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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-11
PHASES OF HEATON
KILLING ARE STILL
HAY TO POLICE

Louisville. Ky. March 10-The
statement in Chicago today of Mrs.
Jennie Moore. detective. that
there had been a Derringer in Mrs.
Richard H. Heaton's dresser drawer
at her First street home. added an
other unusual angle to the killing
Saturday night of Heaton by Will
liam Gates, some elements of which
nave remained more or less obscure.
Gates. who had been a prisoner
in house in Thirty Fourth street
for two days. shot Heaton to death
Saturday night with "a Derring<f,
which he said had been in his vest
pocket throughout his imprisonment
In room equipped as an operating
room.
Mrs. Heaton, who had been under
surveillance for two weeks-by Mrs.
Moore. was in the house when Heat
on was killed. She said she was on
the first floor at the time. having
arrived at the house where she was
admitted by her husband.
Gates, in his confession after sur
rendering yesterday said he did the
killing and that the pistol had been
overlooked by his kidnappers and
forgotten for the time being by him
self. Because of his condition, Gates
was not questioned at length by the
authorities and several phases of the
case remain unclarified police said.
Gates has not been questioned as
20 the truth or falsity of the charges
made by Heaton that he had been
intimate with Mrs. Heaton. Neither
has he told the authorities why he
was SO heavily armed. In addition
to the Derringer. he said he had an
other WEAPON but that it was taken
from him when he was seized in
Heaton's Office Thursday evening by
Heaton and another man.
Other developments today includ-
ed: Indictment of Frank Cordell,
indianapolis detective, and Heyde
Conrad, theatre organist and friend
of Heaton on charges of imprisoning
Gates against his will and confeder-
ating and banding together for I'M
lawful purposes. Bond was fixed at
$4,000 on each count. Steps were in
itiated to obtain extradition papers
for Cordell.
Gates was arraigned in police court
on charge of murder and released
under $1,000 bond when his hearing
was continued until March IS.
Conrad. arraigned in police court
on kidnapping charge, was held
over under $4,000 bond.
w. A. Fisher, Heaton's partner in
a, merchandise brokerage business,
reappeared today and retold his
story to the authorities. He was not
held.
The daughter of Mrs. II. A. Car
maham, of Logansport, Ind. said
oyer the long distance to the Courier
Journal tonight that Gates had
boarded at their home and that at
about 8.45 Friday night he tele-
phoned from Louisville asking that
some letters be forwarded to w. A.
Fisher here.
Gates told in his confession of be-
ing taken to Heaton's office Friday
night where he was forced to tcle-
phone for some letters he had men,
toned while feigning unconscious
ness when Heaton prepared to oper-
ate upon him the night he was seized.
Fisher told the authorities that aft
er he had guarded the prisoner Fri
day afternoon Heaton had told him
to return to the house the next day
and bring any letters that came in
the meantime.
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more he pondered the more certain
he became that something further
ought to be done about that spark.
So he proceeded to capture and re-
tain 1t, and he succeeded so well
that in 1909, in the presence OF
some thousand savants Of the Royal
Institute of London. he gave q
demonstration which caused those
learned men to cheer wildly-if that
is what scientists do--at . broad
arching stream Of light between the
tips Of two horizontal knobs.
"Davy has made light to eclipse
that Of the SUM-" So rang the news
in the leading laboratories of Der.
lin. Vienna and Paris. All science
was agog for an explanation, and
Sir Humphry may have nodded q bit
triumphantly when he gave the an.
swer.
Il used carbon" he explained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-11
SIDNEY

WEST-Mrs. Mabel Buzzell of
Winthrop. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. +. Trask of this place has recent
ly been Ill and was patient at the
Augusta General hospital last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lyon have
been having bad colds, but are better.
Mrs. Laura Robinson, who has had
whooping cough, is improved. Mrs.
Robinson was obliged to close her
house and go to her sisters, Mrs.
Alice Trask's where she will stay
until well over the disease, when she
will return to her home at West
Sidney.
Mrs. J. w. Penney and little son,
Master George Penney, left Saturday
for Portland, where they will visit
Mrs. Penney's sister law, Mrs.
Jessie Greggs and family.
Mrs. n. A. Knowles continues to
improve and will soon be able to
discharge her nurse. Mrs. Thompson
Of Readfield.
Delegates from the town of Sid
ney to the State Convention to be
held in Portland. April 3. are: E. G..
Wymam Fl. A. Taught, d. l.. Weeks.
Delegates to the District Conven-
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NUMBER WORKERS. KulfDJN COAL r1lNfS

In 1921 and 1922 the number of ac-
cidental deaths in coal mines dropped
below 1000 for the first time since
1914.
The maximum number of deaths
occurred in 1917 when fatalities num-
bered 1906 men. In that year, it will
be recalled, coal production was the
highest in history
Production during 1923 was close
to the 1917 output but the number of
accidental deaths was smaller.
Methods of accident prevention
worked out by the Bureau of Mines
will be studied by r. v. Wheeler,
British authority, who IS scheduled
to arrive in the United States Feb.
16 representing the British Home
Office
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KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
IT'S Easy-N You Know DR.. Ed
Wards olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young Is to
feel young-to do this You must
watch your liver and bowels-there's
no need OF having sallow complexion
dark rings under your eyes-pim-
ples-a bilious look In your face--dull
eyes with no sparkle. Your doctor
VIII tell you ninety per cent of all
sickness comes from inactive bowels
and liver.
DR.. Edwards. q well-known physi-
clan In Ohio. perfected a vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil to act
on the liver and bowels, which he gave
to his patients for years.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
stftute for calomel, are gentle in
their action yet always effective. They
bring about that natural buoyancy
which all should enjoy by toning up
the liver and clearing the system of
impurities.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
30c.-Adv,
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FURNISHED to the Kennebec Jour-
nal through the courtesy Of j. A.
Carnage & Co., OF Augusta and
Watervilfe.
Washington. March 10-Men killed
in accidents in coal mines in 1923
numbered 2,452 bringing the total
fatalities since 1914 to 1929 persons.
The fatality rate in mines is de-
creasing despite an increase in the
actual number of deaths in 1923 COM
pared with 1922, according to data
kept by the U. S. Geological Survey.
The Bureau of Mines of the survey Is
making continuous study Of the
causes of mine accidents and their
prevention. Experiments with safe
ty devices and plans are being made
constantly at the Mine Bureaus
station in Pittsburg.
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contributed:
$4,000 tons Of food ana
seed shipped In 2S7 vessels
10,5oo.000 persons fed at
one time at peak OF famine.
/ 1889 institutions furnished
, with medical supplies.
! 100000 NEGOTIATIONS made
! under direction OF A. r. A.
| 100000 vaccinations to
prevent typhoid. paratyphoid
/ and smallpox.
DR.. Joseph Rosen. who has beer
Reconstruction Director for thu
Joint Distribution Committee II
Russia, has made a remarkable re
port of his reconstruction wori
done under the supervision o.
the Reconstruction Committee o,
which Col. Herbert II. Lehman II
Chairman. About 10000 acres
were plowed by Sc tractors SEN
from the U. S.. and farmers were
taught to operate them. The 25t
seed stations produced enough pure
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bred seed to plant 100000 acres.
and many seed loans were made.
There were distributed 5000
horses. SO stations. 400 oxen. 1000
cows and so bulls. Cheese maxi
ing co-operatives were organized
In 80 places. 1000 plows. 1000
harrows and other farm tools were
distributed. Many new houses
were built. and wells drilled. and
sanitary work done to benefit 20.
900 families. .t
Much assistance was also given
along the lines OF cooperative
buying leather. wood. and metal
working. and trade school work.
In cooperation with other branch
es OF tho relief, approximately a
dozen trades were taught TO about
1000 boys and girls. The Jews
in Russia are rapidly awaiting
themselves OF the opportunity. now
once again given them, to return
to the tillage of the soil. their
ancient and historic labor.
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stitute for Children's Department
Supts. and $. 5. Supts.. Augusta. N
Mar. 2S-S0--State Y. NJ. G.. a. Boysr
Conference. Augusta.
March 3l-April Annual Farmers
week at the College OF Agriculture,
University of Maine. Orono.
April annual meeting Maine Fed
. Grafton OF Agricultural Association,
Orono.
April S-Maine STATE Republican con-
vention. Portland city hall, 10 A. NJ.
April City election. Calais.
May S--W. e. II. L. Jubilee. Portland.
May 9--W. G IT. u, Jubilee. Augusta
May 9-10--kenncbec w. {. 4. L. con-
vcntion. Augusta.
May 11--W. c. n. u. Jubilee. Bangor. d,
May 12--W. G. Il. L. Jubilee, Calais.
May 2t--kennchcc County Sunday
School Association annual Conyen-
tion, Baptist church, North Vassal-
boro.
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COMING EVENTS

March 11-lc-Maine State Master
Plumbers Association sist annual
convention. Falmouth Hotel. Port
land.
March 13-Democratic State conven-
ton, Lewiston City hail.
March 14-15-Second annual high
school and preparatory school Jour
nalistic conference, U. of NJ. Orono.
March 13-kennebec Bowdoin Alumni
banquet, Augusta House.
March 19-Christian Civic League of
Maine. annual meeting, Waterville.
March 19-20--Maine state conference
OF D. A. r., Bath.
March. 22-23-A conference and school
of officers of Infantry. Staff 43d Di-
vision G. o.. etc. Portland.
March 24-City election. Oidtown.
March 2S-Kennebec County &. 8. In
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The diamond still sparkles with
facets of Turing. though reflected,
light, but carbon. by nature made
black as night, has given man the
purest. strongest light he has ever
known.
Civilizations RebuiIder
The diamond, coveted for Its
beauty. has remained the most pre-
cious. of all gems, but carbon. de.
manded for its usefulness. has al
tered the whole structure OF civili-
cation.
Well might this man of science
chuckle q bit joyfully in the spirit
world. for he did more than voice
a prophetic future for carbon. Un.
til Sir Humphry came along, man
had burned carbon for hundreds OF
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Camp Fire Girls Meet

Tho Okiyasin Camp Fire Girls
held their weekly meeting at the
home of Miss Eleanor Rowell on
Madison avenue. The program or
the evening was In charge OF the
Misses Shirley Patten and Mary
Guiltoil During the business meet.
ing tho keeper of the accounts READ
her reports which were accepted.
After the business meeting the gtrls
sewed. crocheted and did various
other things. after which refresh
ments were served. The next meet
ing will be the first council meeting
in which eevrything Is brought to 2
climax. This meeting will be held
at the home Of Miss Velma Fogg.
There were nineopresent at the last
meeting and all are requested to be
present for the next meeting.
The Bethany Guild will meet at
tho church parlors Thursday after
noon. All ladies OF the church ana
congregation are invited to attend.
Mrs. George Oulton OF Hanover
street will entertain the ladies of the
Fairview Sewing club at her home
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Daniel Thompson will enter
tain the ladies OF the Past Chiefs
association of the Bloomfield Temple,
Pythian Sisters at $50 supper at
her home on West Front street Tues
day. After the supper the March
meeting will be held and a social eve
ming enjoyed.
Hon. Ralph O. Brewster OF Port
land. candidate for Governor. will be-
the speaker at the weekly luncheon
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and even the operation OF bells and
buzzers in his home and his Office.
Service TO Mankind
Carbon touches every home. every
industry. every person. Wherever
electricity is generated. transformed,
or used. will be found carbon as the
conductor. making possible the oper.
alton Of generators. conyertess and
motors. In mining. farming. manu-.
facture. transportation and commu-
nication. carbon speeds electricity on
its way to serve mankind. 80
The most brilliant light and the
purest light that man has ever pro.
duced is that pouring from car.
bons which not only illuminate
stage and screen and street. hut
also make photography and photo
engraving possible at all hours and
from all subjects. ~
Carbon. the Repair Man =.
Carbon electrodes are vital in
electric furnaces that produce mod.
ern steel and steel alloys. which give
lightness. great strength and new
uses to machines Of all kinds. And
when these devices break, carbon
tools in the form OF welding rods.
Plates and paste will make them
whole, as good as new. y
Carbon is the biggest single itor1
in the dry battery that lights fash.
lights. rings bells. operates radio
sets. fires engines on land and sea,
operates telephones--ths dry bat
terry that 10 mans electrical. slave
and masters for him the multitude
OF little jobs that can be done expe.
ditiously, economically and safely
with electricity. ~ /
What has the diamond to boasssof
to compare to all this? Sir Humpnry
was a just man. He gave TIE iiih-
mond right to boast today of,tlse
poor relative II would have dis.
dained century ago.
a.3sr
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who does not owe to carbon such
things as his books. magazines and
newspapers. and their illustrations;
the light by which he reads them:
the force that moves the t-olleys and
trains on which he rides and tho
automobile he drives; the illumina.
ton OF his streets and home: the
food he eats. the clothing he wears,
the enjoyment OF motion pictures,
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Of the local Rotary club which will
be held at the Grand Army hall this
Tuesday noon at 1915.
The semi monthly meeting Of the
business and Professional Women's
club will be held this Tuesday eve
ming, at the club rooms. There will
be a brief business meeting followed
by musical numbers and an address
by Mrs. Ethel NJ. Hight of the
Skowhegan High school faculty.
Refreshments will be served.
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else's satisfaction that a
diamond was pure carbon.
People who owned diamonds were
not overly pleased to hear about It,
Unearthing poor relatives was no
more popular then than 1t is today
Exposing the kinship between dia-
mond and a lump Of charcoal was
resented. Diamond owners feared
q loss in prestige and intrinsic and
monetary value for their precious
stones.
II 10 not on record that Sir Hum
phry. having a sanguine though
somewhat irritable temperament
paid much attention to the protests
Being irritable, he may have used a
few choice. chemical cuss words to
some Of the protesters. He seems
however. to have turned instead to
an Investigation Of the electricity of
q torpedo.fish and let the aristocrats
who were the only ones wearing
diamonds in those days--to fume
away to their hearts content.
Sir Humphry probably had little
respect for a diamond. He had lit
tie use for anything. in fact. which
could not be put to productive pur.
suits. 1.-The cause of humanity" was
his pet phrase, and he was positive
that carbon had a future field of
service to mankind which its more
opulent brother could never attain.
Sir Humphry Davy-Prophet
That. OF course. was q hundred
years ago. But, in the light Of
what has happened since. Sir Hum
phry gains a prophets crown.
Carbon. the poor relative Of the
diamond. has prospered in this
world. Being cursed. as are all
poor relatives. with large family.
his financial status has seen little
improvement. He is too prolific
to enter the aristocracy of wealth.
but for downright usefulness, for
Intrinsic value. he has long since
surpassed his jewel OF q brother.
The diamond. It is true. still scin.
tillates in the sceptre of king. but
carbon has collected the electrical
energy for the war machines which
have hurled most of the kings of the
earth from their thrones.
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Mrs. Rose kileore

Mrs. Rose Eilgore, widow OF Otis
Kilgore died Monday afternoon at her
home on Court street, Mrs. Kilgore
was born in New Sharon and was the
daughter of John and Mary Wilbur
Mcclure and was 60 years OF age.
Mrs. Kilgorc is survived by child
rem. Grace Kilgore OF Benton. Mrs.
Mary Ward of Madison. Mrs. Charles
Prey of Mercer. Mrs. Flora Johber OK
Fairfield and Earle kilgore who re-
sides In Skowhegan. The funeral
services will be held Wednesday af-
tcrnon at . o'clock. The remains
will I've placed in the tomb and In the
spring will he buried in the family lot
nj Smithfeld.
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Guests from out of town were Percy
Beatty. president of the Colby Y. NJ.
n, and William Macomber of Colby.
Joseph Coburn Smith also of Colby
was present. Music and games were
enjoyed and ice cream served.
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Tells How SIS, 900, 600 in Money z
i From. II. S. Was Spent in Rus STA

|" HAT the sum OF $1s.oo0.o0o,
. substantial part for non
= sectarian purposes. has gone
into Russia for relief work through
the activities OF the American jew
ish Joint Distribution Committee
has Just been made public In a
report by James N. Rosenberg.
Vice-Chairman.
These figures will give some idea
OF the size Of all the American
relief undertakings in Russia. to
which the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee 20 largely
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Young Peoples Day at Bethany

Sunday was Young Peoples day at
the Bethany Baptist church. At the
morning service there We're SO boys
and girls in attendance. The pastor.
Rev. George Merriam presided and
Mrs. Ethel w. Ames presided at the
organ. The choir furnished music
under direction of Mrs. Marion T.
Oddly. who sang a solo. The speaker
was Percy Beatty. president of the
Colby College Y. NJ. c. a.. Mr..
Beatty spoke Of the value Of a de-
young people to get right with God
by reading his word, and obeying it
and to realize that they shed in
huence upon their associates. His
subject was "Stop, Look, Listen"
He Is pleasing speaker and while
he spoke in a manner which the
youngest boy or girl could under
stand. the adults present were equal
ly interested.
The evening service was also a
Young Peoples service The leader
was Miss Alice +. Written, the cor
responding secretary. The subject
was THE Danger of Trifiing With
Life" The leader read the scrip
ture lesson: prayer offered by pas
tor. piano solo, Dorothy M. Nye; re-
marks on subject, Miss Written: Sc
lection by orchestra: roll call by Sec
rotary, Dorothea CIough: the prin-
cipal speaker was William Macom-
Dor OF Colby Y. M. c. a. Mr.. Ma
comber urged church membership
and gave an interesting story to H.
lustrate tho value of obedience. Mr.
Beatty and Joseph Coburn Smith, n
senior at Colby and the organizer of
the Bethany Boys club also gave
pleasing and helpful remarks.
There was a large number present
at the evening service. Much real
value will doubtless be realized by
the young people from both services.
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Ordinary pieces Of well.burned
charcoal"
Birth Of the Arc Light
And there was born the electric
arc light. The genius Of the pres
ent century has perfected II far be-
yond. perhaps. even the vision Of
Sir Humphry, but in that frst crude
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Wilson.Holden

George T.. Wilson of SkowheSan
and Mary Belle Holden. also OF Snow
hogan were married Monday after-
noon at the Bethany Baptist parson-
age ut y o'clock by the pastor, Rev.
George Merriam. They were attend
ed by Mrs. Jennie c. Dillingham;: me
Young couple are to reside in Show
hegnn.
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Mrs. Augusta Prescott Harris

Mrs. Augusta Prescott Harris. wife
of William Harris, died Saturday
night at her home in Canaan at the
age OF 76 years.
Mrs. Harris was member OF the
Canaan Grange. Sunrise Chapter.
Order Eastern Star. and Sons OF
Veterans Auxiliary. Mrs. Harris Is
survived by her husband. a son.
Harry Harris. the Canaan postmas-
ter and grandson. Charles Harris
of Canaan.
Tho funeral services will be held
Mt the home this Tuesday afternoon
Mt . o'clock. The pastor OF the UNI
versalist church in Pittsfeld Will Of
fciatc. Burial will be in the Canaan
Village cemetery.
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ton are: f. H. Wort, II. A. Taught
and E. c. Wyman.
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full Of light. was figuring how to
eliminate the annoying spark which
flashed every time the battery cir
cuff was opened.
The Carbon voItaic Arc
Being chemist. and therefore
analytical, Sir Humphry paused to
ponder upon the spark, and the
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day. Electro-motiye force would be
Q weak sister without 1t. For dozens
OF years science built dynamos and
motors and met disappointment
after disappointment IN trying Ia col.
iect the current on brushes Of vari.
ous metals, Then someone, per.
haps with the vision OF another Sir
Humphry, substituted carbon and
the result was-Dn avalanche OF cleo.
trio energy which has literally
reared . new civilization.
Thus today there II NO one living
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years without realizing It was good
for anything more than to produce
a great heat Earliet. chemists had
found and identified II. Beyond a
chemical formula and a fuel, how
ever. 1t had not gone.
When Sir Humphry stepped into
the picture, science was making in
fantile experiments with that COM
paratively new and mysterious
energy-electricity. Volta had &C.
tually harnessed this new source
OF power in his voltaic battery. but
science, bent on power and forget
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Social at Bethany
The boys and girls of the Bethany
Sunday school passed happy time
ut the church Saturday evening.
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Surprise Party for Mrs. Gaylord

Mrs. Clara Gaylord was given a
surprise on Saturday. afternoon In
honor OF her birthday when many
friends at the invitation OF her
daughter. Mrs. Helen Flynt. gathered
at the Gaylord home on tho Athens
road. The afternoon was passed So
cially ard Mrs. Flynt served dell
cious ices and cake. Mrs. Cayford's
friends presented her with many
nice gifts and best wishes for many
returns OF her natal day.
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BOUT a hundred years ago.
Sir Humphry Davy, scien-
fist extraordinary, proved
to his own and everybody
elaa's sat:Sfaction that a