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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-20
Str. BinghamtOn
Ashore Off Nova Scotia
Crew All Landed

Halifax, n. S. July 19-Captain
NJ. l.. Gilbert and the thirty men in
the crew of the American freight
steamship Binghamton which went
ashore on Cannot dry ledge in a
dense fog early today, landed safely
tonight in the ships boats at Che
bocque Point. The wreck is about
10 miles from Yarmouth.
When the crew abandoned the
steamship at > o'clock this afternoon,
she was being battered by a heavy
sea. Holds No. = and ; were flooded
and there was about six feet of water
in the engine room. Several tons Of
cargo had been jettisoned in an eff
fort to tighten the vessel. but owing
to her exposed position. It was feared
she might be n total loss.
The Binghampton registers 1910
net tons and is owned by the Bergen
Navigation Company of Panama.
She sailed from New York on June
% for Riga. Letvia. with a cargo of
clothing. shoes. and other commodi-
ties. She left Boston three days ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-20
Deadlock Still
On in Negotiations
for Peace in Ireland

London. July 19.-(By the ASSo-
ciated Press) Events which had ap-
parentIy been proceeding smoothly
and with fair rapidity toward com
mon ground upon which the British
government, the Irish republicans
and the Plsterites could find q basis
for q settlement OF the troubles in
Ireland. have fallen into a lull. and,
for the moment. the negotiations.
both official and private. have ceased.
With Sir James Craig. the Ulster
premier, again in Belfast, the Eng
lish people are trying to figure out
what will eventually happen with
respect to Ulster, and more partic-
ularly with respect to the whole of
Ireland. at the next conference be
tween Mr. Lloyd George and Mr.. de
Valera. which is set down for
Thursday.
In the meantime General SHUTS.
the South African premier. may pro-
coed to Belfast as intermediary. The
king. deeply concerned in the out
come of the Irish discussions. was
visited today by the Marquis of Lon
donderry Ulster minister Of educa-
ton. who. it is understood. gave the
king details Of the conversations the
marquis had with Premier Lloyd
George yesterday. The continued
presence of one Of the Ulster cabinet
in London is considered significant
and of good aNlgury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-20
General Forecast

The disturbance that was central
Monday night north of the Great
Lakes moved southeastward and to-
night its center was over East New
York.
In the last "A hours showers occur
RED in the Mississippi valley and
practically all districts east thereof
and at widely scattered points in the
plains states and the southern Rocky
Mountain region. There have been
local rains in parts of New York.
north New England and the Ohio
valley, Tennessee and Arkansas
The outlook is for local showers
and thunderstorms south Atlantic and
east gulf states and fair weather else
where east of the Missippi river dur
ing Wednesday and THURSDAY Tenn
perature near the normal will prevail
generally east of the Mississippi river
during the next As hours.
Winds-North of Sandy Hook:
Fresh west and northwest winds,
showers followed by clearing wealth
or Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-20
New "Mob Gas"
Proves Effective
in Quaker City Trial

Philadelphia, July 19-Lachrymato'
~ gas, the invention of Major Ste
phen de la Noy of the chemical war
fare division United States Army
was given it's first official try out as
a mob scatterer and in repelling at
tacks by criminals below Point
Breeze today and as result 200 po-
licemen. led by Superintendent of Po-
lice Mills of Philadelphia were driv-
en- back weeping. three times.
Major de la Noy, addressing the
men just before the attack said:
This is absolutely not dangerous
It is merely a tear producing, chok-
ing, nauseating gas But be careful
you don't swallow too much"
An area was marked and five pa
trolmen, veterans of overseas bomb
ing squads. began hurting the light
gronades at a distance of about 40
Yards. In a short time the mob
was in full retreat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-20
ARMY MAJOR TOOK
$4,000 IN 'BERCDOLL
CASE SAYS MOTHER

Washington, July 19-The direct
charge that five thousand dol
lars was paid to Major Bruce
r. Campbell, an officer of the army
for use among the higher ups" to
obtain the release or Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoll her Stacker son, was
made today by Mrs. Emma c. Berg
doll of Philadelphia, to a House In
vestigating Committee.
Having heard the charge, the COM
mittee developed that on February
tenth, last year, about ten days af-
ter Mrs. Bergdoll swore the money
was paid, Campbell deposited four
thousand, five hundred dollars with
Wasserman Brothers, members of
the New York stock exchange, and
>, all of which and more was wiped
out by the end of June in market
trading.
The money was deposited to the
joint account of the Major and Lau-
ra +. Campbell, supposedly his wife.
Major Campbell. who enlisted as
an army private in 1901 and served
overseas with the Rainbow Division,
and who was Bergdoll's counsel in
court martial proceedings, was not
present at todays hearing. He pre-
viously had testified that he did not
get one dollar of Bergdolrs money,
but at the direction Of the commit
tee the War Department has order
ed here from Camp Pike, Ark, to
answer the charges.
Called back to testify after gov
eminent agents had picked up the
Campbell clue in a renewed effort to
fix responsibility, Mrs. Bergdoll
stood firmly on her constitutional
rights and refused to answer ques-
tions. But when assured by Chair
man Peters of immunity from prose-
cution. she began her story, deciar-
(Contnued on PAGE 4-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-20
REPORTS RAP
NAVY METHODS
NEWPORT, R. |.
In Spotting Immoral
Practices at Train
ing Station
Republican Majority Report
Charges Daniels and Roose-
welt Countenanced Methods
Minority Report Absolves
Former Secretary and AS
slstant Secretary of Navy

Washington, July 10 - Republican
majority and Democratic MINORITY
members of the Senate Naval Substi-
tutc Committee which investigated
the wartime scandal among enlisted
men at the Newport. r. l. training
station. in reports made public today
agree in condemning in severe terms
the methods used by the navy in de.
tecting those at the station guilty
of immoral practices.
@The only outstanding point of diff
ference in the two reports consists ii
the responsibility of Former See.
Daniels and Former Assistant Sec.
Roosevelt for the use of naval en-
listed men as participants in the ~
moral practices in order to obtain
evidence against offenders.
The majority report, sigped by Sen
ators Ball, of Delaware, and Key S
of New Hampshire, holds that the
methods used We're with the knowl-
Assistant Secretary and declares the
latter to be morally responsible" for
the instructions issued in the mat
ter
The minority views. presented by
Sen. King of Utah, in the form Of an
accompanying statement to the ma
jority report, contend that the whole
matter was conducted without the
knowledge of either of the Navy De
partment chiefs.
The differences and statements nd
innuendos that Mr.. Roosevelt or n.
Davis knew of these methods" the
minority report asserts, are wholly
without justification and do great
injustice to the persons mentioned.
With respect to the methods en-
ployed. the report says:
THAT the methods employed in s.
curing evidence by some of tho On
Continued on Pare 5-CoI. g.
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FOrty-Three Qualify
in Open Golf Play
at National CAPITAL

Washington, July 19--Nelson NJ
Whitney, an amateur of the Audu-
bon Golf Club Of New Orleans, and
Pat O'Hara, professional Of the
Richmond County Country Club, of
Virginia. led field of forty three
qualifiers in the opening half of the
qualifying round today of the Ma
tional open golf tournament being
played at the Columbia Country Golf
/ Both Whitney and O'Hara turned in
scores of 73 for the eighteen holes
and their cards totalled at the ninth
and eighteenth holes showed identi-
cal scores of 36-37-13
The spread in the qualifying scores
ranged from these seventy threes to
seventeen players who tied for last
place with scores of IS. Following
Whitney and O'Hara came four
players with "a, including Walter
Hagen. the 1919 champion, and Jack
Burke, runner up in last years open
championship. Among those who
qualified with scores of 70 were Abe
Finkenstaedt, an amateur of the
Columbia Country Club.
Ten players qualified with scores
of IS, including Jock Hutchinson, the
American who recently won the Brit
ish open championship.
The final II with rs scores in
Guided Joseph Kirkwood. the Aus
tralian expert whose SO for the first
nine holes proved a saving perform
ance when he came home in ~.
While playing conditions were
none too favorable owing to a high
and gusty wind and STOW putting
green's the scores as whole came
within the expectations and predic-
tions made by golfing experts prior
to the beginning of play. The per-
formances of the amateur entrants
were creditable. The qualifying of
three of this class among the forty
three survivors of a field including
many of the most expert profession
ais of the world was considered a re-
markable feat.
The play of both Whitney and o.
Hara was remarkably steady and
consistent throughout. Whitney had
an eagle three on the o0J yard
twelfth hole and birdie three on the
seventh 365 yard hole. His card like
O'Hara's was only three strokes
above par. O'Hara had a birdie
three on the second, hole which is
normally a 800 yard par four.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-20

The obnoxious whistling of locomo-
tives at. every grade crossing in the
State must cease, was the dictum of
the so to rs people at the hearing
Tuesday morning before the Public
Utilities Commission-that is, so far
as the sections they represented.
The hearing was on the petitions of
citizens of Augusta. Bath, Fairfield.
Hallowell and Portland, all being
heard together for convenience, ask
ing the commission to abate the nui-
sance occasipned by such whistling in
the thickly settled portions Of those
owns and cities.
The whistling objected to is the out
come of law passed by the last
Legislature, Chapter 16, being an act
to amend Section 70 of Chapter Sc of
the Revised Statutes, relating to the
ringing of the engine bell or sounding
of the whistle at grade crossings.
The bill was introduced in the Sen
ate by Senator Folsom of Somerset
and at the hearing on Feb. 23 was dis
cussed for the proponents by Judge B.
+. Cleaves. chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission. 1t was passed
and signed on March 10 by Governor
Baxter. p requires in substance that
the locomotive whistle shall be sound
ad with in Of do
crossing; provided that upon petition
of the corporation, the municipal Off
GERS or of 10 or more legal voters of
place, the Public Utilities Commission,
after notice and hearing. shall order
such whstling discontinued at any
such crossing
The law became effective July Q
last, although the Maine Central had
previously for a while put it into eff
feet on a misunderstanding that the
law took effec: 80 days from the date
of approval instead of 90 days after
adjournment. The brief trial, how
ever, aroused a storm of protest so
that when it was legally used, the
people were all ready to openly voice
their disapproval and ask it's elimina-
ton.
commissioners II. W. Trafton and
Albert Greenlaw sat on the cases,
with Clerk G. F. Giddings. Chief In
spector E. E. Parkman and StenoG-
rapher r. c. Hanks in attendance.
The cases of the petitioners were in
charge of the following:
Augusta, Robert Morang; Bath, Ed
IT,; II VI
Continued on Page Cool. s.
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Roy Volo Smashes
Pacing Record at
Fredericton, N. B.

Fredericton, n. B., July 10
Especial to Kennebt JournaD THE
pacing record of the Maritime Prov
inces.was broken today at the open
ing of the circuit races, when Roy
Nolo went the mile in 2.OS IA. This
was in a hot race with The Problem,
owned by the Caribou Driving Club,
who took the third nea: IN 2.09 IA
but lost the last heat in 2.11 IA. The
judges reserved their decision on the
evident failure of Driver Dingley to
win until later in the meeting. Ac-
tin was also threatened against the
Machias horse, Nutwood Lou. The
summary:
2.12PACE, PURSE $500
Roy Nolo, chs (LinD ...... ] = !
The Problem, brs Dingle) , l .
Peter Setter, bg (Nevers) ) 4 j )
Zom O.. bis (WillarO ..... 4 ) DIR
Time-o.10, 2.OS ii, 900 IA, 2.11
II.
2.1S PACE, PURSE $500
College Swift. Big (keyesl -. l / ]
Don O., brig Dingley) ...... , , ;
Ella McGregor, BIN (Utton) :. )
May Grattan. BIN (Potvin) -. t ) .
Geffrey, Little Peter. Dan. s.. Jr.,
and Fillmore Dillon also started.
Time-214 "a, 2.1J ID, 2.14 IL.
2.27 TROT. PURSE $4O0
Peter Verve, chg (keyes) :. > l l l
Nutwood Lou, BIN (South-
ard) 1 > .
Miss Talbot, brm (Nevers) 10 ) / .
Chimes Bell, Jr.. BIS (Wil-
Iard > 4 ) 1
Dawn Axworthy, Baton, Major
Brooke, Bannon and Leonard S. al
SO started.
Time-2.15 IA, 2.17 IA, ;2.1S IL,
I'll IL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-20
SEN. EDGE BRANDS
FARM CORPORATION
CLASS LEGISLATION

Washington. July Ex-senator Edge,
Republican, New Jersey, attacked to-
day in the Senate the Norris bill to
create a one hundred million dollar
ports. He denounced the measure as
class legislation and a violation OF
the Republican campaign pledges to
have less government in business"
rs there to be no rest for the poor
unchampioned white collar man who
is forced to put up his money for the
benefit of the various favored classes >"
the senator asked.
"If ever there was a deliberate vio-
lation. of a party pledge to the people
it is to be found in this bill 1t is a
plain subsidy clothed in a emergency
cloak, and a subsidy is plain subsidy,
be it clad or naked
1T means direct government rivalry
with private business, and thai is gov
ernmental oppression.
1t would warrant similar relief
legislation for innumerable other in
dustries, groups and classes"
Senator Norris declared the bill
would increase prices of farm pro-
ducts. Farmers. he said, were bank
rupt." but Senator Reed. Democrat,
Missouri. challenged the statement,
and Senator Norris said that he WIS
almost justified" in using the term.
Assertions by Senator Reel that
wheat, corn, rice and other agricul-
tural products had been exported dur
ing the last year far above the aver
age volume were supported by Sena-
tor Norris, but he said that American
farmers still had surplus which de-
pressed prices.
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Police Seek Two in .
killing at Quincy

quincy. Mass, July 19.-DOmlnicC
Berhani, GO. OF West Quincy, was shot
and killed in the yard in the rear OF
the home of his son-in-law, Paul
Berharni here tonight, and police Of
ficials are looking for two men whor1
they wish 10 question. One of the
men, said to be Joseph Derosio. was
thought to have been at the house al
or about lifetime of theshooting.
Derosio was said to be engaged tc
marry the daughter of Mrs. Gabrielle
D. Filipo. who had recently com
planned of alleged objectionable at
tentions on the part of Paul Ber-
hani.
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Plans for Is Companies

OfhcerS and privateS alike will have
their quarters in tents on the grounds.
The camp has been pitched in Is com
pany streets to take care of the Is
former organizations of the Second
Maine. Seventyfive tents have been
put up, the supply of tents, cots, field
ranges, etc, being furnished from the
office of the adjutant general. The
| large building on the field that has
been used for the. storage of the mo-
tor transports will betransfOrmed in
/ to the mess hall which will accommo-
'date about 500 men. George NJ. Beck
! EFT of this city will have charge of
the cooking and catering and meals
, will be served beginning with break
: fast this morning. Captain Thomas
NJ. J. Enright will have charge of the
icantecn.
This morning will be taken up
/ largely with the registration of men
and theassignment of quarters. After
the arrival of Gen. Edwards sports
will be in order through the after
noon and late in the day there will be
re@imental review and memorial
services.
! Banquet Tonight
A banquet will be held this even
ing at the camp. Speeches will be
made by Governor Baxter, Gen. Ed
wards, Gen. Cole and Col Frank
Hume of Houlton, former command
er of the 103rd
! Sports. including baseball games
running races, and tug DIVA con-
tests will be pulled off on Thursday
morning, while that afternoon there
will be more sports, including base
ball game for the championship of
the regiment between the staff and
the line. There will probably be a
regimental parade late Thursday at
ternoon. The festivities will close
Thursday evening with boxing eX-
hibitions and moving pictures.
! The companies of the 103rd and
the commanders as they went out
from Maine were as follows: Regi-
ment, Col Frank NJ. Hume of Houl-
ton, commanding officer; Lieut.. Col.
: Frank Is. Cummings. Portland; Ad-
I jutant Frank T.. Drake. Pennington;
! Supply Officer. Capt. Albert Green
law PASSPORT: Commanding Officer
i of LIST Battalion. Major John A. Had
ley. Rumford: Commanding Officer
of 2nd Battalion, Major Walter J.
Mayo FoXcroft; CommandingOfice
of 3rd Battalion, Major William T..
Southland. Bangor; Regiment Head
quarters Company. Capt Frank F.
Drake, Pennington; Supply Com
pany. Capt. Albert Greenlaw. East :
port; Machine Gan Company, Capt.
/ Arthur Ashworth. Bangor
| Co. A (DeXter), Capt. Percy 4.
! Hasty. Co. e. Rur1ford). Capt.
Spaulding Bisbee. Co. c hivermore
( Falls). Capt. Roland G.. Findlay.
/ Co. d (Norway). Capt. James w.
: Hanson. Belgrade Co. + (Skowhe-
gam. Capt. Roy l.. Marston Co +
! (Dover). Capt. Charles H. Norton
/ Co. G (Bangor), Co. II, (WaterviIle)
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Booze Traffic from
Canada to U. S., Gov.
Tells Maine MethOdists

Old Orchard, Me, July 19.-Des-
pcradoes from the big cities are en-
gagged in smuggling intoxicating Ii
quors into this country from Cam
ada, Governor Percival p. Baxter said
here today in an address at a Meth
odist Episcopal camp meeting. Pro-
hbition enforcement agents, he add
ed are struggling against tremendous
orders to stop the practice. The Gov
ernor expressed the opinion that Ma
tional prohibition had come to stay.
Governor Baxter and President
Lemuel II. Murlin of Boston Univer-
sity We're the speakers at the obser-
vance of Christian citizen shop day
at the camp meeting.
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BURNS is BIG
Bet PROSECUTION
IN TRIAL PLAYERS
Admits Was Accom-
plice in Worlds Series
Scandal
To Tell Full Story of Crooked
Deal Under Promise to Save
Own Skin-Describes Many
Meetings of Plotters in Gin
cinnati Hotels

Chicago, July 19.-The state today
turned its full strength into the pros
ecution of the Chicago White S0X base
ball players and others charged with
the alleged conspiracy which resulted
in the 1919 worlds series scandal.
sending Bill Burns who admitted be-
ing an accomplicc of the defendants
and who turned states evidence in
return for immunity. to the witness
stand to tell the inside story Of the
reported sel1-ol of some OF the games
greatest players to gamblers who
wanted the series thrown to Cincin-
natl.
Burns. who was only about one-thiPd
through his story when court adjourn
ed for The dav. was on the stand long
enough TO name Arnold Rothstein Of
New York. Abe Attell, former feather
weight pugilistic champion David
Zels.r of Des Nome, one of the de-
fenCants Billy Maharg of Philadel
phia and himself as amore the or
E2riZers of the alleged conspiracy.
He describe numerous meetings be-
tween the PLAYERS and the alleged
tiXcr3 in Cincinnati hotels the days of
the first two games Of the 1919 Teries.
surg thai the athletes agreed to
make the series a made-tO-prder
one" throwing games Just as desired.
liurns testified that Eddie Cicotte.
n. " the American Leagues great
est pitchers. said he would throw the
s. game if he had to throw the ball
over the fence"
Burns identified David Zelser. de-
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Airing Many World
Problems Probable
at Disarmament Meet

Washington, July 49, U3y The Asso-
ciated Press)-Pres. Harding's move
for a disarmament conference is as
Stunning far greater Importance in
world affairs than first indications re
vealed.
AS the preliminary negotiations
proceed, they are unfolding all sorts
of unexpected diplomatic ramifica-
tons and leading into fields which n
the beginning had seemed far re-
moved from the purposes of the con-
ference But officials here apparently
are thoroughly confident that The
widespread effect of the President
proposal will in the end only prove
an aid in accomplishing the frank ex-
change of ideas for which the con-
ference was called.
One of the principal side issues
now occupying the attention of the
American government is the DISPOSE
ton of Japan to hold out for an eN-
act definition in advance of the sub
iects to be considered by the as
semblcd powers. The attitude of of
ficials here is that to thresh out that
question now not only might delay
the conference but might also branch
into a discussion of the merits of the
disputed subjects themselves. It is
felt that the program for the confer
cnce could best be arranged by the
conference itself or, failing that, at
least by negotiation after each Of
the invited powers has sent in an I'M
conditional acceptance.
News dispatches from Toxic re-
porting that Japan might raise such
questions as racial equality and abo-
lition of extra territorial rights in
China were read with manifest inter-
est here. but no official would COM
mcnt There was an apparent feeling
Of satisfaction over other Unofficial
adviccs seeming to indicate that the
Toxic government proposed to clean
the slate Of some Of the troublesome
Far Eastern problems by moving to-
ward a. settlement of such questions
as Shaptung and the occupation of
Siberia
It developed during the day that
the explanation given Japan by the
state Department relative to the
sp0pc of the conference was entirely
informal and that department officials
apparently hoped to bo able. to reach
an understanding without a further
exchange OF formal notes. The in :
lorna ton desired by TOXIC is under
stood to have been given the Japan
CSC Amha ssador during an informal
conversation with Secretary Hughes.
and it is assumed that further ex-
changes of a similar nature will take
place here or in the japanese capital
before the stage of forml reply is
reached.
While these preliminaries are in
progress. Pres. Harding is understood
to be giving some attention to the
personnel of thecommission that is to
represent United States in the con-
ference. n was indicated today that
although no actual choice probably
would he made for more, the Pres
ident had definitely decided that the
Senate. because OF its joint responsi :
bility for foreign affairs will be rep
resented Whether Democratic as
we'll as Republican senators will sit
on the commission, however, Is a
question theadministration is not yet
prepared to answer.