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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
House Approves
Navy Strength of
$4,000 Enlisted Men

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Provisions in
the navy appropriation bill for main
tenance of the navy at its present
strength of $4,000 enlisted men were
approved today by the House.
Approval also was given sections
providing for $685. line and staff Off
GERS of the navy. slight increase over
the number now I'm service.
Anxious to send the bill to the Sem
ate before Christmas recess, which be-
Gins Saturday, the House set fast
pace today. One section of the bill
after another was read with amend
ments in order. but few were offered
and none adopted.
Among the iteps in the bill given
House approval today were those APP
propriating se50,000 for the Newport.
r. l.. training station: s3.e00,000 for
the naval reserve force; 100000 for
the Naval War College. Rhode Island
$17, 000,0 900 for construction and repair
of naval vessels. and s11,7S2.oo0 for
the bureau OF ordnance.
To provide pay for $4,000 men dur
ing the coming fiscal year the bill car
ries 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Schooner Reports
Escape of Bravas
Being Dep0rted

Newport, r. l., Dec. 1S.-The
packet schooner. Romance which.
before she sailed from New Bedford
for the Cape Verde Islands, Satur-
day, had on board l. Brayas who
were being .deported, imped to port
here today after running ashore on
Point Judith yesterday, with word
that all the deportees and six menu
bers of the crew had escaped during
a storm early Sunday morning. One
of the fugitives Is woman, belinda
Barros. Captain Hippolite Lamas
said he thought the escape was
made in a boat that put out, from
shore while the schooner was an
chored in Buzzard's Bay.
First reports of the flight OF the
deportees came from the Point Jul
iith coast guards and Immigration
Inspector William Clark OF Provi-
dence was awaiting the arrival of
the Romance today to find out how
the Bravas, who had been held un-
der close guard at Providence for
three months. got. away. The in
spector held preliminary inquiry.
questioning the captain and others
on the schooner. but detained no
one. Captain Lamas Immediately
left for New Bedford to aid I'm
migration Inspector John G. Hag-
berg there in rounding up the fugi-
tiyes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Green Mentioned
AS Successor to
Samuel GOmperS

New York, Dec. 1S.--Willia-n
Green, secretary-treasurer of the
United Mine Workers of America,
seems to have the best chance 20
he elected successor to the late Sam
uel Gompers as president of the
American Federation of Labor for
the unexpired term of ten months,
in the opinion of many veteran la
Dor leaders here for the Gompers'
funeral today.
The actual choice will be made
by the executive council of ten
which meets at the Elks Club to-
morrow morning. Matthew Vol
and James Duncan, two other vice
presidents and. like Green. members
of the council, are the only ones who
have been mentioned as rival can
didates.
John l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, went into
conference with his advisors at the
Cadillac Hotel here after the burial
of Mr.. Gompers at Sleepy Hollow
cemetery in Tarrytown. The confer
ence was believed to have an i'm
portant bearing upon the availability
Of William Green for the Federation
presidency.
MIR. Lewis himself Is being sup
ported by strong labor interests for
secretary of labor and if he left the
miners Organization to enter the
cabinet 1t IS thought doubtful that
Mr.. Green also could leave 1t to head
the A. +. of l.. The miners face too
busy u year to lose two of their
strongest men at once, it is under
Stood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
c0MPERS, LABOR LEADER, At REST
IN SLEEPY HOLLOW, TARRYTOWN
WITNESSES REFuTE
STORY $4,000 PAID
FORBES IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Dec. 1s-(By A. P.)-Elias
H. Mortimer's twice-told tale Of a
$1,000 cash payment to Charles r.
Forbes, director OF the veterans bu-
reau, in the Drake Hotel, Chicago. In
June 20. 1922. was controverted In
every detail today by Miss Edna
Breese, stenographer In the vet
Grams bureau Office At New York,
called as a witness for the defense In
the Forbes Thompson conspiracy
trial
The alleged payment was the key
stone of the governments case
against Forbes and J. w. Thompson,
wealthy Chicago and ST. Louis con-
tractor, on trial for conspiracy to de-
fraud the government through hos
pital contracts.
Mortimer. testifyins last week.
said he gave the amount to Forbes
in the Drake suit about 4.30 o'clock
in the afternoon of June 20. half an
hour after he had received $4,000
from Thompson in the same room.
Miss Breese, who was assigned to
work with Forbes at the hotel, testt-
fled she was In the suite all after
noon but had not seen Mortimer nor
Thompson.
Four other witnesses for the de-
Tense today refuted other portions OF
MOrtimer's testimony.
Elmer Dyer, manager Of the Ward
man Park Hotel. Washington. denied
as did Harry j. Dougherty, chief
house detective, that Mortimer ever
had reported n robbery of his suite,
tn, t,yns nrIST,r 70 hic nv1k,
important papers bearing upon his
relations with Forbes and Thompson
We're stolen.
Sidney Huston. editor Of the Stars
and Stripes. a veterans weekly news
paper in Washington, and former
state commander Of the Missouri de-
partment of the American Legion,
testified that hospital sites approved
by President Harding on May IL.
1922. were publicly announced
through the veterans bureau publi-
city office within the next few days.
The list published by the bureau con-
tanned the names fthe three sites
which Mortimer testified had been
named by Forbes in a confidential
memorandum handed TO him June 4.
After emphasizing Illusions testi-
mony that the three sites in ques-
ton Of his newspaper which went to
press on May %, James S. Easily
Smith, counsel for Forbes. read into
the record the second count of the
conspiracy indictment, detailing the
communication Of the same infurma-
ton to Mortimer on June 4. as enc
of the specific overt. acts OF the con-
spfracy.
Fred e. Hamilton, former execu-
tive officer in the Chicago headquart-
ers of the veterans bureau, told OF
Forbes movements in Chicago on
June 10, 90 and 81, 1922. when, ac-
cordins to Mortimer, much Of the d.
rectors time was given to gay part
les in the Drake Hotel suite.
Hamilton said he found no evil
dence of drinking On mis- visits to the
hotel. "a
Cross examination Of Miss Breese
went over to Fridays session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
EDITORIAL NOT INTENDED AS
REFLECTION ON UNDERWOOD
ENTIRE MIDDLE
WEST IS CRIPPLED
/ BY INTENSE COLD

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-(By A. Ply
Bittef cold still held sway tonight.
in the northwest and Rocky Noun
tain kegion while icy blasts were
begtnhing TO sweep eastward with in
tications that tomorrow would find
the entire middle west in the grip
OF near zero weather.
The storms effect early tonight
began to seriously impair ire COM
munications in the southwest and
middle west. while the tobogganing
mercury came on the heels of rain,
snow and sleet as 1t proceeded east
ward. with indications that Interrupt
ton of wire communications would
follow the drop In temperature as 1t
progressed.
Early tonight Illinois was swept by
a cold rain, half snow, half sleet.
and as a resu!. Springfield Bloom
ington and Jacksonville were COM
plctely cut off from the outside
world by wire. The Associated Press
in the emergency was forced to try
to transmit news to the newspapers
In. these and other cities in the
storm area by radio.
Passengers arriving from st.
Louis and other points IN the south
west reported that poles and wires
were down for miles and said IT
might be weeks for communications
to this region would become normal.
Telegraph and trolley wires from
Peoria to Bloomington and Spring.
field to Jacksonville were down in
SO many places that trolley service
was abandoned.
Intermittent wire trouble through
QUIT the southwest was reported
while between Dallas and Oklahoma
City. Dallas and FL Paso. and St.
!. ouis and Kansas City there were
frequent interruptions.
The Arctic storm in the Rocky,
Mountain region took a toll of two
lives today and left in its wake In
creased suffering among live STOCK
partially paralyzed rail and re
trafic and fear Of n fuel shortage.
The cold was prevalent from South
erIf Colorado to the Canadian line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
STUDENTS KILLED
SIX OTHERS HURT
WHEN CARS CRASH

bingham, Mass, Dec. 1S.-Two
bingham high school students were
killed, another was seriously injured
end five persons received minor in
juries when the automobile in which
the students were returning from
school skidded and collided with an
other car coming in an opposite d.
rection near Weir's Bridge here to-
day.
Arthur Murphy. 10. and Harry
Hobbs, II. both of Hull, were killed.
The injured were Charles Murphy.
IS. Arthur's brother, Frank Reid,
Is, of Hull. and Edward Burke, Is.
also of Hull; Mrs. Nellie Hart of
Nantasket, Roscoe Rollins. her
chauffeur. and Francis McHugh of
Abingdon, all occupants of the Sec
ond car. Reid was suffering from
conclusion of the brain and posi-
BILE fracture of the skull. physicians
at a local hospital said, and his con-
dition was reported as grave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Income Tax Refunds
Include G0odly Sums
Maine Manufacturers

Bangor, Me, Dec. 1S.-Income tax
refunds announced today by the United
States treasury department include
Ss1.32sss to the oldtown Wooden Co.
and $1s.43s.s5 to the Guilford woolex
Co. A number Of Bangor taxpayers
will receive from q few dollars TO
1894 refunded to Il. II. Appleton. for
mer director of the Maine Central Rail-
road; Thomas II. Savage. local whole
sale merchant, will receive $3.50.
Maine firms and taxpayers viii re-
ceive a total refund Of over $se,6e0.
according to announcements received
here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Offset Registration Fee

II was the opinion OF those present
that the loss from automobile reEfS-
tration fees would moro than be off,
set by Increasing the gasoline tax
from one to three cents a gallen and
by the larger number Of cars that
would coIac 10 Maine II the fact WIS
broadcast TINT visitors to Maine
would not be obligated to pay q reg
stration fee. .p,
Men II terestei in good roads, COM
Ing from all sections OF the state
and IN finding representative OF the
Maine Automobile Association, farm
bureaus and the Grange, were In at
tendance and after discussing the
various phases OF the Maine highway
problem expressed their sentiment
by vote on sveral matters.
100000 Bond Issue
ne meeting went on record a.
Iavoring the recommendation Of the
state Highway Commission aivocat-
ing n new bond issue for roads and
bridges: 100000 for highway con-
struction S1,500.0O0 for each OF the
next Xix years). and $4,000, 900 for
bridge construction (SG0O,0 900 for the
next SIX years.. n vote was passed
iavoring increasing the state ala
s,g aa" fund from 100000 to
The majority OF those present IA
vored the passage OF law proyid-
ing for the examination OF drivers
OF motor vehicles. and a vote was
passed favoring an act placing the
supervision of the parking Of auto.
mobiles on the highways In the
hands OF the state Highway Com
mission.
Favor Bridge ut Bath
Advocates of a State.owned
bridge across the Kennebec river at
Bath presented the proportion At
some length, setting forth some Of
Continued on PAGE 1o-coj, q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Oldest GOrham Man
Is Thanked by Pres.
Coolidge for Vote

Gorham. Dec. 1S.--E. 3. CIoudman
almost 9S and the oldest man in
town. has been thanked by President
Calvin Coolidge for voting for him
last month. which necessitated trav-
cling several miles The Presidents
letter. as given out today, was az FOL.
lows:
MY attention has been called to
your interest in the campaign, and
the fact that. notwithstanding you
have nearly reached the century
milestone, you Travelled several
miles In order to cast your vote for
me. It IL very gratifying to know
that my administration meets with
the approval OF one who has seen
50 much Of our national life and.
want to assure you Of my apprecfa-
ton and thanks"
Mr.. Cloudman always has lived
and voted In this town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Man Supposed to
Have Died in 1923
Rack in Portland

Portland. Me-, Dec. 1S--William f.
Heating, for whom funeral services
were held here on Augusta II, 1923
and whose supposed body was buried
on that day in Cavalry cemetery. is
in Portland. 1t was learned tonight
Heating left his wife and. baby
daughter on May Is Of last year to
seek work in New York City, plan =
ming to work his way on a freight
steamer leaving Portland. His wife
aid not hear from him and when a
hody was found floating In the water
off The state Pier on August 10, the
features unacceptable. and the
clothing similar to that worn by
Keating when she last saw him. she
identified the body as that OF her
husband. a.. ro+
Keating was first seen on the wa, .
srfront yesterday and in the past Sc
nnmrs has visited relative OF ms
wife. seeking information concernin ~
nnr II is understood that because oi
hts long unexplained absence wm,,e
~ has had a hard struggle TO sup
81 sar. her child, Mrs. Heating has WIZ
poS her address. The coupie nave
net e met since the wanderer $ rufn'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
MANIFEST MOVE TO
REASSURE PEOPLE
REGARDING JAPS
GETS VERDICT OF
$10,534,109 AGAINST
HUB GROUP BANKERS

Dedham. Mass. Dec. ia YER
dict awarding damages OF SO. 534, 100
to George +. Willett and Edmund
II. Sears was the result today of a
5ury's consideration over the longest
trial period in the history of Ameri-
can Jurisprudence OF charges that
a group Of Boston bankers and fl
nanciers conspired to ruin the plain
inns credit and then capture their
properties. The jury's finding was
against all OF the defendants, these
including Robert +. Herrick, widely
known as lawyer and college oars
man. and members OF the firm Of
kidder. Peabody and Company, and
r. 3: Moseiey and Company. both
banking firms.
man l.. Whipple on behalf of the
plaintiffs. was for $15.OOO,OOO. 1t
had been heard during 1874 actual
trial days. The jury was out 70
hours. The trial period extended
over IL months, and In that time one
juror suffered q nervous breakdown
and had to be discharged, the verdict
being by IL men. Mr.. Whipple said
afterward II regard 1t as q supreme
act of justice"
It was indicated that the end of
the long case had not been reached
Counsel for the defense took numer-
GUS exceptions during the trial and
the court extended to June 1. 1925.
the time for taking the issues to the
supreme court on these exceptions.
The verdict was communicated to
the plaintiff, Willett, on q sick bed
at his home in Norwood.
The charges. presented first IN
July, 1918. had to do with financial
transactions affecting the Daniel
Green Felt Shoe Company, and the
American Felt Company, which Will
lett. Sears and Company controlled.
It was contended that the latter
company was forced to borrow and
i. s. Moseley and Company agreed
to raise the doan. Robert +. Her.
rick was engaged as counsel for the
First National Bank OF Boston and
the Old Colony Trust Company In
drawing up the conditions under a
syndicate would supply the funds.
To secure the loan. Willett, Sears and
Company transferred to the defend
ants stock in the two companies
named and IL was alleged that the
confidential and fduciary relations
were violated to wreck the Willett,
Sears Companies.
Hardly six hours after the decision
Of the jury had been announced coun-
sci representing the defendants filed
n motion with the clerk OF the super
Tor court to set aside the verdict.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Hearst Writer Tells Senate
Investigating Committee
Called Upon for Proof,
Quotes Speech Of Under.
wood and Gives Long List of
Legislation Which Senator
Had Supported - Senator's
Sharply Disagree wi It h
Writer'S Interpretation of
Editorial on Muscle Shoals

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Al inten.
ton of impugning the motives OF
rejecting upon the integrity Of SEN
ator Underwood, Democrat. Ala
bama, was disclaimed today before
a senate investigating committee BY
Edwin j. Clapp. author OF an editor
ial appearing in the Hearst morning
newspapers of December Is and
dealing with the pending Underwood
Muscle Shoals leasing bill.
With the examination of Clapp
the committee concluded the inquiry
ordered by the senate at the request
of Senator Underwood, who charged
that the editorial had lied about him.
Chairman Spencer expects to SUB
nit his report on the results OF the
investigation before the recess of the
senate Saturday :or the Christmas
holidays.
, Called upon to submit proof OF
the statement in Els editorial that
the Underwood bill Is one to lease
the Tennessee river DEVELOPMENT to
the Alabama Power Company and
that Senator Cnderwood's ability and
craftsmanship "have often been ri
the service of the railroads and the
other great corporations seeking
public privileges without paying <oi
Them" Clapp quoted in the first In.
stance from Senator Cnderwood's
addresses and IN the second he gave
a long list Of legislation which he
said the senator had supported
Clapp told the committee that he
had not intended to convey any I'M
preston that there was any con-
spiracy afoot in connection with
Muscle Shoals or that criminal mat
tiers were involved.
Clapp explained that when hi
made the statements touching or
Senator Underwood he meant tC
convey the idea that Senator I'm
derwood had supported Legislation
favorable to railroads and other cor.
porations because he believed in the
philosophy that private. interest
could best operate the resources OF
the country for the public welfare
1--WE disagree with that philoso'
ply" Clapp said.
Senators Caraway, Butler Of
Massachusetts. and Sterling OF
South Dakota, Republicans, sharp.
ly disagreed with the witness az tc
the Interpretation of the language in
the editorial. Clapp agreed with
them after some argument that
there was no specific statement In
the bill calling for the lease to the
Alabama Power Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Free Nasons in Charge of
Rites at Grave = Follows
Service at Elks Club in New
York-Wil Keep Company
With Some of Americas
Most Noted Personages in
Spot Famous in Tradition
and History

Tarrytown. n. Y, Dec. 1S-Samuel
Gcmpers was buried today. on a lit
tie knoll in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
His body was laid to rest I'm COM
pany with some Of Americas most
noted personages. in a spot famous
in tradition and history.
After a two hour service at the
Elks Club in New York City, where
the body Of Mr.. Gompers lay in
state yesterday and last night, a
funeral train of scores Of automobiles
brought him here.
A misty rain was falling as the ST.
lence was broken by the chapel bell
tolling Nearer. My God, to Thee"
The Free Masons Of st. Cecile Lodge
Of New York had charge of rites at
the grave and the ceremonies lasted
but a few moments. AS the bronze
casket was lowered into the pit of
evergreens.s banked with huge floral
wreaths. the Masons sang Lead
Kindly Light"
They chanted the Twenty Third
Psalm and sang Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" The chaplain uttered
a few words-"He had discovered the
secret of peace without which there
is no understanding. Now the Ia
borer's task Is Ger"
Then there was q brief prayer.
another softly chanted hymn, and
the mourners were led back to wait
ing automobiles.
Funeral services We're held earlier
in the day at New York in the Elks
Club and consisted of the simple
Jewish service for the dead and eul-
ogy by Rabbi Stephen s. Wise, of the
Free Synagogue. New York; an ad-
dress by James Duncan. first vice
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, who communicated the
dying message of Mr.. Gompers to
American labor to keep, the Saith and
cherish American ideals, and the SOL
emn 'lodge of sorrow" services of the
ElkS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19

Maine will take the lead in
letting down the bars and al
lowing passenger automobiles
from other states to come here
for any length Of time without
the payment of a registration
fee if the coming Legislature
takes action similar to that
taken at the highway confer
ence held Thursday in the Sem
ate Chamber at the State
House. e-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Caterers Out of
Luck in First of
White House Dinners

Washington. Dec. 1S.-The cab
met dinner, first of the state func-
tions of the White House social sea-
son. was given tonight by President
and Mrs. Coolidge.
The cabinet members, their wives
and other guests were served food
cooked by the White House chef and
his assistants instead of n caterer
brought In from the outside for the
occasion. a
Expensive caterers have been re-
tanned by previous White House &C.
cupants for the four state dinners
of the social season, but President
and Mrs. Coolidge have abandoned
the practice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
Find Body One
Drowned Hunters

A,,r,,neton, VT. Dec. ls-Ihe r9 vhs
burMn nsrd C. Whaien, one OF the
q be aucn hunters drowned IN axe
four au ,e;n sunday, was necovereu
Champi ,a afternoon by a grappier :
late TINS r,mtton. Sen. III is becomins
Chester hester a nuS, to the ice which forms
difficult ow womorrow It will be necss.
r rr 70 dynamite the ice IN r, sre
search p,,rke and Henry McCuen'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
FEAR SCHOOER
HAS FOUNDERED
WITH TWO ABOARD

Portland, Me- Dec. 1S-No word
has been heard from the two nasted
schooner, Bertha ", of Machias,
which left Portland twenty days a, ,
fors Stoning. this state. and her own
ers practically have abandoned hope
for the vessel and her crew of two.
Cabtain Stephen Kin. horn. and his
so-f Carol! This trip usually Is
made in two days. Exceedingly
rough weather prevailed with As
hours after the craft left here, laden
with 100 tons of coal.
1t is believed there is 9 possibility
she was blown out to sea and may be
unharmed. The Bertha V. 5S ton
craft. is owned by the Machias Lum-
Der Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
General Forecast

There will be precipitation mostly
in the form of rain over practically
the entire Washington forecast dis
trict within the next as hours. The
temperature will rise slowly in the
Atlantic states north of Virginia on
Friday.
Pressure was low Thursday night
over New Foundland and it was rela-
lively low and falling from southern
Texas. northeastward to Lake Erie.
High pressure prevailed over all 9TH
err regions. This pressure distribu-
ton has been attended by precipita-
ton in the southern plateau region
and almost generally from the Rocky
Mountains eastward to the Atlantic
coast.
Winds north Of Sandy Hook
Fresh east and southeast and wealth
er overcast and thick with rain or
snow Friday.