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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
BELIEVE COOLIDGE Will
SOON REQUEST ATTY
GENERAL TO RESIGN
BELIEVE MISSING
COUPLE ON way
TO PACIFIC COAST

Ellsworth, Me-, Mar. 5.-Two de-
velopments in the Orland mystery
that may throw light on the disap-
pearance of Emmons Z. Gray. who
has been missing since Thursday
night. Feb. IS. and the unexplained
flight of his partner. Harold w.
White, and his sister. Mrs. Hilda
+. Gray. wife of the missing man.
were given out by Sheriff Wescott
tonight. Sheriff Wescott reports
that he is sure of the destination Of
lished the fact that they purchased
tickets in Bangor last Friday for
Pasadena, Calf, and are doubtless
on their way there.
The other discovery may be the
most important clue vet unearthed.
Late last Thursday night a horse
drawn pung was seen in the Vicin-
ity of Orland River between the
dam and the outlet of the lake.
There seems to he no explanation
for the presence of the pung at that
point and the sheriff feels sure that
ain explanation may be found by n
search of the river bed at that point.
The gates of the dam will be raised
and the water allowed to flow out,
after which the bed of the river
will be searched 1t is not expected
that the slight amount of ice in the
river will hinder in any way the
work of making n search. so that
by Thursday night some new and
important developments may be ex-
pected. 1t is thought that the body
of Gray was disposed of in the run
ming water after he had been killed
and his money taken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Seek Bandit Trio .
Who Forced $500
From Messenger

Cambridge. Mass. March 5.-The
police were still searching late to-
day for three men who held up a
negro messenger of the Central
Trust Company and robbed him of
$500 payroll money. Rufus a.
Johnson. the victim gave the police
the license number of an automobile
in which the bandits escaped, but
the plate was found to have been
stolen from another automobile.
Johnson was about to enter the
office of Elliot Addressing Machine
Company with the payroll funds.
which he carried in leather satchel
when two men who leaped from a
touring car at the curb levelled re-
volvers at his head and took the bag.
One of the bandits then fellcd john
son with n blow from his revolver
butt and when the negro recovered,
the automobile. driven by an accom-
plice. had disappeared. The mes
senger gave the police descriptions
of his assailant.
About two weeks ago bandits
robbed the North Cambridge branch
of the Cambridge Trust Company of
$4,000 after assaulting a custodian
with an iron pipe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Would Strike :.
Out Third Stanza
National Anthem

New York, March 5.-MrS. Augusta
f. Stetson. who financed the $1,25o,Oo
First Church of Christ, Scientist. in
this city, testified today before Deputy
Commissioner of Accounts Loudon she
had spent $4,000 for advertising space
In New York newspapers i'll cam
paign to strike the third stanza from
The Star Spangled Banner"
Subpocnacd for the deputy commits
sioners investigation of financial
sources for an alleged food of prop
uganda against the national anthem.
Mrs. Stetson declared her advertising
was prompted by n life ambition to
foster neace and good will on earth.
The third stanza OF Francis Scott
Keys poem was subversive to both
peace and good will. she declared.
Mrs. Stetson told of erecting the
First Church of Christ. Scientist. in
this city and of having spent $4,000
here in the last three years in the pub
LEGATION of Christian Science doctrines.
She rccitcd the stanZa of the national
anthem to which she objected;
And where is that band who so vaunt-
inEly Swore
That the havoc of war and the battles
confusion
A home and n country should leave us
no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul
footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hirelng and
slave
From the terror Of flight or the gloom
of the grave
They were words of hatred, malice
and braggadocio." Mrs. Stctson declar-
cd. Furthermore. she said, the music
had been filched from can old English
bar song"
Deputy Commissioner Loudon con-
tradicted her in this, saying he had
learned by special trip y the ar
chives at Washington, u. c.. that the
melody of the national anthem was
from n popular song of Revolutionary
days. and that It originated in the
hymn "Anacreon in Heaven"
Proceedings were interrupted by a
veteran of the Civil War. Thomas T.
Tuite of the G. A. r.. and the Star
Spangled Banner Association of Amer
lea, He read into the record a reso-
luton adopted by the G.. A. r. I'm ma
tional encampment in indianapolis in
1921 opposing participation in any
ceremony where the four verses of the
rational anthem were not sung.
, Mr.. Loudon announced he was pre-
pairing an authentic history" of the
origin of the anthem. He read two
verses that he said had been written
since the time of Francis Scott Key
one by Oliver Wendell Holmes and the
other by a poet named Powers-which
were intended ito placate England"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Chief Justice Cornish
of Maine Supreme
Bench in Heart to
Heart Talk with
Group Seeking Right
Four Denied Be-
cause They Claimed
Exc mption Dur
ing War

Four applicants for citizenship.
were denied that privilege Wednes-
day at the naturalization court held
on the second day OF the March
term OF the Supreme judicial court
by Chief Justice Leslie G. Cornish.
because OF the fact that they had
claimed exemption from military
service during the war on the
grounds that they were aliens. Five
other cases were dismissed for want
of prosecution and two were con-
tinued. Thirty four persons were
admitted to citizenship and Of this
number four were men who had
SERVED in the United States army
during tho war and had made ap-
plicaton for admittance to citizen
ship through an act of Congress by
which they might be made citizens
without the usual formalities.
Justice Cornish n very interest
ing speech told the applicants Of the
things that would be expected of
them as citizens OF this country and
of the benefits which they would de-
rive from that citizenship. He said:
am looking into the faces of men
born in many different countries-I
can see that by the racial features
and | am wondering this morning
Continued on Page 8-CoI. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
HOUSE TAX BILL CUT S100,000,O0O
TOO MUCH, VIEW CHAIRMAN SM00T
To Shaue All
Voters To Bak
The Repeaters

San Juan. Porto Rico, March 5
Unusual precautions are to be
taken to prevent repeating in the
presidential elections in Santo
Domingo, scheduled for March
IS, according to Dominican news
papers. Safety razors, indeIible
ink and possibly nitrate Of sill
yer are being discussed as means
of marking voters and prevent
ing repeating.
In previous elections each per.
son was required to stick his fin.
ger in a pot of indelibe ink as he
voted. Later a chemical was
supplied certain voters to remove
the ink SO they could vote again.
In order to guard against re-
peatine in the coming election
not only will each voter be re-,
CURED to be marked, but accord
ing to the latest safety plans an
election official will shave each
voter. The question is just
where the voter will be shaved
is still under discussion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Mother Tells of
Youth of Young
MacLean and Wife

Portland, Me, Mar. 5-The school
day friendship between Kenneth K.
MacLean. Bowdoin College sopho-
81 more, and his 19-year- old wife. who
are awaiting n hearing Saturday on
n mansaughtcr charge for the death
Of their year old child ut Brunswick,
vos sketchcd today by Mrs. Oscar
Nolk, mother OF Mrs. MacLean.
Mrs Volk and Alex X. MacLean
tho students father. arrived here
Yesterday from Tacoma. Washington,
which they loft Immediately upon
receipt of word of the young couples
detention.
Kenneth was her only sweetheart
Mrs. Nolk said. They attended the
same grammar and high schols and
tho same church"
She explained that when the young
nan was unable to return to Tacoma
last summer. her daughter became
lonesome and later apparently made
ny her mind to visit him. She told
her mother she was going to visit her
grandmother In Seattle. Mrs. Nolk
said.
Tho first knowledge she had to the
contrary was when her daughter
wired that she had arrived in the
college town week ago Monday. Sew
cial days later she was advised that
they had been detained. when Mrs.
Maclean carried the body of her child
t. Portland undertaken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
EVENTS OF DAY.
IN WASHINGTON

The oil committee suspended its
public hearings to examine more tele-
grams.
The tariff commission made its re-
port to President Coolidge on wheat
duties.
President Coolidge informed the Phil
ippine independence mission that the
time was not ripe for Philippine indie
pendence.
The Democratic veterans committee
laid before the House ways and means
committee new bonus plan.
The House continued general debate
on Muscle Shoals with the Ford offer
being alternately attacked and defend
ed.
The Norbeck- Burtness crop diversi-
fcation bill was laid aside in the Sen
ate until next week because of grow
ing opposition.
Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama.
announced he believed the principal
referred 10 in the Mclean kilograms
was President Coolidge
Indications of another important
turn in the fortunes of Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty were seen in develop
ments at the White House and before
the special Senate investigating COM
mittce.
Opposition developed in the Senate
to Samuel knight as counsel to conduct
the Standard Oil cases on the ground
that he had been counsel for a bank in
which the Rockefellers are interested.
Amnesty was granted by President
Coolidge to all deserters from the
army and navy during the period be-
tween the armistice and the official
conclusion of the World War.
White House officials said every
phase OF the evidence developed be-
fore the Chicago veterans grand jury
and not passed upon because of lack
of Jurisdiction would be gone into by
a grand jury here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Reparation Expert
Group to Report on
Findings Next Week

Paris. March Shy A. P)-The
reparations experts who have been eX-
amining into Germanys financial po-
sition now expect to hand in their re-
port to the reparation commission in
the early part Of the week beginning
March 16. Before that time they will
have meeting with the members of
the reparaton commission. in the
course of which the substance of their
report will be explained in order to
provide a chance for questions on any
points likely to require elucidation.
Despite the desire of Charles G.
Dawes. the American representative.
and his colleagues to make the report
succinct, it seems likely it will run
into many thousands of words. In or
der to relieve that section making rec
ommendation on details of the plans
for the bank of issue. balancing of
the budget appears now to be clearly
established that the experts will not
recommend even a momentary morato-
rum.
No distinction is being made between
payments in cash and payments in
kind The experts consider there is no
reason for declaring a moratorium.
They will, it is announced. estimate
the period necessary for the. recovery
of German finances and the balancing
of the budget.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
FORCES SET IN MOTION BY PRESIDENT
BEGIN HUNT FOR CAPITAL CROOKEDNESS;
CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS ARE NEAR
At Least Two Members of
Lower House Were Bribed-
High Official Used Official
Information for Speculation
Liquor Withdrawn Ille-
gally-G0vt. Files to Persons
Not Entitled to Them
Coolidge Knows Name of
Congressman

Washington, Mar. SITS sensibili-
ties already overtaxed by the ka-
leidoscopic career of the Oil scan
dial. the national Capitol is about to
witness tho further ordeal of a grand
jury investigation into astonishing
charges against several important
public officials.
President Coolidge has ordered
that all of the mysterious illusions
to wrongdoing in Washington con-
tanned in a recent Chicago grand
jury report be sifted to the bottom.
Plans to carry his instructions into
effect already have begun and the
presentation of evidence on which
criminal indictments will be sought
will start within q few days.
Charges turned up incidentally in
the course of the Chicago Veterans
Bureau inquiry. relate to 4 number
of subjects unconnected with the
bureau and involving at least two
members of the house of represen-
tatives, who are alleged to have i'm
properly accepted money.
AT least one high official" is ac-
cused of having used official infor-
nation for purposes of speculation:
liquor permit Withdrawals are said
to have been issued illegally. par
dons are said to have been improp-
erly secured. and government files
are said to have been entrusted to
persons not entitled to them.
All of these charges were men,
toned by the Chicago grand jury
in its report. with the notation that
it was without authority to act on
them. No names were included in
Continued on Page S. Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Managers Move
Forecasts Strike
Actors by June |

New York, March "a theatrical
Strike" June !. appeared step
nearer certainty today with the is
suance by the Producing Managers
Association Of its first public state
ment, signed by 81 producers, assert :
ing that the ASSOCIATION could not
agree to the Equity Shop demand of
the Actors Equity Association, the
working of which it was said.
would do enduring harm to art in
the theatre and would be humiliat-
ing. unjust and un-American."
No matter what his artistic
standing, or the number of years he
has spent in learning his art" the
managers statement declared, mo
actor who had conscientious scrup-
les against joining a labor union, or
who would not submit his private
judgement to the rules that the
Equity Council might hereafter lay
down to govern his personal rela-
tons with his fellow artists or which
his manager, could earn living"
1t is to this, and to this alone.
that the producing managers can
not agree" said the statement which
was signed. among others. by A. l..
Erlanger. David Belasco. George NJ.
Cohan. Charles Dillingham;. Florenz
Ziezfeld. Sam H. Harris. John Col
den, William a. Brady, Arthur Hop
kins. Gilbert Miller, Henry Miller.
William Harris, Jr.. Henry w Saw
age. Winthrop Ames, Marc Klaw,
George White. George Broadhurst,
and Brock Pemberton.
Closing of the theatres by a
strike" the managers declared
W. ,,rsa 4.,,% i;
ference and only one-euuity de-
mand for a closed equity shop" A
fair contract and all other details
of contract renewal had been or
could be amicably adjusted, it was
said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Urges Construction
Work to Help Solve
JObless Situation

Washington, March 5.-Iomc owners
and builders throughout the United
states. as well ms investors and bank
ers interested in the construction area,
can help avert employment crises by
ceasinE to consider construction work
as seasonal industry to he undertaken
solely during spring summer and fan
months. This conclusion was put be-
fore Secretary Hoover of the commerce
department today by special commits
Zee which has worked over the project
at intervals since the unemployment
conference Of 1921.
The committee submitted records Of
n general survey of the United states,
which. ii said, showed that 'custom.
not climate, is mainly responsible for
the winter let-down which has been
notable in the history of construction"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
SEEK IDENTITY, OF
PRINCIPAL NAMED
IN MCLEAN WIRES

Washington, March 5-As the oil
committee prepared today to estab-
lsh the identity Of the principal
mentioned in one of the celebrated
Mclean kilograms. Senator Helm.
Democrat. Alabama. told the senate
he thought the reference was to
President Coolidge.
Il think the principal referred to
here is the president" Senator Heflin
said after reading the message sent
to the Washington publisher at
Palm Beach on last January % by
Ira +. Bennett, an editorial writer
on the Washington Post.
Senator Heflin expressed the be-
lief that the statement in the tele-
gram that there would be mo resig-
nations" was in keeping with n pub
lishcd statement about that time
that President Coolidge had said he
would not permit Secretary DENLY to
resign at the time the senate was
demanding his resignation.
81 should like to have the COM
mittee ask Mr.. Bennett tomorrow
understand that he is going to APP
pear before the committee then--eX-
plain this telegram in detail" the
senator said.
The principal" is referred TO I'm
another of the Mclean kilograms
examined today by the oil commit
tee behind closed doors after the
public hearing previously announced
had been abandoned. The text was
withheld until tomorrow. but some
committee men said II might be of
assistance in the effort to ascertain
who the principal" is.
Having received information that
Attorney General Daugherty was in
Florida at the time the telegram was
sent, senators said they would seek
also to establish the nature of the
message which the Bennett telegram
Informed Mclean had been delivered
to the principal"
White House officials would make
no comment on Senator Helms
statement other than to say that
! Bennett had conferred with the
President on several occasions but
that there was no record showing
that he had conference on jan
uary 30
Bennett also declined to comment,
saying his statement would be pre-
sented to the committee upon which
he had been in attendance for sew
eral days in response to n subpoena.
Something like 800 kilograms re-
ceived and sent by Mclean and 9th
ers at Palm Beach were examined
at the two hours executive session
of the oil committee. and more than
half n hundred were selected for
Continued on Page 8-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Officials Looking
For Two Escaped
ThOmastOn Prisoners

Thomaston. Me, March Prison,
county and police officials were
searching today for Murdoch Foster
and Alfred Cronkite. short term pris-
oners, who escaped from State Prison
last night. They climbed up a VEN
tilator shaft while the prisoners were
at supper.
Foster. who had only a short time
to serve. escaped by rhe same route
on Dec. "a, being recaptured IS hours
later at Rockport. CrOnkite had an
other year to serve. They were given
two and three year terms, respec-
lively, for larceny.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Daugherty on
Way to Capital
Refuses to Talk

Miami, Fla, Mar. 5-Attorney
General Daugherty left Miami at
1925 o'clock tonight for Washington
patches from Washington that his
Immediate retirement from the cab
met is impending.
Those close to the attorney gen.
oral said there was nothing new in
the dispatches" to the cabinet mem
her and that he would not make a
statement on the latest developments
in the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Possible Successors

Those under consideration for the
post include William 5. Kenyon, for
MGR Senator from Iowa. and now
judge of the eighth United States
circuit court of appeals; Frank S.
Dietrich. federal district Judge or
Idaho; and Curtis ID. Wilbur, chief
justice Of the supreme court OF Cali
fornia.
Steps have been taken indirectly
to ascertain from each of the three
men named whether he would accept
If appointed, but no definite selec-
ton has been made.
Ono of the factors which have
Continued on Page Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
$4,000 Fire Damages
M. G. r. r. Ferry Boat
At Bath, Maine

Bath. Me. Mar. 5.--rire of I'M
known origin caused damage esti-
mated at $4,000 to the Maine Cen
trail Railroad ferry Hercules early
today. The ferry. spare boat, was
tied up at Maine Central wharf.
where workmen had been overhaul.
ing the engines for some weeks.
The flames were pouring out tho
sides when discovered and the fire.
men saved the craft with difficulty.
after laying 1000 feet OF hose
through the freight yard.
Ferries are used here to transfer
passenger and freight cars across
the Kennebec river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
THE 100 BEST ANECDOTES

The Boston Post will pay ten dollars (S10) each for
the best One Hundred Anecdotes and grand prize of
one hundred dollars ($1O0) for the best of all the
dOtes submitted to it within the next few months Five
dollars each to be paid for every anecdoe received and
published The actual date of the closing of the
petition to be announced later.
The word "anecdote' to be broadly construed-to
include very short storiesay not 800 words each
to be either original quoted, ancient modern,
with preference for anecdotes touching weknown
people events They must be clean and wholesome,
but they need not be Puritanical.
One or more anecdotes with the name and address
of the contributor to be published in the Post each day.
The Judge of the prize anecdotes to b. Mr. Newton New
kirk, the well-known editor of the Post "A Sorts"
column. Publication to be started sufficient
number of the anecdotes have been received.
All anecdotes to be written side of the paper
and to be delivered addressed to the Anecdote Editor
The Pest, Boston, Mass
The Post reserves the privilege of making reason
able changes in these conditions may seem to be re-
quired by developments.
nnehedIt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Coolidge Group
Will Control G. O. p.
Convention in MINI.

st. Paul. Nina. March 5.--'Coolidge
Tor president" sentiment swept the Re
publican county convention in Mime
sofa today. assuring his supporters
control of the district and state con-
Ventons Friday and Saturday.
A majority of the states 81 coun-
ties. reports early tonigh. indicated
instructed their delegates to the dis
trict and state conventions to send del.
esates to the national convention al
Cleveland instructed for the president
Zach of the 10 district conventions
Friday will select two delegates to the
national convention and the state con.
Nehtion here Saturday will name seven
Observation-Disclosures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
Mellon Denies
Is Interested in
Anti-BOnus League

Washington. Mar. .o.-Categorial
denial of charges that he had been
interested or acquainted with efforts
OF the Anti-Bofus League to defeat
soldier bonus legislation was made
by Secretary Mellon in letter to-
night to Senator Caraway. Demo
crat, Arkansas. The letter was in
reply 10 one from Senator Caraway
asking specific questions as to any
interest of the treasury secretary IN
an anti bonus campaign
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06

Washington, March 5 (By
A. P.)-The question of Attor-
ney General Daugherty's inn
mediate retirement from the
cabinet is again receiving SER
ious consideration. The situa-
ton today suddenly developed
to a point where the selection
of a successor was taken under
advisement at he White
House. ;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
General Forecast

The weather chart Of Wednesday
night showed low barometric pres
sure east and south of New Found
land and in the Atlantic and Gulf
states.
General rains have fallen within
the last "a hours throughout the At
lantic states.
Warm weather continued during
Wednesday in the Atlantic states.
The outlook is for generally fair
weather but with considerable cloud
mess Thursday and Friday in the
states east of the Mississippi river.
The temperature will be lower
Thursday in the Atlantic states and
1t will change little elsewhere east
OF the Mississippi river during the
next 4S hours.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Moderate variable becoming west
and weather overcast Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England Cloudy
Thursday and Friday: somewhat
lower temperature in interior.
Southern New England and East
ern New York-Fair and colder
Thursday; Friday fair.