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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
Ex-kaiser Aids in
Dixie Repairing
on Swollen Rhine

The Hague, Jan. 4.-tBy the Asso-
ciaJed Press The Rhine mas reached
its highest stage III many years in the
vicinity Of Anerongen and threarens
TO overthrow the dixie about the Ben
timex castle, former Emperor William
present home Workmen are busy
strengthening The dixie to meet the
emergency and advIces from the castle
report The aX-Emperpr aiding them in
their task. Should the river rise a few
more inches its level would be high
enough 10 permit the water 10 seep over
into the grounds and food the lower sto-
~ Of the castle. Watchers Of the river s
rise. however. express the opinion tina:
me flood mas reached its highest stage
and that the danger 10 the castle IS
over, although the fields between II and
the river, 4 distance OF about a mile,
are flooded 10 such an extent that row
boats are in use over them
The castle is situated on the river be-
mind d big government dixie wnicn
forms highway and the building -nus
is subject TO food damage in great de-
gree than the main part Of the Village
which TINS like protects. To 1set mas
disadvantages however there exists
pr,vately-cuns1rucIed dixie Of approxi-
mateiy the same height surrounding the
castle.
Although there mas been no loss Of
life as the result Of the high waters
throughout Holland during the past n
DAYS. the flood has caused great dam
age 10 property
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
Yankee Marine
Favored by Trade and
Commercial Bodies
Plan National Merchant Marine pri-
vsteiy Owned But TO Have AID Of
Recommendations Go Before
Congress Today

Washington. Jan 4.-Developnent
OF Il natlonal merchant marine with
private ownership Of vessels and
shlpbuilding Yards but with govern
mental ald N the operation Of ships
mas been endorsed by an overwhelrn-
ing majority Of 100 trade and com
mercial organizations OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce Of the United
States. Results OF the referendum
vote on proposals advanced by the
Chamber committee on ocean trans
portariun will be placed before Con-
Gress tomorrow, il was announced to-
day al the cham ner's neudQuarters
here
sale oil @pvernnenL-0wned VESSELS
Of more than 5000 deadwelEhI tons
TO quasi public regional associations
10 he formed 10 act in an interIne-
diary capacity IN placing shipping IN
the hands Of corporations and indi-
vlduals, was one of the proposals APP
proved. Ii was suggested that dis
crIcts be formed as follows:
New England. Philadelphia and au-
lacent territory, Baltimore and ad-
jacenl ports, including Hampton
Roads: South Atlantic ports. center
Ing principally at Charleston; New
Orleans and Gulf ports; one or more
associations on the Pacific coast. cen
tering possibly al san Francisco and
Puget Sound port, and one or more
ASSOCIATIONS on The Great Lakes.
Other proposals approved by the
referendum included: Sale Of all
wooden vessels under 5000 tons dead
weight on the best terms optainable
from American or foreign bidders
Absorption by the government OF
the differences between war COSTS and
present values as a war loss.
Freedom from regulation as 10
route and rates.
Restriction for d period Of years
upon transfer 10 foreign flag of
steel vessels over 5000 tons dead
weight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
Claim Operators
Are Violating Coal
Strike Agreement

Columbus, O.. Ian. 4.-Artorney Gem
eral Palmer mas been asked by the
United Mine Workers of America.
which meets IN convention here tprnur-
row. to put a stop TO all violations by
operators in SIX states of the agree
ment which was made with the govern
menf and which brought TO an end the
recent strike Of soft coal miners.
This announcement was made here to
night by William Green. secretary Of
the miners. F1e said that the violations
were most numerous IN Alabama, West
Virginia, eastern Kentucky, Tennessee,
Colorado and some parts Of Illinois.
The United Mine Workers couven-
ton. which convenes tomorrow. is ex-
pecteti To hear reports from its officers
Regarding the government and the COM
mirtee which will meet in Washington
next weak with the cnmmittee appoint
I'd by President Wilson to make final
settlement If the wage dispute between
The miners and opexatnrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
DANIELS'STAND
In Navy Scrap over
Decoration Awards
-arks Back 70 Lawrence. Porter,
Ferry, Navy Heroes, to prove Con-
tention as 20 Awarding Of Dustin
gulshed Service Crosses

Washington. Jan. l.-secre.Arr Dan
ieis replied today To attacks Oh his
awards of navy decorations in a letter
10 Chairman Page Of the Senate naval
committee which. with The House naval
committee, probably will investigate the
whole row precipitated by the refusal
of Rear Admiral Sims and other officers
70 accept the decorations awarded 10
them
The complaint of the officers was ina,
III some instances Secretary Daniels
MAD changed the accommodating OF
the official board which SAT on the
cases, bestuwing higher decorations
than the officers thought merited in
some cases and lower ones in others
Beside reviewing the details of each
case and quoting from the findings OF
original boards of inquiry in the cases,
Secretary Daniels explains at length the
theory on which he disagreed with some
of the awards as finally recommended
70 HIM. The seCretary explains also
how he differentiated between awards
for officers who served at sea and those
VINO served On land
Mr. Daniels refers to his first com
lnunlcatlDn To Chairman Page in winch
he set forth the principle that The nigh
EST distinction should he conferred upon
officers and men VINO had come in con-
TACT with the enemy and had by cour-
age and judgment under attack exern-
plified the highest traditions Of the ser
vice and that the Distinguished Service
Medal should also be awarded only 70
those officers on shore duty VINO. IN the
language Of the acT of Congress. had
distinguished themselves ''bv exception
ally meritorious service to the govern
n"nt IN a duty of great responsibility.
In thus following the act of Con-
gress authorizing three classes Of med
Continued on Page 5-coI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
CONGRESS FACES BIG eRIST OF WORK
LEGISLATION MUST SHARE WITH POLITICS
IN SESSION TO LAST MANY MONTHS
MORE ATTACKS
BY Sim Fem Bands in
Ireland
40 Attack Police Barracks At Car
DISQUALIFICATION Of Buiidina
Blown Up with Bombs - Police
Made Prisoners and Barracks
loutar

London, Jan. Three hundred
Sin Feiners attacked the police bar
RACKS at Carrigrchill at ten O'Clock
saturday night, according TO a dis
patch to the Central News from
Cork The attacking forces fired
voHeys for three hours and then
blew up the end of the building with
bombs. Its occupants were made
prisoners while the Riders looted the
barracks.
The barracks We're occupied bv a
sergeant and five constabies. who re-
turned the raiders fire Finding
eventually that they were unable TO
gain an entrance. the raiders threw
bombs, entered the breach made in
the building and seized and hand
cuffed the policemen. They searched
the buildings. removing the arms.
They held a council concerning the
police and decided to leave them
bound. but they said if any attempt
was made TO repair the building they
would return and secure its Cestruc-
ton.
They succeeded in cutting tele-
phonic communication, but police
assistance finally arrived from Cork.
1t WIS wound that none of the police
men were hurt. The sergeant's wife
and family were also IN the barracks
uninjured.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Cork says:
"A further sensational outrage is
reported from the Cork district The
police barracks was blown up last
night, the police sergeant and his
family having Il miraculous escape.
the explosives having been placed in
an adjoining stable"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
PAPERS KICKS
May Lead to Renewal
Of Newsprint Probe
Attorney General in Request Says
Scores Of Publishers Assert Agree
nent IN Settlement of Anti Trust
Suits Against Manufacturers Assoc.
Have Not Been Complied with

Washington, Jan. The Federal
Trade Commission mas been asked
by Attorney General Palmer To re
open It's investigation Of the uews-
print manufacturers associations.
members of which produce u large
proportion Of the paper used by
American newspapers.
The attorney general 5 formal re-
quesLkfileG yesterday and made pub
lie today was said TO have been ac-
tlated by scores Of complaints from
newspaper publishers asserting that
the agreement in settlement of the
antitrust suits against the manufac-
turars' association mad not been
complied with This agreement prl-
marty provided that the manufaclur-
ers observe prices fixed by The trade
commission until three months AFTER
the war and that small publishers
not be made The victims Of preferen-
pal treatment.
Questions on which Mr.. Palmer
asked the trade commission to base
its investigation and submit Il report
are:
Whether The manufacturers who
signed the settlement agreement ac-
tuaIly have produced the daily ton
mage Of neWsrinI paper which they
subjected to The terms OF the agree
rnenT.
Whether the manufacturers have
offered that amount Of tonnage tor
sale 10 the trade.
How mucn of the tonnage the
manufacturers have sold To jobDers,
dealers and other niddlemen and at
what prices and whether the so-called
middlemen have observed the maxi
mum commissions fixed pursuant 70
the settlement agreement"
Newspaper, publishers throughout
The country recently have fell keenly
the high prices of print paper. Many
of the complaints made to the artnr-
ney general i was said. ueciarad
hat the manufacturers had not Owed
I'D 10 their agreement IN the narter
Of supplies or prices.
The United States district court for
the Southern district Of Ned York.
which offered the decree against
eight members Of the newsprInr man
ufacrurers two years ago, still re-
tains jurisdiction IN the case Mr..
Palmer will transfer any evidence
which the trade commission obtains
before The committee for action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
To Be Threshed Out by
Democrats
At Washington Nesting of National
Committee This Week-To Name
Time and Place for National Con-
vention - Six Cities Covet Honor

washington Jan. 4-The national cap
itoi is o be the stamping ground DURING
the coming week for national leaders
Of the Democratic party VINO will
choose the time and place for the 1874
national convention talk over cnndi-
tons and policies and renew acquain1.
ances at a jackson Day love feast
which many of them believe will naks
party history of one Find and another
Although only one day, Thursday ii
set aside for the formal business, lead.
ers already were arriving tonight pre-
pared for week Of conferences and
CONSUMING ove- the outlook for the pres
identiai campaign.
Choice OF the convention city and time
is TO De the only business directly
taken I'D by the national committee al
it's meeting Thursday, hut an eftor'
propabJy will De maze To have It rec
ornrnerd the convention nominate q
President and Vice President by ma
jority vote in place Of The rwo-thirdf
required N past years.
At the banquet that night several as
pirants for the presidential nomination
are 10 outline their policies. iwo lot
rner nominees William Jennings BY
an and Alton E. Parker, also are to DIT
rresen, and President Wilson is eS-
pected 10 send u message in which many
lenders believe he may state his os''
non toward a third term.
six cities are in the race for the con-
ventiun-Chicago already seiecteo d
the convention city for the Republicans,
KANSAS Ctr San Francisco. II.dianap'
oils. st. Louis and Cleveland DISCUS
sion generally csnters on late June o'
sar,-- July as the time Of meetins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
HUNGARY SEEKS
ENGLISH RULER TO
AVOID DISASTER

Vienna, Jan. From Budapest
comes word that the monarrhicai
party has ,egun an active propagan-
da IN favor Of an English prince for
the Hungarian throne The Duke Of
Connaug1t has been especially
named for this post. The govern
ment is said to be indirectly aiding
in the campaign. the majority of the
ministers and politicians arguing
that only the aid of England win save
Hungary rom economic ruin
According to the Paris Intransi-
geant last October the inter-aIliei
commission at Budapest received
delegates of the monarchial party
who demanded the right 10 elect a
Hungarian sovereign. They de-
ciared they were not advocating the
return of an Hapsbury house. but
would not oppose the selection of an
English prince. particularly the Duke
Of Connanght-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
NO FLASH IN THE PAN

New York. Jan. 4-AnnouncemenL
that the great nationwide roundup
of Reds is mot anywhere near
through" was made here tonight by
William j. Flynn. chief of the depart
nent OF Justice secret service We
are going to continue gathering m
reds. said Chief Flynn We are
Just resting UP 50 that we can re
new our work with Increased vlEur."
Five hundred and fifty aliens VINO
were arrested during the raids in
this and neighburing cities on FRIDAY
night and Saturday were held ON
Ellis Island tonight for depurtatip,
proceedings. The few American citi-
zens who were taken into custody
and found Implicated IN sedirious
propaganda will be turned over TO
the stale authorities for prosecution
under The criminal anarchy statute
the number Of prisoners on the is
land probably will be Increased
,, Monday and Tuesday when 200 war
/ rants held by department agents IN
/ View DIRK and smaller number. I'm
. other surrounding places are served
one hundred radicals will be brought
! To- The island tomorrow from Trenton
N ].
DeporLatlon hearings before special
boards OF inquiry Will not begin un-
u tuesday. according To Byron z
! n. acting immigration commjx-
sioner.
The raids on four Communist nut,ti.
eaIons- made last night bv the L,ust
jolht executive committee .'struciz -.
me source of radical pr-ppacanda ~.
IoroihC 10 statement Issued tonight
"S Depu1y Attorney General Samuel A
@'erser Thev revealed places or u-3n7-
'ns Of Bread ana Freedom an anar-
"hIst publication winch had been dis
'riputed by Peter Bunk and MANN
Slephanuk- VINO were depurtad on the
soviet ar Bufnrd with Emma Cold
man and Alexander Berkrnau.
me soviet bulletin was prirtad ar
Ahe same address, M Berger cuut:ruen
and secereteG in = small cy,,v xpf-,
me name and telephone number OF
WEI ADMINISTRATOR TO the United States
Among the five tons uf printed matter
taken. estimated 10 have cost see.gse IN
production. were subscription booklets
10 ne USED for raising a S5Dea0 fund IN
FOUND Jewish Communist newspaper
Mr. Berger declared Two oil paiutings
of Nikoiai Lenine ana Leon T-.orzkv
also were seized.
More than 1903 alleged radicals round
eu up III the recent natlon-wide ralLs
VIII De brought 10 Ellis Island snurrir
10 await deportation PROCEEDINGS. il
WAS announced al the federal bureau II
investigation here. The reports -.ceiv-
al show that Detroit would send so
Chicago ID, Philadelphia 2ea. Buffalo 1876
and Nashua. Y. r., 1851. These togefh-
or with 80 already arrested in this dis
trict, would make a total uf tT6s FEEDER
a. prisoners 10 ne accummousnsd q; th..
island.
The number of Guards al the lsiauo
according 70 bureau officials. mas been
Increased by ~ strong arm men.
There are now more than 1sg qua -tfs On
duty II The immigration station"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
NO PRICE DROP
OF Any Consequence
for Several Years
5ei'ef of Commissioner OF Labor
Statistcs-Says Sudden Drop TO
1878 Prices Wouic Sc Disastrous
70 Business and acknowledgements
Production Only Safe Course

vz-. -. 80. - y ..-,.
y @i-E coi4sAut'rdole uec1-iit II prices
Tor several wears to come IS seen by
Roval Meaker, ,nnrn lssloner of Labor
-..,.i,.- d ha,4 ~ ~ n,,-,o,,
- IA III
c"end OF prices used ny the govern
ment IN official negotiations concern
fnr vra,as and sir,iiar ins+~nc-5ons
.,.5 .- =
value 10 replace llle present uh4lS Oh
weight.
"Peonle generally are vearning so
ir-ar.,,- 4o,. to,,,a, ,,,,,,as tho, -,a,,
nave not Lnoushl mnch ABOUT Inc re-
suits of the falling prices" Mr.. Meek
er SAID. The prices We kicked
about in 1913 have come 70 oe re-
garued as ideal Untold distress has
been caused by the rapid price in
creases Of the past four years The
sufferlngs already endured by the
people through rising prices will be
multiplied TN fold If prices drop
within the next seven Years 10 the
I9-% level. A period OF failing prices
IS always a TINE OF business depres-
slon, failures and unemployment"
DECLARING that the governments of
the world could not reduce their in
debtedness suddenly. the commits
sluner SAID the credit which would
have 10 be extended 10 Europe ny
this country would produce further
imitation. nus boosting prices still
higher" Similarly. the worlds pro-
duCtIon OF goods cannot be increased
suddenly. For that reason. ne said,
tear that d drop would flood Ameri-
can markets 10 the detrlment OF 40
mestIc industry was unfounued- THE
normal seasonal drop n prices may
be expected IN $50. Mr. Meeker
Continued. IN normal times the
low price level Tor all commodities
combined comes IN March, April or
May.
These seasonal prices changes are
relatively small and will have but
little effect upon the housewives OK
pendirures. No great ana sudden
tall in prices seems possible Tor Il
long tune
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
Providence Pair
Nabbed After Long
Series of Thefts

Providence. +. l.. Jan. 4.-Thefts
of goods estimated 10 be worth be-
tween $40.06G and $4,000 from the
ManviIie Company at Manville. are
said TO have been disclosed SAT-
urtiay> night when The oonsocket
police arrested David Anderson and
dickson 2. Littledale.
Anderson mas been employed III the
Manviiie mill as orerseer and Little
dale conducts the Manvilie Com
pany's remnant store in Woonsoctet
The former is held on q charge OF
stealing goods valued at s11oo and
the latter on The charge Of RECEIVING
stolen goods
Thefts have been going ON for o
long period OF time and until recent,
were silrouded in mystery. Anderson
according tn the police. had hec'
stealing the cloth from the mill an"
selling il n LittIedaie who disposna
af The .cods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
BERGER HUGS
TO MARTYR ROLE

New y DIRK. Jan. 4-NlctOr L. ber-
ger Socialist represen tarIva-eiect Of
Wisconsin. boasted to an audience Of
about 1900 Socialists here tonight thar
ne would carry the Socialist tia-
either 10 Congress or TO prison. TIE
announcement was made with dram
attic poise and was cheered wildly
He preceded the prediction by say
ing he would be 80 on MS next birth
day, that he, had been indicted five
times on 81 counts and that if I'M
seated again he would run again.
seven times again If necessary.
Berger aroused his hearers to en-
tilusiasTn when he declared he would
he ELECTED TO Congress Sly times more
whereas Woodrow Wilson cant he
NEGLECTED. once more
Aware that .~gents of the depart
ment of justice were listening To him.
Berger said
II say for the benefit Of the secret
service men and all OF the youns
Socialists present. that if / had to
write the same articles or give the
same speeches for which I was sen
-enced to 20 years in the peniteutiary
would do il over again.
One of the preliminary speakers
declared there would be a million
American voters to make their pro
test felt" If Berger is arrested. &
nm in the back Of the llall shouted
= reply:
And there's a hundred million
good Americans to lick YOU.
a disturbance followed and the IN
lrrrupter was thrown Out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
ARRESTS OF REDS NEAR $500
RAIDS ARE ONLY FORERuNNERS
OTHERS TO CLEAN UP COUNTRY
DASTARnLY DESIGNS

Washington. Jan. 4-Plans of the
Communist and Communist Labor
parties, against whom the great ralds
by government agents inauEurated
Friday night ara directed. 10 gain
control of all labor organizations as
the means OF fomenting revolution.
we're revealed tonight IN documents
made public by the department of
justice. Assistant Attorney General
Garvan made public the documents.
which were seized IN several cities.
with the desire, ne said that the
American people learn III The real
purposes Of these uaeuacinE groups
and the nature OF the poison they
were spreading.
Department agents IN many cities
continued today the work of running
down and interroEating membe of
the two organizations. Officials sald
il was distinctly surprising that each
party numbered SO many Americans
in its membership. The party roles
were said 70 carry the names of
many persons well known in their
respective communities and Arner1-
can citizens.
Although there is no federal law
under which the American CoEmun-
isis can be dealt with, department
agents We're not overlooking these.
Their cases Will be turned over to
state governments.
two hundred and eighty persons
arrested today in Detroit We're added
to the list of those taken into Gus
rody, which is fast approaching 45n0.
Ninety-four additional arrests OF
aliens were reported 10 Mr.. Caravans
office today, sending the total against
whom the department believes II has
perfected cases'' 10 21@29. Included
III the arrests reported roday We're:
Jacksonville, g. Grand Rapids. 10;
Omaha II: Cortland. \. Y, 10;
Woodlawn. Pa. =; Dies Mo1nes. Ia:
Spokane. 10; Portland. Ore. 9; To-
ledo and Pittsburgh, = each; and
Denver l.
Among those arrested in Portland,
Ore, was Victor Saulit. who attract
delegate in the August convention Of
a Communist Labor party in Chica-
70 spokane federal agents Look
INTO custody Peter Faderchuk. who,
officials said. had been one of the
most dangerous agItatOrs with wnom
they had 10 deal in the northwest.
In their plan TO bore from within IN
the labor unions. as disclosed IN the
manifesto and program" the leaders
of the Communist and Communist La
Dor parties outlined for their adherents
the program for incitlng simultaneous
small strikes and development OF these
small strikes into mass action. The
plan of action was gwen IN detail from
small strikes 10 minor mass strikes.
from minor mass strikes 70 general
strikes. and from general strikes 10 the
dictatorship of the proietariat to revo-
iution."a
During the trend of development Of
trade uniunism. the manifesto" says;
The lder unonIsfn was based on the
craft developments of the small indus
try The trade unions consisted prlrna-
rily of skilled workers. whose skill it.
self is a former property The unions
are not organs of the militant class
struggle now Today the dominant
unionism is actually bulwark of cap
Continued on Page aCoi. y
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Boston. Jan. Virtually all of the
alleged radicals" taken throughout
New England IL the raids Friday
night were housed in the Deer Isiano
PRISON tonight. More than 100 prison
ers from New Hampshire, who ar
lived this afternoon. were rnarched
from the North Station TO the city
wharf, where they boarded the
steamer Monitor. Prisoners from the
western part of the state came ear
ly this evening.
Among those brought from Nashua.
n. h, was Anafrus Karalius Of Chi
cage. a national organizer Of the
Lithuanian branch of the Communist
party.
sunday passed quietly at Deer Is
land Two chapiains were on hand.
but as the prisoners did not request
religious service, there was none.
This afternoon small groups of pris
oners were allowed to exercise in the
corridors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05
HOURS QUAKE
SOMEWHERE IN
SOUTH AMERICA

washington, Jan. IA pronounced
ea-.rhuuake. lasting almost an hour and
believed 10 have conferred n south
America. approximately 1909 miles from
Washington. was recorded during the
night by Georgetown University observ-
arory. The disturbance began at -.2S
o'clock and continued until f2.e-e,.