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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16

The next Democratic State con-
vention will be held in this city dur
ing the last week in March, 1922, the
exact date to be determined by Louis
J. Brann of Lewiston, the chairman
of the committee. This decision was
reached after long conference of
the committee which was held at the
Augusta house Tuesday. The State
committee selected Hon. James B.
Perkins of Boothbay Harbor, for
mery prohibition director for Maine,
as the temporary chairman OF the
convention.
The convention will have approx
mately 1900 delegates. The basis of
representation will be a delegate for
each city, town and plantation in
the State and an additional delegate
for every so votes and fraction there
of cast for the Democratic candidate
for governor in 1920.
The various counties were repre-
scented as follows at the meeting of
the State committee Tuesday:
Androscoggin, Louis J. Brann.
Lewiston; Aroostook, William r..
Pattangall of Augusta, proxy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
HUGHES PLAN MAY Be FORERuNNER
FULL AND COMPLETE DISARMAMENT
DONATIONS THROUGHOUT WORLD

as much money as the people of this
country are going to insist on saw
ing when they no longer need to fear
war, it will be necessary to take ad-
vantage of the safety which is the
real heart of the Hughes program.
and reduce naval expenditures to a
much smaller limit than the plan per-
mits.
In Effect, Complete Disarmament
This future result of the adoption
Of the Hughes plan would be likely to
go really the whole length in the di-
rection of disarmament AS soon as
one realizes that his rope~is so short
that he cannot reach the other fellow
anyhow he loses his objections to
making 1T even shorter. The great
outstanding thing about the Hughes
proposal is that it makes war i'm
possible with the existing armament
that any nation will have. The psy-
Geological effect of this would be ex-
actly the same as that Of complete
disarmament. Ultimately the Hughes
plan would be most likely to reduce
Continued on Page 5-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
BY Mark Sullivan

National Political Correspondent Of
the New York Evening Post
Washington, Nov, 15-It must be
taken for granted that there are flu,
ture implications in the Hughes dis
armament proposal not revealed in
the text. In some respects these i'm
plications are fully as important as
the proposed step itself. In fact, it is
not too much to say, among other
things. that the future effect Of the
Hughes plan would be practically the.
same as universal and complete dis
armament.
1t is these future implications
which the militarists of some of the
nations, not great in number but high
in power, foresee more quickly than
the general public does and are made
uncomfortable thereby. Already, in
the great note of public approval we
are hearing little mouse-like squeaks
about labor thrown out of employ
ment by the closing Of shipyards,
about professional naval morale de-
stroyed about national pride hurt by
the scrapping of great historic ships
and the like, and about the loss
a grotesque idea-involved in scrap
ping a battleship on which million
pounds has been spent already.
In the situation as it stands at this
hour, the aspect of the Hughes plan
which has the most important bear
iot f,,fil &c tEot tho noyt
ten years or more it establishes
relatively of arma ment among the
three Powers concerned. 1t is out of
this fixing of relatively that the most
hopeful results for the future are to
be expected. After the Hughes pro-
posal. or any modification of it, is in
effect, it will be quickly realized that
there will not be much use in any of
the great Powers maintaining even
as much armament as this arrange
ment leaves them.
Just as soon as each of the nations
realizes that it is on a secure de-
fensive basis, and that no one Of the
others is in a position to conduct
war against it. at the same moment
it will he realized that there is no
use of maintaining even as much ar
mament as the Hughes arrange
ment accords to each nation. Ger
tainly the United States will be quick
to realize this. If the present pro-
gram is adopted. it is to be expected
that within six months the United
States would tie up in the docks full
ly half of the vessels permitted to us,
and would man them with only skel-
eton crews. 1t is almost equally GER
tain that the other nations would do
the same. In the case of the United
States, this can be the more certain
~ predicted because the money saw
ing achieved by the United States in
the Hughes plan will not really be so
great as has been commonly taken
for granted in the hurried figuring of
the last two or three days. To save
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16

Washington, Nov. Enlargement
on excise and soft drink taxes was
reached today by the house. and SEN
ate conferees on the tax revision bill.
After striking out the senate propos-
al for four per cent. manufacturers
tax on perfumes, essences, extracts,
toilet waters and the like, the man
ayers agreed to the excise taxes as
finally approved by the senate. They
are:
Automobile trucks and automobile
wagons, including parts and Access
series, three per cent.
Other automobiles and motorcycle.
ircluding parts and accessories, five
per cent.
Tires. inner-tubes, parts or Access
series for motor vehicles sold to any
person other than a manufacturer or
a producer of motor vehicles five per
cent.
Cameras weighing not more than
100 pounds and lenses for such CAM
eras. ten per cont.
Photographic films and plates.
other than moving picture films, five
per cent.
Candy, three per cent.
Firearms, shells, etc, ten per cent.
Hunting and bowie knives, ten per
cent.
Dirk knives. daggers, sword canes.
stillettoes and brass or metallic
knuckles, 100 per cent.
Cigar and cigarette holders or COM
posed of wholly or in part of meer-
schaum or amber. humidors and
smoking stands. ten per cent.
Automatic slot device vending ma
chimes, five per cent. and automatic
slot device weighing machines, ten
per cent
Liveries and livery boots and hats
ten per cent.
Hunting and shooting garments
and riding habits, ten per cent.
Yachts and motor boats, not de-
signed for trade or fishing, or nation
al defense and pleasure boats and
pleasure canoes. if sold for more than
800, ten per cent.
A manufacturers tax of five per
cent. of so much of the price for
which the following named articles
are sold or leased as is in excess OF
the price specified as to each article:
Carpets and rugs. including fiber
$3.50 per square yard in the case OF
carpets and Sc per square yard in the
case of rugs.
Trunks, s35 each.
Valises, travelling bags. suiteases.
hat boxes used by travellers, and fitted
toilet cases. so5 each.
Purses, pocketbooks, shopping and
handbags, IS each.
Portable lighting fixtures. including
lamps of all kinds and lampshades
$40 each. and fans, 81 each.
Excise taxes now in force. the re-
peal of which is agreed upon are:
Articles made of fur. 10 per cent.
Musical instruments, five per cent.
Sporting instruments, five per cent
Sporting goods. including pool and
billiard tables, 10 per cent.
Chewing gum. five per cent.
Portable electric fan-, five per cent.
Moving picture films five per cent.
Thermos and thermostatic bottles
and jugs, five per cent.
Retail (luxury) taxes on articles of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
ACCEPT us. PROPOSALS
AS BASIS DISCUSSION
POWERS ON ARMAMENTS
NAB MAIL HOLD-:uP
SUSPECT ABOUT TO
SAIL ON AQU|TAN|A

New York, Nov. 15-Bert r. Chap
Boston was arrested today as he was
sailing for Europe on the Aquitania,
charged with disposing of securities
which were part of the loot of mail
truck hold-up in Los Angeles, March
5. The arrest was made by Califor-
MIA post office inspectors who have
been working on the case since June.
The post Office inspectors, George
r. Cellar and Clarke f. Webster of
the San Francisco district, said that
Chapman had been under Surveillance
since he reserved accommodations on
the Aquitania several days go.
Securities valued at $4,000, alleged
to be part Of the loot from the Los
Angeles hold-up. were traced to him,
the inspectors said. Half were bonds
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy Railroad and half foreign securi-
ties. The latter, it was added. were
recovered while the sale of the for
mer through a Boston concern drew
suspicion to Chapman.
While the robbery occurred March
8, it was not until June IA. that the
securities appeared in Boston. How
they were transported across the
country is a mystery, the inspector
added, as no trace can be obtained of
them going through the mail.
Full details of the evidence against
Chapman were withheld. but the in
spectors said they expected to prove
he was the man who disposed of the
railroad bonds and attempted to sell
the foreign securities. He iwill be
arraigned tomorrow before q United
States commissioner, charged with
violation OF Section 1914 of the penal
code.
When arrested on the ,Aquitania,
Chapman made vigorous protest.
the officers said, and when under
cross examination at the general post
office denied the charges but offered
what the inspectors termed "unsatis-
factory explo nations"
Two women who accompa MED him
to the pier We're questioned by the
inspectors but were not detained.
| The Los Angeles mail robbery took
place in the early evening. truck
carrying mail from the general post
office to the Santa Fe depot was held
up, and securities worth approximate
( ~ $500. 900 were stolen.
! Their Investigations in Boston. the
, inspectors added. disclosed that Chap
/ patton. although he stated he was an
automobile salesman. The address
on his passport was 1914 Chelsea
street, East Boston. The paper grant
ed him permission to travel in Eng
! land. France. Italy and several other
countries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
AGED WOMAN
RESCUED FROM
KENNEBUNK FIRE

Kennebunkport, Me, Nov. 15.-Miss
Emeline Mitchell, "a, was rescued by
fire men today when the home OF
Henry Mitchell at North Kennebunk-
port caught fire from burning auto
mobile on the State road. The house
and ell We're destroyed with loss of
5000, but chemical from this viii
lage saved the barn. The automobile
belonged to Maurice Duckerk of
Portland and he did not know it was
ablaze until informed by a passing
automobiles. Abandoning the car,
he ran to a house to telephone for
help and while gone, the Mitchell
house was set fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan
Pledge Adherence to Hughes Plan
Admiral Group to Study and
Report on Naval Slash

Washington, Nov. 15-(By A. Pr
Formally accepting lin principle and
spirit" the American proposals for
reducing and limiting naval arma-
ments. Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan today pledged their ad-
herence and began discussion of de-
tails.
Japan wants more than the so per
cent. as compared to the United
States and Great Britain, which the
original proposal would allow her.
, France and Italy want to be taken
into consideration at the outset and
not wait for disposal of the question
as it affects the big three. Moreover
both France and Italy feel that they
should be permitted to increase
rather than decrease their sea forces
to bring them up to a figure compar-
able with what is being allowed the
others.
Great Britain. as previously out
lined, wants the replacement pro-
gram spread over a period of years
rather than taken up at the end of
a 10 year holiday and she wants fur
ther reduction and definite limita-
tons on submarines.
After a session of little more than
an hour, the conference after hear
ing addresses Of general acceptance
by Arthur j. Balfour, for the British !;
Baron Admiral kato, for Japan:
Senator Schanzer, for Italy: and
? Premier BRAND for France, adjourn
ed to meet again on the call of Secre-
tary Hughes. and the newly appoint
ed committee on naval armament
went into secret session.
The result of the latter meeting
! was to refer the matter of naval
, limitations to committee Of adj
mirals to be presided over by Theo-
| dcre Roosevelt, assistant secretary of
! the navy, which will make an ex-
| pert report on the American propos-
! ais and also make recommendations
| for amendments of the detail. The
! committee was authorized to con-
! slider fixing the naval strengths OF
, Italy and France at the same time
| with the United States, Great Britain
! and Japan.
! This official communique was the
| only report of the proceedings of the
, closed session:
1.-The first meeting Of the commit
tee on limitation of armament was
| held in the Pan-American building
| at p. NJ
There were present the delegates
| of the United States Of America, the
| British Empire. France, Italy and
| Japan, with a secretary for each
| delegation and the secretary genera
! of the conference, who was chosen
secretary of the committee.
! "a SUBJ committee composed of one
| technical adviser for each of the five
powers was constituted to take under
! immediate Amusement the questions
raised by the proposal of the United
| States for a limitation of naval arm
aments and to report to the commit
! tee from time to time the progress of
, their deliberations. The sub COM
| mittee is composed OF the following
Col Roosevelt, Admiral Beatty, Vice
| Admiral DePon. Vice Admiral Acton
and Vice Admiral kato, with full
| power Of substitution for each adj
wiser. At the suggestion of Mr.. Bal
/ four it was agreed that Col. Roose-
| Welt should act as chairman of this
| SUBJ committee.
| THE committee adjourned to meet
! at the call OF the chairman"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
General Forecast

A disturbance of marked intensity
had its center Tuesday night over
New. Foundland and was moving
eastward and another disturbance Of
widespread influence is central over
Colorado. The former disturbance
during Monday night caused snow
and rain in the North Atlantic States
and\in the region of the Great Lakes.
Pressure is now high throughout the
Atlantic states.
Temperatures remain below normal
in the Middle Atlantic and New Eng
land states and in the region of the
Great Lakes.
Winds north of Sandy Hook-Fresh
westerly. fair weather "wednesday. :,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Harding to Get u
Report on Porto Rico

q Washington, Nov. 15-Gov. f. Mont
Reilly is returning from Porto Rico
to take report to President Hard
ing upon the Islands affairs, it was
said authoritatively today. There is
no thought, it was added, Of recalling
Gov. Reilly.
Mr.. Reilly has found difficult sit
uation arising out of the determine
ton of a group Of Porto Ricans to
seek independence and the steps that
he has taken to meet it are to be dis
cussed with President Harding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Surry Man Held
for killing Man
Mistaken for Deer

Ellsworth. Me-. Nov. 15-Frank
in the municipal court to carelessly
and ncgligently shooting, on Armis-
tice Day while hunting, Leon Lord of
Surry, whose body was found in the
woods Sunday. He was held under
$1,000 bonds for the grand jury at the
April term of court.
Arrangement followed his alleged
confession to the county attorney
earlier in the day that he had mis-
taken Lord for deer. then run
away. Saunders is about 80, married
and has four children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
RUMFORD PAPER
WORKERS FINED
FOR PICKETING

Rumford, Me, Nov. 15.-Six forme~
employees of the International Paper
Co. were fined $50 each for contemr:
by Associate Justice John A. Morrill,
of the supreme court today at the
conclusion of a hearing when thei:
plea was changed to guilty They
We're Edward J. Harpe, Alyre Gallant
Peter Moore. William Sheehan, Bev-
erly Elliott and John Oullctte.
Evidence showed they picketed the
mill after a temporary injunction was
granted. ordering the strikers not to
interfere with the operation of the
mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Maryland Ends
Test Off ROckland

Rockland. Me, Nov. 15.-The cleo
trically driven super-Drea dnaught
Maryland, giant Of Uncle Sans Navy.
completed her Standardization test to-
day and put to sea for her endurance
and economy trials. These were to
include a 20-hour run at full speed
and sprints of four hours each at 1s
IL and IL knot speed. A stop will
be made at Boston, where fuel oil
viii be taken on and the members Of
the trial board will disembark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Arrest Hold-Up
Suspect at Boston

Boston. Nov. 1.-THE police TO-
night arrested Samuel Miller Of the
Dorchester district in connection with
the robbery at revolver point Of John
A. Mcdonald Waterman at sasolene
station on the night of October Is.
Miller. officers said, had been ldentihed
by Mcdonald as the man who held
the weapon while two comrades took
$3.50 from him. Miller was released
on $4,000 bail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Georgetown Notes
Quakes to the South

Washington. Nov. ia pronounced
earthquake shock was registered on
the seismograph at Georgetown Uni
versity today, the estimated distance
of the disturbance being 1900 miles
from Washington and probably to the
south, The trsmors began at ISL r.
NJ, attained their maximum intensity
at 4.01 and ended at sos o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
POrtiand-BOund
Schooner Aground
Off Bay State Coast

Vineyard Haven, Mass, Nov. ID
The schooner Sintram. from Norfolk
for Portland, Me. was still aground
tonight east of the hedge fence shoal.
where she struck this forenoon. The
coast guard cutter Acushnct and a
wrecking tug were to try to float her
at midnight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Hunter Dies in
Woods Near Rangeley

Eumford. Me-, Nov. 15-The body
Of A. Frederick Currier, Ga, Of West
Medford, Mass, was found In the
woods near Rangeley today. Death
1t is believed, was due to exhaustion
and cold. He went into the woods
saturday with party of friends.
The hunters separated. When Cur
fler failed to return to camp that
night. search was made and contin-
ued three days before the body was
found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Bangor Republicans
Name Day for Mayor

Bangor, Me, Nov. l5.-Bangor Re-
publicans tonight nominated Hon.
Albert r. Day for mayor. There was
no opposition. The election falls on
December II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
M0rningstar Wins
Over Billiard
Champion of Belgium

Chicago, Nov. 15-Ora Morn'ngstar,
the veteran player of San Diego. Cal,
today defeated Edouard Horemans.
champion Of Belgium, 400 TO III. in
the worlds 1872 balkline billiard cham
pionship tournament. Morningstar had
run Of 145. while Horemans had two
runs of SO and g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
THE WEATHER
FAIR

Northern New England: Fair
Wednesday. Thursday cloudy and
warmer, probably snow or rain.
South NewsEngland and Eastern
New York: Fair Wednesday, Thurs
day cloudy and warmer, probably
rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
and warmer, probably followed, by
rain: moderate variable winds be-
coming east and southeast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
Charge Justice Pierce
Guilty Illegal Acts in
1918--AIIen |ndict-
ment Claims Stole
S154in Case Sew
era| Years Ago

c ase s'Pres zen t e d
Through Office Dis
trict Atty. Pelletier,
Himself also in Court
in Disbarment Pro-
Gee gs- Asks
Postponement Cases
Until After Decem-
Der Elections
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16

Interesting reading-that's what 10
found on the Classified Ad. page Of
the journal. because this is where
money is saved. And Of course
that's interesting.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-04
From Linden

Clark Gardner has rented the
0. d. Flake ranch for the COM
ing year.
A bright little girl arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Rhoton on Oct. 26.
N. ID. Kartchner and son. Mil
lard. made a trip to Winslow
with vegetables last week.
DIR. and Mrs. A. F. Switzer of
Holbrook made trip to Linden
last week in search of wild game.
Ed Gardner and Thos. Cooper
of Snowflake were in this sec
ton the first of the week on a
wild game hunt.
Lawrence Rogers has rented
the Chase Rogers ranch and
Willard Rogers has rented Jas.
h. Frost's place.
For a week most of the Lin
den farmers turned out as cow
boys. The cattle were rounded
up, some sold and others put on
the winter range.
The district school of Linden
had a halloween party Friday,
Oct. 28. The ghosts and goblins
were seen at their tricks. The
witch told many an amusing
fortune Ito believe or no to be-
lieve).
Miss Lois Gardner has gone
to Snowflake to attend the S. S.
A. for the coming school year.
Mrs. Tina, Miss Viva and Tay-
lor Gardner accompanied her
down to make a short visit with
relatives and friends.
Chas Cook and Jas. Williams
made a trip Saturday to Linden
in search Of deer and wild tur-
key. While coming up they got
on the wrong road, hit a high
stump which threw Williams
through the windshield, cutting
two bad gashes in his face.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-04
Big New York City Helps
Bunch Of Migrants (?)

The police swept down on 200
men sleeping in a New York
park the other night and ar
rested 81 of them. When they
were arraigned n ext day
charged of vagrancy, resentment
showed on every face. Then a
surprise met them.
The magistrate, after hearing
the detectives complaints, pro-
ceeded to question every man
separately. 1t developed that
nearly all of them were decent
men, in hard luck and honestly
seeking employment. They were
not sleeping on park benches
for the fun of it-a fact which
might have been inferred in the
first place. One-ffth of them
were honorably discharged SOL
diers and sailors.
AS those stories were unfold
ed, every person in that court
room found his sympathies en-
listed. The judge, instead Of
sentencing the prisoners. emp
tied his pockets to get them
nights decent lodging. Spec
tators did likewise. Hardened
detectives volunteered to help
them find jobs. Every man left
the courtroom cheered up and
with a better chance of finding
work next day.
Law and society gained as
much as the prisoners did. If
men out of jobs everywhere
were treated in so human way,
there would be incomp2rably
less bitterness at the bottom of
our industrial system, and less
menace in hard times. -Nogales.
Morning Democrat.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-04
Advises How TO Protect
Young Evergreen Trees

Albuquerque. Oct. 31st. Her
man Krauch of the u. S. Forest
Service, who was in charge of
the Gallinas Forest Nursery last
spring when Douglas fir and
Englemen spruce seedlings were
distributed to the public for or
namental planting, now tells how
to keep them alive over winter.
Mr.. Krauch says: People
who planted evergreen trees
received from the Forest Service
last spring are advised to keep
the soil in moist condition dur
ing the dry fall season. This is
essential because, unlike broad
leaved trees which shed their
leaves, evergreenS continue to
transpire water and this must
be constantly replaced through
the roots. Failure to take this
precaution may result in the
death of many trees during the
winter. 1t is we'll to place a
mulch of leaves or dead grass
about the base of the trees in
order to keep the ground from
freezing. Where severe winter
conditions obtain, it is also ad-
yisable to give the planted trees
some form of protection from
the wind. This is best accom-
plished by placing bit of brush
over the tops. The idea is to
give protection yet not entirely
shut out the light.
This treatment should be re-
peated each fall for few years,
that is, until the roots of the
trees have become we'll deyel-
oped. After that, no further
treatment. except mulchlng-
which is always beneficial-ls
necessary.