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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Portland Debaters
Win from Cony at
Portland SATURDAY.

The Cony High Portland debate in
the Bowdoin College League, held
Saturday evening at the Assembly
hall at the Portland High school. re-
suited in a victory for the Forest
City debaters, the judges decision
being two to one in favor of the
Portland boys. The contest proved
very interesting and was attended by
q good sized audience.
The question of the evening was
Resolved, That Before the Next
Election a Direct Method of Voting
Shall Be Substituted for That of the
Electoral College" The Portland
High debaters speaking on the neg
alive side were Messrs. Fuller, Evans
and Levinski. and Mr.. Ugoman, al
ternate. Cony High was represent
ed by Merritt Hewitt, George Shell
don. Donald Trouant, and Lorin Ar
mold, alternate. The Augusta team
was accompanied to Portland by the
coach. George Arnold, a student at
Bowdoin College. The debate was
presided over by Miss Mccain.
teacher Of debating at Portland High
school.
In the final debate for the cham
pionship of the Bowdoin League
Portland High will be matched
against Lewiston High, the same
question to be debated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Daniels Welcomed
Home at Raleigh, N. G..

Raleigh. n. c., March 6-Josephus
A. Daniels, until yesterday secretary
of the Navy, received a rousing well
come from his fellow citizens today
on his return to resume his duties as
editor and publisher of the Raleigh
News and Courier.
He was getted by band and es-
corted to the city auditorium where
about five thousand persons. the
buildings capacity, listened to well
coming addresses.
The celebration was largely in the
nature of a community sing, with
brief speeches of welcome from rep
resentative Of the city and a repre-
sentative of the county and responses
by Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels.
II have not come Alome from a lar
ger job, but I a mback to take up
again the greatest work in the world
fighting for the man who has I'M
equal opportunity" he said. II lay
down an office in which was privi-
legged to serve during the most criti-
cal years Of our history. And s served
under great man-the most illustri-
GUS man living in all the world to-
day.
II have come home to fight, to be
your comrade, to stand with you for
justice and equality Of opportunity,
to work with you. and to have your
love, which covet above all things"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Boston Socialists
Seek Release Debs
from Atlanta Prison

I Boston, Mar. 6.-Resolutions asking
for the release of Eugene v. Debs,
former Socialist candidate for pres
ident, from the Federal penitentiary
at Atlanta, Ca, and requesting that
amnesty be granted ito all persons
whose political beliefs formed the ba-
sis of their prosecution. trials and
were adopted at a
mass meeting here today. Speakers
included members of the executive
committee of the National Socialist
Party, which tomorrow will conclude
a three-day session in this city.
The meeting also voted to send to
Mr.. Debs ats appreciation of his
years of toll in building up the labor
movement and it's pledges for renew
ed efforts for his liberation"
These efforts, speakers explained.
will consist in part of the formation
of a committee to conduct a campaign
throughout the country for the re-
lease, Of the prisoners, of whom. they
said, there are 200. The climax OF
the amnesty program will come with
a demonstration in Washington on
April 10 and IA. the latter date being
the second anniversary of Debs' i'm
prisonment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Cardinal Logue
Again Appeals
for Truce i'm Ireland

Belfast, March 6, (By The Asso-
ciated Press. cardinal Logue. pri-
mate of all Ireland, In letter to the
priests of the Armagh diocese makes
another powerful appeal for a truce
in Ireland and suggests the forthcom-
ing birthday of the first national
Apostle offers an opportune occasion
for an appeal to The Almighty for
the return of peace to Ireland, point
ing out that st. Patrick brought peace
to the country. Cardinal Logue says:
what a reproach it would be
should we dim by crime the lustre OF
this glorious inheritance. 1t is no ex-
cuse that crimes even greater and
more numerous have been committed
by others, for crime does not justify
crime. We shall not before
the Judgment seat. be called upon to
account for the crimes of the black
and tans of the auxiliary cadets. or
the military. who have sacrificed so
many innocent lives on the most flu
tile pretense in their wild raids
through the country. We shall not
even be called to account for the
blindness, obstinacy, and Partially of
our present government"
Deporing the disregard for human
life and property shown by both
sides, which he declares threatens to
reduce the country to state of DESC
lation and ruin, Cardinal ogue es-
pecially denounces the ambushing
and attacking of soldiers and police
in crowded thoroughfares.
"They woh commit such acts know
well these armed forces will blaze a
way indiscriminately, killing or
wounding poor innocent victims often
women and girls and children engag-
ed in lawful occupations"
e The cardinal continues:
Lawyers, 1 think, say such acts.
endangering the general public in
volve malice against all mankind.
Certainly all mankind should join in
putting an end to them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Princess Anastasia III

Athens, Mar. 6-The American
princess" Anastasia, who has been
suffering from a serious illness. is
slightly improved, the pulse and tenn
perature being more favorable. The
attending physicians have diagnosed
the case as one of intestinal obstruc-
ton, which may necessitate an opera :.
ton.
The princess is debilitated through
pain, loss of sleep and her inability to
take nourishment, but the physicians
now take more encouraging view of
the case.
The operating room in the Prince
Nicholas Palace, where the patient is
confined, has been made ready but no
surgical measures will be taken until
the arrival of DR.. Hoover, an Ameri-
can physician, who is on his wav
from Constantinople. The American
Red Cross has offered the ROYAL fam
lily the services of Charles Heilman. a
johns Hopkins nurse, in the event an
operation is necessary.
King Constantine and Queen sonbie
daily visit Princess Anastasia. In adj
dition hundreds of messages of SYM
patny and encouragement are being
received by the princess.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
MOVIE ASSOCIATION
FAVORS ELIMINATION
QUESTIONABLE FILMS

New York, Mar. 6.-Plans to pre-
vent the production of questionable
films and to preclude the exploitation
of pictures in a manner offensive to
good taste, were embodied in resolu-
tons adopted by the National Asso-
citation of the Motion Picture Indus
try, made public here tonight. The
association, which represents most of
the picture producers and distribu-
tors in the United States, protested
against films "arousing bawdy emo
tons, pandering to salacious cur
iosity or in any manner injuriors to
public welfare"
If the producers do not live up to
the standard. the resolution threaten
ed them with expulsion, and declared
the association would assist in the
criminal prosecution of offenders.
The resolutions forbid films that
are "obsence. salacious, indecent and
immoral" those which emphasize
and exaggerate sex appeal" those
"based on commercialized vice" or
which make drunkenness. gambling
or narcotics attractive.
The resolutions disapprove Scenes
which unnecessarily prolong express
sions or demonstrations of passionate
love" or particularly suggestive bed
room and bathroom scenes and scenes
of melting Dances those exhibiting
nakedness or scanty attire, or those
which instruct the feeble minded in
methods Of committing crime"
Protest also was voiced against
stories or scenes ridiculing public Of
ficials. sailors. soldiers, ministers,
priests and rabbits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Tale of Monster Oil
Well in Yukon

Dawson. Yukon Territory, March 6
Tales of an oil well which produces
1900 barrels day and shot oil 100
feet in the air before it was capped
were brought back from Fort Mac
Pherson today by a patrol Of Cana
dian mounted police who left here in
early January on 500-mile trip to the
Nome mouth Of the Mackenzie river
Fort Norman is on the Mackenzie
river about 400 miles yeast of the
Alaskan border.
The information was contained IN
letters received at Fort Macpherson,
where the drillers were stopping, and
said that the cap was blown off 10
times during the first six hours after
the well was opened. The first oil
driller reported to Fort Norman some
time ago from Fort Yukon, by way of
Fort MACPHERSON and the Arctic Red
river. The patrol included four mount
ed policemen. two Indian trailers and
five dog teams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
SUB CHASERS
fContjnued from Page One)

ed further instructions. The two
chasers were standing by, maintain
ing close watch over 1t.
The story of the incident yester-
day was related briefly today by tine
commanders of the two ships.
I signalled the cable-ship that
was maneuvering about in search OF
the buoy. to STOP" said Ensign Will
liam H. Klaphroth, commander OF
the sub-chaser 154. When 1t paid
no attention, we fired a shot across
the bow of the Clowry."
Ensign Klaphroth declared that he
was still under order to prevent
work of connecting the cable to the
mainland here, but declined to make
further comment.
Captain H. M. Smith of the Robert
C. Clowry refused to make any ex-
PLANTATION of the cable ships action.
II hove to Immediately after the
shot was fred" he said. 'and pro-
ceeded into Miami with the naval
vessel. as it ordered me to do"
The cable which was brought UP
here last summer by the British
cable-ship Coionia, was left at
tached to buoy when the contro-
versy with the government arose
and prevented the completion OF
connection. 1t was said yesterday
that the buoy had sunk, being pulled
down by the great weight of the
cable. When work is resumed il
will be necessary to grapple along
the bottom of the ocean to pick il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Portland Auto Show Ends

Portland, March 5 - Portland'
1921 Auto Show closed in blaze o.
glory last night and with one of tA'
largest night throngs of the week u
attendance. Approximate figure
given out last night showed an az
tendance of upwards of $4,000 for u'
week and of this number mar
thousands came from all parts
Maine and from Massachusetts an
New Hampshire. From point oil a.
tendance, and likewise in the nurnps
of sales recorded by the exhiol'ol'
during the week, this years show "
surpassed the events Of former yes'
and attested to the continued in91
est that is being taken in the ann~
events.
Results of the week were m'
gratifying" said one member OF W
Portland Automobile Dealers Ass
citation last evening. land we w.
again convinced of the popularity
these shows. The public has sros.
its appreciation of the efforts OF "
Portland Automobile Dealers AsS
citation in bringing into one exnl@
all of the various makes Of cars ~
in Portland and the State, togens
with a splendid showing OF ~
merchandise of Portland's many
cessory concerns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Sec. DENLY is "Mum"

Washington, Mar. 6.--The Navy
department today received full re-
port on the activities yesterday of the
commander of United States sub
chaser 154 in ordering a shot to be
fired across the bow of the Western
Union cable ship Robert C. Clowry
at Miami, Fla. The Robert c. Clowry
had started work preparatory to
landing the Western Unions Miami
Barbados cable which the govern
ment had forbidden.
Secretary DENLY after reading the
report declined to discuss the matter,
declaring any comment would have to
come from the State department. Of
ficials of the latter department were
equally reticent.
Orders issued by the navy depart
ment at the direction of President
wilson last summer to stop landing
of the cable by force, if necessary
had not been rescinded so far as
could be learned today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Harding Orders
Costa Rica and
Panama to Quit

Washington, Mar. 5. (By The As
ISOLATED Press. )-Cessation of hostil-
tiles between Costa Rica and Panama
Is demanded in identical notes which
1t was learned tonight the State De-
partment had dispatched today to the
government of those two countries.
This action was the first of the
Harding administration in the realm
of foreign affairs and was said to
have been based on the grounds of
tween the Central American republics
involved American interests in the
Panama Canal Zone.
A peaceful solution of the dispute
over the territory of Coto on the basis
of the White award is understood to
have been suggested, but the notes
were understood to have conveyed the
impression that this country stood
ready to enforce, If necessary, a
peaceful solution.
Dispatch of the notes followed ex-
tended conferences. between President
Harding, Secretary Hughes and John
W. Weeks and Edwin DENLY, the new
secretaries of war and navy, Mr..
Hughes taking UP the subject of the
dispute with Under secretary Davis
Immediately after his induction into
Office and later spent nearly two
hours with Mr.. Harding. at the White
House.
Secretary Weeks called in soon af-
ter the conference began and present
ed latest dispatches from the canal
zone as to the situation Mr.. DENLY
discussed the question later with the
President. 3D.
Replies from Panama and Costa
RIGA to the notes dispatched several
days ago by Former Secretary Colby
We're received today at the State De-
partment. That from Panama was
said to have expressed a willingness
to accept the offer of the good offices
of the United States in attempting to
settle the dispute, but the one from
Costa RIGA was described as unsatis-
factory. 1t was received contempora-
neously with reports that that gov
eminent still was sending troops into
the disputed territory.
1t was said that the American Gov
eminent had no official information
that either Panama or Costa RIGA ir-
tended to submit the dispute to the
League of Nations as reported in
press dispatches from Central Amer
lea and Paris. Today's action of the
State Department, it was added, was
taken without reference to such re-
ports.
President Harding and his advisers
were said to have given their appro-
val of the steps already taken to pro-
tect American interests in the zone
OF hostilities and indicated that. I'M
less the two American warships now
on their way south proved adequate
to accomplish that purpose a larger
force might follow them.
President Harding has taken keen
personal interest in the situation and
was said to be anxious to see eyerv-
thing possible done to restore peace.
Because of his recent visit to Panama
and the Canal Zone, it was said he
feels that he might be in a peculiar
position to re-establish concord.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Mexicans Find
No Fault with
Harding Inaugural

Mexico City, Mar. 5-(By the
Associated Press)--So far as Mexico
is concerned, President Hardings
inaugural address contained nothing
for criticism, declared Obregon to
the foreign newspaper correspond
ents today. He described the speech
as conceived in a splendid spirit to
the people of the world, highly in
structiye and highly moral"
The subject of a treaty between
Mexico and the United States, the
President said, had never been dis
cussed by the present government OF
Mexico, explaining that recognition
would not be urged by Mexico, but
must follow as the inclinations of the
several countries dictate"
President Obregon had received
no official word on the American
position with regard to recognition
of any Mexican government as out
lined by Senator Fall. of New Next
co, the new secretary of the interior,
in a letter recently made public by
the national association for the pro-
lection of American rights in Mexi-
co.
Mr.. Fall" he said, in this connec-
ton, "can exert whatever influence
he may possess with equal power
either as senator or as a member of
the. cabinet"
President Obregon appeared to be
in good health and denied recent
rumors that he was severely ill by
asserting: TT sometimes is necessary
to become i'll in order to obtain a
rest
Turning to Mexico's domestic
problems, the executive stated that
they were rapidly being reduced to
minimum and that although the
world, perhaps. doesn't realize it,
Mexico is at peace with herself for
the first time since 1910"
Pleading for patience by the out
side world before judgment is passed
upon his administration, he de-
clared:
Three months is an extremely
short time to normalize Il nation
which has been at war for more
than 10 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Welded Nine Years
Fought Every Day

Salem, March 5.--Lewis Eastman,
SO, of ~ Grant street. Beverly, con-
victed in the district court today Of
assault on his wife, Sarah Eastman,
was given a suspended sentence of
three months in the House Of Correc-
ton.
Mrs. Eastman testified that she had
been welded nine years and that every
day sipce the marriage fighting oc-
Cured in their home. She informed
the court that she owned eight houses
in Beverly, and that her home was in
a dwelling purchased by her husband.
Eastman told the court that his wife
was arrogant, thinks she is wealthy
and wants everything. even a sedan au-
tomobile. The couple are natives of
Poland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Dividend Declared By
German Steamship C0mpanv

Bremen, March s. BY The Associated
Press)-The shareholders of the
North German Lloyd Steamship
Company today approved the balance
sheets Of the last seven years. voted
an annual dividend for 1919 and 1920
of eight per cent. and approved an in
crease in the company's capital to
ESQ, 000, 900 marks. This was the first
meeting Of the shareholders since
1914.
Discussing the company's prospects
tor the coming year the newly elected
director general. Karl Stunning. said
much depended on the size Of the in
demnity the national government had
appropriated for lost tonnage. The
issue has yet to be decided by the
Reichstag, Herr Stunning added.
Preliminary negotiations carried on
between the shipping interests and
the government, he said. resulted in
n compromise which represented q
wholly inadequate reimbursement.
but which the company had finally
ngreed to in view of the nations fin
Encial situation. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
Youths Plea Hats
Rush Newly Arrived
Aliens at New York

New York. March 6.-A stamped
Of $500 immigrants arriving here from
Boston today at the Grand Genital ter
minal was averted by 16-year-cd
boy who addressed the van of the
surging body in foreign Language
telling them they must be examined
by health authorities for typhus befor
greeting more than 5000 friends await
ing their arrival.
Policemen stationed at the termins
to assemble the new arrivals and "a
cilitate the work of the health off,
Gals. were swept aside in the rush %
join relatives and friends. The exhC
tations Of the boy restored order and
the immigrants were corralled By TIE
police in the concourse of the terminal
Twenty of the new arrivals were Dc
tanned for the delousing process.
The immigrants, representing ~
rious nationalities, embarked at Han
burg and Danzig on the steamsnaI
Manchuria. which docked at Bostpi
yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
LODGE AGAIN
.SENATELEADER.

y washington, Mar. d - senator
Lodge. floor leader and other Repub-
lican officers of the Senate organiza-
ton were reelected today without
opposition.
Besides re-electing Senator Lodge
as floor leader, the Senate Republi-
cans again chose Senator Cummins
of Iowa for president pro tempore
of the Senate and Senator Curtis
of Kansas for vice chairman, or
assistant leader and party whip.
Committee assignments were left
to the usual committee on commit
tees, which Senator Lodge was auth
orized to appoint, together with the
steering committee.
In number and personnel all SEN
ate committees are to be reduced
under new Senate rules ordered for
this session. Preponderance of Re-
publicans in the Senate may cause
the loss of few places. but the
Democrats, with reduced representa-
ton, will suffer the most. No
changes in Senate chairmanships are
planned. There is considerable riv-
airy for position on the coveted for
eign relations committee, to fill the
vacancy caused by selection of for
mer Senator Fall as secretary of the
interior. Senator's Kellogg of Min
nesota, Mccormick of Illinois and
Poindexter Of Washington were said
to be active candidates for the po-
sition with the chances reported to
favor the later.
The Senate of the 9th Congress,
which convened in extraordinary
session yesterday, reassembled today,
but in a transformed chamber. An
entire Encouragement of seats had
been necessary by the swelling of
the Republican membership to SO.
Many desks were moved from the
Democratic to the Republican side,
but there was not enough room to ac-
commodate all the Republicans and q
Cherokee strip" for seven Republic
can senators was established at the
extreme right on the Democratic
side. lob
included Senator Kenyon of Iowa,
who took the seat of Senator Fall,
the new secretary of the interior, and
Senator Fernald of Maine, who drew
the seat of former Senator Gronna
of North Dakota.
The Senate recessed to attend the
funeral of Champ Clark and as there
were no communications from the
White House when the senators re-
turned, adjournment was taken until
Monday noon.
A decision to reduce the number of
Democratic members on standing
committees of the new House of Rep
resentatives was reached today by
the Republican committee on COM
mittees.
Chairman Mondell announced that
the ways and means committee, now
engaged in forming a tariff bill,
would be made up of II Republicans
and s Democrats. while on other
principal committees of the House
there would be Is Republicans and 8
Democrats.
The reduction in Democratic COM
mittee membership arises, it is ex-
planned, out of reduced size of the
Democratic minority in the new
House. No decisions were reached as
to the personnel which the commit
tee will recommend except that the
present Republican membership on
the ways and means committee would
be retained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-07
DIR. Thomas Gives
Inspiring Sermon at
Penney Memorial Church

Speaks to Young People at Sunday
Evening Service-vioiin Solos by
Miss Fannie SIosberg are Greatly
Enjoyed and Appreciated
The Happy Hour service at the Pen
neyMemorial United Baptist church on
Sunday evening proved most inspiring
and helpful and was attended by a
large congregation. The speaker of
the evening was DR.. Augustus O..
Thomas. State superintendent of pub
Tic schools, who was introduced by the
pastor. DR.. Howard H. Brown. d.
Saunders Patterson. president of the
kennebec County Christian Endeavor.
read the Scripture lesson and offered
prayer.
. The service was held with rarticu-
lar attention to the young people and
DE. Thomas gave to them a very uplift-
ing and interesting address. He point
ed out that they arc living in the
presence Of wonderful opportunities
and that it is for their interests to
prepare themselves by study and by
keeping their minds and lives clean
and healthy. to make the most of these
opportunities. DR.. Thomas address
held the close attention of the entire
congregation and was greatly appre-
ciated.
Tho musical features of the service
were two violin solos. "Minuet"
(Beethoven) and Souvenir" (Franz
Drdla,. given by Miss Fannie Slos berg
Of this city. Miss Slosberg is a very
talented and skillful artist and her
renditions were keenly enjoyed. The
Conversational singing was also a
pieasaag part Of the program.
Dr.. Brown plans to make these serv-
1cD Tor the young people monthly
events at the church,