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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
MAJOR GENERAL 7
PATRICK BACKS
PLAN MITCHELL
Chief Of Air Service Advo-
Gates Separate Depart
ment Air Service.
SECRETARY OF NAVY
OPPOSING MITCHELL
Acting Secretary of War
Davis Gives Testimony
Before Inquiry Board.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Mator
General Mason Patrick, Chief of
the Army Air Service. testifying be-
fore President Coolidge,s special Air
Board. advocated the creation of
separate department of air forces
as urged by Gen. William Mitchell.
Maj. Gen. Patrick said the de-
partment is ultimately advisable but
in the meantime 1t should be made
semi-autonomous, similar to the
position as maintained by the
Marines in relation to the Navy.
/ Acting Secretary of War Davis
and other witnesses vigorously op-
posed the creation OF an Air Depart
ment. 49, 7a 81
Wilbur TestiAes.
Secretary Of Navy Wilbur testi-
fed today and advocated mainteh-
ance Of the Navy Air Service in the
present form. He said he was op.
posed to 'cteatjVr Of 4 Departments
of National Defense DECLARING that
It was well nigh an irreparable
mistake. The air forces form an
essential part OF the fabric of the
navy itself. Its administration. ftr'
organization, like other administra.
tive problems are internal to the
Navy and H. not molested by out
side influences, with the same eff
cheney and with. the same happy re.
suits obtained from similar prob
lens Of tho past" e . r.-s,~s.- -
SECRETARY Wilbur opposed estab-
lisliment OF a Navy Air Service as a
separate corps analogous to q the
Marine Corps, and declared against
a single air. service maintained as
a National Defense but not under
the Army or Navy.
Admiral Ederle, Chief of Naval
Operations, testified that 'independ
ent air forces controlled by another
Government department" would be
contrary to recognized doctrine OF
united efforts IN battle and would
bring disaster to National Defense"
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
T0RRENTIAL
RAINS FALL ;.
y ~ ~
AT CoRDovA
Masons Dedicate New Tenn
ple-Covernor Marooned
-Washouts Reported.

CORDOVA, Alaska. Sept. "a
Defying torrential rains, the Cor
dova ,Masons gathered and witnessed
the laying Of the cornerstone of the
new Masonic Temple. Morton Greg
ory, Grand Master of the Washing
ton State Lodge. officiating.
Governor Marooned.
Washouts on the Copper River
and Northwestern Railroad have
marooned Gov George "A. Parks at
Chitiha after his Richardson High
way trip in an effort to catch the
steamer Yukon. Train service is in
terrupted. Floods are reported on
the Richardson Highway causing
automobiles to turn back. Eyak
Lake road Is also flooded. =
Thirteen inches of rain fell in
Cordova during the past .4S hours.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
-No,U Who VIII
Cook / Cooldge's
Breakfast Pie?

. WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Marga
Carr, one of the White House cooks,
has given notice that she is going
back to- swampscott to get married.
While at White Court during the
summer, Miss Carr. who came to the
United. States from Ireland. two
years ago. met Jerry Shea. chauffeur
for Frank w. Stearns. close friend
of the President who had summer
home adjoining the summer White
House. To her friends she confded
that she is returning to Swampscott
TO become Mrs. Jerry Shea.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
co o-tlAs'x.,iIllA | ) !" !
DEBT NATIONS !.
I! SAYS SENATORS
Senators Capper, and Walsh
Returnnoftom Trip to
European Countries,

T, NEW YORK, Sept. 22.f-- United
States Senator Arthur Canper, Re-
publican, of Kansas. and United
States Senator Thomas. J, Walsh.
Democrat, of Montana. returned yes
iterday. from Europe and both are Of
the opinion that generous spirit
should be exercised in collecting
war debts.
Senator Walsh said: In a very
just sense we added to the debts. p"
Senator Walsh cited prohibition
as one of the ways. He said the
dry laws cut of valuable revenue OF
producing exports OF debtor nations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
VIM. Butler Cancels
His Tour Of Midwest

WASHINGTON, Sept. az. - Can
collation. Of his trip to the Middle
and Northwest, in which he was to
engage in a series OF political con-
ferenoes and look after. party fences,
is announced by Chairman William
M. Butler OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee. - ?
, General political conditions west
of the Alleghanies are so favorable
from the administration stand
point. Butler said, that he did not
consider the trip necessary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
CITY MANAGER
r ~@r = ss--.- s.s-s .-,-s..f.+
GOVERNMENTS
!, ;. Plan, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Sept. 22.-The City
CouDcil has been requested by the
Municipal League to place the MAN.
aget form of government. on the
ballot at the municipal election in
the Spring. II approved the plan
wal go into effect on the first Mon
day in'~June. 1t would substitute
a City Manager for the Mayor The
Council would appoint a Corpora
,iiop Counsel and Comptroller. The
plan would also consolidate the
present departments into seven adj
.miIIistrations and the head of each
would be responsible to the City
Manager. -
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Y. M. C.. Il. CONVENTION
~. STO DISCUSS PROPER
Ww MEMBERSHIP BASIS

!, NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Evidence
OF the opportunity and power Of
youth To unite in combating "alarp-
ing tendencies affecting the lives OF
young. men. and boys on every, hand
will 30 given when representatives
OF the Young Mems Christian Asso'
Citations Of the United States and
Canada meet in Washington. D. G..
the last week Of October. The Inter
natioAal Convention, which repre-
sents the common meeting ground
of the ASSOCIATIONS from both sides
Of tho border, will. continue from Oc
tobef "a to 26. and will be followed
Oct. ~ to 81, by the annual meet
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Snappy Posters
Come Under Ban
1t 4. L. Convention

OMAHA, Sept. 2Z.-Omaha will
be just a midwestern city dressed
up in bunting ard flags devoid of
the snappy posters Of Partisan wine
and girls, the American Legion Con-
vention Committee announced fol-
lowing a protest from the W.. C.
T. u. The Society of 40 and s are
pasting up posters on all blank
spaces. The County Prosecutor is
absent and the Prohibition Director
refused to act to prevent the p...
posting. -.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
CHURCHES CHALLENGED
IN PROHIBITION FIGHT:
NEW METHODS REQUIRED

WASHINGTON, Sept. y24.The fact
that a. large part OF the public re.
mains "unconvincsd with reference
to the liquor traffic. coupled with
failure of the federal government to
make any adequate effort" at EN-
forcement' and delinquency of the
churches in continuing temperance
education, were held responsible for
the present prohibition situation in
findings by the Research and edu-
cation department Of the Federal
Council of Churches.
Those conclusions were announced
by the department in making public
the last installment OF its special
report on the social consequences OF
prohibition. compiled. after an exhaus
tive investigation. Other portions of
the report have been made public
previously during the past week.
In view Of the governments re-
1cent enforcement reorganization. the
present situation was declared to
present IAN unprecedented challenge"
to the churches and schools. The
delinquency" Of the former in carry.
ing on the, temperance work begun
long before prohibition was describ.
ed as perhaps even greater than
that OF the federal government"
New Responsibility.
"A new opportunity is at hand"
concluded the /. report. THE crisis
that has developed in the enforce.
ment OF prohibition calls for frank
facing of facts and a new assump.
tion of responsibility"
THE federal government has an.
nounced risht-abont- face ON en-,
forcement policy. That is the gov.
ternment's task 1t Is not its task to
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
t-I.-. -. :. 3.a.,t.- z
0LMSTED GAINS
COURT. DECISION

SEATTLE. Sept. .22.-The seizure
of documentary evidence in the IL
Quor conspiracy case OF Roy Ohm
sted is held clearly a violation OF
the Fifth Amendment OF the United
States Constitution. This is the
decision Of Federal Judge Neterer.
The trial OF the main case against
Olmsted Is set for January 10 next
year.
Olnsted's attorney recently. moved
for return of the evidence which
was seized from locked cabinets and
desk drawers in his offices.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
FEDERAL POLICY
ON PROHIBITION
Ito BE CHANGED
Source Of Bootleg Supply to
Be- Stopped = Flask
J Chasing All Off.

.WASHINGTON, Sept. %. The
chief function of Federal Prohibi-
tion officers will be the stoppage
of bootleg sources, Assistant Secre-
tary of Treasury Andrews said to-
day In announcing new Federal
policy. az
Pursuit and arrest of small hold
ers Of liquor has made the Federal
law obnoxious and cheap" said
Andrews, "One agent in New Or
leans has been fired because he
spent time and money pursuing
searching and arresting women
motorists with pint flask, perhaps
one third full"
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22

ing Of the National Council. of the
Y. M. c. AS. Of the, United, States,
tLaymen and employed leaders from
many Of the 80 countries in which
the associations Of the United States
and Canada are at work will be pres
ent at Washington. ~
To meet the problems OF the day
young men must work in closer co
operation than ever before, DR.. John
R. Mott. general secretary Of the
National Council and the Information
al Committee, suggests. Speaking
particularly of the problems in the
United States and Canada. he said: /
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Gasoline Rail Motor
>. Car for Alaska R. R.

SEATTLE, Sept. ga gasoline
rail motor car with seating ca
pacity for 5S will be delivered to
the Alaska Railroad by the ]. G.
Brill Company. of Philadelphia, on
January 10. The car will come
tb Seattle on its own wheels and
will be shipped by steamer to Sew
ard. The car cost $26,700 and is IS
feet long with a 200 horsepower
engine.,
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22

/. MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 22.-
Edward Dithmar, former Lieuten7
antGovernor, is the only anti-La
Toilette Republican running for
Senator against Robert M. La Fol
lette, Jr., since the withdrawal OF
Roy P. Wilcox, who lost the Re-
publican nomination in the primary
election. Dithmar filed as an inde-
gpendent. and was not involved in
the primary election.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
President Is
GiOen Gift of
A .Wallaby

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-In-
formed that ]. "A. Newman, of
Tasmania, was sending a wallaby
to President Coolidge as house
hold pet, the President. conferred
with +" Secretary Sanders as to
what sort of an animal a walla-
by was and what to. do with
it. 1T was decided that since
the pet resembled kangaroo
the President would turn 1t over
to the zoo! 'r
: go.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
TESTIMONY IN
!. AIR DISASTER

q; LAKEHURST, Sept. 22.-Testi-
mony that the gas cells expanded
before the dirigfble Shenandoah
broke was given, today. at the Court
Of Inquiry by Lieut.. Thomas Hend-
icy. He testified he was awakened
by, pressure of the gas cell on his
face and at an unusual angle the
ship was riding at the time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Claims Navy Pilots
Make Achievements

fs4N..hIEGo, Cal, Sept 2e.-
NEhievements Of navy pilots oper-
atinG IRON the aircraft Langley
win alnd planes in searching for
,ne PNg-1 hear the Hawaiian
Islands, proved planes can operate
independent of land stations. This
is the opinion of 1t, Com. Karl
Smith. Engineering Officer, OF the
Aircraft Squadron.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Coolidge VIII Hear
McCray Pardon Plea

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Presi
dent Coolidgss 10 willing to listen to
argument for executive clemency for
former Governor McCray of Indiana.
now serving q sentence in the Allan
ia penitentiary. but will act favor
ably on the. application made by
friends of McCray only in the event
= strong case Is made in his be-
half.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Participations IN
Disarmament Conference
Is Up to Congress

.WASHINGTON.i Sept. 22.-Presi-
dent Coolidge is Of the opinion that
America should participate in the
disarmaipent conference Of the
League Of Nations only II Congress
makes such authorization.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Cardboard Guns Used
In Making Jail Break

SEATTLE. Sept. 22.-The escape
last Tuesday of six prisoners from
the County Jail was effected by use
of cardboard gums, it Is believed,
following the discovery OF two dunn
my weapons in one. cell.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-The body
OF Mrs. Sophie, .Poleski was fodnd
this afternoon In the furnace OF the
East Side Lumber Kiln. "A medical
examiner declared she was placed
in the furnace while still alive. Geo.
Symuk. a fireman, has been arrested
charged with her death.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Macmillan Expedition I /.
!! Delayed by Bad Weather

WASHINGTON. Sept. %. = Mac
MILAN has advised the National !
GeoEraphical Society that bad /
weather has delayed the expedition I
and 1t probably. will not return to
the tinted States before October 10. !
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
MOVE AGAINST ALIENS.

NEW YORK,' Sept. 22.-The DIS
trtct.r- Attorneys office announces
that thereafter deportation proceed
inSs Wtll be taken against all aliens
coDyieted of violations of the rTo-
hibitton~laws. Aid of the Depart
ment of Labor will be asked in
THESE proceedings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22

ed on a disorderly conduct charge.
Mrs. Marie Fowler was taken to
police headquarters for lecturing
ON the traffic Regulations after she
had berated an officer. She re-
turned with her husband to protest
to the humiliation and was put in
q cell until she posted - bail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22

: ABERDEEN, Wash. Sept. %. =
Thieves ransacked the bunkhouse Of
the Northwest Lumber company near,
here Last night and took $4,000 in
loot including 100 Watches One
logger saw them but the robbers es-
capped.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
Women Land on Seattle
Cop Protesting to the WI
Ne,o Traffic Regulations

SEATTLE. SEPT. 22-'rwo women
are under arrest and one cop is
nursing bruised Jaw as the result
OF feminine protests to the new
traffic regulations on downtown
streets.
Miss Nellie Tiane landed sharp
lefts to the cops jaw and was book
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
PEPPER Is CANDIDATE.

PHILADELPHIA. Penn. Sept. 20.
Senator George Wharton Pepper,
of Pennsylvania, today formally an
nounced his candidacy for reelection
to the Senate. ~
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
HALISOT Prices.

/ PRINCE RUPERT, B. G.. Sept. 2s.
American halibut sold today for
l2.4 and six cehts and Canadian hall
but for 11.2 and six cents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22

ffA e EffeSlyScNi s9o. BISIEcEI STt4ftA1J
Richard Bennett the perfect husband" ofths stage.
annodneee he f u wed Mrs. Thelma Morgan Converse
twin sister Of Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt mother
says there foundation for the statefnt Due dor
pning away % mourns for his native lard 'Ma Fer
guson intends to enter the race fot the Governorhp Of
Of the Catholic University presided at the eleventh annual
National Catholic Charities at Washington
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22
FRANCE q Makes !! !
PLEA FOR AID
ON WAR DEBT
Finance Minister Gives Out
Interview--ltalian Com
mission Coming.

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Joseph
Caillaux. French Minister of FL
nance. in an interview in the cur1
rent issue of Golfers said the
French Hebt Cohfmission is now ap-
preaching America, coming az hou-
est men to findS out what France
owes and arrang BE pay according to
capacity. Fran6e gave men and the
bodies of 1.3S5,0O0 of her sons ar;
scattered on the battlefelds where
the blood of nations flowed gener-
ously in a common cause. In re-
turn we ask of the Allies to AID
ub, suffering nation" ..s -
-Tg.'.l.,. 5 =, - -.
NEW DEBT REHABILITATION. !.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. A.
downward revision ]; of the total
French debt to the unised States
through recaie,,lstien pf .aecrpsdstns
terest appears likely during the, ne.
gotiations with the French. Commis-
sion beginning on .TAursdRy. 81.
Italian Debt. u
The italian slAmbassador. has In
formed Y Secretary Mellon the ltal-
ian Debt Com mission will arrive in
the t'utAd States on October, 20. 4
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22

Continued on rage 3even.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-09-22

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-30
Conflicting Reports on Strike
Situation In Doffing and
Spinning Departments -
Workers Claim They Cannot
Earn Living Wage Under
New Arrangement

Statements e. the situation at the
local mill of the Edward Manufac-
turing Company where about half a
hundred employees of the doffing
and spinning department struck last
tuesday In protest of the new work
ing arrangements, whereby the work
formerly done in the doffing depart
ment has been thrown into the spin
ming department. are conflicting and
differ widely according to whether
they emanate from the group con-
cerned in the walk-out or whether
the mill officials are interviewed.
According to Agent Milton o.
Dean of the Edwards Company the
change in the work YVES ra"essitated
by the competition and market con-
ditions. and Mr.. Dean stated last
evening that some of the striking
doffers and spinners returned to
work Wednesday and several more
on Thursday.
"Only twenty spinning frames are
now Idle, out of sixty which were
stopped when the strike occurred
Tuesday" was the declaration Of the
mill agent when interviewed yester-
day afternoon. 1.-The situation is
taking care of ITSELF" he continued,
land we expect that the plant ill
be running close to it's usual capa-
city by the first of the week."
According to the striking en-
ployees the walk-out affected more
of the cotton mill workers than the
officials were willing to admit. They
demanded q return to the old work
ing arrangement which was refused
them. They deny the contention of
the mill officials that those who had
been doffers could by hard work
earn the equivalent of their former
daily wage, by piece work under the
new system. They assert that from
$40 to $14 is all that they can earn
in the present four-day week, where
as before the recent wage cuts, the
doffers made $3.50 in full time
week and about $26 for full week
after the slash in wages. During the
time that the four-day working week
has been effective and until the work
Of the dof1ing and spinning depart
ments was combined. the doffers
were earning about $3.50 per week
on the short time schedule, and they
claim that on the piece work basis,
which has been effective about three
weeks. they can not earn a living
wage.
The striking workers call attention
to the wage cut of 10 per cent about
two months ago. which was followed
four weeks later by a second cut
totalling 80 per cent. The discon-
tented employees claim that the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-30
THIb0DEAu and MERRILL FOUND GUILTY
ON CHARGES DRIVING while INTOXICATED

Acting as his own lawyer and
making his plea to the jury in the
regular order of events did not serve
to convince the jury at the Kenne-
bee county superior court Thursday
Of the innocence of Everett Merrill
of Augusta, charged with driving I'M
der the influence of intoxicating liq-
uor, and q verdict OF guilty was re-
turned within five minutes OF the
time the case was placed in their
hands. Merrill was sentenced to pay
a fine Of 500 and costs and to serve
two months in Jail, with two months
addition II he fails to pay both fine
and costs.
The case of State vs.. Nelson Thu
, bodeau of Waterville on a charge OF
driving while intoxicated, was also
tried on Thursday and q verdict OF
guilty was returned. He was re-
| leased on bonds in the sum OF $3OOO
to await sentence.
State Prison Term for Larceny
Harry L. Day. alias Harry L. Da-
| Wis, who pleaded nolo contendre to
a charge of breaking, entering and
larceny from freight cars on the
track in the Oakland yards of the
Maine Central Railroad Company.
was 9cutcQCeu u OCEFC AOI iSSo SAioAA
one nor more than two years in the
State prison at Thomaston. In pro-
nouncing sentence Judge Fisher
stated that Day would have gotten
by with a jail sentence If 1t had not
been for the fact that he had pre-
viously been conviced on a similar
charge.
Frank LeClair of Augusta pleaded
nolo contendre on two charges OF
single sale of intoxicating liquor and
was sentenced on one count to pay
a fine OF 500 and costs and to serve
two months in jail with two months
additional upon failure to pay. The
other case was placed on file.
Testimony in the Thibodeau Case
The State produced five witnesses
in this case, all of whom were sure
that the respondent was under the
influence Of liquor upon June ~,
when the car of the respondent col
ltded with a car belonging to Ralph
M. Brann of this city.
Mrs. Frank Thomas and Dean
Jones of Waterville had seen the
car containing the respondent and
three friends in Oakland and had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-30
ONLY A SCORE OF SPINNING FRAMES mIE
ACCORDING TO EDWARDS MILL OFFICIALS
WILL ENTERTAIN
NATIONAL HEAD
s. OF Y. HERE FEB, 9

William NJ. Coffin Of Cincinnati.
OHIO. commander in chief Of the Sons
or Veterans, will be entertained in
this city by the Henry G. Staples
camp, S. of ", Monday, Feb. 9, with
a monster meeting at Grand Army
nal! In the evening. which will be at
tended by comrade Of the organiza-
ton from camps in all sections of
Maine. The Henry G. Staples camp
has been selected as the host by Dir
vision Commander Frank N. Pond of
Bangor, and as the occasions of the
annual visitations Of the commander
in chief have for the past ten years
or, more been held at Portland, this
comes as a signal honor to the local
organization of the Sons Of Veterans,
The Henry G. Staples camp auxili-
airy will serve supper to the visit
ing members Of the s. OF v. and the
Auxiliary, at 6 o'clock at G. A. r.
hall and the entertainment program
will follow. Judge Robert A. Cony.
a member Of the local camp, will
preside and among the speakers will
he Mayor Ernest L. Mclean, Hon.
Burleigh Martin and NJ. E. Sawtelle.
the latter two also being members of
the Henry G. Staples camp.
There will also be program of
musical and literary numbers, which
will be furnished by the Clara Bar
ton tent. Daughters of Veterans. 1t
is expected that the occasion Of the
commander in chiefs official vista
ton to the Maine division and to this
city. Feb. 9. will be participated In by
large numbers of Sons Of Veterans
and members Of the auxiliary from
all corners Of the state, particularly
because of the central location of Au-
gusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-30

noted that they were all in an intox-
icated condition. They had notified
Highway Patrolman Frost, who had
attempted to apprehend the car but
had been unsuccessful.
A man named Nadeau, who had
been in the car at the time Of the
accident, testified with regard to
their doings that day and stated that
they had been drinking and that he
was quite drunk.
Ralph NJ. Brann of Augusta te-ti-
fed that he was sitting in his car
which was drawn up beside the road
near the Williams school on Bangor
street at about 8 o'clock in the eve
ming when suddenly there was a
crash, his car lurched and then ne
noticed another auto which had
come up from the rear and after
travelling about thirty feet after the
collision had overturned. There were
four people in the overturned ma
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-30

chine, two men and two women and
he had helped to lift the car SO that
they could get out.
The respondent had afterward
come to him and declared his will
lngness to pay the damages to MIR.
Brann's Chevrolet. At that time the
witness could plain.y detect the odor
Of alcohol upon Thibodeau's breath.
Evaded Arrest
Deputy Marshall Charles Witham
OF the Augusta police force had talk
ed with Thibodeau and had smelleI
the odOr of liquor about him. He
had told Thibodeau to come with
him to the police station and Thit o.
deau had asked if he might tele-
phone home before doing so. Upon
receiving permission to do so he had
gone away apparently to telephone
but had not returned and was not
apprehended for about two months.
Officer Bert Bowker testified with