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Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
FIERY WATSON
.RESENTS DOUBT
OF HANC|NcS
To Insist on Airing His
Charges in Open
Senate
Expresses Distrust of Commit
tee PrOcedure-Says News.
papers Will Soon Carry Story
to Millions-Charges Incredi-
BILE Declares Former Secrer
tary Baker

Washington. Nov. Notice was
given in the Senate today by Senator
Watson. Democrat, Georgia. that he
intended to present to the Senate it
self evidence on his charges that
American soldiers had been hanged
overseas without court martial.
The Georgia senator declared he
would not he bundled up in any
committee room" and have his evil
dence "entombcd with senators in
report nobody would read" but would
make his fight in the open Senate.
The senator said later he would re-
serve a decision whether he would
appear at all before the special Sen
ate committee appointed to investi-
gate his charges.
Senate Watson's statements today
we're made in another hours spirited
clash over the investigation when
Senator Brandegee, Republican,
Connecticut. chairman of the special
committee. presented a formal reso-
lutioR authorizing the committee to
take testimony under oath and sub
poena witnesses and papers. The
resolution drew sharp comment from
Senator Watson and also involved
him and Senator Reed, Democrat.
Missouri. in spirited discussion
with several Republicans regarding
"a y,ponpceS ipvoStiCotinp
Senator Watson reiterated his
charges and declared they all had
been made in 1918 by former Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, now a ship
ping board member. The Georgia
senator also declared that today he
had received letters and kilograms
from former service men and soldiers
in New York and Philadelphia sup
porting his charges. According TO
his Information. he said, other gall
lows than that pictured in the photo
graph he presented yesterday in the
Senate had been used in France.
The question of whether the SEN
ate committee proposed to investf-
gate Sen. Watson's statements or the
charges he made was raised by
Senator Reed. who declared that in
his belief the investigation was a
grave mistake" and an unfortunate
precedent. The senator's remarks,
he contended, were privileged" with
accountability only to the senator's
home constituents. This view was
challenged sharply by Senator Bran
degee, Senator Lodge and others.
Senator Brandegee disavowed ,"any
purpose Of putting the senator from
Georgia on trial. and said the Senate
had ordered an investigation of the
truth or falsity Of Mr.. Watsons
charges.
IF true, any officers connected with
the deeds he stated are murderers
Continued on Page 4-CoI. y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Day Of Helpful Addresses
ON Taxation Problems
Officers Elected

Thousands Of years ago when the
decree went out from Rome that all
the world was to be taxed, then the
troubles began for the assessors and
collectors and these troubles have
not deprecated since that time" de-
clared Percy A. Hasty, chairman of
the Board of Assessors of Dexter, in
addressing the fifth annual assess
ors' convention on Wednesday at the
State House.
surely the life of an assessor is
not an easy one, and the problems
which he faces in his work have
puzzled men for centuries. Such
problems a. those Of equaliZa ton so
that each and every person will pay
his share of the tax burden, and the
taxation of intangible properly re-
ouire the most careful thought and
consideration of the best informed
men.
For the exchange of ideas on these
matters, the assessors from all over
the State gathered Wednesday morn
ing at the second session of the con-
ynntion, and in the subjects present.
ed and information given, the get
together proved most profitable. The
spcakers Of the day were w. II.
~, Of thn Pna r6 nf
Assessors, Perham; Hon. Lyman II.
Nelson. member of the State High
way Commission: A. w. Patterson,
chairman of the Board of Assessors,
Castinn; Hon. Charles f. Paine, town
treasurer at Bar Harhor; Hon. Will
liam r. Gardiner of Gardiner, mem
her Of the s0th Legislature; g and
Chairman Hasty of the Assessors
Foard AT Dexter.
A. the morning session, the report
~ the nominating committee was
presented by s. A. Smith of Bing-
ham and was adopted, and the AS
sociation Of Maine Assessors elected
the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: President c. s. Stetson
Of Greene: vice president. r. A. Ry-
ereon of Auhufn; secretary, George
". Norton of Passport; executive
committee. president, vice president
and secretary, and Percy A. Hasty
Of Dexter, Edwon l.. Worthing of
Augusta. and Simeon Delcourt OF
McstbroOk.
Forest Commissioner Dana Speaks
President Stetson called the meet
ing to order at $50 o'clock, introduc-
Ing as the first speaker, State. Forest
Continued on Page 8-Co'. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Before Maine Chamber
Of Commerce at
Portland
Day Coming When Opposition
Will Be Swept Aside And
American Ships Will Ply on
Every Ocean-Sees Need Of
Definite Transportation Pol
icy

Portland. Me, Nov. 2-The country
may confidently look toward the
day when the many-faced opponents
of an American merchant marine
shall find their influence broken"
Col. +. {. Plummer, comm issioner of
the United States Shipping Board,
said in an addIess tonight at the an
nual meeting OF the Maine Cham
Der OF Commerce. Congress, by
legislation, having provided the op-
portunty to solve the problem, he
predicted day also when the Ameri-
can flag would again be seen on
every ocean.
After reviewing the factors that
entered into the upbuildng OF a
merchant marine. the speaker said:
But in oil this work we are
forced to remember that we are fac
ing world competitors who, during
the past half century have been
able to succeed, largely through
the subtle spreading OF Impressions
calculated to initiate against that
national support which our shipping
must have if it is to compete with
the favored vessels Of the old world: !:
and even today influential journals
are Noicing sentiments calculated to
raise in honest but uniformed minds
the question Of whether or not it is
worth while for this nation to have
and maintain merchant fleet for
our foreign trade
The need of a transportation pol
icy 2s O. means of reviving the shin
ping business was advanced by Col.
Plummer. Many eXccnenc ports, he
said. were at present inca pahle of
meeting conditions that promote
regular steamship service, due
largely to the haphazard way in
which oIlr transportation facilities
have been developed. The country
as a whole has never had a trans
portation policy. and the develop
mnnt of ports has proceeded along
the lines dictated principally by the
roads communicating with the in
teriOr.'
Assertion that 81 a ton in coal
freight rates had been saved to the
people of Maine through the efforts
OF the Transportation Directorate or
the Maine Chamber of Commerce
and Agricultural League, was made
by President James Q. Gulnac at the
Continued on PAGE e-CoI y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Fordney DeplOres
Sales Tax Effort
at This Time

Washington. Nov. 2-DeplOflng tue
effort To nut a sales tax through the
Senate at this time, Chairman Ford
nev Of the House ways ana means
committee. disclosed today that u
VAS his plan to bring in sales tax
in connection with soldiers bonus
bill. which he said would be report
Cd during the coming regular session
Of Congress.
we want to reserve the sales tax
for the bonus bill" Mr.. Fordney
said. and we will pass that meas
ure soon after Congress reconvenes.
Earlier in the day. Mr.. Fordney.
Rep. Green of Iowa and Rep. Long
worth of Ohio, ranking Republican
on the ways and means committee,
had Informed Senate leaders that nn-
dor no condition would the House
agree to sales tax at this time.
With proponents of the Smoot
plan claiming only five votes less
than a majority for the sales tax.
some Republican Senate leaders
thought the fate of that proposition
would be decided by discussions on
the Senate floor. This is the view
Of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
in charge of the tax revision bill. who
said he would insist upon full and
free discussion. He added that
While he would not oppose sales
tax. he was not prepared to vote for
it and added that the finance com
mittee thought it was hest to leave
decision on the sales tax to the Sem
ate ITSELF
1t means very radical revision OF
tn" whole tax system" Mr.. Penrose
said. land it was agreed that the
committee ought not to take any
stand on such an important and far
reaching matter"
Tho latest canvass of the Senate
today by leaders was said to have
shown 60 Republican senators for
the sales tax, il against it and II
doubtful with six absent or not poll
ed. Two Democrats were reported
as favoring this form of taxation
With three others doubtful.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Big Oil Merger
PlannedEAwaitS
Word from Abroad

New York. Nov. 2.-Stockholders
OF the Union Oil company If Della
ware will meet here Nov. II to con-
slider a merger with the Royal Dutch
Shell Transport and Trading COM
pany which is controlled by the
British and Dutch interests. Terms
of the proposed merger have been
outlined, but the exact conditions
will depend upon word awaited from
abroad.
It is understood that in the pro-
spective consolidation the foreign IN
terests will control - per cent. of the
stock OF the new company, the bal
ance going to Union Oil shafehold-
ers.
This announcement regarding the
merger was made late today by Hay
den. Stone & Company, bankers of
New York and Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
COURT GIVES
JOBS BACK TO
500 r. r. STRIKERS

Houston. Texas, Nov. Federal
Judge J. p. Hutcheson today ruled
that the 500 odd members Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of
the International and Great Northern
railroad, who have been on strike
since October -. should be takcn
back into the employ Of the road.
The trainmcn would so back on
probation under the courts decision.
AT the end of 80 days if the receiver
and officials of the road are satisfied
that the men have returned in a spir
it of cancellation the wage scale exist
ing previous to October - and full
seniority rights Of the mon will be
restored.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Woman Bandit
Apologies Then
Sandbags Victim

New York, Nov. .--"I hate to do
this. but / a mdriven to it, said a
woman bandit today Just hitting Ray
Natal modiste, on the head with
sand bag.
Dazed, the modiste dropped in the
hallway of an apartment house on
West 14th street. which she had
just entered. Two men stepped up,
seized the fashionable gowns she
was delivering, removed $500 in
jewelry from her fingers, stole her
purse and fed. leaving a drugged
handkerchief over their victims
mouth.
Police who went to search for the
robbers said the modiste's skull
would have been fractured but for
her well padded hat and heavy Golf
fure. She told them she had re-
ceived a call from some one giving
customers name at the apartment
and saking that some gowns be
rushed. The person whose name was
given was absent all day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Wife Shoots
Unwelc0me Suitor
at Cambridge

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 2.-Pasquale
Renna was shot and killed today at
the home Of his sister-in-law, Mrs
Marguerite Tarqunino.
The woman, arrested by squad of
officers who surrounded the house.
said she shot Renna with Lis own re-
volver, disarming him when he threat
ened her Renna was said to have
to the house to endeavor to persuade
her to go away with him. The police
found nearly $1,000 mostly in twenty
dollar bills. in his pockets. Mrs. Tar
quinino had caused him to be brought
into court recently. for threatening her
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
General Forecast

The disturbance central Tuesday
night over Chesapeake Bay advanced
east northwestward and Wednesday
night its center was off Cape CQd. 1t
has been attended by northeast gales
on the New England coast and by
rains on tho Middle Atlantic and
New England states and has been
followed by considerahly cooler
weather in the New England states.
The outlook is for fair weather
Thursday and Friday over the states
cast of the Mississippi river with a
gradual change to higher tempera-
ture in the Ohio valley Thursday and
in the Middle Atlantic and New Eng
land states on Friday.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook will
be fresh northerly, diminishing and
becoming westerly, overcast Thurs
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Police Arrest Two
in New YOrk's
Giant Mail Robbery

New York, Nov. ARREST Of two
men wanted by post Office authori-
ties in connection with the $4,000, 900
mail robbery the night Of October "a,
was announced today by the police
of Jersey City. The men taken into
custody Yesterday. While driving a
motor car, were recorded at Jersey
City police headquarters as Michael
Arbesi, alias Rafaelo Derosa and
Frank Calabrese, both Of Hoboken,
y. J.
They are being held in $4,000 bail
each on technical charges of being
suspicious characters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Armistice Day
to Be Declared
National HOLIDAY

Washington, Nov. Armistice
Day. Nov. II. will be declared a ma
tional holiday in honor of Americas
unknown soldier TO be buried that
day in Arlington.
Congressional action on a rcsolu-
tion requesting the president and all
state governors to proclaim the dag
holiday was completed today
through adoption by the Senate. Is.
Suancc of the proclamation by Mr..
Harding is expected within a few
DAYS.
While the Senate was voting on the
resolution various other branches Of
the gover nmcnt were at work ar
ranging final details of the Donors 10
he paid by the nation TO the unknown
American soldier. go
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Farmer Shot by
Hunting Companion
in AdirOndacks

Potsdam, y. Y, Nov. 2-Ernerst
Kirk, farmer was shot and killed
instantly today while hunting in the
Adirondacks about 80 miles south OF
this village.
Kirk has become separated from
Kern Holmes of Winthrop, with whom
he was hunting. Holmes is said to
have seen something moving in some
bushes and to have fired. When be
had broken through. the underbrush
he found his companion with a bullet
through his head.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
World War Vet
Loses Hand While
Helping Fight Fire

Houlton, Ne, Nov. 2-Howard
Stone. a World war veteran, lost one
of his hands while helping volunteer
firemen at fire in the home of two
elderly mon here today. 1t was
blown off by an explosion of dyna-
mite stored in a shed adjoining the
house.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
COAL OPERATORS
DELAY ACTION ON
FEDERAL INJUNCTION

Chicago. Nov. THE Illinois Coal
Operators Association will take no
action regarding the federal iniunc-
tlon to abandon the "check- off, sys-
tenn until next Wednesday when q
meeting is to be held here.
This announcement wns made to-
day by DIR. II. G. Honnold. secretary
OF the association. who is sending
copies of the injunction accompanied
by memorandum to all members
The Illinois field is the second
largest in the country with a total of
DIS mines which in 1920 employed
SS,192 men.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Watch!man Shoots
Wife in Fit
of Jealous Rage

Boston, Nov. 2-James Fl. Gatoly.
a night watchman in the Roxbury
district. early tonight shot his wife
Margaret, with whom he has lived
for 81 years. In the presence of two
Of their daughters. Gately fired four
bullets into her body. infictng prob
ably fatal wounds. lie was arrested
charged with assault with intent to
murder. His act was attributed by
the police to Jealous rage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
COURT RULES
PROFIT OF 81
PLENTY ON RENTS

New York. Nov. o.--Fcderal Judge
Learned Hand decided today that
eight per cent of the value of rented
property was a reasonable profit to
the owners. He rendered his deci
sion in n case brought before him by
the Lockwood. committee, investigat-
ing the building trust on benefit of
tenants complaining of raises. The
Brooklyn term Of the supreme court
previously had held ten per cent a
reasonable return.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
TOWNLEY STARTS
JAIL SENTENCE
IN MINNESOTA

Jackson. Mimi, Nov. "A. G.
Townley. president Of the National
Non-Partisan League entered the
Jackson county Jail here today tc
serve sentence of 80 days for viola
tion of the Minnesota scdition laws.
The United States Supreme Court
recently refused to review his case.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
HARRY C.. HALE
MADEMAJOR GEN.

washington. Nov. ? Brig. Gen.
Harry c. Hale was nominated today
by Pres. Harding to be major gen.
eral. He will succeed to the vacan-
cy caused by the retirement several
days ago of Major General March,
former chief Of staff.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
ArOOStOOk Records
First Snow Fall

Houlton, Me, Nov! 2-Two inches
of snow fell today in Aroostcok
county. the first of the season except
for a furry a month ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03
Boston Forecast

Boston and vicinity: Thursday
generally fair: Friday, fair and
somewhat warmer Fresh north
shifting to west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-03

Interesting readins-that's Whist 10
found on the Classified Ad. page %
the Journal, because this 10 where
money 10 saved. And Of course
that's interesting.
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Herrell Happenings.

Mrs. Strange and three daughters
spent Sunday afternoon at the Joe
Clark home.
The Hcrrell w. [. 7. U. met
Thursday of last week with Mrs.
Chloe Garrett. There ere only few
present. We hope to have full at
tendance at our next meeting, which
will be held June 10th at the home OF
Mrs. Anne Sturgeon.
Irene and Sylvia Seelinger visited
Dorothy Clark last Thursday alter
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Manford lett
for their home in Kansas City Sun
day after visiting relatives and friends
for the past month. Mrs. Manford
will be remembered as Miss Gladys
Spears, who at one time lived in this
neighborhood.
Misses Helen Clark and Ruth
Wayland left Monday for Warrens-
burg, where they will attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Ison spent
Sunday at 1.-THE Way4and home.
Mr.. Ruggles is busy painting his
home and other buildings.
Benaugh Cummings is visiting in
Kansas City this week.
Mrs. Henry Wayland spent Mon
day in town visiting her mother, Mrs.
T. c. Jones.
Mr.. Dan Newlon's team of mules
ran away with him one eday last
week, breaking his spring wagon and
throwing him out and shaking him up
pretty badly. One of the mules ran
a splinter in it's leg and when Mr..
Newton tried to pull it out, the mule
kicked him in the head, hurting him,
but not seriously.
NE
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Virginia News.

Miss Jessie Moreland was guest
of Miss Audrey Welliver Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss bona Speir was Sunday
guest of Miss Mary -BaFl X.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Hardinger and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Harding
er and son. Mr.. and Mrs. McElroy
and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Drysdale
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
+. Burk.
Miss Margie Greenup, of Illinois, is
here visiting with Miss Ola Ayres
and other friends.
George Brayton is blowing corn for
J. c. Welliver this week.
Miss Mary Burk is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Everett Drysdale, of But
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Welliver and
son spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Tracy.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Woods, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Fleming and Miss Pearl
Fleming visited Sunday at the J. c.
Welliver home.
Mr.. Orville Cox and Miss Hazel
Mcclure were quietly married Sat-
urday at Butler.
Sunday school next Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Endeavor Sunday
night at seven-thirty. Mr.. Henry
Mccain will lead this meeting.
THE OLD MAID.
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CORTLAND and Athol.

, Little Max Herman, who has been
quite i'll with an abscess on his Shout
der, is much better.
Mrs. Lucy Fox, from east of Rich
Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends here.
Proctor Morrison, who has been in
California for some time, arrived
home last week. He drove through
with Henry Carson in his Dodge
touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major Evans and
daughters were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claud Burk Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Allison and
son. of Hazelton, Kansas, are guests
of Mrs. w. o. Morrison and family.
Mr.. .and-Mrs. ]. ]. Nickells, Mrs.
B. F. Mann and Misses Marie Dark
and Sylvia Vaughn attended the chill
dren's day program and basket din
ner at the Star church Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Lockard, Of
Kansas Cit yare guests of Mr.. and
Mrs T. ]. Lockard. s
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Herren- Seleman.

Sunday afternoon at 100 o'clock at
the Christian church parsonage Miss
Clara Herrell and Mr.. Paul ]. Sele-
man, two of Buffers popular young
people, were united in marriage, Rev.
Roy H. Biser, of the Christian church
officiating.
Mrs. Seleman is daughter of Mr..
and NJ Hamilton Herrell, of South
Broadway. She is = most charming
young lady and one of the recent
~-aduates Of the Butler High School,
being one OF the most popular MEM
.bess of her class. -
Mr.. Seleman is an employee of the
White House barber shop and is an
exemplary young man.
After the ceremony they left over
I'D for Montsose,. Where They viii
Ne = few days with his xel6tivee.
d the1 return to Butler they WI
fe q home to their ffjends n Their
SS63menfs At No 100 South pela-
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North New Home.

Merritt Pickett, John chart shipped
fat hogs to the Kansas City market
last Wednesday.
Fred Pahlman and family spent
Saturday at Perry OsboEHe.s
Joe Raybourne, of Elkhart, visited
Saturday night at Cliff Charts.
John L. Jones and family and Mrs.
John Phelps visited Sunday at Jack
Skaggs.
Sam1 Patterson, of Hume visited
over Sunday with home folks.
Milt Reeves and wife visited at
Merritt Pickett's Sunday afternoon.
Schuyler Ehart and family ef But
Ter visited Sunday afternoon at John
Charts.
Mrs. Cliff Chart is still on the sicl
list
Jay Bright and wife, Mrs. Lee
Bright and cen, Buster, and Mrs.
Bright's sister of Independence and
Mrs. Alice Deyer were callers at
Henry Charts Sunday afternoon.
Fred Pahlman took q veal calf to
the Butler market Monday.
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The Warrensburg Weekly Stand
ard-Herald last week devoted consid-
cradle space ON its front page to
apologizing for one of those slips that
help to make the editors life inter-
sstirg. In former issue II SaSd:
What promised to be ! happy occzsS
ION was the death Of Joe krockest
berger. etc. As the co6y ha& lem
destroyed Il was imposai61e Is ifix q
6lal1e 6etWeen, 4he q 6off5
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