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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-10
PORTLAND MAN
DISC0URSES ON
SCENES IN WEST

Talk about people believing in
legends" remarked NJ. c. Brandon
OF Portland last evening in CONVEX.
sation with the Journal reporter
the westerners certainly have us
beaten by mile" The speaker
then told of the Gave of the Winds
which he and his family visited this
summer In the Rocky Mountains. In
this cave, he said, were hundreds OF
strange things. One Of the interest
ing sights. in a large room called
the Bridal Chamber" is a huge pile
OF hairpins, placed there by millions
OF old maids who were told that il
they left one in the pile, marriage
would come within six months. An
other similar curious thing is a pile
of safety pins covering several
square feet. These, he said were put
there by bachelors who had thei,
hopes of winning a better half.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brandon and daugh-
ter Louise recently returned to their
home in Portland from an automobile
trip through the Rockies, with their
daughter. Mrs. A. L. Strehelks OF
Meeker, Col. Mr.. Brandon is in Wat
erville for few days on business
and Mrs. Brandon and daughter will
return this morning to Portland.
While on their trip through the
mountains the family travelled a dis
lance of $50 miles, mostly over mar.
row roads winding about high peaks
and overlooking canyons and ra-
vines. In many of the places on these
roads, it is impossible for two cars tc
pass and in some cases where peo-
pie have been travelling in large cars
Mr.. Brandon declared that the only
way they could make the SHARP
turns was to jack up the rear end OF
the car and set it over. He stated
that they Travelled in a Ford sedan
and were troubled very little with
the turns but in one case they ha6
to back a mile and a half around
treacherous curves to let another cal
pass.
Another place of interest they Wis
tied while in the Rocky Mountains
was the Garden of the Gods neal
Colorado Springs. A most interest
ing feature of this spot is the curious
formation of red rock almost a YER
million color. When asked II the
cowboys appeared on the streets as
they do in the movies the speaker af-
firmed that in one case he has seer
something far more thrilling thar
any moving picture. A group OF
cowboys was standing in front of q
store in a small Colorado town wher
. another cowboy appeared across the
street with a new sombero. AS he
approached the group one of the
number looked up and said. We'll
that's an H.. OF a hat" and pulling
out his six.shootes blew z hole Sulls
two inches In diameter through thu
crown, The !nnpromptu target sale
not a word but turned CHASTITY white
and leaped for the throat Of the as.
sailant and a fierce battle ensueo
while a nearby policeman quietly
turned his back. There were no cas-
ualties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-10
= DAILY KENNElEc JO,RNAl. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER TO- 1928

for the furtherance of the Moscow
program.
The Herrin massacre Of non-union
miners last year was blamed by au-
thors of the articles upon groups Of
Communist bodies centered at Chi
cago. Bombings, dynamitings, riot
ing and sabotage which marked the
two big strikes last year also were
laid at the door Of the Reds.
The American Civil Liberties I'm
ion, it was charged, provided legal
talent and money to obtain the re-
lease Of persons arrested for or pre-
vented from delivering seditious
speeches. The league was challenged
to show where it ever espoused the
cause of person who was not direct
ly active in Communist circles.
All these activities, in which It Is
alleged upward of 5000 leaders and
100000 adherents and sympathiZers
in the United States and Canada
were involved, were aimed at the one
| big representation and Com
munism-said the miners heads.
THE seizure of this union Is being
attempted as the first step in the
realization Of a thoroughly organized
program Of the agencies and forces
behind the Communist international
at Moscow forTthe conquest of the
American Continent" continues the
article.
1.-The overthrow and destruction OF
this government. with the establish
ment Of an absolute and arbitrary
dictatorship. and the elimination of
all forms of popular voice in govern
mental affairs, is being attempted on
more gigantic scale, with more
rcsolute purpose and with more
crafty design. than at any time in
the history of this nation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-10
pay Schedule for a Congressman

Il II almost Impossible for the ordi.
nary member Of Congress 70 work
eficieatiy and inteliigent!y Il he !s
much concerned over the question OF
being reelected. But he IL almost
sure Of work hard and long. Few
congressman limit themselves to an
eight-hour day.
Recently the Nations Business
asked a member for his working
schedule for. the previous day. he
prepared it as well as he could from
memory. Here it is in abbreviated
form:
9 A. M-Arrived at Office. Read
morning mail. Fifty-four letters.
10 A. M.-Start debating replies to
letters.
1O.45 A. Uninterrupted by callers.
1920 A. M.-Another delegation.
IL noon.-Congress convenes.
1890 P. M.-Downstairs for brief
lunch and then back to office to work
on correspondence.
1P. M.-Another mail, containing
several annoying requests.
100 P. M.-Gong sounds for roll
call.
ESQ P. M.-Sign mail dictated in
forenoon.
3P. M.-Dictate more letters.
$50 P. M.-Another roll call.
400 P. M.-Back at office.
5P. M.-Vote on amendment to
pending bill.
5.45 P. M.-Adjournment. Go to
my hotel for dinner.
Up. M.-Sit in lobby trying to alb
sorb talk of other members.
SIS P. M.-Read reports of public
committee hearings on tariff and
other bills.
$40 P. M.-Telephone call from
Washington correspondent of paper
in nearest big city to my district,
asking if it is true that I shall not
be a candidate for reelection. Explain
to him that report is base falsehood,
doubtless started by political enemies.
1OP. M-Start to bed.
1920 p. M.-Telegram from man
back home asking if got his letter
about passport matter.
1O.45 P. M.-Half asleep, think OF
speech would like to make, but don't
dare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-10
Wrecked on Coast
(Continued from Page One)

within a few minutes of one another
according to naval officers.
The fotilla of which the wrecked
craft formed a part was in command
of Captain Edward Watson, COM
handing officer of the Delphy, and
was on a practice cruise.
The dead were all trapped in their
hunks on the Young when that YES
sci struck and were drowned when
the craft capsized within two minu-
ties after striking.
More than 500 men were rescued
from the wrecked destroyers which
tonight were reported to be pound
ing to pieces on the rocks, all total
losses.
Of the survivors, fifteen of the SER
iously injured were brought to the
Santa Barbara County Hospital here
One hundred others were cut and
bruised in their swim to safety at
20 knots an hour in heavy sea and
dense fog when the leading vessel
crashed.
Carried ahead by strong tide, the
others piled on the beach in success
sion. The boats tonight lay in line
along the shore at intervals of 250
feet. One of them, the Chauncey,
was resting side on -he rocks.
A partial list of the dead, as off,
cially announced follows:
United States Skipper Joseph Slim
ak, Henry Kirk, Enrique Torres, Blu
chan. Harrison, Reddock, Salzer,
Martin, Kirby. Grady, Ben Schank,
Taylor, Overshiner, Duncan, Ray H.
Morris, John Young, c. F. Rogers
and Conroy.
The body of Conroy was the only
one recovered tonight when all efforts
to find the others had been fruitless.
The seas were running so heavy
that it was only few minutes after
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-10
the crash that all of the destroyers
uas fakipo

| the crash that all Of the destroyers
| was taking water.
The rescue of most of the crew of
the Young was affected when Boat
swain's Mate Peterson took a line
| overheard and swan with it to the
Chauncey, fighting against the rough
sea and strong tides. Peterson reach
ed the Chauncey exhausted.
With the line secured between the
two ships, all remaining members Of
the crew made their way ashore as
the Chauncey was beached on the
mainland.
| A twist of fate that sent the des-
| troyer Reno tearing southwark at 60
knots an hour to the west of the
channel islands instead of down the
Santa Barbara channel, according
survivors from the wreck of the
Pacific mail liner Cuba from almost
certain death at sea, according to
the Reno's commander, Lieutenant
Commander j. r. Barry. The Reno,
after cropping her way southwark
through the fog banks, reached San
Pedro Harbor today with the passen-
gers and crew of the wrecked Cuba.
Lost in the fog and headed due
west for the open sea in the belief
! that they were bound for the MAIN
land, two of the Cuba's boats were
sighted late yesterday by the Reno
as she was speeding through the fog
on her annual full power trials.
Chance sighting of the first 1ifeboat
through a rift in the fog was all that
saved the Cuba's Inflated passen-
gers, declared Commander Barry. He
said:
1--WE were making thirty knots and
were hitting up since. we left Puget
Sound for San Diego. We were
scheduled to have passed down the
inside of the channel, but the fog
was so thick that l decided to strike
outside for safety.
About three o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon we sighted a small boat on
our beam. We thought it was fish
ing boat at first, but as we dashed by
l saw that it carried too many per-
sons for such a craft. Three miles
farther out we passed a second boat
and knew they were In distress.
"Our speed was so terrific that we
were forced to make a long circle OF
more than Ave miles to slow down
before we reached the first lifeboat, In
charge of the Cuba's chief engineer,
w. ]. Owens.
owens had his craft, as we'll as
the one following him, headed direct
ly west in the believe that they were
going east. He gave US an idea
where the Cuba was piled up and an
hour later we found her, down by the
head and the heavy seas piling over
her decks.
THE passengers. women and child
rem, wearing coats and overlooking
of the ships officers, were lying in
bedraggled heaps about the beach"
| Fog and lost bearings, aggravated
by the lack of wireless to ascertain
compass bearings, was responsible
for the accident. according to the Of
flcers of the C-ba.
"Our radio set has been disabled
since we left the Panama Canal and
we knew we were lost yesterday
morning, but were helpless without
radio" said Radio Operator Z. N.
Willis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-10
PITTSFIELD

The Misses Marion and Edna
Childs of Lewiston have. been guests
of Miss Marguerite O'Roake.
Mrs. Edward Cain of Poland, was
in town Friday afternoon calling on
friends.
Miss Marion Estes of Chicago
who has been visiting IN the homes
of her brothers. Ralph Estes and
George Estes for the past few weeks
left Friday for Portland where she
will visit before returning to her
Ehome.
Mrs. Florence Hunter has returned
from Boston, where she has been at
tending the millinery openings.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ". Dodge and
daughter Marie and mother. Mrs.
Mary Dodge have returned from a
months stay at Ocean Park.
A special meeting of the Pittsf1eld
Tuesday club was recently held at
the home of Mrs. Mary Spear Oil
Main street. Mrs. Spear and Mrs.
Sadie Mayo were elected delegates
to represent the club at the meet
ing of the Federation Of Woman's
clubs to be held at Bar Harbor.
Mrs. Ethel Kendall and daughter,
Delphine, of Newport, were in town
Friday.
Mrs. Lancey G. Milliken was a
visitor in Bangor. Friday.
Mrs. A. S. Watson of Burnham,
was a business caller in town FRI
day.
MIR. and Mrs. N. ]. Karam and Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Southland have re-
turned from an automobile trip to
Pressure Isle and Grand Falls. n. b.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Hunter were in
Hartland, Friday to attend the Fair.
Mrs. Lydia Newcomb and son. Ro-
land Newcomb and wife of Haver-
hill. Mass, have been in town guests
of Capt. and Mrs. w. L. Rose, they
visited Mrs. Newcomb's mother, Mrs.
Maria A. Sinclair in Bangor leaving
Thursday for brief visit in Au-
gusta.
Miss Barbara Lancey was in Hart
land. Friday, where she was the
guest of friends and attended the
fair.
Mrs. Effie Bennett of Waterbury.
Conn. who has been visiting Can't. and
Mrs. w. L. Ross. returned home Friday.
Mrs. Arson Cpowell left Friday for
a visit in Dexter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-10
Trade Rare Furs for Photos

Meyer krupp, veteran OF Az years
among the trappers, has just returned
to America from isolated islands on
Manchuria and relates when trading
sable skins the natives demand In re-
turn pictures of pretty women.
Blondes as q rule are much priced.
One motion picture queen would
possibly be shocked If she knew her
picture, cut from an illustrated mag
azine, was the price of seven marten
pelts, valued by Krupp at $50.
Real photographs of American wo-
men arrayed in all their wealth OF
fine clothes are eagerly sought by the
islanders. The women folks of the
trading posts are chiefly interested in
pictures whose subjects appear
adorned in fur garments. Fur traders
planning trips to the Behring, sea
islands and to Siberia carry hundreds
of photographs and motion picture
magazines.
A traveller from this country seek
ing adventure and who might drop
into one of the huts of the northern
islanders would feel at home. For 1t
is certain he would find somewhere
enshrined in the igloo photo Of some
girl he would recognize as having
seen on the vaudeville stage, in the
opera or on the silver screen.-New
York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-10

Minneapolis. The other, with the fer
tilizer division will discuss fertilizers
and crops, the chairman being H. A.
Noyes of Westfield, N. Y.
Recent developments, involving an
imal experimentation and marking
what is described as great advance
in the science of bread making, will
be publicly announced at the bread
symposium. These developments, 1t
was stated, will be of vital economic
interest, as this year 100000 bar
rels Of flour are being turned into
bread. Baking science has developed
faster in the last ten years than in all
the previous years of man. Only a
few decades ago, according to DR..
Barnard, bread was made in practic-
ally the same way as in the time OF
King Tut.
Representatives Of leading Ameri-
can colleges and technical schools
will discuss methods of teaching
chemistry, including classroom and
laboratory work. A central event OF
this gathering will be the discussion
of a plan to change the methods OF
teaching chemistry in American high
schools, it being felt that greater en-
phasis should be placed on the prac-
teal application of chemistry.
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First View Of Ships,

One of the great disappointments
to tourists from the middle west or
other inland sections on their first
visit to New York is the size of
ocean-going vessels. The ships are
exceedingly small to them, remarks
a New York Sun writer.
A trip to the waterfront and harbor
generally is the first on the itinerary
of a visitor who is paying his initial
visit tot seaport. II the first ship
encountered happens to be a loaded
freighter of 10000 to $4,000 tons. with
it's top deck scarcely more than six
or eight feet above the water. they
register amazement that such a craft
could negotiate the open sea.
Even a closeup view of q $4,000
ton passenger liner fails to come up
to their idea of what a real ship
should look like. The ships don't
measure up to the Impressions first
gained through the pictures and litho-
graphs back home.
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Withhold Prize from
Successful Swimmer
Boston HarbOr Event

Boston. Sept. 9-Walter Patterson
Of Bridgeport. Conn.,, was the last Of
II starters to be taken from the
water during the Boston Light
swim, here today. He had been in
the water six and three quarters
hours and had covered nearly eight
of the nine miles in the course. The
cup offered as prize was withheld
fl ON Patterson because of q protest
Of the New England Amateur Ath-
letic Union, which questioned his
amateur standing. He claimed that
he holds a registration number from
the Connecticut Association.
Michael Wrenn of Lowell, covered
six and a quarter miles before leav-
ing the chilly waters of the harbor.
Jacob Braff of East Boston and
Frank Murphy of Lowell withdrew
from the competition at about the
same time, not having quite covered
six miles.
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,LAROCHELLE UP
FUR ASSAULT
AND BATTERY

~. augusta Larochelle of Waterville
Ss as arraigned in the municipal court
s, s,,n morning on a charge of as
s~u.t and battery. He pleaded not
t sunty out was found guilty and SEN
~ eus s 10 pay fine of IS and costs
r.s ezs. The fine was RENTED on
! PAYMENT of costs. The alleged as
w sSu!t was made on mer Quirion CT
c,s aservllle early one evening. Ac-
Sr dung to testimony for the State,
{ NAN m ION was standing on the side
ho Sh when Larochelle came out of
.o UIse and ordered him to move along.
s.nlon told Larochelle that he had
ior ,.sht to stand on the sidewalk as
strso, as ne wanted to and Larochelle
h asse MIN several times, once so
Ina mat it knocked him down.
W.. narochelle testified that Quirion
mao, impudent and provoked him 50
sucn that he struck him.
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To Hear Augusta
Man on Consolidation
N. England Railways

AT the next meeting of the direc-
tors of the Waterville-W inslow Cham
Der of Commerce, which will be held
Tuesday afternoon. Sept. II, at 4.30.
Hon. George E. Macomber of Augusta
will be present and talk on the consol-
idation Of the New England railroads.
Mr.. Macomber is a director of the
Maine Central Railroad and as such is
conversant with the situation and we'll
able to make it clear to his hearers.
Mr.. Macomber will present the Nc
Donald plan. the one favored by Morris
Mcdonald, head of the Maine Central
Railroad. This will show the advan-
tages of the Maine railroads merging
with the New York Central. giving
Maine a trunk line through to the
middle west and feeder from that
part of the country.
Because of the great interest at
tached to the question. which is of vi
tel Importance to every business man
in Maine. the directors of the cham
Der have issued to all business men
and any other persons in Waterville
who are interested, to attend the meet
hall to allow room for all who wish
to hear this talk.
That there will be some sort of a
consolidation is assured and it is up to
the men Of Maine. who are the biggest
patrons of the railroads, to express
their opinion as to whether the Maine
Central, the Bangor & Aroostook and
the Boston & Maine shall merge with
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford road or whether the Maine rail-
roads shall. with the Worcester,
Nashua and Portland branch of the
Boston e Maine. merge with the New
York Central. avoiding Boston on ship
ments going to and from the middle
west.
1t is understood that this plan is
meeting with strong opposition from
Boston interests but is explained by
the officials of the Maine Central that
the people of Maine are losing nothing
by merging with the New York Cen
trail but are gaining trunk line
through to the west.
Railroad reports will be distributed
from the Chamber of Commerce on
Monday to all who wish to look into
the situation from both points of view.
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TO CONTROL LABOR
lContinued from PAGE Onel

the substitution of leadership of
Communists, that it may be used as
an fundamentally for selling the
other labor unions of America, and
for eventually taking possession of
the country.
ga we'll organized movement is
being promoted within the Big-4 rail-
road brotherhoods and 16 railroad
trade unions to amalgamate all rail
workers into one departmentalized
Industrial union, controlled by sin
die leader of Communist principle
and utilization and owing allegiance
to the Communist organization.
"7-Seizure of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, with the custer of its
officials and, through such seizure,
gaining control of its affiliated units
and trade unions.
"8-Conversion of all trade crafts
unions into single units Of workers
within an industry known as indus
trial unions with coordination under
a super-S Soviet union owing allegl-
ance to and accepting the mandates
of the Communist international ana
its subsidiary, the Red Trade Union
International at Moscow.
"9-Through conquest and subJu-
cation of the labor unions ana con-
version and mobilization of farmers
and other related groups. the over
throw of existing institutions and the
creation of a condition similar 10
that which now prevails in Russia.
The article charges that vast net
work of agencies for the dissemlna-
ton of Communist propaganda exists
in the United States. This system /.
is alleged, Is a veritable octopus OF
interlocking directorates, with 2oo
local organizations, As national Ones
and a membership that runs the So
cial scale of the continent.
The names of William u. roster
nrofessed radical; Alexander Howatt'
deposed head of mine workers IN
Kansas; J.B. McLachlan, ousteo
leader of the recent strike in Nova
Scotia. and Roger Baldwin, execu,
five secretary of the American Clvll
liberties Union, figure prominently
throughout the alleged expose.
American subsidiaries of the MOS
cow government are charged with
having fomented the steel strike OF
1919: the switchmen's strike of 1871;
and with having aided in lining up
railroad shop crafts and soft coal
miners for the prolonged struggle OF
last year, in an attempt to obtain
possession of the unions during the
strike and making them instruments
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shell from being dented In BY the
hammering, It is filled with o dller
that can be easily removed by heat
ing, after the object IL finished.
This work takes great deal OF
time, and It is therefore naturally
expensive, as all the labor must
be done by hand. Work OF this
kind can never be done profitably
in a country like America, as the
prices would make 1t prohibitive.
Many Of these workers, although
highly skilled, get between nfty
cents and a dollar a day.
This is one Of the many inter.
esting sights which the 500 Ameri.
can travellers on the annual Ameri.
can Express cruise around the
world will see when they sail from
New York next November on q
voyage of one hundred and thirty.
three days.
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Earl and Ford
Collide; Guards
Are Damaged

:, An Earl touring car, licensed 49,
; soS, collided with a Ford coupe, lie
ensed 1882, last night shortly after
= on Main street in front of the new
Eaton block. The only damage was
Two front mudguards. the right hand
phe being on the Earl and the other
On the Ford. 1t is understood that the
Ford car swung sharply to the left
while heading down street and both
.sars locked mudguards as they got
nail way across the electric car
( track The trolley which happened
siong at that time was obliged to stop
tor period of ten minutes until
men could separate the cars. The
usual crowd of bystandcrs were pres
eht' many of whom were intently
ANXIOUS to on expressing themselves
The problem.
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53O,OOO,OOO Yen
for Relief Measures

Osaka, Sept 9.-The Japanese gov
eminent has appropriated 530,000,0 600
yen for relief work. This decision by
the cabinet at Saturdays sitting re.
presents the greatest relief measure
Ia the history Of world disasters.
Indications are that for the whole
devastated area the death roll ex-
ceeds 100000. 1t Is officially reported
now that more than 100000 buildings
in Tokiohave been destroyed and
more than half a million people are
homeless