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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Discovery of Body Missing
Brooklyn Youth Follows
Confession of One of Group
of Four - Killing Occurs
While Boys Were Testing
New Rifle-Wild Shot Hit
Victim in Temple-Body Hid
in Dump

New York. Nov. THE body of
Ernest Schwer, Jr. 10. who disap-
peared from the Brooklyn home 10
days ago, was found by detectives in
an old ash dump near Maple Grove
cemetery in Richmond Hill tonight.
Police said they were led to the spot
by four boys. who admitted their part
in the killing and confessed they had
hidden the body through fear of the
consequences. The boys are Arthur
brother, Adam Rotuuda. L., and
Charles Hirschf1eld, IA, all of Rich
mond Hill.
Rotunda, after he had been threat
ened with arrest and I'll Gated" TO L
plate of ice cream, told Assistant
District Attorney Davis w. Wolf of
Queens county that Arthur Meighan
had shot Schwer accidentally with a
20 calibre rifle and that after con-
cealing the body they had agreed to
keep the affair secret. The other
boys corroborated his story.
Rotunda said he gave Arthur
Meighan money with which to pur =
chase the rifle from n mail order
house on Oct. 25. The gun arrived
on the 2Sth and the five boys, who
went W the same SCllOol All hiCHlIiOii'l
Hill. decided to try It out on the
chipmunks which they knew were
plentiful in the swamp near the cem-
etery.
Each boy. Rotunda said. was to
have two shots. Schwer had taken
his and was boosting" Iiirschfield 10
the branch of n tree when Arthur
Meighan said "Give me the gun. I'll
take q shot"
AS Meighan rested the rifle on n
stump behind SchWer t. take aim at
another tree it went off unexpectedly.
and. the bullet, going wild. lodged in
Schwer's right temple. Rotunda said.
Schwer fell to the ground and his
companions attempted TO revive him
with water. They then discovered
he was dead, became frightened, and
decided to hide the body.
Dragging the body 20 the edge Of
the ash dump, % feet below the level
of the swamp in which they were
playing, they rolled it down into n
clump of bushes, pulled the dead
lads cap over his face and went
home agreeing on the way not to
d'yulge their secret. They stuck to
tier agreement in the face of insist
ent questioning by the police since
SchWer's disappearance until tonight
when Rotunda broke dpvn under the
combined pressure of hunger and
threat of arrest
The four boys will he arraigned on
charge of Juvenile delinquency in
the childrens court in Jamaica to-
morrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
General Forecast

During the last 242 hours the
weather has been generally fair. 1t
has become decidedly cooler from the
lake region southwestward. The
highest temperatures on record for
the season have been equalley or ex-
ceeded as follows: Boston sc: Port
land. Me, 70; Mortified. VT, 20.
The outlook is for rains in por-
tons of the north Atlantic states on
Saturday. Elsewhere the weather
will be generally fair in the states
east of the Mississippi river Satur-
day and Sunday. 1t will become de-
cidedly cooler Saturday in the north
Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on
the New England coast from Block
Island to PASSPORT.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Strong southwest, reaching gale force
at times and weather overcast with
occasional rains Saturday
Storm warning, advisory P. NJ
Southwest storm warnings ordered
New England coast from Block Is
land to PASSPORT. Disturbance over
st. Lawrence valley. moving north
eastward attended by strong south
west winds and moderate gales late
tonight and Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
FIN D HORRIBLY
CUT BODY OF WOMAN
IN MASS. TOWN

New Bedford. Mass. Nov. 7-Ths
BODY Of Mrs. Charlotte Comes. about
80 years old, of Bourne, was found I'm
a goat shed about 500 yards from her
nome Pm Bourne. Mass. at 1880 this
afternoon, with four stab wounds i'm
her abdomen and chest and her
throat cut from ear TO ear.
The body of Manuel Lopea. 90
years, was found in the Comes house
with a bullet through his temple.
Chief OF Police Stowel lof Bourne.
VINO investigated the case. stated
that Mrs. Comes and Lopcs In com
pany with Mrs. Comes mother start
ca to pay visit to n neighbor named
mendez. The mother started in ad-
vance of the others and Just as she
was about to enter the Mendez home
she heard n scream in the direction
OF the Comes home. $500
She called Mrs. Mendez who START
ed out to investigate.
AS she passed the goat shed she
saw a persons foot protruding from
the doorway. She sent boy to no.
tify Chief Stowell and when the chief
arrived he found the woman's body
lying face down In the shed with a.
Iuiiy loaded revolver beside 1t. Turn
ing the body over. Il was revealed
that the woman had been terribly
mutilated with the knife.
The officer found the door to the
Comes home locked. and forcing an
entrance he found Lopes dead on the
floor.
The man had removed the shoe
and stocking from Lis right foot.
placed a single barrelled shotgun
upon an overturned chair with the
muzzle pointing toward his head and
discharged the gun with his toe.
Chief Stowell was unable to learn
any motive for the crime.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
FOUR STRICKEN
BY SULPHUR
IN FALL RIVER, MASS.

Fall River, Mass, Nov. -Four
employees of the blue dye room of the
American Printing Company were
overcome by sulphur dioxide gas
fumes and We're quite seriously af-
fected shortly after 2:30 o'clock this
in the plant were affected in less de-
gree. The gas, escaping from u tank
Of several thousand pounds pressure
when a connection in a stuffing box
let go. quickly worked its way
through the entire Water Street
front Of the immense granite struc-
ture. forcing hundreds of other OPP
eratives to leave the work for air
in the streets or at nearby windows
where they stood in coughing groups.
The four affected most seriously
arc Harry Haywood. working near
the tank when the coupling let go.
David Fisher, Duncan Sinclair and
John Mello. An official statement
from the company hospital reveals
that their lives are not endangered
by the gas. which may cause nausea
and severe discomfort, but is not
dangerous.
The nausea fumes burst forth
without an instant's warning. over
coming those in immediate contact
with it and forcing others into hasty
and immediate rctrea- Breaking of
the coupling made It impossible to
shut off the tank along with others
and prevented aid from reaching the
men until company official called
the fire department.
With long ladders. the firemen at
tempted rescue wearing gas masks
and accomplished their mission al
though they declare the peculiar pro-
pcrties of the gas made their masks
almost useless.
The four men taken to the hospital
for treatment were so i'll they lost
consciousness and had to be carried
from the building.
When the offending tank was at
last reached it was ripped loose and
thrown from the windows of the
building for later inspection when all
the fumes have escaped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Find Body Russ
Believed Suicide

Stwtford. N H.. Nov. Word
reached town today that a woodsman.
cutting a trail through the forest on
Gold Back Mountain. yesterday,
stumbled upon the body Of kohnrand
Mosychyski. who left the lumber
camp of the Groveton Paper Co. on
Oct. 90.
His stomach had been slashed with
a knife. found clenched in his hand.
Medical Examiner Noyes of Cole
brook has made no official report but
indicated tonight that death was sui
cidal.
Masychyski. shortly before his dis
appearance, made a trip to town and
bought an outfit of clothes. On his
reurn he found letter from his wife
in Russia. He walked into the woods
and was not seen again. His friends
declared that he had trouble with his
wife.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
WILL SEEK BETTER
PROTECTION WILD
GAME IN SO STATES

New York, Nov. 7.-Legislation
for the protection of American wild
game will be sought of 80 states
legislatures this winter by the Per-
manent Wild Life Protection fund,
DR.. w. T. Hornaday, a trustee of
the organization, announced today.
A limitation of the use of pump
and automatic shot guns and a de-
crease of the bag limits in virtually
all classes of wild game will be asked
Of these legislatures. he said. Laws
also will be sought limiting the open
season for certain game to every
ether year rather than yearly, he
added. Several species of wild an
imals and game formerly plentiful
in this country fast are facing eX-
tinction under existing conditions,
Mr.. Hornaday said.
Mr.. Hornaday's statement was
prompted by the recent publication
of dispatch from Mexico City in
which it was asserted that gun bat
teries known as "armados" operated
by Indian villages on shallow lakes.
often resulted in, the slaughter of
1000 birds at single discharge.
These 'armados' have nothing on
the automatic and pump shotguns
that right now are in the hands of
about 100000 sportsmen and game
hogs in the United States" Mr.. Hor-
naday said. The American people
have no cause whatever to complain
about conditions in Mexico. They
should first look right at home at
their own unsportsmanlike practices
in game slaughter and clean house
in 46 of the states of the United
States before they begin to feel bad
ly about Mexico"
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, he
added, are the only two states in
which the use of automatic shotguns
is prohibited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Shoemaker Lucey
Content with Count

Northampton, Mass, NOV. - pul'
insistence of James Lucey, shoeniah-
err friend Of President Coonose, pc
tition asking recount Oh Tue to.e
polled in the contest Tor STATE ee,s-
i,tnre in which Mr.. Lucey was de-
feated was withdrawn today after
q had been filed with the city clerk
hv friends of Mr.. Lucey. The petit
t;on was drawn up during the day
desnite disapproval of Mr.. Lucey but
with the approval of James II. oDea'
the successful candidate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Predicts Flivver
Planes in Few Years

New York, Nov. III. G. FOkker,
the airplane manufacturer. who ar
rived from England today on the
Mauretania, predicted that within 20
years aircraft would be selling for
$500.
Almost everyone will he flying
then" he added. because planes will
he less expensive than motor cars.
am convinced that within te years
we shall be crossing the Atlantic
within "a hours. carrying passengers
and mails"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
North Dakota Vote
For Coolidge Will
Be About 5000

Fargo. y. u. Nov. (By A. Po--
Indications early tonight were that
President Coolidge had secured n piu-
fality OF approximately 5000 votes in
North Dakota at Tuesdays election.
With but "a scattered rural pre-
cinots still to be heard from out OF
the states 216o the presidents lead
over Senator LaFollette totalled GLE,
as the outstanding districts are cred
lied TO l.aFoilette. 1t is expected
mat this majority will be diminished
slightly.
The vote stood 206S precincts out
OF 2l6o: Coolidge 1920; LaFollette
sblaS; Davis 15.S5S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
COOLIDGE HOLDS
TO NARROW LEAD
IN NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque. ". NJ, Nov. 7--Presi-
dent Coolidge continued to hold a
slight lead today as returns trickIed
In from Tuesdays election. Tabula-
tons from 604 of the states lis pre-
cincts gave: Coolidge 39.c30;s Davis
$500; LaFo1lette 6,227.
For United States senator: Bursum
r, 43.3o2; Bratton, d, 1864.
For congressman-at-large Rubbell,
r, 41.G17: Morrow d, 1881.
For governor: Otero, r, 1857; Han
nett, D, 1881.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Campaign Fund
PrObers in No Hurry

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE senate
committee investigating campaign
expenditures may not resume near
ings until after congress convenes,
Chairman Borah said today. Three
members of the committee are now
in their home state and are not eX-
pected In Washington until shortly
before congress opens. Several mem
hers of the committee are in favor
of suggesting legislation controlling
campaign expenditure and this VIII
be taken up in conference when the
full membership is present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Defense Rests in
u. S. Suit Against
,D0heny and Oil Co.

Los Angeles. Nov. THE defense
rested here today in The suit of the
United States government against the
Pan American Petroleum and Trans
port Company and T.. l.. Doheny for
cancellation of contracts and leases
in the Elk Hills naval reserve which
the government charges We're OBJ
tanned by conspiracy md fraud.
Conclusion of the defense followed
presentation to the court of letters
from Curtis d. Wilbur. secretary of
the navy. and Charles Evans Hughes.
secretary of state. asking to be en-
Cuscd from revealing to the court
war defense plans as incompatible
with public interest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Cong. Tillson to
Seek Senator Job

New Haven, Conn. Nov John c.
Tillson of this city. congressman for
the third congressional district, who
for the past IA years has been repre-
senting Connecticut in the lower house
OF congress. announced today his can
didacy for the United States senator
ship to NIL the vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Branda gee.
The special election will be held on
December is,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Temperature of II
Exceeds Record

Portland, Maine, Nov. Tine
temperature of 7s at noon today ex-
ceeded by six degrees the previous
high record for the seventh day Of
November at the Weather bureau.
This has been seaualled only once IN
November in half century, on NOV.
II. 1896. Overcoats which had oeen
brought out by the cold weather earl
Ter in the week were laid ASIDE tenn
porarily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Army Fliers Arnold
And Smith Arrive
At RelleYille. Ill.

Belleville, Ills. Nov. 7.-Lieutenant
Smith and Arnold. army round-the-
world filters. arrived here at L. NJ
today from Dallas. Ten. having COW
cred the distance in six hours and so
minutes They expect to continue
their flight to the east next Friday.
when they will he Joined here by
Licutenants Wade and Nelson who are
on their way to New Orleans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Wide Margin for
Coolidge in Calf.

San Francisco. Nov. Calvin
Coolidge carried California with well
over quarter of million votes to
spare.
Tabulation tonight of returns from
Tuesdays elections in 1885 Of the
1866 precincts in the state gave
Coolidge 706,021; IaFollette 415,195;
Davis, 101.573: Farris 1905.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England Cloudy
Saturday with rain in Maine; Sun
day fair and colder.
Southern New England and East
Saturday; Sunday fair and colder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Saturday cloudy and colder: Sunday
fair and colder; fresh to strong west
and northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
COOLIDGE WILL SEEK FARM
RELIEF AT SHORT SESSION;
new COMMISSION NAMED

No Move for Tax Reduction Planned Until
Coming Year Not Advisable to Reopen
Whole Question with Body Which Has AL
ready Declared Its Views - Hope Held New
Commission Will Function in Time to Help
Farmers at December Session-Annual APP
preparation Measures Will Also Be Handled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08
HOT NOVEMBER
DAY IN BOSTON

Boston. Nov. THE hottest Now
.noer I in local weather bureau his
very completed Boston's 29th day OF
T%eaght. Although cities outside of
new England were reporting low tenn
Fratures and snow flakes. tho mer-
Jury here reached 16 degrees.
NO measurable rain has fallen In
S'ston or within n radius Of several
aahored miles since October .. The
sun today banished the rain clouds
which have been hoverinr over tAe
NY NY, and causing rain predictions. To-
nh. the weather bureau predicted
>''aoy weather, colder. but no rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08

evidence, r. l.. Nov. This city
oAperienced the warmest November Z
:, record when the mercury scared to
uegrees. The former record was
naue In 1919 with the maximum tenn
:, ps'ature at &C. Roses were in bloom
N suburban gardens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-08

Used furniture, IL still useful, 10 al.
ways markstahls-fo cash. Try .
"For Sale" advertisement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-25

color Of Egyptian blue is pro laced.
1t is this color that adorned thc
grave Of Tut-ankh-amen and wntcjl
men thought never could be rerro-
duced again. DR.. Carver dug into
The clay Of Georgia, went into his
laboratory and came out with the
long-lost color.
"Gcd made the clay in the hills, -
he said simply. Gle made it in
Egypt and in all the world. Why
should it not be permanent? 1t has
been there for Notwithstanding
cd. All l do is to compound what
God made for mans use AMI de-
light
II is from the soil that DR.. Cary
er has worked all his wonders Inc
soil Of his native south, with its
COOLERS and yanas. From the hum
BILE peanut he has produced nearly
200 products; from the sweet pota-
to he has produced 100 products.
while dyes from the soil ana a
hundred and one Other discoveries
ranging from rubber to healing
medicines have come from lis
laboratory. -
His life in itself ia an amazinq
drama:
He was born slave of slave lar
ents in Missouri. It was the farm
Of Moses Carver and. like all slaves
he took the name of his master. He
has never known either. his family
name or the fate of his mother, who
was seized in a raid of nlarauders.
His master sent q rescuing party
He was found and rebought for a
$400 race horse. Like Booker Wash
irgton he had but one book-an old
speller. From what he
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-25

learned in this he started his battle
for an education When he had FIN
ished in a negro school he vent
noorth to Kansas and freedom, work
d in laundry and made his way
through iowa University to a mas
ter's degree.
Attracting the attention Of Book
er Washington ne was semi 10
Tuskcgee Institute as a professor uf
experimental chemistry. Many e.
forts have been made 70 tempt INN
away. Thomas Edison offered rim
presidential salary to come to his
laboratories, but the "black worker
of white magic" humb,y shook his
head and decided to work among
his fellows. This, he thinks, is his
mission.
To this day no book gees into bis
laboratory. He has merely TO
reach out his hand aud there it is, :"
The method comes to him: the form-
everything.
Uncanny-? So it may seem TO
some.
But not to this negro genius who
is entitled to an "FRS' after his
name and may wear the American
Spingarn Medal, as a reward for
great research and. discovery.
To him God draws aside the cur
tain" and he will never be without
an inspiration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-25
Humble Negro ex-Slave the
Greatest Chemist of His
Race.
BY GENE COHEN
NEA Service Writer

NEW YORK, Nov -"Thou
madest man to hays doriinion over
the works Of Thy band; Thou has
put all things beneath lis feet.
-
1t is to this passage from the
Psalms that DR.. George w. Carver
turns in seeking an explanation for
the miracles of chemistry and
botany which have won him d fell
lowship in the Royal Society of
Great Britain-one OF the highest
scientific honors.
For "divine revelation and not
exact science, has guided his hand
declares the noted NEGRO scientist
who, through his triumphs in plant
chemistry at Tuskegee institute
takes on the laurels CT a modern
Ceres.
Wherever formula rules the labor
atory this announcem aIt will be-
come the basis of long debate: and
it viii spread to the metaphysical
minded, the mystics, the transcend.
entalists, the schools of philos 3phy
and Of the occult.
This is not presumed to be an era
Of divine revelation" and associat
ed with Sound science" it would
be presumed most illogical.
Yet, listen to the niild-vciccd
humble genius who shufrles into the
room with the walk Of a plantation
darkey; this one-time slave, once
traded for race horse.
There is nothing l can explain
reach out my hand and there it is.
The thing I am about tc do always
comes to me. l do net have to
grope. l have never had to. 1ha
method has always been revealed to
me. There comes suddenly the in
SEPARATION to create sometime =
l reach out my hand and there I'll
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-25
YOU POOR kid, Why
ARE YOU SO. SKINNY?

Don't your mother know that Cod
Liver Oil will put pounds of good
healthy flesh on your bones in just
few weeks?
Tell her every druggist has it in
sugar-coated tablet form now so
that you won't have to take the
nasty, fishy-tasting oil that is apt
to upset the stomach.
Tell her that McCoy's Cod Liver
Oil Tablets are chock-ful lof vita
mines and are THE greatest flesh
producers and health builders she
can find.
One sickly, thin kid, aged 8, gain.
ed 12 pounds in 7 months.
She must ask Nathan Murray,
Druggist, or Howell's Pharmacy,
or any good druggist for McCoy's
Cod Liver Oil Tablets-60 tablets,
60 cents-as pleasant to take as
candy.
Get McCoy's, the original and
genuine Cod Liver Oil Tablet"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-25

is, The thing is done. And i is
right
There is a pause-"W without God
to draw aside the cu-t9ns l would
be helpless"
In this same hunDle fashion did
he greet the scien5Ific world wien
he had achieved that which man had
sought for THOUSAND years and
more--the process by which the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shy, Of Ma
con, announce the bril- Of a dauah-
ter, Nov. %, who has been given
the name of Mildred ,Tcyce Shy
Mr.. Shy is grandson If Mr. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Shy, of Americas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-18

MORTGAGE LOANS Made for periods of 8 to years on improved Birmingham prop erty at reasonable rates. Un- limited funds at all times.
 HAZZARD-CLAR MORT
 GAGE CO.,, INC. S0e Title Guarantee Bldg. n. sAsA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-18
MORTGAGE LOANS
MORTGAGE LOANS

to 15 years, at reasonable interest rates on dwellings, apartments, business houses in Greater Birmingham and Ala bama towns of more than 10000 pppula- tion. Loans on improved Alabama farms.
 JEMIsON & COMPANY 221 N. 21st St. Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-18

WE FURNISH DESIRABLE HELP First-class paint color maker. 4 carpenter helpers, soc hour. Exp. white paperhanger; white waiter First-class acetylene welder & burner. first-class soda dispen. Al scale. Exp. struct. layerout man, good wages 2 exp. sheet metal workers, $1 hour. First-class house electrician, Al scale. 3 white boys (school boys). 5 exp. white waitresses, good pay. White colored coal loaders, S2c ton. White or colored brick mason, SIPS. White-colored men, learn trade $15 wk. Five colored wheel boys; good pay. Colored hotel maids, hotel parlor maid. Cooks. walters, nurses, maids dish washers.
 MAGIC CITY EMPLOYMENT
 BUREAU
 5a N. 21st St. Opposite L. & N. WANTED-2 inside carpenters. Exp. brick street paving man. Front drug store man with personality. Lady cashier with attractive personality. 2 first-class plumbers, scale price. exp. white housekeepers. Men and women canvassers. white maids.
 5 young salesmen, local and travelling. White coal miners, machine runners. First-class colored woman cook, $15 wk colored delivery boys with wheel. colored boys, packing house work. colored walters, out town. Colored girl cafe work. Colored men to learn detective work. Colored bus boys, hall boys. Colored dishwashers, maids; others.
 Producers Agency, 21191s 2d Ave, N.