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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
SAYS WORLD MUST
LOOK TO AMERICA
AND ASIA FOR HELP

Williamstown, Mass, Aug. TO-
(AP)-The fate of the universe
rests with America or Asia and nc
longer with the European races
Felix Valyi OF Paris, editor of the
Revue Politique Internationale, said
in lecture at the Institute of Polit.
les tonight.
ION the one hand is America
stlfly frozen into her religious anC
soclal traditions. and on the other
ASA, In full effervescence of new
Ideas and new sentiments" he de.
clared.
The gigantic task which is i'm
posed on our generation Is that o.
searching out a formula of euuili
brium for the world which may per
nit the great spiritual forces O.
human nature to be turned to the
benefit of mankind"
1.-THE existence of mankind con.
tinues to depend upon Asia from the
economic standpoint, for without tn,
raw materials of the Asiatic CONT
nent the Occident cannot live.
1T is necessary that someone take
the initiative of approaching Islam
In new spirit of cooperation with
a view to reconciling the Christian
ity and Islam, to have Western civil
ization, an act of faith toward Asia
is necessary. From now on the only
possible conquests of the Asiatit
continent are moral conquests."
Asserting that the little entente
made up of Rumania, Czecho SLOW.
aka. and Jugo Slavia, is maintaining
a spirit Of distrust and dis-equili
brium between races in Contra
Europe by military force, Mr.. Valy
declared that there Is mo such thing
as Hungarian peril, but there is 9
question of progress or reaction and
the Hungarian people need some
time to adapt themselves to new con.
ditions since the war.
There is general feeling ir
Hungary" said Mr.. Valyi, that the
question of a Hungarian Kingdom
has no importance in comparison
with the financial and economic re-
constr uction problems. The major
ity of Hungarians share the view o.
the present Magyar government thai
the presence of Mr.. jeremiah Smith
of Boston in Budapest as high com
missioner of the League of Nations
is a much better acquisition for the
future OF Hungary than any OF th'
numerous archdukes of the Haps
burg family might be-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
pIanes in Flight Over
rllsn,ere Island Make
vain Sc arc h. for
Suitable Landing
v,nts TO Establish Advance
Post Between Etah, Main
Bnse and Cape Thomas HUI
lard Rugged Terrain and
lie Observation-Disclosures
FIight Will Be Made Soon

Warrington, Aug. 10.-(AP)-
e.mnander Donald B. Macmillan, in
! 1lrht over the Ellesmere Island
saturday night was unable to find
s'euitable intermediate base for his
Arcsic expedition between Etah.
Greenland, the main base and Cape
rhonas Hubbard. where it is plan
"A to establish the advance flying
he.
The flight was in a direct line to-
vsrd Cape Thomas Hubbard but
syerywhere rugged country and ice
vere found. Another flight further
Is the south will be made in the
ekort to locate base,
Details Of the flight were given
(centinusd on Page @Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Accident Holds
Up Ferry Boat
Service at Bath

Especial to the Kennebec JorrnaD
Bath, Aug. 10-No ferry service
over the Kennebec this forenoon for
three hours. The big ferry boat Gov.
King of the state ferry line had to be
hauled off the route at 7.30 because
of a broken shaft. The Blaisdell-Lee-
man Co. were just completing re-
pairs on the little ferry Hockomock
when the call came to rush the job
and it was rushed. The men were
assembling the parts of the engin
and they hastily put them together
and At 1890 the boat was on the
route.
Ferry traffic commenced to pile up
On both sides of the river, especially
on the Bath shore where there were
scores of machines waiting to cross.
Heavy showers added to the discom-
fort of the wait.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Need More Cooperation
Farmers in Tax Problem
NEW BRUNSWICK
VOTES DOWN GRAND
FALLS ADVOCATE

st. Johns. n. B.. Aug. 1o.-(AP)-
The liberal government of New Bruins
wick, headed by +. j. Neniot. went
down to defeat in the provincial gen.
eral elections today at the hands Of
the Conservatives led by Hon. ]. b. NJ
Baxten. in a repetition of the land
slide of June 25 when the Nova Scotia
Liberal government was swept out or
power.
Premier Veniots defeat was largely
attributed to his policy of hydro-elec-
trio development at Grand Falls.
project that would have involved a
public expenditure of $1O.OOO.OO0.
At $50 tonight Conservatives had
been definitely elected to % of the As
seats against two for the government.
Conservatives were conceded seven
others and the Liberals six, while ~
seats were in doubt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
State Police to
Nose Out Crooked
Policemen in Hub

Boston. Aug. 10.-(AP)-At the
request of District Attorney Thomas
c. O'Brien, of Suffolk county, Gov
ernor Fuller today gave him per-
mission for the use of state police Of
ficers to clean up" the Boston po-
lice department. The action of the
governor was taken after the dis
trict attorney had complained that 1t
was difficult to get Boston police Off
GERS to report the actions of their
superiors Recently District Attor-
ney O'Brien undertook the investf-
CATION of charges that bribery and
other irregularities were prevalent
among the Boston force.
The governor also received re-
quest from Mayor John +. Walsh OF
Revere for permission to have a
Boston police official loaned to that
city to "clean up" Revere. The gov
ernor informed him that the state
would do anything possible to assist
in the campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
File Bankruptcy
Petition Against
N. Y. Broker House

Boston, Aug. 10.-(AP)-A petit
ton in bankruptcy was filed In the
United States district court TO-DAY
against the brokerage firm OF Hunt
Ellis and Company, members or the
New York Consolidated Exchange.
The action came after the firm had
closed it's offices because of the re-
moval of the New York Stock Ex-
change tickers. In addition to Its
main office here. the firm has
branches at Fitchburg and Spring
field. Mass. Hartford, Conn.,, and
Portland. Me.
F. l.. Milliken and Company, men,
bers of the New York Consolidated
Exchange for a restoration of the
they would petition the committee
on quotation of the New York Stock
Exchange for a restoration of the
stock exchange tickers which were
removed from their Offices here Sat-
urday. The statement said that the
firm knew of no reason for the re-
moval of the tickers.
Its offices remained open today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Three Months Revenue Indi-
Gates Surplus Will Be More
than Enough to Meet $685.
100000 Salary Raise for En-
plOyes-Sen. Mcclellan Would
Reduce Newspaper Rates to
1920 Scale

Swampscott, Mass. Aug. 10-(AP)
I'm a series of conferences today
President Coolidge studied budget es-
Inmates for next year, received a re-
port on the postal rate problem and
was given late information as to the
Alaskan fishery situation.
Director Lord of the budget pre-
scented to the executive a tentative
budget estimate for the next fiscal
year calling for a reduction Of 10000
900 in appropriations. This is the
amount set by the president and he
approves the form, in which the bud
get chief tentatively has allocated the
new figures.
With increases necessary in some
departments, heavy slashes have been
called for in others and it Is under
stood the new budget hard hits the
army and navy appropriations. Mr..
Coolidge has declared that while he
wanted adequate national defense. he
believed it should be maintained on
the smallest sum necessary. This pol
icy, it Is understood, is to be followed
in the new budget.
Although 1t Is likely next years
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Modification Probable
In New U.S.. Postal Rates
BELIEVES SENATE
WILL PUT 0. K. ON
j. s. IN WORLD court

Swampscott. Mass, Aug. 10-(AP)
prediction that the senate would
ratify the world court protocol in
amended form at the next session
was made here today by Senator
Moses of New Hampshire, a Repub-
Hcan member of the foreign relations
committee and an irreconcilable In
the League of Nations fight. Senator
Moses who called on President Cool
idge with the members of the joint
congressional postoffice commission
did not discuss the world court with
the president but said later he be-
lieved the senate was ready to act
favorably on some form of a world
court proposal
A teXtual amendment which would
guarantee that tEis nation would not
be involved with the League of Ma
tons by membership in the court was
advocated by Senator Moses.
A tendency among some Republi-
can leaders to favor, amendment of
the protocol has been noted. Senator
Pepper announced recently he ia
vored an amendment to the world
court statutes comforting voting
rights in the court in United States
but surely STIMULATING that the
American government was not to in
cur any of the obligations incident
to Leaue of Nations membership.
Senator Moses, who is president
pro tenn of the senate and has de-
clared against the compaign of Vice
President Dawes for revision of the
senate rules, said he did not believe
Their had been any change in senti-
ment among senate members on this
proposal. He was confident the ne
cessary votes for revision were not
available and that no determined
fight along this line would be made
next session,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Veteran Builder of
Ships Dies at Bath

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Bath, Aug. 1o-John H. Petersen
~ master builder at the shipbuild-
ing plant of the Kelley. Spear Co. Tor
many wears, died this afternoon at
his home, IL Drummer street. after a
long illness following a fall three
wears ago while at his work. He was
one of the best known master snip
builders in New England. He was
horn in Sweden and came here %
Years ago. He was a Mason through
the commandery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
slYs CINDERELLA
nlRY'S ATTEMPT AT
SUICIDE "A Bluff

New York. Aug. 10-(AP)-Final
prsparations were made today for
~ severance Of the legal relations
bexsen Mary Louise Spas Brown
inyswould -be modern Cinderella, and
Ei1ard A. Browning. wealthy real
Gtal) operator, and disillusioned
sudsfather.
NJ. Browning held a conference
with Queens County authorities and
District Attorney Newcombe an
nounced that tomorrow he will pre-
80 petition for the annulment OF
hs adoption on the ground that the
Oil deceived Mr.. Browning into be-
Loving her Only Is years old, when
sAe was actually Il.
The Girl left the home of Mr.
howning's secretary last night but
q she DEPARTED with the agent of a
indicate for which she intended to
write the story Of her brief romance
httle concern was felt concerning
- met that her whereabouts re-
NAMED 4 mystery today.
~ Browning's secretary offered
reward Of $500 for her discovery
1ut Nj. Browning denied that this
xs done on his orders.
= wouldn't pay a cent to get her
nck' b. said. Il don't know where
~ = and don't, care" "She sold
aesself to newspaper for $500 and
lam through
" Joseph H. Luhan. the physician
we attended Mary Louise when she
p0k poison in Browning's apart
menE after her claim that she was
years old had been questioned
~ loday that alleged suicide at
Hmpt was "a deliberate bluff"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Portland Schooner
Pulled Off Shore

Highland Light, Mass, Aug. 10
(AP)-The two masted fishing
schooner Carlton A. Smith of Port
land, Me-, which went aground in a
fog early today, two and one half
miles south of the Nauset coast
guard station, Cape Cod. was pulled
off at 6 o'clock tonight by the cutter
Gresham.
The schooner was leaking badly
and was taken in tow Dy the cutter
for Boston. Captain Ernest Doughty
and his crew of nine had a catch Of
"a swordfish and were homeward
bound when the schooner went
ashore and was left high on the
beach by the receding tide. The cut
ter was summoned and stood by un-
til the tide was again full. when the
rescue was effected. The schooner
crew remained aboard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Find Burglar in
Bar Harbor Home
After Navy Ball

Bar Harbor, Me-, Aug. fO-(AP)-
Returning from the navy ball at tne
Swimming Club. given in honor Oh
the officers of the battleships In the
harbor, early Sunday morning, MT
and Mrs. Edward w. SALISBURY OF
Philadelphia, who are occupying lhe
Leeds cottage, interrupted a masked
burglar, who was searching for vaiu-
ables. it became known today. Inc
burglar jumped from an open VIII
dow and made his escape.
Nothing of value was taken. IL is
believed the burglar was searching
for Mrs. Stotesbury's famous jewels,
which it is learned. were not brougnl
here. The telephone wires Leading
into the cottage were found to have
been cut, indicating well laid plot
TO burglarize the cottage, which is
one of the finest in the summer col
ony. l..
A detective from New York Is at
work on the case and additional
watchmen have been placed at THIS
and other cottages.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11

birmingham, Mass, Aug. 10
-(AP)-At least five men
were shot, two seriously, here
late tonight in a riot which fol-
lowed a large Ku Klux Khan
meeting.
The victims are Alonzo Fol-
ey, Thomas Sliney, Francis Ma
guire, all of Saxonville, and
William Bradley and Edward
Purcell of birmingham. Foley,
who was shot through the left
temple, is in dangerous con-
dition at the birmingham hos
.pital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Girls Attempted
To Cross Boundary
With Load Alcohol

Newport, VT, Aug. 10-(AP)-Re'
gina and Lydia Roy of Manchester
N. H., who gave their ages as 10 and
20, were released in $1,000 bail to-
day after Canadian customs official.
claimed they attempted to drive ar
automobile with 81 gallons Of alec.
hol in Canada
1t was said that they drove tn,
empty machine to Masonville, p. @.
and after submitting to search
went back to La Bonty's line house
and loaded the alcohol which they
mad left there. Attempting t.
cross the line, the car and liquor
was seized by the Canadian Gus
toms authorities.
A taxicab driver who was engag'
ed to carry them to Newport turn.
ed them over to the United State!
authorities who brought charges o.
violation of the prohibition laws
They will be arraigned later In thu
week,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Master of Penn State Grange
in Main Address at Field Day
Kennebec POmonas and Farm
Bureau at Highmoor Farm
Maine Grange Head and
County Agent Discuss Pros
poets of Farmer in State

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Monmouth. Me-, Aug. ia plea
for greater cooperation among the
members of the Grange on the prob
lem of lessening the farmers tax
burden was made by Hon. P. H.
Dewey of Gaines, Penn, master OF
the Pennsylvania State Grange, who
was the principal speaker at the
annual field day of Kennebec Po-
mona Grange, East Kennebec Po-
mona Grange and the Kennebec
County Farm Bureau held today at
Highmoor Farm, the central expert
ment farm of the state. Members
of Androscoggin Pomona Grange
were guests upon the occasion.
The speakers on the days pro-
gram were in accord in the belief
that he outlook for the farmers OF
the state is brighter and many
phases of agricultural work were
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
BAY STATE MAYORS
PROTEST new Rates
OF TELEPHONE co,

Boston, Aug. 10-(AP)-Governor
Fuller was asked to give cities and
towns Of the state an opportunity to
protest against the new telephone
rates In a resolution which was
passed today at a meeting of the
Mayors club of Massachusetts.
The resolution introduced by
Mayor Curley Of Boston. was sup
ported by present and past mayors
OF Brockton. Cambridge, Revere.
Woburn, Taunton, Worcester, Som
erville, Haverhill, Lawrence. Lowell.
Medford. Quincy, and by the select
men of Randolph, Milford, Wey-
mouth, Natick, and Methuen. The
only opposing vote was cast by Nav
or William E. Blodgett of Woburn
president of the Club.
In addition it was voted to have
f. Mark Sullivan, corporation coun-
sci for the City of Boston, draw I'D
summary of the new telephone
rates. which were recently approved
by the state public utilities commits
sion, to be forwarded with the reso-
luton to Massachusetts mayors and
selectmen not at the meeting, re-
questing them to indicate whether
they are for or against such action.
After Mayor Curley introduced his
resolution, corporation counsel Sui
Ivan announced the rate award. He
said that during the State Commits
sion's hearing, which preceded it's
decision, 1t acted in an arrogant
manner. and that the company's rep
resentatives had been insolent.
He reviewed the steps of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Company fight for increased rates,
laying stress on the point after the
petition 100000 additional revenue
had been filed in 1924, the company
was figuring up rates that would
yield $13,500,OOO.
1.-THE State Commission" Mr.. Sui
Ivan said, permitted 1t to derive
from the people of Massachusetts,,
| $45, 5000 this year. whereas the
total appropriations for the state of
Massachusetts last year were only
about $4S 100000"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Commissions Begin
Negotiations Over
Relgian Debt to u. S.

Washington. Aug. ~ - NAE
with an assurance from Ambassa
dor Decartier that Belgium Will non non. =
or all her just obligations: ana WIN VIII,
a promise by Secretary Mellon tha'
she will be asked to pay only wiInii'
her capacity the American ana De-
gian debt commissions openeo tou~
the negotiations for the reIunoihs -.
the LITTLE Kingdoms s4So,000,00o war
debt to the United States.
some general discussion followed
tho formal statement of the positions
Of the two governments. the Belgians
beginning a detailed presentation as
TO financial conditions in their coun
try. So many elements must enter
into the equation that their presen a. ).
tation may consume several days OF
continuous sittings before terms can
be discussed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Senators Having
Say in Selection
Prohibition Officials

Washington, Aug. 10 : tAFJ :
Treasury officials said today they
were working in close harmony win
Republican senators in selecting the
prohibition officials and that IN no
case would any man objected TO oy
the interested senators be given ap-
pointment. 49,.
there had been mo political pres
sure" and that the present delay
was due to some extent to difficulty
in inducing the men selected to &C
cept. 80.
Close cooperation with the sena-
tors had resulted, they said. from a
desire to have perfect harmony IN
the working out of the prohibition
reorganization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Held in $4,000 on
Charge Manslaughter

Bangor, Me-, Aug. 10-(AP)-Sum-
ner P. Award of Greenville, ar
raigned before the municipal court
here today on a charge Of reckless
driving and manslaughter, was held
under $4,000 bail for his appearance
in court on Tuesday when County
Attorney Artemus Weatherbee will
be present to conduct the case.
Award was the driver of the car
which Saturday afternoon on the
State highway to Newport, ran into
the sedan of Mrs. Abbott c. Smith of
Jamaica Plains, Mass, overturning
it and causing the instant death of
Mrs. Smith who was returning to
her home, and her car was driven by
her son, Garvin Smith. who was
slightly injured.
Mrs. Smith was formerly a resi-
dent of Bangor and prominent In
church and club affairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
General Forecast

Low pressure prevails over the
northern states.
There have been local showers
within the last "a hours in the north
Atlantic and south Atlantic states,
the lower Missouri valley, the central
and southern plains states and the
south plateau regions and at scat
tered points in the Rocky Mountain
and the Lake region.
The temperature has risen slightly
in the middle Atlantic states. The
indications are for local thunder
showers Tuesday and Wednesday In
the extreme south and on Wednesd-
day in the eastern Gulf states, Ten
nessee, Kentucky and western Ohio
otherwise mostly fair weather with
out much change in temperature viii
prevail Tuesday and Wednesday In
the Washington forecast district.
Z Winds north of Sandy Hook
Moderate southwest and west, gen.
orally fair weather Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Rural Carriers
Elect at Lewiston

Lewiston, Me-, Aug. 10 - (AP) -
At the annual meeting of the Maine
State Rural Letter Carriers Assoc.a.
ton here today, M. l.. Bracket OF
Newport was elected president ana
Edgar A. Worcester of Jonesport.
secretary and treasurer.
A ladies' auxiliary was also insti-
tuted with Mrs. Everett Verrill Of
Auburn, president; Mrs. Sadie Wat
erman of Auburn. secretary; ana
Mrs. Nora Hodgkins Of Lewiston.
treasurer.
w. r. Conway of Albion, N. r.
secretary of the executive board OF
the national association. addressed
the meeting and assisted in organic
ing the auxiliary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Eastern Star in
Session at Toronto

Toronto, Aug. 10-(AP)-Virtually
every state of the United States and
the provinces of Canada are repre-
scented at the 18th tri-ennial assem-
bly, here of the Grand Chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star. the third
largest fraternal organization in the
world.
Formal welcome was rendered to-
night by provincial, and civic author
tiles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Portuguese Lied
To Hide Illegal Entry

Tampa. Flo, Aug. 1O.-(AP)-
Eight Portuguese who told police
last Friday that they came here
from Massachusetts, were captured
by confidence men. taken to the Lat
in quarter, held captive for 10 days
and robbed of $4,000 were arrested
today after they confessed to be
aliens, who entered the county IL
legally.
They said they We're brought here
from Cuba by smugglers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Honolulu Woman
Named Dry Director

Honolulu, Aug. 10 (AP) = Mrs.
Marion Parrott, q civil service en-
ploye in the office of the federal pro-
hibition director here, today re-
ceiyed a radiogram from Washing
ton appointing her as acting director
to succeed John Wise, VINO resigned
effective August l. Mrs. Parrott IS
believed to be the only woman hold
ing a federal prohibition director
shin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Shot from Cover

The wounded men told DR.. c. J.
Carr, who lives nearby the Klan's
meeting place, that they were shot
from ambush while standing in the
road.
by the other wounded. After admin
Continued on Page Col. 81
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Hold Portland Man
In $4,000 Technical
Charge Manslaughter

Portland, Aug. 10-(AP)-Joseph
Bosse of East Sumner was held in
IS, 900 today for the grand jury on
technical charge of manslaughter and
a charge of driving an automobile
while under the influence OF liquor,
resulting in the death at New Glou-
cester a week ago of Florence T..
HAYES. aged three vars, who was
hurled from car in which she was
riding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
French in London to
Talk on Security

London, Aug. 10-(AP)-The French
mission which is to endeavor to for
mulate with Great Britain reply to
Germany's recent security note, ar
rived in London tonight.
Conversations will begin tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
Salem Physician
browns in st. John

st. John, N B., Aug. 10.-(AP)-
DR.. Nelson G.. Truman of Salem,
Mass, was drowned this morning IN
the st. John river near ketepee. Inc
body has not been recovered.