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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
Poor Tool for PRUNING.

A carpenters saw is not a fit tool
for pruning fruit trees
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
Lazy.


Lazy, is ne.
LAZY? Why. that man is 50 lazy,
he's too tired even to talk about II -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

AS rule. the silent partner has
good deal to say.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
Help Control Anthracnose.

To burn dead raspberry canes will
help control anthracnose next year.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

A hair in the head is worth two in
the brush.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

Gives Needed Exercise.
for many tired business men,"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

Cooling Tank IL Essential.
Every farmer who milks cows should
have n cooling tank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
U. S. MARKS TIME

Washington, Jan. 12.-Secretary
Hughes proposal for reference Of
the reparations problem to interna-
tional fnanciers for. recommended
tons based on purely economic con-
siderations is regarded in Washing
ments for acceptance or rejection.
In the opinion of administration Off
Gals it may yet offer way to recon-
cile the conuicting views of Great
Britain and France on the course
to be. followed.
A White House spokesman stated
today that the government was not
moving in the Preparations crisis in
any way at this time and could not
move unless the powers concerned
showed a desire that it should do
SO.
At the State Department 1t was
said that Secretary Hughes sugges-
ton stood unchanged: that nothing
had been done by this government
to withdraw the proposal. 1t was
evident that officials did not believe
that acual occupation of the Ruhr
region by French and Belgian forces
had operated to prevent the carry
ing out of such a project as'Mr.
Hughes suggested if practical tests
of the French plan for forcible col
lections did not come up to French
hopes.
In effect the view taken by admin
iStration. official SappearS to be that
Continued on Page 9, Col. 6.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Suicide Motive of
Reverend DR.. Gordon
Still Undiscovered

New York, Jan. 1.-THE motive
for the apparent suicide of Rev. DIR.
Percy Gordon, former assistant rec
tor of st. Bartholomew Episcopal
Church, whose body was found yes
terday in bath tub in his apart
ment in Hotel Wolcott, remained
undiscovered. today. There was a
bullet wound in his right temple and
a revolver with one empty chamber
lay beneath his right hand.
The contents of two letters found
near the body and evidently written
shortly before he had shot himself.
were not made public. One of the
letters was addressed to DR.. Leighton
Parks. rector of st. Barth olomew's,
and the other to DIR. Gordon's son.
George, an under secretary Of the
American embassy in Paris.
DIR. Gordon, who was about 60
years old. resigned from st. Bartho-
lomew's about six months ago. Soon
afterwards he sub-let his New York
apartment and sailed for Europe.
Only a few Of his close friends knew
he had returned to America. They
said he had seemed nervous and
apparently was not benefited by the
sea voyage.
DR.. Gordon was separated from
his wife several years ago and she
now lives in Florida.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Ruhr Coal Syndicate
Establishes New
Office at Berlin

London. Jan. 1.-THE Westphalian
coal syndicate is now established at
Hamburg, according to the Hamburg
correspondent of the Times.
An official of the company contend
cd that the withdrawal of the syndi-
cate from Essen was entirely regular
and justifiable inasmuch SIS the COM
pany was private organization pos
sessing full liberty of action. He said
that the special department which
dealt with the reparation coal account
remained in the Ruhr to the cOntin-
uance of future deliveries but he
feared that France would attempt to
seize supplies intended for consump-
ton in Germany.
The political correspondent Of the
Westminster Gazette, recording a ru-
NOR that the French may try to bring
the officials and books of the coal
syndicate back to Essen from Ham,
burg, connects the organization. a
choice of Hamburg as its office head
quarters with the fact that the Of
ficers of the Hamburg American line
are there, thus facilitating shipment
Of the records to America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13

South Paris, Me, Jan. 12-(Spec-
iaD-A decision was received here
today from Chief Justice Leslie G.
Cornish Of Augusta, deciding that
William O. rockingham of South
Paris, the Democratic candidate for
sheriff, was duly elected sheriff of
Oxford county in the last election
over Frank F. Woodside Of Frye
burg, the Republican candidate. Mr..
Woodside was given certificate of
election by the Governor and Coun-
Gil on the face of the returns and
Il petition was filed by Mr.. Frothing-
ham claiming that he was elected to
the office. A hearing was held before
Chief Justice Cornish at Augusta a
few weeks ago.
The parties interested agreed at
the hearing that Woodside, Republic
can, received 4.9S7 votes, and Froth-
ingham, Democrat, received 1865
votes, and that the number of con-
tested ballots was originally "a,
which formed themselves into nine
groups.
Justice Cornishs decision gives
F'rothinEham 5000 votes and Wood
side 1895 votes. making plurality
of five for rockingham.
The ballots where Woodside's
name was scratched out and Froth-
ingham's name written in with a
cross opposite F'rothingham's written
in name. count for rockingham. ac-
Continued on Page 9, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Plan Founding of
Art Center Boston

Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 1.-THE
founding in Cambridge and Boston
of an art centre comparable with the
group of schools in Paris known as
the BeauX Arts, is a possible result
of plans for developing the School
of Architecture at Harvard Univer-
sity. Dean G. H. Edgell has an
nounced.
The Harvard school itself, accord
ing to the dean, "aims to establish
itself as the pre- eminent school in
America, and looks forward with
pleasure to the kecnest competition
in this respect with the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology and the
Boston Architectural Club. With all
three functioning on an extended
scale, he indicated the possibility of
developing an American Beaux Arts
center.
The establishment this year of a
graduate course of painting of a
course in the theory and practice of
stage design, the action of Professor
J. j. Haffner, of the Ecole Des Deaux
Arts to the teaching staff of the
school Of architecture, and the con-
temptation of an intensive course in
the art of sculpture in conjunction
with architecture, are first steps in
the school of architecture's plans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Federal Officials
Little Interested
N. Y. Booze Running

Washington. Jan. 12.-Fedcral prohi-
bition officials evidenced only mild in
tercst today in press reports of the
landing of large quantities of SNUG
gled liquor on the New jersey coast,
particularly in the vicinity of High
lands. Aside from routine letter to
William Fl. Moss. acting director for
New Jersey. asking for a report, no
official notice will be taken of the Sit
uation, it was declared officially.
The letter to Mr.. Moss called his at
tention to the extensive publicity
which was being given the appearance
of a supposed fleet of rum-runners off
Ambrose Channel Lightship and sub
sequent attempts to land cargoes. Pro-
hibition bureau officials said they had
received no reports of unusual rum
running operation from their represent
atives in New Jersey or New York
1t was learned. however. that Acting
Director Yellowley of New York and
Section Chief Appleby. executive officer
of the dry navy. had been ordered to
cooperate with Mr.. Moss to the utmost
of their facilities.
There was no disposition to deny
the existence of a certain movement
of Illicit beverages both across the
Atlantic seaboard and across the Ca
madam line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13

Boston, Jan. 12.-The evidence
which the full bench of the Supreme
Court found sufficient to remove Jo-
suh c. Pelletier from office as dis
trict attorney of Suffolk county. and
IN disbar him and Daniel H. Coax
lev was held by a grand jury called
in special session to consider its
criminal phases as lacking grounds
for Indictment. Although no for
NAL finding to this effect was emit
cred. announcement of such a result
was made in open court by Martin
]. Mcclure, foreman of the extra
ordinary session. after the grand jury
had been summarily dismissed by
Attorney General J. Weston Allen
today.
Mr.. Allen discharged the grand
fury in the room where, for two
weeks its secret review of the testi-
mony of blackmail and extortion
practices charged against Pelletier,
Coakley and other lawyers has been
conducted. This action, which he
subsequently, explained was taken
because some of the jurors asked
for discharges on the ground that
things had happened which made it
futile for them to go on. ordinarily
would prevent any statement in
court Of the prior proceedings.
But Mcclure would not have 1t
that way. He was the foreman. he
said and he questioned the right of
the attorney general to end the life
OF the grand jury before it had made
report Of the vote which. he said.
was taken. He asked that he be
Continued on Page 9, Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Portland to Ask
City Manager Form
OF Government

Portland. Me-. Jan. 12.-Twenty-
fee citizens. including several men,
bers of the legislature. and num-
Der of leading merchants. lawyers.
clerSymcn and club-women. met to-
night and named a committee of 10
to circulate a petition to the Legis-
lature urging the establishment of a
city manager form of government
for Portland. State Senator Ralph
o. Brewster drew up the petition. 1t
was decided to prepare a charter for
submission to the Legislature. The
plans include public hearing. and
a referendum. Portland rejected a
proposal for a commission form of
government in 1921, by less than 100
votes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13

Bastrop. La, Jan. 12.-Will r. Nors-
worthy, Morehouse Parish planter, tes-
tifying today in the open hearing in
vestigation of masked band deprcda-
tions in Morehouse and the Staying of
Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard, VIC
Tins of a black-hooded mob, credited
Captain ]. X. Skipwith, leader of the
parish organization of the Ku Klux
Khan, with having said Richard and
Daniel knew too much"
Noteworthy was testifying as to a
conference he said was held with Skip
with in the latters home at Vaughn,
La, the discussion led to the disap-
pearance of Daniel and Richard.
He made the remark that all of this
trouble had occurred from two very
sorry boys. very sorry characters. or
something to that effect" Noteworthy
Continued on PAGE +Col q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13

Washington, Jan. Recommendations
between the British and American
oept commissioners progressed today
to point where it is believed the mat
ter of the terms Of the settlement of
Great Britains debt of more than four
billions of dollars can be approached
at the next session on Monday. An
agreement in principle, at least, still is
forecast before the end of next week
at which time the British commission
ers plan to depart for London.
An official spokesman for the COM
missioners declared after today's scs-
sion that the general situation had
peen very thoroughly explored and that
much progress had been made in clear
ing up many points essential to gen
eral assessment of the whole problem.
1t was emphasized that the task of ar
ranging the payment of such a stu
pendouS sum was not an easy one and
that particular care had to be taken
that the settlement finally made would
not re-create serious fluctuations in
exchange and international trade.
IN the negotiations thus far, consid-
cradle attention has been given to the
oIIIi oI pay OIL the principal OF
the debt. and it was indicated that an
annual installment plan had been up
permoSt in the conversations on this
particular point.
While the method of meeting the an
nual payments to the American govern
ment will be through the purchase of
exchange in the market of the world
1t was reiterated that funds for such
purchases must come from British in
ternal revenues. In this connection it
was pointed out that Great Britain
had balanced her budget and cut her
expenditures right and left and the be-
lief was held that as time went on and
British wealth increased and govern
ment expenditures decreased. payments
could be met without actually increas-
ing the burden of taxation on the
British people.
Additional figures as to financial
conditions in Great Britain were made
public today on behalf of the debt
commissions. These showed that the
first of last April was 1.616,295. lOg
pounds sterling, the interest on which
was 335, 100000 pounds sterling. There
is owing to the British government
by the European nations n total of ].
oNS. 61o.0H pounds sterling. exclusive
of approximately 500.O00.o00 pounds
sterling in accrued and unpaid interest
Stanley Baldwin. British chancellor of
the cXChcIucr and head of the British
mission. declared at the opening of the
formal session last Monday that these
debts were in frozen state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Rescue Two From
Rockland Schooner
Driven Ashore at York

4 York, Me-, Jan. 12.-M. S. Mitchell
ana his son, of Rockland, We're res
cued late tonight by police and fire.
men OF this place from the wreck of
Inelr schooner, the Robert w, which
was driven ashore at noon today on
Long Beach. Coast guardsmen had
iaied TO reach the schooner with a
Doat during the storm, but tonight,
Wnen wind and wave had abated,
tne shore rescuers reached the
Both men were frostbitten and
GA with cold and exposure in
Tue rigging where they had chung for
hours while waves washed over the
t nulk. AT first they were unable to
@ll their names.
Late tonight physicians said they
%ouiu recover. One of them had
. ueen washed overheard during the
s,ofln and saved by the other. The
MVoert W. hailing from Rockland,
was pound from ThomastOn for
lynn Mass. with lumber. Vessel
"na cargo are total loss. A broken
i su,r allowed the schooner to be
nNen on the beach bow first, dur
"n s heavy snow storm. piling up
vi me sand directly in front of one
OF the beach hotels.
IN the afternoon waves were
m u,eaklng over the schooner and two
"1 I were seen lashed to the rigging.
%'er as the tide receded and the
m m.nu dled down, the police and fire.
T T1en were able to reach the wreck.
Inc TWO men who had been in the
ro esnls descended to the deck and
~ t"I up and down, apparently trying
h;t, heep their blood circulating in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
DELAY INDEMNITY

Paris. Jan. 12-(By A. P0-The
reparations commission tomorrow
will grant Germany a further delay
until February 1, in the indemnity
payment of 5O0.OO0,O0O gold marks
due next Monday, it was forecasted
in reparations circles here tonight.
The decision will be taken at the
request of France. Although the
Official reason is to give the
French delegation more time in
which to prepare new moratorium
conditions, it is believed the increas-
ing indication of passive resistance
by Germany to the French occupa-
ton of the Ruhr. has much to do
with it.
1t had been decided to begin dis
cussion of Germany's request for
moratorium tomorrow morning and
to reach a decision as soon as pos
sible,b but it is thought preparation
circles that France desires to leave
Continued on Page 9, Col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
N. E. Transportation
Hampered by Heavy
Snowfall of Friday

Boston. Jan. 12-With two schoon-
ers driven ashore off the coast OF
Maine by gales and railroad trans
portation throughout New England
hampered by another day of heavy
snowfall, relief was in sight tonight
following a break in the weather.
Four inches of snow fell in Boston
during the day and this was greatly
exceeded in other parts of New Eng
land. Portland, Me-, reported eight
inches, making the winters total 20
inches, and this months fall SO
inches. So far in January els
inches of snow has fallen in Boston.
according to weather bureau reports.
The precipitation is considered alb
normal.
Two men aboard the lumber
schooner Robert W., of Rockland,
Me-, driven ashore by heavy gale
today at York, Me-, were rescued to-
night by police and. fircmen of that
place.
The three masted British schooner
Don Parsons was driven ashore on
Little Cranberry Isle, off Mount Des-
ert Island, Me-, during a binding
northeast snow storm. Captain Card.
the six members of his crew, and a
woman were rescued by coast guards
men.
Railroad companies were making
frantic efforts tonight to keen their
tracks open as freezing weather set
tied following the end of the snow
storm. Trains entering Boston were
in some cases several hours late Ow-
ing to sleet on the tracks.
wholesale prices of fish in this city
reached wartime \levels today. Ow-
ing to the storms that have prevailed
except four days this month. fisher
men have been unable to put out for
extended periods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
British Schooner
Wrecked, Cranberry
Isle-CreW Saved

1slesford. Me-, Jan. 1.-THE three
masted British schooner John Parsons
was wrecked in the northeast snow
storm early today on Little Cranberry
Isle. off Mount Desert Island. The
members of the crew were brought
ashore.
The schooner. with cargo Of 200
tons of coal. was bound from New York
to Windsor, n. S. About 4 o'clock
while seeking refuge in Frenchman's
Bays from the storm, the craft struck
the Exposed and rocky shore of this
island. Capt. Card, the six members
of his crew and a woman were res
cued from a precarious position by
coast guardsmen from the Islesford
station. who promptly responded to
distress signals.
The coast guard cutter Ossipee.
which was cruising of the eastern
Maine coast. was notified and started
for the scene. but members of the crew
felt certain nothing could BE done to
save the schooner from being u total
loss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Injunction Against
Mcnamara Building
Nuisance Lewiston

Lewiston, Me-, Jan. 12.-FolIowing
a hearing on a petition by County
Attorney James A. Pulsifer, of Au-
burn. Justice Morrill, this afternoon
granted temporary injunction
against the Mcnamara building ct
40 Main street. The property is
owned by Mrs. Alice Mcnamara. her
husband, Thomas Mcnamara acting
as agent. John L. MARI is alleged
TO have conducted liquor saloon in
the building. Federal officers and
policemen testified to the discovery
of a hide containing III pints of
alcohol in the basement and declared
that MARI at the time offered to bet
$1,000 they could not find his other
hide" Today's proceedings marked
Mr.. Pulsifer's first official act as
county attorney since he took Office
January l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Valley of Kings
May Be Closed to
Public Says Report

London, Jan. 12.-A proposal to
close the Valley of Kings at Luxor,
Egypt. to the public. allowing only
the Earl of CarnaNon and his staff
and the representatives of one news
paper to pass the barrier, is reported
here.
The rumor. which is without con
tirnation. has brought protests from
some British correspondents at Lux
or. who say that the story has
aroused CONSERVATION and indigna-
ton. especially among the tourists.
These. including many Americans.
say that they have come to Egypt
primarily to visit the valley, which,
apart from the attraction of King
Tutenkhamen's tomb. is one of the
main points of interest for thousands
of annual visitors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
MEDICAL examiner
TO INVESTIGATE DR..
GORDON SUICIDE NY,

New York, Jan. 12.-Medical
Examiner Norris announced today
that he intended to conduct an in
vestigation into the hardness of the
police in notifying him of the sui
eide yesterday of the Rev. DR..
Percy Gordon, former assistant rec
tor of fashionable st. Bartholomew.s
on the Avenue.
DIR. Norris indicated that on Mon
day he would call before him the
manager of the Hotel Wolcott. where
the clergyman was found, shot
through the head, in the bathroom
of his suite; the first patrolman who
worked on the case, and his lieut.
enant.
According to the medical examiner,
he was not notified until nearly FIVE
hours after death had occurred. DR..
Norris was unable to advance a mo-
tive for the suicide, asserting that
he had turned over to- the police I'M
opened two letters found in the Suite.
one was addressed to DR.. Leighton
Parks, rector Of the Episcopal
church which DR.. Gordon had served,
and the other to the clergyman's
son. George Gordon, under secretary
at the American embassy in Paris,
DIR. Parks showed a decided disin-
clination to discuss the case. After
he had denied himself 20 news
papers, it was announced that he
gone away for a few days. At the
office of the church, a young woman
pointed out as the secretary, would
only say:
"No statement is to be given out,
as DR.. Gordon was no longer con-
nected with the church. 1t is a very
distressing affair.""
AS mysterious as the motive lead
ing to suicide, was the cause of DIR.
Gordon's resignation. None of the
vestry would comment upon it. Nor
could anything be learned Regarding
a letter he was reported to have re-
ceived in the lobby of the hotel
shortly before he went to his suite
and shot himself.
DIR. Gordon was separated from his
wife for several years. She now was
reported to be living in Florida.
George Gordon Battle, an attorney
, who professed high regard for DR..
Gordon, although knowing him only
slightly, said he had heard other
friends say that, within the last few
months, during which he made a visit
to Paris, the clergyman acted queer
ly.
DR.. Gordon's body was shipped to
his old home in Savannah, Ca, to-
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Barter With Rum
Runners in Jersey
Continues Heavy

Highlands, N. j.. Jan. 12.-(By 4.
PO-Barter between shore boot
leggers and the rum fleet anchored
off the Ambrose Channel Lightship
apparently was under way again
late today, after bottle fishermen
We're reported to have received word
that enforcement agents were bound
for the Highlands en- masse.
Three large power boats, said by
observers ashore to be Manhattan
rum runners, passed Sandy Hook
and headed for the liquor carriers
Smaller craft also were reported to
be mixing with the fleet.
Liquor cached in lighthouses was
hurriedly loaded on to motor trucks.
Four loads left town within half an
hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-13
Two Liquor Charges
Against MOslen

Madison, Me-, Jan. 12-(SpeciaD-
Arthur Moslen was arrested Thurs
day afternoon on the charge of vio-
lating the probihitory law. Moslen
was arraigned before Judge Elmer
Sawyer and charged with two single
sales. He pied not guilty. Judge
Sawyer found him guilty and im-
posed a fine of 500 and costs and
60 days in Jail on each count and 60
days additional on each count if the
fine was not paid. Moslen being un-
able to pay was taken to the county
Jail at Skowhegan to begin his SEN
tencc,