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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
Is Per Cent Due to
F a C People Are
Without Work
Findings Result of Survey in
IA Cities By Boston Globe
World War Blamed as Second
Reasonably Law in Third
Place-Small Per Cent. Due
to Reds

Boston. April 17.-Crime has been On
the increase, not in any wave" but
with steady rise that far outstrips
any justification from figures showing
increases in population, the Boston
Globe will say tomorrow in publishing
the results of survey which the
newspaper has just completed in IA
New England cities. A series Of ques-
tons was submitted to authorities in
the leading New England cities ask
cause for II Q increase in cri' ne and re-
questing suggestions for remedying
the situation.
Approximately IS per cent. of the
replies to the question concerning the
cause of crime" the Globe will say,
ARE in effect Unemployment The
crimes are due to lack of jobs.
THE opinion of as per cent. of those
consulted agrees that the World War
should take the next highest rank.
The Volstead act, its failure of en-
forccment and the general contempt
with which it is viewed by the public.
was placed third in the list Of crime
causes. almost 40 per cent. of the re-
plies agreeing on this.
THE compiled verdict gives next
place to booze Public indifference
to law came next and environment.
including such termnologies as poo
, rooms and 'Ioafer gangs followed.
Radicals and aliens received the
attention of only per cent. of these
authorities as causes of crime"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
10000 KlOO|ES IN
EASTER EGG ROLLING
WHITE HOUSE LAWN

Washington. Apr. 11-Threats of
r''7 dl not deter several thousand
W'.ee'on children from focking
'a.'.e White House grounds for tho
IHfr Monday egg rolling.
1ho south lawn was thrown open
A orf'- ~ President Harding and at
'o0o.b whom tho gates were opened
r'''.s OF little tots poured
'.a .sl began thc sport which
Dlren living In the capital
rse sr
President ana Mrs Harding ar
'0-srl 'n "ln the children during
'.""F' Hud ordered the marine band
F'r concert late i'm the day
arc restriction was lifted
u.icr persons.
if.s's.' and Mrs Harding were
'.' vf+ oh'crs when they appeared
'.r 'Hu'u portico and waved
-.'.'' ee - rNo Young ones who had
of tho White House
f"r thrlr annual celebra-
'..t.it'n came running from
i''t ~ no grounds rs soon as
was spread that the chief
.'". a~l His wife were on the
i.'. l. .e thcv pressed around
... approaches. Mr. Harding and
W. i.laE waved their hands
.7'.. 00'" tho Presidents prize
HfkeI his greetings 10 the
'U tors
#.e NAre House grounds were
'nN0 throughout the day with
of children. Those. over
' 'e7fs - ago were not admitted.
nr somhrc feature of the day
WIS ed hy two boys over that
go Who ocre seen TO wipe away
zoe 'trE waited AT the gates.
Io rwsH on duty estimated that
'r -N""l took part in the egg roll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
STERN RACE FOR
G. 0. P. NOMINATION
IN MAINE PRIMARY

When the time for the reception or
primary papers expired at midnight
last night. it was found that there
were three candidates for the Repub-
lican nomination for Governor, three
candidates for the Republican nomi-
nation for United States senator and
three candidates for the Republican
nomination for state auditor.
The candidate for governor are
Gov. Percival +. Baxter OF Portland,
who as president OF the Senate be-
Continued on Page Sol. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
Three Killed, Three
Hurt by Tornado

Williamsport Ind, April 17.-Three
persons were killed anC three were re-
ported as having been seriously in
jured in two tornadoes near Hedrick,
Indiana, this afternoon
The first tornado came at $50
o'clock and, before residents had time
to recover, a second tornado, as fierce
as the first, struck the town and coun-
tryside at 4 o'clock. Property dam
age was very heavy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
Driver of Auto
Held in Death
BiddefOrd Boy

Biddeford, Me, Apr. 11-Paul
Courture, six-year- old son of Henry
Courture, died at %Nebber hospital
late today from injuries received
when attempting to cross Elm street
in front of an automobile driven by
George \. Gleason Of Wells. Gleason
was arraigned in police court
charged with mansIanghter, and was
liberated in bail of $1,000 pending a
hearing next Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
Bath Man Dies
from Gas in Auburn

Auburn, Me-, April 17-Bcnjamin
Lord, 40, of Bath. was found dead in
his room today suffocated by illumi-
mating gas. He was apparently over
come while attempting to replace a
plug in the feed pipe. Lord had been
dead several hours when found,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
Tampa Blacksmith
Stays Wife and Self

Tampa. Fla. April 17.--w. +. Clark
AZ, a blacksmith. leaped from an auto
mobile at a downtown street corner
here today. shot his wife to death with
rife and then killed himself with =
pistol.
please don't shoot any more" Mrs.
Clark was heard to cry as Clark pour
ed a stream of bullets at her. She
was struck by seven bullets. The
couple recently separated and Mrs.
Clark. who was Clark's second wife.
had filed suit FOR divorce. In cross
bill for divorce Clark charged inn
deity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
THE WEATHER
SHOW ERS

North New England - Showers
Tuesday, warmer in Maine; We'd
nesday fair and cooler.
South New England-Sh Showers and
warmer Tuesday; Wednesday fair
and cooler.
East New York-Showers follow
cd by clearing and cooler Tuesday;
Wednesday fair and cooler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Tuesday showers and warmer;
Wednesday fair and cooler; strong
west and southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
Russian F lie n d S in
Three States Raise
Only $4,000
Crowd of 5000 Mass About Jail
Entrance in Pouring Rain
Reserves Called Out to Keep
Order-Hinted COssack Lead
er Was On Way to Paris
to Plan Counter Revolution
Against Soviet

New York, April 17-While 5000
persons crowded and pushed against
police lines drawn a block away from
Ludlow street Jail, waiting for Cen
eral Gregorie Semenoff to get $685.
600 bail and quit his cell, his law
yers and friends today failed for the
third time to find a bondsman and
the Cossacli chieftain faced another
night behind the bars.
Russians in the city, with a few
from Connecticut and Now Jersey
have raised $4,000 in cash. But bail
was set at $4,000 and Sheriff Negale
said he could not accept a penny less.
So the general probably will be miss
ing when the hearing in the pro-
cecdings brought by the bankrupt
Yourovota Home and Foreign Trad
ing Co, is called tomorrow morning.
About noon the crowds about the
Jail became so thick, when word was
passed that bail was possible, that
special police reserves were called
out and went into action. The" push
cd the thousands of East Siders who
wore waiting for the general in spite
of heavy rain a block each side of
the Jail and remained on guard all
afternoon.
Washington. April 17-Suggestion
that General Semenoff, now in Jail
in New York, Nas en- route to Paris
for the purpose of meeting Grand
Duke Nicholas to plan a counter
revolution against the soviet REGIME
in Russia was made by immigration
Inspector Zurbrick at Vancouver, in
n report to the immigration bureau
following his examination of the
Russian officer.
The report Of the inspector laid
before the Senate labor committee
today by Commissioner General of
immigration Husband, stated that
admission of the anti-Bolshevik
leader to the United States was the
only course the immigration author
tiles could have pursued unless he
had been 'arbitrarily debarred."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
II Known Dead,
Over 100 Hurt,
ThouandS
Homeless
TOrnadOes and Floods
Cause Big Property
d a m age in Nine
States-SOme Towns
Wiped Out Hail
Storms ID e S troy
Crops

Chicago, Apr. 1T-Twelve persons |
are known to have been killed. more
than hundred injured and thou
sands made homeless by tornadoes
and floods in the central west today.
Tornadoes were reported in a score
of Illinois. Indiana and Arkansas
towns. Homes were demolished.
wire service was crippled and live
stock killed.
Throughout the area from Ohio on
the east to Kansas and Nebraska
on the west, heavy downpours
sweiled food waters OF streams AL
ready out of their banks and mum
dated thousands OF acres of rich
farm land in addition to the vast
tracts already under water.
Kansas. Nebra ska. Missouri and
Iowa were pelted with heavy hail
storms which smashed windows and
caused much damage TO crops. Sew
eral inches of snow were reported
from Denver. Col.
The storm was believed to haNe
been the same which dashed several
towns in northeastern Kansas sun
day night, killing several persons,
then jumped over Missouri only TO
reappear early today in southern H.
linois. In the vicinity OF IrvirCtcr
several persons we're killed and more
than half OF the homes in the town
were destroyed. Plainield. Ills, WAS
reported almost oblitcrated.
After visiting many Illinois towns
the tornado jumped into Indiana.
striking Hedrick. a small village, I'M
the western part OF the state. early
in the afternoon. Two hours LATER.
before the residents had time 10 re-
cover. a second tornado caused sew
eral deaths and heavy property dam
age.
Alexandra, Ind, Apr. 11-Six per-
sons are reported to have been killed
A., north of here this evening when a.
! tornado swept the northern part or
Madison county. The storm struck
Alexandra Orestes and Summitville.
The known dead are Charles Lud-l
10" anu iCdNlh 10 h'''' ~
! ing north OF Alexandria.
Fort Smith. Ark, Apr. 1I-Ac-l
| cording to belated messages received
tonight a tornado struck several
towns in western Arkansas Saturday.
| night entailing property damage es-
timated at $4,000 to $4,000. Wire
communication has been hampered
and reports are meagre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
Machines Were Attempt
ing Battle Maneuvers
at Virginia Field

Washington, April 1.-Two marine
officers and marine private were in
stantly killed today at Quantico, Va,
when two airplanes in battle practice
locked wings IN the air and plunged
to the ground. The dead are: First
Lieut.. Earl NJ. Randall of Winchester,
Mass; Second Lieut.. Duncan W.
Lewis, Memphis, Tenn. and Pvt. Jo-
seph J. Dhooghe, Chicago. Ills.
Lieut.. Randall was flying alone in a
German Fokker and Lieut.. Lewis was
pilot of a Nought plane with Private
Dhooghe acting as observer. AS
cending to an altitude of approx
mately. 4 900 feet, the two planes were
carving out battle maneuvers, one
trying to get above and in back OF
the other, as would happen in actual
warfare, when the wings of the
planes locked. one wing was torn
completely off each plane causing
them to turn sideways and then
plunge to the ground.
The Nought plane landed on one OF
the buildings on the flying field while
the Fokker struck telegraph wires,
glanced off and fell alongside the
railroad track.
Winchester, Mass, April 17.-Lieut
I.arl NJ. Randall. killed in an airplane
accident at Quantico, Va, today, was
a son of Perley II. Randall of this
town. He was graduated from Mass
achusetts agricultural college in 1917
enlisted in the Marine corps and
served overseas in command Of q
battalion.
After the war he was for eight
months with the army of occupation
in Germany and for year in Haiti
lie then Joined the Marine aviation
corps and for some tipe was in Flor
ida. He was 81 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-18
wednesday,: Fair ,

Two autisA await ron when you 70.
eeivs the Journal In the mornings The
first II to rsaa the CLASSIFIED "A. page.
The SECOND u to telephone youx "A 70
that others may rsad Il.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
DODGER PILOT
UNINJURED IN
FREAK CRASH
Wheels of Truck Hurl Brick
Through Windshield of Rob-
bie's Car Near Annapolis.

A NNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 22.-
u Wilbert Robinson, manager
- of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
and Robert Strong, seventy years
old, of South River, Anne Arun-
del county, narrowly escaped
serious injury as a result of a
peculiar accident while they were
riding in an automobile here this
afternoon. Robbie" who is
spending the winter season duck
ing along the shores of South
river, was driving a coupe along
College avenue.
The car was proceeding behind a
big truck loaded with bricks. One of
the bricks was jolted from the truck
and fell under the rear wheels. 1t
was cast upward and crashed
through the windshield of\the coupe,
striking Strong on the shoulder and
bounded out of the side window
Flying bits of glass struck Strong
in the face, inflicting slight gashes.
Robinson, who was at the wheel, es-
capped injury.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
Western Plays Two
Games Next Week

Western High will play two
games during Christmas week
meeting Hyattsville at the latter
place next Tuesday and visiting
Annapolis on Friday. The sched
ule for the remainder of the sea
son follows: ..
Hyattsville High. ,HyattsviIle. De
cember 26.
Annapolis High School, Annapo
lis, December %.
Business High. January 9.
Tech High, January IL
Eastern High. January Is.
Catholic University freshmen
January IS.
Central High, January %.
Business High. January rs.
Tech High, January 80.
Eastern High. February 6.
Central High. February Is.
Georgetown Prep. Western, Feb
ruary 81.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
GENE SARAZEN
IS INSURED
AT 100000
NeWIy-Signed World Champion
Golfer Is Underwritten by
Briar Cliffe, Manager.

NrEw YORK, Dec. 22.-Gene
~ Sarszen, worlds champion
golfer, was insured today
for 100000. That is the value
Chauncey Depew Steele places on
the life Of the youngster, whom
he has just signed to a two-year
contract. .--
Steele is proprietor OF the Brial
Chffe Lodge and .Brisr' Cliff
Manor, New York. where Sarazer
will be golf professional for the
next two years.
Immediately after the contract.
Were signed Steele stepped out and
procured a policy on the life ol
his new professional. .-.
Now that I've got Sarazen, b,
said. Il don't intend to take an,
chances on losing him right away.
The policy was placed by Andy
Coakley, Columbia University base
ball coach and former star majol
league pitcher.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23

that was more exciting than any
blow that landed.
The tenth and eleventh were un-
exciting. They hooked on again
in the twelfth, and pummeled each
other about the ribs. as they split
out, Smith nailed Lynch with a
right cross that made the champion
dance.
JOSTLED LYNCHS BRAINS.
In the thirteenth Smith josrled
Lynch's brains with a right to the
ear. He repeated with another right
moment later. The Midget also
right handed the champion few
times in the fourteenth. 1t was
slow business. however.
AS Jersey Jones. the handsome
young manager of the dauntless
Ray Pryel remarked, as he yawned
In his seat next to this reporter:
They're telling Smith in his
corner to fight, but the trouble is
they don't tell him how to fight >
Smith slipped and fell toward he
close of the fourteenth. They did
a little more fighting in this .-ound
than any other. Smith out-socked
the champion. They stood with
their heads together in the fifteenth
and slugged.
Lynch waded in firing with both
hands, and Smith would not back
up. With the round almost over
Smith clipped the champion on the
chin with his right. and Lynch
seemed dizzy.
There was more action in this
round than in all the others put
together.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
Now Chinese Will
Tackle Game Of
Basketball 4.

BASKETBALL is giving
u baseball a run among
the newer generation of
Cinnamon, who are adopting
American athletics. All of
the colleges which maintain
educational offshoots in the
Celestial republic state that
where the demand a few
years ago was all for base
balls and regalia for the
diamond, their Chinese pro-
teges are now begging for
basketballs and footballs.
Yale in China is said to have
the makings of a quintet
that can hold its own with
anything in the United
States.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
Park View Lads
Seek Court Action

The Park View Seniors and Ju-
niors would like to hear from
teams in their classes as to
games. So far the Seniors have
lost one game to the La Sale
team. The juniors have played Two
games without sustaining a de-
feat. Their first victila was the
Immaculate Conception and their
last one was the Mardelle A. G..
which proved to be a thorn in the
Park View Juniors side last year.
Teams wishing games with u.e
Park View Seniors write Frank
Carr. 1855 Newton place northwest or
phone Col. 1911. Those wanting
contests with the juniors VIZ s.
vadOre Appertti, care w. r. Harvey,
1854 Warder street northwest, or
phone Col. S529,J.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23

~ OF the coachlng systems IN
- the Washington high schools
is due and is going into effect
Immediately. The changes will
not affect the present mentors
but will tend to tighten their
work somewhat in the intensive
methods and allow them to give
more time to their subjects in
the gyrnnasiums and out on the
athlete fields in mass work.
1t is expected thai George r.
Green. Of Western: Michael Kelly.
of Business; Charles Guyon. OF
Eastern: William Foley. of Central
G. Harris White. F. ]. Drummer.
and H. n. Garfield. Of the same
school. and Howard X Shaw, Of
Eastern. win have their choice of
the season sports they wish to
coach.
In the past the physical training
teachers have taught their subjects
and participated in sfter-school
activities all the year around. In
addition to carrying from three TO
five hours daily in double and sin
gle periods these men have had to
coach large numbers in the after
moons in the various sports.
A reorganization has already
taken effect at the Tech High
school. it is understood Wilbur
M Apple is taking football. Elmer
Hardell is taking track. Baseball
will probably be taken over by
Robinson.
Central is employing s. T. Kimble
and Bert Coggins to coach basket
ball, Brunner is teaching and coach.
ing swimming. while Foley il
coaching track, and DOC" White
will probably have baseball.
Western is solving it's coaching
problems and is looking for a
track man it is understood. George
F. Green is taking care of basket.
ball.
Eastern is dividing the coaching
between Guyon and Shaw. although
Eastern boasts no track team al
present. When the new building is
occupied Eastern will need all OF
its coaching talent as the school
expects to give a deal Of attention
to mass athletics.
Just what the new deal will NEAR
will be known after the holidays
but il is expected that many new
faces will appear on the list as
coaches of the various high school
major and minor sports teams from
this date on
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
Public Park Golfers
Have Good Chance
In Tourney !, :
WITH both Eddie Held

WITH both Eddie Held
" and George Aulbach out
OF the 1923 national municipal
links championship tourna-
ment to be held here next
summer, aspiring linksmen
will have an opportunity to
come to the fore, unhampered
by the thought that Held and
Aulbach would be the two
best players in the field.
Held has Joined a private club,
which prohibits him from
playing in the public cham
pionship, while Aulbach has
turned professional and is
now engaged as instructor at
an indoor school in Nassachu-
sets. Aulhach has during the
last two years won thirty
eight gross prizes in tourna-
ments.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
RUTH NAMED
IN RAID CASE
AT BALTIMORE
Police Say Home.Run King
Was Among Those Present
in BoIey's Quarter.

n ALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 2a.-
n The name of "BabeT Ruth,
bome-run king, was injected
INTO the trial at Towson today of
Sergt. Wade A. Walters, of the
Baltimore County police fofce, &C.
cused of having clipped off, a
resort owner that a raid was i'm
pending.
FROM the testimony of numerous
witnesses police have no doubt thai
the ball player was present at the
Back River resort known as Bo.
ieys quarter on the night of the
raid. That the baseball player,
along with other customers of the
place, was not arrested is be.
heved to be due to a warning re-
ceived by the proprietor of the
place that a raid was imminent
When Babe" Ruth was men
toned as being one of the merry.
makers in the resort on the night
OF the raid it caused a sensation in
the crowded courtroom.
The first witness today was Spe-
cial Policeman Charles A. Spaan, OF
the county force who testified that
he accompanied Lieut.. Dorsey to
the resort and saw a man sitting
at table who. he was told. was
Babe" Ruth. He said he did not
know the baseball player person.
ally. There was no disturbance in
the place. he testified. and no liq,
uors except ginger ale and lemon.
ade were being sold. No arrests
were made.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23

enough. The judges and the ref
cree might have been excused If
they had walked out on the show
before the finish on the ground that
it was not non-exeiting. but as they
had no other place to go. they re-
mained to see the conclusion.
The boys made a whoop-tee-d doc
finish, like Buddy Ensor coming
down the home stretch. but we
doubt il the Last two acts would
have served to modify the criticism
of our Mr.. Alan Dale of the whole
presentation.
The blood in the piece was fur
nished by Midget Smith through
split lip. At times the midget, who
had w;de-open, innocent coun-
;enance. with blue "Chiny" eyes.
stuck in it. looked as IL he had
been eating raspberry jam, and his
normally-startled expression gave
him the aprea -ance of having been
caught in the act
MIDGET IN EARNEST.
The midget was as earnest and.
persevering as ever but somehow
he did not seem to have the zip"
in him that has made him a great
card at the Garden for the past
year
A ghost of other years popped
out of the fistic past in the semi
final bout in the person of Johnny
Gutenko. otherwise Kid Williams,
once bantamweight champion of
the world. He was meeting Bat
tling Harry Leonard. once of Phil
adelrhia. but now of this town.
The lads were boxing along pleasant
ly enough in the first round when
Leonard slugged Williams low. the
Kid bent over. as if in pain. and
groaned until Johnny McAvoy, the
referee, had 10. give ear There
was nothing else McAvoy could do
but declare the fight over. as the
blow was lower than the East
River tubes.
Lynch weighed 116 pounds to
Smiths lis. and he came out of
his corner AT the bell on the hop,
skip and lump. chucking a left at
Smiths head
Lynch abbed Smith through
he first with his left. shaking the
chunky little fellow up badly. In
the second. Lynch kept stabbing
at Smiths mouth until he had
Midget splitting blood. A right
cross staggered Miig"t in his own
corner. Midget showed nothing
save a willingness of spirit.
MIGDET SMITH WAITED.
In the third, Smith patiently
waited. taking left iabs in the face.
and rights to the head until he
found an ODening and suddanly
chopped his right to Lynch's Jaw.
he staggered the champion. 1t was
Smiths round
Lynch seemed wild in the fourth,
and had no Judgment of distance.
He woke up toward the finish of
the fourth. drove his left to Smiths
mouth and fought him in the
clinches with short, jerky uppercuts.
Smith came out of a clinch with
the blood spouting from his lips.
Lynch's mouth was also cut and
bleeding.
Lynch missed four left-hand leads
at Smith in the fifth, paving the
air widely. He kept slapping at
Smith with the left until he started
Midget's mouth bleeding again.
Smith reached the champion with
his left three times, and once with
a right cross. There was hot work
at the cross roads in the sixth.
Smith nailed Lynch twice with his
right. jogging the lean west-sider.
The seventh was -uneventful. In
the eighth, Smith jabbed Lynch
with three lefts, then fought the
champion to the ropes. In the
ninth, Smith missed a shot at Lynch