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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Conspirators
Cairo Sentenced

Cairo. Egypt. (By A. Po-Of 10
men found guilty July Is of a gen.
eral conspiracy to murder British Of
ficials the court today sentenced five
to be hanged and the remaining eight
to from three years to life imprison-
ment.
The case was commonly known as
the Cairo conspiracy trial and was
the outgrowth of hundreds of arrests
following three years of murders and
political outrages. connection with
which was denied by the Egyptian
nationalists. The convictions were
obtained on the testimony of an ac-
complete who turned Kings evil
dence. When the verdict was return
ed by the military court, 1t was an
nounccd that the sentences would
not be promulgated until they were
approved by the commander in
chief of the British forces. The
motives of the prisoners, most of
whom were young men, were patrio-
ito.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21

of the assassination reached here or
ders were sent to scour the country
side adjacent to the ambuscade in
an endeavor to round up the guilty
persons. The body of Villa is lying
in the city hall at Parral where in
thousands of persons have viewed it
President Obregon has ordered an
investigation of the assassination.
Major General Eugenio Martinez
at Chihuahua City has sent to Cen
eral Francisco Serrano, secretary OF
war, an official report he received
from Colonel J. Felix Lara, COM
mander of the garrison at Parral, in
connection with the killing of the
former noted rebel leader. The report
follows:
villa. Trillo and three members
Of their escort were killed shortly
before eight o'clock this morning
with premeditated ambush while
Continued on Page 3-Col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Decision FavOrs
Freight Handlers

Chicago, July 20.-Freight handlers
employed at the various New York
piers, Hoboken city freight house. New
York transfer and the Hoboken termi-
nal piers. by the Delaware, Lackawan.
ma & Western Railroad. shall be reim-
bursed the amount of compensation
they lost between April 1. 1921. and
July /. 1921, the Railroad Labor Board
decided today. The opinion was de.
livered in the dispute between the car.
rier and the Brotherhood of Railway
and Steamship Clerks, Freight Hand
lers. Express and Station Employees.
The carrier reduced the wages of the
freight handlers to As cents an hour
April l, 1921.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Would Store Wheat
on Farms to Await
Advance in Price

Chicago, July 20-A plan to with
draw 20O,000,00 bushels of wheat
from the market and store it on
farms until prices advance was an
nounced today by President 0. +.
Bradfute, OF the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation.
The farm bureau plan provides for
financing the project under the new
intermediate credit act by which
Mr.. Bradfute estimated 100000, 900
would be made available to lend to
farmers for storing their SURPRISES.
He estimated that $150.000,000 would
be ample to store 200,000,000 bushels
of wheat and tt 2reby remove it from
the market.
1--WE are now at work on national
cooperative grain marketing policy"
Mr. Bradfute said, "undcr which the
growers of the nation will in effect
place their grain in a common bin
and will market it in an orderly way
over the consumptive period, instead
of dumping it on an already overload
ed market during the four. months
following harvest. Cooperative mar
keting of wheat will unquestionably
solve the price problem to the benefit
of both producer and consumer"
The plan, except in few sections,
is not ready to function, Mr.. Brad
frte said,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Com. Blair Issues
Ruling on Cider and
Other Fruit Juices

Washington, July 20-Manufacture
OF cider and other Notwithstanding
fruit juices is authorized without the
formality of applying for a permit,
under regulations issued today by
Commissioner Blair of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, but persons who
make them must add preservatfyes
to prevent further alcoholic fer.
mentation." Fruit juices may not be
lawfully used, the regulations stip-
ulate, for beverage purposes after be-
coming intoXica ting.
Under ruling superseded by the
new regulations, manufacturers Of
fruit juices have not been held res
ponsible for any natural reaction of
the liquid.
The new regulations define "prcs-
erved sweet cider" as that in which
alcoholic fermentation has been
prevented by the addition 'imme-
dlately upon pressing" of benzoate
OF soda in the proportion of not less
than 4 to 1-2 ounces to each barrel
of so gallons" or by immediate ster-
ilization. The presence of four per
cent of acetic acid will be considered
as changing the cider to authentic
vinegar.
The use of "dried fruits, dande-
lions, rhubarb. etc." for the produce
ton of the fruit juices" covered in
the regulations is specifically pro-
hibited. Provision is made, how
ever. for the issuance of a permit to
the head of a family intending to
produce in any one year not to ex-
coed 200 gallons of fruit juice. other
than cider, any part of which may
ferment so as to contain as much as
one half of one per cent of alcohol
by volume" Such householder is re-
CURED to apply to the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau for regular formal per-
nit 'at east five days before COM
mencing operations"
Warning is given that any persons
selling unpreserved sweet cider,
eve though it is not intoxicating at
the time of sale, to be consumed az
ter an ACKNOWLEDGMENT has de-
veloped, is guilty of violating that
section of the prohibition law which
deals with the sale of alcoholic bev-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21

Cambridge, Mass, July 20.-Armed
bandits today held up and robbed
the paymasters of the Penn Metal
Company of about $4,000 of the
company's payroll and after run
ming gun fight made good their es-
cape. The automobile that the hold
up men used was found, fifteenlmin-
utes later near Inman's Square with
fiat tire. The machine had been
reported stolen about an hour be-
fore the holdup took place. The
Penn Metal Company's factory is
located near the Belmont Boundary
in an isolated section.
The holdup took place at about $50
o'clock this afternoon. Paymaster
Jeremiah J. Crowley of Somerville
had just arrived from Boston with
the weekly payroll and had begun
to sort the envelopes at his desk
in the factory office when a man
entered the office with levelled gun
A second stood at the door holding
it open. He too covered the office
force. Beside the paymaster stood
his assistant, Ernest Nash of Mel
rose. Mary r. Gallagher of Somer-
Vile, an order clerk, attempted to
snatch the box but refrained when
the bandit pushed his revolver to her
side. and a second girl, Madeline
Smith attempted to use 4 telephone
but she too was quickly dissuadcd.
The first bandit snatched up the
box containing most of the payroll
and left. AS he passed through the
door, Crowley drew 4 revolver from
drawer of his desk and Nash
snatched it and fired through the
glass door at the departing robbers.
Nash then followed the robbers
out through a field which lay be-
! tween the factory and road toward
which the gunner ran. They reach
cd car in which was a third mem
Der OF the party as Nash empticd
his revolver at them. He said later
that the man carrying the box stag
gered and fell, and was assisted to
| the machine where he appeared TO
collapse. The bandits returned the
fire but without effect.
Fifteen minutes later, after the
alarm had been given the automobile
which the bandits used was found
abandoned. Nash had commander
cd a passing car but was unable to
| oyertalle his. quarry. One tire had
Been puncturcd and the bandits had
apparently left it after failing in an
attempt to change tires.
The car was reported stolen from
n Cambridge apartment house an
hour before the hOldup.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21

New York, July 20-William H.
Anderson. superintendent Of the
Anti-Saloon League Of New York,
today was indicted on several counts
and the grand jury which returned
the indictments recommended legis-
lative investigation Of the league
since Anderson took its helm in jan
uary, 1914.
Three indictments - two charging
grand larceny in the first degree and
one forgery in the third degree-were
handed down today. In addition,
Assistant District Attorney Pecora
announced that the jury had voted
two indictments charging extortion
and that these would be filed next
Wednesday.
Anderson pleaded not guilty at his
arraignment. When released in
$4,000 bail, he issued long state
ment which began:
Il shall wear as a medal of honor
and a service badge my indictment
for political purposes by the most
corrupt and powerful wet political
organization in the world as part of
the Tammany conspiracy to put the
notification governor of New York
state in the White House in defiance
of the conscience and character of
the nation"
The first grand larceny indictment
charged that Anderson feloniously
obtained $4,57S from the league in
March of 1921.
The second grand larceny indict-
ment alleged that he feloniously OBJ
tanned S1,75O on February 3. 1921.
The forgery indictment set forth
that he had falsely ordered $4,000 to
be entered in the leagues books in
March, 1921. as the hotel and travel
ling expenses of o. Bertsall Phillips,
a collector for the league.
Grand jury invetigation of Ander-
sons handling of leagues funds was
pressed after he had steadfastly re-
fused to be more specific concerning
the expenditure of $24,700 than to
state that it had been used "for pub
licity purposes"
The two extortion indictments
which Mr.. Pecora announced would
not be filled until next Wednesday,
charged that Mr.. Anderson obtained
$4,000 in July, 1920, and s1,375 in
March, 1921, from O. Bertsall Phil
lips, collector for the league, who
made the charges of commission
splitting which originally started the
investigation of Andersons use for
league funds.
Phillips appeared before the grand
jury today and stated he had split
his commissions with the league chief
because he feared he would lose his
job otherwise.
One of the chief items still to be
discovered, according to Mr.. Pecora,
is what became of s24,700 which An
derson admitted he took from the
leagues account and which he
charged to publicity"
Anderson stated at the former
grand jury investigation that he had
advanced this money for carrying on
the publicity work Of the league, and
had later taken it from the leagues
account, with the consent Of the d.
rectors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Air Passenger
Injured in Dip
Commercial Plane

Newport, r. l., July 20-As the
Fleetwing, one of the airplanes in the
New Iork-Newport passenger SER
vice, was making a landing off Cod
dington Point late today, the ma
chine dipped sharply and overturned
when one of the outrigging portoons
struck the water first. II. Carey
Morgan of New York, a passenger,
suffered a compound fracture OF the
left leg below the knee. Harold Fcw-
Ter of New York. the other passenger
and Pilot Fl. II. Thorbum escaped in
jury.
Thorbum brought his machine in
across the wind and was about IS
feet up, settling down to the water,
when his plane dipped and refused
to straighten out. The Fleetwing
turned completely over. officers and
men from the Coddington Joint naval
Station rescued the three from the
water.
Neither the pilot nor Manager
Grover Looming of the line. who saw
the accident from the shore. coull ex-
plain the action of the machine, at
tributing the dip to an air pocket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21

Mexico City, Mex, July 20, (By A.
P)-General Francisco Villa, one
time noted bandit leader, and his
chief of staff, Colonel Miguel Trillo,
and three members of Villas escort,
were assassinated in an ambuscade
early this morning on the outskirts of
Parral in the state of Chihuahua.
About half dozen men comprised
the band of assassins. They fired
upon Villa and his men from a house
they were passing and later are re-
ported to have been made their es-
cape from the scene.
Villa was driving an automobile on
the way to Guanajuato when he was
fired upon. Immediately the news
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21

81 Paso, Tex, July 20-(By A.
P)-Three members of the band
OF bandits responsible for the
death of General Francisco Villa,
his secretary, Miguel TriIlo, and
two bodyguards were captured
late today by a detachment of
federal soldiers under command
Of General e. Martinez, short
distance from ParraI, according
to information received at Juarez
Military headquarters tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
VILLA SLAIN FROM AMBUSH
VICTIM POLITICAL ENEMIES
CUMBERLAND and CENTRAL
Maine power CO. TO SWAP
JUICE when NECESSITY ARISES

Portland. Me-. July 2O.AAn inter
change Of power between the Cumber-
land County Power & Light Co. and the
Central Maine Power Co. is assured
within the next few months.
Representatives of the two compa-
MES said tonight that the negotiations
had reached the point where the neces-
sary construction for the physical con-
nection Of the lines would begin in a
few weeks.
The two companies serve between 50
and So per cent. of the users of cleo
trio power in the State of Maine. The
proposed interchange will insure con-
tintity of service to the power users
of both lines, despite flood or other
disaster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
British Aliens at
Boston Despite Quota
Already Filled

Boston, July 20-The Cunard liner
Scythia arrived here tonight with Sc
British citizens aboard despite the
fact that the British quota has al
ready been filled. immigration Of
ficials said that those who could not
be classed as tourists would be de-
ported.
The Scythia brought into port a
gallons of spirits, 81 gallons of Ii
quors, and 1878 bottles of ale and
porter. AS the vessel did not arrive
until late tonight the liquor was not
seized but was placed under seal by
customs officials. 1t was said that
all the liquor which could not be
classed as medicinal would be taken
off tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21

Canaan, VT, July 20-Job Cross,
wealthy farmer, whose body was
found yesterday at Canaan Hill after
Cross had been missing since last
Thursday, was shot through the head,
according TO an undertaken who
took charge of the body here today.
1t had been thought at first that the
farmer had been killed by blows on
the head, as his skull was fractured.
Medical Examiner c. S. Whitney of
Burlington was expected to arrive
here late tonight to perform an auto
psy and hold an inquest.
Members of the Cross family were
unable to find a mortgage of $1,000
which Cross held on a farm he had
sold recently to Ed Bunnel of
Canaan Hill, who is held without bail
in the lookup here charged with muir
wife informed the authorities that
Cross had come to the farm last
Thursday seeking a settlement with
her husband. The man admitted to-
day that Cross called on him but
denied that business was mentioned
He declared he could account for all
his time Thursday evening and that
he slept with a friend that night
who can vouch for his statement.
According to the local undertaken
Cross was killed by a sharp pointed
rifle bullet that entered the right
check and passed out through the
ear, fracturing the skull.
A preliminary inquiry in the case
opened in the district court here
today before Judge T. H. McGinnis of
Concord. Bunnell, telling his story
said that Cross came to his farm last
Thursday to inquire about hay
rake and remained for supper. He
said the mortgage was not mentioned
because arrangements had been made
to borrow money from Norton man
to pay it off. This man has denied
these arrangements, authorities said
Bunnel said that neighbor was
present at the interview, that later
this neighbor accompanied him to
the village, where they met second
neighbor, returning home late. That
night. Bunnell said, he slept with
one of the two men. Both of these
are to be questioned, the judge said
Bunnell has a wife and five children
the eldest ten years old.
Mrs.~frving Cleveland and MFe
Harry Doe, daughters of Cross, who
arrived here today from New Lon
don, Conn, conducted a search today
for the mortgage on the Burncll
place, but failed to find it. \ large
sum of money believed to have been
on Cross person when he disappear
ed also is missing.
Search for Cross began in the
Canaan Hill district when his auto
mobile was found last Thursday
standing at the foot of Coles Hill
near Averill. Nearby were found q
package Of valuable papers and the
farmers overcoat. The body was
finally discovered eight miles dis
tant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
G. & P.'Liners to Ply
Between Portland
and Great Britain

Portland. Me-, July 20-Passenger
and freight service between Portland
and Liverpool and Glasgow by line
of steamships controlled by the Ca
madam Pacific railroad is expected to
be the outcome of a conference here
this week between representatives of
the Henry Merrill chairman of the
directors of the port of Portland.
The docks and offices will be at the
State pier.
For more than dozen years the
Canadian Pacific has desired Il ster M
ship service to ports in the British
Isles from Portland but owing ID the
control by the Grand Trunk Rail: DAD
Of all available piers in the past. en-
try has not been possible. With the
completion of the State pier adequate
facilities are possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Govt. Closes Case
Against EX-Priest

Montreal, Que, July 20-Speaking
for five hours, Crown Prosecutor
Calder tonight summed up the case
against Adelaide Delorme, former
priest charged with the murder Of
his half brother. Raoul.
The former priest. the prosecutor
asserted, committed the crime to get
$1S0,000 and the planned to make it
appear a suicide. He reviewed to
support the; contention that Raoul
was killed in his half brothers home
and that the bullets used were fired
from the former priests revolver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Aviator Killed
When Plane Falls
in Making Landing

Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ills,
July 20.-F'irst Lieut.. Harold r. Nc
Nab. of Decatur, Ill, and First Lieut..
Edward II. Kinney. of Chicago, were
killed here today when their air.
plane suddenly fell to the ground
as they were aking a landing.
Both men were members of the
Ofifficers Reserve Corps and were
just finishing a practice flight. Lieut..
McNab was the pilot and Lieut.. Kin
ney was acting as passenger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
GREAT COTTON
CONCERN IN GEORGIA
IN MONEY TROUBLE

Augusta, Ga, July 20.-(By A. P.)
Barrett and Company. reputed to
be "the worlds largest cotton manu-
facturs" with offices here, an
nounced today that they were unable
to meet their obligations amounting
to approximately s1.OOO.O0O. A COM
mittee composed of New York, New
Orleans and North Carolina bankers,
representing part of the creditors,
was in conference tonight with a
view to working out some plan of
liquidation for the preservation of
the company's assets and the best
protection of it's creditors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Bomb Fuse Too Long
and Chicago Police
Prevent Explosion

Chicago, July 20.-Police won a race
with the lighted fuse of bomb in a
tenement here early today when they
were summoney by Benjamin Angoni,
a resident of the house, who told them
ne had been awakened by a man who
placed the explosive near the door.
After lighting the fuse the man fed,
according to Angoni. who ran to cor
ner drug store and called the officers,
who cxtinguished the fuse. The bomb
contained six pounds of explosives, the
police said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Call Chaplains
to Summer Camps

Washington, July 20.-Secretary
Weeks announced today that with
their consent 81 clt2plains who are
members of the Officers Reserve
Corps had been called for active duty
at summer training camps.
The chaplains called to duty in
clude:
To Plattsburg Barracks: Rabbi
Max F'elshin. New York city; Rev
Joseph A. A. McCaffery. New York
City.
To Camp Devens: Revs. Donald H.
Gerrish, Lawrence, Mass: Harry F.
Shook, Brunswick, Maine; David H.
Hickey. Medforf, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
THE WEATHER
FAIR

Northern New England: Generally
fair Saturday and Sunday; not much
change in temperature.
Southern New England: Fair and
continued warm Saturday; Sunday
probably fair and not so warm.
Eastern New York: Generally fair
Saturday and continued warm. Sun
day probably fair, not SO warm In
north and central portions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
VIII Not Affect Market

New York. July 20.-Recent COM
mitments of Frank H. Barrett, cotton
factor of Augusta, Ga, and one of
the leading cotton brokers. who was
suspended from trading in the New
York Exchange today when he noti-
fed the exchange he was unable to
meet his obligations, were relative
ly small New York cotton men said.
and his failure will have little effect
on the local market.
1t was said his bank obligations
here were small and amply secured
by marketable collateral.
Cotton men generally were incln-
cd to attribute his failure to inability
to realize on large outside invest
ments rather than to any immediate
operations in cotton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Underwood Silent
on Presidential Race

Birmingham. Ala. July Ex-senator
Oscar w. Underwood will announce
his course in the 1924 presidential
campaign when he addresses the
Alabama legislature in joint session
July 81. he announced upon his re
turn from Washington today Mr..
Underwood declined to make any
statement regarding the presidential
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Former Rebel Mexican Leader, His Chief Of Staff
And Three Of Escort Killed On Outskirts
Of Pana|-Assassins Numbered Six
Three Reported Captured

Friends Say Death Due
to Political Reasons
President Obregon
Orders Probe -
Troops in Pursuit of
Ambassadors = Villa
Picturesque Figure
Declared His Bandit
Days Over in Au-
gust 1920 Ono
H e a d e d Army of
$4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Presidential Party
at COrdOva, Alaska

Cordova. Alaska, July 90 Gy \. Po
The president transport Henderson
arrived at the Cordova dock during
the night and President Hardlns
came ashore shortly before ten
o'clock this morning. He and most
of the members Of his party left
soon after on n TRIP into the interior
over the Copper RiXcr Railroad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Falls s Stories
Receives Only Cuts

Manchester. n. H., July 2O-Ed :
ward Foley, so. Of Boston. fell eight
stories from the top of the New Car
pcntor Hotel here today. lie stfucI
several beams on the way down and
was picked up unconscious ana
bleeding from numerous cuts. To-
night he is reported as resting com
fortably" at local hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Saturday fair, continued warm, sun
day probably fair. somewhat cooler,
light southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-21
DRY LEAGUE HEAD
ASSERTS IS VICTIM
OF TAMMANY PLOT
New York Grand Jury Indicts
Anderson On Several
Counts

Charged with Grand Larceny and
Forgery - Two Indictments for
Extortion to Be Filed Next Week
Regards Indictment as Honor
as Sample Of Corrupt and Power
full Wet Organization - Part of
Plan to Put Smith in White House