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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Gun Instructor
May Die of Shock in
Explosion of Weapon

Boston, Oct. 9--(AP)-The cam
paign recently inaugurated by pos
tai authorities here to train mai
truck drivers and guards to repel
holdup attempts had it's first casual
ty today when riot gun was dis
charged accidentally in the hands Oh
an instructor. Frank Nicholson oil
Medford, firearms expert and arm
orer, was taken to the Chelsea naval
hospital suffering from shock. Ply
sicians said he probably would die.
Nicholson, who had been instruct
ing postoffice employees in the use III
the riot gun, was taking shell from
the weapon in the Office of Assistant
Postmaster H. N. Hanson, when the
charge exploded. The buckshot tore
a hole in the ceiling, and the report
caused a furry in a federal court
room above where a trial was in pro-
gress.
The instructor was not touched by
any of the shot, but collapsed from
nervous shock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Veteran Ferguson Is
Pitching c h oil e of
American Leaguers
viii Be Opposed
by Kremer
Postponement on Account of
Rain Welcomed by Strategy
Boards Gives Aces Johnson
and Meadows Extra Day of
Rest VIII Also Help in Case
Of Bluege, Star Third Base
man Hit on Head-Battle of
Lefthanders Probable on
Sunday

Washington. Oct. 9.-(By The
Associated Press)-Raindrops. curv-
"a across the landscape by that
familiar old veteran. j. Pluvius. sill
enced the batteries of worlds series
forces today and put off until to-
morrow the renewal of hostilities be-
tween the deadlocked Washington
Senator'S and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
h The downpour started at s o'clock
this morning. simultaneous with the
arrival Of most Of the warning bat
talions from the haze of the opening
two skirmishes In Pittsburgh. 1t kept
up almost continuously until noon.
when deep sea conference. parti-
eipated IN by High Commissioner
Landia President Clark Griffith of
the Washington Club. and Manager
Bill McKechnie of the Pirates. con-
Guided that the field at Griffith Stad-
ium was In no condition for cham
pionship combat.
Then. just to play a prank on the
thousands Of Capital rooters dis
Continued on Page 10-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Clay Probably Fatally
Wounded in Abdomen
Gunman Fires Four Shots
Frightened Away by Man
ayers Resistance or APP
preach of Someone - Cash
Register UntOuched-Many
Strangers in City

Bangor, Me, Oct. 9-(AP)-Harry
Clay, AZ, manager of the Eastern OIL
Company's filling station in State
street, was shot and probably fatally
wounded late tonight by a masked
man who entered the place while
Clay was alone.
The bandit fired four shots, one OF
which penetrated Clay's abdomen,
and the hospital surgeons give little
hope Of his recovery.
Two chambers of Clay's revolver
were found empty, from which it is
supposed that he returned the gun
mans fire. The latter, after wound
ing Clay. fed through vacant lots
toward the river. The police search
thus far has been without success
He is described as five feet, ten
inches tall, wearing a light colored
overcoat and cap. with a white hand
kerchief as a mask.
The bandit seems to have been
frightened away by some ones APP
proach, or by Clay's resistance. for
the cash register was left untouched
After his assaliant had gone Clay
with his last remaining strength
crawled to the telephone and called
the hospital ambulance and notified
his wife.
The police say the city is full OF
strangers. bound to the Aroostooh
potato fields. and that there are some
tough looking characters among
them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Maine Publishers
Protest Competition
Govt. in Envelopes

Portland. Maine. Oct. 9.-(AP)-
The Maine Press ssociation at its
annual meeting today delegated
President L. p. Evans of Dover
Foxcroft. editor of the Piscataquis
Observer, to forward through the
Maine delegation its protest to con-
gress against the action of the fed
eral government in entering into
competition with private industry by
printing envelopes.
President Evans was reelected.
G. +. Mann of Lisbon was chosen
vice president. and o. l.. Evans of
Dover-Foxcroft, secretary-trea
The executive committee consists of
A. X. Stetson of Houlton, James b.
O'Kane of Rumford and S. b. Err
skine of Damariscotta.
The association voted to merge
with the Maine Typothetas under
the general title of the Franklin As
ISOLATION, national body, and adj
NIT photographers, paper dealers
and employees groups. A dinner to-
night closed the session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Czechs and u. S.
Agree i'm Record Time
On Funding of Debt

Washington, Oct. 9.-(AP)-Es-
tablishing a record for speedy solu-
ton of such problem. the Ameri-
can and Czechoslovak debt commits
sion today agreed upon an arrange
ment for funding Czechoslovakla's
debt to the United States. The
formula of settlement was worked
out within a week after the Czecho-
slovakian mission had arrived In
this country.
The American government accept
ed, subject to congressional approx
al, a lump sum of Sis, 100000 as the
basis of the settlement upon which
the annual amortization payments
will be made. conceding reduction
Of $2,679,095 from the obligations as
shown by treasury records. 1t also
agreed to a rate of IA percent for
comparing accrued interest on the
advances since they were made. with
a rate of three percent from June
Is last to June Is, 1895. and IL
percent for the remainder of the g.
year amortization period.
The total CZechoslovakia will have
paid in principal and interest when
the debt is finally extinguished will
be in the neighborhood of 100000
600
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Gas Station Manager in .
Bangor Shot by Bandit
Fails to Secure Loot
MOTOR TRUCK AND
AUTO IN CRASH; ONE
KILLED, -FOUR HURT

Clinton, Mass, Oct. 9-(AP)-One
man was killed and three women and
a child injured in collision on a wet
road near here today between a mo-
tor truck and an automobile. Olin v.
Bailey of Derry, N. H., was instantly
killed when the car he was driving
was thrown from the road by the I'M
pact. Mrs. Georgia Bailey, his wife,
and Mrs. Aldera Baxter, of Hartford,
Conn, Mrs. Hilda Roberge of Man
chester, N. H., and her 20 months old
infant all of whom were passengers
in the Bailey car. were taken to a
hospital where it was said their in
juries were not dangerous. Mrs. Ro-
berge and her child were later dis
charged.
According to police reports, the
truck, operated by George Ruel of
Worcester, was slowing down for
car ahead when the rear end skidded
into the middle Of the road, colliding
with the Bailey machine which was
coming in the opposite direction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Amundsen Plans
Flight Over Arctic in
Semi-Rigid Dirigible

New York, Oct. 9.-(AP)-Un-
daunted by Arctic perils, Captain
Road Amundsen, whose polar air
plane expedition barely escaped
perishing last summer, arrived to-
day from Europe to begin prepara-
tions for a resumption of the flight
next summer from Rome to Nome
III a semi-rigid dirigible.
AS a continuation of last summers
attempt to fly across the roof of the
world, Amundsen and his youthful
American patron, Lincoln Ellsworth,
will head a party of Is scientists and
aeronautic experts on an adventure
to be known as the Amundsen- Ellis
worth trans-Polar flight.
The purpose of the flight will be
geographical exploration and survey
of a million square miles of polar
regions.
Amundsen emphasized ELLSWORTH
role in the proposed flight saying;
1T would be impossible to carry on
the project without him, as he brings
to 1t enthusiasm" Ellsworth fnanc-
ed Amundsen's first fight to the ex-
tent of $4,000 and will give S1O0,0OO
to next years expedition.
He will be the only American and
will act as scientific leader and navi-
gator. Scientists and officers will be
supplied by the Norwegian govern
ment, while Italian naval mechanics
will have charge of the motors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10

Monhegan Island. Me-, Oct. o.
(AP)-The schooner Bowdoin ar
rived here at $50 o'clock tonight
from Sydney, N. s., and Joined the
steamer Peary, which had arrived
at the wharf at noon, with the men,
bers of the returning Macmillan
Navy Arctic expedition, sent out
from Wiscasset on June 20 last un-
der the auspices of the National
Geographic Society.
Commander Donald B. Macmillan
and his dozen companions were
greeted at the wharf with cheers
and welcoming words by relatives
and friends who only ten minutes
before had landed on this little is
land, 20 miles off the mainland.
where Commander Macmillan US
ually stops overnight before enter
Ing Wiscasset, his home port, upon
returning from his Arctic expedi-
lions which now number nine.
The party, numbering about forty,
came out from Wiscasset in the
small steamer Novelty, operated by
Col. Wright of Fort Williams in
Portland Harbor. Names Congress
sional delegation will be present and
United States Senator Frederick
Hale. Other State Officials to be on
hand will be the President of the
Continued on Page 3-Col. 50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Naval Court Not
To Force Mitchell to
Qualify as Witness

Washington, Oct. 9-(AP)-While
the official decision still is to be
made, 1t appeared probable today
that no punitive measures will be
taken against Col. William Mitchell
for his refusal to qualify as wit
ness before the naval court inquir-
ing into the Shenandoah disaster.
The only concrete development in
the case was the formal certification
of the facts to the war department
by the navy department. Thus, the
navy leaves the first step to the army
while high officers in that service
take the unofficial view that the
issue rests squarely with the naval
court.
Should the war department so no.
tify the navy department, the court
still would have its remedy, possibly
in the federal courts but some off1c-
ials were inclined to the opinion that,
since Col. Mitchell already is facing
army court martial proceedings the
incident of his refusal to appear be-
fore the naval court should be re-
garded as closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Five-Year Program
OF Universalists

Boston, Oct. o. 1.-THE National
Convention of the Universalist
Church, which convenes in Syracuse,
N Y, on October 1928, will open its
first session with 100000 of the ST.
900, 900 to be raised already pledged
on the Five Year Program" an
nounced Judge Robert w. Hill, ex-
ecutive chairman. at the headquar-
tiers Of the National Laymen's Com
mittee in Boston, today.
The So Universalist churches In
New England which have accepted
the Five Year Program represent q
pledge of $191,750 for the five years,
or $3S,350 per year. OF this total, the
IS churches which have accepted the
program in the State of Maine will
raise $32,S50 for the five years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
WILL GIVE ADDRESS
AT BANQUET THIS !:
EVENING, PORTLAND

Portland, Me. Oct. 9-When Com
mander Macmillan arrives at Wis
casset at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, he will find awaiting him the
same familiar faces and friends that
wished him god-speed on his de-
parture for the Northland. The of
fetal party will be headed by Gov.
Ralph o. Brewster, who on MacMil-
lans departure said in his farewell
address to Macmillan, that Maine
would claim all land discovered by
him on his trip. The navy will be
represented by Commander Dis
mukes, Commandment of the .Kittery
Navy Yard. Commander Dismukes
served in like capacity when Mac
MILAN sailed and in his farewell
speech backed up Gov. Brewster by
saying that when the Maine Pine
Tree flag was planted in the North,
the Navy would see to it that it was
kept there.
The army will be represented by
CONTINUED on Page 3Ncol. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
World War Veteran
Held in Brewer for
Violation Mann Act

Bangor. Me-, Oct. 9.-(AP)-Le-
ROY E. Allen, so, formerly of New
Orleans, La, and Lynn. Mass. was
arrested at the plant of the Eastern
Manufacturing Company in south
Brewer today by Deputy U. s. Mar
shall Simeon Hartman of Portland
on a warrant alleging violation OF
the Mann White Slave act. Alien
came to Bangor two weeks ago from
New Orleans from which city Oh
ficials followed his tran 10 lne
South Brewer plant where he was
taken into custody at his work
bench. A young woman whom Of
ficials state they believe accompan-
led Allen this city. has been sum
moned to appear as a witness a. Al
lens arrangement before U. S. Com
missioner Reid here.
Allen has served In the Marine
Corps and is World War veteran
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Rain Spells Air
Race Program at
Mitchell Field, N. Y.

Mitchell Field, N. Y, Oct. p
(AP)-Rain today reduced the grand
stands, pylons, and trimmings of the
national air races to sodden condt-
ton in dispiriting contrast to their
Haunting brilliance of yesterday, the
first day of the meet. Hoping that
the clouds would break, a medium
sized crowd Of spectators gathered,
shivered and departed. Officials stag
ed one event, in which light CONNER
cial craft competed for the Aviation
Town and Country Club of Detroit,
trophy, and gave up.
Today's events were postponed I'M
til Monday. Tomorrow will furnish
the supreme moment of the three day
meet, the army-navy contest for the
Pulitzer trophy. Flying two trim
black and gold ships, representing
the peak of engineering skill and de-
sign and construction, Lieutenants
Cyrus Belts and l.. H. Dawson, of
the army, will race against Lieuten-
ants A. j. Williams and G. T. Guddi-
by, crack navy pilots, who will be at
the controls of the blue and gold
navy racers. The contestants will at
tempt to beat the worlds speed rec
ord of 278 miles per hour now held
by Capt. Bonnet of France.
'Ill win the race If the plane holds
together" Williams announced to a
group of his friends today, and ad-
ded: IF it doesn't hold together, l
won't know whether I've won 1t or
not"
Today's single event was won by
c. S. ("Casey') Jones, plotting a
Curtiss- Oriole. His average speed
was 12S.42 miles per hour.
Monday morning will be given
over to an aerial demonstration by
the United States Army. An at
tempt will be made to get every
available army ship including the
bombers, pursuit and attack planes
and bombardment and observation
planes into the air at one time. 1t
.will be the first regimental air form
alton ever held in this country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Keep Watch on
Big Baking Merger
Coolidge AdmOnitiOn

washington, Oct. 9.-eAP y
PRESIDENT Coolidge is depending on
me department. of justice and the
federal trade commission to keep a
constant lookout for law violations
On the part of business, particularly
through consolidation. but thus far
~ information has reached him that
.no pig baking companies now en-
eassa IN q huge merger are disre-
ssrclng the antitrust statutes.
!, = 2 suspicion should develop that
lne baking companies are acting in
aoialion Of the law, the president
r,s the facts should be deter
r M,neo promptly, and both the de-
S gs.i.nent of Justice and trade COM
, IL,sslon should act in the event the
. .ss q other. firms and the public
a'e snown to have been disregarded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
S24O,OOO in Requests
To Springfield, vt.

Springfield, VT, Oct. 9.-(AP)-Be-
quests to the town of Springfield, the
Springfield Hospital and the First
Methodist church of this town, aggre-
eating $4,000, were made in the will
of Mrs Harriet F. Wilson of New
York City, whose body was brought
here for burial last week. How the
sum is to be divided was not disclosed
by the relatives who announced the be-
quests today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson left Springfield
for New York 40 years ago, where Mr..
Wilson amassed $350.000 in royalties
from two bailing devices which he in
vented. He died a year ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Says Chapman
Appeal GrOundless

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 9-(AP)--
That not a real legal question had
been raised by the defense in its APP
peal for new trial for Gerald Chap
man, notorious bandit, was the argu-
ment of States Attorney Hugh M.
Alcorn, before the supreme court OF
errors here today. The argument of
the state concluded the. appeal of
Chapman from the judgment of the
superior court of first degree murder
for the killing of Policeman James
SkelIy in New Britain on October II,
1924.
The defense, he asserted, does not
"even contend that their client was
not guilty of the crime charged"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
MRS. LANSDOWNE
INSISTS HER HUSBAND
PROTESTED FLIGHT

Washington, Oct. s.-(AP)-Mrs.
Margaret Ross Lansdowne. the
young widow of Commander Zach
airy Lansdowne, took direct issue to-
day with Secretary Wilbur before
the navy court Of inquiry on the
question whether her husband pro-
tested against the mid-continental
flight of the airship Shenandoah.
Recalling that Immediately after
the wreck OF the Shenandoah she
had asserted that her husband had
lodged a protest against the fight.
and that the naval secretary had fol-
lowed with statement that no pro-
test had been made, Mrs. Lansdowne
said one of her reasons for appear
ing before the court was to empha-
size that her assertion had been sub
stantiated by official correspondence
read into the record of the court.
This correspondence, she added.
consisted of her husbands letter to
the chief of naval operations August
A, recommending postponement of the
flight until the second week in Sep
TEMPER ana the making OF q trial
fight to Detroit to test the mooring
mast there late in August. Both of
these recommendations were disap
proved by the chief of naval opera
lions on August IL.
Because of weather conditions
during the thunderstorm period in
the middle west" Mrs. Lansdowne
continued. "the long legs (of the
A;obtl on ripid ScheduIe and the
untried mast, my husband was very
much opposed to- this fight and pro-
tested as vigorously as any officer is
allowed to do to his superiors.
my husband also felt that the
Shenandoah, being our only fighting
airship, should be treated like a
man-o'-war used only for war prob
lens, and should not be, taken on
commercial trips inland simply to
give taxpayers look at their prop
erty"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Burglars Get Fair
Haul. RumfOrd Stores

Rumford, Me-, Oct. 9-(AP)-Four
stores In the heart of the business
section were entered by three burg
lars early today. About 500 was
missing and in addition about 500
in stock was taken from a drug
store. All the entries We're made
through windows by breaking the
glass and slipping the locks. A de-
scription was obtained of one man,
believed to be the leader of the trio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Federation Will
Fight for Child
Labor Amendment

Atlantic City, N. j., Oct. 9-(AP)
Ways and means of waging ma
tionwide fight for the child labor
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton were considered at a three hour
session Of the American Federation
Of Labor today.
President William Green summed
up the attitude of all the speakers
when he said:
"This fight will go on as long as we
live and through succeeding genera
tions, until the children of the ma
ton are safe"
Half a dozen speakers urged that
an intensive campaign of education
be carried on, through organized bu-
reaus, motion pictures, cartons and
in every day conversation with
friends and neighbors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
MedfOrd House
Entered by Thieves
Get Sum of $3.50
Especial to Kennebec Journal)


Dover-Foxcroft, Oct. s.-Edward
Cranmore of Medford was robbed of
s7oO yesterday afternoon while away
at work. Cranmore, who lives alone,
had recently sold some land and in
stead Of banking the money had placed
II IN wallet and put the wallet on a
liable, concealed by papers. Last night
upon returning from work he looked
Tor the money and discovered the rob-
berry.
Investigation showed that the
thieves had entered through a back
window. Cranmore notified the Off
Gals this morning and they have been
working today running down clues, but
as yet the guilty party has not been
caught. 1t is thought that the crime
was committed by someone who knew
that Cranmore had sold the land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Broadcasting Under
Water by German

Helgoland, Germany, Oct. 9-(AP)
For the first time in Germany's ra-
dio experience a diver attempted to-
day to broadcast from underwater to
thousands of distant hearers. The
experiment was a complete success,
Hamburg, 100 miles distant, being
able to hear distinctly the divers
description Of his impressions of the
bottom of the North Sea. Numerous
radio experts and newspapermen
were aboard the diving barge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
President B. & A. r. X.
Denies Change Control
Or a Similar Effort

Bangor, Me-. Oct. V.-tAF)-
President Percy r. Todd OF the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad TO-DAY
denied that the control of the road
had passed into new hands and pro-
fessed ignorance of any movement
being made to gain control OF us
securities, as press reports emanat-
ing from New York financial circles
have stated.
Mr.. Todd stated that the only
truth in the published reports was
that the stock of the railroad was
owned in % states. Further tnan
that, he said, there is no foundation
for the reports that a mid-western
group, prominent in specially stees
properties, had acquired control OF
the company's stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
SNOW FALLS IN
PARTS OF new YORK
and PENNSYLV AN|h

Philadelphia, Oct. 9-(AP)-Snow,
the first of the season. fell at several
points in Pennsylvania tonight.
Glenn Summit, on the Wilkesbarre
Mountain, with one inch, reported
the heaviest fall.
Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. e-(AP)-
Western New York had it's first
touch of winter this afternoon when
light snow fell in eight counties,
varying from few scattered flakes
in Buffalo to a steady fall of an hour
or more in jamestown, Hornell,
Olean, Niagara Falls and other
places. The snow melted as rapidly
as it fell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Coastguardsman Gets
Verdict of $4,000
In Cycle-AutO Crash

Westerly. r. l., Oct. 9.-(Ai2-ho-
win D. Vennard, a member OF the y: o.
coast Guard service. was awarded $751;
600 damages by a jury in superior
court here late today, and Harold H.
Thine. son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Bal
Lime summer residents of Watch
HilI and the defendant in the case
was found guilty of negligence. The
case crew out of a collision between
motorcycle operated by Vennard and
an automobile by Lime, in September
1924. Vennard, who claimed he was
seriously injured in the. accident
brought suit against Lime for $5o'ooo
damages. Lime is student at ST
Paurs school at Concord, N. H., and
his parents are winter residents OF
New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
McQuigg Elected
National Head
Of American Legion

Omaha, Neb, Oct. 9.-(AP)-The
American Legion's 18th annual con-
vention ended today with the eleva-
ton of John r. (Go-Get Emu Nc
Quigg of East Cleveland, o.. white
haired, SO year old lawyer and bank
err and wounded overseas engineer
officer, to the office of national COM
mander.
His election was assured long be-
fore the end of the first roll call OF
states was announced and his two
opponents, Howard Z. Savage oil
Chicago and Edward Spafford of New
York, successfully moved that the
election be made by a unanimous
vote. The vote was McQuigg, Gel;
Spafford, 224 and Savage, So.