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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
No Immediate Ban
On Hunting Because
Of Dryness in Woods

Although four new forest fires
were reported yesterday to State
Forest Commissioner Neil l.. Vio-
lette. 1t is not believed that the sit
uation has become SO acute that
Governor Baxter will issue pro-
clamation prohibiting hunting in the
state. Governor B3Xter is out of the
city and has not made any state
ment relative to the matter.
The fires reported yesterday were
of small proportions and were I'M
der control. One of the fires started
at Glenwood Plantation in ARGOS
took county in the northeast quarter
of the town near the Penobscot
Development Company's pulp works
The loss will be very small accord
ing to the estimate made by S. G.
Small of Haynesville.
Other forest fires under control
were reported at Mayfield Plantation
in Somerset county, at East Mill
nocket. and on the new Grindstone
road about a mile from Millinockct.
A railroad fire was also reported at
Millinocket.
The fire on Township .1G. Hancock
county. was said to be under control
and four men are on guard TO pre-
vent it's spreading.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
ACCUSED YOUTH PRESENTS
ST0L|D front AS TRIAL OPENS
FOR Staying SCHOOL TEACHER

the shooting Of the school teacher
with shot gun loaded with buck
shot, burial Of the body In q shallow
grave. the finding of II by searchers,
the tracing of the deed to Mcdonald.
his admission to the detectives ana
the recovery Of the girls valuables.
The State will complete its case to-
morrow and the defense open with
the indications that the trial VIII be
over In three days or less. 40 ''''
The prosecution was directed by
County Attorney whiting assisted by
Attorney General Ransford WssShaw
OF Augusta. Young Macdonald was
represented by Edward =. Murray Of
Bangor. 1t took less than an hour to
select the jury. 1t comprises:
Edwin L. Haskell. Deer Isle. fore
man; George A. Grindle. Penobscot:
George Smith, Lamoine; Bentamjn
L. Hadley. Bar Harbor: James A.
French. Ellsworth: William L. Hardy.
Deer Isle: Fred +. Warren. Sufry:
Charles Berdeen. Stonington; Hollis
A. Bonsey. Surry; Dennis A. Varnum,
Bucksport; f. w. ODER. Mt. Destert,
and Wesley NJ. Rice, Cranberry Isle.
Hints as to sensational develop.
ments were given by A. c. MacDon-
aid, father OF the accused boy MY
son is not to blame" he asserted.
There is something else behind ttIS
case and we shall try to bring II out
at the trial" 49,
Among the spectators was Ralph
G. Tedford Of Cambridge, Mass., sos
the psychology department. Harvard
University. sent here by the uniyers
sity to study the trial from q psy-
Geological viewpoint.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
BONDS NOT AVAILABLE

The Commission declares that in
case new construction funds for
State highways and bridge work are
provided by means Of new bond
issue, none of this money will be
available during the construction
season Of 1925. If the coming Legis-
lature passes an act proposing sub
hitting to the people an amendment
to the constitution for increasing the
bridge and highway bond issue, the
matter cannot be voted on by the
people until the second Monday in
September following the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, which or
course " ould be too late to help out
in the 1925 road building season.
So in order to provide the neces-
sary funds for carrying on the State
road building program. the Commits
sion sugC ,sts the consideration OF
an increase in the gasoline tax with
the stipulation that If passed 1t
should go as an emergency measure
in order that funds would be avail
able Immediately for construction.
The receipts from the present gas
oline tax Of one cent a gallon are
divided equally between road main
tenance and thru class road funds.
If the tax should be increased TO
three cents this would provide about
81. OOO,0 each year for state high
way construction. State highway
bonds amounting to 100000 will be
retired and could be reissued and
that sum together with the S70O.O00
Continued on Page 5-Co'. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29

Ellsworth, Me, Oct 2S--Good pro-
gress had been made in the trial OF
Roland Mcdonald, 15-year- AM
herst youth, for the murder OF Louise
Il. Gerrish. his school teacher. last
May, at adjournment tonight. The
jury had been secured without delay.
County Attorney Whiting opened for
the state. reviewing the case and de-
claring the crime premeditated MUIR
der with robbery and assault the
motive. Testimony for the prosecu-
ton was taken up and nearly all Of
the States witnesses had been called
at adjournment. r. p. Murray OF
Bangor. counsel for the respondent,
cross examined few and but briefly
and gave no indication as to the line
OF defense.
The courtroom was packed but
there was no indication of feeling
against the respondent who listened
with stolid Indifference although
raignment by the county attorney.
The evidence today brought out
nothing new in the case. Witnesses
from Amherst testified as to the good
reputation Of the school teacher. Of
the search and finding Of the body,
the tracing of the crime to Mcdonald
by a dollar bill which he spent for
candy at the village store as one
known to have been in the girls
pocketbook. Detectives Brown and
Wood Of Boston testified as to ad-
missions made to them by Mcdonald
and the finding Of the dead girls
watch where Mcdonald said that he
had hidden 1t. The direct confession
Of the crime to the detectives was
ruled out at this time by the Judge.
Medical Examiner c. C.. Know1ton
testified as to the fatal shots taking
effect in vital parts and gave as his
opinion that the body had been as
szulted after death. The testimony
today covered practically step by step
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
Sen. LaFOllette
DevOtes Address
ON Evil of Wall st.

New York. Oct. disappearing to
the voters Of New York t0 support
his candidacy for the presidency.
Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette devoted
an address tonight in Brooklyn al
most entirely to an attack on wall
Street" which he declared controls
the economic and political life Of the
nation.
Il shall speak tonight on Wall
Street" he said at the outset of his
prepared address. IT shall speak Of
two groups--one, J. =. Morgan. which
rules through gold. The other. the
Standard Oil Company, which rules
through Oil. These two groups are
Wall street. Their will rules indus
try and finance. 1t rules banks,
companies. 1t rules other monopolies
go
Not content with the control Of
America, American gold and Ameri
can oil, they are reaching out for the
future control Of the world. They
hold mortgages on Germany, on
France. on Poland. on Czechoslovakia
ON a great portion of Europe. They
rule the lives of millions of black
folks and brown, in far distant con-
tinents.
Gold and oil rule the world today.
Europe bows to American gold. Our
state department is administered in
the interests of Oil. Unless checked,
these two groups and the things they
represent will rule the world" z
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
Avoid Quagmire
Of Privilege, Urge
of Nominee Davis

New York. Oct. 2s-Carrying his
campaign into the populous sections
OF New York's East Side and Bronx
districts for three speeches tonight.
John W. Davis. Democratic candi-
date for president. again predicted a
Democratic victory for the national,
congressional and New York state
tickets headed by Governor Alfred E.
Smith. He assailed scandals and
corruption" in government. and en-
phasized his declaration that "the
time has come for the American peo-
pie to face about and get back on
sound principles of democracy in
stead of the quagmire of privilege"
We Democrats believe" Mr.. Davis
said. that it Is vitality important that
the American people this year should
return to Democratic principles, TO
Democratic ideals and should en-
brace once more that great Demo-
cratic motto that a public Office Is a
public trust and there is but one
rule for government and that is the
rule of equal rights to all men and
special privilege to none"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
Amoskeag Help
Will Not Agree to
Wage Cut Is to 2O@o

Manchester. n. TT. Oct. 2S-Delc-
gates to the Amoskeag textile work
ers' convention voted this afternoon
TO stand by their original proposal Of
Il ten percent wage reduction after
listening to brief review CT the tex
tile situation by Agent w. Parker
Straw during which he said that the
mills cannot he operated under the
present wage scale.
The action of the convention was
transmitted by l. committee to the
agent following which the body ad-
journed.. The delegates refused to
consider n Is or 20 per cent wage
cut. Agent Stray had no comment
to make upon receipt Of the conren-
tons decision.
Officials of the textile workers
congress said last night that the
delegates were decidedly opposed ~
any change in the scale OF wages
other than that voted at the first
convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
Brunswick Arrests
May Clear Up Long
Series of Auto Thefts
Especial to kennebec Journall

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Brunswick. Oct. 2S.-By the arrest
this afternoon and evening of Ed
ward n. Beals and William Pluze.
the police believe that they have
solved the mystery regarding the
theft OF many articles from auto
mobiles during the past summer.
One night recently Walter l.. Wal
lace, 10 Coffin street, left his auto
mobile in the yard over night. In
the morning he found the headlights.
horn. vacuum tank. speedometer.
generator and many other parts
missing. Quite by accident today
Chief Edwards located part of the
missing articles at the home of Ed
ward Beals and after his arrest evil
dence connecting Pluze with the
theft was found. Both men will he
arraigned in the municipal court in
the morning.
Wallace u. Carter of Athol. Mass.
better known as Kid Carter, well
known in the boxing ring. and Alma
Baribeau were arraigned in court
today on a statutory charge. Prob
able cause was found and they were
ordered to furnish bail in the sum
of $500 each for their appearance at
the January term of court. Being
unable to secure bail they were or
dered committed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
Kidnapping by
Golfer Hagen Was
Lie, Caddy COnfesses

New York. Oct. cS.-Robert Burns
boughan, the Chicago caddy whose
sory that he had been kidnapped
ey Walter Hagen. professional golf
e. resulted in the issuance OF a
.alcago warrant for Hagen's arrest.
sam'tted today that he had told the
aoFy to his parents in an endeavor
70 cover the fact that he had run
away from home. according to word
.eseived by W. G. Marvin. the golf
w attorney, over the telephone
nom Kansas City.
me boy confessed. Mr.. Marvin
sS told, that he had seen Hagen's
-, %sule IN the papers as a participant
M ~ al exhibition match In Kansas
. .N and that he Immediately
thought Of the tale as one that
wv. .vsld clear him at home. The par
, .as In Chicago informed the dis
wy attorney and a warrant was dis
s,.s TO New York. This has been
,..M.iaarawn. Mr.. Marvin's informant
"! nasen. hearing that the papers for
Nc, arrest were on the way here,
~sge out the following affidavit:---
l hereby certify that i do not
NV. INV said Robert Burns BouEhan
:. a mat he has not caddied for me
ss.s any time or any place whatso-
Marvin announced tonight that
ss VIII have his associates in Chi.
sso enter suit tomorrow against the
Ssashan family for defamation OF
aasen's Character.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
In With Gang

Tho chief Is alleged to have been
associated with n gang of rum run
ners who. authorities declare. have
used the South Portland police head
quarters as n storage place for IL
onor. which It Is said has been ped
died out a.. retail in large quantities.
This liquor IL supposed to have been
,elsed by Chief Brooks and his
agents.
The principal feature OF the alleg-
ed scheme Of widespread graft was
10 have one gang of bootleggers ar
range with another for deliveries of
alcohol within the territory Of South
Portland, and then to have liquor seiz-
ed by the chief in accordance with
an arrangement with one Of the
gang. the officers allege.
In some instances. according to
the officials. liquor has been seized
from unsuspecting rum runners in
this manner. only to be sold back to
them after payment of protection
money and brides. Cars are said to
have been seized from runners. and
then returned for a considera ton.
An alleged victim named in one
warrant IL Agrippiro Limoli OF Bos-
ton who Is under indictment In the
superior court here for manslaugh-
ter in connection with the death OF
Vincenlo Viola.
An Indictment, alleges that on De-
cember Is. the chief accepted a bride
ct 1900 from Lir.oli.
Chief Brooks gave $1,000 hail late
'cn's ht. He will appear In the mum
Elpal court tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
Attorney General
Will Make Test
Publicity on Returns

Washington. Oct. 2s-Without de-
termining finally the legality of pub
LEGATION by newspapers of facts re-
lating to income tax payments, At
torney General Stone announced to-
day that the department OF justice
will have IAN appropriate case pres
ented in the courts" to secure a ju-
dicial construction Of the law.
The attorney general declined 10
indicate what procedure would be
followed in the test case. or what
newspaper editor or publisher would
be selected as defendant.
In a long statement. Mr.. Stone
pointed out that the effect of one
section of the law was to allow Gen.
eral inspection OF income tax returns,
while on the contrary side stood a
section specifically prohibiting their
publication" He said publication of
this information ''in .newspa pers''
was nowhere specifically provided for
by the law. and he was not clear
what purpose congress had in mind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
Coolidge Making
Plans in Belief
Will Be Elected

Washington. Oct oS.-Confiden 1T
of the outcome of the election,
President Coolidge has no furth n
plans for active participation in the
campaign. He told friends today he
had defined his attitude on all i'm
portant phases of government. both
in his speech of acceptance of the
nomination and the address he de-
livered last week here before the
eastern division of the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States, and
did not consider specific replies nee
essary to any charges which may be
made against either himself or the
party's departments of government
in the last week of the campaign.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Coolidge made 1t
known he was making all his plans
in accordance with indications that
the Republican National ticket
would be elected. Information
reaching the White House can lead
to no other expectation, he told
visitors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
charge SOUTH
PORTLAND POLICE
CHIEF IN CAH00TS
WITH rum GANG
kLAN MOVE TO CUT
NOMINEE DAVIS
IN STATE GEORGIA

Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 2S.-"OMcfa1s d.
recting the presidential campaign in
behalf OF Davis and Bryan Tuesday
were considerably exercised at what
appears to be an organized movement
OF the Ku Klux Khan to lead the vote
away from the Democratic Party
nominees" The Atlanta Constitution
says In story that will appear In its
issue tomorrow morning.
1t has been rumored for some
time, the Constitution will say. that
word had been sent to Khan leaders
or various counties to cut the Demo-
cratic presidential nominees, and that
there is some basis for tho report ap-
pears to be substantiated by receipt
this week OF clippings from last Sat
urday's Search Light. official organ Of
the ku klux Khan, being sent from
an parts OF the state. indicating that
the paper has been broadcast on the
eve OF the election with a view of in
juring the Democratic nominee.
This issue OF the paper contains
conspicuously on the front page n
heavy headlined article charging that
In a recent address at indianapolis,
John w. Davis. in appealing to the
negro vote of that state. declared for
complete equality regardless Of race
or creed
THE Search Light makes prominent
display of the action OF the j. f..
Donaldson Khan OF Bainbridge. in which.
In denouncing the above alleged utter
ancc, 1t declared:
1.-The White Democracy Of the
South have read with some astonish-
ment the speech of John W. Davis, tho
party's nominee for president. made
before the Negro Voters League of
indianapolis last Monday wherein he
appealed for complete equality. re-
CARELESS of race or creed. Mr.. Davis
may believe In placing the negroes on
an absolute equality with the white
race. but he will find few people
who hold n different view. especially
in the South. When he puts in the
word complete we take IL to mean
just that. and that he would advocate
a policy to the whites winning. dining
and tntermarrying with all races re-
CARELESS Of color. We believe in white
supremacy. Distinction among races
Is not accidental. but designed. Neither
is incidental. but is OF vast import and
indicates the wisdom of the Divine
Mind. 1t Is not temporary. but abid-
ing as the ages. The supremacy of
the white race will be maintained, not
withstanding the whims and appeals
of cheap politicians to the contrary
This copy of the Search Light is
being sent all over the state this week.
democratic officials do not believe
il will have the slightest effect. as
they are confident the people of the
state will not be missled by utterance,
falsely attributed to MIR. Davis.
Mr.. Davis. in the address referred
to, indicated that he, in common with
all the declarations of the Democratic
Party. favored legal equality and
equal justice. and no mention. of
course. was made in any way of So
cial equality"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
May Charge Prize
Crew with Piracy
In LIQUOR Seizure

Boston. Oct. 2S.-Counsel for Cap
tain Harry Ritchey of the British
schooner Marjorie +. Bachman, seiz-
ed by the coaStguard cutter Tampa
on Cape Cod last Friday as a rum
runner, declared today in federal
court that they would ask for the
eXtradition to Canada on charges OF
piracy of prize crew placed on
board the schooner by the Tampa
unless 900 cases of liquor taken from
the Bachman are returned. together
with money and personal effects al
legged to- have been taken from the
schooner's crew.
According to statements of coun-
sci, the prize crew sold overheard
from the Bachman $50 cases of
champagne, sent another $50 cases
to the cutter and took nearly 81 900
In money from members of the crew
CT the schooner. In statement to-
day Lieutenant Commander s. s.
Yeandle. aide for the chief of the
coastguard service, admitted that the
prize crew had sold two cases of
champagne in the manner described,
but did so for the purpose of obtain
ing evidence against the purchasers.
Indictments charging conspiracy 20
violate provisions of the tariff act
of 1872 relating to transportation and
importation OF liquor were reported
by the federal grand jury today
against the captain and super-cargo
Harold Young of the Bachman. both
of Lunenburg. \. s.: Philip s. Keat-
ing and David X. Heating of Glou-
cester. and Joseph larry and Peter
Kostan of Salem. The four Ameri-
cans were captured in motorboats
said by coastguardsmen to have been
playing between the rum row and
the shore when the Tampa bore
down on the rum fleet last Friday
The Bachman and five motorboats
We're captrh'ed and brought to Bos-
ton. Wheldon Bowman, mate Of the
Bachman. also was arrested, but no
indictment was found against him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29

rIt would be encouraging If some
Of the leading newspapers in the
State would come out squarely in the
peoples interest and protest against
the Great Northerns arbitrary hunt
ing order. but that probably is too
much to expects said Governor
Baxter.
Every mail brings me messages
approving of my stand. Unless the
people of Maine insist upon their
rights the 9,505,791 acres of wild land
may be absolutely closed to them,
anC the 5.494,2O9 acres of other tim
berland may follow. The Publicity
Bureau and the State Chambers of
Commerce are spending money to
advertise Maine. and are planning to
ask for Legislative appropriation.
Any money they receive from the
State will be wasted. as will all the
oratory that IS being INDUCED in
about Advertising our Natural At
fractions If the Great Northern has
its way. The State may as well erect
signs at the principal avenues lead
ing into Maine telling everybody that
more than half of the State is closed
to them if this matter is not settled
right.
Right to Hunt and Fish
1.-THE right of our people to hunt
and fish comes from the Colonial or
dinances of early days. and are set
forth in case decided by our ST.
preme Court. Conant VS.. Jordon 107
Maine $50. Judge Savage writing the
opinion. The Great Northern's regu-
lation IS a step toward prohibiting
hunting. The power to regulate or
restrict Is easily developed into the
power to prohibit.
1T is we'll established law that any
pond or lake ten acres in extent or
more is PUBLIC property, and even
though one man may own ALL the
and around that pond the pubic has
the right to cross private property to
reach it.
Hunting and fishing in Maine al
ready have become expensive pas
times and gradually these sports are
being placed beyond the reach of
Continued on Page e-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-29
France Recognizes
Russian Soviet

Paris. Oct. oS.-(By A. Po-
Frances recognition of the Russian
soviet government was flashed at
noon today from Eiffel Tower in a
brief message addressed to NJ
Tchitiherin. foreign minister at MOS
cow. The French government prom
ised to make public the text tonight
together with the text OF the Soviet
renly. but up to ten o'clock neither
text had been issued.
The next step will be the nomlha.
,,on Of, ambassadors. But apart
from that. according to the Matin,
a France,Russian conference Tor
newt weekSs under consideration at
which the economic and nnanciai
questions raised by recognition Will
be studied. ,oa ,r;.
u,naiiv intended that these negoua.
fions should precede recognition. Dun
Moscow demanded that the discus.
sion should follow recogniuon, as Al !,
s H imnossible for Russia to oind
rsrseif by engagements II not ON,
c,a,Iv recognized. The French agreed
~ this on condition that the So.le.s
undertook to show cohcia,!
shirt during the ensuing nesoa"
tons.