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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Passion Play at
Oberammergau, First
Time Since Year 1910

Oberammergau May 14-(By A.
P.)-Todoy saw the first public per-
Torrance since 1910 of the world re-
nowned passion Play" with the
hghlanders of this Bavarian village
the actors. In the wake of the most
cruel and extensive war of history.
the revival of the pageant dramatiza
ton of the life of Christ came to an
audience of some 1000 persons in
what seemed particularly appropriate
sequence to the conferences at Wash
ington and Genoa.
1t was pointed otu today that while
at Washington and Genoa the expert
polical and economic builders of the
world conferred on the reconstruction
of Good VIII among men, the repre-
sentatives of the four corners of
Chlistendom were beginning the sea-
sons pilgrimrlages to Oberammergau
to witness the established interprcta-
ton of the foundation on which their
religious structure was based in the
career of man of Galilee
Il hope the Passion play will con-
stitute basis from which more
friendly intercourse between nations
will result in better international I'M
derstandings, said Anton Lang, who
plays the role of Christ. ITO me there
could be no better place for a peace
conference than Obcrmmergau with
the teachings of its Passion play.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
PART OF Belfast IN
DEADLY FIGHT, PART
ON DRESS Parade

Belfast, May li.-(By A. p)-Thcrc
was fierce firing, in which the military
participated late this afternoon in the
Townsend street district between Falls
Road and Shankill Road. Two women
and one man We're wounded and sent
TO hospitals
Indicative of the familiarity the poo
pie of Belfast with the shooting af-
trays, pedestrians this afternoon pa
raded Royal avenue and other main
arteries of tn" city apparently uncon-
ccrncd with tho sharp encounter that
was going on within a half mile of
them.
-Four special constables were wound
cd two of them seriously. when pa
troll of which they were members was
ambushcd shortly after midnight at
Derry Macash, near Lurgan. Armagh.
The people of the Marrowbone and
Ardoyne districts of Belfast had a
peaceful Sunday night indoors in con-
sequence of the new curfcw regula-
tons. There was, however, some
shooting in Great George street. Off
York street a woman was shot in tho
thigh. This morning Bridget Mcken-
ma was shot through the breast by a
sniper as she was entering her home
in Little York street. Her condition
is dangerous. Robert and James
Burns, brothers, also were wounded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Alarming Money
Crisis in Europe

Washington. May 14.-Reports from
national sections of the inter-Amer-
lean High Commission on the prin-
CIpal factors in the exchange situa-
tlp in inter American commerce
nearly al concluded that the primary
factor is the alarming financial sit
nation in Europe" according to a
summary issued tonight by Secretary
Hoover. chairman of the commission.
rs TO the length of time the eX-
change crisis may last, the summary
continued. the reports agreed that
there could be mo substantial COR
roction of the world crisis in inter-
national values and measures of val
lies. until governments have relent-
losslN reduced public and private eX-
pcnditurcS. balanced budgets. and be-
sun deliberate and gradual process
OF deflation."
Banks and the banking groups Of
me different countries, the reports
held could so long way in improv-
ing conditions by judicious cooper
ation in the transfer of valuable res
'fVolrs of capital and credit and the
extension of liberal credit terms Of
lfoN six TO l. months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Claim Proofs of
Murder Plots by
Chicago Labor Men

Chicago, May 14.-Search today
through the mass of documentary
evidence seized in spectacular series
of raids on union labor headquarters
has supplied proof. according to the
police, that recent murders, bomb
ings and lawlessness resulted from
the efforts of n triumvirate OF labor
men to rule Chicago unions.
The three men involved, who police
said. were among the $50 seized sew
eral days ago after the murder OF
two patrolmen seeking to arrest four
bombcrs, not only were living of the
unions, but We're double crossing
them, it is claimed.
Books. memorandums, letters, files
and other matters. it was said, told
how these men used the money COL
lectcd as union dues to employ slug
ger to intimate members of thsir
own unions and hold thep in line.
Not content with the large sums
they collected, much of which was
appropriated to their own uses. 1t
was said members of the triumparate
also collected money secretly from
the employers of union labor to set
tie strikes or under threats of call
ing needless strikes.
PLAYING both ends against the mid
die, dominating their own unions by
fear, employing sluggers to beat up
those who refused to acknowledge
their authority and bombers to in
tmidate employers, proved such a
lucrative business. according to po-
lice, that the triumvirate itself was
split by dssention and jealousy at
the time the arrests brought at least
| temporary end to its career. ssgs
Meanwhile attorneys for the eight
men indicted in connection with the
Staying of the two policemen were
| preparing to go into court tomorrow
with demands for the immediate
| trials of the clients who they declare
were unjustly held. Reports that con-
LESSONS had been obtained involving
many of these under arrest continued
| but the police refused to supply de-
| tails.
Discovery that large part Of the
| dynamite used by the gangsters in
a recent bomb outrage had been stol-
| en- from the city followed reports that
| Photographic devices had been plac-
| ed in or close to the cells of the i'm
prisoned men and their conversations
| with their cell mates recorded.
The resolutions are said to show
| the existence of crime organization.
| raised almost to the standard of eff
| ficiency in combating law and order
as is the police department in COM
| batting crime. Members of the
| "wrecking crew" it is said, were re-
( quired to pull a box" at stated
( times of the day the same as patrol
men in reporting to headquarters.
| That is, at stated intervals. members
of the gang were required to tele-
| phone to certain attorneys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Alter and PinchOt
Out for Nomination
Penn G. O. p. Primary

Philadelphia. May 14-Republican
voters of Pennsylvania will go to the
polls on Tuesday in one of the most
stone state in a generation. 1t will
Toe the first time in nearly 80 years
that the Republicans have gone into
q fight to settle party differences
without Cameron. Matthew
Stanley. Quay or a Boies Penrose to
guide the destinies of the regular or
ganization.
All political parties of the state
will select candidates to be voted for
in November.
The contest of overshadowing in
forest is that for the Republican
nomination for governor between At
tctney General George f. Alter and
Clifford Pinchot. former state forcs-
try commissioner.
Governor Sproul. the Philadelphia
a. rittsburg city organizations an:.
l1puY of the regular Republican
county leaders are supporting Alter
While Pinchot has rallied 20 his cause
many leaders identified with the
Progressive party movements in 1G12
ana 1914, and some of the regular
Republican county leaders.
Tho issues of the campaign have
hccn along state lines, both 2andi-
dates are pledged to enforce pro-
hhition laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
HARDING BACK
AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington, May 15.-Pre sident
Harding and his party who spent the
week end with Senator Edge of New
Jersey at the Sea View Golf Club near
Absccon, y. J., arrived at the White
House q few minutes before midnight
last night. The return trip was made
in continuous rainstorm from Will
mington, members of the party said
and caused material delay in the
schedule.
Other than the discomfort of the
storm the return trip was without Incl
dent. The automobiles conveying the
presidents party passed through Bal
timore about 10 o'clock and were two
hours making the rest of the journey
to the capitol-about 40 miles. Presi-
dent and Mrs Harding went directly
to the White House and the other
guests scattered to their homes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Dull Market
Holds Down
Coal Production

Washington, May 4.-RepOrtS on
bituminous coal production indicate
a current output of 100000 tons a
week, the Geological Survey report
ed today. adding that this was total
greater than at any time since the
miners walked out on April l in
all the unionized producing districts
in the country" Anthracite produc-
ton during the week ending May 10
remained practically nil, the report
said.
The report indicated that lack of
market demand continued the prin-
cipal factor in holding down produc-
ton. Estimating that consumption
of bituminous coal was now about
100000 tons a week, the survey said
$780, 900 tons was being taken weekly
from the surplus stocks put into
storage by consumers in anticipation
of the strike. For the week ending
May =, complete production figures
show an output of 4.161. 900 tons Of
btuminous. and 5000 tons Of an
thracite, this last being the product
from culm banks and river dredging
operations.
Approximately 100000 tons Of coal
are held in railroad cars around the
mines. awaiting buyers, the survey
found
The greatest increase in operations
during the last week was noted in
Kentucky and West Virginia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Germans and Poles
to Sign Pact Today
on Upper Silesia

Geneva, May 14.-(By A. P)-Thc
German and Polish representatives at
tending the sessions of the Council of
the League of Nations are ready to
sign tomorrow the economic treaty
agreed upon settling the Upper Silc-
sian question. The signing Of this
tleaty will conclude what the league
officials consider the leagues greatest
political achievement. The document
is longer than the treaty of Yer
saillos, containing COL articles, which
is 166 more articles than arc embraced
in the Versailles treaty.
The Upper Silesan agreement fol-
lows six months work under the chair
manship of NJ. Calender, former pres
ident of Switzerland, who was appoint
cd arbitrator by the League of Nations.
The Upper Silesian agreement. which
members of the league regard as the
most important settlement of a Euro
pcan controversy since the signing of
the Versailles treaty. contains detailed
arrangements for dispositions of the
railways water. electric current and
coal. and postal as we'll as legal prob
lens for 10 years. 1t is designed also
to prevent economic crisis and pro-
vides for two joint Polish German
commissions, under League of Nations
chairmen. the first of which is to eX-
ecute the treaty and the second to set
tie private disputes.
League experts believe the treaty
will remove possible sources of war
between Germany and Poland and
Franco, and that it so pools Silesian
resources as to prevent either Ger
man or Polish industries from suf-
fering.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF JOURNAL
CHARLES ". RICHARDS, Dies
WITH PAPER Third OF CENTURY
DEPUTIES GRAB BIG
H00CH STILL AND
BOOZE IN Vienna

One of the biggest seizures that has
been made by Sheriff E. d. HARDWOOD
and his deputies was pulled off in a
search Saturday night in the cellar of
farmhouse located in the woods
about three miles from Vienna on the
road to Smithfeld, and about 10 miles
seizure that it was nearly an all nights
task for a good-sized truck to carry
stored. The intoxicants consisted of
about 700 gallons of home brew in
barrels, ti"e-gallon jug of rum, AZ
quarts of sealed intoxicating liquors,
II gallon jugs of liquor, sealed,
and five gallons of the mash.
Not only were the intoxicating Ii
quors taken, but the sheriff and the
deputies witnessed two sales of cider
at 81 per gallon at the place.
AS the result of the all-nGht trip
BY Sheriff HARDWOOD and his deputies,
Edward +. Haskell of Vienna was ar
rested and brought to the kenncbec
county Jail and will be arraigned this
morning before Judge Robert A Cony
at the Augusta municipal court. The
charges of illegal possession and SIN
gle sale will probably be preferred
against him.
Complaints had recently come to
Sheriff Harwood that people in auto
mobiles not only from various parts OF
this State, but also from Boston ana
New York were going to place IN
the locality of Vienna where intoXl-
eating liquors were being sold. Fur
Their Investigations were made by
Sheriff Harwood, and about o'clock
Saturday evening he, accompanied by
his Son, f. Durcl IIarword, Deputy
Sheriff Arthur G. Robinson of Car
diner and Fred Ingham of Mt. Yer
non left by automobile for the place.
Going to the place, they found the
farmhouse lighted. Up the road lit
tie ways from the house they found
some men in an intoxicated condition
and rather noisy from the effect Of the
intoxicants Sheriff IIarwood and his
companions witnessed two single sales
at the house, before they sprung the
trap. A search of the cellar and shed
of the house revealed not only the in
toxicating liquors, but the boilers and
other equipment for making home
brew. An automobile truck was i'm
mediately secured for service and the
work of hauling away the intOXicants
was commenced. Five loads were
taken to Vienna Village. the work
continuing until 4.30 Sunday morning.
1t was indeed big find and one in
which Sheriff Harwoo6 and his dep
uties are to be congratulated not only
for the s:ze Of the seizure, but also
tics in spotting the place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
GENOA FARLEY HALTED
BRITAIN, FRANCE AT OUTS
NEED OF AMERICA SEEN
RUMAN|AN QUEEN
MAY VISIT AMERICA
BEFORE CORONATION

Bucharest, May 14-(By A. Ply
Queen Marie of Rumania may forcgo
her coronation with King -erdi land
this fall in order to visit the United
States.
Since the signing of the Armistice
she has been planning to go to the
United States, but pressing affairs in
her own country and the expenses of
the long journey have de- FRED hcr.
Now Invita- nns from fricr s and pc
titions from women clubs and civic
societies are pouring in on her SO
fast she finds it difficult to resist
them.
While the Queen has not received
an official invitation from President
Harding, it j kno, n that the Amer
lean government would welcome and
entertain her. The Rumanian GOV
c:..lucnt, however would prefer ;i!:.t
she receive a formal invitation from
lHc W Hllc House Ill OIuPf nat l-lff nc
might be no mistake concerning her
Status.
The Queen today made it clear to
C.n Associated Press that if nc went
to the United States it would be with
the object of seeing the country and
thanking in person ne thousands of
Americans Wi Eel. R"nania SO
* lerously during and after til" war.
She said it was absurd to thing that
$ would engage in any motion pic
turo enterprise.
II wish also" the Queen added,
ITO see your ~ hearted, sympathetic
and humane president, your enter
prisng and clever men and your
practical and rcsourceful women.
desire especially to talk 18th your
women and get the benefit of their
ideas, wisdom and experience.
II must plead wit. the american
newspapers to be fair to me. How
utterly unchivalrous and reprehensi-
BILE it is for some of them to say. as
they did recently. that I had given
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Powers Urable to Agree on Russian Prob
lens - Plan Recess of Conference to June
Is at The Hague-Hope to Induce U. S. to
Take Part-Details Vague as to Proceed
ings at That -Non-aggressiOn Truce
to Hold in Meantime -
UP IN THE AIR

Genoa, May 14-(By A. P.)-The
Genoa economic conference will be re-
convened on June Is at The Hague,
to discuss Russian questions, if the
plan agreed to this afternoon at pri-
waite conference of the inviting powers
be accepted by the sub commission
of Russian affairs at it's meeting to-
morrow.
This decision to postpone action
relative to Russia is prompted largely
by the desire of the European pow
ers to induce the United States to par
ticipate. and apparently is merely a
means Of dissolving the Genoa confer
cnce without admitting that the diff
ferences between France and Great
Britain regarding the treatment of
Russian problems cannot be reconcil-
ed in Genoa.
Sir Edward Grigg announced this
afternoon that this compromise plan
suggested by Premier Lloyd George
had been accepted by the inviting
powers and will be passed on by the
sub commission on Russian affairs
tomorrow. Only vague details are
given as to how the proposed commits
sion or commissions to discuss the
Russian question will be formed at
The Hague, and the entire scheme
seems to be still in the twilight zone,
awaiting Americas decision whether
she will help Europe to straighten
out the tanglc.
Sir Edward added that all the pow
ers attending the Genoa conference
will be asked to send representatives
to The Hague, where they will agree
upon members of the commission who
are to sit with Russian representa-
tives.
Present at the meeting at Mr.. Lloyd
Georges villa in addition to the Brit
ish prime minister were NJ. Barthou
of France, foreign Minister Schanzer,
Italy, Niscount Ishii. Japan, and NJ.
Jaspar. Belgium. After the morning
session Mr.. Lloyd George said con-
siderable progress Lad been made to-
ward affecting a compromise on the
organization of the commission or
commissions or proposed for the con-
sideration of Russian finances.
After the afternoon session 1t was
announced that the meeting had sat
isfactorily settled all business sub
mitted." 1t was agreed to ascertain
whether the United States was inclin-
ed to participate in the commission
and that no separate agreements
should be concluded with Russia
pending the work of the commission,
which must report within three
months.
A proposal for a non aggression
truce on a reciprocal basis during the
labors of the commission also was
adopted.
In his statement on the proposed
mixed commission, Sir Edward Grigg,
explained that it was practically i'm
| possible for all the powers in the con-
ference to have representatives; con-
sequently they would designate a
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Passing of Well-Known News
paper Man After Illness Of
Several Weeks - Familiarity
known to Host of Friends as
"Doc"-His Life Devoted to
Calling-LOyalty His Watch
word

Charles w Richards, associate edi-
tor OF the Kcnncbec Journal, passed
away in this city about $50 Sunday
evening. after an illness of several
weeks. followed by amputation of the
right leg from which he failed to
rally.
Mr.. Richards was GO years or age.
and is survived by one sister, Miss
Julia c. Richards, who is a matrcn
at the State School for Girls at
HalloWell; two nieces. Mrs. Frank
Prcb'c of Richmond and Mrs. Stan
ley Mari of Watcryille; aud On un-
Gle. Jason DensloW of Dexter. Flu
neral arrangements will be made
later.
For period of - years Mr.. Rich
ards had been in the employ of the
Kennebec Journal. He was born
Nov. /, 1861. at Richmond, the son
of DR.. David s, Richards and Sara h
Dens!ow Richards. His father was
for many years in the practice of
medicine at Richmond. Mr.. Rich
artS C'Doc" as he was Familiarity
knoWn) graduated from the public
schools at Richmond and from the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's
Hill. He studied medicine at the
Maine Medical School at Bowdoin
college for two years.
He came to Augusta and became
(Continued on Page Cool. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Bankrupt Broker
Takes Own Life

Somcrvillc, Mass, May 14,-George
A. Haskell. head of the brokerage
firm of George A. Haskell and Com
pany, which was petitioned into
bankruptcy after its suspension had
been announced by the Boston Stock
Exchange on May s, committed sui
eide by hanging in his home here
today while his family was out mo-
toring.
He had been in i'll health for some
time and was said to have worried
over the financial troubles which
eliminated in the failore of the COM
pany.
He was 40 years old and is survived
by his widow. three daughters, and a
son.
Members of the family went for a
motor ride this afternoon leaving Mr..
Haskell in bed. When they return
ed the lifeless body of the broker
was found suspended by clothes
line from Il stairway bannister.
The firm of George A. Haskell and
Company, with Mr.. Haskell as its
Boston exchange member, had been
in existence less than a year. 1t was
formed as a re organization of Allen
Arnold and Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Plan to DislOdge
Chinese General

Picking, May 14.-By A. P.-General
WI Pei has ordered his troops con-
centrated at Tang Shan, north of
Tientsin, on the assumption that
General Chang Tso Lin plans to es-
tablish an. independent empire in
Manchuria and Mongolia.
The Picking government has given
explicit commands that its military
authorities dislodge General. Chang
Tso Lin, who is entrcnched with As
600 Manchurians near Lwachow. 1t
is generally regarded in official cir
Giles that General Chang Tso Lin in
tends to make Lwanchow his strong
hold against the enemy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
BIG GATHERING OF
SOCIAL WORKERS IN
PROVIDENCE IN JUNE

Providence, May 14.-PreparationS
are being made to entertain 5000 dele
gates to the forty ninth national con-
ference of Social Work and meetings
of allied groups of social organizations
to be hello in this city June % to 90.
Subjects to be deals with by the con-
ference include, children, delinquents
and corrections; health, family, indus
trial and economic problems; neigh
borhood and community life; men
hygiene; organization of social forces;
public officials and administration,
and the immigrant
Allied groups holding meetings here
during the week of the conference in
clude the American Association of
Social Service exchanges, the Amer
lean Association for Organizing fam
lily social work, the American Associa-
ton of Hospital Social Workers, the
An erican Association of Community
Organization, the American Associa-
ton of Social Workers, the National
Probation Association, the National
Child Labor Committee, the National
Travellers Aid Society, the National
Children's Home Service, and Child
Welfare League of America and the
Jewish Conference of Social Welfare.
Robert w. Kelso of Boston, presi-
dent of the conference today aanounc-
ed list of nationally known social
workers who would take part in the
various meetings. These include
Homer Folks, vice chairman of the
National Child Labor Committee,
member of the New York State Public
Health Council and the Central Coun-
Gil of Charitable Organization Society.
James F.. West, chief scout executive
of the Boy Scouts of America John
Ihlder, manager of the Civic Develop
ment Department of the National
Chamber of Commerce; Miss Jessie
Taft, director of the Philadelphia de-
partment of child study; Karl De-
SchwienitZ, general secretary of the
Philadelphia Society for Organizing
Charity; Raymond Clapp. associated
director of the Welfare Federation of
Cleveland; Rev. Frederick H. Sieden-
burg, dean of Loyola school of So
GEOLOGY, Chicago: DR.. G.. MacFie
Campbell. Harvard Medical school;
and John Il. Dawson, general secre-
tary of the Organized Charities of
New Haven, Conn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-15
Red Cross to Stop
Active European
Work Coming Month

American Red Cross, after eight
fears of work, during which it eN-
pended more than S400O00,000. will
close its main activities in Europe
at the end of June. This announce
ment was made today by DR.. Ross
Hill, director of foreign operations,
woh has just returned from q two
months survey of Europe. extending
from Warsaw to Constantinople.
DR.. Hill said he believed there no
longer was any need for American
relief effort in the war affected
countries. The welfare of the peo-
pies of Europe were better than at
any time since the war due largely
to American aid.