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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Overrules Lower
Judge in Holding
Cuvillier for Libel

New York, Nov. 30.-Supreme Court
Justice Daniel F. Cohalan today over
ruled the decision of Judge Thomas T.
Grain Of general sessions. who held
Assemblyman Louis A. Cuvillies for
the grand jury on charge of criminal
libel brought by Police Commissioner
Richard E. Enright after Cuvillier had
asserted that police were in league
with bootleggers.
The assemblyman was discharged
from custody.
Justice Cohalan held that If any
crime had been committed by Cuvil-
lier. who sent telegram from Albany
to Magistrate Joseph Carrigan embrac-
ing his charges, the crime was COM
mitted in Albany county and the case
should be tried there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
BANK MESSENGER SLAYERS IN
Tolls BY FIRST OF week BELIEF
N. Y. POLICE AS HUNT CONTINUES
SON OF BRITISH
PREMIER CAMPAIGNS
AGAINST HIS FATHER

London. Nov. 30.-(By A. P.)-Oliver
Baldwin and A. G. Macdonald, respec-
lively sons of Premier Baldwin and
James Ramsay Macdonald, the Labor
leader in parliament, appeared on the
same platform at an election meeting
held in London tonight to support the
Labor candidate for the Islington dis
trict.
The chairman OF the meeting ad-
dressed Mr.. Baldwin as "comrade" and
Mr.. Macdonald as "the son of the flu
ture prime minister" Mr.. Baldwin in
his address repeated his previous at
tack on the government his father
heads, particularly with regard to what
he termed it's inaction. He asserted
that he was not opposing his father but
was opposing principles which would
lead nowhere. The government had
fulfilled none of the promises made
during the war. and he had looked in
vain in the manifesto of the Tory and
Liberal parties without finding in them
any intention of dealing with the filthy
conditions under which the poor were
living in London. That was why he
was supporting the Labor party.
David Lloyd George delivered sever
al addresses in Wales during the day.
This evening at. Bangor, attacking the
protection policy of Premier Baldwin,
Mr.. Lloyd George remarked that tar
ifs never had cured unemployment.
Comparing the United States and Eng
land. he said that. taking the situation
over period of years, unemployment
in New York was thrice what it was in
London. In the case of Massachusetts,
from 1903 onward there was only one
year in which unemployment in Eng
land was worse than it was in Massa-
chusetts. In every other year it was
worse there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
PARTIAL CHECK RUM
SMUGGLING over Line.
AS RESULT FARLEY

Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 3O-American
delegates. to the International anti
rum smuggling conference tonight
were speeding back to Washington,
after a parley ended this afternoon
with the same secrecy that marked
it's start.
Whether the representative of the
United States government succeeded
in getting the Canadian conferees to
recommend to the dominion cabinet
all the anti-smuggllng measures urg-
ed by Washington remained UNI
known, but indications were that
some, at any rate, had been approx
ed.
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Moss, who headed the American
delegation declined absolutely to dis
cuss the progress made at the parley,
but he did express belief that condi-
tons along the border would be i'm
proved from the point of view of the
United States.
Canadian delegates were equally
reticent. Indications were given that
no statement would come from them
until the cabinet now in session. had
pdSSSu OII WHdlcFSE
had been received from the confer
eeS.
The conference began last Tues
day, heralded by reports from Wash
ington that proposals advanced by
the United States would include sug-
gestions that clearance of ships des-
tined for United States ports with
liquor cargoes be prohibited by Can
ada. that search and seizure of yes
sells engaged in smuggling on the
Great Lakes be authorized: that a
treaty arrangement be made for ex-
tradition of persons accused of vio-
lating the liquor laws.
In official Candian circles hints
were given during the progress of
the parley that probably not all the
American proposals would be ap-
proved, as they might entail clashes
between Dominion and provincial
laws and put an added burden on
Canadians by necessitating additions
to custom stats at border points.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
PREPARATION COM MISSION MOVE
NAY mean PARTICIPATION OF US.
IN EXPERTS PROBE OF GERMANY
SETTLE DISPUTE
over OWNERSHIP
OF MINING STOCK

Portland. Me-, Nov. s0-The title to
2l76 shares Of stock in the Elkhorn
Goal and Coke Corporation. valued
u approximately $217.5o0. was
awarded Mrs.. Ellen w. Duryea Of
Few York in decree handed down
Pday in the supreme judicial court
ny Associate Justice Scott Wilson.
1.-THE ownership of this stock in the
Rrporation, which was organize in
Naine for business in Virginia, has
en in dispute for several years, and
aShearing in a bill in equity brought
bF Mrs. Duryea against the corpora
tspn and against Charles e. HELLER
of New York as interyenor was held
mere, beginning Nov. S, and continuing
Ter several days. A cross action
brought by Mr.. HELLER against the
corporation and Mrs. Duryea is dis
missed without costs.
Mrs. Duryea received the stock
from her first husband about 1895.
Mr.. Hitler asked the court to find
that Mrs. Duryea, between 1895 and
1902 surrendered the stock to him
Tor services performed.
The defendant corporation denied
Mrs. Duryea's right to the certifi-
Gates because of her alleged lack of
interest and delay in attending to her
claim. Mr.. Hellier's title also was
denied by the corporation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Story of German
Military Preparations
Was Not Official

London, Nov. 30-Reuters' News
Agency which on Thursday sent out
a news item concerning military pre-
parations in Germany. which was
widely printed and commented on, to-
night Issued statement declaring
that its information as given out, al
though authoritative, was not official
an did not originate from any French
suorce.
Reuters Agency. says the state
ment, States that the paragraph is
sued yesterday on the subject Of Ger
man disarmament was evoked by in
quiries regarding reports telegraphed
from Berlin and also from Paris at
tributing certain statements to Gen.
eral Bingham British representative
on the fnter-allied military control
commission in Germany.
The Information contained in the
paragraph although authoritative.
was in no sense official and did not
emanate from any French source"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
coolidge Considers
PardOning of Craig

r. washington, Nov. s0.-President
e,onoge is inclined on the basis of a
sssnaly study. it was stated today. to
ssaro THE case of Charles L. Craig.
ssvMptroller of New York City, as one
toiving criminal contempt. in which
az, ~ OF contempt a preponderance of
nss n opinion is that a presidential
pa ~ may be granted.
ne executive, it was indicated. how
49, mas not determined definitely
tat contempt cases and is await
ing an opinion on that point from At
sorney General Daugherty. So far no
C ust decisions have been cited to- Mr.
esnoge covering that question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Accused Slayers
Meet Death in
AutO-Train Crash

New York, Nov. 30.-Two men ac-
cused by the police of staying David
Tekh, notorious member of Kid Drop
per's gang. in an East Side gun battle
last Wednesday night, met death today
when their speeding autonobile was
struck by Long Island train near st.
James.
Benjamin "Pinky" Levine was killed
instantly in the crash. and Abraham
Beckerman fatally injured. He died
several hours later in hospital at
Huntington. Charles Kramer. serious
ly hurt. was taken to Smithtown Jail,
while a fourth member of the party,
whose identity was not learned. es-
capped after the accident. Posses to-
night were securing Long Island woods
near the scene of the wreck in search
for him.
Levine. Beckerman and Kramer, Po-
lice Inspector Coughlin asserted. con-
stituted trio which had operated to-
gether for many years, and had been
released in 1922 after serving six years
of an indeterminate sentence imposed
in Chicago for robbery of a bank. All
had long criminal records.
Arrested first in 1905 for larceny,
Levine frequently appeared in police
courts in New York. Connecticut and
Rhode Island. and had served several
short terms before he was sentenced
from one year to life in prison after
convection of bank robbery in Chicago
in 1916.
Beckerman. who right name. the POI
lice said, was Abraham Cohn. and who
was listed under several aliases. along
with Levine and Kramer served six
years for bank robbery in Chicago.
Tekh, who the police charge was shot
down by the trio, was one of the most
feared gunner of New YorlS's under
world. but his penchant for fancy
dressing cost his life. Suede gloves
which the desperate dandy" wore i'm
terfered with the movement of his
trigger finger, ard he fell under the
fire of three men who attacked him
without warning and escaped in an
automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Tw0-Way Radio
Word Across Atlantic

Medford Hillside, Mass, Nov. 80
iwo-way radio telephone commune
cation across the Atlantic was
achieved tonight by the radio broad
casting station here, according to an
announcement by officials of the
american Radio and Research Cor
polauon. The statement said that
eistinct messages were received
from station 2-LO, London, England,
II response to an address by II. J.
lower, broadcast in connection with
uans-Atlantic experiments.
rive minutes after the conclusion
vL tne address, 1t was announced,
tne messages were heard. They were:
Hello. America; hello wGI (the
slsn OF the station here); hello, Am
rad, Medford Hillside, Mass" The
11.auon sending was given as 2-LO,
London, England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Council Silent
on Revocation of
Licenses Is Doctors

Hartford, Conn.,, Nov. 30--The pub
lie health council refused to disclose
the results of it's meeting here today
with state health Commissioner
Stanley Osborn to take action on the
revocation of the licenses of Is ply
sicians whose names were turned
ever to the state eclectic examining
board earlier in the week by the
grand jury with the request that the
licenses be nullified. 1t is believed
that the opinion of Attorney General
Frank Healey is being sought before
a definite step is taken.
1t is understood that legal notice
of the revocation of licenses has been
prepared but many of the physicians
implicated cannot be found and
served with the notices. In the
meantime the, states attorneys OIL
ice has turend its attention toward
DR.. Brinkley, of Stratford, whose
whereabouts is unknown. DIR. Brink
ley is said to. have been licensed by
the state eclectic board in this states
as. was his wife, Minnie r. Brinkley.
but the latter's license was after
ward withdrawn.
Additional names will be submit
ted to the examining board on the
recommendation of the grand jury
when it reconvenes Monday, it was
learned. The grand jury is making
an effort to clean the slate of all un-
desirable physicians practicing In
this state who secured their dlpio-
mas on Misrepresentation.
The states attorneys Office was to-
day busy preparing additional evil
dence to be presented before the
grand jury.
St. Louis. Nov 3O.-The action of
the state board of health in barring
from state examination the graduates
of three Glass c. medical colleges OF
Missouri, was characterized today by
DR.. Waldo Briggs, dean of the st.
Louis College of Physicians and
Surgeons one of these three insti-
tutions as IAN effort on the part of
the American Medical Association
to lessen competition in the medical
profession"
Competition would be lessened,
Dean Briggs declared. in that this
action would "debar from the prac-
tice of medicine all those financially
unable to attend the colleges of the
higher classification"
1.-THE state board of health is en-
tirely controlled by the American
Medical Association" Dean Briggs
continued, "and the reported action
of the state board is a part of the
American Medical Associations plan
to add to it's already potent control
of every phase of the medical pro-
fession."
The other two colleges affected by
the ruling of the state health board
are: The Kansas City College of
Medicine and Surgery and the Kan
sas City University of Physicians
and Surgeons. These two and the
st. Louis school were termed mon
reputable" in the state health
boards report on the standing of
medical colleges of Missouri.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
coolidge Wants Dry
Unit in Dept. Justice

washington, Nov. 30-President
Soohdge stands committed to the
p.an OF transferring the prohibition
nrniorcement unit from the Treasury
apartment to the department of jus
we as contemplated in the proposal
me congressional joint committee
IN tne reorganization of the govern
ment departments.
TINS statement of the presidents
usition was set forth at the White
louise Gouse today after Representative
Isamton, Republican, Michigan. one
q the prohibition leaders in the
mousse. had discussed with Mr.. Cool
.uge q proposal that the prohibitio
lalt remain in the treasury depart
ment but be elevated to the status Of
bureau coordinate with the internal
operates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
HOUSE PROCRESS|vES
TO BLOCK ORGANIZATION
IN AbSENSE COMPROMISE
Demand , Modification
Rules and Legisla-
tive Program Pre-
sent Outline Changes
Wanted Decision
Follows An-Day Par
ley S en- a t e Bloc
Stand Uncertain

Washington. Nov. Soon the eve
of the formal conferences Of house
and senate Republicans. members of
the house Progressive bloc took a
firm stand today for concessions with
an open threat Of blocking organ
ization unless compromise is
reached. The Progressive bloc Of
the senate failed to hold a meeting
and its attitude as to an organiza-
ton fight in the senate still is unde-
termined.
After an all-day. conference, house
Progressives issued formal state
ment embodying their demands both
as to modification of house rules and
legislation. Their legislative pro-
gram was outlined as follows:
Equalization of taxes by a reduce
ton of rs percent in tax On earned
incomes; reduction of present normal
tax of four percent to two percent
and the normal tax Of percent to
4 percent; maintenance of the sur
tax at its present maximum Of 80
percent; Limitation Of capital losses
to IL IL percent of the loss, limi-
tatiOn of deductions from gross in
comes for interest paid and for log
ses not of a business character;
adoption of the British and French
rates of inheritance tax OF 40 percent
on the larger inheritances; a gift
tax, with reasonable exemptions, up
to a maximum of rs percents a mod
crate tax on undistributed profits;
Fncfnr.o fi0r1 of rNoxrfcnA r1f cd.
cess profits tax and repeal OF the 500
called nuisance and amusement
taxes, -,-.s.S =.
Abolition of tax exempt securities.
A soldiers bonus, to be raised
mainly by tax on large incomes,
excess profits, and an increased tn
heritance tax.
Aid for disabled veterans.
Amendment Of the federal reserve
act Ito prevent arbitrary contraction
of credits, and to eliminate the exist
ing discrimination between banks"
Repeal or amendment of the
transportation act so as to secure
lower freight rates and ito elimin-
ate guaranteed dividends to favored
classes"
Government control Of necessities
OF life when necessary to prevent
profiteering in coal, oil, sugar, and
other necessities.
Congressional prevention Of "usur-
patton of autocratic power by the
courts in injunctions. contempt cases.
and attempted legislative functions
by the judiciary"
Uniform presidential primaries.
Elimination of all profits from the
private manufacture Of war ma
terials.
In event Of war necessitating the
conscription of man power, capital
and industry to be conscripted. .s.s~
Farm relief measures, preferably
by repeal of special interest legisla-
ton and the elimination of gamblers
in necessities of life" Also by a
more scientific method Of marketing
and distribution in the interests OF
producer and consumer.
A child labor amendment to the
nstitution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Colorado Board
to Quiz Sutcliffe
in Diploma Mill Case

Denver, Colo, Nov. 30-Dr. George
Sutcliffe, who has been involved in
the examination by an extraordinary
grand jury at Hartford, Conn.,, of the
operations of an alleged fake medi-
cal diploma mill in Missouri. has
been summoned to appear before a
meeting Of the Colorado state board
of medical examiners at a meeting
January 8. according to an announ-
cement today by DIR. David A.
Stricken. secretary of the board. The
summons has been sent to Hartford
authorities for service on DR.. SUIT
cliffe.
This action Is the first step to be
taken by the board in a movement to
revoke the license of DR. sutcliffe in
Colorado as well as a member Of
others. according to DIR. Stricken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Sec. Hughes Declares
! at Phila. Celebration
Of Doctrines Centen-
ary Is a Principle
of Exclusion Which
III. S. Is Consistently
Following

Philadelphia, Nov. 30.-American
foreign policy today, whether with
relation to conditions in Europe,
latin America or the Pacific. squares
consistently with the Monroe Doc
trine. Secretary Hughes said in an
address here tonight before the
American Academy Of Political and
Social Science gathered in celebra.
tion Of the centenary Of the doc
trine.
with that declaration as his text,
4he secretary delivered a compre-
bensiya re-statement Of the posi-
tion OF the United States toward the
Far East, Eupore, and Latin
America. He said the American ma
tion would rather be guided by the
uolicy of independent observer to-
ward Europe than suffer the greater
evils which would follow the sacri-
Ace of our independent position"
and set forth nine propositions which
he said should govern relations with
the SlSIer icpupASS VI eAS WCSSCi IL
hemisphere.
All Of these policies, Mr.. Hughes
asserted, accorded entirely with the
Monroe doctrine, which remains an
essential policy to be applied when
eyer any exigency may arise reQuir-
ing its application"
1T would not be entirely correct"
he continued. ito say that the doc
trine is merely negative. The doc
trine is a principle of exclusion. Both
with reference to the declaration as
to nom intervention and that as to
extension of territorial control, its
aims directly at the exclusion of in
terposition by non-American powers.
The principle of exclusion embodies
a policy of self defense on the part
Of the United States; it is a policy
set up and applied by the United
States"
Taking up the relationship between
American policy toward Europe and
the Monroe Doctrine, he said:
I'VE entered the great war, not
violating our traditions for the cause
Of liberty itself was at stake. We
have emerged from the war with the
same general aims that we had be-
fore we went in. Though victors, we
have sought neither territory nor
genefaI reparations. We are not
seeking to dictate to Europe or to
deprive anyone of rights. But we do
desire peace and economic recupera-
ton in Europe.
We contributed our arms in the
interest of liberty and to destroy the
menace OF an autocratic power, but
not to secure the economic prostra-
ton OF a vanquished people. We
desire to see united and prosperous
Germany. with a will to peace, maxi
Ing amends to the full extent of her
power and obtaining the appropriate
rewards of her labor and skill. We
wish to see an end to the waste of
military efforts and the easing of the
burdens of unproductive expendit-
tContinued on Page 3-col. g.
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4 Bangor Local
Merchants Guilty
Breaking Blue Laws

Bangor, Me-, Nov. s0--Conviction
was found in the municipal court
here today of four local merchants
and two truck drivers charged with
violation OF the ancient blue laws
which make 1t an ofsense to labor
or, except In cases of necessity, keep
shops open ON the Sabbath day. All
of the respondents were fined 81 and
costs. which sentence they Appealed
and furnished bonds for their appear
ance at the January t,rm Of the SUI
perior court. Two of the five res
pondents are truck drivers, two news
dealers and one a druggist. sssss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
2 Held in Custody
at Enfield Suspected
as Train Robbers

Bangor. Me. Nov. 20-The two men
taken into custody at Enfield ION
Wednesday on suspicion that they.
were two Of the De Artremont Bf6s
Tiers. wanted for train robbery IN
Oregon on Oct. IL were arraigned IN
the municipal court here today on q
technical charge Of vagrancy and
discharged. While one OF the men
bore marked resemblance to Hugh
De Artremont, the Younger of the,
bandit trio, the officers were salts
ned that he Is not one OF the men
wanted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Prominent N. HI. Man
Telephones Doctor
Then Takes Own Life

Merideth, N. H., Nov. 30-After
telephoning to his physician, DR.. F.
L. Hawkins, and asking him to the
house, Albert A. Kidder, 20, promi-
nent retired business man here. today
shot himself through the head and
died instantly.
DR.. Hawkins discovered the body
of the man in a downstairs room.
Mr.. Kidder ate his Thanksgiving
dinner yesterday with Judge Brod-
erick and was apparently in good
health and spirits.
Some years ago Mr.. Kidder had
been a winter tourist at st. Peters,
burg.
He had been a director of one of
the banks here and was prominent
in business circles generally as well
as being active in Masonic circles.
He was one of the oldest 32nd de-
gree Masons in the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Mill Workers in
WalkOut. Dover. n. III.

Dover. N. H., Nov. 3G.--The spinners
and weavers of the Sawyer wollen
mills. subsidiary of the American
Wooden Co., walked out today. While
mill officials and union leaders are
reticent. it was learned from a reliable,
source that the spinners objected to
alleged poor material on transfer or
der which, they claimed. slowed up the
work. Also the management had de-,
ciined . fiat wage OF S45 a week. The
weavers went out in sympathy with.
the spfnnerE. Involved I'm the walkout
are nearly SEQ operatives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Unknown Jumps
to Death i'm New York

New York, Nov. 30-An unidenti-
fed man jumped to his death from
the GARD floor of Rector street Of
flee building just before dusk today.
The suicide who was about As.
had but three cents in his pockets.
Today's suivide was the second
from q lower Manhattan skyscraper
in one week, DIR. j. Floyd Bowman. of
Irvington. N. j., jumped from one of
the floors Of the Municipal building
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Worries Over Work
Leads to Suicide
Pittsburg Physician

Pittsburg, Nov. 30.-Dr. James b.
Mcdowell, whose body was found late
yesterday in the workshop where he
had directed the making of some OF the
most important astronomical lenses in
the world, ended his life by taking
poison, according to burial certificate
issued late today. Worry over the
completion OF a 26-inch lens for Yale
University observatory was given by
close friends as the cause.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Steamer Plymouth
Crinnled Off RI.

Newport, r. l., Nov. 30.-The Fall
River Line steamer Plymouth. bound
from Fall River to New York, was
disabled, by the breaking OF an in
side bearing shaft soon after she
left this port tonight and has dropped
anchor Off Gould Island, Narragan-
sett Bay, according to radio mes
sage relayed hete from New London.
Conn. The steamer was said to be
In no danger and will probably be
towed back to Newport for repairs
and the debarkment Of passengers.