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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26

Washington, May 2S-Developments
within the next few days will settle
the question Of whether congress will
be able to adjourn in advance of the
national political conventions,
Farm relief and railroad legisla ton
Is the only stumbling block to the
fruitton Of plans Of leaders Of both of
the major parties to wind up this
session on June Z.
The whole issue centers now
around the McNary- Haugen agricul-
tural bill and the Howell Barkley
proposal to abolish the railroad labor
board.
Consideration Of both has been be-
gun in the house. and the senate is
awaiting action there.
The McNary Haugen bill will be
side-tracked for at least three days
this week for other, legislation, in
Guiding action on the tax revision
conference report and the naval con-
struction bill. Leaders plan to bring
the McNary- Haugen measure to a
vote the latter part OF the week, but
Ats friends concede that the outcome
is in doubt.
Defeat. Of the measure would throw
the whole farm relief situation IN the
air. Several bills are pending in the
senate, but efforts there to press them
have been withheld pending house
action. There is O wide difference of
opinion in the senate as to the form
relief legislation should take.
Should the McNary- Haugen bill
fail, the farm blocs in the house. and
senate will make a'strenuous effort to
have some other form of relief legis-
lation enacted at the last minute, or
falling In that will oppose the present
plan for adjournment next month,
urging instead a recess over the
period Of the conventions.
At the beginning of what now Is
expected to be the final week Of the
session, the Howell-Barkley bill will
be called up again with proponents
meantime seeking to obtain q special
rule to give 1t right OF way. This
vancouver has been decided upon in
the belief that the Republican organi-
zation intends to continue its opposi-
ton with a view to heading off vote.
With the tax bill conference report
disposed of, the senate IS prepared
now to pass the postal pay increase
bill and the remaining appropriation
measures. 1t will continue this week
under high pressure and leaders hope
to have the calendar fairly well
cleaned Of everything except farm re-
lief legislation by the end of the week.
The resolution for American adhe-
sion to the world court probably Will
be called up in the very near future
with a view to discussion. There Is
little, IL any. probability of action,
however. at this session.
While a number of the COMPRESSION
al Investigations have come to Close
others still are in full force and some
are vet to get under way. Those stlii
to be started include those into air.
craft activities. the official conduct OF
federal Judge Baker of the Northern
West Virginia district, and the North
ern Pacific land grants, the Daugher-
ty investigation. marked recently by
tumultuous scenes. will be resumed
tomorrow as will the Mayfield cleo.
ton contest and the shipping board
inquiry in the house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26
Larkin Followers
Arrested in Dublin
BY Free State Men

Dublin, May % (By A. P)-Free
State soldiers this morning seized the
famous Liberty Hall and arrested
forty-five followers of James Lar
kin. the labor agitator, who was said
to have taken forcible possession of
the hall Saturday evening from the
official wing of the transport work.
ers' union and collected subscriptions
from members who came to pay their
dues.
The troops were withdrawn this
afternoon on orders from General
Murphy, COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
dublin metropolitan police, where
upon Larkin and members of his
I.aikin in a speech declared that des-
p:te all opposition he would stick by
the workers.
A majority Of those arrested were
members of the "Citizen Army
witch fought during Easter Week,
1916, under James Connolly. Com
mandant General of the irish Re
publican army" who was executed
FOR his share in the rebellion. Today
Larkin visited Dundalk, where, des-
cr1bing the seizure of Liberty Hall
he said that sixty three E1emoers OF
the transport union. If which ne is
the head, were prisoners. "held by
brute force of the bayonet with n
view to compelling them to return TO
work as beaten ours and servile
slaves"
Liberty Hail is headquarters of the
unskilled transport workers organi-
cation founded by Larkin and where
.he "citizen army" was formed prior
to the 1915 rebellion. During Lar
kin's absence in the United States
the regular trades union leaders took
control Of the place and since Lar
kin's return there has been a strug-
gle for control between Larkin and
them.
Recently the gas workers on strike,
who were advised by their regular
leaders to return to work pending
government inquiry into their de-
mands, rejected this advice and
adopted Larkin's leadership. There
was a legal struggle in the law
courts between the rival leaders. and
the courts decided against Larkin.
Today's incident forms chapter
in the struggle for leadership be-
TWEEN Larkin and his rivals which Is
seriously affecting the labor move
ment in the provinces, as well as in
Dublin.
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One of Moves of Authorities In
Death of Gerrish Girl at Am
herst, Maine--BostOn Detective,
Working On Clues Attorney
General Takes Charge of Case
Funeral of Murdered Teacher
Held In Winter HarbOr 4
BOY UNDER SUSPICION

Amherst. Me-. May 25-The sending
Of boys coat to hospital in Ban
gor for examination as to supposed
bloodstains, the addition of a detec-
tive from Boston to the force Of in
vestigators, and the entry of Attorney
General Ransford w. Shaw into the
case were the three outstanding de-
velopments today in the investigation
into the murder Of Louise Gerrish,
10 years old school teacher, last We'd
nesday.
With officials silent late tonight as
to the direction in which their in
vestigation had CARED them beyond
the statement Of Sheriff Wescott that
Inquiries In the case had narrowed
down to four or five persons. the iden-
tity of the slayer remained as much
Of q mystery as on the afternoon OF
last Thursday when the girls buck
shot-riddled body was found in 4
shallow grave half q mile from the
center of the village.
The coat, sent to Bangor today by
County Attorney William L. Whiting,
was said to belong to one of Miss Ger
rish's boy pupils. Tonight Attorney
General Shaw was speeding north from
Portland to devote himself to the in
vestigation, having set in motion the
entire legal machinery Of the State.
Meanwhile. as the investigation pro-
ceeded, funeral services were held at
Winter Harbor. the town the girl left
to attept the position of school teacher
here. Russell Williams Of Amherst, the
slain girls sweetheart. and Walter
Coomes, a former, followed in the pro-
cession from the Baptist church to the
cemetery,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26
FUNERAL HELD

Winter Harbor, Me-. May 25-F'u-
neral services for Miss 20 Louise b.
Gerrish. victim OF the Amherst ira
gedy, were held ut ten o'clock this
forenoon in the Baptist church he's,
OF which she was a devoted attend
ant and n teacher in the Sunday
school. The service was conducted
by Rev. II. W. Nutter, the pastor,
and hymns were sung by quartet
composed Of B. c. Bickford. Mrs.
Beulah Blanche. Mrs. Laura Hancock
and Frank Wakefield.
The casket was banked with now-
ers, including offerings from class
mates of the deceased in Winter
Harbor High school. where she was
graduated last June. The bearers
were four classmates Of the deceased
Alton Gerrish, a cousin; Arnold
JOY, Freeland Nash and Harold
Grover.
Amherst. Nc, May 24-Atty. Gen.
Ransford w. Shaw today took per-
sonal charge of the efforts to appre-
bend the murderer of Miss Louise
Cornish. the 19-year-old school
teacher who was slain last Wednes-
day and whose body was found in
wooded district off the Bangor
Calais road Thursday afternoon.
Continued on Page e-Col. 81
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Hold Woman in
Killing New York
Garage Manager

New York, May 25.-Samuel Brown.
80 years old. a garage manager, was
shot and killed in a Lower Broadway
hotel early today and woman who
gave the name of Dorothy Brown, "a,
was arrested and charged with the muir
der. The police found her seated on
the bed in the room in which she and
Brown had lived smoking a cigarette
and contemplating the body ct her feet.
She displayed no emotion when arrest
ed and stoically refused to discuss the
shooting.
Brown left a widow and five small
children. Mrs. Brown. told of the muir
der. only commented that "it served my
husband right" the police said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26
MARKETS HOLDING
GOOD DESPITE THE
AIR OF UNCERTA INTY

New York, May 25.-(By A. P.)-
With legislative uncertainties still a
restraining influence. Industrial re-
ports received in financial circles in
dicate that the recession in business
still is coming on. 1t is pointed out,
however. that the decrease in pro-
duction is now at less rapid rate.
Thus is the steel industry, output
Is now at about sixty per cent of
capacity. This is slightly lower. but
the loss does not compare with that
of the corresponding period in April
Buying of steel products is light and
the pig iron market is soft. Buyers
are testing the ir0I market with IN
quiries. but show little disposition 70
close trades. On the other hand, It
Is stated that consumption of steel
products is much larger than the
current rate Of deliveries. With
existing large productive capacity
steel makers are also less disposed
to let prices sink below the cost of
production than v'as the case before
the war. Under these circumstances,
the trade rather expects a waiting
market to continue for a while lon
ger.
Revised figures for automobile
production during April show that
the curtailment from the rate of
March was smaller than preliminary
figures suggested. An output of 337.-
600 cars is only per cent below the
total for March. Progress has been
made in productions to sales and the
results for the second quarter will
be better in some instances than
those for the first. Railroad car
loading, which for many weeks have
been affected by the slump in coal
production. are now rejecting in in
creased measure the slackening of
activity in the steel industry. Ore
loadings during the weekend May
10 were some $4,000 cars below those
I'm the corresponding week last year:
Coke loading. on the same basis,
were more than 6,000 cars smaller.
If these losses be added to those in
coal shipments. the total shows
decrease of approximately 10000 cars
as compared with last year. These
classifications therefore very nearly
account for the decline in total load
ings. which amounts to 65, 500 cars.
Shipments of merchandise and less
than carload freight continue to set
new high records for the season of
the year. Loadings of miscellaneous
freight, however, are substantially
below those of a year ago. Altogether
the figures indicate the curtailment
of industrial activity but support the
contention that <frade in general is
on substantial basis. i.
The tendency of commodity prices
IL still downward. declines outnum-
bering advances by a substantial
margin.
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Alarmed Over
Rumania's Attitude
NOn-Greek Churches

Boston. May 25.-The Rev.
G. Cornish. secretary of the
American Unitarian Association,
sailed for Europe today on the
Scythia as one of a commission of
American and English clergymen
who are to investigate reports of OPP
preston and misgovernment of the
non-Greek churches in Pennsylvania
by the Rumanian government.
Others on the commission are the
Rev. James A. Morehead of New
York City, executive director of the
National Lutheran Council: the
Rev. DR.. Charles A. Schaeffer of
Philadelphia, general secretary of
board Of home commissions of the
Reformed Church of the United
United States; the Rev. DR.. Sylvester
Beach Of Princeton and the Rev.
DIR. A. s. Hurn of Leicester, England,
representing the British and foreign
Unitarian Associations. The COM
mission will meet In England early
In June and will proceed to Paris and
then to Bucharest to confer with the
Rumanian government. In a state
ment before sailing DR.. Cornish
said:
| although by the Trianon treaty.
Roumanian guaranteed to safeguard
the rights of minorities, 1t Is report
ed that this country that this coun-
try has continued and even created
conditions of the utmost hardship
and intolerable injustice for the min
GRITTY. non-Greek churches tn
Pennsylvania, the province which.
after the World War. was taken
from Hungary and given to Rou-
mania by this treaty. Protestant and
Catholic churches in America and
Great Britain. alarmed ut the
threatened extinction of their sister
churches in Pennsylvania, are financ-
Ing this journey Of their representa-
tives in the hope of influencing the
Roumanian government to abide by
both the spirit and the letter of the
Trianon treaty"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26
Negro Surrenders
In Fear of Own Race
In N. Y. Black Belt

New York. May 25-Declaring that
he feared that his own people would
track him down and lynch him, Will
liam Miller, Harlem negro gambler,
known to the police as yellow
Charleston" surrendered to the au-
thorities today for the murder last
night of Baron D. Wilkins, wealthy
negro cabaret owner and politician,
and another negro.
Miller said he had fled from Har-
lem to- Jersey City. N. j., after he
had shot down Wilkins for his re-
fusal to lend him 500 with which
to flee the city to escape the con-
sequences Of q crime committed a
few minutes before when he shot and
killed a companion in a pool room
brawl. After walking the streets
all night he said he determined to
surrender himself when he learned
that thousands of the residents of
the Harlem BLACK Belt" were seek
ing him. Wilkins was very popular
with his people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26

Chicago, May o5.-The body of
Robert Franks. Is year old victim
of kidnappers and son Of Jacob
Franks, millionaire manufacturer,
was laid to rest In Rose Hill ceme-
terry this afternoon.
While two readers of the Christian
Science faith were conducting the
brief services detectives were
searching for the purchaser of a for
al piece received at the Franks home
accompanied by a card on which was
written,
sympathy Of George Johnson"
\ George johnson was the name
signed by several letters received at
the Franks home demanding ransom
money of $4,000 for the boys re-
turn and given by a man in tele-
phone conversation with the father.
Authorities obtained a good des-
cription of the man from the florist
who said the purchaser appeared
nervous, wrote and, discarded sew
eral cards before he seemed salts
fed. then hurriedly left the shop and
entered a waiting automobile.
Franks was kidnapped as he left
oNiAOOi p" OoACSOdy dlICk
noonff His nude body was found in
a sculvert several miles south of his
parents home the next morning.
Before the discovery of the body
the father had received letters and
telephone calls demanding ransom
money and Instructions where to
take 1t. While waiting<for the ap-
pointed time. to deliver the money
tho boys uncle, who had learned OF
the finding of the body. visited the
morgue aud identified It..
AS the casket was carried from the
home hundreds OF curious bystand-
ers removed their hats.
The father, supported by two
friends. followed the casket with tot
tetdng steps. z.s.2....
n AS Mrs. Franks left the house she
was escorted by policeman, one of
the guards stationed there as the re-
suit of threats made since the killing
of Robert.
More than a dozen policemen were
in front T the house.
Despite the fact that more than
5000 police and detectives. spurred
on by a $4,000 reward for the ap-
prehension of the slayers, are work.
ing on the case they are admittedly
no closer to. solution than they
were when the boys body was found.
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HOUSE VOTE TODAY

Washington, May 25.-The tax re-
duction bill faces its final congress
sionsl barrier tomorrow when the
house takes up the conference re-
port.
Carrying the Democratic income
rate schedule and house Republican
provision for limited publicity and
an increase in the estate tax, the
report IL expected to receive the
same overwhelming approval given
by the senate yesterday.
Although President Coolidge's at
titude on the bill remains undeter-
mined, there is an almost unanimous
lineup of Republicans for the meas
ure in its present form. Chairman
Smoot of the senate finance COM
mittee corrected previous estimates
in his speech yesterday and declared
on the basis of latest treasury fig
ures the bill in its present form
would permit payment of the bonus
and all other government expenses
next fiscal year and leave a surplus
OF about S2,O0O.0OO. This did not
take into account other pending bills
calling for special appropriations,
such as the postal employees sal
airy increase measure.
Elimination of this fiscal objection
to the measure would leave the bill
open to attack from the treasury
on the increase in the estate tax and
the proposal for limited publicity
which requires that the amount OF
tax paid by all taxpayers be pub
lished as well as permitting inspec-
ton of all the returns by certain
congressional committees.
The house is expected to spend
time tomorrow in debate of the con-
ference report. Approval would
permit despatch of the bill to the
president by Tuesday. Ten days are
allowed for the president to study
the measure.
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League of Women
Voters Out Strong
For World Court

Washington, May 25.-Both major
parties at their forthcoming national
conventions will be asked by the Ma
tional League of Women Voters to go
on record as favoring American adhe-
sion to the permanent court Of inter-
national justice and participation by
the United States in international con-
ferences for elimination of the causes
of war and for humanitarian purposes.
The league announced today that it
also would seek insertion in the Repub-
lican and Democratic platforms of
planks recommending enactment of fed
eral laws for the protection of chill
dren in industry after adoption and
ratification of the child labor amend
ment; adequate appropriations for the
home economics, women's and chill
dren's bureaus in the federal depart
ments, and support of the merit sys-
tenn as the basis of appointment to Of
fee and Of promotion in office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Wilton. Me-. May 24-'It is to be
greatly regretted that in primary
political campaign an issue, so call
ed, should have been raised in re-
gard to the appropriation of money
for sectarian schools" Hon. Frank G..
Harrington, candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor, de-
clared in an address here today. ut
In useless to evade the real facts.
Had it not been true that two Cath
Ollie sectarian schools in Maine were
receiving small amount of money
from the State such an issue, as it is
called. would never have been raised.
Any fair minded person, no matter how
he may feel on the question, must
admit that this is true. 1t is idle
Continued on Page 3+col. y
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POSSIBLE UNION
OF PRESBYTERIAN
GROUPS OF NATION

Grand Rapids, Mich, May 25.-tBy
A. P)-Possibility of the union of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States of America and the Presbyterian
church in the United States (South)
broke sharply before the 1s6th Presby-
terrain general assembly late tonight
with announcement that DR.. Thornton
Whaling, moderator of the southern
assembly, will attend the assembly
here Tuesday.
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Coolidge Better
But Misses in
Church Attendance

Coolidge. although practically re-
covered from the effects of his
bronchial cold. isn't. feeling quite
normal yet. and so did not attend
churches services today as Is his al
most invariable custom. Mrs. Cool
idge attended church, accompanied
ny Frank w. Stearns Of Boston. who
Is q White House guest.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
after returning late in the day from
Arlington. where the President spoke
az tho Confederate Memorial Day
exercises, drove to the navy yard and
boarded the Mayflower for short
cruise down the Potomac.
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Mexican Miners
TRAPPED i'm Crash

Mexico City. May 25.-Several miners
we're entombed and large NUMBER
we're injured when a collapse occurred
Yesterday in some shafts of the Sirena
Mine near Guanajuatoa. The number
of men missing is not known up to the
present time.
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Bangor Boy Hit
BY Automobile. Dies

Bangor. Me-. May 25-Alton Peters,
aged six, SON Of Shanto Peters of
this city, while playing on the side
walk near his home today. was
struck by O car driven by Walter
Trueworthy, which was not under
control and ran upon the sidewalk,
and SO badly injured the boy that he
died At midnight In hospital.
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HOUSE Will FOLLOW SENATE
IN APPROVING TAX CUT BILL
COOLIDGE ATTITUDE UNKNOWN

Upper Branch Votes 60 to to Accept Confer
ence Report House Republicans A limo st
Unit for Approval in Vote to Be Taken
Today-Believed Measure as Now Framed
Will M ct All Government Expenses for
Next Fiscal Year, Including Bonus and Per-
nit Treasury Surplus of $4,000, 900 Veto
Not Regarded as Likely
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TO EXAMINE BOY PUPILS
COAT FOR BLOOD STAINS
IN Staying OF TEACHER
CONGRESS COURSE
IN DOUBT over
FARM RELIEF BILL
Wide Difference Of Opinion As
To Form Legislation
Should Take

Farm Bloc viii Oppose Adjourn
mcnt II McNary- Haugen Bill Fans
to Pass-Will Urge Instead a Re-
cess over Period of National Po-
litical Observation-Disclosures Leg
islation also Probable Stumbling
Block to Early End of Session
congressman Anxious to Get Away
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DONOR OF FLORAL
PIECE SOUGHT IN
DEATH FRANKS BOY
Sent. to Home of Slain Boy
Previous to Funeral
! E Held Sunday

NaMe Signed on Card Same rs that
ON Several Letters Received De-
handing Ransom of $4,000 for
Boys Rcturn-F,lOrist Gives Good
Description of Man Who Appeared
NervOus-Progress Slow I'm Search
Tor Slayer Despite Reward OF
{ $4,000 offered for Apprehension
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RIVAL CLOuD|NC
ISSUE IN Maine
SAYS HARRINGTON
Augusta Candidate for Guber-
material Nomination An
swers in Wilton Address

DepIOres Hatred and Intolerance
Being Engendered in Opponents
Advocacy of Proposed Constitu-
tional Amendment Forbidding
State Aid to Sectarian Schools
Declares His Main Fight Is to
Offset the Deliberate and Subtle
Attempts to Influence the Minds
of the People
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General Forecast

The air pressure was relatively
high Sunday night off the south At
lantic and north Pacific coasts and
low in all other districts. with a CEN
ter of minimum pressure over On
tario. This pressure distribution has
been attended by cool weather over
the northern states, east OF the
Rocky Mountains and by normal
temperatures elsewhere. 1t has also
been attended by cloudiness over
much of the country and withshow-
ers during the last "a hours in the
Atlantic states.
The outlook is for generally fair
weather Monday and Tuesday in the
Atlantic states.
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Kennebec Journal Co.

4. y. YLYNT. Assistant Manager ANA
Agent for North American Accident
Insurance Co.
iay26d1t
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THE WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY

Northern New England, Southern
New England and Eastern New York
Partly cloudy and moderate tenn
perature Monday and Tuesday.