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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

At Boston /, St. Louis 2.
At New York A, Cleveland 3.
At Washington 6, Detroit 2.
At Philadelphia 7, Chicago 9.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Foreign Briefs

Bordeaux, Jan. % - The United
States army transport sailed from
here today with 800 American soldier
dead.
Dublin, Jan. 25-Dublin Castle re-
ported today that an aged farmer had
been found shot dead near his home
at Bandon, County Cork. Pinned to
his coat was a note saying he had
been shot latter conviction by court
martial on the night of January % for
intending to give information to the
enemy of republican troop move
ments."
Cork, Jan. 25-Mary Bowles, Is
year old girl, was court martialley
today but sentence was deferred. The
girl was arrested after she had been
discovered crossing a field with arms
in her possession, having dropped a
Lewis gun in her fight from the po-
lice. She also was found to be wear
ing steel body armor. which was pro-
duced in. court today, as were the
ARMS.
At the trial she refused toplead
and remained silent throughout.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
OCallaghan Appeales
To His Countrymen

New York. Jan. 25-DonaI O'Cal-
laghan. lord mayor of Cork appealed
for aid to his countrymen today in a
speech before the executive commit
tee of the American Committee for
Relief in Ireland. He said thousands
had been made jobless through de-
struction of property by British
troops, and declared farm work had
ceased in many places, because it
is now the custom for British lorries
to go through the country shooting
Unfortunately"
He asked that money rather than
food or supplies be sent to Irish suf-
ferers and requested that the COM
mittee headed by Morgan ]. O'Brien
to consider reconstructing public
buildings in Ireland
Dennis Morgan, mayor of Thurles.
Frank Dempsey. chairman of the ur-
ban council of Mallow, near Cork.
and j. L. Fawcett, Irish consul" in
New York. also spoke of conditions
in Ireland.
O'Callaghan declined to say when
he intended returning to Ireland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Million Loss
in Series of Fires
at New Haven, Ct.

New Haven, Jan. 25-A series of
fires in the downtown section of this
city today and tonight caused a total
loss estimated at 100000, gave the
firemen one of the hardest days in
the history of the local department
and added several hundred persons to
the ranks of unemployed here. To-
night, the ruins of several buildings
stood encased in ice. in some places
two or three feet thick as a result
of the great volume of water thrown
into burning structures while the
temperature was near zero.
While firemen were still sending
two streams of water into the burn
ing wreckage of the Mendel and
Freedman department store and adj
joining property in Chapel street and
Orange street, fire broke out this af-
ternoon in four story building at
Chapel and Col,dfe streets opposite
the Hotel Taft. The flames swept
through the fur store of the Bohan
Landorf Company on the ground
floor and psread to apartments on
three upper floors. The loss III this
fire was placed at 5000.
Although many firemen had been on
duty steadily Is or 20 hours, some of
them had to stay at work in the at
ternon fire. One fireman wass over
come by smoke and a fireman and a
police detective were injured by fall
ing glass.
Tonight fire apparatus was sum-
moned again when flames We're dis
covered in three story brick build
ing in Lafayette street occupied by
Samuel Portnov, wholesale grocer,
and the Schulman Candy Company.
The loss was placed at $50, 900. About
equally divided between the two con-
Germs in addition, two small fires, one
this afternoon and one tonight in
creased the days burdens for the
firemen.
Fire Chief Fancher said tonight that
the cause of the big fire which start
ed in the Mendel and Freedman store
a few minutes before midnight last
night, was still undetermined
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Waterville High
Claims Football
Title Kennebec Co.

The Waterville High school football
team having defeated Dcering High
IA to 6 last fall claims the champion
ship of the State. In the first game
of the season Deering and Portland
High played a scoreless tie. Water
ville's claim is based on this game.
Coach Malcolm O'Brien of Xaterville
makes the following statement in re-
gard to the claim of his team to the
State title:
Our season was very success full and
our claim to the championship of the
State as clear as ever such title can
be under present system, in fact much
clearer than usual as we played teams
from central, southern and eastern
Maine, and those teams of strongest
calibre. each the strong team of its
surrounding district. We won every
game but one and that one a tie This
team was at once challenged for an
other game, and as they did not take
up the challenge, thereby relinquish-
ing their chance at title. Portland
ii. s., the only other team Of like cal
ibre with an indicated season to
their credit, tied one team which we
defeated; so doped how it may be in
regard to facts, Waterville H. SIS. 1920
football team was State champion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Ex-Ship Head Refuses
to Retract Statement
Pact with British

Chicago, Jan. 25-William Denman,
former chairman of the shipping
board, tonight gave out the text Of q
telegram which he said he was send
ing to p. A. S. Franklin Of New York,
president Of the International Mercan-
tile Marine. in connection with chare-
es made by Senator Jones last week
that the Mercantile Marine company
had entered into an agreement with
1.-THE British government in 1908 to pur-
sue mo policy injurious to the British
merchant marine or to British trade. =
The telegram, Mr.. Denman said was
in reply to one from Mr.. Franklin
asking Mr.. Denman to deny certain
reports concerning the alleged agree
ment which Mr.. Franklin said had
been published.
Mr.. Denman's reply said that while
he had not seen the press reports re-
ferred to, they were correct if they
said that his confidence and friend
ship had been obtained by Mr.. Frank
lin during the war while this alleged
agreement was concealed from Mr..
Denman and from the National Coun-
Gil of Defense.
Mr.. Franklin was appointed adviser
to General Goethals and to Mr.. Den
man in 1917 by the National Council
OF Defense and later was given con-
troll of all American commerce during
the war, -4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
pit which was given two days ge.

ceipt which was given two days ge-
fore.
The defense is that there was a
second $500 paid on the second day
after the first years rent was paid
and in consideration of the fact that
another years rent was paid in adj
vance, the use of the talking machine
was allowed.
Henry Talberth testified that Pa
polas had told him that he would
have to get out in the fall and want
ed Talberth to find him place to
locate and that he tried to do SO.
Israel Manell, also a new witness,
said that Papolas told him he had to
get out in the fall and wanted to hire
room in Manell's cellar to store his
shoe shining accoutrements for a
year, for he said that when Levine's
lease was up. he, Papolas. had a
lease from the Drummonds, who abe
owners of the property, and that he
was going back there.
The case held until after O'Clock
and the direct examination of Mr..
Papolas had not been finished. 1t
will be resumed this afternoon at 2
o'clock
Mark J. Bartlett and Carl Black
ington represented Mr.. Levine. while
Frank Plamstead is counsel for Mr..
Papolas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Bare Plot to Wipe
Out Dry Agents .
in North Alabama

Florence. Ala. Jan. ga plot to ex-
terminate the entire force of prohibition
enforcement officers operating In north
ern Alabama has been unearthed. ac-
cording to State Supervisor n. L.
Pierce. Discovery of the plot. he said
today. followed the arrest Of II persons
in connection with the killing last Sat-
urday Of Don Stephenson, a member OF
a prohibition squad and the pounding
at the same time Of two other officers.
Mr.. Pierce declared there was reason
to believe that state and county officers,
as well as federal. were marked for
elimination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Calder Coal Bill
Seeks Elimination
of Middleman

Washington, Jan. 25-TaxeS on coal
dealers as provided in the Calder
coal regulation bill have purposely
been set high to drive the coal
straight from the mine to the con-
sumer," Senator Calder, New York.
Republican. today told the Senate
committee. which is considering his
measure.
1t is the intention of the billsto tax
out of existence" many unnecessary
midldemen. Senator Calder said, add
ing that it would be shown before
this investigation ceases where coal
moving on the rails has been sold
threefo of four times between the mines
and the consumer"
The senator appeared before the
committee to reply to statements yes
terday of former Governor Oakley Z.
Curtis of Maine. that the tax provi-
sions of the bill as affecting coal
dealers would aid profiteering.
The American public last year,
Senator Calder said, was ''mulcted
out of a billion and half dollars by
men in the coal trade"
Every well, but how about the shoe
man, the -four man. and the rest?'
interjected Senator Reed, Democrat.
Missouri.
1.-THE coal industry we are reaching
first" Senator Calder retorted. Goal
is a necessity"
]. M. Armstrong, general manager
of mines for the Pittsburgh coal COM
pany, the largest mine operator in
tie United States testified that the
payroll cost of producing coal, which
included all labor charges, had in
creased 1853 per cent. since 1915.
"a man driving a mule in the mines
gets $3.50 a day and we figure this
the base rate" he said. while an or
binary efficient miner taking out coal
earns about $12."
! Leaders shovelling coal into cars
underground. he said, Ought to earn
| from IS to $40 under present scales"
Mr.. Armstrong said that if not pre-
vented from running full time by
lack of cars. lack of business and
/ lack of miners" the Pittsburgh Com
pany could produce "20,000,000 tons of
coal instead of the 100000 we pro-
duced last year"
| Coal production costs and labor
conditions will be inquired into fur
! Their tomorrow by the committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Hold 3 Youths
at Lowell for
Murder of Merchant

Lowell, Mass, Jan. 25.-David N
fallen, proprietor of mems furnish
ing store in Middlesex street was
shot dead outside his store here to-
night as he attempted to prevent the
escape of three holG-up men who en-
tered his store and rifled the cash
drawer of it's contents. Two shots
were fired into his body. 70,
Later the police arrested three
youths in connection with the affair
and they are charged with murder
and suspicion of murder. The men
are Alfred PORTER. 26, of 761 Lake.
view avenue, this city; who is charg-
ed with murder, according to the po-
lice, and Emil and Leo Thiberge, y
and %. brothers of 26 Hurd street,
this city. who are charged with sus-
picion of murder All are held with
outb all PORTER is said to have ad-
mitted firing one of the shots which
killed Tahen and is also reported to
have implicated Emil Thiberge as
having fired the other. Thiberge adj
mits, it is said. by the police. that"he
was with Porter but that he and his
brother remained outside the store
and did not take any part in the rob-
berry or in the shooting.
Portier'S arrest was accomplished
after sensational chase by Officer
Joseph Clark, who was only about
200 yards from the scene. PORTER
was found hiding in the closet of a
vacant tenement and the officer
claims that he had made an attempt
to reload his revolver. The Thiberge
brothers were later arrested in a pool
SOON in Merrimack street. PORTER
had $33 in bills in the left pocket of
his overcoat when captured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
COLBY COLLEGE
Victorious Relay Team To
Enter Meet in New York City

Heralded by some 35 or 40 news
papers in and around greater New
York as the "unconquered relay
champions of Maine" the Colby COL
lege relay team will go on from the
B. a. A. games to the Millrose Attn
letic Club games to be held in Madi-
son Square Garden on February s..
Here the Colby men. after meeting
teams from Rhode Island State and
the University of Vernon at Boston,
will run against teams from New
York University. the College of the
City of New York, Lafayette Univer-
sity, s9d Rutgers. AS the present
plans fcs lie meet stand, one or two
other colleges from the middle Allan
tic division may compete.
The men have been training hard
for these meets for the past two
months, doing their daily stretch on
the new board track which was
built on the campus for the express
purpose of training men for this
meet. They have trained in weather
conditions practically unparalleled
in the history of Colby track and
more than ono man has been carried
from the boards. laid out by an un-
fortunate slip on the ice. ~
Time trials, which were to have
beer held this week, have been post
poned until such time as the weather
man sees fit to send a warm breeze
so that the men may show the best
that is in them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Rail Heads to
Meet Saturday in
Effort to Fix Rates

! Washington, Jan. 25-Call was is
sued tonight for a meeting in New
York, Friday of all railroad presidents
whose lines might be affected by the
lre-division of revenues from through
freight rates between trunk lines
through inability to arrive at any
England carriers. The meeting was
called after the breaking up today of
the conferences here of the presidents
! of eleven large eastern railroads
through inability to arrive at any
compromise acceptable to New Eng
land roads.
The conferences here sought an ad-
justment of the controversy without
action by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and on failure to reach
an agreement the hearings before the
commission were continued with w.
S. Kallman of the New York Central
as a witness. Mr.. Kallman attacked
the exhibits submitted by the New
England carriers at previous hearings
on the ground that they were not
fair to the trunk lines and presented
New York Central exhibits which he
said, gave fairer showing of the
moneys received by New England
carriers.
Presidents from the eastern lines
were understood to have offered the
New England carriers from $12, 0O0, 900
to $15,000,000 to meet their estimated
annual deficit of s27,50O,OOO E. J.
Pearson. president of the New Ha-
ven, and j. H. Hustis. president of
the Boston and Maine, however, were
said to have refused the offer, holding
that it left too great a deficit to be
made up in other ways and that the
New England roads would only be
postponing bankruptcy to accept.
The meeting called for Friday in
New York is expected to allow the
New England carriers an opportunity
to place their financial troubles before
the entire list of presidents whose
lines would be affected by the grant
ing OF larger share of the Joint
rates to the carriers east of the Hud-
son.
The insistence of Chairman Clark
of the Interstate Comemrce Commits
sion that an amicable, adjustment be
reached by the two gfoups was I'M
derstood to have played a large part
in the decision to hold another meet
Ing in New York. Another executive
said, Chairman Clark talked strong
er to us than ever before" when in
formed of the failure to reach an
agreement at the conferences here.
The eleven railroad presidents left
washington tonight for their home
offices, where they are expected to
work over various offers which might
be acceptable to the New England
lines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Florida Surf
Embraces Harding

Vero, Fla, Jan. 25-The houseboat VIC
toria bearing President-elect Harding
on his vacation trip anchored off here
tonight and at tie end of another day of
uneventful sailing down the Indian
river. She will continue her journey to-
morrow and may reach Palm Beach by
tomorrow night.
Todays run was completed in time to
permit the President-elect and his COM
panions to play is holes of golf on the
Vero links and take surf bath before
nightfall. Mr.. Harding was welcomed
at the golf club by the members of the
Ohio Winter colon. but in Difference to
his wishes plans for a formal reception
in his honor were abandoned.
At the present rate of travel the Vic
toria shovld reach Miami, the southern
point on her trip. by Friday. She has
no fixed schedule however, and it may
be decided not to go into Miami until
Saturday or Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Girls City Club Notes

The program for the Club night at
the Girls City Club begins with the
gymnasium class at 7.30 sharp.
The second of the health talks.
which should be OF interest to every
girl and woman in Waterville. will
be held downstairs at $50 to o'clock.
Miss Myra Parker is the lecturer and
her talks are entirely informal. Post
ers will be on exhibition.
At 81 o'clock the program for the
poverty party in charge of the sub
committee Of the entertainment COM
mittee will begin. If you have not
been able to think up a costume wear
your Oldest most awful" dress. Fines
will be collected for good colthes.
The club has been very fortunate
to secure the services of Paul julien
as instructor of the business English
class This is an opportunity that
few of the members can afford to miss
and they should avail thems elves of
this privilege by joining this class
tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Plans Maturing
for Forum Dinner
Chamber of Commerce

The new song sheet which is ~
compiled for us at membership me-.
ings of the Augusta Chamber OF CO..
merce is now ready for the press .a,
will make its initial appearance ON F., p
day of the present week at the Forr.
dinner ito be held at the Auv,,s.
House. c. F. Bilodeau, VINO viii, 49,.
the singing. has been given 80
hand in selecting the songs and en-
are sure to be full of the right H.
of pep. Plenty of copies will he nv
vided for everyone. nv
Herman H. Stuart. chairman q, ~,
committee on arrangements. has sa,o..
ed a satisfactory menu and assn.
everyone of an enjoyable eveninp e.
start to finish. Winter sports is sn.
to prove sufficiently interesting ans
entertaining to hold the attention. ss
pecially when presented by so ab,s =
speaker at w. e. Findley of Montro,,
a master sportsman in all lines :.
winter activity. w. Fl. Gannatt -
Augusta. who has acquired an env;oh,,
reputation as lover of sports VT,
be present and bring report of tba
winter sports activity at Newport N
H., where he has been passing a few
days.
Mr.. Findley will make tour Of An.
gusta Friday morning and look over
the local situation very carefully in
order to make proper recommendation
during his discourse. We believe that
the hillsides of Augusta offer unequal
ed opportunity for winter sports IN.
der normal con 1itions. a plan for
utilizing this resource of the CITY
will undoubtedly be devised as a result,
of this meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
N. e. o. p. installation

At the regular meeting of the Wa
terville lodge, N. f. o. F. held Mon
day evening. the following officers
were installed: Junior past warden
Mrs. w. p. Robinson; warden, c. F.
Hamilton; vice warden, Mrs. Mary
G. Abbott; financial secretary, Mrs
Vesta A, Barton: recording secre-
tary, Horace S. Warren: treasurer
Mrs. Edna Z. Merrill; chaplain. Mrs
Stella Nowelf; guide, William l.
Sterling: guardian, Mrs. c. f. Ham
ilton: sentinel. Walter Ames; trustee
for three years. Mrs. Mary Blunt. The
officers were installed by Grand War
den I. A. Turner of Bangor, N. J. Pet
ers, deputy grand warden, of Bangor
was also present. After the ipstal-
lation. refreshments of sandwiches
cake and coffee were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Rear Admiral Sims
RapS Sim Feiners

Boston, Jan. 25--Rear Admiral
| William s. Simms at a mass meeting
arranged by the Loyal Coalition here
! tonight said that to him it was in.
conceivable that American citizens Of
Irish nationality could support the
! Sim Fein Knowing what they do
| about them"
| i"How any American of Irish des.
cent can support the party that were
our implacable enemies during the
war passes my understanding" the
| admiral said.
| Sim Fein activities, he asserted
necessitated the diversion of vessels
from the convoy of troops and Of
merchant ships.
| And you people here in America"
he continued, have a great many Of
! your sons at the bottom of the sea
because we were obliged to divert
| those vessels and could not give ade.
Iuate protection.
1--WE were fighting against The
| Germans and the Central Powers bu,
they were fighting in the open. They
| fought the submarine under the wat.
er, but that is the way to fight the
| submarine. The Sim Fein were
fightingus just as bitterly and be.
hind our backs"
Characterizing many Of the diff.
ferences between the United States
| and Great Britain as "pin bricks
Admiral Sims said that. although pin
pricks usually were of little conse,
quence, sometimes they CAUSED
blood poisoning-the poison being
supplied skilfully by by propaganda
Enough pin pricks" he added
will make a dangerous situation
The world will not stand for another
great war. Even were the world So
disposed it could not stand another
great war. The nations must find q
way to compose their differences
| The only sure basis is spiritual
one; it is through their power Of
sentiment"
Admiral Sims expressed the opin.
ion that the promotion of the spiri,
OF the Allies in fighting side by side
In the war depended chiefly upon
Great Britain and this country TAX
ing the initiative. "a permanent un-
Outstanding between Them" he said
will inevitably result in peace and
good will throughout the world"
Both Great Britain and the United
States have their faults, the admiral
said. adding:
Il can not see that there need be
any misunderstanding if we approach
Our inevitable commercial and Other
olnculties in friendly spirit. II
people can cooperate Loyalty under
the fierce stress of national Interests
ana personal ambitions in war, sure
ly they can with good will cooperate
IN peace. In my estimation, as a
student of war, a failure to cooper
ate with a certain degree of cordial.
ity is q danger"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Carson Refuses to Lead
New Ulster Parliament

London, Jan. 25.--Sir Edward Car
son, the Ulster unionist leader de-
ciined the premiership of the new I'll
ster parliament which was offered him
oday by an Ulster deputation in Lon
don. He thanked the deputation for
the honor, but said he felt his age
and lacked strength to undertake the
arduous duties involved.s He agreed.
however, for the present to accept the
Craftsmanship Of the Ulster party in
the imperial parliament.
1t is expected that the offer of the
premiership now will be made to Sir
James Craig, who represents Mid
Down in the British parliament and is
parliamentary secretary to the admit
rally, and that he will accent.