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The Washington times., 1922-07-23
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The Washington times., 1922-07-23
LOVER, in PRISON,
SUPPORTS CHARGE
WITH LOVE, NOTES
Paul Roman, Serving Ten-Year Sentence for
Larceny, Turns States Evidence and Pro-
duceS Letters From Accused Mrs. Obenchain.
Counsel May Succeed In DiScrediting Story.

UST the tide of evidence turning in favor Of
the murder of her sweetheart, Bolton Kennedy
Just the path to freedom appeared be clearing for the
girl after year Of horror in prison.
Just she smiling confident of acqutal the prose
cuon struck its powerful blow at the extraordinary
young haering her confidence driving the color
from her cheeks reducing her haggard stricken gure
The shattering testimony from the lips of hand
some young convict, Paul Roman serving a tenyear
tence for larceny He supported what he said pack
Of love letters asserted have been written him
by Madaynne framing structure Of perjury by which
she hoped to climb from the shadow of death liberty In
cruder phrase Paul Roman professed to be the whom
she turned when her husband had her.
whom she sought vamp into perurng himself free her.
DARING PLOT CHARGED.
Dressed nattily in whipcord suit with black hair scked
back in the manner of motion picture actor Roman
serted that the perjury planned just before girls
first trial and that he had the last minute quit cold
refused to take the stand.
But he held his tongue then and the jury disagreed as it
has done twice in the of Arthur c. Burch another
flame of the girl who jointly indicted with her. Now
at Madalynne second and probably final trial. he turned
States evidence against her. presumably hope of OBJ
tanning communication of his sentence The letters
ascrbed by the prosecution to the girl fairly with pro-
fessions OF ferven love- couched in the poetic style
But through them cipher CODE it asserted BY
which the thief taught the story he should tell
the stand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
POincare FavOrs
Early Ratification
Naval Agreements

Paris. Dec. 22.-Dy A. P.)-Pre-
mier Poincare, appearing before the
foreign affairs commission of the
Chamber of Deputies today. insisted
that the Washington naval agree
ments should be ratified at the earl
lest possible date. The premier was
seconded in this stand by former
Premier BRAND.
Premier Poincare's recommends
ton for ratification carried the pro-
visions that the Brandegee amend
ment in the American Senate, stipu-
lating in effect that the accords did
not convey any intimation of mill
tary participation be accepted. The
premier insisted especially upon
ratification of the Washington &C
cords concerning the Pacific ocean,
which, perhaps. he said, will not
please Japan. but will place us in a
superior position in our relations
with the United States
Charles Guerier, general reporter
for the foreign affairs commission
disagreed completely with the gov
eminent point of view and COM
planned of the failure of the Ameri-
can authorities to produce the
French translation of the Washing
ton negotiations until four days ago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
TELL OF KILLING OF
FIRST ; union Miners
IN HERRIN MASSACRE

Marion, Ills, Dec. c2-(By \. P.)
The killing Of the first Of three I'M
ion miners slain during the Eerrin
riots. was described today by Ed
ward Crenshaw, one of the first wit
ncsses for the defense at the trial of
five men charged with murder in
connection with the staying of twen-
ty non union workers during the out
breaks.
The defense began introducing its
testimony at the opening of the
morning session after formal motions
| asking that all the evidence intro
duccd by the state be excluded and
that the court direct a verdict OF
mot guilty" had been overruled by
Judge ID. Il. Hartwell.
\ number of the first witnesses
called testified that the territory sur
rounding the mine was peaceful and
quiet until after union workers had
been discharged and non union men
and armed guards sent into THE pit
10y the coal company. Several of the
witnesses testified that the guards
had ridden up and down the public
| highway near the mine in u motor
truck, each enc carrying two pistols
Continued on Page II, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
Annual Christmas
Dance at BOWdOin
With $50 Couples

tSpe, lal to Kcnnebec Journal)
Brunswick, Me, Dec. 22-The close
N thc fan term and the approach
"a tac Christmas vacation was
olebJtcd at Bowdoin College this
evening with the annual Christmas
dance m tht gym which was attend
81 ly about 100 couples.
Tile hail was beautifully decorated
IN Keeping with the Christmas season
VIII red and green crepe paper fes-
toons ard evergreen. The booths of
tie various fraternities were some
Wat differently arranged than US
ual and we're set off by Christmas
trees.
Mrs. Kenneth G. NJ. Sills. Mrs.
Charles G.. IIutchins, Mrs. Wilmot r.
Mitchell, Mrs. Charles Z. Burnett,
Mrs raul Nixon. Mrs. George Roy
Elliott, Mrs NJ. Phillips Mason. Mrs.
Glenn Il. Johnson and Mrs. Morgan
= Cushing were the patronesses.
Music FOR tho order Of twenty dances
VAS furnished by the famous MOrey
Poarl orchestra from Chateau DAN
SAINT Of Boston
Tho committee OF arrangements
consisted ot Francis Il. Hill. '23 of
Augusta. chairman; Allen T.. Morrell.
. Of Wayland. Mass; Albert f..
gibbons; 81 of Reading, Mass.
Richard =. Jones. '25 of Springfield.
and James T.. Thompson, '26 Of
Brooklnc. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23

washington. Dec. GA plea that
American ships cannot justly be pre-
vented from serving liquor on the
high seas under the prohibition laws
is set forth in brief filed in the
Supreme Court today by the Inter
national Mercantile Marine in sup
port of its appeal from the inter-
probation given the Daugherty bone
dry ruling by Federal Judge Hand
at New York.
The brief also declares II is not
uniaWful Tor vessels to bring their
ship stores of liquor into American
territorial waters. In this respect
the position taken by the Mercantile
Marine is similar to that set forth
by the foreign shipping concerns in
q brief filed recently with the court
Declaring that should the decision
of Judge Hand be sustained "it will
be impossible commercially to OPP
crate American flag steamers in the
passenger trade of the world" the
brief points out that the great for
cign trans Atlantic liners will always
be able to sell liquor on their west :
bound voyages and against such
competition. the American lines will
be seriously handicapped, because,
IL says, Europeans will not travel by
American steamers when they can
come by foreign ships and enjoy
their usual wine.
Similar conditions, it adds, will
prevail in the South American trade
on the northbound voyages, while
vessels southbound in that trade can
stock up with liquor at Bermuda or
Havana. The most serious compc-
tition will come, it asserts, on the
Pacific, where, III the Far Eastern
trade, ships sailing from Canadian
ports would have diverted to them
practically all the passenger bust
ness.
1T seems inconceivable that Con-
gross would have intended to extent
prohibition to ships. the BRIEF as
serts. when the result Of doing so.
would be to nullify the national pol
icy of the United States with respect
to shipping SO far as passenger
traffic is concerned"
Whatever ones personal views may
be on the subject of prohibition, 1T
, must be admitted that it is not pos
sible for American vessels which arc
dry" the brief continues. Ito seek
in foreign ports the patronage of
subjects of those foreign nations
whose customs and dict prescribe
wines and other liquors"
The liquor which it is proposed to
Continued on Page II. Col. 81
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Trail Grows Cold
In Hunt for Bandits
Who Stole 100000

Denver, Colo. Dec. 22-Authorties
tonight apparently are facing the
same blank wall which confronted
them in their investigation of Den
Ver'S Federal Reserve bank truck
robbery before Thursday evening
wild chases over country roads in
northern Colorado. Supposedly on
the heels of the four men blamed for
the 100000 theft and the shooting to
Heath of Charles T. Linton. Fedora!
Reserve Bank guard. in a gun battle
in front of the United States mint
here Monday.
Tonight two detective agencies
here claim to have definite clews to
the identity and probable location of
the bandits.
Chief of Police II. II. Williams Of
Denver, believes the status OF the
man hunt is substantially the same
as it was before Sheriff Frank Hall
of Greeley sought the aid of local
police yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23

Lausanne, Dec. 22-(By A. Ply
Christmas threatens to be a stormy
time at the Lausanne Near East con-
ference. Thursday was a bad day;
today was worse. A temper which
did not seem to harmonic with the.
usual spirit of the Yuletide pervadcd
today's session of the subcommis-
sion on minoritics.
Efforts were made to get Dr. RIA
Nur Fey, the second Turkish dele,
gate. who formerly was accredited
by the Angora government to rep
resent it at Moscow, to agree to the
exemption of the Christian minorit-
les in Turkey from military service.
But he refused fatty and seemingly
sullenly. He declined to give any
reason for this declination and sew
eral others equally as fiat.
Ria Muir Bcy also refused to a
gree to n provision for the preserva-
ton of Christian cemeteries in Tur-
key. This caused much surprise a
mona the other representatives, as
the Turks ordinarily are extremely
careful to protect all cemeteries.
The Allies insisted upon considera-
ton of the clause providing that the
Turks must respect the work done
under the League of Nations in re-
covering and restoring to their FAM
lilies Christian women and children
who We're seized and IslamiZed by
the Turks before the close of the
Great War. The Turk also declined
to agree to this provision, and the
sub commission ended the session
seemingly with a feeling of utter dis
gust at the attitude of Ria Muir
Bey, which several members OF the
sub commission described as "high-
ly insolcnt."
The Turkish delegation has re-
ceived instructions from Angora
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
Borah Again Urges
1nt'l Conference, But
Senate Awaits HOLIDAY

Washington, Dec. 222.-Extension of
naval disarmament among world
powers was discussed by the Senate
for several hours today but without
action and q virtual adjournment
was taken over Christmas A brief
session will be held tomorrow under
a 'Scntlemen's agreement" reached
yesterday to meet and adjourn until
Wednesday.
The calling of an international
conference to curtail construction of
naval vessels of less than 10000 tons
and aircraft not covered by the
Washington armament conference
agreement, was urged by Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho. He de-
ferrcd discussion, however. of his
amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill requesting the President to
call an International conference TO
deal with economic problems and
with land and sea ornaments.
Senator Borah. declaring n new
naval building race appeared i'm
inent, >cited the heavy expenditures
and taxes Of this and other countries
and deplorcd any increase through
construction of ornaments.
Senator Poindexter, Republican,
Washington, in charge of the naval
bill. which was given temporary
right of way over the administration
shipping bill. declared the provision
in the bill, as passed by the House,
proposing a conference on limitation
of small vessels and aircraft was de-
signed to correct the conditions en-
phasized by Senator Borah. He
! agreed that competition was reported
between naval powers in ornaments
not covered by the recent arms con-
ference naval limitation treaty.
Senators PoindeXter, and Stanley,
Democrats. Kentucky. declared sub
stantial tax reductions would not be
be brought about even by abolishing
the navy. Senator Stanley said the
insistent demand for lower taxes
might be met in part by abolishing
useless government commissions and
boards. Among these. he said. was
the Railway Labor Board. which he
described as "a political enuch,"
without power to enforce its decis
ions.
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ofc.al steps were taken by the
state ol Maine toward the finding Of
ne MISSING game wardens, David
Brown ~ Grccnville and NJ. f. john
s5n OF rattcn, when on Friday the
Go.eUor and Council authorized an
ofcr ~ he made Of $500 for the body
Of EACH The matter was brought
before tie session by Game Commits
sooner W. T.. Persons, who advocated
that Tie state take this action. the
cng continued search which has been
made hay ING proved unsuccessful. He
pointed out that action by the State
!s necessary If Names authority is
10 he maintained in its territory near
ihc Canadian border.
Hearing on a pardon petition &C.
cUp,cl considerable of the Friday
SESSION. the case being that of Thorn
ss Mulkcrn of Portland, who at the
May term in 1918 of the Cumberland
county superior court, was adjudged
guilty 81 tho crime of rape and was
Sntcnc,d 10 hard labor at States
prison for n term of not less than 10
years nor more than 20 years. At
torncv T., :. Cakes of Portland ap-
pared IN behalf of the petitioner.
The Governor and Council in eNecu-
i've meeting ordered the petition
tabled until the next session.
Hunt for Missing Wardens
The search that has been made for
te two wardcns since their disap-
Continued on Page a, Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
BIG SEIZURE OF
liquor AND Arrest
OF z AT Pine POINT

A telephone message received at
O'Clock this morning said that Deputy
Sheriff William B. Edwards with sew
cral special officers had made two ar
rests and seized so cases of liquor at
Pine Point about midnight The Off
GERS were tipped off that a schooner
was waiting off the point. apparently
waiting to communicate with someone
on shore.
In concealmcnt they watched two
big touring cars arrive at the point
and the subsequent transfer of the
booze to the shore. They bounced
upon the runners and made prcpara-
tons to transport the contraband to
Brunswick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
Louisiana Troops
To Help in Capture
OF Murder Group

New Orleans, Dec. c2-Attorney
General A. V. Coco, will accompany
machine gun Company ID, Louisiana
National Guard, which was ordered
into service tonight to entrain for
Bastrop, parish seat of Morehouse.
The departure of the attorney gen.
eral for Morehouse is taken here as
an indication that the state is ready
to proceed with the arrests and
prosecutions of those said to be re-
sponsible for the murder of two men,
partially Identified as Watt Daniels
and Thomas Richards. thought to be
alleged victRns of hooded men, whose
bodies were given up by Lake La
Fourche near NTer Rouge today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
Boys AND GIRLS
CLUBS AT 0R0NO
\ DECEMBER $3.50

Orono, Me-. Dec. 22-About 100
boys and girls with their leaders are
expected to attend the ninth annual
State contest of boys and girls agri-
cultural ana home making clubs, to
be held at University of Maine on
Dee, 2S to 30, State Leader Lester II.
Shibes, who will have general charge
OF the contest, announced tonight.
The program will consist of ad-
dresses, movies, sports, demonstra-
tons Of club work and the contest
for the State championship in can
ming, cooking and housekeeping, flint
end sweet corn raising, swing. gar
dcning and the raising of pigs, pota-
toes and poultry. Prizes amounting
TO more than $500 and reduction of
transportation rates have been Of
fered by the Maine Central Railroad
for this event.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23

Portland, Me, Dec. 22-Ralph A.
Fry, of Boston, federal narcotic
agent. on trial with his former New
England chief, DR.. Erwin C. Ruth,
Of Boston. of charges on conspiring
to defraud the government, today
recounted on the stand his associa-
ton with District Attorney Thomas
G. O'Bricn of Boston, in the moving
picture field.
In the film which was later barred
by the Boston censor, Fry, DR.. Ruth
legged raid on Boston's Chinatown.
Fry was to get fifty per cent of the
proceeds of the picture, which were
nil, his testimony showed. He did
not remember whether he had as
signed his rights in the picture to
DR.. Ruth. Asked if the raid did not
depict Chinese hanging to fire es-
capes and fleeing in all directions, he
said that not much opium was shown
but that there was an awful ga
thering Of pipes"
Fry denied that he threatened to
expose alleged violators of the mar
cote laws in a Boston newspaper
to brighten physicians into paying
brides. He denied knowledge of an al
legged payment of $500 by DR.. Wal
lace W. Dyson to prevent prosecution
on charge of supplying drugs to an
elderly Portland clergyman.
He said he had been approached
in behalf of Dr.. Robert J. Kincaid
of Mars Hill and had been told that
the physician would willingly pay
$4,000 to escape prosecution. He
refused to take any steps to that
end, he asserted.
He testified that he was given $500
as evidence money" by DR.. Ruth in
June and that he had deposited il
later in the Exchange Trust Com
pany in Boston, not being able to
locate DR.. Ruth in that city. He
said $2C7 was returned to Washing
ton. He spent $50 and admitted not
having returned the balance.
Richard J. Berenson of Boston and
James T. Birmingham, former
wholesale liquor dealer. also of that
city, testified that DR.. Ruth, as head
Of the New England narcotic bureau,
had borrowed sums from them to he
used as "cvidcncc money" Mr..
Birmingham said he had made Sow
eral loans of $1,000 and that Dr. Ruth
now owed him $2100 on note.
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BELIEVE N0TRE
Dame CHURCH FIRE
WAS WORK F|REbUC

Quebec, Que, Dec. 22-The series
of fires which have swept Catholic
institutions recently. eliminating
early today in destruction Of the his
toric $1,OOO,OO0 Notre Dame Church,
was brought to the attention of the
provincial legislature this afternoon,
with the suggestion that all might
be the work of incendiaries.
Taking the floor after Premier
Tascherau had expressed to Cardinal
Begin the regrets of the legislature
at the loss of the famous basilica.
Arthur Suave, leader of the opposi-
ton. said:
would it not be well to question
whether this fire is not the work of
criminal organization?
A short circuit in the electrical
wiring was first held accountable for
LaFlamme. cure of Notre Dame.
presented to Daniel Lorraine. chief
of provincial police, the following
letter postmarked in Montreal:
Il will burn your church down on
Dec. Is"
Suspicious strangers also were re-
ported to have been seen prowling
around the church.
The police then began an investi-
cation. based on the belief that the
| fire had been set. That Catholic or
dcrs had come to view the series OF
| fires with suspicion was made evil
| dent recently when announcement
was made that boodhounds and
armed guards would be employed
| to protect church property and that
! aged manuscripts and relics would
| be placed in cement vaults.
A check-up OF the damage done
by the fire showed that while the
cathedral building itself was a total
loss, the presbytery was only dam
aged by smoke and water. The Host
in the cathedral was saved.
! Insurance amounting to S210,j0C
| was carried on the basilica. 1t was
split among 20 different companies.
The aged Cardinal Begin watched
the flames consume the basilica and
saw them checked only after they
! had attacked his own palace.
This is awful" he said. 1T is the
greatest trial of my life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
ISSUE STILL DIM
ON U. S. PART IN
PREPARATIONS PACT

washington, Dec. %. (By A. Ply
The situation relative to extension Of
American aid toward a European
reparations settlement continued "a
day to present badly beclouded nic-
ture. on which little light was thrown
from any quarter.
American officials reiterated thoir
deniais of government backing at the
present stage for the American
commission plan sponsored by COM
inercial leaders. and of various pub
iished statements regarding the dir
ectlon In which American opinion
was tending.
But there was no clear cut denial
that high officials in WASHINGTON had
discussed the commission proposal
earnestly among themselves and
with others and no one attempted to
give the. impression that the United
States government would be dis
pleased should the discussions now
IN progress result in an agreement.
Neither did any official come for
ward to explain the true character
OF the mysterious movings behind
the scenes of world diplomacy to
which allusion has been made re-
peatedly in out-givings both in
Washington and in the capitals of
Europe.
In all Of their negative comment
on the subject, state department au-
thorities seemed most anxious to
deny that the government itself, des-
pite the close touch it is maintaining
with the situation, was in any way
party at the present time to the
plan for survey commission. sug-
sestcd first in this country by Off
Gals of the Chamber Of Commerce
of the United States
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
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Fernald Resolution
On High Brow Temple
Adopted by Senate

Washington, Dec. o22.-The resolu-
ton of Senator Fernald, Republican,
Maine, calling a Congressional COM
mission to consider establishment of
an art and industry educational
temple" in this city to cost $50
100000 was adopted today by the
Senate and sent to the House.
The only expense to the govern
ment would be donation of a site,
Senator Ternald said. adding that a
number of millionaires pro-
posed to erect the finest and most
elaborate building ever constructed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
Rescue Six Near
Dead from Fatigue

New York, Dec. 22-Nearly 1000
miles off the Atlantic coast. the
freightcr Mcnominee ploying it's way
through heavy seas towards New
York found lifeboat containing six
men. half dead from fatigue and lack
of food. according to wireless mes
sage received today fro mthe Men
ominee.
The men. members Of the crew Of
the fishing schooner. Gordon Ridge.
Of st. Johns, y. f., abandoned their
craft after u long and bitter struggle
with storms on the return trip from
Torreviega. Spain, with a cargo Of
salt fish. The Menominee is due to
arrive here Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-23
Burton Co. Buys
Vessels and Rights
Kennebec Navigation

Boston, Dec. y = The Burton
Steamship Co, today announced the
purchase of the Kennebec Naviga-
ton company, with the latter's ves-
sells, property and rightc. BY this
transaction the Burton company
which has been operating a service
along the Maine coast out of Boston,
obtains the former Kennebec service
of the Eastern Steamship company
which was taken over by the Kenne-
bee company two years ago. The
steamers City of Rockland, a large
passenger vessel, and the Wiwurna,
:, river steamer, change hands again
in the deal. =.
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THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

North New England: Cloudy Sat
urday and Sunday; probably local
SHOWS Sunday; not much change in
temperature.
South New England: Cloudy Sat
day, not much change in tempera-
ture.
East New York: Generally cloudy
Saturday and Sunday, possibly local
SHOWS in north and central portions,
not much change in temperature.
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Theatres of Three
States to Bar Movies
Of Fatty Arbuckle

Philadelphia. Dec. 22.-Represen-
tatives of upwards of 400 motion
picture theatres in Eastern Penn
sylvania, Southern New Jersey. and
Delaware. today voted not to exhibit
or buy films of Roscoe N'atty) Ar
buckle. unless there is an over
whelming demand by the public for
them. Those who attended the
meeting are members of the divi-
sional branch of the Motion Picture
Theatre Owners Association.