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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
TWO DYING, five
HURT IN CRASH OF
CARS NEAR lowell

Lowell, Mass, July 3.-Two people
were probably fatally injured and five
received injuries of a serious nature as
a result of an accident in the Silver
Lake district, Wilmington. tonight,
when a touring car coming from the
direction Of Lowell ran into a truck
and another touring car was demol-
ished.
The names of the injured are as fol-
lows:
Henry Barry Of Harvard street.
Cambridge, who has fractured skull
and several broken ribs; not expected
to live.
The others have cuts and bruises.
They are: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Higgins
of Somervillc, Eleanor Clancy Of Cam
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs. George Higgins
of Boston and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Eagan of Boston.
At an early hour this morning the
authorities at the Tewksbury hospital.
to which all the injured persons were
taken, refused to gived out any infor-
nation with the exception that they
were working on the injured persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04

Lyme, Conn.,, July 3-The National
League of Women Voters will stand
by the declaration Of the Des Moines
| convention in its attitude toward en-
trance Of the United States into a
permanent court of international JUS
ice, it was stated after a meeting Of
the executive committee at the home
of Miss Katherine Lidington, the ma
tional treasurer, here today.
Resolutions were adopted which
recommit the league to the conven-
ton view point.
Explanatory of the resolutions
adopted. member of the committee
said that the Des Moines convention
| endorsed the attitude of President
Harding on a permanent court as ex-
pressed by him up till that time, but,
| it was added much history has been
| made since then and the executive
committee believes the League should
recommit itself to the convention
declaration"
The committee adopted the follow
ing:
Whereas, the urgent need Of the
| VI tAS OHALCo SldtCS iitO
! the Permanent Court of International
Justice is becoming increasingly evil
dent and the terms upon which such
entrance can be effected the most i'm
portant question today, the executive
committee of the National League OF
| Women Voters, in session at Lyme
reaffirms the resolution passed at the
annual league convention in April
1928, in favor of our adherence to the
court upon the terms originally pro-
posed to the senate by the president
and the secretary of state.
| I'm this connection the executive
committee in behalf of the National
League of Women Voters ventures to
stress the importance of a foreign
policy other than a negative one and
calls attention to the fact that since
the constitution requires two-thirds
vote of the United States senate to
foreign commitments-and in prac-
tice agreements Of members OF both
political parties non partisan &C
emulation becomes an essential OBJ
legation in the conduct of the foreign
| affairs of the United States. The
committee further urges the mem
bers Of the senate to have due regard
for the growing demand OF men and
1 women throughout the nation that
war be outlawed and law substituted
as a means of settlement OF interna-
tional disputes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Imposing Ceremony
Marks Funeral Nine
Victims Time Bomb

Crefeld, Germany, uly 3.-(By A.
P)-Imposing ceremonies marked the
funeral today of the nine Belgian
soldiers killed by the explosion of a
time bomb Saturday on train bound
from Buisburg to1this city.
Baron Rolin Jacquemyns, Belgian
representative on the inter-allied in
land commission, was present, as
were delegates from French and
British missions in Coblenz. Amid
deep silence, disturbed only by the
drone of airplanes circling above the
Crefeld hospital, Baron Jacquemyns
said:
These men died like the glorious
victors in the autumn of 1918, pre-
cisely at the moment when final sue
cess was assured. Brave soldiers,
cowardly murdered, salute your
mortal remains. I am here to tell
YOU that the entire ter-allied COM
mission is with you for complete and
absolute victory"
General Ruquoy Beaurni~ cn1 De
LogueviIle also expressed Belgium,s
irrevocable decision to bring Ger
many to terms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Claim Waste in
Management Affairs
New Home Company

Boston, July 3-The creditors OF
the New Home Sewing Machine
Company of Orange for more than a
year and a half managed the enter
prise, "extravagantly, wastefully and
inefficiently, with resultant large
losses" federal Judge george w
Anderson stated today in handing
down opinions on petitions brought
by creditors since he appointed Char
les n. Stoddard of Greenfield as re-
ceiver.
Receivership was asked on April
20 by Charles S. Scarborough OF New
York City, creditor and at that
time assets wer estimated at $4,000
900 as against liabilities totalling
100000.
The court denied the petition OF
the Irving Bank Columbia Trust
Company of New York which sought
to establish and enfoce trust cover
ing all the New Home Sewing Ma
chine Company's bills receivable.
The other petition, that of seven
creditor banks, challenging the right
of the court to authorize the receiver
to issue receivers certificates, was
also denied.
Judge Anderson declared that while
the company was being managed py
the Bank Creditors committee the
Corporation whose business and pro-
perty they as directors. were bound
to preserve and promote was reduced
to a mere bloodless skeleton, incap-
able Of business life"
"They were charging the corpora :
ton for the money they supplied al
the rate of 1-2 to Us per cent" the
onjnion stated. They took, when the
assignments were made, potentially
and in April. 1928. actually, all OF the
working capital of the corporation OF
which they were directors and APP
nlied il for their own benefit"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Pageant Staged In Tiny
Town Of Meacham--
Depicts Early Days
And Blazing Of
Famous Trail

Meacham, Ore, July 3-(By The
A. P.)-Carried in fancy back more
than half a century, President and
Mrs. Harding saw reproduced here
today the scenes Of Oregon's pioneer
days and travelled the old Oregon
Trail, the road which saved an en-
pire.
Here in the little town of Mea-
chan, on the top of the Blue Noun
tains were re-enacted for the chief
executive and his wife the stirring
events of the early days OF the last
century-events which brought
about the inclusion Of the Oregon
country in the American union.
1t was an unusual day for Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding. They have had and
will have no other days like 1t in
their trip to the west, and when
they waved parting farewell from
the observation platform of their
train late in the day, the curtain
went down on a scene which perhaps
never will be reproduced, for the
days of pioneers. and of covered
wagons are over and those who re-
lived their old lives today will soon
pass from the empire" they found
ed.
The town of Meacham has only 80
inhabitants but it reached the pro.
portions of a fair sized city today
as automobiles, special trains and
wagons and carts poured through
sands into the little village infringed
by Oregon's pine forests.
The President and Mrs Harding
found thousands awaiting them when
their train came to a standstilI at
O'Clock this morning. Beside the
, grounds where the celebration was
heid horsemen wearing the cavalry
uniforms of the Civil war DAYS es-
corted their train into the valley.
An old Concord coach with leather
springs, drawn by a team of six
| horses. waited beside the train and
the President and his wife were
placed in it for ride through the
valley and through little creak to
reviewing stand erected on the
hillside. Dignitaries of the State,
Governor Pierce and Senators Nc.
| Nary and Stanfield,, with Governor
Hart OF Washington and the other
members of the presidential party
followed in automobiles.
Arriving at the reviewing stand,
the President found seated about him
pioneers who entered the Oregon
territory prior to 1853 and before
him those who came immediately
after. Tears almost came into. the
eyes of the President as he shook
hands with some of the older ones
and listened to the story of their
pioneer days. Soon over the hilton
appeared a strange sight. It was
the beginning of a pageant which
depicted the early days beginning
with captain Gray. who discovered
the columbia river in 1902, John ia.
Continued on PAGE ScoI. a,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04

u.rsvick, Vt, July 3.-The citi-
,.ps Of this little town. which nestles
me banks of the Lamoille river
-o,g the hills of granite from
AVN which most Of this sections
.rsnue Is derived. tonight were
.,ring the rebuilding Of Hard
.r's business section which was
INA out by fire early today at a
KS Of $4,000.
Woanwhile the score of persons
IN list their homes and all their
..sonal possessions when two tene-
F.nt houses were burned were
s"artered with neighbors or had been
s.Tad for by the Red Cross and the
|Nomen's Relief Corps.
Tho Fourth Of July will be cele-
h.sted as planned in advance by the
ANN fire department which has pre-
AIRED for a tag day, a baseball game
nd play, the proceeds to be used
y purchase a new fire truck. Towns
|.ot and firemen alike today bemoan-
n The fact that the celebration had
=, been planned for an earlier date
| = that the new truck could have
Exam installed before the most dis
,strous fire of the towns history had
Inken place.
|,,oyed inadequate when the flames
nike out early today. Help was
mmediately sought from Barre,
|gorrisville, Montpelier and st.
|johnsbury The flames had ragged
| N hour with four streams Of water
Isaying on them. when the trucks
ham Barre and Morrisville arrived.
/ having covered the distances of 26
md Il miles respectively in about
i alf an hour. A short time later ap-
mratus from st. Johnsbury and
[Nontpeler, each about % miles dis
nut arrived. Later company D.
I,isnd infantry was mustered out
md arrived by special train from st.
Bloomsbury.
Soon a dozen streams of water
Mere pouring on the flames and by
Eibree o'clock the fire was under con-
tOl and its spread to threatened
bones and granite plants prevented.
The town tonight was fast re-
towering from the results of the con-
Migration. A temporary switch
board was being installed in the Of
|fce Of the Hardwick Gazette in or
der that service, which stopped with
the burning of the telephone Office,
{mght be resumed. Power was shut
7pf for time today and most plants
'were closed. The five business
blocks destroyed will probably be re-
built
1 1t was agreed that the flames start
ID from an explosion of Fourth of
|IuIy fireworks in a small store be-
beath A. j. Roy's barber shop. What
Emitted the fireworks was unknown
Ihnight. The proprietor Of the store
fnd some friends were in the build
|kg at the time. They rushed from
De place. one jumping through win
Nov. Then other combustible pieces
Exploded in rapid succession and
|Eon the store and building were in
|hmes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Opposes Assessment
on Rail Stockholders

Boston, July 3-An objection to
the proposal to raise money through
stockholders. one of the recommen-
dations of the New England joint
railway committee. whose report on
the railroads of New England was
made public last Sunday, was made
in a statement issued today by
Nathan L. Amster. chairman Of the
New Haven stockholders protective
committee.
81 shall strongly oppose" the state
ment said in part, "anythng that
will impose an assessment on stock
holders, because this is not cure
for the New England railroads. The
only cure is revenue and this must
come not only from New England.
but from trunk line territory as
WELL"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04

New York, July 3.-A super ship
OF the seas, the U. S. Shipping
Boards reconditioned Leviathan,
will sail tomorrow on her maiden
voyage as a passenger craft under
the Stars and Stripes, carrying more
than 100 passengers to Cherbourg
and Southampton.
AS the giant liner moves from the
North river pier after a reception
aboard, and heads for the open sea,
an air escort of half a dozen planes,
and a f1otilla Of harbor craft and
tugs will hover about her. At her
side, in striking contrast, will float
reproduction of Robert Fulton's
Clermont, Americas first steamboat.
The Leviathan today is in her
third incarnation. She first sailed
the Atlantic as the Vaterland, pride
Of the once great Gemran merchant
marine. Seized by the United States
upon the severance of diplomatic
relations with Germany in February,
1917, she was overhauled and be-
came the greatest sloop transport in
history. Thousands Of American
soldiers were taken to France and
returned home aboard her.
After lying at a Hoboken pier for
three years, the prey of rust and
filth, she was taken to Newport
News and converted into the oil
burning floating palace that sails to-
morrow, with every cabin occupied.
In the first cabin more than 800
persons will be quartered on the
maiden voyage. The second and
third class passenger lists each num-
Der 450. The Leviathan has room
for nearly 1000 passengers in her
three cabins, but the first voyage
passengers purchased extra space.
Among the persons on the first
cabin list are Vincent> Aston, Mrs. j.
Borden Hartman, Senator and Mrs.
Reed Smoot, General Coleman Du
Pont, Howard Chandler Christy, Con-
gresham Martin B. Madden of Illi-
nois, J. NJ. Thompson, New Orleans,
publisher. and Mrs. Thompson,
Charles H. Morse and family, Brig
adler General Sawyer. personal ply
stefan to President Harding, and Mrs.
Sawyer. and a number of operate
stars and stage folk.
1t is expected, with favorable
weather. that her commander, Cap
tain Herbert Hartley. U. S. n. r..
will try to lower the time record for
the trip from New York to Cher
hourg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
TAXI DRIVERS VOTE
FAv0RS SYMPATHETIC
WALK0UT IN BOSTON

Boston, July 3-The sentiment of
357 members Of the Taxi Drivers
Union, Local 126, who voted today
on the question of going on strike as
protest against being compelled to
drive non-striking operators of the
New England Telephone & Tele-
graph Company to and from ex-
changes, was strongly in favor of a
walkout, Business Agent James Fitz-
gibbons announced tonight. The Of
fetal action of the union will not be
known until the votes have been
counted, probably Thursday, Bust
ness Agent Fitzgibbons said, after
which he will notify the management
of the taxicab companies concerned
Of the result of the vote and will en-
deavor to obtain an amicable ad-
justment.
Union taxicab drivers have stated
that they were being compelled to
violate rules of their organizations
by carrying girls to work while the
present strike of telephone operators
employed by the New England Tele-
phone Company in five New England
states is in progress. The strike was
called to enforce demands for a seven
hour day and higher wages.
Business Agent FitZgibbons said
that he would seek a conference
with the taxi companies manage
ment for Friday, and added that If
the request Of the men were re-
fused a walkout would be matter of
a few hours.
Carl H. Morgan. president Of Local
25, Telephone Cable Splicers. Inter-
national Brotherhood of Telephone
Workers, denied tonight the claims
of strike leaders made last night at
a mass meeting that a number or
members of his organization had
become members of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
The Electrical Workers are affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor, as are the telephone operators
on strike, but their numbers in
greater Boston are declared to be
very small in comparison with the
telephone workers union.
The telephone workers leaders
stated that a careful check OF the
membership Of his organization mad
failed to reveal any assertions from
the ranks.
Today strike leaders redoubleo Ell
forts to win over girls who have re-
manned at work to their ranks.
leaders of striking factions,
however, continued to claim that the
strikers were making no inroads into
their ranks and the strike had de-
veloped into n test of endurance
with the company and a group OF
so-called loyal operators on one SIDE
and the strikers on the other.
Except in a few centers the pub
lie continued to be little inconven-
fenced by the strike.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
"Flapperitis" Is
Disease Demanding
Medical Treatment

Atlantic City, n. j., July s.
"Flapperitis" is not condition thai
calls for the attention of "meddling
wornen's clubs or would-be social
uplifters" but is disease that de-
mands medical treatment. DIR. A. w
LaForge, Chicago diagnositician
said today in addressing the conven-
ton of the American Institute OF
Homeopathy. x
"Flapperitis is disease, said
Doctor LaForge. "Of course. it Is an
expression of modern social condi-
lions, but essentially it is an organic
disease of the nervous system due
to the train of living in a jazz age.
The causes of the disease do not lie
entirely within the flapper herself
The appreciation of old men and
emulation of old women and the
troublesome interference of women's
clubs and would-be social uplifters
all tend to perpetuate, rather than
eliminate this condition"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
immigration Quota
9 Countries Filled

New York, July 3-Oficials at Ellis
Island said tonight that the peak Of
the greatest immigration rush since
the quota law became effective had
been reached when the quotas of nine
countries became exhausted and s.223
steerage passengers arrived In the
harbor.
The quotas filled were:
Africa, Egypt, Albanie, Fiume.
Greece, other Asia, Gncluding Per-
sia.) other Europe, Palestine, Syria
and Turkey.
Before the inspectors began work
today there awaited inspection 4,077
passengers. The inspectors account
ed for only 1000 Of these before
nightfall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
.Snecial Trains to
Care for Immigrants

BOSTON. July 3.-For the nrst Time
since before the war the rush OF I'M.
migrants to Boston has been SO sreae
that the Cunard and Anchor steamsnip
companies have been forced 10 nlIe spI,
80 New York and points west. Special
tro;rs for Buffalo and New York were
started from the docks when the An,
chor Line steamer Columbia docked
here Friday passenger record which
has stood since 1912 will be broken
when the Cunard liner samaria viii ar
,;we with 201s passengers, mostly Eng
i;sh irish and Sotch mechanics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Gov. Smith Candidate
for Presidential Berth

New York, July 3.-Norman E
Mack. of Buffalo. Democratic Ma.
tional committeeman, announced to.
night after a conference with Gov.
ernor Alfred f. Smith that the gov.
ernor would enter the next Demo.
cratic national convention as a con-
tender for the nomination for presi.
dent.
He said he believed the Demo.
cratic national platform would carry
a plank calling for modification OIL
liberalizing of the Volstead act. u
think it will be to the advantage oil
the Democrats to incorporate such
a pledge" he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
JOURNAL TO GIVE
BULLETIN SERVICE
ON BIG BOUT today

The Kennebec Journal will
give the full service on the
heavyweight ch a mpio. nship
bout between Jack Dempsey
and Tom Gibbons, which will
be staged at Shelby, Montana,
this afternoon.
The first preliminaries are
due to start at 2 o'clock stand.
ard time. The dope from
Shelby, round by, round, win be
megaphoned and bulletined by
the Journal. =,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Liner Paris Had
Liquor for All on
to England

Plymouth, July 3-(By A. P.)-
Ehere was ample liquor aboard the
Fsns for all requirements. tastes
Ead prices, said a prominent official
kaeh the French liner arrived here
DOay from New York. He added
Lay wine was on the tables at every
|esai In accordance with French GUS
|SGl but that consumption Of it was
|'sfnaps smaller than usual.
But not MUCH" he hastily cor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Program
Ror Govt. Officials j.
bt ROckland

Rockland. Me-. July "a day OF
fonplete rest and recreation was the
Fuy program arranged for Vice
PRESIDENT Coolidge and the New Eng
|fad governors here today.
The distant Camden hills lured the
ly in that direction on sight,
eelng trip this morning, and there
Eere few rounds of golf on the
amoset links before threatening
powers sent the distinguished guests
Indoors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
FORD !. Workers to
mare in Million

In rolt Mich, July 3-Distribu-
|5paaM more than s1,O00,000 in divi-
|hs s 70 some 10000 employees hold
|besrau Investment certificates has been
M oy the, Ford Motor Company.
A ~. distribution is on the basis Of
~, Mfcent for the six months ending
|Srs.. %. Employees are permitted to
la one third of their salary in
bs,,s srtincates. the maximum in
slsnt being one years salary. j.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Masked Group in
Protest Against
Negro Vet Officials

Montgomery, Ala, July "a mum.
per of alleged members of the Ku
AUX Khan gathered in Montgomery
today and left in automobiles for
Iuskegee with the intention of max
ing a masked demonstration against
the placing of a negro officer person.
mel at the negro rehabilitation hos
pital' constructed by the Veterans
Bureau.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Manchester Woman
Hit by Auto. Dies

Manchester. N. H, July 3-Mrs
Minnie Larvey. 81, was knocked down
at an Elm street crossing tonight by
an automobile driven by Asa j,
Farnham of this city. Mrs. Larey
died an hour later at the hospital,
Farnham in trying to avoid hitting a
bicycle driver had swerved his ma
chine when he struck the woman,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
Four from French
Schooner Drown

North Sydney. N. S., July 3.-Foul
men who had left the French teri
schooner Pastilleur in dory for st
Pierre were drowned when their Graf,
sank on Saturday afternoon, 1t was
learned today. Neither the dory nor
the missing sailors have yet been
found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
WOMEN VOTERS
WITH PRESIDENT
on WORLD COURT
Had Opposed Convention View
point Because Of Presi-
dents Former Stand
Upon Question

Adopt Act Re-Commiting National
Grange To Convention Attitude
Senate Urged to Recognize Crow
ing Desires For Law Rather Than
War-NOn-Partisa Conduct in
Regards to Court Necessary Be-
lieve Executives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
General Eorecaat

General Forecast
The outlook for Wednesday and
Thursday is for considerable cloudi-
ness throughout the eastern states.
The temperature changes will be
unimportant east of the Mississippi
during the next 4S hours.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Gentle southerly winds. overcast
thick weather, probably showers
Wednesday,; Sandy Hook to Hat
teras - Gentle variable, weather
cloudy Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
IRFWoRKS START
$4,000 FIRE IN
VERMONT TOWN
,,;ness Section Hardwick
Wiped Out; Rebuilding
Plans Underway

Cross and Relief Corps Caring
-, People Made Homeless-To
- through With Fourth Cele-
...,,on-Proceeds OF Days Sports
Purchase New Fire Truck
w.,n From Neighboring Towns FL
u,lly subdue Flames.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

New England and East New YORK
and unsettled Wednesday
Thursday fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-04
HARDING RIDES IN OLD Time
COACH OVER OREGON TRAIL
LAUDS SPIRIT OF PIONEERS
MACMILLAN CASTS
OFF FOR FROZEN
N0RTHLAND TRIP
Completes Plans For Years
Stay In Polar Regions With
Big Fish Catch

Will Investigate Recurrence OF 'Tce
Age" Through Advance of Glaci-
ers In Past 20 Years-WiIl Also
Test Sending Radio Through
Northern Lights-Phascs of Mag
netism and Electricity to Be Other
Subjects Of Study.