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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Business Prospects
Continue to Grow
In Survey of Week

New York, Oct. 25-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press)--Evidence accumu-
lated last week that operations were
slowly but definitely being speeded
I'D in all important productive and
.distributive lines of industry, fore
shadowing a greater volume OF bus
mess lasting through the remainder
of the year and well into 1925.
The note of cheerfulness was no
where more pronounced than IN the
steel trade. Most Of the independent
companies reported earnings Tor the
third quarter which were CONSIDER
ing more than satisfactory. Mill ac-
tiyities. were reported on the m
crease with prices upward. =. n.
Gary. head of the U. s. steer corp,
nredicted the country was on Tue
eve of another period of great pros
perity and that by next spring tne
steel manufacturers would be 1orceI
to turn away business. Other steer
executives were unanimous In pre-
dicting an active winter.
Banking opinion also was en-
oouraeing. surveys by large Nem .
York institutions reflected spm ,,.
Of optimism unequalled since early
in the year. 80 banking
The aggregate Noiui no1,,
accommodation OUTSTANDING mas NV
reached levels not heretofore ~
,,ro.ched the National Bank OF
T y, reported. and this has
oon,,rred with a very limited use OF
~ reserve banks and with no
-, Din whatever of money rates. TINS
evnansion. the bank found. had nos
s"r,.ad az a basis for imitation OF
Commerce and industry. One OF the
. arIiest indications Of infationa.y
tendencies. it was. pointed out lies III
Increased forward buying ana u
,,,eIl known that the policy OF manu-
~ mouth" buying has been one OF
t,,e most striking features Oh the
business situation. . .,.;
"E,xcellent conditions IN re.a..
.rode throughout the nation. steduy
and rapid movement of most crop'
from urinary points. to central mar
lots less hesitancy In iobbing anu
,whoiesale lines, generally Wen sus
tained commodity prices. easy credl'
coalitions. fewer failures. some
,vhat larger volume OF emp!oy-
,nent said the Irving Bank-CoiuiIi-
hie Trust Co, "are conditions Wnlci,
On far TO substantiate the sustained
cheerfuIness of speculative OPINION.
The flow of gold to this country
hoe again reached such impressive
proportions that a continued ease OF
money conditions seemed assured
a factor which should have con
structive influence of business ex
pansion and the maintenance VI
high security prices.
The statiscal measures or traue
continued to reveal improvement.
Another week Of car loadings IN
eycess of a million cars testified to
the eff1ciency of the railroads IN
moving freight. which is constantly
reducing the amount of capital TIED
up in merchandise held for future
needs. Further curtailment In the
output of crude oil was welcomed
by the petroleum industry as an
otter step away from the danger o.
over production.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
B0Otleggers May
Have Caused Death
Chicago Dry Agent

Chicago. Oct. 25.-(AP)-James
Asher, known as the the lone
wolf of the prohibition enforcement
service here, died suddenly TODAY
under circumstances which led moi
Ice and enforcement officials to sus-
pect that he may have been poison
ca by bootleggers whom he had con-
tinually harassed during his three
years as federal agent.
Edward c. Yellowley. prohibition
administrator, who is aiding the cor
oner In an investigation of the death
said Asher had several times heen
threatened. An autopsy will he
made and the vital organs examined
for possible poison traces.
About s o'clock this morning Ash
er complained to his wife, Mary, that
MS head ached. A little later, after
a hot bath, he went to bed, saying
ne thought he was dying. A ply
stefan at his hotel managed to keep
him alive for an hour and a half. He
pronounced death due to cerebral
hemorrhage.
Administrator Yellowley, sum-
moned at once, was the first to adj
vance the poison theory. Asher was
associated with him in the east for
some time before the agent came
here. During the last few weeks
Asher has been working as an ..un-
der cover" man and it was upon his
complaints and warrants that sew
eral federal injunctions were issued.
One of the injunctions closed the
place owned by man known as
"Sawed-off" who thus signed an
open letter" recently written to
President Coolidge, defying him to
enforce the dry law here. Asher
gained considerable notice when he
cleaned UP Peoria, which was called
by prohibition officials the wettest
town in Illinois. After raids there
conducted by out of town agents un-
der Asher's direction, he was ac-
cused of ruthiessness and wanton
destruction of property of saloons
and soft drink parlors.
Asher was A years old and has
SON in the prohibition service in
an eastern city, Yellowley said.
DR.. Joseph Springer. coroner's ply
stefan, after en- examination of the
body said that he had found clot on
the brain and that in his opinion
death was due entirely to hemor-
hage and not to poisoning of any kind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
M. Caillaux Says
Is Opposed to
French CAPITAL Levy

Paris. Oct. 20-(AP)ISpedAsns
before the electors of his own de-
nartment Of Sarthe today. ~. Can.
iaux declared unequiyocally against
a capital levy, thus setting at res.
countless rumors that he had DOW,
ed to the will of the Socialists anu
Extrenists of the Radical party anu
that his financial program, Wnlcn nc
will submit to his cabinet colleagues
tomorrow at critical men9
would embody their wishes. 4,
The finsnce minister sketcneo IN
broad lines his plans for nnanciaL
habilitation and incidentally lhei
ed that he had decided 1t was nece
sarv to resort TO further inHa.ioh ~
meet the insistent and immeoiae
mands on the treasury. he u,em
distinction between mha.ion ,ad
his own proposal, which he ,e,''i IN
IAN operation consisting oy otas
substituting Bank OF france n 80
for bonds, which often pass aS
rency." nrosent any
details of his new proposals, Irrit-
funding Frances debts 10 tue
cd states and Great Britain. a..
eu rhers was what may be taken as
a;ract reference to his personal
crisis tomorrow. when, in the op' nd
ION of many political frienos s amu
enemies. he may be forced 70 re5 h;,n
or perhaps bring down Win "i he
the whole Painleve cabinet, , wneh LA M
declared in conclusion that IKE o,u
oaks in sarthe, which had ps zen
struck by lightning but sum .,ah,
main standing, too. stand. uplisn ~
for the defense of the finances ~
the republic and for the deIense
the republic against reactiohaiie'
and against feudalism.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Death Victims Total Is in
Path of Southern I tornado:
Eastern Seaboard Raked
One Killed, Big
Property Loss and
LOOting at WOburn

Woburn, Mass, Oct. Is AP) -
Devastation and darkness reigned in
the central part of this city tonight
as a result Of a violent windstor.n
which swept through here this aftec-
noon.
One man was dead, two won IN
were suffering from cuts and bruises,
one Of them in hospital, and mo- e
than 500 houses were unroofed or had
their sides blown away. The spire of
the Unitarian church lay in ruins in
Central Square and the spire of the
Congregational church a few streets
away was slanting perceptibly.
The men of Company G of the
1S2nd Infantry. National Guard, kept
order and patrolled the business
streets where demolished plate glass
windows exposed merchandise to pos
sible looters. Every policeman on the
force was put on duty.
The man killed was G. Leo Dunnj-
gan, Il, an engineer Of the MURRAY
Leather Company, and first SER
geant IN G Company, 1S2nd Infantry.
lie was repairing an automobile in
the yard of his home back of the tan
merry when a. large tree was blown
upon him and he died in the Choa lie
Memorial hospital soon after arrival
there. Earlier reports that he was in
the boiler house OF the tannery
proved incorrect. The one story
shipping room of the plant was de-
molished but the boiler house was
untouched.
Miss Helen Fitzgerald was driving
an automobile past the Unitarian
church when the spire fell, crushing
the front part of the machine. She
was taken to the hospital with cuts
and bruises. Mrs. Arthur Miller was
on an auto truck with her husband
when the wind struck the machine and
treated at her home for bruises and
decorations.
The sudden wind cut a swath Of de-
struction three miles long and a quar-
ter Of mile wide, passing from the
western part of the city to East Wo-
burn and then to Stoneham, where
many trees and poles were felled The
upper half of the Woburn fire station
and the second story of the water
works building were torn off. The mo-
tor service station OF Harry Grove
was demolished and a newly built
dwelling on Pine street was shifted 10
feet from it's foundations The roof
of the Morse Street school was car
ried $50 feet and the streets where
the wind swept were covered with
wreckage. Mayor Thomas H. Duffy
issued an appeal to all builders and
4ofr a.
building work and center their labors
on repairing shattered homes.
The hundreds of inhabitants of dam
aged houses found refuge in the homes
of neighbors.
Mayor Duffy called a special meet
ing of the town council tonight to take
steps to repair the havoc of the storm,
and Mayor Curley of Boston telephon-
ed an offer of assistance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
n Navy Planes Wrecked
By Storm Near Baltimore
Record High Marks
In Stock Markets
During Past Week

New York. Oct. 25-(By the Assoc
ciated Press)-Extreme buoyancy of
the stock market, which advanced to
record high levels on an unpreced-
ented volume of business, and acute
weakness of French francs which
collapsed to the lowest level in near
ly twenty months, were both the
most interesting and contracting fea-
lures of last weeks financial mar
kets.
While the advance in stock prices
has. received much of it's impetus
from the operations Of professional
pools, who were aided by abundant
credit facilities, there Is feeling In
some quarters that the recent sus-
tanned rise in security prices has
been founded on something more
than speculation. Unusual prosper
ity obviously exists in several lines of
industry, particularly in the auto
motive field, and such recognized
leaders as E. H. Gary, chairman of
the United States Steel Corporation
and Charles f. Mitchell, president of
the National City Bank. have only
recently expressed their confidence
III the soundness of the business
structure, and have predicted pros
perity for the month to come. :.
The weeks advance in stock prices
with a few conspicuous exceptions
was an orderly one. Commission
house brokers report that one of the
most unusual trading has been the
growing investment demand as re-
Elected in the increasing cash and odd
Let business, and the relatively strong
position of margin accounts.
While the most violent fluctuations
have taken place in the speculative
motors and specialties such standard
industrials and rails as United
States Steel common. American Can
U. S. Industrial Alcohol, Marland
Oil. North American Company. AM
erican Smelling. American Tobacco
southern Railway, New York Central
and Baltimore and Ohio all have
broken through to the highest Levels
in a year or more.
Weakness of French francs re-
fleets the financial crisis that mas
again arisen in France as a resui.
az unsolved external debt and budgel
pfobiems. Sterling exchange on the
ether hand developed strength In tne
face of another heavy outflow OF goio
from England to the United states
demand bills being quoted TO-DAY
1874, new top on the current move
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
General Forecast

The disturbance that was over
Ohio Saturday night has moved
northeastward to Maine and the low
err st. Lawrence valley. This disturb
ance has increased decidedly in in
tensity and it became a severe storm
during Sunday. The barometer read
ing at PASSPORT, Maine, p. NJ, being
$3.50.
Pressure remains high over the
north Pacific states and in the vici1-
ity of Bermuda and it is relatively
high and rising over the Ohio valley
and Tennessee. The eastern storm
has been attended by general rains
over the eastern half of the country,
except the Florida peninsula and the
shifting gales in the north Atlantic
states, the highest wind velocity be-
ing So miles an hour from the north
west at New York City.
The western disturbance will ad-
vance eastward and it will be at
tended by rain almost generally east
Of the Mississippi river in the next
SO hours. The weather will remain
generally fair until Monday night,
however. in the middle Atlantic and
the north Atlantic states. The tenn
perature will be lower Monday in the
north Atlantic states and Tuesday
and Tuesday night over most sections
east of the Mississippi river. Storm
warnings remained displayed along
the New England coast.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Westerly gales diminishing Monday
with fair weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Sven Total Loss

80. n ira derelict planes were
y. y. "a -,h.r found. Hopes
~ NscA7 AZ. oth.r ten
"a BED out tnal 'no
IN Il partially salyageo. COM
.1..sr 4 Ellison, in charge OF
~ = "a or,v tbe ak which
0Nus9lo .A1 80 :. ~. -
l.thsf, anchors Wouio oe ao'e ~
q. M IN the pageant. which IS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Motor Boat Upsets

John Handy, Commodore of the
Bergen Beach Yacht Club and Fred
Doevoli were the men drowned. They
lost their lives when the motor boat
Ruthie. in which they were riding
with two other men, capsized off
Rockaway Point. The others were
saved.
Two hysterical women and Is men,
drenched by the waves beating over
the sides of their vessels, were res
, cued by coastguard patrolmen off
the Sandy Hook station after being
adrift for several hours on q string
of IL empty barges in the lower bay.
The barges, pulling small tug
backwards, had drifted from Perth
Amboy. N. J. Six coastguardsmen
sighted the helpless craft as they
passed Sandy Hook and set out in a
small boat under the command Of
Capt. Rudolph Rodgers. They sue
ceeded in pulling the women and
men from the barges and brought
them ashore. The women, hysterical
and exhausted by their battle with
the waves which beat over the sides
of the barges, were given first aid
treatment. The barges were aban-
doned.
Six other coal barges were reported
to have broken away from their
moorings at Perth Amboy. N. j., and
to be drifting about in New York
bay.
A smokestack, weighing several
tons, was blown from the top of a
five story office building and crashed
to the street in the midst of traffic
without injuring anyone
A 70-year-old man was picked up
by the wind at the foot of Woolworth
Building and thrown to the sidewalk,
suffering decorations Of the head.
Scores of trees in Central Park
were uprooted or snapped off near the
ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Rush Relief to Region

Relief measures were undertaken
this afternoon and first aid was rush
ed to several communities which bore
the brunt of the terrific storm. Vic.
Tins who fed here were sheltered by
residents Of Troy and the hospitals
were taxed to capacity in taking care
Of the injured. -
After sweeping through this sec.
ton, the tornado rushed on its way
Loss of life was reported In the
Goodhope section at Luvernan, in the
Ack Grove neighborhood at Union
Springs. in Conner and Springhill, the
last three places being in Barbour
County, and at Eaufaula, where three
negroes were killed and several per-
sons injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Ibid Film Causes
Deal Confusion
Iond Theatre
hI 70 Kennebec Journal)

Al to Kennebec JournaD
z1cad, oct. 25.-The Opera
- hen became an exciting
~ lbout 80 Saturday evening
~ ~ lin being shown at that
- hegan 70 Kicker and flames
4 q ever the audience from the
ts1ll!g boeth.
leone shouted Fire" and
: Jsle rushed FLOR the main exit.
q we're nearly frantic running
4 10y children and a number
and were helpless in their
I. = few cool headed men stood
3 = 2a'rway ehd In spite of being
ezger Of being swept down the
Z prevented serious accidents
n'dng back the crowd. Merle
,.ssglsn who was operating the
svss badly burned about the
80 hands and was nearly
sens before be could escape
% ~ booth. a local doctor was
~ " him. A small amount Of
4. Z & vas done. being confined to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Two Killed When
Auto and Train Meet
Near SherbrOOke, Que,

Sherbrooke, Que, Oct. 25-(AP)-
Two residents Of Barre, VT, were
killed today and another seriously
injured when the automobile in
which they were driving was struck
by c. n. r. passenger train near
here.
The dead are: Emil NORM, rs. and
Mrs. David Chinouard. IS. Ephrem
Chinourd, 81, is in the Sherbrook
hospital suffering from serious cuts
and bruises.
The party was proceeding from
Barre to Sherbrooke when the acci-
dent occurred. The engine was de-
rallied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Marrow Escape
Schooner Columbia

New York, Oct. 25.-(AP) with
both her anchors torn away BY the
storm, the two masted schooner
Columbia was saved today after
waves and winds had driven her
within 100 feet of the rocks of Gov
errors Island.
Chief Boatswain's Mate Christian
sen, in charge of the coastguard cut
ter Baritan which effected the res
cue. said it was the worst storm he
had witnessed in years. -ttts
As the Baritan was coming up the
bay 1t sighted the Columbia flying
distress signals. High seas delayed
getting a line to the schooner and
she almost drifted beyond help.
When the rescue was made seas
were breaking over both boats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Rockport, Maine,
BARGE Abandoned

Plymouth. Mass, Oct. 25-(AP)-
A barge owned by the Hughes Line
of New York, carrying 1900 tons OF
granite from Rockport, Maine. 70
New York. was abandoned in sink
ing condition off this port, after her
skipper, Captain Holmes. had been
rescued, it was learned today when
the Boston tug Confidence which had
the barge in tow put in her for shell
ter from a heavy southeast gale.
The barge was filing rapidly ard
settling under head seas, the tug
captain reported, and he abandoned
it after rescuing the barge captain
with difficulty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Two Badly Hurt in
Auto Crash at Lynn

Lynn, Mass, Oct. 2o.-(AP)-M1ss
Ethel Rivers Of Methuen and Fran
els Koran of Lawrence were on the
danger list at the hospital today
with injuries suffered when an auto.
mobile driven by Frank A. Burns OF
Lawrence went over an embankment
in Lynnfield last night. Burns,
whose right arm was broken. was
discharged from the hospitai TO-
day. -,
Burns told the police that his ma,
chine was crowded from the ROAD
by another automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Storm Keeps Ships
In Portland HarbOr

Portland. Oct. 25.-(AP)-An east
storm, accompanied by a 25-mile
wind, tied up shipping in the port
today. The Boston and New York
steamers of the Eastern Steamship
Lines abandoned their regular sail
ings and many boats came into the
harbor for shelter. The barometer
fell from 30.13 to 29.10 in the two
hours ending at s o'clock tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Heavy Rain and
High Wind in Some
N. Hampshire Towns

Manchester, N. H, Oct. 25-(AP)-
Reports from the northern part of
the state accommodating here tonight
tell of severe damage to telephone
and telegraph wires due to a heavy
downpour of rain accompanied by a
high wind.
At CoIebrook, where the fury of
the storm seemed to center. the town
was in darkness for while whcn the
lighting system was impaired.
A $50 pound electric sign Of the C.
"A. Hoitt furniture Company here
crashed to the ground after being un-
loosened from its fastenings by a
strong wind. Several pedestrians
narrowly escaped being struck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
50. Boston
e Recovered
llen Sulken Sub S-51

beds .. l 4. /, Oct. 25.-(AP)-A
4 i,as 4 last Thursday recover
IA = ~ submarine S-51 sunk off
m 10 ~ the steamer City of
Il ~, - identified today as that
II ~ IS, Collins Wiseman, torpedo
10 ~ ~. elass, Of 1923 West Third
IN, h south Boston, Mass. Two
~ ~. 49, recovered last week
10y been Identified.
txi NJ e vas identified by his
u ~, ~ y tattoo marks. His body
" nsm a y. y divers, entangled in
u nos Ies wireless antennae.
susS;sa: Mrs. Mary ]. Wiseman.
VI 4 Rs and the body will be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Automobile Deaths
13 for Week in Mass.

Boston, Oct. 25-(AP)-Thirteen
persons were killed in automobile
accidents in Massachusetts, last
lear, according to figures made public
today by the registrar of motor We
hicles. Convictions for driving while
drunk numbered 100. A total Of S54
licenses and registrations were sus-
pended or revoked, of which number
ia were fro drunken driving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26

Troy, Ala, Oct. 25-(AP)-
Sixteen persons were reported
killed and more than a score in
jured by a tornado which
struck Pike County, Alabama,
early today. Many homes were
laid waste, causing thousands
of dollars damage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26

New York, Oct. 25-(AP)-
A rain and windstorm which
lashed the metropolitan area
today caused the death of two
men by drowning, endangered
small craft in neighboring
waters and did considerable
property damage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
n, Torn from Moor
10y 7s-Mile Gale
Sellers Point
Along Five-M ii
IA Il Beach Seven To-
( Other Ten May Be
s.,,i,lly SaIvaged-Were to
n. Part IN Pageant to Pre-
i. schneider Cup Race
y. IA Aboard Planes

.p.,t;more, Oct. 25-(AP)-
,,lsen Of the % United
N. navy seaplanes here for
IN pageant tomorrow,
f,cm their mornings near
Point in a. 75-mile gale
tolay and were strewn
"a, Eve mile stretch OF
~ might. Another plane
"a of Bay. Shore Park
- IL and disappeared.
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Norwegian Ship
Crippled in Atlantic

London, Oct. 25.-(AP)-Lloyd's
report from Valencia, Spain, say
that the Norwegian Elvin, from sgd
ney. Is in distress in mid-Atlantic.
with her steering gear and lifeboats
carried away. The American steam
err American Trader has gone to her
assistance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Storm WARNINGS

Washington. Oct. 25.-(AP)-Storm
warnings applying to the north Allan
tic coast, the middle Atlantic states
and the lower Lakes region were is
sued today by the weather bureau. A
bulletin issued at p. M. read:
Advisory storm warnings continued
Z. NJ. Delaware Breakwater to East
port Maine. Severe storm central
over New York moving east-northeast-
ward with increasing intensity, will
cause strong shifting gales becoming
westerly this afternoon or tonight, di-
minishing Monday morning"
The other warning said:
Advisory $40 A. NJ storm of mark
ed intensity over Lakes region and
middle Atlantic states, will move east
northea stward with further increase in
intensity. Will become severe storm.
East and southeast gales Shifting to
westerly this afternoon or tonight"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
Storm Frees Ten
Skunks Held for Fur

stoneham, Mass, Oct. 25-tAPl.,
The windstorm which devastated
part of the neighboring city III
Woburn today did peculiar damage
here for ten skunks on the farm oa
pnhert RhuIard were set free when
the gale blew down barn. Inc
animals. which Rhulard was ralslns
for the fur market were still at iarse
tonight.