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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-29
Does Your Street
Need a Tonic?

Many of Hammond's streets are
obsolesccnt.
They are no longer fit to NEE,
the conditions as demanded by
modern traffic.
Who's fault is itp
There is a general reluctance
to foot the bill for a new surface.
Ii means additional tax. Who
gets the benefit. Not me, is the
attitude of many property owners.
Instead of looking at it as a bur
den every taxpayer should consider
1t privilege to have part in the
creation of a shoroughfare that
Facilitates progress = that brings
convenience. A nun down street
IS disgrace to any section of a
city. And until that time comes
when the taxpayer will see the adj
visibility Of lending cooperation
IN the resurfaeing the various streets
that arc now in a deplorablc con-
ditlon, Hammond will continue to
suffer. Community thought will
take on new color when the vis-
ion of progress grips the public
to such an extent that improvements
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-29

Electric automobiles have a speed
of IS miles an hour. The driving
radius is 20 to so miles in level
country and from 80 TO 60 miles In
hilly districts.
Canadian customs officials are in
vestigating reports that more than
1900 automobiles stolen in the Uni
ted States are being smuggled inso
Canada for sale.
II 10 planned IN London to do away
with al railways above ground. ard
the old roadbeds are TO be connected
into highways or speedways for mo-
tor traffic.
One of the leading department sto-
res in St. Louis Mo, is planning to
erect a four story garage. In which
the automobiles OF it's customers may
be parked while they are shopping.
The proposed garage Will accommo-
date 400 cars.
Seated at the wheel of big motor
truck, and followed By a feet OF au-
tomobiles. Rev. K. J. Prescott, a Uni
tartan pastor OF North Andover, Mass
goes out every Sunday morning and
gathers his Sunday school nupiEs
within a radius of seven miles.
On the Pacific coast it is possible
TO travel in motor buses from Mex
cali. Mexico, to Portland, Ore. a dis
lance of 1000 miles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-29
Safe Rules To FoII0zO
In Buying An Automobile

Remember what he tells you when
closing the deaE
Any car that has stood the test
OF time; that Now has a bright flu
ture before ii is a safe car to buy.
Avoid haste in buying.
Get the facts.
Then deliberate. When you have
done all these you can't help being
proud of your purchase.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-29

Make yoursef acquainted with the
personality selling you the car. To
know that personality and TO even
know the product ne sells better
than you know him is q safe course
to pursue in buying a car.
Learn Of his. reputation for stand
ing back of the product.
Ascertain the sort Of service you
will secure along with the car you
buy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
BOSTON JUDGE
IN LENIENT MOOD

Boston, Feb. 1O-Two defendants
left the United States circuit court
today happy because consideration
had tempered justice.
Mrs. Amelia Palpini of Springfield
appeared before Judge Anderson for
disposition of liquor charge. When
her husband explained that they had
been obliged to borrow money for the
trip the court remarked that they
had been fined by coming down
here" and made the assessment one
dollar. Assistant United States At
torney White did the judge one bet
ter by offering to pay the fine if Pal
PM couldn't. But Palpini did.
The other case to touch the court
in soft spot was that of William
Mcpherson, whose sixth attempt to
pay a $50 fine for selling liquor
found him still out of funds.
Il wont send this young fellow to
Jail now" said Judge Anderson.
Continue the case another month"
Turning to Mcpherson he added:
I'm doing what I can for you.
Now YOU do something. Buck up,
brace up and get a job"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
General Forecast

Pressure has continued high. off
the Atlantic coast and there was a
marked rise in pressure over the
north plain states and the Canadian
northwest. The disturbance that
was central over northwest Wyom-
ing Thursday night moved rapidly
eastward and its center was over
Lake Superior Friday night, while
another disturbance of wide extent
was central off the north Pacific
coast.
Lower weather local SHOWS in the
north Atlantic states Thursday
night.
The temperature continued to rise
Friday in the east and south states
The Lake Superior disturbance will
move rapidly eastward attended by
rain almost generally east of the
Mississippi river. Saturday. probably
turning into snow in the lake re-
gion and the Ohio valley Generally
fair weather will prevail Sunday in
the middle Atlantic states and north
Atlantic states.
The temperature will rise Saturday
in the Atlantic states from Virginia
northward.
Winds north of Sandy Hook will
be fresh southeast and south winds:
overcast thick weather, probably
rain or snow Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Fidelity Trust
Highest Bidders
for State Pier Bonds

The Fidelity Trust Co. of Portland.
with price of 99.159, was the highest
bidder on State Pier bonds to the
amount of s65O.O00. bids for which
were opened at the office of Hon. Will
liam L. Bonney of Bowdoinham. State
treasurer. Friday. The other bidders
were az follows: Kfdder. Peabody Il
Co. of Boston and Charles IF. Gilman
& 60. Of Portland. 1887: Estabrooh
& Co. of Boston. 91.S2: The Guaranty
Co. of New York. 1855: Harris
Forbes & co. of Boston, 1874: +. II.
Rollins & Sons of Boston and the
Maynard s. Bird co. Of Portland
96S6S: Brandon. Gordon & Waddeil
Carr e Schneider and Oaine, Web
Der & Co. Of New York. 26.Se9: Wat
kins & Co. of Boston. $3.50; Merrill.
Oldham & Co. and r. l.. Day & co. OF
Boston, 1913: The Old Colony Trust
Co, Lee, H;gginson & Co. and Ed
murds Brothers of Boston, 96.01; Cot
fin & Burr of Boston, 96.013: Boyer &
Small of Portland. Jehle, Hood & Co.
Of New Yorl, and Timberlake & Co. OF
Portland 96.7S; the National City Go.
of Boston. $4,000.
The total amount Of the State Pier
bonds is s1,50O,0O andsthe remaining
5000 600 of the amount will be ISSUED
later in the year
The bonds will bear 4 per cent. in
tcrest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
SENATE HEARS HARDING
PLEA FOR RATIFICATION
ARMS MEET TREATIES
Searles Died of
Natural Causes,
Autopsy Findings

Salem, Mass. Feb. 10.-The death Of
Edward F.. Searles, millionaire recluse
of Methuen was due 10 natural caus-
es, according to the official report on
an autopsy he'll last October, made
public here today by District Attor-
ney General Howard Donnell. Chem
ical analysis Of the organs revealed no
trace of poison, the report declares.
Searles died at his Methuen estate
in August 1920. In October last an
autopsy on his body was ordered by
the district attorney after he had re-
ceived. anonymous communications
suggesting poison might have caused
the death of the recluse. The body
was eXhumed and an autopsy per-
formed by DR.. George b. Magrath of
Boston, one of the Suffolk county
medical examiners. Some of the or
cams were sent for chemical analysis
to DR.. William +. Loos of Boston
whose report has just been presented
The analysis, accOrdin gto the re-
port, revealed no form of poison or
Inappropriate form of medical treat
mert"
1t was indicated that Searles "suf-
fered from organic disease. including
chronic affection Of the kidneys and
other conditions" the report adds.
Searls left an estate the extent of
which has been variously estimated
at from s14,000,0O0 to s4O000,0OO. Ar
thu T. Walker of New York, who had
assisted him in legal matters, was the
principal beneficiary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Textile Help
Taking Strike
Votes in NE.

Boston, Feb. i0-Strike votes in
New England mill cities tonight re-
suited in decisions to walk out next
Monday n Lowell, Mass, and Sum
cook. n. H., as a protest against a
20 percent wage reduction effective
on that day. In Biddeford, Me-, the
operatives voted not to resist the
wage cut. Announcement of the re-
suit of the vote at Nashua, n. H.,
was withheld until tomorrow.
The fast that tic operatives at
strike was made public today. In
RHODE Island, where a strike has
been in progress for some time, the
state board of labor today voted to
appoint board of mediation in an
effort to settle the disputes.
There was a strike vote today at
a textile plant in South Attleboro,
Mass.
Only two of the Lowell mills, the
Hamilton and the Bay State, en-
ploying about 1000 operatives, have
announced the wage cut. The tex
tile council in it's strike vote against
these two mills sanction similar ac-
ton at any of the other 10 mills
wi ere wage reductions might be
ordered.
The Suncook mills employ soc OPP
eratives. In all of the New Hamp-
shire mills affected with the wage
reduction IN increase in working
hours also is to so into effect next
week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Lowell Textile
Workers to Strike
Monday Morning

Lowell. Feb. 10.-Operatives of the
Hamilton and Bay tate Cotton Mills
here will go on strike Monday morn
ing by order of the Lowell Textile
Council tonight. In a vote taken to-
night the council members were I'M
'arlimously in favor of striking
Furthermore the council sanction
cd similar action at any other of the
ten cotton mills in this city where
wage reductions Cf whatsoever
amount should be ordered.
About 1000 operatives will answer
to the strike call Monday morning and
thetwo cotton mills iii question will
be picketcd under arrangements made
by the textile council.
Among the manufacturers it was
announced unofficially that no new
wage cuts would he posted in the i'm
mediate future. Whether or not the
two mills so far involved will attempt
to run under strike conditions could
not be ascertained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Bill of Exceptions
in SaccO-Va nZetti
Trial Is Filed

Dedham. Mass, Feb. 1O-A bill
comprising about two-thirds of the
exceptions taken by defence counsel
in the trial of Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Nanzetti, convicted last
summer of murder in the first de-
gree for a double shooting at South
Braintree in April, 1920. was filed
in superior court here today. Judge
Webster Thayer, before whom the
case was tried, extended until Feb.
30 the time limit for completing the
bill.
The items filed today make docu-
ment of 1e9 typewriter pages. They
comprised history of the crime and
Of the court proceedings up to the
testimony Of the first witnesses. with
transcripts from the records, includ-
ing the pleadings. the empanelment
Of the jury and the exception asking
separate trials for Sacco and VAN
Zett.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Held Not Guilty Untaithtu|ness and In
efficiency in Enforcing Laws Against
Gambling at County Fairs--Unani-
nous Vote in Open Session After
Six-Hour Hearing
UNANIMOUS VOTE

Sheriff Harry D. Cole of Oxford
county was unanimously adiudged
not guilty of the charges brought
against him by citizens of Oxford
county. alleging unfaithfulness and
ineficiency in enforcing the laws
against gambling at fairs in Oxford
county. the seven members of the
Executive Council and the Governor
Of Maine each voting Not Guilty"
on each. The vote was taken in
open session, after a hearing last
ing from 1880 A. NJ. to $50 p. NJ.
The case was strenuously con-
Quoted by counsel for each side, but
with fairness and without PERSONAL
tiles. A fairly large crowd followed
the entire proceedings and the pop
ular verdict was with that Of the
Governor and Council.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
MORDES INSANE
NOT GUILTY OF
BARRON MURDER

Pennington, Me-. Feb. 10--Alex-
andcr Mordes Of Wilton was COM
mitted to the State hospital at Au-
gusta today when the jury in Frank
lin county supreme court. instructed
by Justice Hanson, returned a ver-
dict of mot guilty by reason Of in
sanity"
Mordes was charged with the MUIR
der of Sebastian Barron at Wilton,
May %, 1921. Evidence showed
that Mordes broke up a card game.
killing Barron and wounding two
others. DR.. Tyson, superintendent of
the Augusta hospital testified that
Mordes was incura bly, insane.
William Smith. 81. of Halifax. en-
tered a plea Of nolo contcndre to the
charge of criminal assault He was
given an indeterminate scntnce OF
eight to 20 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
OXFORD SHERIFF CLEARED
BY GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL
Approve Tax
Revenue for
Bonus Fund

Washington, Feb. 10-This program
of soldiers bonus was agreed upon
today by a house ways and means
sub committee: Two and one-half
per cent on the undivided profits of
corporations, estimated to yield sa2,-
100000
On parcel post packages on which
the postage amounted to 25 cents or
more, a tax of one cent for each CSC
or fraction thereon, $4,000, 900.
One cent gallon on gasoline, $70,-
100000
twenty-five cents rer horsepower
on automobiles, 100000 900.
Double the present ten per cent. tax
on admission where the charge ex-
cceds % cents. s60,000,000.
Double existing documentary stamps
taxes, except in the case of sales or
transfers of capital stock on which
therate would be increased frCm one
firtieth of one per cent. to one tenth
of one per cent S64,0000 900.
IN increase of fifty cents ner one
lBOuSdHt III tiiS tlA vi IlSOl
S25.00G. 900.
An increase of two cents a pound
on smoking and chewing tobacco, So
coo, 900.
This program later was submitted
to the majority members of the SEN
ate finance committee, who discussed
it with the house sub committee
members for nearly an hour without
any conclusions The conference will
agreement has been ,eached the plan
is to present the nrograrr to President
Harding for his views.
Meantime another suo- committee of
the house ways and means commit
tee will continue work on the bonus
bill itself and it was the hope of SEN
ator Fordney and others to have the
completed measure with the appended
tax program ready for the house with
in a week or ten days.
The total estimate of revenues is
1915 100000 or S34.loo.0cc short of the
$3.50, 900, COO year which the commit
tee has figured will be needed to COW
or the cash bonus payments over the
two and one-half years beginning on
January !, 1928.
Approval of the tax on undistfib-
uted profits came as something of a
surprise This levy 8 understood to
have been urged by representative
Frear. republican, Wisconsin, who
made a fight for such a tax when the
1918 revenue law was revised last
year.
Among the documentary stamp tax
cs doubled are those on real estate
conveyances. The present rates are
fifty cents where the sum exceeds
$1Oc and does not exceed $500 and fif-
ty cents for each additional $500. The
only exception in the increase in these
taxes, it was said. was made in the
case of playing cards which the sub
committee held already were carry
ing about as heavy a tax as the traffic
would bear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Manchester Mill
Helm Rejects Cut

Manchester, \. H.. Feb. 10-The
500 employees of the Suncook Mills
voted to reject the 90 per cent. cut in
wages and increased working hours
as proposed by the mill owners last
week at mass meetings of the several
locals held tonight. The vote was
practically unanimous in favor of re-
lection, more than % per cent of the
workers voting for a strike.
Vice President James Carr of the
United Textile workers attended the
meetings and issued permit to
strike Immediately upon the an
nouncement of the vote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
BiddefOrd and
SacO Workers Not
to Fight Wage Cut

Biddcford, Me-. Feb. 10.-TeXti,e
workers of Biddeford and Saco in mass
meeting here tonight decided to take
no action at present to resist the 20
per cent. wage cut announced to 50
into effect in the mills of the two cities
next Monday. Lack of financial re-
sources. the workers decided, made il
impossible TO offer effective resistance
to the cut.
Tonights meeting was called BY
Oliver Christian of Lawrence, Mass,
representative of the American Fed
.eration of Textile Operatives. He will
address meetings of textile workers
in Augusta tomorrow and in Lewiston
sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Asks They Receive Body's O. K.
AS Guarantees of Peace--- De-
clares New Agreements Would
Put an End to Contradiction,
Remove Antiquities and Estab-
lish Clear Understanding
FOR SENATE ACTION

Washington. Feb. 10-(By A. PD-
President Harding today asked the
+cH1ie 20 give approval TO the arms
inference treaties in order that
Americas professed desire to rid the
world OF war may not become "a
below movkery."
Delivering his message in person.
IN voice and manner that betoken-
"a deep emotion. the president was
answered repeatedly by applause
Hom the floor and galleries. He
asked that ratification be given
without delay and before he left the
capitol. senate machinery was set
IN motion TO hasten vote.
Flvc principal treaties and two
,Ipplemental agreements. the fru-
utt.on of the IL weeks of negotia-
tons Just concluded here. were IN the
tIndle Of international covenants
t zen 10 the senate chamber by Mr..
Harting.
N,l of these agreements, said the
f,esident. are related portions Of
lie effort 10 put an end 10 contra
dlctions. to remove antiquities. and
establish clear Understandings"
None of them. he asserted, COM
init. tho American government Ito
my kind of an alliance. entangle-
ment or involvement"
Aner the address was completed.
10th republican and democratic lead
s.s predicted that the treaties would
~ ratified without long debate and
ie substantial majorities. Onl' one.
#e four Pacific pact. is threatened
nov With organized opposition.
Continued on Page 9-col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Confirm Houghton
as Ambassador
German Republic

Washington. Feb. 10.-The nomi-
nations OF Alanson H. Houghton to
be ambassador to Germany, Theo-
dore Brentano to be minister to
Hungary and Albert H. Washburn
to be minister to Austria were con-
firmed late today by the Senate.
The Senate also confirmed the
nomination of Fred Morris bearing
of Missouri to be minister to Portu-
gal and that Of Roy 7. Davis of
Missouri to be minister to Costa
RIGA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Congressman Tague
Is to Be BOstOn's
Fire Commissioner

Boston, Feb. 10-Rcpresentative
Peter +. Tagus of the tenth Suffolk
congressional district has been Sc
lected to be Boston's next fire COM
missioner. Mayor James NJ. Curley
in making this announcement today
said that Mr.. Tague would not take
Office until Ma yor June as successor
to Joseph p. Manning, thus making
unnecessary a special election to fill
Mr.. Tague's seat in Washington.
Manning is filling out the unexpired
term of John r. Murphy, who re-
signed to become candidate for
mayor
Mayor Curlcy also announced that
z. Mark Sullivan had accepted the
post of corporation counsel. succeed
ing Arthur D. Hill who served under
Former Mayor Peters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
DELEGATIONS REPORT

Washington, Feb. 1O-(By A. Ply
The arms conference treaties sub
mitted for ratification today by
President Harding are declared by
the American delesa. ION in their re-
port to him to rest upon a new in
ternational state of mind" which
substitutes mutual faith for suspi
cion and apprehension.
The report, 90-page printed
document, was laid before the SEN
ate by Mr.. Harding along with the
treaties.
Summarizing the result of the con-
ference, the delegation declares that
to appraise correctly the accom-
plishments they must all be consid-
cred as a whole. as each contributes
to a combination of conditions in
Continued on Page 9-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Only Is to Lose
Jobs at WatertOWn

civilian employees of the Watertown
Arsenal will have TO be laid off as A
result of orders received today from
Washington cancclling orders for the
construction of eight 16-inch how.t-
zers and suspending work on four guns
Of the same calibre now under con-
struction. according to the command
ant, Col. Tracey c. Dickson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Believe Trio
Tried Wreck
B. & M. Train

Old Orchard, Me-. Feb. 1o-An
eastbound freight train on the Bos-
ton & Maine struck pile of ties on
the tracks near here at 100 o'clock
tonight. The train remained on the
rails.
Railroad authorities believe the
ties were intended to wreck the
passenger train,
which was about an hour behind the
freight. Deputy Sheriff Wilbur G..
Rumery of Old Or hard, with the
police of Biddefofd and Saco, is
making a search for three men who
were seen in the vicinity just be-
fore the train struck the ties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
STATEMENT GOV. BAXTER

In behalf of the Governor and Execu.
tive Council.
These proceedings were instituted
upon complaint filed with the Cows
ernor and Council by responsible
citizens Of oxford county and IL be-
came our duty to transmit that in-
formation to the attorney general.
That official reported that the evi.
dence presented in the complaint
against Sheriff Cole and this hear.
ing is the result thereof.
The evidence presented by the
witnesses for complainants showed
that there was no collision on the
part of the sheriff with the parties
that operated the so-called game.
These witnesses denied ever having
! made. and do not now make, any
charges of corruption on the part
of the sheriff, and they without ex.
ception testified as TO the good
standing of the sheriff and as to his
faithfulness and efficiency as a pub.
lie official.
1t appears to the Governor and
Council that the complainants them.
selves at the time did not consider
the alleged offense OF Sheriff Cole
as Serious, for after the incident In
question they urged him TO retain
Deputy Weeks, saying that II this
was done the matter would be con-
sidered as having been satisfactorily
settled.
The dismissal OF Deputy Weeks
was the result of heated argument
INDUCED in by both the sheriff and
his deputy, and the feelings OF both
parties were evidently considerably
aroused at the time. Both oeiccrs
are held in high esteem by those
citizens of their county who testified
at the hearing. and it appears that
Sheriff Cole was anxious to protect
the financia. standing and good
name of the local fairs and no evi-
dence was introduced that he sought
to protect the alleged gamblers.
All the witnesses from Oxford
county including the sheriff and his
former deputy were men OF high
character and their evidence was
clear and Straightforward. Person.
alities were not INDUCED in. and tho
Governor and Council desire to eN-
press their satisfaction at the fair
ness and frankness OF the witnesses
as well as of the counsel on both
sides. The Governor and Council In
accordance with the votes that have
been recorded and announced have
indicated that they are unanimously
of the opinion that Sheriff Cole Is
not guilty of the charges preferred
against him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11
Philadelphia Wants
to Repair Leviathan

Philadelphia, Feb. ia delegation
of workmen from the Philadelphia
Navy Yard today requested Mayor
J. Hampton Moore to make an effort
to have the liner Leviathan brought
to the local yard for repairs. Mem
bers of the committee declared that
the hipp:ng Board had advertised for
bids on reconditioning the Leviathan
but had solicited them only from the
Boston Navy Yard and a private con-
Germ at Newport News"
They urged the mayor to use his
influence to have bids advertised
by the Shipping Board.