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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-28

entertained this evening at the home
OF Mrs. James Atkins.
Mrs. Ed Jewell Is i'll at her home on
Western avenue.
The regular meeting Of the Fair
field Lodge. I. o. o. F., win be held
this evening. Work In the frst de-
gree will be conferred on class OF
candidates.
There will be . dance at Benton
Grange hall, Tuesday evening.
Miss verna Curtis passed the
weekend at her home In Benton from
Augusta, where she 10 employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Richardson OF
Skowhegan were guests at the home
Of Mr.. Richardson's brotrer, Alton
Richardson Of Benton, Saturday.
Raymond Hail IL confined to his
home on High street by illness.
Miss Gertrude Gerald has returned
to Augusta after being in town with
her parents for several days.
Misses Helen Wescott and Ruth
Dinsmore Of Belfast were weekend
guests Of Miss Edith Knowlton.
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Organized Labor
Urged to Repudiate
SOvietism and Methods

Washington, Feb. 27.-Organized
labor throughout the world, especially
in the United States, is urged to raise
it's voice in protest against the ruth
less persecution and slaughter of Ia
Dor unionists in Soviet Russia" in an
appeal issued here tonight by the
American Federation of Labor.
Let the soviet savages know what
labor of the civilized world thinks OF
their bestial system" the appeal de-
clares. Let every labor organization
in the country respond"
The federation's statement declared
that after trucking" labor ito sup
porting the Soviet regime. Trotzky
and Lenine, it's leaders, began carry
ing out their threats of determination
of the leaders of labor and peasant
parties and also of so-called host
ages d"
1.-THE offense of the labor unionists
was very clear" said the appeal.
'.'They are fundamentally opposed to
the so-called government set up b.
Lenine and his handful of associate
dictators. AS far as is possible under
that ruthless tyranny organized labor
of Russia is everywhere in a state Of
revolt. The organized workers are
doing what they can to reach the
hearts and minds of the laboring
humanity in all countries. but they
are working against Overwhelming
obstacles, refusal of the bread card
which means immediate starvation
for their families, the firing squad,
death torture in prisons. 1t is diff
cult for them even to speak and
decree especially forbidding speeches
at labor union meetings has been is
sued"
The appeal cites at length list Of
charges against the Soviet regime
declaring it has established a system
of slavery" made long hours and
Sunday work compulsory, and has
forbidden strikes.
There has probably never been in
modern times or in any country" the
statement concluded, "a more ruth
less persecution and slaughter of la
Dor unionists than that which is now
taking place in what the Norwegian
labor party calls 'barbarous Soviet
Russia. Things have gone so far
that NJ. Merrheim, secretary Of the
largest French labor union (the Metal
Workers) although an ultra pacfst
and revolutionary syndicalist himself
mas issued an appeal to organized Ia
Dor OF the world, to raise it's voice
In protest. This appeal deserves
response in every country Of the
world and els especially the United
States"
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Funeral Of Psrham s. Head

Funeral services for Perham s.
Head were held at the residence in
Fairfield Center. Saturday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock, Rev f. C. Whittemore
of this city officiating. There was an
abundance of beautiful flowers and
many of Mr.. Heald's old friends from
this city were present to pay their
respects to the deceased. The re-
mains were brought to Pine Grove
cemetery. where a Masonic service
was held. conducted by Willard r.
Jones, worshipful master. A body of
Grand Army men were also present
at the cemetery to do honor to their
deceased comrade with whom they
fought years ago. The bearers were
Frank Redington, l.. E. Thayer, C.
IIaroy Jones and Frank E. Haines.
Burial was In Pine Grove cemetery.
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Lewiston. Me-, Feb. 27.-Dr. Lyman
G. Jordan, professor of chemistry and
biology at Bates College since 1889
died suddenly at local hospital to.
night. He was born at OtisfleId
March IL. 1915; was graduated from
Bates IN 1870 and that year became
principal of the Nichols Latin school
Four years later he was elected prin-
cipal Of the Lewiston High school
later named Jordan High. in his hon
or He remained at the head of the
school fifteen years, resigning to ac-
cept professorship at Bates.
He Is survived by two sons, Ewyn
Jordan, manager Of the Jordan Lum-
Der Company at Alfred, and Rev
wayne Jordan. now engaged in e
N. G. A. Work in China.
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Henry Wants Date
Fixed TO Settle
Ford Newberry Fight

Detroit, Feb. 27--A telegram urging
the Senate elections committee to set
date for taking of the balance of
testimony in the Newberry- Ford
election contest and asking that
further witnesses be called. was sent
tonight by Henry Ford to Senator
Spencer, chairman Of the elections
committee. The telegram follows:
MAY l again respectfully urge that
your committee name date for TAX
ing the balance of the testimony in
the main case of Newberry- Ford
election contest and grant the sub
poenas for the witnesses. OF whom a
list was furnished you several weeks
ago. am well aware that senators
have been very busy. but for more
than a year We have been urging
this, and what business is more i'm
portant than to ascertain whether a
seat in the Senate has been acquired
by the expenditure of vast sums of
money and incidentally the lawful
claimant kept out of 1t.
II am again urging that the pen
dency of the criminal case lin the
United States Supreme court can not
and should not defer action by the
Senate, because manffestly any de-
cision by the court would not be
binding either upon the Senate or
upon the claimant. That case de-
penis upon the technicalities OF
criminal law, which can not dispose
of or determine the great fundamen-
tai principle involved in my contest
Announcement that the telegram
had been sent was made by Alfred
Lucking, Mr.. Ford's counsel.
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JAPS BELIEVE
HAVE RIGHT TO
YAP MANDATORY

Toxic, Feb. 26-(By The Associ-
ated Press)-Japan will insist upon
it's mandatory to the island of zap,
according to authoritative Japanese
opinion. The protest Of the United
States government to council of the
League of Nations has aroused great
interest in Japan as a new move on
matter which has been unsuccess-
fully discussed directly by, the gov
ernments of Japan and the United
States.
1t is explained here that Japan
bases her mandatory on the final de-
cision of the supreme council in May
1919, which handed over the German
Islands north of the Equator to ia
pan without mention of reservations.
If President Wilson made oral res
ervations regarding zap at previous
deliberations of the council it is de-
clared that Japan was not repre-
sented and has no official cognizance
Of this.
Japan will take the stand that the
mandatory means control of the
cables on the same status as Ger
many prior to the war, during the
war Japan diverted the zap end of
the cable from Shanghai to the
Loo Choo (Lieu-Kiu) Islands, be-
tween Japan and 'Formosa, for ad-
ministrative purposes. Therefore,
cable communication from America
to Shanghai by way of Guam and
zap does not exist.
1t is understood that Japan has
suggested to the United States to lay
cable direct TO Shanghai from
Guam as substitute for the zap
route.
Among the newspapers, the Nichi
Nichi takes the view thAs the Unit
ed States is in no position to inter-
fere because it ha7 cot ratified the
peace treaty and has lot entered the
League of Nations. But, it adds,
considering Americas share in win
ming the war, it would be immoral not
to consider the contentious of Amer
lea.
The Hochi Shimbun says that
Americas absence from the League
does not imply that she renounces
the right to question L:.ogue deci-
sions affecting important world mat
farS
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COLBY COLLEGE
Oak Grove Wins Track
Meet With Lawrence High

The first of Coach Mike Ryan's pro-
jected all-winter series Of High
school and preparatory school track
meets was held last Saturday after
noon on the board track and in the
Colby gymnasium. The meet was In
some respects an accommodation af-
fair, as Lawrence High of Fairfield
came down to accommodate the Oak
Grove team. taking the place Of the
men from Waterville High, who were
unable to compete. The meet was
fast and interesting. and some of the
school boys showed decided aptitude
as track and field men. Moody, of
Oak Grove, who won the thousand
yard run. showed up very well as a
runner for that distance. The meet
was won by Oak Grove by a score of
of 81 points to IL, although Law
renee, though, not as well prepared
for the contest as were the men from,
Vassalbero, put up a good fight all
the way. The following is a sum-
mary of the events:
High jump, won by Taylor, Oak
Grove, 4 feet inches: Lawry, Law
renee, second; Decatur, Oak Grove
third.
Shot put. won by Wilson. Oak
Grove, Il feet, inches: Odlin, Oak
Grove. second; Baird, Oak Grove,
third.
Broad jump, won by Lawry, Law
renee, feet, inches: Taylor. Oak
Grove. second: Odlin. Oak Grove,
third. tea
Forty yard dash. finals. won by De-
catur. Oak Grove: Lawry. Lawrence,
second; Tansey, Oak Grove, third.
One. thousand yard run, won by
Moody, Oak Grove: Wyman. Oak
Grove, second; DORIAN, Lawrence.
third.
Relay race. won by Oak Grove, De-
catur. Tansey. Odlin, Taylor.
Clerk Of course, L. HI. Cook. Field
Judge, ]. H., Morse. Referee. c. A.
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SON OF EX-JAP PREMIER
FIGHTS OFF ASSASSINS

i Toxic. Feb. 26.--An attack by seven
assaiiants upon Hachiro Saionji, son
OF Marquis ,Saionji, former premier
and head of the Japanese delegation
at the Paris peace conference, in
which the victim was seriously in
jured, was announced by the news
papers in extra editions today.
The attack occurred at the home oil
the ex-Premier's son, who defended
himself with his sword and despite
his injuries put his ASSISTANTS to rout
Hachiro Saionji accompanied his
father abroad in the latter part OIL
1913 and was with him in Paris dur
ing the peace negotiations. He now
is attached to the Imperial court.
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FAIRFIELD

There will be a meeting at the Law
renee High school assembly hall on
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock for all
women interested in learning about
town affairs. George T. Chapman
will give an instructive talk on
Town Civics." All men will be well
coined and all women urged to be
present
Mrs. Charles benjamin has been
with relatives in Fort Fairfield for
several months. hes returned to her
home on Summit street.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin. Gaylord OF
Clinton were the guests of relatives
in town yesterday.
Miss Blanche Webster of Augusta
passed the weekend In town with
friends.
Mrs. H. E. Ballard has gone to
Dexter, where she will visit relatives.
Charles w. rooler passed the week
end in town with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Holt have re-
turned from Boston, where they
have been for two weeks. Mr. Holt
having been receiving treatment on
his eyes.
Mrs. Althea Quimby Of Turner,
State president Of NE w. c. T. u,
who spoke at the Methodist church
last evening. was the guest of Mrs.
Flora Files while in town.
Mrs. r. S. Spaulding passed the
weekend in Skowhegan. with her
daughter, Miss Edith Spaulding, who
is employed there.
Chester L. Nelson went to Portland
yesterday, accompanying friends who
had been visiting here for several
days.
Miss Madeline Salla, who is en-
ployed in Augusta, passed the week
end at the home of her aunt, Mrs. A.
c. Ladd
Mrs. Everett Woodman has recov-
cred from an illness of tonsilitis.
The Past and Present club win b.
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Fair Attractions Booked

Three free attraction were booked
on Saturday for the Central Maine
FAi rfrom J. Harry Allen Of New
York, who was here for the day.
Many attractions were offered and
those selected were Calvert, high
wire man, who does stunts on q
trained pigs. 10 Of them, which Mr..
Allen says are wonders. singularly
intelligent and able to do most any
thing; and the McLarens, gymnasts,
who are said to be great attrac-
ton. These people will show on the
platform across from the grand
stand, making a diversion between
heats of the horse racing.
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VILLAGE COP
Continued from Page ons)

overseas, is an amateur detective. hav-
Ing taken q correspondents school
course in the art OF catching crimi-
nails. He intimated tonight that he
would give 500 OF his reward to
James Dennis, his buddy in France,
who first called his attention to Dali
ton.
Both Young Draper and his father
were kept busy today posing for news
paper photographers who were aided
by Mrs. Draper, the wife Of the con-
stable.
PA, pin your star on the outside
of your. coat so they will know you are
an officer of the law" was her sug-
gestion, and Draper lost no time in
complying.
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" BODIES
tcentinusd from psss onel

. Il -.
BY the west bound, fiyer and both en-
CINE. plunged down an embankmens.
Tue engineer and fifem&n Of the
NoE York Central train were killed.
The engineer was Claude johnson OF
Elkhart, Ind.
Il 1t is believed that virtually all OF
the dead were in two Of the Michigan
Central coaches which were demol-
ished when the New York Central
train hit It.
The only dead known on the New
York Central train were the two IN
ginemen. The engineer of the Michi-
gan Central train is missing. 1t was
reported that he leaped from his cab
when he saw the oncoming New York
Central train.
The tracks of the two railroads in
tersect here at sharp angle, being
almost parallel. The Michigan Gen.
trail train was believed to have start
ed across the intersection and than
to have been derailed. The towerman
was blamed by railroad officials for
allowing the Michigan Central train
to attempt to cross ahead of the west
bound train.
A few persons living at this juno
ton Immediately began the work of
rescue. using lanterns in their search
for the dead and injured. Relief
trains arrived from Michigan City and
Chicago about an hour after the
wreck, carrying nurses and doctors.
The Victims weretaken to Gary and
TO Michigan City.
Identification Of many of the bod
les was impossible because of their
| mangled condition.
There were no physicians here and
first aid was given the injured only
by passengers.
The scene Of the wreck is at the
| exact spot where a circus train was
demolished and so persons killed
several years ago. The circus train
was running on the New York Gen.
trail tracks and the Michigan Central
train crashed into it.
The block signal automatically
set derailing switch. When the
Michigan Central train failed to heed
the signal against it, it struck the
derailing switch and ploughed along
the ties for 800 feet before il
stopped. with the wooden coach d.
rectly on the track in front of the
on-coming New York Central train
which hit it squarely and then
ploughed it's way through the wreck
age before it could be stopped.
The telephone operator at the To-
cal exchange sent out an emergency
call, and farmers for miles around
gathered at the scene to aid in the
work of rescue.
| All of the victims. so far as
known, except the two members OF
the New York Central engine crew,
were occupants of the wooden day
coach and were mostly residents OF
Illinois. Indiana and Michigan poitns.
Sixteen of the bodies have been re-
moved to Chesterton, Ind.
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to England. Chancellor Fehrenbach
and many ofthe lesser government ofii-
Gals babe the delegation farewell At
the station.
Major General Won Seeeht. the CHIEF
Of stan. travelled in multi. and there
was not singue uniform or high hat
observed among the delegation, which
more resembled o crowd Of business
men than diplomatic mission.
The chancellor and DR.. Simons both
appeared to be in especially good spir-
its. laughing and joking as photograph
ers snapped the farewell scenes.
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Maine Athletic Asso'n.
Shifts State Meet

The Maine intercollegiate Athletic
association met yesterday in the
Elmwood hotel and the following
slate of officers was elected: Presi-
dent, Virgil McGorrill, Bowdoin;
first vice president, Herbert w. FL
held, Maine: second vice president,
Maurice. Dean. Bates; secretary.
Thomas G. Grace, Of Colby.
The chief business before the
meeting was consideration of !. the
matter of changing the place of the
Maine Intercollegiate track meet,
which is to be held next spring. The
meet was to have been held on Sew
ems field at Colby, but instead will
be put on at Whittier field in
Brunswick. Colby's new track, which
was in process construction last fall
will not be in suitable shape for
such meet. The meet will be held
Saturday the 14th of May, one week
before the New England Intercol-
legiate Meet.
Discussion took place concerning a
proposed change in the present one
year rule, but was laid on the table
On motion of Grace of Colby. The
Association has got into communica-
ton with Harvard. Yale and Prince
ton, where a very efficient form of the
rule is in operation, and at the next
meeting, it is expected that some
action will be taken on the matter,
which has been dead weight in
Maine college athletics for some time.
A motion was carried to admit the
duly constituted bands of colleges to
the number of 20 pieces to athletic
contests free of charge. After this
business. the meeting was adjourned.
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Wranele Over Reward, Perhaps

Bloomington. Ill, Feb. 27.--James
c. Dennis, chauffeur for a lumber
company. who gave ride to william
Dalton, the Chicago bond thief. when
he fed to Heyworth. today engaged
attorneys who made formal claim on
the Northern Trust Co. for the whole
of the $4,000 reward which was paid
to Paul E. Draper, son of the Heyworth
constable who actually made the ar
rest. Draper has announced that he
will give part of the reward to Dem
mis- but has not stated the amount,
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Rockefeller Gives Half
Million for China Relief

New York, Feb. 27.-Americas re-
lief fund for China's starving mil
lions received $780, 900 today from the
Rockefeller fortune. Half this amount
was contributed by John d. Rookie
Teller, Jr., and the other half came
from the Laura Spellman Rockefel-
Ter fund. it was announced by the
American committee for China relief.
These contributions brought the to-
tai amount received by the commit
tee and nine denominations to s2,710,-
758
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NO APPARENT WRONG
ON PART OF GERMANS

Berlin, Feb. 27.-The eight German
delegates to, the conference with the
Allies In London. headed by Foreign
Minister Simons and accompanied by
a staff of some SO secretaries and
clerksand a party of seven German
newspapermen. left Berlin quietly at
noon today on special train. en- route
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The following are the records; High
team total, Phi Delta Theta. 1899;
three string team total, Phi Delta
Theta, 1872: high single, string. Bert
Merrill, Delta Epsilon, 1873; high three
string total Percy Lovely, lambda
Chi Alpha, $685.
The schedule for this week is as fol-
lows:
Monday-Delta Epsilon Va, Zet Psi.
Tuesday-Lambda Chi Alpha VS.. Al
pha Tau Omega.
Wednesday--Delta Kappa Epsilon
VS.. Phi Delta Theta.
Thursday-Pi Delta Phi VS.. Zeta
Psi.
Friday-Phi Delta Theta VS.. Delta
Epsilon.
Saturday-Lambda Chi Alpha VS..
Delta Kappa Epsilon.
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Portland Churches Observe Union

Portland, Me-, Feb. 27-Services Of
recognition of the union of the Higf
Street Congregational church win
the State Street church of the same
denomination two of the Oldest IN
the State, were held today. Rev
DR.. Henry s, Bradley. pastor of inc
state street, and Rev. w. III. Nous
ley, former pastor at High street
conducted the exercises. The Hlgn
street church was established in 1SSV
and the State street, which was ~
offshoot of it, in 1852.
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

Patients discharged Saturday from
the Augusta General hospital were
Charles L. Hutchinson of Richmond
surgical. and Mrs. Ruth Mitten ana
infant daughter. of Augusta. Curtis
Ray Towns of Belgrade Lakes was
admitted Saturday for surgical treat
ment and on Sunday Miss Elizabeth
Lincoln of Augusta was admitted FOR
surgical treatment.
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Mexico School supt. Dies

Mexico. Me-. Feb. 27.--John j. How
ard, 80. died today after a weeks lf
ness Of pneumonia. He was nativs
OF Vermont and had been superinten,
dent of schools for Mexico. Andove''
Roxbury and Byron for the past sT'
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-28

Mrs. Susan Anna Hussey Of Vas
salboro, % years Of age. died 1t her
home Saturday forenoon. Funeral
services win be held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the home. Rev. q.
ID. Milbury viii oinciate. Burial will
be at vassalhoYo.