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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
Call Mass Meeting

Today at nine o'clock, in response
to call by Mayor Hodgkins and the
ringing of bells and sounding of steam
whistles public meeting was held In
Hancock Hall to take action toward
speeding up the pursuit of Johnson or
any other outlaws who may be in this
vicinity, but was hastily adjourned to
allow the men present to join In
reported near Oak Point in Trenton.
Another alarm tonight sent posse to
Hadley's Point in Trenton, where a
man was seen to set out in a rowboat,
using a bit of board as a paddle. It
is proposed to raise a considerable
sum by public subscription to add to
the $500 reward offered by the city
for the capture of Johnson. Mrs. Eil-
gene Hale has given $780,. It 10 esti-
mated that $50 men, including off,
GERS. are engaged in the man hunt to-
night.
Mrs. George Hopkins, living at
Oak Point in Trenton, saw a man in
her orchard this morning, picking
apples. Her son went in pursuit but
the man escaped into the woods.
Mrs. Hopkins says he mad re-
volver. Sheriff Macomber believes
the man was Johnson, driven by
hunger to eat apples. Tonight $50
men hunted him, without result.
A grand drive , is to be made
around Oak Point at daylight Sat
urday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22

Worcester. Mass. Aug. 21-{AP)-
Deserted by Dennis Britt and depriv-
ed of his lieutenant Walter Derosier,
who was shot and killed by a police
man, John Troy. bandit chieftain,
recruited two new followers and sped
out of Worcester in an automobile
stolen from the heart of the section
in which he was most sought tonight.
Several persons recognized the young
highwayman as he roared through the
East Side and an automobile report
ed passing the stolen machine on the
Grafton state road.
The young bandit chieftain eluded
more than 200 city and state patrol
men who have guarded every outlet
from the city since the fatal shooting
of Derosier during a holdup early
this morning.
Mayor O'Hara has authorized Chief of
Police Hill to offer a reward of $1,000
for the arrest of Britt and Troy, dead
or alive.
A telephone message received at a
newspaper office late this afternoon in
which the speaker. claiming to be
Troy. said that his gang had killed no
one UP to that time. but was going to
start. 1t is feared to mean that Troy
and Britt will attempt retaliation for
the death OF their pal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
To Pass on Status
Hereford Railway

Sherbrooke, Que, Aug. 2l.-(AP)
Following up the action of the
shareholders of the Hereford Rail-
road company several days ago in
agreeing to the cancellation of the
lease existing between the Maine
Central and Hereford companies
which has some 900 years still to
run, it is announced, that a confer
ence will shortly be held at Sawyer
Vile to consider the whole situa-
ton.
Service on the line, under the plan
of the Maine Central Railroad will
be abandoned November j. The
matter is received the attention of
the Federal and Provincial govern
ments, both of which subsidize the
Hereford road.
When the decision of the share
holders of the Hereford Company
was made known. it was said the
Maine Central Nigh take over the
Hereford lines, but no mention was
made of the price the shareholders
would ask for their stock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
Two Maine Boys
On C. M. T. Team to
Go to Camp Perry

Burlington, VT, Aug. 21-(AP)-
Announcement was made tonight at
post headquarters Fort Ethan Allen
by Colonel Albert A. Starbird. post
comma nder, of the selection of three
c. M. T C. students as members of
the all New England rife team to fire
in the national match at Camp Perry
Ohio, next month. They are Earl P.
Bassett of Wollaston. Mass. Merrill
D. WiSch of Portland. Me., and Karl
p. Parker of Castine Me. Robert H.
Beane of IS Rosemont Avenue, Tren-
ton, N. j., was designated as mem
Der Of the second corps area team.
The quartet left for Camp Perry
late today.
Representatives.. of the press of
New England have been invited to
attend press day at the post on
Tuesday, August 25 it was announced
tonight ,, ...-. -ia-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
DEATHS MOUNT
TO As, STEAMER
MACKINAC BLAST
Several Others Beyond Medical
Skill in Newport Hospitals
Probes Continue to Bare
Criminal Negligence - Red
Cross Plans to Help Every
Family Affected by Disaster

Newport, r. l., Aug. 21-(AP)-
The death of Edward Donovan of IS
Mineral Springs Avenue, Pawtucket.
at SIS tonight brought the total dead
in the Mackinac excursion steamer
explosion of Tuesday evening to 4e.
The deaths of three others today
were recorded as the hours passed
and it was expected that others
would be added to the total. The
45th victim to succumb to his fright
tucket. He died early tonight. The
other deaths today were Bessie Null
lin and William Robinson. also of
Pawtucket.
Both the naval and Newport hos
pitals house a number of critical cas-
es and physicians there frankly said
there are several who are now beyond
all medical skill, so badly were they
scalded when the boiler of the steam
err exploded as she steamed through
Narragansett Bay on the return trip
to Pawtucket with almost 700 eXcur-
sionists aboard.
The failure of many navy hospital
patients to improve prevented the re-
moval Of the victims from the gov
ernment institution to the Newport
hospital, which is now in a position to
care for all the injured.
To the suffering today came reports
from Washington and Providence
that both federal and state investiga-
tors are probing the disa ster to deter
mine IL any are guilty of criminal
negligence.
One of the most amazing incidents
of the disaster was the grip which
Michael Gilligan Of Pawtucket. one OF
the passengers aboard the Mackinac.
holds upon his life. When He was
admitted to the Newport hospital
Tuesday night, physicians gave him
an hour to live. but his condition has
not changed one way or the other
since, although every hour is expect
ed to be his last.
Gilligan. it was said. was not on
the Mackinac on the trip from Paw
tucket to Newport. coming 'here by
motor. On ,his arrival, friends In the
excursion party persuaded him to
join them. He was on the ship but a
few minutes when the deadly blast
occurred.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
Macmillan Needs
Lighter Than Air
Machines in North

washington, Aug. Il - (Afp -
Lighter than air machines, like the
dirigibles Shenandoah and Los An
geles, are in the opinion Of Com
mander Donald B. Macmillan, the
type of craft best suited to overcome
the ice hazards that the Far North
presents tosthe explorer.
Continually drifting ice foes he has
radioed the National Geographic So
ciety. make uncertain the landing of
heavier than air machines, as one
day a ford may be open only to be
ice bound the next.
Under such conditions. he said. a
cache established by an airpiane sis
not a help but menace for II de-
pended upon and a plane arrives out
of fuel. destruction is certain.'S
THE lighter than air machines can
do the work, he added, ''and should
do 1t at the earliest opportunity"
This message received by the So
ciety late yesterday made no mention
of how long the explorer expected to
remain in the Arctic regions collect
ing scientific information now that 1t
has been definitely decided to aban-
don efforts to fly over the uncba tied
Polar sea. However, in a despatch
received by Daniel w. Hoegg. man
aging editor of the Portland, Maine,
Evening Express, Commander Mac
MILAN expressed the hope of return
ing next month.
With the polar flight called off the
/ expedition is expected to carry out
it's further explorations promptly. as
it now has two airplanes in service
able condition, repairs to one which
was partly damaged by fire Tuesday
having been completed.
Although the dispatch to Portland
said he would return home next month.
the belief was expressed by officials
here that 1t probably would be october
before he arrived at Wiscasset, Me.
1t required six weeks for the expedi-
tion to reach Etah. Greenland, the
main base, they pointed out, and it
would be natural to assume an equal
length of time for the return voyage.
The explorations to be conducted In
Greenland, Labrador and Baffin Island
can be carried out expeditiously with
the swift-moving airplane. and so it is
rot believed this work will delay ma
terially the progress of the ships
southwark. Details of these plans.
however, have not been received in
Washington and it Is not known just
how soon the expedition will leave
Etah.
On the return voyage there has been
a suggestion that the steamer Peary
with the naval contingent aboard
might precede by a faw days the Bow
doin with Commander Macmillan and
the scientists aboard. No official ad-
vices were received to settle this
point.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
Grants Temporary
Injunction Against
DIR. Frank H.GOrdOn

Bangor, Aug. 21.-(AP)-A tenn
porary injunction was granted today
by Justice Charles J. Dunn Of the
supreme court against DIR. Frank H.
Gordon and Frank II. Gordon, Inc,
on proceedings brought by eight New
York and New Jersey residents who
seek to restrain the defendant from
disposing of silver black foxes pur-
chased by them to the contract value
of $31 800. f. c. Ryder who repre-
sented the Gordon interests, did not
oppose the granting of the injunc-
ton.
Answers will be filed later and a
date set for a hearing of their cases
on their merits and to determine the
question of delivery of the foxes to
the plaintiffs. as called for in the
contracts.
The plaintiffs represented in to-
days proceedings are Amos M. Kid
der, Short Hills, n. j.; Bertwal c.
Read, Harry G.. Mckinley, Howard
Froelick, Peter f. Harnham, Louis
F. Barili Robert H. Whiting and
Clara B. Decoppet, all of New York
City
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
New Mexico Editor
Shoots Bystander
In Hotel Fight

Z East Las Vegas, n. NJ, Aug. IL
,(AP)-Carl C. Magee, Albuquerque ed
itor and storm center of New Mexico
politics. tonight shot and killed John
B. Lassatter, a state employe, in
hotel here when in a fight with for
mer district judge d. ]. Leahy, his
political enemy, he drew a revolver
and fired suddenly. Lasatter was
bystander.
Magee fired two shots after he had
been knocked to the floor by Leahy,
the first shot striking Lassatter and
the second wounding LeahS In the
arm. Leahy was the district oudge
who tried Magee in two cases, both OF
which gained national publicity. Leahy
walked into the hotel, witnesses SAID
and approached Magee and began POM
meIine him. Magee was taken into
custody by Sheriff Delgado OF san
Miguel county, but no charge had peen
filed against him early tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
Guard Against
fractional Labor
Trouble in Illinois

Zeigler, Ills, Aug. 21-(AP)-All
roads leading leading to Zeigler
were patrolled by deputies tonight
as the result of the second outbreak
of factional labor trouble at Bell and
Zoller Mine No. l. since a strike
called Aug. without authorization
of the United Mine Workers of Am
erica.
Mob action was precipitated near
the mine today, when Palmer
Pritchfield. an administrative miner,
ran his automobile against Mrs. G..
" Trina. woman picket.
Mrs. Trina was knocked down and
bruised. The car was damaged by
flying sticks and stones but Pritch-
field was unharmed. Serious hos
tilities were averted by the arrival
Of Sheriff Doris.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
Maine Personnel
orc. M. T. Selected
For Camp Perry Shoot

Portland. Me, Aug. 21-(AP)-
Thompson III. Berdeen, company / of
Bangor. Lewis f. Henderson. Com
pany NJ, of Houlton and Ambrose III.
Bowden. company K, Of Bangor. all
members of the citizens military
training camp, in operation at FIT. Nc
Kinley, were designated today in or
ders from headquarters, first corps
area at Boston as members of the
first corps area c. M. T. c. rife team.
They left today for Camp Devens,
Mass, where they will join other
members of the team. Alvah L. Nick
erson, company X, of Bangor, Carlyle
M. Brown, Company A, of Bartlett,
n. H., and Marshall l.. Philbrick,
Company X, of Lynn, Mass, select
ed as alternates at the tryout on
August Is, were not ordered to join
the team.
After a short period of preliminary
instruction at Camp Devens. the team
will go to Camp Perry. Ohio, where it
will compete in the National matches
in September. OF the three men des-
ignated as team members, Berdeen
and Henderson have been members
of previous teams.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
WANTS U. S. TO JOIN
LEAGUE TO ASSURE
PEACE OF WORLD

Williamstown, Mass. Aug. 21-
tAP)--A plea to the United States to
assure world peace by Joining the
League of Nations was the closing
event Of the fifth annual session of the
Institute Of Politics. DIR. William E.
Rappard of Geneva. a member of the
Npermanent mandates committees of
the league. made the plea at his last
lecture tonight. He described Russia
as openly hostile to the league and
now the scourge of Europe and the
scourge of Europe and the world, and
Germany as playing hide and seek
with the league.
Dividing the present member ma
tions of the league into groups of
those desiring security first, peace
said that Italy and Japan could not be
assigned to any group. the latter be-
cause of her reticent and silence, and
Italy because neither security nor
acterize the ideas of her present gov
ernment."
The Japanese, DIR. Rappard observed,
were content to observe and reflect in
silence" They were quite willing to
cooperate in a League of Friend Ma
tions. AS to Germany, he said, France
and her continental allies had at first
denied her tntry into the league but
were now insistently demanding it.
"Bolshevist Russia" the speaker
continued, has been consistently
hostile and impertinent to the point
of provocation. From what ever
point of view one considers here
domestic policy of violent and cruel
tyranny and her foreign policy of
open or hidden revolutionary in
reference in the affairs of other
countries, fail to see how one can
escape the conclusion that Russia is
at present the scourge of Europe
and the world"
Coming to the United States, DR..
Rappard said in part:
1.-The league as it now stands tends
to establish justice. Without Amer
lea, it can be done but imperfectly
With America the great ideal of
a peaceful and just world can lie
realized. / know of no finer and
grander opportunity for natlon
than that now offered America, to
lead and serve the world by pro-
jecting her own national ideals on
the screen of international affairs
to avert war instead of blocking the
road to peace. and instead of en-
couraging justice by her silence to
prom tie and establish justice by her
living world"
President Harry A. Garfield of
Williams College, founder of the In
stitute of Politics brought the meet
ing to close with a tribute to the
Institute staff and the lecturers and
round table leaders.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
N. E. Governors Plan to
Supply Substitutes in
Event Hard Coal Strike
Educate People of Section to
Be Independent, Sentiment
of Gathering at Boston-N0
Anthracite Strike, Word of
Hammond, Named Chairman
of Permanent Organization

Boston, Aug. 21.-(AP)-The gov
ernors of the New England states
and their representatives who met
here today to discuss the coal stu
alton as it affects New England
agreed that the best method of COM
batting hardship should an anthra-
cite shortage develop would be to
educate New England In the use of
substitute fuels and to see OF it that
such substitutes were supplied.
1t was voted to continue as a per-
manent body with John Hays Ham
mond, chairman of the Federal Coal
committee two years ago as chair
man and Henry l.. Shattuck of Bos-
ton. secretary.
Chairman Hammond, who stated
that he was not present as a repre-
sentative of President Coolidge, de-
clared that he had no fear of an
anthracite strike this year. The op-
orators realize, he said, that they are
losing their markets because of in
creasing prices and'the public's fear
of a shortage, and the miners were
lin the same boat"
Even should a strike develop, he
said, New England could easily make
use Of substitutes, such as soft coal,
and throw off the fetish of an
thracite, which although regarded
as necessity in this section. is now
considered almost a luxury in other
parts of the country.
Plenty of bituminous fuel will be
available, Mr.. Hammond said, be-
Ncause of the lack of any danger of
a strike in the soft coal fields. Union
soft coal miners dare not strike, he
declared, because the non-union
fields, which now produce 60 per
cent of the total output, are giving
them too much competition.
James j. Storrow, former Massa-
chusetts state administrator, de-
clared that the only reason New
England had failed to adopt soft
coal as a fuel was the inability of
coal dealers to procure the proper
kind for domestic use. He urged
the creation of a commission which
would be able to procure proper soft
coal for domestic use for at least one
dealer in every community.
Eugene C. Huffman, chairman or
the Massachusetts commission on
necessaries of life, said he doubted
IL there would be an anthracite
strike but that 60 per cent of the
winters supply of anthracite had
been received in Massachusetts, and
that probably similar conditions ex-
listed in other New England states.
Governors Fuller of Massachu-
setts and Brewster of Maine attend
ed the conference in person. John
w. Storr. New Hampshire fuel ad-
ministrator. represented Governor
Winant of New Hampshire, and Err
nest J.. Sprague, secretary of state:
represented Governor Pothier OF
Rhode Island. John d. Sherburne
represented Governor Billings OF
Vermont and Edward w. Goss ap-
reared for Governor Trumbuli of
Connecticut.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
SAYS Drumhead
OF Str. Mackinac's
Boiler Was Defective

Providence, r. l., Aug. 21-(AP)-
Examination of the boiler. which ex-
ploding on the steamer Mackinac at
Newport last Tuesday took a toll OF
46 lives, has revealed that the drum
head of the boiler had deteriorated,
John A. Grant. chief engineer OF the
craft. told federal inspectors con-
ducting an inquiry into the disaster
here today.
The engineer said that on his last
regular examina ton of the boilers
he had found it in a safe condition
but testified he had been unable to
subject the drumhead to the stand
ard hammer test. According to the
chief engineer, the hole found In
the bursted boiler was in the drum
head.
Supervising inspector General
George Uhler of the United states
steamboat inspection service, In con-
ducting the inquiry which was at
tended by assistant U. S. Attorney
Andrews and Assistant Attorney
General Heltzen of Rhode Island,
who is conducting a probe of the
tastrophe for the state. The hear
ing will be resumed when second
engineer George C. Mullin of the
Mackinac, who is in a serious con-
dition at the Newport naval hospi-
tai, recovers sufficiently to testify.
Captain George w. McVey. COM
mander Of the Mackinac. testified
that he had no intimation at any
time that the boiler Of his ship was
in a. dangerous condition with the
possible exception of three years
ago when repairs were made In New
York"
Funerals for 16 victims Of the dis
aster were held in Pawtucket and
Central Falls today. Flags on pub
lib buildings throughout the state
were half stated by order of Cover
nor Pothier. Contributions amount
ing to sS.742 had been made up to-
night to the fund being collected for
the explosion victims.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
MY MACMILLAN
VAS BALKED IN
ARCTIC JOURNEY

Warrington, Aug. 21-(AP)-The
unusual weather conditions in the
Arctic which caused abandonment for
iihIs year Of the Macmillan expedi-
tons plans to explore the polar sea,
S1s dsscribei by the National Geo.
raphic Society tonight as apparently
MY manifestations Of natures COM
plaziv n producing the current
Sumner.
AacMillan, pushing up the coast
d Labrador in June found more ice
ihah had been present at that season
y The memory Of the oldest sealing
cieiy.
AZ the same time. however. the
lenpefature over practically the en-
un United States. was from one to
" degrees above normal.
-Beginning the latter part of June,
ueie have been inroads Of below nor
~ temperatures from the Northeast
ad North. possibly reflection of the
ssnuauaily cold conditions which Mac
Aiilsn has found In the Far North.
Inc greatest handicap to students
y weather is the lack of reports from
: : sumciently large AREA. The wea-
uer with which the United States is
soncerned is 'brewed' all over the
sorInern hemisphere. Yet the Unit
9 states obtains complete reports
Why from its own territory.
Conditions in a vast area in the
10TH are unknown save when some
sAcepuon like Macmillan remains
asIe Tor time and sends out in
loimation by radio.
4 1nefe are two possibilities for get
49, z nemisphere-wide view of the
1tnef. One is to build up a CO.
lstiye system which will furnish
.aanoafdized X telegraphic reports from
!, y. ne other possibility seems to lie
i I. .ae theory that the heat given off
y sl.l Ae sun to the earth varies and that
~ ~ variation is the cause of weather
i ianses Work along this line has
sm,.. ~. uone Tor some years by the
s%,'snsonian ~, Institution.
a., ao tesf the theory further, the Ma
M. si geographic Society Is cooper
saas ~ Win the Smithsonian Institu-
s,.s,.9 ~ Y establishing a sun observation
s'0n N the eastern hemisphere"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
Target Practice
TerrifeS Veterans

Boston, Aug. 21.-(AP)-Terrify-
ing memories of their days in France
came back to six shell-shocked world
war veterans when the big guns at
Fort Andrews went into action for
target practice while an excursion
steamer carrying 300 veterans on a
harbor outing. passed the fort today.
Six of the men became hysterical.
Nurses and attendants quieted them
and reassured others. Ambulances
from the United States veterans bur
eau and fire department automo-
biles were called to the dock to take
the seriously affected men back to
their hospitals.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
OILY Six New Dry Heads
II "a Named to Direct
Andrews Plan on Sept. |
PRESIDENT BACK At
SWAMPSCOTT, FACES
BIG CRIST WORK

Swampscott. Mass. Aug. 2e.-(AP)
President and Mrs. Coolidge return
ed late today to the summer white
house after an absence of one week.
Their 145-mile afternoon automobile
ride from Northampton, Mass, where
they stopped over night on their way
to Plymouth. VT. was without Incl
dent.
Still undecided as to when he will
return to Washington, the president
found mass of routine business
which had accumulated during his alb
sence and a crowded calendar for to-
morrow.
During the day he will confer with
Postmaster General New. Senator
Wadsworth, Republican. New York.
Senator Edge, Republican, New Jer-
sey. and State Senator Whitney. Re-
publican nominee for governor in that
state. and also receive Edwin Barclay.
secretary of state of Liberia. George
Harvey. former ambassador to Great
Britain, may be Weekend guest of
the president
The getaway from the home at
Northampton Of Mrs. Elmira Good
hue, mother of Mrs. Coolidge, was
made in drizzle shortly after noon.
1t rained at intervals as the presiden-
tial caravan passed through Holyoke.
skirted Springfield, moved through
Worcester, avoiding the business sec
tion, and made its way to Swampscots
without entering Boston or its SUBJ
urbs.
At no point along the route had
word been passed that the president
was coming through, and his passing
was practically unnoticed. although
two state police blazing the way for
the presidents car attracted consid-
erable attention. At Marlboro the
president left the main highway for a
brief call at the Southhoro home or
Charles F. Choate. Jr., Boston lawyer.
The presidents car drew up at the
door at White Court at 6.15 A. NJ.
after being on the road five and half
hours.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
CREWS ESCAPE.AS
FREICHTS COLLIDE
new GLOUCESTER

New Gloucester Me, Aug. 21.-(AP)
one locomotive was overturned and an
other badly damaged in head-on coll
'lfsion between two Maine Central
freight trains here late this afternoon.
Crews of the trains escaped without
injury and comparatively little dam
age was done to the roadbed.
Traffic over that division was tied
up several hours and passenger trains
due at New GloucesterI at o'clock
were run to and from over the Grand
Trunk road.
One of the freight trains, drawn by
two locomotives and loaded wiah pulp,
was bound for Lewiston and the other.
bound, was hauled by one engine.