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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20

murder. will be disputed, the state
ment declared.
Inc man there, said Mr.. Case,
wore derby hat, had a gold watch,
wore no glasses and had been suf-
Ierlng from epilepsy. The defen-
uant mas never worn derby hat,
had not watch, cannot see without
glasses and has never had epilepsy,
win the statement of what 1t ex-
poets TO prove. the defense offered its
hrst witness, Raymond P. Wilson, a
civil engineer, who made the map Of
fered In evidence and admitted without
objection from the state Mr.. Wilson
testified that Frank M. Beiner. a New
BRUNSWICK reporter, showed him where
the crabapple tree, under which the
bodies were found, was located before
IL was carried away by souvenir hunt
ers and Mr.. Beiner followed Mr.. Will
son TO the stand to say that such was
the case.
Inc state closed its case In the aft
ernoon by abandoning an effort, start
ed IN the morning, to get a razor in
evidence that was waved In the court
room a week ago. Frank Caprio, a
private detective, was put on the
stand to say that the late Azariah
Beekman, Somerset county prosecutor
at the time of the killing Of the minis
ter and choir singer, gave him the ra-
zor.
Inc defense launched a terrific fire
on Caprio's alleged experience in court
as defendant rather than a witness.
Inc witness was unable to remember
some of the charges made by the de-
tense, but fatty denied that he had
visited former Attorney General Rob-
ert IL McCarter, Of defense counsel
at his Office in Newark. Mr.. McCarter
showed him a card bearing his name
and the name of his detective agency
but he continued to Insist that the
visit had not taken place.
Mr.. Simpson asked Caprio on re-
dlrect examination about the visit to
Mr.. McCarter, and when he persisted
III his denial withdrew his motion to
include the razor in evidence, declar-
ing that he was not satisfied with the
truth of the witness testimony.
Three bullets and three shells were
admitted in evidence after Calvin II.
Goddard, consultant on arms and am
munition, had testified that they were
of .32 calibre and had been fired from
the same automatic pistol.
A sister of the slain preacher, Mrs.
T. w. Bonner of New York, was called
by the state. leaving her seat close to
the defendants to take the witness
stand. She remained only long enough
to say that she could not recall wheth-
er Henry Stevens attended the mar
rage of his sister and brother.
The state went back in Its closing
minutes to an alleged scratch on Mrs.
Halls face, described by hearse driv-
er in previous testimony. Albert B.
Scholz, newspaper photographer, and
David B. Maggie, who carried his cam
era on q boat taking Mrs. Hall to her
husbands funeral, said they saw such
scratch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Coburn School Of Music

Mrs, Ernest Haywood of Kent's
Hill, Maine, who is doing advanced
piano work with Director Carl Jean
Tolman, was at the school Yesterday.
making plans for a piano recital
which she is to give very soon.
Miss Evelyn Lydick and Miss Ethel
Chase of the School of Music pre-
scented the following program at
Newport last night before a club of
Central Maine Power Co. employees
and their families: Duet, Charge of
the ~Uhlans, Bohm, Misses Lydick
and Chase; Vocal Solo, 1.-THE An
swer"; Piano Solo, Consolation"
List; Vocal Solo, The Birthday,
Woodman; Pianologue, I'm the Us
ual Way; Vocal Solo, 'In the Land
of the Sky Blue Water, Lieurance;
Reading, "A Spring Idyl on Grass;
Vocal Solo lis costume), THE Dam
ty Damozer. Novello: Piano Solo,
Hungarian Dance, List.
Miss Ethel Chase has recently &C.
cepted the position as teacher of
Public School Music in the schools
of Clinton. She has received her
training at the School of Music under
Mary Berry-Manter, Director of
Voice.
Miss Katherine Files, also a stud
ent of Mrs. Manter. is teaching mu-
sic in Hallowell, Winslow and Vas
salboro schools. She is unusually
successful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Deny President
And Treasury Head
At Outs Over Tax Cut

Washington, Nov. 10 - (P) - The
White House today put a damper on
talk of q difference of opinion be-
tween President Coolidge and Secre-
tary Mellon over tax reduction.
Inc Official spokesman declared the
chief executive and the treasury sec
rotary not only were one in their adj
vocacy of a refund on income taxes
and in their opposition to a perma-
nent tax revision but that the sub
Ject had been discussed between them
before Mr.. Coolidge surprised the
country by announcing his position
two weeks ago.
Specifically the full force of the ad-
mlnistratlon was said to lie against
the latest proposal to repeal the au-
tomobile tax. The president feels that
with congress appropriating 100000
600 a year for roads, the federal gov
eminent has a right to levy against
automobile users. AT some future
time he might favor a reduction il
this tax, but not now.
Heretofore the demand for the au-
tomobile tax has come largely from
the Democrats in congress but today
a Republican member of the house,
Hudson OF Michigan, announced that
he had prepared a tax bill that would
from treasury receipts. He also pro
poses to reduce the corporation tax
from the present % IL per cent. to
10 per cent. or lower.
Coupled with the presidents recon-
mendation for a refund of income
taxes, will be a reiteration of the
White House policy on economy. Re-
turning senators and representa-
have taken to the executive offices
many suggestions for spending the
prospective treasury surplus but Mr..
Coolidge is giving them no encour-
agement.
His spokesman said today that he
was even determined to see if some
thing couldn't be done to the gov
ernments expenditures for lead PEN
ellis which annually amount to $685.
600. He has told the budget bureau
to cut all along the line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
GRANGE SESSION
CONTINUED from Paue one)

NSSusiidSo ITOfn rage OnoJ
lutions designed to benefit the Amer
lean farmer.
In the closing hours Of the meet
ing which ended late last night the
delegates went on record in favor
or leasing Muscle Shoals to "the re-
sponsible company making the best
offer and agreeing to manufacture a
high grade fertilizer material carry
ing not less than 40 per cent plant
food" providing conditions set by
Congress and the national defense
act were compiled with.
The contest over the Muscle
Shoals question required the only
roll-call of the meeting and was de-
cided by vote of q to 21. The
resolution was compromise be-
tween two resolves, one of which
favored government operation, and
the other a lease to the American
Cyanimid Company. 1t was accept
ed only after a vigorous two-hour
debate.
OF principal Importance among
other resolutions passed by the meet
ing were those reaffirming the
Oranges stand for enforcement of
prohibition and asking the national
executive committee to investigate
charges that liquor was sold aboard
American ships outside the 12-mile
limit.
The Grange opposed additional
FEDERAL appropriations for reclama-
ton projects until the present sur
plus of farm products no longer ex-
lists. 1t likewise opposed further
centralized control of the federal
farm loan system, as we'll as any
change in the ineligible alien clause
Of the johnson immigration bill, and
any federal interference with state
and local regulation of motor ye-
hicle transportation.
Liberal state and federal appro-
priations for the determination of
the corn borer and for the eradica-
ton OF disease among dairy animals
were favored. Tariffs on tomatoes
and dairy products were also urged
The Grange went on record in op-
position to the treasury departments
plan of refunding surplus income
taxes, expressing belief that any sur
plus should be applied to the ma
tional debt as a means of reducing
the tax burden.
The national executive committee
was urged to work for the universal
return of standard time. Other reso-
lutions urged that the parcel post
system be put on a business basis
and that it accept for shipment ag-
gricultural necessities now barred
The plan of placing rural free deliv-
cry mail system under contract
system was strongly opposed.
The Grange reaffirmed its position
in favor of the direct primary, ex-
pressing belief that it protected the
rights Of the people, and that any
of its weakness should be corrected,
but it's general principle preserved
Congress was urged to enact law
providing that fabrics be plainly
and truhfully labelled"
Expressing approval of the Amer
lean merchant marine, the Grange
pledged its support of the shipping
board and favored regional repre-
sentation on the board. 1t also ad-
vocated the proclaiming of a ma
tional Farmers Day" during Octo-
Der to call attention to the impor-
lance of agriculture as a basic in
duStry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Says Foreign Ships
Have Advantage
In Selling of Liquor

NEW 1ork, NOV lS.-(P)--Foreign
ships dispensing liquor within certain
limits enjoy a competitive advantage
over the American merchant marine,
John f. Mllliken, representing the
Neptune Association, told the United
States shipping board today.
Milliken also contended that sale of
liquor on foreign ships is a factor in
their patronage by American organ
izations "out for a good time" He
referred to the American Legion's
plans for its 1927 convention in Paris,
and to the Elks, who, he said. were
advertising Christmas outing on a
foreign line.
He urged shipping men to investi-
gate this phase of the matter.
A merchant marine, privately owned
II possible, but merchant marine
anyhow, is the paramount need of the
United States. This statement, he
said, would be the sense of the ship
ping boards summary of public opin-
ION as ascertained by the board at go
public hearings throughout the coun-
try, the last of which closed today.
Prices obtained for the govern
ments ships" he added, don't mat
ter. The problem is to get assurance
of continued operation"
Earlier in the day Chairman O'Con-
nor told the shipping men, when the
governments wish to step out of the
shipping board was protested, that
the government couldn't give away
the ships it had"
1t developed that one service, the
Republic Line, had been offered in De-
trolt to the Packard Motor Car Com
pany Tor dollar a ship, but that the
attendant proviso made by the govern
ment that the buyer maintain service
for 10 years had scared off the firm
from paying the dollar.
"One reason the British have sue
ceeded with their merchant marine, "
Chairman O'Connor asserted lis be-
cause their people are patriotic
enough to do their business through
British shipping. American business
men could solve our problem for US
by shipping in American bottoms and
requiring those abroad from whom
thep purchase to do the same"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Asserts BOatsWain
Haley Was Victim
Frame-up i'm Boat 242

Boston, Nov. 19-(P)-A depart
ment of justice agent who collected
evidence against four members OF
the coastguard service, who are on
trial by courtmartial here for traf-
ticking with bootleggers was de-
scribed by defense counsel today as
a white rat with black heart"
Presenting his closing argument
on behalf of Boatswain Marcus Ha-
ley, former commander of the Pat
rol Boat 242, Attorney William FL.
Lewis declared Haley was the victim
of a "frame-up." The attorney said
no evidence had been adduced that
the boatswain accepted money from
m-runners or paid money to mem
bers of his crew, used the patrol
boat to deliver rum cargoeS, or con-
sorted with officers of rum ships.
The taking of evidence in the case
against Haley was concluded today
and Lewis and Commander William
]. Wheeler, prosecutor, finished their
arguments. Those still to be tried
are Chief Boatswain's mate Robert
F. Taylor and Seaman Francis z.
Mcintyre and John H. McEnroe.
In his address Attorney Lewis di-
rected his attention to mysterious
Wilson" named by several witness
es as having passed money in con-
nection with liquor operations at
which,, it was testified, the patrol
boat crew had winked. Haley, who
took the stand yesterday in his own
defense, said he had been told that
"Wilson'' was a department of jus
tice agent. lie denied having re-
ceived money from him at any time.
Boatswain G.. G.. HalwartZ, execu-
oAS Of ha PnSfnr,
coastguard base, testified today to
general orders forbidding undue
familiarity between coastguardsmen
and rum-runners. Haley admitted
that on one occasion he took on
board his vessel the skipper and ra-
dio man of the British schooner I'm
Alone" known as a rum runner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
HALL-MILLS TRIAL
Continued from Page One)

w. Hall, and Mrs. Mills were slain
on the night of September IA, 1922.
The defense expectations were out
lined by Clarence E. Case this after
noon in a 45-minute presentation to
the jury. He illustrated his address
by references to a large map of De-
russey's lane and vicinity.
1--WE will show you what is known
as an 'alibi for each of the defend
ants" declared Case in his opening
address. 1--WE will prove, and we be-
lieve to your satisfaction, that each
defendant was elsewhere at the time
this crime was committed"
Henry Stevens, Case said, was at
his home at Lavallette, and Willie
Stevens and Mrs. Hall were at their
New Brunswick home until an early
hour in the morning, when Mrs. Hail
alarmed at the continued and uneX-
planned absence of her husband.
awakened her brother and, accom-
panied by him, visited the church to
see if he could have fallen asleep
there.
Her husband had told Mrs. Hall,
the lawyer pointed out, on leaving
home, that he was going to sec
about Mrs. Mills hospital bilP' and
when the church was found dark
Mrs. Hall and Willie Stevens con-
tinued to the Mills home to find 1t
dark also.
In addition to establishing an alibi
for the three defendants on trial, 1t
was claimed that an alibi will be set
up also for Henry Carpenter, cousin
of the defendants, held in Jail here
under indictment on the same
charges of murder, but not tried with
them. 1t will be shown, the jury was
told, that he was the guest of
friends in New Brunswick at the
hour fixed for the crime.
None of the defendants were
there" said Mr.. Case. None knew
anything about it. 1t was sad, sad
tragedy but they knew nothing of it.
Henry Stevens did not know OF
the existence of such a person as
Mrs. Mills, his lawyer said. Willie
Stevens knew of her but she did not
come into his life.
Mrs. Hall had no thought that Mrs.
Mills had any place in her husbands
heart other than as an earnest
church worker, said Mr.. Case.
Mrs. Hall was pictured as living
her husbands life and thinking that
he lived hers; she was wrapped up
in her husband, said the address.
HE was to her the perfect husband
to the day of his death and for years
after"
An attack was made in the address
on the states contention that the
fingerprint of Willie Stevens appears
on calling card of the Rev. Mr. Hail
found near his body. 1--WE will show
you," Mr.. Case told the jury, that
the whole card business is hocus-
pocus and that it is not the finger
print of Willie Stevens
Testimony that Willie Stevens was
at North Plainfield the night of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Twin Cities Will
Bid for Convention
Of Maine Teachers

Portland, Nov. 19-Will Portland
have the annual meeting of the
Maine Teachers Association in the
Autumn of 1927? This question is
to be decided at a meeting of the
executive committee which will be
held in Augusta on Friday, ,Decem-
Der II, at 100 p. m. The members
of the new executive committee are
the president of the Maine Teachers
Association, Miss Helen NJ. Robinson
of Portland; vice president, w. E..
Clarke of Southwest Harbor; secre-
tary. Adelbert w. Gordon of Angus
ia; treasurer George M. Carter of
Caribou, and George H. Beard of
Bath.
The big annual convention, which
in recent years has alternated be-
tween Bangor and Portland, Is not
only direct, commercial asset to
the merchants and the hotels. but Is
is a source of inspiration to the peo-
pie of the city in which the conven-
ton is held. 1t is limited that ag-
gressive measures will be taken to
divert it from Portland next year.
Portland Automatically Host
1t is Portland's turn automatically
speaking, to entertain the> Maine
teachers next Fall, but is is stated
that LeWiston-Auburn will make a.
strong effort to secure the conven-
ton at this time.
Twice this Androscoggin metropo-
lis has tried to bring this about when
it could offer only a large movie the
alter as a convention hall and twice
it failed. Now it has a hall, an acre
of tile and concrete and glass, as it
has been described, without parallel
in Maine. And, within a twelve
month, it will have magnificent
new hotel. Whether it will ever take
the convention from either Bangor
or Portland is out of the question.
but the possibility remains that 1t
may occasionally share it with them.
The plea of some that all meetings
be held in Portland on the theory
that Bangor cannot accommodate
them has been discredited by the
perfectly functioning entertainment
in effect in the Queen City last
month. when the oath annual con-
yention was entertained here. 1t is
felt that there will never be a ma
jority in favor of splitting the con-
vention, the western half always
meeting in Portland and the eastern
half always meeting in Bangor. as it
Is too fine an institution for any
such mutilation and those who gath
er would be robbed of too many adj
vantages.
In view of this situation, the ques-
ton at issue at the present time,
therefore is, Twill Portland or Lew
iston secure~the next conventions?
The claim which win be made at
the meeting of the executive COM
mittee in Augusta, is that Lewiston
and Auburn are entitled to the State
convention, now that they have
meeting place large enough to &C
commodate it, and that the two cit
les with the second urban population
in he State, should not continue to
be passed over in the assignment of
the Maine Teachers State conven-
ton.
mo other New England state con-
fines the State convention to two
cities,' it was recently affirmed by
George r. Gardiner, superintendent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
DDanage Not Serious
uesplte Big Rainfall
MDay Yesterday

r. .G son of an English poet once
i,p H. ~ us lather how the water came
N. 4 a.. Lodore. Had the poet been
snsssslerday morning, and happen
errs' I '. oeen in the vicinity of Wa
| i. h.,i he could have pointed out to
Fs @aulsltIve sonvan active example
hn,l Wv. .lie necessity of resorting to
4, > s'a 4 of monotonous rhyme.
| &nn" sllhe, early in the morning,
ra, as seealed to come down in cat
N 1. anu Ior several hours the rain
s,lps t ~ pause, until cutters
| q c. " brooks, and brooks to riv-
sry O'ol basins everywhere were
| Mi fo mcLtaxed, pools large and
nsr i vsag here and there. and in
h h ons making it difficult to
I'm 'uu out Of walks and drive
'Esp aa u. houses on upper College
tn % VI me west side of tho street,
Ia sro os on from the road by long
Nesl ira, streams of muddy water
| Sma ,htnes In depth which vague
~ Sls Of yore. VIC ''S'ie iloa Us
Vi, Itt I 0took' usually but a bah
liza AZ -, stream, roared under the
Ras IA t ne turnout, as though as
SONIA -, 1,ohnstown proportions.
ezae Vie. we storm be followed by
nsio meather the youngsters in
S,apS , wi, VIII not have to hunt up
&ubr1a,. Z O'clock in the afternoon
shSsraaf feservirs overhead SEEM
Put s"bs exhausted themselves, the
|eas ~ 1Osiaed to a drizzle, and the
GSonSS, a full stop.
Y ID ss sm many cellars were flood
|alesni,tto damage was reported
esolt of the storm. ''- 'e''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
COBURN NOTES

A social was held last evening I'M
der the auspices of the Outing club.
Games were played in the gym and
tournaments were held.
The Outing club is to make its
first outing today at the new cabin
at Snow Pond This cabin has been
under construction for over four
weeks. Mr.. Lobdell has been in
charge of the building A basket
lunch will be taken. The party will
return about o'clock.
In answer to a challenge to the st.
Mary's school at Waltham the letter
men of the football team voted that
they did not approve of such a game.
The game was to be held Thanksgiv-
ing but the boys thought that they
had had enough football for this
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
CHICAGO POWER
CONTINUED from PAGE one)

companies were linked in the 1000
mile hookup. Among the companies
participating were the Common
wealth Edison Company of Chicago,
the American Gas and Electric Com
pany, the Pennsylvania Power and
Light Company, the Metropolitan
Company of Reading, Pa, the Hud-
son Power and Light Company, the
Adirondack Electric Company, the
New England Power Company and
the Boston Edison Company.
The line of power communication
ran through the states of Illinois, In
diana, down the Ohio Valley into
Pennsylvania, thence up to the Adj
rondacks and eastward through Ver-
mont and New Hampshire down into
western Massachusetts, connecting
with the New England Power and
Boston Edison circuits at Sudbury.
All the cities and towns supplied
with electricity by these companies
and subsidiaries were furnished with
power from the joint source.
Engineer Dillon explained that 1t
was impossible to determine what
proportion of power actually origi-
mating in Chicago was received here
IL 10 oOlIclIllflS ike grains OIL
rice" he said. You take bushel
from Chicago, another from Cleve-
land, and SO on, mix them, and you
cannot tell what particular particle
of grain came from Chicago"
Officials explained also that the
test was designed simply to demon
strate the distance over which pow
err might be sent and was not proof
of the commercial feasibility of such
a hookup. To operate such power
economically for commercial use,
Dillon said, voltage of 100000 would
be required, whic his too high to be
practical at present. The longest
and highest powered line at the
present time is 100 miles long, in
California, using 100000 volts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Special Services at
n Marks Church
thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day" will be OBJ
|sI7d by st. Marks Episcopal
'aHA with special services, there
vi b two celebrations of the Holy
1EAsrist, VIZ A. NJ. Low Cele-
n1an and at 9 A, NJ. High Cele-
mtsa, It is hoped that every Com
llraat will endeavor to attend
-& services following the sugges-
%. s1ered through the "Proclama-
Ra issued by the Governor of this
Me It should be the duty of
NT Christian citizen to attend
e4Ia on this day as an act of
laiaglylng, before associating
VIII Inc more material things of
W great National Day. Earlier in
y Month the Rector of the Church
@.a Pastoral to every Commune
WI o. Inc Church urging them to
N NJ aPart a portion of the Day for
9ae Worship and "Thanksefv-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
Truck Damaged
In Bad Collision
On College Avenue

Two trucks collided yesterday on
College avenue causing consideraple
damage to both. One. Ford driven
by Abraham Pachowsky OF 10 Hisu
street, this city, was just turnlne
into the avenue from Oak street as
the REQ truck driven by Joseph hins
og 232 College aven-.e ana owned w
tho Horace burlington Company
cana along the avenue, travelling
south. The cars came together with
quite a crash but fortunately neither
driver was hurt.
The radiator on the REQ was Gam.
aged. and other parts of the. front
end, while the Ford received tne
full force of the blow. receiving
bent front axle, broken headlights
and much other damage.