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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
100000 Summer
Home Is Destroyed
On Lake Champlain

Valcour, n Y, Oct. 22-P)-The
summer home on Lake Champlain of
Mrs. William McCalmont Wilson of
Franklin, Pa, was destroyed by fire
tonight with a loss estimated to be
at least 100000. he home was
built by the late Congressman Jo-
seph c. Sibley of Pennsylvania.
The fire was discovered early in
the evening, burning fiercely in the
second floor. Plattsburgh and Peru
firemen could do little to check it.
Congressman Sibley was one of the
pioneers in summer home building
on the lake. Uncle Joe" Cannon
and many other political leaders were
frequent visitors there during tn >
congressman's lifetime. Mrs. Will
son, daughter of the congressman,
Recently put the value of the proper
ty at a half million dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Series of Four Tremors
Noted Over 240-Mile
Territory
Hotel Guests Flee But Later
Return to Rooms - Mer-
chants Say Stocks Undis-
turbed - Buildings of San
Francisco Built to Resist Sc
we're Earth Shocks-Water
Mains Also Constructed in
Anticipation of Severe Quake

San Francisco, Oct. 22-tP)-San
Francisco residents were awakened
today by earthquake shocks that
startled the guests of the downtown
hotels. Not building in the city,
even of the oldest and fimsiest con-
struction, was damaged except for g
few broken windows and cracked
plaster.
Some hotel guests dressed and
sought the open spaces, returning to
their rooms soon. The shocks, of
which four were/felt here, extended
from Santa Rosa, so miles north, to
Paso Robes, $50 miles south.
The first tremor was registered by
the University of California seismo
graph at AIS A. M, the second an
hour later and two others at S.b2
and 8.04. The first was the sharpest
and the others of mild intensity, the
last one not being felt generally.
Merchants in the downtown stores
reported their stocks were undisturb-
ed and those dealing in china said
that they suffered no loss.
The center of the disturbance was
located 20 miles south of here In
monterey county, Inc UESI anu
sharpest shock was of four degrees
maximum on the seismograph.
The city that met today's shocks
is vastly different from the frame and
brick city that was largely destroyed
in the 1926 earthquake and fire. Steel
frame construction which proved
practically immune from earthquake
damage in 1906 is today the rule.
National business corporations in the
telephone, oil, railroad and financial
fields have not hesitated to put up
office buildings that, in at least three
instances, reach a height of from p
to 20 stories and one building of 80
stories is now under construction. A
repetition of the disastrous breaking
of watermains in 1906 has been over
come by construction of a duplicate
, high pressure system.
Evidences of condolences in the
citys security are its increase in
population from 342,7S2 in 1900 to an
estimated population of 100000 today
Since 1906 a total of S700,000000 has
been spent in new construction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
HOOVER TELLS WHY
MANIFESTO DOES NOT
APPLY TO AMERICA

Chicago. Oct. 22-P)-If the twen-
ty-three nations of Europe would
initiate Americas As states in estab-
fishing free flow of trade between
themselves and If Europe as a whole
would then establish her trade rela-
lions with the rest of the world as
has America. the purposes Of the re-
cent international manifesto advo-
eating removal of trade barriers
would be practically accomplished.
Herbert Hoover, secretary of COM
merce, said today.
The manifesto cannot be directed
with any logic at the United States.
said Mr.. Hoover, because in the five
years since enactment of our present
tariff American imports from Europe
have increased 81 per cent, while our
exports to Europe have increased hut
13 per cent.
In the face of this increase" the
secretary declared, "it can scarcely
be contended that our tariff is des-
troying European trade.
There Is a good deal Of current
misunderstanding in Europe and else
where about barriers of trade in the
United States. In the first instance,
we have no discriminatory railroad
rates. no subsidies, we make no stipu-
lations that money we loan shall be
spent in the United States, we have
no cartels or government price fixing
on commodities. Therefore, our ex-
port trade is wholly free of impedi-
ments. The sole question is the tar
iff on portion of our imports.
Our import trade is 627 per cent,
or nearly two thirds on a free trade
basis, for that was the proportion of
imports free of duty last year. More
over the 1913 per cent of dutiable
goods fades away a good deal as an
impeachment to European trade by any
analysis.
"Of the 37.3 per cent some seven or
eight per cent was in sheer luxuries,
dutiable for pure revenue purposes
only. and always.was dutiable in all
countries so long as governments
must raise taxes. OF the remaining
thirty per cent, agricultural products,
which compete with our farmers but
which do not come from Europe COM
prise about II per cent.
I'm any event, so long as the pres
ent low standards of living-and thus
low wages-eXist in Europe, we must
maintain protection to certain of our
industries"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Release Woman
Held as Accessory
In Hall-Mills Case

Somerville, n. J., Oct. 22.-tPI-
Mrs. Minna Clark, arrested on We'd
nesiay as an accessory before the
fact in the Halls Mills killings, was
released in $4,000 bail tonight by
order of Supreme Court Justice
Parker.
County Judge Cieary. at hearing
today, refused to admit her to bail
Mrs. Clark spied on the two lovers
before they were slain, according TO
the testimony of Mrs. Mary
Demarest, an aunt of Mrs. Clark, and
her son, Edward Demarest.a They said
they saw Mrs. Clark watching the
rector and his choir singer when the
two were keeping tryst in Beauiieu
Park
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
WITNESS Tells HOW
STOCK WAS BOOSTED
IN MORSE COMP N|ES

New York, Oct. 22-(P)-A witness
for the government in the Morse
trial today testified that the Morse
interests in writing off their books
dead assets represented by steam
ships that had been sunk or sold
sometime previously, made up the
deficit by increasing by millions the
book value of their companies as
sets and remaining steamships.
This witness. Thomas +. Keary, an
accountant, said that while auditor
of the Morse companies he was in
structed to write off the dead assets
of $3,25.456, representing steam
ships that had been sunk or sold.
To make up the deficit thus Great
ed in the surplus of 1894 900 shown
on the principal company's state
ment, he testified, four remaining
boats were written up from $500 to
$500 share, the value of the Vir-
ginia Ship-building Company was in.
and the Groton Iron Works from 81, -
100000 to $7,500,000. The entire
transaction, when completed, caused
a surplus of $4,253,176 to show on
the company's statement, he testi-
fed.
Keary also testified that dividends
during part of 1913 had been paid on
anticipated earnings based on a con-
tractual shipbuilding program. These
payments, he said, were charged to
suspense account"
The United States Ship Company
was the principal concern of the
Morse interests. Three sons of
Charles w. Morse are among the II
defendants on trial, charged with
conspiring to use the mails. in the
fraudulent sale of stocks in the COM
panies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Potato Growers
IN ArOOstOOk Will
Eufer Little Loss

D'usor' Me, Oct. 22-(P)-Potato
e. .sers in Aroostook county who had
~'Oes undug when the snow storm
III " over the state early yesterday,
s optimistic today that their loss
,Vuia be slight. The six inch
l.' Of snow was melting rapidly
n, 'ne weather continues warm
|geaA peasant u as it is now. it will be
Il res 81, Jay Or two and digging may
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Reindeer Arrive
At Jersey City for
Use of Santa Claus

Jersey City, n. J., Oct. Y IH1 :
Twenty four reindeer in charge OF
two Eskimos reached Jersey City TO-
day by express from Juneau, Alaska,
and will be used by the large depart
ment stores in the metropolitan ais
trict and New England during the
holidays.
Forty animals were in the ship
ment when it left Alaska September
16. Two died on the boat and two
others died during the trip by rail
across the continent from Seattle.
Several were left in Washington and
~ were taken to farm near En-
glewood, N. T., to be broke for
their holiday work.
The F,e'imos left tonight with the
remainder of the herd for Bridgeport,
Hartford, Conn, and Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23

New York, Oct. 22.-(P)-The dir
s. vhirl of Americas reception for
r,rsItv today carried Queen Marie
II Rumania through another phase
!, activities such as have crowded
I, unon her so thick and fast that
,,a has been able to snatch only a
low hours of sleep the last two
nights.
Today's program gave her an OPP
,rtunity to glimpse the gigantic
scale Of American finances and ed
nation New York bankers, repre-
ssnting the administration of sums
sorrpgating more than seven billion
dollars, received her at a luncheon
A. the Bankers Club. Major Radu
Irmisecu. Rumanian banker. and one
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Release Detective
Tn Hall-Mills Case

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 22-P-The
court of appeals today ordered the
release of Felix di Martini, New
York City detective, wanted in New
Jersey in connection with the Hall
Mills murder investigation. The
court reversed the decision of the
lower court which refused to grant a
writ of habeas corpus after Govern
or Smith had granted request for
Di Martini's extradition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Steamer Eastway
Calling for Help

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 22.-(Pl-An S.
o. S. call from the British steamer
Eastway, picked up at the Cape
Lookout radio station tonight gave
the ships position as latitude 1880
north and longitude 1888 west, which
put her off st. Augustine, Fla, but
considerable distance at sea. The
nature of the trouble gas not stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Lawrence Telegram
Under New Ownership

New York, Oct. 22.-(P)-The pur-
chase of the Lawrence, Mass, Eve
ming Telegram by Horace w. War
rington. business manager of the
Wilmington, Del, Star, was an
nounced today by Palmer. Dewitt
and Palmer, newspaper brokers. The
Evening Telegram was formerly
owned by Frederick W. Enwright.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
EndeavOrers Open
Lewiston Convention

Lewiston, Me, Oct. 22-(Pl-Rev.
Stanley B. Candersail. alumni super
intendent Of the United Society of
Boston, was the speaker at the open
ing meeting tonight of the 35th an
nual State Christian III deavor con-
vention at the United Baptist church.
The attendance was unusually large.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23

Havana, Cuba, Oct. 22.-tPl-The
Isle of Pines suffered severe damage
in the hurricane which swept across
the Caribbean on Wednesday, 80 per-
sons being killed there. among II
Americans, and about 100 injured.
brought to Havana this afternoon af-
ter more than % hours without word
from the Isle of Pines. which lies
about So miles south of Cuba.
fected by the storm, reports came in
today which added to the steadily
Continued on Page 13-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
General Forecast

In the absence of reports from
Bermuda tonight it is impossible to
locate the center of the tropical dis.
turbance, but it Is probably a short
distance northeast of Bermuda, NOV
ing northeastward. The disturbance
that was over Ontario Thursday
night is southeast of Hudson Bay
with a trough extending southwest
ward. Pressure is relatively high off
the North Atlantic coast.
The outlook is for showers Satur-
day in the North Atlantic states.
Tempera ture changes will be unim-
portant.
Winds north Of Sandy Hook
Fresh to strong southwest, weather
partly overcast with occasional
showers Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Death List
cunts in
Cuban Gale
Over 600 Killed Latest
Estimate and $500
Families Homeless

Z Americans Among 50
Death Victims At Isle of
Plnes-10O Others Injured
damage May Reach $780,
100000 in Hurricane Area
Many Towns Completely
Wrecked - Wide Territory
Under Water-Wire Service
Still Poor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Pace Swift
.ForQueen
In Gotham,
sbv on Sleep Due to
! crowded Calendar
Mapped Out for Her

cupst Of Bankers At Luncheon
Visits Columbia University
Told One of Her Direct An
eestors Six Generations Ago
Gave Authority for Institu-
tion-Also Honor Guest At
BANQUET Iron and Steel Insti-
tute
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
THE WEATHER
SHOWERS

New England and Eastern New
York - Showers Saturday; Sunday
fair; not much change in tempera-
fure
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Sen. w atso1l
SaysHadNo
Khan Pact
But Grand Dragon
Smith Claims Was
Helped in Re-elec-
ton

Senate Campaign funds Com
mittee Winds Up It's Probe
of Indiana Political Situation
Statement of Senat OIL
Taken in Room At Hospital
Recovering From Auto Crash
Kansas City Next Scene of
Investigation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Boston Force asst

Boston Forecast
Forecast for Boston and vicinity
(P)-Saturday partly cloudy, posi-
bly, showers; Sunday fair and slight
ly cooler. Moderate southwest shift
ing to west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
SUNDAY: Fair

Lives Of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
If we put our fears behind us
And read the Classified in time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-14
COOLIDGE NOT
CANDIDATE IS
!. PREDICTION
Although Presidential Elec.
ttOn Is Distant, Forecast.
ers' Are Busy
G. o. p. MAY LOSE HOLD
L0ngworth May Seek Presi.
dency; Cummins Thinks Pres
ident Has Had Enough !.

Chicago, July ll-(AP)--With the
presidential election still two years
away. expressions by political leaders
on the coming battle and on this
fall's senatorial and congressiona
fights already are beginning to be
heard.
Senator Albert B. Cummins Of lowe
has voiced prediction that President
Coolidge will not be = candidate for
reelection; c. Bascom Slemp be.
lieves that Speaker Nicholas Long.
worth has place in the picture OF
the next presidential campaign IL
Coolidge is not . candidates; and
Franklin d. Roosevelt sees the next
senate and possibly the house Demo.
cratic.
Senator Cummins. who was defeated
in the recent Republican primary BY
Colonel Smith w. Brookhart, also ex.
pressed an opinion on his arrival al
Des Moines from Washington that the
present nominal" Republican major.
ity in the upper house might disap.
pear with the November election.
An Immense Task
"One doesn't know that President
he wants to be 4 candidate" said Sen
ator Cummins. "My own prediction
10 that he will not be a candidate.
think he will have had enough Of !,
by that time. 1t is an immense tasl
and few men last through it."
The veteran Iowa senator. whit
plans to return to his Des Moine.
home after his retirement next March
3 to write history Of his % year.
in spublic service. said he though
'sMr. Coolidge has been q very sue
cessfui president in all but one thini
and thateis his policy toward agricul
ture.'
His belief also was that the politica
changes in Iowa and other midwesterl
states presaged = prolonged period o
strife in the Republican party. which
IL allowed 10 continue. would throw
I Ties Isparty ..Qn the rocks" especial!
II the Democrats maintained thei
solidarity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-14
TEMPLE RADIO
OPERATOR NOW
BEING SOUGHT
Wanted as Witness in Probe
Of Mrs. McPhers0n's Ab-
ducti0n Story
MAY HAVE SENT WIRE
Telegraph Office Employees
Make Partial Identified.
ton From Picture

Los Angeles. July 14-(AP)-Offi-
GERS investigating the abduction
story Of Aimee Semple Mcpherson,
Angelus Temple evangelist. today
concentrated on the attempt to locate
Kenneth G. Ormiston, former temple
radio operator, who disappeared few
days after Mrs. Mcpherson was re-
ported drowned At Ocean Park, May
l8.
The motive for the extension Of the
search was believed to have been dis
closed in the publication By the Los
Angeles Times today Of y report that
Omniston had been partially identi-
fled as the man who sent . telegram
to Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the evange-
lists mother, on May q, saying the
evangelist was safe.
The Telegram
The Times says the telegram sent
Mrs. Kennedy read:
"Angelus Temple. Eden Park. Los
Angeles.
Daughter ok period. Do. not worry
Am signing for J. II. A. Who l be-
'Dr. Murtcn."
is said by experts to be Identical with
that Of letter written by Ormiston
Partial Identification Of the sender
of the telegram was made by Leslie
bland, II. and Clifford Frazier. II. of
the Oakland telegraph office BY
means Of photographs Of Ormiston.
Gave Name Of Gibson
May 26 man believed to be Ormis.
ton appeared at Salinas. 100 miles
from San Francisco. and left his car
The next day Ormiston appeared in
Los Angeles. communicated with Mrs
Kennedy, and denied all connection
with the case. The day following. the
men reappeared at Salinas and drove
his car from the garage, where he
had left it, to return two or three
hours later with woman. May 2!
the man. police say. appeared 1t San
Luis ObispO. where he and the woman
with him registered a. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gibson. Of Portland, Oregon.
Hotel clerks identified photographs S
Of Ormiston as the man who register
ed as Gibson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-14
FIGHT ONLY
BEGUN SAYS
WET LEADER
c. p. Stone, Defeated Candi.
date For u. s. Senator,
Issues Statement

The fight for the modification oi
the Volstead act. begun this year by
G. P. Stone as Z candidate for the
Republican nomination for the senate
will be continued until victory is se-
cured" Stone said in statement re.
ceived here today.
Thanking those who voted for him
in the primary election, Stone said !:
Election returns show that was
defeated for the senatorial nomina.
ton but Associated Press dispa tches
from Al parts Of the state were
unanimous in declaring that my can
didacy showed surprisingly unexpect-
ed strength.
"To my manv. thousand warm
friends and loyal supporters wish
to extend my thanks and congratula-
tions on the moral courage to vote
your. convictions and I send the word
that this fight has only commenced.
The fight apainst the destruction OF
human freedom, the invasion Of
homes. making criminals out Of good
citizens and the tyranny Of the Anti
Saloon League will be carried on by
the Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment until victory is Sc
Unofficial returns showed Stone re-
ceived about $4,000 votes for the
short senatorial term and about H.
600 for the Republican nomination for
the dong term. Gerald P. Nye,, Nom
partisan, the successful candidate, is
9 pronounced dry ~ 10 L. B. Hanna,
Independent or Coolidge Republican,
who was Nye's principal opponent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-14
LAIR ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Larson and Penwarden Reap.
pointed Treasurer and
Clerk, Respectively

E. vi Lahr was elected president
of the school board for the ensuing
year at the annual organization meet
ing which was held last, night ct the
high school. John A. Larson was
reappoipted treasurer and r. Pen.
warden was reappointed clerk.
Mr.. Lahr. who has served on the
board for the past six years, was
elected to succeed himself for an
other three-year term at the annual
election In June. Burt Finney, who
was elected to take the place Of A.
p. Lenhart on the board, assumed
his duties thereon At last night 5
session.
Coal Contracts Let
The Washburn Ignite Coal CON-
pany Of Wilton was awarded the con-
tract for furnishing coal to the
schools. on their bid Of $3.1O a ton
for lump Ignite and 1920 q ton for
slack. a thousand tons of each are
called for In the contract. The Wach-
ter Transfer company was the only
other bidder.
W. J. Noggle was awarded the con-
tract for sidewalks around the
william Moore school. John Peterson
was the only other bidder.
II Was decided TO open school for
the faIl term on Tuesday, Sept. z.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-14
HAIL CLAIMS
900 MORE THAN
DURING 1925
4,424 Claims Now on File For
1926-This Time Last Year
There Were 3,525

Nearly 900 more hail claims have
been received TO date by the state hail
insurance department than for uhe
same period in 1925, a statement to-
day disclosed. Desrite the increase,
however, the experience to date has
been normal, it was said, since hail
damage in 1925 was unusually light.
For the week ending July 10. 1902
claims were received, bringing the
number Of claims filed this year to
4,424. At this time last year 3,525
claims had been filed.
Only 10 Of the So counties in the
state escaped loss last week, q report
shows. and in some Of those not re-
porting losses it is possible that loss
occurred but not on land insured by
the state. .e -
Bowman county led the list in point
Of hail damage with 128 claims. Eddy
county was next with los. Claims re-
ported from other counties were:
Adams Is, Benson II, Billings z, Bot.
tineau 6. Burleigh 9, Cass /, Cavalier
81, Dickey SO, Divide 10. Dunn 2, Fos-
ter 3. Golden Valley 81. Grant 81,
Griggs 46. Hettinger 62. Kidder AZ,
LaMoure 70. Logan IS, McHenry /.
Mcintosh 40. Mckenzie Is, Mercer IS,
Morton 5. Pembina 26, Ramsey 1, Rem
vile Z, Sheridan 8, Slope q, Stark Is.
Stutsman 26, Wells 81 and Williams
"a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-14
Accurate List Of Explosion Victims -
Probably Will Never Be Available As
All Records at Arsenal Were DESTROYED
Even Those Who Saw Light
ming Bolt That Caused Dis
aster Are Dead or Missing
Death List Totals 2l To-
day-Damage Estimated at
$75,OOO,OOO

Dover, N. j., July l4--LP)-Indica-
ti0ns todsy were that tho exact num-
ber of victims Of the explosion that
destroyed the naval ammunition de-
pot at Lake Denmark, wrecked the
Picatinny arsenals and damaged q
dozen New Jersey towns probably
would never be known.
Even the lightning bolt, that set
off the $75,OOO,0OO explosion probably
never will gain official recognition,
as the only men who saw It close
at hand were picked up dead near
the building that was struck or have
vanished.
The list Of missing has varied from
hour to hour and Brigadier General
Hugh Drum, in charge Of policing
the area. has not at any time been
willing to make any positive state
ment as to the number, ,.All records
at the arsenal were a3stroyed. As
late as yesterday, three marines who
have not been listed as missing ap-
peared in a dazed condition.
Fl Known Dead
The death roll stood at 81 today.
The latest unofficial estimates place
property damage as high as 5,OOO,-
900 for the Picatinny army arsenal
and $5,00O,OO0 for civilians.
Four towns were practically dew
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