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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
TO HEAR PLANTS
ON ROAD PROGRAM
AT COUNCIL meet

Any dissatisfaction felt by citizens
who believe that the county in which
they reside has not received the
mileage to which it is entitled in
the State highway program for 1926,
as submitted to the governor and
council by the State Highway Com
mission, will be heard by the gov
ernor and council at their meeting
on Thursday of this week at the
State House.
Governor Brewster declared yes
terday that he has received letters
from representative citizens of
Aroostook and Knox counties in
which they express their belief that
their counties are not getting an
equitable portion of distribution for
construction and reconstruction of
highways during the coming year,
been proposed by the State Highway
tiers, the governor said that the
council and he are awaiting any con-
structive criticism as to inequities
and that in relation to this program
the mileage and past improvements
in the counties must be taken into
consideration.
Governor Brewster pointed out
that the State Highway Commission
recommends a highway construction
and reconstruction program for the
ensuing year and it is the province
of the governor and council to de-
eide on the program. to be carried
out. He said that the program rec
commended by the Highway Commits
sion has been on the table for the
past month and that no action has
been taken as yet by the governor
and council in order that persons
interested may be given an oppor-
tunity to express their views relat-
ing to it. Publicity has been given
to the proposed program that people
in all parts of the State might be-
come informed.
So it is probable that delegations
from Knox and Aroostook and pos
sibly other counties will be heard
from at the meeting of the governor
and council December 3.
The proposal submitted by the
State Highway Commission to the
council, October 81. calls for total
expenditure in 1926 of 81. 423, 1856: the
construction # 90 miles of State
highway at total cost of 81 ,299,
600; reconstruction of IL miles of
State highway at cost to the State
of S7S4.J00; and reconstruction of 30
highway bridges at total cost to
the State of $339, $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
No Moratorium
Stand New French
Minister of Finance

Paris. Nov 30.-(AP)-The state
must honor it's signature, no matter
what the circumstances may be. This
is the principal article in the man
ciaI creed Of Louis Loucheur, minis
ter Of finance in the new cabinet OF
Aristide BRAND. Consequently any
thing like moratorium in the pay
ment of Frances debts or a consoiioa-
ton of her short term bonds will, 1t is
believed. be excluded from his plan
for the financial rehabilitation of the
country.
NJ. I,oucheur is equally opposed TO
imitation and proposes to remove the
financial milestone aggregating ~ ood
billion francs of floating debt hanging
around the country's neck by means OF
a sinking fund, fed by yield Tor eX-
ira taxation. carefully chosen by ex-
merits. to fall on all forms of wealth.
with the least possible disturbance 10
the economic life of the country.
This plan already exists In us
broad outline and M. Loucheur alreaoy
has submitted II to the fnanciai eA-
perts of the chamber and the senate
During the week he will place IL pc
fore the new committee representing
bankers, industry. commerce ana Id.
bor so that all classes Of the country
q
suited. M. Loucheur is DESTROYS OF
introducing his bill, or bills in the
chamber of deputies next Monday. :.
Yesterday the new BRAND cabinet
sitting in council under the presso en-
CIV of M. Doumergue. president OF the
republic, discussed the entire PROF. ran,
of the government. The -FOUR man
POINTS in the ministerial declaration 10
parliament will be the ratification OF
the Locarno treaties. one year militia
nv service, restoration of French n
nances. and the prompt settlement OF
Frances debt to the United States.
This latter item already Is being given
serious consideration. .,,voa
M Loucheur is said to have reaiized
al aIong from his contact with Amerl-
can financiers that the first REQUISITE .se
IN the restoration of the value OF .ne
franc is an Improvement in fnterna-
tional exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Start Move to Keep Main
Highways Of State Clear
Of Snow Coming Winter
DECLARE TOO MUCH
lENIENCY CAUSE OF
INCREASE IN Crime

Boston. Nov. 30.-(AP)-The
pendulum has swung too far I'm the
direction of leniency and this ten.
dency has reached a point at which
it has led criminals, especially
younger ones in some parts of the
community. to hold in contempt the
courts that are supposed to restrain
their activities. the Judicial council
OF Massachusetts announced today
in its first report filed with Cover
nor Alvin T. Fuller.
The council recommended prompt
action in criminal proceedings and
declared that the protection of So
ciety seems to demand that more
attention be paid to the deterrent
effects of the criminal law
"A prompt. even il less severe
sentence is more important as a
deterrent than an uncertain, heavier
and more remote one," the report
said to be the first made by a state
judicial council in the country, sci
forth. The council was created by
statute in 1924 for the "contin-
uous study of the organization, pro-
cedure and practice of the courts. "
1t includes in it's membership past
and present members of the judi
ciary.
The report covers sixty eight
pages and refers to the belief that
there has been a marked increase in
crime and that the administration OF
criminal law has been subject to
criticism, in consequence.
The council urged the repeal OF
the present law that sets general
education requirements for admit.
lance to the bar at not higher thar
two years of an evening high school
and recommended that the matter be
left to the legislation of the justices
of the supreme court.
A statute allowing a defendant, ex-
cept in capital cases, to choose a
trial without jury by leave of the
court, was also recommended. Elk
pertinent with this statute in the
Boston municipal court is suggested
The report calls attention to the
fact that at the beginning of the
year which ended June 80. 1924, the
number of civil and criminal cases
pending in the superior court was
64,O57. The number tried was 1865
and the number undisposed of at the
end of the year. including new cases
entered during the year was oo,499
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Rhinelander's Quadroon
Wife Fails to Take Stand
Counsel for Defense Pulls Un-
expected and Rests Case
Surprise Witnesses of Plain
tiff Not Produced - Kip
Again Makes Flat Denial OF
Chauffeur's Word That He
Knew Color of Alice-Begin
Defense Summation

White Plains, N. Y, Nov. S0-(AP)
The final testimony taken, the last
sensational or erotic love missive
read into the record, the suit of
Leonard Kip Rhinelander for annul-
ment of his marriage to Alice Beatrice
Jones, daughter of mulatto taxicab
driver, today entered its closing phase
with the beginning of summations by
counsel. Sensational since it's Begin
ming more than three weeks ago, the
suit of the young member of one of
New York's olrest families. lived UP
to its reputation for surprise to the
closing moments. when Lee Parsons
Davis, counsel for Mrs. Rhinelander,
Unexpectedly announced his resting
of the case.
His announcement, made shortly
after cour convened this morning,
took the plaintiff attorneys entirely
by surprise, as it had been expected
that number of additional witness
es. including Alice herself, would be
called by the defense. 1t also had
been rumored that Isaac N. Mills,
counsel for Rhinelander, had two
surprise" witnesses to call Instead,
after Davis had rested his case,
Young Rhinelander was recalled
briefly to the stand by his attorneys
to enter blanket denial of the tes-
timony of Ross Chichester. former
chauffeur for the Rhinelander fam
lily. Chichester ear .er had testified
that he warned Rhinelander of Alice's
negro blood long before the marriage.
Chichester testified that Rhinelander
had replied to the warning that he
didn't give a DAMN"
Mrs. George Jones, mother of Alice,
was recalled today to testify whe-
Their Alice's body was the same color
at birth as now. She asserted it was.
Shortly after court convened for
the afternoon session Lee Parsons
Davis began the summation for the
defense. He had not finished when
court adjourned for the day.
Davis began his summing up by
appealing to the jury to lay race
prejudice aside. and assailed Rhine
lander's attorneys for their conduct
of the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Ministers of Many
Denominations Urge
u. S. Entry Into Court

New York, Nov. 30.-(AP)-Five
hundred ministers of all denomin-
atoms and many laymen, meeting
today in the Marble Collegiate
church in Fifth Avenue, unanimous
ly adopted a resolution advocating
the immediate entry of the United
States into the World Court. This
action by the body followed stirring
addresses by the Rev. DR.. S. Parkes
Cadman, president of the Federated
Council of Churches of North
America. and Frederic r. Coudert,
international lawyer, in which the
opponents of the United States entry
were denounced as "futilitarians.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

Philadelphia, Nov. 0.-(AP)-
The anthracite operators today re-
jected Governor Pinchot's proposals
for ending the hard coal strike.
In refusing his plan. already ac-
cepted as a basis of settlement by
the United Mine Workers, the mine
owners offered no counter proportion
but drew the governors attention to
proposal made to President John
L. Lewis, Of the miners union. two
weeks ago. rejected by him.
The action of the operators leaves
the situation practically unchanged
and the strike enters it's fourth
month tomorrow with the anthracite
supply daily growing shorter.
1T is impossible for US to find
in your proposals" said the letter
from the operators to the governor,
the basis of a sound and lasting
settlement and for the same reason
they cannot be considered as basis
for conference and negotiations"
The communication to the COVER
Continued on Page 9, Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Two Boys Drown
Through Thin Ice
Near Dedham, Mass.

Dedham. Mass. Nov. 30.-(AP) -
The seasons first thin ice fatality,
with one of the boy victims sacrifice
ing himself to save the other. occur
red today. Peter Coccia, s. went
through the ice on the Washington
Street Meadows, and Santo Violanti,
his 10 year old companion. broke
through as he tried to rescue his
drowning playmate.
A brook flows through the Mea-
dows from Wigwam Pond to the
Charles river and reaches a depth
of ten feet. The stream had over
flowed its banks and the boys went
sliding there. As Peter reached the
deepest part of the brook the ice
gave way. and he, heavily clothed
against the chill. went down. Other
boys playing nearby, ran in fright,
but Santo found a long stick and
crawled on his stomach across the
treacherous ice to where Peter had
disappeared. AS he poked the stick
toward the young boy Santos weight
carried him through and he was
drowned.
Two patrolmen working from a
rowboat recovered the bodies of the
bows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
"A FATALITIES
DURING rs HUNTING
SEASON IN maine

The big game season in this State
which closed at midnight last night
eXacted toll of IA lives. OF the Il
deaths -four were killed in mistake foI
a deer, four were killed by the ac-
cidental discharge of their own guns
three were accidentally shot by their
hunting companions and three were
drowned.
Nine deaths resulted during the
big game season last year. OF this
number two were killed in mistake
for deer, four were killed by the
accidental discharge of their own
guns, two were killed by the ac-
cidental discharge of a gun in the
hands of hunting companion and
one was killed by a hunters stray
bullet.
The Red Record
The red record is as follows:
Thomas Saucier, aged 60 years, a
Lewiston business man. died Oct. Is
as the result of gun-shot wound
accidentally received. He was re-
moving a double barrelled shot gun
from his automobile when it was
discharged, the entire contents OF one
barrel landing in his abdomen.
Herbert Tramley, aged 26 years. of
Skowhegan. died Oct. 26 as the re-
suit of the accidental discharge of
his own gun while on hunting trip,
In an ante norton statement Tram
ley said that he had Just loaded the
rifle preparatory to entering the
Continued on Page 9-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Hunter Held for.
Grand Jury in Death
Of Fellow Sportsman

Old Town, Me- Nov. 3O-(APD-
Frank Dority of this city was heid
under $1,000 bonds for the grand jury
when arraigned here today on
charge of mansiaughter in "negli-
gently or carelessly" shooting Joseph
Babkirk, a fellow employe at the mill
of the Penobscot Chemical Fibre
Company. The two We're hunting
separately in the woo'T in the out
skirts of Milford ten days ago when
Dority, thinking Babkirk was deer,
fired and fatally wounded the man.
On his deathbed Babkirk declared
the shooting was an accident and
asked that no charge be preferred
against Dority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Hold Two Who Fled
After Auto Killed Boy

Exeter, N. H., Nov. 30.-(AP)-
Two men, who police say fled after
the car in which they were riding
last night had struck and killed Ray
mond C. Morisette. II, were brought
back today from Manchester where
they were arrested. Alfred j. Far
land, said to have been the driver,
pleaded not guilty to charge of man.
slaughter and was held without bail
while his companion. Rudolph Bois-
vert. was held in $1,000 bail as a
material witness. They will have a
hearing early in December.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01

!, A effort to enlist the coopera-
i. Il communities and individuals
/. ~ project Of keeping the main
vuDk highways clear of snow this
.,,ter move has been started to
IA the matter wide publicity in or
j that plans for carrying out the
r,isct may be perfected in the var
m sections Of the State prior to the
! MT heavy snowstorm.
Governor Ralph o. Brewster is q
koser Of the undertaking believ-
h that It will be good advertising
i, other states know that Maine
/ Mt snowbound during the winter
nouths While he points out that
/ would be impossible for the State
Midway department to undertake
|. ii work due to the immensely of
IN Statewide undertaking, he de-
ares that department will be glad
| i cooperate by way of giving ad-
NE a to costs and methods and by
| kthg out is snow plows and trac-
/ IN to the communities.
i special effort will be made to
ted open the trunk highways from
Eaisy to Bar Harbor and to Rock
and Governor Brewster points out
hat the success of the project will
| hpeHd upon the cooperation of all
Il the citizens. Residents in other
MaIAies will doubtless be interest
i b keeping their trunk line high
EJs open, SO the enterprise will be-
One Statewide.
Parland and Bangor have pur-
t1&d ploEs and tractors for carry
/ mon the work. and Lewiston and
4 augusta are among other cities coz
\ anEating securing similar equip
h nsl with which to battle against
II be drifts. These motor driven plows
1 VII clear the roads at the rate of
Il Y niles a day. The States equip
u Hnt fos this work is not large, but
1 % Highway department has one or
/ 10 factors and plows that 1t will
! kout to communities that have no
SHIPMENT.
ne State highway department last
\ inter asked for Legislative author
y 70 % some work of an exception
II character In keeping the trunk
highways open, but the request was
Hasea This was probably for the
~ the Governor believes, for If the
Sals should undertake the task
n aae there would be no stopping
mort oi 1900 miles.
II uoFsrnor Brewster asserts that
" Aate highway department will
MMa clearing house to coordinate
y various interests In the enter
EM and enlist the cooperation of
annruities and individuals. A
sa meeting Of representatives of
sliaunlties interested may he call
" NE Highway Department in
W. mat plans may be discussed
= Meeessfully putting over the
n'ea Owners of bus lines. bust
= men and many other citizens
oppressed their interest and
70 M desire to aid, and from the
rRnation that has come to the
SaEe department Governor
a.saer believes that there is a
mMs desire for cooperative
%'saent that will assure the sue
Maf the plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Auto Injuries Fatal to
Methuen, Mass, Man

Methuen, Mass, Nov. 30.-(AP)-
Benny Abbott of Lawrence died in
a hospital there tonight, the result
of an accident here this afternoon
in which he and four other men
were injured. Abbott's machine, aft
err a collision with truck driven by
William Smith of Lawrence. turned
over twice and continued so feet be-
fore being stopped.
Alfred Gaudet and Curley Levi.
who were with Abbott, were treated
for minor injuries, as were Smith
and his brother, Harry, who was
with him on the truck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Workers !. on Roof of
0urch Die in Fall

49, ssssn' NOV. 30.-(AP)-Two aged
~ W.T. " we're fatally injured when
~ today from the roof of
NJ. oaon Congregational church
lss ey were laying new slate.
knraaWe were Henry Pelham, said to
u, tss4 49, old, and John j. Irwin, 68.
I'd ssls'sllng Of a rope, witnesses
thvhs .Ned a ladder to slip on the
aibss ., po0l and the men fell so feet
i'm =. received a fracture OF the
lnas ~. = fracture of the spine.
issl,ss' SAUL was fractured and he
a.ah ~. numerous other injuries.
lsstiesa j. aled later in the hospital
- 'ney had been taken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Convict POmerOy
In Prison so Years

Boston, Nov. 30.-(AP) = Jesse
Pomeroy, who has completed so
years of a life sentence for murder,
in the Chalestown state prison, is 66
years old. His 66th birthday passed
almost unnoticed yesterday and to-
day he entered his sixty seventh
year. There was nothing unusal in
his routine to mark the day.
His health is about the same as 1t
has been for many years. He has
stearfastly declined to allow sur
geons to operate on cataract on
one of his eyes or for case OF
rupture.
Pomeroy was sentenced to life I'M
prisonment SEPTEMBER l, 1876, when
he was 16 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Especial to Kennebec Journal,

\SPeCldl " heuHeDeC JOurnal)
Wiscasset, Nov. 30-The sum Of
$4,000 is in sight with prospects
bright to secure the remaining $780,
900 necessary to assure the continu-
ance Of the Waterville, Wiscasset &
Pennington Railroad, it was an
nounced here tonight following a re-
port made by Supt. Samuel J. Sew
all to the finance committee here
tonight.
An effort will be made to secure a
few days extension of the time
which expired at midnight tonight.
OF the money already subscribed, AL
bion was high line with $4,000, and
Wiscasset second with $4,000. Promi-
nent China residents gave assurance
that $4,000 would be subscribed in
that town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Says Lower House
Will Convene Jan. d

Amarillo, Tex, Nov. 3O.-(AP)-
The lower house of the Texas legis-
lature will be called to meet in spe-
cial session January 4, Speaker Lee
Satterwhite of that body said here
tonight upon his return from Austin
and Dallas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Manchester Boy
Hit by Truck, Dies

Manchester, N. H., Nov. ~
(AP)-Earl H. Baker, ten year old
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl F. Baker
of 81 Warner street, died late today
as the result of injuries sustained at
noon when he was struck by heavy
truck driven by Clayton F. Foote OF
E'ranceStoWn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Mercury Falls to
Nine Above Monday

Portland, Me, Nov. SO.-lAP)-ol-
ficially the mercury fell to nine above
zero early today. Unofficial ther-
mometers in various suburbs showed
tho temperature was as low as one
below zero. while at Thornton
Heights in South Portland, TOUR
minus was reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Boost Gasoline
Tank Wagon Price 1c

Boston. Nov. 30.-(AP) - A one
cent increase in the tank wagon
price of gasoline, bringing the filling
station quotation to 20 cents and Ell
fective tomorrow, was announced TO.
day by the Standard Oil Company OF
New York. This was the first gas
oline price change in three months
It will apply to Massachusetts,
Rhode Island. New Hampshire ana
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Bangor Democrats
Select Candidate
To Oppose Crosby

Bangor, Me-, Nov. 3o-tAr'-Dan-
DOR democrats, after nomlna'ins
seven candidates for the once u
n,avor and receiving from each a re-
fusaI to run, today announcen u.a :,
Lewis Fleming, present au ad A.
from ward seven. mad coiise .;o;na1
head the ticket In .ne al, nnnpse
election next month. ne WIN ~, upr yor
Charles d. CROSBY, pIes. pen,,h-
recently renominated by 'he nep''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
General Forecast

An area Of high pressure covers
New England and Nova Scotia with
a ridge extending southwestward
Temperatures have risen somewhat
in the last "a hours in the north At
lantic states. The outlook is for
showers on Tuesday in the lower
lake region and middle Atlantic and
north Atlantic states. Temperatures
will rise on Tuesday in the middle
Atlanticsand north Atlantic states.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh east, shifting to south and
weather overcast Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England Cloudy
and warmer followed by snow turn
ing to rain Tuesday; Wednesday
fair.
Eastern New York and Southern
New Engla nd-Cloudy with showers
Tuesday; Wednesday fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Local Radio Report

Conditions last night were fair.
Volume was good. Static increased
as the evening progressed. There
was some code and a small amount
of fading.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Tuesday partly cloudy and somewhat
warmer possibly occasional show
ers; Wednesday fair; moderate south
and southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
Wary Operators
Turn Down Coal
Plan of Pinchot
Declare Memory Still
Painful of Governors
NJ ediatiOn Two
Years Ago

Action caves Anthracite
Strike Situation Unchanged
And Entering its Fourth
Month - Operators State
ment Says Governor Is Ask
ing Them to Repeat Jackson
vile Mistake of EndeavOring
to Maintain High Prices to
Pay High Wages
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
c.yernor Interested,
Would Like to See
Whole Hearted Co.
operation Of State
and Communities

,.l;.,es 1t Good Publicity to
q Other States Know We
n Not Snowbcund-Out of
ouestion for State to AS.
suu,e ALI Of Highway
Department Will Cooperate
IL Leaning Flows and Trac-
tars and Give Advice as to
Costs and Methods
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
$4,000 is Subscribed to
Keep W. w. &F. Railway

Only $4,000 More Needed to
Assure Continuance of Mar
row Guage Road - Citizens
Along Line Loyalty Backing
Effort-Time up But Few
Days Extension Asked-Al.
bion Leads in Subscription
With $4,000