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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Release Suspect
Who Resembled
Wife Murderer

New York: Jan. 1-Bearing n strik
ing resemblance to Major Norman
Percival Bailey. English officer
sought for the murder of his wife az
Hove. England. on December {, Car
lysle Mcintyre, of Thermal, Calf,
was detained as suspect for sew
eral hours upon his arrival in the
Orca today.
After undergoing A. severe Grilling
he won hts release by showing au-
thorities his American passport. is
sued last year and his certificate of
graduation from a German univer-
sity. He carried n library of philo-
sophie books.
McIntyre's appearance correspond
ed almost exactly with the descrip-
ton of Major Bailey received by the
ships officers and New York police
Age, height. and color of hair and
ewes were the same. He had SINH
lar dental peculiarities and body
scars.
Reports that Major Bailey was
travelling with an American girl led
officers to question Miss Helen Sted-
man. who stood by and treasured
Mcintyre during his ordeal. She said
she had gone abroad with n group
OF college girls 10 study European
conditions and was returning TO
Thermal, Calf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
MILLION LOSS IN
FIRE STANDARD OIL
PLANT IN indiana

Chicago, Jan. damage csti-
mated at close to one million dollars
was done by a fire at the Whiting,
Ind, Plant of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana this afternoon.
The machine shops and boiler
works. including several buildings
and most of the machinery in them
were practically destroyed and thirty
storage tanks containing about 300
eco gallons of gasoline were threat
ened by the flames.
Fire equipment from Whiting and
other nearby cities was summoned
to combat the flames and devoted
their efforts to saving the storage
tanks and gasoline from the flames
that were being driven toward them
by a high wind. The fire was
brought under control at the end of
three hours. Spontaneous combus-
ton of oily waste in the machine
shops is believed by officials to have
been responsible for the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
ScOfeld Death
Normal, 2 Women
Suspects Released

New York. Jan. 1.-TWO women
who had been hold as witnesses in
connection with the .lCath NcStcrda V
of Jerome b. Scoiicld, a wooden mcr-
chant, in the apartment of mani
curist on the West Side, were re-
leased today when the medical eX-
aminCr's autopsy showed that SEQ
field had died of heart trouble. Caus-
ed by hardening of the arteries.
The women We're Mrs. Robert Ar
mold and Miss Lorine Hall. mani
Curist in whose apartment Scoficld
died. According to Mrs. Arnold she
was invited to the apartment by
Scofield, n close friend of her nus
band. When she arrived she said.
SCofield was alone and offered her
n glass of champagne. She refused,
according to her story to the police,
and then Scotiold tried to attack her.
In the ensuing struggle she pushed
Scoiieid and he fell. she said. Then
She ran from the apartment.
When her husband was told of
what had happened he notified the
police. Miss Hall. having in the
meantime returned to her apartment
and discovered the body, also noti-
fed the police.
Scofield was married and had two
children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
u. S. FLEET OVER
100 OFF FOR WINTER
MANEUvERS, PANAMA

Washington. Jan. 1.-More than 100
varships. constituting the greatest ar
mazda ever 10 be gathered under the
tomorrow for The winter mancuNcrs at
Panama.
When assembled in southern waters
TIE feet will consist of Is battlCships,
four light cruisers. 63 destroyers. IL
submarines. one airplane carrier, one
airplane tender. four destroyer tenders,
three submarine tenders. five mine lay
ers ard 3S train vessels including re-
pair. fuel and hospital ships. The
fleet Will he under the command of Ad-
miral Robert +. CoontZ and attached
to It will he S, airplancS.
On the west coast the hattlcships
California. New Mexico. Maryland,
idaho. Arizona. Nevada, MISSISSIPPI.
Texas and New York Will steam out of
San Pedro together ard later will he
joined IN the Carih' can by the battle
ships PENNSYLVANIA and Tennessee. The
light cruiser omaha. two destroyer
tenders. and 50 dcstroycr' will fall in
with The battlcships of san Diego. The
aircraft tender Aroostook. the subma-
rine tenders Beaver Ortolan and Wild
geon and II submarines of the 5 type
also will sail from san Diego.
From points on the Atlantic the bat
tlcships Wyoming, Florida, Arkansas
and Utah. the light cruisers Richmond
and Milwaukee. the balloon ship
Wright. two destroyer tenders and 81
Gestroycrs will put to sea and consoh-
date their forces ut a rendezvous Off
the south Atlantic coast.
At the sar'" time the transports
Henderson and Ehaumoat will leave
Quantico. Va. with an cNpeditionnrN
force Of SEGA marines who are to par
ticipate in the mancuVers in Panama
and on Cuic5ra Island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Give Testimonial
Performance in
Honor Veteran Scott

New York. Jan. 1.-The fnal cur
tain at tonight's gala performance OF
"roSca" with Antonio Scotu in his
rayorite role of Scarpia was redrawn
to give Signor Scott the center of
the. stage in u brilliant ceremony
communicating the baritone's 18th
consecutive season at the Metropoli
tan Opera House. the city'S home OF
grand opera for four decades.
An audience, representing all
walks of life in the metropolis, gave
the veteran singer an ovation as of
licials and persons high in the social
and artistic life of the city handed
him testimonial gifts. Later, at Il
dinner in his honor under the aus
piccs OF the Italy-AmCriCa Society.
he received from the hands OF
Prince CactaIfi. Italian ambassador,
the decoration of the Order OF san
Maurizio r.. I.azZnro.
Three months less than five years
ago, the late EnriCo CaruSo. who
for many years was SCotti'S closest
friend was similarly honored by
New York theatre goers on the oc-
casiuns o. the 10Th anniversary OF
his operate debut in Italy and the
IbIn unlll\ tlSttlH VI li'o u''u' a. '''N
Metropolitan.
Friends Of both singers recalled
that il was Scott who induced Ca
russo to accept an engagement at
coycnt Garden in London. which
led eventually to his appearance III
New York.
Born in Naples in 1S6i. Scott
learned of his vocal powers when ne
was studying for the priesthood. In
1899 he made his debut in Malta In
Aida" His success was rapid and
he went to Milan the next season.
While filing an engagement IN Co.
vent Garden. London. he was IN
duCed to accept Il contract. Tor a tour
months season at the metropolitan.
The baritone made his DEBUT here
in don Giovanni" December -.
1890. and with the exception oil
pcriod of illness which Kept nm
abed for halt season. haS sung
throughout each of the - Metro
poIitau seasons since then. Between
times he has sung i'll London' Bcrili'
Milan, Rome. Turin. Verona. Trieste,
south America. Paris. Moscow odes-
81. KiCtf and Warsaw but never III
his home city. Naples.
4 friend OF Caruso for i years.
SCotti lived in the same hotel Wit II
the tenor and innumcrahle times In
the same cast with him. during
caruso's last illness. Scotu was AT
his bedside whole days. often leaving
inst in time for the performance ana
dashng back afterWard without
stopping to remove his makeup.
Scott has always prided himself
with hpinr an actor as wcH as a
SINGER. His favorite roles are raj
.tor Scorpia in '"rosca." and Chin
Fang in "T'Oraclc." lie has been
cast with Il different Toscas-Ter-
nicn. Eamcs. CaNaliCri. tremstad'
carmen Melis, Rian GiaCchttt. Ed
>ino. Dcstinn. Gentle, Far:ar, Mu-
.io. Easton, and Jcritza.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Nine Perish i'm
Farmhouse Fire
in Penna. Town

on city. Pa Jan. Mime persons
were killed in FIRE that dest roycd n
farmhouse at TylcrsburG. near Ship
pcnville. TO-DAY.
The victims We're James McntZer and
bis eight grandchildren. seven of them
h"ing children of Claude Emmingor, at
whose home the tragic fire occurred.
The other victim was Michael McMan-
igle, IA, who was visiting at the En-
mircer home.
EmminGer succeeded in rescuinr
Mrs. Mentzer from the second floor
and attempted several times to return
for the children and their grandfather
but each time was driven back by the
Haynes and smoke. lie was badly burn
cd about the face and hands.
Following an investigation authori-
tics announced that an inquest will he
held. 4 defective flue is believed TO
have caused the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
$4,000, 900 Worth
Silk on Way to n. Y.

Chicago, Jan 1-Four spe cial
trains carrying S12. 100000 worth OF
silk. the largest and most valuable
to cross the continent. will arrive
in Chicago over the Burlington Rail-
road tomorrow and Thursday.
The consignment came from the
orient by way of Seattle and will be
run through to New York intact.
The silk is being transported in bag
gage cars and the trains arc being
operated OF faster than regular
passenger train time. tie run from
Seattle to Chicago being scheduled
at Is IL hours. There arr 46 cars
in all. Each train is accompanied
by p armed guards. Canadian rail-
roads heretofore have carried much
of the silk shipments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
KILLS WIFE AND
SELF AT NEW
YEARS DINNER

South Yarmouth, Mass. Jan. L
AS his family was about to sit down
to their New Years dinner today
Frederick Warner, formerly chief
engineer of the Pollock Rip light
ship. shot and killed his wife and
then turned his pistol on himself.
He died before the arrival of a
physician.
Their daughter. a school teacher.
who was home for the vacation, told
the police she had left the room Il
few seconds before the shooting. She
said that so far as she knew there
had been no quarrel. Warner who
was 60 years Old. retired several
years ago after long service on the
Iightship in Vineyard Sound Neigh
bors said he had persisted of des-
pOudency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Tagged Tot Makes
Tier WAY from Greece

new York. Jan. 1T a < d
'"0ush from n suburb of Athens,
''eece 10 New Bedford, Mass, nine
sear-old Ncneta Fe,oury arrived on
"e 1reek liner Byron today.
Inc Travellers Aid Society took
'e' 10 the Grand Central Station and
laced LACED her on train for New Bed
b.S' where her parents live. she
M aa been living with her grand
'4''her the past two years in Greece.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Wires Resignation

Bangor, Jan. AT IL today
Sheriff Edmund w. Grant, who was
last night sentenced to two years at
|. Atlanta upon being found guilty of
conspiracy to violate the Federal
prohibitory law. announced that he
had sent telegram to Governor
Baxter proffering his resignation.
sheriff Grant announced that this
telegram would be followed by a
formal letter of resignation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
RAIL- COLLISION
Kills 5 NEGR0ES
AND Z White Men

Charlotte. y. G.. Jan. 1.--Fivc negro
heorers were Killed and two white men
"na eight negroes were injured, some
" Them seriously. in a collision to-
G''ght between 4 shifting engine and n
'V'struc,ion train on the Seaboard Air
A''he kailroad on the outskirts of the
CITY Ore OF the injured negroes was
expected TO die.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Avalanches Cause
10 Deaths in Alps

Berne, Switzerland. Jan. Tho
snowfall this holiday season in the
SWISS Alps is SURPRISING anything
within the memory of the present
generation. The number of avaIan-
chcs has exceeded al records. and to-
day the snow was still falling.
Many Of the higher valleys are cut
off from al communication. some oil
the mountain railroads and many Of
the highways being completely
blocked. Fully 100 Alpine huts have
been crushed. Ten lives have been
lost thus far.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Coupe Plunges to
Water, Girl browns

Elizabeth, ~. j.. Jan. 1-Helen
May Andrews. 10. of East Orange
was drowned In Staten Island Sound
early this morning when a small
coupe driven by Calvin w. Huntoon
also of East Orange. ran eff the
city dock at the end of Bayway In
a fog. Huntoon is held peading in
yestigation.
He told police that while return
ing from a New Years dance he was
told 10 drive straight ascad and
that he did so until his car ran off
the dock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Steamer CairnmOna
Brings Crew Rescued
from Schr. CZarina

Portland. Me. Jan. 1.-The Brit
ish steamer Cairnmona. bringing
the crew OF the British schooner
Czarina. rescued from their sinking
craft off the Newfoundland coast
Friday, was approaching port today.
Word was received that she would
arrive early tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Glrl Kills Herself
0y Gas Poisoning

c, Nor'n Bergen, n. j.. Jan. Miss
MI MI bindewald, 20. this afternoon
hos found dead in her room at her
hsn with Il tube from gas jet in
~ mouth. Police declared it case
suicide. Girl companions with
n,aSa h she attended a dance last
soo a' said she had been in unusually
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
THE WEATHER
FAI r

North and south New England
Fair Wednesday: Thursday unsettled
and warmer with snow or rain.
Eastern New York-Fair Wednes-
day: snow or rain on the coast and
snow in the interior late Wednesday
night and Thursday: warmer
Thursday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-02
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Wednesday fair; Thursday unsettled
and warmer with snow or rain;
moderate variable winds.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
GLASS TO TAKE STUMP.
Will Open Drive for Davis in Bal.
timore Friday.

IfNCHBURG, Va. October Eli
Senator Carter Glass of virginia.
who has been kept from taking part
IN the presidential campaign by per-
sistent illness. yesterday sent mes
sage to John W. Davis. Democratic
presidential candidate at Nashville,
pledging his active support begin
ming with an address at Baltimore.
Friday night. The senator's telegram
follows:
Il am taking leave to congratulate
you on the surpa ssingly fine cam
paign you have conducted from the
day of your acceptance speech to this
hour. Nothing more inspiring has
ever characterized a presidential
struggle. You have been superb.
frank. coura ageous. with nothing TO
conceal or defend. Your aggressive
appeal to the American people should
make you the pride of your party and
the eager choice of every citizen who
has any concern for honest govern
ment- Physical inability to take ac-
tive part in the campaign has been
source of grief to me. 1 start out
at Baltimore Friday night and hope
to be strong enough to continue"
Evening star., 1924-10-21
DAVIS WILL MAKE
3 KENTUCKY TALKS
Will Spend Only One Day in
State, Assured Vote Is !.
Certain for Party.
Ry the Associated Press.


NASHVILLE. Tenn. October 2l.-
John w. Davis went out of Tennessee
today TO carry his campaign into
Kentucky and then back to indiana
and Ohio His departure was made
the occH sion Of repeated declarations.
voiced confidently to friends who con-
ferred with him during his two-day
stay here. that Tennessce's political
trend was altogether satisfactory
from A Democratic standpoint.
The candidates two principal ad-
dresses here were delivered before a
crowd in the Vanderbilt Stadium and
before a gathering of business men in
the Chamber of Commerce Building.
kentucky Stay short.
Two added stops were given Mr..
Davis for the Kentucky tour. On the
way to Louisville. where he speaks
tonight, he will make platform ad-
dresses a Bowling Green and Eliza
bethtoWn. The stay in Kentucky will
he shorter than that in Indiana. 1lli-
nois or Tennessee. 1t VIII end iT
lnediately after the Louisville address
tonight. when he will leave for
Ninceunes and Evansville.
Mr.. Davis has been assured Ken
tucl>y is certain to be counted as
Democratic November 4. His visit.
therefore, is counted as having less
political significance than those to
other. States during his Middle West
ern tour and to have resulted largely
from promises to Kentucky Demo-
cratic leaders that If he found him
self near their territory he would
stop.
Fear of Radicals.
Davis told a gathering OF Nashville
business men last night that if
radicalism some day swept the Amer
lean people to unknown ports and
destfnies it would be because the
dikes Of conservatism have been so
stoutly built that they give to the
rising of the waters no outlet what
ever, but held against them until the
Hood was immediate and destructive.
IF you are afraid of radicalism in
khis country, you will not do it by
throwing yourselves into the arms
of reaction. There is no relief there.
There is no party in these United
States" Mr.. Davis said. that deliber-
Htely desired to injure American n
business and there is nothing in the
program of the party represent that
holds for any legitimate business in
this country any threat or menace
whatsoever"
There is a promise" he continued
that the existing tariff duties shall
be reduced and that, instead of the
law being written for. and by one
sole class in the community, to wit.
the manufacturer, it shall be written
with an equal eye upon the need o.
the manufacturers. none of whom
shall suffer: upon the need of the
labortnG men, not one of whom shall
Evening star., 1924-10-21

There were more telephones in the
United States 10 years ago than there
are today in all foreign countries
combined.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

feel loss or danger in his employ
ment. and for the consumers of the
country. who are as much entitled
to be considered as any one else:
Much is said by Secretary Hughes
and other speakers OF the menace
of radicalism in the United States.
Gen. Dawes would have us be-
lieve that around every corner there
turks red with a bomb in one
hand and dagger in the other. and
unless his colleagues are permitted
TO protect YOU, you may be exploded
any unfortunate evening of your life.
There is radicalism in the United
states. There is unrest in the United
states. There arc men who are pro-
posing for the United States policies
that are not only novel but dan
gerous. and many of which are a
mere return to experiments long
since tried and rejected bv common
experiment., either by ourselves or
our ancestors. And there are other
n"n in this country who are so fear
'ui of change, so inherently con-
SerVatire in their character. so con-
tent. if you please. with the position
they have found for themselves in
fhe world, that they want no change
made and shudder at the thought of
'hy progress or alteration.
Jackson and Wilson.
Drawing parallels between tn.
periods of Andrew jackson and
woodrow Wilson. Mr.. Davis chal-
tensed any man to read the history
u jackson and the. history of the
United States from f91S to 1927 with
out realizing that his spirit lived
lsa1n IN the fran form of Woodrow
Wilson.
FROM these biographies we may
iraw. Mr.. Davis said. the test of
measure OF our present duty. That
~ the purpose for which the lives
II great men are remembered And
NAT is the reason we set them up
rs great milestones on the path OF
human progress to which we may
ook from time to time to see that
advance of retrogression we have
made
i said something to YOU in pass
ing Of the period from 1918 to 1921.
Ana 1t lives with such fresh vivid
ness In your memory that l need not
take your time to recount the great
events with which 1t was filled, the
great series of beneftcent laws
spread upon the statute books and
pressing all classes and all sections
OF TINS country: great financial
.elorm' second in consequence only
70 the destruction of the United
states Bank by Andrew Jackson, for
as he broke the shackles of financial
monopoly. so did Woodrow Wilson
build on an enduring foundat ton a
hhancial structure so secure that no
monopolistic hand could ever close
upon it"
Evening star., 1924-10-21
McADOO QUITS HOSPITAL,
PHYSICIAN URGES REST
Former Treasury Head Not Likely
to Take Part in
Campaign.
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Md. October civil
liam G. McAdoo." former Secretary OF
the Treasury. who has been a patient
at Johns Hopkins Hospital here for
several weeks, was discharged from
the institution yesterday
When seen in the Office of his ply
stefan. DR.. Hugh II. Young, MIR. Me-
Adoo refused to discuss his plans. and
declined to say where he would go
upon leaving Baltimore.
DR.. Young, in statement last
week. said that it was inadvisable
for the former Treasury Secretary to
enter the strenuous work of the pres
idential campaign, as Mr.. McAdoo had
planned before being taken i'll. and
prescribed for his patient period of
rest and quiet following his release.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
DECLARES REPUBLICANS,
HAVE NO LEADERSHIP
Newton d. Baker Says Party Can
not Produce Right Type
of Men.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoc ated Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 21.-
The Republican party was classed as
one of no leadership, which has dis
integrated into disharmonious blocs
and would continue thus during
another Republican administration,
by Newton d. Baker, Secretary of
War during President Woodrow Will
sons administration, in an address
here last night.
The Republican party can't pro-
duGe the kind of leadership a Gov
ernment ought to have" Mr.. Baker
said. 1T has literally gone to pieces
rs there anybody who can name
me a single thing Mr.. Coolidge ask
ed his Republican Congress to do
that it did, or a single thing that he
asked them not to do that they didn't
do?
1.-The most interesting speeches be-
ing made. today are by Republican
congressman who are trying to show
how they disagree with the President.
and yet both are right.
II YOU need work, read the want
columns of The Star
Evening star., 1924-10-21
LA TOILETTE SEES.
.VOTE-BUY|NG. PLOT
Warning Given of Election
Contests, if Corruption
Is Discovered.
BY the Associated Press.


LA TOILETTE SPECIAL, EN
ROUTE TO ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
DES MONIES, Iowa, October 21.--As he
turned eastward today with the inten-
tion to devote the remainderSof his
campaign to the States east of the
mississippi. Senator Robert NJ La
Toilette, Independent presidential
candidate. renewed his demand for
searching inquiry into campaign ex-
penditures.
Declaring letters already in evil
dence before the Senate investigating
committee "show that funds being
raised in Eastern States are to be
used in doubtful Western territory"
Mr. La Toilette declared in a state
men that "all these Western States
have corrupt practices acts, and
should it develop that this money is
being used in unlawful amounts in
those Western States. where corrupt
practices acts exist. the rights of the
Senators and Representatives to their
seats Will be questioned in the next
Congress"
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Omaha. Neb., last night in a speech
in which he reiterated his demand for
repeal of the Esch- -Cummins railroad
law, declared Government ownership
OF railroads was not an immediate
issue, and charged an effort was be-
ing made by some railroads to pre-
vent his election and to put either
President Coolidge or John w. Davis
in the White House after March 4.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
MRS. DAVIS HONORED.
Wife of Nominee Is Guest of Bal.
timore Club.

BALTIMORE, Md. October 21.-yIrs
John W. Davis, wife of the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee. was the
guest of honor last night at thea
ter party given by the Democratic
Women's Club. Between the acts Mrs.
Davis held an informal reception for
the members of the club and the Just
Twenty-One Democratic Club. Mrs.
Davis motored from Washington, and
was the guest here of Mrs Miles
White, jr
Evening star., 1924-10-21

II you need work, read the want
columns of The Star.