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New Britain herald., 1920-10-28
RAL oBLIGATIoNs.-

storcstinS. in tho light of hntn, to consider tho talk |obfigat tions" when consider b x of tho League of Na- bnant. The first exposition publican party would make that tho clause in the kct makes 1t necessary for |d mon to light in foreign
 was shown. with some |t treaties wore not bigger Constitution, that our great
 that Congress must de-
 before men were sent to .is is undoubtedly so. 1t Is
 now by evon tho most bit- . opponents. whereupon n was followed.
 slarantee to respect the ter |tegrity of all nations in the
 the opponents. You will man. whoever he Is as a tive to the League assem- if tho assembly votes for
 thereby obligate Congress
 war under your moral ob- say the takers now. They nore the fact that tho coun- hot declare war but recom- at action he taken against Ing nation. which, of course an war. and they represent Kress Ia in honor bound tC lar.
 fearS ago. now, the hiehes
 nnr land. President Wilson Europe to represent us in | f nations 10 try and agree irnft for n LeaEue whicl kurs the peace of nations her representatives were II pcil. reprsrcntins lands tha
 uore war.torn than wc. thu
New Britain herald., 1920-10-28

In this treaty fight Borah is bitter-ender.
 Shall the Treaty go down in history unwept, unhonored and unread?
 Gasoline: A product of refined pe- troleum and refined brigandage.
 Silence may mean absence of fric- tion in a motor. but not in a Bryan.
 No doubt Lenine's gleeful para phrase has it: Over the Alps dies Italy.
 Apparently baseball hasn't lost prestige by the washing of dirty Sox in public.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-28

Socrates sniffed the cup, "Is this regular hemlock?" he asked, "Or some more of this darned wood al- cohol."
New Britain herald., 1920-10-28
SILENCE.

V about to be released from rr 10 years of silence. He hbitual criminal. Another
 whom he had connded he first convict's plan to tho warden of the prison. tho confiding convict did Now ho will bo free.
 is no question. of the hlity of s,lcnco under oer- Instances. Men and women too much arc sure to~say hcr that they arc sorry for or things that are not ab- rrect. For both.
 rose silence. a spirit of pS othors lost those others at their remarks. and the breeding brings terri
 A man or woman under 1itions would be much as would bo if. q century ago. 6n its progress. All tho evils me would still exist; none kwreaa that has been made |e como. Tho world would af a standstill, or the world duaily but surely become
 worse in tho vast scheme d person. With no outlet oahcrs to speak to them. ns would brood over their Infs. would soc affairs in nxfnx light of thetr own ouid intonsify thcir rcal or ongz magnify their real or p~znRr.
 Sd plan needs communica- VI peings arc made so that bmmunication in necessary development. Without a
 Of souls thore would be W ideas. thero would bo no of errow.
 htfuI person is silent often; puEhtfui porson who is not
 his thoughts is always pmmunScste thoir results mas in contact with n mind |mprohcrd thom. An evii- |rson Is often. silent His lo not bear light and he Conatnnt dwelling on such onvincos him. not having othor than that which his xivos, that he Is right and Id ia wrong.
 5 honestly believes that he |vorod something that will , Is only too anxious to give
 of that discovery to the
 who has discovered somo- believes will benefit him.
 disadvantagc of others Is hat subject.
 tual criminal. silent for ton bo freed. It is to bo hoped, khat he will become q useful fast. If he does 1t will not years of silence that makes
New Britain herald., 1920-10-28
BoRAH'S SPEECH.

It was suggested in these columns that all New Britain people should hear Senator Borah,s speech. It was hoped and expected that he would dis cuss the League of Nations. He did.
 Now those who heard him may feel that they have listened to the last word against the League, presented in the strongest way possible by "the greatest platform speaker in the country today" as Senator Borah was characterized last night by presiding officer Andrew J. Sloper.
 Opponents of the League should be willing to stand or fall on tho effect of Senator Borah's speech. Probably they arc. The mans personality dominated tho huge audience gathered at Fox's | theatcr the moment he stepped upon | the stage. The audience, in which there was a big scattering of women but consisted mainly of serious-faced. earnest men. wanted to kr ow. longed | to hear all about the plan that has been formed to perpetratc peace. \ Members of that audience may feel assured that they will be startled by no moro objections to tho League, | presented In a no more convincing | manner. than were made last night. What was the effect? Men and | women left the hall run of admira. ton for ability of Senator Boraf to argue a case. They had been at tracted. almost hypnotized by hi personality. They had been affected b! his declaration that the result of tn, league would be that they woult elect q man as our representative or
 the League Council. who, behin'
 closed doors. sitting with the diplo
 mats who formed the league council
 could help send their boys to fight an'
 perhaps die in the defense of a piec
 of real estate belonging to other na
 tions.
 But many of them did not believ
 what the eloquent Senator had saiC
 Many noted that basic facts were use |
 to today. would not justify the cor
 clusions he reached. Many note
 that. reading from the record of tn
 appearance of the Committee on Fol
 eiEn Relations before the Presiden
 Senator Borah did not say that in President replied Yes to Senate
 Borah's question at that time, whic , presented hts one man, behind close , doors. sending their sons to wal
 theory. This. despite the fact that | | did read from the record that th . President had replied "Yes'' to auei a tions of other members of the con e mittee concerning the ability of tn , one man our representative in tf | League--to bind cogress to a nor, n obligation.
 f Moreover many lett the theat, t wondering why n me whole worl
New Britain herald., 1920-10-28
MEMORIAL TRUSTEES TO MEET

There will be. a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the New Britain War Memorial Association at the Mayors office Friday, Nov. 5, at o'clock. The ways and means of swell ing the cash on hand will be discussed
New Britain herald., 1920-10-28

MT. and Mrs. E. J. Skinner motored to Northfield, Vt, last Saturday to visit their son, who is a student at MI. Hermon school.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-28
FACTS AND FANCES
  By ROBERT CULLEN .

The higher cos of campaigning gives new meaning to the politicians s reference to the "dear" people.
 A good party man never knows at night what great principle he will be required to believe in next morning. 
 Our efforts to relieve the Near East are doomed to failure unless some thing can be done to lower the price of booze.
 The Japanese press seems confident that America's proverbial kindness will eventually persuade her to with draw from California.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-28

How cheering it is to see a four dollar pair of shoes marked down from twenty dollars to seventeen ninety eight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
ONLY FAIR PROFIT BEING MADE BY
MERCHANTS OF CAPITAL CITY-.BIG
CITY CENTERS DIFFER FROM LOCAL
ONLY FAIR PROFITS

The people of Augusta should not
be led by the recent reports of the
wave of price reductions in mems
and women's clothing that has hit
the west and some of the larger cit
les into thinking that the bottom has
dropped out of the market and that
cut price sales and lower prices will
hit Augusta in the immediate fut-
ure. A Journal representative called
yesterday on all the leading Angus
ia merchants in women's and mems
clothing and household furnishings
to secure their. opinions regarding
what prices would prevail here in
their lines for summer, fall and
winter.
1t was the unanimous opinion and
statement Of those interviewed that
prices would certainly not be lower,
that some prices might remain sta
tionary, but that in general, prices
would be higher next fall and win
ter than they We're this spring.
These merchants have bought and
are buying new merchandise for fall
and winter and without exception
state that in nearly every line they
have had to pay more for the goods
Continued on Page 5-CoI. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
Campaign Expense
Probe Authorized
Without Whimper

Washington. Ma" 2O-The Senate to-
day authorized an investigation Of pre-
convention campaign expenses and
pledges of presidential candidates in the
Republican and Democratic parties. Not
a word was spoken or a vote cast
against the proposal.
Senator Borah, Republican. Idaho, au-
thor of the resolution demanding the
inquiry, who reiterated charges Of ex-
cessive expenditure and pledging of po-
litical patronage brought against can
didates, was on the alert for debate in
calling up the measure. but no senator
on either side of the chamber wanted to
talk on it.
Senator Calder, Republican, New
York, for the contingent expense COM
mittee, where the resolution went for
consideration, reported it out at SEN
ator Borah's request, and no roll call
was sought on it's passage.
The Borah resolution was specific in
demanding that the side going into al
legged expenditures and sources of con-
tributions the inquiry should seek in
formation upon the use of any other
means of influence, including the prom.
Use or use Of patronage in the endeavor
20 obtain delegates to the national con.
ventions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
Price Cutting Continues
In Central and West States

Chicago, May 20.-While the continued
spread of the price-cutting wave was
noted in central and far western states
today, Chicago bankers expressed sat
isfaction with the financial situation,
one man declaring that the liquidation
of stocks by merchants would greatly
aid in bringing credit back to normal
In connection with the reductions, Ne
braska women were asked today by
that states fair price commissioner to
notify their merchants that they would
not pay higher prices for clothing next
fall. The commissioner, who is Mrs.
c. o. Ryan of Omaha, declared that the
recent price-cutting developments had
shown women their power
Action to aid in the campaign against
the cost of living was taken at st. Louis
in resolutions adopted by the conven-
ton of the International Association of
Garment Manufacturers. pledging its
members to manufacture and sell gar
ments OF the lowest possible price. Ac-
cording to survey taken by the Cleve-
land. manufacturers association Of the
Cleveland garment industry, prices of
women's wearing apparel will go no
higher unless, it was stated, labor and
material costs are advanced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
Bay State Youth
Wins Prize for Best
Republican Platform

New York, May 20-Awarlf OF the
Walker Blaine Beale prizes aggre-
eating $4,000 for the best republican
platforms. offered by Truxton Beale
former United States minister to
Persia in memory Of his son. who
as an aviator lost his life in the war
was announced today.
The winners are: Carl Smith Jos.
Ign, Springfield, Mass, Harvard Uni
versity: Howard B. Wilson, Phila-
delphia, University of Pennsylvania
and w. P. Smith, Ann Arhor, Univer-
sity of Michigan. The judges were
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, Presi-
dent of Columbia University; former
United States Senator Albert j. Bev-
eridge and David Jayne Hill.
The contest, which was open to
Republicans not over Is years old
was designated primarily to inter-
est young voters in National affairs
and to obtain from them an express
sion Of their views concerning public
policies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
Sec. Daniels Faces
Quizzing of Senate
Committee Today

Washington. May 20-Cross-exam
ination Of Secretary Daniels will be-
gin tomorrow before the Senate
committee investigating the conduct
Of the war by the Navy Department.
Mr.. Daniels concluded today reading
his prepared statement in reply to
Rear Admiral Sims charges, which
he declared had been fully refuted
by the testimony of brother officers.
The members Of . the general
board, as shown by their testimony,
were ten to one against Admiral
Sims and would have been eleven to
one had Admiral Gleaves. command
er Of the Asiatic fleet, testified, the
secretary said.
Mr.. Daniels replied particularly to-
day to the charge made by Captain
Palmer, former chief Of navigation,
that he delayed efforts to increase
the navy's personnel before the war
and discouraged the naval reserve.
He denied fatty having discouraged
the reserve, but explained that he
did order enrollments in class four
stopped when conditions became such
- to approach "a public scandal"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
Indiana Convention
Democrats Running
in Smooth Fashion

indianapolis, Ind, May 0.-Although
several political precedents were broken.
the business of the Democratic state
convention moved with clocklike pre-
cision today. Keynote addresses Of Vice.
President Thomas R.. Marshall and
Claude G.. Bowers Of Fort Wayne had
been heard, delegates at large to the
national convention had been named. a
platform adopted and a complete state
ticket nominated when adjournment sine
die was taken at go o'clock.
For the first time in the history Of,
Indiana woman, Miss Adelaide Steele
Baylor Of Indianapolis. was given a.
place on the state ticket Of either Of the
two major parties. Miss Baylor was
nominated as the candidate for super
intendent Of public instruction.
The name Of Woodrow Wilson was
cheered every time it was mentioned
and his administration vas strongly en-
dorsed. A demand was made for the
ratification of the peace treaty and the
League Of Nations.
An attempt to stampede the conven-
ton for an endorsement Of Vice Pres
ident Marshall for the presidential NOM
ination at San Francisco was checked
by Mr.. Marshall himself, who said: At
do not seek the nomination for Presi-
dent"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
CARAVANS SLANT

Washington, May 20-Regardless
of the spreading wave of price re-
auctions, Assistant Attorney General
Garvin announced tonight that the
government efforts at hunting down
profiteering merchants through in
vestigation of profits made by in
dividual stores had been extended to
more than a score of cities. Tactics
employed bY the flying squadron
of the department of justice in New
York were being employed, he said,
in the larger cities from coast to
coast.
While Mr.. Garvin said he was
gratified at the price drop reported
in nearly every community and did
not believe the department de
served too much Of the credit" he
would not endorse claims of some
merchants that they were actuated
by patriotic motives.
That stuff is the purest bum
combe," Mr.. Garvan said. IF they
are patriotic now, where was their
patriotism a year ago when prices
We're going up and up and-inci-
dentally, those fellows were making
more and more money.
There are three things respon-
sible for this clamor Of merchants
to get on the band wagon of falling
prices. The women Of the country
have stopped buying articles at ex-
orbitant prices, the market has
broken, something which could not
be avoided, and a lot of people saw
indictments for profteering coming.
l say that few if any of the mer-
chants We're sure that the depart
ment's agents were not at the mo-
ment gathering evidence in their
stores. They simply saw the light"
Mr.. Caravan said the women and
the press of the country had formed
combination to break the power
Of the profteer and believed they
had succeeded. While the downward
trend may not continue as rapidly
as it now appears, Mr.. Garvan' said
he believed the peak had been passed
and that "a general recession had set
in which might go long way to-
ward re-establishing a normal con-
dition." But he explained normal
must not be construed to mean pre-
war price levels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
WOOL. FALTERS
At British Auctions in
Boston
Drop of 10 to 20 Per Cent. Registered
in Sales-Buyers Declare Period of
High Prices Now Passed - More
Offerings Today

Boston, May 20--The price of wool
slumped today, break of from 10 to
20 per cent. occurring at the auction
sales conducted here under the
auspices Of the British government.
Only seven mills took part in the
bidding and but 80 per cent. of the
Wool offered for sale was disposed Of
Buyers were agreed that the peak
of high prices for wool had passed.
According to the Commercial Bullet
in. an authoritive organization of
the world industry in this country,
the drop in prices reflected cancella-
ton of orders for goods, delays in
transportation and declines in the
Liverpool and London markets for
raw wool. go.
Manufacturers Representatives told
of the return of goods to the mills in
many cases, principally woolens; of
cancellation of other orders now ~
the looms, and of consequent cur
tailments already under way. Some
plants have discontinued overtime
work, others have suspended night
operations and a few were said to
have reduced work to four or five
days a week. 1t was stated, how
ever, that radical curtailment or
shut down of plants was not consid-
eredimminent.
The sales at which today's break in
prices occurred were the first of a
two day auction, the fifth to be con-
Quoted in this country by the Brit
ish government and announced as
the last. The woods offered aggre-
gated 1860 bales, mostly merinos
and other fine grades. Only $500
bales were sold, these chiefly to six
mills.
Because of the irregularity of
prices at an auction, the standards
were not definitely fixed, but all
sales were at considerably lower
levels, the average range running
from 10 to 20 per cent below those
of the last British sales. Today's
sale brought SO to SO cents a pound;
that of three weeks ago ran from
$1.0S to SIPS for the same grade.
There We're few coarse woods dis
posed of today. These, already at
low stages because. of the long
standing lack of demand, sagged a
little but again were not sought.
The remaining $4,000 bales of the
British stocks will be offered to-
morrow. Should the auction fail to
clear the lot, the British government
intends to pursue its plan of closing
out its stock in this country at this
time. The woods were brought here
from Australia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
Draft Dodger F'7
Caught at Worcester

Worcester, Mass, May O-Philfp
Rome, q years old. was arrested at his
home tonight on a charge Of evading
the federal draft law in the war. He
returned to this city last Sunday from
South America, where he went in 1917
after registering but before being called
for physical examination.
Rome asserted that he went to South
America with passports and with the
full knowledge and consent of the gov
eminent. He said he received no notice
to report for service. The arrest was
made upon complaint of the local post
Of the American Legion. Rome was
sent to Fort Banks. Boston. to await a
hearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
MAIDEN DIPS
Schooners Pendleton
and ThurlOW
First Named Sent Overheard at
Belfast - Second Takes to Water
at Stockton Sprines-Both Launch
ings at Same Hour

Belfast, Me, May 3O.-It was launch
ing day in Waldo county Thursday and
promptly at 113O in Belfast and Stock
ton Springs two schooners took the wa
ed by large crowds from miles around
and each would have had much larger
number of witnesses could the launch
ings have been few hours apart. The
tides serving right at 11.30, however, it
was necessary to launch from both
yards at the same hour.
The schooner Blanche c. Pendleton,
launched at the Pendleton Bros. yard,
Belfast, is the first to be built in that
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
To Disregard Contracts

Rails applying on shipments which
are re-routed by the commissions
order were nullified and charges over
the route which shipments finally are
sent were made the same. Operating
officials of all lines also were in
structed to disregard contracts,
agreements and arrangements in
carrying out the commissions orders,
the first to be issued under wide
powers vested in it by the new trans
portation act.
Specific provision is made for the
daily movement of solid trains of
empty cars, coal cars to be sent east
ward and box cars for grain loading
westward.
The program outlined in the gen.
eral orders has as it's secondary aim
the relocation Of cars to their home
roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
To Call Alienists
in Zimmerman Case

Springfield, Mass, May U.-Character
witnesses for the defense occupied the
greater part of the session this after
noon in the case Of Miss Jennie thinner
man, who. is on trial in superior court
charged with the murder Of her cousin,
DR.. Henry Zimmerman, in August, 1919.
Attorney William G. McKechnie an
nounced this afternoon that tomorrow
he would call two alienists to the stand,
following which he would probably rest
for the defense. District ATTORNEY Chas.
H. Wright is expected to call several
witnesses in rebuttal. Neither attorney
expects the case will go to the jury be-
fore the first of next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
Many Contested Seats
In Republican Convention

Washington, Nav N.-Contests for IL
of the 9S4 votes in the Republican con-
vention at Chicago had been filed with
Secretary Miller of the national COM
mittee when the preliminary fling pc
riod expired today.
More contests were expected before
both the national committee and the
conventions credentials committee, with
possibility of decisive result on the NOM
ination. Great piles of briefs already
filed here indicated monumental task
for the national committee when 1t be-
gins hearings on the contests at Chica-
go May 81, the week prior to the con-
vention opening.
A preliminary tentative convention roll
was sent to the printer tonight by Sec
rotary Miller. but with returns from
several states which have not yet held
primaries and conventions still missing.
About one-eighth of the convention
votes are placed in dispute by the con-
tests already filed. More are expected
to be presented to the national commit
tee and the credentials committee.
All but four of the 122 contests filed
are from southern Democratic states.
The exceptions are disputes over two
delegates from the Minnesota 10th dis
trct and two from the District of Co.
lumbfa where citizens are disenfran-
chised.
Besides the contests for votes, AZ sur
plus delegates have been chosen from
nine states. with fractional votes. The
national committee will be called on to
decide whether its rules against frac-
tional voting delegations shall stand and
the surplus delegates denied seats.
The principal contests are between
supporters of Major General Leonard
Wood and Governor Lowden. Senator
Johnson and other candidates are not
interested directl" in these disputes, but
may raise questions regarding primary
contests in North Dakota. New Jersey.
Indiana, Mirhigan, Minnesota. Nebras-
ka, South Dakota and other states.