASIER
Limited Amount Now
in Sight in n. E.
Bay State Chairman OF Comm's
SION on Necessities OF Life Says
Enough 70 Allow - Least Three
Pounds a Month 10 Eacn Person
Until June 7st

Boston Oct 1.-The sugar sI-
uation does not look 70 ne parclcu-
larry alarming. II me present pl'DE-
pect Is realized and no interruption
IN delivery and refining Is expert
enced. BriEadier General John Il.
Sheroourne. chairman OF the state
commission On necessarIes Of life.
sair II starsment tonight.
There should be a distribution I'd
the retail trade" be saIG- so That
every man. woman anc enid, VIII
nave about three POUNDS nf sugar
a month. possibly little more. t-um
now until June !"
The question OF tar and equal
distribution" he SAID, depends II
large parr upon the cooperation Of
the public. Three pounds Of sugar
per capita Is ample tor rne ordinary
individual and no apprecIable deprl-
vatlon viii be felt Z however. the
PUBLIC rush INTO the market, AZ mas
been done II the last TwO months
and buy large Quantities 10 hold n
their 1aprries MANY people. VINO. per
haps are not SO torehandeG. viii 20
without
'Eve--v effort Is gong 10 be made
10 see unat any Cpius sugar, should
any exist saauid be applied II the
proper place. and the discovery of
any hoardln.- or 1rrf1reerinE II sugar
will pc punished as severely as the
law viii permit
The prospec; fOr the canning year
ls still indefinite. bu- the new CROP
seems boUnrifuI. This COMMUNITY Is
already assured OF 4 supply begin
ming January.
Retail grocers are warned II e1-
acting a fixed amount Of purchase
Of other groceries with sugar they
may be doing a very gruss injury 10
the poor people and that some other
method OF identifying the nonRf1de
customer may well De substituted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
Big Periodicals
Being Printed
Outside New York

New York. Oct @E.-SuDtiSne-s VINO
suspended operations as The result of
the lockout and strike IN the local
printing industry were invited To con-
slider plans for the publication Of their
periodicals outside New York CITY ii
a statement issued tonight by John
ADAMS Thayer. secreta-v of the New
York publishers comnittoe- Mr.
-haver's statement followed a meeting
yesterday of a committee representing
publishers OF periodicals and trade pa
pers a. which such action was endorsed
Mir. ThRver said -hac employing
printers throughout the country have
offered their services for the printing
of such publications as me employing
printers OF New York are unable u
issue owing 10 the strike The New
York publishers are advised To take No
the mater with r1e printers with wtlor-
they have contracts. vino. the state
msur Saws. have promised every as
sisrance
Many periodicals. are rsmpo-a-ilv be-
ing published IN other cities II was an
nounced tonight by ne publicity commit
ties of employing printers. which sai5
Life was being printed IN Boston. EouE..
and Garden IN Harrisburg. Pa ann
Leslie s. Judge. Cosmopolitan, Harper <
Bazaar and Good Housekeeping IN Chi
caEo.
William Green chairman NJ the Iapo-
committee Of the Printers League eT-
planned in statement That the decision
Of varlous periodicals and trade paper
To resume publication does not mean
that the work is IN oe done rv the Sc
cessipnist orcssmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
Gompers Dramatic

Withdrawal Of the labor group
was announced by Samuel Gompers
president Of the American Fedora
non Of Labor after dramatic
speech. II came only a few hours
after Secretary Lane. II an ettor- to
prevent what many from almost the
first had regarded as the inevitable
had read a letter IN which Presi-
dent Wilson. Gictaclnr from his sick
bec. appealed for harmony II the
conference and for the final work
ing our Of q program of industrial
peace.
Representa- ives OF labor Gid NOT
JOIN n the applause which greeted
cerIzeC as most unfortunate" a mo
ton by john Spar-gn, Of the public
group. that each group pledge the
President II would make every eff
fort 10 accomplish the work Tor
which the conference WAS called. The
motion was withdrawn and the con-
ference recessed SO that labor group
could meet 10 determine lis future
course.
When the conference convened N
the afternoon the labor group pro
posed the following resolution:
The right IF wage ea-ne-s 10 or
game without discrimination. 10 Dar-
gam collectively. 70 ne represented bv
represent atives of their own choosing
IN negotiations and adjustments VIII
employers IN respect 20 wages, hours
Of labor and relations and conditions
o. employment. Is recognized"
Under suspension OF me Jules. the
resolution immediately was brought -
d scussInn and vote. the labor and rub
lie groups uniting IT its supper Gn the
rnil call. The me- lorIcv against The res
oIurion n me capita. group was one
vote but uuder the conference rules
this majority was sufficient 70 defea.
the resolution.
With tn announcement Of rne -es1I-
NJ GomDers tod the conference IN.
resolution mad Deer rejected without
right or reason. rejected on grounds SO
firnsy cha; che men sitting III the en-
piovers group will have difficulty IN
explaining their action 10 their fellows
in the wu-id
You have defearad the labor group
IN Us declaration. declared the veteran
labor leader hut we will meet YOU
again n conference. and when We 40
meet YOU there you will De glad 70 taIg
collective bargaining
81 have sung NJ swan song IT -his
conference Iou have by your action
iegislated us out OF the gathering. We
have moth lg further TO say and it rs
with a feeling Of regret that we are not
able 20 remain longer Our chief regret
is the defeat Of every fair proposition
on our pat The die is cast; We can
not -emain longer
Representatives Of the fnur railroad
Continued on Page Col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
Werner Horn Says
German Govt. to
Blame for His Act

Montreal. y. E. Oct. 22-werner
7orn claimed immunity before a
magistrate today from punishment
~ Canada for Gynamiting the In
irrational bridge al ST. CrolZ. y. 3.
7RyIng served a sentence N the
nIted States fer illegally trans
7n--ing dynamite. ne asserted that
ne blowing I'd of the bridge was an
az Tor which the German govern
nenr was responsible as ne was an
oficer Of the German army.
: admit everything ne said.
Jur IT the enemy land 7 am acting
- { German officer under the pro-
-sc-Ion Of the German flag with the
ms Of German regiment. On the
.usrIcan SIDE I am responsible for
importing unla wfully dynamite
NO ! an punished for this. but OF
cs Canadian size my government
az responsibie-Ir was IN war
= war time"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
" age Increase Pro-
posal of Labor Sec
rotary Ignored De-
mands for 30-Hour
W eek Final Con-
ference Today in Eff
fort to Reconcile the
Factions

Washington 0c-. 22.-while com
nl--ees representing miners and op-
orators. meeting n d fnal effort 10
avert the strike Of half d million SOFT
coal miners set for November !. were
on the verge tonight Of parting com
pary Tor good. Secretary OF Labor
Wilson held them together. over
night al least, with a wage increase
proposal mat ignored unaon demands
for d 3D-hour week.
There was every assurance that
the operators would accepr Il ana
every indication that II would be re-
JecIed bodily by the miners.
When the joint conference ad-
JOurned until O'clock roIrorrUw If
ernoon Il was with rne understand
ing that the TWO groups would meet
then and rnahe fornai answer 20 The
proposal after separate consideration.
Refusal Of the miners ID accept viii
bring The conference u 4 close and
force government officials % resort
ID other means To prevent the clos
ing Of the mines with me first ap-
proach Of winter.
Secretary Wilson's offer, which
prevented actual disruption CO rne
proceedings, set forth the cas= as
follows.
THAI wages be Increased a. The
expiration of the present contract II
an amount equal 10 the difference
between increases N wages received
by mine workers since July, 1914. and
the increase II the cost Of living
since that date
That the increase ne effective from
the teI-4----l ion OF re present a--ee-
ment until March 81, 1920
Thai on these conditions the
strike order be Withdrawn and thai
t-41 miners continue al work on these
terms; that negotiations be entered
INTO al the usual tlr-e for making the
new scale effective after March g.
1870"
The silence that . SvAiiec du-rr-
the reading of rhe terms on wnirh
-,lr- " ilson hoped 70 settle the strike
was promptly broken by QUICK de-
r-and from jon L Lewis. president
OF the United Mine Workers of Am
trlca, that the secretary explain what
ne meant N the opening Da-ag-apa OF
MS Statement concerning "e1p.ra-
non Of Inc present contract"
The secretary. bearing IN mind
mat this was one Of the principal
-S@i7-~-- III 1-sr1''4 I'D II would De
4 matter Tor negol.aCl2C The min
ers nave con-ended thai the war
time wage agreement under which
they have been working ended win
The aETntstIce, while operators argue
thai Il VIII hoid until peace is form
ally declared by ratification OF the
treaty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
Group Representing Wage Farmers
Turned Down in Final Effort
to Obtain Right Of COL
|eCtive Bargaining
Majority Vote Of One in Capital Group Sufficient
TO Defeat Resolution deaf Ear TO Presidential
Appeal for Harmony Capital and Public Dele
gates TO Resume Conference Tday--Nexi Move.
Rests With Chief Executive

Washington, Oct 22x-Labor Withdrew from the Ma
ona Industrial Conference tonight after It's final effort to
obtain adoption Of collective bargaining resolution had
been defeated by the Of ority of the capital coup
Although the representatives Of both public CAD
IIa announced their intention Of remaining the confer
ence the next the effort industrial peace
TO the country evidently rested with President wilson
Mr. Lane will make personal report of the situation
TO the President but neither leaders conference
ornclas generally would prediction as to what
course M. Wilson would take
Meantime the conference viii called together tonor-
usual.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-23
RIOTERS AGAIN STORM Theatre
SECOND PRODUCTION GERMAN
OPERA ONE OF MOB may DIE

was broken bricks and bottles spe
through the an
Defeated, the attacking marty de-
parted To get reirforremenls A few
minutes later they -eappea-ed- heR j.
ed by d norDr truck containing near
~ two score men
The truck dashed through the po-
hce lines and proceeded about .
block before i was met by d squad
Of mounted police The officers
charged into the truck and attacked
us occupants. TWO Of the lat-ar-a
soldier and sailor-were Inju-el
one SO severely that the ambulance
surgeon VINO attended MIN espresso
Continued or Page Col. ~