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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
FIRE CUTS U. OF N.
FRAT HOUSE, LOSS
OF ABOUT $4,000
(special to Kennebec Journal)


Orono. March 13-Forty University
Of Maine students are without a COL
lege home as result of a fire of un-
known origin which Quilted the Kappa
Sigma fraternity house, one Of the old
est buildings on the University of
Maine campus, at $50 tonight. The
estimated loss is $4,000, covered by
insurance.
Starting in the attic Of the building,
the blaze had gained considerable
Roadway before it was noticed. All
Of the members of the fraternity were
attending the interscholastic basket
ball tournament in the gymnasium,
and Mrs. Ella J. Mason. the matron.
was busy on the first floor.
The alarm was turned in by Jere-
miah Googin, an instructor in chemis-
try, who noticed flames squirting
through the roof. The Orono fire de-
partment responded quickly but it was
too late to- save the house and all of
the furniture. Nearly 1000 students
were summoned from nearby fraterni-
ty houses and from the gymnasium,
and a volunteer bucket brigade helped
the firemen for an hour in a futile
effort to save the house and furnish
ings.
The Kappa Sigma house is the oldest
fraternity building at the University
Of Maine. 1t was the property of the
Bangor Alumni Association and will
be replaced by that organization.
This is the third fire which has oc-
CURED at the university within year.
Last spring there were fires in the
Mount Vernon house and in the Phi
Gamma Delta house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Series of Raids in
Newport r. l., Yield
100000 Worth Liquor

Newport, r. I. Mar. 13-Liquor
valued at approximately 100000 was
seized by federal prohibition agents
in 81 series of raids here tonight. One
arrest was made. Five automobile
trucks guarded by armed men, trans
ported the liquor to Providence.
Fifteen agents operating under the
direction of the enforcement office in
Boston swooped down on Newport
late today with search warrants.
The major portion of the liquor
seized was taken in a raid on the
warehouse of Lampros Brown on
Long Wharf. Brown was arrested,
charged with smuggling and possess
sing intoxicating liquor and was held
by the Newport police at the request
of the prohibition agents.
Considerable excitement was caus-
ed by the raids and further excite
ment ensued as the five trucks were
parked on Broadway here tonight
while agents, armed with rifles,
guarded them. preparatory to trans
portation to Providence for storage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Maple Sap Running
AS COOlidge's Dad
Returns to His Home

Plymouth. VT. March 13.-Coloner
John c. Coolidge was back at his
farmhouse here today after attend
ing the inauguration of his son, CAL
vim. as president of the United States
in Washington. March 4. The arrival
of Colonel Coolidge was so quiet and
unexpected that few persons, either
here or in Ludlow, VT, were aware
that he hal returned last night. Tho
holding of q train at Bellows Falls
for an hour and a half, he said to-
day, enabled him to reach home a.
day earlier than he otherwise could
have done.
The father OF the president went;
from Ludlow Station. on mis- arrival.
to the boarding and batting stable
where he had left his horse, and"
then drove the ~ miles from the
station to his home here. He said
TECHNICALLY that he had had a pleas
ent trip, AMI did not bring back o.,
cold although many of the Vermont
delegation returned from the inau-
gural trip with COLDS.
President Coo lidge's maple sugar
orchard here, which was leased to
a neighbor, A. A. johnson, was
tapped today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Bank Robbers
Discovered by Boys
Surrender to Police

Tuckahoe, N. j., March 13-Discov-
cred in the woods near here by a group
Of boys after they had robbed the
Tuckahoe National Bank of $4,000,
shot one of it's directors and black
lacked the cashier and his wife. three
men surrendered to North Wildwood
police late today without Offering re-
sistance. All of the stolen funds were
recovered.
The men gave their names as A.
Pettitt, 10. Gus Anderson, 20. and
Walter Laird. 81. all of North Airing
ton, near Newark. Pettitt and Ander-
son were said to have formerly resid-
ed in Tuckahoe.
Edward Tomlin. the bank director.
who was shot through the head, is in
the Atlantic City Hospital in a seri-
Gus condition. The cashier, Edward
Rice. and Mrs. Rice, were only slight
1y wounded.
Capture of the robbers was brought
about by a group of small boys who
had been playing in the woods. They
told of having seen three men, one of
whom had his head bandaged.
The police entered the woods and
met the fugitives coming out. The lat
ter were taken back to Tuckahoe.
where Mr.. and Mrs. Rice identified
them as the perpetrators of the hold
up. Search of the prisoners found
$1,000 in their clothing. They showed
the authorities where they had hidden
the rest of the stolen funds.
One Of the men entered the bank
unmasked and, posing as customer
asked for change of a five-dollar bill.
AS Rice counted out the bills he was
covered with a pistol. The two othes'
robbers stood guard, commanding the
employees to hold up their hands. The
cashier, at the order of the first rob-
Der, went to the safe and opened it.
Without warning. the intruder struck
him with n blackjack.
Mrs. Rice sprang to his aid, only to
be felIed by the blackjack. TOmlin.
who attempted to intervene. was shot
through the head and dropped to the
floor Selling a bag of coin and all
the bills in sight the holdup men ran
for their car.
Screams of women bystanders on
the street raised the alarm and as the
robbers car gathered Roadway Mil
burn Hess, q former president OF the
bank, residing nearby, rushed out and
emptied a double barrelled shotgun
after them. Pcttitt, who when cap
tured wore a bandage, is believed to
have been wounded by Hess fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
PRESIDENT HOLDS
new HOPE CALLING
ARMS CONFERENCE

Washington, March 10 - Recent
developments affecting the league of
nations. disarmament and security
protocol are believed by President
Coolidge to have opened the way for
further consideration here of the an
nounced project for the calling Of a
new arms limitation conference by
the United States.
AS soon as the fate Of the league
protocol is made known definitely, it
is the purpose of the president to
take up the question in serious way
with Secretary Kellogg. Information
emanating from Geneva so far has
reached the Washington government
only through unofficial channels.
For that reason officials will await
authentic advices before taking any
step approaching a formal presenta-
ton of the conference idea to the
nations interested. None of the pow
ers thus far has been actually ap-
preached on the subject.
At present Mr.. Coolidge favors
submitting his project Simultaneous
ly to the various powers at London,
Paris. Rome and Toxic. The pro-
cedure at that stage would be for
the diplomats in the four countries
to ascertain and report to Washing
ton the reactions Of the various gov
ernments.
1t is the hope OF President Cool
idge that the reactions of each Of the
governments will be favorable to
participation in the ornaments con-
ference. If it should develop, how
ever, that the amba ssadors encounter
opposition to the conference pro-
posal, or are informed that any one
of the governments decline to parti-
cipate, it is the present intention Of
President Coolidge to have the WASH
ington government go forward with
the project with such others as are
agreeable.
On the subject OF naval arma =
ments as well as land ornaments.
the American policy will be one of
moral appeal. not in any way mark
ed by coercion. The policy in the
main is designed to be one of help
fulness to those powers which are de-
sirous Of Kidding themselves of bur-
Gensome armament budgets and to
promote harmonious accord between
nations in achieving that goal.
Informal discussions, involving
policy questions but most general in
character. recently took place in
London between Austen Chamberlain
and Mr.. Kellogg. but it was said to-
day they were initiated by the Brit
ish secretary and not by Mr.. kellogg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Harvesting of Ocean in
BAY of Fundy Would
Benefit Maine Big
Engineer Says
1ndiciAry Committee Hear Ar
eunents in Favor of Gigan-
lie Project - Would De-:
yelop 100000 to 100000
Horse Power - Seeks Per-
mission to Ship Power Out
side After All Demands of
State Have Been Met-Op-
poaents Cite Policy of State
Fixed in 1909

81 The presentation of the case of
pSEter p. Cooper, an engineer of'in-
ternational reputation, who desires
Il develop and utilize the power of
IL tides IN the Bay of Fundy and
aAcent waters, held the attention
IL Judiciary committee and a
Do1-elsed audience Friday after
feon h the Hall Of Representatives
4 tho State House. This develop
Sent, 4 was brought out at the hear
~, would be of great benefit to
I 16aG1 and hsr people and would en-
"a - expenditure of millions OF
1salax6
~ case for the proponents OF
~ measure was opened by Charles
y andrews, an Augusta attorney.
ii Attorney Andrews explained that
NJ. Cooper came to the Legislature
oiking for the right to organize a
company to create power from the
dds IN the Bay Of Fundy.
This Is not new or novel pro-
position to generate power from the
tda.r said Mr.. Andrews. But Mr..
CHOPPER has developed q new propo-
dtieA hy which he thinks he can
ndke the power constant.
m Europe there are,two or three
companies which generate power
non the tides and they are success
i'd Mr. Cooper. who has been ex-
perimenting for the past year. is no
! Ale dreamer, and he is member in
Soed stAnding of the American So
deJ ef Civil Engineers. He has
III hen employed by the Guggen-
lcentinusd on Page 16-coI. .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Dexter Church Has
Big Centennial

VopeciaI to the Kennebec JournaD
oe1ter, Me-. Mar. 13-Unusual in
'uen will center around the First
0aptist church Of this town Sunday
!. nc Monday when it will observe the
ssstn anniversary of its founding.
ue members Of the church as we'll
the townspeople are showing
.lKed interest in the event.
council Of earnest and interested
yusts met On Mar. II, 1925 and or
ssuI1eo branch of the Parkman
.urcn In Dexter and on Dec. % of
same year the church was re-
,.s anlzed as an independent organi-
i rsao. 1t is understood that the first
eungs Of the church were held in
scnoolhoIse which has long since
- sn torn down and later services
i neid In q building owned joint
~ ~ the Baptists and Methodists
'.S.. which was known as the Union
ss..n. In 1894 a new Baptist
i scn was built and the Baptist in
IL ~ ~ IN the Union church was sold
rne Congregationalists
om the IL original members the
i'd .pe:sh1p has grown as large as
40 uurlng its most thriving existence
49, tne century of it's history AL
Sfslions nave been baptized into the
Scsowsnlp Of the church. Many en-
s s,.nts and gifts have been pre-
A. su TO the church and these, with
ms1 eaorts of the members, have
eL,.ei It one of the most attra ctive
Hs..Snes in Dexter. Rev. Jacob
~ cn Was the first pastor and under
tos supervision Of the present pas
d ,,a nev. y. D. Hazelton. the church
th,;u,Ahlng a steady growth and is in
ana ns condition. Former pastors
ea.i,,s speakers connected with the
mrtv history Of the church will take
- VIII be held Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
SOLONS ACCEPT
Offer BATH To LOOK
over BRIDGE SITE

The legislature Friday accepted the
invitation extended by Senator Frank
W. Carlton of Sagadahoc county in
behalf of the city Of Bath to visit
that city next Friday afternoon and
lool' over the site of the proposed
bridge over the Kennebec river. The
invitation was as follows:
The governor and council, the
| members of the SEND legislature and
their wives are cordially invited to
! visit the city of Bath, Friday, March
| 20, as guests of the city of Bath. Inn
| mediately afte-' the morning session
there will be automobiles provided at
| the door of the state house for those
| who wish to avail themselves of this
opportunity to avail themselves Of
this opportunity to view the proposed
kennebec bridge site. and obtain 9TH
! err information regarding this project.
(Signed)
FRANK w. CARLTON.
The Holmes and Stitham sectarian
school bills were reported out fought
not to pass" in the House Friday.
while the Bartlett bill vas subject Of
a divided report, the Majority report
pciIS ouSHL Hol " pass. jNcpS.
Wing and Nichols signed the minority
Ought to pass" The Bartlett bill
reports We're tabled, the Holmes bill
report was accepted and the Stitham
report was tabled.
Education committee reported
Ought to pass in new draft" on bill
requiring teaching of Constitution in
public and private schools, also
fought to pass" on act to provide
schooling for children in towns where
the parents have temporary residence.
: Committee on public health re-
ported fought not to pass" on the act
providing for the registration Of
birth and deaths.
Rep. Cyr of Waterville arose in the
House yesterday to take an act pro-
viding additional clerk hire in the
lWaterville Municipal Court. He
stated he could not see the need of
full time clerk in that court but tina b
out of respect to the man who had
presented the bill and to the Kenne-
bee delegation he would move accept
ance of the committees report, which
was Fought to pass" 1t was then
given two readings.
Senate Names Conference Committee
Senators Smith, Wadsworth and
Bond We're named members of joint
committee of conference on the
Holmes bill for an investigation of
the conditions Of labor in the textile
industry. the House having insisted
on it's action in accepting the amend
ment offered by Rep Cummings, pro-
viding that the investigation be made
by the commissioner of labor instead
of by the legislative committee on
labor. The Senate had referred the
measure to the committees on labor
and legal affairs.
Majority and minority reports from
the Judiciary committee on the Maher
bill prohibiting the use of state funds
for other than state institutions were
tabled by Sen. Maher pending accept
ance. The majority bill favors ac-
ceptance.
Both branches Of the legislature re-
cessed to 4.30 =. NJ, next Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Policy Of State
Looms Against
Tide Power Plan
COOLIDGE URGES
LEADERS FIGHT HARD
TO name WARREN

Washingtons Mar. 13-President
Coolidge passed along the word to-
day to administration leaders in the
senate to fight and fight hard for
confirmation OF his nomination of
Charles B. Warren to be attorney
general.
Undismayed by the action of the
judiciary committee earlier in the
day in ordering an adverse report
on the nomination, 9 to Z. after hav-
ing approved it twice before, the ex-
ecutive called in several senate lead
ers tonight to impress upon them his
earnest desire that Mr.. Warren's
qualifications be vigorously present.
ed in the senate when the nomination
is called up again tomorrow in open
session. The president threw the
full weight of his personal influence
behind the nomination, his conferees
including Senators Borah of Idaho.
and McMaster of South Dakota, two
OF the Republicans who refused to
follow the party obligations when
the nomination was rejected by%the
senate on a tie vote.
Republican leaders were hopeful
that there might be a change in the
result, but their latest canvasses in
the senate still indicated that they
would be worse off than they were
In the first vote. Attention was CALL
ed that several opponents absent
then Will be present tomorrow. They
are making last efforts, however, to
pair up some of their absentees and
so dissipate some of this potential
strength for the other side.
With the adverse report from the
committee, opponents will hold a
parliamentary advantage on the floor
since they will have charge of the
report. They still were undecided to-
night as to the exact course they
would follow in making the fight, but
Senator Walsh, DEM, Montana, said
he might demand a straight out vote
on confirmation in which event a
tie vote would mean rejection.
The question of the constitution
authority of the president to resub-
nit the nomination was raised to-
day in the committee, but it was not
pressed, and pending further exami-
nation Of the authorities opponents
were undetermined whether they
would seek to make this an issue in
the senate.
At the time the report was sub
mitted to the senate in executive
session late today by Senator Walsh,
there was general expectation of
a vote tomorrow. but with President
Coolidge insisting that evidence be
presented to refute the charges made
in the debate last Tuesday in con-
nection with the sugar trust" in
vestigation and trial. it was regard
ed later as likely that a vote might
be forced over to next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14

New York, March 13.-To an IN
visible radio audience of approx
mately ten million people was
broadcast from station WIN. atoT
Loews State Theatre here. the sec
ond of a series of Friday evening
talks on the wonders of Maine.
Willis E. Parsons, Maine Commits
sioner OF Inland Fisheries and
Game. through the microphone at
WIN, told Of Maine, the Great Va
cation Land OF the East" He spoke
as follows:
AS Spring approaches and vaca-
tons lure seizes the tired nerves
Tor relaxation. am requested to tell
you something of the lakes and
Continued on Page 1+Col. a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
General Forecast

Pressure is high off the middle At
lantic coast and over Quebec. Tenn
peratures have fallen decidedly over
the eastern slope Of the Rocky
Mountains.
Advisory warnings have been is
sued for increasing easterly winds on
the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook
to PASSPORT.
The outlook is for rains Saturday
in all states east of the Mississippi
river and for clearing on Sunday in
the north Atlantic states. 1t will be
slightly warmer on Saturday along
the middle Atlantic coast. Temper
atures will fall on Sunday In the At
lantic states.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Increasing southeast becoming strong
by Saturday night and weather over
cast, with occasional light showers
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Cubans are Pleased

Havana. Mar. 13 (By A. P)-Pres-
ident Zayas this afternoon Interrupt
ted a meeting of the cabinet to re-
ceive through the Associated Press
the news of the passage of the Isle
CT Pines treaty by the United States
senate. When the president informed
the members of the cabinet of the
news there was round Of hand
shaking.
All those present in the palace for
the cabinet meeting expressed their
pleasure over the vote of the Ameri-
can senate.
Later it was learned from a palace
spokesman that the president imme-
diately after being appraised of the
action of the senate in awarding the
Isle of Pines to Cuba placed before
the cabinet plans for holding in the
next few days q public demonstra-
ton of thanks to the American peo-
pie. When the cabinet meeting end
ed it was ascertained that the plans
were formulated and that President
Zayas within a day or two would is
sue a proclamation on the subject.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
u. of NJ. Debaters Win
Over Rhode Island

Orono. Maine, March 13.-Having
the negative side of the proposition
Resolved: that congress should lie
empowered to override by two
thirds vote the decisions of the SUI
preme court which declared con-
gressional action unconstitutional.
University of Maine defeated Rhode
Island State University debating
team here tonight. The decision OF
the judges was . to !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Ten Million Radio Fans
Hear Maine Game Head
on Maine Outing Spots
SENATE RAT|F|ES
ISLE OF PINES PACT;
DEFERS LAUSANNE

Washington. March 13.-The SEN
ate ratified the Isle Of Pines treaty
today will, micor reservations: sent
the Lausanne treaty to establish
relations with Turkey back to COM
mittee and voted &c to . make the
the world court question a special
order for next December II.
The vote of the Senate, 63 to IA
to ratify the pact by which the
United States relinquishes in favor
of Cuba all claims to sovereignty
over the Isle of Pines was describ-
ed as highly gratifying to President
Coolidge. but not SO the action in
putting over until the next session
consideration OF the Lausanne con-
vention.
With early adjournment OF the
Senate in prospect, President Cool
idSe communicated to Chairman
Iorah, OF the foreign relations COM
mittee, his desire for early ratifi-
cation of the Turkish treaty. but a
canvass of the situation in the Sem
ate convinced Mr.. Borah that the
necessary two thirds majority for
ratification could not he had.
Even after this action had been
taken, Senator Kellogg conferred
at length with Senator Borah on the
subject but there was no indication
that the senator had changed his
view that to press the treaty at this
time would result only in its rejec-
ton since practically all OF the
Democrats are opposed to 1t.
With action by the Senate de-
ferred until the regular session in
december, this country would he
without diplomatic and commercial
relations with Turkey and advices
have reached the White House that
the situation may prove embarrassing
both to Americans in Turkey and to
these having trade with that coun-
try.
Senate decision with respect to the
world court means that proposals
for consideration at this session have
been abandoned. Specifically. the
Swanso nresolutIon for immediate
adj erence to the International court
with the reservations approved by
Presidents Harding and Coolidge is
the matter made the special order of
, business but other propositions could
lie advanced as substituted.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, brought up the
world court issue by asking unani-
nous consent to have it made the
unfinished business for December II.
Senator Hill. Dem, Washington, OBJ
jected and the minority leader then
proposed a motion to the same end
as the agreement. Senators Dill and
Norbeck, Rep, South Dakota, voted
against 1t.
The senate already has ratified the
treaty with Great Britain defining
the boundary between the United
States and Canada and Chairman
Borah expects to get favorable action
tomorrow on another treaty with
Great Britain establishing the level
of the Lake of-the- Woods between
the United States and Canada in
Minnesota.
With this pact disposed OF and
the Lausanne treaty recommitted,
the senate calendar will have been
cleared OF all conventions with for
eign governments. Chairman Borah
called attention that since the first
of the year % treaties had been rati-
fed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Say Committee
Strongly in FAVOR
Bath Bridge Site

Although the committees of the Legislature which
have the two Kennebec bdge resolves under consdera-
ton will not vote their report until next week. it is said
that the joint committees ways and bridges and inter-
lor waters will report by good majority fought to pass"
on the resolve for the Bath bridge while the committee
on ways and bridges will rep ort fought not to pass on
the Richmond bridge resolve. This prediction ven
tured Friday by at the State House who had
talked with various members of these two committees
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14
Is Survivors Jap
Steamer at Toxic

Toxic. March II By A. P.)-The
casting ashore Of fifteen survivors of
the small steamer Uwajima Maru off
Takashima, northeastern Japan.
seems to have established that the
ship foundered with about 100 pas
sengers in a gale that swept the
coast on Thursday. Many fishing
boats We're wrecked and it IL feared
that there was much loss of life.