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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
Davis Yet to Make
Choice National
Chairman Campaign

New York. July 15-When John
w Davis, Democratic nominee for
president. stepped into his motor car
tonight for the thirty mile drive to
his country home at Locust Valley,
he was apparently no nearer de-
cision as to the choice of q national
chairman or the local Of the main
and subsidiary quarters for the
campaign than he was yesterday
morning, when refreshed by a week
end of rest. he returned to the city
to tackle this first great problem OF
his contest for the presidency.
Two days of discussion with party
leaders-days beginning for the NOM
inee at IL A. NJ. and ending near
midnight had failed to bring about
n selection or at any rate a selection
that brought acceptance. Mr.. Davis.
in brief meeting with newspaper
men tonight. expressed regret that
he could announce no settlement in
regard to the most important phase
of party organization. He was asked
whether he favored having a national
chairman and n campaign manager
or combining the two Offices. and re-
piled that even on that point he was
not ready to express himself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
100000 WORTH OF
DOPE SEIZED ON
ITALIAN STEAMER

New York July 1J.-Federal authori-
ties tonight considered libelling the
Italia American liner Duilio. after
s40O, 600 narcotics raid at her pier early
today and the arrest of nine Of her
crew.
Arthur Gaeto ships plumber. con-
fessed he had struggled in the contra
band, authorities reported. Gaeto's ar
rest was alleged to have caused him
to confess also that he had smuggled
to this country, on a fruitless mission
,, of craftsmanship. q stolen Michael An
gelo for the return of which the ltal-
ian government had offered 100000
reward.
Gaeto was held in $15, 900 bail. 'The
Duilio's captain and seven of his chief
officers who were arrested disclaimed
all knowledge of the narcotics that had
been secreted about the passengers
quarters, were held in $500 bail each
Edward Barnes, assistant solicitor of
the legal division. customs department,
announced that owners of the Duilio
would be obliged to post $4,000 bond
before their ship would be permitted
to sail for Naples Saturday.
The raid. participated in by 100 mar
cotics and customs agents. was spec
tacular Two of their number had
been working for months on the case.
Yesterday. they said. they trailed a
"go-between". to a Broadway cabaret.
posed before him as 'dopes" and
learned that the Duilio had just
brought in supply of narcotics.
Maintaining the pose, the agents
sought out Gaeto. The plumber sour
ried about the passenger quarters for
few moments, lifting rugs, overturn-
ing chairs and digging into clothes
chests, and. according to the agents.
accumulated before their eyes 500
packages of narcotics. The sales Price
was 100000.
The signal for the raid was given
and 100 armed agents swarmed aboard.
In few minutes it was all over, with
the ships captain and officers, who had
been sleeping soundly, under arrest and
en- route to police headquarters, accom-
panied by Gaeto.
The plumber is alleged to have con-
fessed that he struggled the narcotics
for an American dope ring
In the midst of Gaeto's confession
about the narcotics he Is alleged off,
| handedly to have disclosed that he
knew the whereabouts of the Michael
Angelo which he said was stolen from
a cathedral in northeSp Italy eight
years ago.
The painting. done on wood and in
four sections. he said, had been in pos
session Of Pappi Andres Conduitti in
Genoa. Conduitti entrusted two of the
| sections TO Gaeto to be smuCgled into
the United States and sold at $500
apiece. He had brought them here on
the Duilio's last trip. he related. but
failed to make a sale, so returned the
masterpiece to Conduitti in Genoa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16

Maine Republicans are. going TO
have the opportunity OF hearing Gem
eral Charles G. Dawes. Republican
candidate for vice president, accord
ing to an announcement made at the
meeting of the Kennebec county
Republican committee and candi-
dates for State and county offices,
at City Hall, Tuesday forenoon. by
George l.. Emery of Biddeford. chair
man Of the Republican State commit
tee.
HELEN Maria's" one platform ap-
pearance in this state will be at the
monster Island Park rally which Will
officially crack open the State CAM
paign. Mr.. Emery told the enthusi-
astic assemblage of party workers
yesterday morning that while in Bos-
ten last week in conference with
National Chairman Butler, he prac-
tiCally secured the latter's promise
that Mr.. Coolidges cunning mate
would speak in the pre- September
election campaign, and the state
chairman assured the kennebec Re
rublicans that IL Gen. Dawes comes
to Maine he will speak at the Island
Parw rally. The date of this great
get-together has not been definitely
decided but the indications are that
gust after Gen. Dawes has made his
first speech of the National campaign
in his native Nebraska.
Chairman Emery announced that
directly following the Island Park
affair. the campaign will proceed in
this state with whirlwind velocity,
with a big group of national speakers
assisting the local county and state
candidates and workers.
The meeting at City Hall was call
ed at the instance of the State Com
mittee for the purpose of orGaniza-
ton. Besides the members Of the
county committee. the town and city
members and several candidates
were present The meeting was pre-
sided over by chairman BurleiGh
Martin of this city. As n result Of
the announcement that Gen. Dawes
would speak in Maine, the meeting
took action toward completing the
arrangements for the Island Park
mass meeting by authorizing the Sc
ICCtlOn Oh a u t"tlNV W
handle the entire affair. IT Is the
intention to give this meeting state
wide significance and It is expected
that Island Park will he the Mecca
for Republicans from every section
OF the state when the opening gun
is fired.
Governor Baxter to Take Stump
Governor Baxter has assured the
state committee that he will devote
all the time that he can spare from
his official duties to the campaign
during the month of August. was
another announcement the state
chairman made to the big gathering.
"The governor intends to dc every
thing in his power to did the Repuh-
liCan ticket and will work harder for
q Republican victory in the interest
OF the candidate for governor. who
Continued on Page 5. Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
Hold Bogus Money
Dope Suspects in
$4,000 at Portland

Portland, Me-. July 1o.-Charged
with unlawful possession of mar
cotics and falsely altered money,
Wilfred Rochombre. c. Rudolph Ro-
chombre. Ulysse Tautan and Estras
Chauffeur of Montreal were held in
$4,000 bail each for a hearing next
Monday when arraigned today be-
fore United States Commissioner
Arthur Chapman. In default of bail,
they were recommitted to jail.
The four men were caught at
Lewiston Friday. An automobile in
whici. they came from Montreal was
seized The authorities alleged they
had 1G0 ounces of the drugs, valued
at bootleggers' prices at 1926, 900.
but their counsel claims this was
flour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
JAPS IN HAWAII
NOT AFFECTED BY
AMERICAN BAN

Washington. July 1J.-Immigration
of Orientals from Hawaii into the
United States will not be affected by
the new immigration act, Secretary
Davis held today.
Labor department officials interpret
ing the terms of the new act said that
the 100000 Japanese now legally in the
Hawaiian Islands are restrained from
coming to continental United States
under the terms of the immigration
act OF 1917. and their status is in no
way affected by the new act.
The statement of policy was made
after the ssecretary had received an
opinion from Frederick G.. Risley, So
licitor of the department. that the pro-
visions of the new act did not cover
any but foreign countries.
Secretary Davis added, however. that
aliens coming to the United States
from Hawaii are Subject to the restric-
tions of the general immigration act of
1917 and that Chinese are subject as
well to the Chinese exclusion act.
LAS Il result of these requirements
of law" he said. "all aliens coming
from Hawaii to the United States must
be inspected and meet all the require
ments of the immigration laws except
the new act"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
BREWSTER'S WORD
Following is the statement MAJ

Following is the statement made
yesterday by Senator Brewster:
Il am not prepared to say who
was responsible for the conditions
of fraudulent and illegal voting
shown in the affidavits filed with the
Governor and Council, but l am pre-
pared to say that Senator Earring
ton was not responsible. For those
who know Senator Harrington this
would not even need to be said. The
Investigations of the committee have
never shown any traces of know
ledge on his part of the conditions
which existed. Senator Harrington
and thousands of his supporters re-
greet them most keenly. 1t is a tri-
butte to himself and some of his
friends and supporters that practi-
cally all ihe affidavits secured by
the committee of investigation and
filed with the Governor and Council
showing fraudulent and illegal vot-
ing were furnished by supporters of
Senator Harrington. This shows
both the quality of their citizenship
as well as the lack of eXaggeration
in the statements themselves.
1T is also to be observed that this
does not reflect on the Republican
party since Ward Four in cortland
where the most fragrant fraud was
committed was a Democratic ward
and the one in charge was a Demo-
crat. I do not mean to intimate that
the Democratic party was respon-
sible, but only that their party suf-
fers from enemies within as we'll as
the Republicans"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
REPUBLICAN LEADERS PLAN
SMOOTH RUNNING MACHINE TO
ELECT COOLIDGE AND DAWES

Washington, July 15.-Having de-
ferred opening OF the active nation
al campaign until August ii, Re-
publican leaders declared today they
planned to use the intervening
month in building up smoothly
running party machine.
The framework of the party or
ganization as turned over by John
7. Adams. the retiring national
chairman and added to by William
L. Butler, the new national chair
man. 1t is to be strengthened and
rounded out under present plans:
additional headquarters are to be
opened; any existing fractional diff
ferences will be eliminated so far as
possible, and the whole situation
brought to a point where the CAM
paign can be theoretically put I'M
der way Immediately President
Coolidge sounds the keynote at his
notification ceremonies here August
IA.
The plans for the intervening
month of work will be discussed by
Mr.. Coolidge with Chairman Butler
before the end of the week. Mr..
Butler was to arrive here tomorrow.
but late today word was received at
the White House that because of de-
lay in the opening of the New York
headquarters he would not be able
to come to Washington for probably
two or three days. The New YORK
offices when opened will be in gen.
eral charge of Charles d. Hilles, ma
etional committeeman for that state.
Mr.. Coolidge also will take up with
Mr.. Butler the creation of an advIs-
DRY committee. The advisory COM
mittee as conceived by Mr.. Coolidge
will be an informal body with its
membership dependent largely on
the problems that arise. 1t Is not the
purpose of the present RepuDllcan
campaign management to create a
definite advisory committee as was
done in 1920 when Chairman Hays
selected the late A. 7. Hert of Ken
lucky. Mr.. Hilles. John w. Weeks
of Massachusetts and Harry NJ.
Daugherty of Ohio, as his off1clal
advisers.
Mr.. Coolidge soon will begin work
on his acceptance address. He plans
to devote considerable time to it
as much time as his executive duties
will permit-and to prepare 1t III
much the same manner as he did his
message to congress last Deem
Der.
preparatory to the notification
ceremonies, invitations to the event
were sent out today from the Of
fees of the national committee. They
went to members of the committee
Republican governors, Republican
members of congress and leading
Republicans In various parts OF TING
country.
The notification OF Charles q
Dawes, the vice presidential candl-
date. is expected to follow closer!
upon the presidential notihcatloh.
Republican leaders here announc-
ed today they already had settled one
factional dispute by bringing togeth-
err for the first time in years the Two
wings Of the party in Georgia one
headed by Henry Lincoln Johnson
negro Republican national commit :
teeman. and the other until recently
led by John j.. Phillips, chairman Oh
the state committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
Series Forest Fires
Raging in States
On Pacific Coast

San Francisco. July 15.-Forest
fires continued undated today in
the Pacific coast states, with the ex-
ception of Oregon. and in British
Columbia. In California the fires
were confined for the most part to
the national forests and thousands
of acres of timber land were re-
ported to have been burned.
In British Columbia four mem
bers of the Doukhorbor Colony have
been missing since yesterday in the
vicinity of Porcupine Creek, where
a forest fire has been raging.
Fifteen fires were reported from
central Washington in the Wenat-
chez and Chelan national forests.
The fire situation in California is
said by forest officials to be the
worst in many years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
FIX DATES SERIES
COUNTY MEETINGS
IN G. 0. P. CAMPAIGN

The members Of the Republican
State committee ut meeting held
Mt the Augusta House yesterday aft
ernoon arranged for county meetings
of the various committees and can
didates and a county whirlwind
tour" which will begin In York
county on Monday. August T. George
L.. Emery Of I}iddcford. the chair
man of the state committee. stated
that n State wide meeting will be
ond weel, in August. it not Icing
able to set the exact date until 1t Is
found at what time Gen. Charles G.
Dawes of Illinois. the Republican
candidate for Vice President. Will be
able to be present The real speak
ing campaign will begin August Is.
Chairman Emcry said that there
should bn active. concerted action by
the workers of the party
The plan is first to organize anil
that is what we are trying 10 do,
continued Chairman Emery.
Il believe that we can do little
better than ever before.
Il want you 10 he optimistic, Dut
not too optimistic. It's going to be
an old fashioned fight and we are
going to be prepared to carry on
that fight. Nothing will be satisfac-
tory to the national committee but
Il big majority.
Counting the ballots need not wor-
ly us. We will he ready To fight with
someone who will defeat Mr. Pattan-
gall, the Democratic candidate FOR
Continued on Page 9, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
TABLET TO WOMAN
PATRIOT OF BOSTON
TEA PARTY UNVEILED
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Kingfield. Me, July 1.-THE Maine
Daughters OF the American Revolution
field day and dedication of Elizabeth
Nichols-Dyar Memorial at Kingficld
July IA and - was wonderful sue
cess in every sense of the word. Mon
IIutchins the Col. Asa Whitcomb chap
ter of kingfield gave a most delightful
reception. The rooms at the Hutchins
home We're artistically decorated with
bouquets of garden flowers, and during
the reception Bailey's orchestra played
much enjoyed program.
Besides the orchestra the program
included the following numbers: Read
ing, characterization" Wesley Win
ter: and reading, Miss Eleanor wilkins.
Both of these readings won prizes for
these two young people. who are stu
dents at the kingfield High school, at
the North Franklin interscholastic
meet and were rendered Monday eve
ming In a manner that brought forth
much favorable comment. Two songs
were sung by Miss Leo Barnjum, ac-
companied by Mrs. Kimball. The clos
ing number>was q cornet solo by Harold
Winter. accompanied by Miss Wolma
Woodward. During the evening deli
cious punch and waters were served.
Tuesday morning it literally seemed
as if all roads led to Kfngfield. Long
before 10 o'clock, the hour set for the
! opening of the morning session, large
number of Daughters had arrived, and
the Universalist church. where the
meeting was held. was filled to capaci-
ty and many were standing on the por-
tico. The State regent, Mrs. b. G. w.
Cushman of Auburn, presided and gra-
Ciously extended her appreciation for
the splendid hospitality of the Col.
Continued on Page 9, Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
Woman COnfesses
Poisoned Husband
Married Seven Times

Mount Gilead, Ohio, July ID
Mrs. Elnora Yeoman, 80. late today
confessed to administering poison to
her husband. Lewis Yeoman. ac-
cording to a statement by County
Prosecutor T. b. Natter.
Yeoman died two weeks ago.
The woman has been married sew
en- times to six different husbands.
marrying one twice.
Growing suspicious at the mystic
rious illness of Yeoman. local au-
thorities sent the stomach to Col
umbus, where chemists reported
finding of poison.
The county prosecutors office said
that some of the woman's six flus-
bands are dead and intimated that
an investigation may be conducted
into the circumstances surrounding
their deaths.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
AIR PRESSURE TOO
Low CAUSE BLAST +
ON U. s. s. MISSISSIPPI

Washington, July 15.-The turret
explosion aboard the battleship Mis-
sissippi. off the California coast last
June u, in which A men and three
officers were killed. resulted from in
sufficient air pressure used in clean
ing to findings of the naval court of
inquiry.
The fire in the upper handling
rooI.. the court said in its findings
announced today, was caused by
the safety doors not being entirely
closed" and casualties were in
creased by the presence of unoffi-
cial observers who crowded the
passageways making exits more diff
cult"
The court made no recommended
tons, it's report being confined sole
ly to findings of fact. Secretary Will
bur and his technical staff have TAX
en- the document under study to de-
termine whether there should be
further action in connection with
failure to comply with the regula-
tons requiring that safety doors in
turretS be closed during firing OPP
erations and also with regard to the
presence of unauthorized persons in
the turret.
The casualty in question occurred
during the firing of the eighth SAL
vo," says the summary of the report
issued by the department. Prior
to that time. namely. upon the COM
pletion of the load of the third salvo,
the left gun of number two turret
fired prematurely while the firing
circuit was open and while the gun
was in loading position. AS the plug
was closed no damage was done.
LAS described by witnesses,
the main casualty occurred as fol-
lows: the seventh salvo had been
fired, guns returned to loading po-
sition. and plug opened. There APP
peared to be some trouble with air
pressure, although not very clear
Just what, except that the gun cap
tain was heard to make some re-
marks about the air pressure: the
turret captain picked up a wrench
and stated he would fix it. The
she'll was rammed home. four bags
of powder placed on the spanner-
tray and rammed into the gun, ram
mer withdrawn whereupon there
emerged from the breech of the gun
a small grayish ball OF smoke ana
flame followed by a large flash of
flame. Flame and gases immediate
ly filled the gun compartment,
passed through the safety doors
above the shell table to the. other
gun compartments and then through
the peep doors to the turret officers
booth. Deaths occurred as the re-
! suit OF asphyXiation.
The court was OF the opinion
that the premature firing OF the left
gun on the third salvo was due to
foul bore consequent to insufficient
| air pressure and guns not being
properly cleaned of gas before load
ing.
The court was of the opinion that
the same cause resulted in the main
casualty: the gun being fired into
the wind probably made the expul-
| sion of gases more difficult: that the
number of casualties was increased
by the presence of unofficial observ-
ers who crowded the passage WAYS
making exits more difficult; that the
damage casualties on the left and
cente" guns probably resulted by the
failure to keep the safety doors over
the shell table closed: that the fire
III the upper handling room was
caused by the safety doors not be-
ing entirely closed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
General Forecast

Pressure continues low in the re-
sion of New Foundland and is low
and falling over the northern Rocky
mountain region and the northern
plains states. High pressure prevails
off the south Atlantic coast and on
the north Pacific coast and pressure
is relatively high in northern Sas-
katchewan and in the middle Miss
issippi valley. During the last "a
hours showers and thunderstorns
have occurred in the south Atlantic
and gulf states. while elsewhere the
weather has been generally fair. 1t
has become warmer generally from
the eastern slope of the Rocky noun
tains to the Appalachian mountains
and temperatures have fallen over
the northern plateau and the Cana
dian northwest.
The outlook is for generally fair
weather in the states east of the
Mississippi river Wednesday and
Thursday. Warmer weather is indi-
Gated on Wednesday for the north
Atlantic states.
Winds-North of Sandy Hook
Gentle to moderate southwest and
partly overcast weather Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
GEN. DAWES TO FIRE OPENING
GUN OF maine CAMPAIGN AT
MONSTER ISLAND PARK RALLY

Chairman Emery of State Committee Assures
Kennebec Republicans, Candidate for Vice
President Will Speak Augusta Resort on His
Only Platform Appearance in Maine
County Organization Meeting Develops
Enthusiasm = Several Cand id a e for
County and State Offices Present - Series
of County Gatherings Not Worrying
About Governor Nominee, Will Win Any
Way Word of State Chairman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
Bath Boy browns
In Kennebec River

Bath, July 15-Freeman Swain
Is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer o.
Swain of Center street. was drowned
Ia ar night at the Maine Central north
slip. and his brother. Clarence, near
IL lost his life in an attempt to rescue
the youth.
A pulmotor, used nearly an hour
after the body was brought to shore,
failed to bring back any signs OF life.
Delay was caused by lack of know
ledge in the use of the apparatus
The victim is thought to have been
eized with cramps while swimming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
Electric Shock
Kills Youth of Is

Brattleboro. VT, July 15.-George
Cottrell. carpenters helper, was
electricuted today at the plant Of the
Estey Organ Company here when he
grasped pipe which was In con-
tact with live wire. r
Cottrell was standing on step
ladder cutting a hole through floor
and supporting himself by means of
water pipe. When he touched the
bare metal he received charge OF
900 volts. He was Is years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
EireniOn Hall at
Eliot Burns Tuesday

Eliot, Me-. July 15.-The assembly
hall of the Greenacre Fellowship in
this town. known az the Eirenion,
was burned early today. Lecturers
and musicians from all parts of the
world had appeared in the building,
which was erected by the late Sarah
]. Farmer. The loss was estimated
at about 5000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16
One Killed in Crash
Trolley and Motorcycle

Biddeford, Maine, July 15.-Aime
I. Dugre OF Portland was fatally in
;ured here today when he was struck
nv a one man trolley car and knock
I'd from his power bicycle. He died
at n hospital shortly after the acct
dent Dugre was employed as a
mechanic at q local fctory.