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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
Hard Coal Miners
at Scranton to Talk
Over New Wage Pact

Philadelphia, June 24.-Anthracite
mine workers will gather in conven-
ton at Scranton, Pa, on Tuesday to
consider and adopt means they will
make upon the coal operators for a
new wage agreement. The present
agreement, enterd into last fall after
strike that lasted more than five
months, will expire August 81.
1t was the general opinion among
mine leaders that the convention
probably will ask for an increase
ranging from ten to twenty per cent.
The wage and working conditions en-
bodied in the present contract are
the same as those under which the
$4,000 workers were employed just
after the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
ENGINE and CAR
PLUNGE TO River
= ONE DEAD, 3 HURT

Scranton, Pa. June 24-One man
was drowned and three others in
jured, one perhaps fatally. when the
Scranton Flyer on the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey jumped the
track at South Scranton today.
The engine and baggage car
plunged down a fifty foot embank-
ment into the Lackawanna River.
the locomotive turning upside do Mn
in the middle of the stream. The
passenger coaches and sleepers were
derailed but no passengers were
badly hurt.
A man, believed to be James Hen
nigan, of this city. said to have been
riding blind baggage, was drowned.
James Burke, engineer. is in cri-
teal condition in the State Hospital
He was terribly burned. The cause
of the wreck has not been determine
I'D
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
PHONE union HEADS CLAIM 7
WIDESPREAD GRIPPING OF ]
SERVICE BY STRIKE TUESDAY,
FOUR AMHERST PROFESSORS
QUIT COLLEGE IN PROTEST OVER
Retirement DR.. ME|kL EJ0HN

Amherst, Mass, June 24.-In con-
sequence Of the forced resignation Of
Doctor Alexander Meiklejohn as pres
ident Of Amherst College last week.
four more members of the college
faculty have resigned. They are Doc
tor Albert Parker Fitch, professor Of
the history of religion and biblical
literature; Walter w. Stewart; pro-
fessor of economics; Howard E. Hin
ners, organist, choirmaster and in
structor in music; and Walton Hale
Hamilton, professor Of economics. The
designations, each of which is dated
June 25, will be sent to the board Of
trustees of the college tomorrow. The
faculty has now lost six members as
a result of the Meiklejohn.
In his letter to the board Doctor
Fitch will say:
Il am unable to accept either the
decision of the board as to President
Meiklejohn's removal or the manner
in which it was accomplished. To
do that would seem a violation of all
the canons of intellectual integrity
and moral candor for which, in the
past, Amherst has stood. Nor am I
able to associate myself with a new
regime in which disinterested teach
ing and free inquiry would appear to
be no longer possible"
In letter to George A. Plimpton,
chairman of the board of trustees,
Professor Stewart who is at present
on leave of absence as director of the
division Of analysis and planning of
the Federal Reserve Board at Wash
ington, d. c., said:
THE attitude of the trustees upon
the educational issue has been made
evident by their demanding the resig-
nation Of President Meiklejohn. / am
confident that by that action they have
made it impossible to realize at AM
herst the ideal of liberal college,"
II feel that cannot honopably ac-
Quicsce either in the decision which
removed President Meiklejohn from Of
fee or in the kind of influence which
was exertcd to bring the board to that
decision" Professor Hinners' letter
said, nor can I believe that Amherst
College will find it possible during the
next few years at least to continue the
liberal policies which it has hitherto
pursued.
Professor Hamilton has accepted the
headship of new graduate school in
economies at Washington D. c. His let
ter of resignation said in part:
1.-THE recent action of trustees and
the manner in which it was taken
seemed to make it clear that the Am
herst College of the immediate future
will not be place in which one can
engage in disinterested teaching and
study"
The attitude Of Doctor Mciklejohn on
liberal education policies was said to
have been responsible for the clash
with the board of trustees which ended
in his resignation at the request of the
board. At commencement last week
IS students Of the college refused to ac-
cept degrees in consequence Of the
presidents removal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
Curtis Was Well
known News Writer

WASHINGTON. June o4-Sumner
Curtis. killed today in an automobile
accident near Denver. Colo, entered
Washington newspaper work a num-
Der of years ago as the representa-
tive of a Milwaukee paper. Later
he served here as correspondent OF
the Chicago Record Herald. For a
time he was connected with the Red
Cross organization here. leaving a
few months ago to become associa ted
with the Republican National Com
mittce.
Donald Craig bcc?me head If the
New York Herald Bureau he~c in
1913 afteF serving with the Wash
ihston staff of that paper for several
years.
Thomas Dawson spent a number Ct
years in Washington. At one time
he was member of the Capitol Staff
Of the Associated Press. During
most of the Wilson administration
he served as executive clerk Of the
senate, later acting as the Washing
ton correspondent OF the Christian
Science Monitor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
4 Foreign Liners
at New York With
LIQUOR Under Seal

New York, June 24.-Four trans
Atlantic passenger liners, two British,
one French and one Italian, arrived at
quarantine today with large quantities
of liquor under seal.
The Cedric and Caronia also dock
ed without interference and it was
said their liquor stores would re-
main untouched until the manifests
were delivered tomorrow at the GUS
toms house.
United States authorities were ex-
pected to follow the same procedure
practised on the Baltic and Beren-
garia-seizing all liquor above the
amount set by the United States
Public Health Service as necessary
tor medicinal purposes.
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SCH B0WD0|N, MARKEDLY
G0DSPEEDS, STARTS TRIP TODAY
LIQUOR PERMIT OF
BRITISH Liner HELD
Up PENDING PROBE

Washington, June 24.-Denial that he
had failed to comply with treasury OBJ
legations in granting permits for med
icinal liquor to foreign passenger lin
ers was made today by DR.. L. X.
Sprague, public health service officer
in New York. in telephone conversa-
ton with Acting Surgeon General
White of the public health service.
DR.. Spraguc's statement modified re-
ports received by the treasury yester-
day which, 1t was stated officially, were
reported for the sending out Of new
and more drastic Instructions by AS
sistant Secretary Moss. MIR. Moss
had been Informed that DR.. Spraque
had permitted the liner Bcncngaria to
retain as ''medicinal' all liquors
aboard. Upon receipt of these reports
the assistant secretary Immediately in
structed the acting surgeon general to
order revocation Of the Berengaria S
permit.
DR.. White said tonight that DR..
Sprague had informed him he had
granted the master of the Berengaria
sufficient liquor only to comply with
the British law. No copy of the Brit
ish law was available. so Dr. Sprague.
according to his report to Dr. White,
compelled the Bcrengaria's master to
swear to statement of the masters
understanding OF the law. DIR. Sprague
was quoted by DR.. White as adding,
however. that he had granted an aver
age of only four gallons per 100 hun
drcd passengers, whereas, DR.. Sprague
said, the ships master claimed the
British law required five gallons for
hn list
DIR. White said he expected an Off
cial report of the incident from DR..
Sprague tomorrow.
The acting surgeon general COM
planned that the public health SER
vice was handicapped in administer
ing its share of the ship liquor regu-
latiOnS because it had been unable
thus far to obtain official copies of
foreign laws with which the health
service doctors are under instruc-
tons to comply. In The absence of
the official documents, the health
service doctors will compel sworn
statements by the masters of all
ships taking advantage of foreign
law requirements before medicinal
or crew ration supplies are allowed,
according to DR.. White, who said
such an order would be officially
promulgated tomorrow.
Prohibition commissioner Haynes
declared on his return today f"om
New York where he conferred with
Treasury and Prohibition officials.
that the government was Determined
to carry out its policy, of seizing all
beverage liquors as it arrives. The
commissioner expressed the belief
that there would be a test case de-
velopcd out of the seizure of the
Battles stores, but maintained that
such a course could get nowhe,e
under the hard and fast limitation
laid down by the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Haynes reiterated that there
was no move at present on foot con-
templating seizure of the ships, rs
some lawyers here contend is re-
quired by the Nolstead act.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
TWO OF PARTY KILLED

Denver, Colo, June 24.-Sumner
Curtis, Of Washington, representative
Of the Republican National Commit
tee. accompanying President Hard
inS's party on it's western trip, was
killed, and three other men were in
Jurcd, one fatally, when the automo-
bile IN which they were making a
mountain tour plunged off the road
into Bear Creek Canyon, twenty five
miles from Denver, late today. The
injured are Donald Craig, manager Of
the Washington bureau Of the New
York Herald. and Thomas Dawson,
Colorado State Historian and veteran
Washington newspaperman. Thomas
French, of Denver, who was driving
the car, died on the way to the hos
pltal The extent of the injuries sus-
tanned by Mr.. Craig and Mr.. Dawson
has not yet been learned definitely.
only few members of the presi-
dental party made the automobile
tour CT the nearby mountain parks,
the majority remaining in the city
to accompany the President and Mrs.
Harding on their tour of the metro
polltan district and to the army gen.
eral hospital.
An operation was performed imme-
diately at the County Hospital in eff
fort to save Mr.. Craig's life. His
scalp was severely laceratcd and it
was feared he had sustained a frac-
tured skull and internal injuries.
Mr.. Dawson suffered fractured ribs,
injuries to his spine, a laccrated foot
ana possible internal injuries, accord
ing to physicians at the hospital
President Harding telephoned to the
hospital to learn the conditions of the
injured, as soon as he received word
OF the accident. The President ex-
pressed deep regret over the tragedy.
The body of Curtis was taken to
the mountain home Of C.. c. Gates,
Denver rather manufacturer, near
the spot where the autOnOoil4. IN
comfortable, because If the broken
steering gear. dropped OFT a cliff at
treachcrous curve and plunged into
the rocky bed OF Hc1r Creek.
Frcnchs BODY was brought to Denver
and the other two victims were take n
t. a hospital nor.
The four men were returning from
Lookout Mountain. where they had
attended luncheon given by the
Denver Press Club. Curtis was dead
when other members of the party,
composed of correspondents accom-
panyinS the Harding party and Den
YER ncWspapermon who followed in
other automobiles. reached the
wrecked machine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
$1S,OOO,0OO U. S. Money
Spent in Near East

Athens, June 24-The United
States spent $1S,00O,000 in relief
work in the Near East since the
Smyrna disaster, according to the
Newspaper Logos, the organ of the
revolutionary government. The
money was divided as follows:
Near East Relief, $8,000,0O0.
American Red Cross, 100000.
The Americans Woman's Hospital
and other specialized organizations.
$1.000,009.
The Admiral Coundouriotis T'und
and organizations supported by
Greeks in America, $1,000,10O.
Individual remittanceS from Am
erica, $5,000,000.
This total is eight times the am
cunt received from all other coun-
tries combined. Half of the Ameri-
can money was devoted II relief
work in Greece, the remainder to re-
lief in Asia Minor. Syria, Palestine,
xAlliclia and Persia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
PRESIDENT IN DENVER

Denver, Colo, June 24.-(By A. P.)
President Hardings first official act
| after his arrived here today for a
visit of more than "a hours was to
assure the sOldier-sick at the army's
general hospital that he would keep
'evcrlastingly at it" to see that full
justice was melted out by the gov
ernmcnt to it's wounded and needy
veterans of the World War and would
'consecrate" himself his every in
fluence and endeavors to prevent
another war on the part of the Unit
ed States.
But" Mr.. Harding said. address,
ing a group who assembled to well
come him and Mrs. Harding to the
hospital, IL want to tell YOU if ever
there is another war, we will do more
than draft the boys. If l have any
thing to do with it, we will draft
every dollar and every other essen
| tial."
The President and Mrs. Harding
upon their arrival here were met by
| a reception committee consisting OF
| Governor Sweet. Senators PhippS
and Adams and Mayor Stapleton.
| They also had their first relief from
| the warm weather. They attended
services at the First Baptist church
ator Phipps. spending the remainder
| of the afternoon resting.
Tomorrow the President will tour
| the business section, the boulevardes
and parks with a stop at the state
| house to greet the congressman.
| He will speak at the auditorium on
Law Enforcement" and soon after
ward will leave for Cheyenne, Wyom-
| ing.
The President told callers here to-
day that he has been much impress
cd by the cordial reception rendered
him through the middle west
The President and Mrs. Harding
were up early this morning to enjoy
the scenery as their train travelled
! up through Colorado to Denver.
Several hundred persons were ga
thcred about the station at Colorado
Springs when the train arrived, and
the President spoke to them.
Il tell you. my cOuntrymen," the
President said, 1.-The world needs
more of the Christ: the world needs
the spirit of the Man of Nazareth.
If we could bring into the relation
ships of humanity the brotherhood
that was taught by Christ we would
have restored world; we would
have little or none of war and we
would have a hcw hope for humanity
throughout the globe.
'.If we are going to make of this
America of ours all that the fathers
sought. if we are going to make it
true to the institutions for which
they builded, We must continue to
maintain religious liberty quite as
we'll as civil and human liberty.
II should like to have America n
little more earnest and thoroughly
committed in it's religious devotion.
We have been getting too far away
from the spiritual and too much alb
sorbed in our material existence.
THAT is one of the reasons l have
been so jealous in the last few weeks
in trying to have our country COM
mitted to something more of inter-
national hclpfuncss. 50 that it may
be ready to play its part in the up
lift of the world"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25

Especial to the Kenrebcc JournaD
Boothbay Harbor, Me-, June "a
The Bowdoin swings at anchor in the
bay tonight, all set for start to-
morrow morning, under the pennant
Of the Boston Yacht Club. Today
she was out for a spin off shore, for
tuning test for her engines. her
wireless apparatus and her compass.
She is ready for dash to the ice
fields Of the Arctic regions but, be-
cause she will have to wait for the
ice to open up, her commander, DR..
Donald Baxter Macmillan plans to
Soldier" along toward Labrador.
working the little ship out until she
is fit and firm for the hardships she
will endure for. at least a year and
a half and maybe for two or three
years.
After the Bowdoin slips into the
open sea which the ice floes leave,
she will have to- stay there until the
ice goes out again, and that it not
eeaooIisi CeIldlIlty. one is pro-
vis!oned for a long stay, her crew
is equipped for it and she will remain
there until Capt. Macmillan finds
something which to his scientific
mind is Worthwhile"
Macmillan visited his, sister at
Freeport. He will rejoin his ship
probably at Monhegan and after that,
the open sea.
During her stay in the harbor, the
bowdoin was the mecca of river, har-
Dor and coast vacationists while
thousands of tourists came down the
crooked little street to the yacht club
ishd!ns to gaze at her with her flags
ana pennants flying. Later they saw
aer pick up speed and get under
way as she cleared for the open for
Continued on Page II, C1. y
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Official Order To Quit.
Work Sent Out To
All Locals In New
|. m ~ uAnH Azsrr-t
IIU uAUvuy
AhSUukuu
80 -
Union President o.
!. Connor Says Walk
out will be Fully Eff
fective as 1919 Strike
Order w arm s
Against Violence of
any Kind-Picketing
Instructions Given
to Operators. w.. 80

Boston, June 24-An official order
for strike of telephone operators
employed by the New England Tei.-
phone and Telegraph Company was
ordered sent out late today at
meeting Of the New England joint
council Of the telephone Operators
Del artment, International Brother
hooa of Electrical Workers. The Or
Ger stated that the operators would
leave their work at o'clock Tues
dsv morning and demanded that
there be no disturbances Of any Kind
o. destruction of the properly "s,:he
company. Delegates left tonight to
return to various New England
points to put the strike ordc. into
effect. -
The strike order was signed by
Julia S. O'Connor, president of the
department, and Mary H. Brady.
chairman of the wage committee. and
was addressed to "All locals affiiiat-
ed with the New England Councff-of
Telephone Operators Unions" Upon
issuing the order Miss O'Connor said
reports made by delegates from 80
affiliated unions at the meeting of
the council this afternoon, made GER
tain as clean a sweep of the tele-
phone exchanges. as during the
strike of 1919. At that time tele-
phone business was crippled for sew
eral days until settlement was af-
fccted.
Delegates who left for their home
cities tonight were prepared to call
special meetings upon their tarrival
in order to pass along the decisions
arrived at here. While the instr,lc-
tions to be given operators were not
made public it is believed they dealt
with picketing various exchanges
and other peaceful means of per-
suading all operators to remain away
from their switchboards.
The strike order is as follows, in
part:
AT 700 A. NJ. Tuesday, June 2s,
a strike will be in effect throughout
the territory of the New England
Telephone Company. No member Of
the union will report for duty on
that date and night girls on compile
ton of their duty that morning VIII
leave the exchange, depositing their
sets in their lockers in the usual
manner. and with absolutely no dis
turbance or interference with tho
property Of the company. Day girls
whose tour of duty begins at A. NJ.
will not report.
The president Of each local will
call a meeting for Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. No girls will be ex-
cused from attendance at these
meetings with the exception of girls
who have been on duty all the pre-
vious night.
"The strike. affects the following
grades of central Office employees:
student operators. operators, senior
operators, junior operators, super.
visors. Junior chief operators. CEN
trail office clerks. central office OBJ
servers. instructors in the schools
This strike question was vo1ed
upon Tuesday. June 10. and authbfiz-
ed the calling of strike wheu. all
other measures failed to effect Jaw
orable conditions. The setting of the
strike date became imperative be-
cause of the intimations being
p-acticed by the company.
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Big Forest Fire
Near Van Buren,
and Stockholm

Caribou, Maine, June 24.-The Ban
gor and Aroostook Railroad ca.Iy to-
day sent 40 men to fight an extensive
forest fire between Stockholm and
Van Burcn. Reports from the district
tonight said that the fire had not yet
been controlled A fire that has been
raging near Madawasca Lake for sew
eral days was said tonight to be we'll
rnder control
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
General Forecast

The weather map of Sunday night
showed barometer readings below
10000 inches over the entire country
and centers Of minimum pressure
over the Canadian maritime prov
inces and the northern plains states.
1t also showed excessively warm
weather along the Mexican border
and in the plains states, the upper
Mississippi valley and the upper lake
region and quite warm weather in
the Ohio valley and the middle At
lantic states. Normal temperatures
continued in New England and the
south Atlantic and east Cuff states.
The outlook is for considerable
cloudiness and local showers and
thunderstorms during Monday and
Tuesday quite generally in the At
lantic states. No important tempera-
ture changes are indicated for the
eastern states.
Winds north of Sandy Hook: Cen
tie to moderate variable, overcast
showery weather Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England: Cloudy,
Vermont and southeastern Maine
Monday; Tuesday fair, no change in
temperature.
Southern New England: Local
thundershowers Monday and prob
ably Tuesday; somewhat warmer on
east coast.
Eastern New York: Partly cloudy
with local thundcrshowers Monday
and probably Tuesday, no change in
temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
Retired. Lewiston
Business Man Dies

Lewiston. Maine, June 24.-George
Pettengill, 80 who was continuously
engaged in thes brick manufacturing
business in Lewiston for 81 years and
for many years was interested in
lumber. operations throughout the
State. died at his home on Main
street last night. He retired from
active business three years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
$4,000 Fire at
Summer Resort

Manchester, N. H., June 24.-Pine
Island Park, summer resort few
miles south of this city, suffered a
$4,000 loss by fire today. when the
big dance pavilion, bath-house, re-
freshment booth, and so canoes and
boats were destroyed. Ferdinando's
Orchestra suffered loss of $4,000 in
all band instruments and piano.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25
Lewiston Mill to
Shut Down for Week

Lewiston. Maine, June 24.-The
Bates Manufacturing Company will
close it's Lewiston mills for one week
beginning July ., as it is considered
n favorable time to make alterations
to the plant, it was announced to-
day.
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Falls to Death While
Walking Across Dam

Skowhegan, Maine, June "a
Glen Lambert, aged 13, was drowned
at Malborn Mills tonight when he
slipped from the dam on which ne
was walking at Walkers Mill. The
body was recovered.
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His Farmer Day

Hutchinson. Kan. June 23.-(R.: A.
PD-Prcsident Harding became a far
MGR again today while in Hutchinson
for an eight hour visit. He drove
Il binder. he shocked wheat, he talked
with farmers about their problems
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TWO OF HARDING PARTY KILLED
DURING SIDE TRIP IN DENVER
SOLDIER SICK SEE PRESIDENT

Representative Of Republican National Committee And
Driver Killed When Automobile Punges Over Cliff On
Mountain Tour-Two Others Seriously Hurt-Denver To
Hear President On Law Enforcement Today Depression
Period Over And Nation Faces Bright Future His Mes
sage Saturday To Kansas People
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-25

Thousands Gather at Wiscasset to Honor
Captain Macmillan and Crew - Governor
Baxter in Short Address Expresses Fare
wells of Maine People Letter from Presi-
dent Harding Read-Aged Explorer Gree
ley "Spells" Captain Macmillan in Trip to
Boothbay Harbor Wireless Outfit Sends
its First Message to Wiscasset Folks