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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
DR.. ELIOT MAKES
CLEAR talk ON JEWS
and IRISH OF j. S,

Boston, Dec. 22.-There has never
been any melting pot" in the United
States and. there Is not likely to be,
Charles W. Eliot. president emeritus OF
Harvard University. states in a letter
which Will be published in the Boston
Post tomorrow, replying to criticism
OF his recently expressed opinion that
the Jews in the United States had not
become assimilated and that even the
Irish had not lost their racial I'm this
country. at the same timeadecIarins
himself against racial intermarriages.
IN MS reply, designated primarily to
answer q statement made by State
uepWy Edmund J. Brandon of the
massachusetts, Knights OF Columbus
following DR.. EiIot's speech before a
BOSTON Jewish audience, DR.. Eliot
maintains that the Interpretation MAC
cd upon his words arose primarily
from difference in Interpretation Of
the word assimilation" Mr.. Brandon
expressed the belief that the Irish had
become, patriotic and loyal American
citizens
Dr. Eliot states today that EMO In
teiligent person believes or maintains
that the Irish people who have immi-
grated to this country since the con-
stitstion Of the United States was
adopted have not become interested
and patriotic American citizens" while
maintaining and illustrating their
Celtic qualities.
IF all Irishmen. recent immigrants
or born here. who live tremendously
with their British-American neighbors
and join them In fighting the battles of
the republic are thereby proved to
nave been 'assimihted' or .amalgamat-
ed the only difference between Mr..
Brandon and me Is that we used the
words assimilated and amalgamated
differently. For me assimilation in
wolves mixing through intermarriage
and change of family and social hab-
its. Such changes have certainly not
tatken place among the Irish in the
United States.
II hope that the Irish race and all
other white races that have come To
this country in large numbers since the
adoption of the American constitution
VIII maintain their distinctive racial
qualities and gifts. and give the entire
population the benefit of them. One
may cherish this hope with much con-
iidence; because there has never been
any melting pot in the United States
and there is not likely to be in the
| future
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Boston May Get
Snowy Mantle
As Christmas Gift

Boston, Dec. 22.--1ntimntion that
New England may have a white
Christmas" was made by the wealth
or bureau here predicting local
snow tonight as the cold wave which
struck the northeastern states Sal
urday night passed on It's way east
ward out TO sea. Milder tempera-
ture throughout New England today
followed the extreme cold of SUM-
day which drove the mercury In
northern New Hampshire and Maine
to ~ and 30 degrees below zero.
Tuesday afternoon and night and
probably Wednesday will bring
warmer weather and probably local
SHOWS. according, to the forecast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
PRIORITY OF US.
>
UNQUESTIONED IN
NAVAL AVIATION
SEEKS
BRITISH MEAT TRADE
IN SOUTH AMERICA

London. Dec. % (By A. PAN
evening newspaper today gave cur
rency to a report that the Baldwin
government in its anxiety to pro-
mote the policy of imperial prefer
ence. had decided upon plan to dis.
criminate against a foreign meat ir
favor Of supplies from the Domin.
ions.
According to authoritative this re-
port is at least premature. Doubt
less the plan proposed by A. r. Has
san. representative of the Australian
meat council, to have Australia take
from South America the position OIL
chief meat producing country of the
world, together with many Other
schemes having the aim to attain Mr.
Baldwin's desire to give the domin-
ions preference without imposing d.
rect food taxes have been under con-
sideration by The cabinet and the
board of trade. But as far as Is
known no decision has been reached
, The same ideas had been suggest
ed to the late Mcdonald government
and had been under consideration b,
former Colonial Secretary Thomas
and 1t may be taken for granted thai
considerable pressure will be brought
to bear on behalf of the Australian
government. which Is anxious tt
stimulate its meat exports.
Premier Baldwin in his recent out.
line of the governments intentions
for reversing the policy OF the Mac
Donald government, indicated thai
meats and fruit would have primary
attention from his government. HI
suggested that 100000 pounds ster'
ling annually would be devoted t.
stimulating dominion exports to Eng
land in lieu of the preference the
Dominions would have received
through tho preference taxes Mr.
>Baldwin's previous administrator
had intended to impose at the be-
hest of the last imperial conference
1t was generally supposed this sun
was to be utilized in assisting ship
pers to bring their produce to Eng
land and the idea was attributed tt
Winston Spencer Churchill. th'
chancellor of the exchequcr, who al
ways had professed free trade prin'
ciples and therefore would oppose
taxes on food.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Portland Families
Of Lost Ship Victims
Receive Over $500

Portland, Me. Dec. 22.--In time for
Christmas came checks here today Tor
more than $4,000 each to tho families
Of John +. Devine and James Rich
ard Main, two of tic Al victims III,
were lost when the steiner Hcwett
vanished off the coast of Florida on
January 25. 1922, The craft was bound
from the Barbados to New York With
n cargo composed of fuel oil Nnd sui
phur. Tho money IS in settleaen. CT
suits filed by parents of Tia. seamen
brought in 1922 against the Union Sui
phur Co. owners Of the vessel. There
were 10 other actions. damages in each
being placed at 100000. Othor COM
plainants in the action are from Bos-
ton, Lowell and Jersey City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
LONGER REPRlEW
NEEDED FOR LITER
WARD, DOCTORS SAY

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Washington. d. c.. Dec. 2e-The
case Of Edgar NJ. Ward. Randolph
world war veteran. sentenced for life
for numbering a Lewiston woman In
1919. and now reprived to undergo
treatment at Walter Reed hospital
here. grows more complicated and in
teresting.
Col. Keller. commander Of Walter
Reed hospital, is now certain that
Wards lung trouble is empyena, a
form of pleurisy. and that to treat It
Ward will have TO be at the hospital
for a longer time than the FIVE
months reprieve granted him by
Gov. Baxter. Col. Keller will not OPP
crate ON Ward unless he Is assured
that the prisoner will be given more
than five months reprieve.
1t is possible that representations
3, will be made to the Maine officials
, with view to getting n longer re-
prieve for Ward. Col. Keller Is of
the opinion that the empyena has
| nothing to do with Wards bullet
wound he received before the war.
Another clinic will be held at the
hospital in the near future to see
how badly Wards lung Is affected
| and to try and locate that ancient
bullet and extract 1t If possible: but
the chances are that the bullet Is
now healed in the lung and causing
no trouble.
To fin up the empyena, Col. Keller
| says that parts of seven ribs will
| have to be removed in ORDER to start
draining out the pus which has form
| ed In the lung. Months will be re-
| quired for recovery. The operation
! is dangerous one at best, but Ward
Is cheerfully ready to take tho
] chance.
If Col. Keller is right in that the
! lung affection is not traceable to the
| bullet, then the trouble Is of service
origin and Ward is entitled to COM
| pensation from the Veterans Bureau,
| compensation which will be accru-
! ing but which cannot be paid TO
! Ward when he is in prison.
| Wards service record bears out the
supposition that his lung trouble
was incurred in service His record
tells that he enlisted with the So
! called Milliken regiment in July
| 1917. He went out. however, in Sep
| TENDER with the 101st engineers. In
| September 1913 he was hospitalized
for q shrapnel wound in the thigh
| after fight in tho Toul sector. At
| ter Sc days in the hospital in France
| lie was sent to n hospital at Cover
| nor's Island where he stayed for sew
en- months and was treated for trou-
bile with his lung. During this time
| he was given a 100 percent disability
| by the Veterans Bureau.
1t is believed that he got his en-
| pyena through exposure or the strain
of the campaign in France. Ono long
| hikes he used to complain Of trouble
with his lung.
| BY the way. when he was in n hos
pital in France. effort was made to
remove the bullet. received before
! the war. by n bronchoscope. hut the
! instrument proved three quarters OF
an inch too short to reach the bullet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Cutter Ossipee Makes
Unsuccessful Hunt
For Lost Fishermen

Portland, Me-, Dec. 2z-Ine Cutter
ossipee returned today from an un-
successful search for Irving priske
and Neal plummer. South Addison
lobster fishermen. who were repor.eo
os missing and possibly LOST IN ea IN
urday nights gale and coIa ",, =.
the Eastern Maine coas., ,omn-
feared their S2-foot motorpoat ,oun
lea AFTER engine trouble developed
ue rha enter cruised hour after h0uI
=. ths vicinity OF the point four miles
n IN , OF Mooseabec Light where
Swat Wass Island Coast Guardsmen
Urea. ,o., flares being burned. -Four
saw. saw t from the station made an 1 IN.
me men attempt to reach the
sucSes nh,ch was at lhe mercy OF =
craI. nv, wa" reie. but were forced to put
HACK because of engine trouoie'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Believe Maine
Convict Caught
Ry Cleveland Police

Cleveland. Dec. pa man giving
the name of Thomas Nash, but who
according to Bertillon records is
James Burns, who escaped from the
Maine penitentiary last December. Is
being held by local police as a fugi-
tive from justice.
The man was arrested last night
after his automobile hit a taxicab,
sideswipei six machines and crashed
into telephone pole. He admitted
today. police say, that he stole the
automobile in Troy, n. Y, November
Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
General Forecast

There will be precipitation over all
sections east of the Mississippi river
within the next "a to &c hours. The
temperature WIFI rise Tuesday but
colder weather will again overspread
the Atlantic states Wednesday night
and Thursday. Cold weather will
prevail on Christmas Day almost
generally over the United States.
Disturbances of moderate inten
sity were central Monday night over
western Ontario. smoving southeast
ward. There have been local SHOWS
in northern sections from the Rocky
Mountains eastward to New England,
within the last "a hours.
\ The temperature has risen decided
" from Alberta and eastern Montana
eastward to northern New England
and Quebec.
The temperature was still much
below normal Monday night. how
ever. over the greater part of the
United States.
Winds north. Of Sandy Hook
Fresh southwest and west: over
cast Tuesday; local SHOWS by Tues
day night
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
THE WEATHER
SNOW

Northern New England - Local
SHOWS Tuesday and Wednesday,: ris-
ing temperature Tuesday: colder
Wednesday or Wednesday night.
SSouthern New England-Increasing
cloudiness with slowly rising temper
ature followed by local SHOWS Tues
day afternoon or night and probably
Wednesday; colder by Wednesday
night.
Eastern New York Increasing
cloudiness with slowly rising temper
allure followed by light snow Tues
day; Wednesday snow; colder by
Wednesday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Cold Wave Still
Spread Over Maine

Portland, Me. Dec. 22-The cold
wave. which suddenly spread over
Maine Saturday night. was still In
evidence today. With the wind turn
ing from the north to the west. the
temperature was slightly higher
two degrees at the local weather bu-
reau where four degrees below zero
was recorded at A. n. as against
six below yesterday. The lowest
readings reported yesterday were In
Hancock county. with 80 below at
Trenton, IS at Ellsworth and IL at
Lamoine and Waltham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23

Washington. De. 2c.--Inferiority
IN numbers but superiority In mate
rial. design and general efficiency
distinguishes the American air serv-
Ice, as compared with those Of other
countries. Secretary Wilbur and
Rear Admiral Moffett. chief OF the
bureau OF aeronautics. today told the
special house aircraft investigating
committee.
I'VE feel We are not behind" the
secretary testified. ''As far as the
navy Is concerned. the condition is
satisfactory except that we need
more ships. / believe that no other
nation has got anything better than
We have"
Admiral Moffet was OF the same
opinion.
We are SO far ahead OF anybody
eke In naval aviation" he added,
That II will take them q long time
10 catch up
The superiority existed. Admiral
aelet said. despite the fact that
lContinued on Page 9-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Ossipee Rescues
Small Schooner

Portland, Me-, Dec. 22.-The
coastguard cutter ossipee lowed into
port tonight the two masted schoon-
er w. 7. Bell. commanded by q man
Of that name. and hailing from Nor
folk. Va. The schooner was being
buffeted by the terrific gale Of Sat-
urday night while anchored of Sc
guin Light and her plight was dis
covered by the Popham coastguard,
to which she was towed by ono Of
the stations motor lifeboats. The
Ossipee then was summoned. Al
damaged anchor will be repaired 1t
this port.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Calls for Ban on
Firearms in Mass.

Boston, Dec. 22.-Following n long
series OF crimes in metropolitan Bos-
ton which in the past few months
have included the shooting or
|ounding of three police officers.
murders. burglaries and holdups.
the Suffolk County Grand jury in n
report today declares that it Is i'm
perative to curb and restrict the sal lie
OF revolvers and urged federal ban
on firearms.
The Grand Jury in its report, asks
the incoming state legislature to
memorial the national congress for
the passage OF federal act to make
1t virtually impossible for a person
to possess firearms except for clear
ly needed and lawful purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Bangor Inn Is
Damaged by Fire
Firemen Overcome

Bangor, Me. Dec. 23.--F'ire which
started in the basement of the Bangor
Inn, Summer Street, late last night.
was gotten under control at / A. NJ.
The house was Quilted.
Chief La harrow and five hremen
were taken out of the building over
come by smoke--thc chief three times,
having twice returned TO direct his
men. He was finally taken home I'M
conscious, but soon rallied. The chief
and his men had very narrow escapes
from suffocation. being caught in the
basement where the smoke was thick
est, and rescued with difficulty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Relieve Germany
is Delinquent on
disarmament Plan

p,,. Dec. 22.-(By A.
an. interailied military com con
supreme met today with Ma ar ma
Foch p srees.nirstly report sent from from
latest i hv the interallied contro.
Berlin n u snd then drafted resolutions \,
m mn Transmission to the coune'i o
ambassadors. 81, vas issued aft
sr the e.s ssss is considered as mo-
that . Ger entirely fulfilled d., all so .ne
vet na.i ter disarmament laid Gown
Gauss us treaty OF Versailles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Pennsylvania Ban
On Live Poultry

Harrisburg, Pa. Dec. 22.-Shipment
of live poultry from any points outside
of Pennsylvania into the state. except
by special permit. is prohibited. effec-
tive December -. under a quarantine
order issued tonight by the state de-
partment Of agriculture, as a result of
the fowl plague prevalent in several
states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Lassen Peak in
California Begins
Violent Eruption

.Westwood. Calf, Dec. 22.-Lassen
Peak, the only active volcano In
continental United States. began an
eruption of s:noke and gases at 4.3O
o'clock this afternoon. Residents of
Westwood declare 1t Is the largest
eruption of the mountain since 1915.
The eruption is rising from point
about 1000 feet from the last notch
blown in the crater in the 1915
eruption, directly east from the
highest point of the peak.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Tuesday increasing cloudiness. slow
~ rising temperature followed by
local snow Tuesday afternoon or
night and probably Wednesday; cold
er by Wednesday night: fresh south
west shifting to west and northwest
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Omctcpc Also Active

Managua. Nicaragua, Dec. Do
Tho volcano Ometepe. situated on
Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua,
Is declared to he in eruption. The
department of Rivas reports a rain
of sand nightly accompanied by brill
liant lights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
Loses Life When>,
DOry Overturns

Boston. Dec. 22--John Ryan, ~, OF
Rockport, n. S.. was drowned last
Friday on Jeffries Bank when his
dory overturned. according TO worl
brought to port today by the schoon-
err Angie Marshall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
View of Secretary Will
bur and Rear Admir-
al MOffett Before
House Com
mittee

viii Take Other Nations a
Long Time to Catch Up, Adj
miral Declares Next War
Will Not BE Waged Entirely
In Air, Both Assert-In Mat
Ter of Naval Strength We
Are Not Behind Any Other
Nation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
AIR MAIL PILOT
e. 4
- II II
s
DASHED TO DEATH !. !.
y y
IN Binding STORM
Parac h u t e Fails to
Open w h en- He
Chooses to Lean
from dead" &.-
Plane
rye-f,

First Fatality In Trans. Contin.
entail Air Service Since IT'D
Inauguration Six Months
Ago-Crash Occurs During
Snowstorm While Over ILL.,
nois Town-Supt. Egge Or.
ders Double Probe of Acct
dent
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-28
En- breye IIegard...

continuation dc la Ira. pas.)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-28
UN JovEN PnRTORRIoUENo
QUE TRIUNFA EN- CUBA
Reproducimos de la "Revista
Telef6nica de Cuba:
"coNsAGRANDosE

Nuestro querido companero Sc
nor Angel Power, no conforme
con haber conquistado los radio
fans de la Estaci6n PWX, por su
notable eiecucion en- la mandoiina
Sc nos revela de inlproviso como
un reeitante- de altos vuelos.
Ell verso brota de sus labios
puro y faciI. Despues, al ahondar
en- la trama de la estrofa, su pa
labra Sc viste de enoci6n cual 81
sintiera vibrar el dolor la ale
grfa que inspirara al autor.
Para ser poeta, no es necesario
traducir la inspiration en- un
"lenguaje castizo Y estudiado". ].
Basta con tener I'm alma
A las felicitaciones recibidas por
el Sr. Power, unilnos las nuestras
mas entusiastas Y calurosas."
FL joven Power es hermano de
nuestro amigo, don Julio Power,
alto empleado del comercio de San
Juan.
Nuestra felicitaci6n ambos.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-28
Ell PRIMER BUoUE
ENTUSIASMo Y
PRoPOSTTcS

Seglin podemos leer en- la prensa
americana, ell entusiaSmo quo reina
en- los Estados Unidos, entire el ele-
mento dc la ra9a de color, para ve-
mir Puerto Rico, es extraordinario.
Un viaje los tr6picos, para
Quienes viven en- el helado norte. ,
descienden de una raza que tuvo ST
cuna en- el continente mas caido del
globo. es algo que ofrece risuena
perspectivaN = la idea, fus acogida
con va-dadero jdbilo, culminandc en-
realidad inmediatamente, dado el
entrsiasmo que huho de despertar.
Estos barcos, conducirsn nues-
TIA isIa millares de turiStas de CO.
lor, que Sc disponen invadir nues-
ira capital, para visitar despues to,
dos los rincones de la isia.
Ademas, la asociaci6n que patro-
Gina la expedition, trae otro fin.
81 crganizar este viajc las anti
Has. 50 trata de hacer mas estreches
los LAGOS entire el elen,ento dc color
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-28

del continente, Ell de nuestra isla.
Ade,nas. Sc persigren fines conner
'ciales. Green los directories de IL
podorosa asociaci6n, que en- Puerto
Rico hay muchos productos, que po-
drisn elicontrar gran mereado en-
tire Ell elemento de color en- Ell corr
tinenta. pero que por no ser como
cidos, tienen cerradas las puertas
del comercio.
Muchcs de estos turistas, son RI
cos faI,ricantes, manufacturers, 0
'agricultores. y esta fuera de toda
duda que nuestra isla sacara al
gin p-ovecho de Ia exuedici6n.
No cxtrahe pues nadie que deri-
tro dc algunos dias ancle en- nuestro
puerto ur gran barco. co'nduciendo
INA falange de turistas de la raza
de color. ESQ sera solsmente el pre-
ludio de la gran expedition cue ha
side oyganizada.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-28
ono HAY DIsPosIcIoN
ALGUNA QUE AUToRICE
LA EJEcUo1oN DE UNA
sEETENcIA DE MUERTE.


En- una entrevista que celebrsra-
mos dltimamente con al autor de la
compilation que nos hemos refe-
rido, sefior Jnan M. Herrero, snb-
Secretario Executive de Puerto Ri
co, este nos hizo las dguientes i'm
portantes lnanifestaciones con res
pecto al importante. asunto:
"Actualmente no hay disposi-
cion alguna que autorice la ejecu-
ci6n de una sentencia de muerts.
Asi 10 he demostrado en- mi com
pilaci6n de enmiendas al C6digo
Penal, teniendo hoy -dia la salts
facci6n de yer que mis- comraiieros
han ahondadc mas en- Las teorias
que yo expusiera por aquel entsn-
ces, habiendome convencido de
que mi trabajo ha lienado So CO..
'lnetido para con La sociedad.
la Ley del 1917 derog6 ciertos
articulos del Codigo de Enjuicis-l
miento Criminal que Sc reieren i
la pena capital. Esos articulos b
han sido restabIecidos por ninel {
ma Ley. Despu6s de la Ley del II.
los Legislatures pasaron una Ley
estableciendo nuevamente la pens
Capital, mas Ell Gobernador Inter.
no Benedicto le di6 ei Pocket We
tc''.
''La Ley del 1917 establece en-
su seccion 6a.. que los artfculos
errnendados quedaban vigentes. ~
los derogados2 5c6mo quedan los
derogados?
"No crec aue hay una Ley VI
genie en- la actuandad que hara
legal Ia ejecuci0n de una senten-
cia de muerte''