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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
BONUS, TAX Cut And
FARMER RELIEF, initial
TALK OF JOHNSON.
JAP FRE|GHTER A
WRECK; One DEAD
OTHERS IN DANGER

Cordova, Alaska, Nov. 27.-(By A.
Phone member Of the crew of the
Shinkoku Maru, Japanese freighter,
which yesterday was impaled on the
rocks at the north end of Montague
Island, Prince William Sound, was
drowned and the rest today were
clinging to the vessel and the inhos-
pitable margin of the island waiting
for waning tempest to permit the
tug Humaconna to rescue them.
A 90-mile gale which yesterday
dashed the north Pacific ocean. forcing
the Shinkoku, though disabled, to cut
herself loose from the Humaconna,
was moderating today. but it was con-
sidered uncertain that the tug would
be able to reach the imperiled men,
numbering about SIS, before night.
The Shinkoku. according to state
ments of her condition sent today. will
be a total loss.
The freighter was lying broadside
on the rocks and had a list of eight
degrees. In all her compartments was
10 feet of water.
The drowned man was a fireman. Ten
men succeeded in going yesterday from
the Shinkoku to the craggy shore of
the island, whence it was thought here
they would be unable to escape except
by the Humaconna's boats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
Two New Senators
Voice Their Views
in N. Y. Addresses

New York, Nov. r27.--Two new
senators from northwestern states
delivered addresses tonight in New
York. One, Henrik Shipstead, far
mer-Labor, Minnesota, attacked the
modern industrial king" as a war
making despot, while the other, Bur-
ton K. Wheeler, Democrat, Montana,
asserted that the channels of pub
licity in America have been COM
mercialized. Both spoke at a dinner
given in honor of Oswald Garrison
Willard, editor of the Nation.
Senator Shipstead said there is a
growing suspicion of parliamentary
governments all over the world.
Parliamentary governments came
to life and power; succeeding mill
tary and political despotism," he
said, because these had dispossessed
the producers of wealth and reward
ed the destroyers of wealth, the war
makers. After destroying the old
fashioned political and military des-
pot, we have substituted for these a
new despot. the industrial king. This
new king is also a war maker, sacri-
fcing the producer and builder in
order to reward the destroyer. He
will use parliamentary governments
as his instrument if he finds them
7pliapt tools, but will discard them
Tor relationships, If necessary to ac-
complish his purpose.
TO the military and rule by
divine right despot, treaties between
governments were merely scraps of
paper. To the industrial despot,
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
French Report Says
Starvation Unlikely
in Ruhr Region

Dusseldorf, Germany, Nov. q (By
A. PA report to Premier POM
care purporting to show that starva-
ton is unlikely in the Ruhr is pub
lishcd by the French. evidently to
answer possible assertions that the
recently signed Industrial agree
ments will not work out because of
the high cost of living confronting
the workers.
The report. whAh is dated Novem-
her Is or prior to the signature of
the agreements, was prepared by
Paul Valot, head of the French press
bureau, largely from German statis-
tics, and reached the same conclus-
ion as the summary of a report from
American sources recently published
in the German newspapers.
Food prices generally in Germany
have not reached the worlds market
prices, the report asserts. and Ger
many is the only country in the
world where food prices. as figured
on a gold basis, are :.till lower than
before the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
Diamond Brothers
|ClOse-MOuthed
DESPITE Police Grill

New York, Nov. 27-Lengthy and
almost continuous grilling by the po-
lice has failed to wiring a confession
from Joseph and Morris Diamond as
to their knowledge of the murder and
OF two Brooklyn bank messengers on
November Is. Morris Diamond was
arrested in Cleveland Sunday night,
and his brother captured here yes
terday. Both have been formally
charged with the murder and rob-
berry.
'"These two prisoners are hard
ones" said Captain Busby of the
Brooklyn police.
Despite the evident refusal of the
prisoners to impart information free
ly. their Questioners said they had
learned Important facts. One Of
these was the admission of Morris
Diamond that he had deposited
$4,000 in safety deposit box of the
Cleveland Trust Company in Cleve
land. Two detectives were assigned
Immediately to go to Cleveland and
open the box. Officials believed this
would be an important step toward
the recovery of most of the $4,000
which was taken by the robbers after
they had killed the bank messengers.
1t also was indicated that the
prisoners had made important state
ments regarding accomplices in the
crime. Police headquarters pre-.
dicted the arrest Of two additional
men.
Among witnesses called today to
identify the Diamonds were two cho-
rus girls who admitted they had been
lavishly entertained by the brothers
in Philadelphia last week.
Two sisters of the prisoners were
at the district attorneys Office most
of the day. The purpose of their
presence was not explained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28

New York. Nov. 27-Charges that
rum runners off the Jersey coast
were smuggling into the country
nearly as great a quantity of habit
forming drugs. as liquor were made
today at meeting of the Foreign
Policy Association, at which it was
announced that congress at it's next
session would be asked to adopt leg
islation providing prohibitory taxa
ton to prevent the manufacture Of
heroin in the United States. Ii
The drug smuggling charges were
presented by Chief City Magistrate
McAdoo. who is in charge of the
city's bureau for the rehabilitation Of
drug users ind who declared that "a
great part of the heroin used by
abdicts in this country was manu-
, featured mere, exported in great
quantities to nearby foreign coun-
tries. and Struggled into the United
States.
"The bootleggers whose ships
stand just beyond the three mile
limit Off the Jersey coast" he said,
| land the rum runners who bring
thei, contraband TO and from the is
lands off New Foundland are smugg-
ling liquor and drugs in almost equal
proportions. 1t will be impossible to
stop this traffic until the manufac-
ture of heroin has been prohibited"
The Foreign policy associations
war on heroin, to be waged with
other organizations throughout the
country, was said to be in line with
plans outlined in a resolution adop-
ted last summer by the League of
Nations advisory committee on traf-
fic in opium.
Professor Joseph Chamberlain of
Columbia, legislative expert, is pre-
pairing the prohibitory tax bill which
congress will be asked to pass, and
which, if it becomes law, will serve
as model for adoption by other
nations at the meeting of the league
of nations general assembly next
spring.
According to Mrs. Helen III. Moore
head; secretary of the committee on
opium traffic of the Foreign Policy
Association there are-.but three
! countries besides this in which hero
in now is manufactured--Swit
land, Germany and England.
Other speakers pointed out that
heroin was a drug used mainly by
men under % years and tie greatest
of the country's drug menace largely
because of this. They said it made
criminals of it's abdicts. recuited
! mostly from the working classes:
that it deprived users of their sense
of social responsibility and that it
wreacked a more swift and terrible
vengeance upon its victims than did
any other narcotic. !
Judge McAdoo declared heroin
distribution. under present condition,
was a comparatively easy matter,
| adding that the habit was growing
because of the recuits to the ranks of
the peddlers who infest every city of
the country. attracted by,large finan-
cial returns. Those behind the traf-
fic. he added. were well organized
and immensely wealthy. A great
army of boys. and many small girls.
are in the ranks of the peddlers, he
added. working for agents who pur-
chased the heroin after. it had been
suggled into the country by organic
ed bands of-"higher ups"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
HEAD
LOUD IN PRAISE OF
PIER AT PORTLAND
Ideal Place for Examination
Aliens Seeking Admis-
sion to U. S.
Points to Train Facilitics-Quaran-
tine Station at Home Island has
Better Accommodations than Mt
Many Other Ports-Expresses
Hope that Immigrant Steamers
Would Continue to come Regular
ly to Portland Port


Portland. Me-, Nov. :7.-The State
pier at Portland was characterized by
William Husband, commissioner gen.
eral of immigration of the United
States. before the Economic Club to-
night as "the most convenience~place
for the examination of immigrants
along the whole Atlantic coast"
''In no other place is it possible for
the immigrants, Immediately after ex-
animation, to proceed on the train to
their destination" said Commissioner
Husband.
The quarantine station at House Is
land. which had been placed at the dis
posal of the immigration authorities
by the public health service. also was
declared by Commissioner Husband to
be adequate and to provide much better
facilities than had been given those
detained at other ports.
1.-THE whole of House Island was
available in that case" he said. "in-
stead Of those. detained being obliged
to go out under guard, with only a
few patches of green grass upon which
they might set foot, as at some other
places"
Commissioner Husband expressed the
hope, that in the future immigrant
steamers would come regularly to Port
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
Demented Man
.Cafrys Off Teacher
on Wild Auto Ride

Hartford, Conn.,, Nov. 27-George
Kenneth Whiteside, who this morn
ing made off with Miss MILFORD E.
Wheatep from New Haven and who
is now in the Hartford Retreat fol-
lowing series of accidents resulting
in both Whiteside and his unwilling
companion receiving minor injuries.
was declared tonight by DR.. 0tto
Wiedman, police physician, to be
raving maniac. Miss Wheaton is in
the Hartford hospital suffering from
abrasions about the head and severe
shock.
According to the police whiteside
ran off with Miss Wheaton this
morning when she entered the auto
mobile driven by the maniac in an
cndeavor to bring him safely home.
When Whiteside started Off with her
he is said to have mumbled some
thing about marriage certificate
and elopement.
They left New Haven at 7.so
O'Clock and according to Miss Whea-
ton did not slow down under so miles
an hour during the entire trip to
Hartford until Whiteside ran down
and killed John Fedore, eight, of this
city. AID then successfully hit four
different automobiles before coming
to halt.
Miss Wheaton, in a brief state
ment to the police, said that when
she realized that Whiteside was run
ming away with her. she endeavored
to attract the attention OF passersby
when they passed through towns on
the way to Hartford but every time
she cried out Whiteside struck her
on the head and face with his fist.
He slowed down very little In pass
inc fhrnIIQhs fnxuna alnrrr - fs,
Hartford. Just before running down
the Fedore boy Whiteside passed so
closely to an officer on traffic duty
that the policeman fell against his
stop and go" sign.
After striking the boy the car con-
tinued on its way on the left side Of
the street and it came into collision
with machines parked along the
curb. The body Ct the Fedore boy
was thrown on the car tracks when
an oncoming trolley car passed over
1t, severing It. .i
New Haven, Conn, Nov. 27-Reia-
tives of both Miss Wheaton, and
George Kenneth Whiteside, left here
tonight for Hartford. It was ex-
his family intend to have him ex-
amined in that city and transferred
to sanitorium as soon as possible.
Whiteside is the son of the Rev.
George Whiteside, of the United
church of Thompsons
vile, Conn. The son had suffered q
breakdown during the last
summer and had been forced to take
a six Weeks vacation in the woods In,
Minnesota, returning from that state
recently. so
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
Hunter Held in
Accidental Killing
of His COMPANION

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Dover-Foxcroft. Me-. Nov. 81
Hugh Goodall of Williamantic was
brought before Judge Harold nj.
Hayes of the Dover Foxcroft Piscat-
aquis court today as the result OF the
shooting to death of Archie Hill OF
Williamantic while hunting Monday.
The warrant issued alleged negligent
shooting while hunting which comes
under the Maine statutes.
Examination was waived by James
Hudson, attorney for GoodaIl and a
plea of not guilty was entered. The
respondent was bound over TO the
grand jury and bail amounting to
one thousand dollars was furnished
by M. H. Hudson and Dana Edes of
Guilford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
Move to Revoke
License Sutclife
i'm Denver, Colo.

Denver. Colo. Nov. 27-An infor-
nation charging perjury and an or
der ordering DR.. George Sutcliffe.
former Denver physician. to appear
and show cause why his license
should not be revoked. have been
fled. DR.. David A. Strichier, sec.
rotary Of the Colorado Board Of
Medical Examiners announced today.
DIR. Sutcliffe is involved in the in
yestigation OF an allegeg fake di-
ploma mill at Hartford. Conn.
The information has been forward
ed to the Connecticut authorities for
service.
DR.. Sutcliffe is alleged to have
made false statements to the board
in 1920 when he took his examina-
tion at which time he claimed to
have attended medical school a
certain length Of time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
Oklahoma Houses
Make Little Progress
in Anti-Klan Bills

oklahoma City, Nov. 27.--Sections
OF the proposed anti-Ku Klux Khan
Dill which prohibit the wearing Of
masks, assault while disguised and
the sending of anonymous commune
cations were approved by the upper
mouse of the state legislature today,
marking the first victory for it's sup
porters In the furious controversy
over the measure.
Proponents of similar act in the
.oWer house, however, were defeated
"a their fight for immediate consid-
eration When the house voted to put
s ae the measure until the senate
4naiiy had assented.
senator Harry o. CHASER Of Enid,
Mno led the unsuccessful fight for a
pplVWsion to reveal the membership
.ls1 OF secret organizations, declared
sUuay ne was convinced it will be
impossible to pass adequate anti
nan legislation without compelling
veItain members ''to abandon what
ney believe the principle involved in
sue matter" He announced that he
soOn Will propose that both factions
SMt substitutes to the bill under
vohSlderation, each to be submitted
" the people in a special election.
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Find No Evidence
Bay State Quackery
i'm Connecticut Probe

Hartford, Conn.,, Nov. 27-The
grand jury Investigating alleged
medical frauds in Connecticut today
held it's largest session since the in
quiry began, limiting its work to ex-
animation of witnesses.
Important developments were ex-
.pected at tomorrow's session which
will probably be the last Of this week.
Members of the Connecticut Eclectic
Examining Board have been asked
by Stats Attorny II. NJ. Alcorn to
meet here tomorrow ready to CO.
operate with the grand jury.
Ineludede among witnesses exam
ined today were DIR. Charles e. Prior
of the Massachusetts, Board of Medi-
cal Registry, and DR.. Stanley H. Os-
born. Connecticut state health COM
missioner.
DR.. Prior came to the court build
ing with his secretary, Miss A. Nj.
Longley, and DIR. Osborn. DR.. Prior
was authorized by Governor Chan
ming Cox of Massachusetts to check
up the Connecticut records of Ii
censed physicians to ascertain if any,
whose credentials have been the sub
ject of inquiry, had applied for reg
istration or practiced in Massachu-
sets. At the conclusion of his tes-
timony. DR.. Prior said he would
probably return to Massachusetts,.
He indicated that his quest here had
been practically fruitless up to, this
time, so far as uncovering any evil
dence of medical irregularities in
Massachusetts was concerned. 1t is
understood, however, that his in
quiry is not finished. He Is under
stood to be DESTROYS ,of obtaining
oh ~ vxyif1 ha Cnnnnafi-
cut Eclectic Examining Board, by APP
plicants for medical licenses for the
purpose of comparison with similar
records in Massachusetts.
DIR. Osborn took with him into the
jury room mass of papers and card
records. The examination of each OF
the two officials was brief.
George E. Sutcliffe, former Union
vile physician, was examined for
short time at the forenoon session.
being excused to permit DR.. Prior to
appear. Sutcliffe remained in the
courthouse under surveillance by de.
tective Hickey Of the states attor.
ney's Office throughout the day but
was not recalled
Other witnesses examined today
were Theodore C. Walton. Hartford
newspaper man: DIR. Aaron Glass OF
New Haven, and DR.. Isadore Yoch-
Gilman of Bridgeport, who appeared in
order named at the afternoon session.
States attorney Alcorn was not at
his Office today and was said to be
out of the city. His whereabouts or
the reason for his absence were not
disclosed.
Several practicing physicians,
whose records have been the subject
of inquiry and who have been sum-
moned to appear, were still waiting
to be called when the jury adjourned
for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
End Preliminary
Hearings on Wheat

Washington, Nov. 27-The tariff
commission concluded its prelimi-
nary hearings today on the scope of
its investigation into the cost of pro-
ducing in this country and Canada,
until the flexible provisions OF the
tariff act. The investigation resulted
from a proposal of the wheat coun-
Gil of the United States for SO per
cent increase in the 50 cent duty on
wheat.
The commissions next step will be
to hold a conference at st. Paul on
Monday to family determine the
schedule to be used in it's investiga-
tons on the farms which will begin
thereafter in an effort
to obtain data for tariff purposes.
1t is expected the commissions re-
port with recommendations will be
made to the president in January or
later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
GERMAN PARTIES
STILL AT ODDS over
NAMING CHANCELLOR

Berlin. Nov. 27--(By A. P.)-Ger-
many was still without chancellor
or an effective government at a late
hour tonight, and the five Bourgeois
parties. which were supposed to con-
stitute a new coalition bloc were far
from an accord which would give
them united front in the Reichstag.
Adam Stegerwald, former premier
of Prussia and Centrist leader. is
now being groomed for the chan
cellorship. DR.. Heinrich F. Albert
having abandoned his efforts to form
a ministry because of inability to
find support in the Reichstag. Steg-
erwald. however, has not yet been
unqualifiedly accepted by all the
parties slated for the new coalition.
The German nationalists have COM
plicated the negotiations by demand-
ing, that they be included in the
Prussian coalition government, which
at the present time is composed of
socialists, the peoples party, dem
ocrats and clericals.
Since the dissolution of the feudal
Prussian house of lords, which was a
citadel of Prussian aristocracy and
demi-royalty. the reactionaries have
not been represented in Prussian
cabinets. They now are seeking re-
Mobilization thereby making partici-
patton in the new government con-
tingent on similar representation in
Prussia.
Adam Stegerwald was born In 1874,
is chairman Of the executive board OF
Christian trade unions, and was
Prussian premier in 1920! He is at
tached to the right wing of the cler-
ical party, which sharply opposed
Chancellor Wirth when he was in
Office. Stegerwald for many years
has been actively identified with or
ganization Of Christian trade unions
in various European countries and
subjects.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28

Boston, Nov. 27--Appointment OF
a committee of thirty members, five
from each New England state, to
make a study of the transportations
and power possibilities Of the st.
Lawrence River project was recon-
mended in resolution passed TODAY
at a conference of representatives of
New England industry, commerce
and agriculture called by the Asso-
ciated Industries of Massachusetts.
The proposed investigation of the
project. according to the resolution,
is Ito ascertain whether as has been
asserted, there exists the probability
that in the event of than waterway
being made navigable there will be
provided during eight months of
each year what purports to be a
practical duplication OF our trans
portation agencies. and Develop
ment of potential hydro-electric po-
wer that can be transmitted eco
nomically to this section of the Uni
ted States"
In the resolution it was poined out
that engineers of the Canadian and
United States governments employed
by the International joint commits
sion have estimated that the st.
Lawrence River can be made navi-
gable to both of twenty or more feet
draught, and that source of hydro
electric power at Cornwall Ont. con
be provided sufficient to take care of
the Immediate power needs Of prac-
tically all of New England at a cost
both for navigation and power de-
velopments of approximately a quar-
ter of a billion dollars.
President Anderson of the Associa-
ted Industries of Massachusetts, pre-
sided and among the speakers at the
conference were Charles P. Craig of
the Great Lakes st Lawrence Tide
water Association: E. Kent Hubbard.
nresident of the Connecticut Manu-
factnrers' Association. ard Che
RI. Jackson of the Northern New
York DEVELOPMENT League.
Among the organizations repre-
scented were the Massachusetts States
Chamber Of Commerce; Maine State
Chamber of Commerce. and Agricil-
tural LEAGUE: EMPLOYERS Associa-
tion OF Rhode Island: New ENGLAND
Shoe ard Leather A~~ociation: As~o-
ciated Industries OF Vermont land the
Massachusetts, State Grange.
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SECRET FARLEY !
ON AUTO MERGER

New York. Nov. 27.7-Directors OF
the Studebaker Corporation and the
Maxwell Motor Corporation met sepa-
rateiy today to discuss the long report
ed merger of the two organizations.
Great secrecy marked the proceed-a
ings and at the close of the Studebaker,
Jules s. Bache. a director Of the
Maxwell company. said after the con-
ference that the reported negotiations
with the Studebaker Corporation had
not been discussed. 1--WE have nothing
to say" he added.
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Attempts Suicide
Fights ReScuerS

New York. Nov. 27-Apparently
suffering from an obsession that he
was being followed and prosecuted.
Isaac Rose. 80 years old theatrical
manager. today jumped in front OF
fell between the tracks, thus escap-
ing serious injury though half the
train passed over him, and then
fought bitterly with policeman who
rescued him. After a strenuous tus-
sic, he was subdued and taken to
Bellevue hospital for observation.