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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
HOUSE VOTES
FUND FOR DRY
REGIME TO JULY
100000 to Pay Sal
aries 700 Sleuths to
First of Month
Commissioner Kramer Raped
and Praised in Debate Pre-
ceding VOte-Senate Action
Yet To Be Taken

Washington. MaN23.-After heated
discussion of the prohibition question
during which Commissioner Kramer
was bitterly criticized and as vigor-
ously defended. the House today
voted an additional 100000 for en-
forcement of the Volstead act until
July LIST.
Representative Volstead proposed
the increase in the total of deficiency
appropriation bill, which the House
was considering to permit retention
on federal payrolls of seven hundred
prohibition agents, who Mr.. Kramer
had announced would be dropped for
the remainder of the fiscal year, be-
cause of shortage of funds.
The Volstead amendment was
adopted II to 3S, less than one-fourth
of the House membership being on
the House floor at the time, but an
other vote on the increase can be de-
mandcd before the bill is passed.
Continued on Page 2-CoI. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
HOUSE FOLLOWS
SENATE ACTION
ON TARIFF BILL
Favorable Vote Ends
Long Fight in Both
Branches
President Will Sign Emergency
Measure Today-Designed as
Relief for Farmers-Carries
Also Anti-Dumping Clause
Aimed at Foreign Goods

Washington, May 23.-The lorg bat
tie in Congress over the emergency
tariff bill was ended today when the
House by vote of 245 to 81 adopted
the conference report to which the
Senate already had agreed The
measure was sent to the White House,
where it is expected to be signed by
President Harding soon after his re-
turn from New York.
The emergency measure passed in
the closing days of the last session
was vetoed by President Cleveland,
but Immediately re-introduced with the
opening of the present extra session.
AS finally passed, it carries tariff
duties on 30-odd products of the farm
together with compensatory duties on
the articles manufactured from them.
1t also empowers the secretary of the
treasury to employ penalties il stav-
ing off dumping Of foreign made
goods, continues the wartime con-
troll over importations Of dyes ana
operates to clarity tangles in the as
sessment of duties which result from
iiuctuating exchange rates.
At it's FIRST appearance and through
the long debates that followed, OBJ
ponents of high tariff predicted retail
latory action by Canada, by the South
American countries and by some ma
tons of Europe. Chairman Fordney
OF the House ways and means COM
mittee, which drafted the bill, said
however, that no protests had come
and that he had seen signs of only a
few moves in retaliation.
Only a slight furry of opposition
appeared as the bill went into the roll
call today. Representative Garner of
Texas, a Democratic member of the
ways and means committee, re-stated
the position of a majority of his party
and again declared the bill could do
no possible good; that it was sop"
TO the farmers, and that the Eepubli-
cans had not rushed the bill to pas
sage until it had been made ito take
care of their Industrial interests by
duties"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
Art of Thieving
Now Embraces
Planes and Parts

Mineola, n. Y, May 23.-Apprehen-
sion of airplane thieves is the latest
problem of the Mineola police.
Scarcely had the town and county
authorities cleared up the theft and
sale of several automobiles than army
aviation officials and airplane compa-
MES operating in this vicinity began
to report the loss of airplane parts
from their hangers. The climax came
last week when the thieves stole an
airplane. which later was found aban-
doned about one and a half miles
from its hangar.
Working on the theory that the
thieves would come back for the plane
special guards hid themselves near it
and claim to have recognized two men
who approached the machine as Will
liam K Donnellan and Stephen W.
CSutoroS. civilian ayiators. They were
held today in $4,000 bail each on a
charge of burglary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24

London, May 23.-Many persons are
reported to have been killed in an out
break in Alexandria, Egypt, where ma
tives attacked Europeans, says a Reu-
ters dispatch from that city.
British troops have arrived and talk
en- charge of the town.
1t is rumored that the outbreak be-
gan with the killing of a native by a
Greek, which led to attacks by ma
tives and students on Greeks ard 9TH
er Europeans.
Ambulances were busy all night TAX
ing the wounded to hospitals. Many
Continued on Page 2-CoI. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
RURAL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
Biz Agriculturists of
State Gather at Cap
itol for Betterment
of Schools, R o a d s
and Marketing

twenty Of the comfortable chairs
:, the Senate chamber were occupied,
Monday afternoon, by men prominent
!, Maine agricultural organizations
uho were engaged in discussion of
three big rural problems-rural
schools, rural roads and marketing.
The meeting was called as a gen.
.ral get-together of the members of
three special committees appointed at
the annual meeting of the Maine
Federation Of Agricultural Associa-
ton, held at the College Of Agricul-
,ure in connection with Farmers
week. Fortunately, the executive
committee of the Maine State Grange
had meeting scheduled for Angus
IA the same day. so the members of
that important body were invited to
participate in the discussion of the
topics which so vitality concern the
agricultural progress of the State.
The representatives of both organ
izations met in separate session in
the forenoon. and Immediately follow
ing the dinner hour assembled in the
Senate chamber. John w. Leland of
East Sangerville. president of the
Maine Federation of Agricultural AS
sociations, was in charge. The men,
bers of his special committees are:
Marketing: Wilson H. Conant,
Buckfield, president Of the Maine
Fruit Growers Association; Charles
NJ. White, Augusta, chief of division
of markets, Maine Department of Ag-
riculturc; Guy c. Porter. Houlton,
sales manager of Aroostools Fedora
ton of Farmers; A. c. Macomber,
Continued on Page 2-Coi. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24

emn declaration earlier in the day,
when he attended memorial SER
vice for 5000 war dead on the great
army piers in Hoboken.
The same theme-spoken before
the living and before the dead
brought tears to his eyes and to the
eyes of those who had followed him
through a days program crowded
with events. At a luncheon of the
Academy of Political Science and at
a dinner celebrating the l25th ami
Hersary of the New York CONNER
cial he had expounded the need of
putting the government on a bust
ness basis and of reconstructing the
nations business and industry. His
audiences listened to his every word
-attentively, earnestly-but it was
at the military functions that he
stirred their emotions, and varied
must have been the emotions of the
president himself.
First thrill at the roar of heavy
guns as the presidential yacht May
Continued on Page 4HcoI. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
Former Florida
Governor Gives Bonds
PeOnage Indictment

Pensacola, Fla, May 23-Sidney J..
Cats, former governor of Florida,
appeared before United States
commissioner here today and made
bond in the sum of $500 to appear
June IL and enter plea in connec-
ton with his indictment by the fed
eral grand jury for peonage Mr..
Cats was arrested Saturday in AL
bany Ga, and visited Starke yester-
day to post $1,000 bond in connec-
ton with his indictment by the
Bradford county grand jury on
charges that he accepted $500 while
governor for his influence in obtain
ing a pardon for a man serving q
life sentence, for murder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
FIRE DESTROYS
AGED FRICATE
GRANITE STATE
Burned at Hud S O n
River Mooring- Grew
All Escape
Was Formerly the U. S. S. New
Hampshire, Built in Kittery
Had Service Record, of
Over 100 Years-TOOk Part
In Civil War

New York, May 23-The New
York naval training ship Granite
State, once the pride Of the Ameri-
can navy, today was buried to the
waters edge in a spectacular fire in
which sailors dived through port
holes after flooding the magazine.
The old wooden frigate for years had
lain in the Hudson river, moored at
Riverside Drive and 9th street, a
few feet from the landing at which
President Harding today came
ashore from the Mayf1ower.
Seamen on the Presidential yacht
Continued on Page 4Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
OVERSEAS DEAD AND SURVIVORS
MOVES PRESIDENT TO PRAYER

1T Must Not Be Again" His Husky
Declaration at Memorial Service for
5000 War Dead on Hoboken Piers--
Similar Sentiment AS He Reviews
Returned Living--Voices Wish of
Ezra Of Understanding" at 125th
Anniversary Dinner New York Com
mercial---Vice President Urges Re-
pect for Law and Opposition to
Radicalism
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24

class or organization was hostile to
American institutions and a menace
to American liberty.
There is right of contract, and
right of agreement and association
among individuals which is protect
ed so long as the end sought is
equal justice" he continued. ANY
effort which contemplates coercion
and force is an interference with
our conception of American liberty
and is justly denounced by American
law.
ut is true that we hold to the
Continued on Page 4-CoI. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
TO LIVING AND DEAD

New York, May 23-(By The Asso-
ciated Press)-A nation so righteous
and so just that I'VE shall never be
called upon to make war so long as
God and men rule together" was the
prayer of President Harding as late
today he reviewed survivors of the
World war at regimental review in
Brooklyn.
1T must not be again" was his SOL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24

IT would like for you captains of industry to know
aspiration of the present administration. 1t is to
naugurate of understanding. want an under
standing between the government and the people, an
understanding between nations. I want our Amer
lea to have nothing to do with any nation that is not
willing to sit at the table and show its cards. Pres
ident Harding at New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
COOLIDGE'S ADDRESS

New York, May 23-Respect for
the law and opposition to radical
ism were urged upon Americans to-
night by Vice President Calvin Cool
idge in an address at the 125th an
niversary celebration Of the New
York Commercial.
Any class or organization, he said.
undertaking to obtain for itself
privileges not open to any other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
THE WEATHER
FAIR

Northern New England: Fair and
rising temperature Tu e d y;
Wednesday cloudy and warmer fol-
lowed by showers.
Southern New England: Cloudy
and cool Tuesday. probably followed
by showers Tuesday night and
Wednesday; warmer Wednesday.
Eastern New York: Partly cloudy
with rising temperature Tuesday;
Wednesday showers and warmer.
Boston Forecast
Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Tuesday unsettled and continued
COOL probably followed by showers
Tuesday night and Wednesday;
northeast winds.
General Forecast
The weather became considerably
colder during Monday in the middle
Atlantic and New England states,
and the upper Ohio and upper Mis-
sissippi valleys. Warm weather
continued in the middle plains states
and the central Mississippi and
lower Ohio, valleys. Within the last
"a hours there have been local rains
in the middle Atlantic and New
England states. Monday night the
pressure was high over the New
England states.
In New England and New York
weather will be partly cloudy with
slowly rising temperature Tuesday
and unsettled with local showers
and somewhat warmer Wednesday.
Winds: North Of Sandy Hook -
Fresh, northeast and east winds,
strong over south postion; overcast
weather Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
EGYPTIANS STAY
EUROPEANS IN
ALEXANDRIA RIOT
British Troops Enter
After Night of
Vandalism

Uprising Attributed to Non
Representation of National
lists on Delegation to Discuss
Egypt's Future, in London
Nationalist Leader Said to
Be Working Against Premier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
WEDNESDAY,: Warmer

Genuine bargains ir household furs
niture are advertised every day i8
The Journal. Read the classified ads
and save money.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
DISARMAMENT PLEA is
MADE BY GOV. SPR0UL

State College, Pa, Oct 15.--Gov-
ernor William C. Sproul. in an adj
dress here last night, made plea
for disarmament, declaring that a
single shot of n big gun at the Ab
erdeen proving grounds would send
a boy and girl through the states
free educational system from the
primary grade to collegiate de-
gree. The address was delivered
at a dinner held In connection with
the Inauguration of John VI
Thomas as president of the Penn
State college.
isn't it time that we stopped
such sinful, criminal waste?"
asked the governor. "On the eve
of the disarmament conference 1T
US all unite to uphold the p Ilicy
that will relieve of this awful ex-
travagance. Let us make our for
tifications in the hearts and souls
of our people, not in wasteful ar
mament. The forty million dollar
cost of a single battleship would
provide a free state university and
leave twenty millions for its en-
dowment,"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
HAD CLOTHES Of
HUSBAND packed
BEFORE He DIED
Witness in Southland Trial
Tells of Finding a Quantity
OF Insect Exterminator in
Cellar of House.
(By The Associated Press.)

Twin J Idaho. Oct. 15.-
I'm SUI mt know what to do
with I've. hes, ! have them all
packe$ 3 @e wife of Harlan c..
LewlSsI ls 81 on trial for the murder
f. Y, remarked to Mrs. Irving
f q .bs in Billings, Mont, day
cC y before Lewis died, Mrs
Ic% EJs said on the witness stand
y Yrs Chera Cody, Of Billings,
Y at, testifying today, told of findA
sg quantity of the insect exter-
1inator which had figured largely
IN the testimony with respect TO the
death of Mrs. Southard's fourth
husband, Meyer, in the cellar of the
house in Billings occupied by the
defendant during her marriage to
Harlan G. Lewis. Her story cor
roborated that of a previous witness
with respect to the finding of the
poison.
The Portland, Oregon, manufac-
turer for the particular embalming
fluid used in the preparation for
burial OF the body of Lewis testi-
fled that his preparation contained
no poison OF the kind carried by the
insect exterminator, which the state
seeks to show the defendant en-
ployed to cause the death of all
four husbands and a brother-in-
law.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
RAILROAD MEN WILL STRIKE
N. M. RANKS FIRST IN
ILLITERACY AMONG
ITS NATIVE WHITES

Washington, Oct. 15.--Five
states-Montan1, Idaho. Wyom-
ing. Utah ana Washington-had
less illiteracy among their native
white population in 1920 than
any Cher states, 1t was shown
in figures made public today by
the census bureau.
The native white population
of those five states classed as
illiterate, namely Lnable tc
write, amounted to three -tenths
of one per cent. The District OF
Columbia had the 50 me per-
centage, and South Dakota, Ne
vada and Oregon ranged next
each with four-tenths of one
per cent.
The state Of New Mexico had
the greatest illiteracy among it's
native white population In 1920
the percentage being lt.6.
Among the foreign white pop
ulation the largest percentage
was 1913 for Texas and tho
smallest 4,07 for South Dako-
ia and Washington The per.
centage of illteracy among the
negro population ranged from
3S.5 per cent in Louisiana. tc
80 per cent in New York.
Arizona led all states In de-
creasing its illiteracy. between
1910 and 1920, having reported
AZ per cent in 1910 and 81 last
year.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS ONLY
alternative TO ANARCHY IN
Old WORLD BALkANIzED LANDS
Can Only Function Effectively, Thinks Barnes,
When 1t Includes All Great Powers; Many
Favoring Signs to Be Seen, Chiefly in Chang
ing Attitude of France.

Franco-German rapprochment and
not obscureiy at the inclusion
next year in the league of nations
of the Germans IL they should care
to apply for membership.
Another welcome indication of a
better understanding in the old
world is the agreement signed by
Messrs. Loucher and Rathenau,
respectively, the French and Ger
man ministers of reconstruction,
under which Germany undertakes
as part payment of the reparation
claims against her to restore the
devastated French war regions up
to some two billions of dollars
value. This is a great improve-
ment compared to the method of
meeting reparations payn ents by
the dumping of German goods into
the world markets.
The spirit behind all this, how
eyer, is the most encouraging sign.
This changing attitude of France is
welcomed here as departure from
a policy based on force and fear
which has retarded post war re-
construction. Truly wars evil live
after them. The Germans have
much to answer for, but for good
or Ill, they are in and are a part
of the world. We must live with
them, but it is in a world as diff
ferent as that from the first treaty
of Versailles as that was from the
world of Patrick Henry or of
George Washington.
We can no longer have economic
liberty in water-tight compart-
ments but only in inter-dependence.
Goods for goods is the keystone of
welfare, except when goods
exacted from a country can be ap-
piled to some definite purpo; out
side the ordinary mechanism. of
exchange. Therein lies the import
ance of the Lou her-Rathenau
agreement. 1t will help France
without disturbing the flow of nor
nal trade.
Much Of Europe's hopefulness as
Continued on Page Two.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
COURT SUSTA|NS
DEMURRER FILED
IN LIBEL SUIT
Chicago Has No Cause for
Action; Right to Amend
Petition Denied In Case
Against the Tribune.

Chicago, Oct 15.-Judge Harry
Fisher today sustained the demur-
rer of the Chicago Tribune to the
$40, 100000 libel suit brought by
the City of Chicago. He declared
the city had no cause for action
and denied it the right to amend
its petition. The city brought
identical suits against the Tribune
and Chicago Daily News, claiming
the papers had printed false state
monts regarding Chicago's finan-
cial standing Md thereby injured
the city's credit.
Judge Fisher declared the por-
tions Of English common law and
statutes which restricted the liber-
ty OF the pre~c had not been in
herited by this country.
This action" he said, is not in
harmony with the genius, spirit
and objects of our institutions"
The decision was Of far-reach-
ing importance to newspapers. as
the suit was the first one recorded
in which a municipality had sought
to restrict the right to criticize its
corporate acts.
Not a Precedent.
Judge Fisher said that the case
in which the city OF Manchester,
Eng, had sued in 1891 was of no
value in this case because, while
the English court held that a mu-
nicipal corporation may sue for
libel, the reasons for that finding
We're not stated and the decision
of a foreign tribunal is not pre-
cedent. He held further that Eng
lish municipalities are more in
the nature of private corporations
and that therefore the question
whether governmental bodies can
sue for libel could not have been
considered in the Manchester case.
The court held that libel was ap-'
plicable only to private persons or
corporations. and he concluded
that the city might not sue for
libel "unless, by some legal action.
the plaintiff is to be regarded, for
the purpose of this suit, as a pri-
vate person, in which event the
publications are defamatory and
libel would lie."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
7-GAME SERIES
IS OPPOSED BY
NATIONAL CHIEF

New York, Oct. 15.-President
John Heydler of the. National league
differs with Judge X. NJ Lands,
commissioner of baseball, on the
advisa bility of returning to sew
en-game world series WHICH was
the rule prior to 1919. Judge Lar-
dis said at the end of the re. ent
series that he would recommend
the change at the Joint session OF
the major leagues next win;or.
"As a member of the advis 1tY
council, ] don't care to take 's' te
with Commissioner L.andis." Mr..
Heydler said. yet, | cannot help
recalling clearly the unsatisfactory
nature of a sevengame series and
that it was clearly, almost entirely,
in response to public sentiment in
the matter, that we were con-
strained, nearly three years ago.
to extend the series to nine. It was
for the sake of the game itself that
the action was taken, ii having
become evident that the all around
strength and clas of team some
times failed to be brought out and
to tell its story in a seven-game
series.
Instances have arisen in which
one remarkable pitcher was able
single handed, to decide the issue
when the issue called for four VIC
tories in seven games"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
HARDING HOLDS CONFERENCE IN
effort TO AVERT THREATENED
RAILWAY LABOR COMPLICATIONS
President Gets the Three Members Represent
ing the Public on the Labor Board and the
Members of the !. c. c. Together; Adjust
ment of Rates and Wages Considered
tBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE pub
lie group of the railroad labor
board and theIfull membership OF
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion. by personal direction of Pres
ident Harding, Joined today in an
effort to avert the threatened seri-
Gus railroad labor complications.
Summoned here by the presi-
dent, the three members repre-
senting the public on the railroad
labor board were escorted by Mr..
Harding to conference with
members of the Interstate Com
merce commission, which was un-
finished and left open to resump-
ton Monday.
Silence was maintained, even In
the face of the strike call issued
late today at Chicago. but the pur-
pose of the meeting was said in
an announcement to be considera-
tion "of the possibility of an early
adjustment of railroad rates and
wages"
The statement explained that
Chairman Barton of the board, G.,
Wallace Hanger, and Ben w.
Hooper, the two other public mem
bers alone were called In because
the labor and railroad members
were ''in the nature of things par
tisan."
VIII Meet Again Monday.
Chairman McChord, and the fun
Interstate Commerce commission
received President Harding with
the board members and participat-
ed In a morning session after the
president had departed. The
chairman and Commissioner Esch,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16

Parker. Lewis and Eastman re-
sumed the conference within the
board group in the afternoon and
viii meet with them again Mon
day.
After today's conference. Mr..
Hooper remarked that we've
been hearing that railroad strike
talk now for a year and half, and
nobody has seen the strike.
The statement issued at the
White House outlined the presi-
dents belief that the public group
of the wage board and the men,
bers of the commission could do
most for the public welfare IL they
worked in cooperation. Il also
emphasized the opinion held In adj
minfstration quarters that read
justment Of the whole rail situa-
ton would be OF the greatest pos
sible aid toward general indus
trial rehabilitation. After setting
forth the purpose OF today's con-
ference, the statement said:
"The railway labor board, cre-
ated by the Cummins- Esch act.
comprises nine members in three
groups OF three each. The public
group are named by the president,
the labor group are named from
list nominated by the railway Ia
Dor organizations, and the manag-
ing group from list of nominees
named by the railway executives.
The board is authorized generally
to deal with the labor. wage and,
working conditions that conceiT
the employees of the railways az
Continued on Page Two.