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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
Eastern Steamship
Awards Contract for
Two Steel Vessels

Boston. Jan. 24.-Announcemen
was made tonight by the Eastern
Steamship Lines. Inc. that con-
tract has been awarded to the Beth
lehem Shipbuilding Corporation for
the construction of two combined
passenger and freight steamers at
Sparrows' Point. Md. the vessels to
be completed by the Spring of 1?24
for the service between Boston and
New York. by way of the Cape Cod
Canal. The cost of the two steamers
will exceed S3500,OO
The contract was said to be the
first important shipbuilding an
nouncemtnt this year. The new
vessels will be the first built espec-
tally for this route since the Harvard
ana Yale. now on the Pacific coast,
were launched II years ago.
The steamers, designed by Theo-
dorc T.. Ferris. of New York. will be
4O2 feet over all. the announcement
said, and will be of steel conStruc-
ton. of the twin screw type. turbine
driven, and will burn oil. They will
he capable of u normal speed of u
knots and a maximum speed of 10
knots. Each will have cccommoda-
ton for 900 passengers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25

Lausanne, Jan. o4.--CBy A. ~
Great Britain's proposed appeal to
the League of Nations against Turkey,
on the ground that the Turkish at
titudc on the Mosul question threat
ems to disturb international peace, was
the subject of lengthy conference
today between Lord Curzon, the Brit
ish foreign secretary, and Sir Eric
Drummond, secretary general of the
League.
Both the British and the Turks were
holding tenaciouSly tonight to their
original positions. No compromise APP
pears possible; one or the other must
back down.
In the meantime a complete agree
ment was reached today on the prob
lem of the exchange of populations,
whereby the Turks in Greece will be
moved to Turkey. and the Greeks in
Turkey who are ottoman subjects. will
be sent back to Greece. The Turks
have consented not to insist upon the
expulsion of the Greeks who retain
their Hellenic nationality. and have
also withdrawn their claim that the
western boundary of Western Thracc
should be the Struma instead of the
Mesta. Western Thracc. like Constan-
tinople. is excluded from the general
exchange.
Another clash occurred today be-
tween the British and Turks over the
men buried in Gallipcli. The Turks
announced that the cemeteries of the
British dead must be made smaller:
they were willing. they said. to dis
cuss the laying out of new cemeteries
elsewhere than in Gallipoli.
The British delegates characterized
this demand as an insult. saying that
British forces now occupied Gallipol
and would continue to occupy it. what
ever happened until assurances We're
received that their soldier dead would
remain undisturbcd.
The Allies have abandoned their de-
mand for the expenses of the occupa-
ton of Turkey and have reduced the
rcparation bill 100000 pounds stcrl-
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25

Mayence, Jan. 24-(By A. P.)-The
six German industrialists, headed by
Fritz Thyssen, who were arrested by
the French occupation authorities in
the Ruhr for refusing to carry out
orders given them to insure repara-
ton deliveries from their respective
plants, were convicted here today by,
courtmartial.
In each instance fines were inn
posed in francs. The aggregate
amount translated into American
money was $4,000.
Officials here We're unwilling to-
nightto comment nthe judgment of
the court, but permitted the feeling
to spread that it would serve as fur
Their proof of the mildness with which
the French government is conducting
its operations in the Ruhr and be an
excuse for stronger measures when,
or if further occasion arises to deal
with recalcitrancy
DR.. Schlutius, president of the state
finance department and DIR. Won Raft
ffeisen, president of the state mines
administration, recently arrested for
, refusing to obey the orders of the
French authorities, were today con-
victed by courtmartial and sem
Continued on Page 5, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
Millerand Defines
Policy in Speech
To Patriots League

Paris, Jan. 24.-By A. 1).-preSi-
dent Millerand. speaking today to a
delegation from the League of Patri-
cts. headed by Maurice Barres. which
expressed satisfaction at having a
government that "llnows what it wants
On the Rhine and how it wants it,
said:
You arc aware that I only agreed
to come to the Elysee to maintain and
pursue in close collaboration with
members of the government a national
policy which 1 strove to define in Nov
embcr, 1919, and began to realize in
January to September, &Y920."
victorious France" he said. ode
mands from the conquered. respect and
the application of the treaties. Moth
ing more. She has decided to obtain
that Her tenacity and calm Will over
come every resistance. 1t would be
doing too great en- honor to the small
handful or misled or criminal individ-
uals who voluntarily exclude them
selves from the communion Of French
men. to believe theme capable of
troubling or compromising our just I'M
dertaking.
Il have confidence in the firmness
and GOODNESS of the government; have
confidence in yourselves"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
WITHDRAW TROOPS
m0REH0USE PARISH
HEARING ENDS TODAY

Bastrop, La, Jan. 24.-(By A. P.)
With troops on duty in Morehouse
Parish in connection with the State
investigation into the activities of
hooded men scheduled to depart i'm
mediately, and with the hearings ex-
pected to be concluded tomorrow,
Adjutant General Toombs arrived
here today with a message from
Governor Parker to leaders of the
Ku klux Khan and officials of the
Parish, it was learned on good au-
thority that if any of the states wit
nesses were threatened in any way
between the conclusion of the hear
ing and the meeting of the grand
jury. martial law in the Parish
would be declared Immediately.
Parish in connection with the state
General ToomDs refused to deny
or confirm the report.
The hearing, which was to have
ended today, after having been in
progress since Jan. s. struck snag.
when the last witness summoned,
regarded as an important one, tele-
phoned that because of illness, it
would be impossible for him to
arrive before tonight. AS a conse-
quence, the hearing was adjourned
to be resumed at o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The witness is Leon l.. Jones. a
travelling salesman. of MoSelle,
Miss. who is expected to testify re-
garding the last known movements
of the hooded kidnappers of Watt
Daniel and r. F.. Richard.
Jones. according to officials, was
travelling through this section of
Louisiana, when his automobile
broke down the night of Aug. "a and
left him stranded on the Oak Ridge
Lake Fourche highway near the
lake.
The salesman, it is said. later told
Marshall Mott. a student at the Uni
versity of Mississippi. that while in
his disabled car, an automobile
truck containing several masked
men and two others who apparently
were prisoners. passed him, bound
toward the lake.
Some time later. 1t is said, he will
testify. the truck with the hooded
men but without the prisoners. re-
turned. bound in the direction
| whence it came.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
Revive Reports of
Reconciliation Lou
Tellegen and Farrar

New York, Jan. 24.-Reports of a
possible reconciliation between Ger
aldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen.
were revived today after Arthur E.
Schwartz, counsel for the actor. had
obtained a postponement until Mon
daA of a referees hearing in di-
vOVke brought by the diva.
The attorney said he had asked for
the postponement in order that he
might receive from Mr.. Tellegen,
now in Los Angeles, reply to a
letter asking whether there was any
truth in reports of reconciliation.
He denied that the continuance had
been sought by his client and en-
phasized that he merely desired to
ascertain whether there was any
thing to the report that Mr.. Telle-
gen recently had sent bouquet to
the singer in Lynn. Mass. Mr.. Telle-
gen had been quoted in dispatches as
denying that the flowers came from
him.
Referring to the death today of
Mrs. Henrietta Farrar, mother of
the opera star. the attorney said:
MIR. Tellegen will be grieved to
hear of Mrs. Farrar'S death. l should
not be surprised if he sent a tele-
gram of coincidence to Miss Farrar."
Miss Farrar, who was in Canada
on concert tour. is expected to
return to New York tomorrow after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
TROOPS ARE
H0MEWARD BOUND
FROM RH|NELAND

Ehrenbreitstcin, Jan. -. (By A.P)
The last of the American forces
which have been keeping a watch on
'he kline since the signing of the
armlstlce. ending the World War. are
homeWard bound
Inc Stars and Stripes were lowered
from the famous Fortress of Ehren
breltStein at noon today. Later the
troops boarded trains for Antwerp
where they will board TIL transport
st. Nlhiel which will leave for the
United states tomorrow afternoon.
The Eighth Infantry regiment which
formed the principal American con-
tlngent. entrained at Coblenz. in two
sections at four o'clock. The men
were saluted by all the high Allied
officials. the 156th Infantry furnish
ed the guard of honor. and it's band
played the American and French ma
tional anthems as the trains pulled
out
The populacc of Coblcnz, spec
tally the women and girls, were at
the station to say farewell to de-
parting friends. There was much
weeping among the Womenfolk, and
mutual promises between them and
the homebound soldiers to meet
again.
Not alone were crowds present at
the station, but the railway tracks
beyond for mile We're lined with
friends waving handkerchiefs and
shouting farewells. Some of the
townspeople went to distant suburbs
to pay their last respects while 9TH
ers took the ordinary trains to Ant
werp to renew there their farewells
Both train loads of troops will
reach Antwerp tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
With Most of n. E.
Buried in Snow
More is Predicted

Boston, Jan. 24-With more snow,
probably in blizzard form, forecast
for most of New England. the Wea-
Their Bureau today issued u road map
which showed graphically the extent
to which the winters heavy SHOWS
still cover this section. Virtually all
OF Maine and New Hampshire and
most of Vermont We're shown to be
under more than a foot of snow. and
it was stated parenthctically that in
some places the amount of snow on
the ground, unaffected by drift. was
in excess Of three feet. Much Of
Massachusetts and the western half
of Connecticut was shown to have
been between six inches and a foot
of snow.
One to five feet of snow was re-
ported on Worcester County roads
between Barre and Athol. and the
Jacobs Ladder, Mohawk Trail and
Mountain roads connecting were
described as completely blocked to
motor traffic.
Northern roads in a summary of
roads conditions, were described as
impossible for the most part.
though through sections of New
Hampshire and Maine, where there
is nearly four feet of snow on the
level it is packed to a degree of hard
ness and smoothnoss that makes
possible the operation of specially
prepared automobiles known as
snow boats" The roads from
Portland northeast along the Maine
coast. to Machias were reported i'm
passable. under one to feet of snow,
drifted considerably.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25

Boston, Jan. 24.-Admission in
evidence Of an alleged confession by
the accused, and the intimation that
the defense would maintain that the
man was of unsound mind when the
document was signed, featured the
trial today of Jesse Murphy, charged
with the murder of two chain store
managers of which two brothers
previously had been convicted. Dr.
George NJ. Kline. of the state depart
ment of mental disease, testified that
in his opinion, Murphy was sane
when he signed the confession at
delphia. last April, but admitted on
cross examination that other alien
lists had pronounced Murphy to be
suffering from dementia praecoN.
The document, signed by Murphy
in the presence of District Attorney
Thomas G. OBrien and others. adj
mitted the killing of Edward II.
Foley, one of the store managers, in
February, 1917, and also admitted
knowledge of who killed Ordway r..
Hall. the other. four days later. Hall.
the confession said. was shot by one
Joe Butler. Describing his visit to
the store where Foley was manager,
in company with one Stevie Mack,
Murphy was quoted thus:
My gun was on Il hair trigger and
was pointed low at Foley. 1t went
off and he held his hand to his
stomach. | began to hollcr, where
is the money! There was nothing but
some silver in the cash register.
me some bills. l was about ten feet
from him when / fired. | told a wom-
an who was in the store not to be
afraid. that | had a mother myself
In the case of Hail. the confession
said. the actual shooting was done
by Joe Butler, while Murphy held his
foot in the door to aid in the "Seta-
way" Denial was made that the
Rollins brothers, already convicted of
the two murders, had any part in
them. Murphy declared he did not
know either of them.
Or. Kline. in his testimony. said
that when he examined Murphy in
Philadelphia and pronounced him
sane. he had not known the mans
history Later he learned that Muir
ply had been sent on two occasions
to hospitals in PENNSYLVANIA, for the
Criminally insane. Under cross eX-
animation. which was not completed
today. he admitted that number of
aienists, including DIR. Derby, had
maintained that Murphy was of I'M
sound mind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
American Aviators
May Now Compete in
European Contests

Washington, Jan. 24-American
flicrs and aircraft manufa cturers
hereafter will be able to compete in
European contests and Europeans
enter American events through the
National Aeronautic Association of
I. S. A.. Bernard H. Milvihill, its
vice president, today declared in an
nouncing the receipt of documents
giving it sole authority over such
sports in this country from the Fed
Grafton Acronautic lnternationale.
The first effect of this action. Mr..
Milvihill said, was to give recogni-
tlon to Brigadier General William
Mitchell. assistant chief of the army
ar service. and Lieut. II. A. Vaughan,
or that service, as holders of the
worlds records for their flights in
the Pulitzer cup contests at Detroit
in October. The general flew one
kllometer at a rate of 224.4S moles
an hour and the lieutenant averaged
2oG.25 miles an hour in a 100 kilo-
meter flight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
Four British Prime
Ministers in Tribute
Ambassador Page

London, Jan. 24-By A. P.)-The
Times tomorrow will publish over the
signatures Of four British prime
ministers and Niscount Grey of
Fallodon. a tribute to the late Wal
ter Hines Page. former American
ambassador to Great Britain. Besides
Viscount Grey, who was foreign sec
rotary during Mr.. Pages term of
, services at the Court of st. James,
the signers are Mr.. Bonar Law. the
present prime minister; the Earl of
Balfour, Herbert II. AsQuith and
David Lloyd George.
The tribute. which takes the form
of Il letter to the editor of the Times,
also contains an appeal for funds for
the erection of a permanent memorial
to Mr.. Page, the form of which will
depend upon the amount Of subscrip-
tons received The letter refers to
the late ambassador as "one of the
best friends Great Britain ever had
and far-Seeing crusader in the
cause Of Anglo American co-opera =
ton"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
General Forecast

The disturbance reported Tuesday
night over Southern Alabama ad-
vanced rapidly northeastward, in
creased greatly in intensity and
Wednesday night it's center was off
the Nov Jersey coast. This disturb
ance has been attended by SHOWS in
the northern states. 1t has been ac-
companied by gales on the southern
New England and Middle Atlantic
coasts, the highest velocity reported
being 70 miles an hour at Atlantic
City.
Another disturbance had it's center
Wednesday night over Utah and it is
moving eastward.
The temperature has risen some
what in the Atlantic and New Eng
land states.
In New England and New York
snow and rain Thursday morning
will be followed by clearing weather
by Thursday noon and fair weather
Thursday night and Friday without
decided change in temperature.
Storm warnings are. displayed on
the Atlantic coast at and north OF
the Virginia capes.
Winds North of Sandy Hook cas-
terly gales shifting to westerly
Thursday morning and diminishing,
snow and rain followed by clearing
weather Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
Booze Armada Rides
Out Storm With No
SIGNS of Activity

New York, Jan. 24-Despite the
favorable "snow screen" off shore.
which prompted the quick dispatch
of the coast guard cutter Manhattan,
the launch Surveyor, and all other
available craft to Sandy Hook to
block possible attempts to land Ii
quor, the rum fleet off Sandy Hook
rode idly at anchor today, with no
customers. The Manhattan returned
tonight with nothing to report"
The fleet, according to observers.
now numbers II ships, three of them
steamers. A little off the regular
transatlantic lane. but directly in
the path of ships coming in from the
south. the bootlegging craft were
described as a greater menace than
ever to navigation in the binding
storm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25

Newport, r. T., Jan. 24.-Investi-
cation today convinced the author
tues that there was no connection
between the killing of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Fraser McLeish, found dead
last Sunday in the caretaker's lodge
of Paul Fitz Smon's estate here, and
an attack made last August on
Isabel Latimer, a maid employed on
the adjoining estate Of Marion Ep-
pley, of New York Similarity of
the wounds inflicted in each case
deep cuts apparently caused by a
hammer-like weapon, led to the link
ing of the two crimes in the minds
of the police.
While no definite announcement
was made as tv the change in the
line OF inquiry, it was made evident
tonight that the Investigators had
turned back to theories under study
before the Latimer girls experience
was recalled. Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Eppley. who hurried from New York
to their Beacon Rock estate here
today to assist in the inquiry, assur-
ed the police that Miss Latimer had
been accidentally injured when she
was found last summer in her bed
room. with her skull fractured. The
girl herself denied cmphatically that
she had been attacked. She said
she had fallen against a radiator in
her room after receiving an electric
shock from the light fixtures.
In the cO11rSC of tho daI 10 polioa
reviewed the war record of McLeish,
who took part in five major engage
ments in the World War. and was
gassed once. 1t was recalled that on
Saturday night he attended, with his
wife. a motion picture entertainment,
in which war scenes figured. They
studied the theory that the man
might have become suddenly de-
mented. the result of shell shock,
and that while staggering about in
the smoke from the fire set to de-
strOy his home. he had fallen and
fractured his skull. Medical EX-
aminer Sherman admitted the pos
sibility of such injuries being in
fiicted through accident, but thought
it improbable.
The adjutant Of Fort Adams,
which is near the F'itz Simons Har-
bourview estate. denied tonight
that any men at the fort We're or
had been under surveillance in con-
nection with the McLeish case. t
had been intimated that men on all
night leave. passing the lodge on
their way back to the post, might
know something of the case.
Another search of the ruins of the
lodge was made today by a contrac-
tor engaged by Paul Fitz Simons to
renovate the building. partially
destroyed by the fire of Sunday. No
weapon was found, and no evidence
that would assist in solving the
mystery. the police said. Finger
prints of the McLeishes. taken for
comparison with marks on the wood
work in the lodge, told no story, it
was admitted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25

Apparently the legislators who
we're present at the informal gather
inc in the hall of the House Tues
dav night were impressed with the
statements of the Governor and Fuel
Director Lane regarding the coal
situation in Maine. In both branches
Yesterday morning a resolve was
given unanimous passage under
suspension of the rules calling for
an investigation of alleged coal
profteering in the State.
The full text Of the resolve is as
follows:
Resolved, that, whereas, it hds
come to the attention of the Legis-
lature that certain persons and COR
porations are making unreasonable
profits of the sales of necessities, and
more especially on the sale of coal
and wood,
Be it resolved, that the Attorney
General to proceed forewith to in
yestigate such protitoering as provid-
ed in chapter &c of the Laws of 1921,
and if upon investigation to the at
tomey general that the provisions of
this act have been violated in any
respect that he at once proceed to
prosecute the guilty parties.
This action was taken after Gov.
Baxter had sent the following mes
sage to the Legislature:
have been in conference with the
Attorney General and the Fuel Dir
ector in regard to the emergency coal
situation in the City of Portland and
report to YOU that we are cndeavor-
ing to make arrangements whereby
certain private dealers will purchase
the six hundred (600) tons of an
fhraclte now stored there at fair
price and have it distributed in small
lots where it is most needed. If it is
possible to bring this about without
Continued on Page 10, Col. y
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Expect President
At His Desk Today

washington, Jan. 24-Presldent
Harding may be expected to be at
his desk in the executive offices to-
morrow for the first time since he
was taken ill with the grippe more
than a week ago, if fair weather pre-
wales. Brigadier General Sawyer. the
White House physician said tonight.
The president would have been at
his Office today, he added, except Tor
the Indictment weather.
Mr.. Harding attended to humber
of matters today in his study. sign
ing the nomination of Judge Edward
4. Sanford, of Tennessee, to be as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court
to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
tirement of Associate Justice Pitney,
and nominating a number of post
masters and other federal officers.