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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Warren Nomination
For Attorney General
Up in Senate Today

Washington, Mar. G-Endorsed for
q second time by the judiciary COM
mittee,. the nomination of Charles 3.
Warren of Michigan, to be attorney
general, will be called up tomorrow
in the senate with every prospect
that it will be confirmed after some
debate.
The first move of opponents will
be to force consideration in open ex-
ecutive session, but they were dubi-
Gus tonight of success. the Republic
cans in conference today having vo-
ted % to IL against such a departure
from established senate rules. A two
thirds majority would be necessary
to open the doors.
Called in special session, the ju-
dietary committee today ordered q
fa vorable report on the nomination,
which was resubmitted to the senate
yesterday by President Coolidge.
Only one Democrat, Overman, of
North Carolina, was present, and as
en- the previous occasion. he voted
for a favorable report.
Until the senate acts President
Coolidge. it was stated today at the
White House, will make no further
appointments to fill vacancies in fed
eral pudgeships. as he desires to
have the benefit of the recommends
lions of his attorney general before
submitting such nomina tons to the
senate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Judge Hats
State S Drastic
Quiz of Stokes
LIEUT., COL, FECHET
SUCCEEDS MITCHELL
AS ASST. AIR CHIEF

Washington, Mar. 6-Brig. Gen.
William Mitchell, center of the re-
cent controversy over air power, will
be succeeded as assistant chief of
the army air service by Lieut.. Col.
James Z. Fechet, on April 81, when
his term of Office expires. The as
signment, announced today and
bearing out expectations that such a
change would be effected, carries
with it the rank of Brigadier Cen
eral. General Mitchell will revert to
his own rank as Colonel after that
date.
Commenting on the appointment
at Norfolk, Va, where he had gone to
witness an anti-aircraft gun demon
stration near Fortress Monroe ar
ranged by the war department as an
outgrowth Of the aircraft contro-
vesy, General Mitchell asserted: He
is a good man. l shall abide by the
departments orders"
The war secretary's statement an
rouncing that he had recommended
Lieutenant Colonel Fechet for the
appointment to the president, which
was regarded as practically the same
thing as an actual order of assign
ment although senate confirmation
is required. made no other comment
regarding the change beyond saying
that General Mitchell's future as
signment had not been determined.
Lieutenant Colonel FeChet. like
General Mitchell. rose from the ranks
He was transferred to the aviation
service of the signal corps in 1917.
after the outbreak of the world war,
when he became qualified pilot. He
is now incommand of the air service
advance flying field school. Kelly
Field, Tex.
He has not indicated his opinions
in regard to the controversy over the
proposal for a unified air force, dis
tinct from both army and navy,
which Gen. Mitchell championed Wig
orously both in published articles
and during his recent frequent ap-
pearanle before the special house air.
craft committee. In the statement is
sued at Gen. Mitchelrs Office here,
Gen. Mitchell said h would continue
his campaign for unified air force.
The question of his own assignment,
he felt, was unimportant.
Lieutenant Colonel F'echet has
something Of reputation in army
circles as daring pilot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
End Quizzing of
Mrs. DenniStOun

London, March. 6.-The cross-eXamf-
nation of Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Dennis
toun, who is suing her former hus-
band, now the husband of the former
Dowager Countess Of Carnarvon. for
money alleged to have been loaned to
him prior to their divorce, ended this
afternoon.
An emphatic mo-" was her last an
swer to questioning. The question,
put to her by Justice Maccardie. who
is presiding in the trial. was whether
she had been guilty of over-friendly
relations with anyone except the late
Sir John Steven Cowans, former Quar-
termaster general of the British army,
and a Spaniard named Bolin, whom
she met in Barcelona in 1921 and to
whom she previously testified she was
engaged to be married.
The case was adjourned until next
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
NETWORK MAYOR
GIVEN RAzz|NC IN
ASSEMBLY SESSION

New York. March 6.-Amid such
booing and Kissing of a mayor as
seldom has been witnessed in New
York's city hall, the upper house
of the municipal assembly today
transferred the supervision of the
taxicabs from the bureau of lie
enses to the police department..
Comptroller Charles L. Craig, op-
ponent Of Mayor Hylan's policies,
shook his fist at his chief and
charged that the yellow Taxicsb
Company is growing rich through
police favoritism."
A representative of the Empire
State TaXicab Chamber of Commerce
shouted to the mayor: II dare You
to shut me up" and then declared
the Yellow TaXicab Company was
being protected by police because
one of its directors was c. ]. Sinnot,
a relative OF Mrs. Hylan.
There were such cheers that May
CT Hylan could not make himself
heard
why don't you report your
charges to the police commits
sioner?" he shouted, finally.
What ?--and get my skull crack
ed?" retorted the taxi man.
Comptroller Craig interrupted to
say: IF this man wanted to make
n complaint he would have found
Commissioner Enright making
speeches in Argentina. Everybody
knows that in his recent tour of
South America he went only to
countries where wine flows as free.
ly as the tides"
When a vote on transferring cat
supervision to the police depart
II ent was taken. Comptroller Craig
was the sole opponent of the meas
ire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Halifax Calm
AS Strike 5000
Miners Is Started

Halifax, N. s., March 6-Prepara-
tons for strike of 5000 miners in the
Cape Breton area, scheduled to be
called late tonight, evinced no disor-
der tonight.
At the close OF the afternoon SEES
sion of the legislative assembly it
was announced that there were no
new developments and that none
were expected tonight. The Cape
Breton labor members left after the
session for the scene Of the expected
strike. No additional police have
been ordered and the provincial
police force has been neither mobil-
lied nor augmented.
Arrangements have been made by
the municipality of Glace Bay to pro-
vide relief for the families of the
miners who were said, in a statement
issued by the miners union yester-
day, to be destitute. The 6OO0 men
expected to QUIT work tonight, rep
resenting those who have been re-
ceiving part time work during the
winter, will constitute only a part
of the total number Of men on strike
as several thousand more have been
idle throughout the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Constitution Was
Violated by Dawes
View of Harrison

Newark. N. j., March Ex-senator
Pat Harrison of Mississippi in y
public address here today, said that
Vice President Dawes had violated
the constitution by dismissing the
senate after his Inauguration with
out formal motion to adjourn, and
also by allowing The senators to be
sworn in while the house was not in
order.
The senator also declared that
his feelings had been hurt" by the
Vice Presidents arraignment of the
senate rules and iy news paper adi-
torials which had approved Mr..
Dawes attack on the traditional reg
ulation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Girls Laughter
Battles Bandits

, Boston. Mar. 6-Miss Evelyn
nourke today saved a payroll of
siso0 by laughing at two men who
NED her up at gunpoin as she was
returning from a bank with the
money.
Get away from there!" the girl
ordered, and before the bold high
waymen could recover from their as
.onishment she had entered an office
puilding and summoned the police.
John Conroy Of South Boston was
arrested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Occupants Flee
AS Flames Sweep
Biddeford Block
France Watching
Moves of Premier
In Matter Security

Paris, Mar. 6-(By A. P.)-Premier
Herriot was regarded in political cir
cles here tonight as confronting the
most difficult crisis Of his career al
head Of the government. He is fac
ing the all important question of a
security pact and the entire nation Is
watching him closely to see what he
will do with it.
Foreign Minister Skrzynsky of Po-
land, in long talk with the premier
this afternoon, declared Poland would
not consent to revision Of the treaty
of Versailles. In addition, Foreign
Secretary Chamberlain of Great Bril-
tain, who arrived here this afternoon
on his way to Geneva and with whom
NJ. Herriot is dining this evening at
the British embassy. will present his
views on the problem.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in the opinion Of
the Paris press, is going to Geneva
to give the finishing blow to the
league protocol which was M. Her
riots greatest hope.
NJ. Skrzynsky is said to have added
that the arbitration, such as Ger
many is alleged to have in view, cam
not be permitted to bring into ques-
llOll Tic JULIUS WHICH WeTc SctlIiSt
by reaty, that is, the status quo of
Europe as based on the treaty of
Versailles.
The issue is thus sharply defined
between Germany and Great Britain
on one hand and France and Belgium
and their allies of central Europe on
the other. M. Skrzynsky is under
stood to have the backing of Foreign
Minister Benes of Czechoslovakia.
The possible way out Of the d.
lemma are that Germany abandon her
claim upon the Danzig corridor.
which was put into the treaty Of Ver-
sailles on the insistance of the late
President Wilson, or the RECONSTRUCT
ton Of the leagues security protocol
on bisis that Great Britain and her
dominions will be able to accept. The
second of these possibilities will be
the subject of talk between Mr..
Chamberlain and NJ. Herriot tomor-
row
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Hints of Possible
RetaliatOry Tariff
BY Canadian Govt.

Ottawa, March 6-The possibility
Of Canadian tariff retaliation against
the United States, if the latter i'm
poses prohibitive tariff against
Canadian agricultural products, was
suggested today by the acting min
lister of finance, j. A. Robb.
Speaking to a delegation from the
Canadian council of agriculture, he
said:
IF the Americans put a prohibitive
tariff against our agricultural pro-
ducts why shouldn't we put up a
tariff against some of their pro-
ducts? The government needs to
have some club to handle these fell
lows"
You speak of going down to the
United States with club" said a
delegate. "Why not so down with a
smile? You might get better re-
sults.'
THAT is a matter of opinion" Mr..
Robb replied.
Mr.. RObb defended the government
plan of substituting the Peterson line
steamships. to extend Canadian COM
merce, because, he said, the ships of
the Canadian government merchant
marine were not bldg enough for
ocean commerce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Says Her Daughter
Is Child Brooklyn
Shipbuilder, Deceased

\ New York. March 6-Asking $780,
1000 for her child, who she says is the
daughter of the late Fields S. Pen
dleton, Millionaire Brooklyn ship
builder. Mrs. Dorothea V. Conner of
Providence, r. l., appeared in Brook
Ign Surrogate court today in cOnnec-
ton with q petition to be recognized
as a creditor of the Pendleton estate.
His children, as executors, are fight
ing the action.
Through her counsel. Mrs. Conner
told the story of her alleged rela alton
ship for five years with the elderly
shipbuilder. She said, too. that she
was married at Pendleton's request
to Harry Conner. Boston business
man. whom she said she first reject
ed in order to live with Pendleton.
Conner is assisting her in her court
fight.
Mrs. Connor's counsel said that
she first met Pendleton in 1916. when
she was employed by Conner, who
at that time was her sutton.
She became infatuated with PEN
dleton and agreed to live with him
as common-law wife. her counsel
said, with the understanding that he
was formally to marry her later. At
that time, she alleged, she did not
know that he was already married.
Her counsel said Pendleton establish
ed her i'll Boston where he visited
her regularly.
The attorney said that when she
told Pendleton she was to become
mother and urged him TO marry her.
he admitted he was married. but
promised to settle $4,000 on the
child. He induced Conner to mary
her, according to the attornev to
give the child name. The marriage
took place in October, 1920, and in
January 1921. Alice Barbara was
born. The promised settlement was
not made. despite repeated assuran-
ces. Mrs. Connors counsel said, and
Pendleton died a year later.
Winifred and Fields S. Pendleton.
Jr., administrators of their fathers
estate. entered a categorical denial
of Mrs. Connor's allegations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Says Paddock Move
Only Beginning in
Dry Drive in Gotham

New York, March 6-Emery r.
Buckner, who assumed Office as
United States district attorney for
the southern district of New York
only five days ago, declared tonight
that his action against IA of the
most exclusive supper clubs of the
great white way constituted but the
first step Of a campaign which he
will wage to dry up" New York.
He announced plans for three
fold attack against the strongholds
of Illicit liquor, each phase Of which
is based on his intention to substi-
tute civil closing proceedings for the
present cumbersome, farcicial and
grotesque system of punishment by
the arrest and fine of the small fry"
who carry on the gigantic business
Of keeping certain parts Of New
York wet"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Sec. Hughes Given
Surprise Farewell

Washington, March Ga surprise
farewell party was given Charles
Evans Hughes as he boarded train
late today to leave Washington, after
four years service as Secretary OF
state. He rallied tomorrow for a va
cation in Bermuda preliminary to
resuming the practice of law.
Practically the entire diplomatic
corps and the cabinet were at the
station when Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes
and their daughter, Elizabeth, en-
trained. Mounting the steps OF q
coach. Mr.. Hughes held an Informal
farwell reception. shaking HANDS
with most of those who had come to
bid him goodbye.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
FATHER POISONED
CHILD-WOMAN
WORD OF CORONER

Denver. Colo, Mar. 6.-Hazel
Blazer. 80 year old child-woman.
came to her death from poison adj
ministered 10y her father DR.. Har-
old +. Blazer, according to the YER
dict today OF a coroners jury. DR..
w. S. Dennis, who conducted he
autopsy on the girls body. testified
that poison other than chloroform
and sufficient to cause death h;G
been found. II chloroform had con-
tributed to the cause of death DR..
Dennis said, no traces of it were left
il the body.
DR.. Blazer is t>elie, cd to have talk
en- the same poison which was found
IN the girls body. He is facing Il
first degree murder charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Verdict of $4,000
Against Postal
Tel. Co. at Bangor

Bangor, Maine, Mar. en- the
superior court today the jury in the
case of Lafayette Jellison of Ban
gor against the Postal Telegraph
Company. to recover $4,000 for in
juries alleged to have been suffered
by the plaintiff while in the de-
PENDANTS employ at Ellsworth on
May %, 1922, the jury, after three
hours dehberation. brought In I
verdict for the plaintiff. awarding
damakes Of $4,000. The case goes
to the law court on exceptions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Ban on Hay and
Straw in No. Ireland

Ottawa, Ont. March CIV. r.
Motherell. Minister Of Agriculture,
announced tonight receipt of i
cablegram from the Canadian high
commissioner in London, stating the
landing of hay and straw in north
ern Ireland had been prohibited II
brought from the United States or
Great Britain.
The government Of northern Ire
land has sanctioned the landing of
Canadian hay, the message adds, but
reserves the right to prohibit i'm
portations without notice If the de-
velopment Of hoof and mouth dis
ease in Canada or the United States
iustifies such action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
General Forecast

The disturbance that was near
Hatteras Thursday night has adj
vanced eastward over the ocean at
tended by strong winds and gales.
The disturbance that was over
Nevada remains practically station
airy with a trough of low pressure
extending eastward to Kansas.
During the last "a hours scattered
showers have occurred along the
middle and north Atlantic coasts.
Temperatures have risen generally
from the Mississippi valley east
ward to the Atlantic coast and have
fallen in the west. In almost all Sec
lions of the country the temperatures
are above the seasonal average. be-
ing as much as 80 degrees or more
above in Kansas.
The outlook is for unsettled wealth
er on Saturday followed by rain in
the north Atlantic states.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh possibly strong northeast and
weather overcast with occacional
rains Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Vermont Sherifs'
Assn DenOunces
Motor Vehicle Law

Rutland, VT. March 1.-THE Yer
mont Sheriff Association meeting here
today. denounced the proposed motor
vehicle act now before the Vermont
legislature, on the ground that it made
Secretary of State Aaron II. Grout
chief enforcement officer and delegated
to auto inspectors powers which be-
long to the sheriffs. Sheriff Henry r.
Adams of this city was made chairman
of committee to draft proposed
amendments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
President Hopes
To Attend Morse.
Amer. Centennial

Washington. March 6-Although
President Coolidge has not reached
a final decision as to what trips, if
any. he will make in the near future,
it was said at the White House to-
day. that he hoped to be able to at
tend the Morse American centennial
celebration at the Minnesota state
fair grounds in June. He also is
hopeful of going to New England
either for the Lexington Concord
celebration next month or the exer-
cises that will commemorate the
150th anniversary Of the battle of
Bunker Hill in June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Two Montreal Men
Are Found Guilty
On Murder Charges

Montreal, Mar. civilian George
Watkins, alias Davies, 70. was found
guilty tonight of the murder Of F. X.
Beauvias, grocer Of Verdun, last
september and was sentenced to hang
June IL. Alfred Deschambault, II,
one Of the gang which held up the
grocer and shot him, was found
guilty Of manslaughter ard will be
sentenced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Plan Early Naming
German Ambassador

Washington. Mar. 6-An ambassa-
dor to Germany will be selected by
President Coolidge in time to submit
his nomination to the senate before
the special session ends.
The vacancy in the German capital
was caused by the transfer Of Am
bassador .Houghton to the court of
St. James, succeeding Frank 3. KEEL
logc. who became secretary OF state
yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
COURT DECISION
MEANS RAzINC OF
WYOMING TOWN

Cheyenne, Wyo., March 6-The
town OF Lavoye, was literally wiped
off the map Of Wyoming today and
its $500 residents deprived Of their
homes by ruling Of Federal Judge
7. Blake Kennedy. who ordered that
the entire village and its populace
| must be moved in order to make a
| clear path for giant OF industry
Petroleum.
Public buildings, business houses,
homes-everything- go, for
Judge Kennedy decreed that the Ohio
Oil Company, which leased the land
on which the town is located, from
| the government, for oil development,
is entitled to full, possession within
sixty days from today. On April /,
| 1924, he held that the town had been
| established without legal basis, but
did not provide for enforcement of
removal order.
| Today's decision means that il any
| sign of the town is left in 60 days,
| those responsible will be subject to
citation for contempt of court.
! Lavoye is a modern incarnation of
the TYPICAL DOOlll mining tOWIl OF tnc
old west. 1t grew up between patch
es of alkali and sagebrush almost
overnight. forty miles north of Cas-
per, when oil drilling in 1920 de-
randed hundreds of men in that vi
entity. 1t still is the same busting
village, with three weekly news
papers. numerous motion picture
theatres. automobile agencies and
other institutions of work and play
J which fortune seekers demand.
Like the mushroom town that 1t
! is. it's buildings are f1imsy-hastily
| thrown together shacks for the most
| part-and can be easily demolished.
It'll is expected that the business in
! terests of the town will be transfer
| red mostly to Salt Creek. a nearby
! oil town.
Casper. Wyo, Mar. 6-The oil
| town of Lavoye will fight for its eX-
! istence in the U. S. circuit court of
appeals. Alfred S. Beach, counsel for
| the Lavoye Town Site Association.
said here tonight on receiving word
! that Federal Judge Kennedy had de-
creed today in Cheyenn that the Yil-i
| lage must move in 60 Gays.
| An appeal to the circuit court and
a restraining order from the appel,
late body. will be asked in order toj
make ineffective, temporarily, ap
least. Judge kennedy's ruling. MrA
! Beach announced. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07

6iddeford, Me- March 6-Forty-
five persons were made homeless and
a baby and several firemen were in
jured in a fire here tonight which
left only the walls Of a three story
wooden building standing and caused
a loss of $4,000. With the ground
floor a mass of flames, Fireman
James FurIey fought his way
through smoke filled halls up and
down burning stairways to rescue
threa months old Laurette Roy, left
alone in her crib on the top floor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Killed When His
Motorcycle Skids

Haverhill, Mass. Mar. Oscar
Bernier of South Lawrence was ia
tally injured late tonight when his
motorcycle either sllidded or collid-
ed with another vehicle. He was
found or River street, Haverhill. ly-
ing at the side of the road. his skull
fractured and otherwise injured. He
died later at hospital. His motor
cycle was wrecked.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
6 Airplane Firms
To Compete for
p. o. Dept. Favor

Garden City. n. Y. Mar. 6.-Air-
planes built by six companies will go
through their PAGES tomorrow in a.
Hostoffice department competition at
Curtiss Field to determine what
type of plane Is best fitted for the
New York-Chicas0 night air mail
service.
1cmorrow's competition will be
Observed by J. f. Whitbeck, eastern
division superintendent of the air
Gals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED

Northern New England-Unsettled
Saturday; Sunday increasing cloudi-
ness followed by rain.
Southern New England-Unsettled
and slightly warmer Saturday; Sun
day increasing cloudiness followed
by rain.
Eastern New York-Fair Saturday.
followed by rain Saturday night and
Sunday; not much change in tenn
perature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
S0L0NS WILL
START INTENSIVE
DRIVE next WEEK
Senate Battle on Barwise Sec
tartan Bill Will Be Feature
Measure

Hearings on Richmond and Bath
Bridge Property Also Hold Inter-
est-Emergency Resolve to Fin
ance State to Be Rcported-Ncxt
-Four Weeks Promise to BE Busy
! Ones
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07
Baby and Several Fire
men Hurt; As Forced
to Street in $780,
900 Blaze

Fire Originates in Garage and
Envelopes Three Story Tene-
ment-Fireman Battles Way
Through Binding S m O k e
and Flames to Rescue For
gotten Babe-Aid Sent from
SacO