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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
w. Virginia Sheriff
and Others Indicted
for Dry Conspiracy

Wheeling. w. Va. May S-EiGh-
teen indictments charging 81 men,
among them Sheriff Harry Clouse,
of O. county. with conspiracy 10
violate the national prohibition law
were returned here today by a fed
eral grand jury following a two
weeks investigation into an alleged
liquor combine the qualifications of
which are said to have extended into
sc"eral states and to have involved
liquor deals running into millions Of
dollars.
Sheriff Clouse was the first of the
accused to be arrested by govern
mert agents.
Federal authorities attached much
Importance to the indictments
against Cecil L. kerns who is now
serving : term in the federal peni-
Tertiary. as they declare he was the
principal figure in the Sc.000.000
swindlc involving the sending of five
carloads of alcohol from the Old
Hickory Powder Distillery in Ten
nessee to a bootlegging combine IN
Wheeling.
An official report that number Of
women were named in the indict-
ments wa proved TO be unfounded
when the indictments were recan-
vassed by the district attorneys Of
G0o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Promise To Pay

Washington. May S-The Picking
government has promised to pay the
ransom demanded by Chinese ban
dts who captured American citizens
and number of foreign nationals
after wrecking the Shanghai-Peki
express Sunday morning, the State
Department was advised late today
by Ambassador Schurman at Picking.
The Chinese prime minister also
has agreed to act as rapidly as pos
sible in meeting all demands pre-
scented by the Portuguese minister at
Picking, dean Of the diplomatic corps
there and has given assurance that
the Picking government intends to
dismiss the civil and military COVER
ncrs OF Shantung province.
The Portuguese minister informed
the Chinese foreign office, according
to State Department advisers. that
the corps of foreign diplomats at Pc
king reserved the RICH over and
above any moral and material dam
ages claimed to demand a progressive
indemnity for every day after the
18th Of May that the foreigners re-
main captive"
The State department issued this
statement:
1.-THE Department Of state has re-
ceived n telegram from the American
minister at Picking, Jacob Gould
Schurman. to the effect that on May
7th the dean of the diplomatic corps
at Picking, on behalf of the diplomat
! ic corps, made TO the prime minister.
minister of communications and the
acting minister for foreign affairs,
vigorous representations demanding
! that all possible steps should be taken
; Immediately to secure the release of
the foreign captives and that the
| Chinese government should pay the
necessary ransom afterwards.
1.-The dean OF the diplomatic corps
, also informed tire Chinese officials
that strong military action must be
| taken to put down brigandage in
Shantung and an official inquiry must
| be held into the whole affair on which
! the diplomatic corps must be repre-
! sented.
minister Schurman reports that
the prime minister promised to pay
| the ransom and to act as rapidly n:
possible-in fact agreed to all the
demands presented by the dean OF
| the diplomatic corps"
| The plight OF the Americans ant
| other foreigners taken prisoner wa
described by Secretary Hughes t.
| President Harding and cabinet of
| fcers at their meeting today at thu
| White House. Later President Hard
| ing was said to have said that thu
| situation in China was both Difficult
and annoying and that the govern
| ment here was doing everything
possible to protect its nationals il
| China and to deal with the condi
tons there which have brough
about chaos and banditry.
| Use of the American troops. it wa
said. would be ordered with tn
greatest reluctance and only. in tn
light of today's reports. in the even
| of complete failure on the part O
the Picking government to function
| effectively without outside aid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Pasture and Timber
Fire on Bath Road

Brunswick, Me, May s.-Nearly
200 acres of pasture and cumberland
were burned over by a fire which
started from an unknown cause near
the edge of Herbert Simpsons pas
ture onsBath road this noon. A camp
owned by Charles Hutchins. was to-
tally destroyed with loss of about
$500 and the buildings of Charles
Oliver and William Oliver were ser
iously threatened. Considerable
property was saved by the motor
pump which for more than an hour
pumped from Hams brook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Report Bandits Hemmed In

Picking. May Shy A. PINOT
withstandng reports that the su-
chow railway bandits released all of
the women passengers they kidnap-
ped the whereabouts of several still
are uncertain. Mrs. /. A. Seaton.
and her niece Miss Lillian Aud of
Manila, believed taken captive by
the brigands, have not been located.
Ominous lack of recent direct word
from the bandit stronghold in the
hills back Of Linching have filled the
foreign colony here with grave fears
for the safety OF at least eight
Americans and six or seven British.
French and Italian hostages. kid
mapped by the Suchow train bandits
early Sunday morning.
So far the death list stands at two:
Joseph Rothman, British, shot dur
ing the raid on the train at Suchow:
and an unidentified American. re-
ported killed in the crossfire between
the brigands and the pursuing gov
eminent troops.
Advices received at Shanghai
stated that the bandit chief has set
the following prices on the heads OF
his captives:
Foreigners, $4,000 each: Chinese.
of whom approximately 100 are be-
lieved to have been taken, first class.
100000 each: second class, $4,000;
others $4,000. 1t is stated that nego-
tiations for the ransoms already have
been begun in official quarters.
Thrilling individual experiences
are related by those who have come
safely out or the brigands' lair In the
hill Businesses beyond Linching.
An outstanding instance Of hero
ism is credited to an American girl.
Miss Schonberg. who in the face Of
bullets fro mthe soldiers besieging
the bandit compound, volunteered to
make her way through the lines to
carry the kidnappers demands for
ransom-and she made good.
The fate Of the two American army
officers, Majors Roland Pinger and
Robert Allen. and Of their two young
sons still Is unknown. 1t was re-
poted today that an American officer
way lying wounded in the hill fort,
but no nam, was given.
Ticntsin. May Shy A. P.s-Goy-
eminent troops are believed to have
Continued on Page CCoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
PAIR PROMOTERS
HELD As SUSPECTS
IN EXCHANGE PLOT

New York. May S-Postoffice in
spectors detailed to run down the
authors of the plot to upset the New
| York Stock Exchange by dumping on
brokers orders for the purchase of
millions of dollars worth of stocks.
backed by forged cashiers checks.
tonight had placed under surveillance
two New York promoters who. they
believe. were the brains of the
scheme.
Activities of a third man. once a
prominent figure in the street. also
were being checked up, but it was
from the case.
Wall street, doubly on its guard
since disclosure of the plot yester-
day, sent stock prices tumbllng,
closely scrutinizcd every order that
came in today. Several brokers re-
ported receipt of fake orders and
checks. which had been mailed Sat
urday. along with about 100 that
reached brokers here and in .PhIla-
delphia. Boston and Chicago yester-
day, that had been posted so far west
that they took an extra day to arrive
Boston, May S-Bucket shop OPP
orators who sought to clean OUT a
bearish public were responsible tor
the flooding of stock exchanges yes
terday with faxed orders to BUY
back by spurious checks. George a.
Rich, secretary of the Boston Stock
Exchange. gave as his opinion to-
day. Mr.. Rich. assisted by postal and
police inspectors, is conducting an
investigation of the fraud which re-
suited in the purchase OF $500 shares
of stocks in this city alone at the
opening of the market yesterday.
The scheme was detected before
faxed orders to buy stocks to the
value of nearly s250.000. received
through the mails by Boston brokers,
had been executed.
.'As result OF the bearish mar
kct." Mr.. Rich said. bucket shops
have owed their customers money.
A rise of a point in the market would
clean out the public and wipe out
the debts of the bucket shops. 50
far as we have been able 20 learn
that is just what happened.
Just who perpetrated the fraud
we have not bee:' able to ascertain.
II all the bucket shops wanted was
10 clean out their customers they
succeeded. l doubt If they were
able TO make any money in addition
as the fraud was discovered early
and no attempt was made TO get
possession of the stock ordered. 1t
was simply an attempt TO influence
the market at the opening and send
quotations up on stocks that were
favorites with bucket shop clients
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Forest Fire Sweeps
40 Square Mile
Area in Bay State

Douglas, Mass. May 8-A forest
fire of undetermined origin which
started in the rocky hill district
late today had destroyed more than
million feet of piled lumber. had
swept over 40 square miles Of tim
berland and had caused damage es-
timated at more than s125,000 up-to
late hour tonight. -
The rapidly spreading belt OF lame
tonight extended between Themp-
son, Conn. and Oxford. and dweI-
lings on the outskirts OF oxford and
Sutton were threatened.
The Hayward and Schuster mills
were closed to permit the 500 en-
ployes to aid In battling the fire.
This force was augmented later by
an engine of the Worcester Fire De-
partment and by a detachment from
the MilIbury, Millville. Whitinsvihe.
Webster and Oxford Fire DEPART
ments.
Tonight 200 men. armed with
shovels and chemicals. were fighting
the furious blaze near Sutton and
Oxford. The fire was not under
control late tonight. Several fire
fighters received minor burns Id tho
battle against the flames. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Row Still Holds
in r. /. legislature

Providence. X. l.. May S-Rhode
Islands s5.000.000 annual appropria-
ton bill died in the state senate
when the Democratic minority re-
fused to move reconsideration Of the
measure.
Today Is the fist day Of the sem
ate session, which theoretically ends
in so days. For the past IL legis-
lative days members have served
without pay. .s.1s.
Reductions OF various appropria-
tons in the bill Is orc Of the objec-
tons to the measure. Today's ses-
sion was featured by Lieutenant
Governor Toupin's charge that SEN
ate clerks deliberately falsified the
recods Of Fridays proceedings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
.LOvett Arrested
on CHARGE Homicide

New York. May 8-William J.
Lovett. 20 year old leader of the
White Hand gang In Brooklyn. was
arrested today on a charge OF homi-
eide in connection with the death OF
Timothy GUILTY, shot in saloon May
=.
Lovett "got his" a couple OF months
ago. Found unconscious in a shack
with half dozen bullet wounds in
him. he was rushed to a hospital
where doctors patched him up. but
were unable to extract two Of the
bullets and said he would die within
six months.
asked to name his assaifa nts
Lovett said: r+
Never mind. I'll attend to that"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Bishop Manning
Raps Preachings
of Radical Pastors

New York May S-Declarng that
"the whole diocese OF New York is
behind me in my recent controversy
Bishop William T. Manning OF the
Protestant Episcopal diocese OF New
York. delivered an attack on preach
ers and teachers who do not preach
what they have taken vows to
preach" in an address at the 140th
annual conven ion of the New York
diocese today.
Bishop Naming did not directly
name Rev. DR.. Percy Stickney
Grant, whose views on church doc
trines recently caused a controversy
with the bishop, but his address
largely was devoted to a reply to the
contentious OF DR.. Grant on church
doctrines and practice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Day of Objections
by Ismet Pasha
| at Lausanne Meet

Lausanne. May S-(By A. P.)-
Turkey today refused to permit in
sertion in the Lausanne treaty of an
article. authorizing Belgium. Poland.
Portugal and Czecho-Slovakia as
powers who fought with the Allies
during the war to subscribe to the
treaty when the document is signed.
Ismet Pasha said these powers were
not invited to Lausanne and Turkey
preferred to inaugurate special ne
gotiations with them for such recip-
rocai arrangements as seemed de-
sirable.
Nothing definite was accomplished
by the conference today as Ismet
Pasha interposed objections to al
most every clause considered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Say British Seek
Break with Soviet

MOSCOW. May Shy \. Pan
uAphatic note from the British gov
s'nrnent handed 20 Maxim Litvinon.
ssls'ant foreign minister. this after
NUN. alleging propaganda and other
s.oia'ion of the Anglo-Russian trade
ssreement and demanding assurances
- unconditional fulfillment of speci-
nso requirements within ten days, is
sens!dered by Russian officials to-
isn't as definitely intended to bring
soout break in Anglo Russian rela-
higher officials of the government
e sould not predict the nature Of the
russian reply. but the general i'm
rr'eSsion seemed TO be that Marquis
surzon. the British foreign secretary.
"aS cesirous OF a break.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
hennebunk Man Kills
Self by Shooting

Aennehunk. Me. May S.-When
AIRS Gladys NJ. Snow of Somerville.
lass. entered the home here last
s'eoins. she stumbled over the dead
NY OF her father. Investigation by
ssaeai Examiner Charles +. Tray
NJ ~. OF Biddeford today showed that
father. Charles ]. Smith. had
ia.ed himself in front OF a mirror
-. night, pointed gun at his head
ti au hred- The top OF his head was
~ u"n off. The body of his wife.
- d'ed last winter was to have
80 removed To Massachusetts to-
~ Mesancfolta is believed to have
ed to the suicide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Florida Senate
Fav0rs Abolishing
Whipping Prisoners

Tallahassee. Fla. Nay S-The FLOR
ida senate today adopted a resolution
by Senator Turnbull. calling upon
the administrative officials who SUI
pervise convicts to abolish corporal
punishment as an experiment and il
the experiment proves succesfuls TO
forever abolish Il in this state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
CHINA TO PAY BANDITS
DEMAND FOR RELEASE
OF FOREIGNERS HELD

Diplomats Are Not Optimistic Fate of Eight
Americans and Six or Seven Other Foreign
Hostages UnknOwn--No Direct Word from
RObber Stronghold Ambassador Schurman
Assured Ransom Will Be Paid and All For
eigners Released - Washington Reluctant
to Order Use American Troops - Tientsin
Advices Say Retreat of Bandits Surrounded
by Government Forces : Merry Gauntlet
Running by Man and Woman Captives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
THE WEATHER
RAIN AND COLDER

Northern New England: Rain and
colder Wednesday; Thursday fair
and colder.
South New England: Showers and
colder Wednesday,; Thursday fair.
East New York: Cloudy and colder
Wednesday, probably showers We'd
nesday morning in south portion and
rain or snow in north portion; Thurs
day fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Snow and Sleet
in Kentucky Town

OwensbOro. KY. May 8.-Snow,
mixed with sIcet fell for fifteen min
utes here today. The fakes. however
melted almost az rapidly as they fell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09

New York. May S-Declaring he
had found Europe "a hotbed of hat
red" and had left wondering IF they
hate each other more than they hate
New Hampshire expressed strong
opposition to Americas entry. into
tn" world court upon his arrival to-
day on the Majestic.
Declaring against entangling al
liances Of any kind. the senator
said:
I'VE have The Hague tribunal
That is enough. l see no reason for
another court. Such a court would
be part of the League of Nations
and we have already decided how we
stand on the league.
II was propagandaed wherever
went on the other side. But i,
won't help. I don't think the SEN
3tOrs opposed to the president
plan will be dragooned into it.
read in Europe OF what Lord Robert
Cecil had to say in his speeches
here. / wonder what would have
happened if l had got on my hind
legs and preached propaganda in
Paris or London"
Senator Moses said facetiously
that he understood the next presi-
Dental ticket would be Harding and
Cecil, adding that the presidents
program was very popular = in
Europe
Senator Moses was one OF the
"bitter enders" in the Senate against
the Versailles treaty containing the
League covenant. He voted against
ratification of the treaty with the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09

Picking, May (By A. P.)-The Chinese government early
this morning issued orders to the foreign commissioner of
Shantg to comply with all of the demands of the
Suchow train bandits for for the prisoners they
holding, and otherwise Diplomatic circles optimistic
to the result Of the order. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
Boston Forecast

Wednesday showers and colder !;
Thursday fair: strong southwest
winds. shifting TO west and northwest
and diminishing Wednesday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09
BRITAIN HANDS
ULT|MATUM TO
RUSSIAN SOVIET

Will Sew Relations
Unless Demands Are
Met Want Assur-
ances on Propaganda
Pay for Offenses
Against British Sub
jects - Withdrawal
Soviet Notes in Re-
ply to Protest Over
Religious Prose-
cuti0ns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-09

/; RADIO PROGRAMS
Detailed programs from principal
radiophons broadcastins stations
may be found In this issue.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-06-29
Miss Mann is Bride.
of Mr.. Folds at
COnyerS

Of interest to their many
friends was the marriage of Miss
Lettie Mae Mann and V.P. Folds,
which took place at the home of
bride in Conyers, Ca, June IL.
The Rev. G. w. Duval per-
formed the ceremony.
The living room where the
ceremony was performed was
decorated with Dorothy Perkins
roses and ferns.
The bride was attired in a white
satin-back crepe dress trimmed
with white rosebuds. In her
hair she wore a bandeau of silver
leaves.
Only the immediate family was
present. After the ceremony
the couple left by auto for At
lanta, Rome and Summeryille,
where they will reside. The
brides going-away suit was dark
blue crepe meteor with Access
series to match.
Mrs. Folds is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. O. Mann, of
Conyers. She graduated at the
Conyers High School, complet-
ing her education at G.S.C.W.
Vivian Price Folds is active in
the educational work of Georgia
His home is in Eatonton, Ca,
but for several years he has been
superintendent at Leesburg High
School, at Leesburg, Ga. He
will attend the University of
Georgia this summer before re-
Stunning his work at Summerville.
Atlanta Georgian.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-06-29
Has Time Changed?

The old swimmin' hole is cal
lin! You can see the signs of
every hand, Freckles and Skin
ney and Redhead are holding up
two fingers as they meet in front
Of the butcher shop. Shoes are
being cast aside and the old two
piece suit-pants and shirt
have taken the place of the
school suit. Vacation days are
here and the gang will meet on
the lot just as they met forty
years ago, for boyhood meyer
changes. The green foliage
along the creek beckons. the old
tin can with it's lump of earth
and Wriggling worms has the
same lure for the boy today that
it had for you in the days gone
by. The last one IN knows
what he is" causes the wild
scramble to slip out of clothing
that it did when Hector was a
pup. It's the same old world
fellows, that it used to be. The
frogs croak at night, the sun
shines into the bedroom window
at morn. There are chores to do
and dirty bare feet to wash at
bedtime, circus poster has the
same wild fascination.
No, Tom, itisn't the times that
haye changed-it's you.
Exchange.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-06-29
Seven Raids
Made Last Week

Deputy Sheriff j. T. Hines
and D. M, Melvin made seven
raids last and this week. while
they caught plenty of shine, :"
but no stills. On their rounds
they visited the plantation of
James Bros. and found two ne
gro sinners. and one on the
place of S. M. Cooke, belonging
to a negro, one on the place of
N. A. Wade, belonging to a
negro, another negro on the
place of C. 0. Young, east of
Smithvil.e, and two white men
B. G. Langham and L. E. Brown,
of Palmyra District. Mr.. Melvin
says they will make all the
lard cans a visit before they quit.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-06-29
GEORGIA-LEE COUNTY.

Meeting of the board of commissioners
OF Roads and Revenues said county at
its office duly called and convened.
Whereas lot of land 23S in the 18th
district said county, was levied upon and
sold by the sheriff of said county under
tax fl ia issued by the tax collector
of said county against A Lipsey for
state county and school taxes for the
year 1921 as will appear from recitals in
deed to Lee equity under said levy and
sale recorded Deed book M page SIS,
Whereas the board of commissioners of
Roads and revenues bought in said
property i'll their official capacity PEI
su;tant to statutory authority in such
cases and whereas the Albany Trust &
Banking Co was at the time of issuance,
levy and sale of the said described pro-
perry a creditor of A Lpsey and held
lien OH said and described property
and whereas said Albany Bank & Trust
Co desires to redeem said property as a
creditor and lien holder and made tender
of the amount require 70 affectuate such
redemption as required by law at the
April term 1928 of this board but such
redemption was not consumated as the
board desired to look further into the
matter and said Albany Trust & Bank
Co has made continued tender OF said
amount and the board being of the
opinion that its the right sof Albany
Trust & Banking Co to redeem said pro-
perry whefore it is ordered that said
Albany Trust Co and they are hereby
allowed to alfectuate said redemption
and that a quit claim conveyance be
executed to it by this board reciting all
the facts upon the county treasurery by
said Albany Bank & Trust Co for the
amount of $lSO3.31
6 HLaramore Chairman
In Office ofcommissioners Roads and
Revenues said county.
There being no other business the
meeting adjourned until next meeting
day nnless a special meeting will BE-
called in the mean time.
j Forester Clerk
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-06-29
No Paper Next Week

AS it is the custom of all coun-
try weeklies to take off the week
of July 4th, we will not publish a
paper from this Office next week.
There are FIVE weeks for publ
cation in July therefore no legal
advertisements will have to ap-
pear in the issue of July 6, but
we would be glad to get the leg
ais on the first as that will give
us time to set them up and be
ready for the next issue. Please
do not send in any correspond
ents, news or advertising matter
for that week.