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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
G01E field FAILS
TO YIELD BODY OF
MISSING SANbORN
CURTIS FAVORED
FOR LEADERSHIP
OF UPPER HOUSE

washington, Nov. Ex-senator Cur
tbs Of Kansas. assistant Republican
floor leader. is regarded today as the
outstanding candidate for the Senate
leadership. made vacant by the death
OF Senator Lodge.
FINAL decision concerning the post Is
expected to be reached at a party con-
ference November %. and meanwhile
word Is said to have been received in
Snate circles that President Coolidge
Will maintain a hands-off policy with
no preference to indicate as among
the candidates mentioned, all Of whom
have recently called at the White
House.
Senator Warren Of Wyoming would
succeed to the post under the time
honored custom of the party of honor
Ing with the leadership the member
with the longest service record. but is
said to be unwilling to accept the task
except for the sake of party harmony.
Two other candidates have been
mentioned. Senator Wadsworth of
New York and Senator Watson Of In
diana. Senator Wadsworth has not
taken an active part in the campaign
In his behalf and is understood to be
in the hands of his friends. Senator
Watson says he Is not a candidate. al
though his name has been frequently
brought forward.
Senator Watson Is understood to IA
vor Senator Curtis.
II Senator Warren valves the posi-
ton. 1t is said. 1t would be the first
time in the history Of the Republican
party that the senior member has not
been made leader of the Senate forces.
Senator Warren IS 80 years old and
first came to the Senate in 1890. al
though his continuous service dates
from 1895. He Is chairman OF the APP
preparations committee. one of the
most important committees, and Is I'M
derstood to be DESTROYS Of devoting
his time to that work.
Senator Curtis has made II plain
that he Is not candidate unless Sen
ator Warren turns down the leader
ship. In that event he Is prepared to
press his candidacy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Seed Improvement
Great Strides in Work

Lewiston. Nov. 19-Addressing the
Maine Seed Improvement Associa-
ton this afternoon. c. c. Larrabee,
agent for Piscataquis county said:
There Is no question but what
there are too many potatoes for the
demand this year. so that in order to
move the crop. prices are low. but
you notice what is said about the
Maine crop this year in regard to
1uality-"Best ever put on the mar
ket."
Isn't good quality bound to increase
consumption and isn't the good quail
ity due in seme measure at least, to
the work on elimination of disease
which the Maine Seed Association is
doing?
We admit that the growing of po-
tatoes Is quite some different from
the production of wooden goods or
shoes, yet is that any reason why
some business principals used in the
production Of the latter cannot. or
should not, be used in the production
of potatoes.
We are living in an age when we
hear economical production preached
and see it practiced. IL shoe man.
ufacturer can charge his system or
Put in q machine that will assist in
Iutting out more shoes with the same
overhead and labor costs than for
merly. does he hesitate to do It? Ger
tainly not.
The farmer must also consider
more economical production. In the
production of potatoes it costs as
much to grow an acre Of potatoes
from poor seed as from improved
seed. Now, for example. poor seed
yields IS barrels per acre and Inn
proved seed yields $50 barrels per
acre. 1t is obvious that the cost per
barrel OF production to the man who
uses the poor seed Is twice the
amount it is to the improved seed
used.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Counsel Wheeler of Maine Cen
trail Raps State Law at Port
land Meet Chamber of Com
merce-Declares Roads in
Maine More Heavily Taxed
Than Any Other Roads in
Union Except California

Portland, Me-, Nov. 19-The excise
tax on railroad right of way, pro-
vided under the state law. was as
sailed by Edward W. Wheeler, gen.
eral counsel for the Maine Central
Railroad, in an address before the
board of managers of the chamber of
commerce today.
Mr.. Wheeler said that Maine rail-
roads were more heavily taxed than
any other railroads in the union, ex-
cept those of California. where there
was great prosperity. and that no
state could less afford to pay this
heavy tax than Maine, since the ma
jor portion Of the money came out OF
the pockets of Maine people.
Such states as Connecticut and
Rhode Island, where there was an
immense volume of freight traffic
flowing through into New York. could
far better afford to pay heavy ex-
else tax than Maine, Mr.. Wheeler
said, because shippers and consum-
ers outside the state bore relatively
high proportion of the tax, whereas
Names roads formed an outlet for
Maine pTOuuClS diole, etiIu an wv
cost of taxation was borne by people
within the state.
He charged that because the ex-
else tax was bringing large amount
of money into the state treasury the
fact that it was unjust and wrongful
in it's operation was ignored. He be-
sought the support Of Chamber of
Commerce members for proposed
new tax law which will be presented
to the legislature in January. and
which. he feels, will provide a more
equitable basis for taxation.
1.-THE total franchise or excise tax
in 1912 when the Maine Central was
much more prosperous than 1t is to-
cay" said Mr.. Wheeler. was $422,
900 including the tax on the Wash
lngton county branch, which was at
that time separately operated. Today
it is $976,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
FORMAL OPENING
$25,0OO,OOO CUT OFF
AT SELKIRK. N. Y.

Boston, Nov. 19.-Railroad men,
state officials. merchants and newspa-
permen left Boston tonight on n spe-
cial train of the Boston & Albany
Railroad to attend the formal opening
tomorrow Of the Castleton cutoff, the
25,000,000 improvement which in
cludes n new bridge over the Hudson
and new freight yards at Selkirk. n. Y.
Among those In the party were Sec
rotary of State Frederic W. Cook. act
ing governor: the chairman. commits
sioners and chief engineers of the
Massachusetts department OF public
utilities: President j. II. Hustus of
the Boston d Maine; President Percy
Il. Todd of the Bangor & Aroostook:
representatives of chambers of COM
merce and other railroad men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20

corbam. Ne, Nov. 19-Blasting
and digging operations under the d.
,sc,,on of deputy sheriff Eugene E.
yor,on. which continued for a peril
>, n four hours today, failed to
nno,rtb the body OF William Sanborn,
ers, husband of Mrs. Lottie Freeman
co,e held in the county Jail In Port
land as an accessory to the murder
a, her husband. Alphonse Cote. on
yovember 7 Sheriff Norton an
ro,,nced no more digging will be con-
suc,sd unless definite information
g. IN an exact location is obtained.
omclals declare they have not
abandoned the theory that Sanborn
did not leave nome OF his own accord
a wears ago. Their belief was
strengthened today by statements OF
Nr and Mrs. Clarence Emery OF
steep Falls, uncle and aunt of San
horn, They reported they we're with
him on the night preceding his dis
annearance and he told Of his plans
,or ,hs following day. which tnclud-
ID farm work. but not n visit to a
circus in Portland or Journey from
home They told OF frequent quar-
rels in the Sanborn home.
Lucius p. Libby, an East Windham
farmer. pointed out to the OFFICER the
spCt where he had suspected the past
I,,ears that Sanborn was buried. AZ
Ter he had observed what he descrio'
Cd az newly turned earth at the time
OF Sanborn's disappearance This
was about 300 yards from the place
where Cote was buried In newly
ploughed ground. and about 200 yards
from the Cote farm. Nothing was
found there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Mrs. Harding Showing
Marked Signs Coma

Marion, Ohio, Nov. 19.-(By A. P)
Still partly conscious. Mrs. Flor
ence King. Harding tonight was
showing decided symptoms of i'm
pending coma, a bulletin issued at y
o'clock by her physician. DIR. Carl
w. Sawyer. said.
Her exhaustion and weakness has
increased all day, the statement
said.
The bulletin follows:
Mrs. Harding is not 30 well to-
night. Exhaustion and weakness has
increased all day. Symptoms of i'm
pending coma are decided tonight.
But she is still partly conscious. Her
pulse is weak"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Chinese Chieftains
Say Tong War Over

New York. Nov. 19.-Eight leaders
of the Hip Sing tong and eight chief
tains of the On Leongs today assur-
ed Police Commissioner Enright,
through city attorney. that violent
tong warfare was thing of the past.
BY separate entrances they arriv-
ed at police headquarters. at the
command of the commissioner. with
whom they were closeted for two
hours and half. They departed as
they came, The On Leong's waiting
until the Hip Sings were we'll on the
way to Chinatown before venturing
cut
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Retired Business
Man of Bath, Dies

Bath, Me. Nov. 19-Albert J. Cras-
sey, aged 70, who retired two years
ago after serving II years as city
clerk, died suddenly today Of heart
trouble at his home. He had been
active nearly all his life IN local
business affairs and politics. For a
quarter of a century he was engaged
in the grocery business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Movie Director Ince
Dies in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Cal. Nov. 19-Thom-
as II. Ince. motion picture producer
and leading figure In the industry
since 1911 died today at his home
in Hollywood. Death was due to
angina pectoris.
Until stricken while on trip to
San Diego last Monday. the film di-
rector apparently was in the best of
health. and was active in his motion
picture work.
At the time of his death, Ince was
supervising director of tie Ince
Studio at Culver City. He was rated
in the film industry as one of the
master producers.
Ince was born a. years ago IN
Newport, r. I. His widow and three
sons survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Freighter West
Inskip Again o. X.

Boston, Nov. 10.-The freighter
West Inkship. which early today sent
out an sos signal which silenced
radio broadcasting stations and sent
three ships hurrying to her aid,
limped into court tonight and an
rhored off quarantine. where she Will
be Inspected tomorrow.
The ship reported by wireless that
an engine room breakdown had left
her drifting helplessly and the cap
tain had ordered the sending OF the
distress signal. After several hours
OF work the engines were repaired
and she was able to proceed under
her own power.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED

Northern New England and East
ern New York-Unsettled Thursday.
probably rain or snow in extreme
north portion. slightly warmer; Fri
day partly cloudy.
Southern New England - Fair
Thursday, slightly warmer; fair Fri
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
General Forecast

Pressure Is low over eastern On
tario. Temperatures have risen ove-
the middle and northern districts east
of the Mississippi river.
The outlook is for generally fair
weather Thursday and Friday in the
states east of the Mississippi river.
Temperatures viii rise generally
east Of the Mississippi river on
Thursday.
Winds north Of Sandy Hook
Moderate to fresh west and weather
fair Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Steamer Betty
FlOated After
Striking on Ledge

Bath, Nov. 1J.-The Norwegian
steamer Betty, which went aground
today on ledge in the Kennebec
river near here, was fioated tonight
at high tide. She was not serious
~ damaged and was expected to pro-
coed to Gaspe, Que.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20

Columbus Ohio Nov 19Unwllng to agree to the suicide
theory advanced by Coroner j. A. Murphy and accepted to-
day by the Rev. c. " Sheatsey husband of Adde Sheatsey
So whose practically cemaed body found in the furnace
of their home in the fashionable Bexey district Monday
County Prosecutor John r. King tonight planned to continue
his investigation, seeking to establish murder motive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
PASTORS Wife May
HAVE Been VICTIM OF
WANDERING MADMAN

Neighbor Tells of Visit Strange,
Wild Looking Man on Day
Body Mrs. Sheatsley Was Found
in Furnace--Prosecutor Unwill-
ing to Accept Coroner's Theory
of Suicide--Position of Body in
Furnace Indicates Murder - Bit
of Bottle Poison Found in Ashes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
Boston Eorecaat

. Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Thursday fair and slightly warmer I;
Friday fair; moderate westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20
chprif Hats Search
After Four Hour
Blasting and
Digging

Was First Husband Of Mrs.
Iottie Cote Held as Access
sory in Staying of Second
Husband-New Clues Will
Keep officials on Probe of
Sanborn's Disappearance
STEEP Falls Couple Tell of
0uarrels With Wife Before
Date He Was Lost Track of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20

II q merchant Il advertising
In the right mediums. he would
find his advertising bills easier
to pay II they were larger.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-29
Medium, and Knee Length
INFANTS WEAR

We are exclusive representatives for the
Schancer Knit Goods for infants and small
children. This splendid showing includes
bootees, knit jackets, (both open and closed
fronts,) clothes to play in or 60 calling, under
wear and outwear, capes, hoods, caps, toques-
everything in infants wear.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
Parents Find Baby Dead.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MOCNDSVILLE. W. Va, June 3
Eunice. infant daughter of Howard
Yost of Pinch Ridge, was found dead
in bed by her parents yesterday.
..--onc~ Hardesty, after investigation
arclared the child had been strangled
by bed clothing.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
SERGT. SCHRICkER
LEADS IN SHOOTING
Makes Highest Score at National
Guard Instruction Camp at
Congress Heights.

Sergt. John A. Schricker of Com
pany C, 12lst Engineers, made the
highest score among the detachment
of specially selected officers and men
of the District National Guard
which returned from a weeks camp
of instruction at Camp Simms yes
terday.
Sergt.. Schricker has been a men,
ber OF Company for several years
and has been on practically all of
the National Guard teams in recent
years. He qualified as expert rifle
man with a score of G16 out of a pos
sible $50. Ordnance Sergt. j. Henry
Robertson also qualified as expert
with a score of 312. Corporal John
J. Calta biano. also of c Company and
Sergt. Madison r. Smith. Company d.
qualified as sharpshooters with scores
of 2S7 and 291, respectively.
The following men qualified as
marksmen: Priyates, frSt-class,
George w. Gardes, 2S4. and Joseph l..
Wren. 275: Corps. Joseph A. Nagel,
273, and Edwin w. Burg, 272, and
Sergt. Learner It. Rhea. 257, of Com
pany G. 1st Battalion. and SerEt r.
b. Gilbert, 2s3; Sergt. Johannes +.
Miller, ESQ; Private J. A. Stewart, 27S:
Sergt. Isadore Bryan, 262; Sergt.
Maurice L. Crater, 256, and Private
j. l.. Taylor. 261. of Company d, I'd
The following men made high
scores but failed to qualify in the
above grades: Company c, Private
James q. Hollingsworth: Private p.
A. Mitchell: Corp. John E. Goetz. Pri-
vate Norman J. Trezise, Private AL
bert II. King, Private, first-class,
John =. Burleigh. Private Joseph p
Bradley; Private August q. Lavender,
Private Cyrus a. Smithdeal, Private
A. Bowling, Sergt. William +. DaIw-
son, Private. tirst-clasS Saul It.
Lichtenberg and Private Charles W.
Wilhelm. Company d; Corp. Robert
T.. Hamilton. Corp. Ralph NJ.
Clagett, Staff Sergeant Ros-
coe ). Aull, Private Robert Shan
ahan, Private r. A Burroughs, Corp.
Joseph T.. Hobbs, Sergt. Edgar S.
Mcdonald, Sergt. Bennie c. Hays,
STAFF Sergt. Leon o. Terry, Sergt. J. f.
Oliff. Private r. Clapp, Private T. T..
Mattoon. Sergt. John +. Temple.
Private T. A. Claggett, Corp. BasQuale
Macarone, Sergt- Ralph A. Frisbie
and Private Frank To1son.
Capt. William f. Jorgenson was
camp commander and Capt. Samuel
r. Turner commanded Company ID.
Capt. Herman II. Pohl was assigned
by the War Department as instructor.
Lieut.. Col Harry E. Gladman was
not assigned to the camp, but spent
part of the week on the range and
was very much pleased with the
showing made.
The camp will be occupied next
week by Companies f and r. 121st
Engineers, and the 29th Military
Police COMPANY.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
TheSecret..

I've been OH earth a long, long
rimc, I've heard the rusty deathbell
chime for friends, in solemn tones !;
and many who were borne away to
sleep forever and day had often
paused bit to say. You'll never
make old bones" The rules OF
health | have dehed. I've let the diet
dopesters slides | never walk when |
can ride, all exercise I hate; I've
borne around load of fat athletic
gents would stare thereat, and say,
king Death will come to bat, if you
lon't cut down weight" Come, play
l. W game" the golfer cries Ito bask
int tallow Is unwiSe; the fat man al
WHY'S ups and dies twelve years be-
fo.'e his time; | chase a ball DER
hills aud dales, and | am hard as
thr eeIuch nails; I'm feeling like the
Prn .ce of Wales. like Hector in his
prine" But bark, again the death
bell Elan gs, and guys who made these
health harangues arc travelling, in
sheet.d gangs, to bargain counter
tombs while /. who've never fenced
or spared, or climbed tree, or
walked yard. am resting i'll my
wealth of lard. amid the orange
blooms | hate to stir myself at all.
and so Il lean against the wall-and
that's the secret. after all, OF living
many wars; do just as nature may
suegestt if you are lazy. sit and
rest: ii energetic, hump your best,
as hump the brindled steers.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
ARRESTED FOR 18TH
time ON DRY CHARGE
Joe Graves Held in $4,000 Bond
After Raid Early Yes
terday Morning.

Joe Graves. colored. who was ar
rested for the eighteenth time early
yesterday morning on charges of
violating the liquor laws. today
waived preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner George
III. Macdonald and furnished $4,000
bond for trial. Graves is charged
with posse ssion and sale OF liquor
conducting a disorderly house and
with being a common nuisance.
The police vice squad, headed by
Lieut. Davis and including Sergt. Nc
Quade, PrivateS Bauer and Holmes
and Prohibition Agent Williams, raid
ed Graves place, at 16 G. street, op-
posite the government printing Of
flee, shortly before 5 o'clock yeSter-
place were arrested on statutory
charges and twenty half pints of al
legged liquor are said to have been
seized in a garage in the rear of
the premises.
Graves is reputed to be one OF
Washngton's wealthiest negroes
Several weeks ago Justice Stafford
sentenced Graves to a $500 fine and
six months in Jail on three counts
for alleged violation Of paddock in
junction on his place. The defend
ants attorneys appealed the case and
it is now pending.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
PROBE GERMANIA SALE.
Berlin Court Tests Transfer of
Political Organ.

BERLIN, June 9.-The sale of an
important block of shares in the
company publishing Germania, the
Clerical Partys official organ. to Maj.
Franz Won Papen, former military at
tache of the German embassy at
Washington. is the subject of court
investiga ton. The court is seeking
to establish the legality of the
transfer of the shares by the former
owner to Won Papen.
As the future political orientation
Of the Clerical Party's organ is in
yolved in the present transaction,
the minority stockholders formally
protested against the sale on the
ground that it was violation of an
agreement entered into by all the
shareholders. The block of stock in
volved in the litigation was owned
by a woman who is alleged to have
given her husband her voting proxy,
but not the authority to dispose of
her holdings.
Won Papen, who is a member of
the Prussian Diet and leader of the
Clerical aPrty, represents the party s
agrarian interests. He is counted
the moving spirit of the party's right
wing, which is opposing Chancellor
Marx.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
DEGREES TO BE GIVEN
2OOLAW GRADUATES
National University to Hold Fifty
Fifth Commencement at Central
High School Tonight.

More than 200 law students will
receive degrees at the fiftyfifth an
nual conrnle encement of the National
University Law School, to be held in
the Central High School auditorium
tonight at s o'clock. The degrees of
bachelor of laws, master of laws and
master of patent law will be confer
red. Many of the graduates are
women.
Senator Calaway of Arkansas will
be the principal speaker. and the
honorary degree of doctor of laws
will be conferred upon him. Justice
Frederick L. SiddonS of the District
Supreme Court and senior member of
the law faculty, will preside. Degrees
will be presented by Prof Hayden
Johnson, executive secretary of the
university.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
DETECTIVES CONNECT
2 STORE ROBBEREE<;.
Suspect Bandits Who Took $l,N23
Saturday Executed Earlier
Piggly Wiggly Hold-Up.
OFFICERS CHASE BO0TLEGGEI,
Seize Liquor and Automobile; Men
Escape.

4 clue connecting Saturday nights
riggly Wiggly hold-up and robbery
" tn the Piggly Wiggly robbery near
Lincoln road northeast two months
:go has been uncovered by head
quarters detectives.
The latest hold-up nettcd four au-
t"moble bandits s1.023, surrendered
..y Paul Thomas. manager. and Ber-
nsrd Chase, cashier. respectively, of
tho corporation 18th street and Co
lumbia road store.
tn addition to the clue which has
opened up a definite channel of in
Ntstigation. there are other aspects
hich link the two affairs together.
1t Is pointed out that the manner IN
which the latest robbery was sta aged
i similar to the $4,000 robbery two
months ago. In both instances the car
"upied by the men carrying the money
Was forced 70 the side of the road by
,r automobile containing the bandits,
who leaped out and got the money.
The method of the robbery used in
the first case acted as "A suggestion
To the robbers on Saturday night, or
Perhaps the persons committing the
second hold-up used the same meth
rGS because of their connection with
The robbers in the first hold-up. Three
men are now awaiting trial in the
lIstrikt Jail in connection with the
rrevidQs robbery. a man connected
with the first robbery is still at
large.
Headquarters Detectives Springman
and Darnall. while searching for the
bandits yesterday morning came
across a hootlegger transferring some
of his wares to another car in the
middle of the street. The bootleg
gers recognized the police and fled
with the result that an exciting e
chase enSued, which terminated in
the bootleggers' car being wrecked
when it ran into a fence and crashed
through a door at 9Th and | streets.
after its occupants had jumped from
the moving vehicle. The liquor and
wrecked machine was turned over to
police of the second precinct.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
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Evening star., 1924-06-09

Excursion to Richmond. Va, June
l4-15: 81 round trip from Washington
Consult r. r. G. T. ticket agents.
Advertisement.