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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
DEATH LIST s.
SHANKTOWN, Pa,
Mine EXPLOSION

Shanktown, Pa, Jan. IS, (By a. P.)
With the removal today of five bo-
dies from the workings all the men
who were in the Lancashire Mine
here OF the Barnes and Tucker Coal
Company at the time of the eXplo-
sion Saturday afternoon were ac-
counted for. The death list totals SO.
Twelve men were saved.
No date has been set for an in
Sestigation by state mining authori-
ties. coal company officers said, but
1t Is expected to begin within a day
or two. Mine inspectors and company
officers today entered the mine to as
certain IL it was safe enough for an
immediate investigation by a board
Of inquiry.
Today many persons. five at a
time, viewed the bodies of the dead,
placed on pine slabs in row in n
large room in n furniture store at
STAFFORD, a town about mile from
here. A detail of state troopers
guarded the building around which
ropes had been stretched to hold back
n large crowd which had collected
from nearby towns.
OF the SO victims 81 were married
ana Inc CtlIiuTttt Illuue W
tai 10. Two brothers, Edward and
Joseph Kelly. lost their lives in the
accident. and another brother, John.
died Sunday in n state sanatarium.
Among the dead are two fathers and
sons, when the Barnes and Tucker
company took over the Lancashire
Mine some time ago all the single
men were laid off owing to the out
nut being restricted. Only recently
the company began putting single
men back to work.
Most of the families OF the 81 mar
ried miners are In destitute circum-
stances according to William Broad,
commissioner OF district number two
of the United Mine Workers. who ar
rived here today from Indiana. Pa,
to direct the relief for the survivors.
Since the explosion the families of
the victims have been cared for by
the Red Cross and the Salvation
Army officers Of the mine union To-
cal had in charge arrangements for
the funerals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29

Washington. Jan. ga whirlwind
of Developments today measurably adj
vanced the governments plan to rid
itself of the Fall oil leases.
A resolution urging the president to
institute proceedings for annulment OF
both the Sinclair and Doheny contracts
was debated all day in the Senate with
indications pointing to its adoption to-
morrow.
Another resolution. requesting the
president to call for the resignation OF
Secretary DENLY because of his part
In the leasing program. was intro
duced by Senator Robinson. Arkansas.
the Democrat leader, but its considera-
ton was deferred.
President Coolidge. who already has
announced his purpose. To prosecute.
communicated with several of those he
has in mind as special counsel. but
tonight was unable TO announce def
nitely who had been selected.
The House, however, passed q reso-
luton appropriating 100000 for pros
ecution of annulment proceedings. But
single vote was cast against IL.
The whole situation was talked over
during the evening Mt White House
Continued on Page s, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
BRITISH RAILROAD
STRIKE ENDS; men
TO RETURN AT ONCE

London, Jan. 29.--(By A. P.)-..The
railroad strike has been settled md
the men have decided to resume work
Immediately.
The agreement was reached at a
Joint conference between members Of
the Associated Society of locomotive
engineers and firemen and the rair-
way officials, which began at ten
o'clock last night and lasted until
4.30 o'clock this (Tuesday) morn
ing.
The details of the agreement under
which the strike was settled and the
men will return to work will be .bub-
lished today. s,ysr9sy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Experts Off for
Berlin to Continue
Probe of ReparatiOns

Paris. Jan. 2S-The first committee
of reparation experts under the chair
manship of Brig. Gen. Charles G..
Dawes, left for Berlin tonight on a
regular express, their departure at
tracing no more attention than IL
they had been group of travelling
statesmen leaving for a convention.
Except for a group of reporters and
photographers there was no one at
the station to bid them farewell.
General Dawes, wearing broad
smile and smoking long cigar in
stead of his usual pipe. resolutely re-
fused to allow himself to be photo
graphed, pretending that he did not
understand the requests and gestu-
lations of the French cameramen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Daniels Tells of
Policy Pursued
During His Regime

Raleigh. n. c.. Jan. 2S.-Josephus
Daniels declared in n statement here
tonight that during his administration
OF the navy department every means
was used to preserve the oil reserves
of the navy for the exclusive use OF
the navy and that he had consistently
refused to consider any proposition
which would upset this policy.
The statement was made as result
of assertions on the floor of the House
in Washington today by Representa-
tive Longworth, the Republican leader.
that Secretary Daniels had suggested
the policy which made possible the
leasing of the oil reserves.
Mr.. Daniels declared that my uni
form and militant position was to pre-
serve the oil in the ground for the ex-
elusive use of the navy" and that the
leasing by the present administration
overturned the policy maintained"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
U. S. Dry Sleuths
Stage Effective
Drive in Worcester

Worcester. Mass, Jan. 2S.-More
than a score of federal agents re-
cruited from all over the Atlantic
seaboard, swooped down on Worces-
ter late today and at midnight had
conducted more than % raids and
arrested 126 persons charged with
violations of the federal prohibition
law The total police and federal
agents in Massachusetts, did not par
ticipate in the raids and did not
know of them until the first persons
arrested were taken to the police
stations to be booked.
The raids. it Is said. were the re-
suit of activities of agents working
for the Anti-Saloon League. who
secured evidence two weeks ago.
Those arrested will be arraigned be-
fore a l.. s. commissioner tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Steamer B0dwell
Probably Total Loss

Rockland, Me, Jan. 2S.-Ihe
small passenger steamer Governor
Bodwell. which went ashore in Sat
urdsy nights storm. on the spindle
at the entrance to Swans Island
harbor. probably will be a total loss.
This statement. made today ny
President William s. White OF the
Finalhaven & Rockland STEAMBOAT
Co.. was based on report OF wreck.
ers. who found that the cabin mad
been carried away and the hull was
awash.
The steamer vinalhaven Is being
prepared for the route. Meanwhile
power boat is conveying the island
mail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
General Forecast

The feature Of promise as shown
by the weather chart of Monday
night was the reaction of warmer
weather that has taken place over
practically all parts of the country
SO that Monday night temperatures
were above normal in all parts OF the
country, except in New England and
there a change to warmer weather
is in progress.
The air pressure was high Monday
night over the Atlantic states.
TIL eoutIook is for considerable
cloudiness and probably light rains
over much OF the country east OF the
Mississippi river during Tuesday and
Wednesday.
There will be further rise in tenn
perature Tuesday In the Atlantic
states
Winds north OF Sandy Hook
Fresh southwest, overcast and
warmer weather Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
RESCUE STEEPLE
JACK UP so FEET

New ork, Jan. 2S-Harry Seal, a
steeplejack, was recued today by po-
lice from the top Of a fifty foot
smokestack in Long Island City.
where he hung unconscious in safe
ty harness after he had been over
come by furnace gas.
A crowd, gathered below. watched
Patroiman Russo climb hand over
hand up a rope to effect the rescue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Want Ambassadors
to Settle Question
Bavarian Palatinate

Paris, Jan. 2S.-(By A. P)-The
French government, it is understood,
has informally suggested to Great
Britain that the chief questions In
controversy between them concern
ing the administration of the Bavar-
ian Palatinate be submitted to the
conference of ambassadors.
The suggestion was made following
one from the British government that
the whole palatinate question, in
Guiding the Separatist regime, be
submitted to arbitration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
'ParOled Italian
Fails to Keep Word

Boston. Jan. sS-John Benedetto.
recently paroled from a Michigan pri-
SON where he had served Is years for
murder, was arrested here tonight
and held for the police at Lansing,
Mich. According to the arresting Of
flcers a condition of Dencdetto's pa
role while serving life sentence was
that he return to Italy Immediately.
He escaped in New York, they said,
from a steamship on which his pass
age had been arranged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Rev. StratOn Wins in
Debate on Evolution

New York. Jan. 2S.-(By A. P.)--Dr.
John Roach Straton. pastor of the Cal
vert Baptist church. q leader of the
fundamentalis's was the winner to-
night of a debate with Rev. Charles
Francis Potter, pastor of the West
Side Unitarian church, on the subject:
Resolved. that the earth and man
came by evolution" in which DR..
Straton upheld the negative.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
French Chamber
UphOlds POincare
on Tax Measures

Paris, Jan. 2S-(By A. P.)APre-
mier Poincare's demand that the
chamber of deputies reject all mo-
lions to postpone consideration Of the
increased taxation measures was up
held this evening when the cham
Der voted 426 to 1872 to begin discus
sion of the measures article by ar
tic1Q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
THE WEATHER
SNOW OR RAIN

North New England-Local SHOWS
or rains and warmer Tuesday; We'd
nesday cloudy and warmer, probably
rain.
Southern New England-Cloudy
and warmer Tuesday. probably rain
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Eastern New York-Cloudy on the
coast and light rain in interior Tues
day; warmer Tuesday; Wednesday
moderate temperature,
probably.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Is Autos Lost
i'm Lewiston Fire
With $4,000 Damage

Lewiston, Me, Jan. 2s.-Fire. said
to have started when a boiler exploded.
destroyed IS automobiles. . large
amount OF machinery and automobile
accessories, and badly damaged the
sales rooms of the Hudson Motors Co.
late tonight. Damage Is estimated at
more than $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Oklahoma Senate
Favors Probe Lease
Granted by Sec. Fall

Oklahoma City, Okla. Jan. PA
resolution seeking q United States
investigation of lease to Quapaw
Indian lands in northeastern Okla
homa granted in 1922 by Albert +.
Fall. former secretary of the interior,
to the Eagle Pitcher Mining company.
was adopted with one dissenting vote
by the Oklahoma state senate to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29
Governor Harding Tells of Life
She Led in Washington
Constant Round Dances,
Theater" Parties, Late Sup
pers-Had Acquired Habit
Smoking Cigarettes-Killed
Herself with Fathers Re-
vOlver

Boston. Jan. 2S.-W. p. G. Harding.
of Boston, in a statement tonight ad-
,nitted that his daughter. Margaret
Eliot, who was found dead at their
home here last Saturday. committed
suicide by shooting herself with his re-
volver. Earlier in the day the med
ical examiner had reported that Miss
Harding committed suicide, but the i'm
mediate cause of death was not made
known.
Miss Harding. her father said. left
notes addressed TO him. TO relatives
and to friends. In the note to her
father the young woman asked forgive
ness for what she had done and was
about to do" t- *. 60
II couldn't stand life any longer"
was one phrase of the note, Mr.. Hard
ing said.
Mr.. Harding said his daughters act
was due to her love for social life.
dancing every night and smoking Gig
aretteS."
Mr.. Harding said that Stanley
Hawkes.. head of the information bu-
rcau of the state department at WASH
ington. arrived in Boston today in re-
sponse TO letter written by Miss
Harding before her death. Mr..
Hawkes. engagement to a young wom-
an in Washington was announced re-
Gently.
To-day was the first time ] ever
heard my daughters name linked with
that of Hawkes." Mr.. Harding said.
II told this fellow to go back to<Wash-
ington, that there was nothing he could
Go here"
In his statement regarding his
daughters death MIR. Harding, VINO APP
pcarcd broken and i'll, said:
"she shot herself with my revolver
Continued on Page S, Col. y
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Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Tuesday becoming unsettled and
warmer, probably rain Tuesday
night and Wednesday; moderate
south and southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29

Branch T ak $
All Day on Annul-
ment Sinclair an d
Doheny Contracts -
Probable A ton
Today = Democratic
: L e ad r Robins0n's
Resolution Demands
Immediate Resigna-
ton Navy Secretary
- House Appropri-
ates 100000 for Pro-
secution of Govern
ment's Case s..
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Responsibility
in Printing


THERE IL little Subtraction In Inferior
workmanship.
The distasts Of Q poorly printed JOB
MnTsrs. long AFTER tho price has been
forgotten.
1sspce.ahiNty demands good taste n
printing 10 we'll ~ In the massef Oh
dress.
Printing IL your representative; let IL
speak weu OF you.
cur printing rejects your personahsy'
Ct price you can e0ord 20 Pay.
The Roy Fiyf1t Ser Uice !
Printing Of distinction
suite 9, Ruxantoa mag.
AUGUSTA
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RADIO PROGRAMS :
Detailed prcgrams from principal !
radiophons broadcasting stations |.
may Be found IN this Issue.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-21
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

The twin farm aid meaSures-the Burtness -Norbeck
agricultural loan bill and the agricultural credit corporation
emerging two of the most important steps toward
permanent Improvement of Northwestern agricultural
dltons Although there is much in the former measure
that have been oath to accept because smaks of
paernasm and would tend to pile up the agricultural debt
the appear be based upon sound consruc
tive policy of gain. third measure which an
pears to have place in the administration program the
McNary Haugen bill designed to raise the of prices os
farm products.
The Norris-Snclar BILL though sponsored valiantlv by
many in the Northwest is doomed defeat It offers
hope of Increased prices but merely seeks put gov
ington the shipping business and other lines of indus
try together with the dsrust that being created by the
oil inquiry makes any action of the kind proposed in the
NorisSncar bill virtually impossible whether desirable
or not PnceXlng has lost favor 1t is realized generally
that fixing of price wheat without controlling the pro.
ducon-and attempt is made to do this-woud in the
end mean greater decentralization of the farming situation
The agricultural credit corporation with $4,000 900
capital private corporation with borrowing capacity
IN what IS virtually account which are
sound but slow of realization, will place large amount OF
money into circulation the Northwest through replace
1nent OF obligations resting in many banks and generally
exert helpful influence to sound banks which will be
Elected in the general business situation That there is
demand for the loans proposed to be made in Norbeck
Brtness bill for the purpose of purchasing livestock
denced by communications actual farmers who
declare their intention of dversying their efforts to
greater extent if the aid is extended The testimony of
many communities in North Dakota where Investigation
has been pactced is such that it's value cannot be denied
An increase in the wheat tariff and elimination of the
back provision together with export plan such as
Is Incorporated features of various offered in
Washington, will give substantial aid to the Northwest
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<hefan8leA

you do not care what Ruth says, you
probably will care to know that Ruth
insists you pay her that six thousand
dollars of hers that you have in your
possession at the present momett."
"The money isn't hers. 1t is
mine,' he replied quickly.
what reason have you for think
ing it is yours, Jack?"
"You know very we'll that she
could not sell six thousand dollars
worth of women's lingerie in one
day."
"Well, she sold over eight thou
sand dollars worth today"
"Then she had better be paying
some of her husbands debts"
Ruth Ellington is under no OBJ
legation to pay her husbands debts.
He left her without cent, and when
he left he took another woman with
him. Don't you think he treated her
worse than he treated you? She is
very wonderful woman, and she
says" ~
II tell you I won't hear what that
woman says" s.
"You will have to, Jack, for what
she says is very vital, not only to
our happiness but to your reputa-
tion.'
copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Incl
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xxx (contlnued)
She was totally unprepared for
the beginning. She heard him shut
the library door. and then 1t seem
ed to her that her entire body was
encircled by flexible hot bars of
iron and her face. her mouth, were
being flagellated. II he hadn't held
her in that vise-like grip she would
have fallen. She lay back on his
arm Al he kissed her and for the
moment she forgot the past and
the future and was happy. although
she felt dtmly that life was being
drained out Of her. She was pas.
sive in that fierce possessive EN-.
brace. She had lost all sense Of
separateness.
Il won't listen to your story" he
muttered. This is no time for
talk" ~
His voice. hoarse and shaking as
It was. broke the spell; with a sud-
den 1.-THE movement she twisted
herself out of his arms. Before he
realized what was happening she
had run across the room, snatched
the key from the door and locked
1t on the other side. He heard her
run up the stairs. ~ @
Clavering did and said most OF
the things men do and say when
baked in midnight. but in q mo.
ment he took the little key from
the drawer in the table and poured
himself out whiskey and soda
he had taken almost nothing at the
party-lit a cigarette and threw
himself into a chair. He had no
desire to stride up and down: he
felt as II all the strength had gone
out OF him. But he felt no appre.
hension that she had left him for
the night. Nor should he take pos.
session Of her again until she had
told her story; he reflected with
what humor was left in him that
when a woman had something to
say and was determined to say it,
the only thing to do was to let her
talk. Words to a woman were as |
steam to boiler, and no man could
control her mind until, she had |
talked off the lid.
She was giving him time to cool
off, he reflected grimly, as he
glanced at the clock. Well, he felt
heavy and inert enough-hideous
reaction! He vas in a condition
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to listen to anything. II she was
determined to work her will on
him, at least he had worked his on
her for a brief moment. She knew
now that in the future she might as
we'll try to resist death itself. Let
her have her last fling.
He rose as she entered, and for the
moment his heart failed him. He had
never seen even her look more like
marble. and she did not meet his
eyes as she crossed the room and
seated herself 80 that her profile
would be toward him as she talked.
As she had chosen the large high
backed chair. Clavering, knowing
her love Of comfort, hoped that her
discourse was to be brief.
when i finish" she SAID in her
low vital voice, Il shall leave the
room Immediately and l must have
your word that you Will make no
attempt to detain ME. and that you
will 20 at once and not return until
Monday afternoon. l shall not
wish to see you again until you
have had time to deliberate calmly
on what I shall tell you. ! do not
want any embarrassed protests
from q, gallant sgentleman-whose
confusion Of mind il second only
70 his chivalrous dismay. Have /
your word?"
ut never takes me long to make
up my mind
'.That may be, but I intend to
save you from an embarrassing
situation. You need not come o2
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Dam DobbSDailV
EDITORIAL

ELI lOklAL
An explorer has foGnd place in
Tibet where every woman has seven
husbands. Every year must be leap
year in Tibet. But no American wo-
man would stand for seven husbands,
one husband tracking up the house
is enough to keep her busy all day.
SPORTS
This may sound too good to be
true. The champion golfer of ST..
Augustine, Fla, is Judge ODE Goode.
This reminds US of recent Wash
ington wedding where the brides
father was. Judge Mott.
FAST NEWS
Charlie Paddock, the sprinter, is
being called the worlds fastest hu-
man, but we claim the worlds fast
est human was the Pennsylvania man
who married 90 women.
HEALTH HINTS
A truck load Of nitroglycerin being
driven too, fast near Altoona, Kas.,
was heard Al miles away.
WEDDINGS
The largest diamonde.in America is
for sale, price 100000. What leap
year opportunity!
JAIL NEWS
One of the best known popular
song writer's is an x-pickpocket, but
we still contend pickpockets can re-
form.
HOME HELPS
Somewhere the birds are singing
all the time" wrote Longfellow. Tell
it to your canary.
MOVIE NEWS
The world gets better. Three were
fined in Detroit for reading movie
subtitles aloud.
COMIC
The IrishNan carries q bottle. The
ScOtchman carries a glass
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his unconscious rose and laughed
and tossed up a key
II he had not fallen in love with
her he would have found that key
long since. His news sense rarely
failed him.
1--WE told q good many lies, I'm
afraid" she went on, and herr voice
was even and cool. The worst was
over. you'll have to forgive me
that at least I dislike downright
lying. II only because concessions
are foreign to my nature, and qufb.
'bled when it was possible, but when
cornered there was no other way
out had no intention of being
forced to tell you or any one tho
truth until chose to tell it,
Well. you had your, little com.
ut did amuse me for a time hit
! think I explained all that in nv
letter. l also explained why
came to America, and that II | had
not met you should probably have
come and gone and no one but
Judge Trent been the wiser. I had
prepared him by letter, and to
him, suppose, It has been 4 huge
comedy-with no tragic sequel. Be
sure that I never entertained ths
thought that I could ever love any
man again. But l have made. M
my mind to disenchant you, 40 far
as possible, not only for your sake
nut my own. I wish you to know
exactly whom you have fallen IN
love; with" ~ 49,
"YOn grow more intere.t;r,
every moment" said Claverinx no.
n!eiy' and have never been one.
hall % interested IN my NE.
Ito Be Cantinued)