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The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-04
WOMAN CENTENARIAN LOSES LOVE. FOR AGED MAN WHO JnTED HER'

KANSAS CITY, May 4.-Jilted at the age of 100 years and four months! Deserted at the very hour of her we'd ding by the groom-to-be, Grandma" Emma Ward McMahon rocked in her armchair today, busy with her cro- cheting, and did not appear, to mind her shattered romance of a week or so ago. She sewed merrily on.
 Sims T. Berry, tailor, her impetu- ous beau of eighty-two, had walked out" on the wedding just of Justice John George was about to pronounce the wedding ceremony. He fled when he faced a group of newspapermen who pointed a battery of cameras in his direction.
 Berry didn't take to this new idea at celebrating weddings. They didn't do it back in 1840 or '50.
 "Who's all the strangers?" he had demanded. The reporters were intro duced, and each bowed most gracious ly.
 H ANT NO ADVERTISEMENT"
 By cricky, I ain't no advertise ment!" Berry exploded.
 Me and my gal was going to get hitched quiet like, and now they're maxim fuss over it. I ain't used to it and ain't a-goin' to begin now.
 'Tm through, by jimminy, Pm through"
 And Berry left the wedding party with the spryness of all his eighty two years.
 The guests were in consternation. Grandma" McMahon alone remained calm.
 'I'm not worrying" she said, eff that young ducks got cold feet, let him go! Maybe he thought I was too old for him, anyhow"
 The candles on the wedding cake loo gleaming sparks of light-burned low.
 APOLOGIES TO GuESTS
 Mrs. McMahon, apologizing to the wedding guests, took off her wedding gown, which she had made herself, and carefully laid it away in a chest, with little bonnet she also had made.
 q learned to make all of my own things when I was @ girl" she said Girls in my day used to occupy them selves in that way.
 And if Sims isn't careful" she ob- served, "hen get some girl like we see nowadays-who think of nothing but picture shows and such.
 "No, he needn't come back here
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-04

saved the occasion by calling for soloist in order that the meeting might not develop into an interna- tional crisis"
 CLUB gUzzED FOR HOURS
 The club buzzed for hours after ward. however, and British publish CTS loudly protested that it was not their fault if copies of Main Street were gathering dust on the shelves of London bookshops. They charged that the English reader was to blame He couldn't get interested in tale of the small town in America.
 The British dramatists were loud in their disclaimers of any ban against the work of American drama lists. They pointed out that at the present moment the best London theaters are playing American plays and cited Avery Hopwood's "The Bat" Gilda Varesi's "Enter Madame" Chan ming Pollock's ''The Sign on the Door, Richard Walton Tully's Bird of Para dise," Tom Cushing's dramatizatlon of "Blood and Sand" and several other lesser productions.
 London literary circles haven't stopped discussing Sinclair Lewis yet. He has created as great stir as did Carol Kennicott in Gopher Prairie.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-04
MARRIED IN BUFFALO

Mrs. McMahon married in Buffalo when Lincoln was President. She was the mother of four children, all of whom are living. In 1874 the fam ily came to this city, where she has since resided.
 A year ago her husband died at the age of ninety-three years, and some few months ago Berry began his ardent courtship, only to flee before the ad- vance of the newspapermen, who were going to make up a big story for the papers"
 "Now you're going to be married yourself next month"; Mrs. McMahon said to a granddaughter, as she rocked in her chair.
 "Take an older woman's advice - don't have any reporters at your we'd ding - they may scare the groom away"
 But charming young person of more modern thought replied:
 "All the reporters I've ever known might try to steal the bride, all right But I never knew one to be concerned about the groom.'
 "Grandma" McMahon smiled at this with eyes which seemed to say as we'll as those of any 1922 flapper:
 "T get yOu"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-04

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The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-04

with excuses" she continued. "If he was the last man on earth I wouldn't marry him now"
 And so Grandma" McMahon com placently rocks in her chair, acting not at all like the modern tilted lover. She can recall memories of scores of years ago which make the recent un- pleasant incident trivial thing.
 CAME FROM ENGLAND
 She came to this country from Eng land with her parents when she was but eighteen months old. For year or so she lived in the frontier town of Buffalo, N. Y. Then the family made their way into the great wilderness around Chicago, "a likely town" they said, which showed signs of some day growing to double it's size.
 When four years old she was cap tured by the Indians and was held by them until she was girl of eight. She bears two bullet wounds in her right arm for having slapped young Indian chieftain-her first romance.
 With the aid of white woman she succeeded in escaping and returned to her parents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
PIC MANS WORD
WILL SUPPORT
PIC WoMAN,'S
In Grand Jury Probe
of Hall Slay-
ing
Saw Certain Of Happenings in
Death Lane, Officials Say
In Same Business as Mrs.
Gibson Who Claims to Have
Witnessed Crime-12 Tell
Their Story Opening Day of
Hearing

Somerville, n. j., Nov. 20. (By A.
Pas startling climax to the first
session Of the grand jury which to-
day delved into the mass of evidence
surrounding the murders of Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
r. Mills. detectives announced tonight
they had discovered a new witness,
whose testimony might over shadow
in importance that of Mrs. Jane Glib
son. the ''pig-woman."
Strangely enough, this new wit
ness, whose name is George Sipel, is
known to his farmer-neighbors in
Middlebush, as the pig man." The
particular episode of the tragedy
which officials say he witnessed, will
put him in the position of corroborat-
ng the testimony of the pig woman"
according to the detectives. That ST.
Eel would be star witness before
the grand jury has been to officials
in the case for days, they declared
tonight. That is name comes I'D at
this time, they say, is the result of
letter, attributed to Spells wife.
Continued on Page 3-CoI. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
Badly Battered
Schooner Dorm
Arrives at Halifax

Halifax. n. S., Nov. 20.-With her
auxiliary power out of commission.
anchors lost sails torn and foremost
loose, the British three-masted schoon-
or Dorm was towed into this port today
by the Red Cross liner Rosalind from
New York. The vessel was 120 days
out from Penarth, Wales. from which
port she cleared for Vera Cruz
After the Dorm dropped anchor In
the stream, customs officers learned
that she had 1900 cases Of whisky in
her hold. A guard was at once placed
on board to watch this portion Of the
cargo while the vessel was undergo
ing repairs.
Captain Slayden Of the schooner said
that after clearing from Penarth he
was ordered to proceed to st. Pierre.
Miquelon, but boisterous weather pre-
vented him from making the French
island The Rosalind sighted the
schooner's distress signals rs miles
west Of Halifax and only three miles
from the treacherous Sambro Lodges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
NO F|CUREHEAD
IN PLACE NEWbERRy
SAYS GR0ES!,B|E:cK

Detroit, Mich. Nov. 20-Senatorial
qualifications of no fewer than a
dozen men prominent in the public
life of Michigan were being scanned
today by Governor Alexander J.
Groesbeck, seeking a successor to
Truman H. Newberry, who, Sunday,
rendered his resignation as Senator
from this state.
The governor, meanwhile. an
nounced that he intended to withhold
a decision until all interested parties
have had an opportunity to be heard
and that he did not propose to have
Michigan represented In the upper
House of Congress by "figurehead"
In these words the Governor took
occasion to put at rest reports that
he might appoint some one who could
be counted upon not to seek re-
election in 1924. so that the chief
executive himself could make the
race for Senatorial honors.
The Governors own idea Of the
man required for the post is that he
should have the confidenc Of the
public, he said. HE should be some
thing besides mere dispenser of
patronage" he said
Although the Governor declined to
even intimate who had been under
consideration already for the seat,
the names most prominently heard
today were those of Charles B. War
rem, at present ambassador to ia
pan; former Senator William Alden
Smith of Grand Rapids: w. W. Pot
ter, state fuel administrator, and
John S. Haggerty. Wayne county,
Republican leader.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
Senator Recount
in Bay State Will
Not Change Result

Boston, Nov. 20.-With all but II
small towns in the state heard from.
the tally Of the recount of the vote
cast for United States Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge and his Democratic OPP
ponent, William A. CASTOR was as
follows late tonight:
Recount: CASTOR 4O6,111; Lodge
411,S30.
Press returns: CASTOR 4O4,501;
Lodge 410,916.
This is a net gain Of 696 for CASTOR,
These figures included the official
vote of 81 towns in which 1t was an
nounced definitely that there would
be no recount, as well as recount re-
turns from few scattering towns re-
ceived tonight. In the towns that re-
counted today, there was little change
from official figures. Sutton showed
some losses for both CASTOR and
Lodge as compared with early re-
turns. but was unchanged, according
to the official count.
The few towns not yet included In
the count. all gave Lodge pluralities
by early returns. II these are I'M
changed by the recount, the Lodge
plurality will be 1927.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
HARDINCvlEWS
ON SHIP SUBSIDY
MEASURE TODAY
Congress in Special
Session to Hear Mes
sage on Legislation
Both Branches Open Monday
With All Customs of New
Sessi0ns-Senate Will Prob.
ably Seat Mrs. FELTON, for
Single Day-New Women
Members in House from
Illinois

Washington, Nov. 2o-The Sixty
seventh Congress formally opened
its doors today for the third session
but it did little more than actually
get on the job. Its life as a special
session will be only .wo weeks. bu,
in that time, it is TIE hope of Presi.
dent Harding that substantial prog
ress will be made on the admins
tration's merchant marine legislation
and considerable advance work done
on the armful of annual supply bills
which must be handled in the regu-
lar session beginning December A.,
Historic customs of the opening OF
new session were re-enacted today
in both House and Senate and the
regular preliminaries were gone
through in brief routine meetings
Adjournment followed as a mark OF
respect to the late Senator Watson
Of Georgia, and the late Representa-
tive Nolan of California.
The president has arranged to ad-
dress a joint session tomorrow in be-
half of the shipping bill His mes
sage is expected to be delivered al
1880 o'clock.
The Senate adjournment POSTPONED
until tomorrow the effort Of Mrs w
H. FELTON,. of Georgia, the first wo-
man senator, to be sworn in as the
successor to Senator Watson, and
serve at least one day. Indications
tonight were that she would be re-
ceived as full fledged sitting mem
Der and "blaze the path for Ameri-
can womanhood" as she desires
AT noon by the gavels of Vice Pres
ident Coolidge and Speaker Gillett
formally called the extra session tc
order. The Senate was in session 1a
| minutes and the House adjourned al
12.49 o'clock.
The House had a new woman
member. Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck
Of Illinois, joining Miss Alice Robert
son, of Oklahoma, as q sitting men,
Der of that body, while Mrs. FELTON,
received the attention both of Sen
ators and galleries in the Senate.
The roll calls showed 81 members
OF the Senate and POI members OF
the House on hand to start things
off.
House plans provide for tackline
the shipping bill Thursday, but the
Senate, while the House is engaged
on that measure, will devote its at
tention to other matters. Several
new members are to be sworn in the
Senate tomorrow and after that it is
scheduled to go ahead on the unfin-
ished business, the administration
bill granting a credit of 100000
to Liberia, which was left over from
last session.
The Senate tomorrow is to receive
the resignation of Senator Newbcrry
Republican, who figured in the long
Michigan contest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
Begin Probe Graft
Charges in Purchase
Boston PLAYGROUND

Boston, Nov. 20-Charges that the
sale to the city for play ground pur-
poses. Of the synagogue of the Con-
gregation Beth Israel in the North
End. was accomplished by graft.
were made before the finance COM
mission, the municipal investigating
body, today, by John G. L. Bowling.
counsel for the commission. Public
sessions to inquire into the transact
ton and into the possible connection
with it Of the members Of the city
council. who changed their vote on
the question Of municipal acquisition
Of the property, were begun today.
The city bought the property on a
loan order. for $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
State Able to Care

At the White House conference
between the President and Mr.. Park
er. attended also by Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty and the attorney
general of Louisiana. A. v. Coco, it
was agreed that the state govern
ment would be fully able to take
care of the situation. The governor
called attention to the campaign he
was conducting against the Khan for
months, and declared in a formal
statement issued on leaving the
White House that regardless of cost
or consequences" a most thorough
investigation would be made of re-
ported outrages.
Denies Sensational Reports
At the same time, he vigorously
denied that there was in Louisiana
any such situation as that described
in articles written by a staff corre-
sopndent of the Washington Post
and published over the country. In
a letter to the Post. which he made
public, Mr.. Parker said the state
ment in these articles that the Khan
has reduced the sovereign state Of
Louisiana to the vassalage Of the in
visible empire" was one of the most
amazing inaccurate observations"
he had ever known a newspaper
man to make.
Arriving here early today from
Baton Rouge. Governor Parker con-
ferred with w j. Burns, chief of the
bureau of investigation of the De-
partment of Justice, before going to
the White House. The conference
there lasted for more than an hour
Continued on Page 4CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
Unions Vote to
Refuse Terms Of
Am0skeag Company

Manchester, N. H., Nov. 20-Tabu
lation of the votes of 2; textile and
metal trades unions tonight show an
overwhelming majority against the
acceptance of the Amoskeag latest
unemployment terms. The results
will be transmitted to the corpora ton
tomorrow morning. The vote was
light, due, it is thought, to the fact
that nearly 1900 operative are now
at work, hundreds have left the city
and the failure of many to ballot on
what they term an absurd PROPOSE
ton" The terms offered by the COR
poration call for a 54-hour work
week and discrimination against for
mer employees, who have been troub-
lesome during the strike. Union
chiefs declared today that they will
center their efforts on the coming
session of the legislature and fight
for the passage Of the forty-eight
hour bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
80 DIE IN SINKING
STEAMER IN GULF
Of CALIFORNIA

Mexicali, Lower California. Nov. 20
A new estimate Of so lives lost In
the disaster to the steamer Topolo-
bampo early yesterday a, La Bamba,
GO miles south Of Mexicali. on the
Gulf of California, was received here
tonight.
Calexico. Cal, Now 20.-Seventy per-
sons lost their lives in the sinking of
the steamer Topolobampo in the Gulf
Of California. near the mouth of the
Colorado river, early yesterday, accord
ing to reports of the disaster which
reached here today.
Late last night but two bodies had
been recovered-a woman and child.
Others were expected to be found at
low tide this afternoon. Twenty-four
survivors. including nine women and
six children. are on their way to Mex
icaIi. Lower California. The Topolo-
bampo, a craft Of Sc tons displace-
ment, went down when broken IN two
in the middle by a wall OF water 20
feet high. which followed the tide
from the river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
SHAKEUP IN DRY
FORCES AS RESULT
RECENT CRITICISM
HIGHWAY COPS
SPOT OVERLOADED
TRUCK IN T0PSHAM

state Highway Police Merton l..
Wheeler ana Willis H stilkey Of Au-
gusta Friday afternoon came across
three-ton Mack truck on the State road
in Topsham. This truck had on a great
load of logs and when the truck was
weighed by the officers 1t developed
that there was an overload Of nearly
two tons. The gross weight, vehicle and
load combined. was 1880 pounds. and
Of this weight 1860 pounds was on
the rear axle. The law only allows
1850 pounds on any one axle and
only 700 pounds to an inch width of
tire. The rear tires were eight-inch,
SO that it developed that weight IF
1860 pounds was being carried on a
tire spread Of only 16 inches, or 24OO
pounds more than the law allows.
The trucks were registered in the
name of Clement Brothers, r. +. d.
F'reeport. and were being operated by
Augustus L. Dwelley Of Freeport
Dwelley will be summoned into court
Oh the charge Of operating truck
having thereon a load in excess of 20co
above that specified in the certificate
OF registration issued for said vehicle.
State Highway Police Robert B.
Watts Of Boothbay Harbor about four
weeks ago weighed up this same truck
at Brunswick. At that time it had a
gross weight of 1890 pounds, which
was 800 pounds more than the allow
able maximum weight for any vehicle
ond $500 pounds overload for this par
ticular truck. The operator at that
time was l.. e. Clement. He was taken
into court and paid fine and costs
, amounting to s17.95. officers Wheeler
and Stilkey recently secured a conVic-
ton in the Lewiston municipal court
Of four neil, each charged with oper-
ating overloaded trucks. One of these
trucks had an overload Of 3400 pounds,
another of 1920. another of 400. and
another OF 25c5. One Of these trucks
had a rated carrying capacity of 5000
pounds and was carrying a load of
1000 pounds, the gross weight of load
and vehicle being 10000 pounds.
The State Highway Commission
some time ago purchased a number Of
loadometers by means Of which it is
possible for it's police officers to weigh
any heavy vehicle found on the road
These weighing machines are in the
shape Of jacks to which are attached
gauges These jacks are placed one on
each end of the axle and vehicle and
load are lifted clear from the ground,
one end at time or one side at a
time. The total weight of the vehicle
10 obtained by adding the total amounts
as shown by each gauge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
General Forecast

A disturbance of moderate inten-
sity was central Monday night off the
eastern New England coast and
moving east northeaStward. This
disturbance has been attended by
rains in the nodth Atlantic states
and by rains and SHOWS in the reg
ion of the Great Lakes and in the
mountain districts of the Middle At
lantic states.
There had been marked fall in
the temperature Sunday night in
practically all districts east of the
Mississippi river. Fair weather was
general throughout the country ex-
cept over the region where preci-
pitation occurred in connection with
the North Atlantic disturbance.
In the New England states and
eastern New York, the wealth. will
be cloudy and colder Tuesday with
probably local SHOWS in Northern
New York and Northern New Eng
land, and fair and continued cold
Wednesday.
Winds north of Sandy Hook strong
northwest, clearing weather Tues
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
COO OF PEACE
Dove Heard At
LAUSANNE MEET
Speakers Dwell on De-
STABILITY World Calm
at Opening Session
Brief Opening With Real Bust
ness Deferred to Today
Ambassador Child and Min
lister Grew, U. S. Observers
Have Seat in Front Row.
See New American Policy in
Their Presence

Lausanne, Nov. 2o.-(By A. P)-
Hope that Ieace on earth would result
from the labors Of the Near Eastern
conference was voiced by the speakers
at the brief opening session today.
This sentiment was voiced first by
President HAL of the Swiss confedera-
ton, who presided over the opening
plenary meeting, and it was dwelt upon
by both Lord Curzon and Ismet Pasha
in their responses on behalf of the
numerous delegations assembled in the
Lausanne casino, where the impressive
inaugural ceremony was held.
Todays sitting required but a short
half hour, and tomorrow morning the
lively begun.
Richard Washburn Child, American
ambassador to Italy, and Joseph c.
Grew, minister to Switzerland, the
two principal American representa-
tives, were seated prominently in the
front row Of the auditorium beside
Premier Poincare Of France, and re-
ceived a warm welcome from the dele
cations from other lands.
The prospects of American activity
in the conference, which many of the
foreigners appeared to interpret as
the launching of a new American pol
icy in Europe. and the presence of a
strong delegation from far away
Japan, gave worldwide significance 70
the conclave which everyone remarked
upon.
Benito Mussolini, the new strong
man of Italy, drew all eyes as he moved
to his place not far from venize!os
Continued on Page +Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
COL. CREENLAW
IN CLOSE UP OF
LEGION MEET
Conditions in New Or
leans Bad, But Legion
Blameless
Delegate from Maine Declares
Convention Of This Kind Al
ways Attracts HOOdlums
Element-Explains Kissing
Incident-Dr. Sawyer, Not
President, Object of Dele
gates CenSure

fine report on various phases Of
the American Legion Convention
which was held recently at New
Orleans was given Monday night TO
Augusta Legionaires at a smoker
which was held in Legion Hall by
Col. Albert Greenlaw who was q
delegate from Maine.
News Reports Twisted
Col. Greenlaw said that one thing
which he did not like about the
newspaper accounts OF the conven-
ton was that they persisted in say
ing that conditions in New Orleans
were outrageous during the conven-
Continued on Page 10-Col. y
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State Librarian
Points Out Need
of New Structure

South Portland, Ne, Nov. 20
State Librarian Henry e. Dunnack,
told an audience at the Elm street
NJ. E. church tonight. that the state
library is in desperate" condition
and that $1.50o,oo0 is needed to give
the state the kind Of an institution
it should have. He said the state has
10000 books for a library with q
capacity for $4,000 and that every
shelf IN the dome Of the capitol has
been filled and the books are now be-
ing piled on the floor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-21
Grand Daughter of
Senator Lodge
Seeks Divorce

Salem, Mass, Nov. 2O.-Mrs. Con-
stance G. Minot, of Prides Crossing,
seeks a divorce on grounds Of deser-
ton, from her husband, former
Congressman Grafton w. Minot, of
New York City. in libel filed today
III the Superior Court.
Mrs. Minot a daughter of the late
Congressman Augustus p. Gardner.
and a granddaughter of Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, alleges that
her husband deserted her on Sept.
10, 1919. and that he has not lived
with her since that date. She seeks
custody of a son. aged six years, and
a daughter aged five.
The libel is returnable in the Es-
sex County Superior Court in De-
cember.