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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-13
THROWS DOPE
IN ELEVATOR

While being searched az police
headquarters following his arrest
Tuesday afternoon. Edwin Phillips.
is. cautiously removed a bindle Of
morphine from his clothing and.
watching his chance. threw Il in The
police elevator. according 10 tho or.
resting officers.
Tho dope was found by the eleya.
tor man. who gave Il 20 Patrolman
c. Il. RiS. Phillips had been arrested
az sixth ave. md King At with five
other men. following an alleged dope
party. They were all charged with
being disofderly persons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-13
TAKING NO CHANCES

Little Boy-l'm not going 20
school today cause we've got to work
too hard.
Mo,her-wha, have you rot to
dot
Little BOY don't know. bu,
teacher said that we'd have cnllounod
themes after today's classes The
Wasp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-13
HOW 1T HAPPENED

"DId you let Jack kiss you before
you were engaged"
Yes: that's how we happened 10
be engaged-papa came along
Boston Transcript.
, 1924-12-10

Il AA4NA~ 49, ~ ~0NN-
however, said they were highly pleased
and announced that they had agreed on
all pressing matters, such as q decision
Tor main aiming embassies In COnStanu-
nople and the adoption Of harmonious
policies at the Rome meeting Of the
Council of the League. Mr.. Chamber
lain, for his party, promised to support
the appointment OF a trenchman as
Chairman of the League OF Nations
committee for the investigation OF
German ornaments. Before leaving,
the Foreign Minister wrote a state
ment for the Press o. the two
countries, which he addressed di-
rectly TO he newspapers. The state
ment is as follows. We ministers and
politicians work our hardest to fOrtlIy the
bonds OF friendship which unitas our two
countries Jy The memories oil common
glory, common safety aud common Ia
tares,. Lerdus your powerful ald. ID not
emphasize The differences which may a
rise from zine 10 time between me pest
OF friends, be rather interpreters Of our
TWO n|.ti1Ls, one to the other. Let the
British press make it its duty 10 explain
the French view point, as the press oil
France, on its side, makes 1t Its motto 10
explain the British viewpoint to It's com
DaJrIOlS. Make yourselves, on either side
OF the channel, defenders OF that entente
CordabLe which must always unite
France and Great Britain. You will JhuS
n4ip US etfacuveIy''
2 .ris, Lee. 7Jn-M. Herriot pledged
his Government to fight communists yl0
l4nce in France, in a declaration before
the Cn3mOeg oil Deputies during q stor-
my session chat brought INTO sharp relief
, 1924-12-10

Schaefer defeated Willie Happe, 1872
baik line billiard champion, In their
special 320C match Schaefer eXtitle
holder made a high run Of 260 against
Hopes 1873. Counts for the eighth and
final block were Schaefer 400. Hoppe 256.
Grand averages for the match were
Schaefer 81. 65, Hoppe 1856.
New York. Dec. 9Th. The Bethlehem
Steel Company announced that they had
contracted with the Argentine Govern
ment to erect a complete petroleum retla,
cry at La Plata, Argentina, with a capa-
city Of ID 600 barrels daily and TO be com
plete in two years at a cost OTIS 1000, OJO'
The new plant will refine petroleum from
the Com0doro and RivadavIa oil fields.
Washington. Dec. 6Jh.-C0n4ress made
fair progress during the opealng week
of The. short session. Besides completing
their organization, the only important
Iegis alton completed was the passage Of
the Deficiency Bill left over from the
preceding session. The House, hoWev-
en-, will probably pass an appropriation
foJ the Department Of the interior cary
this week, while the Senate Will continue
to debate over the disposition OF the Mus
Gle SluaIs nitrate plants.
Washington, Dee. SLD immigration
into the United States has more than
doubled since 1922, according TO the an
nual report Of the Bureau Of lmmjera-
ZION. The figures for 1924 are given as
7O6. SOS. The increase is principally due
10 a greater number Of immigrants from
Northern Europe. immigration from
Turk y and Southern Europe decreased
from nearly 1000, coo in 1922 to 1901 600
in 1924 and 90 the other hand immlgra-
ton nom Great Britain rose from 25,l25
in 1922 Is 9,940 in 1924, Ireland lO,579
to I1.lll. Germany 1880 to 1901,
Scandinavia 1863 to 1871, Canada
46.8lJ 10 200, $50 and Mexico 1881 70
50, OBS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
Senate Will Pass
On Coolidge Campaign
Fund in Bay State

Washington, May 14.-Charges by
Mayor Curley Of Boston that Coolidge
campaign organization in Massachu-
sets is soliciting campaign funds on
n mo limit" basis are to be laid before
the Senate, Senator Walsh, Democrat,
Massachusetts, said today after a con-
ference with some of his colleagues.
The exact form in which the matter
is to be presented is yet to be deter
mined, but an official investigation may
be proposed. Should this course be
taken there were indications that a
general inquiry such as that which pre-
coded the 1920 national political con-
ventions would not be unlikely.
Senator Johnson, Farmer-Labor, Min
nesota, already has obtained adoption
Of a resolution calling upon the chair
men Of the Republican and Democratic
national committees to report to the
Senate all campaign contributions ct
more than $500 made by the big five
packers or any persons connected with
them ,since the 1920 campaign.
At that time there was a suggestion
by Senator Norbeck, Republican. South
Dakota, that the Tarmer-Labor party
be included in the scope Of the resolu-
ton. He charged that there had been
excessive expenditures by that party,
and added that officials OF the party
admitted" the expenditure Of more
than $3so.006 in his state alone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
TO HASTEN LEGISLATION FOR
END OF CONGRESS BY JUNE I
paddock LAW
CLOSES 9 White
LIGHT RESORTS, n. Y,

New York, May 14.-Padlocks and
deputy marshals tonight barred
entrance to nine Of New York's best
known white light" cabarets.
The chain OF resorts all were
owned by the Thompson Salvin Cor
porations, their doors were sealed
and placed under guard for a year
under the paddock provision of the
prohibition. law, invoked today by
the United States district attorneys
staff.
A special grand jury which had
been impanelled to consider indict-
when the corporation consented to
submit to the padlocking.
The high-salaried jazz orch~S~>s.
whose programs nightly had been
broadcast from the cabarets to ra-
do listeners-in throughout the land,
were billed elsewhere.
Eight of the resorts under the
prohibition ban are in the heart or
just ON the fringe of the theatrical
district. They include the Palais
Royale, the Plantation, the Moulin
Rouge, the Montmarte, the Club
Royale. the Balmoral Club, the
Barn Club and the 400 Club.
The ninth is the Club Gallant,
south of Washington square, whose
mezzo-tinted entrance way, pattern
ed after the vogue in stage design
cry, has been the seasons biggest
novelty in Greenwich Village.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
0.'S. LITTLEF|ELD,
maine BANKER, DIES
WASHINGTON, D. G.

Rockland. Me-, May 14.-Arthur
S. Littlefeld. president of. the Rock
land National Bank, died today at
Washington, D. c. He was GO years
old and a native of Vinalhaven.
He was educated at Bates college
and Columbia Law school ard en-
tered upon the practice of law at
Rockland in 1880. in partnership
with his brother. the late Congress
man Charles E. Littlefield. He had
been president of the Maine Bar
Association, the Maine Bankers AS
ISOLATION and the Maine National
Bankers Association and was vice
president for Maine for the Ameri-
can Bankers Association. He was
a member of the legislature in 1903-7
and was Republican in politics.
Last week he was elected grand
master of the grand council of
Maine. Royal and Select Masters.
and he was also past grand COM
mander of the grand commandery
of Maine, knights Templar. He is
survived by his widow. formerly
Miss Rosa Weymouth, of Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
COOLIDGE Will VETO
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
WORD TO HOUSE SOON
LEADERS INDICATE
NO HURRY NAMING
new FRENCH GOVT,

Paris. May 14-(By A. P.)-The
newly elected deputies. who filled
the Hobbies of the chamber with their
enthusiasm today. were astonished
at the absence of the leaders and at
the scarcity of real news concerning
the formation of a new government.
The only fact disclosed during the
day was that the Socialists would
abstain for the moment from parti-
cipation in the government and that
they will support. a Herriot cabinet
on certain conditions.
These conditions are the adoption
in the government programme of a
proposition for general amnesty of
all political and military offenses, re-
peal of the law authorizing econ
omies by decree, repeal of the law
imposing a 20 per cent increase in
all taxes and the introduction of a
law providing for levy on capital,
to take the place of direct and in
direct taxation: reduction of mill
tary service to six months. abolition
of courts martial, recognition of the
Soviet government of Russia, ma
tionalization of the railroads and adj
herence of France to the theory that
Germany and RUSSIA must become
members of the League of Nations.
This is regarded as maximum
program. from which. after bargain
ing, naturalization of the railroads
and abolition of courts martial might
be dropped. The remainder, includ-
ing a capital levy and recognition OF
the Soviets. Is regarded as a mini
mum.
The radicals are ready to accept In
principle the reduction of obligatory
military service to six months. and
their leader. M. Herriot, has not only
pronounced in favor of capital
levy, but has introduced a resolu-
ton to that effect in the chamber.
His followers, however. are less unit
ed on that question than on military
service.
Insistence upon such n program 1t
is said, among the more moderate
radicals, would promptly disrupt the
party.
The proposed recognition of the
Soviets is expected to cause no diff
ficulty. M. Poincare, 1t is asserted on
the best authority. was gradually
moving in that direction. Nationali-
zation of the railroads would elicit
much opposition from the moderate
radicals on the ground that none of
the state monopolies had ever been
as productive as under private en-
terprise.
The Socialists and radicals are
agreed as to the application of the
Dawes reparation plan, and there is
likely to be little trouble in reach
ing an agreement on all foreign
questions. Internal politics exclus-
lively will dominate the ministerial
situation, as they did the elections.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
Released on Charge
Kidnapping Young
Child at SacO. Me.

Detroit. May IA. C. Doyle, De-
troit attorney. arrested Sunday on a
charge Of participating in the kidnap-
ing of nine-year-old Jean Thompson
of Saco. Me-, last Friday, today ex-
planned his part in. the affair. He was
ordered released yesterday by Judge
Vincent Brennan I'm circuic court and
all records of the arrest were ordered
destroyed, Judge Brennan scoring po-
lice for the arrest, which was made at
the request of w. III. Thompson, the
child's grandfather, and not Of Saco
authorities.
Doyle said he went to Saco with Mrs.
Dorothy Thompson to learn what could
be done to obtain ire custody Of her
daughter, Jean. Mrs. Thompson was
divorced in April, but no order was
made as to the custody OF the child.
Doyle said he was told by a Saco at
torney that under Maine law no habeas
corpus writ was needed to get the
child.
He went with Mrs. Thompson to the
home OF the grandparents, he said,
and while he was talking with the
child's grandmother, Mrs. Thompson
disappeared with the child.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
Intention No Secret

While no official announcement has
been made that Mr.. Coolidge will
veto the measure, persons close to
the executive have made no attempt
to conceal his Intentions. The fact
that he began preparation today OF
a message to the house was consid-
cred positive proof of his decision to
return the measure without his sig
nature.
The presidents message may be
sent to the house tomorrow or 1t
may be delayed until Friday. The
ten day period during which the ex-
ecutive may act on the bill will ex-
pire at midnight Friday.
The message is expected to be
somewhat similar to that sent the
senate by Mr.. Coolidge in vetoing the
Bursum pension bill, in that 1t prob
ably will cite the drain the measure
would impose on the treasury. d.
rector Lord of the budget in a report
submitted to the president along
with reports from the treasury de-
partment and the veterans bureau
is understood to have presented an
estimate that the bill would cost
100000 the first year: $146 O0o,-
900 for cash and insurance payments
and $6.500,0D0 for administration.
The treasury in its report, is UNI
derstood to have presented an esti-
mate to the total cost of the measure.
figuring the cos at $1,000. zoo, 900
over a sixty year period. The vet
Grams bureau report dealt merely
with administrative provisions OF
the measure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
Farmer Gives Self
Up After Defying
DEPUTIES for Hours

Belleville. Ills, May 14-Jacob OFT.
AZ, who for several hours this after
noon, while barricaded in his farm
house eight miles south of New
Athens. Ills, held more than a score
Of deputy sheriffs armed with riot
guns and tear bombs at bay, sur
rendered late this afternoon and is
held here in Jail.
Upon surrendering. OFT admitted,
according to deputies. that he shot
Henry Baer. 40. farmer of Baldwin,
His, from his automobile, following
an alleged quarrel over money mat
tiers.
Following the shooting OFT drove
to his home. where he barricaded
himself, with his wife and seven
children, and held deputies at bay.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon OFT ad-
mitted one OF the deputies and gave
himself up. He was armed with a
pistol and shotgun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
No Part in Any
War, Methodists
Vote at Springfield

Springfield, Mass, May 14.-War
and peace, communism and free
speech, moved the Methodist dele
gates to vociferous debate in the gen.
eral conference proceedings here to-
day, and stiff breezes ruffled the u.s.
ually calm seas of legislative deliber-
alton.
A pronouncement of the church's
refusal to participate in any war was
adopted by the committee on the
state of the church after three hours
of heated discussion, the vote being
76 for to q against. A minority
report excepting wars for the de-
Tense of the country or of humanity
will also be presented to the general
conference. it was decided after the
meeting.
The majority report left to the
individual church member liberty to
follow his conscience in the event
Of war, but declared that the church
separated itself from war and would
take no part in it's promotions. A
proposal to include the advocacy of
the United States entry into the
League of Nations was defeated, as
was one to strike out the statement
Of Individual and church attitudes.
There is nothing to necessitate
the separation of the Cross of Christ
from the flag of my country" said
the Rev. Orien w. tifer of Indiana
polls. whose defeated amendment to
except defensive wars became the
basis for the minority report.
1--WE are trying to express the cor
porate mind of Jesus on war;" said
f. Stanley Jones of North India,
I'VE ought to get others to join us
in refusing to take part in wars. IF
that be treason make the most of
it."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
MAI. MARTIN MAY
RESUME FLIGHT
FROM ENGLAND

Mitchell Field, n. z, May IA
The airplane in which Major Fred
erick L. Martin may resume his at
tempt to encircle the earth, inter-
rupted when storms wrecked his
machine in Alaska, has been order
ed shipped to New York from Lang
ley Field, Va, by the first available
steamer, according to a telegram
received tonight by Major William
N. Hensley, Jr., commandant here
from Major General Mason NJ. Pat
rick, chief of the army air service.
Major Hensley has been instructed
to re-ship the plane upon it's arrival
to England, where Major Martin is
expected to continue his flight.
The machine. Douglass biplane,
is similar to that in which Major
Martin started his trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
immigration Bill
Ready for Coolidge
By End of Week

Washington, May 14-President
Coolidge was informed authorita-
tiyely today that the immigration
bin, fixing Jtaly /, 1924. as the effec-
tive date of Japanese exclusion, in
all probability would be ready for
his signature before the end of this
week.
Leaders Of both parties in the
house were understood to have re-
ported at a white house conference
that so large q majority of that body
were in favor of the conference re-
port as now drawn that when pre-
sented tomorrow the opposition
would be no more than perfunctory.
At the same time the president was
told the report would be presented to
the senate as soon as acted upon at
the other end of the capitol and that
the outlook was for immediate adop-
ton.
attended by Representatives Long
worth. of Ohio, and Garrett, of Ten
nessee. the Republican and Demo
cratic leaders, Chairman Smell, or
the rules committee, and Represen-
tatiye Garner. of Texas, ranking
Democrat on the ways and means
committee. -...,,
generally was discussed the presi-
dent was understood to have empha-
sized his continued interest in the
Immigration problem, his inquiries
being directed toward determining
beyond question the impossibility OF
further efforts to obtain a comprom-
ise on the exclusion date meeting
with success in the house.
The consensus OF opinion among
leaders Of that body was that the
conferees had stretched a point IN
agreeing to reconsider their nrss re-
mort and that no further considera-
t,nn along that line could be had.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
SENATOR WHEELER
IS WH|TEWASHED
BY SENATE PR0BERS

Washington, May Ex-senator Bur-
ton X. Wheeler. Democrat. Montana,
was wholly" exonerated in a ma
jority report filed today in the SEN
ate by Senator Borah. Republican,
Idaho, chairman of the special COM
mittee which investigated charges
that Senator Wheeler accepted fee
from Gordon Campbell, Montana oil
operator to prosecute oil land claims
before the interior department after
his election to the sentae.
The vote in the committee was
four to one. Senators Borah and
McNary. Republican, Oregon. and
Swanson. Virginia, and Caraway, Ar
kansas, Democrats, signed the ma
jority report but Senator Sterling,
Republican, South Dakota reserved
the right to submit separate views.
He expects to do this within the next
few days.
The charges investigated by the
committee previously had been the
basis for an Indictment returned
against Senator Wheeler by a fed
eral grand jury in his home state.
There was no mention of that in
dictment in the report, nor was there
ref ference to the activities in Mon
tana of Blair Coan, who testified he
had Leen sent there by Secretary
Lockwood, of the Republican Ma
tional Committee and had gathered
information which was used in OBJ
tanning the indictment against
Wheeler.
The majority report held that the
committee was authorized to inquire
into the sole question of whether
Senator Wheeler had agreed to re-
ceive or in fact had received money
for prosecuting claims before gov
eminent department in violate of the
statutes. The committee found that
he neither received nor agreed to
receive o accept any compensation
whatever, directly or indirectly for
any service rendered, or to be en-
deed, to any person., either by him.
self or another" in relation to an!
proceeding before any department of
the federal government.
Senator Sterling, who took the lead
in cross examining witnesses. BEFORE
the committee, said he had a differ.
ent conception of the functions of the
committee than did the other MEM
bers; that in his judgement the in
vestigators were not to undertake to
pass upon either the guilt orr inno-
cence of Senator Wheeler. but to de-
termine whether the grand jury was
justified in returning the Indictment
on the evidence presented to it and
whether the Indictment was the re-
suit of 'frame-up."
Senator Wheeler charged in the
senate on April 8, the day after the
indictment was returned. that it was
the outgrowth of a "frame-up" and
later witnesses were brought here
from Montana to support his charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
COnferees Make
Good Roadway
On Tax Cut Bill

Washington, May 14.-Conferees on
the tax reduction bill today Cleaned up
a long list of non-controversial amend
ments added by the Senate and cleared
the way for work soon on the Senate
tax bill.
New printed copies Of the bill, avail
able today. showed the Senate actually
made $50 amendments. The large ma
jority of these, however, were OF q
technical nature.
While House Republican insurgents
made known a Cssire today to stand
by the Senate committee members for
full publicity of returns and for SUBJ
stitute corporation tax imposing a
levy on undistributed profits, Repre-
sentative Garner of Texas. spokesman
for the House Democrats on tax legis-
lation, indicated no movement was on
foot to bring about a coalition in the
House with the insurgents for gaining
approval of these two amendments.