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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Believes Further
Tax Cut Must Await
War Debt Refunding

Paul Smiths, n. Y, Aug. 24-(P)-
Until the refundng of all the war
time debts of foreign countries to the
United States is completed, there will
be no chance for further tax reduc-
ton, in the opinion of Representative
Martin Madden. Republican, Illinois.
chairman of the House appropriation
committee.
The Views of the Illinois represent
atlve were made known today when he
arrived at White Pine Camp to be an
overnight guest of President Cool
1dge. Denying that he was carving
any tax reduction program to the pres
1dent. Mr.. Madden said there should
be none at the coming short session
or Congress, although the situation
might warrant an attempt at reduction
at the session of the new Congress be-
ginning in December. 1927. The gov
eminent should complete adjustment
or foreign debts and see how things
stand before attempting any tax re-
ductions, he emphasized.
AS for any suggestions he cared to
make on ways for achieving tax re-
duction, Mr.. Madden referred to a mag
aZine article he had written a year
ago, going into that question thor
oughly. That article, he said, pointed
out how S360,000,000 could be saved
annually in taxes through other saw
ings, including S150,000,000 now put in
the sinking fund against the public
debt, which he believed should not be
SO used.
THE economy program of the ad-
miniSt rat ton" Mr. Madden said in his
statement. has produced far-reaching
results, among which the payment of
more than six billions of the public
debt, the one and three-quarters bill
lions annual reductions in taxes, the
one-fourth of billion annual reduc-
ton interest on the public debt are
notable achievements, and it must not
be forgotten that while this process
Of sterilization has been going on
more than three billions have been ex-
pended on the care of the men who
fought in the World War and their
families. and that there is still being
expended on their account as a part
of the annual cost of government one
half billion, including $3.50, 100000 set
apart to .--aet the obligations of the
government under the adjusted COM
pensation act.
And it must not be forgotten that
there is appropriated about one-half a
billion annually to the credit of the
sinking fund-used to pay off the pub
lie debt and counted as part of the
current expense. No such achievement
has ever before been accomplished.
Does anyone doubt that the people APP
prove the policy which has made this
possible? ."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Rich and Poor Jam Street
To View Body of Valentino
CHALLENGER GROUP
QUIT IN EFFORTS
TO MASTER CHANNEL

Dover, England, Aug. 24.-P)-
The English Channel swimming sea-
son is practically ended. The many
failures yesterday-two of them by
American girls, Miss Barrett and
Miss Cannon-in the final rush Of
the season for channel honors,
marked the end.
The camps of the swimmers both
at Dover and Gris-Nez are breaking
up as cold winds and colder waters
add further difficulties to the aquatic
task.
Mrs. Clemington Carson, the Y. w.
C. A. swimming teacher from New
York, however, is still hopeful of
sharing Gertrude Ederle's triumph
with the added distinction of being
the first mother to swim the water
gap between England and France.
With her husband she proposes to
stick around for her possible chance
until early September, hoping to ca
BILE to her two children in New York
that she has realized her life's am
bition.
Mrs. Carson will start from the
French shore and if successful will
return next year to swim in the OPP
posite direction.
Miss Barrett and Miss Cannon are
through the Channel for this year.
Miss Barrett is sailing for home on
the Leviathan on August 81. Miss
Cannon's plucky efforts last night
caused fears that she had been in
jured but today it was stated that
no serious harm has resulted OF her
The channel beat me but I'm not
afraid of it," the young Eiantess,
Miss Barrett. declared TO The AS
sociated Press. She is a victim of
channel lure and will return next
season although in the eyes of manv
swimming veterans she already
shares Gertrude Ederle's honors be-
cause of the wonderful display of
stamina she showed in her first at
tempt to swim the channel On that
trial she remained in the, water near
~ % hours. and swan nearly twice
the mileage Miss Ederle made only
to have victory Snatched from her
at the last moment by a treacherous
fog.
Last nights swims were not with
out adventure. The German con-
testant, Herr Kemmerich, was pulled
into Miss Cannon's boat nearly un-
conscious from fright after collision
with a dogfish or some other marine
monster. Kemmerich on his swim
wore a pair of webbed gloves and
had he been successful in his venture
the experts say there would have
been very loud controversy over
the violation of the traditional I'M
derstanding that aspirants to chan
mel honors use no extraneous help.
The criticism that was voiced in
some sections of the English press
on Miss Ederle's swim was an in
dication of what would have greet
| ed the German.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Neighbor Group in
Tribute to Eliot at
Northeast HarbOr
SOAKING RAINS
HELP IN FIGHTING
FIRES IN BIG WOODS

The rains Of yesterday are believ-
ed to have been general all over
the State and are expected to save
Maine many thousands of dollars,
both in crops and in timber. The
forest fire situation has been very
bad for the past few weeks, and the
coming of the rain is considered
timely in the extreme.
Forest Commissioner Neil L. vi
olette left Tuesday forenoon for
Washington county, where a bad
fire was reported yesterday in a por-
ton of the Forestry District. The
following new fires were also report
ed just before the rain set in:
Chief Warden Grover C. Bradford
reports a fire on Little River. four
miles east of st. Francis on the
Lower Allegash. Three lookout sta
tions reported this fire at about the
same time, these being Deboullie,
Musquacook and Rocky Mts.
Chief Warden S. C. Cummings re-
ports a fire on Township =, Range
4, the fire station on Mitchell Noun
tain locating the blaze as. soon as
it started, the fire being under con-
troll in one hour.
Chief Warden James Cassidy re-
ports a fire on Township 4 near
Dudley Brook, which was located
and extinguished soon after its in
ception by crew of three men.
Chief Warden George f. Hath
away reports a fire southwest of
Whiting, on which a crew of 20 men
under the supervision of the above
mentioned chief warden was en-
ployed, using two of the new type
motor pumps. This fire has been
burning near Machiasport for the
past 10 days, and is now under con-
troll.
THE lookout men have been right
on the job during this danger peri
3D." said the commissioner yester-
day. I'VE feel that the fire situa-
ton has been handled very efficient
ly during the serious period just eX-
perienced,' he added.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Five Meet Death
In Crash Auto Into
Tree Near Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 24.-(P)-
Five young men are dead and two
others may die as the result Of an
accident on the Bridgeport Shelton
highway in Nichols tonight. Efforts
were being made by the police late
tonight to identify them.
-Four of the men were believed to
have been killed instantly, two 9TH
ers died IN the Bridgeport hospital,
where all were taken in bus, and the
condition of the other two is report
ed as critical.
The accident occurred when a
sedan with seven occupants left the
road and crashed into a tree. The
dead and injured were so lodged in
the wreckage that it was necessary
to chop into the tree to reach them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Simple Services in Ston e
Church for President Emeri-
tus of Harvard - Greenery
and Flowers of Locality
Cover Casket-His Wish He
Die in Summer Home of so
Years Fulfilled - Body to
Harvard Today for Another
Service

Northeast Harbor. Me-, Aug. "a
P)-For the last time DR.. Charles w.
Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard
University, left his favorite home to-
day, after a gathering of neighbors
and his family had paid q simple
tribute at services in Union Church.
Tonight, his body was being taken by
train back to Cambridge, Mass,
where his world fame as an educator
was made.
The brief service here was in the
neighborly church with which Presi-
dent Eliot had spent some fifty sum-
mers on Mount Desert Island. Earlier
in the day he had been brought from
his home in Asticou, to the little
church built of stone gathered near
by, some of them showing the wear
Of the tides. The casket was COW
cred by the greenery and flowers
which grow on the hills he had loved
Behind were banks Of more preten-
tious tributes of friends. There was
nothing in the brief service to indi-
cate that it was a man of world re-
nown that. they We're honoring.
"Neighbor and Counsellor" were the
terms stressed by the speakers.
I'VE are here in the SPOT in which
he was most glad to live" said the
Rev. DR.. Francis G. Peabody, OF
Cambridge. his brOther-in-law. Here
in the spot where he wanted to die. -
Here DIR. Eliot and the late Bishop
William c. Noane. of Albany. n. Y,
were the first to establish summer
homes or this side of Mount Desert
Island, coming here first in 1884
From that time on DR.. Eliot spent
most OF every summer here. Even
after his retirement as president OF
Harvard. when he took a round the
world voltage. he FASTENED here for
a few autumn weeks before going to
his winter home in Cambridge.
His wife died at Asticou less than
two years ago. With 90 years bear
ing upon him, many times during the
last winter he had expressed the hope
to his intimates that he would be
able TO make the journey north this
summer to die in his quiet home.
DIR. Peabody was assisted in the
reading of the Scriptures, which
composed largely the brief ceremony
by the Rev. DIR. Henry Wilder Foote
of Belmont. Mass, a nephew.
At the close. Rev. Samuel A. Eliot
the only surviving son, rose simply
in his pew and thanked the congre-
CATION for the honors they had done
his father.
I'VE should be grateful for his re-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Harvard Services
In Appleton Chapel

Cambridge, Mass, Aug. 24-(P)-
Final arrangements for the services
to be conducted here tomorrow for
Dr. Charles w. Eliot. president eme-
ritus of Harvard University, were
announced today. The services will
take place at $50 p. NJ. in Apple
ton Chapel. which will be open to the
public insofar as it's capacity will al
low.
The Rev. George A. Gordon. pas
tor Of the Old South Church. of Bos-
ton, will officiate The organ pro-
gram will be played by Professor
Archibald IT. Davidson of the Uni
versity. The honorary pail bearers.
fellows of Harvard College. will be
Charles F. Adams, James Byrne,
Charles p. Curtis, John F. Moore and
Dr. Henry p. Walcott. The active
pail bearers will be grandsons of DIR.
Eliot. Jerome G. Green of New York
will be head usher. The ushers will
include DR.. Walter B. Cannon. DR..
David Cheever, George w. Cram,
Professor Biwin f. Gay, Dean Ches-
ter n. Greenough, John G.. Hart,
Francis w. Hunnewell, William NJ.
Cline, President F. Theodore Lyman,
Dean Clifford H. Moore, Professor
Robert Fard, Professor Joseph War
rem, Edgar Wells and Professor
James II. Ropes.
The various departments of build
ings Of the University, including the
museums, offices and libraries. will
be closed to the public all day and
during the hour of the services all
activities at the institution will cease.
Mayor Quinn of Cambridge. has Or
dered all city work in the vicinity of
the University to stop during the flu
nearl.
The burial in the Eliot family lot
at Mount Auburn Cemetery follow
ing the services will be private.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Order Foreclosure
Lincoln WOrsted Co.

Bangor, Me, Aug. 24-(P)-A de-
cree handed down by Chief Justice
Wilson of the supreme court and
filed here today orders foreclosure of
the mortgage on the property of the
Lincoln Worsted Company to the
International Trust Company. and
that the receiver be directed to sell
the property at public auction. The
decree follows hearing of an action
brought against the worsted COM
pany by the First National Bank OF
Boston and heard here August IS.
foreclosure being ordered because OF
the worsted company's failure to
meet payments as required
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
ABSENCE OF WIND
AND RAIN CHECKS
FIRE NEAR MACHIAS

Machias, Me, Aug. 24-(P)-A drop
IN the wind and a light rainfall to-
night checked forest fire which had
ragged for two weeks and laid waste
six square miles of woodland near
The town line of East Machias, Ma
chiasport and Whiting. The lanes
were halted temporarily within a
mile and one half of the Massachus-
etts Institute of Technology summer
school buildings at Gardeners Lake.
Forces of volunteer fire fighters
from nearby towns who had battled
the fire for several days We're given
respite tonight. but danger still
threatened. The earth over which the
fire had passed was abed of live Goals
easily famed by light breeze.
A large area of valuable timber,
much of which was owned by Cad
des Brothers of East Machias, was
destroyed. Driven by a fresh south
west wind which prevailed all day
Yesterday, the fire reached the East
Nachias- Lubec highway last night.
Two dwellings, in its path were saw
ed by the efforts of the fire fighters.
patrol was maintained tonight on
all sides of the danger zone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
10000 Massed in Front of Fun
eral Parlors at Opening Hour
Three Women Hurt When
Big Plate Glass Window
Breaks-People Tear Each
Others Clothing in Con-
fusion That FOllows-PIan
Funeral Monday

New York, Aug. 24.-(P)-Rudolph
Valentino today attracted to his bier
such crowds as gather to pay tribute
to dead president or a king.
Thousand of men, women and
children throughout the day damned
the streets outside the Broadway
funeral parlors where the body of
the actor lay in state following his
death yesterday at the height Of a
meteoric career which lifted him
from a humble position to stardom
as the original shiek
A rainfall that set in shortly after
noon did not deter the crowd in its
determination to view the body of
its dead idol. Women wearing
fashionable clothes Wed with poor
ly dressed women of the tenement
districts in the struggle to gain an
advantageous position to be among
the first to view the body.
By four o'clock. the time set for
opening OF the funeral parlor doors
to the public more than 10000 per-
outside
Shortly before the doors were TO
be opened, a large plate glass win
dow Of the funeral parlor was crash
ed by the on surging ranks. Three
women were cut when they were
showed through the gap of Jagged
glass and another woman was in
, jured under the hoofs of a police
mans horse and several tainted in
the scrambling mass Of humanity.
Three policemen were cut in trying
to prevent serious injuries to the
people who were forced towards the
broken plate glass.
Other persons were injured in the
rush that marked the opening of the
doors. Some of them were taken to
hospitals but most of them suffered
only minor injuries and were given
emergency treatment. During the
onrush, a second plate glass window
was broken, iniuring several more.
In the confusion men and women
tore at one another with their hands,
kicked with their feet, and even at
tempted to climb to the shoulders of
others. Clothing was torn, hats lost
and trampled upon, and even coats,
vests and shirts were torn from their
wearers and tossed into the air by
graphing hands.
Before the doors of the funeral
parlors were opened. all pieces of
statuary, paintings and bric-a- brac
were removed from the lower floors
of the establishment. Officials of the
place said a boarded lane would be
built to compel future crowds to en-
ter single file.
Valentio alive never drew such a
crowd as Valentino dead Some of
the women wept as they waited
hours in the street.
While the crowd massed outside
the actors body was placed in a
simple silver bronZed casket in the
ornate fold room of the funeral par
lors. The coffin was surrounded by
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25

Pittsburgh, Aug. 24-(R-A man,
believed to have been a maniac who
escaped from the county hospital
several weeks ago, late today, set off
bomb in the Farmers Deposit Saw
ings Bank, killing himself and a po-
liceman and injuring a score of bank
employees and pedestrians. The bank
ing rooms were wrecked.
The bomber caused the explosion
after he had threatened to blow up
the bank if demand for $1,000 was
refused, and just as the policeman
who was killed was about to arrest
him. Late tonight the supposed
maniac had not been identified but
police were working on the theory
that he was John Z. Collins. This
name was contained in a small book
found by the body, but notations
were found which were believed to
have been made by Collins before
he was'taken to the hospital for OBJ
servation as to his sanity.
After viewing the body OF the
bomber at the morgue late tonight,
relatives of John T. Collins declared
the body was not of their kin.
Inquiries as to the whereabouts of
Collins led relatives to say they did
not know where he had gone follow
ing his escape from the hospital.
Hundreds of persons milled
through the morgue tonight seeking
a glimpse of the body but none was
able to throw definite light on iden-
tity of the supposed maniac.
The blast came as special bank po-
lice hurried forward to arrest the
blackmailer who had presented his
demand in the form of note to a
teller. The bomber calmly placed a
small black hand bag at his feet aft
er making his threat. and when the
officers appeared he gave the satchel
a violent kick. The ensuing explo-
sion decapitated the bomber, injured
many others and wrecked the inter-
Tor of the bank. which is q branch of
and occupied the same quarters as
the Farmers National bank, one of
the city's leading financial institu-
lions.
Pieces of marble ripped from floors
and ceilings, and the windows on the
first two floors of the "a story build
ing at Fifth avenue and Wood
street, Pittsburghs busiest intersec-
ton in the downtown district, were
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Sullivan to Attempt
Irish Channel in 1927

Dover, England Aug 24-P)-Here
in the English center of the Channel
swimming industry. the announce
ment of Henry Sullivan. of Lowell.
Mass. that he is training for an
eighty mile swim across the Irish
Channel in 1927 has created great in
terest. BY his numerous annual Wis
its to Dover before achieving his
English Channel swim in 1923 Sulli-
van almost acquired the status of a
native son. He is known and liked
by everybody, from the fishermen to
the lordly officials in Dover Castle,
and they all say that If there Is an
Irishman or anybody in the world
who can swim from England to Ire
land, 1t is Sullivan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Stable Price for First Class
Product Indicated for Next
Five Year Period - Stress
Need of Less Number of Va
rieties-Meeting at High
moor Farm First of Series of
Three in Aid Orchardists

Monmouth, Aug. "a. - Averring
that the prices Maine orchardists
have received for their apples dur
ing the past four or five years are
a good indication of the prices that
will prevail for the next four<or five
years, Professor Victor r. Gardner
of the University of Michigan, Col
lege of Agriculture, a former Maine
man, gave sound business talk DO
the apple growers of central Maine
at the first of a series of three field
meetings held today at Highmoor
Farm und@ the auspices of the
Maine Pathological Society.
Professor Gardner declared that
there are no indications country
wide that there will be decreased
pro duction or increased consump-
ton of apples, and he stated his be-
lief that the average price of apples
during the next few years will be
moderate or what many growers
would call rather low. The orchard
list who can make money out of
prices of that figure will be Sitting
pretty" but the orchardist who is
unable to will be out of luck.
Many profitable suggestions in line
of successful orchard management
were contained in the addresses Civ
en- by Professor Gardner. Professor
j. II. Warning of the University of
Maine College of Agriculture, Pro-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
President and Many Other Notables
Voice Tributes of Senator Fernald
Plan Simple Funeral at West Poland
Central Maine Apple Men
Listen to Views Experts
LIQUOR SEIZED At
BOSTON MAY INVOLVE
MANY RICH PERSONS

Boston, Aug. c4-(P-An extensive
investigation spreading from Boston
to New York, Philadelphia and Bal
timore and that may involve wealthy
and influential citizens is now being
conducted by governmet agents as a
result of the seizure of a million dol
lar cargo of liquor here last month
Federal officials, investigating the ar
rival of the steamship Cretan here on
July Z with the huge liquor cargo
concealed in her hold. claim that a
widespread conspiracy, reaching back
SIX months, may be uncovered.
While federal officials refused 10
discuss the case it was said upon
good authority that numerous agents
at work in various cities have as
their objective the wealthy heads of
a rum ring said to be the authors of
an effort to flood this district with AL
cohol. The agents are working on the
theory that none but a wealthy or
SanlZatlon could finance venture
including the purchase of the steamer
ana Its enormous cargo.
Captain August Alksen and twenty
four seamen making up the crew of
the Cretan were arrested after dis
covery of the liquor. They were
charged with conspiracy to smuggle
liquor, furnished bail. and waived ex-
animation when arraigned before the
United States Commissioner.
1t is known that the federal grand
jury has been actively engaged for
several days in examining witnesses
who are supposed to have knowledge
of the plot which centers around the
Cretan and her cargo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
Services Tomorrow at
| O'clock Standard
in Little Country
Church
10 Comply With His Wish
Usual Committee of Senators
At Service Be Omitted
Maine Delegation And Sena-
tor Butler of Mass. to At
tend-Rev. James F. Albion,
DID,. of Brunswick to De-
liver Eulogy

west Poland, Aug. 24.-P)-Mes-
,,gss of sympathy and tender tri-
,utes TO his personal qualities, as
vsll as his services to the nation and
STATE poured in today as funeral ar
npgements were being made for a
simple funeral service Thursday for
rrited States Senator Bert NJ. Fer
valid who died late yesterday, vic
i'm of intestinal poisoning and a
weakened heart.
These included kilograms from
President Coolidge. Vice President
Dawes, Attorney General John G..
Sargent. former governors of Maine,
associates in the Senate and many
others.
Complying with the senator's often
EXPRESSED wish, the service will be
very brief. 1t will be held at one
o'clock. standard time, in the little
country church, of which he was a
member a few hundred yards from
his farm, held by four gen.
srations of the family, which he at
tended regularly when here.
Rev. James F. Albion, D. D.. of
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FIVE PRISONERS
SAW THEIR WAY OUT
OF JAIL AT MACHIAS

Bangor. Me, Aug. 24.-(P)-F'ive
prisoners escaped at Z o'clock to-
night from Machias Jail by saving
bar in a corridor window while
they were out of their cells for ex-
ercise, and dropping nine feet to the
ground. At last accounts no trace
Of them had been found. although
the sheriff and deputies are watch
ing every road. The fugitives are
Clarence Southland, 2G, residence I'M
known bound over for breaking and
entering: Kenneth Foss, 1S of Ma
ch1as, bound over for breaking and
entering; Sidney Dennis. 20. an Old
Town Indian, jailed for drunken
ness: Ralph Brooks. 30, of Cherry
field. bound over for assault: Lester
Marsh. 20, of Bangor, jailed for
drunkenness.