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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Ex-Dry Agent
PurintOn Given
Four Months in Jail

Portland, Me. Sept. 22-(AP)-
George d. Purinton of Winthrop. a
former prohibition agent, pleaded
guilty to charge Of falsifying his
expense accounts in the United
States district court today and was
sentenced to serve four months in
the Auburn Jail. Purinton ended his
service as a prohibition agent in
February.
A fine of $500. was paid by Joseph
Cincotta of Salmon Falls. n. H., on
liquor charge. Isaac Goldsmith OF
Dorchester paid $3.50 fine for trans
portation. John Brannigan of Rock
land paid a fine of 500 on liquor
complaint.
Jail sentences Of six months each
were given Joseph Martin and Ferdi-
nand Souliere for conspiracy as well as
finesAof 500 each. A fine of $500 and
three months Jail sentence were given
John Mclean Of Lewiston in liquor
case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Col. Coolidge Links
Couple; Uses Bible
Pres. Took Oath On

Plymouth, VT, Sept. 22-(AP)-
Colonel John C. Coolidge. father OF
the president. who administered the
oath of Office to his son In the sit
ting room of his farmhouse home
here two years ago. today exercised
his capacity of justice of the peace
at a different ceremony. In the same
room and almost on the spot where
the historic scene of August 3, 1923,
was enacted. Col. Coolidge presided
at the marriage of a young Vermont
couple.
With the brides parents, her bro
Their and a girl friend as witnesses,
Miss Doris Keith of Ludlow was
married to Hollis Holt of Bellows
Falls. A friendly group of Plymouth
folk gathered outside the Coohdge
home to shower the young people
with rice and wish them happiness
as they drove off after the ceremony
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
visionary Society
at Bangor
Of JJniversalists

hnsur, Me-, Sept. 22-(AP)-At
n Ith annual convention OF the
kias Cniyersalists this afternoon.
|kss Of the Woman's Universaiist
Ezunary Society were elected as
lows.
Rnsident, Miss Helen Varney OF
usEick; Vice Pres, Mrs. Ashley
Smith Of Bangor: Secretary. Mrs.
j Z Shedd of South Portland;
astrer, Miss Georgia Bradley OF
shnd.
Esciive members chosen are Mrs.
1 Markley of Auburn; Mrs. Sid
N I. Willis Of Biddeford; Mrs. Nell
4 I. Hunnewell of Pittsfield. Dis
Il superintendents: Mrs. Dora
nd 1t Bangor: Miss Alice NJ. Az
Y d er-Foxcroft; Mrs. Ralph
a4 Of Gardiner; Mrs. Carrie Pen
q Brunswick; Miss Florence NJ.
fnch Of Woodfords.
n Maine Sunday School Associ-
q elected officers as follows:
Assident. Rev. w. H. Gould OF
zG Centre; vive Presa Rev. G. L.
Em Of Yarmouth; Secretary. Mrs.
aaky Manning of Augusta; Treas
Mss Ella Bradbury Of Port
directors, Mrs. NJ. w. Smart
q fHfhnd. Rev. Milo G. Folsom OF
1anr, Mrs. Horace Hamilton OF
enur.
M afternoon was occupied chief
WIN the affairs of the Woman's
'zsalist Society. and that soci-
II eontinued its meeting tonight,
addresses by Robert w. Hill OF
=. Mass; chairman of the Ma
. Laymen's Committee. and DIR.
a smith Lowe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Only One Traverse
Jury at Supreme
Court in Belfast
Special to Kennehec Lournal

NSpeclal 10 kennebec JournaO
Belfast, Me-, Sept. 22-The Waldo
County Supreme Judicial court con-
.. yened at 10 o'clock this morning AS
sociate Justice Norman L. Bassett Of
Augusta presiding, his first official
visit here since his appointment TO
the bench. For the first time in his
tory OF this court there is but one
traverse Jury, of which ]. E. Ellis OF
, bfooks is foreman. Owing to so
many being excused but II men and
TWO supernumaries are left and as in
VACATIONS point to short term 1t
was decided. to get along with one
and thus save the county several kun
dred dollars.
There were many members of the
Waldo County Bar Association pres
! emit att he opening of court this morn
ing and from the Knox County bar
We're Judge Frank B. Miller, Frank H.
Ingraham, Charles T. Smalley of
Rockland and Oscar III. Emery of
! Camden. Rev. Oscar G. Barnard Of
ficiated as chaplin and following the
opening the grand jury went into
session with Edmund s. Ames OF
Searsport as foreman. The day was
taken up with the assigning of cases
anu NEARING divorces, no cases having
been assigned for today. For the re-
mainder of the week the following
cases are marked for trial. Wednes-
day, Max Blatt VS. Roy e. Farmer;
Harriet l.. Cook VS. Percy Herrick;
Thursday; Alice, Brown VS. Charles
Grant; Stella j. Burgess VS. Hiram o.
Burgess; Malcolm Mcleod and q. N.
Pendleton VS. Ada Diesher. Friday,
Leslie A. Wentworth VS. J. Willis
Fenwick; w. A. Frances VS. Percy
Hall: Sylvia Conant VS. Daniel C.
Griffith; Liberty Lumber Co. VS.. Geo.
Gates; Buzzell and Thornton VS. l.. E.
Drake and Charles F. Drake.
Witnesses seen about the corridor
Of the court house today would in
dictate that the Grand Jury was con-
sidering the case of A. L. Moody who
was bound over few weeks ago
charged with manslaughter in the
case OF State Highway Patrolman
Fred Foster of Lisbon Falls, who vas
killed in Belfast when his motorcycle
collided with a horse lowed tehind a
load of hay driven by Moody, and
which carried no light
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
FORWARD ORDERS
FAILED ON DIRIC|bLE
WORD COM. KRAUS

I-akehurst, ~. j.. Sept 22-(AP)-
A failure of fpne or more Orders
forward of &midships caused the
wrecking Of the airship Shenandoah,
in the opinion of Commander Sidney
NJ. Kraus, of the special investiga-
ton board. who testified today be-
fore the naval court of inquiry.
Basing his opinion upon a perso-
nal observation of the wreck and
upon such information about the
disaster as he could collect. Com
mander Kraus said this failure oc-
Cured simultaneously with or short
ly after some very considerable ro-
rational oscillation of the line squall
near Ava Om2, on Sept. ).
This breakage resulted In the
nearly Simultaneous failure or the
frames holding the control car up
under the forward end of the ship
the officer said. He added that the
control car then probably swung by
the after control wires which shear
ed off a number of frames before ii
fell, carrying / Lieut.. Commander
Zachary Lansd4wne and other Off
GERS and men I'd their death.
Officers who salvaged the forward
and after wrecked sections teSti-
fed that the aluminium alloy OF
which the girders and beams were
made was much more brittle neal
the sections where the ship broke
than in other sections. They said
there was no visible evidence that
there had been Capitalization or any
erosion of the metal and they offered
no theory as to the cause.
Commander Kraus. who observed
the construction OF the Los Angeles
in Germany for Is months, declared
that in his examination of the wreck
age he found no evidence of any de-
fective material or defective work.
Besides hearing Commander Kraus
and the salvage officers. the court
received a detailed report from Com
mander Jacob II. Klein. president OF
the special investigating board sent
to Ohio, and listened to the stories
Of three other surviving officers
which corroborated in the main the
accounts given by large number
of officers and survivors who passed
before the court in quick succession
at the opening day yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23

Portland, Me-. Sept. 22,-(AP)-
Ralph F. Burnham, of Auburn,
member Of Gov. Ralph o. Brew
ster's council, died tonight at ST. Bar
nabus hospital, where he had beer
since September s for treatment for
heart and kidney disease. He was
40 years old.
He was born in Beverly, Mass,
but came to this city when but six
months old. He purchased a drug
concern in Auburn in 1897 and for "a
years carried on that business. For
the past three years he had been
engaged in the manufacture of pro-
prietary medicines. He was mayor
of Auburn for 1917, 1918 and 1919.
He had been a member Of the Re-
publican second congressional COM
mittee since 1915 and was chairman
Of the committee during several
campaigns. He was a 32nd degree
Mason
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
DOherty Held for
Murder of DevOe in
Bangor Municipal

Houlton. Me-, Sept. 22-(AP)-
James Doherty. charged with the
murder of Joseph Devoe at a Ham
mond Plantation woods camp. was
held for the November grand jury
today after arraignment in the mu-
nicipal court here. Devoe was killed
the night of Sept. 8, by shot fired
from outside the camp.
Witnesses testified today that Do
herty left the camp after quarrel
with Devoe in which he was heard
to call the latter a d. Indian"
Fred Cox, whose home is near the
ce.np,. sa ID that Doherty came there
late on the night of the shooting
and borrowed a rifle for shooting
deer. A rifle found near where Do
herty was captured a week later
was identified by Cox as the one
he had loaned. Other witnesses tes-
tilted that when caught Doherty in
ouired Did they shoot him (Devoe)
dead?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Tea at Bates College
League Assembly
Continues Plans
For Arms Conference

Geneva, Sept. 22-(AP)-Confirm
ing the plans of the leaders, the
league of nations assembly in plen-
airy sessions of the commissions to-
day laid the foundations of future in
ternational disarmament and eco
nomic conferences.
The disarmament commission
adopted a resolution whereby the
league council will make a prepare
tory study for a conference for the
reduction and limitation of arma-
ments, so that as soon as general
security has been achieved, con-
ference will be convoked in order
that "a general reduction and limi-
tation of ornaments may be real
lied"
The outstanding feature of today
discussion was the declaration of a
British delegate that 1t Is generally
recognized that the trilogy, arbitra-
ton, security and disarmament. in
dicates the road on which progress
can best be made towards world
peace-a declaration which gave i'm
mense satisfaction to the French as
voicing the British acceptance Of the
underlying ideas of the Geneva
peace protocol.
AS for an economic conference,
the resolution drafted invites the
council to examni eat the earliest
possible opportunity the creation of
a speial committee to prepare the
work for an international confer
ence, which should examine into the
economic difficulties standing in tine
way of the restoratio of general
prosperity and discover the best
methods of surrounding difficulties
and avoiding disputes.
NJ. Loucheur of France, who initi-
ated the economic conference pro-
ject. announced tonight that he
would expect the council to take
definite action at the December ses-
sion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Town Treasurer
Kills Self as Audit
OF His Books Starts

Charlton, Mass, Sept. 22-(AP)-
,, Harris Dodge. town treasurer for "a
years and a business man in the
town, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the temple at his home al
$50 this morning. While no reason
for the shooting has been discovered
state accountants who arrived in
town yesterday to audit the treasur-
er's books have been unable to find
the 1925 cash book and several other
books connected with the office.
George A. Marsters and Willard K
Bowen from the state department OF
accounts said tonight that as a re-
suit of the suicide and owing to fail
ure to find the missing books, it will
probably be necessary to make q
thorough check of the towns books
over a period of rs years.
While town officials were reticent
tonight, it is believed the missing
small fire in the den where Mr.
Dodge's desk was located. 1t was
during this fire of undetermined ORR
gin and while three men, including
his son Arthur. were in the house
that Mr.. Dodge fired the shot which
resulted in his death. The shot was
not heard by any of the men who
were engaged in extingulshing the
small blaze.
Mrs. Jennie c. Dodge, wife Of the
dead man, left the home shortly aft
er { o'clock for her place of employ
ment. At that time Mr.. Dodge was
in the barn milking the cows, she
said.
Shortly before $50 smoke was seen
issuing from the den window of the
Dodge home by neighbor. Two
clerks from the Dodge grocery rush
ed to the home with Arthur Dodge,
saw blazing chair and some papers
and rushed down cellar for water
Returning from the cellar the men
saw the elded Dodge who yelled de-
liriously 1.-THE waters up here!" 1t
was not until they had extinguished
the blaze that they discovered him
unconscious on the bedroom floor
with a wound in his head and a re-
volver at his side. He died three
hours later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Moose Does His
Stuff for EdificatiOn
Of WOOlwich People

. Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Woolwich, Sept. 22-When a bull
moose stood between Charles Brown,
engineer of the Nequasset pumping
station of the Bath Water District,
and the station while he was on his
way to work this morning he decid-
ed discretion was the better part of
valor and hid behind a big tree SO
the moose would not see him. Not
knowing the habits of moose very
well MI. Brown did not know wheth-
er to look for a bite or a hook but
decided he did not want either.
The moose was having his break
fast within 500 feet of the station
and Mr.. Brown waited until he had
completed eating before he dared
proceed to the station. When the
moose had finished his grazing he
capered over to the Maine Central
r. r. track, kicked up his heels,
cavorted about a bit, then leaped In
to the creek and swan to the other
side. Mr.. Brown then legged 1t to
the pumping station where he told
his story and others went outside
and were able to see the moose as
he passed out of vision
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Girl Bandit Suspect
Saws Is Dupe of Trio

New York, Sept. 22.-tAPI.hIt,s =
Burton. the latest New York girl 70 De
arrested as bob haired bandit, was
hala without ball today for action Oh
,bs grand Jury on a charge Of attempt
ed robbery after being described oy
her attorney as a victim of circum-
starces" who was duped into accom-,
nanving three holdup men. He sald
that the men tricked her into accom-
nanying them as they believed tna'
thew would be less likely to be sus-
necied IL they had a woman wiz
them. ana that when she had ceaseo 70
~ he Of use to them they threw her ~
The nath of their pursuers in the nope
that attention would be thus
ed fro mthemselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
ADMITS he THRUST
WOMAN ALIVE into
BLAZING FURNACE

New York, Sept. 22.-(AP)-Charged
with stuffing Mrs Sophie Poleski the
wife of close friend, into blazing
furnace in Lower East Side lumber
yard last night while she was still
alive. George Symuk. a giant fireman,
was held without bail today on a
charge of murder. He will be given
a hearing September 80. Police who
went to the Poleski home after the
murder found the husband, John, in
bed suffering from a badly cut and
bruised head.
The devil got into my head and !
did it," Symuk told Assistant District
Attorney Ryan in regard to the MUIR
der. "She brought me some wine last
night. She had a bottle filled with
green stuff. too. She wanted me Ia
drink some of 1T. but 1 thought she
way trying to poison me. l fought
with her about staying with her hus-
band. l hit her over the head with a
bottle-then the devil got into my
head and / did it,
Peleski was unable to clear UP the
mystery surrounding the injuries He
said that he was awakened about 2
o'clock this morning when some.
body" rained blows on his head as he
lay in bed. This explanation failed
to satisfy police and he will be ques-
toned further tomorrow.
George was great friend of mine, ;
he told the police today. MY wife
often went to see him. / knew /; o
night she was going to see him. He
had some wine and promised to give
her dollar 1 just said All Right
but don't stay out too late when she
told me-
The burning OF the victim might
have been completed and all traces OF
the murder obliterated but for the
alertness of policeman, who heard q
woman scream while he was patrolling
his beat. The policeman scaled the
lumber yard wall and climbing over
piles of lumber. ran to the lumber
yard building where he found Symui
alone.
Symuk denied that there had been
any woman in the building with him
but when the officer insisted that the
screams he had heard must have come
from the building the fireman made q
dash for liberty. The patrolman fired
two shots at him which attracted two
other policemen who captured the flu
gitive.
Search was then made of the lumber
yard building and Mrs. Poleski's body
burned almost beyond recognition. was
found in the blazing furnace.
Symuk made a full confession and
added that when he attempted to es'
cape from the patrolman in the lum'
Der yard he had intended to throw
himself in the East River and commi,
suicide. He told investigators that he
had been visited by Mrs. Poleski nearly
every night for several years. He said
that his affection for her had begun
to cool and that he had believed that
she was planning to poison him fol
this reason.
Chemists will analyze the wine the
couple were drinking from a jug and
the contents of the bottle which Sy-
muk thought were poison also will be
submitted to a chemical analysis, Ryar
announced. A sledgehammer weigh
ing about four pounds was taken tc
the district attorneys Office this att
ernoon. 1t was covered with blood and
hair and police believe Symuk might
have struck the woman with this rath'
er than with the bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Record Showing of Stock First
Day - Sheep, Swine and
Poultry Exhibits up to Stand
ard-Fine Auto Display
Good Race Cards and Mid
way
Especial to Kennebec Journan

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Pennington, Sept. 22-The seth
annual cattle show and fair Of the
Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety opened this morning at Frank
lin Park, under most favorable con-
ditions, and bids fair to be the best
in the history of the society. Today
is cattle show day, and it is said by
prominent cattle men that there
never was better cattle show In
Maine.
Pennington has long had the repu-
tation of making the best showing
in cattle in the State of any of the
county fairs, and has often been
said to surpass even the big State
fairs in this respect. For Franklin
county is noted for its cattle, and is
distinctively cattle county. All
the big breeders were there with
their finest stock; the Luces of
Pennington, the Blanchards Of Will
ton, Pennington and Phillips, the
Bridges of Wilton, the Titcombs, the
Halls, the Ellsworths, the Earring
tons, and others. all well known
breeders. are all there with their fine
Continued on Page 3+CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Portland LITER
Will Be Placed
In State Hospital

Portland, Me-, Sept 22.-(AP)-
Charles Fielding of this city, who has
served less than a year of life term
in the state prison at Thomaston for
killing AIphonse Cote, a young farmer.
at Gorham, will be committed to the
State Hospital at Augusta.
Fielding. who is afflicted with mel
ancholia and is violent at times, was
adiudged insane at hearing late yes
terday by a board of examining ply
sicians at the prison, held by Judge
crank p. Miller of Rockland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
laval Officers Are Against
Air Service
,,.rt;on of Col. Mitch
.ips Plan Would Be
- Mistake, Stand
"a Sec. Wilbur and 3
ldmirals = Present
srstem w Orkin 6
moothly His Con-
isntiOn

~..a,nrton, Sept. 22.-(AP)-
I amcers Of the navy testified to-
,.sore the Presidents air board
rsed up solidly in opposition to
r.terial change in the organ
~ q the nations air defense.
|,..nrh they differed slightly as
4. ADMINISTRATION of minor mat
!, the naval air service.
ssssary Wilbur. supported by
]. ranking admirals. emphatical-
a,c,ared that the creation of a
..,,ment of national defense. as
q ~ Colonel William Mitchell.
"a assistant army air chief.
"a be a "well nigh irreparable
ne" and that the present sys-
i working smoothly. efficient
nd economically"
4. opposed, also. proposals that a
- air department be establish
j mat the air service be made
s.,rate corps, analogous to the
"A. corps, asserting that "the
relationship of aviation to the
snd the absolute interdepend-
n aircraft and ships in war;
i sea had been demonstrated
:. and again"
4. tastlmony Of the navy leaders
~ them squarely in line with a
'srIty Of army officials. who ap--
"a Yesterday. on the subject OF
M Reorganization of the air
\, Wilbur was accompanied be-
. M board Of Rear Admiral Ed
4 Tberle, chief of operations,
!, Admiral William A. Moffett.
s Il the bureau of aeronautics;
4 rear Admiral Joseph Strauss
~ oficer and a member OF the
N general board.
yse oficers were In agreement on
matters except that pertaining to
conl administration, Admiral
.Fstt asserting that complete con-
aver the air personnel should
dyen to the bureau of aeronau-
While Admiral Eberle opposed
~ complete control over air
nnnsl with the air chief.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
'ah Big Textile
g IN Providence

M hssnce, R. l., Sept. 22-(AP)-
u s.r :. Wood Of Nayatt Point,
M rssurer and director Of the
sa.i.sh 'sning Plants, Inc, OF
'sh,rs =. l.. and one of the
\ M textile men Of New Eng
lllstrm .nis afternoon at his home
n E0nla. He was in his 53rd
~ - entered the employ Of the
: IA pany in 1894 as a drafts
SsAk vas successfully master
M, |. superintendent, general
snd treasurer.
tRI was born in Central
4 lss received his early educa-
sst ana later went to Massa :
.sasis. institute of Technology.
NH ~ u 1894. He was a direct
VIVA noer Of Rhode Island cor
NeanL also of the Chase Ma
New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
UncOvering Secrets
OF Ages in Ohio

Columbus. Ohio, Sept. 22-(AP)-
Excavators of the Great Seip Mound
near cambridge were rearranging
their summer finds today and discov-
ering further secrets hidden by the
ages. These will be woven into the
chain by which American antiquity
may eventually be lifted into the
realm of history. Preliminary survey
of the finds brought by Curator n. C.
Shetrone to the Ohio Archa Geological
and historical museum at the con-
c1usion of the summers explorat ton
gives promise of winter of revela-
tons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Native of Maine Gets
BOOST in Postal Dept.

Washington, Sept. 22.-(AP)-Post-
master General New. continuing his
policy of promoting to the higher po-
sitions in the postal service those who
have come up from the ranks, today
appointed Thomas ]. Howell as chief
clerk of the postoffice department, sue
ceeding Robert S. Regar. who was
made third assistant postmaster gen.
eral. Howell entered the postal serv-
ice as a stenographer at the postal
card agency at Rumford Falls, Maine
in 1908. He is a native of Danvers,
Mass,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Guard Against Foot
And Mouth Disease

Montpelier, VT. Sept. 22.-(AP)-An
embargo against the shipment into
this state from Texas of livestock
hides, pelts, cotton or cotton products,
or any article which might convey the
hoof and mouth disease, was ordered
today by the state department of ag-
riculture. The quarantine was placed
because Of a recent court decision in
Texas, where the hoof and mouth dis
case now prevails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Mcnamara Guilty
Blackmail, Verdict
Jury in Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 2g.-(APJ-
John j. Mcnamara, labor leader, was
found guilty of blackmail by jury in
criminal court today.
Mcnamara, who served a prison sem
fence in California for participation In
the Los Angeles Times dynamiting IA
years ago, was accused Of interfering
with workmen' on the Elks Club build
ing here in 1928. The state contended
he intimidated workers to force them
away from their jobs so that union
workers could obtain the employment.