Evening Express from Portland, Maine • 1

i THE: WEATHER VOL 39 NO 94 POWER CO SELLS BAXTER IS NOW SIXTY OPEN CARS CHIE EXECUTIVE Revenue To Be Put Into New Motor IB Tht Cumberland County Power BAXTER COES other sections iourU doclaloh hold ihava prealdrnt may bo chosen to (Continued on Paco if) UNERAL PLANS To MUNICIPAL COURT IS ADJOURNED CO fe Executive ttin following out LAGS ORDERED AT HAL MAST said: Inter tif ent nail American Legion (both of have lost In a friend upon whom 81 the mir of cm fa Hill 'st lna of Governor Parkhurst "Th Hon Ernest William Ex Attorney the Stale of Concrete and Ida faith In the future (Continual on I Ke 'lib has force I I i they out'! a that the Sfa'c Ued officer b' half of the family our 'h PERCIVAL BAXTER Now Governor of Maine statement: "Tim news of Governor while mourn his rest of the people of the Municipal hurriedly took and adjourned the lnt0 State REDERIC PARKHURST Who Died This Morning to find the organization on something like pre war time basi niendation of th Department of Jus tice that Deb's sentence be commuted a long time employed in Bros store and for a nnmlwr of years ph tabllshed in biiHines for himself He rvenlna Exprci KctablUMd IMS uiity Advertiser established T7U peal Of Judzo Lin'taey of the Denver Juvenile Court from Convic tion on rharzes of contempt of court vas dismissed todav bv the Supreme Court i VusmIiii: 1 had dissociate'! him Int Inid I fur a numher of and liiun to spret and ad bi' ki Tii tnirln'SM Inti llcct and illlv analvz and put Into ield In hlgb ino state I Tank death wo a shock and surprise to me I bad heard of his Illness hut hud been reading favorable reports regard ing the condition almost dully It Is most unfortunate Hint hla death should have occurred at a time when his services are no badly need ed I knew the Governor but slightly but In that acquaintance I found him to an able mid courteous gentle known today vlll end tonight with There Is' no special election neces sary and lion Baxter automatically becomes Governor and will net as such during the remainder of the tegn practically one month short of being the retailor two years i RED SAUNDERS DEAD AT AGE 52 THREE DETECTIVES SHOT BY BANDITS precipitation hns hew loss that! When word of the death of Gov rederic Parkhurst was convoyed to Judge Clifford McGlnuflln sit ting 'n nencn oi Court Ibis morning he ball in several cases the Governorship by Percival Bax ter a vacancy In tho office of the president of the Senate hns occurred The Senate will this afternoon elect a president nnd the general Impression here In tho Capitol is that Senator Charles Gurney of Cumberland' will he selected ALLIES SEIZE TWO CARLOADS ARMS DOZEN PASSENGERS INJURED IN WRECK ZERO WEATHER IS DUE TONIGHT Hi born of Au AUGUSTA Jun 31 (Special Ex rnor Curl Mlillk'fi of Augusta tint Church a past grand Ancient Brothels Lodge of Odd ollows long its secretary and so acting at tho time of his death Be Is survived bv Redmen He was essentially a home his wife man and never been a candidate for i public or political office He Is survived bv his wife who bo fore marriage 28 years ago was Miss Mary Randall Scholes and one daugh ter Lizzie Ellen Saunders PITTSBURGH Jan 31 Two pas senger coaches wore overturned and a numtier of passengers wine reported to have been injur'd wh' a south bound train on the Marietta division of th' Pennsylvania Railroad was de rail'd one mile north of Newcomers town Ohio early today Twelve or 15 of the 45 passengers on the train were injured pat by for Mrs dren and other family Immediately following receipt of the news of Governor nderio If Parkhurst's death Chief Butler of the Portland lro Department sent orders to every fire house In th" City directing that the flags be placed at halt mast ollowing the half masting of these flags many private buildings also draped their colors All municipal flags Hkewlw were placed at half must The eduva'ional departments DEATH COVER MOR COMES AS SHOCK TO WHOLE STATE BAXTER BECOMES GOVERNOR AT ONCE UNDER THE LAW PARTS Jan 31 Allied authorities at Oppeln Silesia seized two carloads of arms and ammunitions being taken Into Silesia from Germany Int night it i sold In a dispatch received hore of Governer Pnrk has met i loss which estimated 1 nd he Maine has lost a val fine executhe (tn Co GENEVA Jan 31 After making an Investigation in London Paris and Geneva in this city because it is the headquarters of the League of nnd that virtually all the powers of tho world with the exception jiossibly of Russia and those under her influ ence are today looking forward to a second world peace conference in Washington after President elect Hardin's inauguration Europe has reached a deadlock financially industrially and economi cally very similar indeed to the war deadlock of 1917 High officials of nil countries frankly acknowledge In pri rate that until the administration at' Washington determines its foreign 'policy and Its degree of participation In European affairs or relationship to European conditions no urgent or im portant question can be definitely set tled The supreme council In Purls defied by Germany can at best make only temporary decisions ana vne council of the League of Nations which is the only International body is equally handicapped by aloofness anil America's tre mendous power although absent from I'aris I have learned here that the Ieague of Nations has sent confidential letters to all nations belonging to the league numbering 46 asking them to send in by March 31 a list of tho amend ments additions and modifications to the league covenant which they' desire tho next Assembly to consider This is an important move by the league because It opens the door or the covenant to changes by all th'1 powers Undoubtedly those who arc responsible for this international ques tionnaire hope that sokie league mem ber such as a South American nation may propose amendments to the pact that would be acceptable to the United States In Ixmdon nnd Geneva I have Asked what officials thought Mr Harding could do The general an swer hns been that if he calls a Wash ington conference on disarmament which Is a question England an 1 Japan are interested in particularly nil nations will send envoys to Wasn Ington empowered to discuss revision of the Versailles treaty I did not know that the league officials had in mind such a conference when they sent the inquiry regarding amend ments to the covennnt but certainly tho replies should furnish a basis for a thorough consideration of the revis ion of tho peace treaty League officials today are concerned With onother question which has been referred to the league council Ty the government of the free city of Danzig which is under league control The Peruvian Government has ordered 50 000 rifles to be manufactured bv Ger man firms in Danziir Through tho pressure of these firms the Danzig council has asked the league's permis sion to manufacture the rifles In order to provide work for the unemployed but the league is in a quandarv be cause of the difficulty of sanctioning manufacture of arms by a city under league administration for member of the league when that member nation has a disnuto with another nation namelv Chill This oiiestlon will have to be considered bv the league council which is scheduled to meet in Geneva on ebruary 21 nt the same time that the supreme council moots in London to discuss a revision of tho Sevres treaty I HV io I IVIIII Ul: I tlilUtlO 'IUI JI Ulfl in 1 political career while he was a promi 'Boston sr i i Colonel Albert Greenlaw of East port commander of the Maine Branch of the American Izzlon and a mem ber of the Public I'tilltiis Commission said: STRENGTH NAVY MAY BE REDUCED TO 100000 MEN very sad oc currence 1 feel that it is not outside the bounds of propriety for me io say the Chief Executive of the St 'it brings a keen sense of personal sor row to all have known him was to have appreciated those qualities of heart and mind which won for him news of the deatti of Governor I'arkhuist and It came as a great shock to me I can say but little at this moment beyond expressing my deep and heartfelt aytn 1'aisnursi ner tun members of the Gov It Is a Ansel Merrill Spofford 66 Died This Morning Ansel Merrill Spofford 68 many on 12 next The passing of Governor Parkhurst earn so suddenly and unexpectedly we have great Be Mado at Legislative Hcsslon Lato Today AUGUSTA Jan 31 Plans for the funeral of Governor Parkhurst will be made nt the session of the legislature which la to begin at 430 this afternoon when a committee will be appointed Lead ing members of the Legislature have discussed the plan which will prob ably be carried out that the fitneml of Governor Parkhurst will be held either Thursday or riday nnd that hla body will lie in state In the rotunda of th Capitol one oay subject to tho ap proval of Mrs Parkhurst the widow The Legislature will adjourn this afternoon nt a time suggested by Governor Percival 1 Baxter of Port land That period will probably be nt least week to allow the new Gov ernor to formulate his plans and hla policy Because of the assuming of Decision by Supreme Court Is to Effect That Second Oath of Office Is Not Necessary of the Stole was bouudlcss It is un fortunate that he had no opportunity to lnionslriit Ids ability to cope with the practical proldehm of govern ment wiilrli uni of great present mo ment to Maine nnd It la hoped that his nuccessnr may realizo his Ideals and seek to tiring them Into reality" Hon WIIIIh Hwtft chairman of the Kxecutivi Council said: "The iiicinh' rs of the Executive Council an1 shocked by the sudden death of Governor Parkhurst We worn deeply Impressed with the con st ructivc IiiihIiiish program which he briefly outlined at our first meeting and lis ilnccre desire to glxf tho Stito ids best MTvide ly Ids death OKTIiAND eveniMg ana DAILY AUVfcKilofcK Vi PORTLAND MAINE JIONDAY JANUARY 31 1921 TESS LAST EDITION Governor Parkpurs was orn In Unity Nov 5 1864 the son of Jona than uller and Susan (Haskell) Parkhurst The family removed to Bangor a few years latertand the son attended the public schools of dty graduating from the Bungor High school He later entered Colum bia University now George Washing ton University In Washington where he took the law course gradu ating in 1887 That year be was ad mitted to practice in the Huprerue Judicial Court of Penobscot County and took up the practice of his profes sion Col: Parkhurst was always ested in politics and was elected to tho common council of Bangor serv ing two terms 1893 and 1894 being elected president of the council In the latter term That year tie was elected a representative to Legislature from Bangor nnd lie represehted his city In the sessions of 1893 1899 1901 He was elected ns a senator front Penobscot In 19Q6 serving In the Leg islature of 19O7 Previous to ihls he find been a more nr less prominent figure nt the State lions' Governor John pointing him commlsslonarv generaln Ids staff In 1'301 he bolding the position until 1904 In tills work Tie Introduced business methods into the department He was prominent in the leadership of Penobscot County roiltics in the Republican party anl served as county chairman two years possessing striking characteristics as an organizer Col Parkhurst was one of tho Maine delegates to the Republican National ('invention which was held In I'lill ndi Iphia This was he convention at which Col Theodore Boosevelt was nominated for the vice presidency later tilling out I 'resident Kinley's unexplrcd second term took great interest in all the Niitlomil conventions during his rrington of Au Gt o' th House and a tn' mlu of Hon Percival Baxter of this City became Governor of Maine immedi ately upon the death of Governor Parkhurst at 923 this morning nor is it necessary that ho take a now oath of office Mr Baxter as president of the Senate becomes Governor under the State conetltutlon and a decision by the Supreme Court of the State 70th Maine Page 593 in to the effect that It la not necessary that a ouin oi onmei MH lAiuut Thu MnorrniA that under the constitution it Is least doubtful Whether me president of the Senate Is required to take now oatti before exercising tho office of Governor when that office has become vacant Practice since orgnizatlon of the State hns the Court believed been uniformly against requiring such new oath The Constitution of Maine Section It Article 4 states: the office of Governor shell become vacant by deatti resignation removal from office or otherwise' the president of the Senate shall exercise the office ot Governor until (mother Governor shall EUWWJHTS OARDINGTOCALL ARMS PARLEY I DEBS MUST SERVE UJU 1 K1SU1N TERM nent figure at' the State conventions of I tho party during hit active political career He was frequently talked oft by his supporters for the highest of I flee In the gift of tho State InU91t he was candidate in the June prima riea for the nomination for Governor on tho Republican ticket In which Governor Carl Milliken was tho 4 successful candidate and Hon Edward Whealer of Brunswick Timothy Callahan of Iewlston and Col Park hurst the other contestants He did? not enter any contest In 1918 Gov ci nor Milliken being unopposed but? was onn of the four contestants for the I coveted nomlnatfen in the primaries last June In which he again won out 4 In a of four with Governor Mil 6 liken SUtte Senator John Percy Deer lug of Siam qnd Ixiuis A Jack ol luKrxn a )ia evTVvgio Aar 4 mg VVll 4VO ktul DOrinfr the period that the United States was in the World War Gov ernor Parkhurst was active In the war work In Bangor and was appointed by Governor Milliken ns a member of the State of taino Committee on Public Safety During this period he served us chairman of the County committee branch of the committee The firm of Parkhurst Son of which Col Parkhurst was long the head has been more or less promi nent In the business life of his home city Bangor Ttie company has in its employ about 200 Hands and manu factures trunks bags and leather goods of all kinds Their goods are over a large part of this country which is covered by travel ing salesmen from the home office Governor Parkharst was twice mar ried His first wife was Marie JJ Reid of Washington whom he mar rlqd Sept 21 1887 June 1 1911 he 4 married Dorothy Woodman of Bangor who with a sou and two daughters? survive him He was a member of the Tarratin'! Club Conduskeng Canoe and Country and Madockawnndo clubs of Bangor 4 University and Home Market chib of I YaaA am 7 1 Tho mild railroad to progress in Overhauling but because to call on the plows to any extent so far all Of them about 20 In nmnlmr including sweepers have been put in first class shape The indications are that it will not be necessary to work the plows very hard this Winter 4n which event they will be in fine shape for another year This will give all the more time to overhaul the regular passenger and freight equipment in stall new motor apparatus etc The chances are that no more one man cars will be added at present The railroad officials feel that where traffic is heaviest this type of car is not suited but on some lines it has proved very successful and has the hearty endorsement of the riding pub lic On suh lines it is possible to Rive a more frequent fid altogether more satisfactory service than with curs of larger types The railroad has had many trjing problems to face during the past lew years the same problems that have brought about the collapse of many roads In other cities That the Cumberland County Co has been able to weather the storm of advanced prices for nil ma terial diminished patronage in Hum mer duo to extensive automobile rid ing greatly Increased wnares bleb cost of extra labor etc is gratifying Arrnrlinrr Xfnntitzor flz4 za Bobbin I there is vet mnrh tn hn dnno the rniid is In better condition now than it has i been lor a long tim With new mo tor equipment installed and other contemplated improvements in aervlce Governor Believed Recovering President Wilson Refuses To Commute Sentence WASHINGTON Jan President Wilson refused today to commute the 10 year sentence imosed upon Eugene Debs tor violation of the espionage AUGUSTA Jan 31 (Special) After an illness of three weeks in'which reports have indicated an improve ment in liis condition Governor rederic Hale Parkhurst the 46th Governor of Maine died this morning at the Blaine House the Executive Mansion The immediate cause of death was pneumonia which developed yester day It was immediately evident that the condition was critical owing to the condition of his health for the past three weeks and more and this morning his condition became such that word was communicated to some of the officials of tho State that his case was very critical He died at 922 New nt tho death of Governor' urkhurfit quickly spread to all parts nf tho State and ramo as shock to tho entire commonwealth Mosnagea of condolence were received from all parts of the State nnd even from beyond Its boundaries Indicating the shock which his death had caused to many outside tho State as well as to thous ands of follow cltixens within the State Governor Parkhurst yta taken til on Monday Jan 10 when ho complained of in hie throat His condi tion was then regarded so serious by physicians who were called that his removal to bls rooms at the Augusta House was then' ordered ills family physician Dr Hunt of Bangor was enlled by Mrs Parkhurst by tele phone and catpe hero from his home to consult on the case Dr 0 Turner of Augusta was called and Dr Hunt upon hla arrival immediately called JJr Clough of Bangor who arrived on the 330 train Wednesday morning Jan 12 Diagnosis indicated dlphthc I Tii'i the xtiock is Ntaggi llnwt wise Htatusmuii leader The whole St 1 IltUJ ri1 rnv kr4 I I I a mi U' rx U1 1 d3th of Governor Parkhurst I st Hympathy Io tho nori owing inorrt ts tr bn doeplv rgrHt fl not only bv'bri hls bis m'iny frv nd nut by th puhih Hor Charles I knew han JnumaUly ami I knowgustn inav ni arnpnmn whm no an tna: fnnn in bls powIHon couM Jq hr I hurst fhn upbnildirii jf Mnlne vision 'rrtnrx A Cleveland Bond Company Robbed of $10000 DETROIT Jan 31 Three let' dives SLT i a were shot anl H'riouHR wounded todav Naval Appropriation Bill Which Will Be Reported! by thrrp bandits who robbed the Tomorrow Calls for Cut of 43000 Men I WASHINGTON Jan duct ion of the nliHtel personnel to 1 'tri1 hft a maximum of 100000 men as compared with a pr sent possihk maximum i nf 143 000 is ernvlde'i In un 1 I'1 mertv bonds iuiivii Mill tu tkpoiiru lo me xipuse tomorrow It passed the weeding out process will begin July 1 the start ot the new fiscal year The committee is said to have made no changes In tlie continuing build ing program with the possible exception of a slight slowing ot the work of this amount two inehi fell Sunday There lune been less than 10 days during the month when the tempera ture has been below normal Tile waiinest day was the 14th when the temperature (limbed to 48 ihgries perdlcted from southwestern i Maine It Is believed that tho tem perature in this city will fall below the zero murk Northeast stonn warnlfigp have been displayed at the local bureau since 10 a last night for a storm central over West Virginia moving eastward and winch caused northeast winds of gale along the Atlantic coast (odi" The temperature in this City early this morning was only 13 degrees above zero and remained at that fig ure until when the mercury commenced to fall slowly as advance warning of tho colder weather cotn iiir tonierht I hili' InilH'H H'dithnr hiiVA i not boo compiled it is iria( mom i i art excess in ini)fnitin of nearly 130 degrees and that tn I been fully VMiitr iiiptciitu illipiOxtniCiHH III Wn Ji I ittml )z i or montli Ackerman Believes All Nations Would Send Representatives By CARL ACKERMAN (Special Cable to Express) Copyright 1921 bv Public Ledger PARKHURST WAS MANY YEARS PROMINENT IN MAINE POLITICS 1 wlu'ii the temperature fell three de grees below zero OR MANY YEARS A WATCHMAKER HERE Kntered ee Second Cleet Metter itivmn GOV PARKHURST IS DEAD i 'W rom Diphtheritic Infection Stricken With Pneumonia in having as a ((( to Governor I'nikhurst a man of the rplcndid ilmr Was Long Employed on Portland Newspapers I'roii Saunders age 52 for tnnre I than 115 years employed in the compos ling rooms of tland newspapers diedat his home 11 essenden street to irfay after an illness of about five weeks I He had under gne an operation for appendicitis and lias failed in health since that time Mr Saunders was born in Portland years an export watch maker in this the son of Mr and Mrs Lincoln City died early this morning sudden Saunders nnd started his career as a ly Ht had been in ill health a num 1 when a young man I her of months and gave up business in Learning the trade of a printer he October but was improving until smit hed remained in the business during his ten with a sudden and iial attack entire life and at the time of hiH death i Mr Spofford was native of Buxton was employed in the composing room I but bad lived here more than 40 years i or tne Portland Dally Press At one time he was foreman In the composing i room ot the old Portland Times I or a number ()f years Mr Saunders I I had been active In fraternal organiza tions as he wax a member of Ancient ILandmark Lodge of Masons Ivanhoe Ixidge Knights of Pythias and of the 1 Mercury Began Descent at Two Inches of Snow ell Sunday Decidedly colder weather is expected to strike Portland and of southwestern Maine tonight and real coin wave nag been New Hampshire and Light Co has disposed of approxi mately 60 of its open cars to car wrecking company These Include tho 35 or more cars that have been stand ing on the spur tracks under the New Portland bridge and which have at tracted some attention from those who felt that the cars would deteriorate very' rapidly if left exposed to the wintry elements much longer Gen eral Manager red Gordon stated to the Express today that the revenue obtained from the sale of the open cars has been put Into new motor equipment As rapidly as possible new motors of modern construction I and greater power are being in stalled to take the place of badly worn or out of date motor apparatus winter has enabled the make most satisfactory strengthening' its service a snowplow is a long job it has not been necessary TO THE CAPITAL i I in11 riA Is Visiblr Mfearf by Event Which Makes Him the Governor ParelvalPJBaxtarof thia Cliyfcpresti dent of the Main SanaU Who kuc cad th off le Oovarnor wag seen Expraxi' reater on board th 10 o'clock antin' for "Augusta having been told of the death of Gov Parkhurst a few minutes before hit was leaving hl office in Monument Hquaro to Ko to Augusta He wa via Ably affected by tho turn In bis affairs which was unexpected In fact he had made an appoint fent to seo Gov Parkhurst this after noon bafora ihalsft August jCiday Not until a telephone meosage was re ji jo ccived by him about 4 thia morAlng did he have any Intimation that a fatal termination of thGov illness wo in prospect 1 This message was In the nature of a warning that a crisis was at band and wa to prepare him for the' worst Thl did not make any change 'in' hi' plans to departure for the Capltal i however as he was to go at 10 without any such ominous messago Henator Baxter urged the reporter not to quote in form of a stated Interview though he talked go confidentially 'of the situation which had arisen we know whntp A Providence ha in store for he dld( nay and with referencpto Governor' Parkhurst he had only words off praise "He had just attained hl great ambition and was looking for 1 ward with the best interest of tho ji State at hoart to be at the head of an I administration worthy ot his best ef bp continued 7 Though he was cognizant of the fact iJiw that tho president othe Senate be 1 comes Governor whenever a vacancy "fS' (Continued on Page 20 said: "'i siiildcn 'inil untimely No More One Man Cars Greatly Improved Condition b's duly qualified and in case of the death realniatlon refovul from office or disquulltlcation of the president of the Senate 10 exercising the office of Governor tho peaker of the House ot Representative shall exerelse the of fice until a president of tho Senate shall havo been chooen and when the office of Oovprnor preaident of the Bcnute and apeuker of the House shall liecome vacant In the recess ot the Senate the person acting us secretary of State for the time being shall by proclamatlon CQnvqnn the Senate exercise the office of Governor And whenever either the president of th Senate or speaker of the House shall exercise sold office ho shall receive only the eninpensatlon ot the Gov ernor bin his duties a president or spetiker shall ho suspended and the Senate nr House shall fill the vacancy until hla dutlcsj aa Governor shall 8 YP1 A WA WteOBw 2 i.