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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
Possible Murder
In Wake of Chase
Pair of Robbers

Waterville, June 26. (SpecaiD-The
town of Clinton was thrown into
great excitement Sunday after noon
at the news of a robbery at the home
of F. H. Church and the finding OF
Mr.. Church's dead body in the pas
ture of his own farm few hours lat
err. AS Mr.. and Mrs. Church arrived
at their home in their automobile
from church Sunday noon they saw
too young men running from the
house across the fields. Mr.. Church
got out of the machine and gave
chase while Mrs. Church rounded up
a crew of men who also started in
pursuit of the fleeing men. The
search continued several hours when
it became apparent to those about
that Mr.. Church was missing. A
search was then started for him and
he was found lying face down in his
pasture dead.
DR.. Charles Newcomb was called,
and while it was felt that MIR.
Church's death might have been
caused by heart failure following his
exertions, it was impossible to get in
to direct communication with DR..
Newcomb last evening to learn his fl
nal decision.
1t was reported that gold watch
and some jewelry were missing from
the house. One of the young men is
reported to have worn khaki suit,
and when last seen they were making
their way towards the sailroad tracks
in a northwesterly direction from the
Church homes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
Two Families Wiped Out in Home
Near Mayfeld, Kentucky Weapons
and Other Articles Found Point to
Foul Play--Bodies Badly Charred--
Wounds Found on One of Women
mo Definite Findings at Coroner's
Inquest

Mayfeld, KY, June 26.-The bodies
oi nve adults and six children were
found in the ruins of the home of
Earnest Lawrence, a farmer living
about seven miles from here. which
was destroyed by fire last midnight.
There were indications that the dead
may have been the victims of foul
play and at a coroner's inquest held
here today a non-ocmmittal verdict
was returned.
The dead are:
Earnest Lawrence, 81, wife, 25 and
three children ranging in age from
Ive yers to eleven months: Otis Drew,
~ wife. %, and three children, rang
ing from four years to four months.
ana Deimer Drew, rs. Lawrence and
Gus Drew were brothers in law and
the Drews were brothers.
Nelghbors who were attending a
picnic about mile from the Law
renee house, a long structure of onlv
Two rooms, saw the blaze about II. 30
O'Clock. Two young men, the first to
arrive on the scene, were unable to
enter the house because of the fire
put climbing a tree could see the
bodies lying on the floor.
An examination of the bodies.
which were burned so badly that
recognition was impossible, showed
that one of the women bore wounds
that seemed to have been made bv
some sharp instrument. The dress
OF the infant which this woman is
thought to have been holding inner
arms was drenched with blood.
In one OF the rooms where several
of the bodies were lying were a re-
volver containing six empty cart
ridges. shot gun, a rifle, with a.
cartridge that had been discharged
and another exploded cartridge
nearby a double butted axe which
was lying on the bedsprings near
the body Of the men and a large oil
can which had been kept in the yard.
Particles of clothing were clinging
to the bodies of the men sowing
that they had not retired before
they met death.
Screams of women and children
and several shots are said to have
been heard by neighbors shortly be-
fore the fire was discovered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
HALF MILLION FIRE
Loss AT HAMPTON
BEACH, N. HAMP SHIRE

Hampton Beach, N. H, June 90
The business and residential section
of Hampton Beach, one of New Eng
lands popular summer resorts, was
virtully destroyed by fire early today,
causing damage variously estimated
at from three hundred to five hundred
thousand dollars. No one was injur-
ed. Defective wiring is believed to
have been the cause.
The fire burned six hotels, from
thirty five to forty cottages, a the
atre, garage, several stores and the
post office. Help was summoned
from Haverhill, Amesbury. Newbury-
port, Portsmouth and Salisbury
Beach.
Starting in the Strand Hotel on
Ocean avenue and B. street, the fam
es spread rapidly through the main
section of the beach. and were finally
checked at the Ashworth Hotel near
the Marshes. Most of the hotel guests
saved their personal belongings.
The hotels burned were the jan
win. Fairview, Strand, Antler, Stur-
gis and The Pines.
Mrs. G. p. Mitchell, leasee Of the
Strand Hotel, in which the fire start
ed. was awakened shortly before four
o'clock by the smell of smoke which
she traced to the kitchen. She found
that the ceiling around the electric
Digit fixture in that room was ablaze.
From the Strand the blaze spread
rapidly to the other buildings. but at
all Of the hotels the guests were
aroused in time to escape with most
of their personal effects.
Seventy automobiles and a large
gasoline tank in the garage were
saved, as well as the mail in the post
Office.
A large part of the total loss was
covered by insurance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
100000 FIRE IN
NEW HAVEN. CONN

New Haven, Conn. June 26-Fire
today destroyed the Orpheum Thea
tire. at Savin Rock, an amusement
resort, and threatened the entire
park, with it's numerous restaurants,
roller coasters and merry-go-rounds.
The loss was estimated at sixty thou
sand dollas. Firemen from West Ha-
vim, Arlington and Prospect Beach
fought the flames and confined them
to the theatre and three adjoining
stands.
The fire started during a heavy
thunderstorm and it was believed that
lightning struck the theatre. The
theatre and adjoining buildings were
owned by Samuel A. De Walton, Of
this city and the Da Waltoff Engin-
eering and construction company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
COMPERS WINS
over LEWIS BY
z TO | RATIO
Again Elected Presi-
dent American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor
Aged Labor Leader Sees Slap
At Hearst and Gary in Vote
of 25,022 to 12,324-Lewis
is Good Loser-Cincinnati
Next Convention City

Denver, Colo, June 25-President
Samuel Gompers and his entire ad-
ministration was returned to office
for another year by the annual con-
yention of the American Federation
Of Labor. after Overwhelmingly de-
feating opposition for the presidency
and one of the vice presidencies.
When his victory was announced,
the labor leader, who is now II years
old, could scarcely control his emo
lions and was on the verge of tears
when he took his place at the ros-
trum to thank the delegates for their
support and confidence.
The election of Gompers brought
to a close one of the hottest politi-
cal campaigns ever waged in the
history of organized labor. The
campaigning had gone on relentless
ly since the convention opened and
at times proceedings on the floor of
the convention were interrupted by
the electioneering.
The vote was: Gompers, 25,O22;
Lewis, 1924.
Only two of the largest organiza-
tons cast a solid vote for Lewis
the machinists' union and the Unit
ed Brotherhood of Carpenters.
The miners delegation split. CIV
ing Gompers 1896 and Lewis 21322,
Lewis declining to vote the 533 votes
he held.
The railroad organizations, which
had been claimed almost solid by
Lewis supporters, split their votes,
the two largest unions-the Electro
cal Workers and Railway Carmen,-
Continued on Page Cool. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
ALL OF QUEBEC'S
CITY GUARDIANS
DESERT POSTS
Police and Firemen
Demand $3.50 More
Per Week
No Check to Lawless Element
Street Lamps Broken
Boys Damage Police Station
200 False Fire Alarms
Swearing in New Policemen

Quebec, June 26-Since midnight
Saturday this city has been left
without police or fire protection by a
joint strike of the police and fire de-
partments.
A militia battalion is being held in
readiness and thirty eight new po-
licemen have been sworn in.
Street lamps were smashed dur
ing the night and today boys enter
ed several police stations and broke
the windows and did other damage.
Two hundred false alarms of fire
have been rung in.
An increase of $3.50 a week is
demanded by the strikers.
The city employs 140 policemen
and 100 firemen.
An arbitration board recently
awarded the policemen an increase
of 81 a week. but no increase was
granted the firemen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27

Maine June 26This "eue Sunday"
with authority them
enacted nearly seventyhve poeed the
carried Never before had the
me of the "BIue Laws"
the and another
Bddeford-Saeo
explain why the running in defiance Of the law
three revoked
Sunday four opened their but they fine
day for doing
This morning the Sunday
dealers Of Sunday hand
al
"Blue will be considered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
Unknown Schooner
RepOrted Afres at Sea

Savannah, Ga, June 26-The British
steamer Bessie Dollar, Savannah to
Vancouver, B. c., in a radio message
picked up here tonight, reported
sighting an unidentified schooner on
fire and abandoned in latitude 2S:35
north; longitude 79:45 west. The
schooner's rigging then was aflame
and the message said the vessel
would be a total loss. No mention
was made of the crew.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
General Forecast

There will be little change in
weather conditions during the next
two days east of the Mississippi river
The weather will continue warm
with some cloudiness and widely
scattered thundershowers.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Will be moderate to fresh southwest,
partly overcast Monday. probably To-
cal rains.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
Cotton Mill Help
Accept Wage Cut
Lancashire. Eng.

London. June 26-Peace has been
signed in the Lancashire cotton trade
with a reduction in wages of three
shillings and ten pence per pound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
q Probably Lost
in Founding of
Steamer FitZrOy

Sydney, Australia, June 2C-The
coast guard steamer Fitzroy has foun-
three survivors known Of the thirty
persons aboard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
THE WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY

New England and East New York:
Party cloudy Monday and Tuesday,
probably local thundershowers Mon
day; little change in temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Monday unsettled, probably local
thundershowers; Tuesday fair; little
change in temperature: moderate to
fresh southwest to west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
SUNDAY VERY BLUE IN SACO
DRASTIC APPLICATION OF LAWS
ASOBSERVED BY CITIZENS IN 40'S

Sheriff and Assistants on Guard During Day
to Nab Vi0lat0rs- Street Cars Run But
Conductors Must Explain in Court Today
Ice Cream Parlors Closed, Drug Stores Fail
to Open-Ban on Livery Stables, Garages
and Gasoline Stations-Blue Law Code to
Be Settled at Mass Meeting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27

you TAKE PICTuREs7 Send to
Merrills Flower Shop. Augusta. for
pretty calendar free. and our price list
for Developing and Printing. {. Prompt
service. jn23d6t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27

Interesting reading-that's what 10
found on the Classified Ad. page Of
the journal, because this 10 where
money is saved. And of course
that's interesting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
FACE TO FACE WITH THE ISSUE.

With the police force of Chicago
admittedly honeycombed with boot
leggers, guardians Of the peace ped
ding booze, with the moonshiners of
Kentucky shooting up a church in
which the Baptist Association of
Sycamore, Pike county, was assem-
bled, and Kidding the Bible with bull
lets it would seem necessary for the
Volstead law officials to turn atten-
ton from Mrs. Rospighosi's raisin
brew to more important features Of
law violation.
II this spirit of revolt, this lawless-
ness of greed in high as we'll as low
places is not quelled it may become
necessary to adopt Postmaster Cen
eral Hays reward of five thousand
dollars, alive or dead Were this
merely the getting of liquor by those
who thirst for it, or by those who feel
they have been deprived of their
right in being deprived of liquor, the
Government out of respect to its ira
ditions if nothing more, could not
afford to ignore the widespread law
lessness, the open defiance of govern
mental authority, But this is not all.
There is being built up lnterlocking
criminal oligarchies, committing and
condoning murder, bribing officials,
suborning those in whom we impose
the trust of enforcing our laws, con-
spring and aiding in the smuggling
Of drugs and ramifying throughout
all branches Of criminal activity.
The issue is here. and it is Of ire
rnendous importance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28

been able to start his machine ana
the wealth would never have begun
to come in if it had NOT been for the
community. The community mas
thus made him and it is his duty to
do what he can to aid and beneft
the community. After all, there is no
duty which so vitality rests upon the
shoulders of every man as the duty
of bearing his part in the communi-
ty.
II hold. therefore, that the duty OF
continuing in business and deNotlng
oneself to business activity rests up
on a man, even more heavily after he
has made his pile than before. When
he was making his pile. he was
working for himself. Selfish inter-
ests alone may have been dominant
in his mind. Now that he has made
his pile. it may be possible for him
to Justify his own selfshness by con-
secrating the very/powers and capa-
cities which enabled him to become
rich in his own right to the enrich
nlent of the community"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28

she was very excited. She said that
yesterday she was almost late for
school. 4When Ma told me what
time it was, struck my gum on my
garter and I ran just as fast as
could"
Another one Of those meanest men
has been discovered, But he got
his'n. An organiza ton with which he
was affiliated was to hold a banquet
at a certain hotel all not far from
here, He went early determined TO
get his share of the good things to
eat. In order not to lose out he ar
rived before any of the others, sat
down at a table in the hotel dining
room and ordered up ali the good
things that appealed to his epicurean
taste. He enjoyed the banquet i'm
mensely and was almost through be-
fore the others arrived. But his en-
jovrent was all lost when he was
presented with the bill and a heavy
one, too. for the fine meal he had
just consumed. 1t appeared that a
special' menu had been prepared for
the organization guests
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
She Says:

Two little boys were observed
Monday forenoon on the high bank
ing Just above the railroad track in
the rear of the stores on Water street
Augusta. They were crouched down
under tree and thick bushes we're
al about. Perhaps they were like the
ostrlch-I can't see You. You cant
see me. They were husily engaged in
striking many matches and lighting
many cigarettes. No doubt the sub
stance in the vile weeds was corn
sllk--because this is corn silk time
And no doubt there We're two verv
sick little boys in one or t~o Angus
ia homes yesterday afternoon.
A certain little girl lives on a Ger
tain street. She has just reached the
school age. Her most Charming
characteristic is her frankness Of
speech. She SAYS such mirth provok-
ing things that oft times folks in her
neighborhood stop and talk to her on
their way down town. This morning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
CHANCE TO USE COMMON
SENSE

Someone has said what is called
common sense" is about the most
uncommon thing in the world. No
one, however, ventures to assert that
it Is not a magical solvent for many
Of our Ills.
A little of it. a little ooordina ton
between communities in this matter
Of daylight saving would have avoid
ed much embara ssment. There seems
to be no good reason why the change
Of time, if change is to be made,
shouldn't be made simultaneously
throughout Maine at least. Had this
been done Augusta wouldn't have
been taking everything on standard
time this week except its street cars
and missing those. Yet Augusta
followed the plan generally adopted
in New England. Those who didn't
also have complaints to make The
Portland Herald has this to suggest:
-One of the Inconvenience of lack
of uniformity is being experienced BY
the citizens of Portland this week.
Last Sunday a return to standard
time was made in Massachusetts, and
New York, but Portland and the
nearby places continue with day
hight saving for another week"
Can we remember this for six
months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
ALWAYS VOTE TO STRIKE?

Our past experience has been that
SO per cent Of the men %ill always
vote to strike" SO states the vice
president of the Brotherhood Of Rail
way Trainmen.
Every rule, it is said, requires an
exception now and then to prove it.
Possibly the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen is in need of something of
that sort The public has been TAX
ing exceptions. but TO little effect.
It's about time to have one which will
take effect. When it happens there's
bound to be a lot of suffering in con-
sequence. Should it come now those
who have no coal for the winter
would surely suffer. Those who
haven't stored provisions, as so many
are unable to do would suffer es-
pecially in the winter when snow
prevents the use of trucks for trans
portation. But when reason loses
control over mems minds. when 90
per cent. Of them are always ready to
strike, knowing as they do all the
damage and danger entailed thereby
the time for a showdown is near at
hand. Might makes right with that
kind of people.
Might made right with them when
the war clouds hung heavy In the
cold winter, January 1915, they de-
cided to have an eight hour day with
time and a half for overtime, which
amounted to an increase in pay for
most of them and they wouldn't ar
bitate, not they It was"do as 1 say
or take the consequences" War was
approaching. They knew it. They
espoused the Adamson bill and com
PEELED its passage. The time was
perilous: the railway men knew il
and took advantage of it. Congress
and the President knew it and dared
not denlur. What the railway broth
crhoods said went as effectively in
this country as did the Kafser's word
in Germany. Even the Supreme
Court under the exigency of the hour
recognized that the railway workers
might made right.
The people haven't forgotten.
From that day public sympathy with
the labor union has been waning.
whereas before that it was the
unions tower of strength. There's
reason in all things. The old time
railroad nlagnate didn't wish to ac-
knowledge that fact but he was COM
PEELED TO do so. Ultimately the union
will be compelled to, either by its
own good sense or by dire necessity.
If it now is bluffing it is high time
that bluff should he called. If it isn't
bluff. if the union is so foolish and
over-swollen with its own Importance
as to strikc-9S per cent always ready
to strike-why it's up to the rest of
us to make the best of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
Editors Table

THE Pride of Palomar," by Peter
3. kyne, author of kindred of the
Dust" Illustrated by Dean Cornwell
and H. r. Ballinger. Published hv
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation. New.
York The author says in his dedi
cation, which is 10 a dear personal
friend, Il have given to this book the
labor Of love" and the book shows
It. In addition TO a very charming
love story. charming both in its tell
ing and in its originality, he has
performed mission. one dear to the
heart of every Californian and one
growing de2rer to the heart of every
Amerlcan-that of keeping Califor
MA for Americans. The warning
against the Little Brown Perm" is
loud and not to be misunderstood
The lesson of the already serious in
NasIon by the Japanese Of the arabic
lands Of the Pacific coast is force
fully told and the warning AGAINST
permitting further invasion given in
no uncertain terms. The love story
Is connected and rea sonable, if IN
usual It begins with the homecon1-
ing of the hero and ends with the
final page. The eX-service man
dlsa bled, comes to his suppnsedlv
lost home, where lies the father
Ellled by false report of his sons
death. The home, weighed down
with debt. is in the hands of the
father of the girl" whom he met on
the train and the tale of his reaeep2-
ing his ranch. outwitting the father
IN business, winning over the mother
ana finally the heart of the girl. is in
Mr. kyne's best STYLE 1t will enter
tain and instruct you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28

a worthy suggestion has been Of
fered flor Ar1nistice Day Observance
through the pages of the Boston Her
cid to further signify our veneration
for our soldiers living and dead. The
date of November II is TO mark not
only Armistice Day, but the opening
of the conference for limitation Of
armaments as well. On that day it
has been proposed that the blue and
gold stars which held their proud po-
sltion during the fighting DAYS of
t91S should once more be displayed
on the service flags. so that amid the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28
Stay on the Job
(Forbes Magazine)


Roger w. Babson. the well-known
statistician. has written another
book. Enduring Investments" The
following, published in Forbes Maya
zine, by courtesy of the Macmillan
Company, is an extract from this re-
raarkable volume:
ANY man, therefore. who is in
clined to take life seriously and to
regard himself as something more
than a peg to hang riches upon, is
confronted by the question of what
he is going to do with this stream Of
riches when once he gets it started.
He is confronted also by the diem
ma of devising some rational and
really beneficial means of taking
care Of it. 1t is not enough to get
away or to stand and let the stream
spill itself upon the ground.
Il think we may take it for grant
ed that any honestly constructed
and really hopeful money-making
machine, when once it is started,
ought not to be stopped. Such
machine is making a vital contribu-
ton to the wealth Of the community.
1t is a. social crime to put stop to
such productive power. The man
who has started it, therefore, must
devise some way to save his own
soul and at the same time keep the
machine going.
There may come a time in the
career of an active man when he can
honestly and rightfully sever his con-
nections with life and go off some
where to spend the remainder of his
days in satisfaction. That is ques-
ton which may be raised For the
most part, however, a mans duty is
to be found in so directing the re-
suits of his own wealth. making ma
chine and so relating himself to the
community where he lives, that his
plant and the wealth which comes to
him may be a true and enduring in
vestment both for himself and for
the community.
However important the man him
self may be, he would never have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-28

There has been practically no crit
lcism and much commentator Of the
representatives of this country who
Will sit in the conference for limita
ton of ornaments. Moreover there
is no question but other countries
will choose their delegates wisely
Arthur James Balfour, Bonar Law
end Winston Churchill are expected
tc come from England, Premier Bor-
den from Canada. Premier Snauts Of
South Africa and Premier Hughes of
Australia. Good must result from
the consultations of such men.