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, 1923-09-16
CONVECTS RUIN
ALABAMA nj line
Furnished to Blast Coal Is
Used to Wreck DiggingS by 500
Prisoners; Foreman Held

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Sept. Is
Wnlted ress.EFivo hundred state
oonviots working in a coal mine Mt
Banner, mutineod for two days de-
stroyinR NIL machinery and holding
captive for 20 hours A. s. A.. Glib
son. superintendent, II wus learned
tonight.
The miners, using dynamite fur
nishod them 10 mine coal. wrecked
tho pumps, hoistH OF tho mine ami
other machinery AZ n protect against
tho failure OF tho Legislature 10 alter
tho leasing Hyston. according 10 re-
ports received here.
Gibson was solzed and held pris-
oner when no went into the mine
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of 81 5000. while the Salvation Army
whose Christmas kottles remind.
ed Casper citizens OF what wns *
pectsd OF them, wns something like
s275 behind It's comparatively small
objective OF $500.
Fifty-seven dollars taken IN yes
terday brought tho Salvation Army'B
collection for tho week Up 10 1926.
Late statements showed tho Red
Cross TO have brought IN n total
OF 8 1,ss3.eo
Officially the campaigns Of the
two organizations ended last night
but both have decided to continue
their disappointing work into next
week until tho required response
, 1923-09-16
COOL DAYS
PREDICTED
FOR STATE

Iowa-Unsettled weather Sun
day and Monday with probably
showers in east and south por.
tons; warmer in east portion Sun
day.
Nebraska-Pnrtly cloudy Sun
day, probably showers in east por.
ton; Monday mostly cloudy and
cooler.
Kansas-Probably showers and
somewhat unsettled Sunday. cooler
day partly cloudy.
wyoming-Partly cloudy and
somewhat unsettled Sunda, cooler;
Monday fair. cooler in southeast
portion.
Colorado-Sunday unsettled, pos
sibly local showers. Slightly
warmer Monday.
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FIRE DAMAGES R0OMING
HOUSE,, WEST B Street

Fire broke out at tho Clarence
rrnyior roominE house. 1872 West D
street at midnight last night and
did considerable damage 70 tho rear
wall OF tho building. destroying tho
porch in tho progress OF the blaze.
Quick action OF tho fro department
prevented further damage.
Tho origin of tho fire IL not
known.
A large crowd gathered Mt tho
scene or the blaze. many persons
coming out OF tho Arlleon dancing
academy at that time.
, 1923-09-16
HOUSE OF DAVID
ASSAILED Cal N
Women Furnish Names of So Girls Said
T Hape Been Attacked y"King"
PurneH, Now Being Sought

resources none VIII invoke the wrath
of their "ldng'i or desert from the
colony 10 face a hazardous future,
Dougherty said that the two
women, who wore favoFites of Pur'
nell when they were children ten
and thirtseH years old, had named
ifty-oight girls who wars subjected
to attacks by him In tho course OF
ten years, All are sim in tho colony
at Benton Harbor, Mich, it was said
and affidavits as to tho nature Of
the assaults Will be obtained from
them.
, 1923-09-16

LANSING, Mich, septembeF 10
Omitted ss.SNew evidence Of al
legged mistreatment of little girls in
the House of David, obtained yester-
day and today from two women who
were former inmates, tonight speed
Cd pp tho attorney generals office
IN its efforts to enlist the aid of tho
israelite cult in bringing to trial
liking" BENJAMIN Purnell,
Many of Purneil's followers know
where he is, Attorney General An
drew b. Dougherty believes, but be-
pauss Of fear and lack Of personal
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way to c-arelessnoss In operation or
administration OF the ~destroycrs.
II have ordered that tho fullest
publicity be given to the investlga-
tlon by the board Of inquiryR DENLY
said to tho United Press. This is
a very unusual course. one entirely
contrary to custom, but 1 have
taken this step because OF tho mys.
terlous circumstances surrounding
the wreck and the sensational
rumors that since have arisen"
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in nm effort to placnte some OF the
~dlssruntled workers. The miners
claimed they were being overworked
lacked proper medical attention and
nourishment.
The mutlny was put down when
the convict miners were promised a
hearing by tho state convict board.
Damage 10 tho mines has been re-
paired and tho convicts are said to
hnve aErcod 10 report back to work
Monday.
President BOYD OF the state com
vlct board said no punishment ex-
ccpt confinement has been given
any OF the leaders OF the mutlny.
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OF DESTROYER
TRAGEDY is PLEDGED
DENLY Determined to Learn Facts and Either Sc
AtRest or Confirm Scandal Charges; Full Publ
city VIII Be Given Investigation
BY A. L. BRADFORD.
Press Staff Correspondent)

-,a-,..- =. NUMIed fIeas oIaHC INDEPENDENTLY.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15-Secretary of the Navy DENLY is determined to get the
ruth about the fatal crash of the seven American esroyers off the California coast
he told the United Press tonight
The navals secretary made this statement while holding almost constant conferences
with Admiral Ebere, chief OF naval operations in connection with he wreck =.
DENLY m high Officials Oh the nav department mere are thoroughly aromsd over
, 1923-09-16
Princess Who Killed Her
Sheik Husband Is Acquitted
BY LLOYD ALLEN,
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

l. LONDON, Sept 15@Prncess Marie Marguerte FANNY collapsed in the courtr DOM
here this afternoon a few minutes after a jury had declared her not guilty If the muir
der OF her husband, the "SybarteS hGk" Prince Ali Renal FANNY Bey.
The princess vase carried down stairs n attended " her physicians. 1t vas 10
befores she wasa able to be placed lin taMcab and escorted from thu court
a huge crowd which surrounded the building.
, 1923-09-16
TURMOIL SUBSIDING IN SEVERAL
ISSUESR AISEDD DURING THE WEEK
Bloodless Revolution Leaves Spain Quiet as
Italian Troubles Face Adj ustment; No
Progress on German Preparations.
BY ED. L. KEEN.

General European Manager of The United Press).
LONDON, Sept. 15.-After a week of turmoil pros
poets of peach in Europe seemed considerably brighter to-
night.
Spain was calm after an apparently bloodless military
revolution of semi-Fascist character which swept the cabi-
net of MARQUIS De Alhucemas from power and replaced it
, 1923-09-16
RELIEF DRIVES
IN CASPER FAIL
Red Cross Short $500 of s., 1000 Quota for
Japanese Aid and Salvation Army
Is Also Behind Goal

Failure to obtain their combined quotas amounting to
So, 600 for Japanese relief during the past week is to be
marked against the record-not of the local chapter of the
American Red Cross or the Salvation Army here-but of
the people of Casper as a whole.
The Red Cross fell approximateIY 500 short Of It's goal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30
Helena Hears
Harding Plea for
III. S. in World Court

Helena, Mont. June 29.-(By The
A. P.)-President Harding asked the
people of Montana in an address in
the state capitol tonight ito give of
their influence" to bring about
American membership in the Per-
manent Court of International JUS
tice to the end that war may be
avoided among nations.
Concluding his prepared address
on the social order. the position Of
women and the problems of labor,
the chief executive made an impas-
stoned plea for American adherence
to the world court.
Declaring that he had been i'm
PEELED by the thought that the Unit
States should lend its strength and
its power to measures of insurance
against war, Mr.. Harding explained
to his audience that he had reversed
the natural order and instead of
negotiating a compact for Senate ap-
prevail has asked the Senate to ap-
prove Initiation OF negotiations to
bring about American adhesion to
the World Court.
Believing this world court Is a
long step toward avoidance of world
conflict" he continued. II reversed
the order and went to the Senate
for approval and guidance in negoti-
ating for American membership. I
did this in the interest of teamwork
which I believe in preaching at all
times"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30

Boston, June 29-The present bus
mess problem seems to be one Of
restoring confidence in the future,
says the Monthly Review of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank Of Boston, issued
tonight. The review says that the
employment situation in New Eng
land is satisfactory, retail trade has
improved and the tendency has
grown stronger to cut production to
a point where it is only sufficient
to meet actual orders.
Less talk about resistance to high
prices and the poor volume Of in
coming business is heard now in
New England than was common a
month or two ago." the review says.
"A somewhat more confident view
is being taken. Both the volume Of
production and the movement of
goods in the markets continue to be
large and even the volume of I'M
filled orders on the books of many
manufacturers is considerable.
Freight carloadinGs for the en-
tire country are in larger volume
than ever before at this time of the
year, and what is equally important,
although not so generally appreciat-
ed, is that the number of tons of
gods carried per loaded car is also
exceptionally large. This is a syrnp-
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
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Ward AbandOns
Fight to Prevent
Reading Cablegrams

White Plains, n. Y, June %
Walter S. War, confessed slayer of
Clarence f. Peters of Haverhill.
Mass, cX-sailor, was reported today
to have abandoned his fight to pre-
vent the reading of cablegrams that
passed between his father. George S.
Ward, president of the Ward Baking
Company, and his brother, Ralph, by
the extraordinary grand jury investi-
eating the killing shortly before the
contested messages were taken into
the grand jury room. The messages
related to the alleged blackmail plot
which Ward said caused him to
shoot Peters in self-defense.
The documents. which were re-
ported to have been read by the
grand jury. were brought before the
investigating body by w. H. Pang-
burn, counsel for the Western Union,
and w. c. Fits. counsel for the
Commercial Cable Company.
Wards efforts ended it was said,
after supreme court Justice Wagner
handed down a decision today de-
claring that the companies must
produce their copies of the messages
in the jury room. Justice Wagner
did not rule on the question of
whether the documents might be
submitted to the grand jury. He
indicated that his question might
properly come before him subsequent
to submitting the messages in the
jury room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30
Boston Ready For Rush

Boston, June 29-The Boston staff
Of immigration inspectors, reinforced
BY detail brought from the Cana
dan border, prepared tonight to cope
with rush of immigrants landing
from four ships that will dock here
Sunday morning.
The anchor line steamer Columbia,
from Glasgow and Neville, originally
bound for New York, has been or
dered here. with 5l5 cabin and 3S7
third class passengers. The Adrlatic
0. the White Star line, from Liver
pool and Queenstown. has "a cabin
and 1888 third class passengers. The
Haverford, also of the White Star
line, with the same ports of call as
the Adriatic. will dock with "A cabin
and 400 third class passengers. The
Mount Clinton from Hamburg. en-
route for New York, will land 400
third class passengers here.
Because Sunday is the first day of
the quota year, the inspectors will
pass on aliens as they dock, but in
the future, those landing on Sunday
Will wait one day.
Other steamers expected to land
Aliens here in the near future are the
Cunarder Samaria. which left
Queenstown yesterday with 400
Aliens. and the Carmania, which
leaves Liverpool today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30
OVER SCORE SHIPS
RACING THOUSANDS
|. ALIENS TO U. S. PORTS
QUESTION OF DRY
TREATY TO BEPuT
UP TO CONGRESS

Washington. June 29.-Blocked by
objections from abroad in its effort
to negotiate prohibition treaty
with the maritime powers. the ad-
ministration is preparing to leave in
the hands of Congress any further
move to relieve the foreign shipping
lines Of their embarrassments under
the American dry law.
There was no attempt to conceal
the keen disappointment of the state
department at Foreign Secretary
Curzon's statement yesterday in
parliament, apparently spelling COM
plete failure for the American treaty
plan. which would have permitted
foreign ships to bring in liquor I'M
der seal and at the same time would
have extended to twelve miles from
shore the right to search and seize
suspected rum runners.
That an attempt to change the law
to permit the entrance of scaled
liquor stores will be made at the next
session of Congress Is taken for
granted throughout Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30
Phone Girl Pickets
Given Reprimand
by Portland Police

Portland, Me, June 29-Pickets
were ordered from in front of the
main telephone exchange here to-
night by Police Sergeant Charles
Wakefield for shouting Strike
breaker!" at working operators
Miss Nellie Mae Smith of Brockton
vice president of the telephone op-
orators division of the Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers, and four girl
strikers. Immediately besieged Chief
Irving S. Watts at headquarters.
Picketing was resumed after the
chief ruled that the girls could use
the word "strikebreaker" in an Or
binary tone, but could not shout it.
The strikers still insist that % girls
are out while the company officials
put the number at nine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30
Hard Coal Miners
to Demand 20 Per
Cent Boost in Pay

Scranton, Pa, June 29-The an
thracite mine workers in convention
today unanimously adopted a set OF
demands to be presented to the coal
operators in the coming negotiations
for q new wage contract. They fol-
low generally those adopted at the
convention in Shamokin, Pa, in Jan.
1922 and for which the miners fought
for five and half months, the men
finally returning to work without an
increase in wages. The present
agreement, which was entered into
last September. expires August 81
and it was announced the new de-
mands will be presented to the opera
tors as soon after the Fourth Of July
holiday as possible.
The principal demands call for an
increase of 20 per cent. in the con-
tract wage: 50 day increase for
men paid by the day; two year
contract with full recognition of the
union: equalization of all day rates;
the eight hour day for all men en-
ployed in and about the mines; that
where coal is paid for by the car the
system be changed and it be paid for
by weight,
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Announce Cut
in Workers on
State Charity Board

Portland, Maine, June 29.-Grube
B. Cornish of York, recently named
secretary of the State Board Of
Charities and Corrections. announced
at a two day conference of Office and
field workers which opened here to-
day, that it would be necessary to
reduce the number of employees as a
result of a cut in the appropriation
BY the last Legislature.
Three members of the Office force
will be dropped and it will be neces-
sary to dispense with the services of
Miss Gertrude +. Hall, who has been
supervisor of Mothers Aid since that
department was established. Mr.
Cornish said. These changes will
permit slight increase in the SAL
llies of employees, the mir'"nnm for
field workers being set at $1,000 in
stead of 5000.
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Arrest Phone
Striker at Springfield

Springfield, Mass. June 29.-An.
other striking telephone operator pa
trolling the Springfield exchange of
the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company was arrested
tonight, the second since the strike
began. She was charged with dis
orderly conduct and the arresting
officer alleged that she pushed an
operator loyal to the company A
she descended from q taxicab in
front of the office.
Telephone company officials stat
ed that every call was completed
this afternoon on one of the two
exchanges. A total Of 13j operators
have been employed since the strike
began and all but thirty of these
are now working on the regular
boards.
There seems to be no change In
the attitude of the strikers. There
has been, a marked increase in ser.
vice given and several important
business concerns have been placed
on an emergency list and are receive
ing 100 per cent service. $3.50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30

Boston. June GA walkout OF
nearly all the day operators in the
Woonsocket, r. l.. exchange Of the
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company marked the pripci-
pal change in the telephone strike
situation in New England today.
Twenty of the forty girls on this
ternoon and within an hour all but
four of the others had Joined them.
Reports that the disturbances in
front of the telephone company's Of
flee in this city last night were Cue
to the presence of negress strike
breakers were proven untrue upon
investigation today.
Service at Providence was still
tied up. although the company
claimed a slight improvement there.
In Worcester, Springfield. Salem,
Pawtucket, r. J.. ana a few other
cities service was still considerably
impaired. No marked effect on
telephone conditions was noticeable
in Boston. although there was some
delay in calls in a few of the ex-
changes.
The federal department of labor
took hand in the strike today. Miss
Anna WeinstOck and John T.. Col
poys, federal conciliators, conferred
for an hour with Miss Julia s.
O'Connor, president OF tae Telephone
Operators Department, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
who is leading the strike for seven
hour day and wage advances. Com
pany officials said tonigh that they
had not yet conferred with the arbi-
traitors.
Ten girls who had been held in
500 bonds each furnished by Miss
O'Connor. pleaded nor guilty in the
Municipal Court today on charges Of
disturbing the peace and obstructing
public highway in connection with
demonstration in from. Of the tele-
phone company's offices on Milk
Street late yesterday. They were re-
leased on their personal recognizance
pending a hearing Eexr Tuesday.
Another young girl arrested yester-
day was turned over to tne Juvenile
Court.
Police Commissioner Herbert A.
Wilson tonight. issued a general or
der to division commanders outlin-
ing instructions to be gwen officers
to points outside the limits Of BoS:
ton for protection.
Should any offense be committed
by strike breakers while the police
escort is outside the l,oston limits.
lie is instructed by the order to act
in conjunction with the police of the
city or town where the offense Oc-
ours in making arrests. All cases
arising from such incidents are to
be prosecuted by the authorities or
the municipality in which the ar
rests are made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30

New York, June o9-The Danish
steamer Polonia. with 100 immigrants
aboard, arrived in Gravesend Bay to-
day, the first ship to get in line for
The dash into port when the new
alien quota opens at midnight Sat-
urday. Twenty-Five other ships are
racing across the Atlantic with immi-
grants. They will arrive late today
and tomorrow.
Beginning Sunday night. and last
INK until the quota is filled, Ellis Is
land will be congested. and many in
emng foreigners will be kept aboard
liners to allow their examination.
Liner Columbia from Glasgow, has
been diverted by wireless to Boston.
The Cunard anchor line announced, to
woid congestion here. New York
passengers vii be forwarded by rail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-30

Paris. June 29-(By A. P.) En-
thusiasm such as is seldom witness
sed in the Senate was aroused by
Premier POincare today when at the
end of stirring speech asking the
upper house to vote the credits neces-
sary for the Ruhr occupation he in
formed the temporal and spiritual
powers" that, although France had
been loathe to have recourse to force,
now that measures of coercion have
been instituted they will be continued
until Germany surrendered"
The members of the August as
sembly arose, cheered loud and long,
and then voted the credit sfor 3O7,-
100000 francs, without a single dis
senting voice.
With much emotion. the premier
referred to Germany's financial stu
alton as becoming more grave daily.
THE Rcichs." he said. "is turning
in a most frightful, vicious circle,
without making any attempt to
emerge. She is banking on a miracle
to save her from actual ruin. but
miracles are rare. Not single day
passes but German industrials are
attempting to meet our own business
men or politicians. 1 am invariably
informed of these moves; we shall
fall into no more traps.
AT times Germany is hoping for
allied intervention. When she counts
on Frances encouragement and las
situde she is making a grave mis-
take. We have announced our es-
sential demands: we will not modify
them in the slightest.
AT Brussels, the Belgian govern
ment. in agreement with us, has de-
cided not to examine the German
proposals until Germany abandons
her resistance. We will not evacu-
ate the Ruhr until Germany begins
to pay. The only means of making
Germany pay is her desire to recover
the Ruhr. We have no thought of
annexation; we scorn accusations of
imperialism. =
1--WE don't want to confiscate the
Ruhr. we will hold it only so long as
Germany does not pay her debt. The
latest German proposals are not
serious and do not deserve a reply.
If Germany fails to understand, so
much the worse for her. Never will
we give up the precious guarantee
until she settles. Should we recross
the Rhine before being paid Ger
many will have achieved her revenge
and our humiliation.
we should have preferred not to
have recourse to force. but We had to
apply coercive measures. We have
continued and will continue in spite
of everything. Our victorious ma
ton cannot renounce it's victory. 1t
will oppose its will to that Of the
vanquished nation who refused to
accept it's defeat
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$4,000 Damage
in Gas Plant Fire
at Bath C.. M. p. Co.

Bath, Me-. June 29-Fire which
broke out at the gas plant of the
Central Maine Power Co. early today
burned a coal shed with $50 tons of
soft coal and did other damage
there. 1t then spread to the adjoin-
ing coal plant of Edward W. LARA
bee, where it destroyed two coal
sheds. a stable and a storage house.
Firemen had difficulty in preventing
the spread Of the flames to the gas
plant. The loss was estimated at
100000, about evenly divided be-
tween the two concerns.