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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
KHAN ATTORNEY KILLED IN ATLANTA:
PUBLICITY man OF ORDER is SLAYER
DRY AGENTS GRAB
$4,000 LIQUOR OFF
BRITISH SCHOONER

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 5-The
British auxiliary schooner Louise F..
was captured after a three hour
chase at noon today by federal au-
thorities and 5000 cases of liquor,
valued at s375,OOO were seized, the
officers reported on their return here
tonight.
The capture was effected within the
12-mlle limit off South Pablo Beach
Harbour Island, British West In
dies. and six members of the crew
were arrested. They arc being
brought to Jacksonville, where they
Will be charged with violating the
custom laws and the national pro-
hibition law, officers said.
The crew said they were attacked
about four o'clock last Tuesday
morning by the second assistant en-
g1neer and two stowaways, one of
whom was formerly the chief en-
gineer, forced into the forecastle and
kept there under guard until today.
Their alleged captors, they said.
went ashore today in dories when the
government pursuers were sighted.
Members of the crew, officers said,
declared they put to sea under the
belief the pursuers were liquor
pirates.
Search for the Louise f. was be-
gun today after three negroes had re
ported to Sheriff f. +. Boyce, of ST.
Johns county at st. Augustine, late
last night that they had been mem
bers of the crew and had been i'm
prisoned, escaping yesterday from
their white guard while landing
liquor on Pablo Beach in a doitr.
Today officers found % cases Of
liquor and an abandoned dory which
the negroes said had been unloaded.
Later a white man was arrested but
he denied he had any connection with
the Louise +.
Members of the crew on the Louise
F. said those who assumed command
of the vessel used them from time to
time during their Imprisonment in
the forecastle to help to man the
schooner. Officers were skeptical,
they said, about the story told them.
The liquor seized consisted of
champagne, wines, Scotch, Irish and
rye whiskey, and gin. 1t was stored
in every available place on the
schooner, it was said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06

Washington, Nov. 5-An emphatic
denial that there has been any whole
sale delivery of liquors or narcotics
from the Veterans Bureau supply
depot at Perryville, Md, was coupled
i'll testimony today before the SEN
ate investigating committee with de-
tails of the sale of huge quantities
of property from that depot at
mere fraction of their cost.
Nebins s. Hendrix, general store
keeper at the depot, was on the
stand. His declaration as to the
liquors and narcotics came volun-
tarily and apparently unexpectedly.
He had concluded his recital about
the sale of the supplies. much of
which he testified are now or soon
will be needed at Pcrryvillc. and
was about TO be excused from the
stand after commentator by Ma
jor General Organ, general counsel
for the committee, for his good
work at the depot.
Before Il leave this witness stand,
Hendrix said, Il want you to ask me
about the booze and narcotics at
Perryville. There has been a lot in
the newspapers about testimony here
that whiskey and narcotics have been
removed. We have resented that.
IT know that from March Is, 1921,
when l became general storckeeper.
| until l left Perryville today that
neither Thompson and Kelley, Inc,
"a Boston firm that bought the other
suppiies), Charles X. Forbes, nor
any other person has gotten any
liquors OR narcotics and any man
who says to the contrary is q liar
and the truth is not in him. The
narcotics and spirits that We're there
three years ago are there today OK
cept such as have been taken out in
the regular course for hospital USE.
Members of the committee inter-
jected that there had been on testi-
mony OF the actual removal of either
liquors COR narcotics for illegal pur-
poses.
There never was g. 1000 quarts of
liquor there, Hendrix went on. This
was the amount which Elias Fl. Nor
timer had testified Forbes had mem
toned in a proposal to Mortimer
that they clean up on the liquor
ind narcotics.
lHeie heNet ms Deen over Z0,UUU
quarts there, Hendrix declared.
Questioned by Genera, Organ.
Hendrix said his superior had q set
of keys 10 the storehouse and COM
cedeo. that some of the stuff could
be removed on Sundays when he is
not on duty. He added, however,
that only small quantities could be
taken away without his discovering
the loss. He had heard of one case
where liquor had been removed with
out requisition. but since he had no
personal knowledge on the subject he
was not pressed for the story
lieutenant Commander Charles r.
OLeary, L. S. N, formerly in charge
OF the division of supplies of the
veterans Bureau, also testified that
1t was his belief that none of the
liquors or narcotics at Perryville
had been removed without proper
authorization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Uphold L. S. Claims
against Germany
IN Sinking Lusitania

c,a new York, Nov. 5.-American
fran, against Germany resulting
in r;n the loss of life, personal in
fba ana property loss sustained in
ws o 'orpedoing of the liner Lusitania
el aS upheld today by the mixed
sam r'aS g.. commission. 1t ruled at the
ma u,e , tlme, however, that the Ger
innate government was not liable for
for a, 1--WE or vindictive damages. or
vi ,pnroblematical mental anguish"
snao;so oush not dealing with any
mIss;ne cases, the finding of the COM
n uiss,nn laid down certain general
also ~ which will have the effect
cl, H VI diminishing more than 5000
anca n ior return Of war risk insur-
perlums paid by American in
IInSa nee companies during the war.
larre tne principles enunciated a
Which, par' of the Lusitania claims.
alln on aggregated 500. soc. 900 will be
case. Dismissal Of the war risk
cla, .S, on the other hand. throw cut
-,S amounting to s:45 DOC. 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06

New York. Nov. 5.-(By A. PD-
Those who watch the national political
straws TO see which way they bend
in an off-year election wind. probably
will not get much satisfaction tomor-
row.
First, there are Only a few elections
Tor Congress and. second, few issues
having bearing on the next presiden-
tial election are involved.
One new member of the United
States Senate is to be elected in Yer
mont. Porter II. Dale, Republican, and
Park ii. Pollard. Democrat, are candi-
dates for the position left vacant by
the death of Senator Dillingham;. His
term would have expired in 1927. Pro-
hlbltlon has entered into the cam
paign and Mr.. Dale. favoring strict
enforcement, has the endorsement of
the state Anti-Saloon League. Mr..
Pollard. who is cousin of President
Coolidge. favors modification CT the
NolStead act. Vermont normally is
staqnchly Republican and the political
WlSeacres say there are no signs of
an Gpheaval.
Six new representatives are to- be
elected to Congress: One in Vermont,
four in New York, one in Illinois and
one in North Carolina. Little interest
has been shown in the Illinois con-
test. as Thomas A. Doyle, Democrat,
Will have slight opposition. his Repub-
hcan opponent, Lester Rodney, having
withdrawn. The election is to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of John
W. Rainey, Democrat.
The election in the First Vermont
district is made necessary because of
the resignation of Representative Dale
to accept %se Republican nomination
FOR the Senate. The candidates are
Ernest w. Gibson, Republican, and
Burton Il. Bailey. Democrat.
The congressional elections in New
1ork state axe made necessary by
deaths OF four representatives during
the last year. Three of the elections
are IN New York City or vicinity So
cialists have named candidates in each
OK The districts but the Socialist vote
Is rot expected TO be heavy.
Three states-Maryl land, Mississippi
and kertucky-will elect governors
New York. New Jersey. Maryland and
Virginia will elect members of the
state legislature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Hold 5000 Aliens
Pending Decision.
on Quota Allowed

New York, Nov. 5-MOre than
5000 aliens permitted to land on
parole after facing deportation. may
rently, it was. learned tonigh, wher
federal officials announced it was
not certain that the Immigration
quotas had been exhausted.
According to available records the
quotas have been filed T.. J. Hen
ming, assistant secretary of labor eX-
planned but ten percent Of the ar
rivals during the current year are
rejected for other than quota reas-
nos-illiteracy, disease and poverty.
Then large percentage is excepted
from the quotas, such as merchants,
previous residents of this country.
$50 we do not know exactly how
we stand on the quotas. When We
make the final check we may find
that all Of the 5000 can he included
permanently without exceeding the
number the law permits"
One thousand first class passen.
gers were landed in New York today
under the order issued by Secretary
OF Labor Davis, and tonight were
celebrating the turn of fortune which
permitted them to enter the United
States under parole and the guard
ian ship of relative bondsmen.
AT Ellis Island, more than 1000
steerage passengers awaited tempo
rary release under the same terms,
with immigration officials promising
to have their examinations complet-
ed by Wednesday.
OF the first thousand, MANY were
from the British Isles-veterans of
the World War. They left England
to escape the epidemic of unemploy-
ment there, with jobs awaiting them
here.
In selecting those permitted to
land under parole, immigration Of
metals gave first choice to wives or
husbands Of American citizens. At
ter them came the wives or husbands
or aliens already here who have TAX
en- out first citizenship papers: then
minor children with responsible pa
rents or guardians awaiting them:
then the affianced wives OF citizens,
Wher the aliens had been sifted
according to this classification the
remainder were admitted according
to the purchase dates Of their steam
ship tickets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Both Sides Claim
Win i'm New York

New York. Nov. 5-The off-year
election campaign in New York city
was brought to close today with a
Democratic rally in the negro section
OF Harlem with Governor Smith as
Tie principal speaker. The Repuhl;-
cans ended their rabies Saturday
night. Republican and Democratic
leaders spent the DAY perfecting the
machinery for getting out the vote
tomorrow and making the customary
claims CT victory.
While Chairman George X. Morris,
of the Republican state committee
predicted the Republicans would
make material gains in the assembly.
and the chairman H. c. Pell, Jr., of
tine Democratic Committee. predict
Cd tie Democrats would gain control
ot tie lower house. neutral observers
agreed that the fight for the balance
of power would be close.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Convict 4 Members
MOrehOuse Parish Khan

Bastrop, La; Nov. -Four alleged
members of the Morehouse Parish
Ku Klux Khan, including Captain J.
X. Skipwith. exalted cyclops, today
were found guilty of carrying fire.
arms on the premises of another"
in connection with hooded hand ac-
tivities in Morehouse Parish last
year.
Others found guilty were Benton
Pratt. Marvin Pickett, and w. G..
Intosh. Sentences will be pronounced
later.
Three others tried Jointly with the
four were found not guilty. The
seven were alleged to have raided
the home of a farmer believed to he
engaged in the illegal manufacture
Of Whiskey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Shenandoah to Make
Air Flight Over
n. E. After Nov. II

Washington. Nov. 5.-The dirigible
Shenandoah, formerly the ZR-1. will
make her postponed cruise over New
England On the first favorable day aft
er November IL. The navy depart
mcnt in making this announcement TO-
day said 1t was planned to make the
flight coincide with IArmistice Day eel
ebrations in New York. north ern New
Jersey and the cities Of New England
Leaving Lakehurst. y. T.. about 6 A.
NJ. the Shenandoah's course viii take
her over Saybrook. Conn at 10 O'Clock;
New London at 1895: Newport. II. l..
at noon; Fall River. Mass. at 1920 p.
NJ: Providence. r. l.. o'clock; Brock
ton. Mass. 100; and Boston about .
=. NJ. providing adverse weather con-
ditions are not met
After circling, over Boston the air.
ship Will turn west, passing over Wor-
cester Northampton and Holyoke,
Mass. turning towards Connecticut
she will head towards her hangar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Slain Gangster Who
Was War Hero Buried
with Military HOnors ,

New York, Nov. 5-"Bilr" Lovett.
notorious gangster. protagonist Of
many bitter feuds in the underworld
of New York. met his death at Tie
hand OF some slum enemy in a dingy
room not far from Brooklyn's water
front Wednesday.
William A. Lovett. machine gunner
in the A. E. f.. possessor OF the Dis
tinSuished Service Cross and of
scars left by German bullets on the
battlefield of the Argonne. was bur
led with full military honors in the
Cypress Hills Military Cemetery to-
day
From tie cottage in Eidgefield
Park, n. j., where Lovett and his
bride of few months lived, the body
OF Firs1 Glass Private Lovett was
taken from flag -draped. fiower-fi j.
led room to its final resting place in
Brooklyn by the local unit OF the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars. Gangster
Bill was inferred beside comrades
with whom he had fought and blcd
in France.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
victim Was Counsel for Fac
tion Fighting Imperial Wiz
ard-Shot Down in Office
Murderer Denies Any Khan
Observation-Disclosures Dead
Man Was Planning To Ruin
Him

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 5.-Phillip L. Fox
,,hlicity man for the Ku Klux Khan,
,.,a today shot and killed w. s. CO.
,rrr Atlanta attorney and counsel
,or the faction fighting Imperial
wizard H. ". Evans and other Of
sc,a,s of the order. Fox is held at
,o,ice headquarters without bond un-
der charge of murder.
At police headquarters Fox denied
sry connection with the ku KluX
Khan. giving his occupation as a
olork He was identified by news
nsnermen as the publicity agent for
tha Ku Klux Khan and police said
ha il the editor OF the knight Hawk,
nf7cial organ of the Imperial Palace
of the Khan. Fox stated, What l did
has no connection with the Ku KluX
Klan."
DR.. Fred r. Johnson, Of San An
tonic. Tex, who is visiting at the
home Of w. j. Simmons, emperor of
the Khan, told the police that Fox
came to Simmons home last night.
DR.. Johnson said that Morris A.
Moore, a member of the Texas Ran
gers. also visiting Colonel Simmons,
was present at the time, Colonel
simmons being in Alabama. Johnson
declared Fox told him he had sever
ed his connection with the faction of
Imperial Wizard Evans and that he
had come to Johnson for the pur-
pose of revealing some Information.
DR.. Johnson said he noticed Fox kept
his right hand in his overcoat pocket
and he, Johnson, backed Fox into 4
corner and took a pistol from him.
HE then told me-" said DR.. John
son, "he had been sent there to kill
me, but he didn't say by whom. He
said, however. II had talked him out
of it." DR.. Johnson said Fox came
to Atlanta in March last from Dali
las, Tex. where he was city editor
Of an afternoon paper.
Coburn was shot five times and
toppled over in his chair. The bull
let's were said to have been fired
from the doorway of Coburn's office
by Fox.
Mrs. w. A. TIolbrook, stenographer
for Coburn, said that Fox came to
the Office and wanted to talk to Co
burn about the Klan. case in which
Coburn is representing what is call
ed the insurgent element. They
talked for about five minutes. ac-
cording to Mrs. Holbrook, and Co
burn asked Fox to come back in
about an hour. Fox started out and
got outside the, door. then turned
and fired five shots at Coburn, Mrs.
Holbrook said. w. T. Rogers, a client
Of ,Coburn's, said he witnessed the
shooting.
Coburn has been one of the at
torneys in the suits against the
Evans faction. He was chief coun-
sci for the Edward M. Rittenhouse
OF Philadelphia, which last week I'M
successfully attempted to have a re-
eeiver appointed for the Khan. AS
attorney for w. j. Simmons. en-
peror OF the Khan, Coburn filed suit
IN Fulton county today asking for
an injunction to prevent the organi-
zation OF the women of the Ku Klux
Khan.
Patrolman c. o. Cochran. who as
sisted in the arrest, quoted Fox as
saying:
i am sorry to have had to do it.
out am glad he is dead. He was
Planning to ruin me and I had just
as soon be hung as hurt"
FOX tonight refused to make
statement. He is held at police
neadquarters without bond on a
charge Of murder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Smoked Cigarette
in Bed; Found
Dead by His, Wife

Danvers, Mass, Nov. 5-Smoking
cigarettes in bed is believed to have
caused the death of Philip Esan.
found dead of suffocation in hiN bed
here late today. Part Of the mat
tress had been burned. The medical
examiner said that the man had been
dead six or seven hours when found.
On a table near the bed was an open
box of cigarettes. Egan. who was So
years old. had not been seen since
early Sunday evening and his wife.
living in nearby house, when she
went to investigate, found him dead
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
More Immigrants
Released at Portland

Portland, Me-, Nov. 5-Twenty
one more immigrants. mostly Russ
ians and few Poles, of the 200 de-
tanned by the immigration authiri-
ties, were released late today follow
ing investigation of their cases by
the government agents. Although
the Russian quota has been exhaust
cd, the Russians who were allowed
to enter had either been born outside
of that country, or else were entitled
to certain exemptions under the inn
migration laws.
immigration Inspector Samuel II.
Howes. declared that more of the de-
tanned immigrants would be released
tomorrow. He also stated that the
majority of the Russians who are
being held here have appealed to the
department ut .Washingt ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Hear States Case
Against New Trial
for SaccO, Vanzetti

Dedham. Mass. Nov. 5-The states
case against new trial for Nicola
Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, ac-
cused of murder, consumed the en-
tire day of the hearings on defense
motions today.
District Attorney Harold p. Will
liams assailed the affidavits of AL
bert H. Hamilton and Professor Au-
gustus Gill, defense firearms expert.
and declared that Professor Gill had
within two days made contradictory
measurements of thc~markings on re-
volvers introduced in the trial as
evidence.
He also maintained that Hamilton
and Professor Gill had each refer
red to the. others testimony as the
more accurate. and that the latter
was a novice in the measurement OF
revolver markings.
Tomorrow the state is expected to
conclude its argument and the de-
tense to begin rebuttal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Commander of u. S.
Destroyer Force
Pleads Not Guilty

San Diego. Cal, Nov. 5.-Captain
Edward H. Watson, who commanded
Squadron Eleven. destroyer force,
United States battle fleet on the
night of September eighth, when
twenty three lives We're lost and
nearly $14,000.000 in government pro-
perty was destroyed in the strand
ing of seven vessels near Honda.
Calf, pleaded not guilty" to
charges OF culpable inefficiency to-
day before naval courtmartial. The
charges against him are: Negligence
and unskilful seamanship. Lieut..
Commander Donald T. Hunter. who
commanded the u. S. S. Delphy.
leading ship of the squadron and
Lieut.. Lawrence +. Blodgett navi-
eating officer of the Delphy, are
among ten other officers to be tried
by courtmartial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Launch Wrecked
Crew of Four Lost

Barview, Oregon, Nov. s - The
launch Phoenix was wrecked and the
crew, probably four men, was lost
today when the vessel capsized while
attempting to cross the bar into
Tillamock Bay. here. The coast
guard searched the vessel for vic
Tins but all had disappeared.
The launch left Astoria yesterday
and because of rough water, did not
attempt to cross the bar until today.
The vessel was attempting for the
fourth time to cross the bar when
it capsized. The four men who lefs
Astoria in the Phoenix were from
Oregon towns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
General Forecast

AS shown by the wea Their chart Of
Monday night, the air pressure was
high over and west of the Mississippi
valley. low along the north central
border in the Atlantic states and
California. Centers Of minimum
pressure were charted Monday night
over North Carolina. western Penn
sylvania and Manitoba. Canada.
There has been further rise in
temperature in New England. In the
Atlantic states north Of MARYLAND.
the weather will be unsettled with
light rains and with somewhat lower
temperature Tuesday and fair We'd
nesday.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Moderate variable overcast weather
and probably showers Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Fox Former Editor
Dallas Times-Herald

>, dallas. Tex. Nov. 5-Phillip E.
rEa' reported in a dispatch from At
Mnta, Ca. this evening. to have shot
sla Killed w. S. Coburn. Atlanta at
.o.ney' was formerly managing edi-
"r OF the Dallas Times Herald.
Mr. FOX came here from Oklahoma
1Syut zen years ago, working on the
palias Dispatch as reported. He
went with the Times Herald as a
, nDp:a, later and worked up to the
paper. Wv
.,, rms spring Mr.. Fox resigned to
20 oAe up some publicity work. going
w ~ washington. Recently he was
n n US member OF the official
t rna.y OF Imperial Wizard Evans Of
c% s hu klux Khan at the khan day
'"epration at the Texas State Fair,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Vets Victorious
in Alberta, Canada

Calgary. Alta. Nov. 5-Defeat of
prohibition in Alberta was certain
tonight. Thirty percent of the coun-
try polls by nine o'clock had rolled
up majority of nearly 5000 for gov
eminent control and sale of liquors
and early returns from the cities
showed a decided "wct" tendency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Portland Auto Show
Feb. Is to March l

Portland. Me-. Nov. 5.--The annual
Portland Auto Show will be held in
the Exposition building February %
to March l. inclusive. officers of the
Portland Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton. Inc, announced after the annual
meeting today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
TODAY
HOLD BUT LITTLE
NATIONAL INTEREST
Dale, Republican Opposed By
Pollard, Democrat for Sem
ator in Vermont

Prohibition Has Been Feature of
State Campaign with Dale Strictly
Dry and Pollard Favoring Mod
ihcation OF VOlstead Law-New
York, Illinois, Vermont and North
Carolina to Elect Representatives
Three States to Name Cover
nors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED

New England-Unsettled, probably
local rains Tuesday; Wednesday
cloudy; moderate temperature.
Eastern New York-Local rains
and cooler Tuesday; Wednesday
fair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
AIR DEMON PAIR TO
RACE SIDE BY SIDE
FOR SPEED RECORD.
Lieutenants Williams A n d
Brow Meet Again Today
At Carnival

Army and Navy Officers Ban Dan
gcrous Feature of Diving Start at
Rate $50 Miles an Hour-Hacc
Will BE over Three kiIOmeter
Course and Airmen Will Both
Start at Same Time-To Cover
Course Four Times-DOubt over
Making New SPEED Mark
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Tuesday unsettled, probably local
rains: Wednesday generally fair;
moderate temperature; light shifting
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
DENIES REMOVAL
LIQUOR AND DRUGS
FROM SUPPLY DEPOT
Veterans Bureau Storekeepcr
Says Charges Wholesale
. Delivery Are Untrue

Senate Committee Probcrs Of Blu
rcau Hear Denial at Conclusion Of
Testimony Regarding Sale OF
Huge Quantities OF Property from
Depot at Mere Fraction Of Their
Cost-Amolmt of Liquor on Hand
Greatly Exaggerated, He Declares