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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
Secret Conference
with War Veterans
on Bonus Measure

Washington, April Officials Of
the American Legion and other or
CARNATIONS Of world war veterans
We're called into secre. conference
today with Republicans of the SEN
ate Finance Committee to discuss
soldiers bonus legislation. Various
and of financing it were presented to
the spokesman for the veterans who
agreed to discuss them among them
selves and to meet with the commit
tee members again tomorrow.
Senator Watson of Indiana. said
that the American Legion officers.
who included IFanford MacNider, ma
tional commander and John Thomas
Taylor. chairman of the legislative
committee had expressed approval of
the House bill with It's bank loan
provision and that apparently they
were not "enamorcd" Of the proposal
for substitute endowment insur-
ance policy feature without any spec
ific loan authorization.
Mr.. MacNider made public a state
ment addressed to the chairman
and members of the committee. In it
he expressed the hope that this will
be the last time that It IS necessary
for us to appear before you upon
the so-called adjusted compensation
bill"
What has impressed me most"
the statement added. us that the ex-
service men and women cannot I'M
derstand the delay and the time
which has- been taken not only to
perfect this bill but to secure favor
able consideration of it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
APPOINTMENTS OF
PASTORSAT AUBURN
MEET METH0DISTS

Auburn, Me, April 24-New APP
pointments announced at the closing
session Of the 9Sth Maine Methodist
Episcopal conference here today fol-
low:
Augusta district Bethel and
| Locke's Mills, c. Il. Oliver: Bolster's
Mills, r. c. Chapman; East Liver
more and North F'ayette, c. S. Spear:
Kcnt's Hill and Readficld, r. A. Rich;
Madison. j. r. Browne: Monmouth.
Percy Ridlon; Norway. T. c. Chap
man; Watervillc, a. +. Jones: En-
pire. II. S. Dow; Hartford, +. NJ.
! Lamb; North Arson, F.. w. Robinson.
Portland district-Bath, Beacon
street, l.. c. Rogers: Bath, Wesley, G.
f. Brooks; Brunswick. A. A. Callag-
han: Conway, n. H., G. l.. Wheaton;
Conway Center n. II. d. W. Reyes:
Eliot. B. c. Wentworth; Gorham,
North street, and Buxton, Alexander
A. Stewart; Gorham, School street. L..
J. Tuck; Intervale and North Con-
way. n. H., r. E. WEIGH; Kennebunk.
William Wood; kezar Falls, Harry
W Illteiy, hllteTN, L lrSC CnuFCn, "A. II.
Williams; Orr's Island and Bailey's
Island. Charles Parkin; Saco, H. G.
McCann: Sanford and Alfred, G. r.
Asplin; South Eliot, George Smith;
South Portland, Trinity. L. w. South
| er: West Kennebunk. n. S. Conant,
West Baldwin and Hiram. Howard
Long: F'ryeburg, +. f. Stacy; South
Berwick. Rev. +. A. Sinders.
Special appointments-F. H. Hall,
financial secretary, Maine Conference
compliments commission.
Leave of ABSENCE. H. Roberts and
T. n. kewley.
New deaconness appoints--Nlisses
Avis Wallace, Agnes E. Vose, EVELYN
Hibbard.
Y. NJ. c. A. work William For
geave.
Resolutions were adopted deploring
lawlessness especially with regard to
liquor law; advising pastors TO attend
movies often enough to see what was
going on: and in approval of stronger
restrictions regarding divorces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
Report War on
Catholics Continues
in Northern Ireland

Belfast. April 24.-(By A. PD-The
Belfast Catholic protective committee
tonight sent a message to Winston
Spencer Churchill. secretary for the
colonies asserting that the war on
Catholics" in northern Ireland was
continuing.
The committee also issued state
ment saying that it is non-political
but that It represents the Catholic
professional and business life of Bel
fast. According to the statement the
casualties since the signing of the
pact between the northern ard proyis-
ional governments on April l are as
follows:
Catholics murdered. II men. 3
women and children: attempted MUIR
ders. %; wounded. 80: house looted
and burned, IS: houses bombed. s.:
families evicted. SO; persons homeless,
357."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
PELLETIER FAILS TO FIGHT
DISBARMENT PROCEEDINGS
JUDGE DEFERS HIS DECISION
SUPREME COURT
RULING AGAINST.
WINSTED HOSIERY

Washington. April 24.-Labels OF
brands under which articles are sold
when open to construction in the mind
Of the buying public that they describe
the component ingredients Of mate.
rails used in the manufacture of the
articles, must clearly and definitely
describe them. the supreme court to-
day held in an opinion delivered by
Justice Brandeis in a case brought by
the Federal Trade Commission against
the Winsted Hosiery Co. of Connecti-
cut Justice McReynolds d:ssented.
The opinion Of the court while con
fined to the particular issues present
ed will, 1t is stated, have material ef-
feet in broadening the jurisdiction of
the Federal Trade Commission in such
trade practices. Chairman Gaskiu of
the commission described the decision
as great victory.
Explaining that the Winsted COM
pdIiS LOT H-dHy years ndu man nae
turcd underwear for the retail trade
bearing the brands Natural Merino,'
Gray Wool" Natural Wool" Nat
ural Worsted" or "Australian Wool"
Justice Brandeis declared none of this
underwear is all wool" but much of
it contains only a small percentage of
wool; some as little as 10 per ant."
In this connection he said that
while the Winsted company labels,
particularly that bearing the word
''merino," have long been used in the
trade, the court could not accept The
contention that they were generally
understood as indicating goods partly
of cotton. He declared it ''unsound,"
asserting that the labels in question
are literally false" and, except those
which bear the word "merno," are
partly SO. All are calculated to de
cciNe." Justice Brandeis added. 'and
do in fact deceive a substantial por-
ton of the purchasing public
Defining the words used upon the
labels of the company, Justice Bran
dcis said: "A substantial part of the
consuming public and also some buy
Continued on Page Sol. j
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Grudge Theory
Advanced in Killing
Agent Brewster

Winchester. Mass. Apr. IA new
witness was introduced today iatn
the investigation OF the murder 81
Ralph W. brewster In the person ot
Joseph Giles. lie informed the su-
thorities that he had seen q stranger
in the Boston and Maine station
where Brewster was employed n,
agent. between y aud 90 on the
night OF the shooting. Giles described
the stranger as being swarthy. Of
foreign appearance and ms wearing
n dark oyercoat and a blue cap. Tho
man twice visited the station during
the half hour Giles had him under
observation.
Police Chief Mcintosh announced
late today that the theory that
Brewster had been the ,ict.n Of mis-
taken identity was now entirely
eliminated. and that the authorities
were convinced that the SLAYER bore
definite grudge against Brewster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
Removed District Attorney
Says Useless to Put Up De-
fense-Evidence in Removal
Proceedings Enough Tufts
Disbarment Cass Next IN Or
der

Boston, April 24-The disbarmcnt
petition brought against former Dis
trict Attorney Joseph c. Pelletier.
by Attorney General j. Weston AL
len was taken under Amusement to-
day by Supreme Court Justice James
3. Carroll less than Is minutes after
it had been offered in court.
Mr.. Pelletier, who was removed
by the supreme court in February
after a hearing on charges Of mis-
conduct in office, said that the court
was foreclosed, that he was fore
judged, as a result Of that trial, and
that further words from him would
be fruitless, putting him in the po
sition of playing a part in mock
trial.
Robert G. Dodge, one of the three
members of the Boston Bar Associa-
ton, appointed to represent the at
torney general in the proceedings,
said at the opening of court that the
petitioners would rest by offering in
evidence the record and decision in
the previous trial. Mr.. Pelletier had
agreed to a procedure.
The respondent then read a brief
statement in which he pointed out
that the court must necessarily give
the same credence to the evidence as
it gave in their removal proceedings
Nd inc No could y-nI,1I
affect the findings in that direction
When Mr.. Pelletier had finished
his statement. Judge Carroll asked
whether he desired to offer any evil
dencc.
NO" replied the former district
attorney, and the hearing was over
Mr.. Pelletier was removed on
charges alleging conspiracy to ex-
tort large sums Of money from vari
Gus persons to escape prosecution. as
we'll as for mol pressing indictments
against guilty persons. Daniel H.
Coakley, a prominent criminal law
yer Of this city. and named as a CO.
consprator with Pelletier in several
of the allegations, was ordered dis
barred in Il decree handed down b..
Supreme Court Justice Jenney last
week. Mr.. Coakley also offered no
defense to the petition.
Judge Carroll also took under adj
viscment a request of the MiddescX
County Bar Association that he as
sign date for hearing on the Deti-
ton for the disbarment of Nathan a.
Tufts. former district attorney of
MiddleseX county. Tufts was re
moved last fall by order of the SUI
perior court after hearing on
charges similar in nature to those
in the Pelletier case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
Charge BrOcktOn
Eagles with Running
Bar-rOOm for Members

Boston. April "a Asserting that
the Brockton Aerie. Fraternal Order
of Eagles. maintained barroom and
brew master and was selling ale at
10 cents a glass, when his agents
raidcd its building last Friday. Pro-
hibition Supervisor James l.. Roberts
today obtained warrants for the ar
rest OF -four men connected with the
iganization. Joseph -. OBrien.
financial secretary: Michael Hen
messy. chairman of the board OF
trustees: William O'Brien. described
as the brew master. and Jacob Co
ings. handy man at the clubroom.
are the men who viii he arrested.
Roberts announced.
The prohibition superN isor. VIII"
conducted the raid himself said
they found O'Bricn in the basement
where the LIQUOR was manufactured.
In the cellar were ~ half barrel. az
ale. he said, together with malt.
hops. yeast and other ingredients.
and mixing tubs I'VE found cop
per pipes running 10 the barroom on
the second floor, whore ale was on
tap az in the old DAYS. forced MP
by compressed air" Supervisor OBJ
erts added.
'In the barroom We found 50
members. one ~ whom was 40 drunk
that he could not he awakened. Aie
was being sold ~ 10 cents n glass.
The glasses were small In addition
we found bottles brh;nG the bar con
tanning drcgs ~ moonshine other
bottles Of the same kind were found
in the cellar"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
Morgan Accepts
Preparations Offer

New York. Apr. 24-J. =. Morgan
today announced his acceptance of
the allied reparations commissi ion s
invitation to become a member of
the committee which will consider
fioatation of an international loan for
Germany. lie will sail for Europe
about the middle of May.
Mr.. Morgan indicated that the pro-
posed loan to Germany would be a
popular loan, to which the people OF
the United States and other allied
countries would be asked to SUBJ
scribe. With good terms and on
good security, he said. he believed
such a loan could be placed.
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PEACE OF GENOA MEET AGAIN
THREATENED BY B0LSHEV|K|
Minimum TROUBLE
IN 0NE-DAY STRIKE
SOUTHERN IRELAND

London, April 24-(By A. PIT
was after 10 o'clock tonight before
messages from southern Ireland,
which had been plunged into COM
plete silence by a one day strike of
labor in protest against the chaos
threatening the country allowed
London's anxiety that the anniver-
sary OF the 1916 rising would be
marked by extensive disorders.
The strike ended at nine o'clock
this evening, and the telegraph and
telephone wires Immediately began
bringing in the comforting news
from Dublin and Cork that there had
been no disorders and nothing more
untoward than the posting in Dublin
of bogus proclamation of an Irish
workers republic. From the stand
point Of labor the strike was entirely
successful as all transport and wire
communication ceased throughout
the day and business was entirely
suspended in Dublin and Cork.
Mass meetings We're held in both
these cities to ratify labor in call
ing the strike against militarism in
Ireland. In Cork a resolution was
passed pledging the support of those
present at the meeting to any action
labor might find necessary to end
militarism. The chairman of the
meeting declared the army should be
controlled by The people and that
armed terrorism should cease.
A late report from Dublin says an
armed body of regulars took posses
sion of the Masonic FALL this evening.
They brought bedding and good with
them, possibly planning to stay. 1t
was understood the building was
taken over in behalf of the Belfast
boycott COMMITTEES.
Eamon de Valera celebrated the
anniversary of the Easter rising by
addressing a largemecting at Boland
Mills, which was his headquarters
during the rebellion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
SAYS PELLET|ER
THREAT FASTENED
JUDGE PIERCE TRIAL

Boston. April 24-Attorney Loring
P. Jordan, who with his law part
ner, George NJ. Poland, is seeking
the removal of Supreme Court JUS
tice Edward P. Pierce, testified today
at the legislative committee hearing
on their charges that threats of Jo-
seph c. Pelletier, former district at
torney of Suffolk county to bring re-
| moval proceedings against the JUS
tice, had fastened the present action.
Mr.. Jordan said the petitioners
desired to separate the case from
any possible political consideration,
and that when they learned Mr..
Pelletier might bring action they de-
sired to forestall it. The witness
declared there was no connection
between their petition and the in
| dictment returned against Judge
Pierce by Suffolk county grand
jury charge in conspiracy to OBJ
struct justice. Proceedings were in
stituted in the legislature because
the petitioners thought that body
was the place for such.
You did not dare trust the judg-
ment of the general court because of
the faint to the petitions name if
the district brought the petition ?"
| asked attorney for Pierce
IL,
Jordan. we wished to dsassociate
the case from any political consider
alton"
What do YOU think was the poll
teal consideration affecting the
question: asked Mr.. Parker.
1T could and probably would have
been said that it was an attack upon
a member of the court by man
who had been tried by the court"
replied the witness. This aspect
would have boon noticed by tho pub
lie rather than the facts in the case.
and the effect upon the public would
naturally be reflected in the lcgis-
lature'
Jordan asserted that the present
petition would have been offered even
if there had been no intimation of
action by Pelleter.
Questioned as to transcript OF
the grand jury evidence against
Judge Pierce, Jordan said he and
Mr.. Pclletier considered asking Pei
letter for it, but that Mr.. Poland de-
clded later against such procedure.
A copy of the transcript was ulti-
mately obtained, he said, presumably
through Attorney Harry G. Sleeper.
Did it occur to YOU that it was
! an, extraordinary thing for the dis
trlct attorney to give out tran
script of the evidence in a grand
jury proceedings" MI Jordan was
asked.
Admission was protested strongly
by Mr.. Poland but when the COM
mittee ruled that it might be intro
duced, Mr.. Jordan said he did think
1t unusual. but was not familiar with
the procedure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
STORY OF SEA HOLD-UP

The tale OF the pirate raid OF Mon
tauk Point was the greatest thriller
that had been brough; into port In
many day-but customs officials
claimed to have detected points at
which. as related by different mem
bers of the crew. IL did not gbe. In
cidentally one OF the crew. Ray
Palmer. was alleged 10 lie carry ing 1.
W. w. literature.
Mr.. Falk quoted the version OF chief
engineer Willis Lockwood as follows:
I'VE were all below This was
about six o'clock. A bell was given
us to stop and We stalled the engines.
Next thing we knew A gang Of men all
unmasked. swarmrd down on us, and
pointing revolvcrs ut us backed Ms
into a small compa rtmeut In the en-
CINE room and told us to he quiet"
Half an hour later. according
Lockwood. seaman Nei.turcd abov.
and saw Kelly tied 10 the mast, hand
and foot. Lockwood ella lined to have
united the knots himself. The liquor
was gone.
The story told by telley. according
to Mr.. Falk. was that he was asleep
below when the craft was bon rded.
Lockwood had contcnded that the
captain was on watch. and had given
him the bell signal To stop.
Several OF the seamen claimed 20
have heard several revolver shots. but
others heard no shooting. As far as
they knew no one was wounded.
Kelly, himself told this story:
THE vessel was bought by me and
someone else about two months ago
Continued on Page s-col. o.
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fremont Temple
Pastor Finds Fault
with Baptist Groups

Boston. April 24-Criticism of Bap-
lists who. are "practical tnitarians'
and of Baptists schools which are
not ready to make a return to Bap-
fist control" was voiced by DR.. j. c.
before q meeting Of Boston Baptist
ministers since he became pastor Of
fremont Temple. lie also scored the
BAPTIST Board of Promotion.
There arc some mon, l believe" he
said, who should go out of the de-
nomination. Most or all of these as
practical Unitarians should join the
Unitarian body.
Regarding Baptist school he said:
Il am not ready for the schools to
be turned over to training leaders who
will make it impossible for me to
preach my convictions. Baptist
schools supported by BAPTIST money.
should be under Baptist control, and
if they do not propagate the Baptist
faith and are not ready to make re-
turn to Baptist control, they should
cease to take Baptist money"
He asserted that he had no DISPOSE
ton to regulate ans school, even
Dartmouth. He told Of sending his
elder son to a Baptist school, which he
did not name. whore the boys faith
was shaken by the teaching of bio
logy.
He said more than half of the
churches in the northern BAPTIST con-
vontion We're refusing to cooperate
with the board of promotion and add
cd:
1T IS intoIorable that we should 60
on spending more on superstructural
machine, spend our foreign mission
airy foreign countries. unless the board
of promotion accomplis shed more than
it has in prospect.
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Proves Alibi in
Brewster Mystery

Concord, \. IT., April 24.--F'rank
Frasnpi proved an alibi today when
confronted with the officers who are
working on the Brewster murder mys-
terry. Frasnipi had purchased hat
in Manchester similar to the one found
near the scene of the murder I'm VIM
chester Frasnipi produced the dupli-
cate hat.
An action is now on the docket Of
the Merrimac county superior court
brought BY Mrs. Ralph w. Brewster.
widow Of the murdered man. against
herr mother Mrs. Bertha Robinson of
Boston. claiming $4,000 8 her shar! of
her grandfathers estate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
DRASTIC ORDER
KENTUCKY JUDGE
TO UPHOLD LAW

Manchester, KY, April 24-The ar
rest of every person over l. years
old in the Mill Creek neighborhood of
Clay county has been ordered by
Circuit Judge Hiram J. Johnson in
an effort to breon up lawlessness,
which eliminated last week in the
ambushing Of county officers who
went into TIE district to arrest
moonshncrs Two hundred warrants
were issued ~ Judge Johnson and
orders were giver to cOnfiscate all
high powered rifles and large call
ibred pistols.
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U. S. Warship Off
in Hurry to Protect
Americans in China

Manila, April 2f-The flagship
Huron of the Asiatic squadron re-
ceived rush orders today to sail to
China because of disturbed condi-
tons there. All officers and men
were ordered aboard the Huron to-
night preparatory to departing to-
morrow afternoon.
Washington, April 24-The orders
to the Huron were understood to-
night to be of precautionary nature
only in view of conditions in China.
Should lives of Americans be en-
dangered. it was pointed out, assist
ance could be rendered by the
Huron, although it is believed no
landing orders are involved.
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Ask Complete wiping
Out All Debts and New
Loans Advanced

Gsroa. April 24.-(By A. P.)-
,-,..s- rev twist in the Russian
..-e,a ar1.n causes inquietude in
,.,fe.eace circles. Seemingly the
p,s.7n delegates have developed a
-sv g.. - proposals.. 1t is under
..,od tas. a: the meeting Of the ex-
,.r., on the Russian question this
afternoon. tie Soviet delegates ar
e.cl NJ mo complete wiping out Of
,rs var Gspts and also relinquish-
Il m u a,. arrears in interest on
r.t-var debts.
Simultaneously they asked for as
srrsnccs that tho powers would grant
r.,rs. sHs.I.nt to enable Russia to
,...-.ni.s her national life.
AS tl., Soviet had previously given
t.s a.I.s to understand that a seal
ZEN. down of tho war debts would be
s...rfaG. The demand OF the dele
,rs nr protocol cancelling these
,..ts ,.Ne,i great surprise to the
.s.Httt.N's az the powers. who
u9a...I - TIE chiefs Of their res
r.l.ye G.',rltsons that the trend of
,.i1ts m..IuS with the Bolsheviki
.tl.,a'.l tho possibility OF insuper-
ste ANTIQUITIES in coming to some
.-r-.uUuf with the Soviet.
T. tus M request for extensive
4rt .a-.l satisfaction because
4. recognized that IL would be eX-
.,mc'y dnlcnlt 70 guarantee credits
i Erss1 without some reasonable
.t.aa.a that they would be handi-
81 %. FL tIH'y responsible Russian
.rnrm 49,
Ts a..l chiefs tonight frankly
oppressed their opinion that an ar
nrgemrr' with the Soviet will be
,.'.mrv dldiCult unless the dele
.fss.v p reasonable attitude. Sir
uns Worthngton Evans. the
rIn.ur the commissions said he
..'I goo. discuss the matter further
f '.e sos o's adopted such an i'm
possible attitude and therefore must
t.- 's situation TO the respective
governments ~ the allies.
THr c.rsits adjourned sine die be-
c.aao I'd hat they termed the en-
u,r Russian demands. which
nro7osrl also that the powers accept
r1r-rog'fYde Of the private prop
c.'v * n-cirncrS
Tho Russian delegates declared
'' 't' 'orms they were willing TO
cpr' v..c conditional, first, on the
fscoc- 'Ha Of their government and
Second receipt Of a loan nom foreign
countries In addition TO cancella-
'an Arrears IN interest on the pre-
ne" lrM'o the Russians demanded a
moratorium ~ thirty years on the
.t-Va .hts themselves.
Tr RUSSIANS stated that restitu-
'0n 70 property was contrary to their
policy q naturalization, but claimed
Gay Russia should he right to pos
Fes property in foreign countries be-
,.H.' 'n'sr countries were under a
N"r-o regime.
Tha breaking MP OF the experts
meeting h0T caused depression in
rn'rrer circles. II is realized that
'"' n-w incident endangers the good
''''.'s ~ no conference. especially
'.'r '" lTonch prcmicrs declara-
.n '' France would withdraw
'm '0 conference unless the
'170os rolutons were scrupulously
'lhe-el u.
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Daughter Brands
TO Practice Law

New York Apr 24-Miss Susan
pna5-l, daughter of the Justice
'f''ti'7 90 the United States SUI
I''W" co.r, today announced that
VI h'i hung ont her shingle" as a
'irEl"i attorney at law.
N'S Bran lies has been an assist
.'|' '." Office Of William HAYWARD.
a''a states district attorney for
NJ" York and has formed a law
l'"''rsNip with Benjamin S. Kirsh.
''' 600 Colonel Hayward's staff.
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THE WEATHER
FAIR AND WARMER

North New England, South New
England and East New York-F'air
and somewhat warmer Tuesday:
Wednesday cloudy, probably followed
Wednesday night by showers