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New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
FRONTIER TOWN"

sad the Gap one DrlEnt oay when opSlness was at it's height "its no use talking, but streeter. vile won't never have no chamber of commerce until it has its cabaret first.
 This here is frontier town, and it's got to go through its red.boodcd youth. No church or W. c. T. U. branch ever growed real big town yet. Yuh got to start out with entertainment" So the Cap" gave them plenty of that. Hun. dreds of cases of the best bonded and lager stuff obanable, in fact
 He was on the road to unaccustomed prosperity, when after three wet Sundays the invaders came. Bullet holes through the castle walls and blood marked their departure
 Several truck loade of beer were connscated, and one woman and two men--the Cap" among them had to be carried away in police ambuances. Thus fell the heavy hand of Fate upon the "Capns' dream of a lifetime.
 It marked the beginning Of the end.
 The Cap" and his faithful wife came back to the "Deestrct" to live for awhile on the few shrunken parcels left to them.
 Then one day, in December 1918, when the wind was bowling and the snow beating down, they came back 10 find the castle in ruins.
 CASTLE BURNED
 The invaders had been there before and applied the torch.
 As he had come in a storm, SO the Captain de- parted.
 He showed off in the mouldy Reutan once moro and beook himself into the marshes of Indiana to establish legal residence for more federal litigation One last attempt was made by the military gov ernor' to regain possession of the "Deestrict" by force.
 That was about two years ago.
 He attempted 10 hoist the national banner of the "Deestrict" but was driven of before the standard rose half way on Its halyards.
 Then the Cap" died
 And Ma" disappeared.
 But now she is back agairt
 "1m fight 'em 10 the end" she says the grayei head wagging up and down.
 And you can gamble that she means t. For the Streeters were scrappers.
 And Mas" Streeter
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
NE hundred million dollars is the prisel

nNE hundred million dollars Is the prisel
 But Ma" streeter Is shooting at 1t with
 legal bullets this time.
 Once, 1t Is true, the missiles were real-nred rom her trusty rife.
 But that was in tho good old days Before her gun eye failed, her trigger finger rew palsled and advancing ago made 1t incon. iderately more difficult to draw bead on a blue. ioated policeman.
 Aware of these inhibitions. the picturesque vi. low of doughty Cap" George Wellington streeter, ate autocrat and bushwackins "Columbus' of chicago's famous "Deestrct of Lake Michigan" ooocre patch of made land stretching north from he river along the ctys Gold Coast shore line which he claimed to have discovered, has dropped Ter arms and at last turned to the courts for re. lress.
 Stlll bristling with light, but bent and gray, she trode the other day from out her mysterious re. iTement in obscure and solitary retreat on house ,oat down along the river front.
 RETURNS TO FRAY Her sudden reappearance served to stir old mem. ,ries.
 It turned back a serio.conc page In the ctys most melodramic history,
 But true to her mettle, Ma" had come back to aeht
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Recount or Another
Election Will Decide
Party Control in SacO.

Saco, March 2.-Although bothi
Republicans and Democrats had en-,
gagged brass bands. there was no par
ade or celebration in this city to-
night when the count of votes in to-
days municipal election had been
completed, for control of the city
during the coming year hung upon
the result of the vote in one ward
and that ward was deadlocked.
The Republicans reelected Mayor
John G. Smith and elected three OF
the city's seven aldermen.
The Democrats also elected three
aldermen and their candidate i'll
Ward 1, Ralph w. Bean, tied Nor
rill Harper, Republican, 353 to 800.
A recount will be held tomorrow. In
the event of failure to break the
tie, another election in the ward
will be necessary. The board of
aldermen here controls appoint
ments and the majority Of city poll
cies.
Judge c. Wallace Harmon. Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor, who had
been supported by many Republic
cans opposed to the Ku Klux Khan,
lost to Smith. 1,519 to 1.456. This
aldermen chosen were Herbert F..
Boothby, Orville G. Noyes and Otto
L. Carter, Republicans; and John
T.. Lewis, Jr., Joseph E. Cabana and
Howard A. Parker. Democrats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Congress Intent Interpreted
by Supreme Court Ruling
Make Distinction Between
Searching Private Dwelling
and Automobiles - Second
Ruling Says States Can
Make Unlawful Possession
of Liquor Acquired Before
Passage of Dry Act

Washington, March Federal
prohibition agents may lawfully stop
automobiles and other vehicles and
search them for contraband liquor,
without a warrant, the supreme
court decided today in a case from
Michigan, brought by George Car
roll and John Kiro.
In another liquor case decision,
brought from Georgia by Big Sam
uels. the court l.eld that states may
under the constitution, make unlaw-
full the possession of liquor acquired
legally before the federal prohibit
ton act.
Chief Justice Taft delivered the
opinions in both cases, Justices Nc
Reynolds and Sutherland dissent
ing in the former, and Justice But
Ter in the latter.
Declaring that "it would be intol-
cradle and unreasonable If a pro-
hibition agent We're authorized to
stop every automobile on the chance
of finding liquor, and thus subject
Continued on Page 5-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Prosecutor Says Public Senti-
ment Prompts Effort to
Convict Her of Accessory
After Fact in Killing of
Gorham Farmer - Testified
at First Trial That She Kept
Secret of Shooting to Shield
Her Son

Portland, March 2.-Public senti-
ment prompted the arrest today of
Mrs. Lottie Freeman Cote on a charge
OF being an accessory after the fact
IN the murder of her husband Alphonse
at Gorham on November z, County At
torney Ralph NJ. ingalls, declared to-
night.
Mrs. Cote was unable to furnish
$4,000 bail and was locked up in the
county Jail tonight. Mrs. Cote's
mother. Mrs. Nellie Campbell of Deer
ing, was refused as a bondsman on
the ground that she did not possess
the requisite amount OF property. The
woman's attorneys say they will have
no trouble getting bail tomorrow. The
hearing has been set for Wednesday
morning.
The new charge, according to the
prosecuting attorneys, is based to
some extent on testimony given by
Mrs. Cote during her trial. She de-
clared at that time that she concealed
facts concerning Fielding's, crime for
the sake OIL her son, Ralpn Barton
Sanborn. She did this, she testified.
because Fielding threatened to place
the blame for the murder on Ralph
if the shooting was not kept secret.
1.-THE officials are doing their duty"
Harry S. Nixon, Mrs. Cotes attorney.
said tonight, and we will do ours for
Mrs. Cote. We are confident that we
can secure her acquittal on this new
charge, and she is as confident as we
are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
CLAIM GERMANS
PREPARING FOR WAR
UNDER CAM0uFLACE

Paris. March 2.-(By A. P.)-The
opinion of Marshal Foch and his
colleagues of the allied war COM
mittee is that the report Of the mill
tary control commission shows the
Germans persist in their determina-
ton to maintain a complete staff of
officers for an army such as existed
prior to 1914. Also. the committee
believes. Germany is educating not
only officers and subalterns to this
end. but under all sorts of camou-
f1age, is training enough men to
mobilize strong fighting army
whenever it wishes to do so.
: This. the commission says in a
written opinion which the ambas-
sador's council will consider tomor-
row. is of far greater important
than the discovery of unauthorized
war material, although it is pointed
out that the existence of illicity
manufactured rifles, machine guns
and parts of cannon. emphasizes the
seriousness of the situation.
Among the details of the control
missions report to which the mill
tary experts refer is the discovery
in steel mills OF secret shops walled
up from the eyes of the curious
where are stored patterns and
moulds for the most improved type
of cannon, and even unfinished tubes
that in a short time could be made
into guns ready to fire. Tips given
by German pacifists lead to many
finds of this sort including more
new rifles than would be required to
arm the entire German army on the
LASTS of the Versailles treaty.
Information given by workmen
employed in chemical factories led
to the finding of conclusive evidence
that facilities for the production of
asphyXiating gas have been left in
tact as they existed at the end of the
great war. The report on this point
confirms evidence which the allies
have had for some time to the effect
that the German had erected new
factories that could almost instant
ly be devoted to the production of
vast quantities of the most deadly
weapon which the war developed
and which had just begun to dem
onstrate how deadly it could be
made when the conflict ended.
These discoveries, in the opinion
of the military experts, are render
ed all the more important by proofs
of the existence of a military staff
school and the training of young
men of Germany for an army such
as that with which the country en-
tered the great war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Make Rulings on
Regulation Inter-
State Motor Traffic

Washington, March Two deci-
sions of far-reaching Importance IN
the regulation of interstate motor We
hicleuar traffic by the states were
handed down today by the supreme
court.
In cases brought from Washington
and Maryland, the court, in opinions
by Justice Brandeis, denied that
states may interfere with interstate
commerce moving over their high-
WAYS in motor vehicles.
In deciding a case brought by A. j.
Bucks, against the director of pub
lie works of the state of Washing
ton. the court held that the state
could not refuse to authorize licenses
for motor buses over that section OF
the Pacific highway lying within its
borders.
The court also held that Maryland
cannot decline to permit such motor
vehicles to use it's highways. Justice
McReynolds dissented from the lat
ter opinion.
Both cases involved state permits
sion to operate a motor vehicle line
for public hire over an interstate
route.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Ebert to Be Buried
With Rites of the
Catholic Church

Berlin, Match 2.-(By A. P)-The
interment of President Ebert at Hell
delberg on Thursday will be with the
rites of the Roman Catholic church.
Father Mas of Heidelberg will read
the service.
This announcement was made late
this afternoon after there had been
much uncertainty as to whether there
would be any religious ceremonial at
the funeral. While the president was
born in the Catholic faith, he had been
active for many years as leader or
the Socialists, who have been ex-
tremcly antagonistic to all religions.
The funeral train will leave Berlin
"Wednesday evening for Heidelberg.
The general federation of German
trades unions has issued an appeal to
all organized workers to cease work
from II o'clock to Ills o'clock Thurs
day morning, not only as personal
tribute to Herr Ebert but as pledge
of fidelity to the republic and an eX-
preston of determination to bring
about ultimate victory for the aims
OF the working classes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Mob Strings Up
Negro Who Confessed
To Attacking Girl

ROCKFORD, Ga, March AN uni
Identified negro who confessed to at
lacking a 14-year-old white girl near
here this morning was lynched late
this afternoon about two and one-halt
miles from ROCKFORD. He was cup
tured after a chase lasting nearly the
entire day and was wounded IN the
back with rife shot.
The negro was burned at the STAKE,
Flo was brought back to the scene OF
his crime and identified by his, VICTIM
He was then carried into field where
brush and wood were piled about ms
manacled form, and after gasoline mad
been applied to his clothing the wood
was set on fire.
The victim uttered but faint out
cries and was stoical throughout the
experience. There was little disoroer.
Men we'll known in the community
we've IN the mob There was no at.
tempt at concealment. The negro
name is undetermined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Two of Rum-Chaser
Crew Hurt in Blast
At Portland Pier

Portland, Mar. 2-Severe burns
about the face and hands We're re-
ceived by Frank Rossen. of 20 Ire
mont street, Fall River. Mass, and
Charles Kicker of Newcastle, N. H.,
machinists in the United States
coastguard service, attached to the
new rum chaser CG-190, as the re-
suit of an explosion in the engine
room of the boat tonight. as the
craft lay tied up on the east side of
the state pier.
Both men, who We're working on
the engine at the time We're blown up
through the hatchway covering the
engine room into the icy waters of
the harbor. They were saved from
drowning through the prompt action
of Captain A. ]. Smalley, commander
of the CG-190, who cast off life pre-
servers to the struggling men. They
are at the Maine General hospital
where they are expected to recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Mrs. Cote Again to Face
Trial in Death Husband
U. OF N. ARMORY
WILL BE WELL
STARTED BY SPRING
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Feb. 20. University of Maine-With
the passing of the snow this spring
from the campus of the University
of Maine, the half million dollar
Memorial Gymnasium Armory pro-
ject will be well started on it's way
The Boston Bridge Company has just
been awarded the contract for the
fabrication and erection of the steel
for the indoor field, and as soon as
weather conditions will permit ma
chinery and men will be rushed on
Alumni field to start work on what
has been the dream of the State
University for many years.
Last fall sixteen concrete piers
which are to hold the steel work OF
the indoor field were sunk in prepar-
alton for the early work this spring.
Because of the immediate import
ance of the indoor field the Building
Committee has made strenuous eff
forts to insure the completion of this
spectacular part of the structure for
next winter. There is little doubt
bu what the entire Gymnasium-ar-
mory will be under construction by
next winter and that the indoor field
will be finished and in use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
CONGRESS MAKING
NO SUPER EFFORTS
AS Sine DIE NEARS

Washington, March with all Of
the regular appropriation bills out of
the way. neither the house nor the
senate was in a mood tonight to re-
main in session in an effort to clear
the legislative jam.
The house adjourned at $50 P. NJ.
after session of eight and one-half
hours, during which it passed a dozen
measures under suspension of the
rules accepted senate amendments
to the rivers and harbors bill, and
adopted the conference report on the
interior department supply measure.
The senate amendments which add
ed 50. AGA. 4S5 to the bill were APP
proved without debate. They pro-
vide for expenditures which include:
Soco river. Maine, 100000.
The senate eliminated a house pro-
vision of 100000 for navigation and
power investigation.
The senate quit at 7.20 P. NJ. after
spending the entire day wrangling
over conference reports and the
Cramton prohibition bill. By reced-
ing from its amendment for the
elimination of pullman surcharges,
the senate put the Independent offices
appropriation bill on it's way to the
Continued on Page 5-Coi. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
GENERAL MITCHELL
CONTRAD|CTS WEEKS
AS AIR PROBE ENDS

Washington, Mar. 1.-The house
aircraft investigation came to an end
today with the flow of charges and
contradictions that have marked the
last few weeks of it's existence con-
tinuing with undiminished vigor to
the very close.
In letter to Chairman Lampert
y the aircraft committee today,
GENERAL Mitchell fatty contradicted
iecent testimony by Secretary Weeks
mat he mad disobeyed the president
instructions in publishing the articles
without war department approval,
and declared he had obtained per-
mission from his superior officer,
MAI. Gen. Patrick, army air chief,
as directed by Mr.. Coolidge.
General Mitchell also transmitted
% the committee a copy of the pres
Ments letter concerning the articles,
which gave assent to their publica-
ofhcer."
When Informed OF General Mitch
efs statement, General Patrick said
sucn approval had never been given
~ Mm. that he never saw the arti-
cles nor the presidents letter, and
mat all he knew about the incident
vas that Ger eral Mitchell told me
s.ler he had been to the White
mouse that he had been given per-
lssion by the president to publish
me articles"
representative Prall, DEM. New
a aMK, IN urging that the committee
Sose Its work today, said that if
aealhgs We're continued, there was
possibility that the house might
~ act on a resolution to permit the
~ Ilnittee to delay its report until
~; ;nc next congress. a resolution seek
s such authority was introduced
d. week by Representative Vestal,
upon. '' iio' oeei' "o'e0
,. me decision today to close the in
sh ~ is the second time that
ny ny committee has taken this action.
dar. Ars, came abruptly about 10
~ ago, when members thought
~ committees funds were exhaust
s.n nclore the vote WIS taken Repre-
tbs 1--we Perkins. Rep, New Jersey,
she. committee examiner, announced
satiop practically all OF the investi-
( On program had been completed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
NO NEED ANOTHER
BANK IN B|DDEF0RD
VIEW COMMISSIONER

Bank Commissioner Fred r. Law
renee Monday rendered a decision
declining to issue a certificate to GER
tain citizens of Biddeford for au-
thority to establish a trust company
in thatt city. Commissioner Law
renee in his decision states that pub
lie convenience and advantage will,
not be promoted by the establish
ment of new trust company.
THE suggestion which was made
to the department when the appli-
cation was first made to the effect
that Biddeford needed French
bank. was wisely abandoned at the
hearing" says Commissioner Law
renee in his decision.
There was much reference on
10th sides, however, to different rae
ial elements in the community"
continues the decision.
Except for the fact that unfor-
tunately large portion of the popu-
lation is unable to speak or UNDER
stand English sufficiently to enable
them to transact business properly.
l think the racial factor in the prob
lem should be utterly disregarded.
We recognize no such basis for any
obligation resting upon the State.
There is no evidence whatever
that any citizen of Biddeford has
suffered any discrimination in his
relations with any bank because of
his nationality, and it is, of course,
apparent that no bank could con-
tinue to do business in city having
such a large proportion of foreign
born residents if it attempted any
such discrimination. All the banks
now appear to have French-speak-
ing employees for the accommoda-
ton of any customers needing their
services"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Lieut.. Kennedy
Returned to Asylum
Following Hearing

Napa, Cal, Mar. AFTER a hearing
in superior court here this afternoon
Lieutenant Frank f. Kennedy of the
United States navy, was denied a
writ Of habeas corpus ad returned to
the state hospital for the insane here,
to which he had been committed by
naval authorities
Judge Percy S. King dissolved the
writ on the ground that a state
court lacked jurisdiction in such a
case.
Lieutenant Kennedy had been sent
to the asylum for observation after
naval authorities had threatened
him with court martial for alleged
irsubordination and improper con-
duct during a tour of duty in the
orient The officers wife and his
friends came to his aid, contending
that he had been accused unjustly
and then sent to the asylum without
proper examination ito get him out
OF the way"
The only matter argued when Ken
redy was brought into court today
was whether the court had jurisdic-
ton.
After the hearing Kennedy's at
to:neys announced that they would
make the same application to the
federal court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
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Waterville, March 2.-Dr. Paul r, J
Baird was elected today as the mayor
of Waterville on the Republican ticket
by scant majority of SIS votes. Be |
sides the victory of DR.. Baird the Re- /
publicans made nearly a clean sweep
of the city. winning five of the seven
wards Of the city. A total of 5643
votes was cast, the largest in the his
tory Of the city. The record was
broken last year when there was a
total vote Of $3.50, only to be broken
again today.
DR.. Baird polled total vote Of 1854
as against 2779 for Mr.. Miller. Ward
three. of which Mr.. Miller is a resi- ,
dent, went for DR.. Baird by 2I9 votes. !
Last year the same ward went Repub-
lican by 1873. The vote by wards: -et
Ward 2 - =,
Miller CD ...4s6 1858 IT'S AIS 2z1 457 $50 /
Baird (R) ...523 37s 1874 456 sos 24s $50
The excessive vote came as a sur
prise as there had been but little pre-
election talk. The Democratic ma jor.
Republican gain is 435.
Wards that were won over from the |
Democrats by the Republicans were
one, where Timothy Cowan was elect 4
ed alderman by a majority of 20; two, ,
where Frank Carter was elected alder /
man with a majority Of seven votes: /
four, where w. Arthur Farwell had a |
majority of nine In his contest for al /
derman. Edwin NJ. Foster was re- |
elected as alderman in ward five, and
Drew T. Harthorn was reelected in
ward three. Wards six and seven !
were retained by the Democrats. !
Although the vote was heavy, the
election was for the most part quiet
and orderly. Considerable intoxica-
ton was reported around ward seven,
the Grove street schoolhouse, early
in the morning, and there was some
argument between the two parties as
to which was responsible for the
drinking. No arrests were made and
there was no disturbance in the aft
ernoon. i
DR.. Baird when told of the election
said that he would do his best to give
the city clean administration, and
he thanked all the people who had so
generously supported him. Mr. Miller,
the Democratic canQldate, was CRATE
full to the many who had supported
him. He was among the first to con-
graduate his opponent on his victory.
The vote by wards was:
WARD
For mayor: Charles F. Miller CD
496; DR.. p. r. Baird (R) 523; for al
derman, Clinton A. Cluasen CD 493;.
Timothy Cowan (R) 522; for coun-
cilmen, Ernest o. Bearce, CD 500,
Dave C. Champagne CD 495, Isaac
Buzzell (R) 5O7, George D. Branch
(R) 513; for warden. Leon e. Gibbs
CD 497. Otis Sinclair (R) SIC: for
Continued on Page 3, Col. y
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General Forecast

The Atlantic coast disturbance has
advanced northeastward, its center
Monday evening being beyond the
field of observation. The high pres
sure area that was over eastern KAN
sas this morning has advanced to
western Tennessee, whence. it will
move northeastward.
During the last "a hours rains and
SHOWS have occurred in the north At
lantic states and showers in Florida.
1t has become decidedly colder from
the Mississippi river eastward.
The outlook is for fair weather
Tuesday and rain Wednesday in
practically all states east of the Mis-
sissippi river. Temperatures will
rise on Wednesday in the Atlantic
states.
Winds north Of Sandy Hook
Fresh to strong west and northwest
and weather partly overcast Tues
day.