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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22

/ Plymouth, England, Nov. 81 (By
A. P.)--Lady Astor tonight carried
her parliamentary campaign into a
! corner of her constituency which is
regarded as q hotbed of socialism.
She had to climb through a window,
| with the aid of a policeman, in order
to reach the speakers platform be-
cause the dense throng which was
vainly trying to enter the already
| overcrowded hall made it impossible
for her to approach the regular en-
trance.
Immediately she gained the plat
form the socialists began to heckle
Lady Aston. 10 their remarks and
jeering she retorted:
IF you want to turn all political
meetings into comedy, it's easy
enough to do SO. Amy ass can do it.
| II you really Eant TO hear me rip UP
| the labor party, be quiet. If you're
going to try to be funny, you are not
going to be funny at my expense. I'll
have a lot of you turned out, and
will go myself If you can't rule
yourselves, how can you rule the
country
After this Lady Astor received a
fairly quiet hearing. The meeting
finally closed noisily. part of those
present singing the National Anthem
and others the Red Flag" During
the noise Lady Astor quit the build
ing through the window by which
she entered.
Lord Aston. who failed in his at
tempts to get into the building where
his wife was speaking. addressed
thousands assembled outside the
building. speaking from the top of
his automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
B0Otleggers' Threat
Not to Force Change
in Buffalo Office

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 21.-Federal
prohibition enforcement agent Louis
n. Kelly still is attached to the
Bugalo office and will not be trans
ferred because of reported threats
against his life, Michael Stapleton
prohibition enforcement chief, said
this afternoon.
Reports were current today that
threats by IAN alleged bootleg ring
to get" Kelly because he had on
several occasions worked with
George H. Stewart, federal agent
slain in a Hertel Avenue cabaret on
November II. v
1t was indicated that an exchange
of agents between the Buffalo and
Syracuse offices had no connection
with the reports. Chief Stapleton
would not discuss rumors of actual
transfers of federal agents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Erring BridgtOn
Student Freed After
Hearing in Court

Bridgton, Me-. Nov. 21-Robert
Garranbrant, Is years old. of New
York City, Bridgton Academy pupil
who admitted that he placed a
boulder and a railroad tie on the
tracks of the Bridgton sand Saco
River Railroad lust for fun" with
in the past two weeks, was freed in
the North Cumberland municipal
court today, after Assistant County
Attorney Ralph M. ingalls, had ex-
pressed the belief the boy had nc
sinister motive in his act
The youth also was released on
charges in connection with five
breaks in summer cottages, after his
mother, Mrs. Lulu Garranbrant, had
agreed to make good all damages,
including the cost of courts. Mrs
Garranbrant took her son home
with her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
100000 LIQUOR
HAUL IN SINGLE
RAID IN new YORK

New York, Nov. 21-Prohibition
agents seized about 100000 worth of
liquor in a raid this afternoon on the
West Broadway house of Bair & Dan
iels Co.
The seizure included 5000 gallons of
italian and French vermouth. 200 cases
of gin, several Thousand cases of wine
and several cases of whisky.
The firm of Baird & Daniels had a
large liquor trade before prohibition.
prohibition agents said.
While the raiders busted themselves
collecting the liquor in the large ware
house. about Is persons telephoned
asking for liquor. according to Agent
Brennan. He took down their names
and told them they would get what
they wanted.
Brennan said a number of customers
also came in person to the warehouse
seeking liquor while the raid was going
on,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Report High School
Students Drinking
Only Propaganda

Hartford. Conn. Nov. 21.--Reports
of drinking by high school students
was denounced as propaganda spread
by opponents of prohibition by speak
ers at the 18th annual meeting of the
council of the Connecticut Federation
of Churches here today. Harrison b.
Freeman. chairman Of the committee
on Law enforcement. said he had been
prompted by such reports to interview
many students and that all of them
characterized the reports as "bosh and
nonsense"
1--WE ought to nail these ISLANDERS"
exclaimed Gustave r. Boschman, sec
rotary of the Connecticut Temperance
Union. "A few boys receive large al
lowances from their parents, but the
average boy does not get as much as
So or 81 week and therefore cannot
buy intoxicating beverages"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
FREE FLOW ORATORY
BY BRITISH LEADERS
AS CAMPAIGN OPENS

London, Nov. 81 (By A. P)-The
election campaign f.1ally got under
fun sway today. All the party chiefs
were in action and the country has
rarely heard suoh a flow of oratory
as was produced by the combined ef-
forts of Premier Baldwin at READING.
ar Lloyd George at Queenshall. Lon
don; Sir Robert Horne at Glasgow:
winston Churchill at Leicester. Mr..
Asqu1th at Paisley: Neville Cham
pertain a. Birmingham; and Ramsay
Macdonald at Newport and Cardiff.
Scores of lesser fry emulated their
chiefs to the best Cl their ability.
with probably much The same effect
as produced in America during eIecI
tlcn times. save for the difference in
accent. Personalities are being BAN
oleo. about rather. freely already and
there is promise of some lively ex-
changes before election day, on De-
cember 6.
MIR. Lloyd GEORGE had a further
word for Premier Baldwin this af-
ternoon Mr.. Baldwin the other day
censured the former premier for des-
cending to personalities. LLOYD
George replied today:
MIR. Baldwin said / abused him, I
only said he isn't fit for his job"
You are told to vote protection in
order to keep the home fires burn
/ ing" continued Mr.. Lloyd George.
Break up your ships-that will make
leautifIl blaze. Put your cotton
on fret will make warm flames.
1t is like the drunken man who
breaks up his furniture and filings
the pieces into the Ere"
He declared that Great Britain,
which. the protectionists said had
been ruined by free trade" was in
proportion to output the greatest
exporter of manufacturers. The
United States exported 100000
pounds sterling worth of cotton
goods while Great Britain sent out
187.000,000 pounds sterling worth,
and the United States last year sold
38,0L0,C00 pounds sterling worth of
iron and steel. while the British ex-
ports were 61,OO0,00O pounds sterling.
Baldwin said he would live and
die tinker remarked Mr.. Lloyd
George in another part of his speech.
when the ship has sprung a leak
from n great explosion it is not a
tinkers job. We want y man who
will tackle the job. ! am not an ap-
plicant."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Dry Agents Get
80 Barrels Real
Beer, n. Y. Waterfront

New York, Nov. 21-More than so
barrels of beer were seized and four
men arrested today by prohibition
agents operating on the East river
waterfront.
The first seizure of 80 barrels. oc-
cured when the driver of motor
truck accosted by two agents started
to speed away. The prohibition Off
GERS pursued him for 20 blocks. The
driver. arrested with his helper said
he had brought the beer from Phila-
delphia.
More than so barrels of beer were
seized in a river front garage when
prohibition agents saw them being
unloaded from n truck. The truck
man and the garage proprietor We're
arrested.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Stiff Indictments
Against Four in
Gotham Crime Wave

New York, Nov. 21.-The courts
today took hand in checking the
re-holiday crime wave by melting
out swift and severe punishment to
alleged lawbreakerS.
Following the attempted holdup
yesterday on Canal street of two
bank messengers, three men today
were indicted by a grand jury for
first degree burglary.
Thomas Harrison, youthful Chi
cagoan, charged with attempting to
hold up jewelry shop was held in
$4,000 bail for grand jury action.
Four men. described by Judge Nc
lntyre in general sessions. as the
worst band of automobile thieves in
the state" were convicted of GRIMM
ally receiving stolen property.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22

Fort Worth. Tex Nov 81 (By A..
P)-Doctor Frederick 4. Cook, oil
operator who was found guilty in
federal court here this afternoon OF
fraud in connection with the opera
tons of the Petroleum Producers
Association. of which hes was sole
trustee, was sentenced to serve four
teen years and nine months in the
federal prison and assessed a fine of
$4,000 by Federal Judge John NJ
Killits. Fred X. Sims. treasurer of
the company. was sentenced to serve
seven years in prison and was fined
$4,000. S. + J. Cox was sentenced
to eight years and fined $4,000 Other
defendants of Cock who were
found guilty were given the follow
ing:
A. c. Eckman, years and $4,000
fine.
Continued on Page 5-col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
ENTENTE WEATHERS CRISIS
AGREE ON NOTE TO GERMANY
CONVENTION AT
DETROIT TO NAME
FORD FOR PRESIDENT

Omaha, Neb., (By A. F.)-Resolu-
lions formally calling a convention
at Detroit. December ~, endorsing
Henry Ford for president on a ticket
to be known as that Of the Peoples
progressive Party, and outlining
three planks of a platform to be
submitted to the convention were
adopted by the group of progressives,
Iarmer-iaborites. independents and
liberals headed by Roy NJ. Harrop,
national temporary chairman of the
progressive party, here today.
flfteen states were represented. &C.
cordlnS to a statement given out by
Mr.. Harrop. The names of those who
issued the call, Mr.. Harrop said, in
Guided: F.. S. Hammond, Elizabeth,
n: j.; w. Bennington, Cleveland,
Ohio; ano Representatives of the
progressive party in the west and
south.
platform endorsed at today'S confer
ence are:
To relieve the distress of agricul-
ture and industry by:
% The establishment of debt
paying system of government owned
banks instead of privately owned
monopoly of money and credit, the
Federal Reserve system;
.2) Making the transportation
systems a means of pull lie service,
and not speculative gain, through
government ownership of railroads,
same 10 be paid for at fair valua-
ton in full legal tender currency:
(S) Prevent future chaotic I'M
employment conditions and future
squandering of natural resources by
wasteful and fraudulent contracts
and subsidies to mcnopcl:es and pro-
fiteers through the development of
our natural resources to he paid for
in full legal tender issued direct by
the government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
DOUBLE BOILER BLAST
KILLS IS IN LOUISIANA
ARMS CONFERENCE
CITED AS ARGUMENT
FOR LEAGUE NATIONS

Boston, Nov. 21-The Washington
conference on the Limitation of arm
ament itself taught that the methods
of the League of Nations are effec-
tive. Sir Robert Borden, former pre-
mier of Canada and Canadian dele
gate to the peace conference and
to the Washington conference, said
tonight at the annual dinner of the
Canadian Club of Boston. Speaking
on the subject of "resurgent peace"
Sir Robe concluded:
"A fittinS sense of international
justice, true respect for public rights
among the nations. the habit of CO.
operation and of friendly discussion,
the practice of arb:trament, these
may be learned by the methods of
the covenant of the League of Ma
tons In some way they must be
learned before peace will endure.
What nation shall fail its duty to
teach that lesson"
Reviewing the work. of the Wash
ingtOn conference Sir Robert said:
among the MANY Just tributes to
Continued on Page 5-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Inter Allied Military
Control Mission to
! Again Function and
Mus It Be Afforded
Facilities and PrOtec-
ton, Germans Will
Be TOld-Ela ton
Manifest on All Sides
Over Allied Accord

Paris, Nov. 21-(By A. P)-The
allies through their representatives
in the ambassadors council tonight
agreed to notify Germany that the
inter-allied military control mission
will resume it's functions in the
Reich and that the Berlin government
is bound to afford it facilities and
protection.
They also decided upon a second
communication in which they note
the former Crown Princes letter re-
nunciating the throne of Prussia and
voice expectations that the German
government will see to it that Fred
erick William faithfully observes the
promises made therein. Under those
conditions the allies will not insist
upon laying hold of the prince, but
they declare the German government
must rigidly adhere to its assurance
that the return of the former Kaiser
William to Germany will not be toll
Grated.
This is the first time the allies
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
British Conservative
Group See Success in
Policy of Protection

London, Nov. 21.-(By A. Pas the
election campaign proceeds the pros
poets for the Conservatives. with their
new policy of protection. looks to he
Frightening, mainly because there is
yet no sign of cooperation between tho
Liberal and Labor parties to avoid
mutually destructive tactics in the
constituencies.
, This antagonism between the two
free trade parties. 80 far as the
speeches are concerned. centerS on the
question of a capital levy. which is at
hotly denounced by the Liberals as by
the Conservative speakers. For exam
pic. Sir John Simon at Cleckhcaton to-
| night declared that a capital levy as Il
| cure for unemployment was as fan
| tastic as n general tariff
Attacks from Liberal platforms COM
, pei the Labor speakers in defense to
| keep to the front the feature of their
; program. namely. a capital levy. which
! they would otherwise not empha size in
! the present campaign. 1t is true some
! of the Labor organs assert that for
every single vote they lose through ad-
vocacy of a capital levy they will gain
| 10 votes among the working classes
g, who will not be affected by the levy;
but since the idea of a levy frightens
the whole business community and the
middle classes. the Labor leaders them
selves are not anxious to push it to the
! fore.
ii. G. Wells. the writer. who is con-
testing London University in the Labor
interest, strongly empha sizes in his
election address the cleavage between
the Liberal and Labor parties. He says
that the Liberal party offers no rem
cdies whatever for unemployment. but
simply opposes the remedies suggested
by both Conservative and Labor par
ties.
,, What" declared Mr.. Wells. Sin the
face of our present needs is a mon
strously cruel and cowardly policy"
Mr.. Wells supports a capital levy,
which he describes as "a special con-
scription of credit from rich men for
the general need in a time of profound
economic distress"
While the Liberals and Laborites are
thus increasingly at loggerheads. the
reconciliation among the Liberals
, themselves is becoming more strongly
ccmented. A piquant incident today IL
Illustrated this reconciliation. During
the Liberals feud with Mr. Lloyd
George while the former premier was
so closely identified with the Conserv-
atives in the coalition. the National
Liberal Club of London. which is the
home of Asquithian Liberalism, voted
the removal of portraits of Mr.. Lloyd
George and Winston Spencer Churchill
from the dining room of the club, and
these portraits were accordingly rcle-
gated to the basement of the building.
Today the committee of the club unan-
imously voted their restoration to their
former place of honor in the dining
room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Identify Negro at
Portland as Man
Wanted for Murder

Portland, Me. Nov. 21.-Positivo
identification of the negro mate of the
schooner Mary F. Barrett as Alexander
Hawkins, who is wanted in Baltimore
for the brutal murder of his wife. Mil
dred, August s. 1920. was made at the
county Jail today by Detective Lieuten-
ant Thomas p. O'Donnell of the Balti-
more police, and John T. Mears, O
brother-in-law of the suspect. $50.
Hawkins was arrested yesterday on
the Mary +. Barrett as she reached
this harbor from Newport News. He
was serving under the name of John
Green. He said he would waive ex-
traction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
DR.. COOK GIVEN IA. YEARS
AND fine OF $4,000 FOR
OIL CO. FRAUDS IN TEXAS
MRS. Stokes GIVEN
ALIMONY OF $4,000
YEAR IN SEPARATION

New rll, Nov. 21.-A settlement
out of cdprt in the action for separate
maintenance brought by Helen Elwood
Stokes against her husband. w. E. D.
Stokes. wealthy hotel owner, has been
made. it was reported today after a
conference in the chambers of Su-
preme Court Justice Wasservogel at
which both Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes were
present. A final settlement will be
made in court tomorrow, it was stated.
The agreement, it was said, will give
MRS. stokes an annual alimony of
more than $4,000. the amount she is
now receiving. In addition Mr.. Stokes
Will provide trust fund of approx
imately $750.000 for their two children.
Both children are to remain in the
custody of Mrs. Stokes in Denver Mr..
Stokes will have the right to visit
them when he likes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Baltimore Dry
Agents Ask Protection

Baltimore. Nov. 21.-Prohibition
Agents, Jonathan Paul and J. L.
Estes today appealed to Assistant
U. S. District Attorney Fisher for
protection, and aid in arresting men
who they say have made threats
against their lives and that of Mich
ael Subsera, another agent.
Paul and Estes, members of the
Washington flying squad. also say
they have learned that local boot
leggers have formed a $4,000 fund
for the man or men who kill them.
Authorities are inclined to believe
that the threats were made merely
to brighten the agents. who have
figured in several sensational raids
on clubs and hotels recently, and
doubt the existence of the "blood
money" pool.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22

Portland, Me, Nov. 21-George G..
Weeks, a former speaker of the
Maine House of Representatives was
stricken as he was about to regis
ter at the New Chase House early
tonight, and died while being taken
to hospital. Heart disease caused
death.
Mr.. Weeks, who had practiced law
in Fairfield since 1885, served five
terms in the lower house between
1893 and 1910, being speaker in 1909,
and served in the senate in 1899 and
1902. Ho was born in Fairfield in
1860. He graduated from Bowdoin
in 1882. He was prominent in Ma
sonry and in Somerset County bank
ing circles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Same Number Hurt IN
Wreeking Of Sugar
Plant At New Iberia;
Partial Identification
Of The Dead

Beaumont, Tex. Nov. Fifteen
persons are dead and about the same
number were injured as the result
of double boiler explosion at New
Iberia. La, this afternoon, according
to telephone message received here
tonight. The dead include Oscar
Broussard and his son. Sydney
Broussard. according to the mes
sage, which said the others had not
been identified.
Details of the explosion. which de-
molished the sugar plant where it
occurred, were not given. The body
or negro was found 1e0 feet from
the scene. the head blown off, ac-
cording to the report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
City Boston Gets
First Payment
on Baxter Legacy

Boston, Nov. Ex-Governor Bax-
ter of Maine today called upon May
or Curley of this city in connection
with the payment of the first $4,000
of a $4,000 legacy left to the city by
Governor Bakers father. the late
James Phinney Baxter. The will of
the governors father left $4,000 to
the city of Boston to be invested I'M
til it reaches the sum of $1,000,000
In the year 2O2O when it is to be de-
voted to the erection of building
TO commemorate the founders of
New England.
City officials could not remember
when Governor Baxte called whether
the bequest had been accepted but
tonight after the records had been
searched Mayor Curley telephoned
the Governor that he would be glad
to receive the check for $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
100000 Damage in
Blaze Albert Block
Amherst. Mass.

Amherst. Mass, Nov. 21.--Damage
estimated at between $4,000 and $780,
goo was done to the Albert block in
Main street early today by fire that
forced dozen occupants of the build
ing to flee in their night clothing.
rlames sweeping up the stairway from
me third to the fourth stories cut off
tne escape Of two young men who were
forced to leap from the roof to that
OF another block. John Beacon, one
OF these, suffered considerable inju-
RES. and Alex Lucas, the other, was
slightly injured.
Mrs. Howard Aiken and her two
small children were rescued with diff
nculty from their rooms on the third
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
u. S. Missionary Held
by Chinese Bandits

Shanghai, Nov. % (By A. P.)-E.
w. Schmalzreid. and American mis-
sionary attached to the Reformed
Church in the United States, whose
mission is at Shenchow- Flu, Human.
has been kidnapped by bandits while
on his way from Changteh, Human,
to Tungjen, Kweichow.
Four women who were accompany
Ing Mr.. SchmalZreid were permitted
to resume their journey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Fire Paralyzes Wire
Service in Bridgeport

Bridgeport. Conn. Nov. 21.-Tele-
phone communication for the entire
business section. and affecting about
5000 stations in the local exchange
and all long-distance service to the
eastward, was destroyed by a fire in
the cable vault of the telephone build
ing at $40 this evening. Six large ca
bles were severed, including two ca
bles on the through service of the
American Telegraph & Telephone Co
betw cen New York and Boston. The
cause of the fire is unknown
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Farmer Killed by
Train on Crossing

Ferrisburg, VT, Nov. 21-F'rank
T. Preston. of this village. "a. farm
'er, was instantly killed by a train
at railroad crossing here this aft
ernoon when wagon in which he
was riding was struck. The horse
was thrown down a 20-foot embank-
ment into river and drowned. The
railroad crossing was ono with which
MIR. Preston was very familiar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
futile Republican
Nominee in Westhr0Ok

Westbrook. Me. Nov. 21-Alderman
Charles S. futile, Jr., was nominated
ior mayor. tonight over Walter F.
haskell, by a. vote Of 1T to Al, in
one OF the largest attended Repub-
ncan caucuses ever held here. Mr..
haskell was regarded as the organi-
Hation candidate and his defeat was
ty leaders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
General Forecast

During Wednesday the pressure
remained high off the Atlantic coast.
The temperature became high dur
ing Wednesday throughout the At
lantic states and there have been
light local rains within the last "a
hours along the northern border from
Lake Superior eastward. In other
parts of the country the weather re-
generally fair weather but with con-
siderable cloudiness Thursday and
Friday in the Washington forecast
district.
Winds north Of Sandy Hook
Fresh southwest shifting to west
and northwest; weather cloudy and
unsettled Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22
Movie Corporation
Head Arrested in
|. Big Booze Seizure

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov. 21.-Joseph
w. Engel. senior vice president of the,
Metro Pictures Corporation, was ar
rested here late today in connection
with the seizure of consignment of
liquor valued at 100000. alleged to
have been shipped to him from New
York,