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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21

greatest achievement 30 far has been
the recent arms>parley. Disarmament
as a policy has struck each woman
with a group Of women representing
the 4S states--it SO happened repre-
sented Maine by proxy--l carried the
first disarmament resolution to the
president. Two things were nearest
his heart he told us-the disarmament
resolution which we bore and the
promise of maternity aid as expressed
in the ShephardTowner bill.
Il have come from Boston today"
continued Miss Edwards. For a month
l have been making a close survey OF
that state. Senator Lodge l believe is
bound to be reelected. l found every
where great appreciation of the i'm
portance of the foreign relations COM
mittee in the Senate and Of Senator
Lodges position as chairman of that
committee. They understand the train
ing and the years of experience that
have enab bled him to become the power
that he Is and they are loath to see
| Massachusetts, lose this influence in
Washington. In addition, Massachu-
setts doesn't want two Democratic
senators.
after 1 left Maine in September I
went to West Virginia Michigan and
Indiana before the November 1921
elections. found that the women
had looked eagerly to the women of
Maine. who were the first to cast their
ballots. Names influence all over the
country for this very reason of Sep
tember elections cannot he calculated.
1t is more than l had thought possi-
BILE. In New Mexico during a special
election in 1921 l told the women of
the state that they were the first to
vote since the landslide and that they
must bear the responsibility that ev-
cry two years was regularly placed
upon the people. and now upon the
women as we'll, in Maine. An interest
ing bit of political history that dis
covered in that southwestern state was
that the strong Republicanism of the
section was born during the Civil
War; Texas rangers drove the land
holders away. and Northern troops
! later enabled them to regain their
holdings. The inhabitants. notably the
Spanish families established in some
instances from the early days OF Span
ish rule, have never forgotten their
gratitude to Iincoln's party as they
chose to call it."
Miss Edwards chose this moment to
close a conversation that had proved
particularly instructive to the Journal
| reporter. and ne left the hotel with
much richer appreciation Of the under
lying problems OF the fall elections.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21

from the day We hired them. We could
not now be expected to 20 back on eur
word to these men by crowding in
ahead of them on the promotion list
strikers who might return az the re-
suit of q settlement Of the present
controversy.
Eve are running the roads and are
going to keep on running them. We
have passed through the greatest
crisis. have hired thousands OF new
men and are fast reorganizing our
crippled shop forces. We have de-
clared our policy and weIl stick to
it,"
Denouncing this attitude toward the
seniority question. David Williams.
secretary of the Shop Crafts Eastern
Strike Committee. today declared:
"This double barrelled declaration Of
war Is the work of small CLIQUE of
hard boiled railroad executives, back
ed by the most powerful financial In
terests in the work. Had It not been
for them peace would have been con-
cluded last week."
His statement was in answer to the
announcement of Mr.. Loree. who de-
clared appropos OF the labor boards
announced decision to refrain from
further efforts to mediate between
unions and railroads.
ut Is best that the Labor Board
has withdrawn. 1t will clear the air
and Mr.. Jewell wont be able to dangle
false hopes of an early settlement be-
fore the eyes OF his followers any
longer"
Mr. Williams said in his reply:
"The railroad executives have now
declared open war upon American
union labor organizations. They have
also declared open war upon railroad
labor board and the transportation
act
"By their continuous violations OF
its rulings prior to the strike. the rail-
road executives showed their disre-
spect of the labor board. Their in
solent reputation of Chairman Hoop
er's recent peace efforts Is their final
reputation both Of the board and the
the act of congress which created it.
o. by their public admission that the
seniority rights question is the basis
for their refusal to settle this strike
and by the eagerness to give such
rights to imported Chinese, negro, and
Hindu strike breakers. the executives
have given final proof that the de-
struction OF American unionism DOM
mates their policy.
The leaders of the hard boiled
clique he asserted were those men
who make up the eastern presidents
conference. with the Pennsylvania of
hcials at its core. If the executives
want a'fSht, we are ready. The strk-
ing shopmen, prosecuted for months,
Will like the miner. resist indefinitely
il necessary to secure Justice"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
Vacation School Picnic Today

The Daily Vacation School of the
First Baptist church will enjoy their
second picnic this afternoon which
will be held at Oakland. A special
car will take the members of the
school to Oakland if the weather per-
mts. The car will leave the corner
of Elm and Temple streets at 3
o'clock. All the members of the
school are asked to meet at the
church at ? o'clock in order that they
may have their pictures taken. Dur
ing the noon hour the members of
the primary department of the school
will be entertained at the home of
the pastor, Rev. Walter Quarrington
on Dalton street. The enrolment
of the school has increased daily,
there being at present about 100
pupils.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
Coal Distribution
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De able to come forward within a
day or two with some plan for main
tanning coal distribution to the rail-
roads He said that the discussions
al present had been confined to SUD
plying the railroads but indicated
that other concerns engaged in in
tcrstate commerce might be consid-
cred as necessities arose.
coal stocks held by the railroads, he
declared, varied from three months
supplies on some roads down TO
stocks sufficient only for a week or
TWO on others. These latter roads,
ne SAID, would have to be supplied
first.
Mr.. Hoover indicated that reliance
may be placed upon coal imports to
solve some Of the difficulties in the
situation. New England he declared,
is equipped to handle coal by water
and IL imports are received in that
section, it would solve the rail trans-
portatiOn difficulties there.
The Lake Superior ports, Mr.. Hoo
yer said. represented one of the main
problems of coal distribution as they
need between 100000 and 10000
0e0 tons between now and Septem-
Der Is. The norman Great Lakes
need or Goa The explained was be-
tween 100000 tons and $4,000. 700
tons but he added in case OF emer-
gency lake Michigan points could be
substituted by rail. The secretary
Indicated the probability OF priority
orders being issuer TO facilitate coal
shipments to the lakes.
The railroad strike, Mr.. Hoover
declared. has very materially af-
fected shipments of coal from the
non union fields. In the main, he
continued, nrr union coal operators
have been adhering to the maximum
fair prices recently fixed by voiun-
tary agreement, but in Western
Kentucky and some parts Of Pennsyl-
vania prices have risen as hign as
81 ton at the mines. There was,
he said, no remedy for the situation
short Of legislation.
Complaints. he declared, have Leen
received from number OF Kcrtrcky
public utilities against the prices
ShaiSeu IoT coai III hentuCky Wnete,
he asserted. about 80 80 a ton could
ce"cr the working cxpendtures.
The Kentucky companies COM
plants. he declared should be placed
with their own Legislature.
IL don't see" lie said "why a rtsi-
| { mt of Kentucky should kick to Inc
Federal government against the
price Of coal bought in Kentu -Ey.."
; Mr.. Hoover stated the importd nee
of coal imports in the present Sit
uation and declared that a good deal
Of coal was now being imported,
! there being about 100000 tons of
! shipping. mostly British, engaged in
! the trade at present. Prices for
! imported coal at American ports, he
| said. vary from about $3.50 ton to
| about $775 a ton for the different
! grades Of coal.
| The question Of coal rationin-. Mr..
| Hoover said, has rot vet come up for
| discussion, indicating that the sit
| uation at present was not believed
| tn he such as to require such me-
I tnn1o
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
spcaks on Strike Issues Tonight

Robert Fcckner, member of the
General Board of the National Asso-
ciaton Of Machinists, will speak on
Castongnay Park this Friday even
ing al 5 o'clock. Mr.. Feckner Will
state the issues in the present strike
Of the shopcrafts and it is expected
That hc viii have a large audience.
Tho strikers will hold their regular
mccting ut American Legion Mall at
: O'Clock, prior to the meeting IN
Cas'onCuay Square. Members or the
rubuctv committee stated Thursday
Tat there are now about 80 men
working in the shops, the railroads
having gained one recruit n DAY
srro TIC -rikc commenced. tn 10
m n to hoGin on at the outset or the
sfNho 1ulv /. Counting the foreman
Tive total number Of men is about 80.
Tic press committee stated that
There have hccn no breaks in their
ranks and they are still 493 men
strong
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
Rushinu Road Repairs

Road Commissioner II. l.. Simpson
cf Wnslow has been rushing con-
sructIon TO restore the road at
POINTS where washouts occurred in
Tuesdays storm. A temporary
tudgo of strong material has been
put IN place near the residence of
Harry Dunbar and Thursday heav-
IFS loaded truck passed over it with
out making the slightest impression.
4 great deal of work has already
hccn done on the different roads in
tho town TO restore the havoc which
tho storm caused. The Androscog-
en- and Kennebec Street Railroad
has constructed bridge Of its own
ard cars were running into Water
,lo Thursday for the first time since
tEo wIshout.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21

They have arrived. Whate Ladies'
cigarette holders. They are cute
little things with an "ejector" which
pops out the stub after the cigarette
is smoked without soiling Miladi's
fingers. And horrors. Fourteen of
them have been sold in Waterville
since local drug store proprietor
yielding against his better judgment,
allowed a travelling man to put in 25
of them a couple of weeks ago. The
druggist didn't really think it, but
holds up his right hand and swears
that all of the IA purchasers-and it
may be 20 by the time these lines
reach the scandalized eyes of gen.
eral readers-were ladies and not
gentlemen buying them just for a
souvenir, or to tease their lady
friends a bit. And if you don't be-
lieve it you can call at this particular
drug store, name furnished on ap-
plication, and see the fourteen places
in the box where IA cigarette holders
used to be. And then there is the
cash register with its unanswerable
record. The cigarette holder for
ladies has arrived along with those
cute little Russian boots that were
traipsing up and down Main street
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
To Guard Mines
Continued from Page One)

rectly. to the mines, but are to be
held at Cadiz and Lancaster fOr
quick movement to points where they
may be required. Governor Davis
said. In directing the troop move
ment, the chief executive said ur-
gent appeals had come to him from
both the sheriff and prosecuting at
torney of Harrison county. as they
to insure order in that territory.
BY statiOning troops at Cadiz,
Governor Davis said, they would be
within easy reach OF Belmont. JEFF
ferson and Guernsey Counties be-
sides Harrison in the eastern field,
and by statiOning them at Lancaster
they would be readily accessible to
Perry, Athens and Hooking counties
in the Southern field.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
Miss Edwards Here
Continued from PAGE One)

no doors shut against the women here
as | have found to be the case in some
other states. Maine women take their
rightful place in the party councils.
I'm here to work with the State Re-
publican Committee in organizing the
voters and perhaps 1 will do some
speaking. l represent the Senatorial
Republican Committee. Each party
in the Senate has a committee which
is particularly interested in the cleo
tion of members of that body. Sem
is in charge of the eastern division
under Senator Mccormick of Illinois,
the chairman. In my speaking the
month that am here, I will probably
deal more with the National issues
than with the State problems.
Senator Hale, you ask about him
He deserves the support of every
woman. In all legislation in which
the women have been especially inter-
ested. he has consistently taken the
enlightened view. H voted for the
Sheppard -Towner Bill for example.
Goxernor Baxter, by the way, acted
splendidly in his stand on the mater
nifty measure. Whether or not State
accepts the provisions of the Federal
measure is immaterial so long as the
aid desired is obtained. And it is
better, l believe, that state do the
work in its own way as Maine has,
for the time being at least, seen fit
to do. Remember though the force
that the SHEPPARD -Towner Bill has
given to maternity aid throughout the
country. Such legislation, however
is not needed by progressive states
like Maine, but it does serve to awak-
en- the less forward portions of the
nation to a realization of their social
duties.
"The Cable law for independent cit
izenship of married women also inter-
ests me greatly. Two years ago in the
Aroostook border towns time after
time women. who perhaps had always
lived in Maine would say Can't vote ?
My husband is a Cana dian and he has
never taken out naturalization papers.
l would have to tell these splendid
women that the ballot was not for
them.
THE great campaign issue of the
Democrats in other parts Of the coun-
try. and | suppose it will be the same
here, is the tariff. They will say. I'm
der the Republicans the tariff will be
raised and prices will soar This is a
strong appeal to the buyers of the
country and the women do control the
purse, you know. But note that the
Democrats never will refer to pre-
vious Republican tariffs as having
raised the cost of living. Every CAM
paign for years Democracy has raised
the same hue and cry, but am sure
that the women of Maine will not be
misled by such speciols words.
"The women of the country have
faith in President Harding. The
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21

. and seven hours Of leisure, which gov
ernmental legislation, labor saving de-
vices and labor union agitation has
achieved, must be recognized if we are
to answer any of the social problems s
Of this new day. Few as yet have rec
ognized this new day AZ few as yet
have made such provisions for 1t, that
communities shall benefit rather than
suffer.
1T is safe to- say that each indi-
| vidual has at least five hours Of leis-
ure each day. Therefore a city the
size Of Waterville, $4,000 people. has
each day 10000 free hours of its cit
izenship at its disposal to do with as
| it pleases. The city should capitalize
these thousands of free hours. Most
of the community problems arise out
of these free hours Of both young and
old.
Leisure is an asset or a liability; it
makes or breaks one. How men or
women use their free hours tells what t
kind of men or women they are. How
a community utilizes the leisure hours
of it's citizens tells what kind of COM
munlty II is. PROPER use OF leisure de-
| mands proper places and opportunities
| for the proper use of this free time.
''The work of the Waterville Com
| munity service is concerned with this
period of leisure time. Any activity
which may be organized to make this
period contribute to a larger. more
complete and happy life is within the
scope of Community Service. Any
plans which will promote the physical
| fitness. mental training, social life and
| moral vigor of the children and adults
of the community come within the
range of Community Service.
Community Service proposes the
| providing of plenty of wholesome rec
reation so that there will be a saving
of social wreckage, in human waste, in
crime, in vice and in labor turnover"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
Electric Lines Short on Power

The A. & X. trolley cars struggled
with a minimum amount of power
Thursday. while workmen of the Cen
tral Maine Power Co. labored in
cessantly to restore order out of the
difficulty arising from Thursdays s
storm. The cars were on Tina from
Lewiston to Augusta but between
Augusta and Waterville the amount
OF Juice" allotted to them was such
that they could not make fast time
and kept losing little all day, un-
til Thursday evening they were one
hour behind time. 1t is believed that
the difficulty can be Strengthened out
in few days, and IT," public is asked
to be patient as every effort is being
made to put the various power lines
in order.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
CIRCUIT WINNERS ],
FORCED TO LIMIT
FOR FIRST MONEY

Kalamazoo, Mich, July 20-By "A.
PD-Close finishes in which the win
ners of the four events were crowded
all the way and for led to go the limit
in order to annex each heat was the
feature of the afternoons grand cir
cult racing bill at Recreation Park,
an average time Of 2.06 '2-3 being made
in the IL heats raced.
The big upset of the day took place
in the 2.07 trot when Main Lick, the
favorite, finished nth in the three
heats with Pop Ceers' Peter June
leading. King Watts was second-i in
the first mile but was obliged to give
way to Mise Ellen Todd in the re-
naming heats.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
Interesting Figures
Dairy Inspection

The inspection of dalries and the
'ultrculu testing of cattle, unucr
Fr',rll and State inspectors. in CO.
operation with DIR. A. Jolly. local milk
INSPECTOR. was completed July II,
a''r II weeks of work. The results
Wost Cra'if'i"c and clearly es-
ilH~h ~, of s';ch rk being
'aE.od on. Five hundred and forty
s. tis wcrr IA the
tHouulln tcst was applied TO 4424
h"lt OF cattle. OF that number ol3
N'ro examined by private Neter-
man and only 81 animals were con-
dcmr"d and found tubercular. as
proved by post mortem. Out Oh
'u'se 81, II is worthy of note that
- were tested for the first tme'
leaving only eight animals condemn
Cd ont Of the large number that hao
l'rNously been tested.
In 1910 23i2 animals were tested
vth I, head condemned or two per
o,9t OF the number. In 1921. 29o5
an mails we're tested with 56 head
condemned. this also being about
'"' Ut cent. MS Nttl 't-N ">'~
tested with II or 40 Of one per
cent condemned. showing conclusive
l. that the tuberculin test. yearly
sppIcd. viii stamp out the disease
amorg cattle and remove a serious
source Of danger to human beings,
rr0clr1ly to children. This is q
matter that appeals to every famiiy
AMI especially 10 those who have
Young children.
The milk inspection in this city
has become quite a problem. Ine
conditions have changed materially
In Waterville from last year. Then
there were 80 milk delivery wagons
ard three milk depots. There are
now in addition. two large ice cream
plants. Simmons and Hammond ana
The Purity Ice Cream company ano
three creameries. the Elm City
Creamery, the Turner Center System
ami the Kennebec Creamery COM
ianr from which plants n part OF the
mix and cream are sold in Water
VILE.
|, is estimated that about 80 per
cent Of the milk and cream handled
IN this city Is marketed in Massa-
ehuSet,s. showing that Waterville Is
.oaay laSe milk distributing Gen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
No Agreement
Continued from PAGE Ons)

after midnight The railroad exec
under discussion and the only in
timatiOn was given in formal state
ment issued by Senator Cummins af-
ter the meeting was broken up
The railroad executives who at
tended the conference, were II. Dewitt
Cuyler, of the Association of Rail-
way Executives: +. +. Loree. OF the
Dclcware and Hudson; T.. J. Pear
son, of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford; w. w. Atterbury, Of
the Pennsylvania. and Frank II. Al
fred OF the Pere Marquette.
Senator Cummins in his statement
said:
"Senators Kellog. Watson and
myself had conference with some
Of the eastern railroad presidents
this evening for the purpose OF
talking over the strike and ascer-
tanning n possible the exact issues
between the roads and the strikers.
Washington. July 20.-A group OF
railroad executives headed by l.. +.
LOree arrived here from New York
tonight for consideration of the strike
situation with members of the Senate
others, but would not discuss their
mission. nor would senators discuss
the matter. 1t is understood that the
meeting will be held tomorrow.
The summons, which later was ad-
mittcd to be of an imperative tone.
was addressed to 40 presidents of the
conference, while they were in session
at the Bankers Club this afternoon.
Maintaining the strictest secrecy
concerning the message, the conference
Immediately delegated Mr.. Loree. e.
N. Brown, general chairman of the
rere Marquette: F. J. Pearson. presi-
dent of the New York. New Haven q;
Hartford; and 4. H. Smith. president
of the New York Central Lines, to meet
| the senatorial committee.
The conference will be held at
Washington Hotel tonight and tie
! New York delegates were instructed to
/ return here tomorrow to inform the
eastern executives Of the outcome.
| For several hours after the Cummins $
message came. rail officials and their
secretaries denied they had had any
| communications from Washington.
Later they denied all knowledge of the
| purpose of the conference or what
phases of the strike situation were to
| be discussed.
From authoritative sources. however.
| it was advanced that Senator Cummins
and his conferees. believing the rail-
| roads separate annulment of pension
and seniority rights TO have become
| the paramount issue in the strike. will
ask the rail men to guarantee the shop
workers reinstatement of rights IL they
return to work under the wage sched-
ule fixed by the gaiiroad labor board.
F! Should this be Senator Cumming alb
| ject. the mission to Washington will
come to nanght, declared rail heads
| who attended the conference today.
| "Our ultimatum on the seniority
question was issued only after the la
| bor board outlawed the strike" declar-
ed Charles H. Stein. general manager
Of the Jersey Central.
I'm good faith and with the sanction
Of the government we hired men to MI
| the strikers jobs, and promised them
seniority and other rights would date
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
In PennsyLvania

Harrisburg, Pa. July 20-Troops
were ordered out by Gov. William
c. Sproul tonight for duty in the
south western Pennsylvania bitum-
inous coal fields. A regiment OF
cavalry, a machine gun squadron
and motor truck company of the
National Guard were ordered to pro-
ceed tomorrow to Points in the BIZ
luminous regions.
At the same time the governor is
sued a proclamation calling OH the
people of Pennsylvania to cooper
ate with the President of the United
States in the effort to produce Goa
preserve law and order,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
Force in Concord
(Continued from Pane One)

fees in this city late this afternoon
issued the following order to Gen.
eral Charles Howard. adjutant gen.
eral of New Hampshire at Concord:
You are commanded Immediate
ly to call out sufficient units the
National Guard to protect the en-
ployees Of the Boston and Maine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
Illinois Troops Ready

Springfield, lii. July 20.-(By A. P.)
Promising protection by Illinois
troops if Illinois mine operators can
obtain sufficient miners to work their
mines. Acting Governor Fred E. SterL
ing late today dispatched his response
to the request of President Harding
that Illinois mines be reopened. His
promise OF cooperation was qualified
by an expression OF doubt that any Of
the mines wou,.; attempt to reopen be-
cause of the lack of workers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21

Two men at the Maine Central sta
tion Thureday afternoon were serious
ly urdor the influence Of liquor. The
ference between one man and his
companion was that he was able to
g. aboard his train when it came and
ihn other was not. Officer Napoleon
Burgess took the other man in charge
ard pas forced TO carry him like a
cb.H ~ an automobile in order to get
him n out Of harms way.