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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03

Following a lively tilt be-
tween District Attorney Fred
R. Dyer Of Portland and Her.
bert T. Powers, former county
attorney of Aroostook county,
on the right or advisability of
the State prosecuting the wit
nesses who gave valuable testi-
mony in the Federal court in
the Aroostook county rum
scandal cases, the Governor
and Council at the Friday
morning session tabled the
pardon petitions of Richard S.
Vereker, Charles E. Calvin,
Charles Powell and Charles
Smith, all of Houlton, and in
the cases of Guy E. Cosby Of
Oakfield and William Tacticos
of Pressure Isle gave the petit
TONERS leave to withdraw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
General Forecast

The Atlantic coast disturbance is
off the New Jersey coast attended by
gales. Another disturbance covers
the Canadian northwest and pressure
Is high over New England and the
Canadian maritime provinces. the
south Atlantic and east gulf states
and Pacific states and the plateau
region. During the last "A hours
rains have occurred In the north
Pacific states and the north portions
OF the east gulf and south Atlantic
states and southern New England.
1t has become decidedly warmer
over the middle and northern plain
states and Saskatchewan and tenn
peratures have risen in the north
portion Of the middle Atlantic and
north Atlantic states. Elsewhere
changes have been unimportant.
The outlook is for unsettled wealth
er with snow Saturday in New Eng
land. Elsewhere in the states east
of the mississippi river the weather
Will be generally fair
Temperatures will rise slowly In
the middle and north Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on
the Atlantic coast from Delaware
Breakwater to Eastport. Maine.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Strong easterly winds and gales whit
rain or snow Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Defer Word On Pardon OF
Aroostook Rum Witnesses
RecordGaleCriips
British Isles With
Heavy Damage

London, Jan. 2.-(By A. P.)-Re-
ports tonight from all parts Of the
United Kingdom. including Ireland
indicate that the present gale has
established a record for 30 years for
it's fierceness and continuity. The
damage toll is swelling hourly, al
though few personal casualties have
been reported.
Glasgow tonight said that a 20
mile an hour gale there was followed
by blizzard. The Midlands and
Wales report the dislocation Of rraf-
fic and the destruction of property
by flood and tempest.
Shipping has been severely affect
ed and the Channel has been virtual
ly deserted. Off Deal numerous
steamers signalled for pilots. VIII
were unable to get aboard owing to
the mountainous seas.
The Thames Valley Is all awasll
and the historic spots of Runnymede
and Magma Charta Island have de-
parted from view, only the isolated
tops of bungalows being visible
above the swiriing waters. The end
is not yet in sight for, according IN
the weather man, equally intense
cyclones" are bearing down from
the Atlantic upon the tempest
tered island, this coming weekend.
The United States shipping board
steamer "Eelbeck," bound from
Liverpool for New York, wirelessed
today while 4S miles from Smalrs
Light, that she was unable to pro-
coed owing to broken throttle
valve. The vessel thot it might be
possible to effect temporary repairs.
but that 1t was advisable to send her
assistance Immediately.
The French steamer Dahomey. !
vessel of $500 tons. sent out S Q S
signals while 20 miles off Penmarch,
department of Finisterve, France.
S o S calls from the Rumanian
steamer Carcati, which was five
miles southwest of Pendeen. Corn
wall, also were picked up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
$4,000 of Bonds
Stolen at ROndOut
Found in Tennessee

Little Rock. Ark. Jan. 2-United
States postal officials recovered here
late today $4,000 in Liberty bonds
stolen from mail train at Rondout'
Ills. last June.
The bonds were found in rural
free delivery mail box ten miles west
of Little Rock on the Madmeile
after Major James A. Pitcock, chief
of the Little Rock protective bureau
had received an anonymous tele :
phone call telling him the bonds
would be found there.
Ira G. Ross, resident postal inspec-
tor, accompanied Major Pitcock TO
the location indicated. The bonis
were in perfect order and evidently
had been in the mail box only short
time.
Major Pitcock said he attempted
to learn the informer's name put
that the caller left the telephone
abruptly when asked his name. ri,
forts to trace the source OF the can
through the local telephone exchange
also failed, the officer said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Gotham Busy
Clearing Away
8 inch Snow Fall

New York, Jan. winter came to
New York in earnest today, arriving
on the wings of a hard driven storm
to send the thermometer to "a above
zero and cover the city with eight
inches of snow by dusk.
Comparatively little damage was
reported ashore and afloat. in spite
OF the high winds and the dense
snowfall. Several liners were de-
layed getting into port; there were a
few minor traffic accidents through
out the city, and trains and ferry
boats with their business bound
loads OF men and women Travelled, in
the main, on or near schedule.
Sixteen thousand men, with Al
motor-driven snow plows and sweep
ers, were at work removing the snow
by noon. Forces were out as early as
O'Clock this morning, less than three
hours after the storm started, with
the result that the city's main trait
nc avenues were cleared for ri.c DAVIS
business rush. In addition, subway.
elevated and surface transit roads
had snowShovelling crews early on
the job. keeping their tracks clear.
OF two ships damaged off the At
antlc coast. the Clyde liner Mohawk
owed most of her troubles to a fire
which broke out in her after-hold a
short time after she had cleared
New York for Charleston and Jack
sonville. The Mohawk had to be
beached at Lewes, Del, after her
passengers had been transferred to
the cutter Kickapoo over a raging
sea in the face of u 46-mile an hour
wind.
Another ship. the British tanker
Uloo.oo. narrowly averted being
blown ashore off Seabright, n. j..
when caught in the gale as she was
approaching New York in ballast
from Norfolk. Blinded by the storm,
her captain did not realize how far
he had gone off the course until the
booming of the surf on the Jersey
coast assailed his ears. He immedi-
atcly sent out series Of S O 5 calls
but before the L. ;. coastguard cut
ter Gresham could get to his he wire
lessed that he had managed to steam
to deep water and safety and added
that his crippled vessel could make
port unaided.
Relief was promised before morn
Ing. the weather bureau declared.
that although the snow probably
would continue most of the night. the
wind would die down and the Their
mometer rise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Another $1OO,OOO,00O
Asked in Refund
OF Illegal Taxes

Washington, Jan. "A budget re-
quest for another s100.000.000 to he
used in refunding federal taxes IL
legally collected was forwarded to-
day to congress.
Several weeks.y the treasury
through the budget bureau. inform
ed the house it would need $4,000
600 for tax refunds in addition to
S12,000,000 previously requested.
The treasury bill. sent to the sem
ate this week, contained no provis-
ions for f. nds. but the total of $162,-
100000 requested probably will be
included in a deficiency bill to be re-
ported by the house appropriations
committee next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Crew Rum Runner
Admit Smuggling -.
Rum and Immigrants

New York, Jan. 2.-Smuggling of
Immigrants and rum through the aid
Of clearance papers supposedly Is
sued by port officials of the Repub-
lic of Honduras at Puerto Cortez.
has been admitted by members of
the crew of the Italian schooner
Arco Felice III. seized as rum run
rer. coast guard officials told assist
art Solicitor Barnes.
Michael Romano, captain Of the
schooner, admitted that when ne left
Havana On December IL his or w
consisted OF 10 men. When the
schooner was seized by the coast
guards only ten men were found
aboard. Only three cases of liquor
were found, thu coastguards con-
tending that the contraband cargo
had earlier been landed on Long Is
land. Captain Romano asserted that
the liquor cargo, consisting of $3.50
cases. was jet'iscned about 10 miles
off Newport, r. l., because of q
storm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Coolidge Does Not
Want Russia, Germany
In Arms Conference

Washington, Jan. 2-An interna-
tional economic and armament con-
ference with Germany and Russia in
Guided. as has been proposed by
Chairman Borah Of the senate for
eign relations committee, is not fav-
ored by President Coolidge, who
feels that such Il meeting would be
too broad in scope to obtain practi-
cal results.
Mr.. Coolidge has not studied any
draft of Senator Borah's proposed
resolution directing the president to
call an economic and armament con-
ference, but on the basis of prelim-
mary descriptions Of the resolution
is inclined to regard its as too broad
in scope to the practical.
Mr.. Coolidge and Senator Borah
have not conferred on the senator's
proposal but the president believes
that through such conference It
would be possible to frame 4 resolu-
ton acceptable to both.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03

.ga;n yoicing his opposition to the
..o,sct for state of Maine Build
10" on the grounds of the Eastern
r....s Exposition at Springfield,
,,... Governor Baxter issued a
.ts.ement Friday in which he de-
clares that he does not want to take
am steps toward the appointing OF a
committee to supervise the expendi-
t,,re Of the money for the construc-
ZION Of the building, as provided for in
,hs resolve which was passed by the
lac, legislature over the veto of the
Governor.
Governor Baxter states that he
aoss not want to be responsible for.
q. even Indirectly party to, starting
the state Of Maine on this out-ot-
STATE proiect, and he makes the pre-
diction that if the State of Maine
bni,ding is ever constructed 1t VIII
cost this State more money each year
to maintain than the State gives as
old to all Of our SO home fairs which
mean SO much to our local COM
Eiunities.
The text of Governor Bakers
statement is as follows:
'The 1923 Legislature by a Resolve
appropriated $4,000 for the con-
struction including all necessary ex-
penses incident thereto OF a build
ius upon the grounds of the Eastern
States Exposition at Springfield,
Mass. This building, if constructed.
il TO be known as The State of Maine
Building and the appropriation was
made contingent upon a like sum Of
$4,000 being raised by private sub
scription.
'This $4,000 according to the Re-
solve is to be expended in the cree
ticn and completion of said build
Ing under q committee appointed by
the Governor and Council, and rec
oumended by the Associated Indus
tries, Maine Federation of Agricul-
tural Associations, Maine Publicity
Bureau, the Commissioner Of Agri-
culture, and the Publicity Committee
o. the legislature. The terms of
(centinued on Page @Col. d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Survivors at Wilmington

Wilmington, Del. Jan. THE
special train bearing the survivors of
the steamship Mohawk. arrived here
from Lewes at 80 p. NJ. They let,
ten minutes later in two special
trains, one bound for Jacksonville,
Florida, and the other for New York.
In the Jacksonville train we're 1872
Mohawk survivors, while in that
bound for New York We're 109 per-
sons, including passengers taken
from the Mohawk. members OF the
crew and officials Of the Clyde
Steamship line.
The survivors We're brought ashore
at Lewes, Del, from the fire swept
vessel, beached near there.
Behind them lay night Of peril
at sea. with the fury of the worst OF
the winters storms on the Atlantic
added to the menace of the flames in
the afterhold. As the ship fought
Continued on Page 3-Col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Deny Levin Pardon

The Governor and Council denied
the petition Of Willard s. Levin, a
former Houlton attorney. who with
Herschel Shaw, also of Houlton, for
E1erly county attorney of Aroostook
county. was convicted in the supreme
judicial court for that county last
April for conspiracy to violate the
prohibitory liquor law, and was sen-
fenced to serve not less than one nor
mere than. two years in the State
prison at Thuma ston.
A conditional pardon was granted
to John +. Holland. formerly of At
tleboro. Mass, and Gardiner, Me,
who is serving a sentence of not less
than ten years nor more than ~
years in the States prison Mt Thorn
Continued on Page 10-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
See Way Out of
War Debt Problems
Britain and France

washington, Jan. 1.-Two distinct
advances in what Washington adj
Ininistration officials hope will result
IN amicable adjustments of the per-
picking war debt and claims tangles
with France and Great Britain, were
marked today m official advices en-
anating from the Paris and London
governments.
AZ regarded by administration
leaders here the most important de-
veiopments in the two situations was
tne report from Ambassador Herrick
mat he had received a communica-
lion from the French finance minis
Ter containing elements of a plan
workd out by him for refunding of
war debts tc the United States. The
AMBASSADORS report was received by
Secretary Hughes and the news CIV
eI at once to the cabinet meeting in
regular session at the White House.
regarding the question Of claims
coi'ections by the United States from
Germany now the subject of diplo-
matte exchanges between the state
aepartment and the London foreign
once. It was said the latest note
nom London on that subject had
oeen received and would be answer
60 before Jan. 6, when the allied fl
lance ministers gather in Paris to
uscuss the ALLEGATION to their gov
unments OF proceeds to be paid by
Se!many under the Dawes plan.
u this connection, 1t was said,
secretary Hughes believed the claims
onIoversy would be satisfactorily
opposed of before the present series
notes between Washington and
London terminated.
another development Of the day
winch gave relief in certain quart
~ mere was the statement issued by
.ne British embassy which at once
imposed Of widely disseminated re-
Ma that Montague Norman, and
S9 Allan Anderson, officials Of the
S.uk OF England. had come to this
%antfy on business connected with
national debts and claims mat
The embassey's statement de-
led the visiting financiers had
le to extend to personal affairs
~. 80 banking nature and had no In
W,sauon Of extending their trip to
Warrington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Highway Cop to
Court for Parking
In Restricted Area

Portland. Jan. In the midst of
campaign by the State highway
police. during which scores of auto
lists throughout the State have been
ordered into court for failure to have
1929 license plates, and number
have faced the judge for parking in
front of City Hall. State aPtrolman
James Adams has been ordered to
appear tomorrow charged With
parking in a restricted area.
Police Lieutenant Henry T. For
tune sworc out the warrant for
Adams. The police declare that
Adams ignored an order to appear
today. IT is understood that the
state officer was attending to bust
ress in the City Hall office of his
department while his machine was
parked on Myrtle street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Maine Children
Die When Flames
Sweep Home

Bangor, Me-. Jan. Paul, aged 4,
and his baby sister. aged 2, children
of Mr.. and Mrs. o Rosebush, We're
burned to death today when the
Rosebush farm home on the out
skirts of Wytopi. lock. a small VIII
lagc in the southern part of Aroos-
took county was destroyed by. fire.
Mrs. Rosebush Is In q serious con-
dition at a neighbours from burns re-
ceived when she attempted to enter
the burning house which she had
left but a short time before to do an
errand in the neighborhood. The fire
was discovered by passing school
girl.
Mrs. Rosebush had left the chill
dren playing on the upper floor of
the two story and half house, which
was all ablaze when volunteer fire
fighters arrived and Il was with diff
ficulty that the frantic mother was
prevented from rushing into the
flames after she had once been driy-
en- back in an attempt to gain en-
trance through window.
The fire is believed to have start
ed round 4 wood heater on the low
er floor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Name Winners IN
Boys & Girls Agri
Clubs at Orono

Orono, Me-. Jan. 2.-For the .ec-
ond successive year the canning
championship OF the Maine Agricul-
tural and Home Economics Clubs
was awarded to boy, William
Blaisdell of Franklin. 1t was an
nounced today.
Other winners in the eleventh
State contest were Velma Jewett CT
Head Tide, who took first place in
sewing: Minnie Welch Of Wells,
room improvement: Merton Parsonas
of South Paris, potatoes: Ronald
keddy of Bethel, poultry manage
ment; Omar Gibbs of Livermore
Center, pig raising: Rutillus Allen
of North Jay, sweet corn: Clarence
Carville of Lisbon, garden: Alvan
Alton Newell of Pennington, chick
raising; Eleanor Larry Of West
Scarboro. cooking and housekeeping
Ninety-eight cash prizes, the gift OF
the Maine Central Railroad, were
awarded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Gives Judge A
Candown In Case
Young McClintock

Chicago. Jan. c.-Chemists and
physicians who examined the ex-
humed body of William Nelson Nc
Clintock, Il year old millionaire
orphan" who died Il month ago,
have decided that the young mans
death was due to typhoid fever COM
plicated by n secondary internal in
tcstinal hemorrhage, Coroner Oscar
Wolff announced today after their
report had been submitted to him.
William d. Shepherd, who with
bis wife, the boys guardians. raised
3"ung McCllntocK and inherited his
fortune, accepted the findings as u
complete vindication of any sus-
picions the authorities have attached
to him. and statement indicated
that he expected to bring legal ac-
Ion against those he believes re-
81 onsifle Tor the investigation.
Mr.. Shepherds statement said
that the findings We're no surprise to
him Discussing the part in the in
vestigation CT Judge Harry Olson,
Chief Justice Of the municipal court,
friend of the McClintock family and
the man who asked that the investi-
CATION be launched, Mr.. Shepherds
statement said:
fThe public and are entitled to
know the aniElus and malice that Is
hdhind ali this. We are entitled to
know what caused Judge Olson tC
ddlve into the history of twenty years
past.
f'Judge Olson owes not only to me
brtt to himself and the public, an ex-
PLANTATION of his attitude In this mat
ter"
Judge Olson after reading the
statement said that if Mr.. Shepherd
would make his request over his
signature and that of his wife. waiv-
ing action for libel, he would con-
slider telling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Say Boston Poor
Not Beneftting
Bv Breck Millions

Boston. Jan. 2.-Charges that the
millions left by Robert Brock Brig
ham for the reliof of the poor OF
Boston suffering from incurable as
eases or permanent disability are be-
ing used to benefit well-to-do pa
tents of physicians on the staff OF
the hospital were made today to ~
torney General Benton by members
of the city law department.
Asking tina. the matter be brought
before the state supreme court, the
clty's counsel declared that only orc
wing of the immense building W s
in any sense a poor ward and rat
out of 307 cases admitted to 1t n
ten years only 146 were poor per
sons within the meaning of the Will
Attorney A. d. Hill. for the os-
pital trustees. asked time to revie"
the city's evidence and the matter
was put over to a further hearing
on January 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Declares GOtham's
New Years Eve
Dryest in History

New York. Jan. Pr. Q. Merrick,
division federal prohibition chief
for New York and Northern New
Jersey, today declared that New
Yorks New Years Eve celebration
was the soberest lin the history of
the city" Mr.. Merrick said that
during the last two weeks in Deem
Der 200 agents worked day and night
throughout Manhattan and the
Bronx and procured warrants
against 30 places.
Twenty one of the warrants mis-
fired. Mr.. Merrick declared. When
the agents arrived on New Years
eve at the place named In these
warrants they found the police had
preceded them by a few hours and
had padlocked the establishment.
The remaining 10 warrants, how
ever. according to the prohibition
chief, resulted in 10 arrests and the
seizure of $4,000 worth of liquor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Treasury-POst
Office Bill Goes
Back to the Senate

Washington. Jan. 1.-The treasury
postoffice appropriation bill was re-
ported by the senate appropriations
committee today. carrying n total of
$763,309 900, or $12S,36 more than was
provided rs it passed the house. In
creases ordered by The senate COM
mittee were scattered throughout the
field services of both departments
there being no outstanding item In
the entire list of changes.
AS reported the Dill exceeds the
present law by $12.000,000 but still
is 11,S2G,000 under the budget esti-
mates for 1926.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Levin and Shaw
Disbarred from
ArOOstOOk County

Houlton, Jan. 2.-Willard S. Lew
in, local attorney, in the federal
prison at Atlanta, and Herschel
Shaw of Houlton, former district at
torney, serving q sentence at State
prison, both for conspiracy In con-
nection with liquor enforcement in
Aroostook county, were disbarred
today from the Aroostook County
Bar by Justice Charles J. Dunn of
the Maine Supreme court. Shaw has
- days to file exceptions and Levin
20 days. Justice Dunn has not vet
rendered a decision on the cases of
Adolphus S. Crawford of Caribou
and Harry NJ. Briggs of Houlton, at
torneys, disharment Of whom is
sought by the Bar Association on
like grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
FIND BODY MAN
FROZEN 10 DEATH

Rochester, \. II, Jan. 1.-THE
body of an unidentified young man,
who had apparently lost his way and
frozen to death, was found on Il
lumber trail near Lincoln, n. H., late
yesterday, it was learned here to-
night. The only clue to the identity
of the man. who appeared to have
been lumberman, was the photo
graph of u young girl which bore
the name STANLEY Studio" % Shell
don street. Hartford. Conn.
DR.. e. c. Burk. who examined the
body, said that it bore no signs OF
violence. The body was found by
two men who set out over the trail
yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
New Head for
Maine General
HOspital at Portland

Syracuse, y. V, Jan. DIR. Charles
s. Young, for two years superinten-
dent of the Hospital Of the Good
Shepherd. has submitted his resig-
nation. according to announcement
tonight by Chancellor Charles w
Flint of Syracuse University, of
which the hospital is a part. DR.,
Young is to become head of the
Maine General hospital at Portland
Maine. at an increased salary and
with greater opportunities, Chancel-
lor Flint said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-03
Kid Mccoy Moves
For a New Trial

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. kid Nc
Coy, ex-prize ring idol. today came
up for sentence on his conviction Of
manslaughter in connection with the
Killing Of Mrs. Theresa ". Mors, last
August, and through his ATTORNEYS.
made motion for new trial. Ar
suments on the motion will be heard
Il week hence.
Inc eS-pugilist's trial growing out
OF ms orgy OF shooting the day fol-
lowing Mrs. Mor's death, in which
three other persons were wounded
will be called Feb. &c, the court an
nOunced