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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
pouLrax SHOWS

Dec. s-11-Mains state Poultry Show.
Portland.
Dec. I5-1s-Bangor Poultry Show.
Bangor.
Dec. 29-Jan. South Berwick Poul-
try Show. South Berwick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Bay State Railway Employees
Get Three Cent an Hour Ad-
vance-F'ollows in Wake of
Due Consideration Reports
Neutral Judge-Not in Favor
Other Demands Union

Boston, Sept. 25.-(AP)-An In
crease of three cents an hour over the
present basic wage rate of IS cents an
hour was granted to motormen and
conductors Of the Eastern Massachu-
sets Street Railway in an arbitration
tonight. Requests for other changes
In wage rates and working conditions
were denied.
The wage increase will necessitate
an immediate raising of fares on
practically every division of the sys-
tenn, the public trustees announced
when informed ox the boards decision.
The arbitration report was written by
Judge Thomas j. Enwright of Lowell,
neutral member and chairman Of the
board agreed upon by the company and
the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees.
Judge Enwright said that he had
given due consideration to the general
economic situation and the financial
condition of the company.
Il do not agree" he added. with the
contention of the association that tpe
financialS condition of the company
should not be taken into consideration
| at all in making an award. l believe
that whenever the employees are re-
ceiving a minimum fair living wage
such as will enable them to support
| their families and themselves. clothe
and educate their children in a man.
ner that an American family should
| ~ n1 nfh nd
the company would then have the right
| to ask an arbitrator to find, IL that
| fact was clearly proven by the evil
| dence, that it's financial condition did
not warrant any increase in wages
| and that the arbitrator would be IN
| Justice required to find that. no in
| crease could be given.
IT do not agree with the contention
| of the company that it is at this TIME
| paying it's employees the minimum fair
! living wages to which they are entl-
| tied and that its present financial con-
dition does not warrant any increase.
With regard to other demands, some
! made by the union and some by the
| company, Judge Enright SAID tha'
! rpon all the evidence introduced at the
| hearings he could see no reason Tor
changing from existing conditions. I'm
| der the present agreement between eis .
union and the company, operators o.
on-man cars receive differential OIL
five cents an hour above the oasic
| wage rate. The public trustees issueu
the following statement:
1.-THE wages of the employees OF tne
.Ea stern Massachusetts street railway
having been increased three cents al,
| hour retroactive to May l, by a. board
of arbitration. it will be necessary lot
tho nublic trustees immediately TO
raise fares in practically every district
| ON the system. 49,. fare
| changes will be made as soon as the
transportation department can com
n,ete the work Incident to the revis- -
ions and submit its recommeh9 aar oms
TO the board of public trustees TOT APP
! prevail"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Charges Disbarred Hub Att0r-
ney Coakley Held B a c k
Above Amount Giving Her
But $4,000 in Settlement
From H. G.. Foss CO Auburn
-COakley Denies His Late
Lawyer Paid Him More

Boston. Sept. 25-(AP)-Charges
that Daniel II. Coakley, disbarred
Boston attorney, defrauded her of
$145,00 while representing her in
obtaining a settlement from Horatio
G. Foss, an Auburn, Me-. shoe man
ufacturer, are contained in a suit
against Coakley for 100000 brought
in the superior court by Mrs. Oda
'Pappathanos of Boston. She seeks
the $145,000 plus five times the law
full rate of interest.
In her bill of complaint the wo-
man asserts that in 1918 she brought
a claim against Foss involving
charges, the nature of which is not
disclosed. In order to avoid the pub
Lefty of court proceedings she says
Foss made a settlement of $4,000
through Coakley. who led her to be-
lieve that he had obtained only $4,000
from Foss' attorney and paid her
only $1,000. Herbert l.. Baker. OF
Boston, the attorney who represent
ed Foss, has since died.
Coakley had filed a general denial
and a motion for amendment of the
complaint. He declares that If Foss
ever gave his attorney $4,000 it was
never paid to Coakley and that the
suit should. be directed against eth
err Foss or the administrator of Bak-
er's estate. He asserts also that
Mrs. Pappathanos accepted the $4,000
as full payment.
Coakley was disbarred in 1922 at
ter he had been named by Attorney
General j. Weston Allen in an offic-
ial report as one of the conspirators
in the blackmail case which led to
the removal of the late Joseph c.
Pelletier as district attorney of Suf-
folk county. In July. 1924. after
sensational trial on charges of con-
spiracy to eXtOrt money from varl-
Gus persons on promises that he
would protect them from prosecution
on serious charges, he was acquitted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
MACKINAC LESSER
LIABlL|TIESS0UGHT
IN OWNERS PLEA

New York. Sept. 2s-tAP)-A pc
tition for a court order delimiting
their liability in the explosion August
IS aboard the steamship Mackinac
was filed at Brooklyn federal court
today by the owners and charterers
Of that vessel. They ask the court
to enjoin survivors and heirs of the
55 persons killed from bringing suits
beyond the amount of the owners in
terest at the end of the voyage on
which the explosion occurred and to
have the claims pro- rated.
The owners of the vessel, the Mac
kinac Company, Inc, and charterers
of the ship. the Blackstone Valley
Company, indicated
that the freight and passage money
earned by the ship on its last voyage
should be turned over to the court
for distribution among the claimants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Mitchell Silent Amid
Capital Crowds Cheers
HANDS BOUQUET
TO COMMISSION OF
/ maine BUILDING

Governor Brewster Friday after
noon issued the following statement
on the Maine building at Springfield
Mass:
The State of Maine has reason for
deep qualification at the work which
the Building Commission has done
at Springfield in the last six months.
They have labored increasingly in
bringing this project to pass. COM
petent and disinterested critics pro-
nounced this building one of the fin
est types of Colonial architecture
that they have ever seen and John
Calvin Stevens, it's Maine architect,
has come in for unstinted praise. 1t
combines utility and artistic appeal
in an unusual degree and with its
frame of old fashioned flowers AMI
it's, pebbled walks and white fence
constitutes picture that is COM
plete.
Maine has reason to be proud of
the structure that has been built aud
incidentally to be gratified' that it
was completed so well within the ap-
preparation that was made. Those
citizens who voluntarily contributed
one-half the funds that made his
structure possible have rendered a
real service to all the rest Of their
fellow citizens in the State of Maine.
Again has been demonstrated the
possibilities of cooperation between
those interested in agriculture and
industries and those responsible for
the administration of the State. We
owe very real debt of gratitude to
this Building Commission composed
of u. Sherman Douglas of Lamoine.
John S. Leland of Sangerville, Law
renee r. Carroll of Norway, Frank
ID. Marshall. Esq, of Portland and
Frank S. Washburn of Perry, Com
missioner of Agriculture.
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Verdict for the
Defendant in Waldo
ca. Livestock Case

tSpecial to the Kennebec JournaD
Belfast. Me-, Sept. Pa verdict
,or the defendant was returned by
IL Jury in the Waldo county SUI
urerne court this afternoon in the
ase Of Elmer Jones VS.. Otis Jones
Il gearsmont. A suit for Sl5O
moneht to recover payment on a
nle Of livestock. This case was
tried at the Apri, term and the jury
disagreed.
The case of w. A.. Francis VS.. Per-
a Hall of Frankfort set for triai
vas settled out of court. This was
% action growing out of a purchase
Il min machinery by Herman Per-
Inns Of w. A. Francis to carry on a
mill business saving spool bars,
aths ETC., fol Percy Hall of Frank
fort and the suit was for the recov-
ay of the value Of IA cords of wood
1t SO per cord which Francis claim
cd Hall was to sell him and collect
lis pay from Perkins. 1t was set
tied by the return of lath ma
chine and payment of $72 by Hall
md Perkins.
Late this afternoon "a suit for
$500 was opened in an action
brought by Mrs. Silvia E. Conant OF
Freedom VS.. Daniel c. Griffin OF that
toEn for labor and nursing over a
period from 1913 to 1920.
Thus far the 10 indictments which
the grand jury reported have not
been made public but it is expected
that the respondents will be arraign-
ed Saturday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
SHIPPING BOARD
SCRAP F0RETELLS
RELEASE OF PAL ER

Washington. Sept. 25.-(AP)-Ship-
ping board affairs have admittedly
reached a critical point with the ques-
ton whether Leigh c. Palmer will be
retained as president of the feet cor
poration as the issue. The long ex-
listing disagreements between Mr.. Pal
mer and a majority of the board have
developed to the degree that President
Coolidge has taken a hand in the stu
alton. Indications point to an at
tempted solution of the problem per-
haps within a week.
The board has almost from the first
found itself at odds with Mr. Palmer
on policies of administration. These
have involved terms for sales of ships
and lines, the number of ships which
should be kept in operation and the
relative merits of extending operations
at the expense of economy.
Indicating his direct interest, Mr.,
Coolidge today summoned Commission
ers Plummer and Hill to the White
House to obtain their views. 1t was
later stated that the chief executive
had reached no conclusions but was
concerned in the administration Of the
$780, 900 government property for
which the board under the law is trus-
tee and had the one desire, to aid in
the solution of the boards difficulties.
It was stated for Mr.. Coolidge that
there was considerable doubt wheth.
err the board could be directed at al
in the administration of its a1falrs
on the ground that it was an indie
pendent bureau under the jurisdic-
ton of neither the executive or leg
islatiye branches of the government
Mr.. Palmer refrained from COM
ment. While there were some lnai,
items todav that the board would
move to Dust Mr.. Palmer If he did
not voluntarily retire. there were
other indications Of disposition on
the part of some of the commission
ers opposed to the Fleet Corporatl
president to permit Mr.. Coolidge to
ohtain all the information he desired
and indicate his views before any ex-
IRENE action was resorted to.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Find Body of Man
Near R. r. Station
AT Dresden Mills
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Richmond Sept. 25.-The body Of a
nan was found near the Maine Central
ntion at Dresden early this morning
y Section Hand Sidney Hopkins. 1t
~ thought at first that the man was
ll'ed BY train during the night. but
i.er Undertaken Leslie Roberts was
4hed and thorough examination
maze It was thought death was due to
.Nonoiic poisoning. Canned heat was
iound on his person.
ne was found beside pile of sleep
us' where it was thought he got his
upper last night. then was taken sick
his eye
ne was man about 60 years of age
~ was an umbrella mendT. He had
~Ols ana umbrella parts with him. SO
Gus IN money. In his gray felt hat
IRE the initials F. Z. E., the only
'nlng to identify him.
ne cody was taken to Roberts un-
aKlng rooms on Main street to
|''aN further identification.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Wind Blows Down
Partially Built
Brewer High School

Bangor, Me-. Sept. 25.-(AP)-At
noon today, while the workmen were
at dinner, several steel uprights IN
the interior framework of the high
school building in process of con-
struction in Brewer were blown
down by high wind, carrying steel
floor timbers and Orders and parts
of the brick partition walls with
them. The masonry was up one
story and the steel uprights that
were carried down by the wind were
two floors high. The fallen steel
work is bent and twisted and must
be re-rolled. Work will be delayed
some weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Gas Cells Failed AS
Shenandoah Broke Tn
Chief Rigger Testifies
HUNDRED VIEWERS
FAIL TO APPEAR FOR
WORK 4! WATERV|LLE

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Waterville, Sept. 25-The weave
room of the Wyandotte Worsted mill
OF this city was closed this evening
when the night crew of EMPLOYEES
tailed to appear at the mill. During
the day deputation of the loom fix
ers went to the officials of the mill
and demanded an increase in wages
which was denied them.
The fixers resumed their worl, and
the weave room was kept open until
closing time late in the afternoon.
When the night crew did not come
70 work it was necessary to close the
room.
About 100 men are affected by the
strike and those who were questioned
this evening said that they did not
know how long it would be before
they resumed their work. One of the
mill officials when asked of the mat
ter said he knew nothing of it.
A committee of the a utomatic
loom fixers made the following state
ment regarding the trouble tonight:
When the trouble occurred a year
ago. Mr.. Barrows stated that there
was no need for a strike and that
any time the men had any grievance
all they had to do was to come to his
office and he would meet them half
way in threshing the matter out.
"The rate of pay for loom fixers in
the Wyandotte is ~ cents an hour,
while in other mills in the state it is
about 80 cents an hour Several
weeks ago the loom fixers decided to
ask for a wage adjustment and asked
for a conference with Mr.. Barrows.
This he fatty refused. Then the
matter was presented to him by the
foreman, Alfred Webendorfer. Mr..
Barrows stated that he had to 60 to
New York and while there he would
investigate the matter, inquiring
what was paid in other places and If
the men were entitled to an adjust
ment he would grant it.
"Mr. Barrows had been home about
a week and the men had heard no.
thing from him. Yesterday they de-
, cided to make another move and at
their request their foreman again APP
preached Mr.. Barrows. who refused
to grant any adjustment.
I'VE know that we can get more
money for our work and if we cannot
get it here we will go where we can"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Seek Slayers Bran
Believed Victim
Vengeful Rum Group

Nav York Sept. 2o-(Ar ~ ooN
o,+hor;ties Joined with police today
!, an effort to trace the slayers OIL
David Bran, drug and whiskey ped
der. pickpocket and bail jumper from
kansas City, who was found dead IN
a sedan in the Upper East Side this
whether the murder was repr1sai
nv a bootleg gang against one OF its
renegade members could not be de-
termined definitely tonight. but inves-
tipa tors worked on a theory gained
from underworld sources that Bran
was killed because he was the stooi
pigeon" who furnished the tip that
led to the raiding of headquarters OF
a national bootlegging organization
Wednesday.
Bram's body was found In the
front seat of a sedan after 1t crash
ed into a taXicab while speeding to-
ward the East River. the "gangsters'
burying ground"
The taxi driver leaped from his car
to note the license number Of the Sc
Dan. Three occupants of the SEDAN
sprang out and ran away, waving re-
volvers.
Bram's body was hunched in the
front of the car and was not found
until a policeman opened the front
door and it sprawled over the sill.
Bran had been shot twice in the
head bv bullets of different calibre
and had been dead only short time.
Finge rprint records revealed that he
was the man wanted by Kansas City
police and for whom 5000 reward
was offered.
His record showed he was deal
err in narcotics and whiskey and had
been suspected of running liquor
from Canada. 1t was also sttaed that
he had operated as pickpocket in
Toledo, st. Paul, Chicago, and New
York.
Detectives said that the case bore
MANY similarities to the murder
about three weeks ago Of Morris
Grossman. gangster and gunman of
the Lower East Side, who was founi
burned to death in a flaming sedan
less than a mile from the place where
Bram's body was found today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26

Iakehurst. n. J., Sept. 25.-(AP)-
ysIlurs Of several of the helium gas
rIls IN the airship Shenandoah before
she began to break up was testified
n today before the naval court of in
curry by James H. Collier. chief rig
ar who had supervision over those
cells.
Golfers testimony was in sharp
,antrast to that of a dozen other sur
,,vors, all Of whom declared that they
av no signs that any of the cells
had failed.
DESPITE this. the chief rigger was
,oxItiye in his declaration. reiterating
ham under direct examination by
MEMBERS Of the court and a cross
saestioning by Lieutenant Commander
: E Rosendahl. senior surviving OIL
or Of the Shenandoah.
collier said he was OF duty and
,.,.sn when the airship was sucked
NJ The vortex of the storm. Wnen
lcontinued on Page 3-Col. o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
HARLAN FlSkE STONE
u. S. Atty. General

Nashua, N. H., Sept. 25-(AP)-
The time has come when members of
the legal profession cannot rest con-
tent to be good technicians, Justice
Harlan Fiske Stone of the United
States supreme court said in an adj
dress today before the New Hamp-
shire Bar Association here. The
justice was introduced to a meeting
Of 400 attorneys and judges of the
state as one of the three New Hamp-
Shire-born men to be named to the
supreme court bench.
1T is the administrative feature of
our legal system which has required
the least attention but which offers
the most fruitful field for study and
investigation and in the highest
promise of tangible results" Justice
Stone said.
''Of special concern to the public
and to us is the alarming increase in
disobedience of the law. It's most
striking manifestation is in crimes of
violence and apparently far exceed
ing in number similar crimes in other
countries. 1t is a manifestation not
limited to major crimes. 1t is widely
extended to minor offenseS and there
aro included among the offenders
many of our population who do not
belong to the so-called criminal
classes, until it would seem that the
sense for responsibility for obedience
to law of great numbers of our citi-
zens had become dulled If not seri-
ously impaired.
81 would not disparage any attempt
at lessening crime or increasing our
regard for and obedience to law.
However fieeting such activities,
they will at least contribute some
thing of the necessary process OF
popular education and experience.
But it would be folly for us to close
our eyes to the fact that the evils to
be overcome are deep-seated and OF
slow, growth and they will not re-
spend to hurried or superficial treat
ment.
organizations which aim at I'M
mediate results from an attempted
solution of our lack of regard for
law will run the risk that they Will
contribute little or nothing to the
technical improvement of law, or to
the methods of its enforcement. II
is not needful OF helpful for MEM
bers of the profession to become cru
saders, but the time hass come when
we cannot rest content to be good
technicianS."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
MilliOnaires of
Mushroom Type
Tell of Jail Briberies

chicago, Sept. 25-(AP)-Terence
Druggan and Frank Lake, dapper
young men of the sheik type report.
ed to have become millionaires
through trading in illicit beverages,
today told Federal Judge Wiliker-
son tales of wholesale bribery of
Cook county Jail officials who in re-
turn. granted them unusual privi-
leges.
AS a result of their statements
four officials were ordered into GUS
tody pending Judge Wilkerson's de-
cision in a contempt hearing involv-
ing Druggan, Lake ad six officials.
They were Wesley H. Westbrook.
former jail warden, Henry Foerst.
formerly Westbrook's secretary;
Hans Thompson, former assistant
warden; James Fitzgerald, former
Jail guard.
A compilation of figures from. the
testimony of Druggan and Lake in
Dictated payments by Westbrook of
$4,000 a month and $4,000 for grant
ing Lake 80 days off his sentence Of
enc year.
Foerst, 1000 for obtaining from
Westbrook authorization to transfer
Lake from a cell to a hospital ward;
$1,000 for taking Lake to visit a sis
Ter SICK IN a hospital ana TO ner
funeral; $1,000 or $4,000 for obtain
ing assignment of Druggan and Lake
to the hospital after Lake had been
sent back to cell; 500 day for
four or five days by Druggan for
Foerst taking him to a dentist; $500
for taking Lake to visit another sis
ter who was Ill and s50O\ from Lake
the day, of his sisters funeral.
Thompson, $1,000 a month for
several months, paid by Lake and
Druggan on the first and sixteenth
of months.
The privileges granted Druggan
included 80 or so visits to his dem
fist, DIR. Franklin r. Percival. who
received $4,000 for dental work from
Druggan. $1,000 from lake, and $3.50
from Westbrook. Upon those occas-
ions DIR. Percival testified. he would
work not more than 10 minutes at a
time upon Druggan's teeth. and
Druggan would spend the remainder
of the time in smoking office
which was equipped as an office. The
visits would last usually from four
to six hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Admirers Carry Him on Their
Shoulders Through Streets
Demonstration Fails to
Bulge Him From Policy of
Silence on Charges-To APP
pear Before Board Tuesday

Washington, Sept. 25 - (AP) "A
William Mitchell upon his arrival
here from Texas tonight in readiness
to appear before the presidents air
board, but the aviator himself had
nothing to say concerning the con-
troversy he had aroused over the ma
TONS air defense.
A drum and bugle corps supplied
by two American Legion posts and a
few hundred citizens greeted the for
mer assistant army air chief at IN
ion station as he arrived with Mrs.
Mitchell.
Seized by friends and admirers the
colonel was hoisted to their Shout
ders and carried through the station.
He indicated only that he has
ceased firing" for a time. at least,
at the the administration of the army
and navy air services.
iii wait until I'm before the board
before saying anything more" he
declared. Mitchell was carried to a
waiting automobile while a parade
formed behind him.
In the parade were two uniformed
veterans of the Spanish American
war. The standard bearers of Amer
lean Legion posts carried the Amer
lean flag and a Legion banner. 9th
ers bore hastily written placards
bearing the inscriptions of welcome.
The colonel was jovial as he greet
ed and shook hands with many of
the crowd. Mitchell is listed with
more than a score of other army and
| navy aviators who have been sum-
| moned by the board, which will re-
! poem it's inquiry on Monday. The
colonel is expected to take the stand
| on the following day.
Commander John Rodgers, of the
seaplane PN-9 Number One and
Captain George w. Steele, COM
manding officer of the naval air sta
.tion at Lkaehurst,, N. j., are to ap-
pear during the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Two Fatally Hurt
In Crash of Cars
Near Norwood, Mass.

Norwood. Mass, Sept 25-(AP)-
William Price, 80, and Mrs. Frances
Walsh, %, both of Mattapan. were
fatally injured tonight when the au-
tomobile in which they and Prices
wife were riding was struck by an
other machine. Mrs. Price was seri-
ously hurt. Mrs. Walsh died in an
ambulance and Price died soon after
reaching hospital. They were
passing a truck when a second car
crashed into them from behind and
both mcahines then collided with the
truck. No one in the second auto
mobile was injured: