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The Holbrook news., 1921-03-04
Relations of the First National in the LOOting of the HOlbrOOk State to be PrObed. in the Federal Court. Records Show they We're the Leading Spirit in the Control of the HOlbrOOk Unit. Fragrant Violations of the National Banking Laws Uncovered by the In- vestgatOrS. Sulky, Defiant Attitude FOreShadOwS an Upheayal in the Fed eraI Courts that May Mean the Rocks for the Home Depository of the SyS- tem Around Which the Clouds are Becoming OminOuS.

Article of the Articles of in corporation of the Holbrook State Bank reads:
 "The highest amount of in-
 debtedness to which this, in-
 corporation shall subject itself,
 over and above the amounts due
 depositors, shall be two-thirds
 of the actual paid in capital of
 the incorporation"
 From the very start of the Hol. brook unit the system became act. we in it's manipulations to over idle it's own laws and-the laws oi the state of Arizona and the nation Il banking laws.
 The unsigned minutes of Feb. 4 -918 contains the following para graph:
 "A resolution was read and adopted empowering the presi-
 dent and secretary to obligate
 the bank to the extent of $22,OcO
 with the Citizens National Bank
 of Los Angeles"
 This act in itself is violation of the Articles of incorporation of the  Holbrook State Bank as mentioned in the proceeding paragraph.
 There are copies of formal reso- lutions of the directors of the Hol- brook State authorizing the borrow ing of money from time to time, the investigators say, but the most of these copies are unsigned and there are no official minutes of these meetings. We ran across several references to authorizing loans with the Citizens National of Los Angeles, First National of Flagstaff and the National Bank of Commerce of New York, but we were unable to find the minutes actually authorizing the
 ''Thus it appears that the minutes of the corporation up to February, 1918 were more formal than indie ative of actual management of the bank and subsequent to February, 1918 it appears that the directors held no formal meetings, except the ones mentioned in the proceeding paragraphs, and the affairs of the bank appeared to be entirely in charge of L. NJ. RaynOIds."
 From this time on it was a closed corporation tight as a blind pig, until it was closed for liquidation and investigation.
 Some interesting sidelights on the actual investments of the directors of the capital stock of the Holbrook State are given in the following comments by the special investigat- ors:
 @'The entire records that we ex-
 amined give us the impression
 that the investments of the di- 
 reetOrs, other than L. M. Ray
 holds, in the stock of the HOl-
 brook State were at all times
 more fictitious than real.
 Five pages of the report are talk en up with a graphic description of the juggling of the0capital stock from one to another without any actual money paid into the concern.
 A paragraph under section five of the articles of incorporation of the
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-04
SERVICES IN THE NJ. E. CHURCH
Frank R. speck, Pastor

Sunday School, 1000 a. m-
 Public worship, 11:00 a. m- Ser mon, Counting the Cost" Anthem, Hear My Crying, O God" Ashford
 Epworth League, FOO p. m- Top ic, "The Golden Whirlpool"
 Real men everywhere are learn ing the value of giving one day a week to God. The triangle of life includes the physical, the intellect ual and the spiritual No man is at his best who neglects to develop any side of this triangle. Spend an hour in Gods house on next Sunday morning and you will be more eff ficient in your business next week.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-04
HOLBROOK OIL

Work of underreaming att the dolbrook well was delayed this week -on account of the breaking of a ratchet socket. Pending the receipt 1f new socket other work is being accomplished The hole is in ex- ,ellent shape and it is not expect ed the delay will be of fong dura- tion
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-04
Sept. s7, 1920.
J. H. .TurbeVille, Archer, Texas.


 Even yet I have not heard frSm you, I would certaials ape preciate a line frOm you as to whether you feel that you can help us out of this deal, as to date it looks just as black to us as it ever did.
 Would you please let me hear from yOu if you will help in any way at all. I assure you it will be an act of brOtheriy love and a Christian act, I would say if yen will help at all.
 L. M. REYNOLDS.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-04

The residence of Pat Slaughter, near Springerville was completely destroyed by fire last week. It was a modern home, expensively furn- ished, and the loss is said to. be more than $1O,OOO. Nothing was saved. There was no iAsurance- Moral: You better see Dloyd Henning before blaze catches you
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-04
A BUM LOAN LIQUIDATED

The real and personal property of P. T. and Verna Coleman were sold at sheriff's sals at the court house last Saturday, for the liquidation of note to the Holbrook State bank The real estate and most of the personal property was bid in by Judge Sapp representing the receiver of the bank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
Foreign Briefs

St. Johns y. F.. June 1-Premier
Squires intimated today that he
would probably be unable to attend
The imperial conference of premiers
TO be held IN London this month. His
presence here is considered necessary
+, because of the prolon2at ton of the
legislature session and the gravity Of
domestic problems growing out of
the business depression and wide
spread unemployment.
Paris, June |. tBy The Associated
Press)-The French foreign office said
today that as yet il knew nothing of
the plan for the American govern
ment to take up the subject of a re-
duction of ornaments with the princi-
pal governments. The French atti-
tude is that France must remain pre-
pared until danger from the east has
disappeared.
Berlin. June !. (By The Associated
Press - The Reichsbank announced
! today its intention in connection with
the obligations undertaken through
the acceptance by Germany of the al
lied ultimatum, to buy gold coins and
gold bars. 1t was added that the
bank would have to pay 260 marks for
each 20 mark gold piece and $4,000
marks for kilogram t2.20 pounds Of
fine gold.
Ottawa. June l.-Sir Henry Dray-
ton. finance minister, announced to-
day that interest amounting to $780,
600 now would be paid on Grand
Trunk Pacific bonds guaranteed by
the Grand Trunk Railway.
This interest was defaulted April !.
because then the arrangements had
not been completed for transferring
ownership of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way Company TO the Dominion Gov
ernment
Dublin. June by order of Ma
jor General Sir Edward Strickland,
commanding the British troops in
Munster the Freeman's Journal and
the Dublin Evening Telegraph have
been excluded for week from circul-
atins in the area covered by martial
law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
Dearth of Doctors
in Rural Districts
Serious Problem

Boston, June 1.-The tendency of
physicians to locate in large cities.
leaving rural districts without ade-
quate medical care. and the growth
of specialization was pointed out as
serious problems of health officials
at the annual meeting here today Of
the conference of state and provincial
health authorities.
DR. NJ. Nicoll. Jr., deputy commits
sioner of the New York state depart
ment of health. reporting for the
committee on medical service. declar-
ed that notwithstanding radical re-
duction in the nmber of men an
nually graduated from medical
schools there was n sufficient num-
bcr Of qualified physicians to attend
the needs Of the population as a
whole if they were distributed in the
basis of population.
One of the causes of avoidance of
rural communities he said. lis that
the graduate of today is so thorough
ly impressed with the complexity and
difficulties of modern medical dag
HOSES anu practice ana tlt lctDUicdI
facilities essential to the proper per-
Torrance of each that he is unwilling
to practice in communities where
such facilities are lacking.
There is u broad field for dis
cussion as to whether our medical
schools are tending to ggerate
the dependence of medical diagnosis
upon various branches of laboratory
work. Certainly it is a fact that the
younger physicians are too fire.
quently lacking in the power of. per
sonal observation in contrast to those
of former generation.
Whatever the cause or causes, it
must be admitted that specialists
multiply the world over. while the
general practitioner is rapidly dis
appearing or becoming simply me-
dunn for the transmission of clinical
information regarding his patients
to the experts in the various special
ties
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02

western; Missouri. Kansas & Texas
of Texas; Belt Railway Of Chicago;
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal;
Baltimore & Ohio; Baltimore Chesa :,
peake & Atlantic. Maryland. Della
ware & Virginia; central Vermont;
Chesapeake & Ohio: Chicago
Western Indiana; Chicago Junction
Railway; Denver & Rio Grande; I'll
raso & southwestern; Fit. Worth &
Denver City: Wichita Valley: Inter-
national & Great Northern; Indian
apolis Union; Kansas City Termi-
nal; Kansas City Southern: Los An
geles & Salt Lake; Lake Erie d
Western: fst. Wayne. Cincinnati &
Louisville; Long Island; Louisville
& Nashville; Missouri Pacific;
Northwestern Pacific; Pennsylvania
Lines; Pere Marquette: Tennessee
Central; Western Maryland; Western
Pacific
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
Slow in Getting
Jury for Trial Two
Italians for Murder

Dedham, Mass, June Virtually
wholesale ineligibility Of talesmen
drawn to serve on jury to try MIC
cola Sacco and Bartolomeo Nanzetti
for the murder of Frederick \. Par
menter and Alessandro Bcrardelli at
South Braintrcc, a year ago slowed
down the prelminaries of the trial
TO a snail's pace today.
At 6 o'clock tonight only five iur-
ors had been chosen. This was after
nearly II hours of court sessions in
which more than 80 talesmen were
examined. An extraordinary sitting
of the court was ordered for this
evening.
More than six hours of court time
elapsed today without finding a jur-
or suitable to serve. Then Frank ID.
Marden of Weymouth, u stone ma
son. was chosen. Within five min
utes Walter n. Ripley of Quincy. u
stock keeper also was selected.
Three were picked Yesterday
A majority of the talesmen cx-
amined today complained OF i'll
health and conscientious scruples
against tho death penalty for muir
der in the first degree. A number
were beyond the age limit for jur-
OrS.
After the days sessions. Judge
Webster Thayer asserted that he had
asked for figures to show the none
tary loss to Norfolk county through
failure of towns to revise their jury
lists.
1T is ridiculous to spend the
cOunty'S money to send hundreds Of
men here for jury duty who pro-
per revision of jury lists would show
are ineligible for such service" he
said. The deaf and sick, some men
who cannot speak or understand the
English language adequately and the
infirm aged would have been weeded
out of these jury lists by revision of
them annually. as prescribed by
law"
One talcsman was excused when
he requested relief from jury duty
because he belonged to a labor un-
ion He was Thomas H. Jackson. a
stair builder of Quincy.
DO you mean that because you
belong to a labor union you cannot
give a true verdict. on the evidence
in this case" Judge Thayer asked.
THAT is just what l mean" Jack
son replied.
Both prosecution and defense eX-
ercised their right of peremptory
challenge freely. About 20 chal-
lenges had been used in the two
days of the trial up to the evening
session.
Mrs. Sacco brought her baby Ines
into court today holding it up for
her husband to kiss. Nanzetti smiled
broadly and patted the infants head
when it was brought to the prison.
ers cage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
COLBY COLLEGE
Coburn Beats WestbroOk
BY Stick Work That
Offsets Weak Fielding

Playing errorless ball all the wav
Westbrook Seminary lost to the
heavy hitting Coburn team on Sesv-
tune of Ii to D. Coburn's fielding was
loose and made quite a contrast to the
work of the visitors in this respect
but at the plate the local boys shone,
getting II hits, including two triples
and Inner. tne last from suites bat.
The sixth and the eighth innings
We're the big ones for COburn. seven
runs coming in in the sixth and five IN,
the eighth. Three hits three passes
and an error did the work in the sixth,
and five hits were made good in the
eighth. Suite played a good game for
Coburn, pitching four innings and
tanning six men in that time. HIS
homer came when there were none On
Finley's hits were timely ones and
were the cause of much of Ccburns
scoring. Sukeforth pitched the resi-
of the way and gave a good exhibition
of BAH playing, as usual.
For the visitors. Redmond played an
especially good game in center field
making a barehand stop which was
spectacular. and driving in homer
In the fifth Ryan was caught asleep
taking lead off first after driving
slow fly TO second baseman. He sp-
parcntly thought the pitcher would
throw to first and was watching him
carefully. but the second baseman got
the bail over and he went out
The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
Lewiston Man Stabbed
BY Negro in Fight
SherbrOOke, Canada

Lewiston, June IAN alteration
with a negro in Sherboroke, Canada,
Tuesday, resulted in Charles Hunter,
a Main street barber, who resides on
Bearce street, Auburn. receiving two
bad knife wounds. He is now in a
Sherbrooke hospital. His wounds are
not considered serious, however. ana
he is expected home in few days.
In company with r. Leblanc, also a
Lewiston barber, and several other
men, Hunter went to Sherboroke, Lee
blanc's former home, to spend the
holidays. On Tuesday, as they were
walking to the station, they met a
number Of friends an9 stopped to say
good bye Across the street was !,
man named Myers. whom they also
knew. and in fun he tossed Il stick he
was carrying at one of the party.
The stick happened to strike large,
stalWart negro, who was passing. He
whirled and began.a TRADE at Hunter,
insisting it was he who had thrown
the stick. The Auburn man denied
it. whereupon the negro called him a
into fist fight.
Hunter was giving his opponent
smart battle when the colored man.
seeing that he ives losing. started to
walk away. He went about six feet.
turned suddenly. knife in hand, and
jumped toward Hunter. The latter
didn't notice the knife. which was held
close 20 the Negroes side, and thought
that the fist fight was TO be renewed.
He therefore threw up his hands. and
as he did SO. the colored man Slashed
him across the left side of tie Stom'
ach. drawing the knife around and
following it up with thrust that cut
a deep cash in his victims right side.
Hunter dropped to the sidewalk
and the negro started to run away
not however. until he had badly
cut a man named Flynn, who tried
to stop him. Hunter was rushed to
+ the hospital, where the wounds were
pronounced serious but not fatal
The colored man was found at his
home and placed under arrest The
crowd that by this time had gather
cd begged the officers to let the ne
gro go so they could lynch him. They
made several attempts to get him
away from the police. After strug-
gle however. the man was locked up.
and the preliminary hearing will be
hold later in the week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
Filipinos Friendly
Many Opposed
to independence

Manila, AIay 30-tBy The ASSocl-
ated Press THE mission composed
of Major General Leonard Wood and
w. Cameron Forbes, which WaSs ent
to the Philippine islands by President
Harding TO investigate conditioner
returned TO Manila today. travelling
Is days by train, automobile, launch,
horseback and steamer through the
northern section of Luzon island.
The mission held scores OF public
meetings ard private conferences,
listening TO the views of the natives
regarding independence for the phil
ippines, examining local financial af-
fairs, sanitation, schools, public
works, thea administration Of justice
and agricultural conditions.
After visiting the central provinces
of Luzon island the mission separ-
ated. General Wood travelled through
the northern Pacific provinces while
Mr.. Forbes went through the noun
famous provinces among the non
Christian tribes. The commissioners
united again on the west coast of
LuZon.
Both commissioners said that their
sojourns everywhere had been mark
ed by the friendliest of feelings of
the natives for Americans At the
public hearings they said, virtually
all OF the speakers among the Chris
tian population favored independence
for the islands with protectorate
by the United States. Only few
spekaers advocated complete separa-
ton, while occasionally speakers OPP
posed independence in any form at
present.
Many natives, especially property
owners, told the commissioners in
private conferences that they be-
ileved the present relations between
the United States and the Philip
pines should continue indefinitely.
Leaders of the. nom Christian
tribes, comprising Approximately
100000 people in the mountainous
provinces, expressed to the mission
the warmest friendship for the
niteq States and opposed indie
pendence.
Throughout the coast provinces.
While desire for independence with
il prolectorate was strong, the peopIe
seemed more vitality concerned with
obtaining communication with the
outside world. The present means
OF transportation into that region,
with It's rich tobacco industry is only
by water and mountain trail.
Perhaps the most insistent appeal
Oh all those Smade for immediate in
dependence was expressed by speak
ers at public meetings in the central
provinces of Tariac and Pangasinan.
In a statement read at public
meetings in the various provinces
the commissioners emphasized that
the mission had no authority to au-
thorize independence and that the
entire question was solely in the
hands of Congress and President
Harding.
After passing week in Manila to
study the mass of data collected in
the journey through tho northern
provinces, the mission Will begin a
trip through southern Luzon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02

Caroline T. Allen, Bangor; Harriet
f. Tibbetts, Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Fl. Winchester, Corinna; Mrs.
Frank Fl. Taylor, Mrs. II. f. Nor
wood, Calais; A. J. forster, Bangor:
Winnefred Z. Taylor Bangor; lara
S. Allan: Florence NJ. Hale, Henry
f. Dunnock, Edith Southland, Eva
C. Pishon, Augusta; Harriet Nj.
Henderson. Monmouth: Leila NJ.
Gay. Harrison: Angie D. Field, Man
chester; Elizabeth Caswell, Harri-
son; Freda NJ. Reed. Frank w. Reed,
Janice Reed, Portland: Harvey f.
DriscolI. Bangor; Willard S. Tar
bell. Mapleton; Mary A. Gordon,
Augusta; Alice T. knight, Maple
ton; S. Dana Townsend, Camden, \.
j.; Mrs. Paul Dresser, c. S. Smith.
Bath; ]. f. Barker. Damariscotta; j.
G. Hatch. Newcastle; DR.. Ethel Wall
tiers, Fairfield: Angie Davis Scott,
Mrs. +. r. Gibson, Machias; Mrs. w.
B. Culley Bangor; Mrs. w. f. Ayers
Mrs. Alexander Skillin, Falmouth
Foreside; Henry Taylor, Litchfield.
program TOR Quay
Following the business session
which will be held at 8 o'clock this
Thursday morning at the State
House, there will be a lunch served
at the Augusta House at 12.30 P.
NJ, at which time Mrs. Allan P.
Stevens and Miss Florence NJ. Hale
will speak The afternoon session
will open at go at the State House.
The speakers will be Miss Amy
Woods. secretary of the Massachu-
sets state committee on motion pic
lures, who will speak on the subject
Better Films" and DR.. A. O.
Thomas, State superintendent OF
schools.
In the rotunda of the State House
there is very interesting exhibit
from the State library of books
which are circulated through the
travelling libraries. these volumes
being a fine selection on subjects re-
latins to those taken up at the SEES
sions OF the Maine branch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
AUGUSTA MEETIN G INDICATES
Renewed VIC0R IN WORK Maine
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION

Edward Moulton Of Providence, r. L..
president of the branch.
Ten years ago the branch of the
association was organized in that
state, but it did not prosper as it
should have in the first years. Then a
wonderful organizer from New Jersey
went into Little Rhode" and rewrote
the constitution and bylaws of the
branch with the result that it has
forged ahead to the front and gained
influence.
The Rhode Island Branch has four
vice presidents. each of whom has
some other position in connection
with the work The first vice pres
ident is a member of the State Board
of Education; the second, chairman
of the finance committee; the third,
chairman Of the extension depart
ment; and the fourth, a teacher.
The local associations have the CO.
operation of the school committees
while the state branch has each of
the state superintendent with it. In
the state congress the work is divided
into departments and committees ana
the departments in turn are divided
into sub committees.
Mrs. Moulton then described the
work of the departments: Child We'll
fare, juvenile court work. the nutri-
ton committee, the education depart
ment the legislative committee. and
the patriotic committee.
Round Table Discussion
The speakers of the afternoon then
answered many questions pertaining
to their subjects, and an informal
round table discussion was held.
Mrs. Charles Remington, president
of the New England Division of the
Parent Teacher Association. spoke OF
her interest in the association and its
efforts. She said that the other New
England states in the division had
decided to center their energies on
Maine which in the work of the as
sociation was the weakest state in
hope that good sized delegation
would he present at the next meet
ing of the New England Council.
Rev. John Graham of Kittery Point
stated his belief that Maine will come
to the foreground as branch of the
associa ton, and will be as good in the
work of the association as any state
in New England.
Rev. A. J. Torslef of Bangor.
secretary of the Maine Baby Saving
Association. read interesting stats
tics relating to the absence of chill
dren from the schools in the state
and the causes.
The afternoon session was then
adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
Put of Church Union

Toronto. June 1.-The church union
committee will recommend next week
to the general assembly of the Pres
byterian church in Canada the further
postponement OF organic union with
the Methodist. Congrega tional and
Episcopal churches. the Toronto TeIe-
gram stated today as the assembly
convened.
The newspaper said it had learned
that the committee would advocate
contin ned cooperation with the other
denominations toward Christian unity,
but believed the time was not ripe for
actual organic union. For the first
time. it was said. an unanimous re-
port on this subject would be pre-
scented.
approximately 500 commissioners
assembled. The treasurer's report
showed s4.46t.565 had been contributed
for general purposes last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-02
To ReOrganize
Dry Force of
Revenue Bureau

Washington, June l.-Early and
complete reorganization of the federal
prohibition unit is planned by the in
ternal revenue bureau, Commissioner
Blair announced toda! More efficient
and less costly administration is
sought. with the Volstead act inter-
preted as at present
The commissioner indicated that he
had under consideration the possible
creation of federal prohibition super
visors in each state to replace the
present departments comprising sew
oral states.
Mr.. blair said he had not yet had
time to take up the question of beer
regulations under the Palmer opinion,
but would give the subject his earliest
attention.