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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
Southern Cotton
Gins Being
DESTROYED by Fire

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. substitution of
several cotton gins and business houses
in the cotton belt after anonymous
threats had been received by operators
and business men TO cease activities
Whlie cotton was selling at what
many farmers term prices below the
cost of production. has resulted in the
placing of armed guards around sew
eral gins and the closing Of business
in at least one community.
burning Of the second gin in the
Ttamford, Texas, territory within two
days was reported last night and the
Taylor & Barnette at HancevilIe. Ala.
was destroyed early yesterday after
the proprietors had ignored orders TO
close their place of business until cot
ton was selling at 40 cents a pound
and had Withdrawn guards
Business houses at New Hanceville
whose proprietors had received similar
warnings closed yesterday, but stores
at Garden city and HanceviIle and
gins in the vicinity remained open un-
der armed guard.
Threats also have been received by
business men in Georgia and South
Carolina. The sheriff of Anderson
county. South Carolina yesterday was
appealed to tor protection after gin
operators had received additional
warnings. In Anderson county the
gin operators have been given until
Oct. to suspend activities
Bowman. Ga. read:
I'VE, the citizens of everywhere,
kindly ASK that this ginns-5 be closed
until November, 1920, unless further
notified. Please take notice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07

the entire fixings are now safely
locked up at the kennebec county
Jail in this city. The stuff found re-
tailed for from 500 to $1,000 a
quart which with the fixtures means
an estimated loss to the owners OF
something around $4,000. The cans
alons were estimated to be worth
about three or four dollars apiece.
The liquor is expected to test out
from 60 to IS per cent alcohol.
The most elaborate of the trap
pings was not brought out until the
second trip to the place which was
made Wednesday morning it was a
large still capable of holding about
10 gallons made of the best of cop
per- with expensive brass fittings, a
brass pipe about six feet in length
led to massive copper coil. The
container was cone shape tapering
at the top connecting with the brass
half inch pipe, and stood about
three feet high. 1t is thought that
this distillery had been in operation
for about six weeks and the sheriff
thinks that four or five men are con-
cerned in it and that they are all
residents of this city. They believe
that they know who the parties are
an6 further developments are forth
coming.
The booze was brought to the city
in a farm wagon and had to be car
ried from the plant to the wagon can
by can and it took some time to con-
fiscate all the material.
Every precaution was taken by
the distellers to hide their location.
the stove was propped up by large
willow tree the funnel running close
up the trunk so that the smoke
would be lost in mass of foliage.
The trunk of the tree was blackened
the leaves being burnt off on one
side
When the discovery was made the
sheriff decided not to modest any
thing for a while and to wait He
selected two deputies for this pur-
pose. 1t was not long before they
saw two men coming in the distance
but they sensing something wrong
made off into the woods at top speed
The deputies gave chase but lost the
tarck owing to the density of the
woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
Investment Bankers
Close Boston Meet
Coolidge at BANQUET

Boston, Oct. 3 - The Investment
Bankers Association Of America
which closed its annual convention
here today received the greetings of
the commonwealth in a brief mes
sage from Governor Coolidge which
was read at a banquet tonight. The
governor das listed as one of the
speakers, but sent a note saying that
circumstances which he could not
contro! prevented his attendance, the
message continued:
You have a most important role
to play in maintaining the welfare of
the country. Yours sis the RESPONSE
bility to see that the savings of the
people abe safely and constructively
invested. Your great influence and
prestige must always be on the side
Of law and order"
The POSTMASTER. c. F. Weed. vice
president of the First National Bank
of Boston, aroused laughter when he
referred to Boston investors fifty per
cent interest on As day loans, and re-
have thought of us when Ponzi was
being hailed as the greatest Italian
since Columbus" He predicted that
while Massachusetts, laws at present
furnish no means with which to
prick Ponzi bubbles before the harm
is done" the situation would be rene
died by legislation in the near future.
Speaking also of the recent failures
of trust companies in this city he told
his fellow bankers that in this case
the law was not at fault, but that in
the parIance OF sport, some of the
teams We're not playing the game and
were penalized.'
Il want to impress upon you" he
added. that Notwithstanding superb
cial evidence to the contrary. the Bos-
ton banking situation is thoroughly
sound"
At the final business session late to-
day Roy G. Osgood of Chicago was
unanimously elected president; Fred
erick touBtain of Chicago. secretary:
and Watkin W. kneath OF Chicago,
treasurer. An invitation to meet in
New Orleans next year was referred
TO the board of governors.
MIR. Osgood in his speech of accept
ance said there was a general feeling
That the country was standing tie
strain of reconstruction we'll ano was
on the way to sounder conditions"
He said it was fortunate mat IA great
improvement i'll our railroad legiSIa-
ton has at last been made" and add
ed:
Our duty in the coming year will
be to lend our utmost cooperation to-
ward sowing the financial proL-ms
of putting this legislation into prac-
teal effect
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
STRILEY TO REMAIN
AS COUNTRY CLUB "PRO"

The regular meeting of the board
of governors of the Country club
was held at the club house with a
good attendance Wednesday eve
ming. The board voted to authorize
the president to hire L. A. Shirley
as PRO" for next year and it was
also voted to keep Mr.. Shirley
through October Of this year, instead
of closing the golf season at the end
OF September as at first intended
The club house will be closed the
first of the year on account Of the
coal situation. This will allow time
for the holiday parties before the
closing Of the house. 1t was voted
to call a membership in the near
future to consider the changes of
bylaws to make the annual meeting
on the fiscal year begin March / in
stead of April /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07

Mrs. Mary A. Macomber, widow of
Otis Macomber, of Leighton street,
died at her home Tuesday evening at
II o'clock at the age of IS years.
Mrs. Macomber was born IN Blue
Hill, the daughter Of jeremiah and
Mary (Green) Perkins. She had been
a resident of this city for about 40
years and for many years had car
ried on a dressmaking business in
company with her daughter, Miss
Marie Macomber on Leighton street.
Mrs. Macomber is survived by sis
ter, Mrs. Cynthia Howard of Orland:
and two daughters, Miss Marie. who
lived at home and Mrs. Grace Bow
den of Sherman. Funeral services
will be held Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. Charles A. Knicker-
booker will officiate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
STATEMENTS OF
RIVAL MANAGERS

New York, Oct. 6-Manager Speak
er of the Indians tonight gave full
credit to Burleigh Grimes for his
mastery pitching in todays game.
I'VE could not hit with men on
bases and Brooklyn had two batters
who could" he said. Il think that is
the best reason 1 know of in doping
out why we lost. Griffith hit safely
twice with men in scoring distance
and Wheat turned the trick once.
We had chances to score more times
than Brooklyn but Grimes would not
let us, although it must be admitted
we hit a lot of balls hard
Il give Grimes the credit. He is a
good pitcher. He has great spit
ball. He reminds me Of Jack Quinn
of the Yankees, his splitter breaking
more like Quinn's that it does Cove
leskie or Shocker's. We may get him
the next time"
Speaker said he intended to send
in either Ray Caldwell or Walter
Mails, his only left handler. to pitch
tomorrow
THE boys did just what expected
they would do after what they have
been showing me all season." said
Manager Robinson of the Brooklyn
team. 1T has been their habit all
year to come back strong after de-
feat and naturally could see no rea-
son why they should not do the same
thing in the worlds series.
The first two games have salts
fed me that the two teams are about
as closely matched as two teams
could be. Each plays the same sort
Of game, relying on hard hitting for
its runs, with little effort to do much
base stealing. OF course, Speaker
stands out above all the other play
ers as fielder and as a hitter, but
even with him in the line up can
not concede that Cleveland has a
better team than Brooklyn"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
SAYS HE SAID TT
CONTINUED from Page one)

elsewhere to my knowledge until Mr..
Tumulty recently denounced it as
false. The speech bears upon its face
evidence of its authority as it is
couched in the well known phrase
ology Of the President. In view Of the
facts discerning public will not be
inclined to accept Mr.. Tumulty's de-
NAL. There is one way this dispute
can be settled. Let the President pro-
duce the stenographic records of the
peace conference showing just what
was said. These official reports have
been studiously suppressed and kept
secret, although the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee asked expressly
for them. 1t was stated by Clemen
ceau's private secretary that the rea-
son the sessions were held in secret
was because the President of the
United States insisted upon it as
against Clemenceau's own Judgment.
THAT the latter statement is abso-
lutely correct is shown by the testi-
mony of Secretary Lansing given be-
fore the Foreign Relations Committee
of the Senate August 81, 1919. See
Part VI. printed hearings, page 145."
Following despatch of the telegram
to Senator Spencer, Senator Reed
gave out statement in which he
said:
What now do we understand? That
President Wilson now means we are
not to be under obligations to send
our armies to protect Rumanian and
other members of the league against
attacking?
IF so what becomes of Article Y.
which he declares is the heart of the
covenant"
After ALL Senator Reed con-
tinued. this controversy is imma-
terial. Article X of the League of
Nations explicitly provides that we
undertake to preserve against eX-
tcrnal aggression the territorial in
tegrity and independence of other
members Of the League. That means
we join the League therefore, to de-
fend Rumania and Serbia against
attack and preserve their existing
political independence. That obliga-
ton may at any time call upon us to
send our armies and navy across the
ocean. This is just what the Presi-
dent in his speech is alleged to have
promised. The statements are as
alike as two eggs laid by the same
hen.
Besides that. the President de-
manded at a time when he regarded
our entrance into the League as GER
tain, a standing army of $4,000
men; universal draft for all boys as
soon as they arrived at the age Of
IS: enactment of laws to enable the
President to apply the draft to all
persons between IS and IS years.
whenever the United States should
be engaged in war; 100000 sailors
and marines for the navy an appro-
priation of S913,OOO,000 to build the
greatest fleet Of war vessels ever at
tempted at one time.
The Presidents secretary of war.
Mr.. Baker and chief of staff, General
March, both testified before Con-
gressional committees that this i'm
mense military establishment was
necessary to redeem our obligations"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
Police Rescue
Dry Advocate

London, Oct. 6.--William E. pussy
foot Johnson, the American temper
ance advocate. narrowly escaped from
an angry crowd which interrupted one
of his temperance meetings last night
at Reading. Berkshire. and tried to
break through the locked doors of the
hall to reach him, according to
Reading dispatch to the Evening
News today. The crowd also threw
bombs containing foul smelling chem
ieals
The police had to be called out to
prevent serious disorders. johnson es-
capped with detectives by the rear ex-
1t Of the hall through a graveyard to
q taxicab.
strong, though less violent. :pposi-
ton to johnson was reported from
Wales recently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
Commerce Chamber
Elects Officers

At meeting Of the board of di-
rectors Of the Chamber Of Com
merce wednesday evening. the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year: President, Everett C.
Wardwell: vice president. Carroll N.
Perkins; treasurer, Sanger N. Annis.
The matter of securing a manager
for the Chamber was left with a
committee composed of George E.
Vose, Carroll N. Perkins and j.
Howard WEIGH. The present mana
ger, Sanger N. Annis. who filled out
the unexpired term of q. A. Ahrens.
is not a candidate for reelection, as
he intends to open an Office for au-
diting as soon as his successor is
chosen.
1t was voted to hold a big mem
bership meeting on about the Goth
of this month. The details Of ar
rangements will be attended to by
the forum committee. w. L. Brown,
H. L. Emery and E. K. Atwood were
elected an auditing committee. Dr.
George G. Averill. who was elected
to the board of directors a few
nights ago, rendered his resignation,
expressing his regret that on ac-
count of business affairs 1t would be
impossible for him to attend to the
duties Of his office. Samuel Free
man was elected member OF the
board to fill the place made vacant
by DR.. AverilPs resignation.
It was voted to authorize the
president to appoint eight delegates
to attend the meeting Of the State
Chamber of Commerce at Augusta
on Oct. 81. The president was also
authorized to make arrangements
with Mr.. Annis to continue as acting
manager until some person is found
to fill the position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
Mexican Workers Kill 2
Defy Police in Barricade

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct 6--After XII
ing a patrolman and a resident
crowd of Mexican laborers arme
with pistols. barricaded themseh'
in a boarding house at HOMESTEAD
suburb, tonight and engaged pos
of police and firemen in an exchaag
of shots.
The Mexicans, according 10 r0la
were acting disorderly when two u
trolmen tried to arrest them On
of the MeXicans produced a psi
and killed Patrolman William SIN.
and wounded Patrolman Hen
Davis.
The crowd then retreatei 10
Mexican boarding house where ta'
shot and killed the proprietor 4,
barricaded themselves.
The police found il impossible
break into the house, due to the con
slant fire from the MexIcans 7.
fire department was called and .el
tonight the fire men were plaji
streams into the boarding hor
windows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
Many Upsets in
Women's Golf Plav
on Cleveland Links

Cleveland, O., Oct. 6.-Upss,s
frequent In the second round of rn ny
play in the womens natjonai a'ct
championship at the Mayfeld clr, sof
day and several women who ha~", o.
quently been finalists were eIi,;t ne
ed. ''''a
The first surprise came who, ~.
Edith Cummings of Chicago daf. MS
Mrs. w. A. Gavin of New YorL > a'sa
? in a well played match. Mrs a. aa'
failed rapidly after the turn and
quickly defeated on the inside ,;. ~
Miss Marion Hollins of Wes,h.S
club. New York, was victor in tho ~
ture match of the day when sba "a
feated Mrs. F. G.. Let's of CIV.
Woman's western champion. one ",
twenty holes. Miss Hollins was
down at the fifteenth tee, but hx
ming that hole and the sjytee,,,
evened tahe match.
The 18th and 18th were halved NJ
Let's staving off defeat on III. ,a
by sinking a ten foot putt.
iAS iotti iouilu Silt COIteStd nfs
even but the match ended on W
Goth when Miss Hollins made v,,
oerful second shot and was down .
five while Mrs. Let's took three
the green and three puts.
In the upper half of tomorr,,.
pairings Mrs. Ernest Byfleld Of W.
London will play Mrs. c. H. yans..
beck. Philadelphia, who TODAY dpfT,
ed Miss Dorothy Hotz, Chicago VI.
Edith Cummings. Chicago. viii
paired with Alexa Stirling Of Allan,
the champion.
Mrs. Hurd meets Miss Marion II,
Inns in the feature match of the love
bracket and Mrs. Quentin Feitner
New York, plays Mrs. David Can,
Memphis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
ANOTHER DROP
lCantinusd from Pare Onel

ness a statement as to the extent to
which this profit would be impaired if
the company reduced its price on the
SO, 600 tons of sugar which Vice Pres
ident Foster said it had on hand.
Mr.. Foster estimated that if the
company reduced it's price on the
undelivcred sugar to meet present
market conditions it would cause a
loss of $1000O.0O0. well" Attor-
ney General Allen asked, IF you
took a loss of five cents a pound you
would lose only $4,50000O wouldn't
you?"
80 it appears" the witness re-
piled. after discussion Of the calcula-
tons involved, but he added there
were many incidental expenses in the
business that have to be considered.
Calling the attention of Vice
President Foster to a previous state
ment by him that the company con-
Quoted its business on the basis of
the. ultimate net profit in a year. he
continued:
Then with Il profit for eight
months of $11 100000 a possible loss
of 81, SOC. 900 to meet the market con-
ditions would still leave the company
net profit for the year of $4,000, 600,
would it not?"
Vice President Foster said it
would, but he said there might be
some loss to the company if it had
to buy in new sugar at price high
er than it had contracted to sell for.
Mr.. Foster said that the total
stock of sugar which the company
has on hand is 11S,000 barrels, and
it's undelivered outstanding contracts
call for 131 900 barrels.
The amount of refined sugar Oh
hand in the port of Boston repre-
sents the full storage capacity of it's
local plant, between $4,000 and H.
GOO tons. he said
MI. Foster in his prepared state
ment said
Notwithstanding the severe decline
in the price of sugar. less than per
cent. of our trade in the New England
territory has requested cancellation Of
their contracts. Many have. however
asked for postponement of delivery
The attitude of the company is now.
and has been. that our company will
assist its customers who ask for eX-
tension of time in which to receive
shipments or to make payments. On
Its part it has outstanding contracts
for raw sugars. entered into months
ago at higher prices than those at
which refined sugar can now be pur-
chased at retail. These it must meet.
And as matter of fact, ;he refined
sugar which the company has deliv-
cred to its New England trade was
manufactured from raw sugar which
cost the company as high as 1852
cents per pound landed in Boston.
Our company has not this year
made an abnormal sum Of money from
its operations in New England or else
where. For the first eight months of
this year the average cost Of our raw
sugars refined in Boston was 159 cents
per pound. The average price of our
refined delivered to the trade was IL,
cents per pound. The difference is
only fraction over two cents.
Out Of the margin must como not
only any profit, but the entire cost Of
refining and distributing, and the loss
incident to making refined sugar out
of raw"
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Army Lieutenant in
Flight from Panama TO Capiti

Panama. Oct. 6--IXeutenant th2Fe
3. Austin. L. S.A., started from her
at $50 o'clock this morning Tor
flight to Washington in a remodeDtH
army airplane. He planned 10 n1a'
the trip by way of Jamaica and tup'
He was unaccompanied and carr"
no wireless apparatus.
At 7.15 A. NJ, two naval hNd'
airplanes started on q fism ]"
Kingston. Jamaica. They tdr.H
Lieutenant Commander l!crhs's
Lieutenant Wenz. Lieut.. Conn"'i s-
Ensign Lucas. Their voyage had y
connection with that OF Llcuteaa'
Austin.
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War Secretary
at Bridgeport Rally

Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 6-That h,
presidential campaign is based or,
choice of individuals rather than h,
League of Nations itself, or any oh.
err specific issue, was the sen,imer
voiced here tonight by Secretary d
War Newton D. Baker, in an addrea
before a large audience. attending
Democratic rally. Secretary BAKE
in asserting that the people shou.
vote for man who is in favor Of ID:
league instead of one opposed to /.
termed Senator Harding reaction.
airy and declared that he stuck 10 tt'
conservative wing of the RopubliCll
party when Roosevelt branched o..
as a Progressive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-07
HUGE. STILL
Unearthed by Sheriff
HarWOOd
With Deputies Seizes Elaborate Out
fit in Swamp on Mt. Vernon Road.
Seven Miles Out-Vaiue Of "Home
Brew" and Apparatus Estimated At
$4,000

Some six weeks ago Sheriff Har-
wood was under the impression that
all was not well on the outskirts of
Augusta, especially SO out on the Mt.
Vernon road about seven miles from
the city. Accordingly the chase for
the base of operations of the now
popular so called home brew" be-
gan. The officers were rewarded in
their vigilance. Tuesday, locating the
most elaborate outfit in the way of
moonshine ever found in this coun-
ty. The final roundup began Tues
day morning when a man living in
that vicinity, whose services had
been secured by the sheriff to watch
and report the presence of men or
smoke coming from the woods in
the surrounding territory called on
the sheriff and told Of suspicious cir
cumstances going on in the deep
woods about a mile and a half from
the roadway just beyond deep
swamp. Accordingly the sheriff
with his son Francis and Deputy
Dutton set out in automobiles to the
scene of action. Wallowing through
swamps. sometimes knee deep, they
came at last upon their objective.
the most elaborate Of stills with all
the fixings. There were coils, cans
fitted with balls. boilers Of different
types. large stove. bags of wheat,
corn. hops. and barrels Of molasses
and in fact all the stock necessary to
carry on distilling plant of more
than ordinary size. Great quantities
of wood were already split with the
stove warm from recent operations.
About 100 gallons of liquor in vari-
Gus stages were found which with
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Joseph WiIiette

Joseph wiliett, aged a. died at the
Central Maine sanitorium Wednesday
afternoon at 100 o'clock after an ill
ness of seven years. Mrs. Willette
who has been employed in a store In
Middletown. CT, and their daughter
Jeanette were with him when he died
lie leaves, besides mis- wife and
daughter, four sisters. Mrs. Edward
Lacomne, Mrs. James Simpson and
Mrs. Esther Simpson Of this city and
Mrs. Annie Laney Of Skowhegan; and
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COL. r. C.. SHANNON,
COLBY BENEFACTOR. DIES

A telegram was received by college
authorities yesterday to the effect
that Col Shannon, one of Colbys
greatest benefactors. was dead. Mr.
Shannon died in Rockport. Mass. He
was one whom all the college had ad-
mired and loved. His benefaction Of
$4,000 towards the half million
fund which Colby raised last CEN
tennial was a most appropriate gift.
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Speakers Mother Hopes
Son Will Win World Title

Waco. TEX, Oct. GA mothers de-
sire to learn of her sons success in
the worlds series was expressed here
tonight by Mrs. ]. r. Speaker of Hub
bard City. who is en- route to CIeye-
land Ito be with my boy when he
plays there"
iris mother hoped my boys team
would get the pennant'' and was look
ing forward to seeing my boy in the
big city"
Mrs. Speaker was not sure that her
son would win the series but she was
hopeful. She is accompanied by a
second son.