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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
Whales Throat

Nu1E blue whale sometimes
i reaches a length OF 80 or S5
feet, says Nature Magazine. The
opened mouth of one Of these
monsters IL so large that 10 or
IL men can stand upright in its
depths. vet the throat measures
r--',. SL~,,4 n;~-Lk IDoh0s in a."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03

For three whole days they had
the exquisite bliss of hiding the
presents from Virginia and many
were the whispered consultations
they held.
The night before Christmas
they planned to stay up until Vir-
ginia was safely asleep. But with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
Washing Sugar

ONLY five or six minutes are
" required to spin off and wash
500 pounds Of sugar, says Nature
Magazine. The products Of this
process are washed raw sugar and
wash syrup 1t is the later that
is mixed with the raw sugar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
This Dau In Our History

IN December 1899 the American AntSavey Society organ
u ICED convention held Philadelphia About sixty delegates
present The Declaration they adopted marked the
beginning SLAVERY" national pohtcal issue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-03
NelU Medical Discovery

THE oil welnown Brazilian tree has been found effective
the The treatment
with
of the harmful effects of other oils.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Hold BOOkkeeper
For Theft by Means
OF Padded PayrOlls

Haverhill, Mass, March 1Z.-(Afl
Mrs Hazel l.. Johnson, 80 years Ola
head bookkeeper of the Garbeinick
Shoe Company here, was arrested TO-
night charged with larceny from the
concern by means of padded pay
rolls. The police said she confessed
and furnished $1,000 bail for appear
ance in the district court tomorrow.
Discovery that Mrs. Johnson had
been carrying the names IseVeLai
men no longer connected with tne
company on the rolls for many weeks
led to an investigation today by the
police and an auditor. They follow
ed her to the bank where she drew
az 600. but after the men had been
Maid off it was found that she mad
disbursed only s1,513. She was ar,
rested for the larceny of S4Sf ana
the money was found on her person.
the police said. 49,,
Moses Garbelnick, president OF the
company, said her perculatlons hao
extended over period of many
weeks and he would be unable TO es-
innate his losses until an AUDITOR
had examined the books. Besides
carving dummy workers on the pay
rolls. Mrs. johnson credited others
with more money than was due
them. pocketing the difference. the
president said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
COnfesses Killed
Wife After Long
Grilling by, Police

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 12-(AP)
In the presence Of a half dozen wit
nesses Jacob C. Nesbitt tonight con-
fessed he killed his wife. Frances
Drake Nesbitt, three weeks ago to-
day. He said they had been quarrel
ling ''over everything"
The confession came after five
hours of questioning in the Nesbitt
home, according to Ora Slater, Gin
cinnati private detective.
He said Nesbitt broke down COM
pletely and made a clean breast of it.
Nesbitt, according to Slater, declared
he did not know with what he hit
his wife.
The murder occurred Friday morn
ing after Nesbitt and his wife had
arisen.
1--WE have quarrelled ever since we
were married" Slater quoted Nesbitt
as having said. 1--WE quarrelled over
everything, business and personal
matters.
1--WE quarrelled Thursday night and
we got up Friday in the same mood.
II got mad and hit Frances in the
face with my fist. Then everything
got red.
81 have only haZy remembrance
of what happened after / struck her
with my fist.
For three weeks the Nesbitt MUIR
der has presented a battling wall OF
mystery to officials who have worked
feverishing to unearth tangible clue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Hard Winter Forces
Union Agitator to
Shorten His Schedule

Cambridge, Mass, arch 12.-(AP).
Winter winds, bitter cold and rag
ing billiards have proven too much
for the striker who is believed to
hold the worlds record for picketing.
For four years, ever since the electro
eypers union went cut on strike In
May. 1921, James Smith has picketed
the University Press. For eight hours
every working day he plodded back
and forth, urging non-union work.
ers to join the union.
But with the advent of "a bitter.
fashioned New England winter,
Smiths long hours gradually fell to
seven. six and then four hours. When
the second worst snowstorm in the
city's history overwhelmed the city,
he failed to appear before p. M, as
the workers were leaving, to resume
his monotonous chant of "Join the
union; join the union!!!" And it
became know today that the man,
who had been an organizer for his
union, will no longer serve his long
hours. He appears now at closing
time. The management of the plant
claims that his efforts have been fu-
tile. that the workers are still nom
union men,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
COUNCIL GRANTS
CLEMENCY TO Three
'SEAMEN BRITISH ship

A full and free pardon was grant
ed by the governor and council Fri
day in the case of George +. Will
hanson while the sentences of John
Simpson and William Anderson were
committed to Imprisonment for two
months. The three men were sent
enced to serve two months in Jail
and to pay fine of 5000 in the Port
land municipal court on q -convic-
ton for the unlawful possession of
liquor. Their terms expired Friday
and in the afternoon Col. John B.
Heating, British consul at Portland,
armed with the papers granting the
men a pardon, went to Portland to
effect the release of the prisoners
last night. Williamson was an ap-
prentice and Anderson and Simpson
were seamen on a British ship and
the liquor alleged to have been sold
by them was brought across the wa
ter.
Col. John, b. Heating, the British
consul at Portland. conducted the
hearing in behalf of the petitioners.
He explained that a British seaman
Continued on Page 11-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Sir Austen Blue
Over Affairs of
The Leagues Council

Geneva, March 12-(AP)-Sir Aus
ten Chamberlain. the British for
eign secretary, indicated his belief in
a confidential talk with the British
newspapermen early this morning
that the crisis over the question of
increasing the number of league of
nations council seats has reached the
proportions of a disaster, with par
alyzatlon of the atmosphere created
by the Locarno accords.
Sir Austen announced that 1t was
useless to continue the conversations
with the Germans, because he was
convinced they would be fruitless.
Hence, 1t had been decided to turn
over the whole problem to the council
of the league of nations, taking it out
of the hands of the representatives
of the countries who signed the
Locarno pact and who have been
meeting throughout the week in an
effort to reach q solution of the diff
Guilty brought on by the demands of
Poland, Spain and Brazil for seats on
the council and the stand taken by
Germany that she must enter the
council alone at the present time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
LaFOllette Named
On Senate Inquiry
Tariff Commission

Washington, March 12-(AP).-
The youngest member of the Senate.
LaFollette of Wisconsin, will repre-
sent the Insurgent Republican in the
Senate's inquiry into the tariff COM
mission, and the committee chairman
probably will be Robinson of Arkan-
sas, the Democratic leader.
1t was a combination of Democrats
and Republican dissenters who yes
terday amended the authorizing reso-
luton and gave the committee full
rein to go into charges of undue in
reference in commission affairs by
President Coolidge. Senator Robin
son himself fathered the resolution
after the acts of the President had
been questioned by Senator Norros of
Nebraska, one of the insurgent Re-
publicans.
Besides Senators Robinson and La
Toilette the committee as named to-
day by President Dawes con-
sists of Senators Wadsworth of New
York and Reed of Pennsylvania, Re-
publican regulars, and Bruce of Mary
land, Democrat. The Senate itself
stipulated yesterday that one PRO
gresSive Republican" should be APP
pointed.
committee without consulting " with
any of the senators he selected, and
some of them expressed surprise that
they had been chosen. There were re-
ports that one or two Nigh decline
to serve because of other business.
The inquiry promises to consum
several weeks. Voluminous records
are to be examined and large num-
Der of witnesses, including present
and fomer members of the commits
sion are to be heard.
Suggestions already have been
made for the summoning from Ru-
mania of William S. Culbertson, new
minister to that country, and for
mer member of the commission. 1t
has been charged in the Senate that
efforts were made to get him off the
commission while the sugar case was
pending, but these allegations Repub-
lican leaders have denied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
OXFORD GROUP IN
PLEA FOR STATE
HIGHWAY IN COUNTY

Declaring that the highway petit
toned for would aid the summer
tourist business in that section of the
state and also the business of the
refdent farmers, good sized group
of citizens of Harrison, Bridgton,
Mechanic Falls and Norway appeared
before the state highway commission
at its Office in the new state depart
ment building Friday afternoon and
spoke in favor of the petition of Jo-
seph Pitts and others, citizens of
Harrison and adjacent towns, ask
ing for the designation of state
highway from Bridgton through Har-
rison and Otisfeld to Norway.
The case of the proponents was
Continued on Page 11-Col. A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Silent on Charges

Franklin Fisher of Lewiston. for
merly assistant attorney general,
who was appointed a week ago by
Gov. Brewster to make an investi-
cation of law enforcement conditions
in Kennebec county. was closeted
with the Governor and Council some
time Friday afternoon. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Fisher recommended
that charges be preferred against the
sheriff but he would not discuss the
nature of the charges after the meet
ing in the Governors office. 1t is also
understood. however, that some of
the charges refer to the alleged lax
methods of conducting the jail by
Sheriff Cummings.
Mr.. Fisher will probably conduct
the case for the State or the prose-
cution at the hearing before the Gov
ernor and Council. while Attorney
Continued on Page 11-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Protests Proposed
Legislation Against
PrisOn-Made Goods

st. Adams, VT, March 12.--(AP)-
A protest against proposed federal
legislation affecting prison made
goods is being carried on in Wash
ington by Governor Franklin S. Bill
lings and other state officers, the gov
ernor said today. He asserted that
the bills if enacted would wipe out
prison manufacturing in this state
and would make insane asylums out
of the prisons" through enforced
idleness. The protests are being dir
ected to President Coolidge, Attor-
ney General Sargent and the Yer
mont senators and representatives In
Congress.
The first bill mentioned would re-
quire that prison made goods be
plainly branded as such. and the
same would make illegal the sale of
such goods outside the state where
they are manufactured. The COVER
nors argument against the first bill
was that it would kill the market
through popular prejudice against
prison made merchandise. and
against the second that Vermont is
unable absorb the product of more
than two weeks of prison labor.
ut would be terrible for Vermont
to have these bills passed. Cover
nor Billings said in his statement.
"They would make insane aslyums
out of our prisons as a result OF the
enforced idleness they would cause.
There are some 800 prisoners at
Windsor state prison, and most OF
these are now employed In the manu-
facture of shoes. Today the
plant there is almost modern shoe
mandatory"
The governor also held that the
bills would affect the work of rehabi-
litation among prisoners and would
retard the work of fitting them for
citizenship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Middle West GROUP
MAKE CHANGES IN
FARM RELIEF DEMAND

Washington, Mar. IL. - (AP) -
Farm relief leaders of the middle
west have agreed to important
changes in their legislative program,
which will be laid before the house
agriculture committee in a compiet-
ed bill within a few days.
Although the delegation from IL
states had not reached an accord
tonight on all points. it was learned
that the bill would contain a clause
placing an embargo on importation
of corn for a year.
The measure will retain a federal
farm board, with authority to con-
tract for exporting surplus crops,
any losses to be borne by a revolv-
ing fund. This fund would be ini-
tiated by an appropriation of $780,
WO,OO0 and permanently financed
through an equalization fee paid by
manufacturers processing agricul-
tural commodities.
1t is expected. however, that the
equalization fee, to be deducted from
the price received from tie farmer,
will apply only to four commodities,
wheat, cotton, hogs and cattle. Corn
would receive the same benefit In a
different form. One provision under
consideration would have the board
buy directly a certain quantity of
corn, but there is considerable senti-
ment among the delegates to main-
tain the contract method of dispos-
ing of all crops. with the farmers
cooperative organizations utilized
whenever possible.
Another change in the bill would
fix the maximum price to be paid
for the surplus of products classed
as basic commodities. This price
would be the world market quota
ton, plus the import tariff on the
crop affected and the cost of trans
portation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
New York. N. Y, Mar. 12-Perci-
val P. Baxter, governor of the state
of Maine from 1921 to 1925, returned
today on the French Liner Lasavoie,
emphatically Of the opinion that pro-
hibition will never again have a
voice in private or public affairs in
the United States. Mr.. Baxter has
been on trip around the world. He
has been out of touch with the recent
resumption of the prohibition ques-
ton question and dismissed it as a
mere attempt upon the part of
minority to stir up political strife.
When the people Of the United
States as a whole" he said, "have
had fifty years of prohibition. as has
the state of Maine, they will meet
the situation as the people of Maine
Continued on Page 11-col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
HOLD HUSBAND IN
DEATH WIFE KILLED
WITH LIQUOR BOTTLE

Boston, Mass, March 12-(AP)--
Frank o. Smith, a special delivery
postal messenger, was held without
bail tonight charged with the murder
of his wife, Elizabeth, in their South
End lodging house last Wednesday
night. Smith, who was discharged
from the regular postal service for
drunkenness after % years of service,
said he had been con a bat for ten
days" and remembered nothing about
Wednesday night except that he and
his wife had been drinking together.
Mrs. Smiths body was found in
her rom today and Medical Examiner
Timothy Leary said she had bled to
death. She apparently had been
beaten over the head with a liquor
bottle, fragments of which were found
scattered about the room, but none
Of the blows had been heavy enough
to cause death
Discovery of the crime was made
after the landlord had noted the ap-
parent absence of life in the Smith
apartment and notified the police.
Officers guarding the apartment ar
rested Smith this morning when he
returned from Marblehead, where he
said he went to sleep it off," He
was taken to the district police sta
ton and after several hours of ques-
tioning by members of the headquar-
tiers homicide squad and assistant
District Attorney Harrigan the MUIR
der charge was lodged against him.
He will be arraigned tomorrow morn
ing.
Smith told the police he remember
ed nothing of what transpired in the
apartment Wednesday. He woke up
in his room yesterday morning, he
said. and in the living room found
his wife lying on couch. Noting she
was not covered he tossed a portiere
over her and went to the home Of
his sister, Mrs. Frank Brown. Of
Marblehead. He insisted he had no
idea that his wife was dead, but
thought she was sleeping.
Medical Examiner Leary said ne
believed the body had been moved
Smith, he thought. found the body on
the floor and placed 1t on the couch
before leaving.
The police tonight were checking
on report that Mrs. Smith was for
merly married to Patrolman Warren
Smith of Lowell. They understood
she had three daughters by this mar
riage, one of whom was reported to
be on her way here from New York.
Her husband, postal authorities aid,
was discharged for drunkenness last
June after an excellent record. He
was later taken on as a special mes
senger and had worked steadily UP to
last Wednesday, when he failed to re-
port for work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
President Talks by
TelephOne with Father

Washington, March 12.-(AP).-
President Coolidge talked by tele-
phone today with his father, who is
in Plymouth, VT, and was encour-
aged over the improvement shown.
Unless Colonel Coolidge's condition
should become worse, the President
does not intend to go to Plymouth,
now reported to him virtually snow
bound.
The word received today over the
private wire to the White House was
that the colonel was brighter and
better, with his pulse and tempera-
ture almost normal
While the President is prepared to
leave on a minutes notice, he be-
lieves it safe to take a short cruise
tomorrow aboard the Mayfiower. He
plans to 60 only a short distance
down the Potomac and will keep in
touch with the Capitol by radio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Would Identify Farm
Produce New England

Boston, Mar. 12-(AP)-A move
ment to identify New England farm
products in New England markets
and to stimulate demand for such
products was begun by the agricul-
tural committee of the New England
council at meeting here today.
Inc committee voted to rekuest the
commissioners Of agriculture of the
Six New England states to study the
PRACTICAL questions involved In or
sanlzlng such movement. The
committee also discussed plans for
cooperation between the New Eng
ahd Council and existing agencies
,or the advancement of agriculture.
besides members of the committee,
asrlcultural experts from the vari-
GUS New England states attended to-
days meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Boys Carry HonOrs
Belfast Baby Show
Especial to Kennebec Journal

.NopCSidl " hS1HeD6C JOurndl.)
Belfast, Me-, March 12.-The boys
carried off the honors in the baby
show held this afternoon in cannec-
ton with the midwinter carnival I'M
der the auspices of Co. X, Maine
Guardsmen. Nineteen babies were
entered. The prize in the better ba-
bfes contest going to Gilbert, the six
months old son Of DIR. and Mrs. Mer-
vyn w. Bird, who weighed % pounds.
receiving rating Of So per cent.
The prize for the pretties child was
awarded to Shirley. FIVE months,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Knox. and Allen, sdd of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stillman F. Lord, Jr., 10.months,
and weighing 80 IL pounds, was Civ
en- the prize for the heaviest child.
The judges were Mrs. Florence
Stanfield, r. N. Mrs. Charles Sim
mons and Mrs. S. S. L. Shute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Bates Debaters
Leave on Trip
To National CAPITAL

Lewiston, Me-, March 12.-(AP)-
Evelyn Butler. of Dover-F oxcroft,
Ada Mandanstam' of Lewiston, and
Miss Elsie L. Green of Turner, ac-
companied by Mrs. Clifton D. Gray,
left here this afternoon to represent
Bates college in a series of four de-
bates, with the national capital as
the farthermost goal.
On reaching New York Saturday,
they will be guests of Hunter COL
lege. whose team they will debate
that night. Monday morning they
will go to New Jersey college at New
Brunswick. Tuesday they go on to
Washington to debate George Wash
ington University Wednesday night
They will leave for Boston Friday
night to meet Boston University
Monday night, although details re-
main to be completed for this de-
bate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Hold 2 in Seizure
500 Gallons Alcohol

Stamford, Conn, March 12.-(AP)
Harry Klein of Roxbury. Mass,
and Eli Davis of Dorchester, Mass,
were arrested in Darien tonight after
500 gallons of alcohol had been
found in the truck in which they
were riding. John H. West of New
Bedford, Mass. was arrested in OAR
len charged with the theft of an au-
tomobile in New Bedford yesterday.
He said he was on his way from New
Bedford to Baltimore to visit his
vie. West is being held for the New
Bedford police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13

commissioner Frank P. Washburn
!, The Maine department of agri-
culture announces that active steps
ava being taken to secure suspen-
slon Of the proposed 20 per cent. in
crease in freight rates for milk and
dairy products on the railroads of
Now England. The Maine depart
mont of agriculture will work in CO.
onoration with the New England
milk rate committee representing
the dairy industry throughout the
northeast section of the country in
seeing that the railroads produce
evidence to justify any such radical
increase in rates at the present time.
Commissioner Washburn asserts.
The State department of agricul-
ture having taken up the matter
with Governor Brewster, found the
governor deeply interested in the
welfare of the dairy industry of the
State. The governor Immediately
took up the matter with the attor-
ney generals department., who have
filed a petition with the Interstate
Commerce Commission asking for
the suspension of the proposed rates
until a public hearing be held at
which the railroads produce evil
dence to justify the rate increases.
It Is the contention of Commits
soner Washburn that these pro-
posed rates will mean an added bur-
den Of approximately 100000 a
year to the dairymen of Maine, and
considering the fact that Maine
ships about $12,000,0OO worth of
dairy products annually this will
mean great .discouragement to the
industry.
Commissioner Washburn points
out that this is particularly unfor-
tunate in view of the increasing
competition from the West made
possible by the new glass lined tank
cars which have transported milk
from Wisconsin to Miami, Fla, a
distance of 1900 miles, delivering
the milk only one degree warmer
than when it left Wisconsin. This
competition threatens the dairy IN
dustry of New England. says Mr..
Washburn, who adds that our near
ness to market is natural advan-
tage that should not be taken away
by making discriminatory rates.
Mayor Nichols of Boston has taxi
en- official action in an endeavor to
nave the newly proposed rates sus-
pended and similar action has also
been taken by Governor John G.
"lnant OF New Hampshire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13
Public Requests
In John O'Hare Will

Boston, March 12.-(AP)-Public
requests totalling $4,000 are made in
the will of John OHare of Boston
which was filed in the Suffolk regis
try of probate here today. Duquesue
University, Pittsburgh, st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, Boston. and st.
Johns Seminary, Boston, receive S.
600 each and are made residuary
legatees. The other requests, rang
ing from $1,000 to $4,000. go to other
Roman Catholic charities.