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Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
VeniZelos' Secretary
to Be One Speakers
at History Institute

Especial to konncbec JournaD
Brunswick, Me. April 13-Arrdnge-
ments were completed today for *. f.
Tholainos II New York. formerly
private secretary to Ienizelos. wien
the latter was premier of Greece. ID
bc one " TIM lecturers at the Insli-
tute "A Modern History to bc held at
BoWdcin college durin, the coming
two weeks.
Mr. Tholainoz Will lecture Oh
Greece ana the Nrlr Last on
Thursday afternoon, April 2l.
Hc IL a graduate of McCill univcr-
sit YIN Montreal ana later took 4
course AZ Columbia university. When
the armistlce was signed Tie attended
the Paris peace conference as a mem
ber Of the Greek delegation 1t was
there that ho met Premier Nonizelos
ani became his private secretary.
After the premier's downfall he fol-
lowed his chief for year in his
political exile
lie Is an authority Oh tie Near
East question with particular refer
ence 10 Greece
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
Belfast Officials
Have No Message
Concerning BickfOrd

Especial to kenneDec JournaD
Belfast. April IA despatch sent
to the morning papers from st. Al
bans Vt. stated that Mayor Frost
had been notified that a man had
committed suicide in the railroad
station there and had been buried
unclaimed The despatch also stat
ed that Mayor Frost had sent
man on to ST. Altans to identify the
eXhumed body. This story is en-
tirely without foundation. so far as
any notification TO officers in Belfast
is concerned. Neither Mayor Frost
or Sheriff Littlefeld have received
any such message nos has anyone
been sent to Vermont from this city.
The disappearance OF Mr.. Bickford
is as much a mystery as il vas on
April ). when he left home before
daylight. although many believe
that the man seen on the L. & a.
railroad leaving the train al North
ern Maine Junction was Mr.. Bick-
ford. There the trail is lost.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
NON-APPR0VAL OF AMENDMENT
water power COMM|S'N WAS IN
INTEREST PUBLIC, bAXTER'S WORD
Resented Invasion Of Appontive PoweRefers To Hidden
Motive And Efforts of Certain Group In Legislature
Exceptions Taken To Stand OF Governor In Statement BY
Chief Engineer DanfOrth Of Water Power Commission
DANFORTH'S VIEW

Considerable interest has been
aroused through the pocket" veto by
Governor Baxter of the act to continue
Il Maine Water Power Commission, and
the reasons he gave for so doing.
n statement of the conditions was
sought from Maj. Geo. a. Danforth,
chief engineer of the commission. 1t
is as follows:
The executive action abolishing the
Commission is not a surprise. 1t has
been apparent for some months that it
would be necessary to pass an act for
its continuance over the veto. In cor
rohoration of this opinion there ap-
pcarcd the following from an interview
with the Governor published in the
Lewiston Journal Of April 10:
1t was evidently the purpose of
those =. whose views differed from
mine. to get control of the Commission.
| did not think it right they should. I
did not think it right they should be
given tho opportunity to shape public
opinion for the next two years. 1t was
only sensible and just. as ! viewed it.
that the Governor Of Maine should
have the appointing power
The substance Of this statement
was foreseen and stated to the Com
mission at its meeting in December r
Continued on Page Cool. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
200 900 PACKING
PLANT WORKERS Get
RAISE 10 Per CENT

Chicago, April 1:-(By y. ~
The wages Of approximately 100000
workers in the packing industry
throughout the country were in
creased an average OF 10 percent to-
day through action Of employe rep
resentatives sitting in Joint as
semb,ies.
In addition to the increase in
wages. vacation at full pay We're
given to the fully paid employees
withe the option OF extra pay at the
usual rates il they remained at work
during the vacation period.
The decision on the pay increase
was reached by representatives Of
the management ana of the workers
functiouing through employe repre-
scntatives plans in vogue at the Ar
mour. Swift and Wilson plants. and
known as industrial demoCracies. -"
The system OF erploye represen-
tation plan was assailed at that time
as device for reducing wages.
More than S2.JUc.oD yearly will
he added 10 the payroll OF Armour
and Company alone by the increases
it was said. more than $1,000 work
ers in Armour plants in all sections
OF the coutry being affected. The
employes Of Norris and Company
recently taken over by Armour will
also participate il the increase.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
Early Developments
Promised in Sugar
Price Situation

Washington. April 13-DcvclOp-
mentS in the near future in the De-
partment of Justice investigation
into the sugar price situation were
indicated after todaY's cabinet meet
in" at Wich acting Attorney Cen
cral Seymour presented a report.
The situation was discussed by
President Harding and his advisers
almost entirely from the legal tand-
point at the meeting. which lasted
an hour and n half, inasmuch as the
tariff commission has found itself
unable to complete its preliminary
report dealing with the effect of the
tariff on sugar prices. Information
from the commission was that the
report might be completed tomorrow
and at the White House it was said
that the president expected TO con-
fer with the full commission next
Tuesday or Wednesday,.
With respect to the tariff phase Of
the situation. however the president
was represented as absolutely con-
vnced that the duties on sugar
were in no wise responsible for the
almost steady advances in the price
IF the commodity since early in
February.
Acting Attorney General Seymour
laid before Mr.. Harding and the cab
inct q complete summary Of the re-
suits 10 date Of his departments
inquiry as asccrtained from depart
ment reports and from conferences
Yesterday in New York with United
states District Attorney Hayward
Tho nature OF tho departments
findings wcr" withheld.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
Packing Plant
Workers Get Boost
; to Cents Hour

Omaha, NCb., April 1J-NaSC IN
crcaSes Tor all employees of the Cud-
ahy Packing plants in Omaha. Sioux
City. Wichita and Kansas Cit" effec-
tive April 10. ranging from = to ,
cents per hour with proportionatc
increases for those engaged III peice
work. were announced here this
afternoon.
Announcement OF the Increases
followed a two day conference be-
tween reprcse ntatives of the COM
pany and employees held under an
industrial relation plan which had
been in effect in the company's
plants for some time.
Employees now receiving - i
cents per hour or less are to get a
five percent increase: those getting
more than 81. and under A. cents
are to get four cent advance:
v hile those receiving Il cents or
more are to benefit by a three cent
raise. Proportionate advance for
peice workers restores them to the
scale as in effect on November Is,
1921.
y statement made in connection
with the announcement said tho in
CreaSos were expected 10 stabilize
the labor situation for their work
ers for some time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
HARDING TO TALK
WITH GOVERNORS IN
MAY ON DRY STEPS

Washington, April 13-Govcrnors
Of the several states arc to be re-
qucsted by President Harding to
meet with him in Washington in May
for a discussion Of means and meth
DDS of cooperation between the fed
eral and state governments in the en-
forcement Of the prohibition laws.
The conference which has been
planned by the President for several
months will be in the nature Of a
meeting to go over the results of the
steps toward cooperation initiated at
the first governors conference held az
the White House last fall. 1t had
been expected that the governors
would be asked to meet with the
President this month but the an
announcement from the White House
today said that the legislative situa-
tion in several states made it ad
visable to postpone the conference
until May.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
Big Deficit in
Irish Budget Fails
to Arouse Interest

Dublin. April IS.-,By y. P>-The
introduction in the Dali klrann to-
day OF the first budget OF the Free
State government. which forecasts 4
deficit of 2n.0gQ.00Q pounds. has
awakened little public interest and
TO speculation on the part Of the
press.
The receipts Of the year are estj-
mated ~ 26.50o.eQ0 and the expenses
al 46.50u.Q1Q pounds. The upkeep OF
the army and compensation for dam
aCe done by the lrreSu.ars accounts
tor more than half OF the eXpcndI-
ture estimates.
The attendance at the session Of
the Dali today was Sparse. and VIII
liam CosgraVe. the president. was
severely statistical in his speech II
announcing the budget figures. Cen
orally the members OF the Dali were
familiar with the figures. ii was
known that tile cost OF army up
keep and tile outlay il compensation
Tor outrases would necessjtate eN-
tensive borrowing. agSresaulS a.
least o1.QQe.Q00 pounds.
Mr.. Cossraye expressed confidence
,at an Irish loan would oe raised IN
ireland. He also evincad satisfac-
ton over what he termed the failure
OF the Republicans IN their attacks on
tie state. The members Of the Dali
generally received the budget IA
vorably. Nobody had expected any
renliss!ols in taxation and there was
relief over the statement that the
deficit would not compel any increase
in taxation.
The thorny question regarding
f-ee trade OF protection, or concern
ing indirect taxation on various
classes OF the community. were sneIF
Ell by the proposals which lett al
changes TO the future parliament
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
Gulnac Again Head
Maine State c. of c.

Portland, Nc. April 13-Jamcs G.
Gulnac Of Bangor was reelected
president OF the State Chamber OF
Commerce at the annual meeting to-
day. Other officers and committees
were named. the official personnel
remaining practically the same as
last year. \ press directorate was
added. with Guy =. Gannett Of Au-
gCsta as chairman.
The Development Of Maine agricul-
ture by colonization, 4 survey Of the
hard wood situation with the idea of
brin cinG furniture manufacturers to
the State and 4 plan 10 distribute in
formation On the water power situa-
ton were favorably considered.
II was voted to conduct a trip in
September from Portland. Ne. to
Portland. Oregon. dvertisiug the
State pier. Business men from ALI
over the state will be invited TO par
ticjpatc- Tie party will 90 in pri-
yatc cars, the trip out being made
over the Canadian Pacific TO VIC
toVia. Vancouver. Seattle and Port
land. Return will be made by way
Of san Francisco. Salt Lake City and
Denver, with a stop-ovcr at Winni-
neg
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
FRANCE AND BELGIUM PLAN
new MOVE TO FORCE GERMANY
TO YIELD ON PREPARATIONS
Mind NOT CLEAR
MISSING BELFAST
man WRITES Wife

Belfast, Maine, April 13.-Admis-
sion that This mind was in q jum-
bic when he disappeared from his
home here a week ago was made by
Charles s. Bickford, the missing city
clerk and treasurer, in letter re-
ccivcd by his wife today, according
to information given out later by
former mayor &. w. Wescott. The
letter was mailed in Boston ycstcr-
day noon.
He wrote that he left home "un-
der a mental strain" and was in that
condition for several days afterward.
also that he was unable TO do his
work. Mr. Wcscott said. No refer
cncc was made 10 returning to this
city. 1t was thought possible he
might go to the home Of a brother,
Walter Bickford, in Allston. Mass.
He also has a sister in New York
While his bookkeeping was said to
have been found in a very unSatis-
factory condition." no indication of a
shortage has been found.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
GOVERNOR EXPLAINS

Gov. rcrcival +. Baxter in a state
mcnt issued Friday says that he did
not approved the amendment to the
Maine Water Power Commission
passed by the last Legislature be-
cause in his opinion the amendment
Was not in the public interest.
The reasons for my action arc
as follows" said Gov. Baxter
In 1917. [ introduced the original
Water Power Commission Bill and
succeeded after a hard fight in hav-
ing it passed in 1919. | had great
hopes for the Commission and it
would not have been established eX-
ccpt for my efforts. Under the 1919
law the ten members of the Com
mission are all appointed by the
Governor, some being recommended"
by different groups, such as the
Grange, State Chamber of Commerce,
etc, but the Governor retains the
power Of appointing those recon-
mcndcd' and il they are not salts
factory to him he can call for new
recommendations.
The Commission has done consid-
cradle work in stream measurements
and in collecting statistics. | should
(Ccntinued on Page 9-Col. %
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
W. L. Surrenders
Telegrams in Case
Ward and Family

Albany. y. y. April 13-Counsel
for the Western Union Telegraph
Company today turned over to the
county clerk Of Albany county for
safe Keeping copies of the kilograms
AMI Cahlcgrams exchanged between
members Of the family of Walter $.
Ward a few dags prior to the slay-
ing by Ward of Clarence Peters Of
Haverhill. Mass.
The Western Union Company
through counsel informed Supreme
Court Justice Stalcy that it had no
desire 10 check tho investira ton
ana also that it did not want TO
violate any law by surrendering
documents which it ought not to
surrender.
The messages were scaled and
given To the county clerk for safe
Keeping until such time as Justice
Stal"y shall render a decision on the
application Of Wards attorneys for
an injunction restraining the attor-
rcy general from compelling the
production Of the messages. briefs
on the paplication for tic injunction
arc due noEt Wednesday.
RAYMOND Campbell. of Wards
counsel. objected 10 the transfer Of
the messages but Justice Stalcy said
the messages would be safe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
Priests Slayer
Shows No RemOrse
Insists He Is Sane

kalamazoo, Mich, April 13-Ar-
raisnment of Father Charles Dillon.
charged with the murder last night
OF his superior Rev. Father Henry
o'Ncill. pastor OF st. Augustine S
Catholic Church, was postponed late
today at tic direction of Judge
George W. Wcimcr in Circuit Court
until Monday.
fostponement was granted at the
request of counsel tor Father Dillon
although the priest had made known
his Willingness to enter a plea Of
guilty to a charge of first degree
murder. Ii was Indicated that alien
lists might inquire into the sanity of
the accused man.
Father Dillon, a member Of the
Carthusian Fathers order and for
morly missionary of the church in
many countries, declared today tha t
ne wants to go at once to Jackson
or Marquette fwhere state prisons
are lOcated) and insisted he is per-
fectly sane. He remains calm and
manIfests no sign Of rcmorse because
of his deed.
Fatacr Mccullough. the only wit
ness Of the shooting. made a state
ment TO officers today.
w hen We We're seated at the
dinner table last night" lie said.
Father Dillon appeared morosc. Fin
ally hc burst out. addressing Father
O'Neill. You'd like to get me out Of
here wouldn't you?'
Father O'Neill replied: You are
under no compulsion. You may stay
as long as YOU wish or il YOU prefer
yon may 90
Then I'll 20 ana pack IN Father
Dillon said. He went w stairs. In
few minutes he returned and
without warming began to fire"
This version Of the affair differs
from that of Father Dillon who told
police that the parish priest had
ordered him 10 leave.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
U. S. CHAMBER HEAD
BACK FROM EUROPE
SAYS INDUSTRY 0, K,

New York, April ia note of
optimism regarding industry in
Europe was sounded by julius H.
Barnes, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, Of the United States
when he returned on the Mauretania
today after attending the second
congress of the international Cham
bcr of Commerce in Rome last
month.
With the revival of European in
dustry. the expansion of world trade
is clearly marked" he said ~
greater overseas commerce for mor-
chant fleets with advancing rates
promises to save ocean carriage
from threatened bankruptcy.
"EXpanding employment and in
CrCasinC production are enlarGing
the margin of savings in almost
every country, n spite of the Ruhr
situation In the face OF public tin
anCr and governmental policies that
must still be set Alright. the basis OF
individual living is clearly advanc-
ing
He added that Europe, besides in
CrCasing its savings. was embarkin-
on many new industrial enterprises.
East. Africa and the OrientS all
show signs Of progress.
Europe IS like 4 vast workshop
awaiting the turning on OF motive
power, ana when this comes. as come
II VIII II some way and soon. Europe
VIII repeat in lesser degree the in
dUstrial ana commercial recovery of
America" he declared
Nh Barnes said the gathering OF
business mon of the world at Rome.
including q group of lou Americans,
expressed unanimously their CouVic-
tons aS u the CSSt Itiul principles
that must he finally recognized in a
lasting and effective settlement OF
POSTWAR problems
"H:ieAy." lie said, "the position Of
American business Judgment there
was that essential. indeed. as is the
amount OF rcparutionS and debts fin
ally determined upon and thcir pro-
gram ot pawn mt. that more import
ant than these definite details was
Tie treatment Of those questions in
such manner Is to create Conll-
tcNS in which there should he SfCur-
ity for industry and safety for in
Vo=tment There must I've some such
nations recently in conflict Gnd m :
tons recently in alliance. that there
should be framed the inducemcnt
which inspires efforts in good faith
and tie conditions under which those
ones can he made productive Of hu-
man accomplishment"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
FUND FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE OFFICIALS
ANSWER COMPERS

New York, April 13-Oncials of the
American Fund for Public Service to-
night issued a statement asserting
that the attack made upon it by
Samuel Gompcrs. president Of the
American Federation of Labor, MIS-
CLEARLY the result of his disappoint-
Ment ut not receiving money tor an
enterprise i'll which he is interested. :"
The reply, issued by Norman NJ.
Thomas and Robert n. Paldwin,
president and secretary Of the fund
referred TO the allegations OF Mr.
Gompers that the 'und. administering
the $SoUooO Inheritance turned oyel
TO 1t by Charles Garland of Boston,
was being utilized by Reds"
Ihe personnel and activities Of
TINS fund We're given wide publicity
IN the public press about eight
months aEo," said the reply. IF Mr.
Gompers thought We We're rcvolu-
uonary organization with which it
was improper for the labor movement
10 deal, he should have then warned
his adhcrents. 1t comes with poor
grace from him now to object to the
character OF the funds trustees, after
one of his enterprises has failed to
receive the $4,000 it ased for.
But it may soften Mr. Gompers'
Indignation somewhat to k..ow that
many y. +. of l.. enterprises have
been the bencticiaries of this fund.
Many others have applied ana We
have been regrettully obliged to turn
them down Tor lack Of resources or
because their work. should, in our
judgement, be supported otherwise.
Our refusal to aid the Workers
Education Bureau as a national or
SanjZJtion is entirely consistent with
Il deep interest and belief in the gen.
"ral work of workers education in the
United States"
After repeating the list issued last
night Of y. +. OF l.. ORGANIZATIONS al
legged 70 have received money from
the fund the statement continued:
We sec that Mr. Gompers is still
fighting the war. Ills chief charges
against us are that we are 'pacitist
ard revolutionary We thought the
war was over.
AS a matter Of fact Mr.. Gomners
is quite inaccurate in many Of his
chaF2cteriations y number Of the
trustees Of the fund We're By no
means pgc.tiStS during the war
Mr. Gompers' excitement about
the financing of the revolutionary
movement il America fails to consid-
a. that the total amount the fund has.
SSjo0J IS insignificant compared
with the resources Of organized labor.
MI. Gompers puts himself in the
Interesting position Of opposin, pro
GvessiNe movements for and ly the
working class. Tho particular ruling
Of Tho f,IrJ - yt-bf,.r he r,CI- ayce,,-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
General Forecast

Thu weather chart for Saturday
night shows an extensive disturbance
east ot New t'oundland, an another
over the interior with its center over
Kentucky and Tennessee. Pressure
was high Friday night over and north
cf ,Pe Great Lakes and the st. Law
renee valley nd in the far northwest.
TIE temperature has fallen con-
s.det1t'y within the last >: hours
over the northern states. cast OF the
Rocky Mountains. and il has risen
in the western Canadian provinces.
the southern Rocky Mountain Region
and Texas.
In New ENGLAND and New York
the weather will bc unsettled Satur-
day and probably Sunday without
material change in temperature and
with rain over south portions. II the
=, Idle Atlantic states there Will be
rain Saturday and probably Sunday
morning followed by clearing during
unIay without material change in
tempe rature.
Winds north ot Sandy Hook. in
creas sing north TO east probably gales
of the southern New England coast:
overcast thick weather and r,.in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1923-04-14
Lord Robert Cecil
Makes Peace Appeal
to Women OF America

Des Moines, Ia, April 13 (By y.
p)-In the presence OF an audience
OF several thousand men and wom-
en-, including feminine leaders from
all parts of the United States, Lord
Robert Cecil tonight addressed the
Women of America to further the
cause of world peace.
Concluding an address in which
he had outlined the accomplishments
OF the League of t,atiOnS and the
hopes that are held for its further
usefulness, the British representa-
tive in the Assembly Of the League
said:
Il have no request to make to you,
no advice to give you. l await with
il ,erest any comment of questions
YOU may have to make on the mat
ter. | can only say this: do not,
beseech you, forget the Importance
of the questiOn-important to all
alike, but perhaps most Of all to
women. Think. | pray you, of the
sufferings OF the la war, suffer-
ings which many of you yourselves
must have endured, sufferingS which
have been more widely and deeply
felt by other nations of the world.
Think of what is still going on
all over the world-unre3t and dis
quict-paSsion and hatred which are
depressing men everywhere. Do not
in the presence of such events pass
by on the other side. DO not reply
that you are not your brothers
keeper. Whatever you may think in
our less exalted moments we cannot
avoid our responsibilities as human
beings. We are ali members Of one
family. That is an absolute truth,
an unavoidable fact"
The meeting to which Lord Cecil
spoke was a public mass meeting
held BY arrangement Of the National
League OF Women Voters, now in
convention here.
The speech throughout was ad-
dressed to women. Lord Cecil said:
Women have, or ought to have, a
special passion for peace. l know
IN my country there is scarcely a
woman who has not suffered some
terrible loss in the late war. a loss
more terrible than the loss OF her
own life.
Il Do not know how it may be in
America, but we in Europe are ask
ing, how can this thing be stopped
for the future? How can we save
those who come after US from the
agony through which we have gone?
And il is 10 make some contributions
towards an answer to that that |
am here. Not that I have a cut and
dried plan TO force down your
throats, but | have some information
to give you. an l look forward. /
hope not in vain. for some helpful
ug;estions from YOU
Lord Cecil argued that no place
in the world today is in q situation
Of economic isolation. He analyzed
the present industrial and financial
difficulties abroad. tracing their
causes back to war conditions and
lie pointed out that Europe and Am
erica are economically inter depend
cnt.
Lord Cecil broaclled the accomp-
lishments of the League of Nations
and urged that the League has no
power to use force or compulsion in
any of it, work save when member
nations enter into war without first
submitting their quarrels to be dis
cussed.