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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Two Students Dea d,
Several Others Taken
ViolentlyIll
nan of College of Medicine is
Questioned - Students in
College of Pharmacy Also
Face Grilling-Examinati0n
Of Capsules Given Out Re-
yea, Poison in One

Columbus, Ohio. Feb. 4.-(By A. ~
Definite trace Of strychnine found
late today in the stomach Of David /.
Pusken Of Canton, Ohio, Ohio State
University student. who died sudden
" Sunday, strengthened the belief of
university officials that the sudden
death of Pusken and another student
in the last four days and the violent
illness Of other students, was due to
poison probably Intentionally placed in
medicine for colds prescribed on the
campus.
As q result university officials this
afternoon turned the investigation
over to the Columbus police depart
ment and conferred with Police Pros
ecutor John J. Chester, Jr., but did
hot disclose any new developments in
the case.
Columbus police officials tonight
Questioned Dean z. F. McCampbell OF
the college Of medicine. George D.
Thompson, also Of Canton. the last
student taken violently i'll. and ar.
ranged tomorrow to question all stu.
dents in the college of pharmacy who
have been on study in the dispensary
in the last two weeks.
Discovery Of definite traces OF
strychnine in the stomach of Pusker
made it certain that the poison was
involved in at least three Of the I'VE OF
six more serious cases which have
developed since last Thursday. but
chemical tests of nearly two-thirds
Of the capsules issued for treatment
Of colds failed to reveal any trace OF
the poison except in one capsule. This
capsule, one Of a number issued te
Timothy j. Mccarthy Of Fremont
Ohio, varsity football player. last
week. was said to contain nothing but
poison. 1t Is believed to have been q
similar capsule which caused McCar'
thy 70 become violently Ill last Thurs
day.
Poison also was found in the con-
tents Of the stomach Of Thompson
who was taken suddenly Ill yesterday
under circumstances similar to those
Ia the other cases. Other capsules IN
Thompson's possession were found tc
BE- free from poison.
Exact cause Of the death OF Charles
II Pulls Of Logan. Ohio. who died Ias'
Saturday in commissions, and OF the
violent illness of Harold e. Gillig OF
wif1n, Ohio, a sophomore. has not beer
determined. Capsules of the kind given
the other three students named were
prescribed for these students.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Clash Over Creation of
Bridge Commission to
Fix on Kennebec Site
HOUSE TO RECEIVE
new P. 0. B|LL;PLAN
VOTE next week

Washington, Feb. 4-Whipping its
members into shape tonight new
postal pay and rate increase bill, to
replace that passed by the senate
was brought out today by the house
post office committee. Leaders said
they expected to bring it to a vote
next Tuesday.
Representative Kelly Of Pennsyl-
vania, Republican member of the
committee, and officials of the post
office department, estimated that thu
measure would raise approximately
SCI, 100000. within 100000 Of the
total necessary to meet the pay in
crease and almost double the amount
vided in the senate bill, which the
house refused to consider on the
ground that it was revenue produc-
ing legislation.
Rates fixed in the bill include:
First class mail, picture and SOU
venir postal cards, two cents in
stead of the present one; letters and
ordinary postal cards, unchanged.
Second class: three cents instead
of eight as now. with rates of three
cents a pound in the first zone. en-
hracing the present first, second and
third zones; six cents in the new
second zone, embracing the PRESENT.
fourth, fifth and sixth: and nine
cents in the new third zone, embrace
ing the present seventh and eighth
zones.
The rates on scientific, fraternal
and similar publications would be
raised from 1 IA cents to l - cents
a pound in all zones, and the trans
lent rate, for occa sional mailing Of
publications would be one cent an
ounce.
Third class: with an eight ounce
limit. l IL cents per tw oounces. ex-
cept for books. catalogues, seeds,
plants, etc, where one cent for two
ounces would be charged
Fourth class (parcel post): two
cent service charge on all parcels,
except those originating on rural
routes and a new special expedition
charge of 25 cents for parcel post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Rival Groups Air Opinions at Lively
State House Hearing--One Favors
Selection Five Persons--Other Con-
tends Reliable Data Now Ready for
Solons' Consideration "Trip to
Richmond Site Precedes Tilt
RICHMOND TRIP
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Richmond. Feb. 4-The Legislative
committee on Ways and Bridges, in
preparation Of the coming Richmond
Bath Kennebec bridge question. in
spected at first hand the Richmond
bridge site today. accompanied by
Richmond citizens who are backing
tho project. and interested individ-
uals.
In the party were Major S. c. God
frey of Boston. representative Of the
War department: Mayor Ernest L..
Mclean Of Augusta. counsel for the
Richmond bridge hackers: Paul d.
Sargent, chief engineer Of the State
Highway department.. and John Aver.
engineer Of the bridge contracting
firm of Fay. Spofford & Thorndike Of
Boston. who drew up the plans for
the bridge.
The trip was made under the invi-
tatiOn Of the Richmond Chamber OF
Commerce, the committee in charge
being Harry B. Houdlette and l.. F.
Roberts of that town. Two convey
ances were waiting at the train and
in them the parG was taken to the
bridge site where both the Richmond
and Dresden sides of the proposed
bridge were shown and explained.
The party returned to the Richmond
Hotel for luncheon.
An informal presentation and dis
cussion of arguments in favor of the
Richmond site followed the luncheon
s4lx 10 -
views. H. B. Houdlette. one Of those
extremely active in the fight for a
bridge at Richmond. presided.
John Aver. Boston engineer. sue
cinctly described the proposed bridge
and stated that the bridge could be
built at this point with a minimum
of cost. 1t is designed to handle a
capacity of 1900 cars per hour in
each. direction. he said. and would be
built to stand the heaviest type of
locomotive made. Mr.. Aver went
into the technicalities of the prelim-
mary survey and the borings. from
which data bid Of $1,04O.0O0 for q
combination railroad and highway
bridge. and $535.000 for a highway
bridge alone. was submitted by q.
Stuart and Sons Co.
Major S. c. Godfrey of Boston,
representing the War department.
when asked to give his views of the
matter, asserted that he could say
but little during the present prelim-
mary status of the Richmond
bridge. He reiterated that the War
department was only interested az
far as navigation Is concerned.
though he believed the specifications
as outlined were favorable and that
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Submarine S-48
Nearly Salvaged
BY Naval Workers

Portsmouth. n. H.. Feb. 4-The
naval submarine S-4S was practically
afioat tonight on the mud bank near
the entrance of Portsmouth Harbor
where she lodged after drifting from
the nearby rocks onto which she
had piled in the blizzard of last
Thursday night. Naval workers
continued today to fill the hull of the
stranded craft with compressed air
in an effort to lift he,' from the mud.
Patches applied to. the rents in hte
hull have made the ship virtually
wa tertight.
No attempt will be made to re-
move the craft to the navy yard un-
til all danger of mishap in the three
miles Of intervening water. at some
points 60 to 70 feet deep. have been
reduced to minimum, it was said
1t is believed that several days NAV
elapse before the attempt is made to
take her to the yard, where she will
be dry locked and repaired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Detect Man Wanted
For Murder When
He Drops Letter

New York, Feb. A short,
swarthy fellow, slipped up TO the
general delivery window at postal
station w today and slipped away
again, bearing a letter.
Some one bumped him and he
dropped the letter.
beg pardon" spoke two detec-
tives behind him, and they stopped
to recover the missive. AS they
picked it up they saw the name PEN
red on the envelope. Together the
detectives Strengthened with jerk.
''"Ricco Diginni?" they asked.
"Well, come with u.s.
County Judge Mclaughlin later
-emanded Diginni for trial on the
indictment and bench warrant for
murder, issued against him in Sep
TENDER. after a hallway battle in
which William Giulia was slain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
SECOND CAVE-|N
DASHES HOPES OF
RESCUING COLLINS

Cave City. Ky, Feb. 4.-(By A. P
Another cavern, the second of the
day. occurred tonight, blocking all
efforts of rescuers to reach Floyd
Collins, imprisoned cave explorer,
according to John Geralds.
Geralds. a friend of Collins,
emerged from the cave shortly af-
ter midnight and announced that the
latest cave-i1 had occurred some T.
or Is feet from Collins.
II am through" he said, visibly
detected over the latest turn of
events.
Geralds had led party of six in
into the cave at 1870 in hopes of
having Collins out in an hour. A
cave-in which occurred this morn
ing had been cleared out and the
way seemed clear to reach the hap
less victim.
All hope vanished on the mart of
Collins kinsmen when they learned
what had happened. Homer Collins,
a brother. started to go in immed-
lately, but was dissuaded by his
aged father. Lee Collins, and men,
bers of the rescue party.
Small rock has buried part of Col
Inns body. Geralds said. He added
that rock continually fell on m
and the five men with him and said
Collins shouted TO him. telling him
to go home and go to bed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
character
IN Printing

mans character and personality
plainly etched In the printed mat
Ter he uses.
:. A letter head set in a type popu-
N the early 70's is a sure sign Of
aecadence and premature hardening
VI the arteries.
!. Like the popular photographer 1t
: our Job to help your business
stationery look young.
We had many callers on our
Welcome you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
General Forecast

The disturbance that was off the
south Atlantic coast Tuesday night
has moved east northeastWard to the
vicinity of Bermuda and the north
western disturbance has moved east
ward to Ontario. Pressure was high
Wednesday night from New Found
land southwestward to the Gulf Of
Mexico. There have been local SHOWS
within the last "a hours in New Eng
land. The temperature was higher
Wednesday almost generally east of
the Rocky Mountains.
The weather will be generally fair
east Of the Mississippi river during
the next two days. The tempera ture
will rise in New England on Friday.
The temperature will continue above
normal over the eastern half Of the
country on Saturday.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Strong northerly diminishing and
weather overcast Thursday. probably
rain or snow over east portion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Identify Durham
Bridge Victim as
st. JOhnsbury Man

Auburn, Me, Feb. 1T was unom-
ciaiiy announced late tonight that the
oody Of q man found under q bridge
IN Durham a week ago and believed
% have been murdered, has been posi-
lively identified as David Cheney OF
o. Johnsbury, Vt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Wreck Blocks Rail
Traffic in Vermont

Montpelier, Ct, Feb. 4.-Traffic on
the Central. Vermont blocked a.
Sharon. VT, for five hours this af-
ternoon by the derailment OF a
freight train. No injuries were re,
ported. Among the trains delayed
was the New England states limit
ed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
E s. Cook Resigns
AS B. & M. Director

Boston, Feb. 4-The resignation Of
Saarles Sumner Cook Of Portland.
asine, from the board Of directors
~ the Boston and Maine Railroad
was announced here tonight. No
Ieason for his resignation was given.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
THE WEATHER
FAIL

Northern New England - Fair
Thursday and Friday, except prob
ably snow in extreme western Maine
Thursday; rising temperature.
Southern New England-Generally
fair Thursday and Friday with ris-
ing temperature.
Eastern New York-Generally fair
Thursdya and Friday except light
snow or rain in extreme north por-
ton Thursday: warmer Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Without Food for 20 Hours

Sand Cave. Cave City. Ky. Feb. 4
-(By A. P)-Rescue workers tonight
succeeded in penetrating the cavein
which early today blocked passage to
where Floyl Collins has been trapped
in Sand Cave for almost six days.
John Geralds said when he emerged
from the cavern at 10 o'clock tonight
Continued on Page 5-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Generally fair Thursday and Friday
with rising temperature: diminishing
northerly becoming southerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05

her regal robes, she will un-
d oubtedly find her subjects
loyal and their fealty will bring
glory and honor to the Capital
City's fairest.
The Kennebec Journal con-
graduates the Queen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
HAVE YOUR ENGINE
RE.BORED AND HONED

Without removing engine from car
Consult US for prices. We guarantee
a first class Job. or no pay.
WESSERUNSETT GARAGE co.
Tel. 636-W. AUGUSTA
jan31d6t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05
The Augusta Press

permsrly the Wallace Ladd place.
49,, 339 Water St.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
Possibility Venus of
Milo Never Had Arms

1t may be some consolation to art
lovers throughout the world, who have
wondered in what position were the
missing arms of the famous Venus de
Milo statue in the Louvre, to learn
that even the ancients themselves were
perplexed on this point, according to
letter to the Springfield (Mass) Re
publican.
Doctor Eide, a French physician
has Just made known that during re
cent visit to Egypt he came into pos
session of a small bronze statuette OF
the same period as the Venus de Milo.
This statuette is. an exact copy or the
famous Venus, and like the original, 1t
has no arms. Doctor EDDIE therefore
concludes that the Venus de Milo
never at any time had arms, and ne
believes that the sculptor, when he
had carved out Of stone such divine
form, gave up all idea of adding arms
When the Venus de Milo was discov-
cred on the island of Milo large re-
ward was offered to anyone who could
find the arms, but, in spite of extern
slve search, nothing was discovered.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
Old Scottish Buildings
Something of Mystery

All over Scotland are hundreds of
forts built on hilltops The White
Caterthun, in Forfarshire, is a good
example Of these 1t consists of four
circles of stone, the diameter Of the
inner circle being so PAGES. The stones
are % feet thick at the top and over
100 feet thick at the base.
Beyond the outer circle is a ditch
with an earthen breastwork round It,,
while beyond this, again, runs double
entrenchment. The entrances to these
various circles are zigzagged, so that
each remains covered by Notifications.
The fort at Bamukin, in Aberdeen
shire, has five great stone circles, all
hawlessly built, although there are no
toolmarks to show how they were
shaped.
These buildings are interesting, but
not puzzling, but there are others, COM
monty known as Picts' Burghs, to
which no use can be assigned.
A burgh is a single tower, round In
shape, wide at the bottom and narrow
ing towards the top from the outside.
The outer walls of these towers,
shaped into circles have no openings
of any sort except the entrance. OBJ
viously, then, the buildings were never
intended for forts.
Inside the walls slope the reverse
way, and between the two are count
less rooms, often too small for people
ever to have lived in them. The largest
of these mystery towers is that OF
Rousay, in the Orkneys.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
Our Debt to Children

Better teachers, fuller school equip
ment, it matters not what they cost.
We owe them to our children, And we
owe them more. We owe them our
own example. What we do, and the
lives they live with us, will affect them
most Give them chance to be useful
in their childhood, to practice economy,
to do for themselves If the greatest
men have usually been born in the
country and later gone to the CITY,
there Is a reason. Huxley warns us
not to let a child's schooling interfere
with its education. 1t ought to have
the best schooling our brains and our
purses can procure. But its deepest
education is In the hands of its parents
Norman Hapgood, in Hearst's Inter
national.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
Giants Credited With
Building of CausetUay

The Giants causeway is a group OF
basaltlc rocks on the north coast OF
Antrim, Ireland. This promontory,
which is a portion Of the basaltic for
nations found in the country OF An
trim and near Londonderry, projects
into the North channel. 1t is called
Giants causeway from the legend that
it was the beginning of road which
the giants began to build across the
channel to Scotland. In past geological
periods the basaltic rock seems to
have been forced upward. After long
periods of erosion long line of per-
pendicular cliffs 500 feet high is left.
For a distance of about 500 or 600 feet
are many thousands of vertical col
umns. Most of them are six-sided, al
though some of them have five, seven,
eight and even nine regularly formed
sides. In diameter they range from 20
to 80 inches. The tops Of these pillars
form an uneven pavement, hence the
name "causeway" Strictly speaking,
the Giants causeway is formed Of
three causeways, the Little, Honey
comb and Grand causeways.-Path-
finder Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
Mistaken Atmosphere

The pastor had been holding revival
services for some time. Much interest
had been taken in them, but on this
particular ey ching the meeting had
been more than usually interesting.
As the service drew to close the
pastor said in his concluding remarks,
what a heavenly atmosphere there is
here this evening" Happening to
glance, as he said it, at the pew where
his wife and sister sat, he saw broad
smile overspread their faces.
When the congregation had gone, he
said to them, "What made you girls
smile SO when l was speaking?"
"Oh," said his wife, I'VE couldn't
help 1t. Jack Smith Ia noted village
character) had been out hunting
skunks and he came into the meeting
without changing his clothes and sat
down right behind us, and when you
spoke of the heavenly atmosphere 1t
was too much."-Hardlng Herald,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
Notice to Taxpayers.

NOTICE is hereby given by the under
signed, Treasurer Of Montgomery county
and Collector of State and county taxes for
the said county. as required by Section 6
of Chapter 1871 Of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1906, to all per-
sons to whom State and county taxes are
assessed in said county, that the annual
levy has been made and placed in the
hands of the undersigned for collection.
All such taxes bear interest from Sep
TENDER list, 1924, at the rate of s per CEN
tum per annum.
All taxpayers are hereby warned that
unless such taxes as are assessed against
them be paid on or before the first day OF
January, 1925, their names will be pub
lished, in accordance with said Act OF
Assembly. in the list of delinquent tax
payers, and that if said taxes, with inter-
est and proportional part of cost of adver-
Using, remain unpaid until the second
Monday in April, 1925. the property as
sessed to such delinquent Taxpayers, or so
much thereof as may be deemed neces-
sary, will, on said last mentioned date, be
exposed for sale to pay such taxes. interest
and expenses.
State and county taxes may be paid by
persons presenting proper bills on or before
December 81. 1924, during banking hours
at the following named banks:
Kensineton Bank.
First National Bank of Gaithersburg.
First National Bank of Sandy Spring.
Poolesville National Bank.
Silver Spring National Bank.
Takoma Park Bank.
Bank Of Bethesda, Bethesda.
Bank of Damascus, Damascus.
The Germantown Bank.
Citizens Bank, Takoma Park, MIDI. c.
JOHN GARDNER.
Treasurer of Montgomery county.
june 27-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
Porsi Put Their Dead
on ToweYs of Silence

1t was a terrifying sight and ! was
the first European to see 1t. had to
camoufiage myself and to dress and
act like a native OF India in order to
visit the sacred burial places of the
Parsi. says writer in "Deutsche Med
izlnsche Wochenschrift."
The burial places. or rather the stor-
ing places, of the dead are the Towers
of Silence. Foreigners can never get
there, dead or alive. All photographs
are prohibited Only by special infiu-
ence was it possible for me to get near
these strange towers. A Parsi to
whom l had been recommended by a
friend agreed to guide me.
On Malabar hill there is a grove,
surrounded by high wall. A road
takes one up to the house OF the
guards. We happened to see the burial
of a rich Parsi The body was dressed
in white linen and lay on network
Of strong linen straps held up by II
carriers. The entire mourning crowd,
dressed in white instead Of black, fol-
lowed the corpse two and two. Each
couple was tied together by white
linen ribbon. Eagles and hawks cir
cled about in the air
was unable to get to the Towers OF
Silence proper, but my companion de-
scribed the burial procedure. The
corpse is laid on the platform of one
of the towers by men who are EN-
ployed for their whole lifetime In this
work. As the body begins to decay
the eagles come down. The skeleton
remains for about three months and
then Is buried In a valley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
For Umbrella Protection

A well-knOwn business man had a
bad habit of losing umbrellas, and as
they were usually expensive ones. he
hit upon the happy idea Of having his
telephone number engraved on the
handle. Since then he lost his UNI
brella half a dozen times, but owing
to the telephone number he has al
ways recovered It, The finder does not
have to send It back; he rings up the
number and the owner gladly calls for
1t. If the finder is dishonest he VIII
not feel comfortable with that tell-tale
number, and II he himself loses 1t, as
ten to one he will, more honest per-
son will eventually inform the original
owner. The latter, of course, will know
nothing of the umbrellas adventures.
II only the umbrella could talki
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10

81 Gamma git over it," remarked II
farmer to his wife. Il put a twa-
shillin' piece in the plate at the kirk
this mornin' instead o my usual
penny"
The beadle had noticed the mistake,
and In silence he allowed the farmer
to miss the plate for % consecutive
Sundays.
On the twenty-fourth Sunday the
farmer again ignored the plate, but the
old beadle stretched the ladle in front
OF him and, in tragic whisper,
hoarsely said:
"Your times up moo, Sandy."-Edln-
burgh Scotsman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-10
Ynu Tell Himl

Johnson had obtained work in rail-
way yard and was told TO mark some
trucks.
Here's piece Of chalk" said the
foreman. MARK each of 'em eleven"
A little later the foreman came
around again to see how the new hand
had been getting on. He found him
sitting on a bucket regarding a truck
thoughtfully. Marked upon 1t was a
large !.
what does this meanf" asked the
foreman. "Only one truck done, and
the number wrong at that. l said
eleven, not one"
81 know" said Johnson, "but
couldn't think on which side Of the
Il the other Il goesl"