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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-14
FRENCH COMMENT
ON WASHINGTON
MEET FAVORABLE

Paris, Nov. 13-Dispatches out
lining the developments at the open
ms OF the armament conference in
Washington take first place in all
the Paris papers this morning. En-
tenslve excerpts are printed from
President Harding's address, the
speech by Secretary Hughes giving
the American program for a ten
year naval holiday, and the COM
ments thereon by Premier BRAND
and A. j. Balfour, acting head OF
the British delegation The news
paper comment is generally Avor-
able.
The Washington conference con-
Vened with the formal intention of
reaching positive results" is the
trend of the editorials in newspapers
of all shades of politics, excepting
those representing the Communists,
which insist that a ''bourgeoise con-
ference can never achieve peace"
President Harding's high ideal
ism. as evidenced in his opening adj
dress, is termed by the Petit Pari-
sien, "a ray of sunlight coming to
re-kindle the heart of our people
so greatly touched by the war;
The Figaro declares that the
friendship of America has always
been infinitely precious to France.
The journal, while approving the
American proposals, set forth by Mr..
Hughes. says that the problem con
fronting the conference in this re-
spect is the attitude to be taken by
Japan.
The Washington conference COM
menced with "a dramatic surprise, -
says the Temps, which calls Mr..
Hughes plan, lat the same time
definite and grand"
Some difficulties which the Temps
sees in the way of the plan are.
firstly, Of a political nature-Great
Britain will have to ask herself il
the obstacles she sees are also OBJ
stacles in the eyes of the dominions:
secondly, of a technical nature, linn
iting of naval fleets for 10 years, it
says, is senseless unless the capacity
for construction is also limited.
Furthermore, international limita-
ton of ornaments involves interna-
tional control, which must be or
ganized outside the League Of Ma
tons, to which the United States
does not belong. Finally. new meth
DDS of destruction may be invented.
The Journal des Debats says the
Hughes plan involves the abrogation
of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. I'VE
understand the Americans stub
bornness on this question" says the
newspaper. but we beg of them to
reflect that the official rupture of
this pact would merely give them
the appearance of satisfaction. There
is no need of formal alliance to
bind two countries with regard to
certain possibilities. The only real
guarantee is regulation of the ques-
tions which antagonize their peo-
pies"
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SUNDAY. LAW
ENFORCEMENT
IN FOREST CITY
All Tobacco and Cigar
Stores Compelled
to Close
Drug Stores and Newsdealers
Also Affected-Many Com
plain of Short NOtice-MOve
Comes Of Request to Shut Up
One Big Cigar Store

Portland. Me-. Nov. 1s.-Portland
had touch Of blue law enforcement
today, when all stores dealing rrin-
cipally in tobacco and cigars were
closed by order of Chief of Police Irv-
ing S. Watts. The order also affected
a majority of the news dealers, drug
stores being the only places where to-
bacco and papers were sbtainable. A
few of the dealers complained that
they were not notified of the new reg
ulation until very late yesterday, and
enc placed a large placard in his win
dow carrying an inscription criticizing
the authorities for the delay in noti-
fication. The order grew out of re-
quest to the chief by the committee
on licenses that large cigar store
recently established here, be Compelled
to- close all day Sunday. Chief Watts
said that it would be unfair to apply
the regulation to one store ana so or
dered all closed.
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London, Nov. 14.-(By A. P0-
Overwhelming surprise and dispo-
sition to reserve immediate judge
ment seems to be the keynote of the
comment in the London morning pa
pers on the proposals OF the Amer
lean Secretary Of State at the Wash
ington conference.
1t may conccivably be found that
the scheme is over bold" says the
Daily TELEGRAPH, but it holds up
such a magnificent ideal that it will
awaken greater enthusiasm among
those who passionately long for the
world to get its feet we'll set upon
the true path Of peace
The Telegraph thinks that no hUr-
lird Judgment is possible on silch
tremendous proposals, but believes
that all the nations concerned, In
Guiding Japan, will appreciate the
courage which dictated them.
However" it adds, "the naval ex-
perts of the three powers will have
to consider the scheme in all its
hearings and we should not disguise
from ourselves that some may find 1t
very hard to bring themselves to con-
sent to scrap naval programmes to
which they have looked for the adj
vancement of their national ambi-
lions"
The Morning Post says I'VE
would say at once that acceptance
by England OF such proposal must
In all good faith depend upon the
measure of agreement eventually at
tanned by the conference. We can
hot doubt that America imperfecuy
appreciates the unique geographical
position and economics requirements
pr the British empire, which involve
The necessity of securing very long
tines of communication, irrespective
NJ the necessity Of possessing main
fchting feet"
The Post thinks that the scheme
will require careful scrutiny. ana
that it might have been expected
that the American government would
have deferred the production OF the
detailed scheme until the delegates
TO the conference had arrived at a
common understanding. 1t also ex-
presses the view that the chief bus
mess Of the conference is to discover
the best means of satisfying Japan's
economic needs for her surplus pop
ulation and to this end thinks 1t
purely to American interest that ia
pan should continue to be the ally
of Great Britain.
The Daily News says that des-
parine| world has been shown the
way Il salvation. "The patch that
was missed at Versailles" it adds,
'is re}ealed once again at Washing
ton, broad and straight. Secretary
Hughes challenge is direct and can
not be avoided. 1t is for the peo-
ples| to see that it Is not avoided.
Britain at any rate must meet 1t fair
and square.
Il here Is much more to be done
At ashhSton in the elimination Of
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Successor Slain
Japanese Premier
Believed Pacifst

Toxic. Nov. 13.-(By A. P.)-Baron
Korekiyo Takahashi, minister of f.
nance in the Hara cabinet today of
ficially assumed the premiership in
succession to fakashi Hara, who was
assassinated November 4.
The appointment Of Baron TAXA
hashi is generally regarded in poit-
zeal circles as favorable indication
Of tho waning of the power of the
militarists and as insuring what is
termed as a continuation Of the
'peaceable foreign policy Of Premier
Hara."
In addition to holding the premier
ship, Baron Takahashi will continue
as minister Of finance and as citing
minister of the navy
The other ministers in the Hara
cabinet will retain their posts.
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y Ex-PAPER
WORKERS GUILTY
OF CONSPIRACY
Justice Morrill's Find
ings in Livermore
Falls Trouble
Injunction Restraints Former
Employees From Injuring
Plant International Co..
Must Not Interfere With
Present WOrkers-Company
Entitled to Protection

Justice John A. Morrill, of the SUI
preme court filed Saturday morning
an injunction in which he finds 90
former employees Of the Livermore
Falls plant of the International Pa
per Co, guilty OF conspiracy and re-
strains them from injuring the COM
pany's property by unlawfully inter-
fering with its business; by inducing
others not to deal or contract with
it; by interfering with the free access
of any OF the company's employees to
its mills, or by intimidating, annoy
ing or insulting those employees in
any way.
Those names in the injunction are:
Patrick J. Reynolds, Clarence O. FL
field, John w. Nash, Charles r. Foss,
Charles Foyt, Thomas GoodfelIow,
Alexander X. King, alias Bert King
Frank Conrad, ]. Alfred Gagnon,
c. Henry Mason. Sullivan H. Chase,
Charles Pomeroy Herbert Corkum,
John Vielleux, Charles C. Chase,
Phillip DufourA Wilfred Bernier, NJ.
H. Parker, Albert Hacker, Ernest
Piper, Leander Knowles, alias Pat
Knowles and Henry Durant.
No injunction is issued against
Edward s. Woodward, named in the
company's complaint.
Justice Morrill, says in part: ut
is clear that the conditions created
by the former employees of the plain
tiff and their sympathizers warrant
and require the action of this court,
and the issuance of this extraordi-
nary writ of injunction. The plain
tiff is entitled to protection against
unlawful conspiracy and violence in
its efforts to conduct it's lawful bust
ness, and it's employees are entitled
to like protection in the exercise of
their lawful calling. Conducting
themselves in peaceable manner.
they should be free to go about the
streets of these communities without
molestation or fear of Violence
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Marines Arrive
at New York to
Guard u. s. Mails

New York, Nov. 13-Preparations
for guarding valuable mail at local
postal stations and in transit with
an armed force of marines were
nearly completed tonight with the
arrival of POI marines under Lieu
tenant Whittle, from Quantico, Nir-
ginia, making a force of 265 marines
and four officers available for the
postal authorities.
Captain Norman Bates said tonight
that s. marines will be used to guard
the 40 trains leaving New York ev-
cry day with Valuable mail.
The others will be used to geard
the loading platforms at the various
postal stations and ride with the
drivers Of mail trucks. A force of
IS men will be CHARTERED at the CEN
trail post Office. Four armored
trucks. which will be used for valu-
able mail only will be ready for use
the coming week.
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Three Die OF.
WOOD ALCOHOL
TPo!RTLAND
Two of Victims Room
mates--Third Found
on Street
One Who Said He Warned Com
panion Also Dies of Poison
ing-All Three Deaths With
in Past "a Hours

TortlandiMe.. Nov. 15--Three deaths
from wood alcohol poisoning have &C.
Cured in this city within the last "a
hours. Last night J. w. Fay, 40 of
Lynn, Mass, barber. was found dead
IN his room on Free street. a medical
examiner pronouncing death due to
drinking the alcohol. James Tracey,
50, OF Swampscott. Mass, Fay's room
mate, told the police that he warned
Fay against drinking any more Of the
stuff, but late this afternoon. Tracey
was taken from the same house iii
from wood alcohol poisoning and died
soon after he reached the hospital. In
the morning Frank A. Latham Of this
city was picked up in Monument
Square by the police and rushed to the
hospital, where he died.
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CAUTIOUS COMMENT BY BRITISH
PRESS ON STARTLING PROPOSAL
US. TO SCRAP WORLD NAv|ES

, differences in the Pacific but in the
forefront the keynote and test of the
nations bona fides, stands this
naval ornaments"
The Daily Chronicle. remarking
that Secretary Hughes had added a
rider to the usual concept that policy
governs ornaments. namely, that ar
maments also affect policy, contends
that nntil~the political fires are eX-
tinguished, no reduction in arma-
ments, however ingenius and sincere
can hope to endure.
Secretary Hughes" says tho
Chronicle, thinks that the two parts.
the reduction Of ornaments and a
political settlement. may proceed
simulta neously. He may be right. At
any rate, it is great thing on the
very first day of the conference to
have brought down SO big a query to
discuss. as they did at Paris. while
they had dug deep the foundations of
the covenant"
The Times treats the proposal with
sympathetic admiratio but empha-
sizes that it will have 70 he carefully
considered.
by the very holiness with which Il
has thrown aside the IT" ditiors of
old fashioned diplomacy" says the
Times, st Immediately captured the
ina cination OF the people Of the Unit
ed States. We believe that in many
respects it will appeal not less forci-
bly, to" the peoples of Europe. 1t de-
mands very heavy sacrifices from all.
bnt all will cheerfully submit thereto,
If submission plainly promotes the
end in view"
The Westminster Gazette declares
that the proposal is magnificent, and
says it will certainly be received with
no less enthusiasm all over the world
than it was received in the confer
ence.
ut may he called drastic. ambitious
and far reaching" it adds, "but the
ambitious schemes arc often the cas-
lest to accomplish.
$50 far as Great Britain is con-
Cerned, there Is no reason why the
scheme should not be accepted with
qualifications so far as the period of
a decade is concerned it offers to US
in fact more than we claim.
1--WE believe" it says in concluding,
that the proposals are thoroughly
practical and will succeed"
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Fire Threatens
American Steamer
in Mid Ocean

Boston, Nov. 1S-The American
steamer San Francisco, afire in mid
ocean, sent out today a wireless call
for assistance which was picked up
at the Naval Radio station here. She
gave as her position latitude $500
north, longitude 52.03 west, or ap-
proximately LOO miles southeast of
New York and 700 miles south of
Cape Race, n. F. The steamer of
3,164 tons. left Marseilles. October 4
and Lisbon, November for New
York.
a later message said that the fire
was under control and that the San
Francisco was not in immediate dan
ger. The steamer Ramon De Larrin-
aga from Genoa for Norfolk, was
standing by.
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NAVAL REDUCTION
PLAN REASONABLE
SAYS JAP ADMIRAL

Washington, Nov. 13-(By A. y
Admiral Baron kato, the senior Jap
anese delegate. reiterated today his
belief that the American proposal
for naval agreement was reason
able" The admiral spent practically
the entire day studying reports on
the American proposals which had
been submitted by his technical nav
al delegates, headed by Vice Admiral
kanji kato. Correspondents who
sought the Japanese naval minister
today found him plunged in the pc
rusal of lengthy statements submit
ted by his subordinates.
"A further study will go on tomor-
row. said the admiral, land, of
course, until the examination is con-
cluded, it is difficult to say anything
as to suggestions or points we may
raise in connection with the sub
ject.'
The general impression among
Japanese tonight was that Japan
would accept the American project.
Whether her representatives would
endeavor to link the question of for
tifcations in the Pacific with the
problem of naval reductions had not
been made clear. Japan's desire as
to naval armament was said to be to
maintain fleet of sufficient defen-
sive power to be able to cope with
any fleet that could be sent to the
Far East. In other words, if Great
Britain or the United States were
abe to manipulate their fleets from
bases near Japan, it was said in
Japanese circles, such contingency
would enter into the Japanese view
of the entire naval question.
Whether Japan will, at some con-
venient moment, place her desire be-
fore the conference, remains to be
disclosed 1t is believed that. if it is
done. it will be in a manner not cal
culated to offend American sensi-
bilities about Pacific Notifications.
The Japanese express the hope
that the overture of good feeling en-
sineered by the Opning of the con-
ference also will obtain in the discus
sion Of Far Eastern questions, but
they fell that it is necessary to make
the American people in general
clearly understand Japan's position
with reference to China. which re-
mains as Japan's great problem.
They assert that China is now in a
state of anarchy.
A prominent Japanese today
brought out a new comparison of
the Chinese situation. sayings that
China is on a large scale what the
papacy was in the middle ages. The
pope then was the nominal king of
the .pontifical states, he said, but in
reality, those who ruled were the
mobiles. especially Colonna and the
Orsini, who fought each other and
then with the pope himself.
Discussing the Lansing Ishii agree
ment, the same man said that the
world should not forget that Japan
has vital interests which are af-
fected by everything that happens III
China. Japan did not claim any
special privileges, but her geographic
cal position in the Far East and her
dependence on China for raw ma
terials gave her special voice on all
matters concerning the future Of
China, he insisted.
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BREAKS STEAMER
RECORD FROM RIO

New York, Nov. 13-Breaking The
previous record by nearly II hours,
the American steamship Southern
Cross arrived here today from Rio De
Janeiro. Her time was II days. and
81 minutes. The previous record of
II days, IL hours and % minutes was
held by her sister ship, the American
Legion.
One Of the cabin passengers. Ed
ward White, formerly of Chicago was
removed to a hospital in a serious
condition suffering from a bullet
in his stateroom two days out from
Rio DE Janeiro, with revolver in
his hand, the ships surgeon said.
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PROOF OF SINCERITY

Washington. Nov. 12-(By A. P.)
More drastic and far-reaching than
the most ardent advocate of dis
armament dared to hope, America S
proposals were suddenly laid before
the arms conference today at its first
session by Secretary Hughes.
A ten-year naval holiday is the
proposal in short and the United
States. Great Britain and Japan shall
scrap 66 capital ships aggregating
1,S7S.O43 tons.
Within three months after the con-
clusion of an agreement the United
States would have IS capital ships,
Great Britain - and Japan 10. The
tonnage of the three nations respec-
lively under such plan would be
5OO,65O: 6O4, $50 and 299,7OO.
Ships when 20 years old might be
replaced under the plan and the re-
placement scheme is 100000 tons for
the United States. 100000 tons for
Great Britain and SOC, 900 tons for ia
pan. No replacement ship could ex-
coed $4,000 tons.
The United States would scrap so
capital ships aggregating S43, $40
tons; Great Britain 10, aggregating
oS3,3I5 tons and Japan II, aggregat-
ing 44S,92S tons.
- IL. -.
scrapped. ships bumcing, or ships for
which material has been assembled.
characterized by .,aron Kato, the
chief Japanese delegate as very far
reaching" but probably suitable as
a basis for discussion and by Mr..
Balfour. head of the British delega-
ton, as "a statesmanlike utterance,
pregnant with infinite possibilities
and most hopeful of satisfactory re-
Suits" the American proposal, con-
crete and detailed, fell on the OPEN
ing moments of the geat conference
! like a bomb shell. The foreign dele
gates were stunned No" other word
describes their feelings.
Features Of Plan
The principal features of the
! American plan propose:
That not for less than 10 years.
competitive naval building cease as
between Great Britain, the United
States and Japan.
That all capital ships building or
planned be scrapped and a few re-
Gently placed in the water be de-
stroyed within three months of rati-
fication of the agreement
That the older ships of each feet
also be destroyed. reducing the Brit
ish force to % battleships. the
American to IS, and the Japanese to
10, each ship to be retained being
specifically named
That during the agreement nc
capital craft be laid down except
Nnder detailed replacement scheme
included in the proposal. which
would provide for ultimate equality
of the British and American fleets
and for a Japanese force at 80 per
cent of the strength of either of the
other two.
That all other naval craft be SINH
larly provided for in the same ratio
Continued on Page 5-Coi. y
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Millinocket High
School Destroyed
by Fire, Loss $50, 900

Mllinocket. Me. Nov. 13.-Fire. or
ieinating around the furnace in the
basement, was discovered in the Mil
linocket High school building late to-
night, and had gained great Roadway
when the firemen arrived. At mid
night the building was almost a COM
plete wreck. The loss is estimated at
10000. partially insured
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Japs to Withdraw
Troops in Siberia

Toxic, Nov. 13.-The Yomi rri
Shimbun says that a cabinet council
of Saturday decided upon the with
drawal Of the Japanese troops in ST.
IBERIA as soon as the agreement ar
rived at in the conference at Dairen
has been signed. A division of troops
which was about to start for Nladi-
vostok for the purpose of reinforcing
the troops in Siberia will not proceed
there. their orders having been can
celled. 1t is expected that the Dairen
conference will be reopened Monday.
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CAPITALIST GOULD'S
Wife DIES ON GOLF
LINKS, LAKEWOOD, NJ.

Lakewood, N. j., Nov. 13-Mrs.
George Jay Gould. wife of the cap
italist. dropped dead today while
playing golf with her husband on the
private links at Georgian Court,
their country home.
She had just finished a drive at
the fifth tee and with her husband
was watching the flight of the ball
when she collapsed without uttering
a word. Mr.. Gould turned to speak
to her and was astonished to see her
lying across the tee. Thinking she
had stumbled, Mr.. Gould hastened
to assist her to her feet, but when
she, failed to speak to him, he became
alarmed and sent the caddie for
physicians.
Doctors George w. Lawrence and
Irwin r. Hance reached the links
quickly. A brief examination con-
WINGED them that Mrs. Gould was
dead and that heart disease had
been the cause.
Mrs. Gould appeared to be in ex-
cellent health when she walked to the
links with her husband a few min
utes before noon. She showed no
traces Of exhaustion and chatted
with her husband as they progressed
to the fifth hole. Apparently Mrs.
Could had over-cxerted herself and
had made no mention of it to Mr..
Gould
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould attended ser
vices this morning in All Saints
Memorial church and on their re-
turn to Georgian Court, dressed for
the golf links.
News Of their mothers death was
sent Immediately 70 the seven chill
dren, five of whom We're in New
York. The other two. Lady Decics.
formerly Helen Vivian Gould. is in
London and Mrs. Anthony J. DreXel,
formerly Marjorie Gould. lives in
Philadelphia. A cable message was
sent to Lady Decies. Mrs. Drexel
reached Georgian Court in the after
noon as did the other children, Mrs.
Edith c. Wainwright, Miss Gloria
Gould and Kingdom, George and Jay.
Funeral arrangements were not
completed tonight but it was plan
ned to send the body to Mr.. Gould's
Fifth avenue home in New York to-
morrow morning.
Mrs. Gould, formerly Edith King
don. was an actress who had scored
in her profession. She was married
to George j. Gould, eldest son of jay
Gould. multi millionaire, on Septem-
Der A. 1886. Her biggest stage sue
cesses occurred in 1885 as a member
of Augustin Days Company, her
first noteworthy triumph being in
Love on Clutches" Previous to that
she played Marianne in The Two
Orphans" and Eve Malvoile in
Youth" and appeared $50 times in
"Jalma."
Mrs. Gould was even more success
full in amateur theatricals after her
marriage. Her love for the drama
never waned and her social enter
tainments Of this character were
memora bic events in New York
society. During the years that the
family occupied Georgian Court, she
took keen interest in church and
charitable work. She was an ardent
exponent Of outdoor life and the golf
course on which she died today was
laid. out at her direction. 1t was
formerly the polo field on the estate.
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THE WEATHER
SNOW OR RAIN

North New England: Snow or rain
Monday; Tuesday, cloudy, probably
somewhat warmer.
South New England: Rain or snow
and warmer; Tuesday, rain.
East New York: Rain on the coast
and rain or snow in interior Monday:
warmer Monday: Tuesday rain.