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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
FAV0RS MERGING
N. HAVEN and OTHER
n. ENGLAND ROADS

Washington. May 17.-Extensive
notifications in the tentative govern
mcnt plan for railroad consultations
in the east were advocated today by
railroad presidents appearing before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Daniel Willard. president OF the Balti-
more & Ohio, while concurring gener-
ally with the commissions project to
combine his road with the Philadelphia
& Reading and the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey. expressed the opinion that
the New York. New Haven e Hart ford
and all other New England lines should
be left to merge in a single regional
system. serving the territory east Of
tho Hudson.
Mr.. Willard also suggested that the
Chesapeake e Ohio Virginia &; Nor
folk and Western. coal carriers. be left
to hcad separate groups instead of be
ing attached to trunk lines. Tho COM
missions tentative plan calls for at
taChing these roads and the New Ha-
ven system to various east and west
trunk lines.
y, u. Dice. president of the phila-
dclphia d Reading. rejected the con-
Solidation plan insofar as it would af-
feet his road almost completely. al
though Compl"menting Prof ". 4. Rip
Icy, the commissions expert in charge
of the planning. The Reading system
should not be attached to the Balti-
more X ohio. he declared but should
he united with the Lchigh & New Eng
land. Central Railroad Of New Jersey.
I cliph g. NJ pn q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
HAYS STARTS drive
MINISTER'S PENSIONS
FOR PRESbYTER|ANS

Indianapolis. Ind, May 17-(By A.
P)-Declaring that the pay of
Presbyterian ministers is less on the
average than that Of alien ditch dig
gers, and that this situation Is
moral and economic crime, Will H.
Hays, speaking as an elder Of the
Presbyterian Church at it. annual
assembly here tonight, launched a
drive to add $15,000,000 to the min
listers pension fund.
Inc address Of the president OF the
Motlon Picture Producers and Dis
tributors Of America and former
Republican national committee chair
man was delivered at the popular
meeting" which closed the first days
work of the 9S7 assembly commits
sloners, representing SOL Presby-
terles and % foreign missions.
Mr. Hays declared the question of
ministers salaries is an economic
problem of the utmost gravity and
that the present lack Of worldly
compensation is the reason for the
dearth Of young men cand- dates for
the Christian ministry.
Religion" Mr.. Hays said, lis the
one essential industry of the world
W uncut the perpetuity of the church,
ne declared, the republic would die.
minister's, he continued, make
certain me security of property, for
II men cease to believe in God they
cease 10 respect property. If we
would nave the church of Jesus
oiiist preserved as the holding
Unread or our moral, social and eco
homic fabric and the one impeding
eIement or causation In our progress,
II we arc to progress, we simply must
take ho!d of this matter of the I'M
dcrpald preachc : and adjust it."
The $lo,OO0,O00 asked. he said. is
"a modest pension fund. although
" IS large. and lest 1t be Judged that
my connection with the tabled money
OF motion pictures makes me refer so
sliGhtingly to vast suns. | want to
make an explanation earl. For Il
mans fortune for woman's dover,
Tor banks resourcos-the millions
Of dollars hoped for is truly great
sum, shadoWy ana inaccessible to
most of us. But for Il supplement to
the pension fund of The great Pres
by terrain Church of the United
States Of America. it is a pittancc."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
Dover Firemen
Seek Removal of
Two Asst. Engineers

Dover. \. H., May 1.-THE majority
of the Dover fircmen who recently
threatened to quit their posts at mid
night tonight unless the city council
removed from office Assistant Engi-
necrs Patrick Bradley and Torrance
O'Neil. tonight changed their tactics
to conform with the city'S bylaws and
preferred charges against the two otii-
cials. Tho city council heard the pc
tition seeking the removal Of the two
men and set next Wednesday niGht for
q public hearing on the charges.
The petition. which was signed by
Chief Engineer Charles Mitchell. three
of the seven permanent firomcn and 81
of the 80 call mon. alleged that the
assistant engineers We're incompetent
and unfit to hold offices; that one of the
engineers had instructed fireman to
leave Chief Mitchell asleep when an
Swering a still call: that if Frank X
Grimes house caught fire the assist
ants had said that they would let it
burn; that the assistant engineers had
threatened to discharge certain mem
bers Of the permanent force; and that
the men in question were not working
in harmony with the chief and other
members of the department.
The city council was asked. in view
of the fact that "hy reason of the feel
ing now existing in the department the
efficiency Of the organization was i'm
paired and in case of a cOntla grafton
untold damage might be done" that
the assistant engineers be rcmoN ed
from office,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
Mrs. Hayes Claims
SchWab Authorized
Use of His Name

New York, May little defense
of Mrs. Myrtle b. Hayes, former
milnincr, under Indictment for forg
ing the name of Charles NJ. SchWab
to a note for SIS 900. Will be based on
the contention that the use of the
financier'S name was authorized by
him. it was indicated today. Mrs.
Hayes pleaded not guilty earlier in
the day when arraigncd before Judge
Mott in general sessions and her bail
of $4,000 was continued.
Abner SieSel. attorney, who rep
resented the bonding company that
supplied the bail. said that Mrs.
Hayes declared she could prove the
legality of the use of Mr.. Schwab's
name.
Mrs. Hayes says she can prove the
guarantees and Endorsements of the
contested notes We're authorized by
Schwab." he said. Mrs. Hayes
claims to have been an intimate
friend of Mr.. Schwah for % years.
For 90 years, she said, he has aided
her in business.
"Mrs. Hayes says that when Mr..
Schwab saw the apartment hotel in
which she was interested she
showed signs of topping" he with
drew his support and denied notes
and guarantees.
Schwam, through his attorney.
Willard \. Mitchell. reiterated his
ropudiation before the grand jury
OF the note for $4,000 the speclii-
cation that resulted in Mrs. Hayes
indictment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
Says Z. S. Cannot
Suspend Relations
with Other Countries

Boston, Mass, May 1.-THE Amcri-
can dollar is today the worlds stand
ard. W. i. G. Harding, governor of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said
in an address tonight before the New
England Foreign Trade convention.
"ForciSn nations are trading in
American dollars and are depositing
thcir balances in American financial
institutions" he said. Declaring that
despite the dcaation of currency in
foreign lends economic processes are
still going forward, Mr. Harding as
serted that America cannot suspend re-
lations with other lands because they
cannot pay for our goods.
"AljhouGh the apparent balance of
trad" in favor of the United States is
apt 10 be tremendously great. such at
times fails to include the incidcntals
which affect trade balances. They
mora nearly represent the actual values
of the goods themselves. When all the
other factors are considered and the
remittancoS made by foreigners to their
families at HON" arc taken into con-
sidrratiuu. tho true balance Of trade
NpuIu ne EtIt,'V','Vu against the cOuU-
try.
so long as our exports exceed our
imports it is evident that the world
is able 10 buy our goods"
Discussing the opposition recently
n'ado manifest TO tn" establishment OF
branch Of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Boston in Havana, Mr.. Harding said
that most Of the opposition came from
certain New York interests.
Il don't know why" he said. hut
I merely state the fact"
He said that the establishment Of
such bank woud furnish American
shipping with information as To trade
possibilities and would lower exchange
charges, IS well as exercise generally
a hcpful Influence 10 American com
mere"
Tho urhuilding of Amcrica's trade is
TO b" assisted more and moro 10y the
establishment of such banks in various
parts of the world. he asserted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
Hold Mate for 1921
Theft on Steamer
Binghampton Off n. S.

boston, May 1.-THE loss or Inc
+! Fighter BinghamtOn off Yarmouth,
y S. in July. 1921. was recalled to-
GAY when the steamers first mate.
Guy l.. keans of Swampscott. was
held in $1,000 bonds for trial on a
charge OF larceny of goods supposed
| have formed part of the frcishtor's
cargo on her l1s1 voyage, keans, ar
rested last night on a secret inGict
n.cnt, entered a plea of not guilty.
when arraigncd today.
Another indictment. it become
known today. had been returned
against the captain of the Bingham
ton. now believed to he in New York.
Suffolk county officials said thoy OK
tccted soon to hear Of his arrest
The specific charge against nrst
n ate KcanS was the larceny Of
leather valued at S22.S22 f.. - the
aver Tanning company Of this city.
According to information in the
hands of the police this leather was
sort to he docks for shipnlcn. to
higa on the BinGhamton The goods.
the authorities claim. Lever reached
tie vessels hold, but We're reshipped
from tho docks to New York and
there sold.
The Bnchamton sailed Tor Europe
in July. 1921. and a few days later
ran aground On \ ledge off Var
mouth. y. s. caught fire ""d was
destroyed. The vesso, and cargo
were said to have boon insured for a
large amount Marine surveyors who
went to Nova Scotia to investigate
the wreck reported that the frcis,nter
vas destroyed by fire of undeter-
T. incd origin and that many large
packing cases supposed to HI; con-
tcincd shoes We're found to be empty.
4 federal investigation undertaken
some time ago ended when fcdcr"l
Grand jury reported no bill after
hearing the evidence in possession of
the government. More recently the
state courts acted on the complaint
&C the Aver Tanning company and
tie Suffolk county crand jury re-
turned two secret indictments charG-
ing the captain and first mate of the
Encamton with larceny in two
counts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
To Re-enact Killing
of Clarence Peters
to Prove Stories

New York, May 11-Assistant At
torncy General Chambers announced
plans late today for a re-cnactment
tonight of the Staying of Clarence
Peters. Haverhill, Mass, youth at
the spot near kensico Reservoir on
the outskirts of White Plains, where
Walter s. Ward wealthy bakers
son, claimed to have shot him in
self defense in MAY. 1922.
The re-enaCtment was planned
primarily to test the stories of j.
Leslie Irvine and Francis II. Irvine.
witnesses at the recent hearings by
Mr.. Chambers. who declared they
were within a few hundred feet of
the spot all night in a broken down
car. but heard no shots. The 1rvines
were asked to accompany Mr..
Chambers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
DRASTIC COURSE NEAR
UNLESS CHINA HASTENS
RELEASE OF FOREIGNERS
FORMER HEAD
OF WARREN BANK
PLEADS GUILTY

Boston. May 17-Frank J.. Taylor.
former railroad brakeman who for
few weeks was president Of the
First National bank of Warren at a
salary Of $50 a week, pleaded guilty
in federal court today to misappl
cation of securities of the bank val
ued at more than 100000 He was
sentenced by Judge Morris to serve
three years in Plymouth county Jail.
A secret indictment against Tay-
lor charging embezzlcmert of the
securities was not pressed Assist
ant L. S. Attorney John V. Sullivan
told the court that in allowing JO-
seph b. Marcino of Chicago access
to the vaults from which the sccur-
tiles were taken. Taylor had no in
tention of allowing them to be en-
beZzled. In asking that Taylor be
sent to Plymouth rather than At
lanta Attorney Sullivan said the
prisoner had u tendency to tubercu-
loss. and he believed Plymouth
would be the better place for him.
Taylor. who was arrested in Chi
cagO and brought here two months
ago. was merely the tool of Marcino,
the prosecuting attorney said. Mar
elmo, described BY the prosecutor as
the "arCh conspiratOr." was said to
have used some of the proceeds of
the sale Of the Warren banks secur
tiles to keep the Niagara Life lnsur-
ance Company of Buffalo out of diff
ficultics Marcino has not been ar
rested. lie ana Abraham Goldman Of
Chicago. Marcinos father-in law,
were indicted on the charge of aid
ing and abetting Taylor in misappi-
cation and embezzlement of the Sc
curitics. Goldman has not yet been
tried.
while Taylor had knowledge Of
the irregular methods Of the other
two men there was no intent to en-
bezzlc," Attorney Sullivan SAID.
Taylor has made full confession to
me and he is only DESTROYS of further
aiding the government in placing the
full Responsibility on the culpable
persons"
Taylor expressed penitcnce and
said he desired to right the wrong
resulting from his wrongdoinS.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
BANDITS READY BUT
CHINESE GOVT. SLOW
IN NEGOTIATIONS

Washington. May ia Peking
dispatch to the state department to-
day said that Consul John X. Davis
and Major philoon, assistant mill
tary attache. at Lincheng. had re-
ported that the bandits had stated
they were ready to negotiate with
Chinese authorities for the release
of the Americans and other foreign
crS recently captured. The message
said that Il representative OF the
Chinese government would leave on
the morning of May Il to begin the
negotiations
The message which was from Min
lister Schurman said the terms OF the
brigands for release Of the prisoners
apparently had not been formulated
as Yet but were understood to include
the raising Of the siege of PaOtZCiu
and the restoration of all the bandits
to the Chinese army. Apparently
no cash ransom. It was stated had
been demanded.
The dispatch said that the Chinese
minister OF communications admit
ted that he did not know exactly
the terms the bandits proposed but
that he blames the magnitude of
them on foreign interference
Minister Schurman pointed out
that the Chinese government would
undoubtedly do everything possible
TO Shift the blame on tic foreigners
for ANYTHING that goes wrong, and
added that for this reason tho Pc
king diplomatic corps had consistent
ly refused to participate in ncgotiu-
tons with the bandits or otherwise
afford the Chinese government "In
excuse to shrk or shift its own OBJ
ViouS responsibility"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
CANADIAN RED
TAPE HALTS j. S.
MARINES AT BORDER

Windsor. ont. May 17.-Canadian
customs officials at Walkerville yester-
day refused to permit a squad of Unit
cd States marines. serving as guard
of honor for Z. G. Beaure gard until
his death a gunner In the American
navy. from carrying their rifles across
without n special permit. Action of
the custom officials became known to-
day when Canadian veterans registered
sharp protest against red tape"
The marines We're to serve as a firing
party at the gunner's funeral. The
customs guards. however, maintained
that regulations would not permit car
rying arms across the line without a
special permit.
Canadian veterans declaring that the
incident was likely tp injure the good
feeling existing between American and
Canadian soldiers. asserted that when
they visited Detroit they were shown
every courtesy and that even hard and
fast rules We're waived.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
ADAMS APPOINTED
COLORADO SENATOR
BY GOV. sweet

Denver. Col, May I"-'BE "A. ~
Is. Adams, Democrat, of Pueblo, is
ColoraGo's new United states senator
lie was appointed today ny Governor
William +. Sweet. II" Will succeed
the late Samuel II. Nicholson, licpuph-
can. who died in April.
The new senator IS rahkfd as Con
servatiNe. He IS an attorney. lie was
born IN COLORADO ana IS son OF ava
Adams, three times governor OF NoIo-
RADIO.
Governor sweet isltottu itSuii'tloH-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
Told to End DELAYS

TsaOchwang, China. May 1S-The
American diplomat, who stopped off
here on his way from Shankhai to
Picking. told Chinese officials who are
cOngregatcd hc"5 to negotiate with
the bandits that unless the foreign
prisoners are released Immediately
serious International complications
would result.
End these delays and confusion
between various departments of the
government" he said Get the cap
tives out and talk terms afterwards,
otherwise there will be drastic action
taken"
Relations between the Chinese
government AMI tic representatives
Of foreign counties is described on
all hands as strained" as a result
of the bandit situation.
DR.. Schurman kept in constant
cable communication with Washing
ton during his stay in Shanghai.
j. b. Powell and other captives
have sent word from their mountain
PRISON tltt all lHc prisoners are ne
ginning to feel the strain. Some are
i'll from insufficient and unaccus-
toned food Others. forced to make
new marches, with their feet I'M
healed from the bruises and cuts of
the rocky trail from the scene of the
-holdup near Suchow, are suffering
intensely.
The bandits charge that the Chin
csc troops have not been withdrawn,
despite official assertions to the con-
trary This apparently constitutes
the greatest hitch Q the negotiations
for the captives' release.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
QUITO SHAKEN
BY QUAKE;2 DEAD
Big PROPERTY Loss

Guayaquil, Ecuador, May II By
A. P.)-Two persons have been killed
and many injured and much damage
to property has been done by a
strong earthquake in Quito and that
vicinit :. according to dispatches re-
ceived from the capitol.
Numerous buildings. including the
government palace the city hall, the
cathedral, the arch bishops resi-
dence, the astronomical observatory,
the military academy, the railway
station d hundreds of residences
have been damaged.
The military academy has been
abandoned owing to the dangerous
condition in which tie shock left it.
quito is a city with a population Of
about one hundred thousand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
Receipts from Ruhr
Paying for Occupation
Poincare Tells French

Paris. May l7-(By \. PD-The
military occupation of the Ruhr by
French troops is not necessary TO the
security of France. Premier poincarc
Informed the members of the finance
and foreign affairs commissions in
the French chamber today. The OC-
cupati@n OF the Ruhr. he added, is es-
sCntially m operation designed TO
corrcc Germany into paying repara-
ticns. He reiterated that the Ruhr
W Uuld he gradually evacuated in pro-
portion to the payment of German
separations. The occupation OF the
lott bank OF the Rhine was consid-
cred by the government as sufficient
military security.
incidentally, Mr.. Poincare. in re-
viewing the four months occupation
and asking the commissions to APP
prove credits for continuation Of the
operation. informed the deputies that
the receipts from the Ruhr since
january IL had covered the strictly
military expense which the occupa-
ton entailed. The cost of the Ruhr
troops to the treasury, after deduct
ing the amount which it would have
been necessary to provide for these
soldiers had they remained in France,
amounted 10 6l.G0e,000 francs, and the
expenditures for civilians 2.650.000
flames.
The receipts from customs. licenses.
forests and fines amounted to $1,000
Geo francs and receipts from seizures
OF coal ana coke, to 36.6S0000 francs,
thus creating am approximate equill-
brium between expenses and receipts.
The premier pointed out that eff
fectiyc coal and coke transportation
out of the Ruhr began only on March
- last
The figures furnished by the pre-
micr are for the period from jan
uary IL to May l and do not include
the operating expenses of the rail-
roads and other advances Of a purely
operative character, which it is re-
ported Will amount to nearly 100000
600 frames
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
Mothers Day Founder
Raps Candy Makers

Philadelphia. May 17-Miss Anna
Jarvis. founder of Mothers Day. en-
gagged in a verbal tilt 18th members
of the Associated Retail CONNECTION
er5 of the United States at their
convention today. She charged them
with having "profitecrcd" and
"gouged the public" through COM
liberalization Of Mothers Day sym
bols. II want to tell you that you
are using n beautiful idea as
means of profiteering." she began.
"As the founder of Mothers Day, 1
demand that it cease"
Some of the dealers suggested that
Miss Jarvis be asked to leave the
hall.
While she was still talking, the
convention voted to recess.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18
Tell How GrOtOn
Co. Got First Money
From Fleet Corp.

Washington, May ia story of
how the Groton Iron Works obtained
the first payment of $361.2l3 from
the Emergency Fleet Corporation I'M
der its contract for the construction
Of six steel steamers by represent
Ing that it had paid cash for ma
terals for those ships when it had
given checks in excess of its funds
in the bank WAS told today to the
jury in the Morse trial.
The evidence showed that on
September 4. 1917, Il. w. Morse, sec
Rotary Of the Groton concern. wrote
to the New York office of the Fleet
Corporation that the cmpany had
paid $4,000 in cash for six steam
turbines to be built by the General
Electric Company and that this en-
TITLED the Groton company to its
first payment under the contract.
Later he executed an affidavit that
the Groton plant had materials on
hand OF obligations for the same in
excess of five percent of the cost of
the ships.
]. W. smith and +. S. Hartman,
New York. agents of the General
Electric Company. testified that on
September }. T.. \. Morse. president
Of the Groton Company. and b. w.
Morse visited llartman's office ana,
explaining that they wanted to pay
cash for the turbines. delivered Two
checks. ono for 100000 and the
other for $4,000.
Smith said he tried to have the
checks certified the next day by the
bank on which they were drawn. the
Public National bank. New York
City. but was informed that the
Groton concern had insufficient funds
10 meet them.
The 100000 check was ccrtl1ed
by the bank on September II. 1?lH
Smith said. Previously it had been
shown by documentary and oral evil
dencc that the Fleet Corporation
check for $3G1.725 had been dcllv-
cred To +. w. Morse on that day.
The $4,000 check was not collected
until October 81. 1917, Smith said,
but both he and Hartman testified
That throughout this time the con-
tract Toy the turbines was in full
force.