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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
N.E.EMERCES
FROM WEEK
END STORM
HARRINGTON GETS
HEARTEN|NC NEWS
IN PRIMARY RACE

Hon. Frank G. Harrington. candidate
fer the Republican nomination for gov
crnor. in speaking Saturday of his
primary campaign recently launched.
declared that everything is looking fine
from all quarters of the State.
Questioned whether he had any
statement TO make concerning his plat
form or policy. he asserted that he had
nothing to say at the present time,
but expected TO give out statement
q little later.
Referring to Mr.. Farrington's cam
paign, the Portland Press Herald OF
Saturday stated:
MIR. harrington said he was partic.
ularly pleased to find on one paper the
signature of John Willard of PresQuC
Isle. driver Of the wonder horse. John
Il. Braden. 4 take that as good
omen,' he said. II Braden and his
driver are with me / ought to be head
ed for victory
Mr.. Harrington believes that Rep
resentative Wallace IL. White of Lew
iston has definitely renowned all idet
of entering the gubernatorial primar.
and says he has received assurances
of support from numbers OF men in tn,
Second District who took Mr.. Whit,
at his word when he withdrew las
week. and swung their support TO The
kennebec county candidate"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Band OF S GET
AWAY WITH TRUCK
ROBBERY $4,000

Stamford, Conn., Jan. Six men,
several of them armed. held up two
trucks owned by the New York and
Massachusetts Motor Service Co. on
the Boston Post road near here late
last night. took possession of the
trucks carrying n cargo Of merchan-
disc valued at approximately $4,000.
and escaped. The two drivers, Harry
Forest and Harry Hastings. both of
robbers and taken in an automobile
driven by one of the bandits to New
York City, where they were found by a
power house attendant in an empty lot
at 18th street and WadSworth ave-
nue. shortly after o'clock this morn
ing, to the story told by the police
here.
The trucks left Stamford at 1880
o'clock last night and about so feet
apart, the drivers said. Forest. driver
of the first machine. was stopped by
six men whom he took for revenue
officers. They tied him up, placed him
in the rear of their car and drove ahead
to ovcrtakc Hastings. who had driven
past the stalled cars. Hastings was
treated in the same manner and. 1eav-
ing two men to drive the passenger au-
tomobile and guard the truck drivers,
the bandits made off with the trucks.
t. A. Blair. president of the service
company, estimated the total loss, in
GLIDING tho machines. at $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Battleship on
Way to Graveyard
Lost Off Virginia

Norfolk. Va. Jan. 6--The battle
ship Louisiana. en- route from Phila-
delphia to Baltimore to be scrapped,
was abandoned by her tow during
gale off the Atlantic coast last
night, and is adrift. or lost. Seven
men were on board.
While being towed by the tugs
Wood and Peerless. Of the Wood
Towing and Wrecking Company, the
ships were swept by a strong north
west wind. which caused the tugs to
run for shelter. The Louisiana was
left anchored 16 miles southwest Of
Assateague, but today coastguard
cutters and the two tugs were unable
to find her.
The cutters Manning and Mas
coutin. accompanied by the mine
sweeper Owl, searched all day for
the Louisiana but tonight there was
nothing ITO show her location. A
warning to navigation was broad
cast by the coastguard. The navy
department said 1T had been inform
ed that the Louisiana was .adrift.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
LODGE AND BORAH DUE TO CLASH
TODAY ON SOVIET RECOGNITION
GARNER, DEMOCRAT
OFFERS SUBSTITUTE
FOR Mellon PLAN

Washington, Jan. Ga substitute
proposal for the Mellon tax revision
plan was made public today by Rep
resentative Garner of Texas, on be-
half Of himself and the other Demo-
Gratis on the house ways and means
committee. The high spots are:
Fix normal income tax rates at .
percent on amounts of $4,000 and I'M
der instead of percent under $4,000
as Mr.. Mellon proposes and OF four
percent under existing law; four
percent from $4,000 to 10000 instead
Of six percent above $4,000 as recon-
mended by Mr.. Mellon and of eight
percent under existing law: six per-
cent on all amounts in excess of Sl0,-
900 instead of eight percent under ex-
listing law.
Start the surtaX graduation at one
percent on incomes from $1,000 TO
$4,000 instead of $4,000 to $4,000 as
proposed by Mr.. Mellon and $4,000 to
$4,000 embarrassing law. The rate
would increase progressively to a
maximum of Al percent on incomes
OF $4,000 and more as compared
with the Mellon proposal for maxi =
mum of % percent on incomes in
excess of 100000 aAd the present
Continued OF Page 5-CoI. 81
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-bORAH OUT FOR
TAX CUT, AGAINST
SOLDIER BONUS

New York, Jan. 5--(By A. P)-De-
claring himself in favor Of tax reduc-
ton and opposed to the soldier bonus,
Senator William f. Borah of Idaho,
in an address today before the Ma
tional Republican club of New York.
said this issue could not be avoided
or sidestepped.
zone is either for tax reduction or
he is against it, he said. "One has
right to be for the bonus or he has
a right to be for tax reduction. But
no cannot be for both.
'"You cannot take Off temporary
burden of S140,000,000 or S15O,OOo,o0O
and lay on n permanent burden or
81. O00, 900. 900 to $4,000, 600. 900 and call
it tax reduction. 1t would be dan
yerous political experiment. 1t would
defeat any party that would under
take It."
Senator Borah quoted figures indi-
eating the rate. of increase OF taxes
in the last eight or ten years, declar-
ing they represented the most search
ing tragedy OF American life" In
eastern Industrial centers the situa :
ton was serious enough. he asserted
but In the agricultural regions of the
west they are losing faith In the
government" because OF unbearable
toxes and "tlre mad saturnalia OF
spending." in which the speaker de-
ciared the government continued TO
indulge.
.Out in the great agricultural
CONTINUED on Page 5-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Maine Gets Only
Tail End Worst
Blizzard Of the
Season
Rail Traffic to Boston
Badly Hampered
Steamer Trips Out of
Portland Cancelled
Other Ships Hug
HarbOrs - Snowfall
of 1872 Inches-Traf-
fic Maintained Gen.
orally in Maine

Portland, Me-, Jan. GA fall
of 1913 inches of snow was
recorded here today at the
close of storm which started
yesterday. There are now %
inches on the ground as against
90 at this time last year. Rail
traffic from Boston was serious
ly interrupted, the State of
Maine Express being twelve
hours late and others five
hours behind time. The Gov
ernor Dingley of the Eastern
Steamship Lines, which can
celled its trip last night, left
this morning for Boston. All
ether shipping was suspended.
Many boats we're blown from
their mooring by a thirty-slx
mile wind this morning, all but
one motor boat being re-
covered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Say Thousands
Rallying for Govt.
in Mexican Revolt

Washington, Jan. 6.-The Mexican
embassy in a statement today deal
ing with the revolutionary situation
in Mexico said thousands of civilians
were flocking to the Obregon colors
in all parts OF the republic.
Thousands of civilians" said the
statement, n majority with previous
military training are volunteering to
assist the government to put down
the rebellion. In the state of Oakaca
polunteers are being organized and
equipped to move with regular fed
eral forces against the rebels under
Generals Garcia Vigil and Maycotte.
These rebels are short of food. am
munition and in precarious condi-
ton.
THE recruiting. campaign in the
northern part of the republic has
convinced the government. that it's
citizens are loyal. AS fast as the
volunteers can be equipped they are
being organized. Already the gov
eminent has large bodies under train
ing and shortly will be able to move
them against the rebels. Others of
the loyal volunteer forces will be
used as garrisons.
THE assassination of Governor
Garlic OF Yucatan by De La Huerta
ebrels stirred the republic to its
heart.
Notwithstanding the news pub
iished by rebel agents, they have not
begun any new military activities,
and. on the other hand, the govern
nlent forces prepare 10 attack them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Republican Leader Will Sup
port Stand of Administra-
ton That Negotiations at
Present Are Out of Question
Idaho Senator Will Lead
Opposition - House Will
Hear Garner On Tax Plan

washington, Jan. 6.-Taxes, pro-
hibition, and recognition of the Rus
sian Soviet government will be the
subjects of discussions tomorrow in
the House and Senate. There will be
little affirmative action by either
House, but committee activity upon
important legislation that is to come
will be increased.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
the Republican leader and chairman
Of the foreign relations committee,
will support the administrations at
titude toward the Soviet regime. His
prepared address is expected to pre-
cipitate a general discussion with
Senator Borah. Republican. Idaho
leading the attack on the program OF
the administration.
This discussion will delay, II not
prevent, balloting in the deadlock
over the craftsmanship of the inter-
state commerce committee. There are
still no signs of a break in the tleup
and indications now are that RepuD-
lican leaders will find, it difficult to
gain majority support for the IN
definite shelving of the contest.
In the house Representative Gar
ner of Texas. ranking Democrat on
the ways and means committee, ana
Representative Frear. of Wisconsin
a Republican insurgent leader who
has studied the tax question for his
group, will deliver prepared addresses
on the revenue problem. Mr.. Gar
ner, is expected to elaborate upon the
Democratic tax program which he
made public tonight.
Representative Hill. Republican.
MARYLAND, one of the leaders in con-
gress of the fight for light wines and
beers, has been allotted time to re-
ply to the recent speech of Repre-
sentative Upshaw, Democrat. Georgia
who pleaded for more vigorous enl
forcement of the prohibition law and
declarations of abstinence. by Presi-
dent Coolidge. his cabinet, and other
government officials.
Farmers aid will be brought to the
fore tomorrow before the senate
agricultural committee which will
begin public hearings on pending
bills, while other senate committees
will begin consideration of less i'm
portant matters.
The house ways and means COM
mittee will resume consideration oil
The Mellon tax bill and the rules COM
mittee will begin putting the final
| touches on its recommendations for
amendments to the house rules de-
manded by Republican insurcent
and Democratic leaders with a view
to q report by January II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Shenandoah Tests
Preparatory to
Flight to Arctic

Lakehurst. n. j., Jan. G.-Prepara-
tons for the fight Of tho giant navy
dirigible Shenandoah TO the polar re-
gions are now being actively made at
the naval aid station here. AS soon as
favorable weather conditions occur. 1t
was announced today, the ship will be
fastened to her huge mooring mast for
a period of six days. The longest test
thus far made was for So hours.
The test was made to determine the
durability of the mast and its strength
when subjected to a prolonged strain.
The effect on the Shenandoah also will
be observed.
Commander Frank r. McCreary.
commandant Of the air station and
commander of the Shenandoah. will Sc
lcct her crew for the North Pole fight
about May ]. 1t is expected that the
ship will leave here the latter part of
June or the beginning of July for Fort
Worth. the first hop in her long, fight.
Commander McCrary. who returned
from Washington last night. said that
the plans of Secretary DENLY would
be followed to the letter. The Shenan-
doah will be accompanied by two ships
as far as Nome. Alaska. 1t is expect
ed that Admiral Moffett. chief Of the
bureau of naval aeronautics. will ac-
company the Shenandoah as far as
Nome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Trains off Schedule

CentraI Maine was fortunate Satur-
day night and Sunday morning IN es-
Gaming much OF the violence or the
s,orm which in other sections OF the
New England states was a veritablc
blizzard and seriously interfered WIN
TRANSPORTATION lines. Tho snow began 10
fall about o'clock Saturday night but
the storm did not become heavy until
oftcr 10 o'clock. It was accompanied by
n strong cold wind which was extremely
penetrating after midnight. About SIX
inches OF snow was added to that
which had already fallen. making the
total snowfall for the winter little
over a foot.
The high wind made Il necessary to
run snowplows on the Androscoggin &
Kepnebec lines as the snow drifted
badly in the country. but 1t was not
heavy and the electric railroad did not
miss a trip, nor were the cars OH time
seriously. Neither the telephone nor
telegraph lines were bothered.
Apparently due TO the difiiculty en-
rerienced by the Boston &c Maine Rail-
road in keeping trains running. the
eastbound trains on the Maine Central
we're off time Saturday night and Sum
day morning. but the westbound trains
were very nearly on time. The only
westbound train to be or schedule
more than a few minutes was No. 3.
due to leave here,at 3.21 A. NJ, which
ran In two sections and was about an
hour late.
No. 90. the eastbound train due to
leave Augusta at TAO Saturday evening.
did not leave until 1902. while No. III
in the same direction. scheduled TO
leave at 40 Sunday morning. was
two hours and so minutes late. no. 81.
the milk train" which should leave
this city at $50 Sunday morning. suf-
fered most from the blizzard. as It
was canceNed and ran as first MOI I'll
Sunday afternoon, being about an hour
late on that schedule. No. ]. arriving
here at about 9.35 in the morning. was
about on time but did not make any
connection with the Boston & Maine
trains. so that the Sunday papers did
not get to this city until the late aft
ernoSn, arriving on No. I'll. The Sec
FOND section of No. I'll arrived here at
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
Brunswick Fire
Chief Injured When
Extinguisher ExplOdes
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especial to kenDebec JournalD
Brunswick, Me. Jan. 6.-Chief
William 3. Edwards of the Bruns-
wick Fire Department had a mar
row escape from serious injury when
fire extinguisher exploded while
the department was extinguishing q
chimney fire at the residence of Miss
Mary ]. Belanger. East Elm street
today
Chief Edwards with Driver J. P. A.
Fournier and Philip Liable had an
swered still alarm. Fireman Liable
was holding the fire extinguisher and
Chief Edwards was directing the
stream into the hot chimney when
the tank exploded. With report
that was heard all over the neigh
borhood. The explosion wrenched the
tank from Labbe's hand. it struck
Chief Edwards in the right shoulder
with such force that he fell uncon-
scious to the floor. Labee was not
injured, and with Driver Fournier's
assistants, the Chief was placed on
a couch where he soon regained con-
seriousness after which the firemen
under his direction completed the
work of extinguishing the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-07
BOMB AIMED
FOR JAP EMPEROR
FAILS TO EXPLODE

Toxic. Jan. 6, (By A. P.)-The po-
lice after suppressing last night the
Japanese newspaper that published
accounts Of the unsuccessful bomb
throwing at the imperial palace yes
terday, released the story today with
formal statement that a Korean
had hurled the bombs, which failed to
explode.
The emperor and his family are not
occupying the palace at present. The
Korean three three bombs. 1t was
said that at the open space, outside
the palace, where the bombs We're
thrown. no damage could have been
done to the palace.
The Korean was arrested immedi-
ately.
Despite the fact that the demon
stration apparently was staged by q
Korean, public opinion supports the
theory that he acted as q protest
against the attempted formation of q
cabinet controlled by the house OF
peers. The incident further embar-
raised Premier kiyourl, who already
had stirred up the opposition of the
Seiyukaf, the majority party in the
diet, because or his announced inten-
ton to make Baron F'ujimura his
foreign minister and had aroused the
ire of the miltarists because of his
proposed appointment Of General Fu-
kuda as minister of war. General Flu
kuda formerly was commander In
chief OF Formosa.
Late today, however. the new pre-
mier announced n reorganization oil
the contemplated cabinet which shift
ed Baron Fujimura to the ministry OF
communications and dropped General
Fukuda entirely.
The bomb throwing. coming so soor
after the attack on the prince regent
by q young radical. who fired on his
automobile, has caused n tremendous
sensation. This is said to be the
first time that Japan has faced what
seems to be an anti-imperial move
ment.
1t is reported that the Koreans
who are blamed for every untoward
incident. are arranging a demonstra-
ton against the regent, to take place
just before his wedding, which has
been set for February s.
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GOV, P|NCHOT LEADS
! P|LGRImA TO
. CRAVE ROOSEVELT

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Jan. 6--Govern-
or Clifford Pinchot. OF Pennsylvania,
led band of noted pilgrims to the
grave of Theodore Roosevelt today,
the fifth anniversary Of his death.
and there paid tribute to Colonel
Rooscvclts gallantry Of spirit which
he said was his most striking char
acteristic.
The domipant quality OF Roose-
velts courage, said Governor PIN
ehot. was its perennial eager readi-
ness for whatever fortune might
bring TO him or against him.
His spirit rushed to meet the new
adventure; appraised 1t with COO.
Judgment, unwarped by any form OF
fear. unmoved by any sense or ureao
except the dread of going wrong !:
tested II by his vast knowledge OIL
men and things and human history;
measured it by his clear-eyed ana III.
ways active standard of right.
I'VE who knew him at work mar.
yelled at the blitheness or MS spirit
under the strain of bitter struggles.
Surely in no man. of our time OUT
Lincoln did the essential kindness
Of a most kindly nature. throughout a
life of such enormous pressure. sucn
absorbing warfare, such venemous
attack, remain so genuinely unspo'-
led from the world.
The pilgrims later went TO I'm, 1nS
Roosevelt home at Sycamore M.
where in the absence of the former
presidents widow who sailed recent
ly for Japan with her son kerin.,
they were received in the famous
trophy room by Captain ana Mrs.
Archibald Roosevelt.
Grouped around the nrepiaSe'
James Hagedorn read excerpts Iro.'
Colonel Roosevelt's historical wri.-
ings and James Garfield. who was ~
Roosevelts cabinet, paid tribute ~
Mrs. Roosevelt for all she had con
tributed to her husbands success
and achievements.
Others in the party included; Doc
tor Richard Derby, Colonel Roose- .
velts son in law; William Draper
Lewis. University OF Pennsylvania
Albert Bushnell Hart Harvard' anu
Mr., and Mrs. William Loeb, oil oys-
ter Bay.
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Brewster Denies
Religious Issue
Being Raised by Him
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Fairfield, Jan. 6--"It has been
charged that have been responsible
to some extent for raising religious
issue in this state. l do not believe
this criticism is fair" Ralph o.
brewster, candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor de-
clared here tonight before the open
forum of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
! have frankly and firmly adyo-
Gated constitutional amendment
prohibiting the appropriation of
pkhlic funds to sectarian or parochial
schools. 1t seems to me that this
must, fairly be called n public school
issue rather than n religious issue.
me constitutional amendment which
1 have advocated makes absolutely
no discrimination between the var
ious sects. AS matter of fact
about four-fifths of the money now
being appropriated by the state TO
Sectaran schools is going to Protes-
tant institutions while only about
one fifth is going to Roman Catholic
SeminarieS. No public school funds
are going to parochial schools i'm so
far as my knowledge goes except in
Northern ArOostool where the public
school system and the parochial
school system are united.
The effect of the amendment which
I have proposed at the present time
would accordingly be much more
unfavorable to Protestant than to
Roman Catholic institutions. I be-
/, lieve very strongly that the integri-
ty of our public school system should
he maintained at all cost To me it
is only possible to do this through
protecting our public school funds
from diversion to soctarlan schools.
I stand squarely in favor of pre-
serving the integrity of our public
school system by prohibiting the
| appropriation of public funds to sec
tartan schools. I cannot conceive
that this can be considered raising
a religious Issue since this seems to
me fundamentally an issue of the
American public school.
l believe that a serious defect in
our public school system is the fall
ure to make any adequate provision
for religious education or trainin"'
and for this reason have advocated
the excuse of children for n stated
period each week to receive reli-
gious instruction in the church home
of thc' r parents as requested by their
parents.
believe and I have some evidence
to support this conclusion that IL
any adequate provision could ne
made in connection with our public
school system for the children to re-
ceive proper religious training in the
church hoE.e of their parents that
very many Roman Catholic parents
would prefer to send their children TO
the public SCHOOLS because of the ad-
vantages which they would derive
from asociating with all the differ
ent elements Of our population and
because OF the cflcienc-- from a
secular standpoint Of the public
school system which we have de-
veloped in America.
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GRAB ANOTHER
RUM-RUNNER ship
OUTSIDE 3 MILES

Galveston, Tex, Jan. 6.-The second
rum runner flying the British flag cap
tured in this section of the Gulf Of
Mexico outside the three-mile limit in
less than two months was taken this
morping off San Luis Pass, near Gal
weston. by customs men on the board
ing launch Kalita. assisted by coast
guards. The Muriel +. Minters, two
masted. schooner. was anchored here
this afternoon, her manifest showing
an original cargo of 3400 cases of
whisky taken from some port in the
West Indies. The captains record
shows 500 cases disposed of.