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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Fireman, Marked
For Death, Has His
Dearest Wish Granted

Freeport, N. Y, Aug. S-Everett
Gallaudet, erswhile volunteer fireman
OF treeport and now a victim of tu-
berculosis. sat by the window Of his
parents home yesterday and smiled
as he waited for what the doctors
nave told him is inevitable He had
had his wish and the memory was
sweet.
Six months ago Gallaudet, who is
twenty-one, forced to bid farewell to
the firemen with whom he had served
enthusiastically three years and go
to the county sanitarium at Farming
dale. Three weeks ago he was sent
home to die.
His interest in the fire department
had grown keener with absence; he
talked of nothing to visiting COM
rades but the $4,000 aerial truck
with Go foot ladders and the new
chiefs car that had been purchased
since he left.
I'D like to see them before / GO"
he told Chief J. G. Mauersberger.
The silent alarm" reached head
quarters and presently the apparatus
rolled up to Everett Gallaudet's
house. Forty firemen swarmed about
the aerial truck: its ladder and fly
ladder reared upward before young
Gallaudet's eyes.
When the manoeuvers were over
the men filed In and shook the inva-
lids hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Burglar Kills One
In SOmerYille. Mass.

Somerville, Mass, Aug. 8--David
NJ. Noble was shot and instantly
killed by a burglar late tonight as he
entered the residence of his father
in-law on Central street. Mobiles
brother in law, Raymond Thiery.
awakened by the shot. was knocked
unconscious as he fell down the cell
lar stairs during a struggle with the
intruder whom he met attempting
to escape fifth a sack of silverware.
William o. Thiery, who was also
in bed. found the body Of his son-in =
law just inside the front door, his
fingers. grasping his door keys.
The man who Noble, leaving Ray
mond Theiery at the foot Of the cell
lar steps, left the house by a rear
door. Police said that they were I'M
able to find any clue upon which they
could work.
Raymond Thiery was taken to a
hospital suffering from a slight con-
cussion Of the brain and minor in
jurfes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Labor Federation
Council to Attend
Inaugural of Gales

Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. Soy A..
pat the personally extended invi-
tation of General Plutarco Elias Gales,
president-elect of Mexico, during a Sc
cretly arranged journey here from New
York. the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor voted
today to attend the inaugural of Cen
eral Gales at Mexico City next De-
cember /.
General Gales and his party were
here only three and half hours, re-
turning this afternoon to New York
whence the president-eIect will sail
shortly for a pre7inaugural vacation in
Europe.
General Gales his party and the
executive council were guests of Sam
uel Gompers, president of the A. +. of
L., at luncheon.
In a luncheon address, General Gales
declared that he had been elected as
labor party candidate and pledged
assurance that he never would be
traitor" and that his government of
Mexico would be "emincntly construc-
tive" and that all his acts would be
directed toward the betterment of the
oppressed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Defends British
Labor Party's Policy
With Working Man

WilliamStOwn, MASS, aug. o-1He
charge that the policy of the Labor
Party in England is made by an in
telligensia and that the trade union
list is duped into supporting socialistic
fads of academic theorists is no more
true. declared Richard H. Tawney in
his second lecture at the Institute of
Politics here tonight, than the criti-
cism voiced twenty years ago against
the electing of day laborers" to par
lament.
Despite its picturesque qualities,
this assertion, according to Mr.. Taw-
ney, assumes a mental docility on the
part of the working man and an I'M
natural acumen on the part or his
present leaders which has little rela-
ton to realities. What Is true, he
said, is that in the last ten years the
personnel of the party has been
greatly increased in its range and
variety and that although the trade
unionists stir predominant, the par
liamentary party includes a great
number of persons who have come
into the movement through different
channels. Mr.. 'Tawney also deplored
the financial dependence Of his party
on trade union support for fighting
elections and stated that local labor
parties were often obliged to pass
over able candidates who did not
enjoy the support of the trade unions!
A redeeming feature exists, he
said in the more thorough diffusion
OF life throughout the local branches
of the party than is the case with
parties better provided with funds
and less dependent on missionary
effort.
General William Crozier, follow
ing an outline by Professor j. T.
Shotwell of Columbia University or
the provisions of an American"
draft Of a treaty to be submitted TO
the council of the league of nations In
September, made an objection In an
omen conference today that the Unit
ed States would be unwise to assent
in advance to decision of the per-
manent court of international JUS
tice on the point of whether she was
the aggressor in any way.
For the purposes of illustration,
General .CroZier said that while this
country was clearly in the right IN
1882 on the issue of Great Brttafn's
right to impress our seamen the law
of that period as interpreted by Cen
eral Foster and Admiral Mahan
would have led to different decision.
The rub comes, the speaker said. in
the fact that there is no international
law making body and that 1t Is pro-
posed to set up a judicial body In a
field of highest importance WITHOUT
an accompanying legislative body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
tAF0LLETTE SEES
EARLY DEATH XII
lUX kLAN IN U. s.

Washington. Aug. S-Senator La
Toilette as. an independent presi-
Dental candidate intends to debote
his energy during the campaign
mainly to fighting private monopoly
which he considers the dominant,
all embracing ISSUE"
He disclosed his intention today in
letter to Robert P. Schripps. news
paper publisher. in which he vigor-
ously denounced the Ku Klux Khan
by name and expressed regret that
this and other. questions unrelated
to the vital issue" had been injected
into the campaign.
Il am unalterably opposed to
the evident purposes of the secret
organization known as the Ku Klux
Kan as disclosed by its public acts"
said Senator LaFollette. adding that
IN his opinion the order cannot
long survive" Pledging himself to
an unrelenting effort ito break the
combined power of the private mo-
nopoly system over the political and
economic life Of the American peo-
ple." the senator continued.
ITO this issue insofar as I am able
shall hold the attention of the
voters of this country. From this
position I shall not be turned aside"
At LaFollette headquarters here
1t was said that the candidate would
confine his campaign speeches al
most entirely to a discussion of the
monopoly question and kindred ISIS
ueS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Hold Doctor in
Death of MalOney
Girl in His Office

New York, Aug. S.-Septic poison
ing which set in after an operation
caused the death of Miss Monica
Maloney of Brookline, Mass. in the
office of DR.. Hanley Cannon on
Thursday night, DIR. Thomas A.
Gonzales, assistant medical exam
liner. said after an autopsy today.
DIR. Cannon, arrested last night,
was held without bail today on a
charge of suspicion of homicide and
will appear for examination Wednes-
day. He waived re-arraignment and
was sent to the Tombs whence he
was transferred to Bellevue hospital
after a collapse.
The body of the girl was en-
balmed within an hour and half
after she died. police said. and DIR.
Gonzales asserted that this had him
dered the autopsy.
A gra duate nurse, who said she
attended Miss Maloney up to her
death, denied DIR. Cannon had per-
formed the operation which led to
the girls death. DR.. Cannon also
issued a denial.
DIR. Cannon was released in $4,000
bail tonight.
The bail was granted by Magis-
trate Richard F. McKiniry. in night
court on the plea of Mrs. Cannon and
the physicians lawyer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Coolidge to Take
Vacation After
Notification Meet

Washington, Aug. S-Satis1ed
with progress of the Republican
campaign. President Coolidge decid-
ed after receiving a report on the
situation today from Chairman But
Ter of the national committee to take
a vacation of ten or twelve days
shortly after the formal notification
exercises to be held here August IA.
Mr.. Coolidge plans to go to his
fathers home at Plymouth. VT, fol-
lowing custom of many years. Mrs.
Coolidge and their son, John, will
comprise the remainder Of the par
ty. 1t will be the first time Mr.. Coo
lidge has left the White House for
more than two days since he entered
office q year ago. At Plymouth Mr..
Coolidge was administered the oath
OF office by his father early In the
morning following the death of
President Harding last August.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Warrants Issued for Eight Election
0fficia|s--First Step In Ballot Box
Stutting On Primary Day. Charged
With Conspiracy to DGtraud
Hearing Probable Today

Portland, Me, Aug. S.-t'ormal pros
ccution was started without loss OF
time today of the Ward officials who
are alleged to have conspircd To change
the results in that ward at the juno
primaries So that Frank q. Harrington
of Augusta was given several hundred
alleged fraudulent votes. resulting in
his apparent nomination as Republican
candidate for governor until recount
was concluded yesterday which gave
the nomination to Ralph .. Brewster
of this city.
Six OF the eight ward officials for
whose arrest warrants were sworn out
today by Sheriff King r. Graham. by
whose Investigation of the checklists
this situation was revealed, are Demo-
Gratis. These are Warden James II.
Walsh. Charles T. McGinty and q. r.
Mansfield, the ballot clerks: George r.
Means, an election clerk; Charles
Bowen and Patrick Ridge, checkers.
The others, Ward Clerk Wilbur c. CO.
rcy and Joseph IL. Adams, an election
clerk, are Republicans.
No arrests were made, hut the war
rants were served with instructions %
the respondents to appear in municipal
court tomorrow morning. IL was be-
lievcd that all had been reached but
it was expected that continuance
would be requested.
When the hearing is held there will
be included among the witnesses many
of the Ill persons who appeared before
the governor and council at the hearing
"Wednesday and yesterday and testified
that they had not visited the ward
room on primaries election day al
though their names were checked on
the voting lists as having voted.
The warrants charged them. among
other things, with ConSpiring to falsify
the legal results in the records ana
returns, interfere with the proceedings,
mark falsely and frauducntly the Of
fetal checklists. ballots, returns and
records, to neglect to perform certain
duties required Of them, and permit
to be done certain Illegal acts prohib
tied by law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Retake Another
Waldo Fugitive
One Is Still Free

Especial to the Kennebec Journal.)
Belfast, Me-. Aug. SIT was AL
blon Green of Brooks who stole the
key from the sheriff's house and
gave 1t to George II. Pearson Of Au-
gusta. who unlocked the jail doors
and liberated himself. Green and
Roger Greenlaw last Wednesday.
Green was taken into custody today
at Brooks. his home, his own father
giving him up to Sheriff Frank A.
Iittlefield. The boy Is held for the
September grand jury charged with
shooting Miss Dorothy Weber. a
Brooks high school girl. as she was
walking on the railroad tracks last
spring. He clans that he was shoot
ing at a crow and did not intend to
hit her. She has recovered.
When he got back to the jail today
he said that he passed the night not
far from the Jail and was up In
tree as the officers were hunting In
the bushes out near the cemetery.
Next day he made his way to a store
in Waldo where he got the only food
She had since he left the jail until he
arrived home this morning and his
mother fed him. She advised him.
however. as did his father, to go
back to Jail, but he refused and left
the house. Soon after he was sur
rounded and taken back to Belfast.
Greenlaw was caught yesterday in
Searsport, but Pearson Is still at
large. all separating as soon as they
got out of sight of the Jail. A man
answering to the description OF
Pearson was seen in South Hope
last night shortly before a store was
broken into and $15 and crackers.
herring and cheese were taken.
While not the slightest clue can be
found today. II is believed that 1t
was Pearson and all day Deputy
Sheriff C. NJ. Littlefield has been in
Knox county but unable to pick up
the trail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
ATTORNEY FALLON
FOUND NOT GUILTY
OF BRIBINC JUROR

New York. Aug S-The jury in the
case of William j. Fallon, criminal
lawyer. who has been on trial here
charged with bribing juror, return
ed a verdict of not guilty at 1l.05
tonight.
The jury was out almost six hours.
After trial lasting about three
weeks, one of the most bitterly fought
legal battles New York City has seen,
free man.
A wild demonstration followed the
announcement of the verdict. Friends
of the accused lawyer who have
crowded the courtroom and corridors of
the federal building each day of the
trial, often battling with deputy mar
shals to get a glimpse of the defend
ant, rushed around him and cheered for
many minutes, almost crushing him in
their efforts to shake his hand.
When word came that a verdict had
been reached there was a rush for the
courtroom. The spectators eagerly
scanned the faces of the jurors. Fallon
sat in the front seat at the counsel
table. His face was blahched His
head fell over to one side. He appear
ed as though about to faint. His part
ner. who had stood by him valiantly
through the long trial. Eugene +. Nc
Gee, sat in back OF him and leaned
forward to whisper word of courag
When the verdict was announced
Fallon sank forward in his chair. He
started to get up to thank the jury.
He took a step forward and swayed
on his feet. The jury had scarcely
looked toward i'm ard they starred to
file out. H. - a low word or two
but few heard him.
Afterwards he met the Jurors in the
anteroom and thanked each personally.
Judge McClintic CURLY announced
the discharge of the defendant and
directed the clerk to adjourn court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
GREENLAND BASES SOUGHT TO
insure COMPLETION U. S. FLIERS'
AROUND WORLD TRIP THIS YEAR
Mass. Federation
OF Labor Elects
At Boston Meeting

Boston. Aug. S.-Michael J. O'Don-
nell Of Boston was elected president Of
the Massachusetts, State Branch,
American Federation of Labor, at the
annual convention here today. Mr..
O'Donnell is a representative of Truck
Drivers Union IS of Boston.
Seven vice presidents were elected,
five Of them from Boston. They are
Mrs. Mary V. Murphy, Boston Musi-
clans Union; E. A. Johnson, secretary
of the United Building Trades Coun-
Gil, Boston; John Van Vaererewyck,
Cigar Makers Union 81, Boston,, Peter
]. Murphy, Street Garments Union.
Boston; Patrick Griffin, Steamfitters'
Union, Boston; Charles HI. Finn, Quin-
cy Central Labor Union, and Frank w.
Clifford, Brockton Central Labor Union.
Election of officers, normally the r.
nal event of the convention, was set
ahead. The convention will be contin-
ued tomorrow. Discussion of action
on a proposed workmens compensation
law not having been concluded, the
convention named Charles j. Hodson,
Boston, legislative agent for another
term and chose William Walsh, retir-
ing president, state delegate to the
convention of the American Federation
of Labor at Ell Paso. Lowell was
chosen for the 1925 convention.
According to messages from Detroit,
Walsh has been suspended from mems
bership in the Boston Street Garments
Union by the executive board of the
National Railway Employees Unioni
Pending notification by mail. the con-
vention was not prepared to act. Walsh
asserted he would consider himself in
good standing until notified otherwise!
Reported friction within the Boston
local, of which Walsh was formerly
business agent, was investigated by
President w. D. Mahon and First Vice
President William f. Fitzgerald after
Walsh was said to have made charges
against local and international officers
of the association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
PATTANGALL BEGINS

Portland. Maine. AugI 8-With
the nomination of Ralph o. Brews-
ter of this city as the Republican
candidate for Governor at the BIZ
ennial election one month from to-
day officially declared, the zone
great issue" of the campaign has
been defined. William r. Pattangall,
the Democratic gubernatorial can
didate declared in an address at
Calais last night, and in Pembroke,
his birthplace.
Issues are not made by polite
ians." he said, but are composed of
what Is important in the minds of
the people. The issue of this cam
paign is whether the people of
Maine are going to allow the state
to be governed by the Ku klux
Khan. or not"
Mr.. Pattangall. one of the Maine
delegates, presented on the floor of
the Democratic national convention
in New York the minority report of
the resolutions committee which
definitely named the Khan in ex-
pressing opposition to it. This re-
port was defeated by a small mar
gin.
There has arisen recently some
thing entirely new in the political
fabric of our state" he said in his
Washington county speeches. IAN
effort Is being made to divide the
people of Maine on a matter which
has no place in political. govern
mental or social life.
Mr. Brewster is the Republican
choice of the Ku Klux Khan. When
Mr.. Farnsworth, (former King Klea-
gle of Maine) spoke in Portland City
Hall last year, he declared he would
name the next Governor of Maine.
He hasn't done that yet, but he has
named one of the candidates" He
said the national and Maine Khan
papers had announced State Senator
Brewster as their candidate.
Mr.. Pattangall said three United
States senators told him at the ma
tional convention they thoroughly
agreed with his stand in naming
that organization in the resolutions,
but that. IL they should publicly
make 1t known. they would be"sign-
ing their political death warrants,
for the Khan controlled the politics
of their states"
II believe" said Mr.. Pattangall,
that a governmental issue and not a
religious issue is raised by this.
which. unless met firmly, win dis
rupt the Democratic party, the Re-
publican party, the State, and the
government of the nation.
when we founded the country,
we agreed to recognize no religion.
that all men had equal rights and
that the door of opportunity should
be closed to none. regardless Of
race, nativity or religion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
More Roads May
Be Taken in the
Nickel Plate Merger

New York, Aug. S.-Wall Street
heard today that the plans of the
Van Sweringen brothers of CIeve-
land for the formation of the giant
Nickel Plate" system which already
includes the Nickel Plate" Chesa-
Feake & Ohio, Hooking Valley, Erie
and Peie Marquette railroads, also
contemplate the addition of the
Delaware, Lackaw:tnEa Il Western,
wheeling 81 Lake iiric and Virginian
Railway properties. Recent heavy
buying of the Lackawanna and
Wheeling &c Lake Erie stocks, which
are quoted on the New York stock
exchange around the years high
prices, is said to have been for the
account of interests allied with the
Van Sweringens.
Coincident with this informa ton,
reports were circulated in the fnan-
cial district that five instead OF four
trunk lines, the fifth to be operated
jointly by the four other systems.
will be suggested to the Interstate
Commerce Commission as a possible
solution Of the grouping OF the rail-
roads east of the Mississippi and
west the Hudson. This plan is
understood to have the endorsement
of trunk line executives who have
been holding conferences throughout
the summer in order to prepare a
substitute for the commissions
original grouping plan which has
been altered by the Van Sweringcn
activities.
The four systems already set UP
include the Greater Nickel Plate,
the Pennsylvania, the New York
Central and the Baltimore & Ohio.
Delaware & Hudson has been pro-
posed as the nucleus of the fifth
group to be opera Jointly by the
other four.
The Lehigh Valley is expected to
become a part of the New York
Central system. while the Baltimore
& Ohio probably will acquire con-
troll of the Reading and Central
Railroad of New Jercey. 1t was
pointed out that the present plans
are tentative and may be altered
before the proposition is submitted
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for it's approval.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Shenandoah Starts
MOOring Mast Test

Newport, IL. H.. Aug. o. L lie nav '
dirigible Shenandoah was moored to
the special mooring mast on the L. s.
S. Patoka at s. o'clock tonight in Mar
ragansett Bay. She will undergo a
test of the mobile anchorage tonight.
The task of mooring the big dirigi-
BILE was accomplished in about an hour.
There was scarcely a breath of air STIR
ring and hardly ripple on Narragan-
sett Bay when att o'clock the Shenan-
doah slowly dropped down and let fall
about 1000 feet of line. This lire was
picked up by the Patoka and slowly
drawn in to the mast on the stern.
The point picked for the mooring
operation was off Prudence Island,
where the tide rip was at it's lowest.
The feat was performed with both
craft drifting just at the turn of the
tide. Prospects were for almost per-
feet weather during the experiment to-
night.
The entire operation Of tying the
great aircraft to the mast of the PATIO
ko was accomplished apparently with
out untoward incident. After dropping
the line, the Shenandoah was moneu-
vered so that the cable could be picked
up by the mother ship.
Then. with the mother ship and the
dirigible drifting slowly with the turn
of the tide, the Patoka maintaining just
enough Roadway to keep into the light
wind. the cable was hauled in. Two or
three times the Shenandoah discharged
ballast, dipping and rising as she was
drawn in to the mast on the Patoka's
stern.
Should conditions remain favorable
the test will be continued three days
to try out thoroughly the stability of
the mast and the effect of mobile moor
ing on the dura-aluminum frame of the
airship. If the test proves satisfac-
tory the Patoka will be the sea anchor
age of the dirigible in subsequent
movements of the feet.
It was understood here tonight that
IL weather conditions permitted, the
Shenandoah would be cut loose to-
morrow for a second trial at mooring
her the mast. If conditions remain
favorable. tbs big dirigible will con-
tinue moored to the mast for the
period of three days and night plan
ned for to test the stability of the
mobile anchorage to ascertain the eff
feet OF the mooring on the dura-
aluminium framework Of the airship.