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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
War Department
To Call Meeting
Bath Bridge Jan. Is
(Special to- Kennebec JournaN

Especial 10 kennebec JournaD
Bath, Jan. 1.-THE United States war
department will constitute the next
and last party to stamp the new Ken
nebec bridge at Bath with approval.
The war department is calling meet
ing at the Bath City hall on January
IL, 1926, according to communication
received today. of all parties, counties.
towns or associations. whose interest
may be affected by the construction OF
the proposed bridge.
X. G. Powell of the Boston Office,
major. corps Of Engineers, will be
present at the public meeting which
Will air the opinions Of the U. S. gov
eminent and all other parties inter-
ested. 49,.
The plans submitted by the directors
OF the Kennebec bridge, of which
Frank w. Carleton is chairman. pro-
vide for the requirements of naviga-
ton, showing a lift section which af-
fords an opening of 200 feet between
tenders. In it's normal position, with
lift section resting on its foundation
and open to highway traffic. the verti-
cal clearance at mean high water will
be 103 feet. When the lift section is
open and raised to it's maximum height
for the passage of vessels. the verti-
cal clearance is given as 1875 feet
above mean high water and 141.4 feet
above mean low water 1t is this last
section of the matter that interests the
war department and which many fear
ed might not meet it's approval
5. X. Allen. engineer in charge, has
returned to his home in Kansas City
after completing the borings in the
river and will not resume duties until
the ice has left the river, after which
time, with the approval Of the U. 8.
war department. the Kennebec bridge
will get underway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
SAYS PRESIDENT
HAS WRONG SLANT
ON WEALTH CONTROL

Washington, Jan. S-(AP)-Presi-
dent Coolidge was attacked in the
house today by Representative Con-
nally. Democrat, Texas, who contend
ed he had encouraged the develop
ment of trusts.
The executive, he charged, has
sought to Cripple" the tariff commits
sion and to destroy the federal trade
commission, a body created by con-
gress control trusts.
II do not challenge the sincerity Of
the president" he asserted. 1T does
seem, however, that the president has
been so environed during his life that
he sincerely believes that the way to
create happiness and prosperity is to
give the wealth of the country to "a
few great interests, and out Of their
charity let some trickle downward to
the bottom and as it goes, touch and
bless all it passes. He believes that"
Referring to the presidents speech
before the New York state chamber
of commerce in New York City last
November. Mr.. Connally said that Mr..
Coolidge had disclosed the opinion
that big business has had faults, may
have faults in the future, but Moth
ing is wrong with it now.
Describing this as marvellous
situation" the representative said he
wonders If the president has In
mind big trusts" that exist at pres
ent. He then enumerated a number
of large business enterprises. includ-
ing the Aluminium Company of AM
erica, the Standard Oil Company of
New York, the Pacific Oil Company
of California, the General Electric
Company, and the Continental Baking
Company,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
World Court Would Be
Menace and Burden to
America, Belief Fernald
DEFECTIVE SHELL
INJURIES five men
ON U. s. BATTLESHIP

San Pedro. Cal, Jan. LAP
The explosion of defective sheel
aboard the battleship Oklahoma
while the war vessel was e. ged in
anti-aircraft practice off Catalina
island today resulted in the injury of
FIVE men.
One of the men, a seaman named
King, received injuries from which
he may lose the sight Of both eyes.
The four other men were only slight
ly hurt.
King was rushed to the naval hos
pital at San Diego in a hydroplane,
The accident occurred about noon
but nothing was known of 1t here un-
til the battleship returned to port
from practice.
The injured men comprised the
crew of an anti-aircraft gun.
The explosion occurred when the
defective shell, after having failed to
fire, was being withdrawn for In
spection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
COAL CONFEREES
STRUGGLE THROUGH
DAY FOR NAUCHT.

New York, Jan. 7.-(AP)--An-
thracite operators and miners, dead
locked in their attempt to negotiate
new wage contract and end the
hard coal strike, are apparently
waiting for something. to turn ur
for one or the other side to break
up their joint conference.
After holding another long session
today they adjourned to IL o'clock
tomorrow morning with the state.
ment that their discussion Ibid not
result in any definite conclusions
To observers it appeared to be an
endurance test for the negotiators
aside from the ability of the idle
men and the coal companies to hold
out indefinitely.
The negotiators cleared the table
yesterday of all pending proposed
peace plans and other matters vital
to ending the controversy and re.
turned today to a deSultory discus
sion of various ideas that had al
ready been advanced by either side
When evening began to fall, Chair.
man Alvan Markle, the neutral
member of the conference, suggest.
ed adjournment and as there was
nothing before the conferees that
looked like a starting point toward
a settlement, the six miners and six
operators again filed out of the
Union League Club. where the meet.
ings are being held.
Mr.. Markle, who is a member Of
the club, remained behind, still op.
timistic that he will be able to gel
the widely separated conferees to-
gether by some means not yet known
to him. Mr.. Markle Is credited with
holding the negotiators together and
he is determined to continue this as
long as he has the ability to do so
The only apparent action taken BY
the conference was the adoption oil
resolution deploring the dissem.
ination of false reports that the
strike had been settled. After the
conference adjourned rumors were
again spread that the negotiators
had agreed on a settlement DESPITE
the fact that announcement had
been made that the situation re-
manned unchanged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 7.-(AP)-Cre-
alton OF a federal farm board and
the organization of producers into
representative cooperative bodies to
be incorporated for the purpose OF
caring for the agricultural surplus
was suggested by Frank o. Lowden
former governor of Illinois, before
Representatives of a dozen farm or
ganizations here today.
Lowden avowed that agriculture
was Tbadly out of gear with other
parts of our industrial structure,
and that organization was the farm
er's means to get his place.
Economists are practically
agreed" Lowden said, "that agri-
culture is in a serious plight because
of the disparity between prices of
commodity the farmer sells and
those he buys. Because the farmer
must. sell in an unorganized manner
On an organized market, this dis
parity exists. The remedy is coop
erative marketing.
Suppose we had a federal farm
board. Suppose that board found
that producers of a farm commodity
were sufficiently organized so as to
be representative of all producers of
that commodity. Suppose that when
IT ascertained this fact it should au-
thorize such producers to form a
corporation for taking care of the
surplus either to store it to meet
possible future domestic need or ex-
porting it upon the best terms avail
able, the expenses and losses in
Cured for storage or in export to
be borne proportionately by all pro-
ducers of that particular commodity.
"Such board could function sue
cessfully, in my opinion, only if OPP
Grated through and in hearty SYM
pathy with the cooperative commod-
fty associations"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08

Hon. Ebert D. Hayford of Farm
ingdale, the present state auditor
Thursday announced that he would
be a candidate for nomination in
the Republican primaries next June
and his papers are now in circulation
1t is understood that Edwin J. Nor
rill of South Portland, who was q
candidate against Mr.. Havford two
and four years ago, will also be q
candidate in the coming Republican
primaries.
Mr.. Hayford. who has been chief
clerk in the state auditors office
since the creation of the department
in 1907 with the exee- ton of two
years during the administration of
Gov. Oakley C. Curtis of Portland
was appointed auditor by Gov. Per-
cival p. Baxter in January, 1922, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Roy L. Wardwell.
Mr.. Hayford was nominated in
1922 in the Republican primary and
re- nominated in 1924, and in both
instances being elected. He saw
service in the Spanish war and is a
member of the Cumberland county
bar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Boston Bankers Face
Suit for 100000

Dedham,' Mass, Jan. 7-(AP)--A
suit for 100000 against Lee, Higgin--
son & Co. Boston bankers. was filed
today in superior court here by John
NJ. Pringle of Weston, a former resi-
dent of Jamaica, B. w. I. The plain
tiff claims he was defrauded in trans
actions involving the purchase OF
land and marble quarry.
In his declaration Pringle said he
came to this country unfamiliar with
stock transactions and went to the
defendants for advice. He gave them
$4,000 he alleged, towards the pur-
chase of a marble quarry and the
company agreed to advance the bal
ance of the $250,000 needed. Later,
the bill alleges, he advanced $245,000
more only to learn that the actual
cost of the quarry to Lee, Higginson
& Co, was $4,000.
In further charge Pringle claimed
he gave the company 100000 for a
Winchester land development In
which he lost 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08

BOSTON, Jan. 7-(AP)-Declaring
s.,., the "hand Of development has
baen .ooying counter clockwise from
Oregon and Washington in the
northwest, through California in the
southwest, until now 1t points to
Florida in the southeast" Governor
Palph 0. Brewster Of Maine, in an
address here tonight declared that
pthere are constantly growing tndi-
cations that the hand is now about
TO complete the circle and New Eng
land will appear as the land of the
rising sun"
Economically desirable farm lands
are now to be found in the east ra-
Their than the west" he pointed out.
"In the last five years the number of
cultivated farms has shown a decline
In practically every section Of the
country, including the bread basket
Of the middle west, but has shown
an increase in New England In GER
tain counties of Mairo - re has been
an increase of % percent.
'Aroostook county in Maine has
stood second in the value of its agri-
cultural products among all the
counties of the United States, al
though one-seventh only of it's area
has been converted from forests in
TO farms.
Proper appreciation of New Eng
land and products by our citizens
is the cornerstone upon which to
build.ever more broadly great agri-
cultural. industrial and recreational
interests Of our states, and make
them of more value to the nation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Pioneer Doctor in
Use of X-Rays, Dying
From Ray Infection

Boston, Jan. 7.-(AP)-Infected by
X-rays in the course of research work
for science and his patients, DR.. James
A. Day of Wa1tham is in Messachu-
sets General Hospital with his lower
right arm and three fingers of his left
hand amputated, and little hope is held
for his recovery. The two remaining
fingers are infected and physicians
said that there is no known method for
checking the disease.
DR.. Day told reporter at his bed
side today that he thought his failure
to wear gloves while at work with the
rays had caused infection of the finger
tissues, or that slight cut on his
hand was responsible. He has been a
practicng physician for 25 years and
is now S. years old. A month ago he
came to the hospital and his right
hand was amputated, but the infection
spread upward, and few days ago a
surgeon amputated his right arm at
the elbow. DR.. Day is ranked as a pio-
neer in the use of X-rays in New Eng
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Civil War Vet Dies
While Playing Cards

West Lebanon. Me-, Jan. 7.-(AP)
w. Hurd, 80 years old Civil
war veteran, dropped dead in his
home here today while playing cards
with friend. Death was due to a
heart attack. Hurd had been employ
ed for many years in the wooden
mills at East Rochester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Lack of Snow Is
Source Worry Bath
Carnival Officials
Special to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec Journal)
Bath, Jan. bath is awaiting pa
tiently the arrival of the necessary
snow that will make it possible to con-
duct the winter carnival, the first of
us nature to ever be staged in the
Shipping City.
with the Queen Of the Carnival
contest closed and the lady selected,
plans are resting idle until the flaky
substance makes 1t possible to pro-
coed. January Z. and not a sign of
me winter visitor at present, the past
TWO or three days of mild weather
clearing the fields and streets of what
hl'le there was. Everything is in
preparedness, the horse racing card
Is complete the snow sport entry lists
are hlled and now all the winter sport
srllsts await is but the. snow. It is
.ne nrst time for many years that the
ivy mas gone to such a stage without
more promise of at least enough snow
% make possible the gala event that
y tast losing its edge and ardor as
,ne weather elements laugh at the
frantic speculations and hopes Of the
committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08

Washington, Jan. 7-(AP)-Sena-
tor FernaId, Republican, Maine, de-
clared in formal statement today
that he would vote against the reso.
luton for American adherenes to
the world court.
Expressing regret that he could not
go along with the majority Of his
party on this question he said he
must reserve the right to follow the
dictates of his conscience on an is-
sue Of such Importance.
Portland, Me-, Jan. 7.-(AP)-
Senator Bert NJ. Fernald of Maine
is quoted in a Washington special
to the Evening Express tonight as
saying that he shall vote against the
United States becoming a member to
the permanent court of International
Justice.
II shall consider 1t my duty to do
So" he is quoted as saying, because
it is my belief such membership will
be inimical to the interest of the
United States, and will also lay q
burden on the American people by
this government becoming engaged
in the affairs of Europe.
Reservations by the United States
senate cannot separate the court
from the league. If the courts judg-
ment should ever be against the
United States, this judgment could
be enforced by the league with mill
tary, naval and air forces.
Il shah vote according to the dc
tates of my. conscience. / shall vote
for what l believe will be for the
best interest of the people Of this
country. shall vote to save America
from foreign entanglements."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Importation of
Viewers Worries
BiddefOrd Union

Biddeford, Me-, Jan. 7-(AP)-Al-
though union leaders say their ranks
remain firm, Agent Howard r.
Whitehead stated that the Pepperell
Manufacturing Company made the
greatest gains today since the mills
were opened Monday.
A few weavers from other cities
have taken places of strikers. That
has caused uneasiness among union
members.
Several departments in the plant
have been closed. until Monday, their
work being ahead of that in the
weave room.
Violence was roundly denounced
by labor leaders at union meetings
yesterday. Today the police received
no reports of stone throwing or other
disturbance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Discerning Farmers See
Future in Desirable Land
Tobe FoundinN. ENGLAND
PAULIST CHOIR IS :
FEATURE OF WEDDING
MISS VANDERBILT

New York, Jan. 7-(AP)-With
medieval pageantry, Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt was married today to
Earl E. T. Smith, in the drawing
room Of her mothers Fifth Avenue
home.
To the chanting of the Paulist
choristers the ceremony was per-
formed in a setting resembling the
chapel of a French chateau, while on
the sidewalks beneath the windows a
large crowd waited eager for a
glimpse of the guests.
The wedding of one of the coun-
try's most notable heiresses to the
son of Sydney j. Smith and Mrs. c,
w. Whitney Carpenter was attended
by 200 persons prominent in finance
and society. who gathered in the last
of the Vanderbilt chateaus. Two
other Fifth Avenue residences have
been sold within the past year.
The Paulist choristers sang the
bridal chorus from "The Rose Maid
en-" cantata by Cowen, as the bride
and her father. William X. Wander
bilt, II, entered the room. Her only
attendant, Mrs. Frederick Church,
Jr., the former Miss Muriel Wander
bllt, sister of the bride. entered alone
Sidney A. Smith was best man.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Thomas Murphy of st. Pat
rick's Cathedral who married the
brides parents in 1899. Mrs. VAN
derbilt was Virginia Fair. daughter
of the late James G. Fair Of Cali
fornia.
The ushers were: Harold S. Van
6prhilt nnc1n nf he I,-;l
Oelrichs and John Hays Whitney,
cousins of the bride, and Walter
Rich, Jr., j. Thompson Business
James Becker, Theodore Lenihan and
William Curran.
ception was held in the drawing
room, from which the improvised
altar had been removed.
AS the guests arrived, several
squads of policemen were called out
to keep open a lane from the curb
to the door. The large crowd was
particularly interested in the posi-
bility of the arrival of the former
Ellin Mackay and her husband
Irving Berlin.
The Berlins, upon leaving Allan
tic City yesterday, where they had
spent the first days of their honey
moon after their elopement, said they
were returning to New York and that
Mrs. Berlin might attend the wedding
OF Miss Vanderbilt. Mrs. Berlin's
father, Clarence II. Mackay, is a
close friend of the Vanderbilt family.
In the list of guests issued later by
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt II, the names
of Berlin and his bride did not ap-
pear. Mr.. Mackay was present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Bangor All Out
Of Anthracite Coal

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 7.-(AP)-Ban-
gor coal dealers reported today that
their supply of anthracite coal has
been exhausted and that there was
no prospect of getting further ship
ments until the strike at the mines
was ended They have. however, a
plentiful supply of bituminous coal.
Coke is being used in larger guam
titles than ever before and shipments
are being received to supplement- the
product of the local gas liant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Barge Captain, Native
OF Rockland, Killed
In Newport HarbOr

Newport, r. l., Jan. 7.-Captain
William Thompson of Rockland, Me-,
was killed on the outer harbor here
early this morning. when the tow
line of the barge his tug was towing,
snapped under the terrific tension
and whipped around the captain
with such force that both his legs
were broken and his skull fractured.
Death came just as he reached the
city for medical aid.
Captain Thompson was employed
by Snow & Co. of New Bedford and
was taking string of barges to
PHILADELPHIA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Women Save Aged
Man from Flames

Rochester, N. H.. Jan. 7.-(AP)-
j. Frank Scruton, 81. was saved from
probable death in his burning home
at MerrilFs Corner, near here, today
by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur
Scruton, and a visitor. Mrs. Cynthia
Varney. The two women led the
aged man to safety after he had re-
entered his blazing home to rescue
some belongings and had become
confused. Both women were slight
ly burned and Mrs. Varney was
struck on the head by q falling
board. Their condition was not Sc
rious. The house was destroyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Police Seek Cause
Blast and Death Two

Jersey City, N. j., Jan. 7.-fAP)--
Cause Of the explosion of a 35-foot
gas tank in the Koven Iron Works to-
day resulting in the death of Homer
Reighard, fireman. and Fred Fast
ing. his helper. was being investigated
by police tonight. Reighard died in
stantIy and Fasting died four hours
later in hospital.
The two men were alone in the power
room of the plant. where the tank was
located. Force of the explosion DAM
aged the building lady.
officials said the t'nk had been thor
oughlv tested less than two hours be-
fore it blew up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
General Forecast

A disturbance of moderat eniten-
sity has developed over the north
eastern gulf of Mexico. The north
eastern disturbance is north of New
Foundland.
The outlook is for rains on Friday
over practically all of the Washing
ton forecast district and for rains or
SHOWS on Saturday in the lower lake
region and the northeastern states.
Temperatures will rise slowly over
the lower lake region and the middle
Atlantic and north Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on
the Atlantic coast, Delaware Break
water to Savannah, Ga.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh to strong northwest, dimin-
fishing Friday and shifting to east
Friday night and increasing and
weather partly overcast Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Business Change
In Brunswick Store
Especial to Kennebec Journal

NSptCIdI 70 hennebeC JOurnaO
Brunswick, Me-, Jan. 7-Announce-
ment was made today that the cloth
ing store of E. S. Bodwell and SON
has been sold to Wesley w. Bates of
Woodfords and Geo. Larrabee of VIII
ton. who will continue the business
under the same general plans as 1t
has been carried n in the past under
the name of the Il. S. Bodwell store.
These men have established a repu-
tation for good business ability and
are interested in other clothing stores
in the state, one at Richmond, one at
Wilton and another at Pennington,
The Bodwell business was established
in 1889.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
lndict Two for
Larceny at SacO. Me.

a.o' NE, Jan. 7-(AP)-The York
r. A's grand jury today indicted
es W. Chapman of North Ken
:. Aport and Luman A. Lord of
larc Y ior breaking and entering and
sith The men were charged
a. sooping a score of cottages in
wu.s lake ossipee district of articles
hsn At $4,000. All the loot has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
fraser Elected
U. OF NJ. Senior Head

orono' Maine, Jan. 7.-(AP)-Oren
: fraser OF Medford, Mass, has
.'en elected president of his class
l0r the fourth time at a senior class
s !. S at University of Maine. It
n. '1 ased this is the first time in
e rs history of the university that
b tI' ma man has held the presidency of
s ~, ciass for four years. Fraser was
'Np'a'n OF last years football team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Missile ThrOwer
Draws Indefinite Term

Boston, Jan. 7-(AP)-Walter L.
Matthews, who pleaded guilty, to
throwing missiles among the audience
in Keith's Theatre while employed as
a special officer there last fall, was
sentenced in superior court today to
an indefinite term on the state farm
in Bridgewater. He had carried the
case on appeal from the municipal
court, where he was sentenced last
month to two years in the house of
correction. The lower court sentence
was automatically vacated by today's
action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-08
Gets 10 Years for
Mail Attack President

San Francisco. Jan. 7.-fAP)-Wil-
liam e. Wolf, found guilty In the
United States district court yesterday
Of sending printed matter indirectly
attacking the president, through the
mails. was sentenced today to 10 years
in the federal penitentiary.