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Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Americans Think
Success Rests on
Hughes First Plan

Washington, Nov. 1S.--(By AZ P.)-
Evidences were given in high official
quarters today that the American
| delegation to the armament confer
ences regarded the relative strength
of navies as fixed in the American
reduction proposal as a fundamental
might seriously affect the whole nc
| gotiations.
| Although declining to comment on
Japan's request that her relative
! strength be increased, American Of
ficials pointed out that the ratio was
a natural result of applying the prin-
| ciple that the present strength of
navies should be preserved in any
reductions agreement.
| A reduction based on existing pro-
portionate strengths is regarded by
! the American government as the only
| alternative to continuance of compet-
tive building and the American dele
gates believe that to upset the pres
ent ratio in any material respect
would be to open an argument con-
! trary TO the fundamental principle of
the whole American plan. 1t was
asserted with the greatest emphasis
| that the American delegation stood
determinedly behind this proposition
and believed that the public opinion
! of the world would indicate their
! view that competitive building must
t,r;,.
! ton based on existing strength.
; The United States. it was asserted
! had not allotted or assigned" any
ratio OF strength to any nation but
simply had set the figure as to pre-
sent strength automatically become
, ratio under the principle prOnounc-
ed by Secretary hughes I'M his open
! ing speech to the conference that. re-
gard must be had for the present ma
| val power of the nations.
For any nation to ask now for a
| change in the ratio or to plead that
! its national needs required greater
comparative strength than it now
possesses would defease this principle
cntirely, in the view of the American
delegates and would open the door
wide for all other powers to make
! like requests.
! 1t also was reiterated that the
/ United States government felt Ger
tain that the strength of navies as
set forth in the American plan was
decidedly ample for any defensive
| purpose. In the case Of Japan, some
officials regard the figures suggested
as unusually liberal.
Congress would not be called upon
! to act on any armament reduction
program in the view of the admins
tration, unless the agreement reached
, was put into the form of a treaty.
The warships to be scraped, admin
istration officials declared, could de
disposed of without congressional ac-
ton under the authority the navy
now has of declaring a vessel no
longer useful and directing its dis
! posal.
! So far as the questions Of the Far
East are concerned. it was indicated
clearly that the administration be-
! lieved an international understand
| ing" of policy would result rather
than a formal treaty. The sugges
| ton was advanced in high quarters
today that if the Washington confer
ence should reach an agreement ma
| tions other than those participating
might we'll be invited to give their
| adherance TO the agreement. thus
averting confining the agreement TO
the nine nations now involved.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
CONY STUDENTS
OFFERED PRIZES
Given by Public Spirited Citizens to
Promote Better Scholastic Stand :
ing-Eight Pairs of Skis and SIS
in Colo to Be Awarded

Principal Quimby of Cony High
school announced Friday morning
that several of the citizens of this
town had offered prizes to the stu
dents for excellence in different stud
les. The principal prize is the offer
of eight pairs of skis by eight men
residing in Augusta, who do not want
their names given. These skis are
to be given as the faculty sees fit.
1t was recommended that if possible
they be given to those who have
none. They will be given to the boy
and girl in each class who show the
most marked improvement in their
studies between now and the Christ
mas vacation. This will effect two
things, first, more interest in the
studies and second, more interest in
the winter carnival and the sports
which are being outlined by the
Chamber Of Commerce.
The other prizes are a prize of five
dollars in gold which is to go to the
student of U. S. History who gets the
n1WnCSI IaHh iOI tiIS veal. anu III iSN
of $40 in gold which will be given for
posters to be used to advertise an
Augusta firm The first named prize
was offered by the children Of the
American Revolution and was suS-
gested by Mrs. Mabel Thompson, who
is very active in the work of this So
ciety. This prize will only be avail
able to the seniors and to such under
classmen as shall be admitted to His
tory !. The object of this prize is to
propote better appreciation of citi-
zenship among the High school stu
students. The $40 prize is offered by
George Webber of the Webber Auto
Electric Service. This money is to
be divided at the discretion of Miss
Tetreault. the art teacher and will be
awarded for the best posters to be
used in advertising this firm.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
SUPERIOR court

Watervllle, NOV. 1S.
The first case for the jury today
was No. S5S, Sargie l.. Warren of
Oakland VS.. Ernest Mosher of Smith
field. Henry L. Hunton, Esq. ap-
peared 4for plaintiff and Carroll n.
Perkins, Esq. for defendant.
This suit grew out of a sale OF a
horse to plaintiff by the defendant
The plaintiff is r. f. D. mail car
rier. Last April he bought horse
of defendant, and he testified that
the horse was sold to him as six
years old. safe. kind and sound. He
returned the horse after having it
three weeks, having found that the
horse was sweenied and demanded
the purchase price returned, s175.
The defendant had the horse exam
ined by veterinaries. Drs. Jolly and
Bard. They both testified in the case
today that the horse was sound. Sew
eral other witnesses testified as to
the character of the horse; and that
they never had seen it go lame.
After the testimony was all in the
case was withdrawn from the jury
and settled by the parties.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
JURY TOPROBE
|MISMANAGEMENT
| OF ESSEX COUNTY

Salem, Mass, Now 1S-Charges OF
negligence and gross extravaganza in
the conduct of the affairs of Essex
county are to be investigated by the
grand jury. District Attorney S.
Howard Donnell, after a conference
in private today with representatives
of chambers of commerce in this city
and Lynn and Of the Associated
Boards Of Trade of Essex county
announced that the whole matter of
whether, in the general conduct of
the affairs of Essex county and their
administration, any crime has been
committed" would be determined by
| the grand jury.
The grand jury, the district attor-
ney said, would be called in special
session at Lawrence. about December
l, for the purpose of considering mat
ters in relation to certain acts of
heads of departments of the Lawrence
city government in the awarding of
contracts, and charges of bribery
against employees Of the town of
sex county would also be taken up
at that sitting, he said.
Ralph S. Bauer, president of the
Lynn Chamber of Commerce, Harry
P. Clifford, president of the Salem
| Chamber of Commerce, and ". HI.
| Day, Jr., president of the Essex coun-
lty Associated Boards of Trade, were
lpresent at the conference today and
submitted testimony in support of
4Y,o ,l1, -
| Legations was made public, however,
and the district attorneNdeclined to
make any statement other than his
announcement that the matter would
be put before the grand jury
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Bomb" Sensation
FiZZles-Was a
Flashlight Cone

Boston, Nov. 1S-The supposed
bomb which was picked up on the
renee during a conclave of Masons
last night, was no more than a cone
of flashlight powder such as is used
in fireworks displays, State Chemist
Walter Wedger declared late today.
1t was delivered to Mr.. Wedger
this morning by Chief Morris of the
Lawrence fire department, who with
police officials, had examined 1t
shortly after it was found Mr.. We'd
gers formal analysis of the bomb"
was announced to the public safety
commissioner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
DR.. Alden e. Sawyer

DIR. Alden +. Sawyer died at his
home on the Oakland road Thursday
night from bronchial pneumonia,
having been i'll about three weeks.
Dr. Sawyer was 6S years of age and
had been in poor health for over a
year. His lower limbs had been al
most completely paralyzed for sew
! eral months and his feeling was at
the first of his last illness that he
would not recover.
DR.. Sawyer was born in New
Sharon, the son of Charles A. and
Clara h. (Boynton) Sawyer He at
tended the Oakland High school
from which he was graduated and
entered the Harvard Medical school
but did not finish. He was married
on March IA, 1889 in Stoughton,
Mass, to Miss Mary f. Young of
East Livermore in this State. Sew
eral years were spent in Norton.
Mass. and later the family moved to
Norridgewock where four more years
We're spent. To DR.. and Mrs. Sawyer
was born onS daughter who died
about two years ago at their home
hero. Her name was Mrs. Mabel G
\ Campbell.
Coming to this city in 1S03 DR.. and
Mrs. Sawyer established Il stable
business on Silver street where the
Haywood apartments now stand liv-
ing in the house now occupied by the
Stewart bakery and taking boarders.
They later moved the business to
Lower Silver street and then to Oak
land road where he has conducted a
veterinary hospital. He was consid-
cred a good judge of horseflesh and
often officiated as judge at the
horse races held here. His advice
was often sought in the purchase OF
horses and his opinion considered of
value.
DR.. Sawyer is survived by his wife,
his sister. Mrs. Mary f. Thyng of
this city and five brothers, Henry A.
Sawyer of Pennington. James r..
Sawyer of 'Phillipsburg. Mont; Will
liam B. Sawyer of Vancouver, b. c.:
Charles A. Sawyer of Spokane,
Wash. and Herbert Sawyer of East
port, Ida. He also leaves nephew,
Daniel H. Thyng of Winslow. Fu-
neral services will be held Sunday
at l o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. w.
=. Holman. of Oakland officiating.
Burial in Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Church Notices

Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. G.
o. Perry pastcr: Morning service with
sermon at o'clock: Sunday school at
Has; Epworth League at $50; evening
prayer meeting at Z.
Old South congregational church,
Rev. J. Fl. Wilkins pastor: Morning
worship at 1890: Sunday school at
noon: evening union Thanksgiving SER
vice at Z.
The Universalist church. Rev. NJ L.
Hadley pastor: 1880 A. NJ. preaching
by Rev. A. Francis Walch of Augusta; |;
Sunday school at 11.45. The y. +. c.
U. meeting will be omitted that all
may join in the union Thanksgiving
service at the Congregational church
at =. NJ.
St Matthew's Episcopal church. Rev
Rush w. ID. Smith deacon in charge.
Holy communion at 8 A. NJ: morning
service with sermon at 1890: subject
st. Luke, 18th Chap, 3rd verse. "Ex-
cept Ie Repent Ye Shall Likewise
Perish" church school at 114o. There
will be special Thanksgiving serv.
ice Thursday morning at 1890
o'clock.
First Baptist church, Rev. c. F.
Young. pastor; morning worship and
sermon at 1880; Sunday school al
11.45, Juniers atTA. This church will
unite. with the Old South Congrega-
tional parish in the observance of a
union Thanksgiving service at I
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Congress Hopes
to Adjourn After
Tax Bill Passage

Washington. Nov 1S-Congress
will adjourn sine die next Wednes-
day, if the tax revision bill is put
through. under plans virtually COM
pleted today by Republican leaders.
Speaker Gillette conferred with
Senate leaders, and the adjournment
program, which would suspend ses-
sions of Congress from Thanksgiv-
ing Day until December 5, when the
new session is to begin, was said to
have been agreed on.
If the adjournment plan goes
through, action on the S500,000, 900
railroad debt bill, the Ford New
berry election contest, and the Allied
debt and tariff bills will go over to
the regular session.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Church Nearly Doubles
Membership in Two Years

The Universalist church of this
hity has the honor of leading in its
class, in the two years crusade for
membership that has recently closed.
The gain in this church has been 90
per cent, of which the members feel
justly proud. The secret of the gain
has been the close cooperation be-
tween the pastor and the members
in the affairs of the church and their
steady pull together. Not only has
the church made this great gain in
membership, but it has been thor
oughly renovated and new church
parlors built, so that now it is
modern and convenient in every
way
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Seaplane Hits Tree
in Fog, One Killed

Middletown, Conn. Nov. 1S.-H. D.
Lindsey, so, of Springfield, Mass. was
killed late today when the seaplane
in which he was riding from Spring
field to New York struck tree and
fell into 4 swamp at Haddam Neck
Frank Little of Hadonfield, n. j..
pilot of the seaplane and his mechan-
ician. James Delaney of Freeport
New [rk, were injured. They are in
Mid eek hospital here. The acci-
den rs believed due to fog.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Facts on Cancer
Control Presented
at Rotary Meeting

Or. Edward n. Risley Of Waterville
Presents Subject in Interesting
and Well Defined Manner-Enjoy-
able Entertainment Program Car
ried Out
Augusta Rotarians in goodly num-
bers assembled at the Augusta house
on Friday evening at 6 o'clock and
enjoyed another meeting at which
time DR.. Edward II. Risley of Wa
terville spoke to them on the subject
of Cancer Control"
President Elmer L. Newbert in his
characteristic humorous vein, pre-
sided over the meeting. The menu
consisted of consomme. roast chick
en-, mashed potatoes, squash, pickles,
hot rolls, ice cream and cake and
coffee. During the repast, the Ro-
tary songs under the direction of
Charles +. Bilodeau were sung by the
members.
Through the courtesy of DIR. Oliver
w. Turner, Chairman of the enter
tainment committee, fine trio of
entertainers from Woodfords. were
on hand with vocal selections of a
classical nature. They included Mr..
and Madame Hill and Madame HON.
er delighted their audience with
songs and ballards taken from choice
selections of the old masters. Their
work was greatly appreciated and
they We're encored time and again
as they appeared on the evening" S
program.
DIR. Rlsley who is chairman of the
Maine Campaign committee for the
control of cancer, acting under the
Maine Medical association and the
Maine Public Health association
spoke for 90 minutes on the cam
paign as vital issue to ALL He said
Our work is purely an educationa.
one. Success depends upon our eff
forts over a period of time. The
same time for the control of cancer
will be required like unto that time
that has attained the success for the
| control of that dread disease of tu-
berculOSis. Cancer is on the in
! crease. 1t is an economic problem
DIR. Risley read the Maine statis-
tics governing the disease for the
past ten YEARS. olT HleSSdSe, lie
said, lis Il hopeful one. Less than
$4,000 men died of wounds received
during the World War. but not less
than 10000 American people died OF
cancer for one year, covering the
same period. The cause Of cancer
is unknown. 1t is not contagious.
1t is not hereditary. and it can be
! cured if taken in time. Avoid the
"quacks" and the advertisers" Dr.
Risley took up at some length the
different forms of the disease and
advocated the use of modern sur
gerry supplemented with the profess
ional use of radium and E-ray as
the antidote In closing he said
that the object of the campaign for
the purposes of putting the bare
facts before the people with the old
adage that prevention was worth a
pound of cure.
During the evening. President
Waterville Rotary club inviting the
Augusta Organization to meet with
them some time the first of Decem-
Der. The 9th of the month was ac-
| cepted as the date of the get together
which will be the regular meeting
night of the Waterville club.
! President Newbert appointed as
the entertainment committee for the
next meeting Herman Patterson,
! chairman, Harry H. Pierce and
| Frank A. Dennis.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Dairymen of State
Elect at Bangor

Bangor, Me-, Nov. 1S-In connec-
ton with the apple and seed show
at City hall today, the annual meet
ing of the Maine State Dairymen's
association, was held.
The following officers were elected
President, H. H. Nash of Camden
Vice president, Harold j. Shaw oil
Sanford.
Secretary, II. M. Tucker of Au-
gusta.
Treasurer. c. M. White of Angus
ia.
Executive committee, L. Z. McIn-
tire of East Waterford, with the
above named officers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Brown, '23, New
Football CAPTAIN

William J. Brown, '23, of Lowell,
Mass, the big left guard of this
years Colby eleven was chosen for
the captaincy of next year at a meet
ing of all letter men yesterday after
noon. He is a graduate of the Lowell
High school and came to Colby in
10. He is a member of the Zeta Psi
fraternity and will make a good fol-
lower of Lowery the captain this
ypar
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Cross Country Selections

The men that will represent the
Colby cross country team in the Ma
tional Intercollegiate Cross Country
Championship Run at New York are
as follows: Mercer, Mayo, Perkins,
Williams, Payne. These four men
and Manager McIntire and Coach
Ryan will leave for New York at 2.45
Saturday afternoon.
The runners have been working
hard all the season and Coach Ryan
expects to make a good showing in
the meet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

The H. L. Hurd farm in Albion has
recently been sold by w. H. Rock
wood of the Strout Farm Agency to
May Mortenson of Beverly, Mass. !:
the. Eugene Tozier farm in Winslow
with stock. tools and crops to George
Magaw of Mars Hill; the G. G.. Tay-
lor farm in Palermo to H. L. Hurd of
Albion: the 0. l.. Gerald farm in
Clinton. known as the George Han
nigan farm. to Clarence w. Wheeler
of Franklinville, n. Y; also the AL
vim r. McIntire farm in Fairfield
near Shawmut to George T. Libby of
Benton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
u. S. WILL SCRAP
(Continued from Page One)

have been in touch with their gov
ernments and although not all may
desire to make detailed statements of
their views at this stage of the nego-
tiations. there is a general eXpecta-
ton that some progress will be pos
sible.
The japanese, in particular, indi-
Gated that they preferred to have
their policies developed step by step
and the negotiations continue. They
were prepared to ask for an interpre-
tation of some of the Chinese ''ten
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Three-Year-Old
Wins Derby Cup

London, Nov. 1S-Captain G. B.
Hanbury's three-year- chestnut
colt Aymestry, by Corcyra, out of
Espoir Dore, today won the derby
cup at Derby, over the course of one
mile and six furlongs. G. E. How
ards three-year-olG filly Willonya
was second and +. McDonogh's Riv-
erside Fairy was third. Twenty
three horses ran.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
COLBY COLLEGE

The faculty Of Colby college are
very much concerned over the matter
of the misuse of English by the stu
dents who are entering the institu-
ton. A special committee has re-
Gently been investigating the matter,
and in its report makes several
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
2 Killed, II Hurt
in Utah Train Crash

Salt Lake City. Utah, Nov. 18-Two
persons were killed and II others in
jured when Salt Lake & Utah Rail-
road Company train bound from
Provo to Salt Lake, crashed into a
northbound train on a siding at
Tayiorsville, 10 miles south Of here
today,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

The business session of the w. c.
r. U. held Friday afternoon was we'll
attended and marked interest in
the items of business was very evil
dent. The Thanksgiving program
under the direction.of Mrs. o. T. Rob-
bins was both enjoyable and helpful.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

AR. and Mrs. Victor McCourtney
arc the proud parents of baby girl,
born Friday evening at the Augusta
General hospital. The young lady
has been named Betty Anne. Mrs.
McCourtney was formerly Miss Edna
Brewer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Charles j. Clukey stated Friday
that he. had leased the store in the
Clukey block which has been occu-
pied by the Federal System of
bakeries to Pauls restaurant people
of Lewiston for Is years. An archi-
tect from Lewiston has been here
and the plans for alterations are be-
ing drawn up. This will be self
service restaurant and will be an in
novation in this city. The Paul peo-
pie run two restaurants of a like
nature in lewiston
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

=; 9Th, Room 1: 10th, Room 20; 18th,
Room Fl; 18th. Room 8: 18th, Room
8; and 14th. Room 5. AS there are
not the same number of students in
the different. rooms they were ranked
On the averages Of the rooms.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
sensation was created at

Quite a sensation was created at
the, Spring exhibition at the British
Royal Academy when Miss Eileen
Soper, aged Is years, exhibited two
etchings of children that were ac-
cepted before the judges were aware
of her age. She has never been to a
real art class.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
Funeral Of Theodore Caron

Funeral services for Theodore Ca
ron were held at the Notre Dame
church Friday morning. The bearers
were William MarcOuX, John Ray
mond. Joseph Begin and Archelas
Houle. Burial was in Pine Grove
cemetery
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Atwood
Of Middleboro, Mass, and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. s. Atwood of Melrose.
Mass. are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry n. Whitman Of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
LOCAL NOTICE

Chicken Csc. fowl Soc: orders talk
en- for Thanksgiving. Delivery any
where in Augusta. Donald Campbell.
s Patterson ST, Tel. 6Ic-Y, Augusta.
noy10-21
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

The services at the North Parish
schoolhouse Sunday afternoon will be
held at Las instead of at the usual
time. Mr.. Patterson will lead.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Miss Carrie F. Gage of Providence,
n. H. was in the city Friday, calling
on friends enroute to the home of her
parents at Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Miss Hazel Place. formerly of Bos-
ton, has accepted position in the
city as stenographer for the Macom-
ber. Farr & Whitten insurance COM
pany.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Fred f. Tufts of Boston was among
the business callers in the city Fri
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Arsenault are
the parents of baby girl, born Fri
day afternoon at the Augusta Cen
cral hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Harold E. Donnell, superintendent
of the Reformatory for Men at South
Windham, was a business caller, Fri
day, at the State House.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Henry Mason of Murray street shot
a fine buck deer near Stony Brook, in
the vicinity of Three Cornered pond.
on Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
WATERvILLE

Frederick G. Fassett, Jr., was call
ed to his home in West Medford,
Mass, Friday by a telegram.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

HI. D. Smith. prominent horse
buyer of Richmond, was in the city
Friday calling on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19
HALLOWELL.

The Old South League will meet
with Mrs. Charles Alexander on Mon
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

The Misses Edith and Anna Craw-
ford of Portland are visiting friends
on outer Maple street over the week.
end.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-19

Three cases of intoxication were
before the Municipal court Friday
morning. One was fined SO and
costs of S7.54 or 80 days in Jail. and
paid. Another was given fine Of SO
and costs Of se.42, or 80 days in jail.
He did not have the wherewithal to
earn his liberty and he was sent
down to Jail. The last one is an old
offender and was given straight
jail sentence of 80 days. Sheriff Har-
wood took both men down Friday
forenoon to serve their Jail sentences.