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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
Man Found Slain
Believed Victim
OF Bootleg Ring
Police Think La Monica Met
Assaiiants on Golf Course
to Arrange Deal and Was
Killed: " omen Find Body

Joseph La Monica. found shot TO
death early yesterday on the course
OF the Jackson Heights Golf Club. be
tween Woodside and Elmhurst. L. l.,
VS. the victim Of an Italian whisky
ring vendetta, according to nvestiga
tons By the Italian squad OF the New
York detective force, acting under
Captain Fiaschettl.
The police declare TINS to be the If
teenth murder attributable to inner
politics Of the whisky ring. search for
whose ringleaders has been going OF
during the last eight weeks. The
thN7ry Of the detectives is that La
Monica, who lived at l42 Cherry
: eet and was married. went TO the
mace where he met death on sum
mons from persons with whom he had
BON operating in Bookkeeping enter
prises. His presence Qp the Jackson
He ghts golf course. they say. is not
10 be accounted for on any other
hypothesis. Mrs. La Monica who idea
tiied her husband body ar the
morgue, gave the detectives important
Information which they have not SO
lar divulged.
One bullet broke La Monicas right
arm and the second punctured has
jugular vein. He attempted to crawl
away from the man who was shooting
at aim a 5 shown by the trail OF blood
from the point where the shot was
fred to where the body of the Italian
lay AS he crawled on his hands and
knees third shot from an automatic
ripped its way through the turf beside
him The bullet was found imbedded
in the ground.
La Monica was arrested on October
5. 1918, fer carrying revolver. Sew
eral times since that his activities have
been under investigation. The mans
connection with the so-caled whisky
ring is sa 4 10 have been suspected for
some time. The leaders of this local
Camorra are said by detectives who
have been engaged in following It's de
vious trail to exercise a life and death
power over the men involved in it.
La Monicas body was found near
the fourth tee Of the Jackson Heights
course. 1t was discovered by two cad
dies who live in Woodside. A party
OF women golfers waited at the Com
munity Clubhouse. The caddies, sup
posing La Monica TO be intoxicated,
had not notified the women of his
presence. 1T WAS tne ldttet no us
covered the fact of La Monicas MUIR
der and notified william Schmidt, own
er of dog kennel near by, who tele-
phoned the police.
Several clews said to be in posses
sion Of the police, added to information
obtained from Mrs. La Monica, led
to the belief in police circles last night
that arrests in the case might be ex-
peeted to-day.
Mrs. La Monica said last night that
she believed her husband had beer
murdered by men who had tried to in
duce him to engage in an unlawful en-.
terprise. She declared that when hs
leit the house Saturday morning he
had in one of his pockets a check fol-
was found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
Mystery Surrounds Two
Slayings in Brooklyn
One Man Believed To Be
Victim of Black Hand;
Other of Gang Feud

Two men were found dead in Brook
lyn last night, both OF them by viol-
violence, and in neither case was
trace OF their assailants' identity dis
covered
Salvatore Preccio of 2ss Elton Street.
who had the reputation of being in
comfortable circumstances, is thought
to have been the victim OF a Black
Hand gang
His body was found face down in 3
deserted marshy section Of the borough
not far from jamaica Bay near Briggs
and Sheridan avenues. He had been
shot in the back
Peter Behan OF s6S Warren Street.
whom the police knew as a gang ter.
vas found dead on the sidewalk in
front Of 9l9 Baltic Street The only
mark on his body was g bruise over the
right eye which Is thought TO have been
caused BY blackjack welded by some
feudist Of gangdon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
Raps
Murphy Dark
Room Magic
Continued from page one)

Davies, Municipal Court Justice; Henry
". Goddard, ohm H. Iselin and Emil Z.
Fuchs. The Greater New York Mer-
chants League announced yesterday
that Justice Davies was its candidate.
Samuel s. Koenig. president of the
Republican County Committee, asserted
yesterday that Tammany's grip on the
city was broken.
THE closing of the corner saloons
was a blow to Tammany that il prob
ably never Will recover from" said Mr.
Koenig. New York has been growing
away from Tammany control during
the last decade, and the politicians
concede that Tammany is decadent
and that Republication is in front to
stay.
THE Republicans outnumber the
Democrats III this city on enrolment
figures, and the enrolment perhaps &
as true an index Of the drift of things
politically as can be obtained until
after the next election. The Repub-
hcAn enrolment last fall showed gain
OF 260,637 over the enrolment for 1919.
while the Democrats showed i loss OF
1880 Tor the same period giving the
Republicans a lead over their oppo-
nents, for the first time in the history
of New York City. of l12,463 voters
The largest Republican gain is in
Kings County, where the Republican
total for 1920 IS 259 ,402 compared to
1883 for their opponents, giving US
control OF that great borough by more
than $4,000. In Manhattan we have
passed the Democrats in the matter Of
enrolment, the Republican majority
being 40,033. The Democrats still out
number US in the Bronx, Queens and in
Richmond, but we are gaining in all
these boroughs, and it is only a cues
ton Of time before the Republican
army OF enrolled voters will outnum-
Der their opponents in all the Dor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
1fo'y Leads in Disarming,
len. BatiogIio Declares

D. eLhVELAND, Aog. by reducing
,.a, army corps from twelve 70 nine.
~ mas taken tce initiative in world
49, emasnept, General Psetro Badoglio,
49, 81 HAT II the Italian army, said
H.. Dfipfe re left Cleveland today
s,s. Dstfplt. General Badozio ad-
9s1rsssse a mara meeting here last night.
~ u on a crosx continental tour weieh
~ taxe him n the Pacific Coant and
- sonthefn eities.
.saff>l sadoglio said ne favored in
Sensational disarmament b,af that tb~y.
sas many diGseg.ties 10 overcome be
- could he psf irfo eaec..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
Body Of DR.. Stone Found
After Two " eeks' Search
On Wav 10 Banff, Where Wife,
Injured Al Time of His Death.
i Also Proceeding

CALGARY, Alb Aug. THE body
Of ". f. Stone, president of Purdue
University, has been recovered and is
being taken to Banff. it was announced
here tonight. DR.. Stone lost his life
in an attempt to climb Mont Eanon on
July IS. last. HIS wife, who was
found alive after lying for eight days
on q mountain ledge, is also on her way
to Banf.
Details regarding the discovery Of
DR.. Stones body were not contained in
the message.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
Meighen Calls Britain
Greatest Peace Irene,

HALIFAX, y. S., Aug. Treat Brit
az vas declared 10 be the greatest fac
1'r n TIE world to-day for preserving
peace by Premier Arthur Meighen Of
Naaada, who arrived here Saturday,
Sltes several weeks spent in London in
ssshierence With the Prime Minister'S
pre-
<. 4oU cannot in these days" he said
maze peace anywhere unless you have
r. Nast 1Doatant.al peace in Europe
-. M influence Of British statesmen in
w. councils 81 the world Ii greater be-
use .s. re dominionA and India are
500 ~ empire ard because shc re-
~.st@ Or wants r. reject their views as
@sll as her own."
>. PREMIER Aeighen declined 70 discuss
s@s sHog@c taken up At the confer
- 80 N London until he had oppor-
'~+''Y - consult NTH niz colleagues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08

SKOWHEGAN, Me, Aug The
auth critics tonight We're Investigate
ing the death OF Mrs. Mary L. Towle
at the home of William Kent. in
Athens early to-day, with the suspicion
that she was murdered Death WAS
due to a fracture OF the skull She
was found unconscious last night with
a hammer beside her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
ZOO Immigrants Bound for
United States Held in Ouehec

QDhBkN, Aug. About 200 immi-
grants. mostly Poles. are being held
here for the United States authorities
because OF the new immigration law
restricting the number OF foreigners
allowed to enter the country.
Many oil the immigrants, ii was said.
came here early in July. A charge OF
$3.50 day is made st the immigra
ton buildings, where they are bein.
CHARTERED: otherwise they would be de-
ported. All have passed the required
inspection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
Day Bandits Rob Cigar Store

A daylight hold-up, in which $3.50
was taken from the United Cigar Store
at Seventh Avenue and Fourteenth
Street, was reported to the police yes
terday morning by Morris Kurtz, the
manager. While one of the thieves
covered him with revolver, he says,
.he other riaed the register.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
Burglars Miss Bag. OF Money

POUGHKEEPslE, n. y, Aug =
Burglars early this morning broke INTO
the safe Of the Poughkeepsie and Wap-
pingers Falls Electric Company and
escaped with 500 in currency, although
leaving several other bags OF money
untouched. Police Investigation has re
suited in no arrests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08

Iceland Poet Sends Son to {. 5.
GENEVA, n. Y. Aug. Word has
been received at Hobart College that a
SON of Benidiktson, Iceland's great
poet. viii enter Hobart College in Sep
TENDER ut the opening of Hobart's cen
teunial year. Mr.. Benidiktson is now
on his way to America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08

CHICAGO, Aug, ARTHUR Cowbrey
Burch, held at Las Vegas, Mrs Obea-
chain, VINO was with the victim at the
time Of the tragedy, and Ralph L. Obeu-
chain, her divorced husband, were class
mates at Northwestern University
Kennedy also was from Evanston, hav-
ing moved to Los Angeles five years
ago.
Burch is the son Of. the Rev. William
A. Burch. Of Evanston, former member
OF Northwestern University faculty.
He married Allie Gayl Quayle, daugh-
ter of Bishop William A. Quayle, who
later sued him for divorce, the suit now
pending in Lawrence, Kan. Mrs.
Burch separated from her husband in
October, 1920. A three -year-old child
is in the custody Of the mother
Plans for the defense of Burch were
formulated to-day by his father in con-
sultation with Attorney c. S. McNett.
The attorney said he did not believe
the young man was interested in Mrs
Obenchain other than that they were
college chumS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-08
Arrest rienI
Of Divorce In
Broker sMurder

tContinued from pare one
said this was repayment by Burch Of
loan She had made him, and said she
and he frequently had assisted each
other financially.
Presence Unknown to Family
Although Mrs. Obenchain's mother
ard sister lived at Pasadena, adioin-
ing Los Angeles, they had not known
of her presence here. They first heard
of it yesterday when reporters called
at Their home for information.
kennedy's father SAID tonight that
the son had not had the keys to tire
Beverly Glen Cottage, where he was
shot, for more than two years, and did
not have them Friday night. He said
he did not know why his son should
have gone there.
Mr.. Kennedy issued q statement in
which he insisted that Mrs. Obenchain
Rad been urging young Kennedy to
marry. and that the situation greativ
worried his son.
development that was bong
checked up by the officers to-day was
the finding at the Kennedy cottage.
where the shooting occurred. Of an un-
addressed note merely saying "Be care
fal, you are being Watched and signed
" Friend
This note was picked Up Saturday
night. 1t was poorly written. APPARENT
~ by woman. 1t did not correspond
with the writing OF any person 40
Tar involved in the case officers said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking Take
Olive Tablets

II your sidn Is yellow complexion
pallid- tongue coated appetite poor
you have a bad taste In your mouth
a lazy. no-good feeling lyon should
take Olive Tablets.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub
stitute for calomel-wer prepared By
Dr.. Edwards after II years q study.
Dr.Edwards' Olive abletsareapurely
vegetable comp mixed with liveoiE.
You will know them by their olive color.
Tohavea clear, pink skin. hfightsYes.
no pimples. a feeling Of buoysncy Ike
childhood daysyou must getat thecauoe.
Dr.. Edwards' Olive Tablets ct On
the liver and bowels like calomel-yet
have no dangerous after edecta
They start the bile and Osercpmecnn.
stipation. Take one o. tWo nightly 1n6
note the pleasing resultA Milfpqe Of
boxes are sold annually ct l5c and 30c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17

Court"
BY Mr.. Barwise of Bangor. R,u
An act to increase the amount of
money allowed for clerk hire in the
ONCE OF the clerk Of courts Of PEN
obscot County"
state Lands and Forest Preservation
BY MI. Roberts Of Lyman: Bin
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17
'sIENoeRAPHlC REPORT

continued from Page ~
l. Mr.. Maher Of Augusta: Bill IAN
70 amend Section II of Chapter
If the Private and Special Laws
1919. relating to the salary Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17

to Work Forever for
People Of Maine
HE Kennebec and the Androscogpin
4 Rivers are today permanently tied to-
gether, to pull forever in double harness the
industrial and domestic load of the people of
Maine.
The final step of this giant Harvesting was
taken last Saturday night when power was
put on the high tension line between the
Kennebec and the Androscoggin.
This interconnection made available at all
points on Central Maine Power Company
lines the 10000 horse power of hydro-elec-
trio energy developed on eight Maine rivers
and streams, and the 10000 horse power of
steam reserve available at the steam plant at
Farrhingdale. It marked the passing of
another milestone in the long campaign to
develop and interconnect Maine power, by a
Maine company backed by Maine money. for
the benefit of Maine industries and Maine
people.
To Central Maine Power Com
pany, this interconnection means
first the saving of perhaps 100000
a year spent previously to keep the
wheels turning in the big reserve
steam plant at Farmingdale. AT
this. plant from now on. it will be
necessary merely to hold steam
ready for emergencies.
The interconnection means fur
Their that the Company can make
andk sell approximately double the
amount of power at the Deer Rips
station that the Androscoggin COM
pany utilized there. This Is because
Central Maine Power. Company
serves so MANY communities and SO
many diversified industries that it
has market for more power: and
because it can take night power
from, Deep Rips. while it is letting
water pile up behind other company
,dams-water which will help to
carry the big day load.
The wonderful increase of efficiency which
results from such interconnections was
proved when Central Maine Power Company
bought the Bath and Brunswick Light and
Power Company including it's power station
at Brunswick. The most the old company
made and sold at the Brunswick plant was
100000 kilowatt hours. Last year Cen
trail Maine Power Company generated at the
same station and sold to it's customers
100000 kilowatt hours-more than double.
The development of Maine water powers
and their interconnection, which will mean
so much to the future prosperity of Maine,
have been made financially possible by the
saving people of Maine.
Instead of sending their investment
money to the South and West, to build up
those sections, Maine people have invested.H
at home, in Maine Company. They nave
financed development and interconnectlon.
They have-done and are doing their share TO
make Maine great industrial state and
thus to increase their own prosperity.
In return, they have secured in Central
Maine Power Company TO Preferred STOCK
a security of exceptional safety. OF steady
yield, a security tax exempt in Maine-a
security that nets them 81 20 net
Though great progress has been
made in developing Maine power.
much work and much financing re-
mains to be done.
If YOU believe in investing at
home to build Maine, why not send
the coupon and learn more about
Central Maine Power Company TO
Preferred Stock? The price is
s1O7.50 share, the yield is $40
net.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17

On motion by Mr.. Roberts of Ly-
man it was voted to take from the
table House Document No. 81 bill
IAN act to incorporate the Kenne-
bunk, Kennebunkport, and Wells
Water District" and on further mo-
ton by the same gentleman ii was
referred to the committee on Judi
ciary.
On motion by Mr. Maher of Au-
gusta, 1t was voted to take from the
table House Document No. /, bill
."An act additional to and amenda-
tory of Chapter of the Revised
Statutes, relating to elections"
Mr.. Manner offered House amend
ment A as follows:
House Amendment A
House amendment A to House Bill
No ! entitled IAN act additional to
and amendatory of Chapter Z of the
Revised Statutes, relating to cleo
tions.
Sec. 1. House Bill No. / is hereby
amended by inserting in the first sec.
ton between the word vote" and the
word lis" in the seventh line of said
section, the words ''or by physical
incapacity."
Sec. 3. House bill No. 1 is hereby
amended by inserting in the second
section between the word because
and the word 81" in the last line on
Page three of said section the words
''of physical incapacity or because"
Mr.. HINCKLEY of So. Portland: Mr.
Speaker. this bill was originally re-
feyred to the Judiciary committee. OF
which the gentleman from Augusta
(Mr. Maher) is a member. and that
particular matter was threshed out
and 1t was the feeling OF the commit
tee that it was opening a dangerous
door to allow those who might be-
The SPEAKER: At this time. on q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17

MI. I1LDEN OF f1dliOWcI. MT.
Speaker, if in order at the present
time, I move the reconsideration of
the vote referring bill to a commit
tee.
he SPEAKER: Is it the pleasure
of the House to entertain such mo-
ton? Generally. the Chair would
suggest that that comes under orders
of the day. The gentleman from Hal-
lowell (Mr. Tilden) has the floor.
Thereupon on motion by Mr.. Til
den of Hallowell. the vote was, re-
considered whereby a resolve in ia
vor of the Reformatory for Women
was referred to the committee on
appropriations and financial affairs:
and ON further motion by the same
gentleman, the resolve was referred
to the committee on State School for
Boys. State School for Girls and
State Reformatories.
Reports Of Committees
Report of Mr.. Holley from the COM
mittee on Appropriations and Finan-
cial Affairs on Resolve in favor Of the
Reformatory for Women for new
building, alterations and repairs. ex-
elusive Of maintenance, reporting that
same be referred to committee on
State School for Boys, State School
for Girls and State Reformatories.
. Report Of Mr. Forbes from the COM
mittee on Public Utilities reporting
fought not to pass" on Bill IAN Act to
provide for the jurisdiction of the
Public Utilities Commission over GER
tain motor vehicles"
Reports were read and accepted and
sent up for concurrence.
Mr.. Crafts from the committee on
Inland Fisheries and Game reported
Fought to pass on Bill "Ane Act to
amend Section 3 and Section 10 OF
Chapter ITS Of the Public LAWS Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17

Though great progress has been
made in developing Maine power.
much work and much financing re-
mains to be done.
If you believe in investing at
home to build Maine, why not send
the coupon and learn more about
Central Maine Power Company TO
Preferred Stock? The price ls
s107.5O a share, the yield is $40
net.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17

Then they have safeguards provided
by the bill, and excellently provided,
I believe. 1t is very admirable and
carefully drawn bill to accomplish
it's purpose. The absentee voter
marks his ballot and it is forwarded
to the particular place of deposit.
Now there is just one single class of
voters, that that means to relieve,
namely, those who either for business
or for pleasure, either for cause or
caprice, are going to be absent from
the particular place where by law
they are supposed to deposit their
ballots. Now it appeals to me, gen.
tlemen, that If we are to depart from
the me-honored precedent of requir-
ing the personal presnce Of the voter
to deposit his ballot, that this Legis-
lature might very well, and without
any great danger Of opening up any
wide door, go a step further and pro-
to cast their ballot and upon whom
the hand Of affection has rested so
that they are physically incapacita-
ted. This applies for instance to
people who are living in some institu-
ton of charitable nature or quasi
charitable, and who have become adj
vanced in years, whose minds are
keen, but who physically ar not quite
ready for the stress Of going to the
polls-perhaps 1t is not expedient;
perhaps it is not safe; they may not
deem 1t advisable. Now why make
that man or that woman in that in
stitution, advanced in years or
touched by sickness, who is physi-
cally unfit, for whom it would be a
physical menace to go to the polls
why cannot they have the advantage
If they live right in the town or city!
Why cannot they have the oppor-
tunity of casting their ballot under
the absentee voter provision? What
opportunity for fraud ID there In z
case like that? II they are physically
incapacitated. and they are out Of
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der that the House may have clearly
before it the question, will ask the
Chair to read the amendment offered
by the distinguished gentleman from
Augusta (Mr. Maher).
amendment read by the Clerk).
Mr.. WING resuming: Now, gentle
men of the House. you will see that
the amendment is most radical
change in the fundamental law of our
State; that it really should be the
subject of a separate bill upon which,
people may appear before such COM
mittee as had the matter in charge
for hearing, and where the matter
should be discussed. / think the gem
tleman from Augusta (Mr. Maher) is
unintentionally charging the scope of
this bill and confusing bill which is
entitled for absentee voting with
bill that provides any kind Of voting.
Now do not believe that this House,
of the citizens of our State, are ready
at the present time to open wide the
door to such a law as the amendment
offered by the gentleman from Augusta
tMr. Maher). ! do not want this
House to think that the committee on
Judiciary is up in arms with arms
with itself, or that we have any ami
mostly or any feeling In the matter,
because we have tried to come to the
report in a reasonable way. only
signed the report with reluctance be-
cause I felt that this departure was
very much of an innovations; but I do
feel that the bill in its present form
is we'll enough and I do not want the,
field opened wide by physical disabil!
ity which means a great many things.
Gentlemen. consider what physical dis
! ability means. and, having considered
it. say whether you will give your
consent to the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Aususta (Mr.
Maher).
Speaker Barnes assumes the
Chair.)
Mr.. WILSON Of Preseque Isle: Mr..
Speaker. having been an election ON
Ger, for IL years, can look forward
and see what this hill would mean II
the amendment was adopted. It would
take probably in some Of the larger
towns the time Of at FEAST two election
ofilcers previous to the election to see