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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
HARDING WANTS
sure SOURCE
BONUS REVENUE
Foreign Debt Fund Is
Too Uncertain, His
Belief
lffunding Negotiations Would
be Incomplete at Time Bonus
bill is Passed-Army and
Navy Officers Estimate Total
Bonus at s2,5OO,OOO,OOO

Washington. Feb. Word went
out from the White House today that
President Harding was strongly OPP
posed to the writing into the SOL
der bonus bill of a provision for
the use of the refunded foreign
bonds in helping to finance the adj
justed compensation program. Con-
fidence was expressed that no such
provision would be included in the
measure.
The President was represented as
taking the view that since the re-
funding negotiations would be in
complete when the bonus bill was
passed it would be unwise to depend
upon foreign bonds as a source of
revenue to meet the compensation
payment. In his talks with congress
sional leaders on this subject. he is
understood to have insisted that the
bonus legislation provide definite
and certain revenue sources
The problem of financing the bon
us is giving congressional leaders no
small amount of concern. With the
House ways and means committee
hearings brought to a close today.
majority members Of that commit
tee and the Senate finance commit
tee plan to attack that problem with
in few days.
One difficulty in connection with
the drafting of the bill is. it ex-
planned. the lack of definite informa-
ton as to the cost of carrying out
the five way" plan. This will de-
pend upon the number of former
service men who choose the various
plans. If all take cash the cost
would be approximately 800. 900, =
600 within two and one-half years.
The basis upon which the commit
teemen will work in solving the
financing problem proba bly, will be
that 80 percent of the men will take
cash.
Since the cash payments would be
distributed over more than two
years. with each quarterly payment
during that period equalIing one
tenth of the total to be paid to each
applicant. many members of con-
gress believe that large ma iority
of the men will elect one of the
other four plans-insuranc voca-
tional training. land settlement and
hospital aid. Officials of the Amer
lean Legion who have appeared be-
fore the House committee also share
this view.
Fiscal officers Of the army. navy
and marine corps have submitted es-
Inmates to the committee that the
total cost of the bonus would be ap-
proximately $500, OOO,0OO. This is
on the basis that 80 percent Of the
men who served with the army and
Is percent of those serving with the
navy and marine corps will take
cash. Navy and marine corps Off
GERS told the committee today the
Is percent figure was arrived at on
the theory that men who served at
sea were less tied to the land than
those who served in the army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
Declares Such Action at This
Time Would Not Help Opera
tives--Mass Meeting at Lewiston
Probable This Week--22,OOO in
Four Maine Cities Affected by
Fall River Order to Take Strike
Vote
LANGLo1s' WORD

"There will be no strike among the
textile workers in Maine, as far as l
am concerned" is the announcement,
made Tuesday evening. by Louis
American Federation Of Textile Oper-
atives, speaking from his home in
Lewiston, in regard to the action TAX
en-, Monday. by the organization at
a meeting held in Fall River, Mass,
in which they voted strikes at Lew
iston, Brunswick, Biddeford and Au-
susta in protest of the 20 per cent.
reduction in wages which is effective
on Monday next.
"a strike among the textile work
ers in this State would not benefit
them, as far as can see," is Mr..
Langlois' belief. He states that if
the workers get together and vote to
strike that he can do nothing but fol =
low their lead, he having no juris-
dlction over them. or to restrict them
AhS oLiS olSdHlZdtlONS IN Augusta
connected with the American Fedora
ton of Textile Operatives is the Loom
Fixers. about 20 in number. In Lew
! iston there are about 400 weavers and
loomfixers. affiliated with this organ
! ization, the weavers there being about
one third organized and the loom FIX
, ers about 80 per cent. Iganized.
In Brunswick there are about s5C
textile operatives connected with the
American Federation of Textile OPP
eratives. In P;3deford there is nc
organization affiliated with the Tex
tile Operatives, they being with the
National Loom Fix, rs and other Or
CARNATIONS.
The textile G, eratives Of lewiston
, and maybe other representatives from
other cities N Maine. will have biz
mass meeting on Thursday evening
of this week i'm Lewiston.
The loom f1xers Of Augusta had
trouble last spring and it is rnder-
stood returned to- work without an
agreement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
Injured List of 28-
Hotel Lexington and
Half City Block De-
strOyed Many
Forced to Jump from
WindOws-Oriein of
Fire Unknown

Irhmond. Va, Feb. - Six
Known dead. 80 reported missing or
rr1ccounted for and IS known in
.,cI was the toll OF fire which
1ry today started from an undeter-
mined cause in the basement OF the
Lexington hotel. quickly spread
rough the four stories OF the struc-
'.ro and then spread TO other build
~ss, sweeping half a city block be-
rarc IL was checked. The property
ISIS - variously estimated at from
100000 to 100000.
TIE known dead arc:
Hiram $. Austin of Fincastle, Va.
" J. Fox of williamsport, Pa.
e NJ. Thomas, sheriff of Albemarl
county. Va.
y r. coo OF Richmond
y. l.. shaw of Richmond
r /. Picrior of Yonkcrs, \. Y.
The bodies Of the last three were
sull in the ruins tonight. according
10 the police
Tire flames quickly cut of all exits
IN the hotel and the guests. many
with clothing in flames jumped from
the windows, some landing in life
nets hut others plunging OF the pave
ments. At police headquarters to-
night n force of men tried to check
on these unaccounted for while
searchers continued their efforts to
locate bodies In the ruins. Seventy
two guests were registered IT the no :
tel when the fire started.
Other buildings destroyed or bad
~ damaged in the spread of the
flames were the Pearl Laundry, the
Plant OF clyde w. Saunders. print
crs. the Savings bank OF Richmond.
branch of Cabell and company, the
Wilson Paper company. T.. II. LATER
" and company. and the Cooperative
Producers Exchange. The list OF
missing tonight include the follow
ing
g. T. Carter and Frederick Keller,
Z nit"d states Navy: Thomas Flagan.
BROOKLYN. y. V: and T.. G. Eberly, T.
" Crannen. q. W. Hawthorne. T. T.
Loftwich and s. Hamin. whose ad-
dresses arc unknown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
FIRE CONSUMES
$4,000 bU. SPUDS
IN ARo0ST00k
Mapleton Loses It's Ten
Storehouses; Loss
100000
Many of Owners Unprotected
BY Insurance-Forest Dud-
ley Biggest Loser With 5000
Bushels-Pressed Hay and
Starch Destroyed

Mapleton, Nc, Feb. IA chain OF
10 potato houses and about 1900 bar
rels of potatoes were burned here
early today. The loss was estimated
at 100000. Many of the owners were
without insurance.
The fire was one of the most extern
sive ever experienced by Aroostooll
county potato growers. With no fire
protection and a strong wind which
accompanied last nights snowstorm in
this section, the fire spread through
the long row of potato houses until all
had been consumed with their con-
tents.
Some of the owners of the houses
and potatoes were o. H. Smith, Orrin
J. Higgins. l. II. Lenfest, Charles Glib
erson and II. F.. Umphrey. Others VIII J
stored potatoes in the buildings were
Percy Carter, who lost 2200 barrels
and had no insurance; Hall Coffin, 500
barrels. uninsured: Mile Staples and
Horace Higgins, partly insured.
f. w. L eI lid III > Hdy Hcu with -
tons of pressed hay. also two carloads
of starch owned by Lenfest & Phair
in the same building, also were burned.
They were insured.
Owners of the property after check
ing their losses stated that 100000
was a conservative estimate of the
total. Three houses owned by the
Mapleton Mill Co.. Lenfest & Phair
proprietors, were valued at $4,000.
The valuation of the other seven 20
tato houses was placed at $4,000.
The lowest estimate Of potatoes
burned was 10000 barrels. The low
est present selling price on these is
s225, but the buyers paid from 1915
to s. a barrel.
Forrest Dudley lost 5000 barrels and
owen Smith 1000 barrels. Other large
losers were Harley Ferguson and Or
rim j. Higgins. Simpson e. Williams
lost 5000 barrels.
The fire left Mapleton village with
cut storehouse Many farmers.
however. store their product in their
own houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
Mass Meeting at Lewiston

Lewiston, Feb. Textile workers
will meet Thursday evening to con-
slider wage reductions, 1t was an
nounced tonight by Louis I.anglois.
organizer. He received notification
from Fall River headquarters today
that strike would be sanctioned
and supported il local workers voted
to quit work but denied he had any
authority to call a strike. Mr.. Lang
lois said he does not favor a strike
but he finds the workers here anx-
ious to fight the wage cut. His visit
to the Maine Department Of Labor
today had nothing to do with the
present situation he said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
6 DEAD, 80 MISSING,
HALF MILLION LOSS
RICHMOND, VA, FIRE
Puts in Plea
Power Plan
St. Lawrence

! New York, Feb. 7.-Figures to show
that the entire cost of the proposed
international st. Lawrence waterway
and power development could be de-
frayed by sales Of electric current at
prices cheaper than those at which
current now can be obtained at Mag
ara Falls, were presented by Henry
j. Hartman, presidentof the New
England Power Co., in an address to-
day before the Water Power League
Of America.
Pointing out that the estimated cost
of the project was 5000, 600 for a
system which would include 1900, 900
horsepower of current. he said:
SThe government can certainly get
its money for A per cent To that
should be added one-half Of / per cent
for a sinking fund, making the fixed
charges S12,500, 600 year. Adding ST.
10000 for operation, the total annual
cost would be $15000,OO0.
III the entire cost Of the project
Is charged against power, it is thus
evident that the power Will cost at the
switchboard $40 per horsepower or 4
little over $13 per kilowatt.
1T is interesting to note that the
lowest cost at which continuous power
can be now purchased at Niagara Fails
is between SIS and $50 per horse
power.
Making proper allowances for
transmission charges. this power can
be delivered on the so per cent load
70 At tot - tro
New England and New York at from
six to seven mills per kilowatt hour.
This Is less than half the price ut
| which power can be generated in New
| England by steam and even less than
| it can be generated for at the mouth
| of the mines in Pennsylvania"
| Mr. Hartman. while admitting there
were certain local objections to the
Plan. particularly as to its waterway
objections would be more than made
| up by benefits which cannot now be
| fore seem
mo local consideration" he declar-
| cd. should stand in the way of a
! great economic development which
will benefit much of the country, and
! Montreal, Portland, Buffalo and New
York cannot expect permanently to re-
ceive toll for their individual benefit
which increases the cost of moving tne
| imports and exports of the world TO
| and from the west"
Western manufacturers, merchants
and farmers arc insisting, he said, that
the traffic from the Great Lakes have
| direct access to the sea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
Winthrop Boys Win
Prize Speaking at
BOWdOin College

Brunswick. Me, Feb. 7.-(SpeciaD-
The SD annual contest OF the class of
1858 prize speaking contest was held
in Memorial hall this evening. Car
roll Sherburne Towle of Winthrop
was declared the winner. his subject
being The Future of Ireland" Ralph
Brown knight was given honorable
mention. his subject being A Great
French statesman"
The judges were Rev. I.angdon
Quimby, D. D.. of Gardiner. George
Currier Wheeler. Esq. of Portland,
Prof. John Murray Carroll of Lewis
ton. President Sills Of Bpwdoin Col
lege presided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
MURDERER GOES
TO CHAIR IN n. J.

Trenton. \. J., Feb. George
Cares, 40 years old, convicted recent
~ of the murder of Theresa kuch-
arski, five years old. at New Bruins
at sos o'clock tonight. Cares arrest
followed the discovery of the child's
body in suit case in a closet of the
hotel room occupied by him. She
had been assaulted and then MUIR
dered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

North New England-Cloudy and
colder. probably local SHOWS Wednes-
day; Thursday fair.
South New Ensland--Cloudy and
colder Wednesday,; Thursday fair.
East New York-Fair and some
what colder Wednesday,; Thursday
fair with rising temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
RAILROAD STRIKE
ENDS IN GERMANY

Berlin. Feb 7-(By A. P)-Thc
railway strike has been called off.
The strikers committee late tonight
notified Chancellor Wirth that the
men would refrain from reprisals in
the nature of wholesale dischargese
The government reserves the right to
reprimand the leaders. but promised
that the regular workers would be
rc-instated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
Bankruptcy Petition
Pittsield Undertaken

Bangor. Me, Feb. THE petitio,
in bankruptcy of Frank NJ. Fairbanks,
an undertaken at Pittsfield, was filed
in the federal district. court today. Sc
cured claims amount to s22950 and
unsecured claims s17,S50, according 70
the schedule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
Declines to Form
New Italian Cabinet

THWe7 Ioh = EntiCo DeNicoL.
rfos. dent ~ tho chad. has declined
h.ox Nhtor Emmanucrs invitation tn
'w new cabinet to succeed the
u.-trv 81 former Premier Bonomi,
was reported this evening. The
..~u- invitation was extended to
s.grNr peNlcola yesterday.
Tho excessive demand of the various
70. ups for portfolios in the new cab
..' vas given as siGnor DeNicola's
reason Tor declining the invitation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Wednesday generally fair and cold
or: Thursday fair; strong north
winds diminishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08

Two duties await you whom You 70.
csivs the Journal In the morning: The
arst u to READ the CLASSIFIED "A. page.
The second 10 to telephone your "A. %
that others may read Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08

Political Advertisement
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
A PROPER REDEDICATlON

A SENSE Of the proprictics and of his
n torical fitness is asserted in Mayor
NIoore's preparations for the rCdcdiCntion OF
the old Supreme Court building and quondam
city hall at Fifth and Chestnut streets.
This long neglected unit in tho State
House group is at last being intclligcntly
restored TO condition of honor and OF
beauty. With the supervision of the Amor
Jean Institute of Architects. it is reasonable
TO expect that n noble monument of the past
will be made artistiCally worthy of its ira
hitions.
J 1t is the Mayors intention 10 invite
President Harding and all the Supreme
-ceHrt Justices, among whom an cX-Presi-
dent is numbered in the highest rank to
intend the rcopcning of the shrine on date
in May which will also mark the 2OOth
anniversary of the founding of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania.
The COincident events arc cminCnty de-
serving of such recognition. After long de-
lays Philadelphia has at last arisen to its
responsibilities regarding three Of the most
precious structures in The United States. 1t
Is proper also that national interest in these
treasures should be enlisted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
THE SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP

"A LIENS who have taken out their first
"A citizenship papers were lcCturrd on the
functions of American citizenship by quail
fed speakers in the Central Branch of the
YIN. G.. 4. last night. These prospective
citizens should have all the encouragement
and sympathy that can be given TO them
encouragement to qualify themselves TO
perform their civic duties and sympathy
with them because of the pains that ought
10 accompany the tearing up of their roots
from their native country in order that they
may be tranSplantcd here. If they do not
look back with some lingering regret to the
land of their birth they are not likely 10
acquire that love Of country which will
make them good American citizens.
The alien planning to adopt this country
as his home should always be- warned against
misjudgng the constant criticism that IL
launched against the way Government funC-
tions here. That criticism can easily be
misinterprctCd. 1t is directed against super
fetal evils evils that grow out Of the de-
fects of human nature. 1t Is one of the
products Of that eternal vigilance without
which the liberties of the people will be
destroyed. American institutions are fun
damcntally sound. This is taken as a matter
Of course by the critics of the way they are
managed. If the prospective citizens can
realize this they soon will hc prepared to
demand a higher standard of conduct from
the public officials while they acquire a
profound faith in the system they admin
istpr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

costly source Of supply. -Four men died In
New York the other day after drinking from
n bottle that had fancy whisky label on It.
In ali parts of this State. physicians are
warning the public that much of the stun
now pcddlcd as whisky is deadly poison.
TO those who know the ways of the Illicit
whisky business this news is not astonishing,
When the Federal authorities firmly closed
the doors of the bonded warehouses the
dealers in underground whisky began manu-
featuring substitute for the genuine
hooch. They used alcohol, wntcr and color
ing matter. That is the mixture for when
many people paid top. notch prices. Latteriy
the Government has been rigidly restricting
the market supply of pure alcohol. Inc
bootcggcrs have turned TO the use OF de"
naturcd nlcohol--thnt is, alcohol that mas
been mixed with poison in order that IT may
bc circulated freely for industrial uses.
Dcnaturcd alcohol is put through n chcm-
ical process intended by tho fake whisky
makers 10 remove the dcnnturing poison.
But competent chemists assert that no proc
ess known can make dcnatured alcohol tit
to drink or remove more than OO per cent
of the deadly chemicals mixed with 1t to
prevent its use as n beverage. Some OF the
people who sell diluted dcnatured alcohol for
whisky do not know that they are selling
poison. Others do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
cRIPPLING WELFARE WORK

yITITH only $500 available in its treasury
w for outdoor relief. the Department OF
Public Welfare this winter season Is i'm
pressivc chiefly in its high sounding title.
In the best of times winter conditions in
large American cities ra>c fUrmidablc social
problems. Without di'crcdtmG the forces
of economic adjustment. which though SLOW
arc steady. it must bc conceded thnt the TN q
employment situation in Philadelphia and
elsewhere is still acute. Council is III"
money voting agency in which relief by the
municipality must have its origin and Coun-
ell has been fagranly lax.
The Welfare Department possesses the
administrative machinery. This cannot
function at n critical juncturc. The mu-
nicipal appropriation is wrctchcdly insuth :
cient Private agencies throughout the city.
notably the Society for Organizing Charity.
nre pressed 10 the limit oC their assets.
In year marked by exceptional prosper
fly the city would still be under obligations
10 alleviate conditions of suffering and dis
tress. The work is legitimate and docs not
imply any practice savOring of paupcrlza .
tion.
The niggardlincSs Of Council has resulted
IN the partial breakdown Of highly ne, O..
sary branch of the city government. y
loosening of purse strings is imperative.
Theoretically the Welfare Department is
equipped. but nothing cau be done without
ndeouatc funds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
BRAND IN THE TOLLS

THE way of the trcatS-makcr is hard.
i The resignation of Aristidc BRAND opens
the prospect of more confusion in intcrnn-
tional affairs. 1t is no secret that the
iingoes of his nation led by Raymond poin-
care have been carrying obStructionism 10
such point that the Premier. who Is at
heart n liberal and a moderate, had been
forced to play part at variance with his
innCrmost convictions.
The rccalcitrancy of France at the Wash
ingtOn Conference is evidence on this score.
II has been hard to credit the prospect of
n huge French submarine fleet The French
technique employed in Washington at no
time seemed subtle. 1t is now entirely
obvious.
To subduc pcstlcpt Chauvinism at home
the French ENJOYS In Washington capitalized
Hypothetical naval ambitions as leverage in
obtaining protective alliance with Great
Britain. The diplomatic drama is now
reaching its climax. A compact has been
proposed in which the problem of French
security becomes n matter also Of British
concern. According 70 the memorandum
dispatched to London. Britain is ready to
assume military obligations il France is
attacked as in 1914. and for this pledge of
defense the naval rivalry issue is to subsidc.
Naval competition" adds the official com
mPnt, would Corrodc any accord"
NJ. BRAND has failed TO win parla-
mcntary favor for covenant of this char
actcr. bat his manly and dramatic valCdic-
tory once more reveals him ns u fearless
exponent Of bis own principles Politics
in France is at the boiling point.
\ Franco English accord would have
permitted of the reduction Of the French
Army, of the Inauguration Of a sane prac-
tical policy regarding German rcparations
and would have paved the way for con-
structivc accomplishment at the forthcoming
economic conference. 1t would have removed
also blot upon the arms parlcy if the
French submarine program were rclcgated
TO the realm Of fiction. As it is now moth
ing can be predicted of new and pcrilous
turn of events.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
MUSICAL PROGRESS

A LTllOCGIl the musical yirility of Phil
~ udelpha IS unQucStiOnable, it is equally
true that a CO. ordination Of cultural Oppor-
tuntics would prove further stimulus to
progress.
The clearing house. plan for music
lovers, music students and professional mu-
srnnS outlined at a meeting in the Mayor $
reception room yesterday afternoon is an
attempt to apply the principles of organiza-
tion TO ConspiCuOusly hOurishing musical
center.
The Philadelphia Music League, as the
now society is called. will cndeavor to gain
systematic publicity for musical events. to
foster musical, appreciation, lectures to school
children, to prOyid" register and musical
directory for various classes Of citizens and
to promote good music in the parks. in
theatres, moving picture houses and school
audtOriumS.
The program is ambitious, but it has the
virtue in being launched in community
in which musical taste is developing au-
thOrltativcly and rapidly.
Possibly the direct practical result of the
plan will be the closer co operation of stu :
dents, amateur organizations and teachers
But the spirit of the enterprise is broad and
constructive and warrants the interest dis
played by tho Mayor, Director of Public
Welfare Warburton and private citizens OF
distinction.