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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-13

Edward III. Emery made a business
trip to Oldtown yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-13

o. T. Baker of Gardiner was
business caller in town Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-13

Mrs. Charles I4essard is very Ill
at her home on Redington street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-13

Mrs. Lucy Pooler returned yesterday
from Boston. where she has been visit
ing friends for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Clifford Of Bos
ton are visiting friends in Waterville
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-13

r. f. Bailey of Augusta was, in the
city yesterday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
NEGRO SUSPECT
HELD IN Staying
YOUNG GOvERNNESS

Scarsdale, N. Y, July A negro,
whose appearance conceded in gen.
eral with the description of the man
suspected Of Staying Dorothy Kauff-
man. young governess in the home Of
Magruder Craighead, was taken into
custody this afternoon and ques-
toned by the police.
Scarsdale, y. ". July 6-Madeline
Harmer, 16-ycar- old farmers daugh-
ter, today stood out as the one best
hope of Westchester county authori-
ties to fasten on a negro, as yet I'M
captured, the murder Of Dorothy
Kaufman, youthful Mennonite gov
erness, whose slashed body was found
Craighead. where she was employed.
Miss Harmer, the slain girls chum,
said she had seen the negro lettering
near the Craighead home on Tuesday,
a few hours before Miss Kaufman is
believed to have been slain. She has
provided the police with a description
of him.
Other witnesses have told of seeing
a negro turning his coat wrongside
out as he left the neighborhood, sup
posedly to conceal bloodstains. He
dropped a cracker box as he turned
the coat and finger prints on this box
and others on the kitchen knife with
which Miss Kaufman was slain,
were expected 10 play prominent
part In his identification as the STAY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
Operators Get
Demands of Miners
at Atlantic City

Atlantic City, n. j.. July 6.-The de-
mands of the anthracite mine workers
for increased wages adopted in conven-
ton at Scranton, Pa, last week to form
the basis of a new wage contract to
replace the one expiring August 81,
were formally presented to the coal op-
orators at joint meeting today in
beach front hotel. After the operators
had listened for three hours to the
mine workers representatives. the mine
owners asked for recess until tomor-
row morning.
The general opinion among observ-
crs was that the employers will refuse
the demands and ask for appointment
of a subcommittee to reach an agree
ment.
John L. Lewis. international presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers, pre-
sided at the joint session, at which
there were about 100 representatives
of the operators ard miners present.
The demands provide for 20 per
cent. increase in the wage contract.
day increase for men paid
by the day or month, an eight-hour day.
recognition of the union. two-year
contract. and number of others of a
technical character.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
All But Six Buildings
Destroyed-B oot|egg|!ers
Feud Believed Origin
Of Blaze /.
Dynamite Fails to Halt
Rush of Flames i
Residents r e tur nj
After Fire Burns IT.
self Out-Wire Com
municatiOn Restored
TOnOpah S e n d 8
Food and Money tOI
Sufferers

Tonopah. New, July 6.-The town Of
Goldfield, with the exception of sid
buildings. was burned to the ground,
today. One man Is dead from causes
attributed to the fire. a woman is miss
ing and Is believed to have 'perishedl
and several persons were treated for
burns as the result of the confagra1
tion now believed to have been Of in-
cendiary origin. started as part OF a
bootleggers' feud.
Fire Chief I. n. Galliac Of Goldfield
declared that he believed an enemy of
a known bootlegger started the blaze
in building in the rear Of the Brown
Parker garage.
Van D. Macarthur. after carrying
furniture from his burning home, died
of heart failure, according to DR..
Charles r. Blake. John Salisbury and
Ben Gill were cut about the face and
hands by flying glass resulting from
the dynamiting operations. The name
of the missing woman has not yet been
learned.
Residents were returning tonight
from the mountainside where they fed
with their belongings. and telephone
Continued on Page 3-coI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
Name RECEIVER
LOMBARD TRACTION
CO, OF WATERVILLE

Charles L. Andrews of Augusta
was on Friday named temporary re-
ceiver of the Lombard Traction En-
CINE Company, Incorporated, of Wat
erville, by Associate Justice Albert
NJ Spear of the supreme judicial
court.
George f. Vose of Waterville, the
general manager of the company, re-
commended to the directors that a
receiver be appointed for the protec-
ton OF all concerned. Because of
business conditions, the company has
made no money in the last three
years, and although it has valuable
assets, the directors feel that these
assets might be wasted through liti-
CATION. 1t is expected that the af-
fairs of the company will be
Strengthened out with no loss to the
creditors.
1t is stated that the liabilities of
the company are $4,000 while it is
estimated that the assets are $780,
00c.
The company manufactures a
tractor for farming and numbering
operations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
General Forecast

The weather map of Friday night
showed relatively high pressure over
the southeastern states and thence
eastward over the Atlantic ocean.
also over the region north of the
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence val
ley districts the barometric pressure
was comparatively low with centcrs
of depression over the Canadian
maitime provinces.
Showers and thunderstorms have
been rather general in the last "a
hours over the northern states east
of the Rocky Mountains.
The temperature has fallen over
the New England states. Elsewhere
no changes of Importance have &C.
Cured.
The outlook is for generally partly
cloudy showery weather Saturday
and Sunday in the Atlantic states.
With the exception of somewhat
higher temperatures over the north
ern portion of the north Atlantic
states no changes of Importance are
Indicated during the next 4S hours.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Gentle to moderate, mostly north
erly, partly cloudy. Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
Set Aside War
Risk Insurance Award
in Sinking of Tanker

Philadelphia. July 6.-The L. S.
circuit court of appeals here today
set aside a war risk insurance award
of $3.50, 10J to the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, for the loss of
the tanker Llama in Westray Firth,
off England, during the war.
While on a voyage to Copenhagen
in October, 1915, the tanker hit a
submerged rock, was stranded, and
subsequently sank.
The United States had insured the
tanker against war perils, but re-
fused to pay the insurance on the
ground that the loss of the vessel
was not due to a war element.
The federal district court of New
Jersey awarded the Standard Oil
Company $3.50, 100. holding that the
loss of the vessel came within the
terms of the insurance policy, but
the court of appeals ruled that it
was due to a marine peril. and to
errors in navigation judgment of the
master.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
Decree Styles for
Men Next Winter

Toronto. July 6-Double breasted
coats. wide straight trousers and
shawl roll or shawl collar dinner
Jackets today were decreed as the
fashion for next winter by the style
forecast committee of the clothing
designers of the United States and
Canada in convention here.
Sack coats will be lower wasted.
with normal shoulders and peaked
lapels. Golf or sport coats will have
fewer pleats and less yoke embel-
lishment. Box back overcoats with
set in sleeves and two piece belts
will be worn next winter, 1t was
stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07

Josiah S. Maxcy Of Gardiner and
Herbert S. Wing Of Kingfield were
appointed receivers of the Sandy
River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad,
after a hearing, by Associate Justice
Albert NJ. Spear of the, supreme ju-
dicial court Friday. The receivers
were ordered to furnish a joint bond
of $4,000. 1t was announced that
the receivers would take over the
road on Sunday. The road runs
from Pennington to Rangeley and
from Strong to Bigelow, a distance of
106 miles.
The petition for the appointment
of a receiver or receivers was filed
by the Maine Trust & Banking Com
pany of Gardiner, trustee under a
mortgage, upon failure to receive
payment of interest due on Feb
! last on bonds outstanding amounting
to $4,000. The issue was dated in
1908 and payable in 1928, with inter-
est at four per cent.
The Maine Central Railroad Com
pany, which owns the whole of the
stock and one quarter of the bonds
has operated the road for number
of years but ceased Operation on the
first Of this month, because the road
was run at loss.
It. is set out in the bill asking fol
the appointment of a receiver or re-
ceixers that the railroad issued, sold
and delivered bonds amounting tc
$685., 900, which are now outstanding
and unpaid, land on none of which
have the coupons attached, due and
payable on the first day of February
1928. been paid The deed carried q
default clause relative to payment OF
interest on any bond, the date wher
due or during a continuance of five
months.
The petitioners speak Of the fail
ure to pay interest on a coupon pre-
scented by Joseph Smith of Boston
and accordingly the petitioners have
declared the principal of all bonds
outstanding to have been due ant
payable, prior to the filing Of the
complaint, and are now overdue anc
unpaid.
Filling Of the bill was authorized
Continued on Page 10-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07

Portland, Me-, July GA radio
message from Captain Donald B.
Macmillan was received today by
Chief Operator Harold Sever at the
Y. NJ. c. A. Radio station in which
the explorer tells of seeing ten ice
bergs and huge fn-back whale off
Greeneley. He reports that he had
never seen icebergs so far south SO
late in the season. The message re-
ported all we'll on board the Bow
dom and praised the conduct of the
crew
The complete text of the message
follows:
Reached Glenby Island last night
at eight o'clock Fair wind and all
well.
ITO delight of my new men we
passed ten icebergs well south of en-
trance to Straits Belle Isle.
/ ''In my fifteen years of arctic work
I have never known icebergs to be
in this locality so late in the year
This may indicate a universally
large number in northern waters OF
very late seasons.
Nov anchored off Greeneley Is
land at entrance to Straits, waiting
for daylight so we can see icebergs
1--WE expect to pass at least a hum
dred on our way northward to Battle
Harbor. our objective point.
"a large fin-bacll appeared under
the bow of the Bowdoin this after
noon.
wind blowing tonight from the
northeast, most unfavorable wind
for us, it will certainly bring ice
southwark into the Straits.
Boys all we'll and enthusiastic as
ever. Our best crew we have had or
any voyage yet. Donald B. Mac
Milan"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
$4,000 LABORERS
NEEDED TO ABANDON
The 12-H0UR DAY

New York. July 6.-(BN A. PIN
flux into northern industrial centers OF
negroes from the south and laborers
from Merico. the Philippines. Canada
and a few European countries, soon
will make possible adjustment or the
1o-hour day in the steel industry. FL
bert H. Gary, chairman of the board
of the United States Steel Corporation.
announced today.
Mr.. Gary declared he could not say
when his corporation or any other COM
many would get rid Of the 12-hour day
entirely.
His announcement followed action OF
President Harding in making pupnc
Yesterday correspondence between MINI
self and directors of the American Iron
and Steel Institute, in which they
n1edeed themselves to abolish the long
day when a sufficient labor supply was
assured.
Mr.. Gary estimated that the change
would require $4,000 additional laoorers
and would increase the finished steer
products by Is per cent.
The decision of the leaders or the IN
dustrv to do away with the long day.
Mr. cary said, was made in recognl-
tion of the growing public sentiment III
favor of such a step and in recognition
If the presidents attitude. He pointed
ont however. that he also had AWAY
been opposed to the 12-hour day ana
that its retention had been dictated ps
circumstances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
P|CKETS IN OPEN
DEFIANCE WARNINGS
AT SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, Mass, July 6.-Despite
an official order from Chief of Police
William J. Guilty this morning that
striking telephone operators could
not, under penalty of arrest, modest
Or in any way intimidate working
operators in any part of the city, a
dozen strikers late this afternoon
pursued three operators for several
blocks in the downtown district,
shouting 'Scab." and "Yellow.9 at
ter them AMI finally drove them to
seek refuge in building in Main
street.
The strikers pursued them to the
fourth floor. Several men came to
their rescue and traffic officer from
nearby post sent in a call for a
telephone company taXicab. There
were no arrests.
To prevent the pickets from mo-
testing and jostling operators enter
ing or leaving the exchange police
have strung ropes across the side
walks, giving room for two cars to
load and unload in front of the one
entrance now kept opeA. Other traf-
fic is diverted from this street. Pick
Gus are lOTceQ 10 walk across inc
street from the exchange.
Service is returning to normal
steadily, according to company Of
ficials who reported tonight that
Springfield has APO operators on
duty, the normal force being 4S3
Northampton now has As operators
working, while the normal force is
40. Greenfield. Holyoke and Pittsfeld
have their normal forces ON duty.
Providence, r. l., July 6.-1rksome-
ness and long hours of duty during
the telephone operators and coal
teamsters' strikes now in force to-
day brought their first resignation
from the Providence police force.
Patrolman L. A Mooney, declared
in turning in his badge, that he had
been required to perform duty fol
"a hours continuously and would have
remained on duty for two hours lon
ger except for the personal inter
cession of Superintendent of Police
William +. ONeil.. He declared he
considered these hours "unwarrant-
ed and unnecessary"
Considerable slackcning in the
morale of the police force since the
walkout of the telephone operators
a week ago Tuesday. has been noted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
DENLY to Enforce
Prohibition Act
i'm Virgin Islands

Washington. July 6.-Under an exec
utive order signed by President Hard
ing June 10 and made public today.
Secretary DENLY of the navy departs
ment becomes responsible for the adj
ministration Of the Volstead act in the
Virgin Islands. The order transfers
this duty from the secretary Of the
treasury.
The Temporary government" for the
islands, acquired from Denmark, was
provided for in an act Of Congress-
dated March 8, 1917, which conferred
authority upon the president to make
necessary provisions under that author
ity. Administration of the affairs Of
the island was placed under the secre-
tary of the navy and the executive or
der transferring enforcement Of the
prohibition act for the islands also to
the naval secretary was necessary as q
routine matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
b0LT|NC FARMER.
LAB0R|TES SET UP
PARTY OF THEIR own
n. S. POLICE TRY
TO FIND AUTHOR
STRIKE LETTER

sydney. N. S., July 6.-Provincial Do
lice today were seeking to run down
with view to possible prosecution
the author Of a letter signed with the
name Of ]. B. MacLachlan, secretary
OF District 20. United Mine Workers
OF America, in which coal miners
throughout the province were urged to
strike in protest against alleged bru-
tally by provincial police and federal
troops called out to quell disorders
attending the strike of steel workers
employed by the British Empire Steel
Corporation.
A copy Of the letter, accusing the
authorities of brutality against men,
women and children, on the streets and
in their homes. and attacking Premier
Armstrong as responsible for the stu
alton, was turned over to the police by
+. w. Gray, assistant to the vice pres
ident of the British Empire corpora
tion. The copy bore what purported
to be a mimeographed signature of
MacLachlan.
The letter. dated Glace Bay, July 4,
said
This Office has been informed that
all the Waterford. Sydney Mines and
1ldSo Iody are out on
strike this morning as protest against
the importation of provincial police
and federal troops into Sydney to in
timidate the steel workers into contin-
uing work at 35 cents an hour.
ION Sunday night last these pro-
vincial police. in the most brutal man.
ner. rode down the people at Whitney
pier, who were on the street, most of
whom were coming from church.
Neither age. sex nor physical disabili-
ties were proof against these brutes.
One old woman. over 20 years of age,
was beaten into insensibility and may
pied under the horses feet and had
his breast bone crushed in. One wom-
an, beaten over the head with police
club, gave premature birth to a child.
The child is dead and the woman's life
despaired of. Men and women were
beaten up inside their own homes.
Against these brutes. miners are on
strike. The governplent of Nova SEQ
tia is the guilty and responsible party
for this crime. No miner or mine
worker can remain at work while this
government turns sydney into jungle.
To do so is to sink your manhood and
allow Armstrong the premier) and his
miserable bunch of grating politicians
to trample your last shred of freedom
on the sand. Call a meeting of your
local at once and decide to spread the
fight against Armstrong to every mine
in Nova Scotia. Act at once-tomor-
row may be too late"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
five DEATHS IN
PITTSBURGH DUE
TO HEAVY STORM
Number Of Buildings Struck
And Big Damage From
High Wind
Man and Woman Killed in Contact
with Wire Hit by Lightning
Third Struck Down while Stand
ing on Porch - Two Women
Killed, -Four Hurt, when Speeding
Auto Skids and Overturns

Pittsburg. Pa. July Give persons
were killed during a thunder storm
which broke over the city late to-day.
man and a woman were killed by
coming in contact with electric wires
struck by lightning; another man was
struck by lightning on the porch of his
residence and two women met death
when their automobile skidded on a
slippery road while they were hurrying
to shelter.
A number of buildings were struck
by lightning and the high wind caused
extensive damage,
John Silvachka, a laborer, was cleo
trocuted by wire which dropped from
pole when lightning severed it.
MRS. j. Gaycr came in contact with
wireless aerial which had fallen
across high tension wire.
William II. Allen was struck dead
whlle standing on his porch.
Mrs. Martha Bowser and Mrs. Anna
walker were killed when their automo-
bile overturned. Four other occupants
OF the machine were injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
NO ROOM HERE FOR
RED ALIENS, LEGION
HEAD DECLARES

Sanford. Me, July calvin NJ.
Owsley. national commander of the
American Legion, in his first address
in hispresent tour Of Maine, urged
the deportation of "all aliens preach
ing Bolshevist and anarchistic doc
trines." He pleaded for national sup
port Of the Legion as the only organi-
cation actively combating the radical
forces that would overthrow the gov
eminent.
Commander Owsley arrived at
Wells this afternoon where he was
met by State Commander Perley H.
Ford Of Sanford, Colonel Abbot
Greenlaw of Passport, Past Com
mander Edward S. Antoine of Wells
and Thomas W. Cole, commander Of
the local Legion Post. Factories and
stores in Sanford closed while vari-
GUS patriotic orders took part in a
parade in the national commander
honor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
'VancebOrO Now Owned
by Augusta and
BOWdOinham Men

Bangor, Me, July 6.-The entire
township of Vanceboro, the eastern
terminus of the Maine Central Rail-
road and at which point it joins with
the Canadian Pacific Railroad, with
the exception of 1850 acres, COM
prising settlers and tannery claims,
changed hands today when Jerome
Butterfield of Kingman and John A.
Weatherbee of Lincoln passed deeds
to William D. Hutchins and Hiram
l.. Pishon of Augusta and William
Il. Kendall of Bowdoinham. The
deal passed title to 20,240 acres,
which is mostly covered with valu-
able timber. The price was not dis
closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
-
Adams Given Life
Sentence for
McKenna Murder

Providence, r. l., July 6-Rolf G.
Adams of East Providence was to-
day sentenced by Judge Hahn in the
superior court to life imprisonment
for the murder of Rose v. McKenna
in the Darlington Parkway Sept. 2.
1920. A charge against Adams of as
sault with intent to kill William j.
Deignan, Miss McKenna's compari-
ion, was mol pressed by Attorney
General Carpenter. Following his
conviction Adams had been denied a.
new trial by the superior court and
this action had been sustained by
the supreme court. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-07
Federated Farm-LabOr
! and Farmer Labor
Will Each Have Its
Own Platform and
Candidates, and En-
ter 1924 Race


Chicago, July 8 (By A. P.)-The
Federated Farm-Labor party and the
rarmer-Labor party Of the United
States, with individual platforms and
candidates are announced as en-
tries in the 1924 political field.
The majority Of the Farmer-Labor
marty today refused to affiliate with
the federated organization, a group
horn In the farmer-labor convention,
and decided upon a platform and
ticket Of its own. A minority went
over to the federated party, splitting
the farmer labor organization.
The national executive committee
of the Federated party accepted five
of the boiling farmer-laborites as
members of it's executive committee
and proceeded to the selection TO an
executive council and an intensive
program of action. Headquarters of
the federated party probably will be
here, C. E. Ruthenberg of Cleveland,
convicted in Michigan Of communis-
tic tendencies, and a leader in the
new party. announced.
John FITZPATRICK, president OF the
Chicago Federation of Labor, who
declined the Craftsmanship of to-
days meeting in favor of Robert NJ,
Buck, Chicago labor leader and edi-
tor, sounded the keynote of nom
participation on the part of the
Farmer-Labor party and it stuck
throughout a siege by the minority.
I'VE want political betterment for
the workers and farmers but we
want control through the ballot in
our own ranks and not from a die
tatorship in Russia" Fitzpatrick as
serted. Union men and women will
not subscribe to the tinted platform
Of the federated party-its leadership
Of Ruthenberg. William z. Foster
and Joseph Manley being sufficient
to describe it's communistic princi-
pies"
The reputation of the federated
party came shortly after the reading
Of a communication from President
Brophy of district number 2, United
Mine Workers of Pennsylvania
which said his organization could
not deal with the federated party
because it has philosophy contrary
to the principles we are fighting for