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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Strikers Keeping
Sharp Tabs on
Manchester Mills

Manchester, \. H. May 25.-The
Nashua Manufacturing Company
posted notices to the effect that its
plant would open for business as
soon as q sufficient number of en-
ployces had registered for work"
led to an inquiry being made on the
Amoskcag officials here as to like
action. Agent w. Parker Straw to-
day said that sufficient notice of any
intention to open the mills here
would be given so that all interested
would know that lit was time TO be-
gin work" Mr.. Straw declared that
he did not know whether the cor
poration here presented are planning
an opening soon.
The same policy of peaceful
picketing" would prevail on the pick
ct lines if the Amoskeag Company
shows another intention of opening
any of its mills, union leaders de-
clared today. The strike officials said
that possibly the pickets might con-
centrate on any one mill that might
attempt to start. The strategy board
says that the situation in Rhode
Island will not be repeated here"
The strike committee on Tenants
colony is preparing to accommodate
evicted tenants by June Is.
Military regulations will prevail at
the colony. strike leaders say.
Guards will be posted to look after
colony streets, watch the sanitary
, conditions. The committee has al
rrady conferred with board of health
Nearly $4,000 was realized as a re
suit of the recent tag days in Con-
nectiCut.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
BANKERS CONFERENCE
NOT SMOOTH SAILING

Paris. May 2J-(By A. P.)-The
second day of the International
bankers conference, finds the situa-
ton less reassuring than the first.
for. according to Berlin adviceS. the
German government is not unlikely
to reject Finance Minister Hermes'
proposals for balancing the budget.
which the reparations commission
found acceptable.
Such step would considerably add
to the already monumental task OF
Strengthening out the European finan-
cial tangle.
J. p. Morgan. who admittedly DOM
mates the conference. will not be in
fluenced by sentimental or diplomatic
considerations. it is stated. and will
require tangible securities which can
be readily controlled.
The bankers are approaching the
question of a loan to Germany by
informing themselves of that coun-
try's economic arrangements and re-
sources. They also have before them
information respecting Germa ny S
finances gathered by the reparations
cmmission.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
S25,OOO FIRE LOSS
AT FARMINGTON, ME.

Pennington, May 25-A group OF
West Mills residents returning from
dance at a nearby town early
Thursday morning found fire sweep
ing the village.
The fire had started in some un-
known way at McKinnon's store at
about midnight Wednesday. The
Pennington fire department wsA
summoned at about o'clock.
After burning the McKinnon store
the flames spread to a house nearby,
which was destroyed. Then the fire
crossed the street and burned the
postoffice and the residence of James
Gray. The flames swept back to the
side of the street where the fire
started and burned the two story
building in which were located the
store and residence of l.. +. Chap
man. The fine residence of George
Collins beside it, was next destroyed
Mr.. Collins had returned from the
dance earlier than most of the peo-
pie and was asleep when he was
aroused by the neighbors and rushed
to safety.
None of the furniture In any of
the buildings was saved.
West Mills is a small village on a
stage route, about nine miles from
Pennington on the Industry road
and the fire destroyed the business
section of the town.
The loss is roughly estimated at
S25. 900 and the amount of insurance
is unknown at this time, all COM
munication being cut off.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
De Valera Sees
Safety in Relying
on Force Tactics

Dublin. May 25-(By A. P.)-Al-
J though Eamon De Valera in a state
ment to the press today expressed a
desire for peace with Ulster, he ma de
it plain that his side still relies on
force to resist force from the Orange
side; therefore an accommodation
seem to be still far off.
' Many northerners who had been
appointed delegates to the Sim Fein
convention here We're arrested on
trains but several ma lag1d to reach
Dublin by roundabout ways.
, The Dublin cathedral was
crowded today at the anniversary
mass with military honors for the
republicans who lost Their lives in
| the burning of the customs house a
year ago. A large detachment of the
/ Irish republican army marched to the
services from the Portobello bar
racks. Those present included Cen
eral ODuffy, chief of staff of the
army.
Army unity has not yet been
reached but, though there still are
differences regarding ultimate con-
'trol, both sides are said to agree in
approving of Richard j. Mulcahy as
, minister of defence. He was one of
the chief authors of the peace agree
ment which is about 20 be again dis
, cussed at London.
The -Four courts" still is occupied
by the dissintients but the customary
guards have been removed. Mr.. De
Valera has visited the four courts
and is endeavoring to promote fusion
| between the opposing sections of the
army.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Negro Sentenced Hang
Glad Back in Jail
After Escaping Mob

Macon, Ca. May 25.-Jim benson,
Negro youth whose appeal from a
death sentence wcs carried without
avail to the Supreme court of the
United States and who early this
week narrowly escaped lynching at
the hands of mob. was safe tod; =
in Bibb county,; ''mob-proof' Jail.
Use sho' mighty glad to be here,
was Jim's smiling comment even
though the sentence to be hanged
June 16. for an alleged attack on an
aged white woman three years ago
still stares him in the face. Jim,
however. had some reason to smile.
besides his escape from the mob. be-
cause numerous white people in this
and Wilkinson county, believing his
escape was an act of y. 'once. We're
considering an appeal to Governor
Hardwick for Communication to life i'm
prisonment
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Exclusive Purchase
Options Are Invalid
Oninion Attorney Gen

Washington, May 2o.-(By A. P)-
,n opinion by Attorney General
noucherty submitted to Secretary
weeks and forwarded today to the
,rouse military committee, holds that
mo contract executed by the govern
,,,nt with the Alabama Power Co. is
invalid" with respect to the provision
,.bich the power company officials con-
cpd gives them the right of exclusive
-, rchase of the governments inter-
a.ts in the steam power plant at
Gorsas, Ala.
The contract negotiat. I'd by the war
dcoartment with the Air Nitrates Cor
,,oration of New York, a subsidiary f
ne American Cyanamid Co.. under
,rh;cir nitrate plant No. 3 was con-
.,,~,ctcd at Muscle Shoals. Ala. also
is held invalid" by the attorney gen.
,raI with regard to the option of ex-
cr,siye purchase claimed by the COR
,oration in the event the plant ever
!. disposed Of by the government to
rr.yate enterprises.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Seek Body of Miners
Buried Beneath Rocks

Mahanoy City, Pa. May oo-De-
spite the suspension of operations in
the anthracite coal fields, a large
force of men is digging and dyna-
mating in the Locust Spring colliery
of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
& Iron Co., in the apparently hope
less task Of locating the body of
Stanley Zilinskie, who was buried be-
hind fall of rock eight months ago.
The coal company is reported to
have spent $4,000 in the work. The
coal mined in the search is prepared
for market by a force of men who
are permitted by the union to aid in
the work. but it will not be shipped
until the suspension ends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
CLAIM INTERFERENCE 4.
WITH RELIGIOUS PLANS
IN SOUTH AMERICA

Des Mones, Ia, May 25.-(By A. I'd
Interference with Protestant and es-
pccially Presbyterian evangelization
in South America was charged today
in a report by the board Of foreign
missions of the Presbyterian church in
the United States of America, submit
ted to the 134th general assembly on
the last day of its session. y
The report quoted from minutes of
the Brazilian mission that 9TH. Roman
Catholic church has officially declared
Guerra Sem Treguas' (war without
quarter) against Professionalism in Bra
zil."
"Archbishops. bishops and inspired
journalists" the report said. have
launched infiammatory appeals to ma
tional sentimentagainst Protestant
missionaries"
The report cited alleged instances
where the missionaries were referred
to by priests as "spies" of the United
States.
Next years general assembly will
4 r.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
British Fliers
Tagging. in Flight
Around the World

Paris, Nay 25-(By A. PD-Majo
w. r. Blake and his companions in
the projected 10000 mile fight around
the world, arc already "A hours behind
their schedule, as they failed to take
off from the Bourget field today owing
to the weather conditions. A light
southerly breeze which. had been
blowing for the past few days during
the heat wave suddenly shifted to
coolo" and Vi I northerly westerly
winds, creating mist, with low Wis
iblity.
Major Burke stood around LeBour-
get all day. but the reports from the
air ministry were unfavorablc. -,ir
pockets we! PREVALENT and the Brit
ish aviators decided to main in Par
is over night Their schedule led
for a landing at Rome tonight.
Several of the French aviators say
that Ma ior Blake's machine is entire
ly too new "1r the long fight and
needs tuning up: hence, { c del ..
Blake denies that there is anything
wrong with his machine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Nephew Slain Mrs.
Cook Testifies at Trial
Gettigan for Crime

Boston, May 25-William Lindsay.
employed at Revere Beach amuse-
ment place, testified today at the
trial OF J. Thomas Gettigan of Re-
we're for the murder Of his aunt, Mrs.
Elizabeth NJ. Cook. that Gettigan had
tried 10 hire him to kill the late Clin-
ton W. Richardson during the sum-
mer Of 1921.
Lindsay testified that Gettigan
suggested that Richardson, his uncle,
be chloroformed and that the bottle
be left by his body SO as to indicate
suicide
Lindsay testified that he had re-
fused Gettigan's proposition but had
agreed to introduce him to a man
named Mcdonald who would do "the
job
Lindsay also said that Gettigan had
told him that if this thing" turned
out well that he would open a gro
Gerry store or a moving picture the
atre, take Lindsay in. and he would
be we'll fixed. He said that Gettigan
had asserted that Mr.. Richardson
was worth more than 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Not to Reinstate
Deposed Treasury Officials

Washington. May 25-Secretary
Mellon after conference with
President Harding at the White
House late today announced that no
further action would be taken by
the treasury department in the case
of A. d. Sumner of Iowa and c. c.
Childs of Ohio who were removed by
order of the secretary from the
offices of deputy commissioner of in
ternal revenue and supervisor of col
lectors. respectively, through the
consolidation of their units.
Secretary Mellon said that reports
to the effect that Sumner and Childs
would be reinstated were without
basis.
80 far as the treasury depart
ment is concerned" he added. 1.-The
entire matter is a closed ISSUE"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
WOULD APPLY GOLDEN
RULE COAL STRIKE

Manchester, n. H., May 25-At a
meeting presided over by President
Ernest NJ. Hopkins of Dartmouth
College here tonight, DR.. Harry A.
Garfield, president of the Williams
college and fuel administrator dur
ing the world war. declared that the
application of the Golden Rule would
be a telling factor in the settlement
Of the coal strike difficulties.
Former Governor Robert p. Bass
Of Petersborough stated that an at
tempt would be made at once to
bring together both sides in the pres
ent New Hampshire textile dis agree
mcnt. In the call for joint confer
ence, Mr.. Bass said, the strikers sert
their representatives but the mill Of
ilcials had thus far refused to join
in the conference.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
WATERvILLE

In accordance with the usual Gus
tom. the members of the waterville
fire department will decorate the
graves of deceased members on Sun
day. May 2S Members of the GEN.
trail station companies will meet at
the station at 2 o'clock sharp and
proceed to Pine Grove cemetery
where Hose 3 will join them. At
go at the central station brief exar-
cises will be held with an address by
Rev. c. A. Knickerbocker. All IRE
men are expected to be with their
companies and citizens are invitedsto
attend the exercises at the station.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
To Probe Killing
3 Enlisted Men in
FAYETTEVILLE Blast

Fayetteville, n. c., May ga board
of officers has been appointed by Brig.
Gen. A. ]. Bowley, commanding Camp
Bragg, to institute thorough injury
into the death there today of three
enlisted men and the woundin2 of
three men and an officer as result
of the accidental explosion of a shra p
mel projcctlc during artillery prac-
ticc.
Tho boards findings and recon-
mendation will be sent to the war de-
partmcnt, it was stated by camp Off
cials.
Preliminary examination of the gun
which figured in the accident and dc
tails given by surviving members OF
the crew led to the belief that the
shell was defective and falling far
short of it's intended target. struck a
tree and rehoundcd' into the second
gun squad, which was some distance
away.
All the victims We're members of
Battery +. Fifth Field Artillery. which
was engaged in practice firing for the
field officers artillery school.
The dead arc:
Thomas l.. Wood. Salisbury. y. c.
Walter c. Anlmons. Milton, Fla.
George l.. Mcclellan. Noble. III.
The injured besides Captain Daw-
son. are: Private William Owl Lum-
berport. w. Va; Private Alonzo Nor
gan. Blantyre. y. c.; and Sergeant
DOnnott smith Fulton ~ Y
Private Alonzo Morgan of Blantyrc
\. G.. died tonight at a local hospital
from injuries received in the cxplo-
sion, bringing the total fatalities TO
four
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Woman Lawyer Admitted
tO Bar at BiddefOrd

Blddeford, May 25.-Mrs. Helen C.
flmel, wife of Attorney Henry c.
Hamel Of this city. has just been ad-
mi'ted to practice law in Maine at
."e supreme court at Alfred, Monday.
uy Associate Justice John A. Morrill,
upon motion Of Judge George l..
Emery.
Mrs 'iiamel is a graduate OF Sim
mons college and studied law in the
o.hce of Attorney Charles A. Innes
y, boston. She was admitted to the
massachusetts, bar in 1917 and prac-
reed law in Boston, with Offices in
ehoerton square. She was also
,,s'retary at one time to f. Stanley
IAN deanI at Clark college. Mrs.
'a'ne' win practice law with her
husband in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
N. E. Pulp and Paper
Superintendents Hold
Session at ElmWOOd

The annual session of the New
England division of the American
Pulp and Paper Superintendent'S AS
sociation was held at the ElmwoOd
Hotel Thursday. The session open
cd in the forenoon with a business
meeting which was provided over by
the chairman. n. II. Davis, sulphite
superintendent of the S. d. Warren
Co., of Westbrook. Routine reports
were received and accepted. A NOM
mating committee. consisting Of L. p.
Parkman of Westbrook, Fred Shirley
of Lincoln, Me. and ii. A. Harrow of
Great Works, Me, presented the fol-
lowing nominations for officers of the
association, and they were unani-
mously elected: Chairman, 3. n. Pc
trie of the Eastern Manufacturing
Co, South Brewer; first vice chair
man. Fred Z. Hall of the Pcjepscot
mills of Brunswick; second vice
chairman. Eugene Sullivan Of the
OrOno Pulp and Paper Co, Orono;
third vice chairman, A. ID. Larcher
of the Pejepscot Chemical Fiber Co,
of Great Works; secretary and treas
urer, B. r. Larrabee, S. d. Warren
Co, Westbrook.
: 1t was voted to hold a semi annual
session in October of this year at
Lincoln, n. II. Three new members
were voted into the organization: J.
5. Schumacher of the Parker Young
Co., Lincoln. n. H.; George w. Ner-
row of the Eastern Manufacturing
Co. Lincoln, Me: and w. d. Somer-
willie of the Eastern Manufacturing
Co, South Brewer.
Following the business session
automobiles were taken to the pie
plate manufacturing plant of the
Keyes Fiber Co, between this city
and Fairfield. where the visitors were
shown through the mill. and the
plant was explained by DR.. George G.
Averi!l of the company.
After thorough inspection had
been made at this point. cars were
again taken and DR.. Averill and
superintendent Desmond showed
them through the Keyes companies
pulp mill. the source of it's supply Of
pulp in the making Of the famous
paprus picnic and pie plate. Re-
turning TO Waterville the superin-
tendents visited the Waterville Iron
Works. where they received courtes-
les at the hands of manager III. r.
Weber and Mr.. Hussey. The visi-
tors were very much interested in
a shaker chip screen which they
highly commended, and also an all
steel slaSher for cutting logs for
pulp mill uses. This last invention
is a type newly applied to the needs
of pulp manufacturers and the visi-
tors were not slow in expressing their
admiration for the invention. At
$50 the superintendents set down to
a banquet in the small dining room
at the Elmwood, at the close Of which
Il. Il. Wolfe of Portland. an engineer,
who has made a special study of pulp
manufacturing problems. gave
Review of the best methods of
bleaching pulp"
The discussion of this paper oc-
cupied the guests until late hour
Thursday evening
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Cunning Future
at Merrymeeting
Looks Very Bright

The Bath Daily Times sounds an
optimistic note of interest to Augusta
eunners who look forward every year
10 the opening the bird season at
Merrymeeting Bay:
With the present protection given
migratory birds Bath gunners are due
10 see some wonderful cunning at the
BAY and in other places in this vici-
nifty within the next 10 years." saws
Game Warden Herbert L. Spinney.
VINO while keeper of Seguin light
studied shore birds so that he is one
or the best experts in the country
on this species of wild life.
RE bases his prediction on the fact
Ihat ducks are staying here and
breeding. Up to within a few days
ago there were thousands of them
at Merrymeeting bay and manv Of
them are there now protected bv law
ana breeding. These young birds
VIII also stop over there when they
are old enough to breed, he predicts.
mat means that in three years the
pifus ored this spring will stop over
at Merrymeeting bay on their flight
10 Labrador, their destination. Com
unuaily the f1ocks will increase he.
cause OF the increased breeding and
IL aHorded protection the Bay and
other places near here Will be filled
with birds.
came Warden Spinney has been
much interested the last two weeks
IN a PAIR of geese discovered in the
uock next south of the Bath Box
20. Ihey were called to his attention
ana ne twice got within close view of
them' determined to see il they were
tame pair belonging to somebody
whlch mad escaped. With field glasses
ne mas watched them fly from the
Bath shore to Preble's cove and seen
them mingle with gulls there and has
learned that each night they return
to the Bath shore and stay in a cove
1t Is late for geese.
Many migratory birds have been
known to breed near Bath before.
Near Popham pair Of ducks raised
a family of 13.
Ihere are many birds in the woods
thls spring. says Mr.. Spinney. He is
studying pair of partridge, breeding
III nearby wood lot. He discovered
the nest which at the time had three
eggs, week later there were five
and now there are nine. He has
Photographed the nest and built a
bllnd with the determination of get
tlns picture of the mother bird
sometime when she is on the nest
and II possible of the youngsters
when hatched..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Steadily Reviving
Business Throughout
Country, Says Davis

Washington. May Pa picture of
steadily rdcviving business activity
throughout the country is drawn by
Secretary Davis in a statement today
based on reports of employment con-
ditiors TO the Department of Labor.
The reports indicated that unem-
ploymnnt has been practically clim-
mated" in >-ew York site. The Sec
rotary said that it has been reduced
more than so per cent. in the past
three months in Pennsylvania. Con-
ditions are also better in the Middle
West Mr.. Davis said.
He added that intho South the re-
ports show steady improvement in
Gcorc a. Tennessee and Ala ha-c-" "'n
that practically no unemployment
exists in North Carolina.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Dept. of Justice
Issues Statement
Behalf Daugherty

Washington, May 25.-Coincidcnt
with resumptiol by Senator Watson.
Democrat. Georgia, Of the discussion
inthe Senate of the alleged connec-
ton of Attorney General Daugherty
with the pardoning in 1912 of Charles
w. Horse, a statement was issued at
the Department of Justice, on behalf
of Mr. Daugherty denying that secret
service operatives ever had or were
being used to shadow members Of
Congress.
Warren f. Martin, special assistant
and secretary to the attorney general,
referring to n charge of such use of
secret service men as made in the
/ Senate yesterday by Senator Cara
way, Democrat. Arkansas, said he
could not say officially for the Depart
ment of Justice that anyone making
such q statement 'is guilty of mali
cious mis- statement and untruth."
| Senator Watson in addition to men
| tioning Mr.. Daugherty'S connection
with the Morse affair, attacked other
members of President HardinS's cab
met, declaring that the executive "em-
| barraSSed' the senate at the outset of
his administration by asking immedi-
ate confirmation of Secretary Mel
! lon, probably richer than John D.
Rockefeller and Who is holding office
| in -iolationof law: Herbert Hoover
the Englishman, and Secretary Tall
who is reeking and dripping with
! Standard Oil scandal in Colombia, the
-tcapot dome and in New Mexico"
| Senator Watson told the senate he
had been informed that Mr. Daugh-
| erty had ordered dismissed libel on
a British steamer which he identified
as the ]. NJ. Young and which he said
entered New York harbor with a argC
of whiskey. The dismissal, he declar-
| ed. was brought about by Mr.. Fielder
who. the Georgia senator asserted
came to Washington Immediately and
conferred with the attorney general
He added that he did not understand
| the Irresistible influence" which Mr.
Fielder exerted in the department OF
justice.
| Assailing the republican majority in
the senate. Mr.. Watson declared that
it's members on the finance commit
tee had made false statements to the
country and false statements to thc
senate" in connection with the pre-
vious soldiers bonus legislation: call
ed the republicans rubber statement
senators" and charged that the re-
sponsiblity for delay in action on the
tariff bill was "squarcly on the presi-
dent
| The Georgia senator turned later tc
i a discussion of the action of the ap-
propriations sub committee, Which
has agreed on an army of $4,000
asying he could not reconcile that ac-
ton with statements which he attri-
buted to the administration that the
country should no longer be disturbed
| by wars and rumors of wars.
"Why l ask, should Ike have a large
standing army" the senator queried
rs this government afraid of its pro-
letiart? Is it afraid th.,t the dissatis-
| fled workers will no longer submit to
| being starved and unclothed? 1t be
gins to look like the capitalists want
the great standing army not as a pro-
lection against France or England OF
anybody else but as a protection
| against those at home"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
BAY STATE WOMAN TO
MAKE RACE FOR SENATOR

Boston, May 25-Women candi-
dates for the offices of United States
senator and district attorney will ap-
rear at the next state primaries, it
house.
one woman has applied for nomi-
nation papers for district attorney
and one for United States senator,
according to the secretary Of state.
Their names were not announced.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-26
Trolley Car Broken
Two Parts by Freight
90 .Jersons Injured

Birmingham, Ala, May 2o--Thirty-
Two persons were injured, several Sc
,iously, today, when a crowded in
,erurban trolley car on the lines Of
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power Company was struck and
broken into two parts by a freight
train on the Alabama Great Southern
railroad.
Confusion in following signals Of
= crossing gateman was said to have
,lused the accident.