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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Senate Committee
On Committees Starts
Removal Insurgents

Washington, Feb. 27.-With but a
single dissenting voice the Republi-
can committee on committees took
the first step today toward carrying
through the organization program
fcr the removal of Senator LaFol-
lctte, of Wisconsin and three of his
chief supporters from their present
ranks .on the standing committees. Of
the Senate.
The four senator's were assigned
tentatively to places at the bottom
of the committee lists as though
they had been elected on ar indie
pendent instead of the Republican
ticket. This action is subject, first,
to consideration by Republican
party conference, and later by the
Senate itself.
The action was taken over the
written protest of three Of the
senators-Brookhar of Iowa, and
Ladd and Frazier Of North Dakota
in replies to letters it sent them ask
ing whether they desired the Demo-
Gratis or Republicans to make their
committee assignments. had re-
ceived no reply from Senator La
Toilette.
While they anticipated some OPP
pOSltlOI lii Tie pditS eo'iiSi NV t.''
in the Senate, administration leaders
expect to be able to carry out their
program, decided uro1. they say, be-
cause of the action CT Senator La
Toilette in heading rhe national tick
ct in opposition to President Cool
icge, with the support of the other
three senators.
Democratic leaders in the Senate
mace it known that the minority
would keep clear Of the fight within
the Republican ranks and would not
b, disposed to throw any obsta,ie
in the way of the majority IN the re-
organization of the Senate at me
special session calle1 for next Wed"
nesday..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Fernald Stages Fight for
Purchase Cape Cod Canal
SIMS SIDES WITH
A|RMEN; BIG BATTLE
SHIPS OBSOLETE

Washington, Feb. 27.-Rear Adj
miral William S. Sims, retired, turn
ed loose before the house aircraft
committee today broadside of criti-
clsm against naval officers who still
hold the battleship supreme in naval
warfare. and also trained his fire
against proposals for unified air
service as urged by Brigadier Gen.
eral Mitchell. assistant army air
chief.
While the admiral was declaring
the battleship obsolete" and at
tecking the navy for its "conserva-
tism," Secretary Weeks, who will ap-
pear before the committee tomorrow,
again took cognizance of the air.
craft controversy by making public
letter to Representative Perkins,
Republican, New Jersey. the COM
m1ttee. examiner. declaring untrue"
recent testimony before the COM
mittee that junior army officers are
"muzzled from telling the TRUTH" by
the war department.
The admiral touched upon the
subject of naval conservatism"
when asked to explain his statement
that the naval air service has done
pretty well under it's handicaps."
At another point in his testimony.
after saying he considered the bat
tleship "obsolete" the admiral an
swering another question, said the
aircraft carrier had replaced this
type of vessel.
''Then you do not agree with TIE
navay general board that the battle
ship is most important to the fleet:"
Mr.. Perkins asked.
mo, SIR" the witness asserted.
He refused to answer questions on
the present condition of the army
and navy air service, explaining he
lad been ION the shelf two years"
To another question. this time by
Representative Rid. Republican. H.
llnois, as to how the navy general
board could determine air policies
when its members are not flyers. Ad-
miral Sims replied:
1.-The same way your committee.
without practical knowledge Of air.
craft. can formulate air policies. ex-
cept that You are an impartial judge
and they are not"
Questioned by Representative
he said. II quite agree" with General
Mitchell that the Philippines could
be captured in two weeks, but added
later he thought it highly improbable
that Japan would ever attempt to
take the islands.
what do you think Of the state
ment that any ship can be sunk
from the air." asked Representative
O'Sullivan.
ut is entirely correo," Admiral
Sims replied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Fear Huge Ice
Jam in St. Lawrence
At Ogdensburg, N. Y.

ogdensburg, n. Y, Feb. 27.-Cana-
dian and American officials tonight
We're watching with anxiety the huge
ice jam extending from the Canadian
shore of the st. Lawrence River to
the American side just below this city.
Ice cakes broken loose from tho
massive field were being hurled
against the barrier with terrific force
by 5O-mile gale. Officials found the
ice had gained a height of SO feet.
The center of the huge pack rests ON
Chimney Island.
Steadily rising water already has
reached several camps along the river
and caretakers were moving furniture
and other property to higher ground.
Morrisburg. Ontario, reported water
four feet above normal and rapidly
rising. 1t was feared the river towns
may suffer great damage IL the jam
suddenly breaks, sending down.
stream the huge ice cakes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
L0NCWORTH Wins
6. 0, P. NOMINATION
FOR 'SPEAKERSHIP

Washington. Feb. 27.-Nicholas
Longworth of Ohio was selected to-
night as the Republican candidate for
speaker of the next House.
Mr.. Longworth, who is the Republic
can floor leader, was named over Rep
iresentativc Madden OF Illinois at 4
caucus of Republican representatives.
elect.
On the first ballot Longworth re-
ceived III votes and Madden 50.
AS soon as the roll call result was
known. Mr.. Madden moved to make
Longworth' selection unanimous.
After Mr. Longworth's nomination
had been made unanimous represent
ative Tilson of Connecticut was named
by acclamation to succeed him as floor
leader
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Maine Senator Would
Make It Rider on
Rivers and HarbOrs
Measure
seeks U. S. Acquisition at Cost
Of S11,5OO,O00 - Western
Senator's Also Ask Rider for
Cooling Freight Rate Bill
Warm Debate Probable To-
day on Both

washington, Feb. 27-Carrying
,ore than 50 new proposals added by
tbe senate today the $41,00O.0O0 riv-
ara and harbors authorization bill
tonight appeared to have entered a
stormy period in the senate because
of attempts to attach 10 it several
vigorously controverted measures as
riders.
Senator Fernald, Rep. Maine. late
today proposed an amendment to in
corporate in the measure the house
bin for government purchase Of the
Cape Cod Canal for $11,500,O00.
western senator's led by Senator
Cooling, Rep, Idaho. attacked this
amendment, and in turn proposed to
add to the Cape Cod proposal the
Gooding bill prohibiting lower freight
rates on long than short hauls over
the game railroad route.
The measure was laid aside to-
night before Senator Fernald had
concluded his argument in behalf of
his rider, and will be taken up to-
morrow with lengthy fight in pros
pect unless both Of the riders are dis
posed Of.
Virtually all of the amendments
to the house bill proposed by the
senate commerce committee, were APP
proved, including one to eliminate a
provision that all authorized projects
should be completed within five
years. This was done at the request
Of President Coolidge who was in
formed by Director Lord that the
proposal would seriously hinder the
rogram of the budget bureau.
Other provisions added to the bill
we're authorizations for preliminary
surveys on various projects including
work on the harbor at Portland, Me. |;
Nantucket Sound. with 2 view to re-
uoval of the shoals in the vicinity of
Cross Rip Shoal Light; Gayhead,
Nartha's Vineyard. Mass, and har-
sbor of Bristol, r. l., with a view to
sleepening it to so feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Price of Milk Drops
To 7 lie Per Quart

Boston, Feb 27--A decrease of one
cent a quart in the price of milk in
March and the succeeding months
was announced today by the sales
committee of the New England Milk
Producers Association. The price to
the dealers. which has been S12 cents
a quart since September, viii be ia
cents for March, April, May and
June. it was stated. The reduction
is the customary seasonal dcHrca: :
although it was said that it was un-
usual to name the price for four
months in advance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
TAKES. OATH AS
CHIEF JUSTICE
Me. SUP. BENCH

Justice Scott Wilson Of Portland
was administered the oath of office
of chief justice of the supreme court
by Governor Brewster Friday in the
presence Of four members Of the
executive council, several department
heads and about a dozen spectators.
The council met at 1910 o'clock.
and those present when Governor
Brewster entered the executive coun-
Gil chamber were Councillors Stearns,
Folsom, Torrey and Smith, besides
Justice and Mrs. Wilson.
Opening the proceedings the gov
ernor announced. There is up for
confirmment at this session the APP
pointment of Mr.. Justice Scott Will
son of Portland as chief justice of the
court. What is the pleasure of the
council?"
II move it be confirmed" Council
or Stearns said.
Second the motion" stated Coun-
cilor Folsom.
The vote was unanimous.
The governor then read long list
of notary publics and justices of the
peace, who had been appointed. The
combinations were made, following
which the governor announced that
the oath would be administered to the
new chief justice.
Chief Justice Wilson stepped to
the side of the governors desk and
repeated the words Of the solemn
oath in which he promised to uphold
the constitution of the United States
and of the State of Main and to per-
form the duties Of the office to the
hest Of his ability. closing with the
formal $50 help me Cod"
Friends of the new chief Justice
crowded about him with congratula-
tions following the ceremony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
u. of nj. Debaters
Lose to u. of n. III.

Orono. Feb. 27.-The University of
New Hampshire debating team, taking
the negative side of the question
Resolved. that Congress should be
empowered to override. by two-thirds
vote. the decisions of the supreme
court which declare congressional ac-
ton UNCONSTITUTIONAL" defeated the
University of Maine team here in the
dual debate being conducted at both
universities tonight. The judges de-
cision was unanimous.
Durham, n. H.. Feb. 27.-Taking the
affirmative side of the question Re
solved, that Congress should be en-
powered to override, by a two-thirds
vote, the decisions of the supreme
court which declare congressional ac-
ton unconstitutional" the University
of New Hampshire defeated the Uni
yersity of Maine in the dual debate
being staged at both universities to-.
night The decision was two to one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Three Rescued
After Month on
Ocean in Open Boat

Easthampton. n. V. Feb. Of
Adrift in the Atlantic ocean for al
most one month. three men in an
open boat were rescued by the crew
of the Texas Oil Company tanker
Light Burn about 373 miles north of
Miami. Fla, late this afternoon. ac-
cording to wireless dispatch pick
ed up by the Independent Wireless
Company's station here.
The trio, emaciated and facing
starvation, are said to have been car
ried out from Miami by storm.
The steamer Light Burn was out
ward bound from Norfolk, Va. to
Galveston, Tex. when she encounter
ed the drifting boat. According to
the wireless message, the men were
weak but recovering aboard the YES
sci
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
(By q Kennebec Journal Staff Mani

q Journal Staff
Gardiner, Feb 27-Four lives snuffed out when
extra freight train laden with from Aroostook
county crashed the end of another potato extra at
point about mile north of the Gardiner Maine Central Rail-
station known locally the Farmngdale Bog at about
$50 this morning
The four whose manged remains removed from the
wreckage all tenders Of potato heaters
ing shipment of many thousands of bushels of potatoes
and all were the caboose of the head tai which
stand-s on the westbound track when second extra
crashed it. The members oh two train all
capped serious injury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
General Forecast

The northeaster storm has con-
tinued to move northeastward over
eastern Quebec and Labrador. High
pressure prevailed over the eastern
half of the country with generally
fair weather. The temperature was
considerably below normal Friday
night east of the Mississippi river,
except in the extreme south.
The eastward advance Of dis
turbance over Colorado will be at
tended by snow in the lower lake re-
gion, northern New England. north
ern New York. rain or snow in the
upper Ohio valley, souther New Eng
land and the northern portions of the
middle Atlantic states. The temper
AZURE will rise in the north Atlantic
states Sunday.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Diminishing westerly and weather
fair Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Complete Power
Merger at Bangor

Bangor, Me, Feb. 21-Today the
Bangor Hydro electric Company took
over the business of the Bangor Rail-
way & Electric Company. Bar Har-
Dor e. Union River Power Company.
Bangor Power Company and the
Lincoln Light g. Power Company
these four corporations and their
properties having been merged in the
new concern for purposes Of econ
omy of operation and for increase Of
facilities to serve the city Of Bangor.
towns along the Penobscot river as
far north as Lincoln, and along the
Hancock count coast to Mount
Desert.
+ The new company is capitalized at
$1O,000,000 of which s5.500.000 is out
standing. Edward NJ. Graham of
Bangor is president and Herbert l..
Clark Of Philadelphia vice president.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
lowboat Captain
Hangs Self at Bath

nath, Me-. Feb. 27-James T. Tenn
BE-, o.. captain of the towboat Of the
oa 9th Box Co, hanged himself in his
Srdse today. He suffered a nervous
aeakdoWn two months ago. He was
>, native of BoWd oinham. coming here
years ago. He formerly was en-
business. wv W p0' ~ 49, "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Former Secretary
Of State Franklin
M. Drew Dies

Lewiston. Me. Feb. 21-Franklin
M. Drew. colonel in the 18th Maine
Regiment of Volunteers. former sec
rotary Of state, United States pen
sion agent at Augusta, and judge of
probate for &c years in AndroscoG-
gin county, died at his home here
today. aged 81 years. He was nat
i've of Turner a graduate of Bowdoin
and was admitted to the bar in 1861.
His home has been in Lewiston since
1878. He was prominent in the G. A.
r.. vice president of the Lewiston
Trust Company, treasurer of Bates
College and a member of the Maine
Bar Association. Maine Historical
Society and Congregational church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
THE WEATHER
FAIR

Northern New England - Fair
and continued cold Saturday; Sunday
increasing cloudiness and warmer;
snow Sunday night.
Southern New England - Fair
and continued cold Saturday; Sum-
day increasing cloudiness and warm
er: rain or snow Sunday night.
Eastern New York-Fair and con-
tinued cold Saturday; Sunday in
creasing cloudiness and warmer,
probably followed by snow in north
and snow or rain in south portion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Deny RumOr Second
Operation on Ebert

Berlin, Feb. 27.-(By A. Pr
The condition of President Ebert
was satisfactory tonight. This an
ncuncement was contained in a bu.
letin issued by his physicians at z
o'clock.
Rumors that Herr Ebert had un.
dergone another operation We're deL
MED.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Passengers Cut
And Bruised on
Liner Acquitania

CherbOurg, France, Feb. = (By 4.
P.)-The surgeon of the Cunard
Line steamer Aquitania, which ar
rived here this evening from New
York. was busy dressing cuts and
treating bruises passengers received
during violent storms the steamer
met with on Wednesday and Thurs
day. The casualties were thirty-two
among the first class passengers ami
forty among the crew. No one was
seriously injured, however.
The Aquitania made Cherbourg
eight hours late.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Belfast Steamers
Held Up by Gale

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Belfast Feb. Glowing to the ter
rife north gale today neither the
Golden Rod nor the Shelldrake, Pc
nobscot Bay steamers, were able to
make their trips to Belfast. For
this reason the Belfast chamber OF
commerce which was to attend q.
banquet in Islesboro tonight. given
by the Isles, oro chamber, was post
poned until Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
3C.P. WORKERS
KILLED IN CRASH

Montreal, Feb. 27.-Three Canadi-
an Pacific Railroad workers were
killed today when a passenger train
jumped the track near Lachute,
Que, and struck a snowplow. The
victims were Alphonse Saint Jean,
Leopold Desjardins and Joseph
France. Two other railway employees
were injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Japs Can Lease
Land in California
Supreme Court Rules

San Francisco, Feb. 27-The state
supreme court in decision today
he'd that the treaty of 1911 between
the United States and Japan is still
in force and that under it japanese
residents in California can lease land
in the state for residential and COM
mercial purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Saturday fair and continued cold;
Sunday increasing cloudiness and
warmer. rain or snow Sunday night;
diminishing westerly winds, becom-
ing southeast by Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
4 Crushed to Death in Crash
Freight Trains Near Gardiner
Victims Were ArOOstoOk
Potato Car Tenders on
First Section of Big Ship
ment; Bodies Horribly
Burned and Mutilated

Second Extra Flows Into Rear Of First Halted
for Hot Box Caboose with Occupants Crush
ed Like Egg She'll Refrigerator Car Demolished
Several Others Deraied-- Officials Silent on
Accident Block Set 300 Yards Away but
Brakes Fail to Halt Impetus Of Heavy Train
Evening star., 1925-02-10
GALLOWS At JAIL
BEING DISCOUNTED AND BURNED
President Cafelds assassin and Other Noted Pris-
oners Paid Death Penalty There-Electric
Chair to Succeed Hanging.

The District jail gallows. stark re-
minder of the inexora BILE penalty so
ciety exacts of some prisoners, no
longer throws its sinister shadow
down the long narrow confines of the
dining hall in the north wing, to min
gle over tables, benches and prison.
ers with shadows from the bars in
windows
There is no more gallows at the
jail. 1t became mere scraps of lum-
ber early this afternoon. BY tonight
much of it will be charred fragments
of wood or ashes blown abut the court
yard OF the Jail.
They're burning the gallows this
afternoon. After As years OF use in
snuffiing out the lives of 53 felons
Congress decreed the cQndemnation
of the gallows itself. If there is an
other execution here it will be in an
electric chair.
Where Famous Prisoners Died.
A crew of workmen this morning
tore up the steps and made timber
out of the boards which supported
Guiteau's unsteady feet as he mount
ed the platform one June day in 1882
to pay the penalty for numbering
President Garfield. They've torn down
the horizontal rafter which trem-
bled 90 times as men were sent to
death from the springing of the trap.
And the trap itself they've soaked in
gasoline to make sure it will burn.
The history of the gallows at the
jail started with the execution of
Evening star., 1925-02-10
British Eat Meal
Bread on Large
Scale From, Fear
White Loaf Said to Be
Cancer Cause and Price
Is Higher.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. February 10.-The Eng
lish are becoming. nation of whole
meal bread eaters. Since the pro-
nouncement. a little more than year
ago, by the eminent surgeon, Sir Will
liam Arbuthnot Lane, that white
bread is probably one of the causes
of cancer, the bakers of England have
noticed great decrease in the sale
of white bread and an increase in the
consumption of whole meal products.
This change in the national appe
tite has become widespread that
the Bakers Association has issued
posters and pamphlets showing the
benefits of whole meal diet and urg-
ing it's wider use. The price of whole
meal bread has not been increased
this Winter, as is the case with white
loaves, another reason why the out
put of whole meal bread is daily in
creasing.
Specific figures of one of the largest
bakeries in London show the sale of
whole meal loaves during December
to be almost three times that of the
previous December. Last year some
of the English millers installed ma
chimes to bleach the whole meal -four
but even this is no longer necessary,
for there is no social stigma attached
TO brown bread these days.
Evening star., 1925-02-10
DIRECTS TOBACCO
ANDPOWER PROBES
Senate Orders Trade Com
mission to Look Into UtiIi-
ties Propaganda Also.

Investigations into alleged monop-
olies in the electrical power and to-
hacco industries by the Federal Trade
Commission were directed yesterday
by the Senate. The resolution provid-
ing for the Inquiries directed also
that the commission look into charges
that national propaganda exists to
discourage public ownership of utili-
ties
publican, Nebraska. calling for fnves-
ttgation of the extent to which the
General Electric Company" or its
subsidiaries monopolize production
and distribution of electric energy
was attached, by a vote of SIS to 25. to
the. tobacco investigation resolution
of Senator Ernst, Republican, Ken
lucky after practically the entire
days session had been spent in de-
bate.
Reported Agreements Probed.
The Ernst resolution, which pro-
vides for inquiry into reported agree
ments between the Imperial Tobacco
Company of Great Britain and the
American Tobacco Company, by
which, 1t was alleged. cooperative or
ganizattons in the United States were
ooEcotted and each concern was given
monopoly in its own country, was
then adopted without record vote.
Inc inquiry into propaganda
against public ownership of utilities
was directed in an amendment at
tached to the Norris resolution be-
lore 1t was adopted as a rider to the
Ernst proposal. 1T was advanced by
Senator Norris himself, who. in
bringing forth his power investfga-
ton proposal as an amendment to the
tobacco inquiry feso.ution, asserted
that he had decided upon this course
to obtain action because of repeated
failures to get consideration for it in
the routine manner.
Viewed as Necessary.
Three Democrats and % Repub-
llcans were recorded against the Nor
ris resolution. Many of these Sena-
tors explained that their votes were
cast in the belief that ample author
ity for the proposed investigation al
ready rested in the Federal depart
ments and that it would entail an un-
necessary inconvenience to business.
Those opposing included Senators
Bayard, Delaware; Dial, South Caro-
lima, and Edwards. New jersey,
Democrats, and Ball, Delaware; Bing-
ham, Connecticut; Bursum, New
Mexico: Butler. Massachusetts; Dale,
Vermont; Ernst. Kentucky: Fernald,
Maine; Hale. Maine: Keyes, New
Hampshire: Means. Colorado; Metcalf,
Rhode Island; Moses, New Hamp-
shire; Oddie, Nevada: Phipps. Colo
rado; Reed, Pennsylvania: Smoot
Utah: Spencer. Missouri; wadsworth,
New York: Warren. Wyoming; Wat
son, Indiana; Weller, Maryland, and
Willis Ohio, Republicans.