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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
To Lift Military
Ban in Mingo Co.,
West Virginia. Today

Williamson, w. Va, Jan. 16.-MiI-
itary law. proclaimed November %.
last, after Mingo county had been de-
ciared in a state of Instruction by
Governor Cornwell. will be lifted to-
morrow, Colonel Hall, commanding
the Federal troops here said tonight
David, Robb, international union
representative in charge of the Mingo
strike, today gave out the following
statement relative to an announce
ment last week of operators in Pitts
burgh refusing to participate in the
check off for the benefit of striking
miners:
Il have noticed statements in the
daily papers that it has been report
ed the coal operators of the Pitts
burgh district would fight the assess
ment by the United Mine Workers of
America for relief in the Mingo and
Alabama fields. All that I have to
say is this: That high percentage
of the coal operators of the Central
competitive field will not condone the
statements of the Pittsburgh opera
tors because they have learned the
difference between dealing with or
ganized intelligence and responsible
ity and dealing with organized an
archy. 1T would be lndicrous to think
that the principle of the check off
would be repudiated in America, even
during contract term, and sanction
ed by the courts in Canada, and the
enemies Of organized labor who are
behind this latest movement are also
the enemies Of organized tranquility
in America
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Bangor Man 100 Miles
Farther North Than
Three Naval Airmen

Syracuse, n. Y, Jan. 30. J. Hall
of Utica and G. L. Knappton of
Bangor, Me-, two foresters. one a
graduate of Syracuse University
forestry school. arrived at Quebec.
Canada, this morning after 800
mile trip into Northern Canada in
search of pulpwood to replenish the
depleted northern New York supply.
The last previous word from the pair
was telegram received from God
bout, dated Dec. 81, saying they were
on their way out and would reach
Quebec, Jan. 10.
The two foresters went into the
woods three months ago, making the
trip to Godbout on the northern
shore of Quebec by steamer. From
Godbout they went 80 miles up
stream by canoe. Their camp for
three months was 100 miles farther
north than Moose Factory, where the
American Navy fiiers nearly met
death. They made the trip from
their camp overland direct to Que
bee. They were equipped for the
bitter cold and snow and suffered no
hardships. Indian guides accompan-
led them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Maintain Women Use Snuff, Chew
land Smoke

There are at least two types of the
men who are born and live their
whole lives in the mountains, after
the manner of their forefathers. In
one type the men are tall and raw;
boned, with boylike symmetrical
legs, evolved for the climbing of steep
activities. Most of these men are all
muscle, without an ounce of fat, for
they are trained down by climbing
where only a man can climb. and
where the pack mule is unknown.
But now and then you will run
across a man too stout and lazy to
climb the nearest ridge. or descend
to a spring of ice cold water in a
'holler," although he is the direct de-
scendant of mountaineers and has
lived all his life in a mountain set
Element"
Both kinds of mountaineers retain
the quaint Scotch accent; and, above
all, both are deeply religious, in spite
of moonshine stills, feuds and blood
shed. They grow toothless, and old
and wrinkled long before the allotted
three-score- land ten, for the noun
taineer has not yet learned to live in
way that would conserve his youth
He is conspicuously a man of honor
and also a man of clean mind.
They are the most innocent men I
ever met" declared a nurse who has
grown white haired in her profession,
and who for a number of years, has
had charge of a hospital in a noun
tain school. They have clean traits
of character which often boys seem
to lose as they grow to manhood"
1t seems to me that every man in
the South chewed tobacco, from Ken
lucky to Key West; the we'll dressed,
educated business man as well as the
laborer. negro and beggar, though the
business man did his expectoration
on the sly. The women of the
''mountings" and "settlemints" dip
snuff, chew and smoke. A Tennessee
mountain girl asked, do you smoke
or chew?" and when answered with
a smile and a shake of the head, ex-
claimed: why everybody does h,ar"
came to believe, before / returned to
St. Louis, that she told the truth.
TheSe are two things mountain
eer will not forget or forgive. One is
a wrong done to his women folks.
The other is the betrayal of the se-
cret hiding place of his moohshine
still to "rivinue," by any one to
whom he has told of the location.
You need have no fear of being
treated as other than a lady by any
mountaineer."-St. Louis Post Dis
patch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Mystery Deepens in
Killing of Family
Near PamlicO. S. c..

Pamlico, S. c., Jan. 16--Discoyery
today of two additional bodies dis
closed that five members of the Big
ham family. living near here, were
shot to death yesterday Bodies of
three members of the family, one of
the most prominent in this section of
south Carolina. We're found yesterday.
Authorities here spent the whole day
IN an attempt to solve the mystery of
the murders. but tonight said they had
found no solution. They said they
we're working on the clue afforded by a
revolver found in the hands of L. s.
Bigham, aged 40. head of the family,
and one of the victims.
The BODY of Mrs. l.. S. Bigham. aged
10 mother of the head of the family,
was found in the yard of the Bigham
home, a bullet wound in her head The
body of Mrs. Marjorie Black. aged
So was found in her room On the sec
end floor of the Bigham home, also
with a bullet hole in her head. The
body of Mrs. Blacks nine-year-old
adopted son was found near the back
If the house, his forehead having
been pierced by a bullet fired at close
range, while another adopted son,
FIVE years of age, was found near a
fence in the back yard with bullet
wound IN his head. The five year-old
boy was still alive when found but
died To-Day.
The first of the bodies was found
late Yesterday by L. ID. Bignam, broth
er of the dead man, who occupied a
portion Of the Bigha mhome, but who
told the authorities that he was out
driving at the time the tragedy &C.
Cured.
l.. s. Bigham Sr.. who died sew
cral years ago. served as member of
the South Carolina House of Repre-
sentativas ard Senate and at one time
was a candidate for Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Veterans in Another World

Many striking instances of forgotten
and dreary sufferers are coming to
light in The American Legion's cam
palgn to make more cheerful the plight
or wounded war veterans in hospitals
more or less typical one was report
ed by Guy H. May, adjutant of the
Department of Tennessee, of the Le-
gion, who recently visited the Sol
diers' Home at johnson City in that
state. In the home are 400 cx-sol-
diers.
Speaking of the tubercular patients
who are isolated from the others and
never allowed out of the grounds, he
said:
seems sad thing that these
men must live the dreary life of re-
cluses. but unquestionably it is best
Tor them. 1t seems that l was the
first person that had ever visited them
and they seemed to look upon me as
some sort of an angel from another
world. The care of these 400 men, too
big job for one, or a few posts. is
being accepted as a trust by the en-
tire Tennessee Department"
An Eastern post reported another
interesting incident. A committee WIS.,
tied some patients in a nearby hos
pital to extend an invitation for an
evenings entertainment. The health of
the men permitted of the acceptance
of the invitation, but they had to de-
cline because they were without over
coats and winter clothing. They had
entered the hospital in the early sum-
mer, and the only clothes thew had
were the light summer ones in which
they had arrived. The only headgear
one of them owned was a straw hat.
When this case was reported to the
post a subscription was taken up and
sheepskin coats and other clothes were
provided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
AMERICANS TO BUILD
SkYSCRAPERS IN JAPAN
Deep Seated Objections to Building
Into Sky Overcome by Logic and
R,.~:H>.>

Building experts. engineers. archi-
tects and builders in large numbers
have left San Francisco in the last
few month for Japan, where they are
to erect a number OF hotels of the
modern American type. The George A.
Fuller Construction Corporation has
obtained contracts that total 5000 900
for hotel buildings OF the most advanc-
ed type. The work is thought to be
the beginning of considerable construc-
ton, according to American ideas.
The work in hand calls for buildings
that may be termed scyscrapers, which
is quite a concession on the part of
the japanese who have disapproved of
intensive construction for reasons akin
to religion. and, too. on the belief that
tall buildings were not safe because
of the many earth disturbances in
Japan. They have been won over en-
tirely by the logic Of engineers and
builders. but somewhat by the de-
mands Of travellers for better accom-
modations.
Following the group OF builders is
going $150.00o worth OF American con-
struction machinery. such as steam
hoists. shovels and the like.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
N. E. Cigar Makers in
Defensive League

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 16-Forma-
ton of defensive league to fight
any attempt at wage reduction was
started at a meeting of 81 delegates,
representing every local cigar MAX
ers union in New England in central
labor union hall heret oday. The total
number of union employees represent
ed at the meeting was 5000. 1t was
pointed out by officials that the wages
Of cigar makers have increased only
% per cent since 1906 and that the
average pay for a worker at this
trade in New England is now $25 a
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
McElwain Shoe Workers
To Strike in N. HAMPSHIRE

Manchester, \. H., Jan. ia
strike to go into effect Monday was
declared today by Manchester Local
81. United Shoe Workers, against the
McElwain Shoe Company. The order
affects employees in the plants here
and in Newport and Nashua. More
than $4,000 will be idle.
The action was taken suddenly 'af-
ter a series of conferences among the
employees that extended over two
weeks. The first meeting was called
when the company announced wage
reduction of % per cent.
Demands were presented to the
McElwain Company calling for a par
ley with the workers. This was re-
fused the manufacturers taking the
position that the proposed reduction
was not open to debate.
In this city the company Nemploys
about 10000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Disarmament Resolve
Would Empower President
To Call Conference Nations

Washington. Jan. 16-Definite steps
looking toward disarmament were TAX
en- today by the House foreign affairs
committee which reported a resolution
authorizing President Wilson to invite
the nations of the world to send dele
gates to an international convention to
consider ways and means Of bringing
it about.
Although all members of the commit
tee voted for the proposal, Democrats
objected tot is adoption at this time on
the ground that it might embarrass the
President. They contended 1t was a
question which more properly should be
considered by President-elect Harding.
Chairman Porter, a warm advocate of
the movement, insisted, however, that
it was the desire to have the resolution
ready for Mr.. Harding in event Mr..
Wilson did not act on it.
Representative Brooks, Republican,
Illinois, author Of the resolution, an
nounced that efforts would be made to
expedite it's consideration by the
House. There was no indication of
any movement to get together with
the Senate, which has pending a re-
solution by Senator. Borah, Republ,-
can, Idaho, providing for armalaen,
reduction by the United States, Great
Britain and Japan, and a reso1u, ioa
by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mou-
tana, authorizing the President ~
commission of the league of nations.
Members of the committee frankly
expressed doubt whether the Brooks
resolution could be voted on a. this
session. owing to the heavy run of
appropriation legislation. Rspresen-
tative Flood of Virginia, r1nking
Democrat, said he saw no reason for
the assumption that President Will
son might ignore the direction and
pass the question on to Mr.. Harding.
He questioned the propriety of ask
ing Mr.. Wilson to act on the eve of
leaving office and after the league of
nations covenant, providing for Joint
disarmament, had been rejected by
the United States.
Without much discussion the COM
mittee defeated an amendment by Rep
resentative Mason. Republican, IIli-
nois. stipulating that countries now
seeking their independence should be
invited to the conference which would
be held in this country. Mr.. Mason
said this would enable Ireland and
the Philippines to participate.
Mrs. Charles Edward Russell of the
Woman's Peace Society expressed the
view that the Borah resolution in the
Senate was too limited and might
breed suspicious in other nations.
Chairman Porter contended also that
all nations should participate in the
conference and endeavor to disarm.
Mrs. Russell told the committee II
could no more claim there was such a
thing civilized warfare than it could
speak of a heavenly hell
Men have created a military ma
chine just as Frankenstein created a
monster which is trying to destroy the
world she said. Eugene v. Debs,
who tried to destroy the monster, was
called a pacifist and put in prison."
She added that the league Of nations
was :, document her mind could not
grasp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Living Cost Nearly
Double 1914 Level

New York. Jan. 15.-The cost of liv-
ing decreased So per cent. IN the four
months from last July to November.
and the decline was brought about by
drops IN the average prices of q num-
Der of important food and clothing
articles SO great as to offset concur
rent increases in many other items.
the National Industrial Conference
Board reported today.
The four months decrease. however,
left the cost of living higher than in
July. 1.14. Immediately before the war,
by the following percentages: Cloth
ing, 12s; fuel and light. 100; food. 80:
sundries. So; and shelter: sc.
In it's eighth report on living costs
the board let ray of hope shine on
its assertions by stating that mer-
chand!se dealers seem to expect a fur
Their drop in prices early in 1921.
The decline of Sc per cent. in living
expenses from last July. said by the
board to be the peak of high prices.
to November. followed steady rise
which began in 1914. it was explain
four months period in 191S-1919 i'm
iiiedidtety AFTER the drfnlStlCe.
THE average price of food dropped
nearly Il per cent. between last July
and November" the report said. but
the average price of potatoes dropped
So per cent. and that of sugar 81 per
cent. The average price of eggs rose
81 per cent
THE drop in clothing prices from
last July to November was over Ia
per cent, but average prices of many
items fell more than this. Cotton
yard goods dropped 26 to AZ per cent
Hosiery, mems shirts. women's
blouses, muslin underwear and mems
coats fell 20 to Is per cent. Shoes,
mems and women's suits and women's
coats. knit underwear and haas de-
creased less than 20 per cent. Gloves
scarcel:- changed"
According to figures furnished by
151 coal dealers in so cities, the aver
age price of coal continued to advance
between July and November in every
city except Lawrence, Lowell and
Springfield, Mass, Newark and Tren-
ton, y. j.. and New York City, where
bituminous coal dropped somewhat.
In those same places the average
cost of anthracite rose 10 per cent OF
more within the same period, and in a
number Of cities the advance was &c
per cent. or more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Missing Bowdoin
Student in Boston

Auburn. Jan. 15-Kenneth o. Law
less. freshman at Bowdoin College,
who has been missing for two weeks
las been located in Boston. His ia
jher. w. e. Lawless, a merchant of
this city, left here on the noon train
for Boston to bring his son home. The
Young man spent the Christmas t,oli-
days with his parents and when they
were oyer left his home, ostenIsbly to
return TO college. But he did not go
10 Brunswick and no word had been
received from him since he left home.
His mother has been Frustrated since
his disappearance and her condition
was rapidly getting worse until to-
night when the news was received
that he was alive and in Boston. NJ.
Lawless promised to bring the boy
back on the first train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Harvard and Virginia
Not to Meet on Track

Charlottesville. Va. Jan. 16-The
dual track meet between Harvard
and Virginia, scheduled as one of the
big sporting events of the spring sea-
son at the University of Virginia, has
been called or Just before signing
the final contract for the meet the
Harvard graduate manager, it is said.
informed DR.. Lambeth of the Virginia
faculty, that two of the best men on
the Crimson squad had negro blood
in their veins and that it was not
deemed advisable to bring the squad
south without them
The manager stated that he real
lied the feeling prevailing in the
south regarding the matter and de-
sired to make the facts known. With
this information at hand. a decision
was reached by the Virginia author
tiles to cancel the meet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Mayor of Cork to
Remain as Seaman
Wilson Ignores Davis

WaSnsnStOns Jan. l5.---1SnorlnS the
state departments order Of deporta-
ton. Secretary OF Labor Wilson to-
day granted Lord Mayor O'Caliaghan
Of Cork. who arrived In Newport News
last week without a passport. per-
mission to land as seaman"
According to the ruling OF the Sec
rotary of labor. the lord mayor Is
permitted to land for the purpose Of
re-shipp:ng ~on board any vessel
bound for any foreign port or place,
unless the secretary Of state directs
that he be kept on his vessel"
Surp. ised at the failure Of the sec
rotary Of labor to recognize the for
NAL ruling OF the state department or
deriny deportation OF O'Cailaghan for
attempting to enter the United States
without passport, Acting Secretary
OF State Devils tonight announced that
he would enter an immediate investi-
cation of the ruling of the department
of labor by the solicitor for the state
department.
Until an opinion is received from
the solicitor, Secretary Davis said he
would take no action toward directing
that O'Callaghan be kept on the yes
sci upon which he arrived in Newport
News.
In granting O'Callaghan permission
to land to re-ship on a vessel bourd
abroad, Secretary Wilson further d.
rected that. the parole granted the
lord mayor by the immigration SUI
thorities be cancelled and that he be
| surrendered promptly" by his attor-
| ney, Judge Lawless, in whose custody
he was paroled.
Judge Lawless said tonight that he
had no intention Of surrendering o.
Callaghan until his testimony had
been concluded before the commission
from the committee of 100 investigat-
ing Irish conditions, before wnom he
appeared this week. It was for the
purpose of testifying before this COM
mittee that O'Callaghan said he bad
come to the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Appeal for Russia
BY League Free Nations

Washington, Jan. 16.-An appeal for
a fair. free and honest attempt to
reach a mutually friendly agreement
relative to the attitude of the Unit
ed States toward Rus STA was embod-
led in a letter sent to Acting Secre-
tary of State Davis by the League
of Free Nations Association and made
public here today.
The communication was in the ma
ture of an answer to the letter writ
ten by the acting secretary of state
to Alton Is. Parker which character
lied as false the statements made by
the association in an open letter to the
presidential candidates under date of
October 20, 1920.
The association in it's letter to the
presidential candidates charges that
the United States government had re-
fused to permit Russian relief. had
confis:a.ed passports to Russia. him
dering free communication and had
helped armed intervention there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Mrs. Harrington
Gives Up Her Fast

Danville. Ill.,, Jan. 15-Mrs. Ernest
s. Harrington, who claimed to have
been fasting for 48 days, to influence
her husband to join her church, end
ed her hunger strike today upon be-
ing advised by the Rev. G. S. Payne
of Eldorado to take food.
The woman Immediately consented
and drank glass of milk in the
presence of the minister.
Ernest S. Harrington says his wife
has seen the error of her way. He
says he has not joined the church
and will not do SO until he gets ready
A movement to investigate Mrs.
Harrington's sanity and to have the
grand jury investigate the activities
of the religious enthusiasts who en-
couraged her in her fast was said to
have been responsible for the end
ing of the hunger strike.
Mrs. Harrington, left virtually
alone by the hurried departure of the
enthusiasts, broke her fast today
According to her claim, she had
taken no food for As days, but DIR. w
o. Dixon, city health commissioner
ucCidIeu tHdt ne was convinced Sne
had abstained from nourishment not
more than q week and stated that her
condition virtually was normal.
Within the week Mrs. Harrington
lost a little flesh, developed a slight
fever and her pulse was faster.
She insisted she was not surprised
that her body showed no signs of her
fast. saying: God told me he would
take care of my body and not let me
die" She constantly repeated that
she had no fear of death.
But Harrington holds fast to his
oft-repeated 'Tll be darned if / give
in to her" . '.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Voliva Gets Helligrams
Depicting Punishments

Zion, ILL.,, Jan. 15-Residents of
Zion were given new light on the
terrors of the internal regions to-
day, when Overseer Glenn Voliva is
sued advance sheets on a Hand
book and Guide to He'll" based on
what he termed helligrams he said
he recently had received.
Every sinner is going to be pun
ished with an overdose of his own
SIM Eoliva declared "a tobacco
smoker will be locked up in a den
full of tobacco smoke. A chewer of
the filthy weed will be immersed to
his neck in a vat of tobacco juice. A
drinker will pass his term of purifi-
cation in a natatorium filled with
beer, wine and whiskey."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-17
Hold Witness In
Broker Hollands Death

Montreal, Jan. 16.-John +. Coffey,
witness to the shooting here last
Friday of William Holland, stock
broker. by Major Ralph NJ. Griffith.
who claimed he was mesmerized by
his victim was arrested today and
held as a material witness.
Friday morning, Coffey said. he
went to Hollands office with Crit
nth, who was shown the door," La
ter. after having lunch, they return
ed. Griffith, he declared, opened the
door of the office. and after a few
words with Holland, shot him. Grif-
fifth then closed the door and the two
Of them fed to the street. The shot
was fired from the hall. he said, as
Griffith did not enter the office.