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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-20
PLAN SPEEDING
CONTINUED from Page One)

bate under the Senate rules is in
prospect.
Emergency immigration legislation
passed last week by the House, is
to be taken up Tuesday by the Sem
ate immigration Committee, which
is expected to arrange for hearings
after the holidays.
Another House bill. that proposing
repeal of general war laws, will be
before the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee tomorrow for initial action. The
committee will hold hearings Tues
day on a bill by Senator France, Re-
publican, Maryland, for relief of per-
sons convicted for violating the Es-
pionage laws.
Important information regarding
national finances, including taxation,
bond liquidations and tariff, is ex-
pected from Secretary Houston of the
Treasury Department, Thursday
when he appears before the Senate
Finance Committee to discuss the
House bill for adjustment of COM
pensation for former service men.
Renewal of inquiry into coal and
housing conditions is planned by the
reconstruction committee headed by
Senator Calder, Republican. New
York. Several important witnesses
are being sought for testimony re-
garding coal prices.
Further testimony regarding cable
landings in the United States and
cable conditions abroad in which this
nation is interested is to be taken
up during the week by the Inter-
state Commerce Subcommittee in
charge of Senator Kellogg of Mime
sofa, Republican.
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HARDING CALLERS
Express Their Views Regarding
Association of Nations

Marion. Ohio. Dec. 1s-President-elect
Harding heard suggestions for his asso-
citation of nations plan from widely
divergent viewpoints today in a success
sion conference with Senator Harry s.
New of Indiana; Senator James A.
Reed Of Missouri. and DIR. Nicholas
Murray Butler. president Of Columbia
University.
Each indicated that he thought the
President-elect was working along
hopeful lines but each had his own
idea of what should. be made the basis
and form of any international agree
ment to promote peace.
Another caller today was Harry NJ
Daugherty who is one Of the President
Elects most trusted advisers in the
construction of his administration. 1t
it understood that both Mr. Daugherty
and Senator New talked with Mr. Hard
ing about cabinet appointments and
will hold a longer conference on the
subject tomorrow. Senator James
Wadsworth of New York, also will
make a Sunday call at the Harding
home and is expected to tell the Presi-
dent-elect his views on foreign rela-
tions and various domestic questions.
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WINSLOW
Nelson 7. MacCriIIis

Nelson T. MacCrillis, aged SO years,
passed away Saturday at 6 A. NJ,
al his home on East Birch street. He
had been in poor health for a num-
Der of years, and has gradually failed
since the death of his son, Norman.
in March. 1918, while in the service.
Mr. MacCrillis was born in Skowhe-
gan. where he passed his early life.
coming. to Winslow when a young
man. He married Miss Carolyn
Southland of this town on Aug. %.
1870. She passed away in 1908. Mr..
MacCrillis was a cabinetmaker and
was employed many years by the
Caffrey Company and later by Red
ington & Company of Waterville. He
is survived by son, Charles F.
MacCrillis, who resided with him,
and daughter, Mrs. John Fardy of
Wateryille. The funeral services will
De held at the late home this Mon
day. afternoon, at o'clock. Rev. o.
f.. Barnard. pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, will fficiate. The burial
will be in the family lot at Fort Hill
cemetery
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NON-POLITICAL
Continued from Page One)

litical structure he might be inclined
to add in the perfection of his plan.
The president-elect's only extended
conference on the league today was
with Senator Wadsworth of New York,
a reservation Republican in the Yer
sailles treaty fight, who advises that
any peace league to be fostered by
the coming administration be builded
about an international court rather
than about a mutual political guaran-
tee like that of Article X. Mr. Wads-
worth said he was confident that de-
tails could be worked out and a codi-
fication on international law accom-
plished which would be acceptable to
most of the nations of the world.
The New York senator declared that
diplomatic negotiations toward such
an organization might be completed
and the entire peace muddle cleared
up within three or four months after
President Harding takes office.
He suggested that an international
conference on the subject in Wash
ington might well follow the prelimi-
nary negotiations.
AS chairman of the Senate military
committee, Senator Wadsworth also
discussed various questions of army
policy with Mr.. Harding, including
the 12.e00 army appointments and pro-
motions submitted to the present SEN
ate by President Wilson for confirma-
ton. He said afterwards that no
conclusions were reached at the con-
ference and indicated that the presi-
dents nominations would be permit
ted to take the usual course of such
recommendations in Senate pro-
cedure.
Besides Senator Wadsworth, Pres
ident-elect Harding's guests during
the day included two of his most
trusted advisers on administration
policies. Senator New of Indiana and
Harry NJ Daugherty of Columbus. 1t
is understood that among other things
cabinet selections were talked over at
some length.
Mr.. Harding also conferred with G..
I. Stone of Boston. representing the
Associated Industries, and with del
egation of Irish-American leaders in
Guiding P. H. O'Donnell of Chicago.
John j.. Leahy of st. Louise and J. p.
O'Mahoney of Indianapolis. They
came to express opposition to mem
bership in the Versailles league and
to tender support of Mr. Harding's
plan for an association of nations so
far as he has publicly outlined 1T.
During the coming week several
more men of national prominence, in
Guiding former President Taft, are to
talk with the DreSident-eIecf about
world peace plans. Mr.. Taft. for
years associated with the movement
for an international court and during
the treaty fight an advocate Of rati-
fication, is expected here Thursday.
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Adjutant. Craig of the local branch
of the Salvation Army stated Satur-
day that the street collections of the
army are better than ever this year.
incidentally she spoke of the fact that
il was three years ago the 18th of this
month that she and Capt. Swan, who
died two years ago at the post of duty.
came to this city. and that she felt
very grateful for what the people of
Watervilic have done for the army.
The army now has fine property on
Temple street, with a comparatively
small mortgage on it and this is the
only city in the State that has made
such thing possible. Adjutant Craig
during her stay here has enjoyed the
confidence and esteem Of the public.
which has perhaps. had some part IN
the success of the Salvation ARMY
here, and the willingness of the people
to give. because they know it goes in
TO capable hands.
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No Word Missing
Naval AerOnauts

New York. Dec. 19.-No reports
from the three naval aeronauts who
left the Rockaway, N. Y. naval sta
ton last Monday afternoon in a free
balloon had been received at the sta
ton up to 8 o'clock tonight, an elapsed
time since departure of $50 hours.
Ithaca, N. Y, Dec. l9.-The an
pearance over the village Of Stephen
town. y. Y, last Tuesday night Of two
lights. apparent attached to an object
floating in the air and believed by
them to be the missing naval balloon
A-559s. was reported here today by
c. H. Royce and A. +. Gustafson,
members of the faculty of the State
College Of Agriculture at Corneey Uni
versity.
The village is near Troy and a short
distance from the New York-Massa-
chusetts border Professor Gustafson
said he believed he saw the ropes Of
the balloon. and both expressed the
opinion 1t was headed in the direction
of the Berkshires.
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tionment which will be made at this
session for the next Congress and
which is planned to add IS new House
members in the next Congress.
For many years the Republicans
have threatened to reduce the south
ern House representation. Bill after
bill has been introduced for this pur-
pose but none Of these measures have
ever come to vote on either House or
Senate floors.
Declaring that the negro, has no
franchise IN the south. and basing
their right to reduce the number of
southern House members the Repub-
licans backing the Tinkham bill cite
the Fourteenth Amendment of the
Constitution. This amendment pro-
vides that when the right to vote Ia
denied any of the inhabitants of a
state, or in any way abridged. the
basis of representation in the House
the number of disfranchised citizens
shall bear to the whole number of cit
liens in such state.
Republican leaders in Congress fig
ure that if this amendment was strict
ly enforced the south would lose about
so of its House members.
Under the re-apportionment bill,
now pending to increase the size of
the House in accordance with the il
creased population of the whole coun-
thy as shown by the census just taken.
the following southern states would
receive additional House members:
Texas. 8: North Caroline, 2; and one
each additional for Alamaba, Arki1-
sas. Georgia. Maryland, New Mexico.
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia, total of IA New House
members from the southern states
Under the proposed new apportion-
ment one House member would repre-
sent 21S,979 population. The Repub-
lican claim that many of the southern
House members, under the new and
present apportionment. because OF the
disfranchisement of the negro. actual
ly now and in the future would repre-
sent only about 175.000 populat ton
In some southern states the actual
number Of population represented
with the negro not voting, would be
more than 115,000, and in some Of the
states from that section even less, as
in the case of Alabama and Missis-
sippi where the black man cannot
participate in political affairs. In
Maryland the negro votes generally
and there would be small if any ex-
cuse for attempting to reduce the
number of House members from that
state.
Despite The Tinkham bill and oil the
agitation to reduce southern House
representation, that has been going
on for many years. it is predicted by
Congressional leaders. not only Demo
Gratis but Republicans as we'll. that
Congress will not reduce the numbef
of southern House members because
the negro is disfranchised. There will
be much talk later,about the plan but
nothing will come Of it.
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READFTELD
LOCAL NOTICE

c. p. Hannaford & Son the up-io-
date druggists at Winthrop have
just received another large shipment
of Victor Talking Machines ana
Records for the holiday trade. II
you are contemplating purchasing
Victor Record for an Xmas gift. bet
ter drop in and select yours at once
and don't forget that they have me
largest display of Holiday Goods III
town such as Eastman Cameras
Waterman's Fountain Pens fane!
boxes of stationery. Apollo and Lag
gets Chocolates, dressing cases
dolls and games. Come in ana s~
now we'll they can fill your AmaS
wants declsdSt
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KRUPP EARNINGS
DURING YEAR PAST

Essen, Germany. Dec. 1e-The gross
surplus for the fiscal year of 1920 for
the great Krupp works, the first year
the plant has been on a purely peace
basis since 1914. was 159, 900. 900 marks,
according to a report submitted TO
the board of directors. This amour.
the report shows. did not include
15, coo, 600 marks struck off for the cx-
penses of converting war machinery
TO peace time purposes. The direc-
tors decided that the surplus should
be devoted to certifying the COM
pany's position" The amount of 49,
Coz coo marks of the net profits re-
manned after the directors had voted
various sums for purchas's intended
&c strengthen the organization, in
Guiding 100000 marks for welfare
work and workmen's homes for 4
rortion of the $4,000 employ IS.
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any one of which, he said. would not
have allowed the opportunity for az
curing car so easily to have slipped
by him.
But continued the stranger. you
have done me a good turn. and now
I'll do one for you with little advice.
Be careful who you take into your car
on the road hereafter. I'm telling you
that the country is full Of men. JUS
looking for a chance like this to get
car and probably some money too.
should say. when in doubt as to what
to do. just put on more power ard SAIL
right by. before you give yourself the
chance to think of stopping and tax
ing In the stranger that you may hap
pen to run across"
They soon after arrived in Bangor.
and after procuring some food. the
salesman took his passenger out to
Northern Maine Junction, where upon
the latters departure, he once more
advised against being too kind 20
strangers met along the road.
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UnenpIovment Increases

/ Boston, Dec. 1S.-A petition for an
appropriation by the state of $4,000
coo to relieve unemployment in Mass
achusetts during the winter and pro-
viding also for the suspension tenn
porarily of civil service restrictions on
additional employees in municipal
public works departments was filed
with the legislature today by Wendell!
P. Thore. The petition was accom-
panied by a bill by Representative
John J. Carey of Boston which carries
all emergency preamble.
The division of statistics of the
state department of labor and indus
tries today issued report announcing
that unemployment in Massachusetts
had increased from 1913 per cent. on
Oct. to rs per cent. Dec. Is. Estim-
ates by the department of the per-
centage unemployed in several indus
tries follow.
State 25. building 5, boot and shoe
IS. textiles 49,, transportation 7, iron
and steel II, printing Is.
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Boston Gangster's Warning to
Friendly Bangor Traveller

The experience Of a travelling man
returning recently to this city by auto
mobile from down Hancock county
was one which would furnish fine ma
terial for movie scenario. but as an
event Of real life was doubly thrilling,
relates the Bangor Commercial.
Leaving Ellsworth about $50 O'Clock
In the evening he proceeded on his way
toward. Bangor and had reached
point few miles this side of Ellsworth
Falls. when he noticed a man walking
along at the side of the road in the
same direction he was going. AS soon
as he had approached him. the autoist
stopped and invited the man to accom-
pany him. The stranger at once ac-
cepted, got into the car and the way
was continued. The travelling man no.
ticed that his passenger was quite de-
Gently dressed, but without an over
coat. Conversation was started and
the man related some of his story. say
ing that he had been working with a
crew. cutting pulp wood near Whitney
vile, in Washington county, but had
tired Of his job and was on his way to
Boston, He continued that he had rid
den freight train as far as Ellsworth,
but had been discovered by some Of
the trainmen and forced to quit the
freight at that city He was planning
to walk to Bangor and thence to North
ern Maine Junction to attempt an
other freight trip to Boston.
During this conversation they had
covered some few miles. and had
reached part of the road. which leads
through the woods without the slight
est sign Of house or any habitation.
Noticing the small kits, which were on
the floor of the car, the man asked the
driver If he was travelling man, and
upon the latter's reply in the affirma-
tive, he then asked him IL he usually
collected accounts and carried the mon
ey with him. The salesman said that
it was not his business to handle ac-
counts and consequently did not do
any collecting of bills. Suddenly the
man asked IL ne were in the habit Of
inviting everyone. that he met along
the road. to get in and ride along with
him. Upon the drivers replying tibet
he had always done so. the man said
that he considered it an unwise policy.
Just think" he said, ''how easily
could put you away with, this. and
looking down the salesman saw that
he held large automatic In his hand.
''Or while you are sitting there at
the wheel. using both hands. and bota
feet and your eyes conferred upon the
road ahead, one tap behind the ear
with this would lay you out" and in
his other hand he had dangerous
looking blackjack,
The man then put his weapons back
in his pocket and finished the story,
which he had commenced some time
before. He related that he was the
member of gang in Boston. which
had ''struck It hot at the hands Of
the police and he had left tire CITY,
coming to Maine with the idea of 60
ing into the woods in his mind. He
saw an advertisement for pulp wood
cutters at Whitneyville. and went 10
that town. but after shor. hit of ex-
perience. decided that walking was
better than working. He had decided
to return to Boston and mis- gang,
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Hundreds Perish
Continued from PAGE One)

the village and set to work to rescue
any suffers who still may be alive in
the ruins.
More than 10000 people inhabit little
villages along the eastern Andean
slope and as reports continue TO add
to the long list of casualties appre-
hension is felt that the final figures
will be very high. Rescue parties
have been sent out from Mendoza,
but details from the scene Of the
disaster are meaTe, as telephone and
telegraph wires are badly disorgan-
lied.
The earth movement during the tn
NOR was from the northwest Il
south east and a number of small
shocks followed the principal con-
cussion.
The latest reports from Mendoza
said that the shock at Tresportenas
had assumed the proportion of ca
tastrophe. Three relief trains have
been rushed to the town from which
thirty dead and as many dying have
been brought out. At Costa de Ar.
AUTO. which was virtually isolated.
another shock of the most violent
character occurred at eight O'Clock
this morning. The death list was in
creased by these reports to 81 50
far counted in Costa de Araujo, with
so seriously injured.
At La Vale terrible scenes were
witnessed. The relief work was most
difficult, owing to the condition Of
the roads, which had been broken
up and covered with water. The
church there was laid in ruins ani
the municipal buildings walls were
cracked and the structure was likely
to fall at any moment. The seisnos-
graph at the Mendoza Institute Pc
corded three shocks on Friday, the
first beginning at P. N. 1t was
sudden and violent one without the
slight movements usually preCedin-
This lasted fifteen seconds. The se.-
ond movement lasted FIVE seconds
and the third, ten seconds. The VI
brations with lesser shocks continued
for thirty minutes afterwards.
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Capt. l. E. Thomas,
Co. G's Commander,
Amounted Major

Capt. Irwin z. Thomas, commander
of Company G. National Guard. Of this
city. has received the honor of an APP
pointment by Governor Milliken to the
rank Of major and is receiving the
we'll deserved recognition of hts efforts.
Capt. Thomas was one of the origi-
nal men of Company II of this city. en-
listing, as a private on May II. 1908.
when the company was reorganized.
He was made sergeant by Capt. e.
IL. Besse of the company and in the
following year was made regimental
coldY sergeant. Later. when the Office
was created. he was appointed bat
TALON cuartermaster and commissary
with the rank of. second lieutenant.
aud served ON the staff of Major Cen
erai George Mel. Presson, afterwards
adjutant general for six years. and
was then placed on the retired list.
In the spring of 1918, during the
organization of the Third Maine In
fantry, Lieut.. Thomas was selected
to complete the organization of the
local company. and when the company
was mustered in in May of that year
he WIS elected captain. which position
he has filled until the recent appoint
ment to his present higher rank.
Major Thomas has been one of the
leading officers in the regiment. He
has shown great efficiency in the
handling Of his men and is good dis
eiplinarian and has the interest of his
company and the regiment at heart.
He is also an expert rifieman and went
TO Camp Perry. o.. short time ago
as one of the officers at the State rifle
team. Major Thomas is member of
the Masons and the Modern Wood
men and is letter carrier pn the
postod:cc force. He is a popular man
with both his fratcrnal and business
associates and his appointment is
CRAFTY ing to them as well as to him
self.
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GREET WIDOW

ing to this country of not apna.-
on the platform.
In the crowd that gathered a. ;.
station to welcome the party was
large delegation of uniformed sar,;.
men. who formed the guard OF hors
for the parade. The enthusiasm, vi,a
which the women were greeted
in marked contrast to the soIer,,,..'
Of the procession that followed nrN
Boston streets several weeks ago W
three hearses draped in memor,, -
the Irish hunger-strikers who diea ~
prison. ="
An engrossed parchment weIconi,.
her to Boston was presented TO NJ
MacSwiney by the Irish county n.
sociations.
Like Joan of Arc" it said. "vo.
bring to America Ireland's mess..-
Of faith in God and the righteousnas.
OF Ireland's cause. and in the sri~..
of Crusaders we follow you to vi,na..
the Sunrise Of .Ireland's liberty 49,
visible through the sacrifices ~ b.,
devoted sons and daughters
In expressing her thanks for 49,
Mrs. MacSwiney said she had a.
| pated her visit to Massachuse,,z -
cause she knew this state has 49,.
and again answered the call OF J,sra"s
| for aid"
Miss MacSwiney at the evening ,,s..
ing reiterated her previous pleas :,
America to return to the ideals n, -.
World War" and to help the caus. =.
| Irish freedom. Speaking of the rial.
OF colonial troops in the America,
! revolution she said:
I'VE have our Valley Forge sa,,,.
| us this winter. Not only the sol5;.,s
but the women and children will su-..
! severely. You are to be asked TO mali
a great and mighty effort to see thu,
they have food and money 10 ZEE,
them from the starvation that Err
land intends.
"Ninety-orA per cent. of us in r..
land today are for the Irish repub;ir
! That is, we were 81 per cent. ybe-
1 left Cork and / firmly believe the
Black and Tans have converted the %.
, mainder since
| Cardinal O'Connell was represen,e; =,
the meeting by Rev. F. J. Hallorsn E,
| Wakefield. who said that 1.-THE cardinal
! stands today where he has been stand.
! ing since his first great utterance On
this question. He stands unequivo
cally and uncompronisingly for the at.
solute independence of Ireland
| John F. Harrigan of Worcester
state president of the American Asso.
citation for the recognition OF the IRISH
4 republic, who presided at the meeting
announced that the membership Of ,h4
organization in Massachusetts WIS a.
/ ready $4,000 In assailng ALLEGED
/ British propaganda in this country.
! Mr.. Harrigan said:
! '"Theer are also propagandists In the
| pulpits and in some Boston pulpits TOO,
| They are in the pay of the British gov
| eminent and are taking the pay q
their flocks right here in this city
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MURDER CHARGES
Continued from Pa6e One,

culpaoie or may be implicated in the
unspeakable affair Wednesday night
is being continued by my instruc-
TONS" said the governor general.
Action will be taken according to
circumstances as they develop. The
sedition charges We're made to hold
the soldiers pending a more serious
accusation"
The Official report of the riot as
serted a Filipino constabulary officer
was the leader of the soldiers who
participated in the shooting, but Brig
adler General Rafael Crane. chief of
the constabulary. declared no officer
was engaged in the affair
phe mother, wife and sister-in-la
of Policarpio. one of the FYlipinos
killed, dropped dead of heart trouble
on hearing of the outbreak.