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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Army Flyer Makes
Skillful Landing
In DanaQed Plane

Mitchell Field, N. r., Oct. 1S--(AP)
The 1926 air races wsre brought to
q dramatic close today with q SUE
perb example Of an army aviator's
Judgment skill and coolness In the
face of danger.
With the left landing wheel and its
struts torn away against telephone
and power lines from the large
Douglass transport plane he was pi-
loting In the Detroit News trophy
race, Captain Earl w. Duncan Of
Langley Field, Va, faced with one Of
aviation's most dangerous situations.
nevertheless made safe landing In
full view of breath1ess crowd.
Thousands stood transhxed 40 they
realized the position Of the aviator
and his passenger, Sergeant Moore
h -ad, also Of Langley Field.
They burst into cheers after the
plane slided slowly to the ground
with motor thrcttled down, TAXED
along for hundred yards balanced
on its one remaining landing wheel
and came to stop by digging its
nose into the ground.
The propeller crumpled against the
ground. the nose of the plane was
bent and a wing dragged with some
damage. But the two fiiers stepped
lIOIIl lHSiT COChplI QiliiuIt.
Another tragedy was narrowly
averted during the days program
when Private Carl Gunther OF the
Fifth Observation Squadron was
caught in wing strut by the buckle
Of his parachute as he started to
make an exhibition parachute leap.
He struggled hand over hand up the
parachute rope toward the plane, but
the buckle controlling the opening
string was torn off and he fell. His
emergency parachute opened after he
had fallen about 500 feet and he
made the ground in safety.
Lieutenant Z. e. Harmon. attached
to the office of the chief army air
service in Washington. Jew q Hun
Dalland xLB with an 500 horse
power motor, to victory in the De-,
troit News race. His average speed
was 1891 miles an hour.
Second place was won by Lieuten-
ant c. s. Schelt, Of Hampton Roads:
Va. in q Navy Douglass DT-4 OF
4S6.7 horsepower, whose average
speed was 1875 miles.
Lieutenant X. B. Wolfe. of McCook
Field, was third, at 1883 miles an
hour in an Epicyclic CT plane with
400 horsepower motor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Boston Produce Market
Boston, Oct. Is.

Boston. Oct. IS.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 223 a 23a.
BUTTED-Extras 50a@51; firsts AZ
050.
CHEESE-Fresh choice z7iG2S;
firsts 25A@27.
, CORN-No. . yellow s9@1.00.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras IL; whites and mixed extras Sc q
20: eastern extras 5000: western ex-
tras 5000.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 1876 sacks.
special short s.25qs.5o: standard 500
@9.25.
HAY-No. 2 timothy 2lQ26.
LAMB-Spring 2402S.
OATS-Forty pounds 46Q47.
PORK-Medium backs 47.50@46.00:
POTATOES-Green Mountains 2.75
$500 per 100 lbs: Maine Cobblers ESQ
per barrel; sweets 4.75@6.25.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 1o0-bsrrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
VEAL~1S626.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Sec. Weeks Leaves
Cabinet to Seek
Health in Journey

Washington, Oct. 13-(AP)-John
Wingate Weeks regretfully stepped
out OF public life today. relinquishing
his Office as secretary of war to
Dwight F. Davis, assistant secretary,
World war veteran and holder Of the
Distinguished Service Cross for gal
lantry in action.
tomorrow night to begin a six months
period of leisure and travel which his
physicians hope will bring him COM
plete restoration of health. He de-
ferred his departure in order to be
present tomorrow when Chief Jus
tice Taft, at his personal request ad-
ministers the oath Of ONCE to MI.
Davis.
In all his nearly quarter century
OF public service, Mr.. Weeks has
never known q moment Of greater
pride than came to him today after
the announcement that he had found
1t necessary to resign.
There was an immediate outpour-
Ing from the White House, from cab
met members, from his associates in
the war department and from friends
and citizens of widely different polit-
ical faiths, testifying to the admira-
ton and respect in which he was held
and to the regret with which his
withdrawal from public life was
viewed.
A similar tribute came from Mr..
Davis, on whose younger shoulders
the weight of Mr.. Weeks responsible
tiles has fallen. In the resignation OF
the secretary he said:
THE war department loses a true
friend and the country a valuable
public servant"
According to the unanimous opin-
/ ion Of army officers, he Is one of the
great war secretaries of modern
times, ranking with Mr.. Elihu Root.
Mr.. Davis continued. HE IL regard
ed as a great cabinet minister by all
public men who know him. In addi-
ton to his high talents, Mr.. Weeks
has the advantage Of experience re-
sulting from a long and varied pub
lie and political career.
Another man familiar with the
cares and burdens of the war port
folio, Newton D. Baker, who held the
post during the World War, also ex-
pressed to Mr. Weeks his regret at
the secretary's retirement and his
hopes that complete restoration of
health would be granted him. Mr..
Baker, calling on the secretary. re-
called that he had wished him well
when he surrendered the war depart
ment to his keeping five years ago,
and said he now came to wish him
God speed"
Mr.. Weeks devoted considerable
time and thought to the preparation
of his farewell statement making 1t a
renewal pledge Of his faith in the
military policies worked out for the
nation and officers and men who are
to carry them on.
II have every confidence that a
fair investigation of the army will
demonstrate its efficiency and pre-
paredness," he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
100, 900 Ideas for
Distribution of
Mr.. Schepp's Millions

New York, Oct. 13v-(By the Assoc.
ciated Press)-Associates Of Leopold
Schepp pleaded today for . cessation
of contributed ideas on how the 81
year old philanthropist could dis
tribute his millions.
Last July Mr.. Schepp appealed
through the Associated Press for
some concrete and workable IDEAS"
on how he might best distribute his
surplus wealth. Whether the ideas
he received were either concrete or
workable is open to discussion, bit
in bulk at any rate they were q hun
dred times greater than was expect
ed by theaged philanthropist who had
no idea whatforces he was unleash
ing.
Since the appeal for ideas was
made 1t was announced today, 100,-
900 communications originating in
virtually every part of the world
have been received. So great was
the answering flood that Mr.. Schepp
soon gave up his first intention of
handling all the contributors person.
ally and fed before the inundation to
the seclusion Of his country home.
Response to Schepp's appeal was
instantaneous and still continues. A
large clerical force has been engaged
In aSSortlnSs Catdlo8uln6 ana answer
ing Of the mail which at its peak
comprised 5000 letters day.
Every desire known to the human
heart was encompassed in the APP
peals. A South American farmer
wished to stock his holdings. an am
bilious goat herder Of Judea to study
law.
Funds to meet overdue mortgages
on homes were asked by scores.
dozens of parents sought the financial
wherewithal to give their children
university courses: the Ill and maim-
ed--and some who only thought they
were in that Observation-Disclosures for
the money necessary to take untried
treatments.
Appeals for assistance to pet char
tiles, to community hope chests, and
to neighborhood improvements were
in the tide and with them pathetic
accounts of aged and infirm who pc
titioned for Just enough to take them
lover the HILL"
One such letter. from a nongenar-
ian in a large Ohio city, stated she
expected Just one more year of life
and would like to enjoy 1t, free from
worry. This happened to reach the
personal attention of Mr.. Schepp and
he ordered that a sum adequate for
her needs be sent at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Says Need Better
Salesmanship in n. D..

Springfield. Mass, Oct. 13.-fAP)--
New England needs better salesman
ship, John S. Lawrence Of Boston told
the New England Association Of the
Advertising Clubs of the World At its
convention here today. MT. Lawrence.
who is chairman of the governors
joint committee for the New England
conference, urged the advertising men
to send delegates to\the FIRST meeting
of the conference at Worcester on
Nov. II and 10.
New England" he said, ''is actual
ly growing in strength, industry, edit
cational progress and happiness. We
have Jared pretty well without the CO.
ordination Of our many boards of
trade, chambers Of commerce and
trade associations. How much better
could we do when these organizations
and such specialized groups as you ad-
vertising men work closer together in
an endeavor to put into effective oper-
alton common policies for the individ-
ual and general good.
THE New England conference will
address itself to the problems of New
England and it will be such repre-
sentative body that it will clarity
them so that the natural and clear
methods of solution will be seem
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Officers of sheriff's Depart.
ment Trace Missing High
School Girl to Gardiner,
Where 1t is Believed She
Sought Employment-Possi
bility That Two Portland
Men Are Connected With
Mysterious Case

Clues which have resulted in trac.
ing Cora Perkins. the missing 15.year.
old Cony High student, as far as Gar
diner, where she was last seen at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon, have for
the present apparently been exhausted
but Sheriff Henry +. Cummings is
hopeful that further information may
be Forthcoming shortly which will lead
to the finding of the girl.
When he was~called into the case
the sheriff found that the girl had been
friendly with Gertrude Reynolds. an
other student at the school, and she
was accordingly questioned. She de-
clared that the Perkins girl had told
her that she was going to run away
but that she had thought 1t a joke.
She had asked her where she was GO
ing, and the answer had been ito
New York"
Communication was established with
young men in Great Works and in
Bangor and it was established that
she had not been to either of those
places. Then she was traced to Gar
diner where she had applied for work
at the johnson House. She had given
a fictitious name and stated that she
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Mackinac Officers
Say Not Guilty to
Manslaughter Charge

Providence. Oct. 13.-(AP)--Capt
George w. Mcvey ana Engineer John
A. Grant of the steamer Mackinac
whose boiler exploded in Newport har-
Dor on August IS. causing a death toll
of So. today pleaded not guilty in su-
perior court to six indictments charg.
ing them with manslaughter, and each
was released under $4,000 bail.
George j. Kelley of Pawtucket
agent Of the Blackstone Valley Trans.
portation Co.. owners Of the vessel
pleaded not guilty to three indict-
ments charging him with being an ac.
cessory before the fact to manslaugh-
ter. and was released under $4,000
bail.
The defendants were granted one
week in which to withdraw pleas and
file special pleas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Find Mutilated
Body of Boy of IL

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 13-(AP)--
The mutilated body of Francis Pio-
letti, 11-year-old nephew of Rev
Louis Pioletti, pastor of the Catholic
Church of the Redeemer. was found
today in the attic on the third floor
of a vacant house here.
Discovery of the body was made by
Patrolman John Rose. Police ex-
pressed the belief that the boy was
murdered at another place and his
body taken to the vacant house. The
boy was last seen at Columbus
Day banquet Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Sec. Wilbur's Gratis
To Commander Byrd

washington, Oct. 13.-(AP)-
Lieutenant Commander Richard E.
Byrd, Jr., who commanded the
naval section of the Macmillan Arc
tic expedition, arrived in Washing
ton today and reported to Secretary
Wilbur, who congratulated him up
on his work.
Expressing qualification that the
Navy personnel had returned safe
and we'll, Mr.. Wilbur said to him:
s"You at least did what l told you
to: got back safe and sound"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Vanderbilt Will
To Probate Court

Portsmouth, f. l.. Oct. 13.-(AP)-
The will Of Reginald c. Vanderbilt,
filed some time ago, was admitted to
probate here today by the town coun-
Gil sitting as court of probate. The
petition Of James r. Dooring of New
York, one of the executors, said that
100000.
to him and bonds were fixed at $780,
900. William X. Vanderbilt, another
executor, has declined to serve. The
widow, Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt.
named as the third executor, will be
prevented from serving until she be-
comes of age. 4..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Held for Deal in
Silver Black Foxes

Waterville. Me-, Oct. 13.-(AP)-
Charles j. Clukey of Waterville was
arrested late today in Fairfield on
a warrant from the Dexter NUM-
cipal court charging him with OBJ
tanning $1,000 from Philip Goulette
of Dexter under false pretenses for
two silver black foxes, by represent
ing himself as treasurer of the Oak
land and Belgrade Silver Black Fox
Ranch Company, on January z,
1925. Clukey was released later I'M
der $1,000 bonds for his appearance
Friday in the Dexter court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Burglars Wreck
p. @. Vault in Vermont

Brattleboro, VT, Oct. fS.-(AP)--
Burglars entered the Brattleboro post
office this morning and wrecked tho
mechanism Of the vault in the post.
masters Office where large quantity
Of postage stamps were stored. The
front door and inner doors Of the vault
were opened by the use Of an acetylene
fame and the front door of the inner
safe was wrecked by nitroglycerine,
but according to Postmaster s. A. Dam
iels, it will not be known perhaps un.
til tomorrow whether the break yielded
any booty as the wrecked door will not
be removed until the arrival of postal
officials.
Burglars obtained about $4,000
worth of stamps year ago when they
blew a. safe in another part Of the
office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Robbers Get Silk
Valued at $25Q.00O

New York, Oct. 13--(AP)-Silk
valued by the owners at $250.000 was
stolen from building in Madison
Square this morning by four robbers
helpless in the building until he was
found seven hours after the robbery.
The silk was taken from the show
rooms Of Samuel j., Aronson & Co.
1t was hauled away in a truck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Boston Attorney
Wounded by Client

Boston, Oct. 1s.-(AP)-John T. Nc
Donald, Boston attorney and former
chairman of the Democratic state COM
mittee, was shot tonight at his home
in the Forest Hill district. His wound
was not serious. Dennis Regan o.
Mattapan was arrested charged with
assault and battery with 4 loaded re-
volver with intent to kill.
The police said that Regan. client
Of the attorney, had called at the house
several times during the evening ana
on the last visit Mcdonald attempted
to put him out. The shooting follow
ed. The bullet entered McDonald's
right leg below the knee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Dawes Fights Shy
OF Partisan Quarrels

Montclair. N. j., Oct. 1S.-(AP)--
Vice President Charles @. Dawes to-
day told three officers of the YOUNG
Mems Whitney for Governor Club that
he did not come into New Jersey to
take any part in any partisan fight.
He refused to pose seated at q table
with the officers as If in conference.
declaring he would not be compromis-
ed and would not take part in their
state fight.
The officers Of the club said that the
vice president must have misunder-
stood them, that they desired merely
his endorsement of the activity of
young men in politics. The vice pres
ident finally was induced to pose for
photographers with the three of11cers
on the porch of the residence Of
Charles A. Hanna, an old friend Of Ne
hraska days. with whom he spent the
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Czech Debt Pact :
Signed by Both Sides

washington, Oct. 13.-(AP)-Ths
Czechoslovakian debt-funding agree
ment was made ready for presentation
to Congress- today when Secretary Mel
lon for the American debt commission
ana DR.. vilem Posposil. representing
Cxechoslovakia, attached their sigma
lures to the document. President Cool
idge already has approved the agree
ment. The CzechoslovalSian mission
left tonight for New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
FINANCIAL NEWS W

France. demand 4.saa, cables 4.5sa.
Italy. demand 3.S43, cables 3.9ll.
Belgium, demand 1854.
Germany, demand $3.50.
Holland, demand t0.13.
Norway, demand 1920.
Sweden, demand 26.7S.
Denmark, 24.47.
Switzerland, demand 1928.
Spain, demand 1874.
Greece, demand 1877.
Poland, demand 1870.
Cxecho- Slovallia, demand z.s6.
Jugo-Slavia, demand 1.7Sh
Austria, demand IA.
Rumania, demand .4S1.
Argentina, demand 41.37.'
Brazil, demand 1870.
Toxic. demand .401.
Shanghai. demand .7S2.
Montreal, demand .9e3.
Atchison gen. Is ............ Ssj
Bait. & Ohio CIV AIS .......... 90
c., r. I. & p. fdg. IS .......... So,
Int. Mer. Marine IS ........... S4i
gen. Ais ......... 93l
Pacific CIV. 4s ........ 81;
Union Pacific As .............. oil
U. S. Steel ref. 5s .............. 1851
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14

Chicago. Oct. 13.-(AP)-Charlie
Chaplin has. no ambition to play Ham
let. I'm too much of Hamlet IN
real life he said. when questioned
concerning recurring rumors of his de-
sire to play high tragedy. The peak
OF his ambition is to make people
laush, he SAID here IN his way to Hol-
lywood from New York. o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
AUGUSTALOCALS

The Willing Service Free Tract
Band will hold its regular monthly
meeting this evening at 7.3O at the
home of Miss Florence Blackman, 30
North street. A large attendance is
desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
Boston Live Stock Market

Specially Reported for the Kennebec
journal
Stock Yards, Oct 10.
MAINE
At Brighton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
KaniIwnrth N /.

Kenilworth, N. J., Oct. 13.-(AP)
John H. Maui, d., died soon after
his body had been pierced by the
dried stalk of a dAhlia as he fell
backward from his front porch
while adjusting storm windows. He
fell less than eight feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14

Moscow.-7Leon Trotzky, who II 20
ing to take q rest because of a break
down, has been working Is hours q
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14

Gimbel Bros. Co.. earned $5.43 a
share on the combined A and B
common stocks in the first months
this year with net profit of $1,0S7,259
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
: YoRk MARKEr
.s nay'e Dealings in All
- q sinsalins Stocks

$3.50. r,.aiinus in All
~ Il ~ w ~. stccks
w Lea.m.
- is-(AP)-Enor-
~. .s;ne sales, BASED on
reas s 1stes and the belief
Is nel 49,. I'm the rapidity In
y q lssvsnce had weakened e.
sut : orvcsSifion Of the market,
mlca iws,'sd to halt the gen.
a movement o. %o, plies sales .s
slccx 81. su'ooo.oo shares.
1tpis - = he Unexpectedly
aels q 4 September unfiiied
~ II 1. steel Corp which
& me $3.50 after the close on
i1n0sssn.cop timistic reports from
~ = sssnference, publication
~. ., favorable district earn
lluo1.i. md hardening STEEL zinc
Npos.s srices.
coppsao 4 two score issues broke 81,
ssre J. = ~ high levels for the
y Y = sncst spectacular gam
10y x 100 points In kres sn:
1SsX ! record top at Soo
siiuped back to 10 as
~ ~, ~ q SIS earlier In the
80 =, nsak prices also were az
Ssy ..ociated Dry Goods. KIN
4 " ssnd McCrory stores 3, sne :
~ 49,
.nored 1 temporary burst OF
81 e s y ne opening but failed 70
n !. shsir rains. u. 8. steel
~ .ssshsd ia 3-4 and then
y hsck % 12s at the close.
ss.s,sM touched a new top AT
'se VA ihen slid back to 1O9 -
.,sss "A the day, while Beth.
rsrrriSIe ana Gulf States eacn
y = ~ aims Of ABOUT a point.
"a accessory stocks were
~ srs IN whirl upward under
,.Ssrship Of General Motors
~ snd Studsbaker. which
M v NV il25 maximum prices at
"a Il ~ respectively.
g. 49, ,.srss Il, that group to reach
s..y,tory we're Dodge Brothers
. 49, NV Timken Roller Bear
cs,rmbrrr CarbWetor. Hayes
4 M stuart Warner Speedom-
.hovsd 4 temporary burst OF
Y. Nh N n late trading under
"a ssa,rship Of Marland. which
VI "a 70 1 new high level for
~ snirIted buying of local
.ssres was another feature.
s,sr Union Gas showing an ex-
~ al over 8 points at IS "a.
,sssst price since the recapital-
" II fhe company in 1928.
ssns M ! drop Of over 8 points
',iisd cirar Stores, which re-
sSvsnced Is points In two
~ tohscco shares were Arm.
IN PRODUCTS common and Rey-
4 uoyed into new high ground.
M Leather broke over 8 points
ia Brown shoe, Chrysler MO-
Mpont, Emerson Brontingham
ma. Kelsey Wheel, r. 8. Shuttle.
Il Drug and West Penn Co,
n net reeessions Of d point or
d money renewed at 4 IL per-
IA th9n advanced to 5 and 5
h. b aHdcipation OF the heavy
dnwal 0f funds on Oct. 10. Time
Y rates also showed q stinening
snex 50 to 30 day loans being
u on 4 fat I IA percent basis
I'D Of 10 to 81 with the
b dats Summarizing I "a to 3
NJ Prime commercial paper
unchanged with I So percent
billing rate. With the exception
point advances in Norwegian
Danish 70 z.so ana 24.4. cents.
ctvely, me principal european
nnsss were reactionary.
rAnd sterling ruled ac lower
n 1881. and French francs
uer, seven points to around
cents IN reflection Of rumors that
ffsn bankers had abandoned ne
tons for . government loan.
q lire dropped half a point to
y ~ cents. but other recessions
\ an for Sor..,,c hora. =, al
'ptions ccntrasted with the heav-
q foreign issues which resulted
ths announcement that the Cool
sanlnlstration would oppose fur
~ ssttled their war debts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14

ChtcAso.--William Wrigey, Jr, 10
ready TO shoot a million" to put the
CUBS over the top next year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
S. w. wertheim has been elected
president OF Barnes Bros.

Securities of six additional compa-
MES have been admitted to trading
on the New York curb market. The
list includes the Capital stock of the
Torrington Co.. of Maine and the
Canada Bread Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
FLASHES OF LIFE
(By the Associated Pres,

e11V zxSS0Szutcu TIeSSI
Elizabeth. N. For the informa-
ton of radio fans who noted unwonted
noises during speech by Vice Presi-
dent Dawes last night. he pounded the
Senate rules and the table SO hard
that the microphones nearly toppled
off.