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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-09
RECORDS SHOW
Continued from Page Onel

Senator Watson, Democrat, Georgia,
whose presentation of the charges on
the floor Of the Senate led to the in
vestigaton, appeared before tie com
mittec today as soon as it conveiFcd.
He declared he was prepared l" prove
the charges and submitted afhdayits,
newspaper clippings and letters bear
ing on the subject. sA
Colonel Bethel, who was called after
Senator Watson had read several Aft
davits. declared with great emphasis
tina: the charges were false. =
Senator Watson is expected to pre-
sent tomorrow as witnesses a list of
former service men and others, includ
ing a prisoner at Fort Lcavcnworth,
who have claimed to have direct
knowledge in support of the general
charge that there had been Wholesale
executions of soldiers who had not
been given the right to trial hy court
martial.
In naming the places in Frence a.
which the II men were hanged, Col.
Bethel, under cross-examination by
Senator Watson. mentioned the town
of Gievres at which, according to i'll
formation given the senator by for
mer soldiers, number of men were
executed. The photograph of the gal
lows at Gievrcs, sent some time ago
to the senator, was not shown to Col
Bethel, although he declared that a
eallows had been erected there. for it
was at Gevres that one sentence Of
the military court was carried out.
The officer also denied that Ameri-
can soldiers had been hanged after
conviction by the French military
court, asserting that under the arti-
cles of war jurisdiction over such
cases was vested solely in the Amer;-
can army. AMI that as a matter of fact
the French authorities did not desire
TO try Americans charged with crimes
against French citizens.
There was rather broad intima-
ton that it might be necessary to d.
vulge the names of the soldiers exc
cuted. because of the belief in the
minds of some Investigators that SOL
diers with stories of Wholesale hang
ings' might have been confused after
seeing or hearing of the hanging OF
those found guilty and sentenced by
military court. AS Senator Watson
proceeded today with the reading OF
affidavits and Letters. Chairman Bran
degee announced that the aGiant or
writer would be summoned and given
every protection in tie effort ~ ge. at
the truth.
General Pershing. as the supreme
commander on foreign soil, in time of
war personally approved the court
findings in the cases of the II men
hanged and refused to approve the
findings in II other cases carving the
dQath sentence. Altogether 60 men
WIRE sentenced to death. bnt Col.
Bethel declared only II were executed.
Most of the crimes were against
women and children. One Of the white
soldiers hanged was convicted Of
numbering another soldier, and the
other was found guilty of alta king an
eight-year-old Belgian girl. A French
professor was murdered while trying
o'nrotect an old woman. and the faith
of a girl was killed by two negroes
as he fought to save her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-09
The Health Club Park and Garfield Schools Doing Fine
Work-Lades Social Circle Fair Most Successful Yet
Phlahea Class Meeting-De ath of Mrs. Ezra Stevens

J teacher in the Skowhegan schools.
The standing in Miss SWANS room
was "a Ia per cent; the other rooms:
Garfield building-Grade V, 30 per
cent; Grade Nv, 81 per cent; and
the combination grade of III and v.
II per cent. Park school--Grade vi,
SO per cent? Grade V, 50 per cent;
Grade ", IS per cent; and Grade III,
II per cent.
For the information and interest OF
those who do not know about the
Health club the following description
of it's work is given, and it is DESTROYS
that the parents assist the pupils to
carry out the work which will help
to win high per cent:
The boys and girls of each room
elect their own health officer and
secretary, whose duties are to. keep
the school room we'll aired; to assist
in keeping the school room and
grounds clean, but not to interfere
with the work of the janitors; to as
sist in the daily health inspection.
This inspection which these officers.
make consists of such questions as
did you wash your teeth Last night
and thisJnorning? Are your finger
nails clean" When the pupil can
answer these questions in the af-
firmative he scores a point for him.
self and for his class. The secretary
keeps a careful record of these
questions and answers from which
the monthly reports are compiled.
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CLASH OF WELTERS AT CITY
HALL TONIGHT PROMISEST0
Be HECTIC, DITTO The SEMI

Local followers of the boxing game
are beginning to realize that in to-
nights clash at City hall there is go
ing to be staged a show they can ill
afford to pass up. Both main card
men are of known calibre, each hav-
ing a fine record including a con-
vincing list of victims by the X. 0.
route. Both Silva and st. Hiliare are
rugged boys and pack punch reek
ing with dreamland dope. While
there is no championship at stake
the winning of tonight's bout means
much to each lad. Ike Wood, man
ager of Silva, says X. O. or de-
cisive win for his boy means another
step toward a crack at Shevlin, the
top notcher. On the other hand st.
Hiliare, fresh from a victory over
Patsy Birmingham. carrying with it
the weller championship of New
Hampshire, makes the lad from the
Granite state confident he can stop
the Boston law student and therefor
be a candidate himself for a muss
with Shevlin and other big noises Of
the welter division. Whether or not
they will put over a land of nod
wallop,s fans can confidently count
on a hectic, humdinger set-to.
Both boxers arrived in Augusta
Thursday and fans had an oppor-
tunity to size 'em up. Last evening
at Maccabee hall, Silva and St.
Hiliare met gathering of fans who
gave the weller contenders a critical
once-over.
Chick Wills the local colored lad
had his final work Tout yesterday
and is in the best shape of his career
for his run-in with Benny Bereau of
Lewiston in the 6-stanza semi to-
night. The curtain raisers, Dottie
Mari and DUDE. the Iceberg are all
set for the SIS clang Tof the gong.
The third man in the ring will be
Martie Quinn and this fact assures
a square deal for all. Martie will
keep things moving and the artists
will have to keep gong.
Promoter O'Brien who is staging
tonight's show has worked hard to
put on a bout that will please the
fans. He selected his principals only
after mature thought and conshta-
ton with men who know the game.
He says fans can attend the bouts to-
night assured of an evenings sport
that will leave nothing to be desired
at the end Action will be the key
note of tonight's card. Tickets can
be secured up to 6 P. NJ. at Pack
ards, Augusta; Arata'S, HalloWell
and Eastman's, Gardiner. after that
hour, at City hall. Don't pass up
any bets, fans.-Adv.
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Claim Tariff Hurts
CONTINUED from PAGE One)

South. declared that the scheduI.
failed to take, care of the fine, faney
figure woven goods turned out IN
the New England mills at much
higher cost than the ordinary cotton
goods. These lines. built up largeE
during the war. face extinction, II.
was commended. by reason of the Oh
and firmly established industry in:
Europe.
Mr.. Lippitt brought for inspection o,
the committeeman numerous samples.
of fancy goods which he displayed as
he talked and at the finish the com.
mittee table looked like a bargain,
counter Of dry goods store during Il
remnant sale. Members of the com.
mittec expressed admiration for the
handiwork of the American crafts
men and Mr.. Lippitt assured theml
that no finer cotton products werel
turned out anywhere.
| Urging q 40 per cent. protection forI
these goods az against Ithe present.
average of 80 per cent, Mr.. Lippitts
said:
OhCI CHIPS SCl a. ~ ptI cent. PROF.
lection. I think the cotton industry
is equally entitled to that much pro-
lection"
Opposing any embargo on dyes, Mr.
Iippitt and Mr.. Lowe said they be-
licved the dye industry should be pro-
tected bu. at the same time provision.
should be made in the tariff bill toI
cover the dyes in imported goods
since. they said. the foreign manu-,
facturars obtained their dyes at n
lower price than do the American
manufacturers. Majority members cd
the committee evinced a favorable
attitude on this proposal but regard
difficult proposition.
The American valuation plan as.
worked out in the Fordney bill. Mr.!
Lippitt said, would afford an addi-l
tional protection of from five to SKI
per cent. but both witnesses took the
position that even under this plan
the rates were too low
Mr. Lippitt said the scheduhS
should be .'scrappcd" and entirclA
new ones written to cover all the val
rious grades of cotton goods manu-
featured, with a greater degree OF
protection for each.
Referring to what he described as
reported opposition by the agricul-!
tural block to high protection for
eastern industries. Mr.. Lippitt told
the committee that the textile in-i
dustry was basic one and that as ii
prospered so would the rest of the
country prosper. II imported goods
were kept out, he said, the money!
that otherwise would 60 abroad
would remain at home to the benefit.
of the American farmers and manu-
lecturers generally.
Charles d. Owen, of Providence
representing makers of blankets andl
blanket cloths. asked the committed
for thirty per cent. ad valorem rate,
on blanket goods made of cottons
while Ward Thoron, of Boston, asked.
Tor higher rates on piled fabrics such,
as velveteenes. The duty he sug-.
gested Gas ten per cent. ad valorenl..
in addition to the SO 1-3 per cent. pro-.
vided by the Fordney bill.
Another appeal for the re-openinL
OF the hearings on American valua- ::
ton was made to Chairman Penrose.
today by the National Retail Dry
Goods Association, which asked that
spokesmen for it and other organ !.
izations opposed to the plan be given.
an opportunity to be heard.
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Ladies' Social Circle Fair

The annual dinner and fair of the
Ladies' Social Circle Of the Centenary
Methodist church which was held
Wednesday in the vestries of the
church, was the greatest success of
any fair ever held by the circle and CO.
pecially so financially as from the
dinner alone considerably over 500
was realized.
The vestries were attractively dec
grated with handsome evergreen
trees: in the center of the vestry was
a large booth in white and green
where fancy and useful articles were
not only offered for sale but were
sold out during the early hours. This
booth also sold evergreen wreaths and
bags of cones. The ladies in charge
of this section of the fair were Mrs.
Carrie Mcpherson, Mrs. Lillian Smith.
Miss Coralie Parker. Mrs. Irene Tur-
ner, Miss Celia Packard. Miss Lena
Landry and Mrs. Grace Tucker.
At the right as you entered the YES
try, a table of beautiful plants at
tracted your attention. presided over
by Mrs. Bessie A. Smith. At this side
Of the vestry were also the sweets,
homemade candies being on sale by
the members of the Credit Glass. or
which Mrs. Herbert L. Nichols Is the
leader and teacher. At this table
Mrs. Nichols. assisted by Miss Pearle
Bernard presided. and ice cream was
sold by members of the Circle, assist
ed by A. +. Lamb.
tho oct apA month sides
of the vestry tables were set at which
tho ladies served most delicious
chicken pie dinner the menu consist
ing of chicken pie, mashed potatoe,
squash. pickles. cranberry saucc,
bread and butter. pies. doughnuts,
cheese and coffee. The demand for
the dinner much exceeded the supply.
which was both pleasing and disap-
pointing to the ladies. who much ap-
regretted that more could not be serv-
cd.
In the corner opposite the entrance
Mrs. Emma Pencil and Mrs. Vina
Harville presided at table where
cooked food, home canned goods and
jellies were on sale
The dinner committee was made up
of Mrs. Francis Smith. Mrs. Lillian
Smith. Mrs. Irene Turner, Mrs. Abbie
Merservev. Mrs. Alma Bishop. Mrs.
Martha Emerson, Mrs. Maria Cooley.
Mrs. Viola Smith, Mrs. Susie Jacobs,
and Mrs. Ellen NJ Smith.
Much credit is certainly due the
president, Mrs. Myrtle NJ. Lamb. who
acted as chairman of the several
committees and had an oversight OF
the whole affair. and the efficient
committee for the splendid success.
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r 1fttsneld. Me-. Dec. sE(Special)-
when It comes to promoting trotting
events they all have to give way to
Col. Walter G. Morrill, OF Pittsf1eld.
what Barnum was to the show BUSH
mess, Col. Morrill, is to the horse racing
business. He knows the game from
Ia to z and when he starts out to do
q thing he puts 1t across. He's a
great sport, takes his losses along
with his successes and keeps on do
ing business at the same old stand.
On Nov. 10, 1921. Col. Morrill, was 81
years Of age. He's planning for the
campaign for 1922 with the same snap
and enthusiasm that he put into the
game years ago. 1t is really wonder
full to see a man of his years so en-
thusiastic and full of pep as he now
is. It is too bad that every town
couldn't have a Colonel Morrill, but
Pittsfield is the only one. The town
is to be congratulated on having
such a live wire in its midst for he
certainly has put the town on the
map and kept it there.
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HUNTING NOTES

Seven deer, two raccoons and
bobcat made up the biggest sled
load of game seen in Ellsworth this
season. The bag was brought down
from Otis by party of Bar Har-
Dor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES American
To the writer's knowledge twenty
deer have been brought from Long
Island since the snow-nine to Blue
hill and eleven this way. Charles AL
len and Earl Hanscomb each shot one
this veek.-North Sedgwick letter,
American.
The carcass of large COW moose
was found in the Trenton woods
last week. The moose had been
shot, and left as it fell, the throat
being cut but the animal not dressed
out. Tracks of a sled in the snow
indicated that later an attempt had
been made to take out the carcass.
but the danger of handling contra
band meat, or perhaps the weigh.
Of the animal, prevented. The sled
had turned and gone out again.
Chief Game Warden Macomber is
investigating the case.-Ellsworth
American.
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In 1876 Col. Morrill, opened the
track at Dexter and gave races for
nine years. He has the distinction of
being the leader in his line for he has
conducted $50 race meetings. with
races on seven different tracks and
has paid larger total Of purses for
: these events than any other man in
the world, the amount up to date be-
ing ss1,35o.
He was the first man TO put two
horses in the 2.3o list; Surprise 2.2SA
and Camors 2.25A. Mr.. Morrill, was
the first man in Maine to give $1,000
purse and he gave two at Waterville
in 1905. The tracks where he has
held events are at Dexter, Foxcroft,
Bangor, Skowhegan. Fairfield, Wat
erville and Pittsfield. He bought the
track at Pittsfeld in 1892, when it
had been given up for racing and he
put it in shape for racing at cost Of
$500, and he did the work thorough
ly because it has stayed in shape and
is well-known by the horsemen as
one. of the very best one-half mile
tracks in Maine. Since 1892 he has
continued to give races annually up
to the present time and says he in
tends to stay in the game as long as
his health continues good. Four
years ago Mr.. Morrill, sold the Union
Trotting Park to the Four County
Fair Association but he did so with
the understanding that he could have
the use of the track at any time dur
ing the year except of course while
the annual fair was in progress. The
Colonel owns good block of the
stock of the Four County Fair Asso-
citation and is always Superintendent
of the horse department at the an
nual fairs and the fair association is
lucky to have for the guiding hand in
the racing department an expert like
Mr. Morrill,. He knows the horsemen
and they know him and things always
go along very harmoniously with him
at the helm.
Without doubt the most unique
stunt Col. Morrill, has pulled off was
the advertising and making a COM
plete success of race driven entirely
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Blinded Soldier
Wins Literary Prize

New York, Dec. S-David Senths''I
who lost the sight of one eye whss
serving with the 9th Division on Y.
Hindenburg line and who rapidly II
going blind in the other. today VT.
awarded the Knopf Prize for the Peg
book written by a Columbia Undet
graduate during the year. The pr1.
winning book was -Cobblestones' u
book OF verse. Sentner was founu.
cr OF the Columbia Come Back Ci
comprising 500 wounded war veteran
studying at the University.
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TONIGHT'S CARD,
MAIN CARD e sixes)
HARRY SILVA, Boston
YOUNG ST. HlliARE,
Somersworth, N. n.
SEMI-FINAL Is Roun3s)
CHICK WILLS, Augusta
VS..
BENNY BEREAU, Lewiston
PRELlM.
poTTIE MARI
vs..
DUDE, THE. ICEBERG
ToNIGHT's CARD,
Gossip of the Scrap

SVSoiF W ehS 49, NP
Ike Wood. the known Boston
promoter and Silva, arrived in Au-
gusta Thursday afternoon.
Marty Flaherty of Lowell, the we'll
known referee will be in st. Hiliare's
corner tonight. Marty, some 20 years
ago, held the lightweight champion
ship Of the world winning the title
in 20 rounds from Frank Erne. +,
Boston Post: THAT'S \ the finest
looking punching lad that I've seen
coming up in the last five years"
was the comment of Referee Jack
Sheehan shortly after Harry Silva
had got through with Battling Berger
at the Commercial club the other
night. HE punches just as he should.
withsthe proper weight behind the
blows, makes them short and snappy
and to the spot without the usual
wild swinging the youngsters en-
ploy, continued the dean of Americas
referees. All of which is about the
finest boost that Silva could get.
Boston Post: Harry Silva of the
West End came through victor by the
X. o. route over Roy Mcfarland, the
navy welterweight, in last nights
main bout at the Commercial A. c.
The tourney was held in the old
Home OF Action in Green street and
drew a good crowd of fans.
The knockout came in the fourth
round when Silva fairly smothered
the sailor. topping him with short
right hook to the jaw for nine. When
Mcfarland got up he was in poor
shape and the sponge was thrown
from his corner in token of surrcn-
der.
Lynn Telegram: Harry Silva Of the
West End of Boston, sprung a big
surprise last night at the Casino when
he copied a sneak on Young Palmer
of Waltham in the first round with a
loft hook to the jaw from the effects
of which the Watch City sock artist
never fully recovered and was clipped
with a right swing in the third which
rendered him so helpless that Referee
Dick Fleming stopped hcstilities. Sill
vas improvement since he fought
here three years ago as a raw ANA
teur was plainly apparent and from
now on he will be a big drawing
card all over New England.
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Japs Say Treaty
with Great Britain
Cannot Be Dropped

Toxic, Dec. 7.-(By A. Po.-Thc
semi-official Teikoku news agency re.
ports that the Japanese government
has notified it's delegates at the
Washington conference of its APPROX
al of the proposed quadruple entente in
principle but not as a substitute for
the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which it
says cannot be abrogated until an
agreement is reached on reduction in
naval armament and there is a realiza-
ton of Elihu Roots principles con-
corning China.
The government declared. the news
agency adds, that it must reserve APP
prevail of the quadruple entente on
account of the diS.erent views regard
ing the significance of the entente and
the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
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Both Hands Crippled
BY Deadly Cartridge

Fort Fairfield, Me, Dec. S-Lowell
Brayall, the 10-year- son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Brayall, had bad
accident on Sunday last. Finding a
cartridge he lighted match and set
it off. Two fingers and thumb were
blown from his left hand, and two
fingers injured on his right hand, but
it is thought that the right hand fin
gers will not have to be amputated.
His face was somewhat SCARED with
the refuse from the explosion but
this will probably clear away. natur-
ally in time. The child was taken to
Community hospital.
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N. (. Basketball Tournament

The second annual Interscholastic
Basketball tournament is to be held
on March II and Is next at Tufts
College, Medford, Mass, under the
auspices of the Department of Physi-
cal Education. and invitations are
now being sent out for school teams
to participate.
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Health Work Report

The following report of the Health
work of the Skowhegan Health club,
which is made up of the boys and
girls from the Park and Garfield
schools. including Grades III, ". v
and vi, has been announced: Miss
SWANS room, Grave W. in the Gar
field building. has won the banner
for the November work. which 10 a
most attractive banner. being design
ed by Mrs. Clement Downs, the art
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SPORTS

'.Bo" McNillin. famous football
star Of the Centre College team. is
noted as a rather superstitious per-
son during the football season. In
game "Bo" always wears No. II ON
the back of his jersey and while rid
ing in Pullman cars he always sleeps
in lower seven" Before game he
always wears blue shirt with red
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Crooked Auctioneers

Boston, Dec. Six auctioneers,
arrested recently in stores where
jewelry, rugs and brio -a- brac were
being sold at what they said were
dirt cheap" prices, were found gull
ty today of classifying the character
of of the goods" and fined from SIS
to 1855 each. They gave notice of APP
peal. In one instance, according to a
complainant, ring alleged to have
been sold as genuine diamond with
a solid gold band for SO was found
to be worth so cents.
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centre.Texas Game Cancelled

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. S.-The
football game between Centre college,
Danville. Kentucky, and Texas
Christian University, Fort Worth,
scheduled for January End, was can
celled today by officials of the local
school.
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Harry lvers Wants Match

Harry Ivers, Waterville, bowler ex-
traordinary. is looking for a match
with Maurice Reynolds or Champion
Preston Farrar. Ivers is considered
one Of the best bowlers in the State
but he has not bowled in this Sec
tion.-Bath Daily Times.
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Bay State Boy to Lead Detroit

Detroit, Dec. Arthur p. Nc
Kenna, of Roxbury, Mass. today was
elected captain of the University of
Detroit football eleven. Mckenna,
quarterback, has been on the team
two years.
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Mrs. Ezra eleven.

Mrs. Pauline A. Stevens, wife of
Ezra Stevens, died at the home on
Maple street early Thursday morn
ing, after several weeks illness. Mrs.
Stevens was born in Kingsbury, Me,
76 years ago, daughter of Harrison
and Abigail Littlcfield Bedec. The
family has resided in Skowhegan
about four years, coming here from
Cornville. The husband. and three
children, Lester Stevens of Hilton
Hill. Mrs. Reuben French OF High
street and Mrs. Allie X. Rowell OF
Madison. avenue survive.
Mrs. Stevens was a worthy mem
Der Of the East Madison Grange and
a woman highly respected in the
community where she had resided.
Many friends will be grieyed BY her
Death.
a stated communication Of somer-
set Lodge. No. -. r. G. A. NJ. win Be
held Monday evening".
People living on Madison avenue
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A Radical Change

She-You used to say that Mary was
such a sweet, pensive little girl.
Howell. she soon got over that.
You might say that she became expen-
sive.-Pitt Panther. n