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The Washington times., 1922-11-26
What Bsscher Thousht.

One of the greatest and most
remarkable orators of his time
was Henry Ward Beecher. I
never met his equal In readiness
and rsatility. His versatility
was infectious. He was q big.
healthy. vigorous man with the
physique Of an athlete, and his
intellectual fire and vigor corre-
sponded with his physical
strength. There seemed to be no
limit to his ideas. anecdotes. Illus
trations, and incidents. He had
q fervid imagination and wonder.
ful power Of assimilation and re-
production and the most observ.
ant Of eyes. He was drawing
material constantly from the for.
ests. the flowers. the gardens.
and the domestic animals In the
fields and In the house, and using
them most effectively In his ser.
mons and speeches.
When the sentiment In England
In favor Of the South In our civil
war seemed to be growing to .
point. where Great Britain might
recognise the Southern Confed-
sraoy. ar. Lincoln asked Mr..
Beecher to 20 over and present
the Union side. Those speeches Of
Mr.. Beecher. . stranger in .
strange country. to hostile
audiences. wers probably a. ex.
traordinary an evidence Of oratori.
cal power n was ever known. He
captured audiences. he overcams
the hostility Of persistent disturb.
ers Of the meetings. and with bis
ready Wit overwhelmed the heck.
Ter.
At one Of the greatest meetings.
when the sentiment was rapidly
changing from hostility 10 favor. Q
man arose and asked Mr. Beecher:
"If you people Of the North are
20 strong snd your cause 10 90
good. why after all these years
Of figh'ins have you not licked
the Southf" Mr.. Beecher's instant
and mos' andacious reply was EFF
the sou'herners were Enriishmen
we would have licked. 'hem."
With the Eneiish love Of tsir
play. the retort was accepted with
cheers.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Inssrsoll's Speech.

One Of the greatest orators Of
his generation. and I might say
Of ours. was Robert q. Inserson.
] was privileged to meet Colonel
1ngersoll many times. and on sew.
srai occasions TO be . speaker ON
the same platform. The senith
Of his tame was reached BY his
''plumed-knight" speech. nominat.
Ing james q. Blaine for Presi.
Dent, At tho national Republican
convention In 1915 /, was n
testimony Of all the delegates
tha, II the vote could have been
taken Immediately at the conclu.
sion Of the speech. Mr.. blame
would have been elected.
Colonel Ingersoll carried off the
oratorical honors Of that cam.
palgn In q series Of speeches. Gov.
srins the whole country. I say
Q series Of speeches: he really
had but one. which was the most
effective campaign address I ever
heard. but which he delivered
over and over again. and every
time with phenomenal success. .
success the like Of which I have
never known. He delivered Il to
IN immense audience In New
York and swept them Off their
feet. He repeated this triumph
the next day al an open air meet.
ing In Wall street. and again the
next day at Q great gathering In
New Jersey. The newspapers
printed the speech in full every
day after Its delivery. a. II had
been a new and first utterance Of
IN. great orator.
I spoke with him ,ssvsra, tmss
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Old Guard of G.. O. p.
Eager to Keep New
Congress QUIT of Cap
itol as LONG as ii
Cam Shoulders at
ThOught0f March a.
T is an open secret in Wash
ington that the administration

r T is an open secret In Wash
ington that the administration
Il does not wish the new Con-
gress TO organize and begin busi-
ness before December. 1928. II
is not generally known that one
reason for this opinion 10 that
nobody can make a certain pre-
diction a. to what will be done.
In fact. although the official re-
turns report that fifteen more
men labeled Republican" were
elected to the House on November
7 than were labeled Democrat"
there is q panicky feeling among
the Republican leaders as to
what a large number of the Re-
publicans. so-called. win do when
they come to Washington. Will
they put on the harness and
trot in the regular party tracesf
In spite Of the fact that Chair
man Adams expresses "gratifica-
ton" at the result Of the cleo
ton. 1t 10 we'll known that there
Is great nervousness, not only as
to how a score and more Western
Republican Congressmen-elect will
vote on administration questions.
but there Is a feeling Of uncer-
tainty whether they will even
vote for a Republican al Speaker.
Enough of them may break away
to prevent the reorganization Of
the House by the party in power
at the White House.
PLAYING FOR DELAY.
And that IL one reason why
Congress was convened earlier
than the regular December date
In the hope that all the ap-
preparation bills can be passed
before March 4. so as to leave
no imperative reason for calling
the new Congress In session until
II 10 thirteen months old, II the
Republican majority elected to
the new Congress was OF the
Old Guard type and could be
depended upon. there would no,
be such insistence upon keeping
II away from Washing on. II
IL he sword OF Damocles hang
ing over the head Of Gfllett AMI
the others which makes them
shudder az the approach Of "the
ides of March" II the new Con.
gress Is to begin action at that
time. There are other reasons
for wishing delay. Newberry is
the ghost that will not down
II he had not bought his sea-
in the Senate. the Republican,
could not have organized the
Senate In 1919 and could not have
packed the Foreign Affairs Com.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
"CAN REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE
HOUSE%- %---JOSEPHUS DANIEL 81
'SEnd Bay State Rule
is Slogan of Insur-
gents of West, Who
Attribute Big Loss
I'm Election TO G.. O.
p. StandpattiSnn.

pulsion upon him to advocate high
tariff and reduce taxation for
wealth, secured his defeat for the
Senate. He was the last West.
ener of power and he has fallen.
This leaves the big plums and the
power in Eastern hands. The
Western Republicans resent the
leadership which brought such
losses. and are openly saying they
win not stand for It again. Speak.
Or Gillett's other nam. is Stand.
pat. He would not know a pro.
gressive principle II he met It in
.he road. There are many Repub-
licans in the present House and
more In the next House who wish
Q new deal. And II they do not
get II In their own party-if their
party 10 tied to Gillett and Eastern
leadership. there are many who
believe enough insurgent Republi-
cans from the West will vote for
. progressive Democrat a.
Speaker to defeat Gillett. Stranger
things have happened. Mr.. Kit
chin. the present Democratic
leader. who 10 recovering his
health. says: II will be elected
speaker of the House." Howf
He declines to commit himself
as to what votes he expects
to receive In addition to the Dem
ocratic vote, but his statement
has increased the nervousness as
to the ability OF the Republicans
to organize the House. The fact
that Gillett is from the effete
East" and Is ultra conservative,
makes him not very acceptable
to Western Republicans who say
openly: "Unless the Republican
party changes its course We will
lose the West In 1924"
SHOULD MEET SOON.
Aside from the political Jockey
ing for position. and the present
disturbed conditions. the big men
in both parties ought to unite to
secure such changes as will end
the absurdity Of electing Con-
gress on November 7th. 1872.
which does not begin to function
until thirteen months has elapsed.
Think Of II!
The people spoke three weeks
ago. and they spoke so plainly
and 80 loudly that nobody can
doubt their mandate. And yet no
beginn 'ng can be made to give
effect to the peoples win until
December. 1928. unless the Presi-
dent calls an extra session And
the gossip in Washington Is that
he is seeking to delay to the
limit the convening Of Congress.
He does not want Congress on
his hands" In the respect Of
quick action Great Britain has q
great advantage over US. AS soon
as Parliament II chosen II Is
called into session to carry out
the desires Of the people. Here
we wait over a year. II 10 bad
for the people. bad for Legislators
who desire to keep their prom.
ises, and this farce Of delay and
deliberation ought to come to an
end.
A CHANGE DEMANDED. '
Change the plan. Elect Conf
gress in November and let them
begin business In December. This
Congress was repudiated. 1t
should never function again, and
yet II 10 going through the mo-
tions at Washington, paying no
attention to the peoples mandate
and having no commission from
them.
Copyright. isas. Twenty -Firs, centur,
Prsss.)
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

mittee against the peace treaty.
Newberry's expenditure was a
paying ''investment" for the
time being though 1t has since be-
come liability. II the new Con-
gress convenes in March. New.
berry will be expelled. II It
does not come until December
Of 1929. the final chapter in that
crime can be postponed. And
that Is the thing asked now.
They are playing for time to
mobilize the shattered forces.
SENATE TROUBLESOME.
Tho Republican majority In the
Senate. as well a. In the House,
has been reduced. 1t is not. how
ever. the small margin that gives
so much uneasiness as the radi.
cally different opinion enter.
tained by the majority. The last
session showed that enough OF
the old Senators refused to stand
hitched to prevent the carrying
out Of the full Administration
program. They will all return
strengthened In their insurgency
Most Of the new Republican
Senators elected are conspicuous.
ly out Of harmony with the pro-
gram which Harding. Lodge and
Tili b" ta'o". The farm bloc"
Of l921.'22 was a small source
v irritation compared to what
the new bloc" will be when re
inforced by such men as Brook
hart. Howell. Frazier. Shipstead
and others. They will be able
to come to the assistance OF the
Democrats and block all standpat
legislation that may be proposed.
It Is even possible that the pro-
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Opinion With Him.

Beecher's famous trial on
charges made by Theodore Tiiton
against him on relations with
Tilton's wife ensrossed the atten-
ton Of the world. The charge was
a shock TO the r-lisious and. moral
sense Of counties miiifons Il
people. When The tria, wss over
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-15
TAKE BABY'S FINGER
PRINTS TO IDENTIFY

New York. June 14-Scenario writ
ers who wish ~ weave the conven-
tional plot Of a baby " no became a
prince instead Of q pauper because Of
miXup in a maternity ward soon
Will be unable to pick New York
hospital for setting.
For today little kelley"-his first
name has not Vet been select dup
set playwrights' calculations by being
the first American child TO be finger
printed 10 preserve his identity.
The ceremony was conducted by
Deputy Ploice Commissioner Joseph
A. Faurat and Health Commissioner
Copeland, who believe the system
should be introduced throughout hte
country.
A copy Of the childs ngerprints
Will be attached to it's birth record
and another will be forwarded to the
bureau of vital statistics. For time
the prints Of the mother, in this case
Mrs. Harriet Kelley, will be taken at
the same time in an attempt TO trace
similarities between the prints Of
parents and offspring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-15
N. H. Postmasters
Told of Cleaning
Up Now in Progress

Concord, y. H.. June 14.-ln adj
dressing the annual convention Of the
New Hampshire Postmasters tonight.
First Assistant Postmaster General
John II. Bartlett said:
Dad spots Of profiigacy and extra :
VaGance and all around dcgencraCy
Earnacled themselves onto the postal
system during the past few years"
1T has been the policy that econ
omy, like prohibition. is never pop
ular,' hesaid. "and it has been the
practice to tack it on the other fell
low.
He told the asSemb led postmasters
that when the Republican party con-
troll that ''in New York nest of
crooks incubated AMI grew to profess
sionalism under the Burleson hatch
cry, which during Is months of his
administration has been burned out
like a web Of moth tails"
"They got about s6.000.000 under the
last administration. and about $1,000
900 under us during the first year, but
We are getting back our losses. Nine
are now in Jail and have confessed
while ~ nttArs aye a"sn 'Gf&. AZ
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HARDING SPEAKS
Continued from Paua Onal

the inspiring words and their PRAYER
mat victory ever may be justified
when liberty is Imperfect the Presi-
dent declared that ITO give ringing
! voice to such an aspiration was
one of the greatest services which
any man could do for the young re-
public"
Lowering skies and occasional rain
greeted the presidential party as it
arrived by automobile from Washing
ton, but did not dampen the enth1i-
'sIasm of the greeting by the people
who lined the route Of a pageant pro-
Cesslon which preceded the unveil-
ing and in which the president rode.
Thousands Of masscd and uniform
school children sang and waved flags
| in tumultous greeting.
The dedication was the center of
the nations flag day celebration and
Mr.. Harding appeared for more of
the spirit of Francis Scott Key. to be
irstillCd into Americans of today.
The outstanding and the reassur-
ing thought of today" he ;dded, lis
the supreme cXaltation Of Key in the
hour of great trial to reveal the soul
Of patriot in the night of surpass-
ing anxiety and devotion to duty"
The president was taken into the
old star" bastion of the fortress on
which the famous attack Of 1914
ccntered and with Mrs. Harding in
spcctcd the post hospital. where 500
wounded Of the World War are still
under care. before going TO the
speakers stand, erected in front of
! the colossal statue in bronze of
Charles IT, NichaUs to commemmo-
. rate battle and song alike.
Don't any Of YOU hesitate in TAX
! ing shelter the President told his
audience when q burst Of rain broke
inst as he began speaking. hut I'm
n Baptist myself The audience
Cheered
II asked YOU in fancy to turn your
gaze back TO the flag which inspired
the immortal words of Key" the
President said. before beginning his
prepared speech "As stand here 7
can sec its folds. There were only
!" stars IN II then. Then ! look at
Old Glory before Won. with it's As
stars symbolizng As unified states
and consider that is hardly moro
than a century since Il filled its field
II ask you, in the face of that.
what are tho limitless possibilities
Of our republic Of tomorrow You
in Baltimore are making fine CON
tribntion IN Your monumental city
for it is the finest thing TO preserve
the heritage of the founding faith
ors. You'll never have an American
ism gone wrong that cherishcs tho
traditions and memories of the sacri-
fec that has prepared for IT,"
From tho fortress grounds the
Presidents party went TO tho home
Of Senator France. where a brief rc-
coption 10 the nuhlic was hold He
returned to Washington this eve
ming
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-15
Shriners Elect
and Select Capital
for 1928 Gathering

San Francisco. June Washing
ton, ID. G., was chosen today BY the
Imperial Council of the Order of the
Mystic Shrine, for its next meeting
place. The council also elected
two trustees for the ShrincrS hoSpi-
tails for crippled children. They
We're w. Frceland kcndrick of Phila-
delphia and Dr. Oscar NJ. Lendstrum
Of Helena, Montana.
James S. McCandess of Honolulu
was named imperial potentate.
McCandless announced that he
would make his headquarters in San
Francisco.
Conrad V. Dyllcman, Ksmct Tenn -
pie, Brooklyn, y. Y. was advanced
to the post of Imperial Deputy Po-
tentate: James Chandler, Kansas
City, to Imperial Chief Rabban, AMI
Assistant Rahban.
Two incumbcnts succeeded the y
selves. William S Brown, Syria EN-
pie. Pittsburgh. as Imperial Treas
urcr and BENJAMIN W. ROWcll, Allie
pho Temple, Boston, as Imperial
Recorder.
Other officers elected without OPP
position included.
+. a. Fletcher, Damascus Temple,
Earl Mills, Des MoineS. Iowa, Was
elected Outside Guardian of the I'M
perial Dvan over John F'oIche
Alhambra Temple, Chattanooga. IL
was che only contested position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-15
Canton GRANGE

There was small attendance at
the meeting of Canton grange Sat
urday: Officers pro TEN: Master.
F. NJ. Lamb: overseer. A. F. Russell
steward. Mrs. Margaret Fisher
1t was voted TO give the children
the whole day at the next meeting.
The lecturer. Mrs. Cora r. Fuller,
presented the following program:
Song. america; Grange talk THE
Best Thing in Life r NJ. Lamb"
vocal duet. Misses Berniece Dunn
and Berniece Hines: question, What
Is the Greatest Danger that Con-
fronts Our Government and It's
Free Institutions. and How Should
All Good Citizens Cooperate to Off
set It. opened by A. F. Russell, fol-
lowed by +. NJ. Lamb. Mrs Annie
Campbell and Mrs. Cora B. Fuller;
reading. Life" Miss Ethel w Rus
sell: singing. Battle Hymn of the
Republic" Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-15
Welfare Institution
Association Annual
Meet Election Officers

The annual meeting Of the associa-
ton of trustees and executives OF
State Welfare Institute was held yes
tcrday at the Central Maine Sanitor-
ium There were SO present, and at
noon a delicious dinner was served
in the dining room.
in the morning al inspection of the
building took place. In the afternoon,
all eathered in the assembly hall
where the election of officers was held
Those chosen for the offices were Mrs.
Edna flagg OF Portland. presidents;
james Baglcy of Augusta, secretary;
vice president, Mrs. Grace Wing OF
Auburn: treasurer. Mr.. Brownell OF
south Windham. II. a. Jewell of this
town was elected as chairman of the
executive board assisted by DR.. He
deem OF Bangor and one other member.
lres. r.. {. Carl Of Benton gave an
interesting talk on the work of the
initiates in general II. A. Jewell spoke
on the sanitoriums from the time
they were first organized to the pres
ent time. DR.. John Shaw spoke in re-
gard 10 patients from the time the
state took them in charge
Mr.. Dunn. who is superintendent Of
the BOYS Itcformatory at South Port
land. who has recently returned from
England gave most interesting facts
in comparing the manner in which the
welfare work is carried on here as 10
England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-15
Smith Fined for Driving
Automobile While intoxicated

Fred y. Smith of Fairfield was
0rraigned before Judge Charles w.
Nchlcy in the Waterville Municipal
Court Wednesday morning, charged
with operating an automobile While
under the influence of liquor. The
complainant was State Highway Of
ticer Charles w. Jones of China. as
the result which occurred at the
western end of the bridge across the
Messalonske near the Dunn Edge
Tool Co.'S factory at Oakland, Tues
day afternoon, when Mr.. Smith driv-
ing an automobile in which were
MIR. and Mrs. Dana Booker, struck a
rock, missed the bridge and went
down over an embankment. Mrs.
Booker was uninjured. Mr.. Booker
received injury to his right leg and
was badly bruised about the head re-
curing the services Of an Oakland
physician. Mr.. Smith pleaded guilty
to the charge and told the Judge
that he had taken the car, which
was the property of his wife, and
had driven to Oakland picking up
Mr.. and Mrs. Booker, Mr.. Booker
wished him to take him out to a
pasture to buy horse. Mr.. Smith
said he did not know the name OF
the party who gave him the liquor,
but denied buying any. He said that
he owns a farm in Fairfield and has
four children. the oldest of whom is
10 years Of age.
Judge Atchley imposed n fine OF
10000 together with costs amount
ing to Sac. or in default Of pay
ment, 60 days in Jail. The Court gave
the respondent time TO raise the
amount of his fine and about noon
he was released from custody.
The assault case against Joseph
Mantusz was continued Wednesday
morning before Judge Atchley. The
original charge was assault with a
dangerous weapon with intent to
commit murder. The evidence sub
mitted at the time the warrant was
secured was to the effect that Man.
tusz had knife raised to strike his
wife when other parties interviewed
at their home NO. 10 Sand Hill, Mon
day night. This evidence was not
clearly substantiated and the charge
was reduced to simple assault. and
the customary fine and costs impos-
ed.
solomon A. LaBelle was in NUM-
cipal Court. Wednesday morning.
charged with the larceny of a revolv-
or from the Armory of Company G.
The respondent had taken refuge in
Lewiston and the police department
was put to considerable expense to
get him back to Waterville. He was
represented by F. Harold Dubord. He
waived reading and hearing and
pleaded guilty, whereupon Judge
Atchley fined him $500 and costs,
the total amounting to s22.S2, which
he paid.
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HOLD HOPE
Continued from Page ons)

to be the Jesuit Fathers long lost
chest. dropped overheard in 1850 while
being conveyed by canoe to Fort
Sainte Marie, the order will be en-
riched by recovery of set of solid
gold altar candelabra. presented to the
mission by the court of France, and
a quantity of French gold coin
brought over to pay the troops who
accompanied the missionaries to the
new world.
Although tradition long has had it
that the seventh box was buried be-
meath the waters Of the Wye. no seri-
Gus attempt was made to locate it I'M
til a few days ago. This search was
stimulated by the recollection of a
story told by raftsman some 80
years ago that he had touched the box
when polling logs. The story recently
was told to Diver Captain Carson and
he interested Edward Jeffrey, OF Mid
land, who had invented a peculiar
magnetic divinipg rod, which had
proved successfully in showing ore
and mineral deposits.
The two rowed about the river. until
o. iCiStIi tIic IttuleS Ol tile ulNlUlnS
rod showed a strong reaction to the
influence of gold.
The place in the river was charted
and subsequently the position and
measurements Of the chest were con-
tirmed by steel rods. Its dimensions
correspond exactly to the one lost by
| the Jesuit Fathers when Fort Sainte
Marie was in the making
| 1t is not only the recovery Of price
| less relies which is at stake, however.
for Jeffrey has stakcd on the quest
the reputation of his magnetic in
strument, which he claims can detect
oil. gold, copper or iron within a dis
| lance OF % miles
The diyiner is about four feet long
with barrel like a machine gun and
4 compartment at the end for the in
strumcnts. with holes for the arms
! which pass inside through thick rub
Der tubing. The whole is covered with
tarred cloth and half inch coat of
insulating rubber
Jeffrey says it IS worked by tho
magnetic force Of the person holding
It, which is connected with the attrac-
ton eXcrted on the magnetic instru-
ment inside by the oil or metal