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Evening star., 1925-07-25
GRAVES FOR C0NVICTS.
Paroled Man Donates War Insur.
ance to Bury Friendless.

MARQUETTE, Mich, July 25 CP).-
Marquette prison convicts facing bur-
ial in a potter's field may find a final
resting place in plots in local ceme-
terieS through the act of Benjamin
Cohn before leaving the prison. Cohn
gave his government compensation in
surance for 81 OPS to Warden James
P. Corgan, requesting him to pur-
chase lots in two local cemeteries,
where friendless prisoners may be
buried.
The prisoner was paroled to enter a
veterans hospital for treatment as
result of his World War services.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
FOREST FIRE LOSS
S38,0OO,O)D IN YEAR
29, 100000 Acres of Land
Swept During Period of
Heavy Damage.

Damage estimated at $4,000, 900
was caused by forest fires, which
swept 100000 acres of public and
private lands during the last year, the
Forest Service announced yesterday.
William B. Greeley, chief of the For
est Service, declared 1924 was very
bad year" though the reported in
crease in forest fires was partly due,
he said, to more complete reports.
The number of forest fires was fixed
at $4,000, which was 24000 more fires
than in 1928 and $4,000 more than the
nine-year average.
Incendiary fires topped the list with
21,O00, brush-burning came next with
10000 and smokers third with 10000
Other chief causes were attributed to
railroads, camp fires, numbering and
lightning.
Loss Jumps S10,000,000.
Money damage in 1924 was est-
mated at S10,000,000 more than in
1928 and $4,000, 900 higher than the
nine-year average. The estimate does
not include damage to young plant
growth, watershed protection, wild
life or recreational areas.
On the national forest areas alone
S,247 fires We're reported as sweeping
100000 acres, with a money loss of
ST, 500, 900
The greatest single agency with
which to combat forest fires is public
opinion" Mr.. Greeley asserted. NO
thoughtful citizen can read the 1924
figures without coming to the conclu
sion that the fight against forest fires
is his personal fight. The Federal and
State governments are doing their
utmost with the funds and equipment
allotted them. 1t is high time that a
more effective weapon is placed at
their disposal. and that weapon is an
outraged public opinion"
Evening star., 1925-07-25
TEACHER HONORED.
DIR. Joseph Schneider of Milwaukee
Gets Wurzburg Degree.

WURZBURG, Bavaria, July 25 Cp).
DIR. Joseph Schneider of Milwau-
kee. specialist in ophthalmology and
otology, yesterday was a guest of the
University of Wuztburg, which con-
ferred on him an honorary degree.
DIR. Schneider was born in Silesia
and began his professional career as
a private tutor at the University of
Wurzburg so years ago. He went to
the United States in 1881.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
MORTON BALLOON WINS.
Covers 223 Miles From Akron in
Junior National Race.

AKRON, Ohio, July 25 (P.-The
Akron Chamber of Commerce entry
in the junior national balloon race of
last Saturday was declared winner of
the event by Referee Ralph Up
son. The bag landed near Lindon-
vile, n. Y. after travelling 223 miles.
1t was piloted by Walter Morton and
Herbert Maxson.
The Akron Rotary Club balloon
took second place, landing at Toronto,
Ontario, 217 miles away.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
FORM HIGH COST PROTEST
Baltimore Women to Call on Presf
dent Coolidge in Fall.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

cp''idl DIspdbCH W Inc star.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-Members
of the Housewives League of Balti.
more will go to Washington in a BODY
in the Fall to protest to President
Coolidge against the high cost of
living.
Mrs. Peter B. Bradley, president of
the league, stated food costs had be-
come 'unbearable" and that it was her
purpose from now on to organize an
army" of women to fight against the
Fordney- ey-McCumber tariff act, and to
bring the influence of the voting
housewives to bear upon the Govern.
ment to have it repealed
When / go to market and see how
much food costs, / wonder how the
average housekeeper whose husband
is on salary feeds her family, or
whether the children of this day get
enough nourishment," declared Mrs.
Bradley.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
Cable-Cutter Is Success.

PORTSMOUTH,, n. H, July 25 Up
Tests of a new cable-cutting device
carried out in the harbor by the Navy
were entirely satisfactory, officers saiC
today. The device, attached to the
submarine $40. cut several cables
which had been laid in the harbor
fastened to buoys. Information as Ia
ehe mechanism was withheld.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
MARKET METHODS AIRED.
Committee Named at Fredericks-
burg to Study Cooperation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
FPEDERTCKSRTRG

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July
25-At joint meeting of representa-
tive business men and farmers, held
here last night under the auspices of
the chamber of comerce, the proposal
TO establish a cooperative marketing
bureau here was discussed and com
nittee was appointed to visit the
Eastern Shore of Virginia for the
purpose of observing the organization
and operation of associations there.
The local chamber of comerce has
given serious study for several
months to the proposition and has
made some progress in enlisting the
interest of both business men and
representative farmers.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
65-Carat Diamond
For o. Souvenir Is
Refused by Wales
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
KIMBERLEY, Union of South
Africa, July 25.-The Prince of
Wales refused to accept a diamond
of 65 carats which was offered to
him as souvenir when he visited
the famous De Beers diamond
works yesterday.
He examined the great diamond
with keen interest, but smilingly
shook his head when it was pre-
sented to him. He did accept,
however, a stone of IL carats.
The prince arrived here after
several days rest at Johannesburg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
Ice Conditions Serious
West PenObscOt Bay

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Belfast, Jan. 20-It Is believed that
nothing but sudden thaw and
heavy sea can prevent the port of
Belfast from being blocked by ice,
for the conditions this morning were
more serious than at any time this
season. Steamer Golden Rod Of the
bay service made a brave attempt to
make her regular trip from West
Brooksville to Belfast Monday. cut
ting her way on her return trip
through four inch ice and breaking
her rudder in the process. She was
five hours late reaching Castlne
Monday night, making her dock at
8 o'clock after drifting for hours.
Tuesday she was towed to Camden
for repairs and Capt. Perry Coombs
stated that he shall not make an
other trip to Belfast unlil navigation
opens, This cuts off the mall SER
vice between Brooksville and Castine
via Islesboro, and while the former
towns can have an overland service,
Islesboro must depend upon men IN
small boats or on the ice to bring
her mail to and from the mainland.
This has been done in other years
when there has been an ice embargo.
The Boston steamer Is due mere
Wednesday morning but with a. DIG
storm on the way it is doubtful u
she leaves Boston Tuesday night'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
Not So Sweeping

This resolve is not as comprehen-
.,v. ~ the Barwise measure which
r,s considered by the S1st. Legisla-
t,rs and which proposed an amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting
ne use Of public funds for sectarian
..hools and for all private hospitals
,nd charitable institutions in the
stata being in line with the recon-
r,spdations made by the budget COM
m,ttes to that Legislature. The re-
rlye introduced yesterday resemb-
= the Brewster resolve which held
IA attention of the Solons two years
iaso
section One Of the new resolve
moyides that all moneys raised by
tr1ation in the towns and cities for
Il. support Of public schools and all
mopeys which may be appropriated
81 tha state for the support of COM
mon schools shall be applied to ana
exnended in no other schools than
fhoaoS which are conducted according
10 NV under the order and super1n-
tendensc Of the authorities OF the
to4n or city in which the money Is
expeBded. No grant. appropriation
Or II Of public moneys or properly
o. ham of public credit shall be mace
or authorized by the State or any
icSntinued on Page CCo'. o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
Viewers in New
Bedford Mill
To Return to Work

New Bedford. Mass, Jan. 20LThe
weavers of the Potomska mill voted
to return to work tomorrow morning
upon the management agreeing to an
adjustment of the prices which were
in effect prior to the ten percent wage
Gu: which went into effect yesterday.
The ESQ weavers of the Potomska
were a majority Of the men now on
strike here. About SO loom fixers
from the same mill who ceased work
yesterday, were ordered back to work
by the union this morning. although
they were instructed to hold them
selves in readiness to quit If strike
breakers should be employed.
The agreement was reached after
a conference between the superin-
tendent and the president Of the
Potomska mill, and Abraham Binns,
secretary Of the weavers' union. The
mill management offered to readjust
the prices paid on certain classes of
finer goods. The weavers had de-
clared that the changes made in these
prices recently, together with the
general wage reduction announced
yesterday. amounted in effect to a
double cut.
About 20 weavers and loom fixers
Of the Devon Mills. Inc, the Goodyear
and Fisk Rubber Company's plant.
still remained out. A ballot of the
140 ring twisters at this mill had been
taken and 1t Is expected that 1t will
be known tonight whether they will
join the strike.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
Prosecutor to Turn Light
on Baseball Bribery Case
TRUST co,
LOSS may RUN AS
HIGH AS S400,0OO

Lebanon, N. H., Jan. 20-Short-
age in the accounts Of Arthur II.
Hough. treasurer and cashier of the
Peoples Trust Comp any of Lebanon,
who was arrested Eere yesterday on
charges of Justification in his state
ments to the state bank commits
sion. will amount to at least $226,
642.O9, it was announced today by
Attorney General Oscar l.. Young.
Bank Commissioners Frederick S.
Nutting and George +. Ferrand to-
DAY informed Selectman Thomas j.
Mcnamara and two members of the
town hall building committee that
Hough's account as treasurer of the
building committee was overdrawn
$21O,3O9.G9, although the committee :
books showed n favorable balance
of between $12,0O and $4,000. This
balance due the town plus other
shortage and the actual overdraft
against The bank brings the total loss
CT the bank to $226, GAP SO.
Commissioner Nutting told Select
man Mcnamara that unless some
evidence of Il deposit could be found
in the bank against the amount of
the overdraft on the account on the
town hall building committee, the
state bank commissioner would con-
slider the town of Lebanon indebt-
ed to the bank to the amount of
S123, l09.69. The account of the town
hall building committee is not elated
to the balance of $4,000 due the
town on the regular funds deposited
in the trust company by the town
treasurer.
The known shortage of a quarter
of a million dollars, other amounts
believed to be missing, alleged I'M
sound loans made by Hough AID
ether discrepancies, it was said. will
probably bring the total deficiency
of the bank to 100000. Many Sc
curities given the bank as collateral
are missing. it is said. A summary
of the banks records, it was said.
showed that accounts before May /,
1925. are missing.
The actual state Ct the Trust
Company's financial position, tie
bank commissioner said, will prob
ably not be known until all persons
and concerns who have had dealings
with the bank over an extended per-
:od have reported their transactions
counts, missing records and falsitied
statements are making the work of
the accountants incomplete.
Last year the town OF Lebanon
employed a public accountant to
audit the accounts of the town and
the town hall building committee.
The records were then found to be
correct. The statement made by
Hough at the time of the audit,
showing the standing account. 1t was
said today, was falsified, a balance
of $4,000 in favor of the building
commission, according to HOugh'S
statement. actually amounted to
$4,000 less than that amount, it was
said TODAY. or the $250,O0O bond is
cue authorized by the town for the
new town nall and fioated by the
bank. no record of deposit has been
found of more than half that
amount. 1t had been learned. II was
said. that sum nearly equal to the
amount of the der osit in a Bosto l
bank, not in the name Of the build
ing Commute but in that OF the Peo-
rlcS Trust COMPANY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
Child's Death Due
To Blow by Father
Findings of Inquest

Caribou, Jan. 20-The ten weeks
old child of Allen Finnemore suffered
a three inch fracture Of the skull from
a blow from its father and died from
a general septic condition which fol-
lowed an abcess on the BRAIN the in
quest held today at Presque Isle
showed.
Medical Examiner Sherman w.
Boone and County Attorney Cyrus
Small conducted an autopsy, togeth-
err with DR.. Storer w. Boone and Dr.
Z. N. Doble.
The baby died at his home In
Washburn today. The father was
alleged to have struck 1t two weeks
ago because it cried during the night.
Finnemore was bound over to the
grand jury on the charge of assault
and battery with intent to kill. It
was announced today that that
charge would stand until the April
session Of the grand jury.
Finnemore Yesterday attempted
suicide by slashing his throat with
a jackknife in Houlton jail. He is
expected to recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
Driving Snowstorm Rakes
North Atlantic Seaboard
in Wake of Frigid Spell
MERCURY HANGS
Low THROUGHOUT
Wild SN0WST0Rm
low temper

Following the record low temper
|ature of Monday morning. the mer-
curry dropped rapidly again Monday
evening until at midnight the Their
mometer registered 10 degrees below
zero. In the early morning hours Of
Tuesday however. there was some
moderate of the temperature and at
6 o'clock yesterday morning the av-
erage reported in Augusta was to
s degrees below zero.
Snow began falling about 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning and continued
throughout the day with increasing
intensity in the afternoon and eve
ming. With the low temperature, the
storm. which was driven by bitter
wind from the northeast. made it
particularly disagreeable for all who
had occasion to venture forth.
The big. feathery flakes fell thick
ly all of last evening. making rapid
ly until at midnight there was fall
OF about seven inches on the ground
light and in the outlying districts
was whipped up by the wind and
swept into the cuts and across the
rcadways in huge drifts. Snowplows
We're being sent over the lines of the
Androscoggin e. kennebes railroad
from mid afternoon and the cars on
all runs out this city were off sched-
,ie all through the late afternoon
and evening.
The schedules on the electric lines
were not interrupted by the drifting
snow so much as by the slippery con-
dition of the rails. Even in the badly
filled-in cuts the plows experienced
no considerable difficulty in displac-
ing the drifts, but the extreme cold
of Monday. which had little abate-
ment yesterday. affected the steel
rails so that even with the first film
ing of new snow it was almost I'M
possible for the car wheels to get any
ira action.
Superintendent Bowie stated late
last night that the plows would be
kept working on the several lines all
night if necessary and anticipated
that cars would be running on sched-
ule this morning. The same condi-
ton of slippery rails was expert
enced to a lesser degree by the Maine
Central Railroad. and while the aft
ernoon and early evening trains were
but slightly behind schedule time.
No. 2. the night Pullman, came into
Augusta 20 minutes late.
The snow of yesterday was not OF
the composition to hamper the pow
er and communication lines to any
extent. end no serious difficulty was
experienced by the Central Maine
Power Company or the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Company.
At midnight the storm had not
lessened in intensity and with the
high wind it was somewhat rough
without. and there was every indi-
cation that the total fall would ex-
coed that of any previous single
storm of the present winted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
Blizzard Path Extends fromNew York
Up Through New England States -
Traffic Handicapped and Liners De-
layed-- g inch Snowfall in Maine
GALE AT PORTLAND

Portland, Jan. 20.-Lashed by a
twenty mile wind, Portland tonight
was experiencing the worst snow
storm of the winter. About eight
inches had fallen late tonight.
Activities along the waterfront
were completely tied up by the
storm due to reports that outside
the wind was blowing with gale
force. The steamer Governor Ding
ley of the Eastern Steamship Lines,
Inc, abandoned its regular trip to
Boston. and the steamer Wilton of
the same line. which was to have
sailed tonight with ergo of
freight for New York, also remain
ed at its berth.
Trolley and taxi services were
handicapped.
Fear was felt tonight for the
safety of Royal c. Boss, 200 Con-
gress street, fisherman, who went
to the fishing grounds outside the
harbor this morning and has not
returned. The Coastguard cutter
OSsipee will make a search for Boss
if he does not report by tomorrow
morning. The Ossipee officials be-
lieved they could do little in the
thick weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
nES|DENT SERENE
IS GROUP WORRIES
over PARIS PACT

Washington, Jan. 20.-The admins,
tntion reinforced its support Of the
Paris reparations agreement today
shile the Senate irreconcilables were
Broadening out their plans for a thor
ough examination Of the settlement
md the circumstances surrounding 1t.
A White House procurement not
only affirmed President Coolidge's con-
f6ence that nothing had taken place
IN Paris to involve the United states
10 the affairs Of Europe. but added tnat
reports to the contrary could pc ais
missed as unimportant gossip.
The irreconcilable senators addeo
nothing to their previous expressions
Of skepticism on that point. but tney
considered seriously a proposal to ex-
tend the terms of a pending resolution
Of inquiry so as to ask not only Tor q
copy Of the Paris agreement but Tor q
statement also of the considerations
which led to its signature by the
American delegates. The resolution
proposed by Senator Johnson. Repupn-
can. California, is to come up IN the
foreign relations committee tomorrow
md ITS supporters expect 1t to be
adopted without delay.
The determination Of the president
y stand by his guns became fuily
apparent today when It was revealed
mat he regarded the statement issued
Yesterday by Secretary Hughes as dis
POSING effectually of all the questions
that have been raised, or that can be
nised, in connection with the incident.
He stands with Mr.. Hughes IN MS
eonviction that the Paris negotiations
mould be regarded as a closed Incl
nent He see no reason why the agree
ment should be sent to the Senate 1or
ntincation. because he sees no point at
which the treaty rights Of the United
BATES have been at all affected.
There appears to be every confidence
= the department that when senators
ave been given the same Intimate
Untact with the whole procedure they
III no longer fear that American Sig
nsture of the agreement has plunged
we United States into an entangle-
Ment heretofore avoided studiously.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
POTATO COUNTRY
SHAKES FRIGID
SPELL TWO DAYS

Fort Fairfield, Me, 20-The
great potato raising county Of Aroos-
took was warming up today. In this
town, where it was Sc degrees below
zero yesterday, as shown by unof-
fetal thermometers, various temper
atures ranging from % to SO minus
We're reported.
Further north, however, it was
colder than here but not as frigid as
yesterday when it was well below
so. Carobou had dropped from So to
40. while Limestone reported 40,
Washburn As and Van Buren, 40 at
the Maine end of the internationa
bridge across the st. John river. 1t
was 20 below at Houlton in southern
Aroostook.
Many stayed in the potato houses
the last two days and nights to
keep the fires burning at full blast.
School sessions were suspended and
business was practically at a stand
still here yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-21
Bonus, War Loan and Highway
Bonds Totalling $469,OOO Be-
ing Redeemed Yearly, Audi
tor Says in Biennial Report
Also Recommends Cons0l-
idation of Certain Depart
ments for Sake of Economy
Gasoline Tax Being Col
lected at Minimum of Cost

State Auditor Ebert d. Hayford
in a statement accompanying his BIZ
ennial report presented to the Legis-
lature Tuesday as Senate document,
declares that the State debt on De-
cember 81. 1924, was s14.526,3 300. and
that this is being reduced each year
by the payment of matured soldiers
bonus bonds. 100000; war loan
bonds, $4,000: and State highway
bonds, $119.0OO-a total of $4,000.
Il recommend that the Legisla-
ture.' asserts Auditor Hayford in his
statement, authorize the unused
balance of soldiers bonus bond issue.
now standing at S142,S93.15, to be
used in retiring the bonds issued for
that purpose. There is also small
unused balance of SS96.S0 Of the war
reserve to retire war loan bonds.
Il believe that the Legislature
should take steps to invest in per-
manent securities the Penobscot and
Passamaquoddy Indian Trust funds.
These have for a great many years
been represented on the ledgerS of
the State as liabilities, and at pres
EFT are carried as such with no cor
responding asset. Chapter 1903, Sec
ton II, Public Laws of 1917, declared
the Legislative mint to restore these
funds, but no action has been taken
under that act.
THE permanent school fund. so
called. should be discontinued and 1
recommend that an act be passed re-
pealing the provision Of law relative
thereto. 1t was, in it's inception. de-
signed to lay broad foundation in
our educational structure, but it's
purpose failed of realization more
than a half century ago. No actual
Continued on Page 10-CoI. ~
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GOTHAM HARD HIT

New York, Jan. 20-A violent snow
and sleet storm, which for New York
City was the second big one of tho
the northeastern section of the
United States and then romped sea.
ward.
One man, blinded by the blizzard,
walked into a troll,J in Brooklyn
and was killed. Eighteen persons
were injured in collision Of elevated
trains in uptown Manhattan.
There was no reported loss Of life
out of town and little property dam
age. But the storm was sufficient to
threaten cities with a paralysis Of
transit facilities, to isolate finland
communities, throw trains off sched-
ule, delay the arrival of ocean steam-
ships, and set an army of snow shov-
ellers busy.
Schools at Springfield, Mass. were
limited to single session. Roads!
were drifted so full in the Boston
district that farmers were unable to
visit town. Storm warnings were up
from Eastport, Me-, to Delaware
Breakwater.
1t became so warm in Caribou;i
Maines with the arrival of the snow
that the mercury, which yesterday
stood at 55 degrees below Zero,
climbed today to the 40 below mark.
Weather forecasters announced
thct the worst of the storm in the
metropolis was about over. The
blizzard was travelling up-coast and
sea- ward, causing winds to shift
from northeast to northwest and
leaving in its wake generally falling
temperatures. 49,,
Final tail-lashings of the storm be-
fore it took off from the continent
probably would cause all New Eng
land to experience snowfall and high
winds somewhat after they ceased
here. said weather forecasters. The
general tenor Of Representation.
however, was for fairer weather,
colder and somewhat cloudy. i
Although the weather men said
there was no prospect of another
storm Immediately, they were unable
to predict whether the skies would
be cleared by Saturday the day OF
the solar eclipse. Nothing definite
might be known on that subject until
about Thursday.