davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-05

and then have the Democrats run the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-22
NAVY ESTIMATES
HELD OVER FOR
NEXT CONGRESS

Washington, Nov. PA defici-
ency appropriation bill carrying APP
proXimately s104.000,000 or $4,000
900 less than the $l90,000,O00 request
ed by various government depart
ments was reported today by the
House appropriations committee. The
navy asked for s27,o00,000 and was
granted nothing. while the veterans
bureau which requested Sl21,o00,0OO
was allotted s65,00O0 900.
The naval estimates after sub
mission were withdrawn by Secre-
tary DENLY who, according to re-
port of hearings held by the COM
mttec. said that consideration of all
these items may We'll wait until the
next regular session of Congress"
The deficiency bill, as reported
provides that 0000,000 of the
amount allowed the veterans bureau
is to be used for vocational training
and the $25,000,0 900 balance is to go
for disqualification The treasury
department is to receive $26.000,oDD
of which s23, 100000 is for refunding
of internal revenue taxes erroneous
ly collected.
A total of s6,500,000 is carried for
the postal service, while the depart
ment of agriculture is allotted $34l,-
900 for fighting forest fires, s15o,00o
for combating the pine beetle and
SAT 500 for enforcing the future trad
ing act. The labor department is to
receive 1856, 900 for regulating immi-
grafton and an additional $4,000 for
the Ellis Island, New York, immi-
grafton station.
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French Bluebeard
Strangled Dogs
with WaXed Cord

Versailles. Nov. 2l.-(BN A. y
Bones of the two dogs which be
longed to Mile. Marchandier, one OF
the eleven alleged victims of Blue
beard" Landru. again figured prom
inently in today's session of Ian
dru's trial for murder.
Landru having admitted that he
had killed the two dogs, whose
bones were produced in court again
today. Judge Gilbert insistently
pressed the prisoner to explain in
what manner he had killed them.
II strangled them" Landru re-
piled finally. Then he explained
that he had used a waxed cord in
the stranSling process.
Prosecutor Godefroy. who insist
ed that this particular point he
brought out. declared it would aid
the prosecution in proving that
Landru. during fits of extreme frcn-
". had strangled the missing wo-
men, had cut them up into small
bits and then, after recaining his
normal state of mind. had sold q
few cheap belongings of his victims,
This was done. the prosecutor ar
gued, to give the appearance that
his relations with the women wero
merely commercial transactions.
This argument forms the backbone
of the prisoners defense. although
his attorneys have announced that
they intend to plead insanity for
their client.
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DECREASE OF 16%
ON HAY AND GRAIN
IS MADE MANDATORY

Washington, Nov. 21-A positive
order was issued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission today requir-
ing railroads to put the approximate
ly 16 per cent. decrease in hay and
grain rates into effect on or before
next December -.
The order follows up the decision
given Oct. 20 by the commission
which declared grain and hay rates
from the Mississippi Valley to the
Pacific coast bly, high but
which did not carry compulsory or
ders. The October decision instructed
the railroads to make the reduction
by Nov. 20 which was not done be-
cause the railroads opened negotia-
tons with the commission suggesting
that 10 per cent. decrease in freight
rates on all agricultural products be
substituted for the larger decrease on
grain products and hay alone.
The commission, however, by the
order issued today, disregarded the
compromise proposed by the railroads
and makes the larger decreases on
hay and grain mandate upon tine
roads.
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A CLOSEUP OF BRAND
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Washington, Nov. 21-Before thu
opening of the conference on disar-,
mament there were curiosity and ex-.
pectation almost equal to that Of tho
first day session. This was based
chiefly on the anticipation of hear,
ing NJ. Brands oratory. His fame
as a speaker has come to Washington,
from France. Also on one of the pre-
cedng days it fell in Brands way TO,
make a brief and unimportant,
speech. which was nevertheless en-,
ough to give Washington a hint Of
what BRAND can do when he really
gets under way.
This is the day when France and
BRAND "baNe their say" BRAND is
going to talk about land. armament
and about Frances neces sty for a
big army: the subject of land arma-
ment is really not in the conference
Nothing is intended to be done about
it. Then men who are dominant in
the conference have succeeded in
keeping it exactly where they want
cd 1T. namely, on the subjects Of
naval armament and the Far East.
But a speech by NJ. BRAND is always
important.
Continued on Page 8-col. y \,
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CORNELL barriers
MAKE CLEANUP
Of ALL TITLES

New York, Nov. 21-Cornell dis
lance runners easily captured in
dividual and team honors this. after
noon in the 18th annual varsity
cross country championship of the
Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
The ithaca squad, coached by Jack
Moakley, placed six of its seven en-
trants among the first ten runners
to finish the six-mile course laid out
in Van Cortlandt park and won with
Is points. Princeton was second with
81, Syracuse third with JOS and Yale
fourth will Ill.
Robert +. Brown of Cornell, the
individual winner, set a fast pace
over the watersoaked course from
the start and was never headed,
finishing in % minutes, 20 $40 sec
onds. Robert Crawford of Lafayette,
and Marvin Rick of Princeton,
pressed him close, early in the race,
but the Cornell runner had plenty in
reserve and the pace evnetually wore
out his challengers to such an ex-
tent that Norman p. Brown and f..
G. Garter, both Of Cornell, finished
second and third. Rick was fourth
George Miske of Cornell fifth and
Crawford. sixth. AS Crawford was
the only runner to start for Lafayette
his place did not count in the team
score, Homer Smith Of Syracuse, Sc
curing the six points for his team.
The three mile freshman race was
won by the Yale team with q
points: Pennsylvania was second
with 81; Syracuse third with 93 and
Cornell and Dartmouth tied for
fourth place with 10l. f. 0. McLano
of Pennsylvania took individual hon
ors in the race, his time being 1G
minutes, 26 o S. Kerr, also of Penn
sylvania, was second, ten seconds be-
hind the winner and third place went
to s. H. North of Cornell. w. G.
Senfert Of Princeton of fourth and
! r. Adams of Yale, fifth.
Cornell's victory in the varsity
event. was the ninth since the inau-
guration of the contest in 100S. All
previous point records were broken
by the Ithacans today with the re-
markaIy low score of IS points.
Nearly 100 entrants, representing
Is colleges. started in the varsity
race. the institutions being Cincin-
natl. Colby. Columbia, Cornell, Dart
mouth. Harvard, Maine, Massachu-
sets Technology. Penn. state, Penn
sylvania, Princeton, Syracuse and
Yale.
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LOYALISTS OF
ULSTER SCORE
SINN FEINERS

London, Nov. 21-(By A. PD A
"loyalist' meeting l/ld in London
today as demonstration by sup
porters of Ulster passed a resolution
calling upon the government to enter
into no agreement on the Irish ques-
ton until the Sim Fem not only
swore allegiance TO the throne but
gave effective proof of the reality
of such allegiance, and until the idea
of a separate army for Ireland was
abandoned.
The meeting placed on record its
deep sense of humiliation and re-
greet" that negotiations were taking
place between the government and
persons who were STEPPED to the
lips in an expressed policy of assas-
sination."
The resolution further called upon
the cabinet to reiterate its pledges
regarding the freedom of Ulster. 1T
also gave Its emphatic opinion that
any endcavor to pursuade Ulster to
submit to an all-Ireland parliament
would be a gross breach Of faith
end base betrayal of the nations
honor"
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UNSCRUPULOUS
SURETY FIRMS
SCORED BY COURT

New York. Nov. 21-Surety COM
panies that bail out law brakers with
long criminal records came in for a
scorching arraignment today when
Judge Alfred J. Talley in general ses-
sions vacated the bond of John RAN
sky. an alleged pickpocket. and re-
manded him to the Tombs to await
trial.
The records showed Ransky ar
rested 20 times since 1913, with II
convictions as a pickpocket.
Surety companies that furnish
bail to men with such records should
not be permitted to do business"
Judge Talley declared. II intend to
call the attention of the proper
authorities to the fact that man
with such record can obtain bail.
be released and continue to rob the
people. 1t is shocking and il the
surety companies aid and abet such
thing it is time to change the law
and prevent their doing So"
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SINTRAM OWNERS
LIBEL TANKER
THAT SANK HER

Boston. Nov. 21.-Owners of the
five-masted schooner Sintram. which
sank early last Saturday off Cape
Cod after collision with the tank
steamer David MckelNy, filed libel
for damages in federal court hero
today against the tanker, seeking to
cover loss Of the Sintram and hcl
cargo. Agents of the David Nc
kelvy filed a bond releasing her.
The Sintram. converted Ship.
ping board vessel was bound from
Norfolk. Va. for Portland, Maine
with coal when the accident oc-
Cured in a heavy fog. The David
Mckelvy was bound here from Port
Tobus. Mexico.
The collision was the Sintram' S
second mishap on her last voyage
She was ashore two days previous
on sand bar in Nantucket sound.
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KOSHER BUTCHERS
HOLD THEIR
ANNUAL STRIKE

New York, Nov. 21.-The annual
strike Of Kosher butchers which for
ten years has been called each No
vcmber as an characterization" les
son to newcomers in the business
from Russian Poland and other alien
lands was reported nearly over to-
night-before it became generally
known that a strike was in progress.
Samuel Jacob, secretary of the
10000 butchers walked out yesterday
morning. closing nearly all of the 500
Kosher shops in the Jewish sections
of the city.
No distinction was made between
shops favorable to the union and
| those not favorable All remained
closed until their proprietors made
the annual pilgrimage to union head
quarters and signed 1922 agreement
This years, contract, which 400 OF
| the 500 shops signed yesterday AND
| TO-DAY, calls for wage scale ranging
| from $40 to $40 Il week, and for j.
| hour day. The other 100 shops are
| expected to fan in line by tomorrow
Mr. jacob said.
When all the new shop keepers
| have passed their examination in
! American by signing, the
| workers by striking. celebrations will
| be held in which shop owners. Gus
toners and. butchers will participate
| he added,
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Mexico Upset
Over RumOrs of
Fletcher Transfer

Mexico City, Nov. 21.-By A. Pr
Dispatches from Washington report
ing that Henry p. Fletcher, American
under secretary of state, might be
given another governmental post
| have caused much excitement in
Mexico City, some newspapers pro-
claiming today that this move would
be portentous of a chanred United
States policy toward Mexico.
For the past two weeks there have
been numerous unconfirmed reports
here that negotiations relative to rec
ignition of the Mexican government
had been taken up again between
George T. Summerlin,. American
charge d. affaircs. and the Mexican
foreign office. When Mr.. Summerlin
last week was closeted for more than
an hour with Foreign Minister PAM,
the newspapers engaged in a furry
of speculation as to what this con-
ference meant. Mr.. Summerlin, how
ever assured The Associated Press
correspondent at that time that his
visit with the Mexican foreign min
lister concerned routine matter
only"
Roberto V. Pcsquiera, who was
Mexican agent in Washington under
provisional President De La Huerta
was quoted as saying: "A mutual
| ignorance exists between Mexicans
and Americans. and Mr.. Fletcher
possesses valuable knowledge Of Tex
leo which the state department could
use to advantage"
At the American embassy here n
was said no advices had been receiv-
ed from Washington relative to Mr..
J Fletcher.
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BLAZE ON SHIP
OF PORTO RICO
HEAD A MYSTERY

New York. Nov. 21.-The cause of
the fire aboard the steamship Tam
amo, that brought Gov. E. Mont
Reilly home yesterday from turbulent
Porto Rico, continued a mystery to-
night despite efforts of federal agents
and steamship officers to trace it to
plot of Porto Ricans secessionists,
against the governors life.
Three arrests which Robert III.
! Todd, Porto Rican commissioner of
inmi grafton, said he had been in
formed were imminent. had failed TO
materalize, and Capt. Herbert Hud-
son of the Tanamo said an eXamina-
ton of members of the crew failed 10
aid in solving the mystery.
Threatening letters received by Gov.
Reilly before he sailed. Captain Hud-
son said, made it appear as of pos
sible incendiary origin"
Il would not want to go as far as
to say, it was incendiary," he said,
for the reason that | have no eVi-
dence to support that belief. There
are many ways in which Ire aboard
ship among the cargo can be caused.
Il did say in talking to Mr.. Todd
that one of the many possible ways
it could have happened was for
candle to have been placed in kero-
| sene- soaked box hidden among the
cargo, before the ship sailed
| The forward holds of the steamer
were flooded late this afternoon. as
| last resort. to check the stubborn
blaze. which had burned since last
| Wednesday and which broke out with
renewed intensity when firemen re-
| moved the matches today.
! Mr.. Todd and other members of the
governors party adhered to Their
conviction that the fire had been set
| by Porto Rican 'independencistas.
members of the unionist party. TO
carry out the threats to get him" in
| November, because of his stern OPP
position" to their campaign to bring
about creation of a Porto Rican re-
publican.
NJ. Todd declared that GOV. Reilly
refusal to take dictation from A. r.,
Parcelo, president of the Porto Rican
senate and leader of the unionists
precipitated the agitation against Mr.
! Reilys administration.
,, He expressed the opinion that =
| referendum on the question of in
dcpendcnce for Porto Rico, if held
! now would be overwhelmingly de-
! feated.
| Mr.. Todd said he was authorized
| to deny reports that Gov. Reilly had
! been summoned homo by President
! Harding as a result of unionist pro
tests against his continuance as gov
! ernor. Mr., Reilly came, he said to
confer with the President regarding
! proposed reforms and to transact
! personal business, and has every eX-
pcctation Of returning.
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M. BRAND TO FORE

Washington, Nov. 21--CBX A. P.)-
In an emotional plea for national
security pronounced by Aristide
BRAND. her premier. France in
formed the arms conference today
that however, deeply she might be
moved by the call to tighten the bur
dens of ornaments, she dared not
destroy the effectiveness of her army
ESQ long as the situation in Europe
remains what il is.
Summonng to the effort all the
dynamic force of his eloquence. the
strong man Of France" held the
an hour as he recounted one by one
the perils that beset his people.
Briefly, he declared the old imperial
istic party of Germany still was
covertly teaching the religion Of war
and hoping to turn to its advantage
at the very door of France seven mil
lions of men trained in the use of
arms. while beyond lay Bolshevik
Russia, with her millions stirring in
an unrest whose final course no one
could predict.
By one means or another, said NJ.
BRAND. Germany had brought under
arms and was maintaining in a
CT q 70 IF Mt nronorndnocc ~ lao CT
ooO,OOO men. War material, he de-
clared. would not long furnish a
serious problem for the German ma
ton should it decide to again make
war. The present German govern
ment, he credited with the most pa
cific of intentions, but the weakness
of its tenure. he asserted, was appar-
close at hand the developments of the
last few months.
When the French premier had
concluded Arthur J. Balfour re-
sponded for Great Britain with u vir-
tual pledge of British support should
the civilization of Europe be again
threatened as it was in 1914. For the
'hitVu olotCSt NONIStdiy IIuSHeS ut-
clared the plea of France never fell
on deaf ears in America, and Italy
and Belgium added their word of APP
probation for the peculiar situation
of the French.
Admiral Baron kato. speaking in
his turn. expressed the profound
sympathy of Japan for the declara-
tions of Premier BRAND, and assert
ed that for themselves, the japanese
desired to maintain on land only
such military forces as seemed "nec-
essary for national security and the
maintenance of order within"
Both Mr.. Balfour and Baron Kato
suggested that the days develop
ments seemed to indicate that any
limitation of land armament would
be difficult to establish, and, al
though the subject was referred to
the committee of the whole for fu-
ture consideration. there was appar-
ent no inclination to hasten the dis.
cussion of details. 1t would not sur
prise some OF the delegates if the
land armament negotiations sim.
mered down to an effort merely to
Continued on Page S-Col. 4)
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SENATE MAY MEET
NIGHTS TO PUSH
TAX BILL THROUGH

Washington, Nov. 21-The House
today adopted the conference report
on the tax revision bill. The meas
ure now goes to the Senate, where
Republican leaders plan to pass it by
Wednesday night even if night ses-
sions are necessary.
The vote was DID to 100. Before
adopting the conference report on the
bill, the House deferred POI to PA, a
motion from the Democratic side to
send the measure back to conference
with instructions to the House man
ayers to accept the Senate amend
ment increasing the inheritance tax
es. Forty two Republicans voted for
the motion and four Democrats voted
against it.
Only IL Republicans bolted on the
final vote while six Democrats voted
for passage.
In the four hours debate which
preceded the voting, Chairman Ford
ney of the House managers, said the
measure in it's present form would
yield total revenue this fiscal year
of S3,21S, 000, 900 or S46.O00,000 less
than the amount the treasury de-
partment had estimated would be
needed. He tl1ught this deficit could
be wiped out by further economies
by the various federal departments.
Representative Mondeil of Wyom-
ing, the Republican leader, told the
House that best estimates were that
the hill would reduce taxes by S7Q,-
OOOOOO the calendar year, and by
$3.50, 100000 in the next calendar
year. He praised the bill as "a
splendid mea sure" except that it did
not reduce the maximum surtax rate
sufficiently.
Representative Garner of Texas
who made the principal attack on
the bill from the minority side. de-
clared that the measure was "a
monstrosity," adding that perma-
nent Republican senator had an
nounced that it would have to be re-
written within year.
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Identify Houlton
Theft Arrest as
ESCAPED Prisoner

Houlton. Me, Nov. PA man ar
rested as Charles Grant for alleged
petty thieving last night, was identi-
fed today by F. Morris Fish, a State
who escaped from the State prison at
Thomaston on July 90. 1920, by con-
cealing himself under a blanket in
an automobile leaving the prison.
Henley had lived in Lewiston the
past 10 or Is Years and is alleged
to be wanted for burglary in Andres
coggin, Penobscot and Sagadahoc
counties, charge for which he was
serving a sentence in prison.
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General Forecast

The disturbance off the Bahamas
was central near the Island of New
Providence Monday night and appar-
entity moving slowly north north
westward Storm warnings are now
displayed on the East Florida coast,
and vessels have been advised by
radio of the presence of disturb
ance near the Bahamas.
Abnormally cold weather continues
over the northwest states with tenn
perature below zero in many states.
There have been local rains within
the last "A hours along the Atlantic
coast.
The outlook is for rains along the
South Atlantic coast and local SHOWS
in the region of the Great Lakes and
generally fair weather hut with con-
tinued cloudiness elsewhere. east of
the Mississippi river during Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Winds off the Atlantic coast. north
of Sandy Hook Fresh shifting
winds; overcast, thick weather Tues
day.
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Blackhand Letter
Demands $1,000
of Portland Man

Portland Me, Nov. 1.-Two black
hand letters bearing Boston post
mark and demanding $1,000 have
been received by Antonio Riggo OF
this city, the police said today. Rig
go was threatened with death if the
money was not forthcoming, and he
was told to bring it to the Union sta
ton, where he would be met by the
representative of the band to whom
he was to turn over the money. Plans
We're made to trap the blackhander
at the station. but when Riggo
walked back and forth on the sta
ton platform as directed, while a
squad of police was hidden nearby,
no one appeared to claim the dunn
my package he carried.
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MATTER OF DETAILS

Washington, Nov. 21.-CBy A. P)-
There was strong indication today
that definite progress toward an
agreement on American proposals for
naval reduction and limitation was
being made although no definite ac-
ton was taken.
The "big three" of the arms limita-
ton conference, Secretary Hughes,
Arthur j. Balfour and Admiral Baron
Kato. met in Mr.. Hughes Office Each
was aided by the chief naval experts
of each power, but so far as could be
learned the discussion did not get
beyond further talk over figures as
to tonnage and other matters in the
American plan.
The fact that the experts had made
| such progress as to warrant the in
formal meeting of the heads of the
three delegations chiefly concerned in
the naval program was regarded as
| significant, however and foreShadoW
| ing some early conclusion.
| There was evidence that during the
conference the American experts
were asked for and also received fur
E, ther particulars as to the Americn
proposals. Mr.. Hughes, Mr.. Balfour
/ and Baron kato were compelled to
leave for the Far Eastern conference
| before the experts were ready to
! separate, but it appeared probable
| that there would be a further meet
| ing tomorrow. when the additional
, data presented today had been re-
/ viewed.
| Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. pres
! ident Of the sub committee of naval
experts, Admiral Coontz and Rear
/ Admiral Pratt, chief American advis-
| ers went at once to the navy depart
'ment on leaving Secretary Hughes
Office and work started at once on
getting up the data requested of the
American group. The nature of this
material was not disclosed.
There is no indication that any
! change in the American proposed
/ Give fve-three ratio" OF fee
! strength will be considered by the
American group. That ratio. how
! ever, under the American propose
would not apply for ten years or ur'
F, Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
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Joint Waterways
Near Completion
St. Lawrence Report

Ottawa, Nov. 21-The information
al Joint Waterways commission will
meet in Washington, December Z, to
complete its final report on the prac-
ticability-from both an economic
and engineering standpoint-of deep
ching the st. Lawrence river to per-
NIT passage of ocean vessels to the
Great Lakes, it was announced here
today. The report will be submitted
to the Canadian and United States
governments.