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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
Mayor Fowler
Dies at Calais. Me.

Calais, Maine. Feb. 3.-(AP)-
Mayor William J. Fowler died to-
night after an attack of pneumonia
md shock. For many years he had
been practising attorney and was a
former judge of the municipal court.
He was II years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
4 Arrest Greek in
boston for Murder

Poulos Feb. g. (AP)-Louis
ed hss banana vendor. was arrest
In conr. soaay for Greek authorities
Aaria S 'Nn with the killing Of
Years /. S.n0u IN Skoupi. Greece. six
Of eri,s So ne was held on the charge
gratlon INA violation of the immi-
polcs sa an came here in 1915. the
returnasaa ,o. served in the army and
Miss q. 70 Greece. where he courted
'vances '1 I Sh rejected his ad-
afterw. i,er body was found shortly
with ba.u and Poulos was charged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
THE WEATHER
SNOW

Northern New England - Snow,
probably heavy, Thursday; Friday
fair; not much change in tempera-
ture.
Southern New England-Snow in
interior and snow mixed with sleet
or rain near coast Thursday, prob
ably heavy Thursday morning; Fri
day fair: not much change in tenn
perature.
Eastern New York-Snow Thurs
day; Friday fair; not much change
in temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
can Sent to M a in e
congressman for Ad-
[ vice and Help in Stu
T, alton

citizen Group Point Out Not
Only Serious Loss to City
and State, But Stress Similar
State Of Affairs in Other
syringe" States - Postal
zoning Rates Amount to
Sectional Legislation, View
Taken Gathering Probable
Next Week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
Rescue of One Gives
Hope Imprisoned
Men Will Be Taken
Out Alive
Crew of 100 Working Way to
Section Others Are Trapped
Blast Came While Miners
Were Fighting Flames in
Shaft - No Explanation Of
Explosion Which Probably
Occurred in Gas Pocket

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 3-(AP)-One
man was brought out alive tonight
from the mine at Horning, near here,
where three men were killed and q
entombed by an explosion today.
The man found alive is Edward Ira
Wis. brother of the superintendent OF
mine, which is the number Of the
Pittsburgh Terminal Corporation.
Travis was rushed to a physician,
who said his condition was good and
that he had been only slightly over
come. This gave rise to hopes that
the other men may be alive.
Pittsburgh, Pa. Feb. 3-(AP)--
Three miners were killed and twenty
others were trapped late today as
result of an explosion in the Pitts
hugh Terminal Coal Corporations
mine number 4.
Rescue crews comprising about 100
men from the local station OF the
United States bureau of mines under
Chief District Inspector B. ]. Park
er and helmet men of the Mansfield
and Gallatin mines of the Pittsburgh
Coal Company started working their
way to the section whire it Is thought
the trapped miners will be found.
A fire started in the mine this
morning officials of the company
said, when sparks from a cutting
machine are believed to have ignited
a gas pocket. The men in the mine
were fighting the flames when the
explosion occurred. Just what
caused the blast Is not known
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
Local Radio Report

Reception was much improved last
evening. There was much better vol
ume but con9iderabIe fading and
static. A more encouraging evening
after the past ten days, almost bar
rem of results.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Thursday probably heavy snow mix
ed with sleet or rain; Friday fair;
not much change in temperature.
East and northeast gales shifting to
westerly Thursday, and diminishing
Thursday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04

The senate spent another Gay on
the tax BILL
Senator Wheeler renewed his at
tack on former Attorney General
Daugherty.
Moves were made in the senate and
house for government intervention in
the anthracite situa ton.
Abolition Of the federal tariff COM
mission was asked by the national
board of farm organizations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04

Athens, Feb. 3-(AP)-The exist
ence OF a communist plot to assas-
sinate Premier Pantgalos and other
Greek leaders is understood to have
been revealed by the seizure of corr
respondence with the communist in
ternational in a raid on a communist
center here today. A semi official
report says that the police arrested
three Greek communists in this raid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-04
The Day in Washington

The senate spent another day on
Tho fay hill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
ltaly's National
Loan to Restore
Value of Currency

Rome, Nov. S.-(Pl-Italy's proposed
notation of a national loan to the
amount of 27560,00 lire (approxf-
mately s1,16S,500) is intended to pro-
vide a breathing space between the
initial and final victory in the nations
struggles to restore the value of the
currency and place the national eco
nomic life on a sound basis.
This is the view in financial circles.
The amount of the loan is based on
the one. five and seven year treasury
bills, which will be converted into the
new loan on their expiration This
conversion is obligatory, the govern
ment explaining its desire not to make
1t optional by asserting that all hold
ers of the short term issues will sure
ly be willing TO make the exchange
for the national good.
Three basic reasons prompted the
loan, according to financiers. The
hrst was the desire to consolidate The
gains made in the battle to restore the
value of the lire.
The second was the desire To change
the floating into a consolidated debt.
thereby removing the potential danger
to normal political progress contained
IN the possibility of a wholesale desire
TO turn in the bonds in exchange for
cash
The third reason was desire TO
provide means of gathering in the
savings OF the citizens in order to Dro-
vide funds to aid the Bank of Italy so
that 1t might be able to provide addi-
tional credit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Judge Prominent
I'm ChattertOn Girl
kidnapping, Dies at IA

Middlebury, VT, Nov. S.-(Pj--Al-
bert w. Dickens, judge of the munic-
ipal court here since 1907, died sud-
denly in the street near his home
here tonight. He was "A years old.
Judge Dickens with his wife had
attended a meeting of the village
school district held in the town hall,
and = n his way home stopped to chat
with a neighbor He suddenly COL
lapsed and was dead before a ply
stefan could arrive.
Judge Dickens became widely
known through the so-called Wood
ward case in 1925. Earl Wood, en-
ployed at a mountain farm, kidnap-
ped little Lucille Chatterton, daugh-
ter of his employer, to save her. as
he explained, from sordid home in
fluences After a HI 1T of several
DAYS, the two were captured in the
woods. When Woodward was trled
before Judge Dickens for abduction
and theft of a rifle and blanket, the
Judge dismissed the case and took
little Lucille from her parents GUS
tody.
Judge Dickens was born at Com
stock Landing, N. Y. He was
classmate OF the late President Will
son at Princeton and studied at I'm
ion Theological Seminary. AS a Con-
gregational minister he held several
charges in New York state and from
1892 to 1900 was pastor of the Con-
gregationaI Church here. He then
studied law, was admitted to the bar
in 1903 and became judge of the mu-
nicipal court four years later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Hold Two Bowery
Savings Bank TellerS

New York, Nov. S--(P)-Charged
with stealing upwards of $4,000 from
the Bowery Savings Bank, two
young tellers are lodged in Tombs
Prison tonight. One of them. badly
cut about the face and hands as ire
result of an attempt to jump through
a seventh floor window while being
questioned at the district attorneys
office.
The tellers, G. r. Russell Morton
and Clarence Oliver, are said to have
confessed to stealing the money to
bet on horse races. A little more
than $4,000 has been recovered and
the rest is covered by bonds.
A third teller of the Bowery Saw
ings Bank, Reginald Losee, is being
held at police headquarters under
suspicion of grand larceny.
According to detectives Morton
and Oliver said they covered up their
speculations by depositing checks
against each other. hoping that even
tually the ponies" would favor them
and they could return the bank s
money.
On October 81 Morton, according
to his alleged confession. decided to
make getaway. He took $4,000
from the bank, it is said, and went
to the Grand Central Station to take
a train for Boston. He left $4,000
| wrapped up in paper in a check room
but in his haste and nervousness he
forgot to wait for his check.
At Boston Morton bought camping
equipment and then went to small
town in Maine near the Canadian
border where he fished and hunted.
Last Friday he returned to New 1or,-
and went to President William f.
Knox of the Bowery Savings Bank
| and confessed.
Morton and Oliver We're questioned
| by Assistant District Attorney Hast
| ings. When he had finished he
! turned to Morton and said:
I'll have to arrest YOU"
Morton jumped from his chair and
! made a dash for the window. He
| broke through the pane, was poised
| on the ledge outside when Mr. Hast
ings and detective grabbed his legs
and pulled him back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Methodist Bishops
Face Problem of
Increased Revenue

Denver. Colo, Nov. S.-(R)-Con-
fronted with the problem of increas-
ing church revenues from $97, OOO,-
OOO to $500, 100000 this year for the
purpose of increasing the scope of
its activities the board of bishops
Of the Methodist Episcopal church
today instituted an era of economy.
The request for increased revenues
TO increase and expand the world
service activities was PRESENTED by
the Rev. r. j. Wade, secretary of
the general conference and execu-
tive secretary of the World Service
Commission of the church
In order to make this increase
possible. the board decided to re-
frain from sending Bishop Ernest
G.. Richardson, of Atlanta, Ga, with
Bishop Thomas Nicholson of De-
troit, to Copenhagen to conduct the
inquiry asked by Bishop Anton Bast,
of Copenhagen.
In presenting the report of the
world service commission, the Rev.
Mr.. Wade suggested a trebling of
the number of tithers of the church
TO make possible the increasing to
$500. 900 600 on the beneficences of
the church.
Following the report OF DIR. Wade,
the board of bishops selected War
rem. Pa, as the place for holding
the next semi-annual conference,
May II to 16.
Announcement was made of the
death of the Rev. D. D. Forsyth,
secretary of the board of foreign
missions of the church in Chicago,
while on his way to Denver for the
present congress,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09

that Is q room for maid and score.
tary. assuring the presence of Of
fetal and personal attendants
whenever required. There are two
boudoirs with private bathrooms
having hot and cold water service.
-Four Of the attendants provided by
the railroads for the Queens con-
yeniencs have waited before this
year on royafty-on the Crown
Prince and Princess OF Sweden,
who recently visited this country.
Private Diner
Nearby il the Queens private
dining room, attractively finished
in dark Cuban mahogany wood.
work. The dining table will seat
eight persons. The completely.
equipped kitchen and pantry are
finished in olive white. A private
observation room and platform
complete the major sections of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Abrogation Chinese
Belgian Treaty of 1865
Stirs World Statesmen

p Picking, Nov. s.-(P)-Chinas abro-
cation last Saturday of the Chinese
Belgian treaty Of 1865 may become of
worldwide Importance. 1t Is the first
cancellation of one of a series of trea-
ties that concern the relations of 16
nations with China. The treaty was
ebrogated by China after Belgium had
delayed negotiation of a new treaty
based on equal reciprocity.
Officials pointed out today to news
papermen that China had been unable
to obtain treaty action by the various
powers upon her not of June "a, 1925,
in which China said that although she
Joined the victorious allied powers in
the World War, her oWn international
status had remained unimproved and
in some respects even inferior to that
of the defeated nations, for in none
of them do we find the existence of
cessions. leased territories and an ex-
ternally imposed conventional tariff.
The Belgian legation issued a state
ment denying press reports that the
Belgian attitude was influenced by sug-
sestions from France and Japan. 1t
says that the treaty was not subject
TO revision. still less to cancellation
by China.
The Is powers having treaty rights
in China and to whom China's note re-
Questing revision was addressed. are
Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France,
Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico.
Netherlands. Norway, Peru, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the
United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Threaten Contempt
Against Arizona
Man in Slush Probe

Los Angeles, Nov s.-(P)-Senator
William H. Kline concluded hearings
here today on the Arizona slush fund
charges with a threat to bring con-
tempt proceedings against f. w. Low
ry. business man of Prescott, AriZ,
for refusal to answer questions.
The hearing was adjourned to meet
at an unnamed date in Washington,
where Carlton Clinton of Prescott.
Cornelius Kelly of New York, connect
ed with the Anaconda copper mining
interests, Stevens Mather of North
western Park Service, Arthur Greeley
Of Phoenix, Ariz., and viii Irwin,
magazine writer, will be called to tes-
tify.
Lowry, who was connected with the
od-for-Governor Club. which
opposed the denomination of Governor
G. w. Hunt, Democrat, declined to tell
what became of money contributed to
the club, who kept the accounts and
to answer numerous other questions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
COMING EVENTS

Nov. State Budget committee meets
al Portland
Nov. 10-15--Canned Foods week.
Nov. 10-State Budget committee
meets al Lewiston
Nov. 1913 Pathological Society
Dairymen and Sediments Assn, Port
land
Nov 1O-2O-National Grange meeting
at Portland
Nov l1-ArmI stice day
Nov. 11-Dedication of new Legion
Home at Belfast.
Nov 25-Thanksgiving day
Nov. 29-Maine special election for e.
S. Senator
Nov 29-Bath Specia1 election for
representative TO the Legislature
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Select Committees
For Additions Physical
Equipment at BOwdoin

Brunswick, Me, Nov S-Announce-
ment of group Of committees to
make plans for some of the import
ant additions to the physical equip
ment of Bowdoin college. which will
be added in the near future. was
made this evening by Pres. Kenneth
G.. NJ. Stills as follows: Committee to
make plans for the new swimming
pool, funds for which have been CIV
en- by Cyrus II. K. Curtis. to secure
estimates on the cost of construction
TO decide how large a portion of the
gift should be used for endowment
and to have charge of the construc-
ton of the pool, after the plans have
been approved by the governing
boards at a special meeting to be
held this winter X. Franklin c. Pay
son '76 of Portland, Hon. William T.
Cobb II of Rockland, E harrington
Abbott '03 OF Auburn. Hon. Leonard
A. Pierce '05 of Portland. and Pro-
fessor John NJ. Gates of the faculty.
Committee to supervise the install
lation Of the Cyrus H. X. Curtis or
gan In the chapel. Pres. Kenneth c.
NJ. Stills '01. Philip Dana 80 Of West
brook: Edgar o. Achorn 81 of Bruns-
wick and Professor Edward S. Wass
OF the faculty.
Committee to make a survey of the
new Pickard Athletic field and make
plans for its future development, Lu-
Their Dana '03 of Westbrook and Pro-
lessor Roland H. Cobb II of the
faculty.
Committee to study the probable
cost of the erection and maintenance
of a union and make plans for the
same to have ready when funds are
available, George f. Cary ST Of Port
land, Henry Hill Pierce '96 of New
York and Professor Charles 7. Bur
nett of the faculty Mr.. Payson, the
chairman of the committee on the
swimming pool, was chairman of the
committees that had charge of the
erection of the Bowdoin college gym
nasium the Coe infirmary, and the
Jyde Dorm OrV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Fall Confident
Defendants Will Win
In Oil Reserve Case

Washington, Nov. S.A(P)--Confi-
dent of ultimate victory, Albert B.
Fall came back today to the original
battle-ground from which sprang one
of the most widely ramifying legal
fights in the country's history-that
involving the validity of the naval oil
reserve leases.
Shrunk in weight but showing out
ward Improvement in health since
his last appearance in the capital the
former secretary of the interior, ac-
companied by Mark Thompson of
Chicago, one of his legal aides, ar
rived here from his ranch at Three
Rivers, n. NJ, to face arraignment
in the District of Columbia supreme
court Wednesday on charges of
criminal conspiracy in connection
with the oil contracts. The trial is
set for November %.
Seen at his hotel after having been
met at the station by Levi Cooke,
his Washington counsel, Mr.. Fall
characterized the oil reserve proceed
ings as without parallel in the legal
history of the world" and expressed
confidence that the jury's verdict
would be favorable to the defendants.
When mans conscience is
Clear, ne Sald, ne expects other
people to agree with him. This whole
case will be in the hands of a jury
and l can only predict it's outcome
on the basis of my own conscience"
Mr.. Doheny and I are not being
tried at the instance of the depart
ment of justice. but under a special
act whereby congress orders special
prosecutors to charge us with brib-
cry and conspiracy and take us be-
fore the United States side of the
supreme court Of the District of
Columbia on those charges.
81 was of the opinion that the cor
stltutlon was framed to prevent Just
such an occurrence as this, but it
seems that it has come to pass and
now we shall have to look to the
courts for the results"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
SS99SOEEN MARES RECEPTION ROOM on
NIX lHEFSN PACIFIC OBSERVATION CAR

OF two great continents and a,so
10 develop and extend the travel
OF Europeans to the United stotaa
for sightseeing.
make sure that the trip win
go through with perfect smooth
ness TWO veteran railroad men
nave been assigned to go with the
Queens train They are Col. Jobn
H. Carroll, Washington, d. c. rem.
resentative OF the Northern pa.
ciiic' and Col. w. v. shipley As
slstant General Passenger Asant
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Ran
road A'i4'
escorted by Presidents
For tnirty-nine days the ROYAL
nuiaanian Is Queen Marie's palace
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Assign Bishops to
Methodist Conferences

Denver, Nov. S.-(Pl-Assignme
of Bishops to eonfel ances in the east
ern United States We're announced
today by the board of bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. They
include:
Eastern Swedish, April 20, Worces-
ter Mass, w. o. Shepherd; Maine,
April 81, Lewiston. Maine, w. d.
Shepard: New England, April 20, no
place fixed, w. 2. Thirkield; New
England Southern. April 20, no place
fixed, H. Lester Smith: New Hamp-
shire, April u, Amesbury, Mass.
Vermont April q. Enosburg Falls.
VT, w. p. Thirkield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
WAYNE
NORTIITi

NORTH-The Hallows,s,
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. FEan,' = I, D pa,
at the school house han Nalsl
much enjoyed by nearly = veg
pie here. Games ana 49,, y = y
were enjoyed, delicious res, ~
were served and two gbost, ''a !.
sweet cider. after which d..
in order until q late hotr 4ar Y Z
was decorated aDpropriats 9. =
casion. ~ y
Everett Raukins is on ~.
again, being i'll with hear, :,
Friday morning was ~ a ~.
the season, being only - st ss''l
Maurice Pully has secur ~
ment at the camps being bul' = !.
east shore OF Loyeioy PonG
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09

the 70-hour Chicago-Pacifc North.
west train Of the Northern Pacific
Inc car weighs 10000 pounds and
TOOK eight months to build; it is the
longest passenger car ever con-
structed, with an overall length
OF 50 feet. The car contains A
general lounge with deep divans.
easy chairs. handsomely ornament.
ed library table lamps, carpets, fur
n1ture and wall designs all domi-
mated by the Adam motif. The
WOODWORK is French walnut. inlaid.
Inc windows are very large-the
widest and highest ever used in an
observation car A ladies' boudoir.
path beauty parlor. two card rooms
ana buffet are also found IN this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09

amazing observation car. A broad
sight seeing platform, with a
searchlight as powerful as a loco
motive headlight, for -night-see-
ing' Is found at the end of this
car.
Fifty Trunks
queen Marie is frequently re-
terred to as "the best dressed wo.
man in Europe" Two baggage
cars on the Royal Rumaniann
carry the fifty trunks Containing
tne wardrobe Her Majesty has
brought from Paris and Runania.
Through courtesies to the ROYAL
visitors, the American railroads
nope to aid in cementing last
ing friendship between the peoples
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09

Boston, Nov. S-P)-Surrounded
by legal volumes containing l5.1O1
typewriter pages of testimony. bills
OF exceptions. and lawyers briefs. the
tull bench of the Massachusetts SUI
preme court today began hearing Of
arguments on exceptions to the ten
million dollar verdict awarded in the
famous Willett-S suit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Queen Marie Moves
To End Controversy
Marring Western Trim

Queen Marie's Train: At Great
Falls. Mont, Nov. S.-(P)-Queen
Marie took reluctant action today to
bring to an end controversy and dis
cord which marked her tour of the
Pacific northwest during the past
few days.
a member Of her party announced
that she had consented to an ar
Management whereby Miss Loie Full
ler. FORMER dancer and friend of the
9ueen, and Miss Fullers press agent.
MISS May Birkhead. will leave the
tram within a few days.
ine spokesu1an's understandings
was tnat Miss Fuller would quit the
rhS Wnen Chicago is reached and
49, MSS 5lrN cad would leave as
TsSr - sac Is able in Denver, on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
British viewpoint

London, Nov. s.-(P)-China hasn't
4 legal leg to stand on in its dramatic
abrogation of the trade treaty of 1865
with Belgium, according to responsible
British official opinion.
1t is believed that no court would
uphold Peking's action in denouncing
the treaty and stating that it would
conclude no new treaty except on
terms of equality, but it is likewise
admitted to be difficult to pin the ever
changing Chinese situation down to le-
gal technicalities.
The view taken generally in Down
ing Street is that while Peking's ac-
ton tends to push the problem of Chi
mas foreign relations to the fore. there
is no fear that the Peking government
intends to mete out similar trea tment
TO other western powers who also have
treaties with China.
Any attempt to call an international
coference to deal with China at pres
ent would be unsuccessful, II is be-
lieved, because of the danger of the
various Chinese factions repudiating
any action taken by their delegates.