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Evening star., 1921-03-25
at o'clock members Of the Dramatic
Club will entertain their friends by
way Of an Easter social gathering.

Johnson-Powell Community Center
The Saturday Night Club will dance
at $50 tonight. The Junior Dramatic
Club will receive instructions tonight.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
KIWANIS WEEKLY LUNCH.
Rev. w. w. Shearer Speaks and
John Boobar Reads Psalm.

ture of the kiwanis Club weekly
luncheon meeting yesterday at the
Washington Hotel.
Rev. William w. Shearer delivered
a short Holy week talk to the mem
bers of the club and Jacob Boobar
Evening star., 1921-03-25
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

loHNlSI111 i.
The Shakespeare Society meets at
O clock in George Washington Law
School.
Business Women's Council meets at
Church of the Covenant. Bible class. b
to $40. Staincr's "CrucifiNion' sung by
choir at 7:30.
Chemical Society meets at o'clock.
Interior Department building. Speakers
c.. r. De Long and +. l.. Hess.
Writer'S League mee.s at O'Clock
Public Library.
"The Story of the Cross. will be
sung by the junior choir of the Chape
of the TRANSPORTATION. Rev. j. j
Oueally will preach on The Passion
of Christ" at 8 o'clock
American War M5tners meet.
O'clock Thomson School.
About half the copper produced IN
Evening star., 1921-03-25
AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERS

Wilson Normal Community Center
tonight. 7:3O: Domestic art dressmak
ing and millinery: Boy Scouts. Troop
40 and Troop y: library open for
Troop l, this afternoon at $50.
East Washington Community Cen
ter-Activities tonight: Wallach Boy
Scouts, Troop SO: Epworth Boy Scouts,
Troop 15: Kaufman Athletic Club:
Women's Auxiliary. American Legion;
Robley D. Evans Post, No. 4.
Thomson Community Center-To-
night: Dressmaking; dramatics for
adults. Tomorrow night: Rehearsal
Of the Metropolitan Players.
Park View Community Center-The
Saranac Athletic and Social Club is
the name of a new activity added to
this center. 1t starts with sixteen
members. and the officers elected are:
dent. Clifford Warren: secretary. ].
f. Tucker. This club has selected
Wednesday for it's meeting night. but
will omit its meeting next Wednes-
dav. being holiday week. This center
will he closed all next week during
the Easter holiday season. Tonight:
BOY Scouts. Troop 40; Park View
Boys Athletic Club.
Southeast Community Center-This
evening: Meeting of the Polyanna
Girls Club; Boy Scouts, Troop 81:
Rag Doll Club. Monday evening:
Fife and Drum Corps; Lambskin
Petworth Community Center-Ac-
tivities tonight: Dressmaking, milli-
merry; Emanon Athletic Club.
Margaret Wilson Community Center
Toy Making Club has arranged an
Faster party tomorrow afternoon
from to o'clock In the evening
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Trinidad Community Center - To-
night being Good Friday. the activi-
ties will be modified to literary and
musical program
Evening star., 1921-03-25

About half the copper produced in
the world comes from less than
score of mines.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Petworth Community Center-Ac-
tivities tonight: Dressmaking, milli-
merry; Emanon Athletic Club.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Margaret Wilson Community Center
Toy Making Club has arranged an
Faster party tomorrow afternoon
from 2 to o'clock. In the evening
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Miner Normal Community Center
Practical Spanish from to 9 this
evening. Tomorrow. at 10 am, Dane
ing Club; at 1 Pm, Physical Training
Club
Evening star., 1921-03-25
BY BUD FISHER.

have been completed. it was an
nounced.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Burrville Community Center-Boy
Scouts. Troop No. 511, has been noti
fed by Scoutmasters Prince Wash
ington and Leo Watkins. that it will
tional hike to demonstrate signaling
and general scouting maneuvers.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Loveioy Community Center-The
athletic and sewing clubs will meet
from s to 10 o'clock this evening.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Randall Community Center The
community executive committee meets
this evening. Schedule tonight: Boys
Athletic Club Foreign Mission Sew
ing Circle, Young Mems Social Club,
Invincible Music Club. Clubroom.
Douglass Co-opfrative League. Girls
Club. sewing circle for African chill
dren.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

American War Motners meet. s
o'clock, Thomson School.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Writer'S League mee.s at O'Clock,
Public Library.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Of all-wool blue serges. in
double Norfolk pleat styles;
alpaca lined coats; guaranteed
not to fade; one of those big
bargains you seldom see.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
COrnville Woman
Hangs Herself

Cornville, May 9. (SpeciaD-Mrs
Fred York of Cornville committed sui
eide Sunday night by hanging her
self at her home on the East Ridge
road, about two miles below Athens
village. Mr.. York went up to the viii
lage, late Sunday afternoon to see
about getting hired man and upon
his return he found the house locked.
He forced an entrance and found his
wife hanging by roller towel She
was dead when found and had been
for some time. About two years ago
she suffered shock and had been in
Very poor health since, and this is
believed to be the cause of her act.
Mrs. York was born in Cornville.
y years ago, and was Angelina Whit
tier. being the daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Whittier, and a de-
scendant Of the Whittier family, who
We're among the earliest settlers in
Cornvlle She is survived by her
husband and two stepsons, Ralph
York Of Cornville and Harold York
of SoIon
The funeral service will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock. at
the home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
SHIPPING BOARD
HEAD FIRM -PARLEYS
ALL CALLED OFF

Washington, May 9-Conferences
Secretary Davis has been holding
with all parties in an effort to reach
a settlement Of the wage disputed
affecting American shipping were
discontinued today after Shairman
Benson of the shipping board had
reiterated his stand for a Is per cent.
wage reduction. Representatives of
the marine engineers organization
announced that they would leave
Washington attend to other matters,
and Secretary Davis said he had ar
ranged for no further conferences.
Should the situation change, how
ever, it is understood that the sec
rotary will attempt to bring the sew
eral parties together again.
William S. Brown, president of the
marine engineers organization said
tonight that his committee had made
the very best proposition possible to
the shipping board and ship owners
through Secretary Davis, and that no
further concessions would be made.
The proposals of the men, based
upon the vote of locals at all ports
yesterday We're submitted in the aft
ernoon, but were not made public.
A conference had been held ear
lier between the entire joint COM
mittee representing the various ma
rim engineers associations and Sec
rotary Davis. The latter commune
Gated with Chairman by telephone
and later announced that as efforts
had proved unavailing the confer
ence would be discontinued until
there was an indication that their
resumption would be warranted.
Chairman Benson said today that
he stood firmly for the 10 per cent.
wage reduction and regardless Of
whether an agreement were reached,
he intended to put into effect on
shipping board vessels some system
which would enable men showing
efficiency to get the benefit of the
resulting savings in the form of ex-
ira compensation. Adoption of some
such bonus system had been sus-
gested to both sides of the contro-
versy by Secretary Hoover, he added.
Reports from all sections of the
country today. the chairman said,
showed that the outlook was very
hopeful and that an increasing num-
Der of officers and men were volun-
teering to return to work. Sailings
were nearly normal, he added.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
HAITIAN STORIES
U. S. ATROCITIES
BRANDED ''R0T"
By N avy Secretary,
Who Welcomes Probe
of Department
Memorial to Congress and
President Demands With
drawal u. S. Military Forces
From Island Republic -
Claim Recent Probe Was
"JOke"

Washington, May 9-Character-
izing as rot" charges made by three
Haitian delegates in a memorial to
the White House, state department
American occupation of Haiti, Sec
rotary DENLY declared today that the
navy department welcomed any in
vestigation that Congress might care
to make of conditions in that re-
public.
1T is the same old rot" Mr.. DENLY
declared, land I am sick of having
this thing recur, be disproved and
recur again"
The memorial, which was present
ed by II. Pauleus Sannon, former
Haitian secretary for foreign affairs
and other delegates representing the
patriotic union of Haiti, demanded
the withdrawal of United States mill
tary forces from that republic and
charged a long series of atrocities by
American marines and native gen.
darmerie in Haiti. The naval in
vestigation of conditions in the re
public conducted by a board under
Rear Admiral Mayo was character
lied as a Joke"
Mr.. DENLY in his reply today said
the conduct of the marines had been
above reproach and a credit to the
corps.
Naval investigation had rendered
the same verdict on several occas-
ions as the Mayo board, he added.
1.-THE marine corps did splendid
work there as humanely as it was
possible to do it." he said. "and the
naval establishment has functioned
in Haiti in q manner seldom equalled
by military occupation anywhere
When he visited Haiti recently on
a tour of inspection he saw evidence
on every hand Mr.. DENLY said. to
convince him that the continued
presence of American marines on the
island was desirable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
MOSES CHARGES
BIC | 0BBY is
PUSHING TARIFF
Emergency Bill Raped
Hard by New Hamp-
shire Senator
Declares is Not Republican
Measure and Has Not Sup
port Of White House-KnOx
Answers Lobby Charges

Washington, May 9-Party lines
were broken in the Senate during
debate on the emergency tariff bill
today, Senator Moses, Republican,
New Hampshire, delivering q scath-
ing denunciation of it and Senator
Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, warning
back home" learn that they stood
for free trade.
Senator Moses charged that 4
great lobby was pressing for passage
of the bill and attacked the leader
ship of his party for its part in seek
ing to enact such legislation. 1t was
not d Republican measure he said
and had not support from the White
House insofar as it proposed TO con-
tinue war time restriction against
importation of dyes.
Senator AShurSt said Democrats
had lost elections in the past on the
issue of free trade and the day had
come when the rights of the agri-
CulturiStS must be given equal con-
sideration with those of the manu-
facturers.
Mr.. Moses drive against the lobby
which he said was the largest, most
highly organized. best paid and most
arrogant of any this capitol has ever
seen brought a rejoinder from Sena-
tor Knox, Republican. Pennsylvania
who sponsored tho amendment re-
stricting dye imports. Mr.. Knox ar
gued that the New Hampshire Sena-
tors attitude was not based on the
views of future needs of the govern
ment in time of war.
Mr.. Moses submitted what he de-
scribed as a statement Of eXpendi-
lures by the American Dyes InSti-
tute. covering. he said. it's activities
in behalf of the tariff bill with its
amendment, the dye restriction pre-
vision. He charged that Joseph II
Choate, Jr., New York attorney and
Judge J. Harry CoNington, formerly
on the District Of Columbia &uprcme
court bench, had received %220,0W
each for their part in working for
the bill and detailed other alleged
expenditures by the group which. he
said, totalled approximately 100000
The Dupont interests of Delaware
also were brought in by Mr.. Moses as
supporters of the dyes institute
They were represented. he said, by
Morris Il. Poucher, who, he described
aG enjoying Il large measure of con-
trol over the whole dyestuff industry
IN tie United States.
Recalling that he had opposed tho
I'LL in the previous Congress Mr.
Moses said he had hoped when its
re- consideration was begun by the
Senate finance committee that he
would be able to Swallow if, even
though holding my nose while voting
for it, Its appearance, however,
did not Justify his hopes. he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
HINES ESTIMATES
MANY MILLIONS SHY
ON US. RAIL LOSS

Washington, May Gloss to the
Government in operations of the rail-
roads under federal control will be
about $1,000, Ooo,o 900 or $1,000 900 more
than estimated by former Director
General Hines. according to an est-
mate today by Director General Da-
Wis.
The director general made his esti-
mate in the course Of a report to
Chairman Flood of the House appro-
priations committee on the progress
made by the railroad administration
in liquidation claims arsng out of fed
eral control.
Former Director General Hines es-
timated the loss to the government on
operation during the period of fed
eral control would be 5000, ATS, 756, Mr..
Davis said. Because of claims not
considered by Mr.. Hines which have
arisen, he added, and the UNDER sti-
mate made in the allowance for main
tenance, fire losses, additions and bet
termentS made solely for war pur-
poses, and other accounts, it is the
estimate of the present director gen
eral that the operating loss to the
administration will be about 81 300
000, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
RE|CHSTAG VOTE INDICATES
EARLY ACCEPTANCE ALLIED
ULT|MATUM ON PREPARATIONS
Socialists and
Clericals Favor Such
COurs e-French
Troops Already in
Ruhr Region--PeOple
Nervous and Sullen
in Territory to Be Oc-
cupied

Berlin. May 9.-(By The Associated
Press. 1.-The majority Socialists and
Clericals in party conferences today
voted in favor of accepting the ultim-
alum of the Allies.
The German peoples party, by a
vote of SO to S, rejected the PROPOSE
ton. The Democrats were in session
at midnight.
AS the Independent Socialists have
already favored yielding to the Allies,
it is believed there will be a suffi-
cient majority in The Reichstag for
acceptance of the ultimatum.
Paul Loebe, of the Majority Social
lists and President of the Reichstag,
will be commissioned by President
Ebert with the task of forming a new
cabinet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
MRS. BERCDOLL
AND R0MIC GOT
''POT OF Cold
Succeeded in Obtaining
S105,000 from u. S.
Treasury in 1919
Facts Brought Out at House
Committee Hearing Investi-
eating Escape of Draft
Dodger-Al Trace of Treas
IRE Lost

Washington, May 9.-The fact was
established today through w. l..
Alexander, a clerk in the Treasury
department, by the House committee
Investigating the escape of Grover
c. Bergdoll, that the mother of the
draft dodger and a friend actually
treasury in the fall of 1919 But from
there the trail was not uncovered by
the committee to the buried pot in
the Mountains of Maryland.
James ROming, formerly police
awaiting sentence on conviction of
conspiracy to aid Bergdoll to escape
the draft. was the agent, Alexander
said, through whom $4,000, the first
batch of gold, was obtained and cart
ed away. On his second trip to
Washington Romig was accompanied
by Mrs. Emma &. Bergdoll. also
awaiting sentence for conspiracy and
together they drove to Philadelphia
with 100000 in gold tucked safely be-
meath their feet.
When he made his first visit to the
treasury, Eonig found clerks unwill
ing 20 turn over even 100000 on their
own responsibility and Alexander
said, he fumed and fretted about the
corridors until his application was
laid before K. c. Leffingwcll, then an
assistant secretary and approved.
This amount was given in exchange
for gold certificates, but once it had
been placed within an automobile in
the shaved of the treasury building
Romig went back for more. There
was some delay, according to witness.
clerks refusing to make q second
exchange on the one order but in the
end RomiS got it.
CONTINUED on PAGE Cool. g.
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Cong. Frankhauser,
Sd Michigan District,
Takes Own Life

Battle Creek. Mich, May Com
gresham William Fl. Frankhauser of
the Third Michigan District commit
ted suicide in a sanitorium here this
afternoon by cutting his throat with
a razor. He was found in bath tub
by his attendant some time after
siashing his throat. Dependency
over i'll health is believed to have
prompted the act. Mr.. Frankhauser,
whose home was in Hillsdale, was
elected to Congress last November to
succeed Representative J. M. G.
Smith. who retired. He became i'll
some time after his election and
never had taken his seat in Congress.
Mr.. Franhhauser was operated up
on at the University of Michigan hos
pital in Ann Harbor about two
months ago for removal Of gall
stones. He came to the sanitorium
here Nav g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
RAIL LABOR BOARD
GETTING READY FOR
SECOND HEARING

Chicago, May 9 - The Railroad
Labor Board today set about prepar-
ing for a new wage. hearing, involv-
ing Is new roads and including rs
additional disputes brought by car
riers which were parties to the wage
hearing concluded last week. All of
skilled labor rates and several ask
reductions in other classes of labor
as well. Revision of the docket has
brought the number of roads in last
weeks hearing down to IS.
Many roads which did not include
all classes of employees in previous
submissions have now presented dis
putes in the remaining classes. Until
the new cases are docketed, however
the entire compass of the new case
will not be known, inasmuch as some
roads made separate submissions OF
disputes with each class of employees
while others grouped all disputes into
one appeal.
A decision on the previous wage
case by June IS was declared prob
able by members of the labor board
today. The boards statistical staff
went to work Immediately after the
hearing to summarize and slit the
mass of figures with which both
sides flooded the hearing. large
part of the evidence will be thrown
out on final consideration, it was in
Dictated today. however, because
members consider it irrelevant.
"The weight which exhibits ana
testimony concerning financial man
agement, either past or present. pos
sible economies, waste and purchase
of materials, and such matters VIII
have in making the decision VIII be
equal only to what each lndiVidual
member considers such evidence
worth" public member Of the board
said today. adding that he expected
little consideration to be given that
part of the evidence.
Doubt was also expressed by mem
hers of the board that the plea for a
Giving wage" as advocated by labor,
would play very large part IN the
boards decision
"A living wage will undoubtedly be
taken into consideration" one mem
Der said, ''but people in many indus
tries are living on much less than
the figures named by tho employees
and it will be a matter of determin-
ing what the board considers sutti-
cient for q living wage. Primarily,
of course, the facts enumerated IN the
transportation act will determine the
decision"
The cost of living and wages paid
for similar work in outside indus
tries are the two principal items
named by law to guide the boards
determination of wage schedules.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
Labor Federation
Council to Ask for
Probe Rail Situation

Cincinnati, May 9-The executive
council of the American Federation
OF Labor in session here today de-
Cided to ask the federation to call
upon Congress to authorize a spec
ial public commission to investigate
the entire railroad situation. The
recommendation which will be con-
tanned in the councils annual re-
port to be presented at the annual
convention of the federation in Den
YER on June -, it was learned. asks
that Congress enact legislation pro-
Viding for a commission comprised
of representatives of the public. the
railroad workers. railroad security
holders, railroad executives. shippers,
business and the various other inter-
eStS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
Big Wheat and
Rye Crop Forecast

washington, May 9-This years
winter wheat and rye crops will be
larger than last year, while the hay
crop will be about the same as a
year ago, the department of agri-
cultures May forecasts issued today
Indicate.
Winter wheat acreage showed
much less than average abandon
ment as a result of favorable weather
during the winter and a crop Of
629. 2S7 600 bushels or 100000 bush =
els more than forecast Il month ago.
is estimated on the acreage figures of
the May | canvass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
Steamer Service
on Kennebec Sure
Coming Summer

Bath, May Announcement of the
purchase from the Eastern Steam
ship Lines, Inc, of the steamers, City
OF Rockland, Wiwurna and Catherine
for cash is made by Elwell S. Crosby
of the kennebec Navigation Com
pany. All wharf property of the
company along the Kennebec river
and between this city and Boothbay
also was purchased.
The City of Rockland will provide
service between Boston and Kenne-
bee river points, making three trips
a week, while the other two will ply
between here and Boothbay Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
People in Ruhr I
Region Sullen
Over OCCUPATION

Dusseldorf, May 9.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press As the day approaches
for the possible occupation of addi-
tional German territory by the Allies.
growing more nervous and sullen.
Leaves of officers and soldiers have
been reduced to a minimum and fewer
troops are visible in the street, most
OF them being confined to barracks.
The troops are biIleted in certain dis
tricts of the city. and the Belgian
batteries are trained on the remainder
of Dusseldorf.
French headquarters has informed
Burgomaster Kottgen that the artil-
lery would open fire at the first out
break of rioting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
Alien Rush to u. S.
to Beat New Law

Washington. May 9-s frantic rush
is on from Southeastern Europe to
get into the United States before
immigration restrictions are imposed,
w. w. Husband, commissioner gener-
al of immigration. said today.
American representatives abroad are
able to handle only small lpercen-
tage of the applications for wise of
psports he added, and numbers of
central Europeans are coming
through Mexico and being picked up
on the border.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
B0RAH INSISTS
SENATE ACT ON
DISARMAMENT
Resolution Would Di-
rect President to Call
Conference Allies
Harding Prefers Ambassador
Harvey Take Up Matter
With Allied Supreme Council
Idaho Senator Says in
Question of Taxation

Washington, May 9.-Proposals
loking to naval disarmament will be
pressed in the Senate, notwithstand-
ing the expressed wish of President
Harding that Congress take no ac-
ton on the subject at present, SEN
ator Borah, Republican. Idaho, an
nounced in a statement tonight At
the same time, he said, there was no
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Ma iOrity Assured

Berlin. May 9.-(By The Associated
Press. )-Late tonight the party lead
ers admitted that there would be,
available Tuesday in the Reichstag a.
safe majority in favor of accepting
the allied ultimatum with regard to
reparations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
Warren Paper Help
to Get Cut Nav Is

Westbrook, Me, May 9.-Notices
were posted at the S. d. Warren
Company paper mills today announc-
ing that new schedule of wages
would go into effect May Is. The new
rates approximate those in effect at
the end of 1919 and mean a reduction
of little less than 25 per cent. from
the present scale. Between 1900 and
1000 employees are affected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-10
Forest Fire Raging
Near Fish Hatchery
at Lake Auburn

Auburn, Me, May "a forest fire
which started in the town of Turner
has destroyed several small cottages
on the Auburn Turner road and
threatens the State fish hatchery at
Lake Auburn. Driven through young
pine growth by a high wind it has
proved uncomfortable.