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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
GERMAN PAPERS
COMMENT ON
DECLINE OF MARK

Berlin. July THE decline in the
vaue Of the mark, apparently brought
about by the assassination Of For
eign Minister Rathenau and the con-
sequent loss Of confidence in the stab
the action of the government and the
Reichs bank in throwing great sums
Of foreign money on the market in or
der to stem the depreciation Of Ger
man currency. Manufacturers are de-
clared to be buying foreign money to
purchase raw materials and the pub
lie is following suit in order to unload
marks.
The Frankfurter Zeitung declares
the collapse has been due not so much
to foreign selling marks, as to Ger
mans who fin wild pessimism fought
to obtain foreign currency"
The great danger seen by this news
paper in the present situation is that
of a rapid rise of prices, proportion
ate to the decline Of the mark. De-
spite the grain requisition bill, much
dearer bread will be inevitable. Climb
ing prices have caused the monetary
stringency and the banks are already
overwhelmed with requests for loans
Disaster is coming. the newspaper
warns, unless the situation is handled
energetically. The educated classes
will be forced into the proletariat, and
their discomfort will be an increas sing
meance to the state.
The Frankfurter Zeitung demands
the enactment of law against the
boarding of foreign currency. 1t
urges the reparations commission, in
view of the present situation, to make
new arrangements until Germany is
able to obtain a loan.
Vforwarts believes foreign markets
are slow in following Berlin's lead in
unloading marks. However it pre-
diets that it is not improbable that
marks held abroad may be sold on
account Of this new decline which
would aggravate the situation
Financial comment in Borgeois pa :
pers is not available for the past week
as the printers strike has prevented
all except socialist publications from
appearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
Atty. Gen. to Conduct
Hearing on Legality
Liquor on S. B. Ships

Washington. July 7.-Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty has arranged to con-
duct a hearing next Thursday on the
question OF tn. legality Of permitting
the sale OF intoxicating beverages on
sh'pping board vessels, it was learned
toby at the department. of Justice.
The hearing. it was said at the JUS
tie department. will give an oppo, tu-
niry for all interested in the matter to
present their views and will aid the
attorney general in formulating his
opinion as to the legality OF sale of
liquor aboard American vessels be-
ycn6 the territorial limits Of the Unit
cd States. THIS opinion recently was
asked for by Secretary Mellon.
Mrs Mabel iV. Wilebrandt. assistant
attorney general in charge of prohibi-
ticr, will sit with Mr.. Daugherty in
the hearings.
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Former Alien Property
Custodian Makes Statement
on German Dye Patents

New York, July 7-Francis P. Gar
van. former alien property custodian
now head of the chemical founda-
ton, whose German patents. pur-
chased from the alien property GUS
todian, the government is now de-
handing back, issued a statement to-
day giving his reasons for the charge
he made that the action had been
taken at the instigation of the Ger
man government and the German
dye trust, without notice to the
American organic chemistry industry
or to the chemical foundation"
within three weeks" said the
statement. "a commission of three
German lawyers, Rudolph Open
helm, Hans Wagner and Karl Hold
representing the German Cartel,
which In turn consists OF all the Or
ganic chemical industry Of Germany,
arrived In this country to perfect
plans for the recovery by Germany
of their control in America Of the
organic che mical Industry. On Sat
urday. June "a conference was held
at the Office of O'Gorman. Battle,
Van Diver and Levy. No. 81 Wall
street. at which were present Mr..
Van Diver and Mr.. Levy, represent
ing Herman A. Metz. the leading
German importer and agent of the 1.
G. and several other lawyers repre-
senting the German embassy and
other German interests. 1t was
hx,
Geramny or by the Cartel to upset
the sale to the foundation would be
inexre dent but that the most prom
Using form of procedure would be to
attempt to induce the United States
government to bring action and to
offer to the government all possible
German assistance. Accordingly a
committee was appointed, consisting
of Messrs. Oppenheim and Wagner,
Van Diver and Levy to go to Wash
ington and consult with the depart
ment of justice.
ION Tuesday. June p, this COM
mittee visited the attorney generals
Office and there placed before his
assistants the German proposition
and offered German assistance. Prior
to that time neither the chemical
foundation nor any one in any way
representing them nor any one rep
resenting any part of the American
organic chemical industry had been
asked any questions in reference to
the sale. and subsequently to the
visit of the German representatives
no request or opportunity was given
to any American interests to answer
the German representations before
the announcement of the intended
demand was made"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
DR.. Eliot Answers
Protest Of New York
Jewish Merchant

New YORK, July 1.-Lettere from DR..
CHARLES W. Eliot. president emeritus Of
Harvard University. under Mayor Cur
ley Of Boston, replying to protests Of
Louis Friedman. New York merchant,
against Harvards attitude toward
Jewish students were made public to-
day by Friedman. who had urged that
education be taken from the hands Of
degenerate" universities and entrust-
ca TO state crested institutions.
You seem 20 think" DR.. Eliot
wrote. that the Jewish people in this
country are likely to advocate state
support for all colleges and UNIVERSE
tics. instead OF the continuance Of pri-
vate endowed Institutions alongside Of
the unsupported. / hope that the
Jcw.sh citizens Of America will aivo-
cate no such policy; for all the pione err
ing in education has heretofore been
dore by the endowed institutions and.
in the nature Ct things. it will be SO
the future.
"As a rule, .ublic money cannot be
applied to experiments in education.
charity or business: but experiment.
ing is necessary to progress in any
field The rich Jews of the United
States have heretofore been generous
in applying their private money to
public uses, particularly in charity End
eeucation. Nav they always continue
to be"
Er. Eliot also stated that discussicn
Of the Jewish question, begun in the
faculty of arts and sciences OF Har-
ward, was brought to a fortunate issue
early in June and that the committee
to inquire into the racial proportions
Of the university's students has been
fairly selected by President Lowell,
WHO appreciates the difficulty of the
c:mmittees task No report from
thi. committee is to be expected be-
fore December. he said.
Mayor Curley wrote that he was
| using his best efforts to have the lit
| crature of persecution and the propa-
| "a nda of intolerance" excluded from
| the United States mails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
Seventh Day of Strike
Situation UNCHANGED

1ne situation IN the strike OF the
shop crafts located in this city was
Unchanged Friday night. tire seventh
lay of the strike. unless the loss of
one man. painter who had returned
to work, mignt be considered a score
fer the strikes. The number of men
in the shops, exclusive of common la
borers and foremer whit are not ndm
bered either positively or negatively
cm' ng the strikers, was just exactly
IS when the whistle blew to shut down
the shops Friday night at the end of
tho day.
The local 'trikers expressed them
selves somewhat bitterly Friday at
WI at they believed arc misrepresenta-
tons in some sections of the press
They claim that they cannot under
stand why strike should be said to
be failing when the news reports
thu oughout the country, when careful
ly analyZed, show that only a small
number of men have returned to work.
Dispatches filed at Waterville to out
ot-the-State papers, it was claimed.
have been thrown away. and the men
that they carried the news that the
WatervilIe shops. the largest in the
Maine Central system. have made a
nj gain of one in favor of the strik-
ers since the nl=n walked out last Sat-
uf1ay morning.
-Four men were booked to go to work
as strike-breakers Friday morning.
Tt ey did not appear. 1t is denied by
the strikers that any methods Of in
timidation have been used. They
claim merely to have talked to the
strike-breakers as man to man.
The strikers held largely attended
r-ee,ing at American Legion hall iri-
day evening.
II was understood that a number
of men were booked to go to work as
S rike-breakers Saturday morning.
THESE men, it IL understood. are from
outside the city, having been hired by
the railroad through advertising.
The press committee Friday eve
ming gave out statement to the eff
feet that the spirit of the men is
good and that the conditions at the
shops are practically unchanged,
since Wednesday. 1t was said that
the pickets have been doing their
work in an orderly manner and that
there has been no disorder of any
kind.
There was about dozen in dele
cation from Bangor who attended
tie meeting Friday evening. There
wee no sneakers from outside the
CITY except these visitors. most of the
time being taken up with routine
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
Claim Strikers Places
Filled at Brunswick

Brunswick, July THE strike OF
the shop craftsmen. so far as 1t af-
fected the local situation. has been
practically broken, it is estimated by
local officials of the Maine Central
Railroad. Full crews are at work IN
nearly every department. About oo
men went on strike Saturday. We'd
nesday and yesterday the railroad
officials began to accept applicants
for the vacant positions and new
men were set at work IS rapidly as
possible. Many OF the new men have
had railroad experience. and have
gone to work with the understanding
that they have secured permanent
positions. Some Of the strikers had
a rating OF more than % years to
their credit.
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Satisfaction Over
Appointment of
Auburn City Manager

Auburn. July 7.-After being beaten
four times for mayor Of this city since
1916, Lewis w. Haskell, Jr., OF this
city. who assumed the duties of City
Manager here last Saturday, was re-
Gently appointed to that office with
out solicitation on his part or without
any effort on the part of his friends
He now has more power than the
mayor and the city council, which is
four TO one Republican, chose Mr..
Haskell, Democrat, to run their city
for them.
There is general feeling of salts
faction throughout the city over his
appointment, there being no contest
to arouse antagonism, and politics
seeming to have no part. Since the
city abolished the old form Of city
government five years ago. taking the
lead among Maine cities. the mayor
has become little more than a figure
head and receives no salary while TIE
city manager conducts all the city's
administrative affairs and receives a
salary of $4,000.
Inc present city manager was born
in this city, Nov. IS, 1879, was grad
uated from Edward Little High
school. and Immediately went into the
heating and plumbing business with
his father. On the latter's death in
1909. Mr.. Haskell succeeded to the
business. During his term as city
manager her che says this business
will be managed by someone else.
Both Mr. Haskell, and his wife, are
active in the work of the Turner
street Advent church. he being treas
urer and a deacon. He is also on the
Board of Managers of the new Y. NJ.
G. A. here. With his wife and three
children, Mr.. Haskell makes his home
at 10 Harvard street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
Old Orchard
to Vote Today on
Daylight Saving

Old Orchard Beach. Me-, July -
Daylight saving Is the important oues-
ton to be considered at the specia |
town meeting to be held in Town hall
Saturday. When the citizens at the
special town meeting hcid some weeks
ago voted against daylight saving it
as supposed that this action would
settle the perpiexing question for the
bs'ance of the season, but within a
week or two the matter has been re-
vVFd. and MANY believe that tie town
should DE on daylight time to conform
VIA Portland.
Recently the selectmen received a
petition, signed by many of the tax
payers. asking that a special town
meeting be called to take action in
re gard to daylight saving. According
to official information many of the gro
p?letors of the amusement places End
owners Of business plao IS favor L q
daylight plan, inasnuch as Portland
has ii. Hundreds of people come here
from Portland every evening in the
summer, and with Portland on daylight
End the Beach en- standard, the Forest
City visitors have to return quite
early. When it is IL here it is mid
night in Portland
Saco and BiGdeford. however, are
on standard time. the same as this re-
scTt, and hundreds come from those
and other York county places to visit
the casino. dance halls and theatres.
AS soon as the petition was received
tie selectmen called a special meeting
where those for and those against
daylight time will be present to dis
cuss the matter from all angles and
then vote on the question.
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AUBURN TO START DRIVE
FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Auburn, July THE Auburn Cham
Der Of Commerce received word on
Wednesday that Junius Radeler will
have charge of the Community Ser
vice incorporated campaign of physi-
cal education for Auburn. Mr.. Radel-
er has arrived in this city and will
start the campaign at once. In addi-
ton to being promoter and caring for
the financial end of the campaign, Mr..
Radeler will have charge Of the active
and physical education work. 1t is
expected that young woman assist
ant will be secured. Mr.. Radeler has
had a wide experience in this kind Of
work and the councillors feel that they
have secured an especially desirable
man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
MOVE 88-FOOT
BRICK CHIMNEY

Portland, July I'm less than three
actual working hours after the job
was started. the sS-foot brick Chin
ney on the Rines property on Free
street, weighing 100 tons, was moved
a distance Of eight feet from it's old
position to the new without a single
brick being loosened or at any time
endangering the lives Of the workmen
or spectators.
The base for the stack in it's new
position was built over two months
ago and other work preparatory to
moving the giant chimney had been
done so that everything was in readi-
ness when the actual moving took
place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08
Pleasant Pond Granos

Pleasant Pond Grange. West Sum-
ner, met Wednesday evening with
w. NJ. Chandler in the chair with 81
members present
Memorial services which had been
delayed by the rains-were very i'm
pressively carried out. The regular
routine work and business was tran
sacted after which the meeting was
placed in the lecturers hands. Sew
eral piano solos were rendered by
Mrs. Bertha Abbott OF South Paris
which were heartily enjoyed espe-
cially as Mrs. Abbott war a member
OF Pleasant Pond Grange until her
parents moved TO South Paris. 3. r.
Brown sang a solo and was twice
called back; several gave readings
and recitations. A social followed
the meeting.
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EASTERN ROADS SAY
SERVICE UNAFFECTED

Boston, July Late reports today
from the New York. New Haven e.
Hartford, the Rcston IL Albany and the
Bston & Main, railroads asserted that
train service remained virtually unrf-
Tested by the shipments strike. Rail-
road officials So d that few strikers had
reported back for worl. but that vacon-
cics gradually were being filled with
new men. These hired are being told
that their Jobs are permanent so long
as their work IS satisfactory.
Union men predicted today that with.
in 10 days every railroad in New Eng
and would be badly crippled and serv-
ice disorganizei because Of lack Of
experienced men in the repair shops.
TIE New Havei. and the Boston 4
Maine roads have contracted Z ohave
some Of their repair work done by
outside firms.
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MUST FACE HIM
(Continued from Pare One)

hearing before committing magis-
trate.
Attorney Arthur s. Littlefield Of de-
record the previous contentious OF the
defense that the certified copy of the
indictment brought in New York was
inaamissible inasmuch as II constitut-
ed an affidavit.
Commissioner Chapman stated that
he mad ruled already on this question
ard that he would stand by his ruling
il. view Of the decision OF the United
States supreme court to which he had
called attention when he decided the
point.
Arthur F. Norris, New York &C.
&C untant employed by the United
States Transport Co. from September,
1919. until this year, was examined at
length in reference to the business OF
the concern. which was organized in
Maine with an authorized capitaliza-
tiCn of sa5,000,0o0. 1t operated IA
steamships from the United States to
France and Italy. He stated that Mr..
Much is president Of the transport
CtIHpdHy, disO OI lHe OHlteu states
Steamship Co., which has the same
capitalization. He admitted that the
transport company never paid a divi-
dend and said that a large amount of
the net earnings of the steamships OPP
Grated by that company. which he gave
as so,076.297. was advanced to the Vir-
gtnia Shipbuilding Corporation on ac-
count of purchases. Some also went
on account of the repairs. He said the
corporation made money but was
unable to say how much.
Mr.. Norris said the indebtedness on
July l was approximately s2.500, 900
and that the cash on hand was $l649.
Where did the surplus come from?
What was that asset put down as as
signments, contracts and rights for
s25,0O0,0O0?" he was asked by Assist
ant United States Attorney General
Fletcher Dobyns.
Il don't know anything about that
transaction
DO YOU know that doesn't amount to
five cents?"
u don't know anything about it,"
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CLOTURE MOTION
Continued from Pass ons)

-Brandegee of Connecticut: Noses
of New Hampshire.
Democrats-0erry of Rhode Island
and Walsh Of Massachusetts,.
Delivering the FIRST OF q promised
ator LaFollette declared that the
only way the Republican party could
be saved from defeat In the Con-
gressional elections In November and
from disaster" In the Presidential
election in 1924. was to recommit the
bill for a rewriting on the basis Of
the "old Republican principel," of
merely equalizing the difference In
the cost of production at home and
abroad. II that could not he done.
he added. the legislation should be
abandoned.
Characterizing the bill as even
worse than the Dingley and Payne
Aldrich laws. which he declared had
caused the political upsets in 1910.
1912, 1914 and 1916. Senator La
Toilette asked his colleagues IL they
thought the people had forgotten: ~
they thought the people would
calmly accept the burdens in 1922.
which they so decisively refused to
carry in 1910 and 1912"
Powerful. indeed. must be the in
tiuenccs which can bludgeon through
this legislation" he said. when the
political leaders responsible for Il
know that it means the defeat Of
their party and the end OF their poll
tical lives of most of the leaders res-
ponsible for this bill"
Senator LaFollette expressed the
wish that Senators would consider
the tariff bill now owners of etocA
in cotton mills. wooden mills and
other industries, but as representa-.
tives of the people. giving attention
to the effect OF the rates on the con.
sumers. III this we're not done, he
warned. sooner or later all the pres
emf Senators would be removed lin
revolutionary way--by the ballot
box. of course"
Before the vote on cloture, Sena.
tor Watson of Indiana. delivered q
vigorous address in support OF the
cloture motion, charging that the
Democrats were conducting an "ad-
rot f1libuster. so as to prevent pas
sage of the bill until just before the
November elections without time be-
ing given either for the effects OF Its
operation to be felt or for the Re-
publicans TO explain IT adequa tely
to the country.
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Mrs. Lucy p. Merrill

Mrs. Lucy p. Merrill died Friday
morning at her home ii Park street.
Mrs. Merrill was born in Waterville,
Jan. H. 1896. She was the widow of
John S. Merrill, for many years
master mechanic Of the Maine Cen
trail railroad who died in 1905. Mrs.
Merrill was a member of the Uni
tartan church and until several
years ago. when her health failed.
she was very prominent in all church
activities. She is survived by several
cousins. The funeral will be held
from her late home. Monday at P.
NJ. Rev. Mr.. Griffith of the Unitar-
ian church officiating.
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No Adjournment Until
Soldiers Compensation
Passes Says McCumber

Washington, July There Will be
no adjournment Of Congress until
the soldiers compensation bill has
been made law. II VIII be taken up
and disposed Of under special
agreement as soon as the tariff bill 10
passed"
This promise was made today by
Senator McCumber OF North Dakota,
chairman of the finance committee. to
Mrs. II. r. Smith Of Whitman, Mass,
who delivered q third petition hear
ing a million signatures, for enact
ment by Congress of the soldiers
bonus bill.
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Newport Naval Base
to Function Again
Result c.. of c. Fight

Newport. r. l., July Captain
Evans has just received orders to
resume training at the naval training
station. the order dated back to
July l with the information that
men as fast as recruited in the old
recruiting area will be sent here.
For the restoration of the former
status Of the station the Newport
Chamber of Commerce made fgnt.
backed by the other chambers ard
the banke>s of New England. The
little chambers has been credited by
the Governor If Massachusetts with
having accomplished great feat.
that OF uniting New England TO fight
for its interests.
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Portland Publisher
Awards Alien Student
Essay Contest Prize

'H.caEo. July Am Australian. a
Z nose ana n native Of Indiana
'''1', announced as winers in the
~ 'ssay co,cs, for the 1000 fore
- ''4dents in American colleges.
oswald Coulter ~ the College of
~ '"ora, Indianapolis. was award
IN '''' prize second prize went 10
'"'i = kurokawa OF Dickinson
.''s' Carlisle. Pa. and third hon.
we're won by Miss Isabella Bux
~ popue University. Indiana.
no contest was conducted by the
irrational Prohibition Association.
NJ subject matter was limited 20
''nssion ~ alcoholism and prolh-
hftn
me prizos we're given by Fred -.
'i president 81 the Evening Ex-
,,'" Publishing Co. Portland.
Name
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-08

Chief Fish and Game Warden
Richard ]. Upton and Jesse Alexan-
der. deputy warden. were in the city
looking up some violations Friday
morning. coming over from one of
the Belgrade chain of lakes. If one
has friends visiting them from out
of state and they want to go fishing.
see to it that they have a fishing Ii
cense and avoid getting into trou-
BILE. Send the name and address to
Fish and Game Department. at Au-
gusta, for copy of Fish and Game
Laws.
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Hageman, Long with
Metropolitan, Joins
CHICAGO Civic Opera

Chicago. July 7.-Richard Hageman.
Who served with the Metropolitan OPP
era co. of New York for 10 years. has
been added to the conductors staff OF
tie Chicago Civic Opera Co. it was
announced today. He will take the
position Of associate musical director
and first conductor of the French rep
ertoire.
Among othe- new engagements an
nounced were trose of Angelo Minghet-
Il tenor. and Ceasare Formichi, bari.
tone. who will make their first appear.