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Evening star., 1924-12-05

The easy mark doesn't know how
easy he LIS until some salesman of
worthless stock or bonds has his
money.
Evening star., 1924-12-05
S1.25 Women's Boxed
Handkerchiefs

6 Handk kerch e t $
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Evening star., 1924-12-05

Long Oyercoats in cheviot cloth and
Mackiuaws, in fancy sport plaids plaid
flannel lined well made and tailored.
Muf and bottom pockets. Sizes to IT.
Evening star., 1924-12-05

Big, rich fur collar and cuff
coats. and rows of narrow
fur trimmed coats, and smart
tailored models, in 16 to 4S
sizes. All the new materials
in black, cranberry, reindeer,
brown, oxblood and gray.
Evening star., 1924-12-05

Closely knit wool sets of
sweater, leggings and cap.
Fancy or plain weaves, white,
brown, blue, garnet. Three
sizes.
Evening star., 1924-12-05
RS! We want you to know that this sale of
Matched Hat and Coat

Heavy Quality Teddy Bear Novelty
Cloth Goats. with hats OF same ma
terial Nicely lined. Double breasted
style. Ages . to years.
Evening star., 1924-12-05

K avs and other
makes, of good quality -
fabric, gauntfets and
trimmed cuffs styles; all u
colors; self stitch or -
heavy embroidery back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26

Washington, April 25-An arranges
ment with respect to Japanese immi-
grafton which will satisfy those nd-
vocating exclusion and which at the
same time will avoid any affront to
Japan is being attempted by PRESS
dent Coolidge.
The president is hopeful that the
arrangement can be effected and with
| that end in view will continue his
conferences on immigration legisla-
ton with congressional leaders and
Secretly Hughes. Just what sort OF
arrangement the executive has in
mind was not disclosed at the white
| house where the announcement was
made today that n compromise move
was In progress.
| White house officials would not go
so far lis to say that the president
would veto the immigration bill. now
III conference between the senate and
| house, should the proposed arrange
| ment fail of acceptance, but visitors
| to the white house have found the
executive greatly disturbed over the
situation resulting from adoption by
congress of the provision for Japanese
| exclusion.
Chairman Colt of the senate immi-
| grafton committee. who was one Of
| the six senators who voted against
the immigration bill. conferred with
{, the president today and laid before
| the executive his. reasons for viewing
| the exclusion provision as unneces-
sary. illogical and general harmful to
American interests.
Senator Colt later attended the first
meeting of the senate and house con-
| ferees on the measure but II was not
, disclosed whether he carried to tho
conferees any suggestion from the
! president. Some supporters of tho
bill as 1t passed the house believe
that by adoption OF the non-quota
provisions OF the house measure, q
/ way might be found to satisfy those
advocating exclusion and yet make
the legislation less Objectionable to
Japan.
The conferees at today's meeting
| discussed the bill in n general way
! and proposed to take up the various
differences tomorrow. Chairman
Johnson of the House Immigration
Committee, announced after the meet
lib llldl tNe COHleTeeS pan 10 COIL
plete their work tomorrow so that the
house may act finally on the bill Mon
day and the senate withina few days
I thereafter.
Chairman Johnson in n statement
issued tonight declared that to place
the Japanese under the quota basis
applied to other nationalities. would
mean formal abandonment of this M
tion's established policy to exclude
j'alfens ineligible to citizenship and
open the doors for demand for nat
uralization on their part"
1T would give the Japanese" he
said. "a privilege denied to all other
yellow and brown races, an act of dis
elimination of which the others in
Guiding Chinese and Hindoos could
Justly complain; and IL wives were
admitted outside the quota. now or in
the future. 1t would open the gates to
flood of picture brides for the 49,
900 unmarried adult japanese in CON
tinental United States
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26

New York, April 25.-Charles F. Muir
ply, grand chieftain of Tammany Hall
and for many years a powerful factor
in Democratic councils of the state and
nation, died today of heart failure in
duccd by acute indigestion.
a produce of the East Sides pictur-
esque "gas house district" he had. first
with fists and then with brains, fought
his way from the stckehoh of ward
politics to the quarterback of party
fame and financial fortune. In 4 span
of 66 years he had been poor man S
son, ward heeler, bartender, saloon
keeper, office holder. financial and final
~ local director and national adviser to
his party.
He had graduated from the sobriquet
of Fists Murphy" through that OF
"Hurly-burly." sport" Silent Charles,
and, at the last. &c. +. M" The ini-
tails by which all knew him, although
few of those who obeyed his com.
mands ever had seen him. And always
from merest youth, his name and that
of Tammany We're linked together
He retired last night, after a busy
day and hearty dinner to be awak-
encd this morning by feverish chills
and the lbangs of indigestion. Charac.
teristically, he insisted upon breakfast
ing at the usual early hour. Immedi-
ately he became alarmingly Ill and died
n few minutes later in the presence OF
his physician, q priest, his daughter
Mabel and her husband, Surrogate
James A. Foley.
The taciturn genius who had ruled
the destinieS of Tammany Hall for 90
Continued on Page 12-CoI. .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
U.S.. ATHLETES DOMINANT
AT PHILA Until RELAY
L0vE--CRAzED GIRL
LAWYER KILLS SELF
IN DETROIT HOTEL

Detroit, Mich. April ga woman
believed by police to be Wanda Elaine
stopa, woman lawyer. wanted in Chi
cago IN connection with the shooting
yesterday Of Henry Manning. 60-year-
old caretaker at the home of Yezenya
Henley Smith. wealthy advertising
man, was found dead in room at a.
hotel here tonight.
According to police, the woman drank
poison Just as local officers were about
to force their way into the room. The
woman, was registered at the hotel as
Mrs. Theodore GLASGOW. Police went
to the hotel to arrest her on informa-
ton given them by Chicago police.
Detroit police late this afternoon
were asked to look for Wanda Stopa,
who might be going under the name
of Glasgow. Two detectives immedi-
ately started on a search of the hotels
and found a woman had registered
under the name of Mrs. Theodore
Glasgow.
They asked the telephone operator to
ring the room. The telephone operator
told them that the woman occupying
the room had committed suicide by
drinking poison three hours previous.
Hotel attaches said the coroner had
been notified and that the body had
been removed to an undertaking estab-
lishment.
The detectives then went to the I'M
dertaking parlors and identified the
body as that of Miss Stopa. In the
room were found q number of letters
including q bill dated April 90 from a
New York hotel made out to Miss
Stopa Glasgow. and a letter indicating
that her mother lived in Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
Saco Mayor Says
Daylight Saving
Time Is Not Legal

Saco, Maine, April 25-After q con-
ference with n supreme court justice
today, Mayor John Smith announced
that he would not Issue 4 daylight
saving time proclamation. He said
that the revised statutes provide that
state, county and city affairs be run
on standard time and that daylight
time would not be legally declared ef-
fective.
Mayor Smith said that he believed
the vote by citizens of Portland for
daylight time could not be legally
carried out and that while he favor
ed daylight time in Saco he was
without authority to decree it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
Senate Makes
Good Progress
On Tax Cut Bill

Washington, April 25.-The Senate
got down to business on the tax rcduc-
ton bill with rush today, agreeing
to more than a score of finance COM
mittee amendments to the measure.
Senator Jones, speaking after roll
call to get quorum on the floor to
discuss the proposed increase in the
corporation tax. said he wished ito
disabuse the minds of senator's who
entertain the impression that this bill
is going to be before the Senate for a
number of days"
ut is my judgment" he said, chat
this bill is going to pass much sooner
than any statements in the press
would indicate
While the main controversial amend
ments made by the committee We're
passed over today. many of consider
allie importance were agreed to.
The proposed new 10 per cent. tax on
Nah Jong sets, and a 10 per cent. tax
on all slot machines operated by coins
were approved. Likewise the change
proposed in the jewelry tax. allowing
exception only for articles selling for
less than s25 instead of less than $40.
as approved; by the House. was agreed
to. All watches selling for $50 or less
however, would be exempt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
Report Indictment
Against Hoffman in
Murder Mrs. Bauer

New York, April 25-Harry Hoff-
man, motion picture operator, was
being held by Staten Island police
tonight on first degree murder in
dictment charging him with evil
fully and unjustifiably" killing Mrs.
Maud Bauer one month ago today.
Alfred Norton. attorney for Hoff-
man, said the defense would estab-
fish an alibi which the state could
not break down.
Tho indictment, based on circum-
stantial evidence, was voted by the
Richmond County grand jury late
yesterday, but was withheld for
presentation until today. Hoffman
will plead not guilty, .ccording to his
attorney.
Previous to the presentation of the
murder indictment, Hoffman. who
had been held on series of short
atfidavits was arraigned on a charge
of attempted assault. Mrs. Rather
inc Campbell. the complainant, al
lesed tht in October, 1922, Hoffman
lured her into his automobile
threatened her with q revolver and
attempted an assault. This, the po-
lie believe. was similar to the eX-
periences of Mrs. Bauer Immediately
before her death. Hoffman pleaded
not guilty to this charge and was
held in $4,000 bail for trial. Efforts
of his attorney to force an immediate
trial on the charge were opposed by
Judge Herman who explained that n
jury could not be summoned until
May 5.
Norton declared in court that he
had several witnesses who have not
been questioned by he police and
who. he believed. would establish the
innocence of Hoffman. He refused
to disclose their names.
Because of hostile demonstrations
which have accompanied previous
arrangements of Hoffman, he was
brought into court today under a
heavy guard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
Clarke of Johns Hop
kins Defeats British
C h a m pion in 22O
! Dash - Penn State
Tops Cambridge in
! 4-Man Relay-Hunt-
I ingtOn School of BOs-
ton Wins Over Can
adam Institute in
School Medley

Philadelphia, April 25.-(By A.
P.)-Triumphs for America in all
three of the international events on
the program and the brilliant all
around performances OF Charles
West, star negro athlete Of Wash
ington and Jefferson, In capturing
the pentathlon for the second sue
cessive year, were outstanding fea-
lures today of the opening Of the
two-day Pennsylvania relay carnival
al Franklin field.
The Union Jack of Great Britain
went down to defeat in two Of the
International clashes when Eric Lid
dell, Edinburgh University student
who holds the British sprint cham
pion, was conquered in a spectacular
30 yard dash by Louis Clarke of
Johns Hopkins, while Cambridge
Jniversity's quartet finished third in
the sprint medley relay champion
ship, which was won decisively by
Pennsylvania State Colleges fliers
with Georetown second.
Sharing interest with these events
were two other major college relay
title races. with Pennsylvania victor
ious over Missouri and Princeton in
the distance medley and Columbia
triumphant in q sensational quarter
mile championship contest. Verne
Booth, elongated distance star, add
ed further glory to Johns Hopkins
record for the day by conquering q
strong field of "a rivals in the two
mile individual run.
The third international feature
occurred in the scholastic medley in
which Huntington School. of Boston,
carried Americas colorsto victory
over Hamilton Collegiate Institute of
Canada, which finished second after
getting Off to a bad start.
Only one record fell. however. and
that occurred in the South Atlantic
intercollegiate A. A, one mile relay
championship, when Virginia due
TO a brilliant quarter mile in 40 3-5
by Bohannan, anchor man, lowered
its own mark from 3.23 to 3.21 20
for this fixture after q driving finish
with Georgetown.
West retained the crown OF all
around champion by defeating field
in the Ave events that make UP the
pentathlon program. The sturdy
Washington and jefferson negro
emerged from the gruelling all-af-
ternoon grind with the low total Of
Id points, niHe less tiidh Iio hSli
est rival. Harry Frieda. OF Chicago,
who won a close fight for second
honors. Plansky OF Georgetown, fin-
ished third with % pints. Leggett of
the United States naval academy
fourth with - and johnson Of Pitts
burgh nth with ~.
West clinched the title when he
defeated Frieda in the 1900 meter
run. final event on the list, in which
the original field OF nearly two doz-
On performers had been reduced to
the five who landed at the top of
the scoring list. Previously West
had won the broad jump. finished
third in both the javelin and 200
meter dash and fifth in the discus
Continued on Page 11-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
BELIEVE COOLIDGE
IS Determined TO
VETO BONUS Bill

Washington, April 25-Endorse-
Hment by President Coolidge today Of
the views expressed in the senate
Tuesday by Senator Borah. Republic
can. Idaho, opposing large govern
mental expenditures and bonus legis-
lation strengthened many in Wash
ington in their belief that Mr.. Cool
idge will veto the soldier bonus bill.
The president, discussing with Wis
itors today his declaration in his As
ISOLATED Press address against de
termined assaults by organized mi
norities on the public treasury" re-
iterated his frequently made plea for
economy and in that connection call
ed attention to Senator Borah's adj
dress.
The Idaho senator in his address
criticized additions to the tax bur-
dens of the American people, and,
opposing the bonus bill, declared 1t
was the duty of congress to start to
curtail expenses even If congress had
to refrain from doing certain things
which might be pleasant and politi-
cally expedient to do so.
AhIs SoOllukC tOlN AIo SttAASlS hiihS
he regarded the views of Senator
Borah as outlined in his address as
fundamentally sound and the result
of logical conclusions. He made 1t
plain that his endorsement of Sen
ator Borahs declarations war gen.
orally and not applicable to the SEN
ator's discussion of any particular
bill, but his remarks were interpret
ed by many of his callers as meaning
that he stood with Mr.. Borah in op-
position to the bonus bill.
The statement Of the presidents
views today was the nearest ap-
proach to definition of his position
on bonus legislation since his Lin
coin Day address in New York in
which he declared his opposition to
n bonus as a matter of principle. re-
CARELESS Of the form it might take.
Indications developed during the
day that the paid-up insurance bill
passed by the senate Wednesday aft
or having previously passed the
house probably would reach the
White House within week. The
senate conference committee. con-
sisting OF Senators Curtis. Kansas;
Mclean, Connecticut; and Watson.
Indiana. Republicans, and Simmons,
North Carolina, and Walsh. Massa-
CnuScLtS, DellOCTdtS, Was dppoiAtSu'
and arrangements were made for a
meeting Monday will. the house con-
feree3. Neither senate or house con-
ferees expect to take more than day
to adjust differences.
Regardless of whether The presi-
dent signs the bill or vetoes 1t only
to have it passed over his veto. as
many members OF congress predict
will be done in event of a veto, gov
eminent machinery would be found
prepared to undertake administra-
tion of the act.
Director Hines. of the veterans
bureau, which will be the office of
actual issue of the proposed adjusted
compensation payments whether in
the form of cash or insurance certi-
ficates said today his plans had been
perfected and the bureau machine
was ready to function whenever the
necessary data became available
from the military departments.
War department officials were
equally confident that they had TAX
en- every possible precaution to be
ready.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
$4,000 FIRE LOSS ,
AT PLANT TOOL co,
NORTH WAYNE, NE,
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

especial TO kennebec JournaO
North Wayne. Me. April 25.-Fire
starting in some way from the oil In
the tempering tank of one OF the large
buildings of the North Wayne Tool Co
resulted in the total destruction of the
building this morning. There was par
tial insurance. The fire started short
ly after o'clock in the morning. The
loss was estimated at $4,000.
A quantity Of tools We're in process
of manufacture in this building, which
was 1OOx40, containing a machine shop
and departments devoted to the several
processes of manufacture.
1t is not thought the fire will seri-
ously affect the output of the company,
as what with the three shops here and
shops at Oakland it is hoped to keep
up with the orders. The concern has
been shipping its product as fast as
completed. Thirty hands were en-
ployed.
Winthrop and Monmouth and the C.
NJ. Deering Co. sent assistance as
quickly as possible. but owing to the
bad condition of the roads the trucks
We're somewhat delayed.
The residence of Stephen Allen and a
boarding house caught fire, but were
saved. Sparks also started a grass
fire nearly mile away, but this was
extinguiShed. The firemen had help
from surrounding towns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
Vanderenhecke Must
Go to Electric Chair

4 Salem, Mass. April 2J.-Cyrille j..
Vandenhecke. convicted of the muir
der of Gislian Schuremann in Law
renee in August. 1913. was sentenced
to die in the electric chair in the
week of July ~. by Judge George
A. Flynn in Essex county superior
court here today. Motion for a new
trial had been denied and exceptions
over-ruled when they were carried
to the supreme court.
Vandenhecke fed to Belgium, his
lnative country, after the body of
Schuremann, hearing two bullet
wounds, was found. Later he went
to Canada. He was apprehended in
The state charged that the shooting
resulted from Vandenheke's alleged
intimacy with Schurcmann's wife.
Vandenhecke, protesting his in
nocence. heard the death sentence
pronounced without apparent emo
ton. Asked before sentence If there
was any reason why the maximum
sentence should not be pronounced.
Vandenhecke said that he desired
that the matter of sentencing be
postponed because he was not guilty.
Declaring that he had q high regard
for America, he said that he did not
want to see a stain on the country's
fair name brought about by the SEN
fencing of an innocent man.
On the stand in his own Defense
Nandenhecke testified at his trial
that Schuremann shot at him when
he went to Schuremann's ONE to
get some clothing belonging to him.
He claimed he was wounded in the
leg. that there was tussle and that
was a blank, his memory returning
when he was on the sea bound for
Belgium.
Mrs. Schuremann said that she
had been forced to accompany Van
denhecke to Philadelphia when he
threatened to kill her ii she refused.
She said she returned to her hus-
band later. Vandenhecke was re-
manded to Essex county Jail until
ID days prior to tho week of the exc
cution when he will be taken to the
Charlestown State prison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
American Bankers
Furnish Credit for 1
New German Bank

New York. April 25-Establishment
of unlimited credit facilities by Am
erican bankers for the new German
gold e-discount bank, organized by
DIR. Hjalmar Schacht, was announced
today by the International Accept
ance Bank of New York. An initial
advance of 100000 has been made,
reopening trade channels between
the United States and Germany,
which virtually have been closed
since the collapse of the German cur
rency.
Extension of the credit marks the
first actual participation of American
capital in the economic rehabilita-
Ption of Germany. Funds will be used
to rediscount German two-name
trade bills, issued in dollars and pay
able in the United States No res
trictions were placed on the amount
of money which might be drawn for
this purpose, because 1t was expected
the temporary need would be remov-
ed within a year or two by the con-
solidation of the Schacht institution
with the gold bank proposed in the
Dawes plan.
Twenty leading financial institu-
lions of New York, Boston and Chi
cago are members of the syndicate
which has placed American credit at
the disposal OF the German bank.
They include the National City Bank,
Guaranty. the First National Bank
and the Ola Colony Trust Company
of Boston and the Illinois Merchants
Trust Company Of Chicago.
The Schacht rediscount bank, cap
italized at 100000 pounds, half Of
which Is supplied by the Bank of
England, was organized to buy from
German banks trade bills issued In
sterling or dollars. Sterling bills are
rediscounted in London through an
operation similar to the one opened
here.
Members Of the American Banking
Syndicate explained that the aim Of
tn bank was to maintain n fairly
stable level of exchange and to facili-
tate the sterilization of thei Reich
mark until the final comprehensive
plan. envisaged by the Dawes COM
mittee could be carried out. BY the
use Of its foreign credit facilities.
the rediscount operations. mean
while. will enable Germany 20 hus-
band her gold holdings. Opening of
the American credit. 1t was said,
would protect the position Of the dol
lar In world markets. which might
have been affected materially II tho
field had been surrendered entirely
to the pound sterling.
The initial $4,000, 900 advance made
through the International Acceptance
Bank, Is the first direct financial aid
given by American banking interests
to Germany since q grain credit of
about 100000 was established two
wears ago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-26
POST GIVEN 10 TO 20
YEARS IN Staying Of
R0CkLAND WOMAN

Wiscasset. Me-, Apr. 2o.-Freder-
lex l.. Post OF Rockland. formerly
a marine engineer at Bridgeport,
Conn.,, In supreme court today re-
tracted his plea of not guilty OF MUIR
der and pleaded guilty of man.
slaughter for the killing Of Mrs.
Sybil Hamilton. widow of a Rock
land hotel keeper. He was sentenced
to serve not less than 10 and not
more than 20 years in State prison.
The date of Posts trial was set
for next Wednesday. when it was
announced Tuesday that he had been
found to be sane after observation
at Augusta General hospital since
last November. Today's action fol-
lowed O conference held last night
by Attorney General Ransford w.
Shaw. County Attorney Weston NJ.
Hilton and James B. Perkins of
counsel for the defense.
In court Attorney Perkins made
a plea for leniency in pronouncing
sentence because of Posts war rec
ord. which was described as excel
lent. He was an engineer on some
of the largest transports engaged in
transporting troops to Europe.
Mrs. Hamilton was shot through
the heart on the afternoon of Octo-
Der 103Iast while driving with Post
in her automobile on a country road
in Jefferson. Post claimed she was
shot by a, stray bullet fired by q
hunter. but the autopsy revealed
that three bullets were fired into her
right side from weapon held al
close range.
Post according to Miss Mildred
Hamilton. the 13-year-old daughter
wanted the widow to marry him.
but she became suspicious when he
failed to provide the cottage he was
said to have promised.
Mrs. Hamilton was about 45. while
Post is considerably older. His wife,
from whom he had been separated
a number of months, came here
from Bridgeport: after his arrest. and
stayed at Rockland while he was in
jail there,