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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
MAYF|ELD, KY,
TRAGEDY ACT
MAD FARMER
Sherif's TIL cory in
Death II Found in
Fire Ruins
Believes Suddenly Went In
sane, Killed Others and Self
Suffered Periodical At
lacks Since Blow on Head
Several Years Ago-Bodies
Buried in one Coffin

Mayfeld, KY, June 27-No solution
had been offered tonight for the tra2-
edy in the farm home of Earnest
Lawrence near here Saturday night
when eleven persons were slain and
their bodies practically incinerated in
the dwelling which apparently had
been saturated with oil.
Only fragments of their bodies were
found in the ruins of the house. They
were placed in one coffin and inferred
in Maplewood cemetery this after
noon. An axe and fire arms, found
in the embers of the dwelling led the
officers to believe that some of them
might have been killed with the axe
and others shot.
Sheriff Mccain announced late to-
day that he had not changed his
theory that Lawrence had developed
a fit of insanity and in frenzy had
killed his wife, their three children
and their guests, Otis Drew. Mrs
Drew, her three children and Drew's
brother, Delmer Drew. The indica-
tons are the sheriff said, that Law
renee saturated the room In which
the bodies were found, with oil
touched a match to it and killed
himself.
Lawrence had suffered from illness
periodically which had affected his
mind since he was struck on the head
several years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
Army-Navy Fliers
Ready for Test
on Iowa Today

Washington, June 27-The army
and navy air service reported to-
night that all was in readiness for
the bombing tests tomorrow off the
Virginia. Maryland coast against the
battleship Iowa, which will be op-
Grated by Radio control as an enemy
ship approaching American shores.
Lined up and waiting at the land
bases for the signal to start were
twenty six machines comprising the
light and heavy bombardment
squadrons and the air boats. When
the signal is received for them to
take the air. the Iowa will be al
some point between Cape Hatteras
and Cape Henlopen fifty to one hun
dred miles off shore, and steaming
in the general direction of the shore
line.
Aviation officials of the army and
navy who have Witnessed prepare
tiOns for the test were optimistic
tonight concerning the ability of the
planes to locate the Iowa and score
hits despite the rules requiring them
to drop the bombs at a height OF
four thousand feet or more and to
fly at their greatest speed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
All Rail Workers
Affected by Wage
Slash Due July l

Chicago, June 27-Employes on
virtually every railroad will feel the
II per cent wage cut ordered by the
Railroad Labor Board to take effect
July /, following a supplemental de-
cision today extending the order 10
nearly 100 additional roads.
The wage slash authorized on
June 1 to take effect next Friday
originally contemplated 104 railroads
although not all employees We're af-
fected on all roads. Todays adden-
dunn to that decision included 2lO
roads, many of which were parties to
the original decision but which re-
turned to ask reductions for en-
ployes not covered in the first order.
The reductions authorized today
were identical with those of the
original order, the only change be-
ing the addition of rates for marine
workers in sertain harbors and of
another minor section.
EXCEPT a few subsidiary lines,
whose parent owners filed petitions
for reductions, every railroad af-
fected by decision number two, the
Labor Boards $6,o00,00O wage award
Of July 1920. has been authorized to
reduce wages an average of II per
cent. Most of them have received
such permission for all classes of
employees. in addition, nearly two
score other Dads which voluntarily
applied the increased scale fixed by
the board in 1920. also have received
authorizatio to make similar cut
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
Baseball Players
Trial Postponed
Until Wednesday

Chicago, June 1.-THE trial OF
baseball players and others indicted
in connection with the 1919 worlds
series scandal started today but re-
ceived another setback. Judge Hugo
Friend continued the case until We'd
nesday. and ordered the state to in
vestigate the condition of Ben Frank
lin, st Louis defendant whe filed an
affidavit that illness prevented his at
tendance.
Judge Friend ordered that Carl
Fork, also of st Louis. be here We'd
nesday despite his affidavit that he
was to ill to come, the state present
ing an affidavit that he had been
seen on the streets in st. Louis few
days ago.
TIE Fork and Franklin aff1davits
began a verbal fight between their
attorneys and state officials, the lat
ter reiterating charges that these
two were the real leaders Of the al
legged conspiracy.
Whether the state would attempt
to postpone the trial if Judge Friend
upholds Frarkin's affidavit Wednes-
day could not be ascertained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
Farrand Named
President Cornell

Ithaca, n. Y, June 27-Dr. Living
ston Farrand, prominent in Red
Cross work today was elected presi
dent of Cornell university , succeed
DIR. Jacob Gould Schurman, recently
appointed minister to China.
DR.. Farrand has accepted the Of
flee but no date has been set for the
Inauguration, according to an official
announcement.
He is chairman of the central COM
mittee of the American Red Cross
He was formerly a professor of An
thropology at Columbia and at one
time president of the University OF
Colorado.
The new president is the youngest
of three brothers, all well known in
the educational world.
He was born June IA, 1867, gradu-
ated from Princeton in 1888 and
studied medicine at the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons at Column
bia university, receiving his NJ. D.
in 1891. He received the degree OF
NJ. A. from Princeton soon after.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
ArOOstOOk Lumber
Co. Loses Mill in
Pressure Isle Fire

Pressure Isle. Me, June 27-Fire
here today entirely destroyed the
lumber mill of the Aroostook Lum-
Ter Company, largely the property of
A. r. Gould. with an estimated loss of
$32500, and on which an insurance of
$4,000 was carried. The fire was we'll
underway when discovered at 445 a.
NJ, and the mill was destroyed in
half an hour. The flames also swept
away the station of the Aroostook
Valley Railroad and inflicted damage
upon the store buildings occupied by
r. w. Wight and Max Beaulieu and
Mrs. Browns restaurant. The grist
mill was also badly damaged while d
freight car of the Bangor & Aroos-
ltook railroad was burned with its load
of pulp wood. The total loss was
about $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
Disabled Vets
Work on Constitution
First Day at Detroit

Detroit. June differentiation of a
constitution for the disabled Ameri-
can veterans of the world war occu
Pied the attention today of the exc
cutive committee of the organization
on the eve of the first annual conVen-
ton of the association that opens here
formally tomorrow.
y plan to make the national organ
lzation a clearing house for relief
work among wounded and disabled
soldiers was advanced by the New
York delegation, by Miles Sweeney
Under the plan all requests for aid
made to any organization by a dis
abled soldier would be turned over to
the National Disabled Veterans AS
ISOLATION. If upon investigation the
case was found worthy, the person
IN need would receive aid, under the
plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
ASKS DOCTORS TO
WORK FOR REPEAL
OF VoLSTEAD ACT

Atlantic City, N. J., June 27-The
doctors of the country. were calld
upon today to unite in an effort to ri
peal the Volstead act by DR.. W. Wak
lace Fritz of Philadelphia, preside1&
of the Allied Medical Association If
America, in an address at the annual
convention of the organization. He
declared that the prohibition law was
curse and made more drunkards
than the old laws did.
'The precedent established by the
Folstead act" he said, restricts med
ical practice and, if the profession
values it's therapeutic liberties it
must meet it with protest that will
command attention. The medical pro-
fession should no permit itself to be
placed in position before the whole
world as liquor statesmen and drug
stores as saloons.
"The question is frequently asked
what benefit if any, has the public
derived from the enactment of the
prohibition law?' From general OBJ
servation IL has been a curse to them
and to our country. 1t has taken
away pure liquor and beer and has
substituted poison and deleterious ii
quors and beer. 1t is teaching the
public to secretly drink behind closed
doors and get drunk 1t is causing
gambling and immoraEty in the
homes. 1t is causing Death after
death of the innocent public. is
causing blindness by the score
Are we physicians going to make
stand for the good of the public
health and our country, or are we go
ing to sit quietly and suck our
thumbs? We must decide which is
the greater evil from medical stand.
point. Prohibition or home brew, or
the free use of light wines and beer
properly distilled and brewed under
government standards"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
Baxter Fund for
Building in Honor
of n. E. Founders

Portland, Me-, June Unconditional
provision for a suitable building in
Boston Ito commemorate the lives
and deeds of the founders of New
England" is contained in the will of
former Mayor James p Baxter father
.of Governor Percival Z. Baxter, filed
for probate today.
Trustees were directed to pa to the
City of Boston within ten years, $780,
600 to be held in trust until il shall
amount to 100000 when the build
ing shall be erected by that city. Mr.
Faxter, who had made a special study
of New England history, felt that some
suitable memorial should be erected
to the men who laid the foundations
of New England.
III case the City of Boston fails to
accept the trust within three years,
the same amount is to be paid to the
city of Portland under the same con-
dttions to be used either for the es-
| tablishment, founding and mainten-
ance of a public, humane. charitable.
educational or benevolent institution
Tor institutions, or within the city, or
perks to be used solely for public
purposes.
Mr.. Baxter who died recently at
the age of 30 years, donated $4,000 to
Bowdoin College the income to be ex-
pended for art objects, to be called
! the Baxter collection in memory of
Henry Johnson"
| The will provides that none Of the
property or income shall ever go to
any person, corporation or institution
that in any way shall practice or per-
nit vivisectiDn or experimentation up
en- either living animals or PERSONS.
| Proceeds of certain life insurance
! policies are to be divided equally
among his six sons including Cover
nor Baxter and two daughters. Income
of the estate will be divided among
| them for life, the trust to- terminate
on the death of the last grandchild
when the principal will be equally di-
vided among the grandchildren of all
the children.
Mr.. Bakers historical manuscripts
and scrap books are given to the
Maine Historical Society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
Organized Labor
to Ask for u. S. Govt.
Recognition of Irish

Denver. Colo, June 27-Organ-
lied labor will Immediately call on
President Harding, his cabinet and
Congress to bring about recognition
of the Irish republic and will protest
to Great Britain against the brutal
and uncivilized warfare being con-
Quoted in Ireland"
In accordance with instructions
of the convention last week, the exc
cutive council of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor today authorized
President Gompers to take the Irish
matter up at once with the govern
ment officials
The council also authorized the
sending Immediately of a conmuni-
cation to Premier Lloyd George and
his cabinet. protesting against the
Campaign of violence and destruct-
ion in Ireland"
The council made a survey of the
work of the convention and dispos-
ed of resolutions which called for
protests or support of legislative
matters by authorizing President
Gompers to carry out the conven-
tons instructions.
The problem of future relations
with the international federation of
trade unions was side-tracked for
the present.
President Gompers was instructed
to send President Harding and mem
bers of Congress an appeal for the
adoption of the JohnSonNol1n bill
which provides a wage of not less
than three dollars a day for all fed
eral employees.
The council will also send to Con-
gress a. protest against another in
crease in second. class postal rates
which is to go into effect July l.
The second class zone system was de-
clared to be unjust and un-Ameri-
can and is but a ntemptuous over
throw of the sound postal principles
established by President Lincoln.
| Congress is asked to "annul this OBJ
noxious legislation enacted under
pretense of a war revenue" and is
requested to investigate 1.-The entire
postal service and postal rates"
The council adjourned until Au-
gust 90 when it will meet either in
Washington or Atlantic City to take
I'D the major problems confronting
organized labor and carry out the
instructions Of the convention
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
NEW ENCLAND'S
RIGHT ADEQUATE
TRANSPORTATION
Pointed Out to Banker
Group by Vice
President
Section though Small Requires
Best of Rail Services to
Serve Audiences all Over
Country - Tells Bankers
They Should Work Towards
This End

New York, June 27-Vice-
President Coolidge reminded four
hundred New England bankers at a
dinner here tonight of the interde-
pendence between their section and
the rest of the United States. Be
cause New England manufacturers,
rather than plows, and it's whole fu-
ture depends upon bringing raw ma
terials in and sending finished pro-
ducts out. he said, it has a right to
require reasonable and adequate
transportation in order that it may
serve the nation.
THE furnishing of this he con-
tinued, lis duty which reaches to
the managers and operators of your
own transportation systems and to
the managers and operators of those
ether transportation systems which
ship in and out of your territory.
Il speak of this as one of the IUr-
damental requirements which, while
bounded by small locality, is nation
wide in it's effect, while it relates to
the operation of comparatively few,
yet will make by its success or fail
ure. the prosperity or the destruc-
ton of millions of Americans.
This is u very pertinent example
of the er-relationshlp of our mod
ern economic life. There can be no
permanent prosperity of any class or
part. Such a condition can only be
secured through a general and public
prosperity. This means that to Sc
cure this there must be general
distribution OF the rewards OF indus
try"
The vice president regretted that
often times the uniformed think OF
bank as possession of a few rich
people, and as the creditor of the
people at large. Rather, he said
the resources of the bank are those
of the people themselves-the stock
is generally owned by the people, and
always the deposits are made by
them.
A bank is not a private institution
responsible to itself alone or to few
it is Il public institution, under a
moral obligation to be administered
for the public welfare, Mr.. Coolidge
said.
There is need. he added, for a
more sympathetic attitude and CO.
operation between banks and the
people. He urged that the men in
theshop realize that transportation
and financial activities are being car
ried on for his beneft-that railroad
brings raw material so that he may
earn a livelihood by making them in
to finished products; that the bank
exists in order to furnish credit from
which he receives a weekly wage,
while those products are being sent
far away and sold to the people.
On the other hand Mr.. Coolidge
would have the banker realize that
his success lies in the freight yard
in the manufacturin plant. on the
farm and in the mine, as well as at
the discount window.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
New Plans for
Reorganization of
East Coast Companies

Portland, Me-, June 27.-Two plans
for the reorganization of the East
Coast Fisheries and East Coast Fish
cries Products Companies which have
been in the hands of receivers since
November, were submitted in the
United States District Court this af-
ternoon. The first plan which found
most. favor with the interests repre-
scented proposed the reorganization of
both companies into single unit,
taking care of the unsecured creditors
by issuing of stock and discontin-
uance of foreclosure proceedings. The
second plan proposes figurative fore
closure and the starting of new
company on a new basis. The first
plan is the one proposed by the receiv-
ers, General George w. Cocktails of
New York and Harry NJ. Verrill OF this
city.
Adjournment was taken late this
afternoon until July s, unless in the
meantime an agreement is reached by
the parties concerned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
HOUSE HANDS SOLAR PLEXUS
TO MEDICINAL BEER" PLAN
SENATE Will FOLLOW SUIT
Lower Branch of Congress Votes ESQ to SO to
Pass Whilst Campbell Bill Preventing Sale
of Beer to Sick-Oratorical Battle Precedes
Final Action-C Charged Counsel Anti-Saloon
League Drafted Measure Senate Vote by
End of Week

Washington, June 27-By a vote of
$50 to SO. the House tonight passed
the Willis Campbell bill to prevent
the sale of beer to the sick and sent
it to the Senate with expectations OF
its final enactment before the end of
the week.
The vote, which was twenty one
more than the necessary two thirds,
was taken after four hours of stormy
debate, interrupted frequently with
shouts to stop the talk and pass the
bill. Despite the sweltering weather,
however, leaders in he fight for and
against the measure refused to yield
to an ever growing demand for an
end of the discussion.
| In closing debate for the opponents
Rep. Hill, Rep, Maryland, threw the
! House into considerable disorder by
charging that Wayne 3. Wheeler
general counsel for the Anti Saloon
League had drafted the bill. Pointing
: to the League lawyer in the gallery
and calling him by name, Mr.. Hill
brought wild shout from the prohi-
bition element. some of whom stood
until quiet was restored.
! There was another dry outburst a
moment later when Rep. Foster, Re-
publican, Ohio, declared there was nc
truth in the statement about Wheel
er's part in the preparation Of the
/ measure.
| Warning the House against the con
slant spread of law breaking since
enactment of drastic prohibition laws
! Representative Kahn, Republican
California, turning sharply upon ad-
vocates of the anti-Beer bill, declared
there are members who vote fol
I prohibition and who drink more liquor
in a week than do in a year"
! Mr.. Kahn asserted the Volstea(
law was being broken every hour o.
the day and that congress ought tC
! handle the problem in rational way
| Representative Cooper, Republican
lOhio, formerly a railroad engineer
took issue with the American FEEDER.
alton of Labor in standing for ligh
beer and wines, declaring it had NJ
right to make the organization speal
on moral questions. He insisted tina
the federation did not express tn,
sentiment of the working man.
+! Representative Cochran, Democrat
New York. declared prohibition O.
any other law could not be enforced
when public sentiment was agains
lit.
| Advocating strict enforcement o
J prohibition, Representative Burton
Republican, Ohio, declared sit mus
be conceded that the. eighteenth
amendment imposes more drastic reg
ulations on the people than any 9th
er amendment"
1T was adopted by an overwhelm
ing majority" said Mr.. Burton. wv
must carry out the mandate Of tn
people,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
TO HURRY UP
TRIAL ITALIANS
FOR MURDER
Judge See ks Jury's
View on Cutting
It Short
Stockton Springs, Me-, Woman
Witness for Defence-SaccO
Not Man She Met and Talked
With in South Brainteree on
On Day of Murders-Breaks
Down Under Cr0ss-Exami-
nation

Dedham, Mass, June 27-Judge
Webster Thayer instructed the jury
late today to determine whether the
trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolo-
meo Vanzetti for a double murder at
South Braintree last year, should be
hurried by extra night sessions to a
conclusion by July t.
Earlier in the day the judge warm
ed counsel that the case must be in
the hands of the jury before the end
of the week, citing a letter he had
received from Chief Justice Aiken.
Before adjourning court at six o.
clockk he told the jury he would
hear their decision tomorrow.
Foreman Walter II. Ripley res
ponded by informing the court that
the jurors wanted to settle the case
and go home. Their formal decision
will be heard in the morning. The
trial started May 81.
Mrs.. Julia Campbell of Stockton
Springs. Maine. who was a compan-
ion of Mrs. Lola r. Andrews in
South Braintree on the morning of
the day of the murder, took the
stand this afternoon.
Mrs. Andrews had previously tes-
, titled for the state that she had
asked the way to a shoe factory
from a man under an automobile
answering the description of the car
| in which the bandits fed from the
crime scene.
This man had emerged from I'M
er she nor Mrs. Andrews had talked
der the car and talked to her and
she identified him as Sacco.
| Mrs. Campbell testified that Meth
| err she nor Mrs. Andrews had talk
| ed to anybody at the time Mrs. An
drews mentioned that the man I'M
der the car did not come out and
/ that she was with Mrs Andrews all
! of the time under consideration.
| She said her sight was not bad al
| though she had cataracts in both
eyes.
! Mrs. Campbell insisted that Sacco
was not the man under the car al
! though she said on cross examina-
: ton that she had walked back of
him and only got a glimpse of the
| back of his head and part of one
| cheek.
| She burst into hysterical tears for
moment while under cross-exami-
nation. She had just jokingly pat
ted the district attorney on the
| shoulder, causing filters among the
! jury and spectators. Suddenly she
! began to cry A short recess was
| taken.
Five Italian railroad laborers tes-
| titled to seeing one to three men in
| the automobile when carried the
| murderers from the scene of the
crime. They said they did not see
either or Vanzetti in the car.
The conductor of a train on which
a states witness said Nanzetti rode
to East Braintree, about a mile from
the scene of tho murder. testified
| that he had not seen Vanzetti that
day and did not know whether he
was on the train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
Typos at Bangor
Hear Reports of
Difficult Year

Bangor, Me, June 81 - The New
England Typographical Union con-
vened here today for a two days ses-
sion that included in addition to the
business sessions in this city, a field
day program this afternoon on the
famous Indian island in Old Town.
Officers report the past year to have
been the most trying one through
which the union had ever passed and
that the printing trade unions were
passing through a period of strong
opposition from employers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
Plan to Rebuild
on Site of Ruins
at HAMPTON Beach

Hampton Beach. n. H.. June 81
Plans for rebuilding at once the area
at this resort which was swept by
flames yesterday, will be made at a
mass meeting tonight. The fire
which was the most disastrous that
ever visited the beach, caused dam
age estimated today at 100000 The
property was insured for about $780,
900. Fire officials BELIEVE that the
fire was caused by defective wiring
on the outside of the Strand hotel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28
British Miners and
Owners Make Pact

London. June p. (By The A. Pr
After a meeting by the coal mine
owners and the miners held at the
Board of Trade today a virtual agree
ment on the wage question, the chief
cause of the strike, in the mines,
which has been in progress for some
months, was reached. The agreement
is subject to the governments grant
ing a subsidy to the miners.
The miners and the mine owners
met Premier Lloyd George tonight to
discuss this point.