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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
House Gets World
Court Resolution

Washington. Feb. 3-The attention
of the house was directed twice today
to the foreign affairs of the nation,
with the approval by the foreign af-
fairs committee of n resolution IA
voring adherence to the world court
and a discussion of this subject on
the floor by Representative Burton of
Ohio. a Republican member of the
committee, and Representative VIM
go. of Arkansas. and Connally of
Texas. both Democrats.
The resolution would place the
house on record as fayoring adher-
ence to the court with reservations
Recommended by President Harding
and President Coolidge. the commit
tee taking the position that the house
should express itself on matter of
such Importance. even though 1t is
not like the senate. charged with re-
sponsibility in the handling of foreign
affairs.
Mr. Burton brought the subject up
in the house during consideration Of
4 rider to the naval appropriation
bill to authorize the president to call
another international arms limitation
conference. The Ohio member, who
is assigned the task OF drafting the
committee report on the resolution.
declared the court goes farther to-
ward outlawing war than any pro-
posal which has been brought for
ward. and explained the president
could not sign the protocol before
senate action was taken on the rec
concentrations that had been made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
The Day in Washington

Senator Mayfield OF Texas was
seated by the senate.
The house sent the postahpay ana
rate increase bill back TO the SENATE
New hearings were ordered by a
senate committee on the McFadden
national banking bill.
A federal grand jury began near
ing evidence in the new proceedings
in the Wheeler case.
The house foreign affairs commit
tee approved a resolution favorlns
American world court adherehce'
Tho German commercial treaty
with reservations was approved Dy
the senate foreign relations commit
tee.
A resolution for a federal trade
commission inquiry into control OF
the power industry w as reported ny
a senate committee.
The house committee on aicohoIG
liouor traffic reported 1t had 1ouno
federal penalties for prohlpltloh WIZ
lations inadequate.
President Coolidge was said at
the White House to have no inter-
ton of calling an extra session OF
congress to consider farm leg1slatloh'
It was revealed that reappointment
of Brigadier General Mitchell as as
sistant Chief of the army air service
vii he deferred until he explains
certain statements regarding ability
of the airplane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
NOME EPIDEMIC
UNDER CONTROL
|29 CASES TREATED

Seattle. Wash. Feb. "a diph-
liberia epidemic in Nome. Alaska. was
under control today. 20 cases having
been treated with a portion of 300. 900
units of anti-toXin. which arrived
yesterday from Nenana. DIR. Curtis
WEIGH. acting assistant surgeon at
Nome, telegraph DR.. G.. NJ. Ma
gruder. in charge of the 18th district.
United States health service. Seattle.
A million units of anti-toxin. to
supplement 100000 units shipped
from here Saturday on the steamship
Alameda. are to be sent tomorrow to
Nome via Seward and Nenana on the
steamship Admiral Watson. Part Of
the shipment now en- route to Ne
mana Is to be sent to Nome by air.
plane. DR.. Magruder said 100000
units are to be placed aboard the
plane and the remainder on dog
teams.
II am not worried about the situa-
ton" DR.. Welch's message said. q
have used 10000 units of anti-toxin
There are 20 typical cases. 80 sus-
poets and five deaths to date. So no
nurses. There are four in the hos
pital here and five others who can
be called in for emergency service"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
FRENCH CHAMBER
ENDS VATICAN POST
AMID WILD SCENES

Paris, Feb. 3 (By A. P.)-Endors-
ins By Z vote Of s17 to 24s the gov
ernmsnts proposal to maintain a d.
plomatic agent at the Holy Sec to
represent Alsace Lorraine, after hav-
ing virtually voted for the suppress
xion Of the Trench embassy to the
Vatican yesterday. the chamber yes
tsrday enabled Premier Herriot to
get the very dangerous Vatican
question out Of the way so far as the
lower house is concerned.
The vote came after a session
which was twice suspended by Pres
ident Painleve. and which surpassed
In point Of disorder anything that
ever took place in the French cham
ber.
The solution Of the Vatican ques-
ton Is . victory for the cabinet. but
Ministerial circles are not inclined
TO display undue elation. For the
second time within q week NJ Herriot
had been at loggeraeads with his
socialist supporters. and they caused
It to be known that they voted raw
orahly to the government only be-
cause the premier had made 1t .
question Of confidence. Last week
the Socialists disapproved OF the
pfcmier's security speech and TO-DAY
It required long negotiations to bring
them into line behind the govern
Ment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Predicts Early
U. S. Recognition
of Soviet Russia

Rostov- OOn-Don, Feb. 3 (Ry A.
P.)-Premier Rykoff today at the
congress of Caucasian Soviets. pre-
dicted that the United States would
soon recognize Russia. He contend
ed that Japanese recognition would
be a powerful incentive to the Am7
erican action.
I'VE need American recognition"
Premier Rylxoff went on, because
America is the strongest country in
the world and we are anxious to
have American capital and technical
equipment to establish out national
economy. We can profit by Ameri-
can experience and methods of Or
ganization.
I'VE owe America very little mon
ey: we have no borders where our
interests would clash. Our relations
with America therefore would be
more peaceful and profitable than
With any other country in the world
Abiding to the RusSo-JapaneSe
treaty. NJ. Rykoff asserted that Rus
STA has granted concessions to Japan
because the Soviet government did
not intend to exploit the resources
in northern akhalin.
The treaty with Japan" he adj
ded, "is guarantee OF the fullest
peace in the Far East" The prem
Ter reiterated that oviet ussia could
pay its French debts only upon con-
dition that France advanced large
credits to ussia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Farmer Relief Is
Now Up to Congress
View of Coolidge

Washington. Feb. 3-Eesponsibility
for enactment or failure of legisla-
tion to aid the farmers is regarded
by President Coolidge as now resting
entirely in the hands of Congress.
The presidents position as made
known today at the White House is
that having submitted through the re-
port of his agricultural commission
recomme ndations as to farm legisla-
tion and given Congress five weeks to
consider them. it is up to Congress.
and particularly its agriculture COM
mittee. to obtain enactment of legis-
lation before adjournment March 4.
Failure to enact bills based on the
agricultural commissions report will
be regarded by the president as evil
dence that the congressional commit
tees entrusted with farm legislation
do not regard the present farm stu
alton as of an emergency nature, and
accordingly he will not be disposed to
call an extra session OF Congress to
consider such legislation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
forenoon Visit to Be
Followed by Hear
ing at Augusta
c.ek Information or Project
( There-Will Be Guests of
Richmond Chamber of Com
merce-Richmond Measure
Presented Yesterday in
House-Calls for State Own.
n Structure to Cost $780,
900
Far the purpose Of securing first

Far the purpose Of securing first
h.nd information regarding the
richmond project for a State-owned
81, bridge across the Kennebec river
= that roint the members Of the
avs and bridges committee Of the
legislature Il leave Augusta on the
d a train this morning and will pass
n. forenoon at Richmond over the
proposed site.
the immediate matter before the
committee Is not the location o. the
bridge. however. Lut the bill which
proyides for the appointment of a
commission to investigate and make
report to this Legislature regarding
The relative merits OF Bath and
Richmond as the cite for the bridge.
The committee will return to Au-
susta on the afternoon train in time
10 hold hearing on this bill at three
o'clock q. the State House.
The trip to Richmond will be made
NJ the invitation of the Chambe- OF
Commerce Of that town. Represen-
fatiyes Of the Chamber will meet
the committee at the station, escort
ire members to the proposed site
for the bridge and will present the
arruments in favor of that location
a. opposed to the other proposed To-
cation between Bath and Woolwich.
Major s. C. Godfrey of Boston. War
Department engineer for the eastern
district, and Mr.. Aver. engineer for
/. fcSntinusd on Page 10-CoI. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Propose Identification
Maine Central Ry Trains
on Portland-Bangor Line
AUGUSTUS BOOST
maine DINNER IS
DUE ON MONDAY

Monday, Feb. 9. is the date select
ed for Augustus Boost Maine"
dinner, according to plans announc-
ed Tuesday by Representative
Charles p. Kinsman of this city,
chairman of the Augusta district.
The dinner will be served at noon
at the Penney Memorial United
Baptist church and Governor Brews-
ter will be the speaker. Represent
alive Kinsman will open the after
dinner program and will turn the
meeting over to Mayor Ernest L..
Mclean as presiding officer.
Assisting Chairman Kinsman with
the arrangements for the dinner are
Blaine owen representing the XII
resenting the Rotary club; Arthur S.
Merrill, American Legion; Earle
Hayes. Elks. Delegations from each
of these organizations will be pres
ent.
Special invitations have been sent
to the selectmen of the towns Of
Winthrop, Monmouth, Fayette. Wen
ra, Readfield, Manchester and
Wayne. and it is expected that all
these towns will be represented at
the dinner.
Chairman Kinsman said Monday
that a great many local men and
women have expressed much inter-
est in the event and a desire to at
tend. Owing to the fact that the ca
pacity of the church is limited. all
who desire tickets. should obtain
them from Mr.. kinsman by Thurs
DAY of this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Scion Group Off for Richmond
Today to View Proposed Site of
Bridge Across Kennebec River
AGG|E CLUB NOT
A UNIT ON PROPOSED
POLL TAX Of SIS

Great differences of opinion de-
veloped among the members of the
Agricultural Club Tuesday night as
to the proposal for a uniform pol
tax of SIS to be applied to women
as we'll as men.
A larger rate of poll tax then the
present to be paid by women and
men alike was advocated by Repre-
sentative Hartman Of Readfield.
A tax rate upon a sliding scale
based upon the tax rate of the mu-
nicipality was advocated by Repre-
sentative Ellis of Fairfield.
"Only 50 states pay a toll tax Of
any kind and in some of them it
goes as low as 81 or 80 cents" said
Representative Towle OF Winthrop.
Senator Buzzell of Oxford County
suggested that it might be a good
idea to have SIS poll tax and remit
50 of 1t If the tax payer went to the
polls.
Senator Roberts of York, who was
an advocate of the s. poll tax four
years ago said that the bill was de-
feated at that time because of OPP
position from the cities of Portland.
Biddeford, Lewiston and Bangor
The agricultural members were for
the most part in favor of the in
creased tax then, he said.
You wouldn't want to serd Il
woman to Jail If she didn't pay poll
tax" interposed Representative
Bragdon Of Perham. You had bet
ter wait until we have 25 or more
women in the Legislature and let
them fix it up tho way they wan.
to-"
Representative Leland of Sanger
vile asserted thai the present uni
form rate of So took care of the pol!
tax very satisfactorily and express
ed the opinion that while an in
crease in the rate might get more
money from the villages 1t would
work hardship upon purely agri-
cultural communities.
Representative Towle of Winthrop
explained his cider bill which would
make the manufacture of cider legal
In this State If treated with benzoate
OF soda and not containing more
than one half or one per cent of
alcohol by volume. 1.-The cider and
the bill are harmless" he continued,
but there is great need of farmers
being legally allowed to make cider.
AS It isswe ship the apples to Mas
sachusetts ard then ship the cider
made there back into this State"
1.-The bill which have introduce
cd" he explained. 'is favored by the
State Department of Agriculture.
Attention of the Club was called to
the hearing at two o'clock, on We'd
nesday afternoon Of next week upon
the anti-Davlight Saving bill. which
is to be held before the Committee
on Commerce Members were urged
to inform all those Interested in
making other time except Eastern
Standard illegal Of the date of the
hearing and :ek them to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
HOUSE SENDS P.O.
PAY AND RATE BILL
BACK TO SENATE

Washington, Feb. BY a vote of
225 to 153, the House today sent back
to the Senate the postal pay and rate
increase bill on the ground that the
measure infringed on It's exclusive
right to originate revenue legislation.
The House post office committee
Immediately set out to draft a salary
rate bill of its own, with Republican
leaders planning to bring it to a vote
before the end of the week if agree
ment can be obtained as to its pro-
visions.
The committee went into executive
session tonight with members predict
ing that measure similar in it's main
provisions to the Senate bill as it was
reported from committee, would re-
ceivc approval. In this event. leaders
are pledged to give it right of way un-
der a rule limiting debate and shut
ting off amendment from the floor.
Joining with Chairman Greene of
the ways and means committee and
Representative Garrett, the Democrat
leader. in urging passage of the res
olution which returned the postal bill
to the Senate, Representative Long
worth, the Republican leader. said
such action would pave the way for
final action at this session on sal
airy and rate measure. He declared
he favored bringing a bill to a House
vote, but insisted it would have TO
provide more revenue than 1t was es-
timated the Senate bill would raise.
There's 10 use passing a bill, he
told the House, that the president
won't sign
At the White House it was made
known that President Coolidge felt
that rate provisions of the Senate bill
would yield insufficient revenue and
was looking to the House to take care
of this angle of the problem.
When word was conveyed TO the
Senate that the House had declined 10
accept the postal bill. Senator Moses
Republican. New Hampshire. presia-
ing, referred the proposal back to the
post office committee. There. it was
predicted, the measure will remain
although there was some talk OF an
effort to put in through the SENATE
minus it's rates provisions. leaving II
to the House to insert them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
GOV. BREWSTER
HONOR GUEST AT
BELFAST BANQUET
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

especial to kennebec JournaO
Belfast, Feb. Ex-Governor Ralph J..
Brewster was the guest Of honor at
a banquet here tonight given by the
Chamber of Commerce at which
more than 200 We're present. He
spoke on advertising Maine, outlin-
ing his policies for booming the state
by systematic methods of publicity.
Harold S. McKeen. president of the
chamber presided and Orlando f,
Frost. mayor, was toastmaster. Fl.
c. Buzzell, president of the Maine
Senate a resident Of Belfast spoke on
Maine laws and county agent Nor
man S. Donahue told what the cham
Der has done in the past for the
Waldo County Farm Bureau. The
women of the Methodist church cat
cred and the Boys symphony Or
chestra furnished music. There We're
a large number Of women present
and the speeches were listened to
attentivel.-. Gov. Bewrster addressed
the students of the Crosby High
school this afternoon and. was cheer
ed Justify by them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Dry Net Catches
10 on Bootleg Trail
Albany to Pittsburgh

Plattsburgh, N. Y, Feb. 3.-A
band of federal prohibition agents,
SO in all, led by Division Chief r. O..
Merrick of New York. today swept
over the bootleg trail" from AL
tany to Pittsburgh. arresting 10
men charged with violations of the
dry law and confiscating liquor and
alcohol estimated to be worth more
than $4,000. Arrests were made in
Glens Falls. Chestertown. Iiconder-
oga. Elizabethtown and Plattsbureh.
The activity Of the band was the
outcome of secret Investigations con-
Quoted along the trail since Dec
ember Is. 1t was learned the agents,
working in secret, went even so far
as to purchase loads of liquor and
make trips with them in order to
learn the Identities and habits of
professional liquor runners.
The agents declared the raids to-
day We're the most spectacular staged
in Northern New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Americans Still
'Pessimistic Over
Opium Conference

GeneVa, Feb. 3.-(By "A. P.)-So UNI
satisfactory from the American stand
point were today's developments at the
international opium conference that II
they stand as the last word of the del
egates 1T may be impossible for the
! american delegation to sign the anti
narcotic convention now near compile
tion.
stephen G.. Porter, head Of the
American delegation. said tonight that
ne thought today's action was the
most serious that had occurred, be-
cause it struck a blow at the most
vital element of the American propos-
ais. which is that opium production
should be limited to medicinal and sci
entifc needs
The subcommittee which has been
struggling with this question for two
months, concluded this afternoon that
they had been unable to agree because
of reservations made by five opium
growisg countries. Turkey and Per-
STA, particularly, explained that their
peasants, whose existence depends ON
their crops, cannot cease cultivat1nk
the opium poppy unless other crops
are given them in return, and this
costs money.
Mr.. Porter would seem to find DIFF
ficulty in signing convention which
does not ratify the American princi-
Piles. as the congressional resolution
authorizing his presence in Geneva.
distinctly stipulates that the Amerf-
cans shall sign no agreement not full
filling conditions necessary for the
suppression of habit-forming narcoties
drug traffic as set forth in the pre-.
amble to the resolution.
This preamble declares the use OF
popium products for other than medical
or scientific purposes is illegitimate
and affirms that to prevent abuse Of
these products it is necessary to exer-
else control of opium products so that
there would be no surplus for nom
medical or non-scientific purposes.
Records Of the League of Nations
show that all the work preliminary to
the present conference has been pred
icated on acceptance of the American
principles. and that the entire argu-
ment of the European plenipotentia-
ries who have steadfastly opposed an
other American proposal is that moth
ing really effective in the opium prob
lem can be achieved until over-pro-
duction has been dealt decisive blow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Aircraft Comments
May Cost General
Mitchell His Rank

washington. Feb. Brig. Gen. Will
liam Mitchell. who has become the
stormy petrol of n row among army
and navy officers over the relative mi
portance of aircraft in warfare, must
explain to Secretary Weeks some of
his reported statements concerning the
prowess Of the airplane.
The secretary revealed today that
until reports are received he will de-
lay appointment of General Mitchell
as assistant of the army air service.
If the decision is against reappoint-
ment. the officer will lose his tempo
rary rank as a brigadier general and
revert to the grade of colonel. His
term at his present post expires
March &c.
Mr.. Weeks would not go into detail
about the statements Of General
Mitchell he wants to have explained.
Something of stir was created by
the general a few days ago when he
declared before a House committee
that recent air bombing experiments
had so badly Jared battleshipa mile
and a half away from the explosion
that she had to limp into port. Secre-
tary Wilbur prompted the committee
a statement by the commander of the
ship in question fatty denying the
story.
Later General Mitchell told the COM
mittee that officers were afraid to tell
the real truth about the efficiency of
aircraft, and that officers who gave
testimony contrary to the views of
superiors were likely to be disciplined
Indirectly" He was appearing in IA
vor of the Curry bill proposing crea-
ton of a unified air service.
The controversy is attracting In
creasing attention in Congress, where
the views Of General Mitchell have
been used to support a campaign for
more aircraft contained in the Curry
hill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Senate Committee
FavOrs German
Commercial Treaty

Washington, Feb. 3.-TEe German
commercial treaty was favorably re-
rorted today by the senate foreign
relations committee with reserva-
tons approved by the State Depart
ment which failed. however. to re-
move the objection which has pre-
vented ratification of the convention
for more than q year.
Under the reservations, the state
departments policy against discrim-
nation in favor OF American snip
ping would remain in full force Tor
at least a var, but therefore IT
could be changed upon ninety days
notice TO Germany.
After the committee had acted
Chairman Borah said the reserva-
lions left the matter of policy with
congress, but opponents of the treaty
made it plain they would launch
fight in the senate for speciIlc
statement that the determination OF
future policy should rest with con-
gress and not with the executive de-
partment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
Surgeon on Way
To Amputate Leg
of Hapless Collins

Chicago, Feb. ga Chicago sur
geon left tonight for Cave City. KY,
to attempt the difficult feat of am
putating the leg which is holding
Floyd Collins pinned under a huge
rock in the depths Of Sand Cave.
He is DIR. w. II. HaZiett. surgeon on
the staff of st. Lukes hospital. and
was commissioned for the task. he
said, by a wealthy woman whose
name he refused to reveal.
THE operation would be unprece-
1ented, If successful" DR.. Hazlett
said before he left. ut would have
to be performed under g. local an
esthetic and because of the i'm
possibility of obtaining freedom in
which to work it would be extremely
difficult"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04

co. ASSETS BID
IN FOR S15O,OOO'

Portland. Maine. Feb. 3.-Subje
to approval by the federal court. the
assets Of the Atlantic Coast Com
pany. including 81 schooners, owned
wholly or in part by that company,
were sold for $4,000 at public auc-
ton today by Nathan w. Thompson.
trustee in bankruptcy. to r. K.
Freeman, REPRESENTING Charles Boil
ster of Boston. attorney for Crow
ell, and Thurlow, vessel owners.
The amount is $4,000 in excess Of
the minimum fixed by court decree.
The company's liabilities amounted
to 1887, 900, as given when its
bankruptcy petition was filed IN
SeDtember.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-04
NOME NEEDS MORE
ANTI-T0XIN TO AVERT
SPREAD OF DISEASE

San Francisco, Feb. 3.-More
diphtheria anti-toxin is badly needed
in Nome If the epidemic is to
be prevented from spreading along
the Alaska Peninsrlar, according to
a cable message received by Ameri-
can Red Cross headquarters here to-
Gay from Charles Thornton, head OF
the Nome Red Cross cha ter.
Thornton said that the 100000
anti-toxin unites taken into the lit
tie Alaska city yesterday by dog
team would only take care Of the
emergency in Nome.
Make sure that larger supply
reaches Nome at tie earliest possible
moment, President Thornton said in
his cable" The present supply Will
cover only our immediate needs"