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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-04

show she was about Is years old at
the time Of the incident she con-
tended that she was nearly H."
Asked by members Of the judiciary
committee sitting as a court why she
didn't ask the policemen she said
were present to arrest Solomon IL
she thought his acts reasonable.
Miss Chrivers replied, There were
others who did, but the police re-
fused to do it,
by calling Samuel A. McElroy and
Lieut.. Adolph L. Ahlers of the New
York police, committee counsel to-
! night sought to show that Assembly,
man Solomon has encouraged mob
violence during a threatened strike
on the lines Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Co. and another occasion had
attempted to violate the measure,
prohibiting carrying Of red flags in
parades.
The police officer testified that they
! mad been summoned to quell a dis
turbance which arose when asphalt
was piled on surface tracks and that
they had been stoned by a crowd
of 1000. They complained that in
stead of coming to their assistance
Solomon had called out:
"Why don't you pull the scabs Off
the cars? Why don't you assault
them?"
The defense sought to show that
thls remark was made in protest Of
assaults made on bystanders by
me officers. both Of whom admitted
! that they had used feet, fists or sticks
enersetically in restoring order.
Richard c. Bunzle, a New York
lawyer, who served as draft board
| inspector during the war, followed
Ahler to the stand.
lie testified that in 1918 he had
| heard Assemblyman Waldman max
ing street corner speeches on the East
Side. In substance, Bunzle declared,
| Waldman had stated the laboring
: man owed no duty to any country
but only tc class and that the war
was a capitalistic war.
He declared he had asked VALID
man whether he opposed the draft or
advised anybody to do so and that
Waldman had refused to answer
because he was afraid Of being ar
| rested but had added, "they can't
get me anyhow" Bunzle testified
Waldman also had refused for fear
OF arrest to answer a question of
whether he could support the federal
constitution if it clashed with the
Socialist party.
Bunzle admitted under cross-exam-
nation that Weldman had said moth
ing which he regarded as a violation
of the law.
Peter w. Collins, q farmer Boston
labor leader and now director Of the
reconstruction service being carried
on by the Knights Of Columbus, was
on the stand for nearly three hours
this morning.
He testified that Socialism was
seeking to capture trade unionism 70
overturn society by force such as
was used in Russia: that propagan-
da instigated by Lenine and Trotsky
was aimed at destruction of the
American republic by mass action
and that during the war he had seen
Socialists opposing increased produce
ton in shipyards and factories, where
as organized labor represented by the
Federation Of Labor tried to triple
II to help win the. war.
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Washington, Feb. 3 - Secretary
Daniels made formal answer today
10 criticism by Rear Admiral Will
lam S. Sims and others Of the policy
followed in awarding war decora-
tons. Appearing before the Senate
sub committee investigating the
wards. Mr.. Daniels re-affirmed the
views which led him to alter some
Of the recommendations for decora-
tons, supporting his contentious with
long. carefully prepared statement
going into the medal situation in de-
tail
Other charges made by Admiral
Sims as to the preparedness of the
navy at the start of the war and de-
gree Of cooperation with allied ad-
miralities we're not taken up direct
Is, Mr.. Daniels combining his testi-
mony wholly to the medal contro-
versy. When the secretaryconclu d.
ID. Chairman Hale of the sub-com
mittee adjourned the hearing until
Friday to permit committee men,
hers to study Mr.. Daniels statement.
The naval secretary at several
POINTS showed considerable feeling,
particularly when he countered the
statement Of Admiral Sims that the
american navy did no fighting dur
ing the war" In this connection Mr..
In rio1S v,iOnrnuyC1v n011ndinO tho
table, told the committee that it was
we'll that Admiral Sims had not made
such an assertion to the men operat-
ing American vessels in the war zone
for if he had "he would have had a
revolt in his own command"
The secretary declared that Ad-
miral Sims, as a result of personal
differences with Admiral Henry B.
Wilson, former commander of Am
"rcan naval forces off the French
coast, had omitted Wilson's name
from the list Of officers recommend
ed for distinguished service medals.
The secretary took up. point by
r,oint. statements before the sub
committee by Admiral Sims and
dwelt at considerable length on the
two major disagreements voiced by
'he admiral. namely, the awarding of
decorations to officers who lost their
ships through submarine attacks or
ny mines. and the relative Importance
Of shore and sea duty.
on the controverted point Of i'm
portance Of sea voyage as compared
with service ashore, Mr.. Daniels
aid he had not. and would never
approve a disparity between
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CALLS FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
and DISTRICT Conventions
THURSDAY, MARCH Is, BANGOR
Sd DISTRICT CONVENTION

The call for the Sd District Repub-
lican convention to be held at the
Auditorium at Bangor, Thursday,
March rs, at 10 o'clock A. M, was is
sued Tuesday through Fred G. Kins-
man Of Augusta as chairman and
Carroll N. Perkins Of Waterville as
secretary.
The call states that the convention
is to be held for the purpose of Sc
lecting two district delegates and
two alternates to attend the Republi-
can National convention at Chicago.
June 8, 1920, and to transact any 9th
er business that may properly come
before the convention.
The basis Of representation will be
as follows: each city, town and plan
tation will be entitled to one dele
gate, and for each rs votes cast for
the Republican candidate for COVER
nor in 1916 an additional delegate,
and for a fraction Of 40 votes in ex-
cess of IS votes an additional dele
gate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any
city, town or plantation only can be
filled by a resident Of the county in
which the vacancy exists.
The district committee will be in
session in the reception room of the
Auditorium at 9 o'clock in the fore
noon for the purpose Of receiving the
credentials Of the delegates.
Delegates in order to be able to
participate in the convention must be
elected subsequent to the date Of the
call for this convention.
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|ROCKLAND CRAFT
TOTAL LOSS NEAR
ISLE OF BARBUDA

Rockland, Me-, Feb. 3-The three.
masted schooner Methebesec. one Of
the fleet built and owned by l. l..
Snow Co.. is "a total loss near the
Island of Barbuda. one of the Wind
ward Islands between ST. Kits and
st. Thomas. according to a cablegram
received by the owners today.
The crew, commanded by Capt. Os-
car Lyons and supposed to consist
of six men, is believed to be safe,
though this was not certain as tine
message was Sarbled in transmission.
The schooner was boun from Bal
timore to Martinique with fertilizer.
She was valued at $4,000 and I'M
insured, She was built in 1896, was
1876 feet long and registered 376 tons
gross.
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shore as compared with the men
who went to sea-" Admiral Sims, he
asserted probably advocated high
awards for many officers who. served
on staff duty ashore and few awards
for officers who went to sea because
most of Admiral Sims duty in the
navy has been on Shore
Turning to the second fundamen-
tai difference between his views and
those Of Admiral Sims. Secretary
Daniels said that many other ad-
mirals Of the navy and the knight
board of medal awards had estab-
lished a precedent that such officers
Of ships ruined should be decorated
whenever their conuct was meritori-
GUS and reflected credit on the SER
vice. He read at length from ac-
counts Of naval actions during all of
the wars, the United States has
been engaged in to support his con-
tention that the policy Of decorating
brave officers. even though they lost
their ships was established early in
American naval history and always
had been followed.
Concluding his testimony with
denial Of Admiral Sims charge that
navy morale has been shot to pieces
through the method followed in
awarding honors," Secretary DAN
iels declared that there was nothing
the matter with the morale Of the
navy except shortage of enlisted
men in many ratings and insufficient
pay for the officers and men left.
Makig a plea for immediate legisla-
ton that would increase navy pay
to a status at least comparable
with the pay given men holding posi-
tions of similar responsibilities in
civilian lfe," the secretary said that
If such action We're taken the coun-
try would "soon learn that there is
nothing the matter with the navy"
Taking up the contentious Of Rea.
Admiral William S.. Sims. in the
matter of naval medal awards point
by point, Secretary Daniels today
before the Senate investigating COM
mittee, took direct and emphatic is.
sue with the admiral. Thanked by
voluminous records from the navy
department, the secretary went into
detail in explaining changes he made
in comforting decorations as recon-
mended by the commanding officers
Of the navy and by the Knight board
Of medal awards.
The naval secretary outlined to the
committee the two chief differences
between his views and the views
held by Admiral Sims in awarding
medals. These were at variance as
to the importance OF service at sea
compared with service on shore and
Continued on Page +coi. 81
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Scandinavians to
Join the League

Copenhagen. Feb. S.-The Scandi-
navian premiers and foreign minis
ters at a conference decided to ac-
cept the invitation to join the League
of Nations. it was learned today.
The decision was reached without
enthusiasm as it was considered that
without the United States the league
did not guarantee much but owing
to the conviction that small coun-
tries are unable to have an. attitude
on foreign policy it was considered
best to Join. the league.
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BRITISH ALARMED
At Slump in Rate of
Exchange

Chancellor Of Exchequer Confers
with Leaders-No Quick Recovery
Looked. for in Present Financial
and Economic Disorders - Labor
Leaders in Council for First Time
London, Feb. 3-Austin Chamber
lain. the chancellor Of the exchequer,
discussed with leading bankers, polit-
ical leaders and others this afternoon
the situation that has arisen from
the adverse rate Of exchange. The
greatest secrecy was maintained in
connection with the proceeding, a
report of which is being prepared for
presentation to the cabinet
An official report Of the financial
conference issued tonight shows that
it was unanimously recognized that
there was no penacea Of the existing
financial and economic disorders and
that recovery was certain to be slow
and could only be achieved by hard
work increased production and pri-
vate and public retrenchment.
Mr.. Chamberlain promised to re-
port on the matter to the cabinet
council tomorrow. He discussed the
subject tonight with Premier Lloyd
George, who did not attend the con-
ference.
Tie fact that this is the first occa-
sion the labor leaders have been
called into consultation with the
government on questions of high fl
nance has attracted considerable
comment. 1t is supposed that the
ministers are seeking their aid in
the project Of stimulating the work
ers to increased production the be-
lief that the United States is clamor-
ing for British goods, especially text
! lies, which. if they can be produced
in sufficient quantity, would provide
surplus after satisfying home de-
mands. and this surplus could be
exported to offset the adverse trade
balance
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END COAL PROBE
Operators and Miners
Present Arguments
Workers Sure Of Responsiveness Of
Their Demands - Coal Operators
Say Miners Need More Work In
stead Of Increased Wage commis.
sion Takes Case Under Advise
ment

ment =.
Washington, Feb. with con-
GUIDING arguments presented before
the coal strike settlement commits
sion today by spokesman for the
operators and mine workers in the
central competitive field the reitera
ted demands Of the workers for a 60
per cent increase in wages and a 30
nour week was submitted to the final
decision of the commission. Each
side however was granted permits
sion to present within five days a
written brief discussing the oppos-
ing evidence.
In the closing statement for the
United Mine Workers, John l..
Lewis, acting president Of the Or
ganization declared the reasonable
ness of the miners demands not only
have been shaken by the opera tors'
evidence but have overwhelmingly
supported it,
Summing the position of the opera
tors. Ralph Crews, attorney, told the
commission that from all the evil
dence submitted lit was apparent
that what the miners needed to i'm
prove the irregular condition was
not an increased wage scale, but a
greater disposition to work, when
the opportunity to work is given
them"
Throughout their presentation of
evidence the union representatives,
Mr.. Crews declared have studiously
sought to deal in averages. They
have refrained, he said, from pre-
senting a single case to show the po-
tential earnings open to the indus
trious man.
Mr.. Lewis charged the accuracy
and the truly representative char
acter" of the operators figures on
miners earnings. though declaring at
the same time that even if accepted
as dependable" they were 80 pitt
ably low as to carry their own con-
Cremation"
William Green. secretary of the
union, in a final argument in sup
port Of the miners demand for a 80
hour week. declared the granting of
such demand not only was an LEGO
nomic possibility" but that it prob
ably would cause an actual guarantee
to the miner, he estimated, 266 days
work in the year, where as for the
last seven years he has averaged only
200 days.
The commission tomorrow will hear
representatives of bituminous opera :
tors and the union miners in the
Iowa, Texas and Oklahoma fields,
who have agreed to accept the ap-
plication in those districts Of the
commissions terms, for the central
field.
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CL0TURE RULE
And Degree Applica-
ton in Treaty Debate

NOW worry Ou 6edO0To III oonaS0 -
Seek to Avoid Long Drawn On.
Debate-Want Some Sort Of Mod
flied Rule to Allow Reasonable
/ Debate
Washington, Feb. 3.-Senate leaders.
preparing to bring the peace treaty
again to the surface Of Senate consid-
GRAFTON next week, took up today the
problem of clearing away the wreck
age Of tangled red tape which the
treaty carried down with it when it
failed of ratification last November.
Not the least of their troubles was
the cloture which was invoked to choke
off debate just before the ratification
vote and which Vice President Mar
shall is expected to hold must come
back into the Senate along with the
treaty. The leaders want some sort of
stringhai,ed by so stringent a. rule, un-
der which many senators already have
exhausted their full quota Of time.
The method apparently most in IA
vor for avoiding this difficulty is to re-
commit the treaty to the foreign rela-
tons committee, move which experts
said would automatically rid it Of its
cloture restrictions.
If that is done. it probably will be
qualified by stipulation that a report
to be returned Immediately. Then whea
fha ia v1o6n hn Povnrhlioo n q
will be ready to present servations
and the Democrats to suggest modifica-
tions in them.
A statement declaring the recent let
ter of Viscount Grey and the cable
gram Of Lloyd George bore out the
contentious Of the treaty's irreconcil-
able foes was issued tonight by Sena-
tor Borah. Republican, Idaho. 1t said:
g The weakening and injury to the
league which some apprehend from the
American reservations, would not be
felt in practice Thus viscount Grey
disposes Of all reservations and re-
nounces them as utterly ineffective and
worthless. The sad part of it is that
he is entirely correct Those proposed
reservations do not protect America at
all. They are simply the flimsy ex-
cuse for failing to do what it is the
plain duty Of patriotic men to do. They
are the answer Of party politics to the
demand by foreign governments to sur
render our independence.
1T has been known in Washington
for weeks that the Lodge reservations
were entirely satisfactory to the Eng
fish premier. He would have said SO
publicly long ago but he did not de-
sire to offend the President. But after
an effort to reaci. the President through
Viscount Grey, which failed and after
a full study and after consultation
with the greatest lawyers of London
and some in this country it was con-
cluded that reservations construed by
political body from whose construc-
ton there was no appeal would be
wholly worthless. Lloyd George cabled,
Lodge reservations satisfactory, we
want the United States to enter the
lague. Come into my parlor, said the
spider to the fly. I will take my own
time in advising you how to get out.
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Quick Spread
Flu in Providence
Total 23OO Cases

Providence. r. L., Feb. 3-Infiuenza.
spread rapidly in this city today, a
total of 2300, double the number re-
ported yesterday. There were two
deaths from the disease and five
from pneumonia.
The epidemic is making itself felt
IN the public schools. 1t required 50
substitute teachers to fill the vacant
places in the schools today.
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Albany, N. Y, Feb. spectators
who filled floor and galleries Of the
New York assembly chamber today
suddenly leaned forward to catch the
words of soft voiced girl-a girl OF
Is, who asserted she had seen Charles
Solomon, member of the assembly
spit on the American flag during wal
time.
The girl was Ellen B. Chrivers, q
stenographer, living in Brooklyn, and
she testified as witness for the
prosecution at the trial of Solomon
and his four socialist colleagues, sus.
pended from office on charges of dis
loyalty.
There was a burst OF applause
When she explained that she had vol
unteered her testimony in a lette,
to Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet, "be-
cause ] think it is the duty of any
American to take the stand against
Oiio wiz Ids CoIiiIIiLlCc lIedSOI
against their country"
Small. blonde. and obviously en-
barrassed by the hundreds of eyes
turned upon her. the girl. prompted
by an occasional question. told hel
story in the following words:
II remember that in the summer
of 1917 detachment of soldiers came
to ninth street and sixth avenue
Brooklyn, for the purpose of call
ing for volunteers and they asked Mr.
Solomon (who was delivering g
street corner address) if they might
borrow his platform for that purpose
Mr.. Solomon replied:
Lend you my platform? Can yol
borrow my platform? Huh, the gut.
ter is good enough for YOU
HE said: If we had our way
: there would not be anyone who would
ask a socialist II they might Dor.
row their platform to call for vol.
unteers,' and he continued, say: 9
would not let you wipe your dirty
feet on it,
"Then the officer in charge of thai
detachment spoke from the jitney ir
which they had come. told them te
obtain the number of recruits they
could and went their way"
Keeping her gaze fixed on Solo.
mon the girl testified that few min
utes later a band came along and
struck up the Star Spangled Ban
ner.
"Mr. Solomon turned up his coat
collar, put on his hat, pulled it over
his eyes, spat on the American flag
and sat down." she concluded.
The girl-whose story tonight
brought from Mr. Solomon state
ment denying that he had made the
remarks attributed to him, assert
ing that never in his life had he ever
shown any disrespect to the Ameri-
can flag and declaring that it was
inconceivable any member of the New
York police force would stand indif-
ferently by while a person publicly
insulted the American fiag-then
was turned over to the defense for
cross-examination.
The girl testified that although a
member of the American anti-Social-
list League. she had not told her fell
low members Of the Solomon incident.
The chair sustained an objection to
a question as to why she had not done
so and why she had not mentioned
the affair until nearly three years
after it had occurred.
When the defense attempted to
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REDS HOLD SWAY
IN VLADWOSTOK

Washington. Feb. 3-Revolutionists
have entered Vladivostok and are in
charge Of the town, the war depart
ment was advised today by Major
General Graves, commanding the
American Expeditionary Force in
Siberia.
General Graves message dated Jan.
81, said the crowds in the city were
orderly and that the allied forces
were patroling the streets to protect
ing.
The revolutionists' platform. the
general said. declared for the end of
civil war in Siberia and the interfer-
ence by foreigners in the internal af-
fairs Of the country.
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Brookline Burglar
Shoots PatrOlman

Brookline, Mass. Feb. 3-Patrol-
man Joseph J. O'Connell. Jr, was
shot tonight by man whom he
caught trying to break into a house
on Beacon street. The officer fired
two shots after he fell but apparent
~ without effect, and the burglar es-
capped.
At the hospital to which O'Connell
was taken it was said that the two
bullets had entered his body. but
that the wounds were not considered
serious.
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B. & A. WRECK
,SCATTERS SPUDS
NO ONE INJURED

Caribou. Me-, Feb. "a freight
train on the Limestone branch of
the Bangor and Aroostook railroad
was wrecked late today at Grimes,
four miles east of here, four cars be-
ing badly damaged and their cargo
of potatoes destroyed. No one was
injured. The wreck was said to have
been due to a defective wheel.
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BOlsheviki Forces
Menace Odessa

London. Feb. 3-An official state
ment to the British war Office from
Odessa under date of February 2
says that the Bolsheviki have cap
tured Nikolaiev and are now march
ing on Otchakof. The chances Of
holding Odessa are regarded as very
doubtful. the statement adds.
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Rose Pastor Stokes,
Red. Out on Bail

New York, Feb. 3.--Mrs. Rose Pas
tor Stokes. prominent socialist. was
released on 5000 bail here tonight
under orders to appear for examina :
tion February 16. as after found. She
was taken into custody on request
of the police of Chicago. where she
was indicted January % on a charge
Of criminal syndacalism.
Mrs. Stokes was arrested as she
stepped from the witness chair where
she was testifying at the trial OF
Benjamin Gitlow. former New York
assemblyman, charged with criminal
anarchy.
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u. S. Fliers Treated
Kindly by Mexicans

Douglas, AriZ., Feb. 3.-Lieutenants
u. l.. Usher and l.. NJ. Wolf, Ameri-
can aviators who made a forced land
ing in Mexico yesterday. still were
prisoners of the Mexican author,-
ties today. However, it was said
their imprisonment is merely techni-
cal and they are being treated with
greatest courtesy,
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FEAR FOR SAFETY
BRITISH STEAM
PACKET IVEAGH

Dundakel, Ireland. Feb. 3 - The
steam packet Iveagh which left Liv-
erppol for Dundakel Monday night
with passengers and cargo, has not
arrived, causing great uneasiness.
Crowds have gathered outside the
gates at the head of the wharf,
waiting news of the vessel.
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'D'AnnunZiO Takes
Supply Laden
Italian Ships

Trieste, Feb. 3-Gabriele d'Annun.
zio. Italian insurgent leader at FL
ume, has seized the torpedo boat Or
SIM and the auxiliary ship Citta di
Roma. bound from, Ancona to Pola,
with munitions and foodstuffs for the
Italian naval forces. The vessels
were brought into Fiume yesterday.