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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
WINNER OF WORLD
PEACE PLAN TO Be |
NAMED JAN. 1ST

New York, Nov. 15-There are %,
l65 persons in the world who believe
they know how to end wars and they
are scattered in % different nations,
it was disclosed at midnight tonight
when the American Peace Award an
nounced the close of the contest for
the 100000 prize offered by Ed
ward w. Box. Men and women from
widely varying walks of life sub
mltted remedies which they believed
would end conflicts between nations.
Members of the policy committee
estimated that tat least one-fourth
of the entrants were women, as that
number was indicated in the requests
for contest conditions issued short
ly after the prize was announced.
The contestants. however, and their
cities and countries will not be
known until an award has been
made. TWenty-one foreign countries
are represented, as indicated by the
postmarks on plans received, in spite
of the fact that the policy commit
tee published far and wide the fact
that Americans only were eligible.
Plans have been received steadily
since early last July, when Mr. Box
announced his prize for the "best
practicable plan by which the Unit
ed States may cooperate with other
nations to achieve and preserve the
peace of the world" Conditions of
the award We're distributed to 200,-
600 individuals, endorsed at numer-
Gus conventions and circulated by a
cooperating council of SO national
associations with a combined mem-
bership of 43 millions.
Plans have been delivered by LGst-
men, in person, by the authors or
mes senSers, and in some cases, in
abbreviated form, by the cahl,i.
Daily papers in New Hampshire,
New York. Alabama, Indiana, Colo
RADIO, Maine and in Panama AMI
Honolulu have received plans from
readers and forwarded them to u g
American Peace Award office. They
have come, as well, from Brazil, ho,-
land. Japan. China Canada. Greece.
England. India, Italy, Germany,
Rumania, Switzerland. Bolivia. Aus
tria, Uruguay, Esthonia, Mexico, Po-
land, CZecho Sloyakia.. and France.
The jury of award of which Elihu
Root is chairman, has been at work
q month in analysing the plans. The
jury plans to announce the winning
plan by January 1. The author of
the winning plan will be paid $4,000
on announcement of the selection.
Another $4,000 will be paid the win
ner if the plan is approved by the
United States senate. or when the
jury of award decides that an ade-
quate degree of popular support has
been demonstrated for the first
choice.
The aware nOlicv conomittae xuboSa
numbers include John w. Davis, Ma
than L. Miller. former governor of
New York: Mrs. Clifford Pinchot,
Mrs. Ogden Reid, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Henry l.. Stimson, Mel
vile E. Stone, and Mrs. Frank A.
Nanderlip. will conduct referendum
in January. in which will be obtained
nationwide ives" and mo" vote
on the selected plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
IS
POLITICAL GROUP
DECISION OF court

Albany, n. Y, Nov. 15.-The New
York Anti-Saloon League today lost its
second court battle against being de-
clared q political combination and I'M
der obligation to file with the secretary
of state q, statement of it's receipts
and expenditures in connection with
the primary and general state election
campaigns of 1922. The appellate di-
vision of the supreme court third ju-
dicial department, unanimously ruled
that the league. within the meaning of
the provisions of the election law. was
made to file statement OF campaign
receipts and disbursements.
I'VE think" the decision said, that
within Section $40 of the election law,
the New York Anti-Saloon League
though corporation having distinct
Identity, was combination of three
or more persons. We think, likewise.
that it's activities were those of a po-
litical organization, defined by the
statutes, and that a statement should
be filed by it's treasurer"
The next step of the league could not
be learned here. 1t was pointed out
at the court house. however. that the
unanimity of the justices of the appel
late division might preclude an appeal
to the court of appeals. Should the
league carry the case 10 the court OF
appeals in the face of o unanimous de.
cision OF the appellate division, IT
could be only by special permission OF
the court of appeals.
In its decision the appellate division
upheld the ruling handed down last
March by Supreme Justice Ellis j.
Staley. The Staley order was merely
modified by the upper court So as to
be directed against the New York Anti
Saloon League instead of the Anti
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
Wayside Inn Will
Become Live Museum
Plans Henry Ford

South Sudbury, Mass, Nov. Is
Wayside Inn, made famous by Long
fellows poem, will become a live
museum to demonstrate the advance
of civilization in America, according
to plans laid by Henry Ford. as re-
vealed by representative yesterday
in. an address before a local club.
Beside the old colonial kitchen which
will stand as it did 200 years ago
when coach parties were served from
fireplace and brick oven. viii be
a modern kitchen with electric
heating grills, cookers and steamers.
Three stages of agriculture will
be portrayed in three farms, one to
be cultivated in colonial style with
wooden and early iron plows among
the equipment: another with horse
drawn machinery and still another
entirely equipped with motor driven
machinery.
According to the speaker an old
grist mill will stand contracted with
a modern turbine driven mill, the
old Wayside Inn. coach house and
carriage stables will be filled with
the conveyances and harnesses of
turnpike days, while across the way
will be erected a modern garage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
Alarming Picture
of Dangerous Liquor
Painted by Doctor

Washington, Nov. 15.-An alarm
ing picture of the dangers lurking
in poisonous liquor now being sold
throughout the country is painted
by DR.. j. NJ. Doran, head of the In
dustrial Alcohol and Chemical divi-
sion of the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue..
Samples of liquor seized in the vi
cinity of Washington, DIR. Doran
says. analyzed in the treasury labo-
ratories. show a serious deteriora-
ton in quality, even for illicit spirits.
less than one per cent proving gen.
uine. A year ago'it was estimated
two per cent of the supply was good.
MANY cases in the hospitals of
Washington and elsewhere in the
country" DIR. Doran states. may not
seem to be due to wood alcohol
poisoning. but in my opinion many
of them are very likely due to the
small amount of denatured alcohol
in bootleg liquor which has been i'm
perfectly made from denatured al
cohol."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
ONE PARDON GRANTED, SECOND
TABLED BY GOVERNOR and COUNCIL
RURAL PROBLEMS
talk CLOSES MEET
maine ASSESSORS

when Columbus landed on the
shores OF the new country he started
boom in real estate" declared Osro
l.. Huston, selectman of the town of
Cumberland, in addressing the
Maine local assessors at the closing
session of their seventh annual get
together Thursday morning in the
hall of Representative at the State
House.
What this boom meant to later
generations Mr.. Huston described in
a most interesting discourse entitled
Some Problems of the Rural AS
sessor." He pointed out that when
the Pilgrims landed on the shores
OF this country they found vast for
ests, but the trees then had no value.
By the evolution of industry the val
ue OF these forests in exchange be-
came fixed.
Mr.. Huston was the principal
speaker at the closing meeting of
the convention. The attendance
while not SO large as on the previous
day, was very good and from the
messages of the day and the dis
cussions OF the big problems of the
assessors the delegates were greatly
benefited. The convention was final
ly adjourned about noon yesterday.
The taxing of motor boats in the
town OF Cumberland is quite prob
lem, Mr.. Huston declared. He gave
Instances showing that the placing
CT values OH motor boats as COM
pared with the valuations on auto
mobiles and real estate, is no easy
matter.
Taxes must be, of necessity. and
tax problems must be solved" he
said. He asserted that there never
was tax bill that was fair, but the
assessors must approximate the goal
OF fairness as nearly as can be done.
The assessors have to do with one
of the elements of a rule of arith-
metic-division. They have to do
with the thing to be divided by and
have nothing to do with the thing
to be divided"
Mr.. Huston spoke about intrinsic
value and exchange value as defined
! in the books on political economy.
pointing out that while the standard
is gold, the basis of this standard
value is the product of the soil. 1t
all goes back to the tiller of the
SOIL
THE Injuries of 81 years ago have
become the necessities of today" he
asserted. NO dwelling is SO remote
that 1t cannot be reached by the
automobile. After his DAYS work
the farmer can listen in on the great
concerts and lectures given in the
(Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
Noted Surgeon Mayo
One of Speakers at
Opening Laboratory

Boston, Nov. 15.-Dr William ].
Mayo of Rochester. Mimi, surgeon.
was speaker at the dedication here
today OF the Thorndike Memorial Lab
oratory, an addition to the City hospi-
tai. Mayor Curley accepted the build
ing on behalf of the city.
The opening of the laboratory, Dr.
Mayo said. marked the first recogni-
ton by a municipality of the practical
value of research. 1t was essential to
the public welfare that the causes of
diseases should be studied, he assert
cd. and the medical care of the sick
poor by a public hospital was ultimate
~ for the good of the community.
In this time of onerous taxation"
DR.. Mayo continued. better conduct of
municipal institutions and more intel
!igent administration Of public affairs
are needed more than ever before in
= the history of our country. The Thorn
dixie Memorial Laborat DRY will appeal
not only to the men in medicine and
improve the quality of hospital serv-
ice. but it also will enlist for every
walk Of life the services of humanita-
rans interested in guarding human
welfare"
Other speakers were DR.. Townsend
w. Thorndike, son of the late DR.. Will
liam Ii. Thorndike in whose memory
the building was presented by the lat
ter's brother, the late George l.. Thorn
dixie, and DR.. Henry S. Rowcn Of the
City hospital.
The laboratory was built and equip
ped at cost of 100000 and it's equip
ment, including complete X-ray appar-
atus. is said to embody the greatest
achievements of modern medical
science. DR.. Francis w. Peabody is
10 be in charge of the laboratory
proper and DR.. Paul Butler will con-
DUCT the X-ray section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
MAN
NAMED CHIEF OF
MOTOR INSPECTION

The state highway commission late
Thursday afternoon announced the
appointment of Capt. Garold A Miller
of Portland as chief of the division
of motor inspection to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of Hen
~ ADShorey, Jr. of Bridgton.
Capt. Miller was born at Portland
81 years ago and for three years was
captain of the New York police re-
serves having charge of motor traffic.
He served during the World War
overseas. was three or four times
wounded and was awarded a Con-
gressional medal of honor. He is
graduate of Norwich University and
a military college in Vermont. He
is married and has one child.
Capt. Miller will assume his du-
ties at once. He was selected from
list of q candidates.
Merton L. Wheeler of Augusta has
been acting chief of the division
since the resignation of Mr.. Shorey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
Public Auto Driver
Fined for Driving
While Intoxicated

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Belfast, Me-, Nov. 15-Maurice Z.
Roberts. a public automobile driver
was today fined two hundred dollars
and costs and sentenced thirty days
in Jail for driving while intoxicated.
He was arrested late last night on
complaint of state highway police ].
Austin Mckeen and in Municipal
court this morning pleaded not gull
ty. When sentenced by Judge Garlic
ton Doake he appealed. Ralph L..
Russ and J. S. Roberts. his father
qualifying as securities in the sum of
eight hundred dollars. on the charge
of transporting liquor without a fed
eral permit to which he also pleaded
not guilty. He was sentenced to
three month in Jail and fined three
hundred dollars and costs which
he also Appealed: the same ssuretitfes
qualifying in one thousand dollars
bonds. The complainant in the case
was sheriff Frank A. Littlefield. who
found a Poland Spring water bottle
which it is alleged contained liquor
in the car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
STRESEMANN GOVT.
SHAKY WITH MANY
PROBLEMS AT HAND

Berlin, Nov 15.-(By A. P)-The
Rhineland and the Ruhr and the
numerous internal and foreign issues
interlocked with them, together with
the immediate economic and poll
teal future OF Germany. now con-
stitute the outstanding problems
confronting the government of Chan
cellor Stresemann. and, although the
Reichstag at present is not in ses-
sion and Berlin still is without it's
regular complement of newspapers,
political circles confidently predict
that the Stresemann trump" cabinet
will not be able to survive the par
liamentary attacks awaiting it from
the German nationalists and the
powerful socialist parties.
A casual survey of the party line
UP suggests that if Chancellor
Stresemann attempts to force a vote
of confidence when the Reichstag
convenes, he will meet with wither-
ing defeat, as the only tangible sup
port vouchafed him in the present
situation accrues from the clericals
and Democrats and the wholly dis
united peoples party.
Under these conditions there
seems to. be a strong probability that
the Chancellor will refuse to go be-
fore the Reichstag with his trump"
government and will anticipate de-
feat, either by resigning or forcing
a dissolution of the Reichstag and
continuing in office at the head of q
non parliamentary government COM
prising a semi dictatorial directorate.
The situation with regard to the
the Ruhr and the Rhineland remains
wholly obscure tonight. although in
spired official bulletins and utter
ances continue to make emphatic
declarations of the governments in
tention to withdraw money subsidies
and unemployment doles, permitting
the situation in the occupied zones
to lapse into an informal Industrial
and economic autonomy" svr
Stresemann's new minister Of the
interior, Herr Jarres, the former
military lord mayor of Duisburg, is
viewed as the promoter of this policy,
which he considers to be inevitable
under indefinite Franco Belgian oc-
cupation and the adoption of which
he believes would constitute foil
to Frances Rhineland policies. 80
Chancellor Stresemann will 90 he
fore the Reichstag's committee on
foreign relations Saturday for the
purpose of discussing the negotia-
lions now going on with the Ruhr
and Rhineland leaders. He will In
form the parliamentarians that the
government no longer is capable OF
mothering" the occupied areas, and
that resumption of reparatiOns by
Germany is out of the question: as
long as the Ruhr and Rhineland are
removed from German Jurisdiction or
France declines to arrive at an ami
cable working agreement with the
industrialists and Germany's local
administrative organism.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
Teacher with Penchant
for Cigarettes and
Knockers Resigns Job

Orient. n. Y. Nov. 5-The high
school in this Long Island commun-
lty today is without Il teacher of
Latin and French.
The post until yesterday was held
by Miss Dorothy Schoize. 81. of Prov
idence, r. /, a Barnal / graduate. But
word came to the board of educa ton
that Miss Schoize liked both cigar
cites and knickerbockers-a gainst
both of which Orient is prejudced.
So Edward F. Dewey. secretary of
the board. undertook to deliver ia
therly advice. He admitted today
that he was unable to complete it.
that Miss SchoiZe had promptly re-
signed in the middle of his discourse,
protesting to see no connection be-
tween French and cigarettes or Latin
and knickerbockers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
1888 Scholarships
Awarded at Harvard

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 15-Schol-
arships have been awarded this year
to 1893 Harvard College and Engin-
eering school undergraduates, ac-
cording to an announcement made
tonight. Prominent among those
named in the awards are Charles j.
Hubbard. Jr.. of Cambridge, Captain
of the football team. and Henry 7.
bunker of Davenport, Iowa, first
string guard.
Hubbard received the Francis III.
Burr scholarship for outstanding
qualities of character. leadership,
scholarship and athletic ability. Dun
ker was the recipient of g. John Har-
ward scholarship, awarded for higS
standing in his courses.
OF the undergraduate scholarships
81 are honorary only and 276 carry
with them stipends varying from
800 to $500 apiece and aggregating
we'll over $4,000. OF the winners,
1866 are residents of Massachusetts,
40 come from homes in New York
state, 10 from Pennsylvania, II from
Ohio. and the remainder from q
states and six foreign countries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
JOHNSON To SEEK REPUBLICAN,
NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENCY
GOVT. MOVE SOON
| IN MATTER HARD
COAL SITUATION

Lowell, Mass, Nov. 15.-Proper
legal action is being prepared by the
federal department of justice re-
garding certain features of the an
thractte industry and will be taken
very soon, says Attorney General
Daugherty in letter received today
by Congressman John Jacob Rogers.
The letter was in reply to one
from Mr.. Rogers asking that the
department make a searching inquiry
to determine whether there was a
conspiracy in the Pennsylvania coal
fields to mulct the public by price
manipulation.
your favor of the fifth instant in
reference to the anthracite stua-
ton in Pennsylvania has been re-
cetved' says the attorney generals
letter. Il beg to advise you that Ger
tain features of this inquiry have
been carefully investigated and pro-
per legal action is now being pre-
pared and will be taken very soon.
The matter of general con-
spiracy among the coal operators has
been under investigation for many
years and an equity suit which was
Drought alleging such a monopoly
was unsuccessful. Since then the
government has been successful in
its efforts to divorce certain carriers
from their anthracite holdings. The
whole anthracite situation now is be-
ing given the most careful attention
by the department of justice and we
would be glad to receive any infor-
nation which may come ~ ,nl,r at
tention tending to establish a viola
ton of the federal laws"
Congressman Rogers said today
that he did not think mro, ~~-'or1s-
sional legislation regarding anthra =
cite was necessary. as thele was
law enough now on the tie
books to pull down the prices of an
thracite to the consumer"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
More Immigrants
Leave Portland Island

Portland. Me-. Nov. 15.-Forty-
seven more immigrants left House
Island today. leaving 80 Of the orig
inal 21S held after the recent arrival
OF the George washington tns
the Seydlitz. Forty-five will be
turned over to immigration officials
at New York. Two were released,
one of whom was Appa!lOn Maka-
row. a Russian. who has been prom
inent in European Red Cross work
fer 20 years. He will engage il.
similar work in New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
World War Veteran, Con.
victed of Carrying Liquor,
Given FreedOm-Case of
Pool Room Owner Goes Over
To Next Meeting - New
Equipment Sought for State
Schools for Girls at Halo
well

Two former county attorneys of
Cumberland county. Judge Joseph
T.. +. Connolly and Jacob H. Berman,
both of Portland, appeared before the
Governor and Council Thursday for
the petitioners for pardon in two
cases for violation of the liquor laws.
Judge Connolly pleaded for the
pardon of Zosio Mundrell of Portland,
who was sentenced to pay a fine of
$1,000 and to serve six months in
Jail and in default of payment to
serve six months additional in Jail,
for maintaining a liquor nuisance.
Mundrell was sentenced at the May
term of the superior court this year.
The Governor and Council after
hearing the case, tabled it for con-
sideration at the next melting.
Attorney Berman represented the
petitioners in the case of Frank w.
Sullivan of Portland, who was con-
victed in the Brunswick municipal
court for transporting liquor with
out federal permit and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $500 and to
serve six months in Jail.
The Governor and Council granted
the petitioner, Sullivan, pardon
conditional upon his keeping the
laws of the State and making re-
1SA = W etutliOt Ii VII lIlIlC "
Attorney Berman argued that the
sentence was excessive, that the us
ual sentence in a case of this nature
was fine of $500 and three months
in Jail. He said that Sullivan was a
World War veteran and that he has
already served three and one half
months of the six months sentence
and has paid the fine.
Henry futile of North Dexter,
grandfather of Sullivan. testified that
the young man had never before been
convicted of crime
MundreIi Pardon Case
Judge Connolly argued that the
case against Mundrell was founded
on sales made by others on all but
two occasions when Mundrell was
not present in the pool room con-
Quoted by him. @
Personally l would rather have a
ru1Shop side of me than a pool
room," said Judge Connolly.
This case was founded because
bootleggcrs made Mundrell's pool
room resort" continued Judge Con-
molly.
Judge Connolly further stated that
Mundrell has 4 wife and four chill
dren dependent upon him for sup
port and he has been a model pris-
oner.
Other Matters Taken Up
Charles j. Jagar of Portland, a
member of the firm of the Charles
j. Jagar company. water supply con-
tractors, asked the council to ap-
prove the action of the board of
trustees of junevile institutions for
the installation of an auxiliary pump
ing equipment at the State School
for Girls at Hallowel
Mr.. Jagar stated that the water
supply at the school had been
troublesome for five years and that
he had overhauled and re-fitted the
plant three times. The cost of the
new equipment would be -$1,7S0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
Feared Ellis Island
Attempts Own Life

Portland, Me-. Nov. 15-In fear
that he was being sent to Ellis Is
land, for deportation. Beta Adelbert
Gross, % years old, a Russian limo
type operator, attempted suicide by
plunging into the harbor near the
House Island wharf tonight. He was
rescued by immigration Inspector
Carr G. Horn, Captain Ralph Stew
ems and the members of the crew Of
the II. w. Sawtelle. He has an uncle
in Detroit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-16
LITER POmer0y
Takes Stock Flyer
with O. X. Warden

=, Boston, Nov. 15.--Jesse Pomeroy,
Me notorious life prisoner. of the
Sharlestown state prison, has been
dppins into the stock market, it
was learned today, and the return
0. MS investment amounting to $50
Ut $50 has been tucked away in the
PRISON safe for his convenience.
fomeroy bought some Liberty
nohhs during the war. about 5000
worth" said William Hendry, the
warden. land decided to cash them
ana buy some stock. We took care
VI me transaction for him and bought
some shares"
The warden said that no other
ppggIsoners had been allowed to take
flyers" in stocks.
.. when man has been prisoner
tor nearly fifty years he is entitled
-. ~ some special privileges, isn't he?"
.ne warden asked.
romeroy was convicted of the MUIR
o o5 OF Horace H. Mellen, four years
Hu' at the age of fifteen, and his
Heatn sentence was committed to life
Imprisonment in 1875. He has been
sin the Charlestown prison ever