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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
STATE | LABORATORY
INADEQUATE, STAFF UNDERPAID
STATE HEALTH OFFICERS TOLD
Need of New Building Closer
to State House, DIR. Whittier
of B0wdoin Points Out
Calls for Central Laboratory
at Capital and at Least
Three Branches in Other
Parts of State

The growing need for a larger
State laboratory of hygiene with an
increased force of workers supervis-
ed by trained division heads. was
stressed by DR.. Frank n. Whittier of
B~wdoin College. member of the
Maine Public Health Council, in
speaking at the Wednesday session
of the joint conference of Maine To-
cal health officers and nurses with
the State Department of Health held
in the hall of Representatives at the
State House.
THE present State laboratory
quarters are not what they should
be-" said DR.. Whittier. 1.-The new
Ia boratory should be over here by the
State House and provision should be
made for plenty of room in which the
work may be done. We used to say
that there should be room enough to
swing a cat by the tail" he said. ap-
pealing to the sense of humor Of his
audience. But in the present quar-
tiers that could not be done without
considerable broken glassware"
1t was DR.. Winters opinion that
the workers III the state LABORATORY
are underpaid. I'VE must have COM
petent workers and to get RESPONSE
BILE persons it will cost money" he
declared.
He asserted that the big central
laboratory should be at Augusta and
that whereas there is now one
branch in Aroostook county, there
should be three branches, one for
Washington county and the other for
the western part of the State. He
discussed in detail the value of the
tests made at the laboratory and
said that he believed that the present
annual expenditure of $4,000 for
that work is a very profitable invest
ment.
DR.. Whittier's address was one Of
the high lights" of n very interest
ing and profitable days session at
which there was Il good attendance
of local health officers, health nurses
and nurses on private duty. repre-
senting every section of the State.
The nurses conference adjourned
last evening. but the health officials
will continue their discussion at a
Continued on Page Cool. a.
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Have Clear Ma jority

AT that hour the Conservatives had
l60 seats, as against 100 combined
seats of all other parties. OF these
the Laborites had won - and the
Liberals only 90 The various other
groups accounted for the remaining
nine.
With less than half the constitu-
encios accounted for. the Conscrva-
tivcs had already rcGaincd more than
half OF the 80 seats they lost last
year. their net gains being 4G repre-
senting SO gains and losses.
Labor lost 80 seats and Won Is. A.
net decrease Of 16. while the Liberals
had only 6 gains To show against 4
loss OF 80 seats.
Former Premier Herbert II. As.
quith went down to defeat along
with ihany of his followers. II had
been minated. durinE the course OF
the campaign. that II Mr. Asquith
were defeated in this election he
would retire from politics. This.
however, has not becnc confirmed by
him.
The Conservatives made new COM
quests In all sections Of the country.
Early returns from the industrial
mildands showed that tho Conseryu-
CONTINUED on Page S. Col. y
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Should Be at Least 40 Repub-
leans Exclusive of Bloc in
Upper Branch, He Declares
NO Objection to Fighting
Minority Party but Present
Bloc Control is Defeating
Will of People

Washington, Oct. Ca plea for the
smashing of bloc control" IN con-
gress was made by Senator Moses of
New Hampshire, chairman of the Re-
publican senatorial committee, in a
statement issued here tonight through
Analysing political conditions as he
saw them. Senator Moses declared a
Democratic majority in the senate was
an impossibility. and that it was of
paramount importance" to elect a
reliable Republican" majority in that
body.
There is little reason to believe.
Senator Moses asserted. that any sit
ting Republican would be diSlodged
and he also said Rhode Island and
Connecticut would choose Republicans
to fill the vacancies in those states.
''rhe Democratic seats upon which
the Republicans are concentrating
their campaign" he said, "are in
Massachusetts, Montana, Colorado, Ok
lahoma. Kentucky and Tennessee. In
addition, n most vigorous and prom
Using campaign is being made by the
Republican candidate in Minnesota
against Magnus Johnson. one of the
two farmer-la porite senators.
III it should prove possible to I'M
seat these seven anti Republican ssna-
tors the senate of the 69th congress
would carry on its rolls IS Republic
cans and 81 Democrats and one Farm
cr-Laboritc. Among the fifty-eight
Republicans whom we expect to see
upon the rolls in the next congress.
there is to be reckoned with the bloc
whose irreducible minimum is five and
which in some circumstances might
rise to eight. '''-. 80 -, . 's.
''Thercfore. to assure to President
Coolidge the constant support of his
policies which he is entitled to expect
from n senate nominally Republican
it is necessary for the Republicans to
have at least forty-nine senators ex-
elusive of the bloc.
mo man objects to n militant min
Gritty party. but am confident that the
present system of bloc control in con-
srcss is not expressive of the will Of
the American people"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
jury Will GET CASE TODAY OF
ACCUSED BOY SLAYER TEACHER
JUDGE WILL PROBE
ALLEGED STEALING
BY PRIZE CREW

Boston, Oct. pa stern warning
to the United States Counsel, In
which he declared that high handed
work has been done by United States
ofhcers, II representations made to
him were true. were issued by Fed
erai Judge James NJ. Morton today N
the course OF hearing on motions
asking that personal belongings al
legged to have been stolen from the
crew of the British schooner Mar
Jorie T.. Eachman be returned. Coun-
sci for members of the crew of the
schooner, which was seized with
seven motor craft off the Massachu-
sets coast last week in a coastguard
Rum Row raid. charged that the
prize crew had removed 800 cases Of
liquor together with money and per-
sonal belongs. and that Mate Will
don Bowers was being forcibly and
illegally detained aboard.
Judge Morton was told that Mate
Bowers had been taken aboard the
vessel after his release on 500 bail
as n material witness, and was being
held there by coaStguard officials and
not allowed to communicate with his
counsel.
IF Il man can be bailed in this
court and then taken in this illegal
fashion. I want to know it. Let me
get at the facts" the judge declared.
Assistant u. S. Attorney Lawrence
Curtis said that Bowers detention
was a mistake and that he had the
run of the ship.
There have been too many mis-
takes in this case already" Judge
Morton declared. Whose mistake
was it? If this man is not allowed
TO leave his ship | propose to lind
out why and l won't have any more
apologies or explanations, Mr.. Cur
It's. l am saying this to you and to
those men associated with you III
this business"
In referring to the crews belong
ings, it developed that many articles
were missing" and the court vas
told that they were lost in the
shuttle"
Lost In the shuttle ?" the judge
asked. who lost them? Don't you
know. Mr.. Curtis. that it is the duty
OF the United states OftclatS TO run
down thieves who steal from prison
crs under arrest?
III these representations are true,
there has been very high handed
work done here by United States Of
ficers. 1 propose to e that orders
that will be issued on these motions
are carried out. l moreover propose
to adopt measures to see that they
are carried out to the letter.
Later seven members of the Bach
mans crew, also held as material
witnesses. were bailed in 5000 each
In the course of the afternoon four
men arrested in connection with the
coastguardsmen raid on Rum Row
pleaded not guilty of smuggling
LIQUOR into the United States. Cap
tain Ritcie and SupercarGo Harold
Young of the BaChman have already
pleaded not guilty. All were indict-
cd Tuesday.
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PR 0BERS HEAR
MAZE OF TESTIMONY
IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS

Washington. Oct. GA vast and
tangled network of political by-ways
was explored today by the Washing
ton section of the senate campaign
fund committee.
Focusing It's efforts mainly on the
methods of the Republican campaign
organization, the committee followed
through an all day session n long
trail of charsss and denials. swing
ing from the famous Republican
campaign letter distributed in Mas
sachusetts to the parcelling out OF
federal patronage in South Carolina.
and touching on reputed efforts to
line up the support of the negro the
laborer and the theatre.
The committee also sought 70
delve momentarily into the inside
Continued on Page 5-Co'. ~
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C0OL|DCE'S Mind
OPEN ON SUCCESSOR
TO SEC. WALLACE

WASHINGTON. Oct. GA group of
advertising men who called at the
White House today to pledge their
support to President Coolidge for
election were told by Mr.. Coolidge in
n brief, informal talk. that he intend
ed TO maintain an administration de-
voted to economy. peace and pros
perity.
The delegation. representing the
Coolidge Dawes National Advertisers
League, was headed by FRANK IS:
preshy. president of the league. and
escorted by Rhinelander Waldo. or
ronizer of the Coolidge Dawes Nom
Partisan Club of New York. had
breakfast with Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge.
In connection with the presidents
consideration of the vacancy in MS
cabinet resulting from the death or
Secretary Wallace. it was made
clear to several visitors at the WHITE
House TODAY that Mr.. Coolidge has
an open mind on the subject and en-
meets to obtain the views OF all farm
leaders before, acting. The name OF
Charles March. of Litchfeld. Mimi.
was suggested to Mr.. Coolidge today
in n message from Governor Preus
and other Republican leaders OF Min
neSota.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
MOVE TO HALT SALE
DEADLY GAS WHICH
HAS STRICKEN SCORE

New York. Oct. 2s-Ci:y health Of
nciais today took the first step to-
ward barring from local sale all gas.
ol'ne containing "looney gas" the
mysterious motor fuel mixture, the
fumes Of which to date have claimed
Tour lives and caused varying de-
grees OF insanity to 16 c;her employ
es OF the Bayway, N. j.. laboratories
OF the STANDARD Oil Company.
CITY Health Commissioner Monag-
nan announced that the New York
poard OF health. at a meeting tomor-
row. would consider resolutions pro-
hibiting the sale Of gasoline contain
ing the mysterious poison.
me proposed prohibition Of the
sale OF the poisonous gas followed
warning fro Investigating scientists,
who frankly admitted the mysterious
malady induced by the mixture still
babies them and that extensive use
OF the fluid might be iraught with
danger to the public on congested
areas.
1t was said that the chemically
treated gasoline. designed to increa ga
the efficiency Of the motor fuel AMI
eliminate the knocking" in aptomo-
DIG engines, was on sale at many
gas filling stations in New York and
New Jersey.
William Kresge. 20. OF Elizabeth.
died at the Reconstruction hospital
today. the fourth victim of the fumes.
Two others have died at the same
hospital. Another victim died in an
Elizabeth hospital. OF the sixteen
remaining victims in Reconstruction
hospital. one, Herbert Fuson. was
said to be critically Ill. lie was said
to be confined in n strait jacket be-
cause of the violent madness brought
on by the action of the mystery poi
son.
The attending doctors continued
reticent as to the condition Of the re-
naming fifteen patients.
The dead and i'll. twenty in all,
represent virtually half of the force
of men who had for several months
worked In the Bayway laboratories.
experimenting with the deadly con-
coction. Others of the experiment.
ers, who were under the constant
surveillance of doctors and scientists.
Standard Oil officials said, were re-
ported to have suffered from the
fumes in one form or another.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
LaFOllette Admits
There Is Danger in
Govt. Ownership

Schenectady, n. Y, Oct. 2J.-Sen-
ator Robert NJ. LaFollette. lndepend-
ent presidential candidate, advocat-
Ing government ownership and de-
velopment of water power in a
speech here tonight. declared that
when we purge our life of monopoly
through public ownership. we purge
our government Of corruption as
we'll"
This corruption springs from
monopoly privileges. 1t does not
come from the farmers. They have
no special privileges. 1t 10 not the
workers who corrupt the state. They
have 10 privileges. 1t Is not the
storekeeper. the merchant. the job
Der or the business man who raise
corruption funds. who maintain lob
bies in Washington. and WHO UNDER
mine our institutions. They are
carrying on no propaganda of intim-
idation and coercion"
Conceding that government own
ership involves possible dangers,
the Wisconsin orator. who brought
Ills campaign In New York state to
Il close with his address here. pointed
out that 1T involves a great increase
In the number of government en-
ployes"
But there Is this great gain" he
asserted. Public business Is per-
formed in the open. 1t Is under
scrutiny. Every two or four years
the people have a chance to vote.
They can vote graft out II 1t should
come into the government service.
The press will then expose 1t, for
the press will be free to expose 1t.
Members Of congress will expose It.
for tnen there will not be so many
corporation attorneys in congress.
VINO at home are attorneys for the
very same interests that now cor
rupt the government"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
BLAST ABOARD
CANADIAN PACIFIC
TRAIN KILLS SIX

Vancouver, Oct. 29-Six persons
were killed and ten were injured in
an explosion aboard n Canadian Pa
cific railway train between Nelson
and Grand Forks, Il. c.. today.
The dead are: J. l.. Machie. men,
Der Of the British Columbia legisla-
ture for Grand Forks, Harry Bishop,
of Nelson, an amateur hockey player
Peter Neregin. head of the Doukho-
hors Colony of British Columbia, and
three unidentified persons, one a
woman.
The explosion occurred shortly af-
tor one O'Clock this morning while
the train was en- route here. The
terrific blast blew bodies out of the
passenger car. 1t was believed at
first that tank Of Illuminating gas
under the coach exploded but an in
vestigation showed. according to Of
ficials of the Canadian Pacific, that
the accident was caused by high OK
plosives in the car, in way as yet
undetermined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
Sen. MOSES RAPS BL0CS, ASKS
SAFE G. 0. P. MARGIN IN SENATE
COMPETITION MAIN
REASON FOR TONG
WAR OUTBREAK

New York. Oct. :9-(By A. PAN
air of seeming tranquility hung over
Chinatown tonight, MS it awaited the
outcome OF extraordinary palavcrs
among tong cheftains.
Just where the tongsmen were ne
gotiating no one knew. or was willing
to tell-not even the police.
Plain-clothesmen of the bomb and
narcotic squads professcd TO know,
however, that the Hip Sing and On
l.eong leaders had taken separate
suites in an uptown hotel. The Chin
csc consul general ans officers of the
Chinese Merchants Benevolent Assoc
citation We're understood to be at the
same hotel. acting as liaison and peace
ENJOYS during the fcudists' ncgotia-
tions.
OnS Foong. chieftain of the New
York Hip Sings of - years standing,
today broke silence as to the cause of
the war. Hostilities, he said. were
the climax of n bitter competition be-
tween merchants and members of the
Hip Sing and On Leong tongs in Chi
caEo. Pittsburgh. Washington, Boston,
Cleveland. Philadelphia and New York
six big CONCESSIONS" including a
f"N'''" hiiu
explanation of why fire arms had been
stored In the New York Headquarters
OF Hip Sing are demanded by the On
LeonEs. according to Ang Foong.
His tong. said Ong FoonE, was ord
cred to give up its business locations
In pittsburgh to restore to On Lcongs
the prosperous businesses on Clark
street in Chicago which the Hip Sings
acquired % years ago; to eXpell from
membership in Hip Sing in large Am
crican cities all former members of
On Lcong; and to open Up no new
business in the seven cities east of
Chicago where commercial riyalry Is
kCeneSt.
Through interpreters. Ong Toon OK
pressed belief that the $4,000 in
Gcmnity could I've satisfactorily set
tied. But the other demands of the
On Leong--they were "un-American."
he declared. and obviously ridicu-
lous" ~ y
Charlie King. leader of the On Le-
ongs, had no comment TO make upon
the reasOnableness of his demands.
But he. who had turned deaf ear to
previous invitations of the Chinese
consul general. now indicated he would
meet ong Foon half way" Hip Sim:
headquarters admittedly was we'll
stocked with firearms. On Lcong
headquarters was assumed to have
taken similar precautions against at
tack.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
Untermyer and
G. o. p. Treasurer
Clash Over Funds

Chicago, Oct. 90 UBy A. p)-TestI-
mony that s3,500,00O has been raised
for the Republican campaign and n
wordy row between Samuel Inter
myer Of New York. special counsel
and William V. Hodges, of Denver.
marked the opening today Of the Chi
cas0 end of the senate campaign
fund investigation.
Recalled at the request of Inter
myer. Hodges told the sub committee
under Senator BorGh. Republican.
Idaho. which arrived late today from
Washington. that Of the total collec-
tons. $13O,0O0 had been returned TO
the states from which the funds had
come. leaving $4,000 for the prcsi-
dental. senatorial and congressional
campaign.
The national treasurer explained
that he had required states collcc-
lions in certain instances to be turn
ed into the national committee go
that mo man could say that he gave
TO the national committee and his
name was not on the record" The
apportionment Of funds as between
the state and national organizations
was made on percentage basis. he
added.
beyond the evidence rs TO total
corrections. which were as of yester-
day. few new facts were deyeloped
IN the two and half hours session.
Cntermyer questioned Hodges as TO
finance methods. his connection as
counsel for the Holly. Sugar Com
pany. n beet sugar concern of tho
west. and sought to devotion that
members of the firm of J. r. Morgan
and Company had been Interested"
In having Hodges accept the post of
treasurer Of the national committee,
the whole session was marked by
frequent sharp exchanges between
cntermyer and the witness In which
Weyland Kirkland. counsel for the
republican national committee, occa
sionaliy joined. Kirkland asserted
tnae the whole plan OF the charges
laid before the committee about n
Republican "slush' fund was onlv "a
biun and had no support in evil
dence.
The elimination of these OK
changes came after Hodges had
made somewhat impassioned and
dramatic defense Of himself against
what he termed destinations and
innuendoes" emanating from Demo-
cratic and LaFoIlette Headquarters.
mat ne had something to do with the
delay In the tariff Commission TO the
proposition that the sugar be lowered.
Hodges declared that this and 9TH
er insinuations and innuendoes"
which he enumerated. were false.
ana Kirkland then asked him II
there was any intention on his part
OF using the influence his place as
treasurer Of the Republican national
committee has given him to inter-
vene with the administration in the
event OF the election OF President
Coolidge on behalf Of the sugar in
ter ests.
Certainly not" Hodges replied.
Not for the sugar interests or any
other interests"
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CONSERVATIVES BIG LEAD IN
BRITISH ELECTIONS INDICATE
PARTY WILL GOVERN NATION
With Half of Returns
In Have 160 Seats
Against 103 of All
Other Parties La
borites Second with
II and Liberals Third
with 22-Ex-Premier
Asquith Defeated

London, Oct. 80 (Ry A. P)-
The Conservative Party APP
peared headed toward early re-
turn to power, with a working
majority over all others, when
at 800 o'clock this morning
almost half the constituencies
of Great Britain had reported
their votes cast in yesterdays
election for the new parlia-
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30
Dunn Will De-
liver Charge This
Morning Youths
confession Admitted
AZ Testimony Ex-
merits Say Mcdonald
will Always Have
Mentality of 10 IL
Year-Old

Ellsworth. Me, Oct. 2s-At the ad-
.,u,nment Of court tonight the trial
- Roland Mcdonald. the 15-year-old
Amherst youth, for the murder OF the
,1.rear.old school teacher. Louise
cerrish, last May. was completed
with the exception OF the charge to
the fury by Associate Justice Charles
/ Dunn, which will be given at the
ooeuing OF the court tomorrow morn
ing.
Al the opening OF court this morn
ing Justice Dunn. ruling against OBJ
,ections of the counsel for the de-
Tense, admitted as testimony for the
nrosecution the signed confession Of
Mcdonald covering all details of the
alleged murder; the testimony OF De-
tectiye James A. Wood and others Of
tho re-enactment OF the tragedy on
the scene by Mcdonald. who even
went as far as illustrating the posi-
ton of the girls body in the grave;
and conversation about the case
which Mcdonald had with q fellow
prisoner.
Attorney f. p. Murray Of Bangor
called two witnesses for the defense,
Superintendent l.. J. Tyson OF the
Augusta State hospital. and Superin-
tcndent Carl J. IIedin OF the Bangor
State hospital. who testified substan-
TALLY that Mcdonald had the mental
ity Of a ten and II half year old boy,
although according to the town
clerks records he was Is years old in
March. Cross examination brought
out the admission that the boy should
know right from wrong.
In his closing argument Attorney
Murray claimed responsibility and
defective mind but not diseased or
insane. Attorney General Shaw In
closing for the State. claimed that
Mcdonald was fully and entirely re-
sponsiblc for the deed.
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Wilbur Defends
Judicial System

providence. Il. l.. Oct. 2S.-The
,hIre constitution would be nullified
Wy an amendment giving congress
rvwer 10 re-enact legislation over the
"u'erse opinion of the supreme
court, Secretary Wilbur declared to-
nG:ht at a public mass meeting.
IN thus making constitutional re-
Nrietions subject TO legislative con-
WnL he said. there would be no Ie-
sai obstacle to congress re-establish-
my slavery, or to an overturn OF
pic
secretary Wilbur devoted his en-
ure address, his first political speech
Nnce he was called east from Cali
iornia by President Coolidge. to a
ee,ense of the judicial system. He
1'aiculed the charge that majority
rue In the courts made the will Of
one Judge outweigh those Of his sew
esal associates,