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Evening star., 1923-09-17
WOMAN BADLY BURNED
AS BED CATCHES FIRE
Box of Matches Believed to Have
Started Blaze Injuring
Mrs. Eva Brown.

Mrs. Eva Brown, thirty, of 314 9th
street northeast. early today suffered
burns about the upper part of the
body when a fire broke out in her
bed covering. She was taken TO Cas-.
ualty Hospital for treatment, and Dr..
John r. Dull gave her first aid.
At the hospital Mrs. Brown said !,
box of matches was in the bed ard
hat they became ignited in some way.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
porrsH ARMY HEAD COMING.

WARSAW, September 17.-Gen. Jo-
seph Haller, commander.in-chief OF
the Polish armies, who Is to attend
the American Legion convention at
San Francisco as official delegate of
the military forces OF Poland. win
sail from Havre on the steamer
France September 20.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
II JURORS ARE CHOSEN
FOR TRIAL OF WARD
Only 90 Talesmen Remain for
Selection Of Twelfth for
Murder Hearing.
ny the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
. WHITE. PLAINS, NY, September
i7-Eleven Jurors had been chosen to
try Walter S. Ward. wealthy baker,
for the murder of Clarence Peters,
FORMER Marine, when ADJOURNMENT
was taken. for luncheon today.
Only twenty talesmen remained for
selection of the last Juror.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
PARKED AUTO TAKES
| PLUNGE INTO STORE
Engine Left Running and Machine
Suddenly Jumps Over
Sidewalk.

An automobile containing Gertrude
Sweatland of 923 26th street and AL
exander Bull, a soldier, OF 1900 ID
street, jumped over the sidewalk from
it's parking place, in front of 1912
Evening star., 1923-09-17
cAErANr TO SAN FOR o. s.

Caetanf, italian ambassador to the
United States, arrived here from
Rome. He will sail today for New
York on board the steamer Conte
Rosso.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
HYLAN MUCH IMPROVED.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T., Sep
tsrntser f7.-The condition Of Mayor
HyIan of New York, who Is Ill here
with pneumonia, was reported by his
physicians today as considerably inn
proved
Evening star., 1923-09-17
MARcoNI JOINS FAsCrSTr.

MILAN, September i7.-Senator
Marconi, the inventor has been made
a member OF the fasciSta orgapiza-
tion IN this city. He was admitted
lat his own request.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
STORIES CONFLICT
IN ACCIDENTAL
DEATH OF HUNTER

Mountain View, n. H., Dec. AL
ton S. Ripley of Rochester died in a
North Conway hospital tonight as
the result of an accident which &C.
cured near here today while he was
a member of a hunting party, which
included his father, J. Frank Ripley,
a cousin, and Ripleys uncle, Edward
Foley.
Conflicting reports of the accident
we're told by Ripley, before he died,
and the other members of the hunt
ing party. The young man was found
slot through both legs and his thigh,
beside the B. and NJ. railroad tracks
in the woods near Mountain View by
Albert Hodgson. Ripley told Hodg-
son that the rifle he was carrying
had exploded in his hands. Hodgson
tagged a train and the wounded man
was rushed to North Conway where
he died.
The members of Ripley's party said
that he was shot when n gun, in the
hands of his uncle, accidentally eX-
ploded. They aid that they left him
at the side of the track while they
went in search of help.
Hodgson said that shortly before
he found Ripley he had heard eight
shots fired in quick succession, as if
from an automotic. The medical re-
fierce and the county solicitor have
been notified.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Mellon Announces
New Offering of
Treasury Certificates

Washington, Dec. 8 Secretary
Mellon made public tonight the
Treasury's financial program an
nouncing two offerings of certificates
of Indebtedness aggregating about
three hundred million dollars. At the
time he made known that no further
fiscal operations are contemplated by
the Treasury until next March.
The program thus fixed by the
Treasury indicates that al plans for
a continual ton of the fiscal arrange
ments of the last two years are
working out satisfactorily and that,
barring unexpected drains on the
governments funds, there will be
only three security issues by the
treasury next year.
The announcement of the offering
said there would be one Of the six
months maturity and another payable
in year. The first bears four per-
cent interest while the longer terms
will pay four and one quarter per-
cent. AS usual the treasury will ac-
cept exchanges Of maturing certifi-
Gates for the new issues whenever
presented.
Proceeds of the new issues togeth-
err with the December tax payments
which Mr.. Mellon figured would ag-
gregate about $330,000, 900, will be
used to retire about $3.50, 1000, 900 ma
turing certificates to pay $75,000,000
interest on the public debt and re-
deem about $60,000,000 in maturing
war savings certificates.
The latter fall due January / but
Mr.. Mellon anticipates that a large
percentage of them will be exchanged
for the new savings certificates, is
sue Of which began December /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
CLEVELAND THE PLACE

Washington, Dec 9.-Selection Of
Cleveland for the 1924 Republican
national convention is expected to be
followed this week by other import
ant political developments.
Republican leaders are here in
force for the National committees
annual meeting Tuesday and We'd
nesday, when the place and date of
the 1924 convention will be Ccfnitcly
fixed, and many conferences of poll
teal import are under way.
Cleveland is certain to win the
convention in the opinion of vir
tually all of the party chiefs here,
as a result of the announcement yes
terday of the withdrawal of
Chicago's invitation. Fred w. Upham,
treasurer of the National Committee,
said that responsible administra-
ton leader" wished the convention
to go to Cleveland and he would
move to make unanimous Clevelands
selection by the national committee.
Chicago, according to some of its
representatives here. may now bid
for the Democratic National conven
ton.
The national committee is not
scheduled to choose the Republican
convention until next Wednesday
but Chicago's retirement may pre-
cipitate action on Tuesday. Des
Continued on Page 3-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

New York, Dec. . (By A. Pin
terest in financial and business cir
cles during the past week naturally
centered in President Coolidge's mes
safe, and. judging by the behavior of
the securities markets, the document
was we'll received. Business men
were treasured by the definite stand
taken in favor of tax reduction and
most observers were pleased with
the position taken in regards to rail-
roads.
Car loadings have continued to hold
up well. the total for the week ended
November "A being $4,000 a figure
larger than ever was reached in any
preceding November.
Reports from the steel industry
showed that the wave of buying in
pig iron had subsidized but that prices
were holding firm. Plant operations
were reduced but tho sentiment of
the trade was cheerful.
Upward revision of private crop es-
Inmates brought a sharp break in
cotton. The May futures which had
risen 81 IA cents was nearly 3 cents
lower as the week closed. One pri-
vate estimate placed the new crop
at 100000 bales, which contracted
with recent talk of yield as low as
9,250,000 bales. That the latter figure
was too low was shown by Satur-
days government ginning report,
which reported 9,243,000 bales gin
ned to December 1. Wheat, on the
other hand. rallied moderately. Pub
lica ton of the index numbers of Dun
and Bradstreet meanwhile revealed
the fact that the general level of
commodity prices held steady during
November. One of the induces ad-
Nanced slightly which the other
moved into slightly lower ground. In
both acses, advances occurred in tex
tiles and metal products, which were
offset by reactions in farm products.
AS a result of the British election
there was a moderate reaction in the
foreign exchanges. sterling losing
about . IL cents. Everything con-
sidere' however, the market held
well.
Money continued to he in plenti-
full supply. rediscounts with the fed
eral reserve banks showed another
decline and large additional gold
shipments from Europe were re-
ported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
In Observation Car

All of the dead and injured were in
the observation car which was rip
ped open by the impact. The dead
include ". B. ("Wild Bill') Donovan,
manager of the New Haven club of
the Eastern League who with other
baseball magnates was on his way
to Chicago to attend the baseball con-
clave next week.
The second section of the Limited
had passed the first when the latter
developed engine trouble near Albany
and e was this section which hit the
automobile. After determining that
no one was injured the train pro-
ceeded: The first section following a
few minutes later stopped to inves-
tigate when the blazing automobile
was sighted and was standing still
when the third section crashed into
it.
Charles ]. Patterson, of Buffalo,
engineer of the third section. declared
in statement to newspapermen at
the scene that he had seen the warn
in block signal and red flare too late
to stop the train.
With the crash three pullman cars
leaped from the reals. The locomo-
tive ploughed several feet in the
rear car. Passengers slightly injur-
ed quickly smashed windows and
made their way to safety. Under
meath the fitful light o. lanterns fur
nished by nearby farmers. the rescue
work got under way. Much difficulty
was enco- inferred in forcing an en-
trance into the car which had borne
tho brunt of the crash to rescue the
trapped passengers.
Meantime a relief train bringing
physicians and nurses had arrived
from Erie. Pa. IS miles away. The
dead and injured were placed on the
train and rushed to Erie while other
physicians gave first aid treatment
to those less seriously hurt.
Coroner B. NJ. Blood of Chautau-
qua County, announced tonight that
he would hold an inquest into the
wreck here Tuesday while an inves-
tigation by the New York Central
will be opened tomorrow. it was an
nounced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
maine AND VERMONT
had HIGHEST Death
Rate FOR Year, N. E,

Washington. Dec. 9.-There were lis
deaths last year for every 1000 popu-
lation in the registration area of the
United States which comprises S. per
cent. of the total population, the GEN.
sus bureau announced today. The 1921
rate for 11.6 per 1000, and 1920 rate
1871.
Maine and Vermont had the highest
rates with 14.7 per 1000 each, while
New Hampshire's rate was 14.6. Idaho
had the smallest rate with 81 and
Montant next with sc. The largest
increases were shown in Oregon and
Colorado with IL per 1000 more than
in 1921. Decrease in the rates was
shown in five states-Michigan and
Mississippi with 0.S fewer deaths per
1000, Wisconsin with OF. and Pennsyl-
vana and Virginia with OIL each.
The death rate per 1000 in the fol-
loWSing states was:
Connecticut 1910. Maine 14.7, New
Hampshire l4.6. New York 1870, Rhode
Island 1871, Vermont 14.7. Massachu-
settle 12.S.
The rate per 1000 in registration
cities includes: Boston 14.9. Lowell
13,4. New Bedford 1913. New York 100,
Providence 1873.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Three Drowned
When Trapped
i'm Sunken Auto

North Wilbraham. Mass. Dec. O.
Mrs. Wojceich Wachta and her two
daughters. Wanda and Helen, of Chi
copee Falls. were drowned early to-
night when the automobile driven by
Mr.. Wachta plunged through a guard
railing into the Chicopee river about
half a mile east of this village.
Wachta was able to clear himself and
get to the surface but plunged back
into the swift stream in an effort to
rescue his family. In his effort he
was aided by. three Springfield boys
but as the car was in IL feet of wat
err, it was found impossible to get
them out.
An automobile going east which
"cut out" forced Wachta who was
west-bound to drive into the car
track where, getting into a ditch,
the machine was forced against the
railing and down a 20 foot bank into
the stream. Efforts have been going
on for three hours to get the car
out of the river but the swift current
has handicapped the workers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
No Direct Rail Travel
JuareZ to Mexico CITY

Ell Pasco, Tex, Dec. 9-Direct rail
communication between Juarez and
Mexico City has been severed accord
ing to passengers who arrived this
afternoon from Torreon where the
train that left the border Friday was
turned back. Revolutionists have
blown up section of the line at
Canitas, Zacatecas. S14 kilometers
north of Mexico City. travellers were
informed.
Juarez became excited for the first
time since the beginning of the Sam
chez revolt when the report spread
that the track had been dynamited
at Canitas which is junction point.
AS the line to Durango City begins
there. more than ordinary signifi-
canoe is attached to the movement.
Passengers from Mexico City were
detouring from Torreon by way of
Monterey. There was no mail from
the national capital on the train
that arrived yesterday from Torreoh
Press telegraph service between Chi
huahua City and Mexico City also
had been interrupted.
Reports in Juarez are that the
state commander in Zacatecas has
joined the revolt and cut the line be-
tween Chihuahua and Mexico City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
VERA CRUZ CAPITAL
FALLS into HANDS
MEXICAN REBELS

Vera Cruz. Dec. 9.-(By A. P.)-
Jalapa. capital OF the state of Vera
Cruz, fell into the hands of the be-
seiging revolutionary forces at five
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The rebels took two hundred pris-
oners, among them General Berlanga,
Colonel Mayer and the Provisional
governor, Angel Casarin. They also
captured machine guns, rifles, and
horses.
An unconfirmed report says that
Berlanga and Mayer were executed
by a firing squad following a sum-
mary court martial.
An official statement says the
rebels suffered the loss of seven men
killed and twenty-five wounded,
among the latter Major Cara, who
was gravely hurt. The Obregon
forces lost thirty men killed and left
two hundred prisoners in the hands
of the rebels. The government
forces also lost four machine guns,
four hundred rifles and two hundred
horses and equipment.
According to the official statement
the defenders of Jalapa aggregated
seven hundred men under the COM
mand Of Generals Lerlanga, Mokales,
Moreita and Cejuda. The last three
named have disappeared, General
Derlaga was the only one of the
commanding officers captured. The
members of the state legislature are
believed to be in hiding in Jalapa.
Twelve prisoners wounded during the
fighting have arrived here.
Damage to the palace of the gov
ernor and to the tower of the cathe-
oral was done during the artillery
bombardment preceding the capture
of Jalapa.
The revolutionary forces began the
battle for Jalapa on Friday. The
Obregon forces were entrenched in
the center of the city and also had
positions in the governors palace,
in the tower of the cathedral and in
nearby buildings. Two pieces of ar
tlllery were brought into action by
the rebels, who carried on a steady
Commandment of the occupied build
lngs and the tower of the cathedral.
The rebel guns were trained upon
these points in an endeavor to avoid
unnecessary loss of life apd damage
IN other sections of Jalapa.
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REAR END CRASH
n. Y. CENTRAL TRAINS
KILLS 9, INJURIES 5
P|TTSF|ELD NAMES
new WATER BOARD
after WARM DEBATE
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

'SpeCidl 10 NcnneDeC JOurnal)
Pittsfield, Dec. 9.-At a special town
meeting held in Union hall Saturday
afternoon the hall was crowded with
voters who turned out to hear the fric-
ton in the water works situation dis
cussed. 1t was one of the most spirit
cd meetings held here in many years
and some very plain talk was INDUCED
in, and it was brought out that the
present board of water commissioners
was not able to work in harmony. A
climax was apparently reached when
Messrs. Fuller. Halliday and Walker,
three members of the board, hired an
out-of-town auditor and had the books
audited and transferred them from the
water works office in Union hall build
ing othe office of III. +. Walker.
Mr. Badger. superintendent of the
water works. objected to having the
books taken from the office and had the
commissioners return them and then
he resigned his position as superin-
tcndent. Following MIR. Badgers res
ignation the books were again taken to
Mr.. Walker office and Mrs. Sidney F.
Jones was engaged to keep the books.
The audit of the books showed a bal
ance in favor of Mr.. Badger to the
tmount of $1.5S.
The meeting was called to order at
3 o'clock by Town Clerk Thomas L.
Getchell. and Judge Thomas A. Ander-
son was elected moderator.
The first article in the warrant was
ITO see if the town would request that
all members of the water board re-
sign"
The first speaker was William NJ.
Osborn, who counseiled letting mat
tiers go along as they were until the
regular March meeting.
Mr.. Osborn closed his remarks with
a motion that the meeting adjourn
without taking action on any of the
articles in the warrant. This was
decisively voted down and after re-
marks by Clyde E. Martin, Hon.
j. w. Manson. Hollis w. Stitham,
Harry H. Coolidge. Capt. William L.
Ross and Henry Fernald, a member
of the board of water commissioners.
who resigned at the end of his re-
marks, Felix Ramm and others, the
matter of requesting the board TO re-
sign by a yes and no vote was taken
and the balloting began. The total
number of votes cast was 327, and
1874 wre necessary for a choice. The
yes vote was 267. and the no vote
was GO. The yes vote being 4 1-2
times as large as the no vote.
+ Continued on Page 3-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
STEARNS GIVES WORD

Washington, Dec. 9-Announcc-
ment of the cand. lacy of President
coolidge for the Republican nominal
non for president in 1924 was made
tonight by Frank w. Stcarns, of Bos-
toh' VINO is known as his closest per-
sonal and political friend.
William NJ. Butler, Republican ma
honal committeeman for Massachus-
GUS also close personal and politi-
cal friend of Mr.. Coolidge, it was
s'ateo, will "act as the presidents
personal representative" in the cam
paign.
Inc announcement was made by
III NJ: stearns through a statement
p pn.n was given out by James b.
nesnoios, former secretary of the
dSsspuoncan National Committee who
,an the campaign for Mr.. Cool
n ,use IN 1920. Mr.. Reynolds made
ment "t'
!, Ihe statement follows.
answer 10 q question Frank w.
ps ssias stated that the friends of
., nssasloent Coolidge are organizing
pu ter the guidance of William NJ
~ 1uaer, the Massachusetts member
~ .ne national committee and a
s a.,au OF Mr.. Coolidge of many years
S Ssaains, who will act as the presi-
h personal representative. As
f,oIp9 eIiects the organization he will
n 'n ume to time make known those
w,p Various parts of the country who
sanitation"
!, iae announcement by Mr.. Stearns
Ia, expected to serve temporarily at
s, as. IN place of any direct personal
c ,asement from the president on the
sNessuuon. The declaration of the
VsontInued on PAGE 3-CoI. y
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Two Fliers Killed
in Texas When
Plane COllapses

Houston, Tex, Dec. 9.-Lieut. L. ],
Mclaughlin. &c, and Capt. E. T. Wag-
ner, ~. were killed at Ellington Field
today when the wing of a training
plane in which they were flying COL
lapsed and the machine plunged 500
feet.
Mclaughlin was a pilot and Wagner
chlet observer in the recently organ
lzed nth Air Squadron. seth Division,
Texas National Guard. Both were
married. with families here.
hundreds of persons who had gath
cred to watch gunnery practice of the
43rd Pursuit Squadron, here from
Kelly Field. San Antonio, witnessed
the crash.
Lieut.. Mclaughlin was trained at
Ellington Field and served during the
war at number of California fields.
After the war he was in charge of
United States forestry patrols in CAL
ifornia and Oregon.
Capt. Wagner. artillery officer during
the war. instruced in numerous avia-
ton camps in observation work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10

Washington, Dec. 1O-The general
farm income of the country will be
considerably greater for 1928 than
for last year, probably by more than
one and a quarter billion dollars, and
farmers generally are better off ac-
tually and relatively. Secretary Wal
lace of the Agriculture Department
informed President Coolidge today in
his annual report.
There was mark l improvement in
agriculture during the year, higher
prices for crops, lower cost of pro-
d'lction, and some reduction in the
prices of the things farmers buy,
Secretary Wallace. said. but, at the
same time he told of many adverse
Continued on Page 10-CoI. 81
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The Dead

The list Of dead. announced ON.
cially at New York Central heads
quarters here, follows: z
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sweet, Los An.
gels, Calf. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert v. SturmaI,
PA East Washington street, Springs
field, Ills.
w. B. Donovan, manager, New Ha.
ven. baseball club of the Eastern
League. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sullivan,
Springfield, Ills.
Mrs. Carl D. Kinsey, Chicago, Ills.
T. Pennell, Pullman porter, New
York City.
Five of the injured, who railroad
Continued on Page 10-CoI. 81
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AutOist in Crash
Dies Broken Back

Pittsfield, Mass, Dec. 9-Charles
Horner. proprietor of a trucking bus
mess here. died tonight at a hospital
from broken back and other in
juries when the. drivers of the ma
chine in which he was riding, lost
control, the truck running wild down
the side of Lebanon Mountain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Passenger Killed
in Fall of Plane

Washington, Dec. 9-One man was
killed and another seriously injured
when, their airplane fell from about
500 feet here today:
Edwin r. Grushine. the passenger,
was killed instantly; Basil Gordon,
owner and pilot of the machine, lis in
q critical condition at a hospital,
Both were residents of Washington.
NO cause for the accident is known.
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No Hope for Five
TRAPPED Miners

Scranton. Pa, Dec. 9.-Officials of
the Mt. Jessup Co. coal mine at Mt.
Jessup have given up hope that any of
the five men trapped in by fall of
roof yesterday are alive. The men are
believed to have been crushed by the
great mass of rock that fell in the
area $50 feet square which was af-
fected.
The mine officials, worked today to
make the approach to the wall safe
and the actual work of getting the
bodies out will not be reached until
tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

North New England-Increasing
cloudiness and colder Monday fol-
lowed by snow or rain Monday night
or Tuesday.
South New England-Cloudy and
somewhat colder, probably rain in
south portion Monday; Tuesday rain
in south and rain or snow in north
norton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Child browns in River

Whitinsville. Mass, Dec. 9.-Arch-
lie Szymezuk, four year cd son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur SzymGzuk, wan
dered away while his PARENTS were
visiting relatives today and was
drowned in the Mumfor1 liver. The
child fell into seven feet of water.
hours later.
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Third Section Of Twentieth Century
Limited Telescopes Second at,
Forsythe, N. Y.---Train Had Halt
ed To Investigate Wreck of Auto
Hit By First Section---EngineeI
Says Saw Danger Signals Too Late

Forsythe N Y, Dec. 1.-TWO sections of the Twentieth
Century Limited, the pride of the New York Central Rail-
road crashed in the fog and early today with the
loss of nine lives The locomotive of section plowed
through an observation the of the other which,
had stopped because of the wreckng of an automobile b
the foremost section of the train which running three
parts. q;