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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Ruhr Quiet After
Saturday Pillaging

Dusseldorf, Oct. 14-(By A. P)-
Sunday passed quietly in the Ruhr
district, in vivid contrast to Satur-
days carnival of plundering. Wheth-
err the pillagers merely took a day
off to go to church, or whether the
primitive method of provisioning the
family harder has definitely subsidized,
nobody is willing to say. In almost
every town in the Ruhr, however the
police have been given special alert
orders, and there is general anxiety
lest plundering break out anew with
the beginning of the workaday week.
Gelscnkirchcn, known colloquially
as the hard-bOiled town of the
Ruhr" was subjected to promiscuous
looting yesterday and last night but
today the residents are strolling
about the streets leading their dach-
shunds as though nothing had ever
happened.
The contrast between yesterday
and TO-DAY at Dusseldorf was even
more striking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Train Hits Slowly
Moving Auto Near
Fair|and, Ind.
Instant Death for s -
One Dies in Hospital
- One Escapes by
Jumping from Car
Rail Officials Say Oc-
cupants F all e d to
HI e ar Approach of
Train

Falkland, Ind, Oct. 14-Nine per.
sons were killed and one seriously
injured when Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago & st. Louis Railroad pas
senger train struck an automobile at
a crossing near here at IL o'clock
this morning. The train was bound
from Cincinnati to Chicago.
The dead are: j. w. Means, 20;
Mrs. J. w. Means. 65; Mrs. Roy Brin-
ton, 80; Byron Means, IA; Mrs. Jes-
sic Mcguire, SIS; Mary Brinton, Z;
Mazda Gather. %; Goldie Gather,
Is; Marjorie Pearl Mcclure, I; all
of London, Indiana.
The only person in the car to es-
cape was Roy Brinton who jumped
before the train struck the machine
Brinton suffered severe injuries
when he leaped from the car.
According to reports to railroad Of
ficials the occupants of the machine
apparently failed to hear the train
approaching and were driving slow
ly across the tracks when the car
was hit. Nearly all the victims were
instantly killed. Marjorie Pearl
Mcguire was taken to an Indianap-
oils hospital, badly injured, and died
this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 14-(By
A. pat least a full week of extern
sive investigation, with possibly
every member assigned to some COM
mittee, faced the lower house of the
Oklahoma legislature tonight.
With preliminary details virtually
complete, the house was ready to be-
gin tomorrow the real work of its i'm
parchment program looking to the
trial before tn esenate of all elective
state officers who may be found de-
linquent
1t is expected that special commit
tees will be named, probably tomor-
row, to investigate the state pcnl-
tertiary, the state reformatory and
other institutions. One committee has
already left Oklahoma City to con-
duct an inquiry at an unannounced
place and a general committee to
check the records of all state depart
ments has gotten well into its task.
Heads of every bank in the city
have been before this committee.
Aldrich Blake and DIR. E. T.. Bynum,
deposed executive councillor and
state bank commissioner. respective
~ have also been questioned. They
vii be recalled tomorrow, according
to indicated plans of the committee.
Thus far committee sessions have
been private but movement has ap-
peared in the house to make all the
hearings public. Political foes of
Governor J. C. Walton have chal-
lcngod this attempt as coming from
his followers who. they say, seek in
formation as to the investigation of
his office in order to prepare a de-
Tense should a bill of impeachment
be drawn against him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
SAYS JEWS MUST
Give Up POLITICAL
HOPES IN PALESTINE

New York, Oct. 1.-THE forces of
Israel must mobilize against another
war and rather than throw a match
into such a powder factory as the
globe has become" forego their po-
litical hopes in Palestine, it was de-
clared tonight by Israel Zangwill,
Jewish author and publicist, who
spoke before the American Jewish
congress in Carnegie hall. He ar
rived from England recently.
Araigning what he termed the "po-
litical mishandling Of Palestine" by
England, Mr.. Zangwill asserted that
the recent Carlsbad congress had
been too late with its protests against
the fact that not even state lands
and waste lands had been allotted to
the Zionists and that the Jews were
not to he given the right to control
their own immigration in Palestine.
Mr.. ZanSWill DECLARED he believed
Lord Balfour was sincere when he
proposed that Palestine be given over
to the Jews even though his declara-
ton had been reduced to scrap of
white paper
After stresslnG the need for a world
congress for all Jewish affairs. IN
Guiding Ziorism. Mr.. Z&nGwill turned
to American Jewish affairs. Amer-
can Jews, he said, by saving America
from infidelity" to her mission of
salvation for Europe. have the oppor-
tunity to be 'leGitimately more
American than the Americans"
Instead of lighting the way for the
vision of world peace, America now
appears to be vecrinC back to the old
malariOus swampS of European ma
tioHalism, he said
Nathan Strauss, president of the
American Jewish congress who also
spoke declared it the special duty
of American Jews to sec that the
justice. promised by the peace
council is meted out TO Jews in other
countries"
Former Premier Lloyd George was
praised by Mr.. Strauss as IAN enemy
of race hatrcds and injustice. whose
visit here is Il matter for congratulate
ton to us all
After the Rev. DR.. stephen $. Wise
had been unanimously chosen as per-
manent chairman OF the congress at
the afternoon session. he read a
statement from President Coolidge
expressing sympathy with the aims
of the organization.
The gathering applaudCd the pres
idents declaration that the admin
istration will continue to refuse
sanction or tolerance of any anti
Jewish discrimination in the matter
of Immigration, or in any other mat
ter" and directed that a telegram
of apprcCia ton be sent
Samuel Intermyer told the con-
eress that the big Job before it was
to counteract "the false campaign Of
racial hate and higotry that is being
launched against the Jews all over
the world" Mr.. Tntermver traced
the part played by the jew in the
history of America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Auto Mixup Blocks
Road for Three Miles
6 Persons in KOpsital

Thornton Ferry, y. H., Oct. 1t
Six persons are in a Nashua hospital
tonight. one probably fatally hurt as
the result of a collision involving
three automobiles which blocked
traffic fer n distance of three miles
on the Daniel Webster Highway here
today. Mrs. Kate Mcguire of Boston
was reported dying and Mrs. William
Jones of Concord and Mrs. Kate
Owens of Schenectady. n. Y, were
reported severely injured but were
expected to recover.
Traffic today was reported to be
the heaviest in the roads history
when the accident occurred, An
automobile driven by William Jones
of Concord locked wheels with n
southbound car and the two machines
were flung directly in the path of a
machine driven by Captain Fred C..
Lindsey of Portsmouth. With south
bound traffic averag ing 100 cars a
minute. in the quarter of an hour re-
quired to clear away the debris, au-
tomobiles blocked the highway SOL
idly for an estimated distance Of
three miles north of the scene of the
collision.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15

Portland, Me-, Oct. 1.-THE voters
of Maine at a special election to-
morrow will pass upon the proposed
statutory amendment to limit the
hours of labor for minors under 16
and women to As a week, instead of
54 the maximum fixed by the legis-
lature in 1915. The change was in
itiated under the provisions of the
constitution, upon petition of 1850
citizens.
Leading proponents and opponents
predicted a light vote, except in the
few industrial centers of the State.
Extensive newspaper advertising has
been a feature of the campaign, par
ticularly by the Associated Indus
tries of Maine. an organization of
employers which has led the opposi-
ton.
State Senator Clyde H. Smith of
Skowhegan, champion of the pro-
posal, which was understood to have
been put forward in the interests of
organized labor. and speaker at the
comparatively few mass meetings
which have been held, did not care
to make any predictions. but express
sed the hope that it would be
adopted.
Judge BENJAMIN F. Cleaves of this
city, executive secretary of the AS
ISOLATED Industries. expressed conf
dence that the measure would be de-
feated by substantial majority. He
, expressed his belief that many of the
workers themselves would vote
against it.
The executive committee of the
Maine State Grange recently sent to
all grangers a communication eX-
pressing the opinion that it would be
harmful to the agricultural interests
of the State,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Blame Unions for
Bomb Outrage at
Chicago Ball Park

Chicago. Oct. 14-Damage in ex-
cess of $4,000 was caused by the ex-
plosion of dynamite time bomb at
the entrance of the clubhouse of the
Cubs baseball stadium here early to-
day. Police attributed the act to
members of unions alleged to be op-
posed to the Lands labor award un-
der which the stadium was erected
last year.
Four ticket booths were wrecked
and houses a block way were rocked
and damaged. Many families were
routed from their beds and sent
scurrying into the streets. Telephone
lines in the vicinity were put out of
commission. A small blaze started
by the blast was extinguished by
firemen before it could do much dam
age.
Police are searching for three men
VINO were seen near the stadium en-
trance ana who made off in an auto
monte about ten minutes before the
explosion. '-s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Lloyd George Due
in Minneapolis Today
First of American Tour

Winnipeg, Man. Oct. 14.-(By A.
P.(-Concluding his visit to Can3da
David Lloyd George. former Brltlsh
premier, left late today for Mlnnea-
polls, Mimi, for a tour of the mid
western and eastern United States
before sailing for England. early IN
November. After delivering his for
NAL farewell address to the Domln-
ion last night, the former premier
remained quietly at government
house. today until train time. cX-
cept for attending a Welsh service
at the Methodist church in the
morning.
Arriving at Minneapolis tomorrow
morning. he will make one address at
noon luncheon and depart in the
evening. The American itinery, with
some revisions, since first announced
was given out today and shows that
both Boston and Scranton, Pa, nave
been eliminated from the list OF cltles
to be visited,
After visiting Minneapolis. Chi
cago, Sprinffield Ills, Louisville, ky'
St. Louis, Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Pa. he will arrive at washington,
October 25. On the night of OCTOBER
q he will go to Richmond. Va. Tor
the week-e end and a day, MONDAY
October 90
He will leave Richmond MONDAY
right for Philadelphia, arriving mere
October 80 and after spending l'e
day, depart for New York, where
he will deliver his final address us
previously scheduled before SAILING
for England.
MI. LLOYD George and party or
left here by special train but from
Minneapolis. will travel in three cars
on regular passenger trains for the
most part
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Need of Higher
Birth Rate Plea
French President

Evereux, France, Oct. 14-(By A.
P9-President Millerand in speech
mere today proclaimed a policy o,
oetter relations with the allies anu
ior more births, less expenses anu
lots Of common sense. The ADDRESS
was general review of Frances
foreign and domestic affairs and was
leivered at the dedication OF a
bridge.
Taxes. the president said, had risen
from $50 gold francs per capita PRIOR
" " The war to 2.460 francs last year.
france. nevertheless, must brace her-
sell for drastic economy and a
.aolesale overhauling in the puphc
ssuminlstration. This, the president
aaeciared, implied we'll disciplined
sVealence. He took occasion to serve
n au.ce on public employees that no
m Sass could dominate-that all must
'V'k Tor the public good.
a.. higher birth rate, said the presl-
ao a' must be reached, for the ques-
pa mad become almost tragic In It's
f SsWty and urgency" for lit means
VI france either to be or not to be-
NMnussla was held up by President
tbnerand as horrible example 10
Wsss ne inclined to lean too far to-
ssi ,u theorcs. Gould one have i'm
s1oh eu The word ever could be given
ips,,,a decisive lesson. such striking
r,s.ncaiion Of individual property
The president asked.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
French Get British
Acceptance Belgian
Plan on Preparations

Paris, Oct. 14.-(By A. P)-The
British governments acceptance of
the suggestion Of the Belgian foreign
office for a reference of the Belgian
reparation plan to the interallied
reparations commission as the basis
of concrete plan in the impending
negotiations for a settlement of the
question of German reparationS. was
received at the foreign office today.
This completes the general accord
by all the allies-Italy having Given
her assent to the proposal Saturd; y
and the reparatiOn commission will
proceed officially to study the Bel
gian plan with a view to ascertain
whether it can be used as the basis
for solution of the problem Of repa-
rations when the negotiations con-
corning them are resumed.
The Belgian document, which Vas
an Outgrowth of many months Of III
vcstigat ton by Belgian technical and
financial experts in Germany. has
been unofficially before the reDara-
ton commission for some weeks. The
French, British and italian members
of the commission have been con-
versant with it's contents, but up to
the present there has been no Of
fetal discussion or an exchange of
views on it,
The broad outline of the plan p.o-
vides for a minimum Of fifty billions
gold marks as Germany's indemnity,
to which is added 100000 marks in
&c" bonds. The plan notes thnt the
first figure is recognized as being
moderate; that 1t has been adopted
by all the allies and even admitted
as fair by the last international so
cialist congress held in Hamburg.
The plans give 3.0O0,O00,00o gold
marks as the amount in yearly pay
ments Germany can make. 1t ;,iVes
the figures as arrived at, together
with all technical documents. BY
reorganization of the German rail-
roads along the lines elaborated, ac-
cording to the plan they could be
made to yield one billion gold marks
alone. while other monopolies, such
as tobacco, wines. beer. mineral wa
tiers. sugar. salt, matches and coal, If
managed as the experts advise,
would provide an additional 1,500,-
600. 900 gold marks. To these figures
the plan asserts, may be added $780,
600, 600 gold marks as the fruits of
eventual participation by the allies
in German industrial enterprises.
The Belgian government further
suggests that as soon as the repara-
ton COIIlIl1lSSlOll letNCi ltil vi
fetal cognizance of its plan, con-
ference of the heads of the allied
governments be called.
French official circles deprecate the
suggestion made in some quarters
that Belgiums latest reparation
move is not meeting with favor at
the French foreign office and that
it is an attempt by the Brussels GOV
eminent to inaugurate policy of its
own. 1t was stated here today that
the Belgian proposal meets with the
full and complete assent OF the
French government. which was the
first of the allies to send an affirma-
tive reply to Brussels. 1t was added
that while the French government
is unwilling to negotiate with Ger
many until Germany has proved her
good faith, it is always ready and
anxious to discuss with its allies all
questions at issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
BIG CORN CROP
WITH GOOD PRICES
WILL HELP FARMER
Business Takes Heart In Grain
Prices Reached Past
Week
Wheat Growers Now Receiving Price
% Per Cent Better Than Last
Ycar-Cotton Prices Holding Up
WelI-Rail LOaqings Indicate
Large Distribution of Goods
Slackening in Steel Industry-For-
eign Exchange Firm.

New York, Oct. II (By A. P).-
Considerable encoura cement was
found in business circles during the
past week in the continued frmness
in the grain markets.
Corn retained the center of inter-
years being realized despite the fact
that the department of agriculture
predicted crop of 1921, 100000
bushels. Such a large yield and at
prices considered remarkably good, it
was thought. would improve the con-
dition of the farmer considerably
Wheat has also held close to the
seasons highs, while the department
of agriculture announced that the
prices which farmers are now re-
ceiving for their principal crops were
y per cent above those of a year
ago.
Cotton prices also continued to
hold up well, although the additional
curtailments were reported in GER
tain of the New England textile
mills Mills in the south were stat
e., however, to be operating at about
90 per cent of capacity and the gov
eminent consumption report. which
was published on Saturday, was
rather better than had been expect
ed This report showed that-4S4,00
bales of lint were used in Septem-
her, which was a short month as lar
as working days are concerned, as
compared with $4,000 bales in Aug
ust which was a long month.
Railroad car loadings reports
meanwhile showed that the extra
ordinary large distribution of goods
was being maintained. A new high
record was in fact, set by the week
ending September 30, some 1.O97.OO0
cars being loaded with revenue
freight. Notwithstanding this per-
Torrance, the roads were able to
reort a surplus of 41,000 cars in good
repair as compared with an aggre-
gate shortage of cars in certain parts
of the country which amounted 10
$4,000 cars.
Signs of n further slight Slacken-
ing were apparent in the steel INDUS
try although buying during October
was reported to be somewhat better
than that during September. me
II tier months decline in production
was smaller than had been antlclpat-
ed and the steel corporations decline
in untitled orders. which amounted
10 351.OO0 tons, was less than thaI
which occurred durin; August ana
was considered moderate in view OF
the fact that that corporation is SUN
running at about 90 per cent OF ca
n,citv Nevertheless. pig iron prices
remained weak and the steel mafkel
was thought to still incline in the
BUYERS favor
Firmncss in the foreign exchanges
was attributed to ENCOURAGEMENT
over the French agreement with me
Ruhr industrialists and TO greatel
optimism over the possibility OF a
rcnarations settlement. Little chanSe
was apparent in the money. marEet'
conditions being described as reia
lively comfortable. BondS Ihea .
while displayed sllShtlS 'pe''e'
tone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
10 Hurt in Crash
PENNSYLVANIA Trains

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 14.-Nineteen
persons were injured. two seriously,
when an extra express train on the
Pennsylvania lines collided with the
rear end of a passenger train near
Highspire, seven miles south of here
early today. Inability to see the sig
nails due to dense fog is asserted
as the reason for the collision.
Miss Edna Stafford. Leetsdale, who
suffered a chest injury and J. E.
Bourke, Philadelphia. pullman con-
ductor, who was said to be badly
hurt. were taken to local hospital.
The injuries of the others were at
tended by physicians and nurses, sent
from this city and the passengers
continued to their destinations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Lords May Pass on
Transfer OgiethOpe's
Body to State Georgia

Cranham. Eng, -sOct. 1+-(By A.
P)-The question of the transfer to
the United states of the body of Cen
eral James l.. OGlethorpe may yet
reach the house of lords. II Chan =
cellor Charles decided on the strengt til
of protests which may be made by
parishioners of the diocese not to
give the body to Oglethorpe Univer-
sity, state of Georgia. DR.. Thornwell
Jacobs, president of that institution.
to whose efforts the discovery of the
body was due. may appeal to the &C.
clesastiCal court of arches at Can
terbury.
Should this court over-rule the APP
peal, DR.. Jacobs may take the case
to the privy council, which is the
final court of appeal for the British
empire. If this judicial body should
uphold the chancellor's decision. DIR.
Jacobs may seek to bring the issue
before the house of lords with the OBJ
ject Of securing an act of parliament
permitting removal of the body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Post, Accused of
Staying Mrs. Hamilton,
Rallies from Illness

Rockland, Maine, Oct. 14-Fred
r. Post, a New London, Conn, ma
rine engineer, who is being held in
the Knox county Jail charged with
the murder of Mrs. Clinton ]. Ham,
ilton of Rockland in jefferson last
Tuesday, today rallied from a
threatened atteack of pneumonia
and was able to be up about his cell
and to eat small quantity of food.
Last night the Jail physician report
ed that because of a weak heart the
prisoners condition was critical.
The prisoners wife, who came
here from New London yesterday
determined to help and comfort her
husband. was the only person ad-
mitted to see him today.
The police allege that Mrs. Ham,
ilton was killed by Post while she
was driving him from Roclland to
China in her automobile. They de-
clare that he was disappointed
sutton. Post declared that the wo-
man was killed by shots fired from
the woods that lined the lonely
stretch of woods in North Waldo
boro where the woman was killed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
Crew of Steamer
Eastern Sun at Hub
with Narrowing Tale

Boston. Oct. 1.-THE steamer
Eastern Sun today lay at the Com
monwealth Pier. East Boston, while
Captain j. NJ. Hagen, officers and
crew alike. related a tale of bad
luck. hardship and privation that
pursued the vessel during her long
trip from Africa. Short Of food and
with the ships engines disabled. the
steamer refused to stop at Cuaran-
tine, because. according to the Cap
tain, it was feared that If she once
stopped it would be impossible to
get started again.
The Eastern Sun left the Cape
Verde Islands with her 5000 tons
of cocoanut oil and mahogany
planks non September IL and on Oc-
tober ,, fire broke out in the ships
coal bunkers. All hands. officers
and men, fought the flames for
three days before they were brought
under control. A short time later
the engines went wrong Repairs
were made but the vessel was capa-
BILE of speed of only three or four
knots an hour. and as a result E,vas
many days behind schedule. The
ship first ran out of flour. then
cigarettes. and finally potatoes.