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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Asks $4,000 Solace
Because Wife Lured
Away by n. Y. Man

Saco, Me-. Jan. 13.-(AP)-An old
story was heard in court today. 1t
was the tale of the lights of Broadway
proving more attractive to the wife of
a naval man whose duties often took
him away from home than the dullness
of life on a drab Maine farm where
she was left alone.
Owen T. Hurdle, a retired chief
bcatswain in the U. S. navy. who is
suing James P. Lang for $4,000 for
alienation of his wife's affections, said
the bright lights had lured her away
from their home in Kittery. His sus-
picions were first aroused several years
ago, he testified, when he was at
tached to the Brooklyn navy yard. A
waiter in q Brooklyn cafe had adj
dressed his wife as Mrs. Lang" he
said. Later. he testified. he had re-
turned from trip at sea to find Lang,
who formerly ran saloon in Brooklyn,
and Mrs. Hurdle living together.
Lang, 1t was brought out in testi-
mony. sold his saloon for s125, 200. His
present occupation was not known, but
his chauffeur, James McEwen of Brook
Ign, testified that his employer had
told him Mrs. Hurdle had cost him
more than q whole flock of women"
Among the gifts he gave her, McEwen
said, were a diamond ring, earrings
and fur coat.
McEwen testified that Lang had
been jealous of Mrs. Hurdle when they
were in Brooklyn together and object
ed when she went to Kittery to visit
her husband.
Ernest T. Remick, who at one time
lived at the Hurdle home in Kittery,
testified Mrs. Hurdle had said she
didn't care a snap of her finger for
her husband" and said that once when
Hurdle was at sea she had sent n part
Of their furniture from Kittery to
Brooklyn.
Hurdle testified that he had been in
the naval service for 80 years and
often was called away from home. He
met Lang in Brooklyn in 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
SK0WHEGAN b nCK
DAMAGED BY FIRE
With Loss $4,000

Especial to the Kennebec Journa)
Skowhegan, Me-, Jan. IS. - Fire
was discovered about 915 this morn
ing in the basement of the store own
ed and occupied by Arthur R. Jew
EFT. Before the arrival of the fire de-
partment the entire building was fill
ed with smoke and the rear was in
flames. Because of the proximity of
several wooden buildings, every piece
Of apparatus was called out and sew
eral lines of hose were laid. The
market of A. r. Jewett is a COM
plete loss and the building is badly
damaged. The family Of Marcus
Moore on the second floor succeeded
in saving most Of their valuable but
they lost considerable from smoke
and water. A quick estimate of the
total loss is around $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14

Wilburton, Okla, Jan. 13-
(AP)-An explosion in the
Degnan-McConnell coal mine,
near here, today, probably cost
the lives of more than 80 men.
Little hope was held tonight
that any of the 80 miners still
in the workings could be reach-
ed alive.
One hundred and one men, 25
white and 76 negroes, were in
the mine when the explosion oc-
Cured this morning. Eight
negroes had come out alive to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Vice President to
Be One of ''PhantOms''
In Novel Radio Dinner

New York, Jan. 13.-(AP)-Vice
President Charles G.. Dawes, George
Eastman, gnate and phil
anthropist of Rochester. n. Y. and
General James G. Harbord, presi-
dent of the Radio Corporation Of
America, will be the "phantoms" at a
phantom radio dinner to be given by
the alumni of the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology in fifty eight
cities next Tuesday.
The master of radio ceremonies.
David Sarnoff, vice president, and
general manager of the Radio Cor
poration Of America, will be in charge
of the central dinner given by 500
Technology alumni here. All the 9TH
ers on the program will lspeak from
other cities. Vice resident Dawes
and General Harbord from Washing
ton, Mr.. Eastman from Rochester,
and DIR. Samuel W. Stratton, presi-
dent Of N. /. T. from Cambridge,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Navy PLANS CALL
FOR EXPANSION
IN AVIATION BRANCH

washington. Jan. 13-(AP)-Navy
plans as tentatively drawn for the
nscal year 1925 call for expansion Of
aviation with at least ten percent of
the navy's enlisted and officer ner-
sonnet serving with the air forc,s
secretary Wilbur and ranking off,
GERS 81 the navy outlined the pro-
gram at recent legislative hearings
on the navy supply bill before the
mouse appropriations committee,
whose report was made public today.
An expanded personnel for aviation
VIII be needed, the committee was
informed to man the new airplane
carriers Saratoga and Lexington,
now nearing completion, and be-
cause or increases contemplated for
the Asiatic fleet as we'll as at GER
tam shore stations, such as Coco
Sofa, In the Canal Zone and in Ha-
wall.
A shortage of officers for aviation
exists but this problem is being at
lacked by such measures as giving
nylng instruction at the naval acad
envy.
1t Is expected to expand these
courses and the midshipmen are des-
crloed as so enthusiastic that in
many cases they have offered to nav
their own way to Pensacola, Fla. if
they would be assigned to the flight
school there for qualifications.
Secretary Wilbur told the COM
m!ttee that, largely because of the
aviation requirement. =" tie service.
1t was "essentia" to increase the al
lotment of appointees to the naval
academy from three to four men for
each representative and senator,
While 1t was desirable to increase
them to five each. AS matters stand.
prospects were said to be for a tort
age or 200 pilots for naval aviation
in the fiscal year 1927.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
| MINERS WILL TALK
over COAL STRIKE
lat MEETING TODAY

New York, Jan. 13.-(AP)-The an
thracite strike situation, brought about
by the disruption Of the wage confer
ences yesterday, will be discussed by
the miners at Hazleton, Pa. tomorrow
by the tri-district scale Committee,
which has the power to approve or re-
ject the decision of it's subcommittee
which conducted the fruitless negotia-
lions with the operators. The commit
tee numbers So, including President
John l.. Lewis and other international
officers.
Mr.. Lewis. Philip Murray, ihterna-
tional vice president, and c. J. Golden,
president of Dist. No. 8, left today to
attend the meeting.
At the meeting tomorrow Mr.. Lewis
will present the report of the SUBJ
committee. He expressed interest In
! the statement issued by Governor Pin
chot of Pennsylvania to the legisla-
ture today in which he attributed the
| breakdown in negotiations to the oper-
ators. Mr.. Lewis also showed interest
| in the bill which would make the an
thracite industry a public utility, but
he would not comment.
He said he had no information from
Washington concerning a possible at
| tempt to bring the opposition factions
| together, and placed no credence in
! published reports that some of the OPP
orators might attempt to open the
| mines. Spokesman for the operators
| fatty denied the reports.
Major w. w. Inglis, chairman of the
operators sub-committee, before leav-
ing for his homie in Scranton today
issued a statement in which he COM
mented upon Mr.. Lewis reiteration
yesterday that the operators were will
ing to arbitrate human rights but re-
fused to arbitrate property rights.
The statement follows:
I'm offering to submit all phases Of
the wage dispute to arbitration the
operators meant exactly what they
said-that the offer was made without
strings or reservations, and that in
making it they realized fully that the
arbitration board might rule that some
things, including the opening of their
books and the granting of the check
off. were necessary.
SHOULD it be so ruled, after exam
ination of the facts, the operators
|, would be bound to avide by the ruling.
Specifically. as to the opening of the
books to show cost and profit, it will be
J for us to submit to the board any and
all information and data it might ask
or that might be required to prove our
contentious.
I'VE have repeatedly said in sub
stance to the miners what am saying
now and I do not believe there is any
doubt in Mr.. Lewis mind that arbitra-
ton will develop all the facts he is
so anxious to have disclosed. His OBJ
jections to arbitration are based on
quite different ground. He doesn't
want the facts so much as he wants to
retain his own untrammeled power"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
HOUSE IN CHELSEA
DESTROYED BY FIRE
OWNER IS MISSING
Especial to Kennebec .JournaD

(Speclal 10 kennebec .JournaD
Hallowell, Jan. IA small dwell
ing house located in Chelsea nearly
opposite this city and occupied by
George Lemarre, was completely de-
stroyed by fire about l o'clock this
morning.
Two Kennebec Journal men who
visited the scene an hour later look
ed the ruins over and found that a
mattress had been dragged from the
house. A single track of a person
that led away from the house to the
river in the direction of Hallowell
indicated that the occupant, probably
Mr.. Lemarre. had unsuccessfully at
tempted to put out the fire and then
left for Hallowell.
The house was on the site Of the cid
Fitzpatrick farm, the buildings of
which We're burned a few years ago.
1t could not be learned just what
caused the fire.
1t is understood that Mr.. Lemarre
had been living alone, but residents
here could give no accurate account
of his recent movements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
END ARGUMENTS
FOR ANOTHER TRIAL
SACC0 and VANzETTI

Boston, Jan. 13.-(AP)-The fate of
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti,
convicted in 1921 of the murder of a
shoe company paymaster and a guard
In South Braintree, tests in the hands
of the supreme court Of Massachu-
setts. Arguments on bills of excep-
lions brought before the court by
counsel for the two defendants were
completed today and judgment was re-
served.
Dudley P. Ranney. assistant district
attorney of Norfolk county, today re-
piled to charges by William G. Thomp-
son, chief of defense counsel, that
Sacco and Vanzetti, whose defense was
financed by radical organizat lions in
many lands. were convicted as radi-
Gals and dangerous men" rather than
as murderers. He maintained that
questions put to the two men at their
trial as to their socialistic beliefs were
designed to meet evidence brought out
by the defense.
In concluding his argument which
reviewed numerous exceptions taken
to the conduct of the murder trial and
rulings by Judge Webster Thayer of
the superior court in setting aside mo-
tons for a new trial, Mr.. Ranney said:
1.-THE argument of the defendants is
that the Judge misused his power, that
the district attorney was unfair, that
the jurors or some of them were i'm
properly chosen. Through every aspect
of the case the word prejudice comes
in. If prejudice comes in. it is at the
choice of the defendants We hope
this court will see that there is more
to it than this.
I'VE hope this court will now see
not as the defense would have it, the
blacklist picture ever painted in this
commonwealth. but an honest and
courageous judge doing his duty, and
public officials doing their duty, and
that these defendants had a fair trial
and that these motions should be de-
MED"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Mae N Murray and
Nudy Not to Marry

Nurrm0, York, Jan. 13-(AP)-Mae
,ust :a,.. and Rudolph Valentino are
10 ona n'ee sister" and "big brother"
10 man another. and are not planning
tbs dry when Rudolph's wife gets
Miss M ur now pending in Paris,
che srr, urray asserted today when
iestic '''ed from abroad on the Ma
ago Sa screen sheik said some time
Mis-. Nc NJ, wanted a domestic wife, SO
llnksa murray whose name has been
bort, with his in unconfirmed re-
brt ~ was asked about that. too:
some ner reply was Il prefer to have
Of me prepare my bacon and eggs
morning for me-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Gov. Brewster to
Pass on EXtraditiOn
Cummings and West

Portland, Me-, Jan. 13.-(AP)-
Governor Ralph 0. Brewster this
afternoon decided to hold open for
another day the question OF whether
or not extradition should be granted
Eugene f. Cummings and Harry f.
West, whose requisition is sought by
Massachusetts authorities. The de-
lay was asked by couAsel for West.
Cummings and West have been in
dicted by the Cumberland county
grand jury upon three counts,
charging larceny from telephone
coin boxes. Warrants in the Suffolk
county court in Massachusetts,
charge the two men with similar Of
lenses in greater Boston, also lar
ceny of various articles from apart
ment houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Auto Manufacturers
To Inspect Bath Iron
Works Plant Today
(Snecial to- Kennehec Lournal

Especial to kennebec JoOrna)
Bath, Jan. 13-The representatives
of the Walller-J Johnson Co., manu-
facturers of auto trucks, are expect
ed in Bath Thursday morning to
meet the local committee and go over
the Bath Iron Works, which they are
contemplating buying, and making
arrangements for the locating of the
Walker-J johnson firm, where once the
B. I. w. constructed its destroyres
and yachts.
Besides J. W. Dickinson, president
of the company, the head engineer is
expected, along with Halold A. Ed
redge. fiscal agent for the firm. Jo-
seph Beal, representing the present
owners of the plant, will also arrive
for the meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Officials Make
Mystery of Pursuit
OF Mexican Bandits

i Mexico City. Jan. 13.-(AP)-The
Mexican authorities are not divulg-
ing any details of the reported cap
ture or execution of the bandits who
masSa cred passengers and guards
aboard the Guadalaj lara Mexico City
train on Saturday night. So far as
official explanation is concerned the
case continues to be shrouded i.
mystery.
Unconfirmed unofficial repc in
dictate that some of the bandits were
captured and some were killed. 1t
is believed that the federal troops
who were Immediately dispatched in
pursuit of the murderers, are still
engaged in that task.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Woman Gets 2 Years
Liberty Bond Theft

Salem. Mass, Jan. 13.-(AP)-Anna
Kamenska OF Philadelphia was SEN
fenced in district court today to two
years in the house of correction for
the larceny of $1050 in Liberty bonds
from Kavima Kovick, a Beverly man.
She appealed and was held in $4,000
bonds. 1t was charged that the woman
stole the two bonds after drugging
kovick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
The Day in Washington
THE naval apprOpriation hill. cs

The naval appropriation BILL carry
ing 1919, $4,000, was reported to the
House.
Assistant Attorney General Donovan
continued his testimony in the alumni
mum case.
Former Governor Lowden Of Illinois
outlined his views before the House
agriculture committee
Abandonment of Lakehurst air sta
ton and reduction in navy personnel
was urged by House committee.
Premier Mussolini and the Fascist
occupied the house during the debate
on the Italian debt settlement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
General Forecast

The disturbance that was over
lower Michigan Wednesday morning
is north of Lake Ontario with de-
creasing intens:ty. A northwestern
disturbance of great intensity IS GEN.
trail over Manitoba, while another
diItufbance has developed on the
North Carolina coast. Pressure is
high over the west Gulf states, with
an extension northwest into the
Ohio valley.
The outlook is for rain or snow
Thursday along the Atlantic coast
from New Jersey northward, and for
fair weather elsewhere in the states
east of the Mississippi river.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook
Fresh possibly CHANGING to northwest
and weather overcast with rain or
snow Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Uncover Body of
Wisconsin Instructor

bodv ~ Wis, Jan. 13-(AP)-The
Boston NJ maurice B. Coburns. q. of
the rn;, an instructor in English at
eoverad ssersity Of Wisconsin, was re-
day Iron. from Lake Mendoza here to-
escansdo ourns, and a compa MON. who
on nso. Death. f. through the ice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Nut Coal Knocked
Down to $3.50 Ton
Pls1der. in New York

Winthrop, N. Y, Jan. 13-(AP)-
| Four tons of chestnut coal brought
$3.50 at an auction sale here today
The anthra cite, which was includ-
ed in bill of household goods. proved
the most tempting item on the list
and the auctioneer was overwhelmed
with bids.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Fined for Leaning
Auto Plates to Another

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Belfast, Jan. 13.-Elmer johnson
of Lincolnville paid a fine Of FIVE
dollars and costs in the Belfast mu-
nicipal court today imposed by Judge
Carleton Doak. for allowing his auto
mobile registration plates to be
used on another persons car. II. A.
Fins of Lincolnville also paid fine
of five dollars and costs for operating
motor vehicle without proper reg
isteration. State Highway Officer j.
A. McKeene was the complainant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
WARNING TO THE PUBLIC

thu come to the notice Of the Minstrel Committee in charge Of
annual Legion Mines City Hall, January
Lso tickets which by the
s hese tickets identical authentic tickets that
Set put out for serial number
ekst the back The public warned purchase present
NOT bearing printed tickets
these numbers will be honored for admission the
,'' IN exchange for
REUEL B. SOULE
Chairman Minstrel Committee
.n.., Sixth Annual Legion Mnstres
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Is Bodies Found;
Little Hope That
Others Are Alive

Eight Rescued Tell of
Walking Over Bodies
Dead COmrades-1O1
in Shaft at Time of
Terrific Explosion =
Pit Boss, Engineer
and 2 A ssistants
A m o n g Missing
Frantic Relatives at
Mouth of Mine All
Day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
THE WEATHER
SNOW

Northern New England: Snow
Thursday; Friday increasing cloudi-
ness with rising temperature in New
Hampshire and Vermont.
Southern New England: Partly
cloudy with rain or snow on the
coast Thursday; Friday L.: leasing
cloudiness with rising temperature.
Eastern New York: Partly cloudy:
possible rain or snow on the coast
Thursday; Friday increasing cloudi-
ness with rising temperature fol-
lived by rain in =. and rlin or
snow in north portion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Nine Workmen Hurt as
Two Floors F amous Old
Parker House Crumble
Fash Comes During
Tearing Down of Old
Time Hosiery

r,,v Two Believed Seriously
1niured-Prompt Work by
Firemen and Police-Cutting
,of Rafters in Time Worn
Trusses Believed Cause
Minister'S and Priests Early
an Scene to Succor Victims
Fourth Bad Crash in Boston
in IS Months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Local Radio Report

Conditions were very poor last
evening, it being impossible to bring
in any st, ion. There was also
crashir~ static.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Thursday partly cloudy. probably
some light snow; Friday fair and
warmer; fresh shifting winds becom-
ing southeerly Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14

Today's and tomorrow's classified
ads viii contain some messages Of
personal interest to you. i.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-27
WOMAN SBUREAU
 AT WASHINGTON ISS ISSUES REPORT

A study of their own collective experience demonstrates that, so far as the workers at the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women in h. dustry are representative, the bur den of family support borne by wo- men constitutes, generally speaking, so large a proportion of their actual earnings that it determines the eco- homie position of the worker in a very important way. A report on this study, which was made under the direction of Professor Amy Hew- es, has just been issued in bulletin form by Women's Bureau of the U. s. Department of Labor.
 Of the 1O1 women students from mills and factories turnout the coun- try at the school during the summer of 1924, nearly one-ffth were the sole supporters of other persons. A majority of the women with total de- pendents were at least 25 years old
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-27

but two of those who had not reach ed their 25th birthdays were the sole supporters of two other per sons, while another girl under 80 supported three persons besides her. self. About half the workers who boarded away from home still contri- buted to the support of their famil- ies I
 Probably at least one-half of all the women had the problem of family support in some degree since more than two-ffths definitely contributed to the family income, probably in ex- cess of the cost of their own main- tenance. This had to be met from wages that were not, except in a few cases, at high rates, and from earnings that were frequently, inter- rupted by periods of unemployme ent. However, the Bryn Mawr Summer School students did not include many representatives of the hardest press ed workers, since they were at least so situated that-their maintenance being covered by scholarships-they could not spare two months away from their employment and forfeit
 their earnings for that time. There fore it is reasonable to assume, the
 report points out, that the share in family support of women workers
 in general is an even heavier bur- den than that carried by the Bryn ,Mawr group.
 A characteristic probably more common in the dependents of women
 than in those of men is also empha. sized in this study. Whereas the de- pendents of men are usually thell children, who will one day be self supporting or even contribute to the
 support of the parents, the depend. ents of women are more frequently tn older parents, who will never be seE-supporting again, who become increasingly dependent, and who usually fall to the care of the un. married daughters.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-27
NEWS OF GOOD
 FORTUNE CAUSE .I~s LOSING GAME
GERMAN rsc,H EF, UNABLE TO MAKE CAFE PAY, DOES THE DISAPPEARING ACT ",

BERLIN, Jan. 27. P-While studying a complicated position in his game with Torre, the young Mex ican expert, in the recent interna- tional chess tournament at Moscow Dr. Emanuel Lasker, the veteran German master, was handed tele- gram informing him that his drama, Days of Mankind" had been ac- cepted for production by the Lessins Theatr 1T
 Dr. Lasker looked away from the board distractedly, indicating that for the moment human emotion had conquered cold logic. He presently resumed his game but made move which lost it for him. That was his first defeat in the Moscow tourna- ment and helped to cheat him of the first prize which needed only thai one game and an additional halt point to draw with the ultimate win. ner.
 | Dr. Lasker's drama was writer in collaboration with his brother pr Berthold Lasker. The play is ot deep philosophical and symbolic sig nifcance, it's theme being redemption from rationalism and riding logic thrr the emotional powers of mysticism.
 Dr. Lasker is an active member of the Kent Society and frequently lectures on philosophy before Ger. man educat tional societies.
 Driven to despair because menus which once tickled the palates ot kings, failed to appeal to the people of Pressburg, Czecho-Slovakia, where he conducted cafe, Alois Boza has