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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
16-Year-Old Boy
Held Larceny Charge

Especial TO the kennebec Journal)
Hartland, Me-, Feb. 6-Herbert
Lakeman. a 16-year old boy, who has
been making his home with Mrs. Sa-
die Allen on Webb Ridge, was taken
into custody, Tuesday morning by
Deputy Sheriff Lee Fuller. being held
on a charge of taking watch from
the Allen home.
The Lakeman boy was taken TO
Skowhegan. He is not n ward or the
Maine Childrens Home society OF
Augusta, as was first stated. but his
father has jurisdiction over him,
while the Society has been helping
the boy In what way they could.
He was brought before Trial Jus
tice. Frank Gritiiths of Hartland and
at the hearing was held on larceny
charge for the grand jury at the
April term of the supreme court.
Young Grifiiths could not procure
bonds and was brought to Skowhegan
Tuesday.
Fred Monnahan OF Madison was
brought to Skowhcgan Tuesday by
deputy sheriff George Walker of An
son and committed to the county Jail.
after being found guilty of disturb
ing the peace in Madison on Monday
at n hearing before Trial Justice j.
Frank Withee at which hearing re
was given n sentence "a 3 months in
the county Jail. Monnahan is an old
offender.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07

Washington, Feb. G.-(By \. PD--
\ bugle, calling softly in the fading
day. told that Woodrow Wilson had
passed today down 1.-THE way of
peace" to his earned and honored
rest.
1t sang the same soldier requiem
that once before, ut the lips of the
same loyal comradc. it sang to lull
Americas Unknown to his sleep I'm
glory. And as the buglc called out
over the hills that look down on the
city "A stricken woman turned away
from the entrance of the stone crypt
down in the dim chapel. leaving her
dead to the mercy of God.
At the end there still stood beside
the vault one StaunCh friend of tho
dead president, friend who had
battled death for him to the bitter
end. who had shared in the great
days of triumphs. the bitter days
of disappointment even us now he
stood to render the last loyal service.
Not until the great slab of stone had
been swung back to close the vault
did Or. Grayson end the vigil he has
kept with Woodrow Wilson for moro
than Il half score of years.
Tonight the sombre Casket OF
black steel les in the western niche
of the great vault below Bethlehem
Chapel Above. towering from the
Continued on Page Q, Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
Quiet Reigns in
Greneville with
[. w. w. Leaving Town
Especial to Kenncbec JournaD

especial 10 kenncDec JOufnal)
Dover oXsroft, Feb. G.-Quietness
prevailed in Greenville last evening
with only few scattered punches of
7. w. W. members on the street cor
ners. Most of the members have
left town, and it is said that they
are headed South. as the lumber
companies around GreenVille are not
hiring any of them and they are not
able to get lodging in any of the
local boarding houses. Sheriff Roscoe
Macombcr of Dover FoXcroft kept in
touch with his deputies in Greenville
all of yesterday. but nothing denot-
ing anything out of the ordinary was
reported to him. The leading MEM
bers of the Khan are denying that
the Khan as an organization had any!
thing to do with the threatening of
the l. w. w. but the latter organi-
cation still sticks to their first story
that if they did not leave town the
Khan would put them out. 1t is I'M
derstood that from now on all men
who are hired for the wood by sew
cral of the lumber companies. will
he given Il strict examination and if
they are suspected to belong to the
l. w. w. organization they will have
to find employment elsewhere.
1t is expected that by the last Of
the week the last l. w. w. will be
gone from Greenville. and the little
town will once more settle down to
it's regular routine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
Doctor Orders
Chief Justice Taft
To Take Long Rest

Washington. Feb. 6.-Chief Justice
Taft. by direction of his physician, Dr.
Thomas Clayton. has cancelled all en-
gagemcntS for the immediate future
and entered upon period of complete
rest. This course was determined upon
after the chief justice had suffered an
attack of indigestion today. Although
the attack is yielding TO treatment, he
followed his physicians instructions
and went to bed.
Because of his illness Mr.. Taft was
unable to attend the funeral of Wood
row Wilson. for which he had been
named an honorary pass bearer. At
the same time he decided to abandon
a trip TO New York and New Haven
which he had planned for tomorrow.
Although the supreme court is in a
three weeks recess, he had been work
ing intensely in preparing opinions for
delivery upon the reasSCmbling of the
court February IS. 1t is believed too
close application to his duty is re-
sponsible in part for his condition
DIR. Clayton said tonight he did not
consider that Mr.. Taft was seriously
ill.
THE chief justice had little gas
trail indigestion upset today" Dr.
Clayton stated. but he has had no
fever and will be fully restored to
his usual good health in a day or
two. l do not consider him seriously
ill.,"
Chief Justice Taft has kept HIM
self in condition by methodical exer-
else since leaving the White House.
Even during the winter months he
has daily walked the three or four
miles between his residence and the
capitol at a brisk pace. He has been
generally regarded as enjoying excel
lent health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
FROZEN SERUM
POIS0NS GROUP OF
f.. CONCORD CHILDREN

Boston, Feb. 6.-The illness of 20
school children at Concord, due to
injections of serum that had been
frozen. is not serious. DR.. Bella
Schick. Austrian inventor of the
Schick test and the n-anti-toxin
serum for diphtheria prevention, ard
DIR. William II. Park. head of the
laboratories of the New York City
Board of Health. announced in a
statement tonight after they had ex-
amined the Concord cases.
DR.. Schick hurried here from New
York to make q personal investiga-
ton on learning that serious effects
had followed the use of the toxin
antl-toXin serum. He went to Con-
cord today with DR.. Milton ]. Rose
nau of the Harvard Medical school;
DIR. Park; DIR. Edwin j. Place, mead
of the diphthcria department of the
Boston City hospital. and a phySi-
clan from the federal public health
service. On their return tonight the
following statement was given out:
THE trying experience which a
number of children have just gone
through was due to the fact that
the diphtheria vaccine was frozen in
the recent cold spell. There was no
reason to expect that this would
cause any change in the vaccine
and so it was given.
THE vaccine is made by combin-
ing the diphtheria poison with its
antldote in such 4 way as to pro-
huce a harmless mixture which La q
the property of producing immun-
lty. The freezing separated some of
the poison from its antidote so that
this mixture became moderately poi
sonous. The children who received
this vaccine developed very sore
arms They are all better and we
believe there will be absolutely no
lasting bad results.
This experience has taught us
not only to avoid in the future using
a product that has been frozen, but
it also caused us to adopt immedi-
ately certain changes in the vaccine
which we believe will make It free
from any possibility of any harmful
change"
Nineteen boys and girl. students
in the Concord Academy. a private
school, were affected They We're
inoculated last Tuesday, and a few
days later developed swollen limbs,
sore eyes, nausea and other symU-
toms. Doctor Charles Hutchinson,
who administered the serum. said IL
had been tested in Washington and
Boston, but it had been exposed TO
terrific cold while being shipped
from Boston to Concord.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
Hold Seaman in,
Death StOrekeeper

Boston, Feb. William Kronig. n
seaman on the steamship George
Washington. which arrived here yes
tcrday from Europe. was arrested
late today on n federal warrant
charging assault on John Hanlon. en-
gineroom storckeepcr on the vessel.
who died during the voyage. Federal
officials had been Investigating Han
Ions death since the steamship dock
ed at Boston.
Ships officers reported that Ham
lon had been drinking and apparent
ly had been in IA fight before he came
aboard the Bremcrhavcn on January
%. Two days later ne was placed
i'll the ships hospital and on Janu-
airy 80 he died. Officials here learned,
they said, that Kronlg had three
fights with Iianlon. During the last
fight. they said. a peacemaker tried To
separate the men and Iianlon fell
down flight of stairs.
In an effort to determine the exact
cause of the storckccpcr's death. tho
Suffolk county medical examiner per-
formd an autopsy on ilanlon's body
today and will make report tomor-
row.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
GREEN OPPOSED
TO PROPOSED CUT
IN SURTAX RATE

Washington. Feb. e.-Chairman
Green of the House ways and means
committee came out tonight in opposi-
ton to Secretary MELONS recommen-
dation that the present so per cent
maximum SurtaX be cut in half. He has
agreed. however to vote tomorrow
with other Republicans on the commit
tee to represent the treasury tax bill,
which contains this provision.
Mr.. Green outlined his views in a
letter to DR.. T. S. Adams, professor of
political economy at Yale University,
who had written to him on various
phases of the tax problem. Although
the chairman had been known to be
lukewarm on the Mellon tax schedule
he had not committed himself definite
least 80 per cent.
Referring to DR.. Adams letter. Mr.
Green said it contained a statement to
the effect that The extremely wealthy
now defy the government and intend to
continue to defeat it out of it's just
share Of their taxes.
1T is unnecessary to say" he con-
tinued. that the political party which
proclaims such Il doctrine will seal it's
doom with the announcement. You say
that they Will not pay and we can moi
make them. But Canada makes them
pay a much higher tax than we have
now and England makes them pay Il
higher tax than any which is now pro-
posed for the new bill so far as I
know-certainly very much higher
than any l would advocate. If other
nations can do this, what reason can
We give for not doing it?
You say in effect that they will not
pay 50 per cent. which | have advocat-
ed. | say that the man with immense
wealth who will evadc taxes at 80 per
cent. Will do so at - per cent. In
neither case has he any need for the
money which he keeps from the gov
crnment y"
The announcement Of Mr.. Green as
to his stand on SurtaXcS and the de-
csion of today of Democrats on the
ways and means committee to stand
pat on their demand that the surtaX
maximum be reduced not lower than
"A per cent. on incomes in excess of
$92.0 insures a lively fight on the
of the tax bill. Mr.. Green and other
Republican members of the committee
out of sympathy with Mr.. Mellon on
one or more provisions of the bill. have
reserved the right, after voting to re-
port it, to swing away from the adj
ministration position during consider
alton of the measure by the House.
\ meeting of the ways and means
committee has been called for tomor-
row for the express purpose of voting
to report the bill Immediately after
the session, committee members will
hurry to the floor to take part in the
fight that will develop tomorrow with
the calling up of the resolution propoS-
ing a constitutional amendment to pro-
hibit issuance of tax exempt securities.
Eight hours will he allotted for gem
cral debate with n vote probable Fri
day. y two-thirds vote is needed for
passage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
NATION WIDE TRIBUTE
AS WOODROW WILSON IS
BORNE TO CRYPT COUCH
DENY CLEMENCEAu
AND wilson IN PACT
ON Rhine OCCUPATION

Paris. Feb. 6-(By A. P.)-De-
claring that no secret pact between
NJ. Clemenceau and Woodrow Will
son had been concluded, as alleged
by Mr.. Lloyd George, the former
British prime minister. the French
foreign office issued q brief state
ment tonight setting forth that the
French government reserved its re-
ply to the allegations CT Mr.. Lloyd
George until it was in possession of
the exact text OF the former pre-
mier's utterances.
In the meantime part of the text
claring that Mr.. Wilson and NJ.
Clemenceau had made secret
agreement for the occupation of the
Rhineland in the face of his oppo-
sition, reached Paris just when the
chamber of deputies was adopting
resolutions OF confidence in the
death of former President Wilson.
The report created a sensation in
the Hobbies of the chamber, where
the news was received through the
Associated Press. Andre Tardieu,
for many years closely associated
with Clemcnceau. absented himself
from the chamber proceedings long
enough 10 declare that Lloyd
Georges assertions were stupid"
Indignation was expressed by the
deputies in the Hobbies at the APP
parent insinuation that the French
had waited until after the death of
Mr.. Wilson before asking Mr.. Lloyd
Georges permission to publish the
documents. The general query was:
What was the reason for asking
Lloyd Georges consent to such pub
LEGATION, if it was a secret treaty be-
tween Clemenceau and Wilson and
one to which Lloyd George was not
party?"
At the French foreign Office sur
prise was great when the report was
received. The first news was. re-
garded as incredible; only when the
partial text of the interview was
handed to the French officials did
they believe that the British states
man really said what was attributed
to him. 1t was then announced that
n reply would be forthcoming as
soon as Premier POinCare, who was
Continued on Page 9. Col. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
Gen. Butler Tells
Phila. Detectives
To Get on to Job

Philadelphia. Feb. 6.-Charging
that none of the evidence used in
police cleanup drives in this city had
been turned in by the detective force
Brig. Gen. Smed!ey d. Butler, dir
ector of public safety, on his return
from Quantico, Va, today ordered the
plain clothes men to get busy and
show some results" or be fired
At meeting Of 100 detectives. the
general said:
Il have enough information at
present to knock off 1913 places in
this city. and L didn't get it from
any of you. 4 business man told
me of one of the biggest bootlegging
rings in tine city. He told me where
it was and who was connected with
il. You fellows had better be pretty
quick in finding out. Get the big
fellows and stop standing around
like n lot of movie heroes
Referring to n recent raid on n
hotel in which detectives seized only
a "teaspoonful" of alleged liquor, the
director announced that n special
squad of detectives dressed in the
height of fashion will hereafter fire.
quent the hotels and restaurants with
orders to arrest all persons carrying
or consuming liquor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
EVENTS OF DAY
IN WASHINGTON

All government activities ceased at
noon in memory of Woodrow Wilson.
Secretary DENLY in astatement de-
Tended his course in asserting to the
lease Of the naval oil reserves.
Chief Justice Taft was directed to
take a complete rest after he had
suffered an attack Of Indigestion.
President Coolidge directed the tar
If commission to proceed with an in
vestigation of the entire vegetable
oils tariff schedule.
T.. V. O'Connor Of Buffalo. y. Y,
former president of the International
Longcnoremen's Union. was desiSna-
ted as chairman of the shipping
board.
Chairman Green of the house ways
and means committee came out in
opposition to Secretary Melons
stand for % percent maximum sur
tax rate, declaring from 50 percent.
Charles +. Brewster exhibited Sc
curities to a number Of members of
congress in an effort 20 prove dupli-
cation of bonds a. the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
The McNary- Haugen farm aid bin
was opposed before the house agri-
culture committee by J.. +. Gates. for
mer president OF the Chicago Board
of Trade. and F. +. Watkins. presi-
dent OF the National Grain Dealers
Association.
The state department was notified
by consular officials that Vera Cruz
had been entirely evacutcd by the De
LIZ Huerta forces and that the cruis-
or Richmond was in the harbor.
An American flag was placed by
unknown persons before the German
embassy when the latter decided not
to fly its own flag at half staff in
tribute to Woodrow Wilson before
1890 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
One of GOtham's.
Ball Parks Site
For Democratic Meet

New York. Feb. The Demo-
cratic party will do it's nominating
for the presidency and stage it's ia
vorite-son Democrats at either the
Yankee Stadium or the Polo
Grounds. it was predicted today by
in charge OF arrangements for the
national quadrennial convention
here next June.
Mr.. Mara declared that plans for
the open air sessions which recent
ly were reported to have been found
unfasible. had been approved by
himself and Norman f.. Mack. chair
man of the party's convention ar
rangements committee. They will
be submitted for the approval of the
whole committee when that body
holds its next session in New York
on April L..
The chief objections to transfer
ring the two most coIorful sessions
of the convention from Madison
Square Garden to one of the vastly
larger baseball fields were that
party nominations were too seri-
Gus matter to be made into a spec
tacle." according to Mr.. Mara, ard
that bad weather might disrupt the
whole convention schedule by MAX
ing open air meets impossible.
but the nominations and demon
STATIONS are great spcctaclcs and
we believe we have convinced the
more conservative party leaders that
il would be shame not to stage
them where the greatest possible
number of people can see them.
1T will be hot in June. Madison
Square Garden will accommodate
only about $4,000 persons. whereas
the Stadium will accommodate near
" 50. 900 and the Polo Grounds about
40
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
Prevented Loss of Mil
lions Of Dollars
Worth of Oil, Navy
Secretary Declares in
Public Statement
Carried Out Ex-
pressed Will of Con-
gress-Leases Legal
and Proved Benef-
cial to Nation

Washington, Feb. Con the eve OF
the renewal in the senate OF the de-
mands for his removal from the cabi-
net, Secretary DENLY made public
tonight an extended statement ex-
planning his course in asserting to
the lease of the naval oil reserves.
Asserting that there are involved
three basic questions. the naval Sec
rotary answered them all In the af-
hrmatiyc: that the transfer Of ad-
minstration from his department to
the interior department was legal:
that the leases themselves were legal
and carried out the expressed will Of
congress. that they were beneficial to
the government, preventing the fur
Their loss Of millions Of dollars worth
Of oil and greatly increasing the po-
wcr Of the navy to defend the coun-
try.
With the senate and its oil COM
nittee both In recess, Mr.. Denby's
statement was the only concrete de-
velopment of the day IN the oil situa-
ton. Debate In the senate will break
out afrcsh tomorrow, and the COM
mittee viii get back 20 its hearings
on Friday.
With new leads developing In APP
p;rcntly unending succession. the
end Of the senate inquiry seems to
be no WE"rc in sight. Many Witness
cs. prominent in political and bust
ness life, are yet to be examined. and
there is no telling now how many
others will be called after expert ac-
countants have gone through the
books Of stock brokerage firms. banks
and quasi business associations in
search of transactions in any way re-
lated to the oil leases.
Attcr the senate has renewed the
authority of the committee to meet
one Of he objections raised by AL
bert H. FAN, central figure in the oil
nrIddc, in his refusal to testify. 1t
will plunge into the fight over the
resolution by Democratic Leader Ro-
binson calling Tor Denbys resigna-
ton
Their naval secretar? made no mem
ton Of this resolution in his state
ment tonight. which was in the form
OF telegram to Roy ID. Chaplin. OF
Detroit, In reply to the message of
confidence received some days ago
from 225 citizens OF Michigan.
Stating that he had received hum
drcds of letters and kilograms from
Michigan and all parts of the union,
Continued on Page 9. Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
General Forecast

The storm that has moved slowly
northeastward during the past few
days was central off the coast of
Maine Wednesday night and it was
followed by decided rise in pressure
during Wednesday over practically
all sections east of the Rocky Noun
tains. Precipitation has occurred
within the last "a hours over the
greater portion of the country. except
southern California and the Gulf
and south Atlantic states. Snow fur
ries occurred as far south as At
lanta, Ga.
Generally fair weather will prevail
over the states east of the Mississippi
river during the next two days ex-
cept that snow flurries are probable
Thursday in the lower lake region.
the extreme upper Ohio valley and
the interior of New York. The tenn
perature will be lower in the middle
Atlantic and north Atlantic states
Thursday and it will not change ma =
terially east of the Mississippi river
on Friday.
Winds north OF Sandy Hook
Fresh westerly and weather overcast
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-07
Harvey Deserted
BY Visiting British
Squash Associates

New York, Feb. 6-Colonel Nalen-
tine Harvey. who was arrested as he
disemharkcd yesterday with the Brit
ish International squash team. start
ed n second day in jail tonight when
he was unable to raise the $500 bail
for which he was held on a charge
of abandoning his wife.
Mrs. Harvey. who charged lie de-
serted her here five years ago. had
him arrested ut the pier. Colonel
llarvcys good humor was maintained
until he learned that none of his
team mates would bail him out
Members of the team said he had at
tached himself to the organization
and that, as a consequence of what
they had learned, they had relieved
him Of membership.
The team played and won its first
game today.