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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
ROTH SIDES STUBBORN

Washington, May efforts of
Secretaries Davis and Hoover to
settle the wage controversy of the
shipping board and American ship
owners with their employees appar-
emily were unavailing today. A
feeling of hopelessness was indicated
lC all parties after series of sepa-
rate conferences by the secretaries
of labor and commerce with Chair
man Benson, the ship owners and the
men.
Bert l.. Todd of the Marine Engi-
ncers OF New York, declared after
copferring with Secretary Davis that
there were no hopes for a settle
ment' adding that the owners had
refused to consider proposals made
by Secretaries Davis and Hoover,
while Secretary Hoover indicated
that no progress had been made in
eqorts to effect Il settlement. Sec
would confer agai ntomorrow with
representatives of the seamen, radio
OPERATORS and marine engineers, but
dccined TO say that there was any
hope for IL settlement.
p Chairman Benson declared that
the attitude of the board was I'M
changed and while both he and the
ship owners were willing to change
10 some extent the working rules,
their position on the matter as
whole remained unchanged. The
ship owners, he said, were living up
70 the proposals made by the board,
which included Il 10 per cent. cut
and Wccr not wavering from that
position. The situation as regards
the operation of singing board YES
sells was very encouraging. he add
ed, reports showing a decided I'M
moVcment in all departments with
the men indicating q desire to work.
Secretary Davis was at his office
at 40 this morning and in confer
ence with the marine engineers.
evolved a set Of working rules which
we're said to be acceptable to the
men. It is understood that upon
these rules were based the hopes of
settlement in proposed joint con-
ference between Admiral Benson,
III ship owners and the men.
However, after q meeting of Sec
retaries Davis and Hoover, with Ad
miral Benson, and the ship owners
at which the proposals of Secretary
Davis were discussed, q pessimistic
tone was apparent. Nothing further
was said of n re-opening of the ne
gotiations with all parties present
development which had been indi-
Gated yesterday as possibility lead
ing to hopes that an agreement
would be effected.
Asked whether the matter would
come to the attention of the Presi-
dent if present negotiations failed,
Secretary Davis said he saw no rea-
son for any one attempting to bur-
den the President with the problem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
Labor Head SAYS
Steel Workers Will
Be Driven to Union

Washington, May 4-"There is no
justification for the 20 per cent. re-
duction in the wages of employees of
the steel trust" Frank Morrison,
secretary of the American Federation
of Labor declared today in a formal
statement commenting on the an
nouncement Yesterday by the United
States Steel Corporation of a cut in
wages effective this month.
"Employes of the steel trust are
unorganiZed." he said ''They are
helpless. The steel trust is law un-
to itself and is permitted to violate
the antitrust laws because of the
fear that it will interfere with the
company's foreign trade"
IF the steel workers were organ
lied" Mr. Morrison continued, they
would be in a position to resist this
arbitrary cut in wages But the work.
ers, without organization, are as
helpless to resist the will Of the steel
trust as the government had been to
have them comply with the laws of
the land.
Tyranny is always dangerous. The
action of the steel trust will increase
unrest and result in the organization
of the steel workers. When organized
they will establish the eight hour day
notwithstanding the statement made
by Mr.. Gary that the workers want
the IL hour day."
In support of his argument that the
wage cuts announced We're without
justification, Mr. Morrison said, gov
eminent figures showed that the av-
crage cost of living last January 1.
was 100 per cent. above that in 1913
and that during the first three months
of this year the food products COM
posing SO per cent. of the family bud
get drODDed 70 per cent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
MasOns Elect at
Portland Meeting

Portland, Me-, May fired c. Chal-
mers of Bangor, was elected grand
master Of the grand council, Royal
and Select Masters of the Masonic Or
der this evening Maurice L. Slugg
of Belfast, was chosen deputy grand
master. The annual meeting of the
order of high priesthood was held
this evening when Albert NJ. Penley
of Auburn was chosen president;
James E. Parsons of Ellsworth, SEN
for vice president and Wilbur A. Pat
ten of Portland, junior vice president
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
lands MUM ON
RUMOR HE PLANS
TO QUIT BENCH

Chicago, May 4.--Judge Kenesaw
NJ. Lands, in a formal statement to-
day denied reports that he had re-
signed from the fedora! bench to de-
ball commissioner.
Il have not resigned, nor have I
said anything that could have been
construed into a statement that 1 have
resigned" the statement said.
The action Monday of the Senate
judiciary committee in indorsing Sem
ator Dial's bin making it an offense
for federal judge to accept another
position of pecuniary profit while on
the bench had again aroused rumors
That the judge was to relinqrish his
federal position.
Judge Lands refused today to say,
however, whether he was thinking of
resigning at some future date. To a
direct question he made the same re-
ply he always has made during the
past few months whenever the possi-
blllty of his reSigning came up.
Il cannot discuss that" he said.
Judge Lands said the present ru-
NOR about his resignation probably
had arisen through conversations he
had had with Charles Nagl, custodian
OF the federal building.
Il told Nagl that when I left this
court l wished to take some of the
chairs with me, as they were cherish
ed by me. They belong to the gov
eminent and / asked him if could
purchase them
Judge Lands would not say why
ne had refused recently to set any
cases beyond June -, fact which
caused reports that he would resign in
June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
American Railway
Express Announces
Wage Cut for $4,000

New York, May 4.--The American
Railway Express Co. announced to-
day it had notified It's 10000 empIoves
that it contemplated a revision in
wages, effective June |,
The Company also announced a con-
templated revision of rules governing
hours of service and working condi-
tions, effective on July 1.
THE company is arranging a con-
ference with representatives of the
employees in the hope of arriving at an
agreement mutually satisfactory.
Failing to agree, the matter will be
referred to the United States Rail
road Board"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
Move for New Farley
in English Coal Strike

London, May 4.--Beyond the fact
that the members of the parliamentary
Labor party and other members of
parliament are trying to resusctate
the conference between mine owners
and miners, there is nothing to indi-
cate a basis for the optimism of J.
H. Thomas. general secretary of the
National Union of Railwaymen, who
has predicted the end Of the coal
strike within a week.
The House of Commons tonight, by
large majority. adopted a resolu-
ton prolonging the governments
emergency powers and adding new
regulations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
j, S, SUPREMACY
IN FOREIGN TRADE
URGED At CLEVELAND

Cleveland, May 4.-The predominant
ing note sounded at the opening ses
sion today of the eighth annual con-
vention of the foreign trade council
was the adoption of an active policy
of cooperation among bankers. manu-
facturers and merchants to maintain
world supremacy for the United States
in foreign trade. Two thousand dele
gates attended.
Organization of financial resources
Continued on Page +Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England: CIoudv
Thursday, rain over extreme south
portion; Friday fair, no change in
temperature.
Southern New England: Oversast
with rain. Thursday and probably
Friday; no change in temperature.
Eastern New York: Overcast over
north and rain over south portion
Thursday and probably Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
Claims Only Two Resigned

London, May 5-Thc Berlin cor
respondent of the London Times
understands that Chancellor Fehren-
bach and Foreign Minister Simons
have resigned but that the rest of the
cabinet remains. He also says that
the suggestion of DR.. Sthamer as
now foreign minister has been drop
ped at his request.
1t is believed in Berlin that DR..
Gustav Strescman. leader of the Peo-
pies Party will be the new chancel-
Tor and that DR.. Mayer at present
ambassador to Paris, will be the new
foreign minister.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
EIGHT POLICEMEN
AMbUSHED AND SLAIN
COUNTY KERRY, IRE,

Dublin, May 4.-(By The Associat
ed Press.)-A sergeant and seven
constables were ambuscaded and
killed today a short distance outside
OF baltimore County Kerry Only one
man in the party escaped.
The police patrols, comprising a
sergeant and eight constables had left
baltimore to recover the body of a
man lying in the road half a mile
away from the village. but ran into
the ambuscade before they had
reached the spot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
GERMAN CABINET
RESIGNS IN FACE or
new SITUATION

London, May "A telephone mes
sage received from Paris gives a
Berlin dispatch saying that in view Of
the situation arising in consequence
of the reply of Secretary OF state
Hughes to Germany's counter pro-
posals of PREPARATIONS, the German
cabinet unanimously decided, to re-
sign.
Chancellor F'ehrenbach informed
President Ebert of the cabinets de-
cision whereupon the president re-
quested the ministry to continue to
deal with current affairs, which it
consented to do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
WITNESS TELLS OF
MEETING OF GUIDE
and MRS. STILLmAN

New York, May HTestimony that
Mrs. Anne U. Stillman and Fred
Beauvais. an Indian guide, were seen
together in Mrs Stillman's room at
the Stillman summer home in Grand
Anse, Que, was given here today at
a secret hearing in the divorce suit
brought by James A. Stillman,
wealthy New York banker. The al
legged meeting. was described by
George Adams, Is year old woods
man, who claims to have witnessed
it through a hole in the window cur
tain.
Mr.. Stillman did not attend the
hearing, but his wife sat at the coun-
sci table with her attorneys through
out the proceedings, offering sugges-
tons from time to time during the
cross examination of the four wit
nesses who testified against her. 1t
was the first appearance in court
proceedings of any of the principals
in the case. Daniel j. Gleason, as
referee. is hearing the testimony.
Mrs. Stillman is charged in the COM
plant with having intimate relations
with Beauvais, who is described as
the father of her infant son, Guy.
In her answer, she denies her hus-
bands charges and sets up an affirm
alive defense by accusing him of
having had improper relations with
a former Broadway chorus girl, and
with being the father of the wom-
ans child.
The bankers lawyers today made
another effort to introduce in evil
dence certain letters alleged to have
passed between Beauvais and Mrs.
Stillman. Some of these letters were
marked for identification today after
Bernard Kelly, for three years SUI
perintendent of the Stillman country
place at Pleasantville, N. Y. had
identified the handwriting as that Of
Beauvais. The question of their ad-
instability will be decided later.
Arthur Beauvais, brother of the
o-respondent, who was at the Still
man camp in Canada on some Of the
occasions mentioned in the suit, at
tended today's hearings. He is to be
a witness for Mrs. Stillman later
Mr. Stillman's attorneys are expect
ed to complete presentation of their
testimony Friday and date will
then be set for hearing the defend
ants witnesses.
DR.. Hugh Russell of Buffalo. n.
Y. family physician for the Still
mans for three years ending in 1919,
has been summoned by the bankers
attorneys and probably will testify
tomorrow. His testimony, it was
asserted, will bear on certain con-
versations he is said to have had
with Mrs. Stillman. ~
Other witnesses today included
Fred Adams a carpenter. and son of
George Adams. and Edward Purdy,
who is now superintendent of the
Stillman country home at Pleasant
Vile. Their testimony was devoted
largely to a description of property
at Grande Anse and Pleasantville.
After the hearing Mrs. Stillman
conferred with her attorneys. She
came out of the room smiling and
posed for photographers before de-
parting in her automobile. She told
her counsel that she was satisfied
with the days developments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
POLISH REBELS ACTIVE

Berlin, May 4.-(By The Associat-
ed Press. )-Semi- official advices re-
ceived here are to the effect that all
the large towns in the industrial re-
gion of Upper Silesia are surrounded
by Polish insurgents, while Richters-
dcrf, a suburb of Gleiwitz and Kief-
erstadtl have been occupied by reb-
els. Various places in the district of
Orsenburg are reported to have been
similarly occupied.
The Polish flag is said to be flying
fro mthe town hall of Rybnik, but the
Italians have expelled the insurgents
from Pless and arrested some of their
leaders.
The whole of the right bank of the
Oder in the Ratisbor area is in the
hands of the rebels. The authorities
have regained possession of Myslo-
WITT.
Oppeln, Upper Silesia, May A.
(By The Associated Press )-Colonel
Bond, British control officer at Cross
strehlitz, reported to British head
quarters here tonight that he opened
artillery fire on two of three thousand
Poles attempting to occupy the city.
The Poles brought up light field
pieces and were replying.
Colonel Bond, who has approx
mately 200 Italian troops, also re-
ported that he probably could not
hold out long.
Oppeln, Upper Silesia, May A.,
(By The Associated Press.)-The
Italian forces at Gross Strenhlitz to-
day opened with artillery fire on
Poles who were attempting to occupy
the city The Poles replied with field
guns.
Paris, May 4.-The disorders in Up
per Silesia are continuing, according
to French official dispatches received
here tonight.
Although the disorders have been
controlled in the mining districts the
disturbances are spreading into the
rural sections of Pless, Lublinitz and
Rosenburg the dispatches state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
Sanford Grist Mill
and Box Shop Are
$4,000 Fire Loss

Sanford, Me, May A box shop
and grist mill owned by Louis +. Traf
ton were burned today by fire of I'M
known origin with a loss estimated
at $4,000. His toy factory close by
was saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Thursday unsettled with rain: Fri
day probably rain; not much change
in temperature. Strong northeast
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
RIVAL PREPARATIONS

New York, May 4-Steamship own
ers and striking marine workers at
this port spared for advantage to-
day-the fourth day of the walkout-
while their representatives conferred
with Federal officials in Washington
in effort to bring about a settlement
of the wage controversy.
Managing operators of shipping
board vessels, meeting here, drew up
campaign plans for the strike and
named a committee to act as board
of strategy.
These operators decided among
other things to bar union delegates
from their ships and from docks
where such ships are berthed.
The rules also provided that no
raen We're to be employed on ships
not in actual operation and that
crews were to be signed on vessels
only when they are ready to sail
Union leaders late today asserted
that they had succeeded in getting
three steamer lines operating coast
wise and trans Atlantic ships to sign
4 years agreement at the unions
scale of wages and working condi-
tions.
Efforts to persuade men loyal to
their employers to leave their ships
We're continued by more than 1000
pickets patrolling docks and visiting
ships in launches. Leaders asserted
mora than o0O man had ioine5 their
ranks today from ships which arrived
dusing the last "a hours.
The marine engineers also claimed
to have received assurance from har
Dor and tugboat engineers that they
would not dock a vessel manned by 4
non-union crew.
The United States Mail Steamship
Company's steamer Potomac, which
was to have sailed yesterday for
Danzig, tonight was still at her dock.
Union leaders asserted she was with
out a crew. Officials of the steam
ship line. on the other hand. said she
was held because Of delayed arrival
of a number of passengers from wes-
tern cities.
Two American ships were reported
today as leaving port-the AStrol for
Beaumont, Texas. and the Comanche,
q passenger carrier, for Charleston.
Today's clearances at the customs
house for early sailing carry the
names of six United States flag ships.
Oneof them is the steamer Hog Is
land for Greek ports, and the others
for American or Mexican ports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05
DEADLOCK STILL HOLDS IN MARINE SCRAP
CABINET HEADS EFFORTS ARE FRuITLESS
SHIPPING BOARD CHAIRMAN 0BDURATE

Ship Owners Willing to Change Working
Rules But Stick to Wage Cut - Secretaries
Davis and Hoover Admit Situation Looks
Hopeless-Both Sides Preparing for Seige
Apparently Unavoidable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05

Boston. May discriminating be-
tween alleged marine strikers and re-
cruits to take strikers places ON the
shipping board steamer Craigrownie
at Providence occurred here today. A
group Of 16 men at the South Station
awaiting a train for Providence.
where they were booked to san on the
Craigrownie, clashed with alleged
pickets of the seamen's union, but
quiet was restored before arrival Of
the police. Another encounter at a
wharf between alleged strikers and
strike breakers resulted in one arrest
for assault.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-05

Genuine bargains In household FUR.
niture are advertised every day in
Tho Journal. Read the classified ads
and save money.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-20
Ends Stubborn Coughs
In q Hurry
For real eIectiveness. this old
homemade remedy has nOscqual.
Easily and cheaply prepared.

You'll never know how quickly a
bad cough can be conquered, until you
try this famous old homemade rem.
edy. Anyone who has cOughed all
day and all night, will say that the
immediate relief given is almost like
magic. IL is very easily prepared,
and there is nothing better for coughs.
Into a pint bottle, put pc ounces
Of Pinex; then add plain granulated
sugar syrup 20 make a full pint. Or
you can use clarified molasses, honey,
or corn syrup, instead of sugar syrup.
Either way, the full pint saves about
twO-thirds of the money usually
spent for cough preparations, and
gives you a more positive, effective
remedy. IL keeps perfectly, and
tastes pleasant-children like It.
You can feel Shis take hold instantly,
soothing and healing The membranes
in all the air passages. il promptly
lOOsens a dry, tight cough, and soon
you viii notice the phlegm thin out
and disappear. a DAYS use viii usually
break up an ordinary throat or chest
cold, and il is also splendid for brOn-
Chltls, Group, hoarseness, and brOn-
chial asthma.
Pinex is a most valuable concen-
trated compound Of genuine Norway
pine extract, the most reliable rem
edy for throat and chest ailments.
To avoid disappointment, ask your
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-20
Country Club.

And Z IS the same something that
Saused a Niles manufacturer. F. J..
PlyTn. 20 donate 60 the city a large
tract OF land. fully equipped with a
golf course. an athletic feid and =
handsome club house 20 be used as
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-20

through the work Of the woman's
Progressive league.
The church life OF the city has
also kept pace with the trend Of
progress. Practically every demon
nation Is represented, yet a toler-
ant Spirit is found to predominant
in this department OF the city's life.
Niles public schools, with It's var
ious modern educational depart
ments. Is such as 10 win the COM
mendation Of Michigan state educa-
tional officials
IF the other schools Of the state
would follow Niles example in pro-
gressiveness. there would be little
room for complaint throughout the
state" one high state official re-
marked recently after a visit 10 the
Niles schools.
In short, Niles is a thriving Amer
lean community that safely wealth
cred the recent depression through
out the nation, and Is now prepared
to ride the crest Of the coming pros
perity wave.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-20
"PaDes Cold Compound" Breaks any Cold in Few Hours

stops nose running; relieves head
ache. dullness feverishness. sneez-
ing.
"Pape'3 Cold Compound is the
quickest. surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug stores
Il acts without assistance. Tastes
nice Contains no qu.nine. Insis;
upon Pape's-Adv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-20

club IS purposely limited TO one rep
resentative OF any class OF business
or industry There is also a Rotary
club here. which like the Niles Com
mercial club and the Exchange club.
has the growth and advancement Of
the city at heart.
There appears to be no petty riv-
airy among these three Organlza-
lions Instead they work in ccopera-
ton for the betterment OF the COM
munity. Frequently the three organ
lzations will be found united as one
organization IN some movement for
the community good.
Heart OF Fruit Belt
Niles e fortunate that farmers
rlay a great part in the citys life.
The city IS surrounded by a fertile
farming country. and IS located In
the heart OF the Michigan fruit belt.
Berrien county. with its 800 miles
Of hard surface roads. IS known
throughout Michigan FOR its good
highways. These highways give the
farmers an easy entrance into Niles.
which has made its streets conform
10 the good roads throughout the
county
And Berrien county farmers. par
ticularly those IN the Niles vicinity,
are demonstrating their progressive
ness. Their interests in civic and
economic affairs has been awakened
and they have become a power in
the community. They are no longer
a credit seeking class in Niles stores
FARMERS and farming were under
discussion at a recent meeting OF the
mem ers Of the board or directors Of
the Niles Commercial club.
Farmers Prosperous.
IT wonder II you have noticed the
change among farmers lately?" ask
| ed one member OF the directorate
and who Is also a prominent Niles
merchant. doing a heavy trade
among farmers
1T was not so very long ago. -
continued this prominent merchant.
that whenever you sold anything 10
a farmer you expected 10 give him
long time credit. u was natural for
I YOU to expect him 10 ask credit. and
/ you gave IL 20 him without question.
"But Il Is not that way now. The
I farmer almost always pays cash for
what re buys, ard Il IS very seldom
I credit IS asked. and II Il IS. ii Is only
for a short time, not any longer than
the time usually asked for by any
other class OF purchaser"
And another thing about Niles IS
that the women OF the community
all are interested in the city's civic
/ progress. The Woman's Progressive
league. through its various commit
/ tees. some Of which work with the
city council and the Chamber OF
I Commerce. has done much for the
. betterment and advancement OF the
community.
Real Progrcesiveness.
The health Of The city has been
/ improved. it's physical attractiveness
has been improved and a better
community spirit has been created