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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Lawrence Out of Race

- was learned Monday evening
,,., The name of Judge Fred F. Law
,.nce of Skowhegan. State bank
commissioner, as a candidate for the
ofF;ce Of attornye general. will not
!. nresented at the Republican eau
~. This leaves the nomination be-
trsen two candidates, Raymond w.
Fellows of Bangor and Clement f.
pohinson of Portland. the present
deputy attorney general. VINO mas
Mold that office since the resignation
~ Hon. William H. Fisher OF Au-
aust. when he was appointed as
iudge Of the Kennebec county 81"
perior court.
The candidates in the Republican
caucus for secretary of state are the
nresent incumbent, Frank w. Ban OF
Milo and L. Ernest Thornton of Bel
fast secretary of the Senate. Com
missioner of Agriculture Frank +.
Washburn of Perry and State Treas
urer william l.. Bonney of Bowdoln-
ham will be re-nominated in the Re
nblican caucus without opposition.
The triangular fight for president
az the Senate in the Republican eau
Gus 4 between Hodgdon c. BuZzell
q waldo county, Harmon G. Allen OF
Yc,x County and Frederick w.
Hinckley of Cumberland. Two can
didates are in the contest for the Re-
publican nomination for speaker OF
the House Of Representatives, VIII
fam Tudor Gardiner of Gardiner
and George c. Wing. Jr., OF Auburn.
and Representative Gardiner stated
last night that he was sure OF 30
votes in the caucus while only 62 are
necessary to secure the nomination.
Royden v. Brown of Bingham and
Clyde X. Chapman of Belfast will be
nominated in the Republican caucus
for secretary Of the Senate ana
speaker Of the House respectively.
i 1t is expected that Albert j.
Stearns Of Norway. William S. I'm
nell Of Portland. Ralph F. Durham
Of Auburn, Leroy r. Folsom of Nor
ridgewock, Belmont A. Smith OF
Bangor and Robert J. Peacock OF
Lubec will be nominated without OPP
position for the executive council IN
the Republican caucus. A contest Is
on the fifth district between Guy e.
Torey of Bar Harbor and Elk i;ep-
Continued on Page 10, Col. o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Ford Raped for
His Opposition to
Farmer Organizations

Washington, Jan. 5-An address by
President Coolidge endorsing the
cooperative marketing systen\ and a
criticism of Henry Ford by Il. w
Bingham of Louisville, Ky, for al
legged antagonism to farmers CO.
operative organizations marked the
opening here today OF the third an
nual convention of the National
Council of Farmers Cooperative Mar
keting Associations.
Addresses by former Governor
Frank o. J-owdcn of Illinois; Carl
Williams, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
and A. j. McPhail, president OF the
Canadian Wheat Producers, Ltd.
were other features of the meeting.
Mr.. Coolidge, in an address to the
associations members at the White
House, described cooperative mar
keting as the best means of STABILIZE
ing the country's agricultural organ
ization. but warned that the system
possesse' no magical attributes and
must start from the soil and the de-
veloped resources of the farmers
contributing the major aid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
To Probe Safety
methods Against Fire
In Boston HOSPITALS

Boston, Jan. SAN immediate in
spection of every private hospital in
Boston with revocation of the licens-
es Of those pronounced fire menaces.
will result from yesterdays fire at
the Scobey hospital in which wo-
man patient lost her life, District
Attorney Thomas c. O'Brien an
nounced today. After a session of
the grand jury at which evidence re-
lating to the hospital fire was pre-
scented the district attorney said he
was authorized by the grand jurors
to make public the substance Of
some of the testimony.
Building Commissioner Mahoney.
called as a witness before the grand
jury, said he would order an i'm
mediate inspection of i'll private hos
pitfalls and render an exhaustive re-
port on the conditions found in each
case. 1t was testified. Mr.. O'Brien
said, that since 1916 the city building
department had been complaining of
improper fire prevention facilities in
private hospitals and that relief
sought from the legislature had not
been afforded. Witnesses said that
several leading physicians had op-
posed the placing of stringent regu-
lations on these institutions.
The building was without fire es-
capes, witnesses said. and egress to
the roof was impossible for lack of a
fixed ladder. The evidence concern
ing the fire was the first to be pre-
scented to the new grand jury which
entered upon it's duties today. The
grand jurors visited the scene of the
fire and were shown over the ruins
of the building. Among the witnesses
heard were Medical Examiner George
b. McGrath, DR.. Francis X. Mahoney.
health commissioner. Chief Daniel
Sennott of the fire department, and
T. E. Cabot, secretary OF the board OF
fire underwriters.
In addition to the grand jury in
vestigation, the state fire marshal is
conducting an inquiry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
NAVY DIR|C|BLE
TO MAKE SOUTHERN
JAUNTS IN SPRING

Washington, Jan. 5-The air liner
Los Angeles is scheduled to make
flights to Bermuda, San Juan. Porto
Rico. the Canal Zone, and either
Honolulu or Europe during the
spring.
A schedule made public today at
the navy department fixes the time
of the Bermuda flight between Feb
ruary Is and 26, the San Juan flight
March l to II; Canal Zone, April Is
to May 10. and the flight either to
Honolulu or Europe between May 20
and June 20.
The airship Shenandoah will not
be operated until March %, when
she will sail for Southern waters to
operate in maneouvers with the ships
there. Both the Los Angeles and the
Shenandoah will De moored at the
their flights from Lakehurst to the
south.
The Patoka is to be based in
Chesapeake Bay (Baltimore) during
the early part of February, where the
Los Angeles will experiment with its
ship mooring device. Later the Pat
Okla will go to Bermuda, San Juan,
and the Canal Zone to act as a moor
ing base for the Los Angeles during
these flights and still later will join
the scouting fleet in Guacanaybo
Bay, when the tender will return to
Chesapeake Bay.
The schedule for the Los Angeles
calls for three weeks of experiment
tai flights from Lakehurst this month
and during that time she will be
mOored at intervals to the Patoka
in the vicinity of Baltimore. From
January 23 to % the German-built
ship will carry a group of scientific
observers over the New England
states to observe the sun eclipse.
The purpose Of the Los Angeles
cights will be to test the practical
bility Of commercial operation of
aircraft of this type. Careful ac-
counting is to be made of the cost
Of operation so that commercial
firms (which may be considering en-
barking on establishment of air
routes for ships of the Zeppelin type
may have definite data on which to
proceed.
Operations of the Shenandoah will
be Of an entirely different character
and designed to test the usefulness
of the craft as an air scout for the
navy in war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Will Take up New Duties AS
Soon as COnfirmcd-Justice
McKenna Resigns Owing to
Advancing Years - Had
Served 26 Years-Appointed
by Mckinley

,,-1.. -, :,
'.i..s' .on' '"n. 'i"ilIh
2t'ie' "t'"i ney general WIS Appolhteu
" rieSloen' .oolluse TO-DAY 10 sue
e, 49, 'oacph Mcheiina on ''e ohl'eo
7'a'eS supreme court
The nomination of Attorney General
stone TO succeed Justice McKenna.
whose resignation had been announced
earlier in the day, was Sent to the Sem
ate just before that body adjourned.
Mr.. stone is expected to take up his
ne" duties as soon as the nomination
!" c'lIiliheu anu successor mas peeh
'H'fiieo ior, h!fh as he"o Oh the Depart
i''e'l' Oh Justice
Mr.. Mckenna's resignation had been
Il foreBone conclusion ana the presi-
Gent acted in naming a successor with
in n few hours of its announcement.
and after having called Mr. Stone in
conference at the White House.
Tho raeicr.,;o, of Iuet;oo NJ
Kanno donriycs tba pociGn cooet of
- Tho r,o,,hor.shir -
The CONF and no selontion Of Attor-
ncv General stone 70 an tho 1acancy
viii ,,ive Nov, VOL, = ,,,ar,Iro,
e..,,-
ooAcitor tcheFal Beck VIII auto
i n,'.'-o"nS nceoiHe actihS attorney
indication ~ H. in+ortin,,. ,,,i,l, Wv
snoct +o f1l;nr ~ ,.nnnro,, ,,l,.
n,onortIv h,,+ ,,,n,bor af 49,,
were sIirqostad IN o.har circ,ns 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Nevisian Reaches
Port After Collision

Philadelphia, Jan. with a 20
foot hole in her port bow and her
nose in the water, the Leyland Line
freighter Nevisian, which was in COL
l:sion yesterday with the tanker
Manatawney off Ready Island in the
Delaware River, was towed into port
today by tugs. The forward hold of
the Nevisian was flooded and it was
necessary to man the pumps to keep
her alloat. Her engines were dis
abled. The Manatawney. inward
bound from Port Arkansas. Tex.
with a cargo of oil. was not badly
damaged. No one on either ship was
hurt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Test Vote FavOrs Veto

The test came on a motion by
Chairman Sterling, of the postoflce
Committee to recommit the pay
measure which received executives
disapproval last June. That motion
was voted down, 80, to So. but the.
thirty votes cast for recommittal il
two more than the one third neces-
sary to prevent the measure becom-
ing law without presidential sanc-
ton.
If the president is sustained the
house will not be called upon to acr.
the pay raise measure having orig
mated in the senate. In it's place
will be advanced the administration
combination pay and postal rate in
crease bill introduced last week py
Senator Moses. Republican. New
Hampshire, who failed in an effort
today to place it before the senate
prior to consideration Of the veto.
Under the unanimous consent
agreement which became operative
today, the senate must vote on the.
veto not later than p. NJ. tomor-i
row.
Under the parliamentary situationl
now existing, the pay and vote adj
vance measure cannot be brought upi
Immediately and there were free pre-
dictions today by senators speaking
for the overriding of the veto that
the bill would not be passed at this
session.
One Democrat-Dial, South Caro-.
lina-joined with 20 Republicans in
voting to send the pay measure to
the postoffice committee, while il
Republicans, among them Jones, of
Washington, party whip, and Reed.
of Pennsylvania, and Wadsworth, of
New York, Joined with 33 Democrats
and one Farmer-Labor, Shipstead in
defeating the motion. The roll call
follows:
For recommitting-Re
Ball. Borah. Bursum, Butler, Cam
eron, Capper, Cummins. Curtis,
Ernst, Tess, Greene, Hale. Harreld.
Reyes. Mccormick, Mckinley, Met
calf. Moses, Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper,
Phipps. Shortridge, Smoot, Sterling.
Warren, Watson, Weller and Willis
20.
Democrats: DIAL.
Total-3O. ~.
Against recommitting - Republic
cans: Brookhart, Couzens. Dale,
Edge, Fernald, Frazier, Gooding,
Howell, johnson. Calf: Jones,
wash; Ladd, LaFollette, Mclean,
McNary, Norris, Reed, Pennsylva-
mia: Stanfield and Wadsworth-1S.
Democrats: Ashurst, Bayard,
Broussard, Bruce. Caraway, Cope
land. Dill, Edwards, Ferris, Fletch-
er, George. Gerry, Glass, Harris,
Harrison, Heflin. Jones, New Mexico:
Kendricl1, Mcclellan, Mayfield, Neel-
ey, Overman, Pittman. Ralstor,
Ransdell, Robinson, Sheppard, Sim
mons, Stanley, Swanson. Trammell,
Underwood and Walsh, Mass.-3
Farmer-I.abor: Shipstead-1.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
GOV. BREWSTER TO
name COMMITTEE
FOR MAINE BUILDING

Portland. Me. Jan. 5-One of the
first official duties of Ralph o. Brew
ster, after he is inaugurated as row
ernor on Thursday. will be to ap-
point committee of five to super
wise the erection of a State of Maine
building at the Eastern States Ex-
position at Springfield, Mass.
The committee will consist Of rep
resentatives of the department of
agriculture. the Associated Indus
tries, the Maine Federation Of Agri-
cultural Associations, the Maine
Publicity Bureau and the publicity
committee of the Maine Legislature,
to be nominated by those organiza-
lions. The appointments will be
subject to confirmation by the gov
ernor and council.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Believe Veto of Postal Pay
Bill Will Be Upheld Today
MRS. SCOTT DENIES
KNOWLEDGE JAzzb0
IN DIVORCE SUIT

Alpena, Mich, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Edna
James Scott, wife of Congressman
Frank d. Scott, eleventh Michigan
district, who Is contesting the latter's
suit for divorce in the courts here,
during cross examination late this
afternoon declared that she had
never called on or seen the army Of
ficer who figures in the case and is
known as "Jazzbo," since her trouble
with her husband. Mrs. Scott also
denied ever being alone in her apart
ment with Washington automobile
dealers mentioned in the case.
Mrs. Scott, in testimony today
prior to the cross examination de-
scribed a scene in which she said
Representative Scott pressed a re-
volver to her face and threatened %
shoot her.
Mrs. Scott today donned in the
court room the pink lounging gar
ment which figured prominently ear
lier in the case. She did this in an
effort to prove that the location of a
cigarette hole in it was such that 1t
could not have been caused by an
army officer embracing her, as teSti-
fed, the hole being below the waist.
The garment was admitted as an eX-
hibit despite the contention of
counsel for Scott that he and his
client did not believe it was the
same one which figured in the Il
legged episode.
Describing SCOTS departure,
December "a. 1922, Mrs. Scott said:
My husband told me l was no
good: that I was a liar and cheat:
then he swore at me and that was
the way he left me when we separ-
ated."
II wrote to Mr.. Scott again and
again after he had gone" Mrs. Scott
continued. II begged him to take up
our life together again."
Over the objection of counsel FOR
Representative Scot, letters Mrs.
Scott wrote to her husband were i'd
mitted as evidence.
Mrs. Scott denied In her direct
testimony that she had confided to
Miss Jane Kennedy, secretary to
Representative Scott. that she had
received visits from army officers
and the cashier of a Washington ho-
tel, as Miss Kennedy had testified
Mrs. Scott had told her. Miss Ken
nedy's testimony that the cashier
had helped her dress was "a mali
cious lie," she said. Mrs. Scott de-
MED the cashier had ever selected :,
gown for her while she was Dress
ingin her apartment.
The cross examination of Mrs.
Scott late today closed her second
day on the witness stand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Attorney General Stone Named To
Succeed McKenna on Supreme Bench
SAY BAXTER BROKE
PROMISE IN BUILDING
new REF0RMAT0RY

South Windham, Me-, Jan. s.
The trustees Of the State reform.
atory for men here tonight issued
a statement in which they appeal
to the legislature and the public
to remedy the conditions WHICH
they allege exist at the institu-
ton. Recalling the fire which
burned down the wooden struc.
turc housing the inmates in Jan.
uary of last year the trustees de.
cIared they built a temporary
"shack" at the suggestion Of the
governor, and later, upon his in
struction, started excavating for
a modern building. They assert
that the governors council voted
on September 10 to have this
work done, but has refused pay.
ment.
The statement depIores the
present "unsanitary conditions"
and scores Governor Baxter for
breaking a promise they report
him to have made regarding the
erection of new buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
CARIBOU CHILD
DYING FROM BLOW
STRUCK BY FATHER

Caribou. Me-. Jan. ALLAN Finne-
more charged with assault upon his
two months old baby. was arrested
at Washburn on q warrant issued to-
day. The child is not expected to
live.
Finnemore will be brought here
tomorrow morning for arraignment
before Judge Joseph E. Hall in the
municipal court. He is laborer on
the Caribou Road as Washbnrn. The
child was fussy Friday night and
Saturday night and, being out OF
patience, he is alleged to have struck
it a blow in the face, an act for which
he is said now to be deeply regretful.
if the child dies, a more serious
charge will be made, according to
the authorities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
New Nicaragua
Head Friendly to i. S.

Washington. Jan. 5-President Sol
orzano of Nicaragua has taken &C.
casion in his inaugural address, as
reported to the state department by
Charge Thurston at Managua, to
pledge himself to policy of frank
and cordial friendship with the Unit
ed States"
The new president declared his in
tentiOn to employ American political
experts to reform the electoral ma
chinery of Nicaragua so that the vo-
tiers will have absolute freedom in
the elections in 1928. He also advo-
Gated creation of national guard to
be instructed by American officers,
development of communications, i'm
provement in the administration of
coastal and other remote regions, and
general reorganization Of the govern
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
VETERAN DRUGGIST
AT BANGOR ENDS
LIFE BY SHOOTING

veteran druggist. committed suicide to-
day in his store by shooting himself
through his head with .3S calibre re-
volvcr, the aim of which was directed
b1means of mirror held in his left
hand. Dependency due to ill-health
and slack business is believed to have
been the cause of the act. His age was
G. years, and since a young man he
had been in the drug business in the
same store in which he ended his life.
a daughter, Miss Carroll Hamm, for
merly a teacher at Pennington Nor
nal school. two brothers and one sister
survive him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Thread Co. Workers.
Pay to Be Cut in
Willimantic, Conn.

Willimantic, Conn, Jan. Am
nouncement was made at the plant
OF the American Thread Co, here
late today that the wages of its
operatives will be reduced 10 percent
effective Jan. IL. The reduction will
be general in all plants of the CON-
pany. including 1Iolyoke, Mass, Fall
River. Westerly, 4. L., and Whitman
tic, Maine. according to the an
nouncement. $500 operatives will
be affected here and 1000 in the en-
tire system.
On Jan. /. 1921. wag in the Am
erican Thread co. plants were re-
Guced % percent AMI on April 80
1923, were increased ~ IL percent.
The present reduction will return the
scale to the 1921 schedule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
MussOlini to Have
Free Hand in Choice
OF Italian Cabinet

Rome. Jan. S (By A. P.)-The ex-
piration of the forty-eight hours IN
which Premier Mussolini promised
the chamber that the political situa-
tion would be cleared up, has pro-
ductd many important results. First,
all the members of the cabinet have
placed their Portfolios at the dis
poSal OF MussoAni in order to leave
MIN free to reconstruct the cabinet
works, Signor Casati and Signor
Sarrocchi. the only two remaining
LIBERAL members of the cabinet, tave
resigned and their designations have
been accepted by the king, thus
Naying only Fascist in the Musso-
uni government.
Third, Signor Salandra has pre-
sented his resignation as 1taly's rep
resentative in the league of nations.
Fourth, reinforcements of police ana
militia have been ordered out to pro-
teet the railway lines from threat
sneo sabotage, and police vigilance
mas been increased generally, thus
assuring peace, If not tranquility.
NTH continuance by the authorities
the seizure of copies of the OPP
walton newspapers.
II therefore, the situation has not
zen completely cleared up, as Mus
svl!nl promised. there are at least
uenntse signs of clearing. The Aven-
Ms opposition, comprising about 15o
Equities who have refused to at
tsnd the proceedings in the cham.
~ hnce the Matteotti murder Is still
~. evidence, though nothing is dem.
.'sy Known as to what the next
1--WE Of this organization will be.
many Of the opposition newspa-
~ appeared for the first time TO-
Wy. nut shore of all editorial COM
ns nt and then news columns IN
.vous, perforce. The Monde, tho
sr ~uing opposition paper in Rome.
rpsared but did not publish one
~ Syfu either of news or of comment,
rss sas columns being filled with ad-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
End Strike Coal
Drivers in Chicago

Chicago. Jan. 5-An agreement to
arbitrate reached late today ended a
strike of coal truck drivers which be-
gan this morning. States attorney
Robert f. Grove accepted an invita-
ton to act in the dispute.
Mr.. Grove attached the provision
to his acceptance that the men return
to work a once and agree to ac-
cept his decision as final. He an
nouned that the first hearing in the
controversy would be held Friday
and that if any wage increase was
awarded the men 1t would be retro
active from today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Woman Tells of Being
Bound and Gagged
And Robbed of JeWelry

Boston. Jan. 5.-A burglar, whom
Miss Bessie NJ. Kelley. "a, discovered
under her bed in her apartment in the
Fenway district last night. bound and
gagged her and then took nap of
two hours before departing with s125.
a diamond ring valued at $3.50. and a
wrist watch, she reported to the po-
lice today.
Miss Kelley, who had entertained
friends in her apartment earlier in the
evening. found the intruder after hear
ing noises under her bed. He bound
and gagged her. she reported, and then.
after sleeping two hours told her he
would. notify tenants in the building
of her plight after he left. Within an
hour the janitor appeared and released
her having received telephone mes
sage that Miss Kelley was seriously
ILL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED

Northern New England-Unsettled
weather with light rain or snow and
warmer Tuesday; Wednesday fair in
morning followed by rain or snow at
night.
Southern New England-Unsettled
Tuesday. possibly rain in north por-
ton; Wednesday partly cloudy; not
much change in temperature.
Eastern New York - Unsettled
Tuesday with rain in central and
north portions, slightly warmer;
Wednesday unsettled with rain in
north portion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Death of Pastor
Graduate BOwdOin

New Haven. Conn. Jan. Rev.
DR.. Newman Smith, so years old,
pastor emeritus at Center church
here. died tonight. He was gradu-
ate of Bowdoin college and Andover
Theological seminary, had held pas
torates in Providence, r. l.. Bangor,
Me, Quincy. ILL.,, and New Haven,
and for many years was a fellow at
Yale university.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06

Washington, Jan. 5-Pres-
ident Coolidge's veto of the
postal pay increase bill will be
sustained in the senate tomor-
row if administration leaders
can hold the strength they
were able to develop tonight on
the first test vote. They are
confident they can do so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
To Cut Down Bill
Rivers and HarbOrs

Washington, Jan. 5.-House leaders
agreed late today upon the passage at
this session of s3s,o00,000 rivers and
harbors bill.
The bill as reported carried s57,o00,-
900. but the rivers and harbors COM
mittee plans to meet tomorrow to pare
down the figure to the amount agreed
upon by the leaders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06
Mass. Wooden Mill
Onens NIGHT Shifts

Midway. Mass, Jan. 5-Ihe h'bil'
shift at the Fabyan WOODEN MIL en-
ploying about 1875 persons VIII So
again next Monday, 1t was ahhouh.eu
at tho offices of the company here to-
dav The company. which manufac-
tires oyercoatings and shirtings, dis
continued night work three months
ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06

IN the eve of the converting
4 the S2nd. Maine Legislature
80 narty caucuses will be held
1850 tonight at the State
House and considerable inter-
81 centers on the outcome of
orp or two of these contests.