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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
Evans Successfully
Defends Golf Title
i'll Play at st. Louis

st. Louis, Sept I'm two spec
taculur matches that ended on the
Both green today in the national
amature golf championship at the
st. Louis Country club, Chick Evans.
defending his title, defeated Jesse
Swetser of New York by one up and
JESSE Guilford of Boston eliminated
Harrison Johnston of st. Paul by
the same score, bringing them to-
gether in the semi-finals tomorrow.
In the closer. not so thrilling a.
contest in its finish, Willie Hunter.
British champion. defeated Bobby
Jones of Atlanta. two and one, after
being down to the Georgian nearly
all the day and won the right to
contest the other semi-final match
with Robert Gardner Of Chicago,
twice former champion, who bested
r. F.. Knepper OF Sioux City. 4 and 2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
J u S tice Dept. Has
Ample Power to Call
Khan Leaders
Criminal Actions. if Any,
Through State Laws-No
Call for Vigilance Bodies AS
serts Attorney General
Federal Agents to Be Set to
Work

Washington, Sept. 22-High Off,
Gals of the ku klux Khan may be
summoned to Washington for inter-
rogation by the Department of JUS
tice, Attorney General Daugherty in
Dictated today
Director Burns of the departments
bureau of investigation, Mr.. Daush-
crty announced. has been instructed
to set his agents at work on an in
vestigation of the klan's organizatio
in various parts of the country.
In connection with the possible
summoning of Khan leaders to Wash
ington, the attorney general said the
tiepa rtment of justice had the auth
GRITTY to summon anyone and it was
it's policy in the course of an inves-
tiga ton to talk the matter over with
persons involved.
The attorney general said that any
criminal prosecution would for the
most part he matters of state law, I'M
less there had been some violations
of the Federal statute through the
use of the mails to defraud.
There is no need in this country,
Mr.. Daugherty said. for vigilance
organizations. The country does not
need, he added, any self-constituted
organization to define and enforce the
laws for American citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23

profits tax is to be abolished are self
apparent Experts in the treasury de-
partment inform us that this grad
uated income tax. which we propose
in lieu of the excess profits tax and
the fat IS per cent. corporation in
come tax. will yield an amount sub
stantially equal to that contained in
the bill of the Republican majority.
I'VE believe our program is more
equitable because it provides that
corporations like individuals of small
incomes shall bear less tax burden
than those corporations with large
incomes"
The statement by Senators Walsh
and Gerry was concurred it was an
nounced, by Senators Simmons of
North Carolina. and Reed of Mis-
souri, the other two minority mem
bers of the finance committee now in
Washington. 1t made a general at
tack on the tax revision bill as re-
ported Yesterday by the finance COM
mittee declaring the measure to he
'unsound, inequitable and indefensi-
bile"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
Pork and Apple
Sauce Barrage
Balks Grill HOld-Up

Boston. Sept. 22.-Hot roast PORK
and apple sauce saved James Tomp-
kins' Atlantic avenue sea grill from Il
bold holdup late today when. with ?
revolver showed at his stomach. he
was commanded by two men to throw
IN his hands. Tompkins. who was
Fastening to serve a customer when
confronted by the robbcr. promptly
complied with instructions by dashing
the pork order into one Bandits face
and dived out an open side window
John Haverton and William Thomp-
son. unemployed seamen were arrest
ed after chase and charged with at
tempt to rob tho. grill while armed
with a dangerous weapon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
Khan Council at Atlanta

Atlanta. Ca Sept. 22-The I'm
perial Kloncilium." or council of the
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan, is
holding a session in Atlanta to con-
slider the alleged exposure" of the
orga nization, being published in GER
tain newspapers throughout the coun
try, Colonel w J. Simmons, Imperial
Wizard. stated today. He declared a
thorough investigation would be
made of charges against B. Y. Clark.
Imperial Kleasle. or organizer, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler also connected
with the Klansmen.
Solicitor General John A. Boykin.
today said the Fulton county grand
jury would start tomorrow a sweep
ing investigation of charges that
police court books have been mutt
lated in an effort to obliterate records
of an alleged case of "disorderly con-
duct" against Clark and Mrs. Tyler
filed in 1919 Ny Boykin said he was
member of the organization, but as
serted that fact would in no way
hamper him in prosecuting the cases
in court.
Mr. Simmons declared today he
was ready at any time to go to Wash
ington to answer questions regard
ing his organization for the depart
ment of justice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
Pier Protection
Expensive, Steamer
Counsel Testifes. n. Y,

New York, Sept. 22.-Steamshil
companies renting piers from the
city of New York are forced to pan
S1,500,000 annually-a sum equal tc
their entire rental-for special police
protection against thieves, Elon r
, Brown. committee counsel. today
. told the Meyer legsla tive committee
ting Mayor Hylan's admin
istration.
The statement, which Mr.. Brown
called a deduction" based on two OF
three cases proved in their entirety
was made in the course of Mr.
Browns summing up of evidence sc
far introduced, prior to the commit
tees adjournment until next Mon
day, when the inquiry into the police
department under Commissioner En-
right will be resumed
Speaking of the specific cases in
which witnesses had been heard dur
ing the day Mr. Brown declared that
these piers pay a rental of 100000
a year and they pay 500, 900 a year
for the purpose of having their goods
protected by watchmen.
That is, they pay as much for the
purpose of protecting their property
from being stolen from the peirs as
they pay for the whole rcntal-a ri
diculous proposition"
He declared there was either a
disregard for the law that is meal
culable" orthat the steamship com
panies were being mulcted on work
that could he done for much less.
rs it possible" he continued. ego
ing pari passu, that the lessees of
these piers pay $500 900 to prevent
their property being stolen? That
would be the deduction"
During the earlier session officials
of trans Atlantic lines swore on the
witness stand that costs for private
policing had mounted skyward at an
alarming rate, though none laid the
blame therefor at the door of Com
missioner Enright, whose name,
however. cropped mp frequently in
questions and answers.
The chief sensation of the hearing
developed carly in the dav when
Iulcs Y. Bchar of The Navigazione
Generate 1taliana told of two pay
r1ents of $500 each by his company to
Police Inspector Dominick Henry as
"gratuities.' This. he said. was dur
ing May and Juno. 1920. when Henry,
who formerly had commanded the
district in which the company's piers
are located, was under Suspension
awaiting trial on p perjury charge
II was on the advice Of Inspector
Henry. Bchar had testified that his
company employed former Police In
spector Adam Cross 10 head its force
OF private detectives. which the cost
of maintaining he admitted, doubled
almost Immediately thereafter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
Federal Agents
Make Big Dope
Haul at Portland

Portland, Me, Sept. 22-Federal in
spectors with the aid of police officers
tonight made one of the largest seiz-
ures of morphine and cocaine known in
New England, when with drawn revol-
vers they got $4,000 worth of the mar
cotics and captured four men, two
others getting away
The men captured were Fortune
Nara. 20, a Biddeford restaurant en-
ploye. driver of a car in which the
six were seated; Dan Morris, %, la
borer. of Biddeford; Mario Bechi. 81
Biddeford, mill operative, and Joseph
Raia. so. laborer. of Boston. Bechi
is alleged to have pulled a fun on one
of the federal officials.
c. ]. Voelker. federal narcotic in
spector. had made arrangements with
the men for the purchase of the drugs
the six having been led to believe that
he was big dealer and the capture
was made when he and the other Off
GERS met the party in the car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
Charge Portland
Revenue Agent
PRIVATELY Paid

Portland, Ne. Sept. Ell Harold
Lehan Of this city was indicted by the
federal grand jury. which reported to-
day. on the charge of accepting com
pensation for service from the A. H.
Bailey Confectionery Co. and A.. Her
man Bag Co.. while employed as an
internal revenue agent.
Ernest Pinard of Portland. indicted
for violation of the anti-narcotic act,
was given year and day in the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta. his at
torney representing that this DISPOSE
ton ofthe case would be best for his
client as he would find the treatment
for drug addiction there. Pinard and
several others indicted were arraigned
today and several fines were imposed
for violations of the prohibition and
anti-narcotic laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
PR A|SE FOR
HARDING REGIME
n. Y. CONVENTION
German Treaty Diplo-
matte Stroke Declares
Sen. WadsWOrth
Presidents Move for Arma-
ment Meet "Great and Bene-
ficient Step"--Convention
Called to Name Candidate
for Bench Vacancy

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept. 22-The
New York Republican convention
which will nominate a candidate foe
the vacancy on court of appeals
bench, was called to order by State
Chairman Glynn, at 1888 p. M. to-
day.
The first business was the election
of United States Senator Wards
worth as temporary chairman.
Justice Cochrane, in a telephone
conversation with Mr.. Smith today
requested that his name be not sub
mitted to the conversation.
L. S. Senator James w. Wads-
worth, Jr, in his keynote speech as
temporary chairman said that mo
finer stroke of diplomacy adorns the
annals of our state department"
than the new treaty with Germany.
Had the Harding administration
done nothing else, he added, Its
achievement in thus untangling and
setting Alright our foreign relations
would justly entitle it to fame"
And when one realizes how
promptly and simply it was DONE"
he continued, lone cannot help smil-
ing at the dismal prophecies of those
who believed or pretended to believe
that the only way was the League of
Nations way"
The senator said all honor was
due President Harding for conceiv-
ing 1.-THE great and beneficent step"
of the coming conference on diar-
mament and Far Eastern questions.
Concerning the record of the Re-
publican party in Congress- he said:
THE impartial observer is impelled
to the belief that the party, since it
was restored to power n few months
ago. has lived up to it's high tradi-
tons of devoted service, that 1t has
Travelled far along the road marked
out for it, that it's program for the
immediate future is intelligent, con-
structive and American, that 1t is
indeed party fit to govern"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
DRY DIRECTOR HEARD

GrcenIille, Sept. 21-Staunch Amer
icanism and loyalty to law and order,
with a hearty appeal 20 the Maine
" c. T. T. to cooperate in law en-
forcement here in this State, char
scterized the first public, address of
Hon. Seth MAY as federal enforce
ment official for Maine, at the con-
yention here Wednesday evening.
Mr. May was greeted with an en-
tbusiastic audience and roundly
applauded. His appeal for the White
Pibboners to organize to publish
facts refuting defiance of law state
ments through the press; to organize
TO slaughter" officials recreant to
their duty; and to organize to report
violations through a system of re-
PORTING through the secretary with
out furnishing the federal officials
with the name of the informant,
startled the convention, for the three
recommendation were explicit ard
most important to the future of
Maine with respect to this issue.
Mr. Mays address follows:
Constitutional Rights
One hundred thirty-four years ago
the Eth of this month the Constitu-
ton Of the United States was fin
ished and laid before Congress by
the unanimous vote of the delegates
Of the people. The document recon-
mending it's adoption was signed by
George Washington, and in it ap-
pears the sentence: individuals
Continued on Page Cool. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
HERSEY SAYS CARRY ON

Greenville, Sept 22.-Hon. Ira G.
Hersey addressed the State conven-
ton here of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, his subject be-
ing: Yesterday, Today and Tomor-
row."
Friends he said in opening,
This is the best day the world has
ever seen: tomorrow will be better.
After more than half a century
of warfare by the friends of a better
government against the greatest en-
envy of the race you pause tonight
for a few moments upon the field of
battle to hold a council of war, to
briefly review the past, call the roll
of the survivors and plan well the
conflict of tomorrow. Into this coun-
Gil you have kindly invited me, and
feel honored with the freedom you
have given me and the faith you ex-
press in my advice
Yesterday my words of today would
seem strange to many of you and TO
some they would have sounded even
fanatical. Today you will endorse
my sentiments; my counsel will seem
conservative. Tomorrow YOU will
find no use for my thought of to-
night. You will have passed beyond
it. You will have moved forward to
a higher plane and clearer atmos-
phere where the truth shall be seen
in it's purity and be expressed by the
truly brave.
Yesterday your limited vision saw
only mission of moral suasion that
found its highest efforts in prayers
Continued on Page S-CoI. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
PROPOSE CENT A GALLON TAX
ON GASOLINE TO MAKE UP LOSS
REVENUE ON INCOME CHANGES

Washington, Sept. 22-Reductions
IN the normal tax rates on individual
incomes Of $4,000 or less and a
graduated tax of from ten per cent.
TO 20 per cent. on the income or cor
porations in place of the suggested
fat rate of Is per cent. were proposed
in amendments to the Republican
tax revision bill offered today in the
Senate by Senators Walsh of Massa-
chusetts, and Gerry of Rhode Island,
Democrats, on the finance committee.
To make up the $105. 100000 loss
from the tax on individual incomes,
1t was proposed that a tax of one
cent gallon on gasoline be imposed
al the source and that the capital
stock tax, Welding around 60,O0O,-
oq0 annually, be retained. The ma
Jorlty bill provides for repeal of this
tax. effective in 1922.
Under the Gerry amendment. in
olfldual tax payers whose net in
come is less than $4,000 would pay
normal rate of two per cent instead
Of four per cent. on $4,000, as pro-
7lded in tho revised bill: tax payers
whose net income is between $4,000
and 10000 would pay normal tax
OF four per cent. on the excess over
S',ooV, instead of eight per cent on
all over $4,000, and tax payers whose
net income is between $4,000 and
N5Ooo would pay a normal tax of
SIX per cent on the excess over s10,-
"oo instead Of eight per cent. on the
excess over $4,000.
Incomes in excess of $4,000 would
pay at the rate of eight per cent. on
all over that amount but. it was ex-
rlalned they would receive the bene-
nj Of the lowered normal tax up to
io'V0o. The sur tax rates as fixed by
me fnance committee would remain
Unchanged.
Under the corporation income tax
amendment offered by Senator Walsh,
ue rate on the first 100000 of cor
poration net income would be 10 per
,"ht: that on the income between
sloo.o0o and $500, 900 would be IS per
'ht. and that on the income in ex-
cess of 100000 would be 90 per cent.
This schedule" said a joint state
nient issued by Senators Walsh and
"erfy will reduce the tax on the
he' income of 10000 corporations
.pon which the Republican majority
~ increases the tax on only about
FQoo corporations which have net
income of omre than 100000. each
Per year.
Inc fairness and advantages to
VII corporations of this gradual cor
"Fation income tax If the excess
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
POLICE COURT HEARING

San FRANCISCO, sept. ZZ-IHe po-
lice court examination of Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle, which will deter
mine whether the film comedian is
to be bound over to the superior
court for trial on a charge of the
murder Of Miss Virginia Rape, be-
gan here today in a court room filled
almost exclusively with women.
Three witnesses who saw Miss
Rappe's body after her death Sept. 9,
which it is charged resulted from
injuries suffered at a drinking party
four days before in Arbuckle's hotel
suite, testified they observed bruises
on her legs and body. Two of them,
the surgeon who performed the post
norton examination and the au-
topsy surgeon said the death was
from a ruptured bladder, caused in
their opinion, by external force.
At tomorrow session it is ex-
pected there will be introduced tes-
timony regarding incidents at the
party.
District Attorney Matthew A.
Brady said it had not been deter
mined whether AL. Semnn.cher. Miss
Rappe's manager, would be called
oh iS rennrfAd 70
have testified before the grand jury
at Los Angeles that Arbuckle had
made admissions regarding his treat
ment of Miss Rape.
Arbuckle listened intently to to-
days testimony, his face bearing n
serious expression. Mrs. Minta Dur
fee Arbuckle his wife from whom he
had been separated for five years sat
at his side with her mother. Mrs.
Flora Durfee.
Women were given preference in
the court room because Judge Laz-
arus' court is largely devoted to
women's cases. Delegations from
the Women's Nigilante committee
and from civic organizations, had
packed the court room to its doors.
A few men attaches of other courts
found refuge behind the steel bars
of the prisoners dock. Arbuckle
sat at the attorneys table.
DR.. Shelby Strange, who per-
formed the autopsy on Miss Rape,
said he found bruises on Miss
Rappe's right upper arm. apparent
ly caused by finger marks. two
bruises on the lower abdomen and
others on the thighs and shins, the
cause of which he was unable to
state. DIR. Ophuls and Miss Grace
Halston, a hospital nurse, who was
present at the post mortem both
corroborated DR.. Stranges descrip-
ton of the bruises and coroners
photographs of the body were Of
fered as evidence.
The autopsy surgeon also told of
a small puncture he said he found
in the left arm of the body. which
he. attributed to hypodermic
needle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
For Academic Year
Pres. Sills' Words at
BoWdoin
Wants No Extravaganza in
Athletics, Feats or Social
Life of College-Record En-
tering Class--Pres. Gray
Addresses Students at Bates
Opening
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

NACpNNldi W hSHIItptt JoullidIJ
Brunswick. Me, Sept. 22-Bowdoin
college opened today for its 120th year
with the largest Freshman class in it's
history. While the registration was
not completed today, indicate are
that the total number of students will
be about 425, of whom $50 are
Freshmen. more than 100 Sophomores,
more than 100 Juniors and about 65
Seniors. College exercises opened
this morning when President Kenneth
c. NJ. Stills addressed the student
body at the Chapel exercises.
Address by President Stills
"a great civic event was the
term used by the New York Times
to describe the opening of The pub
lie schools in that city: and the be-
ginning of the school and college year
has wide national interest Not
only undergraduates but parents,
friends and alumni are eager to
know how the school year opens. In
this country particularly as in every
other democracy where so much de-
Continued on Page 8-CoI. g.
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Mannheim, Germany, Sept. % -
(By The Associated Press)-Deso-
iaton and ruins alone remain of
what was once the flourishing town
of Oppau. The town had $500 resi-
dents. of which majority of the
men engaged in the chemical works
were killed or wounded. Soldiers in
French uniforms are clearing away
the wreckage, picking up the dead
and injured as after a big battle.
Eleven hundred dead and 1000 in
jured is the latest estimate of the
disaster yesterday, which caused a
greater number of casualties In the
Mannheim Ludwigshafen district
than the four years of the war. The
desola ton around Oppau equals
anything seen at Eerdun or in
Flanders over a similar area. Hun
dreds of persons are digging in the
ruins for the bodies of relatives or
friends, nearly a thousand of whom
have been recovered thus far.
Thirty six hours after the explo-
! sion from the gaping, funnel-li like
hole where the Badische works for
merly stood. there are still to be
heard moaning and cries of the
wounded. while the soldiers search
for possible survivors Twenty
five hundred of the injured are re-
ported to have passed through the
hospitals of the surrounding cities.
The vast crater is slowly filling
, with water, and it may never be
known how many victics found a
grave there. The firemen and re-
lief workers have not yet been able
10 discard their gas masks.
The Thirty Second Army Corps
OF the French army is in complete
charge of the area, and every avail
able French medical officer had ar
rived early this morning to coop
crate with the German physicians
and surgeons. The French and
German Red Cross are cooperating
and a big German sanitary train has
brought large quantities of medical
supplies.
From Frankenthal. four miles
away. there was n steady exodus of
the population, in which bandaged
heads and arms in sings were con
spicuous. The village Of Edieheim
was badly wrecked and it has not
yet been able to rescue some of the
victims who are known to be under
the debris.
At Oppau whole families were
wiped out. The Mannheim hospit-
ais are crowded with injured more
than 400 persons having suffered
from the explosion in this city.
Primarily, it is reported, the dis
aster was caused by the explosion OF
IS tons of ammonium sulphate in the
preparation of a new gas in which
the pressure of 300 atmospheres and
temperature of between 500 and
100 degrees centigrade were needed
The experts who are inouiring into
the cause. said that the explosion
probably occurred in the course of
tests of the compression of a new
gas, the properties of which were
insufficiently known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
SenatOr-Elect in
New Mexico Gives
Credit to Harding

Socorro n. NJ, Sept. 22-Comment-
ing on hise lection as United States
senator, Fl. O. Bursum, Republican, to-
day issued the following statement:
Recent returns indicate my plu-
rality will exceed 1000 out of total
vote Of $1,000.
IT attribute this victory to the ap-
prevail of the constructive business
bolicy OF President Harding The
people have faith that the Harding
administration will speed up the re-
turn of prosperity throughout the
country"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
| Maine Gridders
Off to Tackle
, FOrdham Eleven

Orono. Maine. Sept. o2-University
Of Maine football men, with the
cheers and songs of a big student
rally still ringing in their ears, left
today for New York for their open
ing game of the season to be played
tomorrow with Fordham. They feel
htey have the backing of the student
body whether they win or lose.
Coach Bryce considers this game the
toughest proposition the squad will
face this season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-23
S1,450,00O Bonds
Are Required of
Alleged BOmbers

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Bonds for FIVE
alleged bombers caught by police in
she act of bombing a shoe repair shop
a few days ago have been fixed at
s1.45o,0 600 Municipal Judge Haas said
the figure had been made so large be-
cause the men had endangered the
lives of women and children.