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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02
GUN
CANISTER FOUND
SLAIN BY UNKNOWN

New York. Nov. I.-"Wild Bfii''
Lovstt, one Of New Yors's most feared
two-gun sangsters. who although un-
der arrest score OF times always
escaped conviction. died today with a
bullet wound in the neck and his head
beaten to pulp.
A policeman; prowl!nR around q
squalid. weather-beaten tenement in
the factory region. under the shadow
OF Brooklyn bridge. found the gang
ster In o rear room. where he had
camped for the night to sleep of a
drunk. Apparently the leader Of the
white hand gang" that for years
HAD worked in the Red Hook District
OF Brooklyn. was done to death In his
elumber.
The police made no secret Of the
measure Of relief brought them by the
passing of the notorious gangster:
But with Mrs. Anna Lovett, II year
old wife. 1t 10 different. Her romance
q few months ago was being told In
headlines---for she had married Lovett
In one of the brief intervals when
he was not being quizzed by the police
ana Just after her mother, Mrs. Mary
Lonegran. had been acquitted Of the
When she was told today her hus-
band had been slain, she became hys-
terical.
Detectives rounded up half dozen
men who might know something of
how Lovett met his end. All but 10.
seph Flynn, a loader. were released.
Flynn, according to the police, ad-
mitted being In Levett's company last
night. going with him to the house of
death and there falling asleep.
Lovett wasn't ali bad. Like Monk
Eastman, of the gashouse gang. shot
to death in Union Square few years
ago, he had good record In the army.
He Joined up before the draft was
put through; he fought with a ma
chine gun outfit; he bore the scars OF
German bullets.
Thirteen years ago there first came
to the attention OF the police this
mild-mannered, soft-spoken man OF
slight stature. who dressed more
quietly than most of his ilk. At times
he worked ON the Brooklyn. docks as
ship leader and the house, in which
he met, his end served in part as a
rendezvous for dock workers.
Time and again he. was called to
headquarters. Each time a gangster
paid In his last checks, detectives were
sent out for Lovett. Each time he
solemnly swore that never had he
killed a man except on the battlefelds
of France.
Once before it seemed as II his enc
mics had fulfilled their threat to get
him. Early this year he was found
in front of shack on Front street
Brooklyn. Three bullets had been
pumped into him. With the hand OF
death almost upon his shoulder he
refused to name his assailant.
After his marriage. Bill, with his
bride on his arm. announced. his re-
formation.
The police shook their heads doubt
fully over this promise. but the fact
remains that Lovett was not arrested
since that date.
Ioyett evidently had been dead sew
eral hours before his body was found
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Lloyd George Lays
Wreath on Grave
Roosevelt, Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Nov. l, (By A.
PA sturdy little pilgrim with
! snowy hair, toiled up the stony path
of the cemetery In Oyster Bay to-
day and placed upon the mound OF
fading blossoms that almost cover
ed the grave of a former president
, of the United States fresh wreath
of bay leaves on which was this in
inscription: ITO the memory Of a
powerful and attractive personality
who fought the good fight with ra-
diant valor."
A tiny white square Of pasteboard
with the name sd Lloyd George"
/ was tucked into the foliage.
A moment of wistfut gazing. a
movement of lips in prayer, a
sigh such was the tribute a for
mer British premier paid to the
memory OF Theodore Roosevelt.
Lloyd George made the trip from
the estate of-John w. Davis in Lo-
Gust, where he is a guest. He was
accompanied only by Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis, O. chauffeur, and q Scotland
Yard detective. Newspaper report
ers and cameramen followed in
another car. The bodyguard which
has trailed him everywhere on his
5000 mile journey through America,
was left behind.
A little group of Roosevelt admi-
rers was already at the grave. add
ing their verdant tokens of affection
to those with which the spot has
been heaped since last Saturday. the
anniversary of the Colonel's birth.
The statesman did not have OPP
portunity to fulfill his wish to see
Mrs. Roosevelt and visit the family
mansion at Sycamore Hill. She was
in New York for the day, having
|. left Oyster Bay before Mr.. Lloyd
George telephoned.
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Vanderbilt WEEDS
Miss Emily Davies
at Historic Grace

New York, Nov. WEDDING bells
pealed from historic Grace Church
today to announce the union of the
two old American families through
the marriage of William H. Wander
bilt. and Miss Emily O'Neill Davies
daughter of Mrs. Frederick Martin
Davies.
The bride was escorted to the altal
by her grandfather, Eugene O'Neill
of Pittsburgh, in the presence of hei
mother, her brother. Frederick and a
dozen members of the house of Van
derbilt, including Lady Cheylesmore
of England. Robert S. Clarke, Of
Westerly, r. l., was best man.
Vanderbilt Is the son of Mrs. Pau
FitZ- Simmons of this city and New.
port and the late Alfred G. Wander
bilt, who persisted with the Lusi-
tania. He Inherited 100000 and a
Newport estate when no became OF
age last year. -,.
Todays ceremony completed a ro-
nance which began when Mr.. Van
derbilt and Miss Davies were chill
dren. The heads of their families
were close friends and it was said
that the death of Mr.. Davies, three
days after the Lusitania went down
was brought on largely by grief
over the loss of his friend in the sea
disaster.
The ceremony was followed by a
reception at the New York home OF
Mrs. Davies and dinner at New
port.
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Dollar Rate Doubles i'm Marks

Berlin, Nov. 1. (By A. P.)-The
dollar rate, which has been station
airy for a week at sixty five billion
marks today took a spectacular leap
to one hundred aud thirty billion,
not only creating havoc on the
Bourse.. but seriously dislocating
conditions In the food situation.
where the price levels for staple
commodities have again attained
prohibitive limits for the average
wage Garner.
Today's dollar rate is explained on
the ground of severely restricted al
lotments of foreign currency for the
Reichsbank.
The second slump in the mark also
handicaps the governments attempts
to calculate wages and prices on a
gold or other stable basis and wholly
vitiates the early effects of the gov
ernment's program for financial, re-
forms, especially with respect to its
ability to supply new gold currency
in sufficient quantities to make II a
regulating factor in the present sit
uation.
Meanwhile social distress in great
er Berlin and other metropolitan
centres is growing apace, conditions
in the capital particularly rejecting
the devastating effects OF the depre-
ciated currency as II relates to the
necessaries of life, while the increase
in unemployed and destitute is be-
coming a grave problem for the
municipal authorities.
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Washington Cannot
Believe France Seeks
to Tie Hands Experts

Washington. Nov. l--interpreta-
lions placed by the French foreign
ONCE on Premier Poincares remarks
today at Nevers, shocked Official
Washington somewhat, insofar as
any purpose Of France to prevent q
full, complete and impartial inquiry
by economic experts into the repara-
tons question may be indicated.
Press reports OF the foreign Office
view came as q surprise to officials
here who had been under the i'm
preston the French premier had ac-
cepted the expert commission plan
with only ~ the reservation OF ali
French rights under the treaty OF
versailles and insistence that the
COMMITTEES function under the repara.
tons commission.
To what extent the limitations
upon scope OF the committee's in
quiry read by, the French foreign
once into the premier's speech, ac-
Goralng TO press advices, would In
nuence American participation was
NOT indicated. It was made very
pain, however. that the United
states would look upon any plan that
oin not provide for a full and free
examination by the exports OF Ger.
manys capacity to make Preparations
payments as an "abortive" effort to
solve the problem.
In making his original proposal
ana again In the recent correspond
ence with Lord Curzon. 1t was point
eo out: Secretary Hughes full recog-
ntzed that no government could COM
mitt atsef In advance to acceptance
OF Whatever plan OF settlement the
experts might bring forward. The
american government has stressed
at all times the necessity that the
committees work should be purely
ADVISORY and that Its proposals, bas-
go on . fuii study of the situation
IN Germany, should stand or fall on
their merits when presented to the
governments for consideration.
II was indicated, also, that the
United States does not share the
view attributed to Premier Poincare
In the foreign office summary as car
ried in press dispatches that Ger
many's debt to the allies has been
fixed for all time and cannot be
changed. In this connection atten-
ton was called to paragraph 3, an
mex z. chapter VIII, of the treaty of
versailles which sets out the condi-
. tons under which a unanimous vote
shall be required by the ,reparations
commission. One OF the subjects
specifically named among those on
which the commission must record
unanimity Is any proposal to reduce
German obligations.
1t is held here that this provision
permits the question of reduction of
obligatiops to come up under the
treaty and also provides through the
reparations commission itself the
means by which any Of the allied
governments may with hold assent
TO any alterations of its treaty rights
in that respect.
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Claim Indicted
Brokers Operated
Over Area Country

New York. Nov. Charged will
using the mails to defraud thousands
of investors of millions of dollars il
the last four years. seven members o.
four bankrupt brokerage house.
were indicted by the Federal Crane
jury yesterday. Operations of the
brokers are said to have extended
throughout New England, New Jer.
sey and New York.
Under the cover of disguised firm
names, the same group is said tc
have operated for years, converting
to its own use money received for in
vestment, then forcing dissolution oil
one concern. with heavy losses to
investors, and organizing another
to carry on the same business.
An investigation of the four de-
funct firms by United States Attor-
ney William Hayward and his as
sistants, 1t was said, disclosed the
swindling scheme and led to the in
dictment of George w. Morse,
George w. Field, former employees of
Charles A Stoneham 6, Co.; Ralph
L. Morse, Leon A. Field, Louis T.
fred A, Creighton.
Then men were partners at diff
ferent times in the brokerage firms
of George w. Field and Company,
George w. Morse & Co., Hall & Co.,
and Field Brothers, MIR. Hayward
said. George w. Field and George
w. Morse were declared to be the
leading figures in the operations, al
though they kept themselves in the
background.
"All of those indicted seemed to
regard New England as their partic-
ular bailiwick," the Federal attorney
declared. mo sooner did one of
their fins fail or dissolve, than the
same group resumed the same oper-
atoms under different names,
In this way they continued doing
business year after year."
Maintaining headquarters in New
York they opened branches in Bos-
ton, Lowell, Lawrence. Haverhill,
Adams, North Adams, New Bedford,
Springfield. Worcester, Southbridge,
Pittsfield, Greenfield, Holyohe and
Northampton. Mass; Derby. New
Haven, Bridgeport, Albany, SIAM
Nashua and Keene, N. H.; Provi-
dence, Pawtucket and Woonsocket,
r. !. Offices also were maintained
in Atlantic City, Trenton and New
ark, N. j., and the establishment of
half a dozen or more branches in
Vermont and New Hampshire was
contemplated, according to the dis
trict attorney.
While the government is empow-
cred only to prosecute the defend
ants criminally, Mr.. Hayward said.
evidence developed during the In
vestigation Indicated that civil ac-
tions might be brought against Field
and Morse.
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How To Cut Tho Heart Out OF War

How To Cut ne Hsarr Ouf VT war
II Altruism is Enthusiastically a great
force for good. But in the present
stage of civilization 1t can no more
suppress a war than a Carnegie Liz
brary can quell q street riot. :.
Can we avoid the conclusion that we
must devise war-suppressing meth
DDS of the future less costly than
those we used in 1914-1S? The VIC
tors in that struggle were also the
victims; terribly mangled victims.
some>,o of them. If the attrition of
modern war may make conquest
prohibitively costly. it may also pre-
sent % staggering bill to those who
would suppress conquest. That bill
can be reduced only by intelligent
cooperation. Hard, cold facts point
to the colossal waste and ruin, which
fall to the lot of those who blunder-
ingly use the highly explosive forces
of today. Since we must use force.
let us use 1t intelligently; let US have
our plans prepared beforehand;
above all. let 1t be known before
hand that we will use it, II neces-
sary, to suppress war.
Crippled, demoralized, penniless,
the nations are now struggling TO
their feet and asking themselves
how the great cataclysm through
which they have just passed can be
avoided in the future. What Is the
answer? What would have been the
answer in 1914 had a group of
strong, industrial nations been pre-
pared to deal with q violent out
break of war: prepared in the meas
ure, say. of their preparedness to
cope with an outbreak of fire In one
OF their great cities? What would
have been the answer had they been
prepared for immediate, concerted
action: prepared and determined to
see to it that no possible gain could
be had by conquest? With the pos
/sibility OF conquest reduced to a
minimum. with the certainty OF an
intelligent and (if necessarily a pro-
longed opposition before them. with
the modern cost of war attr1tion
staring them in the face. can 1t be
conceived that men would have de-
liberately lit the firebrands OF con-
political gain or domination?
Brave men will fight desperately
in defense of their homes. In that
splendid spirit the germ of war does
not lie. 1t lies simply and wholly
in the human instinct for DONNA
ton, for conquest If we would rid
the world of war. we must have our
international organization for war
suppression prepared beforehand.
and backed by the determination
that there shall be no conquest. By
the obvious manifestation of that de-
termination we may cut the heart
out of war.-Major Sherman Miles.
u. s. A., in The North American Re-
view,
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COLBY NOTES

William J. Mcdonald Of Colchester,
Conn. was elected President of the
Colby Chapter of Cappa Phi Cappa
the national honorary educational
fraternity at meeting last evening
in the college library. The other Of
ficers elected were: Manley o. Chase
of Hinkiey, Vice Pres; Ernest c.
Marston of Augusta, corresponding
secretary; Everett A. Franson of
Lynn, Mass, recording Secretary;
Percy G. Readily of Waterville. treas
urer; Robert NJ. Waugh of Sanger
vile, historian.
Several new members were ini-
tiated, and the regular business
meeting transacted.
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Filed of Earrings

Jewelry is forbidden to prisoners
in Sing Sing, therefore prisoner,
who pleaded guilty to murder in the
second degree, was compelled to
have his earrings filed off. He shot
and killed a man in 1908 and escap-
ed. His arrest in Chicago several
weeks ago, after IA years of search,
was due to the earrings. The war;
den informed him he couldn't wear
the earrings when he arrived in
Sing Sing. 1--WE worn them all my
life" the prisoner replied. II can't
get them off," Keepers, however,
took him into side room and. with
the aid of file, the rings were re-
moved.
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The records at Greenwich showed
that London and adjacent territory
had only six minutes of sunshine in
seven consecutive days last Novem-
Der. The terrible results of this loss
of sunshine through fog and smoke
are clearly reflected in the rise Of the
London death rate during the period
to 1873 per thousand. One day Of
dense fog costs Londoners nearly
$5,000,000 in extra lighting. loss of
wages, cost of delay, extra transport
tation and extra launderings.-Scien
tific American.
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WINS BY PROTEST
Continues from Paao One)

1 4F
race OF the series. Monday in which
the Bluenose fouled the Columbia
when the latter had crowded her In
to dangerous water in q struggle for
the weather position. There was
talk of a protest growing out OF this
fouling, but Captain Ben Pine Of the
challenger waived his right. It was
held that the Bluenose had not ask
ed her opponent for sea room, and
consequently the Columbia was justi-
fed ID holding her course, although
the defender was forced inside
buoy through the green water.
kind impossible the sailing commit.
tee made Its order compelling the
racers to go seaward Of buoys mark
ing shoals.
AS a result Of tonight's decision
the series now stands: Bluenose /;
Columbia !. The text Of the decis-
ion, which was signed by the ave
members Of the sailing committee,
three Canadians and two Americans,
was as follows:
"In the matter of the protest Of
the schooner Columbia versus the
schooner Bluenose, this Is a protest
Columbia protesting against the
schoone Bluenose for an infringe
ment of rule number II of the spec
ial rules governing the international
fishing vessel championship races,
1928, by passing Lighthouse Bank
Buoy on its landward side instead OF
its seward side In the race sailed
this day.
"At the hearing held this evening.
Captain Angus Walters Of the
schooner Bluenose admitted that his
vessel did not pass the buoy In ques-
ton on the seward side. He stated
that he did not see it in time to pass
Ii on that side and that If he had so
seen 1t he would have passed the
buoy on its seward side. AS such
action Of the schooner Bluenose was
in contradiction of the special rule in
question the committee finds that the
schooner Bluenose did not complete
the course in accordance with the
regulations and must therefore be
disqualified in such race and the race
awarded TO the schooner Columbia.
I'm view of the foregoing finding a
third race Is necessary to decide the
series. On account of Captain Wall
| ter's statement that in todays race
| the schooner Bluenose had sprung
| her topmast the committee decides
| that the third race shall take place
on Saturday, Nov. 3, 1928, at A. NJ.
"Signed)
ar. T. McILREITH,
JOHN S. RAYMOND,
81. A. McKINNON,
| "a. w. GOGSWELL,
I'll. G. DEWOLF."
Three courses had been open to
| the committee. to disallow the pro-
test and award the cup to the Blue
nose; to allow the protest and de-
clare today's- contest no race, or al
| low the protest and award today's
race to the Columbia. The first re-
port after the committee adjourned
was that the second course had been
| followed and today's contest can
| celled, but the text of the decision
was made public shortly afterward
| 1t was generally admitted tonight
| that the action of Captain Walters
in passing the buoy on the landward
side had no effect on the result OF
the race. On the other hand the
! action of the committee in frown.
ing upon any violation of the race
| rules appeared to be well received
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Best Business Men
Are Bows Best i'm Test

Evanston, ILL.,. Nov. 1-(By A. P.)-
Standard Intelligence tests given
three and one half years ago to III
boys under IS years of age, employ
ed by one of the largest American
industries, and who were re-ex-
amined in another year, evidence the
fact that boys making high scores
are more likely than others to be-
come permanent employees.
These are the conclusions of Wal
ter Dill Scott, president of North
western University. and Robert c,
Clothier, Haverford School for Boys
who conducted the experiment. Each
boy was tested and the charts filed
away. and no attention was paid to
them as each boy went his way, sue
ceeding or failing according to the
merit of his work. Then the new
scores made possible a comparison OF
the progress made by the boys dur
ing the intervening time.
The average score of all the tests
was 3S.7; the average score of the
6S boys then remaining In the COM
pany's service was AIS, and the
average score Of the 48 boys who
had left the company's service was
35.1. the report showed.
1--WE have evidence that the boys
making higher scores are more like
ly to remain with the company, and
this point becomes more Impressive
when. we recognize that the boys
who left the employ Of the company
did SO for one Of three definite pea-
sons: some to obtain better posi-
tionsi others to return to school.
while still others were discharged.
The average score by the mental
alertness tests of those who since
obtained better positions was 44.7.
while the average mental alertness
test score Of the boys who were dis
charged was ISL"
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Death veteran Nowspaperman :

New York, Nov 1-HamiIton
Ormsbee. veteran editorial writer OF
the Brooklyn Eagle. died today at
90, after long illness.
After reading law In o Vermont
town, he obtained work on q Rut-
land newspaper and later was erfa-
ployed on the Springfield (Massl
Harvey. Then he came to New
Evening Post before joining the stan
OF the Eagle.
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From the day OF the earliest set
Elements in America the Spaniards
used mahogany. They utilized 1t
for building ships as early as 1921,
and until 1910, when the first allusion'
to that kind Of wood is made by Corr
tez in connection with further voy-
ages of discovery after the conquest
of Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-02

were killed early today when q Phiis
adelphia & Reading railway milk
train struck an open switch here
and plunged over q trestIe SIDING.
The train was on its way to Harris-
burg. q
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Washington, Nov. LA, P,,-
Eradication of cattle tuberculosis is
making much progress. Nearly g.
100000 cattle are under supervision
of federal and state veterinary in
spectors and there is waiting list
OF more than $4,000 herds that will
be tested as soon as inspectors can
get TO them, the Department of
Agriculture states. Fully accredited
herds, including both beef and dairy
breeds, now total 66I, 800 cattle. while
nearly 100000 more have success
fully passed the first test in the
process of becoming accredited.
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NEW GOLF RECORD
BY PRO AULBACH

Boston, Nov. What is believed
to be q new worlds record was estab-
lished today when George Aulbach,
professional at the Winthrop Golf
club. holed in one on the 3S5 yard
fifth hole Of the clubs course. Ac-
cording to the records two $50 yard
holes in one have been made; one by
A. G. Ladd at Henly -on- Thames in
1919 and one by r. r. Denton at
Merton Park. England, in 1890. The
longest drive for q hole in one ever
recorded In the United States was
made by J. @. Anderson at Brae-
burn near. here q dozen years ago
when on the 32S yard fourth hole.
The achievement, incidentally. Is
the fourth hole in one in Aulbaolf's
golfing career and the third OF the
1923 season for him.
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THEATRE ATTRACTIONS
FRIDAY and SATURDAY

T1SIDAI dNu 0AIU hDAI
City Opera Household Gibson in
The Ramblin Kid; Art Accord in
Chapter 13 of Oregon Trail; Buddy
Messenger in two part comedy, "a
Regular Boy; New World Kino-
grams.
Hainss Theatre-Thomas Meighan
u woman Proof" a big cast in
Guiding Lila Lee; Charles Buck"
Jones In Second Hand Love-; Com
cay, Transform; Serial, Pearl
white In "Plunder."