davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Story Published
by Press H erald
Branded as LibelOus
by States LIE gal
Head Replies to
Series of Questions
Asked by Paper Re-
garding En- force
ment in ArOOstOOk

Attorney General Ransford w.
Shaw in n statement made Tuesday
IN reply to an article in q Portland
morning newspaper. said that he has
reformed the duties of his office to
the best Of his understanding and
ability.
Gov. Baxter has never intimated
differently to me-" continued At
torney General Shaw.
81 know OF no reason why I should
resign from the office of attorney
general
The article in the Portland paper
consisted Of series of ~ questions
which the attorney general was re-
ques;ed to answer. They came as the
result OF n letter which the attorney
general sent to that paper on Sat-
urd1y last requesting 1t to retract an
article the paper printed on the pre-
ylous day. In his letter Attorney
General Shaw had said:
'Inismuch as | believe it to be
malicious, libclous. ana scandalous.
call upon YOU to make Il rctraction
and taat YOU give the same promi-
Dcncc that you gave the sensational
and libelous article against me-
Following a statement to the effect
that the paper would be glad to pub
llsh any statement which the attor-
ney general might care to write in
reply the Portland morning paper
said: 1T also would be glad to pub
lish the attorney generals answers
10 the following questions which some
Of the people Of Maine have been
asking
The first and second Of the IL
questions dealt with the manner In
which Attorney General Shaw con-
Quoted the case against Sheriff West
colt Of Hancock county when Gov.
Baxter sought TO have that official
removed and asked specifically Why
Attorney General Shaw did not put
on the witness stand Deputy Sheriff
George Clark who il alleged. had told
In the presence of one witness at
least, that Sheriff Westcott had in
structed him not to enforce the pro-
hibitory law in Bar IIarbor. Also
why the attorney general did not use
at that hearing an agent named
Christensen who had Investigated
conditions In Hancock county by in
structions of Gov. Baxter.
AS n lawyer" said the attorney
general. Il did not put Deputy Clark
on the stand as ! felt he would tell
an entirely different story from what
he had told Gov. Baxter. Christen
sen was sent to Hancock county to
Continued on Page Cool. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Senate Puts Over
Ballot on Naming
&c. Committee Head

Washington. Jan. S.--The senate
deferred resumption of balloting to-
day i'm the deadlock over the chair
manship of the interstate commerce
committee. because of other matters
which engage dts attention.
Replying to a complaint by Senator
Dill. Democrat, Washington, that the
committee should get to work. Sena-
tor Curtis. of Kansas. the Republic
can whip. said some method OF or
sanizing the committee would be
found in a day or two.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Sucker Machine"
Operators Reached
In Connecticut Probe

hartford. Conn.,, Jan. Summary
Suon was again taken by the grand
Jury Investigating qualifications Of
macutioners and their diplomas today
zen Marvin L. Adelman of this city.
W., Mno mas had an office as a chiroprac-
a. a.. was ordered to close his office.
mueinan is said to have used in his
r.aeiice an electrical machine which
seherated colored lights and for which
, Sere Claimed special virtues in the
aeatment OF diseases. Adelman was
s,N ee convicted in the police court for
soiation Of the state medical practice
~ and fined 500 and costs.
Early in the grand jury probe evil
sh nee was presented relating to ma
,Si nes used by certain practitioners IN
se'r treatments and some of these
a ,aa been designated as sucker ma
,a Mnes.' The grand jury had under
Sa seh to inquire into the use of sucn,
y turing the day IA doctors. most OF
.sa of the eclectic school. were wit
sns sses before the grand jury under
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Health Directors
Board Gives Praise
to Doctor Thomas

Portland, Nc, Jan. S,-A testimonial
dinner TO Or. Augustus Q. Thomas.
president of the World Federation of
Education Associations. and commits
sioner OF education of the State of
Maine. was given tonight by the board
of directors OF the Maine Public
Health Association.
DR.. Thomas. who was introduced as
"a fellow member who has brought the
nations of the world together in single
organization working for the better
ment of mankind through education"
referred to the many letters. kilograms
and radiograms that he received from
educators from all over the world when
he was frs. planning the recent world
conference. and said that the two men
who were first to congratulate him
upon his undertaking were Governor
Baxter of Maine and Premier Matsuka
tn of Japan, who persisted in the earth
quake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Ex.ChOrus Girl to
HOSPITAL to Test Sanity

New York, Jan. S.-Dorothy Gates
Herman. former chorus girls. now
separated from her millionaire hus-
band. was committed to Bellevut hospi-
tai for observation as to her sanity
today when Francis L. Dale. lawyer
tes,tif,ed she had followed her mother
in-Iaw and executed ballet steps and
nItitudinous kicks while eager crowds
blocked the sidewalks.
Mrs. Herman was arrested three
weeks ago when Dale complained she
NOD kicked the glass out of his office
door after quarreling over an aiimony
settlement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Recover a Bodies
in Starch Plant Blast

Pekin. lis. Jan. S.-With the re-
covery today of four badly mangled
bodies from the ruins of the starch
works of the Corn Products Com
pany's plant. which was destroyed
by an explosion last Thursday. the
known death list mounted to 16.
Twenty workmen are still missing
and their bodies are believed bu.ied
in the debris. which is now being at
tackled by more than \ hundred
workers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Want Complete
VindicatiOn Rev.
HeatOn of Texas

New York. Jan. S.-Nothing but a
complete vindication Of the Rev. Lee
w. Heaton Of Fort Worth, Texas,
whose trial for heresy recently was
called off, can be taken as an evil
dence of fairness, said a statement
issued today by group of leading
rnodernist cIergymen and laymen Of
the Protestant Episcopal church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Gust Dutch Banker
From France Because
of Alarmist Talk

Paris, Jan. S.-(Bv A. P)-Hcnry
Duyzen, n Dutch banker who was or
Gered expelled from France by the
minister of the interior because he was
charged with spreading alarmist state
mcnts in financial circles and repeat
ing them on the Bourse. was conduct
ed to the frontier this afternoon by the
police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Sheriff Fears Clash As
Result Of War On Boot
|eggers Past ; Weeks

Federal Agents Assist
ed by Members of Ku
Klux Staged Drive
Against Dry ViOlat-
ors - Active OPPOSE
ton by Rival Organ
izatiOn Called
Knights of Flaming
Circle Dry Agent,
Facing A ssault
c arge, Goes to
Court with Brace
Machine Guns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Mexican Agents
Claim Rebel Plot
Barred in Arizona

Nogales. Ariz.. Jan. S.-lnvestiga-
ton by Mexican government repre-
sentatives into activities of rebel
agents operating here today result
ed in the unearthing of insurSent
plans to send Mexican reinforce
ments from Arizona for the purpose
of furthering the rebellion on the
west coast of Mexico. government
officials announced tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
HOUSE LEADERS PLAN Vote ON
TAX CUT MEASURE IN ADVANCE
OF ACTION ON SOLDIER BONUS
THE WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY

North New Eng!and-Partly cloudy
and warmer Wednesday; Thursday
unsettled with rain or snow.
South New England-Fair and
warmer Wednesday,: Thursday Nn-
settled followed by rain.
Eastern New York - Fair and
warme.' Wednesday; Thursday un-
settled followed by rain in south and
rain or snow in north portion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Gotham Fears Invasion

New York. Jan. S--Police Commits
sioner Enright today issued an order
directing the police to he on their
guard to prevent an invasion of New
York City by criminals fleeing from
the Philadelphia cleanup. Railroad
and ferry terminals and also incom-
ing automobiles were ordered
watched.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Leviathan Damaged
Sewer Extent $3.50, 900

Newark. n. J.. Jan. S-Damage es-
timatcd at $250.000 was caused to the
Passaic Valley sewer when the I.e-
yiathan ran aground on Robbins
Reef. December 81, report to fhe
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
declared tGe,ay. $50 ]. g
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Wednesday fair and warmer: Thurs
day unsettled followed by rain:
moderate temperature: moderate
southerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09
GOVT TO RIGIDLY
ENFORCE ARMS BAN
ON MEXICAN REBELS

All Officers and Agents Told to Keep Sharp
Watch on Border and Ports Consist
ent with Policy to Aid Oregon Forces Only
Oil Producers Association Sends Word to
Representatives in Mexico to Pay Oil Tax
to Federal Government = To Ignore Decree
Huerta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-09

RADIO PROGRAMS
Detailed programs from principal
radi6phons brcadcasting stations
may be found IN this issue.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
AMERICA TO CON STRUCT FTTVRE ZEPPELINS

America will begin the construc- ton of Zeppehns where Germany stops. The cream of the German technicians, whom President Coo- lidge lauded in his message of con- graduation to pr. Eckener who brought the ZR-3 to this country will move to Akron, O., which will become the center of the American industry.
 The Goodyear tire people have purchased all patents and secrets ot the Friedrichshafen plant and the Goodyear-Z Zeppelin company will build as good, if not better zeppe- Iins than ever were constructed in Germany. The company has the financial means to exploit the con- struction of dirigibles as no other similar institution could possess and the era of hcavier-than-atr transportation can be regarded as just beginning.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20

sence in his craftsmanship. The celestial shot at usually has too great an advantage, for while the Chinese shooter is fooling with his gun the intended victim can step up and wallop him on the bean with a olcaver or something.
 T$s Chinese therefore so in for other weapons, in which the hatehct is most highly esteemed. Police say Chinaman taking part In a tong war feels safer with a hatchet than with an army rife.
 These periodical ton} wars usual ly end as swiftly as they begin. Some elderly Chinamen, wiser than the rank and file. gets the warning factions together and they settle their differences after listening to n few words of wisdom from the eld- erly person. Then they shake hands and call the war off.
 In this way they give the white races good example, Most wars and most national disagreements could be settled in the same way without recourse to actual killings. In the end, that's the way all wars are setted anyhow.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
25 Fears Ago Today
 From Paper of That Date

At a meeting of the city fathers last night. the matter. of the light ing of bonflres by children was taken up and 1t was decided that they were the result of ignorance of the ordinance against them. It was decided to investigate the police department because the ordinance is poorly enforced.
 Motion pictures of the Fitzsim- mons Jeffries fight will be shown at the Lyceum this evening, also war pictures of the United States vs. Spain.
 T. B. Farrell took out permit to build a tWo-family house at 292 Park street.
 C. c. & w. B. Rossberg will open their new store at 165 Main street Saturday with large stock of fine merchandise. Everything is new and Messrs. Rossberg will take pleasure in receiving their cus- toners and showing them their new quarters
 Rudolph Guenther has enlisted in the 41st regiment, which is sta- tioned at Camp Meade but expects to leave shortly for Manila.
 Walnut Hill park will undergo considerable beautifying this fall many shrubs being planted and 8 fountain added.
 New Britain council, o. [. A. M., will holds its 18th anniversary cele- bration this evening, with several of the state officers present. All charter members are especially asked to be on hand.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
WHO SAID CORRESPONDS?
 WHAT ARE THEYo

A youthful reporter in Boston, in writing a story about a party with bun" throwing some stones, un- willingly stated that he threw cob blestones. Following which an edi- torial writer on the Boston Herald remarks that there probably isn't a person in town who knows what a cobblestone looks like, having never seen any.
 Inquiry in New Britain elicited the fact that no citizens interviewed knew of a single cobblestone street in the city. It is fair to assume, therefore, that the rising genera ton in New Britain is just as bliss fully ignorant of the joys of cob- blestone pavements as are the sup posed cultured Bostonians.
 The modern autoist can congratu- late himself on being freed from the ills of cobblestones, which in a bygone day were regarded as en- during and superlative pavements. It is said that scores of streets in lower New York once had cobble- stone pavements, and it is an ab- solute certainty that hundreds of streets In Philadelphia, Baltimore and some other cities once had them. It is also matter of history that Boston once had its share Of cobblestone pavements.
 Some cities did away with them early; some of them late. Perhaps some old-timers can remember when New Britain had some cob- blestone streets; if there are any such they can tell their experiences, as we happily are still too young to remember such warty encum- brances upon the local highways.
 We have often read that in the old days, when there was a bar room fight, a recourse to bricks and cobblestones was matter of course, and they will sail through the air like dirigiblcs do nowadays. But even the barrooms have passed, and the necessity for cobblestones hap billy also. Indeed, nowadays even what once upon a time would have heen considered an exceedingly smooth road isn't regarded highly any more. They've got 10 be as smooth as a table to suit the popu- lar taste.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Oct. 20-The weather bureau today issued the following storm warning:
 Advisory 10 a. m, Hurricane warnings remained northof key West to Cedar Keys and north of Miami. Northeast storm warnings continued north of Cedar Keys and jupiter to Apalachiola and Jackson vile hurricane circle about 25.30 north SS.SO west. It will pass in land not far from Fort Myers late this afternoon
 Forecast for Southern New Eng land: Fair tonight and Tuesday, cooler tonight with frost. probably heavy, in the interior; fresh north west and north winds.
 Conditions: A disturbance of considerable intensity central this morning near Key West, Fla, is causing high winds and ehavy rains in southern Florida. IL will probably pass out to sea off the south Atlantic coast. Pleasant weather prevails elsewhere cast of the Rocky Mountains. The tenn perature is slightly below normal in northern districts,
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
MANY ARE HURT
 AS STANDS FALL
Chicago Football Crowd Has
 Exciting Time

Chicago. Oct. 20.-More than 100 persons were injured here yesterday when a grandstand, holding thou sand spectators at a football game, collapsed.
 Immediately after the accident the management of the park or dered the gates closed and it was two hours later before police and ambulances could gain entrance to move the injured. No explanation for the action was given by the management.
 A professional football game was scheduled to start at 2;3O o'clock. A few minutes before that time the stand, packed with rooters, began to settle. In minute if was on the ground. the spectators buried in the debris.
 Shouts of the spectators and groans from those hurt prompted persons outside the park to call the police. who, upon arriving, found the gates barred.
 An attendants was questioned as 10 the report that there had been an accident. but he replied that nothing had happened, Two hours later relatives and friends began ar irving at the Pullman hospital with the injured. and the police were rushed to the park again. Three investigations immediately started.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
TWO ESCAPE BUT
 ARE TAKEN SOON
Lancaster Prison Guard Serious.
 ly Wounded by Prisoner

Lancaster. Pa, Oct. 2o.--Clarke Herman and Edmond Cote, convicts who escaped from the Lancaster county prison Saturday night in a grove adjoining the United Breth- oners are being brought here. ren church at Mechanics grove in tho lower end Of the county close to the Maryland line. The pris-
 After accosting Charles Johnson, riding horseback in drum or town ship shortly after dusk last night the fagitives fled westward into a woods along the state road. City police, who had worked continu- ously on the case since the escape. immediately shifted their scene of activity from the Buck Hills east ward to point near the Union pike.
 When confronted by the officers the, convicts admitted that they were the men wanted and submit ted to arrest without resistance. They were brought back here and placed in jail.
 Tn making their escape the con- victs shot and seriously wounded a guard. stole the key to the auto mobile gate and commandeered a motor car on the Lincoln highway. They later abandoned the machine and took to the woods.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
TENNESSEE SURELY
 GOING DEMOCRATIC
This Is What Report to Davis Promises Candidate
,v The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 20.---Reports given John W. Davis during the last A hours, by Tennessee democfaHc leaders here, were summarized by MT. Davis today in a statement de- claring that the national and local tickets in this state will be given "an old time plurality two weeks from tomorrow
 Mir. Davis also reiterated his pro- neuncement that although he be. lieved the La Follette-Wheeler in. dependent ticket would snatch six or eight state" from republican col- umns in November, he saw no rea- son for the democratic party to fear that result.
 That the republican ranks were frightened by the prospect of La Toilette success in the six or eight states, the candidate said, did not furnish sufficient reason for alarm in his party's councils.
 Mir. Davis spent his time today be- tween conferences at his hotel head quarters and two addresses he was to deliver. He appeared to have been benefited much from the Sunday rest. His voice. which broke several times during the speech in St. Louis Saturday night, also had returned to normal.
 Senator Ralston of Indiana, re- joined the Davis party today and will remain with the candidate probably probably through the return trip into that state.
 As plans are drawn at present, MT. Davis will leave tomorrow for Louisville. Ky, leaving Tuesday night for Vincennes and Evansville, Ind. with an evening speech sched- nled for the latter place. The can- didate will speak Thursday evening in Cleveland and leave that night arriving in New York about p. m, Friday.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
CHINESE TONG WAR OVER NOTHING

The Chinese quarters of the large cities appear to be continuing the warfare where the warning generals in China left of. When they get this way in Chinatown it is known in police parlance as a tong war.
 A tong war is usually over some thing that would impress a native citizen as being over a cipher. May be they argue and wax hot 0Ner what became of the rim of the cipher. but there is no doubt that they get terribly in earnest about it.
 Police say the Chinese are ter ribly poor marksmen. so that the use Of revolyers is not popular in a Chinese tong war. A Chiuese cannot trust himself to de any shoosaas because he has no sesh-
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
CITY SHOULD BEGIN TO
 COLLECT ASHES

The chilly season having arrived, housewives and their lesser halves who in most cases are the family providers, again are faced with the expense of disposing of ashes from the kitchen stoves and furnaces.
 And they begin the annual dis cussion as to why New Britain does not operate municipal ashes dis posal system. They point to sur- rounding towns, some of which have been collecting ashes for 40 years, and annually come to the conclusion that in this important matter New Britain Is behind the times.
 If it is logical for the city to col lect garbage, 1t Is just as logical for It to collect ashes.
 It Is remarkable that there has been no serious agitation for the collection of ashes in the common council. From time to time the ad- visibility of municipal ashes collec- ton has been broached at the meet ings of the board of heath, but nothing has ever come of the dis cussion.
 It is indisputable that municipal collection of ashes will be popu- lar move. It is believed that it will cost householders less to have the city do the work than to arrange with private ashes collectors; and as a matter of fact a great many families do not dispose of their ashes regularly at all, and some dump them in the back yards,
 Mayor Paoncssa should bring the matter before the common council and induce action on the matter Eventually it will have to be done. as New Britain cannot afford to be backward in .this important munich pal function.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20
DIRE PUNISHMENT FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATORS

Out in Spokane, Wash~ q ne" method has been devised to pumsn traffic law violators. They are sen- fenced to write the state traffic code consisting of 15O,00o words, in long, hand. being given a week by the judge to turn in a neat copy.
 To which Cappcr's Weekly re- marks: If the code were edited rand boiled down to about 1ooo words which would still be plenty there might .be much less need ot compelling motorists to read and know the law"
New Britain herald., 1924-10-20

increase in wages to the "bIus- coated" employees Of tho company. and straightway tho public trustees operating the system announce that the five cent fares in the cities sur rounding Boston would be raised to SIX cents,
 The legislature has given the trustees. who arc supposed to rep resent the public and are syno- nym for public control, the right to fix the fares based on operating charges and what is considered a fair return to shareholders.
 The raise in fares will affect 40 percent of the patrons of the, sys- tenn; but it should he added that the six cent faro operates in sur rounding cities which of themselves are quite populous and extensive.
 The interesting point of the arbi- trators' decision was that 1t was no business of the men whether the company made profits or lost in giving service to the public, but were entitled to what the arbira- tors regarded as a fair wage regard less. The result is that street car wages in Boston are the second highest in the United States, only those in Chicago being slightly higher