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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Nomination Papers for
June Primaries Be-
ing Circulated
Was Former U. S. Marshal,
Mayor of Auburn and Men,
ber Maine H0use-Curtis
Probable Candidate for L. S.
Senator-Mayor Tebbetts to
Be Candidate in Third Dis.
trict

1t was announced at Augusta
Wednesday that John P. H. S. Wilson
of Auburn would be a candidate for
Governor in the Democratic primar-
les in June. His papers are now be-
ing circulated.
Mr.. Wilson was for eight years
United States marshal for the district
of Maine, former mayor of Au-
burn, a former member of the House
of Representatives and was chairman
of the commission on inland fisher
les and game during the administra-
ton of Gov. Plaisted.
1t is still the opinion of Democratic
leaders that eX-Gov. Oakley c. Curtis
of Portland will be candidate for
the Democratic nominee for United
States senator and that he will an
nounce his candidacy between now
and the close of the State convention
Friday.
Mayor Leon o. Tebbetts of Water
Vile will be candidate for Congress
in the Third District in the Demo-
cratic primary. Ernest J.. Mclean,
who was a candidate in the special
election last month. announced We'd
nesday that lie would not be a can
didate at this time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Passage Ship
Subsidy Means
Big Merchant Marine

Washington, April 5.-Cross-eXam-
inod for three hours by two Democrat
ic members of the House merchant ma
rinc committee as to operations of the
shipping board and details of the ad-
plan to build up mer-
chant marine, Chairman Lasker at to-
days session of the joint congression-
al hearings on the ship subsidy bill
predicted that if the measure was
enacted a privately owned American
merchant marine feet of 100000 tons
would be on the seas within short
time" Such fleet. he said, would be
sufficient to carry half of the foreign
commerce of the United States.
The session was devoted entirely to
cross-examination of the chairman
by Representative Briggs, Texas. and
Davis, Tennessee. So persistent was
the Tennessee Democrat in his ques-
tioning that at one juncture Mr.. Las
kcr fiarcd up with an inquiry as to
whether Mr.. Davis was trying to get
information as to the merchant marine
or was holding criminal trial."
Appointment of group of experts
to represent both sides. Mr.. Lasker ex-
planned, is embraced in the merchant
marine bills now pending before the
House and Senate committees.
Cross-examination of Mr.. Lasker is
expected to continue tomorrow. Thus
far no questions have been asked by
him by any of the senators participate
ing in the hearings. or by any of the
Republicans of the House committee.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Vice President Cool
idge Tells Lansing,
Mich, Republicans
Nation Under Present Admins
tration Taking Part in Great
Liberal Movement Felt
Around the WOrld-POints
Out Economies Already Ac-
complished and of Those to
Come

Lansing, Mich, April 5-The high
est duty of a nation is to itself and
to it's own people and before America
can minister to other nations there
must be health and prosperity at
home, Vice President Coolidge declar-
ed here tonight in an address before
Republican gathering. The first
thought of the present administra-
ton, he added, "has been of our own
country, OF our own domestic well
fare"
The refusal of the United States to
diminish her sovereignty by becom-
ing part of the treaty of Versailles
and the covenant, of the League of
Nations left the nation free to de-
termine it's own relationship to other
people and to manage its own inter-
nal policies, the Vice president de-
clared, adding that this has been the
great problem of the present admins
tration."
There has never been any doubt
that this country must recognize it's
necessary relationship to other ma
tiOns he said, but "our own people
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
NINE PRESIDENT
AWAITS REPLY OF
COAL OPERATORS
BOSTON & maine R,R,
DEFICIT MUCH LESS
DURING PAST YEAR

Boston, April 5.-The annual re-
port of the Boston and Maine Rail
road made public tonight, character
ICES the transportation act of 1920
as the most constructive piece of
transportation legislation since the
beginning of federal regulation in
1887" 1t says that the discouraging
results of railroad operation in 1921
should not be interpreted as a fail
ure of the principles of the act"
The report shows a net loss of ST.
34S,0S3 in 1921 as compared with
a deficit Of s17.132,4S1 in 1920. The
net operating revenue was $4,456,27S,
as against a net operating deficit of
$4,336.6S7 in 1920.
1.-The business situation in recent
weeks" the report said. 'is show
ing signs of revival, and with a
downward trend in expenses any
substantial improvement in traffic
should be Immediately reflected in
lower operating ratios. Should this
result be realized it will not mean
that the financial and other problems
of the railroads have been solved and
it ought not to be used as a lever
to force down rates. While inevita-
bly, there will be rate readjustments,
it should be borne in mind that as
during the war railroad rates and
railroad wages generally Jagged be-
hind those in industry, so that it is
inevitable that they will lag behind
in the return to pre-war conditions"
To minimize the deficit, the re-
port continues, "every effort was dir
ected toward operating economies.
The average number of employees
on the payrolls was reduced from q
maximum Of 34,13S in Septem Der,
1920, to a minimum Of 26,161 in
May 1921. Shops were closed for
considerable periods. Passenger
train service has been substantially
reduced and many stations have been
discontinued as agencies"
The report says the work of ply
steal valuation of the company's
property is about completed and
tentative figures informally given by
the bureau of valuation indicate
the cost Of reproduction new of the
property, plus the market value of
lands, including leased and controlled
lines, as Of June 80, 1914, as 2S2,-
431,214, as compared with the book
value of the same date of $214.465,-
14S Whatever basis the commission
adopts in fixing the final valuation,
1T seems inevitable that the amour.
will be substantially in excess of the
book value
The funded debt on December 81,
1921. was s124,456,27S, an increase
of s1.309,S00. There was no float
ing debt outstanding.
The report announces that COM
pany's intention to equip as many
through trains as possible with steel
cars and to sell advertising space in
cars and stations.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
NURSE stones CASE
TO Be GIVEN TO JURY
SOMETIME TODAY

New York. Apr. J-The case of
Miss Olivia NJ. p. Stone. graduate
nurse charged with numbering Of FL
lis G.. Einkead. Cincinnati lawyer. in
Brooklyn last August, will go to the
jury tomorrow.
Both sides finished heated summa-
tions late today and Justice Aspin-
wall told the supreme court jury in
Brooklyn that has been hearing the
evidence that he would defer his
charge until the morning.
Assistant District Attorney War
base concluded his address by call
ing upon jury to convict Miss stone
TO prove that the law on murder
can be enforced against women as
well az men"
Judging by the past" he said.
there is not much chance that YOU
j. men will do what you swore to do
when YOU took your places in the
jnry box. Judging from the past
there is not much hope YOU will con-
Wet woman. But / am hoping that
God will give YOU strength and cour-
age to bring in a verdict of guilty
because this case is not only against
Olivia Stone. she is Il mere detail.
but 1t is to test the supremacy of
American law"
AS the afternoon ended Miss stone
had her second fainting attack. and
although quickly revived had TO be
helped down stairs to the detention
room.
Mrs. Kinkcad. widow of the slain
man appeared stronger in the after
noon. In the morning under attack
by Mr. Reilly, counsel for Miss Stone.
she had left the court room weep
ing. But she returned when MIR.
Warbasse began and sat there the
rest of the afternoon. For the first
time during the trial she appeared in
deep mourning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Is Pleased at Attitude
Of Congressman on
Miners Case = Be-
lieves Public is with
Workers = No Wa
vering in Ranks of
Strik ers, He De-
clares

New York, April John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
" Worllcrs, established temporary
strike headquarters in New York, to
await the outcome of the House
Labor Committees invitation to
luminous coal operators to join the
miners in wage conference at
While awaiting fur
thor advice from Congressman Nolan.
chairman of the House Committee,
Ny. Lewis announced he would at
tempt to hasten negotiations for set
tlcmcnt of the anthracite strike.
through the miners and operators
sub committee, ON wage contract
in session here.
Referring to reports from Wash
ington that operators of Ohio and
Indiana already had sent kilograms
To- Mr. Nolan declining to meet with
the miners Mr.. Lewis said:
Il have received no official noti-
fcation that the operators refused
the invitation. / can only reaffirm
our Willingness to negotiate with
them at any time
Mr.. Lewis appeared well pleased
with the attitude taken by the Con-
gresham toward his presentation of
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
.PEARY MEMORIAL
UNVEILED TODAY IN
NATIONAL CEMETERY

Washington, April 5-Cnique in its
conception and in its design is the
memorial which will be unveiled in
Arlington National Cemetery tomor-
row over the final resting place of
Rear Admiral Robert f. Peary, dis
coyerer of the North Pole. The un-
yelling will be attended with appro-
pirate ceremonies in which President
Harding and Secretary Dcnby have
promised to participate.
The Memorial consists of a huge
cblate spheroid of white Maine gran
ite in proportion and in position like
the earth, resting on a massive gran
ite base. On the surface of the gran
ite globe are hewn the outlines of the
land and water masses of the earth's
surface. At its North Pole, tilted
toward the north is q bronze star,
symbol of the achievement by which
Pearys name will ever be remem-
bered in the mind of man.
The symbolic design of this monu-
ment was conceived by Admiral
Peary during his last illness and sug-
gestions for it We're dictated to his
wife. herself an Arctic explorer and
traveller of note, less than three
weeks before his death.
On one side of the supporting
granite block, upon which rests the
earth shapen mass, is the latin mot
to. "Invehiam Niam Aut Faciam"
G will find a way or make one),
which was favorte quotation Of
the explorer, tie other sides, respect
lively, bear the legends:
Robert Edwin Peary, Discoverer
of North Pole April s, 1909.
Rear Admiral L. S. n, Civil En-
gineer, Explorer Scientist. 1856
1920.
Ills beloved wife, Josephine Die
bitsch, 1863 y.
This support, in turn, rests upon
a wide base, and the entire memorial
is one of the most distinctive among
the historic monuments which mark
the resting places of the nations hon.
ored dead
The unveiling will be performed
by the Admirars daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward Stafford, who was Marie
Ahnighito Peary, and was known
during her childhood as the Snow
Baby. She was born nearer the
pole than any other white child, in
the far northern headquarters of one
of the expeditions of the ninetes by
which Peary determined the insulari-
ty of Greenland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
$4,000 Fire Loss
at Etna CampgrOund

Bangor, Me, Apr. o-t1re, orlgl-
mating around the chimney in the
cottage Of Otis Barker on the Spirit
ualist Campground in Etna late this
afternoon swept a large part of the
grounds. destroyed 50 cottages, the
boarding house and pavilion. Loss
estimated at $50 900.
Later it was estimated that 10
cottages were burned in the Etna
campground fire this afternoon, and
that the loss will be $4,000 The
boarding house the pavilion and a
store also were burned, but the Hotel
Echo. Just outside the grounds, was
saved, after it had taken fire several
times. Several farmhouses narrowly
escaped.
The cottages. owned by people liv-
ing in various parts Of Maine and
other New England states, We're all
of wood and worth from $500 to
81. 900 each. Many of the cottage
owners were uninsured, but the Etna
Spiritualist association, which owned
the pavilion and boarding house, is
we'll protected.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
WILLIS TO TALK OF
ENGRAVING TURN
over AT BANGOR

Portland. Me. April 5.-Scnator
Frank Il. Willis of Ohio, ON his way
to Bangor. where he will address the
Republican state convention. said
here today that one OF the things he
will discuss in his speech will he the
recent clean in the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing by President
Harding.
, In speaking of the removal OF
bureau heads Senator Willis said:
The situation III which the rresi-
dent found himself involved in this
incident is much like that of n cap
tain who orders his crew to reef tho
sail, whereupon they immediately en-
ter into an argument with him 10
prove to him that IL is precisely tho
wrong thing for tho sail to bc rccfcd.
''lie would be very poor sort of
captain, would he not, IL he did not
hit the members Of the crew over the
head with monkey wrench, aud
then proceed to steer the ship rs he
thought best, That. in erect. H. pro
ciscly whPt President Harding has
done. When he had made n sugges-
ton that should result in economy,
instead OF carrying ont the suggcs-
ton wholchcartcdly. certain bureau
heads have argued the proposition
with him. or gone about Ia prove not
how it could be done. but precisely
why and how il could not be done"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06

Bangor, Me-, April 5-Dele-
cations from all over the State
were pouring into this city to-
night for the biennial Republi-
can State Convention to be held
in the auditorium tomorrow.
They included a large number
of women who are taking active
part in such a convention for
the first time.
The principal business of, the
convention will be the adoption
of a platform on which the can
didates for Governor, State au-
ditor, United States Senator
and four Congressman, who will
be nominated at the June pri-
maries, will 30 before the voters
in the campaign preceding the
State election in September.
The convention is entitled to
1899 delegates, and this number
will be increased to more than
1000 by alternates and district
convention delegates. One es-
innate placed the number of
women delegates at nearly one
quarter Of the total.
They will listen 10 addresses by
former Attorney General Guy II.
Sturgis of Portland, the temporary
chairman; Senator Frank B. Willis of
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
MISS ROBERTSON
SAYS THERE IS TOO
MUCH LEGISLATION

Portland. Me. April 5-"My SUI
prcme conviction is that there is too
much legislation altogether" said
Miss Alice NJ. Robertson, the nations
only congresswoman in an interview
while on her way to attend the Re-
publican State convention in Bangor
tomorrow.
Il do not believe in curbing peo-
pies natural instincts too far, or in
taking too many of their prerogatives
away from them. We had only 10
commandments in the first place; it
was all that God thought necessary to
govern the world. Now we have
millions of little bits Of legislation
debating to a man :hat he may do
this thing. or that he may not do that
thing, which is, after all.
Il believe in Il few laws. rigidIy en-
forced. To do away, with much Of
the legislation that at the present
time cutters our statute books, and
to see TO it that such laws as are
essential are carried cut to the let
ter would, | maintain, result in great
ly increased morale"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
FRAUD INDICTMENT
IN USE OF MAILS
AGAINST 7 FIRMS

New York, April 5-Scvcn firms,
five men and one woman have been
indicted by a federal grand jury for
using tire mails to defraud in con-
nection with sales of Century Con-
solidatcd Oil Company stock, it was
disclosed today when the indct-
mcnts, returned secretly last week,
were unsealcd.
The individuals indicted were:
Cora Stctson Butler, Dixie l..
Peters, Walter p. CIarks, Boncwitz
Dawson. Ernest :. Phillips, and Mark
$. Mathews.
The Century Consolidated Oil
Company is q Delaware corporation
with headquarters in this city.
Besides the Century Consolidated
oil Company, the following corpora
tions are indicted:
Hercules Oil Co, Queen Oil Co.
Granger OIL Co, Ranger Petroleum
Company. shannon Petroleum Co,
and Acme Finance Corporation.
The indictment alleges that the
Century Consolidated. which has a
capital stock Of $4,000, 900, was
formed as the result Of a merger, de-
signed 10 enable the promoters to
launch a gigantic stock selling cam
paign.
Maxwell S. Mattuck. assistant
United States attorney, said the evil
dence presented to the grand jury
showed that grossly deceptive repre-
scntations We're made by the pro-
moters in their stock selling cam
paign.
The Century Consolidated Oil
Company had claimed, he declared.
that it had taken over properties in
proven territories with settled pro-
duction. One, hundred wells produc-
ing oil and II more drilling, whereas
the indictment charged the company
did not have more than half doz-
en- wells under its control. three Of
them being the property of companies
in rcceivership.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Deny Wholesale
Dismissals to Come
in Internal Bureau

Washington. April 5.-Apprehen-
sons which have beset the minds Of
| the army Of government employees in
Washington since president Harding's s
| overnight removal Of % bureau of en-
craving officials were partially allayed
| today by Secretary Mellon, who circu-
lated among the personnel of the treas
ury department memorandum saying
! that reports of impending wholesale
dismissals in the internal revenue bu-
reau were without foundation.
Stories that heads are to fall right
and left in the reorganization of the in
ternal revenue bureau. Mr.. Mellon said.
did not emanate from any official
source. The secretary's statement,
however, did not preclude the possi-
bility that changes may be expected
in the bureau and in other government
depa rtments as the work Of bringing
the government service up TO the high
est standard of efficiency goes on. Such
changes are predicted by high officials
generally.
Some of the rumors that were start
bureau of engraving order have con-
siderably unsettled the routine Of some
bureaus. according to officials. because
they have started many men and wom-
en- in the service worrying about pos
sible future action which might affect
them. Today's memorandum by Sec
retary Mellon is expected to improve
that situation.
1t also was indicated after the MEM
orandum was circulated that the
changes --hich are yet to be made in
the treasury personnel will be ac-
complished gradually and that no
wholesale dismissals are to be feared
Mr.. Melons memorandum to the
treasury employees said:
MY attention has been called to the
reports which have been appearing in
the press predicting gen>isl reorgan-
ization of the bureau of Internal rev.
enue and the removal of certain cffl-
GERS and heads Of divisions.
These reports do not emanate from
any official source and are absolutely
-Jithout foundation. No sucn r>organi-
zation Is now. nor has been at any
time contemplated. 1t is my desire.
however. that the efficiency of the bu-
reau. should be maintained at the
highest possible standard and with
that end in view l shall expect every
employe of the bureau to give the COM
and his deputies their loyal
support Of complete cooperation"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
SPIRIT OF UCL|NESS
MANIFEST IN RANKS
LAWRENCE STRIKERS

Lawrence. April - A marked
change in the temper of the striking
textile workers was evident this aft
ernoon as the strike in protest
against a wage cut Of 20 percent in
seven Lawrence mills concluded its
10th day. Previously the strikers
and their sympathizers had appeared
in good humor. but today crowds
gathered in front of the lower Paci-'
fic mills and elsewhere displaying an
irritable attitude.
Several minor disorders took place
in the evening but prompt action by
the police prevented serious out
breaks.
The officials of the lower Pacific
mills sent their workers home at ir-
regular hours tonight in an attempt
to escape the pickets but whenever
a group of workers appeared hum
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Copies Examination
Papers Sold to Police
Seeking Promotion

Boston, Apr 5-Advance informa-
tion on examinations for police pro-
motions was given by civil service
minor police officer who sold it to a
number of men who were to take the
examinations on March ~, it was
learned today. The matter was
brought to light by a report by a
police sergeant that he had received
an offer from another sergeant to
procure information concerning the
examinations.
The examinations for lieutenants
and sorgeants were cancelled tonight
by Payson Dana. head of the civil
service commission who announced
that new examinations would be set
for the near future.
Commissioner Dana in statement
issued tonight said that after a care
full investigation he had become
convinced of the truth of the rumor
that copies of the examination pa
pers had been sold by two employees
of the civil service commission. He
said that he had called two civil ser
vice clerks, John McMasters of Lynn
and Frederic Thomas of Lowell. be
fore him and that they had admitted
their guilt and had been discharged
forthwith.
About 400 men will have to take
the new aminations as a result of
the commissioners action. An in
vestigation was under way tonight,
it was said, to determine just what
men of the police force purchased
the information.
Sergeant Albert w. Carnes. at
tached to the automobile division at
headquarters, resigned today, but his
resignation was not accepted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Maine Mail Clerk
Accidentally Shot
Near Maiden, Mass.

Maiden, Mass. April 5-Harold +.
Fellows of York Village, Me, rail-
way mail clerk was accidentally shot
today as his train was nearing this
city from Portland. Me. Fellows and
his assistant Guy Thorpe of Medford,
We're examining Thorpe's revolver
when the weapon was discharged
The bullet struck a steel plate in the
car and rebounded, lodging in Eel
lows stomach. He was taken to a
Boston hospital wha"e his condition
was said to be not serious.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
General Forecast

An extensive area of low barometer
covered the Plains states and the
Rocky Mountain and southern Plateau
region. Wednesday night and had its
center over Colorado. The temperature
changes in the east and other parts of
the country We're unimportant.
The weather disturbance r.ll advance
east-northea stward and be attended
by general rains within the next As
hours over the states east of the Mis-
sissippi. The temperature will rise
somewhat in the New England and mid
die Atlantic states during Thursday
and Friday.
Winds north Of Sandy Hook will be
moderate variable becoming easterIy
fair weather Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Portuguese Fliers
Reach st. Vincent
Longest Hop to Come

st. Vincent, cape Verde Islands,
April Try 4. ~ The Portuguese
aviators who are attempting firht
across In" Atlantic from Lisbon 10
Brazil arrived here safely this after
noon at SO o'clock from Las Palmas,
Canary Islands Thcy lcft Gando
Bay. near Las Ialmas, al $50 o'clock
this morning.
tn" Portuguese aNiators. Captains
Sacadura and Coutinhn. lcft Lisbon
i'm their light hydro-airplane at :
o'clock last Thursday morning. Tho
landed safely the same afternoon at
Las Palmas. Canary Islands. having
flown distance Of more than loco
miles Til" second leg or the trans
Atlantic flight from the Canaries 10
the Cape Verde Islands. which thev
successfully accomplished this after
noon, is about the same distance.
The third and final hop. from the
Cape Verde Islands TO the brazilian
coast is nearly 1900 miles and is con-
sidcred the most hazardous part OF
the flight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-04-06
Chicago Worker
Killed Following
Rampage in Foundry

Chicago, ApriI 5.-Charles Falfield,
enraged after being discharged. by the
Jones Foundry company. today rush
ed into the Office of f. J. Powers,
supt-. shooting wildly from a pistol in
each hand and in brief reign Of ter
ror killed one man and wounded
three others before he was shot to
death by Powers.