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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-08
Elect Officers Of Pythian Sisters

The regular meeting of the Pyth-
ian Sisters was held Thursday eve
ming, December with a good atten-
dance. After the regular meeting
there was the election of officers
which was as follows: Most Excel
lent Chief, Mrs. Alice Seekins; Ex-
cellent Junior, Mrs. Elsie Weber:
Excellent Senior, Miss Marjorie Par
ker; Manager. Miss Bertha Parker;
Mistress of Records and Correspon-
dence. Mrs. May King; Mistress of
Finance, Mrs. Sadie Drawn; Protec-
tor of Temple, Mrs. Carrie Seekins;
Outside Guard, Mrs. Florence See
kins: Pianist, Mrs. Mabel Brooks;
representative, Mrs. Leola Stanhope;
Alternate. Mrs. Lillian Fuller; de-
gree Mistress. Mrs. Margaret Braley;
Past Chief. Mrs. Beulah Rowe; In
etallin1 Officer, Mrs. Rena Parker.
The next meeting will be held
EhurSday evening, December 1s.
Miss Jennie Hubbard is assisting
n the store Of L. H. Barden during
the Christmas season.
, The Busy Bees of the Baptist
ehurch will meet Wednesday, Deem
Per : at the home Of Mrs. Elsie
Deering.
. Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheeler, Mrs
Joseph Fritz and Mrs. ]. A. Parkr1an
tttened the funeral Sunday of their
lister: Mrs, Charles Radcliffe of
HArmington.
Y Mrs. Celia Richardson, of Farm
layton, n. H.. was guest the latter
p1rt OF the week at the home Of Mr..
&pa Mrs. Perley Gowen on CONNER
Sfal street.
Hartlaud Grange will serve a 6
o'clock suppsr. Saturday. December
8. e the q q E Hall The Gran
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-08

Senator Bruce of Maryland attack
ed the prohibition law in a senate
address.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-08
The Day in Washington

President Coolidge's message to
congress was read in the senate and
house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
SLAIN, TWO
WOMEN HELD

LURAY, Va, April 9.-The
wife of a well-known Augusta
county farmer and a 22-year-old
unwed mother have been ordered
held for action of the county
grand jury on the charge of muir
dering the latter's one-day-old
baby, the father Of which, accord
ing to the testimony Of the young
mother, is the husband of the CO.
defendant.
Heard Baby Cry Once
Mrs. Frank L. Griffith is the
farmers wife accused in the case
which has attracted wide attention
in the county. The girl is limo
rella Ingram.
At a hearing before three magis-
trates, held in a paint shop at
Fordwick, selected because it was
the only building in the town nearly
able TO accommodate the crowd OF
curious, Miss Ingram testified yester'
day that Mrs. Griffith's husband
was the father of her baby. and
that the last she saw of il was
when Mrs. Griffith carried 1t from
the room where it had been born.
1T cried once she said.
Mrs Griffith was present at the
hearing and, at times, wept bitterly.
On several occasions she cried that
an injustice was being done to her
The baby is said to have been
found partly buried on the Griffith
farm. 1t was testified by physi.
clans that the baby was most proba-
bly, born alive and a cord found
tied around the neck of the tiny
body indicated that the child had
been strangled TO death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
BACKS
PROBE Of
FENN|V|

The proposed House investiga-
ton Of District Commissioners
Fenning is tacitly supported IN
the Senate, although members
Of the chamber decline to pass
judgment on the merits Of the
charges made By Representative
Blanton against Fenning.
Senator Capper, chairman Of
the Senate District Committee,
today said ne was suspsnding
Judgment, and had not yst had
sufficient tine "a exasnin the
charges closely. re declined 10
make any forecast IS to whit
action the Senate District Conn
mittee would take.
Would Include It In PFObo
Senator King of Utah believes
that the charges against Commits
sioner Fenning should be a part
Of his proposed joint Congressional
investigation Of District affairs, TO
De neIQ THIS SuI1lHlGr ALbST Luc 1A-
iournment OF Congress.
1t is probable that the case Will
be open for full discussion befOfe
the Senate District COMMITTEES when
the King resolution lis brought up
for action.
Senator King hopes that he may
obtain a favorable report upon his
resolution from the committee In
the near future.
Investigation Needed
MY resolution, of course, is not
aimed directly at Commissioners
Fenning," said Senator King u.
day 1T embraces all activity
Of the District Government.
1.-THE rather remarkable charges
brought against the Commissioners,
however, should be a central fea.
ture of any probe into District at
fairs.
Il am absolutely confident that
such AN investigation is called for
by the present conditions existing
in the District government"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
Pupils Stop Senator
and Make Him Sign
Name S. Times

Senator Park Trammell CD
of Florida was suffering from
q bad case of writer's cramps
today, after IS junior high
school students from New York
had pounced upon him in the
Senate subway and demanded
his life or his autograph.
Backed up against the wall,
with his hat and clothing dis
hevelled, Trammell signed the
whole sea of uplifted note books
before he gained his freedom.
The "assailants" were all
students of Junior High School,
115, of New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
I 8 CASUAL TIES
IN BLASTS
By Internatlonal News Service

NEW ORLEANS, La, April g..
Seventy4five men are reported in
jured, missing or killed, and five
ships are burned or damaged here
today, as the result Of two major
maritime disasters which occurred
In the vicinity of New Orleans late
yesterday, within a few hours.
Thirty or more seamen were re-
ported unaccounted for early today,
following a collision between the
Standard Oil tanker Thomas III.
Wheeler, inbound for New Or
leans, with the Dutch tanker Sill
vanus, outbound for London, at
Pointe a la Hache, 20 miles below
New Orleans in the Mississippi
River.
Forty four men were injured and
five men were still unaccounted for
today, following. a series Of ex-
plosions aboard the Standard Oil
tanker o. T. Waring, in dry dock
undergoing repairs, here late yes
terday afternoon.
The missing men are believed to
have leaped into the river when
the explosions spread burning oil
over the ship. They were carried
down stream, but whether or not
any Of them persisted has not yet
been determined.
The collision between the Wheeler
and the Silvanus was followed inn
mediately by terrific explosion
aboard the Dutch vessel.
The master OF the SilVanus, Cap
tain Weiser, and several members
Of the crew of 53, were picked up
by the United States Shipping Board
vessel TOpa Topa, outbound for Scot
land. and other vessels. Twelve
Chinese sailors were landed at
Pointe q Ia Hache.
The Silvanus ran aground near
the scene of the collision, and a
second blast forced her back into
the stream
A stiff current carried the blazing
vessel down stream. The Thomas
H. Wheeler was safely beached, and
fire aboard her which followed the
collision, was extinguished without
serious damage.
The SilVanus later sank opposite
Bohemia. Captain Weiser was badly
burned when he was picked up.
The vessel was almost sinking as
she drifted down stream. and the
members of The crew leaped into the
water, which was covered with a
film Of blazing oil.
Fifteen of the rescued sailors ar
rived in New Orleans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
BrennanH Hopes to Ride
Wet Wave to Congress
Illinois Democratic Boss"
Shocks Leaders Here by
Election Claims
By GEORGE r. HOLMES
Copyright. 1880


George E. Brennan, the rotund
Democratic boss of Chicago, who
has had a hand in the making and
breaking of many political candi
dates, from Presidential to alder
manic, and who is himself a can
didate for the Senate this year
gave Democratic leaders in Con
gress something Of a shock today.
He told them he was going to be
elected to the Senate in Novem-
Der on a wet platform.
When some of them expressed a
polite doubt and pointed to the
700. 900 Republican majority rolled
up by Coolidge in Illinois two years
ago, the Warwick of Illinois Democ-
racy merely grinned and said:
II think my worst enemies will
concede that | know a little some
thing of politics. This isn't a
Presidential year. You wait and see
And don't be misled by comparative
figures in next Tuesdays primaries.
November. not April, is the test"
Brennan also told Democratic
leaders at the Capitol that. the
issue of prohibition Is in. politics
to stay, and that they might as
well prepare to met 1t in 1928.
II am going to the people OF H.
linois on this ISSUE" he said. TITS
my biggest issue, and its the coun-
try's biggest issue, whenever we
will admit 1t.
Brennan does not favor outright
repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment
1T isn't necessary" he said
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON

q 3 h 5 4 :
BY WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
Al direct appeal BY organized
labor for modification Of the
Volstead act to permit the sale
Of light wines and beer, was made
to the Senate "Wet and Dry"
Committee today by William Rob-
erts, personal representative Of
William Greet, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor.
Permit me ii the name Of the
American Federation Of Labor, Z
Roberts Told the COMMITTEES, to.
urge you to recommend legisia
ton that will provide for the
manufacture and sale of light
wines and beer"
The present national prohibit
ton law, Roberts said, is being
openly disregarded by the Ameri-
can people, and has turned the
country into a nation Of law yio-
lators.
Urges Chance TO Vote
on this issue" said Roberts. land
there viii be no doubt Of the re-
suit"
An investigation by the Fedora.
ton. Roberts declared, showed the
effects OF the Volstead act We're:
"A general disregard of the law
among all classes;
Creation of thousands of moon
sinners among both country and
city dwellers;
''The creation of an army Of
IAN Increased rate Of insanity,
blindness and crime;
AN increase in taxes to city.
state and national governments
amounting to one thousand million
dollars year.
When the Federation meets In
conventions each year. its delegates
are well informed on all subjects
that come before the body, as they
know the attitude Of the rank and
file said Roberts.
Therefore when the Federation
conventions declared by practically
unanimous votes that the Volstead
act should be modified. It was
in response to the voice Of the rank
and file.
AT every convention delegates
have freely stated that the unrest
among the wage earners because OF
the Volstead act is ever increasing"
Roberts told of travelling 10000
miles with the late Samuel
Gompers.
Homes Become DistiIleries
Every where we went there was
plenty OF distilled liquor but seldom
real beer.
I'VE found that the homes Of
the people had been turned into
breweries and distilleries. which
turned out dangerous connections
that If drunk to any extent would
ruin the health of those who drank
them" said Roberts.
when asked why they drank
such stuff they said there was
nothing else. to be obtained, and
they invariably asked when were
members Of Congress going to
realize that the manufacture and
sale of beer would make for true
temperance.
women as well as men were
interested in such questioning.
Roberts introduced two letters
from Gompers to the late President
Wilson, one protesting against pro
hibition and the other urging the
war President to veto the Volstead
act.
Us it your opinion that the
consumption of hard liquors would
be reduced IL beer and light wines
were allowed" asked Senator Reed
CD of Missouri.
ut certainly is said Roberts.
You are not opposing the
eighteenth amendment, then" asked
Senator Harreld (R) of Okla.
Stands for Temperance
mo, not at ALL" Roberts re-
piled. I'VE stand for true, tenn
perance and we believe modification
Continued on"Page %, Column A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
ACTOR IS SHOT
IN QlIAR||RE| |

BUFFALO. N. r. April s.-vin-
cent corteIli, y. actor Of New
York. is in precarious condition
in the hospital following a shoot
ing affair at club early today.
Police are seeking Anthony Tru.
Clio. 40, also an actor, believed by
police to have fired the shot which
may result in Cortelli's death.
According to Manuel Ruiz, the
proprietor of the club, the two
actors visited the club together
early this morning. Later they
became involved in heated argu.
ment, when Trugilo Is said to have
pulled a revolver and shot Cortelli.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
FOREIGN POWERS DEMAND
CHINESE TRAIN SERVICE

PEKING. April "A suggestion
that train. service between Picking
and Tientsin be resumed immedi-
ately was made to the Chinese for
eign office today by the diplomatic
corps here.
Unless this request is complied
with, the alliance of foreign powers
will be forced to operate an inter
national train. it was stated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09

Congress has it in its power to
remedy this situation by either re-
pealing or modifying the Volstead
act, which Is the enforcement act,
and then passing law which win
permit the States to provide their
own laws-and enforce them.
Brennan declined to talk of Demo
cratic Presidential possibilities for
1928.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
Natives" to Banquet

The annual banquet of the So.
ciety of Natives of the District of
Columbia will be held next Thurs
day evening at the Mayflower Ho-
tel Lee d. Latimer is chairman
of the banquet committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
Former Health Chief
Criticizes Fenning for
Being in Pay of Society

A steadily increasing demand for
immediate investigation of the
Continued on Page 2. Column H.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09

Health Officer Fowler said today:
.The only object in asking DR..
wilson's resignation was for the
purpose Of raising the standard Of
service" ~
DIR. wilson told The Washington
Times: -,
..On February %. at 1870 p. M,
Commissioner fleming sent for me,
and / reached his office an hour
later. He told me I want you to
understand that there is nothing
personal in what am going TO
say to you. 1 want your, resigna-
tion by 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. because / have worked out "a
plan for Reorganization
Had No Charges
fare there any charges against
me-, / asked.
"'No. he replied. there are no
charges.'
s'rhis Is rather sudden; suppose
I. don't resign replied. I called
you down. here Mr.. Fenning then
told me, to save you some en-
barrassment and publicity. You
can write me a letter telling me
you find you no longer have the
time to devote to the school chill
dren.
''The long and short Of it IL I
6oId. him If l did such a thing
h would be a lie, and I refused.
He then said he had the power to
remove me- and he did, on March
8, for the good OF the service
"The fact OF the matter is that
he wanted to appoint. he told me,
. man of national reputation and
he appointed DIR. Samuel, Adams,
who is - years old. in my place"
DR.. Wilson If he had remained in
kine service would have been elig-
bile for retirement at SIS.
Fought Removal
DR.. Wilson said that he saw
Health Officer Fowler after talking
with Fenning, and Fowler told him
there was no complaint against his
work.
1T am a frank man." he said
Fowler told him, and If / had
= complaint against you I would
call you to my office and tell you
DO"
Dr.. Wilson said that he fought
removal chiefly because OF the way
It was brought about without Civ
ing him a chance to fight charges
and for the purpose OF keeping the
record clear.
81 would like to have the jot
hack, Just TO show these people
nv removal was groundless.
a Soodly array of persons entered
xefhe breach and interceded will
Fenning, DIR. Wilson said. includ
ing Senators Jones of Washington
Bruce and Weller of Maryland, Ash
hurt OF Arizona. Shepherd of Texa'
Ncsnttnusd On Page 2, Column 50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
;ARL f. SCHULTZ

REV. CARL r. SCHULTZ
Although only %, the Reverend
Schultz, Congregational preacher
from bingham, Mass, who yes.
terday called on President Cool
idge, said: "BIue laws? They're
the weapon Of towards! People
will go to church if you give 'em
something to go for!"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
knickerbocke r Hero Is
= Fired By fleming

Dr. Edward Comstock Wilson, TIT Columbia Rd N w,
hero of Kncerbocker disaster four has been
dropped from of the District school ply
stefan today after his resignation had been
demanded by Commissioners Fennin and ne had refused 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09

TTss GOING TO BE EIGHT FEET HIGH
third ST. NJ w, doesn't like this
colonial
complaint the district Of Columbia
II Lennep former OF
tie N adioins her properly
light and Otherwise produces Dennis go
Of and purchased from Van IenIep.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
Stands for Temperance

mo. not at ALL" Roberts re-
piled 1--WE stand for true, tenn
perance and we believe modification
Continued on"Page %, Column A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09
THE WEATHER

OefScal D. .. Weather Bureau Report
For Maryland, Virginia and District
q Columbia: Fair and somewhat colder
today; Saturday, continued fair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-09

International News Service has the exclusive rsht'
70 use Tor republication. any form. all news dis
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psper It e also exclusively entitled TO use fSE
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hsned herein. well All special dispatches
Evening star., 1926-05-09

Another problem was settled, ana
Smith went on to wonder why his en-
gifle seemed to work so hard TO bring
the car to the 40mile-an-hour mark.
In this analytical mood, 1t suddenly
occurred to him that he was CONFLICT
ing acceleration with speed, In other
words. when he wanted TO see how the
engine sounded at 40 he really was
testing It for quick acceleration 100.
1t wasn't like the easy rolling he was
accustomed to on the open road be-
cause under such conditions the en-
gne merely was pulling, not accelerat.
ing. During his recent tests, he had
been using a short open stretch where
it was necessary to accelerate quickly
in order to be sure TO have the car
under control when the stretch was
covered. Besides, he had been con-
fining his driving to city traffic for so
many weeks he was not accustomed
to the sound of the engine when the
car was running fast, He quickly
realized that psychology plays an I'M
portant part in engine performance.
Some Radiator Tricks.
Another matter that engaged his at
tention was the radiator. A number
of things about this part of the car
had fooled him, and at last he pro-
posed to see daylight. Unscrewing the
cap and radiator heat indicator he no.
ticed the overflow pipe. That explain
ed to him why he always lost more
water than he should. It was because
he put in too much. With the water
level so near the overflow pipe any
little disturbance of the radiator con-
tents would cause quite bit of water
to syphon out.
It gave Smith a cold weather tip
because 1t showed him that 1t would
be an easy matter to lose alcohol In
the same way.
If Smith had needed any more evil
dence he could have found 1t, but 1t
was clear to him that one good
thought may save a great many re-
pair bills. Thinking Is the safest way
out of trouble.
Next week-Niodels in Manifolds.
Copyright. 1920.l
Evening star., 1926-05-09
Total Value Over sac, 900, 900.

According to the departments de-
tailed report on the subject. in March
the aggregate value of the allied
United States and Canadian industries
foreign shipments including marine,
automotive and aircraft products was
$40, ,492, which figure Is almost
$40 900 900 in excess of the 1925
monthly average and II per cent
greater than the value of exports
during the month preceding. The
average value, of passenger cars ex-
ported from the United States in
Evening star., 1926-05-09
SO OF 100 STOLEN CARS
RECOVERED BY POLICE


Continued from Fifth Page.l
he then goes out into the highways,
sees a machine that has q good market
value, hops In and drives 1t away.
He goes far enough to avoid detection.
stops and notifies the fence" that ne
Is coming through with q particular
type Of machine and would ike 10
meet the fence" at @ certain spot.
Sets Low Price.
He drives TO this place. finds the
buyer there and accepts the price paid
him without word. Usually 1t Is
around $500 for a car worth five times
that much. The runners" philoso'
phy however seems to be easy come,
easy go"
The fence" who has made pro-
vision to re.market the machine
through his own garage or another's,
thus becomes an innocent buyer.
How'd he know the car was stolen?
Unless he goes too far. the legal
answer to that question is III bite,
how?"
However, he usually does go too
far. He tries to market too many
stolen machines at one time, and cir
cumstantial evidence, in its quaint
way. is circumstantial evidence, and
the State acquires another 10-year
boarder. Thus, the future of one man
involved In the deal Is assured--much
more assured than that of the indi.
vidual who bought the stolen car. II
he was unwise enough to put fair
share Of his savings into the purchase,
the only thing the owner can count on
as a result Of the deal is years of
hard work rehabilitating his bank ac-
count.
He is being punished for his failure
to look into the matter Of previous
ownership Of the car. Thousands OF
times he has been warned that all
automobiles should be purchased from
reputable dealers. II he needed the
admonition, there soon would be an
end to car thievery, and he would not
have the trying experience Of seeing
what he regardd as his proprty placed
in its rtghtful owners hands.
The figures In the matter of auto
mobile thefts show the Police Depart
ment is far more capable at recover
ing cars than the-joy rider or thief; Is
at taking them, but to make an even
better showing and wipe out the prac-
tice altogether, police are reiterating
their warning to make the car as
nearly theft-proof as possible.
The writer Is one who forgot to lock
his car or to have 1t insured and thus
far enjoys the doubtful distinction of
being one Of the seven mentioned in
the first paragraph.
Evening star., 1926-05-09
EXPORTS In MARCH
SET TOP RECORD OF S34,532, ,O32
Passenger Car Shipments Show Slight Decrease in
Month, But l5.6 Per Cent More Machines
Were Assembled Abroad.

creased from S6SS III February to 1857:
the per unit value of trucks and
busses exported was $71S, or SIS more
than the month before.
This increase in the average valu-
alton figures the department re-
marks, suggests the growing desire
of foreign buyers for higher priced
cars" This desire may be attributed
In part. at least. to the strenuous
efforts put forth by American manu-
facturers to cut into the field of Euro
pean makers of larger machines, and
to the intensive exploitation work
done in this connection. The Amer
Evening star., 1926-05-09
Tires Often Out of Line.

In measuring the distance between
the fronts and rears of the front
wheels, for the purpose Of checking
up on the alignment. be sure To meas
ure from the felloe bands of the
wheels and not from the tires or the
rims. The felloe band is the natural
rim of the wheel. Tires and rims
often are out of line at certain points
throughC ut their circumference, and
this should not he confused with the
major alignment of tho wheels.
Evening star., 1926-05-09

exports We're the increased passenger
car shipments To Mexico. the decline
in shipments to Denmark. Brazil and
Italy, and the decrease in exports OF
passenger cars In the lower price
classes. Australia gained it's foothold
as the leading market. there being
1926 more pa Ssenger cars and $40
more trucks exported there than dur
ing the month preceding. Truck and
bus shipments to the United Kingdom
are shown TO have increa sed, as did
those To all the leading markets for
commercial vehicles. with tho eXcep.
ton of Denmark and Mexico.