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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-02
MAZE OF ANGLES
Continued from Page One)

Investigators tonight were still
! seeking an answer to the two main
! questions in White Plains, New
| Rochelle, New York. Boston, Haver-
| hill, Philadelphia. Paris Island, Sa-
vannah, Pittsburg. and Los Angeles.
| A report reached District Attorney
| Weeks at White Plains today that an
| employee in the Bronx plant of the
Ward Baking Company had seen the
mysterious couple Charley Ross"
| and Jack" who were alleged by
| Ward to have been with Peters when
| the shooting occurred.
This employe. who said that the
| baker often had received the pair in
| his private office, told of once having
| taken a telephone message for the
fellow who says he is a police COM
missioner of New Rochelle" to the
effect that I'VE want the money he
owes us on that debt and we want
it quick
In New York Ward was confronted
with a man known as Nat Ross"
who received a suspended sentence
last summer after pleading guilty to
attempted cXtortion in another case.
This man, who voluntarily appeared
in the district attorneys office for
examination, was not the Charley
PoSs" he knew, the baker affirmed.
Los Angeles and Pittsburgh pur-
ported to throw new nights on
Wards past. In Los Angeles was
located Miss Martha Kendall. a
modiste, who charged that the baker
,,,t@ NO., 80, =
and attempted to kidnap her. and
that a suit which she had bought al
leging criminal conspiracy had been
settled out of court. Pittsburgh
dispatches quoted men closely as
ISOLATED with the federal baseball
league five years ago, when Ward
and his father We're interested in the
organization, as remembering that
there was a Miss Kendall at that
time employed as a waitress in
restaurant near the hotel where Fed
eral League players stopped.
Il can throw light on the mystery,
all right" was the cryptic remark
Miss Kendall dropped.
Guy A. Phillips OF Reading in
troduced new theory regarding the
scene of the shooting. He suggested
that instead of being slain near the
kenlsco reservoir. as Ward states,
! or in the Ward home. as one news
paper reported. Peters might have
been killed near Philadelphia and
his body transferred to West Chester
county.
He said he had seen Peters in
Philadelphia as late as $50 a. NJ, on
May 16. White Plains authorities
who stated that the body had been
discovered at 1.45 A. NJ, that day,
indicated they took little stock in
Phillips story, as he either must
have been mistaken in his man or
got his dates mixed
White Plains this afternoon pricked
up its ears when a story gained cur
rency to the effect that the ku klux
Khan had threatened Ward if the case
was not cleared up within five days.
Bunk" said Mr.. Weeks, officially
disposing of the rumor.
The district attorney indicated that
if he decides to go before the grand
jury with the case, it would not be
before next Monday.
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NEW ORDER
CONTINUED from Page ons)

duty to operate the pumps and keep
the mines from being flooded; to
guard against trespass and IRE; to
care for work animals and prevent
general deterioration.
Should the deadlock In the sub.
committee continue today the declar.
|, alton OF an actual strike probably
would be the miners next step, It
was said. William j. Brennan, pres.
ident of district number one, the
Scranton field, asserted there was .
unanimous sentiment among his men
| favoring such action.
A similar feeling prevailed In the
, districts Of Thomas Kennedy Of Ha-
zleton. and c. ]. Golden of Shamokin.
they asserted.
Mr.. Golden reported that operators
J in his district already were preparing
to forestall disaster in the event of a
waikout of union maintenance men.
Quasi official non-union employees.
, including fire bosses and clerks have
been asked to volunteer to protect
the property, he reported. In most
cases these men refused to respond,
saying they would quit first" &C
cording to Golden.
The public committee on the coal
strike, representing the league for
industrial democracy and the Ameri.
IAN Civil Liberties union, today be-
gan its annt unced investigation Of
The industry.
Frank attIson, civil engineer,
presided. jchn Fitch. head of the
School OF the Sosial Philanthropy,
appeared, for Norman Hapgood. edi-
t,r. who WIS said to be a moving
spirit in the organization of the COM
mttee.
Kennedy. Golden and Brennan APP
peared t. state the miners case. The
operator; who also had been invited
20 attend. had declined the invita-
ton, it WAS said. Answering ques-
tons couce' n,ng cause for the high
prices of anthracite coal, Kennedy
charged It WIS due to 'unholyprof-
its" eXactcd by the producers. He
cited the Lthigh interests as the
most glIring example. AS the Le-
high Vale. Coal Company they mine
the pioGuc' and sell it. at a profit,
to the Lehigh Valley Sales Company,
he asserted.
The Sales Company pays the Lee
high Valley Railway Company a
high freight rate for hauling the
product and cXacts another profit in
selling it to the retail distributor,
iNcnnedi declared.
He also SAID that the operator paid
an average OF s1.04 per ton royalties
to persons owning the coal land.
The City Trust of the City Of Phil
adelphil, agents for the Girard estate,
he ASSERTED controls a fifth of the
anthracite nine property in opera
ton and eNacts royalties as high as
$o.to per tor.
The committee adjourned until next
Tucsda"', announcing that Il p rogram
Cor continuing the investigation had
not yet l'rG formulated.
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P|TTSF|ELD

Harry Fl. Thurlough has returned
from Sll,attus where he has visited
for u few days with his parents. Mr..
ami Elrs. G.. y. Thurlough.
Mrs. Emma B. Written has sold
through Mathews Real Estate
Agency, her property located on cor
ner Stinson avenue and Pleasant
street to Frank Weeks.
Beginning next week the Pittsfield
band will give concert every Thurs
day evening at Hathorn Park. These
concerts have been very popular
during the past few seasons with the
townspeople and people from sur
rounding towns who have motored
in to attend them and it will be well
come news that the concerts for this
summer are about to begin. 1t is
expected that the new band stand
will be erected and ready for use by
next Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Murray and Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Murray and son of
Dexter, have returned home after a
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. Bonney
Ames.
Mrs. Minnie Turner and son, George
Turner Of Portland, have returned
home after a visit here in the home
of Mrs. Turner's mother. Mrs. G. W.
Patten.
Mrs. Gordon McTaggart has re-
turned to her home in Oakland after
visit in the home of her sister, Mrs.
Jesse Gould.
Mrs. Frank B. Gould returned to
her home in Waterville Thursday
after visit in town with Mrs. Eva
Atwell AMI other friends.
Mrs. Harold Welner and baby have
arrived from Dorchester. for an ex-
tended visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Turnbull, Sr.
The pupils of Mrs. S. H. Frost will
give recital in the First Universal
list church parlors, Friday evening,
June ?, at $50 o'clock They will be
assisted by Mrs. Edna Cottrell, Mrs.
Herbert G. Waterhouse, Erland
Jackson and Converse E. Nicker-
son.
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mime Survivors
in National
Balloon Race =

Chicago, June Mime Of the
thirteen balloons which left Mil
waukee yesterday in the national
contest to pick three entrants in the
international race in Switzerland,
were still in the air tonight, according
to late reports.
Three of the great bags descended
today. and one. piloted by Roy Dom
aldson of Springfield, Ills, was forced
down yesterday in the outskirts Of
Milwaukee. OF those remaining in
the air tonight five were reported
over Lake Erie, drifting east and
four were bound directly south to-
ward Texas. One of the nine, how
ever, a naval bag filled with helium
was not officially in the contest, it's
flight having been experimental.
The balloon which covered the
longest distance before landing was
that piloted by j. s. McKibben Of st.
Louis which descended at Fulton. Mo.
at three o'clock this afternoon, after
having covered approximately $50
miles. Captain John Berry of st.
Louis descended at Monticello, Ills,
200 miles from the starting point.
Bernard Won Hoffman, st. Louis,
came down at Fort Wayne, Indiana,
after covering only about 200 miles
in approximately 10 hours.
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lavish Feast Of Shabuoth

Today, Friday, is the Jewish feast
OF Shabuoth and will be observed by
the Orthodox Jews of this commu-
nity. 1t is also known as Pentecos'
and the Feast of Weeks. The feast
was originally an agricultural festi-
val. the occasion of Thanksgiving
and rejoicing over the wheat harvest
which was in Palestine completed al
this time Of the year. Reminiscent
ces of the original agricultural char
actcr Of the festival have for many
centuries maintained themselves In
the synagogue, through the custom
of audibly reading on this day the
book of Ruth. Reformed Jews have
one feature in their celebration on
the Feast OF Weeks, which Ortho-
dox Jews DO not have, this is the
ceremony OF confirmation. This
ceremony has come to hold a con-
spicuous place in reformed Jewish
life. From 10 to Is is the usual age
at which a Jewish boy or girl may
be confirmed. The service of confir-
nation IS especially impressive, and
floral decorations figure prominent
ly in the ceremony. The confirmands
make what is called floral sacrifice,
decorating the Ark with the flowers
that they bear in their arms during
the march into the Temple to the
Ark,
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in town Tuesday evening attending
the Memorial exercises.
F. E. Whitman. F. H. wakely and
Harvey Wiley are in Dover-Foxcroft
today in the interest of the Whitman
Refrigerator factory.
Members OF the firm of Boynton and
Grimm, decorators Of Lewiston, were
In town Thursday calling on friends
made while they were in town Old
Home Week.
Business visitors in waterville
Thursday inclde Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ
Bean. Miss Nina Rowell. Mrs. Elmer
E. Longley. Mrs. Loring S. Strickland
Mrs. j. G. Hutchinson. Mrs. Archer
Weymouth, Mrs. Albert Kirkwood.
Books recently placed on the
shelves of Brown Memorial Library
are. Non-fction, Auto Encyclopedia "
A. L. Dyke: fiction. Little Women
Aloott; BLACK Beauty" sewall:
"Pollyanna." Porter: "Pollyanna
Grows Up" Porter: dutch Twins
Perkins; Trench Twins" Perkins:
Swiss Family Robinson" Wyss: "Tc
the Last Man." Gray; "Mr. Stubs
Brother" Otis.
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Fix Coal Price
in 80 Per Cent of
Production Fields

Washington, June 1-Establishment
of a maximum price of $3.50 q ton for
coal at the mines in so per cent. of
the present production fields for the
duration of the strike was announced
tonight by Secretary Hoover. He
regretted he added, that a small mi
nority of the operators, representing
western Kentucky, had refused to
cooperate and are demanding high
err prices.
Consumers can insure themselves a
square deal under the established
prices by checking freight rates with
the maximum price, Mr.. Hoover said,
determine whether they are buying
contract coal and make proper al
lowance for cost of retail distribution.
The maximum price. he explained APP
plies solely to spot coal and consum-
ers who are not treated fairly may
appeal to the commerce department
with the assurance that inquiry into
their cases will be instituted
Mr.. Hoover announced he had been
advised that operators OF Virgins,
West Virginia. Tennessee and Eastern
Kentucky would accept the maximum
of $3.50 ton while Alabama oper-
ators will accept the rate of % cents
ton below the Garfield scale in that
district.
Western Kentucky operators he
continued. are demanding $4.s5 ton
but he did not feel justified In advis-
ing the public to accept the price
level although he said production
costs were higher in that district
than in other fields.
Conferences with Pennsylvania'
operators are expected to be held next
week.
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UNITED CHINA
Continued from Page Ons)

Picking when its preliminary program
IL completed and formally assume
charge as the nations legislative
body.
General Tsao Kun, powerful leader
Of the north, who IL credited with
being the force behind WI Pei Fu's
recent successful drive, 10 mentioned
for the position Of vice president in
the new government.
Overtures have been made to DR..
Sun Vat Sen, president Of the Canton
government, to join the movement for
united China. 1t has been pointed
out to DR.. Sun that with the elimina-
ton from the presidency of Hsu
Shin Chang, whose tenure Of Office
Sun has maintained was illegal.
there is no further obstacle to coop
GRAFTON between the north and south.
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CLINTON

Mrs. Elizabeth Brown of Lewiston
was calling on friends in town Thurs
day. She was dinner guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Orrin p. Wheeler.
Eben S. Gordon has returned to
Augusta after a short visit at his
home in town.
Arthur Holt went to Van Buren,
Thursday morning for weeks stay,
accompanying Arthur w. Brown, who
has been at his farm on the Horse
back for several DAYS.
Some of the local people who are
Christian Scientists are planning to
attend the lecture 70 be given FRIDAY
evening in the Unitarian church in
Watervlle by Clarence W. Chadwick
c. B. S. of Omaha, Neb.
Mrs. Ella Rowland and son. Stan
ley have returned from a months
stay at Snow Pond. They will leave
soon for Alyden Camps. East Pond
where they have positions for the
summer.
Miss Doris Rowe of Burnham is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Dwight
Dixon and family
Willis f. knight is in Boston in at
tendance at directors meeting of the
New England Milk Producers asso-
citation.
Mrs. D. w. Fisher and daughter
Elizabeth. and Mrs. Alma Gatian. left
Thursday for Massachusetts. They
Will visit relatives in Auburndale and
other cities in the vicinity of Roston
Mrs. Guy Coro and son. Maynard,
nave returned to their home in Fair
Held after visit with her mother.
Mrs. Herbert Grant.
Mrs. Charles Pooler has completed
her duties at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole L. Gerald and returned to
West Benton, her home.
MIR. and Mrs. G. ]. Mudgett and
daughter, Miss Ruth Of Burnham were
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Crosby of Western avenue. Miss
Crosby came to Waterville from Bos-
ton seven months ago to care for
her father. Moses Crosby. She
faithfully and tenderly' cared for him
through all his long suffering from
the time he left the hospital until
his death which occurred May Is,
1922.
The grade pupils Of the town will
enjoy a full day on Monument park
on June 8. More definite plans will
be given later.
Bertram Lascelle was business
caller in town yesterday.
Fred Stoves and Bert Varney
have returned from Liberty where
they have been passing few days
at Mr.. Varney's cottage.
Francis ]. McGinnis OF Water
town. Mass. is the guest Of Otto L.
Totman.
John Griffin of Skowhegan was
calling on friends in town yesterday.
Mrs. Otto l.. Totman and daughter
June will leave this morning for
Salem, where they will pass few
days before going to their home in
New York for the summer.
Miss Myra Rowell of Skowhesan
was in town with friends yesterday.
Mrs. Carolyn Woodman is in Good
Will this week attending the gradua-
ton exercises. Her granddaughter.
Carolyn Pratt, is to be one of the
prize speakers this evening.
NT,-e rrl III
both i'll at their home on lower Main
street.
Henry Newhall has returned from
Boston with his new sedan, which is
a special built model.
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SUPERIOR COURT

Watervllle. June I.
ct1r' c7mo ~ at $50 o'clock this
n.H.g Tho FIRST case 20 trial was
En q w Bennett Of waterville
's " o. NrCotrisou. formerly of
.r.I..r. NV % brunswick. = A..
.H t,g arpcNred fo- tho plaintiff.
r.tt.'l ana Thornton OF Belfast
'. '.r defendant.
amoun' sued for was $500 and
bottom WIS I've outcome az an au-
t,a1 If 1870 The plaintiff AZ
.' '~' owned and arm a garage in
'.t ITO testified 'hat in october
OIL. defendant came to his gar
40 '.- como work on the tights OF his
'r truck. that while there
bow m7is trade by which plaintiff
l.l Ircond hand ruick roadster
'r'Hr lrIck aud WIS 70 pay the de-
'..' tiO0 difference IN the car and
eth" '-urs. mat he ~ thar time paid
~ IN to trade AID agreed 10 pay
- balance when the car was deliver
o.
|hH'T testified further that the
CONNECT 1r rod 90 the Buick roadster
vas t,i,sn. and the parts had been
SOM 'or md he was 20 make the re-
h'fs that he told defendant he could
e-'" tho truck home. and II could be
f'Irrrd after ho had the repairs COM
p"tea ON the car.
Before the chr was repaired the gar
SO vas destroyed by Ore and the car
sas burned
Tho contentlon OF the plaintiff was
Vat the trade was completed: that the
var burned was the property Of defend
Ani ana that Tire truck was his proper
" Snii was later brought 10 recover
NE value OF the truck.
Tie testimony OF defendant and his
Witnesses wa sto the effect that the
uade was not completed at the time
~ 'he hrst meeting. and as the car was
'or'royed before the trade was COM
p''ed. that u never became the prop
'tF % the defendant. and that the
uuek mover became the property OF the
plaintiff
The testimony was conflicting: the
ae'enasnts witnesses tcstifying that
sae car ana truck were worth only
aoou' half the value given them by
y" witnesses Of the plaintiff.
rue Jury took the case at $50 o'clock
MS afternoon. and had not agreed up-
W., !. verdict until late IN the evening.
.aaoash they came IN about . o'clock.
~ vefs given further instructions By
~srS .---.@ - -s----
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rLe pupils Of Mrs. Sidney w. Pat
=. son gave n piano recital Mt the Ia
,rlrot club house Thursday eve
ing Among the numbers were
pleasing Contributions to the pro-
gram br tie talented violinist, Del
moro 'rnidcL The following was
ne program: "Ry the Woodland
s7ung (rink) Nancy Ni,ison, Mrs.
Paterson: "Frolic OF the Lambs"
DEnEc,mauu). Dorothy Higgins
The Willow Tree" tXucca) Ruth
1u#g. Nv First Duet Presser)
DOROTHY Higgins. Thelma Roberts;
'Sicrhanic Gavvotte." tErnsD Del
miro Taddei: BY the Lakeside"
tEotcrts) Ruth Thing: Thinking
hcus' 6Bugbocp Thclma Roberts;
.ong Mothers Coon" (Edson) Am
teIua Taddei with violin ohligato by
pe.miro Taddei. lover the Top"
DRofel Dorothy Higgins: Dream
Dana" Nawsan) Mildred King;
"roic ~ the Elves" Morrison
Margaret Saimond: question box,
.Hss. souvenir" and Might
Winds" tprdln) Dclmiro Taddei:
'l'y 'uo Sea G.iszD and "Juda"
Nletn Mrs Patterson; The Spar
rows Parade" (Schick) Nancy Nj
',or June Roses" tSpaulding)
Amteira Tad1ci; "Mirthful Mo-
rrfs tEngelmann) Margaret Sal
m0r!. Nfs Patterson.
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American Officials
Watching Developments

Washington, June 1.-(By A. P)
Officials both Of the American
government and of the Chinese lega-
| ton viewed with deep interest today
| developments in China as reported in
press dispatches although no official
advices had been received on the
! situation.
Developments in China have been
rapid following the invasion of the
! great central province of Chilli, by
the Manchurian general, Chang; his
! practical occupation of the capital
| OF the country and his sudden ex-
les by the soldiers of Geieral WI,
| coming from the eastward and
southwark.
1t is believed by the officials here
that these developments have finally
broken the apparently hopeless
deadlock into which China has fall
| en- as a result of the clashing am
billions of rival factions in the north
and south. Not in the past ten
years have the prospects been so
| bright for reunion of the country
as at this moment. it is said.
This belief is based upon conf
dcnce in the Integrity of the victor
ious General WI Pei-Fu, and his
adherents to his plan for bringing
the divided sections Of the country
together by insisting upon retire
ment not only of President Hsu at
the head of the Picking government,
but Of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, who claims
to be president as heritage of the
old parliamentary government and
holds forth in that capacity in Can
ton.
General WI also has promised to
efface himself and surrender the
command of his armies to any pres
ident who is legally chosen by the
reconvened parliament or a constit-
uent assembly. Today's coup is re-
garded here as decisive step in
that direction. as preceding advices
had indicated the Tuchuns or mill
tary governors. OF most of the prov
inces were moving to bring the old
parliament back to life and were
cooperating with General WI.
1t is said that if the next step on
the program of the reformers can
be taken soon, and the numerous
provisional armies can be discharg-
ed leaving the sole military power
in the hands fthe central govern
ment any evil Of mlitarism, afflict-
ing China will be overcome. Most
of the receipts from taxation in the
provinces which should have gone
to the central government have been
absorbed in the maintenance of the
separate armies controlled by pow
erful Tuchuns while the Picking gov
eminent has been financially starry
ing.
1t is predicted that if the present
plans for reunion and disarmament
of the provisional forces prevails
China soon will regain solidarity and
prosperity and be in position to take
advantage of the concessions in thu
way CT REIMBURSEMENT of foreign
control of her internal affairs which
We're promised by the Washington
conference.
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Suffers Injuries in Auto Mixup

Roy Henderson is suffering from
injuries to his leg and Mrs. Hender-
son from bruises about The face as
result of an automobile collision.
which occurred on the river road
above Shawmut at about II A. NJ.
Sunday. Mr.. Henderson vas driving
south in his Ford and F. H. Parkmar.
OF Oakland, was going 1orthward in
his Hudson. 1t is stated that the
collision occurred when Mr.. Parkman
attempted to pass a car ahead of him
on a hill, at the point where the ac-
cident occurred. The Ford was driven
into the ditch and the entire rear
running gear was damaged serious
w
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FAIRFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. George Smell and
son, Burrill. Mrs. Cassie Parlin and
daughter, Caroline, have returned
from Portland where they visited
Mrs. Parlins son, Emerson Parlin.
Montgomery Littlefield of Port
land was a business caller in town
yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Crosby is passing a
few weeks with her brothers, Albert
Crosby of Main street and Moses
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Railroad Y. M. C. A. To
Observe 5Oth Anniversary

The local railroad Y. NJ. c. A. is
planning to unite on Sunday. June
II. with the other railroad 2. NJ. c.
AS Of the country in the observ-
ance Of the 5oth anniversary Of the
association work among railroad
men. There are $4,000 railroad men
who compose the membership Of the
269 railroad associations, and
branches Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Of North America.
June II. as stated above. is the 50th
anniversary0of the birth Of the rail-
road department. This is the semi
centennial Of what has been called
the greatest working mems club in
the world" Participants in the cell
ebration, which will be nation wide
in its character, will be both rail-
road employees and executives.