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Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16
LOWER STATE FAIR PRICES

Prices are lower for Iowa State
Fair this year, announces Secretary
A. r. Corey.
General admission has been reduc.
ed from rs cents to so cents. In ad-
dition to this, the fair management
calls attention to the fact that rail
roads have announced special round
trip rate Of fare and one-third. In
former years the railroad rate to the
state fair has been fare and one-half
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16
silk Culture Still Primitive in Japan.

silk Culture Still Primitive in Japan.
The culture of silk in China is an in
dustry which is probably 20 centuries
old, and methods pursued today are
much the same as the original ones.
The spinning wheel used by the Pill
grims is modern affair compared
with some which are to be found in
operation today in the celestial coun-
try.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16
Big Cigarette Production.

About 1O0,0O0,OO0 cigarettes ara
made in Guatemala annually. mainly
from native and Honduran tobacco.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16
he time delirious.

The case is an unusual one and
puzzling to the physicians under
whose observation it has come.
Monday afternoon ne was brought
TO this city, and was examined be-
fore the commissioners of insanity.
Il is thought tha. treatment of the
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16
me Doctors 1reroaatIve.

Doctor Gas agonlzed patient rtlshes
in)-"Good Lord, man! Don't yell
like .that-at least wait until tell
you where you are suffering. La
Rire (Parisl.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16

This is the first airplane view ever
taken of the mammoth Iowa State
Fair grounds at Des Moines, where
Iowa will stage an exposition this
month estimated to be worth over
$4,000
The picture shows the tract as it
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16

Here is the champion woman horse
shoe pitcher of the United States
Mrs. j. r. Matthews of Minneapolis.
She is one of the pretty entries in
the national women's horseshoe tour
nament which is to be held at the
Iowa State Fair, Aug 2S to Sept. /.
Women pitchers from all parts of the
United States have entered for the
event
The mems national horseshoe
championship will be decided at this
same tournament, as we'll as the
championship of the state Of Iowa.
Several thousand dollars in cash and
trophies are offered.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16

specialists at the state hospital may
prove beneficial.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16
Have Improved the World.

Every heart that has beat strong and
cheerfuly has left a hopeful impulse
behind il In the world and bettered the
tradition OF mankind. d.-Stevenson.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-16

looks today, in final readiness for ths
opening of the big State Fair Aug.
%. The fair will embrace over T.
900 head of live stock, 200 acres OF
farm exhibits, 40 acres of farm ma
chinery and hundreds of amusement
features.
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Another Mill
Opens it's Doors
At Manchester, n. H.

Manchester, \. H, July 26-Fol-
lowing announcement yesterday that
a member of the Stark Mills Of the
.Amoskeag Mfg. Company's plant in
this city was to be opened, number .
factory in this group began opera
tons on a small scale today. making
the third mill TO resume operations
in this city where the tixtile strike
is in its cath week.
Amoskeag officials said that plans
to open certain units in the North
ern and Southern divisions of the
Amoskeag plant were in preparation,
although the date was not set.
Coincident with the opening today
of an additional factory, union lead
ers declared in statement that the
number of operative reporting for
work had decreased by 80 following
the re-estab lshment of picketing.
No employment figures were given
out by the operators.
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SAYS SPIRIT OF:
FATHER TOLD HER
TO SLAY SISTER
Wife w e TX n O w n
Sporting Man Held
for Homicide
Love Of Husband for Sister
Cause of Tragedy-Death
Bed Statement Slain Girl In
wolves Sons of Woman Who
Did Shooting

New York, July 2s.-A message
from her dead father, urging her to
make an end of all this business
prompted Mrs. Minnie Reisler, wife
Of John the Barber" Reisler, widely
known sporting man, to shoot her sis
ter, Bertha katz police quoted her as
saying today after she had been lock-
ed up, with her two sons and a
brother, on homicide charges.
Miss Katz was shot in her home
early today. Detectives indicated they
believed Mrs. Reisler's statement, al
though Miss katz, in a death bed
statement, told them that Morris
Reisler, son of Mrs. Reisler, fired the
shots which killed her. Morris and
George Eeisler, and Max katz were
lhcld with Mrs. Reisler after an invcs-
tigation Of their stories.
Il did it because my father who is
dead came to me in a dream and told
Continued on Page 3-Col. D.
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Fear Schooner
And Crew Lost
Last Seen July 3

Boston, July 26.-Captain John
Powers of Rockport. Maine, and the
crew of five men of the Malicia Enos,
16-ton fishing schooner have been
given up as lost. interstate Fish Cor
poration. owners of the vessel, an
nouncod tonight. Nothing has been
heard from the Malicia Enos since she
left for the Georges Banks July 5.
According TO officials of the COM
panY, the vessel, which is equipped
with auxiliary gasoline power carried
supplies for a weeks fishing cruise.
With Captain Powers, who is so years
old and has a wife and family in
Rockport, We're Frank Tutty, cook, Of
Gloucester: John Blondon of South
Boston, and three other men whose
names were not on records available
here.
The schooner Eliza Benner, which
returned to port a few days ago, re-
ported having sighted wreckage off
the Georges Banks. Members of the
crew of the schooner Wesley W. Sin
not recently PICKED up body on 'he
fishing grounds and buried it at sea.
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MORSE Confident HIS SUITS
WILL take PRECEDENCE OVER
PENDING CRIMINAL CHARGES

Bath Me, July o6-The agreement
before Judge Clarence Hale in tina
United States district court in Port
land, Monday whereby civil suits
brought by Charles w. Morse and his
associates against the United States
Shipping Board and the Emergency
Fleet Corporation will be tried before
criminal charges pending against the
men come to trial, Will stand, Morse
declared here tonight. In reply to a
statement made in Washington today
by United States Attorney Peyton
Gordon, in which the Portland agree
ment was declared TO have no effect
the shipbuilder said that 'if Mr.
Gordon made the remarks attributed
10 him, the matter is TOO petty to US.
According to the agreement which
was reached at the close Of hearing
on habaes corpus proceedings to pre-
vent the removal Of Morse and others
to New York to answer to an indlCt-
ment charging conspiracy to detraud
criminal action against Morse and his
associates in New York and the Dis
trict of Columbia would await the is
sue of civil suits aggreSating S21,0O0,-
Continued on Page 3-Col. ID
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-27
PRESIDENT Names COMMITTEE
TO DEAL WITH Distribution OF
COAL; GOVERNORS ARE Wired

Cooperation of state organizations
was also asked by Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Aitchis0n. who
tclegraphed the several transporta-
ton regulatory bodies of the states
east of the Mississippi requesting
them to act as representatives. of the
commission in facilitating operation
of the emergency service orders Civ
ing priority to the shipments of coal
and necessities.
The federal coal distribution com.
mittcc selected 10y the President
consists Of Attorney General Daugh-
erty, Secretaries FAN and Hoover.
and Commissioner Aitchison, or their
representatives, under the temporary
Craftsmanship of the commerce sec
rotary.
\ fifth member is TO be added TO
the committee later. Mr.. Hoover said,
who will undertake the administra
tive direction while the ultimate
character Of the organization must
depend upon situation"
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Believes Time
Public Made Move
In Rail Situation

Boston, July 26.--Cnless the con-
science of the public is aroused TO
it soWn responsibility in the rail
strike controversy and unless it dis
charges its obligations with courage,
honor and tortitude which have al
WAYS heretofore been manifested by
it in similar crises, the future holds
a most uninViting prospect, President
Charles r. Cow, Of the Associated
ed today in statement sent to the
members of that body.
while admirinS optimistic cour
age and determination of the officials
OF the New England roads and with
due respect for their personal quail
fications that they can continue to
maintain the full service in spite Of
the handicap of this strike" the
statement added. 1T does not appear
humanity possible that they can or
ganiZc and develop an almost entire
new force of shop and repairmcn
and at the same time maintain the
limited and available equipment in q
condition that will insure 100 per cent
safety and comfort to the travelling
public"
Mr.. Cow also asserted that the
public should be made TO understand
the crisis that would follow interup-
ton of rail transportation and should
be aroused to it spart in the con-
troyersv
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INSANE MAN
HOLDS POSSE At BAY
bARR|CADED HOUSE

Hinton, w. Va, July 26-Sheriff S
deputies and state police. using tear
gas, early tonight made preparations
to rush a house in which John F'rede-
king an insane man, has deficd cap
ture for / days. one man has been
killed ana four We're wounded.
Eredeking, who is about 80 years
old, has been insane for - years, but
has been cared for by his family.
Eleven days ago his condition became
suddenly violent. lie drove his father
and his family from the house.
Lou Matty, prohibition officer, at
tempted to enter the house after
FredeknS barriCaded himself. He
was shot and killed Earl Hope of
White Sulphur Springs, forced en-
trance into the house several days
later. He was shot through the
breast but managed to leave the
building He is in a local hospital
and his condition is said to be criti
cal.
The battle has continued inter-
mittcntly day ana night. Efforts
were made tonight by state police to
dislodge FredekinS by the use of tear
gas bombs. The force of officers has
been increased and while ii is under
stood that an effort will be made to
capture Frcdekin9 without loss Of
life, it is probable that the house will
he stormed if necessary.
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Indiana Plans
To Take Over Part
OF Mines in State

Indianapolis, Ind, July 26-Gov-
crnor Warren +. McCray announced
tonight that the state Of Indanna
was arranging to take over and OPP
crate "sufficicnt mines to supply In
diana's necessities. The announce
mcnt was made in telegram to John
Hosslcr, president Of the Indiana
Miners. who is in Philadelphia in an
cndeavor to arrange q settlement Of
the mine strike.
President ss!er had wired Gov
ernor that the Union officials were
contemplating call for interstate
conference and urged him to use his
influence with the Indiana operators
The Governor promised his "unqual-
flied support to the movement and
added that lin the meantime my
preparations for coal production will
proceed as rapidly as possible
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AGED MAN GOES
CRAZY, SHOOTS TWO,
Then KILLS HIMSELF

Philadelphia, July 26.-suddenly be-
coming insane, William Smith, an in
mate of the Philadelphia home for
aged couples end single mon. today
shot two women, one Of them being
Mrs. Lillian Pierce, superintendent of
the institution. He then fed to his
room and took his own life by slash
ing his throat with razor and firing
a bullet into his head.
Mrs. Pierce had just bowed ner
head to say grace at the noon meal.
with the 120 inmates, most of them
women, assembled in the dining room,
when Smith appeared IN the doorway
brandishing revolver. With a loud
yell he began shooting. Mrs. Pierce
fell to the floor with bullet wound
in her eek. Her assistant. Miss Eliz-
abeth Wise, was struck in the right
arm. The aged and feeble men and
women, stricken with terror, fed from
the room as best they could. Smith
fred three more shots. none Of which
took effect.
Shouting I'll kill anyone who comes
near me-" Smith made his way TO the
third floor. Someone summoned the
police and a patrolman entered Smiths
room just in time to see the man shoot
himself Despite the two wounds he
struggled with the officer several min
utes before he fell.
The condition Of neither Of the in
iured women SeriouS
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B. & 0. Offer to
Men Now in
Hands Harding

Baltimore, July 26.-A copy of q
written proposal, made today by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to its
men in conference will be in the hands
Of President Harding tonight In
response to a request from Senator
James r. Watson of Indiana, Daniel
Willard, president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio, said he would send the copy
TO the President in the hands Of
Charles w. Galloway, vice president of
the road, tonight.
The most definite indication Of what
may be the result Of the conference
was given tonight by Mr., Willard in
his telephone conference with Sen
ator Watson. Senator Watson said
Mr.. Willard declared he looked hope
fully toward the outcome.
The contents of the written prOpos-
al offered to the b. and O. men have
been guarded carefully. 1t was said,
However, that decision Of some kind
on the part of the men likely would
come tomorrow morning.
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CONG. WHITE ADDRESSES
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
AT new MEADOWS INN
Dividend SO
PER CENT ALLOWED
ON BELFAST BANK

chief Justice Leslie c. Cornish of
the supreme judicial court, Wcdnes-
day allowed a dividend of so per
cont on the recommended ton of the
receivers Of the Belfast Savings
Bank. Tins bank went into liquida-
ton tins spring on the application
OF the trustees and Bank Commits
s.oner Fred f. Lawrence. Robert F.
Dunton of Belfast and Carleton P.
Merrill Of Skov hogan were appointed
receivers
Chief Justice Cornish also accepted
the report of the commissioners, l..
Ernest Thornton and Fuller c. Went
worth of Belfast.
The report Of the commissioners
SAYS in part:
Claims against the bank, as of
March eth, of others than deposi-
So, S6S.0G, have been presented. and
we have allowed the same as set
forth in detail. No claim or claims
have been disallowcd by us.
we have found the amount due
doposltors to be sl,S53,57O.52, and
the name of each depositor and the
amount due each is set forth in de-
tail
MANY depositors did not present
their pass books and we report their
names and the amount due each ac-
cording 10 the records Of the bank"
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HathOrne Home
To Be Preserved
At Raymond, Me.

Raymond, Nc, July 26-The Ma
thanicl Hawthorne homestead here
has been sold and will be converted
into a community house for patriot
ic and religious purposes, under the
management Of the Hawthorne Com
munity Association.
The property was transferred by
the authorization Of Justice Scott
Wilson of the Maine supreme court.
\ bill in equity was filed more than
i year ago by Ranford w Shaw. at
tornoy general for Maine. where on
it was set forth that in November
1877, Francis RadouX of Portland
for consideration conveyed the pro-
perty 10 Gideon Plummcr and others
as trustees for the RadouX meeting
house. There was a split in the par
ish and the church fell into disuse.
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CONFERENCE TODAY

Chicago. July 26-B. NJ. Jewell
head of the striking railway shopmen
the six International presidents Of
the shop crafts organization. limo.
thy IIcaly of the Firemcn and Oilers
ana a. O. Wharton. labor group
member of the United States Rail-
road Labor Board. departed today for
Washington. presumably for a con-
ference with President Harding to-
morrow regarding IN rail strike sit
uation.
After a hurried conference with
the President, the strike leaders
planned to leave Washington tomor-
row night, arriving back in Chicago
Friday morning. \ veil OF secrecy
was thrown over the trip and their
departure over the Baltimore and
Ohio at 1890 A. NJ. did not become
public until hours later, Union lead
ers declaring that Mr.. Jewell was
still in the city during the afternoon.
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Washington, July 26.-CBy \. p)-
President Harding tonight set in
motion the federal emergency fuel
control organization with the sclec-
ton of a central coal distribution
committee Of government officials
under the Craftsmanship of Secretary
Hoover.
The commerce secretary, at the
request of the President, immediate
IL wired the governors of the various
states asking them to set up emer-
EcnCy state organizations as the first
step toward re-ccntraliZing the or
sanization for equitable distribution
and maintenance of fair prices for
coal under the administrations plan.
Under the plan" Mr.. Hoover said.
'the distribution for railway use
Will be directed from Washington.
but with the possible exception of
a few state public utilities, the res
possibility of all other distribution
will rest upon organizations set up
under state control"
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DERBY STRIKERS
GIVEN TWO WEEKS
VACATE THEIR HOMES

Guilford. Nc. July 16-Thirty-
four former employees Of the Bangor
& Aroostook railroad shops at Derby
were allowed two weeks in which to
yacate their homes there by agree
ment OF counsel at hearings today in
the Western Piscataquis Municipal
court on eviction writs served week
ago upon complaint OF the Bangor
Investment Co, a subsidiary Of the
railroad.
Seven other cases were dismissed
because Of defective writs, the plain
tin company to pay the costs.
Company officials claimed the
houses we're urgently needed for the
families of men who have taken the
places OF the striking shopmcn at
Derby. and never have been occupied
except by employees.
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Hold Man at
Windsor, VT, in
Killing Mcmahon Boy

Salem, Mass. July 2G,-Marshal
Edward J. OLeary received word
tonight from Windsor, Vermont, that
q man who gave his name as p. c.
Stevenson was under arrest in that
place in connection with the murder
Of 12-year- odd Henry c. Mcmahon in
Salem last week.
Marshal O'Leary and Detective
Patrick Lehan left Immediately for
Vermont to question the man. They
We're accompanied by Walter Cream.
friend of the dead boy. who was the
last person to see McMahon in com
pany with q stranger.
According to the message from
Vermont the man surrendered to the
police at South Royalton. Vt. He is
said To have told the police that he
was wanted in Salem for murder.
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AUTO PLUNCES
INTO kENNEbEC
ONE DROWNED
Mrs. Collins, Augusta
Loses Life at North
Arson
Fog Obscured View, Wheel
Struck Fence Post, Car
Plunged Into River-Six Oc-
cupants Beneath - Mother
Rescues Three Small Chill
dren

North Arson, Nc. July 2G-Mrs.
Sherman Collins of Augusta was
drowned ana Almon Collins, OF this
town, his wife and three young
children narrowly escaped similar
fate early today when a small car
left the new state highway, three
miles below here, and plunged into
the kcnnebcc river.
Mr.. Collins went to Augusta with
his family yesterday to bring back
mis- sister-in law He had been driy-
ing practically all night an his view
was obstructed by heavy land fog
when he reached a bridge over cul-
vert close by the river shortly after
o'clock. In turning to the right,
one of the wheels struck the next to
the last post of a substantial fence
which guards that side Of the high
way.
All six fell into the river with the
car on top Of them in from four to
eight feet of water. Mrs. Almon
Collins extricated herself first with
the youngest child which she had in
her arms and which she carried y
shore.
Then second child came up from
under the car and she floatcd it on
to the top Of the car. The third
child appeared and fioated beyond
her reach, but was rescued when it
floated to a point a short distance
down diver by the father. who by
that time had managed to pull him :
self out from behind the steering
wheel.
The Augusta woman was dead
when her body finally was dragged
from under the automobile by near
nv rnSidpntc
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STREW STREET With
TACKS, DAMAGE TIRES
NEAR STA. PORTLAND

Portland, Me, July 26.-Sewall
street, extending from Congress
street to the Maine Central railroad.
was closed to traffic until unknown
quantities of tacks, spread over large
sections of this thoroughrare to the
railroad shops where several hum
dred men are on strike, has been re-
moved by a two-horse street sweep
er, today.
Automobiles used by Sheriff King
+. Graham in the transportation Of
his deputies who are guarding rail-
road property, and others used by
newly employed workmen at the
shops We're among a number whose
tires We're damaged by the taclls.
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HARDING REPLIES

Washington. July 26.-Presidcnt
Harding in a telegram sent today to
J. Cleve Dean. chairman or the Rail-
way Employees Publicity Association,
Chattanooga, Tenn. invited Dean to
urge striking railway workers to ac-
ccpt the decision Of the Railroad Labor
Board and return to work until you
and | and everyone else interested in
American welfare may join in asking
the Railroad Labor Board to give re-
hearing on any question concerning
which there is reasonable doubt about
the correctness or the justice of the
decision made"
The presidents message was ir reply
to a telegram he received last Sunday
from Dean in which il was said that
ito attempt to operate mines and rail-
roads by military forces or to attempt
to draft men into mining or railroad
service would be an attempt to estab-
lish involuntary scrvitude."
Continued on Page 3-CoI. y
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BAXTER SEES
Maine GUARD
AT CAMP DEVENS

Camp DcVcns, Mass, July %
Governor Percival +. Baxter Of
Maine today reviewed the 1O3rd In
fantry and 153nd Artillery, Maine
National Guard, in camp here. Gov
ernor Baxter arrived here last night
with his staff and Will return TO
Maine tomorrow morning.
During the day the governor in
spected the work Of the various units
and offered prize for the best team
at stunts on Friday night. To-
morrow the infantry will compct2
for the regimental baseball trophy
and for five other trophies offered
for Military proficiency.
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General Forecast

A disturbance OF slight intensity
was over Ontario Wednesday night
and moving eastward and pressure
WAS relatively lower over the plateau
and Southern Rocky Mountains re-
gIcns while high pressue prevailed
over the north western states, the
Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic
States and off the Atlantic Coast.
Generally fair weather las pre-
vailed during the last - hours cX-
cept for widely scattered thunder
showers. The temperature was be-
low normal Wednesday in the Middle
Atlantic and northern Atlantic states
and above normal in the Great Gen.
trial Valleys, The Plain states and the
Southwest.
In New England the weather will
be fair and warmer Thursday and
partly cloudy and warmer Thursday
and unsettled, with local showers
Friday.
In the lower Lake region and the
Ohio Valley the weather will be
partly cloudy without material
change IN temperature Thursday and
Friday with local thundershowers
Friday
Winds-North Of Sandy Hook will
be moderate southerly and weather
fair Thursday
Sandy Hook to Hatteras: moder-
ate cast over south Portion and mod
crate southeast and south over North
Portion and weather partly overcast
Thursday.