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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
SENATE SENDS
Stone NOMINATION
BACK TO COMMITTEE

Washington, Jan. 26-By unani-
nous consent. the senate today re-
ferred back to the judiciary commit
tee the nomination of Attorney Gen.
eral Stone to be a supreme court
justice.
Action was taken in executive ses-
sion at the request of Senator Cur
tbs. Of Kansas, one of the administra-
ton leaders who have conferred with
President Coolidge and Mr.. Stone.
The attorney general is expected
to appear before the committee,
probably next Wednesday. to make
statement concerning efforts Of the
department of justice to obtain In
the District of Columbia second
indictment against Senator Wheeler,
Democrat, Montana.
Mr.. Stones friends say he will re-
ply to charges in the senate that
there is an attempt to "persecute"
Senator Wheeler. and that the JUS
tice department is violating a funda-
mental principle of law by endeav-
oring to try the Montana senator
here instead of in his own state,
where an indictment already has
been returned against him.
Justice officials are represented as
regarding the two cases as entirely
Independent of each other, although
both relate to land questions. Steps
looking to an early trial of the Mon
tana case are now being taken and
counsel for Senator Wheeler has an
nounced that the senator also wishes
an early hearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
WAGE CUTS
may FORCE FIGHT
IN COTTON MILLS

New York, Jan. 26-Thomas F.
Mcmahon, president of the United
Textile Workers of America, an
nounced late today that he had call
ed an all day meeting Of union lead
ers to be held in Boston on Saturday
of this week to determine what atti-
tude the organization is to take re-
garding the ten per cent wage cuts
made by cotton manufacturers in the
east. Mr.. Mcmahon characterized
the situation as very ACUTE
The president said the union was
in a mood to wage q finish fight "in
an. locality" where reports might
show satisfactory adjustment
would not be made with the mill
owners.
Mills in and around Utica. N. Y.
were the principal sore spots" at
serted. The workers, he continued.
fl. that the wage reductions were
not justified because the manufac-
turers were getting an additional
t. cents a pound this year, and
were able to assign additional per
capital machinery to the workers, all
of which, he said, more than offset
cost conditions on which tire reduce
tions were based.
The Saturday meeting, Mr.. McMa-
hon asserted, will be attended by in
ternational officers of the United. by
John II. Powers, of the unions emer-
gency board, by all members Of the
executive board from New England.
and by all district organizers from
tho territory affected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27

New York, Jan. c6.-Organization
of all the elements comprising the
American theatre to consider the
Entertainments of the radio and to
safeguard the stage was provided for
in resolutions adopted at confer
ence held here today under the aus
pices of the Actors Equity Associa-
ton.
The resolutions called for the for
nation of higher advisory board of
the theatre with authority to deal
not only with problem created by
radio but to take action toward the
abolition of censorship. the repeal
of taxes on tickets, the legalizing of
children's acting and the country
wide dissemination of propaganda
for the spoken play. The projected
body was also urged to make efforts
to revive the lone night stand and
to encourage the formation of stock
and repertoire companies.
William A. Brady, theatrical pro-
Queer and manager, came from a sick
bed to warn the more than 1000 repre-
sentatives of the actors. mana gers.
dramatists. stage hands, composers,
scenic artists and musicians, that the
radio was rapidly eliminating the le-
Ultimate and musical comedy stage.
i've heard people here say that
ha OF hpt o
you that the night John Mccormick
went on the air, Marcus Loew's chain
of theatres played to 40 per cent. re-
duced receipts. | know that Longacre
Square was deserted on election night
as result of the air raid.
In Washington, the Sterling bill
is pending, which will permit radio
to broadcast any play, book, music
or other forms Of entertainment
without paying penny to the own
ers.
MY own booking agent tells me
that in Massachusetts and Connectl-
cut 80 percent of the theatres don't
want spoken plays of any kind. Tex
as, Alabama, Georgia. Colorado,
Tennessee. Washington. Montana
the Dakotasand other states. "a in
en- play.
Mr.. Brady said that the radio. the
atre and the monograph are in a
battle that may mean the destruct-
ion of one or more of them"
Arthur Hornblow, playwright ard
producer insisted that the product OF
science was no serious competitor to
the theatre. Frank Sheridan, an
actor and music publisher, was an
ether who took TIE issue with the
opponents Of radio. and sal. that
the broadcasting of songs published
by his firm had increased their
sales.
Frank NcGlynn, who created the
role of abraham Lincoln" on .le
stage, predicted that radio may I've
employment to 10. IS or 90 actors
sometimes, but when it does. 10000
Equity members can prepare to 90
cut and chop wood for livelihood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
TAX REDUCTION
TO Be COOL|DCE'S
aim IN next Term

Washington, Jan 26.-The forr
years of administration upon which
Coolidge enters March 4, were de-
dicated by the executive tonight to
q reduction Of the tax burden, a de-
crease in federal expenditures, and
continuing pressure for economy"
within the government.
Speaking before the regular semi
annual meeting of executive I'd ad-
ministrative officials of the govern
ment. Mr.. Coolidge declared that If
congress sustained the current bud
get recommendations for expendi-
lures. he would be able next fall to
prosecute further cut in taxes. He
expects a surplus of $373, ZOO. 600 in
the fiscal year 1926. and on that
basis, he asserted, further tax relief
should be granted. He warned,
however. that any new and unnec-
essary expenditures would upset the
plans of the treasury now seemingly
assured of success.
The president also told g Of
fcials that hereafter there lust De
a policy within the government of
getting more work done with fewer
workers. He said there could be no
cut in the compensation of the
workers, and that the only hope of
reducing a payroll that last year ag-
gregated 81 ,6SO. 900 900 was to reduce
the number on that payroll.
An increasing cost of government
through natural expansion of tho
nation, the president regarded as
obvious. He declared. however, hat
the increase in governmental cost
must not advance dollar for dollar
with the increasing revenues assum-
ed to come from increased business
and emphasized that the increasing
load on the government could not
De used as the excuse for added
expenditures except where absolute.
ly necessary.
III presidents address was broad
cast by radio from ten stations
throughout the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
Lehman Pleads Not
Guilty to Charge of
Manslaughter in
{ Kittery Court
Declares Spinney, Owner of
Dog, Knocked Him Down
Twice Before He Drew Gun
Aimed to Disable But Bull
let Lodged in Groin-Held in
$4,000 Bail

Eliot. Me, Jan. 26.-His face bat
tered and SCARED from a beating by
his neighbor, Howard Spinney, Harlan
c. Lehman appeared in district court
at Kittery and entered a plea of not
guilty to a charge of manslaughter
in connection with Spinney's death.
He declared that he shot his neighbor
in self-defense last night as the two
fought in the road in front of Spin
neys home, where he had gone to
complain about a vicious dog. He
was held in $4,000 bail for the next
term of the York county supreme court
at Alfred.
When he gave himself up to the po-
lice Immediately after the shooting,
Lehman said that Spinney had knock
ed him down twice before he drew his
pistol, and that when he fired it was
with the intention of disabling Spin
ney by wounding him in the leg.
Neighbors of the two men, who live
in adjoining houses on Farmer Road
here. said that had been many COM
plants about Spinney's dog, which
yesterday attacked Leibmans little
daughter, tearing her clothing. 1t
was said that the authorities had or
dered Spinney to muzzle the animal
but that he had not complied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
Short Liberty for
2 of 3 Fugitives
From So. Windham

South Windham. Me-. Jan. &c -
Three prisoners escaped from the
State reformatory here today and
were at large tonight. Joseph Nc
Donald. 80. Of Portland. got away at
noon, and Jenaro Riccio. II, Of Port
land. and John E. Bassinski. II, Of
Bangor. disappeared through a vim
dow of the kitchen early tonight.
The boys wore the regulation gray
uniforms with beach jackets. Nc
Donald. who wore dark clothing. was
seen late this afternoon in Biddeford.
the authorities reported. The young
err men were serving sentences for
burglary and Mcdonald for intoxica-
ton.
Riccio and Bassinski were captured
in Portland shortly before midnight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
Sold Liquor to Patients

Reports came to Governor Brew
ster that Ward, who was admitted to
the Walter Reed hospital at WASH
ington for the removal of a bullet
in his lung, was illicitly selling
whiskey to other patients, and svi-
dence to support such a statement is
available.
Col. J. D. Glennan commanding
the Medical Corps, in a letter to
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines. director
of the. United States Veterans Bu-
reau at Washington, states that on
December 10, 1924, Ward was adj
mitted to the Walter Reed hospital
at Washington.
"This man prior to disqualification
was an inmate of the State prison,
at Thomaston, Me-. where he was
serving a life sentence for MURDER"
continues Col. Glennan in his letter.
ION December 6, 1924, he was CIV
en- q reprieye for five months by
the governor of the State of Maine
for the sole purpose of receiving sur
gical treatment on account of a pis-
toll bullet in the left lung. This in
jury was prior to army service.
This case has how been under.
observation for over one month and
complete examination and study of
this mans condition has been made.
He is affected with severe chronic
Continued on Page 4HCol. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
One Killed, - Hurt
In $4,000 Fire at
birmingham, Mass.

birmingham. Mass, Jan. 26-One
man was killed and one woman and
II firemen We're inju ed in a fire
which broke out tonight in the base
ment of the four story brick building
housing the Kendall Hotel In the
center Of this town. Approximately
$4,000 damage was done before the
flames We're brought under control.
Eight firemen and William Welsh,
emergency foreman. for the Water
bury department, were plunged into
the basement of the building when
the flooring in an office on the first
floor gave way. The liremen were
rescued but Welsh was not missed
until later. He was dead when res
cue workers found him.
Four other firemen were overcome
by smoke and suffered cuts and
bruises. Mrs. Everett c. Johnson of
Framingham fell to the street after
climbing down two stores by a rope
ladder from a fourth floor window.
Twenty five or thirty guests who
were in their rooms made their way
to the street safely. It was said to-
night that all of the injured would
probably recover
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
HEAR MANDAMUS
MOVE AGAINST
COMM. THURSDAY

The mandamus PROCEEDINGS
Drought by the Maine Central Rail-
road Company and the Portland
Terminal Company against the Pub
lie Utilities Commission will be heard
here before Chief Justice Leslie c.
Cornish at 10 o'clock next Thursday
morning at the court house in this
city.
Soon after it's establishment, act
ing by statutory authority, the COM
mission established n rule that ex-
ceptionS to its rules should be filed
for allowance by the chairman with
in ~ days after the ruling excepted
to.
In the present case the petitioners
seek to compel Charles f. Quincy
as chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission to allow exceptions to
violations of this rule, which the pc
titioners claim is unauthorized. The
petitioners also seek to make the
commission find certain facts relative
to it's pulp wood decision, in which
decree was rendered August 4. last.
This the commission has declined
10 10 OH the ground llldt all HeCeS-
sary facts Tor the decision were in
Guided in and embodied in the terms
of the decision, and that it Is not
it's function to find other facts sep
arate and apart from its decision as
such course might introduce extra
neous matters prejudicial to the
rights of other parties.
Charles +. Quincy and Deputy At
torney General Sanford l.. Fogg of
Augusta will appear For the COM
mission at the hearing, while Charles
II. Blackboard. general solicitor for
the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany, will represent the petitioners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
Sponsored by Chamber

The Richmond Chamber of Com
merce has prepared the bill which
will call for a bridge ~ feet wide
with a 1O0-foot clearance draw span.
The roadway on the bridge will
measure 20 feet in width. and there
will be railroad right Of way II feet
in width. and one five-foot sidewalk.
The width across the river at the
proposed bridge site at low water is
S72 feet.
The Richmond bridge plans have
been approved by the Eastern
Steamship Company, and the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce feels
confident that the bridge can be built
under the sum mentioned in the bill
inasmuch as a concrete bid has been
received for it's construction setting
The price at s1.O4O,OOO. this to include
the bridge and its approaches all
ready for use. .,
From an economic and practicai
standpoint, Richmond people feel
that the Dill Will NC ldNOi ANY CCA
sidered by the Legislature. They,
claim that their plans have been
carefully prepared after studies by
first class bridge engineers and that
because of the fact that they have
had an actual bid for its construction
at price less than half of the esti-
mated cost Of the Bath project. the
legislature will be inclined to favor
the Richmond location.
Tho Richmond proposition PROVIDES
that the bridge shall be continued as
a toll bridge until the tolls retire the
bonds or until such time as the state
shall see fit to make it free bridge.
L. F. Roberts. secretary of tho
Richmond Chamber of Commerce,
has received a letter from Fay, Spot
ford & Thorndike Of Boston, bridge
engineers, under date of Jan. Il,
stating that Major Godfrey OF Bos-
ton, Eastern representative OF the
War Department, says he has MADE
no plans to go to Bath to make IN
designations and has not planned 10
send anyone there, but that II ne
should go to Bath he would also go
10 Richmond as he is interested IN
al proposed sites along the river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
YOUTHFUL LOAN
BROKER FIGHTS OFF
PAIR OF ROBBERS

Philadelphia. Jan. 26.-Using the
body of robber he had shot through
the stomach as a shield. Aaron Dam
sky. son of loan broker, today
fought off second assailant until help
arrived. despite severe injuries to his
head from the blackjacks of the hold
up men.
Entering the Dansky establishment,
the men savagely attacked the young
clerk after he had knocked aside a
pistol with which they had threatened
him. In the struggle that followed,
Dansky managed to squirm behind a
counter and seize a pistol lying on u
shelf. AS one man leaped at him,
Dansky shot him through the stomach.
The other robber lodged to the street
and then returned
Holding the screaming wounded
man as a shield. Dansky fired at the
second robber who, apparently fearing
to shoot his accomplice. fed.
Dansky collapsed across the wound
ed mans body as passersby and police
rushed in. Both were taken to hos
pital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
N. H. Supreme Court
Again Rules Against
Graded Legacy Tax

Concord. n. H.. Jan. 26.-The SUI
preme court today for a second time
ruled against graded inheritance
tax, a decision concurred in by all of
the justices declaring the so-called
1928 Inheritance tax law unconstitu-
tional. A like ruling was made last
June in the case of a similar law
passed in 1919. The court held a fat
inheritance take to be the only one
constitutional in this state. Such a
law. providing for a tax of per cent,
is on the statute books, having been
passed n number of years ago.
The new law. which provided for
rates ranging from to 10 per cent
according to size Of the estate had
been intended to provide an annual
revenue Of about 100000 as AGAINST
approximately s15O,00O produced by
the fiat rate law.
Today's decision was written by
Chief Justice Robert j. Peaslee Of
Manchester and concerned the case of
the 100000 estate of Henry A. Emer-
son of Heniker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
Booze Selling
Cancels LITER
Wards Reprieve'
PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT
D|SPlEASES S0L0NS
CONSIDERING Stone

Washington. Jan. 26.-The perennial
row over newspaper publication of
happenings in executive session of the
Senate was renewed today at an ex-
ecutive session held for the primary
purpose Of sending back to the judi
ciary committee the nomination of At
torney General Stone to be a supreme
court justice.
Aroused by publication of intimate
details of what transpired in Satur-
days executive session, some of the
leaders put forward several tentative
suggestions as to ways and means of
stopping the leaks. but there was no
definite action after an hours discus
sion.
During the debate attention was
called to an existing Senate rule I'M
der which senator is liable to at
least expulsion for disclosing execu-
tive proceedings. This and other
events apparently carried a deep i'm
preston. for when the doors were
opened to the public there was an air
ct once of great secrecy and mystery.
Leaders fatty refused to disclose
even what action had been taken with
reference to the Stone nomination, hut
that remained secret less than five
minutes. Accounts of the running de-
bate on the matter Of the observance
Of the rules by senator's were less
readily obtainable, however, most of
those present declining to talk
about it.
There were senators. however, who
took the position that the reference
of the nomination to a committee was,
or was to become. a matter of public
record, and that subsequently a state
ment of the fact was permissible.
Still others said they regarded the
whole matter Of executive sessions as
more or less ridiculous"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
APPROVES
READING MATTER
RATE ON P.0. BILL

Washington, Jan. GA uniform
rate of 1 Ia cents pound on all
reading matter in publication sent
by mail was approved today by the
senate as part of the postal pay
and rate increase bill
This is a reduction of one-fourth
cent pound from existing rates
rates on publications Of a general
character and is three-fourths of a
cent less than was recommended ~
the post office department.
The senate stopped work on the
measure fer the day upon reaching
the controversial proposal for re-
mail.
In approving a reduction from the
rate now paid by general publica-
tons the senate placed them on a
parity with religious, scientific I'd
ready enjoy the lower rate.
A provision Increasing the rate on
private and souvenir postcards from
one to two cents was approved, but
proposals to advance the rate to one
and one half cents on postal cards
and letters mailed where free de-
livery is not established, as recon-
mended by the department, were re-
jected.
A determined fight against the
proposed advances on the advert.s-
ing matter Of publications subject to
second class zone rates is in pros
Pect. Several amendments signed to
eliminate the recommended =
Creases, were introduced today, with
others proposing decreases in the
present rates.
Debate today showed three divis-
ions of thought on the bill. Demo-
Gratis. headed by Senator Simmons
Of North Carolina and Swanson of
virginia. We're ready to oppose ny
increases in second class rates. Sem
ator Sterling. Republican, of South
Dakota, and Senator Willis, Repub-
hcan, Ohio. on the other hand,
would go farther in most instances
than reported by the committee aid
follow the higher recommendations
81 the post office department., while
senator Moses. Republican, New
hampshire. in charge of the meas
ure, led the fight for the committee
bill.
Responsibility for failure of the
postal salary increases, Senator
Moses said. must rest directly on
senator's who prevent enactment of
this bill either by mutjlation or by
Elibuster."
The zone section. as reported by
the committee. proposes to combine
the present eight zones into three.
with rates of three cents on adver.
using matter in publications to an.
PLY to the present first three zones.
SIX cents TO the present fourth. fifth
ana sixth zones, and eight cents to
the seventh and eighth zones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
Breakfast at White
House to Discuss
Agricultural Comm.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Legislative
recommendations of President Cool
idge's agricultural commission. embod-
led in a report just laid before the
executive, will be discussed at a
White House breakfast conference to-
morrow attended by chairmen of the
Senate and House agricultural COM
mittees and Secretary Gore.
Members of the Senate invited to
the conference included Chairman
Norris and Senator's Capper. Kansas;
Reyes. New Hampshire. and Mckin-
ley. Idaho. and Smith. South Carolina,
ranking Democrat. The House COM
mittee members invited were Chair
man Haugen and Representatives Tin
cher. Kansas: Klague, Minnesota, and
Purnell. Indiana, Republicans. and
Representative Aswell of Louisiana,
ranking Democrat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
Charged with
Murder, Admitted
To $4,000 Bail

Cambridge Mass, Jan 26--For the
first time in the history Of Middlesex
county superior court a prisoner
charged with lrst degree murder was
admitted to bail today when Judge
Walsh set bail for Halle Mowbray,
charged with the murder of Fred
Clements. Burlington garage cwner.
Sept. "A last. at 100000 with two
sureties. At the same time the
judge denied q motion If Mowbray's
counsel for immediate trial.
Clements body was found in the
Shawsheen river at Bedford, Oct. 2
last. weighted down with metal. Ac-
cordinG to the police Nowbray. who
was employed at Cleme1ts' garage in
Burlington, confessed that he was
present at a drinking bout in the
garage when two men killed the pro-
prietor. and that he helped dispose of
the body.
Mowbray had not found bondsmen
tonight,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
Victim of Burning
At PemaQuid Dies

Penaouid. Me-. Jan. 26-Mrs. Elva
Russell, who was burned from head
to foot yesterday when she poured
kerosene on the kitchen fire. died
during the night at the home OF
Frank Stevens, a relative where she
was taken. She was too badly burn
ed to be removed to hospital. she
was 81 and the daughter Of Mrs.
Frank Worthley of Bristol. George
Russell, her husband. is suffering
from serious burns about the race
and hands, received in rescuing her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27
C0RHAm HIGH
BADLY DAMAGED
BY fire MON,

Gorham. Me-. Jan. 26.-The high
school building, erected in 1868 on
South street, near the business center
Of Gorham. at a cost of $4,000. was
badly damaged today by a fire which
started around the heating apparatus
before the morning session opened.
The smoke and water damage was ex-
tensive in all parts of the building.
The 1870 pupils will resume their stud
les tomorrow in Masonic hall and the
First Parish vestry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-27

Men Move
to Battle
the Radio
Advisory Board Pro-
poses to d e al with
Problems Threaten
ing Stage

Actors Equity Association to
Attempt Solution - Will
Seek Abolition Censorship,
Repeal of Taxes and Foster
Propaganda of Spoken Play
Brady Warns of Radios
Enroachments - Sees Des-
tructive Fight Ahead