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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Rum Treaty Draft
Not Yet Received

Washington, Nov. 24-Some Of the
details in connection with the con-
ference between American and Cam
adam officials in regard to co-Opera-
ton in prohibition enforcement along
! the border were given today by the
state department The conference is
scheduled to open in Ottawa next
| Tuesday. 1t is expected that con-
sideration will he given not only to
the question of smuggling liquer
across the border, but also to snug
Cling carried on in coastal waters by
small boats.
r. r. Farrow, commissioner of Gus
toms of Canada, will head the Cana
dian delegation. Other Canadian
representatives will be G. p. Blair,
general executive; G.. a. Taylor, as
sistant commissioner of customs;
W. F. Wilson, chief o. the preventive
service.
The American delegation will con-
sist of Mckenzie Moss, assistant Sec
rotary of the treasury; William Il.
Valance, assistant to the solicitor,
department of state; j. J. Britt, gem
eral counsel, prohibition unit; j. Z.
Crawford, of the customs legal force:
Nathaniel G. Van Doren, head special
agency, customs service; George f.
Boren, special assistant to the attor-
ney general, department of justice.
and William j. Donovan, United
States attorney Of Buffalo, N. Y.
Negotiations now in progress with
Great Britain looking to a treaty ex-
tending the right of search for
liquor beyond the three mile limit,
are progressing very favorably." 1t
was announced at the state depart
ment. Reports that a draft of the
British proposals had been received,
it was stated, are erroneous.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Week End Rain Proves
Satisfactory To Many

At last Waterville has passed
through a weekend that could not
be called pleasant by the most OPTIC
mistic of weather prophets because
for 4S hours a steady downpour
brought joy to the hearts of the mill
operators and workers and dispair
to those planning a last auto trip Of
the fall.
The country roads that have been
so smooth and dry for many months
have succumbed to the effects of
rain and frost and in many instances
are practically impossible to an au-
tomobile without chains. Lakes and
rivers in the vicinity are slowly be-
ginning to fill up but still are very
low.
Saturday night was somewhat of
contrast on Main street from a.
week ago. This Saturday very few
people and fewer automobiles were
on Main street while the Saturday
night before the sidewalks were
crowded to capacity for hours dur
ing the evening and every parking
space was filled not only on Main
street, but on Temple and Silver.
The rain had bad effect on one
Ford coming down the street yester-
day afternoon. The car stopped in
the center of Main street at the
junction with Temple and for ten
minutes while the owner frantically
cranked other cars We're forced to
detour. Finally he concluded that
1t was a hopeless job and getting
nelp from passing youngster the
TWO pushed the car onto Temple
street where it still remained last
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Deer Receipts Friday Larger
Than At First of Week

deer receipts Friday and Saturday
were somewhat larger than during
the first of the week at Oakland
junction, accordiny to the report of
Game Commissioner John Flint. This
is due to the fact that many hunters
go up the first of each week and re-
turn Friday and Saturday. The rain
of the past two days has practically
prohibited hunting except for those
few who are so anxious to get their
quota that they have gone into the
wood regardless. After this storm
clears up however, conditions will be
excellent for the dampness will make
the hunting much quieter. If the
thermometer should take a sharp
drop however, and the leaves should
freeze the woods will be more noisy
than ever.
The game receipts for Friday were
as follows: r. H. Morrill, of Portland,
two; Mrs r. H. Morrill, of Portland,
one; o. E. Dickinson OF Readf1eld,
one; G.. F. Goddard of Lake MoXle.
+. j. Byrnes of Lake Moxie. two: r.
w. Pooler of Madison, one: J. F.
Kirk, Madison. one: J. u. Burke,
Philadelphia, two; J. IT,. Buckman.
Langhorne, Pa, two: S. F. Elliott,
Westbrook. one: w. Il. Walton, Phil
adelphia, one: S. B. Anewalt, Allen
town, Pa. one.
Saturday, S. Bowen. Charlestown.
Mass. one; c. w. Hayes. Charles
town, Mass, two bucks, one six and
the other seven points: Charles How
ard. Gardiner, one ZOO pound DUCK
Dennis Bishop, Gardiner. ore; at
rick Bishop, Gardiner, one 225 pound
buck; A. j. Bishop, Gardiner. one;
w. A. Smith. Gardiner, one; Charles
r. Hall, Auburn, one $50 pound, eight
point buck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
orge H. Holz, general secretary

George H. Holz. general secretary
Bar Harbor.
Saturday evening she meeting was
held In the auditorium Of the Uni
versalist Church and Charles I. Hill
dreth of Bowdoin, pr osident Of the
Maine Student Council presided. The
meeting opened at o'clock and the
song service was led by Leland L.
Stacy Of Augusta. The devotion SER
vice was conducted by Mr.. Birge and
at 8 Effective Means of Corpora
tive Effort Among Student Associa-
tons was discussed by A. B. Clark.
Maine. Russell s. McGown, Student
Secretary. Bates College. Richard ].
Lee. Student Secretary. Bowdoin
College. Herbert L. Newman, Stud
ent Secretary. Colby College.
The address of the evening which
was greatly enjoyed by all present
was given by John M. Currie Of
Springfield, New England Student
Secretary.
Sunday morning the delegates at
tended church services with their
hosts and al the churches were well
flied.
In the afternoon at the auditorium
of the Baptist Church - meeting was
held at $500 and began with q song
service led by jeff Smith Of Water
vile. This meeting was termed a
Mass meeting Of Older Boys and
Young Men and the address Of the
afternoon was given by Francis p.
Miller of New York. International
Student Secretary. This meeting was
followed very closely and thoroughly
enjoyed.
The Convention came to a success
full close with the big mass meeting
in the Baptist church at o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Fugitive Doctors
Whereabouts Known
to Connecticut Officers

Hartford, Conn.,, Nov. 25-Dr.
SJtcliffe, fugitive Unionville physi-
clan. sought throughout the east to
answer to charge of manslaughter,
is available for Connocticut's extra
ordinary grand jury any time it sees
fit to call him to testify, States At
torney Hugh NJ. Aeon announced
tonight following a conference with
Benedict NJ. Holden, foreman of the
grand jury and County Detective Ed
wa J. Hickey. The county dctec-
tive made arrangements to keep DR..
Sutcliffe away from Newspaper men.
There are certain reasons why l
cannot make public the whereabouts
of DIR. Sutcliffe" said TIL states at
torney this evening. "All I can say
is that we have him anf that he is
ready for the grand jury"
When Sutcliffe left the state. Mr..
Alcorne expressed lite concern and
said at the time that the fleeing ply
stefan would not get far.
Sutcliffe, it was 6; 20, said he had
no intention of evading the authori-
ties, but wanted to ret away from
newspapermen until the grand jury
was ready to summon him. He said
the publicity in connection with his
confession made 1t advisable for him
to leave Unionville. He Is ~eputed
to have previously confessed that he
had bought from the National Medi-
cal Diploma Milr' false credentials
which ultimately brought him a Ii
cense to practice medicine in Con-
necticut.
The grand jury will resume its
hearing tomorrow by calling new
witnesses to testify as to their know
ledge of the physicians in the state
said to be! holding bogus certificates.
A number of subpoenas have been
served in the past few days while the
jury was in recess and these wit
nesses will be in aHrtford tomorrow
to await their turn in going before
the investigating body. A physician
in Stonington, Conn, who was
sought by county detective Satur-
day who was sent to summons the
doctor before the grand jury could
not be found. 1t was learned that
the doctor had left town three weeks
before.
An extra force of clerks has been
engaged by DR.. Stanley H. osborn
state commissioner of health, To
make a record of death certificates
, in cases where it is known that the
doctor in attendance is either known
| or suspected to be product OF the
diploma mill" The work will cover
all certificates signed during the last
| five years. 1t is expected that about
200 of these certificates will be ready
for the grand jury tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Ford Will Run
on Independent
Ticket If UnOppOsed

Detroit, Nov. ALI Henry Ford
is nominated on the Independent tic
ket without opposition he will run
for President" said Robert r. Point
er of Dearborn, lifelong friend of
Mr.. Ford and member of the ar
rangements committee for the CONF
| ing conference for Ford for-Presi-
dent clubs. He made this statement
after committee meeting at his
home. He said he had talked with
MIR. Ford recently on the subject. He
declined to discuss the conversation,
but added:
Mr.. Ford did not tell me to desist
in my efforts to make him Presi-
dent"
He went on:
THE Peoples Progressive party
was formed in Omaha to make Hen
ry Ford President. We are not going
to frame a platform. not only for
that reason, but also because MIR.
Ford will not sign his name on any
dotted line, either before or after his
nomination. That's what we told 'em
in Omaha and that's what we're 60
ing to stick to-
Present at the committee meeting
in addition to Mr.. Pointer. were Will
liam T. kronberg, William f. Kerby,
L1ci OclI DuSll, T1SUFy tuQQuck
and Judge and Mrs. Edward J. jeff
ries.
Mr.. Kronberg announced that 800
delegates from d states had been in
vited to attend the conference Dec.
II. All the 800 are volunteer dele
gates and will pay their own expen-
ses. he said. They are from every
walk of life. The invitations are be-
ing mailed under the name of the
Allied Ford-for President Clubs Of
Detroit. Dearborn and Highland
Park.
Following are some excerpts from
the call being sent out:
1T must be clear to the average
man in this country that we have
reached a crisis in the economic life
of the nation. Government in the
hands of a privileged class becomes
an agency for exploitation instead OF
a security for life, liberty and prop
erty. The land of the free and the
home of the brave fast declines into
land of exploiters and exploited.
1.-The leadership of both the Re-
publican and Democratic parties has
become the special servant of what
is commonly understood in this
country as the interests and unless
one or both of these parties changes
it's leadership and attitude toward
the people there is little hope of OBJ
tanning any economic relief from our
present intolerable conditions.
Upon the public horizon today
appears q man who undoubtedly
represents fully 100 per cent. what
American institutions stand for.
Whatever virtue the competitive sys-
tenn has this man has exemplified.
No man since the days of Jefferson
and Lincoln comes as near the ideal
of what President ought to be as
this man. He has heart: he has ex-
perience; he has vision: he has cour-
age, and Is master of big things.
He Is the one man in this country
today who has vision and courage
and conviction that the American
people can safely trust. as President
of the United States, Henry Ford"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
HOultOn's Attitude
Railroad Question

Portland, Nov. ga recently pub
lished statement that the Houlton
Chamber of Commerce had rescinded
its vote IN favor of the Storrow plan
of uniting all the railroads in New
England. and had voted to endorse
the Mcdonald plan of joining the
Maine Central, the Bangor &; Aroos-
took and the New York Central, was
promptly denied by the president of
the Houlton organization.
The State Chamber of Commerce,
having been criticised for giving
publicity to the rumor. has investi-
gated the matter and makes the fol-
lowing statement:
No meeting of the Houlton Cham
Der of Commerce has been held since
action on the railroad merger ques-
ton was taken in September. But
seven of the nine directors of that
organization have signed a declara-
ton of their belief that the Mcdonald
plan is preferable to the Storrow
plan. in case there is to be a con-
solidation of the Maine Railroads.
Six of these seven directors were not
present at the meeting in September
when the vote favoring the Storrow
plan was taken. This was the sub
stance of the statement made by the
two Maine representatives regarding
the Houlton situation. at the ad-
journed hearing of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in Washing
ton this week.
This information was obtained
from a Houlton business man who
hopes to see the Mcdonald plan
adopted, and who declares that there
is strong sentiment in Aroostook
county in support of that plan of
railroad merger.
Commenting on the action of the
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce in signing the declaration in
question, the Houlton Times, which
favors the Storrow plan, adds! "As
individuals the members of the board
of directors may do as they see fit,
but as for carrying any weight in
relation to the action of the Houlton
Chamber of Commerce as body,
would not change the action of that
body in the least"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Thornton Burgess
Entertains Youngsters
i'm Pleasing Manner

Thornton w. Burgess, nationally
known writer of stories for children
entertained about 500 Waterville
youngsters Saturday morning at the
City Opera House Mr.. Burgess in
his usual pleasing manner related
some of the tales about the little ami
mails and judging from the bowls of
laughter and the frequent stamping
of feet every child present had the
time of his or her life. After Mr..
Burgess had finished his talk he an
nounced that he would greet all OF
the children who cared to come onto
the .tage and Immediately a long
line of eager youngsters proceeded
onto the platform to T. ceive a hand
shake, a pat on the head and a pleas
ant greeting. Many of the children
purchased books written by Mr.. Bur-
CESS and they brought these to him
to be autographed.
Mr.. burgess came to Waterv1lle I'M
der the auspices of tn Colby Alum
nae Association and the proceeds of
his lecture will go to the Alumnae
building fund. This is the second
time within a year that Mr.. Burgess
has visited Watervi.le. He came
last spring for the first time and was
received so cordially that the Alum
nae association decided to ask him
to return this time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Wallace to Drop
Wheat Crop Plan

New York, Nov. 24-Secretary of
AgricultlKe Wallace probably will
drop his plan for government inter-
vention in the wheat crop situation,
it became known here today, as the
result of conferences which Charles
j. Brand, consulting specialist of the
department of agriculture, has been
holding with local grain export in
terests. -
These interviews. it was stated to-
day on good authority, have convin-
ced the secretary's representative
that the plan for a United States ex-
port corporation, known as the
Peak plan," and under which the
government would buy up q wheat
surplus of some 150,000,000 bushels
to force up the price, is not only eco
nomically unsound but would en-
courage the production of still
greater SURPRISES in the future.
So much opposition to this plan
has been registered on the part of
economists and other experts that
the secretary of agriculture decided,
it was learned today, to send Mr..
Brand out from his office to ascer-
tain the true state of telling with re-
gard to it. Accordingly, Mr.. Brand
came from Washington the latter
part of last week to interview the in
terests mentioned. The verdict, &C
cording to the information was
unanimous against any such PROPOSE
ton.
AS explained today by one of the
grain men visited by Mr.. Brand.
| there were numerous objections to
! the peak plan." the principal ones
| being that. in the event the plan was
2 successful. the wheat grower would
/ go in for still larger scale of pro-
| duction next year and that. assuming
| the government bought up the pres
ent years surplus for export. 1t
would have to compete with private
exporters in disposing of the grain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Plan To Relieve Farmers
Laid Before Coolidge

Washington. Nov. 24-Suggestions
for the relief of farmers in the
Northwest were laid before President
Coolidge today by Representative
Summers. Republican, Washington.
They included:
Increase of the tariff on wheat to
double the present duties.
Creation of Government agency
to handle export wheat.
Reduction of freight rates on farm
products and elimination of unfair
discrimination"
Encouragement of cooperation of
banking and business interests with
wheat growers for the holding and
orderly marketing of wheat"
With reference to his suggestion
for a wheat export agency. Mr.. Sum-
mers said:
Such agency should have at its
disposal the $5S,000,0OO profits that
were taken from the wheat growers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
21,778 LIVING
YALE GRADUATES

New Haven. Nov. 24.-Yale Universe
ty is represented by 21,77S living
graduates and S177 non-graduates ac-
cording to the 1928 edition of the
Alumni Directory just published.
OF the total 1916 or 179 per cent.
are practicing law. 2724 in banking. ac-
counting and insurance and 21S4 in
commercial lines. these being the prin-
cipal subdivisions. Only 1SS graduates
and 400 on-graduates have failed the
university secretary with their pres
entaddresses.
In geographical distribution the
North Atlantic division leads with 49,
$50 or 66b per cent. of the total num-
Der of Yale men in the United States
The North Central Division has second
place in geographical distribution with
1851 alumni.
The Pacific and South Atlantic di-
visions come next with 2097 and 1880
alumni. The South Central division is
represented by 943 alumni and terrific
rics and possessions by 100.
Foreign countries are represented by
1901 Yale men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Boy Scouts Do
NObly in japan

Toxic. Oct. Pa. P. by MaiD-
Boy Scouts of Japan have come to
the front wonderfully since the
earthquake and fire. After working
hard to house and feed children made
homeless, they set themselves to al
leviating spiritual needs, a work so
necessary under the circumstances.
Education centers We're established
under the name 1.-The field school for
little children" and leaders of Boy
Scouts from the schools and univer-
sites volunteered as teachers. Books,
pencils and paper We're supplied free.
Physical examinations and medical
treatment are given to the children
and their spiritual as we'll as their
physical wellbeihg is vigilantly cared
for. The good spirit that has been
enkindered has resulted in an in
creased attendance daily.
This educational service will be
continued until the schools can take
care of the children. The movement.
started in Toxic, is spreading to
other districts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Johnson.Chadwick

A wedding of interest to Hallowell
people took place Saturday evening at
o'clock in St. Matthews church when
Herbert johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs
William E. Johnson of Hallowell, and
Anna Chadwick. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Chadwick of Whitefield were
united in marriage by Rev. Rush w. D.
Smith. rector of st. Matthew's. Only
the parents of the bride ana groom
were present.
The bride was charmingly dressed
in dark blue Canton crepe. The couple
left on the $50 train for a short hon
eymoon trip. On their return a reccp-
ton will be held at the. homo of the
brides parents in Whitehead The
young people will make their home in
Whitefield for the present.
The groom is we'll known in Halo
we'll and has many friends here. He is
a graduate of Hal!owell High school
and was student at Middlebury Col
lege when the war broke out and he
entered the service of his country
Later. after being discharged from the
army. he went abroad in the merchant
marine service. He has lived for
some time in Whitefield. The bride re-
ceived her education in the schools of
Massachusetts. She is also graduate
nurse. having received her training in
one of the Portland hospitals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Death Toll Is 8
From Poison Liquor
Past Week in Phila.

Philadelphia, NoY. 25-Liquor
Imported" for the holiday season.
caused the death today of five men,
according to the police, and sent
many others to hospitals in a criti-
cal condition. The deaths increased
the fatalities attributed by the au-
thorities to poison whiskey to eight
in the last seven days.
Central city hospitals treated
scores of persons today who had been
picked up on the street unconscious
from whisky which some of them
said had been sold to them by boot
leggers as imported" Many said
they had taken but one or two drinks
of the liquor before losing conscious
ness. Five of those taken to hospi-
tails died and several more were re-
ported to be near death. Oxygen gas
saved the lives of at least dozen at
one hospital, physicians said.
A total of 2S3 arrests for drunken
ness were made today in the central
police districts. breaking all records.
Unusually large numbers of such ar
rests also were reported from outly-
ing stations. Hospital authorities
said they had treated more cases of
illness due to bad liquor in the last
twenty four hours than ever before.
Local authorities announced that a
thorough investigation would be con-
Quoted in an effort to learn where
the liquor which caused the five
deaths today was obtained. Those re-
sponsible, they said, would be prose-
cuted to the full extent OF the law.
In the future, William J. Mcclure,
supervisor of the federal prohibition
enforcement unit here. declared he
would invoke an old internal revenue
act which would allow his agents to
enter a place suspected of selling de-
natured alcohol or other poison liq-
uor for beverage purposes without a
search warrant.
Prohibition agents admitted to-
night that despite the recent cam
paign of state and federal authorities
to dry up" the city, the bootleggers
| continued to do a thriving business.
They were not prepared to state def
nitely the source of the bootleggers'
supplies, but expressed the opinion
that much of the liquor with foreign
labels was ''moonshine" in many
cases made by the bootleggers them
selves. The agents said that small
percentage OF that sold as Imported
goods" might have been smuggled
ashore from the rum fleet lying off
the Jersey coast. A large number of
stills and much liquor was seized by
prohibition agents in raids last week
on cider saloons and other speak,
q cina
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26

Perley A. Roderick, aged 20 years,
died at the home of his sister, Mrs
Charles Collins, 21S Water street.
yesterday morning. He is survived
by three brothers, Walter, Wallace
and Eddie, and two sisters, Mrs.
Grace King and Mrs. Charles Col
Inns, all of this city. The funeral
will be held from the French Baptist
church Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'cock. 1nterment will be in Pine
Grove Cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
Union Thanksgiving Service

Sunday evening at the Universalist
church there was Union Thanks
giving service, the third successive
union evening service. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. Mr.. Bradford of
the Old South church. Rev. C. E.
Young of the Baptist church read
the Scripture. Excellent music was
furnished by the Universalist choir
including an effective bass solo by
Fred Bates.
The address Of the evening was
by Rev. Henry Otto Megert of the
Methodist church. 1t was an inter-
esting and inspiring talk that held
the attention of his audience. There
was an excellent attendance. The
collection was turned over to the
Benevolent Society.