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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
Coolidge "Passes
Muster" in First Talk
with NeWspapermen

Washington. Aug. 14.-President
Coolidge today went through one of
the critical experiences that fall to
the lot of presidents-his first con-
ference with Washington newspaper
mon since taking over the executive
offices.
The new President let it be known
that he would follow the policy of
President Harding of holding semi
weekly press conferences after cabi-
net meetings with the correspondents
privileged to present written queries
and to ask verbal questions once a
topic was opened up for discussion.
Consequently Mr.. Coolidge early
desk to find newspapermen ranged
around it and many more streaming
through the door. He hastily arose.
smiled and nodded his head in way
of greeting.
After announcing that he favored
continuance of the custom of never
quoting the President in press re-
ports-a policy that has obtained in
the case of the chief eXecutive-Mr.
Coolidge made a brief statement as
to the cabinet meeting which had
Just adjourned and then, taking up
the sheaf of questions which he had
carefully sorted, began to answer
them.
He spoke slowly and distinctly and
went from one subject to another
without hesitancy. His statements
were so complete that none of the
$50 newspapermen present request
ed amplfication. When he had dis
posed of the last question, he looked
around and said:
"Well. l guess l have given you
stickgul."
The conference was over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
SLEMP Named As
PRIVATE SECRETARY
PRES. COOLIDGE
Former Representative From
Virginia; Prominent in
Republican Politics
appointment Comes As Surprise
Believed Clark, Secretary To
Coolidge AS Vice President, Or
Felt or Boston, Would Be
Named-Was Close Friend Of
Harding-Ofercd Many Posts
But Christian Sccre-
tary Temporarily

Washington, Aug. 14-Former Re-
preventative c. Bascom Slemp of
Virginia has been rendered and has
/, accepted the position of secretary to
President Coolidge.
Announcement of Mr.. Slemp's ap-
pointment was made today at the
White House shortly after he had
concluded an hour and a half con-
ference with Mr.. Coolidge. Mr..
Slemp will not be able to close up
his personal affairs and take perma-
nent charge of his office until after
Labor Day, and in the meantime
George B. Christian, Jr.. secretary
to the late President Harding, will
remain as presidential secretary.
The appointment OF Mr.. Slemp
came as surprise inasmuch as his
name had not been mentioned in
connection with the secretaryship.
Among those who had been talked of
as successor to Mr.. Christian, who
submitted his resignation last week.
were Edward T. Clark. who was Mr.
Coolidge's secretary as vice president
and Benjamin F. Felt of Boston.
Mr.. Slemp was born at Turkey
Cove, Lee county. Virginia in 1870.
He was graduated from the Virginia
Military Institute in 1891: studied law
at the University of Virginia; taught
mathematics at the Virginia Military
Institute and later practiced law at
Big Stone Gap, Va. his present home.
Mr.. Slemp has been prominent in
Republican politics for n number of
years. He formerly was Republican
national committee man from Viz
ginia and since 1905, has been chair
man of the Virginia Republican state
committee. He was an intimate
friend of the late President Harding
who offered him a place on the civil
service commission. later the posi-
ton of assistant secretary of COM
mcrcc. and more recently the post Of
ambassador to Peru. All Of the offers
We're declined.
Mr.. Slemp's father. Campbell
Slemp. was n member of congress for
several terms from the ninth Virginia
district and on his death in 1907 his
son was elected to fill the unexpired
term. Thereafter -Slemp was re-
elected TO the 61st and succeeding
| congresses, including the 67tf. retir-
ing voluntarily last March 4th to give
attention to his personal affairs For
years he was the only Republican in
the Virginia congressional delegation.
In the last congress he served as a
member of the House appropriations
committee.
Mr.. Christian. it was announced,
will remain after Mr.. Slcmp takes
over his duties for a sufficient time
to allow the new secretary to become
acquainted with the details of office
business. Then Mr.. Christian will
take rest before going into private
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
Arrest of SacO Pastor
Sought by Civic League
Worker as Test Case

Saco. Me. Aug. 14-Edward H.
Emery of Sanford. secretary of the
Maine Civic League, today applied
to Judge Franklin r. Chesley of the
Saco municipal court for a warrant
for the arrest of Rev. Timothy j.
Mahoncy. pastor of the Church of the
Most Holy Trinity. whom he charged
with permitting property under his
care to be used for gambling. The
application was refused
The judge said that Emery should
have caused the arrest of the persons
operating the alleged gambling de-
vices. Emery visited a church lawn
party Saturday night and while
there. he said, took chances" on an
automobile and other prizes offered
in alleged lotteries. He was author
lied by the Maine Civic League to
make test case. Under the Maine
law all games of chance" are pro-
hibited.
Emery said he would make another
attempt to bring the case into court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15

Kemmerer, Wyo., Aug. 10y A.
P.)-The rescue of three more miners
entombed in Frontier Mine Number
/, of the Kemmerer Coal Company
in an explosion this morning, brought
the total of survivors to 81. 1t was
estimated tonight that the death toll
would be approximately 100.
Kemmerer, Wyo., Aug. 14.-Fight-
ing their way through the partially
dismantled portions of Frontier Mine
Number /, Of the Kemmerer Coal
Company, one mile from here, scene
of an explosion shortly after eight
o'clock this morning. rescue workers
tonight had brought out alive 81
of the 1873 miners entombed by the
blast.
1t is feared that the 10 men. still
unaccounted for, have persisted.
The explosion occurred near the
100 foot level. Tonight rescue
workers had penetrated to nearly
every quarter of the workings and
out all the survivors. Smoke black
ened embers of mine cars, buried in
a cave in the 100 foot level in entry
Is, gave rise to the belief that fire
had followed the blast.
The cause of the explosion Is pre-
sumed to have been blowout shot,
according to a statement issued to-
day by the Kemmerer Coal Com
pany.
The company declared that no fire
had followed the explosion. At the
same time it announced rescue work
was continuing and that the final
figures on the number of victims
would not be known for few hours.
Throngs of women, many OF them
widowed by the blast, and children.
gathered about the mouth of the'
shaft. hen "trip" cars carrying the
survivors came to the surface. the
crowd became almost uncomfortable,
rushing forward in a mad effort to
find their loved ones. and KEN
merer police and volunteer workers.
experienced the greatest difficulty
keeping them back.
On hundred volunteer workers
were searching the lower depths to-
night.
Mine rescue car number 2. of the
United States Bureau of Mines, ar
rived here this afternoon from Rock
Springs and members of the crew
Immediately entered the mine.
The survivors were found in entries
number % to 30 Nearly all of them
were blackened by smoke and suffering
from the effects of the inhalation of
fumes, though there apparently had
been very little gas after the blast.
The largest number of survivors was
brought out at p. NJ. when % of the
men came up on the "trip" car. 80
The day shift this morning was
smaller than usual. Ordinarily 3So
men are employed. but today many or
the miners had failed to enter The
shaft.
The majority of the victims were
Americans. Among them were a few
Japanese and Italians. Most of them
were married.
Frontier. the little settlement at the
mouth of the mine was clothed in grier
tonight and it was here that the mpst
touching scenes of sorrow were enact
Continued on Page 5-col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15

Medford, Mass, Aug. 1.-two wood
en- boxes. each containing the dismem-
bered body of woman, were found in
a field here early today. Shortly aft
erward Nunie G. Tsekos of Franklin,
n. H, was arrested as he was running
through Medford Square and the police
said he confessed that he had killed
his wife Natalie and her mother, Mrs
Katherine Adams. A formal plea of
not guilty to a charge of murder was
entered for him in the district court
late today and he was held without bail
for the New Hampshire authorities.
A quarrel over money matters which
resulted in a fight in which his wife
and mother-in-law took the initiative,
led to the killing of the two women
with a bat and knife in their home
in Franklin last Saturday night. accord
ing to an alleged confession by Tsekos
to the Medford police. He told the
officers that he took his two children
to Boston on Sunday, then returned to
Franklin. cut up the two bodies and
put them in the boxes. Yesterday he
hired Charles A. Clarke a taxi driver.
to take him to Boston with the boxes.
which he told Clarke contained dishes.
, Clarke became suspicious and discov-
cred what he thought was blood on one
of the boxes. The car was stopped in
Medford and while Tsekos was taking
the boxes to a field Clarke notified the
police.
Examination of the boxes revealed
! the bodies. hacked TO pieces and each
| bearing stab wounds. They were turn
! ed over to the medical examiner. After
! Tsekos' arrest the Franklin authorities
| were notified and officers started from
| there for this city.
/ The two children were found today
| in the home of Tscllos' sister in Boston.
The Franklin police upon examining
] Tsekos' home found no traces of a
i struggle and no bloodstains. This led
| to the suggestion that the murder
, might have been committed elsewhere,
! but nothing to support this theory
! had been discovered tonight.
Tselios, an Albanian by birth. at one
| time conducted a fruit store in Med
/ ford Recently he has been working in
! u paper mill in Franklin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
GREAT CHICAGO
RUSH TO BUY CUT
PRICE GASOLINE

Chicago, Aug. 14.-(By A. PO-
American motorists from the Allcg-
henies to the Rockies today revived
the quaint old custom of rushing the
can" as price slashing tactics Of
competitors in the gasoline industry
brought about bargain prices and re-
tail gasoline dealers reported onc Of
the creates sales records in their
history.
The reduced prices in general ex-
tended from the Allegheny Noun
tains to the Rockies. Few points
along either the Atlantic or Pacific
coasts reported any general reduc-
tions.
The price slashing, started by the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
in South Dakota, after Governor Nc
Master had ordered state depots to
sell gasoline at 10 cents, was eX-
tended throughout the company's ter
ritory in ten states and part of an
eleventh today with a reduction OF
66 cents. Independents fell in line
with reduced prices, although IN
many instances they we're only five
cent cuts.
Service stations pumped out thclr
STOCKS all day long to long lines OF
waiting motorists. eager to buy gas
oline at less than cost. In Chicago
alone. according to the Chicago Mo-
tor club. motorists will save $780,
900 a day by taking advantage of the
1874 cents a gallon price instead OF
the % cent price of yesterday. The
little dealer who yesterday filled an
$50 or 1000 gallon tank with gas
oline at from IS to 20 cents gallon,
depending on whether he hauled 1t
himself and who today was forced
to retail it at ia cents. was hardest
hit. according to local oil men. and
will be put out of business If the
low prices continue long, they said.
Despite the cut prices. numerous
requests for Investigations of the in
dustry were being heard. Governor
Donahey of Ohio sent a telegram TO
President Coolidge for an immediate
investigation of the entire industry;
Governor Walker of Georgia. an
nounced he expected to make an in
vestigation of prices in that state,
and the chief executive OF several
other states said yesterday that they
were scking information on the gas
Oline price situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
100 OR more DEAD IN
WYOMING Mine BLAST
RED CROSS SENDS
$4,000 FOR RELIEF
RUMF0RD PEOPLE

Boston, Aug. 1.-THE American
Red Cross has contributed $4,000. ap-
propriated from it's disaster relief
fund, to assist the more than 100
families numbering between 900 and
400 men, women and children burn
ed out in the fire disaster in Rum
ford, Me, on August End, and the
Red Cross has been given full charge
of the relief work.
A Red Cross Relief CommitStee
has been organized and is already at
work. Its personnel includes the
members of the Executive Commit
tee of the Rumford Chapter of the
Red Cross. the members of the Rum
sentative of each of the three paper
mills and the pastor of the French
Catholic church. Robert j. Harris,
former chairman of the Rumford
Chapter. is chairman of this commit
tee, and Elisha Pratt, President of
the Rumford Falls Trust Company,
is treasurer.
The selectmen unanimously ac-
cepted the offer of the Red Cross
made by Mr.. Cushman. to assume
charge of the family relief work, and
James Is. O'kane, editor of the Rum
ford Falls Times. promptly paid in
to the relief fund, deposited to the
credit OF the Rumford Chapter. the
500 contributed in response to his
appeal through the columns of his
newspaper. All contributions re-
ceived will be concentrated in the
single relief fund. and will be dis
bursed in accordance with Red
Cross methods based on experienced
in hundreds of disasters.
According to Mr.. Cushman. who
has spent several days in Rumford
investigating conditions and initia-
ing plans for family rehabilitation
work. between 100 and 20 families
lost practically all their possessions.
A very few saved some articles of
furniture and clothing, but for the
most part everything they owned
was burned Thus in a few hours.
some 400 people, many of them
children, were rendered homeless
and destitute. Those who worked
have their jobs: otherwise they are
for the present helpless.
The fire was in a section inhabit-
ed principally by French people. A
housing shortage existed before the
fire, and the destruction of IS build
ings and partial destruction of four
others. all of which had homes as
we'll as places Of business. made the
housing situation more acute.
Those burned out had to crowd in
to the homes of relatives and friends
already filled to capacity. In one
instance. three families of brothers
and sisters went to the home of
parents with the result that -. peo-
pie, il children and eight adults,
were living in four rooms. except at
night when neighbors took in some
of the children. A few families
have gone to nearby towns, princi-
pally to Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
MANY KILLED AND
WOUNDED IN RIOTS
IN PARTS GERMANY

London, Aug. IA Central News
dispatch from Berlin says COM
munists stormed the town hall at
Alsdorf eight miles north of Aix-La-
Chapelle, with hand grenades and
that 100 persons were killed Or
wounded.
London, Aug. 14.-(By A. P)-
Hamburg was the scene of further
rioting today. with many killed or
wounded, according to Central
News despatch from Berlin. Com
munists have gained the upper hand
at Williamsburg near Hamburg. the
despatch adds. disarming the militia
and taking control of the town.
Dusseldorf. Aug. 14.-(By A. P.)-
Reports to the German newspapers
from Aix-La- Chapelle say that %
persons were killed and 200 wounded
in the riOting there. They agree
with the other reports that the af-
fair was caused by crowds attempt
ing to free certain arrested persons
whom the police refused to deliver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
Relief U. S. Attorney
Dyer; Herlihy, AL
legged Leader, Will
Get Atlanta Term,
Says Jud e; Has
Piled Up For t u n e
From A c tiviti e S
Since Dry Rulings;
Other Members of
Clique Given Various
Sentences

Bangor, Me, Aug. 14.-Arraigned
m indictments charging conspiracy
10 violate the Nolstead act, the men,
hers of the so-callcd Bar Harbor rum
ring, we're given various sentences,
ranging from a fine of 500 to $500
and in one case a Jail sentence of
eight months in the United States
district court here today. In the case
Of another respondent, Daniel II.
Herlihy of Bar Harbor, Judge Peters
stated in open court, that at a later
date he would impose a sentence of
a term of imprisonment at Atlanta.
The heaviest fines were against
John H. Stafford of Bar Harbor and
Derby Stanley of Manset, who were
ordered to pay $500 each. These
men we're characterized as among the
ringleaders of the rum running gang.
Arthur Faulkenstrom of Bar Har-
Dor was sentenced to eight months
in Bangor Jail. Barley Stanley and
David Melanson of Manset and Har-
ward Beals of Cranberry Isles were
fined 500 each. Conspiracy charges
against Homer Pettigrew and w. M.
Murphy. both of fremont, were mol
pressed. Sentence in the case of
George Mckay of Bar Harbor was
continued along with that against
Herlihy, that the respondents might
attend to business matters before
their cases were disposed of.
United States district attorney
Frederick r. Dyer feels that the
"bootlegging" business has been
dealt one of the hardest blows it has
received in this part of the country
as the result of activities extending
over several months. in breaking up
9Aerations in the vicinity of Bar Har-
Dor.
Daniel Herlihy, who is to be given
a prison sentence later, has &C
cumulated a fortune running into
hundreds of thousands of dollars
since the national prohibition law
went into effect. according to federal
officials. He has a beautiful home at
Bar Harbor, among those of the
summer residents there.
While he never delivered any liq-
uor in person, as far as is known.
he was said to have acted as a sort
of hacker for those operating as his
agents at Bar Harbor and in East
ern and Central Maine, furnishing
the money for cargo lots of liquor.
Hundreds of cases of liquor were
landed, mostly at night, along the
shore near Bar Harbor, it was al
legged, from the British schooner
kaduskak, which recently was seized
off Cape Ann and taken into Boston
by the coast guard cutter Ossipee,
but later released as the seizure took
place far beyond the three mile limit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
Declares Seizure
Rum Ships Legal
Outside Smile Limit

New York, Aug. 14.-Seizure of alien
rum-running vessels that hover out
side the thrcc-mile limit was held le-
gal by Federal Judge Woodrough today
in a decision handed down in the ca sc
of the British ship Marion Mosher
seized while transferring a liquor cargo
to the American-owned motorboat ]. H.
Il. eight miles off the coast near Fire
Island. July 81, 1922.
Bonds of the Detroit Fidelity & Sure
ty Co. given after the seizure of the
craft as a guarantee that it would pro-
coed to its supposed destination. St.
John. \. B.. were declared forfeited.
it being contended that although the
vessel arrived at the Canadian port.
she did not have her cargo, thereby
violating her agreement.
The Marion Mosher case brought
about special session of President
Hardings cabinet and an exchange of
conversations with Great Britain. The
American government decided that the
Marion Mosher and other foreign YES
sells seized as rum runners should he
released provided they proceeded imme-
diately to their avowcd destination.
The United States attorney. in his ar
gument before Judge Woodrough today.
said:
at is clear that. irrespective of tho
cabinets determination. as matter of
diplomatic policy, to release foreign
ships having cargoes of liquor when
apprehended outside the thrce-mile
limit. there was ample legal authority
for the seizure and forfeiture of the
Marion Mosher and her cargo of liquor"
Judge Woodrough held that seizure of
foreign ships engaged in smuggling Ii
quor into this country was justifiable
even though they were on the high
seas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15

Especial to Kennebec JournaO
Richmond, Aug. 14-This afternoon
military parade consisting of mount
ed officers. Richmond band. American
Legion, an automobile containing Mrs.
Willis Linwocd Lane, Master
Willis I.inwood Lane, Stanley
Spratt. classHate of the late
William Lane; Amy Bradley Post
No. ?, Daughters of Veterans;
veterans of the Civil War the Spanish
War and the Red Cross. They marched
from Front street to the Lane Field,
where the unwilling of the tablet in
honor of Willis Lane was the feature.
The program was as follows. the speak
ers being ably introduced by Major c..
d. Day. who has been one of the prin-
cipal promoters of the Lane Field
Music, by Richmond Band: prayer,
Rev. \. Il. Pearson: address, play
ground Advantages in School Life" by
Randall X Condor; music. Richmond
Band: memorial address. Stanley
Spratt; unwilling of tablet by Master
Willis Lane: music. Richmond Band.
Major and Mrs. c. d. Day entertained
at dinner the Eates College class of
1918, former class of Willis Lane. In
the evening at $50 a banquet was scrv-
ed at the Richmond Hotel to go of the
Richmond High school alumni. Fifty
late members could not be accommo-
dated. The Richmond Band gave a con-
cert at the foot CT Main street in the
a\CninV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-15
Reichstag Votes
Confidence in New
Streisemann Cabinet

Berlin. Aug. 14-(By A. P.)-The
new cabinet headed by Chancellor
Streisemann was given a vote of
confidence today by the Reichstag,
240 deputies out o. total of 341 bal
loting in favor of the government.
Seventy-siX votes were cast in oppo-
sition, while % deputies. supposed to
be of the Bavarian Peoples party.
abstained from voting. The other
opposition came from the National
lists and Communists.
The vote came after DIR. Strese-
mann had addressed the Reichstag
and given that bod ythe new gov
ernments viewpoint on the general
situa ton, and particularly with ref
erence to the crisis brought about by
the occupation of the Ruhr and the
Rhineland. He informed the men,
bers of the chamber that Germany
required complete restora ton of her
rights in the occupied territory as an
essential to the abandonment of pas
sive resistance. The setting free of
all Germans imprisoned in the dis
tricts occupied by the French and
Belgians and permission for the re-
turn of those who have been sent out
of the occupied area also were made
conditions for cessation Of passive
resistance.
DR.. Stresemann declared the
change in government was not n
sign of weakness on the part of Ger
many On the contrary the change
had brought into being the strongest
cabinet, as regards opposition to any
idea of permitting the violation of
Germany, that the country has had
since the republic was formed.
Passing almost Immediately to the
question of the occupation of the
Ruhr in his address. the chancellor
said passive resistance was deeply
rooted in the firm conviction of its
Justice. "Ths," he declared, "has
been unequivocally recognized by the
British government, and we may as
sumo that this statement of the
British conception will find echo in
France and Belgium"