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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Anti-War Action

rortland, Maine, July 17.-(AP)-
me Federation took decisive action
.s ,ae- Closing sessions today on the
aoelition of wars.
contending that the institution of
Is use OF war in the settlement of
.s'sfnatlonal disputes Is the curse
Z .cYlllzation," and expressing the
yllea tnat. in order to abolish ag-
saeslve war, we must cease to sane
~ lne institution of war;" it was
.s'o.seo: That the National Fed
usuOn OF Business and Professional
"vnens Clubs hereby reaffirm its
%aslctlon that we must esta blish
nv not war
~ ny outlawing the use of ag-
ssse war In the settlement of in
aaalicnal disputes through declar-
49, " y use crime under the law of
,.) ~ Ihat we request Congress to
~ early action toward establish
.;.. ~ sucn world tribunal as can sub
ss.use - International adjudication for
=, arpitrament of arms"
IN M aiso was resolved that the fed
n.uon ~. approve the coalition agree
n ~. Just reached by 26 of the lead
- - pesce advocates of the country,
presenting hitherto conflicting pro-
,.ms and endorse the adherence
u u tae United States to the World
M. subject to the Harding,
~. mSsnes Coolidge reservations, and
m.s NJ upon the further condition that
.s.u .n aonerence of the United States
49,. 49, terminate within FIVE years
4. MesaIaer unless within that time
-. ~ .lvnlzed nations make a. general
MY n.y. embodying the following
as'ples OF the outlawry of war:
m,isMar war between nations shall be
.,t,l.wd sed as an institution for the
,s,s,.l ,,nent OF International contro-
d. 49, oy making 1t a crime under
w ~ OF nations. (The question of
ns,S ense against attack or in
avn Is not involved or affected.)
Code of International law
S@s @ based upon the outlawing
Il. ana upon equality and JUS
m,, Tween all nations, great and
us,.s. snail be formulated and
I'm. wnen war is outlawed, the
,ua,a. Court of International
jliss,..s MAJ mall be granted affirmative
an,sslon over international con-
49, between sovereign nations
Ms Msssiaed for. and defined in the
r..,o arising under treaties"
m tses OF the resolutions will be
h.mh.. PRESIDENT Coolidge and to
cnmsls OF the Foreign Relations
sats OF the United states
~ resolutions adopted upon
n.nued on Page 3-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Burglars Get But
Small Haul in
Fairfield Break
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

especial TO kenneDeC JOurnal)
Fairfield. -Iaine, July 1.-THE
store of F. J.. Bray at Shaw
nut was broken into Thursday
night and everything was overhaul
ed. Fortunately Mr.. Bray when he
closed the store at night had taken
the money out of the safe upstairs
with him where he has an apartment
over the store. Wednesday morn
ing two men went into the Fairfield
Trust Co., and Will Merrill cashed
a $40 check for them with brand
new 500 bill. The men were in an
Essen coach which they at once
drove to Shawmut and going into
Bray's store bought 20 cent can of
tomatoes, paying for it with the $2O
bill. They then bought two cigars
and d bottle of split, offering to treat
Mr.. Bray. The actions of the men
caused Mr.. Bray to be suspicious and
to take the number of their car as
they drove off; S8.61OC.. a Florida
plate, green, with yellow figures. In
so minutes Mr.. and Mrs. Bray fol-
lowed them and passed them stand
ing in front of Langley store. There
was no plates on the car and they
were apparently changing tires, al
though there were no nat tires on
the car. At the store of Hicks and
Langley they made the same pur-
CHASE as at Bray's. paying each time
with 20 bill. The thieves entered
Mr.. Bray's store from the back by
cellar window, cutting the putty
cut of one of the small panes. The
window was standing against tree.
They took So from the postoffice
d.aWer, two pair of glasses, solid
gold watch and chain, and gold
bracelet, worth $12, belonging to
Mrs. Bray and fountain pen. The
men were about thirty five years old.
One wore a dark brown suit and
weighed about $50 pounds. The 9TH
er was shorter. weighing $50 pounds
and wore dark grey suit. No clue
of the thieves has yet been found.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Break Up Ring
Shipping Booze
In Trunks by Express

New York, July 17-(AP)-A boot
leg ring operating throughout New
York and the entire middle west by
shipping liquor by expressing In
travelling trunks was broken up to-
day, prohibition agents said, after
the arrest of seven men and one
woman and the seizure of books and
papers containing the names and ad-
dresses of clients and showing that
approximately 10000 orders had been
filled.
Keys to the trunks, according to
the agents, were sent to the custom
ers by mail, and the empty trunks
were then returned by express. More
than forty solicitors went throughout
the middle west taking orders for IL
quor. ". S. Attorney Emory r. Buck
ner said.
Buckner declared that "the raid had
uncovered the biggest bootleg ring
since Mamie Kesslers prosecution"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
lleyeland Woman Named
Pres. National B. P. w.:
rs Meet at Des Moines
PORTLAND MAN
SHOT NEAR HOME BY
HIS BR0THER-|N-LAW

Portland, July 17-(AP)-Harry
MacEwan. 50. an inspector of the
Portland Rendering Company. was
shot near his home on Randolph
steet tonight by his brother in law,
Arthur Turner, "a, and is in a criti-
cal condition at the Maine General
hospital. Mrs. MacEwan says four
shots were fired by Turner, who was
within a few feet of his victim. She
declared that her husband brought
back some wood Turner had taken
TO his house nearby, and the shoot
ing Ioliowed. She declared that the
MacEwan family had had trouble
with Turner for the past two years
over her brothers alleged atten-
tions to her Is year old daughter.
Turner was arrested, charged with
shooting with intent to KILL
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
N. HI. Mill Settled
In Freezing to death
OF Portland Resident

Portland. Me-, July I7-(AFJ-Ine he
filing of a petition for administra- =
tiion in the probate court, today. re-
called that Olise Babisi. of Port
land, froze to death on Christmas
day, 1924, and the fact that imam
cial settlement has been made by
Livermore, N. H., mill. T..
The results of an Investigation IN
to his death after. it was alleged ne
was expelled from the mill DUNK
house in a raging snowstorm ana
temperature of Is degrees peioW
zero. have been sent to the state
attorney of Grafton Couny, N. RI.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Lawrence Mills Cut Paw
$4,000 Workers 1919
DETROIT MAN SAYS
BROTHER OF SCOTT
SLAYER Of MAURER

Detroit, July 17.-(AP)-The De-
troit Free Press tonight says that Jas.
M. Ball, local telegraph operator to-
night telegraphed Gov. Len Small of
Illinois that he was a witness to the
shooting of Joseph Maurer, a clerk,
in a Chicago drug store year ago,
and that Robert and not Russell Scott
was the murderer.
Russell Scott, one-time Canadian f.
nancier. snatched from the gallows by
a weeks reprieve from Governor
Small few hours before he was to
have been hanged today for the MUIR
der of Maurer, tonight was as skepti-
cal as the authorities over the au-
thenticlty Of telegram that saved
him from death for a week.
Scott and his brother Robert both
were indicted for the murder of the
drug clerk. but Robert was never ap-
pretended. The reprieve, the latest
of many Scott has received, came aft
er a telegram from Detroit signed
Robert Scott and stating that he
had killed the clerk and would give
himself up, had been received at the
governors office at Springfield
No word has been heard in Detroit,
Chicago or anywhere else from Rob-
ert.
Ball telegraphed Governor Small
that he would appear before the Illi-
nois executive If wanted, will swear
that Robert and not Russell is the
slayer, and that the shooting did not
occur in the holdup, as the state al
legged in Russell Scotts trial, but dur
ing an argument over a bill which the
two brothers were trying to collect.
Ball was in the City Hall drug
store wnen the killing took place. He
said that Robert tried to collect a
bill from Maurer and that a heated
argument took place.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Shoots Sister-in-
Law Then Kills Self

Fall River Mass, July 17-(AP)-
Charles Mirisicz, 40, today shot and
probably fatally wounded Helen
Osiekwicz, 20, when she came to his
lodging house to invite his landlady
to her wedding tomorrow to Roman
Dommarisky. Mirisicz then killed
himself.
Helen was a sister of the late wife
of Mirisicz. After the death of his
wife, he had sent back money to
Poland to bring Helen to this coun-
try where he planned to marry her.
Mirisicz had accepted her romance
with Roman.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Salisbury Beach Case
Is Given to Jury

Boston, July 17-(AP)-The So
called Salisbury Beach rum running
case, which has involved town OFF,
cials of Salisbury and Newburyport,
an. officer of the United States coast
guard and self-confessed rum run
ners on charge of conspiracy to
smuggle liquor, went to jury in the
U. S. district court here at o'clock
this evening. The case has been on
trial for three weeks.
After recessing for dinner and ap-
pearing once for instructions from
Judge James A. Lowell the jury was
celebrating late tonight with no in
dication of how soon a decision would
be reached.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Sharp Talk by Attorneys When
Judge Rules Evolution Ex.
perts Shall Not Be Heard
Plan to Put Affidavits on Rec.
Ord-Will Tell What They
Would Have Said-Early
End of Trial Predicted

Dayton, Tenn, July 17.-(AP)-
The briefest session yet of the court
trying the Scopes case today brought
the stormiest hour of the trial and
forecast an early end of the "evolu-
ton test Judge John T. Raulston
by excluding proposed testimony
from an array of scientists, shorten
ed the trial by days. The courts
decision aroused the ire of attor-
neys for the defense. sharp words
being directed at the court soon af-
ter he had read his opinion.
With their experts barred from
the witness stand the defense will
place affidavits in the records set
ting forth what the zooligists, biolo-
gists, pathologists and others would
have said had they been allowed to
speak. To permit the preparation
of these statements adjournment
was ordered until Monday morning.
The defense was not expected to
offer otho- witnesses and after fill
ing of the scientific statements, ar
guments would be in order. Varying
estimates were made of the time re-
quired for speech milking but it was
considered probable that they would
be concluded in two days
Today's session was devoted to the
reading of the judicial decree against
occupancy of the witness stand by
scientists and sharp language by at
torneys.
The first flare up from the defense
table came imm mediately after the
opinion was read when Arthur G..
Hayes asked them an exception be
noted, saying:
1T is contrary to every element of
Anglo Saxon procedure and juris-
prudence to refuse to permit evil
dence as to what evolution is and
what it means and what the Bible is
and what it means"
Attorney General Stewart object
ed to the manner in which the de-
fense exception was stated, declar-
ing that he considered 1t a reflection
on the court.
We'll. it doesn't hurt this court"
Judge Raulston said.
Il think there is no danger of 1t
hurting the court" replied the at
torney general
There Is no danger of it hurting
u.s. was Mr.. Darrow's contribution.
No, you are already hurt as much
as you can be hurt" came from
Stewart.
Don't worry about u.s." replied
replied Darrow. The state of Ten
nessee doesn't rule the world yet
With the hope of enlightening the
court as whole 1 want to say that
the scientists probably will not cor
rect the words descent of man. and
l want to explain what descent
means, as starting with a low form
and finally reaching man."
I'VE all have dictionaries" said
Stewart.
Il don't think the court has one"
rejoined Darrow.
Judge Raulston in his opinion rul-
ing the experts out had said:
Il desire to suggest that / believe
evolutionists should at least show
man the consideration to substitute
the word ascent for descent"
The suggestion was made in con-
nection with a review Of the act of
the legislature on which the indict-
ment against Scopes was brought,
which says it is unlawful to teach
any theory which denies the story
of divine creation as taught in the
Bible and to teach instead that man
has descended from a lower order
of animals"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
British Station for
Atlantic BrOadcasting

New York, July 17-(AP)-David
Sarnoff, vice president and General
manager of the radio Corporation of
America, cabled his office from Lon
don today that he had signed an
agreement with the British Broad
casting Company for the construction
of high powered station to send
nightly programs across the Atlantic
for American listeners.
The service will be established this
fall. The power station to be built
in England will he three times as
powerful as any station now in Lon
don.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Exchange Completed
Treaties with Britain

Washington, July 17-(AP)-The
state department today exchanged
with Great Britain ratification Of four
recently completed treaties having
to do with the Dominion of Canada
The exchange was carried out
through Ernest Lapointe, Canadian
minister of justice. who acted for
Great Britain. The treaties are those
dealing with suppression of border
smuggling; providing for extradition
In narcotic smuggling cases; defin-
ing more completely certain portions
Of the international boundary: and
regulation of the level of Lake of the
Woods.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
General Forecast

The northeastern disturbance IS
north of the Gulf of st. Lawrence,
having remained practically station
ary during the last "a hours. A
trough extends there from South and
southwestward to eastern North
Carolina. Pressure Is high from east
of New Foundland southwark to Ber-
muda. During the past "a hours,
showers and thunderstorms have oc-
Cured in the North Atlantic states.
1t has become cooler in the eastern
lower lake region. The outlook is
mostly fair weather Saturday and
Sunday in the states east of the
Mississippi River, except that thun-
dershowers are probable along the
east gulf coast. The weather will be
continued cool over middle and nor
thern districts on Saturday and
tempera lures will moderate slightly
to warmer on Saturday in that re-
gion.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook :.
Fresh, possibly strong south and
southwest and weather partly over
cast with occasional showers Satur-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
...,ness of Seventh Annual
''fsuyention Wound Up at
v.rtland - Delegates Hold
prankfest at Old Orchard
idout National Song-Res-
,lution of Thanks to State of
Maine, and New England
States
,staBLiSHED 1925

,.,t,,nd. Maine. July 17.-(AP)
=. ..yenth annual convention Of
Z. v.tional Federation Of Business
= Professional Women's Clubs
4. .,..,d It's business sessions late to-
4, r,,h the election of the follow
ng oiicers:
Mn olive Joy Wright of Cleve-
,,,d Chic. president.
u,a Florence Sands OF Dallas,
r.r, first vice president.
Dr.. Marion Bowles of Joliet, Ills,
.eoud vice president.
um Madora Knox of Grand
r.ru. n. D., recording secretary.
u,~ Florence E. Mckay of Seat
i. wash, corresponding secretary.
Mayue A. Stevens of Minneapolis.
Nnn, treasurer.
The newly elected officers and the
recutive board meets tomorrow at
n M. when the chairmen of the
sanding committees will be appoint
Il and the meeting place of the 1925
convention decided upon. Mrs.
M Wright, the new president, said
ionlrht that Des Moines, Iowa. un-
dcubtedly would be the site of the
isx. convention.
The delegates held a prankfest at
Old Orchard tonight. The attend
,ncs trophy, awarded on the per-
csntage Of membership represented
d the delegation at the convention
md The mileage covered, was award
ID to the Los Animas, Colorado club,
which has a membership of IA. The
club had four women present, 2,119
miles being covered to reach the
convention.
me convention voted to adopt as
It's national song for patriotic pur-
poses America, the Beautiful"
An amendment to the constitution
vls passed at the afternoon meet
Ing making the president of each
tite federation national vice
president.
new standing committee was
dsafed to be known as the Emblem
Committee whose duties are to edu-
cite members to a higher apprecia-
ton Of the symbolic significance of
TIE liberation emblem and to fos-
Ter lis use.
A resolution was passed express
ny the convention gratitude ard
appreciation to the State of Maine,
ne New England states, and all who
ne helped to make the convention
iNccess.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Shift All Around
In Dry Forces
Word Com. Haynes

New York, July 17-(AP)-The
biggest shakeup in the history Of
prohibition enforcement, comprising
dropping fom the rolls all the en-
forcement agents in the country. so
that the whole force may be reor-
ganized, is scheduled to take place In
about a month, Roy Haynes, federal
prohibition commissionr announced
today. He said there would be a
general distribution of personnel.
the numbers to remain about the
same
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Auto Crashes into
Pole. Driver Killed

Central Falls, r. l., July 17-(APl
John Doyle, So, was killed here to-
night when the automobile in which
he was riding crashed into a pole.
His companions. Thomas Finan and
Harry Jones, were. arrested on charge
of drunkenness. Leon l.. Pepin of
Pawtucket told the police that the
party sideswiped his machine and
then drove on for a quarter of a mile
before hitting the pole.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Lumbermen Report
Increase in Stock
On Hand at Meeting

Portland, Me-. July 17-(AP)-An
increase in lumber on hand in the
Maine and New Hampshire associa-
tions was reported at the annual
meeting of the Maine Lumber Man
ufacturers' Association, held here
today. Robert H. Sturgis of Port
land was reelected president. In
the discussion relative to the i'm
provement of the round edge and
box lumber business the Importance
of curtailing the cut so as to pre-
vent the supply from greatly ex
ceeding the demand was stressed.
Representatives of the industry
from Maine. New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut were pres
ent. The Maine Association voted
to join the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Retired Shippers
Bearers at Funeral
Capt. PuringtOn

Especial to the Kennebec Journal
Bath, July 17.-Funeral OF Capl'
Frank G. Purington, who died in Sedro
Woolley, Wash, was TINS AFTERNOON
at his home. 20 High streets ana SIX
retired sea captains officiated as pear
ers: capts. Samuel r. Percy, freoer-
ick w. Hinckley, Charles "A. olai,'
Path. Charles E. Hewitt R1chmoho'
Henry w. Butler and John -. Eas.
man. Phippsburg Rev. John A. owe'-
nam of the First Baptist cnurcn was
the clergyman. Burial In YAK "ro'e'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Ask Receivership
For Portland Company

Portland, July 17.-(AP)-A petit
ton for a temporary and permanent
receivership for the G. A. Crosman
and Sons Company, lumber dealers of
Portland, is contained in a bill in
equity filed in the supreme court by
the Richardson-Benne Lumber Com
pany of Leominster. Mass, and Hugh
NJ Warren of Portland. The latter
company alleges that 1t is owed
$7963S6 for merchandise, and Warren
alleges that is owed $500.
1t is declared that the assets of the
German concern approximate $500,O00,
with liabilities of approximately $780,
600, practically all unsecured and
that the company is not insolvent, but
is in danger of becoming SO.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Special Air Mail
Service for Coolidge

washington, July 14-(AP)-An
aerial dispatch service will he fur
nished President Coolidge while he
is at Swampscott by navy sea-
plane, which was ordered to fly from
Hampton Roads, Va. today, and re-
port to the presidential yacht May
flower. The plane will be in charge
of Lieutenant w. X. Patterson with
a crew of five men.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Hindenburg Signs
Retaliation Bill

Berlin, July 17-(AP)-Presiden
Won Hindenburg has signed the re-
valuation bill passed by the Reich
stag Tuesday providing for the ex-
change of German war time and pre-
war loans for a new issue equal to
five percent of the original loan. OBJ
legations totalling 10000 900, 900
marks thus are converted into q
gold debt of $500, 900, 900 marks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Woman Killed When
A,,to Stalls on Rails

orleans, VT, July 17.-tAP3-Mrs'
I. w. Bacon of New Haven Conn, :,
san MaJ the automobile driven by her
s.hand mm Dr. .. w. Bacon, stalled on
.ha tracks and was struck by the
northbound Boston-Montreal EHpress
near m the railroad station at Iarhen en
and Young Crossing. She oleo SUN
: sfterward. DR.. Bacon was uhih'ui GU
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
One Dead, Another
Dying Following
Crash Auto and Train

Norwich, Conn. July 17-(AP)-
William Nadeau, 10, a chauffeur of
Southbridge, Mass. died at the hos
pital here late today and Henry
L'Heureaux. IS. of Southbridge is II
the hospital with little hope of re-
covery from injuries they received
early today at Bishops Crossing on
the Norwich and Worcester branch
of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad.
They were in an automobile own
ed by L'Heureaux, which was struck
by a south bound passenger train.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Physician Hopeful
In Case Cardinal Begin

Quebec, July 17-(AP)-Co9i' tn
night in the condition OF Cafa,nas n,aan az
Begin, IS year old Catholic prima,te .1n,,',
Of Canada, who has been partiaiiy a. ~
paralyzed since he was stricken las'
SUNDAY. His physicians tonignt Is
sned reassuring bulletins ana pros
nects for his recovery were saio u
be more hopeful.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Says story Is Fake

Chicago. July 17.-(AP)-The story
of James NJ. Ball. Detroit telegraph
operator, that he was present in a
Chicago drug store when Joseph Maur-
er, drug clerk, was killed and that
Robert Scott and not his brother Rus
sell fired the fatal shot was charac-
terized as pure fake" by George
E. German, assistant states attorney,
tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
The Day in Washington

! General Pershlng lett TOT South
America.
Four treaties with Canada were rat
flied.
Troubles of the American Rubber
Industry were laid before the state
department.
Sweden. Denmark, Spain and Peru
were advised of the United States at
titude toward China.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
THE WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY

Northern New England: Partly
cloudy Saturday, showers in eastern
Mainee; Sunday fair, slightly warm
er.
Southern New England: Partly
cloudy Saturday; Sunday fair /;
slightly warmer in interior.
Eastern New York: Fair and con
tinued cool Saturday; Sunday fair !;
rising temperature in interior.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
$50 Killed in
Hong Kong Flood

London, July 17-(AP)-A Hong
Kong dispatch to the Daily Express
reports that $50 persons lost their
lives through the collapse of homes
in Hong Konk which was due to pro-
longed torrential rains.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Find Body Missing
Manchester, N.H., Man

Manchester, n. H., July 17-(AP)-
The body of Andreas Pleiffer, miss
ing since Wednesday, was found
floating in the Merrimack river, near
Brooks Crossing tonight. Identi-
fication was made by his wife.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-18
Boston Forecast

Boston, July 17-(AP)-Forecast st
for Boston and vicinity:
Saturday partly cloudy; Sunday
fair; slightly wamer; fresh north
west winds.