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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
General Forecast

The center of the western disturb
apce which was over the lower Mis-
souri, valley Monday night moved
northeastward and Tuesday night its
center was north of Lake Huron.
This disturbance maintained its great
intensity while moving northeast
ward and during the last "a hours it
was attended by shifting gales in the
region of the Great Lakes, the great
central valleys. and the plain states,
and on Tue sday in the Middle Allan
tic states and southern New England.
It has also been attended by wide
spread rains throughout the Middle
Atlantic states and New England.
Thunderstorms occurred at many
points in these regions.
Another disturbance is developing
tended by local rains and SHOWS over
the plateau and northern Rocky
mountain regions and rains along the
north Pacific coast.
The temperature was considerably
lower during Tuesday in the Middle
Atlantic states.
The outlook Is for rain Wednes
day and fair weather Thursday along
the northern border and for gener-
ally fair weather elsewhere east of
the Mississippi river during Wednes-
day and THURSDAY. The temperature
will be lower Wednesday in the At
lantic states except in Maine.
Storm warnings were ordered
Tuesday morning for the Atlantic
coast at and north of Cape Hatteras.
Winds north of Sandy Hook will be
southwest and west gales, rains fol-
lowed by clearing weather Wednes-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
400 G.. A. r. Vets
Survive in Mass.

Boston. AHril II - Massachusetts,
..r tns 1854 survivors OF the Civil
W.~ Department. Commander Edwin
n Notll at Everett, reported at the
0' annual state encampment of the
d. 1l Amy Of the Republic, which
opened 800 Fancuil Hall today. About
s' %, tho survivors attended the
mr ing
T'r post Mt Palmer disappeared
d..nE the year, Commander Nor
III. sad adding that quite a number
to less than 10 survivors left"
r department lost 547 members
Pc t,1fn since the last encampment.
rr0ortod.
l.,t us who still survive. take
C.u.11o IN the fact that as the years
san. away the tic of the fraternity
stronger" he added.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Daugherty Seeks
WAY to End Strike

Indianapolis April 11.-Conferences
with Federal officials here were re-
stunned today by Attorney General
Daugherty in furtherance of his effort
to open the way for settlement Of the
nation wide suspension Of work in
the coal industry.
Mr.. Daugherty indicated that the
government is interested not only in
settlement of the present strike Sit
uation but in arriving at some cure
for what he said seemed Chronic
trouble" in the industry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Bay and Nutmeg
State Police Join
in Bandit Search

Springfield. Mass, April 11-Police
from West Haven. Conn, are here to-
day working with local police detec-
tives in a search for members of
bandit gang numbering about dozen
that held mp and robbed the Orange
Dramatic Club of West Haven early
Sunday, securing about $1,000. Sal
vator Santaniello of this city was ar
rested ut the time Of the raid and is
being held for a hearing tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
e n Author
ize $50 of the 1892
PatrOlmen Asked by
Com. Enright-TwO
Murders, Two Gun
Fig h t S and Lesser
Crimes During Day

IA, York. April 11-While the
"A, today were confronted with
A., ..v murders, two gun fights and
minor ,umcs. the board of aldermen.
,,.or i.s.cning to an attack on Police
r.. mm.ssioner Enright. authorized
&. loco bond issue to pay $50 of the
.r-, additional patrolmen he re-
..cl last week from the board of
estimate
Tito attack on Mr.. Enright was
male bv Alderman Falconer, who
,.,r-od that Enrfght was a 'politi-
ann and always has been" He said
t.,t tae majority OF the people in the
,.ty ana the ma jority of the men in
Nv department itself have no conf
f.r0o in the commissioner.
Toda,s contest between the police
and their enemies. however, was fair
DE- sensational. The staying of Miss
%,U.c Tracy, 400, was attributed to
"lpprr" Her nude body was
t5.ai n the hallway OF a tenement
ralr chatham Square. Part of her
GrH.nc lay near 1t and neighbors
5.I taoy saw her talking with an
.0.a,rtfcd man n few hours before
Oh. discovery OF the body.
John Williams. an assistant JAM
l.or In an East Eleventh street apart
jsrnt vas found this morning lying
M a pool OF blood with his throat cut.
p.ore LIVING in the apartment told
n I.lring an alteration which was
bowed by a scream.
& I'Ie earlier there was hot gun
r- IN Brooklyn in which three al
I.re4 bandits tried 10 get away over
k.ard fences. One OF their num-
i was shot another arrested, but
4 % 'Urd escaped.
T.s afternoon persons near the
..' az Bloomfield street on the
..r'1 l.y,r front were given a thrill
20 Sharp pistol battle was fought
fr. '.m Two men were wound
,.t0 n g.arrel over trucking prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Hold Ex-Omcial
Dry Forces for Fraud

New York, April 11-Conspiracy to
violate the Nolstead prohibition en-
forcement act is alleged in an in
dctment unsealed in federal court
today, naming as defendants Her
bert G, Catrow, formerly assistant
prohibition enforcement director for
New York state; Benjamin Silver,
Walter Ruby. David F. MCGOWAN.
Samuel p. Speaker, Frank Fallon
and the Hill & Hill Distilling Com
pany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Granite Producers
Open Shop Policies
Quietly Received

Rockland, Me, April 1.-THE open
shop declaration of the granite
manufacturers in this section was
without apparent result today in any
of the six quarries affected by yes
terday's action. The manufacturers
expressed confidence, however, that
tomorrow would see a resumption of
activities, which We're suspended by
the strike on April /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12

ton commissioner, "as Admiral
Haynes. dashed to the mast and giving
the command to go ahead and damn
the rum runners and their explosive
beverages"
Nearly everybody will have chance
to talk before the end of the week
day there was presented a petition
from a woman's club for an economic
reduction of armament. But most of
the women who packed the galleries
attempted to applaud nearly every de-
mand on the floor for force bigger
than that fixed by the bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Electrical Storm
at Burlington. vt.

Burlington. VT, April ia terrific
thunderstorm Of the midsummeryarie-
ty struck Burlington late this after
noon. The storm was not accompanied
by wind and no serious damage is re-
ported in this vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Dublin Lord Mayor
Wants Unity Meet

Belfast, April 11-(By a. PD-Lord
Mayor O'Neill of Dublin, has issued
invitations to prominent leaders. Of
the opposing parties of Southern Ire
land to meet for discussion of the en-
tire political situation with a view
to reaching unity, it was learned here
this afternoon. 1t is stated on re-
liable authority that Michael Collins
has accepted the invitation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Shower Breaks
Warm Wave in n. Y.

Sow York. Apr. IA thunder
. 0Ncr late today broke the back of
= p seasons first warm wave" and
s.N hours the mercury had tum-
rl II degrees from its high mark
4 ~ reached at 1245 o'clock.
i VAS the hottest April IL in 50
,rarq the weather bureau reported
. sign, 7r temperature recorded in
1850
Mo fret heat prostration of the
.rnu occurred when n woman col
ge,I i1 tho subway and was re-
/ .,rl 20 4 hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Storm Cuts Off Wire
Service in Rutland

Rutland. VT. April 11.-Wind of gale
proportion, hours Of continuous heavy
rain and severe lightning cut this city
off from telephone and Geographic
communication from points south and
east this evening. Branches torn
from trees broke many wires. One
power house was put out of commits
sion by lightning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
100000 Fire in
Connecticut Town

Narrhousc Point. Conn. April IL
.muge amounting TO $4,000 was
ro N nrc that destroyed n dwell
Ms. iNo large tobacco sheds and q
N.n hero late today The property
owned 10y the Connecticut River
company. Tho fire is believed to
60 hoon started by n spark from
motive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
ROCK ISLAND TO
PAY DIVIDENDS

Chicago, April 1.-THE Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway Com
pany. in its annual report for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1921, made pub
lie today, showed q balance of in
come available for dividends Of S.
7S0259.22, of which s3,5s7, 500 was
applied to the payment Of full divi
dcnds on the preferred stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
French Await Report
on Silesia AtrOcity
Before Taking Steps

Paris, April II (By A. P.)-The
French government is awaiting fin
al report from the Allied Commission
in upper Silesia before taking action
regarding the tragedy at Gleiwitz in
which nearly dozen French soldiers
were killed by the explosion of 4 mine
declared to have been placed under
a secret storage depository for arms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
THE WEATHER
RAIN

North New England: Rain prob
ably followed by clearing Wednes-
day; Thursday fair. No change in
temperature.
South New England: Fair cnd
cooler Wednesday,; Thursday fair.
East New York: Rain and cooler
in north and fair and cooler in south
portion Wednesday; Thursday fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
n. III. Granite Quarry
Resumes Work Under
NOn-UniOn Conditions

Concord. \. II, April 1.-THE john
Swenson Granite Quarry in this city,
closed since the Inauguration of the
strike throughout New England, re-
opened this morning with eight men
at work under the American or open
shop plan. The granite cutters I'M
ion here, as a body, refused to con-
slider proposal for individual con-
tracts with the employers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Louis BOrnO New
President Haiti

Cape Haitien. Republic Of Haiti,
April 11-(By A. P)-Louis Borno,
prominent Haitien attorney and
member OF the present cabinet has
been elected president of the Repub-
lictof Haiti by unanimous vote, in
succession to Sudre D'Artiguenave.
whose term expires next month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Burglars Fare
Poorly at Kennebunk

Kennebtnk, Me-, Apr. 1l-Burg-
lars today entered the variety store
of De puty Sheriff Ernest J.. Jones. the
grocery store of Selectman Elmer M.
Roberts and the drug store of Town
Clerk Albert w. Meserve, obtaining
5000. They made no attempt TO
open a cash register in the Jones'
place which contained $50, but took
a revolver valued at $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Fireworks Explode;
Two Soldiers Killed

san Antonio, Tex. April 1.-Two
soldiers were killed and nine serious
buiuod when protcchpics exploded
iunv an exhibition Mt Camp Bulls
] 'h of here last night. The injured
nr'Gdo Antonio Quartz Of New Bed
nd Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
BRYAN WILL NOT
RUN FOR SENATE

Miami. Fla. April 11.-William
J. Bryan, in a statement given out
this afternoon, announced his defin-
ite decision not to become a candi-
date for the United States Senate
from Florida.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
rewritten TARIFF BILL
PLACED in SENATE HOPPER

Administration Measure PrOvidesl
for Yearly Revenue $35O,OOO,
OOO---Lower Rates Than Ford
ney Bill Passed by House Last
July---Sli9htly Higher Than
Last Republican Tariff BIASED
on Foreign Valuation Principle
---Believe Plan Best For Amer
lean Industries and Wages---
Measure To Be Called Up on
April 20
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Wednesday fair and cooler; Thurs
day fair strong southwest and west
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-12
THURSDAY:F Fair

Two dutisA await ron when yeu re-
csivs the Journal IN the 0oraings The
Arst II TO read the CLASSIFIED A. page.
The second II to telephone your Al %
that others may read Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-21
SAYS Is Ready
POPE BENEDICT XIV

Rome, Jan. 2O-(By A. P)-"If IL
plcases the Lord that / shall work
again for His church. ] am ready; "
He says it is enough. let His Will DO
done"
These were the last words OF ropc
Benedict when the cardinals with
drew from his chamber this eve
ming. The Associated Press was told
that the Pontiff retained conscious
ness and that he recognized the va
rious prelates.
Professor Ettore Marchiaffava. ono
of the physicians in attendance on
the Pope this evening. still was
somewhat hopeful as to the outcome.
There is a therad OF hope" he said.
He added that the Pontif was taking
his ailment with great fortitude. The
patient obtained a little rest in the
early evening hours but he was no
better. nor yet any worse. said DIR.
Marchiaffava.
All the cardinals of the Cruia re-
Continued on Page 4-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-21
Britain Planned
Big Military
Move in Ireland

Edinburgh, Jan. 20.-(By A. P)-
At a political meeting here tonight
Auste II Chamberlain, government
leader in the House of Commons, re-
vealed that at the time of King
Georges visit to Belfast the British
government was returning plans to
raise 100, 900 additional men order to
carry on the struggle in Ireland with
the utmost vigor and to institute
martial law. The government, he
declared, has already put every SOL
der in Ireland that could be spared
but they were inadequate to carry
the struggle to the end.
'On the morrow of the Kings re-
turn" added Mr.. Chamberlain. 1 said
to the Premier's I think our country
men will expect that We should fol-
low up in action the words you have
advised His Majesty to use and that
before invoking or country to great
er efforts and bloodshed we should
make yet another effort for peace !"
The premier agreed and ''our COL
leagues when consulted also agreed. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-21
Committee Fails 10 ADOPT
PROPOSAL LONG Debate
Follows Final Action
Deferred

Washington. Jan. 2o--(By A. Pr
The American proposal to lay openly
before the world all the treaties and
Understandings that relate to China
net with an unexpected setback to-
dag when 1t came before the Far
Eastern committee.
Although such a step had been
agreed 10 yesterday "in principle"
the problem OF defining the exact
scope Of the agreement precipitated a
Ing debate and after several
changes Odd been made in the draft
vre~cnted by the American delega
ton final action was postponed at
the suggestion OF Japan.
The committee did adopt, however,
a resolution expressing the hope of
tie powers that China speedily
would reduce the large military
forces now maintained within her
borders. That action the resolution
declared was considered requisite to
AMY rcal financial rehabilitation OF
tee Chinese government.
Meantime. in another sub division
Continued on Page 3-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-21
Bulls Busy on
w all Street with
Iron, Steel Shares

New York, Jan. 20.-Wall street ex-
perienced its first runaway stock
market of the new year today on a
bullish movement led by Independent
steel and iron shares.
Buying of these stocks derived its
chief momentum from reports that
the several mergers or consultations
projected by the secondary steel in
forests of the country were approach
ing completion.
Gulf States steel and Replogle steel
led the field with extreme gains re-
spectively of IL points and 10 IS
points. both reacting sharply before
the close. however. Fully a score of
other steel and iron issues of which
Bethlehem, Crucible, Sloss Sheffield,
Nanadium. Republic and Iron Prod
ucts were most prominent. trailed
along at extreme gains of > to G
points, showing irregular reactions at
the close.
United States Steel, for years the
leader of the stock market, got into
its stride in the last half of the SEES
sion an extreme rise of points to So
being shaded by a one point recession
at the end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-21
DEATH POPE BENEDICT NEAR :
PONT|FF CALMLY AWAITS END
CATHOLICS OF WORLD PRAYING
No Defence
Offered by
Pelletier

Boston, Jan. 20-Announccment
that no evidence would be offered in
defense of District Attorney Joseph
c. Pelletier, charged with malfeas-
ance, misfeasance and non-feasance
in removal proceedings before the
supreme court, brought the trial to
sudden end today. Court adj
journed Immediately until Monday
when counsel will make their argu-
ments.
Attorney General ]. Weston Allen,
who conducted the prosecution de-
clined today to confirm or deny a
published report that William j..
Corcoran, former district attorney of
MiddleseX county, named by the
state in several of the charges
against Pelletier as a o-conspirator.
had made statement to him cover
ing his knowledge of the matters I'M
der inquiry. The attorney general
said he would make no comment on
the report until the Pelletier case
had been concluded.
The state formally concluded its
case soon after court convened to-
day. Senator James A. Reed of Mis-
souri,, senior counsel for Pelletier,
then surprised the prosecution with
the announcement that 80 confident
are we both as a matter Of law and
fact that the state has failed to make
out a case, that the defendant elects
to stand upon the case made out by
the state, and to ask for judgment on
that record"
Senator Reed presented also a mo-
ton to strike out all testimony as to
7 acts and declarations which occurred
| outside of the presence of Pelletier
and which were admitted during the
| trial of the. promise of the prosecu-
ton to connect them with Pelletier.
He said he would argue in support
of the action in connection with his
, summary and arguments next week.
| BY agreement the arguments will
| be limited to approximately four
; hours for each side. Senator Reed
will make the opening argument.
More than 20 instances Of alleged
! misconduct, each one virtually con-
shutting a separate charge, We're
presented by, the prosecution and
must be reviewed in the attorney
, arguments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-21
WARNS SCIENCE
: CHURCH MUST
Be HARMONY
Judge Not Yet Pre-
pared to Name Three
Trustees
Says Continued Hostility Be-
tween Trustees and Directors
Will Prolong Litigation In
definitely and Consequent
Expenditure of Money

Boston, Jan. 2o.-The considerations
which will govern the selection of
three new trustees Of the Christian
Science Publishing Society were out
lined by Judge Crosby at the close of
hearing in the supreme court today.
After listening to arguments for and
against the appointment of three men
suggested by the directors OF the First
Church of Christ, Scientist. be said he
would not make the appointments ar
this time.
Il have not in mind" Judge Crosby
said. three persons whom | at this
time believe 1 can appoint or m like
ly to appoint. l speak of this so
that it may not be thought that | am
expressing any intimation about who
is to be appointed. The trustees to the
appointed are officers who are appoi,tt-
ed under and by virtue of the terms
of a legal instrument"
He said the trustees were called
upon to perform duties as defined by
the trust deed of 1885 by which Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy created the trust
governing the society and that if they
did not so perfor their duties they
were subject to removal by the court.
I'm the performance of those du-
ties" he continued, they are obliged
to act more or less in concert with the
directors in the carving on of the
church organization and with the H.
rectors and the trustees coming IN
close contact with each other it is
of supreme importance that the per-
sons to be appointed trustees should
be men who when they are appointed
at least ought not to be hostile to II g
directors.
They ought to be men who in the
first instance are capable and qualified
to perform their duties. In the next
place they ought to be men who arc
willing to work in harmony with tn,
directors in the proper conduct of this
great church"
He said the church has been "wholly
disruptcd' since the beginning of the
litigation between the trustees and
the directors.
".There has got to be harmony" he
declared. IF the trustees to be APP
pointed are trustees who will be en-
(ContinLcd on Page 3-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-21
Hard Coal
Workers Hint
Soon Strike

Shamokin. Ia, Jan. 20-The tri-
state convention of the anthracite mine
workers late today adopted the rec
ommendation for the scale committee
demanding a 90 per cent. increase in
wages for contract miners and one
dollar a day increase for all day men.
The convention had before it to-
night recommendation providing for
a suspension of mining on April l in
the event that no satisfactory agree
ment has been reached by that date.
Leaders said there was every pros
pect of its adoption.
The delegates also adopted a de-
mand that the proposed new agree
mcnt to take the place of the present
une, which expires March 81. shall
not exceed a period of twss years anC
prohibiting the making of individual
agreements and contracts in toe mi =
ing of coal.
The scale committee presented to
the convention 10 proposed deman Is
en- the operators and three recommen-
datlons to BE carried out by tie scale
committee. Other demands for a uni
form wage scale - that various ocru-
pations of like character shall COM
!n.l.,. the same wages, that the eight
n, 'lausc in the present agreement
sha be applied,'o all persons work
ing in and about the mines coming
under the jurisdiction of the mine
workers union: time and half time
for all overtime work and double time
for Sunday and holiday work; a
standard check-off system; dead work
to be paid for on uniform consider
alton; that where coal is paid for by
the car it shall be changed and pay
mcnt made on he legal ton basis and
dockage eliminated; that carpenters
and other tradesmen paid the reoog-
nized standard rates of wages. which
should not be less than 90 cents en-
hour; that in re-hiring men laid off
the seniority rule shall apply: that
employees of stripping contractors be
brought under the agreement end that
powder be delivered to the miners at
their working places.