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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
One Killed, Three Injured
as Big Factory Crumples
SMOKE DROPS IS IN
Bat Tie TO Save HUBS
OLD QUINCY MARKET

Boston, May 8 (AP)-Eighteen
hremen We're overcome by smoke in
a successful battle to save the his
toric old Quincy Public Market
building from destruction by fire
early tonight. The fire started under
the roof Of one Of the ITO foot ellis
OF the building, ate into the central
tower and burst through the roof
along the entire length of the ell
before being checked. The loss was
S125, 900.
-Four alarms brought all available
downtown apparatus into the con-
gested market district behind Faneu-
IL Hall~and dense clouds Of smoke
generated in the stuffy attic at
tracted thousands of spectators. Half
a dozen police and hospital ambu-
lances We're unable to handle the
stream Of injured firemen carried
from the building and the police
Communicated private machines to
take unconscious men to hospitals.
At the height of the blaze, three
fire crews on the roof narrowly es-
capped being knocked into the street
when a high pressure hose line got
away from the men handling it and
failed about on the slippery slate
before it was pinned down. Several
times men on the roof were caught
between fire puffs leaping through
the roof, but were saved by water
curtains thrown up from the street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
President Tells Of
u. S. Responsibilities
At OratOrical Contest

Washington, May S.-(AP)-Presi-
dent Coolidge, opening the national
oratorical contest with an address here
tonight. declared that the United
States has a "weighty responsibility,
not only for maintaining it's own well
fare, liberties and power, but for the
utmost possible knowledge toward as
sisting the nations and people in the
aspirations and ways of peace"
Here is a field for institutional
development to which the thoughts of
men and women everywhere are turn
ed as they never were before" he
continual. Though their scale is
greater, yet the problems I'm this realm
of world organization are essentially
the same as those to which mankind
has been addressing itself from the
beginning of society.
These are the problems OF assur-
ing justice alike to the weak and
strong; CT assuring peace with honor,
of enthroning conscience in places of
authority too long usurped by mere
force. The same humanity. that has
been able to erect the rule of law and
liberty on the scale of great nations
and mighty declarations will at last
find institutions by which to place In
ternational relations upon the same
sure foundation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Grand Jury at
Calais Reports
List of Indictments

Calais, Me-, May S-The supreme
judicial court grand jury here has
reported indictments against the
following: Dana Graney and Frank
Hunt, breaking. entering and lar
ceny; Forest Guerish and Leo
Leighton, breaking, entering and
larceny; Roy McMasters, escape
from PASSPORT police station; Arthur
p. Emerson, rape; Lorenzo 10.
Flood, common nuisance; Harold
Schoppee, rape; William l.. Har-
rington, Jr., breaking and entering
while intoxicated; Edward j. Curran,
common nuisance; DevereauX Fen
Jason, desertion. and non-support;
Charles Hersey. breaking and enter
ing while intoxicated: Vincent ONell
and Ross Sinclair, breaking, enter
ing and larceny; Cornelius McCur-
dy, common nuisance.
The Jury awarded Herbert r. Pol
ley SIS in his slut against George
w. Ross of Prescott for land tres
pass, in the first case to come to trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Seek Word Pittsfield,
Maine, Druggist in
Death of Buchanan

Belmont. Mass, May ga broken
bottle, which the police say once
held chloroform, was found today on
the grounds of the Mclean hospital
in Waverly, less than an eighth of a
! mile from the spot where the bound
body of Alexander Buchanan, Cana
dian war veteran, was discovered on
April 4, with gas mask filled with
chloroform, strapped over his face.
Miss Ruth Massey, nurse at the
hospital, found the bottle and it was
turned over to the Belmont police.
The container bore the label of a
Pittsfield, Me-. druggist and Sergeant
O'Brien of the Belmont police and
State Officer E. p. O'Neil left for
that town tonight to question the
druggist for clues to the purchaser.
The police said that the bottle can
be fitted into either the murder or
suicide theories of Buchanan's death
but that in itself it proves nothing.
Unless the druggist can throw light
on tits purchase the find is useless,
it was said.
The police have been baked by In
ability to find any possible motive
for the Canadians death.
On the night before the discovery
of his body, Buchanan had visited
his sister, a nurse at the Mclean
hospital. She told the police that he
left her to go to the home of his
mother nearby. Buchanan was a
native of Cape Breton, N. s., and
served overseas with the Canadian
expeditionary forces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Frauleins Aplenty
Would Take Hindy
For Better or Worse

Hanover. Germany. May S.-(AP)-
There has been no communication
from the former kaiser to Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg since the lat
ter's election as president of Ger
many, 1t was definitely stated today at
Hindenburg's headquarters.
The last exchange of letters between
the field marshal and his former en-
peror occurred January q. when the
general sent his customary birthday
greetings to the ex-kaiser. the head
quarters statement added.
Numerous proposals of marriage are
reaching Hindenburg in the mass OF
letters that continue to. pour in daily.
A large number of requests for IL
nancial aid also reach the linden
burg headquarters, and in one day they
totalIed more than 100000 marks.
Most of the appeals are for sums
from SO to 10000 marks. many of the
petitioners assuming that Won Hin
sdenburg has free access to the official
excheQuer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Crash Occurs at M0xie Cove,
Round Pond While Building
Was Being Moved-Edward
G. Matthews, Boothbay,
Death Victim-Forrest Wy
lie of Same Place Badly Hurt

Bristol, Me-, May S-One man was
killed and three injured today when
a canning factory, owned by the East
Harbor Fertilizer Co., collapsed upon
them while being moved at Moxie
Cove, Round Pond.
Edward G. Mathews, aged 70, of the
Back River section of Boothbay, was
killed outright. He leaves q wife
and one son. Forrest HI. Wylie, IS,
Of the same place was taken to st,
Andrews Hospital at Boothbay Har-
Dor in serious condition. His injur-
les included compound fracture of
the leg.
Emery Leeman of Round Pond sus-
tanned some injuries, while Harry
Marsh, also Of Round Pond, was Sc
verely hurt by flying timbers. They
were employed in moving the build
ing, a two-story wooden structure,
about 40 by 60 feet, when the walls
gave way.
Mathews was manager Of the COM
pany, in which Luther Maddocks of
Boothbay Harbor, Frank Thompson
of Wilmington. Del, and Osgood
Vannah of East Boothbay are said to
be owners. The factory formerly was
operated by the National Products
Co. 1t was sold after having been
damaged by fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Maine Principals Swap
Experiences at Capital
BRIDGES IN WORST
CONDITION TO have
FIRST CALL OF FUND

Declaring that on account of the
limited amount of State funds
available for the construction of
bridges under the Bridge act the re-
construction work this year must be
limited to those that are considered
to be in the worst physical condi-
ton, the State Highway Commission
at the request of the Governor and
Council submitted at the meeting of
the Council on Thursday a statement
in respect to the bridge program
for 1925, recommending q tentative
list of Is bridges for reconstruction.
The statement Of the State High
way Commission is as follows:
1T must be borne in mind that
not one of the 102 petitions now on
file in the Bridge Division represents
bridge structure which is not in an
unsatisfactory condition for present
highway traffic, and in consequence
the list of bridges herein recon-
mended for reconstruction during
this years construction season is al
most certain to be changed by such
developments as that of the collapse
of NYcsserrunsett Bridge in Athens
last year and the collapse of Coopers
Mills Bridge in Whitefield in 1921.
With SO many structures in un-
reliable physical condition it is by no
| means easy to determine which ones
are most unsafe.
Bridges Recommended for Recon-
StructiOn
However, the following are recon-
mended as tentative list for recon-
struction: Merry Bridge, Industry;
Pumping Station Bridge Mechanic
Falls: Meeting House Bridge, New
field Shapleigh; East Otisfield
Bridge, Otisfield: Sargent Brook
Bridge. Otisfield; Mill Brook Bridge,
Rangeley; Coffin Brook Bridge,
Rumford: Thibodeau Bridge, st.
Francis; Temple Mills Bridge, Tenn
pie: Wadsworth st. Bridge, Thomas
ton. Substructure only: Oyster River
Bridge, Thomaston-Warre Grist
Mill Bridge, Van Buren,; Bridge
Street Bridge, Washburn.
States Portion $122, SSf
1.-The total cost of the States por-
Continued on Page 12-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Party of Engineers

The boat was one of two chartered
by the engineers of the Mid-soutn
here in convention, for an exclusion
on the Mississippi. :
The excursionists on board the
first boat here arrived safely ana mot
until after they landed was news OF
the tragedy received.
Fl. L. Talbot, Clarksdale, Miss,
passenger on the first boat, told The
Associated Press that at least thirty
five Of the party were aboard the
boat which is reported lost.
The Chocktaw is the name of the
government boat which successfully
landed its passengers.
They. had been put at the disposal
OF the engineers gathered here to
form an association of engineers of
the mid south. The bo.ss had been
Continued or Page 3-Col. AZ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
IApparently Preparing
4 Take Long Chances
~ Starting Gueril-
Ia Warfare
AZ Job, Dry Navy Heads De-
elare. But Prepared to Deal
Il Drastic Way if Forced
II. S. Bootleggers Stand to
I0se Heavily IF ore g n
LIQUOR Traders Get Cash in
Advance

washington, May s (AP)-The
,un, smugglers' armada on the At
lantic is fighting back.
Mobilization Of the coast guards
Aeet in an attempt to drive the sup
n,v ships to sea and destroy Rum
5 Paw has been answered with a
rounter offensive. Coastguard Of
details declared today that the situa-
tion was tantamount to guerilla war
fare from the standpoint Of the
coastguard crews.
Assistant Secretary Andrews. the
Neld marshal of the prohibition
{ forces. and Rear Admiral Billiard,
romnnandant of the coast guard, are
II 4 serious mood. Admiral Billiard
recognizes that the situation has de-
xeloued into what almost amounts
"a 4 war to the death and he plans
ID do the best job his power and
facilities permit.
sTts a big job; a hard job," Mr..
Andrews remarked. But we mean
business. We are not cutters. The
crews of the coastguard have the
tradition of their service at heart.
They won't be frightened away by
threats
With evidence accommodating that
land agents of the rum smugglers
were ready to take long chances for
the high stakes of their Illicit trade,
coastguard men everywhere have
been warned by headquarters to ex-
pect sudden and drastic moves from
any direction and to use caution.
Admiral Billiard is backing them UP
to the limit. they were told, and is
ready to give them every legal as
sistance available under coastguard
laws.
Confidential reports to headquarters
and Incidents involving officials and
members of the coastguard daily with
In the last few weeks have convinced
all that the summer will be no vaca-
ton trip for the outfit but will be
crowded with attacks sabotage, am
buscade. bribery attempts and politi-
cal pressure.
headquarters officials have been
called by long distance and local tele-
phones frequently in the last two
days by rum agents who offered
tribes. When they were refused, the
Agents and officials as crooks.
After the bride attempt had failed
political. In point of fact, except
through artificial means, strict party
division is rarely to be had now
adays at either end of the capitol,
continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
WILTON BANK BONDS
BELIEVED PART OF
CHAPMAN'S LOOT

New York, May 8-(AP)-Bonds
that formed a part Of the loot OF
Gerald Chapman, convicted murder
er and mail bandit, were recovered
today with the arrest Of John ]. Phe-
Ian. charged with grand larceny for
failure to meet interest payment on
loan of $500 obtained from the
First National Bank of Lyrbrook,
Long Island, on some of the stolen
collateral.
Nassau county authorities said the
numbers on some Of the bonds de-
posted by Phelan correspondent with
those on bonds stolen in the sensa-
tional lower Broadway mail truck
robbery. in which Chapman and two
pals were charged with having es-
capped with s2,4OO,O0O worth of loot.
Other bonds were belived to have
been taken in a raid on the Wilton
Thrust Company at Wilton, Me-, in
1928. This robbery was also laid at
the door of Chapman and his associ-
ates.
Phalen was arrested on complaint
of Alexander Petrovich, real estate
dealer of Long Beach, Long Island,
who negotiated the deal whereby the
bonds were used as collateral. He
said that Phalen year ago had pur-
chased several lots from him, pro-
ducing $4,000 worth Of bonds upon
which Petterovich gave his note to
the Lynbrook bank, returning his
customer title to the lots and $500
in cash.
Phalen insisted, Petrovich said,
that none of the bond coupons be
clipped, saying he would pay the in
terest through friend. This occur
red for time but the friend recently
died and the interest payment was
defaulted. This resulted in an in
vestigation of the bonds by the bank
officials who made inquiries of the
company which had issued them.
They learned that five $1,000
bonds in the lot were part Of the mail
truck robbery for which Chapman
and his buddy, Dutch Anderson
were convicted and sentenced to Is
, years terms in the Federal peniten-
tiary at Atlanta. Others were found
to be the property of the Wilton
bank, the robbery Of which Chapman
is supposed to have been concerned
with, although he never was brought
to trial for the crime.
Phalen, according to the police, re-
fused to make any statement as to
the manner in which he came Into
possession of the bonds. He is said
to have been arrested on several
Continued on Page 11-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Boat Was One Of
TwoCalrylilgEx-
c.rsion Engineers
One Known Dead and
IL Missing-25 or 80
Others Aboard Be-
lieved Safe Sinking
Occurs A bout Is
Miles South of Mem
phis, Tenn Aid Be-
ing Rushed to Scene

Memphis, Tenn, May 8 (APl'
person is known to have
been drowned and eleven others
are missing as a result of the
capsizing late today of the
United States government
steamer Norman in the Missis;
sippi River about 16 miles
south of Memphis.
Earlier accounts said That
between fifteen and twenty
persons, including some of the
best known members of the en-:
cheering profession in the
south, had persisted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Student Government wi t h
: Novel Features Described
DIR. Brewer of Harvard and
Prof. Ferris of Cornell in
Addresses on Pertinent Sub
jects-C0nference Continues
Today

The extension of the plan for stu
dent government so as to include
squads for directing traffic in school
buildings, and courts composed of
students, for the trial of unruly pu-
pills in high schools of the State was
described at the opening session of
the animal conference of principals
of Maine secondary schools, Friday
morning in the Hall of Representa-
tives at the State House.
The attendance included a fine
representation of the principals of
the State, about $50 being present,
and the discussions of the day prov
ed most profitable. The program
was featured by addresses by DIR.
John. NJ. Brewer, director of the
bureau OF vocational guidance at
Harvard University: DR.. Emery N.
Ferris. professor of rural secondary
education at Cornell University; and
Governor Ralph o. Brewster of
Maine.
Matters Of general interest were
discussed at a business meeting of
the Association of Principals of
Maine High chools held yesterday
afternoon, following which the prin-
cipals were rendered reception by
Governor and Mrs. Brewster at the
Executive Mansion.
The conference which will be con-
tinued this Saturday morning is held
under the direction of the State De-
partment Of Education, DR.. Augustus
o. Thomas, commissioner and the
program was in charge of Josiah w.
Taylor, agent for secondary school
education, State school department.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION
! The opening session yesterday
morning was presided over by Prin4
cipal l.. E. Moulton of Auburn,
president of the Maine Association
of Secondary Schools.
Principal William E. Wing IT
Portland, president of the National
Principals Association, gave very
interesting report of the Cincinnati
meeting of the National Principals
Association held last October. He
declared that vocational guidance is
feature that is permeating the Ma
tional organization and is some
Continued on Page 2-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
NOSES RAPS MOVE
DAWES TO CHANGE
RULES U. S. SENATE

syracuse. N. Y. May 8 (AP)-
Aenate rules permitting unlimited
Debate are the country's, strongest
nfeEuards against hasty legislation
~ > coalition of the blocs that have
Fung up, in American political
ns. Senator Moses, Republican. of
Aew Hampshire, declared here to-
Mght In an address defending those
xales against the assaults of Vice
resident Dawes.
Ealing attention that the coali-
IONS differed from day to day as
neW legislation to cure the ills ex-
nting in different sections are ad-
ssnced, the President pro tempore
" the Senate said the majority thus
monentarily welded together ARE
bound to be as reckless as they are
ephemeral."
senator Moses said it was axio-
matte that the majority had the
neht to rule, but he declared that
mal0rities differed from day to. day.
The majority in the Senate" he
aaid, is no longer partisan or even
Continued on Page 3-coII 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Sees Great Need
Heavy FOrtificatiOns
In Hawaiian Islands

Washington, May S.-(AP)-Fortif1-
cation of the Hawaiian Islands to
make them "the strongest military
outpost in the world" was recommend
ed today by Chairman Butler of the
House naval committee.
Mr.. Butler said he favored making
Pearl Harbor "impregnable" and would
urge enactment of legislation at the
next session of Congress to accom-
plish this purpose.
AS chairman of the naval committee
Mr.. Butler has arranged with Secre-
tary Wilbur for it's members to leave
Annapolis June 4, on the transport
Henderson, for visit to the islands
to obtain first hand information as to
the needs for their defence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
DANISH STEAMER
JENSEN ON ROCKS
OFF NOVA SCOTIA

New York, May S.-(AP)-The
Danish steamer Hans Jensen went
on the rocks four miles west of
Whitehead, N. S., tonight, according
to radio reports received by the East
Hampton station of the Independent
Wireless Corporation. Distress sig
nails were broadcast by the steamer.
The first SOS signal was heard
here at nine o'clock and all broad
casting was stopped while local sta
tons attempted to place the position
of the distressed steamship. They
had no success but the Independent
station received a radio report fro n
the wireless station at Cape Sabfe
telling the identity of the steamer.
Whitehead is jutting point on the
Nova Scotia coast which is the first
land seen by ships going to Nova
Scotia from Europe.
The Hans Jensen is a steamer of
1888 net tons owned by Albert Jen-
sen and sailed from New York for
Montreal May in ballast. No pas
Eengers were aboard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Judges Ruling Blow
To Defense in Trial
Maori Girl for Murder

New Haven, Conn.,. May 8-FOllow-
ing long battle between opposing
counsel regarding the testimony OF
Coroner Eli Mix, called as O witness
by the state in the trial of Olympia
Maori, Judge Christopher l.. Avery
ruled late this afternoon that the
statement made by Miss Maori to the
coroner shortly after she shot to
death John Bagnano last February
rs may be presented as evidence to
the jury.
The testimony of witnesses who
were present at police headquarters
following the arrest of Miss Maori
and the argument of Attorney Jo-
seph Koletsky, counsel for the de-
Tense, who bitterly opposed the in
clusion as evidence of the girls al
legged confession, consumed almost
the entire days session.
Attorney Koletsky claimed that
the girls statement to the coroner
should he excluded on the grounds
that she had not been properly warn
ed that what she said might be
used against her and that she was
SO excited at the time as to be IN
capable of coherent speech.
Judge Avery ruled that Miss Macr:
had been properly warned at the
opening of the questioning when she
was told: Il am the coroner of the
county and John Bagnano is dead.
l can't compel you to say anything
unless you want to, and you are not
obliged to say anything unless you
want to; but I have a statement
from other parties. II you want to
make a statement as to it and you
are willing to do it, we will take it
down. You will answer my ques-
tions?"
The transcript of the statement
which will be presented to the jury
next Tuesday shows that Miss Maori
replied: Yes, / WILL
Coroner Mix testified that the
statement had been obtained in the
regular way shortly after the shoot
ing of Bagnano.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Woodward Sees
Woman Thought
To Be His Mother

Middlebury, VT. May S-(AP)-
Mrs. Jennie Woodward Sturtevant of
Brockton, Mass, arrived here this
evening to visit in the Addison Coun-
ty Jail Earl Woodward, alleged Kid
napper of II year old Lucille Chat
terton of Granville, whom she he
lieves may be the son she left in a
Granville home "a years ago and
had not seen since. She was ac-
companied by her daughter, Helen
Sturtevant. one of the five children
born to her since her marriage to
Simon Sturtevant in 1901.
Mrs Sturtevant learned of the ex-
istence of Earl Woodward when he
was arrested after a weeks hunt
through the Vermont mountains.
They have exchanged letters arrang-
ing for an interview tonight. Mrs.
Sturtevant said that she boarded her
son in the home CT a Mrs. Mcintyre
until her father told her that The
child had died. Earl Woodward
was reared from the age of two by
Mrs. Elizabeth Mcintyre who now
lives in Braintree, VT.
Mrs. Sturtevant declares that r
she becomes convinced that Earl is
the son whose existence she con-
CeaIed from the man she later mar
ried she will procure lawyers to de-
fend him of the kidnapping charge
and take him home with her If he
is freed. She declined to comment
further until she had talked with
Woodward.
introduced by Sheriff Noble Sand
ford, the jailer, the two shook hands
quietly and sat down to discuss for
four hours the events Of ,Woodward's
early life.
At the end Mrs. Sturtevant express
ed confidence that Woodward is her
son and declared that while she would
not remain in Middlebury for his trial
next Wednesday, she would do every
thing she could to aid him. She left
late tonight with her daughter for
Brockton.
Woodward said that the only things
the identification was based on was
agreement as to time and facts con-
nected with his being placed in the
Mcintyre home and resemblance
to his father which Mrs. Sturtevant
said she saw in HIM
Now l hope I have someone to care
for me-" he said, land when this
scrape is over you bet that it will be
the last one for me, for hereafter
shall have someone to look up to-"