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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
To Hear Additional
Testimony in Stokes
Trial in Conn. and Mo.

New DIRK Nov. 1--Supreme Court
Justice Mahoney presiding at the re-
trial of the divorce suit instituted by
w. b. d. Stokes wealthy realty own
err today granted motions for a joint
commission to take further testimony
at Function, Mo. and Bethel, Conn.
Justice Mahoney granted the mo-
lions after Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes
had completed her direct eXamina-
ton in which she denied categorically
all charges made against her by her
husband and court had been adj
journed until tomorrow morning.
Then the justice retired to his cham
bers with Max d. Steurer counsel for
the plaintiff and Samuel Untermyer,
attorney for Mrs. Stokes, to decide
how the additional testimony should
be taken and when the trial should
be again interrupted for this purpose.
Justice Mahoney indicated that in
the chambers he also would take up
the action of Mr.. Untermyer in in
terrupting after objections of oppos-
ing counsel had been sustained-an
action which caused the court to
threaten to declare a mistrial. The
court previously had admonished OPP
posing counsel on other days when
they had clashed.
Mr.. Steurer told the court that he
desired to question further witnesses
in Bunceton while the motion for the
taking of additional testimony IN
Bethel was made by Mr.. Untermyer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
REFUSE RECEIVER
FOR kLAN; JUDGE
SAYS INSIDE ROW

Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 1.-The petition
of David NJ. Rittenhouse, of Phila-
delphia. and others, asking appoint
ment of a receiver for the Knights
of the Ku Klux Khan was denied
here today by Judge John H. Hum.
phrys. The court also denied pc.
tition for temporary injunction to
restrain the distribution of Khan
funds until the next klonvocct.on OF
the order.
In his oral outline of the order,
Judge Humphreys said he denied the
petition on the ground that the, eSi-
dence failed to justify a receiver.
Referring to the injunction asked
to restrain the distribution of Khan
funds, he said it was denied on. the
ground that there was no immedi-
ate. positive, alleged act to be en-
joined"
In remarking on the case, Judge
Humphreys said: ut seemed to be
an inside fight by about 800 mem
bers against a million and q half
other members"
Attorneys for the plaintiffs an
nounced in court that they would
carry the case to the Georgia SUI
preme court for a review OF the
proceedings by that body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Two Held for Grand
Jury Action on
Statutory Charge

Especial to- the Kennebec Journal)
Belfast. Me. Nov Ethel /.
Norton. 20 years old, of Portland,
and Edward Burton. alias Albert
Sawyer. alias Albert Bertrand. of
Dexter. plead guilty to a statutory
oftcnse in the Belfast municipal
court before Judge Carleton Doak
this afternoon and were held for
the grand jury which will have its
next session in Waldo county in
January. Their bonds were placed
at $1,000 each. and unable to get
securities, both were committed to
Jail. Mrs Norton is the wife Of q
YD veteran, Leroy Z. Norton of
Portland, Me-, who was in the
trenches is months, under fire 10
months and wounded. His wife left
him several months ago and he has
made a state wide search for her
and their two year old child He
finally located her with Bertrand on
farm in Winterport where they
had hired out under the name of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sawyer. an
swering an advertisement which
asked for a man and wife to run
the farm. Mrs. Sawyer had her
child with her in court this after
noon and took it to Jail, but when
divorce proceedings now pending in
Cumberland county court are
heard. Mr.. Norton will ask for the
custody of it. The Nortons were
married several years ago in Pres
que Isle and have had more or less
domestic trouble the husband
stating to the judge that he had re-
peatedly forgiven his wife and taken
her back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Bay State to Hold
Referendum on
Daylight Saving

Boston, Nov. IA referendum on
statewide daylight saving, now in
force five months of the year and a
iong-standing source of dispute be-
tween farmers and town and city
dwellers. will be laid before the state
legislature at its coming session, ac-
eording to plans outlined today by
walter Powers, of the Boston cham
Der of commerce, and others.
The scheme has special merit. its
proponents say, because it would
bring out large and usually mac
i've farmer vote in a presidential
election year, so that politicians may
look kindly upon it. The chamber
OF commerce is against any repeal
OF the daylight saving law and be-
neves it has already demonstrated
mat nine tenths of the people OF
she commonwealth are in favor of
ene law, but the referendum is seen
as perfectly fair method of giving
lne farmers say on question adj
mittedly vital to their welfare.
The plan has been discussed In
conferences between DR.. Arthur w.
hilbert, commissioner Of agriculture,
Mr. Powers. and Governor Claiming
COX. 1t Is understood that the gov
ernor would approve such refer
endum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
General Eoreca asst

The weather chart of Thursday
night showed high barometric pres
sure over and east of the Mississippi
valley, with the crest of maximum
pressure over the middle Atlantic
states. 1t also showed a marked de-
preston of the barometer over the
western Canadian provinces and a
more marked depression over the
southern Rocky Mountain region.
During Thursday the weather re-
manned fair generally over the Unit
ed States except in portions Of the
west, where there were light though
general rains and in extreme north
ern New York. where there were
SHOWS. Four inches of snow fell
Wednesday night in the vicinity of
Oswego, n. Y. Temperatures re-
manned below normal during Thurs
day generally over the country ex-
cept along the northwest border,
where there has been a reaction to
higher temperatures and readings are
now below normal
Frosts occurred Thursday morning
in the Atlantic states as far south as
the Carolinas. In the middle Allan
tic and New England states the
weather will remain fair but with
somewhat higher temperature FRI
day and 1T will become unsettled,
overcast and warmer on Saturday
probably followed by showers in the
middle Atlantic states.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Gentle to moderate west, becoming
southwest and weather fair Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
New Record i'm
Alien Arrivals
at Boston Port

Boston. Nov. More than 5000
aliens, new record for Il single
days arrivals at this port, were
brought to Boston today by trans
Atlantic liners in the race to ualify
under the November quotas. OF the
total $3.50 were passengers on steam
ers which actually locked during the
day. The remaining 1877 spent the
night on board the liner Franconia
from Liverpool! and Queenstown,
which was detained at quarantine
until tomorrow owing to the con-
gestion at customs and immigra ton
headquarters.
erpool and GreenOck locked late to-
day with the largest company of pas
sengers she has ever carried, 20S5.
Her third class passengers number
ing 1868 were for the most part
I English, Scotch, and Irish immi
grants. Earlier in the day the Mar
tina Washington, from Trieste and
Naples, and the Carmania and Me-
gantic, both from England, had
nosed up to their docks with great
| companies of immigrants on board.
immigration officials said tonight
that while there was some doubt
about the quota situation all today's
arrivals here were practically GER
tain of admission but that chances
appeared doubtful for immigrants
arriving tomorrow or. later. The
customs and immigration forces
worked from early morning until late
tonight handling the unprecedented
rush of alien arrivals
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Lloyd George Again
Urges Unity British
and American Flags

New York, Nov. 1-(By A. P)--
Conviction that the future of civil
iZation depends upon the British
and American flags flying side by
side in comradeship was expressed
by David Lloyd George tonight in an
address before the Lotus Club. The
two countries, he continued, would
benefit the world by adopting a pol
icy based upon mutual understand
ing because, he asserted. they never
would unite upon any policy of ag
gression or of oppression against
neighbors.
The former British premier was
the guest at a characteristic dinner
for which the Lotus Club is famous
and entered heartily into the spirit
of the occasion. Welcomed by DIR.
Nicholas Murray Butler, the presi-
dent and presiding officer, as "our
friend and companion in Bohemia"
he delivered a brief but happy
speech, departing from the lighter
vein only in conclusion when he re-
iterated his appeal for an under
standing between the English
speaking people of the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Pelletier Promised
Help Donovan in
Blackmail Attempt

Boston, Mass, Nov. An ap-
peal to help prevent what he termed
an attempt to blackmail James l..
Donovan in 1919, was made to JOS
eph c. Pelletier, later removed as
district attorney for Suffolk county.
brought the reply that it was "a
shame" and that he would ATTEND
to it, when the case came up, John
+. Mcdonald, counsel for Donovan,
testified today in the trial of William
j. Corcoran and seven others, charg-
ed with eXtortion.
Subsequently, according to testi-
mony by Mcdonald, Donovan made
payments aggregating more than
100000 in an effort to avoid notoriety
and to prevent the issuance of a
warrant fof his arrest on statutory
charge. According to confession by
Mrs. Theresa Duggap. made in 1919.
Donovan was lured to her apartment
where he was found by members of
an alleged ring.
Later, according to testimony by
Mcdonald and Judge Thomas II.
Connolly of the Brighton district
court, a warrant for Donovan's ar
rest was sought. Mcdonald, as at
torney for Donovan, protested and
issuance of the warrant was delay
ed.
At this time. Mcdonald testified
today, he approached former district
attorney Pelletier, saying "Pelletier
there is Jim Donovan. You have
known him for a long time. Leven-
son and others are trying to black
mail him. Can you help men in this
caSe?"
To his appeal. the witness said that
Pelletier replied: It's shame and
ought to be stopped. I'll attend to ii
when it comes up"
The case never did come up. Judge
Thomas II. Connolly of the Brighton
district court, called to the stand,
testified today. He said that an
application for a warrant for Dono-
vans and Mrs. Duggan's arrest was
made by Levenson but that action
was deferred when Mcdonald, act
ing for Donovan, protested.
Then, according to previous testi-
mony by Mcdonald, followed the pay
ment of $17,125 to Levenson and an
additional $1,000 to Corcoran, whom
Mcdonald called upon for assistance
when negotiations" with Levenson
failed to proceed smoothly.
Judge Connolly said that the case
in Brighton was not called for hear
ing, the application never being
heard or served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
995 SCOTCH ARRIVE


Portland, Maine. Nov. 1.-Miners
driven to this country by inadequate
wages in Scotland made up a large
proportion of the 995 Scotch pas
sengers who arrived here today on
the liner Tuscania. One of the Of
ticers of the ship described condi-
tons there as Simply pitiful."
James Rice of Hamilton, Scotland,
one of the immigrants, said the min
ers are paid the equivalent of $3.50
a day and that many of them are at
tempting to keep together families of
eight, ten and thirteen people on that
wage.
You can imagine the condition
that results" he said. "Some of these
families are living in a single room
and kitchen, crowded together like
cattle-self- respecting Scotsmen who
in the old days maintained humble
but descent homes.
Prices for food are not so terribly
high, but there is no money. so what
difference does it make? No matter
what the food prices are, $3.50 a day
will not properly feed, clothe and
shelter a dozen people. That is the
reason so many of the miners are
anxious to get out of Scotland and
take up some other trade in this
country"
Not a hammer has struck in the
shipyards of Scotland for months"
one of the ships officers said. And
there is no telling when activity will
be resumed. You see, it is this Ruhr
business that is upSetting every
thing.
"After all is said and done. Ger
many was one of our best customers
and this upset has affected shipping
! to such an extent that the situation
is deplorable"
There were $50 passengers aboard
the North German Lloyd steamship
Seydlitz. including 2S9 Germans and IL
Austrians. which also arrived today at
the New State Pier. She left Bremen
October 20.
The liner George Washington Sec
ond largest snip in the United States
Lines fleet and the largest vessel
ever to enter this port, is due to ar
rive here about noon tomorrow to dis
charge all of hcr~17SS passengers.
Included in thSsS list of notables
aboard are Senator Robert NJ. Lafol-
lette of Wisconsin, and Jules Jussel
rand. French ambas sador to the Unit
ed States.
Arrangements have been made to
take NJ. .Jusserand aboard the customs
steamer Chicopec, as soon as the
George Washington arrives in the har-
Dor. 1t is expected that Senator La
toilette will be taken ashore at the
same time.
Ambassador Jusserand will be well
coined here by United States Senator
Frederick Hale, who will go down the
harbor on the Chicopee. During his
stay here the ambassador will be the
guest of Senator Hale.
AS soon as the George Washington
has discharged her passengers she will
proceed to Boston, where she will go
into dry dock for general overhaul
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
STR. POLK TO N. Y.

PoNtland, Me-, Nov. 1.-The steam
ship president Polk of the United
StatNs Lines. one of the four big
<line% here or approaching this port
todaF. win not debark her passen-
gers here.
TINS was decided early this after
noon while she was riding at anchor,
awaiting her turn to dock at the new
State Pier after Tuscania of the
Cunard- Anchor line, the first to dock,
had finished landing her 1900 pas
sengers.
The men, women and children were
to be examined on board by local
and customs officials,
just. as though they were actually
to leave the ship, then the Polk was
to leave for New York without land :
ing single passenger.
Such procedure was possible in the
case of this steamship, 1t was ex-
planned, because she flies the Ameri-
can flag and American vessels are
permitted to make coastwise trips
from one American port to another
whereas foreign vessels must dis
charge passengers at the landing
port
This procedure saves the company
the cost of rail transportation to
New York for the travellers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
BLUENOSE WEATHER

Halifax. Nov. 1.-Today's race was
a real one from starting signal TO
finish gun. 1t was Bluenose
weather with the wind rising
from Is to 80 knots and over the
80 mile course she won by a
minutes. But Captain Ben Pine of
the Columbia, getting over the start
ing line behind the defender and
never overtaking her, sailed great
race and threatened all the way.
While the Bluenose today got over
the line a few. seconds in the lead
and never was headed, the issue of
the contest was in doubt until the
schooners had turned the outer mark
and settled doWn for the long thresh
to windward to the finish line. The
Gloucester schooner did not fulfill the
expectations of her supporters in
windward work, but she gave her OPP
ponent "all she wanted all the way,
as the fishermen described IT, The
challenger was markedly quicker in
favorable wind near the finish
which saved her hitch over the
Bluenose, but the fact that she lost
only / minute "a seconds on the IL
mile beat to windward from Sam
brogas Buoy to the finish line demon
| strated her ability in ''muEzler," the
real test of schooner racing.
Winning the honors at the start the
defender had established at the first
mark lead of / minute 49 seconds.
This leg was a broad reach of six
miles in comparatively smooth, water.
| On the second leg, a close reach of
| six miles in Il moderate sea, the
| Columbia gained 20 seconds. On the
| third leg, a nine mile run down the
wind in similar weather, the Glouces-
| ter boat gained another nine seconds.
The defender still had lead Of l
minute 20 seconds and she AIDED an
other minute 25 seconds on the final
| II mile leg, a windward thresh with
a 80 knot wholesale breeze and head
| sea.
Both shippers sailed consistently
| good races. Captain Angus Walters
, of the Bluenose avoided his mistake
! of Monday when he allowed Pine to
| overtake him by overstanding a
! mark. They got away to a good
| start and showed the best Of judg-
| ment in chewing up their foretopsails
against the risk of losing a stick in
| the boisterous weather of the day.
| The Bluenose seemed to make better
weather on the whole than the Col
umbia, but against this must be ball
I anced the impressive showing made
| by the challenger on the beat home.
Summary of todays race:
Bluenose. start 9:0O:27; list mark
9:44:21; End mark 10:16:1O; .3rd
mark 11:15:03; 4th mark not taken;
| finish 2:36:O3
Columbia 9:O0:40; 1st mark 9;4s:-
10; End mark 10:17:39; 3rd mark
! 11:16:23; 4th mark not taken; finish
2:3S:48.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Stresemann Puts
Off His Answer
to Socialist Party

Berlin. Nov. 1.--(By The A P)-
Definite announcement was made late
this afternoon that Chancellor
Stresemann's reply to the Socialist
party's ultimatum would not be given
today. as he desires to discuss the
question further with his cabinet.
While the Socialists had timed their
ultimatum to expire az / o'clock this
afternoon. the chancellor. owing to
indisposition, remained in his apart
ments until this evening. when he pre-
sided over cabinet session to dis
cuss the outcome of the negotiations
between the Franco-Belgian authori-
ties and the German indrstrialists of
the Ruhr and Rhineland.
Political circles now view the So
cialists' demands with respect to the
governments attitude toward SaXony
and Bavaria with less alarm. believing
that the government will voluntarily
concede several points. and thus pre-
clude the possibility of a parliament
tary break with the party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
WINS BY PROTEST

Halifax, n. S., Nov. IA third race
will be necessary to decide the pos
session of the international fisher
mems trophy, which Captain Angus
Walters of the Nova Scotia schooner
Bluenose. believed he had success
fully defended in winning today's
race off Halifax harbor The inter-
national race committee tonight
awarded today's race to the Columbia
on the ground that the Bluenose fail
ed to pass buoy to seaward in vio-
lation of a rule promulgated by the
committee earlier in the week. The
race will be sailed on Saturday.
The protest against today's race
was lodged by Kenneth Ferguson CT
Gloucester. chairman of the Ameri-
can race committee, on behalf of the
challenger Columbia. 1t is charged
that the Canadian schooner did not
pass Lighthouse Bank Buoy to sea-
ward on the first leg of today's race.
On Tuesday the sailing committee
issued that any buoy indicating
shoal water shall be passed on the
seward side
The committee went into session on
the protest tonight Immediately after
a banquet given as a farewell to the
American visitors. The program of
the banquet had included presehta-
ton of the international trophy to
Captain Angus Walters of the Blue
nose, but the presentation was not
made. At late hour the announce
ment was made that the protest had
been allowed and that a third race
would be SLED.
Speakers at the banquet, Including
Premier Armstrong of Nova Scotia,
declared that the decision of an UNI
pire must be respected no matter
whose brows are stove" the umpire
in this instance being the sailing
committee.
The action of the sailing commit
tee in promulgating the ruling re-
garding shoal water marks was taken
! as Il result of an incident in the first
Continued on Page 9, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Many Women and
Children Aboard

Portland, Me, Nov. l-FfelSnteu
with cargo of humanity composed
in the main of sturdy Scotch and
Irish folk, forsaking thei homeland
because of the serious unemployment
conditions there, the Cunard-Anchor
liner Tuscania from Glasgow and
Londonderry, crept up the harbor
early today to the State pier to dis
charge all except 20 or her 1888 pas
sengers. The Scotch predominated.
numbering 995, while there were 231
OF Irish nationality.
Among the notables aboard the
Tuscania were Surgeon Commander
w. C. Carson, Lieut.. Commander
Alexander r. Chalmer. Don Marquis.
the columnist and author of New
York. who had been abroad six
months and Willie Woods, fiyweight
boxing champion of Scotland. Three
or four hundred young, skilled work.
men We're in the steerage.
There were an unusually large
number of children, the great major
ity of them being with mothers who
came over to join their husbands who
cmigrated in the spring from their
homes and have prospered sufficient
ly to send passage money for their
families. The steamship classical
ton gave ia children and 3S in
fants. the latter, as one officer ex-
pressed it. being from no year old to
one year"
The two British naval officers who
came over on the Tuscania are on
their way to Bermuda for vacation
trips. Lieutenant Commander Alex
ander r. Chalmer. who is now re-
tired, served in almost every naval
corner of the world war. Surgeon
Commander w. c. Carson's name is
still on the active list of the British
navy.
They remained aboard to continue
their voyage to New York where the
former expects to meet David Lloyd
George their wartime premier who
is concluding his visit to Canada and
the United States this week.
A brides ship as we'll as a baby's
ship the Tuscania might have been
called. Besides more than 200 chill
dren she brought into port no less
than 40 blushing young English
scotch and Irish girls who came to
join their sweethearts in this country.
wedding bells chimed for a num-
Der of them upon the arrival of the
snip and the reunion with their pros
pectlve husbands here. Others go to
New York and the larger centers for
the contamination of their romances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
Fisherman Lost
Off Sch. LOckinvar

Portland, Me-, Nov. Henry Wilson
of this city, one of the two fishermen
reported missing when the schooner
Lochinvar came into port this morn
ing, was safe. while his shipmate,
Scott Crawford of Nova Scotia, was
still missing tonight.
A message from the coast guard
cutter Ossipee, which was Searching
for them, said that Wilson had been
picked up by the British schooner
Leonard Marion. and taken aboard
the Ossipes. q