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The fool-killer., 1921-09-01
The Drunken Nations.

There has never before been
q, time when the nations felt it
necessary to lean against each
other like a dozen bundles Of
wheat in a shock. They have
generally been able to stand a.
lone. They have never felt the
need Of any propping. But now
they see that they are not going
to be able to stand alone much
longer, and so they are beginning
to stagger up against each other
like a gang of drunken men a.
round a lamp-post, all trying to
get support from the others who
are just as drunk as they are.
Look out! There is going to be a
terrible smash some Of these
days.
The fool-killer., 1921-09-01
Boomer, North Carolina, September, 1921.

so he invited China to bring her
wash board an1 come along.
Our own delegation to the Dis
agreement Conference will be
composed of Secretary Hews and
his whiskers, and perhaps a few
other pious plutes who really do
not want any disarmament.
They will promise to have
open sessions" and let every
body know what is going On, just
like they promised at Versailles.
Then they will drive the public
away and lock the door, just as
they did at Versailles. What they
really talk about will never be
known, except as we can guess at
it afterWard by the trouble it
starts.
I can already guess at one of
the questions they will try to
settle.
1t is this:
How much stronger will the
plute powers have to be in order
to suppress the growing radical
ism of the world?
And if they can't settle that in
peaceable way, they will fight il
out among themselves, and 50
there will be a fight anyhow.
There will never be any real
peace in America Or in the world
so long as the greatest and truest
friend of peace-Eugene Debs-
remains in prison. The wrong type
of men are in power now. Think
how utterly absurd and ridiculous
it is to look for disarmament ano
peace from the same source from
which the persecution of Debs has
come. That would be like pouring
vinegar and honey out Of the same
jug. It can't be done. We vii
have to cork up this old vinegar
Jug of capitalistic rivalry and oper
the honey jug Of cooperative
brotherhood before we can hope
to have disarmament and peace,
| [ wouldn't give the snap Of ny
finger for all the disarmament yol
will get out Of President Hard
times and his Disagreement Con
| ference.
| When you see man begin tt
lcut poles and prop his house, tha
The fool-killer., 1921-09-01
THE DISAGREEMENT CON
FERENCE.

Howdy.
Come in.
Take a seat.
Cross your legs.
Lean back.
Listen.
[ am now going to tune up my
gabtrap and preach you a. little
sermon about the coming "Disa.
greement Conference which
President Normally has called to
meet in Washington about the
18th Of November.
I see that some of the papers
have mistakenly referred to it as
the Disarmament Conference. -
but always try 10 call a thing by
it's real name, ard you will see
before long that Disagreement
Conference" is right.
There will be no disarming
done.
But there will be lots of disa-
greeing done.
So am not trying to be funny
when 7 call it the ''Disagreement
Conference"-I am only trying to
give you the facts.
Yes, honey, we are soon to be
kicked in the, belly by the hind
foot Of disarmament. We are soon
to suffer the unbearable joy of
getting more of what we don't t
want than we will ever need. We
are soon to have the miserable
satisfaction of adding that other
seven cents to the ninety-tbree
that already goes for war.
/ And so President Hardtimes has
neglected his golfing duties long
enough to call a Disagreement
| Conference. He has invited four
of the plute nations to come over
here and chaw up few hundred
yards of our good American wine
in an effort to see who is afraio
and how much. England, France.
Italy and Japan are the Big Four
China is also invited, not that sht
is classed as one of the big pow
ers by any means, but Presiden
Hardtimes thought the Confer
ence might need a clean shirt, ant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Big Jess Says
Change Of Dates for
Scrap Suits Him

New York. Feb. 3.-Jess willard
former heavyweight boxing champion,
has agreed to meet Jack Dempsey.
holder of the title. on Labor day. Tex
Richard announced today. Richard
made public telegram he received
from willard. who is on q ranch at
Lawrence, Mass.
Richard also sent a cablegram to
Charles B. Cochran. English promoter,
in London. asking him to send power
of attorney to William A. Brady to
dispose of his tCochran's) interest In
the Dempsey Carpenter bout.
Wizards telegram. to Richard fol
lows:
Labor day suits me- In the event
that the bout is held in the open
think I should he given the privilege
of Is per cent. Of the gross. will
nut up $4,000 in any bank as for
felt for my appearance ami you will
post $4,000 to carry out the con-
tract l want to know If all parties
mean business as I expect to continue
work and want to be sure that I have
match with the champion on Labor
day.
JESS WILLARD"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Dollar an Hour
Won't Sustain
Mechanic. He Says

Boston, Feb. 3-The average me-
chanic in the building trades has not
received living wage since the ar
mistice was signed. Arthur M. Hud-
dell testified as representative of the
building trades council at the Cham
Der Of Commerce inquiry into the
building situation today. Operations
in the trade here have been fairly
generally suspended with about 1000
men idle as a result of wage differen-
ces. The rate apparently referred to
the speaker was 81 an hour. The en-
ployers now seek to reduce 1t to 80
cents an hour while the council which
at first asked $3.50 an hour now asks
renewal of the agreementat 81 an
hour.
Huddell denied the union limited
production by it's members or held
down available workers by restricting
membership. He denied also a report
that the union forbids bricklayers US
ing both hands in their work.
Mayor Peters today announced that
he had arranged a conference of rep
resentatives of the unions and of the
employers to be held at his Office next
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
President-Elect
May Abandon
Tagging Victoria

Palm Beach. Fla, Feb. 3--The house
boat Victoria carrying President-elect
Harding on his vacation cruise up the
Florida coast, got into difficulties again
today and fell so far behind her sched-
ule that her distinguished passengers
and complete their trip to st. Angus
tine by rail.
After spending several hours fast in a
mud bank in the Indian river, the Vic
toria anchored tonight about 10 miles
below here. In two days che had COW
cred about so miles and still Is EGO miles
from st. Augustine, where Mr.. Harding
has an engagement for Monday. Should
further trouble develop, 1t was regarded
as certain that the party would make
part of their return trip on land.
The Victoria had several delays dur
ing the day, but her most serious one
occurred short distance above Pom
PIANO where she rammed her nose into
the mud and was so held that her en-
gines could not extricate her. She was
pulled off by the speed boat Sea Robin,
sent from here by her owner, j. l..
Replogle. the steel man. The Victoria
was not damaged
The President elect is now expected
to reach here some time before noon to-
borrow. He whl play golf and probably
will accept an invitation to dine private
ly ashore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Says Maine Central
Didn't Earn Operating
Expenses in January

Chicago, Feb. REPRESENTATION OK the
railroad employees view OF the carri-
ers' plea for immediate abrogation of
national agreements was deferred
when the Federal railroad labor board
met today. It had been announced that
b. NJ. Jewell. acting president of the
railway employees department of the
American Federation Of Labor, would
reply to the statement made Monday
by Brig. Gen, w. w. Atterbury on
behalf of the Association of Railway
Executives.
Employees representatives, howev-
er, asked the board for more time to
prepare their statement and the hear
ing was advanced until next Monday
morning.
E. T. Whittier, continuing his presen-
tation of the railroads evidence read
into the record statement by Cen
eral Atterbury experimenting that
made by the latter Monday, in which
was a declaration that a recent can
vass had supported his assertion that
many railroads had no prospect of
earning bare operating expenses un-
der present conditions.
The statement quoted +. Dewitt
Cuyler, president of the association of
railway executives, as authority for
the canvass, and said it had shown
they failed to earn even their operat-
ing expenses for the month of Janu-
airy. Among these roads are the
Maine Central and the New York,
New Haven & Hartford.
While earning their operating ex-
penses, % additional roads were said
to estimate that they did not earn
their taxes and fixed charges in jan
uary The Boston & Maine was in
cluded in this list.
This condition obtained, he declared,
despite the fact that the sixty four
companies had reduced their forces by
1000 men since September /, 1920.
THE fight which the railroads are
making" the statement said, SIS not
only their fight, but the fight of the
farmer, the consumer, and of the
workingman and employer in every in
dustry of the country. Our applica-
ton to terminate Immediately the war
time working agreements (the nation
al agreements) is simply the attempt
to secure government sanction for the
necessary process whereby these rail-
roads can again fit their expenses and
operating rules to the conditions>of
the territories whose public servants
they are"
No decision on General Atterbury's
request for immediate abrogation of
the agreements will be rendered by
the board until after the employees
make their reply next Monday. A
speedy ruling on the matter is ex-
pected following the employees ap-
pearance however.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Staggering Bills
Against Germany

Paris. Feb. 3-The PREPARATIONS COM
mission estimates that the total dam
ages OF all the allies collectible from
Germany will be between 10000, oOo. 900
and 1900. 0Oo. 900 gold marks. according
to an ofiicial announcement.
The figures of the reparations COM
mission. which have just been totalled
show that Frances damages amount to
10000 600 900 gold marks Of which
amount s7.0W.0c0000 gold marks are
charged to the devastated regions and
$500. 900 900 gold marks for pensions.
The estimate Of 5000. o0oo 900 gold marks.
as capital represented by the $4,000 900, :
600 fixed by the supreme council, al
though approximately only one-third of
the admage will be supplemented by the
70 per cent. German export taxes.
At the ministry OF foreign affairs It
was explained today that the u per
cent export tax was not intended as
direct tax on exports to be applied to
each shipment out OF Germany. but a
figure that the allies demand that Ger
many shall pay In lump sum. in ad-
dition to the fixed indemnities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Says Ship Captain
Punched His Face
While Mate Held Him

Boston, FEB. S-How discipline ws,
maintained on a deep sea ship was 4.
scribed in testimony in the Fess,.,
court today. Christian o. Harrison :"
support Of his charge that Captain Joha
McPhee of the steamer Winnecoune ~.
guilty of assault on the high seas am,
ing voyage from Cuba that end.a
here yesterday. said the skipper put h,,
in irons AMI had the mate hold h,,.
while he punched his face and pull.a
his hair. Herr Johanson, another ~.
man corroborated the charge.
From Karlson's story it appeared th..
the captain searching the forecastle fOs
liquor, found the word ''staryatior.
written in chalk. on the deck. He 4,
dered HARRISON to wash of the word nv,
Johanson said 1t was he who had Wi,
ten it and he would erase it. The can
tain insisted that Karlson do the clean
ing as ordered. Kalrson refused.
Under cross examination Kalrsop "A
mitted that he had threatened to leavo
a knife If the mate did not let 20 Of M.
hands while the captain was strikir,
him. The captains side of the s,or,
will be heard tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Ohio Congressman
Out for Lands Scalp

Washington. Feb. 3.--Acceptance by
Federal Judge Lands of the position
of high commissi Toner of baseball
brought additional action taday from
Representative Welty of Ohio. Mr..
Welty, who yesterday introduced in
the House a resolution proposing a
congressional investigation of Judge
Lands acceptance, announced that he
had acted today follows:
Requested Judge Lands by letter TIC
state by what authority he accepted
the baseball position ut a salary Of
SAP, 500 a year while serving as fed
cral judge for the northern Illinois
district.
AskeG Judge Lands to send him a
copy of the contract which ne signed
with organized baseball to act as it's
chief arbitrator
Called on United States District At
torncy Clyne at Chicago to supply him
with a copy of the indictments pend
ing against former members of the
Chicago American League club.
Wrote Attorney General Palmer
asking if there is any law making it
Il m:sdemeancr for a federal judge t"
hold another position from which he
received financial remune' alton wrils
holding his seat on the bench.
preventative Wclty also announc-
cd that should he be informed by the
attorney general that it could not be
considered a misdemeanor under the
law for a federal judge to accept f.
nancial comp sation for work other
than that incident t, his judicial duties
he proposed 10 introduce a bill cover
ing such contingency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
GLASSWARE OF
DAYS
STILL SELLING

Springfield, Mass, Feb. S.-As seen
through the glasses made and sold
in recent months, the trial of the
home brewer and the trade of the
bootlegger have grown large in the
land. Instead of falling off with pro-
hibition the demand for whiskey and
beer glasses has grown.
The observations of buyer for one
OF the largest stores here that his
glass ware counters were cleared of
these containers almost as soon as
they were filled have been supple
mented by reports from makers Of
the long-stemmed glasses and the
four-fiinger sizes of marked de-
mand for these products. Manufac-
turers were about ready to drop them
from. their stock as obsolete but are
now answering the demand without
asking whence it comes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Students at Station
When Late Governors
Remains Pass Through

All city business was suspended Tor
one hour, between 10 and IL o'cloes
Thursday forenoon. and the stores and
offices were closed to business between
10 and 1915 O'Clock in honor OF Gov
ernor Frederic III. Parkhurst, whose
funeral services took place in Au-
gusta during that time. When the fu-
neral train passed through the city the
students of Colby were at the station
the mems division drawn Up at the
right and the women's division at the
left in single file which reached al
most the entire length Of the plat
form. As the train drew slowly in, tue
chapel bell began to toll, the men un-
covered and the entire body of stu
dents stodd with reverently bowed
heads until the funeral train passed
on. The remains of the deceased gov
ernor were in a baggage car. the door
OF which was wide open. The casKe'
was on the floor of the car and was
draped with a beautiful silk state
flag and surrounded with beauti1ui
floral set pieces.
There were not many citizens at
the station owing to the confusion as
to the time the train would pass
through. AS a token of respect. now
ever, the church bells over the en-
tolled for 10 minutes. while the tram
was In the city limits. The traln
carried q military escort and the
family and friends Of the deceased.
As further token of respect "
the late governor all the schools n
the city suspended their regular wofn
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and heio
special exercises in his memory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
New York Customs
Inspectors to Face
CHARGES of Graft

New York, Feb. 3.--Evidence Involv-
ing 80 customs inspectors at the port
of New York in charges Of graft will
he presented to the federal grand jury
os soon as the cases are completed,
Earl B. Barnes, assistant federal dis
trict attorney. announced tonight
Warrants will be issued for the arrest
Of the men. he said.
Byron r. Newton. collector of the
port, admitted tonight that recommen-
dations had been sent to Washington
Tor dismissal Of eight Of the inspec-
tors. Otherwise. he said. no changes
ad taken place in the staff. He said
the investigation, which had been in
progress but a short time revealed a
deplorable condition on the piers.
The inspectors. Mr.. Newton declared,
have peen receiving gratuities or
brides. ranging from $40 to $500. from
messengers who wished their baggage
passed uninspected. The collector
would not estimate how much money
the government had lost through fail
ure to collect customs, but said it
was probably many thousa nds Of dol
lars.
The smuggling of liquor, Mr.. New
ton added. figured in the investigation,
although perhaps not to so great an
extent as silks, jewelry and other du-
liable articles.
The investigation thus far. the COL
lector explained. has concerned itself
merely with passenger baggage. Mr..
Newton said he believed that grave ir-
regularities might be found when the
unloading of cargo IS looked into.
Mr.. Newton asserted that the fault
was largely the result of sy>tem. or
lack Of discipline at tiI< FORT. The
practice of accepting gratuities be-
came more or less general after the
war, he said. The more fragrant cases,
however, developed when it was found
that some Of the inspectors went SO far
as to go to the homes or Offices of
Wealthy passengers and demand money
for the unhindered entrance of their
luggage.
Collector Newton denied that the in
vestigation was IMAM hunt" or de-
signed to implicate high officials in the
customs service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Acquit Boston Woman
Soliciting Law Business

Boston, Feb. 3.-Mrs. Angelina de
Falco, who was alleged by witnesses
in the course of her trial to have rep
resented that through her influence
with Norfolk county officials she
could obtain the release of men
charged with murder, was acquitted
in the municipal court today on a
chrge of attempting to solicit law
business unlawfully.
Il do not find" said Judge Murray
that the defendant for herself or
any one else solicited law business.
But do find that the defendant was
influenced by earnest invitation to
the conduct she pursued and by men
companions of idea all several years
her senior. 1 also find that her con-
duct was imprudent and unwise but
not criminal"
The court said that the use made
or the name of District Attorney
Kaufman of Norfolk county in evil
dence presented at this trial was
wholly unwarranted and unjust"
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ARMY 10000
Continued from Page One)

mum, even though it were to cease en-.
Hstments at once.
Previous to the discussion of the
enlisted strength of the army, an at
TENT was made by Representative
Jones, Democrat, Texas. to have the
appropriation. for the pay of officers
during the coming year reduced from
$42,000.000 to $30,000,000. Such a cut,
he said, would necessitate a decrease
of approximately 5000 in their mum.
Der. Chairman Kahn of the military
committee led the fight to keep the
officer strength Of the army at it's
present maximum.
1.-The experience of this country in
the World War ought to be a lesson
for all time" he declared. 1T took
us 10 months to get ready to fight,
chiefly because we lacked trained Of
ficers. l believe in economy, but at
times it is penny wise and pound
foolish. Who wants his son led into
battle by an officer who has not been
thoroughly trained?"
The Jones amendment was defeat
ed &c to 20.
During the debate over proposals to
fix the maximum strength of enlisted
personnel at $4,000 instead of $780,
900, representative Mondell the Re-
publican leader, advocated the reduce
ton to 10000. Congress, he declar-
ed, should attempt to realize the
hopes of the American people by get
ting back to normal conditions. The
country, believes, he added, that an
army Of 10000 men during the COM
ing year will be sufficient
The Republican leader also declar-
ed that the amount carried for mil
itary purposes in appropriation bills
now pending in congress totals more
than $725, 100000. more than. three
times the sum, he added, appropriate
ed for military purposes during any
one year before the United States en-
tered the war.
Representative Connolly. Democrat,
Texas, criticized the tactics of Mr..
Kahn, Mr. Mondell and other Repub-
licans who voted for an army OF
100000 when the army re-organiza-
ton bill was passed and who, he
added, are changing their positions
"in response to shifting sentiment
among the public"
The House also knocked out an
amendment by Representative Bank
head, Democrat, Alabama, restricting
pay of enlisted men to those who
could read and write, and an amend
ment offered by Representative Hull.
Republican, Iowa, abolishing bonuses
to men on re-enlistment was ruled
out on a point of order.
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Decrepit Auto Cuts Up
On Way to Graveyard"

Portland. Me-, Feb. 3-An automo.
bile proved a lively corpse" today as
q -.70~t'mi-r taken to an automobile
graveyard" in the Woodsford dis
hundreds of cars which
had outliFed their usefulness have
been strapped.
1t skidded across Forest avenue
near Read street. severed a telephona
pole at its base. hurled yvilburt =.
Campbell. a garage proprietor and
Harry Stiman, a cattle dealer. ten
feet into a yard and tore down ten
feet OF strongly built wooden fence.
Stiman's leg was cut and he com
planned OF injuries to his back
Campbelfs forehead was lacerated
The top of the car, which Originally
cost about $4,000. was torn of and
suffered other Injuries"
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Canadians Protest
Supreme Court Ruling
On Lands i'm Kansas

Washington, Feb. 3-The Supreme
court is told in a petition for re-hear-
ing filed today by counsel for Canad-
ian claimants to Kansas farm lands
that its recent decision that citizen
Of Canada is not eligible to inherit
land in America, if allowed to stand,
will place the United States in the
position of failing ito keep faith in
the fulfillment of its treaty obliga-
tons"
The decision, the petition says,
most vitality affects the honor of
this nation" in that it violates
specifically the most favored nation
clause of treaties with Great Britain.
1t is stated that not only Great Brit
ain, but Canada and the provinces Of
that dominion have enacted laws per-
hitting citizens of the United States
to inherit lands within their borders,
thus fulfilling all conditions of the
international agreement covering re-
ciprocal rights of the nationals Of
each country.