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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Italian Royalty
Hosts to British
at Rome Banquet

Rome, May 7.-(By a. PD-The
officials gala dinner this evening at
the Quirinal palace in honor of King
George and Queen Mary was a scene
of splendor.
King Victor Emmanuel. in offering
a toast to his royal guests. said that
Queen Helena and himself regarded
the visit of the British sovereigns as
an occasion for rejoicing on the part
of the whole Italian people and new
testimony of old friendship. con-
secrated at a decisive moment in
history.
His majesty then alluded to the
trial of arms born together in the
late war creating new bond and
strengthening old bonds.
II feel sure I am interpreting the
feelings of my country" he exclaimed
when ] pay sincere tribute to the
British people and express the hope
that the two peoples will work to-
gcthcr in the tasks that lie before
Them
King George, in replying. said: 81
rejoice that it was possible to pay
visit to your historic city and to eX-
press there the feelings of friendship
and respect with which the Italian
people are regarded in all parts of my
dominions Memories of long years
founded of a common conception of
liberty and justice. as well as a more
recent comradeship in arms. bind the
two nations by tie that no shock
can dislodge feel we'll assured that
no clouds can efface the glories of
these memories"
Everywhere throughout Rome the
royal visitors were received with tpe-
mendous cheering and the visit of
Premier Mussolini to the Ouirinal for
an audience with King George was
the occasion of much enthusiasm on
the part of the populace. Rome is
illuminated tonight and presents
carnival appearance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Probable Majority
for Premier Squires
in New FOundland

St. Johns, n. F., May 7-Returns
available this evening from New
Fcundland general election of May 3
showed the return of nine members
of the assembly belonging to the OPP
position party and eight followers OF
the government. Ninetee, seast had
not been heard from and it wa gen.
orally conceded here that the north
crn districts would return suiilclent
government followers to assure pre-
mier Sir Richard Squires a majority
in the new assembly.
The district Of st. Johns east.
where the count was completed to-
day, elected three opopsitionlsts.
Higgins. a former speaker of the as
sembly, headed the poll with $3.50
votes. His colleagues. Fo, and VIM
combe took 3,116 and 3,0S3 respective
". The three government candidates.
Eurke. Bartlett and Bulley had 2.39o.
2.514 and 2.404 votes in order. Dun
field, a law partner of the former
premier Sid Edward Morris. ran on
the independent ticket and was given
So3 votes. He will forfeit his cleo
toral deposit. -,
The present election wa" called py
Premier SQuireS to submit 10 the
people a plan to guarantee the prlh-
cipal and interest of S9.Ooo'ooo LOT
the establishment of a pulp ana pa
per industry in New Fcundiand by
the Armstrong Whitwortf COMPANY
of London, England. The British
government has undertaken to guar
autee a similar amount.
Premier SQuires was elected at 81.
John's west where Sir Michael CASH
in former premier and later leader
Of the opposition. was also one of the
three successful candidates. John K.
BENNETT. who became leader of the
opposition when Sir Michael retired
fron, that position at the outset OF
the campaign. was defeated in Har-
honr Grace district.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
CHINESE Bandits DEMAND
100000; U. S. AROUSED
FIFTY OVERCOME
BY SMOKE IN new
YORK SUBWAY FIRE

New York, May Fifty persons
We're overcome by smoke during to-
nights rush hour when ? short cir
cult started a fire in the East Side
subway Of the marlborough company
at 6Sth Street and Lexington avenue.
Five Of this number were made seri-
ously illPnd were TAX n t hospitals.
The others were able to go home
after emergency treatment. Many
passengers Of a ten car train became
excited and smashed windows and
fought their way to emergency exits.
Many passengers were trampled
upon and bruised as the hundreds
dashed for safety when the train
stalled. One woman sustained a
broken leg.
Passengers aided firemen and po-
lice to carry number Of persons.
mostly women. who had been over
come or had tainted, from the cars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
FOOLED BROKERS

New York, May Post office in
snectors, police and private detec-
lives Joined hands today to run down
the authors of a widespread plot to
inset the stock market by dumping
on it hundreds o. orders to buy.
hacked by worthless checks running
into the millions.
Wall Street generally attributed
tbe scheme to INSCRIPTIONS traders,
seeking to influence prices fot their
own ends, although the possibility
was not lost sight of that fanatic
or some dsgruntled person might
have thrown the monkey wrench in
10 the gears of the New York Stock
Exchange.
1t was obvious, however, that the
person or persons who worked out
the plot had wide knowledge of
Wall Street and it's ways and al
though not single one of the checks
was cashcd, their dumping on bro
kers had a marked effect on today's
market. Several brokers, rushing
into exchange with what they
thought were bona fide buying Or
ders "at the market" for New York
Central, Corn Products and Chile
Copper shares, with sprinkling of
other stocks, sent up prices sharply.
In the meantime, however. New
York banks which were named as
correspondents for banks on which
T. forged checks were drawn. be-
gan to turn down the worthless pa
per. The brokers who had bought.
! IMPLY .egan to unload, and the
market slumped. The entire list
took the toboggan. and most OF the
shares listed by the big board made
new low records for the year before
they quit sliding. The decline did
not end until a few minutes before
the closing. when a covering move
ment by bear traders checked the
drop. Some shares reacted to ,
points. but practically the entire list
closed below Saturdays high. the
losses ranging as high as 10 IL
points.
T.. operators of the swindle, if
they took full advantage of their OPP
portunity, made killing both on
the rise and the fall. selling short on
the brief peak reached before the
forgeries we're disclosed and then
covering and buying for the rise.
The scheme sought to involve
brolers in Philadelphia, oBston and
Chicago as we'll as in New York.
The forged names attached to the
checks were crude. They apparently
had been written all by the same
hand
Yearly 100 Of the orders, neatly
typed. and accompanied in every in
stance by cashiers check. have
been reported received by brokers
here and in other cities. Stock ex-
ohang> officials. however. expressed
the belief that many others had been
suppressed by brokers who disliked
to admit they had been victimized
by placing the fictitious orders.
The letters, coming from score
Of cities in Pennsylvania. Massa-
chusetts and New York and even as
far west as Kansas City and Louis
vile. Ky. were dropped in the mails
saturday and were on hand in the
various brokerage offices at the
opening of business today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
u, S. LAUNCH and
CREW OF 6 MISSING
LAST seen IN GALE

Key West, Fla, May THE g.
foot motor launch OILS Of the United
States Army with a crew Of six on
board, has not been heard from since
1 o'clock on the morning Of May 5,
when she was seen lashing the high
seas in a strong gale in latitude 1855:
longitude S6.40. This was officilly
made known here today on arrival Of
the United States army boat General
Frank NJ. Coke.
Late today the coast guard cutterd
Saukee and Cossack were preparing
to so in search of the missing boat.
The General Frank NJ. Coke. at
tached to the United States army.
Captain Z. X. White. L. S. A.. in
command. was enroute from New
orleans to Panama. The list of men
aboard the missing vessel was not
available here late today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Find Body Landin
in Charles River

Newton, Mass. May THE body
of Mills /. Landin of Jamaica Plain
was found today in q pool 100 feet
below Newton Upper Falls in the
Charles River where 1t had been
swept by the current yesterday when
Landin went over the cataract. Lam
din and his companion. Mark L..
Kraut, were drowned yesterday when
their canoe capsized above the falls.
The authorities searched without
success for Landin's body all day.
They finally succeeded in locating it
late this afternoon when they opened
the sluiceway. lowering the Charles
River Fl feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Find Canoe with Lunch
Box Missing Youth -
Floating on River go:

South Bristol. Me-. May IA
canoe. containing a lunch box and
Mayflowers. picked for. his sisters.
found floating in the Damartscotta
river today apparently indicated that
Paul Goudy. II. junior at Lincoln
Academy. was drowned. He was last
seen at $50 last night when he left
Philip Lindsay. his companion. at
the latter's home at Newcastle. on
the opposite side of the river. He
was good swimmer. Search was
being made for his body. which pro-
Dably was carried up river by the
flood tide. He was a son OF Henry
NJ. Cloudy Of this town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
General Forecast

A disturbance Of moderate inten-
sity was over the lake region and On
tario Monday night and moving
eastward and pressure remained low
off the Atlantic COST. Generally
fair weather prevailed over the New
England states during the past "a
hours.
The temperature was higher Mon
day in the north Atlantic states.
There will be considerable ecloudiness
Tuesday and Wednesday over the
states east of the Mississippi river
and showers are probable over the
greater portion of this area. How
ever, generally fair weather will pre-
vail in the Atlantic states during
Tuesday. Cooler weather will over
spread the Atlantic states north OF
Georgia Wednesday and Wednesday
night.
Winds north of Sandy Hook -
Moderate 10 fresh south southwest
and weather fair Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Score Held For Ransom

Peking, May z (By A. P)-Ap-
proximately twenty foreigners, many
Of them Americans including a
prominent newspaper publisher and
two American army officers tonight
are in the hands Of a gang Of Chin
csc brigands, who raided the Picking
express Sunday morning at Suchow,
province of Kiangsu. shot dead one
English passenger named Rothman
and drove scores of others. whites
and natives, off like a herd of cattle
Advices received here from several
sources indicate that the women
anon: the white passengers were
released. but only after they had been
beaten an. spat upon by their cap
tors in an effort to make them keep
up with the fast moving cavalcade
as it travelled through the darkness
away from the scene of the holdup.
Several Of the women are said to
have dropped from exhaustion and
the bandits left them where they fell,
refusing to permit their husbands to
stop and render assistance.
Among the prisoners still believed
to be held captives are Robert
Scripps. prominent American news
paper publisher, who is making a
tour Of the Far East. Others held
are Major Roland Pinger Of the U.
s. Army in the Philippines, with his
older son. Roland. Jr.. aged 8. and
Major Robert Allen, also Of the Am
erican army in the Philippines, with
his son Robert.
Lloyd Lehrbas. formerly OF Poca-
tello. Idaho, a newspaperman. who
was one OF the captives. escaped af-
ter travelling under guard for three
hours.
The bandits. heavily armed, and
out-num5ering soldiers OF the Pc
king go' eminent who were guarding
the railroad, first drove of the
troops and then tore up the track.
AS the express tram struck the
wrecker right OF way. the brigands
opened a fusillade from their car
bines. SCATTERING the car windows
ana rouslng the occupants OF the
sleepers.
The marauders went through the
train selling everything portable
and then drove off upwards OF 80
white passengers and approximately
q hundred native travellers.
Without giving their captives an
opportunity to dress, the Chinese
gang forced them at high speed over
the rough country in their bare ( :.
Some fortunate ones eluded the bril-
gands md hid in the tall grass. .ut
the remainder were herded along
under the guns Of their captors.
When the bandits had departed
the soldiers arrived and took up the
chase. Later advices were received
that the troops had come up with
the raiders and were firing on them.
to which the brigands are said to
have replied that they would kill
their prisoners unless the troops
withdrew.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
TWO KIDDIES DIE
UNDER WHEELS OF
HUB AUTO TRUCKS

Boston. May Two small children
lost their lives in Greater Boston to-
day when thoy were run over by auto
mobile trucks.
Four-year-old Thomas G. Kelley of
East Somerville was knocked down
and run over by a truck belonging to
the Maple Farm Milk Co. of Somervillc.
Manuel D. Ameral. the driver. of East
Cambridge. was arrested on the charge
of operating an automobile SO as TO en-
danger the public.
Thomas Benson, five years old. Of
South Boston, was fatally injured this
evening when he was rung over by
truck belonging to the Stetson Coal
Co. The driver Joseph O'Brien of
Dorchester. was arrested on the charge
of manslaughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
ITALIAN PREMIER
APPROVES NOTE
ON PREPARATIONS

Paris. May z (By A. P)-The
French note to Germany was COM
municated in substance to Premier
Mussolini Of Italy before the final
draft was made, it was disclosed in
official circles today, and he express
sed full approval of it, agreeing with
Premier Poincare that the German
proposal could not be taken into con-
sideration.
Semi official announcement from
London that the British government
felt there should have been a joint
reply by all the allies appears not
to have changed the French view
point.
A high official said this morning
that it was practically impossible for
Great Britain 10 join in reply that
would satisfy France and Belgium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Mrs. Bird Heads
Women's Club Dept.
at Atlanta Meeting

Atlanta. Ga. May Mrs: Charles
Sumner Bird of Boston. was elected
to head the Department of Interna-
tional Relations for the General
Federation of Women's Clubs at a
meeting of the federation's board of
directors here today. She succeeds
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner. resigned.
The directors meeting preceded the
opening of the mid-biennial council
of the federation here tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
discharge Belfast
Man Held for Assault

belfast, Me. May 1-Insufficient
evidence was the grounds on which
aunicipal Judge c. II. Chapman.
discharged George A. Matthews of
Ihcoinville Beach. charged with
a'minal assault on a five year old
,sauehter OF George Frohock of that
;;own. The respondent has been held
~ 'ne county Jail for some ten days
ssssndang final hearing and was dis
,ha1ged today. He told the judge
ra a. ne was very fond of children.
Ssser harmed one and was playing
S;s se and seek with the little girl and
he. NOT assault or attempt to assault
cen, ihe incoherent story of the
sa ..u Old not convince the Judge that
,hn...h ews should be held. He is
wit ~ years old and unmarried.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

New acknowledgements cloudi-
ness Tuesday. followed by local rains
night Or Wednesday; cooler
Eastern New York = Increasing
cloudiness Tuesday. probably show
ers Tuesday afternoon in west and
north portions: Wednesday cloudy
and cooler, proba bly, showers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Legal Decree Makes
Imperial Wizard
Follow Under Officers

Atlanta. Ga. May THE Imperial
kloncilium Of the knights of the Ku
klux Khan was vested with full
executive authority over the affairs
Of that organization in decree
signed today by Judge f. D. Thomas
Of Fulton superior court. The effect
Of the order. it is stated. is to relieve
the Imperial Wizard of Independent
administration an dexecutive author
lily.
Under the decree the Imperial
Wizard, H. p. Evans. is declared to
be the chief executive of the order
but all of his acts are made subject
to two thirds veto by the Kloncil-
ium and he is bound to follow all acts
of the kloncilium.
The order is the aftermath of re-
cent litigation between factions Of the
Khan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
B0wdoin-Bates
Debate Thursday

Iewistop. Nc. May 1-tSpecIal 70
kennebec JournaD-Much interest Is
manifest between Bates al Bowdoin,
to be held Thursday. May 10. in Lew
iston City hall Bates has established
an international reputation in debat.
ing circles, and the team which VIII
meet the local rival will he the same
which met oxford last Se..tember
with one exception. The three men.
William Young of Lewiston: Erwin
d Canham of Auburn and Theodore
r. Pinckney of Washington. d. e..
have been working fo- months with
Albert Craig Baird. debating coach.
AS there is great rlValrE het"een'
the two institutions. i is expected
NAT ho,', student bodies will appear
en- masse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
FAKE ORDERS AND
WORTHLESS CHECKS
UPSETS WALL ST,

Bogus Paper Totalling Millions Called for Pur-
chase of Hundreds of Orders - Operators
Had Inside knowledge of Financial Work.
ings of Exchange = Brokers' Rush to Buy
Sends Up Prices Sharply = Decline Follows
with New Low Records Banks Refusal of
Worthless Checks Bares Swindle Believed
Group of INSCRIPTIONS Traders Profted by
Rise and Fall of Market p. o. Inspectors,
Police and Private Agencies Working on
Case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Composers Widow
Dies in Belfast
fSnecial to Kennebec Journal

tSpeClaI 10 htIIIFtUet "V" 111''
Belfast, Me. May Clara A.
Wheeler. formerly organist of the
Dudley street church, Boston. and
widow of Joseph W. Wheeler. the
well known composer. died in Bel
fast today at the age of 50, She was
born in Franklin. n. H.. daughter of
Ezra Russell and educated in Notre
Dame convent Montreal. She was
twice married. Two sons. John
Sleeper of Somerville and Charles
Sleeper of Belfast, formerly of Bos-
ton. survive her. also two sisters
Mrs. p. G. Hurd and Miss Maude
Russell of Belfast. Funeral services
will be held Wednesday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
No DeciSiOn>On
Cuban Branch of
Hub Reserve Bank

Washington. May 1.-THE question
whether permission should be
granted the Boston Federal Reserve
Bank to establish an agency in Ha-
eana. Cuba. remained undecided to-
night. but the Federal Reserve
Board, after three hour hearing.
mad in its possession mass Of data
bearing on the Boston banks ap-
pilcation. The board. it was indi-
Gated will act soon and its decision
probably will establish a policy with
respect to reserve bank extension.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
ICE GONE FROM
LAKE MOXIE

Irouidale, Nc. May 7-(Special to
Aennehec JournaN The ice left
."oSie lake at p NJ. Sunday and
u.e nshing is on. Frank w. Atwood
VI boston, Mass. was the first TO
.aaRe catch, landing largN square
MI 30 minutes after the &c went out.
ne hshing promises . be splendid
s' Moxie this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Over Fifty Killed
in Havana Collision

Havana. May 7.-Meagre details
received today regarding the wreck
yesterday of two trains at Chucho
Desquite, on the Hershey Electric
Railway. placed the number of dead
at more than fifty. with more than
that number seriously injured. Only
two Americans were on the trains,
both escaping with slight injuries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Tuesday increasing cloudiness fol-
lowed by local rain Tuesday night or
Wednesday: moderate to fresh south
TO southwest shifting to west and
northwest winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
Miss AIdrieh Free

Shanghai. May 7.-(By A. P.)-3Iiss
Lucy G. Aidrich. sister-in-law OF John
d. Rockefeller. Jr.. of New York. who
w carried off by the Chinese bandits
who held up the Peking express a.
Huchow Sunday morning. is free and
unframed. according to message re-
ceived this evening from Linching con-
firming earlier reports OF her release.
Miss Aldrich. the message said. was
found today in the village at Tseetsun,
on branch line. IS miles from the
main line TO Peking. Her condition is
not serious. the message said. and she
is proceeding to Tsinanfu. province Of
Shantung.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08
20 Foreigners Including Many Amer
leans Kidnapped Following Hold Up
Of Picking Express -0ne English
man Shot Dead

American Minister at Picking Says Situation
Serious-Advised to Vigorously Press In
quiry - Washington Heads Consider Other
Steps-U. S. Troops Now in China May
Take Part in Hunt for Brigands- Other For
eign Troops Aid-Miss Aldrich Released -
Women Of Group Are Beaten and Then
Abandoned ~ Eye Witness Tells of Raid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08

Shanghai. May 4.-tBy A. P.)-Gov-
ernor Magai of the japanese settle
ment on Sakhalien. and the president
Of the chamber Of commerce Of Hako-
date. Japan. who were reported aboar I'd
the train held up by Chinese bandits
near Suchow Sunday morning. are safe
in PekinE. according to advices receive
ed here tonight. They reached the cap
ital by another route and escaped the
ho.i p.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08

Shanghai May (By A. PA report received in official
quarters today says the bandits who raded the Picking
early Sunday morning at Suchow province of Kangu
capturing large party of passengers, including foreners
have demanded 100000 Mex for all of the
captives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08

RADIO PROGRAMS
Detailed programs from principal
radiophons broadcasting stations
may be found In this Issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-08

4 L. G. May7
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e f. N. May 80
New Britain herald., 1923-02-05
COMB SAGE TEA
 INTO GRAY HAIR
Darkcns Beautifully and Restores Its Natural Color and Lustre
 At Onpp.

Common garden sage brewed into heavy tea, with sulphur and alco- -hol added, will turn gray, s-streaked and faded hair beautifully dark and luxuriant. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, is troublesome. An easier way is to get the ready-to-use preparation i'm proved by the addition of other in gredients large bottle, at little cost. at drug stores, known as 'Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound" thus avoiding a lot of muss.
 While gray, faded hair is not sin ful, we all desire to retain our youth full appearance and attractiveness. By darkening your hair with -Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one can tell because it does it so natural ly, so evenly. You just dampen sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morn- ing all gray hairs have disappeared. After another application or two your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant and you appear years younger.