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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
OLDT0WN MAN IS
BURNED TO DEATH
IN $4,000 BLAZE

Oldtown, Me-, April 2--Joseph
Cote, aged 81, and feeble, persisted in
the flames of one of the worst fires
Oldtown has experienced, today. The
alarm was sounded at 2.30 for a fire
that originated in a shed opposite
the Cunigan mill of the American
Wooden company and which burned
the Richardson & Kennedy block
containing four stores with overhead
tenements and also five dwellings.
The property loss is between $780,
600 and $4,000.
Cote lived alone in rooms on the
third floor Of the block and had not
been seen since the night before.
Neighbors pounded on his door but
were obliged to leave the building In
haste in their night clothes. They
thought Cote had left the rooms and
search later disclosed his body in
the cellar.
The losses: Felix L. Boutin. stock
Of store, $1,000 furnishings of home
above store. $500: and portion of
building, around $1,000; Carroll NJ.
Staples. druggist, about $4,000: G.
N. Stevens grocer. about $1,000: John
]. Cyr pool room. $1,000; building
owned by Mrs. Madore and Sewall,
Eastman e. Whittier and Felix Bou-
tin, loss. probably $4,000; three
dwellings. McNaughton house, Bos-
worth house and Caron house. $10.-
COO: Hilchey and Caron, milliners,
$500. Altogether twelve families
were rendered homeless by the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
County Organizations

/ Especial to The Kennebec JournaO
Portland, Apr 2.-Delcgates to
the Republican State convention
from Somerset. Waldo and Hancock
counties held their organization
meetings this evening in the private
dining rooms at the Congress Square
Hotel previous to the big Republi-
can session at the Falmouth Hotel.
Committees for these county dele
cations were selected as follows:
Waldo county: State committee.
Dir. o. S. Vickery of Belfast and
Mrs. Marie Y Payson of Brooks:
district committee. Hon. II. c. Bug
zell of Belfast and Mrs. Alice Palmer
of Munroe. County committee, Clyde
II. Chapman of Belfast, Mrs. Grace
Pillsbur! OF Belfast. DR.. A. NJ. Small
of Freedom, Mrs. Rubie Hoyt OF
Liberty, Hon. Charles NJ. Conant OF
Winterport, Mrs. Z. c. Moody OF
Winterport. T. ID. Chase of Unity.
Mrs Kate Lane of Brooks. Honora-
ry vice presidents of the convention.
II. G. Buzzeli OF Belfast and Mrs.
Annie NJ. Foster, Belfast. Commit
tee on resolutions. Hon. Ellery Bow
den of Winterport and Mrs. Sadie
Bates of Brockton Springs.
Somerset county: Meeting presid-
ed over by Hon. Frank IL. Holley OF
North Arson. who was speaker OF
the House in the S1st Legislature,
with Judge Charles o. Small of
Continued on Page II, Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
MAY Be CONTEST
over SECTARIAN,
PRIMARY PLANKS

Portland, Me-, April 1.-THE direct
primary amendment and the education
planks were opposed at the open forum
held by the State committee tonight at
which the tentative draft OF the plat
form to be presented at the Republi-
can State convention tomorrow was
discussed.
The proposed convention endorse
ment of primary candidates was oppos-
ed on the ground that candidates were
deprived of being free moral agents
and that the plan combined the weak
nesses rather than the good features Of
both the primary and convention sys-
tens. The proponents of the plan took
the ground that it made the primary
responsive to the will of the people.
The education plank, which would
except higher educational institutions
from a general proposal that public
money should be expended for public
schools only, provoked a discussion
which involved the entire sectarian
issue.
Mark A. Barwise. representative to
the Legislature from Bangor, insisted
upon an amendment to the constitution
Willie Stdtc SeHdlOT tISueVlCh w
Hinckley of South Portland champion
ed the platform declaration.
Mr.. Barwise. who was leader Of the
fight on this question at the last leg
islation. read resolution affirming
allegiance to what he called the Ibis
toric American doctrine" Of separation
of church and state.
ut is time this hysteria was ended"
Senator Hinckley declared. I'VE have
got along for 104 years years without
an amendment to the constitution along
the lines which Mr.. Barwise has pro-
posed.
1--WE have no reason to fear with
seven Professionals to one Catholic.
believe we are properly safeguarded
under the constitution
The Tentative Draft
Twelve planks are contained in the
platform as recommended by the
Continued on Page 11-Coi. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
Presidents Choice Was New
England Farm Boy-Picked
for His Law knowledge and
Administrative. Capacity
Probable Confirmation by
Senate-T0 Examine. Letter
He Wrote in 1921, Question
ing Methods Used in Red
Raids

Washington. April Il President
Coolidge filled his second cabinet va
cancy today by selecting Harlan
Fiske Stone. retiring dean of Column
bia University school of law, as at
torney general.
Having gone recently to the Paci-
f1c coast to get a secretary Of the
navy in Curtis D. Wilbur of Califor-
MIA, Mr.. Coolidge turned to the At
lantic seaboard for his attorney gen.
eral and in Mr.. Stone chose a pres
ent resident Of New York City and a
former New England farm boy. Mr..
Wilbur was drawn from California;
supreme court and Mr.. Stone Is be-
ing taken from a law school and from
active practice.
The president selected Mr.. Stone
because he has known him for 80
years and has confidence in him; be-
cause he regards the New York man
as possessing the desired qualities of
thorough legal knowledge and adj
ministrative capacity, and because he
looks upon the Columbian dean as
"a 100000 man willing for patriotic
reasons to accept a $4,000 job"
Mr.. Coolidge chose Mr.. Stone yes
terday from list of six and sum-
moned him to Washington. Arriv-
ing in Washington on an early train
Mr.. Stone and the president were in
conference before most Of Washing
ton was awake this morning and be-
fore eight o'clock the president had
rendered Mr.. Stone the portfolio and
the New York man had accepted.
Then at eight o'clock the president
introduced Mr.. Stone as his new at
torney general to a dozen senators
invited to the White House for a
breakfast conference.
Mr.. Stones nomination was sent
to the senate soon after that body
convened at noon and late in the day
it was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee for inquiry. Confirmation is
expected without delay although sew
eral senators expressed desire to
examine the appointee's record and
particularly look into, letter writ
ten by him early in 1921 questioning
methods of the department of jus-
tice in the "red" raids Of the yeax
previous. -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
Georgia Republicans
Name Four Delegates
For Pres. Coolidge

Atlanta, Ca, April -Four dele
gates at large to the Republican ma
tionai convention, instructed to vote
for the nomination of President Cool
idge, were chosen today by the So
called regular faction of the Repub-
lican party in Georgia in state con-
vention here. Two negroes and two
whites make up the delegation.
The delegates chosen were Henry
Lincoln johnson and Ben Davis. ne
groes. and Clarke Grier, of Augusta.
and Clint W. Hager. federal district
attorney. The convention endorsed
the appointment of Johnson, who is
Republican national committeeman
from Georgia and Name Williams.
Savannah negress, as Republican
negress, as Republican committee
woman from Georgia.
All delegates to The Cleveland
convention were instructed to sup
port johnson for reelection as ma
tional committee man. The other
faction of the party in Georgia, head
ed by J. L. Phillips. white. will hold
a state convention in Atlanta on
April 80 to select delegates to the ma
tional convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
Quick Transition

From street sprinklers one day to
snow plows the next is rapid tran
sltlon, and calls for great versatility
upon the part of the members OF the
street department of Augusta. but
that is what they were called upon
to face on Tuesda. and "Wednesday
when Old Man Weather staged an
April fool joke that was considered
by many to be in extremely bad
taste.
On Tuesday forenoon, the sprink-
lers were out on Water and Cony
streets laying the dust which was
especially disagreeable and indica-
tons were that spring was indeed IN
our midst, although it was still some
what chilly.
On Wednesday the snow plows
we're called into play to remove the
eight inch mantle of heavy snow
which had fallen during the night
and which was constantly increasing
and blowing into driits that mace
the travelling especially difficult both
for pedestrians and for teams, cars
and autos.
Those people who keep in close
touch with the weather and Its many
quick changes, harked back to Aprli
i. 1922 to find another occasion wnen
the weather man started playing
tricks on April Fools day. Then as
on Tuesday a snow storm struck the
state. which tied up traffic In way
upbecoming to spring, even II az
c6rding to the old ;.dage, Sprins
comes in like lion and goes ont hhe
4 lamb"
The storm OF Tuesday night occur
Continued on Page II, Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
PrObers Hear More
Testimony on Delayed
Fraud Prosecutions

Washington. April 2-Further de-
tails of charges that The department
of justice had delayed unduly war
fraud prosecutions were heard by the
senate Daugherty committee today
from II. l.. Scaife, a former investi-
gator for the department, who was
called to the stand for the third time.
Seattle, who was the only witness to
appear before the committee today,
testified to some extent from records
Of the house committee, which in 1922
considered impeachment charges
against Harry NJ. Daucherty.
Reiterating and extending a pre-
vious allegation that the Wright
Martin Aircraft Corporation had re-
ceived an "over- payment" of s5.267,-
900 on war contracts and had not
been prosecuted. Seattle declared that
former Attorney General Daugherty.
Secretary Weeks. Charles Hayden.
chairman of the Wright Martin
board, and Guy d. Golf, former as
sistant Attorney General. should "all
be indicted by grand jury" for mac
ton in the matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
Talk Over Platform

There was large attendance at
the open meeting for discussion Of
the platform. No OPT osition was Of
fered until the primary plank was
reached when Villa s. Linnell OF
Portland proposed plank providing
that a convention could place the
name of a candidate upon the ticket
+. d. Cummings of Portland and
Mrs. Bates Of Waldo courty opposed
any change in the present primary
law. 1t is said that the Linnell plank
will be offered from the floor tomor-
row, If not adopted by the commit
tee. 1t Is also expected that another
sectarian school amendment will be
offered from the floor.
Copies of the proposed plank were
distributed among the delegates.
This would prohibit the appropria-
ton of money for the Lencfit of sec
tartan schools. At the meeting Mr..
Barwise Of Bangor proposed n plank
which would prohibit state aid to all
sectarian institutions. He spoke for
this arguing that 1t is in accord with
the Federal constitution and was In
no sense a religious issue. George
Weber Of Auburn called his atten
ton to the present constitution which
already takes care of the matter and
there is no issue involved. This was
denied by Mr.. Barwise.
F. w. Hinckley of Portland spoke
against the sectarian amendment de-
claring that there is no issue pres
ented that the present constitution
takes care Of the matter and that for
104 years :kis state has never APP
propriated u dollar for parochial
schools. Timothy J. Callahan of
Lewiston proposed an amendment
that would prohibit the issue Of tax
exempt Londs by cities. towns or
corporations in the State of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
of Witnesses
Forces Recess OF
Senate Oil PrObers

Washington, April 1.-THE senate
oil investigators took another three
DAYS recess today after hearing
single witness. George White, former
chairman of the Democratic national
committee.
called by Senator Spencer. Re
publican, Missouri, White testihed
that, L. l.. Doheny had contributed
n total of $4,000 to the Democratic
campaign fund, but that Harry r.
Sinclair had made no contributions,
White explained that Doheny had
given $4,000 during the 1920 cam
paign and $4,000 in 1921. to help
wipe out the deficit resulting from
the campaign.
While offering no objection to the
examination of White, Senator
Walsh, Democrat, Montana, the COM
mittee prosecutor, made 1t q mater
of record that he regarded the testi-
mony as irrelavent. He told the
committee he would support a reso-
luton calling for general lnvestiga-
ton of all campaign contributions
hut that he did not think the testi-
mony sought by Senator Spencer
was pertinent to the inquiry into the
naval Oil leases.
Senator pencer took an opposite
view. pointing out that contribu-
lions by Sinclair and Doheny to the
Republican campaign fund had peen
inquired into. Senator Walsh re-
plied that this was relevent, as II
would be q natural inference tnaA
large contributions by the iessees OF
the naval leases to the Republican
war chest might influence the sub
seouent action of Republican omclais
in leasing the reserves.
After White was excused, Chalr-
man Ladd announced that because
of the absence of witnesses ana the
desire OF the committee to give at
tantion to pending legislation, the
nuh,ic hearings would be adjourned
until next Monday.
The house judiciary committee
failed again today to take up the
senate resolution proposing impeach-
roant proceedings against Clarence
n chase. SON. law of Albert 3.
Eau ne customs collector at FL Paso
e.. his refusal to testify before the
III COMMITTEES, 1t had been in evil
dence that Chase had sousnl 70 on ,,a Nc
Price Mckinney Q Cdeaeiaho sa' Ae
had loaned Fall $4,000 .s 800.
After conferences TO-DAY WIN ST.
;ai counsel in the oil cases. SEER
fary Wilbur stated that ne Woulu NJ
operate with them in every poss Snr
way in the litigation already un Tron,
taken and proposed, resuiuns s,ai
the oil investigation. Inc new ma' =,
secretary sought the con,erenee az
a. to : inform himself iuiis ae
facts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
Note Instances of
Cruelty to Animals

Portland. Me-. April 2-Dispensing
dainty goldfishes at department store
counters and denying cows the de-
lights and freedom Of a pasture in
which to Craze and exercise to their
bovine content, are among the spe-
cif1c cases of animal cruelty men,
toned in the report of State Agent
William ]. Dyer at the annual meet
ing today of the Maine State Society
for the Protection Of Animals.
The thoughtless act that causes
many persons to carry kittens to
summer resorts. then abandon them
at the close Of the season as too
large to longer serve as pets, also
was mentioned. together with the ac-
ton of mentally unbalanced youth
who tormented fowl and ducks by
plucking feathers from them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
N. E. o. p. Elects
At Portland Meet

Lewiston, Maine, April THE
grand lodge OF Maine OF the New
England Order of Protection held It's
annual session here today The fol-
lowing officers were elected: -
Grand warden. Fred w. Merrill,
Waterville. So
Grand vice warden, J. Edward SUI
Ivan. Bangor.
Grand secretary. Forest r. Ludden.
Auburn.
Grand treasurer. c. II. Sullivan,
Bangor. Isr7svs'
Delegates to the supreme lodge,
Forest +. Ludden, Mabel A. Tuttle,
Lewiston, Josephine A. Hartford,
Portland. and j. Edward Sullivan.
Portland was selected for next
years meeting. e,sssEs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
Other Maine Points

Portland, Maine. April 2-All snow
fighting equipment Of the trolley lines
was called into play to fight the
storm which overnight brought seven
riches Of damp snow, accompanied
by a wind which reached velocity
of AZ miles an hour. All lines were
kept in operation.
The rigging and rails Of the 36-ton
schooner Railroad were badly dam
aged when she was blown from her
mornings In Back Bay and carried
against the Grand Trunk Railway
bridge. A big elm tree in front of the
residence at North street crashed
to the ground. No one was injured.
Lewiston. Me-, April 2-Just an
even of snow, the heaviest fall or the
season, was recorded here today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
AU G USTA GIRL
HAS Commencement
HON0RS At BATES

Lewiston, Me-, April 2-Com-
mencement honors ut Bates coiiese
were awarded as follows:
Mary Leona Dennison, Dryoen'
Florence E. Hodgkins, Lisbon faiis'
Dorothy Kicker, WATERFORD. Sherman
J. Holt. Auburn; George d. Turner
Mapleton: William E. Young. Lewis
ton, in the language group: Helen .
Chase, lewiston: Vivian c. Miiilken,
Augusta: Ahbie b. Small. West
Scarboro; Walter v. Gavigan., Will
mantle, Conn; Harold S. Segai. Lew
the philosophy group: and Emroye NJ
Burns. Rockport. Cynthia =. Co G,",,
Lewiston; Mary G. Worthley, Glou-
cester: Linwood B.. Hilton. Lewis
ton; Robert B. haw. Auburn; 2. TIL
fanny, Pittsfield. and Elmer watson
Norway. in the science group.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
Probe Tax Affairs
Of Mellon Companies

Washington, April TAX affairs Of
companies in which Secretary Mellon
is a stakeholder were again under
searching inquiry today before spe-
cial Senate investigating committee to-
day.
The committee Is looking into inter
nal revenue bureau AFFAIRS. particular
ly those Of the income tax division.
and the other members were detained
in the Senate or in other committee
rooms, leaving Senator Couzens to pro-
coed alone with the investigation he
fostered.
Senator Watson. Republican. Indiana,
appeared in the committee room only
long enough to present a letter from
Secretary Mellon saying he was pre-
pared to furnish Information as TO
other companies he was interested in
If the committee would inform him as
to names of companies II had In mind
and the questions raised as to them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
U. OF M. FRAT HOUSE
BURNS. CAUSING
$4,000 DAMAGE

Bangor. Me-, April 1.-The house Of
the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at
the University of Maine was totally
destroyed by fire early today. causing
n property loss of $4,000. The blaze
originated in the partition OF the ma
irons room and the five students in
the house were awakened at 2 o'clock
and escaped with their personal pro-
perty. Most of the students are home
on vacation and these lost all their
personal effects. The Phi Gamma
Delta house was built IN 1898 and In
owned by the National fraternity
which rented TO the Maine chapter.
Nothing was saved from the house
except some furniture on the first
floor. so rapidly did the flames spread.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
LAFOLLETTE GROUP
INCREASE LEAD IN
WISCONSIN PRIMARY

Milwaukee, Wis, April 2-(By A.
Ply Delegates at-large pledged to
Senator Robert M. Lafollette at the
Republican national convention and
to Governor AL Smith Of New York
at the Democratic national conven-
ton, continued to increase their leads
as additional precincts were tabula-
ted here tonight.
With slightly more than 1000 pre-
cints out of the 2,574 in the state re-
ported, Senator Lafollette had ma
jorit yof nearly $4,000 over the dele
gates at-large who ran under the
banner of President Coolidge. One
thousand and eleven precincts in this
contest gave: .
Lafollette delegates $50
Coolidge delegates ga ,036
Early tonight Smith delegates had
n majority over the McAdoo dele
gates-at- large of 1850, with approx
imately one third of the precincts in
the state heard from. In S53 out Of
2,574 precincts in Wisconsin this vote
stood:
Smith delegates .33 ,433
McAdoo delegates ........... .20,553
In the presidential preferential pri-
mary between Mr.. McAdoo and Sena
tor James A. Reed of Missouri, which
was merely an expression Of public
opinion and not binding in any way
upon the state delegation, McAdoo
was leading by good margin, al
though little interest was manifested
In the state and the vote was eX-
tremely light. Returns from SIG pre-
cincts out of 1874 gave:
'McAdoo ..........-..... II,I34
Reed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5,604
With less than one half of the
states precincts reported tonight, the
district delegates contests show La
toilette leading and probably win
ner in eight districts and Coolidge
leading and probably winner in one
or two other districts where the re-
turns are too meagre indicate q
trend one way or the other.
If the remainder of the returns does
not upset these district figures, La
toilette will probably have 16 district
delegates and seven delegateS-at-
large to the Republican convention;
Coolidge will have two district dele
gates and fur delegates are in doubt.
In the Democratic district con-
tests. Smith is. leading in the first six
districts with returns for the seventh.
eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh dis
tricts so few that they indicate moth
ing.
Crippled wire conditions. particu-
Iarly in the rural sections of the
counties, continued with many county
tabulations being discontinued until
the complete returns are mailed from
each precinct. This condition in the
rural section is not expected to work
hardship with any candidate as all
leads have been evenly maintained
throughout today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
AbattOirs Case
Attorney Sees Hope
In Doves Presence

Portland, Me-, April 2.-Possibly
moved by the same motive as that
which has impelled many spectators to
listen in six days at the hearing in
the permanent receivership action
against the Confederated Home Abat-
toirs Corporation in the supreme Judi
cial court, a pigeon fiuttered into the
courtroom this afternoon. where bitter
controversies have been aired.
There is the dove of peace" re-
marked Justice Scott Wilson as the
bird flew to ledge naar the ceiling
and cooked one eye towards the wit
ness stand.
LET us hope So" replied the attor-
neys for both sides in unison. and the
hearing continued while the pigeon
kept it's good behavior quite as we'll
as any of the spectators.
Ernest N. Brown of New York, pres
ident Of the corporation and its organ
izer, who with William F. German,
treasurer, has been charged with
fraud, took the stand. He told q mat
ter-of-fact story of his rise from an
office boy of 16 years to the head of
corporations that did millions Of dol
lars worth of business in the United
States and Canada.
In response to direct examination
Of William B. Shelton. one of his at
torneys. who sought to show that Mr..
Browns services to the abattoir cor
poration were worth something, the
witness said that he had served for 35
years in the meat packing business. in
every capacity. and was familiar with
all it's processes.
The financial plan for the corporation
scheme was drawn up by the Fl. G.
Greene Co, Mr.. Brown said. but after
co days it became apparent this con-
Germ was failing down on its plans
and promises" For that reason, he
explained, I'VE carried on the sale Of
stock"
He denied allegations Of the plain
tiffs that he or his associates derived
profits from companies controlling sale
of stock, and said that, on the contra
ry, losses were suffered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-03
Maine Delegation
Will Vote for
President Coolidge

Portland. Nc. April 2-Fifteen
delegates who will be certain to vote
first. last. and all the time for the
nomination of Calvin Coolidge for
president at the national convention
in Cleveland next June will be chosen
at the Republican State convention
in City hall tomorrow, party leaders
declared tonight. There was move
Continued on Page II, Col. a.