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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
BRITISH DECISION
this week ON PAYING
Debt 70 America

London, Jan. 80. (By A. PD-Stan-
ley Baldwin, chancellor of the eX-
chequer. gave a full report of his
States to his colleagues at a cabinet
council today. The subject was dis
cussed for an hour and half, but
no decision was reached and the cab
met adjourned. to meet tomorrow to
continue the discussion.
1t is considered almost certain
that n final decision will be reached
this week, first. because if the Am
erican terms are to be accepted, q
speedy decision is required in order
to give the American Congress time
to take necessary action. and second,
because the chancellor must prepare
for his budget statement newt March.
ana needs to know definitely how
much he has to provide for the pay
ment of interest to America.
1t is understood that there are
practically only two alternatives be-
fore the cabinet-acceptance of the
American terms. or allowing matters
to drift and paying 5 per cent inter
est. hoping for some change in con-
ditions in the future. 1t is believed
that the balance of opinion favorS
acceptance OF the American terms,
but there is a considerable diver
gence of opinion among the minis
terS. especially on account of the
American plan requiring interest to
be paid in American currency.
The serious outlook in European
affairs makes the future course of eX-
change an exceedingly uncertain fac
tor and the government is bound to
bear in mind the possibility of an
other fall in the value of the pound.
despite the almost universal opinion
Of both sides Of the Atlantic that
sterling will soon regain its parity.
Premier Bonar Law had long talk
this morning with Sir Eric Geddes,
who presented the ideas of the manu-
featuring and commercial community
on the question. 1t is believed that
these and financial circles mostly favor
acceptance of the American plan in or
der to remove the present uncertainty
surrounding the whole affair. which is
regarded as detrimental to business in
tCreStS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Judge Says Half
Gotham Coppers
Are Bootleggers

=. New York, Jan. 30.-Asserting
.nat 'half the cops are bootleggers
themselves and stealing whiskey."
;M ~ Corrigan. presiding today
u, ~ ESSEX Market court at the hearing
VI delicatessen store owner,
.na.ged with selling liquor, threat
enua 10 send to the work house any
1 r;o,ii.ceman found guilty of beating
>" M, IN making arrests.
me defendant. David Rosenthal,
"a,tr pleading not guilty. asserted he
s tGuld produce 20 witnesses who saw
r ,il. beaten by one Of the detectives
: "no ralded his store.
mill lou get me the witnesses. and 1
m ~., i, make complaint against the
ina. ' asserted the magistrate, add
c,i, ~ IS most outrageous condition,
an . oa being beaten up in making
iasa arrest. Half the cops are boot
wS Shsls themselves. and stealing
m a,shey and when they find another
20 IL settlng in on their graft, they
'N AL ana beat him up"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Gen. Deuoutte's Statement

Dusseldorf. Jan. 30-(By A. P.)-
"Germanys fate is in her own hands.
Nothing will make us deviate from
the course which has been laid out for
US. We will take whatever time and
measures are necessary" In these
words General DeGouette, Allied COM
mander-in- chief in the occupied zone.
today summarized the situation in the
Ruhr from the standpoint of the French
and Belgians.
1--WE came here with pacific inten-
tons" he went on. THE German gov
eminent responded with every possible
effort to provoke general uprising
among the population.
Moderation is not sign of weakness.
Our patience has reached it's limits:
responsibility for the evils that may
strike their country lies with the Ger
man government"
When the French and Belgian forces
entered the district, he said. they prom
Used to trouble the normal life of the
inhabitants as little as possible and
asked the '. Jrkers to continue at their
labors calmly and orderly.
Our appeal to the population, in
spired by common sense and rea-
son." he continued, twas on the
verge of being accepted when the
Berlin government usad all means of
pressure to cause the people to rise
against us. The wisdom of the
working classes having made this,
plan u failure, the Berlin rulers en-
joined the functionaries and state
officials to enter into open rebellion
against u.s."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Relgians to Stick
With Allied Plan

Paris, Jan. 3O-(By A. pm. LIE
Irocquer. minister Of public works
and. General Weygand, Marshal
rooms chief of staff, returned to
Paris this evening and reported the
results of their mission at a confer
ence held at the Quail I'Orsai. at
winch there were also present, Pre-
mler Poincare. Marshal Foch. M.
Maginot, minister Of war, Nj. De
Lasteyrle. minister of finance and M.
helbel, minister Of liberated regions.
They announced that they had se-
cured full adhesion of the Belgian
government to the measures planned
by the Allies and had established
complete control Of the railroads in
the occupied German territories.
Su11cient trains were running to as
sure supplies to the population and
some passenger trains, and the SER
vices will gradually be increased in
accordance with measures drafted by
General Payot.
The northern part Of the system.
nj. LIE Trocquer stated, is almost en-
tirely dependent upon Fernch work
er3. while the southern section is
operated by French and German
railway men in about equal numbers.
Other measures decided upon in
ciude the stQppage Of all coal ship
ments to uIR coupled Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Says East is Now
Land of Promise

Boston. Jan. 3o-The old conception
of the West as. a land of golden OPP
portunity for the farmer has gone.
President Ralph ID. Hetzel, Of the
New Hampshire College, said in an
address today at the annual meeting
of the New England Milk Producers
Association. There now is a distinct
movement back toward the East, he
said.
western farmers arc now coming
to New England because they SEQ a
bright future for agriculture here.
because of the ncarncss Of markets,
he said. 1.-THE old time trend to the
west has passed.
I'VE should speak enthusiastically OF
the agricultural future of New Eng
land in order to keep the boys and
girls on the farm. If we continue 10
speak in gloomy terms about The de-
cadence of New England agriculture
the young people will surely keep on
going to the cities or to tho West.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
FIRE DESTROYS
OAKLAND BL OK
EARLY THIS MORNING

Watervillc. Me. Jan. 31-Fire or
iginatins in tho barn behind Blake
Block on Maine street. Oakland, at
11.3O last night, destroyed the
block which housed the clothing store
of Henry Talberth, the barber shop
of Roy Turner. and the grocery store
of w. Il. Fish. Two families, the
Turner's and George Rosebush, who
lived upstairs, lost everything. The
fire departments hose was wet from
a blaze last night, and extra hose
was rushed to the fire from this city.
The block is understood to have been
insured. The fire VS. reported under
control at 80 this morning. Tai
berth, the owner, could not be reached
to ascertain the loss or insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Aattempts Determine
,I !. Criminality
among Ex-SOldiers

temn S.aison. Wis. Jan. 3O.-In an at
for 4p n.; TO determine the basic cause
dier,. f IN among former SOL
Blaino " the world war, Governor
sovar e OF Wisconsin has written the
10 ad,;s of all states asking them
es.ser s,se him conditions among the
pris service men confined in their
Ncent, s The Wisconsin governor
tisationy instituted a thorough inves-
he SUI OF the problem here when
ill., y !. he found that nearly one
tptiouns0 VI the inmates of penal insti-
Thu We're ex-service men.
sestir . commission making the in
troph' H.'on reported it found mental
The wes arising from experiences of
encjes Is mad led to criminal tend
On nS u. IN many former soldiers.
ernor i ps. oasis Of this report, Gov
the me nlalne is pardoning many of
sent to IN order that they may be
Treatment. e'i'i'ent institutions for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
ALLIES RESTORING
ORDER IN OCCUPIED
AREA; QUIET RE|GNS
FATE OF LAUSANNE
MEET DECIDED Today
TURKS Still ANGRY

Lausanne, Jan. Body A. P)-
After a lengthy conference tonight
with Ria Nur Bey. one of the chief
Turkish delegates to the Near East
peace conference, Richard Washburn
Child, head of the American dele
cation. said he was distinctly more
optimistic regarding the situation of
the conference.
The Turkish delegates tonight in
formed The Associated Press that
they were preparing counter sug-
gestions to the Allied draft treaty.
1t was added that these suggestions
might not be ready tomorrow, but
Ismet Pasha would have them in
shape for presentation within q few
days.
The indications late tonight were
that the Turks tomorrow would
adopt an attitude which would place
responsibility for a rupture of the
negotiations upon the Allies. A
statement issued by them declared
that the Allies draft treaty not only
contains some clauses which the
Turks never heard of, but also some
which, in the sessions of the sub
commissions, both sides agreed
should be left out Of the compact.
Lausanne, Jan. 30-(By A. P.).-
The long heraldod final session of
the Near Eastern conference will be
held tomorrow morning at 1870
o'clock in the quaint little chateau
of Souchy. Whether there will be
u rupture or an adjournment of a
nature that Vail no To n
rupture, Or whether there will be a
continuation of the negotiations
which eventually may lead 10 peace.
are moot questions tonight. The
Turks have the answer to the exist
ing problem: but nothing definite or
reliable is available from Turkish
circles to justify any reason,-.le nre-
diction of what the morrow has in
store. The Turks are furious over
the treaty as it stands.
Desperate attempts to have the
conference continue are going on
unfiaggingly. Richard Washburn
Child. the American ambassador, is
active in efforts ut mediation, and
Lord CurZon. NJ. Bompard and Mar
qus hi Garroni went into an i'm
portant conference tonight. These
efforts to straighten out the tangie
VIII be continued up TO the opening
of tomOrrow's session. The atmos-
phere is heavy with apprehension,
but hopes are still held by some
that a collapse of the conference
may be prevented.
The Egyptian delegation tonight
addressed protest to the confer
cnce against the clause in the treaty
by which Turkey is called upon to
renounce all her rights over Egypt
and the Sudan. dating from 1914.
The Egyptians declare the carrying
out of this provision would OIL" per-
nit Great Britain to fasten her grip
on Egypt. They appealed to the
world to remember that the power
in 1918 proclaimed a willingness to
establish peace on the basis of Pres
ident Wilson's principles for the
self-detcrminGtion of peoples.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
r. OF NJ. RESOLVE

csveral measures Of special i'm
.o1,nce were introduced at the
rusday session of the Maine Lcgis-
,,,ure among them being a resolve
.ruropriating more than s1,SoO,O0O
q, the maintenance of the Uni
.,-,;ty of Maine for the next two
,.,rs. an act amending sections 63
and Ga Of Chapter s, Revised
ststutes. relative to tho Maine for
.try district taxes; an act to con-
mi the possession, sale and use of
,lstols and revolvers; a resolve pro-
nosng a constitutional amendment
Changing the date of the biennial
State election in Maine from the Sec
and Monday in September to the
Tuesday following the first Monday
n November; and a resolve appro-
rriatine $4,000 for each of the fiscal
FEARS ending June so, 1924, and June
"a 1925, to aid in building. repairing
md maintaining certain portions of
fhe road leading from Bingham
through Jackman to the boundary
line between Canada and Maine.
The resolve providing an appro-
pration for the maintenance of the
Continued on Page 5, Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Biddef0rd Suffering
From Snow in Streets
And Intense Cold

Biddeford, Me-. Jan. 3o-With the
thermometer % below zero and no
prospect of weather sufficiently warm
to loosen the grip of the ice king,
York county finds itself in a serious
situation through being snowbound.
Even in the cities the streets arc so
piled with snow that every highway
except in the business centers is a
on-way street. In the suburban dis
tricts and smaller towns the situation
is serious. There snow is piled so
high doctors are unable to reach pa
tients except by using snowshoes.
Only major calls are answered even
in the face of a grippe of epidemic.
Fire department heads are worry
ing because of the difficulty in NOV
ing fire apparatus should a fire of
any size start.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
New York State
0. KS Gould Divorce

Albany. y. V. Jan. 30.-New York
state officially recognized today the de-
cree of divorce which the courts of
France awarded To Frank JAY Gould.
The court of appeals affirmed decree
of the lower court sustaining Il dis
missal of the complaint in the action
of Edith Kelley Gould for divorce in
this state.
Frank Jay Could married Edith Kel
Icy in October, 1910. They were sep
aratcd for some years when Mrs.
Gould instituted an action for divorce
in this state. Gould responded, setting
up the defense that he had obtained a
divorce in Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
"Germany's Fate is in
Her Own Hands,
Declaration Com
mander of Occupa-
tiOnal. Troops - Ar
rests German State
and Municipal OFF,
Gals C0ntinue-New
Low Figures for Ger
man Mark
(By the Associated Press)

General Degoutte commander in
the occupied zone. declares that
"Germany's fate is in her own
hands" and that nothing will make
us deviate from the course laid out
for u.s."
The situation in the Ruhr towns
is reported as quiet. Arrests and de-
portations of German state and mu-
nicipal officials continue. The Allies
are restoring traffic on the railways:
coal is being mined. Telegraph OPP
orators, who were on strike. have
gone back to their keys and the Oc-
cupational authorities are taking
over warehouses in places, contain
ing foodstuffs and general merchan-
disc.
The German government continues
to issue orders to the German rail-
road men forb:dding the transport of
coal or timber from the occupied
areas to either France or Belgium
and cooperation of the railway Of
ficials with the French or BelgianS
is also forbidden.
The German mark has dropped to
$4,000 to the dollar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
No Shortage of Coal
Claims Kelleher
After Interment

BrOOk1ine, Mass, Jan. W.-It
would be hard to convince Timothy
Kelleher that there is any shortage
of coal. For time today there was
SO much of it in his life that life
itself seemed small. Kelleher was
buried under so tons of anthracite
while shOveling from q car here
Losing his balance, he slid down a
chute with an avalanche of coal fall
ing after him. For an hour he was
buried in the pile. while firemen
called out on a regular alarm. work
ed to get at him. Ton after ton had
to be shoveled away, but he was
eventually dug out. Bleeding and
bruised, but still conscious. Kelleher
remarked that he did not think there
was SO much coal in the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
New Hampshire Rests
During Funeral of
Congressman Sherman

Manchester, N. H.. Jan. 3O.-New
Hampshire rested today while funer-
al services were to be conducted at
Grace Episcopal Church in this city,
for Congressman Sherman f. Bur
rough of the first district, who died
in Washington Saturday night. The
state legislature adjourned out of re-
spect to the late Congressman and
many members attended the services.
United States Senators George II.
Moses, Henry w. Keyes and Con-
gresham Edward H. WATSON, with a
delegation from Congress were pres
emf.
Services were delayed awaiting
arrival of the special train from
Washington carrying the body OF the
late Congressman and the Congress
si0nal party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
n. E. Legion Want
Say in Naming Of
Boston Manager

Boston. Jan. 30. - Department
commanders of District No. l, Coun-
Gil of the American Legion, cover
ing Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
Vermont. New Hampshire and
Maine, in joint meeting here today.
with the New England American
Legion rehabilitation committee,
sent telegram to Colonel G. r..
Forbes. director of the L. S. Neter-
ans Bureau. urging that he consult
with Legion heads in New England
before appointing a manager of the
Boston Office OF the Bureau.
I'VE desire to avoid political pre-
fcrmcnt and to further the welfare
of the disabled" the telegram said.
can YOU, or Your authorized rep
resentative. meet with us in Boston
at your convenience?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Gas Blast Injuries
Four in Worcester
Damage is $4,000

Worcester. Mass, Jan. 3l-Four
persons were blown across street
ana cut by flying glass, hundreds of
pedestrians and trolley passengers
narrowly escaped injury and the
Ligsett- Riier- Haynes drug store at
Main and Front streets, was wrecked
in a gas explosion at midnight to-
night.
Officials began an investigation in
an effort to determine the cause of
the explosion. All fire apparatus in
the center of the city was called after
the explosion. but directed their eff
forts to fighting the fire in the cellar
of the Harrington block in which the
drug store is located. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
BOrah Renews Fight
For international
Economic Conference

washington, Jan. Ex-senator Bor-
ahrenewed in the Senate today his
proposal for an international econ
omic conference called by President
Harding.
The conference proposal, which al
ready has been the center of one
Senate storm and is expected to de-
velope another, was submitted this
time by the Idaho senator as a sep
arate resolution. which at his own
request Immediately was laid aside
for consideration after pending farm
credits legislation is out of the way.
In order to prevent any undue de-
lay, however, Mr.. Borah indicated
that when the proper time came he
probably would move to add the res
olution as an amendment to some
bill already undeG discussion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Fry, Case of Defraud
To Circuit Court
Ruth is Acquitted

Portland, Me-, Jan. Gothic case Of
Ralph A. Fry of Brookline. Mass, a
former narcotic inspector. convicted a
month ago of conspiring to defraud
the government in settlement of mar
cotic law violations. will go to the
United States circuit court of appeals.
In preparation for this his counsel
today arranged for a transcript of the
testimony. The appeal will be made on
an exception taken to the refusal Of
Federal Judge John A. Peters to in
struct the jury that the weight of evil
dence would not Justify a verdict Of
guilt.
DR.. Irwin c. Ruth ofsBoston, former
New England district narcotic direc-
tor, tried with Fry on the same charge,
was eXonerated by the jury"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Lew DOckstader
Injured by Fall

g. New Brunswick, N. j., Jan. 30
Lew Dockstader, nationally known
minstrel man, was removed from
the hotel where he was staying, to a
hospital here today, following fall
last night which resulted in the
straining of his muscles and other
injuries.
Mr.. Dockstader, who is g. years
old, and weighs more than 200
pounds, was on his way from local
theatre where he was appearing to
his hotel, when he fell on an icy
sidewalk.
At the hospital late today. physi-
clans said his condition was not seri-
Gus. His spine is not injured, they
said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Senate Confirms
Nomination Bliss

Washington, Jan. 3.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the nomina tons of Rob-
ert Woods Bliss of New York. now
third assistant secretary of state. to
be minister 20 Sweden; ]. Butler
Wright of Wyoming to be third assist
ant secretary of state: and Philip Eli
ing of Kingston, n. ", to be collector
of customs for the port of New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
$4,000 Marks Now
Equal One Dollar

Berlin, Jan. 30.-(By a. P.)-One
ten-thousandth of it's pre-war value
was the German marks official rat
ing on the Berlin Bourse today.
There wes a lively demand for dol
lars in the post -bourse trading on
a basis of $4,000 and actual offers
of 5000 fiat. For the first time in
its careening downward flight. the
mark today rushed past the 10000
notch.
Incidentally, the mark today for
the first time was quoted at less
than Polish currency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
French Federation
Labor Protests Ruhr
Methods of Authorities

Paris, Jan. 30.-(By A. P)-Thc
French Federation of Labor at the
opening today of its annual meeting
with 600 delegates in attendance. vot-
ed resolution protesting against the
progressive measures. imprisonmcntS
and arbitrary searches" in the Ruhr
The federation demands the release
of those held prisoner by the French
authorities and sends greetings ito the
Ruhr workers upon whom military
force is being imposed to compel them
to work"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
THE WEATHER
FAIR

North New England: Fair and not
quite so cold Wednesday; Thursday
unsettled and warmer with snow.
South New England: Cloudy and
not quite so cold Wednesday,. Snow
or rain and warmer Wednesday night
and Thursday.
East New York: Increasing cloudi-
ness and warmer Wednesday, fol-
lowed by rain or snow on the coast
and snow in the interior Wednesday
night and Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Deny Isolation
Ruhr by Feb. /

Paris, Jan. 3O-A dispatch to the
Havas Agency from Dusseldorf dem
les newspaper reports that the isola-
ton of the Ruhr will take place Feb
ruary l. The dispatch says the AL
lies. will choose their own time for
such action and that before they
take the step they probably will
re 'mulate new demands upon the
German government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Genera! Forecast

Low pressure persists over the
Canadian neutrality-suspicious. and the
southwestern states and an area of
relatively low barometer covered the
upper Mississippi valley Tuesday
night. This pressure distribution has
been attended by a continuation of
cold weather in the North Atlantic
states.
nj New England and New York the
weather will be partly cloudy with
slowly rising temperature Wednes-
day and unsettled and warmer with
snow in the interior and snow and
rain on the south coast Wednesday
night or Thursday.
northwest weather fair Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
Paper Co. Buys
Canadian Timber

Quebec. Jan. 3o.-The Ontario Paper
Co. of Therold. Ont, understood to be
actin; for Chicago newspaper inter
csts, today contracted to purchase tim
Der covering 1000 square miles of gov
crnmcnt land in the River Manicoua
gan district.
The contract calls for development
Of water power on the property.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
School House Burns,
Kingman, Loss $4,000

Kingman. Me. Jan. 30.-The vii
lage school house was burned this
morning. 1t was worth at least $10,-
600 and was insured for $1,000.
The building houses all OF the
schools of the vilIage-the high,
grammar. intermediate and primary,
about 100 pupils attending. Il