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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Forest Fire Raging
Near Yosemite Park

San Francisco, Aug. 14-A forest
fire thought to have been started sew.
eral days ago by a blast set of by
convict road workers, was sweeping
through a heavily timbered area bor-
dering on the north fork of the Mer-
ced river early today, two miles from
Ell, Portal, the enhance to Yosemite
National Park.
Col. W. B. Greeley, ehief of the
United States forest service announc-
ed that a reserve force % experience
cd forest fire fighters would be con-
centrated in California within two
weeks to be available for emergen-
cies.
The Yosemite FIRE aas burned over
10000 acres in Mariposa county and
100 men We're attempting today to
fight it away from the National Park.
In the same area, but detached from
the main blaze. fire last night des-
troyed the Bowers Cave resort near
MERGED The fire continued burning
today.
Nevada, through Senator eddie,
became concerned over the Calf
fornia forest fire situation yesterday,
when he telegraphed President Coo
lidye requesting immediate federal
aid in stamping out forest fires in
California" close to the Nevada line.
Verdi, a lumber settlement IL miles
west of Reno, which was surrounded
on three sides by a forest fre yes
terday, was declared out of danger
last night.
A fire in Dog Valley. near Verdi,
is destroying some of the finest tim
Der on the eastern boundary OF Cali
fcrnia. One of the main highways
from Nevada to the coast was closed
today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Bus Conductor Knocks on
b Other Heel For Passenger

Up. on Riverside Drive a bus stop
ped to take on a passenger and then
bowled rapidly along. The passen-
ser paused on the platform. 20.
conductor she walled, Il have lost
my heel. 1t wrenched right of as I
stepped on Couldn't you wait and
LEI me go back and look for it?"
L am afraid not, madam" replied
the conductor with courtesy, but with
implacable firmness. we are three
OF four blocks away now"
The passenger subsided into the
nearest seat.
The bus approached 72d 1T. The
one-heeled passenger turned and
beckoped the conductor. Only the
woman in the seat behind her heard
the passenger say pleacingly: Con
ductor,, | can't limp down 5th av
with only one heel. Could you
break off the other heel for me?"
YES. madam, I think could said
the. conductor.
The passenger slipped off her
pump. From The back platform
came sounds ofthumps end hammer
ings. An affable conductor returned
once more A smiling woman slip
red her silk stocking into a second
heeless pump. It was once more de-
that courtesy on the 5th-
ay bus is a fact.-New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
FOREST FIRE Peril.
DUE TO HUMANS 4

San Francisco. Aug IL Ca n By J
Mail)-The great forests Of mrs,
pines. spruces. hemlocks. redwsods
and sequo.as that stretch over the
states of the Pacific Coast have been
menaced more seriously by fires this
summer than at any time in regent
years. California. in the grip Of a
protracted drought, was the worst
sufferer.
Despite the tinder-like condition Of
the California national forests, Whero
the most disastrous of the fires have
burned, Paul G.. Redington, United
States district forester here. Is ot the
opinion that there would have been
virtually no fire hazard. and would
not be at any TIME. x human care
lessness could be eliminated. 4
In recent statement. Mr.. Reding-
ton attributed to negligence 657 Of $50
fires in the state this year.
About so percent" he said fare
caused by careless campers, motor
lists, fishermen and others who Sire
Quent the forests. 1t is true that
every summer a certain number OF
dc not fear the lightning fires. Gen.
orally they are started in exposed
places at high elevations, spots easily
discerned by our lookout mem II
usually is a much simpler matter Ia
Tut them out than to check thoSe or
human origin Campers are apt to-
cause blaEes along streams beds, in !
places less cool and less accessible"
So serious has the situation been In.
the California forests that the federal
forester arranged for United States
,.Nl ANf@ Va At0triRnG
the national reserves where the hazard
vas greatest. The federal forest ser
vice maintained force of $50 men
in this state throughout the summer,
and at times. when several huge flreS
were burning in different national for
ests, thousands Of temporary snre-,
fighters supplemented the regulars
AT times, when fires were raging
uncontrolled and, in several inStan-
ccs, towns were threatened, men near
the scenes were conscrlpted FOR SER
! vice. But this was reSorted 10 rnTelS:
At the close Of July the fires an hao
been controlled and meet Of them
we're out. but the drought renamed,
Normally there is little rainfaH on,
the Pacific Coast in summer. mo
dry spell in California however, had'
started in the early string. By the
latter part Of the summer the feoeral
forests had lost more than S1,500o.o00
in timber, with uncstinated damage
tc watersheds.
There also were severe fire losses
in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana, though the peril was. less
acute than in California. Late sum
mer rains removed much OF the
hazard In Oregon and WASHINGTON
II wns held necessary TO cloNe 10
the public large areas of the CALI
fornia national forests, Such closing
never would he required could tie
| element of negligence be removed the
| district forester said. A.
oninion that education was the only
Weapon to combat this carelessness
With this in view. they have plae-
arded the state with posters ana no.
tees reminding people 10 ~ ~, IN
throw unextinSuished matches OF
! cisarettes into brush.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Garment Workers
Settle with 20 Firms

Boston, Aug. l4-Settlements with
more than 20 manufacturers were
announced today by the settlement
committee arbitrating between the
employers and members of unions
affiliated with the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America. This
will mean the return to work on
Monday of $500 OF the 1000 work
ers who went on strike on last Mon
day.
The strike was called because of
the alleged failure of number of
the smaller manufacturers to abide
by an agreement ratified in 1921.
Union officials charged that these
manufacturers were encouraging
the sweat shop" by sending work
into private homes.
Twenty eight workers arrested
yesterday after their attempts at
picketing had ended in riot and
the stabbing of one of their number
were arraigned in the municipal
court. today. They were held in
nominal bail and the cases were con-
tinued until Aug. -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Must Use Husbands
Surname on U. S. Payroll

Washington. Aug. 14-Married
women who insist upon retaining
their maiden names to assert indi-
viduality or fer any other reason.
get no official sympathy from
Comptroller-Cen McCarl.
In a ruling just handed to the
department of the interior, the
oomptrollcr-genera holds that n
married woman employee or the
government must use the surname
of her husband when she signs the
payroll.
The law of this country, that a
wife take the surname of her hus~
hand" he says. is as we'll settled as
that the domocilc of the wife merg-
es in the domicile of the husband.
A wife might reside apart from her
husband. but so long as she re-
mains his lawful wife she has but
one legal domicile, and that is the
domicile of the husband. SO it is
with the name. She may have an
assumed name. but she has but one
legal name"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Labor Committee
Tells LafOllette
OF It's Endorsement

Washington. Aug. 14-Omcially mo-
tifying Senator La Toilette of Wis
consin, of the endorsement. given his
Presidential candidacy and that of
his running mate, Senator Wheeler,
of Montana, by the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor's executive counsel,
a committee headed by Frank Morri-
son. secretary of the Federation, de-
clared today that every honora BILE
effort" would be exerted to bring
about the election of the independent
candidates. q
I'VE are instructed to say to you
for President Gompers," Mr.. Morri-
son told Senator La Toilette. Tthat
we are for you and for Senator
Wheeler, that we are for You without
restriction and that SO far as the
1924 Presidential tickets and plat
forms of the two old parties are con-
cerned. we have burned our bridges.
The fight is on.
I Our examination of the platforms
has shown us beyond question that
both the Republican and Democratic
platforms are unacceptable word,
by the way. that seems not to be
clearly understood in some quarters.
We hope to make it better understood
as time passes.
What applies to platforms applies
to candidates. We find in either case
no hope for the wage earners of the
country. We find the candidates of
both parties wholly unacceptable.
LAS. our report makes clear. we
have found the platform upon which
you are candidate for President
and upon which Senate" Wheeler is
Il candidate for Vice President is
more acceptable to labor, more near
~ meets lahor's aspirations and more
nearly meets the needs of the great
masses of people of our country and
in particular those for whom we
speak. than does any other platform
now before the people"
When he called on Senator La Fol-
lette. Mr. Morrison was accompanied
by James O'Connell, president of the
federations's metal trades despart-
ment, and Martin r. Ryan. president
of the railway carmen of America
All three are members of the Fed
eration's national partisan pol
itical campaign committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15

the platform.
After the invocation, Mr.. Monde1l
oehvered his address Of notification.
AZ the president arose to SPEAK an
piause and cheering lasting Coz i've
minutes greeted him.
flnaLy Secretary Hughes stepped
forward and, waving his arm yigor-
ously, led the audience in three
cneers Tor the president. Mrs. Cool.
ioge also joined in the applause.
The president was interrupted re-
peatedly by applause and the man
tion OF Charles G. Dawes, his run
ming mate, in connection with the
reparation plan again brought the
audlence to its feet with cheers.
he was cheered by standing also
as he declared for "a government of
common sense"
Concluding his address at s.55
o'clock o'clock after speaking an hour
and ntteen minutes he was acclaimed
again, the audience standing and
cheering it's approval.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Charge Girl in
Secret Murder Pact

Benton Harbor. Mich. Aug. IA
Florence Mckinney. 19-year-old sweet
heart of Emil Zupke, today is charged
by Sheriff Bridgeman with being the
lnstisator of a secret pact that result
ed in the murder of Cora May Raber.
Bit by bit, according to the sheriff.
she has admitted she knew her rival
for zupke's affections was Ito be done
away with"
Zuoke ard the girl were arrested
tuesday night after he had admitted
that he choked Miss Raber to death
and the Mckinney girl had voluntarily
surrendered and confessed that she &C
companied him. Zupke related how he
choked Miss Raber, who was soon n
become a mother. after she had refused
TO release him from a promise to mar
ry her so that he could wed Miss Nc
kinney Zupke and his sweetheart
race first degree murder charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Believe Dory
Adventurer Dead

Manila, Aug. IA (By A. Pit is
believed that Ira Sparks of Peru.
Ind, who sailed from Honolulu in
January for the Holy Land, in a %
foot dory. persisted off the coast of
Zamboango. A deserted boat named
"Dauntless. Honolulu" has been
found stranded on Gatusan Island on
the eastern coast OF Zamboango. ac-
cording to telegram received by
constabular headquarters. There was
no trace of Sparks.
Sparks arrived in Honolulu from
San Francisco in 2 packing box
aboard a trans pacific liner last
year. On his departure in the dory
he announced that he was bound for
the Holy Land to seek the true
word of Cod He arrived at Tan
dag, Surigao province, Philippine
Islands on March %, and soon after
ward announced his intention of con-
tinuing his Journey to Singapore, and
thence to the Holy Land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
First P. O. Box t.
A Clerks Invention:

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 CA. r! by
MaiD Thomas Brown, a clerk in
the Richmond, Va. post Office in 1910,
mas been given official credit for hav.
ing invented the post Office hox."
Whiie there are no post Office de-
partment records to show that Brown
was the first to make and put the
post Office box In use. there Is moth
ing on file to disprove the claim
made by his great granddaughter.
Miss Mary d. Lewis. Of Tallahassee,
Fla.
Postmaster General New. therefore. :,
has replied to letter from Miss
Lewis presenting the claim by stat
ing he is ready to give Brown the
benefit of the doubt and ackfow-
ledge him as the inventor. -
Browns Memoirs published some
time after his dealt fully set fert!i
the circumstances leading to the in.
veHtion. He wrote: 49,.
az Yves the inventor or planner Of
post Office boxes. These were times
of embargo non intercourse. etc, ana
of course speculation was rife, Tho
FIRST news was important and there
fore there was always n great rush to
the post Office. as soon as the mail
came in. for letters. The universal
plan was to hand out letters from a
round pane Of glass from the front
window. l have seen the whole street
blocked by people waiting their turn
to get to the window to ask for
letters" g.,
Brown was asked to devise a plan
to remedy the situation. He did 50
by fitting a partition across largo
room. filling it with pigeon holes
covered NJ ono end With glass with
each hole numbered in front and
bearing the name of the box holder
at the open end. About 400 boxes
were quickly engaged at so cent? for
each three months. Browns plan -
still utilized in post Offices through.
out the smaller cities and towns OF
the country. 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Disabled Veterans
FOrget-Me-NOt-Day

Cincinnati, Aug 10 "a. p. by MaiD
Wounded and disabled veterans CT
the World War. patients in hospitals
and institutions in various parts Of
the United States, will devote much
Of their time to making little paper
and cloth forget me mot flowers 10
he sold throughout the country Nov
ember s, National Forget Me-Eot-
Day" --. ~
Raymond A. Lasance. national adj
jutant of the Disabled American Vet
Grams Of the World War, said that
preparations for the observance OF
this day. already have been made by
national and state officers. The
flowers. as In former years; will be
distributed by young women, the pre-
ceeds of the sale going to relief leg
islatiye aid. disqualification welfare
and rehabilitation assistance, OF, dis
abled veterans. The want Of the vet
Grams will be administered through
the national organization, which pow
has membership of 100000.
Numerous women's organiza ttors.
veterans societies and fraternal. or
ders throughout the United States
have signified their intention OF again
lending their support and cooperation
to the activities Of the "Forget-Me-
Not Day" workers. <tf'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
German Ambassador
to Z. S. is Relieved

Washington, Aug. 14-Dr. Otto
Wiedfeldt, German ambassador TO
the United States will surrender his
diplomatic post and return to Ger
many on Sept. Is, having requested
that he be relieved by his government
In order to return 20 private life.
The ambassador declined TODAY to
make any statement, but it was
learned from other sources that ne
came to Washington in Nav. 1922.
on an understanding with the Berlin
government that he Would be per-
mitted to retire at the expira ton of
two years The appointment of DR..
William Cuno. former German chan
cellor, to succeed DR.. Wiedfeldt in
washington, is generally expected in
diplomatic circles here. There is no
indication. however. that his name
has as vet been submitted nv the
German government to the state de-
partment. In some quarters IT is he
neved the Berlin authorities are de-
laying that step until the Preparations
conference has reached a final de-
cision.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Declares Germans
Not Pussy About
Joining the League

WllHamstown, Mass, Aug. 14-Ger-
mans are not eager to join the league
of nations, DR.. Moritz j. Bonn, finan-
cial adviser to the government at
Berlin. declared at an open session of
the league today at the Institute of
Politics.
The league is an instrument of
inlquity to many Germans" Dr.. Bonn
SAID in reply to a question as to when
ms country would join the organiza-
ton. Explaining to his audience.
! which comprised almost the entire
membership of the institute, that he
had always been an advocate Of the
league, the speaker asserted that it
was useless to try to convince Ger
many OF the justice of the partition
OF Upper Silesia.
In addition, he asserted, the people
consider the treaty of Versailles rad
ically opposed to the terms of the
armistice. which, he said, they con-
slider sacred.
1.-THE treaty contains the statement
that Germany alone is responsible for
the war" DR.. Bonn said, land the
people fear that for them to join the
league might be considered a volun-
tary acknowledgment of their guilt.
Inc HerHdh people are not great
! ly elated at the prospect of being
! treated in the league as the equal Ct
states like Haiti and Hedjas and in
addition they are by no means GER
tain that it would be worth their
while to join the league even on
terms of equality when neither the
United States nor Russia is a mem
ber"
Trade unions and the German
working class were the instruments
by which democracy was saved and
Soviet rule averted. according to Dr.
Bonn who appeared before the insti-
tute in a later lecture.
But that struggle left legacy of
great influence to the days to come
by keeping alive ideas Of violence. by
forcing the new democratic govern
! ment to organize an army to save
| Germany from the Red onslaushts."
! he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Decide Is Time
Gilpatric Resigned
AS State Treasurer

Putnam, Conn, Aug. 1i-(By A.
Po-The resignation CT G.. Harold
Gilpatric as state treasurer has been
decided upon, following the disclos-
ures of the loss of at least $262.00O
to the First National Bank of Put
nam by reason of his acts as cashier
of the institution, it was learned to-
day. At the same time Governor
Charles A. Templeton announced.
according to information received
here from Hartford, that he would
Immediately order complete audit
of the states accounts handled by
Mr.. Gilpatric as state treasurer.
The resignation of Mr.. -Gilpatric
has been prepared by his brother.
G.. Walter Gilpatric, New York at
torney, who has been in the city fer
the last two days. Whether the
resignation was signed by Mr.. Gill
patric or not could not be learned
definitely today. Members of the
family would not indicate whether 1t
had been requested by the governor
or was voluntary.
The embellishments of G.. Harold
Gilpatric from the First National
Bank as cashier have put the Lib
erty bonds and other funds involved
beyond the reach of the Federal
bank officials. who are. endeayoring
to get the assets together, 1t was
learned What he did with the money
is still mystery. But the fact that
he is unable to help the receiver,
George w. Coffin, TO recover any
considerable part Of the. diverted
funds, has been established. /.
Putnam people at a largely at
tended mass meeting this afternoon
increased subscriptions to the capital
stock apd surplus of new $780, 900
bank and tonight approximately one
third of this had been pledged. There
was rumor. that interrupted their
plans for moment, that the old
bank might be able to open. But j.
J. Whitehead of the committee
quoted Bank Receiver = Conn as
denying this possibility.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Annual State House
Family Outing Held
At New Meadows Inn

The annual outing of the state
House family" which was held
Thursday evening at New Meadows
Inn at New Meadows was one of the
most enjoyable of its kind yet par
ticipated in by the large force from
the state house. About 70 members
of the family left the state house
shortly after four o'clock Thursday
afternoon by automobile for the
Inn, arriving there about $50. Each
car bore on the radiator a state of
Maine flag. A delicious supper was
served at six o'clock and the remain
der of the evening was passed with
a general good time. The return to
Augusta was made at a late hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
rorsoas. Lower Commodity Price,

Wellesley, Mass, Aug. 14.-Commod-
ity prices will descend during the next
decade. but are likely to rise some
what in the next six or eight months,
according to a forecast made at the
18th annual business conference of the
BabsoI Institute here today. Factors
making for an eventual economic de-
scent. it was said, were excess of pro-
duction capacity over domestic con-
sumption and export demands, Euro
pean competition and probable fall in
wages from their present innatfpn.
The average of commodity prices to-
Gay. the report stated. is about so per
cent. over pre-war levels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
BABY Gar ~ Wins

Buffalo. n. Y. Aug. 14.-Baby Gar
". the new speedboat owned by Gar
Wood of Detroit. won the first 5O-mile
heat of the 15o-mile race for the Fish
er-Allison gold cup at the Niagara
river power, boat regatta today. The
winner averaged AIS miles an hour.
Rainbow. owned by sylvester B. Eagan
of Buffalo. who holds a leg on the tro-
ply. finished Is seconds back of the
Detroit craft. Nick Mack. owned by
Humphrey B. Cige of Newport, fin
ished third.
Commodore Wood drove the boat at
tired in evening dress, including high
silk hat, white gloves and pumps. The
dress was prompted by declaration
of the donors of the cup that 1t was
intended for gentlemen's boats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Relief Corps Elects

Boston. Aug. 14.-Oficers elected to-
day at the 42nd annual national con-
vention OF the Women's Relief Corps
were: Mrs. Regina Demsrest of New
York City. senior vice president: Mrs
Hattie 6. Wheaton of Rhode Island.
junior vice president: Miss Emma w.
Campbell of Minnesota, treasurer: and
Mrs. Anna NJ. Earle of Michigan. chan
lain. Mrs. Grace B. Willard Of Los
Angeles, Cal. was elected national
president yesterday. This evening the
Department of Massachusetts, w. r.
C., will give reception for delegates
to the Grand Army encampment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Taft Protests Is
Not III. Just Resting

New York. Aug. 14.-Reports here
that William H. Taft, chief justice
of the United States. had been taken
i'll at his summer home at Murray
Bay. Quebec, were denied today by
Justice Taft. speaking over the long
distance telephone to The Associated
Press.
THE report Is unfounded," said
Justice Taft. Il came up here for a
rest and l am getting it, I have en-
joyed every day of my vacation and
expect to return to Washington on
September oS 10 30"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-15
Orange Institution
Elects at Atlantic City

Atlantic City. n. j.. Aug. 14-The
Gilmore Kirkland McGlintock fact
ion of the Loyal Orange Institution
closed its convention here today
with the election of Robert A. Gill
more, Philadelphia, as grand mas
ter. The 1926 convention will be
held in Philadelphia during the
sesqui-centenn.al celebration.
Officers elected and installed by
the women's auxiliary included Su-
preme Grand Mistress Anna l..
Boyd, Philadelphia and Deputy Su-
preme Grand Mistress, Ella Astel.
Portland, Me.